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children. (Question No. 10) Twelve thousand, five hundred and forty-nine people stopped by the Min• and it should be illegal to use a cellunesota House of Representatives booth at lar phone while driving, except for an the Minnesota State Fair this year and emergency. (Question No. 11) filled out a 13-question survey.

On the remaining four survey questions, Twelve thousand, four hundred and the brick-head to non-brick-head ratio ninety-six of them made it all the way to was basically 50-50: the final question: “Do you know who your • Half don’t want warm-weather anglers state representative is?” to be able to use two lines; Half are in Eleven thousand and twenty-six politifavor or don’t care. (Question No. 4) LAND MINDS cally aware people — the vast majority — • Half want to require voters to show a answered in the affirmative.

By Tom Royer current, government-issued picture ID One thousand, three hundred and before casting a ballot; Half do not. fifty-four less knowledgeable, yet hon(Question No. 8) est, folks admitted they did not.

• Half want an expansion of gambling One hundred and sixteen were undecided. to provide additional state revenue; Half do not or Think about that last number for a second. It was- don’t care. (Question No. 9) n’t that those 116 people didn’t know their state rep; • Half would support a law that says workers are they didn’t know if they didn’t know their state rep. not required to join a union as a condition of employSome might describe those people as having a condi- ment; Half would not or don’t care. (Question No. 12) tion known as “rocks for brains.”

I’ll let you decide for yourself what any of that If my snide negativity depresses you, and you’d means. I’d try to be fair and balanced about it, but prefer a more upbeat spin on things, I can cheerfully I’m a bit of a rock-for-brains myself. report that statistics indicate less than 1 percent of ■ all participants in the Minnesota House of Representatives’ State Fair poll have rocks for brains.

Speaking of politics, I recently read that U.S. Rep. That is, unless you are in favor of the state consti- Tim Walz, D-Minn., is among a small number of House lawmakers who have been giving portions of tution being amended to define marriage as only a their Congressional paychecks back to the governunion of one man and one woman (Question No. 2), in which case you most likely think that 66.5 percent ment as a token of their desire to reduce the national debt. Walz, for instance, has been returning about of those surveyed have craniums full of pebbles. $2,200 each quarter, equal to the salary increases According to survey results, a similar two-out-ofhe’s received since joining Congress in 2007. (My three majority of numbskulls also believe that: apologies if this is old news to you; I never got the • If the governor and legislators cannot agree on a memo.) state budget for an upcoming biennium, the current Freshman U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-N.Y., a retired level of funding should remain in effect to prevent a Army colonel, upped the ante considerably recently government shutdown. (Question No. 1) by tapping his military pension. In the second quarter of 2011 Gibson returned nearly $20,000, to begin • The state constitution should not be changed to making good on a campaign pledge that he would allow the Legislature to call itself into special sespay back his $68,000 annual pension while serving sion. (Question No. 7) his country in his new political role.

• The state’s sales tax should not be expanded to In 2010, members of Congress were paid $174,000, including clothing purchases. (Question No. 3) so Walz’ move is effectively a self-imposed 5 percent • Local governments should not be permitted to impose a sales tax without legislative authorization. pay cut, while Gibson’s equates to a 28 percent cut.

Both men’s efforts are largely symbolic — their (Question No. 6) $76,000 total payback, which would be a far-above • Students should be required to stay in school average salary for most Americans, is not even a through age 18 or graduation, whichever comes first. scratch in the national debt. But it is important that (Question No. 5) • There should be publicly funded preschool for all See MINDS, pg. 3A

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 10A — Ron Eustice sees big changes in Uruguay since his 1967 visit 12A — What started as “they’re cute” turns into successful goat venture 13A — Pipestone County 4-H’er takes

record hog premium at Minnesota State Fair 14A — Good Thunder, Minn., 4-H’er named poultry prince to “talk turkey” 18A — ‘Mob grazing’ newest wrinkle in grassland conservation 21A — Minnesota dairy royalty crowned at state fair

Commentary: There are jobs to be had — in agriculture OPINION

Katy Olson remembered

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Women in Politics” by Billie Young and Nancy Ankeny, regarding Katy’s initial confrontation with the Good Ol’ Boys Club upon entering the Statehouse: “Her interest, based on her 10 years as a school board member, was in education, and she soon found herself on the education committee. As she had done on the school board, she made sure she knew the issues. She was also placed on the agriculture committee, a rather ‘low-priority assignment.’

“It was immediately apparent to Katy that she was the ‘token woman’ on the committee. The other members talked around her and generally ignored her presence. Only when she began speaking of ridge-tilling farm practices, the horsepower of tractors and fertilizer applications, did the men tumble to the fact they had a lifetime farmer in their midst.

“As she said, ‘They had a hard time stumping me.’”

My own connection to Katy Olson was through marriage; she had just retired from politics when I first met her. She was easily the most colorful, strong-willed and wonderfully memorable character in a sprawling extended family full of such characters.

While there is loss in Katy’s passing, even more so there is joy in knowing she continues to inspire so many — to serve with passion, work with integrity, and delight in fellowship.

••• Tom Royer is assistant editor of The Land. He may be reached at troyer@thelandonline.com.

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LAND MINDS, from pg. 2A “regular” folk who are struggling with their own pay cuts, salary freezes, furloughs and layoffs see that their Representatives acknowledge those struggles.

Every U.S. Representative and Senator should join Walz and Gibson.

■ Finally, I note the passing of Katy Olson of rural Sherburn, Minn., on Aug. 14 at the age of 82. Many longtime readers of The Land will remember Katy’s service to farmers and rural Minnesota as a state representative.

From her obituary: “Katy spent her life being a champion for rural education and the agriculture industry, an advocate for all children, a supporter of women and a strong Democrat. ...

“In 1986 Katy ran for and was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 28B, the first woman to have been elected from her district.

Katy was one of only six women in the House that year, but she was proud to have 27 other women serving in the House with her in her last term, the largest class of women in the legislative history of Minnesota. ...

“Katy was a strong advocate for farmers and rural education and authored and helped pass many bills to that end.

Katy was held in high esteem by her colleagues, regardless of their political party, and was greatly missed by all when she retired in 1994.”

And from the book “Minnesota

2011, the number of job vacancies in Minnesota jobs created and sustained greater Minnesota expanded almost twice by agriculture and food. as fast as the number of job vacancies in As summer turns to fall, we’ll be hearing the Twin Cities.The survey also found that a lot more about how we can kick-start job greater Minnesota had a job vacancy rate creation and economic growth. Gov. Dayof 2.6 percent compared to a Twin Cities ton, for example, is leading rate of 2.0 percent. a trade delegation to South Another number that Korea at the end of Sepjumps out in the survey tember in an attempt to There are many is the percentage raise Minnesota’s ecogood ideas out change in number of job nomic reach in that importhere, and the vacancies by industry. tant export market. governor and I Whereas all of MinHe is also traveling nesota saw a 32-percent recognize that around the state this increase in job vacanone of the best fall talking about the cies from second quarter jobs issue, and what the ideas is to build 2010 to second quarter state needs to do to on the positive 2011, one category — make sure we get more momentum in the one labeled “Agriculof our fellow Minture” — increased by our cornerstone nesotans back to work.

590.5 percent. agriculture and There are many good Economists will caufood industry. ideas out there, and the tion us not to place too governor and I recogmuch weight on a sinnize that one of the best gle quarterly report, but I think this is ideas is to build on the positive an interesting development — espe- momentum in our cornerstone agricially given long-standing expectations culture and food industry. many people have had about future ••• employment opportunities clustering in our major cities. Those of us who are This commentary was submitted by involved in our farm and food economy Minnesota Department of Agriculture should be proud of the nearly 350,000 Commissioner Dave Frederickson.

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A few weeks back, I was talking with an old friend from a town in western Minnesota. He was telling long population drain me about an odd problem facing from the Great Plains, one of the companies in his county. and helped fuel the It seems the company was having growth of urban areas like difficulty finding enough qualified Minneapolis-St. Paul. candidates for the multiple open positions they had at their manu- Dave Frederickson However, as the economy has continued to evolve, the facturing facility. jobs landscape seems to have evolved The conversation came just a few along with it. One of the developments days after the latest round of negative we are now seeing is that, thanks to the news stories about the nation’s stub- sustained strong demand for American bornly high unemployment rate, and it food and other farm products, we are got me thinking. In the past, the now finding more employment opportuassumption across much of the rural nities outside our cities, in areas domiMidwest was that if you lost your job, nated by agriculture. your best strategy for finding a new job A recent survey of 13,000 Minnesota involved pulling up stakes and relocatfirms by the Minnesota Department of ing to a larger metropolitan area.

Employment and Economic Development This mindset helped drive a decades- found that during the second quarter of

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Consider benefits of tourism ‘on the farm’ This fall, farmers will be diligently harvesting their crops: corn, soybeans, sugar beets and ... tourists.

Tourists? Yes. Families, motor coach tour groups, couples out for a weekend drive and grandparents with grandchildren will be discovering a variety of new experiences on the farm.

According to the 2009 Census of Agriculture, 367

Minnesota farms were involved in “agritourism and recreational services.”

Those farms generated approximately $8 million in income from their tourism efforts.

A 2009 survey of farmers conducted by the University of Minnesota Tourism Center found that 30 percent already have some type of agritourism business.

Funded by the Carlson Travel, Tourism and Hospi-

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tality Chair, the survey also found that another 30 percent of farmers are planning for an agritourism operation as part of their farm business by 2014.

While producers view their agritourism operations as a way to supplement their farm incomes, they also see it as a means of educating the public about the importance of agriculture and as a way to build relationships between rural and urban communities.

Agritourism encompasses a variety of activities such as farm stays, bird watching, farm festivals, pumpkin patches, school tours, corn mazes and wine trails. While many A 2009 survey of agritourism enterfarmers conprises are associated ducted by the with smaller operaUniversity of tions, learning tours of larger farm operaMinnesota tions and agricultural Tourism Center processing plants can found that 30 also be included. percent already One area of agrihave some type tourism that has gained of agritourism recognition in Minnesota business. ... the during the last few years survey also is wine-related tourism.

The development of four found that different cold hardy another 30 pergrape varieties by the cent of farmers University of Minnesota are planning for has led to increasing an agritourism numbers of vineyards and wineries in the state, operation as part with 35 licensed wineries of their farm at last count. business by Concentrated in the 2014. central and southern areas of the state, Minnesota wineries are becoming known for their quality. In 2008, grape production, wine production and wine tourism accounted for a total economic impact of $36 million. Besides tastings and product sales, wineries offer a variety of music, art, vineyard tours and special events which provide opportunities for other sectors of the local tourism industry to build upon, such as lodging, restaurants and attractions.

Minnesota agritourism operators provide a variety of experiences that will inform and entertain visitors while providing income for their farms.

The University of Minnesota Tourism Center is a collaboration of University of Minnesota Extension and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.

For more research and educational resources on strengthening local tourism opportunities, log on to www.tourism.umn.edu. Learn about other Extension programs in community economics at www.extension.umn.edu/community.

••• This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension, and was written by Kent Gustafson, an Extension tourism educator.

What am I missing in this widely genetically modified world?

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numerous reports to aid in making good financial decisions.

I hope that readers are not misled to think most townships operate that way because that is not true.

Moreover, the Minnesota Association of Townships provides regular training workshops to keep clerks, treasurers and board members up-to-date on CTAS financial reporting.

Leslie Township obviously has not taken advantage of that. I would hope they would consider using it soon.

Colleen Jackson Chairman Rapidan Township Blue Earth County

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Editor’s note: This letter was received after the Back Roads feature that appears on Page 32A in this issue was published in The Land’s Southern Edition on Sept. 16.

To the Editor: So much of what you write in this recent article is so true.

Township government is “American government at its best.”

I am appalled, however, when I read that the treasurer keeps financial records in long hand. There is a highly efficient statewide computer program called CTAS that provides monthly financial reporting, can print checks including payroll, set up a budget and provide

Big Government foresaw the problem and devised a potential solution before taking the technology global: One in five corn acres was required to be planted in “conventional,” or nonGMO, corn so rootworms would munch on it and not develop a taste for Bt corn.

Well, at least it sounded like a good idea.

Given signs of failure, however, is it Given signs of failure, howa good idea for the Environmental ever, is it a good idea for the Protection Agency to approve a new Environmental Protection GMO corn variety that pre-blends a Agency to approve a new smaller, 10 percent conventionalGMO corn variety that preblends a smaller, 10 percent seed refuge — and one with but a 5 conventional-seed refuge — percent, pre-blended conventional and one with but a 5 percent, refuge — in each bag of corn seed? pre-blended conventional refuge — in each bag of corn modified to thwart a voracious bug are seed? falling prey to that very pest in a few Maybe not, but the EPA recently Iowa fields, the first time a major Mid- approved both new seed varieties in west scourge has developed resistance defiance of what a wise scientist to a genetically modified crop.” friend likes to say is one of the world’s The second time, however, wasn’t far most inviolate rules: “Nature works 24/7/365 to overcome anything behind. mankind can contrive in a 40-hour “Severe root damage observed in Bt corn in northwestern Illinois ... should week.” alert growers to carefully consider 2012 Still, I confess, as this so-far lovely seed selection,” Farm World, an IndiSeptember ripens into fall, I could be ana-based regional ag newspaper, missing something. noted in its Sept. 7 edition.

••• “This discovery,” breathlessly Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” explained the Journal, “raises concerns is published weekly in more than 70 that ... using biotech crops could spawn newspapers in North America. Contact superbugs.” him at agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com.

That’s not exactly news. Big Seed and

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thing here.

I know I must be missing something when reading the latest GMO news.

On Aug. 29, the Wall Street Journal reported that “Widely grown corn plants that Monsanto Co. genetically

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On a near-perfect harvest Mondavi Institute for Wine day in yellowing central Illiand Food Science at the Uninois a gentle breeze rattles versity of California-Davis. the drying maple leaves Huh? near my back door. The Are farmers and ranchers whine of a distant combine really going to “interact” in adds a background vocal, an almost all-day, and white clouds in a crayon closed-to-the-public, blue sky hang over all. webcast town hall Thirty feet from my bare meeting to talk about feet Maggie the Dog dozes FARM & FOOD FILE food, farming and in the shade of a linden tree ranching from a

By Alan Guebert for what’s sure to be Pennsylvania Avenue another all-afternoon nap. museum, a New Despite this picture of York TV studio and peaceful contentment, I a West Coast wine instican’t shake the feeling that tute just as the fall harvest season I’m missing something. reaches full throttle?

For example, U.S. Farmers & RanchA better idea would be to convene ers Alliance, the $30-million-plus effort dozens of open-to-all town hall meetby Big Ag to rebrand itself Small ings in farm and ranch country where Foodie, kicks off that campaign Sept. local consumers can meet local farmers 22 with what its image makers are and ranchers instead of staring at scurcalling The Food Dialogues, a five-and- rying electrons of paid TV talkers a-half-hour long “interactive event tak- whose only connections to food are ing place ... across the U.S. and online.” forks, spoons and an occasional spatThis “town hall-style discussion to ula. address Americans’ questions about After all, actual farmers and ranchhow their food is grown and raised and ers actually know how they actually the long-term impact of the food they farm and ranch and actually are more are eating” will be uplinked from The believable food sources than Ms. Talk Newseum in Washington, D.C., a televi- For Money and Chef Copper-Bottomed sion studio in New York City, a tourist- Wide Body. centered Indiana dairy farm and the Of course, I could be missing some-

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Cover story: Rabbits add variety to 4-H’ers life

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Oliver Leafblad has been showing rabbits for six years in 4-H.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Walking the livestock and poultry barns at the Minnesota State Fair is truly a hands-on learning experience.

Incredible best describes the various species and the multitudes of breeds within each species. Start checking the hundreds of ribbons on display and you also recognize the incredible number of different 4-H competitions. Like behind Oliver Leafblad’s rabbit pens at the State Fair was a huge banner and ribbon proclaiming Reigning Division I, Rabbit Herdsmanship, third place. Herdsmanship competition even in showing rabbits? Absolutely.

Leafblad, 12, already has six years in the rabbit business. His Meeker County 4H’ers earned the Herdsmanship honors last year.

State Fair competition makes the rabbit business even more intriguing for Leafblad, now a three-year State Fair veteran.

This year he showed both Champagne and Mini Rex rabbit breeds.

He credits his aunt for getting him started in the rabbit business. She was raising Champagne, a meat-type rabbit that is now becoming a successful livestock enterprise for young Leafblad. Mature weights of 10 to 12 pounds in eight months account for the growing popularity of this breed. Mini Rex on the other hand is a small, furry rabbit for shows and as pets.

“The Mini Rex is a popular pet because it’s small and cute. I sell them right from our house locally but they are popular everywhere,” Leafblad said. If your Mini Rex qualifies for the State Fair it becomes a $70 to $80 animal, he said.

As everyone knows rabbits are prolific with only a 30 to 32-day gestation that often produces six to eight kits (baby rabbits). “If you want you can have six to seven litters per year which quickly adds up to 30+ rabbits from a single doe in one year,” said Leafblad who suggests that perhaps rabbit meat is healthier too. “Leaner meat with less fat makes the Champagne a terrific protein food item, especially if slow cooked.”

He markets his Champagne rabbits to Hoppin’ Fresh, a specialty meat store in Hector that specializes in rabbit meat. His buyer prefers a six- to seven-pound liveweight which provides a four- to fivepound carcass that is more affordable and perhaps a tad more tender.

“I’m selling for $1.50 per pound liveweight. At this lighter weight we call them fryers,” said Leafblad, whose rabbits have qualified for the State Fair three consecutive years. But it’s those six years of 4H competition at the Meeker County Fair that has groomed him into being a champion exhibitor at the State Fair.

His future in the rabbit business? “I’ll see how far it takes me,” he said.

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Reelin’ in the years with Beef Council’s Ron Eustice Youth exchange program made positive impact on 4-H’ers, Uruguayan farmers each family plus their rural

By DICK HAGEN youth organization Movimiento The Land Staff Writer de la Juventud Agraria.

In 1967, Ron Eustice was a 21year old student majoring in Today, Eustice is executive agriculture journalism at the director of the Minnesota Beef University of Minnesota.

Council. In July he spent two weeks in Uruguay where he However, that year something spoke at an International Food significant happened to Eustice.

Safety Conference, sponsored He and fellow Minnesotan and funded by the United Bonita Halfmann of Stephens, Nations, in the capital city of Minn., were selected by the MinMontevideo. nesota 4-H Foundation to particSubmitted ipate in the International Farm The trip also included his Youth Exchange, a six-month Ron Eustice, seated in the center of this reconnecting with three of eight photo, from his first visit to Uruguay in experience that puts 4-H Club of his “host farm” families he alumnae in various countries 1967. lived with during his 1967 IFYE around the world. experience. Over the past 44 years Eustice has correEustice and Halfmann went to Uruguay, a small sponded and visited with each of these families at South American country nestled adjacent to the various times.

Atlantic Ocean between Brazil and Argentina.

“But what great pleasure to reconnect in person,” Eustice was hosted by eight different families dur- Eustice said. “One of my host brothers and his ing that six-month stay, each involved in various daughter came to the conference. He’s a former dairy segments of agriculture including beef production, farmer who sold his dairy farm and is now doing cusdairy farming, fruit farming and commercial truck tom forage harvesting with a John Deere swather. farming.

The first thing we did when arriving at his farm “These were families of modest means and very home, after enjoying a great meal, was to go out into typical of the rural population of Uruguay of that the country. He showed me silage that was being time,” said Eustice in a telephone interview with stored in the horizontal plastic silos that now also The Land. He stayed three weeks with each host dominate the Minnesota dairy and beef scene. family, directly entering into the life and work of

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“When I was there 44 years ago there was no effort being made to provide winter feed for cattle and sheep. Their agriculture simply wasn’t very advanced to the winter feeding of their beef and dairy animals. Their winter climate, though not as harsh as Minnesota, gets cold enough so there is little vegetative growth in their pastures. They were losing cattle and sheep from lack of nutrition that winter. We discussed how to go about storing some hay and My host farmer silage for winter ... today runs a nutrition. custom harvest“My host farmer ing business with remembered that the white plastic discussion and today silos dominating runs a custom harvesting business with the the countryside. white plastic silos domiIt is personally nating the countryside. very satisfying to It is personally very satlearn that our isfying to learn that our discussion 44 discussion 44 years ago got him into silage proyears ago got duction.” him into silage Eustice describes agriproduction. culture today in Uruguay as being advanced with — Ron Eustice the latest in farm equipment, technology abounding, GPS directional systems, and modern feeds and feeding strategies for their livestock. “They do everything we do, from AI work to the latest in seeds, feeds and fertilizer.”

He tells of a son of one of his host families who traveled to Chicago to purchase a John Deere tractor and combine. This particular 33-year-old farmer today farms 6,000 acres. “I lived with his father and aunt 44 years ago when they were in their early teens.”

Eustice related that in 1967, some of his host families had electricity, but not all. He doesn’t recall television anywhere and no one had telephones. Plus when he was there the post office was on strike.

“Today everyone is on the internet, Facebook, Twitter, etc. I hear from them on a regular basis. My host families come from modest backgrounds but have become very successful in their agricultural businesses. I was very pleased with what I saw.”

Eustice feels the International 4-H Youth Exchange program was a wonderful experience for himself as well as a direct benefit for his host families and others. The mission of the IFYE program is to create cultural understanding and goodwill.

“Not only did we generate new friendships and understanding but there was a transfer of technology that continues to impact agriculture and the Uruguayan economy. Today Uruguay’s economy is one of the strongest in South America.”

A few facts about Uruguay • It is small, about the size of North Dakota, with a See EUSTICE, pg. 11A

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By DICK HAGEN from Vietnam and other items. AusThe Land Staff Writer tralia has become a leader in food Ron Eustice was invited by The use of food irradiation has expanded globally irradiation and has seen exports of the United Nation’s Internaduring the past decade and is gaining renewed irradiated mangoes to New Zealand tional Atomic Energy Agency momentum, as a steadily increasing amount of triple in the past three years. to speak at an International irradiated food enters commercial channels in the Food Safety Conference hosted It is estimated that one-third of United States and worldwide. in Montevideo, the capital city commercial spices, approximately 175 of Uruguay. The mission of this Ron Eustice million pounds, are irradiated and — Ron Eustice conference was to inform and consumed in the United States. This introeducate the Uruguayan food industry volume will grow because of recent includes papaya, longans, lychees and food safety concerns involving conabout the benefits of irradiation for ductory conference on irradiation that I spoke medical products and food, which Okinawa sweet potatoes from Hawaii, taminated spices. Rapid worldwide Eustice has been spearheading in Min- at in 2004.” mangoes, guavas and boniato sweet growth is also occurring in the irradinesota for several years.

His take on the current status of food potatoes from the southeastern United ation of pet treats and animal feed Uruguay this past year inaugurated irradiation in the Minnesota and U.S. States, mangoes from India and Mex- because of salmonella concerns. a pilot irradiation project. Both Brazil food industry? “The use of food irradiaand Argentina have established irradi- tion has expanded globally during the ation industries dealing with all types past decade and is gaining renewed Free of food and medical products. momentum, as a steadily increasing Furniture Pkg “Argentina is extremely advanced in amount of irradiated food enters commercial channels in the United States regards to the importance and benefits with the of irradiation. Brazil has one of the and worldwide.” display model largest volumes of irradiated food in “Today approximately 15 million to the world,” Eustice said. purchased 18 million pounds of irradiated ground He related that events in Europe beef and poultry are marketed in the or $2,000 with close to 4,000 cases of foodborne United States annually. Schwan’s and discount Timberland illness leading to 50 deaths, plus about Omaha Steaks have chosen to irradi1660 SqFt, 3 BR, 2 BA ............................................ 85,900 1,000 cases of hemolytic uremic syn- ate 100 percent of their raw ground Grandview drome which shuts down kidney func- beef. Ground beef sales at Omaha 1439 SqFt, 3 BR, 2 BA ............................................ 73,900 tion, has precipitated intense world- Steaks have doubled. Wegman’s, a GM Special Rochester, N.Y.,-based retailer with wide interest in irradiation.

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Growing goat business starts with the ‘cute’ factor

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Goats are big in the life of 14-yearold Karly Davenport, a five-year 4-H member from the Fergus Falls, Minn., area.

She showed nine goats at the Otter Tail County Fair and her yearling goat, Hershey, was a purple ribbon showmanship winner at the Minnesota State Fair. She placed third out of 25 4-H’ers competing in the goat showmanship category.

How did Davenport get into the goat business? “Well that was because they are so cute,” she said when interviewed at the State Fair.

She described showmanship as the art of dressing up her goat, making sure she is clipped and clean, plus how well she presents her goat and herself to the judge in the ring. Competing against 24 other 4-H’ers also in the same show ring is indeed a “marketing” challenge.

“You have to keep your eye on the judge at all times. And I also have to keep positioning Hershey so the judge can clearly see her regardless of all the other goats in the ring,” said this young “veteran” of livestock competi-

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Karly Davenport of Fergus Falls, Minn., started showing goats because they were cute. She has taken that adoration to purple-ribbon heights with Hershey at this year’s State Fair.

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Judges also ask questions of the participants such as birth date of their animal, the breed registry, various parts of the goat’s body conformation, etc. Sometimes a judge stumps the 4H’er. “Yesterday I got asked a question that I couldn’t answer. It was about a part of the anatomy but I don’t think it cost me any points,” she said.

Hershey became Davenport’s State Fair goat basically because Hershey was the friendliest and easiest to work with. Hershey’s background is a combination of three different dairy breeds — Alpine, Oberhasli and Saanen. Do a Google search online and you will find there are 70 different dairy breeds, over 50 meat breeds, plus several fiber breeds and goatskin breeds. There is even a category of pets and companion goats which are miniatures, dwarfs and pygmy breeds. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goats worldwide.

Davenport said twins are the usual birthing numbers but triplets, even quintuplets, do occur.

Dairy goats produce six to eight pounds milk per day. During a 10month lactation, total milk production for a dairy goat ranges from 1,500 to 4,000 pounds.

Why the name Hershey? “I’m using a candy theme to name my goats. Plus I like Hershey candy bars,” she smiled.

A ninth grader this fall, Davenport intends to be an active 4-H’er even into college as time permits. She’s thinking of a medical career, either as a veterinarian or a nurse.

What’s the fun of showing goats at the State Fair?

“Meeting new 4-H’ers and seeing who you are competing against plus the fun and challenge of competing in the show ring,” Davenport said. She credits 4-H for making her more selfconfident and willing to be a volunteer for special community projects.

Also, her 4-H goat projects are teaching her a bit about running a business.

Goats plus dairy cows, chickens and crops are the farming operations of her parents, Mark and Paula Davenport, often with a goat herd up to 75 animals.

“So we’re selling some goats yeararound, after they’ve had some kids. So I’ll be selling Hershey after she has had a few lactations,” Davenport said, noting that two goats at this year’s State Fair originated at the Davenport farm.

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Supporting 4-H youth

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By KEVIN SCHULZ The Land Editor Hayden Kerkaert was pretty high the night of Aug. 27.

He was high in a good way, and who could blame him? He and his grand champion hog, Tex, had just brought in a record swine bid of $9,250 in the 4-H Purple Ribbon Livestock Auction at the Minnesota State Fair.

“This is just awesome,” the Pipestone Area Schools sophomore said.

A group of supporters lead by Hormel Foods, Pioneer Hi-Bred International and friends of Pipestone County made the record bid.

The record-setting auction is the culmination of a hog show season Hayden Kerkaert that almost wasn’t.

The young Kerkaert and his dad, Barry, went to a sale where Mark Hurd of Cleghorn, Iowa, brought his hogs to be sold to 4-H’ers. “I had seen Tex before at Mark’s farm, and when we got to the sale, I told my Dad that I wanted that one,” Hayden said. “But at the sale, he (Tex) was just kind of laying there and he didn’t look too well.”

Tex’s appearance at the sale was enough to make others pass on taking him home, but Kerkaert knew how he looked and how he moved.

“I figured that if we got him home, Dad (who is a veterinarian) would be able to nurse him back to health,” he said. “But we got him home and we never had to give him anything. ... he just didn’t take the ride to the sale well.”

Other hogs came home that day, but it was Tex that rose to the top as a show hog, and that was a common place for him. “This barrow was unbeaten this year,” he said. “This is just the best.”

The young Kerkaert truly takes his 4-H responsibility seriously.

“I do all the work with him,” he said. In addition to feeding and general care, that also includes 40minute walks, both day and night, and oiling Tex three times a day.

“If I’m gone and someone else takes care of the hogs, I’m very picky how they cared for the hogs,” he said. “I prefer to take care of them myself.”

This show business is nothing new to Kerkaert, as he was only 6 years old when he showed the reserve champion in the Minnesota State Fair open class.

“That was the hook.”

Showing is a lineage in the Kerkaert family. Both his parents showed, as did his grandfather and greatgrandfather. Hayden is hoping this show “drug” will also hook his two younger sisters: Jenna, a fifth grader, and Aubrey, a second grader.

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Love of 4-H, show hogs fuels Kerkaert’s fire

Minnesota’s poultry prince struts his stuff in 4-H

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By DAN LINEHAN Mankato Free Press Brandon Severns’ turkeys have different ways of going about their lives.

Some of his 60 or so birds are alphas that dominate their fellow poultry, while others are calm and will let themselves be pet. Still others are shy and fly away when a person comes near.

But the 15-year-old from Good Thunder, Minn., learned early you

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can’t get attached to animals destined for the dinner plate.

“Me and my sister cried the first few years,” he said. “Now, as you get older, you learn it’s their purpose in life.”

Severns got introduced to turkeys on his parents’ hobby farm, and decided to raise them six years ago when he joined 4-H, a program that gets youth involved in agriculture. The choice, as well as his hard work, would pay off.

On Sept. 4, Severns was named the Brandon Severns, a prince of poultry in a 15-year-old from competition sponGood Thunder, sored by 4-H and St. Minn., was recently Cloud-based chicken named the prince producer Gold’n of poultry by Gold’n Plump. The title Plump and 4-H. comes with a $1,000 They chose two scholarship and some ambassadors responsibilities to be (there’s a princess, an ambassador for too) to spread the the poultry industry. word about the He’s been doing poultry industry. plenty of that, having The title comes been interviewed by with a $1,000 four television stascholarship. tions.

The Maple River High School sophomore said he doesn’t Photo courtesy of Gold’n Plump mind, given the topic.

Despite his hard-earned turkey Isanti County. A portrait of the pair was expertise, this year’s 4-H competition at also painted and their likenesses will appear on the side of Gold’n Plumpthe State Fair could’ve been a disaster.

“I accidentally turned one of my sponsored fair trolleys next summer.

The competition, in its second year, is birds purple with a special kind of shampoo,” he said. Purple is the color about “rewarding the best and brightof champion ribbons for 4-H — as well est of poultry to become ambassadors as the princely cape he wore for his for the industry,” said Rory Bidinger, coronation — but it is not a color for brand advocacy and marketing manturkeys. The temporary slip-up before ager for Gold’n Plump. the fair didn’t stop him, though.

Customers are more and more interHe walked away with two purple rib- ested in how food comes from the barn bons for his show turkeys this year, to the plate, he said. one for the best market turkeys (the Severns said he’s thinking about kind you might buy for Thanksgiving) using that scholarship for one of two and one for best showmanship. His careers — turkey production or mediyounger sister won the showmanship cine, perhaps as a surgeon. prize for her age group.

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Livestock in fall, sports in spring KERKAERT, from pg. 13A Kerkaert also showed sheep at the county fair, taking a grand champion, but he knew all along that it would be Tex coming Falcon Heights with him.

“He’s just so good in the ring. I trust him and he trusts me.”

While other high school boys are playing football, cross country or soccer this time of year, Kerkaert gave that up for livestock. “I tried football, but I had to miss a lot of practices for showing,” he said. “So I decided livestock in the fall, sports in the spring,” joining the high school baseball team. He is also an FFA member, and he enjoys the mix that FFA, baseball and 4-H give him, but he

admits 4-H is the tops in his eyes.

So what is next for a 4-H’er who achieved so much so early in his showing career? “Well, come back next year with another hog, or maybe I’ll have a real good sheep again.”

Further down the road, he sees himself either following in his Dad’s footsteps to become a vet, or in the path of other role models. “I’d like to be a ‘show pig farmer.’ I’ve got to know a lot of them, and they really seem to love what they do.”

He said that Mark Hurd has become a good role model for him. He also sees that as a way he could possibly give something back to future hog showmen.

Learning by seeing at Thooft’s grazing workshop snowballs right on down the line. So by

By DICK HAGEN keeping them grouped within three to The Land Staff Writer four days of age we get a health benefit The old adage of “seeing is believing” for the young calves also.” certainly rings true for any livestock operator attending a Minnesota GrazBulls are turned out on about the ing Lands Conservation Association Fourth of July so first calving is about workshop. A good example was the April 10. Until then cows are dry-lotted July 28 event hosted by Scott and Deb in the yard and run cornstalks. Once Thooft at their Lynd, Minn., cattle and cows get moved to the “gravel pasture” crop farming operation. for the start of calving, they get fed hay sweetened with a liquid product.

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• “Establishing pastures for your unique situation” by Justin Fruechte, He said that occasionally the cows Millborn Seeds. head to the wrong gate, but as soon as he drives his pickup with creep feeder After a tasty noon lunch featuring into the next pasture, they follow right barbecued beef sandwiches, particibehind. High-tensile electric fencing pants in this workshop then boarded a works great for his rotational pasture. flatbed trailer for “pasture discusHe also admits to being a bit old fashsions” led by Lance Smith, an area Dick Hagen ioned; he uses either three- or fourNatural Resources Conservation SerScott and Deb Thooft with their children Tara, 10, and Tucker, 8. (Not pictured, Tan- wire barbed wire fencing. The same vice grazing specialist. ner, 15, and Tayor, 13.) fencing works for his gates.

“Our family enjoys hosting these After all cows are calved, they get workshops. It’s good for your young pasture, then we rotate those cows rotational grazing and about five years moved from these various smaller padfamily and invariably we learn a few new things about grazing innovations,” ago my NRCS contact suggested a down to another pasture and bring docks up to the barn for vaccinations. said Deb Thooft, mother of Tanner, 15, cost-sharing project with a tire more newborns into the previous pas- Then rotational grazing on the bigger waterer in one of the back pastures. ture. We do this several times during pastures, especially three pastures Tayor, 13, Tara, 10 and Tucker, 8.

That then let me make three paddocks the calving season so these 15 to 20 with plenty of trees and shading starts She thinks agriculture gets more out of one so I could better utilize the cow-calf groups just automatically get about the Fourth of July. “So we have exciting year by year but she’s con- grass, ” Scott Thooft said. grouped by age. Just do this randomly our shaded pastures for the breeding cerned about the growing “disconnect” That tire waterer is about a 2,000- without regard for age of the calves and season to help on conception rates. between consumers and gallon tub fashioned you get an older calf breaking with the farmers who profrom an older industrial scours or some health issue and it just See THOOFT, pg. 16A duce their food. “Most tire with concrete base people just don’t know Our family and water hydrant that much about how farmenjoys hosting is float controlled. On ers grow crops and raise an aerial photo of the these worklivestock. I think we as farm which outlined all farmers need to find shops. ... pastures plus row-crop ways to better commuInvariably we fields, Scott pointed out nicate the story of learn a few a particular pasture — Factory American food producnew things called the gravel pit tion. It’s an amazing Tours By pasture — as the padabout grazing story,” she said. dock where the calving Appointment innovations.

Indicative of the process starts each draws, creeks and hillspring.

— Deb Thooft SCHULT side runs of their area, MODULAR He said, “Because it’s the Thooft farm has high ground with little eight different pastures ranging from Because of the huge demand for factory built homes, 11.5 acres up to a 49.3-acre hilltop grass, that 12-acre paddock for 110 the backlog is building rapidly. If you want your cows works good to start the calving field with a small, wooded creek meanprocess. We check that gravel pit pashome while it is warm out--You must order SOON! dering through its eastern landscape. ture three to four times daily during “We run a 125-head cow-calf opera- calving. Just as soon as we find a newtion with primarily bronco born, we tag that calf and rotate that black/white-faced cows. I use Charo- cow and calf into the next pasture. lais bulls. The reason for eight pas“After we get 15 to 20 head in that Contractor #5215, Installer #9335, Dealer MD#1644 tures is because my Dad always did

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Much like the improved skills of today’s corn and soybean farmers, grazers are also doing a better job, according to Lance Smith, a Natural Resources Conservation Service grazing specialist at the Marshall, Minn., NRCS office.

Speaking at a July 28 Grazing Workshop at the Thooft Farm near Lynd, Minn., Smith credited pasture walks such as that event plus workshops and greater concern by landowners themselves on how to generate more productivity per acre from their grasslands.

“Plus the cost-share program through

But let this land sit idle and it becomes rootbound, sod-bound, weed-infested, tied up by tree encroachment ... all of which are not doing the soils of that land any favor.

— Lance Smith NRCS and the EQIP Program (Environmental Quality Incentive Program) are great incentives for farmers and ranchers to implement some new technologies,” said Smith, who works 25 southwest Minnesota counties. An example would be the internal cross fencing to set up a rotational grazing program, plus water development projects such as

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pipelines, tanks, even new wells.

He cites the benefits of cattle grazing to revitalize Department of Natural Resources land, or any land that just “sits idle.”

“These lands weren’t developed historically by sitting idle,” he said. “The thousands of buffalos on these prairie soils, plus the frequent fire runs over these lands, were a constant source of regenerative activity on these soils. But let this land sit idle and it becomes root-bound, sod-bound, weed-infested, tied up by tree encroachment ... all of which are not doing the soils of that land any favor.”

Grazing capacities on side hills, draws, etc., run about 2 acres per cow-calf pair in southwest Minnesota. Even though much of Minnesota grasslands were favored with cool and wet weather during the spring season, the July heat stalled out summer growth. But in total he predicted 2011 would be a most favorable grazing year for Minnesota grazers.

“Fall moisture can make a difference, particularly in restocking soil moistures for the next season,” he said.

Native grassland species still dominate in much of southwest Minnesota, Smith said, and if incorporated into a rotational program, these native grasses produce good forage yields.

Bearded wheat grass, big bluestem, little bluestem and Indian grass are a few of the common warm-season grasses.

Into the wetland areas, Reed’s canary grass flourishes. He said various private contractors provide both the grassland species and the necessary equipment for seeding new stands.

Smith is one of six NRCS grazing specialists across Minnesota available to work with ranchers and farmers on grassland habitat. First contact for a local farmer would be at their local SCS/NRCS office, usually part of the county Farm Service Center.

Smith said he doesn’t see any particular trend to fall calving but he sees a definite trend away from January-February winter calving to April-MayJune calving when the weather permits outdoor calving on pasture.

Wolves aren’t a problem for southwest Minnesota cow-calf operators, but Smith said there are occasional reports of coyote issues.

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Pasture mix on most of the Thooft farm is native grasses. Pastures claim about 250 acres, with corn and soybeans doing about 500 acres. Scott is a third-generation member of the Thooft clan and was born on the farm that hosted the workshop.

On the disconnect between farmers and consumers, Scott doesn’t venture any particular solution but did say, “We just try to do the best that we can do.

There are a lot of misconceptions out there. Last month at a wedding reception my wife and I were attending in the Cities, I met a lady who told me she had turned vegetarian at age 11.

“I told her how we raise our cattle on pasture and she was in awe reflecting on some of the stuff she sees on TV where animals aren’t being treated properly.

Seems like my wife and I visited with this gal for a couple hours. She seemed

goofy to me early in our conversation but she was a totally different person when we left. She sort of whispered, ‘I did try some beef last year. It’s really good.’”

Cattle and corn aren’t the only focus of the Thooft Farm. They also do an isowean (10- to 12-pound piglets) to finish hog operation. Every eight weeks another 1,050 isoweans are delivered, which equates to 6,500 to 7,000 pigs per year. Facilities for the hog operation include a nursery barn and two finishing barns. Those two finishing barns provide enough fertilizer to take care of virtually all the crop acres. The nursery manure, which isn’t as “nutrient-rich” as manure from the two finishing barns, gets used as top dressing on the pastures and the alfalfa ground.

Scott, 40, admits to not being any sort of computer guru, and says a big challenge for him is to stay on top of future computer-assisted farming strategies. Fortunately, he said, 15year-old Tanner is already teaching his dad how to handle the global positioning-assisted machines.

Fall management tips to protect alfalfa from winter injury for the winter.”

Keep in mind, even with the best management practices, acts of nature can impact your alfalfa crop.

Sudden changes from warm to cold will reduce hardening, excessively wet soil in the fall predisposes

alfalfa to winter injury, and mid-winter thaws may break dormancy and make plants more vulnerable.

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As the hot days of summer give way to cool fall temperatures, alfalfa growers are encouraged to consider winter injury risk when thinking about fall cutting.

“Growers really need to assess the risk versus the gain when it comes to fall cutting of alfalfa,” said Charles Scovill, Syngenta field agronomist. “While it may be tempting to take a final cutting late in the fall, you could be ultimately risking winter stand injury.”

To increase their potential for winter survival, alfalfa plants should get five to six weeks of growth to accumulate root carbohydrates and proteins before going dormant for the winter. A killing freeze, or the temperature that will stop further top growth for the season, normally occurs between Sept. 1 and Oct. 15 in northern states, later in southern states.

Therefore, it is important to manage fall harvests to give the plants the best chance for strong winter survival.

When considering fall cutting, Scovill suggests the following management tips.

• Select winter-tolerant varieties. Work with your local Syngenta agronomist to determine what varieties have strong winter survival and persistence ratings and are best for your region and field.

• Know your field and your soil. Soil fertility management is vitally important for maintaining productive alfalfa stands. Potassium (potash) is particularly important for developing plants that have good winter survival.

• Assess need for feed. Growers should weigh the need for additional hay against the risk of winter damage. If forage is needed, prolong cutting until after hard frost so stored energy is not lost with alfalfa regrowth.

“Growers should always try to allow at least five to six weeks of uninterrupted growth in September and October,” Scovill said. “There needs to be a period of continued cool temperatures for stands to develop resistance to cold temperatures and to store energy

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‘Mob grazing’ newest wrinkle in grassland conservation

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer “As a kid I wanted to farm in the worst way and that’s what I’m now doing: farming in the worst way,” joked Clarence Caraway, who, as president of the Grazing Lands Conservation Association’s Minnesota chapter, talks enthusiastically about grassland management.

He’s already a few years into rotational grazing.

“The more paddocks the better,” he said. “We run 60 fall-calving cows on 60 acres divided into four paddocks. Those 60 cows get one to three weeks per paddock, depending upon fall weather.

“We’re getting one-third more cows on half the acres. And now I’m looking at ‘mob grazing.’ That’s like two to three times the critters per acre. They literally trample the forage into the ground as they’re grazing but also doing your soils a tremendous favor with all that manure also being tramped into the topsoil.”

Interviewed at the July 28 Grazing Workshop and Pasture Tour at the Scott and Deb Thooft farm in rural Lynd, Minn., Caraway pointed out the Minnesota Grazing Lands chapter has been around about 15 years; this is his third year heading up the organization.

“We’re a grassroots non-profit group organized to promote the health and sustainability of Minnesota’s 2.5 million acres of grazing lands,” he said.

“We’re such a diverse state, so we’ve divided the state somewhat based on the location of our NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) grazing specialists.” Those specialists are which are Mark Hayek, Thief River Falls; Jeff Duchene, Perham; Lance Smith, Marshall; Tom Gervais, Duluth; John Zinn, Rochester; and Dean Thomas, Preston.”

He said that Don Balloun, Minnesota state conservation chief, is concerned that there is becoming

Zero shift from cropland to pasture A new U.S. Department of Agriculture study looking at how quickly native grasslands are being converted to cropland use varied by grassland type and region. Compared with other regions, producers in the Northern Plains were more likely to convert grassland to cropland, or retain land in crops rather than returning it to grass.

In the Northern Plains, about 1 percent or roughly 770,000 acres of 1997 rangeland has

been converted to crop production by 2007. Meanwhile only about 100,000 acres were converted from cropland to rangeland.

Also between 1997 and 2007, there was a net shift in the United States of approximately 10 million acre from cultivated cropland to hay or pasture. In the Northern Plains, the net shift of cropland to hay and pasture was virtually zero.

The 2008 farm bill included a sodsaver provision which would

deny for the first 5 years, crop insurance coverage on land that had been converted from native grasslands to crop production.

The provision would be implemented on a state-by-state basis, but only at the request of that state’s governor. The sodsaver provision is limited to the Prairie Pothole states of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. As of June 2011, none of the governors have requested implementation of the sodsaver provision.

too much row crop farming at the expense of grazing they also run 35 to 40 head of spring-calving cows.

He’s had arthritis issues and six back surgeries a lands.

A concern of Caraway is the increasing acres of few years back, so he did a herd dispersal in 1999.

Minnesota land getting under the jurisdiction of the But his wife wanted them to stay in the cattle busiMinnesota Department of Natural Resources. That ness so they kept back some of the fall-calved calves varies widely from area to area, but he points out and started rebuilding.

“With the fall calving on pasture I can just drive that about 10,000 acres of DNR land is now under out there in my pickup, tag the new calves and get contract to grazers — Minnesota livestock farmers.

“DNR visualizes this land as returning to its natu- back into my pickup. With January-February calving you’ve got to have them inside ral prairie status,” he said, and it’s just more labor inten“but there are no more buffalo sive,” Caraway said. runs. Buffalo herds used to You see a more vibrant enviWith the DNR realizing the stir up these soils making ronment when wildlife and dual benefits of contract grazthem beneficial to wildlife. cattle are sharing the same ing, cattlemen have the But you check out land that’s options of “timed grazing” conbeen DNR controlled for sevground. Cattle are fertilizing tracts or per head/season eral years and you just don’t the soils as they graze; That is somewhat find much wildlife. It’s become they’re putting more oxygen grazing. based on the grass forages a somewhat stagnant environback into the soil. and acres available in any ment. given area. “Rotational graz“But where we have grazing — Clarence Caraway ing is the key to these DNR contracts on this DNR land you contracts as well as your own see activity. You see a more vibrant environment when wildlife and cattle are pasture lands. Our four-paddock system gives us sharing the same ground. Cattle are fertilizing the about six weeks ‘recovery time’ for each paddock so soils as they graze; they’re putting more oxygen back cattle are always grazing fresher forages.”

Rental of this DNR land varies widely, simply into the soil.” because of the variety of the land and the forages He describes this as a natural process of interaction of soils, wildlife and cattle. Relating to when buffalo available. Grazers ask if the DNR shouldn’t, in fact, did, in fact, roam across Minnesota prairies, Caraway pay farmers to graze their land because it saves said that after a big “buffalo run” that soil looked like money for the DNR by not having to periodically it had just been challenged by a giant chisel plow. burn these lands and they don’t have to do weed con“But the next few years, that was the best grazing trol. “This argument works better in northwest Minareas,” he said. “We’ve done some trials with both cat- nesota where much of the DNR land really wouldn’t tle and sheep on DNR land to get a measure of the be farmable anyway,” Caraway said.

Membership in the Minnesota GLCA is $20 per year benefits. Where we did nothing weeds were taking control, trees were sprouting up everywhere. But and includes area grazing workshops where both where we grazed, the grassland soils were much NRCS specialists plus grassland mentors share inforhealthier. We didn’t have weeds. And wildlife was mation and experiences. Mentors are themselves thriving. The point being cattle and wildlife both grassland managers, often with beef and/or dairy cattle, who have agreed to provide guidance and assisthrive in the same grassland environment.”

Caraway’s beef cow operation is northwest of Lake tance to their own colleagues. Membership checks are Benton, Minn., pretty much right on top of the Buf- payable to Minnesota GLCA and mailed to Nathan falo Ridge. Besides the 60 head of fall-calving cows, Redalen, 7618 CR 19 SE, Rochester, MN 55901.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Interviewed at the MinTurn to Page 21A for the nesota State Fair the morning after the crownstory about the new ing of the new Princess Princess Kay of the Milky Kay of the Milky Way, Pat Way. Lunemann, president of the Minnesota Milk ProPat Lunemann ducers Association said, “every year we have some Department of Agriculture, the 2011 fantastic young ladies off the farm who Class IV price is expected to range have poise, elegance and great charm. $19.05 to $19.35 this fall. The 2012 The average GPA of the 2011 candi- average was put at $16.45 to $17.55. In dates was 3.83. So these girls are 2010, that price was $15.09; in 2009 it already achievers. At the coronation was $10.89. last night each had a great message.

The value of the U.S. dollar plus We’re very proud of them.” expanding demand by populations in Minnesota’s new Princess Kay of the overseas countries that are demanding Milky Way is Mary Zahurones of Mor- a better diet is the stimulus behind rison County, this “new prosperreplacing Katie ity” in the dairy Miron of Washingindustry. “About 13 ton County. percent of our ... prices are far better dairy products are Started in 1954, than what we experinow being each year there enced in 2009 and 2010. exported.

The are nearly 100 world is looking for And exports are the key princesses vying reason dairy markets are more protein in for this honor. For their diets. Fortu40 years Linda Chrisstrong. nately dairy prodtensen has delicately ucts are a conven— Pat Lunemann carved butter sculpient and very tures of each of the nutritious source princess finalists. of protein.”

In addition to the quality of Princess He acknowledges that dairy farm Kay candidates, dairy farmers also numbers continue to decline in Minhave more to be happy about. Reflecting on the relatively good prices for nesota, but at a much slower pace. milk and cheese this summer, Lune- However he’s also noting new levels of mann said July-August milk futures of enthusiasm and positive attitudes $20+ were welcomed by all dairy pro- about being a Minnesota dairy farmer. ducers even though futures prices are Parlors replacing tie stalls, robotic systems replacing hand labor, even the already beginning to slip.

MN TRUCK & TRACTOR grazing phenomena of organic producMankato, MN • 507-388-4599 “We’re hoping this is just a tempo- ers are key factors for this revived rary downward blip. But prices are far environment, Lunemann said.

LAKE HENRY IMPLEMENT NORTHLAND FARM SYSTEMS better than what we experienced in He also noted the steady growth of Lake Henry, MN • 370-243-7411 Owatonna, MN • 507-451-3131 2009 and 2010. And exports are the key “commercial-sized” dairies of several reason dairy markets are strong,” said SE SKID LOADER LODERMEIER’S Lunemann, dairy producer from hundred to a few thousand cows are St. Charles, MN • 507-932-4560 Goodhue, MN • 651-923-4441 Clarissa, Minn. According to the U.S. See DAIRY, pg. 20A

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Dairy industry needs changes in legislation we can manage the amount of moisture DAIRY, from pg. 19A definitely growing in the Minnesota in the bedding. That’s critical in having dairy landscape. “We now even have in- good success with recycled compost state cheese processors like First Dis- bedding.”

The Lunemann operation is on a trict Association that are expanding their capacities to keep up with grow- three-times-a-day milking schedule ing consumer demand both domesti- and has 15 employees besides family help. He uses both Hispanic families cally and in foreign markets.”

Lunemann sees these expansions by and local labor. “Right now we think we dairy processors also keying an expan- have the best crew we’ve ever had. sion of cow numbers in Minnesota. Everyone gets along well with one shift Current milk cow numbers for Min- handling the night time milking on a nesota are right at 475,000, the third regular basis.”

On the political scene, Lunemann consecutive year of increase. Stearns, Winona, Morrison and Wabasha coun- mentioned “a discussion piece” being ties rank highest in dairy cows. How- proposed by Congressman Collin Peterever Minnesota ranks No. 6 behind son that simply would bring key spokesCalifornia, Wisconsin, New York, Idaho people together for a revaluation and overall updating and Pennsylvaof the U.S. dairy nia in national industry. milk cow numBecause of what’s happenbers.

“Collin looks ing to dairy processors in back at 2009 and “Because of our state, we do need says ‘dairy farmwhat’s happening some renovation, even ers, you don’t to dairy processome new producers to want to go back sors in our state, through that ecowe do need some meet this increasing nomic chaos renovation, even demand. again.’ The indussome new producers — Pat Lunemann try needs some to meet this increaschanges in legising demand,” said Lunemann who currently milks about lation,” Lunemann said, adding that 600 cows after starting out with 50 “at the discussion so far is pretty much the beginning of my career” just over based on proposals of the National Milk Producers Federation.

30 years ago.

“We (Minnesota Milk Producers Asso“We have some plans to get to 700, and maybe more. It somewhat depends ciation) have issues with certain segupon my children should they want to ments of this discussion piece. We’ve sat come back and reinvigorate the dairy down with Collin. There are good things that he has introduced; we’ve suggested farm.”

He practices both free-stall housing better ideas on a few issues such as the and a compost barn, with a second supply management agenda. When we compost barn soon to happen basically look at other geographic areas we see a for the cow comfort provided. Milking mature dairy industry that has grown is with a double nine-parallel parlor about as large as it can be in terms of installed in 1996. He admits to work- herd size ... We feel that Minnesota is ing that double-nine parlor pretty right at a turning point. We feel the hard. The current herd average pro- small- to medium-sized dairy farms would be most affected by a supply duction is at about 27,400 pounds. management program. Just as they are Though not yet using sand bedding thinking of expanding because of a son he told of a recent University of Min- and/or daughter returning home, they nesota tour that focused on new bed- would be restricted. ding strategies, especially deep bed“We believe there needs to be some ding materials for dairy cows. “We’re exceptions, or changes, cognizant with using organic bedding (saw dust) which we recycle out of the compost what’s actually happening within the barn and reuse in our free stalls. We state. Every region wants to have their cultivate the stalls three times daily, own exceptions, of course, including us, each time after the cows go up to be but we’ve told Collin that we want to milked. We mix some dry saw dust make certain our every-day, family promixed in with the recycled product so ducer isn’t impacted negatively by future farm bill legislation,” he said.

Minnesota dairy industry crowns 58th Princess Kay Throughout her year-long reign as Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Zahurones will make public appearances helping consumers make a connection with Minnesota dairy farm families who are dedicated to producing wholesome milk while caring for their animals and natural resources.

Princess Kay candidates are judged on their general knowledge of the dairy industry, communication skills, personality and enthusiasm for dairy

promotion. The Midwest Dairy Association sponsors the Princess Kay program with funds provided by dairy farmers.

••• This article is courtesy of the Midwest Dairy Association, a non-profit organization that provides consumers with information about the nutrition and wholesomeness of dairy foods, and conducts research and promotional programs.

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Mary Zahurones, an 18-year-old college student from Pierz, Minn., was crowned the 58th Princess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Aug. 24.

As Princess Kay, Zahurones, who represents Morrison County, will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for Minnesota’s nearly 4,500 dairy farmers. Mary is the daughter of Chuck and Pat Tax of Pierz, and is attending the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as a pre-med student studying biology and chemistry.

Twelve county dairy princesses competed for the Princess Kay of the Milky Way title. Stephanie Kasper of Owatonna, representing Steele County, and Theresa Twohey of Stewartville, representing Olmsted County, were selected as runners-up. Twohey was also named Miss Congeniality.

Scholarships were awarded to Mary Zahurones Erin Daninger of Forest Lake, reping day of the Minnesota State Fair to resenting Washington County, April have her likeness sculpted in a 90Johnson of Heron Lake, representing pound block of butter. Each of the 11 Cottonwood County, and Emily other finalists also had their likeness Krekelberg of Le Sueur, representing carved in butter during the fair.

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This year marked butter sculptor One of Zahurones’ first duties as Linda Christensen’s 40th year carving Princess Kay was to sit in a rotating Princess Kay of the Milky Way and cooler for about six hours on the open- finalists at the Minnesota State Fair.

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The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, in affiliation with the Dairy Research Institute, announced in early September the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a new program to recognize dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts that deliver outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefit, thus helping to advance sustainability of the dairy industry.

The awards are divided into three categories: dairy farm, dairy processing-manufacturing and energy conservation-generation. Nominations are being accepted at USDairy.com/Sustainability/Awards through Dec. 1.

“Consumers are increasingly interested in choosing nutritious, responsibly made products,” said Larry Jensen, president, Leprino Foods, and chairman of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.

Winners of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards will be announced in February 2012. In addition, honorees will share their stories and passion for sustainability on a national scale in forums and venues, and will be featured on USDairy.com/Sustainability.

The awards are part of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment, an industrywide effort to measure and improve the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the dairy industry. Launched in 2008 under the leadership of dairy producers, the Sustainability Commitment has the support and participation of hundreds of organizations across the industry as well as others from academic, government and nongovernmental organizations.

“Across the entire U.S. dairy industry, the sustainability commitment is producing model programs and processes for improved efficiency and business value,” said Mike McCloskey, owner and general manager, Fair Oaks Farms, and chairman of the Innovation Center’s Sustainability Council. “These awards provide an opportunity to recognize and share advances in production practices and technology that will help us meet the needs of an ever-growing population.”

Nominations are open to all segments of the U.S. dairy value chain — from farm to table — for the following awards.

• Elanco Award for Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability: This award will recognize dairy farm businesses for demonstrating outstanding achievement in sustainability. Three farms will be honored to illustrate that the highest standards of excellence can be regardless of farm size, location or type of operation.

• U.S. Dairy Export Council Award for Outstanding Dairy Processing & Manufacturing Sustainability: This award will recognize dairy processing and manufacturing businesses for demonstrating outstanding achievement in sustainability.

• Center for Advanced Energy Studies/Idaho National Laboratory Award for Outstanding Achievement in Energy: This award will recognize outstanding achievements in energy conservation and/or renewable energy generation.

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Study: PRRS costs industry $641 million annually A new study, underwritten by the Pork Checkoff and conducted by Iowa State University, estimates that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome continues to be a major drag on the U.S. pork industry — costing the pork industry $641 million per year.

This translates into $1.8 million per day or $114.71 per sow annually. The previous economic study in 2005 calculated PRRS losses at $560 million annually.

National Pork Board President Everett Forkner, a producer from Richards, Mo., said, “this checkofffunded work offers producers, veterinarians and every part of the pork chain a new and valuable insight into the economic impact of PRRS and underscores why we’ve leveraged domestic and international government funds to offer producers tools for regional control of this virus.”

The 2011 study differed most significantly from the 2005 study in the allocation of losses between the breeding and the growing pig herds. Specifically, losses in the growing pig herd accounted for 88 percent of the total cost of PRRS in the 2005 study compared with 55 percent in the current analysis.

Iowa State University veterinarian Derald Holtkamp and agricultural economist Jim Kliebenstein collaborated on the study with others in academia, swine veterinarians in private practice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They found that differences between the 2005 and the 2011 studies may be attributed to several key factors, including changes in the prevalence of the PRRS virus and incidence of outbreaks, production and animal health management practices, inflation (accounts for 40 percent of the increase) and other pathogens that have emerged since 2005, such as porcine circovirus.

The report summary stated, “since the 2005 study, pig production and health strategies have evolved, PRRS virus control/elimination strategies have improved and structural adjustments have occurred in the industry. Because of these developments, it was reasonable to question whether the incidence, severity and/or impact of PRRS outbreaks on pig health and productivity in the U.S. herd may have changed since the 2005 study was conducted.”

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Researchers found these costs added $477.79 million annually to total PRRS costs, putting the cumulative cost of the disease at more than $1 billion per year when added to production-related losses.

Based upon a survey of swine veterinarians from across the United States, the study’s researchers were able to estimate additional PRRS statistics.

They found that 28 percent of sows and gilts used for breeding in the United States were PRRS virus-free and 60 percent of weaned pigs were PRRS-negative at placement.

“This study also confirmed conventional wisdom that says outbreaks in PRRS virus-free herds are more severe than outbreaks in PRRS virus-infected herds,” Holtkamp said. “When comparing elimination methods, we found that the time required for herds to provide a return on investment was still relatively short with herd closure and rollover. However, we found that complete depopulation/repopulation appears to make

economic sense only if there are other reasons to depopulate the herd or for high-value genetics herds.”

According to Lisa Becton, Checkoff ’s director of swine health, the complete checkoff-funded research study on PRRS will serve as a valuable resource for producers, veterinarians and the entire industry for years to come as more of its data is analyzed. She said the full report is expected to be available in coming months and will be available on pork.org.

The National Pork Board has responsibility for checkoff-funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public. Through a legislative national Pork Checkoff, pork producers invest $0.40 for each $100 value of hogs sold. The Pork Checkoff funds national and state programs in advertising, consumer information, retail and foodservice marketing, export market promotion, production improvement, technology, swine health, pork safety and environmental management. For information on checkoff-funded programs, pork producers can call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at (800) 456-7675 or go to pork.org.

••• This article was submitted by the National Pork Board.

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Info: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 25; $5/collector button good for both days; contact Michael Ohlhaber, (651) 269-2780

entering Lake City, look for marina, turn left onto West Lakewood Avenue/County Road 9, travel about 1 mile, hazel field will be on the right after elementary school; for more information or to RSVP, contact Jeff Jensen, (507) 238-5449, or Norm Erickson, (507) 319-4085

log on to www.sandcounty.net Nov. 5-18 or http://conta.cc/pFFC5q for Kentucky Expostion Center, more information Louisville, Ky. Info: Contact NAILE offices Minnesota Governor’s by fax (502) 367-5299 or Pheasant Opener KFECNAILE@ksfb.ky.gov; log Oct. 14-15 on to www.livestockexpo.org Montevideo, Minn.

Info: Contact Explore Minnesota Dairy Cattle Tourism Event Coordinator Reproduction Council PorkBridge Educational Dave Vogel, (888) 975-6766 or Annual Meeting Voluntary Regional PRRS Series Dave.vogel@state.mn.us Nov. 10-11 Elimination Meeting Oct. 6, Dec. 1, Feb. 2, April 5 Hilton Kansas City Airport, Sept. 26, 6 p.m.

Info: Contact an Extension 125th Anniversary Poultry Kansas City, Mo. West Central Research and office near you for details Show Info: Log on to Outreach Center, Morris, Minn.

Oct. 21-22 www.dcrcouncil.org Info: Target counties are Ben- Deep-Bedded, Group McLeod County Fairgrounds, ton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Pope, Farrowing Barn Hutchinson, Minn.

American Angus Stearns and Swift, but pork Management Workshop Info: Open to the public 4-10 Association Annual producers from other counOct. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. p.m. Oct. 21, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Meeting ties may also attend; contact West Central Research and Oct. 22; call (952) 442-4031; Nov. 12-15 Dave Wright, (763) 242-7535 Outreach Center, Morris, Minn. hosted by the Minnesota Crowne Plaza, Louisville, Ky. or wright2us@aol.com, or log Info: Registration starts at 9:30 State Poultry Association Info: Log on to www.angus.org on to www.prrs.org or a.m.; lead by members of the or call (816) 383-5100 www.mnpork.com/producers/ University of Minnesota Exten- Antibiotic Use in Food prrs.php sion Swine Team; $30/adult, Animals: A Dialogue for a Minnesota Farm Bureau $40/couple of business partners, Common Purpose Annual Meeting Hazelnut Walk-n-Talk $10/student; contact Wayne Oct. 26-27 Nov. 17-19 Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Martin, (612) 625-6224 or Intercontinental Chicago Northland Inn, Brooklyn Lake City, Minn. marti067@umn.edu to register O’Hare, Rosemont, Ill. Park, Minn.

Info: Minnesota Highway 63 Info: $295/person, minus $50 Info: Log on to www.fbmn.org from Rochester: when entering Managing Water. for National Institute for AniLake City, look for St. Johns Harvesting Results: mal Agriculture members, Minnesota Bred Ewe and Cemetery, directly after cemeAmerica’s Ag Water minus $25 early bird discount Boer Doe Sale tery turn right on South Cross Management Summit before Sept. 28; log on to Nov. 26 Street, at T intersection, turn Oct. 11-12 www.animalagriculture.org or Olmsted County Fairgrounds, right onto West Lakewood Park Plaza Hotel, Blooming- call (719) 538-8843 Rochester, Minn.

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‘Roughing It Easy’ can be used inside and outside Cookbook Corner

By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent When a cookbook stands up to the test of time — both in my own kitchen and on the sales lists of the world — you know it’s filled not only with recipes you love but also something else: techniques, tips, photographs, stories and a certain personality.

One of my all-time favorite cookbooks to peruse over and over again is my camp cooking bible: “Recipes for Roughing It Easy” by consummate camper Dian Thomas.

Thomas is a veteran Girl Scoutin’ campaholic who delights in unusual cooking methods as well as preparing surprising dishes for trailside eating.

Whether you’re a tent camper, an RVer or a backyard bushwhacker, you’ll find fun and useful information

how as she recalls her quest for the ultimate camp cooking experience.

Everyone likes to play with fire, and the more things we can shove on a stick and roast over coals, the happier everyone will be. You’ve tried marshmallows and hot dogs, but how about adding a fresh, hot breadstick to your repertoire? And no need to dirty a mixing bowl: The Bisquick box works just fine.

Bread on a Stick 1 dowel or roasting stick per person 1 box Bisquick mix (number served determines the size)

The Johnson clan gives four out of four yums to Dandelion Greens with Smoked Ham on every page. (This is the only cookbook I’ve ever seen that has directions for cooking hamburgers on your car manifold, or roasting a whole chicken in your backpack while you’re hiking.)

Thomas oozes enthusiasm and know-

1 cup water, in a bottle 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine 1 cup honey or jam With the end of the stick, make a little well in the open box of Bisquick.

Pour about a tablespoon of water into the well. Place the stick in the well and begin stirring until a small ball of dough forms around the stick. Lift the stick out of the box and press the dough firmly around the end of the stick. Pass the box and water bottle to the next person to repeat.

Grill the dough over a bed of hot coals and turn often. When it is golden brown and cooked throughout, slide it off the stick. Butter and slather with honey or jam. A large box of Bisquick serves over 20.

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You don’t need to be German to enjoy Oktoberfest with a white shirt, long socks and boots. And men shouldn’t forget their Trachten hats, which is a German-style hiking hat typically adorned with a tuft of goat hair.

For the women, a dirndl is a full wide skirt with a tight waistband. This outfit also consists of a bodice, blouse and apron. When women tie their bow on the left, that means they’re single, while the opposite side means they are already taken.

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fruits or unthickened pie filling may be substituted for peaches. If you use thickened pie filling, add 1 can of lemon-lime soda pop. Chopped nuts also can be sprinkled over the top. The flavor of the cake may also be varied by selecting a different mix and fruit.

Cherry pie filling is delicious with chocolate cake. The Dutch oven can be lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil for easy cleaning.

■ Using young, tender dandelion leaves from plants that haven’t flowered yet is the secret to enjoying dandelion greens. The ones in your backyard will do just fine as long as they haven’t been sprayed. It’s late in the season to find young dandelions, but we did manage to bag a few and added them to this simple maindish salad. High-quality ham is more expensive, but since it’s more flavorful, you need less, so it’s a wash.

Four out of four Johnson yums.

Dandelion Greens with Smoked Ham 3 cups dandelion greens or mixed salad greens 1/2 red onion, sliced 1/2 cup smoked ham, cubed 1 cup bleu cheese or Roquefort dressing Wash greens thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels. In a salad bowl, tear greens into bite-sized pieces and combine with onion, smoked ham and dressing, as desired. Serves 4 to 6.

Tips: When the “troops” run out of things to do, send them out to pick dandelions. Use the flowers for a centerpiece and the greens for this salad. In the woods, dandelions probably haven’t been sprayed with chemicals; however, avoid using those in your yard that might have been sprayed.

■ “Recipes for Roughing It Easy” is available online and at camping stores.

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COOKBOOK, from pg. 26A ■ For a radical riff on bacon and eggs, try Breakfast Cooked in a Paper Bag. The bacon provides enough fat and flavor to cook the egg without sticking, while the paper bag sops up any extra grease. You can add more bacon and eggs and adjust the cooking times, depending on your appetite.

Breakfast Cooked in a Paper Bag To cook bacon and eggs for breakfast, cut a strip of bacon in half. Spread it on the bottom of a new lunchsized paper sack. Break an egg and drop it on top of the bacon inside the sack. To make scrambled eggs, open and fold down the top of the bag. Crack the shell, hold it high over the bag, and release the egg. When it hits the bottom of the bag, it will be scrambled.

Beginning at the top, roll the sack down in one-inch folds until you reach the middle of the sack. Poke a stick through the rolled folds at the top of the sack and hold it over a bed of coals, or set it on a piece of foil above a bed of hot coals. Grease will appear along the bottom of the bag as the food cooks. The bacon and egg will cook in about 10 minutes.

■ Cast-iron Dutch ovens are traditional camping cookware that are worth their substantial weight on a camping trip. The Dutch oven is placed on top of some coals; then more coals are placed on top of the oven.

You can use Dutch ovens to cook desserts, breads, entrees and side dishes right in your campfire or on top of your grill. The book even contains a chart for figuring out how many charcoal briquettes it takes to cook your meal to perfection.

Dump Cake (for charcoal Dutch oven) 1 (29-ounce) can sliced peaches with juice 1 (18.25-ounce) white or yellow cake mix 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, cold Into a 12-inch Dutch oven, pour peaches and juice. On the top of the peaches, evenly spread the dry cake mix; stir slightly to moisten. Dot the top with butter or margarine.

Heat the Dutch oven over nine hot coals. Cover with Dutch oven lid and place 15 hot coals on the top to create a 325-degree oven. Bake, covered, 30-40 minutes, or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serves 8 to 10.

Tips: Canned pineapple, cherries, apples and other

what heavy and potent, so revelers often consume large amounts of food.

Hendl is a favorite dish and consists of whole chickens grilled on a spit and often sold in halves. In addition, another favorite dish is Weisswuerste, which includes steamed white veal sausages served with sweet mustard, sauerkraut and some bread. Those who aren’t squeamish about what they eat might want to try Haxn, which are also known as pork knuckles.

• Do the Chicken Dance. Want to make your Oktoberfest as authentic as the one in Germany? Then you might be surprised to learn that an Oktoberfest simply isn’t an Oktoberfest without the Chicken Dance. Dancers make chicken beaks with their hand and open and close them to the music. How authentic your chicken dance becomes is up to you, but keep in mind you will have to put your beer down to dance.

• Turn up the music. Oktoberfest is a raucous party, and no raucous party is complete without music. Yodeling, polkas and brass bands are staples of Oktoberfest, but once the beer gets flowing, revelers have been known to sing along to John Denver’s “Country Roads.” Before each song, bands typically offer up “ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit,” a toast to contentment and relaxation.

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To many people, Oktoberfest symbolizes beer and not much else. But those who want to enjoy Oktoberfest to the fullest should not only hoist a favorite beer, but participate in the following traditions as well.

• Dress the part. Perhaps the only thing associated with Oktoberfest as much as beer is the extraordinary outfits worn by Oktoberfest performers and staff.

Men traditionally wear lederhosen, which consists of a pair of shorts or three-quarter length pants, as well as a drop-front flap with leather suspenders with a front cross strap. This outfit is accessorized

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Dive head-first into ‘bucket list’ before bucket’s kicked This summer, when we Daylight is diminishing. asked youngest daughter, When I start mowing the Melanie, what she’d like for lawn after supper, I can no her 18th birthday, we longer get it finished before received her typical dark. Blackness has also response that she doesn’t pushed my early morning need anything. We pressed trek down the gravel road further and learned a surinto a later hour. After seeprising PS to the conversaing the shadowed profile of a tion. “I’d really like to go coyote crossing the road, I needed no further convincTHE BACK PORCH skydiving.” ing that although the early “Skydiving?” her father

By Lenae Bulthuis bird may get the worm, the asked. “Are you nuts?” runner who waits for sunup Long story short, we saves her limbs. scheduled her skydiving adventure for We mark the passage of time as chil- the afternoon of her first day of her dren go back to school and farmers senior year of high school. She was grareap the harvest of spring’s planting. cious enough to let me join in her crazy “The summer went by too fast,” we escapade. hear and say. “I can’t believe it’s fall On jump day, after we sat through an already.” informational video, initialed and The writer of Psalm 90 asks God to signed our rights away on a clipboard teach him to number his days. We full of legal documents, and rode out to know what it is to number things — the drop zone to wait for our plane, whether it’s the number of bushels Mike was still shaking his head at the we’ve presold, the number of pills left crazy women he calls family. We were a in the bottle before the next trip to the little leery ourselves when one of the pharmacy, or the number of pizzas we ground instructors took off in his golf need in the freezer to feed teenagers cart punctuating his “Cut-away!” cries this weekend. with a few expletives.

When is the last time you and I have I didn’t need a skydiving tutorial to thought about numbering our days? tell me that cut-away meant trouble.

Granted, only God knows the accurate We saw the solo jumper’s parachute count of the days and hours we have predicament as she disconnected the left on this earth. Thinking realistimain chute, relied on her reserve paracally, how many years do you think you chute, and landed in a cornfield. I have left? If you were going to mark looked at Melanie and noticed that her your life with an expiration date, what face was losing color. I turned toward year would you guess for your shelf Mike who probably noted the same life? thing about me. All I knew for sure is That may sound morbid and depress- that if that jumper was injured or dead, this G Force gig was over. ing, but the reality is that none of us are going to live forever. “The Bucket “Is she OK?” I asked the instructors List,” a 2007 comedy-drama film, star- who were taking Melanie and I tanring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Free- dem. man, popularized the wisdom of num“No problem,” we were assured as bering our days. The main plot trails they pushed us toward the plane before two terminally ill men who go on a we had too much time to think about road trip with their wish lists — the what we had just eye-witnessed. things they want to do before they “That’s why there are two parachutes!” “kick the bucket.”

As our plane gained altitude, I wonBucket lists are as diverse as the peo- dered about the two-parachute regulaple who pen them. Whether the lists tion. If two chutes were good, wouldn’t are put to paper or written in our three be better? minds’ “someday list” — we all have As we gained elevation, the instructhings we’d like to do or accomplish tors joked around with us and pointed before breathing our last. It’s what out the “cut-away” skydiver who was inspires road trips and new hobbies, business expansion and weight loss. It walking back to the hanger. I prayed. motivates 70-year-olds to buy motorcy- The instructors secured our harnesses cles and 40-somethings to jump out of See PORCH, pg. 29A airplanes.

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equation.

Unfortunately, with congress wrestling with budget issues, signs coming from Washington, D.C., about the future of CRP, its relatively low cost and high popularity with taxpayers notwithstanding, aren’t particularly encouraging right now as they write the 2012 farm bill.

This year, the loss of CRP acres in Minnesota’s pheasant range during the past year were offset by gains in RIM-Wetland Reserve acres and acquisition of Wildlife Management Areas and Waterfowl Production areas.

“The Heritage Fund money is really starting to kick in,” Haroldson said. However, he cautioned that in spite of the accelerated acquisition of grasslands through state programs, federal farm programs like CRP remain the most important component in providing wildlife habitat.

By all counts, it looks like we all are going to have plenty of time this fall between flushes.

Time, perhaps, for composing a letter to our lawmakers in support of the inclusion of CRP in the 2012 farm bill.

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

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tions were not as severe, held its own. In The winter of 2010-11 was a tough one 2010, the index was 49.8 birds/100 miles. for even the hardiest Minnesotan to This year, it was 50.8, a marginal increase endure. of slightly less than 2 percent.

It was an even tougher winter for MinMinnesota wasn’t the only state to chart nesota’s pheasant population. bad news in the pheasant department, The Minnesota Department of Natural Haroldson said.

Resource’s annual August roadside survey In South Dakota, the numbers suggest a released recently showed a near-record 64-percent decline in the pheasant index. decline of 46 percent statewide and an even more dramatic fall in the eastern THE OUTDOORS That’s the lowest since 1986 and the secpart of the state. ond lowest since the survey was standardBy John Cross ized in 1955.

In Iowa, pheasant numbers are down 40 percent.

While the final numbers for North Dakota “A hard winter, a wet spring — that’s always bad are not yet compiled, spring counts didn’t offer much news,” said Kurt Haroldson of the DNR’s Farmland reason for optimism.

Wildlife Populations Research Unit near Madelia, Minn., adding that while he expected a decline, he Of course, there is always the possibility of late wasn’t expecting one quite as dramatic. nesting success that wouldn’t show up in the wildlife The 2011 pheasant index, which suggests the rela- census. tive abundance of birds across Minnesota’s pheasant Haroldson said the observed ratio of hens to roostrange, was 23 birds per 100 miles, down from a 2010 ers during the roadside surveys conducted in early figure of 64 birds/100 miles.

August left the possibility that hens still may have been nesting or tending to broods.

In the west central region, numbers declined 62 percent from 74.2 birds/100 miles to 28.2 birds/100 Unfortunately, it also could have meant that many more hens were victims of the severe winter. miles.

“Anecdotal reports suggest a late nesting effort but In the central region, 76.4 birds/100 miles were tallied compared to 18.9 birds/100 miles this year, a 75 those numbers always are hard to quantify,” he said. percent decline.

When the last feathers of the 2011 Minnesota Pheasant Season settle, Haroldson expects about 249,000 Birds in the south central region were down 59 percent, from 56.5 birds/100 miles last year to 23.1 roosters, comparable to the 2001 harvest level. birds/100 miles.

Ringnecks have proved to be a resilient lot and The southeast region saw a decline of 39 percent, Haroldson said that given some decent weather and from 8.6 birds/100 miles to 5.3 birds. suitable habitat, numbers could rebound quickly.

The southwest region, where the best hunting has “In 2001, hunters harvested 267,000 pheasants but been found in recent years, posted the most dramatic just two years later, they harvested 511,000, so they decline — from 104.2 birds/100 miles to 19.2 birds — can recover quickly,” he said. a fall of 82 percent.

Not surprisingly, the 25-year-old Conservation Only the east central region, where winter condiReserve Program factors heavily into the habitat

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Make sure that your days count to love unconditionally, forgive freely and serve unselfishly. A life lived well is not determined by what we’ve accomplished or done for ourselves; it’s about who we’ve loved and how we’ve served.

Mother Teresa wisely said, “At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by, ‘I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.’ Hungry not only for bread, but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing, but naked of human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a home of bricks, but homeless because of rejection.”

That’s what it means to not only number our days, but to make sure they really count as well.

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PORCH, from pg. 28A and gave final instructions on how we were going to exit the aircraft. I prayed. We waddled like ducks to the open door, and when I saw just how far 13,000 feet in the air really is, I wondered if Mike wasn’t right about my needing to have my head examined.

What happened next is too amazing for words. The 120 mph freefall lasted for nearly a minute, the parachute opened with a powerful jolt that shot us back in the air for a few seconds, and then the instructor maneuvered the chute while I savored the beauty of this world from a new angle.

Melanie glided into a picture-perfect touchdown. I landed less gracefully, filling my pants with the drop zone’s freshly mown grass. Mike took pictures of his crazy women as we celebrated and savored the experience.

As daylight diminished on our jump day, I gratefully crossed an item off my bucket list. Truth be told, jumping out of an airplane is one of the easier things to do on anyone’s list. It’s much more difficult

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Government at its best

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here are 1,785 townships in Minnesota, according T to the Minnesota Association of Townships. Those townships have nearly 9,000 elected supervisors,

Leslie Township Hall, Todd County, Minn.

clerks and township treasurers.

For the most part, they meet monthly to make decisions regarding the more than 62,000 miles of township roads and 6,000 township bridges in Minnesota.

They maintain relationships with neighboring townships, with county officials, and even the local police and fire departments. Seventeen and a half percent of Minnesota’s residents live in incorporated townships. That’s 930,972 people.

If the Leslie Township Board, in southwestern Todd County, is any example for the rest of the state, those people are served with a quality of public service that is lacking at other levels of government in this country. A Leslie Township board meeting is conducted professionally and courteously and the members of the board are enthusiastic about public service.

A typical Leslie Township meeting is called to order by the chairman at 8 p.m. The first order of business is the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag by the three supervisors, clerk, treasurer and any guests.

Then the chairman asks that the clerk read the minutes. The three supervisors vote to approve them with corrections, if necessary. Then the treasurer passes the financial report to the chairman who thanks the treasurer and reads the report.

Township finances are important, but small. Leslie Township’s most recent tax levy was $172,000. That $172,000 is divided into accounts for roads and bridges, snow removal, fire protection, 911 emergency telephone and a general fund. Roads and bridges take up $100,000 of the budget, according to Chairman Doug Kaiser.

Kaiser takes pride in the high-quality township roads. Dennis Miller, another supervisor, takes pride in the fact that township government is truly democratic.

“At the annual meeting in March the citizens can make motions and vote on them,” he said. “It is grassroots democracy.”

Michael Berry, whose father served on the Leslie town board for more than 20 years, shares Miller and Kaiser’s concern that taxpayer money be spent carefully. Ray Gabler has been treasurer for more than 40 years. He keeps careful accounts in long hand in a book that is open to all township residents. Clerk Bill Tomford quietly and efficiently takes the minutes.

Perhaps it is here, at the town halls across Minnesota, that American government is at its best. It is courteous, non-partisan, service-oriented, and conservative with a small c.

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Cash Grain Markets corn/change* soybeans/change* Sauk Rapids Madison Redwood Falls Fergus Falls Morris Tracy Average: Year Ago Average:

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Grain prices are effective cash close on Sept. 19. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Livestock Angles Grain Angles Cattle, hogs on Smell of autumn in the air rebound After a period of selling off to lower price levels, both the cattle and hog markets have rebounded quickly in the first part of September. It would appear for all intents and purposes that these markets have found their seasonal lows.

The cattle market has seen considerable short covering in the futures market since the first of the month, which has increased the premium to cash by an abnormal basis. The fact that the commodity funds had acquired a JOE TEALE short position in the futures and Broker with the market becoming oversold technically, this left the Great Plains Commodity Afton futures vulnerable to profit taking by the short and forced the funds to liquidate their short positions and begin to reverse their position to the long side.

This turnaround has been done in the face of weakening beef cutouts and virtually no cash trade to support this rally. The volume in the beef trade had slowed as the cutouts exceeded the $180 per hundredweight level and forced the packers to discount to move the product.

The volume is once again beginning to increase as the cutout price has fallen, however for the packers to maintain a positive margin they will have to stay at steady prices and not follow the recent rally in futures. Therefore we could see a standoff between the packers and the feedlots until one side gives in.

As it has been for quite some time, the retailers

As the corn loses its luster and the soybean leaves turn yellow, the smell of autumn is in the air. Combines, stalk choppers and grain carts become readied for action as the crop comes into maturity. This is one of my favorite times of the year. Growing up in Kansas, this was when we finally enjoyed a break from the summer heat. Here in Minnesota, we start to think that winter is just around the corner.

Yet, we aim to complete harvest before the snow starts to fall.

TOM NEHER The U.S. Department of AgriVP Agribusiness culture, Pro Farmer, Informa and AgStar & Grain Specialist other crop analysts release their Rochester estimates of 2011 yields, harvested acres and final crop size.

Some are starting to talk about 2012 planted acres and demand for the grain. It becomes a “guessing game” until we finally complete the harvest. My Grandpa used to remind me that, “It’s not a crop until it’s in the bin.” With this being said, we still expect favorable financial returns for grain producers.

The USDA’s Economic Research Service forecasts record net farm income this year, surpassing $100 billion for the first time. They estimate farm expenses to also set a new record. The sheer amount of money crossing farm desks is staggering. Net farm income is forecast at $103.6 billion for 2011, up $24.5 billion for a rise of 31 percent from 2010. This follows a 28-percent increase last year. The 2011 forecast of net farm income is the highest inflation-

See NYSTROM, pg. 2B

See TEALE, pg. 2B

See NEHER, pg. 2B

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.

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The following market analysis is for the week ending Sept. 16.

CORN — Selling dominated the markets for the third week in a row as funds liquidated length, harvest spread and early yield reports were “better than expected.”

The first frost scare of the year didn’t faze traders enough to warrant building in a price-risk premium for possible losses.

After a short upside reaction to the U.S. Department of Agricul- PHYLLIS NYSTROM ture report, prices came under Country Hedging selling pressure for the balance of St. Paul the week, closing just off the week’s low.

The USDA September report is in the rear view mirror now, but let’s take a quick look at the report that kicked off the week. The national corn yield average was cut down to 148.1 versus the August 153 bushels per acre estimate. Minnesota’s corn yield is pegged at 165 bu./acre, Illinois at 161 bu./acre and Iowa at 167 bu./acre. Production was lowered 417 million bushels to 12.5 billion bushels with ending stocks of 672 million bushels.

Category changes included feed usage down 200 million, ethanol down 100 million and exports off 100 million bushels. This balance sheet shows a decline in ethanol use for the first time in 15 years. Acreage numbers were not touched on this report, but traders’ expectations are for planted acreage to be reduced 500,000 to 1 million acres on the October report.

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Will later-planted corn live up to early corn hype?

NYSTROM, from pg. 1B Don’t be fooled by this week’s price action, our balance sheets are still extremely tight and harvest is just getting under way. Will later-planted corn be able to live up to the “better than expected” comments of early corn?

The 5.3 percent stocks-to-use ratio released this week is the lowest for a September report since at least 1980.

The demand picture was off this week which helped fuel the downward spiral as well. Weekly ethanol production fell to its lowest level in over a month. Export inspections, what is actually shipped, were the lowest since December.

On the flip side, weekly export sales were good at 44.4 million bushels. Additionally, U.S. corn is becoming competitive into China. We’ll see if China will step in to purchase corn for their reserve.

The late-week frost scare did clip some localized corn, but it was not deemed cold enough for long enough to do widespread damage to corn. Early yield reports are coming in 10 to 30 bu./acre better than anticipated in areas of Illinois and Indiana.

They are still less than last year, but are an improvement over what was expected.

OUTLOOK: December corn extended last week’s losses, down another 44 1/2 this week to settle at $6.92 per bushel. This is the first sub-$7 settlement on the December contract since Aug. 10.

We have yet to see how the corn that pollinated during the worst of the summer heat and drought will yield. We need demand to pick up to get a rebound in prices, so watch for signs of end-user buying in the market. Corn sliced through the lower end of our expected range; leaving the 100-day moving average at $6.84 1/4 as the next short-term support level in the December contract.

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SOYBEANS — November soybeans took it on the chin this week, closing at $13.55 1/2 or down 71 1/4 cents in bearish post-report trading.

Friday’s close was the lowest close for November soybeans since Aug. 16 and the biggest weekly loss since September 2008. This week’s September crop report was bearish for soybeans on a higher than anticipated yield and an increase in ending stocks for 2011-12. The updated yield estimate for this year is 41.8 bu./acre, up 0.4 bu./acre from last month. Production rose 29 million bushels to 3.085 billion bushels.

Exports for this year were raised 15 million and carry-in stocks from 2010-11 were lowered 5 million bushels, resulting in 2011-12 ending stocks of 165 million bushels. This is an increase of 10 million versus the August report. The October report may show a planted acreage decline of 200,000 to 400,000 acres in beans based on traders’ interpretation of this week’s Farm Service Agency acreage report.

Fund selling also cast pallor on prices in postUSDA report trading during the week.

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than stellar. A bright spot was the return of China to the U.S. bean market when the USDA announced a 106,000 metric tons sale during the week. There were reports of some damage in northwest Minnesota and eastern South Dakota beans from this week’s frost, but going into the weekend it wasn’t enough to rebuild risk premium back into prices.

OUTLOOK: Soybeans may be under further pressure if we don’t see demand pick up and yields are not threatened. Funds have more to sell as well.

Looking down the road, economics favor corn acres over beans for next spring’s planting, which should provide incentive for better prices after harvest.

A return of La Nina could also hurt South American crop prospects with dry conditions. In the short run, we could see prices extend the trend lower.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week ended Sept. 16: Minneapolis wheat collapsed 51 cents lower, Chicago wheat lost 41 1/2 cents and Kansas City dropped 48 1/2 cents. Crude oil was up 72 cents to close at $87.96, heating oil gained 2.3 cents, gasoline managed a 1.3 increase and natural gas fell 10.6 cents. The U.S. dollar index was down 0.58 for the week at 76.61, while the Dow was up over 500 points and gold was down $46.40 per ounce as of mid-afternoon Sept. 16.

Hogs finally finding seasonal low TEALE, from pg. 1B have resisted the higher beef cutouts and with the same economic situation, it is hard to foresee a change in this situation. Because of the generous premiums now offered, it would be prudent for producers to protect their inventories when opportunities present themselves.

The hog market seems to have finally found that seasonal low that seems to come every fall. It may be earlier than normal this year, but after the size of the decline in prices over the past month, most producers would welcome the early low. A similar situation occurred with the pork cutouts as with the beef cutouts. Once they reached levels well above $100/cwt., the retailers backed away from buying

pork product and down came the volume and thus the price followed.

Like the cattle the commodity funds moved to the short side of the futures and once the market began to show signs of turning higher, the funds began to exit the short side and a quick short-covering rally ensued. It appears the pork cutouts have now begun to stabilize in the $90/cwt. area, and with that the cash side has also begun to find some stability.

Because of the economy, it would appear that it will remain hard to maintain any sustained rallies until there is improvement in consumer income. Producers are therefore encouraged to use caution in their optimism and protect their inventories when given the opportunity.

Farm income, expenses rocket NEHER, from pg. 1B adjusted value recorded since 1974.

The ERS estimates double-digit increases in crop and livestock cash receipts. Crop receipts are expected to raise $33.6 billion, or more than 19 percent, as large increases are expected across a number of crop categories. Total expenses are forecast to increase by $32.5 billion, exceeding $300 billion for the first time. That is an increase of 11.4 percent from 2010. Every expense category is expected to be up in 2011. Expenses are expected to continue to inflate at a similar rate in 2012.

With higher prices and expenses, the amount of money that we manage today has vastly increased over the last five years. With this increased investment comes increased risk that must be managed.

This can be managed or mismanaged, with outcomes to follow. The progressive manager will always be looking for ways to grow. They will become students of their business, looking to grow personally and in business practices. They will strive to grow in knowledge and expertise. This will be in production and financial management.

As we remember the lives lost 10 years ago and the subsequent changes in our country, we mourn the loss as a nation. We have been at war for a decade, which has challenged our economy and our perception of security. The events of Sept. 11, 2001, have changed this country forever. Yet, we are a country that was built by immigrants who brought diversity and strength to the fabric of this nation. This fabric gets stretched and strained, but it is strong and resilient. For all of this we give thanks.

Corn rationing may be on the horizon for next year their lowest levels since 2006,” and based on those projections the USDA said season-average corn The feed situation has prompted ... calls for prices would range $6.50 to changes in everything from U.S. energy policy $6.70/bu. regarding corn used in ethanol production and “The feed situation has prompted land-use policies to changes in dairy policy to suggestions corn rationing may be help farmers manage milk-feed price margins. needed in 2012, and calls for changes in everything from U.S. — Dave Natzke energy policy regarding corn used in ethanol production and land-use unchanged at $17.80 to $18.80 for 2012. policies to changes in dairy policy to help farmers manage milk-feed price margins,” Natzke said.

The report showed U.S. corn production at 12.497 billion bushels, down 417 million from Increasing feed prices in relation to milk prices the August estimate. Expected yields are could also impact the federal budget. Projections down across most of the Corn Belt, with an from the National Milk Producers Federation’s expected average of 148.1 bushels per acre, down Roger Cryan indicate federal payments to dairy from the August forecast of 153 bu./acre. farmers through the Milk Income Loss Contract The soybean forecast, at 3.085 billion bushels, was program could be triggered as early as November and run through the end of fiscal year 2012. up from the 3.056 billion projected in August. The higher prices are expected to curb exports and “Feed, and resulting human food, supplies may domestic use, according to the USDA. even be impacting consumer opinions,” Natzke said.

A consumer study by the Center for Food Integrity Some suggest that the corn situation is such that found 40 percent of consumers surveyed said U.S. there may be rationing in 2012, said Dairy Profit farmers should not be responsible for addressing Weekly editor Dave Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine.

Drought-parched fields in the Southwest and storm- global hunger, but rather that it was more impordamaged crops in the Northeast are driving the con- tant to teach developing nations how to feed themcern over the supplies and price of livestock feed, he selves.” said, and was a subject of interest on Capitol Hill.

“Sharply higher feed prices for the balance of 2011 and into 2012 and lower forecast milk and dairy Natzke said that feed supplies and prices were a product prices next year will lead to a slight dominant theme this week, as we head into the fall retrenchment in cow numbers,” according to the latharvest, starting with the USDA’s Crop Production and World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates reports, est Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. and culminated with a House Livestock, Dairy and However, production per cow and milk production Poultry subcommittee hearing to examine feed avail- are expected to continue to rise both this year and ability and its effect on the nation’s livestock produc- next, according to the USDA. ers.

Cow numbers are projected at 9.2 million head “Much of the concern centered on corn,” Natzke this year, and output per cow was raised slightly said, and he pointed to the USDA’s lowered harvest from last month to 21,280 pounds for the year. The estimate, citing summer weather conditions that U.S. dairy herd in 2012 is expected to decline reduced expected yields to the lowest average since slightly to 9.19 million head, with most of the con2005. He added that this is the largest area planted traction coming in the second half of the year. With to corn since 1944, but “the resulting harvest compared to expected use will leave the corn supplies at See MIELKE, pg. 4B

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This column was written for the marketing week ending Sept. 16.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its milk production estimate in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report after reducing it slightly in the August issue. The Sept. 12 report says the dairy herd has been expanding at a MIELKE MARKET more rapid rate than expected.

WEEKLY However, the 2012 forecast was

By Lee Mielke reduced as higher forecast feed prices will reduce the rate of growth in milk per cow.

Look for 2011 output to hit 195.7 billion pounds, up 100 million pounds from the August projection. That compares to 192.8 billion pounds in 2010. The 2012 estimate is 198.5 billion pounds, down 300 million from last month’s estimate.

Commercial exports for 2011 were raised on the strength of current product exports. Next year’s fat basis exports were lowered, largely on slightly weaker butter exports. Skim solids imports were raised for both 2011 and 2012.

Cheese prices for 2011 were forecast lower, but nonfat dry milk and whey were forecast higher on the strength of relatively strong exports. Butter prices were unchanged.

The federal order Class III milk price estimate was lowered, based on the lower forecast cheese price, but the Class IV price forecast was unchanged from last month. Look for a 2011 Class III average of $18.25 to $18.45 per hundredweight, down from $18.40 to $18.60 expected a month ago. The 2010 average was $14.41. The 2011 Class IV price remained at $19.05 to $19.35, up from $15.09 in 2010.

Butter and cheese prices for 2012 were unchanged from last month’s report but NDM and whey prices were forecast higher. The 2012 Class III price forecast was unchanged from a month ago, at $16.10 to $17.10, but the Class IV forecast was raised to $16.50 to $17.60, up a nickel. The 2011 all milk price forecast was lowered to $20.15 to $20.35 but was

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Football season lifts demand for Cheddar, Mozzarella MIELKE, from pg. 3B an additional milking day in 2012, milk per cow is forecast to climb by 1.5 percent to 21.605 million pounds. Although milk production and output per cow will be higher next year compared with 2011, the September forecast represents a downward revision from August estimates.

Meanwhile, the USDA says milk production varies throughout the United States. Dairies in the Southeast and Southwest, where high daytime temperatures have been in place for an extended period, note production is slipping. Most northern tier states indicate cow comfort has helped production rebound from the summer doldrums.

■ Milk haulers in the Northeast are logging extra miles and hours to reach farms along routes where roadbeds were damaged by Hurricane Irene and, with the arrival of rainstorms from Tropical Storm Lee, some dairy plants reported water damage and operational disruptions.

The full impact on dairy operations of wind, rain, wildfires and drought has yet to be tallied.

Dairy-quality forage availability is tight in some areas. Some operations with corn in the fields are debating whether to harvest corn for grain or silage, according to the USDA, and milk processors reported bottled milk demand in the Labor Day week was steady to higher. Manufacturing capacity was adequate within most areas.

■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted 17 requests for export assistance from Darigold, Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell a total of 4.17 million pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. The product will be delivered through January 2012 and raised the CWT’s 2011 cheese exports to 66.5 million pounds to 20 countries, the equivalent of 665 million pounds of milk.

■ California’s October Class I milk price is $21.50/cwt. for the north and $21.77 for the south, down $2.06 and $2.07 respectively from September but are both $3.06 above October 2010.

The northern price average for 2011 is $20.72, up from $16.66 at this time a year ago. The southern price average is $20.99, up from $16.93 a year ago.

The federal order Class I base price is “that will help push the non-American, rather than the American cheese and maybe keep some of the announced by the USDA on Sept. 23.

Spot block cheese closed Friday Sept. milk out of Cheddar facilities,” he said, “and the price 16 at $1.7775/lb., down three-quarters on the week, decline will also help Christmas sales.”

Another factor playing into the downturn in cash but still 4.25 cents above a year ago. Barrel gained 2 cents early in the week, then gave it back and closed dairy prices is that dairy exports were off in July. at $1.72, unchanged on the week, and a penny above Dryer blamed high prices “taking their toll in mara year ago. Twelve cars of block traded hands on the kets around the globe.” Cheese exports, for example, were up just 4 percent versus a year ago, he said, week and 10 of barrel. The National Agricultural Statistics Service-surveyed U.S. average block price after being up 22 percent in April through June and 61 percent higher, January through June. fell 11 cents to $1.8752 while the barrels averaged $1.8036, down 9.1 cents.

Skim milk powder exports, on the other hand, staged a recovery in July, up 22 percent from 2010.

■ Exports were up just 2.8 Jerry Dryer reported percent in the April-toin his Sept. 9 Dairy June period. Ditto for and Food Market AnaAnyone who watched some football whey products, Dryer lyst that the retail said, up 23 percent for over the weekend probably saw processed (barrel) July after trailing yearnumerous pizza commercials providcheese business is “in big trouble.” He cited ing some pretty decent pricing points ago levels by 13 percent during the preceding retail sales data but for purchases of pizza. three-month period. Lacadded that processed tose was up 10 percent cheese sales in the foodser— Bill Brooks during July; up 19 percent vice and ingredient chanApril through June, but nels “seem to be doing butter shipments fell 40 percent in July after being well.” up 37 percent April through June.

Export orders on block cheese are resuming, Dryer ■ wrote, “partly because of lower USA prices and The USDA’s Dairy Market News reports that interpartly because customers need the cheese,” but he national prices on whole and skim milk powder and warned that “we could see a wider-than-usual price whey are lower in both Europe and Oceania and that spread in blocks and barrels for the next several weeks. Cheese prices will very likely bounce around milk production is higher in both Australia and New down here, maybe until the end of the month, before Zealand. New Zealand milk supplies are building and processing plants are ramping up production,” pushing moderately higher as holiday sales come according to the DMN. Price trends have shown online.” slight weakness in recent weeks, according to the eCash butter closed Sept. 16 at $1.9025, down a Dairy’s Insider Closing Bell, and “internationally, the penny on the week, and 32 cents below a year ago.

Only two cars traded hands on the week. The NASS decline in the Euro the past two weeks has made products from that region lower in relative value.” average fell to $2.0356, down 2.5 cents. NASS pow■ der averaged $1.5578, up a penny and a half, and dry whey averaged 58.9 cents, up 0.1 cent.

Checking the other side of the ledger; the NMPF’s Butter dropped below $2 faster than e-Dairy econo- Import Watch shows U.S. dairy imports were up but mist Bill Brooks expected, according to his Tuesday still below the average of the last five years, accordDairyLine report. Retailers are thinking about what ing to NMPF’s Jim Tillison in Thursday’s DairyLine. they’ll be doing promotion-wise for the upcoming The Italian cheese category, for example, was up Thanksgiving holiday, he said, and “may hold off see- this year from 2010 but below the five-year average. ing how low the price will go.”

He stressed that the report is designed to keep The downturn is not good news for farmers, he Federation members informed of what is happening said, but will probably spur sales. A few weeks ago, to dairy imports “so we don’t get close to the saferetailers probably weren’t giving much thought to guard levels and find ourselves in a situation where butter promotions with prices above $2, he said. we have imports displacing U.S. product.”

People are “a little nervous” as to where cheese A huge import issue was milk protein concentrates, prices will go, Brooks said. Buyers may be looking for Tillison said, but those imports continue to decline more downside while sellers hope the price moves on a fairly steady basis. He admitted that, while higher, he said, and as a result, prices are “tracking dairy imports were up slightly in the first six months sideways.” of 2011, “our exports of dairy products are much, much higher than the imports. There’s a very posiHe also mentioned that the football season provides some support for Cheddar demand in particu- tive trade imbalance as far as dairy is concerned.” lar and then shifts to pizza and Mozzarella. “Anyone ••• who watched some football over the weekend probaLee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in bly saw numerous pizza commercials providing some Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in pretty decent pricing points for purchases of pizza,” newspapers across the country and he may be Brooks said. He mentioned a national chain that’s reached at lkmielke@juno.com. giving away pizza to members of e-mail groups and

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the friends of Freeborn County Auction. The Reserve Champion Market Lamb exhibited by Brooke Wiebe of Cottonwood County brought $3,600 when the Minnesota State Fair Concessionaires and Long Cheng Hmong Meats again joined forces.

Cody Schwartz of Brown County exhibited the Grand Champion Meat Goat and it sold for $2,350 to Moorman Showtec Feeds, Heartland Meat Goat Association, the Market Meat Goat supporters and friends of Brown County. The Grand Champion Dairy Meat Goat was exhibited by Daniell Schultz of Fillmore County and sold for $2,200 to a group including the Minnesota Dairy Goat Association, All American Co-op, AgStar, Midwest SupKevin Schulz ply, Titan Pro Seed, Chemical & Fertil- Purple Ribbon Auction charter member honorees, from left: Helen Anderson, izer and the Fillmore County Purple Hugo; Henry Bollum, Blue Earth, Jim Hassing, Wells; John Story, Mankato, and Ribbon Club.

Jim Grass, Owatonna.

Proceeds from the Purple Ribbon Livestock Auction go to the winning 4H youth and 20 percent of the funds are designated to further Minnesota 4H, the Minnesota 4-H Foundation and the Auction Scholarships.

Twenty 4-H Livestock Auction Scholarships were awarded this year from the premiums received last year and matching dollars thanks to the generous support of Albert Lea Seed House, CHS, LA-CO Industries, John Morrell & Co., Corn Roast — Brad and Lori Ribar, Hubbard Feeds, Minnesota Corn Growers, SAFRAN-Cenco International, Midwest Machinery, Minnesota Simmental Association, Pioneer Seeds, the Minnesota State Fair Sky Ride the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association, and Interstate Power Systems and individual supporters Richard and Bonnie Compart, Jake and Lindsay Grass, Kent Thiesse and Greg Harder.

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Quality animals, quality youth and quality buyers made the 32nd Purple Ribbon Auction, the annual parade of champion beef, lambs, goats and swine set five new record prices and tied one.

The auction raised more than $355,000 in additional premium dollars from 92 head for Minnesota 4-H youth and programs.

The Champion Market Beef Steer was shown by Stephanie Krause of Olmsted County and sold for an alltime record price of $15,000 to Ames Construction of Burnsville a longtime auction and 4-H supporter.

The Reserve Champion was exhibited by Megan Boesl of Douglas County, tying the record price set last year of $9,600 from a group of longtime buyers including the Minnesota State Fair Concessionaires and the Douglas County 4-H Auction Committee.

Longtime South St. Paul supporters Central Livestock/CRI, O&S Cattle Co. and American Foods Group placed the successful bid of $6,000 for this year’s Grand Champion Dairy Steer exhibited by Emily Scripture of Olmsted County. The Reserve Champion Dairy Steer shown by Jenna Koosman of Wright County sold for $5,700 when all was said and done for a purchasing group made up of Minnesota State Fair Concessionaires and the Friends of Koosman’s Steer.

This year’s Grand Champion Market Barrow for Hayden Kerkaert of Pipestone County sold for $9,250 and another new record price to a group of supporters lead by Hormel Foods, Pioneer Hi-Bred International and friends of Pipestone County. The Reserve Champion Barrow was exhibited by Mariah Thate of Martin County and set a record price of $7,100 as a large group of Martin County businesses and supporters joined forces with AgStar.

The Champion Market Gilt brought another record price of $5,050 for Madalyn Wangen of Freeborn County when Monsanto partnered with several Freeborn County businesses and 4-H friends on the bid. The Reserve Champion Market Gilt exhibited by Marcus Irrthum of Goodhue County was purchased for $4,000 by Minnesota Farmers Union and Minnesota Farmers Union Insurance. The Grand Champion Market Lamb was shown by Jacob Knutson of Freeborn County and set an all-time price of $5,700 as it was purchased by SAFRAN Cenco International, the Corn Palace Ag Center and

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Dodge County, Minn., soybean farmer and president of the Dodge County Corn and Soybean Growers, Bruce Schmoll, and his wife, Tarrie, hosted three pork buyers and a director from major grocery stores in Japan on their farm in early August.

The group, which also included a Japanese translator, traveled over 8,000 miles for a seven-day tour throughout the Midwest to learn about U.S. pork and soybean produc-

tion, feed mills, meat processing and to exchange ideas with U.S. crop and livestock farmers. They visited the Schmoll family farm near Claremont before touring Interstate Mills in Hayfield, Minn.

The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council works with the U.S. Meat Export Federation to organize farm tours so that international trade teams can learn about farming, planting, swine feed, soybeans and the

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But these trade team visits are more “MN Soybean is probably one of the than just educational, they allow buypremier state organizations in setting ers to connect with, and trust, Minup events like this. These team mem- nesota farmers. bers can meet with five to 10 farmers “Team members are very interested in and leave with a good feeling that learning about our families, our children their soybeans and pork are coming and our lifestyle,” said Joel Schreurs, from reliable and sustainable farm- International Marketing Committee ers,” said Greg Olwig, U.S. Soybean chairman of the MSR&PC and Lincoln Export Council marketing manager.

County, Minn., farmer. “The trust and The trade team’s first stop of the day appreciation that we build through was the Minnesota Pork Producers these meetings is priceless; it not only helps our nation’s Council office in export market, it Mankato, where allows us to share they learned more (Having a Japanese trade our culture and about U.S. swine team tour Minnesota) values with one care, genetics and helps them learn more another.” production. They also learned that about the quality feed Also included in what makes U.S. ingredients that we grow the week-long trip pork such a highto the Midwest in our fields to produce quality protein is, in were stops at the healthy, nutritious protein part, the quality soyIndiana Packers for their customers Corp., the Departbeans that go into the hog feed. One of back in Japan. ment of Animal every four hogs is Science at Iowa destined for the — Bruce State University, export market.

Schmoll Iowa Select In Japan, U.S. Farms, JBS, Tripork is 30 perumph Foods and Tyson. cent cheaper to The U.S. Meat Export Federation is purchase than a nonprofit trade association working Japanese pork, so to create new opportunities and the buyers recogdevelop existing international marnize that U.S. pork kets for U.S. beef, pork, lamb and is equal in quality veal. Through its worldwide network and great competition. of offices, the USMEF has forged a Moreover, after the USMEF series of partnerships, which have introduced high-value cuts of pork in Japan at the 2009 FoodEx enabled U.S. companies and U.S. prodtrade show, more than 1,500 Japanese ucts to become integral parts of interretail outlets started selling pork back national red meat markets. An extensive international presence enables ribs imported from the United States.

USMEF to have a finger on the pulse “Livestock is our No. 1 customer as of vital markets around the world. soybean farmers, and the more we can The Dodge County Corn and Soybean promote the livestock industry in the U.S. and work together as two indus- Growers Association is affiliated with tries to sell a value added product to the Minnesota Soybean Growers Assocustomers in Japan, it’s just better for ciation, a non-profit, farmer-controlled our economy. It’s better for agricul- membership organization working to assure profitable soybean farming by ture,” Schmoll said. monitoring government policies, eduThe Japanese team members had cating the public about agriculture and seen barns and soybean fields before, supporting research and market develbut being on the Schmoll farm allowed opment activities. The organization them to walk through the fields, touch works with the Minnesota Soybean the plants, sit in the field equipment Research & Promotion Council to share and look in the barns to fully experi- the R.E.A.L. Story (Responsible, Ethience agriculture. “It’s a privilege for us cal Agriculture for Life). to host the Japanese pork buyers at Read R.E.A.L farm stories straight our farm, it gives us an opportunity to learn more about their buying inter- from Minnesota farmers by logging on ests and culture, and it helps them to http://realstory.mnsoybean.org. learn more about the quality feed ••• ingredients that we grow in our fields This article was submitted by Minto produce healthy, nutritious protein nesota Soybean.

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LOCATION: 2386 165th St., Lester Prairie, MN. On Hwy. 7 from Lester Prairie, MN take Co. Rd. 9 S 31⁄2 miles to 165th St., go W on 165th 1⁄2 mile to 2386 on Rt. Watch for Hotovec Auction signs!

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Saturday, September 24th, 2011 - 11 AM 13135 Co. Rd. 24 - New Ulm, MN Directions: In Searles, MN (on St. Hwy. 15 S of New Ulm) At the intersection of Co. Rd. 24 & Main St. go 1 block S on Co. Rd. 24

TRACTORS: JD 7200 MFWD, cab, power quad trans, shows 5767 hrs., S/N 4801, sells w/JD 740 self leveling HD loader w/ mat. bucket; JD 4440, cab, 18.4X 38’s w/10 bolt hub duals, Quad trans, rock box, S/N 35495, shows 8470 hrs.; JD 1650 MFWD, 3 pt., dual hyd., S/N 1427, shows 3370 hrs.; Oliver 880 gas, (converted from LP) not running; JD “B”, not running, S/N 223152. COMBINE & HEADS: JD 6620, cab, chopper, 24.5 X 32 tires, shows 964 hrs. since sep. rebuild, S/N 407054; JD 5 belt PU head; JD 44 4RX36” cornhead; JD 43 4RX30” cornhead; JD 216 flex head, needs work. DRYER BIN: Stor Mor Ezee-Dry bin w/dryer, 520 bu. dryer capacity, 3,000 bu. bin. btm unloading auger & bin sweep. To be moved by May 1st 2012. FARM EQUIP.: White 598 Spring AR plow, 3 btm w/ 4th add-on, 14”-22” vari-width w/coulters; Hiniker 7500 9 shk disk/chisel, needs bearing & blade work; Lindsay 5 sec. drag on cart; Farm King 8”X56’ auger, pto; Feteral 8” auger; Artsway 144B 4R stalk chopper; JD 7000 4R planter, dry fertilizer, chem. boxes & monitor; Pincor 30,000W generator on cart, pto; JD 12’ drill, 6” sp., low rubber w grass; Bush Hog “Squealer” 6’ rotary cutter; Glencoe 4X38” Danish tine RC cult.; Glencoe 6X30” RC cult; NI 40’ 16” flight elev., pto. FORAGE & HAY EQUIP.: JD 3960 Forage Harvester w/elect. controls, 2R cornhead & hay head; Bush Hog 7’ disk mower, 3 pt.; 2 Gehl 970 forage boxes w/roofs & HD wagons, need work; NH 28 forage blower; JD wheel rake, 4 whls, needs tires & rims.

GRAVITY BOXES: J&M box w/JD 1075 wg. w/ext. hitch; 3 NuBilt gravity boxes w/10 & 7T wgs. FARM MISC.: JD 440 Cyclone snowmobile; Yamaha 250 Bear Tracker 2X4 4wheeler; JD STX 38 hydro mower; road grader on 2 stl whls; 500 gal. dsl fuel barrel w/elect. pump; 300 gallon OH fuel barrel; Sod Cutter w Kohler engine & 2 whl rolling cart; Ass’t 14’-20’ cattle gates; rd bale feeders; stock water tanks; 2 barn cupola’s; 20th Century AC welder; anvil; bench vice; wooden bolt rack w/bolt inventory; 3⁄4” drill; + other farm misc. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Due to health reasons, Dan will be selling his farm equipment at auction. Bring your trucks and trailers, loader available for 1 hour after auction.

Please be on time, auction will be only 2 hours. Rest rooms on auction site.

See color pictures on web @ www.hotovecauctions.com

Antique Tractors & Engines: ‘38 JD “A”, serial #474801, unstyled w/fenders, factory flat spoke rear rims, wts & mechl cult lifts; ‘59 JD 530, serial #5304452 w/3 pt, fenders, sngl hyd, 6K hrs; JD BW fact wide front, serial #288752; ‘41 JD AR, unstyled; ‘50 JD AR, serial #275704-A, styled w/pwr-trol; ‘38 JD AR, serial #260756, unstyled; JD “B” BNH, serial #B233539 w/sngl frt wheel, fenders & 42” tires; JD HA92 eng power unit, 4 cyl on cart, serial #14196; JD 1.5 hp eng w/belt drive & pump jack on cart; JD 3 hp sngl cyl eng on cart; JD LUC eng on cart w/steel wheel; Several JD E 1.5 hp sngl eng on carts; Several McC Deering “LA” & 5 hp “LB” engs on carts; McC Deering 1.5 hp eng w/pmp jack on cart; JD eng cart.

Farm Related Collectibles: Full size Pioneer windmill; Yard windmill; T.T. Backer harness maker-New Ulm; JD #52 2-bot plow w/coulter on steel wheels; JI Case walk plow; JD #44 2-bot plow w/coulter on rubber; JD horse drawn tool box, planter lids, mower plates & lrg choice of impl & tractor parts; JD hub caps; Challenge Pump jack pmp; Pmp jacks, some on carts; Mech cult lift; ‘60’s Texaco Sky Chief gas pump; Easy Sheller #4; McC Derring hand corn shellers; JD sheller wheels; JD 4020 pedal tractor w/wag; JD 1B w/elec motor; JD Pat. Dec. 20 - 1919 hub; Front plate from assort tractors; 18”x40” JD signs; Cast iron JD 4 leg deer emblem; Impl seats w/stands; Lrg assort of tractor & impl manuals; ‘57 Chilton manual; Farm Fest memorabilia; Cistern pump w/sink clamp; Oil pump; Milk can & bckt; Steel wheels; Coop oil can.

‘96 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 pickup w/top, 92K mi; ‘00 Buick Century, pwr windows/locks, 186K mi.

Shop Equip/Tools, Lawn & Yard Equip.: JD LT 150 lawn tractor w/38” deck, 15 hp auto; JD 8280 snowblower; Garden items; Lawn glider; Kato Light generator 3500v; Several loads of tools & shop items; 3 hp air compressor; Torch kit w/cart; Shop stand; Dialarc 250 ac/dc welder; Assorted welding tools; Metal band saw; Drill press; Grinder on stand; Disk grinder; Lrg anvil on stand; Handiman, hyd & floor jacks; Chain hoist; Post driver; Air spray gun; Tap & die.

Many Household, Antiques & Collectibles.

DAN & DIANE WROGE, Owners

Owner: Vernon Mohr

Auction Conducted by the HOTOVEC AUCTIONEERS Hutchinson, MN 320-587-3347 Gary P Hotovec #65-70 Hutchinson, MN 320-587-3347

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2386 165th St., Lester Prairie, MN Call 612-756-3549 for information!

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Beautiful 3 Acre Updated Rural Residence, well maintained buildings including lovely spacious 2 BR, 11⁄2 bath rambler w/attached garage, 40x80 mach shed, barn w/shop, several other sheds on roomy site bordering wooded ravine. $236,600 • 12404 St. Hwy. 68, New Ulm, MN Great 5 Acre Rural Residence, 3 BR, 11⁄2 bath spacious home in quiet setting w/attached garage, new septic, nice grove & landscaping, 42x64 pole shed & 26x36 shop, $179,900 • 15252 120th Ave., Hanska, MN 8 Acre Farm w/Extraordinary Home, turn of the century home built w/Artstone brick & top quality materials & craftsmanship, original woodwork & hardwood floors throughout, beautiful yard & excellent outbuildings, $129,900 • 64197 460th St., Fairfax, MN Beautiful Wooded Country Lot, $24,900 • Section 34, Courtland E. Twp., Nicollet County Perfect 3.36 Acre Lot for Business w/3 BR home, 2 heated shops & home, $114,900 • 391 Lafayette Ave., Lafayette, MN Wonderful 10 Acre Farm Site, 3 BR home & pole barn, $149,900 • 57821 300th St., Winthrop, MN 100 Acres Hunting Land, $1,350/Acre, Section 14, Hawk Creek Twp. Excellent Hunting Land, 80 Acres in Renville Cty., $890/Acre, near Cty. Rds. 11 & 54

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JD 1209 haybine, shedded, nice shape all around w/ extra sickle, good rubber, $2,000. (715)637-3280 Retirement Sale! JD #336 sq baler w/ hyd pivoting hitch, $3,500; NH #448 hay conditioner, SN 893952, $4,500. Both guaranteed field ready, good cond; 22’ hay conveyor w/ elec motor, good cond, $400; skid steer pallet forks, HD, $400. Located in Albert Lea MN Contact Bob 507-4020255 WANTED: JD 16A chopper, JD rake, JD #934 mower conditioner. 320-328-5734

Bins & Buildings FOR SALE OR RENT: 85,000 bu grain storage unit w/ 210 Kensun dryer & equipment located in central Freeborn County.

507-402-2855 or 507-874-3422

FOR SALE: Delux DP2515 FOR SALE: FarmFans 1000H dryer. Call Steve grain dryer, 300bu/hr, 3ph Fairfax Ag - 888-830-7757 w/ converter, $2,500; Hoffer bin w/ auger, 1,600bu, FOR SALE: MC 675 3 phase $500. 507-274-5936 grain dryer, 2 burners, all FOR SALE: FarmFan 600 & heat or heat & cool, $7,500.

650 corn dryer ready for 507-259-4400 fall. 320-304-2002 FOR SALE: Grain bin roof auger, 8”x30’, no motor, $250. 507-247-5315 or 507530-6985 FOR SALE: Loftness grain bagger, GBL 10 & grain bagger unloader. Both used one season, $45,000 for the pair. Lisa at 507829-3450

For Sale: Used grain bins, floors unload systems, sti rators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competive contract rates!

Office hours 8am - 5pm Monday-Friday Saturday 9am - 12 noon 507-430-4866 or call 507-6976133 Ask for Gary

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See complete details at www.iqbid.com Monday, September 26th @ 3 PM: Modular Home & Garage, Litchfield, MN, Modular House with Breezeway & Garage to be removed.

Monday, September 26th @ 10 AM: Investment Property: Kingston Mini Mart Gas Station, Dassel, MN, Business & Investment Property Real Estate Auction Monday, October 24th @ 10 AM: Joe & Dorothy Hierlmaier Estate, Litchfield, MN, 230 +/- Farmland Acres in Meeker & Stearns County, MN, sold in two parcels Tuesday, November 8th @ 10 AM: Meeker County MN Farmland Auction, Litchfield, MN, 173 +/- Acres in Acton Township Thursday, November 10th @ 10 AM: McLeod County Farm Land Auction, Litchfield, MN, 81.87 +/- Acres in Lynn Township, McLeod County, MN

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FOR SALE: Round bale hauler, hauls 6 4’ long bales on 6T New Idea gear. $500; also bale feeder or hauler box on 8T Kory gear, v openings all around, new treated 3/4” plywood floor. $800. 507875-2425

Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. 9 1100 Bu Unverferth/Brent Brandt Auger, hyd lift, low FOR SALE: ‘08 Brent 544 hopper, 10”x70’, good Grain Cart w/ Tarp (Front gravity box, green, fendshape, $4,250/OBO. 515-408Folding) Floatation Tires. ers, always shedded, exc.

3122 (Scale Available) Trade cond. $12,900 952-367-6228 For Smaller 700-1000 Bu Cart. Must Be Good. 319- Brent 672 Grain Cart (600 FOR SALE: ‘10 Westfield 347-2349 Can Deliver 10”x61’ top drive auger, Bu) w/ Scale. Feterl 10x62 exc cond, $4,800. 507-382White Auger w/ Low Mech 2850 Hopper, Both Real Good.

2 J&M 350 Gravity Wagons M&W #1165 5 Shank Earthon 13T gear. Exc, 16.1x16.5 FOR SALE: 10”x62’ Feterl master, Like New. 319-347tires. $3,950/ea. (715)284auger, w/swing hopper, 6138 Can Deliver 9241 very good cond. 507-2763498 2060 Badger blower, high ca- Demco 350 bu gravity wagon pacity auger feed, exc on 10T Westendorf gear, FOR SALE: 12x55 White Feterl auger, non-swing hopcond. (608)989-2170 $4,500. 712-786-3341 per, good paint & tires.

54’ Stanhoist & Kewanee $4,500. 952-240-2193 grain elevators, great EZ-Trail 475 grain cart, $8,000.

JD 1210A grain FOR SALE: 18’ Butler bin, 7 shape. $500/ea. 712-363-3843 cart, extended auger, hyd. ring, nice shape, ideal for gate, tarp $3,500. Both ex‘94 Super B, SD 500VQ drywet tank, Calc-U-Dri conceptionally sharp. 815-979er, SS quiet fans, Calc-Utrol panel. 507-227-0213 or 0654 Dri moisture/matic, paper 507-381-1891 printer, LP, 3 phase, 4495 hrs. 612-703-9091 FOR SALE: (2) Kansun dry- FOR SALE: 2 Hyder 300 bu ers, model 10-215-28, LP, 3 gravity wagons. 507-420phase. 507-776-3766 5026

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FOR SALE: ‘98 Hesston 4755 FOR SALE: 1-18’ bin, 7 34,630 bales, Dohrmann aprings, $750.00; 27’ bin, 9 plicator, 100 gal tank, rings, $3,000: 27’ bin, 9 Delmhorst moisture tester, rings, full floor, fan & aux lights & twine, burner, $4,000. 651-248-9366 $28,000. 320-212-2300 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 or red tape, call Steve at and 6000 series forage harFairfax Ag for an appointvesters. Used kernel proment. 888-830-7757 cessors, also, used JD 40 knife Dura-Drums, and drum conversions for 5400 WANTED: Someone to dismantle 30’ wide X 16’ tall and 5460. Call (507)427-3520 grain bin near Benson, MN www.ok-enterprises.com to 15’ wide or less so can be moved. Or dismantled FOR SALE: JD 5830 forage and reassembled N. of harvester, 4WD, iron Fargo. Know of anyone guard, 3370 hrs, new eng, who can call: 701-430-3411 new paint, re-built, $56,000.

Also, JD 6950 forage harvester, 4WD, 3100 hrs/4400 Grain Handling Eq. hrs. $69,000. 507-427-3520 (2) Parker 616 bu gravity wagons, Parker gears w/ FOR SALE: Paypec 1R field brakes, roll tarps, chopper, very usable; Hes425/65Rx22.5 tires. ston stack mover; 4T, 5T, $9,500/ea. 712-870-3792 &6T running gears, bale flat rack on MN gear; H&S forage unloading unit model 500; Dakon power box on good gear; Owatonna, Kewanee grain elevators, 38’, 44’, 46’. 320-864-4583 or 320-779-4583

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AUCTION Thursday, October 6th • 7:30 PM Auction will be held at the Little Sauk American Legion Hall in Little Sauk, MN. Located 9 mi. north of Sauk Centre, MN on US Hwy. 71

40.61 +/- Acres of Highly Productive Irrigated Farm Land Sells At Auction Very nice tillage 40 acre parcel, Kandota sandy load soil, well drained, currently planted in corn with 150 plus bushel per acre potential yield. Bordered on two sides by good county black top roads. Currently rented at $200 per acre, excellent farming or investment opportunity.

This parcel features a three tower full swing irrigator with end gun, 160’x12” well.

Taxes due in 2011 paid by sellers, no buyer premium.

Excellent property location just 7 miles north of Sauk Centre, MN on US Hwy. 71, then 2 miles east on County Tar #2

SILO DOORS-Wood or steel doors w/ stainless steel fastners shipped promptly to your farm. Hardware available. 1-800-222-5726.

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For brochure or more info., phone Mid-American Auction Co. (320) 547-2206 or our broker Steve Hansen Remax Realty Source (320) 241-0905 or www.midamericanauctioninc.com

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FOR SALE: (3) 6,000 bu steel bins, 1 is dryer bin w/ fan, 1 w/ floor, 1 w/out floor, $2,500/ea. (4) cross augers, 2 are wet field augers, 1-28’, $350, 1-35’ $450, 2-28’ $400/ea. All w/ 3hp motors. Everything in nice shape. 320-669-7367 Call after 6pm or before 8am.

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10 Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. Grain Handling Eq. B FOR SALE: Brent 640 gravDrive over pit, wheat heart FOR SALE: Westfield aug- FOR SALE: Feterl 10”x60’ ity box; J&M 350 gravity box w/ EZ Trail running gear. Both excellent & always shedded. Gibbon MN 507-241-0404 or (507)834-6443

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FOR SALE: ‘02 Super B SD750C grain dryer, 3671 hrs, Quantum controller, full heat, LP gas, 3 phase, 230 volt. $26,000. 320-7602227

10” hyd drive, nice shape, er, 8”x36’, 10hp motor, 2 ready for fall. $4,575; yrs old, $2,000; IHC, SM, Hutch 1072 swing hopper, WF, PS, clean tin, $2,000. low profile, 4 yrs old, nice Selling due to retirement. shape, $5,275; 8x66 Feterl, Call at Noon, 320-833-2155 white, paint is rough $750.

507-399-1500 Fairmont MN. J&M 750 Bu Grain Cart w/ Tarp/Corner Auger. Farm King 13x70 Auger/Low Profile Hopper. Sunflower 7 Shank #4306 Disc Ripper w/ Leveler. All Real Good.

319-347-2349 Can Deliver

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Super B AS400 batch grain dryer, rust free screens, asking $2,500. Call 507-5329481 or 507-530-6116

Farm Implements

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 - 9:30 AM

FOR SALE: ‘05 Loftness 22’ stalk chopper, 3pt w/ 4 rear swivel wheels, 2 front gauge wheels, new knives, exc condition. $10,500. 612756-0106

Sale Site: Gehling Implement and Auction Co. - Preston, MN

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Selling Tractors, Combines, Heads, All Other Types Harvest Equipment, Fall Tillage Equipment, Spreaders, Mill Mixers, All Other Types Of Farm Equipment, Miscellaneous Farm Related Items, Trucks, Trailers, And All Other Types Of Vehicles.

For More Information Or To Consign A Single Item Or A Complete Farm Line, Call Gehling Auction Co. 1-800-770-0347 Advertising Deadline: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 www.gehlingauction.com gehling@gehlingauction.com

Farm Implements

7720 JD Titan II combine, Behlen Model 500 Dryer, $3,800; Gehl TR330 3R 920 bean head, 4 belt pickauger, like new cond. cornhead, looks good, will up, will separate; 2800 JD $3,400. 507-354-4665 need some work. $3,000.

6 btm overland plow, 5 Westfield 10x60 grain auger, (715)495-5168 shank, Tebben ripper. 320HD lift swing hopper, 894-2409 TR100-61, $2,200. 320-212Feed Haulers-Hyd Wet Kit5414 or 320-769-2496 Madi- ‘93 Case IH 1688 combine, air switch, PTO, tandem son MN 18.4x42 duals, auto header pump, 40 gal reservoir, all hgt, auto reel spd, field couplers, ball valves, fitFarm Implements tracker, 2spd hydro, grain tings, only used 6 months. tank ext, bubble up auger, $3,100. 515-846-6391 ‘04 JD 9560STS, 2300 E, 1522 chaff spreader, many new S, new tires, Contour Masparts, 3892 hrs. $38,000.

FOR SALE & ter, auto head hyp, touch 320-980-5058 WILL PURCHASE: set, service lights, bin ext, NH BALE WAGONS. JD inspection every year, ROEDER IMPLEMENT many new parts, $125,000.

SENECA, KS 66538 715-948-2175 or 715-641-0681 (785)336-6103

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AUCTION

Tuesday, September 27th, 2001 - 10:00 AM Address: 28795 611th Ave., Gibbon, MN Directions: From Gibbon, MN, 1 mi. East on St. Hwy. 19 to 611th Ave., 1⁄2 mi. South

Grain Set Up: DMC Vaculator grain air syst., 15 hp., 1-ph., 4” pipe, 4-dead head bin tops; Farm Fans 320J cont. flow dryer; 4K bu. Sukup hold bin.

Tractors, Combine, Trucks & Trailers: ‘96 MF 8140, MFWD, Dyna Shift trip hyd.; 1000 & 540 PTO; MF 3670, MFWD w/duals, trip hyd., PTO; JD 4010, D, WF, sgl. hyd., 3 pt.; ‘98 NH 98 TR combine w/duals; NH 974 8x30” cornhead; 30’ NH 976 HD bean head wCrary air reel; Horst 30’ HD head trailer; ‘97 Volvo semi tractor w/sleeper; ‘03 Wilson DHW 500 40’ trailer w/ag traps & tarp; ‘09 Aluma 14’ tandem axle car trailer; 30’ semi sgl. axle van trailer; Freightliner Tand 16 w/side shoot fert. box, twin hopper, hyd. auger & tarp; ‘90 Ford F250, 4x4 truck; 110 gal. pickup fuel barrel w/elec. pump; Assort. tractor tires; JD 3 pt. 8’ blade.

Field Mach. & Grain Handing Equip.: Demco HD sprayer w/boom & sat.; Hyd. drive pump & foam; Hyd. lift; Kinze 3200, 30x12 fold planter w/liq. fert. & mon.; Buffalo 6405 12x30 HD flat fold ridge cult. w/liq. fert. & assist wheels; Buffalo Scout II guide syst.; Buffalo 12x30 rol stalk chopper; Alloway 15’ stalk chopper w/3 pt. mt. & lift wheels; JD 1000 24.5’ field cult. w/walk tandem; Brillion 5-shank V-ripper; IH dry fert. inj., 12x30 w/transport & GP Ausherman roll coult.; Liq. tender 2500 gal. tandem cart w/transf. pump & hoses; HM bulk seed vac w/10 hp. transf. pumps; GSI 10x72 PTO auger w/hyd. lift & swing hopper; Westfield 8x36 auger w/elec. motor; JD 350 flite elev.; MN 365 gravity wagon on MN 12T gear; Flow EZ 300 gravity box on EZ Trail 12T gear; JM 400 bu. gravity box on JM 12T gear; JD 350 gravity box w/MN Jumbo 9 gear; JM gravity box on 6T gear; (2) 18’ bin sweeps; 13.5 bin sweep; JD flair box on JD gear w/hyd. hoist; Kvernelads C2NR218 6-bottom on-land plow; JD VanBrundt grain drill; Kato Lite 18kw PTO gen. on cart; Assort. lg. impl. tires; Dual mnting. tool.

Livestock, Fuel Barrels & Tanks: Artsway 475 mix. mill w/electronic scale; NI 362 manure spreader w/slop gate; (15) 4’ concrete H bunkers; Silage box on JD gear; Wood water tank; Flail hoist bo; Hayracks on gear; Water pump w/hose, quick coupler & valves; Many poly tanks & fuel barrels.

Skid Loader, Backhoe, Fork Lift, Lawn/Yard Equip., Lift & Tools: Gehl 3510 skid loader, 3224 hrs. w/man. forks, dirt & snow bucket; Ford 5550 backhoe; Erickson LP fork lift; Kubota ZD28 zero turn mower w/60” deck; Loftness 8’ 2-stage sgl. auger snowblower; PV output sgl. stage, 1-ph. air comp.; Outdoor boiler; Chain saw, AM Auto Equip TP9A 9K twin post lift; Cherry picker; 5T wire feed & arc welders; Pressure washers; Shaver boomless sprayer; Mtl. turn lathe, 3-phs. w/1 phs. convrt.; 8 gal. air comp.; 10 hp. elec. motor; Good shop power tools; 7T air jacks; Several loads of shop items & tools; Assort. lumber & iron.

Camper, Motorcycle, Antiques & Misc.: ‘90 Coachman 33’ Classic RV; ‘86 Kawasaki 454 LTD cycle; MN #3 horse drawn mower; Fan mill; Horse drawn potato harvester; Assorted farm related antiques.

OWNERS: GREG & DENISE WICKENHAUSER Auctioneer: Matt Mages #08-11-4 • New Ulm, 507-276-7002 Auctioneers: Larry Mages - Lafayette • Joe Wersal - Winthrop John Goelz - Franklin • Joe Maidl - Lafayette Clerk: Mages Land & Auction Service LLC • All Items Sold “As Is” Not Responsible for Accidents • Restroom & Lunch Available on site

FOR SALE: 15’ pull type Buffalo stalk shredder.

Takes 6-30” rows, 4 wheels, needs new knives, otherwise very exc. $4,700; 12 raised sow farrowing crates. 507-932-4161 FOR SALE: 16’ super 7 plus 4 H & S forage box, w/ 10T wagon; EZ Trail, 230bu. gravity box w/ 8T wagon, flotaion tires; JD 2810 5 btm. variable width plow.

320-395-2207 FOR SALE: 1680 IH combine, 8R30 poly 1083, 12R30 Hiniker cult; 12R JD cult; 1183 Massey ch; White 708 & 706 ch; 694 CIH ch; 175 Michigan ldr; 12R30 JD planter; 10x91 Westfield auger, PTO; Hiniker field cult; Big A sprayer; 5700 rotary hoe. 507-380-5324 FOR SALE: 4510 Sunflower ripper, 15 shank near disks, $24,000; Lundell gravity box, 21.5x16.1 14 ply tires, roll tarp, brake lights, $7,500; rock nabber w/ cyl, $500. 218-589-8558 FOR SALE: ‘75 IH tri axle, tandem, 22’ alum box, newer 3208 motor, trans & hoist, $20,000; Demco sprayer, 500 gal, 60’ boom, $3,000; Redball sprayer, 1000 gal, 80’ boom, $14,500; 2430 planter, front fold, newer Kinze units, $40,000; ‘99 Alloway stalk chopper, 20’, low acres, $7,500; JD rotary hoe, 400, 40’ $5,000; Lorentz row crop cult, 1230’s $1,500; 18.4x38 radial duals on 9 hole rims, newer tires, $3,000; Forklift dsl, 3000 lbs, $3,000; 10” Feterl auger, 60’, $2,000; Feterl 10” portable semi dump $2,900. 320-979-1268

FOR SALE: ‘88 Tyler, 18-20” fert bander, coulters or row cleaners, mole knives, covering discs, 5T dry capacity, w/winch for NHS hookup, Raven SCS 440 flow adjuster monitor, 18 hp, Kohler eng for blower motor, $18,000. 320-212-2300

Farm Implements

11 B THE LAND, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

FOR SALE: ‘09 Wil-Rich 8R stalk chopper, always shedded, under 1000 acres used, like new. 507-227-0213 or 507-381-1891 FOR SALE: ‘91 NH TR86, 1985 hrs; ‘91 973 bean head, ‘90 974 cornhead. $30,000 for all. 507-475-1823 FOR SALE: ‘96 JD 925 platform, ‘76 7700 JD hydro combine, w/ ‘78 JD 220 platform; all tin works for ‘78 JD 6R30” cornhead high sight; ‘86 Peterbilt model 359. 515-272-4750 or 515-320-4171

‘09 MF 9795 Combine, 262 sep. hrs. - $229,000 24 months interest free financing on most used combines

FOR SALE: AC 5-16 plow.

Hyd auto reset. Gleaner 438A cornhead. Exc. cond.

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FEATURED ITEMS

FOR SALE: Brent 740 wagon, like new condition, $12,500. 952-212-3794 FOR SALE: CaseIH V ripper, 7 shank, $3,200; DODA manure pump, $4,000; Van Dale 3300 gal. manure slurry, $3,000; Balzer unload auger, $800. 507-317-5367 FOR SALE: CIH 1063 6R30" cornhead, $7,500/OBO. DMI 530 Ripper, $9,800/OBO. 715-792-2267 FOR SALE: CIH PT crumbler, 15’, HD for behind ripper; & rear hitch to fit 5-shank 690 MRX. Like new. Tire packer in exc shape; rear hitch to fit CIH 4300 field cult. 33’ 3bar spring harrow off CIH 4300. Can email pics.

320-567-2336 FOR SALE: JD 1600 14’ chisel plow; M Farmall, re-done, new rubber, sharp. Make offers. 507597-3963 or 605-321-4130 FOR SALE: JD 310SG backhoe, 4x4, E-O, thumb, 3500 hrs, $45,000., 25-30’ head trailer, $1,900. 507-381-6153 FOR SALE: JD 4 btm 2810 plow, hyd adj bottom, adj from 14”-18” 3pt hitch equipped w/ all hoses, very good cond; Feterl 7x40 grain auger, hyd drive; Buhler Farm King #831 grain auger, 8x31, PTO drive. 952-445-2527

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USED TRACTORS ‘11 NH T6070, FWA W/840TL loader, 100 hrs. ..................................................................Coming In ‘07 NH TJ380A, 520/85-R46 duals, 850 hrs. ....................................................................$149,500 ‘06 NH TC33DA, SS/FWA hydro., 250 hrs., w/15LA loader ..............................................$21,900 ‘05 NH TC45DA, SS/FWA, 800 hrs., hydro. w/17LA loader ..............................................$22,950 ‘03 Buhler 2180, SS/FWA, 1850 hrs., 480/80-R46 duals ............................................................$82,500 ‘94 Ford 9280, 20.8-38 duals, 2250 hrs. ......$65,500 ‘85 IH 3688, 18.4R34 duals (80%), 6200 hrs. ......................................................................$19,500 ‘89 Ford 976, 620/80R32 duals, 5250 hrs., Nice ..............................................................$52,500 IH 856 diesel, 18.4R38, Nice ............................$9,250 ‘81 Case 2390, 18.4-38 ................................$12,900 ‘79 Case 2290, 18.4-38 ................................$12,500 Allis Chalmers WD45, Nice ............................$3,950

‘97 NH TR98, 30.5-32, loaded, 1212 hrs. ......$65,000 ‘95 NH 973, 30’ flex head ..............................$10,900 ‘95 NH TR97, 30.5-32, loaded, 1450 sep. hrs. ......................................................................$54,500 ‘88 NH TR86 combine, 2625 eng. hrs. ..........$22,500 ‘88 NH 973, 20’ flex head ................................$4,500 Gleaner F2 w/4R30” cornhead & 15’ bean head ........................................................................$3,500

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIP.

COMBINES/HEADS

‘10 EZ Trail 500 wagon w/brakes ....................$9,500 ‘10 Wilrich 657, 23’ DCR w/harrow baskets..$48,500 ‘08 Wilrich 9x24’ 957DDR w/harrow ..........Coming In ‘09 NH BR7060, AW/NW/BC/1.8M/Endless....$27,500 ‘06 Stoll 35 loader for TS135 NH, FWA w/bucket & joystick/valve ..............................................$6,000 ‘05 Wilrich 957, DDR, 9-shank, 24” w/harrow ......................................................................$29,900 ‘01 NH 688, ATW baler, Nice ..........................$15,900 Parker 625 wagon w/brakes ............................$9,950 Morris CT712, 16’ chisel plow ........................$3,950 CIH 700 7/18’s plow, Clean ..............................$9,500

‘03 Gleaner 800, 30’ flex head ..................Coming In ‘02 NH 73C, 25’ flex head ..........................Coming In ‘02 NH 96C, 8R30” cornhead ........................$29,500 ‘01 Gleaner R62, 18.4R42 duals, loaded, 1995 hrs. ......................................................$89,500 ‘01 NH 96C, 8R30” cornhead, loaded ............$25,500 ‘01 NH TR99 FWA, loaded, 2050 sep. hrs. ....$95,000 ‘01 NH TR99, loaded - super clean, 1425 hrs. ......................................................................$99,500 ‘01 NH 73C, 30’ flex head ..............................$20,900 ‘98 NH TR98, 18.4R42 duals, loaded ............$65,000 ‘98 NH 973, 25’ flex head ................................$9,500

‘08 NH LS170, cab/heat, hyd. QA, bucket ......$21,000 ‘07 NH L175, cab, AC, hyd. QA, whls., 72” bucket, pilot controls ................................................$29,500 ‘94 Commander 8000, 72 hp., 72” bucket, rubber tracks ................................................$19,000 ‘92 NH L250, 42” bucket, 1800 hrs. ................$7,950 ‘07 NH C175 track loader, heat, hyd. QA, 900 hrs., pilot controls ................................................$29,950 ‘07 JD 332, AC, hyd. QA, 1750 hrs.............Coming In ‘00 NH LS180, cab/heat, 4250 hrs. ................$12,500 ‘01 NH LS160, cab, 4200 hrs.........................$15,500

SKID STEERS

TRACTORS • ‘76 Allis 7000, cab, 6865 hrs.

• MF 1648 Compact, 49 hp., cab, FWA, hydro, loader • New MF 1529, hydro, loader • New MF 2600 Compact

COMBINES • • • • • •

‘05 Challenger 670, 1476 hrs.

‘90 MF 8570, 2240 hrs.

‘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 • ‘03 Geringhoff 1222, RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 1220, RD • ‘05 Geringhoff 1020, RD • ‘06 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘04 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘03 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘01 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘00 Geringhoff 830, RD • ‘92 Geringhoff 830, PC • ‘07 Geringhoff 820, RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 630, RD • ‘07 Geringhoff 630, RD • ‘05 Geringhoff 630, RD • ‘09 NH 98D, 18R20” • ‘05 NH 98C, 12R20”

• ‘99 NH 996, 12R20” • ‘92 Gleaner 1222 hugger • ‘02 JD 893, knife rolls • ‘98 JD 893 • ‘03 MF 3000, 6R30” • (3) CIH 1083 • ‘86 CIH 1063 • CIH 822, GVL, poly

GRAIN HANDLING • Brandt 5200 EX grain vacs • Brandt 1515 LP, 1535, 1545, 1575, 1585 belt conveyors • Brandt 1070 XL auger, swing hopper • Brandt GBU-10 unloader • Brandt 10x35 auger • Brandt 8x47 auger • Feterl 10x72 auger • Brandt GBL-10 loader • Parker 1348 grain cart, 1300 bu., PTO drive • Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu.

• Parker 505 gravity box, 550 bu., brakes

HAY & LIVESTOCK • • • • • • • • • •

‘11 MF 1372 disc mower cond.

Chandler litter spreader 22’& 26’ Sitrex DM7 disc mower Sitrex RP5 3 pt. wheel rake Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel rakes on cart Gehl 1090 mower conditioner sickle MF 828 round baler MF 200 SP windrower Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear Degelman 3100 bale processor

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

‘08 JD 520 stalk chopper JD 330 disc, 30’ ‘07 Balzer 20’ stalk chopper Balzer 20’ stalk chopper Leon rock picker, reel type Loftness 30’ stalk chopper, SM (6) Mauer 28’ to 42’ header trailers WRS 30’ header trailer ‘11 Degelman LR7645 land roller ‘11 Sunflower 4530 disk ripper, 19-shank ‘11 Sunflower 4511, 11-shank ‘11 Degelman FD320 rock digger ‘11 Degelman 7200 rock picker ‘11 Degelman 6000 HD rock picker ‘11 Degelman FR1500 rock rake Haybuster H106 rock picker

MISCELLANEOUS “Where Farm and Family Meet”

FOR SALE: JD 643 cornhead, $5,500; ‘97 JD 925 bean head, nice shape, $12,900; ‘75 IH 1066 tractor, red cab, low hrs, 3pt hitch, 2spd PTO, tires 50%, rebuilt starter w/ new batteries, $10,900; ‘55 AC WD45, power spinout rear wheels, $8,000; CIH 4300 Steiger 27’ wide, new style, shovels like new, $12,500; IH 490 disk 25’, $5,500. 507-383-9565

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‘05 Challenger 670, 1476 sep. hrs. ............$140,000 ‘07 MF 9790, duals ..................................Coming In ‘90 MF 8570 combine, 2330 hrs...................$38,000 ‘90 MF 8570 combine ..................................$32,500 ‘04 MF 481 tractor, MFD, cab, shuttle, 70 PTO hp. loader, 700 hrs. ............................................$31,500 ‘05 MF 451 tractor, 45 PTO hp., 350 hrs. ....$15,900 ‘93 Agco 5680, MFD, loader, 73 PTO hp., 4250 hrs. ......................................................$21,000

FOR SALE: Balzer model 2000, 20’ 3pt, shredder, new hoods, new chain, $7,500.

507-427-3520

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KIMBALL, MN • 320-398-3800

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THE LAND, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Sales: • Al Mueller • Wayne Mackereth • Allen Schramm • Rollie Jurgens • Chase Groskreutz

GLENCOE, MN • 320-864-5531

Sales: • Richard Dammann • Randy Uecker • Steve Schramm • Mike W

NO. MANKATO, MN • 507-387-55 Sales: • Randy Rasmussen • Ed Nowak • Leon Rasmussen • Jay Pederson • Spencer Kolles • Rick Miller

TRACTORS 4WD

CIH 535 Quad, '10, 1100 hrs ........................................$282,500 CIH 530 Quad, '07, 1750 hrs ........................................$225,000 CIH 530 Steiger, '07, 1700 hrs ......................................$205,000 CIH 500 Steiger, '11, 125 hrs ........................................$265,500 CIH STX530, '06, 990 hrs..............................................$240,000 CIH STX530Q, '06, 2335 hrs ........................................$225,000 CIH STX430, '06, 960 hrs..............................................$169,500 CIH 350 Steiger, '11, 10 hrs ..........................................$209,000 CIH 9370, 3965 hrs ........................................................$89,900 CIH 9350, '97, 3960 hrs ..................................................$72,500 CIH 9270, '91, 4815 hrs ..................................................$72,900 CIH 9250, '92, 6585 hrs ..................................................$48,500 CIH 9230, '91, 6650 hrs ..................................................$43,900 CIH 9170, '89, 7825 hrs ..................................................$56,500 CIH 9150, '87, 5535 hrs ..................................................$48,500 Case 550H, '00, 1425 hrs ................................................$35,500 Cat MT765B, '07, 1885 hrs............................................$179,950 Challenger MT865C, '09, 1235 hrs ................................$279,500 JD 9400, '98, 3245 hrs..................................................$109,900 JD 9400, '97, 5055 hrs....................................................$87,900 JD 9120, '04, 1045 hrs..................................................$140,000 JD 8850, '85, 8760 hrs....................................................$27,500 NH 9282, '97, 3360 hrs ..................................................$69,500 NH T9060, '08, 1395 hrs ..............................................$212,000 Steiger ST280, '82, 7425 hrs ..........................................$21,500 Steiger Wildcat, '89 ........................................................$27,900 Versatile 876, '88, 8125 hrs ............................................$25,000 Versatile 875, '81, 7680 hrs ............................................$19,900 Versatile 835, '78 ............................................................$21,500

TRACTORS 2WD

TRACTORS AWD/MFD

CIH 335 Mag, '11, 50 hrs ..............................................$219,000 CIH 305 Mag, '11, 1300 hrs ..........................................$167,500 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 2500 hrs ..........................................$169,500 CIH MX305, '06, 4325 hrs ............................................$125,500 CIH 275 Mag, '11, 600 hrs ............................................$182,500 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 600 hrs ............................................$182,500 CIH 275, '07, 2180 hrs ..................................................$146,900 CIH MX275, '06, 1990 hrs ............................................$129,500 CIH 245 Mag, '10, 1505 hrs ..........................................$129,500 CIH 245 Mag, '09, 2160 hrs ..........................................$129,500 CIH 245 Mag, '09, 2250 hrs ..........................................$129,500 CIH 245 Mag, '09, 2460 hrs ..........................................$129,500 CIH 245 Mag, '07, 3145 hrs ..........................................$105,000 CIH 245 Mag, '07, 3205 hrs ..........................................$105,000 CIH 215 Mag, '09, 880 hrs ............................................$129,500 CIH 215 Mag, '08, 1980 hrs ..........................................$105,000 CIH 180 Puma, '08, 1290 hrs ........................................$102,000 CIH MXM130, '03, 4195 hrs............................................$45,000 CIH 115 Value, '07, 1100 hrs ..........................................$34,500 CIH 95 Farmall, '10, 110 hrs............................................$38,500 CIH 8950, 8700 hrs ........................................................$62,500 CIH 7230, '96, 5655 hrs ..................................................$61,000 CIH 7140, '89, 6745 hrs ..................................................$53,500 CIH 5250, '95, 5650 hrs ..................................................$36,500 CIH 5240, 6500 hrs ........................................................$38,500 Case 4694, '84, 5970 hrs ................................................$18,900 Allis 8070, '83..................................................................$24,500 Challenger CH45, '96, 2355 hrs ......................................$59,500 Ford 8970, '95, 5600 hrs ................................................$57,500 Ford 8970, '94, 8140 hrs ................................................$62,500 JD 8225R, '10, 1035 hrs ..............................................$157,500 JD 7330, '08, 2110 hrs....................................................$67,500 JD 6200, '96, 4100 hrs....................................................$26,500 JD 2955, '89, 2330 hrs....................................................$28,950 Kubota M6800, '03, 755 hrs............................................$24,500 McCormick TTX230, '09, 580 hrs....................................$90,000 McCormick XTX165, '09, 85 hrs......................................$89,500 NH TJ330, '06, 920 hrs ................................................$130,000

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

COMPACT TRACTORS

CIH JX95, '04, 900 hrs ....................................................$21,900 CIH 7120, '91, 7200 hrs ..................................................$38,500 CIH 7120, '88, 10400 hrs ................................................$35,500 CIH 7110, '91, 7490 hrs ..................................................$32,500 CIH 7110, '88, 13345 hrs ................................................$24,500 CIH 5140, '90, 7860 hrs ..................................................$19,500 CIH 4230, 3925 hrs ........................................................$17,900 Case 2290, '81, 6515 hrs ................................................$12,500 Case 1370, '78, 5270 hrs ..................................................$9,500 Case 1070, '70, 5600 hrs ..................................................$5,500 Case VAC ..........................................................................$2,500 Farmall 300........................................................................$2,450 Farmall H, '41 ....................................................................$1,500 Farmall H ..........................................................................$1,350 Farmall Super M, '53 ........................................................$2,250 IH 5488............................................................................$13,950 IH 5288, 2340 hrs............................................................$21,500 IH 5088, '82, 11590 hrs ..................................................$12,000 IH 3688, 8945 hrs............................................................$17,500 IH 1086, '79, 9770 hrs ....................................................$12,500 IH 1086, '76, 8585 hrs ......................................................$9,500 IH 1066, '73, 7925 hrs ......................................................$9,000 IH 986, '77, 8735 hrs ......................................................$11,000 IH 656, '69 ........................................................................$7,250 IH 656G, 4075 hrs ............................................................$4,750 IH 400................................................................................$2,500 Ford 8830, '90, 7530 hrs ................................................$27,900 JD 4840, '81, 7815 hrs....................................................$25,000 JD 2520, '69, 5470 hrs......................................................$8,900 MF 261, '97, 1705 hrs ......................................................$9,500 White 2/85, '77, 9035 hrs..................................................$7,500

CIH 40 Farmall CVT ........................................................$36,250 CIH DX25E, '04, 175 hrs..................................................$13,900 IH 184, '76 ........................................................................$2,700 Agco ST 40, '02, 425 hrs ................................................$18,500 JD 3520, '10, 65 hrs........................................................$34,750 Kubota B2410, '03, 1665 hrs ............................................$5,950 Kubota B1750, '96, 225 hrs ..............................................$6,000 Kubota BX2230, '04, 685 hrs ............................................$7,950

COMBINES

COMBINES Continued

BEAN/CORNHEADS Continued

CIH 8010, '04, 1685 hrs ................................................$157,500 CIH 8010, '04, 2100 hrs ................................................$155,000 CIH 8010, '04, 2440 hrs ................................................$159,000 CIH 7120, '09, 620 hrs ..................................................$245,000 CIH 7120, '09, 745 hrs ..................................................$259,900 CIH 7088, '10, 470 hrs ..................................................$245,000 CIH 7088, '10, 810 hrs ..................................................$231,000 CIH 7088, '09, 745 hrs ..................................................$225,500 CIH 7010, '08, 860 hrs ..................................................$215,500 CIH 7010, '07, 1150 hrs ................................................$195,500 CIH 7010, '07, 1400 hrs ................................................$202,500 CIH 7010, '07, 1365 hrs ................................................$209,000 CIH 6088, '10, 600 hrs ..................................................$225,000 CIH 2588, '08, 1420 hrs ................................................$194,500 CIH 2588, '08, 1480 hrs ................................................$194,500 CIH 2388, '06, 1425 hrs ................................................$164,900 CIH 2388, '04, 1270 hrs ................................................$135,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2740 hrs ................................................$135,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2415 hrs ................................................$140,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2170 hrs ................................................$131,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2540 hrs ................................................$113,500 CIH 2388, '03 ................................................................$114,900 CIH 2388, '02, 2505 hrs ................................................$119,000 CIH 2388, '02, 2930 hrs ................................................$115,000 CIH 2388, '01, 2385 hrs ................................................$108,500 CIH 2388, '01, 2835 hrs ................................................$103,500 CIH 2388, '01, 3015 hrs ..................................................$94,500 CIH 2388, '98, 3775 hrs ..................................................$89,000 CIH 2388, '98, 3065 hrs ..................................................$87,900 CIH 2388, '98, 2565 hrs ..................................................$89,500 CIH 2388, '98, 3115 hrs ..................................................$87,950 CIH 2388, '98, 3750 hrs ..................................................$89,500 CIH 2366, '03, 1950 hrs ................................................$129,500 CIH 2366, '02, 3125 hrs ..................................................$93,500 CIH 2366, '01, 2705 hrs ..................................................$98,500 CIH 2366, '00, 2810 hrs ..................................................$92,500 CIH 2366, '99, 3845 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 2366, '98, 2490 hrs ..................................................$85,500 CIH 2188, '96, 2950 hrs ..................................................$72,500 CIH 2166, '97, 4145 hrs ..................................................$65,500 CIH 2166, '97, 3615 hrs ..................................................$69,500 CIH 2166, '96, 3430 hrs ..................................................$67,900 CIH 1688, '94, 3305 hrs ..................................................$59,500 CIH 1688, '94, 4160 hrs ..................................................$39,500 CIH 1688, '94, 4205 hrs ..................................................$52,500 CIH 1688, '93, 3015 hrs ..................................................$52,500 CIH 1688, '93, 4560 hrs ..................................................$47,500 CIH 1680, '91, 5045 hrs ..................................................$31,500 CIH 1680, '86, 4920 hrs ..................................................$26,500 CIH 1660, '91, 3600 hrs ..................................................$33,750 CIH 1660, '91, 6940 hrs ..................................................$33,900 CIH 1660, '90, 3440 hrs ..................................................$32,500 CIH 1660, '90, 4355 hrs ..................................................$29,500 CIH 1660, 4160 hrs ........................................................$27,900 CIH 1640, '93, 2600 hrs ..................................................$32,500 CIH 1640, '89, 3300 hrs ..................................................$26,500 CIH 1640, '86, 2640 hrs ..................................................$25,000 CIH 1640, '86, 4115 hrs ..................................................$17,500 IH 1460, '82, 4535 hrs ......................................................$7,500 Gleaner R52, '96, 2795 hrs..............................................$42,500 JD 9870STS, '09, 830 hrs ............................................$275,000 JD 9660STS, '04, 2115 hrs ..........................................$155,000 JD 9650STS, '03, 2050 hrs ..........................................$115,000 JD 9610, '96, 3265 hrs....................................................$69,500 JD 9600, '92, 4200 hrs....................................................$39,500 JD 9600, '89, 4020 hrs....................................................$36,500 JD 9400, '97, 3250 hrs....................................................$44,500 JD 7700, 4885 hrs ............................................................$3,500 MF 750, '77 ......................................................................$3,500 NH TR97, '95, 3955 hrs ..................................................$32,000 NH TR86, '89, 3860 hrs ..................................................$22,500 NH TR86, '85, 3245 hrs ..................................................$15,000 NH 970, '03, 2020 hrs ..................................................$139,000

IH 12R22 Cornhead ........................................................$15,500 IH 983, 9R22 Cornhead ..................................................$11,500 IH 883 Cornhead................................................................$7,500 IH 863 Cornhead................................................................$1,950 IH 844 Cornhead................................................................$2,500 Cat 1622 Cornhead ..........................................................$39,500 Cressoni 6R30 Cornhead ................................................$21,500 (6) Drago 12R22 Cornhead ............................$52,500 - $84,500 Drago 12R20 Cornhead ..................................................$84,500 Drago 10R30 Cornhead ..................................................$59,500 (2) Drago 10R22 Cornhead............................$39,500 & $65,500 (11) Drago 8R30 Cornhead ............................$38,500 - $62,500 Drago 8R22 Cornhead ....................................................$33,000 (4) Drago 6R30 Cornhead ..............................$29,900 - $44,500 Geringhoff Roto Disc ......................................................$38,500 Geringhoff PC63 Cornhead ................................................$8,000 Gleaner Hugger Cornhead..................................................$9,950 Harvestec 4113C Cornhead ............................................$59,500 Harvestec 4308C Cornhead ............................................$36,500 (4) Harvestec 8R30 Cornhead ........................$29,500 - $39,500 Harvestec 6R30 Cornhead ..............................................$15,900 JD 1293, 16R22 Cornhead ..............................................$24,500 JD 1293, 12R30 Cornhead ..............................................$51,500 (3) JD 893, 8R30 Cornhead ............................$17,500 - $22,500 JD 843 10R22 Cornhead ................................................$14,500 JD 843, 8R22 Cornhead ..................................................$10,000 Lexion C512-30 Cornhead ..............................................$38,000 NH 974 Cornhead ..............................................................$4,500 (3) IH 810, 13' Pickup............................................$400 - $3,500 JD 4-Belt Pickup ................................................................$1,500 EZ Trail 30' Head Transport ..............................................$3,350 Homemade 4 Wheel Head Transport ................................$1,500 Killbros 380, 38' Head Transport ......................................$5,250 Maywest Movemaster Head Transport ..............................$1,500 Unverferth 30' Head Transport ..........................................$2,900

BEAN/CORNHEADS

UP TO 36 MONTH INTEREST WAIVER ON USED COMBINES CIH 9120, '10, 295 hrs ..................................................$314,900 CIH 8120, '09, 590 hrs ..................................................$255,500 CIH 8120, '09, 840 hrs ..................................................$265,000 CIH 8010, '07, 1100 hrs ................................................$220,000 CIH 8010, '07, 1650 hrs ................................................$192,500 CIH 8010, '06, 1430 hrs ................................................$184,500 CIH 8010, '05, 1535 hrs ................................................$149,500 CIH 8010, '04, 1605 hrs ................................................$169,500

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CIH 2162, 35' Beanhead ....................................................$1,500 (3) CIH 2062, 36' Beanhead ................................choice $49,500 (5) CIH 2020, 35' Beanhead............................$25,000 - $37,500 (3) CIH 2020, 30' Beanhead............................$26,200 - $30,950 (24) CIH 1020, 30' Beanhead ..........................Starting at $3,550 (10) CIH 1020, 25' Beanhead ..........................Starting at $8,500 (4) CIH 1020, 22.5' Beanhead ............................$6,000 - $7,900 (5) CIH 1020, 20' Beanhead................................$4,500 - $8,950 CIH 1015 Beanhead ..........................................................$3,000 (2) JD 930F, 30' Beanhead ............................$13,900 & $16,900 JD 925F Beanhead ..........................................................$17,500 JD 920 Beanhead ..............................................................$7,500 (2) JD 635F, 35' Beanhead ............................$26,000 & $39,500 Macdon 974, 35' Beanhead ............................................$48,500 Macdon 30' Beanhead ....................................................$41,500 NH 74C, 30' Beanhead ....................................................$29,900 (3) CIH 2612 Cornhead ..................................$79,000 - $83,500 (2) CIH 2608 Cornhead..................................$59,500 & $70,500 (3) CIH 2212 Cornhead ..................................$32,500 - $42,500 (10) CIH 2208 Cornhead ................................$26,500 - $35,500 (2) CIH 2206 Cornhead..................................$29,500 & $30,000 (2) CIH 1222 Cornhead ..................................$12,500 - $15,000 (11) CIH 1083 Cornhead ..................................starting at $9,500 CIH 1063, 6R30 Cornhead ................................................$8,500 (2) CIH 12R22 Cornhead ..............................$15,000 & $16,900 CIH 10R22 Cornhead ......................................................$15,500 CIH 9R22 Cornhead ........................................................$15,000

FALL TILLAGE (3) CIH MRX690 Suboiler ..............................$23,900 - $28,500 (6) CIH 9300, 22.5' Subsoiler ........................$27,500 - $37,500 (3) CIH 9300, 9 Shank Subsoiler ....................$26,500 - $36,000 CIH 870, 22' Subsoiler ....................................................$61,875 (2) CIH 730B Subsoiler..................................$22,500 & $28,500 CIH 730C, 17.5' Subsoiler ..............................................$42,500 CIH 730C, 17.5' Subsoiler ..............................................$43,500 CIH 730C, 7 Shank Subsoiler ..........................................$32,500 CIH 530C, 12.5' Subsoiler ..............................................$32,000 DMI 9300, 22' Subsoiler..................................................$29,500 (2) DMI 2500 Subsoiler ....................................$5,250 & $8,500 (2) DMI 730B Subsoiler ................................$17,500 & $23,500 (3) DMI 730B, 17.5' Subsoiler ........................$16,500 - $17,900 (6) DMI 730B, 7 Shank Suboiler ....................$16,900 - $24,500 (2) DMI 730, 17.5' Subsoiler ........................$11,900 & $12,000 (4) DMI 530B, 12.5' Subsoiler ........................$14,500 - $19,500 (2) DMI 530 Subsoiler ..................................$14,500 & $16,500 DMI TMII, 5 Shank Subsoiler ............................................$7,950 Bourgault 2200, 30' Subsoiler ........................................$92,400 Brillion LC Subsoiler ..........................................................$8,500 Glencoe SS7400 Subsoiler ................................................$9,500 (6) JD 2700 Subsoiler ....................................$21,500 - $37,500 JD 512, 9 Shank Subsoiler ..............................................$32,500 JD 512, 12.5' Subsoiler ..................................................$15,900 JD 510, 7 Shank Subsoiler ..............................................$11,500 (2) JD 510, 5 Shank Subsoiler ........................$9,500 & $10,950 JD 510 Subsoiler ............................................................$12,500 Krause 4850, 18' Subsoiler ............................................$43,500 Landoll 2320, 5 Shank Subsoiler ....................................$15,950 M & W 2900 Subsoiler ....................................................$19,900 M & W 2500 Subsoiler ....................................................$32,500 M & W 2200F, 7 Shank Subsoiler....................................$24,950 M & W 2200 Subsoiler ....................................................$19,500 M & W 1875 Subsoiler ....................................................$15,500 Sunflower 4510-11 Subsoiler ..........................................$17,500 Sunflower 4412, 7 Shank Subsoiler ..................................$3,200 Sunflower 4411, 7 Shank Subsoiler ................................$18,500 Wilrich V957DVR Subsoiler ............................................$36,900 (2) Wilrich V957DDR Subsoiler ....................$23,500 & $29,950 Hiniker 1325, 13' Chisel Plow............................................$2,250 IH 4700, 30' Chisel Plow ..................................................$3,950 JD 712, 9 Shank Chisel Plow ............................................$3,950 JD 610, 23' Chisel Plow ..................................................$10,000 Kent 21098, 9 Shank Chisel Plow......................................$3,950 Sunflower 4530-19 Chisel Plow ......................................$57,500 White 445, 13 Shank Chisel Plow......................................$7,000 CIH 700, 7x16 MB Plow ....................................................$8,950 IH 735 MB Plow ................................................................$3,500 JD 726, 34' Combo Mulch ..............................................$29,500 DMI 50' Crumbler ............................................................$10,500 DMI 37.5' Crumbler ........................................................$12,000 Riteway 4300, 42' Crumbler ............................................$29,300 Summers 54' Crumbler ..................................................$24,000 Summers 48.5' Crumbler ................................................$13,500 (2) Tebben TR45 Crumbler ............................$26,200 & $26,800 Unverferth 1225, 33' Crumbler........................................$15,900

SELF PROP. FORAGE HARVE Chase Groskreutz, East - (320) Randy Olmscheid, West - (320)

0Claas 980, '08, 1495 hrs....................................

Claas 970, '08, 1245 hrs......................................

Claas 890, '05, 2230 hrs......................................

Claas 890, '02, 1560 hrs......................................

Claas 890, '02, 2555 hrs......................................

Claas 870CC, '07, 760 hrs ..................................

Claas 870 GE, '06, 2580 hrs ................................

Claas 870, '03, 2790 hrs......................................

Claas 860, '98, 570 hrs........................................

Claas 850, '07......................................................

JD 6910, '92, 3800 hrs........................................

JD 6810, '96, 4590 hrs........................................

JD 5400, 4740 hrs ..............................................

NH FX60, '03, 1970 hrs ......................................

NH FX58, '02, 1410 hrs ......................................

FORAGE EQUIPMENT

Gehl CB1275 Forg Harv ......................................

Gehl CB1265 Forg Harv ......................................

Gehl CB1085 Forg Harv ......................................

Gehl 1075, '00 Forg Harv ....................................

Gehl 1065, '96 Forg Harv ....................................

(2) NH FP240 Forg Harv ................................$23 (3) Claas PU380HD Hayhead ........................ $14 (2) Claas PU380 Pro Hayhead ......................$20 (7) Claas PU380 Hayhead ............................ $12 (2) Claas PU300 Hayhead ..................................$ (3) Gehl HA1210 7' Hayhead ............................ $ Gehl HA1110, '95 Hayhead..................................

Gehl 7' Hayhead ..................................................

JD 630A Hayhead ................................................

JD 630 Hayhead ..................................................

(2) JD 7HP, 7' Hayhead ......................................

JD 5HP, 5.5' Hayhead .........................................

NH 3500 Hayhead................................................

NH 355W Hayhead ..............................................

NH 340W Hayhead ..............................................

NH 29P Hayhead..................................................

(2) Claas Orbis 750 Cornhead........................$75 (5) Claas RU600, 8R30 Cornhead ..................$24 Claas RU450XTRA Cornhead ..............................

(8) Claas RU450 Cornhead..............................$28 (3) Gehl TR330 Cornhead ..................................$ JD 688 Cornhead ................................................

JD 666, 6R30 Cornhead ......................................

Kemper 4500 Cornhead ......................................

Kemper 3000 Cornhead ......................................

Kemper 360 Cornhead ........................................

NH 3PN Cornhead................................................

(2) NH R1600 Cornhead ................................$39

HAY EQUIPMENT

CIH WDX901, '02, 475 hrs ..................................

CIH 8830, '96, 1430 hrs ......................................

NH HW340, '98 ..................................................

CIH DC515, 15' Mow Cond..................................

CIH DHX181 Windrower Head ............................

NH 1441, 16' PT Windrower................................

CIH 8360, 12' MowCond ....................................

CIH 8330, 9' MowCond ......................................

CIH DCX161 MowCond........................................

JD 1600, 14' MowCond ......................................

JD 956 MowCond ................................................

NH 1475 MowCond ............................................

NH 116, 14' MowCond ........................................

New Idea 5212, 12' MowCond ............................

Vermeer 1030, 13.5' MowCond ..........................

Fransgard 240, 8' Disc Mower ............................

Kuhn GMD55 Disc Mower ..................................

CIH FC60, 60" Rotary Mower ...............................

Farm King 72" Rotary Mower ..............................

Farm King Y750R Rotary Mower .........................

Landpride FDR2584 Rotary Mower ....................

Woods RD7200D Rotary Mower ........................

H & S TWN2-P Wind Merg..................................

(5) Millerpro 14-16 Wind Merg .................... $28 NH H5410, 9' Wind Merg ....................................

NH 166 Wind Merg..............................................

NH 144 Wind Merg..............................................

Victor 245 Wind Merg ........................................

JD Rake ...............................................................

Kuhn GA8521 Rake..............................................

Vermeer WR220 Rake..........................................

BALERS

(2) CIH RBX562 Rnd Baler ..........................$14 CIH 8460, 5x6 Rnd Baler ....................................

Claas 280 Rnd Baler ............................................

Hesston 530, 4x4 Rnd Baler ................................

JD 567, 5x6 Rnd Baler ........................................

JD 566, 5x6 Rnd Baler ........................................

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SPRAYERS - SELF-PROPELLED Rudy Lusk - (507) 227-4119 CIH SPX4260, '99............................................................$85,000 CIH SPX4260, '98, 4270 hrs............................................$79,900 Apache AS1010, '06, 2025 hrs ......................................$106,000 Hagie STS-14, '10..........................................................$218,000 JD 4930, '11, 150 hrs....................................................$299,900 JD 4920, '06, 1600 hrs..................................................$165,000 Miller 4365, '09, 495 hrs ..............................................$275,000 Miller 4275, '09, 660 hrs ..............................................$210,000 Miller 2200HT, '05, 1140 hrs ........................................$139,000

SPRAYERS - PULL-TYPE Blumhardt Trailmaster ......................................................$4,900 (2) Demco Conquest......................................$18,900 & $22,500 Hardi 500, 60'....................................................................$8,500 Hardi Commander............................................................$47,500 Hardi HAC900 ....................................................................$8,950 Hardi HC800 ......................................................................$7,250 Redball 1200, 88' ............................................................$14,500 Redball 690......................................................................$39,500 Redball 690, 2000 Gal ....................................................$32,900 Redball 690, 2000 Gal ....................................................$26,500 Redball 670, 1200 Gal ....................................................$22,900 Redball 565......................................................................$15,500 Top Air NAV1100 ............................................................$22,500 Top Air 1100R60XF..........................................................$14,500

SKID LDR’s/RTV’s/EXC. Case 1840, '91 ..................................................................$9,850 Case 1840, '90, 8035 hrs ..................................................$6,900 Case 1840, 4355 hrs........................................................$10,750 Case 435, '08 ..................................................................$23,900 Case 435, '06, 2650 hrs ..................................................$19,900 Case 430, '06, 2015 hrs ..................................................$17,900 Case 430, '06, 3905 hrs ..................................................$22,000 Case 420, '08, 3615 hrs ..................................................$16,900 Case 75XT, '99, 10175 hrs ................................................$9,500 Case 60XT, '03, 1775 hrs ................................................$16,900 Bobcat S205, '08, 3200 hrs ............................................$18,500 Bobcat 742B, 2175 hrs ......................................................$8,500 Bobcat 440B, '89 ..............................................................$3,900 Gehl 7800, '01, 6395 hrs ................................................$18,500 Gehl 7810 Turbo, '04, 3215 hrs ......................................$34,500 Gehl 6640, '05, 1690 hrs ................................................$19,900 Gehl 4835SXT, '02 ..........................................................$12,500 Gehl 4825SX, '98, 5640 hrs ..............................................$8,500 Gehl 4625SX, '92, 4470 hrs ............................................$10,800 Gehl 3935SX, '01, 1735 hrs ..............................................$9,950 JD 328, '05, 5180 hrs......................................................$19,500 JD 320, 2200 hrs ............................................................$19,900 Mustang 2109, '02, 2315 hrs ..........................................$24,500 NH LS170, '01, 1160 hrs ................................................$17,900 Felling FT12P, 16' Trailer....................................................$4,690 Case Maxi-C, '99, 745 hrs Excavator ..............................$13,500 Cub Cadet 4x4D Trail, '06 ..................................................$7,975 Kubota RTV900W, '06, 800 hrs ........................................$9,900 Steiner Hawk, '00 ..............................................................$3,250

PLANTING & SEEDING CIH 1260, 36R22 ..........................................................$185,000 (3) CIH 1250, 24R30 ..................................$113,900 - $130,000 CIH 1250, 16R30 ............................................................$97,500 CIH 1240, 24R22 ..........................................................$113,000 CIH 1240, 12R30 ............................................................$89,900 CIH 1200, 36R22 ............................................................$95,500 CIH 1200, 36R20 ............................................................$97,500 CIH 1200, 32R22 ............................................................$72,500 (5) CIH 1200, 24R22 .................................... $42,500 - $97,000 CIH 1200, 24R20 ............................................................$73,500 CIH 1200, 16R31 ............................................................$79,900 CIH 1200, 16R30 ............................................................$60,000 (3) CIH 1200, 12R30 ......................................$26,000 - $48,500 CIH 1200, 12R23 ............................................................$65,300 CIH 955, 6R30 ................................................................$11,500 CIH 950, 12R30 ..............................................................$14,900 CIH 900, 16R30 ..............................................................$12,500 CIH 900, 12R30 ................................................................$6,500 CIH 800, 8R30 ..................................................................$1,950 IH 800, 8R30 ....................................................................$1,500 Friesen 2400RT................................................................$15,500 JD 7300 ..........................................................................$13,500 JD 7000, 12N ..................................................................$10,950 JD 1770, 24R30 ..............................................................$42,500 (2) JD 1770, 16R30 ......................................$63,500 & $75,000 JD 1770, 16R30 ..............................................................$46,300

SPRING TILLAGE (2) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult ......................$67,500 & $69,500 CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult ..............................................$57,500 (2) CIH TM 200, 48.5' Fld Cult ......................$41,250 & $41,500 CIH TM 200, 33.5' ACS Fld Cult ......................................$33,500 CIH TMII, 45.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$44,500 CIH TMII Fld Cult ............................................................$34,500 CIH 4900, 43.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$5,500 CIH 4900, 32' Fld Cult ......................................................$7,500 CIH 4800, 32' Fld Cult ......................................................$7,500 CIH 4800, 31' Fld Cult ......................................................$7,950 CIH 4800, 28.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$7,750 CIH 4600, 46.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$37,500 CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$57,500 CIH TMII, 48.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$39,500 (2) CIH TMII, 32.5' Fld Cult ..........................$26,900 & $28,500 DMI TMII, 46' Fld Cult ....................................................$35,500 DMI TMII, 38.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$30,000 DMI TMII, 36.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$26,900 DMI TMII, 29.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$17,900 DMI TM, 39.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$14,900 DMI TM, 32.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$9,500 (2) DMI TM, 29.5' Fld Cult ..............................$9,500 & $12,950 Flexcoil 820, 40' Fld Cult ................................................$11,500 Glencoe 4300, 38.5' Fld Cult..............................................$7,900 JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$49,500 JD 2210, 50' Fld Cult ......................................................$52,500 (3) JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult..............................$36,500 - $42,500 JD 985, 48.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$17,500 JD 980, 44.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$21,900 JD 980, 36.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$19,800 JD 980, 30.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$22,000 JD 980, 27' Fld Cult ........................................................$19,500 Wilrich QuadX, 55' Fld Cult..............................................$43,900 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 Big G 3026, 28' Disk..........................................................$7,500

MISCELLANEOUS (3) Alloway 20' Shredder ..................................$5,500 - $10,500 Balzer 2000, 20' Shredder ................................................$8,500 Balzer 5205M, 30' Shredder ..............................................$8,900 Balzer 520PT, 15' Shredder ..............................................$8,500 Balzer 6 Row Shredder ......................................................$6,850 Hiniker 5600, 15' Shredder..............................................$12,500 JD 520, 20' Shredder ......................................................$18,500 (2) JD 220, 20' Shredder ..............................$11,500 & $11,700 JD 120, 20' Shredder ........................................................$7,500 Loftness 264, 22' Shredder ............................................$15,900 (2) Loftness 240, 20' Shredder........................$8,950 & $20,500 (2) Loftness 20' Shredder..............................$14,000 & $19,500 Rhino RC15, 15' Shredder ..............................................$13,000 Wilrich 22' Shredder........................................................$12,900 Wilrich 20' Shredder........................................................$14,900 Wilrich 20' Shredder........................................................$10,900 Woods S20CD Shredder ..................................................$16,750 Woods 22' Shredder..........................................................$5,500 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 (6) CIH 600 Forage Blower..................................$2,850 - $5,500 Gehl 1580 Forage Blower ..................................................$1,250 Ag Bag G6009 Forage Bagger..........................................$19,750 Gehl MX170 GrindMix ......................................................$5,900 Farm King 10x61TD Auger ................................................$2,500 Farm Kind 8x60 Auger ......................................................$1,750 Feterl 8x60 Auger ..............................................................$3,000 Grain King 8x65 Auger ......................................................$4,580 GSI 10x31E Auger ............................................................$3,800 Snowco 8x65 Auger ..........................................................$2,850 Westfield MK100-71 Auger................................................$5,500 Westfield 10x31 Auger ......................................................$3,250 Westfield 10x61 Auger ......................................................$2,850 Unverferth 16' Auger ........................................................$1,200 Degelman 6600, 16' Blade ..............................................$15,500

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............$50,000 ............$17,900 ............$32,900 ..............$9,500 ............$20,000 ............$24,400 ..............$4,900 ..............$4,500 ............$17,800 ..............$6,995 ............$15,900 ..............$9,000 ..............$6,500 ............$10,500 ............$19,500 ..............$4,200 ..............$3,900 .................$550 ..............$1,250 .................$895 ..............$2,750 ..............$1,895 ............$22,500 8,500 - $38,500 ............$17,900 ..............$3,750 ..............$2,000 ............$34,800 .................$150 ............$23,500 ..............$3,550

PLANTING & SEEDING Continued JD 1760, 12R30 ..............................................................$46,500 Kinze 3700, 36R20 ..........................................................$62,500 Kinze 3600, 12R30 ..........................................................$53,500 Kinze 3140, 12R30 ..........................................................$39,500 White 8524, 24R30........................................................$117,500 White 8100 ......................................................................$23,000 White 6100, 24R22..........................................................$24,500 CIH 5500, 30' Drill ..........................................................$22,000 CIH 5500MT ....................................................................$18,000 CIH 5400MT, 20' Drill ........................................................$7,500 (2) IH 510 Drill ..................................................$1,500 & $2,600 Crustbust 3400, 30' Drill ..................................................$5,950 (3) Great Plains 20' Drill ....................................$4,500 - $5,500 JD 750NT, 15' Drill ..........................................................$15,000 JD 520, 20' Drill ................................................................$4,500 JD 455, 30' Drill ..............................................................$18,500 Melroe 202 Drill ....................................................................$750 Sunflower 9412, 20' Drill ................................................$17,900 CIH SDX40, 40' Seeder..................................................$129,500

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BALERS Continued (2) NH BR780A Rnd Baler ............................$16,500 & $19,800 NH BR780 Rnd Baler ......................................................$17,900 CIH 8575 Rec Baler ........................................................$32,750 CIH 8530 Rec Baler ........................................................$10,400 Claas 255UNI Rec Baler ..................................................$27,900 Hesston 4755, 3x3 Rec Baler ..........................................$29,500 JD 100, 3x3 Rec Baler ....................................................$28,900 JD 24T Rec Baler ..............................................................$1,500 NH BB940A Rec Baler......................................................$67,500

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Harvestec 4212C, 1500 acres ..........$79,500 Harvestec Gen. III, 8R30 ..................$22,500 Harvestec Gen. III, 8R30 ..................$29,000 Harvestec Gen. III, 8R30 ..................$26,500 Harvestec Gen. IV, 8R22 ..................$42,500 JD 43 Series Units, 12R22................$22,500 CIH 1083, shedded..............................$10,500 ‘98 CIH 1083 ........................................$13,900 ‘99 CIH 1083, plastic snouts..............$15,900 CIH 1083, Clean ..................................$10,500 CIH 963, 6R30, recent work ........COMING IN IH 963, 6R30 ............................................CALL JD 12R22, tin, Clean..............................$8,950 JD 893, 8R30, STD, deck ............COMING IN JD 843, GVL poly, knife rolls ................$9,500 JD 643, 6R30 ........................................$5,500 JD 843, knife rolls................................$10,000 JD 843, Decent ....................................$14,500 JD 43 Series, 12R22......................COMING IN Geringhoff PC 6R30, CIH mount ........$7,950 MF 864, 36” ..........................................$3,000 ‘04 MF 8R30 hugger head ..........COMING IN Cressoni 2005, 6R30..........................$22,700

Hardi Navigator 1000, 60’, controller............................................$14,500 Hardi Navigator 1000, 60’ ................$13,500 Hardi 6600, 120’, steering duals ..................................................$68,500 Hardi HC950, 90’ ................................$13,500 Hardi TR1000, 60’, T/A, clean..............$6,500 Hardi TR1000, 60’, chemical inductor................................................$7,750 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 Red Ball 665 1000 gal., 60’ X-fold..................................................$14,900 Bestway 750, 60’, Raven 440..............$4,500 Demco 600, 45’, hi-lo T/A ....................$3,900 Ag-Chem 502, 42’, S/A, clean..............$3,250 Many More In 1000-1500 gal.................CALL

NH TJ480, 1250 hrs., 800 Metrics ..........................................................$189,000 NH TJ500 ..........................................$175,000 NH TJ325, PTO, 380/54 duals ........$102,500 NH TG285, duals, 4055 hrs ..............$97,500 NH TN60, MFD, loader ............................CALL NH TV145, 1615 hrs...........................$84,900 NH TC34DA ..........................................$16,500 NH TC330, S.S., Clean........................$13,250 NH 9280, 4WD ..............................COMING IN NH TV140, loader ..........................COMING IN ‘07 NH TG215, SS, 18.4R46..............$89,500 NH 7740, SLE w/Allied ldr.............COMING IN JD 6400, loader....................................$37,500 CASE 7140, 2WD, DUALS ................$29,500 IH 706, NF, w/loader ..............................$4,750 Versatile 876..................................COMING IN CIH 7110, 2WD, 14.9R46, 6475 hrs. ............................................................$37,250 ‘03 CIH JX55, 287 hrs. ......................$16,750 CIH 1486, 2000 hrs. on new motor ............................................................$11,500 Ford 8730, FWA, 7970 ......................$29,500 Ford TW5, FWA, 4400 hrs.................$22,500 Ford 4610, Clean....................................$8,500 Ford 8000, open station ..........................CALL Agco RT-115, loader ..........................$54,000

Case 2090..............................................CALL Oliver 1555, open station ................$6,250 Oliver 1655 ........................................$5,500 JD 4020LP, Schwartz WF ................$6,950

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GRAVITY BOXES/GRAIN CARTS

AUGERS Westfield MK 10x71 GLP ....................$8,250 Westfield MK 10x71 GLP ....................$7,750 Westfield MK 13x91, 10 ....................$17,800 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP ..................$11,950 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP, w/hyd swing.......... $11,500 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP ..................$11,250 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP ..................$11,750 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP ..................$11,500 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP ..................$10,900 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP ....................$9,950 Westfield MK 13x71 GLP ....................$7,750 Westfield MK 10x61..............................$7,500 Westfield MK 10x61, GLP....................$5,750 Westfield MK 8x71 G............................$3,500 Westfield MK 8x61G ............................$5,250

Parker 500, corner auger ....................$9,500 J&M 875, duals, scale ........................$19,500 J&M 350, repainted ..............................$4,750 J&M 385, roll tarp..................................$5,900 Kilbros 1600 ........................................$17,500 Kilbros 385 ............................................$4,150 Parker 4500, scale ................................$9,500 Many Other Used Straight & EZ-Flow 500, 23.1-26 ..........................$8,950 Swing Hoppers On Hand - CALL 600 Bu. Box, New, w/used gear........$10,500 New Parker & J&M Grain Carts SKIDSTEERS On Hand NH LS180, cab, 2-spd. ............................CALL We Are Your Harvestec NH L150, heater........................................CALL Corn Head Headquarters NH LS160 ............................................$14,900 NH LX885 ............................................$17,500 Call Us For New & Used Heads JD 6675, 2600 hrs...............................$13,000 COMBINE HEADS Mustang 345 ..........................................$4,850 Geringhoff PC, 6R30, steel snouts......$7,950 SPRAYERS ‘04 Massey Hugger, 8R30 ................$25,500 Hardi Commander 1500, 132’, duals....CALL Harvestec 4306C, 6R30 ....................$35,500 ‘06 Harvestec 4308C..........................$42,500 Hardi Navigator 1100, 90’, Harvestec 4212C, 1000 acres ..........$85,400 flush & rinse......................................$27,500

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DISK RIPPERS & CHISELS (2) Krause 4850-18, all parabolics, 10’ ......................................................$44,500 Krause Dominator, 21’ rolling basket ................................................$57,500 ‘05 JD 2700, 9-24 ..............................$26,500 DMI 7-30 w/lead shanks ....................$14,900 JD 512, 5-shank ..................................$17,500 DMI 730B, lead shanks, gates, harrow, Clean ..................................................$25,500 DMI 730, standard shanks ................$14,000 Kent 9-shank, S/A, newer blades ........$2,750 DMI Coulter Champ II ..........................$2,995 Krause 4850-18, 200 acres ..............$52,000 Krause 4850-15, Clean Mach. ..........$38,800 White 445, 5 deep tills, 17-shank ..............................................................$8,950 Case 730B, lead shanks, new leveler$27,500

STALK SHREDDERS Loftness, 18’ mtd...................................$7,500 Loftness, 22’ semi mount ....................$6,950 Hiniker 1700, 20’ ..................................$6,500 Alloway, 22’, semi mount ....................$8,950 Balzer 1500, PC, semi mount ................CALL Balzer 2000 ............................................$6,950 Alloway Woods......................................$9,250 JD 220 ..................................................$12,500 Schulte, 15’ windrower ........................$4,250

We Sell New Westfield Augers 60240 U.S. Hwy. 12 Litchfield, MN

Ask for John, Jared, Roger or Rick

Farm Implements

Farm Implements

Farm Implements

FOR SALE: Gleaner M FOR SALE: Meyer double FOR SALE: NH hay rake. $500. Kicker bale wagon on combine, w/ A-438 cornweb tandem manure running gear. $700. 1209 JD head; Balzer 1400 14’ pullspreader; 853 NH round hay bine sickle. Little use. type shredder; Kewanee baler, good for corn $2,700. 715-778-4387 20’ disc w/ harrow; AC 18’ stalks; model 700 Koehring field cult w/ harrow. 651tiling machine, 471 Detroit JD 3960 chopper, 7' hay head 436-5338 or 612-850-7943 dsl. 952-873-6544 2RN cornhead; White 273 rock flex disc, 21'; Stan FOR SALE: JD 643 oil drive FOR SALE: Model 2000 IH Hoist 7x12 barge box; Brilldr. Very good cond. 100 cornhead, exc cond, $4,900; lion 10' seeder; Minnesota sickle mower. Fast hitch.

JD 2800 5 btm spring reset 250 gravity box & 10T Buzz saw. 715-790-0362 plow, $2,850; IH 700 7 btm gear; M&W gravity box & high clearance pull type Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair 14T gear; Feterl 8x56 plow w/ coulters, $3,750; Repair - Troubleshooting grain auger; IH 510 6x24 NH BR780A round baler w/ Sales - Design grain drill. 715-495-9083 wide pickup & net wrap, Custom hydraulic $12,750. 320-769-2756 or 320hose-making up to 2”.

JD backhoe 310, new tires, 361-0065 Service calls made.

ROPS, good buckets, STOEN’S ready to go. $16,500. 515FOR SALE: Massey 750 Hydrostatic Service 408-3122 combine, gray cab, w/ 3 16084 State Hwy 29 N heads. $4,500; 2T feed Glenwood, MN 56334 Lancaster roller mill, multi wagon w/ 10” auger, $350.

(320)634-4360 purpose, good cond, $7,000.

507-330-0421 or 507-744-2486 Anderson bale wrapper, sb780, fully automatic, FOR SALE: Mayrath aug- IH 720, 6x18, O.L.H. plow, $15,000. (608)393-0519 ers: 8x58, $900; 10x60, $4,500; Parker 180B box $1,500; 10x60 w/ swing hopw/JD gear, $1,000; JD 530 MIXER MILLS. Farmhand per, $3,500; all PTO drive. tractor, low hrs., new 870 hyd., no scale; Gehl American dryer, Model tires, extra nice, $8,000; 125 hyd., scale; Gehl 170 2400T, BO. Home built JD 6x30 stalk chopper, hyd, scale; $7,000-10,000. head carrier, CIH mounts, nice. $3,500. (507)330-3945 Exc. units. We service so 20’, $700. 507-391-3775 they're all ready to work.

(715)284-9241 MN 350 wagon, Donahue trailer; MF 820 disc; IH 17’ chisel plow; Kovar 40’ clodfather; Grady 32’ & 42’ field cultivators. 320-5878700

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

Tractors 4755 FWD, 7000 Hrs, PS, hub mount duals, 18.4x42 duals.

Tires 50%. Very clean. $49,000. 715-577-4072 ‘76 Deutz 8006, 85 hp, w/Cozy Cab, 4950 hrs, all tires exc.

80%; Flo-EZ 300 bu. w/920 truck tires w/spare tire & rim, Dakon 10T gear; Kory 285 bu. wagon w/16.5x15 tires, MN 10T gear, w/spare tire & rim.

(507)360-3673 or (507)4253320 after 6 pm ‘77 JD 2640 w/ Schwartz ldr, clean, new rear rubber, 5500 hrs, exc cond. $11,900/OBO. 507-381-2812 AC 8050, MFWD, PS, duals, 80% tires, $25,000. 507-4305144 Challenger Tractors - ’08 MT555B, MFD, CVT trans, suspended cab, 2700 hrs, $67,500; ‘08 MT535B, MFD, CVT trans, 2350 hrs, $55,500. Call 507-840-1092

Tractors

Tractors

FOR SALE: Ford 6700 tractor, 5000 act hrs, 3pt, dual hyds, 540/1000, new tires, one owner. 952-873-3069 FOR SALE: Ford-NH 8670, MFWD, PS, high hrs, no 3pt, $30,000. 507-430-5144 FOR SALE: IH 1566 w/ duals and rock box, TA poor, 952-955-1181 FOR SALE: IH 1586, duals, 5800 hrs, 70% tires, $11,500.

507-828-2917

FOR SALE: JD 8760, 6200 hrs, 20.8x42 tires, 80%, diff lock, very nice, all serviced. $49,500. 507-430-5144 IH 4786 4WD, 8 matching 24.5x32 Firestone radial tires, 60%. 855 Cummins repower w/new clutch & rebuilt trans 400 hrs ago. 4 remotes.

Asking $16,000/OBO. (715)455-1680 or (651)295-1150

Harvesting Equip.

FOR SALE: 2R New Idea 324 picker, 12R husking unit, $2,000. (952)448-4684 FOR SALE: 693 JD cornhead in exc. cond. 507-6293318 or 507-626-0344

high tin cornhead, $3,550.

Call (715)772-4255 ‘94 CIH 1020, 17 1/2’ bean head, 3” cut, poly skid plate, exc cond, shedded, $6,000. 712-229-2033 963 cornhead, 6RN, completely rebuilt 2 yrs ago.

Exc. cond. (715) 790-7399 Big Grain Carts on Hand X-TREME 1100 & 1300 Bu by Unverferth (Folds Across Front). Also Smaller 6001000 Bu Some Used. We Trade/Deliver Anywhere Dealer 319-347-6282.

Midwest Ag Equip Farm Equipment For Sale ‘08 Cat 965B, 800 hrs ......................$199,500 ‘08 Cat MT755, 1900 hrs. ................$160,000 ‘07 Case MX275, 1600 hrs, loaded $135,000 ‘07 Case MX305, 4600 hrs., wrnty..$115,000 ‘07 JD 9860, 1000 hrs, loaded ........$170,000 ‘08 Krause Dominator, 18’................$42,000 ‘08 Lexion 595R, 500 hrs ................$260,000 ‘06 Lexion 590R, 950 sep. hrs ........$160,000 ‘06 JD 635F, completely rebuilt ........$25,000 ‘08 Drago 12-30 w/choppers ............$82,500 ‘98 JD 1770, 24-30 planter, E sets, airforce trash whippers ......................$61,000 ‘09 Hagie STS14, 120’ boom, 1075 hrs ............................................$200,000 (2) Cat 835B, 3 pt, PTO ............ea. $210,000 ‘05 Cat 855, 2900 hrs ......................$175,000

Financing Available

Emerson Kalis Easton, MN 56025 • 507-381-9675

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ANYWHERE We buy damaged corn and grain any condition - wet or dry TOP DOLLAR We have vacs and trucks

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC 800-205-5751

Lime Spreading “Have you checked your soil PH lately”

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE ‘10 NH T8040, MFWD, luxury cab, hi-flow hyd., 520/85R46 duals, 480/70R34 fronts, fron & rear wgts, Intellisteer auto steer system, 3 pt. w/quick hitch, Power Train warr. ‘til 4-2014, 1100 hrs..............................................$132,000 ‘10 CIH 7088 combine, 20.8R42 duals, field tracker, rock trap, chopper, 4WD, 550 eng./430 sep. hrs. ..$187,000 ‘98 JD 9610 combine, 18.4R42 duals, 2400 sep. hrs. ................................................................................$49,500 ‘03 JD 9420, powershift, 710/72R42 duals, 4350 hrs ................................................................$128,000 ‘09 NH BB9080 3x4 big square baler, crop cutter, tandem axle, roller chute, 16,000 bales ..............................$63,500 ‘07 JD 9630, 710/70R42 duals, 7500 hrs ..............$122,000 ‘05 Buhler Versatile 2210 MFWD, super steer, 18.4R46 duals, 10,100 hrs.....................................................$39,000 ‘95 JD 8870, 24 speed trans., 18.4R46 duals, PTO, 12,500 hrs., just through service program, new injection pump, good tractor..................................................$35,500 ‘08 CIH RB564 round baler, net wrap, 5x6 bale size$16,000 ‘08 JD 9770STS combine, 20.8R38 duals, Contour Master, 830 sep hrs. ..........................................................$159,500 ‘09 Frontier HM1109, 9’ windrow merger, like new $9,800 ‘08 Harvestec 4308 chopping cornhead, JD mts., single point hookup ................................................$31,500

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

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DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED

CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

Case IH header, 20’, 1020 head, Crary cutterbar, hyd, fore & aft, field ready. $5,000. 320-212-5414 or 320-769-2496 Madison MN FOR SALE: (2) 30.5x32 tires on JD 9500 combine rims, 12 ply. (320)355-2343

Harvesting Equip.

FOR SALE: ‘01 9750 CM, du- FOR SALE: ‘83 JD 6620, FOR SALE: ‘90 JD 9400 als, chopper, GreenStar 4,000 hrs. 24.5X32 tires, combine, 3967 hrs, new 2500 hrs, $71,750; ‘06 JD AC, D.A.M., just went belts, new tires, new bat1293, hyd deck plates, CM, through shop, many new teries, very good shape. single pt, $26,500. 712-229parts, field ready, exc.

507-995-1164 2290 or 507-265-3764 cond. $12,500 OBO. 320-309FOR SALE: ‘91 9500 JD 0952 combine, 3800 hrs eng, FOR SALE: 10” x60’ Feterl 2675 sep hrs, super clean, auger, (3) Killbros #375 FOR SALE: ‘85 NH late exc cond, comes w/ 925 model TR85, 2150 hrs, spewagons starting at $1,500. flex head. $35,000. 701-740cialty rotor, field ready, Possible delivery on all 9451 inc 20’ 973 bean head, 962 items. Can email pics. 5076R cornhead. 2nd owner FOR SALE: ‘94 CIH 1020, 597-3963 or 605-321-4130 has original papers.

30’, new 3” cutter bar, $26,000/OBO. 507-597-3963 field tracker, double For Sale: 2010 Capello chopor 605-321-4130 leave msg. drive, low acres, exc ping cornhead 8-30 JD cond. $9,500/OBO. 507-220demo unit. Used on 400 6450 acres. Hyd deck, plate and knife rolls. 507-644-3244

Advantages we offer: • We unload directly from the trucks to a floater (Terra Gator) without stockpiling material.

This gives us a more uniform spread with no foliage to plug up the spreader.

• With direct loading there is no stockpile, no wasted lime or mess in your field.

• We use a floater (Terra Gator) to spread so we have less compaction.

• We are equipped to spread variable rate using GPS mapping.

• We service Minnesota and northern Iowa.

Why apply Aglime: • A soil ph level of 5.5 nitrogen efficiency is only 77 percent.

• A soil ph level of 6.0 nitrogen efficiency still is only 89 percent.

• At a soil ph level of 7.0 fertilizer efficiency is 100 percent. for questions or prices please call

R & E Enterprises of Mankato, Inc.

1-800-388-3320

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

FOR SALE: JD 8630, 60 Series engine, well maintained.

WANTED: Grain Trailer.

507-920-1632

Harvesting Equip.

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FOR SALE: AC 7060, PS, duals nice, $9,250; also, 7040 Power Director duals, $7,750. 507-430-5144

Harvesting Equip.

‘03 JD 925 Flex Head. Full FOR SALE: ‘02 JD 930F flex Finger. Low Acres w/ head, full finger auger, Head. Trailer inc. $14,900.

DAM, DAS, fore & aft, 715-684-9231 poly, stub lights, $10,000.

507-278-4010 ‘85 Case IH combine, model 1460, 3570 hrs, rock trap, FOR SALE: ‘04 JD 9660 STS no chopper. $5,000. 320-212combine, w/ 2395 engine 5414 or 320-769-2496 Madihrs, 1736 separator hrs, w/ son MN 18.4x42 duals, contour master, & hopper ext. Through ‘90 9500 JD combine, 3400 JD shop every year. Exc sep hrs, eng OH’d, $22,850. cond. $106,000 320-585-3400 643 JD low tin cornhead, $4,500. Call (715)772-4255 FOR SALE: ‘08 JD 9870, 675 hrs, 20.8x42 duals, Contour ‘92 JD 9500 combine w/ duMaster, premium cab, als, bin ext, straw chophopper ext, high torque, per, 1547 sep hrs, $47,000. high capacity, auto track 515-825-8035 ready. $199,500. 507-530‘93 JD 9400 combine, exc 4228 cond. JD 215 flex head.

715-495-0849 FOR SALE: ‘08 Lofness stalk chopper, only 1200 ‘94 9500 JD side hill comac., stored inside, like bine, rebuilt, high hrs, new;PTO shaft for JD 120 nice. $34,500; ‘89 9500 JD stalk chopper. 320-815-4241 combine, $19,995; 843 JD

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CIH 7140, 2WD w/duals, front JD 4200 compact tractor w/ ldr, 4X4, dsl, 26hp, 3/PTO, wts, 200+HP, 6,750 hrs, HST, 1700 hrs. Exc cond, $44,900. 715-223-8090 or 715$10,500. (715)287-3286 or 581-7850 (715)461-8506 FOR SALE: ‘00 9200 JD 4WD tractor, 6200 hrs, JD 4630 Quad. All new air, 310hp, always shedded. new 18.4X42 radials, factoJust serviced. 507-430-5144 ry duals, front fuel tank, K&M step, triple hyd. Very FOR SALE: ‘01 9300 JD nice, clean tractor. $6,500.

4WD tractor, 4600 hrs, MF 255 utility. dsl. 16.9X28 360hp, 3pt, very nice. Just rubber, 3400 hrs. Dual hyd, through JD shop. 507-4303pt. Handy little tractor.

5144 $6.750. 715-299-2210 FOR SALE: ‘01 NH TM 115, FWA, SS, Dynamic frnt. JD 8440, good shape tires at fender, 18 spd., 72 LA load75%, recent trans OH, 3pt, er, joystick, air seat, cab PTO. 320-847-2460 sus., 4 hyd, 2 sets rear NEW AND USED wts., 18.4x38 & 4.9 x 28.

TRACTOR PARTS Tom Ambest leave mess.

JD 10,20,30,40, 50, 55, 50 Ser763-424-8333 ies & newer tractors, AC- all models.

FOR SALE: ‘08 New HolLarge Inventory, We ship! land LM 5080 telehandler, Mark Heitman demo unit, 200 hrs., full Tractor Salvage warranty, cab air & heat, (715)673-4829 w/ bucket & forks, brand new, call for more info, Oliver 550 Utility w/ 1505 hyd $89,500. 320-290-3180 loader, newer bucket, 1850 hrs. nice tractor. $6,000.

FOR SALE: 2-Oliver 77 515-824-3656 parts tractors, mostly complete, $900 for the WE HAVE PARTS! pair; JD 4020 fenders, Parts for Tractors, $600; also front weights, Combines, Machinery, $300. 507-330-3945 Hay Equipment, and more...

All makes & Models. Used, FOR SALE: ‘83 JD 4650, new, rebuilt, after2WD, 6700 hrs, 18.4x42 rubber at 80%, $29,500; IH 720 market. All States Ag Parts Call: 877-530-4430 to reach 5 bottom plow, $1,500. 507the store nearest you!

476-8069 www.tractorpartsasap.com FOR SALE: ‘94 Ford 9280, 4700 hrs, 20.8x38 tires at 95%, 4 hyds, $49,500; JD Harvesting Equip.

250 skid loader, 1500 hrs, ‘84 IH 1480 combine, special$10,500; JD 2400 chisel ty rotor, rock trap, chopplow, 24’, $25,500. All very per, reverser, F/A, AHH, nice. 507-530-4228 Call for auger ext, 30.5x32 tires, more information 2000 hrs on Case reman eng, 1 season on new hyFOR SALE: ‘96 JD 7600 dro, final drives just retractor, 2WD, power shift, built. This is a good com3,065 hrs, 3 hyds, nice tracbine. $12,500. 218-731-0880 tor, $44,900. 507-525-2420

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B FOR SALE: Brandt 10x70

Harvesting Equip.

& duals..........................................$180,000 JD 8770, 12 spd. syncro, 5211 hrs., 20.8x38, radial tires & duals 85%, 4 hyd.......$62,500 JD 8870, 24 spd., 6330 hrs., eng. OH ‘09, 20.8x38 tires & duals 75%, 4 hyd., diff. lock ..........................................$65,000 ‘97 JD 9300, 24 spd., 5568 hrs., 20.8x42 duals ................................................$78,000

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ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘04 Cat 765, 3000 hrs., 18” tracks,, 120” track spacing, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., frt. wgts., Nice ....................................$123,000 ‘03 JD 8420, 4486 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, P.S. trans., 380x50 tires & duals, front wgts. ..............................................$108,000 ‘02 JD 8120, MFWD, 4921 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 540 capable, big pump, 380x50 tires & duals........................$89,000 ‘98 JD 8100, MFWD, 7530 hrs., 420x46 tires & duals, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 8 frt. wgts., big hyd. pump..................................$62,500 ‘08 JD 7230 Premium, MFWD, 450 hrs., cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x38 tires....................................$78,000 ‘90 JD 4455, 2WD, 8801 hrs., 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46 tires & duals, power shift ......................................$36,500 ‘07 C-IH 305 Magnum, 2100 hrs., 380/54” tires & duals, 380x46 front tires & duals, 3 pt., 1000 PTO ......$123,000 ‘06 C-IH MX215, MFWD, 1850 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 20.8x42 duals $92,000 Case 2096, cab/air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x38 singles, 6300 hrs. ..............$17,500 ‘08 NH T8020, MFWD, Super Steer, 540/1000 PTO, 685 hrs., 4 hyds., 380x54 tires & duals......................$118,000 ‘07 NH TG275, MFWD, 1050 hrs., 18.4x50 duals, front duals, front wgts., 540/1000 PTO ..............................................$115,000

COMBINES

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Harvesting Equip.

Harvesting Equip.

FOR SALE: ‘99 NH TR99 CIH 1640 combine, SN35644, FOR SALE: Case IH 1044 combine, 2671 eng hrs, 2124 corn head, shedded, low auger w/ pit express drive Cummins eng., 2565 hrs., sep hrs, 2 sets almost new acres, $2,500. 712-480-3411 over hopper, exc conditires 24.5-32”, rock trap, concaves, 2 sets sieves, tion, $12,500. 218-770-0723 feeder reverser, Vittetoe FOR SALE: Combine Head30.5x32 tires at 85%. well shaft spreader, 1020 20’ er Transports. 2 Wheel, 4 FOR SALE: ‘97 JD 9600 equip. combine in good bean platform, 1063 CH, Wheel & Caster Wheel combine, 2500 eng hrs., shape, always stored inevery item very clean & models. Brackets sold sepmaintained yearly, exc. doors, new feeder chain & field ready. (507)764-3943 arately to build your own. cond, Ag Leader GPS 2 new elev .chains, $54,000.

Satisfaction guaranteed! mon., $65,000; JD 983 8R ‘03 Loftness 22’ stalk chop- FOR SALE: AC A4-36 corn(320)563-4145 or (320)808-7644 CH, hyd adj. deck plates, per w/2 pt hookup, low head, very good, L-M Ask for Denny! plas snouts, $15,000; ‘02 acres on complete set of mounts, on header trailer See All Of Our Trailers JD bean platform, 925S, new knives, very good to use. $1,400/OBO. Lake25’ flex poly skids, finshape, $9,500; 20’ 971 NH field MN, 507-662-5513 or www.klugmanwelding.com ger/pickup reel, stubble head w/9” sunflower pans, 605-351-3955 FOR SALE: Crystal 35’ lights, auto reel spd, full $2,500.

Moorhead MN header trailer, adj. tongue FOR SALE: JD 6620 hydro, finger auger, Hyd. Fore & 701-238-3221 and rear wheels, $1,300: 3000hrs, good rubber, field Aft. Price includes cart.

Weigh wagon, new scale, ready: JD 220 flex head. $17,000. 507-420-0425 roll tarp, motor w/ hyd. $11,000. 320-360-6487 auger, $1,500: IHC 883, 8-30 CH $2,000; JD 843, 8-30, rear tires, fine cut chopper w/power tail 4WD & TRACK TRACTORS CH, new chains, $5,500, board, self leveling, shoe..............$220,000 trades considered. 320-583‘08 CIH 435, 790 hrs., PS, diff. lock, Lux. ‘06 JD 8010, 1325 eng./1050 sep. hrs., 9641 cab, big hyd. pump, 620x42 Michelin tires

20.8x42 duals, tracker, chopper, rock trap, auto header, Sharp!........................$145,000 ‘07 JD 9660,1738 eng./1230 sep. hrs., Contour Master, Premium cab, Delux header controls, chopper, hi-unload, 18.4x42 duals ......................................................$139,000 ‘06 JD 9760STS, 1783 eng./1207 sep. hrs., Contour Master, bullet rotor, Touchset, HID lights, 20.8x42 duals ..............$140,000 ‘05 JD 9760STS, 1462 eng./1086 sep. hrs., Contour Master, 20.8x38 duals, chopper, header controls ..............$130,000 ‘04 JD 9760STS, 2358 eng./1612 sep. hrs., hi-capacity unload, Contour Master, chopper, Greenstar yield & moisture monitor, 800x32 tires ....................$122,000 ‘04 JD 9660STS, 1761 eng./1289 sep. hrs., 18.4x42 duals, Green Star, yield & moisture monitor, touch set..........................$120,000 ‘02 JD 9550, 2693 eng./1673 sep. hrs., 4WD, Contour Master, bin ext., chopper, JD chaff spreader ............................$89,000 ‘05 Cat 560 Lexion, 1032 eng./810 sep. hrs., 20.8x42 duals, auto contour, 3D sieves, chopper, walker machine ................$98,000 ‘96 CIH 2166, 3362 eng/2520 sep hrs, rock trap chopper, AFX rotor, 30.5x32 tire......................................$55,000 06 CIH 1688,, 3734 eg hrs, rock trap, chopper, auto header, thur shop......$34,500

FOR SALE: JD 6600 comFOR SALE: Gehringhoff, bine, fair condition, $2,500.

RD 12-30 chopping corn507-732-7420 head, ‘06 model, green JD single pt hook-ups, JD row FOR SALE: JD 6620 combine. 2,890 hrs. Good cond. sense, head sight, bought $12,000. (920)987-5276 new exc. shape, always shedded. $49,900. 320-235- FOR SALE: 9400 JD com8349 bine, 4168 hrs, 2906 sep hrs, 920 bean head, 1 season on FOR SALE: Gleaner A-630 cutting parts. All in good cornhead, all re-built, alshape. $35,000/OBO Ron ways shedded. $3,750. 507507-402-4631 430-5144 FOR SALE: JD 925 flex FOR SALE: ‘07 Geringhoff head, poly dividers, plastic chopping cornhead, CIH good, very good shape, alred, 8R30”, 4500 acres, exc. ways shedded. 320-568-2444 cond. $44,900. 507-240-0294 or 320-269-1615

COMBINE HEADS ‘06 & 07 JD 635 flex heads, nice ......................................$24,000 & $25,000 (3) CIH 1020, 25’ & 30’ flex heads ............................................$6,500-$9,000 ‘97 JD 930, 30’ flex head ....................$9,000 (2) JD 693, 6R30” cornheadsChoice $12,000

LOADER TRACTORS ‘02 NH TM125, MFWD, 3483 hrs., cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, Buhler 2795 loader w/joystick control..................$49,000

‘05 JD 9660, 1147 sep. hrs., 1633 eng. hrs., GRAIN CARTS hi-cap unload, Contour Master, 20.8x38 ‘07 Parker 938, 1000 bu. cart, scale duals, touchset, chopper ..............$125,000 & tarp ..............................................$27,500 ‘10 JD 9770STS, 4x4, 618 eng. hrs., 460 sep. hrs., Premier cab, Contour Master, Pro ‘67 Parker 739, 750 bu. grain cart w/roll tarp, 30.5x32 tires ..........................$23,500 drive trans., 650x38 tires & duals, 28Lx26

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Harvesting Equip.

‘09 JD 9670STS, 331 hrs., CM, Pemiere Cab, lg. Maurer ext., AutoTrac ..........................SOLD $189,500 ‘09 JD 9670STS, 353 hrs, CM, Chopper, JD Bin Ext, AutoTrac Read ....SOLD $144,500 ‘07 JD 9760STS, 1351 hrs., CM, 20.8x42’s w/duals, chopper, bin ext., JD Inspection & Work Order Completed ..........................................SOLD $144,500 ‘09 JD 9530 4-WD, 1105 hrs., 800 Metrics w/duals, wgt. pkg., Active seat, Premier lighting pkg. ........SOLD $205,000 ‘10 JD 635F HydraFlex, extra sickle ........................................................$31,500 ‘08 JD 608C cornhead, knife rolls..$36,500 “New” J&M 750-18 grain cart, 30.5x32’s, roll tarp ..........................$28,500

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FOR SALE: IH 1480 com- FOR SALE: JD 9600 combine, JD yearly inspection, bine, exc. cond., $5,900; sharp; JD 930 flex head; 1020 bean head, $2,900; 820 JD 843 cornhead; 20’ Wilbean head , $800; DMI Tirich 3 pt stalk chopper, ger 2 disc ripper, $3,500. exc.; 20’ Alloway stalk 507-236-4925 chopper, pull-type; round FOR SALE: IH 4R 844 cornstraw bales, 5x5. (320)239head, very good cond., 9522625 or (320)815-2939 758-4539 FOR SALE: JD 4400, 6620, FOR SALE: JD cornhead, 7720, 9500 combines; 922 4R36, oil bath, good tin and bean head & 643 cornhead. mechanical shape, $2,900; (320)351-8990 JD 730 dsl, 3pt., elec strt, $5,500. 320-398-6717 FOR SALE: JD 4425, low hrs, very clean, w/ 920 bean head & 443 cornhead. FOR SALE: JD dummy head w/ Sund pickup for REASONABLE. 320-221edible beans. 320-583-8465 2266 FOR SALE: MF 550 comFOR SALE: JD 643, 6-30, bine, just been through low tin, oil bath drive, shop, ready to work. 507good cond., always shed634-7266 ded. 612-756-2652

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FOR SALE: NI 708 Uni/system w/Perkins dsl, cab, heater, hydro, w/NI 838 husking unit, NI 844 4R cornhead, NI 841 feeder house, $3,000. (608)536-3567

Harvesting Equip.

JD 930F bean head, good cond, $10,000. Call Joe at 952-955-1427 or 612-290-6964

Planting Equipment FOR SALE: JD 7000 6-30 planter w/ insecticide/herbicide boxes, corn meters & radial bean meters.

Very nice, asking $4,750 Call 507-847-2710 after 5:00pm

Tillage Equipment Case IH 496 26’ disc, flex, 7.5” spacing, no welds, ready to go. $10,000/OBO 507-829-7591 FOR SALE: ‘07 Wishek 862 NT 26’ rotary scrapers on rear, used on 2500 acres, $52,500; ‘02 Clarke machine cornhead, 12x20”, 2 seasons on knife rolls, GVL poly, fits JD, Cat or Claas combine, always shedded, $13,500.

Bird Island, MN 320-212-2300

FOR SALE: Transmission for 6600 JD combine & fi- FOR SALE: ‘08 DMI 730C 7 shank ripper, lead shanks, nal drive. $400. 320-587-3358 only used on 700 acres, like new, $42,500; JD 120 stalk GEHL 1060 forage chopper shredder, $9,750. 715-594w/exc knives & 3x30 corn3584 head. $6,500. (715)284-9241 JD 300 corn picker w/ 244 FOR SALE: 30’ mounted Kowide head, field ready, var drag. Asking $3,500 1000 RPM, $1,595. (715)723OBO. 507-215-0859 4225 FOR SALE: 32’ Flexicoil 75 JD 3970 chopper, rebuilt, cultipacker, used very lit$6,350; JD 3940 chopper, tle, like new, always shedone owner, always shedded. 507-251-1394 ded, through shop, $2,600.

FOR SALE: ‘97 JD 3710 9 785-336-6103 btm plow, 1 owner, shedded, new wear parts, exc JD 643 cornhead low tin cond. $29,900. Janesville $4,500/OBO; 216 JD flex 507-461-2820 head. $2,500/OBO; NH 355 feed mill w/ scale.

FOR SALE: DMI 500 3pt 5 $2,900/OBO. (715)549-6579 shank ripper, exc cond, $7,000/OBO; IH 4600 28’ JD 6950 chopper, 2135 cutter field cult w/ mulcher, very head hrs, w/ kernel progood cond, new shanks, cessor, new knives, 686 $6,500/OBO, used on small Kemper head, checked out farm. 320-328-5794 in shop, $69,000. 785-3366103 FOR SALE: DMI 527B, 5 JD 920 Flex Head. Low shank chisel plow, new Acres. Nice Shape. $11,900. points, rear leveling disc.

715-684-9231 $10,000/OBO. 507-437-4239 JD 9610, 5163/3418 hrs, duals, FOR SALE: DMI Turbo Tiger 5 shank w/ disc leveler, 4WD, yield monitor, map$7300. 507-276-4627 ping, good cond, ‘05 893 corn head knife rolls, 930 FOR SALE: IH 700 7 btm flex & HT30 trailer, $81,000 trailing plow w/ coulters, pkg. 651-334-3891 $5,450. 612-790-4191 MF 510 dsl hydro combine. FOR SALE: IH 720 plow, in SN/22046. 23.1X26 tires w/ furrow, 5-18, AR, good 12 suitcase wgts. $2,450. shape. $2,800/OBO, 507-247(715)878-9858 5315 or 507-530-6985 New Idea 327 2R picker; 12R FOR SALE: IH 720, 5 botroll husking bed, nice matom, auto reset coulters, chine; J&M 250 bu gravity shedded. $2,500 OBO. Call box on good gear; Hesston 952-466-2593 stack mover; Owatonna & Kewanee grain elevators, FOR SALE: JD 1610 15’ chisel plow, new points & 38’-46’. 320-864-4583 or 320new hyd cyl. 320-212-7930 779-4583 FOR SALE: JD 280, 6 btm Schultz Sukup stalk chopper, plow; in furrow fast. 80’, 3 rebuilt, repainted, 6R14’, pt. boom; 1600 gal tank, 1000rpm, w/ windrow kit Ravon 450. 507-525-2270 for baling corn stalks, $4,750/OBO. 715-533-6342 Le FOR SALE: JD 33’, 2400 True depth chisel plow w/ Mars, IA. all 2410 updates. 12” spacing, $25,500; Brent CPC Vittletoe twin fan chaff 18’, 7 shank chisel plow, spreader, works on JD or $8,900. 507-223-5226 or 507Case IH combines, $1,000.

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FOR SALE: JD 980 35 1/2’ cult, new bushings, looks good, $16,500/OBO. 612-3902643 FOR SALE: JD tru depth chisel plow shanks w/ mounting bolts, $250/ea; also Yetter row cleaners, exc shape, $175/ea. Call 507-847-2710

IH 720 AR plow, 4-18, good cond., $1,700; IH 55 chisel plow, 14’, good cond., $1,500. (507)359-1821

Used parts for IH 720 plows, toggle/auto reset.

1/2 price of new or less.

We ship anywhere.

Call Maple Valley Farms Randy Krueger (715)250-1617 Wil-rich 957 5 shank, 30” disc ripper, good field ready cond. $15,000. 651-334-3891

Machinery Wanted All kinds of New & Used farm equipment - disc chisels, field cults., planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc.

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LARSON SALVAGE 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.

6 miles East of

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CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179 We Ship Daily Visa and MasterCard Accepted

USED AUGERS

20’ DELUX DPXSL, 1000 12”X71’ MAYRATH BPH, 5 PT. SS SCREENS SWINGAWAY (2) 380 BEHLEN, 1 Ph., LP 10”X61’ MAYRATH 700 BEHLEN, 3 Ph., SWINGAWAY DOUBLE BURNER 10”X71’ MAYRATH SWINGAWAY HOPPER TANKS 8”X57’ KEWANEE PTO BEHLEN 1600 BUSHEL BEHLEN 2800 BUSHEL 14,750 GALLON LP TANK

We carry a full line of Behlen & Delux dryer parts; Mayrath and Hutch augers parts.

Large inventory of welda sprockets, hubs, bearings, chain & pulleys.

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‘03 JD 9520, 4WD, 450 hp., 800-70R38, 4 hyds., 4336 hrs. ....................................$165,000

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‘01 JD 9650STS, 18.4x42, duals, 2003 sep. hrs., 2675 hrs. ....................................$113,900

‘01 JD 9750STS, 1778 sep. hrs., 710-38, duals, 2597 hrs. ....................................$126,500

‘07 JD 9860STS, PRWD, 20.8x42, duals, 1105 sep. hrs., 1588 hrs. ....................$215,000

TRACTORS KUBOTA L3540, 2011, 4WD, 35HP, CAB, LDR, 72"BKT ................................................................$32,900 Wil JD 3320, 2010, 99 HRS., MFWD, 32HP, 43X16, CAB, LDR .......................................................... $29,250 Wil ALLIS 8010, 1983, 7545 HRS., MFWD, 110HP, 18.4X38, 3HYDS ..................................................$12,500 Lit CS/IH MX275, 2008, 607 HRS., MFWD, 225HP, 380-90R50, 4HYDS ..........................................$152,500 Wil FORD 7610, 1992, 5701 HRS., 2WD, 98HP, 18.4X26, CAB, 2HYDS..............................................$19,500 Wil JD 4020, 1965, 2WD, 95HP, 18.4-34, CAB, 2HYDS ......................................................................$10,750 Wil JD 4020, 1966, 10090 HRS., 2WD, 95HP, 18.4X34, 1HYD, CAB ....................................................$10,000 Lit JD 4430, 1978, 6878 HRS., 2WD, 125HP, 18.4X38, 2HYDS..........................................................$15,900 Wil JD 4555, 1989, 7286 HRS., 2WD, 160HP, 18.4-42, 3HYDS............................................................$37,500 Lit JD 4560, 1994, 6075 HRS., 2WD, 155HP, 14.9X46, 3HYDS..........................................................$44,900 Wil JD 4560, 1992, 7384 HRS., 2WD, 155HP, 14.9X46, 3HYDS..........................................................$42,900 Wil JD 4630, 1976, 8099 HRS., 2WD, 150HP, 18.4-38, 2HYDS............................................................$15,750 Lit JD 4630, 1975, 7889 HRS., 2WD, 150HP, 18.4X38, 2HYDS..........................................................$16,900 Wil JD 4650, 2WD, 14L-16.1SL, 3 HYDS ..............................................................................................$34,500 Lit JD 4760, 1993, 10297 HRS., MFWD, 175HP, 14.9X46, 3HYDS ....................................................$44,950 Wil JD 6420, 2002, 3292 HRS., MFWD, 90HP, 18.4X38, PWR QD, 2HYDS, LDR................................$54,900 Wil JD 6430, 2009, 2200 HRS., MFWD, 95HP, 18.4X38, LDR, 3HYDS................................................$68,500 Wil JD 6603, 2008, 359 HRS., MFWD, 109HP, 18.4X38, 2HYDS ........................................................$35,000 Wil JD 7330, 2011, 1 HR., MFWD ............................................................................................................CALL Wil JD 7430, 2007, 3552 HRS., MFWD, 140HP, 480-80-42, LDR, 3HYDS ..........................................$95,000 Wil JD 7830, 2007, 1350 HRS., MFWD, 205HP, 480-46, 4HYDS ......................................................$121,900 Wil JD 7930, 2009, 1650 HRS., MWFD, 180HP, IVT, 380-90R54, 4HYDS ........................................$138,000 Wil JD 8270R, 2010, 196 HRS., MFWD, 270HP, IVT, 380-90R54, 4HYDS..........................................$210,000 Lit JD 8310R, 2011, 185 HRS., MFWD, 310HP ..........................................................................................Call Lit JD 8410T, 2001, 3256 HRS., TRACK, 235HP, 4HYDS ....................................................................$95,000 Wil JD 8430, 2007, 841 HRS., MFWD, 250HP, 380-54, 4HYDS ........................................................$189,000 Wil JD 8520T, 2003, 3134 HRS., TRACK, 250HP, 18" TRACKS, 4HYDS..............................................$119,000 Lit JD 9400, 1997, 6099 HRS., 4WD, 425HP, 800-70R38, 4HYDS ....................................................$98,000 Wil JD 9400, 2001, 4055 HRS., 4WD, 425HP, 710-70R38, 4HYDS ....................................................$110,000 Lit JD 9400, 2001, 5486 HRS., 4WD, 425HP, 710-70R42, 5HYDS ..................................................$108,000 Wil JD 9430, 2010, 1446 HRS., 4WD, 425HP, 710-70R42, 4HYDS ..................................................$224,000 Wil JD 9430, 2009, 610 HRS., 4WD, 425HP, 800-70R38, 4HYDS ......................................................$216,900 Lit JD 9520, 2004, 8469 HRS., 4WD, 450HP, 710-42, 4HYDS..........................................................$122,000 Wil JD 9520, 2003, 4336 HRS., 4WD, 450HP, 800-70R38, 4 HYDS ..................................................$165,000 Wil JD 9520T, 2003, 3592 HRS., TRACK, 450HP, 36",4HYDS ............................................................$154,900 Wil JD 9530T, 2009, 659 HRS., TRACK, 475HP, HYDRO, RADAR ......................................................$279,000 Lit JD 9620, 2006, 4200 HRS., 4WD, 500HP, 800-70R38, 4 HYDS ..................................................$172,000 Wil JD 9630, 2009, 589 HRS., 4WD, 530HP, 800-70R38, 4HYDS ......................................................$266,900 Lit JD 9630, 2009, 2338 HRS., 4WD, 530HP, 800-70R38, 4HYDS ..................................................$217,500 Wil JD 9630, 2008, 1025 HRS., 4WD, 530HP, 85055R42, 4HYDS ....................................................$255,000 Wil JD GATOR, 2000, 1353 HRS., 6X4, DIESEL ....................................................................................$5,450 Wil

WANTED TO BUY: 15’ bean head to fit F-Z Gleaner combine. Phone 218-5834145 WANTED TO BUY: Tractors in need of repair, any make or horsepower. 320249-5499 WANTED: 2R mntd corn picker. Either husker or sheller in good cond. w/ or w/out tractor. (608)525-2280

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‘07 JD 9760, 1423 eng. hrs., 1009 sep. hrs, 20.8x42, AWD ....................................$205,000

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FOR SALE: Sunflower 4410 7x24” disk ripper, no welds, good cond, $8,500/OBO. 952-240-2193

Glyphosate - American Made • $8.50/gal.

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‘99 JD 9610, AWD, 18.4x38, 2312 sep hrs., 3297 hrs. ......................................$86,000

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FOR SALE: JD 714 mulch tiller, 9 tooth, $6,250. 507423-5461

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FOR SALE: ‘99 JD 610, chis- WANTED: ‘71 or ‘72 JD 4020 WANTED: Looking for a 50’ el plow, 14’, tru-depth diesel tractor w/Syncro Kewanee elevator, model standards, only 50 ac. per range transmission.

500 or 600, in exc shape year, always shedded, new (320)587-5823 near Mankato MN area. points, like new cond., 507-327-1733 $8,500. 507-380-7863 WANTED: Case tractors, any cond. especially model Spraying Equip.

FOR SALE: JD 34’ 1010 cult, 2290, 507-625-7895 w/ harrow knock on shovFOR SALE: Big A Terragaels, walking tandems on WANTED: Dakon-Tebben 17 tor, Cummins, automatic, wings, asking $1,950; to 23 shank deep tiller, 320new paint. No tank or box.

White 26 1/2’ 226 cult, 235-8349 $7,500; 500 gal SS tank, 6T knock on shovels w/ hartrlr, $950; 1000 gal SS tank, row & walking tandems WANTED: Ford 9700 or TW8T trlr, $1,800; 1000 gal 20 or TW-15, must be good. asking $3,500; JD 230 26 poly tank on tandem trlr, (952)201-1512 1/2’ disk w/ harrow asking $2,250. 320-523-1099 $5,500; White 588 plow, 4x20, AR, asking $2,850. Wanted: Gehl 3038 cornhead.

In good cond. Preferably 507-210-0735 set for wide rows. 715-8222710 leave message FOR SALE: JD 510 disc ripper, 7 shank, good unit. WANTED: Soil finisher, 16’ to 18’. 507-732-7420 Make offer. 507-665-3739

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FOR SALE: Hardi 1100 WANTED: JD or Internasprayer, 90’ boom, loaded, tional 5, 6 or 7 btm pull $24,000; JD 643 cornhead, type plow; 6, 8, or 12R 30” $5,500; JD 444 cornhead, JD planter. 320-220-3114 or $2,500. 320-510-0468 320-877-7577 FOR SALE: Patriot XL 750 WANTED: Shaver Post gal tank, 80’ boom, JD enDriver. Prefer model HDgine, Raven 440, farmer 10 or similar model, must owned since new. $32,000. be in good cond & 3pt Les at 507-327-6555 hookup. Call w/ price & location. 507-236-5910 Hagie 284 Sprayer, 80' boom, good cond, WANTED: top section or roof for Lawry holding $32,000/OBO. 515-689-2547 bin; FOR SALE: AB8 auor 515-689-0907 to. batch dryer, exc. cond, $2,000. 320-355-2333 Wanted

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Farm Services elec. motor; JD 920 flex head in good shape; late Barn roofing Hip or round model 84 or 8500 series roof barns & other buildJD, 320-668-2626 or 320-305ings. Also barn & quanset 3662 straightening. Kelling Silo 800-355-2598 WANTED: Belarus tractor, 50-100hp running, in need Custom manure hauling, of repair or parts. 515-835semis available, pump 7673 tractor provided, mapping and flow meters in tracWANTED: Blacksmith trip tors. Call for rates. 507-276hammers, anvils, swage 9680 blocks, cone mandrels; also Ted Flowers parade saddles. Contact R.N. Custom round baling w/ late model JD baler Makes up Brown, 6940 E 550N, Decato 5x6 bale. Twine or net tur, IN 46733; 260-413-0626 wrap. Wanted to Buy: (cell) or 260-724-7554 Wheat Straw off the field (home) or bales Contact Steve Messerli 507-276-4595 Wanted: Field drainage lift station pump (used or rebuildable), stainless steel, Melchert Harvesting LLC. Melchert Harvesting is vertical style, 6” dislooking for corn & soybean charge, 3HP to 7.5HP, acres to custom harvest.

Carry brand or similar.

Currently operating 4 CIH 701-388-8667 2388 combine & supporting equipment. Jon Melchert WANTED: Ford chisel 507-838-5507 plow, model 131, either pull type or 3pt. 10’ to 11’ Silo demolition, we pay cash shank. 320-859-2894 for harverstors, & charge for take down stave silos.

WANTED: Gear motor for Dennis, 507-995-2331 a Sukup stirator, made in 1970s, gear motor is 7”x4 1/2’. Call 218-462-2196

Feed, Seed, Hay

WANTED: Marker arms FOR SALE: Round bales grass hay, stored inside, for a JD 7000, 12R30” front $30/bale. 507-278-4536 fold planter, 320-309-0952

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Trucks and Vacs available.

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Feed, Seed, Hay

Feed, Seed, Hay

Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares, delivered in semi loads.

Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653

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#1 Super Clean Small Square HAY FOR SALE: 1st crop alfalfa-6x5 net wrapped, Bales 1st Crop Grass Hay. 2nd crop alfalfa 4 1/2x4 NO DUST, NO MUST, NO twine wrapped. Small MOLD, NO RAIN. Awesquares grass. Can help some for horses. $180/ton load. Call (715)926-5259 or $4/bale. Super Soft 2nd leave message for Pete.

Crop, $225/ton or $5/bale.

Delivery avail. within 150 miles of Rice Lake, WI. Overland Brand hard red winter wheat seed. Exc 715-296-2162 yield potential, very good winter heartiness, good Alfalfa mixed & grass hay in straw strength & test rounds & big squares, dewgts. livered from South Dakota, WI certified. Available Jerry Haensel (605)363from Wymore Seed Farm 3402 or (605)321-9237 715-322-5636 Straw, Grass, Alfalfa & Corn Dairy Quality Alfalfa Stalks In Large Rounds & Tested big squares & round Large Squares, bales, delivered from in net & plastic twine.

South Dakota Delivered in semi loads.

John Haensel Call Tim at 320-221-2085 (605)334-0643 WANTED & FOR SALE ALL TYPES of hay & straw. Also buying corn, wheat & oats. Western Hay available. Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill. 920-853-3554

Poultry FOR SALE: Alfalfa 3x3 squares, first cutting, 160 Brown Egg Layers, 18 wks RFV, using super condiold. Laying now. $8/each tioning rows, $135 a ton.

(715)653-2575 Delivery available.

507-427-2050 Mountain Lake Livestock

FOR SALE: First crop of orDairy ganic hay. 1500 lb. round bales. Net wrapped stored 48 Cow tie stall herd for sale. DHIA tested, 20 yr on pallets in shed. accelerated genetics (608)685-3508 breeding, good production & good SCC. Sell as herd.

FOR SALE: Small sq bales, 715-651-5996 oats & grass hay, $3 per bale. 515-368-1358 Hay for Sale. LeRoy Ose, Thief River Falls, MN 218681-7796 or cell 218-689-6675

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Angus Yearling FOR SALE: Big round Black bulls; Hamp, Chester & bales, alfalfa grass mixYorkshire boars & gilts. ture, no rain, stored inside.

Alfred Kemen(320)598-3790 952-445-2527

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FOR SALE: Complete herd FOR SALE: 12 Holstein Bulls For Sale. Registered WANTED TO BUY! USED BULK MILK COOLER Holstein bulls from top AI Springing Heifers, due in disposal. Parlor Jersey ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048 sires & high producing next 4-6 wks. Good feet & cows & young stock. 715dams. Bomaz Farms. Call legs. 608-963-7061 933-2485 WANTED TO BUY: Dairy 715-222-4348 heifers and cows.

DAIRY COWS WANTED. (320)235-2664 Jersey or Jersey Cross.

Parlor preferred. 30-50 Beef Cattle head. Private sale prefer2 yr. old purebred Hereford red. 608-637-2066 bull. $1,000. (715)879-5766 Exceptional Young Brown Swiss Bulls - Elite Genet- 20 young Black Angus cows. ics. Also, Holstein Bulls Bred w/ Black Angus bull from great type & producto calve in spring. Home tion Dams. (715)537-5413 raised. $1,150/ea (715)239www.jerland.com 3264

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FOR SALE: 800 gal Surge 200 Holstein Steers, home bulk tank w/ controls & raised. Nice cuts, decompressor; Surge 100+ horned, vacc., wormed, vacuum pump w/ motor-reimplanted, approx. 425#built in 2010; 74 7' freestall 500#. $1.20/lb. 715-613-2072 dividers. Phone (608)3934132. Leave message 30 Red Angus heifers. Bred

by Mullberry bull. 715-579FOR SALE: Holstein milk 7903 or 715-563-8569 or 715cows from our herd.

495-3452, ask for Bill Young herd. Your choice.

715-797-4190 Dexter cattle; red cows, no calves, bulls. (920)684-1776 Red & White Holsteins 80 Cows & Springing Heifers.

FOR SALE OR LEASE Home bred, young, nice udders, 65# average, low REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & yearSCC. (715)273-4638 lings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & balRetiring dairy farmer has ance performance, AI 154 free stall cows for sale. sired. In herd improveJohne's vaccinated herd ment program.

25+ yrs, All vaccinations current, Monthly herd J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 health vet checks, PreConklin Dealer dominately young herd, % (320)864-4625 or red/red factor cows, No BST used, Not pushed. Call 715-308-9836 FOR SALE: Reg. black angus bulls w/ great growth 350 Head Holstein Steers, & disposition, breeding out various ages, 150-300 lbs. of Schiefelbein Genetics, 715-229-2162 320-597-2747

HANCOCK, MN Closed Tandem Slider ......$7,250 (2) ‘84 Fruehauf 45/96, Closed ‘91 Wilson Pacesetter 43’/66” Sides ..............................$16,750 Tandem ......................Ea. $5,500 ‘89 Hot Shot, 48’x96”, Spread ‘87 Cornhusker 42’/66” Sides ..............................$14,500 Axle, New Paint ................$1,850 Custom Haysides BELTED TRAILERS Standard ..........................$1,250 ‘98 Trinity Eagle Bridge 42’, 36” NEW Tip-In Tip-Out............$1,850 Belt, AR ..........................$17,500

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‘98 High View 40’ 5th wheel, 3 ‘93 IH 8000SR, 3406 9 Speed, New Tires .. with wet kit $10,000 axle w/beavertail & ramps, Like ......................less wet kit $8,500 New ..................................$4,000 ‘97 KW T-600, 12.7 Detroit, 10 Engineered Beavertail ..........................Installed $5,000 spd., 228” WB New Tires ............................$13,500 ..................Unassembled $3,000 ‘00 MANAC 45/96 Spread AX, AR, AR/SR Axles & Suspensions For Pindle Hitch ......................$7,750 Trailers .................................... $1,000Air Ride/Axle, $500 Spring ‘98 Wabash 48/102 Steel, Closed Tandem Slider ..................$7,500 Ride/Axle 1/4” Plastic Liner, 10’ Wide $30/Ft. ‘97 Wilson 48’x102”, AL Combo,

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FOR SALE: Reg. Border Collie pups, imported blood line, 320-573-2363

Livestock Equipment FOR SALE: 10,000 sq ft of 16” x 24” plastic pig flooring, (300) 48” wean to finish swine dbl tube swine feeders. (85) wet/dry stainless steel 24” hog feeders, (200) stainless steel wean to finish 50” 5 hole 8AP/Staco, hog flat brands.

605-251-1133 or 507-376-2261. cellmanb@yahoo.com FOR SALE: 5000 GLN Slimline Husky Tanker. Exc. cond. & 33' Houle Pit Pump. Stirs & pumps at same time. Like new.

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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 • Peck Grain Augers, 8” - 10” - 12”

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

• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • Jari Sickle Mowers • Grasshopper Lawn Mowers - Special Price Now! • “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 ~ • #580 GT grain dryer now elec., can be PTO, If PTO, will sell elec. motor, mount & phase converter, sep.

• Gehl #312 Scavenger II spreader, 260 bu., VG • NH 5’ green chopper • Gehl 6’ green chopper • Bush Hog GT 48” Rotary Cutter w/13 hp Eng., PT • Brady 5600 15’ stalk shredder & windrower • Hesston 30A Stackhand • Brady 4R stalk chopper

• Lorenz 984 9’ snowblower, 1000 RPM, Very Good • Hiniker 1700, 15’ stalk shredder/end trans., Exc. • Steer Stuffer & Hog Feeders • 3 pt. Brillion 6’ Landscape Seeder • 380 GT Tox-O-Wic grain dryer, rebuilt • 10”x70’ Grain auger w/swing hopper • 20’ JD BWF disk w/duals, Very Good • Wishek #842, 30” blades, 3-yrs. old • Bale Basket

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‘78 JD 6600 hydro combine ..............$3,500 JD 643, 6RN cornhead ......................$2,500 JD 444, 4RW cornhead......................$1,250 IH 8-20” reconditioned, poly, corn ....$6,500 ‘00 CIH 1020, 30’ flex head ..............$9,900 ‘98 CIH 1020, 30’ flex head ..............$7,500 JD 2510, gas......................................$6,250 JD 2520, gas......................................$7,000 JD 3010, gas, loader..........................$5,500 JD 2510, JD loader ............................$8,250 JD 2030, Utility ......................................Call JD 2355, Utility ......................................Call (2) JD 3020, PS ..................$8,500/$17,500 (2) JD 4020, PS ....................$6,900/$8,900 (2) JD 4020, PS, side console ......................................$12,500-$15,500 JD 4000, WF, 3 pt. ............................$9,250 JD 4430, PS ....................................$13,500 JD 4230, Quad, eng. OH ..................$13,500 JD 4240, Quad ................................$18,500 (2) JD 4440, PS ................$17,500/$19,250 JD 4450, PS ....................................$24,500 JD 4650, PS ....................................$23,500 JD 4255, Quad, new engine ............$37,500 JD 4455, PS ....................................$34,500 (2) JD 4960, MFD..............$39,000/$51,000 JD 7800, FWA, JD 740 loader..........$45,000

IH 7110, FWA, FH 1140 loader ........$37,500 IH SM, WF, engine OH ......................$2,900 IH 1486, $5,000 repair ......................$7,900 ‘84 IH 5088, cab, air ........................$13,900 ‘94 CIH 9280, 12-spd., triples, Nice $55,000 JD 800 swather, 15’, crimper ............$1,250 Hume reel, 15’, (JD 800) ......................$250 NH BR 780A baler, net wrap ............$17,500 NH BR 780 baler, net wrap, Sharp ..$14,500 NH BR 780 baler, twine....................$10,500 JD 566 round baler, converg. whls. ..$8,500 OMI 12 wheel rake, New ..................$4,500 JD 843 loader, Like New ..................$12,500 JD 840 loader, JD 8000 mts...............$9,500 JD 148, JD 158 loaders ..........................Call JD 48 loader ......................................$2,100 IH 2350 loader ..................................$2,900 Leon 1000 grapple, off JD 8100 ........$5,500 Dual 3100 loader, blue cylinder ........$1,250 Dual 310 loader ................................$3,000 Farmhand 27, grapple ......................$1,000 Farmhand F358 loader, IH mts. ........$3,250 Miller PL-4 loader..............................$3,500 Buhler 2595, New!, JD 6000 mts. ....$3,500 New Box Scrapers, 10’/12’ ....................Call New & Used Skidsteer Attachments......Call Pallet Forks, Grapples, Rock Buckets ..Call

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‘03 Gleaner R65................................................................COMING ‘95 Gleaner R52 w/Cummins, CDF rotor ..............................CALL ‘08 NH TD5050 w/FWA, cab, loader ................................$39,750 Gleaner R60........................................................................$29,500 NEW NH T8, 300, FWA ..........................................................CALL ‘08 Fantini 12-30 chopping cornhead ..............................$68,000 NEW Versatile 305, FWA........................................................CALL NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..........................................CALL NEW Massey HD2680, FWA, w/cab ....................................CALL NEW Massey 1635, FWA, w/loader ..............................ON HAND New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand NEW Massey 5480 FWA, w/loader ................................ON HAND Hesston 1150, 12’ ................................................................$1,800 ‘04 CIH STX440 ................................................................$112,500 Buhler 2210, SS, 1475 hrs ................................................$94,900 Massey Ferguson 220..........................................................$7,000 NEW Salford RT units ............................................................CALL Massey Ferguson 33............................................................$2,800 NEW Westfield augers ................................................AVAILABLE Ford TW20, FWA ..............................................................COMING NEW Rem 2700 vac ..............................................................CALL MM 302 w/loader ................................................................$4,500 NEW Century HD1000, 60’ sprayers ....................................CALL Oliver 1850 w/loader ............................................................$7,250 NEW Riteway rollers ..............................................................CALL NEW Lorenz snowblowers ....................................................CALL NEW Batco conveyors ..........................................................CALL NEW White planters ..............................................................CALL NEW Brent wagons & grain carts ........................................CALL White 8106, 6-30 w/DF & cross auger, Like New ................CALL NEW E-Z Trail seed wagons..................................................CALL White 6122, 12-30 w/liquid, Nice ....................................COMING NEW rock buckets & pallet forks ........................................ CALL Hiniker 30’ seeder ..............................................................$19,500 NEW Hardi sprayers ..............................................................CALL ‘92 JD 455, 30’....................................................................$14,000 REM 2700, Rental ..................................................................CALL Willmar 765 HT sprayer w/80’ boom ................................$31,000 ‘03 NH ST740, 7-shank ......................................................$18,500 Unverferth 8000 grain cart ................................................$19,000 M&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ............................................$14,500 Kinze 1050 w/duals ............................................................$48,500 (DMI Parts Available) DMI 530 w/leveler ..............................................................$14,900 Wilrich 3400, 45’, 4-bar harrow ......................................COMING ‘02 DMI Tigermate II, 44.5’ w/bskt ........................................CALL NEW NH skidsteers on hand ................................................CALL ‘06 Mustang 2066, 1623 hrs. ............................................$18,500 ‘06 Gleaner R75 w/CDF ..................................................COMING NH LS185B ........................................................................$21,500

• 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

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FOR SALE: ‘99 Houle 9500 flow meter, disk incorporator, $17,500; ‘85 Big Wheels sludge machine, floater tires, Alison automatic, injectors, $7,500/OBO; Kongskilde tool bar for AgChem $5,000.

Several tanker trailers, 7,000 gal, $7,500 ea. 712-229-2290 or 507-2653764

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4 RED & BLUE HEELER FOR SALE: Kools silage FOR SALE: NH 355 FOR SALE: Used Berg barn cleaner. Used 3 yrs.

PUPPIES FOR SALE. $50. blower, pipe & clamps; grinder/mixer, 20’ unload Also, Agromatic bedding Call 715-288-6434 Patz silage elevator; Patz auger, all gear drive; chopper, 2 yrs old. 608-632silo unloader; (2) JD trac700BP Vermeer 6700 bale 3555 tor rims 16.9x38; Antique shredder, both very nice.

Airedale Terriers, AKC reg, wheels for landscaping.

320-859-3548 farm raised, lg type, born New Oak flatbeds, hay 507-323-5211 8-6-11, $400. 715-557-0268 bunks, silage bunks, green chop boxes FOR SALE: AKC German (715)269-5258 Shepherd puppies, imported Schutzhund breeding. ~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~ Suzette Riches, Holloway, • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders MN. 320-394-2189 Notch Equipment:

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FOR SALE: 3 Angus Cross FOR SALE: Columbia & Suffolk Dorset ram & ewe Beef Heifers. (715)665-2366 Corriedale ram lambs, nalambs. RR 507-647-3360 or after 5 pm tionally known bloodlines, 507-766-3272 suitable for purebred & Registered Texas Longhorn commercial flocks. Wayne Goats breeding stock, cows or Busch 507-256-4102 Dairy Goat Herd for sale. 65 heifers or roping stock, top milking, 100 exposed doelblood lines.

FOR SALE: Dorset & Southings, some ready to kid (507)235-3467 down rams. 507-931-3701 now. 715-827-0470 WANT TO BUY: Butcher FOR SALE: Finn Dorset ram 4 yrs old, select cas- Dairy goats. 18 yearlings excows, bulls, fats & walkacay breeding. leave mesposed & 18 doelings ready ble cripples; also horses, sage. 507-241-0013 to breed. (608)201-8819 sheep & goats.

320-235-2664 FOR SALE: Rams. Suffolk, GOATS FOR SALE: AlHamps, Texel. The meatipines. Doelings & 3-4 yr.

Horses est rams you'll ever see! olds. Great milkers. Ready STAINER FARMS, 715for breeding this fall. 715(2) Quarter horse mares & 235-5750 246-4093 (2) Quarter horse colts.

(608)568-3769 FOR SALE: Registered Swine Hampshire rams, lambs & 10 yr old Blond Belgian yearlings. Frame type. Be- Compart’s total program Gelding, 17-3, 2275 lbs, suyrer Farms. 715-658-1555 features superior boars & per broke, real gentle, will open gilts documented by pull. $3250. Bob 715-493-0001 FOR SALE: Registered BLUP technology. Duroc, Hampshire ram lambs, 2 weanling drafts, 2 draft York, Landrace & F1 lines. heavy muscled, big boned, crosses, yearling Tenn.

Terminal boars offer leanRRNN, Wambeam HampWalkers (715)229-2162 ness, muscle, growth. Mashires. 507-437-1506 ternal gilts & boars are DONKEYS. Miniatures, productive, lean, durable. $150-$550/ea; 3 white stand- Minnesota Bred Ewe & Boer All are stress free & PRRS Doe Sale, Sat, Nov 26, 2011, ard Jennies, $575/ea. 715free. Semen also available Fairgrounds in Rochester, 377-8090 through Elite Genes A.I. MN. 8:30 a.m. show, 1 FOR SALE: 11 yr old StandMake ‘em Grow! p.m. sale. For a catalog or ard Bred Mare. Safe & Comparts Boar Store, Inc. to consign call, 507-377-1045 sound. Broke to ride & Toll free: 877-441-2627 or go to sheepsales.com. drive. A good hobby horse. $800/OBO. Dan Miller, Production tested Hamp28502 Lotus Ave., Wilton, shire Rams for sale. FOR SALE: Hampshire, WI 54670 Roembke Hampshires.

Yorkshire, & Duroc boars.

Call Dick (262)377-1491, Also Hamp/Yorkshire gilts, FOR SALE: A good team of Mark (262)707-0032. genetics from top AI sires. white show type ponies w/ mjrhamps@hotmail.com Exc herd health, No PRSS, harness & wagon; New hogs raised on outside ceIdea 2R corn picker. 952- TWO REG. BLUEFACE ment lots. Comparatively 467-9603 LEICESTER YEARLING priced. Delivery available.

RAMS. Aggressive, calm.

Stan Adelman 320-568-2225 Exotic Animals Ewe lamb crosses, Blueface Leicester & English Alpacas: offering entire Purebred Hampshire Boars, Leicester. Beautiful colors. herd at reduced price. 715delivery avail. Ron War(507)896-0427 268-2456 or 612-799-9338 rick, Gowrie 515-352-3749

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FOR SALE: Pull Type Winthrop Tile plow w/ 2 boots like new; new tile stringers for sale. 319-935-3385 or 855-935-3385.

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42’ Steel hopper trailer, ag hoppers, good tarp, repainted, $13,750/OBO. 515408-3122 ‘74 CHEV GRAIN TRK, C65, 366 eng, 5 & 2spd, 9:00X20 tires, 16' box & hoist. Very little rust. $2,900. (715)878-9858

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‘10 CM brand truck flatbed, great shape, Line-X sprayed. 2 tool boxes added. 317-945-2441

‘96 IHC 4700 lo-pro DT466, 7 spd, A/C, 347k mi., 120'' CA, 22.5 tires, $4,750. 15' grain box avail. $1000.

(715)878-9858 FOR SALE: ‘71 FORD F700 twin screw, tri ax, rebuilt 391 gas, 5&3, 18’ box, hoist, roll tarp, very good cond. 507-223-5950 or 320226-4602 FOR SALE: ‘73 C-60 Chev grain truck, 350 eng, w/ 5X2 trans., 16’ box and hoist. New tires, good truck. 507-360-9413 FOR SALE: ‘78 Ford 9000, 400 Cummins, 566,318 mi 10spd, OD, 11R22.5 new tires. $4,000. 320-212-2300 FOR SALE: ‘78 Ford L9000, 36,000 m, Cummins 350hp, 13 spd, tractor/trailer pkg., 222” wb, 18’ box hoist. Tom Ambest, leave message. 763-424-8333 FOR SALE: ‘84 IH 2300 series tandem, Cummins 9spd w/ 314,000 mi, $3,900.

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‘03 Lincoln Towncar Sig, FOR SALE: ‘96 Int’l 9400, FOR SALE: Tandem trlr., 4 FOR SALE: Ag hopper, ‘74 FOR SALE: ‘86 Int’l fuel FOR SALE: ‘04 KZ3103 FOR SALE: ‘97 Hitchhiker 72” bunk, 650K+ mi, N14 truck, DT466, 2200 gal., 5 95K mi, beige, good cond, new whls., 4 new 6ply Sportsman, 12’ S/O, fiberII, 5th wheel, 30.5 RKBG, Western, 42’ aluminum w/ eng, 9spd. ‘87 Timpte Sucompartments, 1 1/4” de$8,000/OBO. 712-289-2128 tires, 61/2’-16’; Texson 10’ glass, air, awning, beautifiberglass, 2 slides. Great steel hoppers. New roller per Hopper, in ‘09 $11,000 livery hose w/reel. evenings PU camper mtd on 2 whl. ful interior, used very litshape. $11,700. 507-433-3591 traps & tarp. $10,000. 320new updates & repairs, in(320)875-4676 or (320)808-7713 trlr., fully self-contained, tle. $12,500/OBO. 612-390or 507-440-3590 808-5819 ‘10 Ford F150 XLT, 4WD cluding new tarp. Call for $350 for camper, $1.050 for 2643 4dr, lots extras, WANTED: ‘99 or older Ford more info. $22,000/OBO, trlr. Camper perfect for WANTED: Older tandem $28,000/OBO. 515-490-2261 or GM 4X4, 3/4 ton to 1 ton, will divide. 612-205-5016 hunting. 507-383-5973 twin screw Ford grain single whl pick up truck or truck in good condition.

FOR SALE: Chevy pickup cab & chassis. Gas or dsl.

320-398-7112 topper, fiberglass, red, for 920-397-6313 Chevy shortbox, very nice. $150. 507-383-9565

FOR SALE: ‘86 Ford 9000 twin screw, 3406 Cat, 300hp, 9spd w/ 20’ box, hoist & roll tarp; 28’ van trailer w/ 2 1600 gal water tanks, inductor & pump.

320-583-8465 FOR SALE: ‘95 Mack CL613, tag, tri axle, all alum rims, Kann alum 22’x102” box, roll tarp, hauled grain only, 350E7, bought new, 120K mi, mint cond. $62,000. 507-525-1034 FOR SALE: ‘96 Int’l 9200 semi, M11, 370hp, 10spd, AR, cab & susp, tilt & telescope wheel, 2 tanks, good tires on steel whls, $15,500/OBO. 507-391-3775

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23 B THE LAND, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

FOR SALE: ‘00 NH 170 skid loader, 52hp, 4100 hrs, $10,700; Willmar skid loader, 30hp, $2,300; ‘01 Cadilac El Darado, 2dr, $3,800; consider partial trade for tractor or motorcycle. 320766-3758 FOR SALE: 10hp, sngl. ph. aeration fan, $300; ‘93 FRTL semi, $5,000. 612-4189262 FOR SALE: 6” Snoco auger, 56’, $500; 8’ Lofness snowblower, $3,000: 10’ Steiner, twin blowers, $3,500. 651248-9366 FOR SALE: M & W 21’ rotary hoe, hyd. wings w/ gauge wheels, like brand new, asking $1,500. 507-2100735 FOR SALE: Royal Prestige Infinity DL model elec water distiller, brand new.

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4WD TRACTORS (O)’06 JD 9620, 1449 hrs ..............................................$201,900 (B)’82 JD 8440, 6912 hrs ................................................$19,900 (B)’99 JD 9400, 3653 hrs. ..............................................$109,900 (O)’98 JD 9400, 3822 hrs. ..............................................$107,900 (H)’97 JD 9400, 3958 hrs. ..............................................$105,900 (B)’91 CIH 9230, 4254 hrs., PTO......................................$49,900

TRACK TRACTORS (B)’09 JD 9630T, 450 hrs. ..............................................$299,900 (O)’10 JD 8295RT, 400 hrs., 25” tracks..........................$219,900 (O)’10 JD 8295RT, 409 hrs., 18” tracks..........................$214,900 (H)’08 JD 8430T, 1765 hrs, 18” tracks ..........................$172,900 (W)’01 JD 9400T, 2919 hrs. ..........................................$134,900 (B)’01 JD 9400T, 5393 hrs., 3 pt. ..................................$109,900 (B)’00 JD 9300T, 5948 hrs. ..............................................$98,900 (H)’00 CIH 9380, 4819 hrs. ..............................................$87,900

ROW CROP TRACTORS (H)’10 JD 8345R, 773 hrs., IVT ......................................$229,500 (B)’09 JD 8430, 950 hrs., IVT ........................................$189,900 (O)’10 CIH Magnum 305, 350 hrs. ................................$178,900 (B)’10 CIH Magnum 305, 350 hrs...................................$178,900 (O)’10 JD 8225R, 273 hrs., power shift..........................$169,900 (O)’02 JD 8320, 4695 hrs. ..............................................$114,900 (H)’96 JD 8100 ................................................................$66,500 (W)’89 JD 4555, 7240 hrs. ..............................................$49,500 (B)’10 JD 5085M, 633 hrs., loaded ..................................$42,900 (O)’83 JD 4650, 2WD, 7600 hrs. ......................................$37,900 (H)’94 MF 3660, 5712 hrs. ..............................................$24,500 (H)’78 JD 4440, quad ......................................................$22,500 (B)’73 JD 4630, loader, grapple ........................................$21,900 (B)’71 JD 4320, Syncro ....................................................$12,900 (B)’67 JD 4020, gas............................................................$6,900 (W)’73 Case 1370, 20.8x38’s..............................................$5,500 (W)’60 Farmall 560, gas ....................................................$5,200

COMBINES (O)’10 JD 9870, 380 sep. hrs. ........................................$310,000 (O)’08 JD 9870, 635 sep. hrs. ........................................$242,000 (O)’09 JD 9770, 466 sep. hrs. ........................................$242,900 (B)’07 JD 9870, 722 sep. hrs. ........................................$239,900 (O)’10 JD 9670, 395 sep. hrs. ........................................$239,900 (O)’10 JD 9670, 328 sep. hrs. ........................................$239,900 (B)’08 JD 9670, 532 sep. hrs. ........................................$214,900 (H)’08 JD 9570, 440 sep. hrs., duals..............................$208,900 (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 (H)’01 JD 9650, 1777 sep. hrs. ......................................$119,900 (O)’99 JD 9650, 2238 sep. hrs. ........................................$95,000 (H)’01 JD 9550, walker, duals ..........................................$92,500

‘10 JD 8295RT, 409 hrs., power shift ..............................$214,900

‘10 JD 8225R, 273 hrs., power shift ..............................$169,900

(O)’99 JD 9610, 2363 sep. hrs. ........................................$78,500 (H)’98 JD 9510, 1881 sep. hrs. ........................................$75,900 (B)’70 JD 600 diesel, ..........................................................$2,950 (B)’74 JD 6600, diesel ........................................................$2,450 (B)’74 JD 6600, diesel ........................................................$1,450

(O)’05 Spray Coupe 7650, 1690 hrs. ................................$87,500 (B)Top Air TA1200 ............................................................$25,900 (O)Sprayer Specialties, 80’ boom ....................................$21,500 (H)’98 JD 9510, 1881 sep. hrs ........................................$75,900 (H)’02 Modern Flow FM3, 60’ boom, 3511 hrs. ..............$18,500 (H)’05 L&D land manager, 1000 gal. ................................$12,500 (B)’08 JD 635F..................................................................$32,900 (O)Top Air 1000, 80’ boom ..............................................$14,900 (W)’08 JD 625F ................................................................$28,500 (B)Century, 1000 gal., 60’ boom ........................................$7,900 (B)’05 CIH 1020, Crary air reel ........................................$27,900 (H)Alloway 1000, 90’ boom ................................................$6,000 (O)’05 JD 630F ................................................................$27,900 (O)’06 JD 630F ................................................................$27,900 (H)’09 JD 1790, 24R20”, liq. fert. ..................................$115,500 (W)’04 JD 625F ................................................................$25,900 (H)’07 JD 1770, 24R30”, liq. fert. ..................................$104,900 (H)’04 JD 635F ................................................................$25,900 (O)’06 JD 1790, 31R15” ..................................................$97,500 (O)’04 JD 635F ................................................................$24,900 (B)CIH 1200 Bauer Built bar, 36R20”................................$94,900 (O)’05 JD 630F ................................................................$24,900 (H)’09 JD 1770NT, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$92,500 (H)’04 JD 630F ................................................................$24,500 (W)’07 JD 1990, air seeder ..............................................$90,000 (W)’04 JD 635F ................................................................$24,500 (O)’01 JD 1780, 24R20” ..................................................$42,900 (O)’03 JD 635F ................................................................$23,900 (H)’00 JD 750, 20’ no till drill ..........................................$26,900 (H)’03 JD 930, full finger ..................................................$15,500 (B)’97 JD 455, 30’ drill ....................................................$22,900 (W)’01 JD 930 ..................................................................$17,500 (B)’94 JD 455, 25’, 10” spacing........................................$19,900 (O)’01 JD 930, full finger ..................................................$16,500 (H)JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert..............................................$12,900 (H)’00 JD 925F, full finger ................................................$15,900 (B)’91 JD 450, 13’ @ 6” spacing ........................................$9,900 (H)’00 JD 925, full finger ..................................................$14,500 (O)’91 JD 925 ..................................................................$11,900 (B)’07 JD 568, surface wrap ............................................$34,900 (H)’98 JD 930 ....................................................................$8,900 (B)’09 JD 468, 5429 bales ................................................$29,900 (H)’97 JD 925 ....................................................................$7,995 (B)’05 JD 956, 14’6” center pivot ....................................$24,900 (H)’97 JD 930 ....................................................................$7,900 (H)’03 JD 557, surface wrap ............................................$24,500 (O)’90 JD 925 ....................................................................$6,995 (W)’02 JD 567, surface wrap............................................$22,900 (W)’89 JD 920 ....................................................................$6,900 (B)’08 NH BR7090, twine only..........................................$21,900 (B)’96 JD 930 ....................................................................$5,900 (W)’03 JD 457SS, surface wrap ......................................$18,900 (O)’91 JD 930 ....................................................................$4,000 (O)’93, JD 535, Heartland chopper ....................................$9,900 (B)’93 JD 930 ....................................................................$3,995 (B)’96 JD 535, net wrap......................................................$9,900 (B)’98 NH 664, 2200 lb. bale ..............................................$8,995 (O)’08 JD 612C, 12R30” chopping ..................................$81,000 (O)’89 Gehl 1865 round baler, 6’ bale ................................$6,900 (H)’08 JD 612C, 12R20” chopping ..................................$75,500 (O)’08 JD 612C, 12R20” chopping ..................................$73,900 (W)’08 JD 3710, 10-bottom..............................................$37,500 (H)’06 Geringhoff RD830, chopping ................................$51,500 (B)’06 JD 2700, 7-shank ..................................................$32,900 (W)’06 Drago 8R30” chopping ........................................$38,900 (B)’03 JD 512, 9-shank ....................................................$29,900 (O)’06 Geringhoff RD630 ..................................................$38,900 (H)’03 JD 2700, 7-shank, folding......................................$29,500 (O)’05 JD 1293, 30” knife rolls ........................................$36,900 (B)’01 JD 2700, 7 @ 24” ..................................................$26,900 (B)’01 JD 1290, 20” knife rolls ........................................$31,900 (H)’07 JD 2700, 5-shank ..................................................$26,500 (O)’02 JD 1293, 30” knife rolls ........................................$29,900 (O)’04 JD 2700, 7-shank ..................................................$25,900 (B)’03 JD 1293, 30” knife rolls ........................................$29,900 (B)’03 JD 2700, 5-shank ..................................................$24,900 JD 893, 8R30”......................................(9) from $19,900-$35,500 (O)’04 JD 2700, 7 @ 30” ..................................................$24,900 JD 843, 8R30”..........................................(4) from $5,500-$8,900 (B)’03 JD 2700, 7-shank ..................................................$23,500

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(O)’08 JD 4930, 1500 hrs. ..............................................$205,000 (H)’09 JD 4730, 299 hrs., 100’ boom ............................$182,900 (O)’08 JD 4830, 1862 hrs. ..............................................$179,000 (O)’06 JD 4920, 2335 hrs., dry applicator ......................$170,000 (O)’04 JD 4710, 2284 hrs. ..............................................$121,500

(H)’90 JD 3710, 8-bottom ................................................$20,900 (B)DMI 530B, 5-shank ......................................................$19,500 (H)’00 JD 512, 5-shank ....................................................$13,500 (B)’97 JD 510, 7-shank ....................................................$10,500 (W)White 588, 4-bottom ....................................................$3,995 (H)IH 720, 5-bottom ..........................................................$1,995

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‘01 JD 9650, 1777 sep hrs., ......................................$119,900

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‘08 JD 9870, 588 sep. hrs. ......................................$242,000

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USED 4WD TRACTORS Up To One Year Interest Free ••• Call For Details •••

‘09 CIH 535Q, 1604 hrs., big hyd. pump....................................$219,900

‘10 CIH 535Q, 1079 hrs., big pump, Lux. cab ..............................$249,900

‘02 CIH STX480Q, Del. cab, 4000 hrs., big hyd. pump ......................$149,900

‘11 CIH Steiger 600 Quad, 36” tracks, Lux. cab, full auto guide ..................................................................COMING IN NOVEMBER ‘10 CIH STX535Q, 1993 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, auto guide readyJUST IN ‘10 CIH STX535Q, 1128 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, auto guide rady ..............................................................................COMING IN ‘09 CIH STX535Q, 1604 hrs, Tracks ..................................................$219,900 ‘08 CIH Steiger 385, 2044 hrs., Lux. cab, 520R42 tires & duals, 1000 PTO ............................................................................................$189,000 ‘02 CIH STX480Q, Delux cab, 4000 hrs., big hyd. pump, big drawbar..$149,900 ‘95 Ford NH 9680, 5300 hrs., 350 hp, 12 spd. trans. ..........................COMING IN STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

USED 2WD TRACTORS

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Up To One Year Interest Free ••• Call For Details ••• ‘11 Magnum 340, susp. front axle, full auto guide, 277 hrs. ......$219,900

‘09 CIH 9120, Track Drive, RWA, 832 eng./568 sep. hrs. ........$295,500

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

NH 9680, 350 hp, 5384 hrs., 520/85/r42 tires ......................$64,900

‘11 CIH Farmall 75A, MFD w/loader .. ................................................$26,900

‘77 CIH 686, diesel, 8000 hrs., loader ................................................$10,900

USED COMBINES Interest Waiver or Low Rate Financing Available ••• Call For Details

‘08 CIH Magnum 215, 1278 hrs., 320 R54 tires & duals, HID lts......$119,900

‘08 CIH STEIGER 385, 2044 hrs., 520 R42 tires & duals, 1000 PTO $189,000

‘08 CIH Magnum 215, 835 hrs, 360 HID lights320R54 tires & duals ........122,900

LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE thru Call For Details “Where Farm and Family Meet”

‘11 CIH Magnum 340, susp. frt axle, Lux. cab, HID lights, full auto guide ............................................................................................$224,900 ‘11 CIH Magnum 340, susp. frt axle, Lux. cab, HID lights, full auto guide ............................................................................................$224,900 ‘11 CIH Magnum 340, 277 hrs., susp. frt axle, Lux cab, HID lights, full auto guide ............................................................................................$219,900 ‘08 CIH Magnum 215, 835 hrs, 320R54 tires & duals, Lux cab, 360 HID lights ............................................................................................$122,900 ‘08 CIH Magnum 215, 1100 hrs., 320R54 tires & duals, Lux cab, 360 HID lights ............................................................................................$119,900 ‘08 CIH Magnum 215, 1278 hrs, 320R54 tires & duals, Lux cab, 360 HID lights ............................................................................................$119,900 ‘10 CIH Puma 180CVT, CVT trans., frt 3 pt./frt PTO, susp. front axle ....$119,900 ‘11 CIH Farmall 75A, MFD w/loader ..........................................................$26,900 ‘79 IH 886, 3790 hrs, new T/A, clutch..........................................................$14,950 ‘77 CIH 686, diesel, 8000 hrs., 2350 loader ................................................$10,900

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CIH 9120, track drive, RWA, 832 hrs., leather, loaded ........................$295,500 CIH 8010, corn & bean use, 935 eng. hrs., 620/42 duals....................$199,900 CIH 6088, 137 sep. hrs., duals ..........................................................COMING IN CIH 3208, 8R30 cornhead ......................................................................$38,500 CIH 2208, 8 row 30” ................................................................................$28,900 CIH 2408, 8 row 30” ................................................................................$28,900 CIH 1083, 8 row 30” cornhead ................................................................$13,900 CIH 2162, 40’ draper head ......................................................................$59,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ..................................................$39,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, 11⁄2”, rock guard ................................................$32,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, air reel, 11⁄2” ......................................................$39,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, Crary air reel, 3” knife ......................................$39,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, 3” knife, rock guard..........................................$39,900 CIH 2020, 35’ platform, 3” knife, rock guard..........................................$32,900 CIH 1020, 30’ platform, 11⁄2” knife, tracker..............................................$14,900 CIH 1020 platform, 3” knife ......................................................................$6,500

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