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Love and marriage

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“Shall the Minnesota Constitution be for children says that nearly 30,000 kids amended to provide that only a union of “age out” of foster care every year, leaving one man and one woman shall be valid or them with no permanent family to love recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?” them. How is this serving the needs of the children?

■ 3) Children need both a mother and a A recent Letter to the Editor (June 22 father issue, “Dems sabotaging marriage”) Yes, women and men often bring differbrought to The Land for the first time the ent parenting skills to the table, and it is topic of Minnesota’s impending marriage tragic for all involved when either half of amendment vote. The instant we received LAND MINDS a parent couple is lost due to divorce, those first words, we knew they would not death, etc. But I absolutely guarantee you

By Tom Royer be the last; case in point, the letter found that any “non-traditional” parent combion Page 5 of this issue. nation — single mom, single dad, two I knew immediately that I would moms, two dads — is infinitely better write about this very personal issue, too. for a child than having no parent at all.

The people the amendment would impact are not just abstract concepts or strangers ... they are people 4) Marriage has always been between one man and one woman my wife and I love, and who love us. They are our many friends and family members in the LGBT (lesAnd speaking of tradition, the pro-amendment bian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. argument I hear most often is that “marriage has As allies, it stings when we witness hurtful things always been this way.” The only problem with this directed toward the LGBT community. For our LGBT argument is that it’s not true. Over the centuries, the definition of marriage has changed greatly from culloved ones, it must feel like a constant barrage of ture to culture, including between one man and mulpunches to the gut. That they find the willpower to tiple women, between only people of the same race, stomach being told, directly or indirectly, day after day, that they’re sick, shameful, evil, less than, inhu- between only people of the same religion, or merely as a transfer of property rather man, perverts, predators, going than a promise of love. to hell — and worse — is a testament to their strength of characFor that matter, marriage didThere are LGBT folks at ter. It also often reveals the charn’t officially become a sacred rite your coffee shops and acter of their attackers. within the Catholic Church grocery stores and until the 16th century; a long Regarding the marriage churches. There are LGBT time ago, sure, but not long amendment, I’ve seen five basic enough to say marriage has youth in your local FFA, arguments supporters use to “always been this way.” Factormake their case. A sixth is rarely 4-H, Boy Scout and Girl ing love into the equation is a stated outright, but I can’t imagScout troops; maybe fairly new marriage concept ine it doesn’t cross their minds. even your own son or actually, and one that I think is I’m not a legal, medical, sociologdaughter or grandkid. worth keeping. ical or theological scholar by any means, and I know mine is not 5) The Bible clearly the last word on the subject, but condemns homosexuality here are some quick thoughts on each point.

Bringing religion into the discussion is dangerous, ■ but we’re already talking politics so I might as well just keep going. From my experience, there is very 1) Marriage is under attack little the Bible “clearly” states about anything — and All I can say about this is that I am confident my that’s not a bad thing. If everything in the Bible was heterosexual marriage and 2.5 children are strong stated clearly and without contradiction, wouldn’t enough to resist the assault of same-sex marriage, there be just one Christian denomination rather should it ever become law in Minnesota. (It is not than dozens? legal now, and still won’t be when the amendment The beauty of it — second to the message of Jesus’ fails, by the way.) And for the record, within my birth love — is that it’s open to interpretation, is it not? state of Iowa not one of my numerous heterosexual friends’ marriages have yet fallen prey to gay pride. Most of us pick and choose the “clearly stated” rules A strong marriage is a strong marriage, regardless of we feel like following anyway; a lot of those Old Testament ones come across as a bit harsh these days, the genders involved. such as Leviticus 20:13.

2) Marriage is about procreation 6) Homosexual acts are an abomination Without a doubt, a common byproduct of marriage is Speaking of which, I can understand why heterochildren — and same-sex couples tend not to reproduce sexuals might feel grossed out when thinking about on their own. But do heterosexual couples who are unable to conceive, or are not interested in conceiving, what homosexuals do in the privacy of their own bedroom. But you know what? Homosexuals feel have invalid marriages? For that matter, many samegrossed out when thinking about what heterosexuals sex couples would love nothing more than to adopt a do in the privacy of their own bedroom. The solution child and raise them in a safe and loving home.

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OPINION

‘Free markets’ aren’t free, but they are full of mayhem

For example, to ensure that your bank has your money when you need it, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. collected part of its $19.2 billion in bank insurance premiums last year from, yep, your bank.

The result of the House bill is to effectively put the interests of Wall Street ahead of those of the American public ...

— Gary Gensler FARM & FOOD FILE the-radar trading occurs yearly with “absolutely no government oversight” whatsoever.

By Alan Guebert In fact, Chilton told the Euro crowd, the CFTC “currently oversee(s) roughly $5 trillion in annualized trading volume,” or less than 0.8 percent of the global market.

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Let’s not forget the hundreds of billions of dollars the nation — that’s you and me — ponied up to keep the global financial market from imploding in the Great Bankster Caper of 2008. Free market? Not at 700 billion bucks.

Come to think of it, about the only thing free in that market is every one of those chiseling chuckleheads, not one of which ever went to jail.

Farmers and ranchers might view the CFTC’s growing role as important and necessary. After all, many, as former clients of MF Global, continue to wait for their commodity hedging accounts to be made whole after the firm’s Oct. 31 crack-up due, reportedly, to foolish bets on shaky Greek bonds.

Also, JP Morgan’s current dance with debt began with similar, unreported financial bets in London.

With implementation of Dodd-Frank looming, Gensler likened the cuts to the “NFL expanding eightfold without adding any more referees … Imagine the mayhem …”

Mayhem, indeed, but this is politics today: the House hopes to kill Dodd-Frank by starving the CFTC of the money the agency needs to implement it.

On June 12, however, a Senate appropriations subcommittee voted to boost the CFTC’s 2013 budget to $308 million, more in line with the White House request and what the CFTC claims is needed.

That means a showdown between House and Senate appropriators looms. The House claims the fight pits “free” markets against bigger government; the Senate believes the best markets are safe, transparent markets.

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And you? Do you think $100 million more for the CFTC to implement Dodd-Frank is a good investment to guard against another $1 trillion financial meltdown or another MF Global mess? The answer is a no-brainer.

Only the deeply divisive House of Representatives thinks the CFTC should be pared, not strengthened, Fact is most markets are not free. They are, however, fair because tough, transparent — and, not free for the task. On June 6, a House appropriations subcommittee voted to cut the CFTC’s budget from $202 Then again, we’re talking about Congress here.

— regulation and oversight keep them that way. million now to $182 million in 2013.

Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is published At least that’s the idea behind regulators like the “The result of the House bill,” noted CFTC Chairweekly in more than 70 newspapers in North America.

Securities and Exchange Commission, the USDA’s man Gary Gensler after the move, “is to effectively Contact him at agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com. ❖ meat inspection service and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the new favorite target of the anti-government crowd.

The CFTC slipped into the crosshairs because of the yet-to-be implemented Dodd-Frank law, the 2010 banking and securities reform bill meant to plug the financial loopholes that almost sank the global economy in 2008. Under Dodd-Frank, the CFTC will oversee the “swaps” market, the big, opaque cloud of unregulated trading that composes the bulk of any day’s 160 million financial transactions around the world.

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put the interests of Wall Street ahead of those of the American public …”

If there’s no such thing as a free lunch — and there isn’t: even the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “free” National School Lunch Program cost $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2010 — then it stands to reason that the free market might not be entirely free either.

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In a speech to the OpRisk Europe meeting in London June 13, CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton challenged some of the world’s financial whales, sharks and minnows to help “disinfect” what he called that “greatly grubby” market where $650 trillion of off-

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nering organizations include: • University of Minnesota Extension; • Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Farm Business Management and Rural Mental Health Programs; • Crisis Connection, Sowing the Seeds of Hope; • MDA’s Farm Advocate Program; • Farmer-Lender Mediation; • Farmers Legal Action Group; • U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency; • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development; and • County and Faith-Based Social Service Agencies.

MFAN is a natural fit for the MDA, since a core part of our mission is to strengthen our agricultural economy. But it only works if farmers in need pick up the phone and call (877) 898-MFAN (6326). For more details, log on to the MFAN website at www.mda.state.mn.us/mfan or send an e-mail to mfan.mda@state.mn.us.

This commentary was submitted by Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson. ❖

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Letter: Farmers kept economy afloat

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To the Editor: Recently you published a commentary by Dennis Avery about ethanol policy (June 22 issue). My husband and I have farmed for 39 years. In the last three years we have had very good farm prices, but in the first 36 years we barely survived the struggle to make ends meet.

For the first 15 years of marriage, we went without health insurance, with three children to raise, yet we worked our fingers to the bone to make our payments, without any welfare payments. We have to buy food in the store, too, and buy gas, and his ideology about ethanol costing more than gasoline is incorrect.

It is much cheaper at the pump, and we as farmers don’t get the blenders fee; that goes to the oil companies.

Are we supposed to take 1930 farm prices, at 2012 costs?

Can any other company survive that? Yes, everyone needs to eat, but the farmer is a small percentage of the people in the United States, and we, the farmers of America, have kept this country afloat the last few years.

Frankly, I get tired of hearing such negative attitudes toward the people who work so hard to put food on the table for so many. How many $1,200-a-plate meals has Dennis Avery had in Washington with members of Congress? Talk about waste. They’d better check their own pantry.

Holly Traynor Minnesota Lake, Minn.

To the Editor: In reply to letter about marriage and the Democrats (“Letter: Dems sabotaging marriage”) in the June 22 issue: Marriage worldwide is a means to an end, it always was, if one reads history books. Families married each other to cement control (the Royals) and money (the rich). And please do not compare marriage in other countries to America; in other countries, old men buy 8-year-old girls and “marry” them.

Jerry Sandusky is a pedophile, not a homosexual.

He is a sick, twisted human criminal. Goodness, he’s married, isn’t he?

Gays did not tank the economy, women going to work for wages did not tank the U.S. economy; Bush’s wars and the greed of the “1 percent” did that. Gays did not tank Minnesota’s economy; Pawlenty did that.

It’s already against the law in Minnesota for gays to marry. The squalling about a Constitutional amendment is smoke and mirrors to deter folks from the real issues, like well-paying jobs, intelligent management of our workplaces, and a level playing field for the 99 percent.

Rosemary Schaffer Windom, Minn.

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The heavy rain and floods that recently swept through parts of Minnesota created some real problems for cities like Duluth and Moose Lake. They also created problems for local farmers and others growing food, whether it’s a backyard garden, a small vegetable farm or a community-supported agriculture operation.

While there are a variety of crop insurance options for farmers, not everyone who grows food in Minnesota has access to the kind of coverage they need to deal with a summer storm that ruins their crops. Fortunately, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has a program designed to help farmers dealing with these kinds of natural — and personal — disasters.

The Minnesota Farmer Assistance Network provides financial guidance, technical assistance and mentoring to farm families facing economic hardship. By calling the MFAN helpline, (877) 898-MFAN, farmers can be connected to appropriate resources such as farm business management instructors, Extension educators and other expert financial analysts. MFAN also helps farmers find legal guidance, tax advice and 24-hour crisis counseling. The service is available at no-cost to farmers statewide, and MFAN is careful to keep callers’ information confidential.

MFAN is administered by the MDA’s Rural Finance Authority, but it involves a long list of organizations working together to provide resources on behalf of farmers in need. These part-

Letter: Marriage amendment just ‘smoke, mirrors’

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Commentary: Free assistance available for farmers from MFAN

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Drought puts pollination process in jeopardy This year’s corn in some parts of the country said. Water pushes that growth. needs rain and needs it soon.

“There are reports coming from throughout the The next couple weeks are critical for corn polli- state that corn is tasseling at 5 1/2 to six feet tall,” nation, because silk growth and tassel pollen-shed Wiebold said. “That’s a couple of feet shorter than must be in sync to create corn kernels. That coordi- normal, and it’s because there’s wasn’t enough nation relies on water. water to increase plant cell size.”

“Silks are at least 99 percent water, and they use Corn leaf blades are coming in smaller for the it as the driving force to elongate from inside the same reason. All these stresses put this season’s husk until they emerge outside the husks, or about corn yield in question.

10 inches,” said William Wiebold, professor of plant “Probably the next two weeks will really detersciences in the University mine what our yield will of Missouri College of be,” Wiebold said. “Some Agriculture, Food and places that had rain, like Natural Resources. “If the northwest Missouri, will The Chicago futures market pollen sheds from the tassee less yield loss. Places sel and the silks aren’t will start calling around to the like St. Charles County and there, no kernels are prostates to see what the weather along the rivers, which duced.” have deeper soils with good is like. It’s really important Silk growth is only half water-holding capacity, and it can drive the market of the critical pollination should also experience less price that farmers will receive. process. If the pollen does yield loss.” reach the silk, a tube cre— William Wiebold Places that have seen litated by the pollen grain tle rain, have claypan soils must be able to grow or have compacted soils will down the silk to where the kernel will be, Wiebold experience large yield losses if rain doesn’t come said. There has to be enough water to keep the corn soon. A heavy yield hit in the Corn Belt could send silk wet enough for the pollen tube to grow through ripples through the futures market. its entire length to reach the ear.

“The Chicago futures market will start calling This coordination process, colloquially called around to the states to see what the weather is like,” nick, is so important that if dry, hot conditions pre- Wiebold said. “It’s really important and it can drive vent it, you could see a 30- to 40-percent yield loss, the market price that farmers will receive.”

Wiebold said.

Less corn produced would mean higher prices, putA typical ear will have 12 to 14 rows, each with 35 ting pressure on livestock producers who feed corn. to 40 potential kernels, he said. Lose just three ker- At the end of this food chain, consumers could see nels per row and that’s a substantial yield loss. sticker shock for meat and dairy products.

The lack of rain is having other negative effects This article was submitted by the University of on corn. Normally, corn tasseling occurs when Missouri Cooperative Media Group. ❖ plants are seven, maybe eight feet tall, Wiebold

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Equal treatment, not special treatment LAND MINDS, from pg. 2 to all of this ickiness is easy: Let’s all stop worrying about what consenting adults do in the privacy of their own bedroom, OK? It’s none of our business, plain and simple.

■ There are probably LGBT farmers growing crops and raising livestock in your county. There are LGBT folks at your coffee shops and grocery stores and churches. There are LGBT youth in your local FFA, 4-H, Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops; maybe even your own son or daughter or grandkid. There are LGBT subscribers to The Land who are reading this column right now.

Out or closeted, these individuals are real and part of your community. They are human beings just like you and deserving of the same rights as you. They and their families are living their lives, struggling to make ends meet just like you. Many of them are in longterm relationships and want the same opportunities and benefits of marriage that many of you enjoy every day — not special treatment; equal treatment.

They are your friends and neighbors, and probably the only way they could be a threat to your family is if they spread manure on their fields upwind from your house the same day you’re hosting a birthday party for that kid of yours.

I have a hard time understanding why anyone would go out of their way to marginalize their fellow man by permanently inscribing inequality into the state’s constitution. We’re talking about marriage here — isn’t marriage about love and commitment?

Isn’t that what we’re trying to encourage in our society? Please vote no on the marriage amendment in November, and let’s continue the discussion.

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

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Parades — Understanding an American tradition Parades around here begin with our public servants — the local fire and rescue people, ambulance crew and our law enforcement officials — people who are there for us in our hour of need. Aside from when we need their services, there is no other time to be more thankful for men and women in our communities who devote time in training for these important roles for our benefit.

on a float, proud to proclaim their rural heritage. You’ll see the local elevators represented, some antique tractors, and maybe even some brand new green or red tractors that take up most of the width of the street. There are tractors for every age — vintage tractors that the old-timers once drove, and pedal tractors for the youngest.

and large group with a strong message. It was called “G.L.A.S.S.” — (“Gaining Life After Surviving Suicide.”) They carried a stunning and courageous anti-bullying message. It really made me think about the fact that we cannot always know the road that others walk.

Here in the Corn Belt, agriculture is what it’s all about — and our pride shows a little bit when it comes to parades. When you come to a parade in rural America, you will see the local FFA students

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Then there are those helping us remember others who have struggled with cancer — asking us to walk for them, and “fight like a girl.” My mother is A parade is a blend of community pride doing that now.

TABLE TALK that also encompasses churches, busiThere are Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. There are

By Karen Schwaller nesses and the political world. Floats from neighboring communities are invi- kids with face paint, kids wearing 4-H shirts, kids tations on wheels, inviting us to stop and grabbing candy and devouring it, class reunion smell the roses with them for awhile. floats, and of course, the area Shriners doing their And just as importantly, our veterans holding thing to raise money for crippled children. But on You don’t need to go to London to see royalty, as high the flags of the United States, of Foreign Wars, parade day, it’s just a group of older guys having our own brand of royalty grace our parades in the and of the POWs and MIAs. It’s hard not to get a fun and getting to act like kids again. form of the local cattlemen’s princess, the county lump in your throat as you see these men walk by fair queen, the county pork queen, the homecoming in uniform. They carry the ultimate symbol — 50 A parade gives us permission to forget our trouking and queen, and around northwest Iowa, states represented under one flag, paid for with bles on a sunny day, to be lazy and have a little fun American blood, so that we could have the right to Emmetsburg’s own “Miss Shamrock.” on a Saturday morning. It’s a chance for a commuhave a parade on a summer Saturday morning if we You’ll see the smiles of kids as they sit up on their nity to rally together to celebrate their little corner want. dad’s shoulders so they won’t miss anything; old of the world.

These veterans returned from their service to our cars — bringing smiles (especially) from those who For a couple of hours, people don’t care if you pull country — and on parade day they help us remem- remember buying them new back in the day. up a lawn chair and relax on their property, uninber those who did not. I once heard that, “A person On the flip side, there are new convertibles — vited.

After all, they know that by the time the is not dead until they are forgotten.” Those people offering us a chance to dream. There are humorous horses go by, the sun has set on another commuare out there helping us to keep those valiant men floats, clowns, and at one parade I was at, there nity parade, and their lawn will be theirs again. and women alive — if only in our hearts. were some nursing home residents riding in the You gotta love America — along with the street parade representing those who care for them. I A parade is a delicious slice of Americana in cleaners that follow the horses. can’t think of anything more appropriate as those motion. American flags are everywhere — in the people worked hard, fought for this country and crowd, and in the parade. Flags of every state line Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land the boulevard. Flags, flag-colored balloons and flag passed this community on to us. from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be pinwheels can be found swirling from floats and the reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖ At one parade I was at, we also witnessed a new fronts of vehicles. And red, white and blue are the colors of our hearts — and of the day.

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It’s pretty hard to beat a summer parade down any main street in any community — especially a good old-fashioned parade right here in the Midwest.

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer grab “The World in Your Lunch Box” by Claire Eamer, artwork by There was a time in Europe when Sa Boothroyd? potatoes were the main food for You know how much you hate the same old boring poor people and prisoners because lunch. That’s why you’re determined to make some- taters were cheap and easy to grow. But when a French army thing really great for everyone else. “Food doesn’t officer who’d been a prisoner in have to be fancy to be interesting,” says Eamer.

Germany returned home, he Almost everything you eat includes a story that’s brought potatoes to King Louis historical, scientific, or just plain weird. Take, for XVI. The royal family loved instance, the sandwich. potatoes so much that Marie Back in the 1700s, there was an Earl who loved to Antoinette used potato flowers gamble. He once gambled for 24 hours straight and to decorate one of her gowns. when he got hungry, he asked for some slices of beef Tomatoes were once thought between pieces of bread. He was The Earl of Sandto be poisonous. Watermelons wich. are 90 percent water and are sometimes used as canteens The Earl was lucky, though. Once upon a time, poor people in Europe couldn’t afford ingredients to on desert journeys. Hot dogs were once made of “mystery make bread. Their main meal was a kind of stew meat” that was swept off the known as pottage, made from whatever could be floor. If you live in parts of Australia, thrown into a pot: some beans or a little pork, you’d better be hungry. You just might find your maybe onions, vegetables, or wild root. Mostly, though, pottage was made of barley and if you were plate filled with grubs! a medieval peasant kid, you could count on eating it So you’ve got a growing gourmand in the house? for every meal, every day.

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I think budding young foodies and adults who love to eat will want to bite into it soon, in fact.

For the 7- to 12-year-old who’s epi-curious, “The World in Your Lunch Box” is a recipe for fun.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture doubled as a percentage of total childreleased the annual report, Expendirearing costs. In addition, some curtures on Children by Families, finding rent-day costs, such as child care, were For middle-income families, housing costs are the sinthat a middle-income family with a negligible in 1960. gle largest expenditure on a child, averaging $70,560 child born in 2011 can expect to spend Expenses per child decrease as a or 30 percent of the total cost over 17 years. Child about $234,900 ($295,560 if projected family has more children. Families 1 care and education and food were the next two inflation costs are factored in ) for food, with three or more children spend 22 shelter and other necessities to raise largest expenses, accounting for 18 and 16 percent of percent less per child than families that child over the next 17 years. the cost over 17 years. with two children. As families have This represents a 3.5 percent increase more children, the children can share from 2010. Expenses for transportation, bedrooms, clothing and toys can be child care, education and food saw the largest per- $70,560 or 30 percent of the total cost over 17 years. handed down to younger children, food can be purcentage increases related to child rearing from 2010. Child care and education (for those incurring these chased in larger and more economical quantities, There were smaller increases in housing, clothing, expenses) and food were the next two largest and private schools or child care centers may offer health care and miscellaneous expenses on a child expenses, accounting for 18 and 16 percent of the sibling discounts. total cost over 17 years. These estimates do not during the same period.

The full report, Expenditures on Children by include costs associated with pregnancy or the cost The report, issued annually since 1960, is a valu- of a college education or education beyond high Families (2011), is available on the web at able resource to courts and state governments in school. www.cnpp.usda.gov. In addition, an interactive web determining child support guidelines and foster care version of the report is available where families can The report notes geographic variations in the cost enter the number and ages of their children to payments. The report is based on data from the federal government’s Consumer Expenditure Survey, of raising a child, with expenses the highest for fam- obtain an estimate of costs.

1 the most comprehensive source of information avail- ilies living in the urban Northeast, followed by the Projected inflationary costs are estimated to averable on household expenditures. For the year 2011, urban West and urban Midwest. Families living in age 2.55 percent per year. This estimate is calculated annual child-rearing expenses per child for a middle- the urban South and rural areas have the lowest by averaging the rate of inflation over the past 20 income, two-parent family ranged from $12,290 to child-rearing expenses. years. $14,320, depending on the age of the child.

This is the 51th year the USDA has issued its 2 For the purposes of this report, a middle-income annual report on the cost of raising a child.

In 1960, The report, developed by the USDA Center for family is defined as the middle third of the income the first year the report was issued, a middle-income Nutrition Policy and Promotion, notes that family distribution for a husband-wife family with chilincome affects child rearing costs. A family earning family could have expected to spend $25,230 dren. ($191,720 in 2011 dollars) to raise a child through less than $59,410 per year can expect to spend a This article was submitted by the U.S. Department total of $169,080 (in 2011 dollars) on a child from age 17. Housing was the largest expense on a child both then and now.

Health care expenses on a child of Agriculture. ❖ birth through high school.

Similarly, middle-income parents with an income between $59,410 and $102,870 can expect to spend $234,9002; and a family earning more than $102,870 can expect to spend $389,670.

For middle-income families, housing costs are the single largest expenditure on a child, averaging

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Grilling great chicken — and no, we’re not talking breasts This week’s installment is another dish which can be prepared on both charcoal and gas. (You are welcome gas grillers. I am losing some serious BBQ street cred by talking gas.) It is delicious, classy, easy ... oh yeah ... and affordable.

On the competitive BBQ circuit, there are four categories. Pulled pork, brisket, ribs and chicken. In the early days of the circuit the cut of choice for chicken was the breast, which most people consider the premium piece of the versatile yard bird.

But, competitive BBQ combatants became frustrated with the breast. The window of grilling perfection was slim. Either it ended up undercooked and dangerous, or dry and leathery.

They have since moved onto the thigh, which in my humble opinion is the best yard bird cut. It is dark meat, very moist and has great depth of flavor.

Just as important, it is typically more affordably priced than the overrated chicken breast.

This stuffed chicken thigh is complemented with a delicious tomato vinaigrette. The timing of this recipe is perfect, as locally grown summer tomatoes are starting to show up at the local farm markets.

This recipe works well for seven or eight chicken thighs.

Tomato Vinaigrette 1 1/2 lbs. tomatoes — cut into bit-sized pieces

1/3 cup olive oil Handful of fresh chives Juice and finely grated rind of 1 lime Salt and pepper to taste In your food processor, process the oil and chives until smooth and bright green. Pour into a nonmetal bowl and add the tomatoes, lime, salt and pepper to taste. Lightly stir and place in the fridge.

Pesto ricotta stuffing 1/2 cup ricotta cheese 2 to 3 Tbs. pesto (make your own pesto or buy it in the store) Spread the thighs out on a cutting board so they are flat. Since they are deboned, they should lay out like a canvas. If you want the chicken thinner and more consistent, place wax paper over them and beat them thinner with a rolling pin. Sounds barbaric, but it works.

Place a tablespoon or so of the ricotta stuffing in

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the middle of the thigh. Roll up the thigh and use toothpicks to secure the middle and the two ends. Do not try to use the cheap toothpicks, as they will snap like balsa wood. To see how to properly use the toothpicks to fasten everything up, go to YouTube.com/BBQMyWay and search for “thighs.”

Lightly coat the thighs with olive oil, salt and coarsely cracked pepper. Grill on indirect heat for 15 minutes. Finish over direct heat to add texture and color. The internal temperature of the thighs should be 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

Serve the thighs over a bed of fresh spinach and smother with the tomato vinaigrette. Oh, and don’t forget to remove the toothpicks.

I like a crisp white wine with this dish, or a pilsner beer. Iced tea and colas work well, too. Thanks for stopping by.

BBQMyWay is written by Dave Lobeck, a barbecue chef from Sellersburg, Ind. Log on to his website at www.BBQMyWay.com. He writes the column for CNHI News Service. CNHI is parent company of The Land. ❖

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• Mulch the planting with straw to keep the berries off the ground. Berries resting on damp or wet soil are more susceptible to gray mold.

• During dry weather, irrigate in the morning when using a sprinkler. Plants dry quickly when irrigated in the morning.

• “Clean-pick” the strawberry planting. Harvest the strawberry planting frequently. Pick berries as soon as they ripen. Handle berries carefully during harvest to avoid bruising the fruit. Immediately refrigerate the unwashed berries.

• Berries that exhibit symptoms of gray mold should be picked and removed from the bed.

• Finally, fungicides are used by commercial strawberry growers to control gray mold. However, cultural practices are the best way to control Botrytis fruit rot in home gardens.

Why do my strawberries have a slightly bitter taste?

The flavor of most fruits and vegetables is influenced by weather conditions. In regard to strawberries, warm sunny weather produces the most flavorful fruit.

When the weather is extremely hot, the berries may have a slightly bitter taste. Strawberry plants produce smaller quantities of sugars when the weather is cool and cloudy. As a result, berries are not as sweet when the weather is cool and rainy in May and June.

Leather rot, caused by a fungal disease, can be a problem in wet weather. Infected fruit have a leathery texture and bitter taste.

There are small, black, yellow-spotted beetles feeding on my strawberries. What should I do?

The small, black beetles are likely sap beetles.

They also are known as picnic beetles or picnic bugs. Sap beetles commonly feed on overripe or damaged fruits and vegetables in the garden.

Sanitation is the best management strategy for sap beetles in home gardens. Keep the strawberry patch as clean as possible through timely picking and removal of damaged, diseased and overripe fruit. Insecticide sprays are available for sap beetles but they are difficult to use because they are applied to a crop that is ready for harvest or while harvest is under way. If you do spray, use an insecticide with a short harvest-waiting interval and follow label directions carefully.

There are small masses of foam-like material on my strawberry plants. What are these foam-like masses?

The foam-like masses on the strawberry plants were probably created by the meadow spittlebug.

The meadow spittlebug is one of several species of this commonly recognized group of sap-feeding insects. Spittlebugs are familiar because of the frothy, wet mass of “spittle” that surrounds the nymphs as they feed on sap from their host plants.

The spittle is produced by the immature stage of the insect (the nymph) and protects the nymphs from natural enemies and desiccation.While the foam-like masses of spittlebugs are conspicuous and somewhat obnoxious, spittlebugs cause little harm to plants. Control efforts usually are not warranted.

To have additional gardening questions answered, contact Dennis Carlson, Franklin County Extension horticulture program assistant, at (641) 456-4811 or dennisc@iastate.edu or by calling or e-mailing the ISU Extension and Outreach horticulture hotline at (515) 294-3108 or hortline@iastate.edu.

This article was submitted by the Franklin County office of Iowa State University Extension in Hampton, Iowa. ❖

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Strawberries are the fruit of choice for home gardeners with limited space for fruit production.

Strawberries and raspberries give greater returns for the labor involved than any other fruit, and can be grown throughout Iowa with proper winter protection. Horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have answers to questions about strawberry pests and diseases.

How do I control weeds in my strawberry patch?

Weed control is essential to ensure optimal plant growth and fruit production. Weeds compete with the strawberry plants for water, nutrients and sunlight. Weeds also reduce air circulation, which results in fruit and foliage staying wet for longer periods. Disease problems are more serious when plant tissue remains wet for long periods of time.

Cultivation, hand pulling and mulching are the most practical weed control measures for home gardeners. Cultivate often, but shallow, to control weeds. Destroy the weeds before they have a chance to flower and produce seeds. Clean, weed-free straw and other organic materials can be applied as a mulch between plant rows. Herbicides are not a viable option as few, if any, herbicides can be used on home strawberry plantings.

Some of my strawberries in the garden are covered with a gray, velvety growth. What is it and how can it be controlled?

The gray, velvety growth on your berries may be gray mold. It is also known as Botrytis fruit rot. Gray mold is favored by poor air circulation and high humidity levels in the strawberry planting. The most commonly infected berries are those touching the soil or other infected berries.

Cultural practices can reduce losses due to gray mold.

• Do not fertilize June-bearing strawberries in spring.

The application of a nitrogen-containing fertilizer in spring promotes lush, vegetative growth. Dense foliage slows the drying of the strawberry planting, resulting in a more favorable environment for gray mold.

• Control weeds in the strawberry bed. Weeds reduce air circulation and slow the drying of the strawberry plants.

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It’s showtime! Keep a close eye on your show livestock Floron Faries, professor and Extension veterinarian, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M System, has some advice for FFA and 4-H youth to help ensure their livestock show season is a big hit.

“Plans begin about a year before the livestock show.

In fact, the health program begins before you even get the animal,” Faries said.

Faries recommends purchasing healthy animals from places that have good management practices.

“As you travel and look for show livestock, ask the seller to immunize prior to purchase, allowing enough time for the immunity to become established,” Faries said. “If vaccinations cannot be administered at the seller’s place, begin vaccinations on day of arrival. Do not wait.”

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The day the show animal arrives home, perform a visual exam and repeat the exam several times throughout the season.

“Watch the animal every day and observe its behavior and attitude,” Faries said.

“Watch for healthy and unhealthy signs.”

Faries said the most common medical problems seen in show livestock are respiratory diseases or lung diseases. They can be viral, bacterial, or both.

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“Become educated as to what viruses and bacteria may cause respiratory problems and talk with your veterinarian,” Faries said.

The types of vaccines administered for each species vary, so become familiar with what is needed for your animal.

Be sure to read the label and know what vaccines must be repeated.

“I find a common mistake is that the owner does not realize the shots need to be repeated because he or she didn’t look at the label,” Faries said.

Unless otherwise directed by your veterinarian, always follow labeling instructions to help ensure that the vaccination is most effective. The non-

infectious vaccines, which are unable to multiply in the body, usually require two injections, Faries said. The second injection is given three to six weeks after the first.

“The key to a healthy animal is starting early with disease prevention and not waiting until you arrive at the show to begin treatment,” Faries said.

“Practicing good health management such as close observations and proper vaccinations will help your chances in any competition.”

Pet Talk is a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. More information is available at http://tamunews.tamu.edu. This column is distributed by CNHI News Service. CNHI is parent company to The Land. ❖

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He mentioned that most ethanol plants are now also spinning the corn oil fraction out of the grain, resulting in a lower-energy feed stock for swine. Adding special antioxidants and fortified levels of vitamins helps the auto-immune system combat the insidious challenges of the pork reproductive and respiratory syndrome. He said certain botanicals can help the immune system of hogs ward off certain virus infections.

As hog systems continue to consolidate with more animals in a given environment, Asche said this presents increasing challenges to swine nutrition. “Pen densities (stocking densities) being what they are today we need to make certain we have enough energy density in our rations so that we don’t have a negative effect on growth and feed conversion. As we push these pigs up to 280 pound market weights if we don’t have enough calories in the diet you’ll see slowdowns in growth and feed conversion.”

FormAFeed is now also marketing a hydration additive for sows called Hydro Wean, which adds electrolyte properties to the lactation ration. Asche said the product improves sow productivity, keeps sows more content and in the process reduces baby pig mortality.

Often there’s an improvement in weaning weights. Hydro Wean replaces 25 pounds of corn in the lactation ration when added at the rate of 25 pounds per ton. “Getting more water into the sow is

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Participating in every World Pork Expo from the start, FormAFeed of Stewart, Minn., also finds Expo the perennial “door opener” to pig producers across America.

Interviewed at Pork Expo, Gary Asche Gary Asche, FormAFeed’s director of nutrition, said, “we’re nationwide with marketing so Pork Expo continually reacquaints us with existing customers and also introduces us to new producers. The water soluble electrolytes through Tech Mix have opened up marketing opportunities everywhere.”

FormAFeed premixes get marketed from Pennsylvania to Utah and south to Tennessee. Their various hydration products have even opened up international markets both in Europe and Asia, especially China.

Because of market hog prices sliding down and feed costs, especially corn, bumping up in recent weeks, Asche calls the hog industry a break-even business currently unless you booked much of your inputs earlier.

Enzyme products are good sellers for FormAFeed. He told of a blend product with special enzymes and antioxidants which help improve feed conversion and growth when the hog ration is heavy in distiller’s grains and other byproduct mixtures. These special enzyme products for beef are adding to the shelf life of retail beef cuts, Asche said.

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Solar getting big play at U of M facilities in Morris

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer With a significant research focus on wind turbines starting six years ago, solar research is now ramped up big time at the University of MinnesotaMorris, and its adjacent West Central Research and Outreach Center.

A program of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment, is investing $4.1 million in a variety of projects to find new ways to produce clean, renewable energy. Xcel Energy and additional funding partners including the Minnesota Corn Growers Association are supporting these research efforts.

Moving innovative ideas to market is the economic keystone of bringing sustainable energy to life. Below is a snapshot briefing on solar projects currently under way at WCROC with information provided by Eric Buchanan, renewable energy scientist, and Mike Reese, coordinator, at WCROC. • There are two solar thermal systems located at WCROC. Solar thermal is different from solar photovoltaic (solar pv) in that no electricity is produced. Solar thermal uses the power of the sun to heat fluid which then can be used for many different

applications. The heat is used for domestic hot water supply, space heating and space cooling (air conditioning).

• The first type of technology is called a flat plate collector. The WCROC flat plate collector systems consist of two panels of approximately 64 square feet of flat plate collector area provided by Solar Skies, model SS-32. This system heats a transfer fluid which is a 50-50 mix of water and propylene glycol. A heat transfer tank (Trendsetter TS-100 thermal tank, 105-gallon capacity) is used to transfer the heat contained in the water-glycol mix to the hot water lines within the building. There is also a back-up water heater which is a 40gallon Marathon electric unit, model MR40245B. Expected peak power output is about 6,900 British thermal unit per hour (2.0 kW) in August and 3,400 Btu/hour (1.0 kW) in December. Total energy collected is expected to be about 9 million Btu annually.

• The second system being researched and demonstrated is an evacuated tube system. The evacuated

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The peak system power output is expected to be about 47 kW in July and 28 kW in December. Heat transfer fluid is a 50-50 mix of water and corn glycol — 275 gallons in a loop, 300 gallons of additional storage. The cooling system uses an absorption chiller to capture the heat energy and convert it into chilled water. A Yazaki WFC-SC10 absorption chiller is used; the refrigerant is water, and the absorbent is lithium bromide. A geothermal system provides back-up heat and cooling.

• Any solar thermal system designed to supply space heating and cooling loads will produce excess heat at times, especially during spring and fall when there is little need for heating or cooling. A place to dissipate the excess heat is needed to prevent overheating of the transfer fluid. Future research at the WCROC will focus on finding a way to store this heat or possibly generate electricity with it.

• The Solar Skies system (manufactured in Alexandria, Minn.,) has two panels of approximately 64 square feet. Used for domestic hot water, this system uses special glass and coatings to capture and transfer heat from the sun to copper tubing. The heat is transferred to liquid within the copper tubing into the building and the Trendsetter tank described above.

• The Solar Panels Plus (evacuated tube system) consist of 1,200 glass tubes, 30 tubes per manifold, 10 manifolds per

row and four rows. Heat is captured by the glass tubes and transferred through three layers of coatings to a copper element. The copper element has a proprietary fluid within it and is under a vacuum. The liquid boils at a low temperature, the heat is then transferred to a heating element in the manifold, and then to a separate water/glycol mix which then is pumped into the building through the Yazaki absorption chiller or heating coils (depending on if the building requires heating or cooling).

• The ability to air condition with solar thermal energy is desirable in order to utilize the most solar energy but also spread the capital costs of the system over a larger period of the year.

• At the Regional Fitness Center on the U of M-Morris campus, a 32 flatplate panel Solar Skies system, and a natural gas backup, provide heating for the recreational swimming pool.

This system was able to integrate with the pool’s existing water pumps to directly transfer heat between the pool water and the solar heat medium.

More information is available at http://renewables.morris.umn.edu/ solar/technology.

• The solar industry will continue to grow over the next five years. Technology advancements have exponentially increased the efficiency and decreased the costs of solar energy. Today, the overall demand for energy is flat due to the slow economy and natural gas is cheap. When the economy begins to speed up and energy costs follow, then solar energy will grow rapidly.

• Eventually commercial business will be big players. Policy will still be needed in the short term to bridge the transition. Solar energy is financially viable today for certain applications.

As the technology improves, there will be more and more applications that are financially feasible with or without state and federal policy/incentives.

• Will solar gradually become more popular than “small wind” on Minnesota farms? Yes. Small wind provides electrical energy for farms. Electrical energy has historically been moderately priced in Minnesota. Thermal energy costs for farms can be highly volatile so solar thermal may be a long-term, price stable solution.

Even today, farm applications that require large amounts of thermal energy may benefit from installing a solar system. For example, dairy facilities that use considerable amount of hot water could already benefit. ❖

Drainage systems catered to soil specifics for quality water

Interviewed at a recent TMDL session in Redwood Falls, Minn., Jacobs said, “they look at the land mass. They ask what segment represents the largest land mass. They ask who are the largest users of the watersheds into a drainage basin. The answer to each of these probing questions is the rural agricultural areas. So that’s where they first look even though agriculture often isn’t the biggest contributor.”

He’s a proponent of pattern tile systems for most farmland. Obviously, it’s good business for his firm which plows in miles and miles of tile each season, but he’s also firmly convinced a wellplanned drainage system results in cleaner water into the total drainage basin and much less erosion of sediment-enriched top soils.

Renville County farmer John O’Neil strongly endorses planned pattern tiling but cautions that you should know the soils of your fields.

“On our very heavy soils we might have to pull our tile lines within 30 feet of each other because the soil just

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“But I like to remind farmers that all the county soil surveys are completed in Minnesota. So by using a Minnesota drainage guide you can look up your soil type and it will suggest what depth and what spacing you need to drain to a particular coefficient. For example most of our county systems are designed to a three-eighths inch coefficient. And that simply means they’ll take three-eighths of an inch of water off an acre in 24 hours.

“We design your system to that particular coefficient. Look at the soil types you have; that determines the permeability of each soil and what depth and what spacing you’ll need.”

Jacobs perhaps speaks for both tilers and farmers when he said, though he is not a soil scientist, turbidity is not just a problem of these recent times. He remembers his granddad saying that when settlers first came up the Minnesota River they described the water as being too thick to make good coffee and too thin to plow.

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He said, “we don’t get nearly the immediate flash-flood runoffs from fields that are pattern-tiled because the entire field acts as a sponge. The entire soil mass above a pattern-tiled field soaks up a rain storm. The net result is that water is siphoned off in a slow, controlled manner. Also the soil is a great filter so there are much fewer sediments including phosphorous, nitrates and other potentially hazardous materials getting into drainage ditches and streams and rivers. The net result is much less turbidity.”

“We’ve worked with the French drains which is a version of the coil pattern. I think the coil-type intake will become more popular because GPS guidance does a good job of indicating where the coils are buried and you can raise your tillage equipment as needed,” Jacobs said.

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Jacobs isn’t suggesting information discussed relative to implementing TMDLs for Minnesota rivers and tributaries is weighted unfairly against agriculture. He agrees scientific data needs to be established first, and then common sense discussion as to logical practices for the entire ecosystem of a given watershed need to be agreed upon.

ties along the Minnesota River will continue to make significant progress. ... everybody has to figure out their own bottom line but With the price of a coordinated effort by farmers and communities along land these days you the Minnesota River will continue to make significant need it producing at its maximum from progress. With the price of land these days you need it John O’Neil producing at its maximum from Day 1. You can’t be wait- Day 1. You can’t be waiting and hoping doesn’t have the ing and hoping that you get perfect weather. You simply that you get perfect capacity to move weather. You simply need to have the drainage in place. water at sufficient need to have the volume. On other — John O’Neil drainage in place. fields with different “Minnesota River soils we might be “It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t plowing in tile lines 60 feet apart sim- explore ways to reduce turbidity of the Basin charts we looked at indicated ply because it’s lighter soil and the Minnesota River but if our ultimate peak loads were consistent with peak flow times. But I definitely believe water flows through it easier.” goal is getting down to zero, I would that as we put more vertical tillage So with a properly designed system say we’ll never get there. Are these into our cropping programs to keep can surface intakes be totally avoided? new TMDL standards reasonable? the residue on top, and work more O’Neil hesitated indicating there can From what I’ve seen I believe we can with properly designed pattern tiling be situations where the lay of the land attain them,” he said. to get more of the landscape acting as dictates that surface intakes are a O’Neil said, “everybody has to figure a sponge we can materially lessen last, but necessary, remedy. He also out their own bottom line but a coordi- those peak sedimentation loads in our suggested that tile laid in a coil pat- nated effort by farmers and communi- drainage systems.” ❖ tern at a field’s low spot can eliminate a surface intake.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer John Jacobs, a veteran Renville County, Minn., drainage specialist, gets to the point when asked if agriculture is the easy target regarding the John Jacobs issue of total maximum daily loads, a measure of the maximum amount of pollutants that a body of water can receive and still meet water quality requirements.

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Finley: Minnesota River Valley holds promise for all

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Robert Finley sees a great value that is the Minnesota River Valley.

“Citizens of this great river system are realizing the potential for much more outdoor recreation and for economic development also. We already have some hiking and biking trails, some great horseback riding areas with overnight camping, a fabulous river for canoeing, great turkey and

pheasant hunting, tremendous bird watching opportunities and it appears our cleaner river is also rebuilding the fishing populations of the river,” said the manager of the MinRobert Finley nesota Pollution Control Agency’s Southeast Region Watershed Division.

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“Plus we have an abundance of Minnesota history right here on our doorstep. Much of Minnesota’s heritage traces directly to this great river basin between New Ulm and Granite Falls. We see positive things happening that will be making this area a ‘destination spot’ for more and more travelers, both locally and from the Twin Cities and even adjacent states.”

A real economic impact is that two popular casinos, Jackpot Junction at Morton and Prairies Edge at Granite Falls bookend this 40-mile corridor.

Plus Jackpot Junction also sports a PGA designed 18-hole golf course.

He referred to how Lanesboro has become a destination icon for thousands of Minnesotans and others thanks to the development of a picturesque biking trail, which in turn led to bed and breakfast attractions, which also have spurred significant economic development of the town itself.

Finley said, “we have much the same potential here in the Minnesota River Valley especially if industry moves in and expands its work force. Educated skills potentially moving into an area always look for the special amenities of that area. What can I do after work?

Can I take my family out bike riding?

Can we take a canoe to a nearby river?

Can I go golfing?

“In essence these people are asking that besides the work opportunity, is this a good place to raise a family? Will we be excited about the total environment? Will the kids have great schools plus lots of other outdoor recreation?

Yes, we’re talking in terms of the total package to make this Minnesota River corridor a great place for everyone.”

Acquiring enough public lands is obviously a focal point in ongoing development of the Minnesota River basin and a potential dilemma. Legacy Funds are being used to purchase wildlife management areas but they do not allow for additional uses of the land other than hunting.

The point being you do not want the wildlife prevalent in a WMA to be disturbed with biking, hiking and other activities. And you don’t want other people traipsing through a wildlife area when the hunting season is open.

Finley said it’s against state law to interfere with hunters in designated wildlife and public hunting grounds when they are hunting.

Finley was a keynote speaker at a Redwood Falls TMDL session earlier this year. ❖

Winners chosen at 2012 Iowa Angus summer show Iowa Angus enthusiasts led 133 entries at the 2012 Iowa Angus Summer Show, June 17 in Grinnell, Iowa.

MJP Purfeerst Lut 104 won grand champion bull. DA-ES-RO Angus Farms of Columbus Junction, Iowa, and Matt Purfeerst of Faribault, Minn., own the February 2011 son of Plainview Lutton E102. He first won junior champion.

Erin Steele of Anita, Iowa, exhibited the reserve grand champion bull after winning reserve junior champion.

SLL Optimum Impact Y76 is a March 2011 son of Exar Sudden Impact 1537.

SCC Georgina GAF 136 was named grand champion female. Courtney Younge of Ventura, Iowa, owns the March 2011 daughter of Dameron First Class. She first won category 1 junior champion.

PVF Proven Queen 1142 claimed reserve grand champion female honors after first winning reserve cate-

gory 1 junior champion. Connor Holvoet of Wever, Iowa, owns the April 2011 daughter of PVF New Horizon 001.

Sydney Younge of Ventura, Iowa, led the grand champion cow-calf pair.

SLL YCC Keymura Katy 0220 is a March 2010 daughter of Plainview Lutton E102. Her calf is a March 2012 heifer sired by OSU Currency 8173.

KAF Bosco II claimed grand champion steer. Olivia Johnson of Prole, Iowa, owns the March 2011 son of Silveiras Style 9303.

Adam Staudt of Rockford, Iowa, owns the reserve grand champion steer. SPRING CRKS Jolt 4134 is an April 2011 son of EXAR Titlelist T011.

Mark Hoge, Macomb, Ill., evaluated 19 bulls, 98 females, six cow-calf pairs, and 10 steers before selecting champions. ❖

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Minn. State Cattlemen’s Association Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show July 10 Morrison County Fairgrounds, Little Falls, Minn.

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Iowa Master Conservationist Class July 10-Aug. 21 Various locations in Floyd, Franklin and Cerro Gordo counties Info: $75/person; meets consecutive Tuesdays 6-9:30 p.m.; register by calling Cerro

Red River On-Farm Yield Trials Plot Tour July 11, 9 a.m.

Hallock, Minn.

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Strathcona, Minn.

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Info: Contact Jim Anderson, (612) 625-9763, Jochum Wiersma, (218) 281-8629, or Roger Wippler, (800) 510-6242 Estate Planning Program July 12, 9 a.m.-Noon Library, Charles City, Iowa Info: $10/person; to register or for more information, call (641) 228-1453 or e-mail xfloyd@iastate.edu Red River On-Farm Yield Trials Plot Tour July 12, 9 a.m.

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Lab during the National West Central Research and Junior Limousin Show and Outreach Center, Morris, Minn.

Congress; contact Rhonda Info: Pizza and beverages Wulf, (320) 491-1746 served after meeting; contact Dave Wright, (763) 242-7535 Summer Center Day or wright2us@aol.com or log July 13, 7:30 a.m. on to www.prrs.org West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris, Minn. Minnesota Farmers Union Info: Three tours that will Day Camp run twice, at 8 a.m. and 10 July 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. a.m., running approximately Pine Grove Park, Little Falls, 1 1/2 hours each; contact Minn.

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IH Featured Tractor Summer Show Aug. 1-5 Wright County Fairgrounds, Howard Lake, Minn.

Info: Part of the Wright County Fair; bring your IH tractors, equipment and unique items; anything IH is Minnesota Farmers Union welcome; brought to you by Day Camp the Wright County Fair Board July 19, Noon-4:30 p.m. and IHCC Chapter 15; log on Lake Sarah, Erskine, Minn. to www.wrightcountyfair.org Info: Contact Glen Schmidt, or contact Troy Beise, WCF glen@mfu.org or (651) 288-4066 director, (763) 972 1086 or tb-wcf@hotmail.com Horticulture Night July 26, 5-9 p.m.

North American Elk West Central Research and Breeders Association Outreach Center, Morris, Minn. Annual Conference & Info: Free and open to the International Antler public; contact WCROC, (320) Competition 589-1711 Aug. 2-4 Northland Inn, Brooklyn Renville County Breakfast Center, Minn.

Nicollet County Breakfast Field Day on the Farm Info: www.naelk.org or (320) on the Farm July 18 July 27 543-2686 July 14, 7-10 a.m.

Northwest Research and Out- Dow Agro Sciences Research Willis and Rachel Anthony reach Center, Crookston, Minn. Facilities, Olivia, Minn.

North American Elk Farm, St. Peter, Minn.

Info: Contact Jim Anderson, Info: Held in conjunction with Breeders Association Info: Farm is located at 42505 (612) 625-9763, Jochum Olivia’s Corn Capital Days Select Quality Elk County Road 15; contact Wiersma, (218) 281-8629, or celebration; contact Dick Auction Garfield Eckberg, (507) 327- Roger Wippler, (800) 510-6242 Hagen, (320) 894-8046 Aug. 4, 8 p.m.

3237 or (507) 246-5025 Northland Inn, Brooklyn Minnesota Farmers Union Farm Beginnings Course Center, Minn.

Southeast District Alumni of Day Camp Aug. 1 (application deadline) Info: Sale including animal the University of Minnesota July 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Morris, Minn. and semen sale lots; not a School of Agriculture Swimming Pool Park, IvanInfo: Course meets about twice live animal sale; can also bid Annual Reunion Potluck hoe, Minn. a month until March 2013; by phone; log on to Picnic Info: Contact Glen Schmidt, $1,500/farming partnership; log www.naelk.org to call (320) July 14, Noon glen@mfu.org or (651) 288-4066 on to www.farmbeginnings.org 543-2686 to request a cataAveryl (Dusty) and Jack Heisor contact Karen Benson, (507) log or for more information erman Home, Kasson, Minn.

Quality Assurance Training 523-3366 or lspse@landsteward Info: Home is located at 108 6th Street NW, Kasson; all U of M Aggie graduates, attendees and their families are welcome; call David Lohman, (507) 732-7224, or Dusty, (507) 634-7466

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Red River On-Farm Yield Trials Plot Tour July 10, 5 p.m.

Hendrum, Minn.

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Red River On-Farm Yield Trials Plot Tour July 9, 5 p.m.

Fergus Falls, Minn.

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Professor: Good vineyards start with soil tests

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Whether you grow 1,000 acres of corn, or one acre of grapes, striving for top production starts with a good soil test. This advice comes from Paul Domoto, Iowa State University horticulture professor.

“You need to really know the soils of your vineyard. That includes the characteristics of the soil as well as its nutrient needs,” Domoto said. That means you start with a comprehensive soil test. If you have multiple soil types, you need representative samples of each soil type. And you need samples at both a 6-inch depth and a 12- to 16-inch depth.

“The shallow sample tells fertilizer practices; the deeper sample tells the parent material of the soil,” Domoto said.

So what is the nutrient appetite of a

healthy vineyard? Perhaps surprising, Domoto said vineyards do not require much nutrition. “Many of our Midwest vineyards have too much nitrogen because of the rich organic content of the soils. But grapes do have a fairly high demand for potassium.

“In central Iowa we have a lot of soils high in magnesium which inhibits the uptake of potassium. Up here in Minnesota we often find just the opposite — magnesium deficiencies. These differences are basically because of the parent material of the soil.”

Minnesota agronomists often recommend sulfur for maximum corn yields.

Same idea for grapes? Not likely, Domoto said. The vineyard requirement for sulfur is low, partly because sulfur is often the chemistry of fungicides used in foliar applications on grapes.

Once you get results of your soil test your local fertilizer dealer may be able to provide a “dry mix” for ground application at the base of your vines. Winterhaven Nursery and Vineyards near Janesville, Minn., typically deep bands after harvest a 3-15-43 fertilizer at a 300 pounds per acre rate. They also foliar spray a 3-18-18 at one gallon per acre after harvest. At veraison (late August) and a few days later a KDL foliar is used. This is a macronutrient derived from potassium carbonate. This foliar potassium product penetrates plant tissue, leaves, buds, fruit skin and bark. Nutrient uptake happens directly through the cell walls.

Domoto said foliar feeding is especially important if soils aren’t supplying necessary nutrients because of soil pH or availability of soil nutrients. Though potassium is often a primary ingredient in foliar fertility, he cautions that too

much K on northern grapes raises the K level of the juice which can precipitate out the tartaric acid and reduce wine quality. “But foliar apps of zinc, boron, copper, iron if on high pH soils are often easier than doing soil apps of these minor nutrients,” Domoto said.

Can foliar sprays ahead of harvest even-up the “ripening process” of your grapes? Domoto said perhaps, but it’s a fine line. He hesitated to identify the most common deficiency in vineyard fertility simply because it depends so much on the soils of each site. But with higher pH soils, micronutrients are often lacking.

Domoto was one of several speakers at this year’s Minnesota Grape Growers Conference. For more information, call (515) 2940035 or e-mail domoto@iastate.edu. ❖

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MDA announces Ag Water Quality Certification committee members The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced the membership of the advisory committee that will help develop the Minnesota Agriculture Water Quality Certification Program.

The new program is the result of an agreement between Gov. Mark Dayton and federal officials, with the goal of enhancing Minnesota’s water quality by accelerating adoption of onfarm water quality practices.

The committee will provide recommendations to MDA Commissioner Dave Frederickson regarding the

development of the program, as well as its specific features.

“We received more than 60 nominations from around the state, and each one of them was impressive,” Frederickson said. “This is a strong and diverse committee, and we’re looking forward to working with the members to develop a common-sense program that results in cleaner rivers, streams and lakes.”

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of bulk wine for shipment to wineries outside California, including a few Minnesota You guys in the Upper Midwest are true grape produc- wineries. He markets into ers because you have the most difficult environment in Canadian wineries and now also sells into China. which to start a vineyard and produce quality grapes.

Can the wine market over— Mike Stokes saturate? Stokes thinks not, but because of the current however once verasion stops, no more sprays. economy, wine has to be marketed as cheaply as possiDisease is an issue in California vineyards much ble. “Wine today should be on everyone’s table. It’s a like anywhere else. “Our problem is that we have healthy product and it adds to the flavor of any meal. I resistant root stocks so from the roots going up we’re grew up in an Italian family with wine on the table as OK. But our problem is insects attacking us from the young as I can remember. We used to dilute wine with plant going down,” he said. water for us kids at the dinner table.”

Bare land costs to start a California vineyard are Today all wine is good regardless the state of ori$12,000 to $15,000 per acre. To buy an established gin, said Stokes, an obvious enthusiast for the prodvineyard figure $25,000 to $40,000 even up to uct. He said that because it is such an excellent bev$100,000 per acre. However by the time that vine- erage it should be affordable for everyone, and that yard is planted, staked, trellised, wired, etc., Stokes is why there will continue to be yearly expansion of indicated you’re at $25,000 to $30,000 per acre. the U.S. wine industry.

So how does a California vintner relate to all the A son and daughter plus two nieces and a nephew excitement of the Midwest grape and wine indus- who are involved in FFA at their California high try? schools hopefully will provide the next generation of “You want grape growers and wineries everywhere Stokes growers. “Right now we are a family operato provide a quality product to the consumer. We tion with 75 full-time employees. We do the wine have some very unique flavors from some of our Cal- tasting room, we do tours, and we do packaging at ifornia wines. You guys in the Upper Midwest are our gift counter. Intent is to keep S&L Vineyards a true grape producers because you have the most dif- family operation indefinitely,” Stokes said. ficult environment in which to start a vineyard and For more information, log on to the S&L Vineyard produce quality grapes. website at www.slvineyards.com. ❖ “By comparison, we have it easy in California.

Nature provides all the right elements for growing the crop. We have some of the world’s best wine makers. We provide great juices from our vineyards to blend with your Minnesota grapes so that your wines too have great taste, flavor and aroma.”

He produces about 15,000 cases of his own labeled wines but the bulk of his production goes to large California wineries. He also bulk ships about 1,000 to 1,200 tons of grapes and 50,000 to 75,000 gallons

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer The relatively new grape and wine industry of Minnesota now boasts 40 wineries and approximately 1,500 acres of grape vineyards. There has been tremendous growth in recent years, and there’s more to come as evidenced by the Mike Stokes optimism at this year’s Minnesota Grape Growers Conference. Despite the excitement, a visit with a California grape grower and wine producer puts those Minnesota numbers into perspective.

Mike Stokes of Lodi, Calif., already grows about 5,000 acres of grapes and is planting another 300 acres this year. He’s part owner of S&L Vineyards, a grape and wine business now in its 15th year. Meanwhile, Stokes Farms, a third-generation operation, has been on the scene for 70 years growing cherries, apples, alfalfa, silage corn, other grains and lots of grapes.

Because California is America’s No. 1 dairy state, Stokes Farms does 2,000 acres of alfalfa, generating six to seven cuts per year with all sales to area dairy farmers. Thanks to irrigation, even with this many cuttings his alfalfa produces about three-quarter-ton per cutting (which typically is every 30 to 32 days).

He gets five to seven years production from his alfalfa.

But let’s talk grapes. The first vines planted by the Stokes family were in 1966 and that vineyard is still producing.

“We have about 17 different varieties of grapes simply to meet the different consumer tastes. Different flavors with different profiles for different markets are what the grape and wine business is all about,” Stokes said.

Minnesota vineyards are comfortable with 2 to 2 1/2 tons per acre; some do 3-plus tons. For S&L Vineyards, even their 45- to 47-year-old vines do about 3 1/2 to 4 tons. Newer vines do about 8 tons with some of the whites doing slightly better.

Drip irrigation, which permits “spoon feeding” selected fertility nutrients, plays a huge role in these vineyard yields. Most obvious is the 365 days of mostly favorable sunshine and temperatures. Stokes says that in his area, cool delta breezes drop evening temperatures 15 to 25 degrees which lessens heat stress “… and brings out those exotic grape flavors on our vines.”

Perhaps surprising to Midwesterners is that 18 to 30 inches is the usual rainfall in his part of California. But this past winter was unusually dry for S&L Vineyards so early drip irrigation was going, plus flood irrigation on those acres where it fits. He named off several different herbicides used depending upon the grape variety and the weed issues.

Growing grapes in California is intensive with sulfur spraying, for example, every seven to nine days.

But with the right equipment you cover a lot of ground. “I sulfur spray about 400 acres a night with my machines. Plus we usually do two wetable foliar sprays each crop. So about 10 sprays per season;

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Minnesota’s grape industry is on the rise

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Though he lives in Bloomington, Minn., Ron Barnes’ 6-year-old vineyard is 30 miles south in Rice County. His vineyard includes seven different varieties, but Marquette, Brianna and Petite Ami dominate among his 1,800 vines. Ron Barnes Barnes is president of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association which held its largest Grape Growers Conference earlier this year in St. Paul.

At its first event in 2005 there were barely a dozen vendors exhibiting and fewer than 100 grape growers attending. This year nearly 50 vendors from 14 states and nearly 400 growers from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota participated. There are now 40 licensed wineries in Minnesota compared with 20 in 2005.

In contrast, Iowa now has 96 wineries partly because of aggressive economic development projects in many rural communities. Also, bottled wine is a “grocery store” product in Iowa. Not so in Minnesota where the strong political influence of the Minnesota beverage industry has restricted retail sales of wine exclusively to farm wineries and licensed liquor stores.

Vineyard acres are not yet part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture crop reporting service, but officials estimate over 1,500 acres of grapes are now planted in Minnesota soils. Each acre has about 500 vines. Each vine can produce about one gallon of wine on average. Do the arithmetic and you get about 750,000 gallons of wine currently from Minnesota vineyards. In 2007 the Minnesota wine industry generated about $36 million in total economic impact (22 wineries at that time).

Barnes views growing grapes as an agricultural alternative for many farmers. With the development of more wineries across the landscape he talks of towns and villages building “destination stops” at their local winery as an important part of generating tourism in rural areas.

Barnes doesn’t believe this “niche” industry is becoming saturated. “I don’t think there is a saturation point, at least not in the foreseeable future. It’s a function of the consuming public recognizing the

Products of this extensive research include Frontenac, Frontenac gris, La Crescent and Marquette, and there will Some states now have 9 percent of the total be more new releases. More than 100 wine market with their own state-produced new wines from potential releases get evaluated each year. The on-going goals wines. We’re still only at about 2 percent of total wine sales in Minnesota being Minnesota- of Peter Hemstad and Jim Luby with the Department of Horticultural Scigrown grapes. There’s great potential. ence and other research station workers — Ron Barnes is to identify hybrids with superior winemaking potential and to optimize production from these new cultivars. value of Minnesota wines, a locally grown product.

Today all wines produced in Minnesota wineries “Consumers have great interest in locally grown include a majority of Minnesota grown grapes. A few food products these days. That same interest and wineries now use 100 percent Minnesota-grown intrigue is happening with Minnesota-grown grapes.” grapes. The current intrigue of locally grown prodObviously critical to the growth and acceptance of ucts is definitely giving Minnesota wines a marketMinnesota wines are taste and flavor. To some extent ing edge, even though they are priced higher than even labeling and bottling are part of catching the box wines and some imported wines. consumer’s eye. This puts the emphasis on quality, So what’s a good wine? “Any wine that you like,” and that really starts with the critical eye and skills Barnes said. of each vineyard operator.

Because of the unusually dry fall and winter sea“That’s why at this year’s conference we had break- son, some grapes were more vulnerable to late-seaout sessions on varietal characteristics, viticulture son frosts this spring. Older vineyards usually do practices, winemaking practices, even just fine, but during persistently dry weather, waterconsumer/marketing sessions,” Barnes said. Speak- ing your vineyard might be advisable, especially for ers came from Cornell University, New York; Michi- the younger one- and two-year-old vines. gan State University; Iowa State University; WisconAs expected Barnes is positive about the future of sin, Nebraska and the University of Minnesota. the Minnesota grape and wine industry. “Some states In climates like Minnesota, where winters are too now have 9 percent of the total wine market with their harsh for traditional wine grapes, the varieties that own state-produced wines. We’re still only at about 2 can survive often aren’t suitable for making quality percent of total wine sales in Minnesota being Minwine. However thanks to persistent efforts of the nesota-grown grapes. There’s great potential.”

University of Minnesota’s experienced research And the fever grows. At the Minnesota State Fair staff, cold-hardy varieties have been developed an entire wing of the Horticultural Building is now which have added a new dimension to grape produc- occupied by the Minnesota Grape Growers Association in the Upper Midwest. tion, and several of Minnesota’s wineries offer taste Approximately 10,000 experimental vines are part samples. This extensive exhibit now also displays of the 10-acre research location on Highway 5, just “Gold Medal” wines from many wineries that west of the University of Minnesota Landscape entered the competition.

Arboretum at Chaska. More than 1,000 vines are There’s a certain amount of “romance” associated planted each year with more than 100 U of M with a vineyard, but Barnes cautions that vineyards advanced selections currently being tested, plus well require lots of attention. His best advice if considering over 400 cultivars and selections from other breed- a vineyard is talking to current vineyard operators. ing programs. In addition to cold hardiness and disFor more information, log on to the Minnesota ease resistance, viticultural traits such as productivGrowers Association website at ity, cluster size, growth habit, bud break and Grape www.mngrapegrowers.com. ❖ ripening times are evaluated.

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Little change in dairy markets at end of Dairy Month across the country that are active but cream supplies for butter are easing and becoming more competitive. Churning is keeping pace with demand and clearances to inventory are lighter. Overall, butter demand is holding steady at good levels for both retail and food service.

The Foreign Agriculture Service reports that quota imports of butter for January-to-May 2012 total 2.7 million pounds, 10.6 percent less than the same period in 2011. Imports thus far

in 2012 account for 17.4 percent of the annual quota for the year. Imports of high-tier butter (above quota and with a penalty) are 110,000 pounds, 22.5 percent of last year’s amount in the same time period.

May butter stocks totaled 264.3 million pounds, up 4 percent from April and a whopping 55 percent above May 2011, according to the latest Cold

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This column was written aided by Cooperatives Workfor the marketing week ending Together but a strong ing June 29. dollar is hindering some sales. Quota imports of Cash dairy prices saw litcheese for January-to-May tle change the final week of 2012 totaled 62.4 million June. Block cheese closed pounds, down 3.8 percent Friday at $1.65 per pound, from 2011. up 2.5 cents on the week but still 47.5 cents below a year The CWT accepted four ago and 2.5 cents below the requests for export assisMIELKE MARKET barrels. Barrel closed at tance this week to sell 2.65 WEEKLY $1.6750, up 4 cents on the million pounds of cheese and

By Lee Mielke week and 42.25 below a 220,462 pounds of butter year ago. One car of to customers in Asia each was traded on the and the Middle East. week. The Agricultural The product will be Marketing Service-surveyed U.S. aver- delivered through December and raised age block price jumped 3.6 cents, to the CWT’s 2012 cheese exports to 64.1 $1.6234 while the barrels averaged million pounds plus 45.2 million $1.5811, up 3.2 cents. pounds of butter and anhydrous milk Cheese manufacturers are beginning fat to 32 countries. to see a break in milk volumes, accordButter closed at $1.5275, up three ing to the U.S. Department of Agriculquarters on the week but 51.25 cents ture, as warmer weather reaches much below a year ago. Five cars were sold of the United States, slowing from peak on the week. AMS butter averaged volumes. Milk discounts in the Midwest $1.3981, up a penny. Cash Grade A are being replaced with premiums in nonfat dry milk held at $1.2275. Extra some cases. Cheese output remains Grade inched a half-cent higher to heavy with ample stocks available. $1.1950. AMS powder averaged Domestic sales from both retail and food $1.1090, up 0.7 cent, and dry whey service are helping to clear inventories. averaged 49.68 cents, down 0.9 cent.

Export demand is good with sales The USDA reports churning schedules

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U.S. milk production shows signs of slowing down MIELKE, from pg. 21 Storage data.

■ American-type cheese, at 623.2 million pounds, was down 1 percent from April and virtually unchanged from a year ago. Total cheese stocks remain just over 1 billion pounds, unchanged from April but 2 percent below a year ago.

Sara Dorland, managing partner in Ceres Dairy Risk Management LLC in Seattle, Wash., and a Daily Dairy Report analyst, said in the DDR’s website “Audio File” that the report shows cheese stocks declined from April and from a year ago, first time both were down this year but, when asked about the 55 percent increase in butter stocks from a year ago, Dorland said it was not a shock because U.S. supplies last year were down due to a world shortage of fat.

“The number looks staggering,” Dorland said, but “the point to pay more attention to is that we’re slowing our overall growth in butter. We’re only 4 percent higher than a month ago.

April stocks were up 22 percent from March.”

Butter prices have been pretty solid despite having a large supply on hand, she said, and she believes more people are paying attention to the month-to-month numbers than the year-to-year comparisons.

■ U.S. milk production is showing signs of slowing. Hot weather is being blamed for much of the decline as early heat waves enveloped much of the country. Lower milk prices and high feed costs are contributing to the slowdown.

FC Stone’s June 26 eDairy Insider Opening Bell reported: “Hot weather over the middle of the country, with daily high temperatures forecast around 100 degrees and lows above 70 for most of the next 10 days, likely will limit production.” The weather is negatively impacting milk production in a lot of these areas, said Bill Brooks, economist at INTL FC Stone. He adds that weather is relatively mild in the Northeast and West, but the dairy

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industry in those regions is trying to limit milk production so the year-onyear increase for June may be less than 2 percent, “but much of the weather impact is already built in the market.”

Looking “back to the futures,” after factoring in the announced federal order Class III milk prices and the remaining futures, the average Class III milk price for the first six months of 2012 stood at $15.70 on May 11 and $15.90 on June 15. The last half was averaging $15.96 on June 1, $16.53 on June 8, $16.59 on June 15, $17.01 on June 22, and was trading around $17.35 late morning June 29.

■ Higher feed costs and slightly higher overhead costs raised average milk production costs in May 2012, according to the USDA’s monthly “Milk Cost of Production,” and reported in Dairy Profit Weekly. Cost estimates are based on total costs per hundredweight of milk sold.

Higher purchased and homegrown feed costs led to an overall feed cost of $13.83/cwt., increasing 81 cents/cwt. from April and $1.94/cwt. from May 2011. Only fuel and energy costs were down slightly from both a month and

year earlier. Overall operating costs (including feed) were up 90 cents/cwt. from April and $1.90 from May 2011.

The preliminary May 2012 average total cost was $24.80/cwt., up 88 cents from April and $2.17 more than May 2011.

The DPW also reported that lower milk prices were offset by lower feed prices, helping give a small boost to the June milk-feed price ratio. The June ratio is 1.38, up from a revised estimate of 1.35 in May, but below 1.87 for June 2011. It marks the 15th consecutive month the ratio has been below 2.0.

At $16.10/cwt., the U.S. average milk price was down 10 cents from May and $5 less than June 2011, the lowest since July 2010, according to the DPW. Average alfalfa hay prices declined $14, to $201 per ton; corn prices were down 8 cents, to $6.25 per bushel; and soybeans dipped 30 cents, to $13.70/bu.

Estimated monthly cull cow prices (beef and dairy combined) averaged $86.80/cwt. in June, down 90 cents/cwt. from May, but still $10.90/cwt. more than June 2011 ($75.90/cwt.). The June 2012 average puts the beef value of a See MIELKE, pg. 23

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Bradley told the panel that “we are not seeking an exemption from the federal Clean Water Act or the Clean Air Act or similar state laws including any federal or state worker protection laws. We are merely seeking clarification under CERCLA and EPCRA that animal manure does not necessitate an emergency response nor does it create a Superfund site.”

■ On a more pleasant topic, July is national “Ice Cream Month.” Vanilla is the most popular flavor, premium ice cream is the best-selling type of ice cream and frozen yogurt is resurging in popularity among Americans. These are a few of the findings from a recent survey of International Ice Cream Association member companies, which make and distribute an estimated 85 percent of the ice cream and frozen dessert products consumed in the United States.

The IICA and the International Dairy Foods Association announced the results of the survey at last week’s 30th Annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party. Of the companies participating in the survey, 92 percent said vanilla is the most popular flavor among consumers followed by chocolate chip mint and cookies-and-cream.

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the federal government’s role as the sole arbiter of immigration law, according to the NMPF. In a 5-3 ruling, the court said Arizona in effect had tried to set up a parallel enforcement system that punished illegal immigrants more harshly and interfered with Congressional authority over the nation’s borders.

The court rejected parts of the state law that made it a state crime for illegal immigrants to seek work, to fail to carry immigration papers, and that authorized warrantless arrests of people suspected by state and local police of committing deportable offenses.

■ Meanwhile, the NMPF also warned that “Congress needs to make clear that regulations designed to protect the environment against toxic waste do not ensnare dairy farmers and others who raise farm animals.” That message was delivered to the House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

The hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill reviewed legislation introduced by Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., designated as H.R. 2997, or the Superfund Commonsense Act. It would clarify that manure is not included in the meaning of “hazardous substance” as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act regulations, and also would eliminate the reporting requirement for releases associated with manure under the Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act regulation.

Testifying on behalf of the dairy industry, Walter Bradley, who works for the Dairy Farmers of America, reminded committee members that concentrated ani-

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MIELKE, from pg. 22 1,200 pound cull cow near $1,050 per head.

With the USDA’s Ag Prices report providing “final” May feed prices used in the Milk Income Loss Contract program payment formula, the May MILC payment will be $1.2164/cwt., according to the University of Wisconsin’s Brian Gould. Gould updated his estimated MILC payments into early 2013, based on MILC-related futures contracts as of June 27. Based on those estimates, MILC payments will peak in June, at about $1.30/cwt., dropping to about 99.9 cents in July and 23.7 cents in August. Estimates are always subject to change. Complete details are posted at the “Understanding Dairy Markets” website.

■ The big news was in Washington this week. The Supreme Court upheld “Obamacare” and struck down a significant portion of Arizona’s law to prosecute and deter illegal immigrants, but left one key part intact. According to the National Milk Producers Federation, “the mixed ruling, along with the recent executive order by the Obama administration to stop the deportation of some younger, undocumented individuals, fully illustrates how that, regardless of which path is chosen, the few options for immigration reform remain controversial and divisive. ... At the same time, these developments show how critically necessary it is to resolve the immigration policy conundrum, especially for farmers and other employers.”

The court upheld the law’s directive that state and local police may check the immigration status of people they stop when they suspect they lack legal authorization to be in the United States. The justices unanimously stated that federal law already requires immigration officials to respond to status checks from local authorities, and therefore federal immigration law does not preempt this section. The NMPF’s Chris Galen called it “good news” for farmers who rely on immigrant labor in Thursday’s DairyLine radio program, but admitted “there still isn’t a lot of clarity here for employers.”

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COMBINES Continued

JD 2200, 38.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$24,500 JD 1000, 26.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$1,000 JD 985, 50.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$28,500 JD 980, 44.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$17,500 JD 980, 43.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$16,900 JD 980, 36.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$13,900 JD 980, 24.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$14,900 JD 980 Fld Cult ................................................................$14,500 JD 960, 36.5' Fld Cult ........................................................$6,900 Sunflower 5053, 39' Fld Cult ..........................................$19,900 White 375 Fld Cult ............................................................$3,500 Wilrich Quad5, 32' Fld Cult..............................................$16,500 Wilrich 2500, 27.4' Fld Cult ..............................................$1,950 Wilrich 13BWFC, 28' Fld Cult ............................................$2,500 CIH 3950, 22.5' Disk........................................................$21,500 CIH 3900, 33' Disk ..........................................................$14,900 CIH 496 Disk....................................................................$12,900 CIH 370, 31' Disk ............................................................$58,200 CIH 330, 34' Disk ............................................................$61,500 CIH 330, 25' Disk ............................................................$45,500 IH 490, 28' Disk ................................................................$4,950 JD BWF, 19' Disk ..............................................................$2,000 Sunflower 1434, 23' Disk ................................................$33,000 White 6x16 Disk ................................................................$1,500 Worksaver 940420 Disk........................................................$525

CIH 2366, '99, 3845 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 2366, '91, 2845 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 2188, '97, 3800 hrs ..................................................$69,500 CIH 2188, '97, 2365 hrs ..................................................$79,000 CIH 2188, '96, 2950 hrs ..................................................$72,500 CIH 2188, '96, 3045 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 2188, '95, 3875 hrs ..................................................$56,500 CIH 2166, '97, 2535 hrs ..................................................$69,000 CIH 2166, '97, 4150 hrs ..................................................$62,500 CIH 2166, '96, 3250 hrs ..................................................$59,500 CIH 2166, '96, 3430 hrs ..................................................$63,500 CIH 1688, '94, 3305 hrs ..................................................$49,500 CIH 1688, '94, 4160 hrs ..................................................$39,500 CIH 1688, '93, 4560 hrs ..................................................$47,500 CIH 1680, '87, 3115 hrs ..................................................$29,500 CIH 1666, '93, 3180 hrs ..................................................$49,500 CIH 1660, '91, 3650 hrs ..................................................$27,000 CIH 1660, '87, 4605 hrs ..................................................$27,500 CIH 1640, '86, 3845 hrs ..................................................$14,500 IH 1460, '82, 4665 hrs ....................................................$10,500 IH 1440..............................................................................$5,900 Gleaner N6, '84, 3120 hrs..................................................$9,500 JD 9870, '09, 1100 hrs..................................................$256,000 JD 9860STS, '04, 2000 hrs ..........................................$169,500 JD 9660, '07, 1805 hrs..................................................$169,500 JD 9610, '96, 3265 hrs....................................................$62,500 JD 9600, '95, 4375 hrs....................................................$39,900 JD 9500, '89, 4520 hrs....................................................$37,950 JD 9400, '91, 4720 hrs....................................................$35,950 MF 750, '77 ......................................................................$3,500 NH TR97, '95, 3955 hrs ..................................................$29,500 NH TR86, '89, 3860 hrs ..................................................$18,500 NH TR86, '85, 3245 hrs ....................................................$9,900 NH 970, '03, 2020 hrs ..................................................$139,000

COMBINES

COMPACT TRACTORS / RTV’s CIH 40 Farmall CVT ........................................................$36,250 CIH DX25E, '04, 175 hrs..................................................$13,900 Agco ST 40, '02, 435 hrs ................................................$15,500 Deutz 5220, '87, 1540 hrs ................................................$5,995 JD 4310, '02, 1090 hrs....................................................$21,000 Kubota B2920HSD, '08, 195 hrs......................................$16,250 Kubota BX2360T, '09 ........................................................$8,950 Kubota BX2230, '05, 310 hrs ............................................$8,950 Kubota BX2230, '04, 1965 hrs ..........................................$7,750 Kubota BX2200, '01 ..........................................................$8,750 Kubota BX1500, '04, 1235 hrs ..........................................$6,100 Artic Cat 500, '02, 950 hrs ................................................$2,950 Cub Cadet 4x4D Trail, '06, 670 hrs....................................$7,975 Kawasaki Mule, '02, 2670 hrs............................................$5,500 Kubota RTV900W, '06, 800 hrs ........................................$7,900 Kubota RTV900, '06, 935 hrs ............................................$7,950 Kubota RTV900, '05, 950 hrs ............................................$8,550 Kubota RTV900W, '04, 830 hrs ........................................$8,200 Steiner Hawk, '00 ..............................................................$3,250

PLANTING & SEEDING

CIH JX70, '08, 250 hrs ....................................................$18,500 CIH 2404, '68, 5805 hrs ....................................................$4,950 IH M, '49............................................................................$2,500 IH 5088, '82, 9545 hrs ....................................................$19,500 IH 1086, '79, 6000 hrs ....................................................$16,900 IH 986, '81, 9130 hrs ......................................................$12,900 IH 756................................................................................$7,500 IH 706, '64, 8120 hrs ........................................................$4,900 Allis 7060, '76, 3140 hrs ..................................................$9,900 Deutz 9170, '90, 3565 hrs ..............................................$23,500 Oliver 1650, '67, 8475 hrs ................................................$6,500

SPRING TILLAGE Continued

CIH 1260, 36R22 ..........................................................$185,000 (2) CIH 1250, 24R30 ................................$113,900 & $163,000 (2) CIH 1250, 12R30 ....................................$58,000 & $59,000 (2) CIH 1240, 24R22 ..................................$98,500 & $125,000 CIH 1200, 36R20 ............................................................$49,500 CIH 1200, 16R30 ............................................................$38,000 (2) CIH 1200, 12R30 ....................................$48,500 & $52,500 CIH 955, 16R30 ..............................................................$21,500 CIH 955, 12R30 ..............................................................$18,500 CIH 950, 16R30 ..............................................................$22,000 CIH 950FF ........................................................................$19,500 CIH 950, 12R30 ..............................................................$16,900 CIH 950, 6R30 ..................................................................$7,500 CIH 900, 16R30 ..............................................................$14,900 CIH 900, 12RVF ................................................................$6,900 (3) CIH 900, 8R30 ..............................................$5,995 - $6,500 IH 800, 8R30 ....................................................................$2,100 JD DB44, 24R22 ............................................................$106,500 (2) JD 7300, 12R30 ......................................$12,500 & $12,900 JD 7200, 12R30 ..............................................................$17,950 JD 7200FF, 12R30............................................................$16,500 JD 1750, 6R30 ................................................................$21,900 (2) JD 1770, 16R30 ......................................$46,300 & $52,500 White 8524, 24R30........................................................$109,900 CIH 5400MT, 20' Drill ........................................................$6,950 CIH 5400, 20' Drill ............................................................$6,500 Great Plains 30' Drill........................................................$10,500 (3) Great Plains 20' Drill ....................................$4,500 - $5,800 JD 1520, 20' Drill ............................................................$17,250 JD 520, 20' Drill ................................................................$4,500

SPRING TILLAGE (2) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult ............................choice $67,500 (4) CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult ........................$50,900 - $57,900 CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$35,500 (2) CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult ..........................$42,500 & $46,900 (2) CIH TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult ..........................$38,500 & $39,895 CIH TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$32,500 CIH TMII, 36.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$32,500 CIH 4300, 43' Fld Cult ....................................................$14,000 CIH 4300, 35' Fld Cult ....................................................$12,500 DMI TMII, 49.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$39,500 DMI TMII, 40.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$34,500 DMI TM, 44.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$12,500 JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$61,500 JD 2210, 50.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$55,900

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BEAN/CORNHEADS

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CIH 9120, '11, 290 hrs ..................................................$320,000 CIH 9120T, '10, 655 hrs ................................................$329,000 CIH 9120, '09, 725 hrs ..................................................$289,000 CIH 8120, '11, 210 hrs ..................................................$309,000 CIH 8120, '11, 250 hrs ..................................................$309,000 CIH 8120T, '10, 970 hrs ................................................$319,000 CIH 8120, '10, 190 hrs ..................................................$315,000 CIH 8120, '10, 1275 hrs ................................................$260,000 CIH 8120, '09, 930 hrs ..................................................$253,400 CIH 8120, '09, 1120 hrs ................................................$265,000 CIH 8120, '09, 1265 hrs ................................................$249,500 CIH 8120, '09, 1060 hrs ................................................$260,000 CIH 8010, '07, 1100 hrs ................................................$215,000 CIH 8010, '06, 865 hrs ..................................................$175,000 CIH 8010, '06, 1410 hrs ................................................$191,500 CIH 8010, '06, 1900 hrs ................................................$164,500 CIH 8010, '06, 1900 hrs ................................................$166,000 CIH 8010, '04, 2115 hrs ................................................$139,000 CIH 8010, '04, 2440 hrs ................................................$159,000 CIH 7120, '11, 285 hrs ..................................................$269,000 CIH 7120, '09, 915 hrs ..................................................$252,500 CIH 7120, '09, 940 hrs ..................................................$252,500 CIH 7088, '11, 585 hrs ..................................................$249,000 CIH 7088, '11, 640 hrs ..................................................$249,000 CIH 7088, '10, 470 hrs ..................................................$245,000 CIH 7088, '10, 810 hrs ..................................................$225,000 CIH 7088, '09, 845 hrs ..................................................$215,000 CIH 7010, '07, 2875 hrs ................................................$155,000 CIH 6088, '11, 470 hrs ..................................................$239,000 CIH 6088, '11, 545 hrs ..................................................$239,000 CIH 6088, '11, 500 hrs ..................................................$239,000 CIH 6088, '10, 450 hrs ..................................................$228,500 CIH 6088, '10, 525 hrs ..................................................$235,000 CIH 6088, '10, 500 hrs ..................................................$225,000 CIH 2588, '07, 1910 hrs ................................................$178,900 CIH 2388, '05, 2320 hrs ................................................$126,900 CIH 2388, '04, 1270 hrs ................................................$125,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2740 hrs ................................................$135,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2415 hrs ................................................$140,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2540 hrs ................................................$117,900 CIH 2388, '03, 2550 hrs ................................................$125,000 CIH 2388, '03, 2760 hrs ................................................$119,900 CIH 2388, '02, 2975 hrs ..................................................$99,000 CIH 2388, '01, 2400 hrs ..................................................$99,500 CIH 2388, '01, 2580 hrs ................................................$106,500 CIH 2388, '01, 3250 hrs ..................................................$99,900 CIH 2388, '00, 2000 hrs ................................................$115,000 CIH 2388, '00, 3295 hrs ..................................................$86,500 CIH 2388, '98, 3250 hrs ..................................................$85,700 CIH 2388, '98, 3780 hrs ..................................................$82,500 CIH 2377, '06, 1670 hrs ................................................$149,500 CIH 2366, '00, 2810 hrs ..................................................$89,500 CIH 2366, '00, 3135 hrs ..................................................$89,500

CIH 3020, 30' Beanhead ..................................................$30,000 CIH 2162, 35' Beanhead ..................................................$59,900 (2) CIH 2062, 36' Beanhead ..........................$45,000 & $48,000 CIH 2062, 30' Beanhead ..................................................$39,500 CIH 2020, 35' Beanhead ..................................................$27,900 (6) CIH 2020, 30' Beanhead............................$19,500 - $33,500 (3) CIH 2020, 25' Beanhead..........................$$18,900 - $23,000 CIH 2020, 20' Beanhead ..................................................$24,000 (30) CIH 1020, 30' Beanhead ..........................Starting at $5,900 (24) CIH 1020, 25' Beanhead ..........................Starting at $5,500 (3) CIH 1020, 22.5' Beanhead ............................$4,950 - $9,700 (3) CIH 1020, 20' Beanhead..............................$6,500 - $15,500 CIH 1020, 15' Cornhead ....................................................$8,500 CIH 920 Beanhead ............................................................$3,500 Deutz All 320 Beanhead ....................................................$3,500 (5) JD 930F, 30' Beanhead ................................$8,999 - $11,900 JD 920, 20' Beanhead........................................................$5,900 (3) JD 635F, 35' Beanhead ..............................$32,000 - $39,900 MacDon 2162, 40' Beanhead ..........................................$55,000 MacDon 2162, 35' Beanhead ..........................................$47,000 Macdon 30' Beanhead ....................................................$41,500 MF 9750, 25' Beanhead ....................................................$7,000 NH 960 Beanhead ..............................................................$1,400 CIH 3408, 8R30 Cornhead ..............................................$44,000 (2) CIH 2612 Cornhead..................................$81,500 & $82,300 (2) CIH 2608 Cornhead..................................$52,900 & $57,500 (8) CIH 2208 Cornhead ..................................$26,500 - $35,500 (4) CIH 2206 Cornhead ..................................$24,500 - $30,000 (2) CIH 1222 Cornhead..................................$13,900 & $16,900 CIH 922 Cornhead ............................................................$9,500 (9) CIH 1083 Cornhead ....................................starting at $9,500 (2) CIH 1063 Cornhead ........................................choice $15,500 IH 983, 9R22 Cornhead ..................................................$10,500 (2) IH 963, 6R30 Cornhead ..............................$4,500 & $7,950 (2) IH 883 Cornhead ..........................................$3,500 & $4,000 (2) IH 863 Cornhead ..........................................$2,500 & $4,500 Cat 1622 Cornhead ..........................................................$29,500 Cressoni 6R30 Cornhead ................................................$21,500 (6) Drago 12R22 Cornhead ............................$70,500 - $85,000 (2) Drago 12R20 Cornhead ............................................$84,500 Drago 10R30 Cornhead ..................................................$65,500 (3) Drago 10R22 Cornhead ............................$39,500 - $65,500 (16) Drago 8R30 Cornhead ............................$29,500 - $64,900 (2) Drago 8R22 Cornhead..............................$33,000 & $44,900 (3) Drago 6R30 Cornhead ..............................$41,500 - $51,500 Fantini 8R30 Cornhead ....................................................$34,000 Geringhoff 12R30 Cornhead ............................................$89,750 Geringhoff 8R30 Cornhead ..............................................$29,900 (3) Geringhoff Roto Disc ................................$29,900 - $36,500 Gleaner Hugger Cornhead..................................................$8,950 Gleaner 6R30 Cornhead ....................................................$3,500 Harvestec 4306C Cornhead ............................................$34,000 (4) Harvestec 8R30 Cornhead ........................$25,000 - $39,500 Harvestec 6R30 Cornhead ..............................................$15,900 JD 1293, 12R30 Cornhead ..............................................$45,500 JD 1290, 12R20 Cornhead ..............................................$49,950 (4) JD 893, 8R30 Cornhead ............................$15,900 - $33,000 JD 843, 8R30 Cornhead ....................................................$7,500 JD 843, 8R22 Cornhead ..................................................$10,000 Lexion C512R30 Cornhead ..............................................$38,000 NH 962 Cornhead ..............................................................$1,400 (2) IH 810 Platform............................................$1,500 & $2,250 JD Platform........................................................................$1,500 Homemade 4 Wheel Head Transport ................................$1,000

BEAN/CORNHEADS Contin

J & M 30' Head Transport ...................................

Maurer 1230, 30' Head Transport.........................

M & D 32' Head Transport ...................................

FALL TILLAGE

(7) CIH 870, 22' Subsoiler ..............................$59 (3) CIH 870, 18' Subsoiler ..............................$54 CIH 870, 14' Subsoiler .........................................

(5) CIH MRX690 Suboiler ..............................$19 (5) CIH 9300, 22.5' Subsoiler ........................$24 (2) CIH 9300, 9 Shank Subsoiler ..................$36, (10) CIH 730B Subsoiler ................................$17 (7) CIH 730C Subsoiler ..................................$32 CIH 530C, 12.5' Subsoiler ...................................

DMI 9300, 22.5' Subsoiler ...................................

DMI 9300, 22' Subsoiler.......................................

DMI 1300, 17.5' Subsoiler ...................................

DMI 730B Subsoiler .............................................

(5) DMI 730B, 17.5' Subsoiler ........................$15 (3) DMI 730B, 7 Shank Suboiler ....................$17 (4) DMI 730, 7 Shank Subsoiler .................. $12 DMI 530B, 12.5' Subsoiler ...................................

(2) DMI 530, 5 Shank Subsoiler ....................$11, (2) DMI CCII, 11.5' Subsoiler ............................$5 Bourgault 2200, 30' Subsoiler .............................

Brillion LCS7-2 Subsoiler .....................................

(20) JD 2700 Subsoiler ..................................$19 JD 960 Subsoiler .................................................

(2) JD 512, 22.5' Subsoiler ..................................c (3) JD 512, 22' Subsoiler................................$40 (2) JD 512, 17.5' Subsoiler ..................................c (3) JD 512, 9 Shank Subsoiler ........................$23 JD 510, 7 Shank Subsoiler ...................................

Krause 4850, 18' Subsoiler .................................

M & W 2900 Subsoiler .........................................

M & W 2200 Subsoiler .........................................

M & W 1875, 17.5' Subsoiler ...............................

(2) M & W 1860, 9 Shank Subsoiler..................$8 M & W 1465, 7 Shank Subsoiler .........................

NH ST770, 17.5' Subsoiler ...................................

Sunflower 4411, 9 Shank Subsoiler .....................

(6) Wilrich V957DDR Subsoiler ......................$23 IH 4700, 30' Chisel Plow .....................................

Hiniker 816M Chisel Plow.....................................

(2) CIH 800, 10 Bottom MB Plow ....................$8, CIH 800, 9x18 MB Plow .......................................

IH 720, 6x18 MB Plow .........................................

JD 3710, 9 Bottom MB Plow ...............................

JD 724, 30' Combo Mulch ...................................

DMI 45 Crumbler .................................................

DMI 18' Crumbler .................................................

Great Plains 20' Crumbler.....................................

Hiniker 5700, 24' Rotary Hoe ...............................

JD 400, 40' Rotary Hoe .......................................

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Claas 980, '10, 655 hrs.........................................

Claas 980, '10, 915 hrs.........................................

Claas 980, '09, 1135 hrs.......................................

Claas 980, '08.......................................................

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

Claas 970, '08, 1040 hrs.......................................

Claas 900, '09, 1625 hrs.......................................

Claas 900, '07, 1935 hrs.......................................

Claas 900, '07, 2430 hrs.......................................

Claas 900, '06, 2645 hrs.......................................

Claas 900, '03, 2275 hrs.......................................

Claas 890, '02, 2100 hrs.......................................

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

Claas 870 GE, '06, 2590 hrs .................................

Claas 870, '05, 1995 hrs.......................................

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

JD 7800, '05, 3870 hrs.........................................

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

JD 5400, 2660 hrs ...............................................

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

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

FORAGE EQUIPMENT

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

Gehl 1075 PT Forg Harv .......................................

NH FP240 PT Forg Harv .......................................

NH FP230 PT Forg Harv .......................................

(4) Claas PU380HD Hayhead ........................ $14 (2) Claas PU380 Pro Hayhead ......................$23, (7) Claas PU380 Hayhead ............................ $11 Claas PU300 Hayhead...........................................

(2) Gehl HA1210 7' Hayhead ..............................

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

JD 640B Hayhead .................................................

JD 7' Hayhead ......................................................

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

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

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

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

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ESTERS

248-3733 583-6014 .........$335,000 .........$295,000 .........$275,000 .........$275,000 .........$255,000 .........$279,000 .........$242,000 .........$175,000 .........$180,000 .........$165,500 .........$168,000 .........$158,500 .........$147,000 .........$184,500 .........$175,000 .........$162,000 .........$155,000 ...........$59,500 ...........$24,000 .........$115,000 .........$108,000

Versatile 400, '76 ..............................................................$2,800 NH 1441, 16' PT Windrower............................................$21,500 CIH DHX181 Windrower Head ........................................$20,000 (2) CIH 8360, 12' MowCond..............................$4,900 & $6,900 CIH 8340, 9' MowCond ....................................................$7,950 (2) CIH 8312, 12' MowCond ..................................choice $9,500 CIH DCX161 MowCond....................................................$20,500 CIH SC412 MowCond ........................................................$7,900 Gehl DC2412 MowCond ..................................................$10,900 Hesston 1160, 14' MowCond ............................................$5,350 JD Moco946 MowCond ..................................................$29,500 JD 1600, 14' MowCond ....................................................$6,995 JD 945, 13' MowCond ....................................................$15,000 NH 1475 MowCond ..........................................................$7,500 NH 1411 MowCond ..........................................................$6,500 NH 415, 11' MowerCond ..................................................$5,500 (2) NH 116, 14' MowCond ................................$5,900 & $6,500 JD 260A, 6' Disc Mower....................................................$1,650 Kuhn GMD600 Disc Mower ..............................................$4,000 Kuhn GMD55 Disc Mower ................................................$3,900 NH H6730 Disc Mower ......................................................$7,750 IH 120, 7' Sickle Mower ......................................................$795 CIH FC60, 60" Rotary Mower ................................................$550 Cyclone 17-C50-RD Rotary Mower....................................$1,850 Landpride AFM4211 Rotary Mower ................................$12,500 Landpride FDR2584 Rotary Mower ..................................$2,750 Tonutti FM180 Rotary Mower ............................................$1,850 Woods RD7200D Rotary Mower ......................................$1,895 H & S TWM9 Wind Merg ................................................$26,500 H & S 166 Wind Merg ......................................................$3,850 (3) Millerpro 14-16 Wind Merg .................... $26,500 - $33,500 NH 166 Wind Merg............................................................$3,750 Oxbo 14-16 Wnd Merg ....................................................$48,000 Kuhn GA8521 Rake..........................................................$23,500 Kuhn GA7301 Rake..........................................................$14,500

BALERS CIH RB564 Rnd Baler ......................................................$27,900 (3) CIH RBX562 Rnd Baler ............................$12,500 - $14,500 CIH RBX464, 4x6 Rnd Baler ............................................$22,500 CIH 8530 Rec Baler ..........................................................$7,500 CIH 3650, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..................................................$6,995 (3) Claas 280RC Rnd Baler ............................$19,500 - $21,500 Claas 255 Rnd Baler ........................................................$26,500 Hesston 530, 4x4 Rnd Baler ..............................................$8,500 JD 567, 5x6 Rnd Baler ....................................................$19,500 JD 535, 5x6 Rnd Baler ......................................................$7,500 NH BR780A Rnd Baler ....................................................$17,800 NH BR780 Rnd Baler ......................................................$15,900 New Idea 4865, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..........................................$9,500 CIH LBX432 Rec Baler ....................................................$64,500 CIH 8575 Rec Baler ........................................................$29,500 CIH 8530 Rec Baler ..........................................................$7,500 JD 327 Rec Baler ..............................................................$4,950 (2) NH BB940A Rec Baler ..............................$49,500 & $67,500 NH 315 Rec Baler ..............................................................$3,500 NH 276 Rec Baler ..............................................................$3,195

SPRAYERS - SELF-PROPELLED Rudy Lusk - (507) 227-4119 CIH 4260, 98, 4270 hrs ..................................................$79,900 Tyler Patriot II, '92, 4220 hrs ..........................................$35,900 Willmar 765, 2650 hrs ....................................................$22,900

SPRAYERS - PULL-TYPE Ag Chem 1000 ................................................................$13,500 Bestway 500 Gal ..................................................................$975 Blumhardt 60' ....................................................................$3,350 Demco Conquest ............................................................$19,500 Femco 27D, 150 Gal ..........................................................$1,250 Redball 690, 2000 Gal ....................................................$29,500 Redball 670, 1200 Gal ....................................................$21,500 Redball 670, 90' ............................................................$20,000 Redball 565......................................................................$15,500 Top Air 1600R90, '11 ......................................................$39,500 Top Air 1600R90, '11 ......................................................$41,000 Top Air 1600R90, '11 ......................................................$42,500

Case SR250, '12, 2 hrs....................................................$42,500 Case 1845C, '94 ..............................................................$12,900 Case 1840, '95, 4395 hrs ................................................$10,500 Case 1840, '91, 6355 hrs ..................................................$9,850 Case 1840, '89, 3350 hrs ..................................................$9,900 Case 1840, 5695 hrs..........................................................$8,500 Case 1825, '89, 4000 hrs ..................................................$5,500 Case 450CT, '08, 1570 hrs ..............................................$41,500 Case 445, '06, 1975 hrs ..................................................$30,500 Case 440, '10, 575 hrs ....................................................$31,500 Case 440, '07, 1250 hrs ..................................................$24,900 Case 440, '07, 2330 hrs ..................................................$22,500 Case 435, '07, 1050 hrs ..................................................$20,900 Case 430, '09, 1500 hrs ..................................................$27,500 Case 430, '09, 2560 hrs ..................................................$21,500 Case 430, '08, 400 hrs ....................................................$27,500 Case 430, '08, 990 hrs ....................................................$24,900 Case 430, '06, 2105 hrs ..................................................$17,900 Case 430, '06, 3905 hrs ..................................................$22,000 Case 420, '06, 2750 hrs ..................................................$15,000 Case 40XT, '02, 1735 hrs ................................................$15,900 Bobcat 773, '01, 5765 hrs ..............................................$12,500 Bobcat 753 ........................................................................$8,500 Bobcat S-185, '07, 3100 hrs............................................$21,500 Bobcat T250, '04, 4820 hrs ............................................$17,800 Cat 236B, '06, 1975 hrs ..................................................$23,500 Daewoo 2060XL, '02, 3070 hrs ........................................$9,500 Gehl 7800, '01, 6395 hrs ................................................$18,500 Gehl 7810 Turbo, '04, 3350 hrs ......................................$34,500 Gehl 5640E, '06, 1650 hrs ..............................................$19,750 Gehl 5240E, '10, 380 hrs ................................................$27,500 Gehl 4840E, '06, 1160 hrs ..............................................$18,500 Gehl 4840, '05, 770 hrs ..................................................$19,900 Gehl 4835SXT, '00 ..........................................................$10,900 Gehl 4825SX, '98, 5640 hrs ..............................................$8,500 Gehl 4640, '05, 3295 hrs ................................................$18,000 Gehl 4625SX, 425 hrs........................................................$9,950 Gehl 3825 ..........................................................................$9,500 JD 328, '05, 5180 hrs......................................................$19,500 JD 320, 2210 hrs ............................................................$19,900 NH LX565, 1920 hrs ........................................................$10,250 NH LX565, '96 ..................................................................$7,900 Rounder L600....................................................................$2,300 Kubota KX91-2, '97 ........................................................$14,500

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• Christy Hoff • Bob Lindahl • Tim Hansen • Jeff Ruprecht

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Cash Grain Markets corn/change* Dover Edgerton Jackson Janesville Cannon Falls Sleepy Eye Average: Year Ago Average:

$6.65 $6.62 $6.67 $6.68 $6.59 $6.62

+.49 +.29 +.30 +.48 +.53 +.34

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soybeans/change* $ $15.00 $14.59 $14.53 $14.72 $14.79 $14.47

+.83 +.44 +.60 +.69 +.90 +.53

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Grain Outlook Livestock Angles Wild, wacky Livestock markets weather market a wild ride

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The market analysis is for the week ending June 29.

CORN — Welcome to the wild and wacky weather market. It was all about extreme heat and lack of rain this week in the Eastern Corn Belt as corn prices soared higher before the June 29 reports. Disappointing precipitation and forecasts for any relief began the week, resulting in a limit up (40-cent) Monday session in the supplydriven market.

Tuesday’s expanded daily limit of 60 cents wasn’t needed as corn rallied another 30 cents. The low so far in June of $5.06, set June 15, to PHYLLIS NYSTROM this week’s high of $6.56 3/4, is a Country Hedging St. Paul gain of $1.50 or an increase of nearly 30 percent.

This crop year is beginning to be compared to 1988. Crop conditions as of June 24 declined 7 to 56 percent good/excellent (a 25-year low for this time of year), and they are expected to fall further. In 1988, conditions for this time were rated 21 percent good/excellent. The market has gone from taking forecasts at face value to wanting to see water in the gauge.

The job of the market is to “over ration” supply.

There are signs this is beginning to occur with an ethanol plant in Indiana closing due to poor margins, crashing old crop basis levels and poor export sales. Valero has now closed two plants, but they said they expect to resume crushing before harvest.

U.S. ethanol production fell again this week to 883,000 barrels per day. This was a 2 percent decline

If you like erratic and fast-moving markets, then the livestock markets are the place to watch. June has been a wild ride and July looks to hold a similar venue.

The cattle market slumped through most of June under pressure from declining demand and plenty of beef available in storage. Domestic resistance appeared in the beef market as the beef cutouts moved back toward the $200 per hundredweight level basis choice. Slaughter weights have relatively heavy so beef production has been greater than the demand and thus the increase in beef in cold JOE TEALE storage.

Broker Weather has also played a role Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. since hot dry conditions have moved into the greater cattle feeding areas, movement of cattle off of grass and into the feedlots has increased. This increased the short-term supply of cattle and packers took advantage of this scenario and were able to buy cattle at lower prices. This sent both the cash and futures markets tumbling to lower levels near the end of June.

On June 22, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the Monthly Cattle on Feed Report. The results are as follows: on-feed June 1, 102 percent; placed during May, 115 percent; and marketed during May, 101 percent. The report was seen as slightly negative as the placement number was above expectations as well as the total cattle on feed.

The futures responded with lower prices on Mon-

The northern Corn Belt is the garden spot of the nation this year. Indiana and Illinois have suffered a drought that is testing the market’s price limits. The question that remains unanswered is how much damage has been done to growing crops and how the current genetics will respond to the adverse weather.

We are surely going to put these new hybrids to the test this year.

The grain markets have been reacting to the fear that the projected tight stocks will not satisfy the demand. Clearly the large rally in prices will have a job of rationing the projected supply.

The profitability of livestock, dairy and ethanol production TOM NEHER have taken a nosedive during the AgStar VP & Team Leader — Grain Industry past two weeks. Even with record Rochester, Minn. livestock prices, the “crush margins” are in the red for many producers. Ethanol production is particularly getting caught in a negative profitability climate, as we have seen crude oil prices fall and the corn market rally.

From the outside, one may think that this type of market rally would be a windfall for the grain producers. This may be true in the short run for producers in the northern Corn Belt as it appears they will have a crop to sell. For those in the drought-stricken areas, high prices are of no value if you don’t have a crop to sell. Yet, we all know that “high prices take care of high prices.” They do not help in controlling the cost of production, as everyone seems to want part of the action. Rents continue to escalate, machinery prices increase, seed inflates and fertilizer demands higher prices.

See NYSTROM, pg. 27

See TEALE, pg. 28

See NEHER, pg. 28

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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developments.

The caveat to this issue is that the United States is the world’s supplier of soybeans for the next six months until South America has another crop to sell. Interesting enough, there are reports that U.S. beans for October/November actually work on paper into South America.

Soybean stocks on hand as of June 1 were 667 million bushels compared to the average trade estimate of 635 million and last year’s 619 million bushels.

On-farm inventories are 179 million and are 18 percent less than a year ago. Off-farm stocks of 488 million bushels are 22 percent higher than last year. The bean stocks report was termed slightly bearish.

Planted acreage to soybeans was reported at 76.1 million acres. This is 2.2 million more acres than the USDA’s previous 73.902 million acre estimate and 1 percent higher than last year’s 74.976 million acres. The trade estimate was 75.508 million acres. The new figure is the third highest soybean planted acreage in the United States.

Weekly export sales were decent at 14.8 million bushels for old crop and are ahead of what is needed on a weekly basis to reach the USDA export forecast. New crop sales were 14.3 million bushels which was also impressive. China and unknown were back in for new crop beans this week.

OUTLOOK: Soybeans have the potential to be explosive to the upside if weather continues to be an issue in light of tight balance sheets, even considering the mildly bearish stocks and acreage reports. The uncertainty about how dry weather will affect double-crop soybean planting will be an issue if rain doesn’t hit the eastern Corn Belt soon. Stay glued to your favorite weather site — this ride isn’t over yet.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week as of midday June 29: Minneapolis wheat up 64 1/2 cents, Chicago wheat up 65 1/2 cents, and Kansas City wheat up 59 cents. August crude oil was up $2.42 at $82.18 thanks to Friday’s gains, heating oil up 12 cents, gasoline up 10 1/2 cents and natural gas up 9 cents. The Dow was showing a 181 point gain, the U.S. dollar index was down just over half a point, and July gold was $29.20 higher. The next USDA balance sheets will be released July 11. Grain markets will close at noon July 3 and both pit and electronic trading will resume trading at 9:30 a.m. Central on July 5. Both the pit and electronic sessions now end at 2 p.m. Central. ❖

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NYSTROM, from pg. 26 from the previous week and is 1 percent lower than last year. Weekly export sales were lower than the average needed to achieve the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast for the eighth week in a row. Sales were again disappointing at 7.6 million bushels for old crop and 4 million bushels for new crop.

The quarterly stocks as of June 1 were 3.149 billion bushels versus the average guess of 3.174 billion bushels.

Last year there were 3.67 billion bushels on hand June 1. On-farm stocks of 1.48 billion are down 12 percent from last year and off-farm stocks of 1.67 billion bushels are down 16 percent from a year ago. The report was considered neutral by traders.

The planted acreage number came in at 96.4 million acres (an increase of 5 percent from last year) versus 96.06 million acres estimated. The previous USDA estimate was 95.864 million acres and last year we planted 91.921 million acres. The new number is the highest planted corn acreage since 1937 when we planted 97.2 million acres. For Minnesota, 8.7 million corn acres matches the record. Illinois corn acres were increased 500,000, while Iowa’s were cut 600,000 acres from the March intentions report. This could add to the anxiety over the dryness in Illinois.

OUTLOOK: An eye-popping week with triple-digit Midwest temperatures and where traders anticipated USDA reports as we headed into first notice day for July contracts, month-end and quarter-end, all coming out on a Friday in a distinct weather market. Add to this uncertainty surrounding global economics, specifically Chinese growth and Europe’s nagging debt crisis. A lateweek European Union summit resulted in progress being reported on cutting debt costs. This propelled energy prices higher and collapsed the U.S. dollar index. As we head into a holiday-shortened week, weather will again be the single driving force behind prices.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans rallied this week, but not to the extent of corn. November soybeans set a new contract high at $14.39 3/4 per bushel. Beans still have time to bounce back from adverse growing conditions. Bean conditions as of June 24 were 53 percent good/excellent, a 3-percent decline week on week.

An unknown, however, will be how many acres that were intended to be double-cropped will actually be planted.

We won’t know that answer for a few more weeks, so stay tuned for further

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Hog market a study of opposites in recent weeks TEALE, from pg. 26 day and subsequently the cash followed later in the week with lower prices. The markets became oversold and this allows the opportunity for the market to adjust back to higher levels. Considering the economy is still questionable at best, a longterm rally seems unlikely but a short-term rally

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sharp discount to the lean index. As the cash market began to weaken, the futures market now appears to be finding some stability in the last few days of June.

Obviously these two must come together by expiration.

It is likely that the cash market will continue to drift lower, while the futures market works a little higher. The problem that seems to be hanging over the market is the supply of pork. The latest cold storage report indicates there is plenty of pork in storage and with projections for the upcoming USDA hogs and Pigs Report due on June 29 to show all hogs and pigs at or above 100 percent. This would indicate there is plenty of supply and will demand be great enough to absorb this supply.

As pork cutouts moved upwards toward the $100/cwt. level in recent weeks, there has been a noticeable drop in the movement of pork product.

This defensive action in the movement of pork suggests that long-term rallies in hog prices seem unlikely at this time. Producers should be aware of the market conditions and protect inventories when available. ❖

Timely rains, cooler temps needed to avert damage NEHER, from pg. 26 The greatest damage is done to the end-users of grain. The ethanol industry is shutting down plants as I write this column. They can stop production much quicker than the livestock and dairy sectors. The animals still must be fed until they are slaughtered.

When this happens the demand base for grain is damaged or destroyed. When this happens, it can take years to recover. This all could be averted with some timely, general rains and cooler weather.

Either way “high prices take care of high prices,” be they short-term or long-term.

During this time of the year, around the Fourth of July holiday, many families take time to gather together to celebrate the freedoms that we enjoy in this country. Many will take vacations and take the time to rest, restore relationships and strengthen family ties. It is important to do these things, because we are blessed with many things that are so easily taken for granted.

Remember to take the time to tell those who mean the most to you how much you value their relationship. It is important to give thanks to all of those who have worked for our freedom, peace and justice. ❖

Planting the right messages may make farms safer for children who work on farms, according to the researchers. The campaigns could also help raise awareness for the proper instruction of farm equipment, which can range from complex harvesting equipment to all-terrain vehicles.

Yoder said most of focus group participants were drawn from crop farms under 100 acres. Those farmers tended to use older, unprotected equipment and were most open to learning new techniques to improve farm safety. They also

This article was submitted by the Penn State University Department of Public Information. ❖

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own and contracted hogs and raise corn and soybeans on their Le Sueur County farm.

Mensink was nominated by delegates at National Pork Forum in March and was appointed to the National Pork Board by U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack in June. He will serve a three-year-term. Mensink currently serves on the Pork Checkoff domestic marketing, resolutions/advisements, retail advisory and foodservice advisory committees, and the plan of work task force. At the state level he is on the promotion and image committee and volunteers his time promoting pork.

Mensink and his wife, Pam, are owners of Mensink Pork, a feeder pig-tofinish farm that annually markets 9,000 head. They also raise corn, soybeans and alfalfa.

Both Richter and Mensink gained leadership and Pork Checkoff program experience while serving as Minnesota Pork Board presidents and board members. ❖

“We’re seeing more of these types of farmers, too, who are coming into the industry from other types of occupations,” Yoder said. “Which is actually a good thing because they also seem more open to new ideas and appreciate the information we pass on.”

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Richter elected Pork Board VP; Mensink appointed to NPB National Pork Board members elected Karen Richter of Montgomery, Minn., as vice president during board meetings this summer. Joining Richter on the 15-member board is Craig Mensink of Preston, Minn.

Richter is completing her fourth year on the National Pork Board where she chairs the administrative committee and serves on the pork products committees. Prior to her election as vice president, she served as board treasurer and chair of the finance committee.

She has also chaired the state and national relations taskforce and nominating committee, and has served on the trade, producer services, audit and resolution committees and the plan of work task force. At the state level, Richter is active on committees, volunteers as an Operations Main Street speaker and frequently contributes her time to pork promotional and educational events.

Richter and her husband, Dave, annually market 3,600 head of their

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2008, 58 people died in farm-related, tractor-rollover accidents in Pennsylvania alone, Yoder said.

The researchers used surveys and focus groups to gather information about what would motivate farmers to buy and install a ROPS on an older-model tractor, and what barriers prevent them from installing the equipment. They published their findings in the Journal of Agromedicine and were to present the information at the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health conference on June 28 in Burlington, Vt. Participants in the focus groups indicated that cost was one barrier, but offering a rebate on the ROPS could serve as motivator to persuade farmers to install the device, the researchers found. Yoder said adding rollover bars to the tractors would cost about $1,000. He said a rebate that cut that cost by 70 percent was considered a strong motivator.

The participants indicated that child safety would also motivate them to install safety equipment.

“They wanted to protect their kids,” Yoder said. “They may not be too worried about their own safety, but they want to keep their kids safe.”

Social marketing campaigns could be used for other farm safety issues, such as adding safety guards to equipment and determining age-appropriate tasks

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Better marketing tactics may lead to improved safety in one of the nation’s most dangerous occupations — farming, according to Penn State researchers.

“Along with mining and construction, farming is one of the top three most hazardous industries,” said Aaron Yoder, instructor of agricultural and biological engineering. “Farming is also less regulated and has more exemptions than other industries.”

Social marketing campaigns that focus on the benefits of and barriers to persuading people to change behaviors could help raise awareness about farm safety issues, Yoder said. In the past, organizations have used social marketing tactics in creating successful campaigns to change such behaviors as smoking and overeating.

“When we think of marketing, we usually think of using it to sell something, but in the case of social marketing, we’re using it to try to change behaviors,” Yoder said.

Yoder, who worked with Dennis Murphy, distinguished professor of agricultural safety and health, studied how social marketing principles could be used to persuade people to install rollover protective structures on older-model tractors.

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KERKHOFF AUCTIONS; 2X4; Black; C/ PIONEER POWER CONSIGN; 1176593

WANTED: Land & farms. I Hay & Forage Equip 031 have clients looking for dairy, & cash grain operations, as well as bare land 3 Meyer rear unloading boxes w/EZ Trail running parcels from 40-1000 acres. gear , 16', very good cond.; Both for relocation & in'04 NH FP230 chopper vestments.

If you have w/processor, 2R cornhead, even thought about selling hay head. 507-689-2418 contact: Paul Krueger, Farm & Land Specialist, Edina Realty, SW Suburban FOR SALE: JD 2014 small square baler w/ chute, $900; Office, 14198 Commerce #40 JD pan thrower, comAve NE, Prior Lake, MN plete w/ new pump, $900, 55372. both always shedded. paulkrueger@edinarealty.com (952)447-4700 651-565-3479

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Family farming operation looking to add the next gen- 1959 541 Offset Ford, with cultivator, mint condition, eration to expand & keep $10,000. 712-297-9926 growing. Seeking tillable farmland for long term FOR SALE: 1939 IH Parts rental opportunity in the Tractor. (715)983-5762 following counties: NICOLLET, SIBLEY, BROWN, BLUE EARTH, & LE IH W-400 Tractor, gas, new paint. New rubber, parade SUEUR. Will fairly negotiready.

Portable electric ate & pay competitive rent. man lift. 3'x18' platform Pat 507-995-1364 like new. 320-355-2369

FORMER GM AUTO DEALERSHIP CLOSEOUT Office Equip., Parts Dept., Shop Equip.

SAT., JULY 21 - 9:30 A.M. Location: Hwy. 9, Buffalo Center, IA

OWNER: BLOMSTER MOTORS For details visit: www.hawkeyeauction.com

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LAND AUCTION

Saturday, July 21st • 2:00 pm 48397 195th Ave. • Zumbrota, MN Goodhue County • Pine Island Twp., Sect. 17 110 ACRES - SOLD IN 3 PARCELS.

Terms: Parcel #1: $20,000 down day of sale, non-refundable, noncontingent. Balance on or before Sept. 1st, 2012. Parcel 2 & 3: $10,000 down day of sale, non-refundable, non-contingent. Balance due on or before Sept. 1st, 2012. 6% buyers premium will be added to high bids to equal full purchase price.

Attorney Matt Rockne will handle purchase agreement & earnest money.

Owner: Leo Matti Estate

AUCTIONEERS Ray R. Rew #81-27 301 - 14th Avenue NW 507-339-1272 Waseca, MN • Office: 507-835-1958 Home: 507-835-3387 Travis Turek Cell: 507-339-1272 Visit our websites for upcoming auctions: triplerauctions.com or auctionsgo.com

AUCTION Saturday, July 21, 2012, @ 9:00 A.M. SALE LOCATION: The sale will be held at the Tom Veerkamp farm, which is located 1/2 mile north of Comfrey, Minnesota on Highway #258.

All items are subject to change without notice: Not responsible for accidents. Normal auction terms as posted.

Tractors - Skidloader & Lawn Equipment: 1977 AC 200 tractor; AC 170 (G) w/AC loader; Duetz DX160, MFD; 1968 IH 756 (G); 1965 IH 3414 Industrial loader; Farmall 460 w/IH 2000 loader; Case 4690, 4x4 w/3 pt.; Ford 4400 (D) Industrial loader; Case 530 Industrial loader; (2) Ford 9N; Farmall M w/loader; Case VAC; Case SCF; AC WD; AC WC; Cat 262 (D) skidloader; JD 1145 (D) Commercial lawn mower; White FR180 zero turn mower.

Combines - Heads - Picker: JD 8820; JD 6620; JD 922 & 920 flex heads; NI 324 2RW corn picker; JD cornhead.

Trailers - Trucks - Vehicles: 2000 Volvo day cab semi tractor; 2005 Tempte 42’6”x102” grain hopper trailer; 1979 Heavy Haul drop deck 38’ lowboy trailer; Hayn 6’x20’ gooseneck livestock trailer; Hillsboro 300 28’ flatbed gooseneck trailer; 1974 Chevy truck w/20’ steel box; 1970 Ford LT900 twin screw w/18’ box; 1973 Chevy 2-ton; 1967 IH 1600 single axle truck w/15’ box; 1994 Chevy 2500 pickup; 1997 Ford F250 4x4 pickup.

Field Equipment - Wagons - Augers - Conveyor - Livestock & Hay Equipment - NH3 Trailers - Grain Equipment - Horse Equipment - New Skidloader Attachments - Feeding Equipment - Gates & Miscellaneous Items.

For complete listing and late consignments check our website: www.danpikeauction.com 410 Springfield Parkway Jackson, MN 56143 507-847-3468

Joe Wersal Auction Co.

Auctioneers: Dan Pike CAI & GPPA Jackson, MN • 507-847-3468 (O) or 507-841-0965 (C); Joe Wersal Winthrop, MN • 507-220-5561; Doug Wedel Fairmont, MN • 507-236-4255; Kevin, Allen & Ryan Kahler Fairmont & Sherburn, MN • 507-920-8060; Dustin Hartung Fairmont, MN • 507-236-7629; Darwin Hall Butterfield, MN • 507-9562083; Jon Roiger Springfield, MN • 507-723-6488

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Parcel #1: 80 acres, 75 tillable, some tile, good soil, CER 77.

Parcel # 2: 10 acres, all tillable, good soil, CER 95.

Parcel #3: 20 acres w/house & outbuildings, some tillable, & trees. Has AT&T tower on it, brings in over $400 a month rent.

House is 2-BR 2-story, needs work.

Will be sold in ‘as is condition.’

Any upgrades or improvements are buyers responsibility.

Any surveying on any of the 3 parcels will be new buyers responsibility.

Survey has been done already by owner.

If you are in the market for some good quality land or to add to your present operation you will want to check this out.

Building setting on beautiful site, nice mature trees & landscaping.

To inspect property you can call Diana at 507-273-6782 or view at your own leisure.

Directions: 3 miles south of Zumbrota on US Hwy. 52 East on 490th St., 1/2 mile north on 195th, 1/2 mile west side of road.

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FOR SALE: 10 bale handler, FOR SALE: NH Stackliner 1000 automatic bale wagon, small square bales, fits 3pt $1,500. Ray Moeller or tractor loader, $1,500.

712-297-7951 712-297-7951 H&S Linewrapper bale wrapFOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 per.

Wraps rounds + and 6000 series forage harsquares.

Very good Cond. vesters. Used kernel pro$14,500.

920-324-4069 cessors, also, used JD 40 knife Dura-Drums, and J.D. 24T Baler #30 kicker. drum conversions for 5400 Good working condition. and 5460. Call (507)427-3520 Call (507) 421-2007 www.ok-enterprise.com JD 336 baler, farm hand 8 FOR SALE: NH 852 Round bale accumulator and fork, Hay Baler. Field Ready. excellent condition, will (715)594-3775 separate. (715)442-6020 FOR SALE: NH Hayliner 68, JD 458 Silage Special Round small square baler, $1,500.

Baler 5,200 bales. Auto Ray Moeller 712-297-7951 chain oiler. 2yrs. old. Likenew cond. 920-324-4069 H&S 22' 7+4HD No roof Forage boxes On 617, 17T tan- JD 780 swather 10' draper head, exc. cond., always dem gears conveyor ext. 3 shedded. $1375 obo. (715) yrs old. Very good cond. $16,500 each 920-324-4069 778-5092 or (715)781-1825

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Used bins.

Kasten 14' forage box on FOR SALE: 20,000 bu, $8,000; 14,000 bu.

Kasten gear; Farmhand 14' $6,200; 12,000 bu. $5,000; forage box; JD 24T chute 10,000 bu. $4,400; 7,500 bu. baler; bale elevators, w/full flr unload, $6,100; 16'-48'; David Bradley side 5,700 bu. w/full flr unload, rake; many 5T & 6T run$5,050;3,500 bu. w/full flr ning gears. 320-864-4583 or unload $3,700; 3,000 bu.

320-779-4583 w/full flr unload, $3,450; NH BB940A big square baler.

15,000 bu. drying bin, 10,000 bales, Roto cut. Very $17,000. Used 30' full flr, good cond. 920-324-4069 $1,500. Bins are down. New bins, equip. & floors avail.

Rhino tedder 1800, NH 144 715-308-9649 hay inverter, $2,800. 612390-2643 SILO DOORS Tanco 1804S bale wrapper, $26,500; Krone triple mow- Wood or steel doors shipped promptly to your farm ers, $26,500. 507-276-4760 stainless fasteners hardware available.

Material Handling 032 (800)222-5726 Landwood Sales LLP Gehl 1322 manure spreader, splash guards, tandem axles, exc. cond., $7,250 OBO. 320-296-5225

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HUGE PIPESTONE, MN AREA

DAIRY DISPERSAL & EQUIPMENT AUCTION

NEIGHBORHOOD MACHINERY ABSOLUTE AUCTION Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 – 9:00 AM

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Location: 55780 St. Hwy. 19 - Winthrop, MN (11⁄2 mi. W of the St. Hwy. 15 & 19 Intersection on the W end of Winthrop) • No Buyers Premium Forklift, Tractors, Skidsteer & Attachments: Cat DP45 forklift, D, side shift, 2-spd. auto., 10K lb. lift, 100”/148” mast, air tires, 6651 hrs. • ‘54 Farmall Super M-TA, fact. WF, live PTO & hyd., rear fenders, restored • AC-WD styled, 12v, restored • Farmall Super C w/belly mower • ‘61 IH Farmall 460, S-Y-C, fact. WF, 3 pt., TA, sngl. hyd., restored, 3784 hrs. • Ford 9700, cab, WF, dual hyd., 3 pt., duals, front mnt. wgts., 4118 hrs. • ‘74 IH 1066 Turbo, WF, sngl. hyd., 3 pt., cab, duals • JD 3010 Syncro, sngl. hyd., WF, D, 15K hrs. w/JD 148 loader, will separate • ‘67 Case 730 Comfort King, draft-o-mat, D, WF, dual hyd., 3 pt., w/White 1610 loader & bucket, 6036 hrs. • JD 50, gas, NF • Farmall H, WF, gas • Case 930 Comfort King w/cab, WF, 3 pt., 2 hyd., D • Case 730 D, WF • Ford 4000, 3 pt., sngl. hyd., PTO, WF • Ford 8N, 3 pt., sngl. hyd., PTO • JD 70, G, NF, pwr. steering w/side mnt. JD 10 sickle mower • Case 1816B skidsteer, 16 hp.

Kohler crate eng., 50 hrs., 44” wide bucket • Many Lowe & Stout New Skidsteer Attachments • Front wgts. • Ford loader, snow bucket.

Combines & Heads: Combines Include: ‘83 IH 1460 w/spec rotor, 3017 hrs. • ‘82 IH 1480 axial flow, yield mon., 6000 hrs. • JD 6600 Turbo, hydro, 3814 hrs. • ‘75 JD 4400, D, 3200 hrs. • Combine Heads Include: IH 983 corn • IH 863 corn • IH 820 bean • IH 820 bean head, upgraded to 1020 • JD 643, 6x30 corn • JD 220 bean • JD 215 bean • JD dum. pick up • Massey 10’ dum. pick up.

Field, Livestock & Grain Equip.: Wilrich 33’ field cult. • IH 153 8RW cult. w/shields & V-shank • White 435 PT chisel plow w/front disk • AC plow • IH 70, 3bottom plow, hyd. w/coulters • AC 30’ dig. w/arrow • IH 500 Cyclo 13 RW skip row, 20’ bean planter • JD 7000, 6x30 planter w/fert., insect., fert. land aug. & mon. • IH 900, 8x30 planter w/liq. fert. & insect. • MM 14’ drill • Kewanee 22’ disk • Melroe 33’ multi-weeder & 30’ multi-weeder, 3 rank • Demco 500 gal. sprayer w/60’ man. boom & hyd. pump • Blumhardt 1K gal. sprayer, 66’ boom, walking tandem axle • Ag-Bag G6009 silage bagger • Gehl 2240 swing haybine • Gehl 880, 9’ haybine • Vicon KM321, 10’ disk MoCo • IH 1190, 9’ haybine • NH 276 small square baler • Darf 2-whl. hay turn, for NF • JD 800, 12’ swather • JD 38’ sickle mower • JD 520, 3-whl. sidekick • Farmhand 5-whl. sidekick • Bush Hog 3 pt. 5’ mower • AC semi mnt. mower • Park 5500 gravity box • Dakon gravity box • J-Craft 450 single axle grain cart

• JD brg. box • Gehl 95, 2T grinder mixer • Gehl 640 silage box w/tandem gear • Dakon 700 silage wagon • Feterl 10x71 swing hopper auger, PTO, hyd. lift • 8x10 incline bin unload auger • 8x53 Hutch PTO auger • 125 gal. pickup tank w/12v pump • 200 gal. pickup water tank • 550 gal. fuel barrel w/elec. pump on transport • 300 gal. port fuel tank • (2) 105 gal. round fuel tanks w/brackets for semi • 1500 gal. water tank on 2-whl truck frame • 1500 & 1600 gal. plastic water tanks • Handmade hyd. livestock mover • Hog feeders • Pit pump.

Trucks, Vehicles & Trailers: ‘93 Dodge Ram 350 dual w/Cummins Turbo D, utility service box & 26’ armlift boom & bucket, auto., 134K mi. • ‘89 Chevy 30 cargo van, new 350 V8, auto., 7K mi. • ‘79 Ford L800 sngl. axle truck, 75K mi. • ‘60 IH 190 tandem truck, gas, w/10’x22’ w/18’ tilt trailer, 18T • ‘89 Chevy K2500 Silv., ext. cab, 8’ bed, 4x4, auto., V8, pwr. locks & windows, 152K mi. • ‘82 Buick LeSabre, 2-dr., 307 V8, 180K mi. • ‘89 Ford Tempo, 4-dr., 4 cyl. auto., 147K mi. • 8x18 handmade flatbed 2 axle trailer • JD S10 trailer • Tandem trailer • 8x8 tilt-bed utility trailer • 6x10 handmade 2-whl. utility trailer • Donahue trailer.

Honda Gen., Tools & Guns: Honda 6500 gen., EU invert. • Puma 20 gal. air comp., 5 hp. on cart w/hose • Sanborn port air comp. • Cadet Manf. 4KW, elec. heater • Honda 24 hp. press washer, 3500 psi • 7500 BTU LP heater • Stationary metal cut hacksaw • Radial arm saw • Chain hoist • 10” table saw • Scroll saw • 4” jointer • 8” table saw • 6” jointer • 4” sander • Parts washer • 10” table saw • (12) Lg. decorative pocket knives – Guns: 1986 Winch. 94 lever action 30, WCF • 1940 Winch. 74, .22 semi. auto. • Thompson Cntr 50 cal., black powder • Stevens 940 410, 3” chamb., sngl. shot • H&A 12 ga. double barrel/trig., forehand.

Mowers, Boat, Sports & Yard Equip. & Household: Snapper Z-Rider, 52” deck, 23 hp., 1799 hrs. • JD 320 garden tractor w/48” deck, hydro., 1300 hrs. • DR 23250 60” power grader • Vermeer 1560 stump grinder trailer • ‘57 Larson 16’ fiberglass boat w/55 hp. Chrys. ob & trailer • ‘42 Chris Craft motor • Gen. Equip. Co. post hole digger, 330 Honda eng. • 6x8” auger w/40” ext. • Pronto elec. mobility chair • 125+ 4’ & 8’ metal sign posts • (3) step cement steps w/rail • Cedar logs • 8x6 cedar fence panels • 60” whirlpool tub • 24x4 swimming pool • Several loads of hand tools • Shop items & parts • Barn cupola

*Note: LARGE 2 Ring Auction w/Many More Items By Sale Date!

Local Farmers & Neighbors Auctioneers: Matt Mages 08-11-4 New Ulm 507-276-7002; Joe Maidl-Lafayette 507-276-7749 Clerk: Mages Land Co. and Auction Service LLC. Terms: Everything sold “AS IS’, No Buyers Premium.

All items sell without reserve. Everything to be paid for immediately after the auction.

Lunch & restroom on grounds. Sales Tax, Lic. & Registration fees may appy. Not Responsible for Accidents.

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Sioux Grain Bins, Dryers, FOR SALE: 3500 bu holding bin w/ unloading auger & Grain Handling Equipment, motor; also, 10”x61' Farm Moving, Shops, Cattle King auger, 10” swing Barns, Re-roofing of Barns. auger w/ 7 1/2hp motor.

651-388-4843 or 651-380-5059 507-402-2855 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

FOR SALE: 8”x61' Sudenga 100% financing w/no liens auger, excellent condition. or red tape, call Steve at 507-213-6582 Fairfax Ag for an appointment. 888-830-7757 FOR SALE: 90' grain ring, holds 50,000 bu, has center unload w/ sweep, new tarp, Grain Handling Equip 034 $6,000. 320-808-3492 '07 Mauer Grain Hopper, FOR SALE: Hutchinson 50' electric, tarp. $12,500.

Mass-ter Mover, 5000 bph, 641-425-9070 used 1 harvest, $13,500; 50K platform scale, 6 1/2'x10', Farm Fans grain dryer, CFprinter, $2,500. 507-456-2516 SA650M, 3 ph, LT, exc, 3277 hrs, $25,000. 563-532-9687 FOR SALE: MC 2000 tower dryer, 2000/bph, dryer was FOR SALE: 26' x 6” auger, damaged by fire in '09 dry8hp gas engine, $300. ing season, dryer taken 507-674-3719 down, very repairable dryer, call for info. $25,000.

715-797-9510

THURSDAY JULY 26TH, 2012 10:00 AM LOCATED: 10 MILES SOUTH OF PIPESTONE, MN OR 15 MILES NORTH OF LUVERNE, MN ON US HWY 75

336 HEAD OF OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL DHIA HOLSTEIN CATTLE HERD FACTS: OFFICIAL DHIA 3 X 23, 426 M, 3.75% 875 F, 3.01% 709 P, 81 # TANK AVG, NO BST. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS OVER 100 # PER DAY. SCC 200,000. EXCLUSIVELY AI SIRED AND AI BRED PAST 5 YEARS, AI AND REGISTERED HERD SIRES PRIOR. EXCELLENT HERD HEALTH PROGRAM, HOOVES TRIMMED REGULARLY, TB TESTED PRIOR TO AUCTION. ALL HEAD LOCK BROKE, MILKED IN DOUBLE 6, FREE STALL HOUSING. GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE FARM FRESH REPLACEMENTS IN VOLUME.

FOR CATALOG WITH ALL BREEDING AND PRODUCTION INFO. PH. 320-352-3803 OR www.midamericanauctioninc.com INCLUDES: 160 FANCY WELL UDDERED LARGE FRAME YOUNG HOLSTEIN COWS, 50 JUST FRESH, 30 DUE SOON, BAL. BRED BACK AND IN FULL PRODUCTION. 53 BRED HEIFERS DUE FROM SALE TIME ON ALL AI SIRED AND AI BRED 100 OUTSTANDING OPEN HEIFERS ALL AI SIRED FROM LEADING HAWES DAMS 1 TO 15 MONTHS OLD FARM EQUIPMENT JD 5830 SP FORAGE HARVESTER, KERNEL PROCESSOR, RWA, 5000 HRS, SN# 776150 JD 4R30 CH, SN# 3373, ALSO HAY HEAD FITS JD 5830 JD 326D SKID LOADER, 2 SPEED, AC, QT BUCKET SYSTEM, HAND CONTROLS, HARD TIRES, WEIGHTS, ONLY 271 HOURS, LIKE NEW 2 H&S 18’ HYDRAULIC REAR UNLOAD FORAGE BOXES ON HD 4 WHEEL GEARS GEHL 1275 FORAGE HARVESTER, TANDEMS, 3R30 CH AND HAY HEAD SKID LOADER SIDE SHOOTER DAIRY EQUIPMENT NEW MUELLER AT 10 DFM-91 CHILLER WITH COMPACT ASSEMBLY AND FANS DARI KOOL 1500 GAL. BULK TANK AND WASHER, SUNSET 800 GAL TANK NO COMPRESSOR, 12 BOUMATIC FLOW STREAM ATO’S WITH PULSATION CONTROL, BOUMATIC OIL-LESS VACUUM PUMP, 240’ OF HEAD LOCKS, AND OTHER MISC. ITEMS NOTE: FARM EQUIPMENT SELLS AT 10:00, DAIRY EQUIPMENT, THEN DAIRY CATTLE, DAIRY CATTLE WILL SELL UNDER COVER.

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Batco #PS2500 Drive Over Portable Pit. Real Good.

319-347-6138 Can Deliver Kansun 1025, 215 dryer, stainless steel, 3 phase; Batco port. drive over pit, 1 yr. old; Westfield 13”x91' auger w/low profile swing hopper. 320-562-2178 or 320583-8465 Nu-Bilt 200 bu gravity box w/ 7 ton gear; BII 280 bu gravity box w/ 10 ton gear. All good tires. 320-583-7504 Walinga 7614 grain vac, 7” machine, 4000 bph, precleaner, hyd. boom lift & rotation, dual inlets, 35' hose, used very little, $21,900. 320-523-1099 Farm Implements

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FOR SALE: Sioux 3500 bu. 24x60 Machine Shed to be grain bin, 6 rings high, moved or torn down. Steel electric motors on unloader roof & siding, $500/OBO. auger & bin sweep. 507-886515-490-9780 4232 FOR SALE: '09 Summers 45' FOR SALE:Used grain bins, super roller, very good floors unload systems, sticond, always shedded, rators, fans & heaters, aer$27,500. 507-236-7282 ation fans, buying or selling, try me first and also FOR SALE: '79 JD 755 track call for very competitive loader, under carriage has 50% wear, 10,860 hrs, w/ contract rates!

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NOTICE OF UPCOMING 116.02 Acres +/- Rose Hill Township,

Cottonwood County, MN

Farmland Auction Monday, July 23, 2012 @ 10:30 A.M. SALE LOCATION: At the Storden MN Community Center in Storden, MN

PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS: E1/2 of the NE1/4; Part of NW1/4 NE1/4; Part of Govt.

Lot #4 & Part of Mean Lot B in E1/2 12-106-38 Cottonwood County, MN

PROPERTY LOCATION: The farm is located from Storden, MN. 2 miles south on County Road #5 to 330th Street, then 1 mile west.

For additional information regarding Sale Terms, Soil Maps & CPI / CER Soil Ratings, FSA Information & Easements information go to our website at www.danpikeauction.com and check the information brochure under the Vaupel / Gries Land Auction sale bill, or call the Dan Pike Auction Company at 507-847-3468 Auctioneers: Dan Pike #32-011-010 - Jackson, MN - 507-847-3468 Allen, Kevin & Ryan Kahler & Doug Wedel

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Karen A. Gries & Michael J. Vaupel Attorney for the Sellers & Closing Agent Ronald Schramel • Schramel Law Firm 906 Forth Avenue • Windom, MN • 507-831-1301

PH. 507-820-1885

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9' snow pusher, hyd. angle, FOR SALE: JD 660 hay rake. Exc. cond.

F&F, fits JD 600-700 series 715-896-1050 loader, $2,495. 507-381-6719 FOR SALE: 1680 CIH com- FOR SALE: Lorenz feed mill, 100 bu; IH 810 head w/ bine, 8RN poly 1083 CH; 964 Melroe pickup. 507-524-3486 CIH, 6RW CH; 8RN poly 3000 Massey, elec adjust- FOR SALE: New Idea 364 ment, big A floater; 175 manure spreader, poly Michigan loader; 708 & 706 floor, new apron chain, exc narrow CH; 3300 Hiniker cond. 715-797-3262 cult; 10x91 Westfield auger; 4994 CIH tr, 450HP. Gehl 3pt 10 whl V rake. Exc cond, $1,750. 515-570-5215 White plows & parts; (10) JD plow coulters. 507-380HOT SUMMER SALE!!

5324 25% Discount on All NEW FOR SALE: 3pt grader RHINO Flex Wing Cutters, blade, 7' wide, pull-type, 12-15-20 Ft On Hand. We $350. Ray Moeller Trade/Del Anywhere. Deal712-297-7951 er. 319-347-6282 Let It Ring FOR SALE: 456 JD round Husqvarna CRT53 R tine baler, works good; DM80 tiller. 5.5HP industrial pwr Bush Hog disc mower; 350 Briggs & Stratton CRT53, JD manure spreader. 507$400/OBO. 515-955-1462 830-0519 for more info.

Hydrostatic & Hydraulic ReFOR SALE: 775 Massey pair Repair-Troubleshootswather, 18', very good ing Sales-Design Custom cond, half cab, $1,600/OBO. hydraulic hose-making up 60' Kovar weeder, used to 2” Service calls made. very little, $4,500.

STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser320-834-4049 or 320-491-9337 vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N FOR SALE: Hesston BP25 Glenwood, MN 56334 320bale grinder, $5,500/OBO. 634-4360 715-797-9510 IH 7' Sickle bar, belt dr. field FOR SALE: JD 3710 plow, 10 mower, semi-mount, nice bottom w/ coulters, excelunit, ready to go. $950. lent condition, $29,500/OBO. 515-824-3656 320-894-2155 IH 806 tractor, IH 418 reset FOR SALE: JD 71 corn plow, IH 12' disc, $8,100. 42" sheller w/ 5 drags, good drum barn fan on wheels, working order; Owatonna $300. 200 bu. gravity box w/ 10 ton running gear, $2,000.

330 skid loader w/ Onan gas 715-778-4387 or 763-521-6395 engine. 507-493-5765

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JD 110 pickup head, 4 belt, $1,125; '70 Chevy C50 truck, box & hoist, Shurlock roll tarp, $1,750. 507-317-3396 JD 530 tractor, 3 pt., fenders, restored; JD 4020 dsl, PS, WF; JD 148 ldr.; JD 46A ldr.; CIH 2255 ldr.; JD 45 ldr.; NH 455 pull-type 7' mower; 3 pt. post hole drill; (2) JD 2R, 3 pt. planters; Shaver 10H 3 pt. post driver; JD F145, 3x16, 3 pt. plow; JD 3 pt. 5 ½' disk; 3 pt. 5 ½' field cult.; JD BWF 13' disk; JD 613, 6' 3 pt. cutter; 3 pt. 5 whl hay rake;. Koestler Equipment, Fairmont, MN, 507-399-3006 Loaders for Sale. Schwartz, IH Mts. $1,495; JD #245, $2,500; Slightly used Buhlers, #695 & #895 loaders, JD Mts., $5,500 & $6,500.

320-543-3523.

Mowers 5, 6, 7, 9, $150 to $1,850; plows 1, 2, 3, 4, 5B, $150 to $950. 712-299-6608 Parker boxes w/JD gears, 300 bu., $2,000; 200 bu., $1,000; NH 375 dsl., skidloader, $4,000; NH 679 spreader for parts, $500; several spreader aprons.

507-330-3945 Power-Pack 5000T, EL5500, brushless, 11HP Briggs Stratton $200/OBO. 515-955-1462 Snapper front-tine tiller. 3HP Briggs & Stratton. $100/OBO. 515-955-1462

Robert L. Butler Estate, Owner • Dan Butler, P.R. • Saturday • July 21 • 9:30 AM The Following Described Property Will Be Sold At Farm Located: 6 mi. S of Willmar, MN, on US Hwy 71, then 1 mi W on Kandiyohi Co Rd 3, then 1/2 mi S on 15th St SW & 1/2 mi W on 127th Ave SW, being 1870 127th Ave SW, Willmar

TRACTORS: JD 4030 dsl w/cab, WF, 3 pt, hub duals, QR, 18.4x38 rear rubber • JD 4020 dsl w/cab, WF, 3 pt, PS, 18.4x34 rear rubber (complete engine OH) SN:T213P125077R • JD 3020 gas, WF, 3 pt., synchoshift, SN:T11R115585R • JD 1020 utility, gas, WF, 3 pt, 13.6x28 rear rubber, JD #37 ldr, SN: 4R1C-059503 • JD 5510 dsl, MFWD, w/canopy, sync shuttle, 18.4x30 rear rubber, SN: LV55105151275 • Farmall M gas, NF w/ldr & V-plow, SN:134223 MACHINERY: JD 7000, 8R corn planter • JD 1209 haybine • JD 1600, 12’ chisel plow, pull-type • JD A-2600 5-btm AR variable width plow • Melroe 450, 30’ multiweeder • Intl #45, 18.5’ field cult. w/mulcher • JD 14’ stalk chopper w/new hammers & bearings • (2) JD RM 8R 3 pt cult. w/rolling shields • NH 55 roll bar rake • NH long hopper blower • NH 658 round baler w/auto wrap (nice) SN:17062 • (2) JD 125 front unloading forage boxes w/Melroe running gears • AC 140 manure spreader • Galvanized flare box on running gear w/hyd lift • JD 33 manure spreader • Intl 7T running gear • Kewanee running gear • Melroe 6T running gear • JD 40’ grain & bale elev. • 8 section harrow • Feterl grain cleaner w/elec motor • Snowblower, 3 pt, 2-stage dbl auger • JD VanBrunt 12’ grain drill on low rubber w/grass seeder hyd. lift • Versatile 400, 12’ self-propelled swather w/crimper hydrostatic, SN:005689 • Lindsay frt. unloading auger wagon • NH 663 slinger spreader • 12’ tool bar • JD 6T running gear • Moline 3x14 plow on steel • Field cult., 10’ on steel manual lift • JD 8W sickle mwr • JD 24T square baler • Mayrath 7”x40’ PTO auger on transport • 3 pt. 140 gal. mtd. crop sprayer • Drag sections • 3 pt. PTO post hole digger • JD 35 row forage chopper • JD 5x16 plow, straight beam • Case 6T running gear • NH single row chopper • Win-Power alternator, Model 35/20 PT-2140 amps, 35 KW,20 continuous 125/250 volt, on cart COMBINES & HEADS: Header trailer • JD 220, 20’ beanhead • JD 443, 4R cornhead • JD 4 belt grain pickup • JD 95 gas, self-propelled combine w/12’ JD beanhead, SN:47526 • JD 6620 turbo dsl combine, 3528 hrs, SN: 455660 • JD 6620 turbo dsl combine, 3493 hrs, SN: 456557

Donald Ziemer, Lic. 34-07, New London, (320) 354-4329

SHOP EQUIPMENT & TOOLS: Mega-Force 6.5 hp, 60 gal upright air compressor • Handy Core 100 wire feed welder • Lincoln arc welder • Manual tire changer • Tradesman drill press on stand • Tool boxes • Battery charger • Tool Shop power mitre saw • Mantle grinder on stand • Metal chop saw • Hydraulic jacks • Hand tools • Sockets • Halogen lights • Load binders • Screw jack • Craftsman shop vac • Wrenches • Log chains GRAVITY BOXES & TRAILERS: Killbros 350 bu gravity box w/MN 10T running gear • Lundell 350 bu gravity box w/10T running gear • 250 bu gravity box on running gear • Bradford 250 bu gravity box w/7T running gear FARM MISCELLANEOUS: 14’ aluminum fishing boat w/15 hp Mercury outboard, trolling motor & trailer • Ritchie cattle waterer • Homemade steer stuffer • 500 gal bulk tank w/compressor unit • McCormick Deering cream separator, complete electric • (3) Fresh cow buckets • 5’ wheel in box plate • Cattle gates • (2) Round calf hay feeders • 300 gal fuel barrel on stand • Chicken crates • Rakes, forks, shovels • JD 3 quick hitch • Box barn fan • (4) Strap-type hanging buckets • Round bale feeders • JD square type fenders • McCormick Deering burr mill • Saddle racks • (2) Like new saddles • Cream cans • Used tires • Partial roll 5/8” cable • Surge vacuum pump • 12’ metal line bunk • (6) Farrowing crates • 100 gal. fuel tank w/12 volt pump • (7) 16’ I-beams • Small electric augers • 15 gal. sprayer • Round wood corner posts • Misc. fencing • Platform scale • JD corn sheller • 3 pt hitch tractor tree spade • Cattle head gate GRAIN TRUCKS • PICKUP • CAMPER • TRAILERS: 1974 Chevy C-60 grain truck, gas, V8, 2-spd, single axle w/16’ steel box & hoist • 1970 Chevy C-60 grain truck, gas, 366 V8, 2-spd, single axle w/14’ steel box & hoist • 1994 Ford F-250 reg. cab, reg. box pickup, V8, 5-spd, 4x4, like new rubber • Homemade 24’ tandem axle implement trailer • 10’ Pickup camper • (2) 2wheel utility trailers • 16’ bumper hitch, livestock • 12’ slide-in pickup trailer

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'06 JD 6320, cab, MFWD, rubber 90%, left hand reverser, 540 PTO, joy stick w/640 loader, no bucket, 2750 hrs., $48,900. 507-3816719 '57 MF TO35, 3pt blade & 72" Bush Hog mower. $3,500/OBO. 515-955-1462 '88 CIH 7120 Magnum MFWD, nice, straight, clean, 18.4-42 w/ duals, 6402 hrs, $49,000. (651)565-4297

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6,300 IH 806 diesel, 7200 hrs., John PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40,hrs.

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(563) & 379-3745 18.4x38 tires, Year-A-Round 55, 50 Series newer traccab, clean, asking $7,500. tors, AC-all models, Large 320-583-3087 Inventory, We ship! Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage JD 4450 PS; JD 4440 PS; late 715-673-4829 JD 4020 PS; JD 2510 gas; JD 148 loader; JD 740 load- White 2-155 tractor, very good cond, AC/ heat work er; '79 Versatile swather, well, 5500 hrs, duals, 15' w/crimper, nice; JD 568 $10,250/OBO. 515-681-6279 rnd baler, net wrap; Bobcat S220 skidsteer, 800 hrs.

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'95 CIH 7230 MFD, 6700 hrs., FOR SALE: JD 4020 gas, synchro, WF, 3pt, 16.9x34 14.9x46 duals, good rubber, tires, clean, no dents, low wgts., 3 remotes, PTO, 3 hrs, $6,500. 507-236-8678 pt., fresh major OH, nice shape. 507-327-0858 FOR SALE: M5 Moline, 75% rubber, new paint & parts, FOR SALE: '36 JD A, stored powershift wheels, 25 yrs, good rear rubber, $5,000/OBO. 608-423-4039 runs good, still in it's work clothes. 507-831-1308 For Sale:1950 White IH 'C' “Demonstration”, Serial FOR SALE: '53 Ford Golden # 48880, $3800 OBO. Also, Jubilee, restored, parade 6' Artsway Belly Mower, ready, $4,500; foam markIH “H” mounts. Good cond. IH Hydro 100; IH 856; IH 384 '03 JD 9550 Combine, 1893 er, like new, $225. 320-265utility, IH M/loader; NH Asking $525 507-852-3358 hrs-1187, been thru shop, 6301 BR780 rnd baler; Rowse 9' like new, $92,000.

Ford 8N, exc. cond., always mower; NH 256 rake. 320515-360-7564 FOR SALE: '91 JD 4055 tracshedded. New paint, like598-7604 tor, MFD, w/265 loader. 320new tires. $2,900 OBO. (715) '96 JD 9600, 3510 sep. hrs., JD 8430 tractor, front diff 760-1666 669-3127, leave message 3000 eng. hrs., PRWD, OH'd, new hi low unit, Maurer bin ext., lots of new FOR SALE: H Farmall, one IH 1486, 4085 hrs. new a/c, 18.4x38 tires, new of rear, major parts w/service owner, needs work, new cab liner, Pioneer couok on front $12,000. records, w/930 flex head & $500/OBO, call 507-329-3759 plings, 2 spd PTO. exc.

515-890-9793 header trlr., $50,000. 320or 507-372-2808 cond. $11,500. (715)495-0873 808-0736

'89 JD 8960, 4WD, 370 hp, 10,350 hrs., very good cond., engine runs great, 24 spd. FOR SALE: IH 504 gas tractor, NF, good paint & tires; transm., triples, 520'49 Farmall M, very good 85R42's, $50,000. 320-808paint & tires. 320-808-5481 0736

ADVANCE NOTICE AGIRON 29 LITCHFIELD THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012 9:00 AM This is a large event with many items already consigned.

Tractors, Combines, Heads, Trucks, Semis, Tillage, Construction Equipment, Hay & Livestock Equipment & much more!

LIVE ONLINE BIDDING WITH REGISTRATION & DETAILS ONLINE: www.steffesauctioneers.com CONSIGN EARLY! ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JULY 13TH Call Eric, Ashley, & Randy at (320) 693-9371 or e-mail at eric@steffesauctioneers.com

SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012 • 10:00 A.M. Location: From New Richland, MN, 4 miles north on State Hwy. 13. Or from Waseca, MN, 9 miles south on State Hwy. 13 WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS! Auctioneer’s Note: Due to the death of David, Lynne has decided to hold a public auction on their farm equipment. If you’re in the market for some good, clean, well serviced farm equipment, you’ll want to be sure to attend this auction. PLEASE NOTE: Approx. 1-11⁄2 hrs. of misc. items. Machinery buyers please be on time.

Col. Tracy Holland

SHARP JONN DEERE TRACTORS • COMBINE • HEADS WAGONS • LOADER • TRUCK • ‘91 JD 9500 Combine, 18.4R38” straddle duals, 14.9-24” rears, bin ext., Tach shows 759 eng. hrs., 495 sep. hrs., Tach was replaced in ‘04 w/3835 eng. hrs., approx. 4594 eng. hrs. on this machine. Over the years Ag-Power Waseca, MN serviced this combine. SN: H09500X640724 • ‘97 JD 8400, MFWD, 3136 hrs., rock box, 480/80R46” rears w/axle duals, 380/85R34” fronts, SN: RW8400P010402 • ‘79 JD 4240, PS, 6590 hrs., 3 hyd., 18.4-38” tires w/axle duals, SN: RW4240P007810 (loader sold separately) • Brent 644 Gravity Wagon, brakes, lights, 445/65R22.5 truck tires • JD 148 Hydraulic Loader w/joystick • Minneapolis Moline U, NF, 15.538” tires, SN: 0195005021 • JD 693 Cornhead, 6R30”, poly snouts • JD 220 Grain Head, 20’ tiger jaws • Parker 6250 Gravity Wagon, brakes, lights, 445/65R22.5 truck tires • ‘70 Chevy C-50 Grain Truck, V-8 eng., 5x2 trans., single axle w/16’ box & hoist PLANTER • TILLAGE • FARM EQUIPMENT • JD 7300 Planter, 12R30”, pair of 200 gal. liq. tanks on planter, w/JD 200 monitor • JD 2700 Disc Ripper, 5-shank, w/covering disc, lights • JD 980 Field Cultivator, 301⁄2’, w/3 bar harrow • JD 1610 Chisel Plow, 3 pt., 151⁄2’ • JD 400 Rotary Hoe, 20’ • JD 12R30” Cultivator w/rolling shields, fold wings • 1050 Gal. Nurse Tank, tandem axle, transfer pump & 31⁄2 hp. BS eng. • Loftness Snowblower, 3 pt., 8’ • 6’x10’ Steel Box Wagon w/hoist, McCormick gear • JD 709 Rotary Cutter, 3 pt., 7’ GRAIN EQUIPMENT • BINS • TOOLS • MISC. ITEMS • DMI Hi-Cap, Model 54 Grain Screener, 8’ • Westfield 8”x31’ Model 80-31 Grain Auger w/71⁄2 hp. electric motor • Mayrath 8”x62’ Grain Auger, PTO drive, hyd. lift • Wood Grain Bunkers for machine shed • Superior 26’ x 7 ring Grain Bin, approx. 10,000 bu. (to be moved) • Behlen 24’ Drying Bin, approx. 10,000 bu. (to be moved) • 12’ Grain Bin Sweep • Westfield Folding Brush Seed Auger for gravity wagon or truck • (20) JD Suitcase Weights • Continental Cherry Picker, Model 4000 • (2) 445/65R22.5 Tires & Rims • AC-DC 250/295 Amp Welder • Power Washer, 21⁄2 gal. per min. • Sears 1⁄2 hp. Grinder on stand • Metal Band Saw • Drill Press • Mitty Murc 3 pt. hyd.

Wood Splitter • New Larson 36” Storm Door • Bolt Bin • Misc. Hand Tools • Drills-Grinders • Dewalt 1⁄2” Electric Impact • 3⁄4” Drive Socket Set • Knipco Heater • Torch Cart • Troy Bilt Rear Tine Garden tiller, 6 hp. • Agri-Fab 42” Lawn Sweeper • Cast Air 80 gal. Upright Air Compressor, twin cyl. • Misc. Welding Steel • Jonserud Chain Saw • 4 Steel Barrel Oil Station • Approx. 800 gal. Poly Tank • 1” Air Impact • Various Ladders • Older Flat Rack w/gear • Plastic Grain Hopper • Older 6’x91⁄2’ Single Axle Trailer, tilt bed ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION!

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For More info Call 1-800-726-8609 or visit our website: www.steffesauctioneers.com Opening Sunday, July 1 & Closing Tuesday, July 10: IQBID Oppegard’s Pre-Harvest Auction, Hillsboro, ND Opening Sunday, July 1 & Closing Wednesday, July 11: IQBID July Auction. Call now to consign your excess equipment. Selling Ag, Construction, Trucks, Vehicles, RV’s & More!

Opening Friday, July 6 & Closing Monday, July 16: IQBID Peterson Farms Partnership, Hitchcock, SD, Tractors, Caterpillar 120B Excavator, Trailers, Grain Carts, Heads, Trucks, Tillage & Other Equipment Opening Monday, July 9 & Closing Thursday, July 19: IQBID Buddy Martens Retirement Auction, Lafayette, MN, Farm Equipment Opening Tuesday, July 10 & Closing Tuesday, July 17: IQBID Farm-Rite Equipment, Dassel, MN, Skid Steer Loaders, Tractors & Construction Equipment Opening Tuesday, July 10 & Closing Wednesday, July 18: IQBID Kibble Equipment Inc., Montevideo, MN, Farm Equipment Thursday, July 12 @ 10 AM: Philip Fiecke Estate Farmland Auction, Howard Lake, MN, Multi-Tract Farmland, Wright County, MN Opening Monday, July 16 & Closing Monday, July 23: IQBID SEMA Equipment Inc., 8 MN Locations, Farm Equipment Opening Friday, July 20 & Closing Monday, July 30: IQBID Oppegards Collectible Auction, Steffes Auctioneers, West Fargo, Collectible Lawn Tractor, Collectible Toys, JD Manuals, Price Books & Catalogs Wednesday, July 25 @ 9 AM: AgIron 61 Consignment Event, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, ND Wednesday, August 1, From 8 AM-1 PM: IQBID Cass County, ND Land Auction, 80+/- Acres in Normanna Township, Online Only Land Auction Opening Wednesday, August 1 & Closing Wednesday, August 8: IQBID August Auction. Call Now To consign Your Excess Equipment. Selling Ag, Construction, Trucks, Vehicles, RV’s & More! Advertising Deadline: July 15th Wednesday, August 8 @ 10 AM: Mike Moldenbauer Estate, Jud, ND, Large Farm Estate Auction

Lynne Swenson, Owner • 27003 State Hwy. 13, New Richland, MN

Thursday, August 16 @ 9 AM: AgIron 29 Consignment Event, Litchfield, MN. Advertising Deadline: Friday, July 13

Auctioneers: Tracy Holland & Associates #7405002 Ellendale, MN (507) 684-2955 or (507) 456-5128 (cell)

Thursday, September 6 @ 11 AM: Floyd Lehne Antique Tractor Auction, Richville, MN, Collectible Farmall & JD Tractors, Other Tillage, Parts & Tires

HOLLAND AUCTION CO. (507) 684-2955

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Friday, September 7 @ 11 AM: Neil Holmgren Dairy Dispersal, Litchfield, MN, Dairy & Forage Equipment & Complete Dispersal of 90 Head of Red Holsteins

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Terms: Cash or good check, picture ID required. No property removed until fully settled for. Any verbal announcement made day of sale takes precedence over print. Sales staff and owners not responsible for accidents. Lunch and restroom will be available on grounds.

Clerk: Holland Auction Company

Steffes Auction Calendar 2012

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LOCATION: Steffes Auctioneers, 24400 MN Hwy. 22 South, Litchfield MN

“YOUR #1 AUCTION PROFESSIONALS” JOHN DEERE TRACTORS & COMBINE • PLANTER • WAGONS FARM EQUIPMENT

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

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36 FOR SALE: '01 JD 9550 side- FOR SALE: IH 810 dummy hill, 2376 sep hrs, 2spd head, hyd drive, $750; 4WD, 865R32 drive tires, small grain sieves, grates, 28Lx26 rear tires, Ag Lead& extra straw spreader to er yield monitor w/ GPS fit Int'l 88 series combine; mapping, including Dell 100 bu Smidley steer computer w/ SMS advanced stuffer, $450. 952-446-1120 software (will sell without Ag Leader), combine is set FOR SALE: JD 215 rigid up for Green Star, grain head, low use, exc head, tank ext, combine stored $2,000; JD 444 cornhead, inside & in exc cond. Call very good cond, $2,000. 715anytime. $120,000. 715-797797-9510 9510 FOR SALE: JD 4420 comFOR SALE: '11 Brent 1282 bine, 2500 eng hrs, exc grain cart, green color, cond, one owner, clean, 216 large tires, roll tarp, scale, bean head, 444 cornhead, 4 stored inside, very, very belt dummy head; New low use. Will deliver.

Idea 324 corn picker. $47,500. 715-797-9510 952-994-0344

(1) = GLENCOE 320-864-5571 800-558-3759 4561 HWY 212 GLENCOE, MN 55336

(2) = HOWARD LAKE 320-543-2170 866-875-5093 5845 KEATS AVE. SW HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349

(3) = STEWART 320-562-2630 800-827-7933 78412 CO, RD 20 STEWART, MN 55385

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(4) = ST. CLOUD 320-252-2010 800-645-5531 1035 35TH AVE. NE SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379

(5) = GLENWOOD 320-634-5151 888-799-1495 1710 N. FRANKLIN GLENWOOD, MN 55334

(6) = SAUK CENTRE 320-352-6511 888-320-2936 1140 CENTRE ST. SAUK CENTRE, MN 56378

(7) = ALEXANDRIA 320-763-4220 888-799-1490

The Affordable Way To Tile Your Fields Building Quality Tile Plows Since 1983

Available in 3 Point Hitch And Pull Type Models

5005 STATE HWY 27 E ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308

(8) = PAYNESVILLE 320-243-7474 866-784-5535 725 LAKE AVE. S PAYNESVILLE, MN 56362

(9) = PRINCETON 763-389-3453 800-570-3453

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

3708 BAPTIST CHURCH RD PRINCETON, MN 55371

• Our Design Pulls Straight Through the Soil for Better Grade Control and Easier Pulling • Laser or GPS Receiver Mounts Standard on all Units • Installs Up To 8” Tile Up To 5 1/2 Ft. Deep

O’Connell Farm Drainage Plows, Inc. Earlville, IA • Potosi, WI 53820

(563) 920-6304 www.farmdrainageplows.com

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SALE: 2010 JD Firestone 23.1.26 10 ply 6600 FOR 9770STS, 760 sep hrs, ext combine tires & radiator.

PT warranty till July 2014, Make an offer. $205,500. 507-351-1176 (715)442-5490

NEW EQUIPMENT SPECIALS Was NOW Vicon CM1700, 4 rotor disc mower, 5’6” cut .................... $7,595 $6,500 Horst 8-ton running gear, 11x15 8-ply tires ......................$1,852 $1,700 Ramrod stand on skid ldr., 500 lb. lift cap ....................$15,800 $12,000 Land Pride SA30 hyd. post hole digger, 15” bit..................$3,574 $2,500 Land Pride BH2585, 3 pt. backhoe, 9’ depth, 18” bkt.....$11,000 $8,800 Artsway 10”x34’ white, 540 PTO drive..............................$4,733 $3,900 Paquea #80, 80 bu. spreader w/poly floor ........................$4,560 $3,800 Paquea #50, 50 bu. spreader w/poly floor ........................$4,200 $3,500 1 set Goodyear 20.8R38, 2 star radials w/Ford hubs ........$4,000 $2,500

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'97 JD 9500 Combine, FOR SALE: (3) JD 8820 Titan II combines, all 4WD, hrs2979-2126, very sharp & exc cond & upkeep, grain field ready, $52,000. loss monitor, grain bin ext, 515-490-9539 auger ext, stalk chopper, spreaders, exc rubber, 9600 JD Combine, '90 model, Won't find nicer ones 4800 & 3300 hrs, 1000 hrs on around, 3000 hrs, always new engine. $24,850; 1460 stored inside, $15,900/ea.

IH combine, '84 model.

Also, pick up heads, Rock trap, chopper, spestraight heads, & flex cialty rotor, $7,895; 915 JD heads also for sale. 701-640Flexhead, $3,875. Call 4697 715-772-4255

KUBOTAS Kubota In-Stock Specials – 0% APR for 60 mo. or Customer Rebate!

Was NOW L5740, 57 hp., FWA, hydro., Ag tires, QA loader ..........$36,595 $30,000 B3200, H2D, 32 hp. dsl., hydro. FWA, QA loader ..........$20,500 $17,000

USED EQUIPMENT NOW

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

507-354-3612 Kubota, Land Pride, Vicon, Meyers, Artsway

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

2008 ExMark-Lazer ZX5, Kubota dsl., 72” Triton deck .................. $8,800 1950 Model Ford 8N, 12-volt conversion, front bumper................ $2,500 Intl 300 utility, gas, TA, fast hitch,Superior ldr. .............................. $3,750 Miller Supreme 14’ 3 beater forage box on gear ..........................$2,000 Ford 971, gas, Steering Select O speed ........................................$3,000

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FOR SALE: Triggs wagon, JD 216 Grain head. New sick- JD dummy head w/Sund '05 JD 1760 Maxi-Merge XP, $1,000; Hesston 30A stacker le & guards. Looks like pickup; Elmers 8R30” SN: 710114, trash whippers, apron chain, $500. 507-920knifer; Lilliston 6200 edible new, $3,500. (715) 442-2625 3 bu. boxes, 3 sets of disks 9990 14 5/8” diameter, 4150 bean combine; Pickett 1 acres, always shedded, restep 6R30” 8 bar. 320-562JD 6620 combine, w/443 corn tired from farming. 507-2202178 or 320-583-8465 JD 212 Pickup Head, 4 Belt, head, field ready. Will sep6810 Large Auger, on wagon. arate. $10,000.

Photo available. $2500.00 715-541-2462 or 715-357-3689 NH 38 flail chopper. Some 507-251-0233 new bearings, good cond. '92 JD 7300, 8R30", vacuum, insect monitor, & trash $2,000 OBO; JD 4R corncleaners, $6,400. head. Low acres. $900 OBO. 712-480-4564 Sparta, WI. (608)269-2729

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MACHINERY SPECIALS NH TC29, MFD ......................................$7,995 JD 5403, MFD, 600 hrs. ......................$19,900 JD 4650, PS ..........................................$29,900 ‘77 JD 4630, PS....................................$15,900 JD 4620, w/cab, air ..............................$11,900 JD 4440, PS ..........................................$18,900 JD 4430, Quad, open station ..............$14,900 JD 4230, Quad......................................$14,900 (2) JD 4020, dls., PS ............................$12,900 IH 856, Custom ......................................$8,900 IH 1086 w/46” rubber ..........................$10,900 IH 1066, open station ..........................$12,900 IH 1026, Hydro ..........................................$AVE IH 460 & 560, gas ..........................from $3,000 JD Sound Guard Cabs................................Call Gehl 4635 Skid Steer, 6’ bucket ............$7,995

KIESTER IMPLEMENT, INC. 110 S. Main, P.O. Box 249 • Kiester, MN

507-294-3387 www.midwestfarmsales.com

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE TRACTORS

LAWN MOWERS

MF 7624, New ..............................................Call Versatile 535, New ........................................Call Versatile 305, New ........................................Call Versatile 280, New ........................................Call Agco DT240A ......................................$129,500 MF 8450, CVT ........................................$99,500 MF 2745 ................................................$13,950 MF 1552, loader ....................................$22,500 JD 8760 ..................................................$59,000 JD 60, loader ............................................$3,500 White 8710 ..............................................Coming Ford 6600, loader ..................................$12,500 Ford 901 ..................................................$4,950 Oliver 1800, gas ......................................$5,500 AC 8030, MFWD ....................................$24,995

JD 318, 46" deck, pwr steer ....................$2,500 Agco Allis 1718 ........................................$2,500 JD 1435, 72”, 400 hrs. ........................................Call

PLANTING New White Planters ......................................Call White 8186, 16R, dry fert. ......................Coming White 6100, 12R, VF ..............................$13,000

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

HARVESTING Special 24 Month Waiver On Used Combines Standard Rate Thereafter MF 9795 ........................................................Call MF 9250, flx, drp ..........................................Call MF 9790 ........................................................Call CIH 1680, 1083, 8R30 plastic, Consigned....Call New Fantini Cornheads ................................Call

AUGERS New: Farm King Y1060, swg. hpr. ....................$9,800 Farm King Y1060, swg. hpr./hpr. mvr. ....$11,250 Farm King Y1070, swg. hpr. ..................$10,800 Farm King Y1080, swg. hpr./hpr. mvr. ....$13,250 Used: Koyker 8x56, bottom drive ..........................$850 Sudenga 8x55, brush auger ....................$2,500 Farm King 10x61 ......................................$4,800

GRASSHOPPERS 1212, 48" deck, S/N 275700 ....................$1,000 720K, 61", Vac, hopper, S/N 473803 ......$5,950

TILLAGE JD 512, 9 shank ....................................$45,000 (2) Wil-Rich 957, 7 shank ......................$22,000 ‘05 Wil-Rich Quad X, 42’7”, 4-bar harr. ..$35,000 Wil-Rich F.C. ............................................$3,500 (3) CIH #14 rippers, 5-7-9 shank ................Call M&W 1165 E.M., New Discs ....................$9,500 ‘05 Sunflower 4412, 5 shank ................$29,000 ‘07 Sunflower 4311, 7 shank ..................$12,500

MISCELLANEOUS Parker 737 ..............................................$18,000 New Unverferth 1115, cart ............................Call Unverferth 630, New, grain box..............$15,900 NH 455, skidloader ..................................$5,500 MF DL280, loader ....................................$9,500 Gehl 5640E, NEW ........................................Call Gehl 5240E, NEW ........................................Call Gehl 4240E, 350 hrs ..............................$22,500 New Disc Mowers ........................................Call New Hiniker Shredders ................................Call (2) Hiniker 1700, 20' shredders ....$10,000-$13,000 Hiniker 4000, 20' shredder ......................$ 8,000 Alloway, 20' ..............................................$6,500 REM 2700 grain vacs....................................Call REM 2100 ................................................$9,500 AGCO • MF • SUNFLOWER • WIL-RICH HINIKER • VERSATILE • WHITE PLANTERS • GEHL SPECIAL - DISC MOWERS - ON HAND NEW REM GRAIN VACS NEW GEHL SKIDLOADERS NEW FARM KING SNOWBLOWERS NEW FARM KING AUGERS NEW GRASSHOPPER MOWERS NEW LAND ROLLERS NEW HEADS & TRAILERS NEW UNVERFERTH SEED & GRAIN CARTS NEW WIL-RICH TILLAGE

‘08 Challenger MT765B, ultra wide gauge, 16” tracks, 2320 hrs., front weights, 3 pt w/quick hitch, nice tractor w/excellent tracks ........................$144,500 ‘11 NH T8020 MFWD, 480/80R46 duals, 5 remotes, front & rear wgts., high flow hyds., guidance ready, 1000 PTO only, 840 hrs., Warranty ‘till 11-29-12, Power Train Warranty ‘till 11-14-12 ................$124,000 ‘07 JD 5625 MFWD tractor, cab, 24-spd. pwr. reverser transmission, 542 loader w/joystick controls, 3 rear SCV’s, 1370 hrs...................................................$42,500 ‘08 JD 9770STS combine, Contour Master, autotrac ready, extended wear pkg., 800/65R32 single tires, 835 sep. hrs. ....................................................$149,500 ‘03 JD 8420 MFWD, 380/90R50 duals, 4 remotes, front & rear wgts., 5225 hrs., just through service program ..............................................................$99,500 ‘11 Case 580SN 4WD tractor loader backhoe, extendahoe, cab, air, ride control, Case controls, 330 hrs. ..............................................................$74,000 ‘08 JD 635F, flexible platform, Nice Condition ....$19,800 ‘08 CIH 2020, 35’ flexible platform, full finger auger ............................................................................$18,500 ‘94 Cat D4C Series III dozer, 6-way blade, ripper, open station, 3800 hrs. ......................................$20,500 ‘06 Sullair 185 CFM portable air compressor, JD dsl., 2194 hrs...................................................$6,500

USED EQUIPMENT NEW EQUIPMENT • JD 985, 55’, harrow • JD 980, 44’, harrow • JD 45’ crumbler • CIH TII, 45’, harrow • Hardi Com. 1500, 132’ • Hardi Com. 1200, 90’ • Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’ • Hardi Nav. 1100, 88’ • Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’ • Hardi Nav. 950, 88’, (2) • Hardi Nav. 1000, 66’ USED EQUIPMENT • Amity 11’, 12-22 • Wishek 862, 38’ disc • Amity 10’, 12-22 • Wishek 862, 30’ disc (2) • ‘05 Amity, 12-22 (2) • Pickett thinner, 24-22 • Amity 11’, 8-22 • Alloway 20’ shredder • Amity 10’, 8-22 • Alloway 15’ shredder • Amity 8-22, (3) • Balzer 20’ shredder • ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • Killbros 1810 cart, tracks • Artsway 898, 8-22, (2) • UTF 760 grain cart • Artsway 692, 8-22 • J&M 750 grain cart • ‘07 Artsway 12-22 topper • REM 2100 grain vac.

• Amity 12-22 topper St. Ft. • Wilrich 957, 7-30 • Alloway 12-22 topper St. w/harrow Ft. • DMI 730B, 7-30 • Alloway 12-22 folding • Tebben 5-30 deep till topper • Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling • Alloway 9-22 topper basket • Agco-Challenger • Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac • Woods Mowers • J&M Grain Carts • Westfield Augers • Sunflower Tillage • White Planters • Wilrich Tillage

Keith Bode Fairfax, MN 55332 507-381-1291

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FOR SALE:'09 JD DB60, Deere/Bauer 24x30” planter, Pro Cell 40 units, JD 2600 mon., $159,000; '08 JD DB60 Deere/Bauer 24x30” planter, Precision 20/20 units & mon., $146,000, both planters loaded w/refuge tank, scale, fert., row shutoffs & trash cleaners, exc. cond. & field ready; '10 Riteway F5-62 new style roller, exc. cond., $48,000. 507-525-1034

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(B) Belle Plaine, MN 1051 Old Hwy. 169 Blvd.

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(O) Owatonna, MN 3555 SW 18th St.

(W) Waseca, MN 3555 SW 18th St.

(507) 451-4045

(507) 835-3880

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JD 7300, 12x22 planter, 3 bu. boxes w/fertilizer, $11,500; JD 7100, 17R16” bean planter w/JD radial bean meters, $4,500. 507-834-6375 Tillage Equip

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9400 Sukup high speed cultivator, Nice. $2500. (715) 796-5464 Remlinger 12R Strip folding bar $10,000.

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All kinds of New & Used farm equipment – disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782

WANTED: 4330, 4440 or 4450 JD tractor in good cond.

Call 218-837-5282 or evenings 218-837-5505 WANTED: Chaff spreader for JD 9500 combine, prefer twin spreader. FOR SALE: Hardi 66' front folding spray boom w/triple nozzles. 320-834-2846 WANTED: Gehl 800 chopper entire or for parts, also used rolls of gauge wire.

952-955-1181 WANTED: IH 820 bean combine head, 15' or 17'. 320387-2615 WANTED: Minneapolis Moline/White 1210 corn sheller in good condition; Case 7500 vari-width moldboard plow, 5 bottom. 763-972-2317 WANTED: Pull-type combine in good working condition. Also, grain head for 55 JD square back. 651-308-835

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'76 Hagie 470 hi-boy sprayer, 2.3 liter Ford engine, hydrostatic, 270 gal. SS tank, $2,500. 507-834-6375 FOR SALE: 500 gal sprayer, 45' boom, hyd pump, $1,200.

515-291-7721 JD 734 high cycle sprayer, 3 cyl gas engine, front mount tow bar, $950. 515-852-4241

4WD TRACTORS (W)’11 JD 9630, Lease Return ......................................................$279,000 (O)’11 JD 9630, Lease Return ......................................................$279,900 (O)’11 JD 9630, Lease Return ......................................................$279,900 (B)’11 JD 9630, 285 hrs., Lease Return ........................................$279,900 (H)’11 JD 9530, 207 hrs., Lease Return........................................$264,900 (B)’10 JD 9630, 920 hrs., Extended Warranty ..............................$255,900 (H)’11 JD 9330, 475 hrs. ..............................................................$245,000 (O)’03 JD 9420, 3982 hrs. ............................................................$129,900 (H)’97 JD 9300, 4343 hrs. ..............................................................$99,900

TRACK TRACTORS (B)’09 JD 9530T, 1659 hrs. ..........................................................$259,900 (O)’11 JD 8310T, 300 hrs., 25” tracks ..........................................$233,900 (O)’11 JD 8310T, 400 hrs., 18” tracks ..........................................$226,900 (B)’07 JD 9620T, 2283 hrs. ..........................................................$209,900 (O)’00 JD 9400T, 6150 hrs., 36” tracks ........................................$109,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS (O)’11 JD 8310R, 356 hrs. ............................................................$219,900 (H)’04 Case IH MX285, 1183 hrs. ................................................$130,900 (B)’05 JD 7520, IVT, 1414 hrs.........................................................$84,900 (B)’97 JD 8400, 7317 hrs. ..............................................................$79,900 (B)’11 JD 6430, IVT, 410 hrs ..........................................................$74,900 (B)’89 JD 4755, 9781 hrs. ..............................................................$49,900 (O)’91 JD 4055, 2WD, PS................................................................$44,500 (B)’09 JD 5085M, MFWD, 448 hrs. ................................................$43,900 (B) ‘01 NH TM165, 10,136 hrs., MFWD ..........................................$37,900 (H)’74 JD 4630, FWA ......................................................................$16,900 (W)JD 2840, 6870 hrs, 148 loader..................................................$13,500 (W)IH 560, loader, diesel ..................................................................$5,495 (B)AC D14, wide front ......................................................................$2,750

COMBINES (W)’10 JD 9870, 295 sep. hrs., PRWD..........................................$325,000 (O)’11 JD 9870, 1467 sep. hrs. ....................................................$314,900 (O)’11 JD 9870, 261 sep. hrs. ......................................................$297,500 (O)’11 JD 9770, 213 sep. hrs., PRWD ..........................................$284,900 (O)’11 JD 9770, 256 sep. hrs. ......................................................$268,900 (H)’11 JD 9770, 300 sep. hrs. ......................................................$265,000 (H)’10 JD 9870, 559 sep. hrs. ......................................................$259,900 (H)’09 JD 9870, 490 sep. hrs. ......................................................$257,900 (H)’10 JD 9770, 405 sep. hrs. ......................................................$239,900 (H)’10 JD 9770, 552 sep. hrs. ......................................................$233,500 (O)’10 JD 9570, 419 sep. hrs., duals ............................................$206,000 (O)’09 JD 9670, 990 sep. hrs., auto trac ready ............................$199,000 (H)’08 JD 9570, 475 sep. hrs., duals ............................................$198,900 (O)’08 JD 9570, 418 sep. hrs. ......................................................$196,000 (B)’08 JD 9770, 1011 sep. hrs. ....................................................$188,000 (O)’07 JD 9660, 1032 sep. hrs. ....................................................$179,900 (O)’07 JD 9660, 1185 sep. hrs., duals ..........................................$164,900 (H)’04 JD 9560, 1200 sep. hrs., duals ..........................................$153,900 (B)’04 JD 9560SH, walker, 1525 sep. hrs. ....................................$139,900 (H)’04 JD 9860, 2121 sep. hrs. ....................................................$136,900 (W)’01 JD 9650, 2932 sep. hrs., PRWD..........................................$99,500 (O)’01 JD 9550, 3433 hrs, walker ..................................................$86,900 (H)’98 JD 9510, 2284 sep. hrs., PRWD ..........................................$79,900

‘08 JD 612C, 12R30” ........................................$74,900

‘07 Ag-Chem 1074, 1700 hrs, 100‘ boom ....................$142,900

(O)CIH 1660, 3800 hrs ....................................................................$36,500 (B)’83 JD 6620SH, sidehill, 3700 hrs. ............................................$15,900 (B)’79 JD 6620 ................................................................................$15,900 (B)’84 JD 7720, 5105 hrs, PRWD ..................................................$15,900 (H)’80 JD 7220, 4365 hrs. ..............................................................$11,900 (H)’79 JD 7720 ................................................................................$11,900 (B)’81 JD 7720, 4590 hrs. ................................................................$9,900

(B)’08 JD 2700, 7-shank ripper ......................................................$37,900 (O)Krause 4850, 5-shank ripper ......................................................$29,900 (B)’00 JD 680, 27’ chisel plow ........................................................$29,900 (B)’02 JD 2700, ripper ....................................................................$29,900 (H)’90 JD 630, 30’ disk....................................................................$27,500 (B)DMI 530B, 5-shank ripper ..........................................................$19,500 (H)DMI 730, 7-shank ripper ............................................................$13,500 (B)’92 JD 714, mulch tiller ..............................................................$12,900 (B)DMI 530, 5-shank ripper ............................................................$11,900 (O)’09 Case IH 1020 1020, air reel ..................................................$33,900 (O)’98 Wilrich 4830, 15’ chisel plow ..............................................$10,000 (B)’08 JD 635 ..................................................................................$32,900 (H)’08 JD 635 ..................................................................................$29,900 (H)’04 JD 630 ..................................................................................$26,500 (O)’10 JD 4930, 1010 hrs., 120’ boom..........................................$235,900 (W)’04 JD 635 ................................................................................$25,900 (O)’10 JD 4930, 1330 hrs., 120’ boom..........................................$228,500 (W)’01 JD 930, air reel ....................................................................$22,900 (O)’09 JD 4930, 2213 hrs., 120’ boom..........................................$199,750 (O)’06 JD 630 ..................................................................................$21,900 (O)’09 JD 4930, 1619 hrs., 90’ boom............................................$189,500 (O)’05 JD 630 ..................................................................................$21,900 (B)’07 JD 4720, 1305 hrs., 90’ boom............................................$149,900 (W)’04 JD 625 ................................................................................$21,900 (O)’07 AgChem 1074, 1700 hrs., 100’ boom ................................$142,900 (H)’04 JD 630 ..................................................................................$21,900 (O)’99 JD 4700, 3525 hrs., 90’ boom..............................................$74,900 (B)’04 JD 635 ..................................................................................$19,900 (O)’05 Hardi CM1500, 90’ boom ....................................................$23,900 (O)’00 JD 930M, air reel ..................................................................$16,900 (O)Sprayer Specialties, 110 gal., 80’ boom ....................................$21,500 (H)’00 JD 930, full finger ................................................................$15,900 (O)’06 Hardi Navigator 1100, 90’ boom ..........................................$21,000 (O)’02 JD 925, full finger ................................................................$14,900 (W)Hardi NP1100, 90’ boom ..........................................................$20,900 (O)’02 JD 930, full finger ................................................................$13,500 (O)Spraymaster, 1100 gal., 80’ boom..............................................$18,500 (O)’01 JD 930 ..................................................................................$13,500 (B)’99 Redball 680, 80’ boom ........................................................$13,900 (W)’00 JD 925, full finger ................................................................$13,500 (H)Hardi Navigator 800, 60’ boom ..................................................$13,500 (B)’03 JD 930, full finger ................................................................$12,900 (H)Top Air 1000, 60’ boom................................................................$6,500 (B)’02 JD 930, full finger ................................................................$12,900 (O)Case IH 1020 ..............................................................................$11,000 (H)’06 JD DB66, 36R22”, CCS, liq fert ..........................................$143,900 (B)’06 JD 1770NT, 16R30” ..............................................................$79,000 (W)’11 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ..................................................$99,500 (B)’96 JD 1770, 16R30” ..................................................................$44,900 (O)’10 JD 612, 12R30” ....................................................................$76,900 (B)CIH 1200, Bauer Built bar, 36R20” ............................................$79,900 (B)’08 JD 612, 12R30” ....................................................................$74,900 (H)’03 JD 1790, 16/31 row..............................................................$79,500 (O)’11 JD 608 8R30” ......................................................................$69,900 (B)’05 JD 1770NT, 12R30” ..............................................................$54,900 (B)’05 Geringhoff, RD1800, 18R22”................................................$69,900 (O)’97 JD 1780, 24R20” ..................................................................$48,500 (H)’08 JD 612, 12R20” ....................................................................$67,500 (H)’07 JD 1760, 12R30”, LF ............................................................$39,500 (O)’11 JD 608C................................................................................$66,900 (B)’02 JD 1560, 15’ no till ..............................................................$24,900 (B)’11 JD 608, 8R30” ......................................................................$65,900 (W)’98 JD 1530, 16R15” ................................................................$15,900 (O)’10 JD 608, 8R30” ......................................................................$64,500 (O)White 6100, 12R30” ..................................................................$15,500 (H)’10 JD 608, 8R30” ......................................................................$63,500 (B)JD 520, grass seed ......................................................................$3,900 (H)’06 Geringhoff, RD830, 8R30”....................................................$49,900 (W)’82 JD 7100, 12R30” ..................................................................$3,500 (B)’07 Geringhoff, RD830, 8R30” ....................................................$49,900 (B)’05 Calmers, 18R20” ..................................................................$49,900 (B)’10 JD 468, silage special ..........................................................$29,900 (O)’06 Geringhoff, 8R30” ................................................................$48,500 (B)’07 JD 568, surface wrap............................................................$29,900 (H)’08 JD 608, 8R30”, non-chpping................................................$46,900 (B)’07 JD 568, surface wrap............................................................$29,900 (H)’07 Cat 1822, 18R22” ................................................................$32,900 (H)’08 JD 468, silage special, 6800 bales ......................................$25,900 (O)’02 JD 1293, 12R30” ..................................................................$29,900 (B)’05 JD 946, 13’ MoCo ................................................................$23,900 (H)’03 JD 1293, 12R30” ..................................................................$29,900 (O)’00 JD 466, 10,000 bales............................................................$21,900 (B)’98 JD 1290, 12R20” ..................................................................$25,900 (W)’02 JD 567, surface wrap ..........................................................$19,900 (B)’97 JD 693, 6R30”, knife rolls ....................................................$22,900 (B)’08 NH BR7090, twine only ........................................................$19,900 (B)’97 JD 693, 6R30”, knife rolls ....................................................$19,900 (B)’03 JD 467, cover edge ..............................................................$16,500 (B)’92 JD 1600, center pivot, MoCo ..................................................$5,900 (O)’11 JD 2410, 52’ chisel plow ......................................................$60,000 (B)JD 1219 MoCo..............................................................................$4,995 (H)’09 JD 2700, 7-shank ripper ......................................................$39,500 (B)NI 5408 disc mower ....................................................................$3,995 (B)’10 JD 512, 7-shank ripper ........................................................$37,900 (B)NH 278 square baler ....................................................................$3,500

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WANTED: Rear axle mounting bracket to mount a JD 45 ldr on a Farmall H or M. 320-238-9370

‘04 JD 9860,2121 sep. hrs, PRWD, auto steer ready$136,900

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Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk choppers; Nice JD 215 & 216 flex heads; JD 643 cornheads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row.

715-299-4338

‘11 JD 8310RT, 190 hrs, power shift, 18” tracks ............$226,900

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(2) ‘05 T-250, glass cab & heater, 1875 hrs. ....................................$29,500 ‘07 S-330, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 4000 hrs. ....................................$29,500 ‘08 S-300, glass cab w/AC, 3600 hrs. ....................................................$29,900 ‘10 S-250, glass cab w/AC, ACS controls, 1800 hrs. ....................................$30,000 ‘07 S-220, glass cab w/AC, 105 hrs. ......................................$28,000 ‘01 873, glass cab w/AC, 4200 hrs.$18,000 ‘07 S-205, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 4250 hrs. ....................................$20,500 ‘09 S-205, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 2650 hrs. ....................................$23,900 (5) S-185, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1200 hrs ..............................Starting at $16,500 ‘10 S-175, glass cab & heater, 4000 hrs. ....................................................$18,950 ‘04 S-160, glass cab & heater,

3650 hrs. ....................................$18,900 (3) S-130, glass cab & heater, 3200 hrs. & up ..........................Starting at $14,500 ‘01 753, glass cab & heater............$14,500 ‘84 743 ............................................$7,500 ‘84 642B, 1450 hrs. ........................$8,900 ‘88 642B, 3785 hrs ..........................$7,500 ‘06 NH L-185, glass cab & heater, 1275 hrs. ....................................$22,900 (3) ‘08 NH L-175, glass cab w/AC, 1500 hrs. & Up..........Starting at $20,750 ‘03 NH LS-160, glass cab & heater $13,900 ‘08 JD 328, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 4000 hrs. ....................................$21,750 ‘09 Gehl 5240E, glass cab & heater, 1900 hrs. ....................................$17,900 ‘06 Gehl 4240E, glass cab & heater, 2375 hrs. ....................................$14,500 ‘70 Hyster H80C forklift ..................$4,150 Berlon Silage Defacer ......................$3,000

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Norwood Young America 952-467-2181 A family business since 1946 with the Lanos: Jack, Paul, Bob and Andy

Farm Services Custom Hay Baling, Small Squares & From Windrow baling process, we all. Lee Leiferman 507-317-8848 Feed Seed Hay

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

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

Trucks and Vacs available.

Immediate response anywhere.

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.

USED TRACTORS

USED PLANTERS

CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY

‘89 White 5100, 12x30 ..................................$8,950 ‘00 Kinze 3700, 24 row, 20” spacings ..........$56,000 ‘01 JD 1770, 16 row, 30” spacings, liquid fert. ............................................................$47,500 Flexi Coil 2340 air cart ................................$22,500 JD 8300, 13’ drill, 6” spacings, grass seeder, press wheels ................................................$3,350

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CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179

1-800-828-6642

Visa and MasterCard Accepted

USED COMBINES USED TILLAGE ‘09 Wilrich XL2, 60’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling basket ........................................................$54,000 ‘07 Wilrich Quad X, 58’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling basket ........................................................$52,500 ‘09 JD 2210, 53’, 5 bar spike harrow............$52,300 ‘98 JD 985, 49’, 3 bar harrow ......................$21,000 ‘96 JD 980, 44.5’, 3 bar harrow....................$18,500 ‘94 JD 980, 36.5’, 3 bar harrow....................$14,900 Brady 27’ cult., 3 bar harrow ..........................$2,250 ‘07 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ripper, harrow ......$26,500 ‘03 DMI 730B, 7-shank disc ripper ..............$19,900 ‘03 CIH 530B, 5-shank disc ripper ................$17,750 Wilrich chisel, 17-shanks................................$2,650 Kovar 30’ Multi Weeder, 400 gal. tank ............$2,500 Case 25’ disk ..................................................$8,000 JD 230 24’ disk ..............................................$2,650

USED HAY EQUIPMENT ‘88 Hesston 8200, high contact rolls ............$20,750 ‘99 CIH DC-515, 15’ discbine........................$12,500 ‘09 NH H7230, 10’ discbine ..........................$17,900 ‘97 NH 1465, 9’ haybine ................................$7,950 ‘98 JD 1600A, 14’ MoCo ................................$7,500 ‘06 Hesston 1120, 9’ haybine ........................$7,950 Hesston 1091, 9’ haybine ..............................$3,000 ‘87 Gehl 2170, 9’ haybine ..............................$2,250 ‘84 Versatile 4814, 14’ haybine for 276/9030 $3,500 ‘08 NH BR-7080 round baler, net wrap & twine..........................................................$21,900 ‘07 NH BR-780A round baler ........................$20,000 ‘06 NH BR-750A round baler, net wrap ........$17,500 NH 664 round baler, net wrap........................$12,500 ‘90 Hesston 530 round baler ..........................$3,950 ‘78 NH 310 square baler w/70 thrower ..........$2,950 JD 336 w/40 kicker ........................................$2,750 ‘83 Hesston 4600 baler, chute & rear hitch ....$4,000 ‘09 NH FP-240, 29P hay head, chopped hay only ....................................................$38,900 ‘00 H&S 7+4 18’ forage box, 415 gear ........$12,500 (6) Cond. Rolls for 2300-HS14 NH headers, NEW ..........................................................Ea. $800

USED MISCELLANEOUS ‘06 NH 185 spreader ......................................$9,000 ‘04 H&S 270 spreader ....................................$7,250 ‘11 Meyers 190A spreader ............................$6,750 ‘01 Meyers M300 spreader ............................$3,750 ‘05 NH 3110 spreader ....................................$4,750 MF 3743 spreader ........................................$14,900

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WANTED: Roller type drum dryer for milk. Can need work. 920-982-6783 or 920878-0688

‘10 NH T-8020, MFD, 701 hrs. ....................$127,500 ‘07 NH TG-245, MFD, 2100 hrs...................$108,900 ‘78 Ford 4600, diesel, loader, 2400 hrs.........$10,500 ‘11 Bobcat CT-230, 7TL loader, MFD, hydro, 94 hrs. ......................................................$15,500 ‘77 White 2-105, 4900 hrs ............................$9,500 ‘66 Oliver 1550, gas, 1850 hrs. ......................$7,250 ‘46 Oliver 70, Restored ..................................$4,500 ‘83 AC 6080, 4488 hrs. ..................................$8,950 ‘65 IH 706 ......................................................$3,250 ‘68 IH 544 ......................................................$6,000 IH 460, gas......................................................$2,950 ‘53 Farmall Super C w/72” belly mower ........$2,250 ‘90 JD 2955, cab, 1528 hrs...........................$31,900 ‘68 JD 3020, diesel, 1000 hrs. on eng. OH ......$7,950 ‘77 David Brown 885, diesel ..........................$3,950 Zetor 8540, cab ............................................$10,500 ‘89 Gleaner R-60, 2400 hrs. ........................$28,500 ‘80 NH TR-75, 4x30 cornhead ........................$7,250 ‘08 Gleaner 8200, 30’ flex header ................$26,500

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Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares, delivered in semi loads. Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653 FOR SALE: 2012 rye straw, $135/Ton. 612-490-0507 Rogers MN FOR SALE: All types of hay & straw in round bales & lg squares, tested separately, net & twine wrapped, delivered in semi loads.

Tim 320-221-2085 Sm. squares brome orchard blue grass mix heavy bales, call for price, delivery available. 515-571-0171 WANTED AND FOR SALE ALL TYPES of hay & straw. Also buying corn, wheat & oats. Western Hay available.Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill. 920-853-3554 055

2 Reg. Jersey 2nd calf bred to a Jersey bull, real nice, $1150.

7 Brown Swiss Guernsey Crossbred heifers ready to breed this Fall, $650. Live near Madison.

(608)697-1487.

FOR SALE: 14 stall Germania parlor 36” spacing, auto takeoffs w/ De Laval claws & shells, Germania crowd gate & controls air 20', 25 gal Mueller milk tank, 5 & 3hp Mueller milk compressors, Mueller model D free heater 120 gal all S/S. Complete milking parlor system. 36” & 48” fans. For more complete details please call 507-391-0098 or 507-874-3424

MT 465B TRACTOR 460/85R38, 380/85R28 Firestone Tires, Economy PTO, No Front Wgts., Air Seat, Block Heater, Roof Beacons, B10062

Large & Rounds. through cover it

Dairy Quality Alfalfa Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760

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FOR SALE: 8 to 15 Holstein dairy cows. Averaging 70 lbs. per day. (715) 797-4190 WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-2352664 Wanted to Buy: Good herd of dairy cows. 40 to 50 head.

Preferred AI bred and low SCC. (715)568-4160

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black Simmental bulls, good disposition, exc. quality, steer price; also, 10 yearling heifers, by the pound, open or we can breed. Riverside Simmental, Gerald Polzin, 320-2865805

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FOR SALE: Registered Black Angus Bulls, w/ good growth & disposition; Registered Black Angus Cows w/ calves at side. All breeding out of 100% Schiefelbein genetics. 320-597-2747 FOR SALE: Yearling Angus bulls, sired by EXAR Lutton & Gambles Hotrod. Call for pricing. Plum Creek Angus 712-348-3145 Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467 Semen tested Limousin bulls, 2 yr. olds & yearlings, low birth wgts., super growth.

John Goelz 507-557-8394 Small calf creep feeder, near new $450. 651-380-6921 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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Black & White Paint Ponies.

48" mare, 48" gelding & 52" gelding. Broke to drive.

Used in parades & trail rides. (715)887-2440

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NEW 2012 WAGONS AND GRAIN CARTS ARE IN CALL NOW FOR BEST SELECTION

NEW EQUIPMENT E-TRAIL GRAIN CARTS 710 Bu. - On Hand ............................$18,795 510 Bu. - On Hand..........Starting at $10,995 GRAVITY WAGONS 500 E-Z Trail - On Hand ........$7,995-$9,020 400 E-Z Trail............................$6,895-$7,250 HARVEST INTERNATIONAL/AUGERS T10-32 - 52 Truck Auger ........$3,500-$4,950 H10-62 - 82 Swing Hopper ....$8,500-$9,750 H13-62 - 92 Swing Hopper $13,500-$18,500 12 Volt Auger Mover ..........................$1,995 Hyd. Auger Mover ..............................$1,350 HITCH DOC SEED TENDERS 2 Box Tandem - On Hand ..................$9,850 4 Box Tandem - On Hand ................$15,950 6 Box Gooseneck..............................$25,000

NEW KOYKER LOADERS Call For Other Sizes 510 Loader - On Hand............Call for Quote COMBINE HEAD MOVERS E-Z Trail 4-wheel 21’-30’ ....................................$2,550-$3,250 Koyker Stor-Mor Grain Baggers & Bag Unloaders ..............................In Stock NEW ROUND BALE RACKS 10’x23’ - On Hand ..............................$1,995 NEW WHEEL RAKES 14 Wheel, high capacity ....................$8,995 12 Wheel, high capacity ....................$8,495 10 Wheel, V Rake - On Hand..............$3,750 5 Wheel, 3 pt. Rake - On Hand ..........$1,325 Land Levelers, 10’ & 12’ ..............On Hand

USED EQUIPMENT TRACTORS ‘05 JD 9320, 3 pt., 3200 hrs. ..........$133,000 ‘01 JD 9200, 3 pt., 8500 hrs. ............$69,500 ‘89 CIH 7140, MFWD, 6100 hrs.......$44,500 ‘90 Ford 946, 6100 hrs. ....................$39,000 ‘90 Ford 876, 6200 hrs. ....................$42,500 GRAIN CARTS Crysteel 650 bu., Like New ..............$10,250 Parker 450 ..........................................$5,250 WAGONS ‘10 E-Z Trail 3400 w/brakes................$6,900 Parker 2500 ........................................$1,850

TELESCOPING FORKLIFT RENTALS GRAIN BAGGER AND BAG UNLOADER RENTALS GRAIN VAC RENTALS SKID LOADER RENTALS 3 TELESCOPING FORKLIFTS FOR RENT

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ROW CROP TRACTORS

‘05 JD 9760STS, 1462 eng./1086 sep. hrs., Contour Master, 20.8x38 duals, chopper, header controls ................................................$128,000 ‘04 JD 9760STS, 2358 eng./1612 sep. hrs., hi-capacity unload, Contour Master, chopper, Greenstar yield & moisture monitor, 800x32 tires $119,000 ‘06 CIH 8010, 1325 eng./1050 sep. hrs., 20.8x42 duals, tracker, chopper, rock trap, auto header, Sharp!..........$138,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1235 eng./910 sep.hrs., 20.8x42 duals, tracker, rock trap, Pro 600 monitor w/yield moisture ..$167,000 ‘03 CIH 2388, 3300 eng./2195 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 18Hx42 duals, AFS, yield & moisture monitor, Maurer bin ext...............................................$82,500 ‘94 CIH 1688, 3734 eng. hrs., rock trap, chopper, auto header, thru shop ..................................................$34,500

‘11 CIH Magnum 275, MFWD, 850 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HD drawbar, 18 front wgts., 380x54 duals, 380x38 front duals ..................$152,000 ‘03 CIH MXM190, MFWD, cab, air, PS, 540/1000 PTO, 650x42 rear tires, 7604 hrs., Good Condition..........$50,000 ‘03 NH TG255, MFWD, 3463 hrs., 3 pt., 4 hyd., 1000 PTO, frt wgts, 18.4x46 tires & duals ................$80,000 ‘95 JD 8100, 2WD, cab, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 9426 hrs., 18.4x46 tires & duals ..............................$42,500 ‘94 JD 7800, 2WD, cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 9760 hrs., 14.9x46 duals, front wgts. ........................$42,500 ‘98 JD 6410, cab, air, MFWD, 16 spd. pwr quad, w/reverse, 8795 hrs., 18.4x38 tires ..............................$31,000 ‘89 JD 4755, 2WD, 9500 hrs., 3 pt., COMBINE HEADS 3 hyd., PS, 1000 PTO, 18.4x42 tires & duals........................................$31,000 JD 693, 6R30” cornhead ..............$12,500 4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘08 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..........$22,000 ‘11 JD 9630T, w/PTO, 36” tracks, 546 hrs, 4 hyd, front wts., well equipped ............................$282,000 ‘10 JD 9620, 1144 hrs., PS, 838 tires & duals, wgt. pkg., big hyd pump ................................................$225,000

LOADER TRACTORS

‘11 JD 7830, MFWD, 305 hrs., 20-spd. auto quad, 650x38 tires, w/JD 746 loader........................................$135,000 ‘10 JD 6330 Premium, MFWD, 2000 hrs., cab, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, JD 673 self-leveling loader w/joystick ....$65,000 COMBINES ‘09 NH T7030, MFWD, cab, 1080 hrs., ‘08 JD 9770, 4WD, 1225 eng./835 sep.

3 pt, 540/1000 PTO, NH 860TL loader, hrs., Contour Master, chopper, 20.8x4 tires ........................$92,000 20.8x42 duals, 28Lx26 rear tires ‘08 NH T7030, MFWD, cab, 1325 hrs., ................................................$175,000 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, NH 860TL loader ‘05 JD 9660, 1777 eng./1282 sep. hrs., w/joystick, 20.8x42 rear tires......$88,000 Contour Master, chopper, 20.8x38 ‘07 NH T7040, MFWD, cab, 3056 hrs., duals ........................................$123,000 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, NH 860TL loader, ‘08 JD 9670, 919 eng./1389 sep. hrs., 18.4x42 tires ..............................$78,000 Contour Master, chopper, Premium ‘05 JD 5525, MFWD, 1100 hrs., cab, cab............................................$162,000 JD 542 loader, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 540 PTO ‘99 JD 9610, 3300 eng./2400 sep. hrs., ..................................................$38,500 chopper, chaff spreader, 18.4x38 duals ..........................................$59,000

LARSON IMPLEMENTS 5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95 763-689-1179 Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings Free delivery on combines in MN, Eastern ND & SD

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WANTED: Breeding Heifers, summer or fall calving cows, or cow/calf pairs, to dry lot for summer mons & beyond, can A.I. & calf out, some grazing & ref. avail upon request. 605-832-2076

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FOR SALE: Angus Bulls.

Stout, heavy muscled bulls w/exc. performance genetics. Semen tested.

Sullivan Angus, Kellogg, MN. (507) 767-3361

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10 Quiet, fertility tested, pas- For Sale: Yearling, Colts ture ready polled Hereford and Phillies, beautiful Pinbulls. to's, Shetlands miniatures. larsonherefordfarms.com.

Reasonable prices. These (715) 772-4680 are untrained quality ponies. Also, some Mares Angus Yearling Bulls w/ exc w/foals. (715)772-3229 performance records. Information on website.

Mule Black Percheron 16.1, Steve Schmalenberger Jack 20 yrs rides & drives, 515-570-5215 use for skidding wood and centuryacresangus.com starting colts, $750/OBO. 608-548-5031 Big, Thick, Polled Hereford yearling bulls.

Calving 060 ease, semen tested. (715) Sheep 597-2036.

Fall born PolyPay rams, RR brookviewacres.com & QR, Neaton PolyPays, FOR SALE OR LEASE 952-240-2192 REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & Goats 062 yearlings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & For Sale: Herd of Dairy balance performance. Al Goats. All milking and feedsired. In herd improvement ing equipment. Milkers, program. J.W. Riverview doelings, buck. Serious inAngus Farm Glencoe, MN quires only.(608)476-2234 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625 Swine 065 FOR SALE: 22 head 450-500# Holstein steers dehorned, Compart's total program features superior boars & castrated & on a complete open gilts documented by vac. program. TMR fed & BLUP technology. Duroc, perfect condition. 60 head York, Landrace & F1 lines.

425# Holstein heifers from Terminal boars offer leantop dairies, udders ness, muscle, growth. Machecked, vet checked for ternal gilts & boars are breedability & on a comproductive, lean, durable. plete vac. program. Fed on All are stress free & PRRS TMR. Priced reasonable. free. Semen also available 815-632-7254 or 815-535-5236 through Elite Genes A.I. FOR SALE: 45 head 1st to Make 'em Grow! Comparts 5th calf pairs w/total care Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: until Aug. 15. $1950/pair.

877-441-2627 can keep longer at buyers expense. 605-832-2076

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‘11 JD 9570STS, 346 hrs., CM, 18.4x38’s w/duals, 16.9x26 rears, chopper, Maurer ext. ........................$205,000 ..............................Cash No-Trade $195,000 ‘10 JD 9670STS, 480 hrs., CM, 18.4x42’s w/duals, 18.4x26 rears, chopper, JD tank ext. ....................................................$199,500 ..............................Cash No-Trade $189,500 ‘09 JD 9870STS, 4WD, 613 hrs., CM w/5-spd. rev., chopper w/Powercast Tailboard, self-leveling-shoe, large Maurer ext. ....................................................$225,000 ..............................Cash No-Trade $205,000 ‘09 JD 9770STS, 4WD, 736 hrs., CM w/hi-torque rev., 20.8x42’s w/duals, 28Lx26 rears, chopper, JD tank ext. ............$192,500 ..............................Cash No-Trade $182,500 (The Above Combines Have An Additional 1 Year Of JD PowerGard Warranty)

‘11 JD 608C chopping cornhead ......$62,500 ‘10 JD 635 Hydra-Flex ........................$34,500 ‘09 JD 608C non-chopping cornhead$42,500 ‘08 & ‘10 JD 612C non-chopping cornheads ........................................$45,000 & $59,500

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Bus. 800-432-3564 800-432-3565 • Res. 507-426-7648

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Farm Equipment For Sale ‘08 Cat 965B, 800 hrs ....................$196,500 ‘04 Cat 855, 3000 hrs. ....................$185,000 ‘07 JD 9860STS, 800 hrs., loaded w/all options....................................$175,000 ‘07 Cat MT755B, 2100 hrs. ............$150,000 ‘89 Versatile 846, 4000 hrs., (So. MN tractor) ................................$40,000 ‘08 Lexion 595R, 650 hrs. ..............$245,000 ‘08 Krause Dominator, 18’ ..............$38,000 ‘04 DMI Tiger Mate II, (50.5’) ..........$37,500 ‘96 Terragator 1844, 1800 gal., 3900 hrs. ............................................$45,000 ‘09 Hagie STS14, 120’ boom, loaded ........................................................$195,000 ‘03 Wilrich 957 VDR, nice shape ....$12,000

Financing Available

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

USED TRACTORS

Westendorf WL40 w/IH mts........................$2,600

NEW Versatile 435, 4WD ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 250, FWA ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ..............................CALL NEW NH TD5050, FWA, w/cab ....................CALL NH T8 300 FWA, Demo ................................CALL NEW Massey HD2680, FWA, w/cab ............CALL NEW Massey 8670, FWA ..............................CALL NEW Massey 5450, FWA, cab, loader ........CALL ‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD..........................$69,000 NH 8870 ....................................................$69,000 ‘90 Ford 7710II, cab, 2WD ........................$25,000 Ford 5000, diesel, w/cab ........................COMING ‘06 IH 560, WF ............................................$5,200 White 2-85 w/loader..................................$12,500 IH 806, gas, w/Allied loader........................$7,850 ‘66 Allis 190, gas ........................................$6,000 ‘54 Farmall 300 w/loader ............................$2,550

PLANTERS

TILLAGE M&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ....................$14,500 DMI Tiger Two, 5-shank ..............................$8,500 Brillion HC 32’............................................$13,950 DMI Chisel Champ, 11-shank ....................$2,500 JD 960, 36’ w/3-bar ....................................$6,950 ‘07 JD 3710, 10-bottom ................................CALL ‘05 JD 2700, 9-24 shank ..........................$27,000 White 588, 4-bottom ..................................$1,800 Wilrich 3400, 50.5’ w/4 bar ......................$14,900 “Where Farm and Family Meet”

Midwest Ag Equip

SKIDSTEERS NEW NH skidsteers on hand........................CALL ‘06 NH L170 ..............................................$17,500

NEW White planters......................................CALL

COMBINES ‘94 Gleaner R72 w/new engine ................$58,000 ‘94 Gleaner R62 ........................................Coming ‘00 Gleaner R72 w/CDF ............................$82,500 ‘95 Gleaner R52, Cummins, Mauer ext. ..$67,900 ‘08 Fantini 12-30 chopping cornhead ......$68,000 NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ................CALL

HAY TOOLS New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand ‘11 NH BR7090 n/t.500 bales ..................$33,900

MISCELLANEOUS NEW Salford RTS units ................................CALL NEW Unverferth seed tenders ..............ON HAND NEW Westfield augers ........................AVAILABLE NEW Rem 2700 vac ......................................CALL NEW Century HD1000, 60’ sprayers ............CALL NEW Riteway rollers ....................................CALL NEW Lorenz snowblowers............................CALL NEW Batco conveyors..................................CALL NEW Brent wagons & grain carts ................CALL NEW E-Z Trail seed wagons ........................CALL NEW rock buckets & pallet forks ................ CALL NEW Hardi sprayers......................................CALL REM 2700, Rental ........................................CALL Unverferth 8000 grain cart........................$19,000 Kinze 1050 w/duals ..................................$48,500 (DMI Parts Available)

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

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

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BOARS BRED GILTS Large FOR SALE: 60 feeder pigs, Purebred Border Collie pupWhite, YxD, HxD, outdoor 50# & up, show pig quality, pies for sale. They make cond. 712-297-7644 $1/lb. 507-642-8547 very good pets. Good Marvin Wuebker around kids. Parents on Pets & Supplies 070 site, good herd dogs. They do not chase cars. See FOR SALE: Duroc, Hampmore at Facebook shire, Yorkshire, & Australian Shepherd puppies, have shots, parents on http://falkersranch.web.com .

Hamp/Duroc boars. Also farm. $100 each.

Red MerCall or text 734-625-9253 Hamp/York gilts. Genetics le & Tri color.

(715)654-5312 from top AI sires. Exc herd health. No PRSS. Delivery FOR SALE: 570 NH baler. Livestock Equip 075 Available. Stan Adelman. exc. cond. $11,500.

(715) 320-568-2225 495-0757 FOR SALE: 6 ½' Show Stopper pig hauler for a pickup, For Sale: Australian Cattle $300. 507-340-6934 Dog pups, about 6 wks old, parents work. (715)658-1618.

FOR SALE: Gilts & boars.

Purebred Durocs. Also, FOR SALE: Pug puppies. feeder pigs. Roger Guse, shots, vet, de-wormed. $350 OBO. (715)279-3756 Whitehall, WI. (715)983-5763

WILLMAR FARM CENTER a division of aemsco 3867 East Highway 12, Willmar, MN • Phone 320-235-8123 TRACTORS • • • • • • • • •

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‘12 MF 8660, MFD, cab, 225 PTO hp.

‘12 MF 7619, MFD, 140 PTO hp.

‘12 MF 2680, MFD, cab, 83 PTO hp.

‘12 MF 2680, MFD, 83 PTO hp.

‘11 MF 8690, MFD, cab, 280 PTO hp.

‘07 MF 7495, MFD, 155 PTO hp., 2625 hrs.

MF 5460, MFD, cab, 95 PTO hp.

MF 1529 Compact, 29 hp., loader, hydro MF 1652 Compact, 42 hp., loader, cab, hydro MF 1652 Compact, 52 hp., 12x12 Power Shuttle MF GC2400 Compact, 24 hp., 60” deck IH 70 Hydro w/F11 Farmhand loader ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.

‘07 MF 3645, MFD, 75 PTO hp., cab, loader ‘78 MF 1085, cab, 83 hp., 365 hrs.

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‘07 Geringhoff 1822, RD ‘08 Geringhoff 1230, RD ‘03 Geringhoff 1222, RD ‘08 Geringhoff 1222, RD ‘07 Geringhoff 1220, RD ‘05 Geringhoff 1220, RD ‘04 Geringhoff 1220, RD ‘08 Geringhoff 836, RD ‘08 Geringhoff 830, RD ‘06 Geringhoff 830, RD ‘04 Geringhoff 830, RD ‘03 Geringhoff 830, RD ‘01 Geringhoff 830, RD ‘00 Geringhoff 830, RD ‘07 Geringhoff 820, RD ‘10 Geringhoff 630, RD ‘08 Geringhoff 630, RD ‘07 Geringhoff 630, RD ‘05 NH 98C, 12R20” ‘99 NH 996, 12R20” ‘93 JD 843, LT, OD ‘88 JD 843, LT, OD JD 822 JD 1022 ‘06 CIH 2212, 12R20” w/8010 mounts CIH 1084 CIH 863 CIH 822 White 708N MF 1163, fits MF 8570 combine

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‘06 MF 9690, duals, 429 hrs.

‘07 MF 9790, duals, 1034 hrs.

‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs.

‘98 Gleaner 800, 25’ flexhead ‘90 MF 8570, duals ‘85 MF 9720, 3292 hrs.

MF 9750 PU table

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• MF 9120 bean table • MF 1858 bean table, 15’, 18’, 20’ • MF 8000, 30’ bean table

GRAIN HANDLING • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Brandt 1070XL, swing hopper auger Brandt 1080XL, swing hopper auger Brandt 1390XL, swing hopper auger Brandt 7500 hp. grain vac.

Brandt 5200 EX grain vac.

‘05 Brandt 1070XL swing hopper Brandt GBU-10, bagger Brandt GBL-10, unloader Brandt 1515 LP, 1535, 1545, 1575, 1585 belt conveyors Brandt 10x35 auger Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu.

Parker 505 gravity box, 550 bu., brakes EZ Flow 220 bu. gravity box w/auger, tarp Hutchinson 10x61 auger Wheatheart transfer auger, 8”

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JD sickle mower IH sickle mower JD 275 disc mower, 9’ IH 5-bar rake Kodiak 60”, 72”, 84” 3 pt. rotary cutters MF 1375 disc mower conditioner, 15’ MF 1328 & 1329 3 pt. disc mowers MF 828 round baler, auto tie MF 200 SP windrower, cab ‘11 MF 1372 disc mower conditioner Sitrex DM7 & DM5 disc mower Sitrex RP2 or RP5 3 pt. wheel rake Sitrex MK 14 wheel rake Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel rakes on cart Sitrex TR 9 wheel rake Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear H&S 16’ bale wagon Chandler 22’, litter spreader Meyer 620 forage box

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Sunflower 5055-62 field cult., 5-section, 62’ Sunflower 4610-9 disc ripper Sunflower 4412-07 disc ripper Sunflower 4530-19 disc chisel Sunflower 1444-36 disc Sunflower 4511-11 disc chisel ‘08 JD 520 stalk chopper Loftness 30’ stalk chopper, SM Loftness 20’ stalk chopper Maurer 28’-42’ header trailers ‘12 Degelman LR7645 land roller Degelman 320 rock digger ‘11 SB Select snowblowers, 97” & 108”, 3 pt.

• Lucke 8’ snowblower, 3 pt.

SPECIAL PRICED ITEMS (NEW) MF 1372 disc mower conditioner, 12’, steel rollers ..............$27,950 (Plus 3.9% Financing) (NEW) Sitrex DM7 3 pt. disc mower, 9’ ............ $8,450

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New steer feeders, calf & finisher models 1 ton to 8 '97 Ford Louisville, Cummins eng., 9 spd., 20' Fronton capacity. Call 920-948tier B & H, $45,000. 507-8343516. www.steerfeeder.com 6375 WANTED TO BUY! USED Bulk feed truck, '84 Ford BULK MILK COOLER 8000, sgl axle, 3208 Cat ALL SIZES 920-867-3048 eng., air brakes, good tires, Jakeo feed body, belts, caCars & Pickups 080 bles, hoses replaced. Good road handler.

Sturgeon '79 Pontiac Trans Am. 87,000 Bay, WI. 920-493-1932 mi., black in color. PW, AC, tilt, cruise. Orig. cond.

FOR SALE: '74 700 Ford $7,500. 715-896-1050 truck, 14' steel box & hoist w/ roll tarp, DOT'd. 507-276FOR SALE: '81 Chev 1500K, 2655 4WD, warn hubs, nearly new tires, cushion ag hitch, FOR SALE: '75 Int'l 1800 drive or restore it, $1,000.

Loadstar grain truck w/tan507-621-2493 dem axles, 392 gas eng., 5 FOR SALE: 1961 Rambler, spd. Allison auto. transmis68,000 mi, 4 door, Lime sion, 18' Crysteel box, Green, new brakes, new ex96,000 miles, $4,000 OBO. haust, motor work done.

507-227-4896 Leave Message 507-658-3935 FOR SALE: '84 Int'l, CumTrucks & Trailers 084 mings eng, 10spd trans, 19' box & hoist, $14,000. '97 '09 Chevy Silverado 1500LT, Freightliner, 60 Detroit, 20' blue/blk, Z71, Chevy certibox & hoist, roll tarp, 9spd fied, 42K miles, $24,000. trans, $18,000. 320-587-6301 712-325-1062 '90 Intl 9200 Day cab, big FOR SALE: '93 Kenworth T600, N14 Cummins, good block eng, new paint, $8500. rubber, wet kit, new clutch, Great corn hauler. $12,000. 320-630-6340 515-851-0590

HOPPERS ‘90 Timpte, elec. tarp, 80% tires/brakes, AL wheels, lift kit, Clean ....................$15,000 ‘88 Wilson, 43’ AL hopper, roll tarp, 80% tires, new brakes/seals, lift kit, AL wheels ..................$14,500 ‘85 Timpte, new tarp, new brakes, 80% tires, lift kit ..$12,000 Lift Kits for your existing hopper.

Our Lift Kits will help you achieve a 20” hopper height ........Kit $650 ............................Installed $1,350

DAY CAB TRUCKS ‘04 Freightliner, CL12042ST Century Class, 350K, 350 Mercedes, 10-spd., 3.70 ratio, SX ....................................$17,500 or w/Twin Screw ..............$22,500 ‘02 Freightliner, CL12064ST, 410 hp. Cummins, 10-spd., 800K, 3.90 ratio, 230” WB, New Rods & Main, New Recaps, 48” Flattop........................$18,500

‘97 Reitnouer, 48/102, SA/AR ..................Just In - Call for Price 3’-6’ Custom Extensions to fit any trailer back ....................$350 Custom Haysides Standard ..............................$1,250 NEW Tip-In Tip-Out................$1,750

END DUMPS ‘04 Mac, 32’, 72” sides, new cyl., brakes & lights, 50% tires $25,000

DROP-DECKS Engineered Beavertail for Drop Deck ..........Installed $5,500 ......................................Kit $3,500

VAN TRAILERS Good Selection (over 30) of Van Trailers ‘95-’01, 48/102-53/102, great for water storage or over the road hauling ....$4,000-$8,250 48’ & 53’ Van Trailers to rent. – ........$135.00 per month plus tax. ..$2.00/mile for pickup & delivery

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For Sale: ‘74 Ford 700 truck, 14’ steel box & hoist w/roll tarp, DOT’d. 50-2762655

~ A Great Harvest Starts Here! ~ COMBINES

GRAIN HANDLING

‘11 JD 9770STS, PRWD, CM, RT, chopper, Maurer Topper, 285/238 hrs...............................................................$305,000 ‘11 JD 9870STS, PRWD, CM, YM, AHHS, hyd. F&A, RT, 22.5’ auger, chopper, Maurer Topper, 575/428 hrs. ....................................................Select From 2 at $297,000 ‘11 JD 9870STS, Prem. cab, CM, YM, AHHS, hyd. F&A, chopper, 650/85R38 duals, 463/326 hrs. ..................$295,000 ‘11 JD 9570STS, 2WD, Prem. cab, HD CM FH,1 CM, YM, AHHS, hyd. F&A, chopper, Maurer Topper, 21 ⁄2’ auger, 145/94 hrs.................................................................$239,500 ‘10 JD 9870STS, Prem. cab, 5-spd. FH, Pro drive, CM, AHHS, hyd. F&A, chopper/chaffer, 650/85R38 w/duals, 1 & 28L-26, pwr. RWD, 22 ⁄2’ auger, 786/572 hrs. ......$275,000 ‘10 1JD 9870STS, Prem. cab, CM, YM, TR, AHHS, hyd. F&A, 22 ⁄2’ auger, Dick’s Topper, 824/562 hrs...................$260,000 ‘06 JD 9760STS, CM, YM, RT, AHHS, 20.8-42 duals, 2057/1430 hrs...........................................................$167,000 ‘05 JD 9760STS, CM, YM, ATTS, hyd. F&A, RT, chopper, 20.8-42 duals, Maurer Topper, 2461/1562 hrs. ........$158,000 ‘04 JD 9760STS, PRWD, CM, YM, AHHS, RT, Maurer Topper, 2234/1524 hrs...........................................................$169,500 ‘04 JD 9760STS, CM, Touch Set ctrls., high cap. unload auger, chopper, 20.8-42 duals, & 28L-26, 2WD, topper, 1948/1480 hrs., Field Ready ....................................$139,000 ‘10 JD 9670STS, CM, YM, RT, 20.8-42 duals, chopper, AHHS, hyd. F&A, 22⁄2’ auger, Maurer Topper, 306/234 hrs. ..................................................................................$215,000 ‘02 JD 9650STS, AHHS, hyd. F&A, chopper, 20’ auger, YM, RT, Maurer Topper, 3872/2251 hrs. ......................$98,500 ‘99 JD 9610, AHHS, RT, 20’ auger, chopper, Maurer Topper, 3667/2589 hrs.............................................................$52,500 ‘98 JD 9510, AHHS, hyd. F&A, 2-spd. chopper, 20’ auger, Maurer Topper, 3876/2832 hrs. ..................................$49,500 ‘95 JD 9500, AHHS, RT, 17’ auger, chopper, Maurer Topper, 3715/2534 hrs.............................................................$39,500 ‘94 JD 9600, PRWD, AHHS, chopper, 20’ auger, 4178/2840 hrs.............................................................$39,500 ‘00 JD 9550, 220 hp., LL, GreenStar YM - less display, Del. HH ctrl., Dial-a-speed, hyd. F&A, chopper, 17 auger, 2387/1585 hrs.............................................................$92,500 ‘97 JD 9500, AHHS, YM, Crary Topper, air seat, 3776/2386 hrs.............................................................$52,500 ‘95 CIH 1688, Crary Topper, 18.4-38 duals, 3561/2361 hrs. ....................................................................................$39,500 ‘90 JD 9600, AHHS, 20’ auger, 18.4-38 duals, 4335/2953 hrs. ....................................................................................$39,000

‘07 Brent 1084, 1000 bu., 20” auger, tarp, walking tandems ....................................................................................$42,500 ‘09 Brent 1082, 1000 bu., 20” corner auger, 27x32/900/60x32 tires, 510 scale, tarp ......................$38,500 ‘04 Brent 1084, 1000 bu., dbl. auger, scale, tarp ........$32,500 ‘07 Parker 938 grain cart, 1000 bu., 18” in-line auger, 36” tracks....................................................................$55,000 Parker 4800, 500 bu. ....................................................$6,250 JD 740, 345 bu., side dump, 15’ brush auger ................$5,500 Parker 450, 450 bu., side auger, small 1000 PTO..........$5,500

FLEXHEADS (2) ‘11 JD 635, 35’, composite fingers ........................$37,500 ‘10 JD 625, 35’, 1500 acres on head ..........................$39,500 ‘10 JD 635, 35’ ..............................Selcet From 2 at $35,900 ‘10 JD 635F, 35’, High Stone Dam, 2000 acres ..........$27,500 ‘09 JD 635F, 35’, composite fingers ............................$33,900 ‘09 JD 635F, 35’, full finger auger ..............................$29,500 ‘04 JD 635F, 35’, Used On 1500 Acres ........................$26,000 ‘04 JD 635, 35’, Short Stone Dam, lights ....................$22,500 ‘06 JD 630F, 30’ flex, CM, Low Stone Dam, header height sensing........................................................................$26,500 ‘06 JD 635F, 35’, Low Stone Dam................................$25,000 ‘06 JD 630F, 30’, Del. header height control ..............$22,500 ‘04 JD 630F, 30’, CM, stubble lights ............................$22,500 ‘03 JD 930F, 30’, full finger auger, poly snouts ..........$11,000 ‘02 JD 930, 30’, poly skids, CM sensors......................$12,000 ‘01 JD 930F, 30’ flex, poly skids, stubble lights, AWS wind system................................................................$17,900 ‘97 JD 930, 30’, poly skid plates ................................$11,500 ‘96 JD 930, 30’, poly snouts ..........................................$8,500 ‘91 JD 930, 30’, poly skid shoes....................................$5,000 ‘03 JD 925F, 25’, CM, poly skids & dividers ................$14,000 ‘01 JD 925, 25’, 2011 Tiger Jaws ................................$12,900 ‘97 JD 925, 25’, Level Land, poly snouts ......................$9,500 ‘92 JD 920, 30’, steel dividers, poly skid plates ............$8,500 ‘77 JD 220, 20’, Yellow Reel, new poly & skids ............$2,750 JD 220, 20’, Black Reel, stainless steel seals ................$1,200 JD 30’ reel - off of 630 platform ......................2 Ea. At $2,500 ‘04 CIH 1020, 30’ ........................................................$16,000

CORNHEADS (3) JD 612C, 12R20” - Fits 9770..................................$99,500 ‘11 JD 612C, 12R20” Stalkmaster, KR, hyd. deck plates..................................................................$92,500 ‘09 JD 612C, 12R30”, Stalkmaster, 70 Series hook-up, CM, KR ........................................................................$77,000

‘10 JD 612C, 12R30”, chopping head..........................$87,500 ‘09 JD 612C, 12R30”, KR, CM, plastic snouts..............$75,000 ‘08 JD 612C, 12R22”, Updates Done ..........................$86,500 ‘08 JD 612C, 12R30”, chopping cornhead ................$82,500 ‘08 JD 612C, 12R30”, chopping head, CM ..................$79,500 ‘08 JD 612C, 12R20”, KR, CM, poly snouts ................$62,500 ‘08 JD 612C, 12R30”, non-chop., CM, poly..................$62,500 ‘10 JD 608C, 8R30”, KR, CM........................................$67,500 ‘09 JD 608C, 8R30”, Stalkmaster ..Select From 2 At $65,000 ‘09 JD 608C, 8R30”, KR, CM........................................$59,000 ‘08 JD 608C, 8R30”, stalk stompers............................$62,500 ‘08 JD 608C, 8R30”, Stalkmaster ................................$59,500 (2) ‘08 JD 608C, 8R30” ..........................Starting At $57,500 ‘07 JD 893, 8R30”, poly snouts, stubble lights............$35,000 ‘05 JD 893, 8R30”, CM, stubble lights, KR ..................$32,000 ‘05 JD 893, 8R30”, KR - Fits 9500 ..............................$27,000 ‘02 JD 893, 8R30”, KR, CM, poly, lights ......................$23,500 ‘00 JD 893, 8R30”, CM, lights ....................................$23,000 ‘98 JD 893, 8R30”, KR, stubble lights..........................$22,500 ‘95 JD 893, 8R30”, KR, chain coupler drives ..............$16,500 ‘96 JD 893, 8R30”, KR, lights, poly..............................$16,900 ‘92 JD 843, 8R30”, low profile, tin snouts ....................$9,500 ‘83 JD 843, 8R30”, metal snouts ................................$10,500 ‘84 JD 643, 6R30”, GVL poly in 2010 ............................$8,000 ‘92 JD 643, 6R30”, new chains & sprockets ................$6,900 ‘84 JD 643, 6R30”, low profile, KR ................................$6,500 ‘82 JD 1290, 12R20”, poly snouts ..............................$17,500 JD 643, 6R30”, high tin ..................................................$3,500 JD 643, 6R30”, high tin..........2 Available Starting At $3,250 Geringhoff, 12R20” ......................................................$57,500 ‘07 CIH 2208, 8R30”, poly snouts................................$35,000 ‘06 Clark 1620, 16R20” - Fits 60/70 Series ................$35,000 ‘03 JD 893, 8R30”, CM, stubble lights, poly snouts, KR............................................................$29,500

HEADER TRAILERS ‘10 Unverferth 636, 36’ twin axle & brakes..................$7,000 Unverferth 30’, small tires..............................................$3,900 ‘01 30’, lights - Fits 600 Series Platforms ......................$4,250 25-30’ Header Trailer, 4 wheels, LP tires ....................$2,750 Killbros UT125, 25’, 4 wheels, wagon style ..................$2,500 May Wes 20’ header trailer ............................................$1,200 ‘94 Minnesota 25, 25’, 4 wheels, MN gear ..................$1,250

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1426 S. Broadway • New Ulm, MN

Call 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361

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Albert Lea Location

214 East State St. • Kiester, MN

Hwy. 22 South • Minnesota Lake, MN

35W & Int. 90 • Albert Lea, MN

Delivery Available!

(507) 294-3244

(507) 462-3828

(507) 373-6418

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

Axles & Suspensions FLATBEDS For Trailers..........$1,000 AR/Axle, ‘97 Wilson 48/102, All Aluminum, ................................$500 SR/Axle Spread Axle, AR ................$10,000 1/4” Plastic Liner, ‘74 Fontaine, 40’ ..................$4,750 10’ Wide ........................$27.50/Ft. ‘95 Utility Curtainside, 48/102, Rims - 22.5 & 24.5 steel & steel trailer w/wood floor, aluminum ....$60/steel or $175/AL sandblasted, new paint ......$8,500 ‘99 Transcraft, 48/102, We can also convert flatbed AL Combo ..........................$9,250 trailers to be used as a bridge.

‘02 Transcraft, 48/102, SA/AR See our website. ..................Just In - Call for Price

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

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DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED

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New Oak flatbeds, hay & '92 Freightliner semi tractor, silage bunks, green chop good shape, $7,000. boxes. 715-269-5258 515-851-0590

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BALZER BUILDS THE BEST LIQUID MANURE HANDLING EQUUPMENT

- Balzer 10,000 gal. 5th wheel slurry - Balzer 7400 gal. disc wheel slurry w/5 unit injector - Houle 6000 gal. slurry w/4 unit disk injector - Balzer 6000 gal. express slurry tank - Balzer 4800 slurry w/4 unit spring tank sweep injector - Balzer 4200 gal. vacuum w/3-tank injector - Balzer 4200 gal. slurry w/5 unit spring shank injector 3750 gal. vacuum manure tank Express - Calumet w/3 unit disc injector Lagoon - Balzer 3750 w/4-shank injector Pump - Balzer 3350 vacuum tank - Better Bilt 2600 gal. tandem axle vacuum tank - Better Bilt 1650 vac tank - Better Bilt 1500 vac tank - Badger 1500 gal. vacuum tank - Badger 800 gal. single axle vacuum tank - Dietrich 5 unit sweep injector

Balzer Express Tank • 1/4” Uni-body Construction • 5” and 6” Solid Steel Spindles in Sleeves • Long Tongue and PTO • 5,000, 6,000 and 6,750 gallon sizes available

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Grain Carts • New 900 x 32 flotation tires, under 10psi • 24” Unload Auger “Fastest in the industry!”

• Auto-Trail Steerable Axle System • New independent horizontal “feeder” & vertical “unload” auger operation

Misc.Equipment:

V-Pump • Up to 4000 gallons per minute

The most durable and dependable high capacity pump available.

Other:

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

- Doda 13’ vertical pump - Clay 12’ vertical pump - N Tech vari width vertical manure pump - ‘09 Doda 10’ vertical pump - Nuhn 540, 8’ vertical pump - Balzer Doda 6’ Super 150

New Tanks & Pumps: Any Size Available Used Tanks:

vertical pump - Balzer 314 agitator - 8”x30’ wheeled load stand - Balzer 38’ lagoon pump - ‘06 Hydro Engineering, 16 shank, 30’ folding injector bar

- Spray Specialites XLRD 1500 gal., 80’ boom sprayer - Top Air 1100 gal., 88’ boom, Raven 450 monitor - Top Air 1100 gal., 60’ boom - Blumhardt tandem axles, 1000 gal., 90’ boom w/foamer - Century HD 1000 gal., 60’ boom - Demco Conquest 1000 gal, 60’ boom, Raven 440 - Ag Chem 750 gal., 60’ X-fold boom - Walsh 500 gal., 45’ boom - New Hardi 150 gal., 32’ PTO sprayer - (2) Brent 600 GREEN gravity wagons - Parker 505 RED gravity wagon - Brent 1080 grain cart - Brent 774 grain cart - Brent 674 grain cart - Brent 472 grain cart - Brent 420 grain cart - JD 1210A, 400 bu. grain cart - PFM hydraulic rock picker - Krause Model 8200, 36’ disk - IH 706, gas, WF - JD Model 2700, 7 shank chisel plow - DMI 730B, 7 shank chisel plow - Balzer Model 10-16 silage accumulator conveyor box - JD 960, 32.5’ field cultivator w/3 bar harrow - New Balzer Model 2000 & Model 1500 pull type stalk choppers - Brady 14’ stalk chopper - JD 9620T w/2165 hrs.

- C-IH Puma 165, MFWD, 14.9x46 rears, 535 hrs.

- JD 7330 Premium, MFWD, 239 hrs.

- IH 986, 18.4x38 tires, 840 actual hrs.

- JD 1600, 3 pt., 12-shank chisel plow - Loftness 8’ sgl. auger 2-stage snowblower - Tox-o-Wic 370 PTO drive grain dryer - Westfield model MK, 130-61T grain auger springaway-auger used once - Vermeer WR22 10 wheel rake

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15kWRavens alum flatbed, 96”x46' FOR SALE: 12,000 gal. bulk GENERATORS: 500kW PTO & automatic fuel tank, very nice shape. spread axle new LED lights gen sets, new & used. Low 320-875-4676 & wiring harness, good time hospital take-outs. tires, brakes & deck, new th Standby Power-Windom 5 whl plate, side kick One call does it all!

Serving farmers since 1975 avail, 2 boxes, exc cond, With one phone call, you can 800-419-9806 9-5 Mon-Sat $10,500. 507-261-3042 place your classified ad in The Land, Farm News, PARMA DRAINAGE AND The Country Today.

Miscellaneous 090 PUMPS New pumps & Call The Land for more parts on hand. Call Mininfo @ 507-345-4523 • 800-657nesota's largest distributor BAT PROBLEMS? 4665 or place your ad online HJ Olson & Company 32020% Off Any Written Esti@ www.thelandonoline.com 974-3202 Cell – 320-894-6276 mate WI Bat Specialists, Inc. Since 1979.

Offices RANGER PUMP CO. Statewide & MN & IA. Custom Manufacturer of 35,000 + jobs completed, Water Lift Pumps for field BCI & Nat Geo Discovery. drainage & lagoon agitation Lift truck capabilities up to pumps.

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Freightliner, Columbia, auto shift Mac, wet kit - SOLD Ford LTA 9000 IH 9200, low miles Columbia, 10-spd.

-Coming In‘97 Sterling ‘00 Freightliner, Big Power, auto shift

507-383-8976 Cell 507-373-4218 • 507-448-3306

Winpower Sales & Service Reliable Power Solutions Since 1925 PTO & automatic Emergency Electric Generators. New & Used Rich Opsata-Distributor 800-343-9376

LOCAL TRADES TRACTORS CIH 7130, 2WD CIH 5240, 2WD CIH MX275, MFD CIH Farmall 35 w/loader, 50 hrs.

‘08 1250, 24-30, bulk fill, 3500 acres - $118,500 JD 1760, 12-30 - $34,500

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‘90 1660, 4258 hrs ‘98 2388, 3400 hrs ‘09 6088, 553 hrs TILLAGE ‘10 7088, 265 hrs CIH 730C ‘08 7010, 428 hrs DMI Tigermate II, 44’, 4-bar ‘97-’05 1020, 25’ platforms CIH 9300, 9-shank - $22,500 IH 983, 8-30 - $5,950 Artsway 240, 8-30 shredder CIH 1083, 8-30 - $8,950 Artsway 180, 6-30 shredder CIH 2206, 6-30 PLANTERS CIH 2208, 8-30 - $28,500 ‘08 1200, 16-30 Pivot, bulk fill, ‘08-’10 CIH 2608, 8-30 2500 acres - $79,500 chopping head ‘07 1200, 16-30 Pivot, bulk fill ‘97 JD 893, 8-30 - $18,500 - $72,500

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‘10 CIH Puma 140 w/L760 loader, 457 hrs., susp. axle, PS ........103,000

‘11 Magnum 215, 280 hrs., Loaded................................$149,900

‘89 CIH 7120, 8106 hrs.......$42,500

‘10 CIH Puma 155, PS, 555 hrs., w/loader. ............................$114,900

‘11 CIH Magnum 275, 432 hrs., Loaded................................$174,800

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These improvements maximize grain saving by providing improved cutting performance when harvesting in uneven terrain conditions. The header height software also utilizes a new calibration procedure that ensures all sensors are properly calibrated.

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‘92 JD 8960, PTO, JD auto steer, 20.8x42 triples, 6650 hrs. ....................................$79,900 STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

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Red Rock Falls, Cottonwood County, Minn.

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by rich productive farmland. There is Sometimes, however, we’re just not omeone once told us that her grandS parents drove their covered wagon looking in the right places. On a recent even a cave. trip we decided to turn off the highway through Iowa to buy land in Oklahoma. She could never understand why they chose that red dirt over Iowa’s rich black soils. Perhaps they were looking for something better.

In a way we too often overlook the beauty around us. We think other states have so much more to offer in the way of nature’s picturesque elegance and vacation spots — that our area was designed only for growing corn, soybeans and livestock, not for enjoying.

and follow the Cottonwood County sign proclaiming Red Rock Falls just a bit further down the gravel road. We had been sitting in the car way too long and needed a break anyway.

We stopped and walked a slight incline, not knowing what to expect.

Imagine our delight when we heard, then saw with our own eyes, a 30-foot waterfall filling a small lake with water. The rocks there are amazing, especially since they are surrounded

Following the pathway past the waterfall along the stream of water under the trees, we found a cool spot where sunlight filtered through the leaves of trees. We didn’t talk much, awed by the beauty there. The water gently came down layers of rock, in many places shallow enough to walk across. Birds filled the air with the music they have sung since creation.

A farm place borders the east side. I wonder what the first settler thought when he discovered the falls on his

property; was he impressed as we were, or was he wishing for land that produced a hundredfold?

Cottonwood County has many parks, including Talcot Lake, South Dutch Charley, Mountain, Dynamite, Pat’s Grove, Highwater and Sara, in addition to Red Rock Falls. Some of their names are rather intriguing, encouraging further investigating.

Methinks we shall be stopping the car more often to follow the arrows on destination signs to see what treasures lay along our back roads. ❖

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