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INSIDE: Your guide to Farmfest!

When horses ran the farm Renae B. Vander Schaaf visits a museum of horse-drawn equipment and wagons See page 10

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On the lookout for aphids Organic dairy and the small herd Be ready for your swine industry audit

See America first

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On July 1, our family of five awoke the eastern border of the park, ending early to pile in our mini-van bound for where the majestic peaks of the Northern Glacier National Park, Montana. We Rockies reach for the sky. Meanwhile, the squeezed in amongst duffel bags, sleeping high plains of the reservation are dry and bags, coolers, tents and camping gear. A scrubby. cartop carrier was packed with camp When I was 26, I worked at Lake chairs, sleeping pads and more sleeping McDonald Lodge and St. Mary Lodge in bags.

Glacier and dreamed of bringing my chilWhile we experienced “America the dren here. For me, it was a season where Beautiful” with its “spacious skies,” I lived in God’s playground. Days off were LAND MINDS “amber waves of grain” and “purple mounspent hiking, backpacking and swimming.

By Marie Wood tain majesties,” I was also struck by harsh We had all-night hootenannies and bonrealities of the land and its people. fires.

As we left the green of Minnesota George Bird Grinnell, conservationbehind, we entered drought-stricken ist and explorer, called North Dakota. The federal Glacier the “Crown of the government had just Continent.” Due to his issued emergency advocacy, Glacier grazing on National Park became Conservation Reserve the 10th national park in Program lands in 1910. However, these North and South lands were sacred to the Dakota and Montana.

Blackfeet people. They The landscape was dry called it the “Backbone and brown. I had read of the World.” The lands that cattle producers were used for vision waited in mile-long lines quests, ceremonies, at auction barns. hunting and fishing.

Farmers even harvested The Flathead wheat to feed their cattle.

Reservation, representing the Salish and Our first stop was Kootenai tribes, borTheodore Roosevelt ders the park to the National Park, Medora, west.

N.D., where Roosevelt lived the life of a rancher On this return trip, I realized that my race had from 1883 to 1887. He hunted bison and witnessed taken this land from the Native Americans. the abuse of our natural resources. Roosevelt set Explorers and trappers depleted the resources and aside millions of acres in parks, monuments and the tribes signed treaties that confined them to resforests during his 1901-09 presidency. ervations. I learned that lodges and campgrounds In these North Dakota Badlands, we were up close stood on ancient Native American camps. to bison. We even saw bison pies in our campground.

The Great Northern Railway under St. Paul’s On a short hike, we saw pronghorns in a river valJames J. Hill, and son Louis, built lodges and chalets, ley. Along the road, we saw prairie dog towns. bringing visitors to Glacier as early as 1910. The “See America First” campaign was aimed at wealthy We drove across Montana to Glacier National Americans who were traveling abroad to Europe.

Park taking the lonely northern route along Highway 2. We saw a Burlington Northern Santa With a fuller understanding of the park, I still Fe train pulling cattle cars, another casualty of the love Glacier. I was honored to be back in the drought. At small towns and Indian Reservations, See LAND MINDS, pg. 3 we filled up. The Blackfeet Indian Reservation is on

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

9 — Ground-breaking unit produces hydro-electricity in shallow water 14 — Growing healthy soybeans in the land of aphids 16 — Staying on top of Dicamba drift

18 — Soybean agonomist talks about cover crops and genetics 20 — Dairy farmer can stay small producing organic milk 23 — Swine & U: What you need to know about the Common Swine Industry Audit

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embrace of the mountains and to introduce my children to all of its wonders: alpine meadows, hiking on snow fields on the Fourth of July, whitewater rafting, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, waterfalls and glaciers. The park’s glaciers are shrinking.

Accelerated by global warming, only 25 glaciers are left and expected to disappear by 2030. On our hikes, we used trails created by the Civil Conservation Corps of the 1930s. We crossed a suspension bridge and our 10-year-old son hiked farther than he thought he could.

We took a free shuttle bus and also drove the Going-to-the-Sun Road, an engineering marvel completed in 1933. The opening ceremony included a blessing from the Blackfeet Nation, as did the opening of the road in 2017. This 50-mile road drives through the park’s heart and traverses the Continental Divide. The road is marked by sheer drop-offs.

We stayed just outside the park in a KOA (Kampgrounds of America), which has a pool surrounded by wildflowers with mountain views. You had to look past the RVs, but the kids didn’t mind.

Since our stove broke, my husband cooked all our meals over the fire. One evening while the kids swam, we made taco meat over the fire for tacos in a bag — just like the pioneers if only they had Doritos!

My husband’s idea of camping is remote wilderness. The man has serious outdoor skills. So KOA is not his first choice! Surviving five days at a KOA has a very different meaning for my kids and husband. However, the huckleberry ice cream on the last evening of our stay was a treat for all.

Our return trip took us to Little Bighorn Battlefield, the site of Custer’s Last Stand in Southern Montana. It was haunting and once again brought to light the struggle over our western lands between the settlers and the American Indians. The park ranger asked visitors who won. Some replied the Indians, but the ranger said nobody won. n As the summer wanes, Minnesota Farmfest is upon us. Now it’s time to celebrate the agricultural heritage of Minnesota. No event does this better than the University of Minnesota’s Farm Family of the Year event! Many of these families are third, fourth and fifth generation farm families. Their ancestors settled this land. We also thank them for the small towns and churches that dot our countryside. Congratulations to all the farm families honored in 2017!

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Dew or no dew, there was work to do on the farm

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weed (which we called “horseweed”) was a local specialty. By late July they were more like trees than weeds, taller than the Oliver 770’s exhaust pipe and sturdy with woody stems as thick as your wrist.

Worse, all were topped with brooms of yellow pollen.

Those drawbacks — the height of the horseweeds, the hot sun, the choking pollen, the heat of the nocab, hardworking tractor — combined to make rotary mowing these set-aside acres one of the hottest, dirtiest jobs on the farm. Jackie often returned at noon soaked in sweat and stained, head to toe, in the fine, yellow pollen.

Then, when the alfalfa was fit to bale in the early afternoon, we baled. Although I never saw Jackie stack a load of hay in my life, I saw him unload nearly every load of hay in my life. This seemed to be some long-ago compromise between my father and him: we loaded hay, Jackie unloaded hay. Done deal.

After my father left us for the evening milking each day at 4, Jackie drove the baler while my brothers and I loaded the day’s final two or three wagons before his 6 p.m. quitting time. These were the loads that, like the dew, would await us in the morning.

Back then, each day’s quiet, hard work delivered clear, solid results. No one shouted. No one called anyone any names. No one bragged. We worked because work was required. It was that simple. And, no, the times weren’t better than today.

We, however, were.

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It was a hard beginning to any day, and The sun’s steady rise slowly spreads the effort it required brought grunts its gathering light on the morning dew from Jackie. He was a small man whose until the lawn dances with sparkles deeply brown arms, neck, and face would and the day with possibilities. glisten with sweat after just a few bales.

The July dew, soaking wet and glisHe always worked the wagon — tossing tening bright, almost always promised bales to those who were stacking in the a day of sunshine, heat, and humidity barn — and said little while working. on the southern Illinois dairy farm of His silence led to our silence and my youth. Jackie, the farm’s main field FARM & FOOD FILE together we worked like a bale-tossing, hand, explained the dew-heavy sun

By Alan Guebert bale-stacking machine. Most mornings forecast this way: “God doesn’t waste we worked so quietly we could hear the water.” milking parlor radio give a weather The epigram, my brothers and I forecast we already knew. learned, meant that a morning with In between loads, Jackie moseyed to the shady, heavy dew usually delivered a day with heavy sun; north side of the tin-clad barn for a brief respite. and a no-dew morning often delivered a day with a His preferred method was to squat on his haunches good chance of rain. to slowly roll a cigarette and, even more slowly, Neither forecast mattered much to Jackie. smoke it to a pinched, brown-stained nubbin. The Salaried, he was paid rain or shine, drought or flood. It did, however, matter to my brothers and me break was done when the cigarette was done. Jackie was no slacker. because we had our 50-cents-per-hour pay tied to A couple of hours later, the morning’s dew was work. Sunshine brought us dollars; rain brought my gone, the hay stacked, and the cows milked. If there father a better corn crop. was more hay to mow, my father usually assigned The heavy work on those dewy mornings began early. Jackie, my brothers, and me usually unloaded me the job. Jackie would be directed to mow, chop, and chew through the many acres of “government two, maybe three, loads of square alfalfa bales in ground” that the current farm program required us the cavernous hay shed. The shed was attached to to “set aside.” the raised parlor where my father and Howard, These government, or non-farmed, acres grew Jackie’s older brother and our dairy’s herdsman, every weed known to mankind and one, giant ragmilked the farm’s 100 Holsteins.

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Farm mothers: Truly mothers of steel with hearts of love My mother (a city girl all of her growWhether in town or on the farm, there ing-up years) had a lot to learn about is hardly any mistaking the notion that being a farm wife and mother at first. mothers have a big job to do. They have She had to learn how to clean chickens — held families together since, well, the a necessary and stinky job that no one I invention of mothers. know ever enjoyed. I’ll bet she was readFor some mothers, the job is no big deal. ing the fine print in her wedding vows We see that even out in the barns. Those pretty hard after she did that job for the four-legged moms lie around like it’s just first time. another day, chewing their cud and digTABLE TALK She had to mend blue jeans for a family ging in the manure. But then, many of of nine, and I don’t know how she did it those moms can stand up and have their

By Karen Schwaller without an arm on her sewing machine. babies, turn around to see what just went Maybe there was a reason why she needon back there, sniff them, lick them off, ed to spend so much time out in the wash house then wander off to see what there is to eat. when she was doing that job — perhaps seeking liqI totally get that. uid coping skills.

Farm mothers are truly mothers of steel. They She would say to me, “Dad wears his denim shirts have to be for the kind of lives they live. A mother’s so long and they get so thin that you can almost life involves many different seasons, not just the read through them.” Kids of the Great Depressionusual four, and they all have to do with the work era never forgot what it was like. that has to be done outside. She can’t plan a thing She had to watch her sons learn how to use tracmore than a day or two in advance, and during tors and implements, and pray that they would be some times of the year that’s too early to plan safe once they got going on their own (following a ahead. few instructions from Dad). She closed the kitchen Darn weather. curtains on silo-filling day because she couldn’t And meals — not only are they served at unlikely stand watching my brothers walk around on top of times of the day and night, but every now and then the silo. She went head to head with my brother’s she’ll have a kid that squawks about what’s on the menu. If you were me, you would be told by your busy mother, “If you don’t like it, supper’s over.”

(And mean it.)

We all learned to eat what she put in front of us, and ate it without even sniffing it first.

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knee that had been torn open by an angry sow. Yes, nerves of steel.

She fed hungry baling and corn shelling crews without so much as a microwave oven or a cake mix. Talk about gutsy.

Now and then, my brothers would brawl it out on the living room floor. Mom would come in with a broom, give them a few good swats with it and holler, “Take your fight outside!” (She didn’t ask them to stop fighting ... she just didn’t want her living room to look like a frat house on Sunday morning.)

And it may have been a subliminal message she sent me once as she fixed my well-loved Raggedy Ann doll which suffered an accidental leg-ectomy.

When I got the doll back, the leg was sewn on backwards. (An extremely busy farm mother, or a subliminal message about possible consequences for my future behaviors? You decide.) The doll is still that way today, reminding me that I always need to keep my toes pointed in the same direction.

Carry on, farm moms everywhere. Your hearts are made of both love … and steel.

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Modern society faces collpase in apocalyptic Amish novel “When the English Fall”

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fetched: modern society suddenly collapses everywhere except in places where it’s already not welcome. It’s a gentle, darkly-calm sort of warning wrapped in aching loveliness, one that will leave you wondering what would really happen, if…

Be aware that this is not a zombie book. Also, there are periods of slowness in this book that serve to bolster the whole of the story, and it’s a stun-

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Editor’s note: the Amish refer to residents of modern society as “English.” Thus, if you’re not Amish, you’re English, to them.

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him — Sadie’s spells, for one. Another: making sure his farm was tended, and his family’s needs were met for the winter, even though it seemed, with global warming, that winter wasn’t coming.

What did come was trouble. As English society fell, as people hungered, looted, and killed, the Guard asked the Amish for help. They had food to eat.

They had larders and knowledge. But how much did God expect them to give?

Start “When the English Fall” and be prepared for several things.

You’ll get funny looks. A post-apocalyptic Amish novel? How does that work? (It works fine. Better than fine.

It’s incredible).

You’ll be blown away by the juxtaposition of serene beauty, mindfulness, prayer, and a dark urgent terriblenessto-come. (That works, too. Very much so).

And you’ll want to prepare your chair, because author David Williams has ensured that it’s the only place you’ll want to be. There, and inside this story of friendship, current events, love, and a scenario that isn’t so far-

Meet the Bookworm

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Your parents taught you to share.

You have enough to give some away.

Don’t be stingy or selfish. Be good. Be generous. Be friends. Share nicely but watch, as in the new book “When the English Fall” by David Williams, that it doesn’t bring harm to your family.

Sadie’s screams cut Jacob to his core.

He knew she was in pain, but he was helpless. He was her father, and he should have been able to fix her seizures, but the best he could do was to listen to her nonsensical rants and pray that God spare his eldest child more hurt.

Jacob was aware that people talked.

His neighbors gossiped about Sadie’s seizures and visions, and they wondered if God was unhappy with Jacob’s furniture-making business. Even Bishop Schrock came once a month to ask Jacob to stop working with an English man named Mike, but Mike was a friend. Though he was coarse, he was a trustworthy bridge between his people and the Plain folk.

Jacob was glad for that. Mike brought news of the world when he came to fetch the furniture Jacob had finished, which was how Jacob learned of trouble outside their Pennsylvania community.

There were power outages, and utility battles were intensifying. The National Guard was called out in some bigger cities, and people were running out of food. Still, while it was true that he heard distant gunfire at night and he was glad Mike kept him updated, the fact was that Jacob worried little about worldly affairs.

No, more pressing things concerned

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Corn is tasseling; farmers watch for aphids Compiled by The Land Associate Editor Marie Wood

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Corey Hanson, Gary, July 14

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“We’re working on the second application of fungicide on the On July 14, Corey Hanson was cleaning out grain bins and hauling sugar beets,” said Nate Hultgren from Hultgren Farms. last year’s crop to town from his corn, soybean, wheat and alfalfa farm. He also They’ve received about a half inch of rain in the last week, so raises cattle. they’re doing OK. “In July, we could use an inch a week,” he commented.

“I’ve taken advantage of some of the increase in prices the last two weeks,” “We’ve wrapped up spraying and cultivating all the edible beans. They are he said. starting to flower and will pod in the next week,” said Hultgren. They grow Dramatic storms came through the area the week of July 10. On nearby dark red kidney beans.

Nate Hultgren farms, some corn looked like it had been flattened by a rolling pin.

The third chopping of hay began on July 21. Corn is starting to tassel, Corey Hanson “Our farm just got a little shower or rain,” he said. “The fields are doing OK. except for the corn that got mowed down by wind and hail in June. That We don’t have an overabundance of moisture right now.” corn looks about two weeks behind, reported Hultgren.

Otherwise, corn looks good in his country, he reported.

In their beet fields, along with many Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coopera“Soybeans look the poorest of all crops,” said Hanson. “I don’t think we have an tive fields, migrant workers are pulling waterhemp by hand which has become average crop.” glyphosate resistant. Hultgren noted they haven’t had to do that since Hanson noted iron chlorosis and poor emergence. Walking his fields, he estiRoundup Ready beets came out in 2007. mated that only 50 percent of his beans were flowering. He noted that beans should flower July 1, but the crop’s made in August so he will keep watching.

Mark Ditlevson, He reported that aphid spraying has started in his area on soybeans that were not treated this spring. Hanson did not need to spray his beans.

Blooming Prairie, July 21 “I did have to spray my alfalfa for aphids and grasshoppers,” said Hanson.

On Mark Ditlevson’s corn, soybean and small grain farm, he is getting Larry Konsterlie, ready to harvest the oats, winter wheat and cereal rye — if it dries up.

Pennock, July 14 “We will probably tackle our wheat and “We wrapped up sprayoats next week, weather permitting,” said ing soybeans for weed control last Ditlevson. week,” reported Larry Konsterlie Mark Ditlevson Bob Roelofs, As a member of the Freeborn Area Soil from his corn and soybean farm.

Health Team, Ditelevson is hosting an onGarden City, July 24 Now he’s watching the crops farm event called “How Healthier Soil Improves Tile Efficiency,” 8 Out at Bob Roelofs’ corn, bean and a.m. to 3 p.m., Aug. 9. The event features Frank Gibbs, retired grow. pig farm, they got about 2-and-a-half inches of Natural Resources Conservation Service soil scientist. He will per“Everything looks really good and Larry Konsterlie rain in the last 10 days. green. The corn is 10 to 14 days form a tile smoke show.

Fields sustained a little wind damage in July 9 away from tasseling. Might be Using smoke bombs and pressurizing tile lines, the “Smoking storms, but the corn came right back up. To sooner with the heat that’s possibly coming,” he said.

Tile” demonstration, pushes smoke through the soil toward the date, they dodged the worst of the weather in He reported a few shots of rain, but nothing measurable. Bob Roelofs surface. The smoke acts as an indicator for water movement Blue Earth County, with the brunt of summer The soybeans are not flowering, but he expects to see through the soil and shows the efficiency of the tile. More smoke storms landing just north and south of them. “So we’ve been pretty for- means healthier soils. Soils sealed due to compaction will not some decent plants even though they’re behind.

“You make your corn in July. You make your soybeans in tunate,” he said. have smoke rise through the soil to the surface.

As for soybeans: “We got all our spraying done. We don’t see much August. We’ll see how well that turns out,” said Konsterlie.

“It’s amazing how it works,” said Ditlevson. for aphids yet, so we’re not doing that yet,” said Roelofs.

His second crop of hay is cut and baled. He plans to The event is at 7068 East Highway 30, Blooming Prairie. Visit If they get another shot of rain in the next two weeks, the corn crop haul some to hay auction the week of July 17.

Freeborn County Soil and Water Conservation District at www. will be just about made in his area, he reported.

“The second crop turned out pretty nice too,” said freebornswcd.org for more details.

“Pretty quiet now,” said Roelofs.

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Hydroelectric generators that The company’s goal is to deploy require deep water are large, expenPhoto submitted a small zero-emissions power stasive, and usually require a dam, Volturnus V-Pods are used in clusters of five to tion that is economically viable Christopher says. The small and generate electrical power in shallow water. without the need of subsidies. inexpensive V-Pods can be installed in water as shallow as 6 feet. That To learn more about Verterra “It’s important that we take this one puts them in competition with many step at a time,” he said, “but I can Energy visit www.verterraenergy.com. remote sites around the world that imagine a time in the future when v currently rely on diesel electric gener- these are deployed in the tidal areas ators. Cristopher says it costs about a dollar per kilowatt hour to operate a diesel-electric generator in a remote site. That includes the high cost of fuel transportation, he said.

In contrast, Christopher says Verterra Energy has set 10 cents a kilowatt hour as a goal for its V-Pods.

“Not only are we saving the customer money,” he said, “but the cherry on top is that this is zero emission power with almost no noise.”

Christopher says the V-Pods can compete with solar and wind power as well.

“These operate 24/7 because the river doesn’t stop,” he said. “Whereas some days the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.”

The hydro kinetic energy available in streams world-wide for a device the size of Verterra’s V-Pods is immense, Christopher says.

“There is 120 terrawatt hours available in the U.S. alone, according to the U.S. Department of Energy,” he said.

“To give you an idea of what that means, the Hoover dam produces only 4 terrawatts.” (A terrawatt is four trillion watts and an average lightning strike peaks at one terrawatt.)

Altough Verterra Energy does not plan on competing in the major electrical markets in the United States anytime soon, or anywhere else in the developed world, Christopher does imagine a big future for his invention.

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By Tim King The Land Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS — Verterra Energy aims to bring low-cost electricity to remote locations with its unique modular water-powered Volturnus V-Pod electrical generator. The idea, according to the company’s founder and Chief Executive Officer Ted Christopher, is to place clusters of the 4-foot high by 10-foot in diameter modules in relatively shallow-flowing water in canals, rivers, and ultimately oceanic tidal areas.

“We prefer not to call the modules turbines,” Christopher said. “When people think of a turbine, they think of the Hoover dam or a wind turbine.

Instead, we call it modular hydro. It is a very different design and approach.

Instead of a propeller-oriented unit like a windmill, think of it like an underwater boulder with fins.”

In June, Verterra Energy was scheduled to test the fourth generation of its scaled-up prototype Volturnus V-Pod. “We tested generation three last year and we’ll be testing generation four in a few weeks,” Christopher said. “That will be dealing with the anchoring system and how we deploy and retrieve each unit. They will be somewhat semi-permanent.”

The V-Pods modules are made from the same epoxy material as speedboat hulls and are deployed in groups of five. Installation doesn’t require any on-site construction and they are deployed so they can be fairly easily retrieved from the water for maintenance or other reasons. They are designed to fit the needs of potential customers in remote areas such as Alaska, Southeast Asia or Latin America.

Each cluster of five Volturnus modules has a capacity of 50 kilowatts.

That’s enough electricity to power a small village, a remote mine, or a logging operation, Christopher says. As a remote customer’s electricity requirements increase, more Volturnus V-Pods can be added.

The Volturnus is unique in the small scale hydropower business because it is on a vertical axis. Wind turbines, and most large electricity-generating turbines in dams, operate on a horizontal axis. That means that, if they are to operate under water, the water has to be deep.

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Horse-powered farming is preserved at The Barns

By RENAE B. VANDER SCHAAF turing companies vary. Wards, The Land Correspondent John Deere, McCormick Deering, Weber, T.G. Mandt, MARCUS, Iowa — For over Columbus, Herschel, W.C.W. 30 years, Jr Pearson has been and Studebaker are just a few on a mission to preserve history of the companies that Pearson — specifically items related to has wagon boxes from. the days when horse power was the best way to get work done The box wagon manufacturers on the farm and in the cities. were plentiful, but so were the wagon seat and running gear Pearson’s collection is open by companies. appointment only in the quiet town of Marcus, where at a cer“The one standard they all tain point in history it was quite went by was the size,” said a bustling business center. It Pearson. “The boards were 10 had the reputation for being the feet and 6 inches long, and each one of the largest shipping Photos by Renae B. Vander Schaaf wagon was 38 inches wide. points for cattle, hogs, and Jr Pearson has been collecting vintage, There were a few wagons that chickens between Sioux City horse-drawn farm equipment for over 30 were 42 inches wide, with the and Chicago, filling as many as years. gears and box being 4 inches 19 livestock train cars in day. wider. The wheel trail was 65 inches, so that all trailed the same.”

“At one time, I was buying wagons and selling them to people in Texas,” said Pearson, age 76. “They There was an ongoing debate on the preferred would retrofit the wagons to be used again as chuck width of the wheels. Some liked the narrower wheels, wagons. I decided too many good wagons were leav- which pulled easier. The thicker wheels were said to ing this area, and decided to start saving them.” float better, not sinking into sand or mud as easy.

In his collection there are approximately two dozen A wagon would cost around $200, but that dependwagons, many in their original paint. The manufac- ed also on the options the buyer wanted. Brakes could be added for another $15.

Farmers who did most of their travelling on flat land seldom purchased the brakes.

The wagons were identified as double box or triple box — depending on how many of those boards were stacked. The flare boxes became available in the 1930s, still using the same running gear. Its design held more bushels.

John Deere continued to make horse drawn wagons into the 1950s, so they are still fairly easy to find. They had an econoTriumph wagons were manufactured by John Deere as an economy model. my wagon called Triumph.

These wagons came with the Each John Deere model came with a guarantee.

This manual square baler made one bale at a time.

This Conestoga wagon jack was a handy tool when things didn’t go smoothly.

The Ice King could cut lake ice into uniformly-shaped blocks.

John Deere guarantee which was printed on the wagons’ front. Pearson has one of these wagons that was originally sold by C.H. Bisbee of Marshall, Minn.

Sometimes the wagons were completely manufactured from start to finish on location. Pearson has an 1894 Studebaker wagon that has its manufactured date and serial number painted on the axle. Another wagon that is special is the Keller wagon, which is completely Keller manufactured in Joplin, Mo., but See THE BARNS, pg. 11

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But before farmers had anything to harvest, they first had to grow and plant the crops. Here again, Pearson is doing an excellent job of preserving history. From the wagons, the museum changes to horse drawn farm implements.

He has all the equipment needed for planting corn in the check rows, and Pearson believes that much of it is field ready.

He sometimes locates some very unusual pieces of farm equipment that had a short production life, because it was severely flawed. A mechanical corn cutter was only manufactured for two to three years because it just wasn’t built strong enough to get the job done.

Pearson has researched many of the items in his museum Pearson said this early corn harvester did not buildings, so that most displays have a long manufacturing life because it did not are highlighted with history work. about the company, the item’s purpose and where he found it.

For example, the Moline Subsoiler Surface Packer has a copy of the advertisement that enticed farmers to have a closer look at what this piece of equipment could do for them.

And when the work was done, there might be time for a buggy ride. In the Carriage Barn, Pearson has a collection of buggies for pleasure and work, carriages and wagons which would have been used for businesses.

The Hay Tedder fluffed up cut hay to aid in faster Some are original, a few he has drying.

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Visitors can walk through history at The Barns museum made. The hearse is one that he built upon a running gear purchased near Brookings.

“The wood is from walnut trees harvested in this area,” said Pearson. “A local cabinet maker, Loren Schieuer, helped me with the woodwork. Grace Groszkrueger of Pierson did the interior upholstery work. It has been used a few times.”

While Pearson likes to find items that are in pristine shape, needing very little repair, he does find items that he sees as a repairable. He then he utilizes many of the skills he learned while farming: welding, woodwork and persistence.

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At one time I was buying wagons and selling them to people in Texas.

I decided too many good wagons were leaving this area and decided to save them.

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“The Standard Oil tank wagon needed all new wheels, tires and a paint job,” said Pearson. “Gene Polson from Marcus did the lettering, tracing what little was still visible.”

Other unique items include a prairie brush breaker manufactured in Canada; a No. 4 Victor double-huller clover machine manufactured in 1889 by the Newark Machine Co. in Columbus, Ohio; an Orangeville barn thresher he found in Scranton, Penn. about 30 miles from the Orangeville Agriculture Works factory where it was made.

The name The Barns comes from his wife Sue’s suggestion. They wanted it to be related to agriculture; and a lot of work was done in and near the barn on the farm.

The Barns Museum is adjacent to the Marcus Fairgrounds. It is open by appointment only by calling Pearson at (712) 229-4809. During the days of the Marcus Community Fair, the museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m., Aug. 12 and 13. v

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Expert weighs in on nematodes, aphids, healthy soybeans

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer LAMBERTON, Minn. — When visiting with Bruce Potter, the conversation usually starts with, “So what’s the outlook for soybean aphids this year?” Potter is the integrated pest management specialist at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton.

“We’re just starting to build,” Potter said. “A lot of soybean fields got a late start this year.

And many aphids came off the buckthorn before soybeans were even off to a good start. Just a few ET (economic threshold) levels in some fields in northwestern and central Minnesota have been sprayed. But they’re spreading out now. We’ll just have to wait and see what the weather does.”

Q: Any location in Minnesota where they might be ready to fire up?

Potter: Yes, a few reports from northwest Minnesota. However, so far little activity here in west central and southern Minnesota. We’re seeing a lot of parasitism in some of these aphids in some fields at SWROC. That’s a good sign.

Q: What’s promoting the parasites?

Potter: What we’re seeing down here is a species

that creates little black aphid mummies. The adult wasp lays an egg in the aphid and the larvae feeds inside the aphid, killing the aphid. This species attacks several species of aphids and has been expanding its range. We don’t know much about this particular genus of parasites. George Heimpel’s lab on the St. Paul campus has a very active program in biocontrol of soybean aphids and is documenting the effect of parasitoid wasps on soybean aphid populations across Minnesota.

Q: Could this be an important tool in the ongoing battle with aphids?

Potter: I think it’s already starting to make an impact. Back in 2000-2013 times we did not see very much parasitism of soybean aphids. Now parasites are becoming more common.

Q: What’s the aphid population across the soybean belt? Is Minnesota still leading the list?

Potter: Aphids are all over the Upper Midwest.

They’re now showing up in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri fields. But those are most likely moving in from up here. Minnesota, eastern South Dakota, southeast North Dakota and northern Iowa have the bigger issues. Unfortunately, we’re still the numberone area for producing soybean aphids.

Q: Why Minnesota?

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Plus, we’ve always got some late-planted soybeans where aphids can ramp up before they move back to buckthorn.

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Q: Are airplanes becoming the predominant tool to control pests?

Potter: Where you have canning crops which are all contract-produced, aerial sprays for many growers have become part of their overall crop management strategy. Sugarbeets much the same way, with field specialists working with growers on their entire pest management program. And if there is a substantial explosion of soybean aphids or other outbreaks later into the season, airplanes can help get large acres treated quickly. Also, with some pesticide applications, we’re seeing a better fit with an aerial attack.

Q: Why does it take so long in getting new pesticides introduced into the market?

Potter: It takes time to get clearance on a new product. Lots of hurdles to be cleared. Getting a new class of insecticide, or fungicide, or herbicide or trait is neither quick nor cheap. In integrated pest manSee POTTER, pg. 15

Returning chlorosis could point to nematode issues It takes time to get clearance on a new product. Lots of hurdles to be cleared. Getting a new class of insecticide, or fungicide, or herbicide or trait is neither quick nor cheap.

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a little more friendly for corn, I think we’d see the shift back to more corn acres. However, a potential problem with more soybean acres is more soybean pest issues. Here in southwest Minnesota, getting some of these acres back into corn has really helped lessen some of these disease issues of soybeans. But if we get into a 50-50 ratio between the two crops, soybean aphids and nematodes might become more prevalent.

Q: Are you satisfied with the genetic progress being made in soybeans?

Potter: Soybeans are tougher to breed than corn.

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agement, we talk about using threshold levels before spraying to keep these products viable as long as we can. With soybean aphids, we’re in a bind right now because we have only a limited number of products.

Corn rootworm and BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) is much the same predicament. The RNAi trait in SmartStax Pro has received Environmental Protection Agency approval, but not export approval.

So far, there’s only limited usage. So at this stage, I’m not certain how this will fit in. Also, because producers and applicators aren’t used to new products, there can be problems. Examples are drift concerns with dicamba. That happened early on with Roundup.

With these new herbicides and new soybeans to fit these products, we’ve got a new learning curve once again.

Q: Iron deficiency chlorosis seems more prevalent this spring. Why? Potter: Blame the weather. We were wet in many areas this spring, plus very cool. In the Lamberton area, chlorosis is spotty — tending to follow alkali soil rims. But people need to watch for iron chlorsis that disappears and reappears because that is probably nematodes. Iron deficiency is more an earlyseason thing. But if it shows, then disappears, then shows again, it is a good indication of nematode issues.

Q: If that happens, then what?

Potter: First check the variety you planted. Maybe take some soil samples. Check roots. If you have a variety that is supposedly nematode resistant, then check our university variety trial releases to see how strong that resistance is. We do have fields where soybean cyst nematode have adapted to Pi 88788 and to a lesser extent, Peking resistance sources. Some time you may have to throw in a resistant variety such as Peking. But if you have high nematode populations and iron deficiency chlorosis issues at the same time, you may want to stretch your rotation.

Those nematodes tend to make everything else worse.

Q: Because commodity prices tanked from 2010, are producers adverse to purchasing pesticides?

Potter: Yes, I think so, but that is natural considering how tight break-evens are these days. However, integrated pest management concepts and decisions based on economic thresholds haven’t changed regardless of commodity prices. If you made a mistake when corn was $7, it likely stung a little bit more. By the same token, if you’ve got $7 corn out there, producers get a bit more squeamish if there’s also an insect out there. Insects don’t eat more when the corn price goes up!

Q: Are you surprised Minnesota has more acres of soybeans than corn this year?

Potter: No, not really. Lots of soybeans moved in replacing wheat in western parts of Minnesota. Corn acres are down because of input costs which are considerably more than soybeans. But if economics were

Yields have been consistently going up in both crops.

Sometimes we get so excited about a new product, Roundup for example, that it detracts emphasis in other areas of genetic research. Right now dicamba or 2,4-D-tolerant beans are the focus. These little stair steps tend to sidetrack our genetic research.

We’re still making progress on nematode and disease resistance issues however.

Q: Will 2017 yields match 2016?

Potter: No, that won’t happen. Last year was exceptional any way you measure it. Corn has some thinner stands. It’s later this year. Weather at pollination is the next determiner. But I think the corn crop will look pretty good this year too. Soybeans are late. A lot are fairly short. At this stage, impossible to predict; but my guess is we won’t match last year.

Q: Are cover crops a growing necessity?

Potter: Easier to establish in soybeans is my first comment. Cover crops may help control weeds, but they also complicate herbicide choices. My interest is what cover crops do to insect pests. We definitely need more studies in that area. v

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Dicamba drift can harm non-resistant soybean fields

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer WASECA, Minn. — Dicamba, an old product but new this year for genetically modified soybeans, is prone to drifting.

Newly approved dicamba products — Monsanto XtendiMax and BASF Engenia — are designed to be less volatile. Experts warn that labels and regulations must be followed precisely when applying.

On July 20, Minnesota Public Radio reported that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is investigating about two dozen complaints from farmers regarding dicamba. Used on soybeans that have been genetically modified to tolerate the herbicide, drifting can hurt non-resistant fields.

“It moves. No matter how you cut it, it still moves, so you’ve got to be very aware of your neighbors and potential drift issue. Follow the regulations,” said David Kee, director of research for Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council.

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“Engenia has a different kill rate than Roundup,” Kee said. “The plot here looks extremely clean. Engenia is not a grass killer but combined with other products, it looks terrific. The same for dicamba used with a partner product. We have some good tools to work with, but you have to remember that dicamba wants to move on us.”

Kee emphasized reading and following labels is always the starting point when it comes to chemical control of weeds in any crop. The label recommends maintaining a 110-220-foot buffer strip on susceptible crops. Reading the website prior to application is the best procedure. Review options and understand what is legal and what is not legal, Kee advised.

Yes, it’s a lot more complicated. Kee said each dicamba product has its own website. Each site has a different blend of legal additives and spray tips.

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“We can do that, but it’s not going to be cheap,” Kee explained. “And the applicator’s skill will definitely come into play. If you put it on too early, or too late, it’s going to show up.”

Tom Hoverstad, scientist at SROC, said they are very aware of drift issues with dicamba.

“There is a multi-page instruction book with this product. Drift will be a concern; tank contamination will be a concern; volatility can be a concern; so this one needs to be watched and used carefully. Dicamba has been widelyused on corn, but is just now coming into our soybean sector. We used dicamba on our corn a month ago; but on our soybeans just this week. So drift is a more ticklish situation because of this later application … especially with temperature inversions which can cause this issue,” he said.

Another weed control technique are split or multiple applications of herbicides.

“We’re to the point where I think both corn and soybeans will be looking at multiple applications. Timing and different action modes will be determiners. If we’re talking tank mix applications, some of these products don’t get along very well in the same tank at the same time. Also, biology of the weed often tells us timing of one product might not be optimum timing for another. Here at the station, I think several trips across the fields will be our strategy,” said Hoverstad.

Split applications depend upon the weed problems of a particular field.

“Every farmer is an individual,” said Kee, “so too is every field an individual.”

“Know what your weed problems were last year,” he said. “You already know your weed issues this year. The issue for some farmers may be when they go into a new field. Unless they have crop history, the unknowns of that particular field need to be investigated.

“One of the things we’ve discovered with all of this ongoing research is that one size fits all poorly,” said Kee. v

U of M Agronomy Field Tour offers packed day of learning

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer WASECA, Minn. — About 60 farmers and agriculture professionals visited research plots and listened to presentations from scientists and economists at the Agronomy Field Tour on June 20 at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca.

Crop outlook pricing The economic outlook for corn and soybeans was the first challenge addressed. Dave Bau, University of Minnesota Extension educator, said since 2006, input costs for corn have been increasing at a rate of 7.8 percent per year and soybeans 7 percent per year. And don’t count on March-to-July price bumps to bail you out.

At Worthington, the 43-year average is $2.80 for March corn; $2.85 July.

Average five-year (2010-2016) yields for 11 south central Minnesota coun-

ties was 182.7 bushels per acre for corn; 52.3 bu./acre for soybeans.

Bau uses FINPACK data which involves about 1,200 southern Minnesota Dave Bau farmers providing cost data on all their inputs. Net return per acre pays the bills, but it’s getting scary. For 20062015, the average net was $121.81 per acre. But then in 2015, the average net return was a minus $57.39/acre. 2016 was even worse at minus $72.92 and the 2017 forecast is minus $144. The news is slightly better for soybeans with $3.21 net for 2015; minus 0.36 cents for 2016; and a projected negative 23 cents for 2017.

His 2017 corn budget, based on southern Minnesota FINPACK data is See FIELD TOUR, pg. 17

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results generated from this research center and many others.”

Soybean genetics Work is underway exploring how the genetic structure of the soybean plant can impact its ability to combat weeds.

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FIELD TOUR, from pg. 16 a forecast yield of 180 bu./acre; a value of $3.25 per bushel; and a gross return of $585 per acre.

Weed control Tom Hoverstad, who has logged in 35 years at the Waseca research center, talked weed control. One Tom Hoverstad particular soybean plot looked especially clean. The plot sign said “Engenia and glyphosate.” Could this be a possible solution to giant ragweed, water hemp and horse nettle?

Hoverstad responded, “There’s an old expression of what goes around comes around. When I started here 35 years ago, attempting to find specific products that worked on specific weeds was the challenge. That hasn’t changed, though the challenging weeds have changed. It used to be cocklebur and velvet leaf. Now giant ragweed and water hemp have become a special challenge.”

Hoverstad went on to say. “But seldom is technology a catch-all. We need to manage as best we can, but don’t become reliant on a single product to do everything. This Engenia-glyphosate combo might be a new twist. It gives us a new mode of action.”

He added that growers should consider spring tillage as a weed control measure.

“I’ve been telling growers that tillage was invented as a weed control operation. Old-timers talked about giving the crop and the weeds an even start. Spring tillage was their strategy.”

This spring, with frequent weather changes impacting planting, tillage just ahead of planting was a necessary move for some. “(Farmers) want specifics for certain weeds and those weeds are giant ragweed, common ragweed, water hemp and lambsquarter. Those are the target weeds for now,” he said.

Cover crops While still in the early stages, evidence is suggesting that a fall seeding of cover crops can be a factor in cleaner water in tile lines. Jeff Vetsch, soil scientist at SROC, said data is encouraging. Comparing cereal rye which was terminated April 17; an annual blend terminated in December and no cover crop, nitrate-N concentration in tile drainage water measured in May was 7.3 milligrams per litre in nontreated tile; 6.8 mg/L in blend and 2.3 mg/L in cereal rye.

“We’re seeing great interest in this strategy for cleaning up tile drainage water,” said Vetsch. “What cover crops (to plant), when to seed, how to seed and many additional questions are being asked. We’re at the front end at this stage but there will be lots more

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Soybean agronomist talks cover crops, genetics

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer WASECA, Minn. — Seth Naeve is the go-to guy on soybeans. Extension agronomist with the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota, he also travels the country roads talking with soybean producers. At the June 20 Agronomy Field Tour at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca, Naeve’s research plots were on the tour.

Q: Is it inevitable that cover crops will become part of our row-crop culture here in Minnesota and elsewhere? If so, what crop will emerge as the preferred choice?

Naeve: I think there is a lot of value in cover crops. But we have so much work yet to do. And recognize a lot of risk is involved with many of these systems. Plus, right now it’s at a time when farmers don’t have a lot of room for risk. There’s added cost, plus some risk, so I think it’s a bad time to push a lot of acres into cover crops. It’s probably the future, but that’s not now.

On the other hand, I do a lot of coun-

try driving. Each fall and winter I see tens of thousands of acres of soybean stubble that has been chisel plowed; also corn fields that have been moldboard plowed. And I can’t help but think maybe that is our target audience. Instead of talking cover crops with progressive farmers who are already doing minimum tillage and often no-till on their row crops, maybe we need to pull the bottom up a bit and help these guys who are the real problem. We still see too much evidence of producers doing too much tillage. With these folks there’s an opportunity to save money, maintain yields and shut down wind erosion without increasing risk.

Q: You’re talking about big operators. Would they even have the time or the equipment to get into fall seeding of cover crops? Or is aerial seeding the logical route?

Naeve: Those are just the tools to help get us where the agronomy pushes us. We need to know more about crop-cover crop combinations.

What is prime timing of seeding? And then we’ll figure how to get them out there. It’s easy to embrace the technol-

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ogies around these things and it’s easy to get focused on the “fun sides” of these projects like auto steer and mapping, using drones and now aerial seeding. But the reality is that we need good, sound agronomics to make them work. The risk management could tighten up if we know what the fall and spring weather is going to be.

As you can see, it takes a lot of projects and time to assimilate reliable data.

We’re still in the infancy of cover crop research.

As a soybean specialist, I’m focused on the soybean as the ideal crop for covers. Both ends of the soybean crop give us such an opportunity for covers.

On the front side, soybeans will come up out of heavy covers. We can utilize a heavy cover like rye and plant soybeans into the residue. On the back side, we can get soybeans out of the field early — leaving time for either broadcast or aerial seeding of the cover crop. And, because soybeans are a lowresidue crop, cover crop seeding will greatly minimize winter wind erosion across these fields. There’s not enough biomass in soybean residue to provide its own cover to soils. I’m focused on both sides of the soybean crop and ultimately farmers will need to focus on making a good corn crop on the other side.

Q: If you aerial seed, is rain needed to germinate the cover crop?

Naeve: That is the challenge with aerial seeding — not only to get it incorporated but also to maintain it.

The soil profile is fairly dry when we have an actively growing crop. Fall rains are unpredictable, yet they are a requirement to make this work.

Q: Will genetic resistance to soybean aphids soon be a reality?

Naeve: We already have good resistance, but the question is how do you deploy these things? Seed companies have good genetic resistance with the Rag 1 gene. But how to market this seems to be the issue. This is a native resistance source. It’s not a GM (genetically modified) trait, it wasn’t engi-

neered, it wasn’t a trait that they could conveniently market directly. So it’s difficult for them to determine the financial value. We’ve got good public varieties. The public guys are doing a good job stacking those so they can be more resilient. Hopefully, those will get picked up by some smaller seed companies. This is a very important angle. Eventually, the “big guys” will come up with genetic traits for aphid resistance. But likely that adds another 30 bucks an acre to seed costs.

Q: Do we continue to make the claim that northern-produced soybeans have a better amino acid package than soybeans produced in our southern states?

Naeve: This is the heart of the quality work that I do on soybeans. Yes, I’m biased, but my message has always been that our northern soybeans (meaning Minnesota and the two Dakotas) are a better bean than our International buyers think they are.

We have lower protein, but that protein is of higher quality. But having that slightly lower protein content has unfortunately given our northern soybeans a reason to be discriminated against in International trade. We’ve fought back and made good headway on better-quality amino acids in our northern soybeans.

I make trips each year visiting firsthand with many of these international buyers in their home countries — even meeting with end users in several Southeast Asia countries. Talking our high quality protein really does catch on with many of our foreign buyers. I know we are making progress. There are buyers out there that would not have looked at northern soybeans, but now they are including those soybeans in their buying decisions. We’ve opened up new channels. One-on-one, face-toface marketing does make a difference, especially in these Asiatic markets.

That is why it is so important that we have our own growers on these marketing journeys. When buyers see the genuine commitment that our growers make to provide a quality soybean, it makes a difference. v

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“It’s always interesting to come here. I can’t say I go home with a new idea, or new strategies. But I’m here talking with fellow organic producers. And we’re always sharing thoughts,” he said.

He commended the center’s work with cover crops.

“We’ve always looked on cover crops as a necessary way to maintain your soil fertility and some help in weed control too. This diversity of species is such a big thing in crops these days. Monoculture is not doing your soil any favors. Weeds actually fill in some of that diversity of species. Sometimes weeds can be as good a cover crop as you can buy,” he said.

So how do you measure soil health? Laboratory testing for all the various elements is a good read, but Masselink gets to the basics.

“My soil is softer. We’ve got more mellow soil. We’re giving our minimum tillage some credit for our mellow soils too. But I think much of it is the increased biological activity in our soils. If we get a big rain, our soils don’t wash. But once it gets to that saturation point, then it’s bad,” he said. v

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“I like it,” he said. “It’s fun. It’s challenging. It’s a whole different concept of taking care of our land resources. I’ve never been on the other side, so perhaps I can’t fully compare; but I like very much where I am today. My land likes it too!”

Masselink cautions that organic markets may be getting too good. “I don’t know how they can be sustainable with the money we’re getting right now,” he exclaimed. “If it gets too good, people start importing.

Already there is some importing of organic grains from other countries. We got short here a couple years back. That triggered some price increases. That triggered the imports.”

Those imports generally came from the Ukraine, Turkey, India and South America. But Masselink questions whether these imports were genuine organic crops from certified fields, and do they follow the same three-year certification of American organic producers?

Masselink was attending the organic field day at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton on July 12.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer LAMBERTON, Minn. — When asked which is easier, organic or non-organic, organic farmer Bob Masselink of Edgerton responded, “It’s easier being non-organic, but you can make a nice living on a smaller organic farm than on a con- Bob Masselink ventional farm. It’s a way for the small farmer to stay in business.”

Masselink speaks from 19 years of experience. He operates a 270-acre farm in Rock County with corn, soybeans and small grain, usually wheat, but sometimes oats or rye, plus quite often alfalfa.

Masselink says being an old-fashioned farmer made the transition into organic production easier.

Certified Organic in 1998, he was never much of a user of chemicals. He admits he wouldn’t have the quack grass issue he has now if he had used Roundup before going organic.

Controlling weeds seems to top the list of challenges for organic producers. But Masselink feels that thanks to organic methods, soils are getting healthier. And, of course, healthy soils can grow healthy weeds too.

“Cultivating keeps fields clean, but you can’t get a field clean with a cultivator,” Masselink said. “Crop rotations and a combination of things are all part of the puzzle. Alfalfa works good for cleaning up thistles for example. But too often, the quack gets bad.

Weeds are just part of the environment for us organic folks.”

Masselink noted that once you do find a system that works well against weeds, invariably you soon have a weed that also thrives under that system too.

So it seems there is no end to the weed challenge.

He entered the organic market with soybeans.

“My soybeans went to Japan for tofu. That was pretty exciting. Those soybeans brought $25 a bushel when conventional were only about $4. There was no market for anything else, so my organic corn we fed to our pigs,” he said. “Today, the organic corn market is by far the best crop. We figure about twice the price of conventional corn. Not much of a premium for alfalfa because trucking is so expensive.”

Masselink enjoys being an organic farmer in today’s world of high priced inputs and technology rich strat-

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Organic dairy herd is good fit for family operation

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer LAMBERTON, Minn. — “We hadn’t used antibiotics probably for 10 years before we went organic,” commented Matt Plaetz, a 30-year-old Wabasso Matt Plaetz dairy farmer.

Today, six years into organic farming and three years marketing organic milk, Plaetz is matter-of-fact about dairy farming these days. “If we didn’t do organic, we wouldn’t be milking today,” he said.

Matt is a third generation member of

the Plaetz clan, which have always been dairy farmers. With help from his parents, Plaetz is currently milking 75 cows and running a 400-acre farming operation. He has two associate degrees in horticulture from Southeast Technical School in Sioux Falls, S.D. How did the transition into organic milk come about? “Organic Valley talked to us,” said Plaetz. “They told us we’d be allocated so many hundredweight of milk each year. With $30-plus prices, compared with $15 conventional milk, common sense just told us to go organic. That’s how we got started.”

With a 10-year history of being antibiotic-free, Plaetz said they were essen-

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tially organic milk producers, but weren’t getting paid for it. It is important for Plaetz to pay strict attention to monthly milk production as anything over the monthly allocation earns only conventional milk prices.

Each milking is about a two-hour process. “We have a double six parlor,” Plaetz said, “so two do the milking while the other does the feeding.”

The milk truck stops at the Plaetz farm every other day to empty the 2,000-gallon bulk tank. “With current production of about 25,000 pounds of milk per cow per lactation, and current organic milk prices, I go to the barn each morning happy with what I am doing,” smiled Plaetz.

Like many dairy herds these days, especially those in organic production, genetics is a mixed bag. Swedish Red, Holstein and Montbéliarde are the genetics in the Plaetz herd. This genetic mix results in higher quality milk, richer milk and minimal somatic cell count issues. After four to five lactations, the animal is usually culled.

Because Plaetz’s cows carry more flesh, he generally gets a better price for his cull cows.

Nutrition is also key to his herd’s performance. His feeding rations include high-moisture corn, roasted soybeans, corn silage and alfalfa hay — feeding haylage during the winter.

The Plaetzes have their own soybean roaster. “It gets rid of the oils which aren’t useable to the cow, both nutritionally and in milk quality. Plus, you have better palatability.”

And Plaetz is strict about his grassclover-alfalfa pasture management.

“Cows get two days per paddock. We graze intensively,” he said.

Cover crops are part of the family’s management strategy. “We do as many cover crops as we can each fall,” he said. “We drill seed on both corn and soybean stubble fields. We have a 14-foot drill with 7-inch row spacing. If soils are simply too dry, we may not do a cover crop however.”

Corn stalks aren’t an issue. Most are baled and used for bedding in the dairy’s free stall housing. Plaetz practices deep pack composting. The pack is tilled daily to maintain good composting action, so Plaetz is hauling microbial enriched manure to his fields.

Purchased fertilizer is history! “We did buy chicken pellets for a few years,” Plaetz said, “but our livestock manure

is doing the job. Right now nutrient levels are good, especially soil nitrate.”

Intensive grazing Kent Solberg, livestock and grazing specialist with the Sustainable Farming Association, agrees 100 percent with Plaetz’s strategy. “Livestock have become the missing link in soil health,” said Solberg, who told of double cropping with cover crops. After harvest of the soybeans, oats, peas, or even corn, Solberg recommends impregnating that ground with a multi-seeded mixture such as sorghum Sudan.

“You’ll get some good grazing before snow cover — maybe even through the winter if is an open season, and good grazing early the next spring. I refer to this as 50 percent utilization. Your cattle are picking the best and stomping the rest. But that stomping is doing a bunch of good for your soils,” said Solberg.

The higher the livestock density, the better the trampling.

Solberg mentioned a Redwood Falls cattleman who uses up to 14 different species in his cover-crop blend, which is no-tilled after oats or peas. “Just this change in soil biology has a drastic effect on reducing weed pressure,” he noted.

And because more grain farmers are getting concerned about the deterioration of soil health under their intensive crop production strategies, Solberg told of the growing interest in a Minnesota Department of Agriculture program called Cropland Grazing Exchange.

Just as the name suggests, the goal is to connect livestock producers with crop producers who are willing to incorporate livestock on their land for the purpose of increasing biodiversity.

Benefits include improving soil health, reducing tillage and soil erosion, increasing cropland fertility and reducing pressure on pastures.

According to Solberg, soil organic matter has a 58 percent impact on the corn crop. There is between a half to 8 tons of soil microbes per acre. “Yet because much of our conservation acres (even CRP) do not have the benefit of livestock, these grounds are some of the lowest in soil microbial populations,” said Solberg.

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drain. One gallon of PitCharger was applied to treated buildings each month for the three-month test. Commented Lentz, “Tests were very positive on the reduction of solids. Pits with additive showed significant reduction of solids compared to non-treated pits. In addition, treated pits drained better.”

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer DES MOINES — Completing its second decade as a standard in the hog industry, PitCharger still sells for $50 a gallon — the same price as when it was first introduced in 1998. The product’s unique name suggests its usage. Tim Kremer The purpose of PitCharger is to reduce the solids or crust in a livestock manure pit while also reducing the offensive odors. And that means a healthier environment for both animals and workers.

“We send live bacteria to our customers,” said Tim Kremer, odor and manure management consultant for PitCharger. “Our product is liquid. We ship via UPS in 3-gallon or 5-gallon plastic buckets. We sell based on volume. One thousand head would require a gallon per month. For a 4,000-head finishing barn, usage would be 4 gallons per month. Cost would be $200 per month.”

Interviewed at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Kremer said there were several firms selling bacterial products. Competition fluctuates in this business, but selling at the same price for 19 years suggests PitCharger is a proven product with continual customer satisfaction.

“We’ve been in business a long time,” Kremer stated. “We have our own proprietary recipe. Live bacteria usage is common with European livestock producers. We’re not the most expensive, but more likely in the middle of the pack.”

Kremer explained that PitCharger enzyme products digest cellulose fiber to break up crusting.

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Pads circulate water to provide comfort to sows

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer MORRIS, Minn. — After 29 years at the University of Minnesota West Central Research Center in Morris, Lee Johnston has monitored scads of new technologies in swine production. For this professor of swine nutrition and management, Lee Johnston his latest research involves capturing waste heat from nursing sows.

The objective of this energy project is to harness solar heat to cool sows.

“A sow’s best comfort is at 65 F, yet right next to her in the farrowing stall is a new litter that needs 85-90 F temperatures. So the challenge for hog producers is meeting those two different temperatures within a very restricted environment,” explained Johnston.

“We’ve attached solar panels to our farrowing barn,” added Johnston. “We use the power from the solar panels to run a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger cools water circulated in a closed loop beneath a small pad under each sow. The idea being that the cool water will cool the pad and that will cool the sow. The heat extracted from the cooling of the water goes into a loop circulating through pads in the creep area that heat the piglets. In essence, we’re moving heat from the heat stressed sow into the deficit heat area of the piglets.”

In addition, since they are cooling the water circulated under each sow, they are also cooling the water that goes into the nipple drinker for the sow.

“The idea being, this will cool the sow on the inside as she drinks this cooler water and cool her from the outside with the cooler floor pad,” he said.

Don’t look for this syswill pursue it!” tem to be available tomorAt this stage, Johnston is row, Johnston admitted. not making predictions.

“This is certainly not yet “We’re set up to do two or ready for prime time. But three turns of our farrowwe want to get a handle ing groups. This first time on biological responses we’re feeling our way to from the sow. That gives determine that we have us some fundamentals to stable conditions to meadetermine if this is one of sure the sow’s response. those new concepts not Right now we’re basically worth chasing, or if it’s a just doing the tinkering as big benefit and we can needed to make certain figure out how to get it everything is working.” done on a commercial Johnston continued, “I’m basis.” counting on a hot summer When Johnston talks to to heat stress these sows. producers about this projAbout half the stalls are ect, they raise questions equipped with video camabout the plumbing chaleras. We want to observe lenge. Johnson explained sow behavior and perhaps that in the demonstration more importantly, piglet barn, pipes are going behaviors. Are they using everywhere with lots of the pad? Is it too hot? valves in order to control Video cameras let us have each farrowing stall and eyes monitoring 24/7 to each drinker.

Photos by Dick Hagen really give us key observa“But that’s what research Power from solar panels runs a heat exchanger tions as to comfort levels of is all about,” Johnston which cools water circulated in a closed loop both baby pigs and their said. “Figure out if the con- beneath a small pad under each sow. mamas.” cept makes sense with Lee Johnston was interbenefits to both the sow and litter. Coming up with viewed at the Midwest Farm Energy Conference on practical solutions is next. And here is where indus- June 13 in Morris. v try steps in. If this is a new way to make a buck, they

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What the swine industry audit means to pork producers

nent, or address a food safety plan will receive priority.

Grant funds reimburse up to 25 percent of the total project cost with a maximum award of $200,000 and a minimum of $1,000.

Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Sept. 20.

Applications are available at www. mda.state.mn.us/grants and may be submitted online, by mail, or in-person.

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working with third-party audit companies Validus and FACTA. Once the farm’s contact person has been identified, an individual from the third-party audit company will contact the farm to gather pre-audit information such as exact farm location, type of farm (breeding vs non-breeding), facility layout, housing type (group vs individual), number of animals and biosecurity protocols followed on farm.

All of this information helps the auditor better prepare for the actual audit visit. During the pre-audit call, a date for the audit will be scheduled.

During the audit, a designated person from the farm needs to be available to accompany the auditor. All pigs will be observed, but a pre-determined number of pigs will be looked at closer for the animal benchmarking measures. The auditor will look at the facility for any needed maintenance, including penning, flooring, feeders, waterers, and load-out areas. Auditors will ask to review the 10 required standard operating procedures. The auditor will ask the people in the barn questions relating to the standard operating procedures. The auditor will also observe any pig handling and other day-to-day work that occurs during the visit.

The auditors conducting the CSIA are certified by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization. Prior to becoming certified, the auditor must pass a swine proficiency test. Educational and experience qualifications are reviewed.

Auditors then complete hands-on training in a swine barn.

Sarah Schieck is a University of Minnesota Swine Extension Educator.

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equipment testing (minimum of twice a year testing); veterinary feed directive records; along with 12 months of daily observation records, mortality records, medication and treatment records, including vaccinations.

A zero-tolerance policy toward willful acts of abuse must be documented along with the reporting mechanism for instances of abuse. A euthanasia plan must be posted along with an emergency action plan. Annual caretaker training must be documented. A visitor log must be kept. Each farm must feature biosecurity signage or other means to restrict access. Valid Veterinary Client Patient Relationship verification must be dated within the past 12 months Pork Quality Assurance Plus certification must be current of all employees. New employees must be certified within 90 days of employment. A PQA Plus site assessment must be done within six months of operation or before animals are marketed or sold.

The site assessment must be completed every three years. Transport Quality Assurance certification must be current for the most recent transporter delivering or loading pigs at site.

Internal site assessments (facility, animals, caretakers and procedures) must be conducted by a production management team made up of supervisors, site managers, or other internal animal welfare auditors. Internal site assessments must be conducted at least quarterly on sow farms and semi-annually on nursery and finishing farms.

The pork packer will initiate an audit by contacting the farm and identifying the contact person at that site.

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Many of the major pork of operation or geographical packers have started thirdlocation. Four primary areas party auditing requirements will be reviewed during the for hog farms supplying pigs audit: records, animals, facilto them. The Common Swine ities, and caretakers.

Industry Audit is the name Animal benchmarking of the audit program packers makes up 50 percent of the are using. The goal of the audit. During the audit, a common audit process is to representative sample of SWINE & U provide consumers greater pigs will be observed at the

By Sarah Schieck assurance of the care taken farm. The auditor will look by farmers and pork procesat space allowance for the sors to improve animal well-being and animals; body condition scores; severe food safety. lameness; deep wounds, abscesses and In 2013, the National Pork Board was scratches longer than 12 inches; tail charged with exploring a credible, biting lesions; prolapses; hernias (nonaffordable solution to assure on-farm breeding only); shoulder sores (breedanimal well-being. As a result, the ing only); and vulva injuries (breeding Industry Audit Task Force was created only). consisting of producers, veterinarians, The rest of the audit focuses on the animal scientists, retail and foodservice areas of caretakers, facilities, records, personnel and packer representatives transport, and food safety. To cover from the major pork processing compa- these areas during the audit, producers nies. The result of their efforts was will need to show 10 required standard development of the Common Swine operating procedures, records, and docuIndustry Audit for pork packers to use. mentation as outlined in the CSIA. This The audit tool builds on the existing documentation must be available for an Pork Quality Assurance Plus program auditor to look over when visiting a and expands it to serve as a single, farm — either in paper form or eleccommon audit platform for the pork tronically. The auditor must have access industry and to minimize duplication of to a computer while visiting the farm. individual packers having their own The 10 required standard operating audits. Initially, packer audits varied by procedures include a written euthanapacker. sia plan along with practices for aniThe CSIA covers 27 key aspects of mal handling; piglet processing (sow swine care and pre-harvest pork safe- farm only); and feeding and watering ty through all phases of production. protocols. Procedures for recording The CSIA covers the full life cycle of daily observations, caretaker training the pig while on the farm, which and treatment management are also includes pig handling and load-out for required; as well as documenting neetransportation. All pig farms, regarddle usage, rodent control and bioseculess of size or phase of production rity protocol. (breeding, farrowing, nursery or growRecords which must be on file finish), will be subject to an audit at include routine maintenance of euthasome point. The CSIA is designed to be independent of housing design, size nasia equipment; emergency backup

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The following marketing analysis is for the week ending July 21.

CORN — In my next life, I’m coming back as a meteorologist. They get all the attention! How many ways can you describe and talk about the weather? A lot it seems. It is a crucial element driving prices, but it does get old after eight or more weeks discussing it. Weather has been the market driver for quite some time and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Funds are carrying a small net long position and seem keen to support PHYLLIS NYSTROM their position by buying breaks.

CHS Hedging Inc. Until there is a distinct change St. Paul in the weather, they may likely continue their strategy. However, the caveat is with improving weather, they may exit their longs and exaggerate any move to the downside. It’s a cat and mouse game that is frustrating to play. A conservative approach is probably your best strategy.

Putting the weather topic aside (it will change by the time this is published), there is little to really drive the market. The monthly crop report is behind us, but weekly crop conditions will be influential. We are playing a supply concern game, not demand.

Crop conditions as of July 16 fell 1 percent as expected to 64 percent good to excellent. This is just 1 percent behind the 10-year average, but the lowest in five years for mid-July. Significant changes were in Iowa where conditions dropped 6 percent, and in North Dakota and South Dakota where each fell 7

As the calendar eases over from July to August, it appears the livestock markets are in a changing mode. The fundamentals for both the cattle and the hogs are moving toward a more negative supply environment. The question becomes for both, will the demand increase to offset the growing supplies? The answer will be found in the months ahead.

The cattle market has been entrapped in a trading range for the past several weeks as prices have moved back and forth on a week-to-week basis. One week higher, the next week lower, and JOE TEALE so on.

Broker Great Plains Commodity Several things are pointing Afton, Minn. toward the increase in beef production in the weeks ahead.

First, the weights are on the increase which increases the tonnage. Second, the show lists appear to be getting larger as the weeks go by. This, plus the fact the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report released July 21 indicated a greater number of cattle on feed and the placement of cattle in the feedlots larger than anticipated by the trade.

On the demand side, as the beef cutout has plummeted over the past month, the sale of beef products has begun to increase. However, this is not as great as in past years so far. This now seems to justify to some degree the continual discount the futures market has maintained for months. Because of these discounts, producers who are hedged should take advantage of the positive basis provided and market cattle when ready.

For some farmers, cash flow management consists of paying bills until the checking account is empty, running credit cards up to their limits, then hoping the mail carrier delivers a check or two instead of just more bills.

Tight cash flow can be challenging, even for the most experienced grower. For a beginning farmer, however, a cash flow crunch can quickly become a disaster. Bills are left unpaid, credit cards are maxed out, the credit score starts to slide and — within months — the farmer can PAUL DIETMANN be out of business.

See NYSTROM, pg. 25

See TEALE, pg. 25

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If handling your farm’s cash Lending Officer flow by the seat of your pants is Prairie du Sac, Wis. stressing you out, cash flow planning and analysis will help to ease your anxiety.

Cash flow projection An annual cash flow projection is a very useful tool for a farm. You plot out on a month-by-month basis when cash income will be received and when cash expenses will need to be paid. The projection will help you anticipate in which months your cash inflow will not meet your needs. Most importantly, you will be able to plan ahead to cover cash shortfalls without tapping credit cards, leaving bills unpaid, and possibly wrecking your credit score.

A cash flow projection is a prediction of all of the cash that is likely to flow into and out of the farm operation during a given period of time. Cash flow planning starts with a month-by-month projection of the cash flow you expect to see in the year ahead. The See DIETMANN, pg. 26

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

New crop soybean sales reach highest level of year

Minnesota soybeans bloom late cent blooming, eight days behind last year, and three days behind the five year average. Twenty percent of soybeans were setting pods. Soybean condition remained at 72 percent good to excellent.

Regarding spring wheat, 52 percent was coloring, five days behind average. Spring wheat condition rated 84 percent good to excellent. Of oats, 68 percent were turning color with a few reports of oats being harvested. Oats condition was 81 percent good to excellent. Barley condition rated 85 percent good to excellent with 64 percent of barley turning color.

Of the dry edible bean crop, 70 percent reached the blooming stage, with 11 percent setting pods. Dry See CROP REPORT, pg. 26

Pork market slows, hog supply grows TEALE, from pg. 24 The hog market has shown signs over the past few weeks of a market that is tired. Cash prices seemed to have stalled in the lower $90s hundredweight basis lean and the pork cutouts have found resistance as we approach the $105 level.

Another indication is a slowing of pork product sales as we moved over the $100 level in the pork cutout. Packers at the same time seem a little more reluctant to acquire inventory in the past aggressive manner that was present through the spring months.

The last USDA All Hogs and Pigs report did indicate that numbers are expanding which is interesting with the new slaughter plants coming on line in the weeks ahead. The increase in slaughter capacity and the increase in supply of hogs should set up an interesting dilemma in the meat industry. All things considered, the competition between the meats will determine the ultimate price direction for the pork market.

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Scattered rain and warm temperatures allowed for 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 23, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included baling hay and isolated aerial spraying of pesticides.

Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 17 percent short, 74 percent adequate and 7 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 15 percent short, 79 percent adequate and 4 percent surplus.

The corn crop was 61 percent silked, five days behind last year. Corn crop condition rated 80 percent good to excellent. The soybean crop was 70 per-

and still well behind last year’s 336.1 million bushels on the books.

This week, Argentina cut its soybean production estimate by 2 mmt to 55 mmt. Buenos Aires Grain Exchange is still at 57 mmt and the USDA is at 57.8 mmt. They cited less soybean acres were planted and more corn acres. Argentina’s soybean harvest is essentially complete.

Outlook: August soybeans rallied 20 cents for the week to close at $10.09 per bushel. The November contract was 20.75 cents higher for the week at $10.22.25 per bushel. As in corn, both contracts traded all week within last week’s trading range. For the week, August soymeal was $6 per ton higher at $329.70 per ton and soyoil was up 56 ticks at 33.80 cents per pound. The soybean crop won’t be made until August, but the above normal temperatures forecasted by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for August should support keeping some kind of weather premium in the market. The August forecast gave no bias for rainfall. However, if good rains and cooler temperatures develop in the short-term, this could change the market’s attitude and cut the risk premium now in the market.

Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ending July 21: Minneapolis September wheat rallied 7.75 cents while Chicago fell 11.5 cents and Kansas City dropped 17.5 cents. September crude oil was 98 cents lower at $45.77, ULSD and RBOB each fell less than a penny, and natural gas was a penny lower.

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3.5 cent gain for the week to settle at $3.79.75 per bushel. The December contract was up 4 cents for the week at $3.93.5/bu. Both contracts traded the entire week within the previous week’s range. The market is weather, supply concerned driven and I don’t see that changing in the short term. Pollination reports will be examined and traded. Some risk premium will be kept in the market until there is more assurance of what the yield will eventually be.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans stair-stepped their way higher this week after crop conditions declined and the U.S. dollar fell. The U.S. dollar is down over 9 percent since the beginning of the calendar year. If weather patterns change to bring more moisture into the upper Midwest, the level of risk premium in the market may be reduced. Soybean conditions as of July 16 were the lowest in five years, down 1 percent to 61 percent good/excellent. Weekly changes were as follows: Iowa down 4 percent, Kansas down 5 percent, North Dakota dropped 7 percent and South Dakota was 5 percent lower. They are expected to fall 1-3 percent on the report as of July 23. As of July 16, 52 percent of the soybeans were blooming vs. 51 percent on average and 16 percent were setting pods vs. 13 percent on average.

The June National Oilseed Producers Association Crush Report released July 17 was 138.1 million bushels, much less than the 143.1 million expected by the trade. This is down 5 percent from last year.

The large decline was attributed to processor downtimes during June. Soyoil stocks were 1.7 billion pounds, right at the trade expectation.

Weekly export sales for old crop were the best in seven weeks at 15.1 million bushels. This brings total commitments to 2.218 billion bushels. The USDA’s outlook for 2.1 billion bushels has already been surpassed and the carryover of sales from this year to next is expected to be in the 75 million bushel area. New crop sales were stellar at 55.9 million bushels, the highest so far this year. Much of the new crop sales were attributed to China’s trade delegation signing new frame contracts this month. Total new crop commitments are 201.8 million bushels

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NYSTROM, from pg. 24 percent. A corn yield of 165 bushels per acre is the popular number currently thought to be traded in the market. As of July 16, corn was 40 percent silked vs. 47 percent average. This has added concern by pushing more of the crop’s pollination timing into a later (hotter) than normal period.

Weekly corn export sales were above expectations for old crop at 18.4 million bushels. Total old crop commitments are 2.214 billion bushels compared to the U.S. Department of Agriculture target of 2.225 billion bushels. New crop sales were disappointing at just 8.3 million bushels. New crop commitments are 138.3 million bushels compared to 263 million last year at this time. Based on the small new crop sales numbers, it doesn’t seem customers are that concerned with sourcing supplies in the upcoming year with huge South American production and their competitive pricing. There has also been chatter about U.S. corn sales being switched to Brazil.

Weekly ethanol production was up 19,000 barrels per day in the week ending July 14 to 1.026 million bpd, the highest level since May. Ethanol stocks jumped 40 million gallons to 930 million gallons.

Total blending was down 1.5 percent from last year.

Ethanol crush margins were unchanged from the previous week at 6 cents per gallon.

The monthly Cattle on Feed report released July 21 was friendly for corn, unfriendly to cattle, with placements higher than expected. On feed was 104 percent of last year vs. 102.8 percent estimated; placements were 116 percent vs. 105.9 percent expected; and marketings were 104.7 percent vs.

104.6 percent forecasted.

Argentina’s corn harvest is 72 percent complete vs. the five-year average of 76 percent complete and the three-year average of 66 percent complete. Argentina raised their corn production estimate 2 million metric tons to 49.5 mmt. Brazil’s safrinha corn harvest was 33 percent complete as of July 13 vs. 31 percent on the three-year average.

Outlook: September corn managed to hold onto a

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Options exist for operating during months of low cash flow DIETMANN, from pg. 24 projection can begin on Jan. 1 and follow the calendar year. Or, it can start when something big is expected to happen that will impact the farm’s cash flow such as a purchase of land, construction of a new building, or taking on new debt payments.

Many producers use a simple spread sheet or log to document the money coming in and out of the operation.

The cash inflow side includes revenue generated from the sale of farm products, government program payments, machinery and breeding livestock sales, income from off-farm employment, and proceeds from new loans.

Cash outflow includes operating expenses, principal and interest payments on loans, funds used for capital purchases, income tax and Social Security payments, and family living draws taken by the farm owner.

Nearly every farm will have months — possibly even years — when cash flow from operations is negative.

Oftentimes farm cash flow is poor in the summer. The bills for seed and other crop inputs have been paid, there might be bills for machinery repairs, and there isn’t much to sell until later in the year.

What about a shortfall?

If you develop a cash flow projection and predict that cash flow is going to be short in some months, you have sev-

eral options to cover the shortage. Maybe you can build up your cash reserves during good months.

Maybe you could change your farm enterprises and add one that brings in cash flow during months you would otherwise fall short. Perhaps you could pick up some off-farm work at key times of the year. You might be able to re-schedule the payments of some bills or loan payments to more closely match your cash flow. Or, you could set up a line of credit with a lending institution, which can be tapped in lean months and paid off in good months.

It’s awfully tempting to get through a few months of tight cash flow by using the handiest source of shortterm credit: credit cards. With their high interest rates, credit cards are the worst way to cover cash shortages unless you diligently pay them to zero every month. If you decide to use shortterm credit to bridge your low-cash months, work with a reputable lender and apply for a farm operating loan or line of credit. The terms will be much better than paying credit card interest rates of 18 percent or more.

Over the long run, the farm operation should generate enough positive cash flow from operations to pay all of its operating expenses, make loan payments, pay the farm owner a decent draw, and have enough cash left to

CROP REPORT, from pg. 25 edible bean condition rated 77 percent good to excellent. Sunflower crop condition remained at 89 percent good to excellent. Potato condition was rated 94 percent good to excellent. Sugarbeet condition rating improved to 86 percent good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay pro-

gressed to 86 percent complete, and third cutting reached 16 percent complete. All hay condition rating declined slightly to 81 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition rating declined to 70 percent good to excellent.

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replace some capital equipment and put a bit into cash reserves.

If the operation consistently runs negative cash flows, you should undertake a more in-depth financial analysis and consider making structural changes to your farm business. This sort of analysis is done at the end of the year, and looks back at the farm’s actual cash inflows and outflows.

Analyzing cash flow Breaking out the farm’s cash flow will tell you if the farm operation paid its own way or was subsidized by other sources of cash such as off-farm income, proceeds from new loans, or with sales of capital assets such as equipment or breeding livestock. To analyze cash flow, break it out into three distinct categories: Cash flow from operations: Cash flow from operations includes all of the dollars that flow in and out of the farm in normal, day-to-day activities. Cash comes in from sales of milk, cattle, grain, vegetables and other products. Cash might also come in from government payments and custom work. Cash flows out as you pay for seed, feed, fertilizer, fuel and other operating expenses. We want cash flow from operations to be positive every year.

Cash flow from investing activities: Cash flow from investing activities refers to capital investments in the farm, not the dividends you received from investments in mutual funds.

Cash inflow in this category generally comes from sales of machinery, breeding livestock or land. Cash flows out to pay for purchases of these capital investments.

Cash flow from investing activities, whether positive or negative, can offer clues to other aspects of farm management. For some farms, cash flow from investing activities might be positive because the farm does a great job with

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heifer calves and always has excess breeding stock to sell. For others, it might be positive because machinery is being sold to cover shortfalls in cash flow from operation and nothing new is being purchased. Cash flow from investing activities might be negative because the farm is using positive cash flow from operations to make capital improvements, which is good.

Cash flow from financing activities: Cash flow from financing activities considers funds provided by lenders as well as funds made available by the farm owner. Cash inflow comes from new loans and from off-farm income.

Off-farm income is included because it’s money that could be tapped by the farm if needed. Cash flows out to make principal and interest payments on loans and to provide for cash withdrawals by the farm owner.

It’s helpful to look for patterns in cash flow from financing activities. Are loan payments being made on time?

Are principal balances being paid down faster than new loans are taken out? If the farm has an operating loan, is the balance being paid down or only the interest being paid? Is the owner able to take a regular cash draw out of the farm, or is he or she putting more money into the farm?

The farm operation should generate enough positive cash flow from operations to pay all of its operating expenses and have enough cash left to replace some capital equipment, make loan payments, and pay the farm owner something back for his or her investment in the farm. If cash flow is coming up short, a more detailed cash flow analysis is in order. Ultimately, positive cash flow is what will keep you farming for years to come.

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International dairy prices seeing significant recovery per pound U.S. CME Grade higher the third week of their cheese stocks are building and, A nonfat dry milk closed July. The blocks closed July in an effort to limit the size, market July 21 at 87.25 cents per 21 at $1.7075 per pound, up participants have been actively offerpound.

3.75 cents on the week, fol- ing cheese barrels on the CME. lowing a 12.25 cent jump Demand for fresh cheese barrels has USDA’s biannual Dairy: the previous week, and are been able to provide some support to World Markets and Trade dead even with a year ago. market prices, but there remains a report, issued July 18, statThe barrels closed at $1.41, large spread between block and barrel ed, “During the past year, down 6.5 cents on the week, prices. “The disparity in price, and the international prices for such MIELKE MARKET 36.5 cents below a year ago, length to which it has lasted, is unsetdairy commodities as butter, WEEKLY and gapping 29.75 cents tling to some barrel cheese producers cheese, and whole milk powbelow the blocks.

This is the in that it makes procurement and cost der have staged a signifiBy Lee Mielke largest spread since Oct. management more challenging,” says cant recovery trading 22, 2014, when it hit Dairy Market News. at over $3,000 per ton.

30 cents. Eight cars of While skimmed milk “Cheese is also being produced at block sold this week powder prices have full capacity in most western plants as and 40 of barrel. recovered, they remain relatively soft milk is readily available despite highat levels below $2,000 per ton. Import Central cheese contacts suggest milk er daytime temperatures. Cheese is demand has been insufficiently strong production is easing back a bit, but plentiful but contacts suggest that to significantly draw down the readily there is still plenty of it, according to block inventories are slightly tighter available stocks and exportable supDairy Market News, and some say spot than the barrels. Some contacts don’t plies in the U.S. and the EU. loads are available at $1.50 to $3.50 think prices reflect current conditions under Class. Plants are running at or due to the abundance of cheese but “The most notable price movement has been the rapid rise in butter pric- near full capacity and demand is gen- demand is steady” and, “With current erally following seasonal patterns. higher cheese prices in the EU, the es which have climbed from a midSales into food service are steady to international market is showing more point low of $2,650 per ton FOB for lower, ahead of the seasonal gear up of interest for U.S. cheese.”

Oceania and EU to a current midschool and college cafeterias and the point price at about $6,100 per ton Spot butter finished July 21 at advance of the fall pizza season.

FOB — a 130 percent increase in the $2.5850 per pound, down 1.5 cents on span of little over a year. This rapid Some manufacturers report that See MIELKE, pg. 28 upswing is due largely to relatively tight world supplies and steady demand particularly evident in the U.S. and the EU. “Demand growth has been fueled by consumers who now perceive butter as a safer alternative to vegetable oil substitutes such as margarine. The price situation for butter is unlikely to change in the near future if current shipments are an indication of available supplies to the international marServing ket. Exports from the top five major Nationwide exporters, New Zealand, the EU, Belarus, Australia, and the United States, through April 2017 are lagging Also Specializing ALL UNITS ARE behind last year’s pace by 17 percent.

WE in Hagie, Crop TESTED NOW “This drop-off has been particularly Sprayers, ON OUR BRAND REBUILD evident in the EU, which is down 28 Combines & JD NEW 500 HP DIESEL Series 8 & 9 Row EXCAVATOR percent or 25,000 tons. In the period 2012-16 exports of butter from these TEST BED UNITS! Crop tractors. major suppliers had been growing at annual rate of 4 percent. While high We are steps above the rest in prices of butter will be welcomed by • Performance • Productivity • Dependability dairy farmers this will likely induce • Lastability further production of butter and its co-products, mostly in the form SMP. CALL THE This will add to SMP supplies and likely temper any recovery in prices,” HYDRO the report warned.

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Preliminary U.S. Department of Agriculture data reports June milk output in the top 23 producing states at 16.9 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent from June 2016.

The June 50-state total is 18.0 billion pounds. This is up 1.6 percent and output for the April to June quarter hit 55.3 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from a year ago. Cow numbers averaged 9.4 million head, in the quarter, up 76,000 from 2016.

June milk cow numbers in the 23 states totaled 8.73 million head, up 4,000 from May and 83,000 more than a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,939 pounds, up 13 pounds from a year ago.

A 40-pound gain per cow propelled Minnesota to a 1.4 percent increase, despite a 4,000 cow loss.

Meanwhile, USDA’s Livestock Slaughter report shows June culling was down from May, but above 2016.

An estimated 236,700 head were slaughtered under federal inspection, down 500 head from May, but 13,000 above June 2016. Culling in the first half of 2017 totaled 1.495 million head, up 46,100 from a year ago or 3.2 percent. n The July 18 Global Dairy Trade auction slightly reversed two events of decline. The weighted average for all products offered inched up 0.2 percent, following a 0.4 percent slip on July 4 and 0.8 percent on June 20.

Butter led the gains, up 3.4 percent, after it slipped 0.1 percent last time.

Cheddar cheese was up 1.6 percent, after it dropped 3.2 percent. Whole milk powder was up 0.3 percent, following a 2.6 percent advance last time.

Skim milk powder again led the declines, down 3.2 percent, following a 4.5 percent drop and anhydrous milkfat was off 0.2 percent, after it dropped 3.5 percent last time.

FC Stone equated the GDT 80 percent butterfat butter price to $2.6570 per pound U.S. Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter closed July 21 at $2.5850. GDT cheddar cheese equated to $1.8650 per pound U.S. and compares to July 21 CME block cheddar at $1.7075. GDT skim milk powder averaged 91.82 cents per pound and whole milk powder averaged $1.4127

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Milkfat shortages in Europe should bump up butter price MIELKE from pg. 27 the week but still 29.25 cents above a year ago, with 26 cars selling on the week.

Butter manufacturing is at seasonal levels, says Dairy Market News, encouraged by readily available cream.

Producers stocks, in general, are in balance and some suppliers indicate that their inventories are in good shape for impending fall needs. Overall, domestic interest for butter and sales remain steady. “As a few suppliers look ahead, expectations are that milkfat shortages in Europe will track butter prices to $3.00 by the year’s end.”

Western butter makers also report strong sales and some buyers feel U.S. butter prices are more attractive than prices overseas. In many international markets milk fats are in tight supply and prices are above U.S. prices.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a July 21 close at 87.25 cents per pound, up a penny on the week and 2.75 cents above a year ago, on 28 sales for

the week at the CME. n There’s abundant supplies of powder in the EU and the word last week was that the EU Commission would be selling additional inventories. FC Stone pointed out in the July 20 Early Morning Update. “The domestic user (of powder) has been a nimble buyer this year. They have been consistently rewarded, staying in the spot market over the past three years buying hand to mouth. This has caused domestic disappearance to disappoint thus the U.S. is sitting on record stocks.”

As to butter, the Update states; “Market players continue to closely monitor EU prices which are now $3.20 plus for 82 percent fat,” adding; “It won’t take much exports from the U.S. to tighten our stocks considerably.

The U.S. has been a net importer of fat the past couple years with prices above $2 per pound. The U.S. no longer has the luxury of being a net importer with the current pricing

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May fluid milk consumption inched higher, according to the USDA. Packaged fluid sales totaled 4.1 billion pounds, up 5.8 percent from April and 0.4 percent above May 2016.

Conventional product sales totaled 3.84 billion pounds, up 0.1 percent from a year ago; organic products, at 226 million pounds, were up 4.1 percent. Organic represented about 5.6 percent of total sales for the month.

Whole milk sales totaled 1.2 billion pounds, up 4.3 percent from a year ago, up 2.1 percent year to date, and made up 30.2 percent of total fluid sales in the month. May skim milk sales were down 10.1 percent from a year ago.

Total packaged fluid milk sales for first five months of 2017 totaled 20.2 billion pounds, down 2.4 percent from the same period a year ago. Year-todate sales of conventional products, at 19.1 billion pounds, were down 2.6 percent; organic products, at 1.1 billion pounds, were up 1.3 percent.

Organic represented about 5.4 percent of total fluid milk sales so far in 2017.

Speaking of fluid, the August federal order Class I base milk price is $16.72 per hundredweight, up 13 cents from July and $1.65 above August 2016, propelled by the rising butter price. It is the highest Class I since March 2017 and equates to $1.44 per gallon, up from $1.43 in July and $1.30 a year ago. The eight- month average stands at $16.37, up from $14.10 a year ago and $16.33 in 2015.

The surveyed butter price used in calculating the month’s Class I value averaged $2.6256 per pound, up an enhancing 20.7 cents from July.

Nonfat dry milk averaged 90.26 cents per pound, down 1.8 cents. Cheese averaged $1.5266, down 11.5 cents, and dry whey averaged 44.89 cents per pound down 4.7 cents. n USDA’s latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook reported that U.S. dairy exports increased significantly in May, up 173 million pounds on a milk-fat basis, from April and 271 million higher than May 2016. Skimsolids basis exports were 94 million pounds higher than April and 370 million higher than May 2016.

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Competitive U.S. prices compared to foreign prices since the beginning of the year have likely contributed to the increase. May exports of nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder were also strong at 129 million pounds, 32 percent above the previous year.

“Exports of butter remained relatively weak at about 3 million pounds in May. While recent U.S. wholesale prices for butter have been substantially less than prices of competing exporters, they have been competitive for only the last two to three months.

It usually takes several months of persistent gaps between U.S. domestic prices and foreign export prices to impact exports,” writes USDA. n In politics, the National Milk Producers Federation applauded the inclusion of improvements to the dairy Margin Protection Program in the Senate Appropriations Committee mark-up of its fiscal year 2018 agricultural appropriations bill.

A NMPF press release stated the appropriations bill makes two important changes that were included in NMPF’s farm bill proposal: It would reduce premiums paid by dairy farmers for the first 5 million pounds of milk coverage in the program, as well as change the USDA’s calculation of the actual margin from a two-month average margin to monthly.

Meanwhile, Stan Ryan, president and CEO of Seattle-based Darigold, told a congressional panel on July 18 that the North American Free Trade Agreement “has created jobs and increased sales for his company and the entire U.S. dairy sector, and that a renegotiated treaty must maintain market access to Mexico while also fixing trade challenges with Canada.”

The International Dairy Foods Association’s President and CEO, Michael Dykes, also weighed in, stating, “The members of the IDFA are encouraged to see that several key priorities for the U.S. dairy industry are reflected in the administration’s objectives for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.”

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PARCEL 3 131.54 Acres of Class A Cropland – 115+/- tillable crop acres – 92.8 Crop Productivity Index – Drain tile in place all in part of section 36 Cannon City Twp. Rice Co. MN - Address: xxxxx Gates Ave. Faribault, MN. 55021 P.I.D #: 11.36.1.25.001 - Area: 131.54 Acres just surveyed - Tillable acres: 115+/- acres - Crop Productivity Index: 92.8 - CER Rating: 86 – 100% Corn base - Drain tile in place - TDR= Transferable Development Right (1) - Can be operated for 2018 growing season - Special Note: Closing on Parcel 3 only January 3, 2018.

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426-7429 Trucks: '72 Ford 700, '78 &AX GMC Sierra 6500, '90 VolFOR SALE: Used Parts.

7EBSITE WWW 4HE,AND/NLINE COM s E MAIL THELAND 4HE,AND/NLINE COM vo tri-axle, 575 United Plow, chisel plow, digger, Farm Tool grain cart. disc, grain drill, planter, Other Equip: 72' SumJD CH row units, older JD mers super harrow, 37' combine parts. JD 71 & IH Case IH chisel plow, 33' 295 row units & more. Call JD chisel plow, 28' Sumw/ your needs 8am to 5 pm. mers diamond disc, '83 507-845-2850 Big Red grain dryer Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Remodel 4FS12 240 BPH, pair Repair-Troubleshoot8600 30' Int'l air seeder, ing Sales-Design Custom JD model 7300 12R AUCTION LOCATION: Benson, MN: 115 20th Ave SE; 1 Mile East on Hwy 12, 1/4 Mile South hydraulic hose-making up planter, 90' Ultimate on 20th Ave SE. Watch for Hughes Auction Signs! to 2â&#x20AC;? Service calls made. sprayer. 218-437-8120 Well STOEN'S Hydrostatic Serkept up maintenance & vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N Tractor Mowers Skidloader & Attachements shedded. For more info Glenwood, MN 56334 320please call.

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COLLECTIBLE JOHN DEERE TRACTOR ESTATE AUCTION Saturday August 5th, 2017, 11:00am LOCATION: 10 MILES EAST OF 2008 Kubota L 5240D HST MFWD (serial #50015) W/ LA 854 Quick Attach Joystick Loader (6ft Bucket), 3 SPD H drostatic w/ cruise, Folding ROPS, 340 Hours, Contractor Tires, Auto Throttle Advance, 3PT/540 PTO/1 REM (Excellent Condition)

2003 Bobcat S300 Turbo Skid Loader S/N 525811048, HD w/Rear Stabilizers, Power â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bob-Tachâ&#x20AC;? Hyd Attach, Cab w/heat and 1091 Hrs - Very nice!

6ft Material/Snow Bucket 5½ft low profile bucket 4ft Pallet Forks Bobcat Mod 44C 4 Blade Tree Spade Misc hand and Power Tools: Wrenches, sockets, crow Bobcat Mod 8811 Backhoe w/24â&#x20AC;? Bucket bars, hand saws, corded and cordless drills, circular saws, bolt cutters, HD 1/2â&#x20AC;? Elec Drills, etc.

Aluminum Pipe Wrenches (36â&#x20AC;?, 2-24â&#x20AC;?, 2-18â&#x20AC;?, 14â&#x20AC;?)

Misc. Lawn and Garden Bush Hog 3PT 5FT rotary mower Air Hose, Elec Cords Woods GTC 60 (5ft) 3 PT tiller Chain Saws: Stihl MS 280 gas 18â&#x20AC;? bar HD Homelite Super 2 16â&#x20AC;? Misc. Gates/Cattle Panels HD 6ft 3PT Blade gas Remington 3HP 16â&#x20AC;? 110v Hawkline 3PT Post Hole Digger w/12â&#x20AC;?x42â&#x20AC;?

22 Gal Sandborn Port. Air Comp.

Auger â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Exc. Cond.

Shop King 8â&#x20AC;? Bench Grinder 16ft Pull-Type Disc 2 ½ ton floor jack Spike Tooth Drag Sections Schumacher 10/30/200 Amp Battery Charger NI Mod 402 Side-Delivery Rake Excell 2500 PSI Gas Pressure washer w/GCV 160 7 ½ ft x 16 ft Hayrack Honda 5.5HP Steel wheel sickle mower Coleman Powermate 3000/3750 watt generator on wheels â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rope start Craftsman Bench top Jig Saw Pro-Tech 10â&#x20AC;? table saw Rockwell 10â&#x20AC;? Miter Saw Roto-Zip Rebel (New in Case) Bosch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bull Dogâ&#x20AC;? ½â&#x20AC;? Rotary Hammer Log chains, binders, ratchet straps, wire stretcher Lots of misc. Nuts & Bolts, Screws, nails, plumbing hardware Antique Wood Hand Truck

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JD Gator 2009 John Deere TH 6 x 4 Gator Serial #M06X4HD040017 Electric Dump Box 575 Hours

Pickup/Topper 2001 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab 4x4 Laramie SLT w/5.9L Cummins Dsl 4spd Auto, 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; box, loaded, 157,679 mi.

8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x69â&#x20AC;? (apx.) Black Fiberglass Unicover Safari topper w/rear and long side glass windows 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Poly Pickup Tool Box 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alum Receiver Hitch Cargo Carrier

Trailers 2006 6 x 12 Royal enclosed, rear ramp door 3500lb axle (Clean) 2004 Towmaster 7 x 21 tandem axle 5th wheel w/beavertail and HD ramps 6 x 9 landscape w/ramp & high sides

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2007 Kubota ZD 326 Zero-Turn 60â&#x20AC;? mower (serial #13289) w/Commercial Deck/3 Cyl Diesel/ ROPS/330 hours (NICE) Ariens Riding Mower w/46â&#x20AC;? deck and Rear Bagger/ Hydrostatic/Automatic 22HP Briggs V Twin Snapper 11 HP Briggs/bagger

Misc. Equipment

MANY ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION!

Jim Grossman Estate Benson, MN

Jesse Hughes â&#x20AC;˘ #76-24 â&#x20AC;˘ Broker/Auctioneer Phone:320-815-0460 â&#x20AC;˘ info@HughesRealEstate.net Matt Anderson #34-61 Justin Larson #34-103

www.HughesRealEstate.net 1222 Atlantic Avenue, Benson, MN 56215

ALEXANDRIA, MN ON INTERSTATE 94 TO OSAKIS, MN EXIT (EXIT# 114) THEN 2 MILES SOUTH ON COUNTY# 3.

NOTE: ALL TRACTORS ARE IN RUNNING CONDITION AND STORED INSIDE. MOST ORIGINAL TO OLDER RESTORATIONS. ONLINE BIDDING THROUGH PROXIBID. TO REGISTER TO BID ONLINE PHONE 877-505-7770. FOR COMPLETE LISTING PHONE 320-760-2979 OR www.midamericanauctioninc.com.

ONLY TRACTORS WILL BE SELLING, APPROX 1 HOUR AUCTION â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;59 830 DSL; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;58 730 GAS WF; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;59 630 NF; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60 530, NF; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;59 530, NF; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60 530, NF; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;72 JD 4320 SIDE CONSOLE-CAB; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;47 D ELEC START; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;38 DON RUBBER; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;44 UNSTYLED G; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;41 UNSTYLED G; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;51 G; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;46 AR; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;37 UNSTYLED AW/ BELLEN GEAR BOX; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;37 UNSTYLED AW/ BELLEN GEAR BOX; JD STYLED A; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;41 STYLED A; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50 JD A; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;48 JD A; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;46 JD B; JD A; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50 JD B; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;53 MODEL 50; JD 70 GAS WF¡ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;53 60.

ROMAN & PHILOMENE KLEINFEHN ESTATE 9409 COUNTY RD 3 SE., OSAKIS, MN FOR MORE INFO PHONE HARRY KLEINFEHN BEFORE 2 PM PLEASE. 320-491-2923

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Cutters New & Used 15' & 20' See the New Sleek DesignCleaner Underneath.

6 Year Gear Box Warranty Dealer319-347-6282We Trade We buy Salvage Equipment Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910 Tractors

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'98 CIH Steiger 9380 4WD, 4802 hrs, Cummins N14, 400hp, 24spd trans w/high-low, differential locks, 4 remotes, 20.8-42 triples, rockbox, air seat, Outback auto-steer, Paint-5, Tires 50%, $61,000 (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE: '37 JD A, round spokes in front rims, one round spoke in rear rims, engine is loose, one valve stuck, restoration project.

507-747-2518 Leave message FOR SALE: 1981 Case IH, 7,000, 1,086 hrs, 7,000 plus new tires. 218-566-2133

FOR SALE: Quad 30â&#x20AC;?, Cat MT 14â&#x20AC;?, JD RT 16â&#x20AC;? Tracks.

320-841-0509 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 Harvesting Equip

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'03 Case IH 1020 Platform 30', Crary air reel, SCHsickle, 3" sections, Poly auger fingers, extra sickle & some parts, includes 4 wheel trailer, $15,000. (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE: Int'l '80 1460 combine, 820 22 ½' bean head, elec over hyd, new unloader auger, ext w/ bubble up, new rotor & 6 concaves 5yrs ago & transition cone, $8,000. 507-412-0215 FOR SALE: Kinze used cart sale, 1300 track or Softtred, 1050 Soft-tred or row crop, scales-tarps on most, call Bill at 712-209-4141 or Jon 515-578-1014

JD 9650 STS combine. PRWD with duals, Contour Master, chopper, single point hookup. 4000 E, 2800 S hours.

Well maintained with repair records available. $44,900. Call 507-789-6049

NOTICE OF FARM SALE NICOLLET COUNTY ERWOOD L. JONASON TRUST 239.63 Acres located off of State Highway 22 - New Sweden Township LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The NE 1/4, Except .37 acres for highway â&#x20AC;&#x153;R.O.W.â&#x20AC;? 159.63 acres plus the E 1/2 of SE 1/4 80 acres, Section 16, Township 111 North, Range 28 West, Nicollet County, Minnesota.

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ANDERSON, SKUBITZ & CORYELL, PLLC 108 South Main Street, Le Sueur, MN 507-665-3349

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JD 12R20 cornhead 12R20â&#x20AC;?, Clarke Machine poly bi-fold snouts, Headsight header control, 40 series row units, Oil bath end chains, fixed deck plates, std rolls, some extra parts & snouts go w/unit. $7,500 (641) 5901102

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FOR SALE: 1992 JD 4560, PS, cab, air, heat, 3 hyds, Firestones at 70%, factory duals, quick hitch, 8 ft. wts., 5,542 hrs, planter & grain cart tractor, exceptionally nice & original, $43,900. 715-222-1737

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MATT MARING

LARGE AREA FARMERS AUCTION

CO. AUCTION LOCATION: Maring Auction Lot, Hwy. 56 North, Kenyon MN (Kenyon is 40 miles north of Rochester MN or 50 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul MN) ½ Mile north of Kenyon MN on State Hwy. 56 (Watch for signs).

Sat., August 12, 2017

EXCEPTIONAL COMBINE & HEADS FROM LOCAL FARMERS 2008 John Deere 9750 STS, 4,537 engine/3,205 sep. hours, 20.8x38 duals, Green Star ready, Brown Box monitor, bin topper, Precision Plant yield sense, from Keith Lexvold farm - John Deere 608C, Stalk Master, 8x30” calmer chopping rolls, 700 acres - New Holland TR98 combine, 4,100 engine/3,800 sep. hours, chopper, bin topper, Ag Leader wired, 30.5-32 tires, from Paul Rechtzigel farm - New Holland 971 pickup head, 12’, clean - New Holland 973 bean head, 30’ - 1993 Gleaner R62 combine, 4,500 engine hours, 18.4x38 duals, chopper/spreader, bin topper, Ag Leader monitor, many new parts from Ron Keller farm - 1981 John Deere 6620 Sidehill, 4WD, chafe spreader, 4,700 hours, new feeder chain - John Deere 220 bean head - John Deere 6620 Sidehill, 2WD, chopper, good condition - John Deere 215 bean head - Case IH 1020 bean head, 30’ Field Tracker, 1.5’ cut - Plus other combines & heads

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FOR SALE: 13' Gleaner FOR SALE: Case IH rock FOR SALE: CAT 485 & 9700 FOR SALE: JD 220 flex FOR SALE: MF 860 combine JD 920, flexhead, Steel Dummy head to fit L/M, heads one field ready and White combines w/ JD w/ bean platform, 4 & 6 row trap beater for any 88 sesnouts, Tear drop reel, new belts, $600/OBO. 651one for parts, $1,000/OBO. heads & extra parts. 32036” corn headers, 1000 gal ries combine, in perfect good poly, $3,400; 2012 EZ 433-5259 841-0509 320-212-5322 propane tank, 4000 bushel condition. 651-564-0606 Trail head mover $2,400. holding bin. 507-375-4719 715-549-6579

CAT EL200B EXCAVATOR, SEMI DETACHABLE SEMI-TRAILER, LOW BOY SEMITRAILER, GOOD GOOSENECK TRAILERS, SIDE DUMP TRAILER Cat EL200B hyd. crawler excavator, 9’9” stick, 3116 6.6 turbo diesel, 32” bucket, 31” tracks, For more photos and recent additions S.N. ICK00122 - 1987 55 ton detachable low boy, tri-axle, air ride semi-trailer - 2000 IHC go to www.maringauction.com tandem axle truck N14, Allison Auto, 40,000 miles - L-W 666 motor grader, 471 Detroit, runs good - 1966 Hyster low boy, 25 ton semi-trailer, 26.5Lx104”, wide tandem - 2000 Featherlite CAT CHALLENGER, JD4840-4440-4240, NEW HOLLAND 7050, gooseneck trailer model 5595, 5LT tandem axle, 24”x102” fold down ramps - 1973 Terrell 24’ IHC 986, OTHER TRACTORS flatbed, gooseneck, w/5’ beaver tail - 2000 Circle R tri-axle side dump semi-trailer, 40’, 24.5, air Cat Challenger 55, 18” tracks, 6,158 hours, weights, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., clean, local tractor - New ride - Gallion 500E motor road grader, 8.2 Detroit, powershift, 5198 hours.

Holland T7050, 1,236 hours, MFWD, 480/80/46, CVT transmission - John Deere 4840, 2WD, 4,271 act. hours, Power Shift, 20.8x38 duals, wheel weights, $9,000 work at JD shop, clean VERY GOOD DAY CAB & SLEEPER SEMI, SEVERAL HOPPER GRAIN TRAILERS, tractor - John Deere 4640, 2 WD, 20.8x38, 7,210 hours - John Deere 4440, 2WD, 20.8x38, SEMI STEP DECK TRAILERS 8,306 hours, new style step, QR, 2 hyd., 3-pt. PTO - John Deere 4240, 2WD, 7,077 hours, new 2010 International model 8000 day cab, 400 hp semi tractor, 10 sp. wet kit, 362,000 act. miles, step, 18.4x38, 2 hyd., 3-pt. PTO - John Deere 4020 diesel, Power Shift, 2 hyd., 3-pt., new step, very sharp - (2) 1987 Mack R model day cab, wet kits, 300 mp Macks, 22.5 rubber, very good 18.4x34, SN:83203 - John Deere 4010 gas, Syncro, 3 hyd., 3-pt. - Buhler/Allied 2895S, hyd. condition - 2000 Transcraft, 48’x102”, spread axle, step deck, combo steel alum., 22.5, alum. tractor loader, Quick Tach, 100” bucket - IHC 986 tractor, hours unknown, 3-pt., 2 hyd., 18.4x38, wheels, air ride - 2004 IHC 9400I, 475 ISX, 10 sp., day cab, all alum. wheels, 541,000 miles PTO w/Allied 594 loader - IHC 454 gas utility, low profile 3-pt., PTO w/loader - IHC 350 utility, - 2006 KW T600 flat top sleeper, C15 Cat, 10 sp. jake, all alum. wheels, 497,000 miles - 1993 gas, 3-pt., Fast Hitch, 1,446 hours - Set of 18.4x38 hub duals, JD - IHC 756 gas, WF, new rear Ford LN9000 Airomax, day cab, N14, 9 sp., air ride, wet kit - 1995 White GMC sleeper, Detroit tires - Ford 4000 gas, 3-pt., PTO, 2 hyd., 13.6x38.

60 series, 10 sp., new rubber & brakes, 886,000 miles, nice truck - 1993 White GMC day cab, Detroit 60 series, 10 sp. - 1988 White single axle day cab, 9 sp., Cummins diesel - 2010 Dakota NEW HOLLAND T7050 MFWD, BRENT 2000 FIELD CULT., FORD GRAIN TRUCK, Hopper grain trailer, 40’x96”x66” roll tarp, 22.5 rubber, air ride - 2005 Wilson Pace Setter IHC 986, GRAVITY FLOW BOXES FROM THE MARVIN GOPLEN ESTATE Hopper grain trailer, 41’x96”x78” roll tarp, 22.5, air ride - 2004 Wilson Pace Setter hopper New Holland T7050 MFWD, 195 hp., Auto Steer ready, 1,236 act. hours, 480/80/R46, CVT grain trailer air ride, 43’x102”x78”, 24.5 roll tarp - 2004 Timpte grain trailer, 40’x96”x66”, ag Transmission, 1000/540 PTO, 4 hyd., front weights, SN:ZABG07663 - 1975 Ford 900 grain hoppers, roll tarp - 1990 Wilson Pacesetter, 43’x96”x66”, new roll tarp, 24.5, good condition truck, 534 V8, 5x2 speed, twin screw, new rubber w/20’ box and hoist, clean truck - IHC 986, 1999 Timpte grain trailer, 40’x96”x72”, roll tarp, alum. Wheels, 22.5 - 1994 Fruehauf, 48’x102”, cab, 18.4x38, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO w/Allied 594 loader - Brent HCV 2000 field cult., 40.5’ 4-bar spread axle step deck, air ride, good rubber - 1984 Stoughton grain trailer, 42’x96”x66”, electric harrow, depth controls - Wilrich 2500 field cult., 42.5, 3-bar harrow - (3) Lundell 280 bushel roll tarp, air ride, very clean - 2002 Chamberlin, 39’x101”, step deck, 3 fold-up ramps - 1983 gravity flow wagons, all with seed augers - EZ-Flow 250 bushel gravity flow wagon w/seed Stoughton grain trailer, 43’x96”x82”, roll tarp, 22.5, super singles, new brakes, electric hoppers, auger - John Deere 510 disk ripper, 7-shank. very clean - 1971 Timpte grain trailer, 38’x96”x60”, electric hoppers, roll tarp - 1979 IHC 4200 Transtar, Detroit engine, 13 sp., day cab, air ride, good condition - 1967 GMC “Cracker Box”, JOHN DEERE 9500 COMBINE & HEADS, BRENT 450 GRAIN WAGONS, GOOD cab over grain truck, 671 Detroit (rebuilt), 9 sp., twin screw, 19.5, box & hoist - (2) 1971 Chev GRAIN AUGERS, DMI 530 FROM THE DAVID WICKUM FARM RETIREMENT C-50 grain truck & seed tender box, V8, 4x2 sp., good trucks.

1997 John Deere 9500 combine, all 10-Series updates, 3,691 engine/2,441 sep. hours, Ag Leader PF3000 monitor, 30.5x32 tires, spreader/chopper, bin topper, excellent cond. - (2) Brent 450 JOHN DEERE 4240 WITH LOADER, JOHN DEERE 7000 PLANTER, JOHN DEERE 210 DISK, DEMCO 300-GAL. CROP SPRAYER FROM THE CLIFF FRANDRUP ESTATE grain wagons, rear brakes, roll tarp, 22.5 rubber - John Deere 693 corn head, knife rolls, poly - John Deere 925F bean head, full finger - (2) Unverferth 25’ head carts, 4-wheel - Year Round John Deere 4240, 4,471 hours, 8-speed, P/S, PTO, 2 hyd., w/JD 148 loader, clean one-owner 400 bushel gravity flow - Harvest Tech 10”x72’ auger, hyd. lift, PTO, swing hopper - Westfield tractor - John Deere 7000 planter, 6x30” dry fert., clean - John Deere 210 disk, 16.5 - Demco 8”x56’ auger, PTO - Westfield 8”x51’ auger, 5 hp. motor - Farm King Model Y1010H unload 300 gal. poly crop sprayer, PTO pump, 45’ booms, Demco controls - John Deere 12’ grain drill, man. Lift - John Deere No. 8 sickle mower - John Deere RG 6x30 cult. - John Deere RG 4x30 auger - DMI 530 ripper, 5-shank, rear disc levelers - (4) DMI lead shanks. cult. - IHC 710 plow, 5x18s, 3-pt. - IHC 45 Vibra Shank field cult., 19.5’, 2-bar.

VERMEER 605 SUPER M ROUND BALER, TMR MIXER-HAYING/CHOPPING TILLAGE APPLICATORS, OTHER FARM MACHINERY DRIVE, OVER GRAIN PITS, MACHINERY, LIVESTOCK RELATED ITEMS GRAIN DRYERS & AUGER Vermeer 605 Super M corn stalk special round baler, 1000 PTO, net wrap, surface wrap, bale Wilrich 957 DDR ripper, 7-shank - Lofness 15’ stalk chopper, 1,000 PTO - Unverferth 2750 seed kicker, looks new - Knight Reel Auggie 3375 mixer, scale, 540 PTO, left-hand discharge, like runner, tandum trailer, roll tarp - Batco Pit Stop 1800 drive over pit conveyor, very nice - IHC 720 new - Patz V615 TMR, dual wheels, 1000 PTO, scale left-hand, good knives, platform - Roto- plow, 5.18’s, auto reset - Kewanee 740 disk, 13.5’ - Krause 27.5’ disk, 21” blades, 4-bar harrow Mix VXT 425, low profile, left-hand, 1000 PTO, scale - Patz 6000, 3-pt., 6”x8’ vertical pit pump, Ag System Nitro Master 8500 series, 24- knife, 62.5’ Raven super cooler - Blue Jet AR700 Max 1000 PTO - Trailmobile 8000 gal. semi tanker, set up for manure hauling - New Raven Krohn Pac. shanks, 22.5’ - McLander 620 snowblower - Bush Hog 276, 7’ 3-pt. mower - (30) 250 gal. flow meter for manure - AGCO 1005 discbine, 3-pt., 5 disc - John Deere 410 round baler, twine cage totes - (2) MC 675 cont. flow grain dryer, 3-phase, L.P. - Delux MSF 415AB 1-phase dryer, tie - New Holland 479 haybine - New Idea 2-row corn picker - Gehl CB 600 chopper - Owatonna L.P. - Farm fans, CM5 320J dryer, 3-phase, L.P. - Farm fans AB-12-B, 1-phase, L.P. - Farm fans 205 elevator - New Idea 708 Uni-system, self-propelled, w/3-row 30” corn head, 6’ hay head, AB-8B, 1-phase, L.P. - (4) Grain legs (65’@4500 bush PH, 1-phase) 112’ 4000 BPH 25 hp. w/ 767 chopping unit, Perkins diesel - Behlen 1500 bushel hold feed bin - Imperial 3 ton feed bin screener - (4) Catwalks 30-40’ - (12) 6”, 8”, 10” overhead grain augers - Bin unload - auger - 50+ - (24) HD free standing livestock gates - Gehl 16’ model 940 chopper boxes, 10 ton gear - 3-pt. Sheets 4’x10’ new bin sheets - 6, 8, 10 hole grain distributors - Bit A TerraGator 3-wheel, 555 post hole auger - Meyers 3518 chopper box, 18’ w/13 ton tandem axle gear, super clean. cummins, 10-sp., no box - JD 120 stalk chopper, 20’.

COLLECTOR CARS, LAWN & GARDEN, SNOWMOBILE, HOIST TERMS: Cash, check, all major credit cards. All sales selling AS-IS. All sales final. Photo 1970 Ford Galaxie XL convertible, 351, auto, 118,000 miles - 1971 Mercury Cougar XR7, 351, ID required. All items paid for auction date. MN sales tax applies. Loading and unloading 4V, auto trans., alum. rims, California car - 1941 Ford 4-door, V8 flathead, 3 sp. - 1966 Lincoln available.

Continental, suicide doors, 87,000 miles, 462 V8, very good - 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville, 58,000 miles - 1996 Olds Regency Elite, 4 dr., 3800 V6 - 1968 Chrysler 300 convertible, 440 V8 www.maringauction.com - 1995 Jeep Cherokee 4x4, auto, 4.0, 6 cylinder - 1996 Cadillac SLS, North Star V8, auto leather, 4-dr., sunroof - 2006 Chevy Equinox - 2001 Chevy 1500 4x4 pickup - 1995 Chevy 1500 pickup - 2003 Arctic Cat 800 Mountain Cat EFI snowmobile - 1998 Arctic Cat ZL500 snowmobile 12’x101” snowmobile tailer - Satoh ST-1510 compact tractor, 3-pt., PTO - Satoh 2PR-110C 45” rear tine tiller - 72” 3-pt. grooming mower, 540 PTO - 2004 Ford F550, 2WD, dually auto, 5.9 MATT MARING AUCTION CO. INC. cummins diesel - Yazoo Model 35 PTO B, 48” front deck, 3-wheel mower, 16 hp. - Tuff Cut 24” PO Box 37, Kenyon, MN 55946 rough terrain mower, 16 hp. - John Deere 425 48’ deck w/power flow bagger - Lesco stand up 507-789-5421 • 800-801-4502 fert. spreader - Challenger 2 plus, 9,000 lbs. hoist, 1 phase - Many more items.

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NEW 2016 #1317 1325 Bushel X-treme Unverferth Grain Cart, Corner Auger FOLDS ACROSS FRONT (BRENT Doesn't Have It!!)

Also Other Sizes, Used Grain Carts 600 – 1000 Bu We Trade /Deliver Dealer Phone 319-347-6282 Tillage Equip

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FOR SALE: Blu-Jet AT6020 24x30” NH3 & strip till; loaded and many extras.

320-841-0509 Machinery Wanted

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All kinds of New & Used farm equipment – disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 WANTED: Ford tractor, models considered: 2000, 3000, or 4000. 952-322-0736 WANTED: Peddle tractors, buy, sell, trade and restore, any condition. Cash paid.

320-212-5322 WANTED: Used tandem grain truck to use from field to farm, can be older but must be field ready & reliable; also 500 bu grain cart. 612-655-1053 Spraying Equip

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FOR SALE: '13 FS9518T Fast sprayer w/ 120' boom, 20” nozzle spacing, 1800 gal tank, 380/90/R46 tires, Raven Ultra Glide ISO boom height control, Raven ISO rate control, like new.

507-317-5625 FOR SALE: '86 Freightliner Liquid Tender Truck Day cab, black, air ride, Tandem axle, 855 Cummins eng, 10spd trans, 1650 gal HD elliptical tank, good rubber, 30 gal & 60 gal cone tanks, 120 rinse water tank, 2" bottom fill, 5hp x 2" transfer pump, $9,500. (641) 590-1102 Wanted

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WANTED TO BUY: Some CVEG ethanol shares from Benson, MN. 320-491-8532 WANTED TO BUY: Stationary TMR. 320-250-1221 WANTED: CIH 1020, 15' bean head, in good to excellent condition. 612-201-7751 WANTED: Fanning mill in working condition. 651-3806928 WANTED: FlexCoil Harrow, 5/16” or 3/8” tines. 612-3609230 Feed Seed Hay

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FOR SALE: 2017 round straw bales, 5x5 bales, wheat straw will be from conventional combine, no rotor straw, net wrapped, tight firm bales, baling about 1,000 acres, Felton, MN. 701-371-3972 WANTED TO BUY: Damaged corn, soybeans, other grains. Call Schweiger Cattle LLC. 507-236-5181

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PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT ’14 JD S660 2-WD, 435 Hrs., 2630 Display, Camera System, 26’ Auger, Warranty .........................$199,500 ’16 JD S680 PRWD, 372 Hrs., 580/85R42’s w/DIs., Chopper w/PowerCast, 26’ Auger, Warranty .... $319,500

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Mode, Flip Over Reel, Warranty........................ $93,500 ’15 JD 635FD Flex Draper, (Optional Crop Auger), Dual Knife Drive, Short Dividers ....................... $64,500 ’14 JD 608C Non-Chopping Corn Head, HHS or Contour Master, Low Acres! ............................ $42,500

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NEW 2016 Freightliner Coronado Glider Factory Reman Detrout 12.7L, 500 Hp Eng, New 13 Spd OD Trans, 3.55 Ratio, Factory Reman Meritor Axles, Full Locking Rear Differentials, High Level Interior, Full Gauges Chrome Bumper, dual Exhaust, Air Slide 5th Wheel, Dual 80 Gal. Tanks, 3 Year Eng Warranty Included. #45574 Call

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White Muscovy ducklings, $2 FOR SALE: Black Angus 20 Spring Holstein heifers, FOR SALE: Angus bulls yearlings & 2 yr olds. Stout, bulls also Hamp, York, & due Aug-Sept. Also open and up. 414-659-9038 heavy muscled bulls w/ exc Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts.

Holstein Heifers. 608-792performance genetics. Fer320-598-3790 9423 or 608-788-6258 tility & performance tested.

WANTED TO BUY: Dairy Kellogg MN Sullivan Angus.

507-527-1034 heifers and cows. 320-2352664 FOR SALE: Polled short horn bull, dark red, coming 2yo, Nelson Family ShortCattle 056 horns, Renville, MN. 320894-6271 10 Black Angus spring cows, 10 Hereford spring cows, FOR SALE: Purebred Angus bulls, 15 months old, good due Aug & Sept, also open quality and size, AI sired, heifers. 608-792-9423 or 608Miller Angus, Kasson, MN. 788-6258 507-634-4535 FOR SALE OR LEASE FOR SALE: Simmental & REGISTERED BLACK Angus sired bulls, black, ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & polled, good disposition, exyearlings; bred heifers, cellent quality, long yearcalving ease, club calves & lings & coming 2 yr old, balance performance. Al backed by over 45 yrs of AI sired. In herd improvement breeding. Riverside Simprogram. J.W. Riverview mentals, Gerald Polzin, CoAngus Farm Glencoe, MN cato, MN. 320-286-5805 55336 Conklin Dealer 320Registered Texas Longhorn 864-4625 breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top FOR SALE: 3 yr old Black blood lines. 507-235-3467 polled pure breed SimmenWANT TO BUY: Butcher tal bull. (608)575-6276 cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 057

Percheron yearly stallion and 3 colts for sale. Please call 715-577-3688 Sheep

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Hampshire 6 Months old.

Fast growth, big loins, all w/EBVs, size between club lamb and frame style. $650+. (651) 894-3466 Don.Drewry@frontier.com Swine

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Compart's total program features superior boars & open gilts documented by BLUP technology. Duroc, York, Landrace & F1 lines.

Terminal boars offer leanness, muscle, growth. Maternal gilts & boars are productive, lean, durable.

All are stress free & PRRS free. Semen also available through Elite Genes A.I. Make 'em Grow! Comparts Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 877-441-2627 FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc boars, also gilts. Excellent selection.

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'03 Chev Silverado 1500 Reg Cab, Pewter. 100,967 mi, 8-cyl, Auto, 2WD. Nice truck, $6,900. Call (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE: '05 Ford F150 XLT Extended Cab, Red. 135,000 mi, 8-cyl, automatic trans, 4WD. Good condition, trailer hitch.

Solid work truck, $6,500.

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86 Int'l S2500 L10 Cumming, Jake 8LL, 190,000 miles, AC, air tag, 22' flat bed, rust free Colorado truck, $3,600. Sparta. (608)633-4109 Recreational Vehicles

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NEW White Planters .............................................. Call ‘04 Kinze 3600 16-30 ..................................... $42,000 ‘12 White 8186, 16-30 w/liq. fert. ................... $59,000

COMBINES

NEW Fantini chopping cornhead .......................... Call Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 chopping cornhead ............................................................. Call ‘02 Gleaner R62 .............................................. $85,500 ‘94 Gleaner R62 .............................................. $38,000 ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ............................. $195,000 ‘01 Gleaner R72 ............................................. $72,500 ‘03 Gleaner R65 ........................................... $105,000 Gleaner 3308 chopping corn heads ..................... Call

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NEW Massey GC1705 w/loader ............................ Call NEW Massey 7722 FWA CVT ................................ Call NEW NH T4.75 w/loader ........................................ Call NEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ............................. Call NEW Versatile 310, FWA.............................. $157,900 NH T8.275, 495 hrs ...................................... $155,000 NH 8870, FWA................................................ $49,000 ‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 850 hrs. .................. $180,000 ‘09 NH TD 5050 w/loader, 1300 hrs............... $36,000 ‘08 NH 8010 ................................................. $114,500 ‘05 CIH MX210 1700 hrs ................................ $98,500 ‘06 Buhler 2210 w/ auto steer........................ $92,500 Allis 180 D .........................................................$7,250 ‘12 Challenger MT 665D .............................. $155,000 ‘10 Versatile 435, 1050 hrs .......................... $150,000 Allis 185 w/loader .............................................$9,500 ‘85 White 4-270, nice ..................................... $29,500

White 8222, 12-30 w/liq. fert. ......................... $42,000 ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................... $85,000

Albert Lea Seed House .....................11 Anderson, Skubitz, & Coryell .........35 Big Gain ................................................22 Blethen Gauge & Krause ..................10 Broskoff Structures ............................20 C & C Roofing.....................................22 Compeer Financial ...............................3 Curt's Truck & Diesel Service .........17 Dave Syverson Truck Center...........37 David Gass ...........................................34 Diers Ag & Trailer Sales.....................6 Duncan Trailers ..................................38 Edney .....................................................15 Excelsior Homes West .......................14 Fahey Sales Agency ...........................32 Greenview Metal ..................................5 Haas Land Brokers .............................31 Henslin Auction .................... 32, 35, 37 Holland Auction, Co..........................29 Holtmeier Construction ......................5 Hughes Auction Service .............34, 35 Janesville Tire Service.........................9 K & S Millwrights..........................7, 23 Keith Bode ...........................................37 Lamplight Mfg ....................................19 Land Proz .............................................30 Lano Equipment Shakopee..............18 Larson Implement ........................35, 38 Mages Auction Service ...............30, 35 Manders Diesel Repair .....................21 Maring Auction...................... 29, 33, 36 Mid-American Auction .....................34 Minnesota Equipment.......................38 MJ Hydrostatics ..................................27 MS Diversified....................................37 NK Clerking ........................................33 Pruess Elevator ....................................39 Ryerson Auction Realty ....................31 Schweiss Inc ........................................37 Seffes Group........................... 30, 31, 34 Smiths Mill ..........................................39 Sorensen's Sales & Rentals ..............37 Southern MN Initiative Found. ......13 Southwest MN K-Fence ....................19

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DRAINAGE FOR SALE: Cat 225 excava- PARMA PUMPS New pumps & tor & extra bucket, $15,000/OBO. 320-841-0509 parts on hand. Call Minnesota's largest distributor HJ Olson & Company 320Trucks & Trailers 084 974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Tim King. Photo by Jan King.

Mushroom building is fun, not fungus

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here is nothing quite like Dassel’s mushroom building. Across this big country, there are many examples of quirky 1920s and 1930s gas station architecture.

There’s a filling station in Kansas that looks like a Chinese pagoda. There’s another station in Memphis, Mo., which has that pagoda look, but it has all glass walls from about 4 feet up.

There’s even a run-down octagonal station in Delaware, Ohio.

The structures were called ornamental filling stations and, thanks to the Dassel Area Historical Society, the City of Dassel, and some generous neighbors, Dassel’s little sixsided building is still attractive and ornamental — rather than a decaying curiosity.

“The building is a landmark in Dassel. It is unique and people remember it or notice it if they are traveling through Dassel on Highway 12,” Carolyn Holje of the Dassel Area Historical Society said.

The property the building sits on has a history dating back to the 1880s. But in 1931, the corner lot was leased to White Eagle Oil Company. The owner, Walter Belin, proceeded to build the ornamental service station that locals now refer to as the mushroom building. Across the country these ornamental buildings were generally prefabricated. Puroil, for example, had a line of prefabricated gas stations that looked like English cottages. Mr.

Belin’s White Eagle filling station may or may not have been prefabricated, but its roof, looking like the cap of a mushroom, is unique.

Walter Belin operated the filling station until 1954 at which time the building passed through numerous owners but never served as a gas station again.

During the years that Walter owned the station, most filling stations added mechanical service garages to their business. Walter never did that. According to those who remember, he enjoyed listening to the radio and chatting with the neighbors who dropped by. His Springer Spaniel, Trixie, was always nearby.

Somehow, Walter’s little station was kept intact for the next half a century. Then, in 2001, the Dassel Area Historical Society bought it.

With help from the community, the organization restored the building and landscaped the grounds. For a while there was weekly live music at the mushroom building during the summer.

“This summer there is a new event,” Carolyn Holje said. “On Mondays and Thursdays, a volunteer has set up serving ice cream treats, beverages and popcorn. People come for treats. It is also a gathering place for conversation and bringing people and community together.”

Visitors are welcome to share the treats or to visit the mushroom building at any time. v

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