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by Jennifer Showalter
LEXINGTON VA — The memoriesthat have been made at the VirginiaState 4-H Championship Horse andPony Show over the past 50 years areinvaluable. This year’s show proved tobe no different. With a few changes inlocation and classes offered over theyears, the show remains an annualhighlight that 4-H members, volun-teers, and leaders work up to and lookforward to all year long.
Nearly 500 exhibitors and their hors-es and ponies made this year’s 50thanniversary celebration special.Another 150 4-H members, who didnot have a horse or pony to exhibit,were also involved by participating in avariety of educational competitions.From a horse bowl, hippology contest,horse judging contest, art contest,photography contest, and project bookcompetition, all 4-H horse lovers had achance to be a part of the event.
In addition to all the contests, thewide variety of classes offered dis-played just how talented Virginia’syoung equestrians are. Each and everyrider was a champion in him or her-self, but a number were acknowledgedover the course of the weekend fortheir accomplishments. In the juniorhunter division, Megan Copenhaver, ofFluvanna, and her horse, Virginia’sPatriot, claimed top honors this year.Jamie Burkhardt, of Culpeper, and herhorse, Dream Catcher, had a success-ful weekend, as they were the highpoint senior hunter award winners.The western high point rider wasawarded to Chelsea Rasnic on IMATommy Kid. Catherine Cockrill andher horse, VT Keepn’ Cash, claimedthe high point dressage award.
The District Horse Challenge is acompetition designed to encourageand reward excellence in the horsebowl, hippology contest, and horsejudging contest. Anna Cox, ofGloucester, was named the high pointjunior; while Hannah Ho, of Albemarle,earned the most points for the seniors.Once the individual points were com-bined for the different districts aroundthe state, the Northern District, wasawarded the District Horse Challengetrophy.
The Leg Up Award has been present-ed to an outstanding and inspirational4-H’er at the Virginia State 4-H Horseand Pony each year since 2002. Thisyear, the award was presented to an
individual who has crossed her shareof trials in life in an inspirational man-ner. Hanover County’s Susan Johnsoncontracted encephalitis at the age offour causing her to lose two yearsworth of memory. Johnson had torelearn many basic skills such asspeaking. When a horse was intro-duced in Johnson’s life, she was ableto grow physically and mentally at herown pace while developing coordina-tion, concentration, and confidence.
At the age of 12 Johnson was facedwith another setback; she had a strokeon her left side induced by a hemi-plegic migraine. Through all of thesetrials, this influential 4-H memberremained positive.
After outgrowing her first pony, shespent four years bonding with her newequine partner “Cash.” Cash unfortu-nately experienced a suspensory liga-ment injury and a bout of colic, butthis did not stop Johnson from cheer-ing on her peers who were showing.After a short time back under saddle,Cash had a second struggle with colic.In March of this year, Johnson had to
make the difficult decision to have herhorse euthanized. Once again,Johnson picked herself back up andwas able to participate in the 2011Virginia State 4-H Horse and PonyShow with a horse her supportive fam-ily and friends got for her. This is thelast year this outstanding 4-H’er is eli-gible to participate in 4-H, but herinspiration will most certainly live on.
In celebration of the 50th anniver-sary of the Virginia State 4-H Horseand Pony Show, several inductees tothe State Show Hall of Fame and otherscholarship winners were recognized.The late Connie Collier ofMechanicsville, VA along with Dr.Arden Huff of Dugspur, VA and AlanSpivey of Aroda, VA were inducted intothe Hall of Fame. To honor Collier,three $1,200 Connie CollierScholarships were presented to TaylorWalters, of Fluvanna County; HannahMcDonald, of Frederick County; andAshleigh Ramey, of Culpeper County.
Devil in Disguise “Sunny,” a horsenominated by Betty Holland Dye atCedar Valley Farm, was recognized as
one of the Outstanding Living Horses.This year made Sunny’s 17th trip tothe Virginia State 4-H Horse and PonyShow. He has been exhibited by sevendifferent 4-H’ers and this year at theage of 19 Sonny won his equationclass over fences and placed second inhis two over fence classes in the largepony hunter division.
Also, recognized was Luck of theDraw “Lucky,” a horse nominated byCassidy and Jeannie O’Quinn. Luckystarted his 4-H career in the late1980s and at the age of 28 took homeribbons this year in all of his rackingclasses at the State Show.
The late Saratoga Hamilton “Sara,”was honored as the Outstanding Horsethat served 4-H well and is no longerwith us. Sara was nominated by HollyWelter McDaniel. Sara was a pony onher way to the meat market before theHolly family rescued her for a sum of$200. After some training, Sara hadquite an impressive career in the 4-Hequestrian world. She even qualifiedand went to the National Pony Finalstwice. Her show career serviced twogenerations and she was 19 years oldat her last show. A year later Sarapassed away.
“The show was slightly down fromour high of 600 (head), but accordingto participant and parent feedback,this year’s show was the smoothestrunning show in history,” said CelesteChrisman, Virginia Tech ExtensionHorse Specialist. Chrisman gives fullcredit to all the volunteers who workso hard to make this show a successyear after year. “Everyone involvedcaptured memories that will last a lifetime; felt the importance of givingback, volunteering, and helping oth-ers; acquired a good feel for the histo-ry of the show; and gained an appreci-ation for those who have given somuch of themselves by volunteering tomake it (the show) great.”
Over the past 50 years, the VirginiaState 4-H Championship Horse andPony show has touched an amazingnumber of lives and continues to pro-vide an opportunity for 4-H horse andpony enthusiasts to showcase theirriding abilities, test their knowledge ofequine, and simply come together for agood time.
For more information on the showand for a complete list of results, visitwww.4-H.ext.vt.edu.
Virginia 4-H Championship Horse and Pony Show marks 50 years
Thomas Rasnic, of Lee county, and his pony, Salty Look at Me, catch the judges'
attention during a Horsemanship Junior Pony class.
Photos by Brenda Fuquay Photography
Peyton Maddox, of Albemarle county, and Glenhaven Sweet Sovereign work together
as a team during a Driving Ringmanship class.
Samantha Bunn of Fauquier county and her pony, Saigar, wrap a pole during a pole
bending competition at the 2011 Virginia State 4-H Horse and Pony Show
Championships.
Photo by Jennifer Showalter
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by Sally ColbySoybean growers had an
opportunity to learn aboutcurrent issues regarding soy-beans at a field day held at thePenn State Southeast AgResearch and ExtensionCenter in Landisville, PA. JeffGraybill, Lancaster Countyagronomy extension educator,says that stink bugs continueto be the main topic of discus-sion among growers, andcaused significant damage tothis year’s crop. “There areseveral species of stink bugs,”said Graybill. “Brown, greenand the brown marmorated(BMSB), which was intro-duced in the Allentown areaabout 10 years ago. The popu-lation has continued to buildand move west, south andacross the Northeast.”
Graybill says that a grantfrom the PennsylvaniaSoybean Board allowed him tofund partners to help scoutsoybean fields for the presence
of the BMSB. “We’re trying toget a handle on when the pop-ulations explode, how wide-spread they are, and are theyreally causing economic dam-age,” said Graybill. “Last year,they caught us unaware —they moved out of orchardsand came into soybean fields.We saw them in the perimeterof many fields. The problemwas that last August (2010)was incredibly dry — one ofthe driest on record. Therewere a lot of pods that ceasedto develop, a lot of individualbeans that aborted and two-bean pods with flattened,undeveloped seeds. Some ofthat can be due to stink bugdamage, but it can also befrom drought.”
Intense scouting revealedthe presence of adult stinkbugs in bean fields by mid-July. Although most farmerstreated fields promptly andappropriately, some fields thathad been treated had highnymph populations later in
the season. Although moststink bugs are found aroundthe edges of fields, Graybillrecommends scouting theentire field. “In this area(Lancaster county and sur-rounding counties), 25 per-cent of fields were over thresh-old in the perimeter, andanother 25 percent were atthreshold in the interior,” saidGraybill. “That’s significantacreage, but those numbersare based on other nativestinkbug species. They likebeans that are half-developedor smaller, so if they put theirproboscis in, that bean stopsdeveloping or becomesdeformed.”
Dr. Richard Taylor, exten-sion agronomist at theUniversity of Delaware, talkedto the group about insectdamage and double cropyields. Taylor says that doublecropped beans after barleyyield about 60 to 70 bu/acre,while beans after wheat yieldaverage about 20 to 30bu/acre and full season beansyield about 50 bu/acre. “It’stough to double-crop afterwheat,” said Taylor. “It’s hardto get seed to germinate in soilthat’s been sucked dry ofmoisture.”
Taylor discussed the valueof knowing this year’s prob-lems to prepare for 2012. “Wehad spider mite problems,especially in July when wehad hot, dry weather,” hesaid. “Some of the productswill work, but when it reallygets hot and dry and it’s afield-wide problem, the prod-ucts don’t work as well. Onething to keep in mind, espe-cially for next year, is to do alot of spot treatments aroundthe edges of the fields. Thatreally does cut down the pop-ulation of spider mites as wellas stink bugs so they can’tmove into the field and causeheavy losses.”
Soybean aphids weren’t too
prominent in the Northeastthis season, but Taylor notedthat aphids have been seen inMidwest so they might besomething to watch for nextyear. He also cautions growersto be aware of corn earworms.“We’re seeing a lot of them intraps,” said Taylor. “Spidermites are bad in three ways:they attack the foliage andcause foliage loss, they attackblossoms and feed on them,and they attack the pod.” Healso noted a problem withgrasshoppers, another podfeeder, and recommends thatgrowers control grasshoppersas soon as possible.
When there’s a lot of defolia-tion in the upper canopy,
Taylor suggests referring touniversity field guides thatinclude photographs to illus-trate foliage feeding. “Most ofthe time when we go out there,we see a leaf that’s skele-tonized, and it looks like about50 to 70 percent leaf loss,”said Taylor. “When you go tothe guide and do the compari-son, you can see exactly howmuch leaf loss you actuallyhave.” He noted that morethan 10 to 15 percent loss offoliage is past the thresholdand growers should considertreatment at that point, andreminded growers once againto consult a good field guide tobe sure of what the problem isprior to treatment.
Field tour helps soybean growers plan for next season
Jeff Graybill, Lancaster County Extension Educator, discussedthis season’s soybean crop with growers to help them plan fornext year.
Photos by Sally Colby
Jeff Graybill demonstrated the use of a net to collect and assessinsect pest populations.
by Judy Van PutThis is the second part of an article
on the Beginning Goat Farming Classoffered by Cornell CooperativeExtension of Delaware County in con-junction with the WatershedAgricultural Council at the CCE officein Hamden.
Dr. tatiana Stanton, NYS andCornell Goat Specialist, continued herpower point presentation with a dis-cussion of options for beginning goatfarmers to decide, such as whether toraise show stock or commercial stock.
If the answer is raising show stock,she suggested that the show goatfarmer consider investing in a Web sitein order to get information out to thepublic, especially if he is not activelyshowing his animals. Usually, she con-tinued, all male kids go to the breedingstock sale, with the lower 90 percentgoing to sale as slaughter. Some farms
use their lower 90 percent as 4-H mar-ket goats for 4-Hers showing in theopen circuit. Most farms raising purebred goats are doing slaughter goatsas well, she added.
Commercial farms may also be ableto sell breeding stock. In selecting ani-mals for the farm she suggested to tryand buy from someone who is caringfor their animals similarly to howyou’re going to raise your animals.
Feed demands in show animalsshould be greater, as you’re going formaximum finish and condition onthese animals. Once you start feedingfor maximum finish, you will get lessweight gain and growth per pound ofgrain. For commercial animals, theamount of feed should be less.
If you are selling breeding stock,your farmstead should be neat andtidy. There will be more labor involvedin raising show goats than in raising
commercial goats. In determiningwhat breed of goat you should raise,the answer will depend on your rea-sons for getting into meat goat farm-ing. You should think about whetheryou plan on marketing with others — ifso, you will want your animals to con-form with those you’ll be marketingwith, as most slaughterhouses desire auniform group of animals. In addition,how difficult will it be to find a buck ofyour desired breed, and how muchoutlay are you willing to spend? If youchoose a rare breed, the outlay costmay be a lot more.
In the United States, goat meat con-sumption has increased dramaticallyover the past 20 years. Most kids aremarketed either as suckling kids ormarket kids. Ideally, you want a kidgrown with little rumen developmentand a good fat covering. Suckling kidsare most popular over the holidays,
such as Easter, Christmas, New Year’sand Passover, with Cinco de Mayo inHispanic areas.
It’s important to plan when you’llwant your does to kid. Gestation isabout five months — no matter whatthe weather is like. Kids should beweaned at about eight to 10 weeks ofage — so for Easter kids, you’ll needkids born in January or February.Goats tend to be photosensitive — theynaturally come in heat when days areshortening in the autumn. But inorder to make the Christmas and NewYear’s market; kids are slaughtered bythe end of December, requiring them tobe born in September/October. Theseare “out of season” kids, bred in Aprilor May. Female goats are less likely tocome into heat in the spring when thedays are getting longer.
Goat farming for beginners classPart 2: Choosing your goats, breeding, facilities
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Shelby Lukes , of Woodbridge, VA, gives the other riders a run
for their money on Sunny Hollow’s Star Light, a pony owned by
Heather Lukes, during the 2011 Shenandoah Valley Fall
Arabian Classic!
Cover photo by Jennifer ShowalterThere are a number of things to con-
sider if kidding occurs during winter —namely, water, feed storage, housing,fresh air. Here in upstate New York, wemust invest in shelters with good ven-tilation and no drafts for winter kid-ding. These may include high ceilings,wind resistant screening and fans. Dr.Stanton warned that wind chill can killoff kids, which need to be kept fairlywarm (around 32 degrees is fairly com-fortable for goats.) If goats are kiddingin a three-sided shelter, windchill is abig killer; but if they are closed up in abarn, they are disposed to pneumoniaproblems because of humidity and lackof ventilation. Rather, go for high ceil-ings as in cow facilities with solid lowerwalls to prevent drafts, but wind-resistant screening to allow good airflow throughout the upper walls.
Another problem with kidding in coldweather is smothering. In a draftybarn, kids will bunch up by ‘stacking’on top of each other and actuallysmother each other. A good way to pre-vent this from happening is to haveshelves — and can ‘stack up’ in onelayer only. Some farms will invest in aheated kidding room, kept at 50degrees with an alligator keroseneheater. The kids only spend a couple ofhours in the room; then once dry, theyare moved out. “Jugs” or kidding pensare often used in winter when the kid-ding barn is crowded — kids that getconfused as to who their mother is areoften put in a ‘jug’ — the best benefit isgained during the first couple of hours.Bonding is best when kids are movedout after 12 hours in the jug so thatthey are sharper in knowing who moth-er is.
Does nursing kids need a lot of water— and during winter, it is important tohave waterers that will not freeze.Kidding during winter involves a hugelabor expense, compared to theamount of labor per dam in spring. If
the winter weather is very cold andwindy, the goats will need a lot of feedand hay to keep their rumen warm andfunctioning, and produce a lot of milkfor kids; it is fairly expensive to raiseEaster kids.
If you decide to plan on selling yourkids in the warmer weather, there are anumber of things to take into consider-ation, including good fences, protectionfrom predators and internal parasitecontrol. For a pasture-based marketkid operation, goats won’t require asgood a barn, and does may even kidout in the pasture. However, there maybe a problem with predators that win-ter kids don’t have. In addition, inter-nal parasites are one of the biggestproblems with a pasture-based opera-tion. Does and ewes lose immunity toworms while lactating. The more she’slactating in the months of July andAugust, the greater number of prob-lems with parasites in a pasture basedmarket kid system. When managingyour pasture, you need to make para-site management a top priority, moni-tor animals frequently, and decide howsoon to move them out of the pastureso the pasture isn’t grazed too short.
In the afternoon, the class traveled toMike Noonan’s Glenanore Farm,Bovina Center. Mike provided aninformative overview of his Boer goatfarm. The class was given a tour of thebarns and pastures, with a discussionof how his barn is set up — for feeding,breeding and stabling. Question andanswer sessions provided valuableinsight as to managing a successfulmeat goat operation.
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by Jennifer ShowalterLEXINGTON, VA — Arabian horse
lovers recently found their place at theVirginia Horse Center for the 2011Shenandoah Valley Fall ArabianClassic. This Arabian Horse Associationrated, USDF rated, and USEF “A” ratedArabian, half Arabian, and dressagehorse show attracted 114 exhibitorsfrom as far away as Georgia, Ohio, andTennessee.
With a wide array of classes, the 89horses exhibited showcased just howversatile the Arabian breed is. Fromsport horse classes, to dressage, work-ing hunter, hunt seat, reinning seat,saddle seat, sidesaddle, halter, liberty,english pleasure, country pleasure,western pleasure, hunter pleasure,native costume, trail and westernhorsemanship classes, these Arabianand Arabian influenced horses put onquite an impressive show.
The exhibitors did not cut the judgesany breaks, as they all strived to dotheir best. Being a qualifying show forthe 2011 U.S. National, 2012 Region 15Championships, 2012 Youth Nationals,and the 2012 Canadian Nationals, eachclass was very competitive.
“The show went great! The exhibitorshad a great time. We had numerousnew exhibitors at the show, which is agreat sign for future shows,” says SherriRe, show manager.
Arabian horses showcased at Virginia Horse Center
Super Star, a stallion owned by Willow Hill Equestrian LTD in
Orange, VA, catches the audience's attention with his beauty.
Photos by Jennifer Showalter
Disconto, a stallion owned by Willow Hill Equestrian LTD in
Orange, VA, attracts a lot of interest during the parade of stal-
lions.
SGF Ahmour, a stallion owned by Bill Payne in Timberville, VA,
struts his stuff during a parade of stallions at the 2011
Shenandoah Fall Arabian Classic.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Antique and col-lectible Holstein breed ceramics, signs,milk bottles, advertising, awards andartwork were the highlight of the 14thAll-Dairy Antiques and CollectiblesShow during the All-American DairyShow, Sept. 16-21, at the PennsylvaniaFarm Show Complex and Expo Centerin Harrisburg, PA.
The All-Dairy Antiques and Col-lectibles Show has developed a reputa-tion for showing a variety of high-quali-ty, rare and unusual items. As the onlyknown dairy antiques show of its kindin the United States, it is a valuable ed-ucational event and a major market forbuying and selling quality dairy an-tiques and collectibles. It also serves as
an educational tool for youth participat-ing in the All-American Dairy Show andthe Premier National Junior Events.
Thirty-three exhibitors supported theshow’s educational and historical goals,representing 10 States including Con-necticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massa-chusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, NewYork, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Contributing Holstein breed items tothe show were:
• Gene and Carol Schurman of Cly-mer, Indiana County, exhibited a collec-tion of Holstein items including art-work, books and brochures;
• Larry Specht of Boalsburg, PA, Cen-tre County, exhibited a 1923 Holsteinmodel cow and bull plus other Holstein
breed pictures and memorabilia.• Darwin Braund of State College,
Centre County, displayed a 1922 framedTrue Type model Holstein bull; and
• Jeffrey Reasner of Newburg, Cum-berland County, exhibited a True Typemodel Holstein cow and bull, plus a1922 framed history of the developmentof True Type model Holstein cow.
Other interesting displays included:• Martha’s Milk House, owned and
operated by Jim and Martha Roberts ofScio, NY, offered their educationalportable 1900’s milk house containingall the equipment associated with sucha dairy facility. The exhibit also includ-ed many other interesting and unusual
turn-of-the-century dairy pieces.• Robert Dunn of New Ringgold,
Schuylkill County, exhibited a varietyof dairy utensils, milking equipment,milk bottles, cream separators andbutter churns;
• H. Duane Norman of Fulton, MD,brought a few ceramic dairy figurinesfrom his collection which is thought tobe unmatched in the country;
• John A. Piazzese of Shipley, NY, puttogether a grand display which featuredBorden’s Elsie the Cow items from hispersonal collection;
• Charles Itle of Newville, Cumberland
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Holstein breed memorabilia featured at2011 All-Dairy Antiques and Collectibles Show
Robert Dunn, New Ringgold, PA, is a picture of concentration as he “stables” his cowsduring the show set-up.
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County, exhibited milk bottles from 12of the 21 Pennsylvania dairies known tohave advertised Pennsylvania FarmShow Milk Quality awards on their milkbottles; and
• David Evans of Litchfield, MI, exhib-ited a varied and extensive collection ofdairy industry aritfacts.
As in previous years, exhibitors dis-played extensive milk bottle collections,including: Jean Gilmore, also known as“The Milk Maid,” of Ligonier, Westmore-land County; Earl Bennett of Holbrook,MA; Larry Ibach of Lancaster, LancasterCounty; David Kuntz of Lancaster, Lan-caster County; Ray Crilley of East
Springfield, Erie County; John & Max-ine Tutton of Front Royal, Virginia;Judy Meck of Mechanicsburg, Cumber-land County; Claude Wambold ofPerkiomenville, Montgomery County;Bob Lanpher of N. Attleboro, Massachu-setts; Carl Onufer of Murrysville, West-moreland County; Duane Rader ofMansfield, Ohio; Ralph Riovo, alsoknown as “The Purple Cow,” of Ma-cungie, Lehigh County; Harry Metzgerof Dillsburg, Cumberland County; and
Margin and Ellie Stout of Tunkhannock,Wyoming County.
This year’s Show also welcomed onenew exhibitor in Clyde Scheib ofPhoenixville, Chester County who stat-ed that he and his wife had a great timeand plan to return for next year’s Show.
Visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us formore details about the All-AmericanDairy Show.
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Jim and Martha Roberts, Scio, NY, included this unique display of five milk testingcentrifuges in “Martha’s Milkhouse,” one of the most popular exhibits at the show.
Photos courtesy of Charles Itle
Kyler and Molly Cessna, Clearville, PA, get a close look at the Surge milker attachedto the life-size Holstein cow model displayed at the show.
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2011 Turkey summary published Sept. 23: In2011, there were 7.9 million turkeys raised in Penn-sylvania, up 7 percent from 2010. Turkeys raised inPennsylvania represented about 3 percent of totalU.S. production.
Nationally, there were 248 million turkeys raisedin 2011, up 2 percent from the 244 million raised in2010 and slightly more than the 247 million raisedin 2009.
PA ranks high across U.S.: The 2010 cash re-ceipts to farmers was recently released. We all knowthat milk is the largest single sector of Pennsylvaniaagricultural production. Milk accounted for 34.3 per-cent of the $5.7 billion in gross agricultural salesacross the state.
After that, corn had 8.4 percent of sales, cattle andcalves 8.1 percent, Agaricus mushrooms 7.7, eggs7.2, broilers 7.1, greenhouse and nursery 6.3, hogs4.3, soybeans 3.5, turkeys 1.7, hay 1.7, and apples1.5 percent; and other commodities were each lessthan 1 percent of the total gross sales.
Pennsylvania mushrooms rank first in the nation.Compared to other states, Pennsylvania ranks: No. 4for milk, eggs and apple sales; No. 5 for strawberryand grape sales; No. 7 for tobacco sales; No. 10 forgreenhouse and nursery sales; and No. 11 for toma-to sales.
These 'Agricultural Counts' show the importance ofPennsylvania agriculture here and across the nation.
2011 Small grain production: The results of theSept. 1 end of season survey for small grains was re-leased on Sept. 30. Small grain production in Penn-sylvania compared to last year was as follows: Win-ter wheat production was down 2 percent at 8.7 mil-lion bushels due to decreased yield at 51 bushels peracre; acres increased to 170,000 acres, up 20,000acres from last year. Barley production increased 6
percent to 3.58 million bushels. Harvested acreagealso increased 10,000 acres to 55,000 acres; yieldwas estimated at 65 bushels per acre, down 10bushels per acre from last year. Oat production de-creased 42 percent to 2.8 million bushels; yieldsdropped 13 bushels from last year to 46 bushels peracre; oat harvested acres was down 25 percent fromlast year at 60,000.
Nationwide, winter wheat production was up from2010 while oats and barley production declined.Winter wheat production was up 1 percent from lastyear at 1.49 billion bushels. Average yield is down0.6 bushel from the previous year.
Area harvested for grain is estimated at 32.3 mil-lion acres, up 2 percent from the previous year. Oatproduction is estimated at a record low 54.0 millionbushels, down 33 percent from last year. Yield is es-timated at 57.5 bushels per acre, down 6.8 bushelsfrom the previous year. Area planted to oats is esti-mated at 940,000 acres, 26 percent below last year.This is the smallest acreage harvested for grain onrecord, surpassing the previous record low set in2010. Barley production was down 14 percent from2010, the lowest since 1936. Average yield at 69.2bushels is down 3.9 bushels from last year. Produc-ers seeded 2.56 million acres for 2011, down 11 per-cent from last year. This is the lowest planted acreson record. Harvested area, at 2.24 million acres, isdown 9 percent from 2010, the lowest level since1881. Winter wheat production was up 1 percentfrom last year. Average yield is down 0.6 bushel fromthe previous year. Area harvested for grain is esti-mated at 32.3 million acres, up 2 percent from theprevious year.
2011 Row crop forecasts: The Oct. 1 row cropforecasts are in! Although Pennsylvania productionof MD-type and Burley tobaccos, and grapes is ex-pected to be above 2010 levels; production of cornfor grain, soybeans, dry alfalfa hay, PA-type tobaccoand apples are all expected to be less. Other dry hayproduction is unchanged from last year.
Corn yields, as of Oct. 1, are forecast at 109bushels in Pennsylvania, down 19 bushels from lastyear. Nationwide, at 148.1 bushels, yields are down4.7 bushels from last year. If realized, this would bethe lowest average yield since 2005. U.S. production
is forecast at 12.4 billion bushels, down slightly fromlast year’s production. If realized, this will be thefourth largest production total on record for theUnited States. Soybean acres harvested is expectedto be 485,000 acres which would be 10,000 less than2010 acreage in Pennsylvania. Yield is forecast at 42bushels, unchanged from last year. Pennsylvaniaproduction is expected to be 20.4 million bushels,down 2 percent from last year. Nationwide, produc-tion is expected to be 3.06 billion bushels, down 8percent from the previous year. U.S. soybean yield isexpected to average 41.5 bushels per acre, down 2bushels from last year. If realized, this will be thesecond lowest average yield since 2003. U.S. soy-bean growers expect to harvest 73.7 million acres,down 4 percent from 2010.
Alfalfa Hay dry production in Pennsylvania is fore-cast at 1.125 million tons, down 13 percent from ayear ago. Other hay dry production in Pennsylvaniais forecast at 2.10 million tons, unchanged from ayear ago. Nationwide, production levels are down 5percent for alfalfa and down 14 percent for otherhay. If realized, this would be the lowest productionlevel since 1993.
PA-type tobacco production is forecast at 26 per-cent below last year.
MD-type tobacco production in Pennsylvania isforecast 24 percent above last year.
Type-31 burley tobacco production is estimated at10.75 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year’s10.08 million pounds. Acreage for harvest is set at5,000 acres with an average yield of 2,150 poundsper acre. Estimates for Burley tobacco began in 2005for Pennsylvania when 2,200 acres were harvested.
Apple production in Pennsylvania is now forecastat 442 million pounds, down 10 percent from lastyear. Nationally, apple production is expected to beup 1 percent from last year.
Grape production in Pennsylvania is forecast at 18percent above last year at 98,000 tons. The nationalharvest is expected to be 4 percent below last year.
The next update to these agriculture counts will beon Nov. 9 for grain corn, soybeans and tobacco. Use‘Data and Statistics’ tab at www.nass.usda.gov forthe latest counts at the state and county levels.
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Many farmmanagers in Pennsylvania use Quick-Books® financial recordkeeping soft-ware for their farm business record-keeping. Of these, several report inconversations with Extension educa-tors that they do not feel that they getthe most out of the program, in termsof financial reports and decision mak-ing tools. In order to assist farm man-agers make the most of QuickBooks®software as a financial decision mak-ing tool, Penn State Extension hasplanned a two-part workshop seriesthat will be held in several locationsthroughout Pennsylvania. Workshopswill be hands-on, using a computerlab. Participants will have the opportu-nity to use their own farm’s data tobuild meaningful financial records andreports. It is expected that all partici-pants in this program will have a basicunderstanding of Quickbooks® priorto attending the workshop.
The workshop series will consist oftwo parts. The first part of the serieswill consist of a one-day workshop, tobe held in November. The second partof the series will be a half day work-shop that will be held in early 2012 atlocations to be determined by partici-pation in part one workshops. The costto participants for this program is$100 for the first participant from eachfarm and $25 for each additional par-ticipant. The first workshops will beheld on the following dates and loca-tions in Pennsylvania:
Towanda: Nov. 1: Endless Moun-
tains AgChoice Farm Credit Office,24668 Route 6, Towanda, PA;
Chambersburg: Nov. 7: CumberlandValley AgChoice Farm Credit Office,109 Farm Credit Drive, Chambers-burg, PA;
Gettysburg: Nov. 14: Adams CountyPenn State Extension Office, 670 OldHarrisburg Road, Gettysburg, PA;
Martinsburg: Nov. 15: MartinsburgAirport, 310 Airport Drive, Martins-burg, PA;
Mercer: Nov. 21: Mercer CountyPenn State Extension Office, 463North Perry Highway, Mercer, PA; and
Lebanon: Nov. 22: Lebanon CountyPenn State Extension Office, 2120Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA.
Advanced registration for this educa-tional program is required. Registra-tion is available by calling toll free at 1-877-489-1398. Online registration isalso available. To register online, go toextension.psu.edu, click on “Events”and then find the session that youwould like to sign up for under the No-vember calendar. For more informa-tion, please contact Keith Dickinson,610-696-3500, [email protected] . Thisworkshop is presented by the Agricul-tural Entrepreneurship and Dairy Ex-tension Teams of Penn State Coopera-tive Extension, in cooperation with Ag-Choice Farm Credit. Special incentivesfor AgChoice Farm Credit customers,including partial scholarships, areavailable. Customers should contacttheir local AgChoice Farm Credit Officefor more information.
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Location: 32377 Myrtle Drive, Laurel, DE 19956. When traveling on RT 13, turn East onto RT 24 atCareys Service Station, go approx. 3.9 miles. Sale is on the left.
Tractors: Case IH MX 120 MFWD w/18.4x38 axle duals, left hand reverser (3744 hrs.), IH 5088 w/cab
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w/pneumatic tires, 1954 Farmall Super M, Farmall Super H, Farmall W9 (restored), Farmall 300,McCormick 1020 on steel, Farmall H w/3ph, Farmall H w/belt pulley, Farmall M (original), Farmall350 w/fast hitch, Farmall H, Silver King 47 w/sicklebar, Silver King 47, Silver King serial no. 565 (not
running), Farmall F-12 (not running), AC model D Grader, Wheel Horse GT 14 w/mower & loader.
Combine: Case IH 1680 4wd w/ag-leader monitor (3567 engine hrs.) Serial no. JJC0117912, Case IH1020 25 ft. grain head serial no. JC0089401, Case IH 1063 corn head w/down reel serial no. JJC143814,
Unverferth HT 25 head cart.
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Coupe (as is), 1994 Chevy 3500 dually ext cab, 1990 Chevy 3500 dually, 1977 GMC 3500 dually, 1970
GMC custom camper, 2002 32 ft. Fleetreck gooseneck trailer w/dual axle & wheels, 1981 Ditch Witch3 axle 24 ft. gooseneck trailer.
Tags: 2 Live Delaware FT Tags FT 106, and FT 252.Irrigation: Hobbs RR 2450 Traveling gun (800 ft. hose), Hobbs RR 2400 Traveling gun (1200 ft. hose).
Equipment: 2.) 18 ft. Spreadmaster litter spreaders, IH 700 7x on land plows, JD 145 5x plows,
Westfield 8051 grain auger, 12 ft. 3ph 2 bar chisel plow, Case IH 496 22 ft. disc, Unverferth 23 ft. rolling
harrow II, IH 800 6 row plate planter w/dry fert., IH 6 row S-tyne cultivator w/rolling fenders, IH 51021x7 drill w/press wheels, 14 ft. Hardee rotary mower, Wilmar ST spin spreader, 13 ft. 3ph agri-plane,
IH 2250 loader, Better-Built 1500 gal tank spreader w/injectors, Hormloader, 200 gal 3ph sprayer, fun-
nel wagon, flat wagon, Case IH 40 blade, IH fast hitch mower, Cardinal 35 ft. elevator.
Misc. Items: #7 McCormick Horse mower, 1000 gal fuel tank w/elec. pump, 500 gal fuel tank w/elec.
pump, Campbell Hosfelt 60 gal air compressor, AC 225 welder, Leroy gas genset, 250 gal fuel tank, W9
parts, dolly carts, 1600 gallon bubble, IH suit case weights, Coachmen pickup Camper, pickup fuel tank,
lightning rods, RR Crossing signs (broken), RR tracks, hog feeders, IH drum, Chicken Coal hovers, 25 +/-
glass chicken waterers, gas stoves, chicken feeders, 3 burner kerosene stove, assortment of tools and parts
approx. 2-3 wagon loads of misc. items, many more items to numerous to mention.
Terms: Cash or Approved Checks day of sale, not responsible for accidentsOwner: Lawrence Jestice Lunch by Trinity Church
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In the competition fortop positions and placesin the regular season ofthe 2010-2011 NorthAmerican League (NAL),six top riders emerged asdivision winners.
The NAL runs season-long series in six hunter-jumper divisions — AdultHunter, presented byPractical Horseman, Chil-dren’s Hunter, AdultJumper, Children’sJumper, Pony Jumperand the Low Junior/ Am-ateur-Owner Jumper.
The NAL qualifying pe-riod started Sept. 1, 2010and ended Aug. 31, 2011.While riders did not needto be members of the NALto compete in any qualify-ing classes, only currentmembers earned pointstoward year-end finals at
the Pennsylvania Nation-al Horse Show in Harris-burg, PA, and the WestCoast Finals at the LasVegas National HorseShow in Las Vegas, NV.
The NAL Finals areamong the most popularyear-end championshipsin the country for hunterand jumper riders. Thisyear the West Coast Fi-nals was added to theshow series and will takeplace during the Las Ve-gas National Horse Showat the South Point Hotel& Casino in Las Vegas,NV, in November. TheWest Coast Finals featurecompetitions in five divi-sions: Children’s Hunter,Adult Hunter, Children’sJumper, Adult Jumper,and Low Junior/Ama-teur-Owner Jumper.
In the NAL AdultHunter division, present-ed by Practical Horse-man, Charlene Grahamof Fairpoint, NY, and SoftSpoken won with 4,118points. In second placewith 3,070 points, wasMindy Wurzburg of Mem-phis, TN, riding Overseas.Finishing third wasCheryl Rubenstein of Bel-laire, TX and Casino with3,070 points.
With 4,207 points,Katie Ramsey, of Mt. Juli-et, TN, and Donato wonthe Children’s Hunter di-vision. Kathryn Maginnis,of Centreville, VA, fin-ished second aboard Far-go with 4,074 points.
Sydney Wilder, aboard Zi-vago, from Chevy Chase,MD, rounded out the topthree with 3,632 points.
Alissa Kinsey ofDanville, NH, rode Gris-set to win Adult Jumperdivision with 8,633points. Following in sec-ond place with 3,900points was Kaley Pratt ofGainsville, FL, aboardShane. Kinsey alsoplaced third with 3,718points with Caretina.
Topping the Children’sJumper division stand-ings were Kady Abraham-son of Loveland, OH, andChalvino Z, who had3,535 points. ChristopherJohnson of Carmel, IN,
and Carmelita followedwith 2,943 points.Rounding out the topthree was Nina Montrossof Bedford Hills, NY, with2,940 points riding Ner-azzurro.
In the Pony Jumper di-vision, Elizabeth Shaffer,of Layton, NJ, claimedboth the first and secondplace positions. Sheclinched the division with658 points aboard Styledwith Perfection, and fin-ished second with ProvenTheory, 619.5 points. Inthird was Dagney Mac-Taggart of Old Green-wich, CT, with 554 pointsriding Iceman.
In the Low Junior/Am-
ateur-Owner Jumper di-vision, Kelsey Thatcher ofBluffdale, UT, finished infirst with 4,866 pointsaboard Klotaire DuMoulin. In second with3,942 points was KenzieDonovan of River Hills,WI, and Volarnah.Rounding out the topthree was Teri Kessler ofArmonk, NY, with SwissFranc with 3,834 points.
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North American League crowns Division ChampionsGraham, Ramsey, Kinsey, Abrahamson, Shaffer, Thatcher, earn top honors for 2010-2011 regular season
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Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee recent-ly announced the Delaware recipients of SpecialtyCrop Grant funds that are awarded for projects de-signed to enhance the competitiveness of Delawarespecialty crops.
Specialty crops are defined as “fruits, vegetables,tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nurserycrops (including floriculture). USDA provided grant
funding to the 50 states, the District of Columbia,the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S.Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the North-ern Mariana Islands.
In announcing the grants, Kee said, “The the Uni-versity of Delaware’s funding will assist Delawaregrowers with market expansion, the development ofnew products, and the improvement of existing prod-
ucts. The Department’s funding will help us with theon-going implementation of Delaware’s Farm toSchool Program that will improve our student’s ac-cess to locally grown, healthy foods as well as helpsustain the profitability of our agricultural industry.The competitiveness of Delaware’s specialty cropswill be increased through continuing education, ap-plied research, improved technology, and genomicresearch. I am very grateful to the USDA for contin-uing the Specialty Crops Grant Program that willbenefit not just Delaware, but all of U.S. agriculture.
Eight Delaware projects received a total of$242,281. from the USDA AMS Specialty Crop BlockGrant Program that was authorized under the Spe-cialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, andamended under the 2008 Farm Bill.
The eight projects are:• Delaware Department of Agriculture — Delaware
Farm-to-School Implementation Plan for 2012-2014— $32,000;
• University of Delaware — Determining the IdealIrrigation Strategy to Maximize Lima Bean Yield andQuality — $30,292;
• University of Delaware — Improving Yields fromEarly-Planted Super Sweet Processing Sweet Corn —$19,989;
• University of Delaware — Grafting to ImproveWatermelon Production and Yield — $33,500;
• University of Delaware — Variety Testing in Ad-vance of Release of New Lima Bean Cultivars andContinued Lima Bean Breeding and Selection —$35,000;
• University of Delaware — Enhancing ProcessingVegetable Production for Growers in Delaware andProcessors in the Region — $29,000;
• University of Delaware — Department of Plantand Soil Sciences — Herbicide Programs for SweetCorn Without Limiting Vegetable Crop Rotation —$27,500; and
• University of Delaware — Development of Molec-ular Markers for Downy Mildew Resistance race F inLima Beans — $35,000.
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STEVENS 22 semi-auto, made by Savage,$125 OBO; Wanted 12 gauge shotgunpump action, rifled barrel. 585-526-4536.(NY)
16.9x38 t-rail snap-on duals, for sale,$600. 607-965-7911.(NY)
JD 214 chuck wagon for sale. Shed kept.Field ready, $800. 570-967-2774.(PA)
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NH 489 haybine for sale, extra sidebar,extra belt (new) don’t want to store for win-ter, $2,500. 607-748-4105.(NY)
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8 FOOT Eby Aluminum cattle, body ingreat condition. Tel. 860-886-3943.(CT)
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TWO Holstein heifers, due in February,$1,350 a piece, call evenings: 585-526-5195.(NY)
TWO Farmall H’s, good to restore, $1,500for pair. 845-657-2595.(NY)
FARMCO feed wagon on wheels, goodcondition, $1,600. Call 203-266-7907.(CT)
HERD REDUCTION sale: Red Anguscows, Devon/Angus bull calf, milkingDevon bull (2010) and heifers (2011). PennYan. 315-536-0539.(NY)
WANTED: Patz gutter cleaner chain, coun-terclockwise and round bale splitter. (2)Jersey bull calves for sale, $30 each. 585-590-4948.(NY)
IHC 2PR 2 row pull type corn picker, widerow, shed kept and in good working condi-tion 585-547-9573.(WNY)
NI Two row picker sheller, good shape,$2,000. 315-942-2231.(NY)
JOHN DEERE 770 with loader and mower,like new; Cub Cadet with loader andmower, like new, 187HR. 315-536-7713.(NY)
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1960 FORD 671 Ford bucket. 315-343-9687.(NY)
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WANTED: Heifers to bard up to 70 head.Plenty of feed. Little Falls. Call Dave orTom: 315-723-4801 or 315-868-7092.(NY)
2 YEAR OLD Brown white quarter horsecolt, $100; 10 year old Appaloosa mare,$200. 315-651-2265.(NY)
GOATS: 2 does, born 07-21-2011, $65.each or both for $115 cash; Sannen alpinex, leave message and phone number. 585-657-6076.(NY)
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MINI HORSE 6 month old, Blue Roan filly,can be registered, cute, have both parentson premises, asking $350 OBO. 607-566-2549.(NY)
BARN CLEANER CHAIN for 16” guttercounterclockwise. Very good condition. 40hp Ford tractor with loader, Select O Matic.$2,500. 518-993-3026.(NY)
PEACOCKS, 1 1/2 year old, $60; Thisyear’s, $25 each; Also, breeding stockshow poultry, $10 each for the completeset. 315-843-7563.(NY)
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STRAW CHOPPER fits JD 8820 combine,$800. 585-554-6962.(NY)
MASSEY FERGUSON 63C 6 Row 30”corn head, working condition, $1,800OBO. 585-554-6678.(NY)
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JERSEY & JERSEY CROSS heifers, 400-600 lbs. $350-$500 ea. 315-598-1639.(NY)
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GEORGETOWN, DE —Carolyn Phillips hasbeen making her ownspecialty soaps for familyand friends for years.And lately, she’s beenwondering how to turnher hobby into an entre-preneurial venture calledHealing Soap, with allthe questions that goalong with that decision.
How can her businessplan help her gain anedge with banks? Whatresources are availableto aid her? Where canshe find training to helpher have a better chanceof success?
When she and her hus-band attended the first“Sussex County Is OpenFor Business” event, shefound exactly what shesought — a room full ofcounty, state, federal andprofessional resources inone place to encouragebusiness growth. Thewell-attended event wasaimed at providing newentrepreneurs and ex-panding businesses toolsand information to helpthem succeed.
After receiving consul-tations with representa-tives from a number ofdifferent agencies andbusiness developmentorganizations, Phillipsfelt she walked awaywith plenty of answers.
“This experience hasbroadened my thinkingand I have many moreideas as to how I can ex-pand and grow my busi-ness,” Phillips said.
The “Sussex County IsOpen For Business” eventseries creates a one-stopresource for beginning en-trepreneurs and existingcompanies looking to ex-pand. Participating organi-zations and agencies in-clude Delaware Center forEnterprise Development-DSU, Delaware EconomicDevelopment Office,Delaware ManufacturingExtension Partnership(DEMEP), Delaware SmallBusiness & TechnologyDevelopment Center,Delaware State Treasury,DTCC-Entrepreneur Cen-ter, First State CommunityAction Agency, Job Centerof Delaware Libraries,Southern DelawareTourism, SCOREDelaware, Sussex CountyEconomic DevelopmentOffice, U.S. Small Busi-ness Administration, andYWCA-Center for Women’sEntrepreneurship.
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by Jennifer ShowalterCHARLOTTESVILLE,
VA — Horse ownersdread the word colic butthrow in toxic plants andthey really start to fret.Two-hundred horse en-thusiasts from the Char-lottesville area enjoyeddinner and a seminarheld by Blue RidgeEquine Clinic andSouthern States Char-lottesville on colic andtoxic plants.
Colic:Dr. Paul Stephens with
Blue Ridge Equine Clinicspent some time goingover the anatomy of thehorse’s digestive tractbefore getting into thingsthat lead up to colic,warning signs, and ways
to deal with colic.Stephens explained
that the pain related tocolic is normally a resultof gas or fluid disten-sions, inflammationcaused by ulceration orlocalized infection, orspasms. “The most com-mon trigger for abdomi-nal pain is a change inthe normal pattern ofmotility,” said Stephens.He then added, “The di-gestive system is theweakest part of a horse.They started off with anomnivorous gastroin-testinal tract that adapt-ed to be exclusively her-bivorous. Their freefloating large colon is nota good design.”
Stephens encouraged
the audience to call theirveterinarian if they sus-pect their horse to becolicing even if the vet-erinarian is not neededimmediately for evalua-tion. He warned thegroup that pawing, turn-ing to the flank, stretch-ing, laying down, rolling,and curling of the lip areoften times signs of colic.
In suspect colic cases,one can start off by evalu-ating the color and themoistness of the horse’sgums along with the cap-illary refill time, which isone to two seconds in anormal horse. Stephensrecommended all horseowners buy a stethoscopeso they can check heartrate. According to
Stephens the normalheart rate for a horse is36 to 40 beats perminute, but it does nottake much stimulation todouble that. It is alsogood to get a temperaturereading. “If the tempera-ture is greater than102°F, we worry about co-litis,” said Stephens. Hesuggested noting recenturination and fecal out-put, water and feed in-take, and recent changesin feed or management.
It is good to be able tomake the above evalua-tions before calling aveterinarian so he or shehas something to go by.Stephens said if thehorse’s temperature isless than 102°F, the
heart rate is greaterthan 44 beats perminute, the gums arebright pink or purple,the pain is uncontrol-lable, or mild pain per-sists for more than halfan hour, he highly rec-ommends getting a vet-erinarian to evaluate thehorse. He stressed thatbefore administering anymedication it is particu-larly wise to discuss thecase with a veterinarian.
For mild cases of colic,horse owners can try towalk their horse to dis-tract him or her from thepain, but Stephens saidthere is no reason toforce a horse to walk. “Ifthe horse is comfortableon his or her side, let itdo it. If the horse isrolling, that’s when weget worried about thehorse injuring himself,”said Stephens.
If a veterinarian iscalled to the farm, he orshe will perform a thor-ough physical exam todirect him or her in theright direction of what todo next. A rectal exammay be needed and/or anasogastric tube may bepassed to evaluate thefluid accumulation inthe stomach or to ad-minister mineral oil.Sometimes veterinarianswill find it beneficial toperform an abdominalultrasound, run bloodwork, and/or collect ab-dominal fluid.
After the veterinariandetermines they aresurely dealing with a col-ic case, he or she willlikely administer a drugto help alleviate pain.The veterinarian mayalso administer an anti-
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Colic and toxic plants: two thingshorse owners like to avoid
Dr. Paul Stephens with Blue Ridge Equine Clinic dis-cusses the ins and outs of colic cases.
Blox Daugherty with Dow AgriScience enlightens acrowd of horse enthusiasts of the many plants that aretoxic to horses. Photos by Jennifer Showalter
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BLACKSBURG, VA, — Chris andChristina Lee of Roanoke, VA, are pas-sionate horse lovers who are deeplyconcerned about the care and treat-ment of their own three. When they be-gan to notice problems with their 26-year-old Appaloosa mare, Reiny, inAugust 2010, they decided to contactthe Virginia-Maryland Regional Collegeof Veterinary Medicine’s Equine FieldService team for further assistance.
The Lees noticed that Reiny “justwasn’t her normal self.” She wasslowing down and became stiff inboth front limbs. The owners tried allthe tricks they had learned over yearsof horse ownership, but Reiny’s prob-lems persisted.
Members of the Equine Field Serviceconducted several examinations, in-cluding radiographs and specific bloodtests in an effort to determine thesource of Reiny’s pain and lameness.The examinations revealed that Reinywas somewhat overweight and alsohad high levels of insulin in the blood,a condition known as hyperinsuline-mia. Additionally, she had severalsigns of laminitis, often referred to as“founder,” that were causing her ap-
parent stiffness. This combination offindings is common to Equine Cush-ing’s disease, a condition found in old-er horses and ponies.
The Equine Field Service team rec-ommended treatment of Reiny’s condi-tions. They fitted foam rubber padsunder her shoes to provide cushionand support to her feet. Reiny’s stallwas filled with extra soft bedding,again giving her more padding.
Clinicians from the veterinary col-lege’s nutrition service developed acontrolled, yet healthy weight loss planfor Reiny, and major improvementswere seen by October. Regular visits byEquine Field Service clinicians re-vealed that Reiny’s condition wasshowing progressive improvement, anexcellent prognostic sign.
“The best thing about the EquineField Service team is that they havedoctors to cover every service neces-sary,” said Chris Lee. “They have excel-lent communication skills and incredi-ble equipment, which really made adifference in the treatment of ourhorse, Reiny.”
Reiny’s success would not have beenpossible without the care and support
of the Equine Field Service and accessto its world-class clinicians, farriers,and equipment. Reiny is now about250 pounds lighter and moving betterthan she has in years. The Lees saythey plan to start riding Reiny again inthe near future.
The Equine Field Service, which ispart of the Veterinary Teaching Hospi-tal in Blacksburg, provides primaryand emergency service to patientswithin a 35-mile radius of the town.Both in-hospital and ambulatory serv-ices are provided by scheduled ap-pointments, as well as 24-hour emer-gency care, 365 days a year. Faculty
members are available by phone to ad-dress client questions.
“We have an exceptional team of ded-icated professionals working in theEquine Field Service,” said Dr. DavidHodgson, head of the Department ofLarge Animal Clinical Sciences. “Theseveterinarians value their patients firstand foremost, using advanced trainingand technology to provide top qualityhealth care.”
Services include preventive healthcare, reproductive and foal care, lame-ness and performance examinations,podiatry exams and treatment, neuro-
spasmodic drug and/ora laxative. At that pointit is critical to keep aclose eye on the horse. Ifthings don’t turn aroundfor the better, the veteri-narian will then deter-mine if they are dealingwith a surgical case.
Stephens noted thatchange in feed, gastriculcers, internal para-sites, and poor qualityfeed are few of the thingsthat he sees time andtime again that causecolic. Inappropriate in-gestion of such things assand or gravel can alsoresult in colic. He men-tioned that rarely doeshe find that inadequatewater intake is the causeof colic, but this issue ismore common in thewinter months. “Try tomake all changes grad-ual and allow regularturnout and exercise.Horses that stay in stallstoo long have an in-crease risk of colic andhorses that get a lot feedhave a greater chance ofcolic. Also stay up ondental care and parasitecontrol,” said Stephens.
Toxic Plants:The risk of colic is scary
enough in itself withoutthe risk of the consump-tion of toxic plants. BloxDaugherty with DowAgriScience spent sometime going over plants inthe area that are toxic tohorses and how to bestcontrol them.
Daugherty acknowl-edged that toxic plantsare usually only an issuewhen other sources offeed are limited, butmentioned that it is al-ways good to try andpractice good pasture
management and try tocontrol toxic plants andother weeds.
The audience was sur-prised to learn howmany different plantsare toxic to horses if theyare consumed. Frombuttercups, horsenettle,milkweed, pokeweed,poison hemlock, St.Johnswort to wild onionsand garlic, most werestartled at how manytoxic plants they have ontheir property. Daugher-ty also mentioned suchthings as bracken fern,white snakeroot, QueenAnne’s lace, commonmullen, blue weed,nightshade, perilla mint,cocklebur, field penny-cress, and jimsonweedas being toxic to horses.
As he went throughthe list of toxic plants,Daugherty pointed outtheir growing patternand how the best way tocontrol them is. He men-tioned that it is best tocontrol perennials atmaximum vegetativegrowth and this timingcan be controlled bymowing the plants andallowing them to flowerwhen suitable to sprayan effective herbicide.He explained that hefinds it best to controlannuals when they aresmall and to suspectthem to come up wherebare dirt persists.
In addition to plants,Daugherty touched ontoxic trees. Black locust,black walnut, oak trees,and mountain laurel arefew of the trees to be con-cerned with in the Char-lottesville area. The wilt-ed leaves from wild cher-ry trees and red maples
are two additional treesthat he mentioned.
Daugherty concludedby pointing out a few for-ages that can causeproblems. Fescue, fox-tails, sorghum, sudex,johnson grass, sudan-grass, clover, and alfalfacan all cause problems iftoo much is consumed atthe wrong time. “It’s kindof like us eating toomany Snicker bars. If weeat enough, they will killus,” said Daugherty.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Belagio del Cedro, exhibited byBeaverrlea Manderbach of Sinking Spring, PA, tookhome top honors under both judges during the PasoFino Show held during the Keystone InternationalLivestock Exposition on Oct. 9, at the PennsylvaniaFarm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.Belagio del Cedro swept the competition in the PasoPerformance Championship after taking home theblue in the Paso Performance Stallions class.
Manderbach also secured the Bella Forma Stal-lions Championship with her entry Espirita de Emer-ald Valley.
Exhibitor Diane Dutt of Mason Dixon PFHA, Stew-artstown, PA, also walked away with top honors onSunday. Her gelding, Cloud Nine Cometa, won thePaso Performance Geldings and Paso PerformanceAmateur Owner Geldings before securing the PasoPerformance Amateur Owner Championship.
Jamie Gascon, Poplarville, MS, and Sharon Lon-dono, Covington, LA, judged the show.
First place winners for Sunday’s Paso Fino Show were:Bella Forma Colts 3 Years and Over — Espirita de
Emerald Valley, Beaverrlea Manderbach, SinkingSpring, PA.
Bella Forma Stallions Championship (All Ages) —Espirita de Emerald Valley, Beaverrlea Manderbach,
Sinking Spring, PA.Paso Performance Junior Horsemanship — Mid-
dlefields Magnifico, Lisa Gorsuch, Middlefield Farms,Taneytown, MD.
Paso Performance Mares — Rondalla La Estrella,Katie Readinger, Hamburg, PA.
Paso Performance Geldings — Cloud Nine Cometa,Diane Dutt, Mason Dixon PFHA, Stewartstown, PA.
Paso Performance Stallions — Belagio del Cedro,
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fields Magnifico, Lisa Gorsuch, Middlefield Farms,Taneytown, MD.
Paso Performance Amateur Owner Mares — Ron-dalla La Estrella, Katie Readinger, Hamburg, PA.
Paso Performance Amateur Owner Geldings —Cloud Nine Cometa, Diane Dutt, Mason Dixon PFHA,Stewartstown, PA.
Paso Performance Amateur Owner Championship
logic evaluations, chiro-practic care, acupunc-ture treatment, and nu-tritional consultations.In the field, clinicianscan perform radi-ographs, ultrasound ex-aminations, shock wavetherapy, and endoscopy.
Dr. Scott Pleasant, along-serving associateprofessor of the collegeand a specialist in largeanimal surgery, andTravis Burns, collegefarrier, are the keyproviders of the newlyestablished podiatry unitin the Veterinary Teach-ing Hospital. This unitprovides referral care tohorses in particular needof specialist foot andhoof care. Pleasant andBurns were integral to
the foot care provided toReiny as part of themare’s overall treatment.
In addition to routineveterinary care to itsclients, the team is alsocurrently working on astudy investigating im-proved strategies for in-ternal parasite control.Because it is believedthat horses innatelyhave different levels ofresistance to parasiteload, it is important todetermine horses’ natu-ral resistance or suscep-tibility in order to devel-op an appropriate strate-gic deworming protocol.
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Sinking Spring stallion soars to top ofclass at KILE Paso Fino Show
Espirita de Emerald Valley, exhibited by BeaverrleaManderbach of Sinking Spring, Pa., took home the Bel-la Forma Stallion Championship during the Paso FinoHorse Show at the Keystone International LivestockExposition on Sunday, Oct. 9.
Allebach’s Windermere Farms entry waits for thejudge’s decisions during the Draft Horse Hitch Showon Saturday, Oct. 8.
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— Cloud Nine Cometa,Diane Dutt, MasonDixon PFHA, Stewart-stown, PA.
Classic Geldings —Soberano del Oregano,Rosemary D’Agostino,Reading, PA.
Equitation Junior —Middlefields Magnifico,Lisa Gorsuch, MiddlefieldFarms, Taneytown, MD.
Classic Fino AmateurOwner Geldings —Soberano del Oregano,Rosemary D’Agostino,Reading, PA.
Classic Fino AmateurOwner Champion —Soberano del Oregano,Rosemary D’Agostino,Reading, PA.
Paso Country Pleasure— Rondalla La Estrella,Katie Readinger, Ham-burg, PA.
Paso Pleasure School-ing 4 Year Old Fillies —Quatro’s Aurora, BJSchuler, Telford, PA.
Paso Pleasure Junior— Middlefields Magnifi-co, Lisa Gorsuch, Mid-dlefield Farms, Taney-town, MD.
Paso Pleasure Mares— Arodita FF, KathyDell, Middlefield Farm,Taneytown, MD.
Paso Pleasure Geld-ings — Simpatico de Ca’-Grande, Melanie Petri,Ottsville, PA.
Paso Pleasure Stal-lions — Cancionero de laRoca, Patricia A. Laird,Felton, PA.
Paso Pleasure Cham-pionship — Simpatico deCa’Grande, MelaniePetri, Ottsville, PA.
Paso Pleasure AmateurOwner Schooling, 4 YearOld Fillies — Quatro’sAurora, BJ Schuler,Telford, PA.
Paso Pleasure AmateurOwner Mares — AfroditaFF, Kathy Dell, MiddlefieldFarm, Taneytown, MD.
Paso Pleasure AmateurOwner Geldings — Mid-dlefields Magnifico, LisaGorsuch, MiddlefieldFarm, Taneytown, MD.
Paso Pleasure AmateurOwner Stallions — Can-cionero de la Roca, Patri-
cia A. Laird, Felton, PA.Paso Pleasure Amateur
Owner Championship —Middlefields Magnifico,Lisa Gorsuch, MiddlefieldFarm, Taneytown, MD.
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Sarah Brockhoff of Dayton, PA, sets up her entry dur-ing the Youth Showmanship 8-13 Year Old class duringthe Draft Horse Hitch Show on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Tiffany Ramsey of Delta, PA, completes a victory lapon DBL Magic’s Forget Me Not after winning the AdultEnglish Riding class at the Draft Horse Hitch Show onSaturday, Oct. 8.
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SPAWNS A WAR OF BILLS
Issued Oct. 21, 2011September milk pro-
duction in the top 23producing states totaled14.76 billion pounds, ac-cording to the Agricul-ture Department’s pre-liminary estimate, up 1.9
percent from September2010. The 50-state totalwas 15.8 billion, up 1.7percent. Revisions added17 million pounds to lastmonth’s estimate, result-ing in a 15.3 billionpound total, up 2.3 per-cent from a year ago.
September cow num-bers hit 8.47 million
head, up 1,000 headfrom August, but101,000 more than ayear ago. Output per cowaveraged 1,742 pounds,up 12 pounds from ayear ago.
Sifting through thedata; the biggest in-crease occurred in Flori-da, up 11.3 percent, fol-
lowed by Texas, up 10.1percent, thanks to20,000 more cows and awhopping 85 pound in-crease per cow. Onlyfour states showed de-clines, the biggest, 4.5percent, was in Missouri,followed by Pennsylva-nia, down 1.5 percent,due to 5,000 fewer cowsand a 10 pound declineper cow.
California output wasonly up 0.6 percent de-spite an additional25,000 cows, but outputper cow was off 15pounds. Wisconsin wasup 1.8 percent on a 30pound gain per cow butcow numbers were un-changed. New York wasup 0.1 percent on a 5pound gain per cowthough cow numberswere down a thousand.Idaho was up 2.9 per-cent on 11,000 morecows and a 20-poundgain per cow. Minnesotawas off 0.7 percent dueto a 15 pound loss forcow. Cow numbers wereup a thousand headfrom a year ago. NewMexico was up 4.4 per-cent on a 13,000 cow in-crease and 5 poundsmore per cow.
USDA’s latest LivestockSlaughter report shows244,600 culled dairycows were slaughteredunder federal inspectionin September, up 2,200from August, and 3,400more than September2010. January-Septem-ber 2011 dairy cowslaughter was estimatedat 2.156 million head, up86,600 from the same pe-riod in 2010.
The cash dairy marketshad little reaction to the
milk production data. TheCheddar blocks closedFriday October 21 at$1.72 per pound, up 3cents on the week, and 51/4-cents above a yearago. The barrels closed at$1.69, unchanged on theweek, and a penny abovea year ago. Five cars ofblock traded hands on theweek and 15 of barrel. TheNASS-surveyed U.S. aver-age block price fell to$1.7373, down a penny.The barrels averaged$1.7227, up 1 1/2-cents.
Spot butter closed at$1.86, up 2 1/2-cents onthe week, but 32 1/2-cents below a year ago.Eight were cars sold onthe week. NASS butteraveraged $1.7528 downa half cent. NASS nonfatdry milk averaged$1.5231, down 1.9cents, and dry whey av-eraged 61.93 cents, up1.6 cents, the highestsince August 2007.
Feed prices are expect-ed to remain relativelyhigh through the end of2011 and into 2012, ac-cording to USDA’s latestLivestock, Dairy, andPoultry Outlook. Cornprices were forecast at$6.20-$7.20 per bushelfor the 2011/12 cropyear, a small reductionfrom September’s fore-cast, and is based onhigher reported carry-instocks and slightly lowerprojected corn exports.
The soybean mealprice forecast was low-ered from September to$335-$365 per ton forthe 2011/12 marketingyear, based on a loweredforecast of soybean ex-ports in October. Prelim-inary estimates put alfal-
fa prices at $196 per tonin September in the faceof almost 5 percent lowerproduction in 2011. Sig-nificant relief from thecurrent prices level isnot likely until nextspring, USDA warned.
The U.S. dairy herdcontinues to expandmore rapidly than antici-pated and is expected toaverage 9.2 million head.Yield per cow has alsorisen more rapidly thananticipated and is fore-cast at 21,300 pounds,an increase from Sep-tember estimates. Thereport said “Output percow may not have beenas diminished by the hotsummer temperaturesas expected.” The 2012dairy herd is expected tocontract to 9.19 millionhead. This forecast rep-resents both a year-over-year decline and adecline from the Septem-ber 2012 forecast.
Although corn andsoybean meal priceshave been revised down,they remain high by his-toric levels, according toUSDA, and continuedexpected high alfalfaprices along with lowermilk prices will likelystimulate a herd reduc-tion in 2012. The reportsaid “These fundamen-tals will also limit therise in output per cownext year, which is fore-cast at 21,600 pounds,despite an extra milkingday in 2012.
Favorable conditionsin Oceania and risingseasonal production areexpected to pressureprices and increase com-
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22 2011 KeystoneInternational
LivestockExposition AngusShow Harrisburg,
PA, Oct. 7, 9
Reserve grand champion bull — B C A Flawless 119
won reserve grand champion bull at the 2011 Keystone
International Livestock Exposition (KILE) Junior Angus
Show, Oct. 9 in Harrisburg, PA. Hannah Grim,
Thomasville, PA, owns the February 2011 son of TC
Aberdeen 759. He first won reserve calf champion. J.P.
Hausner, Thomasville, PA, evaluated the 51 entries.
Grand champion bull — Fox Meadow Farm Renegade
754 won grand champion bull. Jessica Clarke, Rocky
Ridge, MD, owns the June 2010 son of Northern
Improvement 4480 GF. He earlier won intermediate
champion.
Grand champion female — Fancy Chance Lady 65 won
grand champion female. Shane Heizer, Hagerstown, MD,
owns the April 2010 daughter of CJ SH Liquid Asset
8660. She first took top honors in the junior division.
Grand champion female — Pleasant Valley Elsa 1001
won junior grand champion female and bred-and-owned
grand champion female. Shelby Stabler, Gaithersburg,
MD, owns the February 2010 daughter of Connealy Final
Product. She earlier won junior champion.
Reserve grand champion female — Lemenager HF
Queen Ann X40 won reserve grand champion female.
Shane Heizer, Hagerstown, MD, owns the February 2010
daughter of OSU Currency 8173. She first won reserve
junior champion.
Reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female —
Freys KJF Delia T26-W41 won reserve grand champion
bred-and-owned female. Fred Frey, Quarryville, PA,
owns the February 2011 daughter of Check Mate. She
first won junior calf champion.
Grand champion cow-calf pair — Freys Miss Marshall
M53-U44 won grand champion cow-calf pair. Colby Dull,
Westminster, MD, owns the February 2009 daughter of B
C Marathon 7022. A February 2011 heifer calf sired by S
A F Connection completes the winning pair. The duo
also won junior grand champion cow-calf pair.
Reserve grand champion cow-calf pair — Equity 87
Treasure NCC1 won reserve grand champion cow-calf
pair. Richard Brown, Port Byron, NY, owns the
January 2007 daughter of NCC Midland N001. A
March 2011 heifer calf sired by Equity 278 Equinox
5M2 is at her side.
Reserve grand champion bull — Dawson's Prodigy 69
won reserve grand champion bull. Garrett Knebel,
Winamac, IN, owns the January 2009 son of Famous
7001. He first won senior champion.
Reserve grand champion female — Dameron Bardot 080
won reserve grand champion female at the 2011
Keystone International Livestock Exposition Angus
Show, Oct. 7 in Harrisburg, PA. Bailey Harsh, Radnor,
Ohio, owns the March 2010 daughter of S A V Brilliance
8077. She earlier won reserve junior champion. Tom
Hawk, Earlville, IL, evaluated the 86 entries.
Photos by Robin Ruff, American Angus Association
HARRISBURG, PA — The 2011Keystone International LivestockExposition Angus Show, was held Oct. 7in Harrisburg, Pa. Tom Hawk ofEarlville, IL, evaluated the 86 entries.
The Junior Angus Show was held Oct.9. J.P. Hausner of Thomasville, PA, eval-uated the 51 entries.
Here are the winners:
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cutter, a Purina dairy scale, a 1924Delaval Calendar, a glass one-quartbutter churn, a surge milk machineand a milk tester.
More than a dozen antiques ex-hibitors displayed a plethora of dairy-related items, including vintage signs,magazines and paintings.
But commanding attention mostoften were the many collections ofmilk bottles. Spanning decades andsizes, milk bottles represent a periodin the dairy industry when produc-tion and distribution was less cen-tralized. The different designs and il-lustrations of the bottles keep collec-tors searching for unique bottles toadd to their collections.
“I own more than 100 unique bottlesfrom dairies near my hometown,” saidJack Haley, a collector from Seaford,
Delaware. “Dairies used many differentstyles of bottles and lettering, so thereare a lot to look for.”
From half-pints to gallons, square-sided or round, clear or amber, tinlids or paper caps, milk bottles iden-tified the unique brand of eachdairy’s milk. Even rarer were 1/3 pintand 2/3 pint bottles.
Some collectors look for bottles froma specific dairy. Haley is working tocollect a bottle of each design fromeach of the United States. He has sev-eral complete collections, but admitsthat he’ll never achieve his goal.
“That’s okay,” Haley said. “Half thefun is in the hunt.”
One of the most gratifying aspects ofthis hobby is when he can give bottles
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Jack Haley, Seaford, DE (right) was interviewed by Will Nichols of the PA Departmentof Agriculture Press Office. Jack provided a lot of interesting information on the show.
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HAGERSTOWN, MDFEEDER CATTLE: 250.
Steers: M&L 200-400#105-125; 400-550# 120-135;600-700# 115-117; 800-1000# 103-113, few to 118;1000-1100# 103-106.
Heifers: M&L 300-500#85-101; 500-600# 90-105;600-850# 90-101; 850-10503 94-101.
Bulls: M&L 300-500#110-124; 500-650# 101-120;700-850# 97-105.
MT. AIRY NC FEEDERCATTLE: 586.
Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2265-290# 130-141; 322#137.50; 353-390# 136-151;490-495# 139-142; 539-545# 129-139.50; 560#138.25; 620-641# 124.50-128.50; 710-743# 107-116.50; S 1-2 230-240#
115-122; 275-285# 106-123;305-335# 105-122; 360-380# 90-120.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2210-215# 134-136; 270-280# 119-140; 320-344#130-134; 354-395# 119-128.50; 415-443# 116-124.25; 450-490# 118-124;505-547# 117-120; 552#116.75; 625-643# 106-110;654-690# 102-109.50; 705-710# 104-110; 860-875# 95-98; S 1-2 245# 105-120;265-290# 100-114; 360-395# 105-115; 420-435# 92-110; 455-465# 106-112;535-540# 89-100; 870#fleshy 69.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2443-444# 133-133.50; 455-466# 132.50-138.50; 530-541# 117.50-121; 557#118.25; 626-631# 113.75-114.75; 660-665# 105-109;703-705# 102; S 1-2 405-440# 110-120; 450-490# 97-114; 530# 103; 550-580#
100-106; 610-630# 100;638# full 80; 700-735# 85-99.
Bred Cows: M&L 1-2Young 960-1185# 700-765/hd 4-6 mos bred; M&L1-2 Middle Aged 905-1185#640-770/hd 4-6 mos bred.
SILER CITY, NC FEED-ER CATTLE: 436
Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2195# 130; 240# 115; 255-290# 136-166; 300-345#125-162; 350-395# 110-152;400-430# 120-138; 452#136; 530-540# 131-136;580# 115; 730# 117; S 1-2240# 100; 265-290# 99-110;300-315# 90; 350-370# 106-109; 400-445# 90-115.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2240# 115; 275-295# 120-136; 305-345# 120-133;355-395# 110-134; 400-445# 110-128; 450-495#110-128; 500-545# 109-124; 550-585# 110-115;
600-645# 106-116; 655-690# 100-107; 800# 93; S1-2 250# 101; 305-310# 91-106; 370-385# 95-106; 415-425# 90-108; 465-465# 91;530# 90; 555# 107; 615-645# 90-96.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2455-490# 112-134; 500-547# 111-124; 555-585#110-120; 600-645# 106-114.50; 685# 112; 715-730#109-110; 835# 90; S 1-2470-485# 96-109; 505-540#98-105; 560-595# 90-106;600-635# 95-105; 730# 91.
BLACKSTONE, VAFEEDER CATTLE:
No report.
N VA FEEDER CATTLE:2361
Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2300-400# 131-159; 400-500# 123-156; 500-600#123-157; 600-700# 110-136;700-800# 104-129.50; 800-900# 114-127.50; 900-1000# 120.10; 1000-1100#110; M&L 2 300-400# 120-125; 400-500# 120-137;500-600# 123-137.50; 600-700# 125-129; 700-800#114-126; 800-900# 119.75;S 1 300-400# 118; 500-600#105-107; 600-700# 107;700-800# 108.50.
Feeder Holstein Steers:L 2-3 700-800# 86.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-400# 105-134; 400-500# 104.50-136; 500-600#96-132; 600-700# 105-122.50; 700-800# 100-119;M&L 2 300-400# 101-124;
400-500# 90-115; 500-600#95-118; 600-700# 112; 700-800# 97; M&L 3 400-500#105; 500-600# 103-105.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1200-300# 130-147; 300-400# 123-160; 400-500#116-145; 500-600# 102-135;600-700# 105-120; 700-800# 98.50; M&L 2 300-400# 136; 400-500# 109-145; 500-600# 90-115; 600-700# 100-117; M&L 3 300-400# 118.50; 500-600# 95-110.
SW VA FEEDERCATTLE: 1184.
Feeder Steers: M&L 1200-300# 128-136; 300-400# 131-154; 400-500#139.50-152; 500-600# 115-144; 600-700# 112-132.50;700-800# 112-125.50; 800-900# 109-117; 900-1000#107; 1000-1100# 88; M&L 2200-300# 124-140; 300-400# 130-145; 400-500#132-147; 500-600# 123-137;600-700# 115-129; 700-800# 110-121; 800-900#1105-110.
Feeder Holstein Steers:L 2-3 200-300# 99; 300-400# 83-107; 400-500# 95-113; 500-600# 90-101; 600-700# 79; 700-800# 83; 800-900# 81; 900-1000# 60;1100# & up 73.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1200-300# 118-136; 300-400# 124-142; 400-500#114.50-151; 500-600# 111-123.50; 600-700# 106-116.50; 700-800# 80-110;800-900# 80-103; M&L 2
200-300# 105-122; 300-400# 120-139; 400-500#113-130; 500-600# 109-121;600-700# 95.50-111; 700-800# 80-106; 800-900# 87-94.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1200-300# 117-145; 300-400# 137-154; 400-500#122-148; 500-600# 115-141;600-700# 104-130; 700-800# 85-100; 800-900#84.50; M&L 2 200-300# 121-146.50; 300-400# 117-139;400-500# 111-137; 500-600# 111.50-129; 600-700#105-117; 700-800# 95.
FREDERICKSBURG, VAFEEDER CATTLE:
Feeder Steers: M&L 1400-500# 123-125; 500-600# 125; 600-700# 110.50-124.75; 700-800# 104.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1400-500# 104.50-105; 500-600# 105.50; 700-800# 100;M&L 2 500-600# 95; M&L 3400-500# 105; 500-600#103-105.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1300-400# 123; 400-500#116-125; M&L 3 300-400#118.50; 500-600# 95-110.
FRONT ROYAL, VAFEEDER CATTLE: 41.Feeder Steers: M&L 1
600-700# 116.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1
300-400# 105; 400-500#106-108; 500-600# 96-101;M&L 2 300-400# 101; 400-500# 90-93.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1300-400# 124; 400-500#
to descendants of theiroriginal owners.
“That connection isimportant,” he said, re-counting the gratitude ofthe granddaughter of alocal druggist who re-ceived one of his bottles.“It provides a great linkto real people from a dif-ferent time.”
Charles Itle’s collectionof Pennsylvania FarmShow gold medal milk bot-tles offers a uniqueglimpse to when the FarmShow included a milkquality contest from theearly thirties to the mid-sixties. Participatingdairies shipped fresh, re-frigerated milk to the FarmShow for evaluation of fla-vor, bacterial plate countand butterfat content.
First place, gold medaldairies could print theFarm Show Gold Medalgraphic on their bottlesfor the next year. Itle es-timates that 21 dairies
received the award. Hehas bottles from 20 ofthose dairies and a paperbottlecap from the 21st.
One unique displaywas the milk bottle re-turn machine displayedby Jim and MarthaRoberts. Shaped like agiant milk bottle, thisshort-lived effort bydairies enticed cus-
tomers to return depositbottles sooner.
“People soon learnedthey could return bottlesfrom other dairies, andstill get their reward — astick of chewing gum,”Jim Roberts said. “Thatjust proves that no matterwhat the age, people havealways found ways to getaround the system.”
Earl Bennett, Holbrook, MA (Left), Roger Thomas, Cortland, NY (Right) and Bob Lan-pher, Attleboro, MA (2nd from Right) confer with an interested visitor at the show.
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HOLLINS, VAFEEDER CATTLE: 259.Feeder Steers: M&L 1
400-500# 136-145.50; 500-600# 130-138.25; 600-700#126-132.50; 700-800# 118-124.50; M&L 2 400-500#136-141; 500-600# 128-134.50; 600-700# 127-129;800-900# 115.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-400# 125; 400-500#118-124.25; 500-600# 108-120; 600-700# 108-115;700-800# 107.50-110; M&L2 300-400# 124.50; 400-
500# 116-122; 500-600#112; 600-700# 110-111.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1400-500# 128.50; 500-600#115-129; 600-700# 102-113;700-800# 106; 800-900# 97;M&L 2 500-600# 117; 600-700# 109.
LYNCHBURG, VAFEEDER CATTLE: 1055.Feeder Steers: M&L 1
300-400# 153; 400-500#139-147.25; 500-600# 129-138; 600-700# 125; 700-800# 118.50-123; M&L 2300-400# 155.50; 400-500#138.50-149; 500-600# 131-138.25; 600-700# 114-126.50; 700-800# 118.50;
M&L 3 300-400# 137; 400-500# 134-137; 500-600#125.25-125.50; 600-700#115; 700-800# 105; S 1 300-400# 122-148, mostly 148;400-500# 129.50-133.75;500-600# 125.50; 600-700#115; 700-800# 105.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-400# 130-131; 400-500# 121.25-123.25; 500-600# 121.75-124; 600-700#114.75-116.75; 700-800#112.50-113; M&L 2 300-400# 128-134.25; 400-500#123.25; 500-600# 118-121;600-700# 112-118; 700-800# 113-115.50; M&L 3300-400# 132.50; 400-500#123.25-125; 500-600# 115-
118.75; 600-700# 112; 700-800# 103; S 1 300-400#115-119; 400-500# 97-120.75, mostly 120.75; 500-600# 116.75; 600-700# 109.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1300-400# 136.50-143; 400-500# 134.50-136.75; 500-600# 121-132.50; 600-700#122; M&L 2 300-400# 141-151.50; 400-500# 130-139.50; 500-600# 119-125;600-700# 119; S 1 300-400#134; 400-500# 129.50-130.50; 500-600# 111.50-119.50.
MARSHALL, VAFEEDER CATTLE:
No report.
NARROWS, VA FEEDERCATTLE: 561.
Feeder Steers: M&L 1300-400# 144.50; 400-500#139-148; 500-600# 130-131;600-700# 123.50-132.50;700-800# 116-120; M&L 2300-400# 147-148.50; 400-500# 135-145.50; 500-600#127-135; 600-700# 125-128.50; 700-800# 122.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-400# 129.50-134; 400-500# 122-125.50; 500-600#114.50-117; 600-700#113.50-116.25; 700-800#102; M&L 2 300-400#129.50-134.50; 400-500#124.50-134.50; 500-600#110-115; 600-700# 105-114.50; 700-800# 95.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1300-400# 145; 400-500#135-140; 500-600# 130-136;600-700# 116-118; M&L 2300-400# 145-146; 400-500# 134-142; 500-600#120-128; 600-700# 116-120.
ROCKINGHAM, VAFEEDER CATTLE:
Feeder Holstein Steers:L 2-3 700-800# 86.
STAUNTON, VA FEEDERCATTLE: 1500
Feeder Steers: M&L 1300-400# 145-159; 400-500# 131-156; 500-600#
138.50-157; 600-700# 127-136; 700-800# 115-129.50;800-900# 124.25-127.50;900-1000# 120.10; 1000-1100# 110; M&L 2 300-400#120; 400-500# 120-137;500-600# 123-137.50; 600-700# 125-129; 700-800#114-126; 800-900# 119.75;S 1 300-400# 118; 500-600#105-107; 600-700# 107;700-800# 108.50.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-400# 123.50-134; 400-500# 125-136; 500-600#120.50-132; 600-700#118.50-122.50; 700-800#109-119; M&L 2 300-400#111-124; 400-500# 108-115;500-600# 117-118; 600-700# 112.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1300-400# 148-160; 400-500# 140-145; 500-600#119-135; 600-700# 110-120;M&L 2 300-400# 136; 400-500# 122-145; 500-600#106.50-115; 600-700# 110-117.
TRI-STATE, VA FEEDERCATTLE: 648.
Feeder Steers: M&L 1300-400# 154; 400-500#140-152; 500-600# 138-144;600-700# 122-132.50; 700-800# 119; 800-900# 112-117; M&L 2 200-300# 132;300-400# 130-131; 400-500# 132-141; 500-600#129-136; 600-700# 115-124;800-900# 105-110.
Feeder Holstein Steers:L 2-3 300-400# 107; 400-500# 95.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1200-300# 130-136; 300-400# 134-142; 400-500#124-131; 500-600# 115-123.50; 600-700# 105-116.50; 700-800# 105-110;800-900# 94; M&L 2 200-300# 111-121; 300-400#122-136; 400-500# 115-123;500-600# 110-121; 600-700# 95.50-110; 700-800#90-106; 800-900# 87.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1200-300# 124-132; 300-400# 146-154; 400-500#
137-148; 500-600# 128-141;600-700# 115-130; 700-800# 100; M&L 2 200-300#121-125; 300-400# 130-139;400-500# 111-125; 500-600# 116.50-129; 600-700#110-117.
WINCHESTER, VAFEEDER CATTLE: 254.Feeder Steers: M&L 1
300-400# 137-144.50; 400-500# 131-141; 500-600#126-138; 600-700# 123-127.50; 700-800# 103.50-120; 800-900# 110.50-119.75; 900-1000# 106.50-111.50; 1000-1100# 107.50;M&L 2 300-400# 130-131;400-500# 126-138.50; 500-600# 115-125; 600-700#105-112; S 1 300-400# 119;400-500# 110.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-400# 110-124.75; 400-500# 112-126; 500-600#105-123.50; 600-700# 101-116; M&L 2 300-400# 90-109; 400-500# 107-116;500-600# 96-110; 600-700#100-109; 700-800# 92-94; S1 400-500# 95.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1200-300# 122-136; 300-400# 139-142.50; 400-500#123-140; 500-600# 113-131;600-700# 112.50-119; 700-800# 101-109; 800-900# 98-104; M&L 2 200-300# 118-127; 300-400# 105-123;400-500# 109-122.50; 500-600# 100-119; 600-700# 97-114; S 1 300-400# 114-115;400-500# 101-108.
WYTHE COUNTY, VAFEEDER CATTLE: 282.Feeder Steers: M&L 1
200-300# 135; 300-400#144; 400-500# 140-150;500-600# 115-136.50; 600-700# 112-130; 700-800#112-120; 800-900# 109-112; 900-1000# 107; 1000-1100# 88; M&L 2 200-300#124-136; 300-400# 143-145;400-500# 137-147; 500-600# 127-137; 600-700#121; 700-800# 110-115.
Feeder Holstein Steers:
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Monday, October 31• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY(30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .Jones Farm, Freindsville, PA. Complete MilkingHerd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. 70 Milking age in allstages of lactation, 10 bred hfrs. This herd consistof mostly Holsteins. Low SCC. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn,NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire LivestockMarketing, 315-258-9752.• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. ofNew Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pmDairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feedersimmediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beefapprox. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or1771
www.hoskingsales.com• 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep,Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves &Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire LivestockMarketing, 315-829-3105• 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203,Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr.& Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.
Tuesday, November 1• Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Specialized TrailerAuction. Large quantity of specialized trailers ofdifferent configurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings,Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon & Son, SalesManagers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 2
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calvesfollowed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup HillRd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn,Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104
Thursday, November 3• 9:30 AM: Goodrtich Imp., Inc., 7166 St. Rt. 38,Newark Valley, NY. Public Auction. 100+ FloodUnits plus more/. Goodrich Auction Service, 607-642-3293
www.goodrichauctionservice.com• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. DairyCattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers,Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105
Saturday, November 5• Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5 OliverTractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck, Tire andService Equipment, Office Equipment. AuctioneerPhil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• Delaware, OH. Late Model Rental ReturnConstruction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Attachments,Support Equip. & Camping Trailers. Alex Lyon &
Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneerswww.lyonauction.com
• Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted byCornell University Dairy Science Club. The CattleExchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. PublicConsignment Auction of Farm Machinery,Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailersand small tools. Consignments accepted onFriday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc.,Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vac-cinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comMonday, November 7
• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY(30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Misc. & SmallAnimals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs,Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately followingDairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. .Tom& Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800,cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.comTuesday, November 8
• 10:30 AM: Enosburg, VT. Selling 92 headorganic dairy herd and farm equipment for Patand Kirsten Hayes. Wrights Auction Service, 802-334-6115.
Wednesday, November 9• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 PickupHill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale.Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 10
• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reservedfor a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange &Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, DaveRama, 607-746-2226
Friday, November 11• 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. ofNew Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participatein this sale. Selections are underway. Call if youwant to participate.Brown Swiss Semen selling:11 units of Wonderment selling - bring your tanks.Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.comSaturday, November 12
• Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking HerdDispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteinssell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The CattleExchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equip.,Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equip. Trailers,Campers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vac-cinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 10:00 AM: 2828 Berry Pearce Rd., Timberlake,NC. Living Estate of Joseph Battle Auction.Tractors, Trailers, Trucks and Farm Equipment.Rogers Auctioneers, 919-545-0412
www.rogersauction.com• 10:30 AM: Jasper, NY (Steuben Co.). EgglestonFarm Equip. & Machine Shop Liquidation. Nicetools!. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520
www.pirrunginc.comMonday, November 14
• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY(30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .Monthly Heifer Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs &Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves &Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.comTuesday, November 15
• Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip.,Aerials, Forklifts, Support, Trucks & Trailers. AlexLyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 16
• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top ofVermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkey forevery buyer! Sales Managers, NortheastKingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer RegLussier 802-626-8892
[email protected]• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup HillRd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 17
• Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990
• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special FeederCalf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug,Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000or 315-427-7845.
Friday, November 18• 11:30 AM: Spencer Farm. Complete HolsteinDispersal for Arvo Rautine. 130 head of AI siredfreestall cattle. 65 milking age, ave. 70#/cow. DHIRHA 22,484. 65 head of youngstock from new-born to springers. SCC 163,000. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.comSaturday, November 19
• Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino). EarthmovingConstruction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Forklifts,Support, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. &Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers
& Auctioneerswww.lyonauction.com
Monday, November 21• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY(30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Misc. &Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sellLambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately fol-lowing Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.comWednesday, November 23
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, November 25
• 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. GeneralConsignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704-399-6111, 704-399-9756
Wednesday, November 30• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, December 2
• 11:00 AM: 3144 Dalton Rd., Cato, NY. AndrewDennison Equipment Dispersal. Having sold thecows selling complete line of late model equip-ment. Hilltop Auction Co., Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030
Saturday, December 3• 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland,NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm& Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks,Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth,Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.
www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vac-cinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 7
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 10
• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 10:15 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.). Hoopes TurfFarm, Inc. (Preston Hoopes) Sod Farm Dispersalin conjunction with Fox Hill Farms RetirementAuction at 11 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520
www.pirrunginc.comWednesday, December 14
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, December 15
• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special FeederCalf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug,Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000or 315-427-7845.
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L 2-3 200-300# 99; 300-400# 83-99; 400-500# 105-113; 500-600# 90-101; 600-700# 79; 700-800# 83; 800-900# 81; 900-1000# 60.
Feeder Heifers: M&L 1200-300# 124-135; 300-400# 135-138; 400-500#122-128; 500-600# 116-119;600-700# 110; 700-800#105-106; 800-900# 103;M&L 2 200-300# 105-108;300-400# 130-139; 400-500# 119-130; 500-600#116-118; 600-700# 110;700-800# 105; 800-900# 94.
Feeder Bulls: M&L 1200-300# 117-145; 300-400# 141-145; 400-500#122-135; 500-600# 115-117;600-700# 104-114; 700-800# 95; 800-900# 84.50;M&L 2 200-300# 143-146.50; 300-400# 117-116.50; 400-500# 131; 500-600# 111.50-119; 600-700#110; 700-800# 95.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SILER CITY, NCSLAUGHTER CATTLE:Slaughter Cows: Breaker
70-80% lean 1415-1525#67.50-70; 1400-1655# hidress 71-77.50; Boner 80-85% lean 700# 53.50; 830-845# hi dress 61.50-63.50;830# lo dress 49; 1025-1385# 62-69.50; 915-1380#hi dress 70-79.50; 915-1250# lo dress 52-60; Lean85-90% lean 640# 52; 605-795# lo dress 34-39; 810# lodress 37.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21185# 78.50; 1275-1350# lodress 72-73.50; 1505-1515#78-84.50; 1515-2100# hidress 86-86.50.
Baby Calves, per head:Holsteins 62.50-70.
MT. AIRY SLAUGHTERCATTLE:
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 730-885# 62;955-1350# 67.50-72; 1300-1395# hi dress 74-77.50;1455-1825# 69-73.50; Bon-er 80-85% lean 795-840#59-66; 900-1390# 60-73;1010-1300# hi dress 74-76;1155-1240# lo dress 56-59;1410-1500# 60-65.50; Lean85-90% lean 950-985#57.50-60; 810-1285# lodress 44-57; 1405-1670# lodress 52-55.
Other Cows: S&M 1-2Young 750-865# 66.50-77.50.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21005-1490# 64-79.50; 1555-2170# 74-82.50.
Cows/Calf Pairs: 4. M 1-2870-930# middle age cowsw/175-300# calves 590-830/pr; L 1-2 1100-1115#middle age cows w/75-90#calves 820-960/pr.
Baby Calves, per head:Holsteins 55-77.50.
SW VA SLAUGHTERCATTLE: 351.
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 850-1200# 58-
66.50; 1200-1600# 61-73;HY 1200-1600# 70-77; Bon-er 80-85% lean 800-1200#48-64; 1200-2000# 56-69;HY 1200-2000# 65-71; Lean85-90% lean 750-850# 41-55; 850-1200# 50-64.50.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 69-84.50; 1500-2500# 75-89; HY 1000-1500# 75-94; 1500-2500#85-94.
Cows Ret. to Farm: 17. L1, 5-12 yrs. old 925-1415#510-950/hd; L 1, 4 yrs. old995-1145# 690-1010/hd; M1, 2-8 yrs. old 995-1030#630-680/hd.
Cows w/Calves at Side:4. L 1, 4-12yrs. old w/calves200-400# 1050-1200# 750-1150/pr.
Calves Ret. to Farm: 7.Hols. Bulls 70-100# 25-
45/hd.
HAGERSTOWN, MDSLAUGHTER CATTLE:
106Slaughter Cows: Prem.
Whites 75-81; Breakers 65-71.50; Boners 62-66, hidress to 70; Lean 56-61;Thin/Light 55 & dn.
Bulls: 11. YG 1 74-81, hidress 2094# @ 84.
Fed Steers/Heifers: 21.Hi Ch full 1300-1500# 115-118; Std. Hols. 1100-1500#72-75.
Fed Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr1200-1400# 116-118.50; Ldress 1000-1200# 110-115;Sel 1000-1350# 104-109.
Calves: 85. Hols. Ret. toFarm No. 1 100-120# 140-152; 80-98# 120-140; 82-88# 65-82; No. 2 100-120#125-140; 90-98# 85-117;Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 85-105#140-160; BW face Bull 140#@ 130; Slaughter 80-110#45-57; L Ch 280-310# 88-97.
N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 404
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 850-1200# 59-70; 1200-1600# 59-74; HY1200-1600# 68-79; Boner80-85% lean 800-1200#53.50-70; 1200-2000# 57-68; HY 1200-2000# 63-75;Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 45.50-49; 850-1200#46.50-67.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 63.50-79; 1500-2500# 70-80; HY 1000-1500# 69-72; 1500-2500#69-80.
Cows Ret. to Farm: 40. M2, few M 1, 4 yrs. old toaged bred 2-8 mos. 850-1200# 710-960/hd.
Cows w/Calves at Side:5. M 1, 5 yrs. old to agedw/calves 200# 1210-1250#1200-1270/pr.
Calves Ret. to Farm: 70.Hols. Steers Bulls 70-100#40-117/hd; 100-130#140/cwt.
BLACKSTONE, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE:
69.
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 850-1200# 58-65; 1200-1600# 58-68; HY1200-1600# 69-75; Boner80-85% lean 800-1200# 53-63; 1200-2000# 55-65; HY1200-2000# 66-71; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 38-48;850-1200# 40-48.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 55-68; 1500-2500# 74.
FREDERICKSBURG, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE: 17.
Slaughter Cows: BreakerHY 850-1200# 68.50; Boner80-85% lean 800-1200#53.50-60; 1200-2000#57.75-65; HY 1200-2000#68.50-69.75; Lean 85-90%lean 850-1200# 47.50-53.75.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21500-2500# 74.50.
FRONT ROYAL, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE: 69.
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 1200-1600#68-74; HY 1200-1600# 68-72.50; Boner 80-85% lean800-1200# 55-67; HY 1200-2000# 63-70.
Slaughter Bulls: HY1000-1500# 69-72; 1500-2500# 69-77.
HOLLINS, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE:
46.Slaughter Cows: Breaker
75-80% lean 850-1200#70.50; 1200-1600# 69-69.50; Boner 80-85% lean800-1200# 61-68; 1200-2000# 62-68; HY 1200-2000# 71; Lean 85-90%lean 850-1200# 55.50-60.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21500-2500# 77.
LYNCHBURG, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE:
242Slaughter Cows: Breaker
75-80% lean 850-1200# 64-69; 1200-1600# 65-71; HY1200-1600# 72-79; Boner80-85% lean 800-1200# 55-65; 1200-2000# 55-67.50;HY 1200-2000# 68-73; Lean85-90% lean 750-850# 38-58; 850-1200# 45-56.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 64-73; 1500-2500# 62-72; HY 1000-1500# 74-77; 1500-2500#73-79.
MARSHALL, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE: 68.
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 1200-1600#60.25-66.25; HY 1200-1600# 66.50-68; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 60.50-68; 1200-2000# 60-68; HY1200-2000# 69-73.50; Lean85-90% lean 850-1200# 48-50.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21500-2500# 70-79.50; HY1000-1500# 80.50.
ROCKINGHAM, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE:
138
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 1200-1600#59-66; HY 1200-1600# 68-72.50; Boner 80-85% lean800-1200# 56-62.50; 1200-2000# 57-67; HY 1200-2000# 70; Lean 85-90%lean 750-850# 48; 850-1200# 46.50-63.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 74-79.
Calves Ret. to Farm: 70.Hols. Steers Bulls 70-100#40-117/hd; 100-130#140/cwt.
STAUNTON, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE: 80
Slaughter Cows: Breaker75-80% lean 850-1200# 59-62; 1200-1600# 62-67.50;HY 1200-1600# 72.50-74;Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58-68; 1200-2000#58-67.25; HY 1200-2000#71.50-75; Lean 85-90% lean850-1200# 54.50-64.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21500-2500# 70-80.
TRI-STATE, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE:
121.Slaughter Cows: Breaker
75-80% lean 850-1200# 62-66.5; 1200-1600# 65-73; HY1200-1600# 76-77; Boner80-85% lean 800-1200#59.50-64; 1200-2000# 63-69; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 41-49; 850-1200# 52-57.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 73.50-84.50;1500-2500# 81-89.
WINCHESTER, VASLAUGHTER CATTLE:
179.Slaughter Cows: Breaker
75-80% lean 850-1200#65.50-70.50; 1200-1600#58-70; HY 1200-1600# 72-79; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 57-71; 1200-2000#60.50-66.50; HY 1200-2000# 72-74; Lean 85-90%lean 850-1200# 55-64.50.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 74.50-79.25;1500-2500# 72-79.50; HY1000-1500# 83; 1500-2500#88.50.
Cows Ret. to Farm: 15.M&L 1, few 2, 3-10 yrs. oldto aged bred 2-8 mos. 815-1330# 725-1100/hd.
Calves Ret. to Farm: 8.Hols. Bulls 70-100# 5-50/hd;100-130# 57-101/hd.
WYTHE COSLAUGHTER CATTLE:
163.Slaughter Cows: Breaker
75-80% lean 850-1200# 58-64; 1200-1600# 61-70; HY1200-1600# 71-75; Boner80-85% lean 800-1200# 48-57; 1200-2000# 56-58; HY1200-2000# 65-71; Lean85-90% lean 750-850# 42-55; 850-1200# 54-62.
Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-21000-1500# 72-83.50; 1500-2500# 75-82.50; HY 1000-1500# 85.50-94; 1500-2500# 85-94.
Cows Ret. to Farm: 17. L
1, 5-12 yrs. old 925-1450#510-950/hd.
Cows w/Calves at Side:4. L 1, 4-12 yrs. old w/calves200-400# 750-1150/pr.
Calves Ret. to Farm: 2.Hols. Bulls 70-100# 45/hd.
HOG REPORT
HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS
Pigs & Shoats: 126. (/hd)20-30# 25-30; 35-50# 30-42;Culls 80-90# 49-59.
Butcher Hogs: 5. 235-260# 90.
Sows: 2. 500-600# 69.Boars: 400-500# 30-32; 1
328# @ 38.
NC SOWS: 300-399# 54-61.80; 400-449# 56.04-61.23; 450-499# 54-62.29;500-549# 58.04-63.50; 550#& up 59.04-64.40.
FREDERICKSBURG, VAHOGS: No report.
HOLLINS, VA HOGS: 3.No report.
MARSHALL, VA HOGS:No report.
N VA HOGS: No report.
ROCKINGHAM, VAHOGS: No report.
S VA HOGS: No report.
STAUNTON, VA HOGS:No report.
WINCHESTER, VAHOGS: No report.
WYTHE CO, VA HOGS:No report.
LAMB & GOAT MARKET
N VA SHEEP: 81.Slaughter Lambs:
Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-280-110# 201-227; Spring,Wooled, Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 155-201; 60-90# 215-232; Wooled, Ch & Pr 1-2110-130# 168-188; Wooled,Gd & few Ch 1-2 60-90#213-215.
Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-461-123; Gd 2-4 55-101.
HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS:
M GD 75-100# 145-185;Sheep Ewes 120-150# 120-130; 150-250# 80-95.
HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: (/hd) 23.L Billies 140-185; Nan-
niess to 107; Kids Sel 1 60-80# 100-130; 50-60# 85-95;Sel 2 40-70# 60-70.
N VA GOATS: 56.Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 136-
170; 40-60# 145-183; 60-80# 160; Sel 3 20-40# 115-170; 40-60# 74-120; 60-80#80-108.
Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110#103-151; 100-150# 75.
Does: Sel 1-2 70-100#62-80; 100-150# 67-93.
S VA SHEEP: No report.
S VA GOATS: 6.Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 45.Slaughter Bucks: No. 1-2
70-110# 90-115; 100-150#115.
Slaughter Does: Sel 1-250-70# 70.
MT. AIRY SHEEP:No report.
MT. AIRY GOATS: 69.Kids: Slaughter and Re-
placement Classes: Kids:Sel 1 60-80# 100-135; Sel 240-60# 45-62.50; Sel 3 40-60# 25-30.
Does/Nannies: Sel 1 70-100# 80-85; 100-140# 105-115; Sel 2 100-140# 50-75.
Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 150-250# 150-200.
FREDERICKSBURG, VASHEEP: no report
FREDERICKSBURG, VAGOATS: 5.
Does: Sel 1-2 70-100#80.
Bucks: Sel 1-2 100-150#75.
HOLLINS, VA SHEEP:No report.
HOLLINS, VA GOATS:6.
Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 45.Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110#
90-115; 100-150# 115.Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 70.
MARSHALL, VA SHEEP:No report.
MARSHALL, VA GOATS:No report.
ROCKINGHAM, VAGOATS: No report.
ROCKINGHAM, VASHEEP: 14.
Slaughter Rams/Ewes:14. Ch 2-4 61; Gd 2-4 55.
SHENANDOAH SHEEP:53.
Slaughter Lambs:Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 80-110# 201-227; Spring,Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60#155-201; 60-90# 215-232.
Slaughter Ewes: 3. Ch 2-4 123; Gd 2-4 101.
SILER CITY, NC GOATS:No report.
SILER CITY, NC SHEEP:1No report.
STAUNTON, VA SHEEP:No report.
STAUNTON, VA GOATS:No report.
TRI-STATE, VA GOATS:No report.
WINCHESTER, VA
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SHEEP: 47.Slaughter Lambs:
Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 90-110# 126-200; 110-130#212-189; Wooled, Gd & fewCh 1-2 30-60# 154-195; 60-90# 202.
Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 69; Gd 2-4 81-139; Util 1-380-104.
Slaughter Rams: allgrades 127.
WINCHESTER, VAGOATS: 56.
Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40#170; 40-60# 120-182; 60-80# 120-167; Sel 3 40-60#66-91; 60-80# 70-114.
Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110#142-165; 100-150# 114-141;150-250# 95.
Does: Sel 1-2 70-100#90; 100-150# 89-94.
WYTHE CO SHEEP:No report.
WYTHE CO GOATS:No report.
CASH GRAIN MARKET
NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 9-
14¢ lower. Prices were 6.67-7.12, mostly 6.67-7.02 at thefeed mills and 6.17-6.82,mostly 6.82 at the elevators.US 1 Yellow Soybeans were15¢ lower. Prices were12.10 at the processors,12.01 at the feed mills and11.56-11.91, mostly 11.91 atthe elevators. US 2 SoftRed Winter Wheat was with-out an available trend.Prices were -, mostly - at theelevators. Soybean Meal
(f.o.b.) at the processingplants was 342/ton for 48%protein.
Feed Mills: Bladenboro6.97, -----, ----; Candor 7.12,-----, ----; Cofield 6.67,12.01, ----; Laurinburg 6.97,-----, ----; Monroe 7.02, -----,----; Nashville 6.87, -----, ----;Roaring River 7.07, -----, ----; Rose Hill 6.97, -----, ----;Statesville 6.87, -----, 6.69;Warsaw 6.97, -----, ----; Pan-tego #2 7.02, -----, ----.
Elevators: Cleveland ----,-----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----,----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ----; Clement 6.68, -----, ----;Creswell 6.17, 11.65, ----;Elizabeth City 6.47, 11.91, ----; Greenville ----, -----, ----;Lumberton ----, -----, ----;Monroe ----, -----, ----; Nor-wood 6.82, 11.56, ----; Pan-tego ----, -----, ----; Register ----, -----, ----; Warsaw #26.82, -----, ----.
Soybean ProcessorsFayetteville, 12.10; Raleigh,12.10.
RUSHVILLE SEMI-MONTHLY HAY AUCTIONPrices/ton FOB unless
otherwise noted. Deliverybeyond 10 miles mostly 2.50/mile. Hay 20 tons.
No report.
POULTRY REPORT
NC BROILERS &FRYERS
The market is steady andthe live supply is adequateto meet the moderate de-mand. Average weights aremostly heavy. The estimatedslaughter for Wednesday in
NC is 2,595,000 head com-pared to 2,527,000 headlast Wednesday.
NC EGGS The market is steady on
all sizes. Supplies are mod-erate. Retail demand ismoderate. Weighted aver-age prices for small lot salesof grade A eggs delivered tonearby retail outlets: XL136.89, L 134.57, M 120.86& S 98.
NY EGGS Prices are steady. Offer-
ings are moderate to heavyfor current trading purposes.Retail demand is very lightto light. Market activity ismoderate. Prices to retail-ers, sales to volume buyers,USDA Grade A & Grade Awhite eggs in ctns, deliveredstore door, cents per dz. XL125-129, L 123-127, M 109-113.
FARMERS MARKET
NC STATE FARMERSMARKET
Apples (bx loose) 12—20;Beans, Green (25# bx) 30;Beets (25# bg) 17.65; Cab-bage (50# crate) Point-edHead & Rd. 12; Eggplant (1-1/9 bu ctn) Black Beauty 12-14; Greens (bu ctn) Collards9, Turnips 12-13.25; Spinach(25# bx) 18; Peas, Crowder(bu bg) 12-20, Crowder (bushelled) 24; Okra (1/2 bx)15-16; Pean-uts (35# bg)Green 35; Pepper (1-1/9 buctn) Green Bell 10-15, (1/2bu bx), Hot 10-13; Pumpkin(bin) 140; Squash (3/4 bx)
Yellow Summer 15-18, (1/2bx) Zucchini 14-15; SweetPotatoes (40# bx) 14-21.75;Red Potatoes (40# crate)18-20; Tomatoes (25# bx)Field Grown 10-17. Whole-sale Dealer Price: Apples(traypack ctn 100 count) WARed Delicious (traypack ctn)33-42.45, WA Golden Deli-cious (traypack ctn) 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA(traypack ctn) 34-36.50,Gala WA 29-41.50; WA Fuji(traypack ctn) 34.50-38, WAPink Lady (traypack ctn) 38-41.50; Asparagus (11# ctn)24.35-27.95; Bananas (40#ctn) 20-22.80; Beans, Rd.Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 22-40.05, Pole (1 1/9 bu) 30-32.50; Beets (25# sack)14.35-15.05; Blueberries(flat 12 1-pt cups) 24-34;Broccoli (ctn 14s) 21-22;Cabbage (50# ctn) 17.15-18; Cantaloupe (case 12count) 23.15-25.15; Carrots(50# sack) 22.95-27.15;Cauliflower (ctn 12s) 22-23;Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery(ctn 30s) 26.50-28.35; Cilan-tro (ctn 30s) 21.65-22.45;Oranges, CA (4/5 bu ctn)24-34.85, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit, CA (4/5bu ctn) 22-25.05; Tangelos,FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95;Lemons (40# ctn) 29-30;Limes (40# ctn) 25-26; Or-anges, CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn)22-23, FL Naval (64 count)19.50-21.50; Tanger-ines(120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 41/2-5 dz) Yellow 20-24,White (ctn 4 1/2-5 dz) 20-24,(4 1/2 dz bgs) Bi-Color 20-24; Cranberries (24 12 ozpkgs) 24.50; Cucumbers
(40# ctn) Long Green 21-22,Pickles (ctn 40#) 31-36;Eggplant (25# ctn) 20-21;Grapes, Red Seedless (18#ctn) 25.50-34.45, WhiteSeedless 27.50-28.50,Black Seed-less 28, RedGlobe 34; Greens, Collard(bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale(ctn/bunched 24s) 18.75;Turnips (topped) 11.85-14.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s)17; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 13.65;Lettuce (ctn 24s) Iceberg(wrapped) 23.95-24.50,Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 20-22.50, Romaine (ctn 24s)24.50-26.50; Nectarines,Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 buctn) 22; Onions, Yellow (50#sack) Jumbo 18-20, White(25# sack) 14.50-15, Red(25# sack) 16, Green (ctn24s) 27.65-31.15; SweetOnions (40# ctn) 20-25.05;Peaches, Yellow/White Flesh(1/2 bu ctn) 18; Peanuts(35#) Green 51-53; Pears,Bartlett (16# ctn) 28; BellPeppers, Green (1-1/9 buctn) 20.05-21, Red (11# ctn)32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32;Potatoes (50# ctn) Red SizeA 18-26.85, Red Size B 25-28, White size A 14-15; Rus-sett, ID 20.50-24; Radishes(30 6-oz film bgs) Red15.50-15.75; Plums, Red(28# ctn) 22; Squash, YellowCrookedneck (3/4 bu ctn)22-23.50, Zucchini (1/2 buctn) 15-24; Strawberries, CA(flat 8 1-qt cont) 28; SweetPotatoes, Orange (40# ctn)16-21.45, White (40# ctn)20-20.65; Tomat-oes, vineripened XL (25# ctn) 22-22.95; Tomatoes, Cherry(flat 12 1-pt cont) 24.45-
28.05, Romas (25# ctn) 22-24, Grape (flat 12 1-pt con-tainers) 24-26.50; Turnips(25# film bg) Topped 11.85-14.65.
WESTERN NCFARMERS’ MARKET
Apples (traypack ctn) RedDelicious 30-34, Golden De-licious 30-34, Granny Smith20-35; (bu loose pack) Red& Golden Delicious, Mutsu,Fuji, Stayman, Romes 14-16; Bananas (40# bx) 18.50-20; Beans (bu) Halfrunners25; Broccoli (ctn) 18-19;Cabb-age (50 bg) 9-12;Canta-loupes (ctn 9-12count) 18; Cauliflower (ctn)17-20; Grapefruit 18-18.50;Navels 20-22.50; Oranges18-25; Lemons (ctns 95count) 28-29, (165 count)24-25; Corn (crate) Bi-Color21.50; Cucumbers (1-1/9bu) Long Green 21.50-24,Picklers (1-1/9 bu crate)33.50; Grapes (18# ctn) RedGlobe 20.50-24, Red &White Seedless 22-28; Let-tuce (ctn) Iceburg 18.50-20;Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jum-bo 14-16; Bell (1-1/9 Bu ctn)L & XL 15-16; Potatoes, Irish(50# bg) 18-25; Pumpkins(ea) 3-12, (bin) 120-140;Squash (3/4 bu) #1 YellowCrookneck 18-28.50, (1/2bu) Zucchini #1 14.50-16;Strawberries (flat 8 1#) CA22-32.50; Sweet Potatoes(40# bx) Red or Orange #212-16; Tomatoes (25# bx)XL & Larger 16-18, M&L 12-14; Turnips (25# sack) 12-15.
MARKET
MARKET REPORTS
HARRISBURG, PA — Lessonsabout agriculture came to life todayfor nearly 600 students during theDepartment of Agriculture’s 15thFarm City Day, held at the Pennsyl-vania Farm Show Complex and ExpoCenter in Harrisburg.
Agriculture Secretary George Greigwelcomed second through fifth gradersfrom public, private and home schoolsin Cumberland and Dauphin counties,emphasizing the importance of agricul-ture in students’ daily lives.
“Fewer than 2 percent of Americansare farming today, which puts eachgeneration even further removed fromagriculture,” said Greig. “By exploringagriculture for just one day, these chil-dren will better understand the originsof our food supply, how important agri-culture is to their lives and the educa-tional and career opportunities thatexist in agriculture — even in subur-ban and urban areas.”
Hands-on learning stations featuredproducts like dairy, produce and ani-mal feed. Students met farm animals,watched honeybees in a demonstration
hive, spoke with 4-H and FFA mem-bers and learned how to spin wool.
Farm City Day was designed to pro-vide agricultural resources to schools,including curriculum materials andgrants, and to raise the awareness ofagriculture’s importance to communi-ties, the economy and the world.
“Many children have never had thechance to see a working farm ortouch a live animal,” said Greig. “Wehope attending Farm City Day willhelp them make the connection be-tween the cow they saw and the icecream they ate here, and they canbetter understand how food gets fromfarm gate to dinner plate.”
Participating schools includedLenkerville & Tri-Community elemen-tary schools and the Scott School inDauphin County, as well as Bellaire,Elmwood and Hoover elementaryschools in Cumberland County.
Farm City Day was part of the 55thKeystone International Livestock Ex-position, which features more than3,600 animals, including beef cattle,horses, sheep and pigs.
Nearly 600 students discoveragriculture at 15th Farm City Day
Nearly 600 students in second through fifth grades from Cumberland and Dauphincounties participated in numerous activities at the 15th Farm City Day in an effortto impress upon them the importance of agriculture in their daily lives.
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Clifton E. Marshall, Vice President ofProduction for Select Sires, Plain City,OH, has been named the 2011 DairyScience Distinguished Alumnus byPenn State’s Department of Dairy andAnimal Science (DAS). He will be recog-nized at a departmental ceremony onFriday, Nov. 4.
Marshall received his bachelor of sci-ence from Penn State in Dairy Sciencein 1966 and his master’s from VirginiaPolytechnic Institute in 1968. He hastaken graduate classes at MichiganState University, Ohio State Universi-ty, and Ohio Wesleyan University.
Marshall said he is “humbled” to re-ceive the award, noting that those whohave been recognized represent an“august” list of predecessors whose ac-complishments in the Department andfor the international dairy communityhave been very, very significant. “To besandwiched between those individualsand those who will be enrolled in yearsto follow is indeed a special honor.”
Dr. Terry Etherton, Head of the De-partment of Dairy and Animal Sci-ence, said, “Clif has made tremen-dous contributions to the AI industrythroughout his 43-year career withSelect Sires. His commitment to con-tinuing to seek improvements in pro-ducing high quality semen has beeninvaluable to dairymen and beef pro-ducers throughout this country andthe world.”
A native of New Bethlehem, PA, Clar-ion County, he grew up on a diversifiedfarm and graduated from RedbankValley High School, June 1962. He was
a member of 4-H and FFA.Marshall served as a graduate assis-
tant in dairy physiology for two yearsat Virginia Tech, earning his M.S. Hisresearch with Dr. Richard Saacke atVirginia Tech evolved to become the in-dustry standard for high quality se-men. He worked as laboratory supervi-sor at the Virginia Animal Breeders,Rocky Mount, VA for over a year, andfurthered his career with Select Siresbeginning in 1969 as laboratory man-ager in Michigan. He then served sev-enteen years as their reproductionspecialist, and has been vice-presidentof production since 1989.
Active in several professional organi-zations, Marshall has been a memberof the American Dairy Science Associ-ation; the Society for the Study of Re-production; the National Association ofAnimal Breeders (NAAB), havingserved on their Technical, Researchand Fertility Committees; and the As-sociation for Applied Animal Androlo-gy. NAAB honored him with their 2010Pioneer Award.
Marshall has been instrumental inintroducing U.S. technology to thedairy industry in Europe, traveling forWorld Wide Sires, USDA and USAID.He has also helped further quality se-men production throughout the in-dustry through the publishing of 66articles he helped author or co-authorand present.
As an undergraduate at Penn State,Marshall was a member of the DairyScience Club, participating in theDairy Expo and the Campus 4-H Club.
A member of Alpha Zeta, he served associal chairman. He is also a memberof Alpha Tau Alpha, a national profes-sional honorary agricultural educationorganization.
He was a member of the collegiatedairy judging team, judging at boththe Big E in Springfield, MA, and atthe national contest, then held inWaterloo, Iowa.
He has served his community as aformer 4-H leader, a Cub Scout leader,Little League Baseball coach, Town-ship Zoning Commissioner and Bell-point United Methodist Church Ad-ministrative Council member.
Marshall has an eclectic list of hob-bies, including bicycling, woodwork-ing, needlepoint, hiking and motorcy-cling with his wife. He also has a“bucket” list of future activities in-cluding, in part, climbing Mt. Kili-manjaro in Tanzania, bicyclingacross the United States, skydivingand traveling. He also enjoys beingan active grandparent.
Marshall is married to Charlotte, andhas two sons, Christopher E. married
to Suzie with son Jaxson, and C. Eric,with son Aiden in California andTexas, respectively The elder Marshallsreside in Ostrander, Ohio.
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petition particularly for2012 U.S. dairy exports.
Milk production in theSouthwest U.S. is trend-ing steady with minorvariations, according toUSDA. Processing plantsare generally runningwell with some takingdowntime for mainte-nance. Additional vol-umes of milk are movingout of the region to sup-plement needs towardsthe Southeast where milkoutput is steady to slight-ly higher. Class I needsare high in Florida.
Northeast milk produc-
tion is steady and at lev-els where processingschedules are light afterthe good pull for Class Ineeds. Midwest output istrending lower seasonallyin the upper tier of states,with the supply oftensporadic to fill local or-ders. Gains are noted insolids of incoming milk.Southern areas affectedby drought are seeingmovements of milk cowsto other states.
The milk productionseason is off to a greatstart in the Oceania re-gion. Accounts report
New Zealand milk in-takes at up to 13 percentabove year ago levels andnote that milk procure-ment schedules are tightin getting the milk off thefarms. Australian outputis also trending upwardswith early season growthlevels reported at 1-4percent above a year ago,according to USDA.
Dairy product pricesare “drifting” in earlyseason trading. Competi-tion from U.S. and EUproducts, weaker Eurovalues, and slower inter-national demand are im-pacting the Oceania re-gion, according to USDA.Supplies are building asmilk production seasonbuilds. Processing plantsare running heavyschedules to handle thegrowing milk supplies.
The seasonal milk pro-duction trend which hasbeen lower for WesternEuropean countries con-tinues to develop. Weath-er has been favorable formilk output and milkprices remain favorablefor producers. There isdiscussion about coun-tries being over quota,what penalties could oc-cur, and whether themilk price returns wouldbest any penalty costs.Dairy product prices andexport options are alsobeing affected by curren-cy fluctuations makingEuropean prices moreexpensive.
Speaking of the inter-national market; theCME’s Daily Dairy Re-port (DDR) says theGlobal Dairy Trade(Fonterra) auction indexincreased for the firsttime since early Junethis week, moving up 1.7percent from the previ-ous event.
Higher prices for skimand whole milk powderoffset declines in anhy-drous milkfat andcheese. The weighted av-erage price for SMP was$1.49 per pound, up 3percent from the October4 auction. SMP from theU.S. (DairyAmerica) av-eraged $1.38 per pound
for November delivery.The weighted averageprice for whole milk pow-der was $1.59 perpound, up 5.7 percentfrom the previous event.
Anhydrous milkfatdropped 1.7 percent, to$1.65 per pound, thelowest price since AMFcame on the auction plat-form in November 2009.Cheddar cheese for in-dustrial use received anaverage winning bid of$1.59 per pound, down8.4 percent, according tothe DDR.
Meanwhile; the UnitedNations this week pre-dicted that the world’spopulation will hit 7 bil-lion at the end of thismonth. That means a lotmore mouths to feed butwho will provide it andwho will pay for it?
And, speaking of pay-ing for it; the DDR re-ports that retail milkprices increased for the12th straight month inSeptember. The milkConsumer Price Index(CPI) was 151.0, up 13.1percent from a year ago,according to the Bureauof Labor Statistics. TheCheese CPI jumped near-ly 2 percent in Septem-ber to a record high227.1, and now sits 10.2percent above a year ago.
Fluid milk prices maybe coming down if retail-ers pass along the de-crease that the Agricul-ture Department an-nounced in the Federalorder Class I base price.The November Class Imover is $18.45 perhundredweight, down$1.11 from October but$1.21 above November2010, and equates toabout $1.59 per gallon.That pulled the 2011 av-erage to $19.19, up from$15.21 at this time ayear ago, and comparesto $11.25 in 2009. TheClass IV advanced pric-ing factor was the “high-er of” in driving the ClassI value. Sources tell methat, unless there’s a bigsurprise in Novembercorn, soybean, and alfal-fa prices, there’ll likely
be no MILC payment toproducers in November.
The NASS butter priceaveraged $1.7552 perpound, down 23.4 centsfrom October. Nonfat drymilk averaged $1.5328,down 1.3 cents. Cheeseaveraged $1.7437, down9.1 cents and dry wheyaveraged 61.21 cents, up2.2 cents.
In politics; “thecheese got more bind-ing” this week, as theysay (whoever they are)as a bill has been intro-duced to actually stoplegislation that containsthe main elements ofNational Milk’s Founda-tion for the Future dairyreform proposal.
The InternationalDairy foods Association(IDFA) praised SenateAmendment 872, “Stopthe Peterson Bill,” intro-duced by Senator KirstenGillibrand (D-NY). AnIDFA press release said“The amendment willprevent implementationof a controversial supplymanagement program forthe dairy industry, of-fered by Rep. Collin Pe-terson (D-MN), that wehave learned will be in-cluded in the recommen-dations of the House andSenate Agriculture Com-mittees to the Joint Se-lect Committee on DeficitReduction.”
Gillibrand’s amend-ment would block a re-quirement that produc-ers participate in a pro-gram to limit supply ifthey enroll in a new rev-enue insurance pro-gram, according to thepress release, adding;“No other U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture farmsupport or insuranceprogram is tied to amandate requiring par-ticipation in a govern-ment supply- manage-ment program.”
“IDFA opposes allforms of supply manage-ment,” the press releasesaid. “Previous govern-ment efforts, includingpeanut allotments, to-bacco allotments, andgrain allotments have
failed. The 1983 dairy di-version program failed,and ended up costingtaxpayers billions of dol-lars. Congress tried andfailed again in 1985 byauthorizing a dairy herdbuyout program aimedat limiting milk supplyby removing cows fromproduction. We shouldlearn from our past mis-takes and not go downthat road again.”
Dairy Profit Weekly ed-itor Dave Natzke said inhis Friday DairyLine re-port that there are nowat least five bills intro-duced in Congress ad-dressing dairy policy re-forms, either as stand-alone bills, or as dairyplatforms in 2012 FarmBill proposals and, whilemany of the dairy pro-posals have some com-mon reforms, supplymanagement remains atthe heart of much of thecontroversy,” and “Com-plicating the matter aredebates over the federalbudget and efforts to re-duce federal deficits.”This week, the Senatewas considering a pack-age of appropriationsbills for fiscal year 2012,which started Oct. 1.
In addition, a 12-mem-ber Joint Select Commit-tee on Deficit Reduction,the so-called “SuperCommittee,” is chargedwith finding $1.5 trillionin debt savings over thenext 10 years, Natzkesaid. That committee hasuntil November 23 topropose ways to reducedeficits and Congressmust vote on those pro-posals by December 23.
Congressional leaders,including bipartisanHouse and Senate agcommittee leaders, areforwarding program rec-ommendations to the Su-per Committee, identify-ing programs that mighthelp address federaldeficits. Reports indicatethe Peterson Bill may beadvanced to the SuperCommittee for inclusionin deficit-reductionplans, Natzke concluded.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — “The Aeri-al Environment: Fresh Air and Plenty ofIt” will be the topic of the next sessionof the Technology Tuesdays webinarseries offered by the Penn State Exten-sion Dairy Team. The webinar will beheld Nov. 8 from 8:30 to 10 a.m., East-ern time, and is free of charge.
The session is part of the webinar se-ries’ cow-centered housing segment,which focuses on design and evalua-tion of dairy housing from the cow’sperspective, particularly as it relates tocow comfort and well-being. “Ventila-tion systems, properly designed andmanaged to maintain desirable mois-
ture gas and pollutant levels during allseasons, are essential to the healthperformance and well-being of dairycows,” explains Dan McFarland, PennState Extension engineer, who willpresent the program, along with Dr.Robert Graves, professor, Penn StateDepartment of Agricultural and Biolog-ical Engineering.
The Technology Tuesdays webinarseries is designed for dairy producers,their employees, and agri-businessprofessionals. The webinar format per-mits participants to enjoy an educa-tional program, in real-time, from thecomfort and convenience of their office
computer or laptop. Although there isno fee to participate, advance registra-tion is required no later than noon theday preceding the first session youwish to attend.
To register, contact the Penn StateExtension Dairy Team toll-free at 888-373-7232 or register online atwww.das.psu.edu/dairy-alliance/edu-cation/technology . Participants musthave a high-speed internet connectionand speakers on their computer in or-der to see and hear the presentation.
Future sessions in the series will fea-ture more about cow-centered hous-ing, as well as other dairy-related top-
ics, including:• Dec. 13 - Solar Energy;• Jan. 10, 2012 - Cow-Centered
Housing Series: Feed and Water Sys-tem Design and Management;
• Feb. 14, 2012 - Hot Weather Manage-ment in Freestall and Tie Stall Dairies;
• March 13, 2012 - Cow-CenteredHousing Series: Design and Manage-ment of Quality Resting Areas; and
• May 8, 2012 - Cow-Centered Hous-ing Series: The Relationship betweenFlooring, Footing and Lameness.
This webinar series qualifies forSmartStart credits through AgChoiceFarm Credit.
Designing dairy ventilation will be focus of Penn State webinar
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(NAPSA) — Coming home from work to a hungryfamily wanting dinner on the table? It is not alwayseasy to find time to put together a wholesome meal.Orlantha Boeker, a Hungry Jack® spokespersonand busy working mom with a 3-year-old son,understands the importance of serving her familymeals that are delicious, budget-friendly and easy toprepare. Here are her quick tips to help you withmeals for your busy family:
• Try serving breakfast for dinner, also known as“brinner.”
• Take shortcuts by purchasing some of yourrecipe components pre-made or pre-sliced, such asjarred pasta sauce or pre-sliced fresh mushrooms.
• Always make a little extra so you can enjoy left-overs the next day.
• Instead of ordering take-out, keep your pantryand freezer stocked with go-to staples.
This delicious Hashbrown Broccoli Bake recipe isa perfect family meal and it only takes 15 minutes ofpreparation. With broccoli, peppers and hash-browns, your family will love this dish and get theirveggies, too. Instead of grating potatoes by hand, agreat time-saving tip is to use Hungry JackPremium Hashbrown Potatoes. They are made out of100 percent Idaho® potatoes and require no refrig-eration, so you can keep them on hand in yourpantry.
For more delicious and easy recipes your wholefamily will love, please visit www.hungryjackpota-toes.com.
Hashbrown Broccoli BakeIngredients:1 carton (4.2 ounces) Hungry Jack Premium
Hashbrown Potatoes 2 cups frozen broccoli florets, unthawed, or fresh
florets in 1-inch pieces2 cups diced cooked chicken1/2 cup diced jarred roasted red bell pepper or
diced fresh red bell pepper 1/8 teaspoon black pepper1 cup milk1 cup sour cream1 cup (about 3 ounces) shredded Swiss cheesePreparation Directions:1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 2-quart casserole
dish with butter or cooking spray.2. Fill hashbrown potatoes carton to fill line with
cold water. Let stand 12 minutes. Drain well in acolander.
3. Mix hashbrowns, broccoli, chicken, bell pepperand black pepper in a large bowl. Spread in pre-pared dish.
4. Stir together milk and sour cream. Pour evenlyover hashbrown potatoes. Top with cheese.
5. Bake covered for 30 minutes. Uncover and con-tinue baking for 15 minutes until top just begins tobrown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Prep time: 15 minutesBake time: 50 minutesMakes 6 servings(c) Basic American Foods. Hungry Jack is a trade-
mark of The J.M. Smucker Company, used underlicense.
Quick meal tips for busy familiesTry this hashbrown broccoli bake for an easy and delicious dinner they’ll love
A hearty but easy-to-create casserole of hashbrownpotatoes, chicken and broccoli can make for adelicious, nutritious dinner.
(NAPSA) — With children back at school, it’s timeto think about packing a healthy, nutritious lunch-box. Following the USDA’s new “MyPlate” guide tohealthier eating, ideally, half of the lunchbox shouldbe fruits and vegetables, with the other half splitbetween protein and whole grains.
Here are some tips to help pack a nutrient-denselunchbox from culinary and nutrition experts atWhole Foods Market, the natural and organic grocerthat has launched its Health Starts Here™ programto help families find healthy food choices.
• Use fresh-sliced or dried pureed fruits instead ofsweetened jelly — sliced apples, bananas and straw-berries offer great nutrition and taste great pairedwith nut butters.
• Substitute avocado or hummus for mayo-avocadooffers healthy fats naturally plus provides a creamyspread for sandwiches. Hummus provides protein.
• Add lots of fresh veggies — they pack more nutri-ents per calorie. The more color, the better.
• Use almond butter instead of peanut butter — itadds more protein with a twist to your sandwich.
• Always use whole grain breads or tortillas —wraps are a fun change of pace, especially whenpacked with veggies.
• Replace iceberg lettuce with dark, leafy greenslike spinach or arugula as they pack more nutrientsper bite.
• For crunch, add a homemade trail mix with driedfruits and raw nuts — a fun snack the kids will love.
Nutrient-dense lunch ideas:Instead of a PB&J sandwich, chips, cookies and
chocolate milk...• Try a whole wheat tortilla wrap with almond
or peanut butter, sliced strawberries and fruit-sweetened jelly, carrot sticks or sugar snap peas,homemade trail mix, and a bottle of water.
Instead of mac & cheese, cheese puffs, apple-sauce and soda...
• Try hummus served with veggies and wholewheat pita, unsweetened applesauce or in-seasonfresh-cut fruit, and almond or soy milk.
For more information and resources on healthyeating, visit www.wholefoodsmarket.com.
Pack a healthier lunch for school
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NOV 1-29th Annual Small Farm
Family ConferenceInstitute for AdvancedLearning & Research, 150Slayton Ave., Danville, VA.Registration fee is $10/per-son deadline is Oct. 26. Con-tact Mark Klingman, 804-524-5960 or e-mail [email protected].
NOV 3Longaberger Basket BingoHarrington Fire Hall. 7 pm.Sponsored by Kent Co. 4-H.$20 in advance and $25 atthe door. Contact KentCounty Extension Office,302-730-4000.
NOV 5Fall Hops Conference &Annual Northeast Hop
Alliance MeetingBrown’s Brewing Co., Revo-lution Room, 417 River St.,Troy, NY. This meeting is aprofessional level conferencefor current and prospectivehop growers. Tickets avail-able: http://nehopalliance.eventbrite.com Seating islimited. Please register byOct. 28. Lunch is included.NeHA Member Tickets: $85for 1st farm member $65 foradditional farm member(s).Non Member Tickets: $95 for1st farm member. $75 foradditional farm member(s)NeHA Membership $40/farmmembership. Checks canalso be addressed to Madi-son County AED, PO Box1209, Morrisville, NY 13408.Contact Lindsey McDonnell315-684-3001 ext. 125 orSteve Miller 315-684-3001ext. 127. VT Ag Tech Program Open
HousePre-registration for the openhouse is required by Oct. 28.Students can register andfind admissions require-ments at www.agtech.vt.edu.
NOV 6-8Women in SustainableAgriculture Conference
Penn Stater Conference Cen-ter, State College, PA. Regis-tration fee for the 2011 con-ference includes two fulldays of farm tours, intensivelearning circles, excitingworkshops, timely panel dis-cussions, inspiring network-ing opportunities and anabundance of fine dining.Contact Ann Stone, 814-863-4489. On Internet athttp://sc-landuse.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f206999ffe6bbc540b0336500&id=537029cb9a&e=e5858cc0d5
NOV 8UD Cover Crop Field Day
TourUD Carvel Research & Edu-cation Center, 16483 Co.Seat Hwy., Georgetown, DE.9 am - 11 am. Register byNov. 7. DE Nutrient Manage-ment credits (2), CCA creditswill be available. Call 302-730-4000 or e-mail [email protected].
NOV 11-18North American
International LivestockExposition Sheep Show
Louisville, KY. On Internetat www.livestockexpo.org
NOV 19University of Maryland
2011 Lambing & KiddingSchool
Chesapeake College, WyeMills, MD. Registrationdeadline is Nov. 9. The reg-istration fee is $40/person;$30 for additional familymembers and $25 for youth.Checks payable to the Uni-versity of Maryland shouldbe sent to 2011 Lambing &Kidding School, 18330Keedysville Rd., Keedysville,MD 21756. Contact SusanSchoenian, 301-432-2767ext. 343. On Internet atwww.sheepandgoat.com/programs/11LKschool.html
DEC 1Direct to Consumer FarmMarketing & Agri-Tourism
SeminarBerks Co. Ag Center, 1238County Welfare Rd.,Leesport PA. 8:30 am - 4:30pm. Contact John Berry,610-391-9840. On Internetat extension.psu.edu
DEC 3Putting Small Acreage toWork 2011: The Business
Side of Farming112 W. Walker Ave., Ashe-boro, NC. 8:45 am - 3 pm.Pre-registration and a fee of$10 (lunch included) are dueby Wed., Nov. 30. Checks,made out to NC CooperativeExtension - Randolph Coun-ty, can be sent to 112 W.Walker Ave., Asheboro, NC,27203. Contact Mary HelenFerguson, 336-318-6000 ore-mail [email protected]. Tack Auction JP’s North
The Old Florida Town Hall,214 Fort Hunter Rd., Ams-terdam, NY. Used Tack TagSale & Preview start at 11am. Auction starts at noon.Presented by AdirondackMiniature Horse Club. Bringyour used tack & apparel forour Tag sale. Call 518-461-5039.
DEC 8Commodity Marketing
SeminarBerks Co. Ag Center, 1238County Welfare Rd.,Leesport, PA. 8:30 am - 3:30pm. Contact John Berry,610-391-9840. On Internetat extension.psu.edu
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Calendar ofEvents
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Upcoming Nutrient Man-agement Voucher Training
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ment Training Classes forthe complete 2011-2012schedule. Locations as fol-lows: • Anne Arundel Co. - Dec.12. Call 410-222-6757.• Calvert Co. - Nove. 9. Call410-535-3662.• Carroll Co. - Nov. 15 & Dec.15. Call 410-386-2760.• Frederick Co. - Nov. 16.Call 301-600-1594• Kent Co. - Dec. 14. Call410-778-1661.• Montgomery Co. - Dec. 7.Call 301-590-9638.• Prince George’s Co. - Nov.21. Call 301-868-8780.• Somerset Co. - Nov. 21.Call 410-651-1351.• Wicomico Co. - Dec. 12,2011. Call 410-749-6141.
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As the weeks beforethe application deadlinesteadily tick away, theNational Corn GrowersAssociation remindsmembers that it, alongwith the BASF Corpora-tion, will again awardfive $1,000 scholarshipsto undergraduate andgraduate students pur-suing a degree in anagriculture-related fieldduring the 2012-13school year.
“While the Dec. 9 dead-line may still seem dis-tant, it is important tonote how quickly timepasses for students busywith their studies,” saidBrandon Hunnicutt,NCGA’s Grower ServicesAction Team Chair.“Completion by the dead-line is required for con-sideration, and NCGAhopes that all interestedparties are able to sub-mit. This program fosterstomorrow’s leaders. Re-minding qualified stu-dents to apply is a proac-tive step to better the fu-ture of the industry.”
Applicants for theNCGA Academic Excel-lence in AgricultureScholarship Programmust be entering at leasttheir second undergrad-uate year or any year ofgraduate study, andthey, or a parent or legalguardian, must be anNCGA member. Scholar-ship applications mustbe postmarked on or be-fore Dec. 9.
Scholarship recipientswill be selected in early2012. Recipients and aparent or guardian willenjoy travel and lodging
to attend a portion of the2012 Commodity Classicin Nashville, TN, to be
recognized at the NCGAAwards Banquet andhave the opportunity to
learn more about mod-ern agriculture.
This marks the fifth
year for the programpartnership betweenBASF and NCGA.
Source: NCGA Newsof the Day, Tuesday,Oct. 11
Stallion Directory
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22012The January/February Issue of Mane Stream will feature a Stallion Directory. For $25.00 you canlist your stallion. You can add a photo to your listing for an additional $25.00. You can list addi-tional stallions for $20.00 per stallion, add a photo for an additional $20.00 per stallion. Or, you canchoose a Premium Listing to promote your Stallion or Stallions. Your information can be e-mailed [email protected]. This form must be completed and returned by 12/2/11. Questions? Call TinaKrieger at 518-673-0108.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA— Achieving good preg-nancy rates on a consis-tent basis is a crucialcomponent of a prof-itable dairy enterprise.However, reproduction isaffected by many factors,and consequently evalu-ating a herd to identifythe bottlenecks limitingreproductive perform-ance is a challenge.
The Penn State Repro-duction Drill Down Tool
provides a systematicapproach to critically an-alyze the major factorsaffecting heat detectionrate and conception rateso that problem areascan be highlighted anddiscussed. The tool wasrigorously tested byPenn State Extension ed-ucators and consultantsacross more than 15herds, and then revisedbefore being released.“Several dairymen made
comments to the effectthat they had never beenasked questions relatedto reproductive manage-ment in such an organ-ized manner,” noted Dr.Mike O’Connor, PennState professor emeritusof dairy science, one ofthe original developers ofthe tool.
“The Penn State Re-production Drill DownTool provides a stan-dardized operating pro-
cedure for comprehen-sively evaluating afarm’s reproductive pro-gram,” explains Dr.James Delahoy, a nutri-tionist who has usedthe tool on some of theherds he works with.“Using the Reproduc-tion Drill-Down Tool isan effective and efficientway to identify and towork to resolve bottle-necks in a reproductiveprogram,” notes Dela-
hoy. The tool incorpo-rates easy-to-accessDHIA information anduses common terminol-ogy, he says, adding: “Itprovides a standardplatform for communi-cation between farmers,consultants, and uni-versity experts.”
The drill down toolasks a series of “triggerquestions” that indicatewhether conception rate,heat detection rate or
both are the greatestcontributors to low preg-nancy rates. Answers tothe drill down questionshighlight areas requiringattention to improve per-formance. Drill downquestions are dividedinto two general cate-gories — factors affectingheat detection rate andfactors related to con-ception rate — and thenare broken down intomore specific categories:ineffective heat detec-tion, anestrous cows,confinement and footing,heat stress, estrous syn-chronization program,inaccurate heat detec-tion, artificial insemina-tion technique, ration orfeeding management is-sues, reproductivehealth, and environmen-tal issues.
Each area of reproduc-tion management is as-signed a “risk level”based on the answerschosen. Categories thatare assigned a higherrisk level indicate anarea to focus on whenmaking changes to im-prove reproductive per-formance.
Farm data from 2009and 2010 is being col-lected through the PennState Profitability As-sessment Dairy Toolfrom Pennsylvania dairyoperations by RebeccaWhite of the Penn StateExtension Dairy Team.According to White, pre-liminary data revealsthat two-thirds of thefarms had an economicloss due to low pregnan-cy rates and high aver-age days in milk (DIM)had a greater economicloss per cow.
Higher average DIM fora herd can signal a re-productive problem andcan lead to lower lifetimeproduction per cow fur-ther reducing herd prof-itability. For example, adairy herd with an aver-age of 192 DIM and agross milk price of$20.50, the estimatedloss from the increasedDIM (192 vs. 185)$89.04 per cow per year.For a 250 cow herd, thetotal loss would be$22,260 per year.
The Reproductive DrillDown tool is a componentof the Profitability Assess-ment Dairy Tool (PA DairyTool) and can be accessedonline at no cost atwww.das.psu.edu/re-s e a r c h - e x t e n s i o n /dairy/pa-tool/identifying-bottlenecks-to-higher-dairy/ For more informa-tion, contact the PennState Extension DairyTeam toll-free at 888-373-7232.
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