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Cow numbers are stablilizing, but it’ll be a ‘long road back’ for cattle feeders

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Beef cow numbers appear to finally be stabilizing, but at barely 28 million nationwide, this is the lowest beef cow count since the 1950s. The all-time high was 45.712 million in 1975.

Minnesota accounted for 751,000 that year; by 2012, the number had dropped to 365,000, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture

data. Texas, Nebraska and Kansas continue as the top three states in cattle and calves, but with major cutbacks due to drought conditions the past three years, that ranking might soon be readjusted.

“Cow numbers hopefully will stabilize this year but it will be a long road back,” said Roger Wallace, feedlot consultant working the Elkhorn, Neb., cattle feeding area. He said the cat-

tle feeding business has been in red ink for several months; hog production is unprofitable currently. He’s not so excited about the immediate future either.

“If corn collapses this fall like some expect, that likely will get priced into the price of calves which is already ramped up because of the shortage of cows,” Wallace said. “We just won’t See CATTLE, pg. 8A

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A three-week road trip of 5,882 miles just expand our refineries already in through 10 states was an amazing advenplace.” ture for my wife and me March 19 to April Galveston Island has its own “Disney9. I’m pleased to report our marriage land” called the Kemah Boardwalk; great remains intact; in fact we talked about fun for children of all ages, and great eatthings we’ve never before discussed. ing places, too. Evident in Galveston Bay We dodged any vehicle issues by renting were oil tankers delivering crude oil from a Chrysler Town & Country van through Mexico, Venezuela, the Middle East and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Our own van has perhaps other sources.

223,400 miles on it — seemed unwise to Even with our huge ethanol industry LAND MINDS challenge it on this adventure. Thanks to plus expansion of oil and natural gas proa remarkable batch of maps from AAA,

By Dick Hagen duction within our own boundaries, we our routes and destinations were clearly still import about 40 percent of our total detailed, including precise GPS guidpetroleum needs. ance to each family member and friend Traveling from Houston to San Antoalong the way. nio and then on to El Paso — about a 500-mile jaunt It started with an overnight with my older sister — the vast open country of southwest Texas smacks and family in Tulsa, Okla. My travel tendencies are your eyeballs and senses. Gladie and I often wonto use the interstate system only as needed for time, dered how the few cattle we did see could survive on comfort and convenience. A few “side trips” along the this mile-after-mile of open range. I’m guessing one way enriched our travels and generated several sto- critter per 50 acres of sagebrush might be a generous ries that may appear assessment. in future issues of The San Antonio — what Land. One such side an exciting city! We trip was to Sulphur Traveling from Houston to San Antonio could sense the pulse as Springs, Texas, which and then on to El Paso — about a 500- soon as we parked our included a stop at the mile jaunt — the vast open country to vehicle and hiked a few Southwest Dairy blocks to the famous southwest Texas smacks your eyeballs Museum.

River Walk smack dab in and senses.

Gladie and I often wonWhile there we also downtown San Antonio. dered how the few cattle we did see checked out the 110You can leisurely enjoy year-old, four-story could survive on this mile-after-mile of the walk, or hop a motorHopkins County Couropen range. ized riverboat for a thouse in Sulphur guided tour of this Springs. They recently remarkable oasis in the spent $5.5 million refurbishing this grand old build- center of this thriving city. ing. Our tour guide told of its distinctive San Antonio also included a lunch stop at The Romanesque Revival architecture with towers, turBuckhorn Saloon & Museum. Established in 1881, rets and a huge clock tower that contained no clock legend says this is the place where Teddy Roosevelt because one of the county fathers said, “Get up at sunup, go to bed at dark and eat when you are hun- recruited his Rough Riders and Poncho Villa planned the Mexican Revolution. If you like viewing wall gry, and you don’t need no (expletive) clock.” Good mounts of wild animal species from around the logic, perhaps even in 2013. world, the Buckhorn is your place, with 218 species From there, on to Houston. My gosh, what a on display. It’s just two blocks from the Alamo and megapolis! My youngest son, Jeff, is an engineer with one block from the River Walk.

Phillips Petroleum Co. there. This coastal area used to be a major rice farming area. Today “greater Hous- Side tracking off our AAA route, we did an overnight at Parker, Ariz., specifically to enjoy the ton” is home to 5.7 million people (compare this to beauty and charm of the Blue Water Resort & Casino Minnesota’s state population of 5 million). My son hugging the Colorado River. A lack of time and drove us out to Galveston Island, about 30 miles from downtown Houston and connected to the main- money was our only lament. Morning breakfast the next day at Lake Havasu City, Ariz., a sparkling gem land by Interstate 45. on the Colorado River where our friends Curt and Lil I was amazed by the tremendous number of oil Wood hang out each winter. refineries; I counted 14. My son told me, “that is why Houston is the ‘Oil Capital of the World.”’ He said they don’t build new refineries anymore, “instead we See MINDS, pg. 3A

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 9A — The “From the Fields” farmers check in with The Land 1B — Phyllis Nystrom, Joe Teale and

Glenn Wachtler share their grain and livestock marketing expertise 1F-4F — Minnesota & Northern Iowa Festivals 2013 — SPECIAL PULL & SAVE SECTION!

Vacation included ag ‘powerhouse’ San Joaquin Valley We entered California at Needles on I-40 and eventually headed north on I-5, a major interstate threading through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. This is the incredible agricultural powerhouse of California, with miles and miles of crops, orchards and vineyards, plus a few dairy and cattle operations as well. Out here livestock enterprises are mostly of the “mega size” category, meaning 1,000 or more

Letter: Utility attempt to shortchange landowners ‘petty’ OPINION

thinks that by using their considerable resources (Xcel Energy alone has 37 registered lobbyists in Minnesota) they can sidestep the law so they won’t have to fully compensate people for moving expenses.

The cost of fulfilling the utility companies’ obligation to farmers and landowners is minimal next to the cost of the project. CapX2020 is estimated to cost $2.2 billion. With less than 100 landowners expected to file for relocation across the entire state, their attempt to short change farmers and landowners is downright petty.

The Minnesota House did the right thing by including in their ag omnibus finance bill language that clarifies the original intent of the “Buy the Farm” law. That bill is in conference committee right now and the conferees from both the House and Senate should stand up for family farmers and make sure the “Buy the Farm” clarification is included in the final bill.

Alan Perish Browerville, Minn.

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To the Editor: As a retired dairy farmer, I remember the hard fought battles between family farmers and utility companies over high voltage power lines cutting across Minnesota in the 1970s.

One of the outcomes of this was the “Buy the Farm” law. Essentially, this law says that farmers and landowners have the right to require that companies purchase their entire farm if high voltage power lines are forced onto their property. The law was intended to require utilities to fully reimburse farmers and landowners for their land, relocation expenses and lost business.

It’s a good law and an example of public policy that puts the interests of people before the interests of corporations, something we could use a lot more of today.

With the construction of the 650-mile CapX2020 high voltage power line under way, this law has renewed importance to family farmers and landowners across the state.

When I heard that Xcel Energy and the other backers of CapX2020 are claiming that farmers are “voluntarily” relocating their farms and any reimbursements for moving expenses and lost business would be “extra compensation,” I can’t say I was surprised.

But let’s be clear: Farmers and landowners didn’t have a choice about the high voltage lines cutting across their land — it was forced upon them. The “Buy the Farm” law has been on the books for 35 years and Xcel Energy and the rest of them knew it.

But the energy conglomerate backing the project

dairy cows or 10,000 or more beef cattle.

We did an overnight at Harris Ranch. They offered great food, especially the prime beef provided by their own ranch, and fabulously comfortable rooms.

You don’t eat or sleep cheaply at Harris Ranch, but we had decided earlier to pamper ourselves a few times, regardless of the family budget.

The Harris Ranch feeds out about 50,000 head of beef yearly at this particular location; two other locations each do another 50,000 per year. All told, they cover approximately 18,000 acres growing a wide variety of vegetable, fruit and nut crops — about 22 in all including everything from cotton, lettuce, garlic, asparagus, onions, tomatoes and melons to oranges, lemons, pistachios, walnuts, almonds and acres of grapes. Because they are the biggest cattle producer in California, however, anti-ag activists are a constant threat to this showcase cattle farm. You’re in California — what do you expect?

While here you are often reminded of the continuing battle for water. A frequent sign along the interstate read: “Valley farms paid 100 percent for their state water allocation but only received 35 percent in 2008, 40 percent in 2009, 50 percent in 2010.

Farmers lost over $200 million on water not delivered!” The big banners also listed a website: WaterForAll.com. With agriculture so vital to their economy, I don’t see any solution to this dilemma.

Rio Vista, Calif., was our Easter weekend stop with my younger sister and family. Only about 40

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MINDS, from pg. 2A Still a young town, it was launched in the early 1970s by the man behind the McCullough chain saw empire. Curt tells us Havasu has now become a major spring break destination for college students.

“We don’t leave the house if we don’t need to during that week-long adventure for the kids,” he chuckled.

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ing. With “special skins” fastened to the bottom of miles from the Napa Valley your skis you make your area, this quaint little village sits adja- way up a mountain, then remove the cent to the Sacramento River. Thanks to skins and let gravity guide you back an immense inland canal and lock sys- down. Michael and his wife, Eva, are tem, ocean-going freighters traverse very much into such adventure. from San Francisco all the way up to Sacramento. This same river provides a No, I didn’t try it, but did enjoy sevhuge amount of water that feeds the eral runs on Peak 8 at Breckenridge vineyards, orchards, crop fields and veg- with my 6-year-old granddaughter, etables of this productive area.

Ella, who would occasionally slow down so her old granddad could catch up We did a Saturday drive through again. much of Napa Valley. It’s smaller than I imagined: only about 40 miles, north to Our last stop was in Loveland, Colo., south, and only about 5 miles wide. for an overnight with an Iowa State Beautiful vineyards, exquisite wineries classmate who is now a retired attorand enticing restaurants abound. This ney in this beautiful town on the Rockis indeed America’s most famous and ies’ front range. Even with some abunprestigious wine-producing region. dant spring snow, much of this region Only about an hour’s drive from either was still desperately dry. Bob AasenSan Francisco or Sacramento, this hus, my attorney friend, said the big splendid hunk of America’s geography Loveland reservoir was down about 18 is home to over 400 wineries. feet from normal.

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Back at my sister’s home we snacked (with wine, of course) on an intriguing root crop called endive. Touched up with Roquefort cheese, humus, chopped nuts and honey, these leaf sprouts are delightfully tasty.

After Easter we finally headed east, with home — Olivia, Minn. — our destination. But again detouring off the interstate we made a “potty stop” at the Border Inn in Baker, Nev., the last village before crossing into Utah. The proprietor there is Denys Koyle.

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We spotted a few center pivots at work in open fields and on a few winter wheat fields looking desperately in need of moisture. But much of the front range of Colorado and the eastern sections of Nebraska and Kansas still appeared drastically dry. A few farmers This lady is incredibly knowledgeable were doing spring tillage and dust was about the history of sheep production flying — not a good sign. in Utah. Last fall a reporter from the Los Angeles Times came to Baker to We pulled into our “Little Ponderosa” interview Koyle as part of a feature about 4 p.m. April 9. Winds were howlseries, “Old sheepherders spin poignant ing and delivering sleet, but we were yarns.” Denys shared some of that his- most fortunate. Our last day from tory with me, for a story in a future Grand Island, Neb., to Olivia was the issue of The Land. only challenging weather our entire journey. Praise the Lord, we’re home.

Soon we reached Grand Junction, And it’s good.

Colo., for an overnight with a cousin, long-retired from an engineering career It’s now May 3 as I write this, and as with Martin Marietta. Grand Junction I look at fields from my upstairs office is one of those gems sitting in the mid- at our farm house, outside of a few dle of nowhere. If you have the opporacres of peas, sugar beets and sweet tunity, indulge in the 20-mile excursion corn, few wheels are turning. But with of the Grand Monument loop, just out- the power of the big equipment out side of town. Spectacular scenery is there, most farmers can get all of their found around every curve of this corn planted in a single week. Stay incredible mountain drive. safe, farmer friends and get rest as needed.

Next stop was Breckenridge, Colo., where my oldest son, Michael, and fam- Dick Hagen is staff writer of The ily have a “weekend home.” Colorado Land. He may be reached at Springs is their home during the week. dickhagen@mvtvwireless.com. ❖ I learned of a sport called mountaineer-

Bad economic theory: ‘I know it when I see it’

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because they are Harvard economists — couldn’t accept their mistake. Instead of owning up to it, they called the resulting controversy an “academic kerfuffle.”

Kerfuffle or not, it’s not academic. Several European nations bought into their prescription and made deep cuts to government spending in hopes of boosting economic growth. Disaster resulted. Spain, for example, followed the advice two years ago and now sports 27 percent unemployment, its worst in history.

This week, the House and the Senate will make public their working farm bills. Each will feature spending cuts inspired by the math-corrupted Harvard debt-to-GDP study. The House bill holds an estimated $38 billion in spending cuts ($20 billion in domestic food aid programs alone); the Senate’s $23 billion in cuts.

No member of either committee is expected to ask if the cuts are wise or even necessary and none is expected to ask why conservation and domestic food aid programs must be cut in the name of government austerity and economic growth while funding for crop insurance programs will increase.

Maybe no one in Congress knows bad economic theory and, even worse, bad long-term ag policy when they see it.

You do, though. Right?

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

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In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case political corruption — a gun?

Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart Maybe pocket-lining lobbyists and backwrote a concurring opinion he hoped scratching public servants don’t know would establish a legal standard that proeveryday corruption when they see it but tected every American’s right to free I’ll bet you do. speech yet guarded “community stanTake Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth dards” against “hard core pornography.”

Rogarth, two Harvard economists, whose That competing interest, Steward wrote, 2010 paper strongly argued that when was difficult to balance because it was difgovernment spending tops 90 percent of ficult to define hard core pornography. In FARM & FOOD FILE any nation’s Gross Domestic Product, ecofact, he noted, “... perhaps I could never nomic growth drops off the table. Their

By Alan Guebert succeed in intelligibly doing so. paper contained times, dates and data to “But,” he added in what soon became prove it. the most famous line ever composed by Trouble is, it didn’t prove it. any Supreme Court justice, “I know it In fact, three University of Massachusetts econowhen I see it ...” mists — one a mere mortal, a graduate student — What Stewart might have seen 50 years ago is not examined the paper in detail and discovered the what he’d see today. Today, anything — everything — Harvard duo had made come critical math errors. goes; the standard is that there is no standard.

In fact, the errors were fatal. The Harvard paper It’s the same in big money politics and big money had claimed that, from 1945 to 2009, anytime govbusiness today: anything goes. A May 7 Washington ernment debt grew to 90 percent or more of national Post story showcases this no-standards standard.

GDP, economic growth dropped to a negative 0.1 perAccording to the Post, within hours of a “private cent. call arranged by a (Washington, D.C.) consulting When the UMass economists did the math corfirm called Capitol Street” between a “top aide for rectly, however, the negative number grew an astonSen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah” and Wall Street ishing 22 times, from -0.1 to +2.2 percent, a pretty “investors,” a “certain form of speculative trading in respectable level in today’s stumbling global econHumana, the health insurer, jumped.” omy.

More like exploded; trading was “nearly 10 times A mistake that size isn’t just big; usually it’s career as much (in) volume as any day in the previous two ending. But the Harvard economists — maybe weeks.”

But, the story went on, “There is no evidence that the trades were in response to the Capitol Hill phone call ...”

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Commentary: Billionaire ‘forcing’ climate change A Wall Street billionaire is pledging to spend “whatever it takes” to make manmade global warming the “defining issue of our generation.” Most recently, he sent airplanes with banners over Boston that read “Steve Lynch for Oil Evil Empire.” Lynch, a fellow Democrat and Senate candidate, favors the Keystone pipeline and the jobs it would create.

“The goal here is not to win,” said Tom Steyer, who assembled his $1.4 billion fortune as a hedge fund manager. “The goal here is to destroy these people.

We want a smashing victory.” Smash any politicians

who might “wimp out” on the harsh policies necessary to change the world into Steyer’s “green energy” image. Spoken like a true Big Board Type-A personality, Notice, however, that Steyer isn’t offering to help us pay the extra cost of the green energy systems he demands, That would cost too much even for a billionaire. Germany’s environment minister, Peter Altmeier, recently disclosed that his country’s green energy transition will cost $1.310 trillion dollars.

Moreover, the $1.310 trillion would only fund the green energy transition for Germany, a small coun-

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Europe’s solar and wind energy are so erratic they must be backed 90 percent by fossil power plants in ‘spinning reserve.’ The only real ‘solution’ for the CO2 problem is nuclear, which isn’t on anybody’s ballot. try with just 82 million people. At the German rate of $15,000 per capita, would the world of 7 billion people look forward to spending $100 trillion for the whole global green transformation? There isn’t that much money in the world, and with green energy limitations there won’t ever be that much.

Green energy also costs more to operate. And all of this wouldn’t even reduce CO2 emissions. That’s because there isn’t any really “green” energy. Europe’s solar and wind energy are so erratic they must be backed 90 percent by fossil power plants in “spinning reserve.” The only real “solution” for the CO2 problem is nuclear, which isn’t on anybody’s ballot.

Steyer also needs to be aware of the limitations even of a victory at the polls. A narrow win like Obama’s last won’t be enough to force an energy policy that’s viscerally opposed by the average American. The shale gas revolution is now in full swing, thanks to America’s private property laws and the public’s recent cheerful experience with “fracking.”

Natural gas is far cheaper here than in Europe, and EU chemical and plastics makers are shifting their investments to expand the jobs here instead.

It is doubtful that even the Environmental Protection Agency will dare trying to push the shale gas back underground — or that an administration can continue to rule effectively while defending such a rule.

Add in the recent discovery of 3 trillion tons of coal undersea off Norway, and recent successes in bringing up natural gas from massive deposits of methane hydrates underneath the Pacific (Japan) and tundra (Alaska).

Steyer’s final hurdle, of course, is the lack of warming. The satellite readings show no warming trend since 1997. There has been only a modest warming since 1940 even with the official thermometers shifting ever more heavily into urban heat islands. The ice records tell us the earth’s temperature naturally shifts, abruptly, by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius roughly every 700 years. The modelers can’t explain why the Modern Warming is different from the Medieval Warming.

The current non-warming trend — and possibly a moderate cooling — is likely to last until about 2037 because of a Pacific cooling cycle. Steyer’s billion will run out long before then.

This commentary was submitted by Dennis Avery, a senior fellow for the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., and the director for the Center for Global Food Issues. He was formerly a senior analyst for the Department of State. Readers may write him at P.O. Box 202, Churchville, VA 24421 or e-mail to cgfi@mgwnet.com. ❖

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University of Minnesota Extension Ag Lender Update May 22 Kasson, Minn.

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Mower County Farm Goldview Farms, Waverly, Bureau and various sponMinn. sors; park at the farm or Info: $3/adult; sponsored by take the shuttle from the Wright County Farm Bureau and various sponsors; park at Hy-Vee in Austin; farm is located at 17513 680th Ave.; Howard Lake-Waverly-Wincontact Virginia Bissen, sted High School in Howard (507) 582-3518 Lake and take free shuttle bus to the farm; log on to Breakfast on the Farm breakfastonthefarm.org or June 22, 8 a.m.-Noon contact Dan Glessing, (320) Dan and Rosie Middendorf 240-4807 Farm, Verndale, Minn.

Info: Farmer’s share or freeJackrabbit Dairy Camp will offering; parking availJune 20-22 able onsite at 17784 County South Dakota State UniverRoad 7; contact Joel Midsity, Brookings, S.D. Info: For youth ages 8-18, par- dendorf, (218) 639-6817

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Pork Quality Assurance Training May 22 McLeod County Fairgrounds Commercial Building, Hutchinson, Minn.

Info: Registration requested to colleen@mnpork.com or (800) 537-7675 or log on to www.mnpork.com

times of high market volatility; for more information or to register, contact Bill Craig, (218) 281-8692 or craig030@umn.edu

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Equine Castration Clinic May 18 Carlton County Fairgrounds, Barnum, Minn.

Info: Minnesota Horse Welfare Coalition’s Gelding Project assists horse owners experiencing economic hardships; castrations must be scheduled in advance by contacting Krishona Martinson, (612) 625-6776 or krishona@umn.edu

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Wallace: ‘Red-ink scenario’ to be here for a while CATTLE, from pg. 1A have enough new calves to fill potential You want to maximize revenue on each animal but to be a viable demand if cattle prices begin to rebound.” industry you want to be the most efficient you can be. Therefore over That’s a potentially great scenario for the cowtime the industry will be healthier the bigger we make the animal, calf man but not for the cattle feeder, he said. as long as the consumer is willing to accept the meat.

Wallace didn’t venture a price on “collapsed corn” but did say that according to — Roger Wallace USDA projections on the 2013 corn crop, $4 Roger Wallace to $4.50 corn could be a distinct possibility.

Wallace pays close attention to retail meat mar- but we are seeing per capita supplies drop. That, of ture they don’t eat much meat, so older dairy cows get kets since, in fact, that is what drives the price for course, accounts for the declining consumption, Wal- processed for export, mostly to Middle East countries. live cattle. He admitted that the higher priced pork lace said. His concern is that if we get a good corn crop, “India virtually came out of nowhere to become No. and beef cuts aren’t selling, which is directly push- and meat production starts rebounding, what price 1 in meat exports; No. 2 and No. 3 sort of flip flops ing down hog and beef prices. level it will take to recapture those lost customers. between the U.S. and Brazil,” Wallace said. At the “Yes, hamburger and ham are almost bargain Are exports the key to sustainability in the U.S. low end of the market India is obviously a strong priced these days,” he said, “but the question is at meat market? Yes, but U.S. cattlemen have a hefty competitor. “And until we get our feed costs down what price level do you sell this reduced demand for new competitor in world meat exports. and expand U.S. beef production we’re really going to meat? Right now we’re selling this reduced amount “India is now the biggest beef exporter,” Wallace said. be a smaller player in the world market,” he said. of meat at significantly higher prices every year.”

The South Asian nation has developed a huge dairy Because of drought issues, will the U.S. beef cow That means implied demand for meat is still good industry over the past 10 years. Because of their cul- herd keep relocating out of the southwest and into the north central states? Wallace thinks not, simply because the bulk of the decline has already happened. Texas alone has lost 26 percent of their beef See CATTLE, pg. 9A

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From the Fields: Plenty of patience, but no panic ... yet The Brandts Ada, Minn.

us and give us a decent spring.”

And when that decent spring does arrive, he’ll be ready to go.

The Johnsons Starbuck, Minn.

He still wasn’t planting, but at least Scott Johnson was in the field.

Picking rocks.

Scott Johnson When The Land spoke to Johnson, on May 1, the Starbuck area wasn’t forecasted to get the six to nine inches of snow that parts of southeastern Minnesota were expecting, but they were looking at some cold evenings.

Johnson would like to be out planting, but realizes that “it doesn’t pay to get out there before it’s ready.”

Efficiency equals viability

arguably raise market prices?

“That only works out when the cost of gain gets higher than the value of the animals. We’re close to that right now.

You want to maximize revenue on each animal but to be a viable industry you want to be the most efficient you can be. Therefore over time the industry will be healthier the bigger we make the animal, as long as the consumer is willing to accept the meat,” he said.

Wallace predicted that the winter of 2013-14 looks good for cattle feeders, but between now and then it’s going to be a red-ink scenario.

Wallace spoke at a recent outlook conference for farmers and ag bankers at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. ❖

The Messners Northfield, Minn.

A snow day at the end of April? That’s exactly what happened for Chris Messner’s children on April 23. He estimated that Chris Messner the Northfield area received eight or nine inches of snow in that storm. Warmer weather afterwards melted the snow, but “the ground is still wet and cold,” Messner said.

The Land spoke with Messner on April 30, when he reported that the soil temperature was at 38 F. The forecast was not helping to warm up that soil anytime soon — it was supposed to be wet and cold again. When it comes to progress in the fields, Messner said there’s “pretty close to nothing

The Laubenthals Swea City, Iowa “Weather’s been real nice.”

No one in the region had been able to say that for quite Charlie Laubenthal some time, but Charlie Laubenthal reported just that to The Land on April 30. It was so nice, in fact, that Laubenthal started planting corn that day.

He wanted to get as much corn planted as he could that day because the forecast for May 1 was for two inches of snow and “cold the rest of week,” with nights in the low 30s.

Laubenthal hoped to get “200 acres or better planted today. We’ll run until we can’t run anymore.”

He said the fields were good, just “lacking heat.” With good field conditions, Laubenthal estimated he’d be done planting corn in 10 days. Even though they were 10 days behind, he noted that “I don’t panic very easily.”

He predicted that if they missed the rain that night, there would be a lot of people planting the next day.

In addition to planting, Laubenthal has been preparing an area on the farm for the construction of a hog building. That work consisted of hauling a lot of dirt to get the site ready.

The building should be up and housing pigs by the end of July.

Laubenthal was hopeful that by the time The Land readers see this report, corn planting will be almost completed on his farm. If not, he admitted he may be “in panic mode.”❖

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CATTLE, from pg. 8A cows and if this drought starts breaking they can and will recover quickly.

Why? Because they have vast ranges of land ready to be repopulated with beef cows just as soon as grasses and other forages start growing again.

“Down there it’s either going to be abandoned range or utilized range.

And the only way to utilize these millions of acres is with cattle. However it will take two to three years to get these cow numbers back up again.”

With depressed fat cattle prices and high feed costs, why don’t cattle feeders finish their cattle at 1,100 to 1,200 pounds rather than 1,400 pounds? Wouldn’t that lessen feed costs and also put less beef into the retail market, which should

He predicted that “things will really pick up next week.” If conditions are right “we might even try (planting) a field or two this week.”

Johnson said last weekend’s warm weather was “wonderful.” He knows that farmers in the area, himself included, are extremely close to planting. “A couple farmers are starting to scratch the dirt,” he said.

Johnson believes that if he’s able to begin planting on May 6, he’d be two weeks behind schedule. Once planting begins he hopes that with good weather they would be done with corn in seven to 10 days.

The fields have “some spots with standing water, but overall (they’re) looking pretty good,” he said. So the fields are in good shape; if only the weather would shape up as well.

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“Everything’s melted.” Those two words can mean only one thing: field conditions are indeed improving. When The Danny Brandt Land spoke with Danny Brandt on April 29 he was happy to report that the weather had been nice for the previous several days.

“Strong winds melted a lot of snow on Saturday,” he said. While fields remain “a little soft” Brandt was hopeful that he could start putting in wheat by the end of the week. He’s finished with finetuning equipment, and is itching to hop in the tractor. “Things are ready to go.”

Brandt said his seed inventory was coming in, with the remaining balance of the seed expected at the farm by the end of the week.

There’s a new addition to his corn planter tractor this year: auto steer.

Brandt is looking forward to using the new Case-IH equipment, which utilizes one monitor with multiple screens.

Planting isn’t the only thing Brandt is looking forward to. “The next batch of sows are farrowing in the next week,” he said. The June-July farrowing will be done with a pure Duroc boar. This will be the first time “in many years” the Brandt farm has used a Duroc.

Saturday was the first time in two months that the area experienced aboveaverage temperatures. With that, Brandt believes “the weather will cooperate with

in our area. ... We could be wet all the way through the weekend.”

With no planting going on in the area, he said that some farmers were getting nervous. Messner predicted that May 10 would be the earliest he could get in the field.

At Central Valley Co-op where Messner works, they too are ready and waiting for planting to begin. He said they hadn’t even pulled out one anhydrous tank yet.

“I think everybody’s ready,” said Messner, but with more cold, snow and rain forecasted, patience may soon be in short supply.

Note: After this story was written the Owatonna area, not far from Northfield, received an additional 12 to 17 inches of snowfall on May 1-2, breaking records for May snow.

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By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent

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Economist: Low cattle prices have time to rebound Although finished-cattle prices that were expected to increase this year for producers remained low in the first quarter, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt said increases could be on the horizon.

Hurt said he earlier had thought that beef production would decline by 3 percent for the first half of the year and that cattle prices would be in the

$130s by now, but that hasn’t happened.

“So far this year, beef supplies have been down close to 1 percent,” he said. “That means more beef than we expected, and more beef is certainly one of the contributors to lower cattle prices.”

More supply isn’t the only component of the lowerthan-expected beef prices. Additional contributors include a weaker U.S. economy, reduced pork and

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chicken exports and high retail beef prices.

“The weak U.S. economy has many consumers shopping for value and beef has had higher retail price increases as compared with competitive animal proteins,” Hurt said. “As an example, retail choice beef prices have been at record-high levels this year, reaching $5.30 per retail pound in the month of March.” Over the past six months, beef prices have risen 6 percent more than pork prices, 10 percent more than turkey, 4 percent more than chicken and 7 percent more than eggs.

Higher beef prices for consumers, coupled with lower animal exports — pork exports were down by 14 percent in the first two months and chicken exports by 3 percent — have created more competition in the domestic market for beef. Hurt said continued small supplies of beef for the rest of the year suggests a brighter future for cattle prices.

“Last-quarter supplies could drop by 6 to 7 percent, with prices rising into the low $130s,” he said. “Firstquarter prices for next year should improve a few dollars toward the low- to mid-$130s. These forecasts are all higher than current futures prices.”

If crop yields are closer to normal this year and corn is about $5 a bushel by harvest, those much lower feed prices will stimulate expansion of all animal species.

Hurt said with lower feed prices and improved pasture conditions, cattle producers are expected to retain more heifers. These early stages of herd expansion will draw the beef supply down even more and lead to higher cattle prices.

“This all suggests better days ahead for both finished cattle and calf prices,” he said.

For more of Hurt’s remarks, log on to www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/prices/cattle.

This article was submitted by the Purdue University Agricultural Communications Department. ❖

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Preston Trout Days May 17-19 Preston, Minn.

Adult fishing contest, kids’ fishing contest, family bike ride, volleyball tournament, art show, car-street rod show, family fun activities, golf tournament, tractor pull, fireworks, grand parade, food, music and more. preston@prestonmn.org

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Fairmont Lakes Foundation Fishing Tournament May 18 Gomsrud Park, Fairmont, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com — mhumpal@fairmont.org Minnesota Riverboats May 19, 1-4 p.m.

West Newton, Minn.

The village where Alexandar Harkin started his general store in the 1870s will be having a program about riverboats that went up and down the Minnesota River; displays and information of the boats; Harkin Store is open Saturday and Sundays in May from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with programs on Sundays from 1-4 p.m.; store is nine miles northwest of New Ulm on Nicollet County Road 21, or nine miles east of Fort Ridgely.

(507) 354-8666 — (507) 934-2160 19th Annual Music Fest May 23-26 Lake Benton, Minn.

Music and dancing; 1/2 mile east of Lake Benton on highway 14, follow parking signs.

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Welcome to summer

Fill this summer with the down-home goodness and the fun of town celebrations and festivals. Chances are you won’t have to travel too far to get a unique take on life.

Taking a trip down the road can be a cheap alternative to taking that big family vacation this summer, and you’ll get to know your neighbors better, too.

Enjoy the summer, and enjoy Minnesota and Iowa.

Log on to www.TheLandOnline.com for a more-complete Festivals Guide from The Land.

6th Annual Tour de Pepin June 1 Lake City, Minn.

Four touring options: 100, 72, 50 and 32 miles; bicycle around Lake Pepin; 32- and 50-mile participants include ride back to Lake City on the Mississippi Pearl, authentic 1800s paddleboat. www.lakecity.org — lcchamber@lakecity.org — (800) 369-4123 Windsurfing Regatta & Unvarnished Music Festival June 7-9 Sailboard Beach Lake Okabena, Worthington, Minn.

Windsurfing races; lakeside art fair; music; windsurfing lessons; food. www.worthingtonwindsurfing.com

Grumpy Muddah 5K Obstacle/Mud Run June 8 Coffee Mill Ski Area, Wabasha, Minn.

Spomer Classics Show and Shine Test your ability to run, jump. climb, crawl and May 25, 10:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. muscle through this hilly course; afterward, celeSpomer Classics, Worthington, Minn. brate with foods, friends, beer and great music.

Tour museum of automobile memorabilia, car show grumpymudder@gmail.com — and shine; cruise Lake Obakena at 2:45 p.m. www.wabashamn.org/grumpymuddah — (651) 565(507) 360-9557 — (507) 376-9557 — (866) 4158 450-6366 — www.spomerclassics.com Triumphant Quartet Concert Women’s Dinner Conference June 8, 6 p.m.

May 31, 6 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa $20/$15 ($3 more at the door); traditional favorites VIP $20, general $10, Dinner $8.50; Connie of southern gospel are mixed with transitional flavor Cavanaugh, Canadian author and comedian-speaker, in this concert by this award-winning quartet. brings humor and encouragement to women of all ages. (319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com (319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com

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BAVARIAN BLAST July 19, 20, 21, 2013

Brown Cty. Fairgrounds, New Ulm, MN

• Pre-Party - July 18th - 6-11 p.m.

• Music Entertainment • Craft Fair • Weiner Dog Races • Sauerkraut Eating Contest • Barrel Rolling Race • Parade 507-359-2222

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5th Annual Ambassadors’ Blues June 8 St. Peter, Minn.

Shannon Curfman is the headliner at 8:30 p.m.; The Blue Vipers, Annie Mack, Blue Max and The Swamp Kings are also on the slate. www.stpeterchamber.com — (507) 934-3400

parade, bands, Native American dancers, petting zoo, helicopter rides. www.VisitFairmontMN.com — elegant-affair-bonnie@yahoo.com Solstice June 14-16 Riverfront Park, Mankato, Minn.

Three days of bands and vendors; $5/child ages 814, children 7 and under free, $15 for June 15, $10 for June 16, $20 weekend pass. www.mankatosolstice.com

Borderline Cruisers Car Show June 8 Downtown Plaza, Fairmont, Minn. Fairmont Triathlon www.VisitFairmontMN.com June 15, 8 a.m.

Gomsrud Park, Fairmont, Minn.

Adult Day Camp www.VisitFairmontMN.com

June 13-14 Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa Reservations required; participants will have a chance to get together and enjoy speakers, an oldfashioned hymn sing, great food and activities in a beautiful setting.

(319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com Judy Garland Festival June 13-15 Judy Garland Museum, Grand Rapids, Minn.

Free showing of “Wizard of Oz” on big screen; “Beyond the Rainbow” musical play produced by the History Theatre in St. Paul; photo ops with Dorothy, the Tin Man, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion

Treasure Island International BBQ Championship June 14-15 Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Welch, Minn.

Some of the best BBQ cook from throughout the United States and foreign countries compete for over $30,000 in prize money and trophies; over 50 teams smoke ribs, chicken, pork and brisket as well as competing for best chili, dessert and other dishes; music and food both Friday evening and Saturday; anyone can enter the contest or come and get cooking tips from all the teams.

(800) 658-2526 — pvining@smig.net Interlaken Heritage Days June 14-15 Fairmont, Minn.

Street dance, beer garden, ski show, food booths,

Twin Cities Juneteenth Festival June 15, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

North Mississippi Regional Park, Minneapolis Vendors of all sorts, health screening and health information; kiddie fun, concessions, food vendors, photo booth, live entertainment, freedom bus and film festival.

(612) 238-3733 — info@juneteenthminnesota.org — juneteenthminnesota.org Watertower Festival June 20-22 Pipestone, Minn.

Kids pedal tractor pull, dueling pianos, street dance, 5K and 10K run, parade, arts and craft show, food vendors, The Zoo Man, car show ’n shine, youth baseball tournament.

Pipestone Chamber of Commerce, (800) 336-6125 — pipecham@pipestoneminnesota.com Holiday Festival June 22 Sherburn, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Wind Down Wednesday June 26, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Central Park, Albert Lea, Minn.

Summer market and music festival; live music; arts, crafts, artisan food products; demonstrations of Zumba; yoga; bean bag toss. www.winddownwednesday.com — (507) 373-2316 — susie@albertleatourism.org

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June 26th, July 17th & August 21st

5114 North Mississippi Drive, Minneapolis, MN

Summer Market & Music Festival 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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North Mississippi Regional Park

Saturday, June 15, 2013 • 10 AM - 6 PM

COME JOIN US FOR A FUN, FREE FESTIVAL FOR ALL AGES • Kiddie Fun • Concessions • Food Vendors • Live Entertainment • New this year: Photo Booth and LOTS MORE!

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Riverside Days June 28-30 Springfield, Minn.

Kiddie parade, street dances, baseball, volleyball, 5K run, classic car show, kids fishing derby, bean bag tournament, pancake and pork chop feeds, pie and ice cream social, carnival, grand parade.

Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB, spfdchamber@newulmtel.net — (507) 723-3508

Annual Music Festival July 4 Heritage Acres, Fairmont, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Spectacular Fireworks July 4 Lake Sisseton, Fairmont, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Trimont Fun Fest July 13 Trimont, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Mission Sunday July 14 Lac qui Parle Mission, Watson, Minn.

From Montevideo, Minn., go north on U.S. Highway 59 for 6 miles, then west on Chippewa County Highway 13 for 2.2 miles and turn right at the corner, the mission is on the right; 10:30 a.m. Dakota worship service with a performance by the Dakota choir; potluck picnic at noon, afternoon program at 1 p.m.

Chippewa County Historical Society, (320) 2697636 — Chippewahistory@qwestoffice.net

Bavarian Blast July 19-21 Praise Fest Brown County Fairgrounds, New Ulm, Minn.

July 15-20 Pre-party July 18, 6-11 p.m.; music entertainment, Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa craft fair, wiener dog races, sauerkraut eating conSix days of the best of gospel music in the Midwest, test, barrel rolling race, parade.

92nd Annual Cedar Falls Bible Conference July 27-Aug. 4 River View Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa Nine days of inspired Bible teaching, concerts, worship, fellowship and fun.

(319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com

Kay Arthur Women’s Luncheon July 31, 12:30 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa Author and teacher, Arthur is the co-founder of Precepts Ministries; her books and studies are well-known throughout the world.

(319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com ACTS: 3 Man Show Aug. 3, 7 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa Drama of the book of Acts comes alive as these three men bring the story of the early Christian church to life in a dramatic, life-changing way.

(319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com Threshing Day and Antique Tractor Display Aug. 11 Heritage Acres, Fairmont, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com All You Can Eat Waffle Breakfast Aug. 17, 8:30-11 a.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa $7 donation, complete with waffles, sausage and the works.

(319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com Booth Brothers-Steve Green Concert Aug. 17, 6 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa $22/$18 ($3 more at the door); America’s favorite southern gospel group, the Booth Brothers, with their energetic style and close harmony, join Steve Green with his easy, worshipful style.

(319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistries.com Wind Down Wednesday Aug. 21, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Central Park, Albert Lea, Minn.

Summer market and music festival; live music; arts, crafts, artisan food products; demonstrations of Zumba; yoga; bean bag toss. www.winddownwednesday.com — (507) 3732316 — susie@albertleatourism.org The Glacier Stops Here: Adventures in Our Driftless Region Aug. 23-24 Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minn.

People from southwest Wisconsin, northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota will be meeting to celebrate our unique driftless region and all it has to offer. www.rochestercvb.org/glacier — (507) 288-2750 — plantan@aol.com

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The Hoppers Concert July 14, 7 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa Award-winning Gaither Homecoming favorite family group brings traditional mixed with transitional gospel to this pre-Praise Fest concert.

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Litomysl Summer Festival July 28 Holy Trinity Church, Owatonna, Minn.

11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Polka Mass at 10 a.m.; fun for all ages; auctions, used a bit, live music, food and games for everyone. www.litomysl.webs.com — (507) 451-6616

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Water Ski Days June 28-30 Lake City, Minn.

Live entertainment nightly on shores of Lake Pepin; water ski shows June 29-30; grand parade June 30; car show, arts and crafts show, carnival and more.

Lake City Chamber of Commerce, www.lakecity.org

featuring The Browns, Higher Power, The Crist Fam- www.bavarianblast.com — www.newulm.com — ily, Tribute Quartet and others.

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Truman, Minn.

Central Park, Albert Lea, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Summer market and music festival; live music; arts, crafts, artisan food products; demonstrations of Orange Spectacular Zumba; yoga; bean bag toss.

July 26-28 www.winddownwednesday.com — (507) 373-2316 McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, Minn.

— susie@albertleatourism.org Largest all Allis-Chalmers tractor, machinery and toy show in the United States; free admission and parking; huge swap Welcome Summer Festival meet, fields demos, B series lawn and garden plowing team.

July 19 www.orangespectacular.com Welcome, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Little Log House Antique Power Show July 26-28 40th Annual Polka Fest Plus Little Log House Pioneer Village, Hastings, Minn.

July 19-20 Living history demonstrations and re-enactments; Seaforth, Minn. parade, large flea market and craft show; antique tracOld time music — Dale Dahmen & Polka Beats, Beets tors, farm equipment, trucks and cars; 50-plus histori& Gang, Geo’s Concertina and Larry Olsen Band; mod- cal buildings, flower gardens, tractor pull and more. ern — T&A Show and Roxbury Drive; softball tourna(651) 437-2693 — www.littleloghouseshow.com — ment, kiddie tractor pull, bean bag tournament, lunch info@littleloghouseshow.com and beverage stands, Polka Mass, supper.

Seaforth Booster Club, (507) 984-5678 or write Riverboat Days Festival 27199 County Highway 7, Seaforth, MN 56287 July 26-28 Wabasha, Minn.

Sacred Heart Summerfest Kids sidewalk chalk, firemen’s chicken feed, riverfront July 19-21 carriage rides, karaoke contest and lighted boat parade, Sacred Heart, Minn. pancakes in the park, 5K/10K river run, arts and crafts July 19, citywide garage sales and parade at 6 p.m., fair, skateboard/BMX competition, rock climbing and Sacred Heart Saints play at 7:30 p.m., Big Mike DJ in the kids inflatables, bean bag and volleyball tournaments, evening at the Municipal Liquor Store; July 20, garage firemen’s water fight, kid’s pedal pull, grand parade, sales again at 8 a.m.; walk/run registration at 9 a.m.; cof- 2nd annual rubber ducky derby. fee, lunch and local entrepreneur booths at the Commu- http://travelinf5.wix.com/riverboatdays nity Center from 9:30 a.m.-noon; local Jaycees street wabtravelinfo@gmail.com — (651) 565-4158 dance 9 p.m.-1 a.m. with sweepstakes drawings, food stands and music by “Fat Daddy’s”; July 21, Community Catfish Derby Days Worship Service, Beautify Sacred Heart noon meal at July 26-28 Community Center and a program by the local museum. Franklin, Minn. www.sacredheartmn.net Fishing contest, street dances, parade, volleyball tournament, softball tournament, chess, queen pagRivertown Days eant, beans bags and more.

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Live music, entertainment, carnival, arts and craft Cedar Park Run fair, fireworks, parade and more.

July 27 (651) 437-6775 — www.hastingsmn.org Cedar Creek Park, Fairmont, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Root River Antique Historical Power Show July 19-21 Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Bass Spring Valley, Minn.

July 27, 7 p.m.

Features Oliver tractors and equipment and vintage Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa military tractors, vehicles and memorabilia; there Presenting hymn classics with a contemporary flair, will be a barn raising during the show. they blend together to create a time of innovative www.rootrivershow.org — (507) 254-0622 worship that will be enjoyed by all generations. suedougan@gmail.com (319) 268-0787 — www.RiverviewMinistriews.com

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MIKESCHAIR Concert June 28, 7 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa This well-known contemporary Christian band will appear as part of the Sturgis Falls celebration; admission is a canned food item for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank; an offering will be taken.

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State BBQ Championship Aug. 23-24 Freeborn County Fairgrounds, Albert Lea, Minn.

Some of the best BBQ cooks from throughout the United States compete for over $13,000 in prize money and trophies; over 50 teams smoke ribs, chicken, pork and brisket as well as competing for best chili, dessert and other dishes; music and food available; anyone can enter the contest of comes and get cooking tips from all the teams attending.

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King Turkey Day Sept. 13-14 Worthington, Minn.

Start your day at the free pancake breakfast; during the Great Gobbler Gallop live turkeys are raced down the street in a friendly rivalry with Cuero, Texas; right after the gallop, one of the area’s largest parades kicks off; a featured speaker, 10K race and carnival are all part of the festivities. www.kingturkeyday.com Horse Power Event Sept. 14 Swensson Farm Museum, Granite Falls, Minn.

Farming such as plowing, potato digging, disking, hay loading and more done with horses; on-going activities throughout the farm site.

Chippewa County Historical Society, (320) 269-7636 Chippewahistory@qwestoffice.net Highway 75 Market Day Sept. 14 12 communities along Highway 75 host the annual event including flea markets, farmers markets and city-wide rummage sales.

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Museums app makes finding fun easy Just in time for the busy summer travel season and Minnesota Museums Month in May, the Minnesota Association of Museums and the Minnesota Historical Society are launching a free Minnesota Museums app that will direct users to the more than 500 museums statewide.

“We are so fortunate in Minnesota to have such a wide variety of museums across the whole state,” said Lin Nelson-Mayson, chair of the Minnesota Association of Museums and director of Goldstein Museum of Design. “This new app makes it easier than ever to find those resources.”

The app, available May 1 for iOS and Android, allows users to browse Minnesota museums by name, category or location. Users can create an itinerary, check off museums they’ve visited and upload favorite museum photos. The app will also suggest museums based on geographic location.

For more information and to download the app, log on to www.minnesotamuseums.org/app.

“The Minnesota Museums app is also a great discovery tool for museum-goers. If you’re visiting one museum, the app will suggest others in the area —

museums you may never have heard of,” said Jada Hansen, Minnesota Association of Museums Development co-chair and executive director of the Hennepin History Museum.

The Minnesota Museums app was developed through a partnership between the Minnesota Association of Museums and the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Minnesota Museums app is made possible by the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008.

May is Minnesota Museums Month Minnesota Museums Month is a statewide celebration of museums, their stories and their communities. This May, visit a new museum in your community, take a road trip or return to one of your favorites that you haven’t seen in awhile. Museums of every type — art, historical, science, arboretums, zoos and more — are participating.

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Autumn in the Village Sept. 15, Noon-4 p.m.

Freeborn County Historical Museum, Albert Lea, Minn.

Historical village is brought to life with demonstrations and hands-on activities, music and food; fun for the entire family; also a new addition to the museum just opening in this summer.

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wares; food galore such as grilled pork chops, smoked ribs, buffalo, corn on the cob, pulled pork, funnel cakes, kabobs and homemade root beer; stage entertainment both days.

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Guy Penrod Concert Sept. 28, 7 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa $25 for reserved seating, $20 for general seating ($5 at the door).

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Riverview Christmas with Soul’d Out Quartet Nov. 2, 7 p.m.

Riverview Conference Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa Children’s activities and outdoor live nativity with camel and other animals will be from 5:30-7 p.m.; $12, no charge for youth under 16.

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Apple Festival Oct. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 Three Seasonal Boutiques Afton Apple Orchard, Hastings, Minn.

Sept. 27-Oct. 20 Hayrides, petting farm, straw mountain, face-painting, cider pressing Wabasha, Minn. demonstrations, chain saw carving demonstrations, balloonologist, 15Shop three seasonal boutiques at three unique locations; hundreds of acre corn mazes, music, concessions and more. vendors and thousands of seasonal items for your gathering space; (651) 436-8385 — aftonapple@aol.com check out a variety of antiques, primitives, candles, vintage, shabby chic, outdoor and holiday decor, seasonal gifts, pantry, clothing and Fall Festival much more.

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Johnny Appleseed Fest Oct. 5 Lake City, Minn.

Arts and crafts fair, apple pie sales, live entertainment, kids activities, scarecrow hunt, farmers market, book sale, and more. www.lakecity.org/johnnyappleseed.html 27th Annual Big Island Rendezvous and Festival Oct. 5-6 Freeborn County Fairgrounds, Albert Lea, Minn.

Over 1,200 participants and 300 tents and tipis showcase what life was like hundreds of years ago; blacksmiths, jewelers, candlemakers, potters, weavers, woodworkers and all types of craftsmen sell their

Glows Parade Nov. 22 Fairmont, Minn. www.VisitFairmontMN.com Christmas in the Village Dec. 7 Historic Chippewa City, Montevideo, Minn.

Horse-drawn rides, Santa Claus, candy and bake sale, crafters, oldfashion radio show, children’s crafts and more.

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If the surface of the get rid of bad breath.” tooth does not A helpful guide to go by stay clean, tartar Your pet needs to get their teeth cleaned when considering your pets’ begins to form oral health is the Veteriyearly. Most veterinary clinics should offer within a few days. nary Oral Health Council dental cleaning services, but if they do not The un-brushed website. They have list of they can refer you to someone who does. tooth provides a products that are intended surface that to help reduce the buildup — Johnathon Dodd boosts further of plaque and tartar on the plaque accuteeth of animals and have nary clinics should offer dental cleaning mulation. If plague is created the VOHC seal of approval. To services, but if they do not they can allowed to accumulate, tar- refer you to someone who does.” see the full list of VOHC approved prodtar is difficult to remove ucts, log on to www.vohc.org. without dental instruments. To help ward off gum diseases and Brushing your pet’s teeth, taking them bad breath, there are products you can For our pets, gum disease for a yearly visit to the dentist and givfeed your pet that help improve and means bad breath and painful, irriing them VOHC-approved products are promote oral health. tated gums that can lead to bleeding, all ways that you can help make sure “There are certain dog treats that help your pet has a clean and healthy mouth. loss of appetite and the loss of teeth if promote good dental health,” Dodd said. the roots have been affected.

Pet Talk is a service of the College of “The right kind of treat should crumble, There is also the possibility that if be easily crushed and contain chlorhexa- Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Scithe bacteria surrounding the root of ences, Texas A&M University. More infordine or a hydrogen peroxide-type addithe tooth gains access to the bloodmation is available at tive that can help with the bacteria stream, it can lead to microscopic dam- count in the animal’s mouth. Balancing http://tamunews.tamu.edu. This column age of the heart, liver and kidney. As this bacteria count can help prevent and is distributed by CNHI News Service. the severity of the gum disease CNHI is parent company to The Land. ❖ increases, so does the damage.

The best way to ward off potential oral disease in your pet is by keeping your pet’s teeth clean and checkups regular.

Your veterinarian and local pet retail stores should carry toothbrushes and toothpaste for your pets. Different flavors of toothpastes are available for dog and cats.

“Your pet needs to get their teeth cleaned yearly,” Dodd said. “Most veteri-

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We all know that our teeth are important. We even visit our dentist regularly to have teeth cleanings and oral exams.

Keeping our teeth clean is vital to our health and well-being, and that is no different for our pets.

“Ideally, you should brush your pet’s teeth daily,” said Johnathon Dodd, clinical professor at Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. “Make sure you are using special toothpaste that is made for pets and is safe for them to swallow. They cannot spit or rinse like we do, so our pets need specific kinds of toothpaste that is not harmful if ingested.”

Having your pet’s teeth inspected and cleaned is an important responsibility many owners overlook. This seemingly slight slip of your pet’s dental care could be causing serious problems in your pet’s mouth.

Gum disease is the most common disease occurring in pets today. It results from the build-up of soft dental plaque on the surfaces of the teeth around the gums. The bacteria in dental plaque irritate the gum tissue if it accumulates, which leads to infection in the bone surrounding the teeth.

After plaque has formed hard dental tartar, calcium salts from saliva that has been deposited on plaque, begins to grow.

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Everything I need to know, I learned from watching cattle Pondering the mysteries of It’s amazing to see anilife has been done since the mals born. They come into invention of the human the world much like we do, being, and will be done long and are standing on their after you and I have been own four feet within minput out to pasture. But as we utes of their birth, wonderdo this, I think there is a lot ing at the new world around we can learn from your averthem. Christopher Columage cow. Robert Fulghum bus was surely no less began our life advice with amazed at what he saw his “Everything I Need to than a newborn calf is.

TABLE TALK Know I Learned in KinderStand up in this world as

By Karen Schwaller soon as you can, carry your garten.” If cows were able to dictate their version, it might share of the load, and go something like this. always be aware of what’s around you.

You never know where “Come into the world with a bang.” that cow path is going to lead you.

If you’ve ever helped a calf be born, “Beller until someone gives you what you know what it is to do that job you need.” while the mother is standing up — acting like what’s going on behind her You always know when something’s is all in a day’s work. Her calf comes up with the cows. When they’re hungry, plopping to the ground, shakes his/her you know it. When they don’t like head, looks around and starts the what’s happening, you know it. When adventure of life. Step into your world, weaning time comes, you know it. make yourself known to those around Remember that the squeaky wheel gets you and leave your mark on the world. the grease — while tempering that with the notion that sometimes the “Stand on your feet as soon as you squeaky wheel gets removed, also. can, and look around.”

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Watching the cows out in the yard is an interesting and peaceful thing. You can stand there and talk to them (hoping that your neighbor hasn’t driven in quietly and brought a video camera to show the white jacket people) and they just stand there, quietly looking at you.

Our mothers were right — never talk to strangers. The still waters they lead you beside could be dangerous.

“Chew on things awhile first.”

With four stomachs, cows have a lot to do just eating. It gives me reason to believe that, since it takes so much time for cows to actually consume and process their food, it should take us some time to consume and process the things that we need to think about, too.

Cows savor the eating process; we should never rush through thinking about important things, either.

“Use your tail to swat the annoying things away.”

When flies and insects annoy the cow, she keeps that tail close by to use as a weapon of sorts, defending herself against those who would cross her line of patience. Though many a farm wife has wished that she had a tail (thinking it would get her more attention from her farmer husband), we need to learn to rid ourselves of those people and things who bring us down. Swat them away somehow and move on.

“Stay with the herd.”

Cows know it — we should, too. There is strength in numbers. If one gets out, soon the whole herd will be out. They hunker together, always sticking together no matter what. Wouldn’t it be a great world if we all carried even this one piece of advice with us?

“Shout loudly if you become separated

from your babies.”

Weaning time. Enough said. This goes without saying, but it’s true no matter if this happens accidentally, or when your babies move away to college.

Always let your babies know where you are and that you are here for them, and always, always know where they are.

“Adapt to your environment.”

Cows don’t care where they are living as long as they have food, water and shelter. We can all take a lesson from that humble attitude of gratitude. It doesn’t matter where you are. Home is wherever (and whatever) you make it.

“Keep your backside to the winds of life.”

When the world turns colder as fall turns to winter, cows know to stand with their backsides to the wind, and to stand together to stay warm. So when your world turns cold in every other sense, turn your back to it so it doesn’t snuff out the flame from your spirit; keep on walking, and stick with those whom you know will be there with you always.

A handful of years ago, our boys’ two young calves got out of their pen at home, and wandered into the corn field next to our farm. My husband chased them for a time and ran out of patience. He came to get me to help, and it was obvious to me that once they tasted life outside of a pen, they didn’t want to go back. I tried a different approach — standing before them both and gently calling them by name to follow me. Unbelievably, they did — and were actually led back into the pen, instead of being chased.

The cows’ last piece of advice: “Always follow the One who leads you.”

Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖

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The college invites applications for TWO full-time unlimited Agriculture Instructors 1) Animal Science with strong livestock background and agribusiness experience to begin fall semester August 22, 2013 2) GPS/GIS Technology with installation and trouble-shooting in agricultural equipment to begin July 29, 2013. Please view the complete job posting, minimum qualifications and how to apply by visiting www.ridgewater.edu/jobs click on Academic and Administrator Jobs.

For information contact Jane.Bohlsen@ridgewater.edu APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 24, 2013.

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Applications are now being accepted for the Syngenta Sugarbeet Scholarship program through June 14.

Students must submit an essay for judging and the student with the highest score in each of the five eligible regions will receive $1,500 for their college tuition.

Students interested in applying for the scholarship must meet the following criteria.

A) Be current high school seniors or college freshmen, sophomores or juniors; B) Majoring (or intending to major) in an agriculture-related field; C) Will

attend college during the 2013-14 school year; D) Attend school or reside in one of the following sugar beet growing regions: Region 1: Idaho, Wash., Ore.; Region 2: N.D.; Region 3: Minn.; Region 4: Wyo., Colo., Neb., Mont.; Region 5: Mich.; and E) Are involved in 4-H, FFA and/or the sugar beet industry.

The application form can be found at www.SyngentaSugarbeetScholarship.com.

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Top 10 grilling goals include coals; charcoals, that is I think we are far enough into May so I can’t jinx us by saying spring is here. Wow! Didn’t that seem like a long winter?

As we enter the outdoor grilling and BBQ season, I thought I would compile a “Top 10 List” of things to get done to optimize this year. Why 10? TV host David Letterman does it and he seems to do fine it, so here goes.

1. Do not think of the outdoor cooking season as Memorial Day through Labor Day. Start cooking outdoors this weekend and make a commitment to keep the momentum up right through the holidays, and when I say “holidays,” I am referring to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

2. Take an objective look at your grilling equipment. Do you use a kitchen fork and a plastic Teflon spatula when you are cooking outdoors? If so, that’s simply disturbing. Commit to some quality grilling utensils made of steel. All you really need is a nice spatula and a good set of tongs.

3. Commit to trying some different dishes this year. When the average person thinks of grilling, they envision hot dogs, hamburgers, steak and chicken. While those are delicious, try grilling vegetables. Or how about slow smoking a pork butt?

Ever tried beer can chicken? Make 2013 your year to stretch your skills.

4. Use charcoal. I know, I art of indirect grilling and smoking. know. Tex (my neighbor) gets This takes time, but the end result is frustrated that most of my absolutely delicious. Use this set up to I certainly apprecolumns deal with real charmake pulled pork or ribs. Also, this is ciate (a gas grill’s) coal grilling. I also have a gas helpful when cooling those one-inch grill, and I certainly plus sized chops and steaks. convenience. ... appreciate its convenBut please, I beg 8. Experiment and make your own ience on certain nights. rubs and sauces. Google it. It’s easy of thee. Break out But please, I beg of thee. and you control the flavors. a real charcoal Break out a real charcoal 9. Diversify your charcoal and grill occasionally grill occasionally on the woods. If you commit to occasionally on the weekends. weekends. using charcoal, experiment with dif5. Involve family and friends ferent charcoals and different woods. in the outdoor cooking Apple, hickory, mesquite and pecan process. The social side of outdoor cooking is almost are great woods to start with. as important as the end result. I would ask that you 10. Simply put, read. Obviously you are reading commit to involving your kids or grandkids. Pass on this column, and by the way, thank you for that. the legacy and art of outdoor grilling and barbecue.

But in addition to this piece, there are great books 6. Cut it thick. If you are going to grill pork chops out there on the topics of grilling, smoking and makand steaks this year, make a commitment to talk to ing fantastic barbecue. It’s great reading material. the butcher and order them properly. Don’t buy the family pack that is so thin you can almost read a I wish you the very best grilling season. And again, newspaper through the cuts of meat. Get the steaks it starts right now and continues ’til Christmas. Yep, and chops cut to at least one inch thick, and buy I’m serious! them “bone in.” Too thick? Hey, you don’t have to eat BBQMyWay is written by Dave Lobeck, a barbecue the entire steak or chop. Split it with someone. This chef from Sellersburg, Ind. Log on to his website at isn’t rocket science. www.BBQ-My-Way.com. He writes the column for CNHI 7. Set aside one weekend each month to master the News Service. CNHI is parent company of The Land. ❖

Diversify your tree, shrub plantings this year Before planting, call Gopher State One Call at (800) 252-1166 to identify where underground utilities might be. For windbreak planting fact sheet, log on to www.extension.umn.edu/agroforestry.

Remember landscape diversity by planting several different species of trees, shrubs and plants in your landscape. No one species should represent more than 15 percent of your landscape. Make it a fam-

ily activity to plant trees or shrubs this year. You can pass on the benefits of trees when you explain them to your children.

This article was submitted by Gary Wyatt, University of Minnesota Extension educator specializing in natural resources and agroforestry at the regional center in Mankato, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 389-6748 or (888) 241-3214 or wyatt@umn.edu. ❖

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When selecting trees and shrubs for your landscape, always plant several different species to help protect against invasive species or an insect or disease infesting and damaging your plantings.

Properly selected and placed trees and shrubs in the landscape can offer multiple benefits to both urban and rural areas. These benefits include producing edible fruit or nuts, saving energy (heating and cooling), protection from the wind or snow, increase property value, protect soil and water resources, increase wildlife habitat, provide living screens and beautify the land.

Arbor Day — www.arborday.org — is celebrated every year on the last Friday in April, and May is Arbor Month.

The University of Minnesota Extension offers resources to help you decide what kind of trees to plant in your region. The Extension forestry website at www.extension.umn.edu/go/1027 has materials which can help you identify trees suitable for your location. Minnesota residents must consider planting shade trees other than ash, since emerald ash borer was found in the state in 2009. Log on to Extension’s emerald ash borer website at www.extension.umn.edu/issues/eab to learn more about EAB and alternative shade trees.

Shade tree species to consider in rural or urban areas include ginkgo, hackberry, American linden or basswood, sugar maple (Fall Fiesta), Freeman maple (Sienna Glen, Autumn Blaze), red maple (Northwood), and disease-resistant elms; Discovery and Princeton.

Residents can plant trees that produce nuts and pods to add diversity, but they need to consider debris or maintenance in these areas.

Trees that produce nuts include Ohio buckeye (Autumn Splendor), shagbark hickory, bitternut hickory, bur oak, white oak, bicolor or swamp white oak, and black walnut (can inhibit some plants from growing near it).

Trees that produce pods are northern catalpa, Kentucky coffeetree (podless cultivar Stately Manor), honey locust (podless cultivars are Shademaster and Sunburst).

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “one acre of forest absorbs six tons of carbon dioxide and produces four tons of oxygen. This is enough to meet the annual needs of 18 people.”

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A few brave anglers fish open water on Upper Whitefish Lake near the mouth of the Pine River for the Minnesota fishing opener on May 11. the 25 years she had been in business.

“We’re normally open on the Friday before the opener until at least 10 p.m.,” she said Saturday morning. “Last night, we closed at 7:30.”

No matter.

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And leeches, another walleye angler’s favorite, only recently became available.

Of course, with the water temperature still only in the mid-40s on Saturday, that normally productive bait would hardly be an opening day bait of choice anyway.

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On most spring and summer weekends, but especially on the eve of the Minnesota fishing opener, Highway 10 and then Highway 371 are the Mother Roads for outstate anglers and their rigs as they motor northward to reach prime walleye waters.

But on May 10, rolling along THE OUTDOORS through Royalton, past Little Falls and Brainerd in light trafBy John Cross fic, there was little hint that it was the eve of Minnesota’s biggest unofficial holiday.

Only 12 trailered boats were counted during the entire trip and half of those were headed south.

Just north of Brainerd, the paucity of angler traffic became apparent as spring back-slid to winter.

With the exception of some of the shallower bays, most lakes including those of the Whitefish Chain where I planned to fish still were locked in varying degrees of ice.

It was a similar story for the rest of northern Minnesota, including such premier walleye waters as Leech, Winnie and Mille Lacs.

Anglers tend to be an optimistic lot but during this spring, a spring that has yet to arrive, it’s hard to find a positive spin.

At a bait shop in Cross Lake, the lady behind the counter said that it had been the slowest opener in

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Walleyes a tough catch at midnight of opening day OUTDOORS, from pg. 17A stocking programs around the state.

In such cold water, they tend to do what people The only fly in the ointment, we might do when dunked in such frigid water — curl guessed, could be finding a place to park tightly into a ball and stay that way. since, with fishing options elsewhere in the area limited, the river undoubtedly Supplied with fathead minnows and only the would be a popular place. smallest measure of optimism, my fellow Minnesotans Brian Fowler of Eagle Lake, Larry We needn’t have worried. Apparently McCreary of Faribault, Gary McCreary and Tim the cold and wind had discouraged Suhr, both of the Twin Cities, and I hit the water at most anglers. Even at the leisurely the stroke of midnight on Cross Lake for a brief hour of 10 a.m., only two other rigs foray — very brief. were parked at the access site.

After an hour on the water with no results and After braving a half-mile of windthoroughly chilled, we were back at the cabin, once swept open water, we motored into the again reminded of why we all gave up trying to relative protection offered by the shalcatch walleyes at midnight: Nobody ever tells the low, tree-lined river. fish the season opens at such an inconvenient hour.

Our efforts didn’t go unrewarded.

On Saturday morning, fat snow flakes drifted past During the next three hours, we manthe window as we readied our gear for a more seriaged to catch eight walleye, all spawnJohn Cross/Mankato Free Press ing males measuring from 16 to 21 ous fishing session.

From left, Gary McCreary, Tim Suhr, Brian Fowler and Larry inches, and lost several more.

Insult to injury, by the time we launched our boat McCreary are bundled against 40 F temperatures as they fish the on Upper Whitefish Lake, the snow had been While it was hardly spectacular fishPine River near Cross Lake on the Minnesota fishing opener. replaced with predicted strong northwest winds ing and far short of our limits, given with gusts nearing 40 mph. the passing cold front and other cirWe made the strategic choice to fish the Pine River cumstances, it could have been far worse. that flows into the lake.

At least we had fish to eat.

Actually, the choice was less strategic than practiAnd on Opening Day, sitting down to a plate of cal: Even though the lake was still half-covered by ice, it was open enough by Saturday morning that we freshly caught walleye fillets, fried to a golden Serving MN Ag for over 60 years brown, is a sign that all is right with the world. reached the river by boat.

Even if it’s May 11 and it snows.

It didn’t hurt that for the past week or so, Minnesota Department Natural Resources Fisheries John Cross is a Mankato (Minn.) Free Press staff workers had been collecting hundreds of quarts of writer. Contact him at (507) 344-6376 or eggs from fat females and milt from male fish migrat- jcross@mankatofreepress.com or follow him on Visit our website: ing into the flowage to spawn, to be used for walleye Twitter @jcross_photo. ❖

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n interesting piece of history will come to an end this year when Ihlen’s “Post Office on the Porch” closes. That’s not its official name, of course. Officially, it is the Ihlen, Minn., Community Post Office, which is a post office housed in a commercial enterprise.

Joyce Rodman became postmaster 35 years ago when she and her husband, Bruce, purchased the town’s grocery store where the post office was located.

When they closed the store in the early 1980s, they enclosed the front porch of their house and moved the post office boxes there.

For 30 years the Rodman front porch has seen people come and go from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, to pick up mail and get other postal service. The difference is the extra mile the postmaster goes to.

The Rodman grocery store was where men would gather for morning coffee with Bruce. Joyce welcomed them to continue having their coffee in her kitchen.

She bakes treats and each morning makes coffee.

Even after Bruce died in 2005 a group of men has faithfully continued to come, pick up their mail, and walk through the living room to have coffee around her kitchen table.

“I told the men they could continue to come for coffee, even after the post office closes,” Joyce said.

Ihlen’s population is well below 100, yet there are still about 40 active mail boxes, so Joyce was reluctant to close. But she is 82 years old and, after receiving treatment for cancer, was persuaded by her six daughters that she needed to take more time to spend with family while she still feels good. In January she submitted a letter to terminate her contract with the U.S. Postal Service. It may be a few months while they decide how to provide mail service to Ihlen residents, but the day will come when the Rodman porch is no longer a post office.

You would think it would wear on a person, having people coming and going at your home six days a week, not being able to go away without finding someone to fill in. (And all of that for a paycheck that averages out about $2 an hour with no benefits.) No doubt it was inconvenient at times, but that’s not what it’s about to Joyce. It’s about serving people and the community.

“I’m going to miss seeing the people,” she said. ❖

Ihlen, Minn.

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Slowest start to planting in 29 years

The first week in May has brought some interesting developments in the livestock markets. The major thing that is happening, and is evident, is the discrepancies in the cash market prices of both cattle and hogs to the futures market prices.

Cash cattle prices have advanced over the past several weeks under fair packer accumulation. Prices have reached as high as $131 per hundredweight basis the Midwest, while the June cattle futures have slipped to nearly a $10/cwt. discount to the high end live price paid. This is an abnormally high discount for this time of the year and has the trade wondering why the futures are moving in one direction and cash JOE TEALE in the other direction.

Broker It appears that a deteriorating Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. demand for beef would be the likely cause to this situation; also the fact that the commodity and hedge funds were large longs in the futures and seem to be liquidating their positions. Since last fall the movement of boxed beef has been on a steady decline as other sources of protein and meat have been a less expensive source to the consumer, particularly domestic.

Weather may have also played somewhat of a role, as the cooler spring has delayed the grilling season.

However as disposable income decreases, the consumer is becoming more price-conscious of their spendable income. All of this despite the fact that there are fewer cattle on feed, which many think should force the price higher.

The fact is the supply is more inelastic than demand, which is the greater influence on the deterSee TEALE, pg. 2B

When most ordinary people think of May, they think of May flowers and Mother’s Day. For farmers, May is a month of action. Usually, final tillage is done, along with fertilizer application, planting and chemical application. This year, Mother Nature is again showing us that weather is out of our control. When planting conditions get difficult and the majority of seed is still in the bag, it’s natural for our stress levels to rise.

Even if your equipment is ready to roll, there are still plenty of other things to do while Mother Nature takes center stage.

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Also, you might want to think about including an additional contact sheet with the names and telephone numbers of your key suppliers, including your fertilizer and chemical suppliers, agronomist, custom applicators or operators, parts suppliers, custom accounts you may work with and, of course, your crop insurance agent. Make sure these contacts are also entered into your cell phone, fax machine and e-mail, to save everyone time when Mother Nature changes her mind.

Discrepancies What to do while you wait for planting between cash, futures

See WACHTLER, pg. 3B

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CORN — For the last two weeks, corn has started the week by leaving a gap on the charts.

Two weeks ago the weather maps looked wetter which resulted in a limit-up session. This week the weekend weather and the forecasts were friendlier for corn planting, which prompted corn to gap lower. Prices retraced the early week loss when corn planting progress as of May 5 was reported at 12 percent when 1020 percent was expected and compared to 47 percent in the ground on average. This is the slowest start in 29 years with Illi- PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. nois at 7 percent complete, Iowa 8 St. Paul percent and Minnesota 2 percent.

Corn was 3 percent emerged, well behind the 15-percent average. Planting progress as of May 12 is expected to be 25-30 percent complete versus the 66 percent average.

The May 10 U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly crop report was anticipated for the first 2013-14 balance sheets, but early excitement was overshadowed by strong spot basis levels and weather outlooks.

Corn is a domestic market as weekly corn sales were a seven-week low at 4.6 million bushels and well below the 12.3 million bushels needed weekly to hit the USDA’s 800-million-bushel export estimate.

Total commitments are down 55 percent from last year when the USDA has a 48 percent decline penciled in on the balance sheet.

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Demand, forecasts ignite trek higher for beans NYSTROM, from pg. 1B stretch to source corn supplies.

Weekly ethanol production was down 14,000 barrels per day at 843,000 barrels per day. Since the beginning of the crop year, weekly production is averaging an annual grind of 4.58 billion bushels. Ethanol stocks fell 9 million gallons to 708 million gallons and their lowest level in 18 months.

The May crop report was mostly as expected, no friendly surprises. This year’s balance sheet saw a cut in exports of 50 million bushels to 750 million and an increase in ethanol usage resulting in a 2 million bushel increase in ending stocks to 759 million bushels. Our first peak at the 2013-14 balance sheets was also as predicted: acreage up 100,000 acres to 97.3 million, yield at 158 bushels per acre which is down from the 163.6 bu./acre trendline used at the February USDA Outlook Conference, but good enough for record production at 14.14 billion bushels. This is a crop increase of 3.36 billion bushels or 31 percent over last year. World ending stocks for this year were basically steady at 125.4 million metric tons, but next year they jump to 154.6 mmt. The average U.S. farm price for this year is a range of $6.70 to $7.10, but drops to $4.30 to $5.10 per bushel next year.

OUTLOOK: Markets are easily swayed by each change in forecast, so stay in tune with map updates.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration does not expect either El Niño or La Niña conditions to develop this summer in the United States. Now that the May report is in the rearview window, the focus will return to weather and demand. Based on basis strength and board inverses, it doesn’t seem like we’ve solved the rationing problem in old crop. The challenge for new crop will be to prove we’ve overestimated the crop. December corn rallies will increasingly be seen as selling opportunities, but we’re a long way off from being assured of a record crop. Volatility will be more the norm than not. July corn was down 25 cents at $6.36 1/4 for the week, with the December contract off 24 cents at $5.29 1/2 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans started the week on a soft note, but strong demand, non-existent grower sales and changing forecasts ignited a trek higher into the crop report. Current weather conditions have prompted conversations over lower double-crop bean acres due to delayed wheat development and subsequent harvest. Nearby demand was confirmed with processor basis jumping 10 to 20 cents this week depending on location. Weekly export sales for old crop were positive at 7.1 million bushels after two weeks of net cancellations. The USDA had two sales announcements this week, a 115,000 mt and 110,000 mt sale of new crop soybeans to China.

More trade chatter surfaced during the week about South America soybeans working their way to an East Coast processor. So far, it’s believed a one-million-bushel vessel is headed to that processor with possibly four to seven additional cargoes on the books. This doesn’t solve the overall tight U.S. situation since it doesn’t work for interior houses to import beans and move them upriver.

The first soybean planting report of the season was released May 6 indicating a meager 2 percent of the crop in the ground versus 12 percent complete on average. No planting progress was reported in the Midwest with the exception of 1 percent in Nebraska. Progress as of May 12 is estimated to hit

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The May 10 USDA crop report didn’t report any shocking numbers, but they were viewed as generally negative. The 2012-13 balance sheet was left entirely unchanged with carryout at 125 million bushels. The brand new 2013-14 balance sheets put planted acreage at 77.1 million acres, down 100,000 from last year; yield 44.5 bushels per acre, up from last year’s 39.6 bushels per acre; record production of 3.39 billion bushels, up from last year’s 3.015 billion bushels. Ending stocks for 2013-14 of 265 million bushels were above the 239 million prereport projection. The national average farm price is predicted to range from $9.50 to $11.50, up from this year’s $14.30 per bushel. Brazil’s crop was unchanged from last month at 83.5 mmt, but the trade was expecting a slightly smaller figure. Argentina’s number was cut 0.5 mmt to 51.0 mmt. World ending soybean stocks for 2013-14 are predicted to hit a record 75 mmt, up 20 percent from this year.

OUTLOOK: Inverse spreads on the board should continue to expand until we see better rationing with a lot of the marketing year left. May soybeans this week surpassed the $15 level for the first time since October and pulled the July with it. For the week, July soybeans were up 11 3/4 cents at $13.99 while the November contract tumbled 15 3/4 cents lower to $12.05 1/2 per bushel. Weather and demand will dominate direction going forward. There’s still a lot of marketing year left to supply and we haven’t even gotten a real start on planting.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week ending May 10: Minneapolis wheat was down 10 1/4 cents, Chicago fell 16 3/4 cents and Kansas City dropped 19 1/4 cents. June crude oil was 43 cents higher at $96.04, heating oil increased 2 1/4 cents, gasoline gained 3 1/2 cents and natural gas declined 13 cents. The U.S. dollar index was up a full percentage point at 83.155 after a huge two-day gain to close out the week.

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The hog market has seen good improvement over the past several weeks as seasonal strength has kicked in. Most of this strength has been developed by the increase in demand for pork over that period.

Cutouts have advanced to levels not seen for months, and this has allowed packers to be more aggressive in the acquisition of live inventory.

As a result cash hog prices have moved to higher levels not seen in months with the futures leading the advance. In contrast to the cattle futures, hog futures are carrying a fairly large premium to the cash at the present time, reflecting a good demand for pork products.

This is not unusual at this time of the year for the hog market. The caveat here is that from a seasonal standpoint the market normally peaks in the late spring to early summer. This should alert producers to use the premiums to their advantage and protect inventories as warranted. ❖

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business, but once it’s processed into beef, too. An estimated two-thirds of retail marketings are “out front sales,” Speer said. “They’re not spot sales.

“What’s happening is that we are continuing to have more need for efficiency of movement, precision, to meet consumer needs,” he said. “We need the right cattle, the right products, at the right time and the right place, and that’s ultimately because we want to offer high-quality, highly competitive products with consistent, predictable turnover.”

That’s especially important as beef looks to compete with much cheaper alternatives. Beef is running at 240 percent the price of chicken and 140 percent that of pork.

“We’re on the upper edge of where we’ve ever been,” Speer said. “At what point do consumers begin to push back? I don’t know; they’ve shown amazing resilience and continue to do so, but this is a concern. Certainly, higher price equals higher expectations,” he said. The apparent solution is more teamwork.

“If we can supply high-quality product on a consistent basis, then we create demand,” Speer said.

“Then the demand feeds back into the supply and it’s really a network-type of perspective where we create an entire ecosystem around a business, and ultimately we get new value creation.”

This article was submitted by Certified Angus Beef LLC. ❖

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WACHTLER, from pg. 1B Communicate — Sometimes, we take it for granted that everyone around us is aware of the stress we are experiencing and the increased demand on our time and workload that will be required because of the conditions. A great way to relieve some of the stress and also improve communication and attitudes of those around you is to have a quick meeting to communicate your workload expectations and your strategy for working through the challenging planting season.

Include your employees, family members and any other key people to your operation in the meeting.

Make sure to plan for any scheduling or work conflicts that employees or family may have during the planting season well in advance in order to avoid unnecessary stress down the road.

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In the Upper Midwest, May 25 is typical for considering the move to shorter maturing hybrids. Identify which fields would most likely need the switch and calculate how much seed would be needed if the switch would be made. This will save time and effort later in the season when you may be in the field planting and decide to make the change.

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Eleven to one — those were the odds the beef industry was up against for two decades.

“We got $10 in new spending over that 20 years, meanwhile our pork and poultry competitors got $110,” said Nevil Speer, an animal scientist at Western Kentucky University. “You can’t grow an industry without new revenue coming in, and we basically worked in a stagnant industry for 20 years.”

Beef struggled with health perception issues, convenience woes and the challenge of being the most expensive protein in the meat case, he said. Then, the independent sector orientation began to adjust for mutual good. “We began to understand that we need to work together in this industry,” Speer said.

That lent itself to more branded programs and supply-chain alliances. “Today we’re averaging somewhere around 12 percent to 15 percent branded sales on a weekly basis,” he said. “This push will probably continue in the years ahead.”

As a result, grid and other negotiated sales make up 75 percent of all fed-cattle marketings today. Part of that also comes from increased competition for feeder cattle, and the need to recoup premiums paid on cattle coming into the feedyards.

“They’ve begun to implement more and more supply management over the last 10 years, and those are strategic business decisions,” Speer said. “If we can find cattle that meet some end-user specification and then match our inputs and do that securely, we begin to kind of distance ourselves from the rivalry of fighting it out in a commodity market.”

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Heavy cattle — sorting opportunities from challenges Everyone in the beef chain seems to agree we need more of it. That’s the simple explanation for a trend that shows hot carcass weights have increased 200 pounds in four decades. But for all the opportunities that presents, there are many challenges.

John Stika, president of Certified Angus Beef LLC, said “the production side is looking for something bigger to cover their increased costs, but the retail and foodservice sides are looking for (more units of) something much smaller that’s easier to manage from a portion-control standpoint and a unit-cost standpoint.”

Increasing HCW is like adding many more finished cattle. Stika noted Cattle-Fax estimates show such increases from last November into March have made up for 256,000 head of cattle. As the nation’s cow herd keeps falling back, increasing HCW is good news overall for beef marketers.

“They would rather have big beef to sell than no beef at all,” Stika said.

CAB data and supporting records from the National Beef Quality Audit show that the market is getting more high-quality beef in that mix, too.

Carcasses accepted for the CAB brand this year have a 7-pound heavier HCW than average.

“If they gain better, they eat better, they’re healthier,” Stika said. “Their carcass weights tend to be up and their grades tend to coincide with that.”

Data on more than 2 million head in the NBQA records indicate cattle with a marbling score of Modest or higher were 14 pounds heavier than

average. That’s not a new trend, Stika said. “But it’s a hot topic right now because we’ve seen a more rapid increase in carcass weight than what we’ve historically been used to.”

From 2008 to 2012, the Angus-influenced or Astamped cattle increased 34 pounds, to last year’s 846 pounds. Economics and genetic improvement are the main drivers.

“If I’m a feedyard operating today at 20 percent to 25 percent excess capacity, and I look at the replacement costs of what I have to buy — feeder cattle to replace a pen of cattle that I ship out — the economics, at times, begin to work rather nicely that I just feed those cattle longer,” he said.

Many packing plants in an industry at 10 percent to 15 percent excess capacity have tried to increase efficiency by increasing the upper limit on HCW and decreased discounts for those just over the line. In response, the feeding industry more broadly adopted the use of beta-agonists. Those may decrease marbling scores, Stika said, but the best way to mitigate their negative impacts is to feed cattle longer.

“How are we going to take these cattle once they’ve hit the plant and add value, or remove the discount that’s associated with them today?” he asked.

The industry has already made some adjustments on everything from how many pieces of meat go in a box to cutting methods. “Retail doesn’t use a lot of forklifts and is heavily dominated by unionized labor, so there are certain limits in terms of what those boxes can weigh,” Stika said.

Labor challenges are also part of the problem at foodservice where 75 percent of restaurants still cut their own steaks, but there’s a developing trend toward breaking down some popular subprimals to smaller cuts. “You’ve got some different options that are starting to catch on very nicely at foodservice, but it’s not the end-all and be-all,” Stika said. “You have higher production costs and lower product yield.”

Down the road, packing plants are looking at more ways to reduce variation. “How do we make sure the smallest rib that we have is not in the same box with the heaviest rib?” Stika asked. That’s one common break in boxed beef already, between the largest ribeye areas and the smallest. But it’s not just about the middle meats, he said, and the range in product difference continues to grow as carcasses do. Plant logistics and inventory management are the biggest hurdles to implementation.

So are increasing carcass weights an opportunity or a challenging issue? “The answer is, it’s reality,” Stika said, “and probably a little of both. It’s allowed us to maintain beef production levels with fewer numbers, but the issues we have are real. If we want to continue to drive beef demand forward, we’ve got to continue to provide more value to our consumer if we’re going to expect them to pay more for it.”

Stika spoke at this spring’s Harlan Ritchie Beef Symposium during Midwest American Society of Animal Science meetings in Des Moines.

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This column was written Cash butter saw a third for the marketing week endweek of decline, closing Friing May 10. day at $1.61, down 4 cents on the week and down Cash dairy markets almost 18 cents in the threeretreated the week of May 6, week period, but still 29 perhaps from an overreaccents above a year ago. tion to the New Zealand Eighteen cars found new drought. homes on the week and the International cheese AMS-surveyed average fell MIELKE MARKET demand was mentioned as a to $1.7161, down 0.7 cent.

WEEKLY factor in the previous week’s Cash Grade A nonfat dry price increase for blocks as

By Lee Mielke milk closed the week 4.75 world prices were higher cents lower, at $1.70, while than domestic levels, according to the U.S. Department of Agricul- Extra Grade remained at $1.70. AMSpowder averaged $1.6049, up 0.4 cent, ture’s May 3 Dairy Market News, but and dry whey averaged 58.09 cents, up dairy eyes remain on the weather in 1.6 cents.

New Zealand where production is trending lower, is down from a year ■ ago, and the season is winding down.

Speaking of exports, DairyBusiness Projections for the season’s output are Update reports that the value of U.S. steady to slightly lower from last year. dairy product exports jumped in Cash block cheese lost 6.5 cents this March, nearly hitting $500 million and week and closed May 10 at $1.8450 per just below the May 2012 record. It’s the pound, still 34.5 cents above a year ago. 24th time in the past 25 months Fifteen cars were sold on the week. The exports topped $400 million and the barrels closed Friday at $1.7225, down second-highest monthly total ever, three-quarter cents on the week, 27.25 according to the DBU. cents above a year ago, but an abnorThe U.S. Dairy Export Council says mal 12.25 cents below the blocks.

U.S. dairy exports improved in the first Seven cars sold on the week. The Agri- quarter of 2013 after lagging in the seccultural Marketing Service-surveyed, ond half of 2012. Pricing relationships U.S. average block price jumped 4.1 began to improve for U.S. suppliers in cents, to $1.8568, while the barrels February, as product availability from slipped 1.2 cents, to $1.7630.

Oceania was constrained by drought.

■ U.S. export volumes of dry ingrediFC Stone’s May 7 eDairy Insider ents (milk powder, whey products, lacOpening Bell reported that “Clorox Co. tose), cheese and butterfat topped said its first-quarter sales of Kingsford 412,000 tons in first quarter, up 11.3 and Match Light charcoal fell double percent from fourth quarter 2012, and digits from last year in response to cold up 1.6 percent from a year ago. Total March weather.” Outdoor grilling typi- value was $1.38 billion, up 12.2 percent cally increases demand for barrel from the fourth quarter, and up 3.1 cheese at this time of year and it percent from last year. remains to be seen whether those lost First quarter cheese exports were up sales will be recovered.

7.5 percent; butterfat was up 17.9 perCheese export demand has also cent; whey protein concentrate was up cooled in the past week or two, accord- 23.3 percent and lactose was up 6.9 ing to FC Stone dairy broker Dave percent. Nonfat dry milk and skim Karzawski, who said “more exports milk powder exports were off 10 perwould serve to tighten the block side of See MIELKE, pg. 6B the market.”

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■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted six requests for export assistance this week to sell 1.896 million pounds of cheese to customers in Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.

The USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report lowered its 2013 milk production forecast again, due to lower milk per cow in the first quarter. Cow numbers were unchanged from last month’s report. Fat-basis imports were reduced mostly on lower imports of anhydrous products. The skim solids import forecast was reduced largely on lower expected imports of milk protein concentrates.

Export forecasts are unchanged.

Look for 2013 milk output to hit 201.8 billion pounds, down 100 million pounds from last month’s estimate, and compares to 2012 output of 200.3 billion. With the slightly lower forecast and improved domestic product demand, price forecasts for cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk and whey were raised. As a result, both Class III and Class IV price forecasts are higher than last month.

The Class III average is now projected at $17.85 to $18.35 per hundredweight, up from $17.55 to $18.15 expected a month ago, and compares to a $17.44 average in 2012. The Class IV is expected to average $18.10 to $18.70, up from the $17.35 to $18.05 expected last month, and compares to $16.01 in 2012.

■ Domestic corn use for 2012-13 was projected 100 million bushels lower as a 50-million-bushel increase in corn used to produce ethanol partly offset the lower projection for feed and residual disappearance.

Larger-than-expected March 1 corn supplies, lower corn prices and favorable margins for producing and blending ethanol limit the expected year-to-year decline in ethanol production during the second half of the marketing year (March to August).

Corn exports for 2012-13 were projected 25 million bushels lower reflecting the continued sluggish pace of sales and shipments and additional competition from Brazil and Ukraine. Projected U.S. corn ending stocks for 2012-13 are raised 125 million bushels.

The projected range for the season-average corn farm price was lowered 20 cents at the midpoint to $6.65 to $7.15 per bushel.

April alfalfa hay averaged $215 per ton, up $5 from a year ago. The breakdown by regional states reveals the variable regional pricing. Selected Central states’ prices included Iowa, $251, up $108; Michigan, $250 up $125; Minnesota, $255 up $105; South Dakota, $236 up $101; and Wisconsin $225 up $120. Selected See MIELKE, pg. 7B

Senate ag committee’s farm bill version contains DSA would have set the California Class 4b “dry whey factor” at no less than 80 percent of the federal order Class III “dry whey factor.” Also removed was a whey factor exemption on the first 3 million pounds of milk purchased by cheese plants per month, designed to protect small cheese processors unable to capture revenues from whey from higher milk procurement/processing costs.

In its place, committee chair Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, inserted lan-

guage intended to get dairy producers, processors, the state’s Dairy Future’s Task Force and the California Department of Food & Agriculture to come up with new policy to address the Class 4b dry whey factor and processor exemption, according to the DBU. Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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Low milk prices will lead to more government outlays and is detrimental to taxpayers.

“The Dairy Freedom Act is supported by processors,” the letter charges, “Precisely because it offers them the prospect of lower milk prices, subsidized by government insurance payments. This scenario is not sustainable.

Free margin insurance alone is a costly ruse.”

The farm groups assert that “market stabilization sends a clear signal to farmers participating in this program that a bit less milk is needed. Not only does this hasten a rebound in low-margin situations, it reduces the cost of the program to the government.”

The joint letter states that “the real threat to the growth of our domestic dairy industry is not a market stabilization program that will only rarely activate; it’s the further damage to our dairy producer sector that would result from an ill-conceived processors’ dream plan to assure themselves a sea of taxpayer-subsidized milk.” The letter also notes, the DSA is “a voluntary approach to risk management, which offers producers the choice to participate.”

■ Meanwhile, the Senate agriculture committee released its farm bill this week and includes the DSA, prompting praise from the NMPF, however the Dairy Business Association leadership met with Speaker of the House John Boehner this week to convey opposition to the supply management provision in the farm bill. DBA President Jerry Meissner said “Wisconsin and the nation’s dairy industry is ready for Congressional leadership to break away from the outdated, anti-free market dairy policies that have been in existence for 75 years.”

■ At the state level, DairyBusiness Weekly reports that the California Assembly ag committee approved an amended AB 31 on a 6-0 vote, May 1.

“However, the form of the bill that left room 126 of the Capitol contained ‘intent’ rather than policy. And, whether the vote is judged as a decision akin to Solomon, or just the proverbial ‘kicking the can down the road’ could play out over the next three weeks.”

Removed was the original language, introduced last December by Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, that

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MIELKE, from pg. 6B Western states’ prices included Arizona, $200, down $60; California, $207 down $28; Colorado, $245 down $10; Idaho, $190 down $10; New Mexico, $236 down $64; Oregon, $231 up $2; and Washington, $225 down $6.

■ Checking the rearview mirror, the USDA reported that 2012 milk production increased 2.1 percent, to 200 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 21,697 pounds, was up 361 pounds from 2011.

The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.23 million head, up 39,000 head from 2011.

Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2012, totaled $37.0 billion, down 6.4 percent from 2011. Producer returns averaged $18.56/cwt., 8.3 percent below 2011. Marketings totaled 199.4 billion pounds, 2.1 percent above 2011.

■ By the way, the USDA’s Farm Service Agency says farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, were scheduled to resume May 8. That includes the Milk Income Loss Contract Program.

■ In dairy politics, more than 50 state and national dairy organizations, including the National Milk Producers Federation, called on members of the House agriculture committee this week to include the Dairy Security Act in the upcoming farm bill. The House ag panel is expected to begin drafting the bill May 15.

The group told lawmakers in a letter that dairy producers need “a financially sound risk management program to help farmers better manage margin volatility.” It noted the economic conditions that led to the development of the DSA following the dairy depression in 2009. It argued that low milk prices and high feed costs “generating terrible margins,” which were experienced again, last year, when feed costs soared to record levels as milk prices dropped.

The coalition’s letter, signed by 52 organizations, urged House members to oppose a competing proposal to be offered by Reps. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and David Scott, D-Ga., the “Dairy Freedom Act,” charging that it would “weaken the safety net for farmers in order to benefit dairy processors. The Dairy Freedom Act strips out the market stabilization component from the DSA.” The letter adds that “without the discipline offered by market stabilization, low milk prices will continue for longer

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Understanding the alfalfa plant brings more tonnage No crop has more value to the livestock farmer than does alfalfa, if it is fed to livestock before it is marketed.

Since all livestock is limited by certain amount of pounds consumed per day, the quality of the forage has a direct effect upon the weight and quality of grain and milk. Therefore, every pound that is fed has a value,

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tion, it is a rather simple crop to understand and less complicated to manipulate during the growing period before the plant is harvested. It is much less complicated than managing crops that grow through its reproductive stage and ripening stage. One has fewer problems managing the alfalfa crop during stress conditions. Yet, stress can have detrimental effects upon not only the yield of alfalfa plants, but also the quality as it relates to feeding value.

Seed treatment Alfalfa is normally planted into a cover crop that serves as a refuge for the early germination and growth of the alfalfa plant. After the cover crop has been harvested or cut, the residue of the cover crop is returned to the soil that then becomes organic matter and feeds the present crop that is being grown.

If alfalfa is planted into a field that has not previously been devoted for alfalfa production, it is necessary that

the seed be inoculated with bacteria that will form nitrogen-fixing modules on the plant. Even if the field has been growing alfalfa in the past, many people feel that it is still important to put inoculants on alfalfa seed before planting.

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two sources. The primary source is from photosynthesis, where carbon dioxide is taken into the plant leaves and combined with hydrogen and oxygen from the water contained in the plant cells. It is in the plant cells of the green leaves where photosynthesis occurs and the carbon is combined with hydrogen and oxygen in order to form sugars (carbohydrates). These sugars are the primary source of energy for plant growth.

The other source of energy available for plant growth has not generally been recognized. It is the carbon compounds that are provided to the plant roots. These carbon compounds are obtained from the organic matter in the soil (particularly the residue from previous crops) that is decomposed by soil bacteria, so that the energy is released for plant roots to absorb. Most of the energy absorbed by the soil is contained in the plant roots and available for stored energy to be used by the growing plant, where the upper part of the plant needs additional energy for growth. In other words, the soil-supplied energy is a supplement to the energy that is provided by photosynthesis. Although this is considered a secondary source of energy, it is important.

It is also important to note that the second harvest of an alfalfa crop is still at a high level. As the third, fourth and possibly fifth cuttings occur, the yields per acre per harvest tend to decrease.

Normally speaking, the climatic conditions (rainfall and higher temperatures) will not enable the plant to carry on the maximum rate of photosynthesis in order to provide additional energy that culminates in higher plant yields. Perhaps more importantly, the organic matter release by the bacteria and the soil greatly decreases as the season progresses.

Soil bacteria decompose the organic matter, which is most readily converted to energy. This is the organic matter of plant residue that is more easily digestible to the soil bacteria so that they can more greatly prosper and release more energy for plant growth. As the season progresses, the more digestible organic matter has already been processed by the bacteria. Throughout the rest of the season, the organic matter available to the soil bacteria is much less digestible and the activity of the bacteria decreases throughout the growing season. This is common for all plants.

At this point it is important to realize that the highest yield of alfalfa

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ALFALFA, from pg. 8B normally seeded. Be sure that the seed treatment is applied with any other chemical that is desired for seed treatment before planting.

Early growth period During the early period of growth when the young alfalfa plant reaches approximately three or four inches in height, foliar apply Bio-Forge — a liquid product recommended as an antioxidant treatment. This removes the stress from the young plant and enables it to change its phytohormone pattern so that more nodules and larger roots will be generated under the young plant so that it can synthesize more nitrogen for plant growth and obtain more rapid exposure to the soil nutrients as the plant roots will more quickly expand and contact more of the nutrients in the soil.

First cutting If alfalfa is cut or harvested for hay or silage during its first year of growth after seeding, foliar spray 8 ounces per acre of More Power plus 4 ounces per acre of Stoller’s Force directly onto the plant approximately 14 days before harvest. More Power and Force are both liquid products, which will encourage more rapid growth and more rapid sugar accumulation in the plant before harvest. These treatments will not only increase yields but it will also increase the quality of the forage that is to be harvested. More Power will increase the energy level in the plant to obtain more rapid cell division and cell sizing; this results in heavier plant weight. Stoller’s Force will increase the rate of photosynthesis and move the sugars from the leaves into the storage tissues of the stems.

This will result in larger leaves and stems and higher nutritional value.

Annual growth habits of the alfalfa plant When the alfalfa plant comes out of dormancy in the spring, the energy reserves (carbohydrates or sugars) are moved upward from the roots into the developing stem and leaf tissue. The stored energy from the roots has been accumulated from previous vegetative growth before the plant went into dormancy in the fall. This is why late harvesting of plants should be avoided — before frost the plants need to accumulate energy and store in the roots, so that the young plant will have energy for regrowth during the following spring period before the plant has leaves, and the soil temperature is warm enough for new root growth.

The alfalfa plant gets its energy from

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More active nodules, roots make for more productivity ALFALFA, from pg. 9B return as much organic matter to the soil after harvest. Plants that are completely removed at harvest return little organic matter. Therefore, the soil provides much less source of energy than could be supplied if the organic matter was left in the fields incorporating the surface area of the soil.

Since alfalfa plants are normally left in the field for a period of two or more years, and they are harvested with organic matter completely removed from the acre each year, little organic matter is returned to the soil to form an additional source of energy for the following year’s crops.

This is probably an important reason why alfalfa yields tend to decrease every year that they are carried in rotation and their return crop is being harvested. The energy supplied from the soil is never as great as it is during the preceding year. Over a period of years the alfalfa plants

become weaker. Grass tends to take over the position of the alfalfa plant so they are crowded out by plants that require much less energy than does alfalfa. This is an important reason why the population of alfalfa plants decreases as a number of years progress in the alfalfa return cycle.

Treatment of plant after harvest Immediately after harvesting the alfalfa plant, it is important to apply More Power and Stoller’s Force directly to the crown of the plant as soon as possible. This is easy to accomplish if alfalfa is harvested for silage. If alfalfa is harvested for hay, the hay must be removed from the field before the young alfalfa crops can be drenched with the foliar spray.

The immediate application of More Power and Force will cause the alfalfa plant to break more buds in the crown and cause more stems to appear per plant. This merely changes the crown’s hormonal balance so that it produces more energy, and turns vegetative

buds (promotion of present stems) toward reproductive buds which cause an additional number of stems. This happens quickly and is dramatic. One can notice the number of new buds formed in the alfalfa crown within four to five days after application.

In addition to forming more buds in the crown, the alfalfa plant will be encouraged to maintain more active nodules and more active root growth. This increases both the supply of nitrogen and supply of cell nutrients for the maintenance of greater alfalfa productivity.

More Power should be applied at the rate of 8 ounces per acre and Stoller’s Force at the rate of 4 ounces per acre and enough water to thoroughly wet the alfalfa crown and allow some water to drench the soil beside the crown. Applying 10 gallons per acre should be the minimum amount of water used. Preferably, 20 gallons per acre should be applied for this use of the crown drench. The more water that can be applied, the more rapid and through will be the result.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION MONDAY, JUNE 17th • 5:00 PM

71430, MN Hwy. 24 • Kimball, MN 40 acres, 2 homes, and out buildings

Master Home: 3 story, 4 bedrooms, 3500 sq. ft., 26x38 4-stall attached garage. This home is ready to move in, all updates done. Has central vac.

Lots of beautiful oak cabinets with lead glass and plenty of storage. 21⁄2 baths, 14’x15’ living room, 14’x19’ dining room, 14’x16’ master bedroom, full bath, 6’x15’ laundry room, fireplace, 10’x28’ deck in front, 14’x12’ deck in rear with sliding glass doors. Upstairs 13’x25’ bedroom, 12’x13’ bedroom, 11’x16’ bedroom with plenty of closet space. Lower level 15’x16’ office area, 15’x21‘ fireplace room, 13’x20’ TV room and sliding glass doors and patio. Large lawn with beautiful trees and flower gardens.

Rental House: 11⁄2 story 2 bedrooms, nice kitchen and dining and living room, full basement, 1 bedroom down and full bath, 1 bedroom up, and 20’x21’ attached garage. Out buildings: 50’x80’ with high doors, 30’x40’ shed, 40’x60’ shed, and 40’x46’ grainery. The acreage has great pasture and wet lands for excellent hunting. With the rental house and outbuildings it would generate extra income. Ideal setting for horse or cattle.

Folks if you ever wanted to live in the country you will want to check this one out. The master home has a concrete driveway. This place is only 30 minutes from Saint Cloud & Hutchinson and on black top road.

This is a show place - a must place to look at.

Open House dates: Sunday May 19th • 1-2 pm and Thursday May 23 • 6-7 pm.

For private showing call John or Shirley at 320-398-6242.

Property is being “sold as is.” Any upgrades or improvements are new owner obligation.

Terms: $25,000 down day of sale non-refundable non-contingent. Balance due on or before Aug. 1st 2013. 6% buyers premium will be added to high bid to equal full purchase price. Attorney Mark Wood will handle purchase agreement and Earnest money.

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WANTED: Land & farms. I We have extensive lists of have clients looking for Land Investors & farm buydairy, & cash grain operaers throughout MN. We altions, as well as bare land ways have interested buyparcels from 40-1000 acres. ers. For top prices, go with Both for relocation & inour proven methods over vestments.

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Looking for help for custom harvesting, 2013 season, truck drivers & combine operators, clean driving record, 18 years old, CDL or Class B, meals & lodging 021 included. 320-859-2894 or Real Estate Wanted 320-815-3495 FARMLAND WANTED: Investor seeking to purchase Real Estate 020 farm land & will lease back. Buyer will pay cash SACRIFICE Dairy farm, or work with seller on ConGrade A Was $160,000 Retract for Deed. Contact duced to $140,000. New Kevin Pifer 701-238-5810 barn, new home 15 AC., 6 kpifer@pifers.com cow parlor. (715)474-2299

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Notice: After 30 years the owners of Aitkin Implement have sold their business to Timmer Implement of Pease, MN. They will liquidate their entire inventory of used equipment, new nonreturnable equipment, a large selection of new and used parts and attachments.

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TRACTORS: Incl: Ford 4610; 4610 w/loader; 7700 w/new engine, clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing, input shaft seal & new crank seal, new rubber, 4 remotes; 4000 gas, 8 spd. w/p.s.; 4000 gas w/p.s. & Select-O-Speed, needs trans. work; 900; 860; 600; Jubilee, restored, major; 8N w/ldr. & hyd. bucket; 9N w/loader; Ferguson TO w/ldr. frame; IH 1066 w/new clutch, valve job & injector pump; 856; 544 gas w/ldr. & chains; 404 w/WF, p.s., ldr. & frt. blade; (2) H; (2) H for parts; W6; Case 1410 MFWD w/ldr., bucket, & bale spear; 970; 770; JD 2640 w/ldr.; 60; MF 1805 w/duals; Allis Chalmers 210 w/cab; D19 w/ldr.; D15; WD45; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT: Ford 550 w/cab, new engine & brakes; 4500 industrial w/735 ldr. & mid mt. blade; JD 455G, 1998, crawler/ loader backhoe; 500C 2 whl; IH TD 6 crawler; MF 204 forklift, Balderson forks, homemade forks; SKID LOADERS: Bobcat T190K, 2006, 1708 hrs., cab w/heat & air, gold package, keyless start, bobtach w/16” tracks; T190, 2004; 2062 cab w/heat, power bobtach; T200, 2003,1998 hrs. w/200 hrs. on new belts & sprockets; S300, 2003,1030 hrs., cab & heat, power bobtach; 773, 2000, 2707 hrs., cab & heat; 743B w/rebuilt engine; M371; 610; 600 w/new engine; New Holland L220, 2011, 292 hrs., cab, heat, power quick tach; JD CT322, 2006, 555 hrs.; Case 1537, for parts; TILLAGE EQUIPMENT – PLOWS: JD 4x18 A.S.R; 5x16, 1 bottom for M; Ford 142, 5x A.S.R., 1 bottom; IH (2) 4x pull types; MF 880 4x18; A.S.R.; DISC: Athens 7’ brush, JD 9’10”; CULTIVATORS: JD 12, field cult.; MF 440; IH 4R fast hitch; (2) 4 rows, 1 row; LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS: Koyker w/7’ bucket; Farmhand w/valve & 6’ bucket; (2) Superior; (6) Paulson; Loader for Ford 7000 w/3 spool valve; Pipe frame loader fits 8N; Ford w/pump & valve; (3) Fords; (2) Daul w/7’ buckets; Loader for IH – H; Red pipe loader w/manure forks; assortment of loader frames; large assortment of Bobcat buckets & miscellaneous loader buckets; MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: Incl: New Holland Rustler 125 utility vehicle, 26 hrs., 4x4, softside cab & light package; GT 3200 lawn tractor; Vermeer M485 trencher w/backhoe & cable plow; Erskine 960 frt. mt. snowblower, 8’, never used, Erskine 48” frt. mt. snowblower; (2) Schweiss 8’ snowblower; Farm King 9600FX, 8’ snowblower; Hanson 7’ snowblower; 1700B, 7’ snowblower; IH 7’ snowblower; NH 42”, LG shaft drive snowblower; Ford L & G snowblower; Cosmo S500 pt. seeder; New Idea 702 mule w/V6; Farm King 8’, 3pt. blade; assortment of frt. mt. blades; Bobcat SB, V snow blade; (3) 3pt. blades; JD 115, 9’, 3pt. blade; (2) 3pt. bale spears; Vermeer bale mover w/fast hitch; 3pt backhoe; Bush Hog 3pt. post hole digger; Bush Hog 3pt. 8’ rotary cutter; Woods 12’ batwing mower; Crown 1280 12’ rock rake; Farm King 6’ rock rake; Rock Harvestor rock rake; 72” sweeper; Lawn Pride RTA 1042 3pt.

42” tiller; King Cutter 3pt. 48” tiller; 3pt. rear scoop; 8’ packer/seeder; JD 494 planter; HAY AND FORAGE: ROUND BALERS including Vermeer R605; NH 664 w/net & twine, 1 owner, always shedded; 855 w/net; 855 w/rebuilt pickup; 855 w/new chains; 855; 853; (3) 851; 849 w/new chains; 849; 848; (2) 846; JD 410; SQUARE BALERS NH 565; (2) 273; MOWER CONDITIONERS NH 1411; 411 for parts; 489; (2) 469; JD 1217; 1207; OMC 35 swather for parts; SICKLE BAR MOWERS Ford 501; 7’; Ferguson 5’; Dearborn 5’; JD #5; CHOPPERS NH 782; 770 w/head; 718; 717 w/2R; assort. of heads; Hesston 7020 w/hay head; JD 35 w/heads; RAKES NH 258 w/dolly wheels; 256; 56; 56 for parts; Tonutti GT 500 tedder; Gehl 262 tedder; Vermeer PT 405 tedder; CHOPPER BOXES H&S on tandem axle gear; (2) Gehl on gears; Artsway steel box on gear; Meyer 14’ on gear; BALE WAGONS NH 1010 stack wagon; NH 1044, 105 bale; (2) H&S thrower racks; COLLECTIBLES: Farmall F12 tractor SN:FS15137 on frt. & rear steel, completely restored; Ford power cutter, walk behind rotary lawn mower; JD X6 snowmobile; 1 row steel wheel potato digger; large safe; VEHICLES: Ford F750 w/Knight spreader; F600; F700 fire truck; F150; F600 w/cargo & utility box; IH 1600 dump truck; single axle dump truck; Chevrolet C60 flatbed; K10; Dodge Ram mini van; new livestock trailer; Wrangler 16’x6’ 5th wheel stock trailer; 2 wheel trailer; Honda motorcycle; plus a large assortment of new and used parts and attachments, tires, wheels, duals, dealership signs and manuals etc.

For more information call Aitkin Implement 218- 927- 2515 or Gehling Auction Company 1-800-770-0347. Terms: CHN financing and programs available to qualified buyers on qualified items, all other items cash or good check day of sale.

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‘08 CS/IH Magnum 275, ‘90 JD 4555, 2WD, 155 ‘12 JD 7200R, MFWD, MFWD, 275 hp, 380hp, 380-90R50, duals, 3 200 hp, 380-90R50, 90R50, triples, 5 hyds, hyds, 5586 hrs ..$45,500 duals, 3 hyds, 126 hrs 2995 hrs ........$149,000 ........................$158,000

FOR SALE: Split pedestal w/Roll-a-matic to fit late JD B tractor; JD model 44, 2-14 hyd. lift plow, reconditioned. 320-630-7456 Hay & Forage Equip

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'11 NH FP240 chopper, processor, tandems, hydraulic hitch, 3 PN cornhead, 29P hay head. $40,000. (4) H&S rear end load wagons $5,000 each (715)520-2882

‘05 JD 8120, MFWD, ‘00 JD 8210, MFWD, 208 hp, 320-90R50, 185 hp, 14.9x46, duals, triples, 3050 hrs 4 hyds, 8399 hrs ........................$119,900 ............................$89,000

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FOR SALE: GEHL 1600 Round Baler Good Condition. $1,000 OBO (or best offer) (507) 736-2413

FOR SALE: '08 Kuhns MFG 1834 small square baler ac- FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 cumulator & a 618 grabber and 6000 series forage harw/ JD mounts, exc shape, vesters. Used kernel pro$12,500. Call 507-317-8103 cessors, also, used JD 40 knife Dura-Drums, and FOR SALE: 12' Owatonna drum conversions for 5400 260 swather w/crimper & and 5460. Call (507)427-3520 finger & bat reels. 507-640www.ok-enterprise.com 1617 FOR SALE: New Idea #4865 FOR SALE: Bale handler for red round baler (same as small square bales, Case IH 8480), does twine $1,000/OBO. Ray Moeller or net wrap, monitor, 712-297-7951 540RPM PTO, all new floor belts, very good cond, field FOR SALE: H&S hay ready, $5,900/OBO. 320-286windrower mergers, 1 front 5805 mnt & 1 rear pull-type, will work in 12', 14' or 16' FOR SALE: NH Hayliner 68, for small square bales, windrows, works good, $1,250/OBO. 712-297-7951 great shape. 218-371-1348

‘12 JD 8285R, MFWD, ‘10 JD 8320R, MFWD, 285 hp, 380-90R50, 320 hp, 380-90R54, duals, 4 hyds, 649 hrs triples, 5 hyds, 1343 hrs ..........................$241,000 ........................$237,500

‘98 JD 8400T, Track, 225 ‘04 JD 8420T, Track, 235 ‘95 JD 8770, 4WD, 300 ‘89 JD 8960, 4WD, 370 hp, 25” belts, 4 hyds, hp, 25” belts, 4 hyds, hp, 20.8-42, duals, 3 hp, 20.8x42, duals, 4 6532 hrs ............$69,900 2630 hrs ..........$129,900 hyds, 4851 hrs ..$76,500 hyds, 6361 hrs ..$49,900

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‘00 JD 9300, 4WD, ‘07 JD 9330, 4WD, ‘04 JD 9620, 4WD, 800- ‘09 JD 9630, 4WD, 530 20.8x42, duals, 4 hyds, 18.4x46, triples, 5 hyds, 80R38, duals, 4 hyds, hp., 800-70R38, duals, 4435 hrs ..........$102,000 2457 hrs ..........$208,000 3155 hrs ..........$185,000 4 hyds, 1995 hrs ........................$238,000

‘10 JD 9630, 4WD, 530 Versatile 876, 4WD, ‘04 JD 325, 2-spd, ‘07 JD CT332, 82 hp, hp., 800-70R38, duals, 20.8x38, duals, 4 hyds, power quick tach, 1306 18” tracks, cab, 84” 4 hyds, 1486 hrs 8842 hrs ............$34,900 hrs ......................$23,900 bucket ................$47,995 ........................$255,000

‘04 CS/IH Tigermate II ‘09 JD 2210 Field Cult, ‘10 Salford RTS27, RTS, ‘06 NH BR740A Round Field Cult, 48.5’, 97 45’, harrow ........$48,000 27’, 20” blades, harrow Baler, surface wrap, 540 shank, harrow ....$39,950 ............................$44,900 PTO, 7600 hrs ....$22,000

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FOR SALE: '36 JD Model B '08 NH HW365 18' Discbine head, Cut 585 acres. Only tractor, SN21767. Totally 200 hrs. $75,000. (715) 296restored. 715-792-2775 after 2162 4 or leave message FOR SALE: NH super 77 baler w/ Wisconsin engine, JD #6 one row chopper in good cond; Parts for older JD plows. 320-630-7456

‘78 CS/IH 2390, 2WD, 160 hp, 20.8-38, duals, 3 hyds, 5763 hrs ..........................$13,500

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‘08 Fast FS9500 Sprayer, ‘12 Fast FS9518 Sprayer, ‘06 Hardi Commander ‘04 Hardi Commander 4400 Sprayer, 132’ 132’ boom, 1800 gal tank 132’ boom, 1800 gal Plus 1200 Sprayer, 132’ ..........................$44,500 tank, 320-90R54 boom, 1200 gal tank boom, 1200 gal tank ..........................$77,000 ..........................$41,500 ..........................$33,500

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NH #166 hay inverter, $3,750.

Call Evenings 320-327-2507 NH 499 hydro swing, 12' haybine. 320-583-0606 WANTED: Self-loading round bale trailer, any make or model. 507-696-2176 Bins & Buildings

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14,000 bu. bin, 6 yrs old w/floor, 8” power sweep, 15 hp GSI centrifugal fan & transition & sgl phase, 2 yrs old, exc. for wet holding or air drying. 507-697-6133 www.usedbinsales.com 62,000 bu bin, down & loaded, $16,500. 507-697-6133 www.usedbinsales.com FOR SALE: New 18' floor, $1,000. 10,000 bu used bin, $1,300. Other sizes avail., concrete & erection work.

(715)308-9649 SILO DOORS Wood or steel doors shipped promptly to your farm stainless fasteners hardware available.

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50' galvanized auger, 8" diameter, $750/OBO. 515-3878707 or 515-864-8098

IH 856, Nice ....................................................................................$13,000 Allis Chalmers 8030, 2WD, P.D. ..................................................$14,500 CIH 8920, FWA, 4800 hrs. ..............................................................$75,000 CIH 7220, FWA, 4200 hrs. ..............................................................$59,000 NH 8670 Genesis, 2WD, 2800 hrs. ..............................................$60,000 CIH 7130 Magnum, 2WD, 5700 hrs. ..............................................Coming CIH 7120, 2WD, 7500 hrs. ..............................................................$49,000 IH 5488, 2WD, 5200 hrs. ................................................................$27,500 IH 5488, 2WD, 18.4-42, 540 & 1000 PTO, 8457 hrs., Sharp ........$29,500 IH 5088, 2WD, Nice ........................................................................$21,000 IH 5488, 2WD, 12.4-50 tires, 5400 hrs. ..........................................$21,000 CIH 7220 Magnum, FWA, 941 hrs., duals, Sharp ......................$105,000 CIH 7210, 2WD, 18.4-42, 2500 hrs.................................................$59,500 CIH 4800, 24’ field cult. ....................................................................$9,500 CIH 4800, 26’ ....................................................................................$9,500 CIH 4300, 30’ ..................................................................................$10,900 CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk ..................................................$18,500 DMI 530B ........................................................................................$16,500 NH 166, inverter ................................................................................$2,900 CIH Tigermate II, 26’......................................................................$26,000 (2) CIH 600, blower ............................................................$3,900-$5,500 Demco 450, box................................................................................$8,500 CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ................................$26,500 CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion ..........................................................$16,500 DMI 527 w/disk leveler ..................................................................$15,000 (6) Demco 365 boxes ..............................................From $5,500-$6,500 Demco used gravity boxes, all sizes available......................................Call Gehl 125 ..........................................................................................$16,000 New Mandako Land Rollers in stock ....................................................Call Gehl 135 grinder ..............................................................................Coming Gehl 125 grinder ..............................................................................Coming

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BRAND NEW! WESTFIELD 10-71 low profile swing hopper $8,925. All sizes available. Mike 507-848-6268 FOR SALE: '92 & '96 Timpte 42'x66” grain trailers, standard hopper. 320-212-1249 FOR SALE: Grain Leg: 130' Howell Grain Leg, 20 hp, newer belt and cups, 5000 bph.

Schlagel Double Swing 10" Distributor. 8" Cone Distributor 9 hole.

Several trussed 8" Downspouts. (320) 760-2987 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates!

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3 pt post hole drill; JD 3 pt 2R 71 planter units; Farmall M, overdrive, pwr steering, live pump; Allis B17, 3 pt, WF; '39 Allis WC tractor; Donahue 28' trlr; JD 148 & 158 ldr; CIH 2255 ldr; Kewanee 3 pt, 8' blade, like new; JD 6', 3 pt blade; frt mnt MTD JD 1R cult. for JD 1010 tractor; JD 8W 13' disk; JD 3 pt, 5½ ' disk; Dakota 32½', 8” auger; JD 8' pull cult. on steel; AC 3 pt, 5½' disk; 3 pt. 5½' field cult.; JD forks for 148 ldr; new 13' cattle panels; NH M455, 7' pull mwr; JD 6' 3 pt cutter; 3 pt 5 whl hay rake; new 16' hay racks.

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USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST! ‘08 A-300, glass cab w/AC, Hi Flow aux., 2575 hrs...........................................$31,500 ‘01 T-200, glass cab & heater, 2600 hrs...........................................$19,995 (3) ‘03 S-300, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1525 hrs. & up ..............Starting at $26,900 ‘09 S-250, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 2850 hrs...........................................$25,500 (2) S-220, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd. ......................................Starting at $23,900 ‘89 843, glass cab & heater, 3500 hrs. ..$8,950 ‘11 S-650, A71 Package, joystick controls ........................................................$32,500 (4) S-185, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1200 hrs. ......................Starting at $18,900 ‘08 S-175, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 3875 hrs...........................................$18,500 (2) ‘96 773, 1250 hrs. & up ........................................Starting at 10,500 (2) ‘10 S-160, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd.,

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USED TRACTORS

‘08 NH T9060, autosteer, 1880 hrs. ....................$191,000 ‘00 NH TC-25, 2158 hrs. ........................................$5,500 ‘77 White 2-70, gas................................................$5,750 ‘46 Oliver 70, Restored ..........................................$4,500 ‘47 AC C ................................................................$1,800 ‘10 Bobcat CT-235, MFD, front mount snowblower, 50 hrs. ..............................................................$14,400 ‘58 IH 340, gas, fast hitch ......................................$4,500 ‘80 JD 4640, 14.9x46 duals..................................$21,500 ‘79 Case 2390, duals, 6900 hrs. ..........................$11,900 Ferguson TO20 ......................................................$1,950 ‘86 CDS 710C, Industrial Tractor Loader, 3 pt., PTO, cab ......................................................................$6,500

USED COMBINES

‘84 Gleaner N6 ......................................................$8,500 ‘08 Gleaner 8200, 30’ flex header ........................$26,500 ‘05 JD 630F, 30’ bean head..................................$22,500

USED TILLAGE

‘06 NH 1431, 13’ discbine ....................................$19,500 (3) ‘97 NH 1411, 10’ discbines ..........Starting at $10,900 ‘00 NH 499, 12’ haybine ........................................$9,500 ‘97 NH 1465, 9’ haybine ........................................$8,200 (2) ‘85 NH 489, 9’ haybines ..............................Ea. $4,000 ‘93 JD 1600, 12’ MoCo ..........................................$4,750 ‘83 JD 1219, 9’ MoCo ............................................$3,600 (2) Hesston 1120, 9’ haybines ............Starting at $5,700 ‘01 Gehl 2412, 12’ discbine....................................$9,500 OMC 280 swather, 12’ header ................................$1,500 ‘01 NH FP-240 chopper, Crop Pro, 2 heads ..........$32,900 Gehl 800 chopper, corn & hayhead..........................$2,500 ‘08 NH BR-7080 round baler, netwrap & twine......$21,900 ‘08 NH BR-7080 round baler, Only 1500 Bales......$17,350 ‘05 NH BR-780 round baler ..................................$16,100 ‘11 NH BR-7060 round baler, 1200 Bales Only......$20,500 ‘06 NH BR-750A round baler, twine only ..............$18,250 ‘06 NH BR-740A round baler, twine & netwrap ....$18,900 ‘04 NH BR-740 round baler, twine only ................$13,950 ‘00 NH 688 round baler, twine only ........................$9,250 ‘90 NH 630 round baler ..........................................$5,950 ‘90 NH 855 round baler ..........................................$4,500 ‘03 CIH RBX-462 round baler ..............................$13,500 ‘91 Hesston 514 round baler ..................................$4,950 ‘88 NI 484 round baler ............................................$3,350 ‘10 Vermeer 604 small round baler, twine & netwrap ..........................................................................$23,000 ‘99 CIH 8575 large sqaure baler ..........................$31,500 ‘04 NH 575 square baler w/72 thrower ................$12,500 Hesston 4600 square baler w/46 thrower ..............$5,000 IH 430 square baler w/chute ..................................$1,500 NH 166 Inverter ......................................................$4,750 H&S Tedder ............................................................$1,750 (6) Cond. Rolls for 2300-HS14 NH headers, New Ea. $800

‘07 Wilrich Quad X, 55’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling basket................................................................$52,000 Wilrich 2500, 30’, 3 bar harrow..............................$2,750 ‘97 JD 985, 49.5’, 3 bar harrow ............................$21,500 (2) JD 980, 44.5’, 3 bar harrow..........Starting at $14,000 IH 45, 19.5’, 2 bar harrow ......................................$1,250 ‘11 Wilrich 513 Soil Pro, 9-shank ........................$42,500 ‘07 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ripper............................$22,500 ‘08 CIH 730C, 7-shank ripper................................$36,500 ‘00 DMI 530B, lead shanks, hyd. levelers ............$19,500 ‘93 DMI Ecolo Tiger 530, 5-shank ripper ............$11,900 Brillion Soil Commander, 7-shanks ......................$6,950 ‘99 Blue Jet 220, 7-shank disc ripper ....................$8,500 ‘05 JD 512, 7-shank disc ripper............................$22,500 JD 2700, 7-shank disc ripper................................$17,500 USED MISCELLANEOUS White 598 plow, 4+1, coulters ................................$3,500 NI 3743 spreader ....................................................$8,500 NI 3626 spreader ....................................................$5,250 USED PLANTERS ‘02 White 8524, 24x20, 3 bu. boxes, liquid fert.....$43,000 ‘05 H&S 310 spreader ............................................$7,350 White 6700, 12x30 ..............................................$11,000 ‘07 H&S 270 spreader ............................................$7,250 ‘98 Kinze 2600, 16x30 ........................................$34,900 JD 780 spreader ....................................................$4,500 Great Plains 15’ no till drill, pull cart ....................$10,900 ‘97 Feterl 10x60 swing drive hopper auger ............$2,750 ‘05 Feterl 10x66 auger ..........................................$3,950 USED HAY EQUIPMENT ‘89 Feterl 8x55 auger ............................................$1,750 ‘88 Hesston 8200, high contact rolls ....................$20,750

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2350 hrs. ......................Starting at $19,900 ‘11 S-130, glass cab & heater, 1600 hrs...........................................$18,500 ‘79 732..................................................$5,750 ‘71 600..................................................$2,500 ‘12 NH L-225, glass cab w/AC, 300 hrs. ........................................................$39,100 ‘10 NH L-170, glass cab & heater, 7500 hrs...........................................$10,750 ‘75 NH L-775 ........................................$6,950 Cat 257B, glass cab & heater, AC, tracks-60%, 2004 hrs.......................$22,500 ‘03 Cat 248, glass cab w/AC, Hi Flow aux., 2893 hrs...........................................$18,500 Gehl 3825SX, 3915 hrs. ......................$10,750 ‘95 JD 7775, glass cab & heater, 1100 hrs. ........................................................$11,500 Bobcat 8A Chipper, used very little........$6,250 ‘10 Bobcat 60” V snow blade................$3,250 Loegering LVP90, 90” V snow blade ....$1,995

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'02 MF 8780XP combine; '89 '91 IH low pro truck, 7.3 dsl, '93 R52; 630 CH 3000 Elec '10 Riteway 4300 land roller, IH 1680 combine; '99 IH 5 spd, 16' steel flatbed, 42', only used on 1700 acres, plates; 20' flex 800; 1083 8R poly CH; IH 964 $3,750; 12 Yetter trash just like new. 507-220-1014 Artsway 180 chopper. 515CH; White 708 & 706 CH's; whippers, JD mnts, $100 368-4492 Black Angus bulls For Sale.

Michigan 179 ldr; Big A ea.; Yetter extra finger Built-in genetics to sire floater; Hiniker 5700 rotary type trash whls w/bearings, 18' Bush-Hog disc, field calving ease & growth. hoe; JD 500 grain cart; $30 ea.; 12 JD disk type ready, $2,200. 10' hyd box Good dispositions. ComWhite plows & parts. 507trash whippers off JD 7200 blade/land leveler, brand plete performance data.

380-5324 or 1760 planters, $75 ea.; new, $2,200. (715)340-5655 Historic Angus Herd. Good 14.9x46 band duals, $1,275; bulls at a price you can afJD 4450 tractor, pwr shift, 3 2 JD chopper boxes, 716716A, $3,500 & $3,800. JD 12' ford. pt, 2 hyd, 18.4x38, $25,500. silage blade, $3,000.

Degelwww.josephsonangus.com 320-769-2756 man rock picker, High lift Josephson Angus (Kirby) 12 JD trash whippers off JD dump, $3,500. 715-684-9304 507-430-2853 1760 planter & others.

Rost Farms (507)530-5576 $150/ea. 18.4x38 duals, T- 7x7 tool bar, 30', folding 2 lift rail clamps, $500. Would assist, made for tank on lift FOR SALE: 10' Brillion cultipacker/transports. $1,500 consider 18.4x34 in trade. assist, $1,500/OBO. 712-260(715)962-3638 (715)296-2162 8003

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USED TRACTORS

Challenger MT655B, 1500 hrs. ..............$129,500 ‘08 Challenger 665B, 2400 hrs. ............$129,500 ‘08 Versatile 400, 4WD, 500 hrs. ..........$169,500 Versatile 2375, 4WD, PS, 1200 hrs. ......$139,500 Versatile 2425, 4WD, 3500 hrs. ............$129,500 Versatile 280, 1200 hrs., Auto-Guide ....$129,500 ‘07 Agco DT240A, 2400 hrs. ................$129,500 Agco RT155A w/loader, 2300 hrs. ........$107,500 AC 180D w/loader......................................$7,950 AC 180, gas, cab........................................$5,950 ‘10 MF 8650, 500 hrs., all options ........$149,500 ‘09 MF 8650, 1800 hrs. ........................$134,500

‘08 MF 1533, hydro, loader, 250 hrs. ......$16,900 White 140, 2WD, 6500 hrs., duals ..........$27,900 MF 135 w/loader........................................$5,450 White 2-105 w/WL 42..............................$12,900 ‘76 White 2-85, duals, 5000 hrs. ..............$7,950 AC 6060, 2WD, w/loader ........................$11,900 AC 7030 ....................................................$8,950 AC 170, gas, cab........................................$5,950 AC 5020 w/60” mower, 1300 hrs. ............$4,750 ‘75 Oliver 1755D........................................$6,950 Oliver 1600, gas ........................................$4,950 ‘94 Kubota L2650, 635 hrs. ......................$8,950

USED COMBINES & HEADS ‘10 Gleaner R-76, 250 hrs. ....................$239,500 ‘03 Gleaner R-75’s, 1100 hrs.................$139,500 ‘02 Gleaner R72, duals, 1100 hrs. ........$129,500 ‘93 Gleaner R72, 2800 hrs.......................$59,500 ‘08 Gleaner R65, 600 hrs.......................$189,500 ‘08 Gleaner R-65, 700 hrs. ....................$179,500 ‘05 Gleaner R-65, 1400 hrs. ..................$139,500 ‘04 Gleaner R-65, 900 hrs. ....................$139,500 ‘92 Gleaner R62, 2300 hrs.......................$39,500 ‘92 Gleaner R-62, 2100 hrs. ....................$29,900 ‘89 Gleaner R60, 3200 eng. hrs...............$22,900 ‘04 NH CR970, 1000 hrs. ......................$149,500 ‘89 Gleaner R50, 3400 hrs.......................$14,900 ‘05 Gleaner R75, 1000 hrs.....................$159,500 ‘03 Gleaner R-75, 2300 hrs. ..................$109,500 ‘86 Gleaner R-7, 2700 hrs. ......................$14,900 ‘81 Gleaner N5 ..........................................$5,950 ‘81 Gleaner N5 w/20’ ................................$5,950 ‘79 Gleaner M2 HY, 18’, A430............Pkg. $8,950

‘08 Gleaner 8200, 35’ flex w/air reel ........$31,500 ‘08 Gleaner 3000, 8R30 ..........................$39,500 ‘05 Gleaner 3000, 8RW ..........................$29,500 ‘08 Gleaner 8200, 25’ flex w/air reel ........$29,500 ‘93 Gleaner 324 flex..................................$3,950 ‘99 MF 8780, Smart track, 1800 hrs. ......$79,500 ‘03 MF 8000, 25’ w/Crary air reel ............$24,900 ‘09 Challenger or Gleaner 30’ flex w/air reel ..............................................................$29,900 (5) Gleaner 8R30 huggers ........$11,900-$39,900 (6) Gleaner 6R30 huggers ..........$9,950-$15,900 ‘93 Gleaner 8R36 hugger ........................$11,900 ‘95 Gleaner 6RW hugger ..........................$6,950 ‘90 Gleaner, 4R36 hugger ..........................$4,950 ‘08 Harvest Tech 6R30 ............................$29,900 ‘99 Gleaner 830C, SCH ............................$15,900 ‘80 Gleaner LM538A cornhead ....................$995 (15) Used Flexheads ......................................Call

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MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT ‘09 White 8222, 12R30............................$46,500 White 8202, 12R30, 3 bu.........................$32,500 White 8122, 12R30, VF, insect, LF ..........$31,500 White 8122 VF, 3 bu., row cleaners ........$29,500 White 6180, 8RW, DF, low acres..............$17,900 White 6700, 20R22..................................$17,900 White 6100, 12R30, VF............................$14,900 ‘94 White 6100, 12R30 VF, LF ................$12,900 ‘87 White 5100, 12R30 VF ........................$3,950 White 5100, 8R36, VF................................$3,950 JD 7200, 8R30, LF ....................................$8,450 White 227, 31’ field cult.............................$3,950 ‘08 Wilrich Quad X2, 45’, baskets............$44,500 CIH 4800, 32’ ............................................$9,950 ‘05 Krause 7300, 27’ rock flex disc ........$29,900 Sunflower 4511, 15’ disc chisel ..............$34,900 JD 510, 7x30 disc rippper ........................$9,950 ‘12 Wilrich 513 Soil Pro, 9x24 ................$47,500 ‘07 Wilrich V957 SX30 ............................$19,900 ‘06 Wilrich V957, 5x30 ............................$24,900 Wilrich V957, 7x30 ..................................$24,900 Wilrich V957, 7x30 ..................................$34,900 ‘05 Wilrich V957, 7x30 ............................$17,900 ‘04 Wilrich 5810, 20’ chisel plow ............$17,900 ‘03 JD 2400, 25’ chisel plow ..................$26,900 M&W 1865, 9x24 Earthmaster ..................$9,950 ‘02 CIH 730B ..........................................$19,900 Wilrich 657, 15-shank ............................$18,900 ‘12 Teslaa 30’ double roller crumbler ......$11,900 Hesston 1091 haybine ..............................$1,295

Hesston 5800, 5x6 baler............................$2,950 Hesston 4760 baler w/accumulator ........$49,500 ‘11 MF 1326 disc mower ..........................$6,500 ‘08 Agco Hesston 3007 disc mower..........$5,950 Bush Hog HM2007 disc mower ................$4,750 Woods U306 mower, “C” Farmall mtg. ........$795 Balzer 2200 shredder, new knives ............$7,950 Artsway 240, 20’ shredder ........................$4,450 ‘09 Parker 739 grain cart ........................$22,900 ‘02 Parker 737 grain cart, duals ..............$18,900 Unverferth GC5000 grain cart..................$11,900 Killbros 490 grain cart ..............................$8,950 Parker 510 grain cart ................................$9,950 ‘11 Parker 1048 grain cart, tarp, scale ....$39,500 Westendorf WL64, AC mts., valve ............$4,750 ‘07 Feterl 12x72 CSW ................................$9,950 Feterl 10x55 Red TD auger ..........................$995 Feterl 10x60 HF w/hopper..........................$2,950 ‘04 Feterl 10x62 GSW auger......................$5,450 ‘11 Peck 12x43, PTO ................................$4,950 Feterl 8x46 PTO auger ..............................$2,950 Feterl 8x60 PTO auger ..............................$1,995 White 588, 4x18 ........................................$2,495 Brandt 500 EX grain vac. ........................$12,900 Schweiss 6’ snowblower, 2 auger..............$1,995 Loftness 8’ snowblower, single auger........$2,995 Hutchinson 10x61 w/low pro hopper ........$3,950 ‘10 Farm King Y840, 84” snowblower ......$2,950 Corn head reel ..........................................$1,250

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‘78 White 2-105, 4600 hrs.........................$7,950 White 6100, 8R36 w/splitter ......................$8,950 JD 7200 12R30, LF..................................$12,900 Deutz-Allis 1400, 32’ field cult...................$3,950 Owatonna 590 round baler ........................$1,950 Bush Hog GHM700 disc mower ................$3,250

H&S 9 wheel rake ......................................$3,450 AC 7060 PD ..............................................$7,950 AGCO Hesston 3008 disc mower ..............$7,250 Degelman 12’ blade off Case 2470 ............$2,950 Landoll 5x30, 3 pt. deep-til........................$2,975 Case IH 4300, 42’ field cult., 3 bar ..........$14,900

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FOR SALE: 2 Parker gravi- FOR SALE: Rhino 15' bat ty boxes w/ running gear, wing mower, SE15, 1000 300 bu, 10:00 x 20 tires, 1 w/ PTO, always shedded; roll tarp, hyd auger & diWestfield 13x71' LoPro hopvider. 60' Flex-coil drag. per. 507-402-0606 507-384-1722 FOR SALE: 3pt grader FOR SALE: Top Air 60' sprayer w/all options, blade, 10' wide, will fit 2pt $6,000; JD 3010G w/ldr, or 3pt or log chain, $8,500; Caterpillar D4C $250/OBO. 712-297-7951 bulldozer, $8,000. 7000 6RN FOR SALE: JD 400 21' roplanter, $5,000; Owner retary hoe, good cond, $600; tiring. 507-330-3945 Case IH 1820 830 row crop cultivator w/ IH rolling Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Reshields, exc cond, $1,850. pair Repair-Troubleshoot507-877-2036 ing Sales-Design Custom FOR SALE: Red River Spehydraulic hose-making up cial threshing machine, 22”, to 2” Service calls made. always shedded, looks like STOEN'S Hydrostatic Sernew, w/ belts. Also, 8' MN vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N grain binder w/ all the canGlenwood, MN 56334 320vases, works good. 507-829634-4360 3793

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JD 27' bale elevator, nice; 1954 AC WD45 WF w/loader.

JD 40' bale elevator on Tires 90%. Conv. to 12v. wheels; 35' 6 section drag $3,000/OBO. 515-408-7960 on hyd cart; JD #5 sickle mower; JD RM 6R30” cult; Farmall 560 dsl., WF, fast hitch, w/IH loader, $5,000 Glencoe 13' 3pt field cult; OBO. 320-979-5643 JD 40' grain elevator; '65 GMC grain truck, 350 bu FOR SALE: '05 JD 7420 steel box, near new, roll MFWD, 1800 hrs., 18.4x42 tarp. 320-864-4583 or 320-779tires, axle duals, very 4583 sharp! 651-338-6861 JD 4455 2WD tractor, QR, 3 FOR SALE: '05 JD 8320 tracpt, 3 hyd., exc cond., tor, FWA; Hardi 1000 Navi$36,500; NH 499, 12' haygator sprayer w/ 60' boom, bine, exc. cond., $5,900; NH foam markers. 651-345-4362 BR780 baler, new belts, exc. cond., $7,950; Top Air FOR SALE: '51 G John Deere, low hrs, very nice, 32' belt seed conveyer, 5 hp $8,750. 420 John Deere elec motor, like new, $3,450. crawler dozer w/ blade, 320-769-2756 good cond, $7,000. 320-760JD 8300 end wheel drill, 7 x 0319 21 press wheels, always shedded, one owner. (715) FOR SALE: '54 JD 60, new tires, re-painted, good 790-6914 shape. '53 JD 50, good tires, NH 770 chopper, 1000 PTO, re-painted, good shape. (2) electric controls, 2R corn45 JD loaders, #5 JD sickle head & hay head. Excellent mower; 145 semi mount JD knives, always shedded, plow. 507-380-4380 field ready. 715-551-1340 FOR SALE: '64 IH Farmall Rock picker (Westgo) with 706 gas, new clutch & new hydraulic cylinders, $850. torque amplifier, 2pt hitch, 515-852-4241 good paint, runs good, tires fair; '55 Super 77 Oliver, We buy good paint, also runs good.

Salvage Equipment 507-642-8391 Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. FOR SALE: '65 JD 3020 dsl, (507)867-4910 w/ JD 148 ldr, PS, WF, 3pt hitch, dual hyds, fenders, Woods Dixie cutter weed & 12V electric system, good brush chopper, 5' 3pt. cond, $13,000. 507-877-2036 mount, $750. 515-852-4241 FOR SALE: (6) 11.2x54 tractor rears on 10 bolt rims, ~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~ 70%, Michelin, $1,200/ea.

Notch Equipment: • Grasshopper Lawn Mowers – Special Price Now! 320-987-3177 • Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks • “Tire” feeders & waterers FOR SALE: CIH 7110, 2WD, • Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor for 6850 hrs, duals, 18-38 rear, • Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ skidsteers, tractors, loaders or telehandlers 14L front, 18spd, power • Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders • Good Stock of parts for GT Tox-O-Wic Grain shift, 2-rev, good condition, • Land Levelers Dryers, Also, Some Used Parts Smidley Equipment: • Sitrex Wheel Rakes $32,000. Call 320-573-2859 • Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Walco 3 pt. Mowers evenings. Leave message.

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE We buy damaged corn and grain any condition - wet or dry TOP DOLLAR We have vacs and trucks CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

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• Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale Sioux Equipment: • Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders • Cattle Panels • Feeders Panels • Head Gates • Hog Feeders • Squeeze Chutes & Tubs • Port-A-Hut Shelters (Many Sizes) • Bergman Cattle Feeders – Special Prices • Lorenz Snowblowers – Special Prices • GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu.

• Sheep & Calf Feeders • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Powder River Crowding Tub & Alley • Mister Squeeze Cattle Chutes & Hd. Gates • Peck Grain Augers – Big Discounts • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders • Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • Hay feeders for horned animals • Jari Sickle Mowers

• Bale Baskets • SI Feeders & Bunks • (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders (Prices Lowered) • Mandako Land Rollers • E-Z Trail Wagons, Boxes & Grain Carts • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns • R&C Poly Bale Feeders • JBM hay & grain feeders & bunks • Corral Panels & Horse Stalls • EZ-Trail Head Movers & Bale Racks • Roda Mini-Spreaders • Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks • Walco Bale Trailers • Goat & Sheep Feeders

DR® POWER EQUIPMENT • Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers • Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers • Power Graders • Power Wagons • Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers

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• Hyd. Dump Trailer • Vermeer #206 16 hp. Stump Chipper • Gehl 312 Scavenger II Spdr., 260 bu., very good • Melroe 60’ Harrow • Kewanee #700, 141⁄2’ Rock Disk • ‘05 Toro Z-master Zero Turn, 72” deck, 590 hrs.

• Grasshopper Zero Turn, 48” deck • Bush Hog PT 48” cutter w/13 hp. eng.

• Bush Hog 3 pt. 72” Roto-tiller - RTR • Squeeze Chute w/wheels • Reconditioned Smidley 7’ & 10’ Steer Stuffers & Used Smidley Hog Feeders

Wanted to Buy: Reel-type rock picker; Rock windrower; Calf huts & Hog Feeders; GT grain dryers FARM, HOME & CONSTRUCTION

507-427-3414 or 800-657-3249 www.midwayfarmequip.com For Sales ask for Jerry or Kyle midway@rconnect.com

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FOR SALE: NH MH drill 12' steel wheel, mechanical lift. 715-790-6914 grinder/mixer, $800/OBO. 507-766-5083 Tractors 036 Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, brand new, 16', $7,200; 32', '81 JD 4640, 10k hrs, 18.4x42 $16,500; 42', $19,500. Any duals, $18,000. 320-221-4327 size available. (715)296-2162 '92 Case IH 1680, 4530 hrs, IH 706 gas tractor, w/ WF. 400 hrs on new engine, field Badger tandem running tracker, $39,500. 712-790gear. (715)877-3217 6698

Office Location - 305 Bluff Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

FOR SALE: JD 8630, rubber 80%, 3pt, 7800 hours, 50 Series engine, good condition, rock box, $18,000/firm. 507430-0591 FOR SALE: MF Utility tractor, live power & 7' snow blower & heat houser. Will separate tractor, was rebuilt 2006, $5,995. (608)4121692 FOR SALE: Used Oliver tractor parts for most models for both gas & dsl, parting out now, '55 Oliver dsl, S88 dsl, Oliver 70 gas; also have some tires & rims.

218-564-4273 or cell 218-6390315 Ford 9700, cab, air, heat, 6000 hrs, front weights, 135 hp, $12,500. 6600 Ford tractor w/ Westendorf quick attached loader, 3600 hrs, $10,500. (715)340-5655 NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large Inventory, We ship! Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage 715-673-4829

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BELLE PLAINE BLOCK & TILE; 2x4.5”; Any color; 1215665

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WANTED

DAMAGED GRAIN STATE-WIDE

We pay top dollar for your damaged grain.

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

Trucks and Vacs available.

Immediate response anywhere.

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PRUESS ELEV., INC. 1-800-828-6642

SPRING SPECIALS NEW EQUIPMENT SPECIALS

The Affordable Way to Tile Your Fields 3 Point Hitch & Pull Type Models Available • Walking Tandem Axles • Formed V Bottom on w/425/65R22.5 Tires for Superior Grade Control • Tile Installation Depth Gauge

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No more Crushed Tile • Paralled Pull Arms, Zero Pitch for the Most Accurate Tile Placement

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0% Financing for 60 months on Selected New Kubota’s

USED EQUIPMENT

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

507-354-3612

Kubota, Land Pride, Vicon, Meyers, Artsway

BULLDOZERS 4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘07 JD 750 JLT, 6498 hrs.,

‘12 JD 9560R, 680 hrs., PS, cab, air, 6-way blade $89,000 4 hyd., 800x32 Michelin ‘08 Cat D5 KXL, 2619 hrs., radials, duals ..........$275,000 cab, air, 6-way blade $85,000 ‘10 JD 9630T, 1055 hrs., ‘06 Cat D6N LGP, 8988 hrs., PS, 30” tracks, front wgts., cab, air, 6-way blade $89,000 5 hyds. ....................$235,000 Check Out Our Large On-line Inventory of Trucks, ‘12 JD 9510R, 1288 hrs., Semis & Industrial Equipment @ www.larsonimplements.com 710x42 tires & duals, power

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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Kubota M7040, 70 hp. diesel, FWA, hyd. shuttle, loader w/Q/A bucket ..............................................................$21,750 Kubota M5700, 57 hp., FWA, cab w/air, loader, new tires ....................................................................................$21,750 Kubota BX25TLB, 25 hp. diesel, loader, backhoe ............$16,000 Kubota BX2660, 26 hp. diesel, hydro, FWA, 160 hrs., R4 tires, 60” deck ......................................................................$10,500 Kubota T2360, 23 hp. gas, hydro, 48” Infinity mower deck ......................................................................................$2,895 Rounder L600 gas skidloader, replaced engine ................$3,200 Ford 4000 SU, 52 hp. gas, 8-spd., heavy duty loader ......$7,500 Ford 971, gas, WF, 10-spd. ..............................................$3,000 Ford 960, gas, NF, 5-spd., new paint, 12 volt....................$3,000 Ford 960, gas, WF, 6 volt ..................................................$3,000 Exmark Lazer LXS (‘08), 25 hp. Kubota diesel, 72” deck ..$8,800 Land Pride 8’, 3 pt. mounted tandem disc........................$1,950 Kewanee 8’, Category II, 3 pt. blade, offsets & anglers........$750 Polaris 500 ATV, diesel engine ....................................Coming In Cat II 3 pt. quick hitch ........................................................$150 ‘99 Ford Ranger, white, V6, 4WD, 192,000 mi. ................$3,250

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Rampod stand on skidloader, 500 lb. lift cap. ..$15,800 Artsway 10”x34’ truck auger, 540 PTO..............$4,733 Land Pride BH2585, 3 pt. backhoe, 9’ depth, 18” bucket ....................................................$11,000 Paquea 80 bu. manure spreader, T-Rod apron ..$4,560 Paquea 50 bu. manure spreader, T-Rod apron ..$4,190

shift, 5 hyds., rear wgts.

‘12 CIH Magnum 290, MFWD, ................................$229,000 590 hrs., , 3 pt., hyd. valves, ‘11 JD 9430, 1100 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42 tires & 540/1000 PTO, luxury cab, 19 hyd. pump, 380x50 tires & duals ......................$229,000 duals, front duals, complete ‘94 JD 8760, 24-spd., 6440 Auto Guide system..$175,000 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 20.8x38 ‘12 CIH Farmall 105U, 2WD, duals, 4 hyds.............$45,000 152 hrs., open station, 12x12 COMBINES trans. w/reverser, 2 hyd., ‘09 Case 7088, 1300 eng./ 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 984 sep. hrs., 4x4, rock trap, Warranty ..................$28,500 chopper, tracker, 18.4x42 ‘04 Buhler Versatile 2210, duals, power bin ext.

MFWD, 4081 hrs., 18-spd. ................................$155,000 PS, Super Steer, 4 hyd., 1000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 PTO, 20.8x42 tires & duals, sep. hrs., 4x4, HID lights, also front duals & wgts.

Contour Master w/hi-torque ..................................$75,000 variable spd., chopper, ‘94 NH 8770, MFWD, 1250/45/32 tires......$162,500 5242 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 14.9x46 tires & duals, sep. hrs., chopper, 20.8x42 4 hyd. ........................$55,000 duals, bin ext.............$55,000 ‘94 JD 7800, 2WD, 8500 hrs., ‘09 CIH 7120, 1065 eng./816 PS, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., sep. hrs., Leather seat, 18.4x42 tires & duals$41,000 tracker, chopper, rock trap, ‘83 JD 2550, 2WD, 4510 hrs., Pro 600 w/yield, moisture Year Around cab, 3 pt., 540 & mapping, 20.8x42 tires PTO w/JD 245 loader $15,500 & duals....................$170,000 ‘12 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD, ‘09 CIH 7088, 748 eng./1007 525 hrs., Deluxe cab, 4 hyd., sep. hrs., 4x4, tracker, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 420x46 chopper, rock trap, power bin tires & duals, complete Auto ext., 18.4x42 duals..$165,000 Guide system ..........$155,000 ‘94 CIH 1688, 3734 eng. hrs., ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, 3050 rock trap, chopper, bin ext., hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 30.5x32 tires ............$30,000 4 hyd., 420x46 tires & duals ‘87 CIH 1640, 3468 hrs., rock ................................$105,000 trap, auto header, 24.5x32 ‘76 Ford 5600, cab, air, 3 pt., tires ..........................$23,000 2 hydraulics ..............$12,500

THE LAND, MAY 17, 2013

FOR SALE: IH Super WD-6, IH 1486 MFWD, 6600 hrs, axle duals. JD 2020 gas channel frame, strong enw/46A loader, bucket and gine, $4,500. 712-288-6442 bale fork. (715) 654-5594

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USED PARTS LARSON SALVAGE

for all makes.

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

6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179 We Ship Daily

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FOR SALE: 490 IH disc, 20', very good condition. 320762-1961 or 320-808-0527 FOR SALE: 53' Summers HD coil spring drag, very good shape. 507-326-5861 FOR SALE: Case IH 4800, 32½' field cultivator, good cond, $8,000 OBO. 507-3802956 FOR SALE: JD 3710 8 btm vari width plow, like new, always shedded. $20,500/OBO. 507-227-0972 FOR SALE: Wil-Rich Quad 5, 32 ½', field ready, shedded, mint. Please call for price. 952-270-1682 IHC 183, 8R36” flat fold cult., always shedded, like new.

507-764-3609 Knowles 10 tooth chisel plow $1,000. Duetz Allis 4R NoTil corn planter w/monitor, $2,500. H&S Wheel Twin rake $2,000. All machinery field ready. (715)946-3118

039 6-30 TWIN Row (07) No-Til Tillage Equip Planter(FINGER Pick up) Case IH 183 cult., 12R w/high (Have Complete Units For spd shields, always shedSeveral Used Both Corn & Beans) ded; Hiniker 1000, 12R, PLANT in Standing Stalks Mandako Rollers very little use.

507-402-0606 3 Pt or Pull Type Rental Units/Can Deliver Loaded Almost New. DMI Tigermate 22½' field Dealer 319-347-6282 New #1525P List $52,400 cult., walking tandems, 3 Same Equip Only 850 Acres bar coil harrow, all new Sunflower 5034 field cult, 34', Sale $23,900 Plus Delivery. sweeps, very good cond., new tires, knock on sweeps, 319-347-6138 Can Deliver $11,500. 507-380-7863 $16,000/OBO. 515-291-5530

GRAIN HANDLING (CONT.) • Brandt 5200EX, grain vac • ‘09 Brandt 8x47 auger • ‘00 Brandt 4500 EX, grain vac.

• ‘05 Brandt 1070, auger, PTO Drive, w/swing hopper • Brandt GBL-10, bagger • Brandt 1515, 1575, 1585 belt conveyors • Brandt 8x45 auger, 18 hp., Briggs • Brandt 8x35, 8x37, 8x40, 8x47, 8x52, 8x57, 8x62, 8x67, 10x35, straight augers • Brandt 1060XL, 1070XL, 1080XL, 1380XL, 1390XL, swing hopper augers • Brandt 20 Series Drive Over Deck • Parker 1039, grain cart, w/tarp • Parker 839, grain cart, tarp, 850 bu.

• Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu.

• Parker 165-B gravity box • Unverferth 5000, grain cart • Hutchinson, 10x61 auger • A&L 850S grain cart, 850 bu. tarp • ‘10 Westfield WC 1515, grain belt, electric motor HAY & LIVESTOCK • JD 275, disc mower, 9’ • JD 38, sickle mower, 7’ • CIH 8480, round baler • IH 14, 5 bar rake • Woods 8400, finish mower • MF 2856, round baler, net, twine • MF 1745, round baler • Gehl 1000 forage harvester, 2R30” • Badger 980 forabte box (2) • MF 1329 & 1330, 3 pt. disc mower • MF 200, SP windrower, cab, auger, header • ‘11 NH H6750, 3 pt., disk mower, 110” • NI 528, 3 pt., disc mower, 94” • Sitrex, 9 wheel inline rake • Sitrex DM 5 disc mower • Sitrex MK16, 14 wheel rake • Sitrex RP2, RP5 wheel rakes • Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel rakes on cart • Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear • H&S 16’ bale wagon • Chandler 22’ & 26’, litter spreader MISCELLANEOUS • DMI Coulter Champ II, 13 shank • Wil-Rich 36’, field cult.

• Nyemeyer, soil conditioner • '08 JD 520 stalk chopper • Loftness 30' stalk chopper, SM • Loftness 20’ stalk chopper • Melroe 912, 4 bottom plow • Loftness 8’ snowblower • Mauer 28'-42' header trailers • Degelman 6000HD, rock picker • 2011 SB Select Snowblower, 97” & 108”, 3 pt.

United Farmers Cooperative

United Farmers Cooperative

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

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

DMI 36’ crumbler ....................................$9,850 JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ............................$26,900 JD 2700, 7-shank ..................................$25,900 Wilrich 513, 9-shank ............................$44,500 Wilrich 957, 9-shank ............................$39,600 Wilrich QX, 60’ basket ..........................$66,500 Wilrich QX2, 60’, basket ......................$52,900 Great Plains Turbo Till, 24’ ..................$39,800 Sunflower 4411-7 ..................................$16,950 JD 980, 44.5’, 3 bar ..............................$19,600 CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’ ..........................$41,500 CIH 4300, 34.5’, 3 bar ..........................$13,500 CIH 4300, 26.5’, 3 bar ..........................$11,900 CIH 730B ..............................................$20,900 SKIDLOADERS CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3 bar ............................$6,975 Bobcat S850, heat, 2-spd.....................$44,900 JD 400 rotary hoe, 40’ ............................$8,900 Bobcat S750, heat, 2-spd.....................$38,800 JD 3 pt. plow, 5 bottom ..........................$2,850 Bobcat S205, heat, 2-spd. ......3 From $23,800 SPRAYERS Bobcat A300, 2-spd. ............................$17,600 (3) Bobcat S130, heat ..........................$15,600 Fast 1000 gal., 90’ boom ........................$9,900 ‘02 Bobcat 753, heat ............................$15,300 Redball 580, 80’, 1600 gal. ..................$18,900 Bobcat 753, heat ..................................$14,900 Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom ........$13,800 Bobcat 773, heat ..................................$10,950 Top Air 800/gal, 60 ’ boom ....................$9,350 Gehl 5640E, heat ..................................$22,900 Century 800 gal, 60’ boom ....................$5,350 Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ......................$24,900 MISCELLANEOUS ‘04 Gehl 4840, heat ..............................$14,300 Minnesota 250, 10 ton gear....................$1,900 Gehl 3610 w/bucket................................$7,250 Used grain legs............................................Call NH 455, bucket ......................................$6,800 Demco grain cart, 650 bu ....................$16,900 J&M grain cart 875 bu ..........................$27,900 TILLAGE (2) Krause 18’ ripper ............................$44,800 Parker grain cart, 500 bu......................$10,200 Krause 12’ ripper ..................................$25,500 Loftness 15’ chopper` ............................$6,975 (3) Wilrich 957, 7 shank ..............From $22,600 Gehl 1410 spreader ................................$8,250 (2) DMI 730 ripper ................................$16,900 Woods Batwing mower, 15’....................$8,475 DMI 530, 5-shank..................................$12,900 Used Snowblowers......................................Call

USED DRYERS & AUGERS

Good Selection of Used Dryers - Call!

Sheynne-Westco 10x91 swing, 1 year old ................................................................CALL Kansun 10-25-215, FF 190, GSI 260, GSI 1218 ................................................CALL Westfield MK 13”x71’ ............................$8,900 Feterl 10”x66’, swing ..............................$4,495 Sudenga 8”x51’, electric ........................$3,990 Sudenga 10”x41’, electric ......................$3,995 Sudenga 10”x41’, electric auger............$3,995 Sudenga 10”x31’, electric ......................$3,495 Feterl 12”x72’, swing drive ....................$7,495

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TRACTORS • ‘13 MF 1705, compact tractor • ‘13 MF 8690, 350 hp., CVT • ‘12 MF 8660, 225 PTO hp.

• ‘12 MF 1652, compact, 52 hp., loader • ‘12 MF 1529, compact, 59 hp., loader • ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.

• ‘93 MF 1220 Compact, MFD, loader, hydro.

• ‘72 IH 656 hydro w/loader & cab, dsl.

CORN HEADS • Geringhoff 1822RD, ‘09 • Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘08 • Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘07 • Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘04 • Geringhoff 1230RD, ‘09 • Geringhoff 1230RD, ‘08 • Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘12 • Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘08 • Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘07 • Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘03 • Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘11 • Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘05 • Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘04 • Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘02 • Geringhoff 830RD, ‘10 • Geringhoff 830RD, ‘08 • Geringhoff 830RD, ‘05 • Geringhoff 830RD, ‘04 • Geringhoff 830RD, ‘04 • Geringhoff 830RD, ‘01 • Geringhoff 822RD, ‘08 • Geringhoff 630RD, ‘00 • Geringhoff 630RD, 05, 1300 Actual Acres • Geringhoff 630RD, ‘97 • NH 996, 12R20", '99 • JD 922, GVL poly • JD 893, KR, HDP, ‘04 • JD 643, GVL poly • JD 843, LT, ‘80 • CIH 2208, 8R30”, ‘04 • ‘95 CIH 1063 w/crop sweeper • MF 883, 8R30”, ‘97 COMBINES • ‘07 MF 9690, duals, LTM, 1300/970 hrs.

• MF 8570, RWA • ‘86 MF 8560 • '98 Gleaner 800, 25' flexhead • ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals, 2052 sep. hrs.

• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs.

• MF 9750 PU table • MF 9118 bean table • MF 8000 30' bean table GRAIN HANDLING • Brandt 7500HP, grain vac.

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'00 JD 9650STS, CM, duals, CIH 800 planter, w/ DJ Feed- CIH 900, 8R30” pull type planter, $3,000. 507-920-8217 master 12R30", vertical 2300 sep hrs, $84,400; '07 JD fold, $4,800/OBO. 515-387635 hydro flex, sgl pt IHC 955 vertical fold planter, 8707 or 515-864-8098 hookup, $18,400. 507-461-1364 12x30”, markers, Early RisFOR SALE: FRW White 5100 er population monitor, Yetair planter w/ monitor, alter residue managers, 2x2 ways shedded. Call 651-433tubes, extra set of drums, 5494 $7,500 OBO; 70' Flex-i-Coil 5 bar drag, 12” tines left, FOR SALE: Hyd flat fold medium duty harrow, markers, to fit planter/ tool $1,750 OBO; Also JD 7300 bar, or custom fit, $3,000. vacuum planter, 18R22” 712-297-7951 vertical fold, $12,500/OBO. FOR SALE: JD 520 bean 701-640-4697 drill, 20', 3pt, depth wheels, Good selection of rubber press wheels, JD 7100, 12R30” planter, hyd tractor parts fold, precision corn units, mounted drag, $3,600. JD JD radial bean units; Intl 4420 combine, good shape, - New & Used 153, 12R30” cult., hyd. flat tires, air, heat, chopper, All kinds of fold, rotary shields. 507-380$5,200. 952-467-3397 8597 hay equipment, FOR SALE: JD 7100 corn haybines, balers, planter, 16R22”, insect, hyd JD 7200 6x30, no-til planter, fluted coulters, DD openfold, trash whips, corn & choppers ers, new cross auger & box bean meters, gone through extensions.

Exceptionally parted out. yearly, excellent condition. clean, $13,900/OBO (608)387507-532-2094 New combine belts 2679

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TILLAGE

JD 980, 44.5’ w/3 bar..............................CALL M&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ..............$12,500 DMI Tigermate II, 32.5’ ..........................CALL DMI Econo Champ II, HD, 11-shank....$7,500 ‘05 JD 2700, 9-24 shank ....................$25,000 ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..........................CALL ‘10 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..........................CALL JD 3600, 8 bottom, on land..................$8,000 CIH 4900, 46.5’....................................$12,500 Wilrich 3400, 40’ ..................................$9,900

SKIDSTEERS

NEW NH skidsteers on hand ................CALL NH LS170 ................................................CALL ‘06 NH L170 ........................................$17,500

PLANTERS

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#1 Small square bales Super clean green grass hay. No WANTED & FOR SALE: ALL TYPES of hay & rain, no must, no mold. straw. Also buying corn, $8/bale, delivery avail wheat & oats. Western Hay within 125 miles of Rice available. Fox Valley AlfalLake, WI. Wheat straw fa Mill. 920-853-3554 $4/bale. 715-296-2162 Dairy Quality Alfalfa Livestock 054 Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Dakota John Haensel (605) FOR SALE: Purebred Black Angus bulls, calf ease & 351-5760 good disposition; also Dairy quality western alfalHamp & Hamp-Duroc fa, big squares or small boars & gilts. 320-598-3790 squares, delivered in semi loads. Clint Haensel Dairy 055 (605) 310-6653 FOR SALE: All types of hay Reg. Holstein bulls. Good & straw in round bales & lg maternal lines and good squares, tested separately, sires. We also have red & net & twine wrapped, delivwhite. Delivery available. ered in semi loads.

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Black polled Simmentals, 10 breeding bulls, some AI sired by NLC Upgrade, good disposition, exc. quality, calving vigor, birth wgts. as low as 59 lbs., vacc.; also, open heifers, 40 years of Simmental breeding,. Riverside Simmentals, Gerald Polzin, Cokato, MN, 320-286-5805 FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & yearlings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625

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for CLASSIFIED LINE ADS

Due to the Memorial Day holiday our ‘deadline’ for the May 31st issue is Friday, May 24th — at Noon

White 6222, 12-30 front fold ..................CALL White 6122, 12-30 ............................COMING

COMBINES

‘08 Gleaner R75, loaded, 880 sep. hrs. CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, just thru shop ......COMING ‘03 Gleaner R65, CDF, lat ......................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ..................COMING ‘08 Fantini 12-30 chopping cornhead$62,000 NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..........CALL Gleaner N6 ............................................$6,750 JD 7000, 12-30 Econo fold ..................$6,500

HAY TOOLS

New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Salford RTS units ..........................CALL NEW Salford Plows ......................AVAILABLE NEW Unverferth seed tenders........ON HAND NEW Westfield augers..................AVAILABLE NEW Rem 2700 vac................................CALL NEW Century HD1000, 60’ sprayers......CALL NEW Hardi 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 REM 2700, Rental ..................................CALL Unverferth 8000 grain cart ................$19,000 Kinze 1050 w/duals ............................$43,000 Pre-owned Sprayers ..............................CALL

(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

NEW EQUIPMENT AZLAND BOX SEED TENDERS 2 Box Standard .................................... $10,550 4 Box Scale & Talc ................................$20,750 4 Box Skid Type ....................................$13,610 SEED SHUTTLE BULK SEED TENDERS SS290 ..............................................$15,000 SS400 ....................................$20,500-$28,500 E-TRAIL GRAIN CARTS 710 Bu ---ON HAND................................$18,795 510 Bu ---ON HAND ..................Starting at $10,995 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 SNOWBLOWERS! ALL SIZES ON HAND! STROBEL BOX SEED TENDERS 2 Box, ON HAND ....................................$9,080 4 Box ................................................$13,566

GRAVITY WAGONS 500 E-Z Trail, ON HAND ..................$7,995-$9,020 400 E-Z Trail ................................$6,895-$7,250 STROBEL BULK SEED TENDERS BT-200, ON HAND ......................Starts at $18,620 BT-300, ON HAND ......................Starts at $23,485 NEW KOYKER LOADERS CALL FOR OTHER SIZES 510 Loader, 2WD, ON HAND ......................$5,895 585 Koyker loader, FWA............................$6,995 Koyker 210 Auger Vac ............................$23,500 COMBINE HEAD MOVERS 21’-30’ ......................................$2,750-$3,520 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 Land Levelers, 10’ and 12’ ....................ON HAND

USED EQUIPMENT

10”x71’ Westfield Swing Hopper w/right angle drive ............................................................$4,750 ‘81 Versatile 555 Tractor, 5600 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, very nice ....................................................$12,750

TELESCOPING FORKLIFT RENTALS • SKID LOADER RENTALS • GRAIN VAC RENTALS

37666 300th St. - Redwood Falls, MN • 507-430-5144 WWW.WOODFORDAG.COM • WWW.SEEDCADDIES.COM

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NEW White planters ..............................CALL White 6900, 11-row, splitter..............COMING White 6700, 12-30, w/res......................$6,500

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'01 Rogator 1254, 2500 hrs, 90' HAY or STRAW FOR SALE: boom, air ride, tires are Round or large square 80%, $72,400. 507-461-1364 bales alfalfa or grass hay.

Delivery available by semi.

Ose Hay Farm, Thief River Wanted 042 Falls, MN. Call or text WANTED TO BUY: 18.4-42 LeRoy at 218-689-6675 tires on 10 bolt rims on a CIH 7220. 320-352-3878 SEED CORN ONLY $89!

WANTED TO BUY: Allis Top quality, new production.

Order early, last season Chalmers 201 rotary cultiwe sold out! Catalog at vator (507) 421-6273

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USED TRACTORS

NEW NH T9.560, 4WD ............................CALL NEW NHT9.450 ......................................CALL NEW NH Boomer 50 w/loader ..............CALL NEW Versatile 250, FWA ........................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ........................CALL NEW Massey 5450, FWA, cab, loader ..CALL ‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD ..................$69,000 CIH 9150, 4WD....................................$57,900 NH 8870, SS ......................................COMING Ford 5000, diesel, w/cab ..................COMING ‘60 IH 560, WF ......................................$5,200 White 2-105 ......................................COMING JD 8440, new rubber ..............................CALL

Spraying Equip

THE LAND, MAY 17, 2013

All kinds of New & Used WANTED: Oliver 99 tractor, must be a good sound tracfarm equipment – disc chistor w/ good sheet metal, els, field cults, planters, tires & paint don't matter. soil finishers, cornheads, Call 641-756-3432 & 641-210feed mills, discs, balers, 5060 haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 WANTED: Want to find my Dad's 1968 1750 Oliver gas Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, tractor SN 203401. Call 507Glencoe 7400; Field Cults 317-8103 under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes 041 300-400 bu. Finishers under Spraying Equip 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chopFast 1600 gal., 65' boom, pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 18.4x42 tires, Raven mon., flex heads; JD 643 cornpriced to go, $7,500. 507-920heads Must be clean; JD 8433 corn planters, 4-6-8 row.

FOR SALE: '06 Hardi 1100 715-299-4338 Navigator, 100' boom, 12.4x42 tires, 1100 gal tank, WANTED TO BUY: 16' robig pump, 3 way nozzles, tary hoe, any make or mod2500 controller, 5 section el. 507-450-0745 boom, always shedded, $20,000. 320-392-5480 WANTED: Buying Tractors, Skid Loaders, Equipment FOR SALE: '08 JD 4930 one piece or entire line or sprayer, 120' boom, boom Estate. Send list to: PO track, swath control, SF1 Box 211, Oronoco, MN 55991 Auto Track, 2211 hrs, $129,000. 507-525-2420 WANTED: JD 4455 tractor, FOR SALE: 550 JD sprayer clipper steel grain cleaner. pull type, 500 gal, 40' boom, 320-453-2374 hyd pump, hyd fold; 7 section drag, hyd fold, nice WANTED: Mid 90s Gleaner shape. 612-390-2171 R42/R52, very low hrs w/ 6R cornhead & 20' bean head, Hardy 500 gal tandem axle sprayer, w/ foamer & triple must be exc cond. 651-433nozzle heads, excellent con5259 evenings dition. (715)778-5772

YOUR SPRAYER HEADQUARTERS (B) Belle Plaine, MN • 1051 Old Hwy. 169 Blvd.

20 B THE LAND, MAY 17, 2013

(952) 873-2224

(H) Hollandale, MN • W. Hwy. 251

(507) 889-4221

(O) Owatonna, MN • 3555 SW 18th St.

(507) 451-4054

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13 Hereford Beef cows for sale. Some have calves. $1,350/ea/OBO. (715)556-3436 FOR SALE OR LEASE: Purebred Registered Charolais bulls, heifers, & cows. Great bloodlines, excellent performance, balanced EPD's, low birth weights. Delivery available.

Laumann Charolais Mayer, MN 612-490-2254 FOR SALE: 25 Limousin bulls, 2 yrs old & yearlings, low birth wgts, super growth, 35 yrs of Limousin breeding.

John Goelz Franklin MN. 507-557-8394

‘08 Miller Nitro 4240, 1810 hrs., 90’ boom ....$162,500

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4WD TRACTORS

‘09 JD 4830, 1818 hrs., ‘03 JD 4710, 4425 hrs., ‘05 Hardi CM1500, 90’ boom 90’ SS boom ................$189,500 90’ boom......................$115,000 ........................................$23,900

(O)’12 JD 9560R, 400 hrs., IF tires ............................$319,900 (O)’12 JD 9560R, 400 hrs., Extended Warranty ........$312,500 (B)’12 JD 9650R, 400 hrs., Lease Return ................$312,500 (O)’12 JD 9650R, 400 hrs., Lease Return ................$312,500 (O)’12 JD 9510R, 400 hrs., Lease Return ................$289,900 (B)’08 JD 9630, 572 hrs. ............................................$259,900 (O)’06 JD 9320, 2002 hrs., PS ..................................$169,500 (H)’97 JD 9400, 5712 hrs., 650/42’s ............................$99,900 (B)’04 NH 9682, 4039 hrs. ..........................................$84,900 (H)’96 JD 8870, 4871 hrs. ............................................$72,500 (H)’90 JD 8760, 4330 hrs. ............................................$67,500

TRACK TRACTORS

(B)’10 JD 9770, 328 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$275,000 (B)’09 JD 9870, 814 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$249,900 (B)’09 JD 9770, 945 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$239,900 (B)’08 JD 9870, 1068 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$210,900 (B)’10 Gleaner A76, 382 sep. hrs...............................$199,900 (O)’07 JD 9560, 553 sep. hrs., duals ........................$180,000 (O)’06 JD 9760, 1918 sep. hrs., duals ......................$179,900 (H)’06 JD 9760, 1500 sep. hrs., 20.8x42’s ................$167,500 (O)’06 JD 9760, 1363 sep. hrs., duals ......................$162,900 (O)’04 JD 9760, 1192 hrs. PRWD ..............................$159,900 (H)’03 JD 9660, 1547 sep. hrs., duals ......................$133,500 (O)’03 JD 9650, 1740 sep. hrs., duals ......................$114,900 (O)’00 JD 9650STS, 1567 sep. hrs., 30.5x32’s ..........$99,900 (B)’02 JD 9750STS, 2270 sep. hrs., PRWD ................$95,900 (B)’98 CIH 2388, 2750 sep., hrs., duals ......................$75,900 (H)’98 JD 9510, 1930 sep. hrs., duals ........................$75,000 (H)’99 JD 9510, 2751 hrs., duals ................................$69,500 (H)JD 9500, 2812 hrs...................................................$49,900 (B)’82 JD 6620SH, side hill, 3231 hrs. ........................$20,900 (B)’82 JD 7720, 4900 hrs. ............................................$15,500 (B)’82 JD 8820, 5571 hrs., duals ................................$13,900 (B)’80 JD 7720, 5000 hrs. ............................................$12,900 (H)’79 JD 7720 ............................................................$11,900

(O)’11 JD 9630T, 1200 hrs., Extended Warranty ......$314,900 (O)’10 JD 9630T, 1650 hrs. ........................................$287,500 (O)’09 JD 9630T, 1720 hrs. ........................................$283,000 (H)’09 JD 9630T, 1110 hrs. ........................................$279,900 (H)’11 JD 8335RT, 880 hrs., IVT ..............................$258,900 (O)CIH 535 Quadtrac, 2262 hrs., rear PTO ..............$249,500 (O)’05 JD 9320T, 3500 hrs., PTO ..............................$184,900 (O)’06 JD 9520T, 3504 hrs., Auto Trac ready ............$159,900 (B)’03 JD 9320T, 4545 hrs., 36” tracks ....................$139,900 (O)’01 JD 9400T, 3100 hrs., 3 pt. ..............................$129,900 PLANTERS/SEEDERS (O)’06 JD 8230T, 3596 hrs., 16” tracks ......................$127,900 (H)’00 JD 9400T, 5160 hrs., PTO ..............................$105,000 (B)’07 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, CCS ..............................$144,900 (H)’02 JD 8120T, 5152 hrs., 16” tracks ........................$88,900 (O)’08 Case IH 1250, 24R30”, CCS ..........................$126,900 (B)’10 JD 1770, CCS, 16R30”......................................$99,500 ROW CROP TRACTORS (O)’06 JD 1790, CCS, 24R20”, liq. fert. ......................$85,900 (B)’10 JD 8345R, 1732 hrs., IVT, triples ....................$239,900 (H)’02 Kinze 3600, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$58,500 (O)’09 MF 7495, 1500 hrs., MFWD, loader................$114,900 (O)’97 JD 1770, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$49,500 (B)’12 JD 7330, 500 hrs., auto quad ..........................$110,900 (O)’00 Kinze 3140, 16R30”, stack fold ........................$39,900 (B)’94 JD 7700, 5295 hrs., PS ....................................$56,000 (H)’98 JD 1850 air drill, 30” @ 10” spacing ................$36,500 (O)’93 JD 7600, 5470 hrs., 2WD, PS ..........................$39,900 (O)’92 JD 7200, 16R30” ..............................................$32,000 (B)’84 JD 4450, 10,000 hrs., MFWD ............................$34,900 (B)’97 JD 1770, 12R30”, liq. fert...................................$29,900 (H)’78 JD 4440, 7094 hrs., Quad ................................$26,900 SPRING TILLAGE (O)’73 JD 4630, 7948 hrs., PS ....................................$19,900 (B)’76 JD 4630, 8105 hrs., Quad ................................$16,900 (B)’12 JD 2210, 58.5’....................................................$69,900 (O)’08 JD 2210, 55.5’ ..................................................$57,500 UTILITY TRACTORS (H)’09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$55,900 (B)’11 JD 5085M, 271 hrs., reverser ............................$48,900 (H)’97 JD 985, 48.5’ ....................................................$24,000 (O)’07 JD 5325, 320 hrs., loader, OS ..........................$36,900 (O)’96 JD 980, 44.5’ ....................................................$21,900 (H)’07 JD 5325, 362 hrs., loader, MFWD ....................$35,900 (O)’97 JD 980, 43.5’ ....................................................$20,900 (H)’81 JD 2940, loader ................................................$16,900 (B)’96 JD 980, 36.5’, spike harrow ..............................$18,900 (H)JD 2940, 2 SCV ......................................................$12,500 (H)’98 JD 980, 36.5’ ....................................................$17,900 (B)’77 JD 2440, 5800 hrs., loader ..................................$9,500 (O)’95 JD 980, 32’ ........................................................$15,900 (B)’58 JD 620, NF, PS ....................................................$4,500 (B)’97 JD 980, 38.5’ ....................................................$14,900 (B)’57 JD 520, NF, PS ....................................................$4,500 (B)CIH 4900, 44.5’..........................................................$9,900 (B)Ford 8N......................................................................$1,500 (B)JD 960, 33.5’ ............................................................$6,900 (O)JD 1050, 50’ ..............................................................$3,995 COMBINES (O)’12 JD S680, 511 hrs., Extended Warranty ..........$345,000 SPRAYERS (H)’12 JD S680, 232 sep. hrs.....................................$339,900 (O)’12 JD 4940, 701 hrs., 120’ boom, inj. system......$297,750 (H)’12 JD S680, 246 sep hrs. ....................................$329,900 (O)’12 JD 4940, 489 hrs., 120’ boom ........................$292,750 (B)’11 JD 9870, 511 sep. hrs., PRWD, 800/70R38 ....$309,900 (O)’12 JD 4940, 467 hrs., dry box..............................$290,500 (O)’12 JD S560, 231 sep. hrs., 2630 display ............$305,900 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1343 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$249,750 (O)’10 JD 9870, 671 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$299,000 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1216 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$245,900 (O)’11 JD 9870, 700 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$294,900 (O)’11 JD 4830, 610 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$220,750 (O)’12 JD S670, 336 sep. hrs., Extended Warranty ..$289,900 (O)’11 JD 4830, 926 hrs., 100’ boom ........................$215,500

(O)’11 JD 4830, 1030 hrs., 100’ boom ......................$211,950 (O)’12 JD 4730, 800 gal., 90’ boom ..........................$210,250 (O)’12 JD 4730, 800 gal., 90’ boom ..........................$209,900 (O)’12 JD 4730, 520 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$209,700 (O)’12 JD 4730, 490 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$209,600 (O)’10 JD 4830, 934 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$203,500 (O)’10 JD 4830, 1104 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$201,900 (O)’07 JD 4930, 3093 hrs., dry box............................$200,000 (O)’09 JD 4830, 1818 hrs., 100’ boom ......................$189,500 (O)’09 JD 4830, 2400 hrs, 100’ boom ........................$185,000 (O)’09 JD 4730, 1050 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$185,900 (O)’10 JD 4730, 1255 hrs., 100’ boom ......................$178,900 (O)’10 Ag Chem 1184, 1350 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$174,900 (O)’08 Miller Nitro 4240, 1810 hrs., 90’ boom ..........$162,500 (O)’05 JD 4720, 3720 hrs., 80’ boom ........................$129,500 (O)’07 Ag Chem SS1074, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom..........$123,900 (O)’04 JD 4710, 2000 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$115,000 (O)’05 Ag Chem 1064, 1835 hrs., 80’ boom ..............$114,500 (O)’01 JD 4710, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$109,900 (O)’97 Willmar 8400, 3221 hrs., 120’ boom ................$71,900 (O)’03 Willmar 8650 Eagle, 3326 hrs., 90’ boom ........$61,500 (O) Ag Chem 854, 2795 hrs. ........................................$56,500 (O)’98 Ag Chem 854, 4393 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$53,900 (O)’06 Top Air TA1200, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ................$25,500 (O)’07 Redball 570, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ....................$19,900

FALL TILLAGE

(B)’12 JD 3710, 10-bottom ..........................................$57,900 (O)’11 JD 3710, 10-bottom ..........................................$52,500 (H)’10 JD 3710, 10-bottom ..........................................$44,900 (H)’12 JD 2700, 7-shank ..............................................$39,900 (H)’11 JD 3710, 8-bottom ............................................$38,500 (O)’11 JD 2700, 7-shank, 30” ......................................$37,900 (B)’10 JD 2700, 9-shank, 24” ......................................$33,900 (H)’02 JD 2400, 24’ chisel plow....................................$26,900 (B)’04 JD 512, 5-shank ................................................$20,900 (O)’03 JD 2700, 9-shank ..............................................$20,900 (B)’05 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ..........................................$19,900 (H)DMI 530, 5-shank ....................................................$19,500 (O)’98 JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ......................................$13,900 (H)IH 800, 10-bottom......................................................$7,995 (H)M&W 1465, 7-shank, 24” spacing ............................$7,950 (B)IH 710, 4-bottom ..........................................................$995

HAY EQUIPMENT

(H)’10 JD 568, surface wrap ........................................$33,900 (O)’10 JD 568, surface wrap ........................................$33,500 (O)’06 JD 567, surface wrap ........................................$21,900 (B)’06 JD 735, MoCo....................................................$19,900 (O)’94 JD 535, net wrap ..............................................$14,900 (B)’03 NH BR740 round baler ......................................$13,500 (B)’84 JD 337 square baler, ejector................................$7,500 (B)’85 JD 430 round baler ..............................................$6,500 (B)NH 315 sqaure baler, ejector ....................................$5,900 (O)Hesston 514 round baler ..........................................$5,400 (B)Gehl 1090, moco ......................................................$1,950 (B)Meyer throw wagon ..........................................2 @ $1,750 (B)JD 510 round baler....................................................$1,595 (B)NH 469, moco............................................................$1,600

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FOR SALE: Limousin & Limo-Angus hybrid 1 & 2 yr old bulls. Red & Black, Polled, great disposition; combination of milk, muscle & performance. 205 day weight 700+ lbs, no creep feed. Some suitable for heifers. Exc quality, affordable prices. Call 218-8375282 or evenings 218-8375505 FOR SALE: Pure bred Black Angus bulls, Long Yearlings & 2 yr olds, great EPD's. John 507-327-0932 or Brian 507-340-9255.

JRC Angus Le Center, MN FOR SALE: Reg Texas Longhorn yearling bull, Rugby, pedigreed that offers growthiness, yet calving ease, excellent confirmation & disposition, $1,200. 320-584-5690 FOR SALE: Yearling bull ¾ Red Angus, ¼ Longhorn, weighs approx 1,000 lbs, will be ready for breeding this summer, He will put calving ease in your cows, exc confirmation & disposition, $1,400. 320-584-5690 FOR SALE: Yearling heifers, ¾ Red Angus for growth, ¼ Longhorn for calving ease & quality beef, exc shape, ready to breed this summer, 6 solid Red & several other mixed colors, $1,200/ea. 320-584-5690 Reg. polled Hereford yearling bulls and show heifers, top genetics, Christ The Rock Herefords, St Croix Falls WI. www.CTRherefords.com (715)483-1184 Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467 Scottish Highlander cattle for sale from small young calm herd. Call (715)8202457 Thick forage based Angus bulls. Yearling & 2 year olds, breeding soundness exam. Tschanz Farms Hwy 53 Blair, WI. (608)989-2223 Top quality Polled Herefords bulls and heifers. Money making kind. Visit our website: piercesherefords.com 608-434-0578 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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FOR SALE: 475 ewe lambs Cars & Pickups 080 Grain Trailers for Rent: Excellent condition, call today from OPP tested negative for rates & availability. flock, 605-997-2060 or 605- '91 Ford 350 dually, 4x4, Leah Land & Trailer 864-8811 diesel, AT, w/9' contractor Rentals, LLC Menomonie, dump box, parting out, has FOR SALE: Dorper hair WI. 715-556-5053 bad cab. 320-583-0881 breed lambs & ewes. 507402-1083 FOR SALE: Ford 7.3 used JD 28' low boy trailer (Dondsl engines, transmissions Sydell self standing parlor ahue type), $1,300 OBO. parts & service, all years. milking unit for 4 goats or 320-979-5643 Greg's Diesel 320-583-0881 sheep, $750. (320)396-2361

‘92 CIH 5240, 2WD, PS - $26,500 ‘06 CIH MX305, MFD - $163,500 ‘11 CIH Farmall 35, MFD w/loader, 50 hrs. - $21,000 New Farmall 31, MFD w/60” ‘09 CIH 485 Quad - Call ‘11 CIH 550 Quad - Call

TILLAGE

‘99 DMI, 32’, 3 bar - $16,500 CIH 4300, 32 1/2’ - $8,950 ‘06 JD 1760, 12-30 - $43,500

PLANTERS

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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

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Case IH MX 210 w/loader ....................Coming In IH 1566........................................................$9,500 ‘86 Case IH 3394, MFD ............................$25,500 ‘92 Case IH 5230, MFD ............................$26,900 ‘82 International 5488, 2WD ....................$31,500 ‘92 Case IH 7130, MFD ............................$39,500 ‘94 Ford New Holland 8670, MFD ............$48,500 ‘97 Case IH 8920 ......................................$49,500 ‘94 New Holland 9880 ..............................$64,500 ‘98 New Holland 9682 ..............................$74,900 ‘04 Case IH MX 210, FWA ........................$79,500 ‘04 Case IH MX 285 ..................................$79,900 ‘02 Case IH STX 325 ..............................$119,500 ‘04 CIH STX 450, Quad Trac....................$129,500 ‘13 Versatile 250, FWA............................$154,500 ‘13 Versatile 280, FWA............................$163,500 ‘11 Versatile 485 ....................................$199,500 ‘13 Versatile 500, 4WD ..........................$269,500

TRUCKS & TRAILERS ‘97 International 9200 ................................$8,500 ‘97 International 9200 ................................$9,250 ‘85 GMC Dump truck ................................$11,900 ‘92 Timpte Trailer ....................................$13,500 ‘00 International 9400 ..............................$17,900 ‘95 Timpte Super Hopper Trailer..............$18,500 ‘02 Jet Ag Hopper ....................................$18,900 ‘97 Kenworth T-800..................................$21,900 ‘02 International 9400i Day Cab ..............$22,900 ‘85 International Grain truck, 22’ box ....$23,500 ‘04 Kenworth T-600..................................$24,500 ‘05 International 9400i ............................$24,900

‘04 Freightliner Columbia Day Cab with wet kit ....................................................$25,900 ‘05 International 9900i Eagle, Cummins ISX (took off DC) ..........................................$27,500 ‘00 Peterbilt 379, Ext Hood ......................$29,500 ‘07 Kenworth T-800 ..................................$36,500 ‘05 Mack CXN 613 Vision ........................$37,500 ‘07 Kenworth T-800 Day Cab ..................$38,500

COMBINES & HEADS ‘97 Case IH 1020, 30’................................$10,900 CIH 1063 (rebuilt) ....................................$10,900 ‘02 Case IH 1020, 30’................................$12,900 ‘CIH 1083 (rebuilt) ....................................$12,900 ‘87 Case IH 1680, Duals ..........................$24,500 ‘90 CIH 1680..............................................$27,500 ‘01 Case IH 2388 ......................................$72,500

MISCELLANEOUS New Horst Header Trailers ..............................Call New Wil-Rich Tillage ......................................Call Several new and used Westfield Augers ......Call Arts-Way 240B Flail Shredder....................$7,250 New Accessories unlimited fuel trailer ..$10,625 ‘98 DMI 730B ............................................$14,500 Hardi Navigator 1000 sprayer, 90’ boom $14,900 ‘03 Redball 670 sprayer, 60’ boom ..........$14,900 New McSems 30’ land roller....................$16,900 ‘09 Wil-Rich 657 DCR, 9 shank................$20,900 ‘12 Degelman 6000 ..................................$23,500 ‘09 Demco 1250 Sprayer..........................$35,900 Krause 4850, 18’ Dominator ....................$51,900 New 51’ Degelman 7651 land roller ..............Call

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‘05 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill - $56,500 ‘08 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill, 2500 acres - $79,500

‘89 1660, monitor - $24,500 ‘90 1680, duals, - $28,500 ‘93 1666 - $32,500 ‘07 CIH 2588 - Call ‘09 CIH 6088 - Call ‘10 7120 - Call ‘06 CIH 1020, 30’ - Call ‘03 CIH 1020, 30’ - Call ‘98 CIH 1020, 25’ - $7,950 ‘81 JD 983, 8-30 - $4,500 ‘92 CIH 1083, 8-30 - $8,500 ‘95 CIH 1083, 8-30, plastic - Call ‘08 CIH 2608, 8-30 - Call ‘09 CIH 2608, 8-30 - Call ‘06 Geringhoff 8-30 - $45,000 JD 893, 8-30 - $17,500

TRACTORS

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21 B THE LAND, MAY 17, 2013

FOR SALE: Reg. Polled FOR SALE: 30 milking Roofing & Steel & Painting goats, Saanens & Alpine, 1 Hereford bulls. 320-796-0000 Diamond Paint Service – 4 yrs old, $250/ea, DHIA Spicer, MN Inc., All types of Roofover 2000. 507-993-7556 SW ing, New Steel, Painting WANTED TO BUY: Red & Minnesota AG & Residential. QualiWhite Simmental Bull. 320ty Work for a fair price.

587-5823 Swine 065 Call Davin Johnson for a WANTED: Slaughter cattle, free estimate (507) 438lame & thin, also, Compart's total program 1234 foundered & lumpjawed. features superior boars & Will pay cash. 320-905-4490 open gilts documented by BLUP technology. Duroc, Trucks & Trailers 084 Horse 057 York, Landrace & F1 lines.

Terminal boars offer leanDraft horse show harness. ness, muscle, growth. Ma- '04 Columbia Freightliner, day cab, 10 spd, auto shift Black leather with chrome ternal gilts & boars are & rear fenders, $25,500; '95 trim. Black patent leather productive, lean, durable.

Cornhusker 42' grain hopcollar. Excellent condition.

All are stress free & PRRS per, mini air ride, $16,500.

Stored inside. Call for picfree. Semen also available 507-920-8217 tures. $1,000. (920)484-3066 through Elite Genes A.I. Make 'em Grow! Comparts FOR SALE: 2 & 3 yrs old '78 Ford F700, 16' box & Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: Buckskin Geldings broke to hoist, 40,000 orig. miles, 877-441-2627 drive. Full brothers. Team new tires, purchased new, of Welch Pony & Morgan FOR SALE: York cross $4,000 OBO. 320-979-5643 Cross bred geldings, 2 yrs boars, exc. quality, delivold, black. 608-732-4852 ery available.

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‘12 CIH Steiger 500Q, 519 hrs. ................................................$319,000

‘05 CIH STX500Q, 1905 hrs. ..$185,000

‘99 CIH 9370 Quad, 3970 hrs. ..................................................$89,900

‘04 JD 9520T, 36” tracks, 4838 hrs...................................$149,900

‘90 CIH 9170, 5641 hrs.............$59,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 450, 522 hrs., PTO, full steering pkg.......................$262,500

‘01 CIH Steiger 375, 6433 hrs. ..................................................$99,800

‘04 CIH Magnum 210, 2900 hrs. ..................................................$97,800

‘89 Ford 846, 5145 hrs., 3 pt., PTO ............................................$39,000

‘12 CIH Puma 160, CVT, 300 hrs. ................................................$135,800

‘12 CIH 9230, Track, AWD, 260 sep. hrs. ............................$359,000

CIH 8600, 30’ air drill ..................$8,900

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‘11 CIH Puma 155, 817 hrs., PS, w/L760 loader ..................................$119,800 ‘12 CIH Puma 160, 300 hrs., CVT trans., L765 loader, susp. axle......$135,800 ‘04 CIH MX210, 2900 hrs. ........................................................................$97,800

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1 - 90’ 15,000 Bu/hr.

Grain Leg

• Head Platform • Distributor Platform • 2 Rest Platforms, 10” Sq. to Rnd. • Ladder & Cage • Gear Reducer Drive • Galvanized Construction • Requires 20 hp. motor (not included) • Dual motor mount available for single phase power

• Head Platform • Distributor Platform • 2 Rest Platforms, 12” Sq. to Rnd. • Ladder & Cage • Gear Reducer Drive • Galvanized Construction • Requires 30 hp. motor (not included)

• Head Platform • Distributor Platform • 3 Rest Platforms, 14” Sq. to Rnd. • Ladder & Cage • Gear Reducer Drive • 12 ga. Turnkey Galvanized Construction • Requires 40 hp. motor (not included)

• Head Platform • Distributor Platform • 2 Rest Platforms, 16” Sq. to Rnd. • Ladder & Cage • Gear Reducer Drive • 12 ga. Turnkey Galvanized Construction • Requires 60 hp. motor (not included)

$25,03600

$35,41500 $39,80100 $55,71800 * Freight & Sales Tax not included

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20 gauge perf...............................$1,080 20 gauge perf...............................$1,421 20 gauge perf...............................$1,873 20 gauge perf...............................$2,394 20 gauge perf...............................$2,942 20 gauge perf...............................$7,233 20 gauge perf...............................$5,976 20 gauge perf...............................$7,831

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* Supports Can Be Quoted For Height Of Bin • Freight not included

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