A&UncttlN Faming, Saturday, November 11, 1995
(Continued from Page AID)
I still have questions could this
incorrect report lure good animals
out of the farmers bams to make
buyers more profit Is there a pos
sible kickback? This might be a
good story for you to report on.
Start talking to livestock haulers!
Thanks for your help.
Jean Litchard
Danville
Fact or Fiction
As a dairy farmer I have been
! ' FREE SEMINARS "
Planning For Retirement
For Adults, Ages 20-100
Health - Social Security - Inflation - Estate Planning -
Finances - Long Term Health Care - Taxes
All Seminars are 7 PM - 9 PM
Sites
Monday, Nov. IS - Eden Resort Inn, Lancaster
ttiMday, Nov. 21 - Eden Resort Inn, Lancaster
Wednesday, Nov. 29- General Sutter Inn, Lititz
Thursday, Nov. 20 - Yoder’s Restaurant, New Holland
Ttoosday , Dec. 12 - The Cameron Estate Inn, Mt. Joy
Thursday, Doc. 14 - Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster
Jan. 9 - Brossman Bus. Complex, Ephrata
An Educational Seminar Presented By: Dr. Tom Werner
Reservations Required
i. Call Kelly Ann Geier at (717)295-5650 or (800)589-6675 to Pre-Reader .8
[/UQ ODDW Ell) [1 '
’ ~Thc-\
Your Complete Headquarters For
Sprayers And Parts
Raven Tough Polyethylene Tanks
Also Stock A Complete Line Of:
ilMl Hypro' PAPPP • Sprayer Hose
JPump, r/IV/E/l\ , Ball Valves
PUMPS 'Nylon Fillings
Accessories Accessories • Poly looks
PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN, INC.
rib 1 I 50 Woodturner Rd., Lililz, PA 17543
1 Mile West of Ephrela —«° u *s=
IlinC Mon., Thun , Fn. 7-i 30
(UpOj (717) 738-7350 t». , w«i ■ ?.j 30
• HARDWARE • FARM SUPPLIES • ■ '
LIVESTOCKBEDDD(g|
I i
Most like it better than straw j
Delivered to barn j
( Not harmful to cows or fields )
t No unexpected charges f
!■ Approximately 1/2 ton bales j
Minimum 4 bale delivery j
j I BEST OF ALL ONLY $BO/TON| j
[ Call Dan at (717) 848-6229 \
? from Tam - 9:3oam \
] starting 11/13/95 ]
> or call Corny (717) 581-1090 y
pondering how so many farmers
receive such high prices at the loc
al auctions.
This past week our farm
decided, based on market prices
listed in farm papers, that it might
be a little more profitable forus to
send our two year old open heifer
to auction. Since the market report
stated fat heifers were bringing at
least $0.30 we had figured our
heifer would bring home $3OO,
however, what a fiction story our
projeclion was. Based on the actu-
al Livestock Auction price we
received $338.62 for a 1060 lb.
heifer, on October 30, 1995.
Since we dairy farmers are a
curious lot, my husband and I
decided to check on the market
report, once again. To our know
ledge there were only at best four
heifers at the poorly attended auc
tion! What surprised us was that
heifers brought between $0.52 to
$0.59 a pound. Breaking Utility
and Commercial Cows brought
$34.25 to $37.10. This report was
not an error it will be published in
all farm papers, but it appears to
be a fictitious one.
Being an inquisitive person I
decided to investigate. I was asked
if our heifer was mistaken for a
cow? Does this auction perform
udder attachment surgery, I won
dered, but since cows were bring
ing $0.34 and our heifer brought
$0.32 that certainly was not a pos
sibility. Oh yes, and the old story,
since our heifer was a Brown
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.
Customer Design And Construction 0f...
Broiler Houses, Pole Barns, Dairy Barns,
Heifer Facilities, Horse Barns, Equipment Sheds, Etc.
KING CONSTRUCTION
601 Overly Grove Rd., New Holland, PA 17557
(717) 354-4740 • Phil Van Meu (Home) (717) 259-9077
*
Swiss it brought much less, but all
heifers brought $0.52 to $0.58 or
so it was listed on the actual mark
et report
I am entitled to believe after
much research into this accurate
market report our heifer was
somehow altered. It appears she
had an udder attachment, grew
feathers, and sprouted billy goat
horns. At this writing the auction
is upset, yes, now that the auction
owner thinks about it our heifer
Ag Preserve Application Cycle Opens
YORK (York Co.) The York
County Ag Land Preserve Board
is now accepting applications for
consideration of the purchase of
developments rights of qualifying
York County farmland.
If you are interested in selling
your farmland’s development
rights, please contact the York
County Ag Land Preserve Board’s
program office, located at 118
Pleasant Acres Road in York, or
call (717) 840-7400 for an infor-
WE BUILD IN PA, MD, DE & NJ
was resold by the buyer as a cow
to make more profit, the Pa.
Department of Agriculture is
annoyed that I want accurate
reports, and I am trying to make
some sense out of raising animals
for two years and receiving chick
en feed as payment
I guess in a story there is always
a moral: All that receive chicken
feed should do some very serious
squawking!
■national packet. Deadline for
application is January 31.
The York County Agricultural
Land Preservation Program has
preserved 29 farms in 11 town
ships, reflecting a total of 7,582
acres to date. Another 1,843 acres
is also in process for preservation
in 1996, using the 1995 funds.
York County is ranked number
two in the state, and Pennsylvania
ranked number two in the nation
for acres of farmland preserved.
s NEED YOUR «
FARM BUILDINGS
PAINTED?
Let us give you a price!
Write;
Daniel’s Painting
637-A Georgetown Rd.
Ronks, PA 17572
(or leave message)
(717) 687-8262 *
Spray on and Brush
3 in Painting d
Broiler
House