Nail down markets
LANCASTER market, advises
There are lots of good University of Delaware
opportunities to profit extension vegetable
from commercial specialist Mike Orzolek.
vegetable production. This is important
But before you plant regardless of your
your crop, line up your acreage or the crop
PIRRUNG’S ONCE A YEAR AUCTION
OF FARMER OWNED EQUIPMENT
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
9:30 A.M.
COHOCTON, NEW YORK
This sale will feature the complete dispersal
of excellent potato farm machinery,-bulk
trucks and irrigation equipment of Hubbard
Farms, Avoca, N.Y.; PLUS the complete line
of general equipment from the David Hasler
Farm at Sprmgwater where fire recently
destroyed the bams; and the machinery from
the estate of Alfred Clymo and others!
This is an established marketplace where
consignments of good used and new machinery
are accepted. Expecting 400-500 pieces of all
large items. No small items at all! Watch for
further ads and reserve the date.
Sale Managed By,
PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, Inc.
Wayland, N.Y. 716-728-2520
PIRRUNGS
ONCE A YEAR AUCTION OF
FARMER OWNED MACHINERY
FEATURING:
* * * HUBBARD FARMS POTATO AND
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
AUCTION
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
1:00 P.M. - COHOCTON, NEW YORK
Sale to be held at the Terry Wilkins
Farm located on rte. 371 midway bet
ween Cohocton and North Cohocton,
New York.
Discontinuing potato farming entirely,
selling without reserve all potato
equipment! You will find well cared for
machinery here!
POTATO EQUIPMENT; Lockwood “Mark
Aire” Harvester in good condition; Extra I.H.
rebuilt harvester motor; Haines bulk truck
loader with 40 ft. telescoping boom and grader
picking table; I.H. - Lockwood 4-row potato
planter with Gandy applicators and dry fer
tilizer boxes; Haines new style seed cutter with
treater unit; Haines 30 ft. bin stacker; Haines
potato wmdrower; Haines double bagger;
Haines portable 36 in. grader; Haines bulk
hopper; 22 ft bag elevator on wheels; 2 sets of
I.H. 4-row cultivators; 2 sets of 3 pt. 4-row tool
bars; 15000 watt p.t.o. 3 pt. generator, J.D. 30
digger.
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT: Meyers p.t.o
pump; 60 pieces of 30 ft. section 5 in. pipe;
irrigation trailer; 2 guns; various fittings.
4 TRUCKS: 1971 Ford F-700 with 16 ft. bulk
body; 1968 I.H. with 18 ft bulk body, 1968 Ford
F-700 with 16 ft. bulk body; and 1962 I.H. dump
truck.
NOTE: Anyone that knows Dave Hubbard
knows his equipment is in good order and ready
to use. A fine line for large or small farmers
All machinery "fumigated” by U.S.D.A. and
ready for immediate mter or intra-state
shipment
OTHER POTATO FARM MACHINERY
CONSIGNED TO THIS SALE WILL FOLLOW
THE HUBBARD LINE-UP. COMPLETE
LINE OF GENERAL EQUIPMENT CON
SIGNED BY LOCAL FARMERS, ESTATES
AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SELLS
BEGINNING AT 9:30 A.M. sharp! AB
SOLUTELY NO SMALL ITEMS! CON
SIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL
4:00 P.M. MON., APR 6. ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING TO BE BROUGHT IN SALE DAY.
LOADING DOCK AND FORK TRUCK AT
SALE SITE. LUNCH AVAILABLE SALE
DAY.
TERMS: Cash or good check day of sale.
Nothing to be removed until settled for. Proper
I.D. required. Motels Nearby.
ABOVE LISTED MACHINERY OWNED BY
DAVID HUBBARD, AVOCA, NEW YORK 607-
566-8360.
Auction Managed and Sold by,
PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, Inc.
Wayland, N.Y. 716-728-2520
involved.
To decide where to
market your
vegetables, ask yourself
these questions:
What resources do I
have available (capital,
labor, land, equip
ment)?
What level of har
vesting and handling
effort am I willing to
make (mechanical
harvest only, hand
harvest, cleaning and
packing, product
delivery, development
of a package label) ?
How much of the sales
responsibility am 1
willing to assume?
Once you’ve answered
these questions, you can
take a look at the
available market op
tions. These include. (1)
fresh market—direct to
retailer; (2) fresh
market—direct to
consumer; (3) fresh
market wholesale; (4)
grower co-ops; (5)
PUBLIC AUCTION
2-TRACTS VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
HENRY J. OSBORNE ESTATE
56 ACRES WITH BUILDINGS
ABSOLUTE AUCTION - 31.6 ACRES
To be held on site located taking U.S.
Route 30, S'A miles East of Gettysburg.
Pa. or 3 miles West of New Oxford, Pa.
turn onto T-514 (Road leading to New
Chester), continue just over railroad
tracks, first farm on right side (SALE
SIGN POSTED) on
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
2:00 P.M.
The undersigned, executors of the Henry J.
Osborne Estate, will sell at public auction the
following described real estate:
TRACT I - All that tract of land lying and
being in Straban Township, Adams County, Pa.
having a frontage of approximately 2,100 feet
on T-514 (New Chester Road), 470 feet frontage
on T-515 (Swift Run Road), frontage of 1,530
feet on the Western Maryland Railroad and
containing approximately 56 acres.
Improvements on tract are a 38’x26’ - 2Vz
story brick home with a 12’xl8’ - story
frame addition. Home contains 3 large rooms
all with fireplaces, pantry, and out-kitchen
with large fireplace on first floor and 4 rooms
and balcony on second floor. Home has
basement, aluminum storm doors & windows,
side & front porch and storage attic.
Other improvements are a mce 50’x49 frame
barn with an attached 14’ loafing shed both with
metal roofs; a mce 24’x28’ frame with metal
roof wagon and corn crib and other smaller
frame buildings.
This tract consists of approximately 5 acres
permanent pasture and balance is mce tillable
land with a nice small spring fed stream.
TRACT II - Tract of land having 1,273 feet
frontage on T-514 (New Chester Road) is just
opposite Tract I and contains 31.6 acres. This
tract consists of 5 acres mce woodland &
timber, balance most all tillable and also has a
mce small stream.
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: These 2 tracts of
land offer many possibilities agricultural,
residential or commercial with a large amount
of hard road frontage and railroad frontage.
Property is nicely situated and is only minutes
from all city facilities. Plan to attend the sale of
thees 2 fine tracts of real estate FOR IN
SPECTION of real estate, contact undersigned
executors or undersigned auctioneer. TRACTS
WILL NOT BE OFFERED TOGETHER.
TERMS -10% DOWN AT TIME OF SALE -
BALANCE ON OR BEFORE 30 DAYS -
OTHER TERMS MADE KNOWN AT SALE.
HENRY J. OSBORNE ESTATE
R. Samuel Osborne
R.D. #2, New Oxford, Pa.
Guy E. Osborne,
R.D. #7, Gettysburg, Pa.
Executors
C. DAVID REDDING, AUCTIONEER
R.D. tf6 - Gettysburg, Pa.
Ph; 717-334-6941 or 334-6598
Bigham & Raffensperger, Attorneys
Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, Pa.
before planting vegetables
processing; as well as
(6) other market outlets
such as restaurants and
institutions that serve
meals.
Agreements with
retailers to buy your
produce for fresh
market use should be
negotiated well before
planting, says Orzolek.
Start contacting
potential retailers at
least six months before
the start of the season.
You’ll be expected to
meet the same strict
requirements for
product quality and
“shelf life” as you
would through a
wholesale agency. A
commitment of large
acreage is not
necessarily required.
Grower respon
sibilities in direct retail
sales are usually the
same as those for
marketing through
wholesale agencies.
They include: a planting
schedule; harvesting,
cleaning and grading
the product; product
delivery; and assurance
of the availability of
production resources.
A retailer may not
require as much
packaging as wholesale
agencies do. He may
require as much as four
weeks notice of product
availability in order to
make sure it’s on hand
to satisfy customer
demand.
In this form of
marketing, the grower
assumes part of the
sales responsibility.
If you’re selling direct
to consumer no
preplanting marketing
arrangements are
made, except possibly
with consumer groups.
Large acreages aren’t
required. But quality
requirements are as
strict as for other
outlets.
You also have the
same production,
harvesting, handling
and delivery respon
sibilities as for sales to
retailers, except for U
pick, where you do no
harvesting, handling or
delivery. At the same
time, you assume all
responsibility for sales.
Fresh market
wholesale crops are
normally grown under
the ' terms of a
negotiated agreement
or other formal
agreement between
grower and handler.
Agreements should be
negotiated well before
planting, though it is
possible to do so af
terwards.
Normally agreements
cover only marketing of
the product.
There are strict
quality requirements to
be met including
freedom from insect
and disease damage,
PIRRUNG’S ONCE A YEAR
AUCTION
OF FARMER OWNED MACHINERY
FEATURING:
The David Hasler
Farm Machinery Dispersal
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
11:00 A.M.
COHOCTON, NEW YORK
Sale to be held at the Terry Wilkins
Farm located on rte. 371 midway bet
ween Cohocton and North Cohocton,
New York.
Discontinuing farming due to loss of
cattle barns by fire, we are selling our
machinery at Pirrung’s Auction without
reserve!
Excellent I.H. 560 gas tractor, w.f.e.! J.D. 60
n.f.e. roll-a-matic front, excellent rubber;
Excellent N.H. 256 rake; almost brand new
Farmhand s.u. wagon on I.H. heavy duty
running gear with flotation tires; Case 12 ft.
transport disc.; N.H. 460 haybme; I.H. 47
kicker baler; 2 kicker wagons; A.C ensilage
blower; I.H. 4-row cultivator; 12 ft. harrow;
I.H. 16 chopper with 1-row com head and hay
pick-up and direct heads; and all other
machinery!
NOTE; This auction is a once a year round up
of machinery consigned by local farmers,
estates and financial institutions. Usually 400-
500 lots of all big machinery including every
conceivable kind of farm implement!
AUCTION STARTS AT 9:30 A.M sharp'
Hasler equipment time is approximate. See
other ads this paper
Sale Managed By,
PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, Inc.
Wayland, N.Y. 716-728-2520
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 28, 1981—921
illegal pesticide
residues, and nutrient
problems. You don’t
have to commit a lot of
land, but the economics
of wholesaling produce
may well favor the
commitment of larger
acreages.
The planting schedule
is usually the grower’s
responsibility when
growing for the
wholesale market.
Harvesting, cleaning,
grading and packing are
also usually your
responsibility, except in
some special situations
when the marketing
agency does some of the
grading and packing.
But you must be willing
to grade out inferior
product.
The delivered product
must have satisfactory
“shelf life” to reach the
consumer at peak
quality. This means
removing field heat as
soon as possible after
the crop is harvested.
Delivery depends on
the terms of the
wholesale marketing
agreement. You may
need to show that you
have the necessary
production resources,
before a contract is
awarded. Orzolek ad
vises contacting
potential marketing
agencies six months or
more in advance of
planting if you decide to
wholesale your crop.
Processing vegetabl
es are normally grown
under the terms of a
negotiated contract.
Terras vary with the
commodity and the
processor. A com
mitment of relatively
large acreage is
required except for a
few specialized low
volume crops.
Processors have strict
quality requirements
including freedom from
disease and insect
damage, illegal
pesticide residues, and
nutrient problems that
impair product ap
pearance. Planting is
usually scheduled by the
processor to ensure
dependable flow of
produce into the
processing facility.
Usually the crop is
delivered in bulk to the
plant and weight and
graded there. Har
vesting and delivery
may be the respon
sibility of the grower or
the processor, depen
ding on terms of the
contract.
You may need to show
that you have the
necessary resources
and skill to grow the
product. Normally you
should contact
processors nine months
or more before the start
of the growing season.
The grower has no
sales responsibility.
Besides these options,
there are also grower
co-ops which perform
all or part of the market
responsibilities. In some
cases a co-op only
grades and packs for a
group of farmers. In
others it also handles
sales as a wholesale
agency would. Other
requirements are
usually the same as for
the wholesale fresh
market.
Don’t overlook some
of your other market
opportunities either,
says Orzolek. Besides
restaurants, schools,
businesses, hospitals
and other institutions
serve meals. And with a
little imagination you
should be able to think
of many other
possibilities
Regardless of which
outlet you decide to use
or how much you decide
to grow, how you sell
your crop should be
■your first concern and
your marketing plans
>should be made well
1 ahead of planting time.
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