A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Decembet 27,, 2003
RESOLV E TO START
YOL'R TRANSFER
PLANNING NOW
New Year's resolutions are no
torious tor being made with good
intentions, but somewhere along
the line losing their punch. What
starts out strong dwindles to the
status quo or even backslides into
unproductive behavior. We’re
good at putting off things that
Montgomery County Extension
Offers Living On Few Acres Course
CREAMERY (Montgomery
Co.) Again this year Penn
State Cooperative Extension in
Montgomery County is offering
it’s Living on a Few Acres
course Thursday evenings in
January and February at the
Montgomery County 4-H Cen
ter in Creamerv.
I iving on a Few Acres is de
signed for homeowners with
just a few acres to inform them
of the options available to them
m growing or raising agricul
Vie Salute Our Farming Industry
Driving & Workhorse Sale JJ«S.
Saturday January 3, 2004
Sale held at 834 Wallace Rd. New Holland, PA 17557
Directions: From Rt. 23 in New Holland, go south on Brimmer Ave. Go 2 Miles
south on New Holland Road to Hill Road, turn left on Hill Road, proceed 1.2 miles
to sale on the left. From Rt. 340 East of Intercourse take New Holland Road 2.5
miles to Hill Road, right on Hill Road to sale on left!
APPROX 75 HEAD OF STANDARDBRED HORSES
APPROX 50 HEAD OF SADDLEBRED HORSE
1 Load from Jerome Wanner 1 Load from Elam Esh
1 Load from Sam Esh Jr. 1 Load from Stephen Stoltzfus
Ji. 1 Load from Christ Z. Stoltzfus
4*6 !!SPECIAL MENTION!!
• 1 load of workhorses for Daniel Hershberger from Ohio which includes:
~5 & 6 year old Blonde Belgian geldings, nice broke team with some snap!
~8 year old gelding & 10 year old mare, red sorrel Belgians, kid broke team!
~3 year old Belgian gelding colts, green broke team!
-plus several good broke single horses etc.!
• 1 load of workhorses for James Parher
• Additional Special Mention for Mel’s Stable Jan. 3rd Sale
- 5 year old sired by Pine Chip, sire of the dam is Valley Victory, 15.3 hand
jet black with white markings!
~ 8 year old sired by Florida Gave - Florida Project black with white
markings
- 7 year old 16 hand, dark bay sired by Pine Chip, sire of the dam is
Bonefish
~ 7 year old dark chestnut with white markings, sired by Overcomer, sire of
the dam is Baltic Speed 15.3 hands!
~ 4 year old 15.3 hands, sired by Maibar Man, sire of the dam is Green
Speed!
The above 5 head are all fresh horses and Jerome will have them on the road for
2 weeks by sale day!
# Mel’s Stable - Owner - Mel Hoover
Cash or Honorable PA Check Only it.
Ail Announcements Sale Day Take Precedence Over All Advertising.
Not Responsible for Accidents • Food on Premises
Mel Hoover - Auctioneer - AU-003111-L
Business 717-354-6431
Next Sale: January 24, 2004
New Farmers,
New Generation
Marion Bowlan
Pennsylvania
Farm Link
are not immediate: we'll do it to
morrow. Never mind that tomor-
row never comes.
Farm transfer planning is
fraught with the same problems
as New Year’s resolutions. It is
one of those things that can be
put off. Fixing that broken piece
of equipment we need to harvest
or plant the crops demands our
immediate attention, but this can
tural products. These classes
are designed for the beginner or
the person wanting to expand
the current operation they cur
rently have.
This year’s topics include;
Soils, Lime, and Fertilizer (1/8);
Organic Certification (1/8);
Bees and Honey (1/22); Green
house Production (1/29); Aqua
culture (2/5); Pasture Poultry
and Eggs (2/12); Goats’ Milk
Cheese (2/12); Raising Alpacas
(2/19); and Rabbit Production
(2'/s9).
MeFs Stable
wait. After all, no one is going to
send us reminder notices that our
transfer planning is past due and
failure to start our planning will
result in stiff penalties or higher
pay ments.
But consider the high penalties
the next generation needs to pay
in the following situation: one
parent dies and the other ends up
in a nursing home with no suc
cession plan for how the farm
will be managed. The children
have developed lives of their own,
interest in the farm as a business
and livelihood is at an all-time
low. and selling it looks like a
good option.
Given this lack ot planning, a
common and easy resolution is to
sell the land for as much as you
can get. After all, the surviving
parent needs the money for nurs
ing home care. Everyone knows
health care costs are through the
roof. What’s left can be divided
You may take as few as one
or two classes or you may at
tend the whole course. An indi
vidual class costs $lO/person or
$l2/couple. or the complete
course (all six evenings) for
$5O/person or $6O/couple. All
classes will be held Thursday
evenings from 6:45 p.m. to 9
p.m. in the Maple Room at the
Montgomery County 4-H Cen
ter.
To register or to request a
brochure, call the extension of
fice at (610) 489-4315.
Home 717-354-8397
up evenly among the heirs. No
one reall> wants to farm anyyyay,
not in today's farm economy. I et
someone else worry about where
our food comes from. We can al
ways go to the grocery store and
get whatever we«ant
Acuna matata! No worries! Be
happy!
Just as Simba (in the Lion
King) found that he needed to
take on his kingly responsibilities
for his family’s pride, so too farm
families that would like to see
their farm businesses survive
have a responsibility to plan for
those businesses to transition to
the next generation. The mark of
a good entrepreneur is his/her
ability to build a successful busi
ness and to pass it on to the next
generation.
Having one generation build
up a farm, only to have the next
generation “milk’’ or “harvest” it
, and then have the third
New Year’s Day Antique Auction
Jack & Marjorie Hooks Estate
January 1, 2004 10:00 AM
Rentzels Auction Gallery
DIR: Noith of York in Manchestei. Pa 1-83 to Emigsville Exit 24. Proceed
East on Rt 238 lot 3/4 mile to Rt 181 (N George St, Exld ) Left onto Rt
181 N lot 3-1/2 miles Turn tight at Rcnt/el's Auction Sign & white rock
Antique & Victorian Furniture:
Awesome Viclonan hall mmoi.
Marble top dicssei & washstand,
Victonan bed. (3) Viclonan solas
some with ornate caivmgs, (4)
nice Viclonan side chans, locket,
marble top lamp tables, folding
loekci collage style washstand.
camelback liunk. seveial mee
massive murors. oigan stool
Antique weaving loom. Oak
waidiobe vv / diawei Oak Hosiei
style kitchen cabinet w/ siltei
(lefimshed) (6) decoiated plank
him chans, dovetailed blanket
chest w/ stiap hinges, high chan
ciadlc maihle top plant stand
. chest of diaweis. EDO's cane and
la Washington sewing stand, vm
chairs. lockers and planter, sevei
oards and more
ire: Solid Chcny coiner cupboaid
etary desk, cherry gate leg table,
ind cicdcn/a. Ridgeway giandta
lern curio cabinet. Mahg end and
ihg drum table, pier one entertam
isomc 32” TV and more
Frames & Collectibles: wondei
ith sandpaper shade, other lamps
ian shades, reverse painted lamp,
;ser lamps, 30 + picture frames w/
,e paintings, needlepoint and more,
.mes, old beaded pluses, perfume
-■ bottles, parasol, tuts, Bavanan diesser set. bakehlc
dresser sets, vintage hats, boots, Victorian shelves, silver plate lea set. pillar
mantle clock, semi poieelam umbiella stand and more
Primitives: Blue Granite coffee pot, other Granite pes , Ironstone pcs , oak
kitchen mantle clock, cuckoo clock, Delft Holland collection camstci and
spice set, salt box, tin wall clock, tin wall mount flout siller, Hoosiei cabinet
jars and camstcis. wiekci shopping cart, potteiy mixing bowls, giecn handle
kitchen tools, old kerosene lights, biass port hole cover, ships wheel, old
docks, baskets, toll decoiated nays, adv tins and more
Sogetsu and Ikebana Containers and Oriental Decor: 50+ Sogetsu and
Ikebana potteiy contamcis, books on Ikebana. lots ol gardening books and
acccssones lots ol onental china, collection ol oncntal dolls, changing
sciccn, muial scieens. leweliy box. and more
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Glassware: Ruby glass watci set. mby glass. 75 pc Set o( Nontake china
set vice lot 12. pattern and ptess glass. Bonn china bultct set. Blue Willow
china, old china & glass
Old Dolls, Toys, And Miniatures: 12 + nice old dolls. Victorian fainting
couch, child's locket, nice child’s drop-leal table and 2 chairs in green paint,
wickci baby buggy, tin toys dolly wiingcr washei, (2) sewing machines and
stove, 1940’s wooden doll house and plastic furniture, old horse, Cnssy and
lnends doll camci, old childien's hooks. (4) old manonette dolls (2) aie
Ha/ells with boxes
Boyd and Collectible Dolls & Bears: 35 + bears Boyd & others, 40 + dolls
Gone With Wind series, and more
Selection of Costume Jewelry:
Rugs: oriental, hook rugs, old & new, various sizes
Linens: table clothes, doilies, quilts and more
Lawn & Garden: 2001 Cub Cadet 9hp 27" riding mower, Toro CCR2OOE
4 shp 20" snow blower
Furniture sells Aprox. 5:00 PM
Preview Wed. Dec. 31, 5:00- 7:00 PM
All announcements day of auction
take precedence over printed material.
Terms: Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard & Discover
January 8, 2004 Longaberger Basket Auction
Auction Conducted by: Rentzel’s Auction Service
Blaine N. Rentzel AU 761 -L Dave Conley AU 3269-L
Emigsville, Pa 717-764-6412
www.rentzelauctionservice.com
NAA
generation start over or sell
what's left to the highest biddei
so permeates our famih ‘aim
culture that it seems to be the ac
ceptable wav to go. We need to
reflect for a moment, stop the de
structive financial and emotional
toll we are taking on ourselves
and our families, and resolve to
begin anew. We can find better
answers for the next generation
of farmers if we have the will and
the determination to do so.
Want to learn more about
transitioning your farm to the
next generation? Attend one of
four “Passing on the farm" work
shops scheduled this winter: Jan.
20 in Leesport, Jan. 27 in Troy,
Feb. 11 in Schelocta, and Feb. 19
in Manheim. Please call Pennsyl
vania Farm Link at (717)
664-7077 for more information.
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