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Cactus connoisseur Ron Hanson says raising Minnesota’s native species is mostly a “hands off” affair Story on Page 8

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Dreams and goals are what keep a perprogram, but he was still rebuilding at son moving. Some people achieve their the time I graduated. dreams, while others have their life path Sure, you get out of it what you put into altered and they pursue a different it, and we could have, should have, done dream. like Scott Hislop (See Page 12) and his In your last issue of The Land, and this fellow FFA members did at the Mapleton current issue, you will find the stories of High School chapter. Way back when, former young leaders — the 1985-86 Mintheir FFA chapter was also in a shambles, nesota FFA officer team. but they took it upon themselves to revive the program and make it thrive. Hislop’s LAND MINDS Back then, these six young people — leadership began by example in his local Dean Harder, Anne Henkels, Kim Strege,

By Kevin Schulz chapter. His leadership continues today.

Craig Jorgenson, David Olson and Scott Hislop — were seen as being at the top Hislop and his fellow state officers of their game when they were chosen to from that 1985-86 team, as well as the lead the state’s Future Farmers of Amerstate officers who came before them and ica organization for one year. They were going places. since have each made a mark with their lives, or in someone else’s.

They were pursuing their dreams.

Leadership doesn’t necessarily mean being the Now, 25 years later we get to see just how far they’ve come. That is why I started doing this series chairman of the board or running for political office.

Leadership plays out in everyday life, in your family, about 10 years ago.

Being an FFA member myself all those years ago, I in your work regardless what you do for a living.

Craig Jorgenson, treasurer of the 1985-86 team, attended the state FFA convention, saw the new offiwanted to get all he could out of his FFA experience. cer team get slated, and then saw them criss-crossing the state for the following year. Then we’d attend When presented with an opportunity in FFA, he didthe following year’s state FFA convention, and we’d n’t whine and ask “why?” Instead he asked, “why not?” See his story on Page 10. elect a new team.

I always wondered what happened to that previous He sought out activities and FFA involvement to year’s team. What happened to our leaders? Did they help him fulfill his dream. become the future farmers? Did they become our The job market of the late-1980s caused David Olson leaders of today? Did they fulfill their life’s dreams? to alter his life plan. (See his story on Page 11.)

I’ve enjoyed getting to know all the former state Instead of bemoaning the fact that there weren’t officers over these years, reliving their FFA days jobs in his chosen field, he dusted off “Plan B” and is with them. I also get a feeling of what could have content living the dream. been. My high school FFA chapter was in a shambles How have you fared in the pursuit of your dream? for most of my high school career. It was revived my junior year by a gung-ho new teacher, Don Herman••• son, who had his work cut out for him.

Kevin Schulz is the editor of The Land. He may be Hermanson got to the point of building a decent reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com.

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Letter: Thanks for job well done To the Editor: I think that all Minnesotans should be proud of our representatives and senators in the Minnesota Legislature.

They have listened to their constituents’ concerns about cutting taxes and holding the budget down, spending only as much as we are taking in. They are doing it in a timely fashion, after carefully going through the budgets from each department and looking for improvements in delivering the services in the most efficient manner. They even found some ways of cutting taxes in the effort to keep businesses in Minnesota. Gov. Dayton proposed a phantom

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 10-13 — The 1985-86 Minnesota state FFA office team, Part 2: Meet Treasurer Craig Jorgenson, Reporter David Olson and Sentinel Scott Hislop

budget that would increase taxes but it was voted down by the House, 130-1.

Contrast this with the federal government where the Democrats didn’t get around to pass a budget bill for this year. It should have been passed last year but they kept on illegally spending your money, plus millions borrowed from all over the world. If you and I ran our business or home like the federal government does, we would all be broke. Blaming someone else is not a solution, it is a poor excuse. Let’s thank our Legislators for a job well done.

Al Schumann Eyota, Minn.

14-17 — Wally Nelson, Tony Thompson and Paul DeBriyn are this year’s winners of the University of Minnesota’s annual Siehl Prizes in Agriculture.

30 — Minnesota’s wild turkey population appears to be taking flight.

My plan to help balance the budget: Annex Canada, eh?

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us for 40 years.

Besides, these farms are small and behind the times; most lack GPS, GMOs and grandpas who left ’em a section of land. In all likelihood, they will be unable to help our truly capable farmers who need their land to feed the world by 2050.

Cut crop insurance subsidies to these small operators, too. It makes no sense to put true entrepreneurs, our crop insurance companies, at risk by trying to save those who farm only because they want to. Farming and ranching is not a lifestyle; it’s a business.

I have some other budget ideas, too — like annexing Canada. Canadians work hard, speak English (most of ’em, eh?) and already have insurance. So, duh?

You need more help, just call and leave a message.

If I’m not updating the Constitution or shuffling my laundry, I’ll probably call back.

••• Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is published weekly in more than 70 newspapers in North America. Contact him at agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com.

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farm program subsidy money from 1995 Sure, Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of through 2009 went to just 10 percent of the House budget committee, has a 10-year all farmers? plan to take this country back from the poor, the uninsured, the elderly, the hungry Don’t get me wrong; I’m not suggesting and all the unemployed that threaten to these people — including those check make America a warmer Iceland. cashers in town or at sea on their yachts — should face the knife. No, no.

But, I ask, does Mr. Ryan’s plan go far enough in reining in this earmarked, PellWhat I’m suggesting is that the other granted and almost Food-Stamped-out nine out of 10 farm program payment nation?

FARM & FOOD FILE folks, the ones who are pocketing the remaining 26 percent of the money yearNay, I say. Neigh.

By Alan Guebert in, year-out — these weaning calves For example, Ryan’s plan cuts only should be yanked from the federal, ah, $127 billion — a measly 20 percent — milk-dispensing device. of the Food Stamp program over the After all, most are 5 o’clock farmers and ranchers coming decade. anyway; they do their farm and ranch work before Giddy-up, partner; the best you can do is cut all the dawn or after coming home from their town job, the food assistance received by 30 American states and one they got to support their farm in the first place. territories in the next 10 years?

Golly, since these folks are already subsidizing Yanking 8 million weakened-by-hunger, mostly their farms with off-the-farm income — not to menpoor people who don’t vote from the national bread tion their spouse’s income, too — you, me and John line won’t pay for the $700 billion tax cut Congress and the president gave the richest 2 percent of Amer- Q. Sucker shouldn’t be underwriting their bleak lives, also. That’s unkind, not neighborly and not icans last December. what our smart university people have been teaching So saddle up and yank all 44 million from the line!

Let ’em pull themselves up by their bare toes and, when they get boots, by their bootstraps. After all, Speaker John Boehner said he did it and he’s been getting a government paycheck only since 1984.

Besides, three years of crushing recession has surely given community food pantries enough time to gear up to feed the hungriest of one in nine Americans.

That move alone saves about $620 billion, or five times more than your chicken-feed plan. My idea almost covers the entire tax cut nut for the rich in one swing of the cleaver. Sah-weeet.

Sweet, too, are cuts to farm program spending that you’ve suggested. Yes, the $30 billion you slash from direct payments and crop insurance subsidies over Pull-Type Spreaders the coming 10 years is nothing to sneeze at. But, in truth, you need a bigger hanky.

For instance, are you the only farm state person in Congress who doesn’t know that 74 percent of all

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Someone stopped by the office recently to drop off a couple of soil samples and made the comment that they were tapping some maple trees and things had been pretty slow so far.

After they left, someone listening to the conversation asked some questions about how you collect sap and make maple syrup. I shared a little bit of what I had learned from doing some reading, visiting a couple farms and tapping a couple of maple trees in our yard the last couple of years.

The listener wondered how someone figured out they could do this the first time. That would be interesting to know about a lot of things — from the first boiled egg to the first gallon of ice cream.

Many things we take for granted probably stem from someone’s observation and evaluation skills and the capacity to put two and two together and get four.

It could be that someone watched sap flow from a crack in a maple tree and wondered what that liquid might be like. Perhaps they fastened a peg of some kind to the tree so the sap would flow over it and drip into a container ... or they wondered about drilling a hole.

Perhaps they watched other situations where a liquid boiled away in a kettle and a residue remained that had other interesting characteristics; and they were curious about what would be left of this liquid if they boiled it down a bit. Then maybe through some trial and error and success ... and by talking with others, they improved on the process.

A lot of life is about learning. A lot of learning seems to be based on observation and evaluation skills and exchanging ideas and experiences with other people.

Remember the story of Newton discovering the concept of gravity by sitting under an apple tree and giving a little thought to the experience of an apple dropping on his head? Or was that an oak tree and an acorn? Or was it a tire wrench laying up on a car fender while he changed a tire?

It seems like one of the keys to doing better with things is to have or develop good observation and evaluation skills and the capacity to put two and two together and get four — looking for what might be learned through each

day’s experience and the experiences of others.

I’ve often heard it said related to farming, “you can’t learn farming from a book.” I certainly agree that “handson work” requires a lot of “hands on learning.”

In FFA we called it “Learning to do, Doing to learn.” Good reading can be a good way to learn from what someone else has learned — whether on their own farm or in field and farm trials done by universities or other credible sources.

I also remember something my dad told me about getting stuck in the mud while disking or cultivating. When you’ve quit moving, you’re only going to dig deeper if you keep spinning your wheels and it’s going to be even more work to get you out.

So there’s a time when you have to swallow your pride or whatever it is; and in those days without cell phones, walk home and ask for some help.

Sometimes other people can see things we struggle with more clearly than we can when we are “up to our ears in it.” We can sometimes make good use of someone else’s observation skills, evaluation skills, knowledge, experience and their ability to put two and two together. That’s why we call the vet or take a tractor to a mechanic now and then.

Dad also talked about “learning by trial and error” and the concept that life is too short to limit yourself to learning only from your own mistakes or your own successes.

So stay connected with people who are thoughtfully trying to figure out some of the same things you are working on — through what you can see, hear, read or pick up in other ways.

Connect with people who have found some success with things you are working on also.

Be sure to use your own thinking skills and stay tuned to things that are important to you and your family as you evaluate strategies that might work well in your own situation.

••• This article was submitted by Dan Martens, University of Minnesota Extension educator for Stearns, Benton and Morrison (Minn.) counties. He may be reached at (320) 968-5077, (800) 964-4929 or marte011@umn.edu.

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Commentary: Incorrect assessment on going back In the commentary “RIM value not in dollars but clean water, wildlife” (The Land, April 8, Page 7A) the writer thinks I want to turn the clock back to the water and land management of the ’70s based on my commentary in The Land, March 18 Page 8A about my concerns with the Reinvest In Minnesota program.

He is incorrect in his assessment.

As stated before, I believe clean water and conservation are worthy goals. I believe in using filter strips and other erosion control measures. We try to maintain enough surface residue and do not roll land.

Yes, we do have a 100-year flood every few years now. Lincoln County is at the top of the watershed.

By installing more erosion control dams and sizing tile inlets and culverts, we have the ability to help slow down the first flush of water in the spring. We

certainly do not want to hold it back during the growing season. We would like to raise a crop, too.

My issue with the RIM program is as follows. It is our duty as stewards of the land to teach the next generation how to care for the land, not to forever limit what they can do with the land and at the same time make them responsible for paying taxes on it and for taking care of it the way we see fit in perpetuity without compensation.

I want the word perpetual taken out of the program. At the time of death of the landowner or sale of the land we would like the right to buy the easement out. It is obvious that not all RIM easements would be bought out. They would not be bought out on low, wet, hard-to-farm ground.

Only RIM contracts on land that it makes economic sense to farm or graze would be bought out.

As stated before, conservation acres have gone up a lot in Lincoln County since the 1960s. We have a lot of marginal farmland in Lincoln County. The 2010 Lincoln County plat book shows approximately 11,800 Department of Natural Resources acres and 2,700 USA acres. We also have RIM acres, Conserva-

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tion Reserve Program acres and many pastures that have been planted to trees. At the same time that conservation acres have gone up, cattle numbers have been cut tremendously.

Uncle Sam has the bigger checkbook and out-competed stock cow people at every turn. The Minnesota beef cattle herd has been almost cut in half since the 1960s.

As far as the Minnesota beef cattle industry is concerned, the conservation acres with perpetual easements could just as well be on the moon. Once a stock cow man loses his pasture to a perpetual conservation easement or the DNR and the cows are sold it is next to impossible to start again. Competing with conservation acres certainly is not the only factor for the decline, but it is one.

President Obama has the goal of doubling exports to help out our balance of trade, just like every President since Jimmy Carter has had the goal of cutting oil imports.

I read recently in Pheasants Forever magazine that Wisconsin was thinking about letting flood plain acres be cut for biomass. Why couldn’t conservation acres in Minnesota be cut July 1 to help out the dying Minnesota cow-calf industry? We certainly could export more beef. Let us do our part.

Write your legislators. Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

••• This commentary was submitted by Alan Roelofs, a farmer from Tyler, Minn.

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Cover story: ‘Hands-off’ safest way to raise cacti

By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent

The cactus is not about to replace the lady slipper as Minnesota’s state flower, but it could have been chosen — there are three species of prickly pear cactus (genus Opuntia) that are native to the state. Other species of cactus can also be raised successfully in Minnesota. Ron Hanson has been doing it for years.

Hanson, who lived at Montevideo, Minn., until he was flooded out and purchased an acreage north of Sacred Heart, Minn,. raised and sold cacti at the Montevideo farmers’ market.

Hanson’s introduction to cacti came when his grandfather started Snortum Greenhouse and Nursery in Canby, Minn. His real involve-

ment began while he was selling vegetables at the farmers market.

A man “came to the farmers market, took these big cactus plants out of his car, and set them next to my vegetable stand,” Hanson said. In exchange for a few vegetables, he gave Hanson the cacti to sell. This man “had been so interested in cacti, he wanted to pass it on to the next generation.”

Hanson started to raise and sell cacti with his vegetables. It has been 10 years since he has sold at the Montevideo farmers market, but he still raises cacti and will sell to inter-

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If you were to touch that, you’d wind up with 20 tiny spines, that whole little fuzzylooking cluster. They’re hard to get out, but not serious.

I’ve come to appreciate these bigger spines because you know what you’ve got.

— Ron Hanson ested parties.

He is not a trained botanist. Everything he can tell you about cacti comes from self-teaching and experience.

Hanson said there are three species of cactus native to Minnesota. He has found two of them growing on rock outcroppings along the Minnesota River, though they are also known to grow in Blue Mounds State Park near Luverne and possibly other habitats. He said the third is found only in a section of the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.

“The species native to Minnesota do best outside,” he said. “You really don’t even need to cover them for the winter. They look all shriveled up and then in the spring, they come back to life.”

These are prickly pear cactus that grow in sections that look like fleshy pads, each pad having clusters of spines. According to informational websites (listed below), the spines are modified leaves and the fleshy pads are modified stems. They reproduce when pads break off and reroot.

The non-native species, being desert plants, can also take some cold, but not the winter. Those plants Hanson has potted, moving them outside for the summer and bringing inside for winter.

“With these cacti, if it was 23 to 30 F for five or six hours, they can pretty much handle that anytime,” he said. “In 2009, there was no light frost. We got into October and hit the big one.”

Hanson works with the sugar beat harvest, and had no time or energy that autumn to haul trays of cactus plants into the house. He spread tarps over the plants, but when the temperature got down to 20 F two

nights in a row, he lost hundreds. In 2010 he had a good if smaller crop growing again.

Like every other plant, weeds grow among those in the ground, and even get into the pots. Weeding can be tricky.

“It’s a little different than weeding other things,” he said. “I use a pliers is some spots.”

The trick, of course, is to avoid contact with the spines. The fuzzy looking ones are not soft and fuzzy. He pointed to some on a plant. “If you were to touch that, you’d wind up with 20 tiny spines, that whole little fuzzy-looking cluster. They’re hard to get out, but not serious. I’ve come to appreciate these bigger spines because you know what you’ve got.”

The larger spines are more difficult to get out, however, “like a fishhook” is the way he described them.

Whatever the drawbacks, Hanson likes cacti. He had one non-native cactus, six to eight inches in diameter, that grew over eight feet tall. He cut it in two just to get it in the house. He has photos of one of his cactus plants with large white blossoms.

The beauty of cacti blossoms is one attraction to Hanson. While not all plants bloom, others produce a variety of showy flowers in spring or early summer. Another attraction — they don’t require a lot of attention.

“I like that they’re easy to care for,” he said. When he used to be a treeplanter down south in the winter, he could leave his cacti in the house and they would be fine. Someone would stop by once a month or every two months to water them. “If you neglect them, they seem to do real well.”

At the farmers market, Hanson had a sign that read, “Cactus: The Plant That Demands Respect.” He not only respects them, Hanson also thinks cacti are fascinating plants worth getting to know.

For more information, contact Hanson at (320) 765-2379. Information is also available from an article on cactus in The Volunteer reprinted at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website — www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/ julaug09 /mp.html — and at www. minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/ brittle-prickly-pear.

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A lot of time has passed since Dean Harder, Anne Henkels, Kim Strege, Craig Jorgenson, David L. Olson and Scott Hislop were elected to lead Minnesota’s Future Farmers of America — 25 years to be exact.

FFA played a big part in these young leaders’ lives back then and still today.

The 1985-86 M lop, Dean Har innesota FFA officer team d , from Willmar. er, Kim Strege and Craig left to right: David Olson, Jorgenson su A rround Mike A nne Henkels, Scott Hisrends, the Sta r Farmer

In the following pages, you will find the stories of Jorgenson, Olson and Hislop. The stories on Harder, Henkels and Strege appeared in the April 8 issue of The Land.

Treasurer: Craig Jorgenson Craig Jorgenson, or CJ, learned early on not to let setbacks dictate his life, and if he truly wanted something he should ask for it and then keep fighting for it.

Jorgenson joined the Milaca High School FFA chapter and “pretty much got involved in every angle that I could.” Coming from a theater and speech background, the young Jorgenson started his FFA experience in the speech contests.

“As I found more opportunities, I’d bring it up to the adviser and he’d say ‘let’s do it’. I brought up the Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., so another kid and I and the adviser went to D.C. for a week. ... you can do a lot more than just judging” in FFA. Those experiences led Jorgenson to pursue officer positions within the chapter led by adviser W. James Hendrickson and Dean Beyers. A couple of runs at higher chapter offices resulted in only “lower-rung” offices — reporter was the highest chapter office he ever achieved.

“I think the chapter people saw me as someone who was on everything,” Jorgenson reflects.

“Some people just try to keep other people down.”

Jorgenson would not be held down. If he couldn’t crack the chapter office positions he desired, why not take it higher. He went on to be a district officer and the Region 4 president. After achieving the region president and then the state treasurer positions, he

said he didn’t wear his higher achievements with a boast or gloating. “I went back (to my chapter) and wanted to bring them along. You can’t hold it against them. I tried to see things through their eyes and keep looking forward,” he said.

Going into the selection process for both the regional and state office, Jorgenson said he was comfortable with the outcome, even if he would not be selected. “I learned that you could go one of two ways if you didn’t get what you wanted. You could get negative and blame others, or you can go through the process of ‘what were they looking for?’ and grow from there.”

Well, he didn’t have to choose either, since he was selected on his first run at state office while a freshman at the University of Minnesota, Waseca, in the veterinary technician program. “I was shocked that I got in on the first time.”

After that one year at UMW, Jorgenson transferred to the main campus of the U of M, where he took general education classes. “I deviated away from the animal track and went to the human track. Human beings rather than animal beings,” he said. Jorgenson left the U of M to pursue a business degree from Lakewood Community College, before getting a twoyear lab degree at Lakeland Academy. “Two different colleges, two different two-year degrees.”

Along the way he picked up computer training and went to work for a computer software company before returning to the lab setting. He currently works as a clinical analyst at the U of M Advanced Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, which performs lab work for researchers. As a clinical analyst, “I’m the go-between between IT (information technology) and the lab world.”

Jorgenson has made for himself a nice career of about 20 years in health care, about half of that time working with data.

“Thinking back to when I was growing up, I never thought that I’d be a ‘city person,’ and now look at where I’m at.” CJ and his wife, Kris, are raising Jakob, a high school junior, and Jillian, an eighth grader in Stillwater, where they moved 5 1/2 to 6 years ago.

Before the move to Stillwater, the family lived in Maplewood, “and their school didn’t have an ag program. We wanted to put any tool in front of them they could latch on to. I knew Stillwater had a good ag program, I knew the adviser was good and had a good robust program.”

According to CJ, Jakob’s passion is science and music, while Jillian is big into animals, with being a veterinarian her ultimate goal.

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and sharing stories,” he said. “I think we made a good team.”

Teamwork has been with Olson for quite some time, starting with being raised on the farm of his parents, Gary and Becky Olson, with older brother Steve and younger brother, Clark. “There’s still a picture in my folks’ house of the three of us in our FFA jackets.”

When Olson isn’t working the grocer role, “my passion is now the Relay for Life events in the American Cancer Society,” getting more involved when his wife was diagnosed with colon cancer. He was involved in the recent Relay for Life event at the University of Minnesota on April 8.

Lifelong connections and skills are what made a big impression on Olson, and what he tries to pass along to his children: Bridget, 15, and Gretchen, 11.

Bridget attends East Ridge High School, which has no FFA program, so the Olson girls will need to pursue their leadership in other organizations, and that’s just fine with David.

“Whatever organization they are in I hope they can learn the life skills outside of the classroom,” he said. “In today’s economy, a lot of people aren’t in the job they wanted, and in those cases, leadership qualities benefit you. ... even to get into college they really look at your leadership and volunteerism.”

Though other organizations may offer leadership opportunities, they still don’t compare to those offered in FFA. “The areas of FFA are so vast that you can use those skills regardless of your career,” he said.

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David Olson’s dream job would have been working in public relations after he graduated from the University of Minnesota.

But, as we all know, dreams don’t always come true.

Olson started at the U of M in journalism, but switched to a speech-communications major, graduating with a degree in 1988. I was looking for jobs in PR, but they were hard to find,” he said. Realizing any job was better than no job, Olson went to work for Dayton’s in human resources. “I really enjoyed that,” staying for seven years at Dayton’s.

Then came an opportunity to join the family business, joining his father-in-law in the Hudson, Wis., County Market store.

In his position as assistant store manager, Olson has been able to use many of the communications and leadership skills he learned in FFA. Over his 16 years with the store, Olson has seen his share of grocery prices fluctuating, much like the current upswing. His farming background has allowed him to speak from the heart to grocery customers’ complaints about the rising prices.

“On occasion I try to educate consumers on why their food prices are going up,” he said. “Meat and dairy prices are what people notice more so. ... I let them know it isn’t the farmer or the grocery store who are getting rich.”

Though he may not have a “public relations” title by his name, Olson really has been in public relations his entire life.

He realizes that he would not be where he is today without his FFA experience. “When I was interviewing with Dayton’s, the interviewer saw that I had been a leader in FFA, and was impressed.” If he had-

n’t been in FFA, he may not have gotten in at Dayton’s, and wouldn’t have met his wife, Pam, thus wouldn’t have been able to go into business with his father-in-law.

Olson is a legacy, if you will, since older brother, Steve, was treasurer on the 1983-84 state FFA officer team. Both Olsons graduated from Moorhead High School, Dave in 1983, but the younger Olson was a member of the Hawley FFA Chapter, since Moorhead had cut its ag program.

It would have been easy for Olson to say no to FFA, since he had to travel about 20 miles to participate in the ag program and FFA in Hawley. But, FFA was an organization in which he saw the benefit. “Watching (older brother) Steve in FFA ahead of me and being a regional vice president when he was a state officer, that was really a mentoring time for me.”

Watching his big brother develop his own leadership skills, “Really helped me, so I knew what was happening.”

Dave Olson took a run at state FFA office in the spring of 1984, the spring of his freshman year at the U of M, but he did not make the final slate. Once again, it would have been easy to give up and continue down the path of U of M student. Instead, he gave it another shot the following year and would become a member of the 1985-86 FFA state officer team.

“I think it was more rewarding when I got in on my second try,” he said. “I think I was a better officer than if I had gotten elected my first time.”

Olson was the elder statesman of this officer team, having graduated high school a year before the other five members. “We came to work together, traveling

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Hislop: With self-confidence, there are no limits Sentinel: Scott Hislop Scott Hislop was sort of thrown into a leadership role with the Mapleton High School Future Farmers of America chapter.

“We had gone through some temporary advisers, and there were tight budgets and the program was on the verge of being cut,” Hislop said from his operation’s office. “That enhanced some of our leadership; we said ‘no, we’re going to have a chapter.’”

That led to the FFA members themselves spearheading the FFA program and getting involved.

Hislop took the local involvement and branched out to the district and regional level.

“Joel Moore was a mentor, if you will. He was a year older and was chapter president before me and he encouraged me to go to the D.C. conference, that was a springboard to getting more involved.

“Something I wanted to improve on and thought I could have an influence and make it better,” he said.

“That was a motivation factor; I knew of some members that weren’t super active and thought we could try to get them more active, and it worked to some extent.”

The year Hislop spent as the regional vice president, “I knew I wanted to take it further. That was a real confidence booster for me.” He spoke fondly of the things that were accomplished that year as regional vice president. “Felt we were fairly creative in doing things. We held the first regional Greenhand night, and that was fairly well attended.”

Hislop and Craig Jorgenson were both regional vice presidents at the same time, so it offered a unique perspective when those two were on the same state officer slate. “We were good friends and both had strong FFA backgrounds,” he said. “Kim

(Strege) was district 13 president when I was District 14 president.”

As the state officer team, the six individuals came together as a team, and Hislop thought they worked well as a team. “We recognized everyone’s strengths and tried to build on those.”

Hislop admits a little disappointment when, after serving as a regional vice president for one year, he was slated for the Sentinel spot on the team. “That gave me a little incentive and I developed my personality.”

“Just think of the things you gain by doing anything you want to do, and setting your mind to it,” he said. “You need that confidence to achieve all you want ... too many sell themselves short. There is no limit to what you can do. In business it’s the same way.”

After Hislop set his mind to becoming a state officer and achieving that, he then conquered another lifelong goal — to become a farmer.

Harvey and Audrey Hislop raised Scott and his two older sisters — Jan and Cheryl — on a farm just south of Beauford. “At one time we had hogs, chickens and cattle, when I was real young,” he said. “Dad got rid of the chickens, and we sold the last load of cattle when I was a senior in high school.” The hogs stayed, and the operation has grown. During his last year in high school the family had 80 sows in their farrow-to-finish operation.

Today, the operation markets about 70,000 pigs annually, from a number of sites across southern Minnesota. Scott and his wife, Michelle, are 100 percent owners of Hislop Farms and Choice Connection.

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The operation employs about 30 full- and part-time workers, and in addition to the hogs, they also operate an accounting service for farmers, they run about 2,700 acres of corn and soybeans, operate a manure application service and a trucking business.

One of the newest employees is the oldest Hislop child — Adam. Much like his father who went the technical college route, Adam graduated last spring from Ridgewater College in Willmar. “I encouraged him to go and work somewhere else, McDonald’s, anything just to see what it is like elsewhere, but since he was 2 all he ever wanted to do was farm.

“His first word was ‘Mom’, and his second word was ‘farm’, then he said ‘I wanna’.” Even with the oldest Hislop child now in the operation, Scott does not see the operation in growth mode. “We need to fine-tune the management where we’re at right now, and we’ll see where Adam’s desire is.

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Jorgenson: Refuse to settle only for what is given JORGENSON, from pg. 10 “We told both kids that you can’t just put all your eggs into one basket,” Jorgenson said. “Find a half dozen things that you really enjoy, and then pick three to really focus on, then you’ll end up doing something that you really enjoy and can excel at.”

Jorgenson credits his parents, John and LaJean, for getting him involved in FFA. “I was in speech, theater, football, basketball, wrestling, I did everything,” he said. “I knew we had FFA, so I talked to my folks about it. Mom was in 4-H and Dad had been in FFA, so they had a friendly banter.”

In addition to the officer experience, FFA presented Jorgenson with many opportunities that he otherwise would not have been given. He remembers that while in Washington, D.C., the FFA group was supposed to tour the Smithsonian Institution, “but they asked if we would like to go greet President (Ronald) Reagan as he was coming back from Europe. Of course, we all wanted to go welcome back the president, and it was a good ‘photo op’ for them with all the ‘blue jackets’ at the airport.”

He also spoke fondly of an exchange program that was set up between FFA chapters, and Jorgenson was paired up with an FFA member from a Connecticut chapter. “I went out there and he would come here for a week to 10 days.”

Jorgenson’s Connecticut visitor “was blown away by the size of our farm” in contrast to the smaller acreages of the New England states. “When he was here we hit the entire state,” Jorgenson recalls. “Then I flew with him for 10 days there, and we visited his home farm, and went up into Maine and Vermont.”

All of these experiences in FFA and in his life were accomplished, all because Craig Jorgenson refused to accept rejection and settle only for what was given to him.

‘Leadership skills used every day in career, marriage’ such example was toward the end of 2010, when an officer with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration showed up at the Choice Connection office door saying “You’ve been selected for a random audit.”

This officer, her first visit to a farm, was checking on employees and hazards.

“The communication skills and patience in dealing with people helped me a lot in that situation,” he said. That is something that farmers are being exposed to more and more.

“A lot of people like working in a small business, and we are being forced to do things more businesslike. There are more regulations and hoops we have to jump through than

people like, but that is just a part of doing business today.”

In addition to Adam, Scott and Michelle also have daughters, Michaela and Erin, a junior and sophomore at Maple River High School, respectively.

Adam was an FFA member in high school, and Erin is taking some ag classes, and Scott hasn’t talked to his children that much about his FFA involvement. “I want them to be individuals. I don’t want them to relive something just because I did it.”

Scott sees how much he has grown, and achieved, thanks to his FFA involvement. He sees the importance of networking, with communication

skills once again coming into play.

“Leadership skills are used every day in your career, your marriage. I don’t know of any other activity that has that same effect as FFA.” Hislop also sees the importance of being politically active, and that stems from his FFA days. “It’s important for the leaders to know who you are before you need them, regardless what side of the aisle you’re on.”

Case in point: Shortly after the late-Sen. Paul Wellstone was first elected, Hislop invited him out to the Blue Earth County operation. Hislop is admittedly a Republican, and Wellstone was a Democrat.

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HISLOP, from pg. 12 “I never dreamt our business would be at the scope that it is today. Adam would rather be out in the tractor or truck, and I’m in the office all the time. When I graduated from high school, I never dreamt I would be pushing a pen all day long.”

When Scott graduated from Mankato Technical College, his graduation gift was a computer “by my choice. That was a springboard in business. That was my passion. You can’t make something better if you don’t know where you’re at.”

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Siehl award winner: Production agriculture

Conservation deep in this fifth generation farm Siehl Prize of Excellence obvious since he’s a 20-year veteran

By DICK HAGEN ridge-till farmer. “I followed strong leadThe Land Staff Writer With a farm dating back to shortly ership from Harvey and Brady Jass, Ken after the Civil War and now a fifth and Rick Olson, the Gohr Family and the generation mentor of Willow Lake Swanson family, all very helpful to my Farm near Windom, Minn., Tony brother and me when we finished college Thompson represents perhaps the and wanted to get into ridge tilling.” “deepest agricultural roots” that have He acknowledges many of the early been part of the Siehl Award designaridge-till farmers are tion created in the early 1990s. now back to conventional row-crop proLivestock, duction partly crops and conPerhaps the because advances in servation are machinery and herbithe historical biggest risk cide technology have legacy of Wilwas 20 often eliminated the low Lake years ago need for cultivation.

Farm.

The when we He ridges most of his beef cow-cattle converted every crop corn acres each year and feeding operation no longer exists, acre to ridge till in one because of RTK guidance equipment, staying on having been season. We had a permanent, ridge-line replaced with well-written plan that rows is doable. Soybeans extensive prairie documented potential are no-till planted with seed production risks, etc. But it all glyphosate still the prefor restoration worked out well and dominate herbicide. Resiswork at various tance weeds are not yet an sites across the that’s why ridge till is issue, partly because state. The U.S. still our system.

Thompson uses a variety Fish & Wildlife Service, the Min— Tony Thompson of “action modes” in his cropland strategies. He nesota Departwonders if insect resistment of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Historical ance might become an issue some day.

Society, the Nature Conservancy and His take on the future of ag? Thompson the Minnesota Highway Department frequently hosts foreign students which are some of Thompson’s customers. inevitably generates conversations about The “Conservation Fever” runs deep the future. Perhaps reflecting most farmin the Thompson heritage. Both par- ers, he thinks it’s important that volatilents, plus grandparents, and other ity of commodity prices lessens. “Farming family members early on subscribed to has become so capital intensive. Risk preserving nature and the farming management is now such a big issue. landscape as premier obligations of life. Market stability is what we need to help “Sustainability and environmentalism establish our own comfort zone.” were words not yet used in the conserNew technologies, be that in seeds or vation lexicon but that’s really what machinery or production strategies, capmy family was all about generations tures his attention. For instance “twinback,” Thompson said. “Ding Darling row” planting with individual corn was a good friend of my great aunt.” plants equidistant spaced and planters Thompson is a graduate of Windom that can switch to different varieties on High School and Montana State Univer- the go as the planter moves into differsity at Bozeman, where he majored in ent soil types get into Thompson’s thinkagronomy. Why Montana State? ing. So too does the idea of multiple “Because it’s a reputable Land Grant col- crops, like wheat and soybeans or some lege and near enough to be reached in form of an annual poly-culture utilizing one grueling day’s drive,” Thompson commonly grown crops that perhaps said, with a smile. Plus, it was far enough could even be harvested simultaneously away from home to be disconnected from with seeds separated after harvest. the daily concerns of life and challenges He admits their farming practices are in Cottonwood and Jackson counties. already on the edge of being distracted Today Willow Lake Farm encom- with too many “experiments” in any passes 2,000 acres of timber and crop- given crop season. “But every year we land plus about 3,000 acres of rented try a few little changes, I suspect mostly land for crop and prairie seed produc- to keep us on the cutting edge. Perhaps tion. With Thompson, sustainability is the biggest risk was 20 years ago when

The Siehl Prize for Excellence in Agriculture recognizes living individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the production of food and alleviation of hunger in three separate categories: production, agribusiness and knowledge.

The Siehl Prize is named in honor of philanthropist Eldon Siehl, a successful Minnesota businessman who wanted to educate the general public about where their food came from and to provide recognition for the dedicated people who make it their life’s work. Shortly before his death, Siehl was visited by Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize we converted every crop acre to ridge till in one season. We had a well-written plan that documented potential risks, etc. But it all worked well and that’s why ridge till is still our system.”

He comfortably accepts the past three years as the “golden years” of agriculture, at least in his farming career. However when you adjust for currency values today versus 40 years ago, then some suggest the 1970s might have been even better.

Part of the Thompson conservation legacy ties directly to his immediate environment. Thompson points out that his original farm home sits on a piece of land now surrounded by water because of some wetland restoration work.

“So it’s been comfortable for me to grow up with an interest in water, water quality and birds. My great aunt, an avid hunter and sportswoman, back in 1926 started maintaining this farm as a sanctuary. Today it continues to be recognized by migratory flocks of birds, water fowl in particular.”

In cooperation with neighbors, this area now has six wetland areas totaling about 240 acres.

He mentions the Smith family and the Turner family, neighbors who also are enthusiastic supporters of land conservancy. A good example is the fact that between these three families at least six miles of continuous buffer strips have been installed. This area is the terminal moraine of the Des Moines River as it continues through Iowa to the Mississippi River. This is also the high point of the Watonwan River’s drainage to the Minnesota River.

His take on farm policy? Thompson

recipient who talked with Siehl about the significance of honoring those who are special achievers in agriculture.

Recognized as one of the most prestigious awards in agriculture, each winner or “laureate” receives a monetary award of $50,000 and a granite and glass sculpture created by artist Thomas Rose.

The recipients were announced as part of a March 15 celebration of National Ag Week. They will be honored at a May 26 ceremony on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.

— Dick Hagen, The Land staff writer admits he spends little thought analyzing, or suggesting farm policy. But he has traveled, to Argentina in particular where he has seen what happens to the land when there isn’t conservation cross-compliance. “Some tremendous agriculture down there but environmentally it’s a bit harsh. I’m grateful for the stability of our economy and our conservation ethic.”

He’s positive about trends in conservation farming in America, and the responsible attitude of farmers in general when it comes to taking care of the land. “I think that comes from both better tools and better knowledge. Our Land Grant systems and our agencies mostly serve us well but we can’t be complacent. We can do much better. I think we have just begun to touch the most egregious problems that we as a species are facing here on Planet Earth.

“Yet I’m very optimistic and happy that we have as much peace in this world. And we are doing a better job of spreading the technology and knowledge and wealth around the world.

Right now the daily news is horrible but if we have a peaceful world then we can more positively work on education and the issues needed to keep American and world agriculture capable of feeding a world population soon to be at 9 billion.”

Thompson credits Fairland Management Co. and Steve Sodeman, United Ag Tech at Windom, as being key partners in his farming program referring to them as “personal heroes” in his farming world. Three brothers, Eric, Horace and Mark, make up the Thompson clan. Tony does the day-to-day and year-to-year management with the three brothers providing commentary and “consulting services” if needed.

Siehl award winner: Agribusiness that farm grew more rocks than

By DICK HAGEN anything else.”

The Land Staff Writer Growing up on a small, Purchase price for that 80 back part-time farm outside of in 1969 was $2,500 of which only Thief River Falls, Minn., sort about 30 acres was tillable. “The of set the stage for Paul rest was woods for deer hunting.

DeBriyn’s eventual move But it did have a cabin and a into the exciting world of John Deere B tractor which peragricultural finance.

Paul DeBriyn haps accounts for why I am halfdeaf today,” DeBriyn chuckled, He said, “My dad (Chevrolet district manager) always had a recalling the pounding, two-cylinder strong love for agriculture. We raised a engine of those early John Deeres. few cattle where we lived and bought So a combination of his Dad’s love for an 80-acre farm near Karlstad. I think agriculture and young DeBriyn getting

a taste of farming on this Kittson County 80-acre spread directed him to the University of Minnesota in the early 1970s when the ag economy was humming in high gear.

“Russia had rather suddenly become a big buyer of U.S. farm goods; farm prices were booming and the scenario then was much like what we are experiencing today.”

DeBriyn’s early interest was to become a veterinarian but uncomfortable occurrences with injured animals soon discouraged him from a career

with the animal kingdom. He changed to ag business administration earning a combination business degree from the Carlson School of Management and an agricultural economics degree from the University of Minnesota, St. Paul campus.

His career in agricultural finance spans 34 years this May starting originally with the St. Paul Bank for Coops at their downtown St. Paul headquarters. His early work involved financing cooperatives across the See DEBRIYN, pg. 16

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DeBriyn: Grain farmers have best balance sheets ever DEBRIYN, from pg. 15 Upper Midwest. In 1987 he moved into financing production agriculture as CEO of a Rochester farm credit office, one of the predecessors to today’s AgStar Financial Services where DeBriyn today serves as president and CEO.

Charter territory of AgStar Financial is 69 counties, encompassing about 60 percent of Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Because of AgStar’s growing involvement into the grain, swine, dairy and ethanol industries, the firm today is doing business in 40 states, either directly or indirectly. And business is good; perhaps “booming once

again” best fits today’s agricultural agriculture over the past several years, I think this productivity index business climate.

AgStar does a yearly allocation to its will keep right on increasing. We have shareholders. From 2010 earnings so much dynamic research developing almost $37 million was allocated from new products, new techniques and new patronage earnings to be distributed strategies virtually every day it seems. back to shareholders over a seven- to For example, perhaps a perennial corn plant is on the horizon. That’s a rather 10-year time frame. As mind-staggering conan example, in early cept.”

2011 the remaining porDeBriyn’s thoughts tion of $13.9 million ... as grains get about the future chalallocated in 2001 was more expensive, lenges of agriculture distributed in cash to will the livestock feeding the world is shareholders.

This best summarized with strategy keeps sharepeople still have his statement: “We just holders directly some profit need to allow good sciinvolved in helping to opportunities? ence to continue. And if capitalize their own comost people in big op while participating — Paul DeBriyn cities, on Wall Street, in the financial leverage even in downtown AgStar provides to its Minneapolis could see some of the members.

Key issues persisting in rural Min- technology that farmers use today, nesota? DeBriyn directly lists not they would be in absolute awe. It truly enough quality jobs to keep young peo- is incredible the technical and ple involved in their communities. He’s mechanical and production skills of also concerned about the infrastruc- America’s farmers today.”

The cost of money in 2012? “Higher” ture for health care and for housing, particularly as it applies to the elderly was his one-word response, adding, and retired farmers. He also said that “I’ve been in this business for 34 years some rural areas don’t yet have access and this is the only period in time that I can remember when people haven’t to high-speed internet capabilities.

Will agriculture continue to be the been complaining about interest primary engine powering the economy rates.” Yes, rates will go up; it’s simply of Minnesota and much of rural Amer- a matter of time. “Interest rates up 1/2 ica? DeBriyn simply said, “there’s to 1 percent over the next year or so nothing more basic than food. We know are probable with higher rates likely to the world’s appetite is increasing every follow.”

Though not professing to being a day, and people in these developing countries are wanting more variety of weatherman, DeBriyn sees crop year foods, much like we enjoy in America. 2011 potentially being the equal of So, yes, I think agriculture continues 2010 providing appropriate rains at to be the ‘golden spot’ for our economy appropriate times. going forward.

“Grain farmers right now have the “I’m struck by the number of people best balance sheets I have ever seen, from Wall Street calling me these days. and they’re getting stronger. My conThey’re asking about investments in cern is the livestock industry. They’re agriculture, future trends in agricul- at reasonable markets today but as ture, the importance of renewable grains get more expensive, will the energy from agriculture. It’s apparent livestock people still have some profit they have a new regard for American opportunities? Right now our cheap agriculture as a great industry for the U.S. dollar is having a very positive impact on exports of all our agriculforeseeable future.”

Even with this obvious optimism, tural products.”

Paul DeBriyn is president and CEO DeBriyn doesn’t see land prices continuing to escalate. “There’s a point where of AgStar Financial Services which land values are no longer sustainable. took over a struggling agricultural We’re seen some great runs in land lender in the 1980s and has now values but that’s not going to con- become an industry leader under the tutelage of DeBriyn. In addition to his tinue.”

Can agriculture double its productiv- business success, DeBriyn has been a ity to meet the demands of a 9-billion leader in advocating for agriculture, world population by 2050? “It tells me developing leadership and scholarship we need to utilize all the world’s sci- programs, and in helping rural ence. If you look at the continuum of economies thrive.

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“We’ll become bigger in energy regardless whether it’s biomass, wind, solar or other sources. We don’t have any other choice. I think eventually we’ll even be producing our own anhydrous, from wind converted to hydrogen converted to anhydrous.”

Nelson doesn’t shy from the global warming issue but instead questions if that isn’t already a factor contributing to higher corn yields. “A lot of our increase in corn yields comes about because we have such a high carbon dioxide level in our atmosphere. Corn thrives on carbon dioxide so we’ve got to pick out what complements agriculture and bring those ideas to the forefront.”

Wallace Nelson was the original superintendent at the Southwest Experiment Station, now titled the Southwest Research and Outreach Center near Lamberton. Wally was a tireless advocate for putting agricultural research to work for farmers. He led the station for nearly 40 years, contributing important breakthroughs in corn management, hail damage, soils and drainage.

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was truly inspirational to me and other farmers. I’m the benefactor of much of the work done at this station.

Yes, I benefit directly from the work of Wally Nelson and his colleagues over the past 50 years.”

Nelson is a University of Minnesota professor emeritus. He is also a recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award from the U of M. Nelson may be best remembered as the “voice of agriculture” in southwest Minnesota for over 30 years.

Retired since 1992, Nelson still appreciates the challenges facing agriculture with a predicted world population of 9 billion by 2050. “Agriculture will meet these challenges, just as it has done for several years. People accuse us of abusing the soils, and the folly of using crops for fuel when people are starving. That just isn’t the case. I grew up on a farm near Walnut Grove in the ’30s. Our soils today are more sustainable than they were then yet production per acre has tripled and farmers are feeding about 150 people per farmer today.

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corn is at the 164 bushel level

By DICK HAGEN nationwide with scientists The Land Staff Writer calmly predicting 300-bushel Celebrating 50 years of contricorn by 2030. butions to southwest Minnesota, nearly 150 visitors “It’s incredible the science attended the Golden Anniverpower you have today when 50 sary of the Southwest Research crop scientists start working & Outreach Center at Lamberon a given challenge,” Nelson ton on Sept. 13, 2009. The spe- Wally Nelson said. The country’s first urea cial guest was Wally Nelson. nitrogen plots started at the After a 1957 appropriation by the station under the tutelage of Nelson.

Minnesota legislature to purchase Today these may be the oldest continuland, the Southwest Experiment Sta- ous urea plots in the world. tion launched in 1959 with Nelson as Also as a station superintendent, station superintendent, a position he Nelson didn’t dodge controversy such held until his retirement in 1992. as the debate about chemically comKnown by farmers throughout Min- bined fertilizers versus blended fertilnesota and by farm reporters across the izers. “We questioned the industry’s nation, Nelson had developed a tremen- claim that chemically combined products were better. dous reputation Our research for “hands-on” plots essentially research projects I have two grandchildren told us that plant that farmers and roots couldn’t tell agricultural busithat will be able to farm ness people could because of the tremendous the difference.” readily relate to.

Earning his progress of production doctorate in crop He recalled how agriculture. Much of that production from in that first year with a has happened because of the University of limited office and research contributions Minnesota, Nelresources, “My first secfrom SWROC. son credits much retary worked off her the early kitchen table. When we — Gerald Tumbleson of research projects closed for weekends, at the station calls to the station came direct to my house. So we pretty much directly to farmers. “They would come lived with our work seven days a week in to me with questions, or simply to visit. And often these conversations those early years,” Nelson recalled.

Farmers weren’t bashful about giving produced ideas that we put to the test him advice in those early days. Like at the station. Farmers are great when farmers told Nelson don’t bother thinkers. Sometimes you just need to to spend time on how to grow more soy- give them the opportunity.”

Gerald Tumbleson, past president of beans per acre. Nelson chuckled, “One farmer simply told me, ‘we just produced the Minnesota Corn Growers Associaa 500 million bushel soybean crop and tion and the National Corn Growers nobody wants more beans. So get seri- Association, credits Nelson, “I have two grandchildren that will be able to ous about corn. That’s our real future!”

Apparently Nelson and the South- farm because of the tremendous west Experiment Station did get seri- progress of production agriculture. ous about corn, as did experiment sta- Much of that has happened because of tions and seed companies across research contributions from SWROC.” Added Paul Torkelson, farmer and America. National corn yields were only 50 bushels per acre in 1959. Today Minnesota state representative, “Wally

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Daffodils, hyacinths true gifts of spring’s return Distributed by McClatchyTribune Information Services Those foil-wrapped potted tulips, daffodils and hyacinths sold at supermarkets, garden or home centers, farmers markets and other retailers are perfect for outdoor planting, just like bedding plants. They are a great way to dress up your deck, patio or porch in planters that say spring is here.

“It’s true — once spring temperatures stay above freezing, nursery pots of spring bulb flowers can be used indoors or out. Just slip them out of their plastic pots, then plant them outdoors into the garden or containers,” said Sally Ferguson, director of the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center in Danby, Vt., online at www.bulb.com.

What about sudden cold snaps?

No worries, Ferguson said: “Mother Nature programs flower bulbs to handle erratic springtime temperatures, even snow.” Before planting nursery plants outdoors, she

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Anticipate spring Once the weather turns and daffodils start coming up in local gardens, bulb bedding plant season has begun.

When planted outdoors potted bulbs can last for weeks, even a month, when spring weather is still quite cool overall.

Buy green and watch them grow For longest enjoyment, choose potted bulbs with tight green buds, not those already in full bloom. Any of the potted hardy spring bulbs are candidates for outdoor planting in spring, including tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and more. All are widely available from floral retailers this time of year.

Acclimate to cold Once home, water the pots well, then place them in a cold but protected area (above freezing) overnight so they can acclimate to colder temperatures before you plant them outside.

Slip off the plastic pot and plant the whole works into the garden or in large containers, just as you would flats of petunias or impatiens in early summer. If planting in outdoor containers, the larger the containers the better to insulate the bulbs from any late-winter freezes.

Consider fragrance Remember that color is only part of the story, many spring bloomers are fragrant, as well. Hyacinths are especially welcome near doorways, placed there to delight those coming or going.

Gift of spring When visiting friends or family, bring along a gift pot of daffodils or hyacinths plus a trowel.

They are even great gifts and takehome treats for childrens’ birthday parties. After all, it’s the next generation that will soon be taking care of Mother Nature.

When is the right time to plant?

The weather is changing, and we want to get outdoors. What’s on your agenda?

Yard work may involve raking, seeding, planting, getting your garden ready, or repairing winter damage to your plants.

If you are going to be planting new trees or shrubs be sure to consider the following factors: know the space and height the plant will occupy when it is mature, is the plant adapted for our climate zone, and which plant varieties to avoid because of insect and disease problems (examples: Scotch pine, blue spruce and ash).

If your lawn has some areas that died or has some thin areas, you may want to fill in or reseed areas. The key factors to consider are: get the right seed for full sun or shade, prepare the site so you get good seed-to-soil contact when planting and seed as early as possible to get best weather conditions for the new seedlings.

If you are planting a garden, some of the crops that can be planted early (April 15) are potatoes, peas and radishes. Transplants may include broccoli, lettuce, kohlrabi or cauliflower. Be sure to have your garden site prepared so the soil is mellow and

weed-free. When planting the seeds, marking along the length of the rows will help identify the little seedlings when they start to grow, so you can control the weeds when they are small.

Some things you might want to consider to get a good garden crop are mulching around your tomato plants for weed and disease control, for crops that have vines putting down mulch, black plastic or a pre-emergence herbicide to control weeds, rotating crop areas so plant diseases that are in the soil will not affect the next year’s crop, and think about the time involved in maintaining your garden so you don’t plant a bigger garden than your time allows and the garden becomes a summer weed patch.

No matter what you do; plan well, make it a fun adventure, and enjoy the beauty and bounty of your lawn and garden. The fertile soils of the Midwest will grow plants, we just have to decide which plants we want growing on the land we care for.

••• This article was submitted by Dennis Carlson, Franklin County, Iowa, Extension horticulture program assistant. He may be contacted at (641) 456-4811 or dennisc@iastate.edu.

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Levitt: Don’t get excited, but cheese may be ready to rise corn prices means the NASS farm price lags prevailing cash market prices.

Soybean meal prices are forecast to average $340 to $360 a ton for 2010-11.

Soybean acreage is expected to be down slightly this spring from last year’s record. Last month’s quarterly grain stocks report showed corn stocks down 15 percent from last year and soybean stocks down by only 2 percent from last year. The expected expanded planting of field crops could support higher alfalfa hay prices. The outcome for dairy producers is continued high feed prices.

The latest Milk Production report shows U.S. milk cow numbers for January and February in surveyed states above the corresponding period last year, as is milk per cow.

In contrast, the Livestock Slaughter report shows dairy cow slaughter con-

tinuing ahead of a year ago and high manufactured beef prices have increased prices for cull cows. The data suggests that replacements exceed culls nationally and that freshening of the national herd continues.

The U.S. dairy herd will likely increase fractionally in 2011 to 9.165 million head, up from 9.117 million last year, according to the Outlook.

Milk per cow is also forecast to rise this year but by only a near-trend 1 percent compared with a 2.8 percent increase last year. The small increases in herd size and milk per cow will push 2011 milk production to 195.9 billion pounds.

■ The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced its May Class I milk price at $20.90 per hundredweight See DAIRYLINE, pg. 20

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This column was written for the marketing week endAnother reason we may ing April 15. have seen the bottom, Levitt said, are the current values The cash dairy markets for cheese, butter, nonfat and continue to strengthen. whey. Calculations show the Block cheese closed the secClass IV price at $19.50 and ond week of April at $1.6275 the Class III at $15.50. per pound, up 3.75 cents on “That’s too wide of a spread. the week and 23 cents above a That’s never proven to be susDAIRYLINE year ago. Barrel, after gaining tainable and in California 9 cents earlier in the week,

By Lee Mielke that spread is even wider so gave back a half-cent on Frisomething has to move.” day, but closed at $1.6250, up 8.5 cents on He warned that butter prices could the week, and 26 cents above a year ago. drop after Easter, “but so far the butter The strength came on unfilled bids as market seems to be pretty well suponly one car of barrel was sold all week.

The National Agricultural Statistics Ser- ported,” and nonfat prices are fading a little but there’s still steady support from an vice-surveyed U.S. average block price overseas market. “Maybe just like we saw lost 10.4 cents and fell to $1.6897. The barrels averaged $1.6971, down 9.4 cents. cheese prices run up in January and February to try and catch up with butter, we Butter finished the week at $2, up may be on the threshold of another rally 2.75 cents, and 44 cents above a year in cheese as well,” Levitt said. ago. Twenty five cars were sold on the ■ week. NASS butter averaged $2.0036, Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of down 2.8 cents.

Agriculture warns in its latest LiveCash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed stock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook that feed prices are expected to remain high Friday at $1.62, down a nickel on the throughout 2011. week, while Extra Grade remained at $1.80. NASS powder averaged $1.5617, Milk production is expected to continue up 0.2 cent. Dry whey averaged 46.66 to rise, based on slightly higher cow numcents/lb., down 2.1 cents. bers and increased output per cow.

■ Milk equivalent exports on both a Alan Levitt, editor of the Chicago fats and skims solids basis will trail Mercantile Exchange’s Daily Dairy Report, said that “the tone of the cheese last year, according to the Outlook, but are still significant enough to help supmarket has shifted a little bit and port prices above 2010 levels. Forecast we’re starting to see that play out in increases in commercial domestic use the futures markets as well.” should also provide support prices as Milk futures had hit new highs for exports could weaken later in the year.

August 2011 through January 2012, he Feed prices are expected to remain high said, and up until now, cheese market by historic standards. Corn is forecast at activity had mostly been on offers. $5.20 to $5.60 a bushel in 2010-11. Corn Toward the end of last week it appeared buyers became more aggres- producers indicated intentions to plant 4 million acres more according to the Prospecsive, he said, and sellers were scarce. tive Plantings report released last month.

“I don’t want to get people too The forecast corn price is well below excited,” he said, “but it feels like we reported spot prices in central Illinois. This hit a bottom and may be ready to turn is because USDA forecasts reflect expected higher,” adding that current prices may NASS prices received by farmers. be a “decent level for buyers to build Early season forward contracting of stocks again after holding back a bit

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EPA: Dairy farms don’t need to treat milk like oil DAIRYLINE, from pg. 19 price is announced on April 22.

■ for the north and $21.17 for the south.

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“What this means is that the EPA is not going to treat milkfat and petroleum products in the same way,” said the National Milk Producers Federation’s Chris Galen, and “from a practical standpoint, dairy farmers don’t have to come up with a spill control plan for their milk storage.”

The NMPF has been working with Con-

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Even with the exemption of milk handling equipment, many farmers still need to have an SPCC plan, Galen said. Such plans are required for farms that have an aggregate storage capacity of oil products of 1,320 gallons, or See DAIRYLINE, pg. 21

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Exports continue to be bright spot in the dairy picture of antibiotics on the farm. The Beef Checkoff is constantly creating tools for both beef and dairy producers to keep them informed of their responsibility in this regard.

Conrad Kvamme, consultant with the Midwest Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Center, and I focused on a printed chart, “Guidelines for Responsible Antibiotic Use.” The first principle, Kvamme said, is that antibiotics cannot replace sound management practices. When you identify animals that are not well and need to be treated, you have to use the antibiotics correctly. You need to determine what drug is needed and not over medicate.

That is often a problem regarding residues in older animals, Kvamme said, because when a farmer looks at the weight, he tends to think they are larger than they are or weigh more so then it’s over-medicated.

If another medication is used a few days later because they don’t feel the first one is working as well as it should, that prolongs the time for any withdrawal period before sending them to market, Kvamme said.

Having a good relationship with the local veterinarian is also important when working with prescribed drugs, said Kvamme, who cautioned farmers who purchase drugs over-the-counter at the local feed and supply stores.

Veterinarians can assist in evaluations of drugs and their effectiveness and how to use them, he said.

••• Lee Mielke is the host of “DairyLine,” broadcast on more than 90 radio stations coast to coast, and writes a column by the same name which is printed in 11 weekly newspapers. He may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com or you may log on to www.dairyline.com.

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months of 2011 totaled more than 85 million pounds, equivalent to 5 percent of total U.S. cheese production during that period, the highest percentage on record, Natzke said.

On the import side of the trade ledger, February imports were estimated at $214 million, up about 2 percent from January and about 8 percent more than a year earlier.

Through the first five months of fiscal year 2011, exports were estimated at $1.7 billion, up 55 percent from the same period in FY ’10, while imports were estimated at $1.2 billion, up about 9 percent from the same period in FY ’10. The result is a $516 million trade surplus, Natzke said.

Looking at it another way, February dairy exports were equivalent to 13.4 percent of U.S. milk solids production for the month, he said, while imports represented just 2.6 percent of total solids production, near historic lows.

While global dairy product sales increased, foreign sales of U.S. female dairy cattle declined. February exports were estimated at 1,322 head, down from 6,840 head in January. The twomonth total, however, is still well ahead of the record-setting pace of last year. Turkey was again the leading market for U.S. dairy cattle, followed by Mexico and Canada.

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DAIRYLINE, from pg. 20 more, for every storage container larger than 55 gallons.

A farm with less than 10,000 gallons of total storage capacity and no single storage greater than 5,000 gallons can self-certify their SPCC plan. Farms that do not meet this exemption must have a plan certified by a professional engineer.

The NMPF has completed the development of a self-certification template to assist dairy producers in developing their SPCC plans that covers all fuel and oil storage on the farm. The template, developed with assistance from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is available at www.nmpf.org.

■ On a happier note, exports continue to be a bright spot in the U.S. dairy picture.

Foreign sales of cheese and milk powders are especially strong, according to Dairy Profit Weekly Editor Dave Natzke. “When the world wants dairy products, it’s finding U.S. farmers are a good source, and that’s helping the nation’s trade balance.”

The USDA’s latest dairy trade report estimates February exports at $348 million, up 4 percent from January, and 55 percent more than February 2010. In the December to February sales period, export volumes of milk powders were up 150 percent compared to a year ago, with sales to Southeast Asia especially strong.

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Producers must keep improving to succeed I was recently reviewing the notes I had taken from a presentation given by Danny Klinefelter, professor and ag Extension economist from Texas A and M University. I have read Klinefelter’s comments and opinions on agriculture for years and have appreciated his ability to see through the clutter and listen through the noise. The part of his presentation that I will focus upon here was “Back to Reality” and is as follows.

“The function of a competitive market is It is quite obvito drive the economic ous that, with return to the average some excepproducer to breakeven tions, the agrithrough supply and demand responses in culture sector is both input and output currently not in markets. In equilibrium equilibrium. ... the top end are profitable As a manager, and growing, the average what decisions are hanging in there and the bottom end are losing do you need to money and exiting the make today to industry. Business success help ensure and survival depend upon your business continuous improvement viability for the at a pace necessary to stay future? ahead of the pack.”

One of the quick takehome messages found above reflects one of the longheld premises of Farm Business Management education in that business success and survival depends heavily upon continuous improvement to keep our business ahead of the pack or average. We must continue this improvement if American agriculture is to compete globally in the future.

The more subtle message that reflects well in today’s volatile and turbulent times addresses the fact that one of the functions of a competitive market is drive returns to a breakeven point for the average producer through changes in input costs and output values. It is quite obvious that, with some exceptions, the agriculture sector is currently not in equilibrium. Where will your business be financially when this current phase of being out of equilibrium comes back into balance?

As a manager, what decisions do you need to make today to help ensure your business viability for the future? What strategies can you use to keep your business from becoming below average when the force of the competitive market drives economic return back to break-even?

For more insight into financial and strategic planning or to find an FBM instructor near you log on to www.fbm.mnscu.edu.

••• This article was submitted by Bob Roesler, Minnesota West Community and Technical College Farm Management instructor at Welcome, Minn.

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SPRING TILLAGE CIH 535 Quad, '10, 690 hrs ..........................................$297,500 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 570 hrs ..........................................$297,500 CIH 530 Quad, '07, 1200 hrs ........................................$235,000 CIH 530 Quad, '07, 1500 hrs ........................................$230,000 CIH 530 Quad, '07, 1750 hrs ........................................$225,000 CIH 530 Stegier, '07, 1485 hrs ......................................$211,900 CIH STX530, '06, 990 hrs..............................................$240,000 CIH STX530, '06, 2150 hrs............................................$225,000 CIH STX500Q, '04, 2600 hrs ........................................$192,500 CIH STX500Q, '04, 2195 hrs ........................................$188,500 CIH STX450Q, '02, 5265 hrs ........................................$145,000 CIH STX430, '06, 960 hrs..............................................$169,500 CIH STX425, '04, 2025 hrs............................................$152,000 CIH 385 Quad, '09 ........................................................$232,500 CIH STX375HD, '01, 3600 hrs ......................................$119,000 CIH 9390, '00, 5165 hrs ..................................................$89,500 CIH 9390, '97, 6915 hrs ..................................................$95,000 CIH 9250, '92, 6585 hrs ..................................................$48,500 CIH 9150, '87, 5535 hrs ..................................................$48,500 Case 4890, '81, 425 hrs ..................................................$12,500 Case 550H, '00, 1425 hrs ................................................$35,500 Cat CH85C, '95, 5940 hrs ................................................$67,000 Cat MT765B, '07, 1885 hrs............................................$179,950 JD 9630, '09, 930 hrs....................................................$229,000 JD 9620T, '04, 3575 hrs ................................................$179,500 JD 9400, '98, 3245 hrs..................................................$109,900 JD 8850 ..........................................................................$27,500 NH 9482, '95, 4505 hrs ..................................................$69,000 NH 9282, '97, 3360 hrs ..................................................$69,500 NH T9060, '08, 1395 hrs ..............................................$212,000 Steiger ST280, '82, 7425 hrs ..........................................$21,500 Versatile 835, '78 ............................................................$21,500

TRACTORS AWD/MFD

CIH 7120, '88, 10400 hrs ................................................$35,500 CIH 7110, '88, 3970 hrs ..................................................$34,500 CIH 7110, '88, 13345 hrs ................................................$24,500 CIH 2594, '85, 10000 hrs ................................................$15,500 CIH 2096, '86, 4100 hrs ..................................................$22,500 Case 2390, '81, 7550 hrs ................................................$13,500 Case 2290, '82, 6680 hrs ................................................$12,500 Case VAC ..........................................................................$2,500 Farmall H, '41 ....................................................................$1,500 Farmall Super M, '53 ........................................................$2,250 IH 5288, '82, 7820 hrs ....................................................$15,900 IH 3288............................................................................$12,500 IH 1586, '80, 5565 hrs ....................................................$15,500 IH 1086, '80, 90 hrs ..........................................................$8,995 IH 1086, '79, 9770 hrs ....................................................$12,500 IH 1086, '76, 8585 hrs ......................................................$9,500 IH 986, '77, 8735 hrs ......................................................$11,000 IH 886, 5400 hrs................................................................$9,500 IH 686, '80, 9000 hrs ........................................................$7,500 IH 674D, '77 ......................................................................$7,975 IH 656, '72, 3235 hrs ........................................................$6,250 IH 606, '62, 7595 hrs ........................................................$5,500 IH 186, '78, 8440 hrs ......................................................$12,500 Ford 8830, '91, 3250 hrs ................................................$35,000 Ford 8830, '90, 7530 hrs ................................................$27,900 JD 7610, '97, 10890 hrs..................................................$38,900 JD 4440, '81, 8205 hrs....................................................$22,500 JD 4440, '79, 9220 hrs....................................................$19,950 JD 4430, '75, 455 hrs......................................................$15,000 White 2/85, '77, 9035 hrs..................................................$7,500

COMPACT TRACTORS CIH Farmall 45, '08, 20 hrs..............................................$27,500 Agco ST 40, '02, 425 hrs ................................................$18,500 JD 3520, '10, 65 hrs........................................................$34,750 Kubota B7800, '03, 895 hrs ............................................$13,500 Kubota B6100, 935 hrs......................................................$3,950 Kubota B3030, '06, 1045 hrs ..........................................$14,900 Kubota B1750, '96, 225 hrs ..............................................$6,000 Kubota BX2230, '04, 685 hrs ............................................$7,950 Kubota BX2200, '03, 395 hrs ............................................$8,650

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

PLANTING & SEEDING

CIH CX70, '00, 4100 hrs..................................................$18,900 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 700 hrs ............................................$182,500 CIH 305 Mag, '08, 1235 hrs ..........................................$169,900 CIH MX305, '06, 4325 hrs ............................................$125,500 CIH 215 Mag, '08, 1000 hrs ..........................................$119,500 CIH MX200, '02, 5190 hrs ..............................................$75,000 CIH MX200, '00, 4040 hrs ..............................................$75,000 CIH 180 Mag, '09, 460 hrs ............................................$112,000 CIH MXM140, '03, 1600 hrs............................................$71,200 CIH MXM120, '04, 1960 hrs............................................$59,500 CIH MXU135, '08, 805 hrs ..............................................$74,500 CIH 8950, 8700 hrs ........................................................$62,500 CIH 7140, '88, 6585 hrs ..................................................$49,500 CIH 7130, '91, 7385 hrs ..................................................$43,500 CIH 7120, '88, 6375 hrs ..................................................$49,500 CIH 7110, '89, 9400 hrs ..................................................$35,500 Case 4694, '84, 5970 hrs ................................................$18,900 CIH 3394, '87, 5000 hrs ..................................................$28,900 CIH 3294, '84, 5065 hrs ..................................................$22,500 CIH 140 Pro, '08, 1900 hrs..............................................$75,000 Ford 8970, '94, 8140 hrs ................................................$62,500 JD 7330, '08, 2110 hrs....................................................$67,500 JD 2955, '89, 2330 hrs....................................................$28,950 McCormick XTX165, '09, 85 hrs......................................$89,500 NH 8870, '95, 3895 hrs ..................................................$67,900 NH 8770 ..........................................................................$54,900 Versatile 2145, '05, 2085 hrs ..........................................$79,500

CIH 1240, 16R30 ............................................................$72,900 CIH 1240, 12R30 ............................................................$89,900 CIH 1240, 12R30 ............................................................$57,900 CIH 1200, 36R22 ............................................................$95,500 CIH 1200, 36R20 ............................................................$97,500 CIH 1200, 32R22 ............................................................$72,500 (2) CIH 1200, 24R22 ............................................choice $42,500 CIH 1200, 24R20 ............................................................$73,500 CIH 1200, 12R30 ............................................................$48,500 CIH 1200, 8R30 ..............................................................$18,500 CIH 955, 6R30 ................................................................$11,500 CIH 950, 16R22 ..............................................................$17,900 (2) CIH 900, 6R30 ............................................$5,900 & $7,950 IH 800, 12R30 ..................................................................$1,000 IH 800, 6R30 ....................................................................$3,500 (2) JD 7300, 12R30 ........................................$9,500 & $14,500 JD 7000, 12N ..................................................................$10,950 JD 1770NT ......................................................................$71,500 JD 1760, 12R30 ..............................................................$29,500

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CIH 60.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$69,500 CIH 60.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$47,000 CIH 50.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$39,500 CIH 4900, 52.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$8,950 CIH 4900, 43.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$5,500 CIH 4900, 32' Fld Cult ......................................................$7,500 CIH 4800, 31' Fld Cult ......................................................$7,950 CIH 4800, 29.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$7,500 CIH 4700, 36.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$3,900 CIH 4600, 46.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$37,500 CIH 4600, 30' Fld Cult ......................................................$4,500 CIH 4300, 53' Fld Cult ....................................................$14,500 CIH 4300, 52.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$13,900 CIH 4300, 50.8' Fld Cult ....................................................$9,500 CIH TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$32,000 IH 4700, 30.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$1,950 IH 4600, 26.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$4,900 Glencoe 4300, 38.5' Fld Cult..............................................$7,900 JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$49,500 JD 985, 50' Fld Cult ........................................................$22,500 JD 985, 48.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$17,500 JD 980, 38.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$24,900 JD 960, 30.5' Fld Cult ........................................................$6,700 Melroe 40' Fld Cult ............................................................$2,900 Wilrich FCW, 41' Fld Cult ..................................................$2,500 Wilrich 2500, 27.4' Fld Cult ..............................................$2,995 CIH 3900, 33' Disk ..........................................................$17,900 CIH 330, 34' Disk ............................................................$58,900 CIH 330, 34' Disk ............................................................$57,500 CIH 330, 34' Disk ............................................................$55,900 IH 490, 24' Disk ................................................................$2,500 IH 470, 20' Disk ................................................................$1,500 Ezee-On 3800, 38.5' Dish ................................................$29,500 JD 220, 20' Disk ................................................................$4,850 Wishek 862NT, 26' Disk ..................................................$56,500

SPRAYERS - SELF-PROPELLED Rudy Lusk - (507) 227-4119 Tyler Patriot XL, '95, 4020 hrs ........................................$34,000 Tyler Patriot XL, '94, 4460 hrs ........................................$32,500

SPRAYERS - PULL-TYPE Blumhardt Trailmaster ......................................................$4,900 Demco Conquest ............................................................$22,500 Demco HP, 60' ......................................................................$995 Fast 7420 ........................................................................$22,000 Fast 1000 Gal ....................................................................$7,950 Hardi 500, 60'....................................................................$8,500 Hardi Commander............................................................$47,500 Hardi HAC900 ....................................................................$8,950 Hardi HC800 ......................................................................$7,250 Hardi NM550, 60' ............................................................$11,500 Millerpro 500-45................................................................$5,950 Redball 690......................................................................$39,500 Redball 690, 2000 Gal ....................................................$32,900 Redball 690, 2000 Gal ....................................................$26,500 Redball 670, 1200 Gal ....................................................$22,900 Spraymast 1000, 90' ........................................................$9,950 Top Air NAV1100 ............................................................$22,500 Top Air 1100R60XF..........................................................$14,500 Top Air 60' ........................................................................$5,995

SELF PROP. FORAGE HARVESTERS Chase Groskreutz, East - (320) 248-3733 Randy Olmscheid, West - (320) 583-6014 Claas 980, '08, 1495 hrs................................................$255,000 Claas 900 GE, '07, 1190 hrs ..........................................$198,000 Claas 890, '05, 2230 hrs................................................$173,000 Claas 890, '02, 1560 hrs................................................$189,500 Claas 890, '02, 2555 hrs................................................$147,000 Claas 870CC, '07, 760 hrs ............................................$189,000 Claas 870, '05, 1820 hrs................................................$165,000 Claas 870, '04, 2915 hrs................................................$137,500 JD 7500, '03, 3635 hrs..................................................$109,500 JD 6810, '96, 4590 hrs....................................................$59,500 JD 6850, '98, 4865 hrs....................................................$65,000

FORAGE Gehl 1285 Forg Harv........................................................$17,750 Gehl 1075, '00 Forg Harv ................................................$14,500 Gehl 1065, '96 Forg Harv ..................................................$6,950 JD 3950, '94 Forg Harv ....................................................$5,500 JD 3950, '91 Forg Harv ....................................................$5,500 NH FP240, '04 Forg Harv ................................................$23,000 (2) Claas PU380HD Hayhead ...................... $14,000 & $14,500 Claas PU380 Pro Hayhead ..............................................$23,000 (6) Claas PU380 Hayhead ............................ $12,500 - $14,500 (2) Claas PU300 Hayhead ................................$9,500 & $11,500 (2) Gehl HA1210 7' Hayhead..................................choice $1,250 Gehl HA1110, '95 Hayhead................................................$1,250 Gehl 7' Hayhead ................................................................$1,250 (2) JD 630A Hayhead ............................................choice $8,500 JD 630 Hayhead ................................................................$8,500 (2) JD 7HP, 7' Hayhead ........................................$600 & $1,600 JD 5HP, 5.5' Hayhead ..........................................................$850 NH 3500 Hayhead..............................................................$6,500 NH 355W Hayhead ............................................................$8,500 NH 340W Hayhead ............................................................$5,000 NH 29P Hayhead................................................................$3,500 Claas Orbis 750 Cornhead ..............................................$76,000 (6) Claas RU600, 8R30 Cornhead ..................$24,500 - $59,000 Claas RU450XTRA Cornhead ..........................................$42,000 (8) Claas RU450 Cornhead..............................$29,000 - $40,000 Gehl TR3038N Cornhead ..................................................$1,400 (3) Gehl TR330 Cornhead ..................................$4,200 - $5,900 JD 688 Cornhead ............................................................$51,500 JD 676 6R Cornhead ......................................................$52,000 JD 4R30 Cornhead ............................................................$5,500 (2) Kemper 4500 Cornhead ..........................$26,000 & $29,500 Kemper 3000 Cornhead ..................................................$18,000 NH 360N6 Cornhead........................................................$15,000 NH 360U6 Cornhead........................................................$16,500 NH 3PN Cornhead..............................................................$8,500 (2) NH R1600 Cornhead ................................$39,500 & $42,500

BALERS (3) CIH RBX562 Rnd Baler ............................$14,500 - $18,500 CIH RBX561 Rnd Baler ......................................................$9,500 CIH RB564, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..............................................$27,500 CIH 8460, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..................................................$5,950 Claas 280RC, 5x4 Rnd Baler............................................$19,900 Claas 280 Rnd Baler ........................................................$16,500 Gehl RB2580 Rnd Baler ....................................................$9,950 Gehl 2880, 5x6 Rnd Baler..................................................$9,950 JD 567, 5x6 Rnd Baler ....................................................$22,500 JD 566, 5x6 Rnd Baler ....................................................$15,500 (2) NH BR780A Rnd Baler ............................$16,500 & $19,800 NH BR780 Rnd Baler ......................................................$17,900 (2) CIH 8575 Rec Baler..................................$32,500 & $32,750 CIH 8530 Rec Baler ........................................................$10,400 Claas 255UNI Rec Baler ..................................................$27,900 NH 590 Rec Baler ............................................................$35,500 NH 273 Rec Baler ..............................................................$2,300

HAY EQUIPMENT CIH 8840, '93, 3345 hrs ..................................................$12,500 CIH 8830, '96, 1430 hrs ..................................................$17,900 JD 4995, '07, 525 hrs......................................................$78,000 CIH DC515, 15' Mow Cond................................................$9,500 CIH DCX161 MowCond....................................................$17,800 CIH 8312, 12' MowCond ................................................$12,500 Claas 8550C MowCond....................................................$28,750 Gehl DC2412 MowCond ....................................................$8,500 Gehl 2412 MowCond ........................................................$9,950 JD 1219 MowCond ............................................................$3,900 NH H7450, 13' MowCond................................................$24,500 NH 1475 MowCond ........................................................$14,500 NH 1475 MowCond ..........................................................$9,000 NH 1431, 13' MowCond ..................................................$12,500 Vermeer 1030, 13.5' MowCond ......................................$19,500 CIH MDX71 Disc Mower....................................................$5,000 Duetz 7' Disc Mower..........................................................$1,650 CIH FC60, 60" Rotary Mower ................................................$550 Kubota B3487, 48" Rotary Mower ........................................$825 Progress 65-2, 12' Rotary Mower ....................................$5,800 (2) H & S HM2000 Wind Merg ........................$9,600 & $10,950 H & S TWN2-P Wind Merg..............................................$22,500 (7) Millerpro 14-16 Wind Merg .................... $28,500 - $38,500 (2) NH 166 Wind Merg ......................................$3,500 & $3,950 Tebben 4200 Wind Merg....................................................$1,900 Claas Liner 3000 Rake ....................................................$13,500 Kuhn GA8521 Rake..........................................................$23,500 Kuhn GA7301 Rake..........................................................$10,750

COMBINES CIH 9120, '10, 295 hrs ..................................................$314,900 CIH 9120, '10, 395 hrs ..................................................$285,500 CIH 8120, '10, 210 hrs ..................................................$279,000

COMBINES Continued

CIH 8120, '09, 590 hrs ..........................................

CIH 8120, '09, 840 hrs ..........................................

CIH 8010, '07, 1100 hrs ........................................

CIH 8010, '07, 1650 hrs ........................................

CIH 8010, '06, 1430 hrs ........................................

CIH 8010, '05 ........................................................

CIH 8010, '04, 1605 hrs ........................................

CIH 8010, '04, 1685 hrs ........................................

CIH 8010, '04, 2100 hrs ........................................

CIH 8010, '04, 2440 hrs ........................................

CIH 7120, '09 ........................................................

CIH 7088, '10, 810 hrs ..........................................

CIH 7088, '09,745 hrs ..........................................

CIH 7010, '08, 900 hrs ..........................................

CIH 7010, '08, 955 hrs ..........................................

CIH 7010, '07, 1100 hrs ........................................

CIH 7010, '07, 1150 hrs ........................................

CIH 7010, '07, 1365 hrs ........................................

CIH 6088, '10, 600 hrs ..........................................

CIH 6088, '10, 680 hrs ..........................................

CIH 6088, '10, 710 hrs ..........................................

CIH 2588, '08, 1420 hrs ........................................

CIH 2588, '08, 1480 hrs ........................................

CIH 2577, '07, 1870 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '06, 1425 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '03, 2740 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '03 ........................................................

CIH 2388, '02, 2505 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '02, 2930 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '01, 2385 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '01, 2835 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '01, 3015 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '98, 3775 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '98, 3065 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '98, 2565 hrs ........................................

CIH 2388, '98, 3750 hrs ........................................

CIH 2366, '02, 3125 hrs ........................................

CIH 2366, '01, 2705 hrs ........................................

CIH 2366, '00, 2810 hrs ........................................

CIH 2366, '99, 3845 hrs ........................................

CIH 2366, '98, 2490 hrs ........................................

CIH 2166, '97, 4145 hrs ........................................

CIH 2166, '97 ........................................................

CIH 2166, '96, 3000 hrs ........................................

CIH 2166, '96 ........................................................

CIH 1688, '94, 4160 hrs ........................................

CIH 1688, '94, 4205 hrs ........................................

CIH 1688, '93, 4325 hrs ........................................

CIH 1680, '92, 2970 hrs ........................................

CIH 1680, '86, 4920 hrs ........................................

CIH 1660, '92, 3615 hrs ........................................

CIH 1660, '92 ........................................................

CIH 1660, '91, 6940 hrs ........................................

CIH 1660, '88, 3675 hrs ........................................

CIH 1640, '89, 3300 hrs ........................................

CIH 1640, '86, 2640 hrs ........................................

IH 1480, '82, 4100 hrs ..........................................

IH 1460, '82, 4535 hrs ..........................................

Gleaner R52, '96, 2795 hrs....................................

Gleaner R50, '89, 3150 hrs....................................

JD 9870STS, '09, 830 hrs ....................................

JD 9660STS, '06, 2100 hrs ..................................

JD 9660STS, '04....................................................

JD 9650STS, '03, 2050 hrs ..................................

JD 9610, '96, 3265 hrs..........................................

JD 9600, '89, 4020 hrs..........................................

JD 9510, '98, 2940 hrs..........................................

JD 8820, 7325 hrs ................................................

NH CR960, '06, 410 hrs ........................................

NH CR940, '04, 1185 hrs ......................................

NH TR86, '89, 3860 hrs ........................................

NH TR86, '85, 3245 hrs ........................................

NH 970, '03, 2020 hrs ..........................................

BEANHEADS & CORNHEA

(4) CIH 2062, 36' Beanhead............................$49 (5) CIH 2020, 35' Beanhead............................$25 (2) CIH 2020, 30' Beanhead ..........................$24,5 (20) CIH 1020, 30' Beanhead ..........................Sta (14) CIH 1020, 25' Beanhead ..........................Sta (4) CIH 1020, 22.5' Beanhead ............................$ (4) CIH 1020, 20' Beanhead..............................$4 IH 820 Beanhead ..................................................

Deutz Allis 320 Beanhead ......................................

Gleaner 820 Beanhead ..........................................

(2) JD 930F, 30' Beanhead ............................$13,9 (2) JD 635F, 35' Beanhead ............................$26,0 Macdon 974, 35' Beanhead ..................................

NH 973, 25' Beanhead ..........................................

(23) NH 74C, 30' Beanhead ............................$19 (3) CIH 2612 Cornhead ..................................$79 (2) CIH 2608 Cornhead..................................$55,0 CIH 2412 Cornhead ..............................................

(3) CIH 2212 Cornhead ..................................$32 (10) CIH 2208 Cornhead ................................$26 (2) CIH 1222 Cornhead ..................................$12 (11) CIH 1083 Cornhead ................................$10

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FALL TILLAGE Continued Summers 34' Crumbler ..................................................$16,500 Summers 34' Crumbler ..................................................$16,500

FALL TILLAGE (3) CIH MRX690 Suboiler ..............................$18,900 - $28,500 (6) CIH 9300, 22.5' Subsoiler ........................$27,500 - $38,500 CIH 9300, 22' Subsoiler ..................................................$48,500 CIH 9300, 9 Shank Subsoiler ..........................................$26,500 (3) CIH 870, 22' Subsoiler ..............................$61,875 - $72,500 (2) CIH 870, 18' Subsoiler ............................$46,800 & $51,800 CIH 870, 14' Subsoiler ....................................................$35,000 CIH 730B Subsoiler ........................................................$23,500 (3) CIH 730C, 17.5' Subsoiler ........................$42,500 - $43,500 CIH 530B, 12.5' Subsoiler ............................$24,900 & $26,500 CIH 530C, 12.5' Subsoiler ..............................................$32,000 DMI 9300, 22' Subsoiler..................................................$29,500 (2) DMI 730B Subsoiler ................................$17,500 & $23,500 DMI 730B, 17.5' Subsoiler ..............................................$16,500 DMI 730B, 7' Subsoiler ..................................................$25,500 DMI 730B, 7 Shank Suboiler ..........................................$18,500 DMI 730, 17.5' Subsoiler ................................................$11,000 DMI 530B, 12.5' Subsoiler ..............................................$16,900 DMI 530 Subsoiler ..........................................................$16,500 DMI TMII, 5 Shank Subsoiler ............................................$7,950 (2) DMI Tiger II Subsoiler..................................$5,900 & $7,950 DMI Turbo T Subsoiler ......................................................$9,500 Bourgault 2200, 30' Subsoiler ........................................$92,400 Brillion LC Subsoiler ..........................................................$8,500 (8) JD 2700 Subsoiler ....................................$20,000 - $41,000 JD 915 Subsoiler ..............................................................$8,500 JD 512, 9 Shank Subsoiler ..............................................$32,500 JD 512, 12.5' Subsoiler ..................................................$15,900 JD 510, 7 Shank Subsoiler ..............................................$11,500 JD 510, 5 Shank Subsoiler ..............................................$10,950 Landoll 2320, 5 Shank Subsoiler ....................................$15,950 M & W 2900 Subsoiler ....................................................$19,900 M & W 2500 Subsoiler ....................................................$32,500 M & W 2200 Subsoiler ....................................................$19,500 M & W 1875 Subsoiler ....................................................$15,500 NH ST770, 7 Shank Subsoiler ........................................$24,900 (2) Sunflower 4412, 7 Shank Subsoiler ..............choice $32,000 Wilrich V957DVR Subsoiler ............................................$36,900 Wilrich V957DDR Subsoiler ............................................$23,500 DMI CCII, 14' Chisel Plow ................................................$4,500 DMI CCII, 12' Chisel Plow ................................................$4,500 JD 680, 25' Chisel Plow ..................................................$24,500 Kent 21098, 9 Shank Chisel Plow......................................$3,950 White 445 Chisel Plow ......................................................$7,950 White 445, 13 Shank Chisel Plow......................................$7,950 White 588, 6x18 MB Plow ................................................$3,000 Summers 32' Combo Mulch..............................................$2,900 (2) CIH 110, 50' Crumbler ..............................$9,900 & $11,900 DMI 50' Crumbler ............................................................$13,250 DMI 50' Crumbler ............................................................$10,500 DMI 45' Crumbler ..............................................................$8,950 Flexicoil 38' Crumbler ........................................................$6,500 Summers 54' Crumbler ..................................................$24,000

SKID LOADERS/RTV’s/EXCAVATORS

Case 1840, '01, 4445 hrs ................................................$10,500 Case 1840, '91 ..................................................................$9,850 Case 1840, '91, 3840 hrs ..................................................$8,950 Case 1840, '90 ..................................................................$8,750 Case 1840, 4355 hrs........................................................$10,750 Case 1835B, 3150 hrs ......................................................$7,950 Case 445, '06 ..................................................................$21,500 Case 435, '06, 1600 hrs ..................................................$22,500 Case 435, '06, 1650 hrs ..................................................$22,500 Case 420, '07, 1160 hrs ..................................................$16,900 IH 4140, 1440 hrs..............................................................$7,250 Gehl 7810 Turbo, '04, 3215 hrs ......................................$34,500 Gehl 5640E, '08, 2975 hrs ..............................................$21,700 Gehl 4825SX, '98, 5640 hrs ..............................................$8,500 Gehl 3935SX, '01, 1735 hrs ..............................................$9,950 Erskine 1812, 6' Skid Snowblower ....................................$3,200 Case Maxi-C, '99, 745 hrs Excavator ..............................$13,500 JD Pro900, '03 Excavator ..................................................$3,900 Artic Cat Prowler, '11 ......................................................$12,750 Cub Cadet 4x4D Trail, '06 ..................................................$7,975 Kubota RTV900W, '06, 800 hrs ........................................$9,900 Kubota RTV900W, '05, 370 hrs ........................................$8,000 Steiner Hawk, '00 ..............................................................$3,250

MISCELLANEOUS Alloway 20' Shredder ......................................................$10,500 Balzer 2000, 20' Shredder ................................................$8,500 Balzer 5205M, 30' Shredder ..............................................$8,900 Balzer 520PT, 15' Shreder ................................................$8,500 JD 520, 20' Shredder ......................................................$18,500 JD 220, 20' Shredder ......................................................$11,500 JD 120, 20' Shredder ........................................................$7,500 (2) Loftness 264, 22' Shredder ..........................$8,000 $15,900 Loftness 2644SM54S Shredder ........................................$7,500 (2) Loftness 240, 20' Shredder......................$19,500 & $20,500 Loftness 180BS-HNG Shredder ........................................$6,500 (2) Loftness 20' Shredder..............................$14,000 & $19,500 Wilrich 22' Shredder........................................................$12,900 Wilrich 20' Shredder........................................................$14,900 Wilrich 20' Shredder........................................................$10,900 Woods S20CD Shredder ..................................................$16,750 Woods 20' Shredder........................................................$12,500 Woods 15' Shredder........................................................$12,500 Dump Chief 504CF, 12' Forage Box ..................................$7,500 Field Queen 1408N Forage Box..........................................$3,000 (7) CIH 600 Forage Blower..................................$2,850 - $5,500 Gehl 1580 Forage Blower ..................................................$1,250 Ag Bag G6009 Forage Bagger..........................................$19,750 JD 450 Manure Spreader ..................................................$3,900 JD 350 Manure Spreader ..................................................$1,250 (2) Feterl 8x60 Auger ........................................$2,900 & $3,000 Feterl 8x56 Auger ..............................................................$1,350 GSI 10x31E Auger ............................................................$3,800 Snowco 8x65 Auger ..........................................................$2,850 Unverferth 16' Auger ........................................................$1,200 Degelman 14' Blade ........................................................$10,500 Farm Star 72" Blade ..............................................................$345 CIH LX760 Loader ..........................................................$10,500 IH 2000 Loader..................................................................$1,750 GB 800 Loader ..................................................................$1,500 Kubota LA514 Loader ........................................................$3,200 Bradford 240/316 Grav Box ..............................................$2,650 Farm King 200 bu Grav Box ..............................................$2,500 Huskee 225, 250 bu Grav Box ..........................................$2,300 Killbros 500 Grav Box........................................................$4,500 Parker 4800, 480 bu Grav Box ..........................................$5,900 Brent 1282, 1200 bu Grain Cart ......................................$48,500 (2) Brent 1194 Grain Cart ....................................choice $41,500 Brent 672, 650 bu Grain Cart ..........................................$14,500 J & M 1326-22 Grain Cart ..............................................$50,900 Kinze 840 Grain Cart........................................................$15,500

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BEAN/CORNHEADS Continued (3) CIH 1063, 6R30 Cornhead ..........................$8,500 - $10,900 CIH 1000, 12R22 Cornhead ............................................$16,900 (2) CIH 12R22 Cornhead ..............................$15,000 & $16,900 CIH 10R22 Cornhead ......................................................$15,500 CIH 9R22 Cornhead ........................................................$15,000 IH 12R22 Cornhead ........................................................$15,500 IH 983, 9R22 Cornhead ..................................................$11,500 (3) IH 963 Cornhead ..........................................$4,950 - $5,900 IH 944 Cornhead................................................................$2,500 IH 883 Cornhead................................................................$7,500 Cat 1622 Cornhead ..........................................................$39,500 Clarke 922, 9R22 Cornhead ............................................$25,500 Cressoni 6R30 Cornhead ................................................$21,500 (5) Drago 12R22 Cornhead ............................$52,500 - $84,500 (3) Drago 12R20 Cornhead ............................$43,900 - $84,500 Drago 10R22 Cornhead ..................................................$65,500 (10) Drago 8R30 Cornhead ............................$38,500 - $53,500 Drago 8R22 Cornhead ....................................................$33,000 (5) Drago 6R30 Cornhead ..............................$28,900 - $54,500 (4) Geringhoff Roto Disc ..................................22,900 - $43,500 Geringhoff PC63 Cornhead ................................................$8,000 Gleaner Hugger Cornhead..................................................$9,950 Gleaner 830 Cornhead ....................................................$12,000 Gleaner 630 Cornhead ......................................................$5,500 Harvestec 4113C Cornhead ............................................$59,500 (4) Harvestec 8R30 Cornhead ........................$29,500 - $39,500 JD 1293, 16R22 Cornhead ..............................................$24,500 JD 1293, 12R30 Cornhead ..............................................$51,500 (2) JD 1290, 12R20 Cornhead ........................$7,900 & $12,500 JD 1092, 12R22 Cornhead ..............................................$23,500 (3) JD 893, 8R30 Cornhead ............................$17,500 - $29,500 JD 843 10R22 Cornhead ................................................$14,500 JD 690, 6R30 Corhnead ..................................................$26,500 (2) JD 643 6R30 Cornhead................................$4,950 & $7,500 Lexion C512-30 Cornhead ..............................................$38,000 NH 98-C, 8R30 Cornhead ................................................$28,500 (3) NH 974 Cornhead ..........................................$4,500 - $5,500 (2) IH 810, 13' Pickup ..........................................$400 & $3,500 Gleaner 10' Pickup ............................................................$1,200 JD 100, 13' Pickup ..............................................................$350

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Grain Outlook Livestock Angles Grain Angles Corn buoyed by Markets exciting, These are days of delayed planting volatile hope and realism The following market analysis is for the week ending April 15.

CORN — Corrective action occurred this week when Goldman Sachs told their clients there was a strong chance commodity prices could reverse and recommended they take profits by liquidating length in the “CCCP basket” trade.

The majority of the basket was weighted 40 percent to crude oil, 20 percent to copper and 20 percent to the S&P GSCI commodity index. They still felt there was upside potential 12 months out, but the short-term risk now outweighed the short-term PHYLLIS NYSTROM Country Hedging reward. This pressure from enerSt. Paul gies and metal spilled over to agricultural commodities. May corn fell from a new contract high set on Monday at $7.83 3/4 to its closing price at $7.42 on Friday, down 26 cents for the week.

December corn, however, was supported by wet, cool weather forecasts and talk of delayed planting. Flooding in North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota, plus cool temps and small rainfall totals across the Midwest, have kept growers standing in the yard instead of rolling across the field. Planting progress for April 18 was expected to be 9 percent and still a point ahead of the five-year average of 8 percent complete for this week. However, last year we had 17 percent of the corn crop in the ground. December corn was 3 cents higher this week, closing at $6.56 per bushel.

Ethanol production was down slightly this week in

The livestock markets continue to be as exciting as ever. Both the cattle and hogs have provided a lot of challenges to both the bulls and the bears. The volatility for these markets is not expected to go away anytime soon.

The cattle market appears to have found another top as we moved into April. It leaves the question if this will eventually become the spring high or does the market rebound and continue higher as it has at previous highs.

With the beef cutouts over $190 per hundredweight basis choice, the domestic demand has JOE TEALE certainly decreased reflected in Broker the boxed beef movement which Great Plains Commodity Afton has dropped substantially over the past few weeks. With the last couple of cold storage reports showing beef in storage increasing, it makes one think that the supply is quickly building and would offset any current demand.

From a seasonal standpoint, this is the time that we normally see a seasonal top and prices drift lower into the summer months. Once again caution must be advised as managed money continues to dominate the futures market. Considering that this managed money is considerably long in the cattle market, sharp moves could continue to be the norm in both directions.

Because the cash trade faltered in the first week in April, producers should be leery of the market and use recovery rallies in the market to consider taking

Living in Minnesota and enduring the long winter, we all find spring brings forth a sense of new life and hope for a new session. I remember four years ago when I experienced my first Minnesota spring following a long winter. I found people around town to be just downright giddy on that first warm, sunny day.

This year the prices for new crop grain remain unusually high and offer profit margins that are hard to imagine. This adds to the excitement of anticipating the possibilities that the new crop can bring to our businesses. The producers of grain are in a profitable place in the agricultural economy.

TOM NEHER The fact that the end-users of AgStar VP Agribusiness & Grain Specialist our grain are still able to capture Rochester profit margins at these price levels is amazing. We have to wonder when this will change. It is the job of the markets to ration the supply and demand. If supply remains tight and demand remains strong, some sector will find profit margins hard to capture. When this happens demand will be rationed. This will cause financial challenges for those on the back side of the rationing.

We on the grain production side of the business need to remember that our day in the cycle will come.

We will find ourselves on the receiving end of negative margins. We must capture the positive margins while the market offers us the opportunity. It is how we manage those profit margins that will define and shape our future. Will we be willing to build a war chest of working capital and pay a few taxes? Will we try to avoid taxes and lock our capital into steel? Will

See NYSTROM, pg. 27

See TEALE, pg. 27

See NEHER, pg. 27

Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

TEALE, from pg. 26 protection at these higher levels.

The hog market has continued to advance even though it has been an erratic advance. The cash market has been the catalyst behind the strength as of late, with exports continuing to expand reflecting the interest by the packers to accumulate live inventory.

The pork cutouts have been edging higher and have advanced past the $90/cwt. level without losing significant volume in the product movement. Seasonally the hog market stays firm into May, so further strength may come in the weeks ahead.

The futures market is well ahead of the cash and might not be able to show the same type of advance that the cash market may see. The cold storage has expanded in the past few months, which raises some concerns and could cut short the typical seasonal rally.

The other problem with the futures market is the fact that managed money is long this market and if this money decides to vacate the market it could have an adverse effect on the futures prices. Producers should keep an eye on the market and use the good premiums offered in the deferred months to protect inventories.

One last comment about the demand in the meat markets: If gas prices continue to rise along with all the other advances in food and clothing prices, consumer funds will be stretched thin and may have an affect on meat demand as budgets are squeezed.

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If corn delayed, bean acres up?

NYSTROM, from pg. 26 spite of cheaper corn prices, but energy prices were weaker as well. Ethanol plants seem to be well covered for the next six weeks, with little sign of anyone pushing to attract bushels. We are hearing of wheat working into the feed rations in the southeastern United States. This also lent pressure to the old crop corn.

Export sales this week at 33.4 million bushels of old crop and 10 million bushels for new crop were above forecasts. Total corn export commitments remain 8 percent ahead of last year.

OUTLOOK: Old crop was slammed lower this week as money went to the sidelines, but weather uncertainties were able to produce a weekly gain in new crop corn. The market needed a fresh fix of bullish news and was found lacking. The balance sheets haven’t changed and we still have a long way to go before new supplies are available.

We’ll continue to look for high volatility and big swings in the markets as we attempt to ration old crop demand, and Mother Nature determines how many and when new crop bushels hit the pipeline.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans caught the same selling wave as old crop corn this week. The absence of Chinese buying was felt as well, but on Friday China returned to buy three cargoes of new crop U.S. soybeans. This was after the previous day’s export sales report showed that China had canceled a new crop bean cargo last week.

In other news from China, their consumer price index rate in March grew at its fastest rate in two years, hitting 5.4 percent. This threw up flags that China could make moves to curb inflation and result in slower growth and demand. COFCO, China’s largest diversified products and services supplier in

agribusiness and food industry, earlier in the week lowered their bean import estimate from 54.5 million metric tons to 53-54 mmt and commented that poor crushing margins will result in some cargoes being either delayed or canceled.

The National Oilseed Processors Association crush number this week indicated continued need for beans with 134.4 million bushels crushed versus an expectation of 133.2 million bushels. Safras raised their soybean production estimate for Brazil to 72.5 mmt, up from 71.6 mmt previously. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is at 72.0 mmt for Brazilian bean production.

The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange increased their Argentine bean production number from 48.8 mmt to 49.2 mmt and versus USDA’s 49.5 mmt projection.

Export sales of 4.8 million for old crop and net cancellations of 1.8 million bushels for new crop were disappointing. Total export commitments for this year remain at 11 percent ahead of last year, but second half sales are expected to drop off.

OUTLOOK: Whether China really is returning to the market on a consistent basis is unknown, but that would have a significant impact on how big a recovery we could see in the next few weeks. Reviewing this week’s action, the market looks like we have rationed demand until another wave of support comes from either the export or money side.

Weather is also sharing the front page; if corn planting is delayed; how many acres could switch to beans?

Soybeans overall have a wide $13 to $14 range. For an added layer of excitement, keep an eye on global economic growth and its effects on market direction. May soybeans plunged 60 1/2 cents this week, settling at $13.31 3/4 and the November beans lost 56 1/4 cents to close at $13.39 3/4 per bushel.

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NEHER, from pg. 26 we lock our capital up in high-priced land? The answers to these questions will position us to face the days when we are on the back side of the profit cycle.

If we face hardship in the future and our capital is locked into steel or land, we will be forced to liquidate those assets to raise cash. It is in times like these that we find the economics of selling not to be in our favor.

If we have built and maintained a war chest of working capital and the hardship occurs, we will not be forced to liquidate our assets to handle the challenges.

We must find the balance between making sound investments in our business in midterm assets like machinery, long-term assets like land and shot-term assets like working capital. It is the working capital that will help protect our other assets during challenging times.

As I travel the back roads of Minnesota, I can see the farm machinery being prepared for the spring planting season. I can feel that same giddy feeling in the air, as we prepare to plant the seeds of hope for a new crop. The miracle of life that springs forth from the earth is a blessing to behold. Most of us, we have experienced this excitement many times before. Yet we cannot help but marvel as the seeds sprout and emerge from the black Minnesota soil.

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Jackrabbit Dairy Camp June 16-18 South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Shepherds Harvest Info: For youth between ages Festival 8-18 who want to enhance May 7-8 their dairy cattle skills and Washington County Fairlearn about the dairy indusgrounds, Lake Elmo, Minn. try; $50/person, including two Info: Log on to www.shepherds evenings of dorm lodging, harvestfestival.org, or contact meals and materials; log on to www.sdstate.edu/ds or by eJulie MacKenzie, (320) 987mailing sdsu_dairyclub@ 2820 or julie@greatwool.com yahoo.com by May 25 to register

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occur in ingredients, particularly coproduct ingredients such as DDGS and yearly differences in corn crops. Diets should be formulated based on actual farm performance data to ensure that optimal nutrient levels are being met without under- or over-feeding expensive nutrients.

A useful tool for determining farmspecific nutrient needs is the National Swine Nutrition Guide and accompanying software that estimates nutrient recommendations and formulates diets.

The guide is available online through the University of Minnesota Swine Extension website at www.extension.umn.edu/swine.

Feeders need to be managed to minimize feed waste — therefore feeder settings should be checked daily and adjustments made when needed. A feeding program should contain multiple diets (phases) during the lifetime of the pig, allowing diets to more closely match actual pig nutrient needs, since nutrient requirements of the pig will change over time based on age, body weight, health, productive phase and a number of other environmental factors.

Also, if possible, separate pigs by gen-

der and feed separately. Beginning at around 80 to 100 pounds bodyweight, differences in nutrient requirements can be observed between barrows and gilts. Barrows will consume more feed and grow faster, reaching market weight soonest. However, gilts have much leaner growth, and although their overall daily weight gain is less, daily lean gain is similar to barrows and thus amino acid needs must be met in a smaller amount of feed.

Finally, genetics should be reviewed and kept current. Pigs that have leaner growth rates are much more efficient in converting feed to bodyweight gain, and thus at times when feed costs are high, improving feed conversion becomes even more important. There are a number of feed management and design areas that pork producers have and will continue to need to review and improve in this new age of increased grain and feed costs.

It is those most knowledgeable of strategies to improve efficiency and return for production who will continue to survive and thrive in the pork industry for years to come.

••• “The Pork Professor” is a monthly column created by members of the University of Minnesota Swine Extension team. This column was written by Mark Whitney, University of Minnesota Extension Service Swine Extension educator at the regional center in Mankato, Minn.

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The past couple of years have resulted in unprecedented volatility and price levels in the grain market.

Corn that only a few years ago was selling for under $3 per bushel now is selling for over $7.

This has been quite the However, many producers boon to the crop farming have and/or should consider THE PORK industry, not only to promaking significant changes PROFESSOR ducer returns but also subin the way they raise pigs in stantial increases in prices order to adjust and achieve

By Mark Whitney for crop inputs. success in today’s reality of increased grain However, the livestock prices. industry, which consumes the majority of grain proA major change we have seen the duced in the Upper Midwest, has subse- past year is in amount of distillers quently had to deal with enormous dried grains with solubles being fed to increases in cost of production. Swine all classes of swine. In the past, little production, at which Iowa ranks No. 1 DDGS was fed to pigs, with the majorand Minnesota No. 3 in the nation, has ity fed to grow-finish pigs at a 10 perbeen particularly hit. cent inclusion level. Now, it is not Typically two-thirds to three-fourths uncommon to see grow-finish diets contain 30 to 40 percent DDGS, and sow of the total cost of producing pigs is diets often contain 40 to 50 percent tied up in feed costs, and corn historically has made up the majority of feed, DDGS during gestation and 10 to 20 both in quantity as well as price. Thus, percent during lactation. Although at half the cost of raising a pig is literally these high inclusion levels, some performance is often compromised, ecothe cost of corn that you’re feeding nomics have still dictated DDGS incluthem. Based on corn price alone, the sion to decrease feed costs and cost of cost of production for pork producers has risen over 30 percent over the past production. couple of years.

Additionally, it has become increasingly important that producers analyze Fortunately, hog prices have also their ingredients and diets periodically reached historical highs the past sevto ensure nutrient specifications are eral months, offsetting the increased met. Variations in nutrient content can feed prices at least for the time being.

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Re-stocking efforts have Minnesota’s wild turkey population flying On April 13, 1989, at 8:40 a.m. in the woods north of Mankato, Joel Haferman of Shakopee laid his cheek tight against the stock of his shotgun, carefully sighted down the barrel at his target and squeezed the trigger.

A moment later, he became a historical footnote in southTHE OUTDOORS ern Minnesota hunting history — the first modern day

By John Cross hunter to bag a wild turkey in the Minnesota River Valley.

The tom, which weighed in at a hefty 24 pounds, two-ounces, wore a leg band that revealed his trophy was a New York transplant, live-trapped in that state as a 12-pound jake and then flown to Minnesota where, with another dozen birds, it was released at Seven Mile Creek, Feb. 16, 1985.

There was a time not so long ago in south central Minnesota when, come April, about the only thing an outdoor enthusiast had to look forward to was ice-out and the soon-to-begin crappie bite.

But the successful re-introduction of wild turkeys in the state, which began in the early 1970s in southeastern Minnesota, has changed that.

The first successful release of wild turkeys in Minnesota occurred in 1973 when 29 Eastern subspecies turkeys, live-trapped from Missouri and swapped for 85 live-trapped ruffed grouse, were released in Houston County.

Earlier attempts to establish a turkey population from pen-raised birds had been met with failure.

Likewise, attempts to establish a population by stocking wild-trapped birds of the Merriams subspecies failed.

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But the Eastern strain of wild birds took hold and in spring of 1978, Minnesota’s first wild turkey hunting season was held. More than 10,000 hopeful hunters applied for the 420 available permits. Just 94 birds were harvested.

The Seven Mile Creek bird release in 1985 was the first in south central Minnesota. Three more releases using New York transplants — at Blakely, East Union and Rapidan — soon followed.

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In just four short years, the Minnesota River Valley flock had grown sufficiently to allow its first spring hunting season. Nowadays, huntable turkey populations can be found as far north as Red Lake in northwest Minnesota.

Kurt Haroldson, a DNR wildlife biologist who presently serves as the state’s turkey guru, likened the wild turkey to the wolf.

“Wild turkeys were thought of kind of as wilderness animals, sort of like timber wolves,” he said.

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retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, had brokered an arrangement with New York that would swap four or five Hungarian partridges for each turkey.

“Fundraising for the stocking was a pretty informal deal,” Kimmel recalled. “The Key City Conservation Club, with members like Jack Jones, seeded the pot initially and started pulling in donations from other smaller sportsmen’s groups in the area.”

The National Wild Turkey Federation also assisted in the bird releases.

Kimmel said the traditional view that vast acreages of unbroken woods were needed for wild turkeys faded as populations thrived in a mix of woods and agricultural land.

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Should I be feeding birds at this time?

Yes, it is time to start feeding the birds, if you haven’t fed them this winter. A mixture of salflower seeds and sunflower seeds is a good mixture. If we have rain or snow, make sure to put fresh feed in the feeders. Also make sure ACE OF SPADES you provide fresh water all season.

By Hank Wessels Now that the birds are making their nests, is there something I can do to help them?

Yes, spread some pet hair, human hair and small twigs throughout the yard. Dryer lint from your clothes dryer is also good for building nests. The Blue Jays are great for robbing any other bird nests during the summer. Also make sure to clear the small sticks from any bird houses you may have in your yard. Insects may be in the boxes from last season’s nests. It’s always great to start with clean bird houses.

When should I be planting my tomato seeds to plant in the garden later?

The best time to plant the seeds to be planted in the garden is the second or third week in April. You can plant these in the house, before moving them to your garden. If you need more information on these or any other seeds, e-mail me and I will send you more information.

Can I still prune my fruit trees?

If you live in southern Minnesota, it’s getting too

late to do any hard pruning. Only minimal pruning is recommended. However if you live in the northern half of Minnesota, there still is time to do some pruning. The University of Minnesota Extension says it is not necessary to put any pruning paint on the pruned-off ends. The rabbits too can kill some of the higher shrubs.

What causes the bottom of my fruit trees to be chewed around the base?

Little animals called voles are likely doing the chewing. If they chew through two layers of bark, they will kill the fruit tree.

••• Hank Wessels is a Master Gardener in Watonwan County. He welcomes questions and comments from readers. He may be reached at 601 1st St. SW, Madelia, MN 56062, (507) 642-8479 or hwdw@cccinternet.net.

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CROSS, from pg. 30 As it turns out, both the wolves and turkeys have proven more adaptable than originally thought, able to expand their ranges far beyond what anyone originally expected.

Just how much more of Minnesota can be seeded with turkeys is uncertain. Haroldson said that pending analysis of data from a study on the extent of potential turkey range in the state, the agency’s own trap-transplant program has been suspended.

Even if turkeys aren’t introduced into another acre of Minnesota, by any measure, it remains an unparalleled success.

Wild turkeys were extirpated from Minnesota as early as 1880, mainly due to timber harvesting and unregulated hunting. In 2010, the statewide population was estimated to be more than 60,000.

In 1978, 10,740 hunters applied for the 420 available permits and bagged 94 birds. Last year, 51,312 hunters applied for 55,982 permits and when the last feathers settled, bagged 13,467 wild turkeys.

April 13 marked the first of Minnesota’s eight, five-day seasons.

Before the final five-day stint ends on May 26, more than 50,000 turkey hunting enthusiasts over much of Minnesota will have sneaked into the woods hoping to entice a gobbler within shooting range.

Nearly 40 years ago, when those first wild turkeys sailed into the Minnesota countryside, who would have believed it?

••• John Cross is a Mankato (Minn.) Free Press staff writer. Contact him at (507) 344-6376 or jcross@mankatofreepress.com.

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Truth originating from a lie still stings all these years later This month I have decided to share the latest pamphlet that Stan and I will be using at some of the events we plan to attend this coming season with our little cars and my book. This is a children’s story, and I hope you will enjoy it. The story is taken from a true account from my childhood.

water in the house, a luxury many of our neighbors had as well. It was no easy task to keep children clean on the farm. All of us girls played outside in the barn, haystack, mud puddles, or other dirty places.

“It was the haystack in which the hogs rooted out openings to keep themselves warm in the winter. They actu“I felt important all dressed up in ally had tunnels in the hay that went my little girl dress. It was Saturday all the way through the stack. One day night and I had just taken a bath with my sister Debby. We had running I woke up and the hay stack was gone.

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Dad explained the stack could cave in and we might be trapped inside. I was glad he told us about the danger; I knew he really wanted us to be safe.

and the ditches along the road were full of floating pieces of ice. I said to my Dad, ‘It would be fun to ride on the floating ice.’ My Dad warned me, ‘Don’t you dare go out on the ice.’

“The next thing he warned “As I was on my way home me about was climbing up the next day, our neighbor the elevator that Dad used shouted, ‘Don’t go in the to lift bales of hay into the THE YIELD ditch,’ but it was too late, I barn. ‘You girls stay down,’ was already up to my knees he warned my three sisters

By Sue Peterson in the water. Dad had said and me. Again I was glad don’t go on the ice, but it Dad cared enough to want was so tempting! to keep his girls safe from harm.

“Mom asked, ‘What happened to “I heard my parents talking one you?’ ‘The wind blew me into the water night, ‘This farm is not for sale, but in the ditch,’ I lied. there is one near Mom looked at Dad Garden City that we with a knowing look. could buy,’ my Dad As winter turned to said. I felt important “In the barn, Dad spring, the river and going with my parwas quiet. We finished ents and Grandpa to the ditches along the our work, and headed look at the farm that road were full of for the house. ‘Come was for sale. In my floating pieces of ice. here Susan,’ he said. bib overalls, I imag‘Pull down your snowI said to my Dad, ‘It ined I looked just like suit.’ In his hand he would be fun to ride Grandpa. held the branch he on the floating ice.’ had cut from a tree. It “The new place had a My Dad warned me, stung really badly as lot of hills, and was ‘Don’t you dare go it hit my legs. I near the Blue Earth started to cry. ‘Now be River. ‘I’m nervous out on the ice.’ quiet so you don’t disabout the river running turb the baby chicks,’ through the farm; it he said, as we walked by the chicken will be dangerous for the kids,’ my coop. I wanted to scream! Instead I Mother said. The decision to buy was promised my Dad and myself I would made anyway. never lie again.

“After my family bought the new “On the way to the house, I was very farm, it was decided that we would move in March. This March was really angry at my dad for spanking me, but I never forgot the reason that he did it. snowy, so moving was not easy.

He knew I had lied, and loved me “‘Susan will go to a new school in enough to punish me so I would not do Garden City,” Mother said. I was it again. I think it may have taken a scared until I heard Mom and Dad tell while before I knew why he spanked some of the names of children who me, but when I did I was glad, because would be in my school. Names like it did show that he really cared about Sandy, Kay, Roy, Gay, Stan, John and me.”

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Proverbs 3:11-12: Young man, do not “Even at my young age, I would be in resent it when God chastens and corsecond grade in school. Dad wanted my rects you, for punishment is proof of his help in the barn. I helped him with the love. Just as a father punishes a son he cows, by adding minerals and salt to delights in to make him better, so the the feed. It was very important to have Lord corrects you. TLB the right amount of these in the feed, ••• so that the cows could give lots of milk.

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10"x36', $2,200; Buhler State May Auction, Consign your Ag, Construction, Lawn & Garden, er, silo filler, hay loader, $18,000, OBO. 608-792-8051 8"x61', $3,400; Feterl corn sheller, & barn for RV’s, Vehicles & More! Consignment Deadline is Friday April 15th Every Wednesday 8"x72', $3,100; All PTO JD 5820 forage harvester, salvage. Amish Farmer. driven.

8"x9' Incline Hop4WD, new eng, rebuilt Tuesday, May 24th @ 3 PM: Former C & T Salvage Yard RE 715-421-9914 5:30 PM - Farm Misc. per, hyd driven, $925. 907gear boxes; 3000 Kemper 6:30 PM - Hay & Straw Auction, New London, MN, 6 +/- Acre Site w/Buildings 799-9731 10’ head. 320-632-6867 7:00 PM - Livestock

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Farm Implements

Farm Implements

Farm Implements

Farm Equipment: ‘73 IH 1566 w/cab, 2 hyd., duals, 5700 hrs.; Ford 7700, dual pwr., D, dual hyd. in rear, 7K hrs.; IH 4600 Vibra Shank differ, 30’ w/Osill tand.; C-IH 3650 & 8460 round balers; Patz 9427 bale chop; IH 4500, 28’ field cult.; JD 400, 20’ rotary hoe w/trans.; Knight Pro Turn 8014 side sling manure spreader; JD 54 spreader; JD 696 hay rake; JD 7000 4-row frame; Ford 513 hayrack; Demco 500 gal. sprayer; NH 615, 6.8’ disc mower; Kewanee 8x50 auger; 8’ 2-stage snowblower; 2.6 hp.

18” bin aeration fan; WBGA mini feed mill; Gehl 8335 mixer; Gehl 2360 mower cond.; 13K & 1600 gal. poly tanks; 200 gal. fuel tank w/man. pump; side & dump rakes; Corvar 6-section drag; JD 4020 cab.

Trucks, Vehicles & Trailers: ‘76 Chev.

Cheyenne, 350 auto., 83K mi.; ‘99 Lincoln Continental; ‘92 Cutlass Sierra, V6, 166K mi.; ‘96 Felling 18’ trailer w/beavertail & ramps; H&R tandem axle 12’ trailer w/ramps & tool boxes; ‘03 Carryon 8x12 trailer w/ramps; 16’ tandem axle trailer w/ramps.

ATV’s, Scooter, Lawn Equip., Camper & Scooter: ‘00 ArtiCat 300 2x4 ATV; Polaris 500 ATP 4-whlr.; JD LX188, 48” tractor; JD F525, 48” 0-turn; Husqvarna LTH 130 42” tractor; Driveturu & walk-behind snowblowers; Aluminuum garden planter; Tiller; Honey pick-up camper; Pride Legend 3-whl. scooter.

Ammo, Sporting Goods & Knives: 200 Dry Mate conv. kits; 100 Dry Mate marsh stnd. mats; 2-bar ext. gear & apparel, including baseball, hockey & soccer; Deer hide coats.

Tools, Display Cases & Appliances: Ryobi electric wood splitter; Pro-Tech table saw; Jet 12” planer; Bostich 18 ga. nailer; DeWalt air compressor; 2+ loads of hand tools; Makita 9.6 v drill; Shop Craft 10” table saw; 1/2” impact wrench; Milwaukee Sawz-all & 1⁄2” right angle drill; Welder; Dynamite pwr. starter; Jump-starter; Jump-start, charger, air compressor; 10 hp generator; 5KW Coleman Powermate; North Vender wood stove; Extension cord w/J box; Misc. wood/leather tools; Singer sewing macine; RCA Bass Reflex speakers; RCA flat front TV. Plus Advertising, Racing, Beer & Auto Promo Items; Coins, Games/Toys, Guitar & Piano: Clint Black autographed Baby Taylor guitar; JD pedal tractor D-63 DTC 6301; Windup toys; Cast iron fire pump toy; JD bike Stain Glass Windows, Collectibles & Glassware: Many old clocks; Weather vanes; Large Lloyd egg cooler; Complete feed scale; Delava #18 cream seperator; Forged bog horse shoes; Grain threshing tool; Two tine pitch fork; Bull blinder; Large selection of glassware.

Furniture, Household & MORE!

This is only a partial list. Many more items by Sale Day! Preview of Small Items Starts at 7:30 a.m. on Sale Day

Vehicles, Farm Equipment, Tools, Sports Equipment, Antiques/Collectibles & More “Where Farm and Family Meet”

Farm Implements

‘08 Houle 5250 manure wag- 600-40-22.5 Alliant truck tires 60" NH Spreader Beater FOR SALE & & rims for feedlot flotation on, flow meter, 6 knife WILL PURCHASE: w/paddles. $600. 715-308traction. $1,000/each. 515Dietrich. $58,000. 712-210NH BALE WAGONS. 9954 341-1276 2731 ROEDER IMPLEMENT FOR SALE: Allied 2795 SENECA, KS 66538 FOR SALE: 6-18 JD auto re HDE loader, 1 yr old. 715(785)336-6103 set plow, pull type; 970 FOR SALE: 930 Case diesel tractor; JD 45 round back 229-4490 CIH diesel tractor, cab, 3 high/lo combine; Mounted pt, heater, air & radio; In16 1/2’ Glencoe field cult FOR SALE: Bobcat 4440 B, ternational press drill, 6” w/harrow; 4RW Glencoe 36” bucket, good cond, FOR SALE: IH 856 diesel; 8 spacings, grass & fert atrow crop cult w/rolling $3250. 507-430-5144 rw IH 30” corn planter, tachment; 30’ disc, w/rock shields; 28’ hay conveyor liquid fert; (2) 8 rw 30” gangs; 18 1/2’ IH digger.

FOR SALE: Demco gravity w/motor; Farmhand 200 cult; 7 sec hyd drag; 21’ All equipment field ready. box, tarp, running gear, w/ power box w/sides & 7 ton multi weeder; ‘74 Ford 2 320-760-5622 16’ auger. $2,500; 1000 gal MN running gear; 3 pt ton truck, w/box & hoist. fiberglass tank, trailer, & Century sprayer w/ 300 gal 507-854-3362 Delavan, MN pump, $1,500; 12 disk clostank & boom. 507-237-6016 FOR SALE: ‘80 IH 3788, ing whls for JD planter, 2+2, duals, 3477 hrs, $1,400; ‘72 VW for parts or FOR SALE: JD 3020 gas sharp $18,000 firm; IH FOR SALE: ’97 JD 8400T, restoring, $1,200; Duals & tractor, PS trans, 148 JD 4600 field cult, 28’ 85% belts, 4480 hrs, clean, hardware for combine w/ loader, good cond; JD w/mulcher & rear hitch, $72,500; ‘04 512 JD 7 shank 30.5x32 tires, $800; 612-3904630, 9000 hrs, 800 hrs on new shanks, $7500; disc ripper, 17’ 6”, like 2643 OH, 8spd PS trans, good DMI 500 3 pt 5 shank ripnew, $17,250. 320-226-2963 cond; JD 570 manure per, $7500. 320-328-5794 spreader, reconditioned, good shape; JD 7700 dsl combine. 507-920-9098

AUCTION

Saturday, April 30th, 2011 • 9 AM Don’t Miss This Huge 2-3 Ring Sale!

Area Neighbors

Farm Implements

Houle 9’ manure pump, twin jet, 3pt w/ Farmstar 10” load stand. $9,400. 515-3411276 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair

Repair - Troubleshooting Sales - Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up to 2”.

Service calls made.

STOEN’S Hydrostatic Service 16084 State Hwy 29 N Glenwood, MN 56334 (320)634-4360 IH 2250 QT ldr w/ 7’ bucket, $2,450; Blumhardt 60’ TA sprayer w/ 1000 gal tank & Micro Trac controls, $1,950; Farm King 9’ HD 3 pt 3 way blade, like new, $1,850; Flexicoil 21’ pull type spiral packer, $1,350.

320-769-2756

WANTED

DAMAGED GRAIN STATE-WIDE We pay top dollar for your damaged grain.

We are experienced handlers of your wet, dry, burnt and mixed grains.

Trucks and Vacs available.

Immediate response anywhere.

Auctioneer: Matt Mages - 507-276-7002 Auctioneers: Larry Mages - Lafayette • Joe Maidl - Lafayette • Joe Wersal - Winthrop John Goelz - Franklin

Farm Implements

‘01 Sunflower 37 1/2’ field FOR SALE: 500 gal tank field sprayer w/ elec concult, $15,000; ‘82 NH TR95, trols, hyd driven pump, good cond, $4,000; NH 974 hyd 40’ boom; Gehl 1540 si6-30 cornhead, $2,500; ‘97 lage blower. Both excellent Case IH 9380 N-14, 6000 condition. 507-787-2547 hrs, 20.8x38 triples, 75%, 4 hyds, $78,000. 320-298-0152 or 320-298-0153 For Sale:JD 4755 MFWD $30,000. JD 8630 w/50 series eng. $15,000. Knight 8040 FOR SALE: JD 724 30’ soil Spreader w/hydr. drive finisher; JD cult 12R30”, S mnted on Oshkosh truck tines, equipped side dress, $15,000; Glencoe 26’ field ground driven Demco cult. $2,500 Yetter 30’ flat pump. 651-303-8188 fold no till markers $2,000.

Hiniker 6RN No-till cult.

FOR SALE: JD 740 classic $1,000. JD FM 6RN cult. self leveling loader, like $600.JD 3970 w/7’ hay picknew, w/ 85” quik tach up & 3RN CH $7,500. Fargo bucket. 952-292-8347 Dump box $3,500. New FOR SALE: Lindsay 5 secIdea (kools) 60” Blower tion drag on cart, $800; IH $400 Auto. Elec. roller mill 153 6R30” cult w/ rolling $2,000. Roskamp PTO rollshields, $400; (1) grain er mill $1,500. Agromatic screener, w/ elec motor, Hoof Trimming chute $400. corn & bean screens. $200.

250 Loop Free Stall $20. 3 952-955-3233 sided planer 3 phase $5,000. 715-879-5109 or 715271-8142

CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY

Terms: 10% Buyers Premium on all items. Everything sold “AS IS”. Everything to be paid for immediately after the auction.

Sales Tax, License & Registration fees may apply on some items. Fire arms buyers must have valid drivers license, pistol buyers must have valid ‘permit to purchase” permit.

PRUESS ELEV., INC.

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1-800-828-6642

IH 6200 rubber pressed drill, 24’ w/ grass seeder & transport, $3750; Hyd drill fill auger w/ brush auger, $250; Brandt 13”x90’ auger w/ low profile swing hopper, $10,500 320-769-2756

Farm Implements JD 7000 planter, dry fert. insect monitor, cylinder hoses inside. Field ready. $2750. Gehl 100 mixer mill, bought new, screens never turned.A-1. Call eves.

(608) 634-4333 JD 716A chopper box plus tandem gear, A1. $4,900.

715-984-2250 JD 722 21' Soil Finisher. Well maintained,. field ready, $6,400. 608-685-4050 JD 9300 20’ Press Drill, always shedded; also Int’l 183 flat fold 12R30” cult w/ shields. Jim 320-598-3057 JD 980 44 1/2’ field cult, w/JD harrow, $13,750; ‘94 CIH 9280 tractor w/20.8X42 triples, 12 spd, exc tires, 6800 hrs, $54,500; ‘06 JD 567 baler, Mega wide hyd pickup & net wrap, $16,750.

320-769-2756 or 320-361-0065 LOOKING for A Land Roller?? Take A Hard Look At MANDAKO--Heaviest On Market--Larger Bearings-Longer & Heavier ShaftsHeavier Frame- 12-60Ft. New & Used On Hand. We Trade/Del Anywhere, Dealer. 319-347-6282 Machinery Of Retired Farmer For Sale: 1951 AC WD w/loader; Super 77 Oliver diesel tractor, needs trim welting; 1655 Oliver diesel, needs head gasket; 8400 White combine w/soybean & cornheads; 36 haybine, needs running cable; McCormick 11’ double disc w/hyd lift; NH No (15) side rake; ‘77 Chev 4x4 pickup; ‘89 Ford 150 4x4 pickup; Kicker baler wagon; Extra hay wagon; JD 4 row planter; Oliver 10’ grain drill on steel; 40’ Kewanee elevator; Manure spreader; NH feed grinder, damaged in shed, should work; Tractor buzz saw; Milk cooler, pump, milker lines & some stantions; Fuel tanks. 763-682-1826

IH 800 8 row wide 36”, CycloAir corn planter; IH 133 8 NH HW365 self-propelled discbine, 185 hrs, cut only 550 row 36” hyd folding cult, acres. $85,000; JD 960 24' w/rowing shields; IH 710 5field cult, all new bush18s, auto reset mounted ings, bolts & shovels, plow. Rocker picker, $600. $6,500; Nissan 15,500 lb.

All in very good cond, reforklift, 197" lift, $15,000. tiring. 507-841-0898 or 507715-296-2162 847-2798 JD 331 disc, 28'; 1160 GEHL OMC281 Swather, 15’ HD, front mount windrow cab, AC, & hay conditionmerger. 715-313-0873 er, new sickle & guards.

900 one owner hrs. $5,000; JD 3950 Chopper, electric JD 4 belt grain pickup. control, 7’ hay head, 2RW $2,500; TYE drill 20’ 7” cornhead, green. JD 336 spacings, $2000; Lindsay baler, ejector elec or man36’ multiweeder w/ 500 gal. ual controls. NH 28 blower. tank, hyd. pump & MT3000 6RN cult. Everything in monitor. $4,000; ‘81 Chevy good cond. (715)568-5652 C-70 truck, 14’ box & hoist, $5,000; Demco gravity box.

300 bu, $2,500; Gilfon wet corn holding bin w/ roof & whls. 1300 bu. $1,500; Lindsey 6R cult, $400. Phone 507-317-6014 or 507-380-4955

Farm Implements We buy Salvage Equipment Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910

Tractors

Used N-Tech 3pt hitch manure pit prop w/trailer, exc ‘68 Dsl 4020 JD power shift. cond. $6,550. (715)778-4215 $8,500/OBO. 715-577-2879 WANT MORE READERS TO SEE YOUR AD??

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8410 White 4x4 tractor, 4,100 hrs, 180hp, 4spd ps., duals, very sharp. $49,000/OBO. (715) 560-0648 ‘93 Ford Versatile 976 2 owner MN tractor, 8400 hrs, 20.8R42 at 50%. $42,500/OBO 651-334-3891 ‘94 Ford 9280, 4600 hrs., new transm., 520x80R38 duals @ 95%;JD 7300, 12R30, vac planter, 3 pt, mech drive, 2 lift assists, vert. fold, 1.6 bu. boxes w/JD mon. For more info: (507)530-4228

ABSOLUTE TIMED ONLINE ONLY

AUCTION FIRST ITEMS SELLING THURSDAY, APRIL 28 • 10 AM (NO BUYERS PREMIUM)

TIMED INTERNET AUCTIONS • Gehlingonline.com Mankato Implement, Mankato, MN • For more information call (507) 387-8201 1999 JD 1290, 12R20” corn head, knife rolls; Fast 1600 pull-type sprayer, 80’ boom, Raven, 450 controller, 18.4x38; NH 2214, 14’ haybine head, new bats, pipes, tines, guards, knife, auger slip clutch, mower pads, 2300 BF mounting frame, Ser. #578949; 2010 Ag Leader Integra Display, color touch screen, JD combine sensor kit, direct command sprayer control, GPS receiver mapping, used one season; JD 4010 diesel, syncro, Hiniker cab, 18.4x34.

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Farm Implements FOR SALE: JD 9660 mtd 25 1/2’ field cult, exc cond; ‘10 Demco 550 grain cart, new. Milroy, MN 507-828-3495 or 507-336-2469

Minnesota Lake Implement, Minnesota Lake, MN • For more information call (507) 462-3828 2000 NH/Versatile 9884, 4316 hrs., 12-spd., 4 remotes, diff. lock, 710/70R38.

Erlandson Implement, Kiester, MN • For more information call (507) 294-3244 1997 JD 9400, 6743 hrs., power shift, 710/70R38 w/duals, engine overhauled at 5100 hrs., transmission overhauled at 3800 hrs.

Zins Implement, Nicollet, MN • For more information call (507) 225-3464 1982 AC 6080, 2-wheel, open station, 4331 hrs., 2 remotes, 18.4x34.

Items Located at Gehling Auction Co., Preston, MN • For more information call 1-800-770-0347 1998 CIH CX80, 2-wheel, 1939 hrs., cab, air, Ser. #IIE1007995; JD 1530, 20’ drill w/15” spacing, trash coulters on JD 1570 hitch, Ser. #H01530X680174 & H01570X680131; JD 456 round baler, Ser. #E00456X112332.

Items Located at Lano Equipment of Norwood Inc., 1015 Hwy. 212 West, Norwood Yound America, MN • For more information call (952) 467-2181 or Bruce Morgart @ 952-388-9274 CIH DC515 disc mower conditioner; NH 489 haybine; Best 20’ no till min till drill on hitch; (3) gravity boxes

Potter County Implement, Gettysburg, SD • For more information call 800-333-3658 or Don Wolter @ 605-881-6789

Walworth County Implement, Selby SD • For more information call 800-658-3634 or Don Wolter @ 605-881-6789 JD 1890, 45’ air drill, 7.5” spacing, extended wear seed boots, primary blockage, 8-run single shoot, dual rate, Seedstar, 8” auger, good hoses & wiring, Ser. #A01890C705240; JD 1910 tow-between air cart - Buy This Today - $90,000 - OR Buy It At Auction Price On $/28/2011.

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JD 1895, 43’ no till drill, 10” spacing, single shoot air package w/all run blockage, hi flo tires, narrow gauge wheels, wing weight bracket w/5100 lb. on ea. wing, Raven Accu Flo NH 3 control system w/JD rate controller, Ser. #AO1895X725333; JD 1910, 430 bushel tow behing air cart, 8-run double shoot, 3 meters, power calibration, variable rate, less harness & display, 8” fill auger, fill lights, open tank indicator, rear hitch, less winch, 18.4x38, Ser. #A01910H726010 - Buy This Today - $139,000 - OR Buy It At Auction Price On 4/28/2011; 2000 Flexi-Coil 6000, 40’ air seeder w/3450, 3 tank tow behind cart, all run blockage, 8 towers, towers updated to new style, wing & main frame weights, drill fill, 30.5x32, good hoses, Ser. #G-50-102911-00.

Greenline Implement of Hand County SD • For more information call 800-658-3658 or Don Wolter @ 605-881-6789 1994 JD 7800, MFWD, 12,138 hrs., 19-spd., power shift, 3 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 23 G.P.M. pump, 110” rear axles, 18.4x38 w/JD 740 S.L. loader, 4-tine grapple w/silage guard, Ser. #RW7800P008359; JD 688, 20’ rotary cutter head, needs work, Ser. # Plate Gone.

NOTE: All Items Sold In South Dakota, South Dakota Sales Tax Applies Unless You Have A Tax Exempt Number, Or Out Of State Buyers Take Possession In Their Home State.

Central Wisconsin Cooperative, 645 Hwy. 153 East, Stratford WI • For more information call Ron Lemmer (715) 687-4138, (715) 650-7913 cell or email: ronaldalemmer@hotmail.com or call Bruce Morgart @ (952) 388-9274

For More Information, Photos, Terms, Conditions, and to Pre-register to bid, go to www.gehlingonline.com or Call 1-800-770-0347

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Items must be removed by May 12, 2001. Dock available. Any tear down assistance will be charged @ $70 per hour.

Call ahead for loading arrangements.

NH 1499 windrower w/12’, 1496R platform, 2182 hrs., hydro, diesel, rubber rolls, cab, air, Ser. #540393; 2005 Gehl 3635 skid loader w/bucket, 3912 hrs., cab, no door, heat, auxiliary hydraulic, hand controls, Ser. #GHL0365C00001196; 1983 JD 8650, 10,479 hrs., Quad, 16-spd., cab, air, 3 pt., 30.5x32 singles, Ser. #RW8650H003019; Glencoe 4300, 30’ soil finisher w/hyd. depth control w/5-bar spike tooth harrow; CIH 4900, 50’ field cultivator w/3-bar harrow, Ser. #JAG0066247.

Tractors

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‘88 CIH 7140, FWA, 18.4x26 front tires, rear radial duals, paint, new rubber, seat, nice shape.

(507)317-4772

Tractors

Tractors

ATV DUMP TRAILERS This Trailer is built to haul 1-Ton of Rocks Fits 20”, 22”, 30” rows

LAMPLIGHT MFG., INC. 320-392-2684 www.lamplightmfg.com

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• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness • 42” drum diameter • 4”x8” frame tubing 3/8” thick • Auto fold

MANDAKO

GREENWALD FARM CENTER Greenwald, MN • 320-987-3177

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‘06 NH TS135A s.s., MFWD, w/Stoll 35 loader ......Coming In ‘94 NH 9280, 4WD, 20.8R38 duals, (85%), 4600 hrs$65,500 ‘05 NH TL100A, MFWD, w52LB loader, 1550 hrs. ....$39,500 ‘05 NH TC33DA s.s, MFWD, 15LA loader, 250 hrs. ..$20,900 ‘95 Ford 9280, 4WD, 20.8-38 duals, 2550 hrs. ......Coming In ‘89 Ford 7710, MFWD, w/Westendorf loader, 5000 hrs. ..............................................................................Coming In ‘95 Ford 9280, 4WD, 18.4R38 (80%), Nice ..............$71,500 ‘92 Ford-Vers. 976, 750 Trells, 3 pt, 5950 hrs ..........$57,500 ‘91 Ford-Vers 876, 20.8R38, 3 pt, 3800 hrs ..............$51,500 ‘90 Ford TW35, 2WD, 18.4R42 (80%), 4300 hrs ......$24,500 ‘79 Ford TW30, 2WD, 480/80R38 duals ....................$16,500 ‘05 Buhler 2180, 14.9R46 duals, SS/Megaflow, 2400 hrs. ..................................................................$97,500 ‘03 Buhler-Vers. 2180, FWA, 480/80R46 duals, 1900 hrs ..................................................................$92,500 ‘85 Versatile 256, bi-dir w/loader, grapple, 8000 hrs $25,500 ‘80 IH 1586, 20.8R38 duals ......................................$15,500 ‘82 Case 2290, FWA, 14.9R46 duals, 6200 hrs ........$22,500 ‘02 C-IH MX135, MFWD w/3550 hrs., 18.4R38 duals ..............................................................................Coming In ‘81 JD 4640, 14.9R46 duals, 5500 hrs ......................$22,500 JD 3010, gas, WF, w/loader & bucket ..........................$7,500 ‘79 White 2-85, cab/air, eng OH, Clean! ....................$10,950 Allis Chalmers WD, gas, WF, w/Woods 6’ mower ......$3,950 Farmall B w/Woods 5’ mower ................................Coming In

SKID STEERS ‘07 NH L175, cab/air, hyd Q/A, 72” bucket ................$29,000 ‘01 NH LS180, ROPS ................................................$19,000 ‘08 NH L170, cab/heat, 3200 hrs ..............................$19,000 ‘02 NH LS170, ROPS, bucket & forks, 1600 hrs........$16,900 ‘92 NH L250, 42” bucket, 1500 hrs ............................$7,500

COMBINES/HEADS ‘08 NH CR9060, 520/80R42 duals, RWA, loaded ..Coming In ‘01 NH 73C, 25’ flexhead ........................................Coming In ‘01 NH 96C, 8R cornhead ......................................Coming In ‘97 NH TR98, 18.4R42 duals, loaded, 1650 hrs ........$65,500

(3) ‘98 NH 973, 30’ flexheads..............................Ea. $10,500 ‘95 NH TR97, 18.4R42 duals, loaded, 1700 hrs ....Coming In ‘95 NH TR97, 30.5-32 duals, loaded, 1450 hrs., Nice! ........................................................................$51,500 ‘93 NH 974, 6R30”, Nice! ..........................................$56,950 ‘96 NH 973, 25’ flexhead w/rock guards ..........................Call ‘88 NH 973, 20’ flexhead..............................................$5,950 ‘95 NH TR97, terrain tracer, 18.4R42 duals, 1820 sep hrs......................................................................$49,500 ‘95 NH TR97, terrain tracer, 18.4R42 duals, 1710 sep hrs......................................................................$49,500 ‘90 NH TR96, terrain tracer, 30.5-32 ......................Coming In ‘86 NH TR86, terrain tracer, 24.5-32 tires..................$21,500 ‘03 Gleaner 800, 30’ head ......................................Coming In ‘01 Gleaner R62, w/18.4R42 duals, loaded, 2005 hrs......Call

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIP. ‘11 Degelman 7645 land roller, New! ........................$33,500 ‘10 EZ-Trail 510 cart w/tarp........................................$13,500 ‘10 EZ-Trail 500 wagon w/brakes, New! ......................$9,500 ‘08 NH BR7090, new wrap, low bales ....................Coming In ‘08 NH 617 disc mower, 9’ ..........................................$6,950 NH 7312, front end loader w/joystick ..........................$5,950 ‘07 Wilrich Quad X, 48’ field cult., w/baskets ............$44,500 ‘02 Wilrich 6600 ripper ..............................................$17,500 ‘09 Wilrich 957 DDR, 9-24” ripper w/harrow ........Coming In Morris CT712, 16’ chisel plow......................................$3,950 ‘06 Loftness 240, pull type shredder..........................$18,500 Flexi-Coil 750 gal oval tank ..............................................Call Artsway 240B, 20’ shredder ........................................$9,500 Balzer 1400 shredder ..................................................$3,950 ‘95 DMI 730 ripper, w/leads, Like New! ....................$15,500 DMI 900, 5-shank ripper w/leveler ............................$11,950 DMI Coulter Champ II, 5 shank ripper ........................$7,950 ‘04 Grasshopper 616, w/48” deck................................$4,950 ‘96 Grasshopper 720, w/61” deck................................$4,950 ‘96 Bush Hog ZT2200, w/61” deck ..............................$3,950 Unverferth 850 grain cart w/tarp, 30.5-32’s ............Coming In ‘09 Dixon RA44 ZTR mower ........................................$4,500

Tractors

new 970 Case dsl tractor w/ new ‘84 Versatile, 200hp, duals all Antiques & Collectibles: FOR SALE: C Allis w/ around, 4700 hrs. runs exc.

80% tires, cab & heat, white Woods belly mower. 507retiring. (715)579-6444 new cab tractor, also 1030 dsl, 736-2413 new cab & heat w/ ldr, ldr has AC 7050, CAH, power direcno wells. 320-760-5622 tor, 18.4/38 duals, nice FOR SALE: 1 pr 320/90R/46 shape, $8,500. (715)235-8505 Goodyear JD tractor tires, on 38” step up rims, 80% wear left. 507-317-4690

14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

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~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~ Notch Equipment: • Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks • Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks • Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ • Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders • Land Levelers

Smidley Equipment: • Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scaler

Sioux Equipment: • Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders • Cattel Panels • Feeders Panels • Head Gates • Hog Feeders • Squeeze Chutes & Tubs • Port-A-Hut Shelters (Many Sizes) • Bergman Cattle Feeders • Lorenz & Farm King Snowblowers • Mandako Land Rollers, 12’-60’ • GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu.

• Sheep & Calf Feeders • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Powder River Crowding Tub & Alley • Mister Squeeze Cattle Chutes & Hd. Gates • Garfield Earth Scrapers

• We Also Buy & Sell Used GT Tox-O-Wic Dryers Or We Can Rebuild Your Dryer For You

• MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders • Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • Jari Sickle Mowers • Grasshopper Lawn Mowers • “Tire” feeders & waterers • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor for skidsteers, tractors, loaders or telehandlers • Good Stock of parts for GT Tox-O-Wic Grain Dryers, Also, Some Used Parts • Sitrex Wheel Rakes - MX Model In Stock • Brillion Alfalfa & Grass Seeders • Bale Baskets • SI Feeders & Bunks • (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Enduraplas Bale Feeders, Panels & Tanks • E-Z Trail Wagons, Boxes & Grain Carts • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns • R&C Poly Bale Feeders • Farm King Augers and Mowers • Corral Panels & Horse Stalls • EZ-Trail Head Movers & Bale Racks • Roda Mini-Spreaders • Amish Built Oak bunk feeders & bale racks • Walco log splitter • Goat & Sheep feeders

• We Buy & Sell Used Smidley Steer Stuffers Or We Can Rebuild Your Steer Stuffer For You

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~ • 48” Grasshopper Zero Turn Mower, Very Good • Bush Hog GT 48” Rotary Cutter w/13 hp Eng., PT • JD BWF 20’ disk w/duals, 20”-21” disks, Exc. • 8-Yd. soil scraper • 2-Yd. soild scraper • Red Star portable electric scaffolding

• Steer Stuffer • Westgo hyd. rock picker • Farm Hand tub grinder • #580 GT Tox-O-Wic PTO dryer • 3 pt. Brillion 6’ Landscape Seeder • #370 GT Grain Dryer

FARM, HOME & CONSTRUCTION

Office Location - 305 Bluff Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

FOR SALE: 1066 IH, 5400 act hrs, 18.4x38 tires & hub duals, dual PTO, 3 pt, good clutch & TA, $8995.

507-430-5144 FOR SALE: ‘44 Farmall H, single frt whl , hyd pump, fenders, new eng, tires, paint; ‘48 AC sgl frt whl, completely restored; ‘56 ACA WF, 2pt, snap coupler, pwr adj rear whls, new rear tires; 2R Allis cult for C,;ldr for CA; Oliver med mnt cult; Oliver 4 btm 16-18 adj semimnt plow; ‘54 Chev 3800 truck, very good cab, no box run when parked. Call 218-230-9337

FOR SALE: ‘51 Ford 8N, runs good, needs paint, $1900; 3 pt equipment disc plow, & cult.

Glencoe, MN 320-864-3837 FOR SALE: ‘81 JD 8640, 4511 hrs, new ac, new batteries, tires 85-90%, 3pt; ‘80 JD 4640, 4738 hrs, new batteries, duals, 3pt. 507276-3498 FOR SALE: ‘82 IH 5288, 5600 hrs, 1,000 hrs on OH, updated transmission, new clutch, interior new paint. $18,500. 507-276-2820 FOR SALE: ‘92 CIH 9270 4WD, new tires, PS, bareback, clean & straight, 8100 hrs, $46,000 OBO. Springfield, MN 507-920-2803 FOR SALE: ‘97 9682 Versatile, 4700 hrs, 710x38 tires; JD 4640, 14.9x46 duals, pwr shift. 320-848-2104 or 320979-7920 FOR SALE: AC 7000, 106 hp, PS, new over haul, 18.4x38 tires, 95 %, 2 remotes, 3 pt, dual PTO, $8500.

507-430-5144 FOR SALE: AC 7040, 136 hp, power director, 3 remotes, 3 pt, dual PTO, $7000.

507-430-5144 FOR SALE: Allis 7045, Exc rubber, in GOOD SHAPE. 715-229-4490 FOR SALE: Allis WD 45 diesel, straight tin, WF, good runner, w/AC sickle mower; WC Allis factory WF, new rubber. 507-340-3235 FOR SALE: Case 930 gas Comfort King, JD ldr, cab, tire chains. 612-840-1465 FOR SALE: IH 656 as tractor, 7100 hrs, real good cond, paint good, new front rubber, $5400; Round bale hauler, made for 4’ long bales, haul 6 or 8 bales. $700. 507-875-2425

Tractors

Harvesting Equip.

Harvesting Equip.

FOR SALE: M&W duals for JD 4430, spoke duals for JD 4010, $1800 for both or $1000 ea. Brownton, MN 320-328-5734 FOR SALE: Restored- JD 4030 very nice, $14,000; JD 720D, WF, 3 PT, new tires, not running, $4500; Flex coil 750 gal sprayer w/80’ wing booms, $2000.

Faribault, MN 507-330-3945 FOR SALE: Used Oliver tractor parts for most models, incl 1755 diesel block & crank, 1955 diesel block &crank, WF’s, tires & rims; Sheet metal for a lot of Olivers. 218-564-4273 FOR SALE: White 4-150 4WD, 3200 hrs, leave message. 507-632-4519

JD 4030 tractor, 9100 hrs, 3pt w/o quick hitch, A/C is 134A converted, 18.4x34 rear tires. $13,400/OBO. Call 507-327-4344 JD 6400 MFWD, new engine, sharp, $34,500. 715-491-0784 NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10,20,30,40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC- all models.

Large Inventory, We ship!

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage (715)673-4829 Oliver 1650 dsl, runs good, tires 90%. $4,800. Call Adam at 507-273-6608

WE HAVE PARTS! Parts for Tractors, Combines, Machinery, Hay Equipment, and more...

All makes & Models. Used, new, rebuilt, aftermarket. All States Ag Parts Call: 877-530-4430 to reach the store nearest you! www.tractorpartsasap.com

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USED PARTS LARSON SALVAGE

‘09 JD 9770STS combine, 20.8R42 duals, Contour Master, 5-spd., Xtra Hi Torq feederhouse, 724 sep. hrs.................$178,000 ‘08 JD 9770STS combine, 20.8R42 duals, Contour Master, 28Lx26 rear tires, 951 eng. hrs., 666 sep. hrs. ..................$17,500 ‘06 CIH SDX30, 30’ single disk air drill, 71⁄2” spacing, ADX 2230 air cart........................................................................$49,000 ‘05 JD 9320, 24-spd. trans., 620/70R42 duals, 3250 hrs. $117,500 ‘04 JD 8420, MFWD, 380/90R54 duals, front & rear wgts., 4 remotes, Auto Trac ready, 4580 hrs. ..............................$102,000 ‘09 New BC5050 small square baler, Like New ..................$12,500 ‘07 JD 8430, MFWD, powershift, 380/90R54 duals, standard 1300 front axle, 4 remotes, 60 GPM hyd. pump, front & rear wgts., 3300 hrs. ................................................................$129,000 ‘05 Buhler 2145, MFWD, Supersteer, 420/80R46 singles, near new Buhler loader w/grapple, 9000 hrs. ....................$48,500

Good selection of tractor parts - New & Used All kinds of hay equipment, haybines, balers, choppers parted out.

New combine belts for all makes.

Swather canvases, round baler belting, used & new tires.

Keith Bode

6 miles East of

Fairfax, MN 55332 507-381-1291 or 507-426-7267

Allows operator to preset ground speed. Tractor will automatically control engine rpm & transmission ratio for maximum fuel efficiency.

1) MF Exclusive: CVT Transmission with no clutch packs.

2) Option of both suspended cab & front axle for a smoother ride.

3) Headland Management: Can operate up to 35 different tractor & implement functions with the touch of one button.

4) Dual Speed PTO: Allows full 1000 PTO rpm at either 1970 or 1605 engine rpm

Tractors On Hand Now At Very Reasonable Prices MF 8660, MFD, duals, Auto Steer Ready, 265 hp.

CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179

Can be purchased for payments as low as:

$19,940/year

We Ship Daily Visa and MasterCard Accepted

MF 6499, MFD, duals, 215 hp.

Can be purchased for payments as low as:

LOCAL TRADES TRACTORS & SKIDS ‘10 CIH MX275, 200 hrs.

‘96 CIH 9380, triples, 24-spd.

IH 5288 ‘06 Bobcat S150 w/heat Bobcat 642 ‘05 Case 445, cab, air Case 586C Forklift........$9,900 ‘07 LX770 Ldr, Like New ..........................$11,900

COMBINES

$14,345/year

‘97 CIH 2166 ‘01-’08 1020, 25’ ‘98 Geringhoff 8-30 2206-2208

SPRING EQUIPMENT ‘09 CIH 1250, 12-30, bulk fill, liquid fert.

‘08 1200, 16-30 pivot Kinze 3600, 12-30 PT CIH 5400, 20’ drill CIH 1830, 12-30 VS cult.

‘10 CIH 7120, 350 hrs.

TILLAGE ‘07 CIH 2577, 800 hrs.

DMI 530B ‘08 CIH 7010, 429 hrs.

DMI 730B ripper ‘06 CIH 2388, 1570 hrs.

CIH 930, 9 shank ripper ‘98 2388, 2670 hrs.

Carryover Aluma Trailers - 6 Units Left SAVE! Last Year’s Prices

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN 507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

Case IH and CNH Capital are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC

Visit our Web Site at http://www.caseih.com

TRACTORS • MF 8660, MFD, 225 PTO hp.

• MF 6499, MFD, 180 PTO hp.

• ‘02 MF 481 platform • ‘79 MF 4840, 4WD, 7655 hrs., 280 hp.

• ‘11 MF 1529 Compact, 29 hp., loader • ‘04 MF 481, MFD, cab, 700 hrs, loader, 70 PTO hp.

• ‘05 MF 451, 363 hrs., 45 hp. - Like New • ‘86 CIH 2294, 5665 hrs, duals, 130 PTO hp.

• ‘93 Agco 5680, MFD, loader

COMBINES • • • • • • • • •

‘09 MF 9795, 282 hrs.

‘05 Challenger 670, 1476 hrs.

‘96 MF 8570, RWA, 2330 sep. hrs.

‘90 MF 8570, 2240 hrs.

‘77 MF 750 ‘82 MF 850, variable speed, 3535 hrs.

MF 9750 pu table MF 9120 beantable MF 1859 beantables, 15’, 18’, 20’

CORNHEADS • ‘08 Geringhoff 1822, RD • ‘07 Geringhoff 1822, RD • ‘07 Geringhoff 1622, RD • ‘04 Geringhoff 1622, RD • ‘07 Geringhoff 1222, RD • ‘03 Geringhoff 1222, RD • (2) ‘08 Geringhoff 1220, RD • ‘05 Geringhoff 1020, RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘98 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘05 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘06 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘01 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘00 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘92 Geringhoff 830, PC • ‘06 Geringhoff 822, RD • ‘05 Geringhoff 822, RD

• ‘07 Geringhoff 820, RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 630, RD • ‘94 Geringhoff 630, PC • ‘91 Geringhoff 630, PC • ‘92 Gleaner 1222 hugger • ‘94 Gleaner 830 hugger • ‘04 CIH 2206, HDP • ‘06 CIH 2208, 8R30” • CIH 922 GVL poly • ‘90 CIH 1083 • JD 1022 • ‘02 JD 893, knife rolls • MF 9483 • ‘03 MF 3000, 6R30” • ‘96 MF 864 • ‘99 NH 996, 12R20” • ‘09 NH 98D, 18R20” • ‘05 NH 98C, 12R20”

GRAIN HANDLING • Brandt 5200 EX grain vacs • Brandt 1515 LP, 1535, 1545, 1575, 1585 belt conveyors • Brandt 1390 HP swing • Brandt 1080 swing hopper • Brandt 1070 swing • Brandt 10x35 auger • Brandt 8x47 auger • Brandt 8x42 auger • Feterl 10x60 auger • Parker 1348 grain cart, 1300 bu., PTO drive • Parker 938 grain cart, 1000 bu.

• Parker 505 gravity box, 550 bu., brakes • Feterl 10x60 straight auger

HAY & LIVESTOCK • • • • • •

Chandler litter spreader 22’&26’ Sitrex DM5, DM6, DM7 disc mowers Sitrex RP5 3 pt. wheel rake Sitrex MK12 & MK 14 wheel rakes Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel rakes on cart Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear

• • • • • • • • • • • • •

Krause 4241 field cult., 44’ JD 220 stalk chopper Balzer 22’ stalk chopper Balzer 20’ stalk chopper Leon rock picker, reel type Loftness 30’ stalk chopper, SM (5) Mauer 28’ to 42’ header trailers WRS 30’ header trailer Degelman 6000 HD rock picker Degelman RR1500 rock rake Degelman RD320 rock digger Degelman LR7645 land roller Degelman 7999 Straw Master, 50’

MISCELLANEOUS

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

Specializing in most Allis Chalmers used tractor parts for sale. Now parting out WD 190XT #200 & D-17 tractors.

Rosenberg Tractor Salvage 507-848-1701 or 507-236-8726

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Ford 946 blue Destignation 6, digital dash, 20.8x42 triple, 360 hp, 5700 hrs, completely seviced & thru shop, w/Trimble auto steer. Best one you can find, $49,500. 701-640-4697

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

10% - 25% Fuel Savings

THE LAND, APRIL 22, 2011

FOR SALE: JD 4430 QR, FOR SALE: ‘96 JD 9500 FOR SALE: Combine Headcombine, low hrs, always er Transports. 2 Wheel, 4 cab, air/heat, 18.4x38 tires, shedded, like new, 2195 eng Wheel & Caster Wheel straight & orig, $12,500. hrs, 1454 sep hrs, chaff models. Brackets sold sep715-222-1737 spreader, grain monitor, arately to build your own.

FOR SALE: ‘90 Ford TW35, bin topper, acre counter.

Satisfaction guaranteed!

4500 hrs, 35% rubber, new 30.5x32 tires, $58,500. Bean (320)563-4145 or (320)808-7644 clutch. 715-229-4490 flex head, always shedded, Ask for Denny! like new, $22,500. JD 643 See All Of Our Trailers cornhead, $8,500.

507-383www.klugmanwelding.com FOR SALE: JD 730D, WF, 9565 elec start, $6950; JD 50, PS, NF, $2950. Both tractors are very sound.

612-790-4191

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THE LAND, APRIL 22, 2011

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Planting Equipment

‘03 Geringhoff 12 row 22” For Sale: ‘07 Fantini 12R30" FOR SALE: 11 row 15” corn- ‘09 Clarke/MW 1222 corn- 220 Friesen seed tender head to fit Gleaner N Serw/brush auger, & Honda chopping cornhead, hyd Chopping Cornhead. head, 12R30” w/ red poly ies combine. 507-625-7895 eng on trailer; Westfield deck plates, auto height Priced to move. Call 507dividers, reman JD row brush seed auger, truck or control, GVL plastic, exc 526-3841 or 507-525-0642 units & Clarke frame & wagon mounted. Best Ofcond, $44,900. 507-964-5548 conveyor. Set up for CIH & FOR SALE: Gleaner F-2 For Sale: ‘96 J&M 750-16 fer. 507-327-1766 or 507-327-1903 NH. Only 2200 acres of use.

Grain Cart 16" Auger, 30.5 diesel combine, w/ 3 heads, Located near Redwood 32 Lug Tires. Call 507-526nice cond. 320-764-2688 Falls, MN. $28,000.

507-640ALLIS 600 6-30 no till corn & 3841 or 507-525-0642 1850 soybean plate planter. Set up for pop up fertilizer.

715-289-4642 FOR SALE: JD 8820 combine, 2800 hrs., hydro Madison, MN From Hwy. 75 & 212 Jct., 3.5 mi. W., 2.5 mi. S. w/turbo, RWA, duals; FOR SALE: (10) Kinze 2000 Series planter units; (4) Parker grain cart, 500 bu.

IH 986 ............................................................$12,500 CIH SDX40 air seeder, 40’, 7.5” spacing; Pusher units; Some finger capacity. meters also available.

CIH 3380, 4-wheel air cart, Nice ................$75,000 IH 1066, red cab, WF, 3 pt. ..............................$6,200 (612)626-4104 507-427-3843 (2) JD 750, 30’ no till drills, w/hitch $21,000+repairs ‘94 CIH 9280, 12-spd., triples, Nice ..............$55,000 JD 750, 20’ no till drill, Reconditioned ..........$25,000 MF 40 Utility, loader, Nice ................................$4,500 Planting Equipment FOR SALE: 11 Kinze pusher (2) JD 9350 10’ press drills..............................$2,250 JD 843 loader, Like New ................................$12,500 200 bu E-Z flow gravity box, interplant units, complete JD 8300, 13’ drill w/grass ................................$3,500 JD 840 loader, JD 8000 mts. ............................$9,500 w/14’ Sudenga brush auger w/trans & monitor, $2,000; IH 863 corn head..............................................$2,250 JD 720 loader, off JD 4020 ..............................$5,500 w/electric hyd valve, tarp, JD 7000 12-30 front fold ‘00 CIH 1020, 30’ flex head..............................$9,900 JD 148, JD 158 loaders....................................$3,250 tires are good, 10 ton runplanter, DFI, nice, $7000; NH 8RN, plastic snoot, Low Acres ................$17,500 JD 146 loader ..................................................$3,250 ning gear; 250 bu Killbros JD 7000 8 30 lfi, $2750; (2) IH 2350 loaders..............................$3,000/$3,500 (2) NH BR780, 780A balers, net wrap gravity box, w/14’ Sudenga White 5100 16-22 planter, brush auger, w/electric $3,000. JD 7000 4RW DFI, ....................................................$12,500/$14,500 Leon 1000 grapple, off JD 8100 ......................$5,500 hyd valve, roll tarp, tires $2,200. Various finger type (2) JD 566 round balers ......................$7,900/$8,900 Leon loader, off JD 4020 ..................................$1,500 are very good, 10 ton runtrash wheels; IH 4500 23’ JD 2020, gas, Nice ..........................................$6,900 Dual 3100 loader, blue cylinder........................$1,250 ning gear. 320-212-2579 hyd fold field cult, nice, JD 3010, gas, loader ........................................$5,500 Dual 310 loader................................................$3,000 $1600; White 5100 11 row JD 4010 D ........................................................$6,000 Farmhand 27, grapple......................................$1,000 planter splitter, $1600.

2007 Great Plains #1525P (2) JD 4020, PS, side console ........$12,500/$15,500 Farmhand F358 loader, IH mts.........................$3,250 Trades considered (Twin Row) 6-30 or 15 Ft 3 JD 4430 PS ....................................................$14,500 Miller loader, black/grapple..............................$2,500 320-583-9641 PT No-Til Planter, (For (2) JD 4240 Quad ............................$14,500/$18,000 Miller PL-4 loader ............................................$3,500 Corn & Beans) Loaded, JD 4440, PS ..................................................$19,000 Buhler 2595, New!, JD 6000 mts. ..................$3,500 Markers, Sunco Trash JD 4455, FWA, PS, JD 280 loader ................$42,500 JD 331, 30’ disc ..............................................$3,900 Disk, Soybean Meter, Mon, JD 4455, New Engine, 0 Hrs. ........................$37,500 JD 235, 20’ disc ..............................................$3,500 Like New. SAVE-Buy for JD 4455, PS ..................................................$33,000 New Box Scrapers, 10’/12’ ..................................Call Less Than Half Price Of JD 4650, PS ..................................................$23,500 New & Used Skidsteer Buckets............................Call New. Can Del. Done Only (2) JD 4960, MFD ............................$39,000/$51,000 (2) Bobcat 300T Skidsteers, tracks, gold pkg., 800 Acres. 319-347-6282 ‘84 IH 5088, cab, air ......................................$13,900 cab, air ........................................................$21,000

HAAS EQUIP., LLC

• 320-598-7604 •

SHARP UNITS in Sleepy Eye

USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE • 2005 L&D Land Pro Sprayer, 90’-80’ boom, 100 gal. tank, rinse system, 440 Raven, Very Nice: $14,750 • 2008 NH L170 Skid Steer Loader, cab w/heat, hyd. bucket latch, new tires, new bucket, serviced: $16,750

Model 8650 Field Sprayers Model 8600 Field Sprayers Comes in 90’, 120’/1650 gal. Comes in 60’ & 90’/1200 gal. booms • $29,500 & 132’ booms • $45,500

EQUIPMENT ‘10 JD 8320R, 360 hrs. ......................$211,000 ‘10 JD 8295, 386 hrs. ........................$203,000 ‘97 JD 8400T, 6005 hrs., 24” tracks ....$75,000 ‘91 JD 2955, cab/air/heat, 4200 hrs. ..$25,000 ‘09 JD 9670STS combine, 230 sep. hrs., Loaded ..............................................$240,000 JD 455, 30’ drill, 6” spacing, used on 100 acres, 2x13 press wheels ..................$47,000 ‘07 JD 568 round baler, wrap, big rubber ............................................................$28,500

USED JD MOWER SPECIALS “Where Farm and Family Meet”

Used JD WAM, new eng. - $24,900 Seed Shuttles For Sale

Landrollers come in widths up to 60’, with 12’ transport width & 42” drum 1 45’ left for preseason price of $34,500

‘07 568 Round Baler, wrap, mega-wide PU, local trade $28,500

We also carry new skid loader buckets and attachments See us for sprayer fittings, pumps, hose, valves, nozzles and much more.

B&R Repair • 76184 CR 3 • Hector, MN 320-848-2476 • bandrrepair@wildbluecoop.com

BRUGGEMAN CO. INC. Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 • 800-658-4881 • 507-794-5381 With John Deere Since 1937

Planting Equipment

Planting Equipment

FOR SALE: 20’ Great Plains FOR SALE: JD 520 20’ bean no-till drill, no-till coulter drill, 10” spacings, w/ 3 bar cart, 10” spacings, hyd mounted harrow. 651-303markers, Model 20/2000, 8188 ready to use, good cond.

FOR SALE: JD 7000 8RN 612-741-7949 or 612-701-7901 planter, box ext., no fert., always shedded. (507) 380FOR SALE: 250 bu gravity 1262. box, plastic brush auger, used for seed tender with a FOR SALE: JD 7000 FF 12 row, new units two yrs metal flip over top. ago, $9000. 507-428-3470 763-675-3835 leave message or 612-599-0726 FOR SALE: JD 7000 planter, FOR SALE: 4 box seed vac system, 35’ SS flex hose, 10 hp Briggs, used 4 yrs, always shedded, $3000 w/Dodge $7000. 320-981-0239

6R30” w/ liq fert, in furrow, little Thumper pump, Redball, precision corn meters, JD soybean meters, Reconditioned, nice.

507-340-5822

FOR SALE: 7 JD poly insec- FOR SALE: JD 7100 planter, ticide boxes w/ front ban12R30”, herb & insect boxder to fit 7200 & newer es, 250 monitor, Yetter row planters. $100/ea. Call 507cleaners, JD bean meters, 227-3587 (2) lift assist wheels, always shedded. 507-723-6672 FOR SALE: 8 fertilizer disc openers, JD 4 row corn FOR SALE: JD 7300 12R30 planter 494A, corn & bean vac planter, 3 pt, MFWD, 2 plates included, all in good lift assist, vert fold, 1 pt 6 shape & ready to plant. bu boxes, insec, JD 250 St James, MN 507-375-4719 monitor, $10,500.

507-530-4228 or 507-537-1952 FOR SALE: 900 IHC 12R30” planter, early riser moni- FOR SALE: JD 7300 12R30”, finger pick up, JD monitor tor, trash whls. $3,000; 5400 w/ radar, starter fert sysIHC bean drill, 10” spactem, all plumbing w/ Yetings, markers, $2,000; 1,000 ter coulters & Demco gal water tank on tandem pump. 651-303-8188 ax trailer, transfer pump & inductor, $1,000. 507-375FOR SALE: Kinze 3600 3050 or 507-351-3865 16R32” interplants, KPII monitor, liq fert tanks, FOR SALE: CIH 6200 press John blue pumps, 16RN drill, 6“ spacings, 20’, Yetter trash whippers. 320$2850, sharp! 612-790-4191 325-5564 FOR SALE: CIH 900 12R30” FOR SALE: Seed tender 300 planter, trash whippers, H bu DMI graivty box, flota& I boxes, ER monitor, tion tires, J&M brush auggood openers, exc cond. er, roll tarp, always shed$4,000/OBO 507-425-3120 ded. 320-760-9693 FOR SALE: CrustBuster 2 FOR SALE: White 5100 11 box seed tender, skid modRW splitter. Hayfield, MN el, conveyor, like new, on507-477-3171 or 507-460-9372 ly 2 yrs old, $4250.

Great Plains 20’ grain & soy507-430-5144 bean drill w/transport & markers, good cond.

FOR SALE: Friesen seed 507-426-7636 evenings Titan, holds 4 boxes, skid model, brush auger, Honda JD #80 planter, 3pt, 2R w/ liq unit, $4000. 507-430-5144 fert & insect attm’t. Finger seed pickup, ideal for FOR SALE: IH 900 12 RN re-plant missed rows.

30” corn planter, dry fert, Good shape. $750, John 507herb/insec, many new 383-7470 parts, trash whip, $5500; Meyers 16’ forage box, tan- JD 7000 8RN corn planter, dem gear, $2500 OBO. exc.cond. & 300 bu. Berg320-573-2859 evenings man steer feeder. Retiring. (715)579-6444 FOR SALE: Int’l 800 8R30” JD 7000 corn planter, 38" planter, corn & bean rows, dry fert, row monidrums, dry fert, Cyclo III tor, In A-one cond. monitor, very good cond.

(507)421-2007 952-440-6713 JD 7100 18-22, new style JD bean meters, $4900 OBO; FOR SALE: J&M 250 wag(12) Kinze bean meters, on, w/new tarp & Yetter $700 OBO; JD 25’ rotary seed vac, $3850; J&M 250 hoe, $800 OBO; JD RM wagon, w/new tarp & new row crop cult, 12-30, $500 14’ auger, $2650; J&M 250 OBO. 320-579-0252 wagon, w/14’ brush auger, $2150. 507-430-5144 Kinze 2300 16/31 interplant planter, seed box extenFOR SALE: JD 7000 4RW sions, pop monitor, Sunco planter w/ DF, I-H, good row cleaners, $22,500/OBO monitor, nice unit; Clark w/out cleaners. 651-334-3891 300 gal field sprayer 44’ boom, good pump; Demco Precision planting finger 300 gal 30’ sprayer; Glenmeters, Fits Kinze planter. coe 16’ digger; Kewanee They are 6 finger, but can 12’ disc. Glencoe, MN be changed to 12 finger. 32 320-864-4583 or 320-779-4583 units $120/row. 952-237-9808

Planting Equipment JD 7000 corn planter. 4R, very good cond.

612-702-1849

720 618 On-Land plow; JD 1600A 12' new sickles & guard, broken roller (parts). 320-384-6743 ‘99 JD 980, 24 1/2’ field cult., exc. cond., low acres, always shedded $16,000.

(507)380-7863 AC #11 shank disc chisel, very high clearance w/leveler. Exc cond. $4,750. 715495-0873 Case IH 19’11” 496 rock cushion disc, new 22” blades, exc shape w/ 3 bar harrow, $12.500. Curt Bemis 320294-5215

Lease/Finance Programs Available!

Case IH 4600 24 1/2’ field cult w/3 bar harrow, very nice, $5950. 763-360-2933

800-432-3564• Res. 507-426-7648 Bus. 800-432-3564

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North Hwy. 65, Isanti (I) (763) 444-8873

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Hardi Commander 6600, 120’, duals ..................................$68,500

TRACTORS

JD 2200, 50’, floating hitch ..$37,500 JD 960, 421⁄2’ ..........................$8,500 JD 960, 30’, T/A ......................$5,000 IH 4300, 35’, 3 bar, T/A ........$12,500 CIH 4800, 261⁄2’, T/A ................$9,950 Wilrich 6600 ..........................$5,500 Wilrich 2500, 26’ ............COMING IN Wilrich 2500, 30’, Clean ........$4,500

JD 7300, 18R22, stacker ........$9,500 JD 7200, 12R30, horiz. wing fold, clean ..................................$14,750

NH TJ500 ............................$175,000 NH TG285, duals, 4055 hrs ..$97,500 ‘08 NH 3040, loader..............$25,500 NH TC34D, 4WD, SS, 30 hrs. ................................$17,250 JD B ........................................$1,500 Allis 9130, 2WD....................$12,500 Allis Chalmers 170, gas ........$5,500 Versatile 876, 5938 hrs ........$42,500 Versatile 876, 88’, gone through, 5980 hrs. ......................COMING IN Versatile 876 ..................COMING IN Ford Versatile 876, 5940 hrs ............................$42,500 Versatile 825, 4WD ..................CALL Ford TW35, MFD, 2675 hrs. ..........................................$33,000 Ford TW25, 2WD, 7267 hrs.......CALL Ford 8730, FWA, 7970 gearshift ..........................................$29,500 Ford 9600, good rubbber........$8,500 CIH 7140, 2WD ..........................CALL Case 4690 ........................COMING IN CIH MX210, 380/50 ............$105,000 IH 5288 ............................COMING IN

AUGERS

Westfield MK 13x71 GLP........$9,950 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP......$13,500 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP......$13,750 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP......$10,900 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP........$5,950 Westfield MK 10x91 GLP......$14,950 Feterl 10x60 mechanical swing ....................................$2,550 Hutchinson 10x60 swing ........$2,500 Westfield WR 6x41 ................$1,750 Hutchinson 8x60 EMD................$950 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP........$7,500

GRAIN VACS REM 2500, 440 hrs...............$15,500

NEW RITEWAY LANDROLLERS REM 2100, standard equip. ..$11,500 ON HAND — ANY SIZE! REM 2500 ..................................CALL New F-3, 42’ ..Lease Pmt. $6,645.74 Walinga 510............................$8,950 New F-3, 46’ ..Lease Pmt. $7,054.25 PLANTERS New F-5, 62’ Lease Pmt. $10,083.19 White 8524-20, trash cleaners, New F-5, 68’ Lease Pmt. $10,770.68 LF, Clean ............................$74,500 Riteway F5-68, 1-season......$47,500 White 6180, 16R30, LF....COMING IN FIELD CULTIVATORS White 6100, 24R30, Friesen bar, hyd. drive ................................CALL NEW KRAUSE White 6100, 12R30, liqid fert., FIELD CULTIVATORS Martin floating row cleaners -ON HAND..........................................$20,500 CALL FOR SIZES & PRICING White 6100, set up as twin Krause 4821, 28’ coulter chisel, row ....................................$29,500 2 seasons ..........................$39,500 White 6100, 8R36, insect. ......$7,500 Krause 4850, 15’, under 2000 CIH 900, 8R30, mounted, gone acres ..................................$38,800 through ................................$7,950 Krause 4850, 18’ Demo Kinze 8R30 dawn row machine ..................................CALL cleaners ................................$4,900

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NH LS160 ..............................$14,900 NH LX885 ..............................$17,500 JD 6675, 2600 hrs. ..............$13,000 Mustang 345 ..........................$4,850

SPREADERS

We Sell New Westfield Augers

NEW & USED LANDROLLERS

SKIDSTEERS

(2) Meyers 2400 ..................$12,500 NI 3739, hyd. upper beater ....$9,250 H&S 560, upper beater ....COMING IN NI 3726, S/A............................$3,500 IH 575, T/A, upper beater........$2,950 Gehl 1315, T/A, decent mach. $7,300 NH 185, newer apron..............$7,950 NI 3739, 1 yr. on apron ..........$8,750

SPRAYERS Hardi Navigator 1100, 80’ ....$27,500 Hardi Navigator 1100, 66’ ....$21,500 Hardi Navigator 1000, 60’ ....$13,500 Hardi Commander 1200, 120’ ....................................$35,900 Hardi 6600, 120’, steering duals ..................................$68,500 Hardi HC950, 90’ ..................$13,500 Hardi TR1000, 60’, T/A, clean $6,500 Hardi MK105, 100 gal., 20’ ....$3,250 Hardi TR1000, 60’, chemical inductor ..................................CALL Hardi TR500, 42’, S/A ............$2,750 Century 1000, 60’, chemical inductor ................................$9,950 Century 1000, 60’, X-fold hydraulic ..............................$8,950 Century 750, 60’, FM ..............$7,500 Century 750, 60’, T/A, clean hyd. fold ..................................CALL Century 500, 40’, man. fold ....$3,250 Top Air 1100, 60’, very clean $12,900 Spraymaster 1000 gal., 60’, Raven 440 ..........................$11,500 Bestway 750, 60’, Raven 440 $4,500 Demco 600, 45’, hi-lo T/A ......$3,900 Many More In 1000-1500 gal. ..CALL

60240 U.S. Hwy. 12 Litchfield, MN Ask for John, Jared, Roger or Rick

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

(R) ‘05 JD CT332 Track Loader, 3200 lb. lift, cab w/heat/AC, foot control, 2-spd., 1450 hrs. ........................................................................................................$32,900 (R) ‘08 JD 320 Skid Steer, 1950 lb. lift, cab & heat, pwr. tach, new tires, 72” bucket, 310 hrs. ........................................................................................$24,900 (I) ‘07 JD 320 Skid Steer, 1950 lb. lift, cab w/heat/AC, pwr. tach, bucket, hand control, 1350 hrs. ..................................................................................$22,500 (I) ‘98 JD 1750, 6-row planter, dry fertilizer, 30” rows ......................................$19,500 (R) JD 327 Square Baler, bale chute ......................................................................$6,450 (I) ‘01 JD 467 Round Baler, mesh & twin wrap, push bar ..................................$19,500 (I) ‘05 JD HPX diesel, hard side cab, heat, 4WD, power box lift ..........................$8,995 (I) ‘07 JD 620i XUV, 4x4, EFI, poly cab, power box lift, bed liner ........................$8,500 (R) ‘09 JD TX, 4x4 Gator, HDAP tires, bed liner, front bumper................................$6,995

NEW Apache 1010, 80’, w/90’ ..............................................CALL

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USED TRACTORS (R) ‘02 JD 5320, 2WD, 55 PTO hp., open station, canopy, 14.9x28 R1 tires, 1800 hrs. ........................................................................................................$17,900 (R) ‘67 IH 656, 2WD, 60 PTO hp., gas, Schwartz loader, WF, 3 pt., 3962 hrs. ........$6,500 (I) ‘01 JD 7610, MFWD, cab w/heat/AC, 96” axles, 19-spd. power shift, 18.4x38 tires ..................................................................................................$58,900 (I) ‘03 JD 6420, MFWD, 90 hp., cab, 24-spd., PQ, loader, 4000 hrs.........Coming March (I) ‘05 JD 7220, MFWD, 95 hp., cab, 16-spd., PQ, 900 hrs. ................................$65,900 (R) ‘95 JD 6200, 2WD, 66 hp., cab w/heat & A/C, turf tires, 3120 hrs.................$19,500 (O) ‘83 JD 2750, 2WD, 75 hp., canopy, loader ....................................................$16,500 (R) ‘98 Case CX60, 4WD, 50 hp., cab, 9.5-24R3, 18.4-26R3 tires, 8-spd., 5840 hrs., (8’ broom - add $2,500) ................................................................$22,900 (R) ‘89 JD 2355, 2WD, 56 hp., cab, loader, 6600 hrs. ..........................................$17,500 (R) ‘97 Case 4210, 4WD, 60 hp., cab, 8-spd. shuttle, D-SCV, 14-17.5R4’s, 19.5L-24R4’s, 2740 hrs...................................................................................$23,900 (R) ‘89 JD 2955, 4WD, 90 hp., cab, A/C, 16-spd. Hi-Lo, tires 80%, 7956 hrs. ....$23,900 (R) ‘09 JD 6430, MFWD, 95 hp., cab, A-Quad 24/24 LH reverser, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-34R1, 3-SCV, wiper, mirrors, 673 S/L loader, 500 hrs. ..........................$69,900 (I) ‘80 JD 4040, 91 hp., cab, Syncro, JD 148 loader ..........................................$21,900 (I) ‘03 JD 6420, 4WD, 90 hp., cab, 24-spd. PQ, loader, 3200 hrs. ......................$56,500

New Holland TG285, S.S. duals ..........................................$97,500

39 THE LAND, APRIL 22, 2011

Tillage Equipment (2) semi-mounted IH plows, #710 4/18, $650; #510 3/16, $550. Both in good shape.

John 507-383-7470

‘10 JD 9770STS, 364 hrs., CM, 20.8x42’s, hi-torque rev., chopper ..........................................$219,500 ‘08 JD 9770STS, 568 hrs., CM, 20.8x42’s, hi-torque rev., chopper ..........................................$184,500 ‘06 NH TG215, MFWD Super Steer, 1753 hrs., 18.4x46’s, 4 remotes ............................................$98,500 ‘01 Cat 55 Cat Tractor, 2992 hrs., wide stance, 120” spacing, 3 pt., PTO ....................................$79,500 ‘08 JD 608C Chopping Corn Head, Used 2 Seasons ................$54,500

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Tillage Equipment

40 THE LAND, APRIL 22, 2011

Case IH 6650 disc chisel plow, 13 shanks, Very gd cond. $8,500. (715)246-5962 Field Cult Sweeps, bolt-on, new, hardened, 7 & 9", free delivery, durable & built to last, fits most implements. $5.75/ea. 320224-7275 cell FOR SALE: ‘05 CIH Tigermate II, field cult, 19 1/2’, 2 bar harrow/rolling basket, knock on sweeps, walking tandems/gauge whls, 150lb shanks, shedded like new. $16,750. 507-380-7863 FOR SALE: 25’ Krause harrow off 4200 Krause digger, very good condition.

651-325-1867

‘08 JD 2310, 39’9” mulch finisher ............................$69,900

‘08 JD 2510, 15-row, high speed applicator ............$50,000

4WD TRACTORS (B)’10 JD 9530, Lease return ..............................$248,500 (O)’06 JD 9620, 1449 hrs....................................$201,900 (O)’98 JD 9400, 3822 hrs. ..................................$107,900 (W)’96 JD 8870, PTO, 6200 hrs. ..........................$76,900 (B)’92 JD 8760, 4884 hrs. ....................................$59,900

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TRACK TRACTORS (O)JD9630T, Lease return ..................................$299,900 (O)’10 JD 9530T, 496 hrs. ..................................$279,900 (B)’07 JD 9520T, 1415 hrs. ................................$199,900 (H)’05 JD 9620T, 2116 hrs. ................................$184,900 (B)’03 JD 9520T, 1787 hrs ..................................$179,900 (H)’00 CIH 9380, 4819 hrs. ..................................$87,900

ROW CROP TRACTORS (O)’10 CIH Magnum 305, 350 hrs.......................$178,900 (O)’10 CIH Magnum 305, 350 hrs.......................$178,900 (O)’08 CIH MX275, 1258 hrs...............................$155,000 (B)’96 JD 8200, 8163 hrs. ....................................$68,900 (W)’89 JD 4555, 7240 hrs.....................................$49,500 (B)’90 JD 4455, 2WD, 8220 hrs. ..........................$38,900 (O)’83 JD 4650, 2WD, 7600 hrs. ..........................$37,900 (B)’84 JD 4650, MFWD, 12,708 hrs. ....................$35,900 (O)’75 JD 4630, 7806 hrs. ....................................$19,500 (H)’78 JD 4440, 9228 hrs. ....................................$17,500 (W)’77 White 2-155, 20.8x38................................$11,900 (W)’78 White 2-135, 5927 hrs. ............................$11,900 (B)’67 Oliver 1650 ..................................................$5,500

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

UTILITY TRACTORS (H)’84 JD 2750, loader, 4260 hrs. ........................$16,900 (H)’83 JD 2950, 6705 hrs......................................$15,900 (B)’93 JD 5200, loader ..........................................$15,900 (B)’78 JD 2640, loader ..........................................$12,900 (B)’74 Ford 5000, gas ............................................$7,500 (W)’64 JD 3020, gas, WF ........................................$7,000 (O)’69 IH 656, gas ..................................................$6,900 (W)’65 Farmall 656..................................................$5,750

COMBINES (O)’10 JD 9870, 380 sep. hrs.

(O)’10 JD 9870, 300 sep. hrs.

(B)’09 JD 9870, 497 sep. hrs.

(O)’08 JD 9870, 635 sep. hrs.

(O)’09 JD 9770, 466 sep. hrs.

(B)’07 JD 9870, 722 sep. hrs.

(O)’10 JD 9670, 395 sep. hrs.

............................$310,000 ............................$289,000 ............................$279,900 ............................$242,000 ............................$242,900 ............................$239,900 ............................$239,900

CIH 1200 Bauer Built bar, 36R20” ............................$94,900

(O)’10 JD 9670, 328 sep. hrs. ............................$239,900 (H)’08 JD 9670, 564 sep. hrs. ............................$217,900 (B)’08 JD 9670, 532 sep. hrs. ............................$214,900 (O)’08 JD 9670, 627 sep. hrs. ............................$199,900 (H)’09 JD 9570, 447 sep. hrs. ............................$199,900 (B)’08 JD 9770, PRWD ......................................$195,900 (O)’06 JD 9760, 1175 sep. hrs. ..........................$189,000 (W)’06 JD 9660, 1361 sep hrs. ..........................$179,900 (H)’06 JD 9660, 1331 hrs. ..................................$159,900 (H)’04 JD 9760, 1237 hrs. ..................................$155,900 (B)’06 Case 2388, 1201 sep. hrs.........................$154,900 (H)’00 JD 9750, 2132 sep. hrs. ..........................$121,900 (O)’99 JD 9650, 2238 sep. hrs. ............................$95,000 (W)’98 JD 9610 ....................................................$69,500 (W)’97 JD 9600, 2682 sep. hrs. ............................$52,500

SPRAYERS

Friesen bar, 24R30”......$19,900

(B)’02 JD 2200, 64’6” ..........................................$49,900 (H)’04 JD 2210, 54’6” ..........................................$46,900 (O)’06 JD 2210, 56’ ..............................................$44,900 (O)’10 Riteway 45’ Land roller ..............................$33,000 (O)’08 Riteway 42’ Land roller ..............................$29,900 (H)’05 JD 2210, 38.5’............................................$29,500 (H)’01 JD 980, 36.5’..............................................$24,900 (B)’95 JD 980, 38.5’ ..............................................$17,900 (O)’95 DMI Tigermate, 50.5’ F.C. ..........................$14,500 (B)JD 960, 44.5’ ....................................................$13,500 (H)’98 JD 960, 34.5’................................................$4,500 (H)JD 960, 32.5’......................................................$5,450

HAY & FORAGE (B)’08 JD 458, silage special ................................$25,900 (H)’03 JD 557, surface wrap ................................$24,500 (O)’93, JD 535, Heartland chopper..........................$9,900 (W)’01 Gehl 1875 round baler ................................$6,500 (O)’89 Gehl 1865 round baler, 6’ bale ....................$6,900 (H)’85 NH 858 round baler, 7’ bale..........................$2,900 (B)’05 JD 956, 14’6” center pivot..........................$24,900 (B)’05 JD 525 MoCo..............................................$13,900

(O)’08 JD 4930, 1500 hrs. ..................................$205,000 (O)’08 JD 4930, 1485 hrs. ..................................$205,000 (O)’08 JD 4930, 1800 hrs. ..................................$189,000 (O)’07 JD 4830, 1300 hrs. ..................................$188,000 (O)’08 JD 4830, 1450 hrs. ..................................$179,000 (O)’06 JD 4920, 2335 hrs., dry applicator ..........$170,000 UTILITY VEHICLES (O)’05 JD 4920, 1923 hrs. ..................................$161,500 (B)’78 JD 2840, loader, 4000 hrs. ........................$12,500 (O)’05 Spray Coupe 7650, 1690 hrs. ....................$87,500 (H)’08 JD XUV 850, diesel, loaded ........................$10,300 (B)’03 Wilmar 8500, 2361 hrs...............................$59,900 (B)’10 JD XUV 620I, loaded ..................................$10,100 (O)’97 Ag-Chem 854, 4451 hrs. ............................$44,900 (H)’10 JD XUV 620I, loaded ....................................$9,995 PLANTERS & DRILLS (H)’07 JD XUV 850, diesel, loaded ..........................$9,795 (H)’09 JD 1790, 24R20”, liq. fert. ......................$115,500 (B)’07 JD XUV 620, 176 hrs., loaded ......................$9,500 (O)’06 JD 1790, 31R15”........................................$97,500 (H)’09 JD XUV 850, diesel ......................................$9,350 (B)CIH 1200 Bauer Built bar, 36R20” ....................$94,900 (B)’07 JD XUV 620I, loaded ....................................$8,500 (O)’05 JD 1790, 16R30” or 31R15” ......................$84,900 (B)’08 JD XUV 620, 175 hrs. ..................................$8,500 (B)’01 JD 1780, 24R20” ........................................$45,900 (H)’09 JD XUV 850D, diesel ....................................$8,500 (O)’01 Kinze 3140, 16R30” ..................................$38,500 (W)’08 Kawasaki 750, 170 hrs. ..............................$8,250 (H)’00 DJ 750, 20’ no till drill................................$26,900 (O)’04 JD HPX, 237 hrs., hyd. lift............................$7,900 (H)White 6100, 12/23 row ....................................$21,900 (B)’04 JD HPX, 314 hrs., loaded ............................$7,900 (B)Friesen bar, 24R30” ........................................$19,900 (H)’08 JD XUV 850D, diesel ....................................$7,395 (B)’00 JD 455, 30’ @ 10” spacing ........................$23,900 (H)’08 JD XUV 850D, diesel ....................................$7,295 (B)’97 JD 455, 30’ drill ..........................................$22,900 (B)’04 Yamaha Rhino, 550 mi. ................................$6,995 (B)’91 JD 450, 13’ @ 6” spacing ............................$9,900 (H)’08 Arctic Cat 650XT, 1315 mi. ..........................$6,500 (O)JD 7000, 8R30”..................................................$6,595 (H)’04 JD HPX, diesel, 4WD ....................................$5,295 (H)IH 800, 8R30” ....................................................$2,950 (W)’02 JD 6x4, loaded ............................................$4,000 (B)JD 7100, 12R30” ................................................$1,900 (B)’95 JD 6x4, loaded..............................................$3,995 (W)’98 JD 6x4 ........................................................$3,250 TILLAGE (B)JD 4x2, 2547 hrs. ..............................................$2,195 (B)’08 JD 2310, 39’9” mulch finisher....................$69,900 (B)’06 JD 2210, 55.5’ ............................................$53,900

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FOR SALE: 27’ Int’l model 4600 Vibra-shank field cultivator, w/ walking tandem wheels on wings, exc cond.

507-359-9725 FOR SALE: 31 1/2’ CIH 4800 field cult, 3 bar, adjustable harrow, 7 1/2” sweeps, exc cond, always shedded, $8500 OBO. 507-383-4992 FOR SALE: ‘96 Wil-Rich 12R cultivator, row shields, speed shields, low acres, shedded, $3,500/OBO. 507-828-3726 FOR SALE: AC 27 1/2’ field cult, always shedded, field ready. 507-276-2655 FOR SALE: CIH 181 30’ flat fold rotary hoe, stored inside, $5500. 507-430-5561 FOR SALE: JD 1010 30’ field cult, w/mulcher, $1850; CIH 9’ disc mower, 3 pt, $2900. Glencoe, MN 320-864-3837 FOR SALE: JD 1600 chisel plow, 11’ mounted, Exc. $1,000. 507-317-3396 FOR SALE: JD 610 chisel plow. 23’ w/ true depth shanks, $11,500. 320-2201138 FOR SALE: JD 637 disc, 26 1/2’, $22,000. 320-250-2528 FOR SALE: JD 960 44’ field cult, $8500; 50’ Melrose 3 bar multiweeder $1200.

St Peter, MN 507-931-5564 FOR SALE: JD C20 Field Cultivator, 24’ w/ leveler, $600. 515-827-5162 FOR SALE: JD Late Model 960 27 1/2’ field cult, knock on shovels, very clean, shedded. 320-766-9145 FOR SALE: Tebben 12 row 30” cult, flat fold, very nice w/shields, $1250.

Pennock, MN 320-212-4492 FOR SALE: Wilrich field cult, 36’, tandem wheels on wings, field ready, $6500 OBO; CIH 900 12 row planter, w/liquid fert, trash whippers, $11,900.

Sleepy Eye, MN 507-920-1632 Great Plains 29 Ft One Pass Finisher Series 7, Real Good. Mandako 30’ Land Roller (3 Sections) Like New. Brent #672 Grain Cart w/ Scale. Real Good.

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Krause 26’ rock flex disc, Wilrich 47’ tri-fold field cult, new front blades, exc cond hi clearance, exc cond, $5,450. (715)495-0873 shedded, 1 owner, $20,000.

712-870-3792 M&W 21’ rotary hoe, rock guards, $1,100; AC 1300 27’ Machinery Wanted field cult, drag & cylinders, $1,400; Dyna-Drive Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, 15’ rotary tiller, 3pt, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults ground driven, HD crumunder 30’: JD 980, small bler, $6,750. 507-246-5016 grain carts & gravity boxes 300-400 bu. finishers unSunflower 4211 disc chisel der 20’, clean 4 & 6R stalk plow, 9 shanks, very gd choppers; Nice JD 215 & cond. $5,000/OBO. (715)246216 flex heads; JD 643 5962 cornheads Must be clean;JD corn planters, 4Used parts for IH 720 6-8 row. 715-299-4338

Midwest Ag Equip Farm Equipment For Sale

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HANCOCK, MN ‘89 Hot Shot 48’x96” flatbed, Clean ....................................$4,550 ‘97 Red River, 42’ Live Bottom, New Custom Haysides for flatbed Plastic, Sandblasted & Painted ............................................$18,750 or drop-deck on any trailer ..$1,250 ‘97 Trinity Farm Belt, 42’, 41” Chain, DROP-DECKS & New Plastic, 70” New Side Walls DOUBLE DROPS Rebuilt, New Hyd. Door, All New ‘99 Transcraft 48/102 Drop Deck, AL Lights & Brakes, Tires 80%, AL Floor, New Recaps, 80% B..$14,750 Wheels, w/New Tarp ..........$24,500 ‘95 Dunnen Drop Deck, 48/102 AR, Canadian spread, 70% HOPPERS T&B ....................................$13,500 ‘92 Timpte, 42’ AL Hopper, 78” ‘86 Dorsey Drop Deck, 48/96, sides, SS Corners, New Cross Closed Tandem, SR, New Brakes, Members & New Lights, 60% T, 80% B, SR ..........................$16,500 80% T..................................$10,500 Engineered Beavertails for Drop ‘87 Cornhusker 42’ AL Hopper Deck or Double Drops, w/ramps, Bottom, 50% T, New B, Clean & Straight ..............................$12,500 Includes All Electrical & Paint ..............................Installed $5,000 TANKERS ......................Unassembled $3,000 ‘89 HARD, 45’, 7500 Gal., Straight

BELTED TRAILER

Barrel, 6” SS Gate Valve ....$12,500

VANS (10) ‘96 To ‘01 53/102 AL, AR Roadworthy Dry Vans for Freight or Seed, etc. ............$4,500-$7,500 (10) 48/53x102 trailers for storage or water....................$3,500-$6,000

FRAME TYPE END DUMPS ‘05 Spek Tek 26’ AL, SR, 80% T, New Brakes & Lights, w/Air Lift Door for Trash or Silage, New Cylinder, Plastic Liner, Like New ......$27,500 ‘75 Fruehauf 28’ Steel, Roll Tarp, 80% T&B, New Plastic Liner, Good Paint ..........................$11,750

FLATBEDS (2) ‘96 Wilsons, 48’x102”, AL Floor, AL Crossmembers, Closed Tandem Slider, 50% T, 80% B, Clean ........................................Ea. $6,750 ‘97 Transcraft, 48’x102”, AL Floor, AL Crossmembers, Closed Tandem Slider, 50% T, 80% B, Clean ..$8,000 ‘87 CITY 45’/96” AL Flatbed, SX/AR, 50% T, New B........................$6,750 ‘99 HAULIN Expandable Truss Trailer, 48’-70’, 102” wide, 22.5 Rubber, Excellent Paint ....................$16,250

CAT 980C, 5-yard loader ..........................$43,000

CAT 936, 21⁄2-yard loader ..........................$36,500

CAT 966C, 31⁄2-yard loader ................$25,000

JD 120 Excavator, w/hyd. thumb ....$34,500

CAT 922, 13⁄4-yard loader w/forks & bucket..$8,500

JD 544C, forks only, hard tires............$13,500

MACK CH613, E-7-400 hp., 13-spd. Lowboy tractor w/wet kit $13,500

‘98 MAURER, 36’ hopper w/side chutes ....$16,500

‘91 CORNHUSKER, 42’ hopper, mini air ride ..........................$16,000

DAY CAB TRUCKS

‘03 Freightliner FLD12064ST Conventional, 12.7 Liter Detroit, 400 HP, 10 Spd. Trans., 3.73 Ratio, AR, 195” WB, New 11R22.5 Recaps, AL Wheels, 620,000 Mi., Very Clean ..........................$19,750 ‘90 KW T450 Conventional, 3306 CAT, 9 Spd., AR, Wet Kit, 180” WB, 11R22.5 tires ......................$11,750 ‘93 International 8000 Series, 3406 Cat, 9-spd., AR, 270,000 Miles, Wet Kit, New 22.5 Tires ......$12,750 ‘93 White GMC Aero, N14 Cummins, 10-spd., AR, new B, 70% T, Nice Truck ..........................$10,750

MISCELLANEOUS & CARS ‘05 Red Impala LS, 99K, 3.8 ....$7,250 ‘05 Grey Impala, 77K ..............$6,750 ‘04 White Impala LS, 76K, 3.8 $6,500 ‘01 Blue Impala LS, 83K, 3.8 ..$6,250 AR/SR Suspensions For Trailers ............................$1,200 to $1,650 (5) Thermal King Refrigeration Units ............................$750-$1,250 Ingersoll-Rand dsl. 4000 Watt Light Plant ............................$3,250

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800-974-8598 320-974-8598 West Hwy. 12 • Atwater, MN

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‘08 Challenger 965B, 800 hrs ......$199,500 ‘07 JD 9230, 3 pt., PTO ..................$130,000 ‘08 Cat MT755, 1900 hrs. ..............$160,000 ‘07 CIH MX305, 4600 hrs., warranty ........................................................$115,000 ‘05 JD 9660, 700 sep. hrs. ............$145,000 ‘95 Ford 9680, 4600 hrs. ..................$64,000 ‘78 JD 2940, MFWD w/loader ..........$18,500 ‘93 JD 410D backhoes, cab 4x4, ext-hoe ..............................................$28,000 ‘08 Krause Dominator, 18’ ..............$42,000 ‘06 Lexion 590R, 950 sep. hrs ......$170,000 ‘98 JD 1770, 24-30 planter, E sets, airforce trash whippers ......................$61,000 ‘00 Hagie STS12 ..............................$85,000 ‘08 Cat 226B2 skidsteer, 400 hrs. ....$23,000

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED

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WANTED: 9 shank DMI Turbo Tiger ll disc ripper.

Tintah, MN 320-815-6419

CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

plows, toggle/auto reset.

WANTED TO BUY 1/2 price of new or less.

FARM MACHINERY We ship anywhere.

Complete lines of RetireCall Maple Valley Farms ment machinery or indiRandy Krueger vidual pieces. 507-234-5842 (715)250-1617

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Machinery Wanted

THE LAND, APRIL 22, 2011

FOR SALE: JD 1000 30’ field JD 24’ 230 disc, good blades, All kinds of New & Used WANTED: Clean cab for 190 WANTED: 5 section harrow farm equipment - disc $3,600. (715)495-0873 AC tractor; WANTED: 2cult, w/2 bar harrow & w/ hyd lift in good to excelchisels, field cults., plant135 or 2-155 White tractor walking tandem, $1850; IH lent condition. 320-290-1770 ers, soil finishers, cornor MF 2675 in good cond, 700 8 btm plow w/coulters, SAVE MONEY--USED heads, feed mills, discs, low hrs. 320-562-2424 $5950. Both very clean.

Great Plains 48’ Disc-Obalers, haybines, etc.

612-790-4191 Glyphosate - American Made Vator/Finisher, Late ModWANTED: Hay bale convey(507)438-9782 • $8.50/gal. el, (2002) Low Acres, Real or, 30’-40’ w/ transport, 5 JD 9 shank #714 disc chisel Good, (Half Price of New) Kendo (aphids) • $65/gal. bar pull type hay rake, w/buster bar, lights, walkDealer We Trade/Deliver Generic Lorsban (aphids) call 507-546-3488 after 6 ing tandem, like new.

Anywhere. 319-347-6282 • $25/gal. pm. $6950. (715)495-0873

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Machinery Wanted Machinery Wanted

‘04 Gleaner R-65, 1000 hrs. ......................$139,500 ‘02 Gleaner R-72, duals, 1100 hrs. ............$129,500 ‘05 Challenger 670, 800 hrs. ......................$127,500 ‘95 Gleaner R-62, 2000 hrs. ........................$59,500 ‘01 Gleaner 8R30 hugger..............................$21,900 ‘91 Gleaner R60, 4600 eng. hrs. ..................$19,900 ‘98 Gleaner R-72, duals, 2500 hrs. ..............$79,500 ‘00 Gleaner R-62, 2300 hrs. ........................$79,500 ‘98 Gleaner R62 duals, 1400 hrs. ................$84,500 ‘80 Gleaner N5 w/20’, 2500 hrs. ....................$4,950 ‘79 Gleaner N6 ................................................$4,950 ‘04 NH CR970, 1000 hrs.............................$149,500 ‘99 MF 8780, Smart track, 1800 hrs. ............$79,500 ‘03 MF 8000, 25’ w/Crary air reel ................$24,900

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Spraying Equip.

Spraying Equip.

‘02 Gleaner 830 flex w/air reel ......................$24,900 ‘99 Gleaner 820C flex....................................$14,900 ‘98 Gleaner 825 flex......................................$14,950 ‘96 Gleaner 525 flex, SCH ..............................$7,950 ‘95 Gleaner 525 flex, nice ..............................$5,950 ‘94 Gleaner 525 flex........................................$9,950 ‘99 Gleaner 830C, SCH ................................$15,900 ‘79 Gleaner LMA430 ..........................................$995 ‘81 Gleaner LM, 20’ ........................................$1,995 ‘75 Gleaner L, recent eng. ..............................$2,975 Gleaner LM436A ............................................$1,295 Gleaner N630A, ‘82 & up ................................$1,500 Gleaner N636A................................................$1,975 Fieldstar II yield monitor for GL, MF, CH ........$3,950

Spraying Equip.

Spraying Equip.

FOR SALE: 440 gal inboard Snyder 200 gal saddle tanks, poly tanks for JD 8000T, JD 800T mounting brack$2200. 507-427-3520 ets, $650. 515-570-1125 FOR SALE: Best Way 500 gal tandem ax sprayer, 11L15 tires, 45’ boom, Trac II spray monitor, $3,400/OBO. 507-380-8597 or 507-642-3479

Top Air 1000 gal sprayer, 60’ hyd fold booms, foamer, hyd pump. $5,350. 715-5770082

Wanted

TRACTOR-IMPLEMENT DRIVE BELTS-ANY FOR SALE: Raven Envizio width, ANY length, ANY Pro field computer. 507condition.

Damamged, 276-0845 split, broken.

OKAY. Needed for erosion control FOR SALE: Sprayer to fit project. cheap 507-202-8621 JD 960 or 980, 500 gal tank, nozzles for 32’, 8100 Hiniker monitor, $1,500. 507-317- Wanted to buy: JD 48'' 3-pto driven roto tiller for 300 3396 series tractor. (608)6955745 6am-6pm only L&D Land Manager sprayer, 1000 gal, Raven 440 monitor, 60’ boom, PTO or WANTED: Hog fence line feeders, w/covers 6-8 holes hyd pump. Pics on tractorper side. No Mankato, MN house.com. $8,500. Hall 507-625-5311 Farms; Jason 507-525-2328

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT ‘06 White 8524, 24R22, 3 bu. ......................$79,500 ‘02 White 8524 20”, 3 bu., LF ......................$54,500 White 5100, 12R30, SM3000 ........................$3,950 White 5100, 8R30 ..........................................$2,495 JD 1770, 16R30, CF, LF ................................$84,500 JD 7200, 16R30 vac, 250, LF ......................$26,900 ‘08 Wilrich V957, 7x30 ................................$39,900 ‘06 Wilrich V957, 5x30, low acres ................$23,900 ‘04 Wilrich Quad X, 50’ ................................$34,500 ‘00 Wilrich 6600, 7x30 disc ripper................$12,950 ‘09 Wishek 862NT, 14’, 400 acres ................$26,900 ‘07 Wishek 862NT, 16’ ..................................$25,900 Bush Hog 12’ mtd. chisel plow ..........................$995 ‘06 New Idea 5512 disc mower cond. ..........$18,900 M&W GM72, 3 pt, 6’ mower..............................$795 Wilrich V957, 7x30 ......................................$34,900

‘03 CIH LBX331, 3x3, big square..................$39,500 ‘02 NI 6364, 4x6, ‘02, (Hesston 846) ..........$12,500 ‘07 Hesston 856, 5x6 baler ..........................$14,900 AC 3500 engine, rebuilt, fits AC D-21, 210, 220 ..............................................................$4,500 ‘06 Balzer 2000 shredder..............................$16,900 Sunmaster 15’ shredder ....................................$995 Feterl 10x66 CSW ..........................................$4,950 Parker 500 grain cart ......................................$7,950 Peck 10x71, mech. hopper ............................$3,950 Feterl 10x60 HF w/hopper ..............................$2,950 Westgo 10x71 w/hopper ................................$1,950 Brent 570 grain cart........................................$8,950 Balzer V6 pump, little use ..............................$6,950 Westendorf WL-42 loader, JD mtg. ................$1,995 (3) Kilbros 375 wagons ......................Choice $3,250

NEW RENTAL RETURNS Wilrich 614 disc, 30’ ....................................$55,900 Wishek 862NT, 16’, w/harrow ......................$31,900 Sunflower 4511, 11-shanks ..........................$36,900 MF 6475 w/14.9x46 duals ............................$99,900

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Spraying Equip.

WANTED: Farmer wanted WANTED: 16 22 row crop ‘06 Hardi 550 Nav sprayer, 28’ van trailer, water tender, Demco saddle tanks. Set of 200 gal tanks for MFD cultivator. 320-346-2487 (2) 2500 gal. tanks, pump to buy Case IH 5240 for a 60’ Eagle boom, foam tractors. Exc shape, off inductor, ready to go to the 5250 w/ cab & MFWD in markers, flush & rinse NH Genesis. $900. 320-894field, $7,000. (320)808-9039 good condition. 715-673- WANTED: NH3 tanks, 1000, tanks, triple nozzle, extra 1863 4970 tips & parts, like new, al1450, 1850, 2000 gal, w/withways shedded. out running gear; 30,000 500 gln.

Top Air crop sprayWANTED: Looking for $16,500/OBO (507) 420-3806 gal NH3 tank; JD 653A er w/45' boom, PTO. $3,000 FOR SALE: ‘05 Nitro 2275 older 24 row 22” cult, or head; 380/105-50 tires.

OBO. 608-792-8051 sprayer, 90’, 1400 gal S/S. cult of similar length. Just Jerry - 701-897-0099 1650 hrs, $120,000. Also, ‘99 need the bar. 763-631-1998 Nitro 200, 1200 gal S/S, 2900 FOR SALE: ‘01 JD 4700 hrs, new frt tires, call for sprayer 80’ OR 90’ boom, USED TRACTORS price. 507-427-3520 3100 hrs, $58,000. 507-475‘08 MF 1540 w/loader, 40 hp., 380 hrs.........$17,900 Challenger MT535B, ‘04, 2200 hrs. ..............$49,500 7021 ‘05 MF 481, 2WD, ROPS, 1900 hrs., 70 hp. $12,900 Challenger MT465B, ‘07, 1100 hrs. ..............$46,900 FOR SALE: 4-320x90x50 Titan tires & 8 bolt rims off a ‘05 MF 1533 w/loader, 400 hrs. ....................$14,900 Agco 9455, 2WD, duals ................................$26,500 FOR SALE: ‘01 RoGater Miller Nitro sprayer.

‘05 Agco DT220A..........................................$99,500 Agco Allis 8745, 2WD, WL27 loader ............$19,900 1254, 275hp, Cummins QFB $5,000. Call Mike @ 507-383Agco RT150, 1400 hrs., all options ..............$89,500 ‘07 Agco ST28A w/loader, 8 hrs. ..................$14,900 eng, 2452 hrs, 90’ boom, 9631 1500 gal tank, tires are Agco Star 8360, 4000 hrs., new tires & clutch JD 2030 w/JD 48 ldr. ......................................$8,950 75%, Poly Chem inductor, ..................................................................$69,500 White 2-70 w/loader ......................................$7,950 Falcon II controller, GPS FOR SALE: 400 gal 3 pt Challenger MT525B, ‘04, 800 hrs. ................$54,500 sprayer, w/60’ Top Air X in the dash. $82,000 OBO. USED COMBINES & HEADS fold boom, w/hyd pump, Call 507-628-4662 Leave ‘10 Gleaner R66, 169 hrs., all options ........$229,500 ‘07 Gleaner 8200, 30’ flex, “A” mtg. ............$26,500 air induction nozzles & 3 message.

‘07 Gleaner A65, 300 hrs. ..........................$189,500 ‘98 Gleaner 8R22 hugger..............................$18,900 section newer ball valves, ‘07 Gleaner A-65, duals, 500 hrs. ..............$179,500 (5) Gleaner 8R30 huggers ..............$11,900-$24,900 shut off w/Raven 440 con‘05 Gleaner R-65, 543 hrs., all options ......$159,500 (5) Gleaner 6R30 huggers ................$9,950-$18,900 troller. Currie, MN (2) ‘03 Gleaner R-75’s, 1100 hrs.....Choice $139,500 ‘00 Gleaner 830 flex w/new Crary air reel ....$24,900 507-227-5505 or 507-763-3626

‘05 Challenger MT655B, 1000 hrs. ............$109,500 ‘01 JD 930 flex................................................$9,950 ‘79, AC 7045, PS ............................................$8,950 JD 960, 33’ F.C. ..............................................$4,950 (31) JD no-til coulters..................................Ea. $100 Ford 5-18 plow (same as White) ....................$1,795 ‘01 Gleaner 830 flex......................................$14,900 Westfield 10x36 w/71⁄2 hp EM..........................$3,250 ‘78 JD 850 w/Koyker loader, 1400 hrs. ..........$6,450 Erskine 60” snowblower ....................................$595 ‘99 White 6524, 24R30, 2 bu. ......................$34,500 ‘02 White 8523, 12R30/23R15, 3 bu. ..........$49,500 JD 510 disc ripper ..........................................$9,950 ‘02 Mtd. Pro 25 hp. 60” Z-Turn, 300 hrs. ......$2,995 White 426, 26’ chisel plow..............................$5,950 ‘08 Westfield 10x71 swing hopper..................$7,250

JD 7000 12R30, wing fold ..............................$4,950 (3) Whit 8000 row units ..............................Ea. $895 ‘05 Gleaner 3000, 8R30 cornhead ................$32,500 ‘02 Challenger MT565, 2000 hrs. ................$69,500 ‘03 JD 2400, 28’ chisel plow ........................$26,900 ‘78 Gleaner L2 hydro, 20’, A436 ............Pkg. $6,950 NH 890 forage harvestor, cornhead, hay head ....................................................................$2,950 Deutz Allis 385, 8R30, 300 monitor................$2,495 Loftness 8’ single auger..................................$2,995 ‘05 White 8186, 16R30, 3 bu. ......................$54,900 ‘03 White 8186, 16R30, 3 bu. ......................$49,500 ‘02 White 8523, 12R30/23R15, 3 bu. ..........$49,500 ‘08 J&M 1050 cart, tarp, scale......................$34,900 Schweiss 6’ snowblower, 2 auger ..................$1,995 Loftness 8’ snowblower, single auger ............$2,995

We Rent Brandt Grain Vacs We Rent and Sell Wishek Discs Midway Farm Equipment

507-427-3414 or 800-657-3249 www.midwayfarmequip.com

‘03 Gleaner R65................................................................COMING Gleaner R60........................................................................$29,500 ‘08 Fantini 12-30 chopping cornhead ..............................$68,000 NEW Massey 5480 FWA, w/loader ................................ON HAND NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..........................................CALL ‘01 CIH STX440 ................................................................COMING Buhler 2210, SS, 1475 hrs ................................................$98,500 New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand ‘79 Versatile 875, 4WD, w/3 pt ........................................COMING ‘90 Ford Versatile 876 ........................................................$41,500 JD 1209, 9’............................................................................$2,000 Versatle 256 Bidi ................................................................$26,500 Hesston 1150, 12’ ................................................................$1,800 ‘97 NH 8970, FWA, SS ......................................................$67,500 ‘98 NH 8970, FWA, SS ......................................................$67,500 JD 2020, 2WD ......................................................................$6,950 NEW Salford RT units ............................................................CALL Allis 7030 ..............................................................................$9,500 NEW Westfield augers ................................................AVAILABLE ‘03 NH TG285 w/duals ......................................................$89,500 NEW Rem 2700 vac ..............................................................CALL Massey Ferguson 220..........................................................$7,000 NEW Century HD1000, 60’ sprayers ....................................CALL White 6195, FWA................................................................$54,500 NEW Riteway rollers ..............................................................CALL NEW Lorenz snowblowers ....................................................CALL NEW Batco conveyors ..........................................................CALL NEW White planters ..............................................................CALL NEW Brent wagons & grain carts ........................................CALL Hiniker 30’ seeder ..............................................................$21,500 NEW E-Z Trail seed wagons..................................................CALL White 6122, 12-30 w/insect. ............................................COMING NEW rock buckets & pallet forks ........................................ CALL (2) JD 520, JD drills, 10” spacing ..........................................CALL NEW Hardi sprayers ..............................................................CALL REM 2700, Rental ..................................................................CALL Unverferth 8000 grain cart ................................................$19,000 ‘03 NH ST740, 7-shank ......................................................$18,500 Kinze 1050 w/duals ............................................................$48,500 JD 2700, 7-shank ..............................................................$27,500 (DMI Parts Available) DMI 530 w/leveler ..............................................................$10,500 JD 960, 36’ FC......................................................................$8,000 ‘98 CIH 4300, 471/2’, AC....................................................$15,500 NEW NH skidsteers on hand ................................................CALL Case 1835 ............................................................................$7,500 ‘02 NH LS170 w/bucket & fork ..........................................$14,500 ‘06 Gleaner R75 w/CDF ..................................................COMING ‘05 Gleaner R65................................................................$150,000

USED TRACTORS NEW Massey 1635, FWA, w/loader ..............................ON HAND

HAY TOOLS

MISCELLANEOUS

PLANTERS TILLAGE

SKIDSTEERS

COMBINES

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

AGCO WHITE GLEANER Hesston

Phone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649 Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noon

Feed, Seed, Hay

Feed, Seed, Hay

Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653

Fertilizer & Chemicals

Dairy

Beef Cattle

Two springing Holstein hei- Reg Yearling Polled Hereford bulls, thick muscled & fers, due in June. (715) well framed, very gentle 962-3752 w/ great disposition. DanWANTED TO BUY! USED ielson Polled Herefords BULK MILK COOLER 507-365-8949 ALL SIZES 920-867-3048 Reg. Polled Hereford yearling bulls & heifers. Top genetics. Christ the Rock 18 Holstein & crossbred Herefords. St. Croix Falls, steers $.90/lb. Send inquiWI ries to: W585 Granton Rd. 715-483-1184, Chili, WI. 54420 www.CTRherefords.com FOR SALE OR LEASE

Beef Cattle

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS

Registered Texas Longhorn Bulls, 2 year old & yearbreeding stock, cows or lings; bred heifers, calving heifers or roping stock, top ease, club calves & balblood lines. ance performance, AI (507)235-3467 sired. In herd improvement program.

J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Scottish Highlander Bull for sale. 20 mos. old, tan in Glencoe, MN 55336 color, very docile. $600.

Conklin Dealer (715)896-1269 Black River (320)864-4625 Falls FOR SALE OR LEASE: WANT TO BUY: Butcher Purebred Registerd Charocows, bulls, fats & walkalais bulls, Heifers & Cows. ble cripples; also horses, Great bloodlines, excellent sheep & goats. performance, balanced 320-235-2664 EPD’s, low birth weights.

Delivery available.

WANTED TO BUY: Dairy Laumann Charolais heifers and cows.

Mayer, MN 612-490-2254 (320)235-2664 Yearling Angus bulls, calving ease, good growth, AI sired, fertility tested. Marengo Valley Angus, (715)278-3343 Yearling Polled Charolais bulls for sale, Performance, scan & fertility info, easy calving &out standing dispositions. Your Performance Charolais Leader since 1962. Wakefield Charolais 507-402-4640

Horses For Sale Reg. 2 year old Paint gelding.

Would make great 4-H project or open show prospect. Call (715) 268-6469 Registered Norwegian Fjords out of blue ribbon evaluated stock. Champion Bloodlines. Geldings & fillies, several trained for riding & driving, sgl or dbl. 608-525-5282 Or visit our website at: www.idunaacresfjords.com

Sheep Lincoln Longwool Mature Ewes & Ewe Lambs. Exc Fleece. (715)483-3727

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4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘08 C-IH 435 Steiger, 470 hrs., powershift, luxury cab, 620x42 tires & duals ..$176,000 ‘08 C-IH 435 Steiger, 404 hrs, 24 spd. trans., 710x42” duals, big pump, diff. lock ................................................$168,000 ‘91 C-IH 9270, 5995 hrs., 12 spd. manual trans., 4 hyd., 23.1x30 tires & duals, Outback auto guidance system ........$49,000 JD 8770, 12 spd. syncro, 5211 hrs., 20.8x38, radial tires & duals 85%, 4 hyd.......$65,000 JD 8870, 24 spd., 6330 hrs., eng. OH ‘09, 20.8x38 tires & duals 75%, 4 hyd., diff. lock ..........................................$69,000 ‘97 JD 9300, 24 spd., 5568 hrs., 20.8x42 duals ................................................$80,000 ‘87 JD 8760, 12 spd., 6600 hrs., 20.8x38 duals ................................................$49,000 ‘89 Ford 946, 4WD, 9100 hrs., 325 hp., 20.8x42 duals, 4 hyd.......................$32,500

C-IH MX240, MFWD, 3428 hrs, 3 pt, 1000 PTO, 18.4x46 rear, tires & duals, tractor has 4 new tires ................................$72,000 ‘06 C-IH 120MXM, MFWD, Pro cab, 1699 hrs., 3 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x42 tires....................................$52,000 Case 2096, cab/air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x38 singles, 6300 hrs. ..............$17,500 ‘07 NH TG275, MFWD, 1050 hrs., 18.4x50 duals, front duals, front wgts., 540/1000 PTO ..............................................$115,000 ‘05 NH TG230, MFWD Super Steer,, 1350 hrs., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 18.4x46 duals, front duals, front wgts. ........$95,000 ‘06 NH TM120, 2WD, cab, air, 1300 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd., 14.9x46 rear tires ................................................$39,000 ‘98 NH TS110, MFWD, cab, air, 2 hyd., 18.4x38, rear tires, 3691 hrs...........$29,500 Allis 7080, cab/air, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 1000 PTO ....................................................$7,500

ROW CROP TRACTORS

COMBINES

‘97 JD 8300, MFWD, 8350 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 14.9x46 duals ....$60,000 ‘06 JD 8230, 2427 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO capable, 4 hyd., 320x54” tires & duals, front wgts. ..............$127,000 ‘03 JD 8420, 4486 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, P.S. trans., 380x50 tires & duals, front wgts. ..............................................$108,000 ‘03 JD 8220, MFWD, 4470 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 380x50 tires & duals ....................................$93,500 ‘02 JD 8120, MFWD, 4921 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 540 capable, big pump, 380x50 tires & duals........................$89,000 ‘89 JD 4555, MFWD, 8716 hrs., 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 14.9x46 tires & duals ........................................................$39,000 ‘90 JD 4455, 2WD, 8801 hrs., 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46 tires & duals ........................................................$37,500 ‘78 JD 4440, cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x38 tires ..........................$20,000 ‘09 C-IH 275 Magnum, 795 hrs., 3pt., 540/1000 PTO, 420x46 tires & duals ......................................................$137,500 ‘07 C-IH 305 Magnum, 2100 hrs., 380/54” tires & duals, 380x38 front tires & duals, 3 pt., 1000 PTO ......$125,000 ‘06 C-IH MX215, MFWD, 1850 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 20.8x42 duals $92,000

‘06 C-IH 8010, 1350 eng./1050 sep. hrs., chopper, rock trap, tracker, 20.8x42 duals ................................$159,000 ‘10 JD 9770, 271 sep. hrs., well equipped, warranty to Sept. 4, 2011 ..............$230,000 ‘06 JD 9660STS, 1815 eng./1315 sep. hrs., Contour Master, bullet rotor, hi-capacity unload, chopper, 20.8x38 duals ....$135,000 ‘05 JD 9760STS, 1462 eng./1086 sep. hrs., Contour Master, 20.8x38 duals, chopper, header controls ..............$135,000 ‘04 JD 9760STS, 2358 eng./1612 sep. hrs., hi-capacity unload, Contour Master, chopper, Greenstar yield & moisture monitor, 800x32 tires ....................$129,000 ‘04 JD 9660STS, 1761 eng./1289 sep. hrs., 18.4x42 duals, Green Star, yield & moisture monitor, touch set..........................$124,000 ‘01 JD 9550, 2348 eng./1729 sep. hrs., hi/lo Contour Master, chopper, yield & moisture monitor, 18.4x38 duals ....$85,000

LOADER TRACTORS ‘91 CIH MX200, MFWD, 3200 hrs., 14.9x46 duals, leather seat, w/Bulhler Allied 2895 loader ............................$75,000 ‘02 CIH MXM120, MFWD, 4265 hrs., w/LX162 loader................................$44,000 Check Out Our Website For Pictures & More Listings @ www.larsonimplements.com

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FOR SALE: 1000# bales grass/alfalfa mix. $30/bale. FOR SALE: Good used Slimline saddle tanks, (2) 218-473-2556 250 gal, w/plumbing mounts for 8000 & newer FOR SALE: 2nd crop alfalfa JD tractors, exc cond, grass hay, shedded, no $1500 OBO. 507-276-2984 rain, net wrapped rounds $80/Ton, small sq $3.50/bale. Del & volume NH3 Applicator, hydraulic FOR SALE: 25 semen tested Limousin bulls, 2 yrs olds discounts avail. Albert shut-off, 11 knives, 3pt, & yrlings, low birth wgt, Lea, Andy, 507-383-9319 $2,000/OBO. 515-368-3732 super growth, John Goelz 507-557-8394 or Larry 507Livestock FOR SALE: 4’x5’ round 825-5509 bales mixed grass or CRP Black Angus Yearling bulls; hay baled w/no rain, plasHamp, Chester & York- FOR SALE: Hereford bulls, tic twine. Glenville, MN shire boars & gilts. great disposition, semen 507-852-2502 Alfred Kemen(320)598-3790 tested, exc EPDs, get them baldy calves and top FOR SALE: Alfalfa 3x3 Dairy the sale. 507-215-1037 or squares, first cutting, 160 507-825-2383 RFV, using super condi- 12 Holstein springing heifers tioning rows, $135 a ton. out of AI breeding. 320-760FOR SALE: Polled purebred Delivery available.

5622 black or red Salers bulls, 507-427-2050 Mountain Lake low birth weights, top 20 Reg Jersey Cows, all 1st blood lines, ETD available, FOR SALE: MOSA certified & 2nd calf heifers. more easy calfing, good selecorganic hay & straw. 18 rd than half of them are ET. tion. Oak Hill Farms bales alfalfa, about 1,500 Out of 92 & 93 pt dams, Madelia, MN 507-642-8028 lbs. ea,. $30/bale. 200+ some have show potential. small sq bales alfalfa, Will sell as a group or indi$3.50/ea. 50+ bales barley vidually.

Jim Tiffany FOR SALE: Pure bred Black Angus bulls, Long straw, $2.50/ea. Call 715(715)772-4433 Yearlings & 2 yr olds, 594-3975 after 4 pm or cell, great EPD’s. John 507-327715-307-3235, days 25 Springing Heifers FOR 0932 or Brian 507-340-9255 SALE! All shots & Fed JRC Angus - LeCenter, MN FREE GLYPHOSATE/ TMR.608-343-4025 Generic Roundup with your 400 FANCY Jersey Heifers. FOR SALE: Reg Polled G.T. seed corn order.

Hereford bulls. 320-796-0000 200 short bred AI. 200 open SAVE on seed costs & get Spicer MN 500-600 lbs. 319-448-4667 free glyphosate. Visit www.KLEENACRES.com FOR SALE: 2 LOADS of FOR SALE: Reg Shorthorn or call 320-237-7667. bulls, 1- 5 yr old, 2- 2 yr fancy Holstein springers.

“It’s the place to be!” olds. Gene Robben 5-8 mos. bred. All shots.

Verndale, MN 218-924-2337 Refs avail. 712-269-0874 Hay For Sale: LeRoy Ose, FOR SALE: Registered AnThief River Falls, MN 218- For Sale: Great Cows, great gus Bull. 13 mos. Calving pedigrees, lots of milk, 681-7796 or cell 218-689-6675 ease. Elite Genetics, Danjust too many. Call ny BoyX1407. 715-308-9954 (715)537-5413.

SEED CORN ONLY $69.90! www.jerland.com FOR SALE: Registered 82 TO 93 Day Maine-Anjou bulls, 2 yr old FOR SALE: Small herd of Conventional Hybrids. & yearling bulls available, mostly reg. Holsteins. 16 Also save big on industries industry leading genetics. milk cows & various ages top insect and herbicide Stevens Maine Anjou Catof heifers. Sell as unit ontechnology hybrids. Visit tle. Bob 507-327-0414 or Anly. 715-683-2768 WWW.KLEENACRES.COM dy 507-317-1670 320-237-7667 “IT‘S THE PLACE TO BE” Red carrier bulls from very good red cow family. LONGHORNS-Cows, calves, (715)265-7105 or (715)977heifers, bulls, many colors 0633 (some 5 colors-even brown & white). Hard horns.

South Dakota Western Alfal- Selling Holstein Herd 20 Some very tame, like pets. fa 3x3x8. Various RFB's Springing Cows due shortVery reasonable pricesLow Potassium Grass KNS ly & 11 Springing Heifers Farmer retiring. (414)659Hay & Transport. (605)999due in 2-3 weeks. Call 6089038 1118 323-7415

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130 Baleage Wrapped round FOR SALE: Alfalfa certified RFV 154, moisture 55, $50; organic, large sqares & Also RFV 154 dairy, 1st large rounds. 507-317-0211 crop haylage, moisture Straw, Grass, Alfalfa & Corn 55% $50/ton. (651) 463-3012 Stalks In Large Rounds & Large Squares, Certified & Quality Assured in net & plastic twine.

Seed: Oats-Badger, Colt, Delivered in semi loads.

Excel, Souris, & Royal Call Tim at 320-221-2085 Barley. We have grass & alfalfa seed; Stine corn & soybeans, conventional or WANTED & FOR SALE RoundUp-Ready.

Visit ALL TYPES of hay & www.zabelseeds.com or straw. Also buying corn, call 507-534-2498 wheat & oats. Western Hay available.

Dairy Quality Alfalfa Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill.

Tested big squares & round 920-853-3554 bales, delivered from South Dakota WANTED TO BUY: DAMJohn Haensel AGED CORN. Wet or dry(605)334-0643 almost any condition.

Schwieger Grain Dairy quality western alfalFairmont, MN fa, big squares or small 800-658-2314 squares, delivered in semi or 507-236-5181 cell loads.

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Pets & Supplies

Livestock Equipment

Trucks & Trailers

BOARS-BRED GILTS-York Landrace-Duroc, Hamp-Dur- FOR SALE: Purebred Collie FOR SALE: CIH 1350 grind- 18’ Big Tex equipment trailDuroc-YxD Cross, Outer. Bought in AZ. Approx. oc & York-Landrace puppies, ready to go now. er/mixer, 3’ auger extendoor cond. 712-297-7644 7500# carrying capacity, Boars & Gilts. Excellent Sable & White, $135 each. sion, hyd lift & swing, hyd Marvin Wuebker Ideal for seed totes, wood quality & health.

Comfrey, MN (507)822-2111 intake auger, brand new plank floor, electric Charles DeGrote tires & scale. $4,000. 507FOR SALE: DDL Swine (320)894-7356 or (320)847-2175 brakes, 15" tires, 6 bolt Livestock Equipment 530-1042 Nurseries, 1-200 hd / 1-300 wheels. $3,500. Marlyn hd.

Clean, excellent Tim Orr feeders, your place (20) solid rod farrowing Buss 507-381-3161 Industrial & shape. Ready To Go crates; (20) 5x8.5 coated to buy or sell feeder pigs & Priced Reasonable.

Construction risers and (10) 5x7 coated early weans. (563)920-2680 ‘85 GMC Floater Truck. CAT Matthew Voxland risers for crates; (4) SmidTurbo charged dsl. Allison FOR SALE: ‘90 D6H CaterKenyon, MN 507-789-5963 ley 8 & 10 hole dbl sided Pets & Supplies auto. 10T fert. spreader pillar dozer, cab, air, heat, or 507-259-9385 feeders w/covers; (3) box. $5,500. Complete. 715LGP, $48,000; (2) Camper Blue & Red Heeler puppies stainless steel sgl sided 962-3497. Anytime trailers, $6750 ea. for sale, $50/best offer. Call hog slat finishing feeders; Dawson, MN 320-226-2963 715-288-6434 16’ steel livestock trlr; (2) ‘95 Freightliner FLB120, feed carts; nursery pens.

Cummins M11, 22.5 tires, Everything in very nice FOR SALE: Case 1150 10spd, day cab. $7,000. 515Crawler w/ bucket. In good condition. (507) 217-7695 838-2244 condition. 715-229-4490

NEW KUBOTA 0% Financing on New Kubota’s - On Hand!

BX2360 Compact, 23 hp. dsl., hydro, 4WD, 60” mower deck B3200, 32 hp., hydro., 4WD, QA loader, heavy duty tires L3700 SU, 37 hp., hydro., 4WD, QA loader, heavy duty tires L3800, 38 hp., dsl., hydro, 4WD, QA loader, heavy duty tires L5740, 57 hp., dsl., hydro, 4WD, Ag tires MX4700, 47 hp., hydro., FWA, Ag tires, QA loader, QA bkt.

M8540, 85 hp., cab, 12x12 trans., FWA, Ag tires, QA loader & bkt.

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NEW EQUIPMENT SPECIALS Vicon HC1240, 12-wheel hay rake w/hyd. cart ..................$6,460 Meyers 125 bu. manure spreader, poly floor & sides NOW $5,000 Land Pride BH2584, 8’, 3 pt., backhoe, 18” bucket............$9,000 Land Pride SH30 hydraulic post hole digger, 15” bit, universal mount ..............................................................................$2,700 Artsway 10x34’ white truck auger, w/540 PTO ..................$4,733 Horst 8-ton running gear, 11Lx15 8-ply tires......................$1,852 Horst 12-ton twin reach running gear, 12.5x15 8-ply tires $2,743

New Ulm Tractor & Equipment Inc. 13144 Co. Rd. #25 New Ulm, MN

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HAY TOOLS JD 800 swather, 15’ head, conditioner ..............................$1,975

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United Farmers Cooperative United Farmers Cooperative

Main Office: Ag Service Center 840 Pioneer Avenue P.O. Box 4 Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS

507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104 www.ufcmn.com LeSueur • 800-252-5993

Brillion 40’, 4 bar..........................$12,900 DMI 7-24 w/leveler ......................$13,900 Feterl 8”x66’ electric ....................$1,200 Wishek 16’ disc ..........................$28,600 Feterl 12”x60’ PTO ........................$4,600 Yetter 3541, 41’ rotary hoe..........$14,900 Sudenga 10”x71’ elec dr auger ....$6,100 SPRAYERS Batco 1535 ....................................$5,550 Century 750 gal, 60’ boom............$6,650 Hutchinson 10”x62’, swing drive ..$4,495 Demco 500 gal., 40’ boom ............$1,050 Mayrath 8”x47’ w/motor................$1,695 Top Air 500 gal., 45’ boom ............$3,450 Feterl 8” transfer auger w/motor ..$1,695 MISCELLANEOUS SKIDLOADERS Gehl 8285 TMR ..............................$5,975 Bobcat S300, heat, 2 spd. ..........$27,900 Balzer chopper, 20’........................$4,350 Bobcat 753 w/bucket ..................$10,900 Loftness chopper, 20’..................$13,650 Bobcat 743 w/bucket ....................$8,950 JD 2700, 7-shank ........................$27,900 Gehl 4840E, heat, bucket ............$19,900 CIH 730B, 7-shank ......................$22,600 Gehl 4835, open cab, clean ........$15,750 JD 510, 7-shank ..........................$10,700 Gehl 4240E, heat, 2007 ..............$17,400 DMI 730, 7-shank ........................$13,750 Gehl 6625, fork, bucket ..............$10,950 JD Gator, 6 wheel ..........................$5,950 Case 1825B w/bucket ................$10,650 Woods stalk chopper, 3 pt, 20’ ....$8,750 NH L425, gas ................................$3,350 Woods 20’ stalk chopper ..............$9,300 Kilbros 690 grain cart ..................$12,950 TILLAGE Wilrich 957, 7-shank ....................$22,600 J&M 250 box..................................$2,550 Wilrich 957, 7 shank ....................$22,600 Used grain legs ..................................Call CIH MRX690, 5 shank ................$18,900 Gehl 1315 ......................................$7,950 JD 3 pt. plow, 5 btm ......................$2,850 NI 3739 spreader ..........................$7,950 IH 720 plow, 5-18” ........................$1,650 Gehl 1287 spreader ......................$5,650 JD 960, 29.5’, 3 bar ......................$5,950 Loftness rock picker, 48” ..............$2,850 JD 960, 38.5’, 3 bar ......................$7,250 Used Snowblowers ............................Call Good Selection of Used Dryers - Call!

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RTV/ATV ‘08 Kubota RTV1000, cab w/air, dsl., 4WD, ATV tires, 400 hrs. ......................................................................................$14,000 ‘06 Honda 350 Rancher, 4WD ............................................$3,600

top, $5375. 320-226-2963 FOR SALE: Newer built flat bed trailer, 8 1/2’ x 20’, 3 FOR SALEL: ‘03 Polaris axles, plank floor, lights, Ranger 4x4, w/450 hrs, elec brakes, bumper hitch, $4500. 320-979-0530 will haul 20,000 lbs, $2,900.

507-354-6946 or 507-766-0609 GENERATORS:15kW-500kW PTO & automatic gen sets, FOR SALE: Pick-up truck new & used. Low time hosbox 2 wheel trailer w/ pital take-outs. stock rack & top. $250; alStandby Power - Windom so stock rack w/ top fits Serving farmers since 1975 between fenders on truck (800) 419-9806, 9-5 Mon-Sat bed. $250; Sheep fitting equipment, clippers, shears, trimming stands Get ready for spring flooding - New 25,000 G.P.H. etc. 320-579-0003 Water/Trash pump, 9 hp, Honda motor, no hoses.

Recreational Vehicles 507-945-8367 or 507-370-2149 FOR SALE: ‘04 KZ 3103 Sportmen 5th wheel/travel IH TD-9 crawler & L-170 truck for sale as parts. trailer, fiberglass, air, 12’ Will load. Callaway, MN slide out, like new, $12,500.

218-850-6537 or 218-325-2283 612-390-2643

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USED TRACTORS Case 1030 Comfort King, 100 hp. dsl., cab, duals, 5000 hrs., (‘68) ................................................................................$6,250 IH Farmall 656, 70 hp. gas, recent valve job, dual 300 loader, (‘70) ................................................................................$6,500 ‘08 Kubota MX5100, 50 hp. dsl., 2WD all purpose, 140 hrs. ......................................................................................$17,000 Ford 8N, w/step up trans., - Restored Parade Ready ..........$3,450 Allis WC, gas, NF, good sheet metal & tires ..........................$895

Miscellaneous

FOR SALE: Case backhoe, FOR SALE: ‘09 Tarmell 32’ Model 580K, cab, heat, exgooseneck flat bed trailer, tenahoe, 2960 hrs, good tri-axle, w/dove tail & pull tires, nice, clean, tight madown ramps, $6000. chine, farmer owned, serv- Raymond, MN 320-979-0530 FOR SALE: 14 farrowing iced & ready to go. $18,500. crates, S/S, $250 per crate, Winnebago, MN 507-525-0891 FOR SALE: ‘75 F750 Ford grain truck, tandem axle, firm. 815-409-6393 tag lift, 5+2 390 engine, Trucks & Trailers FOR SALE: Meyers tandem 90% rubber, 51,000 miles, axle manure spreader, top ‘03 Ford 250, V10 Tritan Su20’ steel box, hoist & tarp, beater exc shape, 3 yrs very nice, $7900. per Duty XLT, 4x4, 44,000 old, $16,000. 507-766-0928 Pennock, MN 320-212-4492 mi. ext. cab, 8’ box, towing pkg, new rollup tonneau Gst crates; Roose hyd trl; cover, bed liner, tires less FOR SALE: 95 Mack RD 125 barron gst crates, 688, day cab, wet kit 350, 9 than 4000 mi, 5th whl w/Chore-Time feed drops; spd, alum wheels, good ONAN ENGINES ready w/ tailgate, AM/FM 16’x6’ hyd livestock trl; 4Miscellaneous tires & brakes, sharp, 25 hp rebuilt engine for skid w/CD, dealer serviced.

Osborne feeders; 2-Hen$14,000; ‘87 Cobra tandem loader; rebuilt Onan enExc. cond. $20,000. Call way-Aqua finishing feed350’ of fix bar sucker rod w/ end dump, 33x32 single pt gines 16 to 20 hp for JD (715) 937-3072 ers; 3-feed carts; Dead brackets & railroad ties, suspension, liner, good garden tractors and othsow cart. Wally Runck $2,000. 507-697-6133 or 507shape, $17,000. 952-240-2193 ers. Prices start at $1095.00 Fairfax, MN 507-426-7645 430-4866 exchange. BCM, Inc. (763)755-0034 Badger PTO 11' w/ 6" tube manure pump & hyd. up & down. (715)273-5692

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Trucks & Trailers

FOR SALE: ‘89 Volvo semi FOR SALE: ‘00 Bombardier high miles, mechanically trackster ATV, frt & rear sound, 430hp Detroit, racks, 4,550 mi, $1,650; In$4,900. 507-964-5548 or 507sulated overhead door, 327-1903 13’5”tallx21’2” wide w/ opener, gd cond, $1,100.

FOR SALE: ‘96 Freightliner 507-380-1947 120 flat top, N-14 Cummins, 9 spd Eaton, 358 rear FOR SALE: New - Leer ends, good rubber & alum Freezer, 4’x6’x8’, (1) walk rims, $10,000. 507-381-1871 in door, cooling unit on

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! With one phone call, you can place your classified ad in The Land, Farm News, AND The Country Today. Call The Land for more info @ 507-345-4523 • 800-657-4665 or place your ad online @ www.thelandonline.com

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New pumps & parts on hand.

Call Minnesota’s largest distributor HJ Olson & Company 320-974-3202 Cell - 320-894-6276

RANGER PUMP CO. Manufacturer of Water Lift Pumps for Field Drainage. Built to fit your needs since 1984.

Sales & Service.

507-984-2025 or 406-314-0334 www.rangerpumpco.com SILO DOORS-Wood or steel doors w/ stainless steel fastners shipped promptly to your farm. Hardware available.

1-800-222-5726 LandWood Sales LLP Winpower Sales & Service Reliable Power Solutions Since 1925 PTO & automatic Emergency Electric Generators.

New & Used Rich Opsata - Distributor (800) 343-9376

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USED COMBINES

‘10 CIH Steiger 535Q, 1250 hrs. ............................................$265,000

‘09 CIH Steiger 535Q, 1479 hrs. ............................................$229,000

‘10 CIH Steiger 435, PTO, 620R42 tires, 347 hrs. ......................$208,500

‘10 CIH Steiger 435, PTO, 710R42 tires, 619 hrs ......................$212,900

‘09 CIH Steiger 435, 710R42 tires, 810 hrs. ..............................$189,900

‘11 CIH Farmall 75A, 66 PTO hp. ................................................JUST IN

‘03 Bobcat S185, cab, 2300 hrs. ..............................................$16,500

‘09 Bobcat 68” Angle Broom ..$2,950

‘08 CIH 7010, 632 sep. hrs. ............................................$194,500

‘’07 CIH 8010, 700 sep. hrs. ............................................$199,500

‘10 CIH 9120, Track Drive, RWA, 257 sep. hrs.........................$339,500

LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE thru Call For Details

‘95 DMI Tigermate, 48’, 3 bar harrow ..................................$10,950

USED 4WD TRACTORS Up To Two Years Interest Free ••• Call For Details ••• ‘10 CIH Steiger 535 Quad, Scraper, Lux. cab, HID lgts., big hyd. pump, Auto Guide Ready, 1250 hrs. ......................................................................$265,000 ‘09 CIH Steiger 535 Quad, Scraper Quad Track, Lux. cab, 1476 hrs., Good Condition............................................................................................$229,900 ‘10 CIH Steiger 435, Lux. leather cab, Auto Guide ready, 71070R428 duals, w/PTO, 590 hrs. ..........................................................................................$212,900 ‘10 CIH Steiger 435, Lux. leather cab, Auto Guide ready, 620/42 duals, w/PTO ..........................................................................................................$208,500 ‘09 CIH Steiger 485 Quad, Ag only use, Lux. leather cab, HD hyd., HID lgts., E-Z steer, 785 hrs. ..........................................................................COMING IN ‘09 CIH Steiger 435HD, Scraper ready, Lux. cab, 710/70R42, HD axle, diff. locks, 810 hrs. ......................................................................................$189,900 ‘09 CIH Steiger 435HD, Scraper ready, Lux. cab, 710/70R42, HD axle, diff. locks, 810 hrs. ......................................................................................$179,900 ‘02 CIH STX450Q, 85% tracks, good outback steering, 5400 hrs. ..........$117,000 ‘07 CIH STX480, Quad, 2300 hrs.............................................................COMING IN STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

USED 2WD TRACTORS Up To One Year Interest Free ••• Call For Details ••• ‘06 Volvo EX160BLC Excavator, 900 hrs., Excellent Unit............................$94,500 ‘06 Volvo EX140BLC, Excavator, includes full hyd. thumb, 1700 hrs. ......$74,500 ‘79 IH 886, cab, 18.4x38 tires, 3790 hrs. ........................................................$9,500

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CIH 7010, 782 eng./632 sep. hrs., duals, Excellent ............................$194,500 CIH 3408, 8R30” ......................................................................................$44,500 CIH 2208, 8R30” ......................................................................................$32,500 CIH 2608, 8R30 chopping corn head ....................................................$64,500 CIH 3408, 8R30 corn head ......................................................................$48,500 CIH 3208, 8R30 corn head ......................................................................$38,500 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, 11⁄2”, rock guard ..........................................COMING IN CIH 2020, 35’ platform, air reel, 11⁄2”..................................................COMING IN CIH 2020, 35’ platform, Crary air reel ....................................................$39,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, Crary air reel, 3” knife ......................................$39,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, 3” knife, rock guard..........................................$32,900 CIH 1020, 30’ platform, 11⁄2” knife, tracker..............................................$14,900 CIH 1020, 25’ platform, 3” knife ..............................................................$12,800 CIH 1020, 25’ platform, 11⁄2” knife ......................................................COMING IN CIH 1020, 25’ platform, 3” knife ........................................................COMING IN CIH 1020, 20’ platform, 3” knife ................................................................$6,900 CIH 2020, 30’ platform, 3” knife, Crary air reel ......................................$24,900 CIH 1020, 25’ platform, 3” knife..............................................................$12,800 CIH 1020, 20’ platform, 3” knife ................................................................$6,900

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‘79 IH 886, 3792 hrs...............$9,500

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Interest Waiver or Low Rate Financing Available ••• Call For Details ‘10 CIH 9120, track drive, RWA, 313 hrs., leather, loaded, On Hand........$339,500 ‘10 CIH 9120, track drive, RWA, 275 hrs., leather, loaded, Coming In ....$345,500 ‘07 CIH 8010, corn & bean use, 935 eng. hrs., 620/42 duals....................$199,900

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‘97 JD 455 Drill, 30’, pull type, 10” spacing ..................$18,500

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‘09 JD 332 Skid, cab, 2-spd., 84” bucket ....................$39,000

‘06 JD CT322 Skid, 69 hp., 12.6” tracks, cab, 1984 hrs. ......................................$29,500

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Yanmar Mini Excavator, ROPS, push blade, 390 hrs. ....$31,500

‘07 White 8524, 24R30, 3 bu., monitor..........................$64,900

‘93 JD 7300, 18R22, vacuum, monitor..........................$20,000

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‘05 JD 325 Skid, 76 hp., cab, 78” bucket, 459 hrs.......$28,500

‘02 JD 9520T, Track, 450 hp., 36”, radar, wide drawbar, 4151 hrs. ..............................$140,000

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‘05 Ashland Scraper, 18 yd., ejector, 10’ cut ..............$39,900

‘00 JD 8410T, Track, 235 hp., 24” tracks, 4 hyds., 7500 hrs. ......................................$69,900

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JD 7100, 12R30, MOUNTED, MONITOR ..................$5,500 JD 7100, 12R30, V FOLD, MONITOR........................$6,500 JD 7100, 12R22, 3PT MOUNT, MONITOR ................$7,500 JD 7300, 12R22, 1.6 BU, MONITOR ......................$14,500 WHITE 8524, 2006, 24R22, PULL TYPE ................$79,500 JD DB44, 2009, 24R22, PULL TYPE, VACUUM ....$132,500 FRIEZEN SEED TENDER, TRAILER, 240BU ............$13,800 SPRING TILLAGE JD 2210, 2005, FIELD CULT, 55', 111 SHANKS......$52,000 JD 980, 2004, FIELD CULT, 32'6", 65 SHANKS ......$22,900 JD 240, 2010, HARROW................................................Call JD 240, HARROW, 27'6", 3 BAR, COIL TINE ............$2,800 JD 200, SEEDBED FINISHER, 35', DBL FOLD ..........$9,900 SALFORD RTS41, 2009, RESIDUE TILLAGE TOOL $74,500 FALL TILLAGE FLEXI 340 CHISEL PLOW, 35', HARROW ..............$18,500 JD 510, 1996, MULCH RIPPER, 5 SHANK, 12'6"....$10,900 JD 512, 2001, 3500 HRS, DISK RIPPER ................$16,900 JD 650, 1997, 800 HRS, DISK, 74 DISKS ..............$24,500 JD 714, 2007, CHISEL PLOW, 21'3", 4" SHOVELS..$27,500 JD 714, 2007, CHISEL PLOW, 21'3", 17 SHANK ....$27,500 JD 2410, 2006, CHISEL PLOW, 41', PULL TYPE ....$37,500 JD 2410, 2010, CHISEL PLOW, 17', 17 SHANKS ..$18,900 JD 2700s MULCH RIPPERS, GREAT SELECTION ..........Call JD 2800 MOLDBOARD PLOW, 7 BTM ......................$6,950 JD 3710, 2010, PLOW ..................................................Call DMI 530B DISK RIPPER, 5 SHANK, 12'6" ..............$22,900 DMI 730B, 1997, RIPPER, 7 SHANK, 10"POINTS ..$18,900 DMI 730B DISK RIPPER, 7 SHANK, 17', RIGID ......$18,950 AMCO DISK, 39', 9"SPACING, HARROW ................$19,900 OTHER AG ITEMS WESTFIELD 10X71 AUGER, 10X71 ..........................$3,850 WESTFIELD 80X51 AUGER, 80X51, 540PTO............$2,750 WESTFIELD WK130X71, 2006, AUGER, HYD LIFT $12,500 KILLBROS 110, 2008, GRAIN CART, 1100BU ........$38,000 NH 1475, 1995, MOCO, 16', 1000 PTO, HYDRA ......$8,950 LOFTNESS 264SH, 2005, SHREDDER, 12R22 ......$14,500 BALZER SHREDDER, 14', 6R30, PULL TYPE ..........$3,900 ALWST 22 SHREDDER, 22', 1000 PTO, 3PT ............$4,995 LOFTNESS 264SH, 2001, SHREDDER, 22' ..............$9,500 LOFTNESS 360SH, 2005, SHREDDER, 30' ............$22,500 FAST SPRAY BOOM, 88', Z FOLD, 3PT MOUNT ......$3,000 BLUMHARD, 1997, SPRAYER, 60'BOOM, 500 GAL $4,995 JD 220, 1997, STALK CHOPPER, 20', 1000 PTO......$7,500 ALLOWAY 8R30 STALK SHREDDER, 8R30, MTD ....$5,950

‘01 JD 9400, 4WD, 425 hp., 710-70R42, duals, 5 hyds., 5435 hrs. ..............................$108,000

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‘97 JD Gator, 18 hp., 6x4, bedliner, 2005 hrs. ..........$2,950

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‘08 JD 9630, 4WD, 530 hp., 850-55R42, 4 hyds., 922 hrs. ....................................$255,000

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‘04 JD 9520, 4WD, 450 hp., 710-42, duals, 4 hyds., 8447 hrs. ..............................$122,000

TRACTORS CS/IH 5488, 1982, 9720 HRS, 2WD, 187HP ..........$18,500 CS/IH 9170, 1987, 6419 HRS, 4WD, 335HP ..........$42,900 JD 4010, 1962, 5525 HRS, 2WD, 15.5X38 ..............$7,900 JD 4020, 1966, 10,090 HRS, 2WD, 95HP, 18.4X34$10,000 JD 4250, 1984, 9450 HRS, MFWD, 120HP ............$31,900 JD 4555, 1990, 7760 HRS, MFWD, 157HP ............$42,500 JD 4630, 1975, 7830 HRS, 2WD, 150HP, 18.4X38 $16,900 JD 4640, 1980, 7503 HRS, 2WD, 156HP, 14.9X46 $21,500 JD 6603, 2008, 359 HRS, MFWD, 109HP, 18.4X38$35,000 JD 7430, 2007, MFWD, 140HP, 480-80-42 ............$95,000 JD 7810, 2001, 1590 HRS, 2WD, 150HP, 14.9X46 $69,500 JD 8100, 1995, 6930 HRS, 2WD, 160HP, 320-50 ..$57,000 JD 8220, 2005, 3100 HRS, MFWD, 190HP ..........$112,000 JD 8430, 2007, 585 HRS, MFWD, 250HP, 480-46$189,500 JD 9400, 2001, 4055 HRS, 4WD, 425HP ............$110,000 JD 9630, 2009, 2243 HRS, 4WD, 530HP ............$217,500 JD 9630, 2009, 506 HRS, 4WD, 530HP ..............$262,000 JD 9520T, 2003, 3495 HRS, TRACK, 450HP, 36"..$154,900 CONSTRUCTION MACHINES JD 315, 2010, SKID, 49HP, POWER QUICK TACH ........Call JD 325, 2008, 270 HRS, SKID, 76HP, CAB, 2SPD..$31,900 JD 318D, 2010, 9 HRS, SKID ........................................Call JD 326D, 2010, 135 HRS, SKID, 2 SPD, CAB ........$35,950 JD CT322, 2006, 1410 HRS, SKID, 69HP ..............$35,900 JD CT332, 2007, 275 HRS, SKID, 82 HP................$49,995 JD CT332, 2006, SKID, 82HP, 18"TRACKS, CAB ....$32,750 GEHL SL3825, SKID, 33.5HP, 27X8.5-15..................$8,900 COMBINES JD 9500, 1991, 4880 HRS, 3261 SEP HRS, 235HP$39,000 JD 9610, 1999, 3297 HRS, 2312 SEP HRS, AWD ..$86,000 JD 9610, 1998, 3115 HRS, 2170 SEP HRS ............$79,000 JD 9650STS, 2001, 2675 HRS, 2003 SEP HRS....$113,900 JD 9650STS, 2003, 2895 HRS, 1954 SEP HRS......$99,000 JD 9660STS, 2004, 2285 HRS, 1511 SEP HRS....$146,000 JD 9660STS, 2005, 1376 HRS, 956 SEP HRS......$159,000 JD 9750STS, 2001, 2597 HRS, 1778 SEP HRS....$126,500 JD 9860STS, 2007, 1588 HRS, 1105 SEP HRS....$215,000 Cornheads & Platforms 40+ New & Used Heads….Call Us! PLANTING EQUIPMENT JD 520 DRILL, 20', 3PT, MARKERS..........................$4,750 JD 520 GRAIN DRILL, 20', 3PT, 10" SPACING..........$3,600 JD 1770, 1997, 16R30, FRONT FOLD, VACUUM ....$44,900 JD 7000, 1983, 8R30, DRY FERT, MONITOR............$7,250

‘96 JD 8870, 4WD, 350 hp., 710-38, duals, 3 hyds., 4668 hrs. ................................$74,000

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‘95 JD 7700, 2WD, 125 hp., 18.4x42, duals, 3 hyds., 4833 hrs. ................................$48,000

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‘08 JD 6603, 2WD, 95 hp., 18.4x38, 2 hyds., 118 hrs. ......................................$31,000

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‘93 JD 4760, MFWD, 175 hp., 14.9x46 duals, 3 hyds., 9903 hrs. ................................$44,950

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‘08 Salford RTS24 Residue Tillage Tool, 24’, harrow ......................................$38,000

‘09 Salford RTS30 Residue Tillage Tool, 30’, harrow ......................................$49,900

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Richard Siemers

Auto eatery f you like cars, you will feel IGarage right at home eating at The in Springfield. Housed in a 1911 building that is on the National Register of Historic Places and originally a garage for Ford Model A and Model T automobiles, The Garage is a unique eating place in this prairie town.

Cory Brand owned Springfield Lanes in the adjacent building, and wanted to add food service. The former garage had served as a parts store in the 1980s and then was used for storage. The company that purchased the building continues to use the rear portion for storage, but leases the front to Brand for his café.

It was a challenge remodeling a building on the National Register, Brand said, since the exterior could not be changed.

The glass block windows had to be replaced with original looking windows. After using the garage door to clean out the premises, he replaced it with a wall that from the outside looks like the old door.

Inside, he could do as he pleased. The original tin ceiling remains, but he covered the cement block walls. His own woodworking skills installed oak wainscoting and a border. He gathered gasoline and auto signs to go in the border, surrounding them with chrome emblems from old cars, many contributed by customers. A large mural by local painter Gordy Paninsky fills one wall.

Customers are also contributing to a

The Garage, Springfield, Minn. license plate collection attached to the two pillars. About half of the states are currently represented.

Brand included a game room. A high ledge is filled with his collection of model cars, and Paninsky murals of racing cars cover the walls.

Brand’s love for cars was a natural choice for the décor.

Brand’s two businesses complement each other. His remodeled eight-lane bowling alley is equipped for what he

calls “Ballistic Bowling.” Black lights, glow-in-the-dark lanes and balls, strobe lights, and a sound system has the place rocking on weekends with youth groups, birthday parties and other celebrations. Pizza and refreshments come from The Garage.

He has owned the bowling alley for 19 years, and The Garage celebrated its ninth anniversary in April. He said it is hard work to succeed at business in a small town, but word of his upgraded

bowling alley and The Garage are getting around, and he’s had some nonstop weekends. The Garage is a distinctive place to satisfy the appetite for both food and cars.

The Garage is open 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. It is four blocks south of Highway 14 on Cass Street. For more information, call (507) 723-6000.

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