Pa. Beef Expo March 26-29
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) The 1998 Pennsylvania
Beef Expo will be held March
26-29 here at the Penn State’s
Agricultural Arena.
The Expo allows beef produc
ers and other interested consumers
to see the latest technology, mar
keting strategies, and services
within the beef industry. Attrac
tions at die event include an all
breed, performance-tested bull
sale, cattle evaluations and sales, a
trade show featuring more than 60
commercial exhibitors, and an
educational program.
This year’s educational seg
ment is a comprehensive traveling
exhibit on beef cattle management
with particular emphasis on qual
ity assurance concepts. The pro
gram, sponsored by the Pennsyl
vania Beef Council, the Pennsyl
vania Department of Agriculture,
the National Cattlemen’s Beef As
sociation, and the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Association, will be
Geneva To Host First-Ever N.Y.
Stone Fruit School March 16-17
GENEVA. N.Y. Growers
will have the opportunity to im
prove their knowledge and man
agement skills for apricots, cher
ries, peaches, and plums at the
first-ever New York Stone Fruit
School scheduled for March 16
and 17 in Geneva, N.Y.
Stone fruit growers from New
York and neighboring provinces
and states are invited to attend.
‘The theme of the conference is
‘Strength through Diversity’,’’
said organizer Robert L. Ander
sen, who is the stone fruit
pomologist at Cornell University.
Andersen and others believe
New York orcharists should con
sider their options to diversify
operations by expanding their
plantings of stone fruits. “We have
new and improved varieties of
stone fruits and have developed
management techniques that im
prove quality and yield,” said An-
Conference Attracts 1,300
Blue ribbon winners for onions
and potatoes in the annual Con
sumer Packaging Contest were
also on display during the confer
ence. Held since the f9SOs and
sponsored by the NYS Dept of
Agriculture & Markets, the NYS
Vegetable Growers Assoc, and the
Empire State Potato Club, this
contest has always been of con
siderable interest It helps growers
assess quality at packing and
wholesale levels as well as to rein
force awareness of U.S. standards.
Random selections are made by
qualified NYS inspectors through
out the state and the products are
judged for grade defects, uni
formity of size, general presenta
tion and package markings. An
additional exhibit of U.S. grading
standards and specific crop
information for growers to pick up
was new to the exhibit this year.
The potato grand champions
this year were P. Vigneri & Sons
of Elba for western New York and
Vcnco Produce Company of the
Bronx for eastern New York. The
onion grand champions were Ja
cobson Farms of Fulton for west
ern New York and Modem Pro
duce Farms of Florida for eastern
New York.
The vegetable industry in New
York state continues to be a strong
held Thursday. March 26 at 2 p.m.
and continue through Saturday at
various times.
The Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association Award Banquet and
Membership Meeting will be held
at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Boals
burg Fire Hall.
The trade show opens at 8 a.m.
Friday, March 27, and the 2Sth an
nual all-breed, performance-tested
bull sale begins at 11 ajn. More
than 70 bulls from such breeds as
Angus, Polled Hereford, Sim
mental. Charolais, and Limousin
will be offered. The bull sale will
be immediately followed by the
Pennsylvania Sim mental Sale.
On Saturday, March 28, a youth
competition called the Junior
Sldll-A-Thon will begin at 8:30
a.m. The commercial heifer sale is
scheduled for 10 a.m„ followed by
the special purebred breeding cat
tle sale. The commercial and spe
cial breeds sales will be followed
by the Pennsylvania Angus sale at
dersen. “We would like to help
growers develop other profit cen
ters out of stone fruit, and spread
their labor and equipment ex
penses over a longer harvest sea
son. Consumer demand is there
for fresh, u-pick, and processed
fruit”
Sessions are being led by breed
ers, plant pathologists, and en
tomologists from the NYS Experi
ment Station, the Hudson Valley
Lab, and other universities. Grow
ers and industry leaders will also
participate. Topics will include
ground cover management, re
plant considerations, irrigation,
higher density cherry orchards,
copper and bacterial pest control,
options for the NY sweet cherry
orchards, apricot, cherry and plum
varieties to consider, peach varie
ties and rootstocks, cankers and
associated problems, nutritional
requirements of stone fruits.
sth in the nation, contributing
more than $2BO million to New
York’s economy, including more
than $173 million from fresh mar
ket vegetables, $37 million from
processing, and $6l million from
potatoes. The 10 top crops pro
duced include fresh and kraut cab
bage, fresh and processed sweet
com, processed snap beans and
green peas, cucumbers, potatoes,
onions, tomatoes, and lettuce.
Planning is already well under
way for the 1999 NYS Vegetable
Conference, traditionally held
during the second week of Febru
ary in the Syracuse area. Confer
ence trade show exhibitor in
formation will be available in
mid-September, and with detailed
program and registration informa
tion available in early December.
The published 210-page Pro
ceedings from the conference that
includes many of the talks given at
the conference anda list of most of
the speakers is available for $l4
postpaid from the NYS Vegetable
Growers Association.
For more information about this
annual conference, the Proceed
ings or membership for commer
cial growers, contact the NYS Ve
getable Growers Association at
P.O. Box 4256, Ithaca. NY 14852,
(607) 539-7648.
1 p.m.
Saturday evening, the Junior
Quiz Bowl begins at 6 p.m., fol
lowed by a junior pizza party, fea
turing music by DJ Phil Dempsey.
On Sunday, March 29, the
Junior Heifer Show starts at 9
a.m., followed by the Junior Steer
Show, scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
The Expo is free and open to the
public.
For information on Beef Expo
activities, write to Pennsylvania
Beef Expo, 651 Fox Hollow Road,
State College, PA 16803, ex' call
the following:
• Trade Show Information:
Lowell Wilson, Penn State profes
sor of animal science, (814)
863-6359.
• Junior Events: Katie Biddle.
(814) 863-3659.
• Cattle Sales: Dave Seamans.
(814) 238-8909.
• General Information: Glenn
Eberiy. (814) 865-5857.
• PCA Banquet: Joan Potter,
(814) 692-4208.
brown rot, and stone fruit profit
centers. Steve Hoying, leader of
the Lake Ontario Fruit Team, also
invites growers of new sweet
cherry orchards to bring slides to
show and telL
Activities will begin with regis
tration at noon on Monday, Much
16, and run until late afternoon on
Tuesday, March 17. An industry
banquet will be held Monday
night at which Susan Hosey, a
New York consumer affairs food
consultant, will speak on “Local
Chains Really Do Want Your
Stone Fruits.”
The event is being sponsored by
the York State Agricultural Ex
periment Station, the Statewide
Fruit Program Committee, Cornell
Cooperative Extension, and the
NYS Horticultural Society.
The meetings will be held at the
new Geneva Lakefront Rama da in
Geneva, N.Y. Registration for the
fruit school may be made by call
ing Andersen at (315) 787-2235.
The price of $lOO covers the cost
of the sessions, banquet on Mon
day, lunch on Tuesday, breaks,
and a school handbook. The dead
line for registration is March 1.
Attendees are urged to make
their own arrangements for over
night accommodations by calling
the Ramada Inn directly at (315)
789-0400.
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WKM EQUIPMENT
18ga power shear 6‘; 6 pcs
steel joist 59'lgx30‘ wide;
6,000’, IVt" and 2’ thin
wall pipe; spring steel .05
thick 4’ wide 18' long 600
pcs new and blue; rebar
#l4, IV4", 15 ton.
(215)355-7835.
1973 Int Cummins pow
ered, 5+2,33,000 GVW, air
and pintel, current inspec
tion, works every day, (2)
295-75R225LP on steel
bud rims, 10 hole.
(717)433-4518
1974 Umodel Mack,
10'dump, air hook, UPS for
trailer; 1979 Komatsu
D3IA dozer, 6way Made,
80% undercarriage; 1971
Hyster, 15ton tilt bed
trailer, CAT 933 parts.
(717)694-9052
1980 Gradall type excava
tor, Detroit diesel, up and
down, 2 buckets, good con
dition, $10,500.
(610)562-5186.
1983 Mualdm Super Paver,
on tracks, $lO,BOO. 1985
Dynapac CCIO, Series II
roller. $9200. 1968 F5OO
dumping flatbed, $lOOO.
1983 F 250, 2WD, 6cyl.
auto, good inspection,
$l5OO. Ford 600 tractor,
$lBOO. 717-432-3219
1984 JD 4108 backhoe
loader, 2WD, canopy, E
stick, VG condition,
$15,500. (301)371-5500.
1987 Case 450 C dozer,
6-way blade, new pins
bushings rollers and
sprockets, runs excellent,
low hours. 717/544-2803.
IOHUtr
1987 Cat RBO rough terrain
forklift, 8000# ML To to
sold at public auction at
35th Kempton Spring Sate,
Saturday, March 21,1008.
Info call 610-582-0404
1987 Joraey 0 ton ti-axte
lowboy, flip rampa, $2500.
(610)838-7271
1989 743 Bobcat, diesel,
w/2 buckets and forks, 6
ton trailer, $lO,BOO.
(717)394-2343.
1993 Mustang 940 skid
loader, 2100 hours, asking
$10,500. 410798-1237
1995 JD 450 G, 6-way, 470
hrs., excellent condition,
$52,000. Evenings,
(717)527-2822.
1-ton hydrostatic Rollpac
asphalt roller, watering
system, good condition,
$lOOO. 717/456-9110.
9418 Cat track loader,
4200 original hours, books,
extra starter, HD bolt-up
dozer blade, strong engine,
tracks & carriage 75%,
HOPS, 3rd valve, $15,000
neg. 717/542-5822.
97 Mustang 2060 skid
loader, cab, heater, 2 buck
ets, teeth, snowplow, forks,
like new. 150 hrs, $26,500
080. w/backhoe $31,000.
717/266-0575.
AC 3500 Mark II engine out
of 645 payloader, com
plete, $2,000.
(717)677-8789
Allis Chalmers rough ter
rain forklift, 1982, side shif
ter, 4-cyl Perkins diesel,
60001 b lift, new starter, re
built motor (less than
20hrs), runs great,
$10,500. 717/727-2898.
Allis Chalmers HD-21 A
bulldozer for parts, good
tracks & rollers, rebuilt 844
heads. 609/585-3876.
American IMC series 3 air
compressor, SHP 220 mo
tor & air compressor just
overhauled. 717/445-6169.
Baker 60001 b forklift, dual
wheels, 4-cyl Isuzu diesel
motor, $2OOO.
717/423-5181.
Barber-GreeneSA-41, De
troit diesel, track paver,
$3500. Layton IV4 ton
roller, $950. MBW tamper,
$650. 215-598-7546
Bobcat 825 skid steer
loader, diesel engine, fresh
paint, VG. $6,750.
(301)371-5500.
Bobcat 911 backhoe, nice
cond ~ $4BOO.
(717)369-4115
Bobcat grader attachment,
1995, w/scarifier, like new,
$4900. 717-354-5815
Bomag BW-120, 1994, AT
drums, 720 hrs., like new,
$23,000 717-354-5815
For Sale: Case 580 CK,
rough terrain forklift, gas
powered, power shuttle
trans., has block forks,
runs, operates but needs
LH side gear repaired,
$4,500.
BALANDA EQUIPMENT
P.O. Box 407 RT 29
Palm, PA 18070.
1-800-322-8030
Case 580 CK w/good 1860
diesel engine, good back
hoe parts, no ROPS. Call
for part prices.
BALANDA EQUIPMENT
P.O. Box 407 RT 29
Palm. PA 18070
1-800-322-8030
Case 580 E w/enclosed
cab, 4WD, extend-a-hoe,
works & looks great,
$19,800. 410-836-1924
410-452-5537 evenings.
Case 590 backhoe boom,
part #0150756. $2,000.
BALANDA EQUIPMENT
P.O. BOX 407 RT 29
Palm, PA 18070
1-800-322-8030
Cat 3116 engine; Cat
3306 T engine. Best offer
717/445-6156.
Cat 935 C crawler loader
cab; Grove RT6OS rough
terrain'crane; Case
backhoes- 580 E, 580 K ext
hoe, JD backhoes- 4108
turbo, 310 C 4x4; Smith 100
air compressor, 500 hrs
610/325-4969.
Chevy C3O 14.000QVW
with vantaddsr, 31', 8.0.8.
bucket truck, 9*utlity body,
6CID, 4speed, $3,000.00
(717)235-4204
Crawler Loader, Cat 95SK,
UC 70%, good condition,
$22,900. 717/776-7171.
DISTMANTLING FOR
PARTS: Casa 580 K, 4WD
w/extendahos, 18* hoe
bucket. No wheels and
tires available. Many good
parts available.
BALANDA EQUIPMENT
P.O. Box 407 RT 29
Palm. PA 18070.
1-800-322-8030
Eager Beaver Trailer,
1989,25,100 GVW, 10 ton,
22' bed, $5500.
717-354-5815
Easy-Lawn 600 gallon
hydro-seeder, 1997,
$8,500; Harley power rake,
6' 1996, $4,400; NHSSS
skid steer loader, 1993
1200 hrs., $10,900; Bobcat
943 I.lSOhrs., 1989,
$17,500 obo.
(717)456-7410
Equipment: Dauphin Co.,
PA. AD-1974 Tree Farmer
Log Skidder Model# CSD
w/353 Detroit Motor,
18-4-26 tires, completely
gone over machine. 1977
John Deere 310 2WH
Backhoe, 3 cyl, good tires.
Call (717)469-2518 ask for
Keith.
EXCAVATOR: 550 Kato
series, HD 550 SEII 1966,
2,520 hrs., $30,000.
(717)753-8990
Ford 655 C, 4x4, TLB. 4600
hrs. Case 115 SO, crawler
loader, 1971, Rodgers
20-ton tilt bed trailer. All
good condition.
717-386-2945
Forklift Wholesalers 2000
to 92000 Lb. Lifts Avail
able. 70 in Stock. Sale-
Rental-Finance w/
Warranty. Chalk Equip
ment (410)686-6800.
Hale 18hp pump, 2 cylin
der, IV outlet. 12V
electric start, hose reel,
hose, nozzles and tank.
Excellent condition, very
low hours, $1,900.
(609)688-3730.
Hark) forklift, 28', 6000#,
Ford diesel, $12,000. De-
Ico 20KW skid genset,
multi outlet, $2950. Adas
Copco air compressor,
750CFM, trailer mounted
$9500. 410-455-0177
For Sale; Hough 100
straight frame loader w/250
Cummins power, soft cab,
3/i yd. bucket. Runs and
operates, needs some
work. $4,500.
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P O. Box 407 RT 29
Palm, PA 18070.
1-800-322-8030
JCB 214 Site Master 4x4,
Extra dig, QT bucket &
forks, 2200 hrs, very dean.
Jay Weaver, 717/336-7375
No Sunday calls.
JD 300 TLB 16- & 24-
buckets, good condition,
$8,900. Cat 933 F loader w/
cab and D-2 winch, good
condition, $8,500.
(610)469-9445.
JD 350 C dozer, 6-way
blade, looks & runs great,
$11,900. 410-836-1024
410-452-5537 evenings.
JD 401-A industrial front
end loader w/cab, gas job,
brand new rear tires,
$5,595. (908)735-5532.
JO 450 bull dozer 6-way
blade w/backhoe attach
ment, new motor, brakes,
and clutches, nice,
$12,500. (215)536-9239.
JO 450 E 6 way dozer,
1985, 3,062 hrs., good
condition, $23,500.
814-793-2978 Evenings
JD 555 G crawler loader,
4/1 bucket, ripper, good
condition, $57,000; Bobcat
543 skid steer, 650 hrs,
aux hyd., Q-tach 48"
bucket, diesel. $7250, Ea
ger Beaver 12H0B trailer,
dual wheel, dual axle,
12-ton, electric brakes,
ramps, $3400 Worley
Equipment, Interstate 83,
Exit 15, Lewis berry, York
Co. 717/938-6568.