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by Bethany M. DunbarCRAFTSBURY, VT — Pete’s Greens

celebrated the completion of its newbarn on Dec. 3 with an open houseand tours. Vermont Gov. PeterShumlin, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sandersand U.S. Rep. Peter Welch were amongthose attending and congratulatingPete Johnson and his crew.

“This is pretty much Thanksgivingfor us,” said Johnson. “Thanks somuch. It’s really been a major ride.”

On Jan. 12, 2011, fire destroyed theformer dairy barn at Pete’s Greens.With the barn went lots of equipmentand lots of vegetables.

What didn’t get destroyed wasJohnson’s customer base and all thosewho wanted to make sure Pete’sGreens would be up and runningagain as soon as possible. Friendsstarted a fund-raising effort called Bidfor the Barn that generated enoughdonations to get the rebuilding processrolling right away.

With the Center for an AgriculturalEconomy, Johnson created theVermont Farm Fund and gave back$40,000 of that money to be availablefor other farmers as emergency loans.The money was made available to helpfarmers hurt by Tropical Storm Irene.

“This has been a group effort,” saidShumlin. “A renaissance in Vermontagriculture.”

He said he remembers the fund-rais-er at HigherGround, adance hot spotin Burlington,after the firebecause therewere about 400people in atten-dance. Many ofthem — proba-bly 60 or 70young people —came up to thegovernor in thecourse of the evening to tell him abouttheir farms. These young people areraising beef, pork, vegetables, cheese,

goats, and everything else you canthink of. They told him, “I’m makingmoney growing food in Vermont.”

Shumlin said“As Americanscare more andmore wheretheir foodcomes from,”Vermont farm-ers are showingthe rest of thecountry how togrow their ownfood.

“You are thereason for that

movement,” he said. “Fires and stormsdon’t take us out.”

A similar message of thanks, con-

gratulations, and hope for the futurewas heard from the representativesfrom the U.S. Senate and Congress.

“Working in Washington, I am moreand more appreciative and grateful tobe representing this state,” saidSanders. “This small state of Vermontis leading America in a new andhealthy direction. It’s not just Pete’sGreens. This state is going to lead thecountry in a new direction.”

“You’re back in the fight,” saidWelch. “You’re growing all the food andcreating a local economy.”

Welch said Vermont is a model forfood, energy and health care.

“Where do I sign up for my CSA?” headded.

Pete’s Greens has 400 members ofits year-round CSA.

“I’m proud to be a Vermonter,”

Johnson said. “I’m proud of the guyswho represent us in D.C.”

Pete’s Greens has 12 year-roundemployees and 20 in the summer.Isaac Jacobs, one of the employees,was in charge of building the barn.Johnson said thanks to Jacobs andthe rest of the crew and all those whohelped. In five months they went fromdigging a foundation to having a spaceto work inside.

“There’s still a bunch of work to bedone, but we feel pretty good aboutwhere we are at today.”

Pete’s Greens employees (and onefriend) of the business who helpedmake it all happen are portrayed on ahuge mural on the side of the wall,painted by Tara Goreau, a recent grad-uate of Johnson State College.

The friend is Greg Williams, an 82-year-old neighbor who Johnson saidkept everyone on track. “He was herethe first day we started cleaning up thebarn. He would set a goal every day forthe clean up.”

Johnson said sometimes those goalswere somewhat hard to meet, and thecrew would be working until well afterdark to accomplish them. He saidWilliams kept on after that, settinggoals for what should get done eachday and staying until it was done asthey built the new barn.

Williams is depicted sprinting acrossthe fields in the mural. That part of themural was covered until the festivities,and as a small curtain was pulled off,Williams ran into a back room to avoidthe extra attention.

He came back out a few minuteslater, though, and he and DebRosewolf, who works for Pete’sGreens, talked about what a hardworker Johnson is and how generoushe is.

“I started working for Pete sevenyears ago,” Rosewolf said. “We believein him. You’ve got to believe in him.”

Johnson is working on a plan toexpand Pete’s Greens to add eightmore acres of greenhouses inCoventry, using waste heat from thelandfill to heat them.

Pete’s Greens celebrates new barn

Pete Johnson, left, visits with Gov. Peter Shumlin at the grand opening of the new

barn on Dec. 3.

Photos by Bethany M. Dunbar

Isaac Jacobs was the main builder of the new barn. He and his wife, Melissa, had adaughter, Iris, in October. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visits with Maggie Sherman during the barn open house.

“This has been a groupeffort. A renaissance inVermont agriculture.”

~ Gov. Peter Shumlin

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by George Looby, DVMFor many years small poul-

try operations inMassachusetts have beenrestricted from offering forsale dressed poultry to retailcustomers. These restrictionshave been imposed by regula-tory agencies concernedabout sale of dressed poultrythat might be harboringinfectious agents that poten-tially might put the consumerat risk. As well meaning asthese restrictions may be,they have poised rathersevere limitations on thesmall producer who offers awidely sought after product intoday’s marketplace.

In an effort to address andmodify these long standingbarriers, the New EntrySustainable Farming Projectat Tufts University has devel-oped a program that hopeful-ly will allow the consumer theopportunity to purchaselocally grown poultry prod-ucts in keeping with market-ing trends of recent years ofbuying local. The New EntryProgram exists within theframework of the Gerald J.and Dorothy R. FreidmanSchool of Nutrition Scienceand Policy at TuftsUniversity. This program pro-vides advice, counseling,direction and instruction toindividuals who want tobecome involved. Particularemphasis is given to the busi-ness side of agriculturewhereby those who are inter-ested are brought face to facewith economic reality.

With this program nowunderway, it became appar-

ent there were others in theagricultural community whowere underserved, one suchgroup being the small poultryproducer. One question washow best to develop a pro-gram to allow them to selltheir dressed poultry at retail.This question had beenaddressed in other parts ofthe country with some suc-cess. One such program wasdeveloped by a Bruce Dunlopin Washington State who liveson a rather remote islandwith a modest poultry indus-try. Producers there had noeasy way in which to get theirpoultry processed so Billdesigned and built a mobilepoultry processing unit whichcould be towed around theisland to locations to whichlocal farmers could bringtheir birds for processing.

Within Massachusetts oneunit existed at the NewEngland Small Farm Institutein Belchertown, MA. This unitwas designed primarily tomeet the needs of producersin the Pioneer Valley ofMassachusetts. This unit isan open air trailer mountedfacility which somewhat lim-its its use in inclementweather-understanding ofcourse that such weatherevents are rare in NewEngland. It did however pro-vide a model on which anenclosed processing plantcould be built. As is the casewith many innovative ideasthere was only one majorstumbling block - funding.The Director of New EntryFarming Program, JenniferHashley, took the ball and

ran with it. When the finaltabulations were completed itwas a USDA RuralDevelopment grant that pro-vided over half of the funding,some $55,000, with theremaining $45,000 comingfrom gifts and donations.Most of this was raisedthrough the efforts of theTufts Development Office.

Once funding was secured,the plans for the enclosedprocessing plant were pre-sented to a fabricating opera-tion located in Ohio. Planswere developed using themodels already in servicewith necessary modificationsto meet the needs of the NewEntry Program. As is the casein so many programs nothingprogresses to the finishedproduct without Murphy’s

Law intervening.Specifications included theprovision that this unit mustbe constructed so that a Ford250 or equivalent could haulit over the road. The endproduct’s weight was suchthat it was in the range of aSherman Tank so that noreadily available farm truckcould easily move it necessi-tating the hiring of an outsidetrucker to move it from placeto place.

Having secured fundingand having a manufactureridentified, there remainedanother hurdle to confrontand that was the various reg-ulatory agencies who had arole in the approval process.The MassachusettsDepartment of AgriculturalResources raised the issue ofhaving a processing facilityon the same premises as anexisting flock. Since process-ing day was to be on theGrafton Campus of theVeterinary School whichmaintains a small flock, thisissue needed resolution andindeed a compromise wasreached. The Department ofEnvironmental Protection hascontrol of the manner inwhich industrial wastes aremanaged including disposaland composting issues. TheDepartment of Public Healthmaintains control over allfood processing facilities andthey too were required toinsure that the processingplant met their standards.Further, the Town of GraftonBoard of Health officer need-ed to put her stamp ofapproval granting a one daypermit for the operation.

Once all of the details werearranged, a date was set forthe first day of processingwhich was scheduled for Nov.19 on the Grafton Campus ofthe Cummings School ofVeterinary Medicine at TuftsUniversity adjacent to theWildlife Clinic. The New EntrySustainable FarmingProgram has a websitethrough which they transmit

information about varioushappenings within the organ-ization to interested individu-als. It was through this outletthat word was sent outregarding the processing day.

For the first time throughabout 60 chickens and anequal number of turkeys wereprocessed at a cost to theowner of $4.50 a bird forchickens and $8 per bird forturkeys. For the start up runall of the help were volun-teers, veterinary studentswho agreed to help withwords of encouragement fromfourth year student LauraKielbasa who recruited fellowstudents for the project.Jennifer Hashley’s husband,Peter Lowy, volunteered to dothe slaughtering. BothJennifer and Sam Anderson,another New Entry person,were actively engaged in everyphase of the operation. Sam’sassigned role in the NewEntry program is that of live-stock and outreach coordina-tor but everyone in this groupwears many hats.

All birds processed had tobe identified in order that itbe returned to the rightfulowner. Each bird was killed,plucked by machine, eviscer-ated, pinfeathers removed,washed, and cooled in icewater prior to being deliveredback to the owner.

When fully operational it isprobable that any farm visit-ed will supply their own laborfor as many steps of the oper-ation as possible. Once allregulations currently in placeare modified it will be possi-ble for the poultry producerto sell retail under conditionsthat guarantee the quality ofthe finished product. The unitwill serve easternMassachusetts and as theprogram matures it is likelythat the fee schedule will bemodified to insure that abreak even point can beachieved.

For more information con-cerning this program, e-mailJennifer.Hashley@tufts.edu.

Poultry processing at Tufts

Volunteers prepare for the first processing day.Photos by George Looby, DVM

Sam Anderson, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project livestock and outreach coordinator, helps withregistration. All birds processed needed to be identified for delivery back to the rightful owner.

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MORRISVILLE, VT — LamoilleCounty hopes to become the first coun-ty in the country where every farmerhas protection from tractor rollovers,the leading cause of serious injury anddeath on farms. Thanks to the LamoilleEconomic Development Corp. (LEDC),this goal may be achieved in the nearfuture.

LEDC has pledged $140,000 over thenext four years to University of Vermont(UVM) Extension’s Vermont Rebates forRoll Bars Program. The statewide pro-gram provides a 70 percent rebate, upto $765, to any Vermont farmer whowants to retrofit an old tractor with arollover protection kit, which includes aroll bar and seatbelt. This life-savingmeasure provides 99 percent protectionfrom fatal rollovers.

The contribution from LEDC is ear-marked for rebates for the more than200 Lamoille County farmers eligible toregister for the program. LEDC, a pri-vate, not-for-profit corporation spon-sored by Lamoille County businessesand municipalities as well as the Stateof Vermont, strengthens the county’seconomy through the creation andexpansion of jobs and businesses witha focus on agricultural, tourism andweb-based businesses.

“Agriculture is the dominant industryin Lamoille County with a total of 357farms, more than half of which do nothave rollover protection structures ontheir tractors,” says Matt Myers, pro-

gram coordinator. “Seven out of 10farms where a fatal rollover occurs areout of business in one year. UVMExtension and LEDC hope to sustainthe viability of these farms by makingsure every farm in the county has theopportunity to install a roll bar andseatbelt kit on at least one tractor touse on the more dangerous projects.”

Chuck Hogan, LEDC board member,adds, “If you can provide, on average, a$660 rebate to a farmer, and thatinvestment prevents a fatal rollover thatcosts the family and society at least$910,000, it’s a no-brainer.” LEDC hasdecided to prioritize this importantsafety investment for the sake of anytractor owner in Lamoille County.

Although the program is targeted tofarmers, any tractor owner in Vermontis eligible for the rebate. To find outwhat roll bar kits are available for theirparticular tractor, where to purchaseand the cost before and after the 70percent rebate, tractor owners can callthe toll-free hotline at 877-767-7748.To date, more than 200 individualsstatewide have registered for the rebateprogram, and more than 70 alreadyhave installed rollover protection ontheir tractors. LEDC’s support willaccelerate this process greatly inLamoille County.

For more information, contact Myersat 802-888-4972, ext. 404, or 866-260-5603 (Vermont calls only) or by e-mailat matthew.myers@uvm.edu.

LEDC pledges $140,000to protect Lamoille farmers

Dave Hallquist, center, Lamoille Economic Development Corp. (LEMDC) boardpresident and CEO of Vermont Electric Co-op, presents a check for $140,000 to MattMyers, program coordinator, University of Vermont Extension Vermont Rebates forRoll Bars Program, as John Mandeville, LEDC executive director, looks on. Themoney will be used for rebates for rollover protection for Lamoille County farmers.

Photo courtesy of UVM Extension

WORCESTER, MA — WorcesterState University is the new 2012 hostof the Northeast Organic FarmingAssociation/Massachusetts ChapterInc. (NOFA/Mass) Annual WinterConference on Saturday, Jan. 14. Theuse of a new venue is the result of anexpansion in conference registrationover the past five years to over 900participants. The conference featuresworkshops, a keynote speech,exhibits, vendors and a cateredorganic lunch provided by WorcesterState. The community event isdesigned for farmers, gardeners, con-sumers, landscapers, homesteadersand policy advocates.

“Anyone who eats will be interestedin attending the NOFA conference,”said Conference Coordinator CathleenO’Keefe, “... there are workshops forteens, children and adults. Workshoptopics range from farm managementto ensuring a fair, equitable, regionalfood system, to food preservation andhealthy living. There are also greatpractical skills workshops like knottying and chainsaw safety.”

This year, the 2012 NOFA/MassWinter Conference will featurekeynote speaker John Jeavons ofEcology Action in Northern California.Jeavons is known internationally asthe leading researcher and methoddeveloper, teacher and consultant forthe small-scale, sustainable agricul-tural method known as GROW BIOIN-TENSIVE ™ mini-farming. Jeavons'food-raising methods are being usedin 141 countries and by such organi-zations as UNICEF, Save theChildren, and the Peace Corps.Jeavons will also be teaching an all-day seminar on Designing andPlanning Your Garden/Mini-Farm forthe Future.

For gardeners there are workshopson Practical Seed-Saving Skills, BasicOrganic Gardening, or Low Tunnelsfor Vegetables. Consumers mightenjoy the sessions on Foraging for

Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms orMaple Syrup 101. Livestock work-shops include Pigs and Pork Productson the Small Farm, So You Want toRaise Grass-fed Beef, or RaisingChickens in an Urban Backyard.Foodies can whet their appetites byattending Making Fresh Mozzarella,Curing Ham, and Using a PressureCanner.

Dennis Irish, vice president ofMarketing, Government andCommunity Relations at VanguardHealth Systems offered a perspectiveon the importance of the NOFA/Massconference. “We in the health carefield feel that the opposite of hungryis not full. It’s healthy,” Irish said. Tothe extent that we can improve thequality of nutrition — the consump-tion of fruits, vegetables and organicfood, our patient-base will benefitfrom it both physically and mentally.We’re looking forward to presenting atthe conference.”

Conference registration is $65 perperson with discounts available forNOFA members, certified farmers,students, teens and children.Seminar registration is $120. Early-bird registration discounts are avail-able before Jan. 1. Beginning FarmerScholarships are available for anyonewho has been farming for less than 10years. Complete conference informa-tion is available atwww.nofamass.org.

The conference is sponsored byWhole Foods Markets, StonyfieldFarm, Farm Family, GreenfieldFarmers Cooperative Exchange, FarmFamily, Clements Law Office LLC,Greenleaf Foundation, FranklinCommunity Cooperative, VermontCompost, Frontier Natural Products,Neighboring Food Coop, BostonOrganics, Groton Wellness, RMA,Groundscapes Express, Lancaster Ag,Albert’s Organics, Chelsea GreenPublishing, Fertrell, Harris Seeds,and The Weston A. Price Foundation.

NOFA/Mass conference to be heldat Worcester State University

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DANVERS, MA — Localfarmer Glenn Cook is the2011 winner of the JohnOgonowski Award. Theaward was presented at theMassachusetts Farm BureauFederation (MFBF) AnnualMeeting, held Dec. 1-2 inFitchburg, MA.

MFBF President Dr. A.Richard Bonanno made theannouncement at the annualawards banquet, and pre-sented Glenn with a plaqueand engraved award. Cookoffered a humble and heart-felt acceptance speech,thanking those who nomi-nated and voted for him, andacknowledging the esteemedcompany of the other nomi-nees.

“I’m truly honored just tobe nominated along with thisgroup of incredibly dedicatedpeople, some of whom servedas my mentors,” Cook said.

The annual award is givento a Farm Bureau memberwho has shown distin-guished service to the organ-ization and to the agricultur-al community as a whole.The Massachusetts FarmBureau Federation (MFBF)

established the award in2001 as a memorial to JohnOgonowski, longtime MFBFboard member, county leaderand victim of the Sept. 11terrorist attack. John wasthe pilot of American AirlinesFlight 11 that crashed intothe World Trade Center.John was actively involved inthe New Entry SustainableFarming Project, rentingland to immigrant farmersfrom Cambodia and thenserving as a mentor to themas they learned how to farmin this region. John lovedfarming and was also veryactive with the Dracut LandTrust, working to preserveopen space for future gener-ations.

Cook has had a lifelonglove of farming. He began hiscareer in agriculture whilestill in high school, co-man-aging a farm in Hamilton. Hewent on to receive a degreein horticulture, specializingin the cultivation of fruit.Over the years he worked ata number of nurseries andorchards, and also taught atEssex Agricultural Institute.Glenn and his wife, Karen,

purchased farm property inAmesbury and later mergedtheir business with his par-ents’, forming Cider HillFarm. Some 30 years later,the farm produces over 70varieties of apples along withan assortment of peaches,pears, plums, small fruit,vegetables and chickens.

Following in JohnOgonowski’s footsteps, Cookhas shared his passion foragriculture by mentoringover 85 international agri-cultural exchange studentsfrom 20 different countries.By sharing his knowledgeand expertise of sustainablefarming, this agriculturalambassador has an everwidening impact. Cook isalso devoted to being greenand this year has reachedhis goal of providing 100 per-cent of the energy needs forthe farm through renewableenergy sources such as solarand wind power. He contin-ues to pursue innovativefarming techniques andremains deeply committed tothis way of life and the com-munity in which he lives.

Ogonowski distinguished service award presented

Glenn Cook of Amesbury, MA, was the recipient of theMassachusetts Farm Bureau’s Ogonowski Award.

In the Nov. 22nd failure ofthe Congressional “SuperCommittee” U.S. dairy farmersdodged a bullet. Had theSuper Committee not brokenup in the confusion of Babel,the nation’s dairy farmersmight already be saddled witha 2012 Farm Bill dairy initia-tive that would have beenlargely against their interest.In the run-up to the SuperCommittee deadline powerfulWashington lobbying forces inconcert with a select memberof Congress were confidentlymoving to impose a dairy pro-posal of greater utility andadvantage to the managementof the nation’s largest dairycooperatives and dairy proces-sors than to the nation’s dairyfarmers.

None of the numerous 2012Farm Bill dairy proposals cur-rently before the House andSenate Ag. Committees takenote of, or proposes a remedyfor what should be seen as theobvious elephant in the room:the market failure that is theUSDA Farm Milk PriceFormula.

This formula is based onwhat is dubiously referred toas cheese trading, as prac-ticed on the cheese floor of theChicago Mercantile Exchange(CME). This traded cheesecomprises less than 1 percentof total U.S. milk production.It is offered in 50,000 pound“carload” lots; often at low-ballprices, seemingly against theoffering trader’s immediatefinancial interest. This prac-tice is termed: “tradingagainst one’s interest.” In this

instance, it represents collu-sion. Collusion amongst thesecheese traders, who front formultinational dairy corpora-tions, is done to deliberatelydown-skew the CME sale datawhich will be collected byUSDA in the knowledge thedata will become the formulabasis for future U.S. farmprice calculations. In thisfashion these dairy corpora-tions “game” the system; sub-verting this CME marketmechanism to deliberatelydown-value the remaining 99+percent of U.S. farm milk out-put. Short-selling one or twocarloads of cheese can lowerthe future USDA Farm MilkPrice and reduce these con-spiring corporations’ overallmonthly milk assembly costsby tens of millions of dollars.This scam translates to a sys-tematic, continualfinancial short-changing ofthe nation’s dairy farmers.

This CME system gaminghas not gone unnoticed in thehalls of Congress. Currently atpoint on the issue is NewYork’s junior Senator, KirstenGillibrand. At an August agri-cultural listening session inWestfield, NY, the Senatorstated: “There is no trans-parency or honesty in thepricing mechanism at all, I

want to push the envelopethat there is a disconnectbetween the (farm) price ofmilk and how we come upwith it through the price ofcheese in Chicago. I thinkthere is a lot of corruption andanti-trust behavior that isthere to keep the (farm) pricedown.”

Until the collapse of theSuper Committee negotia-tions there was a very realdanger that the best interestsof the nation’s dairy farmerswere going to be sacrificed topolitical expediency. Post-col-lapse, the 2012 Farm Billprocess now has an opportu-nity to revert to a slower,more thoughtful, deliberateand measured pace. U.S.dairy farmers must takeadvantage this preciousopportunity and bend it toanswer their purpose.

Senator Gillibrand, a mem-ber of the Senate AgricultureCommittee and Chairman ofthe Subcommittee onLivestock, Dairy, Poultry,Marketing and AgricultureSecurity is urging Senate Ag.Committee Chairman DebbieStabenow, (D-MI) to holdhearings to explore the limita-tions and short-comings of thecurrent USDA Milk PriceFormula. Senator Gillibrand is

on record as wanting to craft afair, transparent price formulabased on reliable price discov-ery factors to counter the chi-canery routinely generated onthe Chicago MercantileExchange cheese floor. All par-ties interested in a brightfuture for the American dairyindustry should close ranksbehind the Senator and aidher in any way possible in thispursuit.

Reworking the USDA MilkPrice Formula will not be anend-all solution for ournation’s dairy farmers.However, without a remakingof the basic price formula allother proposed measures cur-rently before Congress, eitheron their own, or in concert,are doomed to fail in curingthe ongoing and seeminglyunending crisis on thenation’s dairy farms.

Seldom in life are there sec-ond chances, yet this is exact-ly what has been bequeathedto U.S. dairymen. It would bethe height of folly for dairymenand their allies to ignore theresulting opportunity toenlighten their Senators andHouse members of what isneeded to correct the U.S.dairy industry in the upcom-ing drafting of the dairy por-tion of the 2012 Farm Bill.Regardless of what other solu-tions are adopted, for ultimatesuccess, a total retooling ofthe USDA Milk Price Formulamust be at the head of the2012 Farm Bill dairy initiative“to do list.”

Failure to address the inad-equacy of the current USDA

Price Formula and the CMEprice discovery system thatfeeds it bogus price informa-tion portends the eventualdecline of the U.S. dairyindustry itself. This is anAmerican industry truly toovital, too strategic and too bigto be allowed to fail.

U.S. dairymen must cometo the realization that no one,regardless of their high flownrhetoric — not their milkcooperative management, theAmerican Farm Bureau, theNational Milk ProducersFederation nor itsCongressional waterboy, Rep.Collin Peterson, (D-MN) hasthe U.S. dairy farmer’s backor any right to speak for themin the 2012 Farm Bill dairyfight. If U.S. dairyfarmers want an honest, suc-cessful conclusion for theirongoing milk price difficulties,they are going to haveto make it happen them-selves, on their own initiative.

Regardless of whatever petCongressional dairy reformproposal each individualU.S. dairy farmer favors,dairymen need to unite andget behind SenatorGillibrand and her allies inCongress, now, in force andwith a will. The USDA FarmMilk Price Formula must bereformed: the future of U.S.dairy farming depends on it,absolutely.Nate Wilson, Sinclairville, NY

Nate Wilson, 64, has retiredfrom a 40-year career as adairy farmer on a small grass-land dairy farm in ChautauquaCounty, NY

Super Committee’s failure was a lucky break for dairy farmers

Letter to the EditorOpinions of the letters printed are not necessarily those of the

staff or management at Country Folks.E-mail letters of opinion to jkarkwren@leepub.com or fax to 518-

673-2699, or mail to Country Folks, PO Box 121, Palatine Bridge,NY 13428.

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Ones that got awayEarlier this month my

son Peter, who worksand lives in one of NewYork City’s Connecticutsuburbs, forwarded mean Internet headlinewhich read: “Town tries‘bait cow’ to lure way-ward heifer.” I will try tosummarize the smallReuters News Servicearticle which followedthe headline:

This past mid-Septem-ber, a wayward heifer,weighing about 1,500pounds (presumably abeefer), fell off the backof a truck and had beenwandering loose inPlattsmouth, NE, eversince (as of Dec. 1). Ani-mal control officers inthat city, on that date,corralled a “bait cow” ina community tenniscourt to help lure theelusive heifer in from thecold. “We know thatshe’s back in the areabecause we found whereshe beds down duringthe day,” said Sue Baker,the animal control officerfor the city, located 20miles south of Omaha.“We hope she sees theother cow and joins herin the tennis courtswhen she walks by nexttime.” Plattsmouth’sloose woman (bovine, ofcourse) fell onto a citystreet when the truckwas detoured into thecommunity. The driverwas unaware that hehad lost a passenger.

The Plattsmouth heiferhad been hiding inwoods on the north edgeof town during the dayand coming out at nightto graze on grass lawns.The 1,500-pound heiferappeared healthy, Bakersaid. “Now that there’snothing to graze in the

countryside, she’s com-ing into town for food,”she said. On Nov. 30,Baker almost led theheifer into the tenniscourt to join the “baitcow”, but a small bark-ing dog spooked theheifer away.

On the subject of es-caping life forms, the onemost commonly in thenews these days is me-t h i c i l l i n - r e s i s t a n tStaphyllococcus aureus(abbreviated MRSA). Ac-cording to a British Website (http://treat-ingstaphsuperbugmrsa.com/allicin), over one mil-lion metric tons of antibi-otics have been dis-persed into the biospherein the past 50 years tocure countless bacterialinfections, half for hu-

man use and half for an-imal use. The problemwith this shotgun ap-proach, as with anymethod which attacks apopulation of what weconsider pests, is thatthe weaker individualsdie, but the ones withnatural immunity to thepesticide survive to fight… and reproduce prolifi-cally… another day.

In this sense, antibi-otics are pesticides justlike herbicides andfungicides (-cide comesfrom a Latin word mean-ing “kill”). Cases of an-tibiotic-resistance havebeen documented sincethe 1950s, but sciencedrowned the fear of un-conquerable bacteriawith a steady stream ofnew, more powerful an-tibiotics. Monsters,called “Antibiotic-resist-ant Super Bugs” havedestroyed any illusionthat we have won thewar against infectiousdiseases. Medical doc-tors, by their own ad-mission, are frustrated

and frightened.Fortunately Mother

Nature, in the face ofthis pharmaceuticalstalemate, is making acountermove againstMRSA and other virulentpathogens. Many hospi-tals in the UK, and to alesser extent, the U.S.,have accepted herweapon of choice, name-ly allicin, the biochemi-cal produced by garlic.Garlic, the prominentmember of genus Allium(which also includesonion and leeks) pro-duces a natural chemicalcalled alliin in its cloves(and scapes, the vegeta-tive portion)… no, I did-n’t leave out a letter.When a garlic clove iscracked, oxygen hits thealliin, and chemicallychanges it to allicin,which now yields a lotmore odor, as well asmedicinal properties.

Currently, there areseveral National HealthService hospitals in theUK that use allicin totreat MRSA, because it

kills this pathogen whichhas, to date, escaped hu-man attempts to control,or kill it, with syntheticdrugs. This contributionfrom garlic is proving tobe a God-send to human(and animal) wellness.According to the UK Website mentioned earlier,today infectious diseaseis ranked, world-wide, asthe #1 people killer.Medical authorities arewell aware that they arebarely “one step ahead ofcatastrophe,” unable todefend patients againstan onslaught of diseasesfor which there remainslittle, if any, effectivemedical treatment.Physicians agree thatthey are losing the battlefor our health. Infectiousdiseases have returnedto their former pre-an-tibiotic prominence.

Many of these samescientists now admit theyare looking at natural al-ternatives to help bail usout. Enter allicin. Greatphysicians, herbalistsand healers have long

suggested that garlic isgood for human health.Garlic has been usedaround the world, datingback over 5,000 years.Egyptian slaves buildingthe pyramids were pro-vided rations of garlic,not only to improve thequality of their daily ra-tions, but also to keepthem free of disease.

More recently, longevi-ty studies conducted byDr. Narain at the PublicHealth Department inDelhi, India, revealedthat 98 percent of allpeople over 100 yearsold consumed at leastone clove of garlic everyday. According to a re-cent U.S., study con-ducted by the NationalCancer Institute, garlicand similar vegetablesmay be the reason whyChinese men have so lit-tle prostate cancer.These and other recentdevelopments indicatethat garlic’s primary ac-tive ingredient, allicin,

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may become a much big-ger player on the healthscene. Allicin containsthe same reactive sulfurgroup that sulfa drugs,the very first antibiotics,contained back in the1930s. In their morenatural form these sul-fur compounds appearmore effective againstMRSA than syntheticsulfur-based antibiotics.

A closing comment onthe UK Web site ran:“Garlic’s health benefitsare truly legendary, butonly now, in the 21stcentury, has its potentialto conquer modern-dayhealth challenges beenrevealed. At long last, af-ter 80 years of trying torelease the ‘mother sub-stance’, the allicin mole-cule is now available toassist mankind, wheremodern medicine is fail-

ing us.”Some time ago, in my

involvement with organ-ic agriculture, I learnedthat garlic has medicinalproperties. Garlic fed tochicks substitutes forone on the -cyclinedrugs, I believe, Aure-omycin. Armed with thatknowledge, I began feed-ing very young calves agarlic clove to supple-ment their new-borncolostrum feeding. Iwould bite a clove to ac-tivate the allicin, stick itbetween my two longestfingers, and poke itdown past the calf’stongue. This practice ap-parently worked quitewell. Within organic cir-cles, garlic has beenshown to counter roundworms. In one situationwhere I recommendedgarlic as a dewormer in

dry cows, the farmer ob-served that when thecows freshened, thecalves had much fewerrespiratory problems.

Garlic-eaters get bittenby mosquitoes less oftenthan non-garlic eaters.Garlic eaters are lessprone to blood clots thannon-garlic-eaters, whichmeans people on bloodthinners should avoidgarlic. Garlic appears tobe telling MRSA. “youcan run, but you cannothide”. If the Plattsmouthheifer is still on theloose, Ms. Baker shouldnot try to lure her withgarlic. It takes a while formost animals to get usedto it. Myself, I find thatwhen I crack a garlicclove with my teeth, pri-or to feeding it to a calf, Iget a serious hankeringfor Italian food.

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Replacement heifersare the future of everydairy operation. Your calfand heifer managementprogram needs the rightpieces to ensure the fu-ture wellness of yourherd and your business.A key piece of that puzzleis pneumonia manage-ment. Pneumonia caus-es the second highestnumber of cases of ill-ness and death in youngdairy calves, behind onlyscours. Calves that dosurvive pneumonia arelikely to face a lifetime ofdiminished performance.

According to LanceFox, DVM, Cattle Tech-nical Services with PfizerAnimal Health, researchshows that replacementheifers experiencingbovine respiratory dis-ease (BRD) in the firstthree months of life aremore likely to experiencesignificantly increasedmortality, have reducedaverage daily gain, calvelater than healthy herd-mates and produce less

milk in at least their firstlactation.

“It is important thatproducers work withtheir veterinarians tolook at their calf andheifer management pro-gram and make surethey are properly manag-ing BRD,” says Dr. Fox.“There are several stepsfor pneumonia manage-ment and all are inter-connected — having onewithout the other cancause health issues.”

• Set the stage withproper nutrition. Bol-stering a calf’s immunesystem is important forpneumonia resistanceand starts with feedingat least 4 quarts of high-quality colostrum within2 hours of birth. An ex-cellent colostrum feedingprogram is the corner-stone of healthy calfrearing and helps jump-start the immune sys-tem, better preparing itfor vaccination.

• Vaccinate to helpprevent BRD. Work with

your veterinarian to setup a vaccination pro-gram for your youngcalves. Ask him or herabout introducing an in-tranasal vaccine thathelps protect against thethree major viralpathogens that causepneumonia in dairycalves — bovine respira-tory syncytial virus(BRSV), infectiousbovine rhinotracheitis

(IBR) virus and parain-fluenza 3 (PI3) virus.Vaccines are an impor-tant part of helping theimmune system fight offBRD.

• Use strategic antibi-otic control. Implement-ing a calf respiratoryidentification protocolcan help you initiatetreatment earlier in dis-ease progression. Yourveterinarian can help set

up an antibiotic controlprotocol to minimize theeffects of pneumoniaduring high risk situa-tions, such as seasonalweather changes, over-crowding or moving togroup housing.

• Manage the environ-ment. Utilize an all-inand all-out approachand sanitize hutches andpens between calves tolimit pathogen exposure

to incoming animals.Also, be sure to provideenough clean, dry bed-ding, especially as theweather gets colder.

Work with your herdveterinarian and nutri-tionist to evaluate yourcalf and heifer manage-ment program to ensureyou are doing everythingto improve the healthand future productivityof your youngstock.

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by Bob James, ExtensionDairy Scientist, Dairy Nu-trition

The coming year prom-ises to be exciting!

Milk prices are nearrecord highs, but unfor-tunately so are feedprices. With corn pricesnearly $8/bushel, thesuccessful dairy manag-er must squeeze every bitof energy, protein and

carbohydrates from theforages on the farm tomaintain margins on in-come over feed costs.Your feed managementplan should focus onknowledge of inventories,feed nutrient content andcontrolling shrink.

Successful feed pro-gram management de-mands knowledge of in-ventories of forages and

feed grains as well astheir quality. Determineas closely as possible theamount of all silages andhay crops on hand andproject utilizationthrough the next harvestperiod. The silocap pro-gram, an Excel spread-sheet developed by VTfaculty and available atwww.vtdairy.dasc.vt.edu,can help estimate forage

inventories in various si-los. The program alsohas the ability to consid-er storage losses in deter-mining how much isavailable to feed. Projectutilization of each forageby considering howmuch is fed daily andproject needs until thenext harvest. Rememberto consider the followingin projections:

• Herd expansion.What about those extraheifers freshening overthe next year? Twenty-five extra heifers con-suming 60 pounds ofsilage per day will meanan extra 1,500 poundsof silage daily and 275tons more silage re-quired annually.

• Forage quality. Someproducers have plantedacreage to BMR varietiesof corn silage. Rationswith BMR varieties willcontain more silage dueto its higher digestibili-ty. This means less cornto purchase, but it in-creases silage consump-tion by as much as 10percent.

• Higher production.As cow’s milk more they

eat more. If herd averagehas increased this pastyear, expect greater de-mand for forages.

Recognize deficienciesin forage supply earlyand purchase feed be-fore it becomes more ex-pensive in the spring.Don’t totally rely onwhat was needed in theprevious year.

Determine forage andfeed nutrient contentroutinely. Ohio Statestudies suggest cornsilage should be testedat least monthly. Rou-tine testing of commodi-ty feeds during our fiveyear phosphorus fieldstudy demonstratedthat every load of com-modity feeds arriving onthe farm should be test-ed. This enables timelyadjustment of rationsand in some cases, defi-ciency payments can beexpected from suppliersif feeds don’t meet guar-anteed nutrient specifi-cations for DM percent,CP percent or other nu-trients.

What’s your shrink?How much harvestedforage or purchased

grains and commoditiesare wasted? A trailerload of corn grain costsin excess of $8,000. Re-ducing shrink from 10 to5 percent is worth over$400. Focus on the fol-lowing in reducingshrink:

• Dry storage;• Insect and animal

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Holiday Rice PuddingYou can never get too much of a good

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1 (4-serving) package sugar-freeinstant vanilla pudding mix

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2 cups cold cooked rice6 tablespoons reduced-calorie

whipped topping1. In large bowl, combine dry pud-

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• Scandanavians associated Mistletoewith Frigga, their goddess of love, and itmay be from this that we derive thecustom of kissing under the mistletoe.Those who kissed under the mistletoehad the promise of happiness and goodluck in the following year.

• The practice of kissing under themistletoe was described in 1820 byAmerican author Washington Irving inhis “The Sketch Book of GeoffreyCrayon”: “The mistletoe is still hung upin farm-houses and kitchens atChristmas, and the young men have theprivilege of kissing the girls under it,plucking each time a berry from thebush. When the berries are all pluckedthe privilege ceases.

• Mistletoe was used by Druid priests200 years before the birth of Christ intheir winter celebrations. They reveredthe plant since it had no roots yetremained green during the cold monthsof winter.

• Mistletoe is intriguing botanicallybecause it is a partial parasite (a “hemi-parasite”). As a parasitic plant, it growson the branches or trunk of a tree andsends out roots that penetrate into thetree and take up nutrients. But it also

can grow on its own and produce foodby photosynthesis.

• The mistletoe that is commonlyused as a Christmas decoration(Phoradendron flavescens) is native toNorth America and grows as a parasiteon trees in the West and also along aline down the East Coast from NewJersey to Florida.

• European mistletoe (Viscum album)figured prominently in Greek mytholo-gy, and is believed to be The GoldenBough of Aeneas, ancestor of theRomans.

• It is said that among Romans, ene-mies who met under mistletoe wouldlay down their weapons and embrace.

• Mistletoe is rarely found growing onoak trees, and as such was especiallysacred to the ancient Celtic Druids. Onthe sixth night of the moon, white-robed Druid priests would cut the oakmistletoe with a golden sickle. Twowhite bulls would be sacrificed amidprayers that the recipients of themistletoe would prosper.

• The sticky juice of mistletoe berrieswas used as adhesive to trap small ani-mals or birds. In South Africa, it iscalled “Bird lime” in English.

• According to custom in the English-speaking world, the mistletoe must nottouch the ground between its cuttingand its removal as the last of Christmasgreens at Candlemas; it may remainhanging through the year, often to pre-serve the house from lightning or fire,until it was replaced the followingChristmas Eve.

• In the Middle Ages and later,branches of mistletoe were hung fromceilings to ward off evil spirits. InEurope they were placed over houseand stable doors to prevent theentrance of witches.

• In some parts of England, theChristmas mistletoe is burned on the12th night lest all the boys and girlswho have kissed under it never marry.

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Last week’s Sudoku solution This week’s Sodoku solution

Paula Deen created this perfect holi-day party food by sandwiching hamand chutney in homemade mini biscuits.

2 cups self-rising cake flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder6 tablespoons cold butter, cut up1/3 cup whole milk, plus additional

if necessary3 tablespoons mango chutney16 slices (about 8 ounces) deli ham1. Preheat oven to 400 F.2. In large bowl, whisk flour and bak-

ing powder. With pastry blender or twoknives used scissors-fashion, cut in 3tablespoons butter until mixtureresembles coarse crumbs; set asideremaining butter to soften at room tem-perature.

3. Into flour mixture, stir milk andbuttermilk, just until mixture formsdough that leaves side of bowl. Addadditional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time,if needed to help form dough.

4. Turn dough onto lightly flouredsurface; knead 2 or 3 times to smoothdough. Pat into 12 by 5-inch rectangle.With long side facing you, cut rectanglein half to form 2 rectangles, each 12 by2-1/2 inches. Cut each rectangle at

3/4-inch intervals to form 2-1/2 by3/4-inch pieces. (You should end upwith 32 biscuits.)

5. On large ungreased cookie sheet,place biscuits 1/2 inch apart. Bake bis-cuits 20 minutes or until tops are gold-en brown. Transfer biscuits to wirerack to cool completely.

6. In small bowl, mix reserved soft-ened butter and chutney until well-combined. On cutting board, cut hamslices crosswise in half to form 32pieces.

7. With serrated knife, split each bis-cuit. Spread chutney butter on bothcut sides of each biscuit. Fold one hamslice to fit onto each biscuit bottom;replace biscuit top to make sandwich.Makes 32 sandwiches.

• Each serving: About 70 calories, 3gtotal fat (2g saturated), 10mg choles-terol, 250mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate,0g dietary fiber, 3g protein.

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6 cups apple cider1/2 teaspoon whole cloves1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg3 sticks cinnamon1. Heat all ingredients to boiling in 3-quart saucepan over medium-

high heat; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.2. Strain cider mixture to remove cloves and cinnamon if desired.

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by Hubert J. KarremanHi Folks,I sometimes take heat

in the organic world dueto really enjoying treat-ing animals rather thanfocusing on preventionand nutrition. Yet let’s bereal — even with excel-lent prevention and nu-trition, the fact is there’llstill be illness at times —that’s part of life. Truthis that by the time I’mcalled to see a case, thesituation is already be-yond simple preventionand/or nutrition. Inter-estingly, some peopleseem to dislike that I usetherapy via needles andinjection to help animalsregain health, instead ofrelying on orally admin-istered remedies. Why isthat? All I can say is thatwhile I might use fairlyintensive natural meth-ods, I’ll also use allroutes of administrationto help get the best out-come for the patient. In-terestingly, it seems thatmore and more dairyfarmers considering or-ganic certification wantsolutions with nearequal “punch” that theyhave come to expect withconventional medicine.Thus it seems logical toknow which quick act-ing, effective naturaltreatments to use whenorally administeredremedies have not suc-ceeded. Truth be told,when giving talks togroups, I usually spendnearly half the time talk-ing about prevention andfoundational healthstrategies, with the restof the time talking aboutvarious modes of alter-native treatments and

then actual case studies.There are many types

of alternative treatmentsthat can be used asstand alone treatmentsor in combination witheach other. As a group,the AVMA calls themComplementary and Al-ternative VeterinaryMedicine (CAVM). Myopinion is that we shoulduse whichever mode oftreatment that we feel in-tuitively drawn to. Or ifthere are certain CAVMtherapies that make nosense to you whatsoever,don’t seem “realenough”, or make youuncomfortable, simplydon’t use them.

A short listing of CAVMgroupings with specificexamples follow: foodtherapy - preventive nu-trition, therapeutic nu-trition, glandular thera-py and orthomolecularmedicine; manual thera-py - massage, acupres-sure, acupuncture, os-teopathy, chiropractic,and physical therapy; bi-ological therapy - hyper-immune plasma, hyper-immune eggs, serumtherapy, bee sting thera-py, and pharmaceutical-ly reared leeches andmaggots; botanical ther-apy - western herbalmedicine, traditionalChinese medicine, es-sential oils and aro-matherapy; energy medi-cine - Christian laying-on of hands, classicalhomeopathy, homotoxi-cology, Bach flowerremedies and non-tradi-tional homeopathy. Thisis not a complete list ofcourse and there arecombinations of treat-ment, like injecting

homeopathic remedies atacupuncture points.

If you are drawn to aparticular CAVM, con-sider learning moreabout it to use it well. Or,if a CAVM therapy makesno sense whatsoever,doesn’t seem “real”enough, or makes youuncomfortable, simplydon’t use it. Just pleasedon’t blindly “grasp atstraws” in attempts toavoid standard, conven-tional therapy. Knowinga little about each mayhelp you understandtheir potential role.

Acupuncture is a formof treatment which uti-lizes energy routes(meridians) that natural-ly course throughout thebody, with certain points(acupuncture points) ofthe channel on the skinsurface connectingnerves to organs in the

body interior. By stimu-lating these points withdry needles, injectiblesolutions, electricity orheat, we can influencethe functioning of circu-lation and internal or-gans to help return a pa-tient to health.

Homeopathy is a formof treatment that usesvery highly diluted sub-stances of plant, miner-al or animal origin togently stimulate thebody to return to nor-

mal equilibrium. Thematerials that are usedwould, if given in theirraw form, create the ill-ness condition that thedilute remedy is beingused to treat. In-depthknowledge of the reme-dies’ properties and spe-cific symptoms areneeded to use homeopa-thy effectively. Homeo-pathic remedies higherthan 12C (such as a30C or 200C) actuallyhave no original materi-

al, only the essence orenergy of the originalmaterial remains.

Botanical therapy is aform of treatment whichhas been used by hu-mans and animals forev-er. The Bible mentionsmany plants that wereused as medicine. Plantsare food, herbs, nu-traceuticals and medi-cine. Real medicine istucked away within plant

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cells and all the big drug companies got their start with plant medicines and with good reason — be-cause they contain activecompounds. Like home-opathy, there are energet-ics associated withbotanicals (bitter, cooling,sweet, pungent, sweet,and salty), but moreover,there are a multitude ofreal medicinal com-pounds in plants.

Biological therapy is aform of treatment thatuses natural substancesderived from living or-ganisms to stimulate,augment, or modify theimmune system. Prior tothe antibiotic era, serumtherapy was used to de-liver antibodies from

donors to recipients. Hy-per-immune plasma,much purer than serumtherapy, is the modernequivalent. For example,rabies anti-toxin, snakevenom anti-toxin andbotulism anti-toxin andgram-negative coliformand salmonella anti-tox-ins are derived fromhorses and cows. Usingbees to sting certainpoints can reducearthritic pains, usingleeches to draw off ex-cess blood accumula-tion, and carefully plac-ing maggots to temporar-ily eat away gangrenous,dead tissue is knownand practiced by someregular medical doctors.

In approaching casesand coming up with pos-sible solutions, I like touse hands-on touch tosense where problemsmay be, careful observa-tion, heightened sense ofsmell, listen for subtlesounds (with a stetho-scope) and intuition topin point problems.Then I choose fromwhichever CAVM treat-ment seems best foreach case. Anyone cando this. And while it’ssatisfying to be part of asuccessful outcome, Idon’t feel it’s actually methat gets the patient bet-ter — that is up to HolySpirit. I am just a chan-nel for healing to hope-fully occur. You can be,too. Using natural thera-pies honors God’s cre-ation. But if there isn’tsuccess, then hopefullywe learn from the situa-tion to prevent it fromhappening again. That’sthe way I handled situa-tions as a herdsman andstill do as a veterinarian.

One last thing, and it’smighty important, theintention with which weapproach our animals is

critical. I love what bio-dynamic herb growerAndrea Reisen said, “Assoon as you put your in-tention upon anything, itchanges everything.”This is so very true. Ani-mals can sense with anuncanny ability whetherwe as individuals trulywant to help them or ifwe are just goingthrough mechanical mo-tions. Yes, animals canresist your attempts totreat them. But if wecome to them from acalm heart rather than abusy head, we may bet-ter understand what ailsthem — and then we’llchoose better therapiesfrom the natural king-dom which God allowsus all to partake in.

Please realize that an-tibiotics do have a placein therapy. For example,if pneumonia hasn’t re-sponded quickly to natu-ral treatments, switch toantibiotics. You’re goingto cull a few animals ayear, so using antibioticsshouldn’t be automati-cally be viewed as an im-possibility. Most peopleagree it’s better to have alive cow than a dead or-ganic one. There’s a rea-son God placed the ani-mals you have in yourlife — do what’s rightand take good care ofthem. Rewards abound.

Hey, I plan to start upagain in part-time prac-tice in the new year — totreat medical and reproproblems with naturaltherapy (but not foremergencies or scheduledmonthly reproduction).

Hopefully I’ll get to seeyou sometime! Untilthen, count your bless-ings and the biggestblessing of all, the mean-ing of Lord Jesus bornamong the farm animals.Merry Christmas!

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Dairy cooperatives and individual farmers repre-senting 70.1 percent of the nation’s milk have com-mitted 2 cents per hundred pounds of milk to Coop-eratives Working Together (CWT) for 2012 and 2013.As a result of reaching the minimum participationlevel that the CWT Committee established, the Ex-port Assistance program will carry on with assistingmember cooperatives in selling U.S. cheese to keymarkets around the world. The 2-cent investmentwill begin with milk marketed in January 2012, andcontinue on member milk marketings through De-cember 2013.

Meanwhile, CWT members continued to aggres-sively sell American cheeses to key markets in No-vember. A total of 9.5 million pounds of cheddar andMonterey Jack cheese, scheduled for shipmentthrough April 2012, will receive assistance fromCWT. This brings the total export sales assisted sofar in 2011 to 88.3 million pounds going to 25 coun-tries on four continents.

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TOLLAND, CT — Con-necticut State Conserva-tionist for the USDA-Nat-ural Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS)Jay Mar recently an-nounced three closingdates for ranking On-Farm Energy, Organic,and Seasonal High Tun-nel Conservation Initia-tives applications. All of-fer technical and finan-cial assistance throughthe agency’s Environ-mental Quality Incen-tives Program (EQIP).

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by Gary Sides, Ph.D., Cat-tle Nutritionist, TechnicalServices, Pfizer AnimalHealth

Before calving seasonstarts, you should have aplan ready to maximizeweight gains for sucklingcalves and increase dol-lars on sale day.

For calves at just 45days old, multiple tech-nologies are available tohelp increase the pro-ductivity of your calfcrop. Along with earlyvaccinations, you can

help increase pounds ofgain by collaboratingwith your veterinarian toselect a low-dose implantbest suited for your herd.

For cow/calf produc-ers in particular, the ex-tra pounds at weaningthat can be achieved byimplanting suckingcalves far outweighs theactual cost of the im-plant. When properlyused, implants can helpto wean an extra 19pounds, giving you atleast $25 more per im-

planted calf when sold.The long-standing phi-

losophy behind usingimplants is to match thedose to the cattle basedon their nutritional sta-tus. For instance, suck-ling calves on the coware going to have a lowerrate of gain potential andreduced feed intake com-pared with a heavier an-imal. In any case, this isan excellent time to uti-lize a low-dose implant.As the calves grow largerand feed continues to get

more expensive, lookingto a higher-dose implantwill be the most practicaloption.

Proper nutritional pro-grams, parasite control(both internal and exter-nal) and implant strate-gies are all additive andcontinue to improvehealth and weaningweights of sucklingcalves. Best of all, gainsduring the sucklingphase will not adverselyaffect future perform-ance in the feedlot.

The benefits of im-planting suckling calvesimprove rate of gain,help produce more beefwith fewer cattle andrarely affect the pricepaid per pound at thesale barn. Based on2009 data, very few pro-ducers received a premi-um when they did notimplant their calves. Infact, on average, therewas no difference inprices paid per pound fornonimplanted vs. im-planted calves.

When looking atweight gains of implant-ed vs. nonimplanted cat-tle — implants produce aheavier animal. Cattlegrow bigger and more ef-ficiently, leaving less of acarbon footprint andmaking them able to usenutrients more economi-cally. Combining im-plants with other tech-nologies helps us tomaintain beef supplywith a lower number ofcattle due to droughtand other factors.

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“DAIRY” CHRISTMASEVERYONE

Issued Dec. 9, 2011The Agriculture De-

partment’s latest milkproduction estimate for2011 and 2012 was un-changed from lastmonth’s World Agricul-tural Supply and De-mand Estimates report.Commercial exports wereforecast higher for 2011.Look for 2011 milk out-put to hit 195.9 billionpounds, up from 192.8billion in 2010 and 189.3billion in 2009. The 2012projection is 198.4 billionpounds.

Cheese, butter, andwhey prices were fore-cast higher for 2011 and2012, but the nonfat drymilk (NDM) forecast wasreduced for 2011 andunchanged for 2012.

Class III milk priceswere raised for 2011 and2012 on the increasedprice forecast for cheeseand whey. The Class IIIis expected to average$18.30-$18.40 per hun-dredweight, up 15 centsfrom last month’s esti-mate, and compares to$14.41 in 2010 and$11.36 in 2009. The av-erage takes a drop in2012 however to $16.70-$17.60, down 40 centsfrom last month’s pro-jection.

The Class IV price wasunchanged for 2011 asthe higher butter price ismostly offset by a lowerNDM price forecast. Thatrange is $19.05-$19.25,up from $15.09 in 2010and $10.89 in 2009.However, for 2012 withan unchanged NDMprice forecast, the ClassIV price forecast wasraised from last monthdue to higher butterprices. The 2012 averageis now projected at$16.40-$17.40, which isa dime higher than whatbean counters projectedlast month.

Meanwhile; cashcheese prices fell for thefourth consecutive weekat the Chicago Mercan-tile Exchange. The cashblock price closed thesecond Friday of Decem-ber at $1.6550 perpound, down 8 1/2-cents on the week butstill 26 1/2- cents abovethat week a year agowhen they plunged 113/4-cents. The blockshave lost 29 1/2-cents inthe last four weeks andyou’ll recall that a pennymovement on the cheese

price approximates to adime on the milk price.

The barrel price closedFriday at $1.5725, down14 cents on the week, 221/2- cents above a yearago when the barrelsrolled 11 1/4 cents low-er, and is now 8 1/4 be-low the blocks so, eitherthe barrels will have tomove higher or theblocks head lower toreestablish the more typ-ical 3 cent spread. Therewere only four cars ofblock that were sold thisweek but 39 of barrel.The NASS-surveyed U.S.average block priceslipped to $1.8807, down0.8 cent, while the bar-rels averaged $1.9127,down 6.2 cents.

FC Stone dairy brokerBoris Maslovsky warnedin his December 5 eDairyInsider Opening Bell that“Cheese buyers are stillout there but the holidaybuying season is windingdown.” eDairy economistBill Brooks added that“dwindling margins forbutter and powderplants have probablyshifted some milk intocheese vats.” “Butter de-mand is likely fillingpipelines following holi-day buying,” he said.“Butter has to be in dis-tribution centers by nowor on its way to stores.”

USDA’s Dairy MarketNews said that “Cheeseinterest is light thoughlower prices may stimu-late extra late year pro-motions.” It reportedthat a number of pack-agers needed overtime,to make up for theThanksgiving holiday re-duced schedules.Process interest is aboutsteady at lighter season-al levels. Cheese produc-tion was heavier over theThanksgiving weekendand back to regularschedules following.Cheese yields remain atsolid seasonal levels, ac-cording to USDA.

Butter ended the weekat $1.64, up a penny and2 cents above a year ago.Volume was half that ofthe previous week with25 cars trading hands.NASS butter averaged$1.6284, down 1.8cents. NASS nonfat drymilk averaged $1.4422,up 3.2 cents, and drywhey averaged 64.7cents, up 0.4 cent.

Dairy analyst JerryDryer gave some insightinto the butter situationin his December 2 Dairy

and Food Market Ana-lyst, stating; “Tis the sea-son for the butter price toplunge; however, one ormore manufacturersand/or marketers aren’tready to let it plunge.They want to protect in-ventory values, sellingprices or both until allholiday orders are filled.”

Dryer added that “twomanufacturers reported-ly had a supply agree-ment or have a supplyagreement that is aboutto expire, so the buyer orthe seller or both neededto come to the marketand thirdly cream sup-plies may be just tightenough to put thesqueeze on the availablebutter supply and forcesome to scramble forenough last minute but-ter to fill holiday orders.”

He warned however,that “the butter price isabout to correct lower.Holiday orders will beshipped within the nextweek to 10 days,” butadded a couple otherthoughts. One, Octoberbutter production was ata record 146 millionpounds or 20 percentmore than any previousOctober in recent history.

He also points out thatOctober 31 butter Inven-tories stood at 130 mil-lion pounds versus a fiveyear average of 160 mil-lion and said interna-tional buyers are “kick-ing tires and will likelyplace orders once theU.S butter price gets to$1.50 or less.” Commer-cial disappearance ofbutter has been verystrong, he said.

USDA confirms that,reporting that dairy

product commercial dis-appearance in the firstnine months of 2011 to-taled 147.4 billionpounds, up 1.1 percentfrom the same period in2010. Butter was up animpressive 9.9 percent;American cheese, up 0.6percent; other cheese

was up 4 1/2 percent;nonfat dry milk, down3.4 percent; and fluidmilk products, were off 11/2 percent.

FC Stone dairy econo-mist Bill Brooks said inTuesday’s DairyLine thatOctober butter outputwas the highest since

records were kept andhe’s a bit surprised thatthe price hasn’t fallenmuch considering thehuge volume that wastraded the week of No-vember 28. He warnedhowever that, if the price

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breaks below $1.60, “itcould be the straw thatbreaks the camel’s back.”

He sees cheese pricesdipping to $1.60 or so aswell and reminds us thatwe started 2011 in the$1.30s but saw the $2level maintained forsome time. He pointed tothe growing milk supplyacross the SouthernHemisphere and said“That’s not real positivegiven our economic situ-ation we have out thereacross the world thatwe’re going to be able touse up all that at thesecurrent price levels andit could very well be thatwe’ll have to push thoseprices down a little bitfurther to move theproduct.”

The global dairy auc-tion was held on Decem-ber 6 and prices wereup, according to theCME’s Daily Dairy Re-port. The trade weighted

index was up 2.6 percentfrom the November 15auction. The weightedaverage price for skimmilk powder was $1.55per pound, up 2.6 per-cent; whole milk powderwas $1.65 per pound, up2 percent; anhydrousmilkfat was $1.82 perpound, up 12 percentand the highest sinceearly September. TheCheddar cheese pricewas up 2.1 percent, to$1.62 per pound.

“International pricesare still much weakerthan domestic prices,”according to FC Stonedairy broker Derek Nel-son, and “World pricesare still playing catch-upwith U.S. prices.” BrokerBoris Maslovsky addsthat “International dairymarkets appear to havestabilized but U.S. pricesare still at a premium toworld prices. Typicallyinternational prices are

higher,” he said, andwarned “We could seethe traditional spreadbetween world and U.S.dairy prices slowlyreestablish itself.”

Bill Van Dam, of Cali-fornia’s Alliance of West-ern Milk Producers, sayshe has followed this auc-tion since its inception,particularly skim milkpowder, and for the pasttwo months the sale of itby DairyAmerica. Hewrote in his weeklynewsletter that “It is be-coming clear that thewhole range of productssold at those auctionshave become a criticalpiece of information inestablishing the value ofthe various products inthe world market.”

He also reported thatMurray Goulburn, a co-operative that handlesabout 32 percent of theAustralian milk supply,will be the first to offer

lactose products at theauction. Lactose has be-come a valuable productin which there is a greatdeal of interest, VanDam said. “The U.S. ex-ports over 50 percent ofthe lactose made in thiscountry and interesting-ly New Zealand is ourmost important cus-tomer.” Murray Goul-burn will offer productsfor the first time in April2012 and that is the onlyproducts they will offer,according to Van Dam.

National Milk’s ThirdQuarter Import Watchshows dairy product im-ports continue a down-ward trend. NMPF’s JimTillison said in Thurs-day’s DairyLine that theimports they monitorhave dropped 49 percentsince 2005 and he point-ed out that it’s the highvalue products that aredropping off the most.

Cheese imports aredown significantly, ac-cording to Tilison, but“reflects the strong de-mand for cheese outsidethe U.S.” “The worldmiddle class is growing,”he said, “And as a result,there’s a growing de-mand for dairy productsoffshore so the U.S. is nolonger the place to dumpdairy products.

Butter imports are

mixed but Tillison saidthere was a big drop inbutter substitutes, suchas anhydrous milkfat,most of which was com-ing from Canada. Almostnone was imported in theThird Quarter, he said.“We’re seeing a contiuingshift away from importstoward products that areproduced domesticallyand toward the world ex-port market.”

On the other hand im-ports of casine are upfrom a year ago and ap-pear to jump when themilk price risies. Whenthe nonfat dry milk pricegoes up imports of ca-sine go up as well andTillison believes that’stied to the fact that ca-sine can be a substitutein certain uses for nonfatdry milk powder.

Milk protein concen-trate imports are downand isn’t the “bug-a-boo” that some think itis, according to Tillison.MPC imports are run-ning about average towhat they’ve been run-ning, he concluded.

The farmer-fundedCWT program accepted13 requests for exportassistance this weekfrom Dairy Farmers ofAmerica and Darigold tosell a total of 3.2 millionpounds of Cheddar and

Gouda cheese to cus-tomers in Asia, CentralAmerica, the MiddleEast, and North Africa.The product will be deliv-ered through May andraised CWT’s 2011cheese exports to 91.5million pounds.

The International DairyFoods Association (IDFA)has issued its annualDairy Facts book. VivianGodfrey talked about it inWednesday’s DairyLineand pointed out that theMilk Processor EducationProgram (MilkPEP) reliesa great deal on researchabout dairy trends andAmericans eating anddrinking habits.

She reported that U.S.milk production reacheda record 192.8 billionpounds in 2010 but U.S.dairy exports increased38.9 percent in volumewith a 65 percent in-crease in value over2009. She added thatper person consumptionof natural cheeseachieved a record 33.29pounds, surpassing t heprevious 2007 record.

On a less positive notethe long-term trend ofdeclining sales of pack-aged fluid milk productscontinued but MilkPEPstill sees good opportuni-

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Agriculture SecretaryTom Vilsack announcedthat the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture hasrevised its national con-servation practice stan-dard on nutrient man-agement to help produc-ers better manage theapplication of nutrientson agricultural land.Proper application of ni-trogen and phosphorusoffers tremendous bene-fits to producers and thepublic, including costsavings to the producerand the protection or im-provement of groundand surface water, airquality, soil quality andagricultural sustainabili-ty.

“Protecting America’ssupply of clean andabundant water is animportant objective forUSDA,” Vilsack said.“This precious resourceis the foundation forhealthy ecosystems and

sustainable agriculturalproduction. USDA pro-vides voluntary technicaland financial assistanceto help producers man-age their nutrients to en-sure a clean and abun-dant water supply whilemaintaining viable farmand ranch operations.”

The nutrient manage-ment conservation prac-tice is an important toolin the USDA Natural Re-sources ConservationService (NRCS) conserva-tion toolbox. Theagency’s staff uses thisconservation practice tohelp farmers and ranch-ers apply their nutrientsmore efficiently. Propermanagement of nitrogenand phosphorus, includ-ing the use of organicsources of nitrogen suchas animal manure,legumes and covercrops, can save produc-ers money. The nutrientmanagement standard

provides a roadmap forNRCS’s staff and othersto help producers applyavailable nutrientsources in the rightamount, from the rightsource, in the rightplace, at the right timefor maximum agricultur-al and environmentalbenefits.

NRCS’s nutrient man-agement experts workedwith universities, non-government organiza-tions, industry and oth-ers to revise the stan-dard to ensure it is sci-entifically sound. Keychanges in the standardinclude expanding theuse of technology tostreamline the nutrientmanagement processand allowing states moreflexibility in providingsite-specific nutrient

management planningusing local informationwhen working with pro-ducers. NRCS staff of-fices will have until Jan.1, 2013 to comply witherosion, nitrogen andphosphorus criteria fortheir state nutrient man-agement standard.

The revised nationalstandard is being re-leased at a time whenthe agency is workingwith various partners toaddress nutrient man-agement concerns iden-tified in three recentlyreleased ConservationEffects Assessment Pro-ject (CEAP) croplandstudies. These CEAPstudies assessed the ef-fectiveness of conserva-tion practices in the Up-per Mississippi Basin,the Chesapeake Bay Wa-

tershed and the GreatLakes Basin. One signifi-cant resource concernidentified in all threestudies is the loss of ni-trogen and phosphorusfrom cropland. Most ni-trogen losses are attrib-uted to nitrate leachingthrough the soil togroundwater. Most phos-phorus is lost due to ero-sion because phospho-rus attaches itself to dis-placed soil particles thatare transported byrunoff to nearby water-ways. Improved nutrientmanagement and effec-tive erosion control worktogether to reduce theloss of nutrients fromagricultural land, result-ing in improved waterquality in downstreamrural and urban commu-nities. The revised stan-

dard will provide toolsand strategies to helpproducers address thenatural resource con-cerns relating to excessnutrients on agriculturalland.

NRCS offers voluntarytechnical and financialassistance to producersnationwide for planningand implementing on-farm nutrient manage-ment plans. Producerscan use this assistanceto help meet federal,state, tribal and local en-vironmental regulations.

For more informationabout how nutrientmanagement fits intoNRCS’s conservationwork, visitwww.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/na-tional/landuse/crops/npm.

ties ahead and is usingresearch to fight aggres-sively to increase fluidmilk consumption.

MilkPEP’s independentresearch shows thatfrom breakfast to dinner,milk consumption athome represents close to70 percent of all domes-tic milk consumption,with 2.7 billion gallons ofmilk being consumed atbreakfast alone. Ourdata also shows thatmilk added to foods andbeverages makes upabout 40 percent of totalfluid milk volume.

Another revelation

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BOSTON, MA — Offi-cials from the Massa-chusetts Department ofAgricultural Resources

announced Dec. 6 thatdairy tax credits — total-ing $3 million dollars —will be available for the

2010 tax year for distri-bution to all Massachu-setts dairy farmers whowere eligible to receive a

tax credit that year.In 2008, Gov. Deval

Patrick signed into lawthe Dairy Farm Preser-vation Act. One of theprovisions of the Act wasthe creation of the DairyFarm Tax Credit, meantto offset federally-im-posed milk price con-straints. Under this pro-vision, farmers can ob-tain an income tax cred-it for production in anymonth when the farmprice for milk falls belowa “trigger” price, estab-lished by DAR, to reflectthe cost of production.Farms receive the creditafter they file their statetax returns.

On Nov. 21, the state’sBoard of Food and Agri-culture determined thatan error had been madein the 2010 DairyFarmer Tax Credit Pro-gram. Using an inde-pendent agriculturaleconomist, DAR officialsrecalculated the taxcredit employing econo-metric data from 2006through 2009. This re-calculation resulted in

the updated tax creditannouncement.

Nearly 227 millionpounds of milk (or morethan 26 million gallons)were produced by eligi-ble dairy farmers in2010. The independentanalysis ordered by DARdetermined that a rate of$1.323 should be dis-tributed per hundredpounds of milk pro-duced, which amountsto an average tax creditof $12,766. Two hun-dred thirty-five taxpay-ers are eligible to receivethe credit.

“Our ability to revisitthe dairy tax credit pro-gram demonstratesGovernor Patrick’s on-going commitment toMassachusetts agricul-ture,” said DAR Com-missioner Scott J.Soares. “And, while werecognize our programprovides a safety net forMassachusetts dairyfarmers, there is stillmore work to be done.”

Soares will forward therecertified tax credit tothe Massachusetts De-partment of Revenue(DOR) and send out re-calculated credit state-ments to all who qualifyto receive a credit for taxyear 2010.

“Since 2006, I have

been working to ensurethat dairy farms, andagriculture as a whole,continue to be a part ofthe Massachusetts econ-omy,” said Sen. StephenM. Brewer, chairman ofthe Senate Committee onWays and Means. “Thisrecalculation will allowdairy farmers to receivea tax credit for 2010. TheLegislature recognizesthe vital role these localbusinesses play in theMassachusetts economyand the Dairy FarmerTax Credit is one of thetools we provided the De-partment of AgriculturalResources with to assistthese farmers.”

“I am extremelypleased that the hardworking dairy farmers ofMassachusetts will re-ceive this tax credit and Iappreciate the coopera-tion with DAR,” saidRep. Anne Gobi, Housechair of the Joint Com-mittee on Environment,Natural Resources andAgriculture. “This creditwill assist in sustainingdairy farms that every-one in Massachusetts re-lies on.”

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VORSTEVELD FARM H 759 29512 1102 3.7 925 3.1 *FARR ASHLEY H 27 27658 922 3.3 890 3.2 *LORENZO & AMY QUESNEL HERD 1 H 875 27566 1017 3.7 879 3.2 *WAYNE & JEANNINE PARTRIDGE H 109 27622 1012 3.7 869 3.1DAVID RUSSELL H 179 27346 995 3.6 835 3.1 *KAYHART BROTHERS LLC H 605 27441 1028 3.7 832 3 *WOODNOTCH FARMS INC. H 295 25695 1002 3.9 829 3.2GOSLIGA FARM INC. H 604 26464 991 3.7 818 3.1 *B DANYOW FARM LLC H 744 27241 997 3.7 817 3 *TIM & JULIE HOWLETT H 511 24883 903 3.6 798 3.2 *CHIMNEY POINT FARM L.P H 131 25539 1064 4.2 776 3 *FOSTER BROTHERS FARM INC. H 449 25170 971 3.9 762 3 *CHARLES & BRENDA CHARRON H 57 24069 953 4 760 3.2HATCH FARM INC. H 563 24680 921 3.7 750 3 *BRACE ALEX & MICHELE H 148 24319 978 4 746 3.1 *MARC & NORRIS BRISSON H 815 23621 865 3.7 727 3.1 *LORENZO & AMY QUESNEL HERD 1 B 133 20323 843 4.1 710 3.5 *TERRIER LEE H 37 23441 859 3.7 710 3BRIAN & CINDY KAYHART H 87 22277 845 3.8 698 3.1WILCON FARM H 424 22547 876 3.9 683 3 *JEFF & BRIAN TREADWAY H 354 22132 860 3.9 663 3ROBERT & SUZANNE HUNT X 308 21637 806 3.7 662 3.1 *JOHN E. & BILLIE JO C. FORGUES H 233 20790 816 3.9 653 3.1KAYHART FARM INC. H 188 23168 811 3.5 652 2.8 *HANSON STEPHEN & SYLVIA H 56 21770 729 3.3 650 3ANTHONY & BARBARA CORREIA H 467 20598 826 4 639 3.1HAROLD & ANJE DEGRAAF H 137 19650 797 4.1 637 3.2ARTHUR & JOAN HUESTIS H 303 20426 814 4 632 3.1PAT & MELANIE HARRISON H 43 19839 789 4 622 3.1MILES & CHERYL TUDHOPE H 46 19401 776 4 607 3.1MILES & CHERYL TUDHOPE B 35 17291 734 4.2 603 3.5FIFIELD JEFF & LISE H 139 19124 754 3.9 593 3.1JEFFREY & OLIVE PHILLIPS H 61 19787 760 3.8 583 2.9LESLIE RUBLEE H 68 19634 768 3.9 579 2.9PAT & MELANIE HARRISON X 68 16337 734 4.5 559 3.4JOHN & LISA ROBERTS B 165 15555 660 4.2 524 3.4SCOTT & MARY PURINTON H 59 17208 611 3.6 512 3MARTHA SEIFERT H 11 15938 613 3.8 502 3.1JOHN BUZEMAN H 71 16154 572 3.5 494 3.1 *DAVID & MELANIE CARMICHAEL J 44 12513 603 4.8 435 3.5

BENNINGTONRUPERT VALLEY HOLSTEINS H 312 23369 987 4.2 739 3.2 *WILHELM & KARL STROHMAIER X 109 22454 893 4 733 3.3DAVID TOOLEY H 88 22569 987 4.4 694 3.1KEN LEACH H 58 19266 797 4.1 587 3

CALEDONIAWAYSIDE MEADOW FARM LLC H 203 24322 908 3.7 771 3.2PHILIP BROWN H 57 24066 925 3.8 759 3.2ROGER & JOY WOOD H 59 24039 909 3.8 756 3.1DOROTHY & ANGELA WILLSON H 115 22752 875 3.8 727 3.2SCOTCH BURN FARM H 113 22847 902 3.9 713 3.1DON-SIM FARM H 173 22580 780 3.5 682 3 *JAMES W. SEYMOUR H 63 19343 806 4.2 661 3.4ROY & BRENDA PATTERSON H 55 20660 809 3.9 642 3.1LAGGIS BROS. J 436 16975 789 4.6 598 3.5HOWARD & JACQUELINE BENNETT H 72 18808 769 4.1 597 3.2PLYN N BEATTIE H 78 18183 745 4.1 574 3.2BILL & JENNIFER NELSON H 185 18239 722 4 572 3.1LUCKY HILL FARM J 159 14971 764 5.1 567 3.8MARY KAY & DENNIS WOOD H 59 18953 735 3.9 558 2.9BILL & JENNIFER NELSON X 11 17257 767 4.4 554 3.2DWAYNE & DEBORAH MARCEAU J 49 14623 765 5.2 528 3.6WILLIAM & GWEN PEARL J 65 15119 713 4.7 522 3.5MARY KAY & DENNIS WOOD X 14 15504 728 4.7 517 3.3ROLAND & SHONNA HEATH JR. H 53 17020 655 3.8 495 2.9ERIC BEAN J 38 11302 520 4.6 393 3.5

CHITTENDENMURRAY THOMPSON H 17 22745 979 4.3 752 3.3BRUCE & MARY TAFT J 241 17701 934 5.3 669 3.8CREAM H 24 21740 881 4.1 666 3.1 *

PAT FITZGERALD H 40 21984 744 3.4 654 3NORDIC HOLSTEINS LLC H 145 20243 718 3.5 610 3 *PAT FITZGERALD B 18 18400 722 3.9 607 3.3SHELBURNE FARMS B 117 17047 736 4.3 601 3.5CREAM J 17 17588 809 4.6 592 3.4 *NORDIC HOLSTEINS LLC H 142 19505 704 3.6 589 3 *MURRAY THOMPSON G 36 16508 852 5.2 585 3.5WAYNE BARR H 24 18912 660 3.5 564 3

ESSEXROUTHIER & SONS H 310 24947 918 3.7 773 3.1STEPHEN & CARLA RUSSO H 24 21314 814 3.8 672 3.2TANGUAY MIKE H 217 21861 796 3.6 672 3.1

FRANKLINHOWRIGAN HOME FARM H 251 25716 934 3.6 818 3.2DAN & SHAWN GINGUE H 541 26151 1070 4.1 800 3.1 *MIKE BENJAMIN H 543 24761 1017 4.1 761 3.1 *WYNN PARADEE H 37 24473 851 3.5 751 3.1ANDREW & SUSAN BROUILLETTE H 80 24537 929 3.8 739 3BALLARD ACRES H 226 23509 892 3.8 735 3.1BERKSON DAIRY H 105 23302 880 3.8 733 3.1TOM & MARY MACHIA H 191 22611 875 3.9 700 3.1LTD. CARPSDALE FARMS H 84 21678 822 3.8 700 3.2SIMON DEPATIE H 125 22904 859 3.8 683 3WARREN HULL & SONS H 92 21697 838 3.9 664 3.1DANIEL & KAREN FORTIN H 85 21334 804 3.8 656 3.1HAROLD J. & LAWRENCE HOWRIGAN H 276 21007 838 4 647 3.1M. D. HOWRIGAN INC. & SON H 242 21397 957 4.5 629 2.9HOWRIGAN HJ & A & LAWRENCE H 247 19913 754 3.8 617 3.1J. & MACCAUSLAND S. WOLCOTT J 25 16580 766 4.6 617 3.7GARY & CRAIG TINKER J 123 17541 853 4.9 614 3.5BEN WILLIAMS H 47 19343 745 3.9 592 3.1BEN WILLIAMS X 35 17580 734 4.2 583 3.3PAUL-LIN DAIRY J 31 15169 722 4.8 549 3.6PARADEE DORA & BRAD CALLAN H 81 16680 662 4 526 3.2DENIS RAINVILLE H 117 16965 645 3.8 517 3NEWTON FARMS INC. H 83 19917 632 3.2 491 2.5LONGE LLOYD & MARIE X 77 14894 585 3.9 470 3.2GARRY & EILEEN TRUDELL H 121 14682 562 3.8 422 2.9KIRT WESTCOM H 126 12433 484 3.9 377 3FLEURYS MAPLE HILL FARM J 34 10561 469 4.4 369 3.5NEIL H. & JOANNE W. DOANE J 88 9720 453 4.7 352 3.6WALTER & DIANE BERTHIAUME X 39 10645 432 4.1 340 3.2

GRAND ISLEJ & M LADD FAMILIES FARM H 75 18762 627 3.3 553 2.9

LAMOILLEARTHUR & LARRY MORRILL H 35 21603 877 4.1 657 3LES & CLAIRE PIKE J 88 14745 721 4.9 548 3.7DEBORA WICKART H 25 17717 680 3.8 530 3WARREN RANKIN G 40 9972 410 4.1 307 3.1

ORANGEWALTER & MARGARET GLADSTONE H 1193 26333 1020 3.9 825 3.1 *WHITE FARM H 119 25733 958 3.7 820 3.2PINELLO FARM H 243 24732 937 3.8 769 3.1ZACHARY FEURY H 85 22762 895 3.9 731 3.2SILLOWAY FARMS H 67 24293 904 3.7 729 3RANDY & AMY FERRIS H 16 23093 866 3.8 711 3.1HARKDALE FARM INC. H 62 21194 888 4.2 698 3.3DAVID P. DAVOLL H 37 19969 766 3.8 643 3.2THYGESEN KYLE & JENNIFER H 41 20172 760 3.8 621 3.1PEASE FAMILY FARM & SHIRLEY PEASE H 77 19247 714 3.7 598 3.1RANDY & AMY FERRIS J 58 16334 747 4.6 588 3.6THYGESEN KYLE & JENNIFER X 11 18263 756 4.1 586 3.2ROBERT J HOWE H 29 19271 772 4 585 3HARKDALE FARM INC. J 79 15145 801 5.3 571 3.8DERRICK & BEVERLY WRIGHT J 50 16094 757 4.7 569 3.5OUGHTA-BE-FARM LLP J 17 16874 756 4.5 559 3.3GRAY - WHITE J 29 15270 754 4.9 558 3.7JEFFREY & BETH BAILEY H 48 17940 692 3.9 556 3.1ALLENVILLE FARM H 85 18604 713 3.8 550 3ANTHONY & CHRISTINE BROWN J 43 15596 740 4.7 541 3.5ROBERT J HOWE J 12 14594 718 4.9 537 3.7JOSEPH O. ANGELL J 43 14994 722 4.8 534 3.6L.JR. & GORDON HUNTINGTON A 61 16240 676 4.2 518 3.2THOMAS & REBECCA LOFTUS J 48 14416 655 4.5 517 3.6WARREN PRESTON FARM 1 H 84 16187 606 3.7 512 3.2OUGHTA-BE-FARM LLP J 45 14430 693 4.8 504 3.5DAVID CHILDS J 48 13717 646 4.7 504 3.7PEASE FAMILY FARM & SHIRLEY PEASE G 10 14073 691 4.9 499 3.5LLOYD & JASON BAKER J 67 13272 659 5 494 3.7DUANE & DALE WILLIAMS H 40 16705 605 3.6 485 2.9A. & K. BURGESS HERD 1 H 13 15982 622 3.9 483 3M. GARY MULLEN X 24 14673 589 4 462 3.1CHESTER & SCHEINDEL ABBOT X 54 13476 626 4.6 458 3.4JAMES WILLIAMS X 34 14552 578 4 456 3.1BRANDON BUCOSSI J 63 12484 561 4.5 433 3.5A. & K. BURGESS HERD 1 G 28 12892 585 4.5 429 3.3STEVEN & LINDA SMALL J 48 11528 534 4.6 400 3.5M. GARY MULLEN J 40 11392 526 4.6 393 3.4ROCK BOTTOM FARM G 55 12087 531 4.4 391 3.2THEODORE & LINDA HOYT A 54 12896 500 3.9 390 3

ORLEANSFAIRMONT DAIRY LLC H 386 25215 927 3.7 779 3.1 *VERNON & MARY JUDITH HURD H 49 23430 936 4 739 3.2WILLARD & TED TAFT H 397 23181 909 3.9 715 3.1NEIGHBORHOOD FARM H 811 22438 886 3.9 698 3.1 *AARON & CHANTALE NADEAU H 161 22579 858 3.8 692 3.1MARK RODGERS H 217 21560 910 4.2 677 3.1DOUG NELSON H 102 20350 738 3.6 648 3.2WEBSTER DANIEL & MEGAN H 75 20486 792 3.9 639 3.1BRUCE & LAURIE PERRON H 61 20691 806 3.9 618 3PADDLEBRIDGE HOLSTEINS H 47 19131 752 3.9 585 3.1JAMES & SHARLYN JORDAN H 263 18471 680 3.7 556 3ADAM & JOANNA LIDBACK X 31 17350 703 4.1 547 3.2ANDY ANDREWS H 87 18093 664 3.7 537 3RANDALL DEXTER & ALICE H 97 16931 646 3.8 523 3.1JACQUES COUTURE H 69 17277 658 3.8 519 3MICHAEL LACROSS H 91 17433 658 3.8 511 2.9

Vermont DHIA Country Folks List for the Month Ending November 2011

Following is the November 2011 VT DHIA Top 40 herds of 10 or more animals based on proteinpounds in each County serviced by VT DHIA and processed through the Dairy RecordsManagement Processing Center, Raleigh, NC during the calendar month. Rolling herd averageswill appear on this list for herds which have chosen the option to have their herd averagepublished and the herd has 12 consecutive tests including components for each test.

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Alltech’s biggest everGlobal 500 conferenceconcluded, after welcom-ing nearly 700 dairy andbeef producers from 32countries to Alltech’shome in Lexington, KY.

President and founderof Alltech, Dr. PearseLyons opened the con-ference with his “EightBig Ideas” for the dairyand beef industries:

1. Efficiency: the cowis a fermentor, it is de-signed for fiber, we canincrease efficiency andfeed fiber.

2. Green house gases:We cannot stick ourhead in the sand. Greenhouse gases are a realproblem and sooner orlater we will be taxed.

3. Mineral wastage andpollution: .75 kilo ofmineral waste per cowmeans that a ton of min-eral waste per day on a1,000 cow farm.

4. Creating more nu-tritious milk and beef.

5. Branding: Brandingis essential. Why is soda$5 per gallon when milkis so much better foryou?

6. Fiber: Grain is ex-pensive or unavailable.Fiber is not only acheaper alternative butthe rumen is designed touse it.

7. Nutrigenomics: Thisis a nutrition revolution.Nutrigenomics allow us

to study how nutrientsswitch genes on and off.We can then develop pro-grammed nutrition plansfor young animals to in-crease efficiency andperformance for life.

8. Social Media: Wehave to tell our story.

This was followed bytwo days of seminars,covering everything fromnutrition, to brandingand social media. Ex-perts from all areas ofthe industry were onhand to give dairy andbeef producers all the in-formation they need totake on the challenges ofa changing industry.

Paul Gardner, respon-sible for all milk anddairy ingredient pur-chasing at GroupeDanone, a company thatpurchases 3 billion dol-lars of milk each year,spoke about dairy de-mand and one of thebiggest challenges forthe dairy industry, pricevolatility.

“Volatility in the mar-ket is huge when youbuy that much milk butvolatility is a much big-ger issue for farmers.One year you can thinkabout investing and thenext year you cannotbuy Christmas presentsfor your kids. Whenfarmers can invest theymake short term invest-ments because volatility

prevents them frommaking long term invest-ments,” said Gardner.

During the beef dis-cussion panel, JohnButler of the Irish foodboard, Bord Bia, talkedabout the importance ofeducating consumers.

“It is critical to under-stand your market andknow what they want,but it is important to ed-ucate those consumers ina way that they will un-derstand why theyshould want this prod-uct,” said Butler. “If nu-trition is their concern weexplain the nutritionalvalue of the product, if itis safety then we explainthe practices we use tomake sure the meatthrough every phase isthe best quality.”

In addition to semi-nars on the future of theindustry, the conferenceattendees had thechance to network withother producers andfarmers, and participatein discussion dinnersthat focused on hotly de-bated topics.

To watch footage of theconference, visit the All-tech Ag Network atwww.ihigh.com/alltech.You can also view pic-tures, interviews and re-caps of the Alltech Glob-al 500 conference, onAlltech’s blog at www.all-tech.com/blog.

Vermont Dairy Herd Improvement Assn., Inc.226 Holiday Drive Ste. 3

White River Jct, VT 05001-2089Phone 1-800-639-8067

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PAMELA HELENEK J 27 14179 671 4.7 504 3.6LEATHER JEREMY & JENNIFER J 76 14068 631 4.5 475 3.4JACK & ANNE LAZOR J 47 13067 649 5 470 3.6LEATHER JEREMY & JENNIFER X 18 14243 549 3.9 447 3.1RYAN BROS X 226 12800 646 5 446 3.5ERIC DAGGETT J 64 11615 562 4.8 431 3.7ANDREW KEHLER A 49 13117 519 4 424 3.2LAURENCE LUMSDEN & FAMILY H 56 14259 512 3.6 421 3WAYNE SR. DONCASTER J 49 10176 462 4.5 356 3.5LAINI FONDILLER A 41 1967 78 4 57 2.9

RUTLANDWOOD LAWN FARMS INC. H 170 23090 908 3.9 736 3.2RICHARD SHELDON H 194 23154 901 3.9 686 3 *CASH & KAREN RUANE H 66 21019 734 3.5 629 3BARTHOLOMEW BROS. HERD 1 H 104 20100 792 3.9 613 3CALEB P SMITH J 57 15494 797 5.1 584 3.8HARVEY FARMS H 122 18610 691 3.7 581 3.1BARTHOLOMEW BROS. HERD 1 A 34 15508 644 4.2 492 3.2JOESPH & OR UNA MORRISSETTE H 27 16144 606 3.8 483 3CASH & KAREN RUANE X 10 14367 596 4.1 482 3.4CLIFTON & D.R. CRESSY H 27 16857 626 3.7 481 2.9PARKER DAVID & MICHELE H 86 14578 553 3.8 456 3.1GERRY & DIANE COLVIN J 33 11731 580 4.9 443 3.8MILLER ANGELA B 78 1725 58 3.4 46 2.7

WASHINGTONFAIRMONT FARM H 806 26287 1033 3.9 803 3.1 *DAVID PULLMAN H 181 24632 915 3.7 776 3.2 *LYLEHAVEN FARM H 74 24865 964 3.9 757 3DOUGLAS H & SHARON A TURNER H 41 23176 702 3 717 3.1WALTER C'O RAYMON BOTHFELD BOTHFELD H 65 21487 822 3.8 693 3.2DAVID PULLMAN X 31 19644 887 4.5 685 3.5 *FARM LLC. NEILL H 73 20051 769 3.8 650 3.2STANLEY & CATHERINE SCRIBNER H 297 19398 747 3.9 633 3.3CHARLES P. CARRIER H 76 19702 782 4 612 3.1FRANK & MARILYN JOHNSON H 67 19655 701 3.6 588 3MOLLY BROOK FARMS J 103 15193 738 4.9 577 3.8MORGAN & JENNIFER CHURCHILL X 90 16506 687 4.2 533 3.2HARVEST HILL FARM A 12 16600 644 3.9 508 3.1HARVEST HILL FARM A 18 15638 594 3.8 485 3.1WOODARD FARM X 21 15023 650 4.3 475 3.2WALT MORSE JR. J 48 14238 800 5.6 470 3.3JOHN ARMSTRONG J 26 12954 561 4.3 458 3.5DEREK WILSON X 108 15424 610 4 458 3

GEORGE CARPENTER JR. H 48 13444 482 3.6 395 2.9VONTRAPP FARMSTEAD X 49 10170 484 4.8 331 3.3

WINDHAMVERN-MONT FARM LLC H 570 26373 1070 4.1 806 3.1 *MARK RUSHTON H 39 23873 963 4 763 3.2BAZIN FARM H 98 22730 826 3.6 709 3.1AMY & NICK STONE H 21 22378 893 4 700 3.1BAZIN FARM X 55 20341 825 4.1 681 3.3MARK RUSHTON J 24 17267 851 4.9 647 3.7KEVIN HAMILTON H 43 20825 811 3.9 641 3.1PETER MILLER H 159 19769 788 4 596 3AMY & NICK STONE X 14 16957 812 4.8 595 3.5CLARK FARM LLC H 78 18861 755 4 578 3.1WESTMINSTER FARM H 631 18721 727 3.9 569 3THE CORSE FARM H 59 16409 668 4.1 494 3THE PUTNEY SCHOOL X 33 14959 602 4 467 3.1JONATHAN WRIGHT X 32 6311 244 3.9 186 2.9

WINDSORLEMAX FARM H 89 23588 937 4 750 3.2RHOMAN WAI FARMS H 444 24135 901 3.7 739 3.1 *ROBETH HOLSTIENS LLC. H 99 22966 942 4.1 714 3.1MICHAEL & HEIDI DOLLOFF H 81 22975 939 4.1 713 3.1DAVID AINSWORTH H 35 23629 848 3.6 712 3RICHARDSON FAMILY FARM J 59 18038 1049 5.8 711 3.9BASSETT ROBERT P J 91 18248 924 5.1 673 3.7GEORGE MILLER H 62 21561 789 3.7 663 3.1JEFFREY & DAVID TOWNSEND H 129 18712 714 3.8 602 3.2SPRING BROOK FARM J 46 15678 726 4.6 561 3.6JAMES S. LEWIS J 63 13481 614 4.6 477 3.5MIKE L CLARK X 31 14727 613 4.2 471 3.2GREEN ACRES MILKING SHORTHORNS M 38 14623 527 3.6 451 3.1JAMES & TINA SPAULDING JR. J 13 11603 493 4.2 398 3.4JAMES & TINA SPAULDING JR. A 27 12748 475 3.7 394 3.1ROYAL TERRACE GUERNSEYS G 19 10802 522 4.8 372 3.4LONE OAK FARM LLP X 32 8897 387 4.3 293 3.3

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TACONIC END FARM J 29 11804 578 4.9 420 3.6

FRANKLINBEN WILLIAMS H 47 19343 745 3.9 592 3.1

BEN WILLIAMS X 35 17580 734 4.2 583 3.3GARRY & EILEEN TRUDELL H 121 14682 562 3.8 422 2.9KIRT WESTCOM H 126 12433 484 3.9 377 3WALTER & DIANE BERTHIAUME X 39 10645 432 4.1 340 3.2

ORANGETHYGESEN KYLE & JENNIFER H 41 20172 760 3.8 621 3.1THYGESEN KYLE & JENNIFER X 11 18263 756 4.1 586 3.2ROBERT J HOWE H 29 19271 772 4 585 3OUGHTA-BE-FARM LLP J 17 16874 756 4.5 559 3.3ALLENVILLE FARM H 85 18604 713 3.8 550 3ANTHONY & CHRISTINE BROWN J 43 15596 740 4.7 541 3.5ROBERT J HOWE J 12 14594 718 4.9 537 3.7THOMAS & REBECCA LOFTUS J 48 14416 655 4.5 517 3.6OUGHTA-BE-FARM LLP J 45 14430 693 4.8 504 3.5DAVID CHILDS J 48 13717 646 4.7 504 3.7M. GARY MULLEN X 24 14673 589 4 462 3.1CHESTER & SCHEINDEL ABBOT X 54 13476 626 4.6 458 3.4M. GARY MULLEN J 40 11392 526 4.6 393 3.4ROCK BOTTOM FARM G 55 12087 531 4.4 391 3.2THEODORE & LINDA HOYT A 54 12896 500 3.9 390 3CRAIG RUSSELL X 66 12985 519 4 389 3JAMES T DOYLE H 33 12978 520 4 377 2.9

ORLEANSPADDLEBRIDGE HOLSTEINS H 47 19131 752 3.9 585 3.1ANDY ANDREWS H 87 18093 664 3.7 537 3JACK & ANNE LAZOR J 47 13067 649 5 470 3.6

WASHINGTONDOUGLAS H & SHARON A TURNER H 41 23176 702 3 717 3.1CHARLES P. CARRIER H 76 19702 782 4 612 3.1FRANK & MARILYN JOHNSON H 67 19655 701 3.6 588 3MORGAN & JENNIFER CHURCHILL X 90 16506 687 4.2 533 3.2WOODARD FARM X 21 15023 650 4.3 475 3.2WALT MORSE JR. J 48 14238 800 5.6 470 3.3DEREK WILSON X 108 15424 610 4 458 3

WINDHAMPETER MILLER H 159 19769 788 4 596 3THE CORSE FARM H 59 16409 668 4.1 494 3

WINDSORJAMES JR. & TINA SPAULDING J 13 11603 493 4.2 398 3.4JAMES JR. & TINA SPAULDING A 27 12748 475 3.7 394 3.1LONE OAK FARM LLP X 32 8897 387 4.3 293 3.3

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO EXHIBIT AT OR ATTEND ANY OF THESE SHOWS

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• KEYSTONE FARM SHOW •

January 3, 4, 5, 2012 • Tues. 9-4, Wed. 9-4 & Thurs. 9-3York Fairgrounds • York, PA

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Jan. 19, 20 & 21, 2012 • Thurs. 9-4, Fri. 9-4 & Sat. 9-3 Augusta Expoland • Fishersville, VA

• BIG IRON EXPO •

February 8 & 9, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 Eastern States Exposition • West Springfield, MA

• MATERIAL HANDLING & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXPO •

February 8 & 9, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 Eastern States Exposition • West Springfield, MA

• EMPIRE STATE FRUIT & VEG EXPO •

Jan. 24, 25 & 26 2012Oncenter Convention Center • Syracuse, NY

• HARD HAT EXPO •

March 7 & 8, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 New York State Fairgrounds • Syracuse, NY

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March 7 & 8, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 New York State Fairgrounds • Syracuse, NY

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SOUTH ROYALTON,VT — Vermont farmerswho sell their productsdirectly to their localcommunities throughfarmers’ markets, farmstands, and CSA farms,will gather for a day ofworkshops and network-ing on Sunday, Jan. 8 atthe Vermont Law Schoolin South Royalton.

The Northeast OrganicFarming Association ofVermont’s Seventh An-nual Direct MarketingConference is designed

to bring together farm-ers and market expertsto serve as an educa-tional opportunity help-ing farmers buildstronger marketing op-portunities to serve thethriving Vermont marketfor local food.

The conference willfeature 19 workshops ona variety of marketingand market developmenttopics including Leverag-ing Customer Relation-ships Into Year RoundSales, Marketing Toolkit:

Planning and Measure-ment Strategies, andStrategies for GrassrootsFundraising. The confer-ence will also host theannual meeting of theVermont Farmers’ Mar-ket Association.

In addition to these op-portunities, conferenceattendees will enjoy akeynote co-presentationfrom Ellen Kahler, exec-utive director of the Ver-mont Sustainable JobsFund and Jean Hamil-ton, who recently con-

cluded a four-year termas NOFA Vermont’s Mar-ket Development andConsumer Access Coor-dinator. Kahler andHamilton will share theirthoughts in a keynote ti-tled, Markets in Transi-tion: How Can Vermont’sDirect Markets Evolvewith a Growing LocalFoods Movement?

NOFA Vermontstrengthens farmers’markets and CSAs inVermont by providingtechnical assistance,

collecting annual eco-nomic data, serving asthe umbrella organiza-tion for the VermontFarmers’ Market Associ-ation, and offering afarmers’ market mini-grants program.

More informationabout the conference isavailable online atwww.nofavt.org. Walk-inregistrations are alsowelcome. Each farmers’market is invited to senda representative to theconference and to at-

tend and vote at the an-nual meeting of the Ver-mont Farmers’ MarketAssociation held at theconference. The marketcan invite anyone to betheir representative andthey will be admittedinto the conference forfree. Registration feesare $30 for NOFA Ver-mont members and $35for non-members. Alunch made with localingredients and refresh-ments is included withthe conference fee.

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by Greg CofftaIf you visit one of New

York’s mid- to large-sizedairy herds, you wouldsee many employees inthe milking parlor whoare immigrants of His-panic descent.

This isn’t a news flash— these employees havebeen working on somedairies for more than 10years now. In recentyears, the increase in im-migrant labor from Mexi-co and Central Americahas become a hotbuttonpolitical issue achievingnational attention.

People make many as-sumptions about thisworkforce: It’s uneducat-ed, unskilled and suit-able for only the mostroutine, tedious taskssuch as milking.

A closer look at ourdairy farms proves thosebeliefs to be misconcep-tions. The Hispanicworkforce on New Yorkdairy farms is being pro-moted to higher posi-tions and given more re-sponsibilities.

New tasks andresponsibilities

Responsibilities vary

from dairy to dairy, butin general Hispanic em-ployees complete some ofa herd manager’s re-sponsibilities. Dairies’reproduction programshave benefited greatlyfrom Hispanic employ-ees’ taking on additionalresponsibilities.

Heat detection and thedelivery of ovulation syn-chronization injectionsare now popular jobs forHispanic employees. Onsome dairies, Hispanicemployees are also per-forming A.I. And they’vebeen trained to identify

lameness and often trimhooves.

The calf barn hasprobably benefited themost from Hispanic em-ployees being trained towork outside the milkingparlor. Caring for heifersfrom their first day totheir first service is animportant job that manyHispanic employees nowperform.

There are many rea-sons why Hispanic em-ployees are diversifyingin their job duties, buttwo of the biggest rea-sons for this change are:

A. The quality of theHispanic workforce. Thatis to say; the dedication,responsibility and effortthat most exhibit.

B. The decline in thenumber of trained herdmanagers. Dairy man-agers and owners arehaving more difficulty infinding trained herdmanagers, and vacan-cies can be empty formonths. A dairy can’tstop operating, so manymanagers have decidedto fill the gaps with cur-rent Hispanic employeeswho have a record of

competence and highperformance. Dedicated,skilled employees arevaluable not just in themilking parlor but every-where on a dairy.

Many dairy managershave learned that His-panic employees aren’tan unskilled workforcebut simply an untrainedworkforce. They have dis-covered that these em-ployees are a valuable re-source beyond their tra-

ditional role as milkers.Source: Dairy

Pipeline, November-De-cember 2011

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Agricultura

While U.S. corn production this past year was im-pacted by several major weather-related events thatcut acres and yield, taking a broader look shows howgrain demands can be met by taking into accountoverseas production. This year, the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture is reporting record global corn, wheatand rice production.

“We always hold that, no matter the challenge weface, the global marketplace will respond to makesure all needs are covered,” said National Corn

Growers Association President Garry Niemeyer.“When our production is reduced, we appreciate thatother options are available for some of our end users.We live in a diverse and global marketplace and it’simportant to support and expand trade, whetherthrough pushing for beneficial trade agreements orimproving outdated transportation infrastructure.”

In its monthly World Agricultural Supply and De-mand Estimates Report, USDA notes that globalcorn production this year is projected at a new

record high of 867.5 million tons. A 3.5-million-tondecline in the United States was more than offset bya 43.4-million-ton increase in foreign corn produc-tion. Global wheat production this year is projectedat a record 689 million tons, up more than 37 mil-lion from last year, and rice production worldwide isprojected at a record 460.8 million tons, up 11 mil-lion tons from 2010.

Source: NCGA News of the Day: Monday, Dec.12

World crop production records help ensure needs are met

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MAINEANDROSCOGGIN-SAGADAHOCHEMOND HILL FARM DHI H 68.3 26931 1037 3.9 824 3.1TWIN BROOK DAIRY LLC DHI-AP H 100.1 25708 989 3.8 809 3.1 3XSTEPHEN BRIGGS DHIR-AP H 489.2 26782 954 3.6 808 3.0 3XR.E.HEMOND FARM INC. DHI-AP H 302.8 25188 911 3.6 763 3.0ALDEN FISHER DHIR-AP H 45.2 22089 795 3.6 650 2.9EAST LEDGE FARM DHIR H 53.8 20994 810 3.9 644 3.1WATERMAN FARM INC. DHIR-AP H 60.6 21505 774 3.6 639 3.0CHRIS & JEANIE LEWIS DHI-AP H 109.8 20310 766 3.8 614 3.0BOTMA FARM DHI-AP H 86.5 20067 762 3.8 610 3.0JOHN & SANDY NUTTING DHIR H 21.8 20159 718 3.6 594 2.9ALDEN FISHER DHIR-AP M 25.9 19771 670 3.4 592 3.0LOWELL FAMILY FARM DHIR J 65.0 15911 750 4.7 574 3.6JOSEPH&VIRGINIA ROSEBERRY DHI-AP H 72.6 18652 704 3.8 566 3.0BARKER FARMS INC DHI-AP H 100.8 17320 647 3.7 536 3.1GOODNOW JERSEY FARM INC DHIR J 30.1 14902 710 4.8 521 3.5

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YORKJOHNSON FARM INC. DHIR H 79.1 22358 856 3.8 722 3.2GIRARD, RYAN DHI-AP H 27.7 21905 741 3.4 662 3.0HIGHLAND FARMS INC DHIR J 248.7 17748 886 5.0 628 3.5ALDERWOOD FARM, INC. DHI-AP H 74.8 20149 768 3.8 628 3.1DUNN, FRED DHI H 52.0 20055 758 3.8 609 3.0

HARRISON FARM DHIR-AP H 44.1 17898 743 4.2 569 3.2LEARY FARM INC. DHI-AP H 50.9 18025 668 3.7 525 2.9

NEW HAMPSHIRECHESHIREWINDYHURST FM PARTNERSHIP DHIR-AP H 183.8 26027 976 3.7 773 3.0STONEHOLM FARM DHI-APCS H 788.0 23910 824 3.4 721 3.0 3XSAWYER SHELDON S DHIRAPCS J 312.6 16629 838 5.0 611 3.7STONEWALL FARM DHI-AP H 26.1 19865 730 3.7 604 3.0

GRAFTONRITCHIE, GEORGE F. HD2 DHI-AP H 15.1 22813 728 3.2 727 3.2KEITH DAVID DHI-AP H 213.4 19622 793 4.0 614 3.1RITCHIE, GEORGE F. HD3 DHI-AP X 27.0 16047 702 4.4 588 3.7RITCHIE GEORGE F HD 1 DHI-AP A 74.5 15686 585 3.7 515 3.3

HILLSBOROFITCH FARM, LLC DHI-AP H 101.5 26335 934 3.5 789 3.0KNOXLAND FARM INC DHI-AP H 334.6 24541 995 4.1 788 3.2POMEROY, KEITH E. DHI-AP H 76.9 22748 832 3.7 705 3.1ALVIRNE SCHOOL FARM DHI-AP H 19.3 21895 1044 4.8 678 3.1

MERRIMACK-BELKNAPHIGHWAY VIEW FARM DHI-AP H 217.3 25776 951 3.7 792 3.1JONES, MARION & GORDON DHI-AP H 62.2 24394 942 3.9 751 3.1BACHELDER, KEITH DHI-AP H 60.0 24289 953 3.9 746 3.1MORRILL FARM DAIRY DHIR-AP H 158.9 23282 864 3.7 705 3.0GLINES,GEORGE HERD DHI-AP H 79.1 20546 753 3.7 644 3.1BARTLETT, A.S.&S.A. DHIR-AP H 77.9 22181 811 3.7 642 2.9GLINES,GEORGE HERD DHI-AP X 14.8 17055 757 4.4 592 3.5

ROCKINGHAMBODWELL, H & SONS DHI-APCS H 244.5 25177 948 3.8 771 3.1FERNALD FARM DAIRY, LLC DHI-AP H 185.0 23598 998 4.2 690 2.9GREAT BAY FARM DHI-APCS H 107.8 20298 810 4.0 603 3.0

STRAFFORD-CARROLLUNH CREAM DHI-APCS H 26.8 27154 1046 3.9 828 3.0UNH RESEARCH HERD DHI-APCS H 81.7 25632 983 3.8 780 3.0SCRUTON'S DAIRY FARM DHIR-AP H 248.4 24351 902 3.7 741 3.0NAUGHTAVEEL FARM DHI-AP H 106.0 23899 861 3.6 730 3.1

SULLIVANLECLAIR GARY D. DHI-APCS H 169.9 25882 995 3.8 813 3.1KEITH KIMBALL DHIR-AP H 558.5 22602 878 3.9 720 3.2 3XJOHNSON, JOLYON DHIR-AP H 37.2 23855 891 3.7 703 2.9BOB & SUE FOULKS DHI-AP H 97.4 22115 812 3.7 703 3.2MC NAMARA, PATRICK DHI-AP H 181.3 21577 870 4.0 676 3.1ECCARDT FARM, INC. DHI-AP H 110.1 22099 805 3.6 661 3.0HOLMES, JEFF AND STEVE DHIR-AP J 62.0 16581 760 4.6 585 3.5

VERMONTADDISONDEER VALLEY FARM DHIR-AP H 443.4 25433 934 3.7 761 3.0 3XBLUE-SPRUCE FARM INC DHI-APCS H 1338.4 24447 882 3.6 754 3.1M AND J DAIRY DHI-AP H 308.3 22728 826 3.6 698 3.1 3XFOUR HILL FARMS DHIR-AP H 1494.3 22679 847 3.7 693 3.1 3XBLUE-SPRUCE FARM INC DHI-APCS A 56.0 21897 827 3.8 678 3.1MIDDLEBROOK FARM INC. DHI-AP H 176.5 21380 826 3.9 648 3.0THOMAS, BRAD AND JILL DHIR-AP H 171.1 20717 773 3.7 640 3.1SABOURIN, GERARD & JUDY DHIR-AP H 95.6 20259 767 3.8 622 3.1PLOUFFE HILL FARM DHI-AP H 39.0 19130 689 3.6 582 3.0PLOUFFE HILL FARM DHI-AP X 17.8 15469 637 4.1 515 3.3RANDALL MUNGER DHI-AP X 70.2 15704 659 4.2 503 3.2CHITTENDENTWIN OAKS DAIRY FARM LLC DHI-AP H 64.6 28099 944 3.4 860 3.1FRANKLINBURT, JASON AND CHRISTINA DHI-AP H 262.8 21878 814 3.7 643 2.9FOURNIER INC, RENE & SON DHI-AP X 77.0 19983 779 3.9 622 3.1GORT0N,GRANT JOHN DHI-APCS H 103.9 19174 778 4.1 601 3.1BERARD, RICHARD DHI-AP X 48.3 15469 623 4.0 502 3.2GRAND ISLEQUINTIN, ANDRE DHI-AP H 377.1 26572 937 3.5 799 3.0 3XORANGEKNOXLAND FARM DHI-AP H 862.7 25531 1000 3.9 809 3.2RUTLANDBOOK BROTHERS DHI-APCS H 118.4 21593 803 3.7 655 3.0MACH FARM, INC. DHI-APCS H 151.1 20641 791 3.8 652 3.2GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD DHI-APCS H 90.3 20787 819 3.9 636 3.1GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD DHI-APCS B 13.4 18414 819 4.4 613 3.3WINDSORBILLINGS FARM MUSEUM DHIR J 40.4 15856 795 5.0 591 3.7WADE MAXIM DHI-AP J 72.1 14935 713 4.8 543 3.6

MASSACHUSETTSBERKSHIREMARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP H 104.8 22494 909 4.0 707 3.1FAIRFIELDS DAIRY FARM,LLC DHI-AP H 235.6 21350 838 3.9 648 3.0MARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP J 19.6 16684 803 4.8 610 3.7HIGH LAWN FARM DHIRAPCS J 210.3 16833 821 4.9 603 3.6ZIEMBA, MICHAEL, MARK & TIM DHI-AP H 177.9 19062 717 3.8 579 3.0TURNER FARMS, INC. DHI H 116.2 19842 727 3.7 567 2.9LEGEYT, RICHARD & BETTY DHI-AP H 67.2 17988 740 4.1 558 3.1FRANKLINWHOLEY COW FARM DHI-AP X 42.2 26748 1007 3.8 836 3.1WHOLEY COW FARM DHI-AP X 18.3 22887 1067 4.7 812 3.5BOYDEN BROS. DAIRY DHI-AP H 90.0 24711 944 3.8 769 3.1ROBERTSON, CHRIS & BOB DHI-AP H 89.2 23078 951 4.1 713 3.1MT. TOBY FARM DHI-AP H 103.2 21646 845 3.9 671 3.1HAMPSHIRECOOK,GORDON,JR. & HANK DHIR H 60.1 22846 910 4.0 748 3.3LONGVIEW FARM DHI-AP H 231.8 22775 861 3.8 699 3.1BELDEN, LUTHER A.INC DHI-AP H 112.2 22445 868 3.9 690 3.1ALLARDS FARM INC. DHI-AP B 130.1 19257 763 4.0 644 3.3PARSONS,HENRY & EDWARD DHIR-AP H 104.5 19946 833 4.2 637 3.2DEVINE FARM, INC. DHI-AP H 190.8 20376 809 4.0 632 3.1KOKOSKI, JOHN HD1 DHI-AP J 95.5 15535 807 5.2 595 3.8COOK,GORDON, JR. & HANK DHIR J 11.4 14988 751 5.0 568 3.8HARTSBROOK FARM DHIR-AP H 88.9 16372 660 4.0 511 3.1

HAMPDENPOMEROY & SONS DHI-AP H 71.7 21089 820 3.9 667 3.2PALMER,TERRY DHI-AP H 154.5 20388 778 3.8 622 3.1MURPHY, TOM DHIR-AP H 31.4 16786 612 3.6 506 3.0MIDDLESEXTULLY FARMS, INC. DHI-AP H 127.0 20016 809 4.0 643 3.2PICKARD, JAMES & ELEANOR DHI-AP H 86.2 18453 716 3.9 567 3.1ESSEXHERRICK,DAVID SAM DHI-AP H 92.5 23935 850 3.6 739 3.1RICHARDSON'S DAIRY, INC. DHI-AP H 158.0 22568 781 3.5 680 3.0BRISTOLBRISTOL COUNTY DHI-AP H 19.1 20637 754 3.7 632 3.1

RHODE ISLANDWASHINGTONKENYON, FRANCIS DHI-AP X 62.7 20143 769 3.8 615 3.1COTTRELL HOMESTEAD DHI-AP H 14.9 18355 689 3.8 578 3.1

CONNECTICUTHARTFORDMILLBORNE FARM DHIR-AP H 22.4 23233 839 3.6 714 3.1SMYTHS TRINITY FARM DHI-AP H 27.2 21930 809 3.7 674 3.1FUSIEK,D, & COULTER FUSIEK DHI-AP H 48.2 21343 789 3.7 639 3.0HASTINGS FARM DHI-AP H 123.4 20521 794 3.9 636 3.1H0USE OF HAYES DHI-AP H 76.4 19537 740 3.8 590 3.0COLLINS POWDER HILL FM. DHI-AP X 46.9 17329 731 4.2 572 3.3COLLINS POWDER HILL FM. DHI-AP H 43.3 18108 689 3.8 551 3.0PERRY, SCOTT DHI-AP H 29.6 18459 779 4.2 545 3.0MILLBORNE FARM DHIR-AP G 25.8 16564 717 4.3 541 3.3HASTINGS FARM DHI-AP J 12.0 15522 729 4.7 541 3.5

LITCHFIELDJACQUIER, ROBERT & PETER DHI-APCS H 975.3 27904 951 3.4 831 3.0 3XCHRIS & TODD HANNAN DHIR-AP H 38.8 23394 921 3.9 728 3.1WEIGOLD FARMS LLP DHI-APCS H 88.4 23746 902 3.8 727 3.1FREUND'S FARM, INC. DHI-AP H 273.4 22688 816 3.6 692 3.1ARETHUSA FARM LLC DHIR-AP H 72.3 22812 944 4.1 668 2.9TANNER T. DHI-AP H 144.9 20254 761 3.8 635 3.1MEADOW RIDGE FARM LLC. DHI H 69.9 20208 803 4.0 605 3.0SUNSET HILL FARM 1,INC. DHIR-AP H 38.3 19864 731 3.7 601 3.0JACQUIER, DAVID & MELODY DHI-AP H 416.9 18704 699 3.7 599 3.2ARETHUSA FARM LLC DHIR-AP J 26.8 15405 807 5.2 557 3.6CARLSON,DOUGLAS J. DHI-AP H 60.7 16431 638 3.9 511 3.1WHITETAIL FARM 1 DHIR H 32.2 17113 678 4.0 510 3.0

NEW HAVEN/MIDDLESEXGREENBACKER, C & SNS FM 2 DHIR-AP H 150.0 22508 788 3.5 672 3.0 3XGREENBACKER, C & SNS FM 2 DHIR-AP X 42.6 15861 691 4.4 526 3.3 3XNEW LONDONSPIELMAN FARM DHI-AP H 385.1 21652 866 4.0 690 3.2RIVER PLAIN DAIRY DHI-AP H 52.6 20354 763 3.7 624 3.1BLUESLOPE FARM, INC DHI-APCS H 120.0 17872 681 3.8 522 2.9TOLLANDBAHLER FARMS INC. DHI-AP H 967.4 25955 942 3.6 788 3.0 3XUNIV OF CONNECTICUT DHIR-AP H 81.3 25983 899 3.5 740 2.8 3XBAHLER FARMS INC. DHI-AP H 970.9 24051 889 3.7 739 3.1 3XHYTONE FARM DHI-APCS H 255.6 22956 907 4.0 721 3.1MAPLELEAF FARM, INC DHI-AP H 227.6 22234 893 4.0 685 3.1SHADOW VALLEY FARM DHI-AP X 49.1 17528 744 4.2 589 3.4UNIV OF CONNECTICUT DHIR-AP J 24.5 16405 793 4.8 584 3.6 3XSHADOW VALLEY FARM DHI-AP H 110.2 19079 700 3.7 584 3.1FISH FAMILY FARM DHIR-AP J 28.1 14745 713 4.8 526 3.6WINDHAMTYLER BROTHERS HD. 2 DHIR-AP H 113.6 22552 897 4.0 703 3.1MAY HILL FARM DHI-AP H 135.0 20050 725 3.6 629 3.1TYLER BROTHERS HD. 2 DHIR-AP J 150.5 16109 797 4.9 582 3.6

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SIX Surge mini orbit claws and shells, 30”vent-o-matic barn fan. 315-344-2300.(NY)

GHANDY dry chemical box and 40 footlong hay-grain elevator. WANTED:Shanandoah Stove. 585-593-5685.(NY)

MILKING DEVON cattle and milkingdevon, beef devon crosses for sale. 413-446-2004.(MA)

FORD 8N tractor, 1950, rungs good, hasgood tires, PTO 3ph everything worksgreat, new drawbar assy, $1,800 bo. 401-662-9131.(RI)

ORGANIC Holstein heifers, for sale, year-lings to shortbred, springing cross heifers,also, must sell, need room. 518-638-8357.(NY)

FARMALL450 wide front end, power steer-ing, good tires, excellent condition, INT.800 air cyclo 6 row corn planter. 315-536-7875.(NY)

Many IH 1066s, 1466s, fender and cabtractors, $6,500-$12,000; 340 dual loaderw/ bale spear, $1,500. 66’ series parts.518-677-2854.(NY)

IH 315 cultimulcher, 12 ft., $1,800; WANT-ED: 9 ft. discbine, mower in working condi-tion. WANTED: Deer rifle, bolt action. 315-536-8522.(NY)

1968 671 Ford tractor with ford loader. 315-343-9687.(NY)

SINGLE SEATER Mennonite buggy, $900;Hyd. pump for IH 800 planter, swing bear-ing for CAT E70B, 66’ skid loader bucket,$200. 315-536-1112.(NY)

DEBEAKER for chicken, 2 vacuum pump,400 gallon bulk milk tank with compressor.John 413-562-2981.(MA)

QUICK ATTACH bale spear, like new,$375., Land Pride York rake, excellent con-dition, $575; Brand new calf puller. 518-883-5160.(NY)

FLAT TOP 300 gallon Girton bulk tank withworking compressor, 200+ foot completeDeLaval pipeline, 200+ foot badger clean-er chain. 585-770-4145.(NY)

400 bales nice, first, $2, 400 bedding, goodkicker wagons, $900; Farmall H was run-ning, NH 277 baler, $2,000, offers, Devin607-432-0171.(CNY)

18 FT Jamesway silo unloader, $1,000;Poclain hydraulic excavator, 30 ton, 200 hpmotor, $6,000. 315-245-5275.(NY)

REG. Angus bull, DOB 1/17/2008, provencalving ease, sired by MYTTY in focus,gentle. 518-885-6286.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND 1069 bale wagon, vg;Mack silage-grain tandem truck, vg; 30’skeleton elevator, $650; Snap-On duals,20.8-38, $1,500. 315-364-7936.(NY)

FOR SALE: Bobcat 543, two buckets,good condition, Oneida County. 315-829-3594.(NY)

BALE WAGONS for sale, 18 ft. steel,$2,000, (2) 16 ft. wood, $1,750 and $1,000,all gc. No Sunday Calls! 315-536-7841.(NY)

WANTED: MANURE SPREADER, small,80 bushel, no junk sale Hobart ButcherSaw $1,650, new. JD 720 standard,straight, $7,800. 914-533-6529.(NY)

A set 16.9-38 continental tires, 60% tread,$25/pair; (2) 38” double bevel rims, 16”wide, $200/pair. 315-225-9882.(NY)

RADIAL tires, 2 (14.9-24), 2 (14-38), CaseIH 1660 combine rotor, Abbott Farms,Baldwinsville 315-727-8347.(NY)

18.4x38 95% $450, IK Member B-RBmotor in a body, mopar, $125., snowshoes, mod. bearpaw, $45. leave mes-sage. 607-293-7303.(NY)

DOUBLE RING TRACTOR TIRE, chainsfor 18.4-38 tires. Heavy duty round bale,bucket spear, Badger three beater foragewagon. 607-962-1477.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 48 loader, $750; NH 56rake with dolly, work good, $750; IH cornplanter, 4 row, nice, $750. 607-435-9976.(NY)

1040 MASSEY quick hitch loader, fits 471,481, $2,500; Case 580L 4x4 extender hoe,2,800 hours, $27,000. 508-410-7996.(MA)

FORD 2000, super H, Ford 9N, lots ofMolines, show ready! Case 430 restored,Fordson Major diesel. Call for pics. 518-922-6301.(NY)

WANTED: Need a gear box for model 72Gehl Flail mower. Call 315-245-1149.(NY)

PUREBRED SAANEN bucks: 8 mos., 18mos., excellent lines, CAE tested. yearlingdoes, doelings, bred or open, closed herd,wlemcke1@rochester.rr.com. 585-659-2936.(NY)

3 Hackney pony mares, 53” tall, dark bay,ride and drive. 8:00-8:15 a.m. 607-582-7248.(NY)

18” GSI grain bin fan, purchased new, verylittle used; Also, JD 100 forage blower,same as NH 28, $450. 315-781-2572.(NY)

FORD 602 2 row mounted corn picker withmounts for Ford 6000. Vegy good, $1,500trade for Ford 6000 parts. 716-941-3200.(NY)

1947 Farmall A not running, motor turns,been inside with 2 bottom LnR plows, cul-tivator, exhaust lift wheel wt. $795. 413-738-5379.(MA)

FOR SALE: DeLaval 76 Vacuum pump, 3hp, runs great, good for small operation.$600. Call 518-772-8856.(NY)

GOATS ALPINE purebred, 5 female, 1male, $50 each; Dog houses, $19. Remi-nisce magazines, $0.25 each, Gerbils,Guinea pig cages. 315-531-8670.(NY)

21’ rock flex disk, needs work, $2,500; 2heifers, due Feb. 585-526-5195.(NY)

SHAVINGS, White Pine, Kiln dried, 3.25cu. ft., good quality, 529 Klock Road, FortPlain. 518-568-3203.(NY)

TIRE CHAINS, 15.5x38, excellent, largenumber of various JD bean puller parts,can be sold as complete unit as well. 585-747-7577.(NY)

CAST IRON HOT WATER radiators, $100each. Call for sizes. Penn Yan. 315-536-0235. No Sunday Calls.(NY)

ONE ROW CAROUSEL, six cup trans-planter, one row bare root rubber fingertransplanter, $375. ea. 908-362-7478.(NJ)

CASE IH combine, 8x60 PTO auger, 6x41electric auger, CIH 5100 drill. International475 disk. Chevy 16’ dump, removablesides. 315-789-0882.(NY)

2 inch stainless pipeline, 60 cow tie stall,best offer wanted. Lime/litter spreader and15’ or 20’ batwing mower. 315-348-5251.(NY)

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The Cornell Soil Health Test Report:A new way to identify unhealthy soil

by Janet Fallon, CCA - Dairy One Forage & Soils Lab

When we aren't feeling well we might go to the doctor to have our blood pressurechecked, our cholesterol tested or a throat culture taken to see if we have strepthroat. The doctor might suggest weight loss, exercise, an anti-acid for a sourstomach or an anti-biotic for strep throat to bring us back to good health. Nowwe can do the same thing for our soil when it isn't performing quite as expected.

A group of Cornell scientists, growers, extension educators and crop consultantsevaluated 39 potential physical, biological and chemical indicators for their usein rapidly assessing soil health. They were able to boil these down into 9 grow-er friendly measurements or "indicators. Farmers can now send soil samples tothe Cornell Soil Health Lab to get the health of their soils “diagnosed”...much likea person going to the doctor to find out how healthy they are. These 9” indicatorsare shown below.

Four soil physical health indicators including aggregate stability, availablewater capacity, surface and subsurface hardness are evaluated. Aggregate stability uses a rain simulation sprinkler to determine the fraction of a soil sample that remains on a sieve after a specific amount of time and rainfall. Soilswith low aggregate stability tend to form surface crusts which can reduce waterinfiltration and air exchange and can even make it tough for germinating seeds toemerge from the soil. Available water capacity measures the amount of waterin a disturbed sample that is actually available for plant use. Surface and sub-surface hardness is a measure of penetration resistance at 0 to 6 inches and 6 to18 inches respectively, using a field penetrometer, an instrument that measuresthe extent and depth of compaction that may restrict the growth of roots or move-ment of air and water through the soil. This measurement needs to be taken inthe field. All other indicators are measured in the laboratory using a sample submitted by the customer.

The four biological soil health indicators tested include organic matter, active carbon, potentially mineralizable nitrogen and a root health rating as determinedin the soil health lab. Organic matter contributes to overall soil tilth, soil waterholding capacity, and nitrogen availability, among other things. Active carbon isa leading indicator of soil health by telling us how fast soil organic matter willbecome available for use by important soil microbes. Likewise, potentially mineralizable nitrogen tells us how much plant available N will be released byorganic matter. The Root Health Rating is based on a soil bio-assay with beanplants to determine the incidence of root pathogens like Fusarium, Pythium,Rhizoctonia and Thielaviopsis - and no, I don't know how to pronounce that lastdisease.

A standard soil test, conducted by Agro-One, is used to determine the chemicalhealth of a soil. This includes pH, extractable phosphorus, extractable potassiumand several other secondary and minor elements.

Results are summarized in a “report card” of sorts (Figure 1) that identifies potential problem areas based on the evaluation of physical, biological and chemical characteristics as measured by Cornell and Agro-One. It also identifieslimitations or constraints that may be seen in the test soils.

The Cornell Soil Health Website provides additional information and suggested management practices to correct these soil health constraints including:• Reducing or modifying tillage.• Changes in the crop rotation to add organic matter and/or break up pest life

cycles. • Growing cover crops to build organic matter.• Adding organic amendments (manure or compost).• Adding chemical amendments (limestone, gypsum, fertilizer, etc).

The Cornell Soil Health Report (Figure 1) shows the actual measured value, i.e.% aggregate stability, hardness (psi), % organic matter, pH, ppm P, ppm K, andso on. Each indicator is then scored on a scale of 1 to 100. Scores less than 30are considered low and receive a red color code on the report. A score of 30 - 70is medium and earns a yellow color code. A score above 70 is considered to behigh or good and earns a green. The report also identifies possible constraints or problems associated with a particular indicator if it receives a low (red) rating.For example, a poor aggregate stability rating may indicate poor aeration, poor

The Dairy One ImproverWhere Information Creates Opportunity800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com

water infiltration and poor rooting depth in the affected soil. This may explainwhy a soil with an excellent soil test (pH, P, K, etc) is failing to meet expectations.These ratings are averaged to provide an overall quality score (out of 100) asshown in Figure 1.

Soils play a key role on every farm. Dairy farmers and cash crop producers arefamiliar with standard soil testing to identify nutrient deficiencies or imbalancesin their soils. But many farmers have learned, some the hard way, that the chemical "health" of a soil is just one part of the puzzle. This may explain why certain fields perform poorly despite having an adequate and well balanced soilfertility profile. Something else, like soil compaction, poor drainage or rootpathogens may limit crop performance and profitability unless corrective measures are taken to address the problem(s). So, send your soil samples to theCornell Soil Health lab for a full work up if you think your soils are “sick” or youjust want to know what is needed to help your soil meet it's full potential.

You can go to http://soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu/extension/test.htm for complete information on services, pricing, sample sheets, guidelines needed tocollect a representative sample, shipping samples and interpreting results includ-ing the physical and biological evaluations done by Cornell and the chemicalevaluation done by Agro-One.

Figure 1 - Sample of a Cornell Soil Health Test Report

For further questions about Agro-One you can contact Janet Fallon at 315-696-0167 or by email: janet.fallon@dairyone.com

You can also call 1-800-344-2697 ext. 2172 for the Forage Customer Service or the Soils Lab ext. 2179.

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NEW YORKA R TIMMEL

3626 Brown St.

Collins, NY 14034

716-532-2040 • 716-532-0881 (Fax)artimmel@aol.com

CENTER STATE AG SERVICE20 West Main St., PO Box 935

Morrisville, NY 13408

(315) 684-7807

FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE INC

9618 Route 26

Lowville, NY

(315) 376-2991

FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE INC

3003 Noble Rd.

Seneca Falls, NY 13148

(315) 568-0955

FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE INC

6195 Route 20A

Warsaw, NY 14569

(585) 786-0177

FISHER FARMSHwy Rt 13 PO Box 126

Canastota, NY 13032

(315) 697-7039

GIROUX BROTHERS INC8092 Rt. 9

Plattsburg, NY 12901

(518) 561-3682

JONES FARM SUPPLY39 Clinton St.

Gouverneur, NY 13642

(315) 287-3210

ORTEL SUPPLY INC268 Liberty

Arcade, NY 14009

(585) 496-5050

R&M FARM & PRO HDWE480 RT 11 PO Box 429

Marathon, NY 13803

(607) 849-3291

Z & M AG & TURF17 Railroad Ave.

Alexander, NY 14005

(585) 591-1670

Z & M AG & TURF56 Lindquist Rd.

Falconer, NY 14733

(716) 665-3110

PENNSYLVANIAAG EQUIPMENT SPECIALTIES

Mercersburg, PA

(717) 328-4450

HISTAND'S FARM & HOMERD 1 Box 231 Church St.

Rome, PA 18837

(570) 744-2371

PAUL JACKSON LIVESTOCKSYSTEMS

Bailey Hill Rd., Rt. 1 Box 366

Troy, PA 16947

(570) 297-3872

MAINEHAMMOND TRACTOR CO

216 Center Rd.

Fairfield, ME 04937

(207) 453-7131

VERMONTHICKS SALES LLC

1400 Bowen Rd.

East Corinth, VT 05040

(877) 585-5167(802) 439-5279 (Fax)info@hicksales.comwww.hicksales.com

NORTHEAST FARM SALES &SERVICE INCRt. 5, Box 4497

Irasburg, VT 05845

(802) 754-8863

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AUGUSTA, MAINE —Maine Farm Bureausupports the efforts ofthe Maine Department

of Agriculture to ensurethat all dairy farmers inthe state are licensedand inspected.

Maine Farm Bureaudoes support the sale ofraw milk as long as theproducer is licensed and

the milk is inspected.“For us, it’s a food safe-ty issue.” said ExecutiveDirector Jon Olson.

“The Maine dairy in-dustry is vibrant andgrowing with many newdairy goat, yogurt,cheese and ice creammakers,” says Olson.“Maine dairy farmersacross the state can notafford having anyonegetting sick from drink-ing unlicensed raw milk.The reaction by the pub-lic would be enormousand could devastate the

$500 million dairy in-dustry. People mightthink that all milk isbad and stop drinkingit.”

“One only has to lookat the outbreak of E. colibacteria in spinach inCalifornia a couple ofyears ago. Though itwas only found in Cali-fornia, sales to spinachgrowers in Maine plum-meted.” says Olson.

FLAME STOCKYARDBRIGHTON COMMISSION CO.

691 Great Road, Littleton, MA 01460978-486-3698

SALE EVERY TUESDAYGoats, Lambs, Sheep, Pigs 12:30

Calves 3:00pm followed byFeeders & Beef Animals

BUYERS FROM 3 NATIONAL

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Full Details and Equipment ListComing Soon in Country Folks

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603-675-6347

SATURDAYJANUARY 21st, 10 AM

ADVANCE NOTICE

TRACTORSCase IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

CAT D4H LGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

Ford 8N w/Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Ford 555B WLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

JD 2840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

JD 7930 Lease return . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 4010 w/Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 5510 w/540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

AC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

NHTD 95 cab, MFWD, Loader . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

NH TL90 cab 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

AC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 4230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 5065M w/553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

COMPACT TRACTORSMF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

JD 110 TLB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

JD 750 w/ldr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 850 w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . Clifton Park

JD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 1600 wam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 2210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 3720 w/blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

JD 4410 w/420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

Kioti DK455 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

Kubota L39 TLB, canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,400 . . . . . . . Clifton Park

Kubota L5450 loader/backhoe . . . . . . . . $21,000 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

NH TC45D cab/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

NH TZ25DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION72” Sweepster Broom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

78” Skidsteer Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Cat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

NH L160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke

NH L170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

MOWERS CONDITIONERSGehl DC2414 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

NH 477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

JD 925 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Kuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

HAY AND FORAGEClaas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . . . . . $169,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke

Miller 310 30’ merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

NH 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

NH Flail Chopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

(2) JD 74 Rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Double Rake Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 385 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 3960 forage harv., base unit . . . . . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 735 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Gehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Gehl 1470 RB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

NH 166 inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Pequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Fahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Vicon 4 Star Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

Kuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

Krone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Krone 552 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

PLANTING / TILLAGEBrillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Taylorway 16’ disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 12’ BWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Brillion Seeder 10’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,600 . . . . . Schaghticoke

IH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . Schaghticoke

IH II Shank Chisel 5700. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,600 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

BALERSNH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke

NH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

Hesston 560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

Hesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Krone 1500 Rd baler, Knives. . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

MISCELLANEOUSHARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

POLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 245 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke

JD 666R corn HD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

H&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Great Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

7’Loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Landpride 7’ HD Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke

Frontier 7’ HD back blade, hyd Angle . . . $1,850 . . . . . Schaghticoke

Woods 1035 backhoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,650 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

Woods RB72 rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

HUDSON RIVER TRACTOR COMPHUDSON RIVER TRACTOR COMPANY LLCANY LLCFULTONVILLE518-853-3405

GOSHEN845-294-2500

CHATHAM518-392-2505

SCHAGHTICOKE518-692-2676

CLIFTON PARK518-877-5059

Country Folks

AUCTION SECTION andMARKET REPORTS

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FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTIONSSAT.. DEC.. 31ST 11:00AMM SHARP

349 COUNTY ROUTE 111 (JOHNSONVILLE RD.) VALLEY FALLS, NY 12185

HAVING SOLD THE FARM WE HAVE BEEN COMMISIONED TO SELL THE COMPLETE LINE OFMACHINERY FROM BIG OAK VIEW FARM.

TRACTORS: IH 3588 2 + 2, 4WD; JD 6300 W/640 LOADER 2WD; JD4240 4WD, CAB, QUAD SHIFT; JD 2640 2WD, ROPS; IH 856 4WD; NHLS160 SKID STEER 1300 HRS.; FORAGE & HAY EQUIP: JD 5440 SP HARVESTER 4WD, HAYHEAD,3 ROW CORNHEAD (SOLD SEPARATELY); NH 648 ROUND BALER(LIKE NEW); NH 320 SQUARE BALER; NH H7330 DISCBINE (LIKENEW) H & S HYD. BI-FOLD HAYRAKE; KUHN GF5001 HYD-FOLDTEDDER; 2 - RICHARDTON DUMP WAGONS; 3 - METAL HAY WAG-ONS; HAYRITE HAY ELEVATOR; JD FLAIL CHOPPER; IH S1600SILAGE TRUCK; STOLTZFUS ROUND BALE WAGON; TILAGE & PLANTING EQUIP: IH 700 5 BOTTOM PLOWS; CASEWING FOLD DISC; IH 5500 9 SHANK CHIESEL PLOW; JD 12' ROLLERHARROW; BRILLION 12' SEEDER; IH GRAIN DRILL; JD 7200 6 ROWDRY CORN PLANTER; 2 - KILBROS 350 GRAVITY FLOW WAGONSONE W/AUGER; KUKER BOOM SPRAYERMISC: KNIGHT 2450 MIXER WAGON; GEHL GRINDER MIXER; GEHLMS1315 SCAVENGER MANURE SPREADER; GEHL BOX SPREADER;MENSCH SKID STEER SAND SHOOTER; MENSCH SKID STEER

RUBBER TIRE SCRAPER; SCHAVER POST POUNDER; 3 - SETS OF DUALS; 2 - ROUND BALE SPEARS3PT HITCH; GRAIN BIN W/AUGERBARN EQUIP: WIC BEDDING CHOPPER (LIKE NEW); AGWAY BREEDING WHEEL; ZIMMERMANFREESTALLS (30-35); FOOT BATH; COW STANCHIONS; 3 - PICKUP FIFTH WHEEL PLATES; NEW 18.4X 34 TIRE;MILKING EQUIP: DOUBLE FOUR PARLOR 3" LOWLINE STAINLESS STEEL RECIEVER; 8 SUPERFLOW CLAWS; 9 DELTRON 2 PULSATORS; WASH UNIT; 7 HP VACUUM PUMP; SURGE 600 GALLONTANK; COMPRESSOR; TANK WASHER; 8 - WEIGH JARS

DIRECTIONS: FROM TROY FOLLOW RT 7 TO CO. RT 111 TAKE LEFT FOLLOW FOR 2 MILES TOFARM; FROM HOOSICK FOLLOW RT 7 TO CO RT 111 TAKE RIGHT FOLLOW FOR 2 MILES TO FARM;FROM SALEM OR CAMBRIDGE FOLLOW ROUTE 22 SOUTH TO ROUTE 67 TURN RIGHT FOLLOW TOJOHNSONVILLE TURN LEFT ON CO RT 111 FOLLOW FOR 5 MILES TO FARM; FROM MECHAN-ICVILLE TAKE ROUTE 67 EAST THROUGH SCHAGTICOKE CONTINUE TO JOHNSONVILLE TURNRIGHT ON CO RT 111 FOLLOW FOR 5 MILES TO FARM.

SALE HELD BY: K-HILL AUCTION SERVICEKYLE MCPHAIL • 518-573-0683

AND: CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKETGLEN MCLENITHAN • 518-677-3895

TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK DAY OF SALE / SALE HELD RAIN OR SHINE

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: GLEN & KYLE SAY COME SPEND SOME OF THAT HARD EARNED MONEYBEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR RATHER THAN GIVING IT TO UNCLE SAM !!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE VISIT AUCTIONZIP.COM ENTER AUCTIONEER ID # 11699 FOR COMPLETE DETAILS ANDPICTURES.

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Monday, December 19• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8,New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica& 6 miles N. of New Berlin). MonthlySheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Wenow sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs &Feeders immediately followingDairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only.John Kelley, Empire Livestock Mar-keting, 315-258-9752.• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E.Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. PhilLaug, Manager, Empire LivestockMarketing, 607-844-9104• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pmDairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats,Pigs & Feeders immediately follow-ing Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef ap-prox. 5-5:30 pm. We will be open theday after Christmas - Business asusual. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Ver-non, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs,Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves &Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY.Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy andBeef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. RegularSale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auc-tioneer, Empire Livestock Market-ing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, December 20• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock,Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy,sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30PM feeders followed by beef andcalves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auction-eer, Empire Livestock Marketing,518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, December 21• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only.John Kelley, Empire Livestock Mar-keting, 315-258-9752• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followedby our regular Wednesday sale at1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market-

ing, 716-296-5041• 10:00 AM: 3277 Lexington RoadRichmond, KY. Secured CreditorsAuction: Construction Equipment,Drilling Equipment, Support, Trucks& Trailers. Online bidding available.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944,315-633-9544• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regu-lar livestock sale every Wednesday.Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E.Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug,Manager, Empire Livestock Market-ing, 607-844-9104• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Ver-non, NY. Calves followed by beef.Dale Chambers, Manager, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Regular sale. Empire LivestockMarket, 716-296-5041

Thursday, December 22• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. JohnKelley, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-258-9752• 11:00 AM: 38 Lake St., Chateau-gay, NY. Short Notice Dispersal forGary Matthews. 50 head qualitydairy cattle sell, machinery, fee,

barn & farm equip. Sale Manager,Delarm & Treadway, 315-659-2407,518-483-4106

www.delarm-treadway.com• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Ver-non, NY. Dairy Cattle followed byBeef & Calves. Dale Chambers,Manager, Empire Livestock Market-ing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY.Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy andBeef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock,Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY.Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller,Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire LivestockMarketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Monday, December 26• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8,New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica& 6 miles N. of New Berlin). We willbe open the day after Christmas -Business as usual.Happy Holiday wishes from TheHosking Family, the Sale Barn crew& Cafe Girls. We appreciate all thebusiness & friends we have madealong the way! Tom & Brenda Hosk-

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Sale every Monday & ThursdaySpecializing in Complete Farm Dispersals

“A Leading Auction Service”In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS

802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639

ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc.

Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY

315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912

AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC.18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077

413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599www.jacquierauctions.com

Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Servicephilcorn@jacquierauctions.com

AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL808 Borden Rd., Buffalo, NY 14227

800-536-1401www.auctionsinternational.com

BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONSFort Plain, NY518-568-2257

Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

BRZOSTEK’S AUCTION SERVICE INC.Household Auctions Every Wed. at 6:30 PM

2052 Lamson Rd., Phoenix, NY 13135Brzostek.com

315-678-2542 or 800-562-0660 Fax 315-678-2579

THE CATTLE EXCHANGE4236 Co. Hwy. 18, Delhi, NY 13753607-746-2226 • Fax 607-746-2911

www.cattlexchange.comE-mail: daveramasr@cattlexchange.com

A Top-Quality Auction ServiceDavid Rama - Licensed Real Estate Broker

C.W. GRAY & SONS, INC.Complete Auction ServicesRte. 5, East Thetford, VT

802-785-2161

DANN AUCTIONEERS DELOS DANN

3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424585-396-1676

www.cnyauctions.comdannauctioneers.htm

DELARM & TREADWAYSale Managers & Auctioneers

William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY518-483-4106

E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608315-659-2407

EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC5001 Brittonfield Parkway

P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY

315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PMFeeder Cattle Sales monthly

Horse Sales as scheduled585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.AUCTION SERVICE

Franklin, NY607-829-5172

Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions

Frank Walker, AuctioneerP.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775

fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO.Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded

1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA570-546-6907

Fax 570-546-9344www.fraleyauction.com

GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040

607-863-3821www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC.7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811

607-642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com

H&L AUCTIONSMalone, NY

Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800

518-832-0616 cellAuctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003

HARRIS WILCOX, INC.Bergen, NY

585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

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www.hoskingsales.comWednesday, December 28

• 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. LargeLogging, Construction, Truck Trac-tors, Dump & Utility Trucks, SupportEquipment Auction. Online biddingavailable. Alex Lyon & Son, SalesManagers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regu-lar livestock sale every Wednesday.Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, December 30

• 10:00 AM: 398 Old SchuylervilleRd., Greenwich, NY (WashingtonCo. Fairgrounds). Rental Returns ofNew Holland, Kobelco, Cat Con-struction Equipment, Support, At-tachments, Trucks & Trailers. Onlinebidding available. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers,Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544

Saturday, December 31• 8:30 AM: Hoover Tractor, Mif-flinburg, PA. 5th Annual New YearsSale. Accepting consignments. Fra-ley Auction Co., 570-546-6907

www.fraleyauction.com• 9:00 AM: 5253 Rt. 364, corner ofUpper Hill Rd., 1 mi. E of Middlesex,NY. Melvin & Joan Bodine Retire-

ment Auction. Farm is sold, sellingfarm equipment and shop tools.Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann,585-396-1676

www.cnyauctions.com/dannauc-tioneers.htm

Monday, January 2• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Monthly Fat Cow & FeederSale. A group of Jersey & Jersey Xsteers.Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pmDairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats,Pigs & Feeders immediately follow-ing Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef ap-prox. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.comSaturday, January 7

• 9:30 AM: Pittsburgh, PA. VeryLarge Job Completion Auction forFleischner Excavation. Online bid-ding available. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers,Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544• 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave.,Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auc-tion. Public Auction Sale of FarmTractors, Machinery, Landscape,Tools, Lawn Tractor & Mowers. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.comThursday, January 12

• Portland, OR. Major Job Comple-tion Auction. Online bidding avail-able. Alex Lyon & Son, SalesManagers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544

Friday, January 20• 12:00 Noon: 73 West First Ave.,Windsor, PA. Public Auction ofWindsor Meat Market. Operatingbusiness wit retail meat sales &custom slaughtering. Leaman Auc-tions, 717-464-1128 or 610-662-8149

www.leamanauctions.comSaturday, January 21

• 10:00 AM: Gray’s Connecticut Val-ley Indoor Auction, White RiverJunction, VT. Townline EquipmentSales Used Equipment Auction.C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., 802-7852161

Monday, February 6• Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auc-tioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

Saturday, February 11• 9:30 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Farm Ma-chinery & farm smalls plus a fewhousehold goods for Ivan & VernaZimmerman. L.W. Horst Auctioneer,315-536-0954

Saturday, March 24• Atglen, PA. The Gala at Glen Val-ley II. Hosted by Glen Valley Farm.The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-

2226, daveramasr@cattlex-change.com

www.cattlexchange.comSaturday, March 31

• Cobleskill, NY. 31st AnnualCobleskill Dairy Fashion Sale.Hosted by SUNY Cobleskill DairyCattle Club. The Cattle Exchange,607-746-2226, daveramasr@cat-tlexchange.com

www.cattlexchange.comSaturday, April 14

• Syracuse, NY. New York SpringHolstein Sale. Held in conjunctionwith the New York Spring DairyCarousel. The Cattle Exchange,607-746-2226, daveramasr@cat-tlexchange.com

www.cattlexchange.comSaturday, April 21

• Quarryville, PA. Wea-Land Hol-steins Complete Dispersal. LandisWeaver & Family, Owners. Co-man-aged by The Cattle Exchange &Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Ex-change, 607-746-2226, davera-masr@cattlexchange.com

www.cattlexchange.comSaturday, July 21

• Middleburgh, NY. Reflections ofMaple Downs Sale. Hosted byMaple Downs Farm II. The CattleExchange, 607-746-2226, davera-masr@cattlexchange.com

www.cattlexchange.com

PARTICIPATING AUCTIONEERSHOSKING SALES

Sales Managers & Auctioneer6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392

Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?Give us a call. Trucking Assistance. Call the Sale

Barn or check out our trucker list on the Web site.607-699-3637

Fax 607-699-3661www.hoskingsales.com

hoskingsales@stny.rr.com

HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCHLIVESTOCK MARKET

Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411

607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.comhoskingsales@stny,rr.com

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584

717-464-1128 cell 610-662-8149

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L. W. HORST AUCTIONEER1445 Voak Rd., Penn Yan, NY 14527315-536-0954 • Fax: 315-536-6189

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICER.D. 1, Little Falls, NY

315-823-0089We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or

Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERSSales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers

Whitney Point, NYToll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540

Fax 607-692-4327www.manasseauctions.com

MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455

Sale Every MondayLisa Scirpo 860-883-5828Sales Barn 860-349-3204

Res. 860-346-8550

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLENorman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.717-354-4341

Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC.Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT

Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - 802-525-6913neks@together.net

NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTIONWhately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949

Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM413-665-8774

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALESNorth Bangor, NY

518-481-6666Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503

Harry Neverett 518-651-1818Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken

802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC.P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572

585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378www.pirrunginc.com

James P. Pirrung

R.G. MASON AUCTIONSRichard G. Mason

We do all types of auctionsComplete auction service & equipment

Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICEMARCEL J. ROBERTS

Specializing in farm liquidations.802-334-2638 • 802-777-1065 cell

robertsauction@together.net

ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERSSpecialist in large auctions for farmers,dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICERt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY

518-695-6663Owner: Henry J. Moak

WILLIAM KENT, INC.Sales Managers & Auctioneers

Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.com

WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541

802-334-6115 www.wrightsauctions.com

AUCTION CALENDARTo Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative

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Middlefield, CTDecember 12, 2011

Calves: 45-60# .22-.28; 61-75# .47.5-.50; 76-90# .55-.57.5; 91-105# .60-.65; 106#& up .67.5-.70.Farm Calves: .75-.80Started Calves: .25-.32Veal Calves: .00-1.47.5Open Heifers: .60-1Beef Heifers: .67-.70Feeder Steers: .65-.85Beef Steers: .85-1.04Stock Bull: 7.2.5-.95Beef Bull: .67-.75Boars: 1 at .09Sows: 1 at 34Butcher Hogs: .70-.80Feeder Pigs (ea): .30-.90Sheep (ea): 110-115Lambs (ea): 140-150Goats (ea): 100-235Kid Goats (ea): 70-105Canners: up to 64.50Cutters: 65-68.50Utility: 69.50-73Rabbits: 5-19Chickens: 4-13Ducks: 4-14On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt

ADDISON COUNTYCOMMISSION SALESEast Middlebury, VTDecember 12, 2011

Cattle: 131Calves: 178Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whits 65-75% lean 85.50-88;Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-81.50; Boners 80-85% lean69-80; Lean 85-90% lean 45-71.50.Feeder Calves: Hols. Bul.s92-125# 70-135; 80-92# 70-92.50; Vealers 100-120# 60-75; 90-100# 60-76; 80-90#50-75; 70-80# 45-73; 60-70#not well tested.

COSTA & SONSLIVESTOCK & SALES

Fairhaven, MANo report

* Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCKLittleton, MA

December 13, 2011Beef Cattle: Canners .45-.60; Cutters .55-.70; Util .68-.78; Bulls .65-.85; Steers 1-1.15; Hfrs. .70-.85.Calves: Growers .70-1.50;Hfrs. .70-1; Veal .60-.75.Hogs: Sows 35-42; Roasters50-110; Boars 20; Market 55-70.Sheep: 76-100Goats (ea): 90-130; Billies175-200; Kids 50-120.Lambs: 1.50-2.30

NORTHAMPTONCOOPERATIVE AUCTION, INCWhately, MA

December 13, 2011Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 5-2;61-75# 10-56; 76-95# 5-75;96-105# 50-64; 106# & up35-66.Farm Calves: 70-125/cwtFeeders: 59-75/cwtHeifers: 51.50-72.50/cwtSteers: 53-80/cwtCanners: 20-57/cwtCutters: 57.50-67.50/cwtUtility: 70-81.50/cwt

Sows: 26-52/cwtHogs: 57-62/cwtBoars: 3-16/cwtShoats: 90-126 ea.Pigs: 21-56 ea.Lambs: 80-285/cwtSheep: 30-125/cwtGoats: 24-177.50 ea.Rabbits: 1-7.50 ea.Poultry: 2.50-22.50 ea.Hay: 14 lots, 3-4.90/balenorthamptonlivestockauc-tion.homestead.com

HACKETTSTOWNAUCTION

Hackettstown, NJDecember 13, 2011

Livestock Report: 47Calves .12-1.36, Avg .86; 76Cows .40-.80, Avg .62; 6Easy Cows .14.5-.52.5, Avg.31; 13 Feeders 300-500#.58-1.16, Avg .96; 9 Heifers.57-.97, Avg .70; 10 Bulls .48-1.02, Avg .71; 14 Steers .37-1.12, Avg .80; 6 Hogs .48.5-.62, Avg .53; 8 Roasting Pigs(ea) 2-30, Avg 25.25; 1 Boar26; 3 Sows .02-.53, Avg .41;55 Sheep .03-1.65, Avg .89;2 Lambs (ea) 64-72, Avg 68,94 (/#) 1.14-2.46, Avg 1.74; 8Goats (ea) 32-88, Avg 63; 9Kids (ea) 40-66, Avg 52.67;40 Hides (ea) 1-20, Avg 3.86.Total 401.Poultry & Egg Report:Heavy Fowl (/#) .40-.75;Leghorn Fowl (ea) 5.50-5.75;Mixed Fowl (ea) 1.50-6; Pul-lets (ea) 3-6.50; Geese (ea)24-36; Ducks (/#) 1.05-1.05;Rabbits (/#) 2-2.80; Pigeons(ea) 3-5.50; Guineas (ea)8.50-9.Grade A Eggs: White JumXL 1.45-1.65; L 1.40; BrownJum XL 1.90-1.95; L 1.89; M1.15.Hay, Straw & Grain Report:2 Alfalfa 3.90-4.40; 23 Mixed3.10-7.50; 6 Timothy 3.70-4.30; 10 Grass 2.20-4; 2Mulch 1.60-2.60; 1 RyeStraw 5; 3 Oats 6.50; 1 Fire-wood 32. Total 48.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEYLIVESTOCK MARKET, INC

Cambridge, NYNo report

EMPIRE LIVESTOCKMARKET

BURTON LIVESTOCKVernon, NYNo report

CENTRAL BRIDGELIVESTOCK

Central Bridge, NYNo report

CHATHAM MARKETChatham, NY

December 12, 2011Calves (/#): Grower over 92#.90-1.20; 80-92# .65-.80; BobVeal .47-.62.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .69-.75;Lean .63-.67; Hvy. Beef Bulls.73-.80.Beef (/price): Feeders 400-750# 53-86; Hfr. 65-109;Steer 57-76; Oxen 35-45;Veal 75-87.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder1.90-2.60; Market 1.30-1.70;Slaughter Sheep .81.Goats (/hd): Billies 135-180;

Nannies 71-92.50; Kids 40-90.Swine (/#): Sow .40;Boar.12; Feeder Pig (ea) 40.*Buyers always looking forpigs.

CHERRY CREEKCherry Creek, NY

No report

DRYDEN MARKETDryden, NY

No report

GOUVERNEURLIVESTOCK

Governeur, NYNo report

PAVILION MARKETPavilion, NY

No report

BATH MARKETBath, NY

December 6, 2011Calves (/#): Grower Bullsover 92# 1.05-1.35; 80-92#.70-.95; Bob Veal .20-.40.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66-.74;Lean .58-.64

FINGER LAKESLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Canandaigua, NY December 13, 2011

Dairy Cows for Slaughter:Bone Util 58-75;Canners/Cutters 40-68; HYUtil 65-78.Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 50-67.50; 80-95# 40-65; 60-80# 30-62.50.Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed:Bull over 95# 70-132.50; 80-95# 65-125; 70-80# 60-85;Hfr calves 100-160.Beef Steers: Ch grain fed112-124.50; Sel 97-110;Hols. Ch grain fed 89-104.50;Sel 75-85.Hogs: Slgh. US 1-3 50-70;Sows US 1-3 31-50; FeedersUS 1-3 34-50.Lambs: Hot house Ch 40-50# 180-225; Feeder Ch 50-80# 120-160; Market Ch 80-100# 80-150.Slaughter Sheep: M 55-67.50; Rams Ch over 130#105.Goats (/hd): L Billies 110# &up 80-170; L Nannies 70-140.

FINGER LAKESPRODUCE AUCTION

Penn Yan, NYNo report

Produce Mon. @ 10 am,Wed-Fri. @ 9 am sharp!

FINGER LAKESHAY AUCTIONPenn Yan, NY

December 9, 2011Hay: 1st cut 110-210; 2ndcut 150-230; 3rd cut 145-257.50.Straw: 220-260Firewood: 50Oats: 10.50

HOSKING SALESNew Berlin, NY

December 12, 2011Cattle: Dairy Cows forSlaughter Bone Util .64-.74;Canners/Cutters .58-.65;Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .68-.82.Calves: Bull Calves 96-120#.80-1.15; up to 95# .10-.95;Hols. under 100# 1.Dairy Milking age top 2750;bred hfrs. top 2300; openhfrs. top 1000.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belknap, PANo report

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belleville, PADecember 7, 2011

Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75# lean 73.50-74; Breakers 75-80% lean66.75-71.75, lo dress 60.75-63; Boners 80-85% lean62.50-67, hi dress 67-70;Lean 85-90% lean 57-62, lodress 54-57.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1256-2028# 60-69.50.Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3Hols. 380# 95; 646-658#67.50-72.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 94-110# 120-140; No. 294-116# 90-115; 84-90# 80-102; No. 3 96-102# 70-80;78-92# 70-76; No. 1 Hols.Hfrs. 95-105# 175-180/hd;No. 2 80-90# 85-100/hd; BeefX 104# 90;Vealers Util 58-112# 11-69.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 45-50% lean 200-220#85-90/hd; 230-270# 135-142/hd; Sows US 1-3 700#285/hd; Boars 350-500# 90-100/hd.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-55#8-28; 60-90# 28-48.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 24-38# 145-170; 40-60# 170-205; 74-92# 130-185; 114# 135.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 165-90# 110-162.50; Sel 2 20-40# 42.50-82.50; 45-65#57.50-90; Nannies Sel 1 100-130# 95-115; Sel 2 90# 95.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

December 13, 2011Slaughter Cattle: SteersSel & Ch full 1330-1470#114-121.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.White & Hols. Hfrs. 74.50-86;Breakers 70-74; Boners 66-71; Lean 65-70; Big Middle/lodress/lights 57.50-64.75;Shelly 55 & dn.Bulls: 1210-1640# 65-79.50.Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. oneBlack X 390# 98; Bulls Dairytypes 530-700# 70-76.Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.Bulls No. 1 95-120# 140-147;No. 2 90-130# 105-140; No. 375-135# 75-105; Hols. Hfrs.No. 2 80-90# 70-150.Swine: Hogs 245-310# 59-61; 325-350# 55-66; Sows505# 53.50; Boars 455-690#27.50-29.50.Goats (/hd): L Nannies 100-132; Billies to 220; FancyKids 130-149; Fleshy Kids87-125; Small/thin/bottle 11-80.Lambs: Ch & Pr 55-80# 260-300; Gd & Ch 50-75# 202-236; 65-85# 185-210; Gd 75-110# 170-172.Sheep: (all wts.) 55-135Sale every Tuesday* 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry &Eggs* 6 pm for Livestock startingwith calves.* Special Fed Cattle SalesDec. 20 & 27.* Breeding School - BuyingOpen Cows Tues., Dec. 20.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

Small Animal SaleDecember 13, 2011

Rabbits/Bunnies: 1.50-17Chickens/Chicks: .50-7.50Quail: 2.50-4Guinea Pigs: .50Turkey: 25Ducks: 3-8Pigeons: 3-3.50Ferrets: 22All animals sold by the piece.Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC

State Graded Feeder Pig Sale

Carlisle, PANo report

DEWART LIVESTOCKAUCTION MARKET, INC

Dewart, PA

December 12, 2011Cattle: 131. Steers 1244-1364# 114-116; Hols. SteersCh 1380-1524# 106.75-107.25; Hfrs. 1124-1244#115-117.Cows: Prem. White 69.50-73.50; Breakers 65.50-68.50;Boners 58-65; Lean 50-60.Bulls: 1540-1858# 71.50-78.50; Feeder 360-452#97.50-120.Calves: 219. Bull Calves No.1 94-120# 142-165; 90-92#117-137; 82-88# 95-170; No.2 94-130# 120-147; 90-92#100-117; 80-88# 80-92; No. 394-124# 75-115; 80-92# 60-87; Hfr. Calves No. 1 94-98#180-197; No. 2 76-88# 125-165; Util 10-67.Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 42-70# 190-215; 74-96# 155-182; Ewes 104-162# 57-75;Gd & Ch 1-3 80-100# 130-145.Kid Goats (/hd): Sel 1 30-40# 70-90; 60-70# 90-120;Sel 2 30-40# 50-70; 50-70#80-95; Sel 3 20-30# 16-27.50.Hogs: 278-308# up to 70;105-150# 77.50-85.Sows: up to 62Boars: up to 29Hay: 25 lds, 110-400/ton.Straw: 9 lds, 100-270/ton.Earcorn: 3 lds, 200-210/ton.Firewood: 7 lds, 50-92/ld.

EIGHTY FOURLIVESTOCK AUCTION

New Holland, PADecember 12, 2011

Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 77.50-79, hi dress 89; Breakers 75-80% lean 73-76.50, hi dress77.50, lo dress 69-72; Bon-ers 80-85% lean 69-72.50, lodress 66; Lean 85-90% lean64-68.50, hi dress 69-71.50,lo dress 60.50-63.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1120-1635# 78-81.50; YG 2 1070-1400# 67-72.Steers: M&L 1 600-700#122.50; 700-800# 102-118.Heifers: M&L 1 300-500#117.50-127.50, few fancy132.50-134; 500-700# 116-124, few fancy 127.50; 800-900# 94-100; M&L 2 300-500# 101-116.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

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Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 128-146; 500-600# 127.50-140;600-700# 117-120; M&L 2300-400# 98; 700-900# 81-86.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 90-120# 130-150; No. 290-130# 102.50-125; No. 385-120# 60-95; Beef 155-250# 107.50-112.50; VealersUtil 65-120# 20-40.Slaughter Hogs: Sows US1-3 300-400# 54-62; Boars300-500# 24-40.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 30#32.5/hd.Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-360-80# 170-185; Gd & Ch 1-2 40-60# 140-152.50; Year-lings 95-140# 125-160; EwesUtil 1-2 105-205# 71-90.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 37-40# 72.50-77.50; 51-55# 85-105; 75-95# 125-130;112# 130/cwt; Sel 2 40-65#52.50-67.50; Sel 3 35# 40-42.50; Nannies Sel 1 105#87.50/cwt; Sel 2 105-110#62.50-65; Billies Sel 1 100#135; Sel 2 145# 85/cwt;Wethers Sel 2 115# 131/cwt.

GREENCASTLELIVESTOCK AUCTION

Greencastle, PADecember 12, 2001

Slaughter Cattle: Hi Ch & Pr2-3 1386-1540# 128-131.50;Ch 2-3 1328-1582# 123-128.50; 1606-1674# 118-120; full YG 4-5 1404-1570#118.50-121.50; Sel 1-3 1262-1488# 115.50-120; Hols. HiCh & Pr 2-3 1380-1510#109-115; Ch 2-3 1334-1536#103-109; 1640-1714#109.50; Sel 1-3 1244-1390#95-100.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &pr 2-3 1392-1412# 125.50-127.50; Ch 2-3 1174-1436#119-123; full YG 4-5 1204-1304# 112.50-114.50; Sel 1-3 1160-1340# 112-116.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 67.50-73, lodress 62.50-67.50; Boners80-85% lean 62-67, hi dress67-70, lo dress 57-62.50;Lean 85-90% lean 57-62, hidress 63-66.50, lo dress 50-57.50.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1024-1862# 77.50-84.50, hi dress1322# 88; lo dress 1030-1738# 63.50-78.Feeder Cattle: Steers M&LNo. 1 352-434# 127.50-154;514-558# 133-134; M&L 2290# 145; Herefords 406#77.50; L 3 Hols. 406# 83;562-1156# 70-86; Hfrs. M&L1 300-405# 120-138.50; 520-604# 107.50-130.50; 837-1166# 98-106; M&L 2 306-469# 100-122.50; 512-726#85-115; Herefords 452-618#77-89; Bulls M&L 1 305-440#127.50-154; 575-776# 97-125; 811-1020# 93-102; M&L2 268-412# 120-125; 736#93; L 3 Hols. 292-324#62.50-70.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullCalves No. 1 94-120# 135-162.50; No. 2 94-120# 95-135; 84-92# 70-95; No. 3 94-116# 67.50-95; 78-92# 65-75.Utility: 70-110# 25-70.Sows: US 1-3 506-582# 52-

59.Boars: 552# 27.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 47-70# 167.50-245;70-108# 145-210; 114-142#172.50-187.50; Ewes Gd 2-3172-216# 67.50-75; Rams178-254# 60-85.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 140-65# 72.50-120; 70-90#120-160; Sel 2 under 20# 19-29; 20-40# 35-72.50; 45-65#50-100; 70-80# 90-145;Nan-nies Sel 1 95-160# 90-120;Sel 2 80-100# 59-82.50; Bil-lies Sel 1 130-185# 155-215.

INDIANA FARMERSLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Homer City, PANo report

KUTZTOWN HAY &GRAIN AUCTION

Kutztown, PADecember 3, 2011

Alfalfa: 3 lds, 220-400Mixed Hay: 12 lds, 205-360Grass: 7 lds, 230-310Straw: 8 lds, 165-210Firewood: 7 lds, 35-65Oats: 2 lds, 5.75-6

LANCASTER WEEKLYCATTLE SUMMARY

New Holland, PADecember 9, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1230-1595# 127-131;Ch 2-3 1220-1575# 125.50-127; Sel 2-3 1120-1260#110-114; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1385-1615# 110-114; Ch2-3 1355-1615# 98.50-104;Sel 2-3 1138-1455# 88-93.Slaughter Cows: PremWhites 65-75% lean 70-73.50, hi dress 75-78, lodress 68-70.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 66-69, lo dress 63-65; Boners 80-85% lean 62-65, hi dress 66.50-67, lodress 58-60; Lean 85-90%lean 56-60, hi dress 62.50-63.50, lo dress 52-55.Slaughter Bulls: Thurs. YG1 920-1625# 73-76.50, lodress 1250-1950# 67-70.50;Bullocks 915-1320# 73-77; hidress 900-1440# 83-85.50,lo dress 885-1350# 65-702090-2155# 69-69.50.Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.No. 1 114-128# 142-150; 94-112# 155-159; 90-92# 105;No. 2 94-118# 144-156; 88-92# 119; 80-86# 70; No. 3100-130# 105-118; 80-98#67-70; 72-78# 90; Util 60-

110# 20-35; Hols. Hfrs. No. 190-95# 185-210; No. 2 pkg85-120# 50-100.

LEBANON VALLEYLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Fredericksburg, PADecember 10, 2011

Alfalfa: 270-340Mixed Hay: 190-350Timothy: 210-310Grass: 190-295Straw: 165-230Corn: 70-120Oats: 7

LEESPORT LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Leesport, PADecember 7, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1240-1600# 128-132,few fancy 133-134.50; Ch 2-31135-1600# 124-128; 1610-1700# 1200-126.50; Sel 2-31040-1345# 118-122; Hols.Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1365-1645#108-122, few 113-115; Ch 2-3 1270-1720# 101-107.50;Sel 2-3 1305-1615# 97-100.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1300-1500# 127-129.50; Ch 2-3 990-1315#123-125.50.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 74-76;Breakers 75-80% lean 72-74,hi dress 75-78, lo dress 65-69; Boners 80-85% lean 68-71, hi dress 71-74, lo dress62-67; Lean 85-90% lean61.50-65, hi dress 66.50-68.50, lo dress 55-60.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1275-1760# 75-78, lo dress 68.50-73.50; Bullocks 970-1500#73.50-78, hi dress 92-103.Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3Hols. 510-700# 55-65.Vealers: 70-100# 30-67.50;55-65# 17.50.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 130-145; 85-90# 95-105; No. 2 95-130#120-140; 80-90# 75-85; No.3 95-120# 70-115; 80-90#47.50-65.Lambs: Ch 2-3 75-90#172.50-180.Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-50# 85-90; Sel 2 20-30# 45-50;Nan-nies Sel 3 70-100# 52.50-72.50.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 50-54% lean 225-230#60-63.

MIDDLEBURGLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middleburg, PADecember 6, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1270-1565# 128-133;Ch 2-3 1320-1570# 123-128;1605-1660# 116-122; full YG4-5 1235-1555# 116-120; Sel1-3 1110-1560# 115-122;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1365-1515# 108.50-115; Ch 2-31295-1520# 105-109; Sel 1-31420-1550# 95-102.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1295-1490# 127-131;Ch 2-3 1130-1460# 119-125;full YG 4-5 1055-1270# 114-118; Sel 1-3 990-1210# 113-118.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 74;Breakers 75-80% lean 67-70,hi dress 72.50, lo dress 63-67; Boners 80-85% lean 62-66, hi dress 68-68.50, lodress 58-61; Lean 85-90%lean 58-61, hi dress 60-63, lodress 52-55.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 965-1835# 73-83.50, hi dress1385# 90, lo dress 870-2325# 60-69; Bullocks 1120-1225# 83-88.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 340-405# 127-140; 575-700#103-122; M&L 2 290-435#112-132; L 3 Hols. 230-282#70-75; 415# 80; 535-775#77-85.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 247-265# 102-132; 370-495#105-125; 530-640# 105-115;Herefords 415# 97; M&L 2247-290# 100-112; 315-495#87-109; 515-630# 80-105;Herefords 390-470# 70-85.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 295-485# 118-140; 555-830# 92-121; M&L 2 275# 90; 485#97; 775# 85; Herefords 340#65; L 3 Hols. 245-295# 75-82; 522# 76.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 135-172; 90#110-120; No. 2 95-120# 100-137; 80-90# 85-107; No. 395-110# 70-95; 80-90# 65-80; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 85# 85-145; Beef X 95# 117; VealersUtil 65-125# 30-70.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 49-54% lean 245-277#68-73.50; 282-322# 68-72;45-50% lean 245-270# 66-69.50; 282-295# 68-69.50.Sows: US 1-3 420-485# 47-57.50; 515-745# 52-59.Boars: 465-745# 28-30.50;Jr. Boars 270-365# 43-51.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 60-

105# 23-57.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 40-67# 187-265; 70-95# 157-182; 117-162# 130-145; Ewes Gd 2-3 140-195#75-85; 248# 67; Rams 190-215# 60-77.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 45-50# 125-135; 60-80# 127.50-165; Sel 2 25-40# 35-75; 45-55# 75-120; 60-70# 95-115.Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1110-160# 102-135; Sel 2 90-130# 70-105; Sel 3 70-100#60-75.Wethers: Sel 1 120-160#145-170.

MORRISON’S COVELIVESTOCK AUCTION

Martinsburg, PADecember 12, 2011

Cattle: 120Cows: Steers Ch 110-118;Gd 100-110; Hfrs. Ch 110-115; Gd 95-105; Util &Comm. 60-70; Canner/loCutter 60 & dn.Bullocks: Gd & Ch 70-78Bulls: YG 1 65-70Feeder Cattle: Steers 110-118; Bulls 90-105; Hfrs. 80-110.Calves: 102. Ch 90-110; Gd75-90; Std 15-70; Hols. Bulls90-130# 70-150.Hogs: 38. US 1-2 75-78; US1-3 70-75; Sows US 1-3 35-60; Boars 24-42.Feeder Pigs: 30. US 1-3 20-50# 5-30.Sheep: 36. Ch Lambs 160-180; Gd 140-150; SI Ewes50-70.Goats: 15-195

MORRISON’S COVEHAY REPORT

Martinsburg, PADecember 12, 2011

Alfalfa: 285-305Alfalfa/Grass: 250-330Grass: 190-245Timothy: 185-215Mixed Hay: 150-190Round Bales: 100-195Lg. Sq. Bales: 215-260Straw: 190-205Wood: 50-70Fodder: 85Hay Auction held everyMonday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVELIVESTOCK, POULTRY &

RABBIT REPORTMartinsburg, PA

December 12, 2011Roosters: 3-5Hens: 1.25-3.40Pigeons: 2Guineas: 5Bunnies: 1.25-4Rabbits: 5-10Auction held every Mondayat 7 pm.

NEW HOLLANDSALES STABLESNew Holland, PA

December 8, 2011Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1240-1600# 128-132, few fancy133-134.50; Ch 2-3 1135-1600# 124-128; 1610-1700#120-126.50; Sel 2-3 1040-1345# 118-122; Hols. Hi Ch& Pr 2-3 1365-1645# 108-112, few 113-115; Ch 2-31270-1720# 101-107.50; Sel2-3 1305-1615# 97-100.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1300-1500# 127-129.50.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 74-76;Breakers 75-80% lean 72-74,hi dress 75-78, lo dress 65-69; Boners 80-85% lean 68-71, hi dress 71-74, lo dress62-67; Lean 88-90% lean61.50-65, hi dress 66.50-68.50, lo dress 55-60.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1275-1760# 75-78, lo dress 68.50-73.50; 970-1500# 73.50-78,hi dress 92-103.Graded Bull Calves: No. 1114-128# 142-150; 94-112#155-159; 90-92# 105; No. 294-118# 144-156; 88-92#119; 80-86# 70; No. 3 100-130# 105-118; 80-88# 67-70;72-78# 90; Util 60-110# 20-35.Holstein Heifer Calves: No.1 90-95# 185-210; No. 2 85-120# 50-100.

NEW HOLLANDPIG AUCTION

New Holland, PADecember 7, 2011

US 1-2: 4, 13# 170; 48, 20-25# 170-190; 16, 25-30#140-150; 77, 30-40# 120-145; 67, 40-60# 110-120; 12,80-90# 75-90.US 2: 11, 15-20# 180-210;107, 20-30# 100-140; 31, 20-30# 175-180, 45 30-40# 100-150, mostly 100-130; 20, 50-55# 105-115; 33, 60-90# 75-85.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP &GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA

December 12, 2011Slaughter Lambs: Non-tra-ditional markets: Wooled &Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60#245-305, new crop 40-50#358-390; 60-80# 180-250,new crop 60-70# 298-312;80-90# 180-195; 90-110#180-192, new crop 90-110#212-134; 110-130# 179-194;130-150# 170-185; 150-200#155-170;Wooled & Shorn Ch2-3 40-60# 203-224; 60-80#175-203; 90-110# 161-176;110-130# 160-174; 130-150#135-150; 150-200# 108-123.Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 Mflesh 120-160# 91-104; 160-200# 87-103; 200-300# 75-90; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 78-84; 160-200# 72-84.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 30-40# 92-100; 40-60# 90-119;60-80# 116-134; 80-90# 131-146; 90-100# 141-156; Sel2 30-40# 69-84; 40-60# 73-104; 60-80# 105-122; 80-90#117-132; 100-110# 130-139;Sel 3 30-40# 64-80; 40-60#62-83; 60-80# 83-94; 80-90#94-103.Slaughter Nannies/Does:Sel 1 80-130# 121-136; 130-180# 124-140; Sel 2 80-130#108-124; 130-180# 116-131;Sel 3 50-80# 76-91; 80-130#90-105.Slaughter Bucks/Billies:Sel 1 100-150# 196-211;150-200# 253-266; Sel 2100-150# 160-175; 150-250#190-205.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION

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PA DEPT OFAGRICULTURE

Grain Market SummaryCompared to last week cornsold steady to .05 lower,wheat sold .05-.10 lower,barley sold steady to .05lower, Oats sold steady to.05 lower & Soybeans sold.15-.20 lower. EarCorn soldsteady. All prices /bu. exceptear corn is /ton.Southeastern PA: Corn No.2 Range 6.65-7.05, Avg6.79, Contracts 5.45-5.46;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.53-7.06, Avg 6.27, Contracts5.28-5.83; Barley No. 3Range 4.70-6, Avg 5.40,Contracts 4.50; Oats No. 2Range 4.50-5, Avg 4.66;Soybeans No 2 Range10.32-10.57, Avg 10.46,Contracts 10.75; EarCornRange 195-198, Avg196.50.Central PA: Corn No. 2

Range 6.40-6.70, Avg 6.56;Wheat 5.73; Barley No. 3Range 4.75-5.25, Avg 5;Oats No. 2 Range 3.60-4.30,Avg 3.95; Soybeans No. 2Range 10.30-11.50, Avg10.66; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.South Central PA: Corn No.2 Range 6.35-6.85, Avg6.60; Wheat No. 2 Range5.60-6.73, Avg 6.09; BarleyNo. 3 Range 4.25-5.30, Avg4.80; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4,Avg 3.55; Soybeans No. 2Range 10.16-10.57, Avg10.50; EarCorn Range 190.Lehigh Valley Area: CornNo. 2 Range 6.50-6.92, Avg6.69; Wheat No. 2 Range6.85; Barley No. 3 Range4.95; Oats No. 2 Range4.75; Soybeans No. 2 Range10.40-10.80, Avg 10.53; Gr.Sorghum Range 5.96.Eastern & Central PA: CornNo. 2 Range 6.35-7.05, Avg6.67, Month Ago 6.85, YearAgo 5.71; Wheat No. 2Range 5.53-7.06, Avg 6.25,Month Ago 6.16, Year Ago7.13; Barley No. 3 Range4.25-6, Avg 5.01, Month Ago4.96 Year Ago 3.63; OatsNo. 2 Range 3-5, Avg 4.08,

Month Ago 4.13, Year Ago2.70; Soybeans No. 2 Range10.16-11.50, Avg 10.54,Month Ago 10.95, Year Ago12.05; EarCorn Range 195-220; Avg 199.60, Month Ago196.66, Year Ago 144.83.Western PA: Corn No. 2Range 5.64-6.50, Avg 6.10;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.36;Oats No. 2 3.75-4.90, Avg4.38; Soybeans No. 2 10.42.

PA DEPT OFAGRICULTURE

Weekly Livestock Summary

December 9, 2011Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 128-134; Ch 1-3 123-128; Sel 1-2 117-122; Hols.Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 110-116; Ch2-3 101-107.50; Sel 1-295.50-99.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 125-131; Ch 1-3 119-125.50; Sel 1-2 113-118.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 67-71.50; Bon-ers 80-85% lean 63-68; Lean85-90% lean 58-62.Slaughter Bulls: hi dress83-90; Avg dress 74-79; lodress 68.50-73.50.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 145-162; 500-700#120-152; M&L 2 300-500#125-140; 500-700# 110-126.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 120-146; 500-700#120-137; M&L 2 300-500#100-125; 500-700# 100-120.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 130-165; 500-700#118-134; M&L 2 300-500#107-129; 500-700# 87-114.Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-65.Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.

bulls 95-125# 130-170; No. 295-125# 100-145; No. 3 80-120# 60-110; No. 1 Hols.Hfrs. 84-105# 185-250; No. 280-105# 85-185.Hogs: Barrows & Glts 49-54% lean 220-270# 66-72;45-50% lean 220-270# 64-65.Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 58-63; 500-700# 58.50-62.50.Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-25# 170-190; 25-30#140-150; 30-40# 120-145;40-60# 110-120; 80-90# 75-90; US 2 15-20# 180-210;20-30# 100-140; 20-30# 175-180; 30-40# 100-150.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh & Pr 2-3 40-60# 250-275,new crop to 310; 60-80# 208-235, new crop to 270; 80-110# 168-203; 110-150#162-178; Ch 1-3 40-60# 215-255; 60-80# 180-200; 80-110# 160-183; 110-150#151-164; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 80-95; 160-200# 74-89;Util 1-2 120-160# 60-75; 160-200# 58-73.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 140-60# 84-110; 60-80# 120-153; 80-100# 141-170; Sel 240-60# 75-92; 60-80# 81-106; 80-100# 105-140; Sel 340-60# 61-79; 60-80# 79-95;Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 112-122; 130-180# 120-134; Sel2 80-130# 94-108; 130-180#107-115; Sel 3 80-130# 83-98; Billies Sel 1 100-150#171-186; 150-250# 209-224;Sel 2 100-150# 146-161;150-250# 168-180.

PA DEPT OFAGRICULTURE

Hay Market Summary

Hay & Straw Market ForEastern PA: All hay pricespaid by dealers at the farmand /ton. All hay and strawreported sold /ton. Alfalfa175-250; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed160-300; Timothy 150-200;Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch60-80.Summary of Lancaster Co.Hay Auctions: Prices/ton,192 lds Hay, 40 Straw. Alfalfa155-510; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed155-500; Timothy 215-340;Grass Hay 135-400; Straw165-260.Diffenbach Auct, December5, 85 lds Hay, 11 lds Straw.Alfalfa 255-510; Alfalfa/GrassMixed 140-500; Timothy 200-335; Grass 185-400; Straw185-240.Green Dragon, Ephrata:December 9, 57 lds Hay, 16Straw. Alfalfa 155-385; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed 155-370;Timothy 220-340; Grass Hay135-240; Straw 165-210.Weaverland Auct, New Hol-land: December 8, 35 ldsHay, 9 Straw. Alfalfa 350-390;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 190-275;Timothy 320-330; Grass 150-350; Straw 170-235.Wolgemuth Auction: Leola,PA: December 7, 15 lds Hay,4 Straw. Alfalfa 240;Alfalfa/Grass Mix 205-350;Timothy 215-285; Grass120-245; Straw 177-260.Summary of Central PAHay Auctions: Prices/ton,135 Loads Hay, 22 Straw.Alfalfa 250-400; Alfalfa/GrassMixed 100-400; Timothy 170-325; Grass 140-410; Straw165-220.Belleville Auct, Belleville:

December 7, 22 lds Hay, 0lds Straw. Alfalfa/GrassMixed 125-320.Dewart Auction, Dewart:December 5, 19 lds Hay, 3Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed100-400; Straw 170-200.Greencastle Livestock:December 5 & 8, 14 lds Hay,0 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass102.50-212.50.Kutztown Auction, Kutz-town: December 3, 22 ldsHay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 310-400;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 205-360;Grass Hay 230-310; Straw165-210 clean.Middleburg Auct, Middle-burg: December 7, 23 ldsHay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 300;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-290;Grass 100-195; Straw 120-245.Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippens-burg: December 3 & 6, 35lds Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 220-275; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed100-335; Timothy 170-325;Grass 140-410; Straw132.50-235 clean.New Wilmington Livestock,New Wilmington: Decem-ber 2, 18 lds Hay, 0 Straw.Alfalfa/Grass 215-257.50.

VINTAGE SALESSTABLES

Paradise, PADecember 12, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1300-1560# 127-130;Ch 2-3 1050-1535# 124.50-127.50; Sel 2-3 1155-1425#115-118; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 few 1385-1505# 114-116;Ch 2-3 few 1290-1520#109.50-112.Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-31150-1345# 121-122.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 73.25-75.75; Breakers75-80% lean 65.50-69, hidress70.50-73.50; Boners80-85% lean 63-66; Lean 85-90% lean 58-62.50, lo dress52-56.50.Holstein Bull Calves: No. 195-125# 135-150; No. 2 95-115# 115-130; 85-90# 75-85;No. 3 95-130# 100-110; 75-95# 60-70; Util 70-115# 45-65.Holstein Heifers: No. 2 80-115# 70-100.

WEAVERLAND AUCTIONNew Holland, PA

December 8, 2011Alfalfa: 2 lds, 350-390Timothy Hay: 3 lds, 320-330Orchard Grass: 5 lds, 225-300.Mixed Hay: 15 lds, 190-275Grass: 10 lds, 150-350Straw: 9 lds, 170-235Firewood: 5 lds, 45-125Corn Fodder: 4 lds, 90-145Soybean Stalks: 1 ld, 110WOLGEMUTH AUCTION

Leola, PADecember 14, 2011

Alfalfa: 4 lds, 170-250Mixed: 25 lds, 150-390Timothy: 6 lds, 130-325Grass: 20 lds, 170-290Clover: 1 ld, 135Straw: 12 lds, 145-225Bean Stubble: 1 ld, 72Fodder: 2 lds, 60-100Firewood: 55/ld

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TOLLAND, CT — Con-necticut State Conserva-tionist for the USDA-Nat-ural Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS-Jay Mar) has announcedthe sign-up period forthe agency’s Farm andRanch Lands ProtectionProgram (FRPP).

“Applications are cur-rently being accepted,”said Mar. “However, thecutoff date for this year’sfunding is Feb. 24. Thisprogram helps ensurethat valuable, productiveland is protected. Since1996, NRCS has provid-ed $32 million to protectover 100 farmers in Con-

necticut,” he said. FRPP provides match-

ing funds to help pur-chase development rightsto keep farms in agricul-tural uses. Workingthrough existing partnerprograms, USDA workswith state, tribal, or localgovernments and non-governmental organiza-tions to purchase conser-vation easements fromlandowners. USDA pro-vides up to 50 percent ofthe fair market easementvalue of the conservationeasement.

To qualify, farmlandmust be part of a pend-ing offer from a qualified

state, tribe, or localfarmland protection pro-gram; be privatelyowned; contain at least50 percent prime,statewide, or local im-portant farmland soils;and include at least one-third cropland, grass-land, and pasture land ofthe total acreage. Allfunds will be awarded tothe highest ranking eligi-ble parcels through astatewide, competitiveprocess. Applicationssubmitted after Feb. 24will be held for 2013funding consideration.

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The Agriculture andFood Conference of South-eastern Massachusettswill be held from 8:30 a.m.to 5 p.m. on Saturday,Feb. 25, at Bristol CountyAgricultural High Schoolin Dighton, MA.

Registration is nowopen for this fifth annualconference presented bySEMAP and Bristol Coun-ty Conservation District.This all-day event will fea-ture an information-packed range of 18 work-shops, plus a special se-

ries of workshops on or-ganic practices and threeyouth sessions for chil-dren ages 9-12.

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Will Bonsall of the Scat-terseed Project;

• Sessions on the busi-ness of farming, includingmarketing, land leasingand institutional sales;

• New organic trackworkshops developed inpartnership with NOFA/Massand made possibleby a USDA Specialty Crop

Block Grant and MassGrown & Fresher;

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Understanding thefamily business envi-ronment starts theprocess of success withfamily labor. The familybusiness environmenttypically has the follow-ing key characteristics:

1. The family and thebusiness overlap. Fami-ly considerations affectmany business deci-sions; for example,business expansion is

justified by a son’s in-terest in the business.On the other hand,business considerationsaffect many family deci-sions; for example,bathroom and kitchenremodeling must waituntil an additionaltruck is paid for.

2. The small businessway of life brings greatsatisfaction to familymembers. Many fami-

lies want to continuetheir attachment to thebusiness and each oth-er as long as possible.Children grow up want-ing to raise their chil-dren the way their par-ents raised them.

3. Family pride, val-ues, history, and will-ingness to sacrificedrive the business tosuccess. The familybusiness is much more

than a business. It is of-ten a family’s identity inthe community. Familymembers are willing tosacrifice much for thesuccess of the business.

4. The family cultureemphasizes self-em-ployment. Most ownershighly value self-em-ployment. Not surpris-ingly, their children areoften raised to preferself-employment over

working for someoneelse, especially a neigh-boring business. Thedesire to be part of own-ership and managementoften dominates careerdecisions.

5. The opportunitiesprovided by a smallbusiness may not fit thestrengths of familymembers. The strengthsof younger siblings inthe management of

crops, machinery, orsales often duplicatethe strengths already inthe business. An an-swer to the desperateneed for strengths in fi-nancial management,marketing, or labormanagement may benowhere to be foundamong family membersin the business.

6. The family busi-ness often limits the op-portunities for careergrowth. A capableyoung family memberoften joins a familybusiness while his orher parents are in themiddle of their careers.Grandparents may stillplay a dominant role. Inthis situation, reality iswaiting 30 years forone’s first significanttaste of top manage-ment decision making.

7. Chronic healthproblems, weather,marital problems, eco-nomic difficulties, andcalamities impedeprogress of the busi-ness. Factors overwhich the family has lit-tle control continuouslyaffect the outcomes ofplans and expectations.

8. Family members of-ten come into the busi-ness with vague job de-scriptions, compensa-tion packages, andplacement in the busi-ness hierarchy. Confi-dence that everythingwill work out substi-tutes for careful discus-sion of the pros andcons for joining thebusiness. Growing upin the business or mar-rying into it leads to theconclusion that notmuch can or willchange.

Several of these familycharacteristics appearnegative. In fact, manyfamily businesses areunsuccessful in bring-ing in succeeding gener-ations. The challenge isto take advantage of thesignificant strengths offamily businesses whiledealing with their inher-ent weaknesses. Manyfamily businesses suc-ceed and thrive genera-tion after generation.Top managers and therest of the family work-ing hard at family rela-tions explain the suc-cess. The followingthree sections suggestguidelines that can helpbring about the suc-cess.

Source: www.exten-sion.org/pages/15587/building-family-busi-ness-relations

Building family business relationsPart 1: The family business environment

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Join us in St. PeteBeach, FL for the NMC51st Annual Meeting,scheduled for Jan. 22-24, 2012 at theTradeWinds IslandGrand Resort.

Please note that the

meeting will follow aslightly revised formatcompared to previousyears. Be sure to notethe changes, particularlythe time for the commit-tee meetings, shortcourses, and featured

symposium:• Committee meetings

will be held on all threedays (Sunday afternoon,Monday & Tuesdaymornings) rather thanall day on Monday, ashas been the tradition in

the past.• The featured sympo-

sium has been movedfrom Sunday afternoonto Tuesday afternoon.

• The general sessionsand poster session willbe held Monday andTuesday.

• Short courses will beheld on Sunday after-noon/evening and Tues-day evening.

Please note that onlineregistration for the meet-ing is preferred. You maypay by check or creditcard if you register on-

line. Register by Jan. 2and receive the early-bird discount.

It is also advisable tomake your hotel reserva-tions early. The deadlineis Dec. 27, but the roomblock could fill up beforethat date.

Memorial gifts were re-ceived from 11 differ-ent donors throughDec. 10, for Jersey

Youth Academy.The Jersey Youth

Academy was created in2008 by the Board of Di-rectors of the AmericanJersey Cattle Associationto attract, educate andretain talented youngpeople for careers in theJersey dairy business.The program is conduct-ed every two years, withall program costs paid bythe Academy fund.

Calvin and LorraineCovington, Clemmons,NC, made a contributionin memory of Norma“Duffy” Lyon, Toledo,Iowa. Known the worldover as “the Butter CowLady,” Duffy was namedan AJCA Honorary Mem-ber in 2007 and wasWorld Dairy Expo’sDairywoman of the Yearin 1990.

Memorial gifts werealso received honoring

Neal F. Schirm, CanalWinchester, Ohio. A life-long Jersey breeder,Schirm served as Direc-tor of the American Jer-sey Cattle Club and re-ceived the AJCA Distin-guished Service Award in2004. He was one of thefounders and originaldelegates to the CentralOhio Breeders Associa-tion. Making contribu-tions were J. Lawrenceand Barbara C. Benson,New Lebanon, NY; Frankand Diane Bordonaro,Mineral Ridge, Ohio; Ar-lene Chamberlain,Wyoming, NY;COBA/Select Sires, Inc.,Columbus, Ohio; MaryS. Creek, Hagerstown,MD; D. Todd and Kelly J.Kranz, Dublin, Ohio;Lawrence E. and Betty E.Neel, Lancaster, Ohio;the Ohio Jersey BreedersAssociation Inc.; Jeanneand Harold Schacht,Canal Winchester, Ohio;and Wickstrom JerseyFarms, Inc., Hilmar, CA.

Jersey Youth Academyis exempt from federalincome taxes under Sec-tion 501(c)(3) of the In-ternal Revenue Code.For more information oncontributing to the Acad-emy endowment or anyof the other permanentfunds managed by theAmerican Jersey CattleAssociation, contact theDevelopment Depart-ment at 614-322-4456.

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1989 MF 3090 MFWD, cab, air, 95 hp, 32 speed trans ex

18.4x38 radials 13.6x28 radials front fenders 540+1000

PTO real clean runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000

2009 Degelman 40.7H Agriplus material handler 9000lb lift1286 hrs, 4 speed power shift cab, air, drawbar, 94 inch buck-et, forks and bale spear like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000

1998 JD 5410 MFWD, 12x12 trans lift hand reverser 3391 hrs16.9x30 rears 11.2x24 fronts 540 loader with joystick foldingroll bar, 73 inch bucket, very clean, sharp, runs ex .$22,500

2006 JD 6320 2WD, cab, air, power quad, left hand reverser 2419

hrs, ex 16.9x38 radials, 540+1000 pto buddy seat very clean

sharp original ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,0002006 JD 6320 MFWD, cab, air, 24 speed PQ LHR, 1100 hrs, buddy

seat dual pto 460/85R/38 and 420/85R/24 front fenders with JD

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and 1000 pto 3 point hitch 14.9x28 tires like new . . . . .$16,5002004 JD 7220 MFWD, cab, air, IVT trans 2539 hrs, buddy seat 4

remotes 18.4x42 and 14.9x30 radials front fenders very clean

runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$52,5002004 JD 6420 MFWD cab, air, 24 speed power quad LHR, 18.4x38

and 13.6x28 Michelin radials buddy seat only 48 original actual

hrs just like brand new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$52,500

2004 JD 6320 2WD, cab, air, power quad, LHR, ex 16.9x38 radials,

540+1000 pto buddy seat 3079 hrs, very clean sharp original .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,5001998 JD 6410 MFWD, cab, air, power quad LHR, 4936 hrs, new

18.4x38 rears 13.6x28 fronts with JD 640 SL loader runs ex . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,5001998 5510 narrow orchard cab, air, 5621 hrs, syncro reverser 2

remotes outback plus joystick and loader brackets 380-85-28

rears 280x80R18 fronts ex running clean tractor . . . . .$20,0001997 JD 7210 MFWD, cab, air, power quad LHR, 4800 hrs, ex

18.4x38 and 13.6x28 radials JD 740 SL loader runs ex . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$42,0001988 JD 4450 MFWD, cab, air, 15 speed power shift 12 front

weights 14.9x46 radials rear 14.9x30 radials front 3ph quick

coupler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,0001986 JD 2550 cab, air, 3552 hrs, 18.4x30 tires dual remotes with

like new JD 620 loader joystick and new 7' bucket real clean runs

ex only used on a bale spear before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,5001985 JD 1030 roll bar and canopy same as JD 1530 2900 hrs

diesel very very clean tight sharp one owner runs ex . .$6,0001983 JD 2950 with laurin cab 4732 hrs, ex 18.4x38 radials 16

speed trans dual pto and remotes sharp runs ex . . . . .$12,5001979 JD 3130 (same as 2840) 18.4x34 rears 4734 hrs, 540 +1000

pto with hiniker cab good original tractor runs ex . . . . . .$6,500

1968 JD 4020D power shift with added on sound guard cab ex

18.4x38s dual remotes runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,5001998 White 6710 cab, air, 95hp, 4242 hrs, 8x4 power shift right

hand reverser 3 remotes 18.4x38 and 13.6x28 with Quicke 465

loader new 7ft bucket clean runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500

1980 White 2-105 MFWD, cab, 5100 hrs, brand new 20.8x38 RL 14

ply tires ex 16.9x26 fronts dual pto and remotes runs ex . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500

1994 Ford 7840 MFWD, 90hp, cab, air, SLE, 4995 hrs, ex 18.4x38

radials ex 14.9x28 radials ex Ford 7413 loader very clean origi-

nal runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,5001990 Ford 5610 Series 2, factory cab, air, 2587 hrs, 18.4x30 and

12.4x24 dual power 2 remotes real clean runs ex . . . .$14,5001989 Ford TW 15 MFWD, cab, air, series 2 20.8x38s and 16.9x28s

10 front weights and rear weights, 6180 hrs 3 remotes very

clean runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,0001988 Ford 7710 Series, 2WD cab, air, 3 remotes dual power 4430

hrs, very clean runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,5001987 Ford 4610 series 2 MFWD, 2300 original one owner hours ex

16.9x30 and 11.2x24 8 speed ex allied 594 quick tatch loader

front mounted pump ex tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,0001982 Ford 3610 42 hp, 3347 hrs, 8 speed trans single remote 540

pto 14.9x28s runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,0001979 Ford 5600 with Hiniker 1300 cab 62 hp 4094 hrs, ex 16.9x30

tires dual remotes 540 pto sharp very clean runs ex . . .$7,5002005 CIH JX95 MFWD, cab, air, 80 hp, 841 hrs, 18.4x30 and

12.4x24 Goodyear super traction radials front fenders dual

remotes like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27,5002005 CIH JX 1075C, MFWD, 62 pto 75 engine HP, 16 speed trans

LHR, 16.9x30 rears 11.2x24 fronts dual remotes 2025 hrs, with

Stoll F8 self leveling loader very clean sharp one owner ex . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,5001999 CIH MX200 MFWD, cab, air, 6400 hrs, 540 + 1000 PTO 4

remotes 20.8x46 axle duals ex 16.9x34 radials front fenders and

weights very clean runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45,0001995 CIH 7220 Magnum MFWD, cab, air, 5657 hrs, ex 20.8x42 radi-

als rear ex 16.9x30 radials front front fenders and weights dual

pto 3 remotes very clean original runs ex . . . . . . . . . . .$46,5001984 IH 684D only 2317 original hrs ex 18.4x30 rears roll bar and

canopy with ex CIH 2250 quick tatch loader joystick very clean

original one owner hobby farmer ex tractor . . . . . . . . .$13,5001983 Case 2290 cab, air, 129 hp 20.8x38s 540+1000 pto 5400 hrs,

runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,0001980 Case 2090 cab, air, power shift 4561 hrs, 540+1000 pto dual

remotes 20.8x38s real clean runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,5001977 IH 986 factory cab 5717 hrs, dual pto and remotes like new

20.8x38 firestone 7000 radials very clean original runs ex . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,5001977 IH 1086 cab, air, 6100 hrs, 18.4x38 radials dual pto and

remotes clean original Illinios tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,5001975 IH 666D with cab 5900 hrs, new 18.4x34s dual remotes good

TA very clean sharp original must see runs ex . . . . . . . .$8,0001976 Massey Ferguson 245 diesel 5114 hrs, 13.6x28 rears, 3ph,

1 set of remotes very clean original runs ex . . . . . . . . . .$5,500New Holland 310 baler with NH 75 hydraulic pan type kicker real

nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500

1994 New Holland 575 wire tie baler hydraulic bale tension pickup

head and hitch NH model 77 pan type kicker real nice .$7,000

JD 337 baler with kicker and hydraulic tension . . . . . . . . . .$4,000

2005 Claas 260 variant with netwrap and twine 4ft by 5ft super

sharp like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500

2004 Claas 260 variant rotocut with netwrap and twine 4ft by up to

5ft super sharp like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,500

2005 CIH RBX 453 4x4 round baler dual electric tie bale ramps

baled less than 2000 bales like new mint baler . . . . . . .$9,500

2003 New Holland BR750 4x6 round baler wide pickup head bale

ramps netwarp endless belts very nice . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500

2000 JD 446 4x4 round baler bale age kit like new belts ex$8,500

1999 New Holland 648 silage special round baler wide pickup

head bale ramps very nice 4x5 baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500

CIH 3440 4x4 round baler nice little baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500

1996 New Holland 644 4x5 round baler silage special wide pickup

head bale ramps net wrap very nice baler . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500

CIH 3450 4x5 round baler very clean nice baler . . . . . . . . .$3,500

Gallignani 3200 4x4 round baler rolls and chains very clean ex

baleage baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500

CIH No 10 flail chopper nice one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500

NH model 38 flail chopper like new flails hydraulic lift on head

electric controls good clean chopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,750

Kverneland Taarup 17 ft hydraulic fold tedder ex cond 2 years old

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000

Massey Ferguson model 72 manual fold up hay tedder big tire very

nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000

2010 Anderson RB 500 trailer type bale wrapper 30 in plastic auto

start and cut with electric start Honda gas engine just like new

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,500

Late model Kuhn KC 4000G center pivot discbine rubber rolls ex

cond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500

NH 144 windrow inverter nice one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500

IH manure spreader model 500 ground drive good chain 75 bushel

nice little spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$800

Agrimetal 24 in front mounted PTO powered leaf blower ex .$2,000

IH 450 3 bottom 3ph auto reset plow very nice . . . . . . . . . .$2,500

CIH 7500 4BT variable width auto rest plow 16-20 inches like new

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500

20.8x38, 20.8x42, 18.4x46 clamp on duals 18.4x38, 18.4x42s and

20.8x38 10 bolt axle duals and hubs

10ft power angle snowplow with mounting brackets cylinders and

hoses off JD 6420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500

8ft front mounted snow pusher with mounting bracket for farm

tractor with cylinder and hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000

8ft 6 in hi volume 3ph box blade for snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000

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MILKING PARLOR COMPONENTS FOR SALE:• Double 10 Herringbone with Germania Model B arm take offs• Double 10 Blue Diamond stalls and indexing neck rail.• 3” stainless steel line with receiver jar, variable speed pump (three

phase), wash system and sink.• Updated Legend vacuum pump with variable speed drive, three

phase• Model 70 Delaval vacuum pump, single phase (backup)• Almost new Delaval Delatron 100 pulsators with two control boxes• Plate Cooler• Ingersoll Rand Model 2475 air compressor, three phase.• 3000 gallon Surge Stainless Steel (white) tank – storage only• 29 ft Blue Diamond crowd gate, single phase with cord. 70 feet of

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Dogs

REGISTERED AustrailianShepherd puppies, all shots,dewormed, ready to go,$900.00. 603-332-7488 or603-923-9656

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1953 JOHN DEERE 60, sev-eral new parts, $2,950; 1949Farmall M, $3,600. Both runand look good. 401-662-9131

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1991 LOR-AL EZ Rider F350Spray Truck, 60’ booms,500Gal. tank, light-bar, chemi-cal injection, Mattracks avail-able. Jantzi Crop & Turf Spray.315-523-2249

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FORD 1710 diesel, 4 WD, w/ldr., $4,800; White #252, 10’transport/ disk harrows, $2,800;Kelly backhoe, 8’, 3 ph.,$1,900; Kub #4560 backhoe,9’, $3,200; JD & NH tandemmanure sprdrs, $2,000 each;JD 34 manure sprdr, 120 bu.,$600; Flail mowers, 5’ & 8’,$800 & $1,300; Henke chip-per, 6”- hyd. feed, $2,200; 4’ -7’ bush hogs, $400 & up. Fullline of farm equipment avail-able! 802-885-4000

GRAIN DRYER: GT545XL,500 bushel - grain cleaner.Halifax, Mass. 781-293-1385

GRAPPLE Bucket, 6’, SSmount, new $1,600; KuhnTB211, Ditch flail mower,$3,800; NH 162 tedder,$1,900; Vicon 17” tedder,$2,400. 603-477-2011

IH DISGUSTED??? Withyour shifting? Now is thetime to fix. Put a good tractorback to work. 800-808-7885,402-374-2202

JD 2940, new motor, ROPS,2 WD, very nice! $9,500; Int.766, Black Stripe, cab, 3100hrs. orig., super nice! $14,950;MF 150, gas, nice, $4,500.603-477-2011

(315) 964-1161“We Deliver”

Kennedy TractorWilliamstown, NY3Pt 5’ Snowblowers complete/fullyassembled $1,890; 3Pt 7’ & 7 1/2’Snowblowers (several); PTOGenerators; JD Hard Cab forCompact w/heater, lites, wiper$1,650; New Quicke 980 Ldr & 7’Bkt w/mounts to fit Agco, MF &Challenger $4,150; 4x4 Ford 2120w/Ford 7109 Ldr 40HP Dsl, 1100hrs $8,950; 4x4 Kubota L3410Heated Cab 30HP Dsl, “Ag” tires$7,950; Lots More Tractors &Machinery In Stock

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MUST SELL! 20’ Featherlitetrailer, exc. condition, $9,000;NH 170 skid steer, 1300 hrs.,$21,000; MF 1105, 7000 hrs.,$7,000; Keenan 115FP,400CF, new floor, $9,000; sideshooter, $500.00; tire scraper,$300.00; 6 calf hutches,$150.00 each. Contact Andyat 860-534-0556 orjersey_cow_guy@yahoo.compictures available

RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R7000 and 7200 planters. Also,one and two row sweetcorn,vegetable, pumpkin plantersw/JD Max-Emerge. Frame-Mount no-till coulters. Custombu i ld p lan te rs . PequeaPlanter, 717-442-4406

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SANDY DODGEMcCormick MCX140 Power shift,4WD, cab, AC, quick-tach 810loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$38,500• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •‘88 GMC 18’ Platform Dump, CatDiesel, 53,000 GVW, Lots ofExtras, Very Good . . . . . .$11,500.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •New 8x18 Bale Wagon, Steel Sides &Oak Floor, 8 Ton Gear w/11Lx15 Implement Tires, Ready for Field $3,585.*With All Steel Construction .Add $300.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •New Running Gear - 3 Ton .$750.6 Ton $900; 8 Ton $1150; 10 Ton $1295.12 Ton Tandem . . . . . . . .$1,995.With 11L by 15 Implement Tubes& Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90 Ea.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Exchange 15” for 16” Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plus $15 Ea.Wide Track Gear . . . . . .Plus $60.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Dry Hill Bale Grabbers

Round Bale . . . . . . . . . . $1,150Heavy Duty Round or SquareBale double piston . . . . . $1,795

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •16’ & 20’ Aluminum Ladder Con-veyor w/Belt for Hay or Bag Shav-ings, 120# w/Motor . .$1,450/$1,550.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Morra Tedder 17’, Used .$4,350.

New . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,950.Morra Rotary Rake, Tandem

9’ 3pt. Hitch, New .$4,500.11’ Pull Type, New .$7,200.

CIH DCX101 Discbine (Same asNH 1411) . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500CIH SBX540 Baler w/Thrower(Same as NH 575) . . . .$15,500J&L Hay Saver, Feeders Avail-able . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL

Other Sizes Wagons,Tedders,Rakes, Feeders & Gates AvailableCall SANDY DODGE

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300 4x4 dry wrapped roundbales, $40/bale. 802-748-4667

FOR SALE: #1 Roasted Corn.518-537-6509

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Limited Availability518-768-2344

1st CUT SMALL SQUARES,$3.00/bale; 2nd cut square,$4.00/bale. 1st cut round,$30.00/bale; 2nd cut round,$40.00/bale. Accessible totractor trailers. Mike Quinn,Middlebury,VT 802-388-7828

4X4 ROUND SILAGE BALES,1st & 2nd cutting, FOB SEMass. 508-648-3276

ALFALFA BALEAGE & dry roundbales. Burgundy Brook Farm,Palmer, MA 413-283-4395,413-374-9238

AMARAL FARMS 1st & 2ndcutting good quality hay,round silage bales 4x5. Call860-576-5188 or 860-450-6536

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FOR SALE: 4x4 baleage, sec-ond cut. Halifax, Mass. 781-293-1385

FOR SALE: Quality first &second cut big & small squarebales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

GOOD QUALITY hay & straw.Large Square Bales. Will loador ship direct. 802-849-6266,

HAY & STRAW: Large orsmall square bales. WoodShaving Bagged. René Nor-mandin,Québec,Canada 450-347-7714

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HAY FOR SALE: Dry round,wet round, second cuttingsmall squares. Call Louis 860-803-0675

HAY FOR SALE: First cuttinground bales stored outside$25. Bennington,VT. Deliveryavailable 802-688-3700

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ONTARIO DAIRYHAY & STRAW

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TOP MARKET PRICES PAIDFor Quality Hay in 2 String Bales

Looking for Long Term SupplyPaid for On Scale

Also Buying All Grades of Hay and Strawin 2 String or Large Square Bales

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WRITERS

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Alltech is currently looking for a Territory Sales Representative with a strong dairy background forPennsylvania. Alltech sales people are highly motivated professionals who provide a natural link betweenmarketing, research and the customer. Alltech ranks among the top 10 animal health companies in theworld. The company has experienced consistent growth since it was founded in 1980. Headquartered inLexington, Kentucky, Alltech has a presence in over 110 countries with distributors around the world.Today it employs 2,600 people and growth continues at a rate of 20 percent.

Keyy responsibilitiess include:Regularly visit our industry partners (feed companies, consulting nutritionists, veterinarians, producers,government agencies, etc) across the territory to manage existing relationships while cultivating newrelationships Drive sales by identifying customer needs and finding solutions Attend industry events and tradeshows to showcase Alltech in a positive, professional manner

Thee ideall candidatee shouldd have:A strong technical background: BSc, MSc or higher Strong verbal and written communication skills Interest and experience in the animal health or nutrition industries Self-motivated and proactive A valid driver’s license E-mail resumé and cover letter to: mgast@alltech.comCLOSINGG DATE:: JAN.. 1,, 2012 Alltechh || Pennsylvania

18600 Charterr Lane,, Suitee 203Lancaster,, PAA 17601

Fax:: 717-393-97744 •• mgast@allltech.com

Dave Gabel Agricultural Belt Services

“BELTT BUSTERS”$ave on Flat Belts for Your Farm Machinery

Agricultural Belt ServiceRoute 75, Eden, NY 14057

Call 716-337-BELTNow accepting MasterCard, Visa & Discover

QUALITY BELTS AT FARMER PRICESNow Available: Extensive Line of Trailers & Trailer Parts ~ Call for Information & Prices

21 Years of Customer Satisfaction

Little Falls, NY 13365

Phone (315) 823-0288www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com

#1 - UNIQUE PROPERTY with much potential & lovely views of valley - 400 rolling

acres, some lg. fields, nice woods & pasture land - restored & elegant Victorian home

- 11 lg. rooms with victorian period decor is a step back in time - 130 yrs. old & in VG

condition - 4 Bdrms., lg. LR, DR, Fam. rm. - nice library & 3.5 baths - lg. bay windows

upstairs & downstairs - attached 2 car garage - patio area - also carriage house in

entrance to 120x36 ft. dairy barn - 72x25 ft. mach. shed & attractive tree lined

entrance to property - A MUST SEE FOR BUYERS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING

OUT OF THE ORDINARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$898,000#36 - Nice hunting & recreation property on very quiet road - 141 acres near

Adirondack Park on south side - 5 rm. A-Frame home w/attached 10x18 ft. breeze-

way & 20x24 ft. work shop - lots of water - 125 ft. well - 3 ponds, 2 stocked w/bass &

3 creeks - INCLUDES TRACTOR AND LAWNMOWER - PRICED AT . . . .$268,000#20 - Well-kept country property w/12.7 A. - 8 rm., 3 bdrm., 2.5 baths, brick ranch

home in VG condition - 2 rec. rooms in basement - also central air - 30x36 ft. unat-

tached garage & lg. paved driveway - tall pole barn is 54x96 ft. w/20x20 ft. heated,

insulated office & half bath - 2 wells, spring & creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$249,000#71 - Hobby farm w/8.2 A. in nice quiet location - 2 story post & beam 7 rm. home

mostly remodeled - attached garage - also 40x80 ft. pole barn with 36x60 ft. addition

& water - irrigation pond for veg. gardens is stocked w/bass . . . . . . . . . . . .$130,000C-62A - 84 Acres farmland, mostly all tillable. Spring water supply centrally located in

the parcel makes this an ideal acreage for a hobby farm. Could be purchased with

homestead listing C-62 or separately, terms available. . . . . . . . . . .Asking $175,000C-72 - Operating Sheep Farm located in southeast Montgomery County. 204A. Total

with 104A. forest managed surveyed woodlot, (last harvested in 2007), 20A. pasture,

remainder prime cropland. 36x80 two-story barn, set-up with pens for livestock,

9-crate heated and insulated farrowing room. Additional 30x40 wing off of main barn,

40x80 steel pole barn/large doors, 5 outbuildings; 2-16x21; 2-16x30; 1-12x41. Used

for livestock all with water, completely remodeled 3200 sq. ft. 200+ yr old farmhouse.

8 Lg. rooms, 4BR, 2 full baths, jacuzzi, woodstove in kitchen/dining area, fireplace

insert for wood in sitting room, additional wood or coal forced-air furnace. Drilled well

and pond. Great hunting, woodlot, and cropland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $499,000

DEMEREE REALTY

Co., UConn Extension Cen-ter, 1066 Saybrook Rd.,Haddam, CT• Mar 5 - 10 am - Noon.Litchfield Co., UConn Exten-sion Center, 843 UniversityDr., Torrington CT• Mar 7 - 4-6 pm. New Lon-don Co., USDA Rural Devel-opment Office, 238 WestTown St., Norwich, CTRegister today. Call 860-345-3977 or e-mailctfarmenergy@aol.com. OnInternet at www.CTFarmEnergy.org

JAN 11Special Farm Family

Relationships Webinar3 pm. EST. “Dealing with thecomplexity of family andbusiness relationships thatexist on family ownedfarms,” the webinar willcover these discussionpoints:• Estate Planning - activeand non-active family mem-bers in the farm business;• Farm Transition - owner-ship and control;• Organization - multiplefamily members workingtogether; and• Exit strategies for the retir-ing farmer without a succes-sor.Question should be submit-ted to c.merry@agconsultants.org at least 10 daysprior to the event.

JAN 12Farm to School & Farm

Based Education: Benefitsof Kids Learning on FarmsCall 978-318-7871. OnInternet at www.farmbasededucation.org

JAN 14NOFA 25th Annual Winter Conference

Worcester State University,486 Chandler St., Worcester,MA. Contact CathleenO’Keefe, e-mail wc@nofamass.org. On Internet atwww.nofamass.org/conferences/winter/index.php

JAN 18Southeast AgricultureMediation Workshop:

Conflict Resolution Skills The Carver Public Library, 2Meadowbrook Way, CarverMA. 6-8 pm. Call 508-295-2212 ext. 50 or e-mailbalexander@semaponline.orgOn Internet at http://semaponline.org.

JAN 20-2116th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference

Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee,VT. Featuring local, regionaland national speakers onmultiple species grazingmanagement & production.Several workshops. ContactJenn Colby, 802-656-0858or e-mail jcolby@uvm.edu.On Internet at www.uvm.edu/pasture

JAN 22-24The National

Mastitis Council (NMC)51st Annual Meeting

TradeWinds Island GrandResort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St.Pete Beach, FL. For dairyprofessionals from aroundthe world to exchange cur-rent information on udderhealth, mastitis control,milking management andmilk quality. Call 727-367-6461. On Internet atwww.nmconline.org

JAN 25Vermont Sheep

& Goat Association Annual Meeting

Barre, VT. Contact JaneWoodhouse, 802-592-3062.

JAN 27 & 284th Annual Winter Green-

up Grazing ConferencCentury House Hotel & Con-ference Center, Route 9,Latham, NY. This year’s con-ference will feature speakerson Wye Angus genetics,grazing behavior, brandingyour farm’s products, leas-ing land to graze, extendingthe grazing season andmore. Contact Gale, 518-765-3500.

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DEC 192 Webinars

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New - 2311 - Bordering large State Land and BrookfieldEquine Trail System. Madison County Farm - 240 acre 60+ acretillable mostly hay 70 acres in pasture, balance woods. Old 2 storybarn for 70 head of cattle. 2 outbuildings for machinery storage.Older 2 story 5 bedroom home in fair condition. Excellent hunting.Sits on a very quiet road with lots of possibilities. Raise a nice beef orhorse farm. Priced to sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $310,000

22755 - Madison County Gentleman's Farm. 190+/- acres. 60well drained high lime tillable acres. Balance woods and pasture. 2large machinery buildings. 50x70 loose housing livestock barn. Alsoan older 72x175 Free stall barn. Good completely remodeled 2 storyVictorian home. House is ready to go for two families but could easi-ly be changed to one 5 bedroom home. Farm has a great location, 25mins to Syracuse. Beef, horses, or gentleman farming. Farm has beenreasonably priced to sell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Price Reduced from $300,000 to $280,000

2256 - Madison Counnty Free stall Operation. 210 acres 160acres of very productive tillable land. 2 barns with 280 free stalls.Double 10 rapid exit parlor. Large concrete pad for feed storage.Good 2 story 5 bedroom home with 2 baths. Several custom operatorsin the area for harvesting and planting feed. This farm is turnkey,ready to milk. Good farming area, agricultural and machinery busi-nesses all close by. . . . . . . . . Asking $550,000. Make an offer.

2304 - Oneida County Dairy Farm 140 acres, 80+ acres tillablewell drained very productive soils right behind the barn, flat to gentlyrolling fields. An additional 86 acres tillable close by available to rent.Nice remodeled 2 story dairy barn with 86 stalls. Tunnel ventilation.Nice barn to work in. Attached 74 stall free stall barn w/large beddingpack and pens for calves. Barn has a manure pit for 3 month storage.2 large machinery buildings. Good 2 story 5 bdrm home and 2 bdrmmobile home for hired help. This is a good turn-key operation.Owners are retiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Askinng $450,000

2307- Herkimer County - 100+/- acres all wooded, good amountof road frontage. Power and telephone. Year round stream. Awesomedeer & turkey hunting. Mins from the Adirondack Park. Mins fromI90, hour to Albany. This is a very nice area of the Mohawk Valleyregion. Seller is a retiring dairy farmer from the area. Looking todownsize his land base. Would like to sell before spring. Reducedfrom $110,000 to $90,000 for this good property. Which is anAWESOME buy anywhere! Make an appointment to see this property soon.

Near Cortland, NY. 26 acres of land with road frontage on two roads.Power and telephone. Mineral rights intact. . . . . .Askinng $55,000Owner would consider financing for qualified buyer.

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FEB 1-42012 Cattle Industry

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FEB 14-1645th Annual

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FEB 18-202nd Annual Beginning

Farmer ConferencAmway Grand Plaza Hotel &DeVos Place ConventionCenter, Grand Rapids, MI.Beginning farmers andranchers interested in alltypes of agriculture areencouraged to attend. The

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FEB 256th NH Grazing

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Agriculture & Food Con-ference of Southeastern

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