February 2014 by The Trader's Dispatch

FEBRUARY 2014

Vol. XV No. 1 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306

Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net

2013 Barley cultivar performance in central MT trials By Dave Wichman and Jeff Olson, Central Ag Research Center, Moccasin, Montana The 2013 NTCC spring barley performance trials were conducted at CARC-Moccasin, two seeding dates, Denton and Geraldine. Barley grain yields were much higher at Moccasin and Geraldine than near Denton (Tables 1-4). 2013 yields in Denton were roughly 4.5 bu/a lower than the site’s 5-year average (Table 6). Moccasin contained two trials, involving different seeding dates. The highest yielding cultivar in the earlier seeded Moccasin trail was line MT070158, while the highest yield in the later seeded trial was line MT090180. Development line MT080279 was the highest yielding entry at the Denton and Geraldine locations. Haxby, Champion, Gallatin and line MT070159 were other entries that yielded well at one or more locations. 2013 Barley test weight and protein levels were near or above the 5-year averages for the three locations (Tables 8-10 and 11-13, respectively). The test weights have been above the 48 lbs/bu. While continuous crop barley often has heavier test weights, the drier early post seeding conditions appear to contribute to even higher test weights, possibly through reduced yield potential during early development stages. Haxby had high test weight for all four trials. The Moccasin locations protein was above the five average. A continued on page a2

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Feb. 11, Rivers West Auction, Online................................................................A11 Feb. 18, Western Hay Brokers, Hay & Equipment, Sturgis SD........................A13 Feb. 18, Rivers West Auction, Online................................................................A11 Feb. 21, Western Hay Brokers, Hay Auction, Great Falls.................................A13 Feb. 25, Rivers West Auction, Online................................................................A11 Mar. 4, Rivers West Auction, Online..................................................................A11 Mar. 5, Flying D Auction, Rescheduled Emil Habets, Valier.............................A47 Mar. 11, Toavs Premier Auction, Gundermann Real Estate, Glentana............A59 Mar. 15, Rivers West Auction, D&M Repair Napa Auto Care Center, Ronan..A49 Mar. 17, Arneson-Piroutek Auction Services, Absolute Real Estate, Philip SD..A4 Apr. 4, 5, 6, Creston Auction, Creston Fire Department, Creston.....................A3

PRODUCTION SALES

Feb. 17, Bulls of the Big Sky, Billings..............................................................A12 Feb. 19, Veseth Cattle Co., Malta........................................................................A3 Feb. 22, Bitterroot Performance Bull Sale, Missoula........................................A4 Feb. 25, JC Heiken Angus & Sons, Miles City.................................................A11 Feb. 25, Connelly Angus, Valier..........................................................................A5 Mar. 1, Veltkamp Angus, Manhattan...................................................................A6 Mar. 1, Hill’s Ranch Simmentals, Stanford.........................................................A7 Mar. 1, DK Red Angus & Charolais, Williston, ND...........................................A16 Mar. 1, Redland Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Hysham...........................................A14 Mar. 3, Clear Creek Angus & Weaver Herefords, Chinook................................A2 Mar. 3, Mytty Angus Ranch, Florence..............................................................A13 Mar. 4, Apex Angus, Valier..................................................................... A20 & A21 Mar. 5, Kountz Ranch, Inc., Brockway..............................................................A19 Mar. 5, Ox Bow Ranch, Wolf Creek...................................................................A10 Mar. 7, Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville...........................................A22 Mar. 7, Diamond Bar S, Great Falls...................................................................A33 Mar. 7, Flesch Angus, Shelby............................................................................A29 Mar. 8, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Laboratory, Miles City.......A9 Mar. 8, Duncan Ranch Co, Jopin......................................................................A28 Mar. 10, Holden Herefords, Valier............................................................ A9 & A27 Mar. 11, Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek.................................................A9 Mar. 13, Fritz Red Angus, Brady.......................................................................A37 Mar. 13, Montana Ranch Brand of Performance, Ramsay..............................A72 Mar. 15, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Fort Benton....................................................A35 Mar. 17, Sun River Red Angus, Great Falls......................................................A36 Mar. 17, Hawks Angus, Galata..........................................................................A38 Mar. 17, Malek Angus Ranch, Highwood.........................................................C20 Mar. 18, Open Gate Ranch, Simms...................................................................A39 Mar. 26, Westphal Registered Red Angus, Grass Range................................A46 Mar. 28, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls...............................................A43 Mar. 31, Montana Shorthorn Association, Three Forks..................................A62 Apr., Turner Angus, Shelby...............................................................................A69 Apr. 2, Nissen Angus, Chinook.........................................................................A40 Apr. 3, Bowles J5 Reds, Glasgow.....................................................................A48 Apr. 7, Gollaher Ranch, Cascade......................................................................A45 Apr. 9, Pass Creek Angus, Wyola......................................................................A56 Apr. 9, NJW Polled Herefords, Sheridan WY....................................................A30 Apr. 10, Montana’s “Northern Premier”, Chinook...........................................A66

Montana Extension Steer of Merit winners included, L to R, Lane Brush (Madison County) Randy Kramer (Carbon County), Kayla Sylvia (Lewis and Clark County), Shelbie Oblander (Yellowstone County), Ty Handy (Richland County), and Rachel Endecott (MSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist).

Great Falls spring Hunter Education Course It’s time to sign up for the first hunter education course of 2014 in Great Falls. Online registration is going on now through February 25. Everyone must register online, however there will be a four-day opportunity at Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 4600 Giant Springs Road, for those without access to a computer. Classes will run 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., March 3, 4, 5, 11, 12 and 13 at North Middle School, 2601 8th St. NE. A field day will take place

March 15 at FWP. To register online go to the FWP website, http://fwp.mt.gov, and follow the links to Education and Hunter Education. Then go to March 3 and select a classroom at North Middle School. When registering, students must pick a four-hour time slot for the field day, March 15, either 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m. For the

A workshop for beginning beekeepers will be held Saturday, February 22, at Montana State University. The instructors will explain how to buy bees and equipment, establish a new beehive, register and maintain hives, prevent pests, and harvest honey and wax. Participants will be able to taste various types of honey from

around the world and visit a small trade show. Cost of the workshop is $30 per person, which includes lunch. A registration form is available at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/producersandfarmers/2014%20 Spring%20Beekeeping%20Workshop.pdf Participants should send a check (Make it out to MSU) and the registration form to: Spring Beekeeping Workshop, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, P.O. Box 173150, MSU, Bozeman, MT. 59717-3150

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Beekeeping workshop set for February 22

PRIVATE TREATY

Montana Red Angus Association....................................A18 Brown Ranch, Big Sandy....................................................A6 Storey Herefords, Bozeman..............................................A10 Brownell Polled Herefords, Conrad....................................A6 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek...........................A32 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY......................................A14 Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn......................................A9 Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida...................................A9 Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan..........................................A9 Diemert Ranch Herefords, Lothair.....................................A9 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend................................................A9 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan............................................A9 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood................................................A9 M/D Herefords, Baker..........................................................A9 McKechnie Herefords, Shelby............................................A8 McMurry Cattle, Billings......................................................A8 Sidwell Ranch, Columbus...................................................A8 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek..........................................A8 Wichman Herefords, Moore................................................A8 Diamond D Angus, Valier..................................................A55 Elings Polled Herefords, Conrad........................................A4 Sand Herefords, Fairfield..................................................A31

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Advertiser Index Page B1 Recipe Patch C37 ADVERTISING DEADLINE The deadline for the March 2014 issue is February 28

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Say you saw it in the Trader’s Dispatch

2013 Barley cultivar performance continued from front page

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February 2014 — Vol. XV No. 1

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CLEAR CREEK ANGUS Bulls Bred and Fed for the Commercial Cowman

6th Annual Production Sale

March 3, 2014 1 pm - Bear Paw Livestock, Chinook, MT

Lunch at NOON

Selling:

Clear Creek Bear Paw 302

He Sells Lot 1 Reg. #17669705

Sire: Vermilion Bear Paw, MGS: TC Franklin 619

BW 78 205 Day Weight: 810, WR: 116, Dam NR: 1@116 EPD’s: BW: +1.1, WW: +68, YW: +111, M: +29, $W: +43.08

70 Angus yearling bulls 12 Hereford yearling bulls

1 registered yearling Hereford heifer

88 fancy commercial replacement heifers

He Sells Lot 71 DW 438 Rendition 1325

Reg. #43380807

Sire: SR Rendition 438, Dam’s Sire: DS Saga 917

BW 87 205 Day Weight: 643, WR: 110, Dam NR: 2@105.5 EPD’s: CED: +3.5, BW: +0.3, WW: +42, YW: +66, M: +21, M&G: +42

49 Angus heifers

weighing approximately 800#

39 F1 baldy heifers

MY Upward 1308

He Sells Lot 9 Reg. #17688309

Sire: Sitz Upward 307R, MGS: Mytty In Focus

BW 94 205 Day Weight: 748, WR: 100, ET Dams NR: 3@101 EPD’s: BW: +2.2, WW: +60, YW: +112, M: +32, $B: +99.45

Hereford Sires Include: Churchill Judge 1121Y ET, SR Rendition 438, and HH Advance 0022X ET

Don & Dolly Weaver, 745 Weaver Lane Big Sandy, MT 59520 406-386-2244 dwhrfrd@gmail.com www.weaverherefords.com

weighing approximately 750# Please call or go to clearcreekangus.com for a sale book or more information

He Sells Lot 46 Clear Creek Ten X 375

Reg. #17669754

Sire: AAR Ten X 9903, MGS: Vermilion X Factor

BW 69 205 Day Weight: 708, WR: 101, Dams NR: 1@101 EPD’s: CED: +10, BW: -0.1, WW: +59, YW: +107, M: +26, $F: +53.00

Angus Sires Include: Sitz Upward 307R, AAR Ten X 9903, AAR Upward 9057, Vermilion Bear Paw, Vermilion Dublin X414, FF Dempsey Y11, TC Blaine 042, and CCA McCoy 928T Teddy & Sara Crowley, 34075 Clear Creek Rd Chinook, MT 59523 406-395-4962 ccangus@mtintouch.net www.clearcreekangus.com

combination of remnant rooting zone N from the drought stress yellow mustard crop and more effective use of urea N due to application closer to significant precipitation events. The Denton and Geraldine 2013 protein levels were closer levels preferred for malt barley and less than the five year average (Tables 12-13). A high level of winter wheat residue, at Geraldine, may have caused some urease induced urea N volatilization. The malt cultivar Conrad and the feed barley CDC Cowboy were both ranked in the highest quartile for multiyear protein percentage at all three locations. Harrington, Metcalfe and Eslick were ranked high for grain protein in specific trials. Haxby, Hockett and Champion ranked low for grain protein (Tables 11-13). For ease of assessment, Haxby is used as a standard for multi-year yield, test weight and protein performance, the performance of entries is compared to Haxby for the same years. Haxby generally has the highest mean yield and test weight. For grain protein, Haxby is often near the bottom in multi-year comparisons. MSU-MAES Barley breeder, Tom Blake, coordinates the selection of entries and the preparation and distribution of seed for these trials. Funding is provided by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and the Montana Wheat and Barley Research Committee. continued on page A13

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National EQIP Initiatives for 2014

8th Annual Sale

wednesday, FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Selling 64 Bull Calves

2 Two Year Old Bulls 70 AI synchronized Bred Heifers 60 Replacement Quality Heifer Calves 43 Short Term Cows

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ELINGS POLLED HEREFORDS

Purebred Polled Hereford Bulls

Yearling Purebred Hereford Heifers Some Black White Face Heifers Phone (406) 450-3892 or 406-278-3406

Various ages, dark red, good pigment

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12,000 acre “Seven Blackfoot” Ranch Ranch Location th of Hills, Nor Monday, March 17, 2014 East of the Black Hwy 34 Philip, SD along Western South Dakota Working Ranch & Hunting Adventure

Outstanding Hunting! The Grand Cedar Home/Lodge with a stone fireplace makes hunters and ranchers feel right at home. The porch wraps around the lodge on all sides, showcasing some of the most beautiful views in western South Dakota ~~ Great Mule Deer hunting, as well as Whitetails, Birds and other Game. Offered in 9 Tracts & as an Entire Unit. ~~ Manager Available Outstanding Cattle Ranch! This property would be a great fit for many cattle operations. This grass will put pounds on cattle and showcase the production of cow/calves, or yearlings. Your horses will also love this land. • 3 Headquarters, each with good Homes • Barn set up to work cattle inside, AI Set-up, Calving Sheds ~ Feedlot • Trees, Springs, Draws & coulees ~ Miles of new fence. Outstanding Farmland! Highly productive with Soil Ratings as high as 80. This land has raised 100 bu. corn and 70 bu. wheat. FSA Wheat base is 3417 acres. Crop insurance in place on 1450 acres of growing Winter Wheat. • Grain Bins ~ Low Taxes • Watered by Dams, some spring fed, & Rural Water ~ 6 Water Taps with 7 miles of pipelines & 18 tanks • Excellent access, mostly along SD Hwy 34 & also off gravel roads Ranch lies along both sides of Bear Council Draw, Indian Springs Creek, and the East and West Forks of Spotted Bear Creek. Legals: Parts of 30 Sections in T5N R19E, T6N R19E, T5N R20E, T6N R20E, all in Haakon County. Property absolutely sells to highest bidder on auction day without minimum or reserve bid! (Call for lucrative Broker Participation Fee)

Great Falls spring Hunter Education Course continued from Front page

morning time slot register in one of the following classrooms: 104, 105, 105B, 106 or 107. For an afternoon time slot on field day register in classrooms 108, 113, 114, 114B, or 115. Those without computer access may register at FWP, 7-9 p.m., February 25, or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., February 26, 27, and 28. After registering, downloading and printing the attached files, students must pick up a course manual at one of the following locations: Big R, 4800 10th Ave. S.; Scheel’s in Holiday Village; Big Bear, 121 Northwest Bypass; or FWP. Everyone born after January 1, 1985, must complete a hunter education course before he, or she, can hunt in Montana. A child must be at least 11 years old to take the course.

Beekeeping workshop set for February 22 in Bozeman continued from Front page

Directions and parking instructions will be emailed to registered participants. Arneson - Piroutek Auction Services www.ArnesonAuction.com The workshop schedule is: RE Auctioneers 605-798-2525 or 605-544-3316 www.PiroutekAuction.com 8:30 to 9 a.m. -- Check-in. (Coffee, tea and cookies). 9 to 10 a.m. -- Opening remarks. “Introduction to Honey Bee Biology” by MSU Crop entomologist Kevin Wanner. 10 to 10:45 a.m. -- “A Year in the Hive” by MSU Research Associate Entomologist Ruth O’Neill. 10:45 to 11 a.m. – Break. 11 a.m. to Noon -- “Beekeeping and the Department of Agriculture: Rules, Regulations, and Services,” by State Entomologist Cam Lay, Montana Department of Agriculture. Noon to 12:30 p.m. – Lunch break. A sandwich bar, tossed green salad, snacks Featured AI Sires: and beverage are provided Sitz Upward 307R • TC Vance 011 with registration. Connealy Consensus 7229 • S Chisum 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. – “How SAV Final Answer • Hoover Dam to Order Supplies and AsOwned Herd Sires: semble a Hive,” by Rick •OxBow Emblazon 7373 Molenda of Western Bee Sup•SD Homesteader P164 ply in Polson. If participants •SD Checkmark 973 order supplies ahead of time, Also selling: Molenda will bring their orCommercial Black Replacement Females ders to the workshop with no Sitz Upward 307R shipping charge. See http:// www.westernbee.com Add Power to 1:15 to 2 p.m. -- “Varroa Mites and Other Common Your Herd! Problems,” by O’Neill. •Performance, BVD, Carcass & 2 to 2:30 – Honey tasting, chitchat. Fertility Tested For more information con•All Bulls are at University of Idaho in tact Ruth O’Neill at (406) Carmen this early winter for RFI 994-5176 or ruth.oneill@ efficiency test montana.edu

Sons Sell!

•Contact us to view the bulls

Connealy Consensus 7229

calving ease bulls – ready to work for you! SADDLE

Matthew & Sara Neel 1019 Leese Ln • Stevensville, MT 59870 406-777-3150

Cody Lee 1025 Hwy 93 S. • Hamilton, MT 59840 406-363-7099 codyleeus@yahoo.com

MOUNTAIN ANGUS

John & Margie Mikesell

7987 Hwy 93 S • Sula, MT 59871 406-821-3433

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Connelly Angus Ranch Breeding durable, common sense, moderate framed, low maintenance, functional Angus cattle with proven bred in longevity

Genetics For the Long Run Production Sale February 25, 2014 at the Ranch, Valier, MT • Sale 1:00 P.M.

Selling 140 Bulls & 20 Registered Yearling Heifers Reg # 15170660

CAR Efficient 534 CED BW WW YW 12 -0.9 55 103 MARB REA $W .41 .22 55

SC Milk 1.71 28 $F $B 50 73

The High Selling Bull of our 2006 Production Sale. 534 has proven himself across the country as an excellent calving ease sire whose progeny perform with added thickness, fleshing ability, carcass values and super dispositions. His daughters are making outstanding females.

AAR Ten X 7008 SA

Reg # 15719841

CED BW WW YW 8 0.2 67 135 MARB REA $W 1.31 .75 59

SC Milk 1.71 27 $F $B 89 127

Ten X progeny are moderate statured, thick made and calved easily for us. Tremendous carcass and maternal traits in Ten X with quiet dispositions. Reg # 13592905

SAV Final Answer 0035 CED BW WW YW 13 -1.0 61 103 MARB REA $W .52 .48 61

SC Milk 1.37 25 $F $B 47 52

Moderate framed progeny with capacity, muscle and calving ease. Has worked well all across the country.

Reg # 15810174

CAR Chinook 786

Reg # 17203247

LAR Juneau 796Y

CED BW WW YW SC Milk 14 0.7 49 83 1.85 31 MARB REA $W $F $B .22 .50 37 27 49

Chinook was the $30,000 high selling bull of 2008 production sale. When you study this bull’s cow family’s production records, fertility, performance and incredible longevity, he shows tremendous potential to be a breed changer. His daughters are doing a fantastic job. Excellent calving ease with a +14 CED. Semen available. Reg # 17090946

CAR Cedar Ridge 156 CED BW WW YW 11 -0.3 62 100 MARB REA $W .25 .29 58

SC Milk 1.64 34 $F $B 42 60

A super consistent sire. Excellent calving ease and performance in a moderate framed package. Excellent cow family behind this bull. Outstanding sire group. Reg # 16723760

Jennaway Game Day 024

CED BW WW YW -6 3.6 77 130 MARB REA $W .20 .30 51

A moderate framed massive bull with worlds of substance and muscle. Will add pounds to your weaning weights without adding frame. Reg # 16539181

CAR Justice 8112 CED BW WW YW -3 4.6 66 108 MARB REA $W .33 .49 38

SC .98 $F 51

Milk 28 $B 71

This bull stems from an outstanding cow family with excellent bred in longevity. His sons are long, thick, eye catching beef bulls with excellent carcass data. If you are looking for more payweight at weaning, this bull will do it. Reg # 15109865

SAV Bismark 5682

CED BW WW YW SC Milk 13 0.3 57 97 1.19 26 MARB REA $W $F $B .45 .93 55 41 57

CED BW WW YW SC Milk 11 -1.3 51 99 0.32 28 MARB REA $W $F $B .48 .81 45 46 63

Very well put together calving ease son of Game Day with an impressive set of numbers and sons selling.

SC Milk 1.52 22 $F $B 76 81

Popular calving ease sire with extra ribeye, muscle shape and style. Daughters in production are reported to be moderate framed, gentle and have excellent udder quality.

Progeny also by:

• CAR Iceberg 0108 • CAR 10X 107 • CAR Timeline 072 • CAR Bushwacker 971 • CAR Steward 076 • CAR 653 Tracker 060 • CAR Incredibull 080 • CAR Duke 865 Connelly Angus specializes in breeding moderate-framed, easy fleshing, high-volume, functional Angus cattle to fit the short grass country of northern Montana. These cattle are bred to survive and excel in a commercial cowman’s environment. We have bred a high maternal cow herd that excels in longevity, the No. 1 most important trait. Longevity to us means an efficient, maintenance-free female with fault-free udder and teat qualities, being structurally correct with sound feet, excellent fertility and weaning off a consistently heavy calf year after year. We have been stacking these cow families with this kind of longterm production record to produce an elite cow herd. Request your Sale Catalog today!

Use Connelly Angus Genetics to improve the efficiency and longevity in your program! Time tested Maternal cow power at its best!

1950 Dean Rd. Valier, MT 59486 Don Connelly 406-279-3569

Connelly Angus Ranch connelly@dishmail.net www.connellyangus.com

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CATTLE FOR SALE 500 Head Young Cows mostly 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds - mostly black. Phone Brown Ranch, (406) 386-2447, Big Sandy, MT

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Important deadline for 2014 NAP coverage

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Bruce Nelson reminds Montana farmers and ranchers that the sales closing deadline of March 17th for most noninsurable 2014 spring planted and forage crops, including grass for hay and grazing, is fast approaching. Application deadline for the 2014 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for all non-insurable crops except for honey and value loss crops is March 17, 2014. The 3 Registered polled Hereford yearling heifers. y 2014 sales closing dates have already ended for honey (Der e v li King Domino, Victor Domino and Keynote 20X bloodlines. Free de iles. cember 2, 2013) and value-loss crops (September 2, 2013). 0m first 30 For more details call Dave Brownell, (406) 788-3242 Eligible producers can apply for coverage at their local or e-mail: dave.brownell51@gmail.com FSA office using form CCC-471, Application for Coverage. Producers must file the application and pay the applicable service fee on or before the application closing date for the applicable crop. The service fee is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1,875 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties. For continuous coverage applications, producers are reminded that they must pay the applicable service fee and sign form CCC-471 before the sales closing date. NAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers We’ve been raising Registered Black Angus cattle for 34 years! when natural disasters cause catastrophic loss of producSelling: 80 Yearling Angus Bulls tion (low yield) or prevented 50 of these bulls have calving ease suitable for use on heifers. planting of an eligible nonBulls fed for free on our ranch until you’re ready to take delivery! insurable crop by providing coverage equivalent to the 25 Purebred Registered Heifer Calves catastrophic risk protection Heifer mates to bulls selling! Synchronize and AI option available on heifers. level of crop insurance. In the event of a natural disaster, NAP covers the amount of loss greater than 50 percent of the expected production based on the producer’s approved yield and reported acreage. “Montana farmers and ranchers who have not purchased NAP coverage are reminded of the March 17th sales closing date for most 2014 NAP crops,” Nelson said. “In Montana, the most common NAP crops are grazing and various forage crops but all producers are encouraged to contact their local county office to determine crop eligibility.” NAP is available on commercially-produced agricultural commodity crops for which the catastrophic risk protection level of crop insurance is not available. If the Risk Management Agency (RMA) offers coverage for a specific crop and intended use in the county, then NAP coverage is not available for that crop.

Brownell Polled Hereford Yearling Heifers For Sale

##### If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. -- Margaret Fuller   ##### In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong; honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes. -- John Ruskin

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page A7

2014 Bull Sale March 1st, 2014 Lunch 11:30

Sale 1:00 MST

Selling 113 Simmental, SimAngusTM, & Angus Bulls

Mr Ishee Converter 816

100% Guarentee for the 1st year Feedlot Averages for Hill’s Ranch Herd Sires #Calves HCW REA YG Bfat % RP % Choice 599 881 13.9 2.95 0.43 64.24 74% Lot 13 - Son of Hills Merit U16 Purebred Simmental

Lot 56 - Son of CDI King 172Y Purebred Simmental

Hills 44 Mag W15 Lot 11 -Son of Hills Merit U16 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

CE BW WW YW MCE MWW YG Marb REA CE BW WW YW MCE MWW YG Marb REA CE BW WW YW MCE MWW YG Marb REA 11.2 3 83 120 15.7 61.3 -0.69 -0.09 0.95 13.3 1.8 72 99 16.9 60 -0.72 0.22 1.00 10 3.5 72 107 9.3 58.2 -0.43 0.13 0.56

www.hi l lsimmental.com

Tom & Kathy Hill and family Box 186, Stanford, MT 59479 (406) 566-2479 hillssimmentalmt@yahoo.com Call Jared (406) 868-9869 for more information!

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CCD 2014 Cost-Share Program

NEW DRYLAND ALFALFA BIG SKY LADAK ALFALFA • Certified Seed Available • Higher Forage Yield • More Drought Tolerance • More Disease Resistance

BIG SKY WHOLESALE SEEDS, INC. P.O. Box 852 – Shelby, Montana 59474

(406) 434-5011 Fax (406) 434-5014 e-mail: bigskyseeds@3rivers.net

The Cascade Conservation District is proud to announce the launch of the 2014 Cost-Share Program. The purpose of the program, which is in its third year, is to provide funding to help local landowners or land occupiers offset the costs of installing conservation practices that protect and improve the environment. The CCD has helped several landowners get their projects on the ground. To date, that includes 16,220 feet of stock water pipeline, 3 stock tanks, 14,103 feet of fence, a drop structure, and 235 feet of bank stabilization. 615 trees were planted as well as a 1.2 acre grass seeding. The cost share program has also

provided assistance for 8 landowners take steps to control noxious weeds. The Cascade Conservation District is holding a special sign up for the 2014 cost share program. Eligible practices include fences, spring developments, stock water systems and grass plantings. The CCD cost share rates are 50% maximum of $5000. The Cascade CD will begin accepting applications immediately. The application deadline is March 3, 2014. For more information contact Tonya Merryman at the Cascade Conservation District, (406) 727-3603, ext 140.

Montana Hereford Directory Anchor Polled Herefords 406-467-2880, Vaughn, MT

Anderson Ranch

406-848-2588, Emigrant, MT

Banjo Ranch

406-425-1233, Molt, MT www.banjoranch.com

Bar Star Cattle

406-399-7811, Loma, MT

Bayers Hereford Ranch

406-684-5465, Twin Bridges, MT

Bear Paw Herefords

406-357-3216, Chinook, MT

Beery’s Land & Livestock Co 406-773-5710, 406-773-5721 Vida, MT www.beeryherefords.com

Brillhart Ranch Co

406-947-2511, Musselshell, MT

Broken Pick Ranch

406-472-3210, Valier, MT www.brokenpickranch.com

Cherry Springs Ranch 406-425-1411, Bridger, MT

Churchill Cattle Co

406-284-6421, 406-580-6421 Manhattan, MT www.churchillcattle.com

Cooper Hereford Ranch

406-285-6985, 406-539-6885 Willow Creek, MT www.cooperherefords.com

Courtney Herefords

406-828-4480, Alzada, MT

Curlew Cattle Co

406-287-9947, Whitehall, MT

Dallas Polled Herefords

406-368-2244, 406-443-5110 Canyon Creek, MT

Diemert Ranch

406-432-3412, Lothair, MT

Dutton Hereford Ranch

406-288-3330, Gold Creek, MT

Ehlke Herefords

Elings Polled Herefords

406-425-2252, Absarokee, MT

Feddes Herefords

406-778-2393, Baker, MT

Fort Keogh Livestock Research

406-874-8200, Miles City, MT

Genex Hawkeye West

406-656-9034, Billings, MT www.crinet.com

Hess Herefords

406-567-2345, Denton, MT

Holden Herefords

406-279-3301, Valier, MT

J Bar E Ranch

K & C Hereford

406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

Reich Bros

406-580-6676, Willow Creek, MT

Sidwell Ranch

M/D Herefords

Tim 406-284-6810, Manhattan, MT Dan 406-570-1602 www.feddes.com

406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

406-266-4121, 406-439-4311 Townsend, MT www.ehlkeherefords.com

L Bar W Ranch

406-278-3406, 406-450-3892 Conrad, MT

McIntosh Ranch

406-492-7091, Avon, MT

406-322-4425, Columbus, MT

Snowshoe Cattle Company

406-875-2138, Pompeys Pillar, MT

Sparks Herefords

McKechnie Hereford Ranch

406-778-2320, Plevna, MT

406-432-2296, Shelby, MT

Storey Hereford Ranch

McMurry Cattle

406-587-3024, Bozeman, MT

406-254-1247, Billings, MT www.mcmurrycattle.com

Thomas Herefords

406-560-8122, 406-544-1536 Gold Creek, MT www.thomasherefords.com

Merrimac Cattle Company 406-735-4493, Geyser, MT

Tomlinson Herefords

MJB Ranch

406-846-1370, Deer Lodge, MT

406-639-2569, Lodge Grass, MT

Vandeberg Ranch

NJW Polled Herefords

307-672-3248, Sheridan, WY www.njwherefords.com

406-323-1297, Roundup, MT

Otis Ranch

406-386-2244, Big Sandy, MT

406-223-4518, Emigrant, MT

Rafter Ranch

406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

McMURRY CATTLE

Added Genetic Balance Trait And Carcass Value ONLY THE BEST SELL Private Treaty Bull Sales

Fred & Doreen HP 406 254 1247 McMurry Cell 406 697 4040 2027 Iris Lane mcmurrycattle@gmail.com Billings, MT 59102 mcmurrycattle.com

Weaver Herefords

Wichman Herefords

406-538-8997, 406-350-3123 Moore, MT www.wichmanherefords.com

Classic Genetics

Bulls for Sale Private Treaty Watch for Sale date at New Barn

Sires: THR Thor 1331Y (Thor’s sire is trait leader in BWT, WWT, YWT and SC) MH TRS Keynote 966IET (Traits: Fat, REA, IMF and Yearling) Richard, Becky and Taylor Sidwell Home: (406) 322-4425 Cell: (406) 670-4227 Taylor: (406) 425-2636

THOMAS Registered 2’s & Yearling Bulls for Sale HEREFORDS Sons of old proven sires like: Gold Creek, MT Richard & Shirley (406) 560-8122 Bruce & Tammy (406) 544-1536

bruce@thomasherefords.com

View our Private Treaty Sale info at WWW.THOMASHEREFORDS.COM

• XTD 6T RST TMP 9A ET • DH Yampa Dominator • DR Achiever 8403 • BP Red Standard 212U

Contact Justin Wichman (406) 538-8997 www.wichmanherefords.com

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Montana Hereford Directory hor Polled Herefords c n A

EASTERN MONTANA HEREFORD CONNECTION

FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY • 100 Yearling and Two-Year Old Bulls • 40 F1 Black Baldie Bred Heifers

Website: www.beeryherefords.com

Matt & Krista Eddy & Joanne (406) 773-5721, (406) 773-5710 Cell: (406) 979-5720 bll@midrivers.com beerys@midrivers.com

Quality Bulls - reasonable prices Select your bulls now and we will feed and deliver them at your convenience this spring

Located in Eastern Montana, 28 miles north of Circle

503 MT HWY 254 Vida, MT 59274 Visitors always welcome, customer satisfaction

Hereford Genetics From Churchill There’s Nothing Else Like It!

Churchill Sensation 028X Churchill Cattle Co. Manhattan, MT

Dale Venhuizen (406) 580-6421

Bulls for sale - private treaty dale@churchillcattle.com

Diemert Ranch Herefords Since 1909

Hereford Bulls For Sale NOW Private Treaty

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Mark, Della, Lacey and Jane’a Ehlke www.ehlkeherefords.com info@ehlkeherefords.com PO Box 178 • Townsend, MT 59644

Lothair, MT (406) 432-3412 ngrhereford@northerntel.net www.ngrbulls.com Real World, Guaranteed Bulls... Pure and Simple

Call or email for a catalog! (406) 266-4121 • (406) 439-4311 Reg. #43311285 Birth: 2/28/2012

Your Northeastern Montana source for quality Hereford bulls

Modest birth, massive meat Our production sale is any time you want. We sell Hereford bulls and females by private treaty. Find out more at feddes.com. Better yet, visit the ranch.

Also bred Hereford heifers for sale

Feddes Herefords www.feddes.com

CRP grass hay for sale

J Bar E Ranch

2009 Churchill Road Manhattan, MT 59741 tfeddes@msn.com Marvin Tim 406.570.4771 Dan 406.570.1602

Plentywood, MT

Arvid Eggen - 406-765-7068 Lorrie Eggen - 406-765-8219 Jay-De Eggen - 406-671-7149

“The Best in Line One Breeding”

48TH ANNUAL SALE Holden Herefords PRODUCTION March 10, 2014 3139 Valier Dupuyer Rd Valier, MT 59486

www.holdenherefords.com email: jtholden@3rivers.net

Jack cell: 406-450-1029 Jay D. Evans cell: 406-450-0129

Videos of bulls for sale online at www.ehlkeherefords.com

at the ranch

SELLING

135 Powerful Performance Tested Yearling Bulls 105 Big, Stout Yearling Bulls 30 18 month old Bulls 12 Top Quality Yearling Heifers 20 Fall Calving Cows and Heifer Calves

M/D Herefords

Mark, Dena, Lesley & Jessica Kirschten Registered and Purebred Herefords Virgin 2 year old bulls private treaty every spring

406-778-2393 Highway 12 East of Baker Baker, MT 59313 mdlj@midrivers.com

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page A10

Yearling Polled & Horned Hereford Bulls Performance Tested Select Now - We Will Deliver in Spring

Deadlines for agriculture producers

By Kim Dillivan, SDSU Crops Business Management Field Specialist Filing Deadlines Bozeman, MT Most tax payers have until April 15, 2014 to file their Chuck 406-580-8255 shr@storeyherefordranch.com 2013 income tax return (Form 1040). Farmers and ranchers, though, must file their 2013 return and pay all of their taxes by March 3, 2014, unless they pay their estimated tax by January 15. Failure to file a return and pay taxes by March 3, or pay estimated tax by January 15, may result in a penalty. Individuals, trusts, and partnerships report income from farming and ranching on Schedule F, Profit or Loss from Farming. Estimated Tax Estimated tax is used to pay federal income tax and selfemployment tax, as well as other taxes and amounts reported on the tax return. Estimated tax is calculated on income from self-employment, interest, dividends, rent, gains from the sale of assets, and prizes and awards. Special rules apply to the payment of estimated tax by individuals who are qualified farmers. For example, qualified farmers and ranchers have only one due date to pay all of 2013 estimated tax, January 15, unlike some individuals and businesses that pay estimated taxes quarterly. Also, qualified farmers and ranchers who file and pay 2013 taxes by March 3, 2014 are not required to pay estimated tax. An individual is a qualified farmer for 2013 if at least two-thirds of his or her gross income from all sources for 2012 or 2013 was from farming. See the definition of qualified farmer and special rules for qualified farmers at the IRS website (http://www. irs.gov/publications/p225/ ch15.html#en_US_2013_ publink1000218892). For information on calculating and paying estimated tax, see Form 1040-ES, EsWolf Creek, Montana timated Tax for Individuals. This form is for use by sole proprietors, partners, S corporation shareholders and/or self-employed individuals. Generally, estimated tax is required if expected taxes Sale Time are $1,000 or more when a 1:00 pm MST return is filed. Individuals are not required to make estimated tax payments if there was no tax liability for 2012. To file as a corporation, use Form 1120-W, Estimated Tax Yearling Angus SIRES REPRESENTED for Corporations. CorporaRange Bulls GDAR Game Day 449 • SAV Final Answer 0035 tions are required to make Cole Creek Cedar Ridge 1V • OCC Paxton 730P an estimated tax payment if expected taxes are $500 or Ox Bow Revival 1313 • McCumber 4x13 Extra 7159 more. Plus 28 Emblazon Bred Bulls Filing Extension Taxpayers are also entitled to extend the filing deadline by six months by filing Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Filing Form 4868 requires the calculation of tax liability and does not extend the tax payment deadline.  For further information please see IRS Publication 225, Farmer’s Tax Guide (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irspdf/p225.pdf). Call or e-mail

Storey Hereford Ranch

Efficient Maternal Angus Excelling in a Demanding Environment

Annual Registered Angus Bull Sale

Wednesday,

March 5, 2014

120

Over 90 bulls are suitable for use on heifers

for your sale book

Ken Cook Home: 406/ 235-4281 Cell: 406/ 431-7381 oxbow@3riversdbs.net Marcy Livestock Services George Marcy 308/ 430-2005 www.oxbowranchangus.com

View bulls and bid online www.northernlivestockvideo.com

##### A doctor asks his elderly patient, “Do you exercise?” The man replies, “Well doc, I run like a cheetah, swing like a fish, and jump like a frog.” Jotting down in his clipboard, the doctor adds, “I’m also writing down that I suspect you lie like a dog.”

Dairy Focus: Let it snow

By J.W. Schroeder, Dairy Specialist, NDSU Extension Service For dairy producers, if you haven’t reviewed your calf milk feeding procedures for winter, now is the time to do it. The young calf has limited reserves of energy when exposed to temperatures below its lower critical body temperature for extended periods. These reserves are depleted quickly in approximately 18 hours for the newborn calf. Any time the temperature drops below 55 F, calves will require extra energy just for maintenance. The lower the temperature falls, the more energy calves will need just to maintain themselves and stay warm. Research under controlled dry conditions with adequate bedding indicates that calves housed at 24.8 F (minus 4 C) require approximately 30 percent more calories for maintenance. This number will increase as air temperature declines and humidity rises, and if calves are subject to wet bedding. Adding extra bedding, straw in particular, will help raise the ambient temperature of the calf. On average, when the calf can nest fully in the straw, its surrounding temperature will rise by 39.2 F (4 C). For example, at about 20 F, young calves will need approximately 1.5 times as much energy for maintenance. At minus 20 F, calves will need twice as much energy for maintenance, compared with when the temperature is above 60 F. When a calf falls under a negative energy balance, its immune status can be compromised easily and the calf becomes susceptible to bacterial and viral infections. This drain on energy also means that feeding calves additional energy is important to maintain growth rates during cold weather. Some feeding strategies include: • Feed extra milk replacer powder in the same amount of water. • Feed more overall volume of milk or milk replacer. • Feed a milk replacer with a greater fat composition. • Add a fat supplement to the milk replacer. • Use a high-quality milk replacer. Speaking of quality: It is important to calves. Fat and its source can ensure a high absorption rate to best meet their energy needs, especially in cold-stress conditions. Young animals require highly digestible fats and oils, with a correct fatty acid profile and saturation structure to provide a profile similar to milk fat. Correct mixing of the milk replacer and temperature of the water used will provide a more uniform blend and low fat particle size (less than 1.5 microns). These factors encourage optimum absorption capacity by the young calf. Lastly, feeding more of an appropriately balanced milk replacer diet to meet requirements for energy and proteinallowable gain appears to be the most systematic solution to cold-stress challenges. Feeding more starter will not help the young calf maintain a steady rate of gain during cold weather conditions. So, whether you use a single feeding strategy or a combination, make sure to provide plenty of fresh water and get in the spirit of the season: “Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but my calves are warm and fed full. And since my calves have no better place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!”

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page A11

Caterpillar 6NZ Engine For Sale

fresh Cat OPT overhaul with 2 years of full warranty. New injectors, air compressor, turbo, water pump, etc............................. $22,000 obo Trades Possible Many Other Used Parts

Call Shawn, 406-539-1362

Online Only Auctions

All items $100 to open and opener meets the reserve.

Bidding opens:

February 11 - 1998 Fontaine 42-ft. flatbed trailer with sliding rear axle and piggy back fork lift attachment. February 11 - 1970 International Loadstar 1600 20-ft. flatbed truck, airbrakes. February 18 - 1983 P&H Omega 20-ton rough terrain crane, very nice. February 18 - 1983 Gradall 554-S2 16,000# forklift, new tires, very nice. February 25 - 1975 Grove TD155 crane, 70-ft. boom with 24-ft. jib, Cummins power, good runner, 4900 hours. March 4 - 1996 Chevrolet Kodiak 7000 series fuel truck, 1800 gallon/5 compartment, 366 gas, 112,000 miles.

Visit www.riverswestauction.com for photos, videos, inspections and to register to bid.

Jason Clinkenbeard

406-239-3529

jason@riverswestauction.com

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page A12

Price T8005ruck & E quipment H . 10 W - M , MT wy

(406) 543-0382

1997 Ford F450 460 V8, 5 speed, 12.5-ft. flatbed, 5000 lb crane, outriggers....$10,000

est

1988 International service truck, DT466, 5+2 speed, 6000 lb crane, Miller 225 welder, air compressor......$17,500

issoula

(800) 779-3660

1992 Ford F800 service truck, diesel, 9-speed, 5000# IMT crane, hydraulic outriggers, Miller Air Pak welder.$15,000

1999 GMC 60-ft. bucket truck, Cat diesel, 7 speed.....$17,500 1991 Champ 8000# rough terrine forklift, diesel, 30-ft. lift, side shift........................$9000

2000 Ford F550 4WD, diesel, 6 speed, 81/2-ft. flatbed, 5th wheel hitch, 106 gallon slip tank with pump...........$15,000

2001 Ford F550 4WD diesel, 6 speed manual, 11-ft. box van.. ...................................$15,000

1981 International service truck, DT 466, 5/2 speed, 7500# IMT crane, air compressor........................$15,000

Pettibone telescopic 8000 lb. forklifts..................................... $15,000 Rough terrain 7000-8000 lb. forklifts.........................$7000 to $9000 Alitec PH60 asphalt grinder for skid steer................................ $7500 Case Maxi Sneaker C trencher/cable plow with Kubota diesel, boring attachment, shows 512 hours................................................. $7500 Ditch Witch 400SX cable plow with trencher............................ $5000 1999 Ditch Witch 410SX cable plow with boring attachment... $7500 Ditch Witch 350SX cable plow.................................................. $5000 2003 Ford F550 service truck, V-10, auto, 3200# IMT crane.............. ............................................................................................ $15,000 1994 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5+2 speed, 6200# IMT crane, compressor, hydraulic outriggers........................................ $12,500 1985 Ford F700 4x4 service truck, IMT 5000 lb. crane, underhood air compressor, outriggers........................................................ $15,000 1985 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5/2 speed, 8000 lb. Auto Crane, compressor.............................................................. $11,000 1989 International 41-ft. bucket truck, diesel, automatic....... $10,000 1994 Ford F450 31-ft. bucket truck with 460 V-8, automatic, generator, compressor....................................................................... $8500 1988 Ford L8000 diesel, automatic, 14-ft. flatbed dump........... $8000 1981 International 4x4 dump truck, low miles....................... $12,500 16-ft. flatbed dump with hoist..................................................... $3500 1986 Ford F800 National 228 37-ft. crane 14-ft. dump bed... $10,000 1999 Ford 550 diesel, automatic, flatbed with lift gate.............. $9000 1988 Internatonal 1800 2-ton diesel 4x4 flatbed...................... $9000 1996 Chevrolet Kodiak Cat diesel, 6 speed automatic, utility bed, outriggers............................................................................... $8500 1989 Ford F450 utility truck, 11-ft. bed, 460 hp, automatic....... $2500 1979 GMC chip truck................................................................. $6500

1984 Fruehauf 20 ton tilt bed trailer..........................$10,000

Cat 930 wheel loader,cab.. $22,500

1978 International 1600 4WD, cab and chassis, gas engine, 4 speed, 2 speed transfer case, low miles. Ex-government...... $5000 1981 International S1800 4x4 flatbed, 14,000 lb. knuckle boom.......... ............................................................................................... $12,500 1996 International 4900 DT466 engine, 10 speed................ $12,500 1995 International 4900 466, 5 speed, 18-ft. flatbed dump......$12,500 Waterous fire pumper, 175 gpm, 125 psi, 300 gallon tank, 11-ft. Reading utility box.................................................................. $5000 12-ft. flatbed, 3200 lb. IMT crane, air compressor...................... $5000 125-275 CFM air compressors.....................................$4000 - $7500 1999 Haulin 31-ft. flatbed (expands to 34-ft.), telescopic hitch and air brakes. Good for round bales ............................................. $10,000 12-ton 22-ft. tilt bed trailer.......................................................... $6500 (11) 20-ton 24-ft. tilt bed trailers.................................$7500 - $10,000 1-ton utility beds, starting at...................................................... $1000 Miller 250-400 amp diesel welder................................$1500 - $2500 Brush Bandit chipper............................................................ $11,000 2 ton dump boxes, each............................................................ $1000 Buckets for skid steer loaders........................................................Call Forklift forks...................................................................................Call Cat IT28 quick-tach forks.......................................................... $2500 Auger bits, 18” and 30” with 21/2” square shank............$750 & $1000 Versatile 35-ft. bucket attachment............................................. $3000

Montana Seed Show and wool show

The 65th Montana Seed Show is just around the corner and we will be again featuring a wool show. This will be the 24th year that this popular event has been held in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show. There will be two divisions, being the adult and youth exhibitors (age 18 and under as of 1/1/14). There will be both purebred and commercial classes for all types of wool. Ribbons and $100 cash sweepstakes will be awarded this year. Eligibility of fleeces is as follows: Fleeces must be exhibited by the owner. Fleeces should not represent more than 12 months growth except in the case of yearlings which may be 16 months. Label, name, address and phone number of exhibitor, breed of sheep, identify whether a ram or ewe fleece and include registration number if applicable, and adult or junior exhibitor. Qualification of fleeces is as follows. Fleeces will be discriminated against if: showing excessive paint brand showing excessive dung or tags showing excessive vegetable matter or burrs showing excessive discolorization from moisture showing cotted portions or weak fiber stable Judging of the fleeces will start at 1 pm on Thursday, March 13. Fleeces can be entered between the hours of 9 am and 12:30 pm in the Harlem High School Auditorium. Keep in mind that the judging is open to the public and you are welcome to come and watch the judge at work. Comment sheets will be used to help the exhibitor understand the judges decisions. In Blaine County, you can leave fleeces at the extension office and they will be sent to the wool show. Fleeces may also be sent to Sandra Miller, 620 Miller Road, Harlem, Montana 59526. Fleeces entered this way will be sent back postage paid to the exhibitor. Any additional questions can be directed to Sandra Miller at 406-357-4121.

BULL SALE February 17, 2014 1:00 p.m. Billings Livestock Commission Billings, Montana 220+ YEARLINGS & OVER 35 FALL YEARLING BULLS Our sale will feature one of the largest selections of Black and Red Simmental and SimAngus bulls in the US, the largest offering of Red SimGenetics in Montana, and a special selection of Angus bulls—all from six Big Sky area breeders.

TAG NO. 212 Milestone x Knockout 74T • PB SM

TAG NO. 201 Optimizer x Rachels Dream • 3/4SM 1/4AN

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TAG NO. 94 Beef King x Rod 217U • PB SM

REQUEST A CATALOG AT: www.bullsofthebigsky.com or Contact Maureen Mai at 208-267-2668

TAG NO. 116 Alliance x Miss Gold • 1/2SM 1/2AN

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2013 Barley cultivar performance in central Montana trials

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annual

Sale

Selling

100 Bull Two-Year-Old Bulls 16 March 3, 2014 Spring Yearling Bulls

1 p.m. at the Ranch • Florence, Montana

Video of the sale bulls are now on our Web Site

Mytty Thunderstruck 3316 Sire: Mytty Thunderstruck

Mytty Thunderstruck 2120

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BW +.7

WW +62

YW +104

MILK +28

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Mytty Final Product 3320

Mytty Cavalry 3083

Mytty ForeFront 3095

Sire: Connealy Final Product

Sire: Connealy Cavalry 1149

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“We cull on Feet, Udders and Natural Fleshing Ability. We don’t trim feet on our bulls or cows and we select for these traits. You won’t sacrifice Performance with our bulls that are bred to thrive in any environment that you put them in.”

Mytty Final Answer 3038 Sire: S A V Final Answer 0035 CED +12

BW -.6

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By Darrh Bullock, Beef Extension Specialist, University of Kentucky For commercial beef producers it is not too soon to start the process of accessing your herd bull situation for the upcoming breeding season. If you will be shopping for a bull this winter/spring now is the time to start the process. This article is a brief reminder of some of the details that need your attention during this process. Crossbreeding – Assess your herd in terms of breed makeup. Over the past 5 to 10 years how many breeds of bull have you used? If you keep back replacement heifers and your answer is one then you definitely need to consider using a bull of a different breed this time. As a general rule of thumb we recommend that you don’t keep back replacement heifers that have greater than 75% of any one breed, so if you have used the same breed for 2-generations or longer then it is time to rotate. If your answer is greater than 3 then you need to consider focusing in on 2 or 3 breeds and establish a sound crossbreeding rotation. More info on crossbreeding can be found at (http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/ pubs/asc168.pdf) or ask your local Ag and Natural Resources agent for factsheet ASC-168. Breed Selection – Once you have decided on a crossbreeding program then decide which breeds fit your management, and each other, best. If you are a low input manager, and your nutritional program is limited, then you need to consider breeds that have more moderate production and thus lower maintenance requirements. On the other hand, if you have a great forage and nutrition program then more productive breeds may fit your situation better. Breeds also differ in terms of their calving ease, temperament, color, horned/ polled and other factors. More info on breed selection can be found at (http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/ asc169-06.pdf) or ask your local Ag and Natural Resources agent for factsheet ASC-169 (Section 6). Selection Criteria – Now that you have settle on the breed of bull that fits your operation best it is time to start doing your homework prior to seeing any bulls. First, go to the association website of the breed you are interested in and learn as much as you can. Get familiar with their EPDs by locating their EPD percentile ranking table. This will help you identify what traits EPDs are computed for the breed and how bulls rank within the breed for the traits of importance to you. This chart is critical when evaluating a bull’s EPDs, unless you are already extremely familiar with the breed. Next, identify seedstock breeders that have goals similar to yours; this may require some consultation with people in the beef business that you trust and some follow-up phone calls. If you’re a low input producer you may want to avoid buying from a seedstock producer that focuses on maximizing production and provides the necessary inputs to accommodate that production. Make sure you are on the same page in regard to other factors such as disposition, calving ease, etc. Prior to going to an on-farm visit or sale, get the performance records (EPDs) in advance so that you can study them and know which bulls will work, based on their EPD values, prior to ever seeing the bulls. This should help you to avoid spontaneous reactions based on a bull’s visual appearance. Have a list of acceptable bulls prior to going to purchase and don’t stray from that list. More info on bull selection criteria can be found at (http://www.uky.edu/Ag/ AnimalSciences/pubs/asc165.pdf) or ask your local Ag and Natural Resources agent for factsheet ASC-165. Purchasing the Bull – The last step is actually buying the bull. Once you have your list, you can now evaluate the bulls on their structure and temperament in person. If a bull on your list fails either of these traits then they should be scratch off the list. Now you should have a list of bulls that should fit your needs and a price can be negotiated. This is another area that requires a lot of thought and there is no concrete or easy answer. Recognize what value the bull has to your long-term operation and determine a reasonable price on that basis. Always think in terms of cost and returns; for every $100 increase in price you pay you should expect at least a $100 increase in return. With these simple steps in mind you should be able to locate and purchase a bull that fits your needs; it is not too early to start in that process. Always remember to have a breeding soundness exam performed on your bulls approximately a month prior to the breeding season to ensure that he is capable of settling cows. Good luck and happy bull shopping.

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Targhee sheep to be awarded

The the U.S. Targhee Sheep Association (USTSA) will again be offering a free registered Targhee Starter flock to a deserving youth at the 2014 USTSA National Show & Sale in Brookings, South Dakota, July 17th-19th. The winner must be present to receive the flock and will be awarded one (1) ewe lamb, one (1) yearling ewe, and one (1) brood ewe donated by members of the USTSA. Each animal will be a USTSA registered animal, and at least QR in Scrapie Codon 171 genotype. The winner will also receive a $150 credit for use toward purchase of additional animals at the 2014 sale. Applications, postmarked or emailed April 1st, are now available to download at www.ustargheesheep.org or by contacting Mardy Rutledge at the USTSA office (ustargheesheep@gmail.com or 702-292-5715). Any young person, ages 9-17, as of January 1, 2014, may apply. Applicants should possess a keen interest in the U.S. sheep industry, commitment to raising Targhee sheep over time, and a firm belief in the abilities of the breed. Applicants must demonstrate proof of care, facilities, and transportation. Aside from receiving the flock of sheep, the winning youth, will be paired with a Targhee breeder living near them who will act as a mentor. The association is committed to helping the winner succeed. Targhee sheep are one of the few breeds developed in the United States at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. Withstanding harsh environments and minimal human intervention, while still producing high quality lamb and wool are hallmark traits of Targhees. Mothering ability and gentle dispositions are additional positive traits of the breed. The U.S. Targhee Sheep Association believes in the future. The success the program has had thus far has only affirmed it is the right thing to do for young people. This year we plan to do the same again. Please pass the word along to a young person you know. Visit the USTSA website at www. ustargheesheep.org for more information.

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THICKNESS at the start... On through to the END. Over 5,000 head of feeder cattle are again at Poky Feeders in Kansas out of APEX genetics. The results continue to be very impressive. Apex Wide Track 4401

Apex Focus 108

(Pictured as a yearling.)

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BW +3.5 WW +66 (Pictured as a yearling.) YW +119 SC +1.03 Sire: Apex Wide Track 545 MK +26

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Pictured is the sire of WMR Timeless 120

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His progeny have the quality, style and foundation needed for building a cow herd.

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(Pictured a yearling.) (Pictured as aas yearling.)

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R B Active Duty 010

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BW -.3 WW +62 YW +113 SC +.72 MK +36

BW +1.3 WW +79 YW +145 SC +1.17 MK +36

Sire: LCC New Standard MGS: D H D Traveler 6307

A powerful sire, 010 is sound footed, docility at +30, extremely thick, and some of the best calving ease to growth genetics of the breed.

H A R B IMUS 117-341 Sire: H A R B Imus 117 MGS: Connealy Lead On

BW +1.3 WW +60 YW +99 SC I+.81 MK +32

Imus was a standout in Midland Bull Test and Sale. He has the highest gaining sons in the Apex test. They selling 03/0414.

Sire: Vermilion Payweight J847 MGS: C A Future Direction 5321

BW +3.0 WW +83 YW +131 SC +1.29 MK +21

107 is a versatile bull that will be an asset to any program. He sires calves that are functional, excelling in real beef production. Note: RE +1.39.

Sire: Sitz Uncommon MGS: Sitz New Design 458N

BW +3.7 WW +60 YW +101 SC +1.56 MK +35

WMR Hero 829 Pictured is the sire of WMR Hero 829

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By James Sedman, consultant to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and John Hewlett, farm and ranch management specialist keep from purchasing extra hay, the ranch The complex partial budgeting tool availwould need to sell 200 cows – leaving them able from RightRisk.org is an excellent with 160. These would be the older end of option for producers looking to evaluate a the cowherd and bringing $1,100 per head. potential business decision without generatWe assume that their usual profit per head ing a large whole farm budget every time. ($450) will drop to $300 per head due to This budget tool allows producers to fixed costs being spread across a smaller examine the positive and negative effects on net income across four categories: added cowherd. They will not need to buy 540 tons returns, reduced costs, added costs, and of hay at $200 per ton as in the first option. reduced revenue. In the reduced returns column, the ranch In previous installments, we examined would have 160 head of calves to sell, as the HR Ranch management decisions on well as lower cull cow revenue (we will aswhether to reduce its Big Horn County sume this is part of the $300 per head profit). cowherd or purchase additional hay to adSo far, the net benefits outweigh the dress the drought conditions. We looked at costs of selling cows. However, as with the the ranch’s “buy hay” option to using the “buy hay” option, if we look at a three-year complex partial budgeting tool available at time frame and factor in the cost of buying Rightrisk.org. That analysis demonstrated back cows (at a price per head of $1,500) that, while the HR’s usual profit per head the budget picture changes to the negative was significantly reduced, they still showed side. Buying back 200 cows at this price a profit of $150 per head by purchasing 540 ($300,000 total) reduces total profit to more tons of alfalfa hay at $200/ton. than $109,000. “Sell Cows” Option Evaluation To make this strategy breakeven, the total For the “sell cows” alternative, the ranch number of cows bought back within two makes the following assumptions. First, to years would need to be 127 (at $1,500 per head), or the cow price would need to drop to $952 per head to purchase back 200 head. Summary 100 Red Angus Bulls There are no perfect solutions when livestock produc120 Home Grown Commercial Heifers ers deal with severe drought. In this case, the HR evaluated Select Group of Fancy Registered Heifers selling cows and buying back at a loss versus buying hay at $200 per ton. While we examined the decision in a “stripped-down” fashion, many other variables would go into a full-blown decision analysis – such as the long-term value of genetics, availability of cows to buy back, and availability of other feeds. In this case, it may be best for the HR to buy hay and wait out the drought. However, economics are only part of the story. The very best alternative is the strategy that moves the HR the furthest toward its risk management goals at a level of risk with which its managers are comfortable. For more information Farm and ranch financial success often begins by following a process of partial budgeting. The partial, enterprise, and whole farm budgeting tools available from RightRisk. org are an excellent way for producers to analyze past and future production and risk management decisions. Producers can point their browser to RightRisk.org and click the “Risk Mgt. Tools” link under Resources to begin. RightRisk.org has numerous risk management resources and producer profiles to assist producers with their risk management decisions.

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ALL USED COMBINES Retail price less 10% discount, less 25% down payment (applicable JDF pool fund programs, trade equity or cash) plus contract fees @ 0% interest for one year followed by 3.25% for 4 years total of 5 years financing at JDF - o.a.c.

2013 John Deere S680 premium cab & radio, HID light, Auto Trac ready, 2630 display, Pro Drive transmission, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, thickskin rotor, 400 bushel grain tank with folding cover, 650/85R38 dual drive tires, 28LR26 steering tires, fine cut straw chopper with powercast tailboard, “Reconditioned”. 5-year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remaining. #16001459. (1)................ . .......... $56,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2012 John Deere S680 premium cab & radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 2630 display, Command Touch Pro Drive transmission, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine straw chopper, 900/60R32 drive tires with 12” axle spacer, 750/60R32 steering tires. #16001448......................................... . .......... $53,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, 5-year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001461......................................... . .......... $46,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top covers, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper. 5-year 3000 hours factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001468......................................... . .......... $44,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001465......................................... . .......... $43,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001464. (1)................................... . ............ $43,500 per year 5-years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001467. (4)... . .......... $43,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001466. (4)................................... . ......... $43,500 per year - 5 years!!!!

2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001463. (4)................................... . .......... $43,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper,520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001462. (1)................... . .......... $42,750 per year - 5 years!!! 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001460. (1)................................... . .......... $42,750 per year - 5 years!!! 2012 John Deere S670 combine with premium cab, & radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, GS3 7” Touch color display, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 800/75R38 drive tires, 6.5” wheel spacer, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001456......................................... . .......... $45,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2012 John Deere S670 premium cab, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, Contour Master feederhouse, 2 speed fine cut straw chopper, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001443. (4)................... . .......... $38,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2012 John Deere S670 premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top covers, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires, 6.5” axle spacer, 28L-26 steering tires. 5-Year 3000 hour PowrGard warranty remains. #16001382. (4)... . .......... $38,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2011 John Deere 9770STS 360 hp, 3 speed hydro transmission, 20.8x42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, Command Touch operator control console, Touchset automatic combine adjust, premium header control package, Contour Master feederhouse, bullet rotor, 22.5-ft. high speed unload system, fine cut straw chopper. #16001415. (3)................................... . .......... $34,500 per year - 5 years!!!

2011 John Deere “4WD” 9770STS 3 speed hydro, premium header control, Touchset automatic combine adjust, Contour Master feederhouse, bullet rotor, high capacity 22.5-ft. unloading system, fine cut wide spread straw chopper. #16001308. (1)................... . .......... $34,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2011 John Deere 9770STS 360 hp, 9.0L engine, 3 speed hydro transmission, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, Command Touch operator control console, Touchset automatic combine adjust, premium header control package, Contour Master feederhouse, bullet rotor, 22.5-ft. unloading system, fine cut straw chopper. #16001416. (3)........ $34,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2010 John Deere 9770STS 4WD, Premier cab, HID lights, Contour Master feederhouse, 22.5-ft. high speed unloading system, Mauer grain tank extension, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. #16001332. (3).......................... . .......... $30,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2009 John Deere 9770STS Performance Plus package, Premier cab, Contour Master feederhouse with reverser, premium header package, high capacity unloading auger, 2 speed straw chopper, 800/65R32 drive tires, 600/65R26 steering tires. #16001263. (1)............ . .......... $29,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2009 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, deluxe header ctonrol, 800/65R32 drive tires, 600/65R-28 steering tires, high speed unloading auger, fine cut wide spread straw chopper. #16001375. (1)................................... . .......... $26,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2008 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, Command Touch operating control, premier header control, Contour Master feederhouse, high speed unload system, fine cut straw chopper with tailboard spreader. #16001434.......... (4)........ $28,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2008 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab with deluxe header control, hi-capacity unload auger, chopper with tail board broadcaster, 800/70R38 drive tires, 18.4R-26 steering tires. #16001433... . .......... $30,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2008 John Deere 9770STS reconditioned, yield monitor, heavy duty variable speed Contour Master feederhouse, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, fine cut straw chopper, chaff spreader, 22.5-ft. high speed unloading auger, Xenon lighting package. #16001439. (1)................................... . .......... $25,500 per year - 5 years!!!

1992 John Deere 9600 combine with chopper, 260 hp, Dial-A-Speed header control, Harvest Trak monitor, 20-ft. unloading auger, slide away straw chopper with windrow attachment, 30.5x32 drive tires, 14.9x26 steering tires, dual range cylinder. #16001424. . ............. . ............................................$36,500 1990 John Deere 9600 2WD, singles, chopper, 20-ft. unloading auger. #16001423. (2)...................... $33,000 1989 John Deere 9600 hydro, 18.4x38 duals, dual speed cylinders, straw chopper & spreader, 20-ft. unloading auger with 930R header. #16001377. (1)......................................... $29,995 1997 John Deere 9500 combine with DialA-Speed header reel control with hydraulic fore/aft, 20-ft. unloading auger, straw spreader, 24.5x32 drive tires, 14.9x24 steering tires. #16001471..... . ............................................ $40,000 1990 John Deere 9500 conventional combine, hydrostatic transmission, 20-ft. unloading auger, 24.5x32 drive tires, 11x24 steering tires, straw chopper, chaff spreader. #16001428. (1).......... . ............................................ $32,000 1990 John Deere 9500 2WD, chopper, Dial-A-Speed reel, 24.5x32 front, 14.9x24 rear. #16001398. (1)..$37,000 1987 John Deere 8820 20-ft. unloading auger, chaff spreader, Dial-A-Speed header height & reel. #16001451. (1). . ............................................ $14,500 1985 John Deere 8820 2WD, chopper, 20ft. unloading auger, 255 hp, 6 cylinder. #16001436. (1)...................... $13,500 1986 John Deere 7720 with 224 header, “good parts combine”. #16001325..... . ............................................... $4975 1981 John Deere 7720 24-ft. auger header. #16001410.................. $8500 2011 Gleaner S77 2WD, 18.4x42 dual drive tires, 18.4-26 steering tires, 370 hp Agco engine, straw chopper. #16001469......................................... . .......... $35,500 per year - 5 years!!!

2010 Case IH 8120 2WD, duals, chopper, yield monitor, Guidance Ready, HID lighting, 24-ft. unloading auger, rock trap, electric grain tank cover. #16001430. (1)................................... . .......... $38,000 per year - 5 years!!! 1981 Case IH 1480 hydro combine with 6 cylinder diesel, 210 bushel grain tank, 25-ft. auger header. #16001370......... . ............................................... $7950

GRAIN CART

2008 Bourgault 1100 21.5Lx16.1 lug tires, 1000 PTO, roll tarp. #16009206..$26,000 Kinze 1050 1000 PTO, tandem walking axle, tarp. #16010047........................ $32,000

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AUGER HEADERS

John Deere 930R 30-ft. rigid header, bat reel. #16002384. (1)...................$7500 1993 John Deere 930R 30-ft. auger header. #16002394....................$3500 1996 John Deere 925 25-ft. rigid header, fore/aft, Dial-A-Speed reel control, 30-ft. slat reel, level land. #16002368. (1)..... ...................................................$2500

2005 John Deere 9760STS deluxe header controls, Harvest monitor, Touchset concave adjust, 22.5-ft. high capacity unload system, wide spread fine cut straw chopper, 30.5x32 drive tires, 18.4R-26 steering tires, “Reconditioned”. #16001442. (1)................... . ......... $20,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2004 John Deere 9760STS Contour Master feederhouse, deluxe header controls, Harvest monitor, Touchset concave adjust, 20.5-ft. high capacity unloading system, wide spread fine cut straw chopper, 800/65R32 drive tires, 600/65R28 steering tires, HID lights, in cab draper control, AM/FM stereo. #16001343. (1)................................... . .......... $20,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2004 John Deere 9760STS 3 position header height control, Harvest Doc, Touchset concave adjustment, 22.5-ft. high capacity unloading system, twin disk straw spreader, 18.4R-42 dual drive tires, 18.4R-26 steering tires, HID lighting. #16001413. (4).............. . .......... $21,000 per year - 5 years!!! 2002 John Deere 9750STS Premier cab, deluxe header package, Greenstar yield/moisture monitor, 20-ft. high capacity unload auger, wide spread fine cut straw chopper, 800/65R-32 drive tires, 18.4R-26 steering tires, “Reconditioned”. #16001287. (1)....... . .......... $16,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2001 John Deere 9750STS variable speed feederhouse, Greenstar monitor with yield, deluxe header controls, 20-ft. unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 800/65R32 drive tires, 16.9x26 steering tires, buddy seat, engine heater, AM/FM/CASS/WB, in cab draper control, service lights, 4-ft. axle spacers. #16001440. (1)..................... . .......... $15,500 per year - 5 years!!! 2000 John Deere 9650 Walker, small grain deluxe package, field office training seat, 110 volt coolant heater, Delco AM/FM/Cassette with weatherband, straw chopper drive belt, beater grate curtain, 16” axle spacers, “Reconditioned”. #16001390. (4)......... $75,000 1998 John Deere 9610 dual range cylinder, 20-ft. unload auger, hydraulic fore/ aft reel control, AM/FM stereo, 30.5x32 drive tires, chaff spreader, windrow attachment. #16001366........ $60,500 1995 John Deere 9600 combine with Dial-A-Matic header height, Dial-ASpeed reel control, hydraulic fore/aft control, variable speed feederhouse with reverser, dual cylinder, field lighting, 30.5x32 drive tires, 14.9x24 steering tires, windrow attachment. #16001425............................ $46,950 1993 John Deere 9600 260 hp, Dial-ASpeed reel control, hydraulic fore/aft, 20-ft. unloading auger, 30.5x32 drive tires, 14.9x24 steering tires, straw spreader. #16001470............ $37,000

John Deere

Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Rob Campbell, Salesman 406-942-0543; Wade Engstrom AMS/Commercial Sprayer Specialist 406-263-2498; Coel Stutheit 406-263-2494 Plentywood: DJ. Dixon, Salesman 406-480-3512 Circle: Mike Haynie, Store Manager/Salesman, 406-939-5994; Ole Rolandson, Salesman, 406-974-2144; Shad Haber, Salesman, 406-941-2424 Culbertson: Mike Kjos, 406-489-7277; Luke Anderson, Salesman 406-478-3118

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FLEX HEADERS

2012 John Deere 640FD 40-ft. draper, pickup reel, AWS air reel attached, crop conveyor auger, headsite automatic header height control. #16002294....... ................................................$94,500 2011 John Deere 640FD 40-ft., pickup reel, crop conveyor, header height sensing. #16002325..............................$76,500 2012 John Deere 635F 35-ft., auger composite fingers. #16002337. (1)..$42,000 2012 John Deere 635F 35-ft., auger composite fingers. #16002336. (1)..$42,000 2012 John Deere 635F 35-ft., auger composite fingers, one piece spare knife. #16002333..............................$42,000 2012 John Deere 635F 35-ft. pickup reel. #16002327..............................$42,000 2011 John Deere 635F 35-ft. composite auger fingers, finger reel. #16002230.. ................................................$39,500 2009 John Deere 635 35-ft., Crary air reel. #16002370. (1)........................$35,000 2009 John Deere 635 35-ft., finger reel. #16002386..............................$33,000 2006 John Deere 635F 35-ft., finger reel. #16002237..............................$25,000 2006 John Deere 635F 35-ft., pickup reel, composite fingers, high stone dam. #16002264..............................$25,000 2005 John Deere 635F 35-ft., header height & Contour sensors with 2008 Crary air reel. #16002316. (2)..$25,000 2004 John Deere 635F 35-ft., pickup reel. #16002395..............................$25,000 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers. #16002271. (4)...........$21,000 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers, HH sensing & Contour sensor. #16002243. (3)........................$21,000 2001 John Deere 930F 30-ft., pickup reel. #16002288. (1)........................$13,500 2000 John Deere 930F header, finger reel. #16002355. (3)........................$10,500 1999 John Deere 930F 30-ft., finger reel. #16002362. (1)........................$12,500 1998 John Deere 930F Dial-A-Speed reel control, fore/aft reel control, poly-skid plates, level land. #16002371. (1)........ ................................................$10,500 1994 John Deere 930F 30-ft. with integral air finger reel. #16002329.......$12,500 1994 John Deere 930F 30-ft. header. #16002359. (2)........................$12,500 2005 MacDon 974 36-ft. draper, JD 60 series adapter, pickup reel. #16002242. (2)............................................$35,000 2003 Case IH 1020 30-ft., pickup reel. #16002268.................................$6500

HEADER TRAILERS

U n i v e r t h H T 4 2 h e a d e r t r a i l e r. #16010049................................. $6000 U n i v e r t h H T 4 2 h e a d e r t r a i l e r. #16010048................................. $6000 36-ft. header trailer. #16009204....... $7000 36-ft. header trailer. #13012330....... $6500 36-ft. header trailer. #13012333....... $6500 36-ft. header trailer. #13012336....... $6500 36-ft. header trailer. #13012342....... $6500 36-ft. header trailer. #13012347....... $6500 36-ft. header trailer. #13012351....... $6500 36-ft. header trailer. #13012353....... $6500 30-ft. 2-wheel header trailer. #16002356... ................................................... $1800

Tractors - Row crop - COMPACT

3-pt Hitch Equipment

2013 Hygrade 16-ft. rear steer pull-type grade with weight. #14200968.$22,000 2012 Frontier AP12K pallet fork. #14401774............................... $3500 2012 Frontier AB13G round bale spear. #14401866............................... $1050 2012 Frontier AB13G round bale spear. #14401867............................... $1050

2013 Frontier RB2284 7-ft. rear blade. #13009051............................... $2500 2013 Frontier RB2284 7-ft. rear blade. #13009120............................... $2500 2013 Frontier RC2072 6-ft. rotary mower. #13009209............................... $2400 2013 Frontier RC2072 6-ft. rotary mower. #13009208............................... $2400 Leon 1020 10-ft. dozer. #16010038. (4)... . ............................................... $4500

PICKUP HEADERS

2012 John Deere 14-ft. belt pickup attachment, hydraulic drive. #16002262.$8000 2012 John Deere 14-ft. belt pickup attachment, hydraulic drive. #16002261.$8000 1981 John Deere 212P 12-ft. pickup header with JD attachment. #16002253...... ...................................................$3995 1979 John Deere 212P 14-ft. header with Melroe 351 pickup attachment. #16002240.................................$3500 1976 John Deere 212P 12-ft., no attachment. #16002212. (1).................$2500 John Deere 212P with 12V belt pickup. #16002342. (4)...........................$2000 John Deere 100 12-ft. with Melroe attachment. #16002209. (3)...................$700

draper headerS

2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft., poly tine pickup reel, road transport with lights. #16002369. (1)........................$54,000 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002330..$54,000 2010 John Deere 635D poly tine pickup reel, LH/RH spare knife, road transport system. #16002377. (4)...........$51,000 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft. with transportation kit. #16002252.........$45,000 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002224..$45,000 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., transportation kit. #16002259..................$45,000 2001 John Deere 936D 36-ft. , transportation kit. #16002354. (1)............$25,000 2005 MacDon 974 36-ft. flex draper header, JD 60 series adapter, pickup reel. #16002242. (2)........................$35,000 2003 MacDon 963 36-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit, 60 Series JD adapter. #16002193..............................$21,000 1998 MacDon 962 36-ft., pickup reel, transport. #16002278. (4)........$14,000

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2013 John Deere 8360R 360 hp, IVT with RH, 2630 Touch display, SF1 receiver, SF1 activation, JD link, Premium cab CommandView, premium radio/XM satelite, 85cc hydraulic pump, five remote cylinder, independent PTO 1000, Cat 4 drawbar, Michelin tires, HID light package, leather trim, RH/LH electric remote adjust, dual beam radar sensor, F/Business band, foot speed throttle control, 9L IT4 engine. #16003840..... . ...........................................$317,500 2013 John Deere 8360R FWA 360 hp, Intel power management Premium CommandView II cab, leather trim, RH/LH electric mirror, dual beam radar sensor, 7” color Touch display, foot throttle, IVT transmission, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., ILS front suspension, 710/70R42 dual rear tires with fenders, 480/70R34 dual front tires with fenders, 2-1400# rear weights, 5 year 3600 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16003846.......... . ...........................................$302,500 2012 John Deere 8360R FWA, 360 hp with Intel power management, Premium cabview II cab, leather trim, RH/LH electric mirror, dual beam radar sensor, 7” color display, foot throttle, IVT transmission, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 85cc hydraulic pump, 4 remotes, 710/70R42 dual rear tires with fenders, 480/70R34 dual front tires with fenders, 16 front weights, 2-1400# rear weights. 5 year 3600 hour factory PowerQard warranty remains. #16003845.......... . ...........................................$284,000

2008 John Deere 8130 MFWD, deluxe cab, active seat, AutoTrac ready plug and play, 16 speed powershift, 4 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 3-pt., 118” axles, 620/70R42, 480/70R30 fronts, front fenders, radar, cold weather package, foot speed, HID lights all around, leather trim, AM/FM/CD/WB, buddy seat, FM business antenna with 840 loader. #16003715. (1).........$161,000 1997 John Deere 7810 cab, partial powershift, 16/16 SP PQT with LH reverser, rear axle 118”, drawbar clevis with pin, cold weather package, AM/FM/ Weatherband, “New JD 740 loader bucket, 5-tine grapple, new front & rear tires, cab interior, recent engine overhaul. #16003706..............$86,500 2004 John Deere 7720 cab, MFWD, partial powershift, guidance ready, singles, Cat 3 drawbar, 4 remotes, active seat, 540/1000 PTO, 20 speed, 3 function loader control valve, instructional seat, 3 pt., 746 loader. #16003833. (4)........ . ...........................................$141,000

2004 John Deere 7720 3 hydraulics, deluxe Command View cab, 540/1000 PTO, 3-pt., IVT transmission, 480/80R42 rears, 1 pair rear 450# weights. #16003798. (1).......$112,500 2003 John Deere 7520 cab, MFWD, partial powershift, singles, air seat, 3 mid-mount hydraulic, 3 pt., 110” rear axle, 741 self leveling loader, 16 speed, 2 remotes. #16003834...........$79,000 2013 John Deere 6140D cab, MFWD, air suspension seat, triple remotes, telescopic draft links, 18.4x38 rears, 14.9x24 fronts, deluxe corner post, loader ready. #12003431. (1)..$85,000

406-228-2496 or 800-428-2496 Glasgow, MT (1) 406-765-1531 or 800-443-9447 Plentywood, MT (2) 406-485-2145 or 800-521-5800 Circle, MT (4) 406-787-6201 Culbertson, MT (3)

2013 John Deere 6105R Premium cab, deluxe cab RH console, PowerGard plus LHR 16/16, air comfort seat, air conditioning w/o roof, RH & LH Panorama windshield, 2 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, SWA control blocks, tool box, side extensions, signal interface socket, inner mirror, power outlet socket, passenger seat, rear window wiper, cold start package, fuel heating system, loader available. #12003407. (1).........................................$110,000 2013 John Deere 5100M FWA, 16F/16R power reverser transmission, cab, air/ heat, air ride seat, triple rear & mid mount remotes, 18.4R30 rear tires, 12.4R24 front tires, cold start package, loader available. #12003398. (2)......... . .............................................$77,500 2013 John Deere 5100M FWA, 16F/16R power reverser, triple rear & mid mount remotes, 18.4R30 rear tires, 12.4R24 front steering tires, cold weather package, loader available. #12003393....... . .............................................$63,500 2013 John Deere 5085M MFWD, IT4, 16F/16R, exhaust side, remote triple rear, remotes triple mid, electronic hitch, 19.5L-24 10PR R4 Goodyear tires, 12.5/80-18 12 PR FS, 5M coldweather package, H260 loader. #16003838. (1).......................$56,900 2012 John Deere 4320 FWA, 48 engine hp, open station, hydro transmission, 17.5L-24 rear tires, 10.0-16.5 steering tires, dual rear remotes, loader available. #12203746.....................$35,500 1998 John Deere 4200 MFWD, hydro, 2 rear hydraulic outlets, 13.6-16 rear, 25x8.5-14 fronts, 2/72” mid mount mower. #16003790. (4)..........$12,500 1973 John Deere 4430 with 158 loader, QuadRange transmission, 3 hydraulics, no 3-pt. hitch, 18.4x38 duals. #16003734. (4).......................$21,000 2004 John Deere 4120 MFWD, CUT, dual mid mount remotes, hydro transmission, 72” mid mount “7-iron” deck with JD 681 3-pt. tiller. #16003818..$23,000 1966 John Deere 4020 cab, syncro transmission, 23.1-30.00-16 front, 158 loader & grapple, no 3-pt., 2 remotes. #16003637.............................$12,500

2011 Case IH Puma 170 MFD, powershift transmission, 135 PTO hp, 3-pt., loader, grapple, bucket teeth. #16003724. (1).........................................$152,000 2008 Case IH 180 MFD, cab, CVT transmission, powershift, singles, loader, grapple. #16003795. (1).......$115,000

1997 Case IH MX135 MFD, partial powershift, singles, 3 hydraulic outlets with loader. #16003811. (3)...........$42,000

2004 Case IH MXU125 MFD, partial powershift, singles, loader. #16003805..... . .............................................$62,000 1994 Case IH 7220 cab, MFD, powershift, single tires with loader. #16003757..... . .............................................$55,000

1982 Case 2290 MFD, powershift, singles with Ezee-On loader. #16003824. (1).. . .............................................$19,500 1999 New Holland 8670 MFWD, powershift, singles, 4 hydraulics, 7514 loader. #16003826. (1).......................$45,000

GRAIN VACS

1961 John Deere 4010 2WD, syncro, singles. #16003784. (1).............$6800 2013 John Deere 3720 FWA, 43 engine hp, cab, air ride seat, hydro transmission, mid PTO, 43x16-20R4 rear tires, 27x8.5-15R4 steering tires, dual rear remotes, loader available. #12203756. (2)...........................................$41,000 2013 John Deere 3520 FWA, 31 engine hp, hydro transmission, mid PTO, 43x16-20R4 rear tires, 27x8.5-15R4 steering tires, dual rear remotes, loader available. #12204110..$27,000 2013 John Deere 3038E FWA, 25 PTO hp, HST transmission, 15.00-19.5 rear tires, 25x8.50 steering tires, loader available. #12203961.............$18,250 2013 John Deere 3038E FWA, 25 PTO hp, HST transmission, 15.00-19.5 rear tires, 25x8.50 steering tires, loader available. #12203960. (3).......$18,250 2013 John Deere 3032E FWA, 25 PTO hp, HST transmission, 15.00x19.00 rear tires, 25x8.50 steering tires, loader available. #12203789. (2).......$18,500

NEW Rem VRX 14’10” auger discharge height, 85 hp tractor requirement, 7” flexible stainless steel hose. #13004041................................. CALL NEW Rem 3700 up to 10,000 bushels per hours, 160 hp - 180 hp required. #13004032. (4)........................... CALL

HAY RAKES

2012 Sitrex MK-12 wheel rake. #13012356............................ $15,500

New Holland 216 hydraulic drive, folding twin rake. #16007358. .......... $13,000 2011 Case IH Puma 185 CVT transmission, 155 PTO hp, 3-pt., loader, grapple, bucket teeth. #16003726. (1).........................................$167,000

TILLAGE

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2011 Case IH Puma 185 MFD, powershift transmission, 155 PTO hp, 3-pt., loader, grapple, bucket teeth. #16003725. (1). . ...........................................$161,000

2012 Summers “Rental” 50-ft. super coulter. #13011076. Was $97,000.............. ...................................... NOW $75,000 NEW Rem 24-ft. harrow cart, 5/8” heavy duty harrows, hydraulic wing lift. #13004037..............................$10,500

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air seeders

Up to 5 years 0% INTEREST available With qualifying down payment or trade equity - o.a.c.

RENTAL UNITS AVAILABLE AIR HOE DRILL 2009 John Deere 1835 SFP 61-ft.x10” air drill, 550# trip, 3-rank, dry fertilizer delivery, 4x22” steel press, smooth gauge wheel, cast fertilizer closing wheels, 31L & 33L dual main frame, PSTV depth control, transport lowering stop, rock guards, primary blockage seed and fertilizer, less tools. #16005279... . .......................................... $168,000 1998 John Deere 1820 45-ft. air drill, 7.5” spacing, single shoot, 3” steel packer wheels. #16005274. (3)......... $32,000

John Deere 1060 32-ft. air hoe drill, 787 air seeder. #16005247.......... $14,500

1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air seeder, single shoot, 3/4” carbide tip openers, 9” spacing, primary blockage, 3.5” steel capped packer wheels, with 2320 tow between air seeder. #16005218. (3).......................................... $35,000

Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 2320 tow between cart. #16005250. (4)..$35,000 1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, single shoot, steel packers with JD 787 tow behind tank. #16005245. (3)...................... $25,000

1995 John Deere 730 28-ft., 6” spacing, single shoot with JD 787 170 bushel tow between cart. #16005260. (3)...... . ............................................ $22,000 John Deere 770 12-ft. air disc drill with 80 bushel tank on the hitch, 1000 PTO drive, 6” spacing, 60/40 split on tank. #16005088............................... $3000

2011 Bourgault 3710 60-ft. no-till disc drill, 10” spacing, low dist. scraper, mid row bander III with closer tine, blockage monitor, 4.5” round packers, 6550ST air seeder tank, 10” deluxe loading auger, dual fan, 3T metering, X20 Maplink monitor, 650/75R34 duals, double shoot.......................CALL

ROUND BALE PROCESSOR

John Deere 737 air drill with 787 air cart. #16005239. (4)...................... $30,000 1995 John Deere 680 35-ft. air hoe drill, 12” spacing, double shoot with JD 787 tow behind, 3/4 tip with 4” spreader. #16005236............................ $24,000

Concord 2400 24-ft. air hoe drill, 4012 air cart. #16005243. (4).............. $25,000

NEW Highline CFR650 bale processor with chopper. #14200880...... $27,500

AIR DISC DRILL 2005 Bourgault 5710 53-ft. air hoe drill, 10” row spacing, 450# trips, square seed boots, speed lock adapters, midrow II banders, double shoot air system, L6450, 3-tank leading air seeder, 10” hydraulic assist load/unload auger. #16005207.......................... $156,000 2005 Bourgault 5710 50-ft. air hoe drill, double shoot, 3.5” steel packers, 3/4 stealth openers with trailing 6450 cart, deluxe auger. #16005265. (2)............. . .......................................... $128,500 2005 Bourgault 5710 40-ft. air hoe drill, MRB II, 9.8” spacing, 31/2” steel packers, double shoot, 450# trips, square seed boots with L5350 tank. #16005271. (1).................... $102,000 2004 Bourgault 5710 54-ft. air hoe drill, 5 section, 9.8” spacing, mid row bandersNH3 and dry fertilizer with 5350 tow between air cart, 3 tank, dual fan. #16005241. (3)...................... $69,000 2009 Case IH 400 45-ft. flexhoe with 3380 tow between cart, 10” spacing, 3.5 packer wheels, variable rate, single shoot, 1” pts, primary blockage. #16005259. (3).................... $135,500

2006 Case IH ATX6012 61-ft air hoe drill, 12” spacing, 7” McKay knock on shovels, 10” disc closer, dual shoot liquid fertilizer, ADX3430 tow between air seeder tank...................... $69,000

CONVENTIONAL DRILL

John Deere 9450 30-ft. box drills with 7” spacing and JD transport. #16005268............................ $10,000

2013 John Deere 1890 60-ft. no-till air hoe drill, single shoot, 10” spacing, 1910550 bushel air cart. DEMONSTRATOR SAVE $$$THOUSANDS$$$. #12005157................................CALL 2011 John Deere 1890 60-ft. no-till air disc drill, 7.5” spacing, primary blockage with 1910, 350 bushel tow behind cart, 8-run single shoot, reg meter roller, powered calibration, cane & rice tires, dual wheel caster beam, 10” auger, variable rate. #16005272. (2)....CALL

2010 John Deere 1890 42-ft. no-till, single shoot air, 10” spacing, 31x13.5-15 8 PR 8 bolt, 1910-350 bushel tow between air tank. #16005256............. . .......................................... $145,000 1996 John Deere 730 44-ft. air disc drill, 7.5” spacing, 230 bushel tow between air cart and rolling baskets, dual caster wheels with wings, 550# openers on 4-ranks, 11” sweep. #16005277. (3)... . ............................................ $28,000

CORN PLANTER

1993 John Deere 7300 corn planter, 30” spacing, 6 row. #16005270... $12,500

TRACK TRACTORS & 4WD TRACTORS

Up to 5 years 0% INTEREST available With qualifying down payment or trade equity - o.a.c.

2013 John Deere 9560T 560 hp, 18/6 powershift, 2630 Touch GS3 display, SF1 receiver, deluxe cab CommandView, premium radio/XM satelite, hi-flow hydraulic system, 5 remote, 1000 PTO, Cat 5 wide wing drawbar, 36” track durabuilt, premium HID light package, steering pump 130cc, leather trim, electric, mirrors, dual beam radar sensor, F/Business band antenna, large fuel water separator, motor seal drain, 13.5L IT compliant engine, quik-tatch, idler weight 4x450, track frame, gold key. #16003839.................... $440,000

2010 John Deere 9630T 530 hp, 30” Durabilt tracks, 48 GPM hydraulic pump, 26 front weights, 12 idler weights, deluxe cab, AutoTrac ready, HID lights, leather interior, AM/FM/WB/CD, electric mirrors, 750 hours. #16003670..$323,000

2010 John Deere 9630T 530 hp, deluxe cab, AutoTrac ready, plug-n-play, deluxe comfort package, Cat 5 drawbar, 36” tracks, dual beam radar, premiere lighting package, tool box, HID lights, AM/FM/CD/WB, leather trim, buddy seat, FM business antenna, front weight bracket with 26 weights, side weights-12, rotary beacon light, 1000 PTO, 1600 hours, PowerGar Warranty expires 1/28/2014 or 4000 hours. #16003663. (1)...........$297,000

NEW Highline CFR650 bale processor, 3 remotes. #14200958............. $23,500

SNOWBLOWERS

NEW Schulte RDX117 13/4” - 20 spline yoke shaft, heavy duty chute kit, hydraulic cylinder kit - chute deflector. #13010035. (2)............................................$21,000 NEW Schulte RDX102 size 8 heavy duty PTO shaft, heavy duty chute kit, hydraulic cylinder kit - chute deflector. #13010033. (1)........................$15,000 NEW Schulte RDX102 size 8 heavy duty PTO shaft, heavy duty chute kit, hydraulic cylinder kit - chute deflector. #13010032. (2)........................$15,000 NEW Schulte SDX102 size 8 heavy duty PTO shaft, heavy duty chute kit, hydraulic cylinder kit - chute deflector. #13010027. (2)........................$12,500 2009 Schulte RDX110 13/8” yoke, heavy duty chute, hydraulic kit for chute deflector. #16007470. (3)..................$13,000

406-228-2496 or 800-428-2496 Glasgow, MT (1) 406-765-1531 or 800-443-9447 Plentywood, MT (2) 406-485-2145 or 800-521-5800 Circle, MT (4) 406-787-6201 Culbertson, MT (3)

2008 John Deere 9630T deluxe comfort package, Cat 5 WS drawbar, extremity warning lamps, dual beam radar sensor, Premier lighting package, tool box, field vision Zenon HID light, right hand electric mirror, AM/FM radio/WB/ CD, instructional seat, F/Business band antenna. #16003638. (4).......$273,000

2012 John Deere 9560R 560 hp, 18/6 powershift, premium cab, active seat, 2630 Touch display, premium radio with XM, hi-flow hydraulics, 5 remotes, dual flexion IF800/70R38 tires, HID lighting, wheel weights............................. CALL 2006 John Deere 9520 4 remotes, 18 speed, 710/70R38 duals, standard comfort package, AM/FM/WB/CD, instructional seat, RH/LH electric remote adjustable mirrors, 78 gpm hydraulic system, JD Auto Trac system, 19 front weights, 4-450# weights. #16003830.. ..............................................$178,000

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2013 New Leader L3030G4 John Deere 11-ft. 409 spreader box, TR1000 New Leader trailer. #14200917..... $88,000

2012 John Deere 9510R 510 hp, 18/6 powershift, premium cab, active seat, XM satellite radio, 7” color display, hiflow hydraulics, 5 remotes, 1000 PTO, dual 700/70R38 tires, HID lighting....... ................................................... CALL

2012 John Deere 9460R 18/6 powershift transmission, CV II Premier cab, XM satellite, premium radio, four remote cylinder control, HID lights, leather trim, dual beam radar sensor, F/Business band radio, 13.5L IT compliant engine, heavy greaseable steer pin. #16003704. (4)......................$279,500

2011 John Deere 9530 deluxe comfort package, AutoTrac ready, power differential lock, dual beam radar sensor, premier lighting package, AM/FM radio, Micheline 800/70R38 radial tires, instructional seat, F/business band, rotary beacon light. #16003712. (4)..... ..............................................$260,000 1991 John Deere 8960 24 speed Powersync, triples 20.84-42. #16003836....... ................................................$51,000 1990 John Deere 8760 singles, hydraulic outlets, Performance monitor with 14-ft. dozer. #16003809. (3).............$52,000 1985 John Deere 8850 partial powershift, duals, 14-ft. 6-way dozer, recent engine overhaul. #16003749...............$28,000 1976 John Deere 8630 cab, 3 hydraulic remotes, PTO, 20.8x34 dual tires. #16003777. (4)........................$23,000

1994 New Holland 9880 Syncro, differential lock, duals 710/70R38, 2860# front weight, rear weights. #16003748. (1)... ................................................$69,000 1995 New Holland 9480 20.8x42 duals, No PTO, No 3-pt., 4 hydraulics. #16003825. (4)............................................$51,000

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2013 John Deere 0706PC, 2630 display. #16017253.................................$4550 2013 John Deere 0706PC, 2630 display. #16017256.................................$4550 2013 John Deere 0706PC, 2630 display. #16017257.................................$4550 2013 John Deere 0907PC 3000 receiver. #16017250.................................$2275 2013 John Deere 0907PC 3000 receiver. #16017249.................................$2275 2013 John Deere 0907PC 3000 receiver. #16017248.................................$2275 2013 John Deere 0907PC 3000 receiver. #16017247.................................$2275 2013 John Deere 0907PC 3000 receiver. #16017246.................................$2275 2013 John Deere 0907PC 3000 receiver. #16017245.................................$2275 2010 John Deere 0900PC Starfire ITC receiver, SF1. #16012226..........$1500 John Deere 0900PC Starfire receiver, SF1. #16012039.................................$1500 2006 John Deere 0330PC GS2 rate controller, 31 pin. #16012087. (1).......$600

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Swathers & HEADER

round balers and commercial sprayers

Up to 5 years 0% INTEREST available With qualifying down payment or trade equity - o.a.c. JOHN DEERE

2013 John Deere 569 Premium coveredge surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale kicker, 2630 display, only 2475 bales. #16007368. (1)...................... $52,500 2012 John Deere 568 1000 rpm, 21.5L16.1 10-ply tires, Megawide pickup, push bar, coveredge surface wrap, hydraulic pickup lift, 2900 bales. #16006776. (3)...................... $45,500 2012 John Deere 568 surface wrap, push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, 1000 PTO, Megawide Plus pickup. #16006790. (3).......................................... $41,000 2012 John Deere 568 1000 rpm hookup, 21.5L-16.1 10-ply tires, Megawide pickup, push bar, coveredge surface wrap, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006788. (3).......................................... $41,000 2012 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, Megawide Plus pickup, push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, surface wrap. #16006774. (1).......................................... $40,000 2009 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 flotation tires, hydraulic lift Megawide pickup with dual gauge wheels. #16006438. (1)... . ............................................ $32,000

2008 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 5-ft. bale width, 21.5L-16.1, 10 ply tires, Megawide plus pickup, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006764. (1)...................... $35,000 2007 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, Megawide Plus pickup, push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006781. (4)... . ............................................ $29,500 2003 John Deere 567 Megawide pickup Plus, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. #16007373. (1)...................... $23,000 2002 John Deere 567 Megawide, push bar, twine tie, 540 PTO. #16006693. (4).......................................... $16,500 2001 John Deere 567 1000 PTO, Mega tooth pickup, pushbar, twine, no wrap. #16006709. (4)...................... $17,500 2001 John Deere 567 twine wrap, Mega tooth hydraulic lift pickup. #16006690. (1).......................................... $13,500 2000 John Deere 566 regular pickup, twine, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 31.13.5-PR hi flotation tires. #16006783............................ $13,000

COMMERCIAL SPRAYERS 2012 John Deere 4940 self-propelled, 480/80R50 tires, high flotation solution pump, JD link ultimate-1 YR, SS eductor delivery system, 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzles, BoomTrac auto level system, inject foam markers, wheel slip control, Xenon HID lighting, RH & LH fence row nozzles, row crop fenders. #16014146. (3).............................................CALL 2011 John Deere 4930 325 hp, 120-ft. booms, 1200 gallon stainless steel tank, deluxe cab, Greenstar AutoTrac ready eductor system, BoomTrac Trac Pro-5 sensor leveling system, HID lighting, foam marker, wheel slip control, wheel motor shields, fenders, 4-low drift spray tips with left & right fence row nozzles. #16014150. (4)..... . .......................................... $295,000 2008 John Deere 4830 1000 gallon tank, 100-ft. booms, radar, auto air spring level system, traction control, boom return T height, on board air system, row crop fenders, hydraulic tread adjust, Auto Trac ready. #16014141. (3).. . .......................................... $192,000

2007 John Deere 4930 commercial, 1200 gallon tank, 120-ft. booms with BoomTrac Pro automatic leveling system, 480/80R50 tires with fenders, Greenstar GS2 display, AutoTrac ready, auto air spring level system, HID Xenon lighting. #16014111. (1).......... . .......................................... $230,000 2006 John Deere 4920 self-propelled sprayer, 120-ft., 20” spacing, Norac boom sensing, wheel slip control, auto air spring level system, row crop fenders, radar speed sensor, full boom break-away, fence row nozzles, Xenon HID field lighting, Auto Trak ready. #16014140. (2).................... $145,000 2005 John Deere 4720 self-propelled, 800 gallon stainless steel tank, 90-ft. booms, 380/90 R46 radial tires, Auto Trac ready, fenders, wheel motor shields, traction control, field lamps, radar, strainers. #16014152. (1)......... . .......................................... $154,000

2007 Apache AS1010 boom leveling, 96-ft. booms, EZ-Steer, 20” nozzle spacing, Raven SCS 4400, 320/90R38 front, 320/90R50 rear duals, 850 gallon poly tank, 5 boom sections. #16014122. (3).................... $131,000 2013 Top Air 120-ft. FF boom, 20” quad 10 section, Ace hydraulic pump/Raven ISO, 380/90x46 R-1 tires, adjustable axle, chemical inductor 15 gallon, fence row nozzles, 1600 T-tank, 1” regulating valve, standard plumbing kit, Flo-Bak manifold kit, 24” spacing dual kit, 480/80x42, Raven ISO height control-power glide. #14200944. (4)... . ............................................ $90,000 2013 Top Air 120-ft. FF boom, 20” quad 10-section, Ace hydraulic pump/ Raven ISO, 380/90x46 R-1 tires. #14200909............................ $79,000 2013 Top Air 90-ft., 1600 gallon, 20” quad 6 section, Ace hydraulic pump/Raven 4400, 380/90x46 R-1 tires, adjustable axle, chemical inductor, fence row nozzle kit, auto-boom height control. #14200962............................ $70,000 2013 Top Air 90-ft. FF boom, 20” quad 6 section, Ace hydraulic pump, Raven 4400, 320/90R46 tires, adjustable axle, auto boom height, Flo-Bak valve kit, 1” regulating valve kit, standard plumb kit, axle assembly. #14200964. . ............................................ $65,000 2011 Top Air 120-ft., 1600 gallon with Envizio Pro AutoSteer, AutoBoom shutoff and auto height control. #16014143. (4).......................................... $72,000 2013 Summers Ultimate 110-ft., 1650 gallon, chemical clean load system, nozzle bodies only, crossover plumbing package, hitch piece backstop, single electric end nozzles, 3 sensor UC5 Norac. #13011099........ $70,000 2013 Summers Ultimate 110-ft., 1650 gallon, chemical clean load system, nozzle bodies only, crossover plumbing package, hitch piece backstop, single electric end nozzles, 3 sensor UC5 Norac. #13011098........ $70,000

HESSTON 1997 John Deere 566 regular pickup, twine, 540 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, gauge wheels. #16006760. (1)..$9500 1996 John Deere 535 pushbar, hydraulic pickup. #16006747. (4)............. $7500 1993 John Deere 535 regular pickup, twine, 1000 PTO, gathering wheels, gauge wheels, bale counter, Megawide plus pickup, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006761. (4)........ $3500 1990 John Deere 535 regular pickup, twine only, 1000 PTO. #16006743. (4) . ............................................... $8000 1990 John Deere 535 regular pickup, twine, 1000 PTO, bale push bar. #16006757. (1)......................... $6500 CASE IH

2000 John Deere 4890 rubber/urethane conditioner, 18.4x26 button tires with JD 890 18-ft. header. #16006752. (3).. . ............................................ $59,000

2001 Hesston 856A 540 PTO, twine only. #16006365. (1)...................... $10,500 NEW HOLLAND 2009 New Holland BR7090 82” pickup, Bale Command, surface wrap, super sweep pickup, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006446. (1)..... $25,000 2007 New Holland BR780A bale ramp, xtra sweep pickup, surface wrap, gauge wheels, 1000 PTO, Bale Command Plus. #16007361......... $18,000

SQUARE BALER

2010 Case IH RB564 480/45-17 flotation tires, hydraulic pickup, mesh wrap, wide pickup, extra sweep. #16006441. (1).......................................... $28,000 2010 Case IH RB564 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale ramp. #16006766. (3)............ $23,500 2006 Case IH RBX563 1000 PTO, big tires, bale kicker, surface wrap. #16006313 (3)...................... $22,500 2005 Case IH RBX562 twine tie, hydraulic lift, wide pickup. #16006411. (1)......... . ............................................ $16,900

2013 Summer Ultimate 90-ft., 1650 gallon, chemical clean load system, 3” bottom fill package, single tip lift hydraulic circuit, 140 gallon dual rinse with 2 tank rinse nozzles, wash wand, single electric end nozzle with tip, nozzle bodies only-no tips, caps etc. #13011101............................ $60,000

2008 Summers suspended boom, 133-ft., 1500 gallon tank, JD GS2 compatable components, remote sprayer control, electric shut off agitation kit, 5-ball plumbing, 200 gallon rinse tank, wash wand with 80-ft. hose. #16014112...... . ............................................ $52,000 2005 Summers Ultimate 100-ft. booms, 1500 gallon, windscreens, 200 gallon rinse tank, wash wand, clean load system. #16014137. (3)......... $35,000 2005 Summers Ultimate 90-ft., 1500 gallon, windscreens, rinse tank, 20” nozzle spacing. #16014155. (1)......... . ............................................ $23,000 2004 Summers Ultimate 90-ft. suspended booms, 1500 gallon tank, 480/80R 38 tires, 3 boom section, plumbing HMI cast iron high pressure pump, 450 Raven control with sensor aluminum wet boom package, windscreens, 2-ft. bottom fill kit, clean water kit, touch down skid package, 20-ft. - 50-ft. - 20-ft. split boom option, electric end nozzles, wash wand, clevis hitch. #16014154. (4).......................................... $23,500

2004 Hesston 4760 31.5x34.4 bale, 91” pickup, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #16006785.... ................................................$48,000

2001 New Holland BB940 3x3 bales, roller bale chute. #16006733............$19,500

2002 Summers Ultimate 90-ft., 18.4x38 tires, 1500 gallon, bottom fill, 200 gallon rinse tank, triple nozzle, clean fil windscreens, tip lift, 5 section plumbing. #16014136. (4)............... $21,000 1999 Summers pickup sprayer, 350 gallon tank, 60-ft. booms, foamer dual nozzles, 2” bottom fill, Honda GX240 gas engine. #16014145. (3)...... $6500 1998 Summers 90 W0723W 2-pt. sprayer, 500 gallon, 80-ft. booms. #16014135. (3)............................................. $5000 Summers 120-ft., 1000 gallon pull type sprayer. #16014132. (4)............ $5000

2001 Flexi-Coil 67XL 90-ft. suspended booms, 1000 gallon tank, 200 gallon rinse tank, clean load system, rinse wand system. #16014133. (4).$23,500

Brandt QF2500 100-ft., 1500 gallon with dual boom. #16014116. (4)...... $6000

2009 New Holland H8040 swather, rubber/urethane conditioner, 16-ft. auger header. #16006771............... $75,000 2004 New Holland HW340 with 16-ft. header, rubber/urethan conditioner. #16006784............................ $50,500 1996 Hesston 8400 with 16-ft. header, 21-ft. draper header, steel conditioner. #16007372............................ $29,500 1984 Versatile 4400 cab, air, gas engine with 22-ft. double swath platform. #16006744. (4)......................... $7000

2010 John Deere 956 center pivot rotary MoCo, impeller conditioner, hydraulic tilt control, hose support, quick hitch. #16006684. (3)...................... $34,000 2003 John Deere 956 106” rotary MoCo, tongue 1 3 / 8 ” hookup, header tilt. #16007366. (3)...................... $22,500

1996 John Deere 1600A mower conditoner, 1000 rpm, equal angle hitch & jack, safety chain. #16006754. (4)...... . ............................................ $10,500

1992 John Deere 1600 MoCo, wide roll, 1000 RPM, 16-ft., equal angle hitch & jack. #16006397. (4)................. $7500 1989 John Deere 590 pull type, 25-ft. header. #16006777.................. $3000

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PROVEN & PREDICTABLE CAPITALIZE on the value

For over 50 years, we have had a of a Holden Hereford constant focus on selection for the traits Bull on your Angus cows that $$$$ to our customers bottom line Using Hereford bulls on Angusbased cows will give producers combined with a linebreeding program advantages in profitability, cash flow, herd size, and retained female that guarantees consistency, uniformity fertility and longevity according to a recently completed study at Circle A Angus Ranch. In fact, and predictability. Buy from a time tested when the data was further analyzed economic emphasis, the results program with generation upon generation forshowed an advantage of $514 net per cow over a period of 10 years. of genetic strength and selection for: That’s a $51 difference per cow

•Fleshing Ability •Soundness •Carcass Quality •Feed Efficiency •Functionality

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per year. Economic models also predicted that if replacement females are retained over a period of 10 years, Hereford-sired females will generate a 20% advantage in herd size for the same relative cost versus the straight Angus commercial cows because of increased fertility and longevity. Can you afford not to use a Holden Hereford bull on your Angus cows?

MARCH 10, 2014 At the ranch — 9 miles SW of Valier

SELLING 105 Big Stout Yearling Bulls

HH Advance 8050U ET EPD’s: BW +1.7 WW +63 YW +87 MM +33 M&G +65 Carcass EPD’s: FT +.01 REA +.52 MARB -.14 Tremendous all around sire of calving ease, muscle and performance. Sons sell!

HH Advance 0132X EPD’s: BW +.7 WW +49 YW +69 MM +27 M&G +52 Carcass EPD’s: FT +.04 REA -.15 MARB +.23 Proven sire of moderate framed, easy fleshing progeny with loads of maternal and carcass strength. Sons sell!

26 Powerful 18 month old Bulls

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L1 Domino 08469 EPD’s: BW +2.4 WW +34 YW +54 MM +23 M&G +40 Carcass EPD’s: FT +.03 REA -.39 MARB +.71 Sire of extra volume and fleshing ability. Top 1% of the breed on MARB EPD. Sons sell!

Average Adj. 205 day weight - 730 lbs. Average Adj. 365 day wt. - 1320 lbs. BW WW YW MM M&G Average EPD’s: +2.5 +50 +80 +29 +54

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By University of Wyoming Extension Chance Marshall b e g a n M o n d a y, January 6, as the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension area educator focused on livestock and profitable agriculture in northeast Wyoming. Based in Campbell County, he will also serve Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston counties. Marshall earned Chance Marshall his bachelor’s degree in 2011 and his master’s degree in 2013 from UW in animal and veterinary sciences. Marshall offers knowledge from past ranch work coupled with rangeland management experience with the U.S. Forest Service, notes Susan James, UW Extension federal relations and staff development coordinator. He is a native of Jackson and an alumnus of the Teton County 4-H program.

Montana Stockgrowers Foundation sponsors trip

Is your dream to travel the country and learn about the different aspects of the beef industry? The Montana Stockgrowers Association’s Research and Education Endowment Foundation is sponsoring the trip for one young Montana rancher to attend the 2014 Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC). “The Montana Stockgrowers Association Foundation is committed to investing in the development and education of leaders in the agriculture business, and the Foundation sees a positive return on the investment in the Young Cattlemen’s Conference delegates,” said Dusty Hahn, Foundation chairman. Each summer, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) selects 62 participants from across the US for the multi-city, two-week journey through the beef supply chain. The tour will begin in Denver with an in-depth look at many of the issues affecting the beef industry and what NCBA is doing to address these issues on behalf of its members. Attendees will also receive a comprehensive view of market information from Cattle-Fax. The group will then travel to JBS Five Rivers’ Kuner Feedyard, one of the nation’s largest cattle feeding operations, with a one-time capacity of over 100,000 head. The tour will continue with a visit to JBS’ Greeley facility, one of the nation’s largest beef packing and processing plants. JBS will host the group and share an overview of the beef industry from a processor’s perspective. Chicago is the next destination where the group will visit the Chicago Board of Trade & OSI, Inc., one of the nation’s premiere beef patty manufacturers. The participants will then travel to the nation’s Capitol for a chance to meet with their respective congressmen and senators. While in D.C., the group will visit with a number of regulatory agencies that make decisions affecting agriculture. Montana’s most recent YCC participant, Travis Brown of Sand Springs, had the opportunity to testify on behalf of Montana’s ranchers at the House Natural Resources Committee Hearing. MSGA’s Research & Education Endowment Foundation will select one applicant to send on the YCC trip – covering the conference tuition expenses and $500 in airfare. It is packed-full of adventure, education and networking with fellow young cattlemen and women. This trip serves as an experience that will impact the way you view the beef industry for the rest of your life. MSGA’s Foundation is only able to send one participant per year. This year’s application deadline is February 15, 2014. To apply, you must be between the ages of 25-50 and can commit to two weeks this June. Please contact the MSGA office to get the application: (406) 442-3420 and for more information, email Lauren Chase at Lauren@mtbeef.org.

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POLYURETHANE FOAM INSULATION

2013 Barley cultivar performance continued from page a13

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continued on page A44

Milk production highlights

Arizona dairy herds produced 1.09 billion pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 2.0 percent from the previous year. Colorado dairy herds produced 836 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 3.6 percent from the previous year. Montana dairy herds produced 75.0 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 1.4 percent from the previous year. New Mexico dairy herds produced 1.96 billion pounds of milk during the October December quarter, down 1.1 percent from the previous year.

Utah dairy herds produced 507 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 6.1 percent from the previous year. Wyoming dairy herds produced 32.0 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, unchanged from the previous year. US highlights Nationally, U.S. milk production during the October - December quarter totaled 49.3 billion pounds, up 0.4 percent from the October - December quarter last year.

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Say you saw it in the Trader’s Dispatch

Sand Herefords Top Quality Horned and Polled Yearling Bulls Proven Genetics, Carcass Quality and Efficiency Private Treaty - Call for Details

Dale Sand - Fairfield, MT

Mark DeBoo of Diamond D Angus of Valier, Montana, and Jack Holden of Holden Herefords also of Valier address the group as part of the Livestock Producer Panel Discussion at the Next Generation Conference held in Shelby, Montana. Photo by Trinia Bradley.

(406) 590-8059 or (406) 799-1859 or (406) 467-2818 Byron Bayers, Twin Bridges, Montana (406) 684-5465

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By NDSU Extension Service H. Roald Lund spent his entire professional funded entirely under an $8 million supplecareer serving North Dakota State University mental federal appropriations grant for ag(NDSU) and North Dakota farmers. His name riculture, which Lund secured. It houses the was synonymous with agriculture in the state Department of Plant Sciences. The central during his 25-year tenure in the office of the atrium encloses three floors and was designed, dean of agriculture. by walkways, to connect Walster and Waldron Because of Lund’s outstanding leadership in halls into a Plant Science Center Complex. agricultural research and academics at NDSU, “To be included among the names now in the name of the atrium in Loftsgard Hall was and on the building is a real honor,” Lund said. changed to the H.R. Lund Atrium during a “To have been able to secure federal funding dedication ceremony on December 19. for a building on the NDSU campus during a “We are thankful for H. Roald Lund’s serperiod of economic stress in the state of North vice to agricultural research and academics Dakota was a significant event in my career at NDSU,” says Ken Grafton, vice president at NDSU.” for Agricultural Affairs, dean of the College During his career at NDSU, Lund worked of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural with many of the university’s formative agriResources, and director of the North Dakota cultural figures. Loftsgard Hall features the Agricultural Experiment Station. “This is just busts of former President Laurel D. Loftsgard, a small token of our appreciation.” professor Henry L. Bolley, and brothers and Lund served as dean of agriculture and longtime NDSU faculty members Lawrence R. director of the North Dakota Agricultural Waldron and Clare B. Waldron. Loftsgard 114, Experiment Station from 1979 to 1994. He a 130-seat lecture hall, is named after former also was director of the NDSU Biotechnology faculty member and graduate school dean Institute and secretary of the NDSU Research Glenn S. Smith, and Loftsgard 102, a 48-seat Foundation. classroom, is named after former agronomy Loftsgard Hall was built in 1988 and was department chair Jack F. Carter.

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Wind energy development in Nebraska

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR A February 12 symposium at the Quality Inn and Suites Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte will provide education and initiate a conversation on the appropriate siting of wind energy farms in Nebraska. Sponsored by the Sandhills Task Force, “Siting of Wind Energy in Nebraska” will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m. Co-sponsors include University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension, Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Grazing Land Coalition and Western Nebraska Bank and the Nature Conservancy. The one-day symposium will provide information in a balanced pro and con format, representing various viewpoints important to landowners, rural communities and Nebraska’s natural resources. The symposium is open to the public and will give an overview of wind energy development in Nebraska, implications of wind energy development for natural resources and implications of wind energy for people. Landowners, farmers and ranchers, community public policy and business leaders are encouraged to attend. Presentations/topics include: Balancing Economic Development and our Natural Resources, Steve Williams, director, Wildlife Management Institute; Wind Energy 101, which will cover equipment used and wind turbine installation considerations, John Hay, UNL Extension; Wind Energy Development Plans in Nebraska, Pat Pope, CEO, Nebraska Public Power District; Implications for Wildlife, Caroline Jezierski, UNL; Nebraska’s wildlife resource, Michael Forsberg, UNL; Nebraska’s Mitigation Process for Wind Development, Michelle Koch, Nebraska Game and Parks; and panel discussion of landowner and local community perspectives led by UNL Extension Dean and Director Chuck Hibberd. Registration is $15 by February 5. After February 5 through the day of the symposium, registration is $25. Walk-ins will be accepted. To register, visit go.unl.edu/ windenergyconference. For more information or questions about the symposium, contact UNL Extension at 402-472-2966. ##### How many mothers-in-law does it take to change a lightbulb? Two. One to change the bulb and one to point out that her daughter deserves better lighting.

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By NDSU Extension Service Beef cattle diets, breeding systems, dryfeed ingredients, yet underutilized and 44/45/357 500/460/454 lot vs. pasture cow-calf production, forage undervalued feed resources such as corn 1911’s Taurus Judge digestibility enhancements, grazing and stover and distillers grains are available to Great for Horseback Riding, Boweffects of pen bedding were among the topproducers in North Dakota,” says animal hunting, Backpacking, ATV riders ics North Dakota State University (NDSU) scientist Vern Anderson, who led this study. Carry your gun with comfort • Fully lined • Premium American tanned leather researchers studied in the past year. “Our past research indicates beef cows In a project comparing lactating beef are capable of using a wide variety of feeds, Norm Schertenleib 406-965-2253 • Great Falls, MT cows fed a diet of corn stover and distillers including crop residues (corn, wheat, pea, www.montanaholster.com barley, straw, regrowth or cover crops) when grain, an ethanol production byproduct, properly supplemented,” he adds. “This with cows fed corn silage, wheat middlings, study indicates diets formulated with corn barley hulls and straw, researchers at the stover and nutrient-dense supplements such Carrington Research Extension Center Can’t feel your FINGERS? as distillers grain can be very successful in found that: TOO cold for your TOES?? supporting excellent growth and perfor• Calves of cows on the stover-distillers Head Westward! mance in the cow and her calf.” grain diet gained 2.73 pounds per day during Researchers from the Animal Sciences the 92-day study while calves of cows fed New Hot Springs Listing Department and Hettinger and Central the other diet gained 2.57 pounds per day. 240 acres with large leanto and corrals - $199,000 Grasslands Research Extension Centers • The decrease in cows’ condition score Mission Valley Listing conducting a breeding study found that: during the summer feeding period was • About the same number of cows exnearly identical (1.1 for cattle on the stover2341 acres, partial gravity flow irrigation, 3 homes, and outbuildings - $3,250,000 posed to estrous synchronization (ES) and distillers grain diet vs. 1 for cows on the artificial insemination (AI) became pregnant other diet). NEEDED during the breeding season as cows mated • The daily ration cost for the stoverIrrigated cropland/pasture with bulls. distillers grain diet was $1.71, compared • Cows in the breeding system with ES with $2.22 for the other diet. Broker: Dave Heine (406) 393-2380 and AI gave birth earlier in the caving sea“Cow numbers continue to decrease in Premier Real Estate Professionals, Inc. son than cows mated with bulls. North Dakota and nationally as a result of www.daveheine.com • Calves born through AI during the first drought, grazing land being converted to 21 days of the calving season were 19.4 cropland and the high cost of conventional pounds heavier at weaning than the calves of cows mated with bulls. Where MATERNAL and CARCASS In a study on whether the degree of processing for drySpecialists rolled corn had an effect on Are “Born Again” Every Year! steers fed finishing diets, Animal Sciences Department researchers discovered that processing didn’t affect the steers’ initial or final body weight, average daily gain, dry-matter intake or carcass quality characteristics such as 12th-rib fat thickness, rib-eye area and marbling score. The study also looked at On the banks of the beautiful Sun River. the impact on those steers of including dried corn distillers Where price discovery occurs on a weekly basis. grains plus solubles (DDGS) in their diets. The researchWPRA GREAT PLAINS 918 Selling: ers learned that the steers’ 60 Red Angus Yearling Bulls by: dry-matter intake and feedto-gain ratio decreased as LSF NEXTPECTATION 0083X • DKK ULTIMATE 9032 the amount of DDGS in their C-T DKK DUKE 1100 • SUNR RIBEYE 802X diet increased, but including HXC BRUTE FORCE 6600S DDGS didn’t affect the carSUNR GRAND CHEROKEE 909N • SUNR DYNAMO 752W cass quality characteristics. RED CROWFOOT OLE’S OSCAR • VGW OLY P904 In addition, the researchers 1329088 • 03/06/09 •100.0% 1A RED SSS OLY 595X • HOLDEN STELLAR 119 found that processing the corn Sire: PIE GET R DONE 684 (1137479) MGS: SITZ GREATPLAINS 9520 (13521361) WPRA GREAT PLAINS 918 • SRR NORSKI 921 and adding DDGS had some BW WW YW MILK TM ST MARB YG CW REA FAT -2.1 67 95 7 41 11 0.46 -0.24 22 0.63 -0.03 impact on the steers’ feeding and ruminating behavior. For example, steers fed finely rolled corn ate more meals per day, and spent more time eating and less time drinking. The size of the meals 30 Red Angus Heifers HXC BRUTE FORCE 6600S the steers ate decreased, but their eating rate per meal and READY TO BREED per minute increased as the HOTTEST ITEM FOR AUCTION IN THE FREE WORLD THIS YEAR! amount of DDGS included in their diet increased. For a Mid-term Sale Report Call Bill: “This information shows 406-799-5323 that changing the feeding management program can 1101677 • 02/01/06 • 100.0% 1A impact animal growth and Sire: BECKTON JULIAN GG B571 (387580) efficiency,” says Kendall MGS: BECKTON LANCER F442 T (533603) BW WW YW MILK TM ST MARB YG CW REA FAT Swanson, an Animal Sciences -2.9 57 88 11 39 16 0.49 -0.10 18 0.61 0.01 Department associate profesNorris Family sor who led this research. Bill Norris • 321 Ramble Inn Rd • Fort Shaw, Montana 59443 “More work is necessary to Cell: (406) 799-5323 Home: (406) 264-5781 fine-tune the time-of-day email: srreds@3rivers.net feeding work to optimize feed intake and growth.”

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Beef Improvement Federation annual meeting

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR Registration is now open for the 2014 animal science department. The U.S. Meat Beef Improvement Federation’s (BIF) anAnimal Research Center is celebrating its nual meeting and research symposium June 50th anniversary in 2014. USMARC sci18-21 at the Cornhusker Marriot in Lincoln, entists have contributed to the annual BIF HEAVY TRUCK DIESEL TECHNICIAN Nebraska. meeting since its beginning, he said. WANTED Co-hosted by the University of NebraskaThe meeting will allow the research comLincoln (UNL), Nebraska Cattlemen and munity and industry to meet and discuss A minimum of five years experience required. the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USissues surrounding the genetic improveApplicant must be proficient with computer diagnostics, MARC), the event will start at noon June ment of beef cattle and for attendees to electrical repairs, engine, transmission and rear end over18 with registration. A welcome reception learn about technologies and management hauls. will kickoff the event at 5 p.m. followed practices that can aid in the profitability of Modern working environment. by a USMARC Symposium: 50 Years of their operations. Excellent wage package, health insurance, retirement. Service to the Beef Industry. On June 19, the meeting will start at 8 Send resume’ to zomer@3rivers.net It’s no coincidence that the meeting is a.m. with a general session and welcome. Zomer Truck Company, PO Box 975, Conrad, MT being held in Nebraska in 2014, said Matt Presentations and technical breakout (406) 278-5944 Spangler, associate professor in UNL’s sessions will follow through June 20. A post-conference tour will take place on June 21. 23rd Some of the topics and Annual speakers on June 19 include: – Economic considerations Bred for Performance . . . for profitable cowherds, Clay Fed for Soundness! Mathis, King Ranch Institute – Heifer intake and feed efat the Ranch • Galata, Montana ficiency as indicators of cow intake and efficiency, Dan Shike, University of Illinois CB Hawks Concensus 364 – Decreasing costs through BW +0.9 improved heifer development 23rd WW strategies, Rick Funston, +54 Annual UNL Milk +26 Topics and speakers on YW Bred for Performance+88 ... June 20 include: 60 of those bulls suitable for heifer mating! Fed for Soundness! Birth Wt – Selection for Novel 81 Traits: An international ge205 Wt at the Ranch • Galata, Montana 727 nomics perspective, Donagh Hawks Rainmaker 372 Featured Sires Sire - Connealy Consensus 7229 BW Berry, Animal and Grassland Connealy Consensus, Hoover Dam, +2.1 MGS - Baldridge Nebraska Research and Innovation Mogck Sure Shot, Sitz Dimension, WW Hawks Concensus 317 CB Hawks Concensus 364 +60 Centre, Teagas, Ireland Sitz Rainmaker, 21AR Roundup, BW Milk Hawks Coalition 843, Vermilion – Genetics of Disease Sus+0.9 +3.1 +35 Frontman, Sitz Final Answer 677Y WW ceptibility, Holly Neibergs, YW +54 +60 +112 Washington State University Milk Birth Wt CB Hawks JCoalition 305 +26 +31 – It is possible to genetiBW 81 YW +1.3 205 Wt cally change the nutrient pro+88 +101 60 of those bulls WW 738suitable for heifer mating! Birth Wt file of beef, Raluca Mateescu, +64 Sire - Sitz Rainmaker 11127 81 92 Milk Oklahoma State University MGS - Hawks Coal Bank 831 205 Wt +22 727 – Changes in dietary re721 HawksRainmaker Roundup 309 YW Hawks 372 BW Featured Sires +105 Sire - Connealy Consensus 7229 gime impact fatty acid proBW -0.1 Connealy Consensus, Hoover Dam, MGS A V Net Worth 4200 Birth Wt +2.1 MGS- -SBaldridge Nebraska file of beef, Susan Duckett, WW Mogck Sure Shot, Sitz Dimension,74 WW +57 CB Hawks Final Answer 3127 Concensus 317 205 Wt Clemson University +60 Sitz Rainmaker, 21AR Roundup, Milk BW BW 760 Milk Hawks Coalition 843, Vermilion – Improving feed efficien+24 -0.4 +3.1 +35 Sire - Hawks Coalition 843 Frontman, Sitz Final Answer 677Y YW WW WW cy in the feedlot: OpportuniYW MGS - CB Hawks Owyhee 949 +95 +63 +60 +112 ties and challenges, Galen Birth Wt Milk Milk CBCB Hawks Iron Mountain 312 Birth Wt Hawks JCoalition 305 70 +26 +31 Erickson, UNL BW 81 205 Wt YW YW +3.2 +1.3 205 Wt – Relationship between se760 +101 +101 WW 738 lection for feed efficiency and Birth Sire - 21AR Roundup 7005 Birth Wt Wt +54 +64 Sire - Sitz Rainmaker 11127 75 92 MGS - Hoover Dam Milk methane production, Harvey MGS - Hawks Coal Bank 831 205 205 Wt Wt +18 +22 Hawks Dimension 346 Freetly, U.S. Meat Animal 807 721 Hawks Roundup 309 YW BW BW +96 Sire - Sitz Final Answer 677Y +105 Sire - Connealy Consensus 7229 Research Center +4.6 -0.1 MGS Hawks Birth Wt MGS - S- A V Net Total Worth636 4200 WW Cost to attend the full conWW 86 74 +54 +57 CB Hawks Sure Shot 338 CB Hawks Final Answer 3127 ference is $250. Day-only, 205 Wt Milk Milk BW 746 760 +19 student and media discount +24 -0.4 YW SireSire - S -AHawks V IronCoalition Mountain843 8066 YW WW rates also are available. For +102 Hawks Moonshine MGS - CB Hawks Owyhee 618 949 +95 +55 +63 Birth Wt a full and up-to-date conferBirth Wt Milk 94 CB Hawks Iron Mountain 312 70 +31 +26 ence schedule, lodging inTop Quality & Affordable BW 205 Wt 205 Wt YW +3.2 707 formation or to register, visit 760 +94 +101 Volume Discounts WW Sire - Sitz Dimension 8607 http://go.unl.edu/bif2014. 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Fed a High Roughage Ration at Home 746 +19 performance programs and -0.4 YW Sire - S A V Iron Mountain 8066 evaluation methodology and WW +102 MGS - Hawks Moonshine 618 +55 to create great awareness, Wt Adrian & JanetBirth Hawks • Cory & Belinda Hawks Milk 94 acceptance and usage of +31 Top QualityMT & Affordable 205 Wt 55 Oilmont Road • Galata, 59444 YW these concepts for the genetic 707 +94 Volume Discounts Sire Sitz Dimension 8607 improvement of beef cattle. 406-432-5355 • hksangus@northerntel.net Birth Wt MGS - TC Gridiron 258 Ultrasounded 92 It represents more than 40 www.HawksAngus.com Raising Registered Angus 205 Wt Performance Tested state and national beef cattle 720 for Over Two Decades associations. Sire - MOGCK Sure Shot

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Mole management challenging

By Annette Meyer Heisdorffer, Daviess County Extension Agent for Horticulture Frequent questions about moles prompted this article. The small mammals have been active this fall pushing up the soil in lawns as they make surface runs. To improve your success of managing them, some tips are provided below. Moles are not rodents. They have sharp, pointed teeth for catching and eating earthworms and other insects. The enlarged front feet are paddle-like with enlarged toenails uniquely adapted for digging. The mole also has a cylindrical body, a long, tapered snout, and eyes and ears so tiny they almost appear to be missing. The hind legs are very small, enabling the mole to turn with ease in a narrow passage. Fully-grown moles measure 4 to 7.5 inches long including a very short tail. Fur color varies from black to brownish to grayish with silver highlights. The eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is the most common and abundant mole in Kentucky. Moles are found in lawns, pastures, meadows, and woodlands. Moles construct and use two types of extensive underground tunnels: shallow surface tunnels in the spring, summer, and fall, and deep, permanent tunnels used year-round as the main avenues of travel and for feeding. Surface tunnels are most abundant after a warm rain or during the spring and fall when moles are actively searching for insects or earthworms. They are the only animals that create surface tunnels. Underground tunnels are often deep, and the only evidence that moles exist may be mounds of soil (molehills) pushed up to the surface. They are used as highways leading from cavities to feeding areas and are used mostly during hot, dry, or very cold weather when earthworms and insects move deeper into the soil. Nest cavities and home areas can be found 12 to 18 inches beneath the soil surface connecting the deep tunnels. Moles are antisocial, solitary animals and live alone except to breed. Males and females come together only for a brief encounter during February to mate. In April, after a 45-day gestation period, two to five large, hairless young are born in the underground nest chamber. At five weeks, they are half grown. At six weeks, they leave to fend for themselves. Eastern moles are active any time of the day, but they are most active from 4:00 to 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. all year. Moles must be very active to meet high-energy requirements. In fact, they can burrow as fast as 1 foot per minute. High-energy mole food comes as earthworms, grubs, beetles and beetle larvae, insects and insect larvae, snails, and spiders. If you have problems with moles, one way to control them is to use a harpoon trap. Surface burrows are used most actively during the spring and fall. To be successful, you must find an active burrow. To determine which runs are active, flatten a small section of the run with your foot and check the next morning. Within 12 to 24 hours active runs will be repaired. Place a trap in this location. Be sure to handle the trap safely; keep it away from children, and follow the manufacturer’s directions. Put a small bucket over them if children or pets are present. If the trap has not captured a mole in three days: the trap was placed in the wrong location; the run was disturbed too much; the mole detected the trap; the mole changed its habits and was not actively using the burrow; or all the moles in the general area are captured. A publication on moles is available with more detailed instructions on how to be more successful with traps at the Cooperative Extension Service Office. Another product on the market to control moles is a fake worm injected with the rodenticide, bromethalin. Examples of trade names for this product are Talpirid and Tomcat Mole Killer. These can be placed into active runs or mounds to give immediate mole kill. When you find an active run, the void within the run is only an inch or two below the grass. This is where the biodegradable worm is placed. With fresh mounds, the underground run is usually 6 to 18 inches below the mound. The worm has to be pushed down into the void by using a dowel or stick through the one-inch diameter hole that the mole made to connect to the below ground run. It is not practical to place the fake worms in older runs because the organic worms may decay before the mole returns. Always follow the safety precautions when using the product. There is some evidence that repellents containing the active ingredient castor oil are effective in repelling moles from lawns. If a suitable habitat remains for the moles, they will return. Follow the manufacture’s label closely and observe safety precautions.

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2004 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Xtra Sweep, Bale Command.................$19,300 2004 New Holland BR780, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, hydraulic pickup...$17,500 2003 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Bale Command, Xtra Sweep..................$20,800 2003 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Bale Command, Xtra Sweep..................$19,800 2003 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command.................$19,500 2003 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Bale Command, lace belts, 1000 PTO...$18,800 2002 New Holland 688, twine, Bale Command..............................................$11,800 2001 New Holland 688, net/twine, Bale Command, hydraulic pickup...................$15,800 2001 New Holland 688, twine, Bale Command, hydraulic pickup.............................$10,500 2000 New Holland 688, twine, Bale Command, hydraulic pickup.............................$14,100 1997 New Holland 664, net/twine, Bale Command..............................................$14,800 1997 New Holland 664, net/twine, Bale Command, hydraulic pickup..................$12,100 1995 New Holland 660, net/twine, Bale Command..............................................$12,100 1994 New Holland 660, twine, auto tie...$9500 1992 New Holland 660, net/twine, Bale Command, 1000 PTO...............................$7500 New Holland 853, twine. Excellent, must see!.. . ........................................................$4800 New Holland 853, twine..........................$3500 2012 John Deere 568, net/twine, MegaTooth, MegaWide, gauge wheels, 2500 bales....... . .....................................................$38,100 1991 John Deere 535, twine. Nice shape......... . ........................................................$7500 2001 Vermeer 605XL, twine.................$14,100

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SKIDSTEERS & CONSTRUCTION

2012 New Holland L230 skidsteer, cab, air conditioning, heat, mechanical controls, 650 hours..............................................$46,500 2004 New Holland LS180 skidsteer, mechanical controls, 2500 hours......................$21,100 2012 Bobcat S850 skidsteer, loaded, servo controls, 2600 hours......................$44,900 John Deere 450 dozer, 6-way mechanical blade.................................................$9500 Mustang MBH9H 9-ft. backhoe for skidsteer, 24” bucket..........................................$7600 Buhler SB5200 skidsteer snowblower. Excellent....................................................$4800

USED HAY TOOLS

New Holland 1069 self-propelled 3-wide bale wagon, air conditioning. Excellent..$35,000 New Holland 1012 pull-type stack wagon......... . ........................................................$3700 2007 New Holland 216 unitized hydraulic hay rake................................................$16,800

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Walker mowers in stock along with Toro commercial and residential units.

USED ROUND BALERS

2006 New Holland BR780A, net/twine, Xtra Sweep, endless belts, low bales....$26,300 2006 New Holland BR780A, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, 2358 bales........... . .....................................................$24,800 2005 New Holland BR780A, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, 13,348 bales........ . .....................................................$21,500

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John Deere 4430 FWA, cab, syncro, air conditioning, loader. Nice tractor!...........$26,100 Ford TW10 2WD, cab, air conditioning, 3-pt., PTO. Great runner!.........................$15,200 Ford 8N, 6-ft. rear blade. Good running tractor.. . ........................................................$2900 Massey Ferguson 1500 4WD tractor.....$3500 Massey Ferguson 184-4 MFD, cab, 62 hp........ . ........................................................$8500 Allis Chalmers 190 2WD, open station, 3-pt., PTO, 2 rear remotes.........................$8500

John Deere 7700 diesel combine, 24-ft. header, pickup head.......................................$7500 Ezee-On FLBS-330 14.5-ft. disc. Like new....... . .....................................................$15,100 Koyker 150 loader and mounts, bucket..$3500 Worksaver 3 spear bale handler for round and square bales.......................................$750 Farm King 100” 3-pt. rigid drag harrow. Like new!....................................................$975 Land Pride RB1572 6-ft. 3-pt. rear blade..$750 Land Pride RT1558 58” 3-pt. rototiller....$1990 Land Pride LR1596 8-ft. 3-pt. rock rake....$950 Great Plains 706NT no-till drill, 7-ft. working width...............................................$33,500 Kirschmann 12-ft. hoe drill.....................$2500 Erskine 960FM 96” front mount snowblower, drive lines..........................................$5800 New Holland 6-ft. front mount snowblower. Like new!!.................................................$3800 Snowmachines 5-ft. 3-pt. snowblower with chute.................................................$1750 Polaris PVT 6x6, dump bed. Excellent....$5600 Farm King Y810E 8x12 unloading auger, electric motor...........................................$2000 Beltec heavy duty post hole auger..........$2800 Danuser 3-pt. post hole auger with 12” auger... . ........................................................$1250 Speeco 3-pt. post hole auger with bit........$975 General 720 post hole auger with 9” digging bit........................................................$950 Shaver post pounders. In Stock.... Save $$$$$

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USED SQUARE BALERS

John Deere 467 16x18...........................$2700 New Holland 283 14x18.........................$2200 New Holland 281 14x18.........................$2500

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USED SELF-PROPELLED SWATHERS & HEADERS

2010 New Holland H8080, air suspension, deluxe cab, 2355 disc head...........$96,700 New Holland 1495, gas, hydrostatic, 12-ft. header...............................................$8500 New Holland 1116, 14-ft. sickle header. In bound.............................................$12,100

1997 Case IH 8850, disc header, cab..$32,500 Hesston 6650, diesel, cab, air conditioning, 14-ft. head......................................$16,800 New Holland 2331 13-ft. disc header, 2330BF push frame. Excellent.....................$18,500 MacDon 940 15-ft. multi-crop header......$7700

USED PULL-TYPE SWATHERS

2006 New Holland 1431 13-ft. cut disc mower conditioner.....................................$19,600 2006 New Holland 499 12-ft. pivot tongue........ . .....................................................$17,700 MacDon 5000 14-ft. mower conditioner. Very nice shape!!.......................................$9700 Hesston 1014 14-ft. pivot tongue, 14-ft. sickle head..................................................$6400

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Tool calculates alfalfa phosphorus, potassium benefits

FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

3-International 150 10-ft. grain drills, 12” spacing, hitch.... ................................................................................. $600 Johnson loader for Allis-Chalmers WD45.................. $250 Rockwell tandem drive axles on Hendrickson spring suspension....................................................................Offer Farmhand F11 loader fits row crop tractor............... $1500

By Brian Lee, research scientist at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center With increased prices of alfalfa hay, producdrought. ers need to seriously consider a well-balanced With so much incentive to produce the best fertilizer program for their crop. possible crop, adjusting your fertilization proBaled alfalfa hay in the United States is up gram may be a good place to start. 62 percent from the 2006-2010 average. Along Have a soil test taken to assess nutrient needs. with this, Wyoming on-farm stock was down Alfalfa can remove 56 pounds of nitrogen (N), 45 percent from the same five-year average 15 pounds of phosphorus (P), and 70 pounds due mostly to increased feeding because of the of potassium (K) per ton of alfalfa harvested.

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ng i l l e S 200 Bulls &

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15 Registered Heifers 20 Commercial Heifers

Production Sale

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1:00 p.m. • April 3, 2014 • at the ranch Connealy Consensus 7229

+2.2 Marb

+.1 Marb

+1.30

+67 REA

+.73

Milk

+31 Fat

-.002

+135

+1.67

+.96

+64 REA

+.88

Milk

+34 Fat

+.015

+104

+0.98

43.86 112.48

60.21 126.83

Other Sires Include

A A R Ten Fold 1539 • AAR Ten Gauge 1501 • Apex Windy 078 S A V Thunderbird 9061 • VDAR Really Windy 4097 • A A R High Five 8563 Apex Frontman 081 • A A R Matrix 0026 • Connealy Confidence 0100 Keith Arntzen (406) 462-5557 Doug Arntzen (406) 462-5553 577 Arntzen Lane • Hilger, MT 59451 arntzen@mtintouch.net www.arntzenangus.com

These nutrients need to be replenished to ensure alfalfa has what it needs to grow. Research also suggests a well-balanced fertilizer program helps increase the longevity of an alfalfa stand, which would help delay establishment costs of the next crop. Consider the quality and age of the alfalfa stand, your yearly situation, and yield expectations. This examination considers costs of two fertilizers. First, the cost analysis of phosphorus fertilization using 11-52-0 was conducted. This fertilizer is probably one of the most readily available and commonly used for phosphorus fertilization. At the price of $691/ton for 11-520, expect to pay the following for corresponding pound-peracre goals. The break-even, ton-per-acre values are also included. These were figured considering $210/ton baled alfalfa hay. For example, if 100 pounds of 11-52-0 per acre is applied, expect to pay $71.81 per acre, and you would need to see a 0.34-ton per acre benefit from applying the fertilizer. The second fertilizer analyzed was 0-0-60, which would be a common fertilizer applied to reach potassium goals. At $595/ton, expect to pay the following prices for corresponding pound-per-acre goals. The break-even, ton-per-acre values are included. These were also calculated considering $210/ton baled alfalfa hay. For example, if 100 pounds of 0-0-60 is applied per acre, you would pay $54.95 per acre, and you would need a 0.26-ton per acre benefit from applying the fertilizer. University of Wyoming Extension has a multi-crop, online tool to help calculate cost-peracre and break-even levels of fertilizer applications. The tool was designed for nitrogen applications but will work for other per-acre fertilizer goals. It is at http://bit.ly/Ncalculator.

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Lost Lake Ranch Where You Get More Bull Value for the Dollar Spent!!!

Friday, March 28, 2014 Western Livestock Auction – Great Falls, MT

Sale 1:00

20t h Pro du An n u a l c t io n S a le

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AAR Ten X 7008 S A

Selling 110 Yearling Black Angus Bulls & 20 Yearling Angus Heifers

Features of the Lost Lake Program

• Quality cattle = fertility + calving ease + milking ability + growth • Balanced EPDs • Performance tested • Cattle Nutrition, yet Condition • Extra docility • Breeding soundness = exam + scrotal + semen test • Carcass Ultrasound Scanned • Many “heifer bulls” with retained growth • All cattle BVD-tested free of disease • Vaccination program, comprehensive, included foot rot and warts • Volume discounts on bull purchases • Livestock Insurance (Loss-of-Use & Mortality) Shared Premium • Delivery is Free (within 350 miles) • Free board on bulls until April 15, 2014 • Harrer’s Satisfaction Guarantee including 78 years of experience

Four Ace Gridiron 801 NAME 7X Objective Y69 A A R Ten X 7008 S A Carstens Selective 018 Four Ace Gridiron 801 KG Sure Shot 0266 KG Wisdom 9402 Lost Lake Credence X24 Lost Lake Guard Dog U203 Lost Lake Tavern M V C C Nebraska 1409 MF CC&7 72 MF Final Answer

Leading Sires for 2013 Sale

BIRTH -1.4 0.1 0.5 2.8 -1.1 1.4 0.4 -0.7 -0.5 1.3 2.7 1.5

Circle March 28th on your calendar

7X Objective Y69

WEAN 49 67 50 69 52 57 58 43 50 50 60 60

YRLG 95 134 85 120 94 100 104 86 96 96 106 104

SCROTAL 0.23 1.63 0.19 0.53 1.99 0.84 1.02 1.67 1.45 0.24 0.7 1.17

MILK 24 29 22 31 31 29 20 21 34 29 27 26

$B 72.84 126.56 67.44 87.67 90.64 86.54 66.9 69.34 91.51 65.2 89.4 70.83

NAME MF Final Answer 054 SydGen C C & 7 SydGen Mandate 6079 W A Harry Bear 112 Werner War Party 2417 Windy River Authority 129 Windy River Daylight 104 Windy River Inspiration 923 ......and others Averages EPDs as of 1/21/2014

BIRTH 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.8 1.9 1 -1.5 0

WEAN 56 54 67 58 67 62 53 48

0.78

56.5

YRLG SCROTAL 91 1.46 105 1.06 124 1.32 103 124 1.16 111 1.68 99 1.46 88 1.26

MILK 31 42 32 33 40 30 27 30

106.16 84.05 87.2 63.95

103.25

29.4

83.76

1.11

$B 74.36 99.22 91.59

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Grant & Deanna Harrer 406-899-9061 or 406-452-2010 William T. or Dolores Harrer 406-737-4393 or 771-8229

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2013 Barley cultivar performance in central Montana trials CONTINUED FROM PAGE A30

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Idaho agriculture posts third year of record cash receipts

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page A45

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By University of Idaho 2012 Dodge 3500 Idaho’s farmers and ranchers made it a three peat in 2013. Cummins 6 speed manual, 4x4, Jake brake, bed linThey posted a third year of record cash receipts with a tally er, good tires, 2 back floor coolers, back floor heat, of $7.82 billion, up 3 percent from 2012, according to Uniheated power fold up mirrors, triple sealed doors versity of Idaho (UI) agricultural economists.  for quiet driving, side air bags, no need for urea adNet farm income was projected at $2.73 billion, a decline ditive, vinyl floor, nurf bar steps. 14,628 miles. of about a half percent or $12 million but considered esCall Mike at 406-675-8090 $39,500 sentially stable when compared to 2012. A slight increase Leave a message. in expenses accounted for most of the decrease. Even so, the 2013 net farm income was 56 percent above the 10-year average.  The projected tally of cash receipts and net farm income was included in the report, “The Financial Condition of Idaho Agriculture: 2013” released recently.  - Twin vertical augers “Idaho agriculture continues to show strength,” said John - Excellent spread pattern with wet or dry material Foltz, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean at - Hydraulic variable speed floor chain feed Moscow. “Idaho ranks as the West’s third-largest agricultural - 14 ton capacity state, and agribusiness is the state’s largest industry.”  - 1000 PTO/minimum 110 hp required Foltz presented the report Thursday to the Idaho Legisla- Travel and clean up time allowed free of charge ture’s Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Commit- Rental rates by the day/week/month tee, which surveys the state’s economic condition to prepare an estimate of expected tax revenues on which to base the This spreader will help manage environmental state’s 2015 budget  concerns associated with stockpiled manure, apply a uniform layer of material The state’s livestock industries, beef and milk, generated and provide a return on investment of handling cost. the majority of cash receipts, nearly $4.3 billion or nearly 55 percent of the total. Milk sales totaled $2.573 billion, up 6 Phone (406) 899-0072 or (406) 899-2182 percent from 2012, and cattle and calf sales generated $1.505 Great Falls, Montana billion, up 8 percent. Other livestock sales, primarily sheep, generated $205 million, a 12 percent jump.  Potatoes led crop receipts 35th Annual Angus Bull Sale with $965 million, a projected 1 percent increase from 2012. Overall crop receipts dipped by 1 percent or $50 million to $3.54 billion largely on declines by sugar beets and wheat. Sugar beet receipts fell 23 percent or $75 million to $251 million in 2013 reflecting a production drop of 2 percent and a sales price of $40 per ton, a 21 percent drop from 2012.  Wheat receipts dropped, too, by 8 percent or $66 milSons lion to $732 million, reflectsell! ing a 1 percent drop in the average price. Wheat producJF IRON SIGHT Y46 tion was up 4 percent from S A V Iron Mountain 8066 x Woodhill Foresight 2012, according to the report.  With $539 million in sales, AI Sires Represented: hay was Idaho’s third-ranking Conneally Irish 0204, crop, posting a 6 percent TC Aberdeen 759, increase from 2012. Barley, Circle A Incentive, with sales of $337 million ranked fourth and posted a 10 Bobcat X Factor X22 percent increase. Dry beans Sons posted a strong 12 percent sell! increase on sales of $104 FF DIVIDE X1 million.  S A V Bismarck 5682 x MF Destroyer 093 This year’s accounting of crop receipts, however, reflected some information gaps resulting from the govBuying, selling and raising cattle ernment shutdown in OctoSons ber. Sales of onions, a major with an emphasis on quality carcass traits. sell! Idaho crop, were not reported this year. MYTTY BEXTOR 86W The report was prepared For sale booklet & performance info: C R A Bextor 872 5205 608 x Mytty In Focus by UI Extension agricultural gollaherranch@yahoo.com economists Ben Eborn of Teton County Extension and Paul Patterson at the UI Idaho Falls Research and Myrle, Delight & Ted Gollaher Extension Center. Garth Taylor in the Department of 406.468.2273 Agricultural Economics and Mike & Barbara Jo Rural Sociology on the UI 406.468.0079 Moscow campus co-authored the report, the 11th in the an3112 Cascade Hound Creek Road • Cascade, MT 59421 nual series.  The report is available online at web.cals.uidaho.edu/ idahoagbiz/pubs/#.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Good solid Concrete Mixer

1995 International Pay Star 5000; vin 2HTTWAUTXSC030028; Cummins L-10 300 hp, serial #34740271; Rex Boost A Load mixer with new 11 yard drum, excellent tires, 125 gallon water tank, 155,683 miles, 2013 inspection................................................................ $15,000

Conveyor/Mixer Truck

1973 Mack DM 6115; vin DM61154689; Mack 6 cylinder engine, 260 hp, 251,896 miles, 9987 hours; Challenge 9 yard mixer, Theam 39A aluminum maxi swing conveyor with remote, new belt, 150 gallon water tank, excellent tires.................................................................... $10,000

Pup Trailer

1970 Garwood dump trailer, vin 288140, tandem axle, 10 yard box, good tires............................................................................... $4500

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Hundreds of small farmers to gather at annual OSU conference

By Denise Ruttan, Oregon State University Hundreds of farmers from throughout event. Oregon will gather in Corvallis this winter “I think there’s a huge social aspect to the to improve their skills and get inspired for conference – for a lot of people, this is the the next growing season. The 14th annual only time of year they get to see each other, Oregon Small Farms Conference will take so there’s a lot of interaction and networkplace February 22 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ing,” said Stephenson. “We also bring in at Oregon State University (OSU). speakers who challenge people to think difMichael Ableman, a nationally known ferently and offer a variety of workshops.” farmer, author and photographer, will presThis year, attendees can register for speent the keynote address. For the first time, cific workshops. The conference features 24 organizers are offering a special series of workshops in three concurrent sessions, as workshops in Spanish for Latino farmers. well as a lunch prepared with locally proIn the past the conference has provided duced food. Workshops include financing translators for particular workshops already a farm, growing quinoa in the Northwest, offered in English. Also new is a workshop selling produce to schools and hospitals, on profitability for small farms. transitioning to organic agriculture and Registration costs $45 per person until health insurance options for farmers. February 2, then increases to $65 per person The conference is geared toward farmfrom February 3-14 and $100 per person on ers, agriculture professionals, food policy the day of the conference – if space is still advocates, students and managers of farmavailable. Organizers will cap attendance ers markets. at 800 people. In the past, the popular conFor more information and to register, go ference has surpassed 800 attendees, said to the 2014 Oregon Small Farms ConferGarry Stephenson, the coordinator of OSU’s ence website (http://smallfarms.oregonSmall Farms Program, which organizes the state.edu/sfc).

ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

MARCH 26, 2014

SELLING 200 HEAD

100 BULLS

12:30 PM • At The Ranch 100 FEMALES Grass Range, MT 50 REGISTERED 50 COMMERCIAL

THE BULLS

A stout bull lineup of performance tested yearlings, along with fall long-yearlings. All fertility tested, sired by proven herd sires and exciting new genetics.

By University of Wyoming Extension

The genetics of these proven herd sires sell:

THE FEMALES Yearling females, maternally bred from the top of the program. As powerful as any we’ve ever offered, and they sell guaranteed to breed.

VGW Bases Loaded 905

Buf Crk The Right Kind U199

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Extension educator joins Converse, Natrona, Niobrara counties

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Montvue S008 Packer X580

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Also featuring progeny of sires, Red Crowfoot Moonshine, VGW Megatron, 5L Smoke Signal, 5L Double Design, and Red SSS Oly 554T

Scott Cotton began Monday, January 6, as the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension area educator serving Converse, Natrona and Niobrara counties. He will focus on livestock and small-acreage programming. A Sheridan native, Cotton attended Sheridan College and received dual bachelor degrees in animal science, agricultural journalism and range at the University of Wyoming. He also holds a master’s degree in range ecology from UW. Cotton began his career at UW and went on to positions with Colorado State University Extension and the University of Nebraska. He served as an extension educator in his most recent position providing educational programs in a four-county area covering livestock, agricultural security and youth programs.

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AUCTION

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From I-15, take exit 348 onto Hwy. 44 toward Valier. Go west approximately 4.6 miles. Turn south onto Big Flat Coulee Road for approximately .6 mile. The sale will be on the left side of the road. Follow the signs to the auction ... see you at the sale!

TRACTORS

1069 New Holland Hay Wagon

1968 Ford F600 Cabover

IH TD 18 Crawler complete, motor froze D8 Caterpillar with dozer, motor seized Minneapolis Moline G1000 diesel motor, seized Minneapolis Moline 4x4 diesel tractor with D585 engine, 18x34 tires, 2,412 hours Dozer for TD9 John Deere 7410 with 740 self-leveling loader, 3-point/540 & 1000 PTO, heater, A/C, diesel, 1 set pallet forks, 9,976 hours IH TD9 Crawler, may be running by sale (2) TH 4100 tractors 4x4 Ford 6000 Tractor, select-a-speed, 3-point / PTO

MACHINERY

7720 John Deere combines

Minneapolis Moline 4x4 tractor

John Deere 2280 Swather

Versatile 400 Swather

26 ft. Graham Holm Cultivator (1) Morris Cultivator, 48 foot with Fargo Spreader Morris Rod Weeder Magrath 6 inch auger, 30 ft. long Graham Holm 28 ft. cultivator with rods Graham Holm 30 ft. cultivator Graham Holm 18 ft. cultivator 32 ft. John Deere Disc - 19 inch disc on front, 22 inch on rear Allis Chalmers 20 ft cultivator John Deere 2280 diesel Swather, A/C, heater, 16 ft. header, 21 ft. grain header with double swath Drill Carrier (overhead) John Deere 2270 diesel swather, 16 ft. hay header and crimper (2) 7720 John Deere combines with headers, diesel, S# H07720x600668, S# 507408 20 ft. Versatile 400 Swather 20 ft. double swath for a bi-directional (2) 22 ft. McDunn pickup reels 2280 John Deere Swather for parts

D8 Caterpillar with Dozer

MISCELLANEOUS

(3) Bin ladders (1) Shaeffer post pounder (1) Ford pickup box - good shape Spray coupe IH TD 14 motor 9 ft. 4 inch by 7 ft. wide flatbed with tool boxes Numerous cross ties Century pickup sprayer, Briggs & Stratton motor Misc. fuel tanks and stands Post hole digger 2 barrels full of carburators and starters Older 3/4 inch plywood

IRRIGATION

4-65 13 ft. transite pipe 2 inch plastic pipe, 20 ft. long Misc. Risers for 6 inch pipe Misc. Hook & Latch aluminum pipe, 4, 6 & 8 inch +/- 38 5 inch Hook & Latch aluminum pipe (1) wheel line mover, no motor Misc. 4 & 5 inch wheel line pipe with wheels +/- 97 8 inch main line ring lock aluminum pipe Myers Ditch tiller Hydraulic Ditcher 50 hp Cornell Irrigation Pump YHG-50-2, 3550 rpm motor and panel 1973 Cummins motor, 220 with Buckeley irrigation pump

HAYING EQUIPMENT

New Holland Feed grinder 21 ft. truck box with hay racks Older hay grinder 1069 New Holland hay wagon, 460 motor, A/C, 4-speed transmission, 2-speed rear end John Deere 530 round baler Side delivery rake

John Deere 7410 tractor

TRUCKS & VEHICLES

1976 Ford 700 truck, 5-speed with 2-speed rear end, 18 ft. box, 40 inch sides, wood floor, 920 rubber, rebuilt 361 motor 1968 Ford F600 Cabover, 16 ft. box 1977 Ford Ranger F150 pickup, 460 motor, automatic transmission 1981 Brigadier tandem truck with 6 cyl. Detroit motor, 20 ft. Knapheide box, 52 inch sides. Older IH cabover truck, Cummins motor, doesn’t run. 1975 Kenworth cabover, Detroit motor, automatic transmission 1984 Kenworth, 400 Cummins motor

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

8, 12, 14 and 16 ft. feeder panels Feed wagon Cake feeder 5 pipe feeder panels Powder River squeeze chute Powder River Alley Calf feeder Buck Rake IH One Way

ANTIQUES

ANTIQUE TRACTORS RESTORABLE

IH Super C IH WD 9 IH M Massey Harris 55

TOOLS

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TRAILERS

40 ft. flatbed trailer, steel deck, 1122.5 tires with winches Older 36 ft. flatbed trailer, 1000 20 inch tires 28 ft. enclosed Van trailer 40 ft. enclosed Van trailer, full of hand & power tools, misc. parts & shop equipment

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Price projections for livestock and livestock products include beef steers and heifers at various weights, cull cows, slaughter steers, slaughter hogs, slaughter ewes, slaughter lambs, feeder lambs and milk. The publication also provides historical prices as a reference. “The estimated short-term planning prices should be used as a guide in setting price expectations for 2014 production,” Haugen says. “These planning prices can be used for preparing annual enterprise budgets and annual whole-farm cash flow projections. The short-term prices should not be used for planning capital purchases or expansion alternatives that would extend beyond the next production year.” To obtain this publication, “Plotting a Course 2014” (EC-1090), call (701) 2317882 or write to NDSU Agriculture Communication, Distribution Center, Dept. 7070, Box 6050, 10 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, or contact a county office of the NDSU Extension Service. Requests also may be faxed to (701) 231-7044 or e-mailed to NDSU.DistributionCenter@ndsu.edu. The publication is on the Web at FOLLOW THE SALE LIVE ON THE http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/farm-economicsTo register and follow the auction in the internet, log on to: http://www. management.

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By Dr. Michelle Arnold, Large Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky Polioencephalomalacia (PEM) or “cerebrocortical necrosis” was first reported in cattle in 1956 and was at that time described only as a “disorder of the nervous system”. Affected animals are frequently referred to as “brainers” because the clinical signs most frequently observed include blindness, incoordination, and circling. Once the animal is down, it may display backward arching of the head and neck and paddling movements of the legs before death. The clinical course of the disease varies from 12 hours to 8 days in length with an average of three and a half days duration. Polioencephalomalacia is simply a descriptive name and literally means softening of the gray matter of the brain. PEM lesions may be caused by several different mechanisms including excessive production of sulfide in the rumen, high pressure in the brain (cerebral hypertension) from drinking water after a period of dehydration or sodium overload (water deprivation-sodium ion toxicosis), acute lead poisoning, and (potentially) thiamine deficiency. This disorder is not the same as “poliomyelitis” in humans, the viral infectious disease capable of causing lifelong paralysis. At one time, PEM was thought to be caused exclusively by a thiamine deficiency. In 1976, a form of PEM associated with a diet high in molasses (0.47% Sulfur) and not associated with altered thiamine status was described. This was one of the first studies to suggest that high sulfur diets could induce PEM instead of thiamine deficiency. In the early 1980s, it was noted that in several cases, cattle with PEM had been consuming rations containing high concentrations of gypsum or other sulfate salts used as intake limiters. In 1982, cattle from 72 herds in Missouri that were fed rations with either high or low sulfur were necropsied and it was found that 18 out of the 21 herds on high sulfur rations (above 0.66% S) had developed brain lesions indicative of PEM. It is possible that certain plants, a rumen metabolic disturbance, or prolonged administration of a thiamine-inhibiting drug such as amprolium, are also causes of PEM. However, current research strongly suggests that PEM is caused by ingestion of high levels of sulfur since dietary, blood, and tissue thiamine levels are often found to be completely normal in affected animals. There are numerous sources of sulfur that cattle may encounter. Ethanol production in the United States continues to expand at a rapid rate and has led to an increased supply of corn co-product feeds. During ethanol production, sulfuric acid is used for fermentor pH control and as a cleaning agent. The residual sulfate in these co-products can lead to toxicity when fed to ruminants at high amounts. Certain plants of the family Brassicaceae (rape, kale, turnips) are well known for containing large quantities of sulfur and are associated with the development of PEM. A slurry manure accident on a farm in Germany caused PEM in cattle associated with release of hydrogen sulfide gas and a herd outbreak in England was associated with use of ammonium sulfate to prevent urolithiasis (kidney stones). Molasses and fertilizers are potential sources as well. The National Research Council (NRC) recommends that rations for growing and adult beef cattle contain 1500-2000 ppm sulfur (0.15-0.2% of the ration DM). The maximum tolerated dietary concentration is 0.4% of the diet DM in cattle other than feedlot cattle which should not receive >0.3%. High sulfate water is a common cause of PEM in the plains and intermountain regions of the US. Total sulfur intake from both feed and water must be determined when investigating PEM in cattle. Water sulfate levels < 500 ppm are recommended and 1000 ppm is the recommended maximum. There are two clinical pictures associated with sulfur– induced PEM. In the acute form, animals are found down (recumbent) or comatose and respond poorly to treatment. There may be little brain damage found on necropsy due to rapid death. The second or delayed form includes signs of muscle tremors (ear flicking, facial twitching), blindness, stupor, circling, head pressing, bruxism (grinding teeth), repetitive chewing, slobbering, and wobbly gait. There may be a rotten egg smell to the breath. Progression of the condition to later signs of lying on one side, head and neck arched backwards, the eyes fixed as if gazing at the stars, and convulsions with paddling motions are usually followed by death. Animals that do recover may have permanent brain damage. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has an affinity for brain tissue due to its high fat content and most lesions are in the cerebrum because of the high demand for oxygen in this continued on page a50

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Auctioneers note:This is a complete liquidation of all assets, nearly all the equipment is American made industrial and will serve for many more years. SHOP EQUIPMENT

2008 Bendpak Model HD-12-B, 12,000# vehicle lift, with twin BendPak lift jacks 5000# capacity, model RJ-60 2008 CleanBurn CB1400, used motoroil furnace, 140K BTU, biannual maintained Sand blasting cabinet (Mac Tools) 20 Ton shop press (Mac Tools) air over hyd jack Husky 20gal vertical air compressor 6.5HP, 220V 1PH Rolling tool chest, MAC Tools, top and bottom, select series 100gal horizontal air compressor, NAPA, mod.72-289HBT, 3PH Circuit tester, Power Probe scanner diagnostic set, MAC Tools/OTC Fuel injection test kit, MAC Tools Inspection Camera, Dewalt, cordless 12Vmax, w/remote wireless camera Digital scope, Provision 6/8 Leak tester, smoke, Leak Attack, MAC Tools Micrometer and Gauge set, MAC Tools and Mitutoyo Professional Body repair kit, 4ton, ATD U Joint Kit, Tiger Tools Seal and Bushing driver set, MAC Tools Hunter 211 Alignment machine (sold as parts, 1 broken head) 1000# NAPA dual stage underlift transmission jack 1200# NAPA transmission floor jack 2 Ton Cummins cherry picker / engine hoist Nesco 40gal parts washer NAPA Mig Welder 83-310, 220V, w/ CO2 tank oxy/acy torch set w/Norco tanks Victor RF-350-125-540 5 Ton NAPA Pro floor jack 2 1/2 Ton floor jack Craftman 15” drill press 12sp, 5/8” chuck, 0-45deg tilt 2- 6” bench grinders on stands OTC Strut Tammer HD 6585 MAC Tools air dryer 4-gal Rotunda Ford parts washer 700# longneck jack several engine stands service ramps air hose and reel 2- front wheel drive engine supports, NAPA mod. 791-725 several creepers slide hammer

POWER EQUIPMENT

Titan 7500watt high performance gas generator (about 5 hours use) Titan 2200psi pressure washer 5.5HP gas

MISCELANEOUS

1991 Camaro, 1994 LT1 motor (project car) 12’X20’ shed, Miller Barn lots of misc. power tools ATV pull behind mower, Agri Fab Rough Cut, 48” deck, 14.5HP gas Odysey go kart ATV propane BBQ trailer Pontoon boat, Playcraft Elite, needs motor and outdrive party barge home made 11gal air tank misc. used tires bolt bins wall mount w/hardware dozens of shop manuals misc bolt racks and bins misc engine parts several oil pans dolly

MACHINE SHOP

Winona Van Norman wash cabinet, w/ solvent, 3PH Honeing machine w/ extra stones, Serv-Equip Inc, SE2300 Auto Hone Hot Tank, 250gal, Van O Luxe, mod.210, w/agitator, solvent, and baskets Fly wheel grinding machine, Winona Van Norman, mod.7257 98A, 3PH 40Ton press, Nugier, air over hyd., mod.H40-14APBD, w/all tooling large and small Bead blast cabinet, ALC/MAC Tools, extra light, safteyglass, air dryer, 1 yr old Rotary Broach, Van Norman Mach. Co., Model 570AF, Ser#7824-1174, w/tooling, 3PH Sunnen Rod Heater mod. CRH-50 Belt Sander 30’X12”, Kansas Instruments, mod. RG1203, w/ extra belts, 3PH Rod resizing machine set, Sunnen precision honeing machine, mod.LBB-1699 and Sunnen heavy duty Cap and Rod grinder,, mod. CRG750, set sells w/ tooling and rolling cabinet Drill Press, Jet, mod. JDP 17MF Valve seat cutter, Van Norman, mod. 650 Valve Seat Grinder, Van Norman mod. P302BB, w/ extra stones Rotor and Drum Lathe, Hofman True Cut 401, mod.1115H1, w/all tooling Jet Spray hardfacing torch kit Injector sleeve remover and installer for Allis Chalmers tractors Cam Bearing installer, Blue Point mod. GA285 Valve guide reamer and Knurling kit, UTP piston regroover spring pressure tester, Rimac Magna Flux tester, Iron Tite Mod. 111001 Dowel pin remover, Goodson Valve seat grinder w/ tooling and work bench, Bison Valve face grinder w/ extra stones, Sioux mod. 2001 Boaring bar, Holtzan Cabot Cam bearing installer Rod straightner, SunnenPressure test bench Over head track/rail system, approx 60’, w/500# electric hoist

LUBES & PUMPS

Stacking Rhino 3 unit (70gal each) dispenser tanks w/rack and fluids 15-40 shaeffers 9000 synthetic (30 gal) ATF synthetic anything up to Dextron5 (28gal) 5W-30 shaeffers 7000 synthic (22gal) 50gal of 5W-30 oil in barrel vacuum drain pump phnuematic coolant flush system, Viper AF-3250 phnuematic oil pump w/ meter gun Samson Pumpmaster 2 several oil hand pumps transfer pump grease pumps and bearing packer w/lubes underlift oil reservoirs several barrels of used oil Misc lubes and supplies

SHOP FURNITURE

several Napa parts cabinets Tork Wipes towel dispenser cookstove

shop stools and MAC table shop racks and cabinets

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What do you mean my calf has polio? CONTINUED FROM PAGE A49

area of the brain. Hydrogen sulfide and free sulfide radicals block oxidative phosphorylation which ultimately leads to cell death. There are many possible causes for ruminants showing central nervous system (CNS) signs. These include lead poisoning, water deprivation-sodium ion toxicosis (“salt poisoning”), thromboembolic meningoencephalitis, listeriosis, rabies, nervous coccidiosis, magnesium deficiency (“grass tetany”), and rumen acidosis. PEM is diagnosed by history, clinical signs, necropsy findings, and microscopic lesions in the brain. The clinical signs and damage to the brain (both visible and microscopic) are indistinguishable with lead poisoning, sodium ion toxicity and sulfur-induced PEM but the exact cause may be differentiated by blood and tissue analysis. There is no diagnostic test to confirm sulfur toxicosis but ruling out other diseases and documenting intake of feed and water containing high levels of sulfur supports the diagnosis. Treatment of PEM is symptomatic because there is no specific antidote for sulfur toxicosis. Removal from the sulfur source may be all that is required for partial to full recovery of some affected animals. Regardless of the cause of PEM, animals with the mild form often respond favorably to administration of thiamine hydrochloride over a 2-3 day period. Thiamine is essential for normal cellular membrane function and the conduction of nerve impulses. Because of the high energy demands of the nervous system, adequate thiamine is necessary to maintain CNS health. Most patients show improvement within 24 hours but some remain blind or have depressed senses for weeks or months. If no improvement is noted, permanent brain damage is probable. Additional therapy to control brain swelling and seizures may be considered for valuable animals. Severely affected animals do not respond well to treatment with thiamine. The best way to prevent PEM is to manage the dietary intake of sulfur. Limiting access to feed or water containing high levels of sulfur and preventing sudden decreases in rumen pH will help reduce the incidence of PEM. Gradual adaptation of the ruminal microbe population to utilization of sulfur without excessive hydrogen sulfide production occurs over the first 1-3 weeks of access to a high sulfur diet and gradually reduces the risk of PEM. All feedstuffs and water sources should be analyzed routinely for an estimate of total sulfur intake to reduce the risk of “polio”.

Protein supplementation for beef cows

By Michigan State University With 2013 corn harvest prices approximately half of those in 2012, cow-calf producers may choose corn for supplementation again. It’s probably the cheapest source of energy on the market if you can feasibly deliver it to the cow herd. The challenge may be meeting the protein requirement of the cow as she moves into late gestation and early lactation. Protein requirement of the pregnant cow steadily increases as the fetus develops reaching a peak requirement near 10.3 percent crude protein in early lactation. Generally forages offer a significant portion of the protein requirements but may be insufficient when lower quality feedstuff like crop residues or poor quality hays are utilized. In the past five years, producers have chosen distillers grains (DG) to increase protein in the diet cost effectively. This is generally very effective if you compare feedstuffs based on protein cost per unit. In the past DG has been priced very similar to corn on a per ton basis. This year is definitely different. DG prices the week of December 15 2013 at 19 markets across the Midwest averaged 142 percent of corn and was nearly 50 percent of the cost of soybean meal. The rule of thumb suggests when DG reach 62 percent of soybean meal, the value per unit of protein in each feedstuff is equal. Without attempting to guess future market prices, one would suspect the DG value will remain high as global demand and high domestic soybean prices keep pressure on protein prices. Bottom line; know the values of your feedstuff inventory. We all need to recognize the increased nutritional needs of cows in late gestation and lactation. If ration deficiencies occur, do the math and calculate protein or energy costs, consider trucking, storage and local availability in your decision making process. At present, corn is the cheapest energy source and DG looks like the cheapest protein source, but like the weather, it will probably change.

A little planning goes far with prescribed burning

By Oklahoma State University There is nothing better than when a plan comes together. Also, in this case, there is nothing worse than when there was no plan to start with. John Weir, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension fire ecologist, said well-conducted fires in the field are the result of well-written fire plans. “It helps us to put it down on paper and think this whole process through,” he said. “So when the day comes when we’re ready to light that fire, we’ve already thought it through and have a plan to follow to help us make the burn safe and effective to meet our goals and objectives.” A burn plan is a written prescription for the prescribed fire including critical elements such as the weather conditions under which the burn will be conducted, number of personnel and duties of each and the type, amount and placement of equipment needs to safely conduct the burn. Other key elements needed for a proper burn plan are a description of burn unit, including topography and vegetation in unit, a list of parameters, aerial map and smoke management plan. “Another good item to have is a ‘go no-go’ checklist,” Weir said. “Have I called local fire department? Yes or no? Did I call adjoining neighbors? Are the weather conditions within my description? Do I have adequate equipment?” If the answer is no to any of these questions, then a burn should not be conducted. “No burn plan is perfect and no two are alike because they are as different as the burn units for which they are written,” he said. “Each burn plan may require different information or planning, with some requiring more information about a specific topic than others.” Instructions on completing a burn plan, along with a sample plan and blank plan sheet, are available online at osufacts.okstate.edu by searching for fact sheet NREM2893. For additional information, contact your local county Extension office.

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Travis Standley, Teton County Extension Agent spoke about Beef Cattle Nutrition at the Next Generation Conference held in Shelby, Montana in late January. Photo by Trina Bradley.

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Montana State University Extension and the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) distinguished 135 “Steers of Merit” out of over 900 entries for 2013. Out of 775 steers entered in the Carcass Division, 111 were deemed Steers of Merit. In the Ultrasound Division, 24 out of 141 entries received the distinction. “The Steer of Merit award promotes and recognizes the production of the highest quality of Montana beef with carcass characteristics that meet the U.S. beef industry’s standards of excellence,” said Errol Rice, MSGA’s Executive Vice President. “We are proud to sponsor this great youth program that teaches and awards 4-H and FFA beef projects that have met or exceeded these industry benchmarks in order to meet both domestic and global consumer demand for the 21st century.” The exhibitors and breeders of the top five steers in each category were honored at MSGA’s Annual Convention, Dec. 1214 in Billings at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana. The top five steer entries in the Carcass Division were: 1) Timothy Eash, Lincoln County (Ed Braaten, breeder); 2) Randy Kramer, Carbon County (Justin Oswald, breeder); 3) Karleigh Bolin, Missoula County (Jeremy & Kate Roberts, breeder); 4) Kayla Sylvia, Lewis and Clark County (Troy Wheeler, breeder); and 5) Lane Brush, Madison County (Gerald Brush, breeder). The top five steer entries in the Ultrasound Division were: 1) Mackenzie Lepley, Yellowstone County (breeder unknown); 2) Ty Handy, Richland County (Larry & Lauri Handy, breeder); 3) Brielle Gorder, Richland County (Allen Gasho, breeder); 4) Shelbie Oblander, Yellowstone County (Pam & Dale Bilyeu, breeder); and 5) Jalyssa Gorder, Richland County (Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch, breeder). The number of Steer of Merit certifications for 2013 increased by nine steers, with 26 more entries submitted compared

to 2012. “Steer of Merit certification didn’t change much in 2013 compared to 2012,” said Rachel Endecott, Montana State Extension Beef Cattle Specialist. “This was the second fair season under the new hot carcass weight and back fat standards set by the Steer of Merit Committee in 2011; perhaps some adjustment to the new standards is occurring. And summer 2013 probably had better cattle feeding weather and conditions than summer 2012.” The Montana Steer of Merit program was initiated in 1967 as a joint effort between the Montana Stockgrowers Association and Montana State University Extension. The program was designed to measure, record, and improve carcass characteristics in beef cattle. Data from these carcasses has been summarized and analyzed statistically. Over time, significant increases have been made in quality grade and in yield grade, or cutability, indicating that cattle can be selected for leaner carcasses with higher cutability and still maintain high quality grade as reflected by marbling. To be designated a Steer of Merit, carcasses are evaluated by a qualified individual using information that relates to yield of lean meat and eating quality. Beef carcasses must meet criteria set by the Steer of Merit Committee in the areas of hot carcass weight, dressing percent, fat thickness over 12th rib (back fat), total rib eye area, yield grade, percent cutability, and quality grade. Computer software programs help compile data and rank carcasses for state and county awards. Data is also analyzed periodically to track genetic and feed management progress. The minimum standards for Steer of Merit are reviewed each year and the program is updated to meet the changing industry standards. For more information about the Steer of Merit program, call Rachel Endecott, Montana State Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at (406) 994-3747.

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Michigan State University Extension Ever wonder what happens between delivering a beef animal to a meat processing plant and eating a juicy steak or hamburger? Tours are hard for companies to accommodate due to safety of visitors, animals and workers. Most plants simply do not have extra space for visitors to safely view what is happening at each step. A video showing the process and inside of a beef packing plant is available from the American Meat Institute’s Glass Walls Project. The video is narrated by Dr. Temple Grandin, world renowned expert on animal handling and humane slaughter. Farmers, truck drivers and meat plant employees handle animals with care. Humane animal handing and slaughter are required by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service. The video focuses on the slaughter process and includes the use of a captive bolt stunner that instantly makes the animal unconscious and insensitive to pain. Animals are bled, hides and internal organs are removed. Additionally, carcasses are split and interventions such as carcass washing occur to improve food safety. Carcasses are cooled for 24 to 48 hours and then cut into wholesale primal and subprimal cuts to be sold. Dr. Grandin’s research has been very influential in improving animal handling and facilities at beef processing plants. Processing plants that take animal handling seriously regularly train and monitor their employees about proper handling techniques. These improvements have added benefits of improved meat quality including decreased bruises and reduced chance of dark cutters. ##### When I was young, I spent my afternoons daydreaming. Now I just nap,..cuts out the middleman.

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By Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension driven almost entirely by Chuck and Round It appears that the phenomenal January products rather than middle meats (Rib and run of wholesale beef prices may be over. Loin). Additionally, the cutter cow cutout Choice and Select boxed beef prices peaked is up $10/cwt. from year ago levels; all of on Wednesday, January 22 at $240.05/cwt which indicates that this rally is driven by (Choice) and $237.44/cwt. (Select). Choice mostly by ground beef and processing beef boxed beef dropped back nearly $3/cwt by demand. The more than 11 percent drop Friday with Select dropping just over $1/ in cow slaughter in the fourth quarter of cwt. This leaves a very narrow Choice2013 probably played a significant role in Select spread of $1.98/cwt. This level is setting up the supply reductions that helped close to the seasonal low in the ChoiceSelect spread but it usually does not occur drive the January rally. The unusually small until March or April. Choice-Select spread at this time is due to Several factors are at work in the cura combination of increased demand for Serent wholesale beef market. Clearly suplect and decreased supply of Select relative ply reductions are a major driving factor. to Choice. The percent of cattle grading Year to date beef production is down 10 Choice continues to run well above year ago percent from 2013 January levels, with levels, as it has since Zilmax was removed cattle slaughter down 10.6 percent year from the market last fall. over year so far this year. This follows a The fed cattle market has likely peaked as nearly 10 percent drop in beef production well, although a market top was less clear the last week of December, 2013, due in at the end of last week. Fed cattle traded part to a fire that idled one major packing at $147-$150/cwt., live basis, through the plant for much of Christmas week. Another end of the week. Additional cold weather factor is that this market rally has been this week is likely impacting animal performance and slowing feedlot marketings. Tight supplies of feedlot-ready cattle will help support fed prices but a likely pullback in boxed beef values will increase pressure to push fed prices back down some. The latest Cattle on Feed report showed that January feedlot inventories were down 5 percent from year earlier levels. Longer term perspective is shown with the January on-feed inventory decreasing from the previous month, confirming that the December, 2013 was, as is typical, the seasonal peak in feedlot inventories. However, the December, 2013 seasonal peak was the smallest December peak since 1996. The fractional year over year increase in December placements does not change the fact that feedlot supplies will be very tight in the months to come. After such a dramatic run, a pullback in both wholesale beef and fed cattle prices is more expected than not. The major question and big unknown is just how much prices might drop back. While a series of very short run factors have contributed to this unexpectedly large and rapid increase, the underlying longer term fundamentals are in place to support strong prices. Part of the current market run has been due to short-bought retailers and post-holiday refilling of pipeline supplies and it is not clear how much is due to demand strength looking forward. Assessing demand will be an ongoing process in the coming weeks. Meantime, supplies will likely stay relatively tight. Winter weather could play an especially important role in the ability to rebuild short run supplies. The market picture may clarify significantly in the next two to three weeks.

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Beef producers who choose to manage their pastures by rotating cattle through paddocks have control over when they start grazing in spring. When to start grazing varies between years, where in Wisconsin you are located, and from producer to producer. Pasture research from the Dairy Forage Research Center here in Wisconsin demonstrates that if we turn cows loose when grass is 4” tall in spring versus waiting until we’re closer to a 12” level, reduces the total seasonal yield of that paddock by a quarter ton of forage. With current hay market prices in $100-120/ton for beef hay, we’re losing $25-30/acre in lower forage production from turning out too early, either in fewer days grazing or lower stocking rates. When pastures get to a 12” height is influenced by location, what species are present in your pasture, and how you managed your pastures the previous fall. Fall is the season when grasses are developing buds for next spring. If we grazed tight and forced cattle to “clean up the pasture” down to a 1.5” or less of grass in fall, we may be grazing next spring’s dormant buds. This will delay the average 12” date by about two weeks (May 11th rather than April 28th) in southern Wisconsin. That’s an additional quarter ton of feed we will need to supply or fewer head our pasture can carry. Life begins at 40. Pasture forage uses nitrogen from decomposition of soil organic matter as a result of soil biology. Soil biology does not “wake up” until around 41F and increases with rising soil temperatures. A strategic application of nitrogen (N) early in the spring before soil N is widely available can stimulate additional grass growth in some situations. How do we decide? Research by the late Dennis Cosgrove at UW-River Falls demonstrated the grass response rate of three different grass species to different spring nitrogen applications. In orchard grass and smooth brome dominated pastures, spring response rate to N application was 20 lbs. or more per pound of N applied (20:1). As the soil temperature warms, the nitrogen response rate drops. If you choose to invest in a pound of N @ $0.60/lb., you grow 20 pounds of additional grass on dry matter basis. With hay values @ $120/2000 lbs. (ton) or $0.06/ lb. of hay, a 20 lb. response rate results in $1.20 in forage value produced. Think about this example – invest $0.60 in N and get back $1.20 in feed. Not a bad return on your investment. Bluegrass pastures were also fertilized and response rates were measured as 5 lbs. of additional forage/pound N, (5:1). Coming off the drought of 2012 and spring 2013 with hay prices still hovering around $250/ton it “paid” to fertilize bluegrass dominated pastures. That’s the first time in my memory that fertilizing bluegrass paddocks has paid off.

The amount of nitrogen to apply depends upon the level of legume content you want to maintain in your paddock. Nitrogen and legumes exist in an antagonist relationship – as you increase the level of applied nitrogen the level of legumes decreases. In high legume paddocks, we can apply up to 50 units of N per SEASON and not have significant impact on clover percent in the pasture. Managing this bounty of grass in spring is great problem to have. The thumb rule of “take half and leave half” is pretty sound advice. When 50% of the grass is grazed, only 2-4% of the roots stop growing; at 60% grazed, 50% of the roots stop growing. As we get above 75% defoliation, 100% of the roots stop growing. What we do in spring will impact the grass growth into summer; what we do in summer impacts fall growth. One management decision follows another. To learn more about beef or grazing and pasture management – the University of Wisconsin-Extension has the following resources available: http://fyi.uwex.edu/wbic/ or http://fyi.uwex.edu/grazres/ More grass, more beef, more money. . . . It’s your choice.

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23 Registered Angus Bulls - Coming Two Year Olds sired by: Peak Dot Out Post 27W Thunderbird 9061 Upward 307R

Predominant 4438 Sitz Dash 10277 004 Traveler 6599

They have all been semen tested and had scrotal measurements.

LOOKING FOR PASTURE TO RENT FOR 150 YEARLINGS. Phone (605) 491-5381, Wagner, SD

TRACTOR FOR SALE

1998 New Holland Versatile 9682 16 speed, Cummins N14 engine with 4495 hours, NEW tires. Trimble 500 and auto steer. Runs and looks great, always

shedded............................................ $76,500 obo

Call 406-262-4310 or 406-292-3310

BIG SKY AUTO PARTS, LLC • Auto parts • Truck parts • Sprayer parts

We do our best to get what you need! Under new ownership - Chris Pegar Phone (406) 378-2171 Big Sandy, Montana

& Power Tools On Hand Tools & Fasteners 121/2 gauge

Barb & Barbless wire 80 rod

IN STOCK NOW 4”x16’ full round and 16’ split corral rails

Eureka Brand Premium Wood Pellets IN STOCK

By the ton or by the bag

Windbreak Boards 1x6 - 6-ft. - $183 1x6 - 8-ft.-- $255 1x8 - 6-ft.-- $296 1x8 - 8-ft.-- $395

1x10 - 6-ft.-$370 1x10 - 8-ft.-$493 1x12 - 6-ft.-$456 1x12 - 8-ft. $608

Quantity Pricing Available

STEEL FENCE POSTS Good supply in stock

9!! 4 . 1 1 $

51/2 ft. • 1.33#

RAILROAD TIES

Online youth animal care training modules

Michigan State University Extension educational training modules are for high Although the cold temperatures are keeping youth inside, it is the perfect time school aged youth and younger. Through to encourage young people to learn more participation in the training, youth can imabout their large animal project! A variety prove their knowledge of animal handling, of curriculum exists, in print as well as onanimal welfare, antimicrobial residue avoidance and food safety. Currently, there are line, to teach youth about the project they four training packages consisting of: are raising, and management strategies for • Youth Beef Quality Assurance (28 maintaining human and animal health. Acmodules) cording to Michigan State University Exten• Youth Beef Industry Food Safety (7 sion, quality assurance programs promote modules) the industry’s efforts to produce a safe and • Youth Dairy Animal Care and Quality wholesome food product, with particular Assurance (31 modules) attention to the care and well-being of animals raised for human consumption. • Youth Humane Equine Management Additionally, these programs include best (10 modules) Youth register online and are immediproduction practices and animal manageately able to work through the multimedia ment strategies, which are useful whether or not the animal is entering the food system. training modules at their own pace. Each Two youth quality assurance programs module ranges from five to 20 minutes in are available online; Youth Animal Care length. Once all the modules within a packTraining and Youth Pork Quality Assurance age are completed and quizzes are passed (PQA) Plus. These programs are geared with 80 percent accuracy or higher, a printtowards youth raising and exhibiting beef, able certificate is available. There is no time dairy, horse and swine projects. limit or deadline to complete the modules The Youth Animal Care Training was creand quizzes. If youth wish to keep their ated in 2012 by the Beef Cattle Institute at certificate for quality assurance up-to-date, Kansas State University. These free online they can re-certify every three years. For more information about Youth Animal Care Training, visit www.animalOpen Saturdays 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM caretraining.org/youth. Youth PQA Plus was created in 2007 by the National Pork Board. The educational program is offered online or taught by a certified advisor face-to-face to youth ages eight to 18. Participants in 406-279-3251 • In MT - TOLL FREE 1-800-622-7734 this program will learn how FAX 406-279-3712 to produce a safe and wholeBox 568, Valier, MT 59486 some food product, with particular attention to the care Custom Pole Buildings and well-being of animals raised for pork. Prebuilt Trusses Youth in Michigan have 8’ to 20’ Sidewalls the option to complete their Youth PQA Plus certification training online by accessing an online tutorial FREE hosted by the National Pork ESTIMATES Board. To access the online system, youth need to contact • Grain Storage • Calving Barn the Pork Checkoff Service • Machinery Storage • Insulate for a Shop • Etc. Center at 1-800-456-7675. Representatives at the service center will then register the Keep the weather out. youth for the online PQA Plus program. It may take the INSULATE NOW! system up to three days to update the registration; once the Kraft Faced Insulation registration is completed and Unfaced Insulation the database is updated, an Blow-In Insulation email will be sent to the youth Rigid Insulation In 3/4”-3” with instructions on how to Free use of machine enter the online system. Once with purchase of the youth has received access Blow-In insulation. to the system, they will need to complete an online training module. 29 gauge classic rib, The system will automatically update the database 36” coverage with the youth’s new expiration date and the youth will Galvanized or colored be able to print their PQA Plus number and expiration date once the process is comFull Treated pleted. Certified advisors will be able to search the Fence Posts system to find current information for the youth. BLUNT POINTED 1 1 1 6-7”x8’ 7-8”x8’ For more information 3-4”x6’ 4-5”x6’ 4” x 6 /2’ 4 /2” x 6 /2’ about the Youth PQA Plus 5-6”x7’ 4-5”x7’ 6-7”x8’ 7-8”x8’ Treated 16-ft. rails program, visit http://www. Call for quantity pricing pork.org/Certification/2344/ youthPqaPlus.aspx. Since 1946

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Did you know

The checkoff’s journey from an extensive print and radio consumer-marketing campaign to an integrated digital campaign in 2014 has begun with a data-centered approach focused on “micro-“ or “geo-targeting.” This technology allows us to deliver, for example, a relevant beef solution to millennial moms in a particular geographic region who are actively looking for quick and simple weeknight meals. Promotions are taking on a variety of digital forms, including search engine optimization, Facebook advertising, display advertising and other emerging online tools. Through this process, the checkoff is working to deepen interactions and engagement with this critical consumer target – driving them to the checkoff’s existing resources, like Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest properties to access the specific information they need at the exact moment that they need the information. To learn more about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com. The checkoff’s successful “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” Facebook page is working to enhance, encourage and elevate consumers’ passion for beef through an exciting new visual and “storytelling” approach. This refreshed focus aims to help consumers enjoy beef year-round by providing the checkoff’s delicious and nutritious beef recipes, tips and techniques, family mealtime ideas and holiday food inspiration and keeping beef top-of-mind for consumers online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The page has more than 814,000 total likes, or fans. For more information about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com. From June 1 to December 31, 2013, BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com continued to see significant traffic and consumer engagement. Nearly 907,000 people visited the site during the period, with most spending about two minutes and 45 seconds there – well ahead of the industry standard of just 10 to 20 seconds per site. Here’s how they are getting to the site: 45 percent of visitors type in the website’s URL to go directly to BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com; 23 percent come from Google; and 7.5 percent come from Facebook. For more information about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com.

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ALFALFA/GRASS HAY FOR SALE In 5x6 round bales, net wrapped, stored inside..................................................... $90/bale Phone (406) 212-3413, Kalispell, Montana

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Turner Angus Bull Sale

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April 2014

Selling 20 drought proof, brown grass Bulls & 6 Heifers Reference Sires

Bulls For Sale

Paturn 05 of 8154

Sire: Paturn 05 of 8154 Dam: Clova 811

JMC 428 of 7013

Sire: JMC 428 of 7013 Dam: Manor 7009

AAA 16846136 Featuring a set of linebred sons

AAA 16927672 A Shonshone Encore bred bull

For More Info Call: Turner Angus Paul Turner 406-434-2823 or 406-337-3800

Box O Outcross 9049 AAA 16489633

See more at www.turnerangus.com

Sire: Box O Outcross 9049 Dam: Revella 54 (Paturn 05’s Pathfinder dam)

Diminishing CRP acres

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Dividend Extreme

Phone 406-378-2112 After hours: Roger Terry 406-378-3220

We treat with Dividend Extreme, Cruiser, Proceed, and Cruiser Max Cereal

spring wheat

p WB Gunnison p SY Tyra (Agri Pro) p AP604CL (Clearfield) p Vida p Jedd (Clearfield) Other varieties available on request

BARLEY

p Metcalfe p Hockett Certified barley available.

HAY PRODUCTION

p Oats Otana & Morgan p Austrian Peas p Haybet Registered, Certified and Common

CRP MIXES

Grass - Alfalfa - Legumes

FIELD PEAS

p Organic Austrian p Montech 4152 p Polstead p Agassiz p Daytona (new green pea)

Lentils Available

Livestock Rations

• Breeding pellets • Bull rations • Weaning & replacement heifer rations • Calf creep feed • 4-H rations • Ground custom rations Use your grain, or ours, we’ll work with you.

In 2013 lands enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) continued to diminish. These changes were due to a variety of reasons, including changes in law, commodity prices, and budget constraints. Frequent questions coming in to MSU Extension offices often include questions regarding the removal of CRP lands and how to transition beyond CRP contracts. Dr. Kent McVay, M.S.U. Extension Cropping Systems Specialist with the Southern Agricultural Research Center in Huntley, Montana and Cecil Tharp, MSU Extension Pesticide Specialist, will be touring the Golden Triangle the week of February 17th to visit with the region’s growers about this important topic. Dr. McVay will discuss obstacles that growers will face as they begin thinking about CRP removal. For those areas that will go back into crop production, the obstacles to success include moisture, fertility, seedbed condition, and weed control. Cecil Tharp will visit about the fate of herbicides in the environment as growers wrestle with weed and pest control from lands coming out of CRP. Additionally, representatives from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) or Farm Service Agency (FSA) will also be at each location to answer further questions about CRP removal guidelines. Programs will be presented in Chester, Chinook, Choteau, Great Falls, Havre, and Shelby. Private and commercial applicator credits will be available for these programs. The dates, meeting locations, times and contact information for all meetings are as follows: February 17: Great Falls, Family Living Center, Fairgrounds, (off 3rd St. NW fairgrounds entrance) 1:00 p.m., Rose Malisani, 454-6980 Havre, Northern Ag Research Center, 3848 Fort Circle, 5:00 p.m., Nicole Gray, 265-5481 February 18: Chinook, Wallner Hall, 337 Ohio St. 9:00 a.m., Ben Hauptman, 357-3200 Chester, St. Mary’s Youth Center, 11 West Quincy Ave., 1:30 p.m., Jesse Fulbright, 759-5625 February 19: Shelby, Marias River Electric, 910 W. Roosevelt Highway, 9:00 a.m., Joe Parks, 424-8350 Choteau, Stage Stop Inn, 1005 North Main Ave., 1:00 p.m., Travis Standley, 466-2491

No action alternative on year-round bison EA

The Montana Board of Livestock has weighed in on a draft environmental analysis (EA) regarding year-round tolerance of bison outside of Yellowstone National Park by initially endorsing the no-action alternative (Alternative A). “We’re keeping the door open, but the board unanimously believes there are unanswered questions that need to be resolved before we can do anything other than support the no action alternative,” said board chair Jan French, a cattle industry representative from Hobson. “Specifically, we’d like to see more information about bison population thresholds,” she said. “Would more habitat mean more bison? We don’t know, and with the park’s bison population hovering at near-record highs, it just wouldn’t be prudent to move forward without having more information on that and a few other topics.” As such, the board directed Department of Livestock staff to work with the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to try and come up with more details. French said the board will revisit the draft EA as more information becomes available. “I would not at all be surprised to if we revisit this issue several times over the next few months,” French said. “It will, however, be difficult for the board to support anything that lacks specifics in regard to population management.” The draft EA evaluated five options, or “alternatives,” allowing for increased tolerance of bison in the Hebgen and Gardiner Basins. It also includes a “No Action” alternative which would result in no changes to current bison tolerance zones defined by the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP). In related news, the board approved that the department should conduct an update to the environmental analysis on vaccinating bison on the west side of Yellowstone National Park. An EA on vaccination was first conducted in 2005; the updated EA, which will be completed before vaccination begins, will reflect current the bison management situation and recent analysis on vaccination.

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3V Distributing, Conrad ......................................B15 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS .......................A71 Action Toys, Billings ............................................A66 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman ..........................................................C7 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls ....B9, B10, B11 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls .................C46 Ag Wise, Kremlin ................................................C54 Alternative Energy Service, Great Falls ..............A51 American Pipe, Cut Bank ...................................C11 Automotive Machine Inc., Great Falls .................C52 Baer Claw Welding, Fort Shaw ...........................A34 Basin Seed, LLC, Standford ...............................A28 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown .......................B40 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank ....................................B17 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby .......................... B1, C61 Big Equipment Co., Havre ..................................B23 Big Sky Auto Parts, LLC, Big Sandy ...................A68 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad ............. C31, C32, C33 Big Sky Hydraulics, Great Falls ..........................A56 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, Vaughn........A46 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby ............... A8, C58 Border Plains Equipment, Glasgow (formerly Glasgow Imp) .................................................B47 Bouma Post Yards, Choteau ...............................C68 Brandt Agricultural Products LTD........................C56 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank ..........................................C61 Buckley Auction ..................................................C40 Cahill Seeds, Scobey..........................................C16 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls ...C26, C47 Charles Moore, Inc. Miles City ..............................B6 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula.............................B39 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ..........................A42 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks ...........C10 Clearview Seed, Denton .....................................C53 Courtesy Ford, Conrad .......................................B33 Cox Ranch Equipment, Winston ...........................C6 Crazy Mountain Fabrication, Travis Klein, Big Timber ............................................................C30 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank .....................................C29 Dave’s Repair LLC, Charlo ...................................C4 Denny’s Service & Repair, Black Eagle ..............C36 DeVoe’s, Valier ....................................................A68 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby ..................................C70 Diesel Performance of Montana, Missoula .........C48 Diesel Power Parts & Machine, East Missoula ......... .............................................................. B28, C18 Dietz Auto & Truck Salvage, Billings ...................B27 Dirkes’, Fairfield & Choteau ..................................B4 Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman...............C26 Dry Fork Ag, Ledger ...........................................A62 Durnell Fencing, Valier ........................................B22 Eagle Equipment, Belgrade ................................A30 Eddy Bauer, Wolf Point .......................................B22

Index

Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls.....C12, C13 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish .....................C64 Farm Equipment Sales, Glasgow, Plentywood, Culbertson, Circle ........ A23, A24, A25, A26, A31 First State Bank, Shelby .....................................C45 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton ...........C20, C68 Flaman Rentals ..................................................C25 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power .................. A59, C28 Fosse Insurance Agency, Great Falls .................C54 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness .................................B25 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls ........... .......................................A15, A54, C1, C41, C71 Frontline Ag Dillon (formerly Dillon Imp), Dillon ..A65 Frontline Ag, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon . ............................................. A60, A61, A64, C66 Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad ................C64 Gerber’s, Great Falls.................................. A44, C44 Get ‘Er Done, Brady ............................................A48 GL Appraisal & Brokerage, Glenn Larson, Opheim .......................................................................B32 Glasgow Implement, Glasgow (now Border Plains Equip) .............................................................B47 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy .....................A70 Golden Triangle Seeds, Rudyard ..........................C6 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier ............C65 Grossenburg Equipment, Winner, Pierre, Philip SD, Wayne, Bloomfield, Harrington, Laurel NE .....C49 H & H Spreading, Conrad ...................................A44 Heartland Seed Company, Moccasin .................A69 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena ........B38 Henke Enterprises, Chester ..............................A33 Heritage Timber, Bonner.....................................A50 Highline Communications, Cut Bank ..................A62 Hi-Hog Equipment ..............................................C57 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls ....B41, B42, B43 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank .................B5 I-State Truck Center, Missoula ............................B18 ITB (Intercontinental Truck Body), Conrad ..........C57 J & M Trailer Sales, Laurel ..................................B44 J.A.R.R., Choteau ...............................................C62 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook ................ B24, B40 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte .......................C60 K.R. Rauch Company, Billings ............................C72 Krogmann Mfg. ...................................................A58 Kuhn North America ...........................................C48 Lake Seed, Ronan ..............................................B45 Lammers Bros., Jordan ......................................C24 Lewis Cattle Oiler Co, Russ Baker......................C44 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown............A34, C24, C37 LM Machinery, Missoula .....................................B20 Lost Valley Fence, Fairfield .................................C38 M & R Seed Cleaning, Watford City, ND ...............C4

M & W Machine, Three Forks .............................A32 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls ...............C70 Meridian Seeds, Casselton ND ..........................A52 Metal Roofing & Trim Mfg, Great Falls ....... A67, C70 Midland Implement , Billings .................................C4 Milk River Co-op, Big Sandy, Chinook, Havre, Malta, Rudyard, Turner ................................................B8 MK Industries, Conrad ........................................C55 Montana Department of Environmental Quality .C62 Montana Land Auctions, PSP Productions, Hobson .........................................................................C8 Montana Metal Fabrications, Inc, Great Falls .....C15 Montana Post Driver, Gold Creek .......................C60 Montana Post Frame, Townsend .........................C42 Montana Recovery, LLC, Great Falls ..................C62 Montana Shed Center, Great Falls .....................C43 Montana Seed & Grain, Billings..........................C18 Montana Seeds, Conrad.....................................A53 Moodie Implement, Havre, Lewistown, Great Falls, Livingston, Belgrade..................... C21, C22, C23 Motor Power, Great Falls ....................................A32 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade ..........................B12 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville ..........B4 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup ............C63 Nardinger Irrigation, Great Falls .........................C11 Neal Law, P.C., Conrad .......................................C44 New Holland of Belgrade, Belgrade ....................A41 New Homes of the Future, Billings .....................A18 Northern Chrysler, Cut Bank ................................C3 Northern Ford, Cut Bank ....................................A57 Northern Hydraulics, Great Falls ........................A63 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point ..............C36 Northern Seed, Conrad & Shelby .......................C40 Northwest Plastics, Libby ...................................A16 Ophus Auction, Big Sandy ..................................C12 Pacific Recycling, Great Falls .............................C35 Patty Seaman Homes, Kalispell ...........................B6 PD Feeders, LLC, Arvada, CO ...........................A48 Performance Ag Services, Conrad .....................A51 Pioneer West, Inc................................................C42 Power Motors Implement, Fort Benton ...............B39 Premier Real Estate Professionals, Inc., Kalispell .... .......................................................................A36 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula ..........A12 Pure Bliss Cycle Sales, Conrad ................. A58, C60 R & L Seed & Machine LLC, Geyser ....................C6 Rainbow Irrigation & Equipment, Chinook . B28, B29 RDO Equipment, Billings ....................................C66 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell ................B14 RK Statewide Auctions .......................................B16 Rockwell Scales, Simms.....................................A22 Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River ...............................A22

Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drummond .A40 Scenic City Trailer Sales, Belgrade .....................C14 SeedMaster ..........................................................C2 Seubert Insurance, Chester, Shelby ...................C58 Shortline Ag, Inc, Scobey ...................................C59 Sod Buster Sales, Polson .......................... B30, B44 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY ..............C28 Steel Etc, Great Falls .........................................C17 Steinhatchee, Lance Nelson, Stevensville..........C16 Stock Drive Trailer Sales, Dillon ..........................B18 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad .............C55 Sunrise Equipment, Sidney ................................B13 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls ....................A35 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester .......................A52 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby ..................................C61 The Gear House, Helena....................................A19 The Repair Shop, Choteau .................................A35 The Truck Shop of Billings ..................................B37 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester ...................................C51 Tilleman Motor Company, Havre ..........................C9 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange.....................................B32 Torgerson’s, Ethridge, Great Falls, Lewistown, Havre, Denton, Billings ..............................................C27 Townsend Seeds, Inc, Townsend ........................C15 Tractor & Equipment, Great Falls, Billings, Williston, ND ..................................................................A17 Transport Equipment, Missoula ..........................C30 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield ............................C35 Trendline Vermeer Sales, Baker............................C6 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton ............... A34, C64 Tri-County Implement, Sidney.............................B35 Triple T Sales, Chinook ................................ B7, C67 Triple W Equipment, Kalispell, Missoula, Ronan C19 Vaughn Truck, Havre .................................. B31, B45 Vermeer ..............................................................C50 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester ..................C5, C51 Wally’s Over Door Co., Great Falls .....................C24 Warne Chemical & Equipment Co, Rapid City SD ... .......................................................................C34 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad...............................C38 West Plains Implement, Beach, Dickinson, Bowman, Hettinger.........................................................B19 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula ..........C45 Western Trailer Sales, Havre ..............................C37 Wichman Ag Supply LLC, Hilger ..........................C6 Wild Horse Seed, Havre .....................................C29 Wilray Manufacturing, Fort Benton .....................B21 World Equipment, Idaho Falls, ID .......................C47 WYO Spray Coatings, LLC, Meeteesee, WY ......C57 Yellowstone Tractor Co., Belgrade, Ronan ..........A50 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow .................................... B2, B3 Zomer Truck, Conrad ................................................ INSERT, A33, A38, A49, B16, C2, C28, C34, C37

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New Holland Equipment

SPECIAL PRICING!! 2012 New Holland H8080 windrower, no hours, cab and rear axle suspension, 226 hp 6 cylinder diesel, deluxe package with 416 16-ft. Durabine header.

New Holland Windrowers

New Holland BR7090 Round Balers

New Holland Tractors New Holland Combines New Holland Guardian Sprayer

New Holland Air Drills

New Holland P2050

New Holland T9000 Series Tractors

New Holland Suspended Sprayers

New Holland P2060 60 & 70-ft. folding drill

Zerbe Bros. USED TRACTORS

406-228-4311

Glasgow, Montana

USED ROUND BALERS

2011 New Holland T9030 4WD, 498 hours, 385 hp engine, 16 speed powershift, 710/70R42 tires, PTO, luxury cab, HID lights, weight package. #UTNH94............................................... JUST IN

2008 New Holland T6020 110 engine hp, MFD, 16x16 powershift transmission, loder/bucket/grapple, 650 hours. #UTNH96.....................................$62,000

1992 New Holland 660 with Bale Command, standard pickup, 1000 PTO. #UHN108.....................$7500

1994 New Holland 660 auto wrap, 1000 PTO. #UHNH86................................................ $11,900 2011 New Holland BR7090 wide pickup, 1000 PTO, twine and net wrap....................................Just In 2008 New Holland BR7090 wide pickup, 1000 PTO, twine and net wrap....................................Just In Hesston 560 with auto tie, 540 PTO. #UHHS51...... . ................................................................$5500 2002 Hesston 856A automatic, twine tie, 4500 bales, wide pickup. #UHHS54.............................. $9500 1999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale kicker. #UHHS43..................................... $11,500 Vermeer 605M, twine, net wrap, wide pickup, hydraulic bale bicker, 540 PTO. #UHVM40............ $19,000 1998 Vermeer 605L twine & mesh wrap, hydraulic bale kicker. #UHVM31............................. $12,000 1994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO. #UHVM33.................................................. $7500

USED SKID STEER 2004 John Deere 567 round baler, twine, net wrap, 1000 PTO, MegaWide pick up, 21,000 bales. #UHJD34................................................ $16,800

MISCELLANEOUS

2013 Morris Pro Ag 900 hay hicker, 11Lx15FI tires, side rail kit, auto bale turner...................$19,500

USED WINDROWER

1995 Agco 9680 4WD, 350 hp, approx. 4400 hours, standard transmission, 855 Cummins, 20.8x42 tires. Nice! #UTNH92..............................$65,000

2010 New Holland H8040 swather, 130 hp, cab and rear axle suspension, deluxe cab, 16-ft. HS header, 750 hours.................................... Just In 2005 John Deere 4895 swather, 18-ft. double sickle auger header, approximately 1200 hours.Just In

2010 New Holland L175 skid steer, 450 hours, 2000# lift, cab with heat, 2 speed hydro, 72” bucket. #USNH28...............................................$35,000

USED SPRAYERS Flex-Coil S67XL 130-ft. wheel boom, FlexControl monitor, Auto Rate, combo jets. #USF178........... . ............................................................... Just In 2000 Flexi-Coil System 67XL 100-ft., 1500 gallon, wheel boom, 18.4x26 tires, FlexControl Auto Rate, windscreens, double nozzles, rinse tank. #USF153................................................$17,500 1998 Flexi-Coil System 67XLT twin tank, 130-ft., foam marker, hydraulic unfold, air inductor tips. #USF139................................................$17,500

1998 Flexi-Coil System 67 110-ft., 1000 gallon, windscreens, wheel boom, FlexControl monitor. #USF151................................................$14,500 1994 Flexi-Coil 65XL 120-ft., 1500 gallon, non auto rate. #USF173............................................$6500 1995 Flexi-Coil System 65 80-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank, windscreens, 3-switch controller. #USF171....................................................$5000 Flexi-Coil 65 80-ft., 1000 gallon tank, 3-switch controller. #USF171..............................................$5000 1996 Brandt QF2500 100-ft. wheel boom, twin tank, twin boom, with Auto Rate, 18.4x26 tires, foam marker, Ace hydraulic & PTO pump. #USBT12... . ..............................................................$10,900 2005 New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom, HMIC pump, windscreens, FlexControl, Auto Rate......................................................... Just In

Zerbe Bros. “Setting The Standard”

1-800-228-5393 – 406-228-4311 SALES: Mike Guttenberg - Tim Guttenberg

1950

64 Years

2014

Glasgow, MT

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USED AIR DRILLS

AS1220 Plus II – The Largest-Capacity Apache

2013 New Holland P2060 70-ft. air drill with 10” spacing, 41/2” steel wheels, double shoot, stealth openers......................................................Demo

Introducing the Plus II Package IN STOCK

2012 New Holland P2060 70-ft. air drill with 10” spacing, 550 lb. trips, 31/2” steel packers, double shoot with P1060 tow between air cart, 430 bushel, variable rate, duals. #UDNH15................ Just in 2008 New Holland SD550 70-ft. air drill with 10” spacing, single shoot, 41/2” steel packers, SC430 tow between cart, variable rate. #UDNH13.Justin 2008 New Holland SD440A 51-ft. air drill with 10” spacing, 31/2” steel double shoot, SC380 tow between cart, Dutch openers................... Just In

2006 New Holland SD440A 39-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, stealths, 41/2” steel packers, SC430 tow between cart, mechanical drive, 30.5x32 tires. #UDNH19................................................ Just in 1995 Concord 3612 air drill, 12” spacing, ext. cushion shanks, single shoot, Farmland boots, 2400 tow between cart, diesel fan drive. #UDCN12.$29,000 2004 Flexi-Coil 2340 tow between air cart, variable rate drive, dual fan, 23.1x26 R3 tires. #UDF226.. ...............................................................$26,500

USED HAY PROCESSORS

Learn more about the AS1220 Plus II at www.ETsprayers.com/Plus II

Combining a 275 horsepower engine with our PTG Technology results in maximum efficiency and power.

The Apache Sprayers include...

Booms that are structurally rated in excess Torque converted, powershift of 4 g-force Mechanical drive transmission Unique wet system Pivoting front axle and oscillating joint Fill station close to entry Unmatched traction State of the art noise dampening Industry best fuel economy Standard 5-year warranty True 360° visability Raven® & Trimble® Precision Solution factory installed

Zerbe Bros.

406-228-4311

Glasgow, Montana

CONSIGNMENTS Bourgault 5710 59-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, mid row coulters, 5350 tow between tank with 8” auger, Eagle Beak points with anhydrous setup. #UDB006................................................$79,000

2-Lilliston 2050 disc drills, 7” spacing with fertilizers and 2-drill hitch. Each................................$2000 2-Melroe 201 & 204 10-ft. drills, 7” spacing, 2-drill hitch with fertilizer. Each............................$1000

2004 Haybuster 2650 bale processor, right hand discharge, hauls 2 bals, 1000 RPM........$10,500 2002 Brandt VSF-X bale processor, 1000 PTO, floor chain, hydraulic chute, left hand discharge. #UHBT00...................................................$7500

USED HEADERS

1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 5.5” rubber, 550# trips, single shoot with tow between Flexi-Coil 3450 variable rate tank. #UDF216....... . ..............................................................$63,000 1998 John Deere 1820 40-ft air drill, 10” spacing, 31/2” steel packers, double shoot, 787 tow behind cart. #UDJ164.................................................. Just in

2009 New Holland / Honey Bee 4255 Grain Belt PLUS 42-ft. flex draper header, UII plastic finger reel, hydraulic fore and aft, hydraulic tilt, gauge wheels, transport trailer, fits John Deere 70 series combine. #UHHB02................................... CALL 2005 New Holland 74C 30-ft. flex auger header, poly cutter bar with pickup reels. #UCNH53...$25,000 New Holland 973 30-ft. flex header, fits TR series. #UCNH59...................................................$8500 1998 New Holland 973 30-ft. flex header. #UCNH64...............................................$12,000 Massey-Ferguson pickup header, 13-ft., fits 510, 750 and 760. #UHMF61......................................$500

NEW Haybuster 2650’s – IN STOCK –

1996 John Deere 8570, 4WD, 250 hp, 18.4R42 duals, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, 12 speed, 9000 hours... Just In

2008 Miskin scraper, 13-yd., 13-ft. cut, 11x24.5 tires, swivel hitch with Raven laser system 1/2 mile range....................................................... Just In John Deere 4010 diesel, 2 rear hydraulics, good tires, F11 Farmhand loader................................$5500

2008 New Holland SF216 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 380/90R46 tires, wind screens, SP655 Auto Rate................................................$35,000 2004 Flexi-Coil 67XL 124-ft. wheel boom, windscreens, walking beam axles, Auto Rate.$18,000 2003 Flexi-Coil 100-ft. wheel boom sprayer, 1500 gallon tank, auto rate, windscreens, dual bodies. SN 113271..............................................$15,000 2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, Flexi-Control Auto Rate, dual nozzles, windscreens.............$14,500 2000 Brandt QF1500 80-ft. wheel boom sprayer, 1000 gallon tank, 3-switch control, hydraulic drive pump..........................................................$6000

Ford 9N tractor, new tires, new paint, 3-pt. hitch, 540 PTO, very nice............................................$3900

Zerbe Bros.

406-228-4311

Glasgow, Montana

USED COMBINES 2007 K-Hart 60-ft. no-till air drill, 10” spacing, Bourgault 4350 tow behind air cart...............$125,000 1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 550# trips, double shoot, 4” rubber packers, stealth openers with 3450 tow between cart, mechanical drive, 30.5x32 tires..................................$59,000

2007 New Holland CR-9070 1383 separator hours, 20.8R42 duals, straw chopper, moisture/yield, dual speed rotor, 400 hp diesel, 330 bushel grain tank, deluxe mirrors. #UCNH69...................... JUST IN 2000 New Holland TR99, Honeybee 994 36-ft. header, 2100 separator hours. #UCNH41..CALL 1998 New Holland TR98 2300 separator hours, SP 36-ft. Honey Bee. #UCNH57.................. JUST IN 1994 New Holland TR97 2100 hours with MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, 30.5x32 tires, straw chopper & chaff spreader. #UCNH37.....$60,000

2012 New Holland CR-8090 337 separator hours, 450 hp, Class 8, abrasive package, 620-70R42 duals. UCNH73........................................ Just in 1993 New Holland TR96 combine with twin rotor, SN 554419, 3109 engine hours, well maintained, annual service repairs, 30-ft. 971 auger head. #UCNH28................................................$36,500 1981 New Holland TR85 2200 separator hours, 24-ft. header. #UCNH58...................................$12,500

1996 Concord 4412 (red) air drill, 3 rank, 12” spacing, ext. cushion shanks, disc levelers, 650x15 heavy duty packers, Farmland boots, 2300 tow behind cart, hydraulic fan, 7” auger....................$46,000

Zerbe Bros. Glasgow, Montana 406-228-4311 TOLL FREE 1-800-228-5393

Melroe 216 Spra-Coupe, 719 hours, new 200 gallon tank, 50-ft. boom, water cooled engine, foam marker.......................................................$7500 International 140 48” roll over plow, 16” bottoms, 3-pt. mount.........................................................$3500 Vermeer 605K round baler, twine tie, 540 PTO.$7500 2000 Vermeer 605L round baler, 540 PTO drive with gathering wheels, nice shape....................$7500 Vermeer 605L round baler, twine & net wrap, gathering wheels..................................................$5500 1992 Gleaner R72 combine, 2530 separator hours, 30.5x32 tires, 390 hours on new engine.............. . ..............................................................$49,500 1992 Gleaner R72 combine, 2277 separator hours, 30.5x32 tires, 30-ft. header and trailer.....$45,000 1979 Allis-Chalmers N5 combine, 24.5x32 tires with 27-ft. header, batt reel................................$7500 1978 John Deere 7700 combine, diesel engine, 3631 hours with 224 head, non hydro.................$8500 Gleaner 13-ft. pickup header with Melroe attachment...........................................................$1500 Brandt 1515 belt transfer auger, 15” with new 15 hp Kohler engine.............................................$6900

www.zerbebrothers.com Email zerbesales@nemont.net SALES Mike Guttenberg Tim Guttenberg

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Check our web site:

mttractors.com John Deere 4760 MFWD, powershift, 3-point...............................$42,500 3-John Deere 4255 MFWD, powershift, 3-point and 4300- to 8000 hours.............. $33,000 to $39,000

COMING IN

2 John Deere 7600 MFWD. One with powershift, one with PowrQuad

JUST IN

John Deere 7210 MFWD, PowrQuad John Deere 4850 MFWD, powershift. New Holland 8670 MFD, Super Steer and powershift McCormick MX150 MFD, loader

file photo John Deere 7700 MFWD, powershift, 3-point and 6500 hours.....$40,000 John Deere 7600 MFWD, powershift, 6900 hours, good rubber. Very nice!..................................$38,000

Allied Loaders Available

MT Tractors Call (406) 777-3000 or 370-6362 or 240-1575, Stevensville, MT Email: penderfarms@aol.com

Scott Anderson, Agri-Best Feeds and Buster Brown, Whitlash rancher chat about feed and weather at the Next Generation Conference in Shelby, Montana. Photo by Lindsey Habets.

---- 2- & 4-WD TRUCKS ----

2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4, extended cab, 5.3 automatic, cloth seats, only 20,000 miles.

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 crew cab, short box, 6.0L, automatic, work truck package, 19,300 miles.

2010 GMC Sierra 2500 SLT 4x4, crew cab, short box, Duramax, Allison, leather, navigation, running boards, turnover ball, spray-in bedliner. High miles, very clean.

2008 Ford F350 Lariat 4x4, super duty, long box, supercab, 6.4 Power Stroke, 68,000 miles. Nice truck.

2006 GMC Sierra 2500 4x4, short box, extended cab, cloth seats, turn over ball, 69,000 miles. One owner.

2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4, dually crew cab, Duramax diesel, Allison automatic, heated leather seats, rear entertainment, new injectors, 103,000 miles.

---- USED SUV’S & VANS ---2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4, 5.3L V8, extended cab, long box, 11,000 miles. 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4x4, extended cab, long box, Duramax, Allison transmission.

---- USED CARS ----

2012 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4, heated leather, 18,000 miles, black. 2011 Chrysler Town and Country Touring L, heated leather, loaded, 45,000 miles. 2008 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4x4, 78,000 miles.

2013 Chevrolet Cruze LT RS, 4-door, heated leather, sunroof, 11,500 miles.

Looking for a good, used vehicle? Stop in and talk to Bob or Gene.

2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT AWD, 7 passenger seating. 2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LS 4x4, cloth seat, sun roof, XM radio.

DIRKES’

Phone Gene Lewis in Fairfield 467-2321 Fairfield toll-free 1-800-967-2445

Phone Bob Dirkes in Choteau 466-2061 Choteau toll-free 1-800-345-2061

What’s that pipe in my backyard?

By Christina Curell, Michigan State University Extension Wells are our source for drinking water. They are drilled into a usable aquifer, a formation from which we get our groundwater, and we pump water up to drink, clean, cook, etc. But wells do fail and we need to drill new ones. What do you do with the old ones? Today, most well drillers decommission the old wells. But in the past they may have been left open. A cap may have been put on the top of the well but that was about the extent of a well closure. Caps over time may corrode and break or may be taken off and never put back on. Even if there is a cap over an abandoned well the casing of the well may develop holes. Why should we be concerned? Wells are direct links to aquifers. When we have a well that is open and not in use we are creating a direct link into that aquifer. Everything that gets into the well itself will go down into the groundwater. If a contaminant is near an open well it may run into the well. Or if the casing is damaged or has a hole in it anything that filters through the surface can migrate into the casing. Where are abandoned wells? Abandoned wells are everywhere. A common myth is that they are only on farmland. If you have a pipe sticking out of the ground and you have no idea what it is or where it comes from, it could likely be an abandoned well. You may also have an old dug well on your property. These are extremely dangerous. You have probably heard on the news how children or animals fall into these wells. What do I do if I have an abandoned well on my property? If you want to close, or decommission, an abandoned well you should have a licensed well driller do it. Closing a well is not as easy as you may think. Wells are not closed with a simple cement mixture. Cement will crack and then you have the same problem you had in the first place. The substance that is used often to close wells is bentonite. Bentonite is a clay material that swells when it gets wet, filling the spaces in the casing. Bentonite does not get solid so it will not crack. It is slowly poured into the well because small dust particles may bridge causing an incomplete closure. For these reasons it is recommended that a licensed well driller be contracted to close your well. For more information on well closure or to help determine if you have an abandoned well your local health department sanitarian or your local conservation district. “Plugging Abandoned Wells” (http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins2/ product/plugging-abandoned-wells-991.cfm) is an excellent resource found at the Michigan State University Extension Bookstore (http://bookstore.msue.msu.edu). ##### Cone shells are a dangerous type of snail with hollow, venom-filled teeth that it can shoot like darts at its victims. Their deadly venom causes paralysis and can sometimes kill humans within minutes. ##### Belly button lint is made up of clothing fibers, dead skin and more. You should keep your navel clean and dry to prevent infection from candida, a type of fungus.

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HUGGY BEAR’S CONSIGNMENT & APPRAISAL Phone 406-873-4819, cell 229-0662, e-mail khbear59427@yahoo.com, Cut Bank, Montana

Website: www.huggybearsconsignments.com

“If You Want To Sell or Buy...Huggy Bear Is Your Guy”.

LAST MONTH’S NEW ITEMS 1978 21-ft. tandem dually 5th wheel trailer to haul Cat D6C. Tag #BK0114.$4500

6-30-ft. portable corral gates. Tag #BirchCr0114.....................................$450 ea. 24-ft. portable corral panels, 2 3/8 pipe, 5-ft. high. Tag #BirchCr0114.....$325 ea. John Deere 4620 2WD tractor, loader, 1000 PTO, 3-pt. Tag #LeonOl0114.......... . .........................................................................................................$15,500 12-ft. blade to mount on front of truck or tractor. Tag #DaveM0114.............$1200 John Deere 45 loader. Tag #DaveM0114....................................................$1500 John Deere loader for older John Deere tractor. Tag #DaveM0114............$1500 Case IH 1680 combine, 30-ft. straight cut header. Tag #TomG0114.........$32,000 New Holland TV145 tractor, bucket, grapple, 3-pt. and PTO on both ends. Tag #RHaines0114...................................................................................$75,000 Portable heater. Tag #Hug0114.....................................................................$100 6-15x7 chrome wheels. Tag #Hug0114....................................................$100 ea. 3-15” 5 hole steel wheels. Tag #Hug0114..................................................$25 ea. 14” 4 hole wheel. Tag #Hug0114.....................................................................$25 11.00x16 rib tire and 8 hole rims. Tag #Hug0114....................................$250 ea. Vicon LS870 3-pt. hitch sprayer, 800 gallon. Tag #Rog0114 Pickup flatbed mounted on a 1999 Chevrolet pickup frame. Tag #BirchC0114..... . ............................................................................................................$2500 Versatile 3000 tank and cart. Great for transferring chemical and water to the field. Tag #WHjar0114 14-ft. homemade flatbed 4 wheel wagon. Tag #MaryL0114...........................$500 New Holland 847 chain round baler. Tag #MaryL0114.................................$750 Hesston 30A stackhand. Tag #MaryL0114...................................................$750 International 10-ft. double disk end drill. Tag #MaryL0114.........................$1500 Graham Holme 10-ft. lever plow. Good for making into a 3-pt. plow. Tag #MaryL0114.................................................................................................$1000 Adrian Quick-Pit 10 drive over grain pit. Excellent shape, always shedded. Tag #BK0114...............................................................................................$7500 Valmar 240 40-ft. fargo trailer, Wisconsin Robin gas engine, good hoses. Always shedded. Tag # BK0114........................................................................$4900 Batch Boy chemical mixer. Tag #BK0114...................................................$4500 Cat D6C caterpillar with cab, 13-ft. blace, good undercarriage. Tag #BK0114...... . .........................................................................................................$15,000 John Deere 330 26-ft. disc, 12” spacing, 22” disks. Excellent shape. Tag #BK0114...............................................................................................$8500

2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

John Deere 8640 4WD tractor, 50 Series engine, new air ride seat, HID lights, 1000 PTO, 20.8x38 tires @65%, chloride. Tag #GCrimen1213.........$25,000 John Deere 4020 tractor. Tag #ANF1213....................................................$6000 John Deere 4020 tractor with DuAl loader, dual PTO, no 3-pt., 2 sets remotes, 23.1x31 rear tires. Tag #GorgSt1213.................................................$10,500 2005 Case IH MX135 tractor with Case loader and grapple, 18.4x42 tires (1 new, 1 wore), 16.9x28 good front tires, 4922 hours. Tractor has been completely gone through. Tag #JR1113...............................................................$59,000 1979 Versatile 875 4WD tractor, 24.5x32 duals, 4 remotes, 1832 tach hours. Tag #JR1113.............................................................................................$21,000 International 4166 tractor with 12-ft. Degelman dozer, new engine overhaul, 28L26 single tires. Great tire for winter snow removal. Tag #JR1113....$8500 1998 John Deere 8770 4WD tractor, 20.8x38 tires, PTO, 7200 hours. Tag #JR1113.............................................................................................$53,000 2002 New Holland TV145 bi-directional tractor with dual PTO on both ends, loader, grapple, 16-ft. hay header. Tag #JeffH1113............................$76,000 John Deere 3010 gas tractor with PTO and aftermarket 3-pt. Tag #ANF1113..... . ............................................................................................................$5500 2009 Case IH 105U Farmall tractor, 105 hp, front wheel assist, 3 point, PTO, only 900 hours. Tag #Hug0412...........................................................$48,000 John Deere 7520 4WD tractor. Tag #AnF0913. John Deere 5020 tractor with 1000 PTO. Tag #AnF0913. 1955 Cockshutt tractor with front blade, dual PTO. Tag #AHan0713..........$6500 Challenger MT 525D tractor. Tag #ReidH0813. International 504 45 hp, 2WD tractor with 2000 IHC loader, 3-point, 540 PTO, gas engine. Tag #KenC0613. International 806 2WD tractor, 2 remotes, 1000 PTO. Tag #Hug1013. Case 9280 4WD tractor, set at 400 hp, has new injectors and pump, new water pump, triple 20.8x38 tires at 80%. Tag #DougR1013.........................$75,000 New Holland 2120 MFD compact tractor, loader, 3-point New Holland backhoe attachment. Tag #RickT0813. Jackson 534 4WD tractor. Tag #0811. International Hydro 100 tractor with loader. Tag #MikeMc0813..............$13,000 2009 Case IH 105U Farmall tractor, 105 hp, front wheel assist, 3 point, PTO, only 900 hours. Tag #Hug0412...........................................................$48,000 Allis Chalmers 170 2WD tractor, gas, Farmhand F11 loader, 3 point, 540 PTO, 6-ft. Worksaver rear blade.....................................................................$7500 Ford 800 tractor with Renn post hole digger. Tag #BrandtH0113. 1952 Case VAC tractor, gas, tricycle front end, 3-point, 540 PTO. Runs like a champ. Tag #Harry0613........................................................................$3000 Versatile 145 4WD tractor. Tag #MonteF0813............................................$4500 1979 Versatile 900 tractor, 20.8x38 duals, 3 remotes, 903 Cummins motor, 6502 hours. Tag #JR1113..............................................................................$5000 International 340 2WD tractor, 540 PTO, gas engine. Tag #ANF1113. John Deere 5010-20 2WD tractor with loader, no PTO. Tag #DanR1113...$4500 1979 Allis-Chalmers 8550 4WD tractor with PTO. Tag #DickU0513.......$15,000 John Deere 5010-20 2WD tractor with loader, no PTO. Tag #DanR1112...$4500 John Deere 3010 2WD tractor, loader, 3-pt., 540 PTO. Tag #ANF1013......$7500 Versatile 145 for parts. Tag #Bett1013........................................................$1500 1981 John Deere 2040 2WD tractor, loader, 8000 hours. Tag #DonH0913.......... . .........................................................................................................$11,000 Hesston 130-90 tractor, 107 hp, MFD, 8000 hours, 3-point, dual PTO. Tag #SamC0613. Case 4690 4WD tractor, fairly new engine repair but has transmission problem. Tag #FredV813.

AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS

John Deere 1580 43-ft. air seeder, no-till, 7.5” spacing, John Deere 1900 270 bushel cart, 2 tanks, Haukaas marker. Tag #GCrimen1213...............$64,000 John Deere 9350 50-ft. drills, 10” spacing, Wacko Track. Tag #Gord1213 Concord 48-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 3000 tow behind tank, new hoses and tires, rebuilt diesel engine drive. Tag #PatW0513...............................$39,000 Concord 4012 40-ft. air drill, diesel engine, 6.70x15 packer tires, 1502 tank, extended shanks. Tag #ArtH0813......................................................$15,000 30-ft. of John Deere 9450 drills, 12” spacing, steel packers. Tag #ANF0413....... . ............................................................................................................$9500 2-John Deere 9300 double disc drills with fertilizer boxes, 7” spacing. Tag #Hug1013. Each...................................................................................$1500 50-ft. of John Deere 9350 12” spacing drills. Tag #ArtH0813. 44-ft. of John Deere 9350 drills, 12” spacing, 3) 8-ft. and 2) 10-ft. drills. Tag #ArtH0713. 50-ft. of John Deere 9350 drills on Apollo hitch, 10” spacing. Tag #BMun0813. Set of 4 John Deere 1010 8-ft. drills, 10” spacing. Tag #Harry0613...........$2500 Concord 3212 air seeder with Flexi-Coil 1600 tow behind tank, hydraulic drive, 12” spacing. Tag #Greg0213..............................................................$19,000 John Deere 9350 drills, 50-ft., Apollo hitch, 10” spacing. Tag #BMun0811 1979 John Deere 9350 drills, 40-ft. with packer wheels, 12” spacing and AcraPlant points. Tag #DickU0513...............................................................$5000 3-John Deere LZ 1010 8-ft. drills. Tag #Bertha1013. Victory 9000 seedavator with model 291 280 bushel tank cart, unloading auger, steel packers. Tag#JF1113.................................................................$11,000 50-ft. of John Deere 9350 drills on Apollo hitch, 10” spacing. Tag #BMun0810 International 7100 10-ft drills, 10” spacing. Tag #Deank1211 1976 John Deere 9350 drills, 40-ft. with rubber packers, Acra-Plant points. Tag #DickU0513..........................................................................................$5000 John Deere 9350 50-ft. 10” spacing drills with Wacko Track. Tag #Gord1212. 12-ft., 10” spacing, fertilizer and grain box, steel packers. Tag #TomP0512

New Holland 7090 round baler, net/twine, low bales. Tag #GaryH0114..$32,800 2007 Honda 250F cross country motorcycle. Tag #GailG0114...................$2500 1966 Ford Mustang coupe, 51,034 miles, silver and black. Tag #ChrisG0114..... . ............................................................................................................$9700 2008 Berkley 10” centrifugal pump on 2 axle trailer, 1500 hours, Perkins engine. Tag #GaryW0114...............................................................................$20,000 1998 New Holland LX665 skidsteer loader, 1300 hours, 1700 lb lift capacity, cab, heat, above average tire. Tag #BillR0114...........................................$21,500 New Holland TV145 bidirectional tractor, PTO on both ends, loader, grapple, 3001 hours. Tag #JeffH0114 New Holland 2326 16-ft. header for New Holland TV145. Tag #JeffH0114 Flexi-Coil 67XL 120-ft. sprayer, double nozzles, windscreens. Tag #BC0114...... . ............................................................................................................$7500 Wooden desk in excellent condition. Tag #John0114 Amco 8-ft. offset disk, 24” discs. Tag #Berry0114.......................................$7000 Old wood wagon. Tag #LarryS0114 John Deere 9650 combine, 36-ft. header. Tag #Bam0114 2012 John Deere 9650R tractor, 600 hours, PowerGuard warranty, monitors, 710/70R38 duals. Tag #KBR0114....................................................$350,000 2012 John Deere 1910 60-ft. air drill, steel packers, Dutch openers. Tag #Brad0114.......................................................................................$165,000 2002 Brandt 90-ft. extended boom sprayer, Micro-Trak monitor, foam marker. Tag #PatF0114.........................................................................................$19,000 4-3300 bushel 18-ft. grain bins. Tag #ClarkJ0114..................................$1650 ea. 4-4500 bushel 21-ft. grain bins. Tag #ClarkJ0114..................................$2250 ea. 3-1300 bushel 14-ft. grain bins. Tag #ClarkJ0114....................................$650 ea. 1980 Case 450 crawler/dozer with ripper, 6528 hours. Tag #BillD0114....$12,500 DBI fertilizer spreader, 73-ft. spread, 4300 lb urea capacity, ISOBUS, use with G52 or G53 monitors, Raven software, stainless steel chains. Tag #KB0114. . .........................................................................................................$46,000 S&I Arrow Front Feeder 20-ft., feeds chopped hay or round bales, heavy duty. Tag #ANF0114......................................................................................$6000 2009 Case IH 105U Farmall tractor, 105 hp, front wheel assist, 3 point, PTO, only 900 hours. Tag #Hug0412. Special....................................... $40,000

BACKHOES, LOADERS, SKID STEERS GRADERS, CRAWLERS & EXCAVATORS

Case W36 wheel loader, 550 hours on replacement engine, 2814 total hours. New paint, excellent shape. Tag #DanG1213.............................................$38,000 International TD 18A crawler, 12-ft. dozer, rebuilt injector and pump, good tracks but rails show wear. Tag #DanG1213 John Deere 50 3-pt. backhoe. Tag #Dan1213.............................................$2500 Allis Chalmers HD5 crawler with bucket and dozer blade. Tag #ANF1113. Linderman crawler tractor. Tag #1113. 1980 Pettibone Super carry lift with fork lift and grapple, has head for picking 4x4 bales. Tag #DanD1013................................................................$15,000 Case 1088 excavator, rebuilt swing motor, good tracks, hydraulic thumb. Tag #RogWa0513. 1968 Ford 550 tractor/loader/backhoe, 5200 hours. Tag #CraigL0513....$17,000 John Deere 318D skid steer. Tag #Hug0313..........................................$23,000 1998 Melroe 331 bobcat mini-excavator with 3 buckets and complete with thumb, 3055 hours, in good shape. Tag #JJ0913. Cat D6 crawler dozer, 12-ft. blade, decent UC. Tag #Terry0613..................$7500 Airman HM 305 4000 lb. excavator. Tag#Pack0611.................................$11,000 Case 580C tractor/loader/backhoe, 7193 hours. Tag #Terry0613................$7500 Henry 3-point hitch backhoe. Tag #Rog0113. 2008 Bobcat S175 skidsteer loader, includes auger, pallet forks, bucket, open cab. Tag #JSt.GD1113........................................................................$32,000 Allis-Chalmers HD 15 crawler, reconditioned. Tag #DickU......................$15,000 Cat D4 5T dozer with Cat 4A blade, one set of hydraulic remotes. Tag #DanH0513 Case 580 tractor/loader/backhoe, cab, 16.9x24 rear tires, 11L16.9 front tires, 2214 hours. Tag #DanG0513. 1969 Terex T3 scraper. Tag #DickU0513..................................................$15,000 Case 1150B crawler/loader with 4-in-1 bucket, good undercarriage, pins and rollers turned, pads are good. Tag #Ahan..........................................$16,000 Linderman crawler. Tag #ANF0412............................................................$9000 Dozer for AC crawler. Tag #DickU0510. Galion road grader. Tag #GHabets0708.

PLOWS

John Deere 1650 53-ft. chisel plow. Tag #ANF1213................................$15,000 John Deere 5-bottom pull-type moldboard plow. Tag #DanG1213.............$2500 Flexi-Coil 340 42-ft. chisel plow with 3 bar Flexi-Coil harrow. Tag #DougR1013.. . .........................................................................................................$25,000 2 reversible 4 bottom plows. Tag #DeanD0513. 1970 Gysler 24-ft. plow with cable lift. Tag #HerbK0913. John Deere 1600 41-ft. plow. Tag #MarvinG0813.......................................$3500 Melroe 912 4-bottom plow, new standards, 100 acres ago. Tag #DeanK1212. Melroe 501 36-ft. chisel plow with Honey Bee and Degelman 3-bar mounted harrow. Tag #Shane0913.......................................................................$7500 Flexi-Coil 820 52-ft. plow. Tag #RogW0513.............................................$39,000 John Deere 960 s-tine 20-ft. cultivator with extensions. Like new. Tag #RayL1113............................................................................................$2200 Melroe 501 42-ft. plow. Tag #Paul1113........................................................$8900 6-bottom plow with 16” moldboards. Tag #BobE0813. Ford Ferguson 2-bottom moldboard plow. Tag #CraigL0513.......................$900

DISCS

Case 14-ft. disc with 20” pans, non-tired unit. Tag #DanG1213...................$3500 John Deere 555 15-ft. offset disc. Tag #BigSky0813. Ford 8-ft. 3-point tandem disc. Tag #CraigL0513.........................................$1500 John Deere SW 18-ft. disc with manual fold wings. Tag #Berth0313. John Deere SW 22-ft. disc, 18” blades, wings fold up. Tag #Bertha1013. Heavy duty 3-point tandem disc. Tag #CraigL0513.......................................$500

GRAIN AUGERS

Westfield J207-31 load-out grain auger with 7 hp electric motor. Tag #JR1113... . ............................................................................................................$3000 Brandt drill fill auger. Tag #Harry0613...........................................................$650 Westfield drill fill auger. Tag #Harry0613.......................................................$650 Bazooka 6”x27-ft. auger with 11 hp Briggs engine. Tag #Harry0613............$850 1979 Superior 7”x52-ft. grain auger. Tag #Harry0613.................................$1500 Spray-Air 10”x71-ft. auger with mechanical swing away hopper. Tag #RoyB0313...........................................................................................$3500

See me about your bale processor needs

TUB GRINDERS & PROCESSORS

See Me About Your Bale Processor Needs Highline 6800 7-bale multibale processor. Tag #JR1113............................$8500 1998 Highline 6800 2-bale bale processor. Tag #JR1113..........................$7500 Haybuster 2640 bale processor. Tag #BrenB0813. Supreme Mixers available. Call Huggy Bear. Haybuster multi-bale bale processor. Tag #Rum0411.............................$12,500 High-Line multi-bale processor. Tag #FThompson0109.............................$7000 Spray lift jacks for high clearance self-propelled sprayers. Tag# Hug1212...... . ...................................................................................................... $2500

Big Iron Online Auction Ken Hughes is now your ISR Call Ken for upcoming auction dates.

NEW ITEMS

5-bottom pull-type plow. Tag #Russ0214................................................. $750 Ford 224 22-ft. disc with 19” front and 20” rear notched discs. Tag #Russ0214...................................................................................... $2500 Gysler 32-ft. plow with ground drive rod weeder. Tag #Russ0214......... $2500 Gysler 40-ft. plow. Tag #Russ0214........................................................ $3000 Kirschmann drill parts including gear boxes to fit Valmar fargo spreaders. Tag #Russ0214 2002 Freightliner FL70 truck with 80-ft. NYB sprayer, 400 gallon tank. Tag #Russ0214................................................................................... $35,000 Walinga grain vac. Tag #Russ0214....................................................... $2500 400 bushel grain cart. Tag #Russ0214................................................... $2500 John Deere 3-bottom 3-pt. plow. Tag #Russ0214................................. $1500 24-ft. flatbed with headache rack. Tag #Russ0214................................. $1500 Kirschmann drills, 24-ft., 14” spacing, 3-8 footers. Tag #Russ0214..... $1500 Combine trailer, haul Case IH 2388 combines. Tag #Russ0214............ $3500 1975 Ford F250 2WD pickup, camper special, 390 engine, 4 speed, 77,010 miles. Tag #Russ0214..................................................................... $3500 1988 Cat 65 track tractor, Degelman 12-ft. dozer, good undercarriage, 4 remotes, 5404 hours. Tag #Russ0214.......................................... $35,000 1969 Ford F600 grain truck, 151/2-ft. grain box, tailgate drill fill auger. Tag #Russ0214...................................................................................... $2500 1967 Ford F600 grain truck, 151/2-ft. grain box, tailgate drill fill auger. Tag #Russ0214...................................................................................... $2500 1957 International grain truck, 141/2-ft. grain box. Tag #Russ0214....... $1000 Haybuster no-till drills, 40-ft., 5-8 footers, 12” spacing. Tag #Russ0214......... . ................................................................................................... $15,000 Haybuster drills, 32-ft., for parts. Tag #Russ0214 John Deere 20-ft. multiplex disc. Tag #Russ0214................................. $1500 New Travalong trailers. Tag #CBass0214 New PJ trailers. Tag #CBass0214........................................... Call for Prices Mini trucks for sale. Tag #CBass0214 45x90 building located in Cut Bank. Will rent or sell. Tag #RTrent0214 Allis Chalmers HD5 crawler tractor, 2 cylinder Detroit diesel, bucket, blade. Tag #Goss0214............................................................................... $4000 8-ft.x12-ft. flatbed off pickup. Tag #HiddenL0214................................... $1900 Case 1030 tractor, cab, 540 PTO. Tag #ArtH0214................................. $3800 9 shank scarifier. Tag #Paul0214 Mack cabover tandem axle truck, 20-ft. box, hoist, no power steering. Tag #MarvinG0214................................................................................ $6500 John Deere 840 loader 1998 John Deere 7810 MFD tractor, rebuilt IVT transmission, PTO, 3-pt. Tag #ReidH0214................................................................................. $60,000 1948 Jeep Tag #BillD0214 (3) John Deere 105 combines. Tag #BillD0214 Farmall M tractor, F10 loader. Tag #BobK0214 Concord 3212 air seeder, hydraulic drive, 12” spacing, Flexi-Coil 1600 tow behind tank. Tag #Greg0214........................................................ $19,000 (2) New Ezee-On 60-ft. air seeder and tow behind tank. Tag #Dave0214....... . . ........................................................................................... 50% Off List (13) 14-ft. church pews. Tag #PondCo0214 Bale King bale processor. Good shape. Tag #HerbB0214.................... $8500 Cat Challenger MT525B MFD tractor, 100 hp, 3-pt., PTO, left hand reverser, only 1700 hours. Tag #ReidH0214............................................... $50,000 Hesston 4700 big square baler, makes 3-ft.x321/2” bales. Tag #Hoss0214..... . . ................................................................................................... $10,000 John Deere 3010 and 3020 gas tractors with PTO’s, no 3-pt. Tag #ANF0214 John Deere 148 loader. Real nice. Tag #ANF0214............................... $4500 1994 Ford F150 pickup with pipe rack, automatic, 309,000 miles. Runs good, in good shape. Tag #RodB0214 (2) John Deere 212 pickup headers, 11-ft. Sund pickup attachments. Tag #Simmes0214 John Deere 4620 2WD tractor, cab, loader, 1000 PTO, 3-pt. Tag #Leon0214.. . ................................................................................................... $15,500 5x14-ft. tandem axle trailer with box sides. Tag #LorneT0214 Berkeley irrigation pump on trailer, 10” suction, discharge hose, 6 cylinder Perkins engine. Tag #GaryW0214 Sooner 20-ft. horse trailer, sleeping quarters, tack room. Tag #Hoss0214 1994 John Deere 9600 combine, 3480 engine hours, 2660 separator hours. Excellent shape. Tag #RoyB0214................................................. $51,000 1991 John Deere 9600 combine, 3750 engine hours, 2370 separator hours. Tag #RoyB0214............................................................................ $50,000 2006 John Deere 936D draper header. Tag #RoyB0214................... $38,000 2004 John Deere 936D draper header. Tag #RoyB0214 New Holland TC29 compact MFD tractor, loader, Land Pride mower, only 206 hours. Tag #RobertN0214. Special price............................... $16,000 2012 John Deere 9560R 4WD tractor, 600 hours, some warranty left. In excellent, excellent condition. Tag #KB0214.............................. $350,000 2012 John Deere 1830 60-ft. air drill, 1910 tow between air tank. Tag #KB0214.................................................................................... $168,000 BBI MagnaSpread 12 ton spreader, 73-ft. spread, Raven monitor. Tag #KB0214...................................................................................... $45,000 John Deere 4010 2WD tractor, diesel engine, 3-pt., dual PTO, John Deere 48 loader, new clutch, new alternator. Good looking tractor. Tag #DarylW0214.................................................................................. $8900 Long 1199 3-pt. backhoe. Tag #Hug0214.............................................. $3900 2013 Polaris 900XP 4-seat UTV. Very few miles. Tag #Grant0214..... $19,000 Valmar 2655 plow mounted granular applicator. Excellent, always shedded. Tag #GlacierCol0214 Chevrolet 5.7L rebuilt gas engine. Fits 2500 and 3500. Tag #SevilleCol0214.. . ...................................................................................................... $2200 Tebben 8-ft. 3-pt. rotary mower. Like new. Tag #SamG0214

PJ Trailers and mini trucks available. FROM HUGGY BEAR MISCELLANEOUS

John Deere 158 loader to fit John Deere. Tag #ANF1213..........................$6000 Farmhand 228 loader with 8-ft. scoop. Tag #ANF1213...............................$4000 2011 Dodge long box, fender flares, rear bumper and tailgate. Brand new, black in color. Tag #DanG1213.......................................................................$5500 2nd cutting hay in small square bales, certified weed free, orchard and alfalfa mix. Tag #DanG1213 1973 Moto-Ski T4500 snowmobile. Like new. Tag #Hug1113.....................$1500 Great Plains 24-ft. turbo till. Tag #1013....................................................$30,000 New Spraylift hydraulic jack for high clearance sprayers. Tag #BigS1013..$2700 New Danuser SM40 hammer for skid steer. Tag #Hug0513.......................$7800 Used 2012 Ezee-On skid steer mounted post pounder, used very little. Tag #Hug0613.............................................................................................$6000 Engine end 3 point hitch & PTO for 9030 bi-directional. Tag #RogW0512..$3800 New pasture harrows. Tag #Hug0513....................................... $179 per section Shaver HD8 post pounder. Tag #Harry0613.................................................$500 16-ft. land roller. Tag #AHans0612...............................................................$7500 Filson squeeze chute, excellent shape. Tag #HarryV1013. 2-Round bale feeders. Tag #HarryV1013. Barley hay, 100 ton. Tag #DougL1013. Wheel House Generac 5500 generator, 5500 watts, 120/240 volts. Tag #RNorling1013...................................................................................................$500 2000 Finn T92 hydro-seeder, 900 gallon tank. Tag #WilloC1013..............$21,000 New Airway 30-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW1013............................................$50,000 8000 gallon diesel tank on skids. Tag #WHjar0513. 2-8-ft. side mount tool boxes. Tag #Paul0913..........................................$150 ea. 18-ft. grain tender with 2 augers, mounted on Ford F800 truck. Tag #ArtH0813.

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Livestock slaughter highlights

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.14 billion pounds in December, up 3 percent from the 4.00 billion pounds produced in December 2012. Beef production, at 2.05 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.56 million head, up 1 percent from December 2012. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,333 pounds. Veal production totaled 9.8 million pounds, 1 percent above December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 66,500 head, up 2 percent from December 2012. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from last year, at 252 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.07 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.74 million head, up 3 percent from December 2012. The average live weight was up 7 pounds from the previous year, at 283 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.2 million pounds, was up 3 percent from December 2012. Sheep slaughter totaled 202,500 head, 7 percent above last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 5 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2013 commercial red meat production was 49.2 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2012. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was down slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down slightly.

1-800-735-6786 755-5868

4000 HWY 2 E. • KALISPELL, MT

We no longer handle Jensen Bale Beds

Charles Moore Inc. (Formerly C Moore Fab & Repair and Equipment Sales)

We Now Handle BESLER Bale Beds

1973 Cat 140G motorgrader with 3306 Cat engine with turbo. Comes with V plow for front and snow wing. Nice old road grader. Call for more information.

Shop (406) 232-0400 Cell (406) 951-1650 Home (406) 232-5831

855 Kinsey Road, Miles City, MT 59301

www.charlesmooreinc.com cmooreinc@midrivers.com www.cmooreequip.com

We are now your dealer for

1999 Peterbilt 379 long hood, Cat 550, 3:70 ratio, 265” wheelbase, dual 120 gallon fuel tanks. 1,697,000 miles on truck, engine overhauled at 1,100,000. Nice truck, ready to go to work for you. Call for pricing and more information.

2001 Midland triple axle belly dump trailer. Call for more information!

1999 Peterbilt 379 Detroit 60 Series engine, 500 hp, 10 speed Rockwell transmission, 3.9 ratio, heated mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, 63” Ultracab Unibilt sleeper, 1,281,893 miles. Nice truck! Call for pricing!

GrabTec grapple forks

8-ft welding box, fits a dually pickup. Plenty of tool boxes!

1991 Trailmobile 48-ft.x102” curtain trailer. Curtain and trailer are in good shape! Trucking Services: Our drivers haul grain, hay, livestock and equipment across the country. We also use hoppers to carry bulk commodities.

Call us for products available!

1992 CPS belly dump gravel trailer. We have more gravel trailers in our inventory!

YOUR DEALER FOR Truck Defender Grill Guards 1992 Kenworth T600 Detroit engine, 425 hp, tag axle, tires are 85%, Truck Defender Bumper. 85,000 miles on overhaul. Nice truck, ready for work. Call for more information and pricing!

EQUIPMENT SALES: Our company sells a wide selection of new and used trucking, construction and farm equipment, as well as recreation. Whether you are looking for a backhoe, a loader, or a tractor, we can deliver. Other equipment we have to offer includes: trucks, trailers, haying equipment, trenchers, pay loaders, land levelers, grain handling equipment, boats and snowmobiles. A bit of everything.

Custom Hay Hauling! Our hay trains can haul anywhere from 42 to 48 round bales. We have friendly drivers and reliable service. Please contact Charles at 406-232-0400 or 951-1650. Also for sale 4000 ton of 2013 Alfalfa Grass Hay baled in rounds. Can be delivered! Call for pricing!

1970 Champion (Cleveland) D562HD road grader with 235 Cummins engine, 4778 hours, 1400x24 tires, 14’ blade with hydraulic side shift. Nice road grader that is ready to go to work for you.

1993 Great Dane 53-ft.x102” van trailer. Would make excellent storage trailer. Inside is in excellent shape, no visible leaks!

Fabrication & Welding Services: We provide commercial welding and iron repair services. Our staff works with all vehicles and machinery, including trucks and trailers. We can build anything you need out of iron.

2001 Peterbilt 379 948,985 miles on Detroit 60 Series engine, 430 hp, 10 speed, 3.4 ratio, heated mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, 63” Unicab sleeper, hydraulics for wet kit. Nice truck! Call for pricing! We Have Available

We can order guards for semis or pickups!

Visit us online:

Bradford Built Flatbeds Call for information!

www.charlesmooreinc.com

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New Circle D pickup flatbeds

Circle D flatbeds, gooseneck hitch plate, lights, headache rack, rear skirt. Black

7x7............................................... $1450 71/2 x81/2....................................... $1450 71/2 x9........................................... $1520 8x9............................................... $1850 8x11............................................. $2150 TURNOVER BALL A hitch when you need it...A level bed when you don’t COMPANION™ 5th WHEEL RV HITCH

New Haulmark & Look Enclosed Trailers Excellent Selection On Hand

Mounts to rails bolted under the bed, or attaches easily to B&W’s turnover ball gooseneck hitch. Easy adjustment of height & lateral positions.

USED EQUIPMENT

Transcraft DTL-2100 48x102 drop deck.........................................$22,500

NEW SKID STEER TRAILERS

1996 Ford F250 4x4, regular cab with Hydra-Bed............... $7000

1-New Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck skid steer trailers, 80” wide, 7000# torsion axles, foldover ramps, tread plate fenders, treated wood floor, radial tires........................$5895 1-New Circle D 18-ft. bumper pull, with 16” tires, 7000# axles, ramps..................$4695 Load Trail utility trailer with sides............................$1600

Car dolly...............................$800 1979 Champ 5000# gas forklift, 21-ft. height, side shift..$10,500

NEW STOCK & HORSE TRAILERS

4-New Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailers with sliding center gate. Each.......$9395 4-New Circle D 24-ft. gooseneck stock with 2 sliding center gates. Each...........$10,395 1-New Circle D 6’x16-ft. bumper pull stock trailer, 5200# axles.............................$7295

4x7’ Heavy duty Trailer Mats.....Each $65

Bobcat 863 skid steer with bucket. .................................... $12,500

Iron Steer 20-ft. lumber roller trailer with hoist............$7500

PINTLE HITCH TRAILER

NEW UTILITY FLATBED TRAILERS

New 18’x83” heavy duty car hauler, wrap tongue, 6” channel frame, brakes on two axles, 7000 lb. axles.................................................................................................... $4395 New 18’x83” deluxe car hauler, wrap tongue, set back jack, brakes on two axles, ramps, 5200 lb. axles.................................................................................................... $3995

NEW HEAVY DUTY FLATBED TRAILERS

New Diamond C 32-ft. gooseneck tandem dually with beavertail, torque tube...$12,295 New Diamond C 30-ft. gooseneck tandem dually with beavertail, torque tube...$11,595 New Diamond C 28-ft. gooseneck tandem dually with beavertail, 20,000# GVW.$10,595 1-New Circle D 31-ft. triple axle gooseneck with 7000# axles, 12” I-beam frame, folding beavertail, 2 jacks, 21,000 GVW........................................................................$9495 1-New Circle D 29-ft. (including beavertail) tandem dually gooseneck..................$9995 2-New Circle D 25-ft. (including 3 piece beavertail) 2-7000# axles, Each.............$7395 1-New Circle D 24-ft. with one piece beavertail.....................................................$6895

NEW DUMP TRAILERS

New Travalong 14-ft. bumper pull dump trailers......................................$9395 New Travalong 14-ft. gooseneck dump trailers.....................................$10,395 New Diamond C 14-ft. bumper pull dump trailer......................................$7995 New Diamond C 14-ft. bumper pull dump trailer with tarp.......................$8495

2-53-ft. storage vans. Each.$5995 1-28-ft. storage van with side door, lift gate................$4995

1995 Diamond D 6’8”x16-ft. gooseneck stock trailer........... . ...................................$3900 Towmaster 25-ft. pintle hook trailer, electric brakes, 20,000 GVW.... . .........................................................................................$6500

TrailMax 24-ft. tandem dually tilt bed pintle hook trailer, air brakes, 24,000 GVW.......................................................................$6995

Hillsboro 7x18 gooseneck stock trailer............................$3500

Large Trailer Parts Inventory • Axles • Springs • Lights • Fenders • Straps • Tie-downs • Bearings & seals • Jacks • Etc.

Kiefer Built 6x20 gooseneck stock trailer...................$3500

New Diamond C car haulers G ll – steel flatbeds

3500, 5200 & 7000# axles 16-ft. 18-ft. & 20-ft. IN STOCK

Triple T Sales Contact Dave Taylor; 406-357-2166

Chinook, MT

Home Phone - 406-357-2162 Highway 2 West, Chinook, MT 1/2 miles west of Chinook

Gooseneck & Bumper Pull

Tuffloader Tilt Trailers

Gooseneck model: Bumper Pull model: 6-ft. stationary deck with 16-ft. tilt deck 4-ft. stationary deck with 16-ft. tilt deck Both models have 18” treadplate approach

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##### 80 percent of the waste that humans produce ends up in our oceans, including everything from solid garbage and sewage to fertilizers, oil and toxic chemicals. ##### If cornered, some horned lizard species can shoot blood from their eye sockets up to six feet. Though not toxic, the blood has a foul taste particularly to canine predators like coyotes and foxes.

WANTED - 1940s Plastic Saddles Made in Lusk, WY - Scottsbluff, NE Wanted - Photos, information - “Future Book” Collecting plastic saddle, bridles, related items Phone Tom Harrower (307) 432-0404

CORN FOR SALE Call (406) 899-7636 or 868-7519

We Have’m In Stock Bale Feeders New Stur-D Porta-Tub FOR SALE OR RENT

Livestock Equipment

For Sale or Rent Porta-Tub

We also have Stationary Tubs & Alleys

NEW Bale King 5100 round bale processor

When it comes to convenience and durability, the STUR-D Porta-Tub sets the standard for excellence. The one-piece super heavy-duty construction will stand up to the roughest treatment you and your livestock can dish out - year after year. No other equipment is easier or faster to set up and use.

NEW Bale King 6105 multi-bale processor

Carries 1 to 6 round bales

CK IN STO

1 LEFT

Right Hand discharger, adjustable rear loading fork to accomodate various bale sizes, standard 16.5L floatation tires, curved upper side shields, hydraulic relief protection system, improved X-Rotor. Newly designed, more aggressive beaters with bigger, sharper teeth. New 4 way adjustable deflector chute - adjusts up and down as well as in and out.

Save time, fuel and wear and tear, with fewer trips across rough terrain. Carries three times as many bales as a conventional bale processor. Self loading, cleated 2082 chain can load from 1 to 6 bales, even the last bale in the row. Rear chain idlers with large flotation skid shoes get chain under the bales without digging into the ground. Low deck height and bed loading angle ensure stability and ease of loading in slick conditions. Canted chain rails offer stability and can accommodate various bale sizes. Dedicated loading fork places bale accurately in processing tub. High torque chain drive motors allow positive loading while allowing speed adjustment to suit the situation. Tandem torflex axles with large 14l x 16.1 tires offer a smooth ride, narrow transport width and extremely low maintenance.

USED BALE PROCESSORS

IN STOCK

NEW!

Degelman 3100HD round bale proces-

sor with right hand delivery.........JUST IN

Loadout Augers 7”, 8” & 10” ~ 33-ft. and 39-ft.

MILK RIVER CO-OP Call 406-654-2022

Big Sandy, MT - 406-378-2306 Rudyard, MT - 406-355-4154 Havre, MT - 406-265-2275 Turner, MT - 406-379-2275 Chinook, MT - 406-357-2280 Malta, MT - 406-654-2022 Harlem, MT - 406-353-2490

Good stockmanship has benefits

By Steven M. Jones, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture The ultimate goal of stockmen is to produce a safe, wholesome product to sell for a profit. To achieve this goal, stockmen must provide adequate nutrition, a safe environment for the animals to live, a planned health program and properly designed handling facilities to administer the health program for the safety of the livestock and the stockman. All of these elements require the movement of the animals. Stockmanship is the term we use to define the action of moving animals from one point to another. Low stress stockmanship is a new term being used for a common sense approach that has always had success. Success defined here means safety and welfare of the animals and humans that care for them. The secret to low stress livestock handling is understanding innate animal behavior – why they react the way they do – and then using that knowledge to ask, not force, them to comply with the handler. One problem of improper livestock handling is bruising. Bruising is caused by a physical blow and the escape of blood from damaged blood vessels into the surrounding muscle tissue. Bruising can happen at any time during handling or transportation and can vary greatly in size. It is, therefore, clear that to obtain a high meat quality, it is necessary for animals to be stress and injury free during handling and transportation up to and during slaughter. Stressed animals also incur a higher level of sickness. A stressed animal has a lowered immune system, leaving the animal highly susceptible to disease. The cost of pharmaceuticals used on livestock to combat stressrelated effects can have a drastic effect on a producer’s already narrow profit margins. The major contributing factors to this stress are handling and transportation. These huge financial losses are one of the main reasons that low stress livestock handling is becoming increasingly popular in the animal industry today. But yet another reason, financial profit aside, is that low stress handling is safer, not only for the animal, but for the handler. Animal handlers are often injured or even killed when frightened, agitated animals run over them. The expense of paying hospital bills and workmen’s compensation claims or of replacing employees costs the meat industry thousands of dollars every year. A common misconception is that “low stress” must mean “no pressure.” That is absolutely false. Cattle, horses, sheep, goats and swine all respond to appropriate application and release of pressure. There are times when significant pressure must be applied to get the animals to move how and when you need. Pressure, used appropriately, does not cause longterm, harmful stress. The correct handling of cattle is a vital component of quality food production and good animal welfare. Handling cannot improve the basic product, but good handling will minimize product quality loss and lessen stress on animals. The use of sorting sticks can extend the distance of control over livestock as it effectively increases the length of the stockman’s arm. Holding a sorting stick in front of an animal’s head will cause it to either stop or turn. Hitting an animal, though, is unnecessary and ineffective in moving animals in the desired direction. Poking an animal that is already moving in the correct direction is also unnecessary and dangerous, as this can cause cattle and horses to kick and sheep and goats to panic and jump. Electric prods, however, are a useful aid if used correctly. A prod should not be used on an animal that has nowhere to go or is already moving in the correct direction, such as animals at the back of the herd. Attributes of a Good Stockman Good stockmen should be: Observant - They will notice slight differences in animal behavior or appearance, such as in one animal away from the rest of the herd or body posturing that suggests an illness or injury. Confident - They will always react with firm, sure movements and will always be “the boss” while avoiding getting overexcited. Competent - They will have the ability to control animals and know where to stand in a corral in relation to the animals being moved and understand animal behavior principles. Patient - They will always give the animals time to assess the situation before expecting a reaction. Positive in attitude towards the care of the animals - They will also develop a good relationship with the stock and avoid unnecessary force and yelling. Respectful - They will respect each animal’s ability for speed and power to do injury.

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AG TRUCKS and EQUIPMENT Visit our website: www.agtrucksandequipment.com

Phone Dave Bell 406-899-7530 or Steve Raska 406-788-5361 – Great Falls, MT

DON’T FORGET!!! We are also a Trimble sub-dealer for Triangle Ag-Services of Fort Benton, Montana

AG TRUCKS SPRAY SYSTEM ON 2013 IH 7400 CHASSIS

2013 International 7400 Chassis, 330 hp, Allison automatic, 2 speed auxillary transmission with SS 1280 gallon tank, 90-ft. steel boom, Raven Viper, Accu Boom, Smart Trac, Ultra Glide boom height, 45 mph road speeds.

2013 IH 7400 Workstar

Only 500 hours, 335 hp, Allison automatic, auxiliary transmission, #30,000 rear axle, high rise front axle with hydraulic steering, row crop tires, closed center hydraulic kit, Raven Viper Pro, Smart Trac. Ready for either a spreader box (sold separately) or spray system of your choice...OR BOTH!! as this is a set up for quick change.

Give us a call about your application needs.

Truck Sprayers/Spreader Boxes and Carts/Small Sprayers along with Trimble and Raven Products.

NEAR NEW!! BBI 11 ton Tandem Pull-type Spreader

Holds 11 ton of Urea, stainless steel box, 12” stainless steel box extensions, tandem float tires, new chain

2008 Marflex 1450/110

2008 International 7400 with Marflex SS 1450 gallon with 110-ft. aluminum box boom, automatic, auxiliary transmission, air ride, high rise front axle, Raven spray controller, 1700 hours. Very nice and well cared for.

Ag Trucks is very pleased to announce that we now offer the MACK Granite Chassis as a platform for your sprayer and spreader needs. MACK trucks have earned a reputation for ULTIMATE TOUGHNESS for decades. With MACK, we can offer 345 hp Cummins engines to complement our “Built To Last” ideals that separates Ag Trucks from the competition. Give Dave or Steve a call for details.

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NOW BUILDING RBR Vector with SS2000, rear mount, 150-ft. boom

NEW 2013 Vector Chassis/ Sprayflex 1500 - 120-ft. booms • Deluxe cab • 350 hp non-emissions Cummins engine • Allison automatic transmission • 4WD/ Planetary axles • Sprayflex 1500 - 120-ft. mid-mount aluminum boom • Raven Viper Pro, Accu Boom, Smart Trac, Ultra Glide boom height • Rear camera, Spray test

SOLD...... BUT WE’LL MAKE MORE!!

SPRAYFLEX NOW OFFERING REAR MOUNT BOOMS

Vector 300 with Sprayflex 1500 gallon / 120-ft. boom Sprayflex Sprayers

• 1000-2000 gallon poly or SS tanks • 80-ft.-150-ft. boom widths • New poly tank configuration • Extremely resilient boom design • Load sensing hydraulic system In Stock - New Sprayflex 1500 gallon, 120-ft. boom

FIELDSTAR 2000

Ag Trucks

“All fabrication and Installation Are Done By Ag Trucks Employees in Our Own Shop. Experienced Installation Assures That Your System Will Last For Many years”

• Mounting • Fabrication • Truck Selection • Gearing • Tires and Rims • Hydraulic • Electrical • GPS and Controllers

FIELDSTAR 1450

2000 gallon SS tank

FIELDSTAR 1500

1450 gallon SS tank

1500 gallon poly tank

*** UNITS FOR SALE OR CONSIGNED *** 2008 Marflex 1450/110

1995 Wilmar 745

2008 Vector 300 Chassis

Long wheel base, 300 hp Cummins, Allison automatic, MH transfer case, 4WDF, planetary axles, Raven Viper Pro, hydraulic Smart Trac.

air ride, new 500 gallon tank, 75-ft. booms, Midtech spray controller, only 1700 hours. Immaculate!!

1997 Freightliner FL70 / Marflex 1250 / 110” Cummins, auto, air, row crop tires, hi-rise front axle, hydraulic steering, with Marflex 1250/110-ft. booms, auto boom height, Trimble 500, Ez Steer.

1992 GMC 8500

Cat engine, semi-float tires, near new NYB spray system, 1000 gallon, 90-ft. booms, engine drive, guidance, immaculate condition

Used Truck Mount Spray System 1250 gallon tank, ‘New’ 90-ft. boom engine pump drive.

SOLD

New Sprayflex Sprayers on Order, Call and Reserve Yours Today

AG TRUCKS and EQUIPMENT Visit our website: www.agtrucksandequipment.com

Phone Dave Bell 406-899-7530 or Steve Raska 406-788-5361 – Great Falls, MT

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!! is For Sale it n U is h T ea box , 9 ton Ur 500 hours !! call today a s u e iv G

2013 International 7400 with SIMONSEN R MODEL BOX, 9 TONS OF UREA AND 85-FT. SPREAD

Simonsen Spreaders in Stock

• Simonsen Spreaders offer the highest return on investment of any equipment you can own. • Organize your own time, spread your own, on your own schedule • Simonsen — Accurate / Economical / Simple

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New 2013 International 7500 Floater Chassis Arriving Soon - Just give us a call! FULL LINE OF TRUCK MOUNT SPREADERS WITH ANY OPTION NEEDED

Simonsen Equipment In Stock:

(7) New 8-ton SS hydraulic drive, variable rate pull type carts with Raven controllers. (3) New 9-ton SS R Model truck mount spreader box. New 8-ton SS Q Model truck mount spreader box.

“Top and Side Tenders Available in Any Configuration”

VECTOR 300 CHASSIS

350 HP CUMMINS, Allison automatic, mechanical 4WD, planetary axles, deluxe ag cab, stretch frame, row crop or floaters.

2014 Nelson Ag 350 chassis

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***The Vector Chassis Can Be Equipped with*** Ag Trucks SS Liquid System Up To 2000 Gallons / 132-ft. Booms Sprayflex SS Liquid System Up To 2000 Gallons / 150-ft. Booms New Leader G4 Boxes 8 ton plus / 85-ft. spread (UREA)

Available: 2014 Nelson Ag 350 chassis. Let us install a new Simonsen R box that holds 9 ton of urea or an Ag Chem Air Max 1000 box. 350 hp, Allison automatic, auxiliary transmission, planetary rear axle, full float tires. Equip with any GPS system of your choice.

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Phone Dave Bell 406-899-7530 or Steve Raska 406-788-5361 – Great Falls, MT

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HAY FOR SALE

800-ton 2013 grass hay in round bales. Helena area. $130/ton by the semi load. Phone (406) 368-2296

Old Cars Wanted

Looking to buy old cars, pickups and parts up to 1974.

Call Wayne Lugalia 406-214-5910 (cell) or 406-821-0300 (home)

##### Woman One: I was following a running program, but it doesn’t seem to be helping. Woman Two: Did you follow the instructions? Woman One: Yes! The guide said, “Start slow, and make sure you taper off.” ##### I really don’t think I need buns of steel. I’d be happy with buns of cinnamon.

406-388-3259

101 Sunfield Drive, Belgrade, MT

Grand Champion Balancer bull at NILE Gelbvieh/Balancer Show was TMKG Northwestern. Shown by Ty Kliewer, Klammath Falls, Oregon. Sire: BCC JAF Lookout 53X. Judge for the Gelbvieh/Balancer Show at NILE was Bruce Kiesewetter of Letts, Iowa.

Understand “normal” calving

Heavy Equipment Sales • Truck and Trailer Sales Cargo Container Sales and Rentals MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

1994 Cat 140G motorgrader with cab, ripper, 17.5x25 tires, snow wing, front lift group...... $84,500

1982 Cat 130G motorgrader with lo-pro cab, 50% tires and 12-ft. blade............................. $45,500 2005 Cat TH360B telescoping forklift, 7000# capacity, 40-ft. reach, 2800 hours....................$35,000

1995 Driltech D25K rotary water well rig, 3406 Cat deck engine, 950 CFM compressor, casing hammer, truck has low miles, ready to work...............$147,500

2000 Trail-Eze hydraulic tail equipment trailer, tandem axle, 102” wide...............................$25,000

TRUCKS & PICKUPS

BACKHOES

1998 John Deere 310SE loader backhoe, 4x4 with extend-a-hoe, cab, good tires. 5670 hours....... ..................................... $31,500

CRAWLERS

Cat D9H crawler, cab, semi “U” ripper, 50% undercarriage.... CALL

TRADES CONSIDERED Excavators

1998 Mack water truck with 5000 gallon tank, hydraulic pump, front/rear/side spray......$25,000

2004 SkyTrak 10054 telescoping forklift, 10,000 lb lift, 54-ft. reach, outriggers, Cummins diesel, 4100 hours....................$44,500

2006 Genie S-85 4x4 boomlift, diesel, 4380 hours.........$46,500

1996 Kenworth W900 3406E Cat, retarder, 18 speed, 60” flattop, pneumatic blower..........$18,000

1985 International tandem axle dump truck, 300 Cummins, 8LL transmission, Hendrickson suspension, plumbed for a pup. Very clean and straight..........$19,000 (3) AM General M923 6x6, 240 hp Cummins, Allison automatic, new tires. Extra nice. Each....$12,500

Multi-Quip Whisper Watt 35KW gen set with Isuzu diesel. Like new, only 980 hours...............$22,900 1986 AM General M923 6x6 tractor with Cummins engine, Allison automatic, front winch, super single tires.....................$11,000

Vermeer 605F round baler with good belts. Twine.......................$1800 Set Of Caterpillar Forks for Cat 936 wheel loader. Excellent.....$2900 Used 17-ft. dump box with sloped tailgate..............................$4500 Progressive Link hydraulic thumb to fit Komatsu 300............$3500 Komatsu excavator buckets, 200 and 300 size.........Call for Price

2006 Komatsu PC400-7, hydraulic, good tracks, Esco quick coupler, 9400 hours....................$95,000

2006 Komatsu PC200 LC-8, hydraulic thumb, good undercarriage, 6500 hours. Nice machine..............................$87,000

1989 Daewoo DH130, hydraulic excavator, 6 cylinder Daewoo engine, 36” digging bucket. Weighs 29,000#.........................$17,500

2007 Kubota KX91-3, hydraulic thumb, 2200 hours........$29,500 2006 GMC 1 ton, 4x4, extended cab, Duramax, Allison automatic, Knapheide utillity box. 175,000 miles................$16,500

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OCEAN CONTAINERS

Steve Swan

Steve’s cell - 406-580-2937

11/2 -miles west of Belgrade on Frontage Road

By Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension Late January is the time that requires last minute preparations for the upcoming spring calving season. Before the first heifer begins the calving process this spring, it would be wise to review what takes place in a normal delivery. Understanding “normal” will help us better recognize problems when they occur and therefore provide assistance when necessary. The process of “calving” (or formally known as parturition) is generally divided into three stages. Stage 1 The first stage of parturition is dilation of the cervix. The normal cervix is tightly closed right up until the cervical plug is completely dissolved. In stage 1, cervical dilation begins some 4 to 24 hours before the completion of parturition. During this time the “progesterone block” is no longer present and the uterine muscles are becoming more sensitive to all factors that increase the rate and strength of contractions. At the beginning, the contractile forces primarily influence the relaxation of the cervix but uterine muscular activity is still rather quiet. Stage 1 is likely to go completely unnoticed, but there may be some behavioral differences such as isolation or discomfort. At the end of stage one, there may be come behavioral changes such as elevation of the tail, switching of the tail and increased mucous discharge. Before “pulling” a calf in stage 2, it is imperative that stage 1 (cervical dilation) is complete. Stage 2 The second stage of parturition is defined as the delivery of the newborn. It begins with the entrance of the membranes and fetus into the pelvic canal and ends with the completed birth of the calf. So the second stage is the one in which we really are interested. This is where all the action is. Clinically, and from a practical aspect we would define it as the appearance of membranes or water bag at the vulva. The traditional texts, fact sheets, magazines, and other publications that we read state that stage 2 in cattle lasts from 2 to 4 hours. Data from Oklahoma State University and the USDA experiment station at Miles City, Montana, would indicate that stage two is much shorter being approximately 60 minutes for heifers and 30 minutes for cows. In these studies, assistance was given if stage two progressed more than two hours after the appearance of water bag at the vulva. Those that took longer needed assistance. These and other data would indicate that normal stage two of parturition would be redefined as approximately 60 minutes for heifers and 30 minutes for adult cows. In heifers, not only is the pelvic opening smaller, but also the soft tissue has never been expanded. Older cows have had deliveries before and birth should go quite rapidly unless there is some abnormality such as a very large calf, backwards calf, leg back or twins. If stage 2 lasts considerably longer than the 1 hour for heifers and 30 minutes for heifers, the health of the baby calf could be compromised by the extended time in the delivery process. In addition, re-breeding performance of the mother can be delayed because of the longer stage 2 of calving. Stage 3 The third stage of parturition is the shedding of the placenta or fetal membranes. In cattle this normally occurs in less than 8-12 hours. The membranes are considered retained if after 12 hours they have not been shed. Years ago it was considered necessary to remove the membranes by manually “unbuttoning” the attachments. Research has shown that manual removal can be detrimental to uterine health and future conception rates. Administration of antibiotics usually will guard against infection and the placenta will slough out in 4-7 days. Contact your veterinarian for the proper management of retained placenta.

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USED 4WD TRACTORS

USED 2WD, MFWD TRACTORS

2007 John Deere 8430 Powershift, MFWD, 3 pt. hitch with quick hitch, 5 hydraulics, PTO, 380/96R50 duals, front duals.........$185,000 1978 John Deere 4240 (110 PTO hp) Quad Range transmission, ept hitch, dual PTO, 19.9R46 singles...............................$21,500

USED ROUND BALERS

0% Financing On Huge Selection of Used Round Balers - oac

USED HAY & FORAGE 1995 John Deere 8970 (400 engine hp) Powershift transmission, 4 hydraulics, 520/85R42 duals................................................$69,500

USED LOADER TRACTORS

2012 John Deere 7230 (110 PTO hp) 16 speed PowrQuad transmission, MFWD, 3-pt. hitch, 3 hydraulics, dual PTO, 18.4x38 singles, factory warranty, low hours. NEW John Deere H360 loader, 8-ft. bucket, grapple & mechanical joystick.....................................$121,500

2012 John Deere 7130 (110 hp) 16 speed PowrQuad transmission, MFWD, 3-pt. hitch, 3 hydraulics, dual PTO, 18.4x38 singles, factory warranty, low hours. NEW John Deere H360 loader, 8-ft. bucket, grapple & mechanical joystick.....................................$118,900 2003 John Deere 7320 (105 PTO hp), 3 pt. hitch, 3 hydraulics, dual PTO, 18.4x38 singles, 741 loader, 8-ft. bucket, grapple and joystick....... ........................................................$69,500

2000 Hesston 8110s windrower, 14-ft. platform, conditioner.......................................$25,000 3970 forage harvester..............................$8950 30-ft. platform for Hesston 8100 windrower....... ...........................................................$2950

2012 John Deere 568, loaded.............$39,500 (2) 2011 John Deere 568, loaded. Each........... ........................................................$36,500 2010 John Deere 568, loaded, net wrap.$32,500 2-2009 John Deere 568, loaded. Ea....$34,500 2008 John Deere 568, loaded.............$32,500 2007 John Deere 568, loaded.............$27,500 2005 John Deere 567, wide pickup, net wrap... ........................................................$23,500

2005 John Deere 567, wide pickup, net wrap... ........................................................$22,500 2003 John Deere 567, net wrap, MegaWide.... ........................................................$21,500 2001 John Deere 567..........................$17,500 1994 John Deere 535.............................$8500 1989 John Deere 535 with new belts......$8950 2006 Vermeer 605M, loaded................$21,500 1983 John Deere 530 . ..........................$4950

USED MISCELLANEOUS

USED BEET EQUIPMENT

USED COMBINES & HEADERS

John Deere 480B forklift, gas, 28-ft. mast, side shift, fresh overhaul............................$8950

2012 John Deere XUV 825i Gator, camo, only 54 miles...........................................$16,000 2009 Brandt 10x60 swing away auger....$11,500 Nile 3-pt. ditcher.......................................$3950 Diamond 72” & 62” mowers.....................$2500

2.9% Fixed Rate

On All Used Combines - oac

2010 Amity 2700 beet harvester, 12 row, steerable, row finder..............................$119,500 Amity 2700 beet harvester, 10 row, 12 row convertible.....................................$119,500 Artsway 9420 beet harvester, 6 row, 24”, row finder, rear steer...............................$19,500 Artsway 9420 beet harvester, 6 row, 24”, row finder, rear steer...............................$19,500 WIC defoliator, 6 row, steerable............$12,500 Artsway 786 defoliator, 6 row, rear steer....$6500

2012 John Deere S660 combine, 520/85R38 duals, Contour Master, low, low hours..CALL 2012 John Deere S660 combine, 520/85R38 duals, Contour Master, 630R platform, pickup reel.......................................... CALL 2006 John Deere 9660STS combine, 520/85R38 duals................................................... CALL

USED LAWN & GARDEN Artsway 786A defoliator, 6 row, knife scalpers, rear steer.......................................................$8500 Artsway 786A defoliator, 6 row, rear steer...$4500

USED SEEDING EQUIPMENT

1995 John Deere 7600 (110 PTO hp), 19 speed, Powershift, MFWD, 3 pt. hitch, 2 hydraulics, dual PTO, 520s85R38 singles, 740 loader, 8-ft. bucket, grapple, loader..............$52,500

2008 John Deere 7330 (125 PTO hp) IVT transmission, MFWD, 3-pt. hitch, 3 hydraulics, dual PTO, 18.4x38 singles, John Deere 741SL loader, 8-ft. bucket, grapple, joystick............. ......................................................$109,500

2012 John Deere 3005 compact tractor (23.5 PTO hp) 8 speed transmission, MFWD, 3-pt. hitch, JD 300 loader. Like new.........$18,500 2007 John Deere X540 lawn and garden tractor, 54” mower, powerflow bagger, new engine... ...........................................................$5750 2004 John Deere LT180 lawn and garden tractor........................................................$1850 1992 John Deere GT262 lawn tractor.....$1150 John Deere 60HD rotary broom (fits 3000 series tractor)................................................$2950 John Deere 59 snowblower (fits 3000 series tractor..................................................$2500 John Deere 320 snowthrower...................$150

John Deere 610/787 40-ft. air hoe drill, 230 bushel..............................................$45,000 2001 John Deere 1900/1820 53-ft. air hoe drill, 270 bushel.......................................$62,500

Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 57-ft. air hoe drill, 7.2” spacing . .........................................$42,500

USED SPRAYERS

USED TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

John Deere 2700 mulch ripper............$23,500 John Deere 1600 41-ft. chisel plow.........$4500 Ace 5-bottom two-way plow, in furrow, 16”.$3950

Flexi-Coil 65 110-ft. sprayer....................$9500 2006 Brandt, 1000 gallon....................$11,000

A day on the farm begins at SUNRISE!

John Deere 787/730 36-ft. air disk drill, 6” spacing, 170 bushel tank........................$16,500 (2) John Deere 9350 disk drills, 8-ft. units, fertilizer, hitch............................................$4750 (3) John Deere 9350 disc drills, 10-ft. units, 6” spacing, fertilizer, JD transport hitch.$11,500

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1-800-967-3597 — 406-488-3112 2900 West Holly — Sidney, Montana

2000 John Deere 9750STS combine, 30.5x32 duals, chopper.................................... CALL

2002 John Deere 9650STS combine, 800/65x32 singles, chopper, grain tank extensions........ ........................................................... CALL 1989 John Deere 9600 comine with chopper, 30.5x32 duals, MacDon 960 draper header. ........................................................... CALL 1983 John Deere 7720 combine, 24.5x32, straw & chaff spreader, 224 platfform.......$14,500 2013 John Deere 635FD draper platform with HHS in rigid........................................ CALL 2013 John Deere 640FD draper platform, no HHS in rigid........................................ CALL 2012 John Deere 635FD draper platform, no HHS.................................................... CALL 2010 John Deere 630R platform, pickup reel... ........................................................... CALL (2) 2004 John Deere 635F 35-ft. flex platform.. ........................................................... CALL 1998 John Deere 930 platform, pickup reel...... ........................................................... CALL 2009 Case IH 2010 rigid platform, batt reel, less than 100 hours.................................$20,000 1997 MacDon 960D platform.................. CALL

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WANTED:

Chevrolet diesel 6.5L engine Call (406) 492-6358, Avon, MT

##### If it weren’t for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn’t get any exercise at all.

www.reddigequipment.com BACKHOES

John Deere 310D 4WD, extend-a-hoe, quick coupler, 2 buckets, good rubber, 6500 hours................................ $19,000

CRAWLERS

Cat D3 6 way blade, good undercarriage................... $15,900 Cat D5G crawler......................................................... $89,000 1973 Cat D6C 3306 Cat engine, salt tracks, winch, angle blade, 90% undercarriage. Excellent..................................... Call Cat D7F crawler............................................................... Call 1986 Fiat-Allis 14C good undercarriage, 2600 hours, twin tilt blade, powershift, excellent. Special....$19,500.... $29,500 International TD20E hydraulic tilt, semi u-blade, ripper.......... . ............................................................................ $19,000 John Deere 450............................................................ $7000 1985 John Deere 450E 6-way blade, 16” steel tracks, good undercarriage....................................................... $11,000 2004 Case 621D loader, quick change, 6000 hours, government owned, quality.................................................... Call

2005 Cat 304CR mini excavator, enclosed cab, hydraulic thumb, rebushed arm, good tracks, 4081 hours... $29,900

EXCAVATORS

Bobcat 435 with 3 buckets, quick change, hydraulic thumb, EROPS with heat and air, fast track, rubber tracks, excellent, work ready, 2300 hours....................................... Call Cat 304CR enclosed cab, rebushed arm, hydraulic thumb, good tracks, 4081 hours......................................... $29,900 Cat 304CCR, enclosed cab, air conditioning, quick coupler, hydrualic thumb, 24” bucket, 2700 hours............... $38,000 Cat 311, hydraulic thumb, quick change, 3 buckets, 20” pads, excellent cab & glass, very straight throughout..... $33,000 1997 John Deere 120LC, hydraulic dual link thumb, quick change, 2 buckets, 8300 hours............................. $41,000 Hitachi EX60-2, comes with 2 additional buckets............ Call Hitachi EX100-5, hydraulic thumb, 2 buckets, air conditioning, 5000 hours................................................................... Call Hitachi ZX200LC hydraulic quick coupler, 37” bucket, hydraulic dual thumb............................................................. $56,000 Kobleco SK75UR excavator....................................... $14,900 Kobelco SK120LC-IV hydraulic dual thumb. ............ $31,000 Komatsu PC78-5 2 buckets, quick coupler, dual link hydraulic thumb, air, blade, 5500 hours. Good operating machine... . ............................................................................ $28,000 Komatsu PC120-6, hydraulic dual link thumb, 3500 hours, recent undercarriage, air. Nice tight machine............. Call Komatsu PC220LC-3 bucket, hydraulic thumb.......... $20,000

FORESTRY

Cat 311 excavator, air conditioning, hydraulic thumb, quick change, 3 buckets, 24”, 36”, 54”, undercarriage, 20” pads, excellent cab and glass. Excellent, very straight throughout......................................................................... $33,000

Cat 518 skidder with grapple...................................... $15,500 Cat 518 skidder, grapple, comes with chains, winch.. $11,000 Clark 664B skidder with rebuilt engine...................... $13,500 Danzco PT20 delimber, low mount, 500 hours.......... $12,500 Prentice D410B Cummins engine, pilot controls, full rotation grapple, carrier is bad but we have another carrier if needed. Some leaks but will load logs................................ $13,500 Timberjack 2520 Timbco barsaw with lateral tilt, fire suppression system........................................................... $23,500

FORKLIFTS

1999 Ingersoll-Rand RT70G 6000# capacity, 21-ft. mast, JD diesel, shuttle shift, power steering, new tires.......... $8500 JLG 400S telescopic forklift.............................................. Call JLG Lull 644 telescopic forklift, chains......................... $7500 1998 Zoom Boom ZB6037-44 Cummins engine, 6000#, 37-ft. reach, cab, heater, 5000 hours, excellent machine..$21,900 Zoom Boom 8040-44 telescopic forklift........................... Call 2001 Hitachi ZX200LC excavator, air conditioning, hydrualic quick change, hydraulic coupler, 37” bucket, hydraulic dual link thumb. Tight and ready to operate.................. $56,000

SKID STEERS

Bobcat 743 diesel, auxiliary hydraulics, nice bucket..... $8500 Bobcat 843 Isuzu diesel, ROPS, heater, very good bucket, good tires, 2992 hours. Nice older machine......... $11,000 John Deere 260 forks & bucket.................................. $21,500

TRAILERS

1988 Cornhusker/Fruehauf gravel pup, 3 axle............ $6000 1979 Zieman, 37x97”, 20 ton, air brakes, wood floor, beavertail, ramps....................................................................... $3000

TRUCKS

1985 Ford F600, BH8 body........................................... $3500 1979 GMC Brigadier dump truck.................................. $8900 1979 GMC 7000 oil & fuel truck, V8, 227,981 miles...... $3000 International Cummins 335, jake brakes, clean cab and very good single sleeper, flatbed with 8-ft. air cylinder controlled ramp, 8-ft. wide, 18-ft. long with 5-ft. beavertail, aluminum wheels, 11R24.5 good rubber.................................. $9500

attachments:

New and used for heavy construction machinery rollers, buckets, cabs, forks, blades, brushrakes, thumbs, bucket teeth, tires, undercarriages.

GRADERS

1971 Cat 12G 14-ft. moldboard, good tires, engine does not run......................................................................... $38,000 1979 Cat 130G 12-ft. moldboard with 1-ft. extension, for a total of 14 foot moldboard, Balderson front blade, blade accumulators, 14x24 rubber 80%, does not include chains, $18,000 work order on engine. Front lift group by Balderson, rear ripper availabe for extra cost......................... $37,500 1979 Champion 720A good working condition.......... $21,000 1985 Galion A556 AWD, snow wing, front blade........ $28,000

LOADERS

Cat 930H, quick changes, air conditioning, new tires. Very good............................................................................. Call Cat 950, good tires, recent engine overhaul. Excellent older machine................................................................. $24,000 Cat 966B, log grapples..................................................... Call John Deere 644AA 3 yd bucket, ROPS. . ................. $13,000 2002 New Holland LW130 ACS bucket, quick coupler, auxiliary hydraulics, New Holland engine, excellent tires.......... Call

MISCELLANEOUS

Belarus 800 tractor, good tires...................................... $3500 1983 Ford tractor with Tiger brush cutter, has not been run through shop............................................................ $8500 John Deere 4010 farm tractor.................................... $10,500

NEW AND USED PARTS & CHAINS

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Websites offer free climate data

University of Missouri Extension Farmers have a new set of free tools to help them make crop decisions. University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Ray Massey and Pat Guinan, climatologist for MU Extension Commercial Agriculture, are collaborating with participants across the nation to make information easily available. Massey and Guinan recently presented at MU’s Crop Management Conference in Columbia. The websites are important because access to historical climate data helps farm operations that depend on favorable temperatures and precipitation patterns, Massey said. In October, the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) began offering online data free of charge, Guinan said. Previously, much of the climate center’s data archive was available only by subscription. The MRCC is a cooperative program of the Illinois State Water Survey and the National Climatic Data Center. Information is available at mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/CLIMATE. MRCC’s Application Tools Environment, or “cli-MATE,” offers data with easy-to-read visuals for free. Customizable charts include growing season statistics, frost/freeze probabilities and information on degree days. The Vegetation Impact Program (VIP), at mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/VIP, monitors and assesses real-time information from MRCC on the same website. MU collaborates with other universities and agencies across the United States on this site. Data from VIP helps producers with frost and freeze guidance, stress degree days and the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. Information on chilling hours is being developed. MU Extension also offers Horizon Point at agebb.missouri.edu/horizonpoint. There are rainfall runoff estimators, weed scouting aids, insect scouting aids, fall nitrogen application charts and planting-depth soil temperature, among the many offerings. Users can subscribe to receive advisories by email. Missouri’s Mesonet presents information from weather stations in 30 locations, 20 of which are real-time. A new station in Lawrence County is set to go live in 2014. The Mesonet site is agebb.missouri.edu/weather/stations. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) includes information from several hundred precipitation observers in Missouri counties at www. cocorahs.org. Users may also sign up to be a CoCoRaHS weather observer. MU is one of 12 partners in the new five-year “Useful to Usable” (U2U) project to provide decision tools on climate, growing degree days, split nitrogen application and crop water use in the nation’s Corn Belt. U2U is at drinet.hubzero. org/groups/u2u. U2U has two online decision-support tools: AgClimate View provides a historical view of climate and yield across the Corn Belt. Growing Degree Day allows producers to enter planting date and hybrid to obtain estimates of when critical events such as silking, black layer and freeze might occur. Yield data for corn and soybean can be plotted and compared over a five-year period on the U2U site. The interactive site also lets users compare nitrogen application using variable prices and percentages. The Missouri Climate Center, through MU’s Department of Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, offers numerous weather and climate-related articles and resources at climate.missouri.edu. Climate Basic is a new free data system offering weather, soil and crop data at a field level. You can sign up for this service at www.climate.com and enter University of Missouri in the “agent” field. Guinan says there are many freely available climate resources on the Web, ranging from global to local. Some of these include: National Climatic Data Center, www.ncdc.noaa.gov NOAA Climate Portal, www.climate.gov Regional Climate Centers, www.ncdc.noaa.gov/customersupport/partnerships/regional-climate-centers State Climate Offices, www.stateclimate.org National Weather Service, www.weather.gov Climate Prediction Center, www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov MU also has several other agronomy weather sites that are in beta testing. ##### I finally took my wife’s advice and went to my doctor last week. Seems I am not overweight after all. I am just 10 inches too short.

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3-V Distributing, Inc.

Conrad Industrial Park

Box 955

Conrad, MT 59425

Phone 406-278-5400 or 1-800-310-5402 Evenings Call: Jordan VanDyke 406-450-3953

Visit us on the web http://www.3vdistributing.com

E-mail Address 3vdist@3rivers.net

Fuel trailers will be IN STOCK the 2nd week of FEBRUARY! Check out theses STANDARD FEATURES with lots of options to choose from!

-- FARMERS -NOW is the time to check out your grain trucks before the Spring Planting Rush is here! Make sure your tarp is ready for the spring weather. Also now is a great time to put on an

Electric Endgate/ Hoist System or Pro Traps to make filling your drill a breeze!

DEWEZE Bale Beds IN STOCK!!

Model 675 ready to mount

Grain boxes in stock! 19-ft. and 20-ft. Don’t wait too long so you will be ready for spring planting!!

We are your dealer for the finest aluminum grain body available

Put our 30+ years of experience installing the ITB body to work for you!

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The deadline for phoning advertising for the March issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be February 28.

HEAVY TRUCK DIESEL TECHNICIAN WANTED A minimum of five years experience required.

Applicant must be proficient with computer diagnostics, electrical repairs, engine, transmission and rear end overhauls. Modern working environment. Excellent wage package, health insurance, retirement. Send resume’ to zomer@3rivers.net Zomer Truck Company, PO Box 975, Conrad, MT (406) 278-5944

##### Hoping to buy a minute’s peace at the checkout line of the grocery store, Mike bought each of his kids a bag of M&M’s candies. The kids ripped into the bags, and there were about ten seconds of blessed silence before a shrill cry of distress came: “Daddy!” “What’s wrong, honey?” “There’s something wrong with my candy! I need a new bag!” cried his daughter. “ W h a t ’s w r o n g w i t h them?” “They’re all Ws!”

Winter’s early start may increase hay demand

Michigan State University Extension An early start to winter has caused many farms in the upper Midwest to reconsider whether they will have enough hay and other feeds to get their animals to spring. The summer of 2013 allowed many farms to replenish exhausted forage supplies that were caused by the drought the previous year. Still last summer’s growing season was not perfect and many farms felt they had just enough feed to get through this winter as their harvest season ended. Many farms after 2012’s drought had made plans to harvest more annual forage crops and/or to graze longer in the fall in an attempt to save hay. The dry late summer and early fall across much of the Mid-West decreased the yield of these crops but many farms still were cautiously optimistic about their winter feed supply. But one last hurrah of 2013 - the colder than normal, snowy December, led to early and substantial hay feeding on many livestock farms according to Michigan State University Extension beef educators. Farms that were hoping to graze stockpiled pasture forages and corn stubble fields into the new year had to bring the cows home early. Some farms that were hoping to harvest corn stalk bales for feed were not able to because of the late maturing corn crop and the early December snows. The colder than normal temperatures in December also lead to increased hay consumption. Studies show that ruminate animals will increase forage consumption from 5 – 15 percent when air temps drop below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The lower the air temperature drops the more they will consume up to a maximum point of around 15 percent above normal. These farms now will be monitoring feed inventories closely as they progress through the winter and will be hoping for an early spring thaw. If winter lingers it could lead to a late round of hay buying as livestock owners stretch feed supplies to get to green grass. In spite of the tough December weather, hay markets have held steady to the beginning of the new year. The high quality dairy type alfalfa hays remain in short supply and continue in the price range of $180 - $290 per ton. The lower quality alfalfa/grass mixed and grass hays that are well suited for livestock animals have tightened up their lower price end slightly and now are ranging from $115 - $210 per ton depending upon quality, bale type and storage. Normally new hay comes on the market in the new calendar year. This is done to delay the seller’s income into the next tax season and with the hopes that hay prices may improve as the winter goes on. It often has the opposite effect on the market as the extra supply many times softens the price. However this year it is not anticipated that this new year supply will be large as hay prices and demand were strong enough during the harvest season that much of the hay was sold as it was harvested.

Too much of a good thing

By Shawn Campbell, USW Assistant Director, West Coast Office Canadian farmers enjoyed the blessing of near perfect growing conditions this year, leading to a record wheat crop of 37.5 MMT that was 38 percent larger than last year’s crop. Combined with a record canola crop and good production for other crops, the year held great promise for Canadian agriculture. Sadly, the bumper crops have overwhelmed the Canadian logistical system and proven to be too much of a good thing. Farmers report that country elevators are only offering low or even no bids on wheat for nearby delivery. Some farmers who signed forward contracts say elevators are pushing back their delivery dates and the CWB is not posting wheat basis prices for delivery before next October. As a result, farmers are stuck with crops losing value every day they stay in their bins. Reuters reported that some farmers have resorted to selling wheat into feed channels or trucking it south into the United States, but at very small volumes that cannot really improve the situation. Canadian grain exporters also expected a great year but now face similar challenges, especially those moving grain through the Pacific ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. USDA currently projects that Canada will export 23.0 MMT of wheat this year, the most since 1991/92. As of late December, Canada had exported 8.2 MMT of wheat in 2013/14, up 8 percent compared to the same time last year. However, its December exports only totaled 1.5 MMT. That is down 18 percent compared to November and down 14 percent compared to December 2012. It is also the first time this marketing year that the month’s wheat exports were less than the same month last year. The Port of Vancouver is especially hard hit. Analysts reported an average processing time of 17 days per grain ship compared to a normal processing time of nine to 10 days. There are also reports that rail shipments arrive at export terminals with the wrong grain at the wrong time or just don’t arrive at all. The result is a growing backlog of ships, more than the available anchorage at Vancouver, ringing up more than $10 million (USD) in demurrage fees so far. Canadian Pacific exporters now indicate they will be unable to take on any new business until after May. Railroads and rail car shortages may have contributed to the logistical problems. Local analysts indicated that major rail carriers Canadian National and Canadian Pacific accumulated a backlog of 40,000 cars from August to December. That is eight times more than last year with grain capacity of 4.0 MMT. However, Canadian National reported it moved 12 percent more grain than its five-year average for the same period while Canadian Pacific moved 16 percent more than its five-year average. The railroads claim their challenge is not a backlog, but rather the inability to get cars to the right place at the right time. Many analysts cited archaic rail regulations, such as a rail revenue cap, the lack of a secondary rail car market and a lack of rail demurrage fees for creating major inefficiencies in the grain handling system. The Canadian grain trade, which is still adapting to an open market, may have tried to push too much grain through the system too quickly. Given the huge crop, some analysts suggest Canadian grain traders put out discounted bids after harvest. Buyers responded quickly. In fact, the Pacific Canadian grain terminals have exported 9 percent more than last year, including 670,000 MT going to countries normally serviced by the eastern terminals that could not compete with west coast prices. Eventually, though, the bottlenecks formed in the west because the system could not keep pace with demand. The Canadian grain market is facing a difficult lesson in open grain marketing this year. Debate over the reasons behind the logistical issues will continue as the Canadian government initiates a review of the grain transportation system. Questions remain as to whether or not Canada will achieve USDA’s wheat export projection of 23.0 MMT. If not, Canada will likely end this marketing year with its highest wheat ending stocks since the early 1990s, and that will challenge the Canadian and U.S. wheat markets well into 2014/15 and maybe beyond. ##### At Sunday school, the lesson of the day was the story of Lot’s wife. The teacher explained to the kids, “God told Lot to flee the city with his wife and never look back, but his wife didn’t listen, and she was turned into a pillar of salt.” ##### I thought my mom had started a new diet, so I asked her if it was Atkins or Jenny Craig. She said, “No, I’m doing just fine with Sara Lee, thank you.”

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South Dakota State University Extension Winter feed represents one of the largest costs for a livestock production enterprise. One alternative to limit costs resulting from harvest/purchase of hay or feeding of hay is grazing pasture that has been stockpiled for winter. “Allocation of feed resources available from winter pasture is simplified to one degree because the quantity available can be determined at the beginning of the winter grazing period,” said Roger Gates, SDSU Extension Rangeland Management Specialist. Gates added that total feed available is entirely dependent on growing conditions during the preceding summer as no additional vegetation accumulation will follow a killing frost. “Careful observation, supplemented with simple clipping can provide a very reliable estimate of the total feed available,” Gates said. What about snow cover? Unlike grazing plans developed for the growing season, for which uncertainty is substantial because of rainfall variation, the uncertainty associated with winter grazing plans depends on snowfall. Winter grazing may be limited by the duration of open conditions which permit reliable grazing access. However, Gates said that many producers, determined to make winter grazing part of a year-round grazing goal, have succeeded in providing grazing even when snow cover is substantial. “Winter grazing can be limited if snow cover is truly restrictive. This might occur when snowfall is so heavy that access to stockpiled pasture growth is impossible or impractical,” he said. “Heavy crusting of snow, such as occurs when there is substantial thawing followed by freezing may also interfere with winter grazing. However, cows can be very determined and having once succeeded at grazing through snow cover can obtain sufficient feed through snow, even cover exceeding 12 - 15 inches.” Exploiting diet selection Winter grazing in the conventional sense involves turning livestock out in large pastures and providing all grazing opportunities at once; anticipating the need to provide a protein supplement, particularly as the season advances and providing hay when snow cover interrupts or finally prevents access to grazing. This procedure may minimize labor and expense early in the winter, but it ignores the opportunity to exploit one of the principle tools available to the manager, which Gates said is animal diet selection. “Grazing animals have an extraordinary ability to select a highly nutritious diet, even if average pasture quality is low,” he said. “By selecting plants and parts of plants that are most palatable, both the energy and protein content of the diet can be considerably better than what the chemical analysis of a “representative” clipped pasture sample might suggest.” Allocating nutrients The challenge for the grazing manager is to optimally allocate those “most palatable” components available from the winter pasture. “Allocating an entire pasture allows livestock to select a relatively high quality diet initially, but the opportunity to select a nutritious diet declines because, in the winter, there is no replacement of new and nutritious plant tissue as occurs during the growing season,” Gates said. Winter rotation grazing The alternative to providing the pasture all at once is to ration access gradually, explained Gates. “More intensive winter grazing management, such as strip grazing, buffers the consumption of the most nutritious plants and plant parts, so that a more nutritious diet is available later into the winter,” he said. Once vegetation is stockpiled and cured at the end of the growing season, decline in nutritional value is limited. An opportunity for livestock to select a better than average diet can be preserved by using a rationing strategy, Gates said. “The greater opportunity livestock are given to select, the more nutritious a diet they can obtain. Managers control this through the total quantity of pasture which is accessible. In addition to extending the nutritional value of winter pasture, a rotational plan such as strip grazing can improve the utilization of the pasture through reductions in trampling and fouling,” he said. A rotation plan can be beneficial during the winter, just as it can be during the growing season. While there is no benefit from accumulated growth during a deferment Gates said, moving to a fresh pasture, even once or twice during the winter, better distributes grazing pressure across more plants and tends to maintain nutrient levels instead of a continuous decline which would occur without rotation. continued on page b21

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(2)Case NH TR98 w/994 36’ Dpr, 971 PU Hd, #WUT728................................................. $84,000 24025W or 24026W ....................................................... $101,100 (F)(D) 2007 Maxxum 130Dpr Pro, NHCase TR66IHw/36’ 960 MacDon Hd, Case IH L740 2009W &28019W ..............................................$85,000 $64,000 loader. #WUT737. ..................................... NHCase TX68, ........................................... $65,000 (D)(D) 2011 IH 24016W Maxxum 140. #15424W.... $83,000 w/36’ MacDon 962 Dpr Hd, 24017W ................ $28,000 (S)(W) 2005 Case IH MXU135, LX156 loader. #UT720. ... NH CR960, 24019W .................................... $160,000 ................................................................. $71,000 (F) NH CR960, WUH370 .................................... $137,000 (F)(D) 2007 IH Maxxum 140 Pro, Case $188,000 IH L750 NHCase CR970, 24021W ..................................... Frontier Stanley Equipment (D) NH CR 970,Equipment 24022W .................................... $180,000 loader. #WUT751. .Glasgow .................................... $70,000 Implement Dpr Hd, 24023W ....................... $47,000 (F) 2010 w/94C CaseNHIH42’Maxxum 140 Pro, Case IH L750 (F) NH CR 970, WUH324 ................................... $152,000 loader. #15100B........................................ $88,000 (W) NH CR9070, 24027W ................................. $270,000 (F)(D) 2012 IH MXM140 #WUT716........... $90,000 NHCase CR 9070, 24024W ................................. $260,000 (F)(S)2010 IH Puma Case IH L760$249,000 loader. NHCase CR9070, 24035W140, .................................... #WUT746............................................... U s e....................... d E q u $100,000 i p$42,000 ment w/NH 94C 42’ Dpr Hd, 24036W JDCombines 9600,&IH 22004W ............................................. 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(S) Honeybee 42GB Hd, $130,450 $65,000 w/1015 CIH PU Hd,$35,000 23084W ............................... $7,000 $71,000 (D) 9760 JD $231,000 (S) Honeybee 42GB Hd, (S) MacDon 963 Hd Call for Pricing CIH 2188, 23046W ........................................... $47,500 (D)(B) 2011 Case IH Puma 195. #15430W...... $121,650 $30,000 (W) 1680 CIH, $61,000 (B) 1680 CIH, $29,000 (S) MacDon D60 Hd (S) Hondybee 40GB Hd 59,000 (D) CIH 2188 w/30’ CIH 1010 Hdr, 23099W & 23100W ........ (H) 1680 CIH, $38,000 (D)(W)2010 Case IH 210 Magnum. #15341W. $149,000 Call for Pricing 1688 CIH, $45,000 (S) Honeybee 3655 Call for Pricing (S) 3 CIH 1010 Hds ........................................................................... $12,000 1688 CIH, $50,000 (S) NH CR960 $180,000 (D)(W)2012 Case IH 210 Magnum. #15410W. $145,000 $7,000 Grain Augers & $40,000 Vacs (H) CIH .......................................... 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(H) 2008 Case IH 435 #15423W................$210,000 (S) 2011 Case IH 600 Quad #UT680.........$415,000 #16166W..............................................$105,000 (D) 2008 Case IH 485 Quad #15428W......$257,000 (F) 2012 Case IH 600 Quad #WUT704.....$430,000 (W) 2006 New Holland TG275. #16169W.$120,000 (G) 2006 Case IH STX480 #GUT195.........$190,000 (D) 1978 Versatile 875 #16156W.................$19,000 (S) 1990 John Deere 2955, John Deere 265 loader. (F) 2008 Case IH 485 Quad #WUT729.....$260,000 (H) 1990 Versatile 876 #16157W.................$26,000 Farmall 40,895. W80137 .................................. NEW #14100B.................................................$19,333 (B) 2012 Case IH 500 #15358W................$279,000 (D)(D)CIH 1982 Versatile #16170W................$21,000 w/CIH 1010 30’ Hd, WUH320 ............................. $8,000 Skid Steers (W) CIH Farmall 60,2425. W80170 ................................. NEW (S) John Deere 4020, John Deere 158 loader. (F) 2005 Versatile #16101B.............$120,000 (G) 2012 Case IH 500 #GUT182. . ..............$321,000 w/CIH 1042 36’ Cpr Hd, WUH323 ................... $22,000 (W) 632 Bobcat, 20018W ........................................ $7,250 (D) CIH Farmall 95, W80193 .................................. NEW #UT599. .....................................................$7500 2006 Buhler95,2290. #16167W................$98,000 2004 Case w/Bkt, IH 500 Quad........................... #WUT650.....$185,000 (F) CIH 6088, WUH312 ....................................... $215,000 (H)(F) 642B Bobcat 20124W $7,500 (B)(W) CIH Farmall W80189 .................................. NEW (F) CIH 19777010 Johnw/36’ Deere #14101B. ........$20,000 2003 Buhler #16168W..............$120,000 (F) Grain4230. Belt Hdr, WUH297 ...... $310,000 (H)(F) 14-ft. dozer #WUM570.$20,000 743Degelman Bobcat w/o6900 Bkt, 20101W ............................ $8,500 (D)(W) CIH 95U FWA,2425. W80138 ..................................... NEW (F) $196,000 (B)(S) S130 Bobcat $18,995 (S) CIH 19738010, JohnWUH172 Deere ........................................ 4630. #UT753............$15,000 John Deere 8570. #14140W. .................$51,000 2011 Casew/o IHBkt, 50020112W Quad........................ #15102B......$335,000 (D)(D) CIH 105U FWA, W80160 .................................. NEW (F) ....................................... 7532008 Bobcat, ....................................... $19,000 CIH Puma FWA, W80053 ........................ NEW (F) CIH 20108010, JohnWUH232 Deere 7730, John Deere $280,000 746 loader. (D)(S) 1988 John125 Deere 8650. #14143W. ........$30,000 Case20083W IH STG535 Quad. #15103B. ............. (B)(D) (D) CIH 8010, 23075W ........................................ $265,000 (H) 753 Bobcat, 20085W ....................................... $12,000 w/L750 Ldr, W85038 ...................................... NEW #WUT741.............................................$120,000 John Deere 8760 #14131W..........$59,000 . ............................................................$275,000 (D) 1989 (D) CIH 8010, 23076W ........................................ $265,000 (D) S150 Bobcat, 20120W .................................... $23,000 (W) CIH Puma 165 FWA, W80112 ...................... NEW (S) 1981 John Deere 8640. #UT699. . ..........$25,000 (D) 2004 John Deere 9320 #14132W. . ......$153,500 (G) 2009 Case IH 535 Quad. #GUT204. . ...$285,000 (W) CIH 8010, 23087W ....................................... $270,000 (D) S150 Bobcat w/BKT, BkT Bite, 20133W ....... $22,500 w/LX770 Ldr, W85140 .................................. NEW (G)CIH 19968010, CaseWUH342 Challenger 85C. #18100B..$52,500 2005 John210, Deere 9520 #WUT472.......$123,000 2010 Case no IHBkt, 53520120W 4WD ....................... #15378W.......$253,000 (F) ....................................... $185,000 (D)(H) S205 Bobcat, $23,000 (D)(F)CIH Puma W80037 .................................... NEW (F) 8120, WUH298 ....................................... $330,000 (F) CIH Landini 14500, loader. #WUT727..........$22,000 (F) 2012 John Deere 9560R #WUT723.....$350,000 (F) 2010 Case IH 535 Pro Quad #WUT732............. (B) S205 Bobcat w/Bkt, 20146W ........................ $26,500 w/L770 Ldr, W85031 ...................................... NEW Frontier Equipment Stanley Equipment (S) CIH 2388, ........................................................... $89,900 (D) S205 Bobcat w/Bkt, 20142W ......................... $25,000 Glasgow Implement 2010 John 9630 #14134W. ......$259,000 (F)(W) CIH Scout Ut Deere Vehicle, WNM126 .................... NEW . ............................................................$295,000 Grain Carts (S) 7010, ......................................................... $240,000 (F) 863 Bobcat, WUT322 ...................................... $19,000 (D) CIH 72” Finish Mwr, W85133 ....................... NEW (H)CIH Bourgault 1100. #52098W...................$27,500 Air Drills (S) 08 CIH 7010, .................................................. $249,000 (W) 863 Bobcat, 20105W ..................................... $23,000 (F) CIH SCX100 16’ Pvt Tng, WNH526 ............ NEW (H)07 2009 J&M 1000. #52120W.....................$41,000 2010 Case IH PH800 50-ft., 3430 tank. #UD275. 2011 Amity 50-ft..................................... single disk, 3350 air tank. (F)(S)CIH (S) CIH 8010 , .................................................. $249,000 (W)(F)863 Bobcat, 20136W $18,000 HDX 182 Agr Hd, WNH553 ................. NEW (F) 06 2012 Unverferth 1015. #WUM579.........$53,000 . ............................................................$160,000 $220,000 (D) S330 (S) CIH 8010, .................................................. #WUD168.............................................$155,000 Bobcat w/80” Bkt, 20094W ................... $43,000 (W) CIH WD1203 Swthr, W83050 ....................... NEW (B)MF 2010 Unverferth 1315. #52119W..........$58,000 UC550 ..................................................... $9,500 (W)(F) (S) 860, (F)CIH 2012 Case 60-ft. ........ 3430 tank. LS160 Skid 20109W ............................. $19,000 2013 NH Amity 60-ft. single disk, no tank. #46100B. (W) RB564 RndIHBlr,PH800, AW,TW, W83013 NEW (S) Honeybee 9200. SP36 #52121W...................$29,000 Hds, .............................. $59,500 (D) 1825 (D)2Unverferth Case Skid w/Bkt, 20128W .................... $10,000 #47102B...............................................$220,000 (W) CIH RB564 Rnd Blr, Ele Twn Nt, W83014 .. NEW . ............................................................$215,000 (S) PT Swthr, ......................... $8,500 (D) 1825B Case Skid w/Bkt 20129W ................. $14,000 SPX3330 SP Spryr, (F)CIH 20058230 Sunflower 8782.UC558 #52101B............$25,000 New Equipment (F)CIH 2004 Bourgault 5710 W85098 54-ft., ............... 5440 NEW air tank. (F) 2012 Flexi-Coil 5500 60-ft., 4350 tow between (W) (S) UC564 ........................................... $299,000 (D) CIH Farmall 40, NEW (D) 1845 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20127W ................... $14,000 (F) CIH SPX3330 SP Spryr, WNH585 ................ NEW (G)CIH 20108120, Brent .................$58,000 Skid Steers 1194. #GUM097. #WUD179...............................................$85,000 NEW (W) CIH Farmall 60, tank. #WUD158. . ...................................$175,000 (S)632CIH $69,500NEW (F) 420 SSL Case Skid, WUT324 ..................... $23,000 (W) Bobcat, 2188, UC565 ............................................. $7,250 (D) CIH Farmall 95, (W) CIH SRX160 134’ Wld Boom Spryr, W85043 (H) 642B1997 Bobcat Morris 750. (B) CIH.Farmall 95, (F) #52100B. ...................$16,500 Bourgault 5710 54-ft., 6550 air tank. IH SDX40, ADX3430 tank. #47100B. (S) 2007 (S) 973 Hd,$7,500 UC566(D) .............................. $29,500NEW (H) 743 MacDon Bobcat $8,500 CIH 95U FWA, NEW (F) (S) 4352008 SSL Case Case Skid, WUT341 ..................... $35,000 ................................................................................. NEW (B) S130 Bobcat $18,995 (D) CIH 105U FWA, #UD263................................................$207,000 Grain Augers (D) 753 CIH Bobcat, 2188, UC572 $19,000 ............................................. $85,000NEW (S) (B) CIH Puma 125 FWA, NEW (D) 440 . ..............................................................$85,000 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20125W ...................... $34,000 (F) CIH 8120 Combine, WNC432 ......................... NEW (H) 753 Bobcat, $12,000 w/L750 Ldr, NEW (D) S150NH Bobcat,94C $23,000 swing (S) Hd, ..................................................... $45,000NEW (D)(F) (W) CIH Puma 165 FWA, Bourgault 5710, 6450 air tank. #UD271............. 440 C3 CaseCase Skid w/Bkt, 20130W .............. $36,000tank. (D)(S) (D) 2002 Brandt 10x70 auger. #51160W........ CIH 8120 Combine, W82055 .......................... NEW 2008 IH SDX40, ADX3380 (D) S150 Bobcat $22,500 w/LX770 Ldr, NEW (D) S205Honeybee Bobcat, (S) 42GB$23,000 Hd, ................................... $65,000NEW (D) 60XT (D) CIH Puma 210, Case Skid w/Bkt, 20131W ................. $22,000 (W) CIH 8120 Combine, W82076 ......................... NEW . ..............................................................$50,000 .................................................................$8000 #WUD180.............................................$100,000 (B) S205.Bobcat $26,500 w/L770 Ldr, NEW (D) S205Honeybee Bobcat (F) CIH Scout Ut Vehicle, (S) 42GB$25,000 Hd, ................................... $71,000NEW (D) Skat Trak 1500D Skid, 20088W .............. $17,000 W8207872-ft., ......................... 8120 Combine,3310 (S)CIH 2011 Bourgault 6550 NEW air tank. (F) 863 Bobcat, $19,000 swing (D) CIHauger. 72” Finish Mwr, NEW (W) 2012 Brandt 13x90 #51170W....... (D) 2008 Case IH SDX40, 3430 tow between tank. (W) (W) Bobcat, (F) CIH SCX100 16’ Pvt Tng, Pricing NEW (D) 4800 Magnatrac Skid w/Bkt, Dzr, 20111W $6,000 (S)863MacDon 963 Hd$23,000 , ......................... Call for (W) CIH 8120 Combine, W82080 ......................... NEW (W) 863 Bobcat, $18,000 (F) CIH HDX 182 Agr Hd, NEW #UD279................................................$280,000 . ..............................................................$20,000 #47175W..............................................$105,000 (D) S330MacDon Bobcat $43,000 (W) CIH WD1203 Swthr, NEW (S) D60 Hd , .......................................... $61,000 (B) CIH 2142 35’ Drpr Hd, W82057 ................... NEW Post Diggers (W) LS160 NH Skid $19,000 (W) CIH RB564 Rnd Blr, NEW 2008 3310 55-ft., 6550 air tank. (W) 2012 13x90 (D) 1825Hondybee Case Skid Brandt $10,000 (W) CIHauger. RB564 Rnd#51171W....... Blr, NEW (F) 2009 Case IH SDX40, PA3380 tank. #WUD165.. (B)(D) (S) 40GB Hd,swing ..................................... 59,000 CIH 2152Bourgault 35’ Dpr Hd, W82024 ..................... NEW (D) 1825B Case Skid $14,000 (W) CIH SPX3330 SP Spryr, NEW (H) 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52027W ............... $850 (D) 1845Honeybee Case Skid $14,000 (F) CIH SPX3330 SP Spryr, NEW #47167W..............................................$250,000 (S) 3655 , ............................ Call for Pricing . ..............................................................$20,000 (D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, W82062 ................... NEW (W) 3pt. ............................................................$120,000 F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52030W .............. $800 (F) 420 SSL Case Skid, $23,000 (W) CIH SRX160 134’ Wld Boom Spryr, (F) 435 3 SSLCIH Case Skid, $35,000 NEW (S) 1010 , .......................... Call for Pricing 2003 John 1820W82065 60-ft.,................... John Deere 1910 2152 40’Deere Drpr Hd, NEW (D) Batco 1335Hds conveyor. #51136W...........$10,200 2008 Case IH Dgr, FH700 60-ft., 3380 air tank. (D)(F)CIH McMillin Hyd Post 52022W .............. $1,295 (D) 440 Case Skid $34,000 (F) CIH 8120 Combine, NEW (B) (F) $36,000 (D) 440 C3 Case Skid (D) CIH 8120 Combine, $180,000 NEW (S) NH CR960, .................................................... (D) CIH 2152#WUD160..................................$85,000 40’ Drpr Hd, W82050 ................... NEW (D) 60XT2008 Case Skid Convey TCH14115 $22,000 air cart. NEW (W) CIH 8120 Combine, (D) all conveyor. #51167W #WUD119.............................................$105,000 Misc (D) Skat Trak 1500D Skid, $17,000 (W) CIH 8120 Combine, NEW Grain Augers &8120 Vacs 2152 45’ 1835 Drpr61-ft. Hd, W82074 ................. NEW (D) 4800 Magnatrac Skid , $6,000 (W) CIH Combine, NEW (S)CIH John Deere #UD259..........$229,000 . ..............................................................$52,000 2010 Case IH FH700 12”................. spacing,$750 3380 air (W) C1000SR Swath Roller,70-ft., 520354W (B) CIH 2142 35’ Drpr Hd, NEW (H)(F) Post Diggers (W) Westfield w/16HP Briggs, 51034W ....... $2,100 NEW (B) CIH 2152 35’ Dpr Hd, (H) 3pt F87x36 Danuser Post Dgr, $850 (F) 2009 John Deere 1835 57-ft., 10” spacing, John Sprayers (D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, NEW tank. #WUD171. . ...................................$115,000 (W) 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, $800 Lawn & Garden (D) 7x51 Westfield w/220v Mtr,2152 51053W ....... $2,500 (D) CIH 40’ Drpr Hd, NEW (B) McMillin Hyd Post Dgr, $1,295 Elec (D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, NEW Deere 1910 air tank. #WUD169............$165,000 (D) 2006 Case #53207W.....$135,000 Misc IH 3310 90-ft. Case IH ATX700, (D)(D) 4252009 JD Lawn Tractor w/54” ADX3430 Mwr, 51” Brm,tow between (D) 8x41 Westfield, 51016W .................................. $4,500 (W) CIH 2152 45’ Drpr Hd, NEW (H) C1000SR Swath Roller, $750 (D) 2004 John Deere 1895 43-ft., 1910 tow between 19015W ................................................................. $6,950 (D) 8x46 2011 Case IH 4420 120-ft. #53198W...$285,000 Lawn & Garden tank. #47146W. .....................................$122,300 (D) Westfield, 51055W .................................. $3,500 (D) 425 JD Lawn Tractor (F) (D) 718K Grasshopper Lawn 60-ft., Tractor, $6,950 tank. #47161W......................................$123,000 (D) 2010 Case IH 4420 100-ft. #53199W...$225,000 (B) 8x52 SC Brandt, 51058W ............................... $2,100 2008 Cast IH ATX700, 3430 tow between (F) 718K Grasshopper Lawn Tractor, WUM534 .............................................................. $5,000 $5,000 Swg Agr, 51057W ... $2,500 (D) MK Westfield (W) 2010 John Deere 1895 43-ft., 1910 tank. (B) 20118x51 Case IH 4420 120-ft. #53204W...$265,000 tank. #47177W..Lawn ....................................$145,000 (D) 721 Grasshopper Lawn Tractor, (D) 721 Grasshopper Tractor, $11,500 (D) MK100x51 Westfield Swg #53192W...$290,000 Agr, 51054W $5,000 #47176W..............................................$180,000 (B) Case IH 4430 120-ft. (B) ZTR 2012 Grizzly Dixon Lawn Mower, (F) 19016W 2008 Case IH ATX700 70-ft., 12” spacing, ............................................................... $11,5003430 $6,500 Belt Cvyr, 51036W $7,100 (D) 30’ Speedking PTO (F) 2013 John Deere 1895, 10” spacing, John (H) 2012 Case IH 4430 120-ft. #53202W...$315,000 air Grizzly tank. #WUD176. .................................$75,000 Dixon Lawn Mower, (W) 1535LP Brandt Cnvyr, 51010W ............. $12,500 (B) ZTR Deere 1910 air tank. #WUD177............$240,000 (D) 2001 #53161W. 155,000 19013W ................................................................. $6,500 1026 John REMDeere Grain4720 Vac, 90-ft. 52096A ................. $$6,500 (F) CIH 2588, WIH319 ......................................... $195,000 (W) w/SP36 HB Dpr Hd, 25002W ............

w/971 NH 25’ Hd, 24114&2114A ..... w/994 36’ Dpr, 971 PU Hd, 24025W or 24026W ....................................................... w/36’ 960 MacDon Dpr Hd, 2009W &28019W .............................................. 24016W ........................................... w/36’ MacDon 962 Dpr Hd, 24017W ................ 24019W .................................... WUH370 .................................... 24021W ..................................... 24022W .................................... w/94C NH 42’ Dpr Hd, 24023W ....................... WUH324 ................................... 24027W ................................. 24024W ................................. 24035W .................................... w/NH 94C 42’ Dpr Hd, 24036W ....................... 22004W ............................................. 22011W ............................................. w/930R JD Hdr, 22007W,22009W .. , WUH346 .................................. w/936D JD Dpr, WUH261 ................................. w/635F JD, WUH262 ........................................ w/36D Dpr Hd w/Fgr Rl, 22015W .... 23022W ......................................... 23057W ........................................... 23058W .......................................... 23050W ......................................... 23082W ......................................... w/1015 CIH PU Hd, 23084W ............................... 23046W ........................................... w/30’ CIH 1010 Hdr, 23099W & 23100W ........ ........................................................................... 23109W .......................................... 23111W ......................................... 23018W ........................................... 23047W ......................................... w/1015 Hdr, WUH211 .................... w/30’ 1010 Hdr, 23066W &23067W ............... ........................................................................... WIH319 .........................................

w/CIH 1010 30’ Hd, WUH320 ............................. w/CIH 1042 36’ Cpr Hd, WUH323 ................... WUH312 ....................................... w/36’ Grain Belt Hdr, WUH297 ..... WUH172 ........................................ WUH232 ....................................... 23075W ........................................ 23076W ........................................ 23087W ....................................... WUH342 ....................................... WUH298 ....................................... , ........................................................... , ......................................................... , .................................................. , .................................................. , .................................................. UC550 ..................................................... , .............................. UC558 ......................... UC564 ........................................... UC565 ............................................. UC566 .............................. UC572 ............................................. ..................................................... ................................... ................................... , ......................... , .......................................... , ..................................... , ............................ , .......................... , ....................................................

w/16HP Briggs, 51034W ....... w/220v Elec Mtr, 51053W ....... 51016W .................................. 51055W .................................. 51058W ............................... 51057W ... 51054W 51036W 51010W ............. 52096A .................

Used Equipment

20018W ........................................ w/Bkt, 20124W ........................... w/o Bkt, 20101W ............................ w/o Bkt, 20112W ....................... 20083W ....................................... 20085W ....................................... 20120W .................................... w/BKT, BkT Bite, 20133W ....... no Bkt, 20120W ....................... w/Bkt, 20146W ........................ w/Bkt, 20142W ......................... WUT322 ...................................... 20105W ..................................... 20136W .................................... w/80” Bkt, 20094W ................... 20109W ............................. w/Bkt, 20128W .................... w/Bkt 20129W ................. w/Bkt, 20127W ................... WUT324 ..................... WUT341 ..................... w/Bkt, 20125W ...................... w/Bkt, 20130W .............. w/Bkt, 20131W ................. 20088W .............. w/Bkt, Dzr 20111W

52027W ............... 52030W .............. 52022W ..............

520354W .................

w/54” Mwr, 51” Brm, 19015W ................................................................. WUM534 .............................................................. 19016W ...............................................................

19013W .................................................................

W80137 .................................. W80170 ................................. W80193 .................................. W80189 .................................. W80138 ..................................... W80160 .................................. W80053 ........................ W85038 ...................................... W80112 ...................... W85140 .................................. W80037 .................................... W85031 ...................................... WNM126 .................... W85133 ....................... WNH526 ............ WNH553 ................. W83050 ....................... AW,TW, W83013 ........ Ele Twn Nt, W83014 .. W85098 ............... WNH585 ................ W85043 ................................................................................. WNC432 ......................... W82055 .......................... W82076 ......................... W82078 ......................... W82080 ......................... W82057 ................... W82024 ..................... W82062 ................... W82065 ................... W82050 ................... W82074 .................

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Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page B20

Interval feeding of supplements

By Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension Interval feeding of supplements has been shown to be an efficient method of feeding supplements to adult beef cows. Less is known about the use of “every other day feeding” for growing weaned replacement heifers. The objective of this University of Florida study was to examine the effects of daily versus three day/week supplementation on 8155 Hwy. 10 West growth, age at puberty, estrous Missoula, Montana synchronization response, 406-544-2940 or 406-829-3540 and pregnancy rates of yearling Brangus and Angus heifE-mail: neilm@lm-machinery.com ers consuming bermudagrass (12.9% crude protein) round bale silage. LM RENTALS Sixty heifers (30, Angus; 30, Brangus) were sorted by * Flexible terms: pick up and delivery initial body weight, breed, and * Compactors padfoot and smooth age and randomly allocated to drum: 54” to 84” 12 pens. Pens were randomly * Excavators: from 10 ton - 30 ton assigned to one of two treat2008 Case 885 motor grader, ripper, 1997 International 4700 single * Dozers six way blades and ripments: 1) distillers grains and Lo Pro, 670 hours.........$159,000 Fiat Allis 16B dozer cab, ripper....... axle dump with DT466 and hypers: D4 to D8 size draulic brakes................ $17,500 soybean meal supplemented .......................................$24,500 * Wheel loaders: 2 yard to 7 yard daily; or 2) distillers grains and * Articulated trucks: 25 and 30 ton soybean meal supplemented three days/week. The total weekly intake of supplement was designed to be identical for both treatment groups. 1980 Cat 130G motor grader, new 1990 International 4x4 type 4 enThe heifers started at about rubber and ripper............$52,500 gine, good rubber, job ready........ 600 pounds and received the .......................................$37,500 equivalent of about 4 pounds Cat D4E...............................$13,500 of distillers grains and ½ to 1 pound of soybean meal per day. The diets were calculated to produce about 1.5 1994 John Deere 670B motor gradpounds/day average daily gain. er, scarifier......................$47,500 Supplement consumption and bermudagrass round bale si1973 Kenworth Big Block Cum- 1997 Komatsu PC250LC-6 hydraulage offered were similar for mins, 13 speed, flatbed, log lic thumb....................... RENTAL both treatments. bunks.................................$8900 Heifers supplemented daily 2010 Takeuchi TB153 excavator had similar average daily gain with new thumb and only 480 as compared to heifers supplehours..............................$49,500 mented three days/week (1.82 vs. 1.79 lb/day). The number 2005 Cat 962G wheel loader, ride control, good rubber.......$87,500 of heifers reaching puberty by breeding tended to be greater Ford self-load water truck, new pump, 42,000 miles...........$8750 1994 KW W900 4000 gallon water for daily fed heifers. Syntruck............................. RENTAL chronized pregnancy rates and total 28 day AI pregnancy rates were also similar for both treatments. Dried distillers grains 1990 P&H 25 ton crane. Only 880 had no negative impact on the hours..............................$47,500 development of Brangus or Cat 950B wheel loader, general purAngus heifers. In this study, pose bucket, good rubber............ .......................................$49,500 three days/week supplemen1997 Moxie MT30, new engine........ ......................................RENTAL tation of developing heifers New Holland LS170 skidsteer......... had no effect on heifer growth .......................................$16,500 Drott 20-ton RT crane.........$17,500 rates or pregnancy rates as compared to daily supplementation. As producers look at interval or daily feeding with ethanol by-product feeds, they 1997 Ford 2000-gallon water truck need to have the feed tested with front/side/rear spray. Very Cat 930 loader.....................$22,900 for sulfur content. Excessive nice condition.. . ............. RENTAL Clark 125B with 10-ft. Idaho Norsulfur intake may cause a land snowblower, 350 hp............. toxicity called “polioencepha.......................................$24,900 lomalacia”. Stone Mason gas powered stone Dried distillers grains are splitter.............................$19,500 not as competitively priced today as they were when this 2004 Cat 320CLL very clean log study was conducted therefore loader. Near new undercarriage.. .....................................$108,500 other sources of feed ingredi50KW towable genset.............$9500 ents may be the choice today. Shaker Buddy 2 deck screen.......... However, the concept of in..................................... RENTAL terval feeding should be still attractive to those producers with replacement heifers in 2003 Dynapac CA262D with 84” 1998 Trail Boss 50 ton paver trailer. pastures that are some distance smooth drum..................$48,750 .......................................$22,500 from the headquarters. When AVAILABLE FOR RENT! one considers labor and fuel Wide variety of trencher boxes. costs, the interval feeding proBarko 450 log loader..........$19,500 tocol should be less expensive.

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Reducing feed costs continued from page b18

Balancing plant and animal needs Producers considering winter grazing should think about two aspects - the nutritional needs of the livestock and stewardship of resources. “Nutrient content of dormant forage is generally adequate, especially for the needs of a mature, dry cow. If the rationale for winter grazing is to limit costs, then expenditures for supplemental feed should be minimized,” Gates said. He added that protein is likely to be the first limiting nutrient in dormant pasture and needs for supplementation will increase as nutrient demands increase, particularly for a pregnant female. “Testing the nutrient content of the vegetation selected by animals provides the best guidelines for determining supplementation needs,” he said. Another approach Gates suggested is using the NUTBAL procedure while cattle are grazing. This procedure involves collecting fecal samples from the pasture and submitting them through NRCS. Sample analysis, along with descriptions of the vegetation and the class and condition of cattle, provide guidance about the energy and protein adequacy of the diet being consumed. Protecting the resource During winter grazing, Gates said the take half rule of thumb is as important as it is during the growing season. “Warm-season grasses, in particular, are susceptible to close grazing because substantial carbohydrate storage is located in above ground stem bases,” he said. “Leaving sufficient cover to capture snow and protect the soil surface from exposure is critical. Late winter or early spring rains can be damaging rather than beneficial if the soil surface is left unprotected because of excessive winter defoliation.” Rotation to maintain dietary protein A capacity of ruminant livestock that can be exploited in winter grazing, Gates explained, is their ability to recycle nitrogen. “Dietary protein is essential for livestock, primarily to supply nitrogen. Optimal nitrogen concentration in the rumen is necessary to maintain fiber digestion. Facilitating fiber digestion is critical to maintaining livestock performance on winter pasture because of the typically high fiber content of the diet,” he said. Research which has demonstrated adequate performance of beef cows when they receive supplemental protein every third day or even once a week demonstrates this capacity to recycle nitrogen and maintain adequate rumen nitrogen concentrations. “Grazing managers can take advantage of the same phenomena,” Gates said. “Since animal selection results in the highest quality diet when access to fresh pasture is first provided, protein and therefore dietary nitrogen concentrations will be highest initially when a new strip is offered.” Dietary quality may decline as the duration of occupation advances, but rumen nitrogen concentrations are likely to remain adequate. Gates said providing a new strip every third day is probably sufficient to provide adequate nutrition for dry, pregnant mature beef cows. “Winter grazing requires prudent planning,” he said. “Provision must be made for adequate water accessibility, protection from severe conditions and contingency for feed provision during blizzards or heavy snow cover. Nonetheless, grazing dormant pastures can provide attractive alternatives to reduce winter feed costs.” While more intensive grazing management requires planning and time, Gates said this may be the year to consider it as it provides one way to make the low cost feed from pasture stretch as far as possible.

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Controlling costs with lower crop revenues

By Gary Schnitkey, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois The first in a five part series dealing with controlling costs on grain farms. Corn and soybean prices are likely to be considerably lower in the next several years as compared to prices from 2010 through summer of 2013. Lower commodity prices then will lead to lower crop revenues. While crop revenues have come down abruptly, costs likely will decrease much more slowly, and likely not decrease as much as revenues have fallen. Moreover, management decisions may influence the extent to which costs decrease. This post documents cost changes that have occurred over time, thereby showing historical cost decreases as a guide for potential future cost decreases. Future posts will examine specific costs and potential ways of lowering those costs. Increases in Non-land Costs Non-land costs include all the financial costs associated with production, except those that relate to farmland. Nonland costs include fertilizer, seed, pesticides, drying, storage, crop insurance, as well as machinery and overhead costs. Corn and soybean costs have increased dramatically since 2006. Non-land costs for corn increased from $302 per acre in 2006 to $581 per acre in 2012, an increase of 92%. Soybean costs increased from $190 per acre in 2006 to $353 per acre in 2012, an increase of 86%. The last time non-land costs increased as much as the 2006-2012 period was from 1972 through 1984. Non-land costs for corn increased from $85 per acre in 1972 to $224 per acre in 1984, an increase of 164%. Soybean costs increased from $64 per acre in 1972 to $148 per acre in 1984, an increase of 131%. Costs increased more during the 1972-1984 period than the 2006-2012 period. For corn, costs increased 164% in the 1972-1984 period compared to 92% in the 2006-2012 period. However, the 1972-1984 period contains more years. There are 12 years between 1972 and 1984, compared to 6 years between 2006 and 2012. Perhaps instructive for the next several years are the costs decreases that occurred between 1984 through 1988. The 1984-1988 period occurred during the height of the 1980s financial crisis. It is extremely unlikely that the next several years will be as bad as the 1984-1988 period; however, cost decreases during the 1984-1988 period may be indicative of likely changes in the near future. From 1984 to 1988, corn costs decreased from $224 per acre to $192 per acre, a 14% decrease. Soybean costs decreased from $148 in 1984 to $130 in 2012, a 12% decrease. These costs decreases are relatively small compared to preceding period’s cost increases. Applied today, a 14% decrease in costs would lower corn non-land costs from $581 per acre to $500 per acre ($581 x (1 - .14)). A 12% decrease would lower soybean non-land costs from $353 per acre to $311 per acre ($353 x (1 - .12)). Increase in Cash Rents Cash rents have also increased since 2006. Average cash rents increased $166 per acre to $270 per acre in 2012, an increase of 80%. The increase from 2006-2012 compares to a 213% increase from 1972 through 1984. Cash rents were $43 per acre in 1972 compared to $135 per acre in 1984. Cash rents decreased from $135 per acre in 1984 to $101 per are in 1988, a 25% decrease. A 25% decrease applied to the $270 cash rent in 2012 would result in a cash rent of $203 per acre ($270 x ( 1- .25)).

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(2) 2011 Case IH 8120s one with 274 hours, one with 276 hours..CALL 2004 Case IH 8010 2040 separator hours, 2700 engine hours, has IH 2020 30-ft. flex head, upgraded Monitor Pro 600, Contour Master, chopper, long auger, moisture/yield, new rotary drive kit................... . ...................................................................Combine only $175,000 With header.........................................................................$200,000 2011 Case IH 7120 600 separator hours, hopper topper, chopper, Pro 600 monitor.........................................................................$228,500 2011 Case IH 7088 573 hours, Color Touch monitor, chopper..$185,000 1993 Case IH 1688 3243 engine hours, new heavy clean grain boot with cross auger, update to 11/4” shaft..........................................$45,000 1988 Case IH 1680 Stk#: 1701........................................................ Call Case IH 1680 with header, 4112 hours. Stk#: 1689...................$29,500 1996 New Holland TR98 2621 separator hours, a lot of recent work done. Very clean unit..............................................................$55,000 1987 New Holland TR96 3000 separator hours........................$39,000 John Deere 9770 750 separator hours, custom cutter package duals, 2WD, nice machine..............................................................$195,000 2003 John Deere 9750 1792 separator hours, 925 header.....$110,000 John Deere 9660 STS, 1200 engine hours, chopper, 30-ft. auger, 18.4x42 singles, bin extensions........................................................$182,000 2003 John Deere 9650 STS, 2734 separator hours, chopper.$110,000 1991 John Deere 9500 2966 engine hours, 2300 separator hours........ . ............................................................................................$45,000 2004 Cat Challenger 670 600 separator hours, with pickup....$155,000 2001 Cat Lexion 470 1550 separator hours, has a 4K adapter for Honey Bee, updates, 3D sieve............................................................... Call 1995 Gleaner R62 2918 separator hours. Stk#: 1693................$39,500 Gleaner R60, 2882 hours...........................................................$22,500 Gleaner R Series, pickup header with attachment.......................$6500 Gleaner N6, 2250 hours, 24-ft. header and pickup reel.............$10,000

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Bull buying and headaches

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page B24

RCRA Strawberry 17Z was chosen Grand Champion Female at NILE Red Angus Show in Billings on October 17, 2013 by judge Bruce Kiesewetter of Letts, Iowa. She was sired by Haycow Cutting Edge 055 and was shown by Rock Creek Angus of Joliet, Montana.

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By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU As the year wraps up, the process of buying a bull picks up. New bulls are great, but what about the old bulls? Although one wants to keep lots of openness when reviewing new bulls, the truth be told, there is a wealth of information available on most bulls that probably is not well tapped. With the ever-growing databases and improved techniques and computer applications to access the data, reviewing records of old bulls to access the current genetics within the herd aids in understanding the herd. The field of genetics is the study of tracing back the source of the many genes each living organism has. The cow and the bull contribute equally to an individual calf. However, the bull has the capacity to sire numerous calves each season, so understanding what genes are present within a particular bull is easier to see because the probability that a gene will express itself is greater. That is not to say producers should not critically monitor the genetics of individual cows. However, commercial producers buy bulls and it is those bulls that are the focus of imported genetics within the herd. The herd is a product of the bulls, provided one is keeping replacements from within the herd. Likewise, the calves that are sold are absolutely a product of the bulls. As calves are selected to stay within the herd, the current calves carry half their genetic material from the bulls, the other half from the cows. Where does the cow genetic material come from? Well, from the bulls that sired the cows, so one-half of the genetic material in the cows can be traced directly to the bulls that sired the cows. When a cow produces an egg, the egg contains a random assortment of genes that, on average, comes half from her sire and half from her dam. When one looks at an individual calf, a product of that egg, plus the sperm cell from a bull, the statement often is made that half the genes within a calf come from the sire and, on average, one-fourth of the remaining genes come from the maternal grandsire and one-fourth come from the maternal granddam. For the average calf, the sire and the maternal grandsire are projected to have contributed three- fourths of the calf’s genes. Although somewhat challenging to do all the math, on average, if one goes back an additional generation, 87.5 percent of the genes within the calf crop are potentially accounted for by the last three sets of bulls that the producer bought. For example, a producer buys three new bulls every three years, so let’s say that three bulls were purchased in 2012, three in 2009 and three in 2006. The heifers that are being bred in 2014 are daughters of the three bulls purchased and used in 2012. Of the genes within those heifers, 50 percent would be from the three bulls that were purchased in 2012. Additionally, on average, 25 percent of the heifers’ genes could be traced to the three bulls that were purchased in 2009 and 12.5 percent could be traced to the three bulls purchased in 2006. If this was a 100-cow herd that maintained a bull battery of three bulls, the genes from the last three groups of bulls purchased (nine bulls), on average, would account for 87.5 percent of the genes in the 2015 crop. This is where the headache sets in when trying to remember all these records that cross several years. It is hard enough to remember the nine bulls, but if the producer keeps 15 replacement heifers each year, during the course of the past nine years, one is trying to remember 135 cows coming and going. The focus of this discussion, besides giving one a headache, is to draw attention to the need to buy bulls diligently. Not to downplay the importance of cow families, but in the commercial world, bulls are the mechanism that producers use to buy the genes that they need. These genes determine the genetic makeup of the calves, and the producer then sets about providing the proper management to allow for the desired genetic expression within each calf produced. Reviewing the current expected progeny differences (EPDs) for previously used bulls is an important exercise to see what genes actually have been placed within the herd. Actually, given today’s website developments and opportunities to retrieve bull data, producers can get the EPDs for old bulls. Ironically, a producer may know more about a bull today than when the bull actually was used. The gene pool of any herd is the genes that were introduced based on the bulls that were used. If you don’t know what they are, look them up. May you find all your ear tags.

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Smooth-wall Hopper Bottom Bins We have bins IN STOCK and ready to deliver Reserve Champion Hereford Bull at NILE in Billings, Montana was BHR Ramrod 13Y 310. Sired by Star Shock Wave 13Y ET, Hugh Summit Cattle Co. and Joseph Barry, John Day, Oregon.

NDSU Ag, Extension faculty and staff honored

By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State University (NDSU) faculty and staff received awards for excellence in research, teaching, Extension and support staff efforts in an awards ceremony on campus December 12. Ken Grafton, vice president for Agricultural Affairs; dean of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources; and director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; Chris Boerboom, director of the NDSU Extension Service; and David Buchanan, associate dean for academic programs in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, presented the awards during the 22nd annual Agriculture and Extension Faculty/Staff Awards program. Fifty people were nominated this year. The 2013 award recipients were: • Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award - Scott Pryor, associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering • Eugene R. Dahl Excellence in Research Award - Mohamed Mergoum, professor, Department of Plant Sciences • Earl and Dorothy Foster Excellence in Teaching Award - Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth, assistant professor, School of Natural Resource Sciences (Entomology Department) • H. Roald and Janet Lund Excellence in Teaching Award - Kirk Howatt, associate professor, Department of Plant Sciences • William J. and Angelyn A. Austin Excellence in Advising Award - Cheryl Wachenheim, professor, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics • Myron and Muriel Johnsrud Excellence in Extension/ Outreach Award - Carrie Knutson, Extension agent, Grand Forks County • AGSCO Excellence in Extension Award - Mohamed Khan, Extension sugar beet specialist and professor, Department of Plant Pathology • Charles and Linda Moses Staff Award - Viviana RiveraVaras, research assistant, Department of Plant Pathology • Donald and Jo Anderson Staff Award - Cindy Olson, administrative assistant, Ramsey County Extension office • Rick and Jody Burgum Staff Award - Jim Moos, maintenance mechanic, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering ##### “My grandparents were pillars of their community,” said Emma (Mom-Mom). “I think of their faith and all the effort they put into giving me a wonderful foundation. I think of singing hymns with my Big Ma and sitting in PaPa’s lap and playing with his bald head. I just equate all of these things with the encouragement, love and affection that they gave me. I now realize how important it is for quality instead of quantity, and they definitely gave me that. So I focus on that with my grandson as well as helping him to find his trust, faith, and hope.” ##### I joined a gym last year, spending $45.00 for monthly dues. When I tried to cancel my two-year contract to prevent further fees, the manager insisted that I provide a legitimate reason. I explained I had not lost a pound since joining. The snippy young man refused my request, claiming my reason was not valid. Apparently, you have to show up for the gym to have any effect on your weight.

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Management of Lice on Livestock by Gregory Johnson, Professor of Veterinary Entomology

There are approximately 5,000 known species of lice that parasitize wild birds and mammals feeding on blood (sucking lice), skin, hair or feathers (chewing lice) of a host. Most species are considered unimportant from a medical or veterinary perspective. Lice are generally most abundant on livestock during the winter and early spring when animals are under stress from cold weather, have inadequate nutrition, are infested with internal parasites, or have a suppressed immune system. The interaction of these conditions with moderate to heavy lice infestations can result in poor feed efficiency, lower weight gains and milk production, slow recovery from disease, anemia, and general unthriftiness. The presence of lice causes animals to be restless and agitated; they will rub, scratch and lick excessively to get relief from the ectoparasites. The most obvious signs that livestock are infested with lice include hair rubbed off from scratching, blood stained hair or wool, and faces with a bluish/grayish appearance (especially on white-faced animals). Treatment of animals as described in this MontGuide will eliminate lice as a competing factor for livestock production and health.

General Biology and Life Cycle

Adult lice are small (1/16 to 1/8 inch), wingless and flat-bodied. They spend their entire life on the host. Male and female lice feed on the host, mate, and the female cements eggs or nits individually to animal hairs. Females deposit about one egg per day and can live for about 35 days. Egg incubation takes four to 15 days before the nymph hatches and each nymphal stage last three to eight days. Life cycles are generally completed in three to four weeks. Lice are unable to survive prolonged periods (a few days) off the host. They have specialized structures (claws, hooks and spines) that enable them to attach and stay on the host. Lice are transferred from one animal to another by direct contact usually when animals are being fed, worked or shipped. A herd can be reinfested when untreated replacement animals are purchased and added to the herd or stray animals join a herd or flock. Nose to nose contact by livestock sharing a common fence can be sufficient for spread of these insects, especially during the winter when infestations are greatest and occur on the head and face. In the summer, a few lice persist on animals by moving to protected areas in the folds of skin protected from high temperatures and sunlight. Older cows or bulls are the most likely animals to carry lice during the summer months.

Cattle Lice and Control

There are four species of lice, one biting and three sucking, which can occur on beef and dairy cattle in Montana at any one time. The cattle biting louse, Bovicola bovis, is one of the most common species found on cattle in Montana. They have a broad reddish head and a pale brown abdomen with slightly darker brown stripes. Adult females are about 1/16 inch in length. This species obtains nourishment for energy and egg production by feeding on skin, scurf and hair of the animal. Biting lice are frequently found on the top line of the back, especially the withers area and will spread to the poll and tail head. Three species of sucking lice are found on cattle: the longnosed (Linognathus vitulii), the little blue (Solenopotes capillatus), and the shortnosed (Haematopinus eurysternus). These three species obtain nutrients for energy and egg production by feeding on blood from the animal. Female longnosed cattle lice are about 1/10 inch in length with males slightly smaller. This species infests calves more frequently than mature animals. The preferred infestation sites are the shoulder, back, neck and dewlap. Morphologically, the second and third pair of legs are larger than the first and end in large claws for grasping. The little blue louse is the smallest of the sucking lice; mature females are approximately 1/16 inch in length. Little blue lice occur in clusters on the face, especially around the eyes and muzzle. Heavy infestations give the animal a bluish appear-

ance which is especially obvious on white-faced animals. This species and the longnosed cattle louse are the two most common species found on cattle in Montana. The shortnosed cattle louse is the largest found on cattle in the northern U.S. with females averaging about 1/8 inch in length. Infestations occur on the neck, dewlap and brisket. This is the least common species of cattle lice to occur in the Rocky Mountain region. Control Many insecticide formulations and application methods are available for cattle lice control. The most popular application method is a pour-on because of the ease of application and reduced stress when treating animals. To apply a pour-on the correct amount of insecticide, based on animal weight, is poured along the mid-line of the back of the animal starting at the withers. Insecticide dust applied through a dust bag will provide some control of cattle lice but will not eradicate lice on the animal. Dust bags work best when they are placed where cattle will use them daily (e.g., entrance to water tank, gateways). Dust bags need to be checked weekly and periodically recharged with dust. Liquid insecticides used for backrubbers or oilers will also suppress lice densities provided the backrubbers are recharged with a mixture of diesel and insecticide. Certain insecticide ear tags applied in the fall will control biting lice. Insecticides for lice control include pyrethroids, avermectins and spinosad. The most common active ingredient in many pour-ons is a pyrethroid, such as cypermethrin, permethrin, or cyfluthrin, and several products contain the synergist, piperonyl butoxide, to increase insecticide activity. These non-systemic insecticides last for several days. They do not kill eggs, thus two applications are required 14 days apart for optimal lice control. The second application will kill newly hatched nymphs. Most pyrethroids are ready-to-use (i.e., do not require mixing) and can be applied to beef and dairy cattle. An exception is Saber Pour-on (lambda-cyhalothrin) which is labeled for use only on beef cattle. Avermectins are systemic insecticides that are derived from a soil microorganism, Streptomyces avermitilis. Avermectins include patented and generic compounds (ivermectin, moxidectin, doramectin, eprinomectin and generic ivermectins) that are formulated as pour-ons or injections. Pour-ons are very effective against sucking and biting lice on beef cattle. Eprinex (eprinomectin) and Cydectin (moxidectin) are registered for use on lactating dairy cattle. They cost more than pyrethroid pourons but they control a number of internal parasites (cattle grubs, roundworms and lungworms). Days to slaughter vary by product and applicators should check the label before applying. Injectable avermectins are only registered for use on beef cattle and are effective against sucking lice only. Producers using injectable avermectins in the fall will likely need to apply a non-systemic insecticide for biting lice control. Spinosad is derived from a soil-dwelling bacterium soil, Saccharopolyspora spinosa, and is effective against sucking and biting lice. It has low mammalian toxicity and can be used on beef and dairy cattle. Spinosad is non-systemic and requires two applications 45 to 60 days apart for maximum lice control. Representative insecticides for controlling biting and sucking lice on cattle are grouped by application method. Insecticides are listed by trade name followed by common name and percent active ingredients. Insecticide Dusts • 1% Livestock Dust (1% coumaphos) • Permectrin, Prozap, Insectrin 0.25% D (0.25% permethrin) • Python Dust (0.075% zeta-cypermethrin and 0.15% piperonyl butoxide) • Rabon 3% Livestock Dust (3% tetrachlorvinphos) Backrubber Insecticides • Permectrin II, Brute, Durvet permethrin, Insectrin, Prozap X, others (10% permethrin)

• Co-Ral ELI (11.6% coumaphos EC) or Co-Ral Fly and Tick Spray (6.15% coumaphos) • Ravap EC (23% tetrachlorvinphos and 5.3% dichlorvos) • Ectiban, Insectaban or Insectrin 5.7% EC (5.7% permethrin) • Prolate/Lintox HD (11.75% phosmet) Pour-ons • Cylence (1% cyfluthrin) • Brute (10% permethrin) • Boss (5% permethrin) • Ultra Boss, Synergized DeLice Pour-ons (5% permethrin + 5% piperonyl butoxide) • Ectiban synergized de-Lice Pour-on (1% permethrin + 1% piperonyl butoxide) • Durasect II Long-Acting Livestock Pour-On (5% permethrin + 0.1% pyrethrin + 1% piperonyl butoxide), Biting lice only • Clean-up Pour-on (5% diflubenzuron + 5% permethrin) • Saber Pour-on (1% lambda-cyhalothrin) • Ultra Saber Pour-on (1% lambda-cyhalothrin + 5% piperonyl butoxide) • Elector (2.46% spinosad) • Ivomec, Ivermax, Promectin B pour-on (0.5% ivermectin) • Cydectin (0.5% moxidectin) • Dectomax (0.5% doramectin) • Eprinex (0.5% eprinomectin) Injections, Sucking lice only • Ivomec (1% ivermectin) • Dectomax (1% doramectin) • Cydectin (1% moxidectin) • Noromectin, Agri-mectin (1% ivermectin)

Horse and Lice Control

Two species of lice, one biting and one sucking, occur on horses, donkeys and mules in the Rocky Mountain region. Although these species are not as common as cattle lice, infestations may reduce the vigor of the animal or predispose them to diseases. In addition to being spread by animal to animal contact, horse lice can be transmitted through grooming equipment and blankets. The horse biting louse (Bovicola equi), similar in appearance to the cattle biting louse, is generally more common than the horse sucking louse. This species is about 1/10 inch in length and typically infests the neck, flanks, and tail base where it prefers to lay eggs. These lice feed on skin, hair and skin secretions. Signs of a biting louse infestation include a scruffy or rough hair coat and excessive rubbing or scratching. The sucking louse (Haematopinus asini), infests coarse hair especially the forelock, mane, base of the tail and on hairs just above the hoof. It’s about 1 /8 inch in length and is slate gray. The shape of the body and head is similar in appearance to sucking lice species found on cattle. Sucking lice infestations can result in scratching, rubbing and biting at the infested areas. Control Insecticides for controlling lice on horses are available as body sprays, wipe-ons or dust. Look for age restrictions on the insecticide label as some products or application methods should not be used on foals under three months of age. Products listed under Body Sprays and Wipe-ons can be applied as a spray only (designated by S), spray or wipeon (S/W), or a wipe-on only (W). Body sprays are mixed and applied by a hand pressurized sprayer or mist sprayer. Thoroughly cover the animal but avoid getting the product into horse’s eyes and other sensitive areas such as the mouth or nose. It is recommended to use a piece of clean, absorbent cloth (Turkish toweling) or sponge to apply insecticide to the facial area. A second treatment 14 to 21 days later is recommended. Insecticide dust can be applied by shaker can or dusting glove. The personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be worn when handling and applying insecticides includes: long sleeved shirt, long pants, shoes and socks, chemical resistant (waterproof or rubber) gloves, and safety glasses or other appropriate eye protection. Continued on page B27

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Body Sprays and Wipe-ons • (S) Permethrin II, Brute Pour-on (10% permethrin) • (S/W) Flysect Super C (1% permethrin + PBO) • (S) Atroban 11% EC (11% permethrin) • (S) Prozap Insectrin X (10% permethrin) • (S/W) Endure Sweat-Resistant Fly Spray, TriTec 14 (0.15% cypermethrin + 0.2% pyrethrin + 1.6% piperonyl butoxide) • (S/W) Zonkit! 35 (0.5% permethrin) • (S/W) Bug Block, Bug Block Swipe Bottle, Duraguard Insecticide/Repellent (0.2% permethrin + 0.1% pyrethrin) • (S/W) Permectrin CDS Pour-on, Buzz Off (7.4% permethrin + 7.4% piperonyl butoxide) • (S/W) Flysect Super 7 (0.2% permethrin + 0.2% pyrethrin + 0.5% piperonyl butoxide) • (S/W) Absorbine Ultrashield EX (0.5% permethrin + 0.1% pyrethrin + 1.0% piperonyl butoxide) • (W) Ultrashield Towlettes (0.4% permethrin + 0.08% pyrethrin + 0.79% piperonyl butoxide) • (W) Tuttle’s Brute Insecticide (10% permethrin) • (S/W) Repel-35 Insect Spray (0.5% permethrin) • (S) Gardstar 40% EC (40% permethrin) • (S/W) Bronco Equine Fly Spray (0.033% prallethrin + 0.1% permethrin + 0.5% piperonyl butoxide) Dust • Python Dust (0.075% zeta-cypermethrin and 0.15% piperonyl butoxide) • Co-Ral Zipcide Equine & Livestock Dust (1% coumaphos) • Prozap Insectrin Dust (0.25% permethrin) Sheep and Lice Control Three species of lice can occur on sheep and goats: the African blue louse (Linognathus africanus), the sheep foot louse, (L. pedalis), and the sheep biting louse (Bovicola ovis). The sheep biting louse, while considered the number one louse problem on domestic sheep

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worldwide, is uncommon, if not absent, in the Rocky Mountain States. It is similar in both appearance and feeding behavior to other biting lice found on livestock. The sheep foot louse is widely distributed in North America. Light infestations of this species occur as small colonies of lice between and around the accessory digits. In heavy infestations not only the legs support heavy numbers of lice but also the scrotum of rams. This louse is not considered very injurious since feeding occurs on the hairier parts of the sheep’s body and the animal exhibits little discomfort. In severe infestations, however, it may cause some lameness. The African blue louse is established in sheep producing regions in southwestern and western U.S. where it has become a major pest of sheep and has been reported on goats. Currently, this is the only louse species of economic importance in Montana. Female lice are 1/10 inch in length and males are slightly smaller. Infestations in the winter can be found on the rib and shoulder areas of sheep. Lambs and yearlings are more susceptible to lice than older animals with heaviest infestations occurring in animals in these age groups that are under stress from poor nutrition or disease. Heavily infested sheep in full fleece can have large patches of blood stained wool which is bloody fecal material from the lice. Control Sheep susceptibility to lice can vary among individuals within a flock, so only a few animals may appear to be infested. Because other animals may be carrying low levels of lice which will serve to reinfest the flock, it is recommended that all animals in a flock be treated. It is also important to treat replacement animals to prevent a new infestation from being introduced. For optimum lice control with spray and pour-on products, manufacturer’s recommend a second application 10 to 14 days after the first treatment. The pouron insecticides

listed below are oil-based and may leave an oily residue on the wool. Insecticide dust can be applied by shaker can, dusting glove or mechanical dusting applicator. Sprays • Atroban 11% EC (11% permethrin) • Gardstar (40% permethrin) • Goat Lice Remover (8.5% permethrin + 4.25% piperonyl butoxide) • Prozap Insectrin X (10% permethrin) Pour-ons • Permectrin CDS Pour-on, Buzz Off (7.4% permethrin + 7.4% piperonyl butoxide) • Ultra Boss Pour-on, Synergized DeLice Pouron (5% permethrin + 5% piperonyl butoxide) • Atroban De-Lice Pour-on (1% permethrin) • Synergized Delice Pour-on (1% permethrin + 1% piperonyl butoxide) • Goat Lice Remover (8.5% permethrin + 4.25% piperonyl butoxide) Dusts • Python Dust (0.075% zeta-cypermethrin and 0.15% piperonyl butoxide) Carefully read and follow the insecticide label concerning the application of any insecticide to livestock. Products are not listed in order of preference or superiority for lice management on livestock. Due to constantly changing labels, laws and regulations, MSU Extension can assume no liability for the suggested use of chemicals contained herein. Pesticides must be applied legally, complying with all label directions and precautions on the pesticide container and any supplemental labeling and rules of state and federal pesticide regulatory agencies.

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Montana producers planted 120,000 acres of corn for all purposes in 2013, up from 105,000 acres in 2012, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office. There were 75,000 acres of corn harvested for all purposes in 2013, up from 60,000 acres harvested in 2012. The average yield was 115.0 bushels per acre, 5 bushels higher than last year’s 110.0 bushels. Grain production increased 31 percent from a year ago to 8.63 million bushels. Corn for silage harvested acres, at 41,000 acres, was down from 42,000 acres last year. Corn silage yield was 23.0 tons per acre, up 3.0 ton per acre from a year ago. The total corn for silage production was 943,000 tons, up 12 percent from a year ago. Sugar beet producers in Montana planted 43,400 acres in 2013, down 3,200 acres from the previous year. Harvested acreage amounted to 42,800 acres, down 3,000 acres from 2012. Yield increased 1.0 ton per acre from last year to average 29.2 tons per acre. Total production was 1.25 million tons, down 3 percent from the previous year. Fall potato production in Montana totaled 3.39 million cwt, down 10 percent from last year. Producers harvested 11,100 acres, 600 acres less than 2012. Potato yields were 15 cwt lower than last year at 305.0 cwt per acre. All hay harvested in Montana was up 600,000 acres from last year to 2.80 million acres. All hay production was 5.46 million tons, up 33 percent from a year ago. Alfalfa hay harvested acreage was 1.80 million acres, up 20 percent from last year. The average yield was 2.2 tons per acre, up 0.20 ton per acre from the previous year. Alfalfa hay production was 3.96 million tons, up 32 percent from last year. New seedings of alfalfa hay were 100,000 acres, compared to 85,000 acres in 2012. Other hay harvested acreage was 1.00 million acres, up 300,000 from 2012. The average yield was 1.50 tons per acre, down 0.10 ton per acre from last year. Other hay production was 1.50 million tons, up 34 percent from last year. Montana’s dry bean growers produced 453,000 cwt in 2013, down 3 percent from last year. Producers planted 24,000 acres of beans this year, 8,000 acres less than last year. Growers harvested 23,600 acres with a yield of 1,920 lbs per acre, compared with last year’s 31,100 acres harvested and the average yield of 1,500 lbs per acre. Pinto bean production in 2013 was 137,000 cwt, which is 36 percent below last year. Planted acreage was 5,800, down 3,200 acres from last year. Harvested acreage, at 5,700 acres, is 2,800 acres below the previous year. The pinto bean yield was 2,400 lbs per acre, down 100 pounds per acre from last year. All garbanzo bean production, at 312,000 cwt, compares to 253,000 cwt in 2012. Planted acreage was 18,000 acres, down from 23,000 planted acres last year. Harvested area was 17,700 acres, compared with 22,600 acres last year. The yield was 1,760 pounds per acre, up from last year’s 1,120 pounds per acre. Dry edible pea production for 2013 in Montana was 7.11 million cwt, up 62 percent from a year ago. Dry pea yield for 2013 was 18.0 cwt per acre, up 3.0 cwt from 2012. Planted and harvested acreages were 440,000 and 395,000 acres, respectively. Last year, growers planted 315,000 acres and harvested 293,000 acres of dry peas. Austrian winter pea production in 2013 was 124,000 cwt, up 80 percent from last year. Planted acreage was 10,000 acres, 1,000 acres below a year ago. Harvested acreage, at 8,000, was up 1,100 acres from 2012. The yield was 15.5 cwt per acre in 2013, compared with 10.0 cwt a year ago. Montana’s 2013 lentil production was 1.94 million cwt, compared to 2.15 million cwt a year ago. Planted area was 140,000 acres, with harvested acres at 129,000 acres, compared with last year’s 205,000 acres planted and 195,000 acres harvested. Lentil yield for 2013 was 15.0 cwt per acre, up 4.0 cwt from 2012. Montana’s flaxseed production in 2013 was 240,000 bushels, up from 117,000 bushels a year ago. Growers planted 20,000 acres and harvested 16,000 acres in 2013, compared with 18,000 acres planted and 13,000 acres harvested in 2012. The average yield for 2013 was 15.0 bushels per acre, up 6 bushels per acre from a year ago. Production of safflower for 2013 was 19,037 tons, compared with 9,288 tons in 2012. Planted acres were 35,000, up 8,000 from last year. Harvested acres were 34,300, compared with 25,800 acres in 2012. Safflower yields averaged 1,110 pounds per acre in 2013, up 390 pounds from last year. Montana canola growers planted 72,000 acres in 2013, up 21,000 acres from 2012. Harvested acreage was 69,000 acres, up 19,500 acres from last year. The 2013 canola yield was 1,540 pounds per acre, up 300 pounds per acre from a year ago. Canola production totaled 106.3 million pounds, up from 61.4 million pounds in 2012. Montana producers seeded 2.50 million acres of winter wheat last fall for the 2014 crop year, up 500,000 acres or 25 percent above the 2013 winter wheat planting of 2.00 million acres.

Use calving ease EPDs to select sires for heifers

By Bob Weaber, cow-calf specialist, Kansas State University Extension When one begins the process of selection of bulls to produce replacement heifers or bulls to be service sires of replacement heifers a number of criteria come to mind. Certainly among these are breed composition and the contribution the bull may provide to direct and/or maternal heterosis, as well as a variety of growth, maternal and carcass traits. Perhaps among the most important is calving ease. In the case of replacement heifers we need to think of calving ease as both a trait of a calf (how easy it is born or direct calving ease) as well as a trait of the cow (how easy the cow gives birth or maternal calving ease). There is a genetic component to both the direct and maternal aspects of the calving ease trait. As such, producers should be aware of when to use which measure to aid in the production of high quality replacement females with the expectation of long productive lives as well as to minimize dystocia in first calf heifers. Before we discuss the two different Calving Ease EPDs, a brief discussion on why producers should use Calving Ease EPDs rather than birth weight EPDs to control dystocia rates in heifers and cows. For cow-calf producers, calving ease is the economically relevant trait associated with dystocia. Economically relevant traits (ERTs) are those that directly generate revenue or incur costs in beef production systems. For a commercial cow-calf producer, dystocia (or lack of ‘calving ease’) is what generates costs in a cow herd through direct losses of calves and their dams, increased labor costs, and certainly lower reproductive rates among cows that have experienced dystocia. Birth weight is an indicator trait. In this case, birth weight provides some information on calving ease. Birth weight alone doesn’t directly generate revenue or incur costs independent of calving ease. It’s important to recognize that there is an optimal range of birth weights in beef cattle. Certainly, too heavy of a calf is a problem during delivery of the calf hence our selection, at least historically, for lower birth weights. However, too small of a calf at birth is problematic as well. This is especially true for winter/spring calving herds. During severe cold stress, low body weight calves are more susceptible to hypothermia and subsequent death or disease issues. Indeed, very low birth weight calves in northern latitudes can have dramatically reduced survivability when born in winter months. Birth weight only accounts for 55 to 60 percent of the genetic variation in calving ease. So, selection for reduced birth weight alone won’t improve calving ease as much as selecting directly on calving ease. And since birth weight is strongly correlated with other growth traits, reduction in birth weight is usually associated with decreased growth performance at weaning and yearling. When selecting a service sire for use on virgin heifers, it is recommended to focus on selection of bulls with Calving Ease EPDs in the top 20% of the breed being considered or better. If you are using artificial insemination, select bulls with high accuracy Calving Ease EPDs to further minimize risk of dystocia events. We’ll start our discussion on the use of Maternal Calving Ease (MCE) EPD (or Calving Ease Maternal (CEM) in some breeds) and its use in selection of bulls to produce replacement heifers. Maternal Calving Ease EPD describes the difference in the expected rate of dystocia among sire groups of daughters. For instance, if Bull A has a MCE EPD of +10 and Bull B has a MCE EPD of -2, we’d expect Bull A’s daughters to have 12% more unassisted calvings (i.e. fewer dystocia events) compared to daughters of Bull B when these daughters are mated to service sires of similar genetic merit for Calving Ease and birth weight. Remember, MCE is calving ease viewed as the ability of a sires daughters to calve unassisted. Typically, MCE has a negative genetic association with Calving Ease (direct) and a positive genetic relationship with growth and mature size. So it’s important that producers don’t just select for higher levels of Calving Ease in their herd as that will have a tendency to decrease the maternal calving ease genetic potential in the cowherd. Once a producer has used MCE in the selection of sires to produce replacement heifers, one should transition the selection focus to identification of high Calving Ease (CE) EPD (Calving Ease Direct or CED in some breeds) sires to be mated to virgin heifers to produce their first calf. In this scenario, selection for high CE EPD helps increase the percentage of calves born without assistance to first calf heifers. In this case if Bull C has a CE EPD of +12 and Bull D has continued on page B31

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John Deere 568 baler, twine, only 2500 bales. Like new.....$35,500 Case IH RS561 round baler..$10,500 New Holland BR780A round baler with net/twine.................$21,900 New Holland 660 round baler, moisture tester, extra parts.......$4000 Cat Challenger RB56 round baler, twine only, 8800 bales...$19,900 Hesston 8250 swather with 16ft. auger header, 25-ft. draper header............................$44,000 Hesston 8110S swather with 16-ft. auger header, 25-ft. shiftable draper header................$35,500 Hesston 1014 14-ft. hydro swing with double sickle..............$3000

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Misc. Irrigation

2-Used Big Gun sprinklers on 2 wheel cart. Each...............$1695 Additional used mainline, call us Replacement Engines & Power Equipment

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AUGER FOR SALE 2007 Westfield J236 8-ft. x 36” auger. Like new condition............................... $3000 obo Phone (406) 395-4443, Havre, Montana

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Early season snow boosts Montana snowpack near normal

The 2014 water year is below normal west of the Continental Divide and along the Idaho border in the Bitterroot and Lower Clark Fork River Basins, while the remainder of the state is near to slightly above normal as of January 1, according to snow survey data collected by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The southern and central mountains in the greater Missouri River Basin have the highest percentage of normal snowpacks, with the Smith Judith Musselshell Basin leading the way at 146 percent of normal. Statewide the snowpack is 111 percent of normal and 109 percent of last year. “Compared to many of the Western states, Montana has done very well snowfall wise this water year, while states to our west are well below normal for snowpack,”

said Brian Domonkos, NRCS water supply specialist for Montana. “Snowpack around Montana is all based on location, location, location.” Winter came with force in Montana with snowfall starting as early as the last week in September with continuing favorable storm patterns dropping snow during the late fall and into the beginning of the winter. It is not uncommon to experience early snowfall in Montana, however the abundance of autumn snowfall and cooler than normal temperatures experienced in October, November and December has helped to retain the snowpack in the mountains, which often melts off at low and mid elevations. Typically by this time of year, Montana has accumulated around 50 percent of its annual snowpack.

Unlike last water year when Montana had an abundance of moisture through the fall and early winter, this year’s water-year-todate precipitation numbers beginning on October 1, 2013, are well below average west of the Divide and along the Idaho border. The Lower Clark Fork River basin currently stands at 65 percent of average, the lowest in the state. Across the Divide to the east, most basins’ abundance of snowfall has helped to make up for the lack of fall precipitation and has kept most basins slightly below to near normal. Currently, the Smith Judith Musselshell River Basin ranks highest in the state with 106 percent of average. Statewide, precipitation totals are currently standing at 91 percent of average and 74 percent of last year. “Precipitation during the fall plays an important role in the runoff characteristics of the basins, so a close eye will be kept on

how well the snowfall through the rest of this water year makes up for the lack of precipitation entering the winter,” Domonkos said. Statewide streamflow prospects are near average across most of the state, with both the Upper and Lower Yellowstone River Basins and the Smith Judith Musselshell Basin ranking highest across the state. Much like last year, the Beaverhead River basin in the upper reaches of the Jefferson River Basin have the lowest streamflow prospects as they continue to recover from a disappointing water year last year and below normal snowpack in the first months of the 2014 water year. Streamflow Forecasts Below are the averaged River Basin streamflow forecasts for the period April 1 through July 31. These forecasts assume near normal moisture and runoff conditions January through July.

Phone Trent Goettlich, Hilger, MT 406-350-0229 or 406-462-5554 Haying Equipment

New Holland BR780 round baler with net wrap, Mega Wide pickup, bale slicer. Nice condition.............................................$17,500 Hesston 4755 3x3 square baler.......................................$28,000 Hesston 4590 14x18 square baler with hyd. tension........$10,500 New Holland 450 3 point sickle mower...............................$1500 New Holland 1116 swather with 14-ft aguer header............$7500 Hesston 4720 accumulator for Hesston 4755 baler............$3500

Balewagons & Retrievers

New Holland 1085 balewagon with MilStak bale clamp. Will pickup 12- 3x3 or 8- 3x4 bales.................................................$54,000 New Holland 1069 gas, rebuilt, sharp, clean....................... CALL New Holland 1069 balewagon,Cummins diesel engine...$50,000 New Holland 1068 gas.....................................................$34,000 2-New Holland 1063 pull-type, 160 bale capacity. Nice................ . ................................................................. $18,500 to $20,500 4-New Holland Super 1049 balewagons...... $12,000 to $28,000 2-New Holland 1047 balewagons....................... $5500 to $7500 2-New Holland 1037 balewagons, rebuilt...... $18,000 to $25,000

New Holland 1033 balewagon, like new..........................$12,500 New Holland 1033 balewagons, rebuilt............................$10,500 New Holland 1032...............................................................$8500 New Holland 1052 retriever bed.......................................... CALL

Consignments New Holland 1051 retriever on 1974 GMC truck................$7500 International 10-ft. end wheel drill, GSA 6” , single disc.......$750 John Deere 3 bottom trail plow..............................................$300 International 3 bottom rollover plow....................................$1050 30-ft. grain auger with motor..................................................$300

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Use calving ease EPDs to select sires for heifers

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continued from page B29

Lost Creek Hansome 3391 sired by NBAR Hamley was chosen Jr. Reserve Champion Bull at the Junior Red Angus Show at NILE in Billings, Montana. He was shown by Alyssa Hahn-Pierce of Molt, Montana.

a CE EPD of +2, we’d expect Bull C’s calves to have 10% more unassisted births. Recommendations for MCE EPD minimums for sires to be used to produce replacement heifers and CED EPD minimums for heifer service sires are in Table 1. Regardless of breed group (British, Continental, or Hybrid) the MCE recommendation reflects the upper 25th percentile of active sires. Percentile requirements for CED EPD vary with breed groups: Continental upper 15%, Hybrid upper 20% and British upper 30%. Producers may adjust this recommendation up or down based on individual needs that reflect herd based experience in dystocia rates in first calf heifers. Combining the use of Calving Ease and Maternal Calving Ease EPDs in your selection system will help assure a successful calving season and decreased dystocia in your first calf heifers. Dystocia in heifers due to poor selection decisions can be a very expensive mistake resulting in lost profits due to cow and calf death loss, extended post-partum intervals and poorer conception rates in rebreeding first calf heifers. Be sure to do your part this spring when selecting bulls or semen for building and breeding replacement heifers!

1-800-214-4654 or LOCAL AREA 406-265-6387 2010 R-Way 51-ft. belly dump, quad axle, spring suspension, steel wheels, 11-22.5 tires, new caps, very clean....................................$37,500 2007 International 9400I daycab, Cummins ISX 475 hp, 10 speed, air ride..............$30,000

2001 International 9400I Cat C15 475 hp, 13 speed, aluminum wheels, 11-24.5 tires............. .............................................................$20,000 1997 International 4900 DT466, 7 speed, spring suspension, 11-22.5 tires, 6 steel wheels, rollback wrecker body, 13-ft. upper, 28-ft. lower, 3 winches, aluminum deck, rear underreach..... .............................................................$21,000

2005 Kenworth T800 Cummins ISX 475 hp, 13 speed, AG-380 suspension, Lo-Pro 24.5 tires, 10 aluminum wheels, headache rack, tool box, step box, chain hanger, double locking rears, 825,000 miles.......................................$36,000 2003 Kenworth T800 Cat C15, Aerocab flattop, Super 10 speed....................................$26,500

1995 Kenworth W900L Cat 3406E, 13 speed, recent engine repairs.

2003 Utility Curtain van trailer, 28-ft.x102”...... ................................................................$7500

1990 Western 45-ft.x96” lead flatbed trailer and 1965 Timpte 18-ft. pup with turntable, all aluminum wheels, good tires, brakes......................... ..................................................... $10,000/pair 2002 Doonan 48-ft.x102” step deck, all steel closed tandem on air, 17.5 tires, aluminum wheels...................................................$18,500

Aluminum Bumpers

New Watson Chalin steerable lift axle with fabricated axle. Includes air kit........$4600 New Watson Chalin steerable lift axle suspension. Includes air kit..........$2600

1993 International 9400 Cat 3406C 425 hp, 10 speed, 11-22.5 tires, aluminum front, steel rears........................................................$9000 2005 Peterbilt 379 extended hood, Cat C15 550 hp, 18 speed, 48” flat top, 244” wheelbase, wet kit, 11-24.5 tires, all aluminum, new rod & main bearings, 7” pipes........................$55,000

2004 Western Star daycab, Detroit 500 hp, 10 speed, new steer tires, 90% drive tires, 2 aluminum wheels..........................................$22,000 2005 Western Star daycab, Detroit 515 hp, 10 speed, 2 aluminum wheels. 2004 Freightliner Columbia, Mercedes engine, 10 speed, midroof sleeper....................$15,000

(2) New 2014 Maurer 40-ft. hopper trailer, 1124.5 tires, spring suspension................$28,500 NEW 2014 Maurer 24-ft. hopper trailer, single axle, spring suspension........................$18,750 2013 Wilson 41-ft.x66” 3 axle hopper trailer with air ride, ag hoppers, 4 aluminum wheels, 11-24.5 tires.......................................................$34,500 2008 Timpte 48-ft.x72” hopper trailer, spring suspension, pintle hitch........................$35,000 1993 Doonan 21-ft. pup trailer.............$12,000 2006 Wilson 48-ft.x66” 3 axle hopper trailer, spring suspension, pintle hitch, ag hopper........ .............................................................$35,000 1972 Fruehauf 21-ft. pup.....................$10,000 2000 Merrit 43-ft.x74” hopper trailer, air ride, 95% tires, steel wheels, pintle hitch......$22,000 1993 Doonan 22-ft. pup.......................$12,000 1984 Titan doubles hopper trailers, 42-ft. lead with 19-ft. pup, electric/hydraulic traps, ag hoppers, aluminum wheels................. $20,000/pair 1969 Wilson hopper trailer. Would make a good storage bin......................................$5000 2002 Jet 22-ft. steel pup trailer, 11-24.5 tires, steel wheels, drop tongue, removable dolly....... .............................................................$14,500 1997 Wilson 30-ft. 3 axle hopper pup trailer, spring suspension................................$20,500 1974 Titan 21-ft. hopper pup trailer......$10,000

1997 Peterbilt 379 short hood, day cab, Detroit, 13 speed, air leaf suspension, 11-22.5 tires, lift axle.......................................................$27,500

Truck Defender aluminum bumpers, Peterbilt 386 & 379 and Kenworth W900. Each . ..$2500 Hydraulic Wet Kit to run end dump trailer with new air shift PTO and pump, new tank and console in cab..........$1550 Similar savings on other applications

New Aluminum Hub Pilot Wheels

24.5.................................................... $250 22.5.................................................... $235

Storage Trailers for rent by day, week or month

28-ft. to 53-ft. van trailers for storage 28-ft. and 53-ft. reefer trailers Otis forklift, Cummins 4BT, 4 speed, fork extensions......................................... 10,000

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 4x4 Tractors

2012 John Deere 9560R powershift, 800x38 duals, ATR, 1000 PTO, 560 hp., 507 hours. #632............................................$335,000 2011 John Deere 9560R powershift, 520x42 triples, ATR, 560 hp., 491 hours. #631....... ....................................................$332,000 2011 John Deere 9630 powershift, 800x38 duals, ATR, HID, 530 hp. 1175 hours......... ....................................................$297,500 2009 John Deere 9430 powershift, 20.8x42 duals, 425 hp. 1400 hours. #054................ ....................................................$245,000 2007 John Deere 9620 powershift, 520x42 triples ATR, 500 hp. 1625 hours. #210....... ....................................................$219,500 2004 John Deere 9520T powershift, 36” tracks, ATR, HID, 450 hp. 3011 hours. ...... ....................................................$155,000 1988 Cat 65, 30” tracks, powershift, PTO, 270 hp. 6700 hours.......................$39,000

Sprayers

2014 John Deere D 4830 with 100 ft. booms, L 1000 gallon tank, 158 hours........$275,000 O S 2013 John Deere 4940 with 120-ft. booms, 1200 gallon tank, 480x50 tires. 365 hours. #642............................................$349,500 2013 John Deere 4830 with 100 ft. booms, 1000 gallon tank, 340 hours........$269,000 2011 John Deere 4940 with 120 ft. booms, 1200 gallon tank, 650 hours........$290,000 2007 John Deere 4930 with 120-ft. booms, 1200 gallon tank, 480x50 duals. 1600 hours. #519.................................$199,500 2005 John Deere 4920 with 120-ft. booms, 1200 gallon tank, 380x50 tires, ATR. 2550 hours. #182.................................$149,500

Combines & Headers

2011 John Deere 9870STS Hydro, Contour Master, 770/648 hours................$295,000 2010 John Deere 9870STS Hydro, Contour LD Master,O tailboard, 702/482 hours................ S ....................................................$289,000 2009 John Deere 9770STS Contour Master, 800x32, chopper, 2200/1350 hours........... ....................................................$175,000 2007 John Deere 9760 chopper, new tires, 1540/1054 hours.........................$149,000 1998 John Deere 9610 big engine, chopper, all rebuilt, 4600/3800 hours...........$48,000 2013 John Deere 635FD flex draper header, cross auger...................................$84,500 2013 John Deere 635D draper header, pickup reel, transport...........................$62,500 4-2010 John Deere 640D draper header, pickup reels, transport, cross augers. Each..............................................$69,500 2008 John Deere 936D header with pickup reel................................................$37,500 Above header with TrailTec header trailer...... ......................................................$44,000 2010 MacDon FD70 36-ft. flex draper........... ......................................................$53,000 1997 MacDon 974 36-ft. flex draper..$22,000

Tractor/Loader

2012 John Deere 7230R IVT, 650x42, 600x28, 540/1000, H480 loader/grapple, 230/195 hp. 900 hours................$192,000 2012 John Deere 7200R IVT, 650x42, 540/1000, H480 loader/grapple, 200/180 hp. 750 hours..............................$174,000 2012 John Deere 7330 MFWD, 20 speed, TLS, 480x42, 741 loader/grapple, 155/125 hp, 800 hours. #071....................$147,000 2010 John Deere 7930 MFWD with suspension, 20 speed, 480x46 and 480x30 tires, 2-2011 John Deere 1890 60-ft, 8” spacing, 746 loader/grapple, 210/180 hp. 1500 no till, 430 TBH, 20.8x42 duals, SS, varihours. .........................................$160,000 able rate, 10” auger.....................$225,000 2004 Bourgault 5710 54-ft, 10” spacing, 2010 John Deere 7330 MFWD, 20 speed, TLS, 480x42, 741 loader/grapple, 140/125 double shoot, MRB, steel packers, 5440 hp, 225 hours. #493....................$149,000 TBH cart...................................... $117,000 2009 John Deere 7230 MFWD with suspenLots of 1895 John Deere drills--Call! sion, 20 speed, 480x38 and 420x26 tires, 744 loader/grapple, 135/110 hp. 2365 hours. #052................................. $117,500 2010 J&M 1326 Grain Storm with walking 2007 John Deere 7230 MFWD, IVT, 480x42 beam, tarp, 22” auger. 1325 bushel........... and 420x28 tires, 741 loader/grapple, ..................................................... $49,000 135/110 hp. 1037 hours. #527.... $115,000 1998 John Deere 8400 powershift, 20.8x42 duals, 3 pt., PTO, 225 hp. 9800 hours....... Used Westfield 13x71 remote swing... $9500 ......................................................$57,000

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Maintaining positive impacts on beef quality

By Heidi Carroll, Livestock Stewardship Extension Associate, SDSU Extension What do you think the average consumer is looking for when they step up to the meat counter to purchase your beef? Regardless of price, consumers expect a safe, wholesome, high quality product every time they make a purchase and expect that the animal was provided humane treatment throughout its life. Cattlemen can help maintain consumer confidence through daily management decisions that have positive impacts on the quality of beef products while the cattle are in their care. The Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program addresses consumer concerns about cattle care and well-being along with beef safety and quality. Best management practices are used to set production standards in areas such as cattle handling, herd health and nutrition, animal identification, proper handling of non-ambulatory or disabled animals, proper use of animal health products, proper injection site techniques, proper vaccine handling, and record keeping. Recently, some packers have begun requiring producers to follow on-farm animal handling and welfare audit programs if they wish to sell cattle to their facilities. Many of these programs involve a third party auditor to come to the farm annually and evaluate the care of the cattle, facilities and the records. Becoming BQA certified will likely meet many of the requirements of these on-farm, packer-specific programs. Talk with your buyers for more information about their guidelines. Anyone directly responsible for the care or handling of cattle, such as producers, veterinarians, or transporters/ truckers, can become certified. To become certified, one must attend a BQA training session and complete a quiz to check understanding of the BQA guidelines (Level 1 certified). For South Dakota producers to become Level 2 certified, they must complete a Critical Management Site Plan and have their veterinarian sign a Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship Form. These documents are submitted to the State BQA Coordinator, Tracey Walsh. Certifications are good for three years. For more information about BQA certification, please contact Heidi Carroll (http://igrow.org/about/authors/heidicarroll/), Livestock Stewardship Extension Associate, Julie Walker (http://igrow.org/about/authors/julie-walker/), Extension Beef Specialist, or Tracey Walsh (twalsh@sdbeef.org), South Dakota Beef Industry Council & BQA Coordinator. ##### On my first day of retirement, I decided I was going to spend the whole day wearing nothing but my boxers. My wife wasn’t too thrilled about it. Neither in fact was the checkout lady at the grocery store.

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Taking aim at deadly diseases

By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are stepping up their efforts to help fight deadly swine viruses that are prevalent in other countries and pose a threat to the United States. Microbiologist Manuel Borca with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit, located at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Orient Point, New York, is developing vaccines, diagnostic tests and other strategies to help control classical swine fever (CSF). The highly contagious disease has been eradicated in the United States, but is still present in wild boars in Europe, where it can infect domestic pigs. All pigs within close proximity of an infected animal must be destroyed to prevent spread of the disease. Borca and his colleagues are developing CSF virus strains for vaccines that would make it possible to differentiate between animals that have been vaccinated and animals infected with a wild type of the virus. In patented research, Borca introduced a genetically manipulated marker virus that can be distinguished from a wild virus. The marker virus produces early immunity against CSF within the first week after vaccination. Scientists also have developed a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assay that detects the CSF virus in infected animals before signs of the disease appear. Another disease of major concern is African swine fever (ASF), which is spreading in European and Asian countries. There is no cure or vaccine for this virus, which kills all infected pigs within a week. Scientists at Plum Island have renewed efforts to help control ASF. In the past, they identified several genes that, if eliminated, would reduce the virus’ ability to cause disease, and used the technique to develop less virulent viruses that protected animals against ASF. Today, Borca is using this same approach to develop genetically modified viruses that could lead to vaccines to protect against the ASF strain that is killing thousands of animals in the Republic of Georgia and the Caucasus region. Testing is under way to discover if these viruses will make good vaccine candidates.

2012 Ford Escape XLT 4x4, 4 cylinder, automatic, power windows, locks, seat, 20,000 miles, warranty....................................$18,995

2011 Ford Fiesta SES, 4 cylinder, automatic, moon roof & more, only 11,000 miles, warranty....................................................$12,995

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Farm Equipment & Straw For Sale

Case IH WDX2302 swather, 16-ft. rotary head, field ready......................................... $60,000 John Deere 3970 chopper, 71/2-ft. pickup and vertical spout extension......................... $5000 Case 2390 tractor, recent transmission overhaul......................................................... $12,000 Unverferth 3-pt. implement caddy.................................................................................. $5000 John Deere 2800 8 bottom plow, verilander, flex frame................................................. $8000 Case 7 bottom plow........................................................................................................ $2500 Oliver 6 bottom pull type plow........................................................................................ $1500 Massey Ferguson 128 30-ft. chisel plow....................................................................... $3000 Wheat straw, 4x4 squares.............................................................................................$45/ton Delivery possible on all items. Reasonable offers accepted!

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Trucks For Sale 2001 Freightliner Century day cab truck, good cab and hood, 10 speed auto shift transmission. Bad motor.

1979 Ford cab over, parting out, good cab, doors, glass, 653 Allison 5 speed automatic, tandem walking beam rears. All or parts. Bad motor

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2013 Ford Escape 2.0L Ecoboost, 4x4, automatic, 3 in stock to choose from SE and SEL, well equipped, low miles, warranty................... ...................................... Priced from $24,495

2008 Ford F250 short wheel base, crew cab, 4x4, 6.4L Power Stroke, automatic, heated leather, moon roof, 54,000 miles, one owner, A-1 condition.......................................$28,995

2013 Ford Flex SEL AWD, 3.5L V6, automatic, rear heat & air, heated seats, Sync, Sirius and more, 15,000 miles, warranty.......$24,995

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1998 Kenworth T800 460 hp Detroit, 9 speed, 20-ft. Cancade grain box, with beet and grain gate, roll tarp........................................................ $45,500

2013 Ford Explorer XLT 3.5L V6, automatic, heated leather, 3rd seat, 28,000 miles, warranty....................................................$29,995

2010 Ford F350 long wheel base, crew cab, 4x4, 6.4L Power Stroke, automatic, heated leather, 83,000 miles, excellent...........$33,495

2011 Ford Taurus SEL V6, automatic, moon roof, only 11,000 miles, warranty.........$17,995

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2013 Ford Edge Sport 4x4, 3.7L V6, automatic, heated/cooled leather, 16,000 miles, warranty...............................................$32,995

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Maintenance, Cleaning and Storage of Ground Sprayers

By Reeves Petroff, MSU Extension Pesticide Education Specialist, and Dr. Greg Johnson, MSU Entomology Department Head The spraying season in Montana offers such a limited equipment. Some residue may remain on and in the sprayer. tor on the sensor. • Unscrew the flowmeter insert and remove. Here is a checklist of what to look for both during and window of opportunity that you can’t afford to lose extra days • Clean insert with clean, soapy water. Make sure the turgetting your spray equipment into shape. Proper maintenance after cleaning: Mismatched and worn nozzles • Damaged nozzle screens • bine turns easily. If it doesn’t, clean again. and storage techniques not only streamline next year’s pre• Reinstall insert in flowmeter. • Attach electrical connecseason preparations, but also enhance sprayer performance Damaged strainer screens • Cracks, leaks and overall performance in the pump. • Hose condition, especially brittleness or tor to sensor. while adding years to its productive life. Long-term exposure to many pesticides that pass through cracks • Valve condition, identifying any possible leaks or areas Maintaining sprayer equipment Maintenance of pesticide application equipment includes a sprayer can corrode and deteriorate sprayer parts, paint and where seals may have loosened • Boom structure, identifying regular inspection of the spray tank, pump, hoses, line strainers, electrical connections. The residue from these products may any cracks that must be fixed pressure gauge, fittings, nozzle tips and strainers. Check the Modifications be harmful to anyone working on or around the machine. Also, sprayer prior to and following extended storage, and before Some handy modifications might be: trace amounts of pesticides lodged in sprayer parts may dam• Shut-off valves on either side of the pump to facilitate each use. Remember to always wear personal protective equipage crops if carried over to the next spraying season. Your personal safety and that of your family, employees pump removal and repair • Shut-off valves at the boom • Shut- ment when handling spray equipment. Spray tanks and your crops make it important that you thoroughly clean off valves at the tank • Additional pressure gauges • Installing Spray tanks are made of stainless or galvanized steel, fiand decontaminate your sprayer during the season, between flowmeters • Installing tank level indicators • By-pass and agitation lines • Engine-kill switches • Additional lines to aid berglass or plastic, including polyethylene or polypropylene. crops and before you store it for the winter. A complete maintenance and storage process consists of in cleaning, i.e. broadjets for spraying out rinsate as opposed These materials are fairly non-absorptive, so no pesticide residues should be left in them after being cleaned. However, to using boom six steps: fiberglass tank linings, if scratched, will absorb pesticides. 6. Store 1. Read 2. Rinse 3. Drain 4. Clean 5. Inspect 6. Store Now that the sprayer has been thoroughly cleaned, you may Cracks and chips in the epoxy coating of galvanized tanks 1. Read Before you begin cleaning your sprayer, be sure to review want to remove parts of it that may be damaged during storage. must be repaired with epoxy material; otherwise, the exposed Remove strainers (filters) and wash them by hand with metal may corrode. Periodically check tanks for cracks, rust the label of the pesticides you’ve applied. The label will: soapy water (remember to wear chemical- resistant gloves), or corrosion that will weaken the tank and eventually develop • Tell you how to properly dispose of residual product. • Provide any special cleaning instructions that might be rinse them and either store them or place them back in the into a leak. Make sure the spray tank is securely fastened to the sprayer sprayer. necessary. Pump and pump seals Pay special attention to nozzles, nozzle bodies and check • Recommend decontaminating products. The pump and all its components must be in good working • Outline the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) you valves. Chemical residue can build up in these areas and harden over winter, dramatically reducing the sprayer’s performance condition. Pump seals, ‘O’ rings or cup washers of leather or need to safely clean your sprayer. synthetic material may dry out and shrink if the sprayer has not next season. 2. Rinse Remove nozzle tips, screens, check valves, caps and nozzle been used for an extended period or stored improperly. The solThe goal of rinsing is to remove any concentrated or large bodies from the nozzle body assemblies. Correctly plug the vents in some pesticide formulations can damage pump seals, areas of the product that might still be in or on the sprayer. resulting in leaks around the pump or inefficient pumping. Cleaning spray equipment involves circulating water assemblies. Hoses Clean and rinse out the nozzle tips, nozzle bodies and through the whole system and then applying it to a site that Replace hoses that are cracked or leaking. Remember, hoses is listed on the label of the pesticides you have used. Several check valves. Store in a marked container. Store check valves rinses using a small volume (up to 10 percent of the spray tank at room temperature over the winter to avoid damage that can used to apply pesticides can never be completely decontaminated. There will always be some pesticide residue left in them. capacity) are better than merely filling the spray tank once be caused by freezing temperatures. Remove all pressure gauges and cap the openings on the Those that are replaced must be properly disposed of and not with clean water. Select a location where the rinsate will not contaminate water supplies, streams, crops or other plants and sprayer. Store the gauges where they are not subjected to reused for any other purpose. Line strainers and screens where large puddles won’t accumulate, creating a hazard to freezing or damage. Always use strainers and screens when the equipment is Finally, circulate antifreeze through the sprayer and all humans, animals and the environment. Preferably, the area should be impervious to water and have plumbing, including booms, valves, manifolds, flowmeters and in operation. These filter out debris and foreign particles that a wash rack or cement apron with a sump to catch contaminated agitation/return lines. Allow the antifreeze to circulate through can plug nozzles and reduce sprayer performance. Pressure gauges the boom’s hoses. This will coat the hose linings to prevent wash water and pesticides. Fluid pressure in the spray system is monitored by a presMake sure that you drain the spray tank in a manner con- drying out and cracking. Capping all boom nozzles will help sistent with the pesticide label. Don’t just open the valves and retain the antifreeze in the system, but you may need to open sure gauge. The gauge measures spray pressure through the one or two nozzles to allow the antifreeze to circulate through nozzles when located between the pressure regulator and the let it pour on the ground. Add larger volume nozzle tips for a faster and legal method the boom. Cap those nozzles when antifreeze has completely spray nozzles. Consequently, a change in pressure can mean a potential malfunction. Make sure pressure gauges are in good filled the system. to dispose of sprayer rinsate. The goal for the storage phase is for the antifreeze to push working condition and properly calibrated. The outside of the sprayer should also be washed. For this Fittings and clamps purpose, applicators are encouraged to have a source of water out residual water that may be in the system and to coat all Loose or cracked fittings are frequently a source of leaks. on the sprayer in order to rinse down the sprayer in the field of the sprayer’s components. Allow the antifreeze to sit in on a regular basis. Again, when rinsing the sprayer, do not the pump and valves to avoid rusting and damage that can be Make sure fittings and clamps are snug prior to putting the create standing puddles that might be accessible to children, caused by moist air being trapped in the system. Since some system under pressure and pumping liquid. Once the system applicators remove the pump prior to storage, the installation is under pressure, check for leaks. pets, livestock or wildlife. Nozzle tips and strainers of shut-off valves on either side of the pump can facilitate 3. Drain Check nozzles routinely to make sure they are not plugged. To dispose of pesticide rinsate in accordance with label this process. Anti-freeze for recreational vehicles (RV’s) is commonly Worn nozzles mean more chemical sprayed and often result directions, apply the rinsate to a site where the products are to be used originally. In other words, the site must be listed used for storage of agricultural sprayers. Unlike automotive in an irregular spray pattern and inconsistent results. Nozzle on the label. Repeat the draining process after decontaminat- antifreeze, it is less toxic to animals. While many RV antifreeze openings may also change, especially when abrasive formulaing and re-rinsing the sprayer. Make sure that you also drain products will gel in extremely cold conditions, they should not tions, such as wettable powders, are frequently used. Replace them when wear causes flow to exceed that of a any clean water rinse tanks prior to storage to avoid damage freeze. Regardless, always read the antifreeze label to make new tip by five to 10 percent. sure it will perform under your winter conditions. caused by water freezing inside. For example, suppose the nozzle tip manufacturer states Now that the sprayer has been cleaned, decontaminated and 4. Clean After your sprayer has been rinsed and drained, it’s time winterized, it’s ready to be stored. Obviously, indoor storage, that your particular nozzle tips should provide 50 ounces of away from the abuse of the elements, is preferable. But any flow per minute at 30 pounds per square inch (psi). You want to clean or decontaminate it. Be sure to decontaminate both the interior and exterior indoor site you pick should be far away from both liquid and to use an error range of 10 percent (0.10). By using a calculaof the machine, running liquid through the boom structure dry fertilizers. The dust and residue from these products can tor, simply multiply 50 x 0.10 and add to 50 to find the upper limit; 50 ounces x 0.10 = 5 ounces. Then 5 ounces + 50 ounces and out the nozzles. You don’t need to fill the sprayer. Use corrode both paint and hardware on the sprayer. If you have a spray monitor, remove the display pad from = 55 ounces. only enough cleaning solution to completely fill the lines and Now subtract 5 ounces from 50 ounces to find the lower provide enough agitation. You may need to scrub or power the cab and store it in a warm, dry place. limit; 50 ounces - 5 ounces = 45 ounces. Any flow at 30 psi that wash the inside of the tank. Wear your personal protective Don’t forget foam markers and flowmeters When cleaning and winterizing your sprayer, don’t over- is between 45 and 55 ounces of flow per minute is acceptable. equipment (PPE). Select cleaning agents based on the pesticide and formula- look the foam marker system and any flowmeters. Start with Anything above 55 ounces or below 45 ounces per minute is tion used (see Table 1). Cleaning agents should penetrate and the marker system. Simply disassemble the foam generators, not acceptable and you may consider changing the nozzle tips. If nozzle flow is less than expected, clean the nozzles and dissolve pesticide residues and allow them to be removed then clean residue from the mixing filters and screens using when the rinsate is removed from the sprayer. Commercial clean water and the appropriate cleaning solution. Consult try again. The nozzles may only be plugged. tank cleaning agents and detergents help remove both water- the manufacturer’s instructions of your foam marker to deterand oil-soluble herbicides and are recommended on many mine if specialized cleaning solutions pesticide labels. Some tank cleaning agents and ammonia solutions raise are needed. If you don’t clean the pH of the rinsate solution, making some products such as sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides more water soluble and thus out the spongy mixing filter, the residual easier to remove from internal sprayer parts. Chlorine bleach solutions hasten the breakdown of SU’s foaming agent may and some other herbicides into inactive compounds. How- harden, making it ever, chlorine is less effective at dissolving and removing SU nearly impossible to herbicide residues from spray tanks than ammonia solutions. clean later. To clean the flowNever add chlorine bleach to ammonia or liquid fertilizers containing ammonia, because the two materials react to form meter, follow procedures outlined in toxic chlorine gas. Fuel oil or kerosene is effective for removing oil-soluble the manufacturer’s herbicides such as esters and emulsifiable concentrates. The instructions. Otherfuel oil or kerosene should be followed by a detergent rinse to wise, use the followremove the oily residue. 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Values and Management of Montana’s Green Ash Draws

by Peter Lesica, Conservation Biology Resesarch, Missoula, Montana; and Clayton B. Marlow, Ph.D., Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University approximately one percent of available habitat in McCone County, five percent Green Ash woodlands (hardwood draws, ash draws) are important habitats of all mule and white-tailed deer observations occurred in them. on the Northern Great Plains. Although they occupy only one to four percent Game birds: During the fall and winter months green ash woodlands provide of the landscape, green ash woodlands are habitat for many wildlife species. critical habitat for sharp-tailed grouse, particularly when snow makes grain In addition, these habitats provide economic benefits to livestock growers and fields inaccessible, and nearly ten percent of sharp-tailed grouse observations rural communities. Understanding the history and ecology of these relatively were made in these communities. Wild turkeys commonly occur in green ash uncommon habitats can provide information useful for successful rangeland woodlands. management and enhancement of livestock and wildlife habitats. Non-game mammals: Green ash woodlands provide important habitat for The Ecological Setting coyotes, weasel, red fox, and bobcat. Meadow voles were more common in Physical setting ash woodlands, while deer mice and thirteen-lined ground squirrels preferred Woodland vegetation is uncommon amidst the grasslands of the northwestern grasslands and shrublands. Great Plains including eastern Montana. In this continental, semi-arid climate, Non-game birds: Green ash woodlands provide critical habitat for many native deciduous woodlands dominated by green ash, box elder and chokecherry species of birds that would otherwise not occur in the semi-arid Great Plains. are most abundant where topography is broken, such as drainage divides or For example, the highest total biomass and species diversity of breeding birds along incised stream beds. The unique hydrologic conditions created by cool in McCone County, Montana was found in green ash draws. Seven raptor speslopes and short duration flooding within these landforms make possible the cies rely on green ash woodlands for nesting cover in the western Dakotas. Adestablishment and persistence of trees and tall shrubs in this arid environment. ditionally, ten song bird species that commonly occur in green ash woodlands Equally important to tree establishment and survival is snow accumulation on are currently listed by the Montana Natural Heritage Program as Species of lee slopes and in ravines resulting in higher early-spring moisture conditions Concern because of declining populations and loss of habitat. than adjacent uplands. Even though soils of green ash woodlands in the westEconomic Benefits ern Dakotas, and presumably eastern Montana, are loamy to somewhat fineWildlife textured, moderately deep and well-drained, there is little correlation between While assessment of the economic value of green ash woodlands is limited, soil properties and understory vegetation. it is clear that this habitat supports sufficient mule deer, whitetail deer, grouse, Vegetation and turkey hunting opportunities to generate approximately $9 million dollars Early explorers and settlers reported the occurrence of green ash woodlands annually for eastern Montana communiin eastern Montana and the adjacent Dakotas. ties. When adjusted for inflation (www. More recently green ash woodlands have been bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm) recognized as distinct habitats within an otherthe limited economic measures suggest wise grass-dominated landscape and formally that green ash woodlands account for described for western North Dakota, northwest approximately $19.5 million dollars of South Dakota and adjacent eastern Montana. hunting and trapping revenue each year Canopy cover of green ash woodlands averin Montana. aged 45 percent in east-central Montana and Livestock 42 percent in eastern Montana. American elm Historically green ash woodlands have occurred in some stands and was occasionally been valued for abundant, late season codominant in the eastern tier of Montana counforages and water but many producers ties. Boxelder occurs in some stands but never have come to value green ash as critical in any abundance. The understory vegetation cover for range livestock during adverse often is comprised of up to eight shrub speweather conditions. High condition cies, five or more grass species and numerous woodlands provide a thermal blanket that forbs. Woodlands with more closed canopies protects livestock from the full force of have extensive leaf litter on the ground with cold winds and overhead cover for calves more native forbs and relatively less cover of and cows during late spring snow storms. grass-like plants. Even small increases in survival rates during blizzards and spring snow storms Basic Biology of Common Tree Species would repay producers for the time and effort to improve the condition of green Green ash: Eastern Montana appears to be the most western (arid) margin ash woodlands. of green ash distribution. Seedlings grow equally well in sun or shade under Current condition non-saline conditions; however, recruitment from seed is reported to be curtailed Many green ash woodlands in eastern Montana and the adjacent Dakotas are by competition with grass. Green ash readily sprouts from the root crown, alrelatively open with few young trees and understories dominated by snowberry, lowing it to rejuvenate if mature trunks are lost; these sprouts are capable of grassland forbs and introduced, rhizomatous grasses. It is believed that these regenerating a canopysized tree in about 20 years. Extended drought may have more open stands are degraded examples of rich, “good-condition” woodan adverse effect on regeneration and probably enhances other problems such lands characterized by a relatively dense tree canopy, ash trees of all ages, and as crown die-back. understories dominated by chokecherry, wild plum, hawthorn, serviceberry, American elm: American elm occurs in many green ash woodlands in the Sprengel’s sedge and shade-loving forbs. Importantly, stand-age distributions eastern tier of Montana counties and may occasionally be codominant. Elm indicate that recent tree recruitment has been greatly reduced compared to the made up 32 percent of the canopy in these woodlands in eastern Montana and first half of the 20th Century. There are several potential causes for the decline 29 percent in southwestern North Dakota. Seedlings have low salinity tolerance of green ash woodlands in Montana. and grow best in more open stands. This species is capable of sprouting from Woodcutting: While harvesting may have been substantial from 1900 the base following trunk loss to fire or woodcutting. to1918, homestead abandonment from 1920 to 1936 released the pressure on Boxelder: Occuring sporadically in green ash woodlands in eastern Montana, green ash stands. Consequently, peak recruitment of green ash stems in eastern boxelder is intolerant of shade and may be out-competed by more shade-tolerant Montana occurred in the 15-year period of 1926 to1940. American elm and green ash. Boxelder is capable of sprouting from the root Grazing: The decline of green ash woodlands has most often been attributed crown if the bole is destroyed by fire. to overgrazing by livestock. Woodlands provide shade, succulent forage and Role of Wildfire and Grazing sometimes water. Consequently, grazing animals tend to congregate in these The role of fire in destroying or maintaining green ash woodlands on the communities during hot, dry summer and early fall months. Since ash woodlands northwestern Great Plains is unknown. Even though it has been hypothesized occupy only a small portion of most pastures, they will usually be overgrazed that woodlands were less common in presettlement times partly as a result of even at moderate stocking rates. It is possible that deer browsing may also the higher fire frequency, the ability of dominant species (e.g., ash, elm, chokereduce tree regeneration in ash woodlands. Substantial white-tailed deer use cherry) to sprout prolifically suggests that these woodland communities were of ash woodlands during winter months may have led to the heavily browsed adapted to fire. In southeast Montana burned-over green ash woodlands had stump sprouts in two of three livestock exclosures in southeast Montana. This three times as many crown sprouts and stems were twice as large as those in level of use can probably prevent them from growing into mature trees. In many adjacent unburned stands. Previously burned stands in western North Dakota areas of the upper Midwest and the Appalachian Mountains dramatic increases had a higher density of understory shrubs than unburned stands. in white-tailed deer populations have curtailed preferred tree regeneration and Prolific stump sprouting has led some ecologists to speculate that bison altered the structure, composition and productivity of surviving stands. had a strong impact on Great Plains woodlands. However, bison in Theodore Introduced species: Several species of invasive rhizomatous sod grasses Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota did not preferentially use have been introduced into the Great Plains with European settlement and have woodlands, did little browsing, and their impacts occurred mainly at the increased in rangelands under the influence of heavy livestock grazing. These grassland-woodland margin. This suggests that negative impacts may result include smooth brome, quackgrass and Kentucky bluegrass. A decline in tree from animals seeking shelter rather than forage. seedling density was associated with a change from the native Sprengel’s sedge Values of Green Ash Woodlands to introduced rhizomatous grass and this change was associated with heavier Green ash woodlands provide excellent wildlife habitat because of the multilivestock grazing of adjacent grasslands and presumably the woodlands themlevel canopy structure, high edge-to-area ratio and prevalence of succulent selves. Treating grass sod with herbicide in degraded hardwood draws resulted foliage, fruits, and buds. Additionally, several species of herbaceous plants in increased green ash and chokecherry seedling recruitment and survival. Other commonly found in coniferous or deciduous forests of more humid regions experiments conducted in declining woodlands showed that densities of ash survive in green ash woodlands of the Great Plains. and elm seedlings were higher on grazed plots compared to those protected Big Game: Research indicates that green ash woodlands provide important from grazing, but seedling survival was low in the grazed plots either because escape cover, travel corridors, late summer and winter forage, and fawning seedlings were grazed or because grass vigor recovered too quickly. grounds for white-tailed and mule deer. Although these woodlands comprised continued on Page B37

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Climate: An increase of more drought-tolerant, grazingadapted species and a decline in tree seedling recruitment might be expected with a decrease in precipitation even in the absence of grazing. Therefore, it is likely that recruitment of green ash from seed will become a rare occurrence in many stands if the future climate of the northwestern Great Plains becomes warmer and drier.

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Grazing Hardwood draws should be maintained in good condition because restoration of eastern Montana woodlands will be difficult. While livestock grazing has been implicated as the primary cause of woodland decline, current woodland condition may be more reflective of the 1880 to 1930 grazing levels. In order to maintain woodlands in good condition, grazing systems need to be tailored to the local landscape and operator skills. Hence, one or a combination of these management strategies may fit your needs. • Multiple-pasture, rotational grazing systems and winter-only pastures had more green ash seedlings and saplings than summer pastures; the difference is most apparent in stands furthest from water developments. • Most studies indicate that summer-long grazing is detrimental, probably because cattle spend much of their time in the shade, trampling and overgrazing the understory. However, summer grazing can be compatible with good condition green ash woodlands if it is followed by at least two years of rest. Good-condition woodlands have been maintained in Wibaux County by grazing season-long then implementing two years of rest from grazing. • Fall and winter use may also maintain good-condition ash woodlands when cattle are fed hay within 1/8 to ¼ mile from the stands. • Unacceptably high levels of livestock browsing can occur in late summer and fall. This can be avoided by moving cattle to a new pasture when browse utilization approaches 50 percent of annual twig growth. Restoration Discontinuing livestock grazing by itself is not likely to result in enhanced tree recruitment because exotic grasses curtail seedling survival, and browsing by large deer populations will prevent growth of seedlings into full sized trees. For example, unbrowsed green ash sprouts grew 16 inches per year; those exposed to heavy browsing grew only five inches per year, and sprout height was strongly correlated with the number of times they had been browsed. Fire has been suggested for regenerating Great Plains woodlands, but there is little evidence to support this idea. Even though wildfire increased sprouting at seven sites in eastern Montana, uncontrolled, introduced sod grasses depressed green ash seedling regeneration. Restoration of green ash from seed in eastern Montana woodlands will be difficult, requiring an unlikely combination of biological and environmental conditions or large expenditures of time and money. One study found that applying herbicide (glyphosate) to the grass sod greatly increased green ash seedling recruitment and survival, but seedlings grew poorly and probably did not persist as herbaceous plants began to reoccupy treated areas after only a few years. Effective recruitment of green ash seedlings suggested by the frequency of green ash seedling-, sapling- and polesize classes is positively associated with the canopy cover of chokecherry in many woodlands in the northwestern Great Plains. Recruitment of shade-tolerant green ash from seed may benefit from a tall shrub overstory that would reduce the vigor of sod grasses through shading and create more safe sites for tree seedlings. Herbicide-treated plots seeded to chokecherry produced more than six times as many seedlings compared to seeding into undisturbed sod. Most seedlings grew at an average of three cm/ year, but five percent of them grew at more than 10 cm/year, suggesting that it may be possible to establish stands of chokecherry by using herbicide to lower perennial grass cover followed by supplemental seeding. Herbicide treatment did induce a flush of annual (not noxious) weeds that eventually declined to pretreatment levels. Chokecherry establishment would then be followed by an “underseeding” of green ash. This method of hardwood draw restoration is plausible but should be tested first before it is widely applied. Livestock would have to be controlled to minimize browsing. Coppicing, or the downing of large diseased trees, will not produce more trees but it can increase tree canopy cover with new and more vigorous boles and branches. In southeast Montana, green ash trees cut to the base sprouted vigorously and grew at a rate of 16 inches per year even if the old trunks had been diseased. However, successful coppicing will require careful control of livestock to minimize browsing and may not be successful in areas with high densities of whitetail deer.

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Massey-Ferguson 203 industrial tractor with loader..............................$4500 Red Devil 8-ft., 3-pt. snow blower..$2500 John Deere 7700 Turbo combine, JD 224 header, batt reel, pickup reel, straw chopper, chaff spreader..$4500 Massey-Ferguson 510 combine with Perkins diesel........................ CALL Sitrex 2 wheel, 3-point rake..........$350 Disc 9-ft. pull-type, needs work... CALL Feterl grain auger..........................$300 Kuker 3-pt. sprayer with booms and hand gun, 150 gallon tank.....$1000 Vermeer 605K round baler, twine only.. . .............................................$5500

1 only $pecial SAVE $$$

John Deere 2640 2WD, 3 point, PTO.... . .............................................$8750 John Deere 70, gas, Farmhand F10 loader, grapple.......................$4500 International 200.................... JUST IN Oliver Super 55 with complete engine rebuild....................................$3850 Front Dozer Blade with manual adjust. Fits various models................$2500 Westendorf TA26 loader for CIH 1594 tractor, no bucket....................$2000 Dearborn loader for Ford 8N.........$750 Leinbach rock rake.......................$350 John Deere 3 point 6-ft. blade......$300 White Cab to fit Oliver 55 Series tractor............................ MAKE OFFER GB 651 3-pt. backhoe attachment.$2850

Case IH 1594 2WD with 3 point and PTO, no rear tires...... FOR PARTS Ford 3000 3 cylinder diesel, Selecto-Speed, good tires, loader. Parts tractor...................................$3500 International 656 hydro............$2500 Oliver 1755, 77 & 1855.. FOR PARTS

SPECIAL This one’s gotta go!! New Bale King 5100

RH discharge. List $22.500 One Only.............................$19,995

MISCELLANEOUS

1 only! Like New!

WR Long 6-ft front blade, manual angle, skid steer quick attach. Like new...... . .............................................$2000 Shaver HD10 post pounder........$1250 2 horse bumper pull trailer.............$750 Bush Hog 3 point, 12-ft. plow.....$1650 BEN-SER SE63 63” snow blower with frame. Runs off rear PTO, fits 40-60 hp tractor................................$2500

NEW Eagle box scrapers

NEW TARTER 3-pt. equipment

Kioti DS4510 4WD, ag tires with calcium, canopy, very low hours. Warranty. .......................... $18,500

New Shaver HD10 post pounder with new 3-point mounts. Reg $7500. Only..............$5850

PARTS UNITS

TRACTORS & ATTACHMENTS

New Eagle 560HD..................... $625 New Eagle 566HD..................... $699 New Eagle 672HD..................... $729 New Eagle 784 HD.................... $779

6-ft. HD landscape rake.................$700 6-ft. MD disc...................................$915 QA super spear.............................$435 Middle Buster potato plow............$165

USED HAYING

NEW Tebben Rotary Mowers

New Holland side delivery rake............ . ......................................... JUST IN Hesston 30A stacker.... MAKE OFFER Bucket mount bale spear...............$400

4-ft................................................$1175 5-ft................................................$1250 6-ft................................................$1440

Good Selection Of Spike Tooth Harrow Starting At $150.00 We now have

SITREX RAKES

WALLENSTEIN

wood splitters, chippers and log grapples available.

Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply

MILLER LOADERS

Phone (406) 227-6821

East Helena, Montana

Serving HELENA and surrounding areas for 62 YEARS!

SHAVER POST POUNDER

Come visit us at www.helenafarmsupply.com

New Kioti Mechron UTV

$10,500 Windshield, canopy, steel dump box, mag tires. 1 left at last year’s price

Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply

Phone (406) 227-6821 East Helena, MT

IRS 1099 forms for agriculture producers

By Kim Dillivan, SDSU Crops Business Management Field Specialist Farmers and ranchers regularly pay for services performed by individuals who are not their fulltime employees. Typical compensation includes wages or other payments to selfemployed workers and contractors, and rent paid to landowners. When payments occur, the payer is responsible for providing this income information to workers and the IRS on statements called 1099 forms. Reporting this information to the IRS helps insure that the receiver pays appropriate taxes on the income. These forms are sent early in the calendar year so recipients have adequate time for tax preparation. The 1099 is a series of IRS documents that are used to report various types of income payments made to others. The IRS refers to these documents as information returns. Failure to send complete and accurate 1099 forms in a timely fashion may result in monetary penalties. This article contains information concerning 1099 forms that farmers and ranchers frequently send to payees. The article concludes with a short list of 1099 forms that producers occasionally receive. Self-Employed and Contractor Income Any firm or individual who makes payment of $600 or more to an independent contractor, self-employed worker, or landowner during the calendar year must report this on Form 1099-MISC. Payers are responsible for completing and sending a Form 1099-MISC to each payee by January 31. Payers must also supply this form to the IRS by February 28. For the payee, Form 1099-MISC reports the taxable earnings received in the previous calendar year. The payer also uses the information to calculate tax-deductible business expenses. The 1099-MISC applies only to payments made for business or trade purposes and is similar to the W-2 form that documents employee wages and salaries. For farmers and ranchers, examples of nonemployee compensation requiring a 1099-MISC include payments to veterinarians, attorneys, accountants, tax advisors, mechanics, custom harvesters, chemical and fertilizer applicators, and land owners. Typically, these payments are for rent (including land and machinery) and services (sometimes including parts and materials). Exceptions Some nonemployee income payments do not require a Form 1099-MISC. For example, payments to corporations generally do not require a 1099-MISC, except for medical and health care payments, and attorney fees. Also, land rental payments to real estate agents, and payments for hauling grain and livestock do not require Form 1099-MISC. In certain situations, purchase of materials and supplies are subject to 1099- MISC reporting. For example, when an independent contractor who is not also a dealer in supplies performs work and provides the materials, the entire payment must be recorded on Form 1099-MISC. If the payee normally deals in supplies, the payer reports only the payment for services rendered, but not the value of the materials. Farm and ranch-related expenses that do not require a 1099-MISC include feed, seed, fertilizer, chemicals, fuel, and other non-service items. Completion of Form 1099-MISC Form 1099-MISC requires reporting of nonemployee compensation including rent, royalties, commissions, fees, and other income. A completed form must include the payer and payee name, address, and tax identification number. An individual tax identification number is provided by the payee on a W-9 form (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf). If the payee fails to supply their social security number (or other identification number), the payer is required to withhold a federal income tax payment. Generally, payments reported on Form 1099-MISC are subject to self-employment taxes (Medicare and social security), but are not withheld by the payer. Other 1099 Forms Submitted Some farmers and ranchers are involved in transactions that require the submission of other 1099 forms. For example, borrowing money for business purposes when interest is paid requires the submission of Form 1099-INT. This is used to report more than $600 in interest paid by a borrower. Farmers and ranchers (as borrowers) may also be involved with the cancellation of debt. If so, Form 1099-C is used. When this occurs the debtor is required to report the cancelled debt as taxable income. For the person who forgave the debt, the principal and interest are tax deductible. Form 1099-MISC and other 1099 forms can be ordered from the IRS on the IRS website (http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/ continued on page b39

IRS 1099 forms for agriculture producers continued from page b38

Online-Ordering-for-Information-Returns-and-EmployerReturns). Any producer with questions concerning the submission of 1099 forms should consult with a competent tax advisor or attorney. 1099 Forms Received Farmers and ranchers also receive 1099 forms. For example, farmers and ranchers will receive a Form 1099-MISC if income was earned from custom work, rental payments, crop insurance proceeds, or other nonemployee compensation. Other 1099 forms that producers may receive include: • Form 1099-A reports proceeds from forfeiture of pledged crops to the CCC in full payment of a loan. • Form 1099-PATR reports taxable distributions received from cooperatives. • Form 1099-G reports certain payments from the federal government – such as CRP payments. • Form 1099-S reports proceeds from real estate transactions. For further information please see IRS Publication 225, Farmer’s Tax Guide (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p225. pdf). ##### Have you heard about the extreme seven-day diet? It made one weak.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

John Deere 50 backhoe, mounted on Case 1470 4x4 tractor........................................ $2500 4-horse/stock trailer, bumper pull, saddle compartment, low miles................................. $1800 Ditch Witch R-60 trencher, digs 5-ft. deep 8” wide, backfill blade, 4WD, almost new dirt chain............................................................................................................................ $3500 Triple side truck tire chains, 96” side of chain................................................................... $150 WANTED: 8.25x20 truck tire. Phone (406) 781-5234, Belt, Montana

Used Augers

41-7 Westfield J Series, 16 hp Briggs..$1600 65-10 Bazooka mechanical swing, customized...................................................$2000 61-10 Brandt mechanical drive, blue...$6500 71-13 Westfield MK series..................$7500 71-13 Westfield MK Plus series......$14,500 81-13 Westfield MK Plus series......$15,500

Early Bird Savings on new Westfield Augers Power Motors for Krause, Hardi, Westfield, Westgo, Mayrath and Lilliston/Melroe parts

41-7 J Series Westfield 16 hp electric start Briggs

$1600

Power Motors Implement – Fort Benton George Fultz 406-799-7459 gfultz49@gmail.com

Chic Harbine Sales 8360 Hwy 10 West Missoula, MT

2005 Kenworth T800B C15 Cat, 475 hp, 10 speed, KG 400 suspension, new tires, new paint..............$33,500

1993 Kenworth T800 N14 430 Cummins, 15 speed, new paint....$17,500

1999 International 4900 single axle tractor, DT530, 275 hp, Allison automatic, 10,000# front, 21,000# rear, 185,000 miles.......................$17,500

406-549-1047 or 544-0655

2-2000 Kenworth T800 475 Cat, 10 speed, 42” sleeper, 540,000 miles. Each......................................$29,500

1991 Kenworth T600, N14 Red Top Cummins, 15 speed, 3.70 ratio, air ride. 2 years on factory recondition.... .............................................$15,500

1994 Peterbilt 378 tri-axle dump trucks, N14 460 Cummins, 15 speed, 18,000# front axle, 46,000# 2 speed rear axles, 16-ft. dump box, plumbed................................$37,500

1987 Peterbilt 378 Big Cam III, 400 Cummins, 8LL transmission, Hendrickson suspension, 15-ft. box, plumbed................................$20,000

2002 Mack RD688 with E7 460 Mack, 18-speed, 14,000# front, 44,000# rears on Camel Back, 300,000 miles. .............................................$29,500

2008 Freightliner FLD120SD 515 Detroit, RTLO18913 transmission, 14,600# front, 46,000# rears, double differential lock, steerable lift axle, 240,000 miles.......................$47,500

2002 Western 48-ft. spread axle, flatbed convertible hopper bottom.. $17,500

JUST IN

1999 Kenworth T800H 475 Cat, 13 speed, 18,000# front, 46,000# rears, 605,000 miles. 1997 Peterbilt 379 3406E Cat, 10 speed, 240” wheelbase.

COMING IN

2003 Western Star winch tractor, ISX 500, 18 speed, 20,000# front, 46,000# rears with double lockers, steerable lift axle, double frame, tail rull, 100,000# Tulsa winch.

1999 Kenworth W900L N14 525 Cummins, 10 speed, 60” Aerodyne sleeper, aluminum cab guard with locking chain hangers and tool boxes....................................$26,500

1987 Peterbilt 359 dump truck, Big Cam IV 350, 9 speed, all aluminum wheels, 15-ft. box with hi-lift tailgate.. .............................................$19,500

1997 Peterbilt 378 with Series 60 Detroit, 13 speed, 60” mid-roof sleeper, all aluminum wheels........$24,500

1992 Landall 40-ft. tandem axle belly dump............................$13,500 1999 Williamson 4 axle pup with 18-ft. box, steerable air lift front axle. Good condition.....................$16,500

1999 Kenworth T800B C12 Cat, 430 hp, 13 speed, 14,600# front, 46,000# rears.....................................$27,500

1993 Kenworth T800 tractor with 425 Cat, 9 speed and 220” WB........ .............................................$17,500

2- 2004 Western Star 4900SB C15 Cat, 13 speed, 37,000 miles on inframe. Each..........................$29,500

Custom Built S/A booster......$5000

Check out our website:

www.chicharbineequipment.com

Many other construction trucks & trailers available.

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EQUIPMENT, STRAW FOR SALE

Cummins 855 engine with 10 speed transmission. Out of 1978 GMC. Runs good................................. $3000 1964 Chevrolet truck. For parts. 150 bales of wheat straw in round bales.......... $15/bale 150 bales of barley straw in round bales.......... $20/bale Phone Terry VandenBos, (406) 279-3405, Valier, MT

##### On June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin escaped from Alcatraz prison during the night. Despite one of the largest manhunts since the Lindbergh kidnapping, the trio were never found.

Cold stress and newborn calves

By Dr. Michelle Arnold, Large Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky When the weather is predicted to be bitterly cold, producers should take extra care of newborn calves to ensure their survival. A calf’s body temperature often falls below normal in extremely cold conditions due to a slow or difficult birth (dystocia) followed by delayed standing and nursing. Returning the calf’s core body temperature to normal (100° F for newborn calves) is of immediate concern then maintaining that core temperature is of secondary importance. If at all possible, bring close-up cows indoors to calve in a heavily bedded, clean pen. If calving outdoors, make sure there is dry, clean ground available for the cows to calve without a large amount of manure. If the cow calves outdoors, bring the calf in until warm and dry if the calf is showing signs of hypothermia or if there are no natural windbreaks available. There are two types of hypothermia: exposure (gradual) and immersion (acute). Exposure hypothermia is the steady loss of body heat in a cold environment through breathing, evaporation and lack of adequate hair coat, body flesh or weather protection. This type of hypothermia affects all classes of livestock but particularly affects young, old and thin animals. Immersion hypothermia is the rapid loss of body heat due to a wet, saturated hair coat in a cold environment. Immersion hypothermia often occurs after the birthing process because the calf is born soaked with uterine fluids. Other causes of immersion hypothermia of young calves may include being born in deep snow or on wet ground, falling into a creek or being saturated from heavy rains followed by chilling winds. Signs of Hypothermia Faced with a cold environment, the body defends itself in two ways: shivering, to increase muscle heat production, and blood shunting, to reduce heat loss by diverting blood flow away from the body extremities to the body core. Mild hypothermia occurs as the body’s core temperature drops below normal (approximately 100° F. for beef calves). In the early stages, vigorous shivering is usually accompanied by increased pulse and breathing rates. Cold nostrils and pale, cold hooves are early signs that blood is being shunted away from the body’s extremities. In the case of newborn calves, severe shivering may interfere with its ability to stand and suckle. Erratic behavior, confusion and a clumsy gait, are all signs of mild hypothermia. Producers often refer to these as “dummy” calves. Severe hypothermia results as the body temperature drops below 94° F. Shunting of blood continues, manifesting as cold and pale nostrils and hooves. Paleness is due to poor oxygenation of the tissues near the body surface. Decreased blood circulation in the muscles of extremities results in a buildup of acid metabolites (waste products). After the shivering stops, it is replaced by muscle rigidity. The pulse and respiration rates begin to slow as the body core cools to 88° F. Below core temperature of 94° F. , the vital organs are beginning to get cold. As the brain cools, brain cell metabolism slows, resulting in impaired brain function. The level of consciousness deteriorates to eventual unconsciousness. Below 86° F., signs of life are very difficult to detect and the calf may be mistaken for dead. The pupils of the eyes will be dilated and fixed. The pulse may be undetectable. Occasional gasps of respiration at a rate as low as four or five per minute may be the only clue that the calf is still alive. Heart failure is often the actual cause of death. Treatment of Hypothermia The two most important factors in calf survival are warmth and colostrum. Before giving colostrum, a chilled calf first needs to be warmed as these newborns are typically too weak to suckle. Karo syrup (dark is preferred) delivered by mouth to a weak calf is a quick source of readily available energy and is rapidly absorbed through the mucosa in the mouth into the bloodstream. Effective methods to warm a calf include: 1. Floor board heaters of pickup trucks. 2. Submersion of wet calves in a warm bath-you must support the calf to prevent drowning. The water should be gradually warmed to 100° F and will need to be changed to keep it at that temperature. 3. Placing calves next to the heater in the house and/or using a blow dryer to dry and warm the hair coat. Never leave calves unattended next to a portable space heater. 4. Placing the calf under a heat lamp-be careful to cover the lamp with a screen so the calf will not get burned as it becomes more active. 5. Warm blankets-These should not be so hot that they can cause skin burns. Change the blankets as needed to maintain continued on page b41

##### “I have a friend that serves as a sort of surrogate Grammy to my kids,” said a mom. “One day something came up and I desperately needed a babysitter, so I asked her to watch my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. I hated to do that, since Grammy was having some remodeling done on her house. When I returned a few hours later, I found Grammy and her whole wrecking crew sitting at her table enjoying their cookies, with their hair pinned and pony-tailed, beards braided, and my little girl directing the tea party. They were all loving it.” ##### Chocolate, coffee, men. Some things are just better rich.

Reserve Champion Balancer bull at NILE Gelbvieh/Balancer Show was Iron Horse. Shown by Trevor Carlisle, Redmond, Utah. Sire: CK Crazy Horse 138P. Judge for the Gelbvieh/Balancer Show at NILE was Bruce Kiesewetter of Letts, Iowa.

New

Complete feed system with the Patented Feed Chopper™ & “Metered Grain Insertion System™” • Place processed feed in a windrow in the field. • Place processed feed in a bunk. • Spread bedding bales up to 50 feet for an even and lofty spread. • Process one bale while carrying another on the forks. • Loading a bale is a one person job from the tractor cab. • Unrolls and processes round bales with PTO-powered flails. This process blows away mold, dust and mildew. Feed is more palatable and reduces lung and digestive problems in cattle.

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##### One of Taiwan’s most successful theme restaurant chains is Modern Toilet, where customers sit on commodes and enjoy chocolate ice cream and curry chicken served in dishes shaped like small tiolets to resemble feces. ##### Corn is the primary food for the animals we eat; and it’s used to make high-fructose corn syrup, the most prevalent, cheapest and, some believe, most hazardous of all sweeteners.

##### In medieval England, women were punished with the ducking stool, a dangling seat on a rope used to drop them into water. The shock of the cold water and the length of the ducking were often enough to kill. ##### The small but venomouse saw-scaled viper causes more deaths in North Africa and the Middle East than any other snake. When attacked, it can hurl its body at an aggressor and bite quickly. ##### Boxers and participants in violent team sports often suffer very high incidence of permanent injuries, disabilities, alcoholism, drug abuse, obesity, and heart problems.

CFR650 Round Bale Processors

Cold stress and newborn calves a consistent temperature and not allow the calf to cool off. 6. Hot box or warming box-the temperature should not be so high that burns could result. Some type of venting is necessary to prevent buildup of carbon monoxide and moisture. Air movement is also important to ensure thorough warming of the calf and prevent hot spots in a warming box. 7. Warm IV fluids may be administered by a veterinarian. Once the calf has been warmed, provide colostrum and maintain body temperature. Colostrum is a concentrated source of protein, vitamins, minerals and energy and also contains antibodies to diseases or vaccines that the dam has been exposed to. If the calf is unwilling to suck, use of an esophageal feeder is recommended to deliver colostrum. If it is not possible to milk the dam, commercial powdered colostrum replacement products are available. Calves should be fed colostrum as soon as possible after the suckle reflex has returned-generally within the first 6 hours after birth but ideally within 1-2 hours after birth. Once the calf is warm and fed, move it back to its mother. It is important that they have a place to get out of the wind; a draft free place to go during extreme wind chill days/nights. Other Tips on Dealing with Livestock in Extreme Cold: Water is critical. Livestock need water to maintain their health and immune system. Lactating animals have a higher need for water than young stock and mammals in their dry period. Livestock will reduce their consumption of feed and produce less milk if they don’t have water available. Check your water source several times a day. It’s vital for the health and production of your animals. In addition, consumption of salt without water available can result in salt poisoning which often results in death of the animal. Cold temperatures will increase maintenance energy needs. Producers either need to increase their animals’ feed intake or increase the energy density of the diet by feeding higher quality hay or adding grain to the ration. Consider separating younger and thinner animals that may not have the same internal insulation as conditioned older animals and supplement them accordingly or offer them higher quality forage if available. Take care of yourself too. Keep an extra set of clothes and a blanket in your truck. If you get wet while doing chores, being able to change into dry clothes quickly could be the difference between finishing chores with just a nuisance - or getting hypothermia. An extra pair of dry boots is a great plan too. Let someone know when you are going out and always take a cell phone in the event of an emergency. If you get into trouble, then you can’t be the caregiver of your livestock that you want to be.

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Hoven Equipment

406-727-7153 4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT www.hovenequipment.com

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New MORRIS 1400 & 900 Hay Hikers Haying operations must be efficient in the face of rising costs. Morris Industries has become an industry leader in round bale systems. The proven ProAg Hay Hiker turns round bale loading and unloading into a fast, easy, one-person operation, saving you time, money and labor. Up to eighteen bales can be picked on the go, in a single pass, and unloaded without ever having to leave your tractor cab. The ProAg 900 and the larger capacity ProAg 1400 Hay Hikers deliver superior performance and value.

New Morris Contour ll air drill The independent contour opener features a parallel linkage for ultra-precise seed and fertilizer placement. Place seed and fertilizer accurately for faster, more even germination. Each opener follows the contour of the ground, even on hills, while adjustable packing pressure lets you pull through damp spots.

Hoven Equipment

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New Deltatrack Available in 450-hp, 500-hp, and 550-hp.

New 406-727-7153

280 MFWD

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

3-point, PTO, 280 engine hp.

New 190 MFWD

Hoven Equipment

3-point, PTO, 190 engine hp., loader, grapple 406-727-7153

USED SPRAYERS

USED AIR DRILL

Spra-Coupe 7650 self-propelled, 80-ft. booms, Bourgault 5925 52-ft. disc drill, 6280 tank....... 725 gallon tank............................... $85,500 ......................................................$249,900 Melroe 4450 Spra-Coupe, 80-ft. booms, 400 gallon tank...................................... $69,900 Summers suspended boom............... $34,900 1986 Dodge 4x4 with Horvick sprayer... $9600

New J&M 375 Speed tender

4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT

Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

NEW Vermeer BPX9000 Bale processors reduce waste and increase palatability for your herd. Simple, durable, versatile – the all-new BPX9000 from Vermeer combines the things you want and need in a bale processor. The easy to operate machine is built tough, produces even, consistent feed with minimal maintenance, and the optional large square bale kit offers the versatility you need. Blow away dust and mold from the bale and feed evenly into a bunk or spread up to 40’. The BPX9000 is built to do the job with the Vermeer quality you expect.

USED PROCESSORS 2-Brandt VSF round/square processors. Each was $11,900.......................... Now $11,400 Rem 3600R bale processor. Was $11,900...... .............................................. Now $11,400

Haybuster 256 Plus II pull-type. Was $10,500................................. Now $10,000 2-Highline 6600 round bale processor. Each.. ..........................................................$6500 “Our service sets us apart”

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

www.hovenequipment.com

IN STOCK

CONSIGNMENTS

Steiger 335 articulated 4WD, duals....$137,610 John Deere 8760 4WD tractor with 3-pt., no PTO................................................. $57,000 John Deere 410 tractor with backhoe attachment................................................ $12,900 Forklift................................................. $11,900 John Deere 7700 combine.................. $10,000 White header, 15-ft..................................CALL Massey-Ferguson 8570 combine, 30-ft. header, pickup header.................................. $39,000 Versatile 400 swather with 21-ft. header..$6000 Brandt QF1500 sprayer.......................... $8900 Brandt 90-ft. trailer sprayer..................... $8500 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 1500 gallon tank, 120ft. booms.......................................... $12,000 Flexi-Coil System 65 100-ft. booms, 1000 gallon tank, 3 body nozzles, 6 valves, no controller............................................ $5900 Bean sprayer, 300 gallon, 100-ft. hose reel.$1250 1116 BF adapter conditioner fits 9030 bidirectional................................................... $2000 Flexi-Coil 3400 60-ft. air drill with 12” spacing, 7500 tank......................................... $75,000 Morris Maxum 49-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, double shoot, 7300 tow behind tank.$49,900 Case IH RBX562 round baler, twine... $12,900 Westgo 8x31 PTO drive auger............... $2250 GT 8x40 grain auger, PTO drive............... $990 1965 Dodge truck with hoist, V-8, 5 speed transmission....................................... $1900 Donahue 812-29 expandable 29-ft. trailer........ ........................................................ $13,900 1996 Eagle tandem dually pintle hitch flatbed, 6-ft. beavertail..................................... $6000 Danuser J20/80 3-pt. digger................... $2000

NEW Demco

2009 Bourgault 3310 PHD 55-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, single shoot, L6450 tow between tank, 3-tank metering.....................$190,000 New Holland SD440 air seeder, 57-ft., 12” spacing............................................$74,900 Morris Maxim II 49-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 7300 tow between tank............................$65,000

ROUND BALERS

Case IH RBX562 with net/twine.........$18,900 New Holland BR780A round baler....$13,900 New Holland 664 with net/twine.........$11,000 Hesston 5556A with mesh wrap........$29,000 Hesston 5556A twine only.................$22,000 Hesston 956A round baler coming in... CALL Hesston 565A round baler....................$6900 Vermeer 604M round baler.................$16,000

SQUARE BALER

Case IH LBX432 3x4 square baler with cutter...................................................$73,900 Case IH 8590 4x4 big square baler....$32,900 Massey-Ferguson 2170 3x4 big square baler................................................$79,900 Massey-Ferguson 2170 3x4, cutter... $62,900 Hesston 7434 3x4 square baler.........$62,900 John Deere 348 14x18 square baler..$15,900

Lee Manufacturing

500 & 1000 gallon fuel tanks

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT

New Holland 1032 pull type balewagon..$6900

New Augers IN STOCK

1050 bushel grain carts

10x70 13x70 13x85

IN STOCK 406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT Used Bobcat 435 ZHS excavator......... $29,900

Bobcat 743 skid steer with bucket.......... $8000

Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

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3320 Paralink Hoe Drill

We’ve Got Your Field Covered No two farming operations are the same. The Bourgault 3320 PHD™ is available in three different configurations to make sure you have the best options available.

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

NEW Massey Ferguson® 6600 Series Tractors Made to fit your farm like a WORK glove.

100 - 125 PTO hp Three models will be available, each offering multiple configurations and options to tailor the machine to the exact needs of the customer and the job at hand. The entire line-up will boast an EPA Tier 4i compliant 4-cylinder engine from AGCO Power, and will range from 130 to 150 engine HP (100 to 125 PTO HP). All machines come standard with 4wd and cab, and customers will have a choice of Dyna-4, Dyna-6 and Dyna-VT transmissions.

7600 & 8600 Series Also IN STOCK

New

Massey Ferguson Hesston 2270 Big Square Baler

Setting new standards in performance and capacity. Built on Hesston’s 35 years of big baler innovations. For the 2014 season, Massey Ferguson is pleased to announce the launch of the new MF 2200 series of large square balers. The new balers introduce a new set of features: • Separate pre-compression chamber separates you from windrow size worries, • Auto bale density control means no surprises, • Easy access points compress service time, just like bales.

USED TRACTORS, CRAWLERS

Versatile 450 4WD with PTO............... $297,000 2-Challenger 575B tractors, no loaders. Each... . ...................................................... $104,900 New Holland TC330 compact tractor with belly mower................................................ $13,900 Case 310 tractor with loader..................... $2500 Cat D4 crawler with dozer......................... $6900

USED MISCELLANEOUS

Challenger BA4 3x4 bale acumulator....$6900 Woods 3-pt. backhoe..............................$6500 Woods DS120 10-ft., 3-pt. rotary mower..$5900 WW 2-horse bumper pull horse trailer....$2900 International 20-ft. disc..........................$2590

Now Accepting WASTE OIL

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

USED WINDROWERS

Massey-Ferguson Hesston 9435 with 14-ft. sickle & 36-ft. sickle headers......... $97,000 MacDon 9352 windrower, 14-ft. 922 sickle header.............................................. $45,900 MacDon 9300 windrower with 960 30-ft. header, pickup reel........................................ $39,000 Hesston 9260 rotary windrower........... $64,900 Hesston 8110S windrower with 14-ft. & 25-ft. header.............................................. $34,900 2-Hesston 8450 with 14-ft. header. Each....... ...................................................... $30,000 New Holland HW340 rotary header..$59,000 International 5000 windrower with 25-ft. draper header................................................. $9900 Hesston 1170 pull-type hydro swing....... $8900 Case IH 8370 hydro-swing...................... $7900 John Deere 955 rotary disc.............. $14,000 John Deere 945 rotary disc MoCo....... $12,900 John Deere 945 14-ft. rotary disc MoCo.$13,900 John Deere 930 10-ft. pull type rotary disc mower.................................................. $4900

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4181 North Park Trail, Great Falls, MT Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

NEW M205 windrower Windrowing technology takes another leap forward How do you improve a machine that has set industry benchmarks for speed and productivity? The answer is you focus on pushing the boundaries even further; things like giving every model a horsepower boost, improving operator comfort with an all-new suspension system and boosting infield performance with an upgraded header drive. What you won’t find changed are the things operators loved, such as intuitive controls, easier maintenance and the exclusive Dual Direction® technology that permits faster travel to and from the field at road speeds up to 23 MPH.

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MK 13x81..............................................$18,000 Farm King 8x36 with mover.....................$9150 Farm King 10x31 auger...........................$3499 Farm King 10x80 swing hopper............$10,900 Farm King 13x70 swing hopper. Like new.......... ..........................................................$15,900 Farm King 13x70 auger with mover......$10,900 Westfield J Series belt drive PTO............$3500 Westfield MK flex 13x71 auger.............$22,900 Westfield 13x70 swing auger...................$9900 Westfield MK 10x70 swing hopper..........$5500

Westfield 7x31 with 16-hp Briggs engine..$2120 GT 8x41 belt drive, PTO auger.................$1200 Brandt 8x35, bin sweep, 25-hp engine.....$6500 Sakundiak 6x33 auger, B&S engine........$1500

USED COMBINES

Massey-Ferguson 9895 with FD70 45-ft. MacDon header.................................... $278,000 Gleaner R65 combine....................... $144,900 Gleaner R72........................................ $39,000 Gleaner L3 combine............................ $14,900 Gleaner N6 combine.............................. $9900

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4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

Gleaner 4200 pickup header..............$14,900 1996 MacDon 920 14-ft. hay header..$14,000 3-Gleaner 15-ft. N-series pickup headers with Victory 7 or 8 belt attachment. Each.$5900 30-ft. bat reel off 8570 header.................$799

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Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page B44

The deadline for advertising for the March issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be February 28.

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5x10 Dump Trailer, 7000 lb. GVW, Threeway Gate, Ramps, Tarp Kit, Dbl axle...........................$4,050 8x14 Double Axle, 14,000 GVW, Scissors Lift, Bumper Pull, Roll-Up Tarp..................................$6,850 6’8”x14’ Double Axle, 14,000 GVW, Scissors Lift, Bumper Pull, Roll-Up Tarp...........................$6,850 8’x14’ Double Axle, 14,000 GVW, Scissors Lift, Gooseneck.........................................................$7,650 6’8”x14’ Double Axle, 14,000 GVW, Scissors Lift, Gooseneck, Roll-Up Tarp..............................$7,650 16’ Triple Axle, 21,000 GVW, Scissors Lift, Ramps, Tarp & Roller...............................................$8,550

6x12 Single Wheel, 3,500 lbs GVW, Double Doors........... $3,300 7x14 Double Axle, 7,000 lbs GVW................................... $5,150 7x16 Double Axle, 7,000 lbs GVW.................................... $5350

BeefTalk: Bulls and cold are not a good mix

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service Having had to break into the office door because the lock was frozen shut reminded me that not all things work well in the cold. Those that have experienced cold firsthand do not need to be reminded. For others that can skirt the harshness of winter, in this case early winter, one only needs to take a short walk to be reminded. Simple things, such as trying to open car doors or trying to straighten out a set of jumper cables to start a car, are reminders. Experiencing slow, cold and clumsy fingers, dropping car keys in the snow or having to take off gloves to pick up the keys literally sends one into despair. Even to the point of thinking: Maybe I will just pick up the keys next spring. Anyway, it is cold. It is very cold and it has been very, very cold. The weather people tell us that the wind chill index recently reached well past minus 40 degrees. Walking across an open stretch of space, the sharp pains of cold air attach to one’s face like daggers, so one cannot help but wonder about the cattle and other outdoor critters. In reality, animals are much better prepared for the cold than we are. To some extent, cold is not even a concern for those that are adapted and prepared. Suitable hair coats have been grown and provide excellent body insulation provided the environment is dry. For cattle producers, much of the attention involves making sure the cattle are dry and well fed. Cattle generate heat as they digest their food, which is needed during the winter by cows and calves. Cows and calves get along quite well, gathering heat from the herd, while bedding down in a well-bedded and protected area. Cattle can generate a lot of heat. When necessary, cattle will lie down and make every effort to get out of the wind. Come morning, the cows will get up, get a good drink of water, find hay and eat and then spend the rest of the day lounging and chewing their cud. On the other hand, calves need more protection from the wind but, given dry bedding and good feed, they will do very well. The challenge is more on the producer because getting feed out, proper bedding and keeping water lines open are a struggle. At the days end, remarkably, the work gets done. However, if there is an oversight, it will more than likely be in the bull pen. The bulls often are separated from the main herd and do not gain the benefit of the herd environment when it comes to survival. Often they are more individualistic and not up to cuddling to keep warm. They seem to survive but are at risk in cold weather. The most reported issue is a frozen scrotum. The situation is not that uncommon but certainly a crisis for the bull. The scrotum is specifically designed to allow heat out of the body and away from the testicles. The bull will not tolerate these cold temperatures without good bedding and wind protection. Bulls exposed to the elements, in this case wind and cold, could be neutered by morning. In severe cases, any frozen testicles means the bull is of no use. Fortunately, the testis proper generally does not freeze and the damage usually is limited to the scrotum. In such cases, check your bulls for scrotal swelling, followed by sloughing of dead skin. The heat of the inflamed scrotum actually damages the sperm producing and storage capacity of the bull’s reproductive system, which usually means the bull will be infertile for a couple of months. Needless to say, all bulls should have a breeding soundness exam. Have those bulls tested in late March or early April while there still are plenty of bull sales to shop for replacements. As a side note, are you feeding your bulls? We spend so much time talking about the cows that often the poor bulls get left out in the cold, literally. Granted, bulls can get big, with some adding 300 pounds a year. However, stunting their growth and then expecting them to be fertile in the spring is not realistic bull management. A quick check of the dry matter intake tables shows that larger, mature bulls should be eating 40 to 50-plus pounds of dry matter. As the bull adds weight, his daily continued on Page B45

BeefTalk: Bulls and cold are not a good mix continued from Page B44

Stacking Up!

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page B45

The batter used to make pancakes is almost exactly the same as the batter used to make regular cakes. The pancake batter is just a little thinner. Pancakes have become so popular, that people don’t just eat them for breakfast anymore. Many people like to eat pancakes for dinner! On Pancake Day in Newfoundland (the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of lent), items are placed in the pancake batter before it is cooked to foretell the future for family members. If a boy received an item for a trade, it meant he would enter that trade. If a girl received an item for a trade, it meant she would marry a person from that trade.

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feed delivered easily could exceed 60 to 70 pounds of forage, depending on feeding method. The pounds will be even greater if you are giving the bulls wetter feeds. Add it up and make sure your bulls are bedded well, out of the wind and getting the right amount of a balanced ration for proper maintenance and growth. Check with your local nutritionist. Enjoy the cold because it’s going to be a long winter. May you find all your ear tags. For more information, contact Ringwall at 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601, or go to http://www.ag.ndsu. edu/news/columns/beeftalk/.

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1980 Ford Service/Fuel Truck, 429 gas, 5 speed and 2 speed rearend, fuel tanks, PTO driven fuel pump, air compressor with Honda motor, air operated lube pump. Sell complete or parts.

Aluminum Gravel Box

16-ft., head lift hoist..............$2900

6-Tri-Pac APU Each...........$1500

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2000 Kenworth W900L Cummins N14, 13 speed 2007 Kenworth T600 Cummins ISX, 10 speed. 1988 Freightliner FLD120 Big Cam IV, 350 hp, 9 speed, Low-Pro 24.5 tires. Sell complete or for parts, runs and drives, have headlights to fix hood.............. $4500 1984 GMC 7000 366 engine, 5+2 transmission, 9.00x20 tires on Budd’s. Parts only.

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TRAILER SUSPENSIONS

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ENGINES

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(3) 102” Tandem Axle, air ride suspension. Each.................................. $2500 102” Tandem Axle spring suspension, 22.5 Dayton hubs. Each.............. $500

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Differentials

Great Dane 53-ft. dry van, needs repair on drivers side. Box only...................... $3250 (2) 96” wide trailer axles, 10 hole Budds Each.................................................... $450

Cat C15 6NZ, 550-hp Cat C15 Acert, 475-hp Cat C12 Cat C10 2-Cummins N14 Celect+

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Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page B46

Understanding the effects of cold stress on beef cattle

By Warren Rusche, South Dakota State University Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist Most beef producers understand that when the to determine the effective temperature. In Table 1 you temperature the cattle experience. Any kind of availweather gets colder their cows need more energy to can see wind speed can dramatically lower the effective able protection, whether natural or man-made, can be maintain their body condition. The questions are when very valuable in reducing the amount of wind chill. do cows start experiencing cold stress and then how The second consideration is just exactly when does a much more energy do they need? cow begin to feel cold stress? The point of cold stress, When we’re considering cold stress, we need to facor lower critical temperature, depends in large part on tor in both the actual temperature and the wind speed the amount of insulation provided by the hair coat. As shown in Table 2, that insulation value changes depending on the thickness of the haircoat and whether it is dry or wet.

Table 1. Wind Chill Temperature Fº

Table 2. Lower Critical Temperatures for Beef Cattle

3rd annual

Table 3. Daily Dry Matter Intake of Beef Cows Based on Temperatures As a general rule, for every degree that the effective temperature is below the lower critical temperature, the cow’s energy needs increase by 1 percent. For instance if the effective temperature is 17 degrees F., the energy needs of a cow with a dry winter coat are about 15% higher than they would be under more moderate conditions. That energy requirement jumps up to about 40% higher under those conditions if the hair coat is completely wet or matted down with mud. One of the ways that the cow responds to cold stress is by increasing voluntary feed intake. The animal’s entire metabolism system increases in activity. Also, the passage rate of roughages through the rumen and digestive tract increases. These changes trigger an increase in the cow’s appetite and voluntary intake. Some observed changes in intake based on temperature are shown in the Table 3. There are some management considerations that we need to keep in mind regarding changes in feed intake in response to cold stress and the cow’s need for more energy. Make sure that water is available. If water available is restricted, feed intake will be reduced. If the feed availability is limited either by snow cover or access to hay feeders, the cattle may not have the opportunity to eat as much as their appetite would dictate. Be careful providing larger amounts of high concentrate feeds. Rapid diet changes could cause significant digestive upsets. It’s important to remember that cattle can adapt to short term weather changes relatively well without a significant impact on performance. A cow can deal with a few cold, miserable days without suffering long-term effects. However, ignoring the energy costs of long-term cold stress greatly increases the risk of problems down the road during calving and subsequent re-breeding performance. Any steps that we can take to lower the cold stress the cows have to contend with, such as providing wind and weather protection, help reduce her maintenance requirements.

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Black Angus Bull Sale

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at Sutherlin Farms Feedlot Facility Stevensville, MT Lunch at noon - Sale starts at 1:00 p.m.

Bulls from EXCITING NEW sires, such as Soo Line Motive and Exar Upshot. Also including the tried and true genetics of such sires as Net Worth, Windy, and Upward - Just to name a few! Bulls bred for balance, growth, performance, longevity and phenotype. 3C Cattle Company Chad and Lacey Sutherlin

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Come see the bulls, or their dams, anytime. Chad: 406-360-1875, Shelley: 406-240-4879, Lance: 406-240-1575 or Lacey: 406-544-0043

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page B47

USED 4WD TRACTORS

2012 Case IH 500HD 4WD.................................................CALL

USED COMBINE INVENTORY & HEADERS

Case IH 8120 538 rotor hours, 600 monitor, 900/60R32 drive, yield/moisture, chopper, HID stadium lighting......... $270,000 2012 Case IH 7230 luxury cab, rock trap, long auger, chopper, power mirrors, HID lighting, yield/moisture logging..$307,000 2011 Case IH 7120 luxury cab, rock trap, long auger, chopper, HID lighting, yield/moisture logging......................... $282,000 2011 Case IH 7120 600 rotor hours, luxury cab, 900/60R32 R1 drive, rock trap, chopper, yield/moisture, 600 monitor............ . ................................................................................ $272,000

2011 Case IH 7120 586 rotor hours, rock trap, long unload auger, chopper, monitor, yield/moisture............................. $262,000 2009 Case IH 7120 Pro 600 monitor, chopper, long auger, 780 hours........................................................................ $235,000 1989 Case IH 1660 24.5x32 tires, reverser, 3400 hours.$18,000 Case IH 1020 flex header with regular reel and Crary air reel, transport trailer.......................................................... $16,000

USED MISCELLANEOUS

3-2012 Case 8230’s COMING IN 2-2011 Case IH 550 Quad Trac, low hours, one with PTO, loaded........................................................................JUST IN

luxury cab, chopper, long auger. CALL FOR DETAILS Case IH STX480 Quad Trac, luxury cab, powershift, 4 remotes, hi-capacity pump, 1900 hours................................. $248,000 Case IH 9280 4WD, 12 speed Synchro, 4 remotes, 20.8x42 triples......................................................................... $65,000

2010 Case 445S3 skid steer, cab with air, heat, radio, heated air ride seat, electric connector, hi-flow, 183 hours........ $42,000 Case IH 445S3 skid steer, cab with air and heat, air ride seat, hi-flow, radio, 500 hours............................................ $42,000 2007 Case IH 445CT track loader with 74” bucket, loaded with options....................................................................... $38,000

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USED SPRAYERS

New Holland SF115 suspended boom, 90-ft. booms with screens, 1500 gallon tank........................................................ $38,000 New Holland SF115 wheel boom, 134-ft. boom, hydraulic fold, variable rate, electronic end jets, hydaulic pump....... $22,000

Brent Avalanche 1084 1000 bushel grain cart, 520/85R38 duals, roll tarp....................................................................... $39,995 Brandt 20” drive over conveyor grain deck..................... $12,900 Alloway 10”x70-ft. swing auger, hanger bearings, 540 PTO....... . ..................................................................................... $6500 Bourgault 3710 60-ft. double shoot, 6700ST tow behind cart with conveyor........................................................... $360,000 2011 Case IH PH800 Precision 70-ft. fold back drill, 12” spacing, 2011 Case IH Magnum 235 with LX790 loader, luxury positive 430 bushel tow between cart................................... $169,000 response seat, Navll with 262 receiver, leather, 540/1000/13/8” Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 12” spacing heavy shank, 51/2” rubber PTO, 515 hours....................................................... $181,000 packers, stealth openers, 2340 tow behind, 2320 tow behind. Case IH 7120 MFD with 710 loader, 20.38/85R38-16.9R28, .................................................................................. $55,000 7324 hours................................................................ $46,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., double shoot, Dutch carbon knives, 3” steel Case 4490 4WD, good tires, power shift, 180 hp., 5400 hours... packers, 2320 tow between....................................... $38,000 .................................................................................. $15,500

USED TRACTORS

Brandt QF 2500 wheel boom sprayer, 100-ft. boom, Auto rate, mix fill, end nozzle kit................................................ $12,000

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2009 Case IH 564 round baler, 4800 bales, wide pickup, stuffer feeder, 1 piece wind guard, twine only....................... $18,000 2007 John Deere 568 round baler, MegaWide pickup, net/ twine.......................................................................... $25,000 Agco Hesston 856 round baler...................................... $12,000

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Trader’s Dispatch, February 2014 — Page B48

The Futures Hedge (Short Hedge)

by Mark B. Major, MSU Teton County Extension Agent, and Alan May, South Dakota State University Extension Grain Marketing Specialist

The futures (short) hedge is a pricing method deducted from the futures price to arrive at a locally in which a producer of spring wheat and winter offered cash price. wheat can establish a futures price for the specific Basis has seasonal patterns that can be used to commodity prior to the actual delivery. This method develop strategies for selling or holding grain. If locks in the futures price for grain to be delivered the producer knows the historical seasonal pattern at a later date. This strategy accomplishes the same for basis in his area, they will be able to estimate thing as a cash forward contract by establishing what basis might be at harvest or other times of the a price prior to delivery, but it does have some year. Having a sound understanding of basis will advantages and disadvantages to consider. This help them evaluate any hedging strategy utilizing strategy involves the sale of a futures contract futures or options. It is also important in evaluating through a commodity futures exchange using a cash forward contracts, minimum price contracts, commodities broker. and hedge to arrive contracts, as well as evaluatBy selling a futures contract, the producer prom- ing cash prices offered at any given point in time ises to do one of two things to fulfill the obligations during the year. of the contract. Before the contract expires, the What are the benefits of a futures (short) seller must off-set the initial futures contract sale hedge? by either delivering the grain to a specific delivery By locking in the futures price on the futures point or by simply buying back the contract. When market, downside price risk is eliminated. If basis this off-setting contract purchase is made, the improves to a level that was not expected, the producer is then able to sell the grain at any local producer can profit from this basis improvement elevator of his choice. because the actual cash price is better than exThere are two basic principles that must be un- pected when the hedge was placed. There is also derstood when using a futures hedge to establish no contract obligation to deliver grain to a local a selling price prior to actual delivery of grain. elevator, so if crop loss occurs and they are unable The first principle is that of “margin”. The second to produce any bushels, the producer simply buys principle is “basis”. back the contract at a profit or a loss on the futures Margin: Using winter wheat as an example, a board. Short hedges are easy to enter and exit since wheat producer can establish a price for new crop producers are working with a broker who handles wheat prior to harvest by selling a Kansas City all the transactions through the futures exchange. Board of Trade September winter wheat futures What are the disadvantages of a futures contract through a commodities brokerage firm. (short) hedge? Prior to making this sale, the wheat producer must By locking in the futures price with a hedge, the establish an account with a brokerage firm. The producer has eliminated the risk of price change, producer will provide the firm with some basic higher or lower. Although they locked in a floor financial information and will be required to deposit price to protect against lower prices, they have funds (margin) with the firm. These funds are used also locked in a ceiling price. The producer’s risk to cover adverse moves in the contract price. The is now basis risk - the risk that the basis will be margin amount that must be maintained at all times different than estimated. The producer also has is set by the brokerage firm but is subject to the margin risk so they must have sufficient funds to minimums required by the particular exchange (in make all margin calls. The contract size may not this case, the Kansas City Board of Trade) where be flexible enough for some grain producers. A the commodity is traded. futures contract requires the commitment of 5,000 After the producer sells a September wheat fu- bushels per contract so producers must be prepared to commit that amount to tures contract, what happens one pricing strategy. to the margin account if the When would you futures price changes? If a Futures Price typically use a futures price change in the September +/- Basis (short) hedge? wheat contract occurs that Transaction Costs A short hedge is typiresults in a loss in the produc= Local Cash Price cally used when price er’s position from one day to levels offered prior to harthe next, funds will be withvest, for example, allow drawn from that producer’s account to cover the loss. If the loss is sufficient to the grain producer to achieve his price objectives. draw the account below the minimum amount of Some producers may use a short hedge because cash required in the account, the producer receives there is no delivery requirement to a local grain a margin call to bring the account back up to the elevator as would be the case with a cash forward minimum dollar amount required by the grain contract. Some will use a hedge because of the hope exchange. However, if the price change results in for basis improvement by harvest. How does a futures (short) hedge work? gains in the wheat producer’s futures position, the Let’s use the following example: Assume you gain will be credited to the producer’s account. Although the wheat producer can withdraw gains are a winter wheat grower who wants to establish from this account at any time, gains are typically a price in early April for the wheat you will harvest left in the account until the contract is closed by in August. For this example, we will assume harvest will be completed on August 15th. an off-setting trade. You decide to sell a September winter wheat Basis: Basis is defined as the cash price minus the futures price. Basis can be calculated by sub- futures contract on the Kansas City Board of Trade tracting the daily closing futures price of the nearby valued at $6.00 per bushel on April 1. Historically, grain futures contract from the daily cash price of your local harvest time basis for wheat averages that same grain commodity. This is called the near 50 (50 cents under the harvest time value of Septerm basis. Since cash grain prices in Montana are tember wheat futures). As a result, your expected typically lower than futures prices, Montana basis harvest cash price is: is usually a negative number. Basis can also be cal$6.00 (Sept. future) culated by subtracting a specific contract month’s - .50 (est. harvest basis) price from the local daily cash price. This process - .05 (transaction cost) illustrates how basis changes over time. = $5.45/bu. Basis is an estimate of storage costs, transportaRegardless of the value of September wheat tion costs, profit margins for sellers, and quality variations from those listed in the futures contract your expected $5.45 harvest time cash price is if specifications. However, specific local supply and the actual harvest time basis is different than the demand conditions can also impact basis. The costs - 50 you anticipated on April 1st. Three harvest listed in the examples on the following pages are price scenarios are shown below. Prices in these

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Ditch Witch 5700 DD trencher backhoe, 7-ft. trencher attachment, 8” wide digging chain, A522 backhoe, 1717 actual hours, with Ditch Witch trailer. Very good condition.$16,650 2006 Ingersoll Rand SD45DTF roller, 60” wide, smooth drum, pad foot kit, low hours............................................$35,000 2001 Ingersoll Rand DD14 double drum roller, low hours, municiple owner. Good clean machine............................... $9900 2008 Bomag BW124DH-3 roller, smooth drum, new tires. Only 1000 hours!.............................................................$26,000 2002 Bobcat S250 skidsteer, cab, heat, 2 speed, 2500 lb capacity, 2300 hours. Good clean and tight machine!.......$26,650 2003 Gehl 5635SXT Series II skidsteer, 2100 lb lift capacity, new tires, only 1300 hours. Clean and strong unit..........$19,000

2004 New Holland LB90 backhoe loader, 4WD, extend-a-hoe, great tires, auxiliary hydraulics to the rear, cab and heat, 4150 hours. Nice backhoe!!..............................................$33,900

More Skidsteers Coming In All The Time!

Wacker RT trench compactor, remote control. Completely serviced and checked by the dealer. Work Ready!........ $7700 Sweepster 10-ft. broom for Cat................................................ $6500 Snow/ Light Material Buckets (2) 7-ft. Each.......................... $1500 Skidsteer heavy duty 60” brush grapples................................ $1100 Heavy duty skidsteer pallet fork attachments...........................$650 More attachments coming in all the time! Please call and let us know what you might need.

2007 Eager Beaver 20XPT 40,000 lb tandem axle beaver tail trailer. Like new!!! Very nice and ready to roll!...... $13,850

2000 Case 580SL Series 2 backhoe loader, 4WD, extend-a-hoe, cab, heater, quick-couple buckets, 18” and 12”, 4-in-1 front bucket, forks, 4200 hours. This machine has everything......... . ................................................................................$29,750

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HAY FOR SALE

1200 tons 3x3x8 wheatgrass/bromegrass/alfalfa hay. Delivery may be possible. powerline@gmx.us Call (406) 836-1809, 452-8022, 799-2420, (708) 807-6735

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A complete 1935 or 1936 Dodge 1/2 ton truck for restoration. Call 406-682-4163

TWO NEW GLUE LAM BEAMS FOR SALE

75-ft. 5” long x 48” wide x 12” thick. Phone (406) 799-6923

TRACTORS FOR SALE - MAKE OFFER

1930’s, 1940’s Oliver tractors, (2) Model 70 row crop, (1) Model 90, (1) 1950’s Model 60 row crop. International 1086 “Big Red” with Du-Al loader with grapple, 540/1000 PTO, 3 remotes, cab, air conditioning, heater radio. Massey Ferguson 175 with quick disconnect loader, 2 remotes, 3-pt., 540 PTO, Perkins diesel engine. Call (406) 356-7047, Forsyth, Montana

Call 406-590-1444, Clay Neal

Joe Parks, Toole County Extension agent and Carrie Lerum assist with registration at the Next Generation Conference in Shelby, Montana. Photo by Trina Bradley.

Next Generation Conference

Turnout was wonderful and the weather was kind for the Montana’s Next Generation Conference in Shelby, Montana January 24 &25th. The furthest Traveled Award went to a father and his two sons’ from Spokane Washington. They rode out on Amtrak for the Kevin Spafford presentation on Friday then stayed and really enjoyed the Saturday’s breakout sessions. The local area was well represented but many had traveled from Malta, Chinook, Buffalo, Ronan, Turner, Havre, Cascade and Tosten. Greater than 180 registered for Friday’s Succession Planning with Kevin Spafford and more than 230 registered for Saturdays multiple topics including the FSA Borrowers Training presented by Lacy Roberts, Glacier County FSA. Joe Parks, Shelby Extention Agent, stated “It’s exciting to see the good turnout. This shows how important succession planning is. Colleen Gustafson, Browning, was impressed with such a high quality conference in the local area. Her and her husband Barr Gustafson had brought their children Greta and Owen to the Succession Planning Friday night as they believe it is important to have “the discussion” about what will happen to the ranch in the future. Gustafson’s want their kids involved and everyone prepared for the future.

change hands in the next 20 years….. How can that be? You are third and fourth generation farmers and ranchers. You know how it happens. You are farming the old Johnson place, the Anderson place, or the Smith place. They didn’t have a plan. If a farm family doesn’t plan they are likely to go out of business, be absorbed into larger farm or be converted to non-farm use.” Kevin Spafford encourages everyone to sit down and right personal goals of where you would like to see your farm or ranch in 20 years.

John Steuber, USDA Wildlife Services, spoke about Predator control and the agencies budget. What a “County Cattle Petition” is and how it helps provide good predator control for the producers in the counties that have them. Photo by Trina Bradley.

For more information or to make a physical inspection of the property please contact:

Montana Land Brokers Company Russell Pederson, Broker 406-939-2501

www.montanalandauctions.com Land Brokers Co.

The information provide herein was gathered from sources deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the Sellers or their agents. Prospective Buyers should verify all information and inspect the property to their full satisfaction before making any offers to purchase said property.

Kevin Spafford of eLegacy Connect, gave a very informative workshop on succession planning. Photo by Trina Bradley.

Kevin Safford’s Friday afternoon presentation was a hit, but full of facts that should be concerning to many farm and ranch families. “70 percent of U.S. farmland will

Sarah Barnard and her husband James Barnard, third generation ranchers, traveled from Malta to the convention. “We needed the FSA Barrowers Training and we could either come here and get it all at once or take it via webinar over multiple weeks. We were afraid that we would end up missing a class that way. This has been great. We were really wishing we had understood more about the succession planning because we would have brought James’s mom and dad. Husband, James Barnard chimes in, “We really like that there is so many choices of classes too. We’d been to another conference and it was all farming and we do continued on page c10

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MacDon M155 Swather

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BiG Pack 1290 HDP

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Bales like bricks - HDP (High Density Press) is the all-new, innovative solution from KRONE for high-density bales. The Krone BiG Pack 1290 HDP with the chamber dimensions of 120 x 90 cm (3’11” x 2’11”) and an extended bale chamber opens up new bale packaging possibilites with its baling density. In comparison to conventional large square balers, the large bales of the HDP achieve an increased bale weight up to 25%.

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The all-new BPX9000 Bale Processor from Vermeer combines simplicity, durability and versatility to meet the needs of today’s cattle producers. The easy to operate machine is built tough with a unique, T-style frame, the bed design and offset rotor produce even and consistent feed with minimal maintenance, and an optional large square bale kit to effectively process a variety of bales. The BPX9000’s slat and chain bed and positive bale feeding improve bale rotation, feeding bales more consistently into the rotor, while reducing the need for operators to reverse rotation of the bale when feeding. The split shaft in the bed allows for easier maintenance without removing the entire bed, and long-lasting bushings in the bed are resistant to net and twine wrapping. In addition, the bale processor’s offset rotor feeds material with less slugging, for a consistent cut length and higher quality feed. With exclusive cut control bars in combination with the self-cleaning rotor, excessive build-up of net and twine on the drum is eliminated. The rotor can also be manually cleaned, with easy access. The BPX9000 has no welds or gussets at high stress points for enhanced durability. The optional large square bale kit gives producers the flexibility to process both round and square bales, with offset loader forks to position square bales to the right side of the processor and a sidewall that lowers to effectively process square bales.

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The NEW Massey Ferguson 6600 Series Mid-range tractors. Wide-ranging choices. No two farms alike. Which is why we’ve designed our new Massey Ferguson 6600 Series to be different things to different people. Whether you’re planting and tilling or woking livestock, dairy or hay, you can choose from a wide range of models and options, so your 6600 Series tractor precisely matches the needs of your farm. All with the power, performance, comfort, and muscle to make short work of the longest days. Our newly refined Tier 4i 4-cylinder AGCO POWERTM engine delivers proven power, performance and fuel economy In large part, because of our second-generation e3TM clean air technology - now even more effective, thanks to the addition of an in-line Diesel Oxidation Catalyzer (DOC) and new ‘slip catalyzers’ in the exhaust silencer. You know what it takes to farm your world. And what it doesn’t. So right from the start, we offer you a choice of three customer-focused 6600 Series packages:

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Toolbars that go where others can't Seed Hawk’s 45 Series toolbar brings a new meaning to efficiency. The narrow width, low profile toolbar goes where wider transport units cannot, and saves transport time by eliminating detours around narrow bridges and roads. Field access over narrow approaches is also easier, and on top of that, it comes with a lower price point than standard toolbars. The “45” in the 45 Series name stands for the unit’s width: 4.5 metres (14-ft. 8”). The streamlined design makes it easy to see all around the implement while safely staying in the roadway lane during road travel. It is built with the same legendary Seed Hawk toughness of 1/4” thick heavy tensile steel and engineered triangulation to provide load sharing across the width of the toolbar frame. The 45 comes in 10” and 12” row spacing. Choose from 30-ft., 40-ft., 50-ft., and 60-ft. widths. ** Seed Hawk’s industry-leading 5-year frame warranty backs up our commitment to quality! ** NEW Seed Hawk 45 Series 60-ft. drill w/ 600 tow between cart, paired row................................................Coming Soon

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2013 Bourgault 3710 60-ft. drill with 10” spacing...............................CALL 2013 Bourgault 3320 76-ft. drill with 12” spacing, 6550 leading tank and QDA..................................................................................................CALL 2013 Morris C2 60-ft. drill with 9650 leading tank, 12” spacing, paired row. . ........................................................................................................CALL 1989 Bourgault 8800 air hoe drill, single shoot, 31/2” packers, lots of extra parts. Set up for air drill but also could be used for cultivator............CALL 2010 Case IH Precision 800 independent air hoe drill with 2010 Case IH Precision 3430 air cart, 60-ft working width, 10” spacing, double shoot with side band openers, single run blockage, independent shank design, with pneumatic packers, 430 bushel air seed with variable rate.......CALL 1993 Flexi-Coil 5000 air hoe drill, 57-ft. working width, 12” spacing, single shoot. 1993 Flexi-Coil 2320 tow between air seeder, 230 bushel, manual rate....................................................................................................CALL 1990 Great Plains air hoe drill, 45-ft. working width, 12” spacing, 170 bushel tank, v-style steel packers.............................................................CALL

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2006 Kioti DK65S tractor, 65 hp., cab with heat and air, loader & bucket................................................................................................CALL 2012 Kioti DK50 SE-H 50 hp., hydrostatic transmission, cab with heat & air, loader and bucket..............................................................CALL

BALERS

2007 Hesston 5556 round, low bales, clean.......................................CALL 2002 Hesston 856A round, well kept..................................................CALL 2008 Case IH RB564..........................................................................CALL 2006 Case IH RBX562........................................................................CALL

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TRACTORS WANTED TOP $$ PAID We want

Steiger: Turbo Tiger II, 3300, 1700, 2200, 1250, pre-1965. Versatile: 100, 118, 125, 300 Minneapois Moline: G1000 fwa, G900 fwd, 504 fwd, 604 fwd. Cockshutt fwd’s. John Deere 80, 830, 3020, 4020, 4320, 4520, 4620, 6030, 8020. Green Wagners. Allis Chalmers 210, 440, D21, 220. Oliver diesel tractors, running or not. International 826, 1026, 1206, 1456, 1468,1568, 4156, 4300. Rite 4x4 tractors. Big Buds. Also older front wheel drive or 4-wheel drive, running or not. Will pick up. Phone Nathan anytime (cell) 701-240-5737 or 1-800-735-5846

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Next Generation Conference continued from page C8

cattle. Actually we had to split up for one time period because there were two classes we wanted to see in the same time slot. Ron Johnson, Browning, said he had taken the Barrowers Training in the past but Lacy Roberts from the FSA had encouraged him to go to the conference anyway. Johnson states, “There is really useful information. I enjoyed the Predator Control most. We have wolves up at our place. We caught a wolf in the act of packing off an old goat in our yard. Our trapper Mike Hoggan helped take care of that and we saw him here with the other guy (John Steuber, USDA Wildlife Services).” The Predator Control session was a full room both times it was presented. Scott Snider and his wife Lesli, who are fourth generation ranchers from Turner, MT. also, came for the Beginner Borrower Training that FSA was providing. “We are liking the conference a lot. All the talks have been really good, but an hour is almost not enough. People had so many interesting questions that the classes we were in could have gone on quite a bit longer. “With concerns like too full of class rooms, difficult to choose which session to attend because they were all good and people wanting the classes to run longer, planning for next year will be fun.” grinned Maggie Nutter, President of Marias River Livestock Association. “And thank God for Volunteers!! The staff from Lucy’s FSA office in Cut Bank were all wonderful to work with and the FSA staff that came from all the surrounding counties were great too. It takes a lot of work to make something like this happen and without those people

Maggie Nutter, President of the Marias River Livestock Association addressed the group at the conference. Photo by Trina Bradley.

from both FSA and Extention and the two Associations involved stepping up it just wouldn’t happen.” The FSA, MSU Extension, Marias River Livestock Association and the Front Range Counties Farm Bureau are all pleased with the results of the Montana’s Next Generation Conference and would like to thank the businesses that sponsored the event. Without the funding from these businesses it would not be possible to provide this kind of education or the fabulous meals at such a low cost to the farmers and rancher.

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John Steuber, Mike Hoggan and Mark DeBoo discussing predator control at the Next Generation Conference held in Shelby, Montana, January 24 and 25. Photo by Trina Bradley.

##### “The other day, my five-year-old grandson was lounging on my lap,” wrote a grandfather. “He looked up at me and said, ‘Poppop, you have hair in your nose.’” Poppop replied rather defensively, “Everybody has hair in their nose.” The boy wouldn’t let it go at that. “But you have a lot of hair in your nose.” Thoughtfully, the boy added, “Do you want me to pull some of it out for you?” Poppop declined the offer. ##### Two little boys walk into a bar. The bartender says, “We don’t serve minors here.” The one boy turned to the other and said, “I told you we should hve left our shovels in the sandbox.”

##### Six-year-old Bennett Christiansen made headlines in 2008 when he was approved for his first credit card. Bank of America gave Christiansen a $600 credit limit even after he gave his actual birth date and listed his income truthfully as “$0” on the card application. ##### Little Brother: “If you broke your arm in two places, what would you do?” Big Brother: “I wouldn’t go back to those two places, that’s for sure.” ##### “How many parents does it take to change a lightbulb?” Maggie asked Will. “Two,” he replied. “One to change the bulb and one to yell ‘Stop swearing or you’ll wake the kids!’”

Forage quality could impact cow performance

Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Extension Beef Specialist, University of Kentucky The wet spring this year resulted in several acres of hay that were cut and baled late. This can be problematic since much of our hay is derived from fescue and fescue-legume mix stands. The later the hay harvest, the more the plants advance in maturity from a vegetative stage, which is all leaf, to an advanced reproductive stage when the seeds are developed. The ideal time to harvest cool-season grass for hay from a yield and quality perspective is from boot stage (i.e. just prior to the flower emerging from the stem) to early flowering. Due to the excessive precipitation received this year, many fields were cut beyond this ideal time frame. Hay that was in the soft dough to fully ripened seed stage was harvested from several fields. The quality of hay at these later stages of maturity poses problems for our beef cattle, especially those with high nutritional needs such as lactating cows and growing calves. The figure below is a plot of approximately 60 forage analysis from hay sampled in 2013. The lines represent the energy and protein needs for a cow in late gestation. Hay samples that are left of the vertical line require protein supplementation. Samples below the horizontal line are energy deficient. Thus, those in the lower left quadrant are both energy and protein deficient while those in the upper right quadrant exceed both the energy and protein requirements. You should be able to see that many of the hay samples are adequate in protein but deficient in energy. Thus, in many instances, energy is first limiting during this phase of production while protein will likely be limiting along with energy as the cows start their lactations. Late cut hay is lower in protein and is less digestible leading to less energy available to the animal. The low protein and lower digestibility of this hay also negatively impacts forage intake. This can lead to lactating cows being in a severe negative energy balance resulting in excessive body tissue mobilization to support nutritional needs. The loss of body condition can negatively impact reproduction costing the operation in the long term. To ensure the livestock are receiving an adequately balanced diet, producers should sample their hay and have it analyzed for nutrient content. This information is then used to develop a strategic supplementation strategy for cattle. Their nutritional requirements at different stages of production must be taken into account. In other words, dry, nonlactating bred cows in the mid-trimester of gestation will have lower nutritional needs than cows 60 days from calving in which rapid fetal growth is occurring. Forage analysis allows ranchers to more efficiently match hay quality to the nutrient needs of the cows. Producers that wish to utilize their forage analysis in developing a supplementation strategy should visit http://apps.ca.uky.edu/ forage-supplement-tool/ by searching the internet using the keywords Kentucky Forage Tool. This simple web program allows a producer to enter a few pieces of information from their hay analysis, select the stage of production the cows are in along with various supplements to arrive at a supplementation program. It was developed to help producers utilize their hay analysis rather than simply look at the paper and toss it in a drawer. Producers are still encouraged to contact their nutritionist or county Extension agent for assistance in designing supplement programs. This tool will, however, get a cow-calf operator started down the right track. Stay warm and supplement smart this winter. ##### To do nothing is tiresome; one can never take a rest.

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The deadline for advertising in the March issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be February 28. Phone (406) 279-3291 or Fax (406) 279-3249.

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Deadline for advertising in the March 2014 issue is FRIDAY, February 28.

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Montana State University Extension has a new research bulletin on glyphosate-resistant kochia. The guide outlines best management practices and herbicide recommendations for growers, and it is available from MSU Extension at no cost. “Glyphosate-resistant Kochia in Montana,” gives an introduction to kochia weed biology and helps readers understand the development and spread of the evolutionary weed, and the best practices to contain and manage herbicide-resistant weed populations. Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide, known as Roundup, or by other generic names. Authors Prashant Jha, weed scientist at the Montana State University Southern Agricultural Research Center, and Kent McVay, Extension cropping systems agronomist, included full-color photos in the eight-page guide that shows fullgrown plants, close-up leaves and field growth characteristics to aid in identification. The publication was printed in part with funding obtained from Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. “It is important for growers to combat herbicide-resistant kochia with as many tools as they can now to mitigate the risk of further spread in Montana,” said Jha. Furthermore, development of kochia populations with stacked/multiple resistance to two or more herbicide groups would be a concern for growers, if not managed proactively, he said. The glyphosate-resistant kochia bulletin is free, and can be ordered from Montana State University Extension Publications at (406) 994-3273, or at orderpubs@montana.edu or downloaded at http://store.msuextension.org/. ##### My aunt and uncle came back from a lengthy camping trip, and when I stopped by to say hello, I was surprised to see that my uncle was clearly not happy. “Uncle Andre, is anything wrong?” I asked. “Didn’t you have a nice trip?” Uncle Andre signed. “Well, Jane, some people say that losing a wife can be hard. In my case, it provided to be impossible.”

Ophus Auction Service Upcoming Auctions Saturday, March 15

Giles Gregoire Estate south of Havre

Featured items include John Deere 4895 swather, low hours; 2000 John Deere 7510 loader tractor; 2004 John Deere 567 round baler; 1994 Bobcat 7753 skid steer; John Deere 28-ft. disk.

Saturday, May 31

Gordon McKerrow Estate north of Great Falls

Featured items include: Shaffer large disk, John Deere 8640 tractor, John Deere 7720 Titan II combine; Cat D-5; 1935 Ford fire truck, 1956 Olds 88 car; large selection of collectibles.

Saturday, June 14

Joseph Pruys Retirement north of Havre

Featured items include: John Deere 9770 combine and 36-ft. header; 4-John Deere 9400 grain drills; John Deere 4630 tractor; chisel plows, several trucks. Shane Ophus, Auctioneer, Real-Estate Agent, Personal Property Appraiser at (406) 788-6662 1-800-378-2675 www.OphusAuctions.com for more pictures and auction updates.

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By Ken Olson, South Dakota State University Extension Beef cattle producers that braved the weather to attend the Range Beef Cow Symposium had the opportunity to listen to top-notch speakers. A common theme across many of these speakers, and especially from the producers, was the importance of capturing added value in the cattle they sell. A key is that modern pricing grids differentiate among individual cattle at harvest based on how well they grade. In brief, grids reward premiums to carcass characteristics such as high quality grades and lean yield grades, and conversely discount low quality grades, yield grades that indicate reduced cutability, dark cutters, underweight or overweight carcasses, etc. An animal that grades prime, yield grade 1 or 2 (remember, lower yield grade numbers indicate higher cutability) can be worth hundreds of dollars more than an average animal. Additionally, animals that gain at faster rates and more efficiently are worth more in the feedlot phase. Again, an animal that gains at 5 lb. per day and converts at a rate of 5.5 lb. of feed per lb. of gain will be worth hundreds of dollars more than animals that gain at average or below average rates and conversions. Imagine the value of an animal that combines fast and efficient gain in the feedlot with superior carcass traits. These are the kind of cattle that were making money even when costs of gain were extremely high during much of 2012. So how does a cow-calf producer capture some of this added value if his or her calves have these superior capabilities during post-weaning performance? First, that producer needs to be able to document the performance capacity of their cattle. Measuring performance is key; a person can’t manage these traits if they don’t measure them. This involves developing relationships and communicating with feeding and packing sectors to get feedlot and carcass data on their cattle. There are a variety of mechanisms to accomplish this. One is to enroll calves in a calf-feeding program like the Calf Value Discovery Program conducted by SDSU. Another option is to discuss this with your seedstock producer. Many seedstock producers buy back calves or create relationships with feedlots so they and their bullbuying customers can get data back on the progeny of their bulls. With the declining number of cattle to feed in the U.S., many custom feedlots will provide a lot of data and services to attract customer cattle, including providing feedlot and carcass data. Another element of capturing added value is using the data to increase the capability and value of the cattle. Once feedlot and carcass performance on an individual basis is known, genetic capacity in any herd can be improved by buying bulls or semen that improve deficient traits and culling cows that transmit deficient performance to their calves. Because growth and carcass traits are moderately to highly heritable, genetic progress can be fairly rapid. Knowing who the best cows in a herd are based on the performance and profitability of their calves will go a long way toward selecting for the most profitable and culling the least. Critical to making this work is communication. Conversations with your seedstock producers will be important to genetic improvement and possibly marketing the future offspring. Communication with feedlot management will be critical to capturing feedlot performance and also probably carcass data. Working with a branding program, which may include joining or investing in the organization or company, may be key to collecting data and also providing the channel to market cattle with high performance. The bottom line is that communication across sectors plays multiple roles, including providing opportunity to measure and improve performance, streamline production and reduce costs, capture performance data, and share in the increased market value of the cattle. Many cow-calf producers have heard the horror stories of feedlots that won’t share feedlot performance data or the premiums that they receive, and packers that don’t return carcass data. Fortunately, there are plenty of cow-calf producers, feeders, and packers that have seen the value of communication and cooperation to improve the value of the cattle and that share in the rewards. Those that want to work together can find each other and ignore those that aren’t interested in cooperating. There will be great opportunity for profitability in beef cattle production for the foreseeable future, and those that work hard to capture more value with have the opportunity to maximize that profit potential.

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Kansas State University Extension Reserve Program, noncropland and noxious Since 1967, Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and weeds as well. Noncropland has served as one of K-State Peterson said the guide is just one source Research and Extension’s most popular for weed control. People should also conpublications. The 2014 edition is available sult their local crop advisors on herbicide online (http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/ application, as products might perform pubs/SRP1099.pdf), and printed copies can differently in certain parts of Kansas. It is be found at local extension offices throughalso not meant to serve as a replacement to out Kansas. the herbicide label, which is important for Dallas Peterson, professor and weed people to read. management specialist for K-State Research “The herbicide label is the law, and that’s and Extension, is a co-author for the pubthe resource you should go to when using lication. He said much has changed in the those herbicides,” Peterson said. “But, this magnitude of the weed control guide, but guide does provide some comparisons, the purpose remains the same. restrictions and how the various herbicides “(In 1967) it consisted of 12 pages, should be utilized.” with large print and a lot of white space,” It is surprising how many changes have Peterson said. “The current guide is about to be made to the guide annually, Peterson 135 pages with very condensed print and said. Therefore, he recommends for anyone contains much more herbicide informawho has an outdated copy to get the 2014 tion. It has always been intended to be a edition. Log on to the K-State Research resource to help farmers and crop advisors and Extension Bookstore (http://www.ksre. with selecting herbicides and using them ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/SRP1099.pdf) for appropriately.” a digital copy, or ask for a printed copy at The 1967 edition listed 16 herbicide acyour local extension office. tive ingredients, Peterson said, while the latest edition includes 93 active ingredients. In addition to those 93, the guide also includes generic products and pre-mix combinations. This is why herbicide selection today can be overwhelming. “Probably the first place you would go to for reference would be the efficacy tables,” Peterson said. “They have the various herbicide treatments and combinations listed by application timing, whether that is a pre-plant, pre-emergence or post-emergence herbicide. Then it provides ratings for the kind of weed control we would anticipate on the common weed species in those crops.” Popular Kansas crops, including specialty crops, and the herbicide options available for those crops are listed individually. K-State experts base the information included in the guide on field trial evaluations, evaluations of new and established herbicides for crop tolerance and weed control, and recommendations from chemical professionals and other agronomists who have performed herbicide testing in other states. Along with the efficacy tables is information about safe use and handling, protective equipment and herbicide resistance management. There is also a cost table available, which Peterson said was developed by soliciting information from distributors and adding in a percentage markup for retail. It does not account for discounts that might be available through local retailers, so growers might end up paying less than the amount projected. Additionally, there is information about managing pastures and rangeland, land enrolled in the Conservation

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2013 Barley Cultivar Performance in Central Montana Trials Continued from page A58

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By NDSU Extension Service While humans are able to cope with from digestion peaks a few hours after a this winter’s pattern of relatively warm meal, so offering meals in the evening can temperatures followed by extremely cold help cattle cope with the cold nighttime temperatures in the northern Plains, cattle temperatures. are not so lucky. Keeping cattle protected from the ele“As we prepare for another cycle of warm ments also is important. Cattle usually can followed by cold, it is important to keep a deal with cold alone, but the combination few cattle management tips in mind,” North of cold, wind and moisture can be deadly. Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension “Take steps to ensure cattle are out of Service beef cattle specialist Carl Dahlen the wind,” Dahlen advises. “If natural says. windbreaks (trees, draws, etc.) are availMammals are inherently equipped to deal able, take advantage of them for choosing with extreme temperatures. Within a range wintering sites. If no natural windbreaks of certain temperatures, their body does not exist, producers will need to take steps to need to use any energy to stay warm or cool. make permanent or portable windbreaks to However, when temperatures get below a protect cattle from the wind. Portable panels critical temperature, animals must begin to are good options for producers maintaining use extra energy to stay warm. cattle in relatively open country.” The critical temperature for cattle deOnce the wind is blocked, producers need pends on their hair coat. From fall to midto take active steps to combat moisture. The winter, the hair coat continues to grow and current weather pattern has moisture falling the critical temperature for cattle decreases. in the form of rain immediately prior to the With a heavy winter coat, the critical temextreme cold fronts moving into the area. perature for cattle is around 18 F. Below that A bit of snow on the backs of cattle temperature, the energy demands for a cow usually is OK, but if precipitation has the to maintain her body temperature increase. animals wet all the way to the skin, the With temperatures this winter easily critical temperature in most cattle is only 59 reaching below minus 30 at some point, F. This means that a wet animal having to livestock producers need to make some face a night of minus 30 temperatures is exadjustments to their management schemes periencing a cold that is almost 90 degrees to protect their cattle. below its critical temperature. In cases like “To deal with the increased energy dethis, the combination of cold and moisture mands, we can simply increase the amount easily could end up being deadly. of feed delivered to the herd,” Dahlen “Bedding may not always be necessary says. “However, if cows are being mainfor wintering cow herds, but in cases where tained on relatively poor-quality feeds or cattle are wet, bedding is a must,” Dahlen temperatures get too extreme, altering the says. “The purpose of bedding is to help amount of feed will not meet the increased keep cattle dry.” requirements for the cattle. Feeds of higher Moisture also can be a problem for nutrient quality (more energy dense) must animals at birth. Newborn calves are born be included to achieve the needed level of wet and are very susceptible to frostbite, nutrition during cold spells.” hypothermia and death as a result of cold Another strategy for dealing with the cold temperatures. In mild cases of cold expoweather is to feed cattle at night. The heat continued on page C18

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sure, calves can lose the tips of their ears or maybe have hoof problems later in life. In severe cases, calves die. A small proportion of producers in the region are just starting their calving seasons. The Cold Advisory for Newborn Livestock (CANL) forecasts, available through the National Weather Service website, are a tool that can help producers anticipate short-term weather patterns to ensure they are taking the right steps to protect calves born in extreme conditions. The CANL is forecasting conditions for the next six to 36 hours that will impact newborn livestock. To learn more about the CANL for eastern North Dakota, visit http://www. crh.noaa.gov/fgf/?n=canl. The CANL for western North Dakota is available at http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bis/?n=canl. Dahlen also urges producers to take care of themselves, their families and their employees during extreme weather conditions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The type of weather weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re receiving is very dangerous and, at a minimum, can cause permanent damage to exposed skin,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all want to make sure our cattle are fed and properly bedded as soon as a storm breaks or the temperatures plummet. Just take a few moments to make sure you are dressed appropriately before heading out the door.â&#x20AC;?

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John Deere 7410 MFWD, duals, left hand reverser. #C015981.........................................$54,500 (M)

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International 490 24-ft. disk. #C017204...$8900 (R) John Deere 230 26-ft. disk. #C015821.....$7900 (M)

Krause 28-ft. folding disk. #C017474........$7900 (K)

John Deere 630 19-ft.6” folding disk. #C018173...... . ........................................................$16,500 (R) John Deere 220 22-ft. disk. #C010016.....$2950 (R) John Deere BW 18-ft. disk. #C011298.....$5900 (K) John Deere 310 12-ft. tandem disk. #C018105........ . ...........................................................$5900 (R) John Deere 230 disk. #C017723..............$7900 (K) John Deere 235 disk. #C017724..............$8900 (R) John Deere 330 disk. #C017726...........$10,500 (M) John Deere 930 3-pt. 15-ft. roller harrow. #C014205 . ...........................................................$2500 (M) John Deere 930 15-ft. 3-pt. roller harrow. #C003411 . .................................................. Make Offer (R) Krause field cultivator. #C017615.............$3500 (K) Ford 3-pt. 10-ft. cultivator. #C012449........$1250 (M) Lindsey 35-ft. harrow. #C016136..............$1200 (K) Frontier 8-ft. disk. #C016748....................$4000 (M) John Deere 1600 12-ft. chisel plow. #C017004........ . ...........................................................$4900 (M) Allis Chalmers 26-ft. field cultivator. #C017475........ . ...........................................................$1900 (K) John Deere 965 6 bottom plow. #C017718.............. . ...........................................................$6900 (R) Frontier 3-pt. 2 bottom plow. #C009371....$1100 (K) Ford 3-pt. plow. #50202991.............. Make Offer (K) John Deere 3100 plow. #C003977... Make Offer (K)

Come see us for unbeatable prices and selection Similar to picture Brillion WL-360 30-ft. roller harrow. #C018174......... . ........................................................$25,000 (R)

John Deere 210 14-ft. tandem disk. Extra nice. #C015511............................................$5750 (M)

International 770 plow. #C013732............$4500 (K)

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

International 140 4-bottom plow, 18”........ $3000 Farmhand UM 43 22-ft. roller harrow..... $14,000 John Deere 1010 22-ft. field cultivator....... $4000 John Deere 1610 19-ft. chisel plow........... $7000 John Deere 640 16-ft. disc........................ $8000 Westfield 6” drill fill auger............................ $900 Phone 406-672-6808, Laurel, MT

LAND ROLLERS

single & tandem rollers available

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Weed management important for pastures

By Dr. Dirk Philipp, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Weed control in pastures is one of the most bermudagrass, orchardgrass, crabgrass or important aspects of forage management. Pasnative grass species and broadleaf plants. In tures with a high degree of weed infestation naturalized grasslands, which are basically the are not just unsightly, they also point to incorgrasslands present in the eastern U.S., pushing rect decisions related to soil fertilization and pasture plant composition towards certain spegrazing management. Taking care of weeds as cies and maintaining those long term can be a daunting task. This is because weeds are vastly part of a continuous effort to improve pasture more aggressive in their growth habit than speproductivity will pay off in the long term with cially bred and selected forage species, which improved animal productivity. only thrive within a relatively narrow window Weed control does not necessarily mean of soil fertility, pH and grazing management. maintaining forage monocultures. During To keep these factors as close to optimum as certain years, some grass and broadleaf spepossible is the job of the farm manager. cies find just the right conditions to thrive. The best defense against encroaching In 2013, crabgrass was a problem in many weeds is canopy cover throughout the year pastures along with johnsongrass. Both spewith forage species that fit the longterm grazcies benefitted from droughty conditions during management plan. This will require maining previous years. Both species are actually taining proper soil pH and fertility. Both can very palatable forage species by themselves, be checked for free by turning in soil samples but depending on specific pasture manageto the Cooperative Extension Service on a ment goals, these plants might be undesired regular basis. Among the many things that in pastures managed primarily for perennial constitute good weed control, proper timing cool-season forage stands. of grazing ensures good forage utilization and Research has shown that there is no such plant regrowth during rest periods, which will thing as a 100 percent fescue or bermudagrass result in good canopy cover. Newly renovated stand. In fescue fields, for example, about 60 pastures should be allowed to become estabto 75 percent of the forage base may be feslished well before use while following the cue while the remainder could be comprised recommendations for firstyear management. of other cool- and warm-season forages such Although some broadleaf weeds can have a high nutritive value early during their life cycle, effort should be made to limit their presence in pastures, as these weeds can become unmanageable if forage species are stressed above normal such as prolonged drought periods. It should also be noted that today’s herbicides are so effective they can be used almost yearround. In Arkansas, a few warmer days can always be found during the colder months for herbicide application. Herbicides are cheap compared with other farm inputs. Spraying dormant pastures a few times is cost-effective in the long run. Complete elimination of certain weed species may not be possible, but populations can be kept below a certain threshold to avoid infestation during drought years. Pigweed – one of the most persistent weeds – can hardly be controlled once it reaches a plant height of 4 to 5 inches or higher. At that height, pigweed may not be visible among forage plants, so efforts should be made to scout it and control it early on. Always follow the recommendations on the herbicide label, and use the required application rates. If clovers are present in pastures, herbicide options may be limited. In this case, it has to be evaluated whether or not the benefits of the clovers outweigh the disadvantages of having the hands tied when it comes to weed control. The utilization of annual legumes in perennial grass pastures may be less challenging than trying to keep perennial legumes in pastures year-round. Weeds can get out of control quickly in complex grassland ecosystems, so staying ahead of the game is important.

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Round Balers

John Deere 569 MegaWide, net wrap, 1750 bales................................ Coming In (L) John Deere 569 MegaWide, net wrap, 1000 PTO. Tag #26988................ $43,000 (H) John Deere 569 MegaWide, net wrap, 1000 PTO. Tag #26989................ $44,000 (H) John Deere 569 MegaWide, net wrap, 1000 PTO..................................... $40,000 (G) John Deere 568 MegaWide, 1000 PTO, hyd. pu lift. Tag #27794....... $36,500 (B) John Deere 568 MegaWide, net wrap, 1000 PTO. Tag #26494...............$31,500 (LV) John Deere 568 Tag #27160.. $36,000 (G) John Deere 568 MegaWide, net wrap, 540 PTO. Tag #27102...............$31,500 (LV) John Deere 568 MegaWide, net wrap, 1000 PTO. #27616....................... $31,500 (H) John Deere 568 MegaWide, net wrap, 1000 PTO, hyd pu lift, 9485 hrs..Coming In (B) John Deere 567 MegaWide, twine, 540 PTO. Tag #26837.................$17,500 (L) John Deere 567................. Coming In (G) John Deere 567 net wrap, 540 PTO. Tag #26790................................ $19,500 (G) John Deere 567 net wrap.. Coming In (G) John Deere 567 MegaWide, net wrap, 540 PTO. Tag #27636...............$19,500 (LV) John Deere 567 MegaWide, net wrap. Tag #27647...............................$14,950 (LV) John Deere 567 twine only, 19,000 bales. Tag #27614...........................$15,500 (L) John Deere 566 Mega tooth, net wrap, 540 PTO, push bar.................Coming In (B) John Deere 566 twine only, 12,500 bales. Tag #26377...........................$10,500 (L) John Deere 566 net wrap, 540 PTO. Tag #26448................................ $15,500 (G) John Deere 566.................. Coming In (L) John Deere 566 twine only. Tag #26717... .............................................$12,500 (L) John Deere 566 twine only. Tag #27448... ............................................ $12,750 (H) John Deere 535 twine only. Tag #23888... ............................................... $4950 (H) John Deere 535 twine only. Tag #26376... ................................................$5500 (L) John Deere 535 twine only, 540 PTO, push bar. Tag #27764...................... $6300 (H) John Deere 535 twine only, 540 PTO, push bar. Tag #27765...................... $6300 (H) John Deere 530 twine only. Tag #26045... ..............................................$3250 (LV) John Deere 530 twine only, 540 PTO. Tag #27111.....................................$2750 (L) John Deere 530 net wrap, 1000 PTO, nice baler. Tag #25418..................$3500 (LV) Case IH RB564 twine only. Tag #25129..... .............................................$18,500 (L) Case IH RBX563 net wrap. Tag #27090.... ............................................ $14,750 (H) Case IH 8465A net wrap. Tag #24837....... ................................................$6000 (L) Massey-Ferguson 2856.... Coming In (G) New Holland BR7090 Extra Sweep pickup. Tag #26231.......................... $23,500 (H) New Holland BR7090 twine only. Tag #27129................................ $12,300 (H) New Holland BR7090 net wrap, 8500 bales. Tag #27624...........................$24,000 (L)

Construction Equip.

John Deere CT323DT track loader, 1156 hours. Tag #21464...............$37,500 (L) John Deere 320 66 hp, 1950# lift, 3251 hours. Tag #26913...............$26,000 (L) John Deere 320 66 hp, 1950# lift. Tag #27609.................................$25,000 (L) John Deere 27D mini excavator, 18” bucket and thumb. Tag #27281...... $21,900 (B) Bobcat S300 backhoe, 75 hp, 3000 lb. lift, 1100 hours. Tag #26535..... $45,000 (G) Bobcat 7753 backhoe, 46 hp, 1750 lb. lift. Tag #26538......................... $21,000 (G) International 4140 skidsteer, 40 hp diesel, 1300# lift. Tag #25875............$4000 (L) Erskine 2118 60” hydraulic snowblower. Tag #25899................................... $1700 (B)

New Holland BR7090 net wrap, 1000 PTO. Tag #27809.........................$24,500 (LV) New Holland BR780...........Coming In (H) New Holland BR780A........Coming In (H) New Holland BR780 net wrap, hyd. pu lift. Tag #27625...........................$15,000 (L) New Holland BR780 twine only. Tag #26265................................... $9500 (B) New Holland BR780 net wrap. Tag #27465.................................$12,500 (L) New Holland 688, net wrap. Tag #25482.. ............................................$14,000 (G) New Holland 688 twine only. Tag #27172.. ................................................$9500 (L) New Holland 688 net wrap. Tag #27277... .............................................$10,000 (L) New Holland 664 net wrap. Tag #26714... ............................................ $11,000 (G) New Holland 660 twine. #27542..$2900 (L) Vermeer 605K twine. #26475.....$5000 (L)

Windrowers & Mower Conditioners

John Deere D450 40-ft. draper head, 370 hours. Tag #26626............. $180,000 (H) John Deere D450 40-ft. draper head, 360 hours. Tag #26627............. $180,000 (H) John Deere A400 394 hours, 16-ft. hay head. Tag #27612.............. $134,000 (H) John Deere 4995 180 hp, 2877 hours, 14.5 944 head. Tag #27708........$57,500 (LV) John Deere 4995 994 14.5-ft. rotary header, impeller. Tag #27151............$66,000 (L) John Deere 4895 18-ft., 1084 hours. Tag #27159................................$72,500 (G) John Deere W110 14-ft. sickle head. Tag #27176...............................$102,500 (L) John Deere 2360 71 hp windrower, 30-ft. draper head.....................Coming In (H) John Deere 995 16-ft. rotary head, V10 conditioner. Tag #27478.......$32,000 (L) John Deere 3830 94 hp, 14-ft. sickle head, diesel, 2500 hrs. Tag #26230..$20,500 (L) Case IH 8820 16-ft. hay head and 25-ft. draper head. Tag #26537.... $33,000 (G) Case IH 8840 98 hp, 14-ft. double sickle, diesel, 2000 hours......... Coming In (LV) Massey-Ferguson 9435 16-ft. sickle head, 2885 hours. Tag #27592.......$55,000 (L) MacDon M200 35-ft. draper, triple delivery. Tag #27562.......................$105,000 (LV) MacDon M150 with 35-ft. draper head. Tag #24787.............................. $128,000 (H) MacDon 9352i 1857 hours, 30-ft. draper head. Tag #27322................ $73,000 (G) John Deere 956 14.5 rotary mower, steel conditioner. Tag #27278...... $26,000 (H) John Deere 946 13-ft. rotary mower conditioner. Tag #26996..............$29,500 (LV) John Deere 945 13-ft. rotary mower conditioner. Tag #26612............... $13,000 (H) John Deere 945 13-ft. rotary, Impeller conditioner. Tag #26710...........$14,500 (LV) John Deere 1600A 14-ft. double sickle, swing tongue. Tag #27457.......$9500 (L) Hesston 8400 16-ft. sickle head, 4909 hours. Tag #27591................$18,000 (L) Hesston 8100 21-ft. draper head. Tag #26355................................ $21,500 (H) Hesston 1275 16-ft. sickle swing tongue. Tag #24759...........................$13,500 (L) MacDon A30D 16-ft. sickle swing tongue. Tag #23548.......................... $24,950 (H) MacDon 5020 16-ft. sickle swing tongue. Tag #27325.......................... $15,000 (H) MacDon R85 16-ft. rotary mower conditioner............................... Coming In (G) New Holland H8080 16-ft. rotary disc, 552 hours. Tag #26521............... $94,500 (G) New Holland HW320 2750 hours, 16-ft. double sickle. Tag #27446... $35,000 (G) New Holland HW300 2325 hours, 16-ft. double sickle. Tag #27464....$36,900 (L) New Holland H7460 15.5-ft. rotary mower conditioner. Tag #27697...... $29,900 (G) New Holland 1118 diesel, 14-ft. sickle head, cab...................................Coming In (H) New Holland 1118 72 hp, 16-ft. sickle head, diesel, 3488 hrs. Tag #27803..$12,000 (L)

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Sprayers

John Deere 4930 120-ft. 20” spacing. Tag #24866..............................$265,000 (G) John Deere 4930 120-ft., 20” spacing, 1700 hours.................................$220,000 (G) John Deere 4930 120-ft., 1200 gallon, 2400 hours. Tag #27571............. $195,000 (H) John Deere 4930 100-ft., 1200 gallon, 695 hours. Tag #27617............. $252,000 (H) John Deere 4830 Tag #27827..$255,000 (L) John Deere 4830 Tag #27828..$215,000 (L) John Deere 4830 100-ft., 20” spacing, 1000 gallon...............................Coming In (H) Brandt QF1500 90-ft., 850 gallon, pull type. Tag #27563............................$8500 (LV) Rogator 1286C 120-ft., 30” spacing. Tag #25263.............................. $190,000 (H) Spray Air SP2010 103-ft. 20” spacing, 1000 gallon. Tag #25624............ $102,500 (H) Top Air TA2400.................. Coming In (G) Flexi-Coil 65XL 120-ft., 1500 gallon, windscreens, auto rate. Tag #27852..$6500 (H)

Miscellaneous

John Deere 825i gas, UTV, power steering. Tag #27299.........................$12,500 (LV) John Deere 825i gas UTV. Tag #27621.... ............................................ $11,000 (H) John Deere 825i UTV, gas, full cab/heater, bed lift. Tag #27722............$10,950 (LV) John Deere 620i 4x4 utility vehicle. Tag #26962...................................$8200 (G) John Deere 620i 4WD UTV, gas. Tag #27694...................................$9200 (G) Bobcat 3400 4x4 utility vehicle. Tag #27768................................... $7500 (H) Suzuki 250 Sport Quad 2WD, 250cc. Tag #26789................................... $2500 (H) Suzuki 250 Sport Quad 2WD, 250cc. Tag #26788................................... $1875 (H) Honda Big Red 4x4 utility vehicle. Tag #27603....................................$6000 (L) Degelman 6000 rock picker. Tag #26967.. ............................................ $17,500 (H) Leon 12-ft. dozer, fits JD 8630, hyd. lift, no angle. Tag #27758.................. $3000 (H) John Deere 741 SL loader, mounts for 7810. Tag #21368...............$13,200 (LV) DuAl 3500 quick detach loader, fits JD 4020, 8-ft. bucket. Tag #27779........$2500 (LV) John Deere 54” front mount blade. Tag #25152..................................... $975 (B) Frontier AL1572E debris grapple, 6-ft. 4/5 series ldrs. Tag #26049.......... $2900 (B) Frontier AP12D pallet fork attachment for 6/7 loaders. Tag #27414..........$1095 (L) Frontier AB13G round bale spear for Global Carrier. Tag #27735.................. $925 (B) Ford pallet loader forks off a Ford 8770. Tag #27801.....................................$750 (G) John Deere HX10 10-ft. heavy duty rotary cutter. Tag #27107...................$6500 (L) Frontier RC2060 5-ft. rotary cutter. Tag #27349....................................$1500 (L) RZ60 5-ft. rotary cutter. Tag #26096........... .................................................$900 (G) King Kutter 5-ft. rotary cutter, 540 PTO. Tag #26753....................................$750 (LV) Gannon 8-ft. heavy duty box blade, hyd. scarifiers........................ Coming In (LV) John Deere 665 65” rotary tiller. Tag #27348....................................$2500 (L) Woods 5000 chipper, 3-point, PTO drive, 3” capacity. Tag #26422.......... $2500 (B) Loftness 962H 8-ft. dual auger snowblower, 3-point. Tag #26639...............$8950 (LV) John Deere 54” front snowblower. Tag #25331................................... $1800 (B) Allied 48” snowblower, 3-point mount. Tag #26427..................................... $900 (B) Wheatheart High & Heavy skid steer mount post pounder. Tag #25876...... $7300 (B) Wheatheart High & Heavy 3-pt., PTO drive post pounder. Tag #27274.....$8950 (LV) John Deere 31A 3-ft. hydraulic drive auger. Tag #27678..............................$995 (LV) Shaver 901 post hole digger with two bits. Tag #20775..............................$1100 (B) King Kutter DS30 30”, 3-ft. dirt scoop. Tag #27192..................................... $350 (B)

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Flexi-Coil 67XL 120-ft., 20” spacing, 1500 gallon. Tag #25275.............. $16,500 (H) Flexi-Coil 67XL 136-ft., 1500 gallon. Tag #26783................................ $25,000 (H) Case IH 160 134-ft., 1650 gallon, 20” spacing. Tag #26992................... $43,000 (H) Case IH SRX160 134-ft., 1600 gallon. Tag #27576................................ $34,500 (H) Case IH SRX160 134-ft., 1600 gallon. Tag #27554................................ $30,000 (H) Case IH SRX160 100-ft., 1600 gallon. Tag #27490................................ $33,900 (B) Terragator 8104 spreader truck. Tag #24921................................ $87,000 (G) Summers 60-ft. pickup sprayer, 500 gallon, Honda. Tag #27015................ $8000 (H) Summers 70-ft., 20” spacing, 500 gallon, Honda. Tag #27050............. $20,000 (H) Summer Ultimate 90-ft. boom, 1500 gallon. Tag #27128...........................$30,000 (L) Summers Ultimate 1500 gallon, 110-ft. boom. Tag #26148................$40,000 (L) Summers Ultimate 90-ft., 20” spacing, 1500 gallon, suspended boom. Tag #27834................................ $28,000 (H) Summers Ultimate 1500 gallon, 110-ft. booms..............................Coming In (H)

Lawn & Garden

John Deere 1435 72” deck, diesel, front mower. Tag #26517................ $7500 (H) John Deere 1435 72” deck, diesel, front mower. Tag #26516................ $7500 (H) John Deere X724 62” deck, 4 wheel steer. Tag #26514............................. $8200 (H) John Deere X485 25 hp, gas, 54” deck, bagger. Tag #26380................ $8500 (B) John Deere LA110 19.5 hp, 42” deck, hydro, bagger. Tag #27095......... $1100 (G) John Deere LA145 22 hp, 48” deck, hydro. Tag #26056............................$1799 (LV) John Deere LA120 21 hp, 42” deck, hydro, bagger. #Tag #26281...............$995 (LV) John Deere LX176 hydro, 38” deck, 44” front blade. Tag #27091.......... $1100 (G) John Deere Z245 zero turn mower, 48” deck. Tag #19680................... $3599 (G) John Deere 1445 hydro, diesel. Tag #23992................................... $8950 (H) John Deere 48C Powerflow bagger. Tag #23618..................................... $900 (B) John Deere LT166 16 hp, 42” deck, hydro. Tag #25741............................. $1350 (B) John Deere LT160 16 hp, hydro transmission. Tag #25935.................... $1500 (G) John Deere LT155 38” deck, hydro tranmission. Tag #26261...................... $950 (B) John Deere L118 22 hp, 42” deck, hydro. Tag #26605............................... $795 (B) John Deere L111 20 hp, V twin, 42” deck, hydro. Tag #27177.................... $950 (G) John Deere L110 17.5 hp, 42” deck, hydro, front blade. Tag #27810.......... $1000 (G) John Deere SX85 13 hp, 30” deck. Tag #26970..................................... $350 (H) John Deere 826 8 hp, 26” deck, walk behind snowblower. Tag #27667.......... $475 (B) Sabre 1438GS 14 hp, 38” deck, 5 speed gear. Tag #26518.....................$495 (LV) Grasshopper 729 front mower with 61” deck, 29 hp. Tag #26185......$11,900 (B) Husqvarna YTH2148 21 hp, 48” deck, hydro. Tag #26460.................. $1300 (B) Toro Z480 hydro transmission with bagger. Tag #25903............................. $1900 (G) Toro 71227 21 hp, 38” deck, hydro. Tag #26415..................................... $850 (B) Jacobson F-10 greens finish mower. Tag #25405................................... $6500 (B) John Deere 44” snowblower that fits LA series mower. Tag #27096........ $800 (G)

Combines & Sprayers 2.5% fixed for up to 5 yrs, or 12 month interest free waiver.

Tractors & Hay Equipment 2.9% fixed for up to 5 yrs, or 6 month interest free waiver.

All Other Equipment

3.5% fixed for up to 5 yrs, or 4 month interest free waiver. On eligible machines – O.A.C.

LIVINGSTON (LV) 800-824-3932 CHESTER (C) 406-759-5010

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John Deere 27D 2500 hours, 27 hp, thumb. Tag #27281............................................... $21,900 (B)

John Deere 4995 14.5-ft. rotary, 2254 hours, impeller. Tag #27151.........................................$66,000 (L)

John Deere 7410 105 hp, MFWD, 9608 hours, 740 loader. Tag #27665............................$53,500 (LV) Ag Chem 8104 fertilizer spreader, 3650 hours. Tag #24921...............................................$87,000 (H)

John Deere 4600 43 hp, 312 hours, loader, hydro. Tag #27302........................................ $18,900 (B) John Deere 825i Gator, 4x4, gas, cab/heat, power lift. Tag #27722..................................$10,950 (LV)

Case IH Puma 160 550 hours, 160 hp, loader. Tag #27044.............................................$127,000 (H) Ford 946 325 hp, 5377 hours, 4 SCV’s. Tag #25295.. ...........................................................$36,000 (L)

Summers 1500NT 90-ft. sprayer. Tag #27128........... ...........................................................$30,000 (L) John Deere 9870STS 900 separator hours, chopper. Tag #24850......................................$270,000 (G)

Vermeer BP8000 bale processor. Tag #27671.......... .........................................................$12,500 (LV)

Case IH SRX160 100-ft., 1600 gallon. Tag #27490... .......................................................... $33,900 (B)

Case IH 485 790 hours, 485 hp, powershift. Tag #27327.............................................$222,000 (H)

John Deere 8285R 301 hours, 285 hp, ILS, IVT transmission. Tag #24562................. $245,000 (B)

John Deere 4120 43 hp, 1150 hours, MFWD, loader. Tag #27422........................................$25,000 (G)

Loftness 962H 8-ft. dual auger snowblower. Tag #26639.................................................$8950 (LV)

John Deere 7130 100 hp, 2401 hours with JD 741 loader. Tag #27770............................$69,950 (LV)

Steiger ST225 9975 hours, 225 hp, CAT engine. Tag #25449................................................$20,000 (L) Case IH ATX700 60-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot. Tag #27326......................................$127,500 (H)

John Deere HX10 heavy duty 10-ft. rotary cutter. Tag #27107...................................................$6500 (L)

John Deere 348 square baler, hydraulic tension. Tag #25079............................................... $11,950 (B)

New Holland H8080 16-ft. rotary, 552 hours. Tag #26521...............................................$94,500 (G)

John Deere 4895 18-ft. sickle, 1084 hours. Tag #27159...............................................$72,500 (G)

John Deere 9650STS chopper, 2414 separator hours. Tag #26303......................................$117,000 (H)

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Combines & Sprayers 2.5% fixed for up to 5 yrs, or 12 month interest free waiver.

Tractors & Hay Equipment 2.9% fixed for up to 5 yrs, or 6 month interest free waiver.

All Other Equipment

3.5% fixed for up to 5 yrs, or 4 month interest free waiver. On eligible machines - O.A.C.

Combines & Attach

John Deere S680 400 bushel, 540 hp, 592 hours. Tag #25657............ $335,000 (G) John Deere S680 400 bushel, 540 hp, 640 hours. Tag #27008............ $352,000 (H) John Deere S680 540 hp, 400 bushel, 750 hours. Tag #27618............ $320,000 (H) John Deere S670 425 hp, 300 bu, 337 eng. hrs, 285 sep hrs............. Coming In (G) John Deere S670 425 hp, 300 bu, 337 eng. hrs, 285 sep hrs............. Coming In (G) John Deere S670 425 hp, 300 bushel, 120 hours. Tag #27153............ $325,000 (G) John Deere S670 425 hp, 300 bushel, 120 hours. Tag #27152............ $325,000 (G) John Deere 9870 STS 440 hp, 300 bushel, 1167 hours. Tag #26934... $274,000 (H) John Deere 9870 STS 300 bushel, 440 hp, 1314 hours. Tag #24850... $270,000 (G) John Deere 9870 STS 300 bushel, 440 hp. Tag #24852....................... $235,000 (G) John Deere 9770 STS 360 hp, 300 bushel, 551 hours. Tag #27589..... $278,000 (H) John Deere 9770 STS 360 hp, 300 bushel, 433 hours. Tag #26986..... $280,000 (H) John Deere 9770 STS 300 bushel, 360 hp. Tag #27659....................... $275,000 (H)

Drills

John Deere 1770NT corn planter, 16 row, 30”. Tag #25536...................$92,500 (L) John Deere 1830/1940 60-ft., 12.5” spacing, 430 bu. Tag #27324... $182,000 (H) John Deere 1820/1900 60-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot. Tag #25282.....$75,000 (L) John Deere 1835/1910 61-ft., 10” spacing. Tag #26869....................... $202,000 (H) John Deere 730 36-ft, 6” spacing. Tag #24432................................ $55,500 (G) John Deere 9450 50-ft., 12” spacing. Tag #22937................................ $23,000 (H) John Deere 9450 12” spacing, steel press wheels. Tag #26974............... $3500 (H) John Deere 9450 12” spacing, steel press wheels. Tag #26975............... $3500 (H) John Deere 9450 12” spacing, steel press wheels. Tag #26976............... $3500 (H) John Deere 9400 40-ft., 10” spacing. Tag #26900................................ $21,500 (H) John Deere FB B 10-ft., grass box, 7.5” spacing. Tag #27530...............$1950 (L) Case IH ATX700 60-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot. Tag #27326...... $127,500 (H) Case IH ATX700 60-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot. Tag #27613...... $128,000 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/3450 57-ft., 9” spacing, double shoot. Tag #26849.. $65,000 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2340 57-ft. 7.5” spacing. Tag #26163......................... $50,000 (G) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 57-ft., 12” spacing. Tag #24504......................... $68,400 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 60-ft., 7.5” spacing. Tag #26287......................... $18,500 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 57-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot. Tag #27296.. $49,500 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 air drill...................... . ......................................Coming In (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 57-ft., 9” spacing. Tag #27498......................... $59,000 (G) Flexi-Coil 7500/3450 60-ft., 9” spacing. Tag #24912......................... $75,000 (G) Flexi-Coil 2340 double shoot cart, fits 8 seed/fert drill. Tag #27804.. $21,000 (H) Bourgault 5710 40-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot. Tag #26534............ $105,000 (G) New Holland SD440 60-ft., 9” spacing. Tag #24886....................... $128,000 (H) Concord 3400 Tag #24920..... $35,000 (G) Minneapolis-Moline P3-6 10-ft. drill, 6” sp, grass box. Tag #27527....$1500 (LV)

John Deere 9760 STS 250 bushel, 340 hp. Tag #24774........................$182,500 (L) John Deere 9760 STS 250 bushel, 340 hp. Tag #24736....................... $151,500 (H) John Deere 9760STS 340 hp, 250 bushels, 3065 hours. Tag #27555....$150,000 (L) John Deere 9650 STS 2930 hours. Tag #26303.............................. $117,000 (H) John Deere 9650 STS 275 hp, 240 bushel, 2044 hours. Tag #27294... $105,000 (H) John Deere 9650W 275 hp, 240 bushels, 2440 hours. Tag #27626.... $112,000 (L) John Deere 9610 240 bushel, 275 hp. Tag #26691................................$70,000 (G) John Deere 9610 275 hp, 240 bushels, 3790 hours. Tag #27456..... $52,000 (H) John Deere 9610 275 hp, 240 bushels, 3689 hours. Tag #27458..... $50,000 (H) John Deere 9600 250 hp, 240 bushels, 3925 hours. Tag #27597......$47,000 (L) John Deere 9500 215 hp, 204 bushels, 6376 hours. Tag #26567..... $34,000 (H) John Deere 7720 145 hp, 2250 hours, 224 head. Tag #26708................ $11,500 (L) John Deere 7720 145 hp, 224 head. Tag #27763................................ $12,000 (H) Case IH 8120 420 hp, 350 bushel, 1153 hours. Tag #27046............ $230,000 (H) Case IH 8120 420 hp, 350 bushel, 509 hours. Tag #27039............ $295,000 (H) Case IH 8120 420 hp, 350 bushel, 514 hours. Tag #27038............ $295,000 (H) Case IH 8120 420 hp, 350 bushel, 1265 hours Tag #27680............. $235,000 (H) Case IH 2388 210 bushel, 280 hp. Tag #26301.............................. $138,000 (H) Case IH 2388 210 bushel, 280 hp, 1885 hours. Tag #26622............ $139,500 (H) Case IH 2388 280 hp, 210 bushels, 2514 hours. Tag #27732.............. $92,500 (H) Case IH 2188 210 bushel, 260 hp. Tag #26932................................ $41,000 (H) Case IH 1680 225 hp, 210 bu, 30-ft. 1010 head, 4238 hrs. Tag #23651..$27,500 (H) Case IH 1680 210 bushel, 225 hp. Tag #24823................................ $37,500 (H) Case IH 1680 210 bushel, 225 hp. Tag #23508................................$26,500 (G)

Lots of combine platforms in stock.

Tillage

Flexi-Coil 60SB 62-ft. spreader bar. Tag #20841....................................$4000 (L) John Deere 3945 4 bottom switch plow, 3-pt. Tag #27679....................$4500 (LV) Harrell 3606 7 bottom switch plow, on land, 3-pt..................................Coming In (B) Krause 907 25-ft. folding tandem disk. Tag #26321................................... $5700 (B)

Tractors

John Deere 9560R 4WD, 560 hp, 550 hours. Tag #27163..............................$318,500 (G) John Deere 9460R 4WD, 460 hp, 400 hours. Tag #27156..............................$297,000 (G) John Deere 9430 425 hp, 620/70R46, 2500 hours. Tag #27635................... $230,000 (L) John Deere 8630 275hp, 4WD, Quad Range, 8688 hours. Tag #27757............ $11,500 (H) John Deere 8420 MFWD, 235 hp, 5250 hours. Tag #25448............. $125,000 (H) John Deere 8300 MFWD, 200 hp, duals, 7054 hours. Tag #25941.......$79,500 (L) John Deere 8285R 285 hp, MFWD, IVT, ILS, 301 hrs. Tag #24562.. $245,000 (B) John Deere 7930 746 loader, 220 hp, 2833 hours. Tag #24936............. $155,000 (H) John Deere 7920 IVT transmission, 208 hp, duals, 4170 hours. Tag #25940.............. .......................................... $109,000 (B) John Deere 7800 MFWD, 165 hp, 11,414 hours. Tag #27533............... $42,900 (B) John Deere 7730 IVT, 190 hp, duals, 1330 hours. Tag #25945............. $128,500 (B) John Deere 7630 175 hp, 4688 hours. Tag #25942................................ $99,500 (B) John Deere 7600 MFWD, 125 hp, pwr shift, loader, grapple. Tag #27747.$51,500 (H) John Deere 7410 MFWD, 120 hp, 9608 hrs, 740 loader. Tag #27665........$53,500 (L) John Deere 7330 Premium 150 hp, loader, 5704 hours. Tag #26400...... $89,500 (B) John Deere 7330 Premium 150 hp, 2200 hours, loader. Tag #26863.$108,500 (H) John Deere 7330 150 hp, 700 hours, loader. Tag #27560.......................$109,500 (LV) John Deere 7330 150 hp, 700 hours, H360 loader. Tag #27561...........$109,500 (LV) John Deere 7130 MFWD, 125 hp, loader, 2401 hrs. Tag #27770.........$69,950 (LV) John Deere 6430 Premium 125 hp, loader, 604 hours. Tag #25829.........$95,000 (L) John Deere 6430 Premium 125 hp, loader, 2300 hours. Tag #26444.......$79,500 (L)

Miscellaneous Grain Handling

J&M 750-16 750 grain cart with scale. Tag #27611................................. $25,500 (H) Westfield MK 130 13”x70-ft. grain auger. Tag #26899.......................... $15,500 (H) Westfield 10x60-ft. grain auger. Tag #27383................................... $6500 (H) Westfield MK130-71 13”x71-ft. grain auger. Tag #27534............................. $7000 (H) Brandt 10”x60-ft. grain auger. Tag #27606................................... $6000 (H) Farm King 10”x36-ft. grain auger. Tag #27619................................ $11,000 (H) Farm King 8”x60-ft. PTO driven auger on transport........................ Coming In (LV) Brandt 4500 grain vac. Tag #27094........... ............................................$14,000 (G) A&L F705 grain cart, no tarp or scale........ ........................................Coming In (H)

Miscellaneous Haying

John Deere 348 square baler, hydraulic tension. Tag #25079.............$11,950 (B) John Deere 346 square baler. Tag #26870................................... $5900 (B) Hesston 4790 3x4 big square baler. Tag #27059.................................$45,000 (L) Hesston 4655 inline square baler. Tag #27593....................................$7500 (L) Ford 515 7-ft. sickle bar mower, 3-point. Tag #26997..................................$1350 (LV) Ford 501 7-ft. sickle bar mower, 3-point. Tag #26548..................................$1800 (LV) John Deere 39N 7-ft. sickle bar mower, 3-point. Tag #25404...............$1750 (LV) Tonutti 6-ft. sickle bar mower, 3-point. Tag #26780....................................1350 (LV) H&S BF12HC 12 wheel, high capacity, V hay rake. Tag #27605..............$8500 (L) 6-ft. sickle bar mower. Tag #26541............. ................................................$5000 (L)

New Holland 1048 self-propelled 2 wide balewagon. Tag #27743...... $11,500 (H) Kingsman round bale retriever, 5 bale, self load. Tag #27528...................$5500 (LV) Sitrex RP4 hay rake. Tag #22995..$850 (G) John Deere 705 25-ft. hydraulic hay rake. Tag #27600.........................$10,950 (LV) Vermeer R23 25-ft. hydraulic hay rake. Tag #27676..................................$7950 (LV) Vermeer R2300 hyd hay rake, hyd fold..... ........................................Coming In (B) Vermeer BP7000 bale processor. Tag #27672...............................$11,500 (LV) Vermeer BP8000 bale processor. Tag #27671...............................$12,500 (LV) Haybuster 2650 round bale processor, RH feed. Tag #24469.................. $11,125 (L) Highline 6600 self loading round bale processor. Tag #27829...............$4995 (LV) Bale King 2000 bale processor. Tag #24995................................... $9800 (B)

John Deere 6420 MFWD, 110 hp, 24 speed, loader. Tag #27769.............$59,500 (LV) John Deere 6400 105 hp, 12,713 hours, loader. Tag #27491.............. $33,900 (B) John Deere 6140M 140 hp, 130 hours, loader. Tag #27805............ $120,000 (G) John Deere 6140M 140 hp, 130 hours, loader. Tag #27806............ $120,000 (G) John Deere 5055E MFWD, 55 hp, loader, 295 hours. Tag #24938........ $34,500 (H) John Deere 4600 MFWD, 43 hp, 312 hours, loader. Tag #27302...............$18,900 (L) John Deere 4520 125 hp, DuAl loader. Tag #26502................................ $12,500 (H) John Deere 4520 125 hp, syncro trans, cab, 8621 hours. Tag #24832..........$9950 (L) John Deere 4230 100 hp, cab, 260 loader. .................................. Coming In (G) John Deere 4120 MFWD, 43 hp, 1150 hours, loader. Tag #27422... $25,000 (G) John Deere 3320 MFWD, 33 hp, 275 hours, loader. Tag #27048................... $25,000 (H) John Deere 3320 MFWD, 33 hp, hydro, loader, 69 hours................................... $20,000 (G) John Deere 750 23 hp, 626 hours, loader. Tag #26876............................. $5000 (G) Allis-Chalmers 175 62 hp, 2WD, open station. Tag #27658..................... $8500 (G) Allis-Chalmers 200 2WD, 93 hp, cab, loader, 3-pt., 540/1000.. Coming In (LV) Case IH Puma 160 160 hp, 550 hours, CVT trans, loader. Tag #27044..$127,000 (H) Case IH STX500 HD 500 hp, 1120 hours, auto steer. Tag #27043...... $285,000 (H) Case IH STX450 450 hp, 1390 hours. Tag #26980.............................. $190,000 (H) Case IH STX450 450 hp, 2000 hours. Tag #26982.............................. $180,000 (H) Case IH 485 4WD, 485 hp, 790 hours. Tag #27328.............................. $222,000 (H) Case IH 9380 4WD, 4 remotes, pwr shift. Tag #27746.......................... $72,500 (H) Case IH 9170 4WD, 335 hp, 8413 hours, 4 SCVs. Tag #27459............... $34,500 (H) Case IH 7110 MFWD, 130 hp, cab, loader. 9800 hours.......................... $38,750 (H) Case IH 1070 2WD, 100 hp, cab, powershift. Tag #27112............................$9500 (LV) Case IH MXU130 MFWD, 130 hp. Tag #26826................................ $52,500 (G) International 706 76 hp, 7360 hours, loader. Tag #26931.............. $26,931 (B) International 284 2WD, 28 hp, gas, 3-pt... ...................................... Coming In (LV) International 240 tricycle front, loader, 40 hp. ................................ Coming In (LV) Long 460 2WD, loader, 45 hp, 1480 hours. Tag #25975............................. $7250 (H) Massey-Ferguson T035 2WD, 32 hp, 4322 hours, no loader. Tag #27301..$2850 (B) Massey-Ferguson 8450 MFWD, 215 hp, 1900 hours, loader. Tag #27320............. .......................................... $115,000 (G) Ford 7710 97 hp, loader......Coming In (H) Minneapolis-Moline GB 64 hp, 2WD, open station. Tag #26530................ $5500 (B) New Holland 9030 Bidirectional, loader & hay head. Tag #27673......... $36,000 (H) Ford 4110 2WD, 48 hp, open station, canopy, 6212 hrs. Tag #25210.$3500 (G) New Holland TC40DA 40 hp, loader, 583 hours. Tag #26450................$22,000 (L) Big Bud KT450 4WD, 450 hp, 9000 hours. Tag #27295.......................... $35,000 (H) Versatile/Ford 946 325 hp, 4WD, 5377 hours. Tag #25295................$36,000 (L) Versatile/Ford 946 325 hp, 4WD. Tag #25353.................................$62,000 (L) Versatile/Ford 946 4WD, 325 hp. Tag #27190.................................$57,500 (L) Versatile/Ford 946 4WD, 325 hp............... ........................................ Coming In (L) Versatile/Ford 9482 4WD, 310 hp, 4 SCV’s, Case drain. Tag #24833.......$78,500 (L) Versatile 976 4WD............. Coming In (G) Versatile 976 4WD, 360 hp, 10,000 hours.............................. Coming In (G) Versatile 935 4WD, 9408 hours. Tag #27622................................ $17,000 (G) Versatile 875 4WD, 280 hp. Tag #27627... ............................................$15,000 (G) Versatile 875 4WD.............. Coming In (L) Steiger ST225 4WD, 20 spd, CAT 225 hp, 9975 hours. Tag #25449.......$20,000 (L)

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By South Dakota State University Extension Winter weather conditions have cerBedding: Several research trials have tainly hit with a vengeance this year, not shown advantages to providing bedding only in South Dakota but in a wide swath during extreme winter weather conditions. of the cattle producing areas of the United Researchers from the Carrington Research States. While we can’t change the weather, Extension Center in North Dakota found there are some things that can be done that cattle that were provided bedding from a management stand point to improve gained faster (0.86 pounds increased avercattle comfort and reduce the impacts on age daily gain) and more efficiently than cattle performance and efficiency during their non-bedded counterparts. These cattle the winter. also had increased carcass weights and a SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Spegreater percentage grading Choice. cialist, Warren Rusche outlines steps cattle “These researchers also found that the producers can take below. type of crop residue used can affect perWind Protection: One of the most efformance,” Rusche said. fective methods to reduce the impact of He explained that there was a tendency cold stress on cattle is to provide protection for calves bedded with corn stalks to confrom the wind. Reducing the wind speed sume less dry matter from the ration comfrom 20 miles per hour to 5 miles per hour pared to cattle bedded with wheat straw, or less will reduce maintenance energy resulting in slower gains in those calves. requirements by as much as 30 percent. “If cattle producers have both straw and “Temporary windbreaks are very well corn stover available, there may be an ecosuited for feedlots as they could be renomic benefit to dedicating straw supplies moved during the summer months when to bedding and using the corn stover as a maximum air movement is desirable,” he roughage source,” he said. said. Water and Feed Delivery: Extreme cold temperatures can test the limits of both people and machines like very few other weather conditions. “Consequently, delivering feed and keeping water available can be a challenge. Successfully accomplishing both tasks is critically important to maintaining acceptable animal performance. Being prepared as much as possible ahead of forecasted winter storms will help keep storm-related disruptions to a minimum,” he said. Managing feed intake is another challenge in the winter. Cold temperatures generally tend to increase feed intake. However, intakes can be reduced during severe cold stress and wind chill because cattle become reluctant to leave shelter to come up to the bunk or feeder. Any adjustments made to feed deliveries should be made conservatively to avoid digestive upset. Rations that are based on large amounts of low-quality roughage may need to be adjusted or supplemented with higher quality feedstuffs to ensure that energy intake is adequate. A ration that may work under “normal” conditions might not be sufficient during severe cold stress. Pen Maintenance: As much as possible, snow that accumulates in the pen or lot should be removed. This winter’s snow becomes next spring’s mud, so reducing the amount that builds up in the pen will correspond to faster drying when the snow melts. Removing snow and ice from around waterers and bunk lines will provide better footing for the cattle and easier access to feed and water.

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Manure Spreaders

Meyer’s 440 bushel, vertical beater. SN 14VB44010..... $27,500 2007 Leon 585 walking beam axle, flotation tires, hydraulic push system, 585 bushel, horizontal beaters, 1000 PTO. SN 7125.......................................................................... $22,900 Leon 425 vertical beater, new back end......................... $24,500 Leon 425 bushel, hydraulic push, horizontal beaters, no end gate............................................................................ $11,900

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2003 Frontier GC1110 grain cart, scale, PTO............... $35,900

Grain Bag Extractors

2011 Tridekon 1210 HD SN TRI-11-1079...................... $28,500 2010 Tridekon 1210 HD. SN TRI-10-1066..................... $27,900

New Clearance Items

25’x80’ arch frame tent...................................................... $7995 Tree Spade quick attach, 3 shovel................................. $11,500 Wheatheart S2000 3-pt. center mast post pounder.......... $6750

Heavy Harrows

2011 Riteway 62-ft, hydraulic tine angle, 24.5” tines...... $39,500 2011 Riteway 50-ft., SN 11-71448................................. $34,900 2001 Riteway 50-ft., SN 01-71112................................. $20,900

Grain Vacs

2011 Rem 2700 grain vac, 299 hours. Nice condition. SN 210191...................................................................... $18,500 2010 Rem 2700 grain vac, nice shape. SN REM-2700.. $19,900 2009 Rem 2700 grain vac, 360 hours,new fan. SN 0592.....$15,500 2008 Rem 2700 326 hours. Good shape. SN 0254........ $15,000 2008 Rem 2700 610 hours, ready to work. SN 1512...... $13,900

Tree Chippers & Planters

Bandit 95XL, 50 hp Kubota diesel, 9” material, yellow.. $20,900 Bandit 65XL, 24 hp Honda V-twin, 6” material, yellow...... $7900

Rock Pickers

Schulte R600 rock picker, well used................................. $3400 Riteway ST250, hydraulic drive, 1.75 cubic yard box, 50” pickup, new............................................................................ $15,000 Degelman RP6700 rock picker...................................... $10,000

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Convey-All 1014 transfer conveyor, 5.5 hp Honda, grey... $5500 J&M 20-ft. drill fill auger, hydraulic drive, mounts on side of gravity wagon........................................................................... $2200 Sukup 18” heater, propane or natural gas fired................. $2895 2010 Pro Bagger hopper & conveyor, mover kit, SN10036........ Westfield 13”x60-ft. manual swing, manual winch, light kit......... .................................................................................. $30,900 ..................................................................................... $8900 2009 Pro Bagger hopper & conveyor............................. $26,500 Brandt 10”x60-ft. swing, excellent shape.......................... $8500 Pro Bagger 810 hopper..................................................... $1950 Freight rates apply on all used equipment. Pro Bagger 1210 wide mouth hopper............................... $3800

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2007 Sovema 12-wheel V-rake, SN 87743..................... $10,250 2009 Sovema 12-wheel V-rake, tandem axle, SN 118642...$12,750

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2010 Schulte XH 600 trailing hitch. SN 674006. Like new...$8800 Schulte FX520 20-ft. cutter. SN C52000040505............ $27,000 2003 Schulte XH1000 1000 rpm, aircraft tires. SN 50404..$9500 2003 Schulte XH1000 1000 rpm, aircraft tires. SN 49903..$9500 2012 Kodiak 10-ft. heavy duty pull cutter. Good shape..... $5900

Discs

2011 Wishek 842 22-ft, 26.5” front blades, 27” rear blades. SN 60221122.................................................................. $63,000 2010 Wishek 842 26-ft, 24-25” blades all around. Nice shape.... .................................................................................. $63,500 2008 Wishek 842 22-ft.. SN 8010822............................. $45,900 2002 Wishek 842 14-ft. SN 670214............................... $30,500 Ezee-On 4600 35.5-ft. disc, front notched 24” rear blades, 25” smooth front.............................................................. $50,500 Ezee-On 4600 38-ft........................................................ $47,500 Krause 2165 44-ft. double offset disc. SN 1160............. $16,900 1996 Hutchmaster 20-ft., 9” spacing................................ $9500

Land Scrapers

2011 Leon 650 land scraper, 6.5 cubic yards, excellent shape.. .................................................................................. $20,900 2007 Leon 1000 10-yd scraper. SN 8530710................. $26,500 Leon 550 scraper. Nice shape, red................................. $13,500 Caterpillar HD 10-yd. scraper. SN K-14552................... $21,000

Bale Carriers

2008 Haukaas 10 bale mover. SN 052-018.................... $22,500 2008 Haukaas 10 bale mover. Nice shape..................... $21,900 2007 Haukaas 10 bale mover. SN 073-019.................... $21,900 2006 Haukaas 10 bale mover, hydraulic end gate. SN 02026..... .................................................................................. $20,900 Riteway 11 bale carrier. SN 03-014.................................. $9900

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2008 New Holland SD550 60-ft., 12” spacing. #706904...........................$134,000 Concord 3000 48-ft. air drill, 12” spacing. #706795....................................$18,000

2007 Case IH ATX700 70-ft., 12” spacing. #700783..................................$140,000

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1999 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing. #707963....................................$72,900 2005 Bourgault 5710 58-ft., 12” spacing. #700770..................................$130,000 2010 Case IH Precision Hoe 800 60-ft., 10” spacing. #707972..............$125,000

1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing. #708037....................................$37,500 Morris Maxim 50-ft., 10” spacing. #708049....................................$38,500

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Bed bugs do not discriminate

By Oklahoma State University They may be associated with dirt and filth, but bed bugs do not show any type of discrimination. Bed bugs have been found in the nicest homes and the fanciest hotels. In fact, they will set up home anywhere there are food sources, and those food sources are humans and pets. Dr. Elisabeth Giedt, director of Continuing Education, Extension and Community Engagement at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences at Oklahoma State University, said bed bugs can be found just about anywhere. “As you travel during the holiday season and other times during the year, always be on the lookout for these pesky creatures,” Giedt said. “Keep in mind bed bugs don’t live on people or pets. They live in the environment and feed on you and your pets. Although they’re annoying and their bites can cause itching and skin irritation, they aren’t known to transmit diseases.” While bed bugs do not spend as much time on your pets as fleas, ticks, lice and mites, they still bite your pets. And your pet can serve as a “taxi” and bring them into your home. From there the pesky creatures can find their way to your pet’s bedding, as well as your own. Look for signs of bed bugs along mattress seams, along baseboards, seams of clothing, behind bed frames, in curtains and your pet’s bedding. Giedt said if you find yourself in the midst of a bed bug infestation, contact a professional pest management service to help you develop a plan to get the bed bugs out of your home. “As far as your pet is concerned, you won’t have to throw out Rover’s bedding or stuffed toys. Launder the animal’s bedding in the hottest temperature setting, preferably at a minimum of 120 degrees Fahrenheit,” she said. “Set the dryer on the medium/high or high setting. If the materials can’t be washed, but can be put in the dryer, put them in the dryer on medium to high heat for about 20 minutes. If the pet’s bedding has holes or tears, consider getting rid of it and replacing it with something new.” When looking for a bed bug preventive, such as what you use for fleas and ticks, make sure the label indicates it is intended for bed bugs. If bed bugs are not listed, the product may not be effective. Using the wrong pesticide, or using it incorrectly to treat for bed bugs, can make you and your pet sick. “Bed bugs can be difficult to eradicate, so it’s important to work with a professional. It’s likely the treatment plan will include more than one visit,” Giedt said. “Bed bugs are tough critters, but if you stay diligent you can get them out of your home.”

Top five feeder steers for MSU Steer-A-Year program

The top five feeder steers in the initial ranking of the 201314 Steer-A-Year program at Montana State University came from Deer Lodge, Valier, Melville and Townsend ranches. The MSU Livestock Judging Team ranked the steers according to their predicted feedlot and carcass performance, said Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Rachel Endecott. The top five steers were donated by: 1. R Bar N Ranch, Deer Lodge 2. Holden Herefords, Valier 3. Rein Anchor Ranch, Melville 4. Perkins Ranch, Deer Lodge 5. Hahn Ranch, Townsend MSU resumed its Steer-A-Year program this school year after a one-year hiatus. Donated steers are now being housed and fed to finish at the Bozeman Agriculture Research and Teaching Farm west of Bozeman. Performance data (28-day gains and carcass performance) from the steers will be collected throughout the school year, with the top carcass and donor announced in the spring. Donated steers make a direct impact on students, particularly those participating in the livestock judging program, Endecott said. In addition to the judging team, steers donated to SAY also make important contributions to the educational experiences of dozens of students in MSU’s College of Agriculture. The steers are used in animal science courses during both the fall and spring semesters, including Beef Cattle Management, Livestock Management – Beef Cattle, Meat Science, and Livestock Evaluation. For more information about the Steer-A-Year program, contact Rachel Endecott at (406) 994-3747 or rachel.endecott@montana.edu.

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Jeanette Rankin inducted into Gelbvieh Hall of Fame

Jeanette Rankin of Kicking Horse Ranch in Oilmont, Montana, was one of two inductees into the American Gelbvieh Association Hall of Fame for 2014. The induction took place on Saturday, January 11 during the AGA’s Impacting the Beef Business: It Starts with Membership Annual Convention. The second inductee was Eldon and Kathy Starr of Stapleton, Nebraska The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize individuals for their lasting contribution to the growth and development of the Gelbvieh breed. That contribution is through the influence of the cattle they have bred, their breed promotion efforts, and the leadership provided to the AGA. Kicking Horse Ranch has been raising Gelbvieh cattle on their north central Montana ranch since 1973, and they have been lifetime members of the American Gelbvieh Association since 1974. The ranch is located in the Sweet Grass Hills just a few miles from the Canadian border, making it ideal conditions for a cow-calf operation. The herd currently consists of about 60 registered Gelbvieh cows, and at one point was well over 100 registered females. Rankin was instrumental in the growth and development of the Gelbvieh breed in the United States. During the 1970s and 80s, Jeanette visited Canada and Germany to evaluate Gelbvieh fullblood animals. The Gelbvieh breed originated in Germany and was imported to the United States primarily through Canada. Naturally a horned breed, Kicking Horse Ranch bred one of the first polled Gelbvieh bulls, KHR Polled Hockeye 07T. He is a polled, red, purebred Gelbvieh bull born in 1985. ABS purchased the bull and made him part of his sire lineup. Today, there are more than 2,400 progeny of KHR Polled Hockeye 07T in the Gelbvieh herdbook, which further demonstrates this bull’s genetic influence on the Gelbvieh breed. Kicking Horse Ranch held their first production sale in 1983, and they have produced many nationally recognized bulls and females. The 2014 sale will be held March 20 at Western Livestock Auction in Great Falls, Mont. Kicking Horse Ranch has also marketed bulls through the Midland Bull Test, with their bulls earning top performance honors in the test. Rankin has also been active in the Montana Gelbvieh Association. She has served on their Board of Directors and has assisted with their newsletter for many years. Nominated for this honor by the Montana Gelbvieh Association, the American Gelbvieh Association recognizes Jeanette Rankin as one of its 2014 Hall of Fame inductees. To watch Jeanette’s Hall of Fame presentation video, visit www.gelbvieh.org. ##### The first county library established in the US was established in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1886. ##### Sagebrush plants can live 200 years or more.

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What makes a tasty tomato

By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service Tomatoes are a $2 billion crop in the United States, but a common complaint is that the varieties in supermarkets often lack the flavor of locally grown varieties. To improve flavor, breeders need to know more about the types of tomatoes that hold the greatest potential for enhancing taste. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) molecular biologist Joanne Labate and plant geneticist Larry Robertson at Geneva, New York, worked with Dilip Panthee of North Carolina State University to explore tomato’s diversity in a study designed to help breeders develop tastier tomatoes. Labate and Robertson work at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Genetic Resources Unit at Geneva. ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA priority of promoting international food security. The team raised 173 varieties on test plots in North Carolina, trained 10 volunteers in sensory analysis, and asked them to rate the varieties on a scale of one to five in four sensory areas: odor, taste, flavor, and texture. The varieties were selected from the approximately 6,000 accessions in the ARS Tomato Germplasm Collection in Geneva because they represent a cross-section of the world’s tomato diversity. The results, published in Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization (2013), represent one of the most comprehensive efforts to date for identifying sources for boosting flavor among commercial varieties and lines used for breeding. They also are a treasure trove for breeders, offering a comprehensive set of rankings on flavor qualities, sweetness, vitamin C content, sugar and acid content, and other characteristics. The findings show that although thousands of compounds go into determining flavor and other characteristics, two components play a key role: the amounts of sugar and acid. There also was a positive correlation between sweetness and flavor. The sweeter the tomato, the more flavor it contained. The findings are good news for breeders because they show a lot of variation and a broad range of possibilities for adjusting sugar levels and developing more flavorful tomatoes. Breeding to enhance flavor shouldn’t be that difficult because both sugar and acid content can be reliably and inexpensively measured, according to the researchers.

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Montana Department of Agriculture Director Ron de Yong announced the selection of Collin Watters as the new wheat and barley bureau chief. This position also serves as the executive vice president of the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. Official duties begin on January 27, 2014. “It is an honor to announce that Collin Watters will be the new wheat and barley bureau chief,” said Director de Yong. “With the department since 2005, Collin comes with an extensive background and familiarity of Montana agriculture, serving as the agriculture marketing and business development bureau chief for the last four years. Collin brings invaluable experience to the bureau and the Wheat and Barley Committee as we continue to expand our market share. He knows the issues facing Montana farmers, and has the ability to coalesce groups for the good of the state.” Collin Watters comes with over eight years of experience in program and project management expertise with the state of Montana. He currently serves as the Montana department of agriculture marketing and business development bureau chief and previously managed the Growth Through Agriculture program. Watters spearheaded the modernization of the Growth Through Agriculture program in the 2009 legislative session. He has extensive hands-on experience with agricultural issues in the state; including business development, technical assistance to businesses, market analysis, state and federal farm policy, trade missions, strategic planning, and budget management. He received the 2012 Governor’s Award for Excellence and 2010 Montana Department of Agriculture Outstanding Employee Award. Watters graduated from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences and a Masters in Business Administration. “Marketing and research are fundamental to the success of our wheat and barley industry,” said Watters. “Expanding trade opportunities and knowledge of the superior wheat and barley product grown in Montana will benefit our producers and state. In a competitive market, I look forward to working with Montana farmers, businesses and organizations to grow Montana’s number one industry.” The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee is the producer-funded and directed check-off organization for wheat and barley growers in the state. It is the mission of the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee to protect and foster the health and prosperity of the Montana wheat and barley industry by: encouraging scientific research to improve production and quality; maintaining trade relationships; promoting new market development; and serving as an educational and informational resource.

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Dust from dairies not likely to pose hazard

By Ann Perry, Agricultural Research Service Studies by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate the dust stirred up by wind and restless cattle at dairies does contain bacteria, fungi and small bacterial remnants such as endotoxins. But these potentially problematic particles are not found at high levels far beyond the barnyard. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist Rob Dungan is investigating dispersal patterns and transport of these bioaerosols. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency, and this work supports the USDA priority of responding to climate change. Dungan works at the ARS Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory in Kimberly, Idaho. In the western United States, dairy cows are kept in outdoor pens or in a combination of exercise pens and barns at open-freestall facilities. Residents in nearby communities want to know if their proximity to these facilities increases the potential risk of exposure to airborne microorganisms and endotoxins. In one study, Dungan and his colleagues set up three sampling sites at a 10,000-cow open-freestall dairy to measure airborne endotoxins and culturable microorganisms like bacteria and fungi during fall, spring and summer. The researchers found that overall average inhalable airborne endotoxin concentrations were 5 endotoxin units (EU) per cubic meter of air 655 feet upwind of the barn—their “background” levels”—and 426 and 56 EU per cubic meter of air 165 and 655 feet downwind of the barn, respectively. Close to the barn, endotoxin concentrations at night were significantly higher than morning concentrations and similar to afternoon concentrations. The scientists attribute the higher levels to increased animal activity and lower wind speeds during these times. But at the other two sites, endotoxin concentrations did not vary significantly over 24 hours. Samples of bacterial concentrations showed a similar pattern, with the highest counts—84,000 colonies per cubic meter of air—measured near the barn. The other two sites had less than 8,000 colonies per cubic meter of air. As with the daily endotoxin concentrations, bacterial concentrations near the barn increased significantly at night, but concentrations farther downwind did not. Results from Dungan’s studies have been published in Journal of Animal Science, Environment International, Journal of Environmental Quality, and elsewhere.

Allergenic properties of proteins in browned peanuts

By Rosalie Marion Bliss, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues have shed light on the molecular differences between raw and heat-treated nuts in terms of their inherent peptides that trigger a human allergic reaction. The study has helped to account in part for the increased allergenic properties observed in roasted peanuts, according to the researchers. For the study, Soheila Maleki, a chemist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food Processing and Sensory Quality Research Unit in New Orleans, Louisiana, worked with colleagues in Galveston, Texas and Beverly, Massachusetts. Previously, Maleki and colleagues had assessed the diagnostic reliability of standard peanut-allergy tests. She found that while people generally eat peanuts that have been heat treated (roasted or boiled), the extracts that are commonly used to diagnose peanut allergies are from raw peanuts. She hypothesized that raw peanut proteins undergo specific changes during roasting that may make them more likely to cause allergic reactions. The major allergenic proteins (or allergens) of peanut are known as “Ara h 1,” “Ara h 2,” and “Ara h 3.” For the study, the team looked into how the peanut-roasting process alters how well an allergic individual’s immunoglobulin E (IgE) binds to peanut allergens. The team compared the reaction by human IgE antibody to the heated and unheated forms of Ara h 1. The study showed that roasting-induced side reactions, such as browning, increased the amount of IgE that recognizes and binds to Ara h 1—when compared to the amount that binds to Ara h 1 from raw peanuts. The study was published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency.

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Dear Farmers and Ranchers, My name is David Smith. I am a Christian and I am a farmer. God called me to be a farmer in 2000 here in Montana. I come to refer to Montana as GOD’s country as I believe it is one of the greatest places to live. I truly enjoy farming, but what I also enjoy is hearing GOD’s word and listening to great Christian Music. Some other Christians and I have joined together to help start bringing great Christian music to central Montana. We have done this by creating the Central Montana Gospel Music Association. Many people in Montana love great music. I know that many times in my life, GOD has used good music to help me in my daily work. I listen to it in the tractor, sprayer, combine, delivering grain and everything else we do. Many people I have talked with have wanted to bring in some of these great music groups but by themselves have not been able to. Our goal is that farmers and ranchers will get behind these concerts and everyone can enjoy some great music. I want to personally invite every one of you to this concert and see what can happen when we all get behind a great music concert like this one is going to be. Thank you for your time and I hope to see you there. You can get ahold of me either through our Facebook page (facebook.com/centralmontanagospelmusic) or call me at (406) 771-7000 Thanks again, David J Smith

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We have auctions booked for spring 2014 but not yet dated. If you are planning an auction or appraisal give us a call. Included with our auction business we also do all types of appraisals. Including farm/ranch equipment and inventory, farm/ranch and urban type real estate and homes, business properties and collectibles, etc. Remember - auctioneers make excellent appraisers as we see everything saleable being sold at our auctions. Phone Conrad (406) 450-2244, leave a message or 278-5580.

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Forage-related disorders in cattle Hypomagnesemic Tetany or “Grass Tetany”

Dr. Michelle Arnold, Large Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky repeat these convulsive episodes several times What is “Grass Tetany” and when are cattle before they finally die. A moderate form of susceptible: Grass tetany, also known as spring hypomagnesemia with blood Mg levels of 1.1 tetany, grass staggers, wheat pasture poisoning, to 1.8 mg/dL can occur with milder signs of winter tetany or lactation tetany, is a condition caused by an abnormally low level of reduced feed intake, nervousness, and reduced magnesium (Mg) in the blood. Maintenance milk production. of normal blood magnesium is completely deDiagnosis is made based on history, clinical pendent on absorption of magnesium obtained signs, and low magnesium level in the blood from the diet. Deficiencies occur most often or CSF. Blood samples are not always an acin beef and dairy cows in early lactation grazcurate measure of Mg levels because muscle ing lush pastures high in potassium (K+) and damage may cause leakage of Mg from within nitrogen (N+) and low in magnesium (Mg++) cells, giving an artificially elevated reading. and sodium (Na+). Affected cattle are often After death, samples of CSF or vitreous humor found to have low blood calcium concurrently. (fluid within the eye) that test below 1 mg/dL Typically grass tetany occurs when grazing of magnesium are reliable indicators of grass ryegrass, small grains (i.e. wheat, rye) and tetany for approximately 24-48 hours. cool season perennial grasses in late winter and Treatment: Animals exhibiting grass tetany early spring (Feb-April) although it can occur are in need of immediate veterinary treatment; in fall calving cows. Fast-growing spring grass preferably 1.5 to 2.25 grams of magnesium is usually high in potassium and crude protein, administered intravenously for an adult cow. and low in sodium and magnesium. Tranquilization by the veterinarian may be Cause of Grass Tetany: A number of facneeded to reduce the risk of injury to both tors contribute to the ability of magnesium to the animal and the doctor during treatment. be absorbed through the rumen (stomach) wall. Response to therapy is not always good and To be absorbed, magnesium must be “in soludepends largely on the length of time between tion” (dissolved) and this is largely dependent onset of symptoms and treatment. Cattle that on the pH of the rumen fluid. When the pH do recover take at least an hour which is the is high (or more alkaline or “basic”), this detime it takes for magnesium concentrations creases the available Mg because its solubility in CSF to return to normal. Many of these declines at a higher pH. Lush spring grass with cows will relapse and require additional treatits high level of crude protein combined with ment within 12 hours. Administering oral the use of nitrogen fertilizers in the soil, causes magnesium gel once the animal has regained an increase in ammonia in rumen fluid and a good swallowing reflexes or drenching with corresponding increase in pH. Grass plants magnesium oxide or magnesium sulfate will also do not take up magnesium as well when reduce the rate of relapse. If grass tetany has the weather is cool and the soils are wateroccurred within a herd, an effort should be logged. Several known magnesium binders can made to immediately increase the intake of also exist within forages that form insoluble magnesium to other members of the herd to Mg salts in the rumen, preventing the passage prevent further cases. of Mg into the blood. Prevention: Prevention is based on providIn order to move magnesium out of the ing a high concentration of soluble magnesium rumen, there is a “pump” mechanism that in the rumen during times when conditions actively transports the dissolved Mg across for grass tetany exist. As long as the active the rumen wall to the bloodstream. The actransport pump for magnesium is working well tive transport of Mg across the rumen wall and driving magnesium across the rumen wall, is compromised by high dietary potassium problems should not develop. However, when and low sodium because this changes the factors prevent this from working such as high electrical potential necessary for the pump to potassium level in the forage, the second or work. Adding salt to the ration will improve “backup” pathway is to increase the amount Mg transport when forage sodium is low but of magnesium in the diet, for example with a too much sodium will ultimately cause more high magnesium mineral mix. A high rumen problems by loss of magnesium in the urine. magnesium level will allow magnesium to Research has shown that the negative effects passively flow into the bloodstream of the of high potassium cannot be overcome by the cow without the need for the active transport addition of large quantities of salt. However, pump. Supplementation with high magnea high rumen magnesium level, achieved by sium mineral should begin at least 30 days feeding high magnesium mineral mixes, will prior to calving. Cows require 20 grams of allow magnesium to passively flow into the magnesium daily or 4 ounces per day of a 15% bloodstream of the cow without the need for magnesium mineral mix during the late winter the active transport pump. and early spring. Mineral feeders should not Clinical Signs: Grass tetany is characterbe allowed to be empty because consistent ized by hyperexcitability (nervousness), tetany intake is important for clinical disease preven(constant contraction of muscles or muscle tion. UK Beef IRM mineral recommendations stiffness and rigidity), convulsions, and death. for free choice supplements for grazing beef The earliest signs begin when blood magnecattle include 14% magnesium in the complete sium levels fall below 1.1 mg/dL and include mineral mix and all from magnesium oxide (no twitching of the facial muscles, shoulder, and dolomitic limestone or magnesium mica). At flank. As the fall in blood magnesium progressleast a third of the magnesium oxide should es, tetanic spasms of the muscles (muscles stay be in the prilled form to increase palatability. contracted so legs are stiff and rigid) become In addition to supplying supplemental more common, eventually causing the cow to magnesium, several management factors stagger and fall. Rapid convulsions or seizures may decrease the risk of grass tetany. These quickly follow, with chomping of the jaws include: 1) Soil test and apply fertilizer based and frothy salivation. The low concentration on soil test results and use no more potassium of magnesium in the cerebrospinal fluid (the than recommended since grasses are luxury fluid present around the spinal cord or “CSF”) consumers of potassium; 2) Legumes are high is responsible for the convulsions seen in grass in magnesium and will help offset the problem tetany. Affected animals lie with the head although their growth is often limited in late arched back and the legs paddling. The heart winter; 3) Feed small amounts of hay and/ rate may reach 150 beats per minute (normal or grain to cattle on lush pasture during susis 60 to 80) and can often be heard without the ceptible periods or limit grazing to 2-3 hours use of a stethoscope. Respiratory rates of 60 per day; 4) Graze the less susceptible or nonbreaths per minute and a rectal temperature as lactating animals (heifers, dry cows, stocker high as 105°F may result from the excessive cattle) on the higher risk pastures. muscle activity. Animals may stand up and

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By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk County Extension Service, Minnesota Honeybees continue to make headlines as scientists try to understand “Colony Collapse Disorder.” CCD is a mysterious disease in which field bees fail to return to the hive resulting in the death of the entire colony. There are several theories as to the cause, but there is still no clear smoking gun. Keeping bees healthy is important because bees pollinate about a third of all fruits and vegetables that we consume. So, bees are particularly valuable for fruit and vegetable growers, not to mention those of us that eat them. Honeybees tend to be the most familiar pollinator, but not the only one. While every child knows about hard-working Ford 8N Hi-Lo range, 3-pt., nice loader, new back blade. bumblebees, few of us realize that there are 4,000 species Asking..........................$3000 of native bees in this country. Some species of native bee 1 are familiar, such as the bumblebee. 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Wool fleece show

Sheep producers are encouraged to select fleeces to enter in the wool fleece show that is held in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show held in Harlem, Montana on March 13 in the high school auditorium. The fleece competition will be held on Thursday, March 13. Judging of the fleeces will begin at 1 p.m. and entries will be taken between the hours of 9 to 12:30 of that same day. There is both a youth and adult division with 21 categories in both divisions. Ribbons are awarded in all categories and a $100 cash prize will be given to both adult and youth in purebred and commercial divisions. The judge is always more than glad to answer questions while judging and welcomes people to come and watch. Comment sheets are used and are attached to all fleeces that are entered in the show. More specific information is available in the Montana Seed Show catalog or by contacting Sandra Miller at 357-4121. Fleeces may also be mailed to Sandra Miller, 620 Miller Road, Harlem, Montana 59526 and they will be returned postage paid following the show.

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In a first for Montana, the presence of the invasive grass medusahead has been confirmed by MSU scientists on the Flathead Indian Reservation in southeastern Sanders County. Seen here growing in Oregon, MSU officials say it is important to be aware of what this grass looks like so infestations can be detected and addressed when they are still small and manageable. Educational material will be developed to assist with identification and management of medusahead. Photo by Jane Mangold, MSU Extension.

Invasive grass known as medusahead discovered

Scientists at the University of Montana have confirmed the presence of the invasive grass medusahead on the Flathead Indian Reservation in southeastern Sanders County, a first for Montana. Also known as medusahead wildrye, the invasive plant was discovered in mid-November by Bryce Christiaens, weed coordinator for Missoula County. Chistiaens then sent a sample of the plant to MSU to verify the find. Medusahead is listed as a noxious weed in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Utah. Like another troublesome annual grass, cheatgrass, medusahead initiates growth early in the growing season, reducing moisture for perennial grass species. Once it dominates a site, the land has limited value for livestock or wildlife. It is unpalatable based on the high silica content and the seed head contains stiff awns, or bristles, that can injure eyes and mouths of grazing animals. MSU botanist Matt Lavin said he has seen plenty of medusahead in southwest Idaho in open range country even with no recent burn history, where it’s common on southwest-facing rangeland and often grows alongside rush skeletonweed. While he has long suspected it occurs in Montana, this is the first time MSU has a physical sample to study. Response efforts are underway, said Doug Dupuis, range specialist for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. “We’re in the early stages of developing a plan and will work with Tribal specialists, counties, Montana State University and adjacent landowners to evaluate options and implement management to control and potentially eradicate this new invader,” Dupuis said. Dupuis said Partners for Regional Invasive Species Management, a program that has been addressing invasive weeds in Lake County and Sanders County on the National Bison Range, will be an invaluable tool as they move forward. Preliminary efforts will involve surveying the area to estimate the total area infested and drafting a long-term management strategy. Jane Mangold, a rangeland weed specialist with MSU Extension and assistant professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said it is important to be aware of what this grass looks like so infestations can be detected and addressed when they are still small and manageable. Educational material will be developed to assist with identification and management of medusahead. For more information about medusahead, call Mangold at (406) 994-5513.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 1988 Fruehauf gravel pup, 3 axle aluminum, needs liner.......................................................$4900 obo

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1991 Kenworth T600 dump truck, L10, 310 hp, 13 speed, spring ride, lift axle, Heil 15-ft. box (new in 2007). Nice truck............$26,000

1999 Kenworth T800 dump truck, C10, 370 hp, with new injectors, 10 speed, Jake, air ride, 4:11 ratio, K&H AR400 16-ft. rock box with tarp, 11R24.5 tires......................$35,000

2000 Kenworth T800 flat top, N14, 460 hp, 10 speed, Jake, air ride, new bearings in engine, lots more done...................$28,000 obo

1996 Kenworth T800 dump truck, N14, 370 hp, Jake, 10 speed, air ride, Westco transfer box wtih high lift gate, 11R24.5 tires.. $29,000

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By Annette Meyer Heisdorffer, Daviess County Extension Agent for Horticulture Growing houseplants is fun. They add life to indoor living spaces. As with outdoor plants, houseplants may have leaves that are turning brown. Common causes include low humidity, over- and under-watering, insect pests, and diseases. One reason leaves turn brown is due to the lack of humidity. Beware of the drying effect of heated air that blows from the furnace in winter and air-conditioned air in summer. You may find it necessary to place plants on a moistened pebble tray or to use an air humidifier or vaporizer to increase the humidity around your plants. Over-watering is another reason for brown leaves. Check the soil by feeling it with your finger. If it is wet, wait before watering. Some plants like the soil constantly moist while others need to go dry between waterings. Check each plant’s requirements to determine how dry the soil should be before watering again. Watering a plant a little each day causes the buildup of salts from fertilizer and results in poor root development. You can reduce the risk of over-watering by growing plants in containers with drainage holes. The holes allow excess water to flow out of the pot. Pour off excess water or fill the saucer with pebbles so that the excess water collects in the pebbles, and the pot is above the water. This saves time and mess in pouring off excess water. You can also use an unglazed clay pot for a container, which dries out faster and helps to reduce the risk of over-watering. Under-watering can also cause leaf edges to turn brown. Wilted and limp leaves may mean the soil is too dry. The soil may be drying out very quickly so check the soil moisture more often. It is best to water a plant before it wilts in order to avoid injuring it. Pot bound houseplants are more susceptible to brown leaf edges. The soil in a pot bound houseplant is filled with roots. This reduces the amount of water the soil can hold. The watering frequency will have to be increased or the plant repotted into a container 1 or 2 inches larger in diameter. A larger container and new soil mix will reduce the need for water. Check the soil to determine how often you need to water your newly-transplanted houseplant. Over fertilizing can also cause leaf browning. In general, fertilize plants every one to three months with a water-soluble fertilizer. Fertilize plants more often when they are growing rapidly or after the plants have been pruned. Check the fertilizer label and needs of the plant to develop a fertilization schedule. A water-soluble, complete fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium is recommended for most houseplants. If over fertilizing is a problem, you can reduce further damage. White crusty salts on the soil or the pot result from excess fertilizer or hard water. Leach the soil to wash out excess fertilizer. To do this, water the soil until the excess runs out the bottom of the container four times in one hour. Then water the plant as needed and wait one to two weeks to see if this procedure has stopped further browning of the leaves. Leaching will not only wash out excess fertilizer but will reduce damage. To help prevent a buildup of salts, avoid over fertilizing and water the plant thoroughly each time by letting water run out the bottom of the container. Insect feeding can also cause leaves to turn brown. Check stems and undersides of leaves for signs of insects. Broadleaved plants can be washed with soapy water and a soft brush or cloth to remove or kill scales, aphids, mealybugs, or other tiny insects that stay on the plant constantly. Use one teaspoon of mild detergent or soap in a gallon of water. Although this method is time consuming, it may be the best alternative to insecticide sprays which may injure the plant. Washing will have to be repeated if the infestation reappears. A thorough washing often holds scale infestations at bay for several months. Spider mites also cause leaf browning. Wash spider mites off plants with a tepid shower of water every three to four days. Plant diseases are rarely a problem for houseplants but may cause brown spots, blotches, internal browning, or leaf edge browning. Root and stem rotting diseases typically occur after plant roots are damaged by over-watering. To help prevent problems with diseases, water your plants carefully and use a well-drained soil mixture that has been sterilized. Also allow air to circulate around the plant and avoid wetting the foliage. Leaves with disease problems should be removed from the plant. For more information about growing houseplants, contact the Daviess County Extension Office at 270-685-8480.

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A free 2014 calendar featuring wheat pests of Montana is now available at Montana State University and MSU Extension offices around the state. Titled “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” the calendar shows Pesticide Education Specialist Cecil Tharp on the cover with a noxious weed in his mouth and his hands at his sides, holding his weapons against weeds and insects. Among the “good” – featured in January, April, July and October – is MSU’s Schutter Diagnostic Lab which processes more than 2,000 samples every year to identify diseases, insects, plants and mushrooms. Among the “bad” – showcased in February, May, August and November -- is the evolution of agricultural pests to survive control measures. Among the “ugly,” seen in the remaining months, are improper pesticide use and herbicide resistance. “The management of pests can be a daunting task, complicated by multiple management options, a wide array of pests, complicated safety issues and revenue losses,” Tharp said. “The calendar was a parody of the ‘Good, Bad and Ugly’ movie starring Clint Eastwood because pest managers are in a showdown that they need to be prepared for through education and good management decisions.” Each month in the calendar contains colorful photos of subjects that include MSU students and staff, noxious weeds, insect pests, sheep, Montana fields, and MSU research centers. A memorable year, 2014 is the 100-year anniversary of the creation of the national Cooperative Extension System. In addition to other significant dates, the calendar notes that “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” movie premiered in Italian theaters on December 15, 1966 and December 23, 1967 in U.S. theatres. The calendar project was spearheaded by MSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist Mary Burrows and produced by MSU faculty and staff with a grant from the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. To view the calendar online, go to http://www.msuextension.org/plantpath/pdfs/IPM%20calendar%202014.pdf For a free calendar, visit local MSU Extension offices or contact Burrows at mburrows@montana.edu or (406) 994-7766.

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U.S. corn and soybean stocks up from December 2012

Corn stored in all positions on December 1, 2013 totaled 10.4 billion bushels, up 30 percent from December 1, 2012. Of the total stocks, 6.38 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 39 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 4.05 billion bushels, are up 17 percent from a year ago. The September - November 2013 indicated disappearance is 4.32 billion bushels, compared with 3.74 billion bushels during the same period last year. Soybeans stored in all positions on December 1, 2013 totaled 2.15 billion bushels, up 9 percent from December 1, 2012. Soybean stocks stored on farms totaled 955 million bushels, up 5 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 1.19 billion bushels, are up 13 percent from last December. Indicated disappearance for September - November 2013 totaled 1.28 billion bushels, up 4 percent from the same period a year earlier. All wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 2013 totaled 1.46 billion bushels, down 12 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 399 million bushels, down slightly from last December. Off-farm stocks, at 1.06 billion bushels, are down 16 percent from a year ago. The September - November 2013 indicated disappearance is 407 million bushels, down 6 percent from the same period a year earlier. Durum wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 2013 totaled 54.2 million bushels, down 11 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 32.8 million bushels, are down 11 percent from December 1, 2012. Off-farm stocks totaled 21.4 million bushels, down 12 percent from a year ago. The September - November 2013 indicated disappearance of 12.2 million bushels is up 64 percent from the same period a year earlier. Barley stored in all positions on December 1, 2013 totaled 170 million bushels, up 7 percent from December 1, 2012. On-farm stocks are estimated at 81.3 million bushels, 12 percent above a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 88.4 million bushels, are 3 percent above December 2012. The September - November 2013 indicated disappearance is 26.3 million bushels, 32 percent below the same period a year earlier. Grain sorghum stored in all positions on December 1, 2013 totaled 229 million bushels, up 64 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 32.6 million bushels, are up 85 percent from December 1 last year. Off-farm stocks, at 196 million bushels, are up 60 percent from a year earlier. The September - November 2013 indicated disappearance from all positions is 176 million bushels, up 35 percent from the same period in 2012. All hay stored on United States farms December 1, 2013 totaled 89.3 million tons, up 17 percent from a year ago. Disappearance from May 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013 totaled 60.5 million tons, compared with 64.7 million tons for the same period a year earlier. Hay stocks were up from low 2012 levels as improved weather conditions lead to larger production totals in many states when compared with last year’s drought.

Humphreys grant knows no borders

By Oklahoma State University What started with just nine students in 2008 has produced 85 graduates and another 60 currently enrolled. Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) Master of International Agriculture Program (MIAP) has had a more-than-successful takeoff, due in part to The Donald and Cathy Humphreys Student Abroad Endowed Scholarship. “The Humphreys Chair Grants were established to offer students with demonstrated academic scholarship, the opportunity to conduct long-term (eight weeks or longer) study abroad experiences,” said Shida Henneberry, MIAP director and Humphreys Endowed Chair. “One of the goals of the grant is to improve food security in developing nations. The Humphreys family has really elevated our possibilities here at OSU.” Seven students donned the title of Humphreys Scholar during summer and fall 2013, which is open to OSU undergraduate and graduate students participating in credit-bearing programs and activities outside the United States. One of those graduate students was Jordan Davis, who went to Swaziland and South Africa for nine weeks this summer. “During my time there, I worked on a farm, at a children’s home, with various aid groups and even visited many cities in the region, giving me a lot of diverse cultural experiences,” Davis said. “While at the farm and children’s home, I worked on various projects that included anything from carpentry and welding to working on tissue cultures in the farm’s lab.” Josh Campbell and Chad Ward took their internships in New Zealand to study the diversity of agriculture in the small island country. Briana Sallee taught English classes to freshmen girls who were struggling with the language at Haramaya University in Ethiopia. Caroline Bremer lived in Argentina for five months to learn Spanish, engage with agriculturalists, understand the country’s economic challenges and interact with her future employer. Jose Grados studied abroad in France, where he took engineering courses through Polytech Montpellier University. Sarah Hart interned with Watoto Child Care Ministry’s Agricultural Sustainability department in Uganda. The Watoto Agriculture project is cosponsored by the Sam Roberts Noble foundation in Ardmore. While these students receive a great amount of education while overseas, perhaps the most memorable experiences are those which open their eyes to the cultural differences in other nations. “Our students come back with a whole new outlook on the world,” Henneberry said. “They develop relationships with the people in the towns they visit and look forward to making return trips to check in. While in MIAP, students can have a lasting impact through their international experiences. Making a difference while you are a student is one of the main attraction points to our program.”

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By University of Wyoming Extension The farm manager at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center received a Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award from the University of Wyoming (UW) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Bob Baumgartner was presented the honor at the college’s employee recognition program in December. Baumgartner received the award Bob Baumgartner from Frank Galey, dean of the college, and Donna Brown, associate dean and director of the Office of Academic and Students Programs in the college. Nominations are solicited from all departments within the college, and a committee makes final selections.

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By Tyler Lane, Chouteau County Extension Office which often results in a weedy crop. As a Safflower is a broadleaf oilseed crop in result, safflower is susceptible to significant the same family as sunflower. According to yield-limiting weed competition. In the later Dave Wichman (MSU CARC agronomist) growth stages, safflower can out-compete Geraldine, Fort Benton and Big Sandy are most late spring-emerging weeds for soil some of the premiere safflower growing areas moisture and light. of Montana. Safflower production is well Seed treat options include Carboxin, Caradapted to Chouteau County because of the boxin + Thiram, Mancozeb and Thiram. All semi-arid growing conditions and the warm, of these seed treats control seed-borne rust, sunny, dry conditions which usually occur during flowering and seed-filling periods. which is the major concern for safflower seed. Fosse Insurance Agcy Inc Chouteau County is also at the correct elevaOne Chouteau county farmer has seen good I’ll work hard to protect Gary Fosse, Agent 222 15th Street South tion for ideal safflower production. Wichman results with Thiram (42-S Thiram, 42%). your farm and auto. Great Falls, MT 59405 Bus: 406-268-8888 Toll Free: 800-597-6446 said, “The standard recommendation, to inSoil applied herbicides for grass and some Get to a better State . Get State Farm. sure sufficient heat unit accumulation, is for broadleaf weeds in safflower include Eptam CALL ME TODAY. safflower to be seeded in areas of Montana (EPTC), Treflan/ generic trifluralin, Sonalan Insurance Agency Agcy Inc Fosse Fosse Insurance Inc. I’ll work hard to protect Gary Fosse, Agent with an elevation of 3000 feet or lower.” (ethalfluralin) and Dual/generic S/metolaGary Fosse, 222 15th Street Agent South your farm and auto. Great Falls, MT 59405 Temperatures as low as 20° F are tolerated chlor. 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MAXFLO optimal separation of the grain The 2008 Farm Bill required NOZZLE from the air stream without any moving parts while that livestock and apiculture This lightweight 8" BIN maintaining maximum nozzle adjusts air and producers enroll under either CHROME SNAKE airspeed in all grains. grain mixture utilizing NAP coverage or crop insurThe patented feature louvers and stainless PLATED takes the back work out steel adjusting bands to ance for all pasture, rangeland, FLIGHTING of cleaning right to the maximize grainflow and native hay forage crops Hardened steel and bottom of the bin or pile. and capacity. chrome plating maximizes to qualify for certain disaster grain flow and auger life. assistance programs. These include the Livestock Forage OUTRIGGER Disaster Program (LFP) and Securely holds the GrainVac Emergency Assistance for in position and provides a safe route for static electricity Livestock, Honey Bees, and discharge. 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Director of eXtension takes on new UNL roles

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR The founding executive director of eXtension has returned to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in a joint position involving integrated technologies and online education. Dan Cotton assumed his new positions as UNL Extension’s director of integrated technologies and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ coordinator of online education January 1. Cotton was hired as the first executive director of the national eXtension initiative in 2004. He led the formation of more than 75 communities of practice, development of several national extension applications including Ask an Expert and Learn and a partnership with the Department of Defense and others to create the Military Families Learning Network. Cotton received an eXtension Champion Award in 2009 and was part of the eXtension team that received a USDA Secretary’s Honor Award in 2009. Under Cotton’s leadership, eXtension connected more than 17,000 extension workers and partners nationwide through content development, expertise sharing and professional development efforts. “We’re pleased to welcome Dan ‘home’ to take on these new responsibilities,” said Chuck Hibberd, dean and director of UNL Extension. “Extension has greatly expanded its use of a variety of technologies to reach our clientele, and Dan will help direct the integration of those efforts.” Steve Waller, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, added that Cotton also will coordinate the college’s extensive and expanding online education ventures. “Dan’s national experience with eXtension will serve him well in heading up our online education,” Waller said. Before he assumed the eXtension position, Cotton was director of UNL’s Communications and Information Technology unit. He came to UNL from the University of Illinois where he served as director of Extension Information Technology from 1989 to 1996. Cotton began his career in Cooperative Extension at the University of Missouri in 1984.

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OSU Extension offers documents through POD

By Oklahoma State University Imagine a world at your fingertips where virtually endless supplies of useful and scientifically proven information could be accessed and put into practice for whatever objectives you may have. Want to build a water garden? Bam, here is how to do it. What insect is eating my tomato plants? Kapow, here is how to identify and control it. Need some information on the best forage for your livestock this time of year? Coming right up. “The Print on Demand (POD) database is home to approximately 4,500 documents with subject matter ranging from gardening, cattle, insects and economics to nutrition and family development, and much more,” said Ross Love, assistant director of Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. “It really is an extremely helpful and useful tool people can take advantage of.” All OSU Cooperative Extension and research fact sheets, leaflets and other documents are available to read and download free of charge at osufacts.okstate.edu. Each piece of literature is peer reviewed and updated to keep the most current and accurate information available to the public. “By continually reviewing and updating our fact sheets, OSU Cooperative Extension is able to disseminate researchbased information on a wide variety of subjects for anyone and everyone to use,” Love said. The POD system is designed to be user-friendly and can be navigated several different ways. “Users may browse through the site by academic departments or by topical categories,” Love said. “Also, there is a search tool at the top right of the page, which allows users to search by subject matter, fact sheet number or title.” For more information, contact your local county Extension office or visit the website to snoop around.

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grain bag unloader With the capacity to load a 1000-bushel trailer in about 7 minutes, the Loftness GL-10 Grain Bag Unloader out-performs the competition not only in speed but in ruggedness and consistency. Stable siteto-site transportation, fast set-up, easy operation and straight forward maintenance make the GL:10 GBU an indispensable part of your grain bag storage strategy.

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Make clean-up quick with the Brandt GrainVac Pile Driver- the fast, easy way to move a pile of grain. The Pile Driver works like a bin sweep to pull grain steadily up to the MaxFlo nozzle. The short hose on the vac, combined with a steady flow of grain allows the GrainVac to operate at high capacity. Hydraulic control lets you level the arm appropriately across the pile whether you are on perfectly level ground or not. Features: • Tilt Cylinder • Flight Breakaway System • Flight Speed Control Available Attachments: • 3.5-ft. Pile Driver Extensions

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2013 JOHN DEERE 1890 DRILL FOR SALE

NDSU helping people 50plus nourish their body

By NDSU Extension Service As we age, we may not be as active as we used to be. Maybe we have put on a few extra pounds, or we’ve Call 406-788-2597 or 406-799-1493, Loma, MT area developed health issues such as high blood pressure or diabetes. The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service has created Nourishing Boomers and Beyond, a program to provide North Dakotans age 50 and older with information and strategies to eat more nutritiously P.O. Box 3072 • 4075 Wynne Avenue • Butte, Montana 59702 • (406) 494-3394 • Mobile (406) 565-7235 and be more physically active so they can reduce their Sales lot Inventory risk of developing chronic diseases. located I-90 Extension agents will hold monthly classes in many Available at Rocker rural North Dakota counties beginning in January 2014. 2001 International 4900 tandem, new interchange 18-ft. grain body, white Each month’s class will focus on one topic, such as how 2000 International 4900 chassis, white to keep your eyes healthy. Other topics include how to 1999 International 4900 24-ft. reefer, Semi Trailers keep your heart, brain, muscles, digestive system, skin, white JUST ARRIVED! 1999 Freightbones and joints healthy; how to incorporate more fruits 1997 Ford F800 diesel, automatic, 18- 1996 Kidron 45-ft. reefer van, white liner FL70 roll-over, parting out, 1991 Kentucky 48-ft. tri axle van, white ft. steel bed, white and vegetables into your diet; how to sort fact from fiction 5-9 Cummins 225 hp, 6 speed, 1996 International 8100 single axle 1990 Theurer 48-ft. x 102” dry van, orin claims for health products or services; where to go for Rockwell rear end, disc brakes on ange tractor, orange Budds. reliable health and nutrition information; and how to deal 1994 International 4900 tandem chas- 24-ft. tandem gooseneck, flatbed, black 12-ft. tandem horse trailer, brown sis, white with stress and mental health issues. Special Equipment 1993 International 4700 16-ft. scissor Visit http://www.ndsu.edu/boomers to see if a Nourishdump, white 23-ft. all steel flat bed (gray) ing Boomers and Beyond program is being held near you. Consignment 1992 Chevrolet Kodiak single axle, Omaha 16-ft. steel flat and hoist, condiesel, chassis, white Sign up for the free monthly newsletter and check out the Corner signed 1991 GMC tandem, snow plow, dump, self-paced online content. 9-ft. state highway dump box and hoist, 1997 Peterbilt 377 tractor, blue needs engine work, orange orange 1993 Kenworth T600 tractor, blue Classes will include hands-on activities and time for 1990 International 8300 tandem tracMidwest 7-ft. x 8-ft. flatbed 1979 International 4070 cab over tracdiscussion. Participants will receive material such as tor, green 92 utility 102 spring ride tandem sustor, green 1988 GMC 7000 single axle, diesel, handouts and healthful recipes to take home. pension 1972 International 1600, 2000 gallon chassis, 120 CA, white 5- 14-ft. thru 18-ft. van bodies If you aren’t able to attend a class or want more inforfuel truck, red 1988 GMC 7000 single axle, diesel, Galion 18-ft. all aluminum dump body, 1969 Chevrolet C50 16-ft. flatbed, lift mation on the topic covered in a session, you can visit chassis, 102 CA, white complete. Like new, consigned. gate, green 1985 Kenworth W900 tandem, day cab the program’s website at http://www.ndsu.edu/boomers. Wausau 12-ft. reversible snow plow, tractor, clean, blue. Anyone can sign up for the free monthly newsletter by complete Currently wrecking 1982 Ford L9000 tandem, diesel, chasRidewell air lift 4th axle, complete visiting the website or contacting your local Extension sis, Allison auto, white 299 trucks! 2- aluminum closet cab guards 1981 Mack single axle, dump truck, office. Participating county Extension offices also will 18-ft. all steel bed and roll gate All shapes & sizes! white have Facebook pages to interact with their clients. 3- underbody hoist assemblies 1980 GMC 7000 grease rack truck, blue 14-ft. all steel flatbed, yellow “Our goal is to provide nutrition and overall wellness education and online support to help adults sustain a Transportation Available healthy lifestyle,” says Julie Garden-Robinson, Extension food and nutrition specialist and project director. The January lesson will HYDRAULIC BREAKER Rental units focus on nutrition tips and Available POST DRIVERS FOR SALE physical activities to nourish and exercise your muscles. • Skid loader mount • Low profile • Quick and easy on and off The website will include a • 8” diameter domed cup • Full control of post while driving workout guide with easy• Very low maintanence to-follow strength, balance, • 3 sizes available ~ 500-, 750-, 1000-ft. lb. • Also available for excavators and flexibility exercises T MATE A that you can do anytime, S U 2 Montana Post Driver (406) 239-4824 SEE , 21, 2 0 2 . and recipes that are good b e F Gold Creek, MT sources of protein and the nutrients you need for good health. 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By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR After more than two years of research, writing and editing, the third edition of the “Groundwater Atlas of Nebraska” is available. “Rather than just reproduce maps that have been published John Deere 7-ft. 3-point in the past, we wanted our readers to know that our under4-horse open top trailer......... 1-ton aluminum utility bed for hitch snow blower, 540 PTO standing of groundwater in Nebraska has evolved over the ......................................$850 60” cab-to-axle truck....$2250 shaft.............................$2200 past half-century,” said Jesse Korus, survey geologist and lead author/coordinator of the third edition atlas. “In some cases, it has improved substantially. In other cases, things Phone salesmen: L. Nelson (406) 794-4955 or C. 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2003 Case IH JX100U

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2008 Case IH RB564 Round Baler

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2012 Case IH Farmall 45A

2WD lease return with ONLY 61 hours, PTO, 3-pt., one remote. Still has factory warranty! Priced to move at $17,429

Degleman Bale King 3100

Round bale processor in great shape. Ready to go! Priced to sell at $13,988

2008 Case IH RB564 Round Baler

Twine baler with wide pickup and stuffer feeder for extra capacity. Extra clean and only 4290 bales. Book says $22,290 MVE price $16,694

2011 New Holland T4040

MFWD, 84 hp, 3 pt., PTO, 16 speed Power Shuttle transmission. Books for over $31,000. Winter special just $21,990

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2010 Chevrolet Suburban LT

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1996 Case IH 8312 Disc Mower

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Fuson Excavation

Cull cows: Profit center or economic drain

By Heather Gessner, South Dakota State University Extension Dairy and Poultry Outlook-November Every best management practices book 2013). related to beef cattle production calls for This increase in price projections may be pregnancy checking the herd to identify an indicator for producers to hold on to open open cows as early in the season as possible. Open cows in the herd have a negative cows until after the first of the new year. impact on profit as they are consuming Some reasons to consider this option Phone 406-271-3837 129 Conrad-Dupuyer Road expensive inputs (feed, AUM’s, and labor) include: Cell 406-289-0210 Conrad, Montana 59425 without contributing back to the operation. The potential to add weight to an animal fusonexcavation@yahoo.com The reasons cows do not breed back are that may have come off grass in poor body many and varied and something cattle procondition. Adding pounds will increase the ducers need to be monitoring. total weight available for sale and will also Many times cows are not identified as increase the white fat on the carcass. open until late fall/early winter as this is Current signs are pointing towards a when cows are typically brought in off sumdecline in cow slaughter numbers and the mer grazing areas and calves are weaned. A number of heifers destined for feedlots. downside with this plan is that most other With fewer cows and heifers entering the cattle producers are working on the same supply chain, beef production will be retime table, and thus many open cows hit duced. Supplies of lean ground beef used in the market at the same time, resulting in a many processing plants will face the biggest seasonal price decline during the fall. shortage as cow slaughter numbers decline. Is there a better option? This shortage of supply will pressure prices The national average cutter cow price to remain at or above current levels. ranged from $77-78/cwt for the first three Young cows that are open are candidates quarters of 2013, with projections for the to be re-exposed for fall calves. Bred female fourth quarter at $78-80/cwt and for the first prices have increased in the last few months. quarter of 2014 at $79-83/cwt (Livestock, Marketing a group of young cows bred for fall calves may well be a profitable venture. Both adding weight and increased value are ways to bring additional profit to the operation. However, added weight and days on feed are not free. If you have a A G - S E R V I C E S relatively inexpensive feed 406-622-3887 PO Box 1476 : 2705 Front Street resource available (corn stalk Fort Benton, MT 59442 grazing, low test weight corn, www.triangleag.com low cost forages, etc.) there may be opportunity for increased profits. Example: Consider the Wireless Blockage Monitor following three options for a Guest Speaker: CFX-750 Operation Overview 1200 pound open cow: Option A- sold in November, Rainwise Weather Station Dr. Kent McVay Option B-fed for 70 days, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle gaining roughly 2 pounds per Trimble TmX 2050 Display day and Option C-fed for 70 Integrating Alternative days gaining 3 pounds per Cropping Systems day. The feeding period is November 15th to February 1st,. Prices are based on third Time Town Place Date quarter projections of $79.00/ cwt and first quarter projections averaging $81.00/cwt. Northern Ag Research Monday 9 - Noon Havre While there is added profit Center Meeting Room Feb. 24, 2014 potential for feeding cull cows, the margin is tight Monday 2:30 - 5:30pm Chester Lutheran Fellowship Hall and even small increases in Feb. 24, 2014 feed costs or decreases in the market price will reduce that Tuesday profit potential. Because there 2 - 5 pm Norley Hall Conrad Feb. 25, 2014 are no price risk management tools available for cows, comWednesday pleting an enterprise budget 9 - Noon Fort Benton Ag Center Feb. 26, 2013 is the best tool to analyze the profit potential. Additional considerWireless Blockage and ations: Flow Monitor Current feed supply inventory must be taken into consideration. Feedstuff needs Using an Unmanned for the remaining cow herd Aerial Vehicle in should be analyzed carefully Montana Agriculture to ensure the main herd can Trimble TmX 2050 be appropriately fed throughDisplay out the winter and spring. If feed inventories are not large enough to get through extreme cold snaps or an exFree Prizes tended spring feeding period from a delayed spring turnSpecial Pricing out, selling open cows may be a better option, unless the Trimble CFX-750 Display added return from retaining See you there! RainWise Operation Overview the cows is sufficient to make Weather Station Focus on Managing Data up for any feed shortage. Dozer Scrapers Road Grader Excavator Backhoe

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Fertilizer Equipment For Sale 2011 Ag Chem, Airmax Precision 2 (twin bin), 1900 hours...................... $223,000 2002 Case IH SPX4260 diesel engine, hydrostatic drive, 1200 gallon stainless steel tank, 60/80-ft. boom.. $97,000

2007 Freightliner, Auto Shifter, 16-ton Wilmar tender with tip tops....................... $66,000

2-2004 Rogator with Air Max 1983 Freightliner with Tyler bed, 5500 hours..................... 16 ton tender............. $19,500 .................$66,000 & $69,000

1990 International with low miles, 42-ft. tender trailer with back auger, all hydraulic electric roll tarp................. $61,000

Wilmar 25-ton tender on spread axle trailer...... $39,500 Wilmar 25-ton tender on semi........................... $36,500

1986 Kenworth Cummins 7 speed, Tyler 16-ton sideshooter............................... $29,500

1989 GMC semi-float with 8-ton Wilmar bed....... $21,000

2004 Loral C15 Cat, automatic, Air Max 1000......... $93,000

2003 Sterling AgForce 3024, Cat, automatic, midtech swath, Raven controller, 4987 hours......................... $73,000

1990 Volvo Cummins 10 speed, with 16-ton Wilmar tender........................ $24,500

1991 International Dempster, DT466, automatic, 1800 gallon sprayer, Raven, 3800 hours......................... $38,000

1996 Loral DT530, automatic, chemical bin, 8700 hours, runs good.................. $29,000

1987 Ford tandem with tag, stainless steel Rayman top auger, 22-ton tender.......$38,500

1999 Ag Chem with air spreader box, 70-ft. booms, 4900 hours................ $68,000 Doyle 8-ton blender on scale with new auger, 40 hp motor $18,500

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2005 Case 4510 370 hp, auto, 70-ft. flex air bed, 4000 hours. 2008 Case IH 3520 Viper Pro, ................................ $129,000 Smart Trax, 2000 hours.......... 2005 Case 4510 370 hp, auto- ................................ $167,000 matic transmission, 70-ft. flex air bed, 3000 hours...$137,000

2006 Case FLX 4510 floater, Allison automatic, Cummins, 2005 Case 4010 New Leader FlexAir 810 box, Viper controlG4 spinner, 7279 hours.......... ler, autosteer, shedded every ................ $73,000.....$93,000 night, 7466 hours, runs great. ............. $99,000......$127,000

2000 GMC Topkick Cat 3116 automatic, New Leader 2020 G4 stainless bed, Raven controller......................... $56,000

2001 Case 4300 Cummins automatic, flex-air system....... .................................. $69,000

2000 Wrangler, buckets and forks, 2700 hours....... $18,500 1992 Wrangler diesel.$15,500

2002 International Silver 1450 gallon NH3 wagons on Wheels, DT 466, automatic, trailers in eastern Montana..... 10-ton stainless steel bed, Ra......................................CALL ven monitor, 2300 hours......... .................................. $58,500

2003 Tyler 25-ton semi tender............................. $38,500

2008 Adams 25-ton semi tender with back auger, self-contained......................... $39,500 1990 Adams 25-ton semi tender with back auger, not self contained................... $34,000

2010 Case IH 4520 1100 hours, 70-ft. boom, Viper Pro, Smart Track....$223,000

1997 Freightliner with 3000 1999 Loral DT530, autoshift, gallon propane tank, new test. Air Max 5 bed, 5700 hours..... .................................. $33,000 .................................. $51,000 1996 Loral................. $37,500

1995 Ford LN8000 spreader truck, Cummins auto, 15-ft. New Leader L7020 spreader bed............................ $47,500

2001 Case 3300 3-wheel, Cummins auto, flex-air sys$57,000 $63,000 tem............................

1997 International 3000 gallon propane truck, diesel, in service....................... $31,000

2-18,000 gallon NH3 holding tanks...$40,000 each 1-8500 gallon and 2-6000 gallon. All with good data plates......................................Call for prices

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HAY FOR SALE

1st and 3rd cutting irrigated alfalfa ~ 4x4 big square bales Phone (406) 778-4629 - Loma, MT Area

FOR PARTS

4- Morris MH3100 drills, 10-ft.x12” with Acra Plants. Has good end tow transport system and hitch. Could be fitted to other brands like John Deere 9400 & 9450). John Deere LZ 8-ft.x10” drills and parts. Make offers!!

Ask for John, (406) 431-1361 or 227-6733, East Helena, MT

NDSU offers updated crop compare program for 2014

By NDSU Extension Service The program provides a tool for producers to check the changing scenarios until final planting decisions are made this spring. The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Services has updated the Crop Compare program, which is a spreadsheet designed to compare cropping alternatives. The program uses the direct costs and yields from the 2014 projected crop budgets for nine regions of North Dakota, but producers are encouraged to enter the expected yields and input costs for their farm. The user designates a reference crop and enters its expected market price. Depending on the region, a broad selection of nine to 18 crops are compared. The program provides the prices for competing crops that would be necessary to provide the same return over variable costs as the reference crop. “Producers can compare these ‘break-even’ prices to expected market prices to see which crop is most likely to compete with the reference crop,” says Andy Swenson, NDSU Extension Service farm management specialist. “Input costs and grain prices can move quickly. The program provides a tool for producers to check the changing scenarios until final planting decisions are made this spring.” It should be noted that an underlying assumption is that fixed costs, such as machinery ownership, land, and the owner’s labor and management, do not vary among crop choices and therefore do not need to be included in the analysis. “In practice, there may be differences in fixed costs that should be considered,” Swenson says. “For example, there may be additional labor, management and risk associated with a competing crop. If all the labor and management is provided by the owner-operator, it would be considered a fixed cost and could be excluded. However, the producer should add some cost if he or she would only want to produce the crop when an adequate reward would be received for the extra time and management required relative to the reference crop.” A similar rationale could be used if a competing crop is considered higher risk. The Crop Compare program is available on the Web at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmmanagement/tools. Also, the complete 2014 crop budgets are available at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmmanagement/crop-budgetarchive.

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Sesame seed oil extract may improve soy oil for frying

By Marcia Wood, Agricultural Research Service Fried foods that you can order at restaurants, delis or other eateries all across America may have been prepared with soybean oil. In fact, soy oil makes up an estimated 70 to 80 percent of all cooking oil used commercially in the United States. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are determining how to better protect soy oil’s good-for-you polyunsaturated fats from the oxidation that can occur at the high temperatures typically used for frying.   Oxidation can make the oil heavy and gummy, can lead to off-flavors and odors, and can cause the oil to form a messy foam during deep-frying, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research chemist Hong-Sik Hwang, who heads the soy oil studies. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency. The combined effects of oxidation may shorten the usable life of the oil, which, in some commercial settings, is reused until health regulations or quality problems dictate discarding it. Hwang and ARS research chemists Erica L. Bakota, Mark A. Berhow, Jill K. Winkler-Moser, and research leader Sean X. Liu are investigating interesting natural antioxidant compounds that might effectively and affordably protect soybean oil from oxidation during frying. In preliminary experiments at the ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, the scientists found that sesamol, extracted from sesame seed oil, provided better antioxidant protection for soy oil than nine other natural antioxidants that the team tested. Importantly, the team’s tests with french fries showed that sesamol, when added to soy oil at the rate of 6,600 parts per million, provided better protection than TBHQ, a synthetic antioxidant, added at the allowable maximum of 200 parts per million. In describing the research for an article in the NovemberDecember 2013 issue of Agricultural Research magazine, Hwang noted that TBHQ is commonly added to soy cooking oil that’s sold in bulk for commercial use. Hwang cautions that even though sesamol is a natural, edible compound, more research is needed to ensure that using it at levels that provide antioxidant protection for the soybean oil would, at the same time, meet federal GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) standards. The idea of pairing a sesame seed compound with soybean oil to thwart oxidation isn’t new. But the Peoria group is apparently the first to investigate the concept using deep-frying tests that simulate commercial conditions.

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FORD TRUCK FOR SALE 1988 Ford L-9000 Cat engine, manual transmission, sliding fifth wheel, clean truck.

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ITEMS FOR SALE Looking For 2014 Hay Ground

to lease or cut on shares. Also looking for late fall grazing for 35 to 75 head of cows.

John Deere 753GL feller buncher with hot saw. Like new undercarriage. Excellent running and working condition..........$87,500

Cat 12 road grader, new heads on engine, new cutting edge, good chains all around, power steering, comes with manuals, runs good.................................$8000 Sitrex 300 seeder/fer tilizer spreader. New. ................$500

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23-ft. heavy duty gooseneck stock trailer with removable tack room. Good solid floor with rubber mats, good tires with 8 lug wheels, pulls nice.............$4000

International TD15 dozer. Lots of good parts.................Best offer

Symons double deck screening Napa 83.315 wire feed welder. Good working welder.........$600 plant. Good solid machine.......... .........................................$3100

7-ft. Rock rake, 3-pt., Very nice shape.................................$500 Karcher 3600 psi pressure washer, 13 hp Honda engine...........$800 Cat 518 skidder transmission.......... ................................ Make Offer

22-ft. beaver tail gooseneck trailer with loading ramps, 12,000# GVW.................................$5100

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FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Concord 4812 air seeder with 3000 tow behind cart. Set up for liquid fertilizer two years ago. Comes with nearly new 2000 gallon Patriot liquid fertilizer cart........................................................................................... $24,000 John Deere 9450 hoe drills, 30-ft., 7” spacing. John Deere transport..........................................................$10,500 Morris 40-ft. air hoe drill, 8336 3 tank cart, double chute, 71/2” spacing, steel packers, near new Dutch double chute boots, primary hose replaced in the last two years. Comes with extra rolls of secondary hose........$50,000 obo 1994 Boss gooseneck stock trailer, 7-ft.x20-ft.................................................................................................$4000 1988 Logan Coach 3 slant gooseneck trailer, large tack room. Comes with 5 panels. Near new tires.....$3500 obo ** All located in Northeast Montana! **

Gear up your small business for e-tailing

By NDSU Extension Service Online retail capacity, or e-tailing, remains a rapidly growing trend. “It is important for all small businesses to be a part of that effort,” says Glenn Muske, the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service’s rural and agribusiness enterprise development specialist. “More and more, For more information, phone (406) 570-5592 customers are looking for 24/7 access or ‘always-on’ capacity to shop, buy, and receive customer support and service.” With this changing landscape for retailers, the NDSU and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension Services teamed up to provide rural and small-business owners with an educational program, “eTailing: Taking Charge of Your Online Presence,” at http://go.unl.edu/etailing. This new self-help program is designed to help business 60 YEARS owners understand e-tailing and make plans to make it a 1953-2013 part of their effort to reach existing customers as well as expand their reach for new customers. “It is important for business owners to understand two things: First, e-tailing is not an option,” says Connie Hancock, UNL Extension educator. “Second, e-tailing includes more than selling,” she continues. “It means offering customer support and service, providing store information, developing another channel for meaningful customer communication, and ensuring safety and security in this effort. Yet small business owners can, to a degree, pick and choose which of these parts they wish to offer.” The eTailing curriculum focuses on: • Laying the groundwork for an e-tailing effort, including planning what the website will look like • Understanding how e-tailing will be your online front Congratulations to door and how it needs to be appealing and informative John Schneider of Hogeland, MT • Developing effective content • Helping an owner understand that a website represents on winning the bundle only one potential part of the business’s online presence “The goal of the program is to help the business owners of free posts. effectively adopt online e-commerce as part of their busiSee Bouma Post Yards for your driveway arch poles, decorative and other fencing needs. ness model,” says Jay Jenkins, UNL Extension educator. “If successful in doing so, the business owner will not only New supply of sturdy 10-ft. and 12-ft. windbreak material in stock. better serve his or her existing customers but open up the Visit our website: www.postyard.com or email: harold@postyard.com possibility of entirely new markets.” Learning from others who use e-tailing successfully makes this program unique and especially helpful to the business owner. Several business owners were interviewed, Box 106 Box 188 and clips of their tips and comments are included. CHOTEAU, MT 59422 LINCOLN, MT 59639 “E-tailing is about responding to customer shopping (406) 466-2140 (406) 362-4222 habits,” UNL Extension educator Dennis Kahl says. “The use of some form of online shopping grows each year, Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks and there is nothing in sight that says this trend will deFUEL STORAGE ~ FUEL CONTAINMENT ~ FUEL SYSTEMS crease. All products meet EPA/SPCC agriculture standards “The growth is found in CALL FISHER METAL PRODUCTS for information and pricing on: all demographic categories, making it important that Horizontal Fuel Tanks from 500 to 3000 gallons Vertical Fuel Tanks 4000 to 10,000 gallons business owners small and ALL TANKS are UL 142 Certified –– DOUBLE WALL TANKS meet SPCC Secondary Containment Rules large, rural and urban, join in,” he adds. Fort Benton A solid e-tailing effort will allow businesses always to be “on.” This program focuses on helping the owner develop that solid effort. The program was made possible through the support of NDSU and UNL Extension, and funding from the Southern Rural Development Center’s National eCommerce Initiative. Tier 1 and Tier 2 spcc compliance plans available at no charge! For more ideas and asProfessionally engineered plans are needed for systems over 10,000 gallons sistance on e-tailing or ecommerce for your small ENGINEERED CONTAINMENT business, contact your local SYSTEMS Extension Service office 4 Galvanized steel construction 4 Optional “J Guard” liner or go to NDSU’s Small Please call for information and quotes on a custom system for your farm or ranch Business Support website Containment meets all SPCC requirements at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ smallbusiness or UNL ExFisher Metal Products 406-622-5233 tension’s website at http:// Fort Benton, MT eship.unl.edu. Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks

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New Executive Vice President

The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee is thrilled to announce Collin Watters as our new executive vice president. Collin started working at the Montana Department of Agriculture in 2005, and served as the agriculture marketing and business development bureau chief for the past four years. Collin comes with over eight years of experience in program and project management expertise with the state of Montana and previously managed the Growth Through Agriculture program. Watters spearheaded the modernization of the Growth Through Agriculture program in the 2009 legislative session. He has extensive hands-on experience with agricultural issues in the state; including business development, technical assistance to businesses, market analysis, state

and federal farm policy, trade missions, strategic planning, and budget management. He received the 2012 Governor’s Award for Excellence and 2010 Montana Department of Agriculture Outstanding Employee Award. Watters graduated from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences and a Masters in Business Administration. “Marketing and research are fundamental to the success of our wheat and barley industry,” said Watters. “Expanding trade opportunities and knowledge of the superior wheat and barley product grown in Montana will benefit our producers and state. In a competitive market, I look forward to working with Montana farmers, businesses and organizations to grow Montana’s number one industry.”

Montana Wheat and Barley Committee

Producer outreach at Moccasin field days.

Over forty years ago a program was established by Montana wheat producers to promote their products for sale in foreign lands and to pursue research work which would aid crop quality and production. The 1967 Legislature responded to the state wheat farmers’ request for the self-help program by establishing the Montana Wheat Research and Marketing Committee. The Committee is producer-funded and producer-run, with a self-imposed assessment on wheat grown and sold in Montana to provide funds. Use of these funds is determined by a seven-member committee which is appointed by the governor. Members must be active wheat farmers. In addition to the seven voting farmerdirectors, there are three, non-voting members: the state agriculture director, the College of Agriculture Dean of Montana State University and a representative of the Montana grain trade. The committee is attached to the state agriculture department, but for administrative purposes only. In 1973, the program expanded to include barley so that crop could also benefit from marketing and research efforts. The Committee has been considered the prototype for market development organizations for other commodities in Montana DIRECTORS Chris Kolstad, Ledger, Chairman Randy Hinebauch, Chinook, Vice Chairman Bruce Myllymaki, Stanford Frank Schoonover, Dutton Tom Siderius, Kalispell Leonard Schock, Vida

and several other states. The program has changed over the years, but the goal of benefiting Montana wheat and barley producers remains constant. Research work has been expanded to include variety breeding, disease resistance, winter hardiness, fertilizer use, storage conditions, insect concerns, and tillage practices, to name only a few subjects. The Wheat and Barley Committee serves as a communication channel between producers and the research community. Marketing efforts have also been enhanced. Montana wheat and barley is directly represented in foreign markets through organizations such as U.S. Wheat Associates, U.S. Grains Council, the Northern Crops Institute, and the Wheat Marketing Center. The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee also hosts up to 20 foreign trade teams

each year, and helps educate them on Montana’s superior grain. This marketing system provides the Montana wheat and barley producer with a direct and constant presence in the countries where crops are sold. The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee is the direct link between producer and markets. Domestic marketing efforts have grown to include representation on the Wheat Foods Council, with the intent to increase consumption of commodities here at home. The Committee continues to fund the monitoring of transportation issues and attempts to keep producers notified of not only freight rates, but branch line abandonments, railroad mergers, railcar supply and demand situations, and other matters pertinent to the hauling of their grain to market.

Please make plans to attend the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee Research Review and Board meeting on February 5th and 6th at Montana State University in Bozeman. Please visit our

website at wbc.agr.mt.gov or call 406.761.7732 for more information. Follow the Wheat and Barley Committee on Facebook for information and news updates at Facebook.com/MontanaWheat.

Research Review and Winter Board Meeting

A Japanese food barley team learning the benefits of Montana grown grain.

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Ron de Yong, Director, MT Dept. of Agriculture Byron Grassman, Manager, Mountain View Co-op/ Collins Glen Duff, Dean of the College of Agriculture, MSU STAFF: Kolleen Spurgin, Administrative Financial Assistant Tammy Suek, Administrative Assistant Cassidy Marn, Marketing Program Manager Steve Becker, Communications Coordinator

ADDRESS: 1601 2nd Ave. N., Suite 700, Great Falls, MT 59401 P.O. Box 3024, Great Falls, MT 59403-3024. PHONE: 406-761-7732. TOLL-FREE MARKET NEWS LINE: 1-800-332-5906. (Daily updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.) WEB SITE: http://wbc.agr.mt.gov SPEAKERS AVAILABLE The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee has speakers available for speaking engagements. If you need a speaker on Committee programs or activities, please contact our office. There is no charge for this service.

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By Evelyn Boswell, MSU News Service for easier and faster identification, but she Montanans who worry about spiders has received many smashed and dried-up living in their basement or other insects in insects, weeds and plants, Kerzicnik said. their homes and gardens can once again She identifies insects by sight, under the consult with an urban insect diagnostician microscope or by comparing them to other at Montana State University. insects which are depicted and described in The Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory now scientific keys, or preserved in the Montana has a full-time diagnostician and assistant Entomology Collection, which is housed at IPM specialist after a lapse of about five MSU. Homeowners can also provide valuyears, said MSU Extension Plant Patholoable background about how and where the gist Mary Burrows, who supervises the insect was caught. MSU Urban IPM program. The most unusual samples she has reLaurie Kerzicnik came to MSU from ceived so far have been bloody scabs and Fort Collins, Colorado, where she worked scrapings sent by people who suspected they at Crop Production Services and Colorado had parasites on their skin, Kerzicnik said. State University. She specialized in inteShe noted that hobo spiders are a comgrated pest management (IPM) and spiders mon pest in Montana and often get blamed as pest control agents in agroecosystems. when people have an infection, but the conShe earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology nection is a misnomer. at Miami University and a master’s degree Kerzicnik, who was born in Ohio and and Ph.D. in entomology from Colorado grew up in Michigan, said she has been State University. While conducting her fascinated by insects ever since traveling to research, she collected more than 11,000 Costa Rica as an undergraduate student and spiders over six years in eastern Colorado. encountering the large and diverse insects in Approximately 4,000 of those spiders are that country. In addition to her professional now part of a collection at the Denver Muinterest, she keeps spiders as pets, saying seum of Nature and Science. they are easier to care for than gerbils. “In addition to my educational backKerzicnik once had 10 tarantula spiders as ground, I did a lot of entomology and arachpets, but most of them died or escaped. She nology outreach to K-12 schools, the comis now down to one tarantula and one black munity and to growers,” Kerzicnik said. “I widow spider. traveled around to schools with tarantulas, The Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory spiders, mantids, scorpions and cockroaches offers plant disease, insect, plant, and for hands-on learning.” mushroom identification as a free service. Kerzicnik is an expert on spiders but she However, it charges a fee for out-of-state can identify any insect that Montanans subsamples, special tests and multiple samples. mit to the Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory, For more details and instructions for subBurrows said. Kerzicnik assisted with the mitting insects to the Schutter Diagnostic identification of a sap beetle that has been Lab, go to http://diagnostics.montana.edu/ found for the first time in Montana. Her Insect/index.html http://diagnostics.monfocus in Montana will be “urban insects,” tana.edu/Insect/index.html which generally are insects found in homes and gardens. Her educational outreach will be aimed primarily at Extension agents. “I love Extension and working as a link between science education and the community,” Kerzicnik said. Montanans who want to submit insects to the Schutter Diagnostic Lab should take them – dead or alive – to their local MSU Extension agent, Kerzicnik said. The agent will then mail the insect to the lab in Bozeman. Kerzicnik said her goal is to identify the insect within 24 hours of receiving it. Laurie Kerzicnik holds up the larva of a beetle from She will also make recommendations, if the family Cerambycidae, also known as the longnecessary, for insect management. horned beetles. It was collected from a poplar tree. Ideally, the insect will be alive and intact (MSU photo by Sepp Jannotta).

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