A3B-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 17,1986
Rabies Marches Northeast
(Continued from Page Al)
accounting for 139 cases. Other
species involved include 26 skunks,
five foxes, five cats, two horses,
one dog, one bat and one groun
dhog.
While last year’s outbreak was
centered in Franklin County, the
eye of the viral storm has since
moved north and east to Perry
County, where 58 cases have been
reported this year. Two other
leading counties are York with 48
cases and Cumberland with 31.
Jones said that the natural
barrier provided by the
Susquehanna River probably
accounts for the shift to a nor
thward spread of the virus,
although five rabid raccoons have
been reported east of the river this
year. “We’ve had no previous
cases of terrestrial animals (east
of the Susquehanna) associated
with the epidemic,” Jones said,
noting that sporadic cases of rabid
Farm Calendar
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York County 4-H Beef Club
Preview Show, York
Fairgrounds, 9 a.m.
Sunday, May 25
NW Keystone Jr. Beef Classic,
Crawford County Fairgrounds,
Meadville.
Pa. Flying Farmers Meeting, 1
p.m., Rover Airport, 3 miles
south of Millard’s near Ann
ville. For information call 717-
867-2384.
Wednesday, May 28
Tree Evaluation Seminar, Cook
College, Rutger’s University.
LOW
CLASSIFIED
RATES
WITH
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RESULTS!
LAMBS
SPECIAL SALE
TUES.,
MAY 20,1986
Sheep & Lambs
received all day
sold that evening.
WESTMINSTER
LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
Westminster, MD.
Phone (301) 848-9820
FEEDER CATTLE
SALE
Wednesday,
May 21
7:00 P.M.
Cattle received from
8 a.m.
FOUR STATES
LIVESTOCK
Coll 301-733-81^0
bats and other species to the east
were considered to be too widely
spaced to be epidemic-related.
A disease of the central nervous
system, rabies is primarily
transmitted in the saliva of warm
blooded animals and is nearly
always fatal once symptoms ap
pear, the Health Department of
ficial said.
Jones recommends vaccinating
pets and valuable livestock, but
says that, in general, human
vaccination is pot necessary.
Anyone who comes in continuous
contact with animals of unknown
origin, such as Humane Society
employees, veterinarians, State
Game Protectors and trappers,
should consider vaccination, he
said.
Any animal exhibiting atypical
behavior for its species should be
considered suspect, said Jones.
“Especially watch out for those
(wildlife species) that appear to be
overly tame,” he said, adding that
Friday, May 30
Potter County dairy princess
pageant, Ulysses Community
Bidding, Ulysses.
Saturday, May 31
Chester County dairy princess
pageant, West Fallowfield
Christian School, Atglen.
Tioga County dairy princess
pageant, Mansfield High
School, Mansfield.
York County dairy princess
pageant, York County 4-H
Center, York.
SC Beef and Lamb Preview Show,
Shippensburg Fairgrounds. For
information, call Diane
Conaway, 486-5423.
ATTENTION
HARNESS MAKERS
The following items will be available at
The New Holland Sales Barn
Farm Machinery Auction
from the estate of Aaron D. Riehl
FRIDAY, MAY 23,1986
Harness Making Tools, Harness Tack,
Halters, Harnesses, Harness Making Hard
ware, Leather Sewing Machine (Landis #1),
misc. items.
NIGHT FARM SALE
at the Matison farm, 2 mi. out of Andover, N.Y. on
the road to Wetlsville, (12 mi. from Genesee, Pa.) on
Rte. 417.
TUESDAY EVE., MAY 27 ate sop.m.
3 JD Tractors (‘‘2O2OD”-‘ , 2510’’ w/f.e. loader-“ 2010”) and 3 pt.
plow, blade, bush hog, post auger. JD “336" kicker-baler, Nl 9'
Haybme & rolabar Rake (all like new!!). 4 wagons, Nl Spreader
w/hydr. tailgate. Little Giant 40’ Elevator and two 40’ mow
conveyors, 2 barn cleaners, Surge milkers, 48 stanchions & 25
drink cups. Nice Red Roan Draft Team, well-broke, w/
harnesses, 2 mowers & farm wagon. Very good Cow Dog. 2
Trucks; Ford dble.-cab Pickup & Chevy Dump.
Owned by
MR. AND MRS. LYNN MATISON
For info, contact Auctioneers,
Muller & Rumsey,
Bath, N.Y. (607-776-3478)
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This will be only time in this publication
nocturnal animals abroad during
daylight hours should also be
considered potential carriers.
Animals suspected of being
infected should be killed and
buried. In cases involving human
or domestic animal exposure, die
animal should be submitted for
testing.
Pennsylvania Game Com
mission spokesman, Ted Godshall,
notes that protection has been
removed from foxes, raccoons and
skunks in a 15-county area.
Counties in which these species
may be killed year-round are
Adams, Bedford, Cumberland,
Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Blair, Dauphin, Juniata, Mifflin,
Perry, York, Centre, Snyder .and
Somerset. Anyone wishing to hunt
or trap these animals, regardless
of the time of year, must purchase
a Fur Taker license. Persons
killing animals suspected of
having rabies need not be licensed,
Godshall said. Regular seasons are
in force for these three furbearers
in all other counties, he added.
When animals are killed for
testing purposes, the brain should
not be damaged, says Jones.
Contact with the head area,
especially the saliva, is not
recommended, and wearing
rubber gloves is a good safety
precaution if the animal must be
handled during transport. Car- ment’s laboratory in Lionville
casses should be refrigerated but located in Chester County. For
not frozen, and can be placed in a incidents involving domestic
plastic bag. animal contact, specimens should
For incidents involving human be taken to the state Department of
contact with a potentially rabid Agriculture’s diagnostic
animal, the specimen should be laboratory in Summerdale.
submitted to the Health Depart-
Plan for taxes when leaving farm
NEWARK, DE - Tax planning
is every bit as important when
leaving farming as it is while
operating a farm. It is crucial
when selling assets to pay debts, or
obtaining debt forgiveness.
“The choices farmers make
when getting out of business can
have major tax consequences,”
says Gerald F. Vaughn, University
of Delaware extension economist.
“If handled wisely these choices
can ease the tax burden and im
prove after-tax finances.”
Farmers who use the cash ac
counting method generally have
been able to defer income for tax
purposes. They do this by
deducting expenses when paid but
recognizing income only when
assets are sold.
When a farmer in financial
distress sells remaining assets to
pay debts, the taxes on deferred
income come due an important
point to remember, says Vaughn.
“The Internal Revenue Service
considers money from the sale of
assets upon which investment
credit has been taken as ordinary
NEW HOLLAND
SALES STABLES, INC. IC/i
Located 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA
just off Rt. 23, New Holland, PA
SPECIAL DAIRY SALE CONSIGNMENTS
For
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21,1986
40 HEAD REGISTERED AND GRADE HOLSTEIN
DAIRY COWS AND HEIFERS,
a good load of Canadian Dairy Animals,
Consigned by Brian Dawson
★ ★★★★★
* 1 Load Fresh and Springer Cows consigned by Marvin Eshleman.
* 1 Load Fresh and Springer Cows consigned by Merle Breneman.
* 1 Load Fresh and Springer Cows consigned by Raymond Smucker.
* 1 Load Fresh and Springer Cows consigned by H.D. Mate.
* 1 Load Fresh and Springer Cows consigned by Norman and David Kolb.
* 1 Load Fresh Cows consigned by Alfred Albright.
* 1 Load Fresh Cows consigned by Dale Hostetter.
For More Information Contact:
Abe Diffenbach
717-354-4341
! REAL ESTATE AUCTION !
■ 220 ACRE FARM SUBDIVISION I
. * In 5 Parcels * Sewage Permits 4
■ * 2 Gas Wells * Immaculate Home ■
■ Coneville, Hebron Twp., Potter Go. PA I
! On Rl 44,10 Mi. N. of Coudersport I
| SATURDAY. JUNE 14 at IP.M. I
■ LOT A; 3.8 Ac. w/lovely 2 sty Home, completely renovated, New Well, New|
_ Wiring, New paint, paper, & carpeting I
■ Beautiful original woodwork. 4 BPS. IV4 Baths, Gas well provides FREE-HEAT
■ & all gas appliances Mature Sugar Maple trees grace property. LOT 1:11 751
" Ac. Level Tillable Land, w/conventional Sewage Permit, 400 ft. road Front ■
I LOT 2: 13.49 Ac Level Tillable, conv. sew permit, 401 ft Rd. Frtg. LOT 3:
■ 14 84 Ac. w/l Ac Bass Pond, Stocked Trout Stream, Partially wooded, 1789|
■ ft Rd Frtg. Conv Sew Permit. LOT 4: 176 41 Ac Outstanding Hunting Si
I Timberland to harvest in 6 yrs , Gas Well tops off this great tract. Request'
■ Brochure. I
■ INSPECTION; Sunday, June 1 from 2 to 4 P.M. |
" Terms: 15% Deposit at Auction Subject to Confirmation ■
■ Settlement Within 45 Days I
I Broker Participation Invited
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income —not capital gains,
Coming at a time when a farmer is
struggling to pay debts, a heavy
tax bite can be an especially un
welcome surprise unless he has
planned for it.”
Forgiveness of a farmer’s debts
also has tax consequences, the
economist says. “Forgiven debt
often must be reported as income.
But prudent tax planning can
affect the amount of tax a fanner
owes and timing of payment.”
A fanner in financial distress
can choose to declare bankruptcy.
This may shift some of his tax
burden to the bankruptcy estate.
“Also,” says Vaughn, “debt
discharged in bankruptcy is
treated slightly differently than
debt forgiven outside of
bankruptcy. The way a farmer
chooses to go out of business can
affect taxes due for the year of
bankruptcy as well as for sub
sequent years. Remember, too,
that declaring bankruptcy may
affect a person’s future credit
worthiness ahd so should not be
entered into lightly. ’ ’
Norman Kolb
717-397-5538 ,