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Cumberland County
Sue Beshore, New Cumberland,
in Cumberland County, said they
didn’t have rural mail for a few
days, but all in all, they have been
very fortunate. The most trouble
came not on the farm but with fro
zen fuel lines on the dairy’s milk
trucks. That caused farm milk
pick-ups to be late. But the
Beshores lost no milk.
“The winter weather is hard on
people and animals, but both have
been coping well, Sue said. “We
have been lucky. We give the
calves in the hutches extra energy,
but they really are doing well in
spile of the cold weather.
“Sometimes it would be nice to
just stop and relax for a little while.
But on the farm you must keep
moving to get all the work done,
especially with the extra work
caused by the weather.”
There were other damages
reported around the state.
York County
Pan of the roof of a beef-heifer
fattening operation in York Coun
ty, Sunday Farm, collapsed under
the weight of the snow.
According to June Sunday, who
with husband Charles, operates the
farm, the weight of the snow
caused a portion of the 70-foot
bam to fall and 16 animals out of
150 were lost
As of presstime, she said that the
rest are doing well, though the
automatic feeding system was also
broken and the animals are being
fed from a trench.
“We’re getting by, but it’s not
the ideal situation,” she said.
Lancaster County
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Lancaster County Extension direc
tor, there have been similar inci
dents in his area.
Schwartz said most poultiy
facilities have backup power avail
able in the event of a “rolling
blackout,” of which several have
taken place throughout many facil
ities in the state. The big problem
is on the curtain-sided houses, of
which frozen air leaks can occur,
forcing excessive heat and energy
use.
He said he has heard, several
reports of bams falling down
because of the heavy weights
caused by 'snow and ice.
According to reports in the Lan
caster morning newspaper, a bam
owned by Dave Sweigart in Eli
zabethtown collapsed Monday
night. Sweigart spent two days
digging out his 2,600 market hogs.
Luckily, only about a dozen were
killed.
In the evening newspaper. The
New Era, reports indicated that a
warehouse roof owned by the A.H.
Hoffman Plant Food Company in
Landisville collapsed. Also, the
shed roof of Abram and Ruby Bol
linger’s farm, Lititz, collapsed
Monday night, killing two Hols
tein bull calves and injuring sever
al more.
Berks County
On Monday night, frozen snow,
sleet, and ice collapsed the truss
bam of beef farmer Willard Diet
rich, in Kemplon, Berks County.
The steer facility was built in 1978
at a cost of about $7,000.
Two steers were lost In the
event. Willard and his family used
a front-end loader to haul out the
carcasses and clear away the
debris. As of Thursday afternoon,
the Dietrichs were awaiting an
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There have been reports and
indications of similar steer facili
ties collapsing around the state.
Particularly susceptible have been
the “lean-to” bams built to pro
vide weather protection in the
feedlot. Some aren’t sturdy
enough to withstand the heavily
loads from heavily piled snow and
ice.
One of the biggest problems
other than collapsing buildings
that beef producers have to face is
shelter for the animals from the bil
ler cold and also a constant source
of water.
Right now, sheep producers arc
in the middle of the lambing
season.
The subzero temperatures are
proving “very, very hard on new
born lambs,” especially in outside
facilities, according to Joe Vogel,
Kempton, Berks County, who is
president of the Pennsylvania
Sheep and Wool Growers
Association.
Those who lamb outside could
face a 50- to 60-perccnt mortality
rate right now, according to the
producer.
Vogel said he heard of a farm in
Greene County where one of the
ewes, after it had lambed, suffered
with a frozen udder and couldn’t
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Adams County
Father west, Ray Grimes, of
McKnightstown, in Adams Coun
ty, is president of the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Association, and said
the biggest problem he’s seen in
his area is making sure the streams
running through pastures arc not
frozen solid.
Grimes raises Charolais cattle in
a 125-brood cow/calf operation.
He said he went into his field with
a crowbar to beat a hole in the ice
of the stream and then enlarge it for
his steers.
“Everybody has been having
Big Winter Event
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show presents all this, and much
more.
“We at the New York Farm
Show care about this slate’s num
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said Scott Grigor, New York Farm
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want to keep up on the latest piece
of equipment, tillage management
or whatever their farm operation
lands Project in West Virginia.
After moving to Oregon, Woody
organized popular evening
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' Leon's Hoagie Shop and
Catering, 59 W. Franklin
St., US. Rt. 40 Hagerstown,
Md. Restaurant/Catering
Equip, and remaining
inventory. James G.
Cochran, aucts.
their problems with this cold
weather,” he said. “We’ve been
trying to keep them as comfortable
as possible.”
Grimes said it is important for
cattle producers to make sure the
cattle are kept comfortable and Iry
to do all they can to slop drafts.
Luckily, unlike last year, the
producers aren’t at calving season.
Last year, during the Bh, /.ard of
’93, calving season was well under
way.
Cold has also been a factor
there. Temperatures reached
16-bclow in Adams County carl>
Wednesday morning, according to
Grimes.
During this kind of cold weath
er, according to the beef producer,
cattle use up about 25 percent more
feed, and roughage needs to be
increased.
needs, can find it at New York
Farm Show.”
New to this year’s show will be
special displays on residue man
agement, sponsored by the New
York State Soil Conservation Ser
vice. This display will be combin
ed with exhibits of the latest
equipment to manage crop resi
due.
Expect a lot of excitement when
the Sth annual Toy Show Auction
kicks off at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb.
2S, in the Arts and Home Center
building. Proceeds from the sale
of more than 400 farm toys benefit
the FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund
and the Hamilton FFA chapter.
Last year’s auction raised $3,200
for these worthy causes. Once
again, auctioneer Steve Wright of
Sidekick Auction in Trumansburg
will set a fast pace as he sells four
toys a minute.
These arc just a few of the ex
citing events you can expect at this
year’s New York Farm Show
Tickets are available free through
New York state farm equipment
dealers or by sending a self-ad
dressed, stamped, legal envelope
to New York Farm Show, P.O.
Box 3470, Syracuse, NY 13220.
Public Auction Register
Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M.
of each week’s publication
JANUARY
SAT. JAN. 22 -10 AM.
Repossession Sale.
Located Keystone Public
Auto Exchange.
SAT. JAN. 29 - 9:3OAM
Antique Auction. #6lOO
Balt. Pke. IV4 mi. S. of
Oxford, Pa. American
Indian items, furniture, cop
perware, etc. Jeffrey E.
Whiteside, auct.
FRI. JAN. 28 - S:3OPM,
Robert S. Neary, Jeweler &
Watchmaker Estate.
Located At Monaghan Twp.
Fire Hall, 245 Siddonsburg
Rd., Dillsburg, Pa., Dir.
From Gettysburg: Rt. 15
North To/At Hoar's Drive In
Turn Right Onto West Sid
donsburg Rd., Approx. 3
Mi. To Fire House. From
York: Rt. 74 North To Dills
burg, Then Follow Gettys
burg Directions. From Har
risburg: U.S. 15 South To
Rt. 114, Turn East, Go To
Bowmansdale, Then
r. Jtnuwy a, IH4-A35
(South) On York Rd. To
Siddonsburg, Turn Right
(West) On West Siddons
burg Rd. to Fire House.
C.A. Caple Auct.
SAT. JAN. 29 - 9:3OAM US
Bankruptcy court for the
districto t Maryland, At
Cochran Auction Complex,
7704 Mapleville Rd.,
Boonsboro, Wash. Co.,
Maryland for convenience
of sale. James G. Cochran,
auct.
SAT. JAN. 29 -10 AM,
Farm Machinery, Trucks,
Loaders & More. Located
Groveland, N.Y. Roy Teits
worth, Inc. Sales Manager
& Auct.
SAT. JAN. 29 -11 AM,
Tavern Auction. Located
Maidencreek: Routes 222
& 73, Berks Co., 8 Miles
North Of Reading. Sinclair
Auction Co.
Rescheduled
Public Sales
Due To
“Inclement
Weather”
Marion Auction Service,
Chambersburg, Pa Con
signment Sale Cancelled
from Jan 19 4 20. resche
duled for Jan 26 4 27