DAVE & SHERRI HEPPNER Farm auction

SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2023

Rogator 854 self-propelled sprayer, 5.9 Cummins, Hydro, 1,000 gal stainless steel tank, 80 Ft booms, triple nozzles, EZ Steer Raven SC5661 monitor, 380/90R-46 tires, front tires are cracked, Hyd spread axles, new batteries, Serial # 850 44 52 302

• 1,000 gal galvanized water tank

• 1,550 gal black poly tank full of 28-0-0 liquid fertilizer

• Allen 12 Ft Power Screed, 4-stroke Honda GX 35

• Allen 5 Ft Power Screed, 4-stroke Honda GX 31

• Cement Hand Trowels

• Bull Floats

• Fresno handles

• Edge Trowels

• Cement Broom

• National BD MP Company electric 220 amp air compressor

• Makita 10 inch chop saw

• Poly Wheel barrow

• Metal Wheel Barrow

• 2- Knack job boxes

• 11 - 4 in x 10 in metal cement forms

• 8 Ft long electric concrete vibrator

• Sonic Tube 12 in diameter 8ft long

• 4 gallons of form oil

• 3.5 gallon hand pump cure oil

• Large assortment of screed stands

Summers Ultimate NT 90 Ft suspended boom Sprayer,

June 17, 2023

• Onan 80 generator 5.9

Cummins single phase 53

KW, 3 phase, 80kw, 1,610

Hr. remote start capabilities, new batteries

• Generac PTO trailer mounted generator 30 KW

• Degelman 14 Ft dozer, has mounts for a 895 Versatile

• 2 - 625 Gal white poly tanks

• Danuser 3 Pt post pounder

• 3 Pt older post hole auger

• Metal iron racks

• Stihl TS 780 concrete demo saw, has upright walk behind controls

• Large assortment of concrete form stakes

• Large assortment of rebar ties

• 34 wall anchors

• 100 snap ties

• Large assortment of Simmons flat ties

• 8 inch wall ties and G washers

• 5 gallon bucket full of gate dogs

• Gold Blatt 36 in power trowel, Briggs 7 Hp gas engine,4 brand new blades

• Bobcat plate compactor, Honda 5.5hp engine

• P3500 Powers fastener steel stud gun, 22 cal, nails & shot

• Rotozip sheetrock cutter

• SDS Bosch hammer drill

• Senco DS202 14v-volt, automatic sheetrock gun,1 bucket of screws

• Makita corded Sawzall

• Bostitch air roofing cap stapler

• Sheet rock foot jacks

• Metabo 56 hammer drill includes

SDX Big bits ½, ¾, 1 1/8

• Craftsman corded hand router

• Makita corded sheet rock gun

• DeWalt, 18 volt, 4 ¼ circular saw

• DeWalt, 18-volt Sawzall

• Makita 12-volt hand drill

• Makita 12-volt impact driver

• 5 bundles of 5 ½ ft steel T posts

• Roll around sheet rock jack

• 18- 2x4x3/4 plywood wood forms

• 20- 2x8 form boards, 12ft long

• 10- 2x10 form boards, assorted lengths

• 6 - 10ft long 4 inches wide keyway form

• 150 ground slip tank, 12 volt Gas boy pump

• Ryobi 10 inch table saw

• Bostitch roofing nailer

• Soffit cutter

SEEDING & TILLAGE

1820 53 Ft air seeder, 10 in spacing, steel packers, single shoot, Primary Blockage monitor, shows 30,480 acres, Serial #A01820X695159 (Great Shape)

• Ford model 230 disk, 22 Ft, 18 inch disks, 3 Ft hand fold wings

• Gysler 45 Ft Chisel Plow, dead rod, no wing lift, good 16 inch shovels

• 2- IH 150 drills, 12 Ft, 14 in spacing steel packers 2 unit hitch

• Jeoffroy 15 Ft Chisel Plow

• Model 57 Rock-O-Matic rock picker, 3 batt reel, PTO drive

• 2000 70 Ft Rite-Way Jumbo 8000B heavy harrow 9/16 teeth 27 inch long teeth, Hyd tine angle, ground drive Valmar applicator needs new hoses straw chopper & spreader, Serial # JJC0119785 has been overhauled, sells with a SP30 Honey Bee 30 Ft draper header transport kit, with a U 2 aluminum pickup reel,, Serial # 43095448

• 10x60 Westfield, Mechanical swing out auger, has a new gear box

• 4 - Aeration fans, 2 - 220, 2110 volt

• 30 Ft Cheney aluminum pickup reel

Ficklin CA14000 650-bushel grain cart, 30.5 32 tires, 1,000 RPM PTO drive, corner unload auger

• International 1010 30 Ft rigid header, 5 batt reel in poor shape, auger cross shaft is broke, for parts

• Rem 1026 grain Vac, 1,000 PTO Drive Serial #RM-931026-1252,

• 10x60 Farm King PTO Mechanical drive swing out auger

• 2- Farm King tail gate drill fill augers

TRUCKS & PICKUP

1986 C-70 tandem axle truck, 427 engine,13 speed, 22 Ft box & hoist, roll tarp, air brakes, 12,000 # front axle, 10.00-20 tires, Precision Diesel worked on the Transmission & new clutch, need front grill, 172,326 miles.

1938 Ford 85 pickup, body is pretty good, one windshield is gone, driver’s door glass is broken, steering column is removed, the flat head engine is torn down and the Trans removed, sells with a complete flat head V-8 and all parts

1971 International 1600 Load Star, 345 engine, 4 & 2 speed, 16 FT box & hoist, 40,859 miles, “nice body”

• 1948 GMC 300 Truck for parts

• Work benches

• Cabinets

• 4 - PVC white picket fence sections, 6 PVC posts

• 3 - Steel truck stock racks

• Truck hoist & PTO pump

• Homemade fuel tank stand & 300 Gal tank

• 10 Metal fire wood boxes

• Galvanized “Pratt & England Big Sandy” MT oil barrel

• 5 sections of drag harrows

• 2 - 750 Polaris Jet ski’s 1 has a good motor and is for parts

& Trailer 1 has a good body and bad motor sold together

• Assortment of Galvanized

C-Channel

• Assortment of Gaterman crop lifters

• Assorted Bridge Timbers

• IH sickle mower 7 Ft sickle

• Buck rake

• John Deere Hay wagon

• 125 gal propane tank

• John Deere side delivery hay rake

• 300 Gal Spray Tank fire unit,

3.5 Hp Briggs 2 inch water pump

• Pre-Mix cones

• Briggs 2 in pump

• Brandt 7x35, 5hp electric, with wheat heart hydraulic drive Bin Sweep

• Electric Cement Mixer

• Gladiator Storage Box

• 50 - 1X8 by 14 Ft rough cut

• 9 - 2X6 by 16 Ft rough cut

• Tow cable with loops

• Commercial 4 burner 36 in griddle top, stove/ 2 oven

1974 C-60 Chevy tandem tag axle truck, 366 engine, 4 & 2 speed, recovered seat, Hyd drill fill, 16 Ft box & hoist, 9.00-20 tires, 51,000 miles

• 2005 Ford Free Style 4 door SUV, 4X4, 3.0L, cloth, Auto Trans, 208,991 miles all passenger side windows are broke out, includes both door glass

2002 IH Turbo Easy Rider 4000 fertilizer truck, 15 M Cummins, 4 speed Auto Trans with manual mode, shows 53,029 miles, 4,891 Hr. 48 X 31.00-20 front tires, 66 X 43.0025 rear tires, Raven integrated auto steer, Raven Viper PRO auto rate controller, 55 Gal foam marker, 8 Ton Air Max box, 74 Ft booms, Electric roll tarp

Steffen 5510 bale fork and A frame. Good condition. Hoses and cylinder good.

No leaks.............................................. $3550

Phone (208) 879-2939, Challis, Idaho

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(406) 783-7499 Scobey, MT

1974 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 30, 2WD, dually, 4 speed transmission, 454 CID engine, new Diehard battery, recent tune up, just serviced. Body and bumper are straight, cab interior good, paint has faded spots, grill guard and tow hitch, 6 like new Yokohama Geolander LT235/85R16 tires, 12-ft. Iowa Mold Tooling Co. service body (heavy duty), 2 on-board fuel tanks - 120 gallon and 500 gallon, PTO pump connected to both fuel tanks, Delta tool box mounted top front of service body, electric crane with extending arm, 68,115 original miles.......Only $6000 obo

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Chinook, MT

Ways to optimally balance the rations for the cowherd

By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension news service

To stay financially solvent, many people follow a monthly budget. One component of that is a weekly meal plan to make sure their nutritional needs are being met.

In much the same way, beef producers also need to balance the rations for the cowherd to make sure the nutritional needs are addressed while keeping the financial records sound, say the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute.

Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, agricultural economist Dustin Pendell used the example of crops and fertilizer when explaining the law of diminishing returns.

“When thinking about crops, adding fertilizer can increase yields but there is a point where adding more fertilizer can actually do harm, and that is an example of how diminishing returns can happen in agriculture,” Pendell said.

Veterinarian Brad White took that analogy further, adding: “If the cow is efficiently using the feedstuffs, that is a good return on my investment, but if she gets overweight that is a sign of a diminishing return on what I’m feeding.”

In that scenario, producers need to look at the entire herd to decide how to best manage the feed, said nutritionist Phillip Lancaster.

“If I’m trying to move my heifers from an 85% pregnancy rate to a 90% rate, I have to increase the feed for the whole herd, but if I only get a 2% increase in the pregnancy rate from the increased feed, the cost of that management strategy may not make sense financially,” Lancaster said.

He also said with vitamins and minerals, cows can be in one of three states – deficient, adequate and overfed.

“The law of diminishing returns says I’m going to get a big boost in performance if my cattle are moved from deficient to adequate nutrient levels, but if I go too far there will be a decrease in performance,” Lancaster said.

To know what the right balance is, Lancaster recommends producers research the nutrient requirements for the cows and estimate their consumption of feed, supplements and forage. With that information, producers can consult with a nutritionist or veterinarian to formulate a plan.

Vaccinations, ear tags key to maintaining herd health

Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek is urging beef cattle producers to review their herd’s vaccination and parasite control program as summer approaches.

He said vaccinations should be given to protect the cows against all the major reproductive infectious diseases before breeding season, including IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis), BVD (bovine viral diarrhea), leptospirosis and campylobacter.

According to Hanzlicek, those vaccinations should be given 45-60 days before the bulls will be released with the cows. “This allows enough time for the cows to respond to the vaccine and enough time for the cow to recover from any minor negative vaccine effects,” he said.

“Use the same vaccine (and) the same vaccine schedule for the bulls. Bulls are too often forgotten in vaccination programs.”

In addition, Hanzlicek recommends insecticidal ear tags to control for flies this summer, saying “tags still provide the best protection against heavy fly infestations.”

Hanzlicek urges producers to tag cows and bulls. “Two tags per animal are more effective than one,” he said.

It might also be necessary to tag the calves in times when fly populations are very large, but producers should start with the cows.

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Hanzlicek said producers should rotate the fly tag’s chemistry to decrease the fly’s ability to build resistance to the insecticide.

“If we continue to use products that have the same chemistry/insecticide, we breed for resistance,” he said. “Either a 2 or 3 year rotation is ideal, depending on the insecticides used.”

He adds: “It is also important to remember to remove the insecticide ear tags at the end of pasture season and dispose of them properly. Not doing this will build up insecticide resistance in the fly populations, and through time fly programs will become less and less effective.”

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