Belleville Poultry
Belleville, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, July 2,2003
GEESE: 5.00 EA.
TURKEYS: CHICKS 4.50.
GUINEAS: 1.50-3.00 EA.
CHICKENS: 2.50-3.00 EA.
ROOSTERS: 2.00-6.50 EA.
BANTAMS: 2.00-4.00 EA.
SILKIES: 3.00 EA.
MUSCOVY DRAKES: 6.50-7.00 EA.
MUSCOVY HENS: 4.00 EA.
DUCKS: 4.00 EA,
BARN BIRDS: 1.50-2.00 EA.
WHITE BIRDS: 2.00 EA.
FANCY BIRDS: 59.00.
PEACOCKS: 23.00-26.00.
PHEASANTS: 1.50 EA.
DOVES: 4.50-6.50 EA.
GUINEA PIGS: 2.50-3.75 EA,
RABBITS: RABBITS UNDER 4 LBS.
.50-12.00, 4-6 lbs. 4.00-6.00, over 6 lbs.
6.00-11.S0, all per head.
PLEASE PREBOX SMALL ANI
MALS.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
July 2,2003
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DAIRY COWS: 800.00-1400.00 PER
HEAD.
SHOATS: 21.00-50.00 PER HEAD.
BEEF COWS; 42.00-52.75 PER CWT.
BEEF BULLS: 50.50-57.75 PER CWT.
STEERS: 53.00-56.00 PER CWT.
LAMBS: 66.00-96.00 PER CWT.
FARM CALVES: 115.00-140.00 PER
CWT.
VEAL CALVES: 20.00-40.00 PER
CWT.
FEEDER CALVES: 66.00-77.00 PER
CWT.
Belleville Hay
Belleville, Pa.
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Wednesday, July 2,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
MIXED HAY: 85.00-150.00.
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has 7’ plus clearance and requires a minimal amount of drive rows
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Wolgemuth Hay
Leola, Pa.
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July 2,2003
Hay—Straw*—Grain
28 LOTS.
ALFALFA: HIGH 150.00 and AVG.
118.00.
MIXED HAY: HIGH 185.00, AVG.
107.00.
TIMOTHY: NONE.
GRASS: HIGH 85.00 and AVG. 85.00.
STRAW: HIGH 147.00, AVG. 127.00.
CORN: HIGH AND AVG. 115.00.
Weaverland Produce
Auction
New Holland, Pa.
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July 1,2003
ASPARAGUS: 1.75-2.25 LB.
BEANS: GREEN 8.00-21.00, YEL
LOW 6.00-21.00, BOTH Vi BU.
BROCCOLI: .45 HEAD.
CHERRIES: SWEET 17.00-30.00,
SOUR 17.00-26.00, BOTH 8 QT. FLAT.
CUCUMBERS: 5.00-16.00 !6 BU.
LETTUCE: ICEBURG 7.00-11.00 12
CT., 15.00 24 CT., ROMAINE
10.00-15.00 18 CT.
ONIONS: SPRING 10.00-21.00 20 CT.
BUNCH; SPANISH 6.00-9.00 8 CT.
BOX. RED ONION 8.00-11.00 BOX.
PEAS: SUGAR 13.00-21.00, SNAP
9.00- BOTH 10 LBS., HULL
8.00- Vi BU.
POTATOES: RED 7.00-15.00 Vi BU.
AND WHITE 9.00-12.00 'A BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN 20.00 Vi BU.
PICKLES; 8.00-10.00 'A BU.
RASPBERRIES: RED 45.00-52.00 12
PT. FLAT, BLACK 19.00-60.00 12 PT.
FLAT.
RED BEETS: 5.00-12.00 BU. BOX.
STRAWBERRIES: 10.00-29.00 8 QT.
FLAT.
TOMATOES: 45.00-79.00 25 25 LB,
BOX.
ZUCCHINI: GREEN 1.00-15.00, YEL
LOW 6.00-18.00 BOTH 'A BU.
FLOWERS: PERENNIALS .50-5.00
POT. HANGING BASKETS 2.00-15.00.
SALE DAYS MON., TUES., THURS.,
FRL, 9 A.M.
Trailer or 3 Pt. Hitch Models
New Holland Dairy Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, JULY 2,2003
135 DAIRY COWS, 102 HEIFERS, 14
BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH
600.00-1575.00,1 AT 1700.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 635.00-1410.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS
1575.00-
LARGE HEIFERS 1385.00-1485.00.
SHORT BRED HEIFERS
410.00-
OPEN BREDDING AGE HEIFERS
925.00-
BULLS 450.00-860.00, PUREBREDS
510.00-
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
1350.00-
FRESH HEIFERS 500.00-1475.00.
REGISTERED HEIFERS
875.00-
SMALL HEIFERS 800.00-1200.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
710.00-
SMALLER OPEN HEIFERS
425.00-
HERDS ALL STAGES 360.00-1375.00.
Ag Security Bill
Passes House
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Former House Agriculture and
Rural Affairs Committee Chair*
man Rep. Raymond Bunt’s bill to
reduce the minimum amount of
land needed to be eligible for pres
ervation was unanimously approv
ed by the House.
“Our farmland is rapidly disap
pearing, turning the Common
wealth’s rich soil into over-devel
oped fields of housing, shopping
malls, and high-rises,” Bunt said.
“We are slowly building over our
future.”
The bill amends the Agricultural
Area Security Law by allowing
counties the option of making 25
acres the minimum amount of land
eligible for preservation. This op
tion provides the opporunity for
more farmland -to be preserved,
since the current regulation re
quires a minimum of 50 acres, un
less the parcel is contiguous to al
ready preserved land.
“We must preserve our valuable
farmland to help sustain agricul
ture and farming practices," Bunt
said. “By the General Assembly
passing this bill into law, we help
ensure the future livelihood of our
farmers and agribusiness.”
House Bill 671 now goes to the
Senate for consideration.
2002 Poultry Production In
State Down 14 Percent
cows
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The combined value of Pennsyl
vania poultry production in 2002
was $596.8 million, down 14 per
cent from the $690.0 million in
2001, according to the Pennsylva
nia Agricultural Statistics Service.
Egg production accounted for
46.7 percent of the total value,
broiler production was 37.8 percent
of the total, turkey production ac
counted for 15.2 percent, and the
value of mature chickens sold (ex
cluding broilers) accounted for less
than 1 percent of the total value.
Total egg production for 2002
was valued at $279.3 million, down
8 percent from $303.7 million one
year earlier. During the year 6.52
billion eggs were produced, 2 per
cent less than in 2001. Prices for all
eggs sold, including hatching eggs,
averaged 51.4 cents per dozen dur
ing the year, compared to 54.7
cents per dozen in 2001.
Broiler production during 2002
was valued at $225.9 million, down
Foregoing Field Tests Could
Spell SCN Troubles
COLUMBUS, Ohio Soybean
growers who failed to sample their
fields last fall for soybean cyst ne
matode (SCN) may be in for a sur
prise this growing season.
Mae Riedel, an Ohio State Uni
versity plant pathologist, said that
snow cover and relatively mild
winter temperatures may have
aided in SCN survival resulting in
high pest populations this spring.
Those populations could spell trou
ble, especially for growers who
rushed to plant early and may not
have tested their fields for egg
counts beforehand.
Soybean cyst nematodes feed on
the roots of young plants, which
prevents the roots from taking up
vital nutrients. The result is a drop
in yields and economic losses. The
best management tool to control
SCN populations is to sample
fields with a history of problems
and rotate resistant varieties based
on relative egg counts.
Yield loss threshold of SCN be
gins at 200 eggs per cup of soil. At
2,000 eggs per cup of soil, most sus-
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21 percent from the previous year.
A total of 133.2 million broilers
were produced in 2002, up slightly
from 2001. The average price re
ceived by producers in 2002 was
32.0 cents per pound live weight,
compared to 41.0 cents per pound
received a year earlier.
Turkey producers raised 9.9 mil
lion poults during 2002, up 4 per
cent from the previous year. The
value of turkey production in 2002,
at $91.1 million, was 7 percent less
than in 2001. Producers received
an average of 39 cents per pound
live weight during the year, down 7
cents per pound from 2001.
Mature chickens sold (excluding
broilers) in 2002 were valued at
$529,000, 2 percent less than the
previous year. A total of 14.7 mil
lion mature chickens were sold
during the year, 2 percent less than
in 2001. Prices for mature chickens
averaged 1.0 cent per pound live
weight, same as the previous year.
ceptible soybean varieties suffer
significant economic losses. At
5,000 eggs per cup of soil, growers
should avoid growing soybean vari
eties altogether, even resistant vari
eties.
“With susceptible varieties,
when there is stress on the crop or
poor nutrition, you can detect eco
nomic losses under 1,000 eggs per
cup of soil. So at the 10,000 range,
susceptible beans are producing
very little yield and resistant beans
will probably have root damage
and won’t yield optimally,” said
Riedel.
One thing that is going for grow
ers so far that may help keep SCN
populations in check is recent rains
and cool soil temperatures.
“Soybean cyst nematodes don’t
develop too well in wet soils, and
low temperatures, below 65 degrees
Fahrenheit, tend to suspend nema
tode activity,” said Riedel. “Such
conditions may allow early-planted
soybeans to develop roots and start
growing before SCN has a chance
to pile on.”