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Green Township Community
Fair, thru Sept. 13.
Gardeners’ Workshop: Extend
ing the Growing Season, Leba
non County Ag Center, 7
p.m.-9 p.m.
Denver Fair, thru Sept. 13.
Pasture Walk for Horses, Marden
Spring Farm, Shoemarker
sville, 6:30 p.m., (610)
378-1327.
Tuesday, September 9
Albion Area Fair, Erie Countv,
thru Sept. 13, (814) 756-3911.'
Denver Fair, thru Sept. 13.
Sinking Valley Fair, thru Sept.
13.
Seafood Sense Workshop, Tech
nology for Food Education,
College of Marine Studies,
University of Delaware, thru
Sept. 12, (302) 645-4297.
Evening Pumpkin Meeting, Un
angst Tree Farms, Bath, (610)
391-9840.
Equipment Tune-Up Clinic, Dan
Rugged Enough For Lime,
Precise Enough For Fertilizer.
You know how tough it is to spread
wet lime. And fertilizer is too expensive
to waste. Our new 56i spreader does
both jobs with ease. Plus, it has no
equal when it comes to spreading
“sloppy” material.
Stoltzfus Spreaders have been
known as unique, “top-of-the-line”
ag spreaders since 1947.
• Press-wheel ground drive
• Walking-beqm suspension
• Corrosion-proof steel hopper
• UHMW plastic floor
• Lime: 3 tons / acre max.
Fertilizer: 125 lbs. / acre min.
Hunsickler Farm, Mertztown,
5 p.m.-8:15 p.m., (610)
391-9840.
Farm Field Day, Bradford Coun
ty, Brad-Penn Farm, 9 a.m.-
mid-afternoon, (570)
265-2896.
Pumpkin Varieties Meeting,
Maylath Farm, Sugarloaf,
10:30 a.m.-noon, (570)
963-6842.
Wednesday, September 10
Delaware Breeder, Hatchery and
Growout Conference, Delmar
va Convention Center, Uni
versity of Delaware, (302)
856-7303.
Berlin Brothers Valley Commu
nity Fair, Somerset County,
thru Sept. 13, (814) 267-4622.
Anne Arundel Maryland County
Fair, CrownsviUe, Md., thru
Sept. 14, (410) 760-9452.
Chester County Landscape Up
date Seminar, (610) 696-3500.
Farm Field Day Production and
Marketing of Pasture-Raised
Products, Springfield Farm,
The One Spreader
Morgan Way, P.O. Box 527, Morgantown, PA 19543
Farmers are still using Stoltzfus
Spreaders they’ve had 20 years or more.
That means your investment in a
versatile Stoltzfus Spreader will add up
to a very smart buy indeed.
Call or write today for a free
brochure and the name of the
dealer nearest you.
STOLTZFUS
Sparks, Md., (410) 604-2681.
Fall Equipment Tune-up Clinic,
Mertztown, 5 p.m., (610)
391-9840.
Com Silage Clinics, Rutter’s
Feed Mill, Paxtonville, 10
a.m.-2 p.m.. Also Sept. 12,
Union County Extension Of
fice, Mifflinburg, 10 a.m.-2
p.m.. Also Sept. 17, Ritter’s
Feed Mill, Paxtonville, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Also Sept. 24,
Union County Extension Of
fice, Mifflinburg, 10 a.m.-2
p.m.
Thursday, September 11
Charles County, Md. Fair, La
Plata, Md., thru Sept. 14, (301)
932-1234.
Grazing Meeting, Lloyd and
Andy Reitz Farm, Shamokin,
noon-2 p.m., (570) 784-6660,
ext. 12.
Ag Issues Forum Breakfast Meet
ing, Understanding Animal
Rights, Kreider’s Restaurant.
Pa. Endless Mountain Fiber Fes
tival, thru Sept. 12, Harford
Fairgrounds.
Building Livable Communities
with Transit, Hyatt Regency,
Atlanta, Ga., thru Sept. 14,
(800)788-7077.
Maryland and Eastern Gama
grass Grazing Tour at Edward
Bison farm, Hurlock, Md., 9
a.m.-noon, (443) 482-2922.
Pa. Daily Stakeholders’ Kick-off
meeting, Kreider’s Restaurant,
1-800-843-8731
www.stottzfiMmtg.com
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6, 2003-A3l
Manheim, 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.,
(717)948-6328.
Northeast Council of Dairy
Farmers of America informa
tional meetings, 10:30 a.m.
Greencastle, Kauffman Run
tan Building, 7:30 p.m. Yod
er’s Restaurant, New Holland,
(315) 433-0100, ext. 5594.
NSCNA program on West Nile
Virus, Millersburg Senior Cenr
ter, Snyder County, 7 p.m.,
(717) 692-3699.
Maryland Pasture Walk, Shadow
Spring Farm, Havre de Grace,
Md., (410) 778-1661.
Friday, September 12
The Great Frederick Fair, Fred
erick, Md., thru Sept. 20, (301)
663-5895.
Big “E,” Springfield, Mass., thru
Sept. 18,8 a.m.-lO p.m.
Penn State Dept, of Crop and
Soil Sciences Alumni Sympo
sium, 101 ASI Building, Uni
versity Park, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Fredericksburg Hinkelfest, thru
Sept. 14.
New York Dairy Producers’
Meetings, Webb’s Restaurant,
Mayville, N.Y., 9 a.m.; Hearth
Banquet Facility, 12:30 p.m.,
(315) 433-0100, ext 5594.
Saturday, September 13
Pa. German Folklife Festival,
Historic Schaefferstown, thru
Sept. 14, (717) 949-2280.
Pa. Shepherd’s Symposium and
4th Annu-
Young
I Shepherd’s
I Camp,
I thru Sept.
I 14.
Forestry
Workshop
and Walk
ing Tour,
Irish Pines
Tree Farm,
Spruce
Creek,
(814)
693-6676.
Annual Con
ference Pa.
Planning
Associa
tion, Hil
ton Pitts-
burgh, thru Sept. 17, (717)
671-4510.
Maryland Pasture Walk and
Talk Tour, Aist beef farm,
south of Upper Marlboro on
Rt. 301,9:30 a.m.-l p.m., (443)
482-2922.
Value Added Marketing, Pa.
Farm Link, Meadow View
Farm, Kutztown, 9:30 a.m.-
11:30 a.m„ (717) 664-7077.
Antique Truck Show, Pennsylva
nia Trolley Museum, Wash
ington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., (724)
941-9615.
Innovations in Energy Conserva
tion Tour, Nolde Center, Ken
horst, 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.,
(610) 796-3699.
Maryland Horse Pasture Walk,
Piper’s Run Farm, Glenwood,
Md., 9:30 a.m.-noon, (410)
313-2707.
Sunday, September 14
4-H Cake Auction at Beef Show,
Frederick Fair, Maryland, 6:30
p.m., (301)694-1590.
Beaver County Community Fair,
Beaver Springs, thru Sept. 20,
(570) 658-4963.
Gratz Fair, thru Sept. 20., (717)
365-3441.
Ohio Appalachian Conference,
Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp,
Jackson, Ohio, thru Sept. 15,
(740) 286-2177.
Perry, Juniata Woodland Grow
ers’ Meeting, Tuscarora State
Forest, district office, Schuyl
kill County, 2 p.m., (717)
536-3191.
New York and Pa. Cattlemen’s
Picnic, Hillspring Farm, Addi
son, N.Y., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,
(607) 523-7332 or (570)
724-9120.
Perry and Juniata Woodland
Growers’ Meeting, Tuscarora
State Forest, Forest District
Office, Schuylkill County, 2
p.m., (717) 536-3191.
Monday, September 15
Introductory Course in Albrecht-
Style Soil Fertility Manage
ment, Pittsburgh, thru Sept.
17, (800)355-5313.
Cultured Products Short Course,
Nittany Lion Inn, thru Sept.
18, (814) 863-2959.
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milk.
An increase in demand has occurred because
schools are back in session, and the need to make
cheese for the holiday season. Most cheese pro
cessors have worked down their inventories and
are building inventories for the holiday season.
On the supply side, there has been a reduction
in cow numbers and recent hot and humid
weather has decreased production per cow, espe
cially in New York. According to the New York
State Agricultural Statistics Service, the number
of milk cows in New York totaled 679,000 head,
down 1,000 head from July of the previous year
and last month. Milk per cow averaged 1,500
pounds and was 35 pounds less than July 2002.
Consequently, during the month of July, New
York dairy herds produced 1.02 billion pounds of
milk, down 2 percent from the July 2002 level.
Because of this increase in demand and de
crease in supply, dairy farmers may see as much
as a $3 increase per hundredweight for raw milk
by year’s end, effectively increasing the current
price of milk from about $l2 per CWT to as
much as $l5 per CWT. Milk producers in New
York State received and average of $12.10 per
hundred weight for milk sold during the month
of July, up 30 cents from both the previous
month and from a year earlier.
Consumers may see an increase from 10 cents
to 25 cents per gallon increase for milk over the
next several months. Retailers are indicating a
reluctance to increase prices and that price
changes will reflect consumer demand as well as
the action of competitors. For the Rochester area,
most retailers sell milk at or just above cost.
Bob King, Ph.D.
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Monroe County