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Bushels down in McLean Illinois corn capital expects lower yield By Tom C. Doran

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TOWANDA, Ill. — The Prairie State’s top corn-producing county is projected to have yields 9% below the five-year average. A yield survey by First Mid Ag Services estimates McLean County to average 197.3 bushels per acre, based on 1,600 samples from 160 locations. If realized, this would be the fourth highest projected yield. The county averaged a record 229.3 bushels per acre last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ross Perkins, First Mid Ag Services farm manager, reported the annual survey findings Sept. 12 at the firm’s field day at its Towanda plots. “The samples were taken from every township in McLean County by nine First Mid Ag Services farm managers. Sample yield estimates ranged from 123 bushels per acre to 276 bushels per acre,” Perkins said. Forty-seven percent of the locations had yield estimated at over 200 bushels per acre, compared to 78% in 2018 and 43% in 2017. “Most of the samples were taken the last week of August and first week of September.” See MCLEAN, Page A4

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue answerd a phone call from the White House during a live taping at the 2019 Farm Progress Show with farm broadcasters Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong. The president called his secretary of agriculture to talk about progress on resolution of his trade war with China and a pending trade deal with Japan.

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‘We’re having an interview with Max and Orion’ By Jeannine Otto

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DECATUR, Ill. — Normally, during a live taping of “This Week in Agribusiness,” a guest taking a phone call might be frowned up. But legendary farm broadcasters Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong were willing to cut a break for their special guest at the

2019 Farm Progress Show — as well as for the person calling him. “Mr. President, we’re having an interview with Max and Orion here,” said Sonny Perdue, U.S. secretary of agriculture, on stage with the duo on the second day of the farm show. Just minutes earlier, Perdue’s phone bleated and he took it out, apologizing to the two. “I have to take this,” he announced. “It’s the White House.” Then the audience packed to see and hear Perdue got a bonus as Trump chatted with his ag secretary about some top ag matters.

“Essentially, I can make a quick deal with China, and I could turn that deal into a tremendous amount of agricultural products. I could do it immediately, and I’d be a hero. I would easily win the election, but that would be the wrong deal,” Trump said. The president then presented an alternative. “Or, I could do it the right way, which should have been done over the last 35 years and do it the way we are doing it now, stay the course. China is now losing their jobs, they are losing their companies and

they want to make a deal. They would rather make a deal with somebody else. They want to make a deal. So, I could make a quick one and look like a hero, or I can do it the right way, but it will take a little time,” he said. Trump also took some swipes at some of his competitors on the Democratic side for the 2020 presidential vote. “They would rather deal with sleepy Joe Biden than deal with me,” he told the two farm broadcasters. See PERDUE, Page A4

Struggles, healing and hope Farmers share their stories at mental health forum By Erica Quinlan

levels skyrocketed. It always had been his dream to farm. Alongside his wife, Foster raised sows in INDIANAPOLIS — When Dallas Foster’s Greenfield starting in 2006. farming career began to crumble, his stress Due to the changes in the livestock indus-

try, he closed up shop in December 2018. Foster, Doug Leman and Tony Goldstein bravely shared their stories at the recent AgrIInstitute Rural Mental Health Symposium.

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“Moving into 2017, I was having a bad year,” Dallas Foster said. “I struggled with living two lives. With hosting farm bill sessions while, at the same time, I was getting the first major late notice from the bank.” He and his family earned young farmer awards and other honors, but at the same time, his hogs were facing health issues. Then the market crashed. Financially, things weren’t looking good. “In that time period, I was stressed,” Foster said. “I wasn’t eating. I wasn’t sleeping. I wouldn’t eat for like four days. I had to lay off some help. So, I worked and worked. “Eventually, we were forced to get out of the hog business. We picked a bad year to do that. “In three weeks, I liquidated 13 years of hard work. The only thing is, I can tell you that because of the people who helped me along the way, I was prepared to do it. I saw hope at the end of it.

Doug Leman built Sunny Ridge Dairy in 2001 alongside his wife and four sons. “For me, getting into this, we had a dream,” he said. “We put together a business plan. Business plans are great, but they don’t always go like you plan. “Timing is very important. The month we started milking cows, October 2001, milk prices dropped $3, heifer prices went up $300 a head. It didn’t bother me. We were building our dairy.” Leman considers himself a spiritual person. He relied on his faith in God to guide him through tough times. The farm experienced good times from 2007 to 2008. But when 2009 came, things took a turn for the worse as the economy suffered. “Life was getting hard,” he said. “In 2009, it cost me $3,000 a day to open the door. Those are tough times. I was getting very discouraged. At this point, life was no fun.

Tony Goldstein moved from the Netherlands to Indiana to start a dairy with his family in 2003. “One of the reasons we came all the way here was to give my kids a future,” he said. They started construction on Union Go Dairy in 2005. From 2007 to 2008, the dairy was prosperous. But, as it did with many dairy farmers, 2009 brought challenges. The farm struggled financially as the United States faced historically low milk prices. “I’m not from the United States,” Goldstein said. “I didn’t have anybody to go to. We just sat together as a family. The bank was just awful. I said, what are we going to do? My friend said to get a lawyer. We got in touch with her. “We got the most amount of advice we could get from her. Finally, there was someone who could listen.

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See GOLDSTEIN, Page A2

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Ross Perkins, First Mid Ag Services farm manager, checks the corn in the firm’s plot near Towanda, Illinois. Perkins and eight other First Mid Ag Services farm managers conducted a McLean County-wide corn yield survey and released their findings at a Sept. 12 field day.

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How you can help raise mental health awareness By Erica Quinlan

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INDIANAPOLIS — Businesses, nonprofits and communities are coming together to provide mental health resources. There are many ways to make a difference to those facing internal struggles. “You can help raise awareness, attend events, have conversations and educate yourself,” said Amanda Everidge, director of community health improvement at Hancock Regional Hospital, at the Rural

Mental Health Symposium. “Open yourself up to transparency and not just blocking it off and trying to go on this journey alone. “Know that Indiana has a System of Care initiative. There are teams that are dedicated to improving mental health and raising awareness in 80-some of our 92 counties. If you have not looked into that in your community, find it. Join it.” Other stakeholders spoke about mental health at the symposium, as well. Here are the top takeaways:

“This was a really tough year. A lot of growers didn’t get their fields planted. A lot of them went to prevent plant. Not only that, we’re looking at trade issues and commodity prices. That creates a lot of stress.” Kelly Crabtree, adviser BAYER CROP SCIENCE

“There’s a time period between noticing that something is amiss

to being able to seek mental health services. So, what do we do in that lag time? We need our community. We need people to be empowered, to understand and have the knowledge to recognize some of these symptoms.” Angela Sorg, DeKalb County health and human sciences educator PURDUE EXTENSION

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PREVENTING SUICIDE

FOSTER FROM PAGE ONE

“I had a story of passion and desire to be in agriculture. It was a rollercoaster of emotions. I was fortunate to have people who helped me get through those emotions and changes in my behavior. Not everyone has that opportunity.”

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Kelsey Steuer (from left), Indiana area director of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Amanda Everidge, director of community health improvement at Hancock Regional Hospital; and Bill Field, professor of agriculture and biological engineering at Purdue University, speak at a rural mental health symposium.

Understand, help at-risk farmers By Erica Quinlan

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I N DI A NA P OL IS — Suicide by the agricultural population is about 60% higher than suicide in the general population, according to Michael Rosmann, farmer and psychologist from Harlan, Iowa. Rosmann was the keynote speaker at the Rural Mental Health Symposium hosted by AgrIInstitute. He encouraged farmers to know the signs of mental health distress. KNOW THE SIGNALS Dangerous signals of excessive stress, depression and suicide include: Q Verbalizations about hopelessness. “It’s no use. Nothing I do works.” Q Verbalizations about loss of interest or pleasure in doing things. “I haven’t laughed in a long time.” Q Dramatic statements and threats. “I feel like shooting all of my animals.” Q Avoiding public events such as church or meetings that they usually attend. Q Retreating behaviors and isolation. Q Deterioration in appearance or health of livestock, the farm or ranch and so forth. Q Decline in personal appearance from the usual. Q When exposure to farm chemicals could have occurred. What can farmers do to help other distressed farmers? Visit them and

Q National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 for free support 24 hours a day Q American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: www.afsp.org Q Veterans Crisis Line: www.veteranscrisisline. net

Inspirational quotes decorate the tables at Healing the Heartland, a rural mental health symposium hosted by AgrIInstitute. 2. Physical intimacy and comforting touches. 3. Recreation and breaks away from stressful environment. 4. Prayer and meditation, in the outdoors or any comforting environment. 5. Interacting positively with pets and beloved animals. Kelsey Steuer, Indiana area director of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, encouraged people to value relationships and connections. “Now that I know that suicide can be prevented, it’s my life’s mission to help other people and empower them,” she said. “We oftentimes hear, ‘I’m just a mom, 5 WAYS TO COPE WITH a neighbor, a coach.’ But STRESS it’s within those relationCertain behaviors help ships that we have power. us deal with stress, includ“It’s those relationships ing: that are going to get people 1. Talking with people the help that they need. It’s who understand our dithrough that connection lemma and forming a sup- that we’ll be able to save port network. lives.” oﬀer help, Rosmann advised. “Don’t leave them alone if they appear suicidal,” he said. “Contact family members or others to share your concern. “Provide options for addressing their concerns, such as consultants, visiting their physician, attending community meetings and seeking behavioral health resources.” Suicide is a permanent solution to an often temporary problem, Rosmann reminded farmers. A n x iet y, depression, family issues and behavioral health problems are resolvable.

Bill Field, project director at AgrAbility, hopes to see more farmers happy again. “In my observation, there are farmers out there where the music has died,” he said. “They’ve lost some of the joy associated with farming. I want to help them find places where they can be joyful again. “Last year, the AgrAbility program made onsite visits to 1,544 people in 25 states. All of them severely disabled in some way. Twenty percent are disabled veterans coming back to the farm. “We’ve found ways to help them readjust, to re-accommodate and bring joy back into their life. So, that what they’re doing gives them substance.” Lear n more about AgrAbility at www.agrability.org. Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

Learn signs of stress, how to talk about it By Erica Quinlan AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

INDIANAPOLIS — This year, Bayer Health Sciences launched a mental health initiative that connects farmers to the relief they need. “Farm State of Mind is an outreach initiative to rural communities to help reduce the stigma of mental health and to also provide resources, and a place for these people to go,” said Kelly Crabtree, adviser at Bayer Crop Science, at the Rural Mental Health Symposium. When a person is experiencing a mental health challenge, they may not even realize it. Here are some signs of stress to look out for: Q Physical: Headaches, backaches, exhaustion, frequent sickness, upset stomach, ulcers and trouble sleeping. Q Emotional: Irritability, depression, anger, anxiety, lack of conﬁdence, sadness, bitterness and feeling discouraged, or hopeless. Q Mental: Memory loss, lack of concentration and

difficulty making decisions. Q Behavioral: Substance abuse, violence, decline in the care of livestock or domestic animals, increase in farm accidents and overeating, or loss of appetite. Q Relationships: Loss of humor, withdrawal, decreased interest in family activities or community events, verbal outbursts and difficulty communicating. HOW TO TALK ABOUT IT Although it may feel like a difficult subject to approach, you can start the conversation in any number of ways: 1. Acknowledge what they’re going through. Example: “I know a lot of people have to plant late this year, which has got to be stressful. How are you holding up?” 2. Remind them of something they’ve said, and express interest. Example: “I heard you say your meeting with John was a disaster. Can you tell me about it?” 3. Share a habit that you’ve seen change. Example: “I’ve noticed you hav-

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en’t come to coﬀee for a long time. Are you doing okay?” 4. Don’t wait for them to ask. Example: “You seem to have a lot on your mind. How can I help?” 5. If they’re willing to reach out, encourage them. Example: “I’ve heard that talking to (a counselor, a doctor, a religious or spiritual leader and so forth) can be really helpful. Have you considered that?” Amanda Everidge, director of community health improvement at Hancock Regional Hospital, also spoke about mental health at the symposium. “Know that you don’t have to struggle alone,” she said. “Reach out for help. If you don’t know where to go, call us. We’ll try to get you help, even if you’re not in Hancock County. Know that you’re not alone, you are enough.” She encouraged people to learn the ﬁve healthy habits of emotional wellbeing: 1. Take care: Eat well, sleep well and exercise. 2. Check in: With family,

friends and counselors. 3. Engage: You can’t be healthy emotionally if your relationships aren’t. 4. Relax: Be active, meditate, garden, dance, cook and sing. 5. Know: Know the ﬁve signs of emotional suﬀering. Learn more at www. acceleronsas.com/ ResourceLibrary/Pages/ Farm-State-of-Mind.aspx or www.behealthy365.org.

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“You can’t describe the feeling of aloneness. I would look around, and it looked like everyone was doing good, except for me. You don’t sleep. A good night was three hours of sleep, if I was lucky, and that was with two Tylenol PMs. “You do ﬁgures in your mind 24 hours a day. You go to bed, and for me, even if I was sleeping, those numbers were rolling through my mind.” Every morning, the Bible on Leman’s desk reminded him that there was hope. “That’s how I started my day,” he said. “That got me through. “But my health was deteriorating, my blood pressure was about to explode… When you think your family is better oﬀ without you than with you, that’s a bad spot to be in. “I really thought if my heart explodes, that’s OK.

GOLDSTEIN FROM PAGE ONE

“Yes, we paid her. But it was somebody to communicate with. That was in 2010.” Goldstein also turned to his wife and herdsman to talk to in the hard times. He knew that if he lost the dairy, his employees would lose their jobs, too. It weighed heavily on him. “So, we fought hard,” he said. “The hardest thing is not to get angry.

HELP FROM PAGE ONE

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Foster wants other farmers facing hard times to know there’s hope. “People in my situation should know that I’ve had a lot of happy moments since the worst thing I thought could happen happened,” he said of losing the farm. He now works as a fulltime construction and ag sales representative at Bane-Welker Equipment. I hope it doesn’t, I don’t want to put hardship on the family, but I have good life insurance.” The time came for the family to sell the farm. It was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. But it was the right decision, Leman said. “Leaving the farm that night (we sold the farm), my wife and I drove away crying,” he said. “I got a text from one of my boys that said ‘Thanks Dad.’ “Right there, it was worth it all. This diﬃcult time, I wouldn’t change it. We had 10 years of working together, we had great memories.” The hardship taught Leman that it’s OK to cry. He said that the struggles made him a more compassionate person. “This mental health issue, it’s real,” he said. “I don’t know what all the answers are. “God is faithful. I encourage you folks, as you get opportunities to encourage someone, realize they feel like they’re alone.” Especially when you have so many employees, you cannot show anger to them. “We made it through. In 2013, we built a whole diﬀerent marketing plan for our milk. We chose security rather than going through the ups and downs. It seemed to work. “We’re still doing what we’re doing. We love what we’re doing. We make a little bit of money. It’s my story, but it’s not the end of the story.” Erica Quinlan against them. We’re on the same team. We’re here to help navigate them through it, and we want to see them become successful family farms. For me, it’s being patient and boosting morale, while staying honest and true.” Ashley Harker, senior credit operations officer FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF MIDAMERICA

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USDA reduces yield projections By Tom C. Doran

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WASHINGTON — Illinois, Indiana and national corn and soybean yield estimates were lowered in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sept. 12 crop production report. The Illinois corn yield was forecast at 180 bushels per acre, down one bushel from the August projection and 30 bushels lower than 2018. Planted area is estimated at 10.7 million acres, down 3% from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.45 million acres, is 4% lower than last year. Production is forecast at 1.88 billion bushels, down 17% from a year ago. Indiana’s corn yield is forecast at 161 bushels per acre, down 28 bushels from 2018 and down five bushels from the August forecast. Harvested area is projected at 4.9 million acres, 300,000 less than last year. Production is forecast at 789

million bushels, down 20% from a year ago. If realized, the 2019 crop would be the smallest crop total production-wise since the drought-ravaged crop of 2012. USDA kept Iowa’s corn yield average from August at 191 bushel per acre, five less than last year. Harvested acres are estimated to be 400,000 higher than last year at 13.2 million resulting in production of just over 2.521 billion bushels. Nationally, corn production for grain is forecast at 13.8 billion bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast and 4% less than last year. Based on conditions as of Sept. 1, U.S. yields are expected to average 168.2 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.3 bushels from the previous forecast and 8.2 bushels below 2018. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up less than 1% from 2018.

SOYBEANS Illinois’ planted area is estimated at 10 million acres, down 7% from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 9.94 million acres, is down 8% from 2018. Based on Sept. 1 conditions, the Illinois soybean yield is forecast at 53 bushels per acre, down 12 bushels from 2018 and 2 lower than the August estimate. Production is forecast at 527 million bushels, down 25% from 2018. Soybean yield in Indiana is forecast at 49 bushels per acre, down 9.5 bushels from last year and down 1 bushel from last month. Harvested area is estimated at 5.37 million acres compared to 5.92 million in 2018. Total production is forecast at 263 million bushels, down 24 million from last year. This also is the smallest forecasted crop since 2012 when the state averaged 44 bushels per acre. The USDA lowered Iowa’s average soybean estimate by 1

bushel from last month to 54 bushels per acre, 3 less than 2018. Harvested acres of 9.13 million is 780,000 less than a year ago. Total production of just over 493 million bushels is below last year’s 563.87 million. U.S. soybean production for beans is forecast at 3.63 billion bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast and down 20% from last year. Based on conditions as of Sept. 1, the nation’s yields are expected to average 47.9 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and down 3.7 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for beans is forecast at 75.9 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 14% from 2018.

states — Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The September objective yield data for the combined 11 major soybean-producing states — Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, K ansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio and South Dakota — indicate a lower pod count compared with the previous year. Compared with final counts for 2018, pod counts are down in 10 of the 11 published states. Ohio showed the greatest decrease, down 647 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year. The only increase from the 2018 final pod count is expected in Kansas.

USDA CROP COMMENTS The Sept. 1 corn objective yield data indicate the lowest number of ears since 2012 for the combined 10 objective yield

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Corn and soybean ending stocks move in different directions By Tom C. Doran

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WASHINGTON — Uncertainty continued to be the theme when the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates for September were released last week. Later-than-usual planting dates, trade troubles and potential frost scares are the major questions hovering over this report. USDA did lower production and made some minor adjustments on the demand side. Here are the highlights from the Sept. 12 report:

CORN

CORN: THE SEASON-AVERAGE FARM PRICE WAS UNCHANGED FROM LAST MONTH AT $3.60 PER BUSHEL. Why? n Corn production is forecast at 13.799 billion bushels, down 102 million from last month on a lower yield forecast. n Corn supplies are down from last month, as a smaller crop more than offsets larger beginning stocks due to lower estimated exports and corn used for ethanol for 2018-2019. Corn used for ethanol for 2019-2020 was lowered 25 million bushels. n With use falling more than supply, corn ending stocks are up 9 million bushels from last month to 2.19 billion bushels. n This month’s 2019-2020 foreign coarse grain outlook is for virtually unchanged production, with fractionally lower trade and stocks relative to last month. n Foreign corn ending stocks for 2019-2020 are lower relative to last month, mostly reflecting declines for Brazil, Ukraine, Mexico, Paraguay and Chile.

(2019-2020 marketing year) Total soybean supply: 4.658 billion bushels Seed, residual: 128 million bushels Exports: 1.775 billion bushels Crush: 2.115 billion bushels Ending U.S. soybean stocks: 640 million bushels

SOYBEANS: A 10-CENT INCREASE WAS FORECAST FOR THE U.S. SEASON-AVERAGE PRICE TO $8.50 PER BUSHEL. Why? n Soybean production is projected at 3.6 billion bushels, down 47 million on a lower yield forecast of 47.9 bushels per acre. n Soybean supplies are reduced 2% on lower production and beginning stocks. n With soybean crush and exports unchanged, 2019-2020 ending stocks are projected at 640 million bushels, down 115 million from last month. n Changes for 2018-2019 include higher U.S. soybean exports, higher crush and lower ending stocks. Exports were increased 45 million bushels based on official trade data through July and indications from August export inspections, which were record high for the month. With crush raised 20 million bushels, ending stocks for 2018-2019 are projected at 1 billion bushels, down 65 million.

(2019-2020 marketing year) Total corn supply: 16.295 billion bushels Exports: 2.05 billion bushels Feed, residual use: 5.175 billion bushels Food, seed, industrial use: 6.88 billion bushels Ethanol and byproducts: 5.45 billion bushels Ending U.S. corn stocks: 2.190 billion bushels

SOYBEANS

n Major global oilseed export changes for 2019-2020 include higher rapeseed and soybean exports for Canada. n For 2018-2019, soybean exports for Brazil are lowered based on lower-than-expected shipments during the past few months. However, higher-than-expected exports by Argentina and the United States, particularly to China, are offsetting. n Global soybean ending stocks for 2019-2020 are lower as reduced stocks for Argentina and the United States are partly offset by higher stocks for Brazil, Iran and India. WHEAT: THE PROJECTED SEASONAVERAGE FARM PRICE OF $4.80 PER BUSHEL, DOWN 20 CENTS. Why? n Global wheat prices are expected to be restrained for the rest of the marketing year on greater 2019-2020 exportable supplies for several major U.S. competitors compared to last year. n The global outlook for wheat is for lower supplies, reduced consumption and exports and higher ending stocks. n Supplies were reduced primarily on lower production forecasts for Australia and Kazakhstan on continued dry conditions. Australia’s production is lowered 2 million tons to 19 million, mainly on the second consecutive year of drought in New South Wales and Queensland. n Despite a reduction this month in global supplies, 2019-2020 ending stocks are projected record large at 286.5 million tons with China comprising 51% of the total.

The USDA forecast a 10-cent increase in the price of soybeans, due to lower expected yields.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered the nation’s average corn yield to 168.2 bushels per acre in the most recent crop production report. The average trade estimate prior to the report was 166.7 bushels per acre.

Balance sheets send mixed signals By Tom C. Doran

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MINNEAPOLIS — There were downward movements in the crop production numbers, but not to the extent of what was expected by the trade. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag Risk Management, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates were negative to corn, slightly friendly to soybeans, and neutral to slightly negative to wheat. Martinson analyzed the new numbers in a Minneapolis Grain Exchange-hosted teleconference Sept. 12. Were there any notable adjustments on the soybean side for the old crop? Old crop soybean numbers saw an increase of 20 million bushels in crush, a 45 million bushel increase in exports, for a 65 million bushel decrease in stocks, putting them at 1.005 billion. That was 45 million bushels less than anticipated by the trade. USDA decreased this year’s soybean crop to a national average of 47.9 bushels per acre, down sixtenths from August’s report. That’s about seven-tenths higher than expected by the trade. That put production though at 3.6 billion bushels, 47 million less than last month, but 55 million bushels higher than expected by the trade. Residual was dropped by 2 million bushels but because of the lower beginning stocks, stocks came in 150 million

bushels lower than last month at 640 million bushels — 20 million bushels lower than anticipated by the trade. That’s where the friendliness comes in on the soybean side. Was there any friendly news from a global soybean balance sheet perspective? Old crop world stocks dropped by 2.1 million metric tons to put it at 112.4 million and that’s friendly. New crop world stocks are expected to drop 2.5 million metric tons to put it just below the 100 million metric ton area to 99.2 million. That was a little bit friendly. What were the negative aspects of USDA’s corn estimates? Looking at old crop numbers, we saw a 5 million bushel decrease in imports. That’s a positive. But USDA did lower ethanol demand by 50 million bushels and exports by 40 million bushels. In the end, we saw stocks increase by about 85 million bushels, putting old crop ending stocks at 2.45 billion bushels. The trade expected 2.39 billion bushels, so about 46 million bushels more than expected. That’s a little negative. It even gets worse when you look at the new crop numbers. There was not as much change as what was expected. Yield only dropped 1.3 bushels per acre, down to 168.2. The trade was expected it to come in closer to a 166.7. Production, because of the drop in yields, came in at 102 million bushels below last

month at 13.799 billion. That was 242 million bushels higher than expected by the trade, so that was a little bit negative. On the supply side, we saw a decrease of about 16 million bushels that was somewhat offset by decrease in ethanol demand of about 25 million bushels. In all, stocks didn’t change much from last month. They were only increased by 9 million bushels to 2.19 billion versus the expectation of 1.936 billion, but it was about 254 million bushels more than anticipated by the trade. It seems like USDA is leaning to want to be friendly to the soybean side, a little more negative to the corn side. Corn is going to take a little longer to get where it needs to be as far as the numbers are concerned. We just need to be patient to see the adjustments coming. Were there any data points in the wheat supply and demand estimates of note? The report was kind of a non-issue as far as wheat was concerned. We saw a little bit of adjustments, but nothing major. It was likely we were going to see that because of the small grains summary report that’s going to come out at the end of the month, which is kind of the annual small grains numbers. So, we didn’t expect to see a lot of changes as far as what is concerned. What we did see was a little bit of maneuvering of some of the export numbers.

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Perdue hears concerns from lawmakers By Jeannine Otto

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DECATUR, Ill. — Four Republican congressmen from Illinois were on their summer break — but it wasn’t all sun and fun when they participated in an agriculture policy forum at the 2019 Farm Progress Show in Decatur. “I hope you will be very candid in your comments,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, the official guest at the forum.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis acknowledged that farm and rural voters in his district, along with those of his three fellow GOP congressmen, U.S. Reps. John Shimkus, Mike Bost and Darin LaHood, likely weren’t there to lavish praise. “I know you’re not going to be shy in sharing your concerns,” said Davis as he opened the event on the second day of the farm show. Shimkus urged those in the audience to present issues and concerns that Perdue could take

back to Washington, D.C. “Secretary Perdue is probably our best ally there. He’s the one who can get the attention of the chief executive officer,” Shimkus said. LaHood acknowledged the unease in farm country that is a combination of an uncertain and unexpected crop year and concerns around the Trump administration’s handling of trade and biofuels. “There’s a lot of anxiety out there right now, a lot of uneasiness, a lot of stress in agriculture

and I see it in my district, whether it’s the trade issues we’re dealing with, whether it’s the stress, whether it’s the crop report, whether it’s not being able to get the biodiesel tax credit across the finish line,” LaHood said. Perdue himself said he wanted to hear the issues as a matter of maintaining open lines of communication with rural voters. “My main responsibility is to listen to you all in the field and advocate on your behalf to the president and administration about what’s happening out

here, what your challenges are — I think I know a couple of them — but what your challenges are and be able to take that back to him and the administration,” said Perdue, who likened the relationship between Trump and the farmers who voted for him, and continue to support him, to a marriage. “It’s really a matter of — just like being married — it’s a matter of communication, and I’m kind of the broker of that. We want to broker good communication back and forth,” Perdue said.

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Sonny Perdue (second from right) was joined by Republican members of Congress from Illinois – including U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (from left), Darin LaHood and Rodney Davis — at an agricultural policy forum at the 2019 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The U.S. secretary of agriculture took questions from audience members who represented a cross section of Illinois farming and agricultural interests.

Trade, tariffs and biofuels dominate forum questions By Jeannine Otto

Janssen, Minonk: “We are out here trying to survive and with the tariff issue with China, DECATUR, Ill. — Questions what can we do? We thank about trade and tariffs, biofuels you for the Market Facilitation and livestock disease prevenProgram that you have put into tion dominated the 2019 Farm place and the work you’ve done Progress Show ag policy forum. with Japan. So, where do we go Representatives of all the from here with the tariff issues major Illinois agriculture comcoming back to China?” modity groups spoke to a panel Perdue: “The ball is in China’s that consisted of U.S. Secretary court regarding their tariff sitof Agriculture Sonny Perdue, uation. We don’t know what and U.S. Reps. John Shimkus, they’re going to do. The presiRodney Davis, Mike Bost and dent gets signals from time to Darin LaHood. time, as you saw this last week, “To have Secretary Perdue of them wanting a deal. here not only two years ago, but “They are kind of torn beto come back and hear from you tween their hardliners, and I again, I think that’s a testament think (Chinese) President Xi to the administration and really (Jinping) really wanted to do a testament to Secretary Perdue trade, understanding their econon how he wants to interact omy is hurting. with our farmers and our pro“I think pork producers are ducers,” said Davis as he welgoing to be very benefited by comed guests to the forum and the Japan agreement, the details to the show, which happens to will be announced soon. We be in his congressional district. are saying right now we have Following are excerpts of an agreement in principle. But I some of the questions and com- can tell you that pork and beef ments and the answers from producers ought to be pretty Perdue and others. happy about that and most evIllinois Farm Bureau Vice eryone else.” President Brian Duncan, Polo: Illinois Soybean Association “We’ve had members express Board Member David Wessel, some great concerns about the Chandlerville: “We have a neigh(National Agricultural Statistics bor to the south that we have Service) report and its accuracy, been working very hard on their methodologies, speciffor the last several years and ically, how they include preIllinois has been a leader with vented plant acres in the corn that and that is Cuba. acres and how will that work “And we would like to know and is NASS open to becoming what we can do to get a better more data driven? foothold and policies in our “We wonder about the methgovernment that would help us odology, the acres and then also make Cuba — help us expand the calculation for yield. Did those markets there in that reNASS take into account the late gion.” planting when they figured the Perdue: “I would love for you yield on this year’s corn crop? all to tell me what the demand “Universities usually have a that you see or what the degraph that shows later plantmand potential is from Cuba. I ing equals lower yield. Has know many states have taken NASS considered that and can delegations down there. When you just talk a little big about I was governor, I took a delegaNASS’ methodology, your contion down to Cuba. fidence in it and their openness “It almost appears to be sort to becoming better, by making of a mythical market there. I it more data driven?” know the rice people like it and Perdue: “I think it’s always inthe poultry people like it, but I teresting to really think about a really wonder what the demand conspiratorial effort at NASS to potential is from Cuba. I’m not decrease the market, and I think dismissing Cuba. I just don’t that’s what happens when you think they are the silver bullet have NASS data that doesn’t line from that perspective at all.” up with what industry data is. American Soybean Association “This last (World Agricultural National Director Rob Shaffer, El Supply and Demand Estimates) Paso: “My question goes to the report was probably one of the dollar tax credit. We’ve been 20 widest differences between months without the biodiesel what industry was expecting tax credit. How long can plants and what they had done. I go without that tax credit? called NASS in and I asked “We’ve lost six plants in the them many of the questions. last month, between corn oil “As you might imagine, I have and soybean oil, 250 million to be very careful; they should gallons have been lost because not be subject to any kind of of (small refinery exemptions) political influence. It ought to and also no tax credit. What is be about the facts, it ought to the administration’s stance on be about the data and I can’t, I how do we stop the SREs or get don’t and I should not jawbone a better allocation of volumes them about which way we want and also, where are we at with the market to go, so I hope you the biodiesel tax credit?” appreciate that. Perdue: “I’ll respond to the “What I can tell you is, while SRE question. My four friends there is typically, almost every up here will respond to the tax year, some allegations that credit. I wish I could be more NASS doesn’t know what they descriptive. I don’t stonewall are doing and their numbers are very well, but this is news that just crazy, if you go back and the president wants to deliver look historically, you will find over the mitigation of these that, more than not, the vast SREs going forward. majority of the time, their num“We need help. Let’s think bers come out more true than about how we grow demand, maybe what some people might and that’s infrastructure. I prehave alleged earlier.” sented some plans to him over Illinois Pork Producers infrastructure growth. One Association President Pam other idea I suggested was we AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

take off these orange skull and crossbones on the E15 pumps and let the E10 pumps go to E15. This is the sort of thing we could grow ourselves out of if we give the customer a choice between E15 and E10 and build demand. “We say we lose these plants. Obviously, manufacturing plants shutter for a period of time when margin profitability is not there. We would hope these things come back as the markets go, but it’s a tough time out there for farming and a tough time for ethanol production.” LaHood: “Thanks for your question on the biodiesel tax credit. We passed it out of House Ways and Means. It will come to the House floor. I am optimistic when it gets to the Senate, Senator (Chuck) Grassley is very supportive. We’ve worked with him on that. But we haven’t gotten it done yet. “We have a responsibility and an obligation before the end of the year to get it done. We are already 10 months behind. I understand the anxiety and the uneasiness out there right now, but when we get back, we’ll get it on the floor and get it passed and we’re going to work to get it done by the end of the year.” Marquis Energy CEO Mark Marquis, Hennepin: “This is my one message, my one comment. We need those gallons that are waived to be reallocated. Back in 2007, when RFS 2 was put in place, I sold a number of ag businesses and built two ethanol plants on the promise that the RFS would increase the blending rate for 15 years into the future, until 2022. “Now that we get 10 years into it, we’re now going to head downhill because of these SREs and not reallocating them back into the rest of the refining market. “It feels like a double-cross to us to use the EPA, we have a situation where you have an oil guy as head of the EPA and administrating the Renewable Fuel Standard. It’s difficult, so we’d like to see those gallons reallocated.” Perdue: “I’ve heard that before.” Illinois Manufacturers Association President and CEO Mark Denzler, Springfield: “What are the prospects of getting the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement done, resolving the China issue? We need a TransPacific Partnership. “Ninety-five percent of the world’s consumers live outside the United States and so if we could get some more comment on what do you think the prospects are of getting some of these trade agreements?” Perdue: “I personally think if the Speaker (Nancy Pelosi) brought it to the floor, and that’s her call, she obviously desires to have a majority of her caucus and I think we have a majority of our caucus there, but I think it would pass pretty easily in the House today. “It is chapter by chapter, line by line, verse by verse better than the NAFTA agreement we have. We think President Trump did what he said he was going to do. We’re going to get a better agreement that way. Hopefully, we will get that done soon when Congress returns to D.C.”

ers are upset. Well, they can’t be too upset because I gave them $12 billion and I gave FROM PAGE ONE them $16 billion and it all came out of the tariffs and we have a “They want to wait for a lot of money left over,” Trump Democrat. They want to have a said. Democrat get in. But you know what will happen? Within two MEAT MARKET seconds after I win the elecTrump also touted a trade tion, we’ll make the greatest deal with Japan, the details of deal you’ve ever seen. It may which weren’t available when happen before then,” Trump he spoke to Perdue over the said. phone. “Well, we hope so. Mr. “I want to just tell you that President, these farmers are we made a big deal, a very big long-term players,” Perdue re- deal, with Japan. It’s a big win sponded. for our farmers and ranchTrump also reminded his ers. Japan is our No. 1 pork audience of the two Market market and our third largest Facilitation Program payments agricultural market and ththat have been authorized ey are buying billions of dollunder his administration, to rears worth of product,” Trump imburse farmers for economic said. damage suffered by the ongoing The call started to break trade war with China. up and then the call dropped, “I’ve given the farmers — the prompting Perdue to use the year before last I gave them, moment to promote a U.S. Sonny, I believe it was $12 bil- Department of Agriculture inilion, and this year I gave them tiative that has growing support $16 billion to make up for the throughout the rural United difference because China tar- States. geted our farmers, thinking “That’s why we need broadthey could get to me because band across the country, Mr. they know I love the farmers,” President, to have a good signal he said. here,” said Perdue to a round of Trump also took shots at the cheers and applause. media, despite Perdue taking the call during a live taping of a Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 211, or farm show. “I sometimes see where these jotto@agrinews-pubs.com. horrible, dishonest reporters Follow her on Twitter at: will say that, oh, gee, the farm- @AgNews_Otto.

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“Rows around and ear length were found to be slightly below average but populations were better than expected given the planting conditions,” Perkins said. “With the late planting and variable summer rainfall, test weight will be a very large determining factor in final yield throughout the county this year.” Here are highlights found in the county-wide yield survey. WEATHER 2019 turned out to be a challenging year to get crops planted. There was only a short window at the end of April that allowed a handful of farms to be planted. Fifty-nine percent of the crop was planted in marginal soil conditions between May 17 and May 21. Additionally 26% of the crops were planted in June. The southern one-third of the county received rain showers in July and is expected to have higher yields. Grain-fill weather patterns in 2019 can be compared to the 2009 growing season. PLANTING DATE Planting dates for the samples ranged from April 25 through June 11 with the average planting date of May 22. When comparing the April planted corn to the June planted corn, a roughly 50 bushel per acre swing was estimated.

“With the late planting and variable summer rainfall, test weight will be a very large determining factor in final yield throughout the county this year.” Ross Perkins, farm manager FIRST MID AG SERVICES

Disease pressure seemed to be similar between sprayed and non-sprayed fields. An estimated 28 bushel advantage is estimated on farms that were sprayed. This yield increase can be skewed due to most individuals having sprayed the farms showing the most potential. NITROGEN Concerns about nitrogen were high in 2019 due to the challenge of applications. Very few fields were fit enough to apply fall anhydrous and stayed wet well into the spring. In fields where plants showed some leaf firing, this can be attributed to a lack of moisture more so than a lack of nitrogen. No real issues were noted, though the “all up front” application may have lost some nitrogen during the wet spring.

SOIL INSECTICIDE APPLICATIONS Over the past couple years, the use of non-root wor m traited hybrids has become a growing trend, thus more soil-applied insecticide is being used. This year, 26.25% of samples EMERGENCE Although very few farms were planted with soil insecwere fit during planting, emer- ticide and 26% of the hybrids gence turned out better than were non-rootworm traited. It expected. Final plant popula- was noted that there were more tions of 32,280 plants per acre aphids and ear worms found were recorded. This falls below than in the past few years which the five-year average of 33,250 may impact total kernels. plants per acre. Continuing to receive rainfall through the STANDABILITY Plant health was a non-issue emergence timeframe kept soils from creating a crust and caus- throughout most of the season. The survey found an average ing issues. stalk quality rating of 9.35 on a scale from 1 to 10. CORN-ON-CORN “We attribute this to some As rotations continue to trend more toward corn fol- farms being more behind in lowing soybeans, only 5.6% maturity than when we typiof the samples were corn-on- cally pull samples. With shorter corn. Those who conducted days, cooler temperatures, and the survey do not believe this is less sunlight, maturity could statistically significant. Corn- be delayed and draw out harvon-corn sampled farms showed est. Therefore, as we move toroughly a 12 bushel per acre reduction compared to corn after wards the harvest, plant quality should be monitored because soybeans. anthracnose and other diseases could still have a negative affect FUNGICIDE APPLICATION Application typically occurs on stalk quality,” Perkins said. during the R1 timeframe, between tassel and brown silk. Tom C. Doran can be reached Fifty-nine percent of the sam- at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@ ples received fungicide, com- agrinews-pubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_Doran. pared to 58% last year.

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FIELD NOTES: BY MYCOGEN SEEDS AGRONOMISTS

Seed selection considerations for 2020 By Andy Robinson

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Richard Grant, a Purdue University agronomy professor, demonstrates equipment he uses in nitrogen research.

At the speed of light Field research shows nitrogen emission losses By Ashley Langreck AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The digital agriculture industry continues to grow thanks to research studies, including the one by Richard Grant, a professor of agronomy at Purdue University, who is using light transmissions to study nitrogen and other gases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are studying nitrogen losses to atmosphere through diďŹ&#x20AC;erent management schemes,â&#x20AC;? said Grant, adding that the purpose of the research is to discover the actual amount of nitrogen that is being lost to the atmosphere. Grant said he uses light transmission by shooting a laser across a ďŹ eld at a reďŹ&#x201A;ector to see how much gases are absorbed and determine what kind of gases and how much are left over after they have been emitted into the atmosphere. Grant said he and his colleagues are using opti-

cal measure to determine what is in the air by ďŹ guring out what no longer is there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We send a beam of light to reďŹ&#x201A;ect, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sent back,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding they then have to subtract what gases are coming in from the outside, such as nitrogen emission from farms and livestock. Grant said studying nitrogen loss and emission has been their main goal over the past nine years, and it still is, but now they also are trying to determine what other gases are accumulating in the air. He said the process to determine the amount of nitrogen emitted in the environment used to take 100 to 200 days before the incorporation of digital agriculture and technology, but he now is hoping in the near future they will be able to have results and data on the amount of nitrogen emitted within one day. Ashley Langreck can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 192, or alangreck@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Langreck.

Student Harvest Days Oct. 4 CAMPTON HILLS, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Schools will be organizing ďŹ eld trips to Student Harvest Days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at GarďŹ eld Farm & Inn Museum, 2N930 GarďŹ eld Road, Campton Hills. Volunteers and staďŹ&#x20AC; will demonstrate historic farm and household skills of the mid-19th century in this 366 acre setting. The morning includes tours of the 1846 brick inn and farm house that

Timothy and Harriet GarďŹ eld and their eight children from Vermont established on the Illinois prairie. A tour of the prairie is included and frost will determine the status of the antique ďŹ&#x201A;ower garden and ďŹ eld crops. The general public is invited to attend the Harvest Days event from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 6. To make reservations, call 630 584-8485 or email info@garďŹ eldfarm.org.

After the diďŹ&#x192;cult 2019 growing season, farmers are looking ahead to 2020. The extreme conditions farmers endured this year factor into the seed-decision equation for 2020. Wet spring conditions delayed planting in many areas, causing some farmers to switch to shorter-maturity hybrids. After excess rains early on, conditions then turned hot and dry, resulting in stress during tasseling, pollination and ear ďŹ ll. Fields planted later experienced nitrogen stress resulting from early wet conditions, followed by disease pressure and some incidence of ear molds. And now late-season standability is likely be a concern. THE ROLE OF ON-FARM DATA Analyzing multiyear data related to hybrid performance has always been a good measuring stick for making hybrid selections. In 2019, this is no exception. Be cognizant, however, when analyzing your data, to put it into perspective given the unique and extreme challenges we faced this year. Consider production management and environmental issues that plagued the entire 2019 growing season. Yield is usually the most important consideration, but it is also important to evaluate how a hybrid or variety performed relative to speciďŹ c weather conditions. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why it is helpful to take detailed notes during the season. Note taking helps you

recall speciďŹ c management or environmental events that may not have seemed all that signiďŹ cant at the time, but likely impacted yield at harvest. Be as thorough as pos- Robinson sible and record as much as you can however insigniďŹ cant you may think an event was at the time. Document information about weather events, changes in environmental conditions during the growing season, planting notes, fertilizer applications, pest control, rainfall, heat units and so forth as all these factors lead to hybrid performance and, ultimately, yield. Analyze the data thoroughly, but objectively and avoid making assumptions. If a hybrid didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perform well in 2019, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jump to conclusions and remove it from consideration for 2020. Rather, dig deep to make an informative determination of why it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to blame the hybrid or variety when yield falls short of expectations, yet there are likely several contributing factors. A short diďŹ&#x20AC;erence in planting time or tillage or even a minor variance in fertilizer application can aďŹ&#x20AC;ect yield. Add to that environmental factors, and you have a prescription for yield variance that can be dramatic. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean, however, that a speciďŹ c hybrid or variety should be axed based on disappointing yield performance alone. Track performance records from

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the next year are often made based solely on experience from the most recent season. Fortunately, there is a vast selection of genetics and hybrid varieties available to meet speciďŹ c needs and conditions. The ďŹ&#x201A;ip side is that all the oďŹ&#x20AC;erings can make seed selection a daunting process. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no need to go it alone. Your local retail team or seed dealer is the best resource for making sense of options available. They will know your farm and know which hybrids best ďŹ t within various environmental challenges and how they perform within speciďŹ c geographies. If you have questions about analyzing performance data and environmental factors related to speciďŹ c hybrid seed selection, contact your trusted adviser or agronomist, or feel free to contact me.

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REGIONAL WEATHER

Outlook for Sept. 20 - Sept. 26

Shown is Friday’s weather. Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s lows.

Evanston 83/71 South Bend 86/66

Rockford 84/69 Rock Island 87/71

Chicago 86/68

SUNRISE/SUNSET Rise 6:44 a.m. 6:45 a.m. 6:46 a.m. 6:47 a.m. 6:48 a.m. 6:49 a.m. 6:50 a.m.

Decatur 86/69

Quincy 86/71

Springfield Date Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 26

Peoria 87/71

Set 7:00 p.m. 6:58 p.m. 6:56 p.m. 6:55 p.m. 6:53 p.m. 6:51 p.m. 6:50 p.m.

New

Sep 21 Sep 28

Champaign 86/67 Lafayette 87/68

Central Illinois: Friday: an afternoon thunderstorm. Winds south-southeast 7-14 mph. Expect 3-6 hours of sunshine with a 55% chance of precipitation and fair drying conditions. Average humidity 65%.

Muncie 87/68

Southern Illinois: Friday: an afternoon shower or thunderstorm in the north and west. Winds south 6-12 mph. Expect 4-8 hours of sunshine with a 55% chance of precipitation and fair drying conditions. Average humidity 70%.

Indianapolis 86/67 Terre Haute 87/67

Mt. Vernon 88/68

Vevay 85/63

Northern Indiana: Friday: sunshine, warm and humid. Winds south 4-8 mph. Expect 6-10 hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 65%. Saturday: a thunderstorm possible in the west.

Evansville 87/67

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First

Oct 5

Northern Illinois: Friday: humid; an afternoon thunderstorm; however, dry to the east. Winds south 6-12 mph. Expect 2-4 hours of sunshine with a 55% chance of precipitation and poor drying conditions. Average humidity 80%.

Fort Wayne 84/65

MOON PHASES Last

TEMPERATURES

Gary 85/69

Springfield 87/70

East St. Louis 89/70

AGRICULTURE FORECASTS

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GROWING DEGREE DAYS Illinois Week ending Sept. 16 Month through Sept. 16 Season through Sept. 16 Normal month to date Normal season to date

183 343 3284 290 2989

Indiana Week ending Sept. 16 Month through Sept. 16 Season through Sept. 16 Normal month to date Normal season to date

173 317 2969 261 2633

Anna 86/67

Central Indiana: Friday: warm and humid with sunshine, except some clouds in the west. Winds south-southeast 4-8 mph. Expect 6-10 hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 70%.

For 24-hour weather updates, check out www.agrinews-pubs.com Illinois Champaign Chicago Decatur E. St. Louis Evanston Joliet Mt. Vernon Peoria Quincy Rockford Rock Island Springfield

Today Hi/Lo/W 86/67/pc 86/68/pc 86/69/t 89/70/t 83/71/pc 87/69/pc 88/68/pc 87/71/t 86/71/t 84/69/t 87/71/t 87/70/t

Tom. Hi/Lo/W 83/65/pc 80/66/pc 81/67/c 83/66/pc 79/65/c 80/60/pc 85/66/pc 81/66/c 80/65/pc 79/63/pc 80/59/t 81/66/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 79/59/t 78/55/c 79/60/t 81/57/t 76/55/c 77/53/c 82/60/t 77/60/t 77/60/t 73/53/c 78/54/t 78/61/t

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Today Hi/Lo/W 85/66/s 84/67/s 87/67/s 84/65/pc 84/65/pc 85/69/s 87/68/s 86/67/pc 87/68/s 86/66/s 87/67/s 85/63/s

Tom. Hi/Lo/W 83/66/s 82/66/s 87/68/s 82/67/s 83/67/pc 80/66/pc 83/67/pc 84/69/s 86/69/s 82/64/pc 84/67/s 84/66/s

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 80/61/pc 77/58/s 83/64/s 77/58/s 78/59/s 77/56/c 79/60/t 81/62/s 81/61/s 76/58/pc 81/60/t 77/59/s

Southern Indiana: Friday: mostly sunny and very warm; humid in the north. Winds south-southwest 6-12 mph. Expect 6-10 hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions.

SOUTH AMERICA A couple rounds of showers and storms will be across southeastern Brazil early this weekend and then around midweek. This will bring beneficial rain. Largely dry across Argentina into Uruguay.

Weather (W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

Purdue to host National Conference for Food and Agribusiness By Ashley Langreck AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2019 National Conference for Food and Agribusiness will be held Nov. 6-7 at Purdue University. Michael Gunderson, director of the Purdue University Center for

Food and Agricultural Business, said the conference will focus on data and ways to help support the use of data across the food chain. “The Center for Food and Agricultural Business wants to help farmers with data,” he said. Gunderson said part of the goal of the workshop is to show individuals a better way to doc-

ument how the agricultural and food business chain is constantly evolving on data collection, as well as analytics. Gunderson said the workshop will focus on data collected on both the food processing and food retail side and help people better understand the value of the food chain.

“Our target audience is farmers in leadership roles related to food and agribusiness,” he said. The event will have academic panels, as well as presentations on original research done by those at the Purdue Center for Food and Agricultural Business. For more information or to register, visit tinyurl.com/y4xf97w2.

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Jason Henderson, Purdue University College of Agriculture senior associate dean and director of Purdue Extension, speaks at the recent Digital Agriculture Roundtable.

Developing workforce for digital ag By Ashley Langreck AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — As the agriculture industr y continues to change over the years and become more digital, the next generation workforce must adapt to digital agriculture and develop skills that will help them succeed. Jason Henderson, Purdue University College of Agriculture senior associate dean and director of Purdue Extension, said it used to be that important qualities that companies in the agriculture industries were looking for in employees were hard workers, employees that would be on time and be professional. “Now, companies are thinking about technology, and jobs require the knowledge of digital agriculture,” said Henderson, adding it is important to begin developing a digital agriculture workforce and training students to have skills companies need. Henderson said an important part of developing a digital agriculture is data collection and data management, data visualization and data decision making. Q Data collection and data management: This category includes sending drones up to collect data for research and other projects. Q Data visualization: Observing the information obtained. Q Data decision making: This involves matching data from unmanned aerial vehicles with other agriculture data. Henderson said with the information gathered from those three categories, Purdue Extension can help create case studies with the goal of using them in winter programming and teaching students in a classroom setting. Ashley Langreck can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 192, or alangreck@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Langreck.

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Eyes on the sky

Strides in drone research By Ashley Langreck AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Even though unmanned aerial vehicles are everywhere these days, there still is a lot to learn from them. Bob Nielsen, a Purdue University professor of agronomy, has been busy running research projects at the Indiana Corn and AGRINEWS PHOTO/ASHLEY LANGRECK Soybean Innovation Cen- Ana Morales, a graduate student at Purdue University, checks on a drone before it launches during a demonstration at the recent Digital Agriculture Roundtable. ter. Nielsen and graduate student Ana Morales have been working on a study using a new app called Drone Deploy. A drone flies over a corn or soybean field, taking photos. Drone Deploy uses the photos to create a panoramic view of the field. “It takes 26 images and 2014 MacDon FD75, 35’, CIH, 2013 MacDon FD75, 45’, MacDon FD70, 30’, Been 2004 John Deere 625F, New 2004 John Deere 630F stitches them together into a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Sp. Sickle, Rock Ret.. $57,000 John Deere. . . . . . . $58,000 Thru Our Shop, Field Ready Sections . . . . . . . . . . $12,000 panoramic view, with quite a bit of overlap,” he said. Nielsen said that as the pilot, he decides how slow or how high the drone will fly, making sure it doesn’t go over the 400-foot limit regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration. “On short young crops, I fly lower because it’s a better resolution,” he said. Nielsen said that right now, he and Morales are using the drones for scMacDon FD70, 35’, Just Traded Case IH 2162, 35’, Been Thru MacDon FD70, 40’, Been Case IH 2162, 40’, Been Thru MacDon FD70, 45’, Been outing projects, including Our Shop, Field Ready Thru Our Shop, Field Ready Our Shop, Field Ready Thru Our Shop, Field Ready checking for yellow spots in fields and making sure even though there are bare spots, fields may still be uniform. Nielsen said there are other opportunities in digital agriculture for the use of drones besides flying corn and soybean fields, including collecting data on tree stand counts and other Extension-related practices. “It can be real depressing New MacDon FD130, FD140, 2008 Geringhoff NS830, JD when flying because I can FD145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call Series, 2 Sensor . . $20,000 still see a number of dead ash trees from emerald ash borer,” he said.

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From The Fields FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD. THE BOLD FAVOR AGRIGOLD. In the final stages

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We received 1.7 inches of rain at my house in the last week. We started chopping silage Monday. We opened the silage field by harvesting eight rows around the outside and one pass down the middle. There were spots in the field that had standing water in the spring that only yielded 50 to 60 bushels, or less. And sitting in the combine going through the field, there is still a lot of green out there. We’re getting hot days, but with the humidity, the corn just isn’t drying down very fast. We do have some early beans that are starting to turn. I have some neighbors that had April planted beans that are just about ready to pick. As of right now, it looks like we’ll start picking corn the last couple days of September or beginning of October, which is about two to three weeks later than we normally start. For anyone that’s already started or getting ready to start, I hope you all have a safe harvest season. Michael Moore MONMOUTH

Illinois Crop Progress There were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 15. Statewide, the average temperature was 74.8 degrees, 6.5 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.16 inches, 0.37 inches above normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated at 12% very short, 25% short, 57% adequate, and 6% surplus. Subsoil moisture supply was rated at 11% very short, 22% short, 61% adequate, and 6% surplus. Corn dough was at 94%. Corn dented was at 67%, compared to 99% last year and 94% for the five-year average. Corn mature was at 14%. Corn harvested for grain was at 1%. Corn condition was 5% very poor, 14% poor, 40% fair, 35% good, and 6% excellent. Soybeans setting pods was at 93%. Soybean coloring was at 25%, compared to 85% last year and 67% for the five-year average. Soybean dropping leaves was at 3%. Soybean condition was 8% very poor, 14% poor, 36% fair, 36% good, and 6% excellent. Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regional Field Office.

New applicator system unveiled at expo By Tom C. Doran AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A new applicator system that focuses on increased crop nutrient application precision was featured at the recent Midwest Ag Industries Exposition. AGCO Corp.’s newly designed RoGator AirMax Precision R1/ R2 pneumatic fertilizer spreaders hits the 4Rs — right source, right rate, right time and right place — of nutrient stewardship and are ideal for mid-season prescription application of multiple crop nutrients. This system allows low- or high-rate application, provides turn compensation in curves and corners and is available as a single-bin R1 or the two-bin R2 with conﬁgurable 50/50 or 60/40 split. “As a leading equipment manufacturer, it’s important to us to develop products with sustainable practices in mind,” said David Fickel, AGCO North America Application tactical marketing manager. “The AirMax Precision R1/ R2 application system oﬀers ag retailers the latest technology to make sure they are getting the right crop nutrients applied, at the needed rate and in the right place, which ultimately helps boost a farmer’s productivity and bottom line.” The single-bin has a product capacity of 235 cubic feet and the twin-bin holds 215 cubic feet. The 70-foot modular boom allows for the replacement of parts if necessary. “If you need to replace something or maybe you hit something, you don’t have to replace the whole boom. So, it’s a cost savings,” Fickel said. Fickel noted that independent university research was conducted comparing the application quality and accuracy of the pneumatic boom spread, versus the leading spinner spreader in high wind and late-season crop application.

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David Fickel, AGCO North America Application tactical marketing manager, points out the features on the new RoGator AirMax Precision R1/R2 application system at the recent Midwest Ag Industries Expo. The system is designed for more precise fertilizer applications with nutrient stewardship in mind. The research shows the AirMax Precision R1/R2: Q Provides better overall coverage in taller crop, perfect for late-season application. Q Has better accuracy from boom tip to boom tip when applying in high wind conditions. Q Spreads product from the pneumatic system more consistently across the boom and has less variation at specific distances on the boom, regardless of pounds per acre application rates. “To help keep costs down, this machine is a lot more efficient than our previous models. This machine can apply somewhere in the range from I’ll say 20 to 850 pounds per acre at 10 miles an hour. Assuming, let’s say a 65pound product, this machine can deliver those type of rates in an efficient manner that keeps the operating in the field instead of filling up and you can put down some serious rates, whereas, you have to maybe come back with a dual application with other machines,” he said. “As far as the right rate, and probably as part of it, the right

timing, this has two ports on the back and the front that are accessible to the operator to do a density test. Not a lot of guys are thinking about that. They just dump the product in and take oﬀ. You need to do density tests and this machine is the only one that has density ports cutout from the back and the front on the box.” The RoGator AirMax features unique hydraulic drive motors for better accuracy, rather than the typical mechanical drives with chains. “These are on 888 pulses per minute whereas the rest of the industry is only getting around 400. So, we have a lot more control and we can be a lot more precise,” Fickel said. “Altorfer is our dealer in Illinois, and they have customers that are doing as low as 15 pounds per acre at 14, 15 miles per hour. So, they can get extremely accurate with those rates. That’s a very low rate for a cover crop, let’s say, and sometimes the metering systems can’t handle that, it’s almost too light. This machine can handle that.”

Turn Logic on the AirMax allows for reduced overspread via turn compensation while Spread Logic ensures the right amount of product is delivered through the boom. “There’s a sensor in the middle of the boom. So, for example, rate is 400 pounds per acre. The sensor is looking for that rate, so it will vary the conveyors individually on either side of the boom to hit that rate in the middle. On a turn, the outside wing is going over more ground, whereas the inside will meter back so you’re not over-applying,” Fickel said. “That also goes back to the 4Rs with the product placement and making sure it’s in the right place and you don’t get those hot zones with over-application.” OPTIONS The application system is featured on the RoGator 1300C chassis and the 1100C. The user-friendly cab is pressurized for better ﬁltration. The joystick and controls are ergonomic and centered on the operator. The cab also features a large touch-screen display from AGCO’s AgControl system, and Raven Viper 4 for operator ease-of-use for recording rates and prescription maps. There are multiple cameras in the bin and in the back of the applicator. The Nightbreaker LED light package provides lights all around the applicator. “You have a lot more visibility from the cab for those nighttime applications when things are running late in the season. You kick that system on and you’re not going to have any problem seeing,” Fickel said. Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

From the Field with AgriGold: 8 Steps for Creating a Roadmap to 300-Bushel Corn While achieving average corn yields of 300 bushels per acre (BPA) isn’t typical, it is possible for today’s most progressive growers. In fact, AgriGold Agronomy Manager Mike Kavanaugh has experienced it on multiple occasions through customer fields and research plots. “High-yielding corn is the result and reward of constant planning, implementation and management. It also requires the right attitude and willingness to work through the challenges of changing production practices. Many growers want high yields, but are not willing to adapt and change,” said Kavanaugh. Those who are seeking ways to develop a roadmap to higher yields should start by paying attention to these eight critical steps: 1. Select the right fields and soils. Kavanaugh suggests starting with two fields that include some of your highest yielding soils. 2. Eliminate soil compaction. While 300 BPA corn can be achieved in any tillage situation, it’s important to rid soils of compaction. This includes making sure the seed zone is free of compression from down pressure or closing wheels during planting. 3. Identify drainage and irrigation needs. Corn must have good drainage to hit on all cylinders throughout the season. It also needs an adequate water supply. Finding the right balance with water is key to top plant performance. 4. Keep soil fertility high yet balanced. Growers who produce 300 BPA corn on large scale have a solid fertility plan. Make sure soil pH and nutrients are in line on soil tests and removal rates support highperforming crops. If close to animal production, seek out manure to utilize as part of your plan. 5. Choose proper genetics and traits. Understand the

different environments across your farm and choose seed packages that ﬁt. Always protect with good, solid seed treatment. 6. Strive for even emergence. This means getting the depth and spacing right. Generally, 2-inch planting depth is a good rule of thumb along with planting corn into a warming trend of four to six days. This allows plants to emerge at same time, grow together throughout the season and maximize ear development on every plant. 7. Spoon feed the crop. Build on your high-fertility foundation with starter fertilizer. Utilize in-furrow, 2x2 or even 2x2x2 systems accordingly. Understand how nitrogen works in the soil. Use sidedress and fertigation techniques. Consider Y dropping throughout the season to deliver nitrogen, sulfur, zinc, boron and other nutrients at appropriate times. 8. Utilize foliar fungicides. According to Kavanaugh, foliar fungicides are essential to the equation when it comes to 300 BPA corn. He recommends applying during the VT time frame or soon after with the potential for multiple applications due to disease pressure. The type of fungicide is also critical so consult with your dealer to determine the most efficient products. Two ﬁnal tips for success include using tools like Advantage Acre® to navigate weather and building an expert team. “Advantage Acre features a growth cycle timeline that allows us to put season-long management practices in place based on long range and in-season weather forecasts,” said Kavanaugh. “Growers who hit the 300 BPA yield goal surround themselves with a team of advisors, so every step is achieved to perfection.” Visit agrigold.com.

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Auction Calendar Fri., Sept. 20

Tues., Sept. 24

PALMYRA, MO.: Country Estate Personal Property Auction, 9 a.m., Hoenes Family Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. MATTOON, ILL.: Estate Auction, 10 a.m., Estate of Woody & Sara Lou Gass, Bauer Auction Service, LLC, 217-259-5956. BIGGSVILLE, ILL.: Retirement Farm Auction, 10 a.m., Gail & Donna Mudd, Van Adkisson Auction LLC, 309426-2000. BAUERAUCTION.COM: Online Only Construction Equipment, Farm Equipment, Boats, Guns & Tools, Dan Sebright, Bauer Auction Service, LLC, 217259-5956.

AGENCY, IOWA: Country Estate Auction, 9 a.m., Boyd E. Mourer Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. ROCHELLE, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Kevin & Lisa Chidley, Sunset Farms, Ltd., Kenar Farms, Inc., Lenny Bryson, 815-9464120. See p. B7 DURAND, ILL.: 132 +/Acres, 1 p.m., The Lucille Holub Trust Farm, Martin, Goodrich & Waddell, Inc., 815-756-3606. See p. B6

Sat., Sept. 21 COLLINSVILLE, ILL.: Farm Equipment & Machinery, 8:30 a.m., Fournie Farms Inc., Ahrens & Niemeier, 618-459-3445. See p. B1 OHLMAN, ILL.: Fall Consignment, 9 a.m., Dennis Aumann Auction Service, 217-563-2143. IOWA CITY, IOWA: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Rogers, Rogers & Rogers, Wears Auctioneering Inc. HANNIBAL, MO.: 476 +/Acres in 6 Tracts, 11 a.m., Gilbert Wendt Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. HANNIBAL, MO.: 150 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 1 p.m., Hoenes Family Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Sun., Sept. 22 TROY, MO.: 260 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 2 p.m., Francis M. Bauer & Edith A. Bauer Revocable Trust, Thornhill Auction & Real Estate Co., 636-366-4206. See p. B6

Mon., Sept. 23 ELBURN, ILL.: Farm Retirement Auction, 9 a.m., Denny & Ande Hawks & Strom Farms LLC, Espe Auctioneering Inc., 630-6692667. CENTERVILLE, IOWA: 117 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m., Strickler Family Farm, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. HEDRICK, IOWA: 160 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 4 p.m., Lyle V. Smith Family Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Wed., Sept. 25 MONMOUTH, ILL.: 80 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Rex Sallee Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. TERRE HAUTE, IND.: 30 +/Acres, 2 p.m., Dunford/ Campbell, Johnny Swalls, 812-495-6119. SCHMIDAUCTION.HIBID.COM: Online Only 40.6 Acres, bidding begins to close at 6 p.m., Schmid Auction, 217-857-1507. See p. B2 SCHMIDAUCTION.HIBID. COM: Online Only Farm Equipment Closeout, bidding begins to close at 6 p.m., Leroy Krone, Schmid Auction, 217-8571507. See p. B2

Thurs., Sept. 26 WYANET, ILL.: 307 +/Acres in 7 Tracts, 10 a.m., Bernard K. Martin Estate & Benadine E. Martin Trust, Rediger Auction Service, 815-699-7999. LANGHAMAUCTIONEERS. HIBID.COM: Online Only Retirement Auction, bidding ends 9/26 @ 6 p.m., Randy Hamel Farm, Langham Auctioneers Inc., 618-410-6286. See p. B7 WALTONVILLE, ILL.: 179 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 7 p.m., First Illinois Ag Group, 217521-3537. See p. B7

Fri., Sept. 27 ARCOLA, ILL.: 2-Day Fall Auction, 10 a.m., Tri-County Auctions LLC, 217-268-3444. See p. B2 MEMPHIS, MO.: 257 +/Acres in 4 Tracts, 10 a.m., Nelda O. Hilpert Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Sat., Sept. 28 ARCOLA, ILL.: 2-Day Fall Auction, 8 a.m., Tri-County Auctions LLC, 217-268-3444. See p. B2

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 | B1 BROWNTOWN, WIS.: StateLine Construction & Farm Equipment Consignment, 9 a.m., Powers Auction Service, 608-439-5760. See p. B1 KIRKLAND, ILL.: 647 Acres in 6 Tracts, 10 a.m., Floyd & Margaret Drendel Trust, Gordon Stade, 847-5142853, Monte Van Kooten, 815-718-2244. STERLING, ILL.: Real Estate & Personal Property, 10 a.m., Joanne Lyon Estate, Rob Young, 815-632-8000 or Lyle Dirks, 815-626-3358. See p. B6 YATES CITY, ILL.: Farm & Equipment Auction, 10 a.m., Les & Brenda Mathews, Folger’s Auction Service, Inc., 309-337-2150. MACOMB, ILL.: 48 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts & Lake Home, 11 a.m., Mary Jensen, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Sun., Sept. 29 GILSON, ILL.: Farm Auction, 11 a.m., Mike Stowe Estate, Charles Maxey Estate, Tim & Sherry Hughs, Folger’s Auction Service, Inc., 309337-2150.

Farm, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. See p. B7

Sat., Oct. 5

A. Deters Family Farm, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

WATSEKA, ILL.: Estate Auction, 9 a.m., Estate of Marvin Perzee, Mowrey Auction Co., Inc., 815-8894191. See p. B1 DAHLGREN, ILL.: 41 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Joseph F. Wellen Estate, Jamie Scherrer Auction Co., 618272-8030. See p. B6 MT. STERLING, ILL.: 258 +/Acres in 4 Tracts, 10 a.m., Betty C. Waters Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. TRILLA, ILL.: Personal Property & Real Estate, 10 a.m., Eugene W. Kline Estate, Schmid Auction, 217-857-1507. See p. B2 LEWISBURG, KY.: 385 +/Acres in 14 Tracts, 10 a.m., Woodall Dairy Farms, Robert L. Blackford, 270725-0136. See p. B2

Thurs., Oct. 10

Mon., Oct. 7

RAYMOND, ILL.: 1,500+ Acres, 10 a.m., Aumann Auctions, 888-282-8648.

QUINCY, ILL.: 113 +/- Acres, 6 p.m., William H. Jr. & Ruth

OELWEIN, IOWA: 44 +/Acres, 11 a.m., Johnson Family Farm, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. See p. B7

Tues., Oct. 15 ROCHESTER, IND.: 541.3 +/- Acres in 9 Tracts, 6 p.m. EST, Cummins Farms Rochester, Inc., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-4512709.

Wed., Oct. 16

Fri., Oct. 18 WEST POINT, IOWA: 338 +/- Acres in 6 Tracts & Personal Property, 10 a.m., The Patricia Hoenig Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. See p. B6

Sat., Oct. 26 PECATONICA, ILL.: Consignment, 9 a.m., NITE Equipment, 815-239-9096.

Fri., Nov. 1 MCLEAN COUNTY, ILL.: 57 +/Acres Sealed Bid Auction, Ed Kraft/Anne Laundra Farm, bids due 11/1, First Mid Ag Services, 309-8384700.

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.: 118.5 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts, 6 p.m. EST, Cummins Farms Rochester, Inc., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-4512709.

Thurs., Nov. 7

Thurs., Oct. 17

ALEXIS, ILL.: 307 Acres, Mercer Co., Gregory Real Estate & Auction, LLC, 309482-5575.

CLAY CITY, IND.: 100 Acres, 2 p.m., Donald L. Fields & Brenda S. French, Johnny Swalls, 812-495-6119. See p. B7

Sat., Nov. 9

State-Line Auction Yard Largest Construction & Farm Equipment Consignment Auction Of 2019

Tues., Oct. 1 PRINCETON, ILL.: Farm Machinery & Equipment, 10 a.m., Franklin E. Donnelly Estate, Rediger Auction Service, 815-6997999. See p. B6

101 E Murray St - Browntown, WI 53522

Saturday, September 28, 2019 @ 9:00 AM Powers Auction Service: 608-439-5760 ★ Dan Powers Jr: 608-214-1883 Mike Powers: 608-214-5761 ★ Dan Powers Sr: 608-214-3765

Wed., Oct. 2 PRINCETON, ILL.: 337 +/Acres in 4 Tracts, 1 p.m., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Co., Inc., 800-4512709.

Thurs., Oct. 3 EAST MOLINE, ILL.: Truck Tractors, Straight Trucks & Trailers, 9 a.m., US Auctioneers Inc., 800-9922893. See p. B7

Fri., Oct. 4 MONROVIA, IND.: Large Public Auction, 9 a.m., Ted Everett & Kurt Everett, 317996-3929. See p. B3 CORWITH, IOWA: 145.33 +/Acres, 11 a.m., The Tindall

NEW CONSIGNMENTS COMING IN DAILY (10-15) WHEEL LOADERS, SKIP LOADERS & COMPACTORS ◆ (5-10) EXCAVATORS & DOZERS ◆ (15-20) SKID LOADERS ◆ (40-50) CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ◆ (30-40) TRUCKS & TRAILERS ◆ (10-15) COMPACT TRACTORS ◆ (20-25) RECREATIONAL & LAWN EQUIPMENT ◆ (20-30) TRACTORS ◆ (40-50) FARM EQUIPMENT ◆ (5-10) COMBINES & HEADS DENNIS SHIPPY FARM RETIREMENT LINE For complete listing, please visit our website: www.powersauction.com ONLINE BIDDING: WWW.PROXIBID.COM or WWW.EQUIPMENTFACTS.COM (2.5% Buyers Premium for Online Purchases Only Capped At $750.00 per Item Purchased Online) Powers Auction Service 110 E Murray St - Browntown, WI 53522 Office: 608-439-5760 or Email: spowers3764@yahoo.com

Estate of Marvin Perzee Sharon Perzee, administrator Saturday, October 5th, 2019 9:00 CST (Machinery to sell at 11:00)

Auction to be held at Iroquois County Fairgrounds

PUBLIC AUCTION For Fournie Farms Inc. 925 McDonough Lake Rd. • Collinsville, IL Saturday, September 21 • 8:30 am After 34 yrs. Fournie Market has closed & is selling all related equipment. Gene Fournie & Fournie Family wish to thank everyone for all your support! Directions: From I-255 Take Exit 26 go East .5 miles on Horseshoe Lake Rd OR just West of IL Rt 157. Tractors: John Deere 7520 FWA 7718 hrs, 18.4x38 rear, 380/85R28 front, Cab & Air, S/N RW7520R013317; John Deere 5420 FWA 3572 hrs, 18.4x30 rear, 320/8R24 front, Cab (missing door) S/N LV54205442736; IH 966 Farmall WF & Fast hitch 7292 hrs, 15.5x38 rear tires, S/N 14609, 2 valves; IH 504 Farmall NF-Gas-3pt & fenders, S/N 4829, has IN 463 front MT 4R Cult; IH Farmall F Series Steel Wheels has Fournie Sign (Sold for parts only); Equipment: John Deere 7000 6 Row Planter; John Deere 7000 4 Row Planter, has fertilizer boxes; John Deere 7200 12-Row Manual fold Planter; IH 10 Grain Drill; John Deere 4200 4 BTM Rollover Plow; John Deere Mx7 Rotary Mower; John Deere 513 Rotary Mower; Brillion 10ft Roller & 3 ft pups; Brillion 12 ft Roller; IH 470’ Disk Manual Fold; Brillion 12 ft Mulcher; Ferguson 3 pt Cultivator; IH Chisel Plow pull type 10 ft; 3 pt 3 shank Chisel Plow; IH Field Cult w/Coil tine Harrow; Rhino 3 pt blade 8 ft; 3 pt Dirt Scoop; Lely Rottera 12 ft Power Harrow 450-45; 2-3 pt Danish Tine Cultivators; IH 2 pt 4 row Cultivator; 2-3 pt Horse Radish Diggers; PTO Irrigation Pump; 100 pcs Irrigation Pipe, Uprights, Couplers, Tees; 3 pt Transplanter; Horse Radish Boxes; 10 Flat Bed Wagons w/sides; 150 gal Poly Tank; 8 Water Tanks in totes; IH 2 pt Carrier; Shop Tools & Miscellaneous: (2) Overhead Fuel Tanks; Acetylene Torch Set (Air Gas); Portable Welders; Drill Press; (2) Step Ladders (rolling) - (1) 11 step, (1) 6 step; Chains; Ladders; Picnic Table; Folding Table; Lots of Misc. Hand Tools; Forklift: TCM FG25 Propane 5000 lb, Side shift; Truck: 1997 Chevrolet S-10 4 cyl engine, auto trans & air, 2wd, 112,500 miles Sprayers: Hagie 254 Self Propelled; FMC 80 gal 3 pt Sprayer; (2) Pull type Old Sprayers; Market Items & Office Supplies: (3) Display Coolers (1) 3 door, (2) 2 door; (2) Walk-in Coolers (1) 6x8, (1) 5x8; Produce Tables; Starter Plant Trays; Wash Tubs; Lots of Buckets, Plastic & Metal; Hanging Scales - (2) Digital Scales 25 lb, 30 lb; Watermelon Scales - 100 lb; Pallets; Tomato cages; Produce Boxes - Wooden, Plastic & Cardboard; Berry boxes - qts, pts, with lids; Horse Radish Boxes; Horse Radish Bagger; Wheel Barrow; Pallet Polly Water Tanks; Crown Pallet Mover; Troy Bilt Tillers; 2 Wheel Trailer; New Cash Drawer w/ key; (3) Filing Cabinets - (2) 4 drawer, (1) double like new; Terms: Cash, Credit or Good Check with Proper ID. Absentee bids accepted. Owner, auctioneer, clerk and other auction staff not responsible for theft, accident, error or omissions. All announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. All items sell “AS IS, WHERE IS” with no warranty expressed or implied. ALL SALES ARE FINAL!

618-459-3445

TRACTORS ‘02 JD 8320 #P006884 18.4-46 W/ DUALS MFWD 14.9-34 FRT FENDERS 3HYD TL Q HITCH 1 SET 1500 LB REAR WTS 3382 HRS ‘97 JD 8300 #P012517 18.4-46 W/ DUALS 4HYD TL Q-HITCH 1 SET 450 REAR WTS MFWD 380 85-R34 12 FRT WTS FRT FENDERS DELCAB 3540 HRS ‘76 JD 4430 #63018 CAH QUAD 18.438 5525 HRS ‘67 JD 4020 DIESEL #148446 18.4-34 WF DIFLOC 1 HYD 2021 HRS ‘66 JD 4020 GAS #122573 18.4-34 WF W/JD 148 LDR W/JOYSTICK 6197 HRS ‘18 CIH 45 #ADE22309 CAH CFWD W/CSH L350 LDR JOYSTICK 10 HRS CVT ‘18 WORKSAVER Q-ATTACH HYD SNOWBLADE 7’ IH H TRACTOR #370845 W/WOODS L306 MOWER HARVESTING: ‘13 CIH 5130 #Y0G010394 800-R32 2WD 540-65R30 FT RT CHOPPER ELEC BIN RED LEATHER INT PRO 700 MONITOR 571/413 HRS ‘15 CIH 4406 6R30” YFH631791 KNIFE ROLLS HYD ROLLERS STALK STOMPERS KILLBROS 1800 GRAIN CART #D20670101 30.5-32

TILLAGE ‘09 CIH 1250 12R30’ PLANTER NT #Y95007617 CCS ROWCLEANERS PNEUMATIC DP HYD DRIVE AMVAC INSECT COOLERS W/ PTO PUMP PRO 600 MONITOR LIKE NEW JD 512 7X DISC RIPPER #14627 HYD FOLD REAR GANG KEWANEE 24’ FF MULCHER CIH 183 12R S-TINE CULT JD 980 34’ F CULT #17892 5 BAR SPIKE HARROW LANDOLL 7431-26 VT #74A1304144 W/ BASKET HYD BERVAC 19’ CULT VEHICLES ‘98 MACK E7-427 DAYCAB SEMI MACK 427 ENG MACK 9 SPD TRANS ALUM WHEELS AIR RIDE 542,880 MILES ‘08 WILSON 40’ HOPPER BOTTOM AIR RIDE ALUM WHEELS ROLL TARP LIKE NEW FORD F-350 1 TON DUALLY FLATBED TRUCK 4X4 5 SPD MANUAL TRANS 54775 MILES VERY NICE 5X8 TRAILER W/GATE 4X7 ALUM TRAILER W/GATE SHROCK BROS 2 AXLE TRAILER W/500 GAL TANK & TOOL BOXES ‘18 KUBOTA RTV 500 GAS #30595 4X4 23HRS

200 GAL PULL TYPE SPRAYER 2-20’ FLAT WAGON ON BRADFORD GEAR NURSE TANK RUNNING GEAR 2-AXLE 6”X45’ PTO AUGER OVER 50 YEARS OF FARMING & COLLECTING, THE SHEDS ARE FULL. SEVERAL WAGON LOADS OF GOODIES. MORE TO UNCOVER AS WE CLEAN OUT THE SHEDS Auction is to be held at Iroquois County Fairgrounds. This was Marvin’s second home, and it is a great honor to auction these items here. Marvin was very particular and all machinery is in excellent condition with the best of care and maintenance. Please attend this auction in support of the Perzee family & for an opportunity to purchase some GREAT equipment. JD equipment was sold & serviced by AHW Melvin. CIH equipment was sold and serviced by Stollers. Visit our website, www.mowreyauction.com, for pictures. Call Jon at 815-471-4191 for more information.

GO TO WWW.MOWREYAUCTION.COM FOR MORE PICTURES IROQUOIS COUNTY ILLINOIS FAIRGROUNDS GPS address: 1390 E 2000 North Rd, Watseka, IL 60970 On Illinois State Route 49, 2 miles north of the intersection of State Routes 49 and 24 in Crescent City, IL.

618-781-3814

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‘16 RED BUMPER HITCH TRAILER ‘04 LINCOLN LIMITED TOWN CAR 4-DOOR V8 ENG V-NICE 210,045 MILES GOAT TRAILER ANTIQUES OLIVER 60 RESTORED W/FENDERS OLIVER SUPER 77 RESTORED W/ FENDERS OLIVER SUPER 55 REPAINTED JD HOIST WAGON ON JD GEAR WOOD FLARE BOX WAGON W/ OAT SEEDER RESTORED FLARE BOX WAGON HORSE DRAWN 1R CULT KUIPERS OLIVER SIGN (GILMAN) MISCELLANEOUS WOODS BW 1800 15’ 1000 PTO LIKE NEW JD 7’ 3PT REAR BLADE IH #60 15’ SHREDDER 8’ LAWN MOWER TRAILER JD 350 9’ SICKLE MOWER WOODS 3PT MOWER 540 PTO 48” LAWN ROLLER JD 400 30’ ROTARY HOE END TRANSPORT HITCHDOC 2 BOX SEED TOTE W/SCALE NEVER USED ORANGE WAGON ELITE HOT WATER WASHER AGRITEK OS-96 3PT LAND LEVELER

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B2 Friday, September 20, 2019

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Headless Horseman Festival at Conner Prairie By Erica Quinlan

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

FISHERS, Ind. — Conner Prairie unveiled the design for this year’s award-winning corn maze, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.

The design includes a witch riding a broomstick, bats and a hot air balloon flying through the sky. The maze was recognized with USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice award for Best Corn Maze,

making it one of the top 10 attractions of its kind in the country. “Thank you to everyone who voted Conner Prairie’s corn maze as one of the best in the country,” said Richard Cooper, vice

president and chief programs officer at Conner Prairie. “Every year, the maze grows larger, and we are excited to welcome visitors from all around the country to explore with us.” Visitors can travel 12 acres of maze featuring three different paths: a small maze for younger guests, a long maze for teens and adults and the Headless Hollow Spooky Maze open during the Headless Horseman Festival.

The maze opens Sept. 21 and will remain open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday until Oct. 27. Paid museum guests and members can pay an activity fee to enter the maze. The fee is $5 per guest and $4 per member. Youth under 2 years old are free. The Headless Horseman Festival will take place on select dates from Oct. 10 to 27. Gates open for Headless Horseman at 6 p.m. and close at 9 p.m. Activities and hayrides

may run until 10 p.m., or later. The festival includes a Legend of Sleepy Hollow marionette show, crafts, face painting, magic show, storytelling, midway games and fall treats. Learn more at www. connerprairie.org/explore/ things-to-do/corn-maze. Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

WOODALL DAIRY FARMS – LEWISBURG, KY 385+/- ACRES IN 14 TRACTS – COMBINATIONS – TOTAL – AUCTION SALE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th – 10:00 AM HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE ROW CROPLAND – GRASSLAND – 1 HOME – TRACTS FROM 1+/- ACRE to 145+/- ACRES – BARN – FRONTAGE ON 3 ROADS – BETWEEN LEWISBURG & RUSSELLVILLE, KY 1743 ANDERSON STORE ROAD, LEWISBURG, KY

DIRECTIONS: From Russellville, KY take KY 79 North to Anderson Store Road – turn left Tracts 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10/11 on left – Continue on Anderson Store Road to Sharp Garden Road – turn left for Tracts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 14 – Then turn right on Union Grove Road for Tracts 12 & 13. The Woodall family has been in the dairy business for over 60 years and this land has furnished high quality hay and silage to over 600 Registered Holstein milking cows, as well as 100s of heifers and steers. The dairy herd was dispersed in April 2019 and the heifers are being placed in dairy operations throughout the U.S. as they reach calving stages. If you are looking for high quality land, then you cannot afford to miss this Auction. All Tracts front Anderson Store Road, Sharp Garden Road or Union Grove Road. Only minutes to Lewisburg, Morgantown, or Russellville, KY. Approximately 1 hour to Owensboro, KY or Nashville, TN. - Call your lender today or Robert L. Blackford for financing. Be Ready to Buy 1 Tract or the Entire Farm! - TRACT #1 – 14.29+/- Acres – This tract fronts Sharp Garden Road and is mostly cropland with some woods. - TRACT #2 – 8.91+/- Acres – This tract fronts Sharp Garden Road and is mostly cropland with very little woods. - TRACT #3 – 16.51+/- Acres – This tract has it all, cropland, grassland and some woods. Would make a great combination with Tract 6 on Anderson Store Road and maybe even put Tracts 7 & 8 with it. This tract fronts Sharp Garden Road. -TRACT #4 – 80.25+/- Acres – This tract is mostly cropland, small amount of grassland and woods. Fronts Sharp Garden Road. - TRACT #5 – 6.89+/- Acres – Great Combo with Tract 4. Fronts Sharp Garden Road. - TRACT #6 – 29.17+/- Acres – Fronts Anderson Store Road. Would be ideal to combo with several tracts – mostly cropland. -TRACT #7 – 1+/- Acre – Fronts Anderson Store Road with a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home. Very eye-catching – will have new roof installed prior to Auction – Would combo with Tract 8 for a nice horse farm. -TRACT 8 – 23.34+/- Acres – Fronts Anderson Store Road – features nice stock barn – mostly fenced – ready for the horses or cows – some grass and cropland. - TRACT #9 – 5.18+/- Acres – Super nice tract – in grass – would go great with Tract 8 or 10 – Fronts Anderson Store Road. - TRACTS #10 & 11 – 144.89+/- Acres – will be sold together as Tract 11 does not have road frontage. This is a super – super tract – some woods – grassland and mostly cropland. You will love this tract – Fronts Anderson Store Road. - TRACT # 12 – 14.53+/- Acres – Features small shed – all in grass – pond – mostly fenced – Fronts Union Grove Road. - TRACT #13 – 20.71+/- Acres – This is a tract everyone will like – over 12+/- Acres in C.R.P and will come out in September, 2020. Will pay new owner approximately $2,100.00 and Buyer will be required to leave in C.R.P. for the less than 1 year period. NO EXCEPTIONS. Balance in grass – Fronts Union Grove Road. - TRACT #14 – 20.217+/- Acres – Cropland – wooded – very nice small tract – lots of potential – Fronts Sharp Garden Road. - NOTE: ALL TRACTS WILL BE SOLD FROM 1743 ANDERSON STORE ROAD LOCATION - LAND: Pick & Choice – Sells by the Acre - TRACTS 7 & 8 sells by the Dollar. - 3% Increase to Combine. - C.R.P. Land – Buyer must agree to leave in C.R.P. until end of contract. NO EXCEPTIONS. - LEAD PAINT: Any home built prior to 1978 could contain lead base paint. If potential purchaser requires lead base paint inspection, at their expense, it must be completed prior to October 4, 2019 at 5:00 P.M. Purchaser will be required to sign lead base paint waiver prior to purchase contract. - TERMS: 15% non-refundable deposit day of auction, balance on or before 30 days with deed. Bank Letter of Guarantee with business or personal check. A 10% BUYER’S PREMIUM will be added to final bid to determine purchase price. - POSSESSION: Home is rented – Possibly vacant by sale day – Grassland on deed - Cropland on Harvest of 2019 crop. All property offered in “AS IS” “WHERE IS” condition. It shall be the responsibility of all potential buyers to inspect prior to bidding and all bidders shall bid or buy based upon that inspection. Neither the seller, agent, auctioneer nor representatives shall be liable for any relief, including damages, rescission, information, allowance for adjustments based on the failure of the property to conform to any specific standard or expectations, or any third party documents or information. All announcements made day of auction take precedence over all printed or oral information.

For Information, Plats, Brochure contact Robert L. Blackford, Auctioneer at – 270-725-0136

TRI-COUNTY FALL AUCTION 2 mi. N. of ARCOLA, IL on Rt 45 & 2.5 mi. W. on Cty Rd. 400 Toy Auction: Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 -- 10:00 A.M. 1,000 + TOYS: Original Farm Sets NIB; Original Farm Toys NIB; Original Smith-Miller Trucks; Original Tonka Trucks; Original Tru-Scale Trucks; Original Ertl Trucks; Construction Toys; Custom Toys; Custom Trucks; Smith-Miller Trucks by Fred Thompson; All-American Trucks; Pedals; 1/8th Scale; Lots of 80’s and 90’s Farm Toys; Pedals and 1/8th Scale will sell at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.; Very good selection of Vindex and Arcade; 50+ pieces “Good Quality”; Case Advertising and others Second ring at 6:00 p.m. - with Trains; 1/64th Semis; Hot Wheels; Matchbox ESTATES/CLOSEOUTS CONSIGNED TO THE AUCTION: JIM KNORR - PLEASANT PLAINS, IL CHUCK BAILEY - ELWOOD, IL SOLOMON - NORMAL, IL ELMER WRIGHT - ARCOLA, IL DAN BREWER - FINDLAY, IL MARK TUTTLE - ARCOLA, IL

General Auction: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 -- 8:00 A.M. TRACTORS & FARM MACHINERY J.D. 4020 Diesel/Power shift/1967 - 2nd owner w/front & rear wts., duals - ser. # P158942R; IH 2350 Loader; J.D. 730 w.f. ser.#7307306696; J.D. 60 - Power Trol - Live PTO - New Tires; M.F. 820 30’Disk; 7 Shank - 3 pt. V Ripper; J.D. Disk - 16’ 5” - Deep cone; 8 row 30” Danish Tine Cultivator; E-Z Trail Gravity Wagon Box; Gehl 100 Mixall w/Hydraulics; Gravity Wagons; Rack Wagons; Wagon Gears; Grader Box; 5’ J.D. mower; Small 3 pt. Rotary Hoe; Like new Blade; Woods 5’ Finishing Mower; Woods 6’ Blade; 5’ 3 pt Harrow; Wobble Box for 1020 platform; 3 PTO Post Hole Auger; 3 pt. PTO Seeder; Set of Rear Steel Tractor wheels; IH Sickle bar Mower; Gehl Backhoe attachment -mod. 609 ANTIQUE MACHINERY - BUGGYS 2-Seated Buggy w/brakes, LED lights - good condition - also has extra childs seat; E-Z Trail wagon w/260 gear, shaves w/adaptor, LED lights, spring seat, 6’ x 10’ bed, “Nice”; 1920’s Racing Sulky - made in Marion, OH; Steel Wheeled Potato plow; Dilt’s Wetzel Potato seed cutter; J.D. 2Row corn planter; 1-Horse garden cultivator - like new; 12’ weeder; (2) IH bottom plow; J.D. single disk; Ground Drive Power Cart - nice outfit; (1) Lot of like-new 2&3 Horse Eveners and Neck Yokes made out of steel!; Fore carts; IH sulky plow; 9’ single disk; Several 2-Row planters; IH #9 Sickle Bar Mower; Wooden wheel Wagons; Wagon Seats; 1 Horse Sleigh ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Advertising Boxes; Milk Stools; Wood Barrels; Seed Bags; Hay Forks; Barn Lanterns; R.R. Lanterns; Various size Anvils; Blacksmith Vise; J.D. 1/2 hp Hit ‘n’ Miss engine on skids FURNITURE 6-Tin Pie Safe; Primitive Wardrobe - wide boards; Primitive Cabinet w/shelves; Early Blue & White Cabinet base; Super “Rare” Homiline Meal Cabinet - museum piece; Cabinet base; Oak 6-Drawer Chest 16” x 28” x 20”; 27 Drawer 4 pc. Cabinet; 4 & 5 stack Lawyer Bookcases; 105 Drawer Oak Map Cabinet; Dining Room Table w/3 Leaves; Oak Stair Railing - 11’ Long - Local Built; Lots of mid-Century furniture; Several loads of Primitive furniture GLASSWARE - LAMPS - CROCKS - BUTTER CHURNS LAWN & GARDEN - YARD ITEMS J.D. 110 L & G - round fenders ser.# A26268; J.D. 112 L & G; J.D. 111 L & G w/Blade and chains; J.D. 110 L & G clamshell fenders and blade; J.D. 726 Self-Propelled Snow Blower - 26” wide - good; (2) New 2019 Simplicity Zero Turn Mowers; Huskee 20 H.P. 42” cut mower SHOP TOOLS • FARM MISCELLANEOUS 1” air Wrench & 1” Wheel Sockets; New Torch set; Air Compressor w/extra tank; Porter Cable - Rigid - Bostich - like new tools; Atlas TH54 Lathe; DeWalt Radial Arm Saw; Johnson horizontal band saw; Rockwell table saw; Will have several loads of better than average tools CARS - TRUCKS - BOATS - ETC. 1929 Model A Roadster w/Rumble seat; 8’ Pickup dump bed; 15’ Alumacraft Fishing Boat w/trailer - also having trolling motor - nice outfit w/titles LUMBER - BUILDING SUPPLIES Complete set of House Trusses w/floor plan; (7) 36’ long Ag Trusses; (8) 36’ long Ag Trusses for 36’ x 48’ Shed; (6) 40’ Pole Barn Trusses; (5) 28’ Trusses; 25 pieces 33’ 7” Stone Metal; Pre-cut Studs: 2x6’s, 2x8’s, 2x12’s, 4x4’s, 4x6’s; Windows; Doors; Various sizes and colors of metal. Visit Auctionzip.com - Auctioneer #14498 for pictures & sale bill. Visa/Master Card accepted. TRI-COUNTY AUCTION LLC - 650E. County Road 400N• Arcola, Illinois 61910 Sale Mgr.: Vernon J. Yoder - 217-268-3444 Sale Week Numbers: (all 217) 521-0246; 294-3838; 254-9899

www.agrinews-pubs.com | ILLINOIS AGRINEWS | Friday, September 20, 2019

LARGE PUBLIC AUCTION • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019

Twenty Miles West of Indianapolis, Indiana, on Interstate 70 To State Road 39, (exit 59)-Then ½ Mile South To Sale Site At:

Ted Everett Farm Equipment

ABSOLUTE AUCTION, EVERYTHING SELLS, NO CONSIGNMENTS *Three Auction Rings - Two Starting at 9:00 am* First Ring: Compact Tractors, Industrial, Farm Equipment • Second Ring: Golf Carts, Lawn & Garden, ATV’s & Misc. • Third Ring: Starts at 12:30 pm OUTSIDE - Vehicles & Misc. TRACTORS: JD 8570, 6125 HRS; JD 8335RT, 1480 HRS; JD 7700, 7683 HRS; JD 7410 POWER QUAD, MFWD, SELF-LEVELING LDR; JD 7230 W/ CAB, 2WD, 900 HRS; JD 6300L W/ LDR, MFWD, 5695 HRS; JD 6170 W/ LDR, MFWD, FORKS, BUCKET, FRONT & REAR WEIGHTS, 4 REMOTES, 1542 HRS; JD 5520 W/ CAB, 2WD, LDR READY, 3082 HRS; JD 5320 W/ CAB, LDR, MFWD; JD 5093E W/ LDR, MFWD, 3771 HRS; JD 5075E, 223 HRS; JD 4760 W/ DUALS; JD 4720 W/ LDR & DECK; JD 4650, PS, DUALS, 9605 HRS; JD 4555, MFWD, DUALS, 7592 HRS; JD 4520; JD 4450, POWER SHIFT, 3 REMOTES, 8390 HRS; (2) JD 4230, OPEN STATION, QUAD RANGE; JD 4020, PROPANE; JD 2750 W/ LDR; JD 2520 W/ 60” DECK, DRIVE OVER, MFWD, 714 HRS; JD 2355, WON IN THE MONROVIA FESTIVAL DRAWING IN 1992, ONLY HAS 88 HRS FROM DRIVING THROUGH THE PARADE, STORED IN HEATED GARAGE; JD 2305 W/ LDR & DECK, 607 HRS; JD 2025R, 278 HRS, SN 113779; JD 2020 W/ LDR; JD 1520, 2WD, GAS; JD 1026R W/ LDR & DECK, 212 HRS; JD 955 W/ JD X300 LDR, DECK, 4WD; JD 750 W/ CAB & BLADE; JD 630, NF; JD 70, NF, GAS; JD A; C/IH 9280, BAREBACK, DUALS, 4000 HRS; C/IH 7140 MAGNUM, MFWD, DUALS, 5759 HRS; C/IH 7130, MFWD; C/IH 7110 MAGNUM; C/IH DX40 W/ LDR, MFWD, 600 HRS; KUBOTA M7040 W/ LA1153 LDR, MFWD, CANOPY; KUBOTA L3750, HYD SHUTTLE; KUBOTA L3650 W/ LDR, MFWD; KUBOTA L3600 W/ LA680 LDR; KUBOTA L3240 HST W/ LDR, MFWD, 1263 HRS; KUBOTA BX2680 W/ LDR, DECK, MFWD, 52 HRS; KUBOTA BX2670 W/ LDR & DECK, 92 HRS; KUBOTA BX2660 W/ LDR, DECK, MFWD, 343 HRS; KUBOTA BX2350 W/ LDR, MFWD, BELLY MOWER; KUBOTA BX2370; KUBOTA B9200, MFWD; (2) KUBOTA B7100; KUBOTA B3300, SU, MFWD, 180 HRS; KUBOTA B1550 W/ DECK, HST, 1135 HRS; AGCO ALLIS 7600A W/ QUICKIE 670 LDR, MFWD; AC 8030; AC 7010, 2WD, 2700 HRS; AC 185; AC 180; AC 180 W/ LDR; AC D15 W/ BELLY MOWER; AC WD, WF; AC WC; CASE 2390, 4777 HRS; CASE 1370 W/ DUALS, 5082 HRS; CASE 830, CASE O MATIC, WF, GAS; CASE D, S/N 5516317D; COOP 30, S/N 21840 COCKSHUTT 60, S/N 619620; CUB CADET 7530 W/ LDR, 4X4, 535 HRS; DUETZ 5220; FARMALL 350; FORD TW35, MFWD, DUALS; FORD 7700, DIESEL, 5738 HRS; FORD 3000 W/ LDR; (2) FORD 2000; FORD 850, GAS, NEW PAINT, S/N 86812; FORD GOLDEN JUBILEE; FORDSON TRACTOR; IH 5488, DUALS, 5278 HRS; IH 5488, DUALS; IH 5288, DUALS, PS, 3 REMOTES; IH 1456 W/ GREAT BEND LDR; IH 986 W/ CAB; IH 986; IH 806, WF, GAS; IH 706, NF, GAS; IH 656; IH 460 W/ LDR; IH 245 W/ LDR; IH 244 W/ BELLY MOWER; IH SUPER MTA, S/N 66813; 9N FORD; MF 4225 W/ LDR, MFWD; MF 2705; MF 2640 W/ CAB, 2WD; MF 1085; MF 265 W/ LDR, 3036 HRS; MF 50 W/ LDR; NH TC40 W/ LDR & DECK; NH TC18; NH TN75, 2WD, 3858 HRS; OLIVER 77; OLIVER 60, S/N 615544; WHITE 2-150; AGRACAT 2920 SALVAGE TRACTORS: JD 4230; JD 70, DIESEL; JD R; AC 7045; AC 7040; AC 5030; AC WD45 W/ MIXER; CUB CADET 185; FARMALL 460; FARMALL H; FORD 5000, DIESEL; JEPE 284 W/ KOYKER LDR; MF 40B W/ LDR, DIESEL; WHITE 2-105 W/ LDR; STEIGER 320; CASE 1818 SKIDSTEER W/ 42” BUCKET, 2670 HRS; BADGER 888 GRADE ALL EXCAVATOR; FORKLIFT CONSTRUCTION: CAT 289D XPS SKIDSTEER; CAT 262D SKIDSTEER, 380 HRS; CAT 257D SKIDSTEER; CAT 246B SKIDSTEER; CASE 1875C SKIDSTEER, 2937 HRS; CASE TV380 SKIDSTEER; CASE SV250 SKIDSTEER, 1529 HRS; NH C238 SKIDSTEER; KUBOTA SVL90 SKIDSTEER, 3069 HRS; TAKEUCHI TL10V2 SKIDSTEER, 74” BUCKET W/ TEETH, 180 HRS, WARRANTY THROUGH DEC 2019; TAKEUCHI TL150 SKIDSTEER; JD 125 SKIDSTEER; CLARK GPX50 FORKLIFT; DOOSAN MEGA 160 LOADER; CAT 936F WHEEL LOADER; CAT 924F WHEEL LOADER; DRESSER 515B WHEEL LOADER; HOUGH H50 LOADER W/ FORKS & BUCKET; JD 301 W/ LDR; GRADALL 534-6 TELEHANDLER, 4WD, 6000# LIFT, CUMMINS; JD 410G BACKHOE, CAB, 4X4, EXTEND A HOE, 5500 HRS; JD 310G BACKHOE, 2WD; CASE 590SM BACKHOE, 4X4, EXT A HOE; CASE 580SM BACKHOE, EXT A HOE, 4WD, 5929 HRS; CASE 580SM BACKHOE, EXT A HOE, 4WD, 6109 HRS; CASE 580 BACKHOE, 72” BUCKET, OUTRIGGERS, 16” & 24” BUCKETS; CASE 580B BACKHOE; CAT 416C BACKHOE, 4WD, EXT A HOE; JD 310SE TLB, 2WD, EXT A HOE; JD 310SE BACKHOE; CAT D5G DOZER, 1043 HRS, S/N 5XK35625; CAT D4B LGT DOZER; CAT D3B DOZER; JD 750C DOZER, 6-WAY BLADE, 3148 HRS; KOMATSU D41E-6 CRAWLER DOZER; CAT 314C EXCAVATOR; BOBCAT 325G EXCAVATOR, OPEN ROPS; KUBOTA KX91R32S EXCAVATOR, 950 HRS; HITACHI EX200 LC-3 EXCAVATOR, 30’ BOOM, 32” TRACKS 40” BUCKET; LINK BELT 3400 EXCAVATOR; IHI 55NX EXCAVATOR EVERSMAN 750 SCRAPER, 8YD; JD 650 SCRAPER, PULL-TYPE; REYNOLDS 6C DIRT SCRAPER; MISKIN M-81 SCRAPER, PULL-TYPE, DOLLY, 7’; JD 48 BACKHOE, 3PT, W/ 24” & 36” BUCKETS, OFF 4000 SERIES; GEHL TELEHANDLER TILT ATTACHMENT COMBINES: JD S660, 400/575 HRS; JD 9570STS, 2WD, CONTOUR MASTER, CHOPPER, BULLET ROTOR, 1994/1351 HRS; JD 9570STS, CHOPPER, 1999/1550 HRS; JD 9560STS, 2667/1701 HRS; JD 9560STS, 2800/1900 HRS; JD 9510, CONTOUR, 4409/3117 HRS; JD 9500, 3241/2253 HRS; JD 8820 TITAN II, 4WD; JD 7720 TITAN II, 4196 HRS; JD 7720, 4230/4320 HRS; JD 7720; JD 6620 HYDRO, 5213 HRS, YM-PF3000 YIELD MONITOR; JD 6620 ; C/IH 7120; C/IH 2588, RT CHOPPER, FIELD TRACKER, 2360/1709 HRS; C/IH 2588, 3408/2752 HRS, 2WD, S/N 300990; C/IH 2388, RT CHOPPER, FIELD TRACKER, 2983/2083 HRS, S/N JJC0276154; C/IH 2366, 2WD, CHOPPER, 2900/2030 HRS; C/IH 2344, 2WD, CHOPPER, 2516/1768 HRS, S/N JJC0174064; C/IH 2188, DUALS, 3732 HRS; C/IH 2166; C/IH 1660, 4891 HRS HEADS: MACDON 972 DRAPER HEAD, 30’; JD 925 GRAINHEAD; JD 920 GRAINHEAD, 20’; JD 920 GRAINHEAD; JD 915 GRAINHEAD; JD 635F GRAINHEAD; (4) JD 630F GRAINHEAD; (2) JD 630F FLEX GRAINHEAD; JD 625F GRAINHEAD, 25’, HYDRA FLEX, FULL FINGER; JD 930F GRAINHEAD, POLY; JD 220 GRAINHEAD, 20’; JD 216 GRAINHEAD; (2) JD 213 GRAINHEAD; C/IH 1020 GRAINHEAD, 15’; (4) C/ IH 1020 GRAINHEAD, 20’; JD 608C CORNHEAD, 1-OWNER, ONLY 3000 ACRES, S/N 765856; (2) JD 893 CORNHEAD; JD 843 CORNHEAD; JD 693 CORNHEAD, HYD STRIPPERS, FLUTED ROLLS; (3) JD 693 CORNHEAD; JD 644 CORNHEAD; JD 643 CORNHEAD, HIGH TIN; (2) JD 643 CORNHEAD; JD 653A ROW CROP BEAN HEAD; (2) C/IH 3408 CORNHEAD; (2) C/IH 1063 CORNHEAD; 2009 GERRINGHOFF 8-ROW; HUGGER 830 CORNHEAD; (2) GLEANER 525 FLEX; GLEANER 520, FLEX PLANTERS & DRILLS: KINZE 3600 16/31 PLANTER, BULK FILL, NO-TILL, ROW CLEANERS; KINZE 3000 PLANTER, 6-ROW, LIQUID FERT, DOUBLE FRAME SPLITTER; WHITE 8202 PLANTER, 12-ROW; C/IH 1200 PLANTER, 16-ROW; JD 7200 PLANTER, 6-ROW, LIQUID FERT; JD 7200 PLANTER, 6-ROW, VAC; JD 7000 PLANTER, 16-ROW, WIDE ROW, FRONT FOLD, FLEX; JD 7000 PLANTER, 8-ROW; JD 7000 PLANTER; GREAT PLAINS 8-ROW PLANTER, DRY FERTILIZE; BUFFALO 8000 12/30 PLANTER; CONVEYOR 1200 PLANTER; GP 20’ NO TILL DRILL W/ COULTER CADDY; (2) JD 8300 DRILL; JD VAN BURNT DRILL; JD BD113 GRAIN DRILL; C/IH 5400 DRILL, 15’, NO-TILL W/ COULTER CART; KRAUSE DRILL, NO-TILL, GRASS SEED; MARLISS PASTURE KING, PULL-TYPE, 10’ TILLAGE: C/IH 330 TURBO, 32’; C/IH 3900 DISK, 24’; C/IH 496 DISK, 28’, 7.5” SPACING; C/IH 496 DISK, 21’, 19” BLADES, 7.5” SPACING; C/IH 496 DISK W/ HARROW, 22’; C/IH 490 DISK, 24’; C/IH 370 DISK, 10’; JD 210 DISK, 14’, 9” SPACING, HARROW; KEWANEE OFFSET DISK; KRAUSE 1921 DISK, 21’; WILRICH 6600, 7-SHANK, 30” SPACING, REAR CLOSING DISKS; SUNFLOWER 1433 DISK, ROCK FLEX; JD 2623VT, 26.5’, HYD REAR BASKET, S/N 750590; UNVERFERTH 7-SHANK RIPPER, PULL-TYPE, FOLD UP, REMOVABLE TONGUE, SPRING RESET; JD 2210 CULTIVATOR, 48’; JD 875 CULTIVATOR, 8-ROW, WIDE ROW, FLAT FOLD; KENT SERIES V FIELD CULTIVATOR, 28’, 5-BAR SPIKE HARROW; KRAUSE FIELD CULTIVATOR; DEERBORNE 2-ROW CULTIVATOR, REAR MOUNT; C/IH MRX690 RIPPER, 7-SHANK; JD 510 DISK RIPPER, 7-SHANK; M&W 1875 DISK RIPPER, 7-SHANK, 3-BAR COIL TINE HARROW; M&W 1165 EARTHMASTER; M&W 1165, 5-SHANK; DMI S650 IN-LINE RIPPER, 3PT, 5-SHANK, SPRING LOADED SHANKS; SUNFLOWER 6332 SOIL FINISHER, 26’, 5-BAR SPIKE TOOTH HARROW, WALKING TANDEMS; GLENCOE 7X SOIL SAVER; JD 722 FINISHER, ROLLING REEL, 5-BAR SPIKE, 30’; UNVERFERTH 220 ROLLING HARROW, 31’; JD 400 ROTARY HOE; SPIKE HARROW - NEW; PULL-TYPE DISK CHISEL GRAIN CARTS & WAGONS: PARKER 1039 AUGER CART W/ SCALES & TARP, NEW; UNVERFERTH 1110 TRACK CART; BRENT 880 AUGER CART W/ SCALES; KINZE 840 AUGER CART; (2) EZ FLOW 475 AUGER CART; M&W CORNER AUGER CART; (2) KILLBROS WAGON W/ AUGER; A&L F500 GRAIN CART; BII 528 GRAIN CART; J&M 525 GRAIN CART, NEW TIRES; HINSON 812 GRAIN CART; BRENT 544 GRAVITY WAGON; (2) BRENT 440 GRAVITY WAGON; M&W 300 BU GRAVITY WAGON, DUAL DOORS; M&W GRAVITY WAGON; KILLBROS 350 GRAVITY WAGON ON ELECTIC 5010 RUNNING GEAR; (3) KILLBROS GRAVITY WAGON; EZ TRAIL 3400 GRAVITY WAGON, 400 BU; FICKLIN 231 GRAVITY WAGON ON JD 1065 GEAR, AIRPLANE TIRES; FICKLIN 185 GRAVITY WAGON ON JD GEAR; FICKLIN 4500 GRAVITY WAGON; GRAVITY WAGON W/ AUGER; (2) GRAVITY WAGON; J&M 450 BU WAGON; (3) J&M 540 WAGON; (2) J&M WAGON; M&W LITTLE RED WAGON; (2) KILLBROS WAGON W/ AUGER; 100 BU WAGON W/ TARP; PARKER WAGON; GRAIN BOX HAY EQUIPMENT: JD 569 ROUND BALER, NET WRAP, 16792 BALES; JD 640 HAY RAKE W/ DOLLY WHEEL; H&S BF14HC 16-WHEEL HAY RAKE; H&S HAY RAKE, 12-WHEEL; NH 258 HAY RAKE; NH 256 HAY RAKE; NI 5209 DISK MOCO; JD 275 DISK MOWER, 3PT, 9’; VERMEER 7030 DISK MOWER, 9’, 3PT; BUSH HOG DISK MOWER, 3PT; ENOROSSI G4LP 4-BASKET TEDDER; ENOROSSI G4V570 4-BASKET TEDDER; SITREX 2GL302 2-BASKET HAY TEDDER; NH 1465 HAYBINE; NH 479 HAYBINE; 54’ BALE ELEVATOR ROTARY CUTTERS: JD HX15 BATWING; JD HX14 BATWING, 3PT; (2) BUSH HOG 2815 BATWING; BUSH HOG 2715 BATWING; BUSH HOG 2615 BATWING; LANDPRIDE RC2512 BATWING, 12’; HOWSE 15’ BATWING; WOODS D315Q BATWING; WOODS BW1260 BATWING; 8’ BUSH HOG; JD 1508 ROTARY CUTTER, 15’; JD 1008 ROTARY CUTTER, 10’, 3PT; JD 709 ROTARY CUTTER; JD 513 ROTARY CUTTER, 5’ (AS IS); JD 5’ ROTARY CUTTER; BUSH HOG 12512R ROTARY CUTTER, 3PT, 12’; BUSH WACKER T230 ROTARY CUTTER, 10’, 3PT; HOWSE ROTARY CUTTER, 5’; LANDPRIDE RCR1260 CUTTER, 5’; WOODS BB72 ROTARY CUTTER, 6’; WOODS 121 ROTARY CUTTER; WOODS 48 ROTARY CUTTER, 3PT; WOODS ROTARY CUTTER; WOODS 6’ ROTARY CUTTER; MAHINDRA 5’ ROTARY CUTTER, 3PT; (6) MAHINDRA 6’ ROTARY CUTTER, 3PT; (5) MAHINDRA 6’ ROTARY CUTTER, 3PT, W/ SLIP CLUTCH; (3) MAHINDRA 4’ ROTARY CUTTER, 3PT; AC 5’ ROTARY CUTTER, PULL TYPE; 5’ ROTARY CUTTER, 3PT; BUSH HOG TD1500 FINISH MOWER; LANDPRIDE RC2512 RANGER SERIES II, 12’; LANDPRIDE 1572 FINISH MOWER, 90” ; LANDPRIDE 6’ FINISH MOWER; WOODS RM90 FINISH MOWER; WOODS FINISH MOWER; MIRANDA 6’ FINISH MOWER; BUSH HOG SM60F SIDE CUTTER; RHINO DB150 DITCH BANK MOWER OTHER EQUIPMENT: JD 4730 SPRAYER, 90’ BOOMS, STAINLESS STEEL TANK, GUIDANCE READY, 3760 HRS; TYLER PATRIOT SPX3150 SPRAYER, 90’ BOOMS, 4WD, RAVEN 460 MONITOR, 4762 HRS; SPRACOUPE 4640, 60’ BOOMS, RAVEN MONITOR, 2600 HRS; HARDI 3000 SPRAYER, 60’ BOOMS ; BEST WAY FIELD PRO III SPRAYER, PULL TYPE, 60’ BOOMS, RAVEN SCS440 CONTROLLER; HARDI PULL TYPE SPRAYER, 50’ BOOMS; HARDI NAVIGATOR 1100 SPRAYER ; BESTWAY 500-GAL SPRAYER, PULL-TYPE; MELROE SPRAY COUPE 220; SILVER WHEELS CENTER RIDE LEADER BED FERTILIZER SPREADER, NEW BELT IN BED; HAHN FERTILIZER SPREADER, 3PT; KNIGHT 3030 REEL AUGIE FEED WAGON W/ SCALES; BLUE JET VISTRON 17X HYD FOLD ANNHYROUS APPLICATOR, PULL TYPE, RAVENS COOLER; UNVERFERTH 3750 SEED TENDER; BRADY 2400 STALK SHREDDER, 20’; JD BARGE BOX W/ HOIST; NI 3609 MANURE SPREADER ; NI 362 MANURE SPREADER; NI 201 MANURE SPREADER; NH 155 MANURE SPREADER; NI MANURE SPREADER, TANDEM AXLE; KNIGHT 1030 MANURE SPREADER; H&S MANURE SPREADER; BETTER BUILT MANURE TANK; PRIEFERT CATTLE CHUTE; PALPATION CHUTE; HOG CHUTE; WESTFIELD 13X71 AUGER; FARM KING 14X55 AUGER; LEON ROCK PICKER; ROCK WAGON; PACKER; CHOPPER OFF JD 6620; UNVERFERTH HT25 HEAD CART; UNVERFERTH HT12 HEADCART; EZ TRAIL 672; EZ TRAIL 620 HEADCART; BALLIE 20’ HEAD CART; KILLBROS 20 HEADCART; SHOP BUILT 20’ HEAD CART; KILBROS 1280 RUNNING GEAR; HAY WAGON RUNNING GEAR; JD 726 LOADER; 84” SKIDLOADER BUCKET; BUSH HOG 176 BLADE, 10’; JD 9’ BLADE, 3PT; LANDPRIDE HYD BLADE, 3PT, 9’; RHINO R950 BLADE, 9’; WORKSAVER 9’ SNOW BLADE; WOODS RB800 BLADE, 3PT, 8’; FRONTIER BB4296H HYD SCARIFIER BOX BLADE, 8’; RHINO HYD REAR BLADE, 8’, 3PT; C/IH BM184H FARMALL 7’ FRONT MT BLADE FOR COMPACT TRACTOR; C/IH BM184 FARMALL FRONT MT BLADE FOR COMPACT TRACTOR; JD FRONT HYD BLADE, 7’; 7’ GRADER BOX; 3PT BLADE, 6’; (4 SETS) PALLET FORKS; (5 SETS) MAHINDRA PALLET FORKS; KUBOTA PALLET FORKS; JD 48” PALLET FORK; (4) MAHINDRA SKIDSTEER MT SINGLE SPEAR; (6) MAHINDRA 3PT PHD; PHD W/ 8” & 12” AUGERS; PHD W/ 6” & 8” AUGERS; JD 35C SICKLE MOWER, 9’; GALLAGER 10’ TILLER, 3PT; (6) MAHINDRA 6’ TILLER; (3) MAHINDRA 5’ TILLER; WOODS T60 ROTARY TILLER, 5’; HOWARD 3PT TILLER, 5’; HOWARD ROTOVATOR TILLER, FAST HITCH, 5’; JD 450 TILLER, 4’; RYAN S4423 AERATOR, 3PT; V-MAX 9500 SALT SPREADER; FRONTIER SB1308R SNOWBLOWER; LOG SPLITTER, HYD, 3PT; MOSQUITO SPRAYER, 9HP BRIGGS; (2) ALUMINUM FUEL TANK; SWEEPSTER W/ CURB SWEEPER; WINPOWER 20KW GENERATOR ON TRAILER; PTO GENERATOR; MILITARY POWER STATION,; SLIDE IN FOR TRUCK; INGERSOLL RAND 185 AIR COMPRESSOR; AIR COMPRESSOR; LINCOLN WELDER; WELDING HELMETS; LASER LEVEL; 3PT CEMENT MIXER; TROYBILT CHIPPER; (2) POWER WASHER; SEWER SNAKE ON TRAILER; GAS PUMP; (2) SAND BLASTER; ANTIQUE VICE ON BARREL; PROPANE TANK W/ TORCH; 1000-GAL LP TANK CONVERTED TO LIQ STORAGE; 2-AXLE TRAILER W/ 1000-GAL TANK; CINCINNATI FAN BLOWER ON TRAILER, WISCONSIN MOTOR; TRACTOR CAB; MCCORMICK 3HP 1H HIT N MISS ENGINE; (30) GATES VEHICLES: 2002 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHRCI VIN 612664; 2005 SUZUKI C90 MOTORCYCLE, VIN 103906; 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to Bed: 9 a.m., Kankakee County Extension ofďŹ ce, 1650 Commerce Drive, Bourbonnais, Ill.; 815-9338337.

SEPTEMBER BOONE COUNTY Sept. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Your Natural Space: 9 to 10 a.m. Boone County Extension ofďŹ ce, 205 Cadillac Ct., Suite 5, Belvidere, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y2c4jg88.

Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; La Salle County 4-H Open House: 3 to 7 p.m., University of Illinois Extension Education Center & Community Teaching Kitchen, 944 First St., La Salle, Ill.

Sept. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Art of Pressed Flowers: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Savanna Public Library, 326 Third St., Savanna, Ill.; 815-273-3714.

Sept. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; La Salle County 4-H Open House: 9 a.m. to noon, La Salle County Extension ofďŹ ce, 1689 N. 31st Road, Suite 2, Ottawa, Ill.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

CHRISTIAN COUNTY Sept. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tree Selection and Care Workshops: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Christian County Extension ofďŹ ce, 1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y3bvpj2a. Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Visual Arts: Fall Workshop Beginners: 2 to 3 p.m., Christian County Extension ofďŹ ce, 1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y3xdhace. Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Visual Arts: Fall Workshop Intermediate: 3 to 4 p.m., Christian County Extension ofďŹ ce, 1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y4kbzoae.

COLES COUNTY Sept. 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wits Fitness Brain Exercise Class: 10 to 11:30 a.m., LifeSpan Center of Coles County, 11021 E Co Rd 800 N, Charleston, Ill.

DEKALB COUNTY Sept. 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Poverty Simulation: 9 a.m. to noon, DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore, Ill.; 815-758-8194.

Sept. 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; McHenry County Farm Stroll: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

LA SALLE COUNTY

CARROLL COUNTY

Sept. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Preparing the Ornamental Garden for Winter: 7 p.m., Champaign County Extension auditorium, 801 N. Country Fair Drive, Champaign, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y3d4zpdp.

MCHENRY COUNTY

Garlic for Beginners Learn about the basics of growing garlic from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Jo Daviess County Extension oďŹ&#x192;ce, 204 N. Vine St., Elizabeth. Participants will learn about variety selection, plant care and feeding, as well as harvesting and storage tips. Cost is $5. To register, visit tinyurl.com/y4qltrrv, or call 815-858-2273. Sept. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gluten Fads and Facts: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Malta Public Library, 203 Adams St, Malta, Ill. Sept. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Master Naturalist Day of Learning: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Russell Woods Nature Center, 11750 State Route 72, Genoa, Ill.

EDWARDS COUNTY Sept. 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Edwards County 4-H Kickoff Fun Day: 3 p.m., Albion4-H Horse Arena, Edwards County Fairgrounds, 90 W. Pine St., Albion, Ill.

GRUNDY COUNTY Sept. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Financial Elder Exploitation: 6 to 7 p.m., Morris Public Library, 604 Liberty St., Morris, Ill.; 815942-6880. Sept. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grundy County 4-H

MACOUPIN COUNTY Sept. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Succulent Wreath Workshop: 5 to 6:30 p.m., Macoupin County Extension ofďŹ ce, #60 Carlinville Plaza, Carlinville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/

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JASPER COUNTY Sept. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jasper County Conservation Field Day: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Sam Parr State Park, Newton, Ill.

Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Garlic for Beginners: 1. to 3 p.m., Jo Daviess County Extension OfďŹ ce, 204 N. Vine St., Elizabeth, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y4qltrrv. Sept. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fall into Gardening: 1 to 3 p.m., CTE Academy, 950 Hwy 20 W, Elizabeth, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y5n96nr8.

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y6jgjznw. Sept. 26-27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CertiďŹ ed Food Protection Manager Class and Exam: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Macoupin County Extension ofďŹ ce, #60 Carlinville Plaza, Carlinville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y2e7wwa4. Sept. 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tree IdentiďŹ cation Education Series: 2 to 4 p.m., Macoupin County Extension ofďŹ ce, #60 Carlinville Plaza, Carlinville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y68gfq3r.

MARSHALL COUNTY Sept. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marshall â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Putnam County 4-H Open House: 3 to 5 p.m., Marshall Putnam Extension ofďŹ ce, 509 Front St., Henry, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y6jgjznw.

MCLEAN COUNTY

Federation Cut Meat Auction: 10:30 a.m., American Legion Building, 212 W. Washington St., Morris, Ill.; 815-942-2725.

JO DAVIESS COUNTY

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Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Money Mentor Training: 6 to 8 p.m., McLean County Extension ofďŹ ce, 1615 Commerce Pkwy., Bloomington, Ill.; tinyurl. com/y2djep3p.

MERCER COUNTY Sept. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fall Harvest of Horticulture: 8:30 a.m. to noon, Aledo Fire Station, 211 SE Third St., Aledo, Ill.; tinyurl.com/yyetfefd. Sept. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tree Inventory Training: 1 p.m., Aledo Fire Station, 211 SE Third St., Aledo, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ yyubl8yt.

#1 Industrial Park Drive, Hillsboro, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y6yp9wgc. Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Landscaping for Energy-EfďŹ cient Homes: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Montgomery County Extension ofďŹ ce, #1 Industrial Park Drive, Hillsboro, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y67k79qq.

OGLE COUNTY Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Organic, Local, Natural â&#x20AC;&#x201C; What It Is and Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t: 6 to 7 p.m., Oregon Public Library, 300 Jefferson St., Oregon, Ill.

Sept. 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Drones in Agriculture: 10:30 a.m. to noon., Jordan Township Building, 28950 Penrose Road, Sterling, Ill.; go.illinois.edu/DronesInAg.

WILL COUNTY Sept. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Senior Credit Scores: 11 a.m. to noon, PlainďŹ eld Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., PlainďŹ eld, Ill.; 815436-6639.

CARROLL COUNTY

Sept. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4-H Scavenger Hunt: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Sparta City Park, Belmont Street, Sparta, Ill.; 618-443-4364.

WHITESIDE COUNTY

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

Sept. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wits Fitness: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St, Sterling, Ill.; go.illinois.edu/ witsďŹ tness.

Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Financial Affairs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Keys for Embracing Aging Series: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Champaign County Extension ofďŹ ce, 801 N. Country Fair Drive,

Sept. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin, Ill.; 618-833-6363.

RANDOLPH COUNTY

COLES COUNTY Oct. 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Live Well, Be Well: A Chronic Disease SelfManagement Program: 9 to 11:30 a.m., Immaculate Conception Parish Center, 1920 Richmond Ave., Mattoon, Ill.; 217-725-6081.

KANKAKEE COUNTY Oct. 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Living with Wildlife: 10 a.m., Shannon Bayou, 3301 Waldron Road, Aroma Park, Ill.; 815-933-8337.

OCTOBER Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fall Garden Care: 4 to 5 p.m., Lanark Public Library, 111 S. Broad St., Lanar, Ill.; 815-493-2166. Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wits Fitness: 10:30 a.m. to noon, Thomson Public Library, 1005 W Main St, Thomson, Ill.; go.illinois.edu/ witsďŹ tness2; 815-632-3611. Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wits Fitness: 1:30 to 3 p.m., Mt.Carroll Public Library, 208 N. Main St., Mt Carroll,Ill.; go.illinois.edu/ MCwitsďŹ tness.

PULASKI COUNTY

Champaign, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y2s9jq7a.

LA SALLE COUNTY Oct. 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I on Diabetes: 9:30 a.m. to noon, OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, 1100 E. Norris Drive, Ottawa, Ill.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY

PIATT COUNTY

Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Back on Track: I on Diabetes Support Group: 9:30 to 11 a.m., Bruce Township, 216 N. Sterling St., Streator, Ill.; 815-224-0889.

Oct. 1 and 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CertiďŹ ed Food Protection Manager Class and Exam: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Piatt County Extension ofďŹ ce, 210 S. Market St., Monticello, Ill.; 217-762-2191.

MCHENRY COUNTY Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; McHenry County 4-H Open House: 5 to 7 p.m., McHenry County Extension ofďŹ ce, 1102 McConnell Road, Woodstock, Ill.; 815-338-3737.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY Oct. 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nut Trees for Your Home Landscape: 10 to 11 a.m., Montgomery County Extension ofďŹ ce, #1 Industrial Park Drive, Hillsboro, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y2kz5vbe.

Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fall Wreath Workshop: 6:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Hall 1301 E. Washington, PittsďŹ eld, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ y55cxue3.

VERMILION COUNTY Oct. 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saving Money on Food Costs: 11 a.m. to noon, Danville Public Library, 319 N. Vermilion St., Danville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y4c3n7tn.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY Sept. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4-H Quilting Class: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Montgomery County Extension ofďŹ ce, #1 Industrial Park Drive, Hillsboro, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ yy549l5o. Sept. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dealing with Backyard Wildlife: 2 to 3 p.m., Montgomery County Extension ofďŹ ce,

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MONROE COUNTY Sept. 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ButterďŹ&#x201A;y Festival: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Baebler Educational Farm, 4022 Jj Road, Waterloo, Ill.

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From the Pastures Putting wool to work Even though a lot of stores are selling pumpkin spice flavored foods and beverages, I do not feel ready for fall. The weather the past week has been more summer like, which is nice for the crops that were planted late. The fall season is the beginning of a busy time around my farm and fiber mill. It is also a good time to promote the benefits of wool. My slogan this fall has been: remember last winter. The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival was packed with many ways to learn about sheep and wool products. There were seminars and classes on raising sheep, wool classification, knitting, spinning and many others. Several sheep shows take place throughout the weekend with many different breeds of sheep represented. One of the more interesting events is the sheep-to-shawl competition. A team from the Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild competed. They had to start with a washed fleece and make yarn from this wool by using a small drum carder to prepare the wool for spinning. The next step is to spin the wool to yarn using a spinning wheel. Three of the team members worked on this important task. Another team member put the yarn together so it was ready to weave. There was one person who did all of the weaving to make the shawl. The team from Illinois did great and made a beautiful brown tweed shawl. Members of the guild spoke about process at the ILWP sheep day in March. It was fun for me to watch them actually doing all the steps. I was able to use wool from my flock of sheep to make a couple different yarns before the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. One of my Shetlands has a beautiful gray fleece. I blended this gray wool with a little gray mohair from a friend. The combination spun to a very nice two-ply

gray yarn. For another interesting yarn, I took a black ﬂeece and made yarn. Then I dyed the black yarn with a deep red dye. The result is a distinctive richly colored yarn. Several people at the festival remarked that both of these yarns were very nice. It was nice to hear. Around the farm, we are starting to think about any projects that need to be completed before it gets really cold. Luckily, our pasture has maintained excellent growth. The pasture should be good grazing for the sheep throughout the entire fall. Hope everyone has a great fall and safe harvest season. Jane Zeien BELVIDERE

New guard dogs Hello from GrazeN-Grow. We were blessed again with an inch and a half of rain last Thursday night. Our cover crops are growing great on the wheat stubble, and I had a highboy blow rye and turnips on the corn the last day of August. It’s amazing how that germinated even before any rain, and now it’s got a good start. It will be several weeks before harvest on that June planting, but should be great grazing after that. The sheep and cattle have had good grazing after our July dry spell. It’s always nice to walk through the pastures when they are green and growing. That’s not always the case this time of year, but welcomed now. Last year about now we picked up two pups from Bruce Shanks in Missouri and the female had six pups on Sept. 2. Both mom and dad are Anatolian/Pyrenees cross and dad is my best guard dog, so I have high hopes for these newcomers. I won’t need them all, so if any of you need one, let me know. There will be pictures posted on our website soon at graze-ngrowfarm.com. The hard part of raising guard dog pups is not getting them bonded to people more than sheep since everyone thinks they’re so cute

they can’t resist holding them. I’ll probably have to restrict visiting hours. I enjoyed a great time on a pasture walk hosted by Pasture Project at the Greg Rebman farm near Frederick with Dr. Allen Williams last month. He is a great grazing advocate and along with David Kleinschmidt led a good soil health discussion. I only wish this knowledge had been promoted more when I started farming, but I’m glad it’s being made available to so many now. The future of our farm’s productivity depends on these soil health principles, so if any of you hear of these demonstrations near you, it would be well worth your time. Although harvest is a long way oﬀ for me, I’m sure many of you will be starting before this month is gone so be safe and take a rest once in a while. Be safe! Happy trails. Jim Draper SHEFFIELD

Lee County, Iowa

the foxtail and red clover started growing again, so Hello I put the sheep back in to from graze the re-growth and McLean give the new seedlings a County better chance at growing. where it This was only 18 days has been from the last grazing. kind of I made the lots small dry. About enough so the sheep every week, I get about would only have one day half an inch of rain that in each lot, but I would has added up to 2.5 inches be able to graze the whole over the last month. My ﬁeld in seven days. This pearl millet in my summer worked out good because annual mix even has by the seventh day, I had trouble growing, so I’m new seedlings that were getting kind of short on about an inch tall and feed. So, with the dry I was hoping the sheep conditions, I decided to wouldn’t eat too many of graze the wheat stubble, them. red clover and foxtail Now two weeks after about two weeks after the that grazing, I was wheat was combined and driving by in my truck that gave me seven days looking at it and only of feed. saw 4-inch tall grass. Then I let it set for two Thinking the worst, that weeks, waiting for a rain, the sheep had eaten the until I just decided to new seeding, I walked plant the winter annual out into the ﬁeld and cover crop into the dry looked straight down. wheat stubble. Luckily, There to my amazement it rained seven-tenths of was a plethora of plants. an inch that night and It was the oats, barley and foxtail that I’d seen from the road, but down inside was turnips,

Getting a closer look

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH AT 10 A.M

Real Estate Sells At 12:00 Noon

Auction Venue: At the farm, 2015 235th Ave., West Point, IA

338 ACRES±

(SUBJECT TO SURVEY)

6 TRACTS

Open House: Friday, October 4th • 4:00 - 5:30 P.M.

and outdoor recreation/ ﬁshing skills. Children from kindergarten through high school are invited to attend and 4-H membership is not required. Cost is $3 which will be used to provide participants with a “surprise” snack during the day. Register by Oct. 9 by calling 815-858-2273 or visit go.illinois.edu/ jsw.

W INNEBAGO C OUNT Y , I LLINOIS

312 Grubb Memorial Drive, Dahlgren IL 62828 (Belle Prairie Community) Frank Wellen, Executor

THE PATRICIA HOENIG ESTATE JEFFERY HELLING – EXECUTOR

Maps and Details Online!

Attorney: Brian J. Helling • Aspelmeier, Fisch, Power, Engberg & Helling, P.L.C. 321 N 3rd St, Burlington, Iowa 52601 • Phone: (319) 754-6587

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Steffensmeier Auction Company Pat Steffensmeier (319) 470-5284 • www.steffauctions.com Jim Huff (319) 931-9292 or Jeff Hoyer (319) 759-4320

Joseph F. Wellen Estate – Seller

132 ACRE LAND AUCTION THE LUCILLE HOLUB TRUST FARM Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 1:00 PM Durand American Legion 211 N State Street, Durand, IL 61024

Sunday, September 22, 2019 At 2:00 P.M.

SALE SITE: Thornhill Auction Barn; 421 John Deere Drive; Troy, MO 63379 Note: Sale will be held indoors with seating & air.

REAL ESTATE

260 acres m/l in Section 24 & 25 TWP 50N R 2W in Lincoln County fronting on State Hwy H (Millwood-Silex Area), Exact Legal to Govern DIRECTIONS TO FARM: From Troy, MO, go north on Hwy 61 approx. 10 miles to Auburn Junction, go left on Hwy E (through Silex) approx. 8 miles to left on Hwy H, go 2.2 miles to farm on right. REAL ESTATE: 260 acres m/l, ASCS calls 237.42 acres tillable & presently in beans. Nice rolling tillable tract that’s terraced, fronts State Hwy H and is located in the Silex School District. Farm will be sold in 2 tracts with buyer’s choice of either Tract #1 or Tract #2 or a combination of both tracts. TRACT #1: Approx. 120 acres m/l in Section 24 TWP 50N R 2W, approx. 90% tillable, fronts State Hwy H, has machine shed, 1 stocked pond & wooded draws for hunting. TRACT #2: Approx. 140 acres m/l in Section 25 TWP 50N R 2W, approx. 90% tillable w/no improvements, nice big ﬁelds, fronts State Hwy H. Also offers wooded draws, pond & waterways for hunting, joins Tract #1 to the south. Terms: 10% down day of sale with the balance of cash at closing on or before 30 days after the sale with possession at closing. If a survey is required, cost to be split 50/50 between buyer & seller and sale price adjusted to survey based on price bid per acre.

OWNERS: FRANCIS M. BAUER & EDITH A. BAUER REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT, VIVIAN BAUER CODY, CYNTHIA BAUER MIXDORF & ROBERTA BAUER EUBANK CO-TRUSTEES AUCTIONEERS DAVID THORNHILL DUSTY THORNHILL BILL UNSELL 314-393-7241 314-393- 4726 573-470-0037 Troy Ofﬁce: 636-366-4206. For full listing & terms of this auction www.thornhillauction.com

Jamie Scherrer Auction Co.

Ridgway, IL Ofﬁce 618-272-8030 Cell 618-841-1919 IL. Lic #440.000234

PUBLIC AUCTION FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

The following farm equipment and machinery will be offered at Public Auction at the farm located North of Princeton, IL on Rte 34 to Dover, then North on County Road 2400E, 4 ½ miles to sale site. Watch for signs on On Line Bidding available@ www.rickrediger.com

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 @ 10:00 A.M.

• Productive tillable acres • Recreational opportunities • Potential building site

www.mgw.us.com • (815) 756-3606

Lincoln County Absolute Land Auction

REAL ESTATE AUCTION “SELLS ABSOLUTE” Saturday October 5, 2019 10:00 a.m. SHARP! Rain or Shine!

SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC • TOLL FREE (844) 847-2161 www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • IL Lic. #444000107

Mark your calendars now for this upcoming Lee County, Iowa land auction that is conveniently located only 3 miles south of West Point, Iowa. The Hoenig Farm offers productive tillable farmland, improved pastureland and attractive recreational acreage. There are several appealing new home building sites as well as a country acreage with several usable outbuildings. This is an auction that you will not want to miss! Also selling collector tractors, vehicles, antiques, farm primitives & collectibles, household items & much, much more!

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2 Highly Tillable Adjoining Tracts to be sold at Public Auction on

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Auction Location: 312 Grubb Memorial Drive, Dahlgren IL 62828. (Locally known as Belle Prairie) 41 Acres +/- in one Parcel 0.8 Acres+/- in second Parcel Directions to Auction Site: From McLeansboro IL, take Highway 242 north 8 miles to Belle Prairie Rd, turn west (left) and go 1 mile to Grubb Memorial Drive, turn north (right) and go .2 miles, turn east (right) and go 100 yards to end of drive. House will be on the right. The 41 Acres+/- parcel is located in South Crouch Township, T4S-R6E section 21. Legal Description: S21T4R6 SWNW. Highly productive farmland! The .8 Acres +/- parcel is located at 312 Grubb Memorial Drive, Dahlgren IL. It has a 2 bedroom 1 bath home with attached garage. Nice garden area! House needs TLC! Real estate will be sold ﬁrst followed by the personal property and vehicles. Real Estate Terms: Successful buyer shall pay 10% of the total purchase price the day of the auction with the balance due within 45 days at closing. All information believed to be correct but must be veriﬁed by the owner. All inspections must be done prior to auction. Financial arrangements must be made prior to auction. Announcements sale day take precedence over any printed material or prior statements. No Buyer’s Premium! Sells ABSOLUTE! Come prepared and don’t be late. Questions please call the Auction Company.

The Hoenig Farm is located in Sections 19, 20, 29 & 30, West Point Township, Lee County, Iowa. (3 miles south of West Point, Iowa.)

Extension hosts mini nature camp GALENA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Extension will host a mini nature camp from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 14 at Horseshoe Mound Preserve, 1679 N. Blackjack Road, Galena. Activities will include a nature hike, migration games, and nature arts and crafts. Children also will learn about monarchs and their migration, stormwater movement,

buckwheat, chicory, cereal rye and annual rye grass. The moral of the story is you can’t windshield farm — you have to get boots on the ground and look straight down and not at an angle. I have found that to be true for how much residual forage is left after a grazing, too. I gained 14 days of grazing off of that wheat stubble and weeds. Right now, I have the lamb crop lightly grazing the fescue field that I had planned on stockpiling for winter grazing. The old ewes are on another farm 10 miles away doing landscaping duties. The summer annual field is resting and putting on more growth to feed the lambs in about two weeks. Hopefully, the turnips and cow peas will grow now that they have had some rain along with the pearl millet. And my winter annuals and cover crop is doing just fine. Elton Mau

AUCTION OF PUBLIC REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 10:00 AM 1515 2nd AVENUE, STERLING, IL Real Estate: Beautiful 4-bedroom brick home, hardwood floors throughout, four car attached heated garage with additional 4 car detached garage with loft, all sitting on 3 lots with wrought iron fence around the whole property; located directly across the street from CGH Medical Center. Open Houses: Thursday September 19 and Tuesday September 24 from 4:00-6:00 PM. For any other times please call auctioneers. Real Estate will sell at Noon. Household and Misc. Wooden primitive cabinets, Whirlpool wash machine & dryer, stand up freezer, Whirlpool refrigerator with below freezer, oak table 4 chairs, Isabel Bloom, old activities sets in cases, 3 bedroom sets very nice queen, singles, full, day beds, old mill metal bank, sitting chairs, couches, linens, lots of great misc items, 1876-1906 Armitage Herschel Carousel Horse in excellent condition, 1890 – 1900, wheel horse drawn carriage – new – all complete great shape, 1930’s New York City fire station bell, original crown gas pump globe, 1920’s 5 cent Blue Seal slot machine excellent condition, Audubon bird prints, old wooden small plane, old toys, old oak high boy chest of drawers, lots of old art prints, small collectables, approx. 12ft x 12ft playhouse, flat screen TV’s, many household items, 4-10, 16, 22, 45 Hawkins guns, Yale 1 ton chain pulley hoist. Car: 2003 Lincoln Town Car 116,000 miles - immaculate condition and well maintained. Car sells at 12:30 PM. 2 Auction Rings will be run Real Estate Terms: 10% down day of sale; remainder due within 30 days of closing; taxes will be prorated; legal description will be available day of sale; property sell “as is” condition Misc. Terms: Cash or Good Check. Have Positive ID. Not Responsible for Items After Sold

JOANNE LYON, ESTATE FRANCES LYON-DUGIN, EXECUTOR

ATTORNEY, DANIEL C. HAWKINS STERLING, IL AUCTIONEERS: Rob Young, IL441000593, phone 815-632-8000 Lyle Dirks, IL440000128, phone 815-626-3358 CASHIER: Dianne Behrens; CLERK: Cheri Lockhart auctionzip.com ID#43915

COMBINES AND HEADS: *2014 JD S660 Combine #765591, 914/598 hrs., air seat, standard lighting, Auto Trac ready w/ harvest monitor, GS3 Command Center 7” color display, 3 speed trans, 2 wheel drive, HD variable speed trans, Contour Master, Touch set sieve and dual adjust chafer, 22.5 unload auger, 30.5LR32 Firestone tires, chopper spreader, power fold grain tank cover, Never combined beans; *2014 JD 606C Corn head, #765161, 6 row 30”, knife rolls, hyd. decks, single point hook-up, header height, contour sensing, Very low acres. TRACTORS & LOADER: *2016 JD 8270 R tractor, #110840, 751 eng. hrs., MFWD, 480/80R46 tires & axle duals, 380/85R34 front tires & poly fenders, 12 ft wts, 1 set rear wheel wts, 16 speed power shift trans., 10” 4600 command center display, active air seat, standard lighting, 60 gpm hyd pump, 4 rear remotes w/power beyond, 1000 pto, 3 pt hitch w/quick hitch; *2013 JD 8260 R Tractor, #072080, 1847 eng hrs, MFWD, 480/80R46 tires & axle duals, 380/85R34 front tires w/poly fenders, ft wts, 1 set rear wts, 16 speed power shift trans, 60 gpm hyd pump, 4 rear remotes, 1000 pto, 3 pt hitch w/quick hitch, 7’ command center display; *2012 JD H480 hyd loader, 8’ mat bucket quick tach, single point hyd hook-up, grill guard, mt bckts for 8260R; *Pallet forks for quick tach H480 Loader; *1976 JD 4430 tractor, #056826R, Tach shows 2244 eng hrs, 2 wd, power shift tran, cab, air, heat, 18.4-38 tires; *1963 JD 4010 gas tractor, #47180, narrow ft, synchro shift, 15.5-38 tires, 3 pt hitch, 540/1000 pto; *1963 JD 3010 gas tractor, #39438, narrow ft, synchro shift, w/New Idea hyd loader, pallet forks & material bucket, 3 pt hitch, pto; *IH 140 gas tractor, #53354, wide front w/hyd front blade. GUIDANCE: 2 – Starfire 3000 globes 1 – 7176 hrs, SF1 activation #601875, 1- 3917 hrs, SF1 activation #473083. LAWN MOWER & PICK-UPS: *2019 JD X590 lawn mower, #140541, 54 eng. hrs., 54” deck, bought new in April; *2005 Chevrolet 1500 pick-up, 4x4, 135K miles, regular cab, V-8, 8’ box, runs & drives; *1996 Chevrolet 1500 pick-up, 4x4, 187K miles, ext. cab, V-8, 6’ box w/snow plow, 8’, runs & drives. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: *2016 JD 1765 planter, #770103, 12 row 30” vacuum, wing fold, 350 monitor, 6 row clutches 50% disconnect, no-til coulters, HD spring down force, 1.6 bu boxes w/extensions, insecticide boxes, 40 cell corn plates and bean plates; *Case IH 183 cultivator, 12 row 30”, c-shank; *2013 JD 2210 field cultivator, 30’, rear hitch & hyd, 4 point walking tandems; *2013 McFarlane 34’ harrow, HDL, 4x4, 8 bar spike; *International 4300 field cultivator, 24’ rear hitch & hyd.; *McFarlane 30’ harrow, HDL, 4x4, 8 bar spike; *JD 520 High Speed Stalk Shredder, #003460, 20’, 1 ¾” 1000 pto, steel curtains, 4 gauge/lift wheels, end transport; *JD 510 disk ripper, 6 shank 30”; Blue Jet SubTiller III, 5 shank inline, coulters & gauge wheels; *4 – Brent 644 gravity wagons, roll tarps, fenders, brakes, lights, 445 tires, nice clean wagons; *2 – spare 445 tires & wheels for Brent wagons; *Westfield MR100-31 truck auger, 10 hp elec. Motor; *Westfield MR 10031 truck auger 10 hp elec. Motor; *Westfield WR 100-71 pto auger; *Westfield MK 100-61 pto swing-a-way hopper auger; * Mayrath 11’ 8” elect auger w/transport; *Seed Shuttle 4 box seed tote on 12 ton gear, 13.5 x 16.1 tires, Custom weather cover w/roll tarp; *Kuntz 12’ box scraper, 2 way hyd.; *Woods Cadet 84 RM mower; *Custom made boom; *Custom made 3 pt weight box; *Scaffolding sections; *1750 gal poly water tank; *Champion Advantage upright air compressor, 1 phase, 7.5 hp, 2 yrs; *Portable air compressor; *Val 6 Infra-Red oil heater; *500 gal. pull type fence sprayer. Pto pump; *Water wagon & gear w/5 ½ hp Briggs pump; *Small fuel tank on transport; *2 wheel flat trailer, small; *2 wheel lawn & garden trailer; *lawn roller; *42 – new concrete blocks; *Assortment of ladders & step ladders; *3 – 500 gal. fuel skid tanks w/pumps; *3 ½ ton floor jack; *acetylene torch set; *large cast iron drill press; *Misc. oils, greases, etc.; Misc. hyd. hoses; *assorted lumber.

Seller: FRANKLIN E. DONNELLY ESTATE Not Responsible for Accidents

I.D. Required

REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE

WYANET, IL 61379 – 815-699-7999 AUCTIONEERS: RICK REDIGER, JEREMY REDIGER, JON MOON

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Fall Getaway

Barn transformed into taproom and brewery Wishful Acres continues to expand

If you goâ&#x20AC;Ś Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery is located at 4679 N. Flansburg Road, Lena. The taproom bar and brewery is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information about Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery, go to www. wishfulacresfarm.com.

By Martha Blum AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

LENA, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A home brewing beer kit purchased in 2009 has developed into artisan craft micro-brewery operated by Nate and Penny Peterson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nate was getting more and more into craft beef, so for his birthday in 2009 I got him a kit,â&#x20AC;? said Penny Peterson about her husband. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He loved it immediately.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even have the ďŹ rst batch in the fermenter, and I ordered three more kits,â&#x20AC;? Nate added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was brewing beer about every weekend, so the next logical step was to open a brewery.â&#x20AC;? At the time, the Petersons lived in Freeport and wished for a farm. In January 2011, their goal to buy a farm became a reality when they purchased a 10-acre farm near Lena. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how we came up with the name of Wishful Acres Farm because we wished for a farm,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. However, the farm they bought was quite a mess since it had been vacant for three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were animals in the house, holes in all the roofs of the buildings and weeds neck high so you could hardly see this barn,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. GETTING STARTED Prior to moving to their farm, the Petersons grew organic vegetables on rented land, and they sold the vegetables at the Freeport farmers market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We jumped right in that ďŹ rst year and continued with the farmers market in Freeport, added the Rockford farmers market and started a CSA program,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. In 2012, a big expansion was planned for the vegetable production along with the addition of chickens, pastured pigs and goats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then the drought hit and the vegetables were smaller, the quantity was less, so I pulled out of the farmers markets in July and only continued the CSA,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the worst possible year to expand a farm business, and after that I pulled back to just the CSAs.â&#x20AC;? From the time the Petersons ďŹ rst moved to their farm they talked about establishing a brewery, and in 2015 they felt ready to make that move. They ďŹ led the necessary federal, state and county paperwork to transform a

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Penny and Nate Peterson welcome customers to their microbrewery on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. They have 11 beers plus root beer on tap and typically one or two fruit beers are available at all times. The taproom is located in a barn that once was the home for dairy cattle. former dairy barn into a taproom bar and brewery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this was a calf barn, and you can still see the ridges in the floor,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of our customers brought in old photos of the farm when she lived here.â&#x20AC;? The Petersons used a Farm Service Agency loan to renovate the barn and install a commercial kitchen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did it all ourselves, except the plumbing,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This area had been used as a recording studio, and it had rooms with big glass windows that were glued in,â&#x20AC;? Nate said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had to shatter the glass to remove them.â&#x20AC;? Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery opened on Oct. 1, 2016. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We incorporate a lot of the things we grow on the farm into the beer,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just harvested hops last week, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough to make all our beer, so our fresh hops are in one special batch of beer.â&#x20AC;? Bees also are part of the Wishful Acres, and the honey is used to make the honey wheat beer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;T he beers on tap change constantly,â&#x20AC;? Nate said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have 11 beers on tap and root beer and almost all rotate out except honey wheat and peach that we keep on tap all the time.â&#x20AC;? The craft brewery oďŹ&#x20AC;ers stouts, Belgium style and IPA beers to name a few. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nate has made close to 100 diďŹ&#x20AC;erent beers,â&#x20AC;? Penny

diďŹ&#x20AC;erent, and most people love it.â&#x20AC;? Since 2016, the brewery already has been expanded three times. When the Petersons ďŹ rst opened, the seating area was in one room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A year and a half ago, we ďŹ nished the rest of the barn for seating and moved the brewery,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also opened the beer garden.â&#x20AC;?

Donald L. Fields and Brenda S. French Nate Peterson pulls a sample of his beer in the brewery at Wishful Acres. said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He brews beer once a week, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nice pace with our sales.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I use a three-barrel system, and I double-batch most of the time,â&#x20AC;? Nate said. Wishful Acres also sells kegs of their beer to local bars and restaurants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outside of our brewery, the honey wheat beer sells the best,â&#x20AC;? Nate said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oktoberfest is coming, which is a lager and takes much longer to make,â&#x20AC;? he said. BIGGER AND BETTER The Petersons have been surprised by the number of people who visit their brewery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I wrote the business plan, I had no

idea how many people would come,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within the ďŹ rst six months, we had blown past the year two projection and by year two we blew past the ďŹ ve-year projection.â&#x20AC;? From the reviews from people who have visited Wishful Acres, people say they love the brewery because it is relaxed, the beers change all the time and the farm is in a rural area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not on a lighted highway, so when you get here, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re away from the sound of traďŹ&#x192;c and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a big believer in no TVs,â&#x20AC;? Nate said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People play cards and talk to each other,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our brewery is very

EQUIPMENT AUCTION Tuesday, September 24, 2019 â&#x20AC;˘ 10:00 A.M.

will offer, for sale, at auction, 100 acres with 92.48 acres tillable m/l in Owen County If not sold prior to auction, the sale will be on

Thursday, November 7th, 2019 @ 2:00 P.M. Auction Location: Clay City Fire House Jswalls.com This Real Estate in Owen County has a high and dry remote building site - you can farm your 92.48-acre front yard. This property is located on Denmark Road. This wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long, so please call Johnny today!! BUYER MAY PURCHASE PRIOR TO AUCTION!

Phone: 812-495-6119 Email: auctions@jswalls.com AUCTIONEER/BROKER: JOHNNY SWALLS AU01026257, RB14033902

SELLING REGARDLESS OF PRICE! ONLINE ONLY WWW.LANGHAMAUCTIONEERS.HIBID.COM Seller Retirement: Randy Hamel Farm

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cin 30% Tractors: Case IH 260 Magnum, InterDue a g Availab le t Au national 5288 and Case IH 9250 4WD. 70% Defer ction r e d Combine: Case IH 2366, Case IH 2208 A u Must pril 1, 20 ntil Corn Head and 1020-25 Flex Head. 2 have prior 0 a pprov Planters: International 5100 Grain Drill al and Case IH Model 1255 Early Riser Planter 12-30. Tillage: SunďŹ&#x201A;ower Model 4211-14 Disc Chisel, Case IH 25â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tigermate 200 Field Cultivator, 31â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Case IH 340 Tandem Disc, Case International Model 183 Cultivator and Rotary Hoe. Trucks: IH4700 Grain Truck, IH S1700 Grain Truck and Scottsdale 20 Chevy Pickup Truck. Misc.: Woods Model 3180 Batwing Mower, J & M Header Transport, Gravity Wagon and Smidley Feeder.

Bidding ends Thursday, September 26th at 6:00 PM (CST)

Sale to be held at: 4340 South Kings Road Rochelle, IL 61068 Lunch Stand & Port-A-Potty on Site

GHAM LAN Auctioneers Inc.

Tractors, Implements, Trailers, Tools, Collectibles, Vehicles, Etc.

Hal (618) 410-6286 Ty (618)267-8400 Nate (618)292-9412

For a complete sale bill listing, photos, and terms & conditions go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com ONLINE BIDDING WITH PROXIBID AVAILABLE

Complete Catalog, Photos and Bidding Information at www.langhamauctioneers.hibid.com Inspection Dates: 822 Powder Ave. Donnellson, IL 62019 Friday, Sept. 20th from 1-5 PM (CST) Saturday, Sept. 21st from 1-5 PM (CST) or by appointment.

$%62/87( 38%/,& $8&7,21

OWNERS:

Kevin and Lisa Chidley Sunset Farms, Ltd Kenar Farms, Inc.

Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

100 ACRE LAND AUCTION

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FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Lenny Bryson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Auctioneer Polo, IL 61064 Ph) 815-946-4120

This past winter, the number of beers on tap increased from the original six to 11 beers plus root beer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About 50% of our customers are locals, and about 50% come from out of the area,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have four lake communities within 30 minutes of here, and we get brewery tour traďŹ&#x192;c especially on Saturdays.â&#x20AC;? Customers f rom as far away as Sweden and Australia also have visited the craft brewery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people from Sweden were visiting people in Chicago and were on their way back to Minnesota on Highway 20 and they saw our sign,â&#x20AC;? Penny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just never know who will walk through the door at our farm in the middle of nowhere.â&#x20AC;?

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Auction to be held at the Corwith Community Center 110 Wayne Street, Corwith, Iowa 50430 The Tindall farm is located in Section 34, Prairie Township, Kossuth County, IA. 3 1/2 miles west of Corwith, IA. (16 miles southeast of Algona, IA) Farmers and Investors, make plans now to be in Corwith, IA on October 4, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. for this upcoming Kossuth County, Iowa land auction. This high percent tillable farm offers productive, tillable farmland, with CRP buffer strips expiring in 2019 and sells with full possession for the 2020 crop year. We look forward to seeing you at this auction!

THE TINDALL FARM Representing Attorney: Timothy M. Anderson

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Sale to be held at the Oelwein Community Center, 25 W. Charles St., Oelwein, IA

44 ACRESÂą â&#x20AC;˘ 1 TRACT The Johnson Farm is located in Section 7, Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Iowa. (2 miles northwest of Oelwein, Iowa.) Mark your calendars now for this upcoming Fayette County, Iowa land auction. This farm offers productive tillable farmland and is highly improved with several areas of pattern field drainage tile and sells with full farming rights for the 2020 crop year. This property features State Hwy. 3 road frontage on the north and Chicago/Northwestern rail on the south, offering several future business or commercial development possibilities. This is a property that you will not want to miss! DETAILS, MAPS & PHOTOS AVAILABLE ONLINE @:

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Johnson Family Farm

165 E. 4th St. â&#x20AC;˘ Garner, IA â&#x20AC;˘ Phone: (641) 923-2769 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT AUCTION MANAGERS: Jim Huff (319) 931-9292 &â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;John Probasco (641) 856-7355

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Soybeans overcoming struggles to make a crop By Jeannine Otto

an outbreak of Phytophthora. “My gut tells me it’s likely Phytophthora because SHERMAN, Ill. — Despite Phytophthora can kill a plant nearly a season-long struggle throughout the season. The with weather and growing coninfection likely happened early ditions, soybeans throughout on this spring after everything Illinois have managed to hold on was so wet after the crop was — and even look good doing it. planted,” Kallal said. “I would say overall the crop The symptoms differ from looks pretty good,” said Chris sudden death syndrome in that Kallal, DEKALB Asgrow techniplants are turning brown and cal agronomist for central Illinois. dying quickly. In the southwest and south “It doesn’t look like the visual central areas of the state, the symptomology of SDS in some of story is the same. these spots where the beans are “Right now, beans look reaffected. If it is SDS, it happened ally good,” said Jamie Long, extremely quickly. Normally you DEKALB Asgrow technical don’t get a plant to die off that agronomist, based in St. Clair fast, and normally you can tell County and whose territory what SDS looks like even driving covers southwestern Illinois. by. A lot of what I’ve seen is not One late-season issue that that — it’s just an overall yellowmay be causing some soybean ing of the plant and then it starts fields to be dying prematurely is to turn brown, which can impact AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

yield,” Kallal said. He noted that environmental challenges included wet early weather, followed by hot and dry conditions during part of the summer. SQUEAKY CLEAN In the southern part of the state, disease issues haven’t been a big problem. “I would say they have been extremely clean from a disease standpoint. I haven’t seen a whole lot of frogeye, a little bit of SDS in some areas, but for the most part, beans are healthy,” Long said. In both areas of the state, Asgrow and the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System proved successful during a challenging season. The Illinois Department of Agriculture extended the season for dicamba

application by two weeks — to July 15 — to compensate for the delayed planting season. “Fields are clean. There are a few weeds poking up here and there, but for the most part, fields are clean and those farmers had good weed control,” Kallal said. He added that the extended application season served those who used the system well. “An extra 15 days gave a lot of people the flexibility and the ability to make applications for the weed control system that they chose for their fields and it was a huge benefit to the growers,” he said. Kallal said he is anticipating good news when combines roll. “We’re happy with the clean fields, and we are excited about the yield potential we’ve seen out of them. We are optimistic that there will be pleasant sur-

prises,” he said. Kallal said he is talking with growers in his territory about preparing for a later than normal soybean harvest. “We are looking at mid-October to late October before we are going to cut a lot of soybeans. Your odds of having a lot of good hours every day to cut a lot of beans is going to be a little bit challenging. Just trying to get them harvested as fast as we can and as close to 13% moisture as we can so we can maximize yield, that’s really the best thing we can do,” he said. Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 211, or jotto@agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Otto. This column was contributed by Illinois AgriNews for Asgrow.

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FARMS FOR SALE ADVERTISE YOUR FARMLAND FOR SALE... CALL YOUR LOCAL AGRINEWS REPRESENTATIVE OR 800-426-9438 EXT. 113

FARMS FOR SALE DeWitt Co., IL Randolph Co., IL 163.62 acres 26.82 acres Sec. 28 – Texas TWP Sec. 23 – Sparta TWP $10,800/A $7,100/A Edgar Co., IL Macon Co., IL 84.0 acres 180.18 acres Sec. 25 – Ross TWP Sec. 12 – Mt. Zion TWP $10,200/A $7,700/A

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FARMLAND FOR SALE

69.53 Acres Will County, IL- Sec. 6 Manhattan Twp. $19,500/acre. Call John Tammen 815-936-8976. 60 Acres Woodford County, IL- north of Spring Bay. Bluff Timber and tillable @ $6,300/ac. Call Doug Fehr 309-231-1451. 327.33 Acres Marshall County, IL. SE of Henry Bluff Timber, CRP, & tillable Cropland on Sandy Creek Rd. Listed @ $4,675/acre. Call Steve Burrow 309-687-6008. 79.01 Acres +/- McLean County, IL- $9,400/acre with 132 soil PI, high yield history, ~9 miles east of Bloomington. Call Dan Patten 309-665-0962. 53.33 Acres +/- Livingston County, IL- Listed at $7,250/acre. Elliott-Ashkum soils, ~3 miles east of Emington. Call Dan Patten 309-665-0962. 80 Acres +/- Piatt County, IL- 3 mi. SE of Monticello, A soils, high yields, Excellent fertility. Call Justin Wheeler 217-421-9615. 132.3 Acres +/- Macon County, IL- east of Forsyth/ north of Decatur, A soils, oil wells, along I-72. Call Justin Wheeler 217-421-9615. 76.86 Acres +/- Coles County, IL- 4 miles NW of Charleston, Drummer/Raub/Dana soils, $10,900/ac. Call Cory Kauffman 217-258-0498. 40 Acres +/- Jasper County, IL- Timber, ponds & tillable 2.5 mi. SE of Hidalgo. $4,050/acre. 58 Acres +/- Coles County, IL- Timber and tillable south of Charleston. Call Ron Pierce 217-348-1746.

SEALED BID OFFERING: 57+/- acres in McLean County adjacent to Normal Community High School. Class A soils. Due Nov. 1st. Call John Feit 309-838-4700 for details. David Klein, ALC (800)532-LAND Managing Broker Bloomington, IL www.Firstmidag.com

LAND FOR SALE 2441 Village Green Pl., Champaign, IL 61822 855-834-1919 www.littlefieldag.com

Edgar County MYERS 166 - 1050 E US ROUTE 36, METCALF, IL 61940 166 +/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND. EDGAR TOWNSHIP. NO BLDGS. PI 139.2. $9,500/A FOR

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VOIGT GROUND - 1815 US HWY 36, CHRISMAN, IL 61924 32.11 +/- ACRES OF PRIME HUNTING GROUND. SHED, H2O, POLLINATER P R O G R A M . 5 M I N S F R O M W O R L D R E C O R D B U C K H U N T I N G S P O T . FOR SALE

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BARNES 100 - 3803 N RISING RD, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822 100+/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND. PI 143.2. HENSLEY TOWNSHIP. $11,200/A

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700 6th Avenue, DeWitt, Iowa | 563.659.8185 WHITESIDE CO., IL New Listing: 147 acres MOL, 140.3 FSA tillable w/ PI of 125, E. of Fulton. $9,000/a. New Listing: 70 acres MOL, 60.55 FSA tillable w/PI of 112.7, E. of Fulton. $8,100/a. New Listing: 122 acres MOL, 119.86 FSA tillable w/ PI of 124.3, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a. New Listing: 51 acres MOL, 50.7 FSA tillable w/PI of 112.5, E. of Fulton. $8,100/a. New Listing: 80 acres MOL, 73.61 FSA tillable w/PI of 117.7, E. of Fulton. $7,400/a. New Listing: 507 acres MOL, 472.11 FSA tillable w/ PI of 124.1, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a. BOONE CO., IL, near Poplar Grove, IL 49.6 acres, Nice laying farm. 76 acres, Quality farmland, high PI & tiled. 75 acres, All till., tiled, well drained, Hwy. Frontage. HENDERSON CO., IL, near Carman, IL 208.116 acres, 205.5 till, level, priced to sell. 50 acres, Nice CRP farm.

Doug Yegge • 563.320.9900 Alan McNeil • 563.321.1125 yeggemcneilland.com

• NEW LISTING! 40± Acres, Moultrie County • Lovington Township L-1900618 • Located about 4.5 miles northeast of Lovington or about 13 miles west of Arthur. Top-quality Class A all tillable farm! Soils are located in Drummer-Flanagan Soils Assn with PI of 138.2. All-weather road frontage along west boundary line and access to grain markets is good. Being sold lease-free for the 2020 crop year. • $10,700 per acre • 193.26± Acres, Moultrie County • Nelson and Sullivan Townships L-1900528 • Located at east edge of Sullivan, one mile south of Highway 121. Class A farm, well-drained soils, great road frontage along entire south property edge and easy access to Sullivan Grain Elevator. • $10,200 per acre • 103.47± Acres, Coles County • Pleasant Grove Township L-1800522 • Located about 8.5 miles southeast of Mattoon in Pleasant Grove Township. This mostly level farm offers good soils along with all-weather road frontage on the west and south sides of the farm. • Call for details! • 69.9± Acres, Edgar County • Embarrass Township L-1900026 • Farm is located at west of Redmon with good road frontage along Route 133. Excellent quality land with Class A soils.• $8,500 per acre For details, please contact agent Winnie Stortzum or Tucker Wood at (217) 268-4434. • NEW LISTING! 230± Acres, Cass County, Illinois A-20267-01 • Farm is located approximately 1 to 2 miles southeast of Virginia, IL on Conover Road. Nearly 100% tillable highly productive farm, excellent drainage and close to grain markets. • $2,875,000 For details please contact Patrick Gooding, AFM/Agent, at (217) 607-0118. • NEW LISTING! 159.28± Acres, Marshall County, Illinois A-18575 • Located one mile north of Evans Station. Mostly level farm has 154.15 tillable acres with a productivity index of 131. Excellent road frontage and access on both the north and east sides of the farm. • $10,000 per acre. For details please contact Thadd Fosdick, AFM/Agent, at (815) 867-6915. • 57.92± Acres, Stephenson County, Illinois A-16185 • Located southwest of German Valley, IL. Gently sloping farm is comprised of 51.85± tillable acres and 5.39± CRP acres with average productivity index of 134. • $638,568 or $11,025 per acre. For details please contact agent Marlon Ricketts at (815) 751-3467. • 173.23± Acres, Vermilion County, Illinois L-1900576 • Located just east of Danville Regional Airport. 114.40± tillable acres & 58.83± timber acres with a productivity index of 133, excellent access. • $975,000. For details please contact agent Phillip Poppe at (815) 848-8121. • 301.49± Acres, Sangamon County, Illinois A-20476 • Located two miles from I-55 interchange via IL Hwy 104. Highly productive farmland, naturally sectioned intoG two sections of 161.5± acres SALE PENDIN and 140± ares. • $4,040,100 or $13,400 per acre. For details please contact Tom Peters, AFM/Agent, at (217) 891-8137.

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KIBLER 155 - 473 CR 2500 E, BROADLANDS IL 61816 149.79 +/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND. AYERS TOWNSHIP. PI 140.8. $11,000/A PENDING

ROTHERMEL 40 - 200 N 2150 E, BROADLANDS, IL 61816 39.41 ACRES. CLASS A GROUND. PATTERN TILED. RAYMOND TOWNSHIP. PI 142.8. $11,250/A

SOLD

Douglas County KINCAID FARM - 2580 E CR 1050 N, NEWMAN, IL 61942 62.25+/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND. PATTERNED TILED. PI 137.2. $10,250/A PENDING

Vermilion County SY FARM - 13751 N 130 E RD, HOMER, IL 61849 55.7 +/- ACRES. 50 ACRES TILLABLE BUILDING SITE AND HUNTING GROUND. VANCE TOWNSHIP. $7,750/A

CONTACT US TODAY! Y! Steve Littlefield, Broker (217) 202-7950 Matt Rhodes, Broker (217) 251-7067 Trey Coffey, Broker (217) 841-2542

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STERLING LAND COMPANY & GORDON STADE AUCTIONS Public Auction DeKalb County - Franklin Township FLOYD & MARGARET DRENDEL TRUST 647 Total Acres - 3 Farms - 6 Parcels September 28, 10:00 am Auction will be held at Kirkland Fire Station Sold to the highest bidder Auctioneer: Gordon Stade 847-514-2853 Managing Broker: Monte Van Kooten 815-718-2244 www.sterlinglandcompany.com

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LAND FOR SALE 159.28Âą Acres â&#x20AC;˘ Marshall County, Illinois Offered at $10,000 per acre!

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Thadd Fosdick, AFM/Agent Fairbury, Illinois

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ORR FEEDER PIGS demand for quality groups, feeder pigs, early weans, licensed and bonded Call Tim at 563-920-2680

(10) BLACK COWS preg checked, to start calving now, all very quiet & good ages, electric fence broke, $1,000 each. Call 309-678-5540 (14) HIGH QUALITY Young Black Cows, gentle, 3 to 6 years old, will calve Aug and Sept. 4 calves already, also 2 year old Registered Angus Bull. Call 618-920-0038 4 YEAR OLD Angus Bull, son of SAV Brilliance calving ease, Call 815-685-0737 BEEF CATTLE (15) Heifers average 650-lbs., $1.32/lb, 12 steers, average 675-lbs., $1.40/ lb., double vac, (260)403-7203 Charolais Bulls - Polled w/ Meat and Performance! Purebred females avail! Call Ron @ Nord Farms 309-828-1448, 275-0409 c PRESCOTT ANGUS Yearling Angus Bulls For Sale Richard Prescott 815-228-2069 prescottangus.com RED AND BLACK ANGUS BULLS. (618)528-8744 Registered Santa Gertrudis Bulls, AI bred by Grand Champion Santa Gertrudis bulls. BSE, REG, HEALTH papers. 24 to 36 months. $1500- $2100. Heil Cattle Co. Eddyville IL. 618-525-0611

WANTED TO BUY complete herds of Dairy Cattle, also Steers, and Heifers buying, Call 715-216-1897 WISCONSIN CALVES Good quality Holstein and beef cross calves Also weaned calves, feeder cattle for sale Reynoldslivestock.com 608-574-7338

(21) YOUNG OPEN Kathadin hair ewes, 2-1/2 yrs old, weened 200% lamb crop, $165./ea., Call 815-547-6603

PUREBRED GERMAN SHEPARD puppies, shots and wormed, Hoyleton, IL. Call 618-478-5316

WANTED: USED BULK MILK COOLERS, ALL SIZES. (319)330-2286

* J&L Hay Savers For Cattle and Horses. * STOLTZFUS feeder wagons for hay and silage. KuntrySide Feeders. DEALER For Above Items. 217-268-3393 TURN TRACTOR TIRES into hay and silage bunks! Cell Phone: (309)738-9531 www.ecofeeder.com

HOLSTEIN STEERS 340 to 430 lbs, farm direct, dehorned, vac'd castrated, priced to sell, phone John. 309-263-8184. KUHLE ANGUS IS selling 120 bred cows and Heifers on Sunday Sept. 22nd at 2PM. View sale book and videos at angus.org. Sale held at 1491 Hwy 80 Hazel Green Wi. Call 563-542-0803

DELTA TRAILERS & LOW PRO HOG TRAILE R S 6-1/2 tall, 16 long, 2 axle brake & spare tire, Starting at $5,495. Wackerline Trailers Sandwich,IL. 815-786 2504 wackerlinesales.com

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'10 CIH 6088, FT, RT, chopper, 2spd. 4WD, 1680/1195hrs, one owner, field ready, shedded, $117,000-obo. 618-790-3884 '12 JD-625F LOW use, very nice, $16,900; '02 JD-925F good cond., $9,850; delivery available, Call 815-988-2074 (2) JD-7700 COMBINES, both with duals, choppers, 1 w/220 platform, plastic reel, stainless, poly, 1 w/630 corn head, good rolls & chains, 309-247-3687 05 CIH-2388 2103 R hrs. 2670 eng. Hrs., 4wd, chopper, new 30.5x32 tires, field ready, been through shop, $46,500 Call 217-556-5807 1977 JD-4400 COMBINE, diesel, runs very good. $2,000; JD-216 flex head, $1,500; JD443 low tin, oil bath corn head, $3,000, all equipment very good, kept inside,618-214-2392 1984 JD-8820, EXC. Cond., less than 800 ac. Since $18,000 spent on complete rebuild, new 30.5 tires & Vtito chaf spreader, 2400 eng. Hrs., repair paperwork avail., $18,000; JD922 flex platform, pipe reel, new poly, $5,000; JD-843 corn head, low tin, oil bath, complete Calmer conversion, 50 series drive, $7,500 Call 217-725-5236 1995 CIH-1063 CORN Head, low acres, $3,350. Call 309-231-5843 1996 CIH-2166, 3435 eng. Hrs./ 2641 R Hrs, Ag Leader 2000 Monitor, New 30.5x32 Firestone drive tires, $32,000 (618)946-4061

2001 JD-9650 STS, 2700 hrs., $34,500; 2002 JD-925F, 1999 JD-893, $9,850. all nice shape, 815-988-2074

2010 Drago 830, green poly, headsight header control, 88 Ser. adapter, always shedded, $19,750. (217)369-5071

2004 CIH-2388, RT, FT, YM, AFX rotor, chopper, 20.8x42 low hrs, very duals, dependable, price negotiable, must see before you buy, 217-720-0404 2005 JD 625F, $9900-obo. 2010 612C, knife rolls, $22,900obo. 217-242-9105

2011 AGCO-9250 25' Draper platform, $32,000, 815-488-2835 text or leave message, Ladd, IL

2005 JD-9660STS, 4WD, deep tread 3200 hrs., shedded, finished our wheat, $42,900 call 715-572-1234 2006 CIH 2208, hydraulic deck plates, new knifes, chains, and sprockets, exc., $12,500. 2012 Drago 8-30â&#x20AC;? red poly, CIH large throat, excellent, $19,500. 618-562-4819 2007 CIH-2588, 3090E/2400R hrs, duals, RT/FT, chopper, Pro 600 single pt. hyd, Exc. Cond., $62,500 obo; 815-383-5253. 2009 12 ROW cornhead, 6-12C model, knife rolls, sensing, deck plates, stalk stompers, approx. 5500 ac., Exc. Cond. $32,000. Unverferth HT30 cart, $3,000. Call 309-696-9626 2009 CIH 5088, 1755 engine hours, 1210 separator hours, excellent $79,500. 217-251-3830 2009 CIH 5088, AFX rotor, chopper, RT, FT, Pro 600 monitor, electric fold, bin ext., duals or 30.5x32 singles, 2335 eng. hrs, 1871 sep hours, Exc. Condition, $79,500. 2011 3020 30ft $18,500. 618-562-4819 2009 CIH-8010, AFX rotor, chopper, auto steer ready, 520x85R42's, rears duals, 28Lx26, eng. hr. 2087, thresh hrs. 1397, new cone, clean, $125,000 obo; 2009 CIH-2408, hyd. Deck plates, good cond., $18,500; JD-6600 diesel combine, 4R30â&#x20AC;? corn head & bean head, $1,750 obo Call 815-249-6276 or 815-674-0720 2009 JD-625F PLATFORM, fresh rebuild Unverferth head trailer, Great Cond., $19,500 Call 309-696-3276

2011 JD-9570 STS, 1173 eng. 788 sep. duals, long auger, premium cab, extensive maint. records, Always shedded, Lowpoint, IL. Call 309-645-9076 2011 JG-9670 1665 sep. hrs., Contour Master, high cap. Unload, all options, purchased new, dealer inspec, Exc, machine, $95,000 847-514-8844 2012 MF9250 DRAPER, 25-ft., one owner, always shedded, sch sickle, very gd cond., will fit other brands. 618-663-9604. 2013 GLEANER-S67 COMBINE, 482 sep., 730 eng,. Loaded with options. $175,000. 815-488-2835, text or leave message, Ladd, IL.

2013 JD-606C, 1700 ac., Inter meshing rolls, stalk stompers, hyd. Deck plates, auto height sense, $32,800 309-275-3222 2014 JD 640FD, 40ft flex draper header, 3 new belts, excellent condition, $54,500. 618-599-6686

2018 UNVERFERTH-AWS 36', all wheel steer head hauler, used, 1 time, $5,800 obo 815-474-4742 635 HYDRAFLEX single hook up, low rock dam, Serial # 1H00635FLA0737802, $17,000; Road Runner-636, 36', $7,000.; Call 309-236-6632 Bill or 309-236-8735 Ed. BOTH STRADDLE DUALS: 18.4x38, 10-hole 3 near new tires, $2,500. 20.8x38, 20-hole, $750. Call 618-897-2560 CASE IH-7088 COMBINE, nice, 4wd. GPS mapping/auto steer ready, Also, a Parker 450 grain cart. Call 573-703-5606.

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CASE-INT'L 1660 RWA, w/chopper 1063 corn head, always shedded, good cond., 4200 hrs. $19,750 Call 618-779-0787 CIH REAR WEIGHTS and bracket off of 2588 combine. Will fit other models. Call 309-255-4000. CIH-1063 ALL GEAR boxes hold oil, water pump bearings, 3-yrs. @ 200ac./yr. on new knives, chains, sprockets, drive chains, row pts, $4,400. 815-303-7133 text anytime or call after 4pm. CIH-1063 and 1083 corn heads, completely rebuilt. CIH 2000 and 3000 series also available!! (712)470-0554 CIH-1063 CORN HEAD, hi-tin, water pump bearings, PTO, stompers, Exc., $4,800. Wanted: 25-ft. draper head. 708-921-3484 CRARY GRAIN BIN extension off of CIH 7230, $500. obo. Call 815-383-5253 GLEANER-R50 W/6-30 CORN HEAD, 20.5x32, used last fall, Good Cond., $5,000. Call 217 217-820-1265 Guide tires, rims, 11:00x16, 11.2x24, 14.9x24, 14.1x16.1, 16.5x16.1, 12.4x24, 9:00x24, 23.1x26. 618-897-2560 IH 963 6-R CH, new GVL poly all around, hyd. deck plates, water pump bearings, exc cond, $5000-obo. 217-972-3166 IH-1440 COMBINE 1020 Grain Head, 1063 Corn Head. Call 314-568-9870 IH-1480 COMBINE PARTS off and ready to pick up, call for prices, 309-314-6224 IH-1480 FIELD READY, many extra parts For Sale. Call 309-944-8228 JD 244 quick-attach corn head, shedded, JD 1210 grain cart with roll tarp, 618-267-4931 JD 608 C, Knife Rolls, new, $48,900. 2012 JD 625F, low stone, $18,900. Carts avail. 217-242-9105. JD 635F, 2011 one owner low acres, full finger auger, extra sickle $15,000 815-266-9702 JD 635F, single pt hook up, $8500. 309-781-6829 JD-920 FLEX HEAD, off 9500 very little use. Like new, $8,500. Call 815-988-2074 JD-9770, CONTOUR MASTER, 4x4, high capacity unload, pro drive, 100% field ready, stored inside, 1274 sep., $130,000. Call 608-548-2040 JOHN DEERE-6620 Combine w/218 Flex Grain Platform, Call or Text. 217-851-2224 LEXION-740 TT 4x4, on tracks, 1990 hours, Contour Master, $143,000. 8R and 30-ft. heads available. Stored Inside. Call 608-548-2040 NEW IDEA-327 EAR corn picker, $1,500. Call 815-257-8712 SET OF ROUND bar concaves for corn, 2 small wire concaves for wheat, fits CIH mid range combine, Call 217-836-3504 TIRES, RIMS, GYEAR 30.5x32, Firestone: 30.5x32, 24.5x32, 23.1x26, 18.4x26. 28Lx26, 66x50, Call 618-897-2560 WANTED: Late Model 55 JD combine in ready to use condition, or JD 7700 4WD combine. 618-267-4931

HIGH QUALITY WINTER RYE, cleaned, Germination and Purity Tested, Bulk or Bagged delivery available by pallet or truck load Whitaker Farms, Forest City IL. 309-241-5487 Off Patent GT (Glyphosate Tolerant) Soybeans Different Maturity Ranges available. Treated or nonTreated - Realistically Priced! Call for details. 618-667-6401, 618-407-3638, 618-407-3637 WHEAT SEED FOR Sale, $7.50 per bu, good test weight & germination, St. Anne IL, Call 815-791-0723.

2011 CIH MAGNUM-315, 3539 hrs., dlux. cab, 4000-lbs. rear wts. 1800 lbs frt. wts., heated seat, foot throttle, & many other options. tires like new, exc. Cond., $98,500-obo (563)451-4241 2012 JD 8285R, 3950-hours, front duals, IVT, 50's, 4-hyd., white, $108,900-obo. 217-242-9105 9682 NH tractor, 4WD, 618-246-6311

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IH-F20 TRACTOR W/MECHANICAL lift, 2 row cultivator, new tires, $3,000.; Call 217-259-3708 INTERNATIONAL-856, GOOD SOLID tractor, $8,750 Call 217-971-8717 JD-148 LOADER WITH quick attach bucket, $3,500 Call 309-392-3118 JD-6430 MFD, CAB, joystick, 5200 hrs., $32,500; Newer H310 self leveling loader, Call 715-223-3664 JD-7820, MFWD w/ 746 loader, 8000-hours, 3 hydraulic remotes, 540/1000 PTO, asking $58,000. (309)781-6829 LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL FARM EQUIPMENT?

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80 ACRES LIVINGSTON County, Waldo Twp, Sect 3. PI of 128 and Ashkum / Chenoa Soil types. $10,200 Phone 309-256-0794. For sale by owner, 475Ac's, Pope Co., IL 25 mi's NE of Paducha KY Consist of 340 Ac's till. cropland, 25 Ac's pasture, & over 100 Ac's of hard wood timber. 40,000 bu. Grain storage, large barn, large field & exc deer hunting, w/good lease income. Open crop lease for 19, price below appraised value, 618-528-8744 FULTON CO. IL, 246A, 215T borders W. side Canton Lake; Photos: http://tinyurl.com/JTFARM1 Tract #1, 127A, 100% tillable, PI 136.9, corn ave yield 204 and beans 66bpa, property is flat tilled land, located between 20th St and Boatdock Rd on the SW side Canton @ $10,900/ac. Excellent farmland skirts E. side Canton. Tract #2, 87A, 57T, PI 116.4, 2400 Sq. ft. 2-Story farmhouse, 4 car garage, steel shed, grain bins, offers country living with income opportunities @ $895K, all within a mile of city life. Tract #3, 32A, 27T, PI 118.9. tracts 2-3 ave 188 bpa corn and 55 bpa on beans, property lays flat, N side Sebree Rd and W side Boatdock rd., @ $8,900/ac. Interested? Call 309-838-3736

2008 CAT. CHALLENGER MT765B. 320-HP, 16-spd. PS, Guidance ready w/all makes harness, 21" belts set on 120" guage, 20 frt. Wts., 1000 PTO, 4 remotes, radar. 5630 hrs. ALL fluids changed 60 hrs. ago, service records available. Sharp. See Peoria Craigslist for pics. $69,000 OBO. Call or text (309) 635-4162 2009 CAT- 765C, 1650 hrs., 3-pt. PTO, GPS, 4-hyd. Always shedded. $130,000. Call 765-618-9647.

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2013 CIH-1240 PLANTER, 16/31, insect., corn & bean meters, low ac. Call 815-693-3946 FOR SALE RYE seed 96% germ, cleaned ben run, buck or totes, trucking available Call 920-680-1932 greendrills.com (740)756-4810 Hizey Farm Service LLC Harms Land-Rollers, Brand New! 12 - $6,800, 14 -7,300, 16 - $8,000 , 24 - $14,800, 32 - $17,500, 42-$21,500 Any size Available. 715-234-1993 HIGH QUALITY COVER Crop oats, cleaned, Germination and Purity Tested, Bulk or Bagged delivery available by pallet or truck load Whitaker Farms, Forest City IL. 309-241-5487

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Hello. Are you a farmer looking to retire or a land owner looking at the possibility of a new tenant on your farm ground? Im a 4th generation farmer in my early 30s with a young family looking to expand my familys farm operation via cash rent, 50/50 crop share. We use no-till & strip-till practices to promote healthier, more productive, valuable soils. We also use variable rate technology for seeding & fertilizer applications. We compile our data with every pass to make more informed, conservative decisions with every ac. If you would be interested in meeting with me about your farm ground, please send a letter with your contact information to PO Box 304 Buckley, IL 60918. INVEST IN HIGH Quality irrigated central Nebraska farmland, no water restrictions, 3-6% return possible, sent inquiries to investinnebraska@yahoo.com or Call 308-529-0992 leave message. LOUISA CO. IA, 144.95 acres, 5 mi. SE of Grandview, IA. 143.67 crop acres, over 99% tillable. $7,200 per acre. 847-464-4199.

IH-830 FORAGE CHOPPERS w/heads; Hesston Stacker, JD-112 Forage wagon, Call 630-554-9238 or 630-951-9238 JD-336 BALER WITH kicker, Good Cond., $3,250 Call 262-719-7567 JD-336 TWINE BALER, good working baler, $2,850 Call 217-971-8717 JD-336 TWINE SQUARE baler, always shedded, $4,000 obo. Call 309-238-7696 We Repair Baler Knotters on your Farm! Service Calls also available for farm equipment! Used Rakes & New Tedders for Sale! Kings Repair, Marshall IN 765-597-2015

2013 HAGIE 120ft aluminum boom, 1200 hrs of use. $31,500 618-562-7550. Schaben 8500 sprayer , 1250gallon, 80ft boom, Raven controller, hydraulic pump and boom, field ready, always shedded. $9900. 217-240-0018 SPRA-COUPE 3440, 60-ft. straight PERKINS, booms, 300 gal, foamer, ez guide 250, 1998, 3600 hrs, exc. cond., $12,500. 309-303-1292.

Ag Gypsum for Sale through Clean Green Soil Amendments, LLC. (309)337-6242 or email cleangreensoil@gmail.com

8R STRIP-TILL TOOL BAR, 8150 Hiniker mon., hyd. wings (in case it's made bigger), always shedded, excel. cond. (217)874-2440 Humates Omri cert organic carbon 2400-lb super sack, liquid humate applied with starters, folliar, or with sidedress nitrogen. 563-920-3674 New Steel Storage tanks available Capacity up to 50,000 gal. 618-553-7549, 562-4544 www.dktanks.com Propane/Ammonia Tanks 12,000, 18,000, 30,000 & 60,000 Sales, Installation & Service Call For A Quote! Dibble Enterprises 815-237-2247 TANKS: STAINLESS. PIPE For Culverts 10-inch to 10ft DIA. 618-553-7549, 618-562-4544, www.dktanks.com

LAND PRIDE RCR1860 mower. Like new, bought new in 2011 and used to mower small acreage couple times a year after hay was baled off. $1,100. Call 309-238-4101 RHINO MODEL TW168, rotary shredder, heavy duty, 14ft, 3-pt. hitch, big 1000 rpm P.T.O, will chop small trees., $2,500. 812-204-4587 Wood 15ft Batwing Mower, Ser # BW180HD , 1000 pto, used very little, $10,500. 618-562-4819

GRASS HAY NET wrapped no rain, 1900 lb. bales, $50./bale Call 217-653-0470

1050 WOODS 3-PT. Backhoe, like new, very little use, Excellent Condition. Call 815-751-7592, or 815-751-2708 2001 NH BACKHOE, Enclosed cab, Iveco diesel eng., 4-in-1 bucket, 4WD, 24-in. digging bucket, $21,500. 812-204-4587 2016 GEHL V-270 skid loader, 1050 hrs, new tires, ROPES, $22,000. Call 765-618-9647. CAT-112E MOTOR GRATER, low hrs. on overhaul, has not been ran for several years, for rebuild or parts, $2,000 obo 217-844-2076 leave mesasge will call CAT. ROAD GRADER with cab. Twin screw, w/12' blade, everything works good, $4,250 Call 217-473-2190 Central Culvert & Tile, LLC Mahomet, IL. Steel and Alum. Culverts. Plastic Tile and fittings. 8-inch to 36-inch in stock. up to 144-inch avail. 217-637-8453 SUPER H WHEEL Ditcher, w/ laser, Very Good Cond., 4000hrs, Cummings motor, Rice tires, $75,000. (765)618-9647.

JD 946 mower conditioner, rubber rolls, 2pt swing hitch, nice ........................... $9995 Arthurs Repair Shop Hindsboro, IL, 217-346-2737

1995 AG-CHEM-1903, CAT Engine, 3176, Eaton Fuller 18 spd. Trans, New Leader, L3020, 409 painted SS bed $12,500 obo Call 217-473-2190

ALL KINDS OF Hay & Stray Big Squares, Small Squares, & Big Rounds. Delivered in 18-24 ton loads. 217-322-4663

1971 JD-1020, gas, 3-cyl., 40hp, w/roll bar, 3-pt. hitch, 540 RMP PTO, 8-spd., 4936 hrs., w/5' Bushhog $4,750 Call 812-204-4587

1999 JD 8400 w/840 loader, 2600 hrs, new tires, 2 buckets, forks, quick hitch, $90,000. Call 765-618-9647

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IH-574, W/WOODS MOWER, Call 309-944-8228

1967 JD 3020 gas, Schwarz w.f.e, 8-spd synchro, 16.9x34 tires, diff lock, single hyd., new paint, 4767 hrs., $6,900. 812-204-4587

1984 JD-8650, 8700-hours, good shape, $29,000. 1978 JD-4440, 9200-hours, 2000 on overhaul, like new tires, $29,000. 217-304-1764

80.0 +/-ac. S26, T23N, R5E PI 129.8 $8,950.00/ac. Warren Basting 309-825-7238 ———————————— Marty Thornton, Managing Broker Heartland Bank Ag Services 200 West College Ave. Normal, IL. 61761 309-664-8933 309-825-7239 hbtagservices.com

8 AC. FARMETTE on rt. 89 in Varna, 4 bedroom 2 bath, heated garage & mother-in-law suite, home as been updated, 60x120 Morton building, approx. 6 ac. Tillable, call Robert Thorson 630-207-6991

1966 JD 4020 diesel, w/M&W turbo, 8-spd. Synchro, w.f.e, clamshell fenders, 18.4x34 tires, single hyd., diff lock, new paint, $8,750. 812-204-4587

1983 ALLIS CHALMERS-6080, MFWD, open station with Sharp Looking, canopy. $13,000 Call 231-690-1182

175.81 +/- ac. S30T,T22N,R1E PI 138.1 $10,495/ac.

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1956 JD-720, DIESEL, pony start, 65-hp., standard, single remote, 3pt., PTO, new 23.1x26 tires, looks and runs great, asking $7,750. 812-204-4587

1980 AC-7080 DIESEL tractor, duals, 5100 hrs., has had motor work, $8,000 obo Call 217-491-6224 1982 MODELS JD4640 & 4840, 6000 hrs. each, new Firestone 18x42 rears, Very Nice Shape, $24,900/ choice, 815-988-2074

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1956 IH-600 DIESEL tractor, serial #1837; 1954 AC-WD45; 1952 Ford 8N, Call early eve 815-246-9857 leave message

1978 JD 4640 , 5000 hrs, power shift, 1 owner. 217-874-2440.

312.13 +/- ac. S5, T8N,R5E & S31,32,T9N,R5E, tillable & recreational ac. with shed and well. 117.6 PI $6,247./ac.

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80+/- ac., S29, T8N, R5E 134.5 PI Including 2 story country home with 4 bedrooms – 3.5 bath, 3 car attached garage, horse stable & metal shed, 3522 S. Downs School Rd., Farmington, IL. 61531 $1,402,263.00 House showing by appointment only.

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CASE-MX255, MFD, duals, good rubber, deluxe fenders, 6200 hrs., nice, $38,500 Call 715-572-1234 CIH-7220 TRACTOR 2WD 18.4X42 duals, 3656 hours. $48,000. Call 217-737-7041

TOP OF STATE Hay & Straw, 3x3x8 bales and rounds. Davis, IL. Please Call 815-238-8372

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INSULATION, 4x8 SHEETS foil-back foam, Factory Seconds. Call Ken Nichols. Sullivan, IL. 800-424-1256, nichols5.com

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3208 Cat engine, non turbo, runs good, $1000. 618-214-2194 504 Case Turbo engine, very good condition, $2000. 618-214-2194

RETIRING Landoll vertical till, 23ft, 2011 ................ $20,000

WANTED DAMAGED GRAIN FARM LOANS. We have the Best term/interest rates avail. Fixed rates, 5-25 yrs. 618-5282264 c, 618-643-2264, The BelRay Co, Don Welch and Jeff Welch, McLeansboro, IL

2014 CIH-875 7-SHANK disk ripper, 14'-W, 7" Tiger Pts., hyd. Adj. Double edge reel, SR-13 auto-reset shanks, low acres, kept inside, well-maintained, Galesburg, IL., $48,900 OBO, Call Brian 309.337.1600

7 shank Brillion Ripper, zone commander, 3-pt hitch, 618-246-6311 Blue Jet sub-tiller II ripper, 52-WAY RADIO shank auto reset w/ 3pt or pullRadio Ranch, Inc. 10924 Hoover Rd, Rock Falls, IL type hitch, $5000. Oblong, IL 618-562-3401 61071, (815)622-9000 www.radioranchinc.com BLUJET SUBTILLER II 5 shank in line ripper, Ser. #5400, w/3pt conversion kit and brackets (caddy) w/heavy rear hitch. $5,900. Call 309-253-8815 Morton, IL. Knight Complete Line-up, New Pro Push, Slinger C- IH disk leverer for 530 Ecolo PS 235 Vertical Spreaders. Tiger and others, new 5 shanks, Used 2054 Propush, $19,995 $5300. 309-657-6075 Arthur's Repair. Hindsboro, IL 217-346-2737 CASE IH RMX 340 disk, 31ft, 7-1/2 inch spacing, very nice, stored inside, $18,500 217-260-0813 (1) NEW PAIR 35.5Lx32 20 ply tires on rims for grain cart. $4,500 Call 815-988-2074 LIKE NEW FLOTATION tires 700x50-22.5 , on rims. Call 217-642-5883

CIH-530B ONE WONDER, new 7-in. pts., 4-in. cover boards, lead shanks, disc sealers rebuilt 3-yrs. ago, Gated HD coil tine drag, 2-seasons on tires, extra bearings and parts, good paint, good blades $10,900. Call (815)985-7119 CIH-6000 CONSER-TILL plow, 10 pt.,; CIH-720 6-18 plow 3-pt., both 1 owner, Very Good, Call 217-720-0404 CIH-RMX340 DISC, 24' 5-bar, hitch w/hyd, 19-3/4” blades, 7.5” spacing, light kit, single pt. dept. tandems, less than 400 ac., like new, small farmer, $24,500 obo Call 815-994-1398 DMI-530B WITH MCFARLANE $8,900 3-bar spike harrow. obo. Call 815-546-8786 DMI-730 ECOLO-TIGER, HYD. Rear disc leveler, Good Cond., $7,500 Call 309-696-3276 GREAT PLAINS turbo till, 30' model 3000TT, serial # GP4833NN, blades & bearing recently replaced, HD frt. 191/2” rear 19-5/8” Exc. Cond., $27,500 Call 815-674-5481 IH 720 6-16 on-land plow, exc cond., ready for the field, $2500. 217-460-0552 INTERNATIONAL-720 6-BOTTOM Semi mounted, plow, automatic reset, $1,200 obo, Call 815-228-1138 JD-2800 6-BOTTOM on land hitch plow, vari-width, $2,500 Call 309-696-3276 JD-512 7-SHANK FOLDING disk/chisel, notched front, smooth rear, blades, new points, good scrapers, bought new in 2012, no rear harrow, cushion trip shanks, Very Good Cond., $14,500. 815-383-2097 JD-637 32ft Disc; JD 714 disc chisel, good condition, $4500; JD-630 25ft disk, excellent condition, 618-528-8744 KRAUSE DOMINATOR, 15-ft., 7-shank w/round bar basket, Excellent Shape, $20,500. 815-761-4000, text

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Maurer 32 head mover, 2010, ......................... $6500 JD 9660 STS combine, '05, .......................... $59,000 JD 30ft FF platform, 2011 ..........................$18,000 JD 12R30” wide 7200 planter w/hyd drive, 1994 .... $13,500 EZ Load seed tender, 2 box, 2016............................ $6500 Kilbros 1400 grain cart, 2002 ........................ $12,000

BRANDT SWING-AWAY AND transport augers belt conveyors auger carts, new and used. Lambert Equip, Pontiac, IL. Call 815-848-6024 FOR SALE: WESTFIELD mod# WR80-61, Excellent Condition. Call 815-953-8589. JD-925 FULL FINGER auger, Good Cond., off JD-9500, $7,950. Delivery available, Call 815-988-2074 MAYRATH AUGER, 8”x51', gear box inside, hopper, Call 217-737-7739

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2010 Great Plains, 20ft no-till drill, 30 runs, CP Hitch, Keetons harrow, electric gates, monitor, $15,000. 217-251-9000 JD grain drill model 8300, 23x7, good cond., $4400. 309-657-6075

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1992 GMC Topkick, Cat engine, 10ft bed, new paint, good condition, $7500. 618-528-8744 1992 International semi, 450,000 miles w/1979 30ft rd Raven dump trailer w/3 axle. 618-246-6311 1997 INT'L. EAGLE 9400, Cummins N14 Celect, 10 spd. w/1975 Schien, 28-ft. Alum. dump trailer, w/EZ Slide liner, new Shur-Lok tarp, $29,500. CALL 812-204-4587. 2000 Int'l 4900, tandem dump truck, DT466, 14ft bed, no rust, automatic, a/c, tires 70%, $27,900. 217-343-2675 2000 VOLVO DAY-CAB, 10 spd., Volvo eng., wet kit, air suspension, good rubber, $17,000; 1984 35' Fruehauf dump trailer, spring suspension, air lift pusher 3rd axle, new elec. tarp, ext. liner, coal door, $14,000 Call 217-725-5236 2001 INTERNATIONAL-4900 HT, 6x4, AR, 16,000 front, 40,000 rear, 22'x72”, Kann grain box, 3-pc. tailgate w/metering, 22.5 tires steel disc, 9 spd., DT 466/250 HP, 37,500 mi., never driven in winter, last of 3, estate. Call 765-366-2257 Crawfordsville IN.

309-314-1384, call for pictures M-C 970 continuous flow grain dryer, 240v, 3-phase, portable or stationary, 475-bph, 10pts removal, don't get caught again this fall with wet grain in field, Can set up in a day. Great Cond.. $15,500. 618-534-1906 NECO 36' STIRATOR, 3 screws, track included, $1,000. Call217-242-6728 NEW GT RECIRCULATING Batch Grain Dryers. Cornwell Equipment. (217)543-2631 Used Delux DP9060 Grain Dryer; 900 BPH @ 5pts Heat & Cool; LP or Nat Gas; 240 V 3PH; Several Updates. $25,000 Call 217-519-0293 Used M-C 1175 Grain Dryer; 2040 BPH All Heat or 1230 BPH Heat & Cool; 3PH Ele; Nat Gas; Open Top w/ Factory Roof. $28,500 Call 217-519-0293 Wanted: Used Grain Dryers. Farm Fans and GSI, Super B, GT, Preferred LP, single phase, call 815-228-2652, 814-440-8269

BRENT-774 GRAIN CART, rolltarp, green, Excellent Condition, always shedded, $14,000 obo. Call 815-509-3724. KINZE-400 SMALL 1000 PTO, 23.1x26 tires, always shedded Good Condition. $4,000 OBO. Pictures upon request Call 309-261-6129. REM DRIVE-OVER PIT, with electric motor, $2,500; Mayrath 10” 70' auger with electric motor and drop cord, $3,800; Mayrath 62' 8” auger, $2,300; Call 309-368-1097 TIMPTE HOPPER TRAILER, 40-ft, $15,000 firm. Also, full stainless steel fenders, $500. Call 309-275-1219.

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1989 IH 1900 truck, 18-ft. bed, w/DT 466, may part out, $2,500 motor, Hoist , trans, rear end, tires, cargo doors, cheater axle, all $500./each. Or all $2,900. Call 217-370-6065

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2013 SUNFLOWER 4511-9 disk chisel, heavy spring tine harrow, 1600 acres, $27,750. 815-488-2835 text or leave message, Ladd, IL.

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28-IN. BROCK (lp liquid) Heater, 2010, like new, $1,500. 28-in. farm fans (lp liquid) heater, real good, $700. Both stored inside, 815-735-6717. 3-Acres includes grain elevator w/80ft scales, office, 3 storage buildings & bins, etc. 6 miles East of LeRoy, IL $220,000. 309-825-5017 DMC STIRATOR FOR 27' bin, good cond., Call 309-360-1126 DMC STIRATORS MODEL 171 for 27' & 30' bins, $1,000 ea. obo Call 815-791-0182 FARM FAN DRYERS 320J AB350, 500H, 1000H, 1500H 650 Mod, Super Prices on bin bolts. Harms Grain (815)-568-4000 Farm Fans 500 bu grain dryer, w/500- holding tank w/auger, 3phase power, $5000. 618-615-3232 FOR SALE GRAIN Bin Drying System, 42' Shivvers Drying System w/level dry & computer system & Cross Augers, 2 turbo Fans & Burners, 26hp a piece, Call 217-821-6232 for price For Sale: Farm Fans C-2125A Grain Dryer, LP, Three Phase, Stainless Steel Screens. Please call 812.784.2327 Grain bin 4000 bu. 18' diameter, galvinized and alum. Still standing, $800. Call 812-204-4587

(2) M&W GRAVITY wagons, 220-bu., 350-bu., Very Good Cond., Call 847-683-3716 1998 M&W-750 GRAIN cart, w/roll tarp, $9,500 Call 815-257-6772 Brent 440 gravity wagon, super single, $4500. EZ Trail 3400, $1500. Oblong, IL 618-562-3401 GRAIN CARTS: NEW Parker 1039 w/tarp, $32,900; J&M 875 with tarp, 2011, Very Nice, $21,900 Call 815-988-2074 Kinze 1100, 1300, 1500. good condition. 712-579-1825 KINZE-640 AUGER CART, 30.5x32 tires, roll up tarp, always shedded, original one time owner. Call 708-421-9069 KORY-550 WAGON, GREEN w/tarp, Good Condition, $7,500. Call 309-525-4750 M&W 400 BU. center bump box, with no gear, $1,150 Call 309-392-3118 PARKER-605 GRAVITY BOX, w/tarp & fenders, $10,900; BRENT-540 Very nice. $6,950 Call 815-988-2074 UNVERFERTH-1315 WALKING DUALS, 17-series auger, Call 317-408-1499

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2004 34' TIMPTE hopper bottom, good tires & brakes, $18,500 Call 217-556-4106 2005 INTERNATIONAL-4400, 10spd., 20' Scott alum. grain bed, Shur-lock tarp, tandem, rear controls, 160,000 mi., Exc Cond., Call 217-519-2374 2006 International 8600, AR, t/a, Cumm eng., 155wb, 10-spd. Trans., 383,000 miles, manual, 217-924-4405 8-5pm. 2006 International 8600, AR, t/a, Cumm eng., 155wb, 10-spd. Trans., 383,000 miles, manual, 217-924-4405 8-5pm. 2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 120, Air Ride Susp.; Tandem Axle; 14L Detroit Engine; 12,000 lb Front Axle Weight; 40,000 lb Rear Axle Weight; Very Nice 344,000 Miles, 10 Spd. Trans, $37,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm.

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Generators: used, low hr takeouts. 20KW to 2000KW. Dsl, Propane, Nat. Gas. 701-3719526. abrahamindustrial.com KATOLIGHT & WINPOWER. Generators, automatic & PTO engine sets. Swits Farms Sales & Service. (217)752-6213 WINCO 50-KW 540 PTO, $5,500. Call 815-790-7023, or 815-790-7021 Winco Generators. PTO portables and eng. sets available, Large Inventory. Albion, IL. Waters Equipment. 618-445-2816

(3) 28' DUMP Trailers, (1) 26' dump tailer, all alum. Frame, $16,000./ea., Call 815-257-8712 1978 INTERNATIONAL GRAIN truck, exc. bed hoist and tires, very little rust, 2nd gear problems, Call 309-247-3687 1979 FORD F80, Louisville Tandem. 429 Gas Motor. Automatic Transmission, 2 speed differential. 20 foot Omaha Standard Bed and Hoist. Really Clean and Good Truck. PRICED REDUCED 217-454-1995 1981 GMC TANDEM Top Kick, 18' bed, 79,648 mi., 3208 Cat. Eng., 13-spd., run & drives great, $15,000 (217)825-7060 1984 MH MACK cabover, 300 Mack Jake Brake, 9-spd., full trans., 4.00 rear, 24.5 rubber, Air Ride Cab, pinto hook electric brake box, was used to haul 5th wheel camper, very good shape and ready to work, $12,000. 765-584-0757 1988 GMC-7500 TOPKICK, 3208 Cat. Turbo, 10 spd. Triple axle, air ride seat, 20 steel bed, cargo doors, tarp, scissor hoist 630 plus bu. Cap. Good Cond., $15,000 618-535-2463

2007 VANTAGE DUMP trailer Alpha Series, double walled and smooth belly, 39'x96”x60”, used on farm all its life, perfect Call 309-264-1326 2008 WILSON Pacesetter 41'x66” sides, new roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires, alum. rims, SS Back, $19,500. (309)657-1812 2009 INTERNATIONAL Dura Star Max Force. Twin screw, 20' Scott aluminum bed, Scott hoist, auto trans, air ride suspension 228K mi. $55,000. 815-488-2835 text or leave message, Ladd,IL 2011 STOUGHTON HOPPER grain trailer, electric tarp, 40x96 spring ride, new tires and brakes, Call 815-543-2526 2013 KAUFMAN LOW-BOY trailer, RGN, NGB, 35-ton, 47'x102”, Honda pony motor, 24' well w/boom cradle, chain box, out riggers, load over back w/ramps & beaver tail, spring ride, w/front flip ramps & front fenders, very low mi., VGC, $36,000 obo Call 309-361-8453 2017 TIMPTE HOPPER, all alum. opts & wheels, 8400 lb., power tarp & hoppers, disc brakers sharp, 815-761-4000

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Lifestyle SENIOR NEWS LINE

KITCHEN DIVA

Time to review your Medicare plan

One meal, two ways to save money

It’s that time again. Every year we have the opportunity to make changes to our Medicare plans between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. We have the option of changing from original Medicare to an Advantage plan, or vice versa, or changing to a different Advantage plan. We also can change our Medicare Part D drug plan. The decisions aren’t easy. After all, we have to live with them for the next year. We’ll soon receive a new “Medicare & You” book in the mail, as well as notices about any changes to our current coverage. While we can usually stay with the plan we have if we don’t want to make any changes, it’s important to review everything we’re sent, because there might be new information buried in the language. Sometimes a plan is discontinued. The premium can change. Coverage details might be different. Read the fine print and be certain that your coverage will be what you expect. For Advantage plan changes, there is an additional open enrollment period: Jan. 1 to March 31. This was new for 2019 and gives three extra months to decide on an Advantage plan. If you’re signing up for Medicare Parts A and B for the first time, you have a seven-month period to do it: the three months before you turn 65, the month you turn 65 and the three months after you turn 65. If you don’t sign up for Part B in time, you can be forced to pay a penalty for the whole time you have Part B. Keep an eye on the dates. To review plans, go online to www.medicare. gov and look at the plan finder.

Social isolation linked to bone loss If you ever wanted a compelling reason to join a group or get out more, here it is: A new study shows that poor social relationships contribute to bone loss in senior women. This wasn’t a small, brief study. In this Women’s Health Initiative, researchers studied the bone health of 11,000 women over six years and included information about social support and social functioning. The bottom line: Over those six years, high social stress equated to lowered bone mineral density in the femoral neck — where most hip fractures occur — the lumbar spine and the whole hip. They assigned a rating to levels of “social strain,” and found that each additional point added to the lowered bone density. There’s more to this than how many groups we meet with each week. It turns out it’s the quality of our relationships rather than the quantity. Life satisfaction and our sense of optimism play a part, which might well be tied in with the quality of the relationships we do have. That’s scary, and for those of us who don’t have much time for socializing, it serves as a wakeup call. What are we going to do about it? The first thing that comes to mind is any activity that encourages interaction with others. Even a weekly reading group at the library, with participants commenting on the book they read and adding thoughts to others’ comments, has the potential to evolve further into coffee afterward, phone numbers swapped and invitations to other activities. The same goes for dog walking at the animal shelter, bus trips with the senior center, walking clubs around town, boardgames night at the library and neighborhood yard sales. Matilda Charles ©2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

By Angela Shelf Medearis

five food groups: Carbohydrates, protein, dairy, fruits and vegI’ve prepared lunches for my etables. Choose whole-grain family for several years, and one products like bread, tortillas, thing I know for sure, you’ve got pita bread, bagels or wholeto have a plan! grain crackers. These are more Eating out every day is not nutritious, have more fiber, vionly too expensive, the meal tamins and minerals and keep choices are typically unhealthy. blood sugar steady for optimal And if your child is a picky eater learning. like mine, buying school lunches n Include the kids in the prepaare a waste of money. ration process and give them A nutritious lunch prepared choices. Take them along when at home does not have to be grocery shopping. Let them pick boring or cost you a fortune. a new fruit or vegetable to try Making small changes can save each week. you money, like planning a lunch n Buy what’s on sale each week, with ingredients that also work then work it into a menu. Use well for dinner meals. fruits and vegetables that are in Remember that well-nourseason. ished adults and children have n Make your own ingredients. a greater chance of success at Look beyond lunch meat. Slice work or at school. your own meat or grill a chicken Proper nutrition also is a key breast and cut it into strips ingredient for back-to-school or cubes. Avoid prepackaged success because it fuels brain lunches, since they are high cells and gives your child the priced. energy and nutrients needed n Let your children help prepare for optimal learning. Packing dinner and use the leftovers to your child’s lunch lets you pack their lunch. Invest in a know exactly what he or she is good insulated food container to eating. keep food warm. Follow these tips, and not only You can use my recipe for will you save money, you’ll also Mediterranean Chicken Two pack a nutritious lunch that your Ways as a delicious dinner and a child will enjoy: nutritious lunch. It makes eight n Practice good nutrition yourservings — four for lunch and self. Children learn by associfour for dinner. One meal with ation — you need to be a role two ways to save money! model. Discuss with them the benefits of healthy eating. Angela Shelf Medearis is an n Plan ahead and have a list award-winning children’s auwhen you go to the store. The thor, culinary historian and the more time you spend in a store, author of seven cookbooks. Her the more money you spend. website is www. divapro.com. n Use foods from each of the © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

Mediterranean Chicken Two Ways INGREDIENTS 2 cups plain fat-free Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon packed fresh mint or basil 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped, or 1/2 tablespoon dried dill 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 3 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 pounds chicken breast tenders 1 English (seedless) cucumber 2 large ripe tomatoes 4 whole-wheat pitas PROCEDURE In small bowl, combine yogurt, mint, dill, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/3 of the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Let stand for 15 minutes. Place half of mixture in a covered container and refrigerate to use for lunch. Using a shallow container or pie plate, combine 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, poultry seasoning, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon cumin and 1/3 of the garlic. Add chicken, turning to coat. Let stand. Heat a grill pan or heavy skillet on medium-high. Grill chicken 10 to 12

minutes or until no longer pink in center, turning once. Meanwhile, cut cucumber and tomato into chunks; toss, in large bowl, with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper, and remaining lemon juice, oil and garlic. For Dinner: Divide the chicken, yogurt sauce and the cucumber and tomato mixture evenly. Place half of the ingredients in sealed containers. Transfer remaining chicken to serving plates and serve with the remaining cucumber mixture and yogurt sauce. Prepare a side of orzo or couscous to serve, if desired. For Lunch: Toast pitas in a large dry pan over medium-high heat on the stovetop, or on the top rack of an oven, or in a toaster oven until lightly browned, about 1 minute on each side, turning once. Fill the pitas with the remaining chicken, and top with yogurt sauce and the cucumber mixture. Place in a reusable container in a lunchbox along with fruit.

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Lifestyle DONNA’S DAY: CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING

Farm boy featured in ‘Huck Finn’ doorstop By Terry and Kim Kovel

A papier-mâché pig can be a great starter craft with your child.

Use recycled materials to create papier-mâché pigs By Donna Erickson

Creativity is at your elbow, always available. I try to remember that. If you are a parent who, like many people, considers himself “noncreative,” just think of creativity as a water faucet. Turn the stream on, and it can be a steady flow into your everyday life. One thing that works for me is to let myself get sidetracked from the original plan. That’s when I discover that having fun with kids is what’s most important, not the end result. It can happen naturally when you stir up a gloppy, messy batch of papier-mâché, a craft you probably remember from your own primary-school days. Grab stuff from the recycle bin and magically turn newspaper, plastic water bottles, golf tees and paper-towel tubes into creatures like these whimsical pigs.

This activity has all the basics for family fun: tradition, creativity and a gooey mess! HERE’S HOW: To make the basic papier-mâché goop for any form, stir together equal parts of all-purpose flour and water in a large bowl. Two cups of each is good to start. Tear newspaper into strips about 1-inch wide. To create a form for a pig and piglets, start with a small-size plastic water bottle for a piglet and a plastic liter-size bottle for a pig. Place a bottle in front of you horizontally and note how the spout can be the snout. For the pig’s legs, tape four trimmed bathroom tissue tubes to the bottom of the body of the bottle. For piglet legs, poke the pointed end of four golf tees into the bottom of the body of a small bottle. Make ears by cutting cardboard into two triangles. Tape in place just

beyond the neck of the bottle. Dip the newspaper strips one at a time into the mixture, remove excess goop with your fingers, and then drape strips over the form. Lay the coated strips any which way, covering the entire surface. Smooth out the wrinkles as you go, making the surface as smooth as possible. Let dry. Make a second layer, if you wish. Paint the pig with poster or acrylic paints. The brighter, the better. Poke a spring into what was the base of the bottle for a curly tail. For a piggy bank, cut a slit through the top to insert coins. Cut out a flap underneath the pig when you wish to retrieve the money. To find more of Donna Erickson’s creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday. com. © 2019 Donna Erickson distributed by King Features Synd.

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How do you keep a heavy door from slamming shut? That was a problem by the mid-18th century when huge brass hinges held the doors. It was solved with wedges, heavy rocks or doorstops of many sizes and shapes. Cast-iron figural doorstops were made in the early 1900s, but did not become popular until the 1910s, when many American companies began making figural examples. One of the most interesting is called “Huckleberry Finn,” a figure of a farm boy in blue overalls and a yellow shirt carrying a fishing pole and bait bucket. It’s 12 3/8 inches high and has a wedge back. The doorstop is marked Littco and was made by the Littlestown Hardware & Foundry Co. that started in 1916. It made doorstops, bookends, hammers and fireplace accessories until 1940 and the war. After the war, the company started making cast aluminum products. In the 1990s, it stopped iron casting. One of Littco’s most famous doorstops, Halloween Girl, a costumed girl with a pumpkin in excellent condition, sold for $29,500 in 2016. “Huckleberry Finn” is an important book written in 1884 by Mark Twain. It was the first “bookstore” book written in vernacular English, and it included swear words and descriptions of good and bad parts of life at the time. An excellent example of the Huckleberry Finn

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I am a 49-year-old woman who had a massive heart attack in April. My father died of a massive heart attack at 49. I have four stents in three arteries and am on Brilinta, low-dose aspirin, blood pressure medication and so forth. I have essential tremor, first noticing the tremors in middle school. The tremor is in my hands, making writing nearly impossible, and I have head bobs. I have an internal tremor that never stops. A previous practitioner prescribed a month’s trial of beta blockers several years ago. I noticed no relief with the tremor, but was physically ill for the first 30 minutes of the morning in the first two weeks. Recently, I found an online blog regarding essential tremor and CBD oil. Nearly all of the bloggers found some level of relief using this treatment. If I choose to try CBD oil to assist with my tremor is there a risk of it interfering with my heart and blood pressure medications? Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a nonpsychoactive substance found in cannabis, as opposed to tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the best-known psychoactive component. CBD is typically sold as an oil and has been receiving press as a potential treatment for a wide variety of medical issues. Many or most of these claims have no data to support them. Anecdotal reports, such as most blogs, are neither reliable nor scientific — and may or may not be true. There also is an issue with proving the dosage and purity of products said to contain CBD. However, in the case of essential tremor, there is some evidence: Studies in mice have shown benefit with CBD, although a single case report showed effectiveness of THC, but not CBD in essential tremor. The issue of drug interactions is a significant one. CBD inhibits two powerful pathways the body uses to detoxify drugs, the CPY3A4 and CYP2D6 systems. This is a serious issue for you. Ticagrelor (Brilinta), an anticoagulant, is metabolized by CYP3A4, as are some of the statin drugs usually prescribed to people with heart blockages. The effect of the anticoagulant could be much higher than expected, leading to bleeding risk. Other commonly used heart medications are metabolized by CYP2D6, and the effect on these medications is unpredictable. I can’t recommend CBD products given the medications you are taking, but would suggest you consider alternative treatments. You may have read about deep brain stimulation and ultrasound, two powerful and effective treatments for people whose symptoms have not responded to standard treatments. This question is for my husband. How safe is drinking tea while on warfarin? He has his INR checked monthly, and for the most part it stays between 2 and 3. He watches his vitamin K intake regularly. He has read conflicting stories of how tea interacts with warfarin by making the INR levels high. Tea comes in two major types: black tea, which is fermented, and green tea, which is not.

Black tea has no known interactions with warfarin (Coumadin). Green tea contains small amounts of vitamin K, which could make the INR lower and the warfarin less effective. However, the effect is likely to be small. Further, if he drinks a consistent amount per day, his dose can be adjusted to reflect his vitamin K intake. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu. © 2019 North America Synd., Inc.

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GM recalls 3.8M pickups, SUVs By Tom Krisher AP AUTO WRITER

DETROIT (AP) — Under pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling nearly 3.8 million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the United States and Canada to fix a brake problem. There have been 113 reports of crashes and 13 injuries related to the problem, according to GM. The recall covers Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 light-duty pickups from the 2014 through 2018 model years. Also included are the Cadillac Escalade from 2015 to 2017 and the GMC Yukon and Chevy Suburban and

Tahoe from 2015 through 2018. GM said that as it ages, the pump in the power-assist brakes can put out less vacuum power than needed, increasing stopping distance and the risk of a crash. The company is recalling 3.46 million vehicles in the United States, and it recalled another 310,000 in Canada back in June. GM said global numbers for the recall weren’t available. Dealers will recalibrate the electronic brake control module at no cost to customers. Owners were to be notified starting Sept. 6. NHTSA, the govern-

ment’s road safety agency, began investigating the problem in November of last year after getting 111 complaints from owners of poor brake performance. At the time the agency had nine reports of crashes that had caused two injuries. GM said the problems occur rarely and mostly at low speeds like driving in parking lots. Even with the problem, the brakes “continue to function and exceed the requirements of the appropriate federal motor vehicle safety standard,” GM spokesman Dan Flores said. The vacuum pump is lubricated with engine oil that flows through a filter screen. In some of the

Probe into Nissan Rogue automatic braking DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the Nissan Rogue’s automatic emergency braking can turn on when no obstacle is in the way. The probe covers about 554,000 Rogue small SUVs from the 2017 and 2018 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 843 owners have complained to the agency and to Nissan about the problem. Owners reported 14 crashes and five injuries. The agency said Nissan has issued a technical service bulletin and two customer service actions related to the problem. It will try to find a cause and determine how often the false braking happens, and could seek a recall. The investigation was opened in response to a March 21, 2019, petition from the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit group that represents consumers. Nissan said in a statement Sept. 12 that it has investigated the problem and taken action to tell customers of a free software update that improves the system’s performance.

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The company said that on some Rogues, the brakes can be activated by unique road conditions such as railroad crossings, bridges and low-hanging traffic lights. Nissan said it’s cooperating with NHTSA. But the auto safety center said the Rogues should be recalled, and that Nissan’s service cam-

paigns don’t acknowledge the seriousness of the safety problem. In its petition, the center said that according to the complaints, the Nissan braking system can be triggered by railroad tracks, traffic lights, bridges, parking structures “and other fixed objects that do not pose a threat to the vehicle.”

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Ultrasound aids herd decisions Scanning bulls, heifers provides selection criteria By Martha Blum

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DUBUQUE, Iowa — Real-time ultrasound to measure body composition in live animals can help cattlemen select the best animals for their herd. “We’re trying to describe them so you guys can select them,” said Mark Henry, president of The CUP Lab, an ultrasound processing lab of carcass traits. Henr y demonstrated ultrasounding techniques during a presentation at the Reds Rolling on the River National Red Angus Convention. “I am going to scan this heifer for marbling, ribeye area and fat thickness and you will see the images on the screen,” he said. The first step in the scanning process is to clip the hair on the calf and apply vegetable oil where the transducer will be used to collect the image.

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The monitor shows the ribeye area of the Red Angus heifer in the chute scanned by Mark Henry (on right). Assisted by Holly Schuler, the demonstration provided cattlemen an opportunity to see how technicians use real-time ultrasound to measure body composition in live animals. “It is important to have good contact and eliminate air pockets in between the transducer and the hide,” Henry said. “We’re trying to replicate the carcass knife

when an animal is hung up in the cooler and the split is done between rib 12 and 13, so we’re doing the same location,” he said. To collect the intramuscular fat or marbling measurement, Henry captures the image parallel to the spine. “As I go across her back, you can see the ribs,” he said. “We report this information to the Red Angus association for them to calculate the marbling EPD.” Henry also takes a rump image for an extra fat measurement. “This improves the fat EPDs for some breeds,” he said. It takes about three minutes per animal to collect the images. “A good technician can scan from 20 to 25 animals per hour,” Henry said. “We recommend a squeeze chute to get the cattle to settle down so we get better contact.” For each contemporary group, Henry said, the animals should always be scanned on the same side. “Most guys like to scan on the right side,” he noted. “About 90% of the time, the controls for the

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Henry said he encourages cattlemen to scan both the bulls and heifers in their herds. “If you scan the bulls and heifers, that increases the accuracy on the dams and sires and all your dams in the herd will have data,” he said. “Heifer scan data is mostly a gift to yourself,” he said. “When you scan the bulls, you’re selling that data, but if you spend money on heifers, those are the animals you have for the future to breed better bulls.” Since heifers don’t have testosterone inhibiting the marbling, Henry said, the data provides more stratification of the females. “With the much larger variation in heifer marbling EPDs, the data allows you to make faster advancement because you have more information on the females,” he said. “Heifers are your future cow herd,” he said. “The only time I get a measurement on the girl is when she is about a year of age. She contributes to her own carcass EPD, she gets an accuracy boost and her calves get that boost, as well.” By having larger amounts of data, cattlemen have more opportunity to discover outlier cattle. “If we’re not scanning heifers, we’re missing a huge opportunity to find the high ones and the low ones that are pulling you back,” Henry said. For more information about The CUP Lab, go to: www.cublab.com. Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

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“I’ve been at this 54 years and Red Angus has the best momma cows. When we started back in the ‘60s, there were not enough reds, so we started with blacks and bred to reds and it took 10 years to get to a Red Angus herd. We sell abut 25 bulls a year and Red Angus has the most consistent momma cows.” Johnnie Cundiff, 100-head cow herd NANCY, KENTUCKY

“Five years ago, we were all Black Angus, and we’ve been converting our herd to Red Angus. We use Red Angus bulls on all our cows. The leader was temperament, but we also found out when we had quieter cows and calves we weaned bigger calves and the Red Angus are easier feeding and fleshing cattle. It will take us five to 10 more years to get to a Red Angus herd. We retain as many Red Angus heifers as we can, but we still end up retaining some black heifers. But even our black heifers have red genetics, so we’ve noticed the temperament of our whole herd is getting better.” Zach Reiter, 160-head cow herd CASCADE, IOWA

Responses gathered by Martha Blum at the Red Angus Convention in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Diarrhea has signiﬁcant impact on dairy calves Electrolytes help correct dehydration By Martha Blum AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

R A LEIGH, N.C. — Diarrhea is the most common reason for death loss of beef and dairy calves. “Almost 68% of dairy calves in the last U.S. Department of Agriculture’s survey that died before weaning was because of diarrhea,” said Geof Smith, professor at North Carolina State University, during a webinar hosted by Hoard’s Dairyman. “If you’re going to have protocols on your farm for treating anything to do with calves, diarrhea has to be at the top of the list,” he said. As calves start to scour, they get dehydrated and lose ﬂuids faster than they are taking them in. In addition the calves lose electrolytes — sodium, potassium and chloride. “One of the big things that happens is the calves develop a metabolic acidosis, so the pH of their blood starts to decrease from what it should be,” Smith said. Diarrhea can put calves into a negative energy balance. “Calves don’t have a lot of fat reserve, so when they break with diarrhea, they oftentimes stop drinking milk and they can starve to death if we don’t get energy back into them,” Smith said. “Calves don’t really die from diarrhea. They die from the metabolic consequences associated with diarrhea.” Milk contains 87% water, so calves get most of their ﬂuid volume by

drinking milk. “The best way to assess dehydration is to look at the calf’s eyeball position,” Smith said. “If I take my thumb and roll the eyelid down, I should not see a gap between the eyelid and the eyeball,” he said. “That’s a calf with a normal hydration status.” However, the veterinarian said, when he rolls the bottom eyelid of the calf down and he sees a signiﬁcant space between the eyelid and the eyeball — the bigger the space is the greater percent of dehydration the calf is experiencing. Oral electrolytes are a quick and easy way for dairymen to treat calves with diarrhea. “They are fairly cheap, from $2 to $2.50 per dose,” Smith said. “Make sure you choose a good quality solution to correct dehydration, replace electrolytes and correct the blood pH.” It is important the oral electrolyte contains enough sodium to impact the dehydration of the calf. “Make sure there’s an ingredient to help the intestine absorb the sodium because the sodium has to be carried across the gut wall,” Smith said. “One of the pathways that will help carry sodium is glucose, but typically we want either a neutral amino acid like glycine or a volatile fatty acid like acetate and sometimes both.” O s mola l it y is t he amount of powder in the oral electrolyte. “The higher the osmolality, the more sugar they put in,” Smith said. “But if we crank up the osmolality too much, we run the risk of having more severe scours and abomasal bloat.”

after one day the calves Martha Blum can be FINDING SOLUTIONS Bicarbonate and acetate will go back on milk vol- reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ are alkalinizing agents de- untary.” signed to increase the pH of the calf’s blood. “We primarily have bicarbonate-based products and several new acetate-based products now,” Smith said. “Bicarbonate is eﬀective, but the acetate and propionate products have several advantages.” Acetate helps with the sodium absorption, and it can be used as an energy source by the calf, Smith said. “When we feed bicarbonate-based oral electrolytes, you’ll see an increase in the pH of the stomach of the calf and that can promote bacterial growth,” he said. “But we don’t see that with acetate-based products.” Smith said he recommends feeding the oral electrolyte to calves as an extra meal in the middle of the day. “You should probably continue to feed the oral electrolyte through the duration of the diarrhea and I prefer to mix them in water,” he said. “There is no data I’m aware of that shows diarrhea resolves faster when you withhold milk from calves,” he said. “Since diarrhea lasts for about a week, that’s probably how long we need to keep calves on oral electrolytes.” Regardless of the electrolyte that is fed to the calf, Smith said, no product has enough energy to sustain the calves, which is why they also need to be fed milk. “You can skip a feeding of milk if the calf is depressed and doesn’t want to nurse,” he said. “If the treatment is working, within 12 hours the calf will want to drink some milk, and small volumes of milk frequently is the best thing for these calves,” he said. “I hope

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Texas A&M revitalizes beef herd COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University is revitalizing its beef herd and Beef Research Center through a recent initiative with the Red Angus Association of America. The university worked in conjunction with RAAA to solicit embryos of high genetic merit to build a herd of registered Red Angus females. Once established, the Red Angus herd and the Beef Research Center will be used for teaching, research and demonstrations. Embryos for the initiative were chosen based on their genetic merit in calving ease, growth, maternal and carcass traits. “We are excited about the partnership with RAAA and the breeders who have contributed to supplying genetics for this endeavor. To be an elite department of animal science, our goal is to generate a herd of elite cattle that will be used to showcase the latest in genetic tools for industry-changing selection and breeding, reproduc-

tive management advancements and nutritional management to enhance production efficiency. These efforts will have a positive impact on our students and stakeholders,” said Cliff Lamb, animal science department head at Texas A&M University. Some embryos were implanted in December 2018 and additional embryos will be transplanted in the winter and spring of 2019. Recipient females are expected to start calving mid-September 2019. Red Angus cattle are well-known for their maternal traits, growth efficiency and carcass merit, and will serve this initiative well by providing the university with a herd of high-quality females that will take the Beef Research Center to the next level of leadership. The red-colored hide is also beneficial in hotter climates, which helps adaptability in Texas and other southern states. “We believe the addition of Red Angus genetics to this institution is a landmark decision; one

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Chinese auto sales sink 7.7% in August

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri tax break for trading-in multiple vehicles appears to have been preserved by lawmakers, although revenue officials say they never stopped offering it. Missouri senators voted 29-0 Sept. 13 to pass a bill ensuring people and businesses can continue getting a discounted sales tax on a new vehicle after trading-in multiple used cars, boats and other vehicles. Revenue officials for years have allowed reduced sales taxes on the price of a new car minus the value of used tradeins. But Missouri Supreme Court judges in June ruled the tax break only applies to one-to-one trade-ins. Spokeswoman Anne Marie Moy said the Revenue Department has continued to allow sales tax discounts for multi-vehicle trade-ins as the agency works to change its regulations.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana man has been charged in the death of a police dog that became trapped inside a burning police cruiser following a high-speed crash. Thirty-one-year-old Clarence L. Shearer of Fort Wayne was formally charged Sept. 11 with causing the death of a law enforcement animal while operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the blood, resisting law enforcement and other charges. Police were investigating an armed carjacking on July 10 when Shearer allegedly crashed into a Whitley County sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser during a pursuit. The deputy escaped unharmed, but a police dog died inside the burning cruiser near Larwill. Court documents say Shearer tested positive for fentanyl and marijuana.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese auto sales sank 7.7% in August from a year earlier, extending a painful slump in the industry’s biggest global market, an industry group reported Sept. 11. Sales of sedans, SUVs and minivans declined to 1.6 million, according to the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Total vehicle sales, including trucks and buses, shrank 6.9% to 1.9 million. Chinese consumer demand has been hurt by unease about an economic slowdown and a trade war with Washington. The industry has recorded monthly sales declines since June 2018, squeezing automakers that are spending heavily to meet government targets to develop electric cars. Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles fell 15.8% from a year ago to 85,000. Sales by Chinese brands fell 10.2% in August from a year earlier to 614,000.

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1990 GMC Dump Truck GVW 31,000, Automatic, CAT Engine, Single Axle, 8425 Hours, 147,720 miles $5,000

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China lifts tariffs on U.S. soybeans, pork By Joe McDonald AP BUSINESS WRITER

BEIJING (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; China will lift punitive tariďŹ&#x20AC;s imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Sept. 13, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations. China will suspend tariďŹ&#x20AC; hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Cabinet planning agency and the Commerce Ministry. Beijing â&#x20AC;&#x153;supports domestic companies in purchasing a certain amount of U.S. farm pro-

duce,â&#x20AC;? it said, but it gave no details. The move follows President Donald Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision Sept. 11 to postpone a planned Oct. 1 tariďŹ&#x20AC; hike on Chinese imports to Oct. 15. Hopes are growing that the two sides might defuse the prolonged dispute that is threatening global economic growth. But there has been no sign of progress on the main issues in their sprawling conflict over trade and technology. Beijingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to restore access to low-cost U.S. soybeans also would help Chinese pig farmers who use soy as animal feed. They are reeling from an

China targeted farm goods, hurting rural areas that supported Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Secretary Steven Mnuchin called the Sept. 11 tariďŹ&#x20AC; delay by Trump a â&#x20AC;&#x153;goodwill gesture to the Chinese.â&#x20AC;? The Commerce Ministry said Sept. 12 importers were asking American suppliers for prices of soybeans and pork. It gave no indication whether they planned to place orders. Washington wants Beijing to roll back plans for state-led development of leaders in robotics and other technologies. The United States, Europe and other trading partners argue those vi-

epidemic of African swine fever that has caused pork prices to soar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;China has a huge market, and the prospects for importing high-quality U.S. farm produce are broad,â&#x20AC;? Xinhua said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;China hopes the United States will be true to its word, make progress on its commitments and create favorable conditions for bilateral agricultural cooperation.â&#x20AC;? Beijing imposed 25% tariďŹ&#x20AC;s on American farm goods last year in response to Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tariďŹ&#x20AC; hikes on Chinese goods. Importers were ordered to stop buying soybeans, the biggest U.S. export to China.

olate Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free-trade commitments. Some A merican officials worry they will erode U.S. industrial leadership. Negotiations broke down in May over how to enforce any deal. Beijing says Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tariďŹ&#x20AC; hikes must be lifted as soon as an agreement takes eďŹ&#x20AC;ect. Washington wants to keep some in place to ensure Chinese compliance. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in June to resume talks, but the last round in Shanghai in July produced no progress. See TARIFFS, Page E2

Trump administration orders repeal of WOTUS rule By John Flesher AP ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Trump administration is revoking an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers who said it hurt economic development and infringed on property rights. Even before the official announcement, environmental groups blasted the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action, the latest in a series of moves to roll back environmental protections put into place under former President Barack Obama.

The Waters of the United States rule being revoked deďŹ nes which waterways are subject to federal regulation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This action oďŹ&#x192;cially ends an egregious power grab and sets the stage for a new rule that will provide much-needed regulatory certainty for farmers, home builders and property owners nationwide,â&#x20AC;? Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler and R.D. James, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, wrote in a column published Sept. 12 by the Des Moines Register. Since enactment of the Clean Water Act in 1972, the federal government has gone beyond

protection of navigable waterways and their major tributaries to assert jurisdiction over â&#x20AC;&#x153;isolated ponds and channels that ďŹ&#x201A;ow only after it rains,â&#x20AC;? Wheeler the officials wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the deďŹ nition expanded, so too has Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power over private property and the statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; traditional authority to regulate their land and water resources,â&#x20AC;? they said.

EXECUTIVE ORDER President Donald Trump had ordered the agencies to develop a replacement policy that has a more restrictive deďŹ nition of protected wetlands and streams, leaving fewer subject to federal protection. Environmentalists say the move would leave millions of Americans with less safe drinking water and allow damage of wetlands that prevent ďŹ&#x201A;ooding, ďŹ lter pollutants and provide habitat for a multitude of ďŹ sh, waterfowl and other wildlife. The Natural Resources Defense Council said the Trump administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action would

be challenged in court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Clean Water Rule represented solid science and smart public policy,â&#x20AC;? it said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where it has been enforced, it has protected important waterways and wetlands, providing certainty to all stakeholders.â&#x20AC;? But Don Parrish, congressional relations director for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the 2015 regulation that extended federal protection to many U.S. wetlands and waterways created uncertainty about where farmers could cultivate land. See WOTUS, Page E2

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Betsy Southerland, who was director of science and technology in EPA’s Oﬃce of Water during the Obama administration, said repealing its regulation would create further regulatory confusion. “This repeal is a victory for land developers, oil and gas drillers and miners who will exploit that ambiguity to dredge and ﬁll small streams and wetlands that were protected from destruction by the 2015 rule because of their critical impact on national water quality,” Southerland said.

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omies, Biden calls for “a trade policy that works for American farmers.” As part of his campaign Recognizing the imporfor the Democratic nomtance of agricultural trade, ination for the coming Biden contrasts his vision 2020 presidential camwith Trump’s “damaging paign — which will, in all and erratic trade war withlikelihood, pit the winner out any real strategy.” against the incumbent Biden says he “will Republican, Donald stand up to China by Trump — Joe Biden has working with our allies to issued “The Biden Plan negotiate from the stronfor Rural America.” gest possible position,” Unlike two of his comand he “will make sure petitors for the nomination, our trade policy works for Elizabeth Warren and American farmers.” Bernie Sanders, Biden does In addition, Biden not address commodity proposes to improve policy and the current sixprograms to support beyear period of low prices. ginning farmers, foster Instead, he recogregional food systems, nizes that while 20% of increase the federal inAmericans live in rural vestment in land-grant America, everyone deuniversities’ agricultural pends upon rural areas research and partner for fuel, food and outdoor “with farmers to make recreational areas. He American agriculture first also notes the dilemma in the world to achieve that rural communities net-zero emissions, giving lose most of their youth farmers new sources of because of the lack of em- income in the process.” ployment opportunities. He also proposes to Biden’s focus is “a rural “protect small and medieconomic development um-sized farmers and prostrategy that partners ducers by strengthening enwith rural communities forcement of the Sherman to invest in their unique and Clayton Antitrust assets, with the goal of Acts and the Packers and giving young people more Stockyards Act.” options to live, work and Biden wants to focus on raise the next generation bio-based manufacturing in rural America.” as a means of bringing His rural economic manufacturing jobs to development strategy is rural America. set out in three major catThe closest Biden gets egories: to commodity policy is n Fundamentally revitalhis pledge to “promote ize rural economies. ethanol and the next genn Partner with rural eration biofuels.” He plans communities to help them on supporting wind and fully access federal resolar energy and investing sources. in building out the rural n Protect and build on broadband infrastructhe Affordable Care Act to ture so that farmers and improve access to quality rural residents are not at health care in rural coma disadvantage to urban munities. residents. To revitalize rural econOne of the problems

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that rural areas have is fully accessing federal resources. He says, “the Biden administration will partner with these communities to help them fully access federal resources to create jobs, build wealth and give rural Americans who live in poverty the chance to join the middle class.” Along with Sanders, he notes that “approximately 85% of roughly 350 persistent poverty counties in the United States fall outside of a metropolitan area” and plans to “allocate 10% of funding to areas ‘where 20% or more of the population has been living below the poverty line for the last 30 years.’” Given his role in the Obama administration, it is no surprise that Biden wants to use the Affordable Care Act to strengthen the rural healthcare system by improving rural residents’ access to health care. In the states that did not expand Medicaid eligibility, “Vice President Biden’s plan will enroll all of these individuals in a new public option, without a premium and with benefits like those offered in Medicaid. This isn’t just the right thing to do — it will help rural hospitals remain solvent.” The details of the rural and agricultural policies of the three leading Democratic candidates show both differences and commonalities among them, giving Democratic caucus goers and primary voters the chance to find a candidate who represents their views.

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Farmers use apps for timing of crop treatments

Animal Ag Alliance offers hiring tips for farmers, ranchers

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Rains that inundated Wisconsin this spring after a wet fall and winter forced farmers to plant their crops historically late, and that has led to uneven growth stages. That has made it difficult for farmers to decide when to apply fungicide to crops because it’s based on specific growth stages of the plants, said plant pathologist Damon Smith from the University of Wisconsin-

Madison. But an app is helping farmers make better decisions about when to do so. On a recent trip to a corn field in Black River Falls in western Wisconsin, Smith pointed to a section of a corn field where the stalks were shorter and paler, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. “That’s probably where the (flood) water sat,” Smith said. “As the water receded, some of this corn was able to emerge.

“But some of this corn in the middle never did emerge — it just pretty much rotted in the ground.” Smith said he’s hearing more from farmers asking for advice on their crops, sending him photos from their fields and inquiring about certain diseases. Smith said farmers are looking for closely-tailored recommendations about what to do. As a result, Smith said one of

his programs have developed smartphone apps that use GPSreferenced weather to help farmers make decisions. For instance, farmers can input data into an app called Sporecaster, like location and plant growth in the ﬁeld to help predict the best time to treat for white mold in soybeans. Deciding when to use fungicide on crops is crucial because farmers don’t have extra money to put into their ﬁelds after years

of low commodity prices and the trade war with China hurting exports, said Jamie Pfaff, an agriculture educator for UWExtension in Jackson County. “Right now, everyone is just looking at their bottom line and trying to cut whatever expenses that they have,” Pfaﬀ said. “When you’re spraying multiple ﬁelds and you have to put on more than one application, that could make or break the bank really for some people.”

Illinois group explores opportunities in Cuba DECATUR, Ill. — The Illinois Cuba Working Group welcomed Rodney Gonzalez, the commercial attaché for the Cuban Embassy in Washington, to the Farm Progress Show. The purpose of his visit was to meet with leaders in agriculture, including farmers, to explore opportunities between Illinois and Cuba. Illinois has a long relationship of partnering with Cuba. For more than 20 years, Illinois business and civic leaders have been working with Cuban oﬃcials to support trade between the countries. “As farmers and ag producers, we need every market we can get, especially those that are so close. Being able to export our crops and products to Cuba is something we should be able to do,” said Mark Albertson, who serves as director of strategic market development for the Illinois Soybean Growers, a founding member of the Illinois Cuba Working Group. One key barrier to selling U.S. products to Cuba is the inability to extend credit to Cuban purchasers. This means that Cubans have to pay cash in advance. However, since other countries oﬀer credit, the United States is less competitive. T he C uba A g r icu lt u r a l Exports Act may be the solution. It would permit U.S. food exporters to sell food to Cuba on credit. “The change would not place U.S. taxpayers on the hook for potential credit default, nor does it strengthen the Cuban govern-

ment. It simply allows private investors and banks to assess country risk and proceed accordingly. It would allow U.S. farmers, ranchers and commercial enterprises to compete and provide U.S. agricultural goods to the island,” said Paul Johnson, executive director of the Illinois Cuba Working Group. “Our soybeans and our corn have been sitting in bins. When the grain isn’t being sold, no one is getting paid. Now is the perfect time to move our crops to nearby markets,” Albertson said. Illinois Soybean Growers officials have visited Cuba 12 times since ISG’s first visit in 2012. “ We believe t hat bot h American and Cuban businesses can benefit from trade between our two countries, which are just 90 miles apart,” Albertson said. “With today’s current trade situation, our state’s soybean producers, along with the livestock producers who feed our soybeans to their pigs and chickens, need access to markets. Cuba has so much potential to help our state’s exporters. Cuba imports 80% of its food and struggles to feed its people. The U.S. has food and products that could help the Cuban people.” The Illinois Cuba Working Group was formed at the request of the Illinois General Assembly. The organization grew out of an initiative that began in 1999 when Illinois was the first state to travel to Cuba during the embargo. For details, visit illinoiscuba. org.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Are the employees working on your farm there to help care for your animals? Do their goals align with your business? Unfortunately, it’s a common strategy for some animal rights activist organizations to have individuals go “undercover” on farms to record videos that can be taken out of context, stage scenes of animal mistreatment or encourage abuse to record it without doing anything to stop it. While the ﬁrst step to take is always ensuring that your animal care practices are be-

yond reproach, the Animal Agriculture Alliance also advises farmers and ranchers to be very vigilant in their hiring processes to ensure that everyone hired is there for the right reason — to provide care to livestock — and does not have any ulterior motives that would distract from that. The alliance, a non-profit dedicated to bridging the communication gap between farm and fork for more than 30 years, monitors animal rights activists and oﬀers these tips regarding hiring: Q It is vital to thoroughly

screen applicants, verify information and check all references. Q Be cautious of individuals who try to use a college ID, have out-of-state license plates or are looking for short-term work. Q During the interview, look for answers that seem overly rehearsed or include incorrect use of farm terminology. Q Search for all applicants online to see if they have public social media proﬁles or websites and blogs. Look for any questionable content or connections to activist organizations.

Q Require all employees to sign your animal care policy. Provide training and updates on proper animal handling training. Q Require employees to report any mishandling to management immediately. Q Watch out for red ﬂags, such as coming to work unusually early or staying late and going into areas of the farm not required for their job. Always trust your gut — if something doesn’t seem right, explore it further. Be vigilant and never cut corners on your hiring process, even if you need

to hire someone quickly. Doing your homework on every job applicant may be time-consuming, but it can ultimately save your business’ reputation. As always, it is important to work with local legal counsel to ensure compliance with federal and state laws for your hiring process. You can ﬁnd farm security resources and background information on animal rights activist organizations at www. AnimalAgAlliance.org or reach out to the alliance at Info@ AnimalAgAlliance.org or 703562-5160.

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WHAT’S TRENDING These are this week’s most read stories on the AgriNews website: 1. Build soil health to increase profits 2. Three diseases to look out for this fall: AgriGold Academy connects farmers

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Farm groups applaud repeal of WOTUS rule We received good news in recent days that the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have officially repealed the Obama administration’s Waters of the U.S. rule Rural Issues under the Clean Water Act. Cyndi EPA AdminisYoung-Puyear trator Andrew Wheeler said they’ve finalized a rule to repeal the 2015 WOTUS and will recodify the “longstanding and familiar” regulation language in place before that. The next step, according to Wheeler, is to clearly define where federal jurisdiction begins and ends in accordance with the Clean Water Act and Supreme Court precedent. “Step two: a new WOTUS definition that will provide greater regulatory certainty for farmers, landowners, home builders and developers nationwide,” Wheeler said. Almost every ag group in every state across our big, beautiful country is applauding this move. I agree. The 2015 WOTUS rule was the federal government attempting to control practices on our farm that could not and should not be “cookie cuttered.” From a farm pond to a ditch, or a branch that runs into a creek, or a creek that runs into a river — those on my farm in Missouri aren’t the same as those on my parents’ farm in Illinois or my friend’s farm in Iowa or other friends’ farms in Florida, West Virginia or Oklahoma. They aren’t the same as those on my neighbor’s farm. I grew up on a family farm where being a good steward of the land, air, water, livestock and wildlife was not mandated. It was simply the way my parents were “made.” I am grateful that I grew up in that environment, and I am blessed with a husband whose respect for the land, air, water, livestock and wildlife on our farm is much the same as mine. We are committed to making this piece of land that we own better than it was when we bought it almost 18 years ago. For years, we’ve heard people talk about saving the planet. The planet will do what it needs to do to survive. Those of us who inhabit it, however, could very well suffer the consequences of mistreating our natural resources. I know there are bad actors in every walk of life. There are some bad actors farming and ranching. When I hear ag groups proclaim, “All farmers are great!” it makes me uncomfortable, knowing full well they are not all great. Not all pharmacists, chefs or third-grade teachers are great, either. It also made me uncomfortable when I heard time and again the battle cry of farmers and ranchers during the early days of the WOTUS battle, “We don’t want the government on our farm!” But the government was very much on their farms as many of them were signed up for government programs through Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service. I’m not saying they shouldn’t take advantage of those programs available to them. I do think the battle cry missed the mark and caused some to whisper that many of those making that statement were disingenuous. We’ve been given a reprieve with the repeal of the 2015 WOTUS rule. Let’s show EPA and the Army Corps and everyone else that we are good stewards and will not take for granted the natural resources that are abundant on our land.

More of the same is no plan at all You know you’re deep in the rabbit hole when bad news — say, a government report that shows steep cuts in anticipated 2019 crop yields — is good news because it will hopefully boost prices. Conversely, when good Farm & Food news arrives, like an File unexpected week of perfect September weather, Alan Guebert it’s actually bad news because it just drags already low prices even lower. But that’s where we find ourselves in agriculture these days — a rabbit hole called 2019. Worse, none of the Big Ag players or our current policymakers wants to do things any differently in 2020. All seem quite content to rely on the same farm programs, principally crop insurance, for another year or two even though the programs have delivered nearly every segment U.S. agriculture to an ever deeper price dungeon for three years running. That’s not a plan. That’s purgatory. Equally disheartening is how farmers and Big Agbiz now seem ready to accept tariff-based MFP, or Market Facilitation Program, payments — $12 billion last year, another $16 billion this year — as the new normal instead of what all clearly are, the objectively abnormal. Indeed, a recent “Ag Economy Barometer” poll, released by Purdue University Sept. 4, showed that “58% of farmers in the August survey said they expect another MFP payment to be

Each year, though, the MFP payments have become a larger portion of actual farm income. In 2019, they will total nearly 14%, or one in every $7, of net farm income, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

the Trump administration’s multi-billion dollar bailout for farmers needed stronger legal backing, according to multiple people who participated in the planning.” Translation: If a taxpayer or two filed a federal lawsuit to stop the MFP scheme, the USDA and the White House would have trouble defending the legal authority either assumes it has to spend $28 billion in taxpayer money on “the White House’s trade war with China.” But don’t expect anyone in Congress to step in to protect that taxpayer, Joseph Glauber, USDA’s chief economist under made… for the 2020 crop year, suggesting a majority of farmers are counting on presidents Bush and Obama, told the Post. payments from USDA helping to make “‘Congress likes being off the hook,’” up future income shortfall.” he explained, “‘since now they don’t That majority has one very good reahave to take action…’” Besides, he son to expect more billions in the upcoming election year and, maybe beyond. added, farmers and the White House President Donald Trump has already told are both happy because one has “‘a lot of money’” and the other “‘doesn’t have them it’s in the bag. to worry as much about the fallout of In a mid-August tweet, President Trump, exclaimed, “As they have learned the trade war.’” True, but it all reeks of failure, now in the last two years, our great American and in the coming year: A White House Farmers know that China will not be using the U.S. Treasury as an ATM to able to hurt them in that their president paper over its policy failures; Congress has stood with them… And I’ll do again happily clueless on what to do with einext year if necessary!” ther the Trump tariffs or the ballooning Each year, though, the MFP payments MFP payments to farmers; and farm have become a larger portion of actual leaders who quietly hope the MFP gravy farm income. In 2019, they will total nearly 14%, or one in every $7, of net farm train continues running well into the income, according to recent estimates future. from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That means the only plan is more of Getting them next year, however, may the same, and the same hasn’t been any not be the slam-dunk both farmers and plan at all. the president currently presume. “Senior government officials,” exFarm & Food File is published weekly plained a lengthy Sept. 9 Washington through the U.S. and Canada. Source Post story, “including some in the White material and contact information are House, privately expressed concern that posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com.

Standing together for clean water and clear rules Farmers are 100% supportive of ensuring clean water, including through appropriate regulation, but the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule had no resemblance to responsible oversight. Instead, it was an overreach of massive Zippy Duvall proportions. That’s why its defeat is a big win for agriculAmerican ture and for America Farm Bureau and why the American Federation Farm Bureau is proud to have led the effort to hit the reset button. Across the Farm Bureau family, our grassroots showed up and led the charge in making our voices heard. We called on virtually every member of Congress, offered testimony, engaged the Trump administration in frank dialogue and led court challenges. This win shows what we can achieve through the full impact of Farm Bureau’s firepower, from expert policy analysis and legal advocacy to communication and grassroots engagement. It shows the great things we can accomplish when we speak with one voice to defend what is right and good for our farms, rural communities and our country. Today, we celebrate an important step toward restoring the rule of law and common sense to regulation. We have a system of rules and regulations that govern this country, making our communities safer, protecting the quality of our food and protecting our environment, all while ensur-

Farm Bureau is hopeful that farmers soon will have the common-sense rules we have been calling for as we look to the new Clean Water Rule the administration is finalizing. ing our constitutional rights are preserved. It’s our job as Americans to be sure that our government by the people remains for the people. So, when a regulation or rule comes along that ignores the rule of law and gives any agency power beyond what Congress and the Constitution allow, then it’s time for all of us to speak up. That’s just what you have done, and this win is yours. I have always said that any farmer or rancher should be able to look out on the land — without having to invite a posse of lawyers and consultants — and know what is, and what isn’t, a regulated waterway. That wasn’t possible under the 2015 rule because the rule wasn’t about water. It was a federal land grab, pure and simple. Courts across the country recognized this, and now the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers under the president’s direction have righted this wrong. Some will accuse us of being anti-regulation. That’s unfair and untrue. Farmers and ranchers know better than almost anyone the importance of keeping our food safe and protecting our natural resources. We all deserve clean

water and clear rules. Farm Bureau is hopeful that farmers soon will have the common-sense rules we have been calling for as we look to the new Clean Water Rule the administration is finalizing. It’s been a breath of fresh air working with EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler as he has walked the talk when it comes to giving farmers a seat at the table. Under his leadership, EPA has invited farmers and ranchers and business owners to give their input, and the agency has listened. From all we’ve seen in the published draft, the new Clean Water Rule promises to work for agriculture as well as it does for environmental protection. The new rule recognizes the conservation work we are doing and provides the clarity we need to keep producing America’s food. Now, more than ever, farmers and ranchers should take pride in our conservation story. We are growing more food with fewer resources and reducing our environmental footprint. Let’s continue to share that story, starting with our neighbors and communities. Farming is work grounded in trust across generations and communities — trust that we will do right by the land and do what’s best for our families and neighbors. I am proud of the work you all are doing every day to make your farms and ranches more sustainable. This victory is a testament to your perseverance and dedication to protecting the land, air and water we all enjoy now and for generations to come. Zippy Duvall is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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ISA sets 2020 agenda

Futures Prices

Targets increasing farmer profitability, customer demand

FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

This Last This week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS OCT 19 98.07 94.87 3.20 OCT 19 66.47 DEC 19 104.37 99.75 4.62 DEC 19 68.70 FEB 20 111.10 106.40 4.70 FEB 20 75.10 APR 20 115.05 110.85 4.20 APR 20 81.17 JUN 20 107.95 104.27 3.68 MAY 20 86.12 AUG 20 106.25 102.40 3.85 JUN 20 91.12

Last week Chg. 63.50 62.47 70.85 76.40 82.40 86.37

2.97 6.23 4.25 4.77 3.72 4.75

3.15 3.67 3.65 3.50 3.00 3.00

MILK CLASS III SEP 19 18.31 OCT 19 19.20 NOV 19 18.35 DEC 19 17.60 JAN 20 16.90 FEB 20 16.63

17.96 17.72 17.36 16.90 16.36 16.20

0.35 1.48 0.99 0.70 0.54 0.43

CORN SEP 19 3554 3424 130 DEC 19 3686 3554 132 MAR 20 3814 3686 128 MAY 20 3904 3774 130 JUL 20 3970 3846 124 SEP 20 4006 3900 106

SOYBEANS SEP 19 8846 NOV 19 8986 JAN 20 9122 MAR 20 9240 MAY 20 9346 JUL 20 9430

8450 8576 8720 8860 8974 9076

396 410 402 380 372 354

CHICAGO WHEAT SEP 19 4856 4602 254 DEC 19 4834 4636 198 MAR 20 4894 4704 190 MAY 20 4940 4756 184 JUL 20 4974 4790 184 SEP 20 5044 4870 174

K.C. WHEAT SEP 19 3834 DEC 19 3996 MAR 20 4140 MAY 20 4244 JUL 20 4346 SEP 20 4472

3752 3932 4080 4184 4276 4400

82 64 60 60 70 72

BRENT CRUDE OIL NOV 19 60.22 61.54 -1.32 DEC 19 59.25 60.57 -1.32 JAN 20 58.61 59.94 -1.33 FEB 20 58.18 59.55 -1.37 MAR 20 57.88 59.29 -1.41 APR 20 57.68 59.07 -1.39

ETHANOL OCT 19 NOV 19 DEC 19 JAN 20 FEB 20 MAR 20

1.310 1.322 1.322 1.322 1.322 1.322

0.046 0.039 0.047 0.047 0.047 0.047

FEEDER CATTLE SEP 19 136.50 OCT 19 134.57 NOV 19 134.02 JAN 20 131.97 MAR 20 131.40 APR 20 132.62

133.35 130.90 130.37 128.47 128.40 129.62

1.356 1.361 1.369 1.369 1.369 1.369

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM AGCO BASF BG CF

41.63 76.79 18.15 56.83 49.91

38.71 52.06 71.97 80.64 16.87 24.05 55.80 72.35 48.64 56.51

This Last 52-wk week week high

CTVA 30.12 28.39 32.78 DD 73.54 69.22 100.54 DE 165.42 156.52 171.22 FMC 91.05 87.40 92.13 MOS 22.65 19.54 37.37

Export Inspections (MIL BU.) This Year Cumulative Cumulative Cml. week ago this year year ago % diff. WHEAT 402.486 441.592 CORN 590.013 783.495 SOYBEANS 906.029 927.335

7000.84 449.96 501.78

5705.289 22.71 678.521 -33.69 834.33 -39.86

Livestock Summary % diff. This Last Year week year week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 hd Cattle slaughter-est 1000 hd

2611 2204 2323 18.47 12.40 629 565 656 11.33 -4.12

MEAT PRICES This week Last week Change Pork Cutout Bellies Loins Hams Yld Gr 3 Choice Beef Select Beef 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Live 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Carcass

68.38 73.78 -5.40 85.93 108.35 -22.42 69.84 72.75 -2.91 61.47 60.42 1.05 221.14 228.16 -7.02 199.93 203.02 -3.09 99.49 102.31 -2.82 159.50 166.19 -6.69

CASH HOGS, LIVE PRICE This week Last week Change Interior Illinois

31.00

38.00

-7.00

Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Cattle Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio Reported sales this week, 5,562; last week, 4,168; last year, 3,486. Demand moderate. Supply included 100% over 600 lbs; 63% heifers. Feeder Steers Medium, Large 1 Head 240 845

Avg Wt. 806 765

Avg. Delivery Price (FOB) 132.16 Current 134.50 Oct

Feeder Steers Medium, Large 1-2 65 750 132.00 Curr 715 765 128.00 Sep-Oct 140 700 126.00 Nov Feeder Steers Medium, Large 2 65 750 123.00 Nov Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1 335 725 124.00 Curr

130 285 135

750 123.50 Curr 675 127.00 Sep-Oct 725 128.00 Oct

Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1-2 212 708 121.25 Curr 65 750 120.00 Curr 400 725 122.00 Sep-Oct 140 700 118.00 Nov Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 2 940 725 113.14 Nov 200 725 112.85 Dec 325 750 115.00 Dec 325 750 113.00 Jan

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for wheat were higher with northern spring wheat mixed. Yellow corn was higher with white corn lower. Soybeans and sorghum were higher. Ethanol production for week ending Sept. 6 totaled 1.023 million barrels per day, a 10,000-barrel increase when compared to the week prior. Ethanol stocks were at 22.5 mb this week, a decrease of 1.300 mb. Monday's crop condition report showed corn at 55% good to excellent which was 13% less than a year ago. Corn dented was reported at 55%, 29% below a year ago. Soybean condition was reported at 55% good to excellent, which is 13% less than last year. Soybeans setting pods reported at 92%, which is 8% behind last year. Wheat was 4 3/4 cents lower to 18 cents higher. Corn was 15 cents lower to 18 1/2 cents higher. Sorghum was 15 to 16 cents higher. Soybeans were 26 to 34 cents higher.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 rail White Corn was 5 1/4 to 15 cents lower from 3.53 1/4-3.67 1/2 per bushel. Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 3 1/2 to 8 1/2 cents higher from 3.52 1/4-3.77 1/4 per bushel. Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 8 to 10 cents higher from 3.67-3.69 per bushel. Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 8 1/2 cents higher from 3.78 1/4-3.82 1/4 per bushel. Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 8 1/2 cents higher at 3.97 1/4 per bushel. Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 18 1/2 cents higher at 3.28 1/4 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 28 cents higher at 8.30 1/2 per bushel. Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 26 to 31 cents higher from 8.50 1/28.82 1/2 per bushel. Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 31 to 34 cents higher from 8.20 1/2-8.55 1/2 per bushel. Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 6.90 higher from 292.60-307.60 per bushel. Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 0.55 points higher from 28.51-29.01 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 14 3/4 cents higher from 4.78 1/2-4.88 1/2 per bushel. St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 10 to 18 cents higher at 4.86 per bushel. Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 4 3/4 cents lower to 1/4 cent higher at 5.87 1/4 per bushel. Portland US Soft White wheat rail was steady to 5 cents higher from 5.70-5.80 per bushel.

SORGHUM

US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 15 cents higher from 5.84-5.93 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 15 to 16 cents higher from 6.20-6.46 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 3 1/4 to 15 1/4 cents higher from 2.83-3.33 per bushel.

Futures Prices compiled by faculty and staff of the Ag Economics Department at the University of Missouri.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois Soybean Association Board of Directors recently approved its fiscal year 2020 budget. This includes checkoff-funded projects targeted at increasing farmer profitability and building customer demand across domestic and international food, feed and fuel markets. “Illinois soybean farmers have had a tough year, with weather problems and trade wars weighing on our prices and our profitability,” said Doug Schroeder, newly elected ISA chairman and soybean producer from Mahomet. “That’s why you will see our organization focused on market development through emerging trade and new uses opportunities, championing better rural infrastructure to bring more farmers online more consistently, advocating for trans-

portation updates and efficiencies and continuing to make farmers more profitable through better production advice and research.” Key checkoff efforts for FY20 include: n Supporting programs such as ILSoyAdvisor and a profitability radio series that reaches farmers where they are and to talk about timely, cutting-edge production practices. n Championing the use of higher biodiesel blends in Illinois and educating broader audiences about biodiesel advantages. n Facilitating trade team visits and relationships to increase customer preference for Illinois soy. n Exploring new markets for soybeans. n Maximizing transportation, infrastructure and logistics advantages for Illinois soybean growers over road, river and rail. n Advancing the HY+Q program to bring more awareness to the importance of soybean quality and im-

proving soybean amino acid levels. The Illinois Soybean Association is made up of the farmer-funded Illinois soybean checkoff program and the membership-funded Illinois Soybean Growers. The ISA board has 24 farmer-leaders who serve on either the Marketing Committee or the Production and Outreach Committee. Each committee annually evaluates projects that have been proposed and then meets during the summer to make funding decisions. The ISA checkoff and membership programs represent more than 43,000 soybean farmers in Illinois. The checkoff funds market development, soybean production and profitability research, issues analysis, communications and education. Membership and advocacy efforts support Illinois soybean farmer interests in local areas, Springfield and Washington, D.C., through the Illinois Soybean Growers. For more information, visit www. ilsoy.org.

Conservation Partnership Program updated CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — USDA’s Nat|ural Resources Conservation Service announced the launch of the updated Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Potential partners are encouraged to submit proposals that will improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. RCPP eligible partners include private industry, non-government organizations, state and local governments, soil and water conservation districts, universities and more. Partners may request between $250,000 and $10 million in RCPP funding through this funding announcement. Leveraging of this NRCS funding is a key principle of RCPP; partners are expected to make value-added contributions to amplify the impact of RCPP funding. “The new RCPP offers opportunities for partners and NRCS to develop and implement unique conservation solutions that engage farmers, ranchers and forest landowners,” said Matthew Lohr, NRCS chief. “A single RCPP project can include just about any farm bill conservation activity that NRCS is authorized to carry out. We’re really looking forward to what our partners across the

Nation propose to do with these new flexibilities.” Illinois State Conservationist Ivan Dozier shares Chief Lohr’s enthusiasm. “We’ve already seen firsthand what RCPP and partners can do here in Illinois. NRCS funds last fiscal year were leveraged with those from Illinois partners for approximately $6.4 million,” Dozier said. “The goal was to help farmers adopt conservation practices using a targeted approach. The idea of combining federal dollars with private is a game-changer.” The first iteration of RCPP, which was created originally by the 2014 farm bill, combined nearly $1 billion in NRCS investments with close to $2 billion in non-NRCS dollars to implement conservation practices across the nation. There are currently 375 active RCPP projects that have engaged close to 2,000 partners. The 2018 farm bill made substantive changes to the program to make it more straightforward for partners and producers. Previously, in the 2014 farm bill, RCPP derived much of its funding from other NRCS conservation programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. RCPP is now a stand-alone pro-

gram with its own dedicated funding, simplifying rules for partners and producers. Additionally, the 2018 farm bill reduces the number of funding pools to make the submission and approval process easier. The announcement soliciting applications marks the first step in the implementation of the new RCPP. Later this fall, NRCS will publish a rule in the Federal Register that will establish the policies for the program and further outline the funding process. In addition, the RCPP Alternative Funding Arrangement provision will be implemented through a separate funding announcement following publication of the RCPP rule. Up to $300 million is available for RCPP projects for fiscal 2019. Successful RCPP projects provide innovative conservation solutions, leverage partner contributions, offer impactful and measurable outcomes and are implemented by capable partners. Illinois’ RCPP projects are helping to address important resource concerns in response to local needs. USDA is now accepting proposals for RCPP. Proposals are due Dec. 3. For more information on applying, visit the RCPP webpage or view the Application for Program funding on grants.gov.

2019 cattle to mirror hogs of 1998? Cattle prices nightmare is close for cash and at hand. futures are sufIn my book, fering under the “Haunted By effects of the Markets,” in a trade war with chapter entitled China similar “Hog Futures: other U.S. ag marWildest Market kets. Fortunately, on the Board,” cattle prices are penned in January Commodity 1999, I wrote not as depressed as Kansas City the following: Insight wheat that re“Consider this: cently fell to a Jerry Welch On Oct. 30, 1998, new 14-year low. February hog But front month cattle futures traded as high futures did close one day as $43.90. By Dec. 16, this week at a new nine- however, cash prices had year low. And, because collapsed to a 58-year of such pronounced low and, in the process, weakness, several cattle February futures plumanalysts are predicting meted to a low of $26.05. even lower prices are In a month and a half of likely. trading, hog futures fell No doubt the trade $17.85, or $238 per conwar is weighing on cattle tract per day for 20 tradprices, but the most neging days.” ative near-term problem Based on history, tothe market faces is this: day’s cattle market may There are too many cattle be on the cusp of sharply to be marketed between lower prices for the very now and January in large same reasons hog prices part because of the fire in did a historic nosedive in the Tyson plant in Kansas 1998. a few weeks ago. The beef packer simply Packers simply cannot does not have the capacity slaughter the available to slaughter the number supplies due to logistical of cattle to be marketed in problems and sagging denext three to four months mand. It truly is a one-two amid a slowing demand punch in the gut for cattle environment. producers. But here is the rub, I can only recall one and it comes from “Hog other time in history such Futures: Wildest Market a scenario unfolded in the on the Board:” “Right U.S. livestock markets, when the pork complex and it involved hogs, not looked the ugliest, hog cattle. And the 21st anniprices bottomed and versary of that logistical began to rise. From the

low set on Dec. 16 to the high set on Jan. 25, February lean hog futures rose a whopping $18.45 cents, or 71% in value. “But this time, the wild swing in hog prices took place in 26 days of trading. On average, February lean hog futures rose $283 per contract per day during that timeframe.” Thus, the dramatic decline with hog prices in ‘98 set the stage for an equally dramatic rise once a low was formed. The hog collapse of 1998 was simply a buying opportunity for those willing to be patient. Of course, they had to have been mentally and financially prepared to take advantage of the historic decline. Cattle prices will be in a world of hurt for the next three to four months. But once a low is carved out, I fully expect to see cattle prices at the end of the first quarter of 2020 rise to be north of $120 compared to $99 cash prices this week. Things may get ugly over the near term, but if history repeats itself, as it did with hog futures in 1998, the upside price potential for cattle futures is substantial — once the market bottoms, of course. Buckle up, tighten that cinch. Pull your hat down tight. The cattle market is going to be a real bucker.

Strategic marketing workshop for agribusiness professionals WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business will present the 2019 Strategic Agri-Marketing seminar Oct. 8-10 on the West Lafayette campus. This workshop-style program will allow participants to develop and integrate a more strategic approach to marketing. Attendees will analyze

case studies and participate in small-group work to learn how to build marketing models with measurable results and integrate variables that meet both the marketing and financial objectives of their agribusinesses. “Every company in this industry must allocate limited resources across multiple functions related to their marketing plan,”

said Justin Funk, managing partner of Agri Studies Inc. and a conference presenter. P rog ra m topics w ill include product line and brand strategies, distribution strategies, price s t r at e g ie s , pr omot ion strategies and segmentation, targeting and positioning. Cost is $2,595. Register at tinyurl.com/yxumeh2g.

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barkerimplementco@yahoo.com barkerimp.com

1999 Sterling Heavy Specs, CAT Diesel, Air Brakes, 6 Speed, New 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bed with Cargo Doors

$23,900

34â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Case 340

1340 N 2300 E Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 217-774-4508 821 S Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bannon St. Raymond, IL 62560 217-229-4217

barkerimplementco@yahoo.com barkerimp.com

2 EZ Trail 710 Grain Carts

1989 Ford F900

Shur-Lok Roll Tarp, 30.5 X 32 Tires, Light Kit.

10 Speed, 300 HP Ford Diesel, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bed with New Roll Tarp, Cold A/C

$ 24,900

One is a Rental Return, 5 Year Lease $3,000 per year or $14,900 The other is New, 5 Year Lease of $3,400 per year or $16,900

1609 Hillsboro Rd: Vandalia, IL 62471 Phone: 618-283-0713 Fax: 618-283-0732 www.wehrlebros.com

2013 KILLBROS 1055 Very nice, Roll Tarp, 500 BU, Brakes, Lights, EXCELLENT!!! . . . . . . $10,500

2007 NEW HOLLAND T8030 CAH, MFWD, 19 spd powershift trans, 506.5 cubic inch dsl eng, 303 eng HP, 273 PTO HP, 12 bolt susp frt axle, 22 frt wts, 4 rem, ext electric rear view mirrors, 2 beacons, instructor seat, 1000 PTO, frt fenders, 620/70-42 tires w/duals, 600/65-28 frts . .$42,500

2009 CASE IH 1240 16-31, Bulk Fill, Pto Drive, Pro 600 Monitor, New Disc Openers . . $29,500

2005 CASE IH 1200 16-30, Liquid, Trash Whippers, Pro 600 Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500

2003 VERMEER 1250 Vermeer BC1250 Tree Chipper, Pull behind Chasis, Perkins Diesel, Good Older Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,750

2005 JD 9220 CAH, Power Shift, Drawbar, 4 Remotes, PTO! . . . . . . . . . $64,500

2012 BUSHHOG 2615L Loaded w/Everything, 1000 PTO, Very Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,750

2006 FREIGHTLINER FUEL TRUCK Mercedes Dsl. Eng., 6 Spd Transmission, Eng. Brake, Single axle w/Air Lift Tag Axle, Almac 2700 Gal. 5 Compartment Alum. Fuel Body, Dual Metered Hose Reels, Cruise Ctrl., Cab Heat & A/C, 22.5 Tires, Shows 378,538 Miles . . . . . $8,450

2005 JOHN DEERE 9860 CAB W/ AC, Hydro, 4X4, Lateral Tilt Feeder House, Chopper, Long Auger, Touch set Controls, HiCapacity Unload, Maintenance Records for Last 4 Yrs. Through Deere, FIELD READY! $47,500

CASE IH 496 Immaculate 22â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7 IN Spacing, 1 Owner, No Welds, Excellent Blades . . . . . $10,500

2011 JOHN DEERE 7330 Cab W/Ac, Pwr Quad, 3PT, Dual PTO, 3 Remotes, 18.4X38 Tires, Work Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,500

2007 DRAGO 830 DRAGO N8 Corn Head, Insight Sensors, Grain Saver Brushes, Knife Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500

2005 KOMATSU SK815 Cab W/Heat, Pilot Controls, 10.00-16.5 Tires Mech Quick Coupler, Aux Hyds, 72â&#x20AC;? Bkt, 2800 Hrs, Very Clean . . . $12,500

2011 JOHN DEERE 7130 CAH, Power Quad, 3PT, Pto, Dual Pto, Mfwd, Work Ready! . . . . . . . . $52,500

2008 JOHN DEERE 8530 CAH, IVT, 3Pt, PTO, Drawbar W/ Hammerstrap, 1500 Front End,480-50 Firestone 23 Degree Deep Tread, W Duals, Guidance Ready, VERY NICE! . .$79,500

UNVERFERTH GC6500 1000 PTO, Corner Auger, 30.5X32, Good Older Grain Cart, FIELD READY!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,750

2010 PAR-KAN GW400C 400 Bushel, Double Hopper, Scales Long Conveyor, Self-Contained Hydraulics, Electric Start Gas Engine. Very Nice, LOADED! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

2006 YANMAR VIO35-3 25236 %DFNÂżOO %ODGH 5XEEHU 7UDFNV Aux Hyds, 18â&#x20AC;? BKT, 2 Speed Travel, 8000# Operating Weight, Work Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500

2002 JOHN DEERE 4110 4X4, Hydro, Loader, Mower Deck, 3PT, PTO, 725 Hrs., Turf Tires, VERY NICE! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,750

1986 BRENT 620 1000 PTO, 30.5X32 Tires, Center Auger, Good Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,750

1999 KOMATSU PC150 LC-6K Erops, With A/c, 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6â&#x20AC;? Stick, 24â&#x20AC;? Pads, JRB Quick Coupler, 42â&#x20AC;? Digging Bucket, 60â&#x20AC;? Ditching Bucket, Mechanical Thumb, Right Off The Farm WORK READY!! $29,500

2009 JOHN DEERE 9630 CAH, Power Shift, 4 Remotes, Drawbar, 710/42 Tires, Very Nice . . . . . $87,500

2002 VERMEER BC2000XL CHIPPER Cummins Dsl, New Knifes and Belts, Tandem Axle, Grapple, Hyd Jack, Pintle Hitch, Work Ready. . . . . . . . . $29,500

HYDRA-MAC 2250 OROPS, 12X16.5 Tires, Foot Controls, 70HP Diesel, Very Nice One Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500

1998 JCB ROBOT 185 OROPS, Pilot Controls, Aux Hyds, GP Bucket, 12.00X16.5 Tires, Runs and Works Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,750

Financing Available Through

835 Sherrill Rd. Minooka, IL 60447 779-875-9044 smithmach55@gmail.com smithmach55.com

1964 JOHN DEERE 4020 Diesel, Power Shift, 3 Pt, Dual PTO, 18.4x34 Tires, Local Trade . . . $8,450

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