june 15, 2012 :: northern :: the land

NORTHERNEDITION

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June 15, 2012© 2012

Reduced haylage waste and spoilage adds up to increasedprofits, thanks to a new piece of equipment ~ Page 6

I had the privilege of a rare “doubleheader” May 16.

I drove to Wayzata for an interview withChuck Conner, CEO of the National Coun-cil of Farmer Cooperatives. Sharp guy. Youcan read a question-and-answer sessionwith him starting on Page 19A in thisissue.

In the very same building the Boschwitzfamily maintains their business offices. In1982 U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz appointedmy son Michael into the U.S. MilitaryAcademy at West Point, N.Y. That, asyou can imagine, is a huge favor to acountry family from Olivia, Minn.

Over the past 20-plus years I’ve occasionally hadthe opportunity of a brief greeting and thank you tothe senator. And now this unexpected privilege cameonce again.

I cautiously opened the door and asked if the sena-tor was in. He was. I asked if I might say “hello.” Theperson who looked like a younger Boschwitzsaid, “Go right ahead. He’s in that officeright there” pointing to an open door. Ilooked in; saw the senator sitting at his com-puter. He waved me in. My goodness, hisoffice is Washington, D.C., personified withpictures of the senator and political friendsabundantly displayed.

I reminded him of his generosity 30 yearsearlier when my son became a West Pointcadet.

He offered a chair and our conversation began. Iwas curious about his take on Congress today versusthe 12 years he served as Minnesota senator from1978 to 1990. He reminded me that he was on theSenate ag committee those 12 years. “We used tohave set aside and diversion programs; lots moregovernment involvement in agriculture at that time.I was always an opponent of government in agricul-ture. I felt the marketplace should be the key driverof market prices for farm production.

“Senator Born (of Oklahoma) and I sponsored thelegislation that became the Freedom-to-Farm Bill.The 1980s were difficult for agriculture. The worstrecession since the Depression years of the ’30s.Interest rates into the 20 percentile. Unfortunatelymany farmers went bankrupt. The 1985 farm billincluded provisions to provide farm loans with low

interest and some crop protection pro-gram. But it was not a good era for agri-culture.

“In came Reagan. He didn’t pass anygreat big stimulus bill. He lowered taxesand made the administration more busi-ness friendly. And business peopleresponded with more expansion; morepeople were hired. That started the best25 years this country has ever experi-enced.

“Today Congress seems stymied onmany issues. I think some blame is dueto 24-7 news coverage. The news peoplethink the only thing that makes news is

when they can capture politicians arguing. And itgets worse when the numbers are close like they arein the current Congress. Today’s Senate is 53 Democ-rats and 47 Republicans. Both sides need to beaccommodating and the competition does get a littlerougher.”

Always a political purveyor, the senator said, “butif we elect a Republican president this falland get a Republican Senate plus keep theRepublicans in control of the U.S. House,then we can fix this country because it needsto be fixed.”

Boschwitz said he enjoyed being on theSenate committee and it got better whenDick Lyng became Secretary of Agriculturein 1986. “Dick Lyng was the canniest, thesmartest of anyone in agriculture with

whom I served. I introduced him one time at a spe-cial birthday of USDA. I told the audience that DickLyng was a canny old dude. I was asked to introduceagain at a later date. He came over and whispered inmy ear ‘call me a canny old dude again’.”

How does an 80-year-old former U.S. Senator keepup with the pace of the world? Obviously Boschwitzis well connected. In 2005 he was designated asAmbassador Rudy Boschwitz and served as head ofthe U.S. delegation to the 61st Session of the UnitedNations Commission on Human Rights.

“I enjoy life as it is but I keep up with the world asbest I can. And that’s why I enjoy life. It’s a challeng-ing intellectual environment we’re living in. Youhave to read a lot. You have to pay attention. Butdon’t give up on America and don’t give up on this

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America is still the greatest

LAND MINDS

By Dick Hagen

Rudy Boschwitz

See MINDS, pg. 3

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ATTENTION!ATTENTION!

To the Editor:As you pointed out in the Opinion section of your

May 25 edition, it is an important but daunting taskto educate consumers about where their food comesfrom. It is always enjoyable to hear what childrenthink, and the third gradersin this survey were noexception.

A group of farmers andagribusiness people in south central Minnesota havedecided to tackle the task of educating our consumersthis summer. We are organizing a one-day campcalled Farm Camp Minnesota for children in grades 3to 6. The purpose of this camp is to provide a fun, edu-cational experience for the campers to learn aboutmodern agriculture and to understand how andwhere their food is produced.

The campers will be able to interact with farmersand agribusiness people as they learn about corn, soy-beans, pork, dairy, beef and poultry. They will be ableto participate in many fun activities and also be ableto ride in a tractor.

The camp will be held at Farmamerica, west ofWaseca, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 13. Lunch will be pro-vided and everybody will receive a T-shirt and a lot offun things to take home.

Registration information is available by contactingFarmamerica at their website www.farmamerica.org or by calling (507) 835-2052.

I want to express my appreciation to the agribusi-nesses, producer groups and individuals who aredonating their time and resources to make this hap-pen. I would like to invite your readers to help us tellthe story by encouraging any 3 to 6 graders theyknow to join us at Farm Camp Minnesota for a day offun and learning.Kathy GuseJanesville, Minn.

Letter: Educatingyouth about ag

To the Editor:In response to the article published in The Land

magazine on Dec. 2, 2011, “Trashing the old barn,” wewould like to address the approach of disposing farmbuildings.

In general, it is illegal to burn old farm buildings andfarm debris in order to dispose of them. Disposing ofold farm sites through burning can result in significantfines and penalties from the Minnesota Pollution Con-trol Agency, as we have experienced firsthand.

Additionally, a burn permit does not allow for theburning of material other than vegetative matter andclean dimensional lumber (not plywood, painted or pre-served). Burning farmhouses and other farm structurestypically results in the burning of prohibitive materials.A disposal facility permit is generally required to dis-pose of farm demolition debris with the exception ofconcrete and reinforcing bar. Burning waste beforeburying it may result in the need to manage that wasteat a permitted landfill, at increased cost.

If you are considering burning, you need to read allthe terms of your burn permit. Make sure to contactyour local county solid waste official and the MPCAbefore burning or burying any material on the landwithout a permit. Consider hiring inspectors, as wellas a certified excavator. It may cost more upfront, butwill be worth it in the end.Reed and Lynae BurgstahlerStewart, Minn.

Letter: Learnbefore you burn

MINDS, from pg. 2world.

“After World War II, there were only 12 democ-racies in the world. Today there are 100 democ-racies. The important element is this simplefact: There has never been a war between twodemocracies. So despite the turmoil on PlanetEarth, the world is getting better.

“We have a bunch of crazies in this worldunfortunately. Much of this turmoil is peopletrying to get rid of their dictatorial leadership.These people, too, want democracy. And as thatcontinues to happen around the world we willbecome a better world.

“Despite our great discontent, America is bet-ter today than any time in our great history.Democracies only work when people respecteach other and are willing to work together forthe common cause.”

My brief visit with Sen. Boschwitz reaffirmedme of his great faith in America. As he walkedme out of his office he gently took my hand,“remember that faith in America starts with astrong religious faith.” Still ramrod straight andstanding tall, he is indeed a proud American.

Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He maybe reached at [email protected] ❖

Boschwitz: Faith inAmerica startswith religious faith

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One hundred and fifty yearsago, in 1862, President Abra-ham Lincoln signed into lawan act of Congress establish-ing the U.S. Department ofAgriculture.

Two and a half years later,in what would be his finalannual message to Congress,Lincoln called the USDA“The People’s Depart-ment.”

President Lincoln knew the impor-tance of agriculture to our prosperity— particularly at a time when abouthalf of all Americans lived on thefarm. While that number todaystands at about 2 percent, our valuesare still rooted in rural America.

As the United States has changedand evolved over the years, at theUSDA we have not lost sight of Lin-coln’s vision. Through our work onfood, agriculture, economic develop-ment, science, natural resource con-

servation and a host of otherissues, the USDA hasimpacted the lives of genera-tions of Americans.

Over the past three years, wehave furthered that commit-ment to this nation.

The USDA has supportedproducers — making arecord number of farmloans, maintaining a

strong safety net, andexpanding markets to drive recordexports.

We’ve stood by rural communities —supporting more than 6,000 commu-nity facilities projects, providing morethan 50,000 loans to help rural busi-nesses create jobs and investing inthousands of infrastructure projectsthat have delivered modern broad-band, water and electric services tomillions.

We’ve enrolled a record number of

acres in conservation programs, andlaid out a sensible new planning rulefor 193 million acres of national foreststo promote job growth while conserv-ing the environment.

The USDA has continued its historyof groundbreakingresearch. For example,we’ve invested about$320 million to acceler-ate research on the nextgeneration of renewableenergy — so we can cre-ate jobs and ensureAmerica’s energy secu-rity for years to come.

We’re also helpingfamilies lead healthylives. The USDA provides nutritionassistance for one in four Americans,enabling them to put healthy meals onthe table, even when times are tough,and we’re serving healthier schoolbreakfast and lunch to 32 million stu-dents a day.

Today, the USDA truly remains a“Peoples’ Department” that touches thelife of every American. Folks depend onus. That’s why I’m committed to lever-aging the efforts of our department andmore than 100,000 hardworking USDAemployees to continue creating jobs,supporting rural communities andhelping our country prosper.

As we commemorate 150 years ofaccomplishments, the USDA is lookingforward to addressing the changingneeds of agriculture and rural America.

For our small towns and communi-ties looking to compete in a globalizingworld, we’ll be there with access tobroadband, critical infrastructure andsupport for new businesses.

The USDA will continue its supportfor the next generationof renewable fuels andhelp promote advanced,bio-based products.

We’ll keep workingclosely with America’sagricultural producersto maintain a depend-able safety net for theirwork — which ulti-mately is connected toone in 12 American jobs

— and ensure the food supply we needto feed a growing world population.

I hope Americans will join us in ourcommemoration of 150 years of theUSDA. This is a great time to learnabout this department’s contributionsto the strength of our nation, and tosee how we can continue to partnerwith Americans working to provide abetter life for their families.

I invite everyone to log on towww.usda.gov/usda150 to learn moreabout the USDA’s history and ourplans for the future — as the “Peoples’Department” continues serving allAmericans, every day and every way.

This commentary was submitted bythe U.S. Department of Agriculture onbehalf of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. ❖

Commentary: 150 Years of ‘The Peoples’ Department’

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USDA is lookingforward toaddressing thechanging needsof agricultureand ruralAmerica.

This year’s West Central AntiquePower Show will feature “Minnesota-Made” tractors and machinery, includ-ing a 1915 gas-powered tractor calledthe Little Oak, originally built in Will-mar and owned by Ralph Hall of Atwa-ter, Minn.

You’ll also see a 1915 Hustler gasengine also built in Willmar and ownedby Byron Boike of Willmar. There willalso be some equipment built byinmates at the Minnesota State Prisonwhen machinery construction was amajor industry of the prison.

The show takes place June 23-24 atits show site 1.5 miles east of the junc-tion of U.S. Highway 71 and MinnesotaHighway 7 (south of Willmar).

“We call it an antique tractor showbut it keeps expanding. Now we haveantique cars, antique trucks, antique

machinery, a flea market plus variousvendors. Even our garden tractor cate-gory for both pull and show keepsgrowing,” said Bill Luepke, president ofthe group which now includes 85 dues-paying members.

The $15 membership fee includes twopork chop dinners at the Saturdayevening event.

Admission is $5 but free for kids 15and under. Attractions include kidsbarrel train rides; farm toy show (buyand sell); a shady playground; gasengine power displays; wood shinglemaking; corn shelling and grinding;huge saw mill in action; live music anda swap meet. Gates open at 8 a.m., andthere is plenty of free parking includ-ing handicap parking.

— Dick Hagen, The Land staff writer

West Central Antique PowerShow set for June 23-24

As the world stumbles toward a summerof financial winter, one part of the Ameri-can economy continues its merry, five-yearwaltz: U.S. ag exports are forecast to reach$134.5 billion in fiscal year 2012.

That estimate, released by the U.S.Department of Agriculture May 31, is $3.5billion higher than the USDA’s Februaryguess and only $3 billion under FY 2011’srecord-smashing foreign ag sales.

More impressive than these two years ofhigh-altitude flying is the steep uptrendthey cap. U.S. ag exports in FY 2007 werea then-fabulous $82.2 billion. Thisyear’s number is a staggering $50 bil-lion-and-change higher. What a run.

Lost in the thin air, however, are higher ag imports.While their rocket ride has been slower — U.S. agimports are up $37 billion between 2007 and 2012 —they are climbing, too, and will total an estimated$107.5 billion by Sept. 30, the end of the govern-ment’s fiscal year.

Still, given the economic jitters rattling Asia, Europeand North America now, any growth in ag exports is aminor miracle and an estimated growth of 3.4 percent,the USDA’s number for 2012, is a major miracle.

As usual, the big boys of the American exportingpast are the (forecasted) big boys of today’s exportmarket: 1 billion bushels of wheat for $8.5 billion, 1.7billion bushels of corn for $12.5 billion, 1.3 billionbushels of soybeans for $18.1 billion.

Also, 2012 livestock, poultry and dairy exports willtotal $29.6 billion and, nearly as large, are sales offresh and processed fruits, vegetables and nuts; theyare forecast to hit $28.5 billion.

Charting where American food goes should drawyou an economic map of the world today, right? (Linkto the USDA report at www.farmandfoodfile.com.) Imean China on top, maybe Japan next, then Europe.

No, nope and not even close.America’s No. 1 food customer in 2012 will be

Canada, at $20 billion in buys, then Mexico at $19billion, then (finally) China at $18.5 billion.

Regionally, however, Asia easily tops thelist; 43 percent of all American food exportsheaded west to the East in 2011 whereasour North American Free Trade Agree-

ment partners gobbled up 26.4 percent.That won’t change this year.

By comparison, the European Union’s27 members had a small U.S. shopping

cart last year. Just 7.4 percent of all American agexports — valued at $10.2 billion — went east to theWest.

The striking difference between those numberscarries two potent suggestions. First, the EU’s eco-nomic stumbles have sent few ripples across Amer-ica’s fruited plain and, in all likelihood, won’t unlesstheir money flu infects our bigger, better customers.

Second, those bigger, better customers are far big-ger and far better and so should be our worriesbecause they buy groceries, literally, by the boatload.

For example, Japan, with $14 billion food pur-chases in 2011 and 2012, was and will remain a farbigger U.S ag export market than all of Europecombined. China, while dropping its estimated U.S.food buys to $18.5 billion in 2012 from $19.9 billionlast year, is still your dream customer — a billionmouths, rising incomes, a growing economy andexpanding Western tastes.

Like Europe now, however, China could falter inthe coming two years. Strong evidence suggests thatone-half of the nation’s foreign currency reservesare being used to prop up the economy; much of it tobuild infrastructure — airports, roads, bridges —that have little purpose other than to underwritecontinued consumer spending.

Moreover, China’s biggest problem, political reform,awaits. I’ve heard it explained this way: China andits chief regional competitor, India, are two powerfulcars roaring down flat, perfect four-lane highways at200 mph. The road for India, because of its function-ing democracy, never ends. The road for China, how-ever, turns into a dirt walking path.

When? As soon as the economy stops growing andChina can’t buy enough food — from you — to feedits people.

Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is publishedweekly in more than 70 newspapers in North Amer-ica. Contact him at [email protected]. ❖

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FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

Called an SS8 and mounted on aCase skid loader with a 10-foot reach,the Easy Rake used by Wright County,Minn., dairy farmer Andy Thorsonquickly and cleanly scrapes haylageout of the nine-foot diameter plasticbags used on Diers Corp. Farm.

With this rig, he rakes down 5,500pounds of haylage in only two min-utes. The beauty of this system is aperfectly clean face so there’s no drydown, no spoilage and no waste priorto the next feeding 24 hours later.

Thorson, 37, the crops and weekendfeeding guy at the 200-cow operationwhich has been using haylage bags

(mostly 250-feet long and 9-feet diame-ter) for several years, said, “it was astruggle every day with just a bucketon my skid loader to get the feed outclean. Haylage out of a bag is difficultbecause of how tightly it compresses.However with this Easy Rake thischore is a piece of cake.”

Originator of the Easy Rake systemis Riverview LLP, a dairy operation inthe Morris, Minn., area. Hanson Silo ofLake Lillian, Minn., purchased themanufacturing and marketing rightsof the system and now markets eightdifferent sized rakes throughout thelivestock industry in the United Statesand Canada.

Thorson had seen the units at farm

shows and also at a neighboring dairyfarm in a bunker storage system. Healso checked out working demos at theEasy Rake website. He reasoned thisrake would work well cutting silageout of a silage bag and keep a nice faceon the remaining silage. It definitelylooked like a time saver also.

He talked it over with his wife,Colette, and father-in-law, Gary Diers.However neither was real excitedabout the $4,000 price. However, lastfall they harvested some of their cornsilage and stored it in a “drive-over”covered silage pile.

“But when we started feeding out ofthat pile last December, I couldn’tbelieve how hard it was to keep a niceface on the pile with just a bucket. I wasalso surprised at how tightly compactedthe silage was in that drive-over pile.”

Thorson is also involved with a customharvesting operation (Otto Farms Chop-ping Inc.) doing haylage, corn silage andearlage across central Minnesota. “Wepride ourselves on the packing job we dofor our customers.” A Claas self-pro-pelled harvester with Kenworth trucksand Meyers forage boxes with both sideand rear unloaders lets them unloaddirectly into plastic bags.

He also recognizes the cost of damagedsilage. When corn was $2 and silagemaybe only $20 a ton, he wasn’t so con-cerned about some waste. Not so today.

“Unless you leave a clean face onthat haylage bag, you’re losing somefeed value, particularly in warmerweather with a haylage face left jaggedand a lumpy mess each day after feed-

ing,” Thorson said.“I was spending like half an hour each

day with my skid loader and bucket try-ing to properly face the silage pile. Wewere feeding about 14,000 pounds fromthat pile each day. So it was a winterfeeding from that pile that convincedme the rake system was better thanpealing down with the bucket each day.

“But I really wanted to see how therake would work on the haylage bags.Weuse bags for most of our haylage so Ineeded some assurance that the EasyRake would do the job. I hauled a load ofhay to a farmer near Lake Lillian (Minn.)so I was only a few miles from the Han-son Silo plant. Mike Hanson said haul ithome and see how it works for you.”

He was immediately impressed. “Icouldn’t believe how quick and clean itpulled the haylage out and left such aclean face. The same on our corn silagepile. Just two to three minutes to pulldown 14,000 pounds of corn silage,”said Thorson, who couldn’t come upwith a single disadvantage of his unit.“You never get out of the cab. Therearen’t any hydraulic hoses to hook up.You’re hitched up and raking forage in30 seconds. There’s just no mainte-nance. It’s what I call ‘stupid/simple’.

“I know there are a lot of dairy farm-ers who are always doing some fixingon their hydraulic facers. But this unitlooks to me to be pretty much inde-structible.”

Brother-in-law Scott Diers does theweek day feeding; bunk feeding with aTMR wagon. The daily ration includescorn silage, high-moisture ear cornsilage, dry supplements, haylage, evenwheat straw when it fits the ration. Hemakes up three batches totaling24,000 pounds of feed per day. Cowsare group fed, one of three differentrations based on age and production.

Diers Farm runs about 800 cropacres, slightly over 1,000 acres includ-ing the hay ground. Corn and alfalfaare the primary crops but also somesoybeans to spread out the harvestseason. All the manure from this dairyfarm gets used for corn ground.

The Thorsons have three daughters:Mikayla, 9, Malorie, 7, and Victoria, 4.

Despite vacillating milk prices, Thor-son thinks dairy farms producing mostof their own feed, have a good future inMinnesota. “It’s a challenging busi-ness. Input costs keep rising. To be suc-cessful, you need to micromanage. Ithink that even boils down to howclean a face you leave on your silagepiles each day.” ❖

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The exceptionally dry and generallyeasy harvest last fall certainly slowedthe expansion of “white plastic flatstorage,” especially when 99 percent ofthe corn crop was field dried and readyfor the bin without any artificial heat.

Get into flat storage for 6 cents abushel, and white plastic continuesto be the most cost-effective answer for growers stillneeding a facility for handling extra grain even if“bin-dry” at harvest. For cattle feeders, silage bagsare especially quick and convenient when bunkersneed some extra temporary capacity.

“Demand for storage dropped off last fall because of thevery favorable weather, but since we first got into flatstorage a few years back it’s been a good run,” said MarcVan Buren, with Lange Ag Systems of Willmar, Minn.

He said usage of these flat storage bags for thingsother than high-moisture corn or silage keeps hap-pening. “Just last week we had a customer in westernMinnesota who bagged some urea. So temporary stor-age for other products is continuing to surprise us.”

The grain bags filled with the Loftness grain baggerare available in 10-foot and 12-foot diameter sizes. A300-foot-long bag, 10-foot diameter, gives you 14,000-to 15,000-bushel storage. The 12-foot machine usedon a 500-foot bag provides up to 33,000 bushels oftemporary storage.

“If you own the Loftness machine, your plastic costsfor a 500-foot bag are about 6 cents a bushel. Or youcan rent a machine and that about doubles your stor-age costs,” Van Buren said. He said they have cus-tomers who own several machines and have built ahealthy business doing both silage and grain filling.But individual producers are now often buying theirown machines.

Van Buren said that farmers still speak confidentlyabout 2012 being another good year. Lange Ag Sys-tems gets a good read on both grain and livestockfarmers since the firm markets across Minnesota, intoNorth Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa.

If there’s a sudden demand for flat storage this fall, itshouldn’t be a problem for Lange, since they usuallyinventory 300 to 500 grain bags at their Willmar facil-ity. The factory supplier of the bags — Up North Plas-tics — is only a couple hours away, at Cottage Grove,Minn. The AG-BAG machine for silage is manufacturedat Saint Nazianz, Wis. The Loftness Grain Bagger andGrain Unloader machines are made at Hector, Minn.

Van Buren speaks highly of the engineering andconstruction quality of these two brands of machinesfor filling flat storage. “There are a lot of these unitsstill out there since the early 1990s. So with routinemaintenance, these are long-lasting pieces of equip-ment,” he said.

Van Buren was interviewed at the Willmar, Minn.,farm show this spring. For more information, log on tolangeagsystems.com. ❖

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With a pedigree thatincludes U.S. Department ofAgriculture farm bill legisla-tion under seven U.S. presi-dential administrations,Chuck Conner, president andCEO of the National Council ofFarmer Cooperatives, bringssome Washington-insider policy think-ing to any negotiating table. With morethan 25 years of experience in nationaland state government and agriculturaltrade associations work, Conner gener-ates respect and regard.

Q: Minnesota is regarded as the‘Co-op Capital’ of American agri-culture. When did the NationalCouncil of Farmer Cooperativesstart, and why?

Conner: Formed in 1929, primarilyto bring more voice and more strengthfor U.S. agriculture at both state andnational levels; and increasingly atinternational trade and marketingevents also. The early inertia of the co-op movement was the recognition thatan organized cooperative voice coulddo for farmers what individual farmerscould not do. This business structure isas relevant today as it was back in the1920s. Today there are 206 farmer co-ops just in Minnesota with 2010 grosssales of nearly $18 billion. The twolargest cooperative in America areMinnesota cooperatives — CHS andLand O’Lakes. But other nationalleaders based in Minnesota are Associ-ated Milk Producers, AgriBank,AgStar, American Crystal Sugar andSouthern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coop-erative.

Q: Some say there are too manyco-ops and they compete unfairlyagainst private business. Yourtake?

Conner: The numbers just don’tback up that argument. The growth ofco-ops is inevitable. They’ve had togrow and change just like the thou-sands of farmers who are, in fact, theownership of all cooperatives. If youlook at the ‘peers’ of farmer-owned co-ops, in essence the privately owned agbusiness that co-ops compete against,their growth in recent years greatlyexceeds the growth of co-ops. I wouldargue that even with the growth ofU.S.-based agricultural cooperativeswe’re a step behind the private indus-try world of agriculture.

Q: American agriculture is cur-rently enjoying ‘golden years’ offinancial growth. Are there anyleaks emerging in this bubble?

Conner: American agriculture isdoing well; remarkably well. But evenour recent history reveals toughertimes in agriculture. My father — anIndiana producer — farmed 50 yearsand often struggled during certainyears just to provide for the family.Agriculture struggled just to exist dur-ing the 1980s. Many farmers didn’tsurvive. So it’s refreshing to see thismuch healthier economy for U.S. farm-ers today. Will some individual farmersstill be battling to exist? Yes, that’s thevery nature of this industry which hasbecome so capital intensive. We doknow there will be down periods atsome point.

Q: In view of this competition,how can younger people findopportunity in agriculture?

Conner: When I graduated fromPurdue University in 1980 people weresaying it was impossible to go out andstake your future in production agri-culture. And that reality did, in fact,force me to seek other work to providefor me and my family. My father andmy older brother were running ourfarm. I perhaps was ‘one child toomany’ to also fit into our farming pro-gram. But agriculture has always beenchallenging. Today is no different than30 years ago. Sure, having a familyconnection already in farming makesit more doable. Our Farm Credit Sys-tem, which is also a farmer-ownedcooperative, is a tremendous providerfor both first-time beginning farmersand established farmers.

Q: Isn’t agribusiness today amuch bigger employer than pro-duction ag?

Conner: Very definitely. OurNational Council of Farm Cooperativesis now an organization of more than3,000 U.S. farmer-owned businesses.Plus private industry in U.S. agricul-ture continues to seek new talent asthe industry expands. The demand foryoung, energetic graduates to work inagribusiness is very, very strong. At atime when most college graduates arefinding it difficult to get jobs, not so forthe young graduates studying any ofthe many different vocational choicesin agriculture.

Q: By 2050 world population isprojected to be 9 billion. Can agri-culture find the means to feed 2billion more people over the next40 years?

Conner: I describe this as the nextgeneration’s greatest challenge. It willinvolve careful planning on the part ofU.S. food and agricultural policy peo-ple, plus world agricultural policy. Itpresents almost unlimited opportuni-ties to U.S. farmers and U.S. farm coop-

eratives. The rapidly emerging middleclass of people around the world isanxious to improve their diets.They’re demanding more protein, andmore variety in their daily food. Somepredict as much as a 70 percentincrease in total food production willbe needed by 2050.

Q: You are a world traveler. Isthe agricultural cooperativemovement strong elsewhere?

Conner: Farmer-owned co-ops havea strong presence throughout Europe,Canada, even in the developing world.They serve the same fundamentalpurpose of providing group actionwhen individual efforts just wouldn’twork. It may, for example, be just asmall coffee bean operation in anunderdeveloped country in Africa.

Q&A: Chuck Conner on the state of agriculture

Chuck Conner

See CONNER, pg. 10

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The rapidly emerging middle class of peoplearound the world is anxious to improve their diets.They’re demanding more protein, and more vari-ety in their daily food. ... A 70 percent increase intotal food production will be needed by 2050.

CONNER, from pg. 9But by banding together they, too,generate better marketing opportuni-ties.

Q: Are we making the right kindof progress on the new 2012 farmbill?

Conner: I’ve been involved in sevenfarm bills dating back to the days ofPresident Jimmy Carter, when Sen.Herman Tallmadge was Chairman of

the Senate ag committee for the 1981farm bill. Tallmadge already was aninstitution in agricultural circles. Sowhen the Senator spoke, we listened.It’s more challenging today. But com-pared with other issues, agricultureclearly is more bipartisan and histori-cally that has been the nature of farmbill legislation. The division comesmore at regional lines than party lines.In essence, strong differences betweensouthern agricultural interests and

Middle America still persist. For exam-ple, the Senate ag committee farm billproposal has received very high praisefrom corn and soybean interests butsharp criticism from rice, peanut andcotton growers. The Southern farmersstill favor direct payment provisions inthe farm bill. But that’s not likely towork in the next farm bill. Our cornand soybean producers are willing togive up direct payments if there is astronger risk management program.Ultimately farm bills only pass whenbroadly supported by all sectors ofagriculture. Will we have a new farmbill before the November election? Idon’t know.

Q: But you do sense that farmlegislation is on the right track forall groups?

Conner: I think the one track thatunites is that we’re all pleased that theprocess has started. It’s been my expe-rience with seven farm bills that thetoughest part is simply getting themout of the ag committee; getting themout of the chute so to speak. At thispoint the new proposed bill is only outof the Senate ag committee on a 12 to 5vote; the House Committee apparentlywants more time to listen to moreissues.

Q: Speaking of the House, anyparticular advice for MinnesotaRep. Collin Peterson?

Conner: Collin is a friend of mine,and a friend of cooperatives. He getsreelected because he looks after hisfarm constituency very well. He under-stands what agriculture needs to con-tinue sustainably. And he knows fullwell that you need to reach acrosspolitical points of view, particularly inthe U.S. House of Representatives,which basically has few agriculturalvotes and often little real understand-ing of American agriculture. You’re notgoing to pass a farm bill through theHouse just with the farm delegation.That segment will get you less thanone-quarter of votes needed. Todaymost of U.S. food production comesfrom only about 200,000 producers. Invoting terms when you are relating to300 million people that’s a small slice.

Q: Is agriculture being treated‘fairly’ on the issue of renewableenergy?

Conner: First recognize that theNational Council of Farmers Coopera-tives has been deep in the develop-ment of the renewable fuels industryin America virtually since Day One.Many — in fact, most — of the originalethanol plants started as farmer-

owned cooperatives. So, too, the origi-nal biodiesel facilities were coopera-tive businesses. But we’re also cog-nizant of our livestock productionindustry and feed cost issues. Weunderstand both sides of the argu-ment. The case that the ethanol indus-try needs to make to the Americanpublic is the fact that the pump pricefor virtually all Americans is lowerbecause of the inputs of ethanol fuels.Some say that thanks to ethanol,pump prices are about 50 cents a gal-lon cheaper. It’s a noteworthy differ-ence that simply is not understood bymost folks pulling into a station for afill up.

Q: How does your Council assistnew ‘start up’ groups wanting toproduce and market as a coopera-tive?

Conner: This is an important part ofour total mission. Because the co-op isa unique business structure it requiresunique tax and accounting systems.We have a legal tax and accountinggroup within our structure that assistsboth existing co-ops and new co-ops aswell. Specialists within the Councilmeet with producers and marketersacross the country. Information is alsoavailable electronically via our websiteat www.ncfc.org.

Q: Do we have too many co-ops?Conner: It can’t happen!Q: Because of better genetics,

more innovations and even moresmart farmers, will American agri-culture continue to improve pro-duction per acre?

Conner: I see enormous growthpotential in total productivity of Amer-ican agriculture going forward. Thisglobal world has to face the reality oftremendously much more productionwith few new acres to bring into foodproduction. I believe we will meet thatchallenge simply because we’ve got tomeet that challenge. And there’s nobetter way to do that than throughAmerican farmers and the co-ops theyrepresent.

Q: What is agriculture’s biggestchallenge ahead?

Conner: We’re all about public pol-icy perspective as it relates to chal-lenges in the marketplace. The biggestchallenge day in and day out is the reg-ulatory environment, be that fromEPA, FDA, OSHA, Department ofLabor and, in some cases, even fromour own Department of Agriculture. Asmore and more regulations get imple-

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See CONNER, pg. 11

CONNER, from pg. 10mented it simply adds to our cost of doing business.In the case of EPA, there seems to be a de-linkbetween the cost of implementing particular regula-tions and the good to the public derived from thoseregulations. The common sense question is what isthe public getting out of this proposal. And way toooften it seems the answer is ‘not much.’ The pesticideregistration issue, which may soon require a farmerto get a pesticide registration every time he goes tothe field with a particular product, is simply non-sense. The Department of Labor and their effort totake kids away from farm work is another exampleof ineptitude. Thankfully, common sense did prevailon that issue.

Also, we face a very competitive world markettoday. Much of that competition comes from co-opsoutside the United States. We need a business-friendly environment that recognizes the importanceof global trade, and also the strong pricing supportthat many European farmers enjoy through theirgovernments.

Q: Without exports U.S. agriculture would befinancially insolvent. What does your Councildo to enhance U.S. agricultural exports?

Conner: You’re right, without exports U.S. agricul-ture would be in a world of hurt. This year we’re esti-mating over $130 billion of U.S. food and agricultureexports. Nearly 50 percent of U.S. soybean produc-tion gets exported; about 15 percent of U.S. dairyproduction; upwards of over 20 percent of U.S. pork,and it looks like a record potential for U.S. cornexports, too. The next farm bill has to address thetrade challenges, however, faced by U.S. farmers inworld markets. Sanitary and phyto-sanitary tradebarriers are an issue. Market development funds arecrucial. The Market Access Program enables us tomatch our competitors overseas. Let me bullet pointhow MAP levels the playing field for U.S. farmersand ranchers in world trade.

• Our competitors in the world market — includ-ing the European Union, Australia, Argentina,China, Russia and other — outspend the UnitedStates by several magnitudes when it comes to mar-ket development.

• According to World Trade Organization, the EUalone spends over $1 billion in promoting their agri-cultural products abroad and in member states. Thisis more than four times what the United Statesspends.

• Government-backed industry associations inother countries are now actively promoting non-U.S.agricultural products across the Chinese market.

• MAP connects tens of thousands of farmers,ranchers and growers to the international market-place, something nearly impossible for an individualproducer to do.

• Every billion dollars in U.S. ag exports creates8,400 American jobs. MAP and foreign market devel-opment programs have boosted farm income byabout $1.5 billion per year.

Q: Does U.S. agriculture need a farm bill?Conner: Yes, we need a farm bill. We can all be

champions of a free-market agriculture, but that’snot a reality in today’s world market scenarios. Thefirst farm bill I worked on was five titles; today’s

farm bill is 16 titles, so the mere complexities ofworld agriculture sort of demands agricultural leg-islation with its own checks and balances. The fun-damental principal of a farm bill is to provide asafety net for the producer. That need is as strongtoday was it was in 1981. There are a lot of opportu-nities in agriculture today, but also tremendousvariabilities. When you depend upon the Chinese,for example, for your market, what happens whenthere is a disruption? That safety net shouldn’t dic-tate production, it shouldn’t drive the farmers plan-ning decisions, but it should be there to providesome cushion when there is a temporary drop in theagricultural economy.

Q: If you were writing the next farm bill,what would you include?

Conner: Give production agriculture theresources necessary to sustain food production. Thecost of farm programs has come down precipitouslysince 1981. I’m not aware of any federal programswith a declining rate of spending. Don’t treat agri-culture like it is part of our deficit problem.

Don’t forget about the market export program.Exports today are so very critical to American agri-culture and very definitely to the increasing role offeeding more of the world’s population. And last,help us out on some of this regulatory stuff. Let’s putsome sort of ‘common sense’ test into play beforerules are made. Give us these three issues and farm-ers and the co-ops they own will be able to meet thechallenges this world is going to present. ❖

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We can all be champions of a free-market agriculture, but that’s not areality in today’s world market sce-narios.

— Chuck Conner

The Mississippi Valley Cattlemen’sAssociation will be hosting this year’sMinnesota State Cattlemen’s Tour onJuly 10, with headquarters at theMorrison County Fairgrounds in Lit-tle Falls, Minn.Tour stops

Smude Sunflower Oil Tom and Jennifer Smude bottle oil

from their sunflowers, as well as runa 400- to 500-head feedlot.

Hanneken Angus

Ralph and Carla Hanneken operateone of the most progressive and suc-cessful Angus herds in Minnesota.

HB FarmsThe John, Greg and Bennie Holtz

families raise purebred Charolais, aswell as having a modern dairy heiferoperation.

DLCC RanchDar, Lynn, Lane and Leah Geiss

have some of the best South Devon cat-tle, with genetics spread out across the

world.Virnig FarmsMark and Kevin Virnig installed

state-of-the-art robotic milkers to saveon labor costs.

Camp Ripley Military BaseTour the National Guard base and

Minnesota Military Museum.Vince Waldoch FarmCow-calf operationRolling Thunder Ranch Custom grazingThe Mississippi Valley Cattlemen’s

Association has members from CrowWing, Morrison and Todd counties.Agriculture is a major industry in thisregion.

Todd County is situated in the geo-graphical center of Minnesota. Live-stock farming is Todd County’s No. 1private employer and their livestockranking within Minnesota is eighth indairy, fifth in beef cows and 10th inpoultry.

Morrison County is located east of

Todd County. Agriculture is prominentin Morrison County, which ranks thirdin the state in total livestock produc-tion, third in beef cattle, dairy andpoultry and 15th in total agriculture.

Crow Wing County is located northof Morrison County and ranks 20th inthe state for total beef production and65th in total livestock production.

Registration begins at 6:15 a.m. withtours starting at 6:40 a.m. Lunch willbe served at the farm beginning at11:30 am.

After the tours are complete, dinnerwill be served at the fairgrounds start-ing at 5:15 p.m.

Registration before June 15 is $25per adult; after June 15 cost goes to$35. There are no refunds. Makechecks payable to MVCA. Mail pay-ment to Darv Keehr, 22810 175thAvenue, Little Falls, MN 56345.

Contact Keehr at (320) 745-2431 orClint Kathrein at (320) 232-7336, or e-mail [email protected] or log onto mnsca.org for more information. ❖

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Hemisphere GPS announced the newAgJunction Mobile for iOS, anenhancement to AgJunction, its preci-sion agriculture data services plat-form.

AgJunction Mobile is an in-field datacollection system featuring GPS-enabled boundary mapping and soilsampling. To take advantage of the lat-est technologies, AgJunction andCogent3D, maker of PrecisionEarth,have come together to release AgJunc-tion Mobile for iOS. Available for bothiPhone and iPad, AgJunction Mobilefor iOS is based on the PrecisionEarthplatform with the time savingenhancement of being able to directlysync with the AgJunction cloud sys-tem. AgJunction users can downloadthe app from the App Store and entertheir AgJunction license key, username and password. From there, theapplication will automatically managethe two-way transfer of data betweenAgJunction Mobile and the AgJunctioncloud system, eliminating the need tomove data files manually.

With the first release of AgJunctionMobile for iOS, users will be able tosynchronize data based on their grow-ers, farms, fields, field boundaries anddirected sample locations. Users canthen add new farms and fields as wellas map field boundaries and soil sam-

ple locations. Recorded field data isautomatically synchronized with theAgJunction cloud system for use in thefield, back at the office, or through anagriculture service provider.

AgJunction will continue to work withCogent3D to bring more features andbenefits to AgJunction Mobile for iOS inthe future. This will include download-ing recorded datasets (yield, planting,as-applied, aerial imagery, soil samplingand electrical conductivity, etc.) in thefield as background layers for viewingand as a reference for field sampling.Other future updates will include inte-gration with the AgJunction electronicwork order system and the AgJunctionasset tracking system.

“The iOS and mapping expertise ofCogent3D has allowed us to quicklydevelop a convenient method forAgJunction customers to capture andsynchronize their field data,” said JeffDearborn, general manager of AgJunc-tion at Hemisphere GPS. “The fielddata, when combined with the otherAgJunction data management serv-ices, greatly improves the efficiencyand accuracy in the analysis and appli-cation of precision agriculture tech-niques.”

For more information about AgJunc-tion, log on to www.agjunction.com. ❖

Hemisphere GPS announces AgJunction Mobile for iPhone, iPad

This year’s finalists for the title ofPrincess Kay of the Milky Way havebeen named; selected at the conclusionof a three-day event for county dairyprincesses held in St. Joseph, Minn.

Each of the 12 will be sculpted inbutter during the 2012 MinnesotaState Fair. Princess Kay is crownedeach year the night before the StateFair opens.

The finalists are:• Kelsey Buss, 20, Hutchinson, rep-

resenting McLeod County, daughter ofKevin and Lori Buss;

• Valerie Grimm, 18, Waconia, repre-senting Carver County, daughter ofJoel and Barb Grimm;

• Victoria Haler, 18, Waconia, repre-senting Carver County, daughter ofRick Haler and Connie Haasken;

• Meg Hintzen, 21, Carlos, repre-senting Douglas County, daughter ofLeonard and Jodi Hintzen;

• Kirsten Meier, 19, Watkins, repre-senting Stearns County, daughter ofVernon and Michelle Meier;

• Laura Mesenburg, 19, Byron, rep-resenting Olmsted County, daughter ofDan and Amy Mesenburg;

• Kelsey Mussman, 19, Claremont,representing Steele County, daughterof Mike and Julie Mussman;

• Elizabeth Nix, 21, Plato, represent-

ing McLeod County,daughter of Tim and AnnNix;

• Christine Reitsma,17, Sauk Centre, repre-senting Stearns County,daughter of Paul andCarolyn Reitsma;

• Laura Rosenhammer,20, Sleepy Eye, repre-senting Brown County,daughter of John andPatty Rosenhammer;

• Aly Schwartau, 19,Red Wing, representingGoodhue County, daugh-ter of David and JaneSchwartau; and

• Maggie Stiles, 18,Lakeville, representingDakota County, daughterof Mike and Tina Stiles.

Princess Kay serves asthe official goodwillambassador for thestate’s dairy farmers, and makesappearances to help explain their com-mitment to taking care of the animalsand resources while providing whole-some, nutritious and affordable dairyproducts. Midwest Dairy Associationmanages the program, which is in its59th year.

This article is courtesy of the MidwestDairy Association. ❖

Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalists named

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The National FFA Organization hasselected 50 outstanding young people toparticipate in the 2012 New CenturyFarmer program. This exclusive, highlycompetitive program develops youngmen and women committed to pursuinga career in production agriculture.

Participants representing 24 stateswill take part in an intensive seminarJuly 8-14 in Johnston, Iowa.

Iowa and Minnesota participants are:IowaJoshua HitzhusenRob MensingMinnesotaJason KeckAndrew MironNathan SahrTyler Siegfried They will learn from each other and

industry experts during a series of work-shops and sessions.Topics will include theglobal marketplace, farm financing, demo-graphic trends and risk management.

New Century Farmers will hear from

motivating and informative keynotespeakers who will educate them on therisks and rewards involved with pro-duction agriculture. In addition toclassroom learning, students will expe-rience the latest developments in agri-cultural technology.

The New Century Farmer program issponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred, CaseIH, CSX Corp. and Farm Credit, withmedia partner Successful Farming as aspecial project of the National FFAFoundation.

The program is designed to provideparticipants with valuable skills andknowledge applicable to their own farm-ing operations. In addition, they willbuild a network of colleagues that willbenefit them throughout their careers.

The National FFA Organization pro-vides agricultural education to 540,379student members in grades seventhrough 12 who belong to one of 7,489local FFA chapters throughout theUnited States, Puerto Rico and the Vir-gin Islands. ❖

FFA names 2012 ‘New Century Farmers’

Submitted

The 2012 Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalists are, back row, left to right: Aly Schwartau, ValerieGrimm, Elizabeth Nix, Kirsten Meier, Kelsey Buss, Maggie Stiles and Kelsey Mussman. Front row, left to right, are: Laura Rosenhammer, Victoria Haler, Laura Mesenburg, Meg Hintzenand Christine Reitsma.

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It was one of those daysthat is so typical on thefarm. I had somewhere tobe, and since all of our guyswere out running field cul-tivators, anhydrous tanksand oat seeders, it was myjob to check the sheep andcows before I left to see ifthere were any impendingbabies.

I had decided earlier thatas long as I didn’t have tocheck myself for impendingbabies before I left, that I was still

ahead of the game.You know you’re a farm

wife when you don’t thinkanything of running aroundbehind farm animals to look

at their behinds to see if anything is

hanging out of there. While in the pastI have felt a little like a well-meaningpervert as I’ve checked pregnant farmanimals, I’m amazed at how “high-brow” societal norms are for humansunder the same circumstances. Thereare only a select group of women Iknow who would be OK with peoplecoming around to see if some part ofthem is hanging out behind them.

Not expecting anything much out inthe yards since there had been quite alull in the action for a couple of weeks,I slipped on my “you-know-what”-kick-ers and headed toward the sheep barn.Nothing going on there, so it was out tothe lady bovines, who were lookingquite pristine as they stood aroundchewing their cud, looking at me andwaiting to be moms.

A glance from the 50-yard-line didn’tshow any new calves anywhere, but aview from a more up-close and personalangle told a different story.

I got around behind this particularcow, and of course — since there hadbeen no calves born for a couple ofweeks, and now I needed to be some-where in 40 minutes — I saw a calfhoof out in plain view. It was a classiccase of “Murphy’s Law of the Farm” if Iever saw one — nothing happens untilyou’re ready to go somewhere.

So — I dialed up “1-800-Husband” tosee if there were any specific instruc-tions. I’ve seen many pigs and sheep beborn, but never a calf — even at myage.

One of our sons came home and tookover the mid-wife role. I was officiallyrelieved of that duty. Had I been the oneto do this myself, my relief would proba-bly have taken a much different form …especially thinking about possible com-plications as the process went on.

We got the cow into the barn and lether settle down, while our son and Ichatted quietly in the next room, peer-ing through an opening between thegate and the wall so we could watch her.

Our son was tallying up the numberof calves they had with this one, andwas doing the financial math, dream-ing of what could someday be for heand his brother. It’s fun when your kidstell you their dreams.

The cow was only about half settledabout 20-30 minutes into it when ourson said he had a lot of other things toget done that day, and decided he was“going in.” It was pretty official — hegrabbed the O.B. sleeves and sometwine string. I would have grabbed thesafety goggles, hip waders, rubbergloves and saran wrap and covered myentire body.

You never know.We then penned her up in a smaller

area so we could get her into the chute.She was like a super-sized bagel tryingto fit into a bread-sized toaster slot.

“Oh, poor mama,” I thought. I beganto feel compassion toward this beast.She and I could have something incommon — there have been plenty oftimes when I didn’t fit in, too.

Going with what we could do, our songrabbed the two suggestions of feet andlegs that were sticking out by then, andpulled with all his might, as the cowjust stood there acting like it was all ina day’s work. After a concerted effort atpulling that calf into the light of day,she arrived. A nice, big, healthy heifercalf. And what a welcome into theworld — a plop onto the hay-coveredground from about chest height. Andthe cow remained standing up thewhole time to have her baby, barelyflinching as it was all taking placebehind her.

Big show off.It’s always amazing to see the

instincts of baby animals kick in —holding their heads up right away,standing within 20-30 minutes, know-ing where to look to get something toeat. It was all pretty mesmerizing untilthe cow discovered all that “other stuff”on the ground that is part of thebirthing process, and started snacking,as farm animals do.

Somehow, my high school Home Eco-nomics class didn’t prepare me for that.

Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk”to The Land from her home near Mil-ford, Iowa. She can be reached [email protected]. ❖

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By Karen Schwaller

I got around behind this particular cow, and ofcourse ... I saw a calf hoof out in plain view. It wasa classic case of ‘Murphy’s Law of the Farm’ if Iever saw one — nothing happens until you’reready to go somewhere.

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When you were a little kid, youprobably heard your mother say“Eeeeuuuuuww, don’t pick thatup!” really often.

There were lots of nasty, ickythings that you thought wereinteresting then (and you mightstill), but that your mother knewwere definitely meant to be leftalone. Mud, for instance, bugs, oryucky stuff that was outside waytoo long. Bleah.

Those were the things youlearned to ignore, but there’s one icky substancethat’s actually very useful and kinda cool. In the newbook “Poopendous!” by Artie Bennett, illustrations byMike Moran, you’ll see what it is.

Before you do anything, though, be sure that you’vegot a strong stomach. Then take a deep breath, swal-low hard, hold your nose, and let’s go ...

First of all, here’s something you already know:poop happens. Every living thing on Earth does itinside or outside (or both!), and there are lots ofwords for it: ca-ca, doo-doo, flop, guano, scat or dung.

Big animals leave big poop. Little creatures (likeflies) leave little spots of poo. In the animal kingdom,poop can be round (rabbits) or tubular pellets (rac-coons), it can be white (like from birds) or cubed(Australia’s wombat). It can be dry (from a camel) orflat and messy (like what cows leave behind).

Termites live inmounds of poop.Dung beetlesuse it as food(ick!). Poop cancarry seedsaround theworld andonce the seedsare dropped, the poopwill help plants take rootand grow. Farmers and gardenersuse poo for that very reason. Monkeyssometimes like to throw poop, and people atfairs do it, too (only they call it a “cowpie” or a “cowchip”). In either case, that poo is really far-flungdung. Yuck!

Poop can mark a trail, or it can mark territory. Ifyou like to hike, poop can tell you if animals may be

nearby. Some people build houses of poop and othersuse it as fuel for cooking or to stay warm. Thenthere are those who use poo as a souvenir or evenfor making jeeeuuuuwwelry!

What in the world would we do without doo-doo?Read this book and find out. You’ll be the most poop-ular kid in the neighborhood.

So your child has made exploration his doodie ...er, duty? He thinks scat is all that? So why not stepin his world and read to him something he’ll love?

Yes, indeed, “Poopendous!” is cute. The rhyme thatmakes the story will give your child piles of giggles.

But Bennett also teaches kids a smidge of sci-ence and a bit of biology inside this book, abenefit that doesn’t wipe away the silliness

one bit. Add in illustrations by Moran that runpoopendicular to the narrative, and you’ve got a

book that kids will never want to leave alone.Meant for children ages 5 to 7, I think this book

might de-squirm the right preschooler, too. If yourchild wants the scoop on poop, “Poopendous!” is a

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Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore or alibrary near you. You may also find the book atonline book retailers.

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To compete in the Ward World ChampionshipWildfowl Competition held each April on the banksof historic Chesapeake Bay at Ocean City, Md., is tobe in some pretty rarefied atmosphere.

Named after Lem and Steve Ward, historic bay-men and prolific decoy makers during the late-1800s, the annual competition attracts some of thebest wildfowl carvers in the world.

It quickly became clear to Dave Jackson of ruralMankato, Minn., when he first traveled to the eventseveral years ago to compete that he still had somethings to learn.

“I’d entered a pair of wood ducks in the huntingdecoy division,” he said.

Understandingly, as working decoys, the counter-feit versions have to resemble the real McCoys. Hispair fared pretty well, at least until they got tossedinto the drink.

Holding true to working decoy’s purpose, theentries are judged as they float in the real worldenvironment of wind-swept Chesapeake Bay.

“During the judging, I looked at one of my woodducks and it had begun to list terribly,” Jacksonsaid. “It was embarrassing after the competitionwhen I had to pick it up.”

Closer inspection revealed the glue he had used tofuse the body shells and which claimed to be water-proof turned out to be no match for the bay’s saltwa-ter environment. A seam had split in the hollowduck body, allowing it to flood with water.

“I use a 3M marine glue now — the same stuffthey use on boats,” he said. “When you use that, itwon’t come apart.”

Davis took up the hobby of decoy carving 20 yearsago for something to do after he retired and hisrecent success at the 42nd staging of the prestigious

competition sug-gests he has come along way from thatleaking wood duck.

In April, he took asecond place in thenovice class of theDecorative Life-size Floating Waterfowl Divisionwith an exquisitely detailed red-breasted merganser,right down to a minnow with delicate fins danglingfrom its bill.

“The fins on that minnow were a challenge,” hesaid. “First I tried thin copper ... too thick. I was lay-ing awake at midnight and thought, ‘Maybe the stuffa toothpaste tube is made of if I could get paint tostick to it.’” After a little experimentation, it provedto be the perfect solution to give the illusion of trans-parent, flexible fins.

Of course, the merganser, with its carved feathers anddetailed paint, is artwork destined for the mantle.

But in Jackson’s and many carvers’ minds, the realchallenge of the Ward Worlds is to be found in theHunting Division, where creations are judged less ondetail than on their ability to do what decoys are

supposed to do — lure waterfowlinto shotgun range.

In a world of working decoys,exquisite detail and delicate carv-ings are trumped by stylized fea-tures and practicality.

They must right themselves inthe water, have sturdy features anddurable paints, yet have enoughminimalist detail to represent aparticular waterfowl species.

“If you’re a hunter, you don’twant decoys upside down whenyou toss them out,” he said.“Decoys have to right themselvesimmediately on the water.” And ofcourse, delicate features andpaints wouldn’t fare particularlywell in the real rough-and-tumbleworld of waterfowl hunting.

And they still have to look convincing on the water.Thus at the Ward World Competition, hunting entriesare scrutinized by judges from a floating platform asthe entries bob on storied Chesapeake Bay.

Jackson entered a pair of coot, admittedly anunglamorous species, in the Gunning Pair Division,Confidence Bird Category. “Confidence birds arethose species that a duck might see that tell them itis safe to land — blue herons, geese, coots, sea gulls,”he said.

His entry garnered a first place in the Best ofSpecies and a second in Best of Category.

In spite of his recent success, Jackson still figureshe’s only “an average carver. ... When you go theWorlds and you see some of those creations — well,my work pales by comparison,” he said.

John Cross is a Mankato (Minn.) Free Press staffwriter. Contact him at (507) 344-6376 [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @jcross_photo. ❖

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By John Cross

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Mankato, Minn., carver Dave Jackson displays apair of coot confidence decoys that garnered a firstplace and second place in the recent world decoycarving competition in Maryland.

While ligament tears can cause serious set-backs in an athlete’s career, a similar injurycan mean surgery and rehabilitation foryour frisky kitty or romping Rover.

According to Sharon Kerwin, professor atthe Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medi-cine & Biomedical Sciences, anterior cruciateligament tears or cranial cruciate ligamentinjuries, as they are referred to in animals,occur almost as often as they do in humans.

“Cats and dogs have the same ligamentsthat we have in our knees,” Kerwin said.“The cruciate ligament stabilizes your femur andyour tibia so you don’t get too much motion betweenthose two bones.”

CCL tears in cats often occur the same way ACLtears occur in humans. Often, there is some trau-matic injury that occurs as a result of jumping fromhigh places, playing or getting the animal’s legcaught in something.

“It takes a fair bit of force to rupture a cruciate lig-ament, and it tends to occur more often in over-weight cats,” Kerwin said.

However, in dogs, this injury is often the result of a

chronic degeneration of the ligament and occursmuch more frequently than it does in cats.“In dogs, we think the injury may be

related to weight and body structure, mean-ing that some large breeds such as Rottweil-ers, Labradors and Chow Chows, may be pre-

disposed to CCL injuries,” Kerwin said. “Insome cases, we think it’s either the shape oftheir tibia or the shape of their femur that

predisposes them to this injury.”A ruptured ligament is usually character-

ized by limping or inactivity. In cats, they willnot want to play the way they used to, and dogs willoften appear lame and sit awkwardly with their legsticking out, signaling a possible knee problem.

Kerwin said if your pet shows signs of an injured leg,schedule an appointment with your veterinarian who willconduct a lameness exam in order to diagnose the problem.

The injury is often treated in cats with medicalmanagement by placing overweight cats on a strictdiet with exercise restriction for three to six weeks,followed by a check-up measuring progress. If theinjury fails to heal, surgery is often recommended toexplore and stabilize the joint.

When dogs are afflicted with CCL injuries, manytimes the best option is surgery as quickly as possible.

“Dogs often don’t do well with medical manage-ment, the injury will often worsen over time as thearthritis in the knee builds,” Kerwin said.

Dogs often require eight to 12 weeks of recoveryincluding strict rest and rehabilitation.

Once your pet has undergone the recommendedperiod of exercise restriction, it is important toencourage it to exercise its leg with slow leashwalks or through playtime activities.

“The biggest way to prevent CCL tears is to keepyour pet at a proper weight,” Kerwin said.

It is easy for animals to gain weight, especially if theyspend most of their time indoors, because they do notget the same level of exercise. Your veterinarian canadvise you on the proper weight for your dog or cat.

Pet Talk is a service of the College of VeterinaryMedicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Uni-versity. More information is available athttp://tamunews.tamu.edu. This column is distrib-uted by CNHI News Service. CNHI is parent com-pany to The Land. ❖

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I have a good friend who is a reg-ular reader of my column. Hesaid something that I haveheard on occasion from otherreaders via e-mail. “Dave,almost every article you do isfor charcoal. I don’t do char-coal, I do gas.”

Tex, (that’s my friend’sname) this column is for youand all those grillers who havenot yet taken the leap to a char-coal grill. We are going to dis-cuss the basic, classic, grilledburger.

When outdoor cooks attempt to makea grilled hamburger, the end result canbe less than desirable.

Many times the burger resembles anoddly shaped meatball, crusty black onthe outside and undercooked on theinside. That’s a problem waiting to hap-pen. If you follow the basic skills out-lined in this column, you will say “good-bye forever” to the oddly shapedgrilling embarrassment.

• The first step is to buy good groundbeef. Too lean and the burger will bedry. Too much fat and you will havesevere burger shrinkage and a possiblefiery inferno on your hands. What you

are looking for is 80-20,meaning 20 percent fat con-

tent.• This could be the most

important step. After seasoningthe beef with your favorite spices (per-sonally I stick to salt, pepper and a lit-tle Worcestershire sauce) create a ballbarely larger than a baseball. Thisshould be around one-third of a pound.Do not squeeze it together too tightly.

Flatten it out on a cutting board tothe shape of a normal burger. Now,make the middle one-third of theburger thinner than the outer two-thirds of the burger. The reason you dothis is while cooking, the meat pullsinward, which is why most people endup with a meatball.

You can see this technique atYouTube.com/BBQMyWay. Once youget there, search for “hamburger.”

• Preheat your grill to medium heat.Make sure you take a steel brush andclean the grate once it is nice and hot.Now, take an old towel and carefullyapply olive oil to the grate.

This helps eliminate potential stick-ing, which will destroy your burger.When I use a gas grill, I have one areaof the grill set up with no heat. You willsee how helpful this is in a bit.

• Place the patties over the heat andDO NOT GO ANYWHERE. On a gasgrill, flame ups will occur. Don’t goinside for water, an adult beverage, orto check a sports score. Grilling aburger doesn’t take long, so stay withyour burgers and focus. One thing Ihave noticed is that people like to playwith their burgers once they are on thegrill. The only time you will touch yourburger is to turn it, or to move it to thecool area of your grill if flame upsoccur. You will know it’s time to turn

your burger when juicesstart forming on the top ofthe meat.

Depending on the thick-ness of your burger, thiswill happen after five min-utes or so.

• When you turn theburger count on a big flame from thejuices that have formed. Don’t freak outand pour water on the flame. Feel freeto move the burgers to the cool sideuntil the flames subside. Oh, and donot ever squish your burger to flatten itout. You create flames and you are forc-ing out the moistness of the meat.

Cooking the second side will takeroughly one-half the time of the firstside. When doing gas, you can shut thelid if you prefer. Personally, I grill ongas with the lid open so I can see whatis going on.

So there you go Tex, and all gasgrillers, a column just for you on howto grill the perfect burger.

BBQMyWay is written by DaveLobeck, a barbecue chef from Sellers-burg, Ind. Visit his website atwww.BBQMyWay.com. He writes thecolumn for CNHI News Service. CNHIis parent company of The Land. ❖

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CIH JX70, '08, 250 hrs ....................................................$18,500 CIH 2404, '68, 5805 hrs ....................................................$4,950 CIH 1896, '84, 8565 hrs ..................................................$17,500 IH M, '49............................................................................$2,500 IH 5088, '82, 9545 hrs ....................................................$19,500 IH 1086, '79, 6000 hrs ....................................................$16,900 IH 1086, '79 ......................................................................$5,000 IH 1086..............................................................................$7,500 IH 986, '81, 9130 hrs ......................................................$12,900 IH 756................................................................................$7,500 IH 706, '64, 8120 hrs ........................................................$4,900 Allis 7060, '76, 3140 hrs ..................................................$9,900 Deutz 9170, '90, 3565 hrs ..............................................$23,500 Oliver 1650, '67, 8475 hrs ................................................$6,500

CIH 335 Mag, '11, 50 hrs ..............................................$219,000 (2) CIH 335 Mag, '10 ........................................choice $151,900CIH 305 Mag, '11, 1300 hrs ..........................................$167,500 (2) CIH 305 Mag, '10 ........................................choice $182,500(2) CIH 305 Mag, '10 ........................................choice $151,900CIH 305 Mag, '09, 1595 hrs ..........................................$182,500 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 180 hrs ............................................$192,500 CIH 275 Mag, '11, 600 hrs ............................................$172,500 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 600 hrs ............................................$172,500 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 800 hrs ............................................$175,000 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 950 hrs ............................................$155,500 CIH 275 Mag, '09 ..........................................................$175,000 CIH MX275, '06, 2020 hrs ............................................$129,500 CIH 245 Mag, '11, 300 hrs ............................................$153,500 CIH 245 Mag, '09, 2250 hrs ..........................................$129,500 CIH 245 Mag, '09, 2460 hrs ..........................................$129,500 CIH MX230, '04, 4400 hrs ..............................................$89,500 CIH 215 Mag, '11, 695 hrs ............................................$130,000 CIH 215 Mag, '10, 3100 hrs ..........................................$105,000

CIH 215 Mag, '09, 770 hrs ............................................$129,000 CIH 215 Mag, '09, 880 hrs ............................................$129,500 CIH MX200, '99, 8865 hrs ..............................................$65,000 CIH 180 Mag, '09 ..........................................................$102,500 CIH 8950, 8725 hrs ........................................................$62,500 CIH 8940, '97, 4325 hrs ..................................................$67,500 CIH 7140, '91 ..................................................................$45,900 CIH 7140, '88, 3420 hrs ..................................................$55,500 CIH 7130, '87, 5610 hrs ..................................................$45,500 Case 2590, '79, 6035 hrs ................................................$14,900 Case 580M, '06, 4400 hrs ..............................................$39,500 IH 6388, 7785 hrs............................................................$16,500 Challenger MT665C, '09, 755 hrs ..................................$148,500 Ford 8970, '94, 8140 hrs ................................................$57,500 McCormick XTX215, '06, 870 hrs....................................$85,000 NH TC55, '05, 2785 hrs ..................................................$18,500 White 6175, '94, 8020 hrs ..............................................$42,500

CIH 40 Farmall CVT ........................................................$36,250 CIH DX25E, '04, 175 hrs..................................................$13,900 Agco ST 40, '02, 435 hrs ................................................$15,500 Deutz 5220, '87, 1540 hrs ................................................$5,995 JD 4310, '02, 1090 hrs....................................................$21,000 Kubota B2920HSD, '08, 180 hrs......................................$17,100 Kubota B2920HSD, '08, 195 hrs......................................$16,250 Kubota BX2360T, '09 ........................................................$8,950 Kubota BX2230, '05, 310 hrs ............................................$8,950 Kubota BX2230, '04, 1965 hrs ..........................................$7,750 Kubota BX2200, '01 ..........................................................$8,750 Kubota BX1830, '04 ..........................................................$6,950 Kubota BX1500, '04, 1235 hrs ..........................................$6,100 Kubota L3240HST, '08, 100 hrs ......................................$21,900 Artic Cat 500, '02, 950 hrs ................................................$2,950 Cub Cadet 4x4D Trail, '06, 670 hrs....................................$7,975 Kawasaki Mule, '02, 2670 hrs............................................$5,500 Kubota RTV900W, '06, 800 hrs ........................................$7,900 Kubota RTV900, '06, 935 hrs ............................................$7,950 Kubota RTV900, '05, 950 hrs ............................................$8,550 Kubota RTV900W, '04, 830 hrs ........................................$8,200 Steiner Hawk, '00 ..............................................................$3,250

CIH 1260, 36R22 ..........................................................$185,000 CIH 1250, 24R30 ..........................................................$113,900 (2) CIH 1250, 12R30 ....................................$58,000 & $59,000CIH 1240, 24R22 ............................................................$98,500 CIH 1200, 36R20 ............................................................$49,500 (2) CIH 1200, 24R22 ....................................$49,900 & $66,900CIH 1200, 16R30 ............................................................$38,000 CIH 1200, 16R22 ............................................................$30,000 (2) CIH 1200, 12R30 ....................................$48,500 & $52,500CIH 955, 12R30 ..............................................................$18,500 CIH 950, 16R30 ..............................................................$22,000 CIH 950FF ........................................................................$19,500 CIH 950, 12R30 ..............................................................$16,900 CIH 950, 6R30 ..................................................................$7,500 CIH 900, 16R30 ..............................................................$14,900 CIH 900, 12RVF ................................................................$6,900 (3) CIH 900, 8R30 ..............................................$5,995 - $6,500IH 800, 8R30 ....................................................................$2,100 JD DB44, 24R22 ............................................................$106,500 (2) JD 7300, 12R30 ......................................$12,500 & $12,900JD 7200FF........................................................................$16,500 JD 1750, 6R30 ................................................................$21,900 (2) JD 1770, 16R30 ......................................$46,300 & $52,500White 8524, 24R30........................................................$109,900 CIH 5400MT, 20' Drill ........................................................$6,950 CIH 5400, 20' Drill ............................................................$6,500 Great Plains 30' Drill........................................................$10,500 (3) Great Plains 20' Drill ....................................$4,500 - $5,800JD 1520, 20' Drill ............................................................$17,250 JD 520, 20' Drill ................................................................$4,500

(2) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult ............................choice $67,500(3) CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult ........................$50,900 - $57,900(2) CIH TM 200, 48.5' Fld Cult ........................................$55,000 CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$35,500 CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$46,900

(2) CIH TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult ..........................$38,500 & $39,895CIH TMII, 36.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$32,500 CIH 4300, 43' Fld Cult ....................................................$14,000 CIH 4300, 35' Fld Cult ....................................................$12,500 DMI TMII, 49.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$39,500 DMI TMII, 40.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$34,500 DMI TM, 44.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$12,500 Flexcoil 820, 40' Fld Cult ................................................$11,500 JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$61,500 JD 2210, 50.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$55,900 JD 2210, 45.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$36,900 JD 2200, 38.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$24,500 JD 1000, 26.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$1,000 JD 985, 50.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$28,500 JD 980, 44.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$17,500 JD 980, 43.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$16,900 JD 980, 36.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$13,900 JD 980, 24.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$14,900 JD 980 Fld Cult ................................................................$14,500 JD 960, 36.5' Fld Cult ........................................................$6,900 Sunflower 5053, 39' Fld Cult ..........................................$19,900 White 375 Fld Cult ............................................................$3,500 Wilrich Quad5 Fld Cult ....................................................$21,950 Wilrich Quad5, 32' Fld Cult ..............................................$16,500 Wilrich 2500, 27.4' Fld Cult ..............................................$1,950 Wilrich 13BWFC, 28' Fld Cult ............................................$2,500 CIH 3950, 22.5' Disk........................................................$21,500 CIH 3900, 33' Disk ..........................................................$14,900 CIH 496 Disk....................................................................$12,900 CIH 370, 31' Disk ............................................................$58,200 CIH 330, 34' Disk ............................................................$61,500 CIH 330, 25' Disk ............................................................$45,500 IH 490, 28' Disk ................................................................$4,950 JD BWF, 19' Disk ..............................................................$2,000 Sunflower 1434, 23' Disk ................................................$33,000 White 6x16 Disk ................................................................$1,500 Worksaver 940420 Disk........................................................$525

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

CIH 2388, '01, 2400 hrs ..................................................$99,500 CIH 2388, '01, 2580 hrs ................................................$106,500 CIH 2388, '01, 3250 hrs ..................................................$99,900 CIH 2388, '00, 2000 hrs ................................................$115,000 CIH 2388, '00, 3295 hrs ..................................................$86,500 CIH 2388, '98, 3250 hrs ..................................................$85,700 CIH 2388, '98, 3780 hrs ..................................................$82,500 CIH 2366, '00, 2810 hrs ..................................................$89,500 CIH 2366, '00, 3135 hrs ..................................................$89,500 CIH 2366, '99, 3845 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 2366, '91, 2845 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 2188, '97, 3800 hrs ..................................................$69,500 CIH 2188, '97, 2365 hrs ..................................................$79,000 CIH 2188, '96, 2950 hrs ..................................................$72,500 CIH 2188, '96, 3045 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 2188, '95, 3875 hrs ..................................................$56,500 CIH 2166, '97, 2535 hrs ..................................................$69,000 CIH 2166, '97, 4150 hrs ..................................................$62,500 CIH 2166, '96, 3250 hrs ..................................................$59,500 CIH 2166, '96, 3430 hrs ..................................................$63,500 CIH 1688, '94, 3305 hrs ..................................................$49,500 CIH 1688, '94, 4160 hrs ..................................................$39,500 CIH 1688, '93, 4560 hrs ..................................................$47,500 CIH 1680, '87, 3115 hrs ..................................................$29,500 CIH 1666, '93, 3180 hrs ..................................................$49,500 CIH 1660, '91, 3650 hrs ..................................................$27,000 CIH 1660, '90, 4360 hrs ..................................................$29,500 CIH 1660, '87, 4605 hrs ..................................................$27,500 CIH 1640, '86, 3845 hrs ..................................................$14,500 CIH 1440............................................................................$5,900 Gleaner N6, '84, 3120 hrs..................................................$9,500 JD 9870, '09, 1100 hrs..................................................$256,000 JD 9860STS, '04, 2000 hrs ..........................................$169,500 JD 9660, '07, 1805 hrs..................................................$169,500 JD 9610, '96, 3265 hrs....................................................$62,500 JD 9600, '95, 4375 hrs....................................................$39,900 JD 9500, '89, 4520 hrs....................................................$37,950 JD 9400, '91, 4720 hrs....................................................$35,950 MF 750, '77 ......................................................................$3,500 NH TR97, '95, 3955 hrs ..................................................$29,500 NH TR86, '89, 3860 hrs ..................................................$18,500 NH TR86, '85, 3245 hrs ....................................................$9,900 NH 970, '03, 2020 hrs ..................................................$139,000

CIH 3020, 30' Beanhead ..................................................$30,000 CIH 2162, 35' Beanhead ..................................................$59,900 (2) CIH 2062, 36' Beanhead ..........................$45,000 & $48,000CIH 2062, 30' Beanhead ..................................................$39,500 (3) CIH 2020, 35' Beanhead............................$27,900 - $33,500(6) CIH 2020, 30' Beanhead............................$19,500 - $33,500(3) CIH 2020, 25' Beanhead..........................$$18,900 - $23,000CIH 2020, 20' Beanhead ..................................................$24,000 (30) CIH 1020, 30' Beanhead ..........................Starting at $4,900(24) CIH 1020, 25' Beanhead ..........................Starting at $5,500(3) CIH 1020, 22.5' Beanhead ............................$4,950 - $9,700(3) CIH 1020, 20' Beanhead..............................$6,500 - $15,500CIH 1020, 15' Cornhead ....................................................$8,500 CIH 920 Beanhead ............................................................$3,500 Deutz All 320 Beanhead ....................................................$3,500 (5) JD 930F, 30' Beanhead ................................$8,999 - $11,900JD 920, 20' Beanhead........................................................$5,900 (3) JD 635F, 35' Beanhead ..............................$32,000 - $39,900MacDon 2162, 40' Beanhead ..........................................$55,000 MacDon 2162, 35' Beanhead ..........................................$47,000 Macdon 974, 35' Beanhead ............................................$45,000 Macdon 30' Beanhead ....................................................$41,500 MF 9750, 25' Beanhead ....................................................$7,000 NH 960 Beanhead ..............................................................$1,400 CIH 3408, 8R30 Cornhead ..............................................$44,000 (2) CIH 2612 Cornhead..................................$81,500 & $82,300(3) CIH 2608 Cornhead ..................................$52,900 - $65,000(8) CIH 2208 Cornhead ..................................$26,500 - $35,500(4) CIH 2206 Cornhead ..................................$24,500 - $30,000CIH 1222 Cornhead ........................................................$16,900 CIH 922 Cornhead ............................................................$9,500 (14) CIH 1083 Cornhead ..................................starting at $9,500(2) CIH 1063 Cornhead ........................................choice $15,500IH 12R22 Cornhead ........................................................$15,500 IH 983, 9R22 Cornhead ..................................................$10,500 (2) IH 963, 6R30 Cornhead ..............................$4,500 & $7,950(2) IH 883 Cornhead ..........................................$3,500 & $4,000(2) IH 863 Cornhead ..........................................$2,500 & $4,500Cat 1622 Cornhead ..........................................................$29,500 Cressoni 6R30 Cornhead ................................................$21,500 (7) Drago 12R22 Cornhead ............................$70,500 - $85,000(2) Drago 12R20 Cornhead ............................................$84,500 Drago 10R30 Cornhead ..................................................$65,500 (3) Drago 10R22 Cornhead ............................$39,500 - $65,500(16) Drago 8R30 Cornhead ............................$29,500 - $64,900(2) Drago 8R22 Cornhead..............................$33,000 & $44,900(3) Drago 6R30 Cornhead ..............................$41,500 - $51,500Fantini 8R30 Cornhead ....................................................$34,000 Geringhoff 12R30 Cornhead ............................................$89,750 Geringhoff 12R22 Cornhead ............................................$69,500 Geringhoff 8R30 Cornhead ..............................................$29,900 (3) Geringhoff Roto Disc ................................$29,900 - $36,500Gleaner Hugger Cornhead..................................................$8,950 Gleaner 6R30 Cornhead ....................................................$3,500 Harvestec 4306C Cornhead ............................................$34,000

(4) Harvestec 8R30 Cornhead ........................$25Harvestec 6R30 Cornhead ...................................JD 1293, 12R30 Cornhead ...................................JD 1290, 12R20 Cornhead ...................................(5) JD 893, 8R30 Cornhead ............................$14JD 843, 8R30 Cornhead .......................................JD 843, 8R22 Cornhead .......................................Lexion C512R30 Cornhead ...................................NH 962 Cornhead .................................................(2) IH 810 Platform............................................$1JD Platform...........................................................Homemade 4 Wheel Head Transport ...................J & M 30' Head Transport ...................................Maurer 1230, 30' Head Transport.........................M & D 32' Head Transport ...................................

(8) CIH 870, 22' Subsoiler ..............................$59(3) CIH 870, 18' Subsoiler ..............................$54CIH 870, 14' Subsoiler .........................................(5) CIH MRX690 Suboiler ..............................$19(5) CIH 9300, 22.5' Subsoiler ........................$24(2) CIH 9300, 9 Shank Subsoiler ..................$36,(6) CIH 730B Subsoiler ..................................$17(4) CIH 730C, 17.5' Subsoiler ........................$32(3) CIH 730C, 7 Shank Subsoiler ....................$34(3) CIH 730B, 7 Shank Subsoiler ....................$22DMI 9300, 22.5' Subsoiler ...................................DMI 9300, 22' Subsoiler.......................................DMI 1300, 17.5' Subsoiler ...................................DMI 730B Subsoiler .............................................(5) DMI 730B, 17.5' Subsoiler ........................$15(3) DMI 730B, 7 Shank Suboiler ....................$17(4) DMI 730, 7 Shank Subsoiler .................. $12DMI 530B, 12.5' Subsoiler ...................................(2) DMI 530, 5 Shank Subsoiler ....................$11,(2) DMI CCII, 11.5' Subsoiler ............................$5Bourgault 2200, 30' Subsoiler .............................(18) JD 2700 Subsoiler ..................................$21JD 960 Subsoiler .................................................(2) JD 512, 22.5' Subsoiler ..................................c(3) JD 512, 22' Subsoiler................................$40(2) JD 512, 17.5' Subsoiler ..................................c(3) JD 512, 9 Shank Subsoiler ........................$23JD 510, 7 Shank Subsoiler ...................................Krause 4850, 18' Subsoiler .................................M & W 2900 Subsoiler .........................................M & W 2200 Subsoiler .........................................M & W 1875, 17.5' Subsoiler ...............................(2) M & W 1860, 9 Shank Subsoiler..................$8M & W 1465, 7 Shank Subsoiler .........................NH ST770, 17.5' Subsoiler ...................................Sunflower 4411, 9 Shank Subsoiler .....................(6) Wilrich V957DDR Subsoiler ......................$23IH 4700, 30' Chisel Plow .....................................Hiniker 816M Chisel Plow.....................................(2) CIH 800, 10 Bottom MB Plow....................$8,CIH 800, 9x18 MB Plow .......................................IH 720, 6x18 MB Plow .........................................JD 3710, 9 Bottom MB Plow ...............................JD 724, 30' Combo Mulch ...................................DMI 45 Crumbler .................................................DMI 18' Crumbler .................................................Great Plains 20' Crumbler.....................................Hiniker 5700, 24' Rotary Hoe ...............................

Claas 980, '10, 655 hrs.........................................Claas 980, '10, 915 hrs.........................................Claas 980, '09, 1135 hrs.......................................Claas 980, '08.......................................................Claas 980, '08, 1495 hrs.......................................Claas 970, '08, 1040 hrs.......................................Claas 900, '09, 1625 hrs.......................................Claas 900, '07, 1935 hrs.......................................Claas 900, '07, 2430 hrs.......................................Claas 900, '06, 2645 hrs.......................................Claas 900, '03, 2275 hrs.......................................Claas 890, '02, 2100 hrs.......................................Claas 890, '02, 2555 hrs.......................................Claas 870 GE, '06, 2590 hrs .................................Claas 870, '05, 1995 hrs.......................................Claas 870, '03, 2790 hrs.......................................JD 7800, '05, 3870 hrs.........................................JD 6810, '96, 4590 hrs.........................................JD 5400, 2660 hrs ...............................................NH FX60, '03, 1970 hrs .......................................NH FX58, '02, 1410 hrs .......................................

Gehl CB1265 PT Forg Harv...................................Gehl 1075 PT Forg Harv .......................................NH FP240 PT Forg Harv .......................................NH FP230 PT Forg Harv .......................................(4) Claas PU380HD Hayhead ........................ $14

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5,000 - $39,500...........$15,900 ...........$45,500 ...........$49,950

4,500 - $33,000.............$7,500 ...........$10,000 ...........$38,000 .............$1,400 1,500 & $2,250.............$1,500 .............$1,000 .............$3,000 .............$3,995 .............$5,000

9,000 - $77,5004,500 - $57,500...........$43,000

9,000 - $28,5004,500 - $45,000000 & $36,500

7,500 - $26,0002,500 - $41,5004,900 - $39,9002,500 - $24,000...........$40,000 ...........$29,500 .............$9,500 ...........$17,500

5,000 - $19,5007,000 - $19,5002,500 - $13,900...........$17,000 900 & $12,9005,250 & $7,750...........$92,400 ,500 - $38,000.............$6,500 choice $49,500

0,000 - $46,500choice $17,000

3,900 - $27,750...........$10,500 ...........$43,500 ...........$14,900 ...........$14,900 ...........$12,900 8,900 & $9,300.............$8,500 ...........$22,500 ...........$21,500

3,500 - $33,900.............$3,950 .............$2,200 900 & $11,500...........$10,500 .............$6,500 ...........$22,000 ...........$15,500 ...........$11,500 .............$6,200 .............$1,650 .............$1,800

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...........$25,900 4,000 - $15,000

(2) Claas PU380 Pro Hayhead ......................$23,000 & $24,500(7) Claas PU380 Hayhead ............................ $11,500 - $14,500Claas PU300 Hayhead........................................................$9,500 (2) Gehl HA1210 7' Hayhead .............................. $500 & $1,850Gehl 7' Hayhead....................................................................$500 JD 640B Hayhead ............................................................$11,500 JD 7' Hayhead ......................................................................$800 JD 5HP, 5.5' Hayhead ..........................................................$400 NH 3500 Hayhead..............................................................$6,500 NH 355W Hayhead ............................................................$8,500 NH 340W Hayhead ............................................................$5,000 NH 27P Hayhead................................................................$3,200 (3) Claas Orbis 900 Cornhead ....................$110,000 - $111,000(3) Claas Orbis 750 Cornhead ........................$76,000 - $79,000Claas Orbis 600 Cornhead ..............................................$68,000 (13) Claas RU600, 8R30 Cornhead ................$24,500 - $59,000(2) Claas RU450XTRA Cornhead ..................$42,000 & $46,000(12) Claas RU450 Cornhead............................$28,000 - $48,000(2) Gehl TR330 Cornhead ..................................$2,600 & $3,500(2) JD 688 Cornhead ....................................$28,000 & $51,500JD 678, 8R30 Cornhead ..................................................$43,000 JD 666, 6R30 Cornhead ..................................................$12,500 JD 4R30 Cornhead ............................................................$5,500 JD 3R30 Cornhead ............................................................$2,600 Kemper 4500 Cornhead ..................................................$29,500 Kemper 3000 Cornhead ..................................................$22,000 NH 824, 2R Cornhead........................................................$3,900 NH 3PN Cornhead..............................................................$8,500 (2) NH R1600 Cornhead ................................$39,500 & $42,500

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CIH RB564 Rnd Baler ......................................................$27,900 (3) CIH RBX562 Rnd Baler ..............................$12,500 - 14,500CIH 8530 Rec Baler ..........................................................$7,500 CIH 3650, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..................................................$6,995 (3) Claas 280RC Rnd Baler ............................$19,500 - $21,500Hesston 530, 4x4 Rnd Baler ..............................................$8,500 JD 567, 5x6 Rnd Baler ....................................................$19,500 JD 535, 5x6 Rnd Baler ......................................................$7,500 NH BR780A Rnd Baler ....................................................$17,800 NH BR780 Rnd Baler ......................................................$15,900 New Idea 4865, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..........................................$9,500 Vermeer 504I Rnd Baler ....................................................$5,950 CIH LBX432 Rec Baler ....................................................$64,500 CIH 8575 Rec Baler ........................................................$29,500 CIH 8530 Rec Baler ..........................................................$7,500 JD 327 Rec Baler ..............................................................$4,950 (2) NH BB940A Rec Baler ..............................$49,500 & $67,500NH 315 Rec Baler ..............................................................$3,500 NH 276 Rec Baler ..............................................................$3,195

CIH 4420, '09, 1570 hrs ................................................$175,000 CIH 4260, 98, 4270 hrs ..................................................$79,900 Hagie STS10, '03, 2690 hrs ............................................$82,900 Tyler Patriot XL, '94, 4360 hrs ........................................$37,900 Tyler Patriot II, '92, 4220 hrs ..........................................$35,900 Willmar 765, 2650 hrs ....................................................$22,900

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Case SR250, '12, 2 hrs....................................................$42,500 Case 1845C, '94 ..............................................................$12,900 Case 1840, '95, 4395 hrs ................................................$10,500 Case 1840, '91, 6355 hrs ..................................................$9,850 Case 1840, '89, 3350 hrs ..................................................$9,900 Case 1825, '89, 4000 hrs ..................................................$5,500 Case 450CT, '08, 1570 hrs ..............................................$41,500 Case 445, '06, 1975 hrs ..................................................$30,500 Case 440CT, '10, 1690 hrs ..............................................$38,900 Case 440, '10, 575 hrs ....................................................$31,500 Case 440, '07, 1250 hrs ..................................................$24,900 Case 440, '07, 2330 hrs ..................................................$22,500 Case 435, '07, 1050 hrs ..................................................$20,900 Case 430, '09, 1500 hrs ..................................................$27,500 Case 430, '09, 2560 hrs ..................................................$21,500 Case 430, '08, 400 hrs ....................................................$27,500 Case 430, '08, 990 hrs ....................................................$24,900 Case 430, '07 ..................................................................$18,900 Case 430, '06, 2105 hrs ..................................................$17,900 Case 430, '06, 3905 hrs ..................................................$22,000 Case 90XT, 2505 hrs........................................................$22,900 Case 40XT, '02, 1735 hrs ................................................$15,900 Bobcat 773, '01, 5765 hrs ..............................................$12,500 Bobcat S-185, '07, 3100 hrs............................................$21,500 Cat 257B, 2705 hrs..........................................................$22,500 Cat 236B, '06, 1975 hrs ..................................................$23,500 Daewoo 2060XL, '02, 3070 hrs ........................................$9,500 Gehl 7800, '01, 6395 hrs ................................................$18,500 Gehl 7810 Turbo, '04, 3350 hrs ......................................$34,500 Gehl 5640E, '06, 1650 hrs ..............................................$19,750 Gehl 5240E, '10, 380 hrs ................................................$27,500 Gehl 4840E, '06, 1160 hrs ..............................................$18,500 Gehl 4840, '05, 770 hrs ..................................................$19,900 Gehl 4835SXT, '00 ..........................................................$10,900 Gehl 4825SX, '98, 5640 hrs ..............................................$8,500 Gehl 4640, '05, 3295 hrs ................................................$18,000 Gehl 4625SX, 425 hrs........................................................$9,950 Gehl 3825 ..........................................................................$9,500 JD 328, '05, 5180 hrs......................................................$19,500 JD 320, 2210 hrs ............................................................$19,900 NH LX565, 1920 hrs ........................................................$10,250 NH LX565, '96 ..................................................................$7,900 Rounder L600....................................................................$2,300 Kubota KX91-2, '97 ........................................................$14,500

Alloway 22CD, 22' Shredder............................................$12,500 (2) Alloway 20' Shredder ..................................$4,500 & $5,500Alloway 15' Shredder ......................................................$11,500 Balzer 5205M, 30' Shredder ..............................................$7,400 Hiniker 5600, 15' Shredder..............................................$12,500 Hiniker 1700, 20' Shredder..............................................$11,500 JD 520, 20' Shredder ......................................................$17,500 JD 220, 20' Shredder ......................................................$12,500 JD 120, 20' Shredder ........................................................$3,950 JD 115, 15' Shredder ......................................................$12,000 Loftness 360BS Shredder................................................$10,000 Loftness 264, 22' Shredder ............................................$15,900 (3) Loftness 240, 20' Shredder......................$13,500 & $19,500Loftness 22' Shredder ......................................................$7,900 (2) Loftness 20' Shredder..................................$3,500 & $8,500Rhino RC15, 15' Shredder ..............................................$12,500 Wilrich 22' Shredder........................................................$12,900 (2) Woods S20CD Shredder ..........................$15,900 & $16,750(2) Woods 22' Shredder ..................................$5,500 & $10,500(2) Woods 20' Shredder ..................................$7,900 & $10,900Woods 15' Shredder........................................................$10,500 Alcart 1520 Forage Box ..................................................$44,000 Forage King CCF71, 14' Forage Box ..................................$1,995 Millerpro 9015 Forage Box ..............................................$42,000 NH 816 Forage Box............................................................$8,000 (5) CIH 600 Forage Blower..................................$1,500 - $4,500Gehl 1580 Forage Blower......................................................$500 CIH 1360 Grinder Mixer ....................................................$9,500 Lorenz 100 Grinder Mixer ..................................................$3,500 Brandt 1060 SWD Auger ..................................................$5,500 Feterl 8x60 Auger ..............................................................$2,500 Feterl 8x55 Auger..................................................................$750 GSI 10x31E Auger ............................................................$3,300 Hutch 8x72 Auger..............................................................$1,850 Hutch 8x71 Auger..............................................................$2,500 Westfield W130-61 Auger..................................................$5,500

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Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $5.84 +.32$5.94 +.26$6.01 +.29$5.94 +.27$5.87 +.25$6.06 +.26

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soybeans/change*$13.70 +.52$13.87 +.46$13.95 +.53$13.80 +.48$13.72 +.40$13.93 +.51

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Grain prices are effective cash close on June 12. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Grain AnglesIn the greed,

hope, fear cycleFor the next six weeks the grain markets will be

focused on the three-times-a-day, updated six- to 10-day weather forecasts. Or will they? It seems like thenoncommercial, fund investors are trading in the oppo-site way than the fundamentals suggest they should.

Over the last couple of weeks, Ihave started hearing more grum-bling about the weaknesses of theU.S. Department of Agriculturecrop reporting system. People arestarting to wonder about conspir-acies with the manner in whichChina trades in the cash marketsand how the fund managers don’tuse fundamental analysis; thatthe new trading hours are gearedto aid in their manipulation ofthe market prices.

This tells me that we have somegrain producers who are on the“wrong side of the market” and they are starting to“talk their position.” Could this be at the mid-point ofthe “Greed, Hope, Fear Cycle” that haunts our humanmarketing psyche?

Those who are finding that they are on the “wrongside of the market” clearly are operating under thetrading paradigm of trying to guess where the mar-kets will go and predict the future. This is a danger-ous approach to making marketing decisions. This issimply because no one can predict the future withconsistent accuracy.

The markets are not logical; they are subject to thehuman emotions of greed, hope and fear. Humans areinnately social animals who are influenced by othersin the herd. This does not lead to logical or rational

Grain OutlookWeather watchers

driving marketThe following market analysis is for the week end-

ing June 8.CORN — The bumpy ride we talked about last

week was proven this week with buy/sell signalschanging almost daily. The encouragement to propelprices back to the top of therecent range did indeed comefrom a drier, warmer forecastinto the middle of June.

Above-normal temps withbelow-normal rainfall across theCorn Belt will have analystspushing pencils to determinethe next yield estimate. Portionsof Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illi-nois and Indiana have receivedless than 50 percent of normalrainfall over the last 30 days.

Any hint of an extended ridgedeveloping could cause a quickreturn to $6.09/$6.44 1/2 in the July contract and$5.50/$5.75 and beyond in the December contract.The caveat is if weather becomes more favorable forcrop development, support in the July is near $5.50and $5 in the December contract.

Cash markets renewed their trek to the upsideafter three weeks of virtually no farmer sales. Thecheapest corn and soybeans in the world are theJuly futures contracts. Falling barge freight has alsolent a hand in that distinction.

Outside influences on the agricultural marketswere led by China’s decision to cut their leadinginterest rate by 25 basis points, the first cut since2008, in an effort to stimulate their economy. Spain’ssuccessful bond auction suggested a positive eco-

Livestock AnglesWill June be

good for prices?It appears the beginning of June is starting out as

possibly a positive month for livestock prices. Boththe cattle and hog markets have experienced a firm-ing cash and futures markets.

The cattle market, which has seen prices drop onwhat appears to be decliningdemand, has seen the packerscontinue to remain fairly aggres-sive in their bidding for liveinventory. This despite the factthat show lists have increased inrecent weeks, suggesting thatthere is plenty of inventory tomeet the current slaughter needs.

The beef cutout has movedback into the upper-$190 perhundredweight area, and withthat the volume in the boxedsales have decreased once again.This continues to point to thefact that there is still consumer resistance to thehigher beef prices.

A major factor in the futures market is the differ-ent commodity funds that have dominated to somedegree the prices paid in the cash market. If thesefunds decide to take a position in the futures marketon either side, that could have a bearing on the direc-tion of the cash trade in the weeks ahead.

Over the short run a further rally in prices is antic-ipated, however the overall trend in the cattle marketis, at present, down. Therefore, the producers shouldbe aware that if the current rally begins to falter, areturn to lower prices could be in the offing. Thiswould signal a return to protection of inventories.

The hog market appears to have finally turned the

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

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

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCountry Hedging

St. Paul

See NYSTROM, pg. 23 See TEALE, pg. 23 See NEHER, pg. 23

TOM NEHERAgStar VP & Team Leader

— Grain IndustryRochester, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 22nomic tone and lent pres-sure to the dollar.

The dollar reversed gains made last week, slidinglower until the last day of the week on profit takingand the Chinese rate decrease. The dollar recoveredgoing into the weekend on talk that Spain mayrequire a financial bailout and Federal ReserveChairman Ben Bernanke’s comments that discour-aged hopes of another quantitative easing for theUnited States.

Weekly ethanol production of 266 million gallonswas slightly higher than last week, but 1 percentlower than a year ago. Ethanol stocks of 890 milliongallons were down 13 million gallons from the previ-ous week. Ethanol production for the year is on paceto slightly exceed U.S. Department of Agricultureprojections.

The ending stocks average trade estimate for theJune 12 USDA monthly report for the 2012-13 cropyear is 1.75 billion bushels. This is a decline of 131 mil-lion bushels from the May report. For the current cropyear, the average ending stocks estimate is 821 millionbushels versus 851 million bushels last month.

Corn conditions as of June 3 were 72 percentgood/excellent, unchanged from the previous weekwhen a small decline had been anticipated; however,2 percent moved from good to excellent. Eighty-fourpercent of Minnesota’s corn was rated good/excel-

lent, 66 percent in Illinois, 75 percent in Iowaand 75 percent in Nebraska.OUTLOOK: I would say we’ve officially entered

our weather market period. Volatility will remainhigh and each forecast will attract many viewers. Theranges mentioned earlier may seem wide, but with a40-cent daily limit in corn and market sensitivity toany hint of a weather change, they are reasonable.

For the week, July corn settled at $5.98, up 46 1/2cents for the week; December corn was 34 centshigher, closing at $5.44 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — The 50-percent retracement of theDecember-to-May rally held this week, lendingmomentum to the recovery this week that wasinspired by questionable weather and a weaker U.S.dollar.

The 50-percent retracement from the high in Mayat $15.12 1/2 to the low in June at $13.17 1/2 was$14.15, which July beans sailed through this week.The next target on the charts for the July contractcomes in at $14.38, then the old high of $15.12 1/2per bushel.

China popped back into the export market buying180,000 metric tons of old crop and 515,000 mt ofnew crop U.S. soybeans. Egypt even bought two car-goes of old crop beans from the United States whenthey would normally buy summer needs fromArgentina. Sino Grain’s soybean import forecast for2012-13 was pegged at 57.5 million metric tons ver-

sus 55 mmt for 2011-12 on smaller domestic produc-tion. China sold less than 14,000 mt of the 600,000mt of state reserves they offered for sale this week.

Argentine farmers went on strike this week,promising not to sell any grain in protest of higherland taxes. Conab out of Brazil lowered their pro-duction estimate from 66.7 mmt to 66.4 mmt. Thisis at the higher end of private estimates and higherthan the USDA’s last forecast of 65 mmt.

Looking to the June 12 USDA crop report, theaverage estimate for this year’s carryout is 189 mil-lion bushels versus 210 million on the May report.For the 2012-13 crop year, the ending stocks predic-tion is 143 million bushels, down 2 million bushelsfrom the May report. For the week ending June 3,beans were 94 percent planted and the fastestplanting to date.

The first condition rating for the year came in at65 percent good/excellent. Last year’s first conditionreport was June 12 with a rating of 67 percentgood/excellent.

OUTLOOK: Moving forward, weather will be thelead indicator of the magnitude of price moves, ineither direction. As always in the case of weathermarkets, the size of the move can become quiteexaggerated. The supply side of the equation is aclose second in moving the market.

Strikes in Argentina, slow grower selling anddeclining production estimates and available stocksin South America may push business back to theUnited States. Brazil reportedly exported andcrushed record amounts of soybeans during March.

It doesn’t feel as if this market is done rationingold crop supplies and is not assured of this year’scrop size. July soybeans gained 82 cents this weekto close at $14.26 1/4; November beans settled at$13.32 1/2, up 87 1/2 cents. ❖

In weather markets, size of moves exaggerated

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NEHER, from pg. 22processing of market intelligence.

If there ever was a time for becoming a “student ofour business,” it is today. Becoming a student of ourbusiness entails studying and using the best produc-tion practices on a timely basis. It involves knowingour cost of production and finding way

s to lower them without compromising production.It involves taking that cost of production and cou-pling it with market intelligence to discover soundmarketing strategies and opportunities. It involvesgenerating and maintaining the highest standardsof accounting and record keeping.

In the competitive, volatile environment that wefind ourselves in today, the use of the best accountingand record keeping practices is a Grain Angle thatwill separate the winners from the losers. I know that

this statement sounds harsh, but it’s what will giveone the edge when it comes to growing and maintain-ing the financial health of your business. Those withthe best records and reports will have the edge whenit comes to acquiring new land to farm. This edge willalso be found when it comes to securing financial sup-port from lenders, investors or partners.

Given all of the volatility and uncertainty that weexperience in our lives and businesses today, wemust remember that we cannot control everything.We in farm country know this all too well. Yet we dohave control over many of our managerial practicesand this will be an angle that can lead to success.

During the next six weeks anything could happenthat could impact the yield of our crops. As myGrandpa used to remind me: “Tommy, it’s not a cropuntil it’s in the bin.” ❖

Become a student of our business

TEALE, from pg. 22corner and is on the road to a continued rally. Itstarted with a turn in the pork cutouts and has car-ried over into a firmer cash market. The fact thatpork cutouts were less than half the price of the beefcutouts prompted retailers to take advantage of thisdiscrepancy and feature more pork. This despite thefact that there is plenty of pork in storage.

The movement of pork product has been on theincrease and should begin to draw down theseexcesses in storage over the next few months. To

assist in this current recovery in prices are the sea-sonal trends, which normally peak in late spring andearly summer. The caveat to this whole scenario isthe fact that the hog market is still in a long-termdowntrend and a rally could meet strong resistanceat higher prices.

On the other hand, since this recent low is laterthan normal, the rally in hog prices may extend fur-ther than normal. Since there are premiums in thefutures, producers should still consider protection ofinventories if premiums exceed normal carry. ❖

Hogs may have finally turned corner

MARKETING

This column was writtenfor the marketing week end-ing June 8.

All eyes remain on milkprices.

California’s May Class 4abutter/powder milk price is$13.45 per hundredweight,down $1.27 from April and$6.49 less than May 2011.The 4b cheese milk price is$13.56, up 13 cents fromApril, $1.18 less than ayear ago, and $1.67below the comparablefederal order Class IIIprice.

The 4b price 2012 average now standsat $13.66, down from $15.05 at thistime a year ago and compares to $12.30in 2010. The 4a price average is now at$15.04, down from $18.56 a year agoand compares to $13.37 in 2010.

Looking “back to the futures,” afterfactoring in the announced federalorder Class III milk prices and theremaining futures, the average ClassIII milk price for the first six months

of 2012 stood at $15.65 onMarch 2, $15.70 on May 10and $15.94 on May 25. Thelast half of 2012 was averag-ing $15.61 on April 27,$15.08 on May 4, $15.44 onMay 11, $15.69 on May 18,$16.13 on May 25, $15.96 onJune 1, and was tradingaround $16.33 late-morningJune 8.

The old saying goes: “Whatgoes up must come down,”

then go back up andthen come down again.Cash block cheese, after

hitting a 2012 high of $1.65 per poundon June 1, reversed gears and plunged,then rallied, then slipped again andclosed the following Friday at $1.6150,down 3.5 cents on the week and 49.5cents below a year ago. The barrelsclosed at $1.5225, down a penny, 54.5cents below a year ago, and 9.25 centsbelow the blocks. Seven cars of blockand five of barrel traded hands on theweek.

The Agricultural Marketing Service-surveyed U.S. block price slipped a

half-cent to $1.5163. The barrels aver-aged $1.4995, up 0.6 cent.

Increased milk production is mainlygong to the churn and the dryer. Aprilbutter production totaled 170 millionpounds, according to the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s latest DairyProducts report, down 3.3 percent fromMarch but 7.2 percent above April2011. Nonfat dry milk output hit 192million pounds, up 2 percent fromMarch and a whopping 31.1 percentfrom a year ago.

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American type cheese, at 372 millionpounds, was down 2.7 percent fromMarch but 3.5 percent above a yearago. Total cheese output hit 903 millionpounds, down 4.7 percent from Marchbut 2.1 percent above a year ago.

Cheese plants were busy over theMemorial Day weekend as surplusmilk was available, according to theUSDA’s Dairy Market News. Produc-tion of cheese is increased over lastyear and supplies are described asmanageable. The Cooperatives WorkingTogether program continues to assistwith export sales, the USDA reported,and another earthquake in northernItaly may further affect supplies ofParmigiano-Reggiano cheese whichages for two years.

The CWT accepted eight requests forexport assistance this week to sell a totalof 1.938 million pounds of Cheddar andMonterey Jack cheese to customers inAsia, North Africa and the Middle East.The product will be delivered throughNovember and raised the CWT’s 2012cheese exports to 56.6 million poundsplus 44.3 million pounds of butter andanhydrous milkfat to 27 countries.

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Cash butter continued to creephigher for the fifth week in a row, clos-ing Friday at $1.4175, up 1.75 centsfrom the previous week but still 71.25cents below a year ago.

Only two cars were sold. AMS butteraveraged $1.3652, up 3.6 cents.

Churning activity the last week ofMay increased as surplus cream vol-umes, especially over the holiday week-end, were heavier, the USDA said.Many butter producers did indicatethat weekend cream offerings were notas heavy as anticipated. Some icecream manufacturers maintainedsteady production during the holidayperiod, which is often not the case dur-ing a holiday weekend.

Surplus cream offers further declinedearly in the week as Class II opera-

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As I contemplated writing another“Dairy Month” salute, I took a lookat what I said a year ago.

I talked about how Dairy Monthhas been a great promotional eventfor the U.S. dairy industry for manyyears because it “calls our cityslicker cousins back to their rootsand back to the land where theirfood comes from.” It also provides agreat promotional venue to retailersto spotlight and specially price milk,cheese and ice cream and let’s notforget the latest dairy “wonder of theworld,” Greek yogurt.

It is the dairy industry’s desire forconsumers to enjoy and appreciatedairy products in this special monthof recognition but consumers alsoneed to be aware and reminded of thehard work, dedication, and animaland land stewardship, plus the tougheconomic times dairy farmers endureto provide that gallon of milk or blockof cheese that grocery store shoppersnever worry there’ll be a shortage of.

Like so many things in life, it’s easyto take it all for granted but it doesn’tjust magically appear. I need somecheese for the pizza tonight or a gal-lon of ice cream for the birthday partythis afternoon so I simply run to thestore and get it because it’s alwaysthere, right? But, what if it wasn’t?

I occasionally receive commentsfrom non-farm readers about thethings I write about each week andhow interesting and yet complex thisindustry is. That’s encouragingbecause the people who really knowwhat’s behind that gallon of milk orthat chunk of cheese will appreciateit a little more and will complain alittle less when they may have to paya little more for it.

Milk is said to be one of nature’smost perfect foods and we areblessed to have it and an industrythat is so dedicated to providing it.Drink up Mr. and Ms. Consumer. It’sDairy Month.

— Lee Mielke

Happy Dairy MonthDairy prices and policy keep our attention this spring

MIELKE MARKETWEEKLY

By Lee Mielke

See MIELKE, pg. 25

MIELKE, from pg. 24tions, which reducedproduction schedulesduring the holiday period, resumedproduction. In most instances, currentchurning schedules are keeping pacewith demand although butter contin-ues to clear to inventory. Butterdemand is seasonally fair to good.Retail buyers continue to report fea-tures which are clearing good volumesof print butter.

Nationally, advertised butter pricesfrom the National Dairy Retail Reportshowed a weighted average price of$2.49/lb. compared to $2.57 two weeksprior. Featured prices ranged from$1.49 in the Midwest to $3.49 in theNortheast.

Food service orders are increasing asresort and vacation areas across thecountry prepare for the summer vaca-tion season, the USDA said.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closedat $1.21, up 2.5 cents on the week. Fourcars were sold. Extra Grade closed at$1.12, up 3 cents on the week on a bid.AMS-surveyed powder averaged$1.0957, down 3.6 cents, and dry wheyaveraged 51.66 cents, down 0.7 cent.

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Advertising or not, fluid milk salescontinue to slide. The June 1 CaliforniaMilk Producers Council newsletterpointed out that bottling plants used“less than their share of the milk sup-ply simply because, once again, fluidmilk sales fell by far more than hadbeen the normal case for oh so manyyears.”

Preliminary figures from federalorder areas show Class I usage in Aprilwas down 4.4 percent from April 2011,according to the MPC, and CaliforniaClass I sales were down 2.9 percent.The MPC adds that “only two out of thelast 30 months have U.S. Class I salesbeen higher than the year before, andone of those was February, helped byan extra day of sales.”

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Checking the international dairyscene, the June 5 Global Dairy Trade-weighted index for all dairy productssoared 13.5 percent from the index onthe May 15 auction, according to FCStone’s eDairy Insider Closing Bell.

Anhydrous milkfat led the GDT priceincrease, with August up 43.6 percentand the average across all contractsfrom August through December up 24.4percent from May 15 prices. The aver-age anhydrous milkfat price on the

May 15 event hadplunged 11.6 percent

from May 1.Most other products on the GDT

gained. The increases across all con-tract periods were 21.3 percent forskim milk powder, 19.6 percent for ren-net casein, 10.9 percent for milk pro-tein concentrate, 9.4 percent for ched-dar cheese and 8.5 percent for wholemilk powder. The only decline was forlactose, down 1.3 percent, according tothe ICB.

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Meanwhile, the “Policy Wars” con-tinue as 90 senators voted in favor ofbringing the farm bill to the floor forfurther consideration while the Houseag committee has yet to begin itsmarkup.

A press release this week from theNational Family Farm Coalitionpointed out that, “dairy farmers acrossthe country struggle both financiallyand emotionally,” and charged that “thedairy pricing system is clearly broken.”

They report that the first five monthsof 2012 resulted in declining farm milkprices, putting thousands of dairyfarmers out of business and many moreon the brink of economic collapse,adding that the losses hurt not justdairy farmers and their families butthousands of farm-related businesses.

“Flawed trading practices at theChicago Mercantile Exchange furtherdiminish the value of struggling dairyfarmers’ product,” according to theNFFC. “Ultimately, we rely more andmore on dairy imports, leaving con-sumers with fewer safe and localchoices, undermining our nation’s foodsecurity.”

The NFFC continues to support S.1640, the Federal Milk MarketingImprovement Act of 2011, introducedby Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and NFFCleaders met with President Obama inAugust 2011 as part of the WhiteHouse Rural Council meetings.

“We continue to call for restructuringthe nation’s dairy policy to save thefamily dairy farm,” the NFFC con-cluded.

On the other side of the battle, law-makers were told by a Virginia dairyproducer that “dairy farmers need Con-gress to pass a new farm bill now tohelp provide certainty for makingfuture business decisions.” Those werethe words of Sarah Leonard, a fourth-generation dairy producer from Mid-land, Va., who spoke on behalf of theNational Milk Producer’s Federation at

a Senate news conference this weekabout the Agriculture Reform, Foodand Jobs Act of 2012 (the 2012 farmbill).

“On our farm, we don’t focus on thelatest polls, or whose campaign is rais-ing the most money,” Leonard said. “Wefocus instead on how much rain wereceived last night, how much milk thecows are generating today, and whatthe market price of corn and soybeansare. That’s our daily reality. But, part of

that reality is, we need a new farmbill.”

Processors, represented by the Inter-national Dairy Foods Association,remain opposed to any kind of supplymanagement feature for dairy.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnistwho resides in Everson, Wash. Hisweekly column is featured in newspa-pers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. ❖

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Forage Field Tour andDairy TourJune 15, 11 a.m.Earl and Darlene FellingFarm, St. Anthony, Minn.Info: Planned for rain or

shine, with a machine shedavailable; contact DanMartens, University ofMinnesota Extensioneducator for Stearns,Benton and Morrison

counties, (800) 964-4929,or Craig Roerick, StearnsCounty Extension, (800)450-6171

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Day CampJune 15, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Pahl’s Market Apple Valley,Minn.Info: Contact Glen Schmidt,[email protected] or (651) 288-4066

Kanabec-Isanti CountyBreakfast on the FarmJune 16, 7-11 a.m.Haubenschield Farm, Prince-ton, Minn.Info: Farm address is 35050Nacre Street NW; contactStacy Thoeny, (320) 980-5759

Wright County Breakfaston the FarmJune 16, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.Goldview Farms, Waverly,Minn.Info: $3/adult, children 5 andunder free; parking atHLWW High School, log on towww.BreakfastOnTheFarm.org; contact Pat Bakeberg,(763) 242-4520 or [email protected]

Morrison County Breakfast on the FarmJune 16, 7:30-11 a.m.Chuck and Pat Tax Farm,Pierz, Minn.Info: Nominal fee; farm is 1mile north and 1 mile west ofPierz; contact Pat Tax, (320)468-6819

Todd County Breakfast onthe FarmJune 16, 8-11 a.m.Dairyridge Inc., Long Prairie,Minn.Info: $1/adult, children 12and under free; parking atHarmony Park in LongPrairie, located two blockseast of Highway 71 and High-way 287 intersection; contactRandy Pepin, (320) 732-4435

Dairy Month CelebrationJune 21, 6-9 a.m.Casey and Kim O’Reilly —O’Reilly Organic Dairy Farm,Red Wing, Minn.Info: KCUE Radio will broad-cast their morning show withthe Minnesota Farm Net-work’s Tom Rothman; lightbreakfast served 7:30-9 a.m.by the Goodhue County Mid-west Dairy Association; farmis located from Red Wingsouth on County Road 1(approximately 11.5 milesfrom Highway 61, turn left on200th Avenue, go 1.5 miles,farm will be on the left andwatch for signs; RSVP toKCUE by June 15 by calling(651) 388-7151

Polk County Breakfast on

the FarmJune 23, 8-11 a.m.Mark and Joan Lee DairyFarm, McIntosh, Minn.Info: 6.5 miles north of McIn-tosh on County Road 8, turnright (east) on County Road 5for 1/4 mile, first place onleft; contact Joan Lee, (218)563-2762

Wadena County Breakfaston the FarmJune 23, 8 a.m.-NoonMid-Minn Dairy, Verndale,Minn.Info: Farm is located at 17784County Road 7; contact DarinLehmann, (218) 639-5364

Benton County Breakfaston the FarmJune 23, 8 a.m.-NoonNew Horizons Dairy, betweenRice and Royalton, Minn.Info: Farm is located just offHighway 10; free will offer-ing; contact Lawrence Thell,(320) 250-5966

Milkapalooza at CedarSummit FarmJune 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Cedar Summit Farm, NewPrague, Minn.Info: Help Cedar Summit cel-ebrate 10 years of farm-bot-tled, certified organic, 100percent grass-fed milk; log onto www.cedarsummit.com [email protected] or(612) 819-1924

Beltrami County Breakfast on the FarmJune 24, 9-11 a.m.Beltrami County Fair-grounds, Bemidji, Minn.Info: Contact Tim Neft, (218)647-8689

Minnesota Farmers UnionFocus on the FutureJune 25-27Arrowwood Resort, Alexan-dria, Minn.Info: Log on to www.mfu.orgor call (800) 969-3380

Free Nitrate Water Testing ClinicJune 26, 4-7 p.m.Sauk Centre Public Utilities,Sauk Centre, Minn.Info: Offered by the StearnsCounty Soil and Water Con-servation District and theSauk Centre Public UtilitiesCommission; contact StearnsCounty SWCD, (320) 251-7800, Ext. 3

Stearns County DiscoveryFarm Field DayJune 28, 9-11:30 a.m.Nick and Tara Meyer Dairy

Farm-Stearns County Discov-ery Farm, Sauk Centre,Minn.Info: Call (320) 251-7800,Ext. 3

Free Tree TourJune 29, 9:30-11 a.m.Public Library, St. Peter,Minn.Info: Contact Nicollet CountyExtension Office, (507) 381-0582

Cass County Breakfast onthe FarmJune 30Cass County Fairgrounds,Pine River, Minn.Info: Contact Sarah Kuschel,(218) 587-5531

Clearwater County Breakfast on the FarmJuly 7, 8-11 a.m.Keith and Karen GebhardtFarm, Leonard, Minn.Info: Contact Al Paulson,(218) 694-6520

Minnesota State Cattlemen’s AssociationSummer Beef Tour andTrade ShowJuly 10Morrison County Fair-grounds, Little Falls, Minn.Info: $25/person, $35 afterJune 15, $20/student; hostedby Mississippi Valley Cattle-men’s Association; registra-tion begins at 6:15 a.m.; tourbegins at 7 a.m. at the fair-grounds; 11:30 a.m. lunchserved at fairgrounds, as is5:15 p.m. dinner; contactDarv Keehr, (320) 745-2431or Clint Kathrein, (320) 232-7336, [email protected] orlog on to mnsca.org

Minnesota Farmers UnionDay CampJuly 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Pine Grove Park, Little Falls,Minn.Info: Contact Glen Schmidt,[email protected] or (651) 288-4066

Minnesota Farmers UnionDay CampJuly 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Swimming Pool Park, Ivan-hoe, Minn.Info: Contact Glen Schmidt,[email protected] or (651) 288-4066

Minnesota Farmers UnionDay CampJuly 19, Noon-4:30 p.m.Lake Sarah, Erskine, Minn.Info: Contact Glen Schmidt,[email protected] or (651) 288-4066

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Ag Power Enterprises Inc..................................................................33Agri Systems/Systems West ..............................................................9Anderson Seeds ..................................................................................19Arnold Companies ......................................................................20, 21Carlson Wholesale inc........................................................................13Case IH ..................................................................................................8Courtland Waste Handling ..............................................................10Cyrilla Beach Homes Inc ..................................................................14Dahl Farm Supply ..............................................................................16Duncan Trailers, LLC ........................................................................34Emerson Kalis......................................................................................38Excelsior Homes West Inc ..................................................................3Freudenthal Dairy & Mfg Co............................................................18Gehl Company ......................................................................................7Hall Auction Service ..........................................................................30Hanson Auctioneers ..........................................................................30Haug Implement ................................................................................31Holt Truck Center ................................................................................4Hotovec Auctions ..............................................................................28Keith Bode............................................................................................34Kerkhoff Auction & Real Estate........................................................28Kubota ....................................................................................................6Larry Hennig Realty & Auction Co ................................................28Larson Borthers Impl ..................................................................29, 35Mages Auction Service ................................................................28, 29Mankato Spray Center Inc ................................................................23Massey Ferguson ................................................................................17Massop Electric ..................................................................................32Matejcek Implement ..........................................................................37Midway Farm Equipment Inc ..........................................................34Mike's Collision ..................................................................................11MN Dept of Agriculture ......................................................................5Morris Grain ..........................................................................................5Mustang Mfg Co ................................................................................12NK Clerking ........................................................................................27Northern Ag Service ..........................................................................34Northern Insulation............................................................................16Nutra Flo Company ..........................................................................32O'Connell Farm Drainage..................................................................34Piotter Land ........................................................................................28Preuss Elevator Inc ............................................................................29Rabe International Inc........................................................................36Ram Buildings ....................................................................................16Red Horizon Equipment....................................................................36Ritter Ag Inc ........................................................................................24Schweiss Inc ........................................................................................32SI Feeder/Schoessow Inc ..................................................................26Silverstream Shelters ..........................................................................11Smiths Mill Implement Inc................................................................35Sorensen Sales & Rentals ..................................................................31Steffes Auctioneers Inc ......................................................................27The American Community................................................................29Tracy Holland Auctions ....................................................................29Triad Construction Inc ......................................................................15Triple R Auction ..................................................................................29West Central Antique Power ............................................................19Whitcomb Brothers ............................................................................15Willmar Farm Center..........................................................................32Woodford Ag LLC ........................................................................31, 36

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Jim & Bea Falk AuctionLocation: 3 miles North of Butterfield, MNJD 6420 MFD Tractor, 1100 hrs., PremiumPackage; JD 640 Loader; Loftness 8’Snowblower; JD 3 pt. Blade & 6’ RotaryMower; Other Equipment, Tools, Antiques,Etc.

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60 acres on Wing River Lake, w/2600’ of lake shore.Trees and Grassland.

Good fishing and hunting, upland game,turkey, waterfowl, and deer.

Perfect setting for home or cabin.If you are in the market for a dream place

you will want to check this out.5 miles north of Parkers Prairie on Hwy. 29,

then east on County Road 40, 2 miles.To view this property call Jim at: 218-639-5323.

Visit web page for pictures and more information.auctionsgo.com.

AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE HOLIDAY INN,ALEXANDRIA, MN

Attorney Dave Velde will handle purchase agreement andearnest money. A 6% buyers premium will be added to finalbid to equal full purchase price.Terms: $20,000 down day of sale, non-refundable, non-contingent. Balance due on August 4th, 2012.

LAND AUCTIONFriday, July 6th • 1:00 pm

Otter Tail County, Section 13, Elmo Twp.Parkers Prairie, MN

WANTED

DAMAGED GRAINSTATE-WIDE

We pay top dollar for yourdamaged grain.

We are experienced handlersof your wet, dry, burnt

and mixed grains.Trucks and Vacs available.

Immediate response anywhere.

CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY

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

Mages Land Co. & Auction Service507-276-7002magesland.com

They want how much to sell your Farm??We have sold thousands of acres using proven methods throughout

MN at commissions that are often half that of other companies

Wonderful 5 Acre Building Site, perfect forhorses/livetock, 3 bedroom rambler w/updates,$124,900, additional 5 adjacent acres available forsale at $30,000 • 57821 300th St, Winthrop, MN10 Acre Rural Residence: All new since 2001, 3bedroom home & amazing 36x64 shop/utilitybuilding w/office, now $379,900 • 58638 382nd St.,Lafayette, MN4.5 Acre Horse Ready Hobby Farm, beautiful 3bedroom home, spacious & charming w/largeattached garage, new roof & updated septic. Shedcurrently set up for horses, $107,900 • 64340 220thSt., Gibbon, MN

USED PARTSLARSON SALVAGE

6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN763-689-1179

We Ship DailyVisa and MasterCard Accepted

Good selection oftractor parts

- New & Used -All kinds of

hay equipment, haybines, balers,

choppersparted out.

New combine beltsfor all makes.

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

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Brent #876 Grain Cart(Green) w/ Scale & Tarp(2002) Shedded. Farm King13x70 Auger w/ Low ProfileHopper. Both Real Good.319-347-6677 Can Deliver

FOR SALE: 3500 bu holdingbin w/ unloading auger &motor; also, 10”x61' FarmKing auger, 10” swingauger w/ 7 1/2hp motor.

507-402-2855

FOR SALE: 90' grain ring,holds 50,000 bu, has centerunload w/ sweep, new tarp,$6,000. 320-808-3492

FOR SALE: Hutchinson 50'Mass-ter Mover, 5000 bph,used 1 harvest, $13,500; 50Kplatform scale, 6 1/2'x10',printer, $2,500. 507-456-2516

FOR SALE: Kansun 10-25-215 dryer, stainless steel3ph; Stormor top dry 5000bu; Batco portable driveover pit, 1 yr old. 320-562-2178 or 320-583-8465

FOR SALE: Lowry wet hold-ing bin, 1500 bu, w/ tires &roof, $2,500. 507-375-4015 be-tween 5 pm & 8 pm.

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2 Insulated heavy duty shopdoors w/ windows,10'Hx9'W, $250 each, exc.cond. 952-442-4259

SILO DOORSWood or steel doors shipped

promptly to your farmstainless fasteners

hardware available.(800)222-5726

Landwood Sales LLP

Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.100% financing w/no liensor red tape, call Steve atFairfax Ag for an appoint-ment. 888-830-7757


'05 GSI 1226 dryer, 3 phase,low-hour, excellent condi-tion, 1200bu/hr@5pt. Can in-clude phase converter.

507-995-9699

'07 Mauer Grain Hopper,electric, tarp. $12,500.

641-425-9070

10”x41' Westfield auger w/10hp single phase motor, al-most brand new. 507-327-8143


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RETIREMENTAUCTIONAs I am retiring I am selling the following at public auction.

Sale site located at 67535 St. Hwy. 60, Butterfield, MN. 21⁄2 miles East ofButterfield on Hwy. #60 or 41⁄2 miles West of St. James, MN on Hwy. #60

SATURDAY, JUNE 30th @ 9:30 AM

Auctioneers:Dar Hall - 507-327-0535 • Allen Kahler • Kevin Kahler • Ryan Kahler • Dustyn Hartung

Clerking: HALL AUCTION SERVICE • 507-327-0535

Hall Auction ServiceWWW.AUCTIONEERALLEY.COM

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117 North Main, Fairmont, MN 56031507-238-4318 • Myla Roskop, Office Manager

CASE IH TRACTORS & COMBINE2005 Case IH JX95 Tractor, 744 hrs., 18.4-34,C & A/C, 1000/540 PTO, rock box, like new• 1978 IH 1086 Tractor, 3732 hrs., 18.4-38,C & A/C, rock box, duals, new TA & clutch,second owner • 1961 IH 460 hydraulic loader,2 buckets, WF, one owner • IH 1440 Axial-flow Combine, 3115 eng. hrs., cab, air &hydro, maintenance records & updates listavailable • IH 1020 Bean Platform, hydraulicreel, rock guards • IH 843 4x30 Cornhead.

FARM EQUIPMENTWhite 5100 8x30 Planter w/herb., foldingbar • Vicon CM 1700 Disk Mower, 5’• Wilrich 21’ Pull-Type Field Cultivator w/4bar mulcher • IH 480 Disk, 21’ • IH 710 AutoReset Plow, 5x16 • White 378 Cultivator,8x30 • Wilrich 357 Inline Ripper, 5-shankw/coulters, 3-pt. • (4) Killbros 350 GravityFlow Wagons • GMC 5500 Truck, V-6• Road King 14’ B&H (Demo) 2-spd. Sprayer• 925-gal. Poly Water Tank w/pump• Landoll 12’ Chisel Plow, 3-pt. • Brady 1680Stalk Chopper • Feterl Auger, 6”, 62’ PTO• 550-gal. Fuel Tank • 3-pt. Sprayer

w/bander boom • Orbit Drive Fertilizer Augerfor gravity wagon • Fuel Transfer Tank w/12-volt pump • 2-wheel Trailer.

SHOP EQUIPMENTColeman Magna Force Air Compressor, 5 hp.• Shop Hoist • Napa 4-ton Floor Jack• Cherry Picker • Drill Press • 20-ton Press• Lincoln Welder • Manual Tire Changer• Trailer House Axle • Spike Tooth DragSection • Overhead Fuel Tanks • Anvils• Hand Tools • Vise • Oil Pumps • Chop Saw• Battery Charger • Torch Kit • Shop Stands• Chain Saws • Shop Vac. • Tool Box • Jacks• Impact Wrenches • Extension Ladder• Other Shop Supplies & Much MoreMiscellaneous.

**ACREAGE OFFEREDFOR PRIVATE SALE**

5 ACRE BUILDING SITE W/3 BR,2 BATH HOME - INCLUDES 62’x44’MACHINE SHED & 30’x30’ SHOP.

LOCATED ON ST. HWY. #60.FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACTMIKE ZENDER - 507-380-7087

MIKE ZENDER, OWNER507-380-7087

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FOR SALE: Case IH 10 bot-tom flex plow, black canis-ters & walking tandemaxle, $11,000. 507-920-8217

FOR SALE: IHC #75 pulltype swather, 18', hyd lift,very good shape, alwaysshedded, asking $900/OBO.

507-223-5532

FOR SALE: J&M 385 trailerw/13 ton gear, 385/22.5 trucktires, green, orig. owner,always shedded, very nice;WANTED: JD 7100, 6R30planter. 507-336-2469 or 507-828-3495

For Sale: John Deere 12 row30” cult. Folding Bar R.shields. For Sale:Imperial12 row 30” cult. Foldingbar Danish Tine RollingShields. 320-328-4349.

FOR SALE: New Idea 364manure spreader, polyfloor, new apron chain, exccond. 715-797-3262

FOR SALE: Orthman Track-er III; set of 12R Kinzemarkers, (4) JD dry fertboxes w/ ext, mounted on20' bar. 507-456-1164

FOR SALE: Riteway F3-42'land roller, used very little,$31,000. 507-317-1757

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3 Bottom John Deere plow,model 810 14's $800. Mc-Cormick 2 row horseplanter, restored with fer-tilizer C Allis with 2 rowmounted cultivator $800.

218-739-5339

CIH 183, 8x30 cult., $950; NHBR750 baler, 4'x6' balesw/wide hyd. pickup, $9,500;CIH 1100, 9' sickle mower,$2,750; NH 258 rake, $2,450;Hoelshler 10 bale accumu-lator & fork, $4,750. 320-769-2756

FOR SALE: '08 3739 Agco-New Idea. 390bu manurespreader, 2 beaters, 2 spdapron, hyd endgate, tan-dem axle, like new, shed-ded condition, $8,750/OBO.

(651)345-3164

FOR SALE: 3pt graderblade, 7' wide, pull-type,$350. Ray Moeller

712-297-7951

FOR SALE: 4R pusher pow-er cultivator for small corn& veg, works best on 9030Ford. Krane high lift, neverused. Small bale bed chop-per. (608)523-4942

FOR SALE: 730 Case dsltractor; 2 bottom down liftplow, 5-18 JD auto resetplow. 320-219-1367


Farm Fans grain dryer, CF-SA650M, 3 ph, LT, exc, 3277hrs, $25,000. 563-532-9687

FOR SALE:Used grain bins,floors unload systems, sti-rators, fans & heaters, aer-ation fans, buying or sell-ing, try me first and alsocall for very competitivecontract rates! Officehours 8am-5pm Monday –Friday Saturday 9am - 12noon or call 507-697-6133

Ask for Gary

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'06 NH BR780A round balerw/net wrap & wide pickup,$12,500; IH 183 12x30 cult.,$1,450; CIH 183 6x30 Danishtooth cult., $850; CIH 2250loader, 7' bucket, exc.cond., $3,250; 10x34 augerw/low profile swing hopper& 10 hp elec. motor, $3,450.320-361-0065

Case 1825 skid, nice; Ford800 utility; MH 33, WF,sharp; IH 560 w/wo loader;3 pt., 6' finishing mwr;Ford 501, 7' mwr.; 7' & 8' 3pt. blades; 7 grav. wagons,250-500 bu.; Alloway 56'auger; quick hitches &more.

Peterson Equipment New Ulm, MN

507-276-6957 or 6958

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Woodford Ag507-430-5144

37666 300th St. • Redwood Falls, MNWWW.WOODFORDAG.COM

NEW EQUIPMENT

USED EQUIPMENT

E-TRAIL GRAIN CARTS710 Bu. - On Hand ............................$18,795510 Bu. - On Hand..........Starting at $10,995

GRAVITY WAGONS500 E-Z Trail - On Hand ........$7,995-$9,020400 E-Z Trail ............................$6,895-$7,250

HARVEST INTERNATIONAL/AUGERST10-32 - 52 Truck Auger ........$3,500-$4,950H10-62 - 82 Swing Hopper ....$8,500-$9,750H13-62 - 92 Swing Hopper $13,500-$18,50012 Volt Auger Mover ..........................$1,995Hyd. Auger Mover ..............................$1,350

HITCH DOC SEED TENDERS2 Box Tandem - On Hand ..................$9,8504 Box Tandem - On Hand ................$15,9506 Box Gooseneck..............................$25,000

NEW KOYKER LOADERSCall For Other Sizes

510 Loader - On Hand............Call for QuoteCOMBINE HEAD MOVERS

E-Z Trail 4-wheel21’-30’ ....................................$2,550-$3,250Koyker Stor-Mor Grain Baggers &

Bag Unloaders ..............................In StockNEW ROUND BALE RACKS

10’x23’ - On Hand ..............................$1,995NEW WHEEL RAKES

14 Wheel, high capacity ....................$8,99512 Wheel, high capacity ....................$8,49510 Wheel, V Rake - On Hand..............$3,7505 Wheel, 3 pt. Rake - On Hand ..........$1,325Land Levelers, 10’ & 12’ ..............On Hand

TRACTORS‘05 JD 9320, 3 pt., 3200 hrs. ..........$133,000‘01 JD 9200, 3 pt., 8500 hrs. ............$69,500‘89 CIH 7140, MFWD, 6100 hrs.......$44,500‘90 Ford 946, 6100 hrs. ....................$39,000‘90 Ford 876, 6200 hrs. ....................$42,500

GRAIN CARTSCrysteel 650 bu., Like New ..............$10,250Parker 450 ..........................................$5,250

WAGONS‘10 E-Z Trail 3400 w/brakes................$6,900Parker 2500 ........................................$1,850

TELESCOPING FORKLIFT RENTALS

GRAIN BAGGER ANDBAG UNLOADER RENTALS

GRAIN VAC RENTALSSKID LOADER RENTALS

3 TELESCOPING FORKLIFTSFOR RENT

FARM, HOME & CONSTRUCTION

Office Location - 305 Bluff StreetHutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~Notch Equipment:

• Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks• Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks• Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’• Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders• Land Levelers

Smidley Equipment:• Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts• Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders• Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scaler

Sioux Equipment:• Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders• Cattle Panels • Feeders Panels • Head Gates• Hog Feeders • Squeeze Chutes & Tubs• Port-A-Hut Shelters (Many Sizes)• Bergman Cattle Feeders• Lorenz & Farm King Snowblowers• Mandako Land Rollers, 12’-60’• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu.• Sheep & Calf Feeders• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Powder River Crowding Tub & Alley• Mister Squeeze Cattle Chutes & Hd. Gates• Garfield Earth Scrapers• Peck Grain Augers, 8” - 10” - 12” • Special Price• MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’

• Jari Sickle Mowers• Grasshopper Lawn Mowers - Special Price Now!• “Tire” feeders & waterers• MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor for

skidsteers, tractors, loaders or telehandlers• Good Stock of parts for GT Tox-O-Wic Grain

Dryers, Also, Some Used Parts• Sitrex Wheel Rakes - MX Model In Stock• Brillion Alfalfa & Grass Seeders• Bale Baskets• SI Feeders & Bunks• (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders• Enduraplas Bale Feeders, Panels & Tanks• E-Z Trail Wagons, Boxes & Grain Carts• Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns• R&C Poly Bale Feeders• Farm King Augers and Mowers• Corral Panels & Horse Stalls• EZ-Trail Head Movers & Bale Racks• Roda Mini-Spreaders• Amish Built Oak bunk feeders & bale racks• Walco log splitter• Goat & Sheep feeders

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

• H&S 9x16 bale rack w/JD wagon• 6’ Green chopper• Bush Hog 48” GT pull-type brush cutter

w/13 hp engine• #206 Vermeer stump chipper, 16 hp. rebuilt engine• Aitchinson 7’ 3-pt. (grass farmer) inter-seeder• Kewanee rock flex disk, 141⁄2’• IHC 500 plow disk, 12’ w/new front notch blades• Gehl #312 Scavenger II spreader, 260 bu., VG

• Steer Stuffer & Hog Feeders• 225 bu. Meyers poly board spreader w/endgate• Grasshopper 723 Zero turn mower w/52” power

fold deck, DEMO unit, 14 hrs.WANTED TO BUY:

• GT (Tox-o-wik) Grain Dryers• 4 & 6 Row Stalk Choppers• Earth Scrapers • Steer Stuffer• Good hog feeders

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~

DR® POWER EQUIPMENT

Visit Us Online At: www.haugimp.comPaal Neil G Hiko Felix DaveJason Neil C Matt Tyler

‘80 JD 4440, 2WD,130 hp, 18.4x38,2 hyd ..............$21,900

‘92 JD 4760, 2WD,175 hp, 14.9x46,3 hyd, 7682 hrs........................$52,500

‘02 CS/IH MX200,MFWD, 165 hp, 380-90R50, 3 hyd, 4520 hrs........................$85,000

‘70 JD 3020, 2WD,16.9x34, Syncro, 2 hyd........................$11,950

‘11 JD 5085M, MFWD,85 hp, 18.4R30,2 hyd, 11 hrs ........CALL

‘10 JD 6115, MFWD,118 hp, 18.4x38,2 hyd, 128 hrs........................$39,900

‘11 JD 8260R, MFWD,260 hp, 380-90R50,5 hyd, 162 hrs ......CALL

‘79 JD 8640, 4WD,275 hp, 20.8x38, duals,3 hyd, 5992 hrs........................$20,500

‘09 JD 9630, 4WD,530 hp, 800-70R38,4 hyd, 616 hrs......................$266,900

‘11 Kubota L3540,4WD, 35 hp, cab,loader, 72” bucket,37 hrs ..............$32,900

‘08 JD 315 Skid, PowerQuick Tach, 60” bucket,1464 hrs ..........$17,500

‘10 JD 320D Skid,68 hp, cab, 76” bucket,825 hrs ............$29,900

‘06 JD 2210, 58’,7” sweeps, harrow........................$59,500

‘95 JD 985, 50’,99 shank, harrow........................$19,500

JD 956 MoCo ......CALL ‘98 JD 566 RoundBaler, 540 PTO, 61”width pickup ....$14,950

CS/IH 40XT Skid,60 hp, cab, 60” bucket,537 hrs ............$15,500

JD 2700 Mulch Ripper- Several On The Lot!............CALL FOR INFO

‘10 JD 7130, MFWD,125 hp, 18.4x38, ldr,3 hyd, 300 hrs $97,000

‘06 JD 9620, 4WD,500 hp, 800-38, 4 hyd,3154 hrs ........$189,500

‘11 JD 3710 MoldboardPlow, 10-bottom........................$45,000

‘11 JD 7330, MFWD,150 hp, 18.4x42, duals,60 hrs ............$129,900

‘10 JD 637 Disk, 35’4”,24” blades ......$49,500

(2) JD 1810E Scrapers ....FOR SALE OR RENT

‘07 JD 325 Skid,76 hp, cab, 78” bucket,1091 hrs ..........$26,000

‘91 JD 8760, 4WD,300 hp, 18.4x42, 3 hyd........................$53,500

Melroe Bobcat 530............................CALL

‘06 JD CT322 Skid,69 hp, 18” tracks,84” bucket, 1333 hrs........................$35,900

‘06 JD 567 RoundBaler, net wrap, 1000PTO, 9650 hrs $24,950

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Gehl 3pt 10 whl V rake. Exccond, $1,750. 515-570-5215

Hardi TR500 sprayer, sglaxle, hyd pump, 45' boom;Gehl 600 chopper w/1110hay head, manual controls& 540 PTO, stored since'87; JD 300 picker w/244corn head. 763-300-3070

Husqvarna CRT53 R tinetiller. 5.5HP industrial pwrBriggs & Stratton CRT53,$400/OBO. 515-955-1462

Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re-pair Repair-Troubleshoot-ing Sales-Design Customhydraulic hose-making upto 2” Service calls made.STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser-vice 16084 State Hwy 29 NGlenwood, MN 56334 320-634-4360

IH 820 20' Flexhead; twosmall bale conveyers 36',15'; bale moisture probe;White 2-105 Tractor CabDuals; Spiedel Weed Wiper.320-563-8453

JD 212, grain pickup, 4 belt ,large auger, very nice. 507-220-1419

JD 530 tractor, 3 pt., fenders,restored; JD 158 ldr.; JD46A ldr.; CIH 2255 ldr.; JD350, 3 pt. 7' mower; NH 455pull-type 7' mower; JD 851hay rake; 3 pt. post holedrill; JD 290, 2R planter;JD 1R, 3 pt. planter; JDTrail Buck 500 cc ATV, 1400act. miles. 507-399-3006Koestler

Mowers 5, 6, 7, 9, $150 to$1,850; plows 1, 2, 3, 4, 5B,$150 to $950. 712-299-6608

NEW Rhino 20 Ft #FR240Flex Wing Cutter, 6 Whls,Chains (250HP Gear Box)List $30,865 Sale Price$24,850. Also Other Sizes.Dealer We Trade/DeliverAnywhere. 319-347-6282

NH HW365 self propelled dis-cbine, 18' head, 201 hrs., 600acres. $80,000/OBO. JD 945hydro swing MOCO, disccut, impeller conditioner,exc, $12,000. NH 252 pivottongue w/ pulls, two 9 1/2'bar rakes, triple rubberteeth, $5,500. Miller pro1100 rotary rake, $2,800.

715-296-2162

Power-Pack 5000T, EL5500,brushless, 11HP BriggsStratton $200/OBO.

515-955-1462

Snapper front-tine tiller. 3HPBriggs & Stratton.$100/OBO. 515-955-1462

Toro GT2200, 50” cut, Kohler25 hp, 35 hrs.; AllisChalmers WD45 w/ldr.;Ferguson 35 w/3 pt. mower.651-485-7590 Winthrop, MN

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

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'04 Case IH JX95 tractor,1400 hrs., exc. cond.,$28,500. 631-687-0870

'53 Ford 8N Tractor. Newrubber, Runs great, $3,200.

515-227-0702

'57 MF TO35, 3pt blade & 72"Bush Hog mower.$3,500/OBO. 515-955-1462

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WILLMAR FARM CENTERa division of aemsco

3867 East Highway 12, Willmar, MN • Phone 320-235-8123TRACTORS

• ‘12 MF 8660, MFD, cab, 225 PTO hp.• ‘12 MF 7619, MFD, 140 PTO hp.• ‘12 MF 2680, MFD, cab, 83 PTO hp.• ‘12 MF 2680, MFD, 83 PTO hp.• ‘11 MF 8690, MFD, cab, 280 PTO hp.• ‘07 MF 7495, MFD, 155 PTO hp., 2625 hrs.• MF 5460, MFD, cab, 95 PTO hp.• MF 1529 Compact, 29 hp., loader, hydro• MF 1652 Compact, 42 hp., loader, cab, hydro• MF 1652 Compact, 52 hp., 12x12

Power Shuttle• MF GC2400 Compact, 24 hp., 60” deck• IH 70 Hydro w/F11 Farmhand loader• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.• ‘07 MF 3645, MFD, 75 PTO hp., cab, loader• ‘78 MF 1085, cab, 83 hp., 365 hrs.

CORNHEADS• ‘07 Geringhoff 1822, RD• ‘08 Geringhoff 1230, RD• ‘03 Geringhoff 1222, RD• ‘08 Geringhoff 1222, RD• ‘07 Geringhoff 1220, RD• ‘05 Geringhoff 1220, RD• ‘04 Geringhoff 1220, RD• ‘08 Geringhoff 836, RD• ‘08 Geringhoff 830, RD• ‘06 Geringhoff 830, RD• ‘04 Geringhoff 830, RD• ‘03 Geringhoff 830, RD• ‘01 Geringhoff 830, RD• ‘00 Geringhoff 830, RD• ‘07 Geringhoff 820, RD• ‘10 Geringhoff 630, RD• ‘08 Geringhoff 630, RD• ‘07 Geringhoff 630, RD• ‘01 Geringhoff 630, RD• ‘05 NH 98C, 12R20”• ‘99 NH 996, 12R20”• ‘04 JD 1290, reg. rolls• ‘93 JD 843, LT, OD• ‘88 JD 843, LT, OD• JD 822• JD 1022• ‘06 CIH 2212, 12R20” w/8010 mounts• CIH 1084• CIH 822• White 708N• MF 1163, fits MF 8570 combine

COMBINES• ‘06 MF 9690, duals, 429 hrs.• ‘07 MF 9790, duals, 1034 hrs.• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs.• ‘98 Gleaner 800, 25’ flexhead• ‘90 MF 8570, duals• ‘85 MF 9720, 3292 hrs.

• MF 9750 PU table• MF 9120 bean table• MF 1858 bean table, 15’, 18’, 20’• MF 8000, 30’ bean table

GRAIN HANDLING• Brandt 1070XL, swing hopper auger• Brandt 1080XL, swing hopper auger• Brandt 1390XL, swing hopper auger• Brandt 7500 hp. grain vac.• Brandt 5200 EX grain vac.• ‘05 Brandt 1070XL swing hopper• Brandt GBU-10, bagger• Brandt GBL-10, unloader• Brandt 1515 LP, 1535, 1545, 1575, 1585 belt

conveyors• Brandt 10x35 auger• Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu.• Parker 505 gravity box, 550 bu., brakes• EZ Flow 220 bu. gravity box w/auger, tarp• Hutchinson 10x61 auger• Wheatheart transfer auger, 8”

HAY & LIVESTOCK• JD sickle mower• IH sickle mower• IH 5-bar rake• Kodiak 60”, 72”, 84” 3 pt. rotary cutters• MF 1375 disc mower conditioner, 15’• MF 1328 & 1329 3 pt. disc mowers• MF 828 round baler, auto tie• MF 200 SP windrower, cab• ‘11 MF 1372 disc mower conditioner• Sitrex DM7 & DM5 disc mower• Sitrex RP2 or RP5 3 pt. wheel rake• Sitrex MK 14 wheel rake• Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel rakes on cart• Sitrex TR 9 wheel rake• Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear• H&S 16’ bale wagon• Chandler 22’, litter spreader• Meyer 4620 TSS forage box w/19T gear

MISCELLANEOUS• Sunflower 5055-62 field cult., 5-section, 62’• Sunflower 4610-9 disc ripper• Sunflower 4412-07 disc ripper• Sunflower 4530-19 disc chisel• Sunflower 1444-36 disc• Sunflower 4511-11 disc chisel• Brady 20’ stalk choppper• ‘08 JD 520 stalk chopper• Loftness 30’ stalk chopper, SM• Loftness 20’ stalk chopper• Maurer 28’-42’ header trailers• ‘12 Degelman LR7645 land roller• Degelman 320 rock digger• ‘11 SB Select snowblowers, 97” & 108”, 3 pt.• Lucke 8’ snowblower, 3 pt.

REMINDER~ EARLY DEADLINE ~

forCLASSIFIED LINE ADS

Due to the July 4thholiday, our office

will be closed,therefore our ‘deadline’

for the July 6th issueis Friday, June 29th

— at Noon

ATTENTION!ATTENTION!

1409 Silver Street E.Mapleton, MN 56065

507-524-3726

We carry a full line of Behlen &Delux dryer parts;

Mayrath and Hutch augers parts.Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs,

bearings, chain & pulleys.

USED DRYERSDELUX 13575,

1350 BPHDELUX 3015,

300 BPH(2) 380 BEHLEN,

1 Ph., LP700 BEHLEN, 3 Ph.,

DOUBLE BURNER

USED AUGERS12”X71’ MAYRATH

SWINGAWAY10”X61’ MAYRATH

SWINGAWAY10”X71’ MAYRATH

SWINGAWAY

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FOR SALE: '56 520 JD, exccondition, stored inside,asking $4,050. 320-236-2632

FOR SALE: MF 5455, 20 hrs,cab, 4WD, rock box, 2valves, radial tires, airseat, power shuttle, 16 spd.List $86,733. Cash $47,500.952-466-5538

JD 3010, dsl, WF, Hinikercab, good clean tractor,4000 hrs, $8,900/OBO.

712-260-6400

JD 7820, 3100 hrs., MFWD,IVT transm., duals, fend-ers, 3 hyd. outlets, exc.cond. 507-220-5647

JD 8430 tractor, front diffOH'd, new hi low unit,18.4x38 tires, new of rear,ok on front $12,000.

515-890-9793

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FOR SALE: '95 JD 7700, PS,MFWD, joystick, no loader,tires 50%, hrs unknown,uses no oil, $45,000/OBO.507-823-4753 or 507-530-1894

FOR SALE: 310C JD BackHoe 2WD, full cab, 1900 hrs,excellent condition. $13,500firm. 608-412-1692

FOR SALE: CA AllisChalmers w/Woods bellymower & mounted fieldcult.; Onan 6500 generator.507-456-6181

FOR SALE: H Farmall, oneowner, needs work,$500/OBO, call 507-329-3759or 507-372-2808

FOR SALE: M5 Moline, 75%rubber, new paint & parts,powershift wheels,$5,000/OBO. 608-423-4039

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FOR SALE: '01 Case IHMX200 46” rubber, duals,2351 hrs, like new, $75,500.

612-790-4191

FOR SALE: '90 JD 4555,13,300 hrs, HID lights & re-ally nice tractor; also, Int'l1066, 6,000 hrs, really nicecond, original hrs. 320-352-3629 or 320-429-0434

FOR SALE: '93 JD 7800,MFWD, duals, wgts, goodrubber, 13,000+ hrs,$37,900. St. Cloud area.

320-291-2620

FOR SALE: 1755 Oliver, cab,3pt, quick hitch, all newrubber, 6361 hrs, 30 hrs onOH, excellent original trac-tor, 2nd owner, $10,000. 507-213-0600 or 507-451-9614

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'82 JD 4640, 8 speed pwrshift, 2 hydro, 20.8x38w/band duals, 14Lx16 fronttires, 3 pt., 6,050 hrs., ask-ing $22,000. 507-794-5138

'88 CIH 7120 MagnumMFWD, nice, straight,clean, 18.4-42 w/ duals, 6402hrs, $49,000. (651)565-4297

1991 J.D. 4755 2WD, 7263 hrs,3 hyd. New 18.4x42 duals,radar, weights, exc. cond.

$37,900. 507-478-4221

FOR SALE: '66 JD 4020 w/4440 front end, brand newhood, diesel pump gonethrough, in good shape,asking $11,500. JD 148 load-er, asking $3,500. 507-747-2749 or 507-430-5854

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‘07 JD 9660, 1185 sep. hrs.......................................$164,900

‘04 JD 9560 Side Hill,1525 sep. hrs. ..............$139,900

‘05 JD 946, 13’ rotary MoCo........................................$23,900

‘98 NH 644 ......................$6,995

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4WD TRACTORS(W)’11 JD 9630, Lease Return ..........................................$279,000(O)’11 JD 9630, Lease Return ............................................$279,900(O)’11 JD 9630, Lease Return ............................................$279,900(B)’11 JD 9630, 285 hrs., Lease Return ............................$279,900(O)’11 JD 9530, 207 hrs., Lease Return ............................$264,900(O)’10 JD 9630, 810 hrs., Extended Warranty ....................$255,900(H)’11 JD 9330, 475 hrs. ....................................................$245,000(O)’03 JD 9420, 3982 hrs. ..................................................$129,900(H)’97 JD 9300, 4343 hrs. ....................................................$99,900

TRACK TRACTORS(B)’09 JD 9530T, 1556 hrs. ................................................$259,900(O)’11 JD 8310T, 300 hrs., 25” tracks ................................$233,900(O)’11 JD 8310T, 400 hrs., 18” tracks ................................$226,900(B)’07 JD 9620T, 2283 hrs. ................................................$209,900(O)’00 JD 9400T, 6150 hrs., 36” tracks ..............................$109,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS(O)’11 JD 8310R, 356 hrs...................................................$219,900(O)’04 Case IH MX285, 1183 hrs. ......................................$130,900(B)’05 JD 7520, IVT, 1414 hrs. ............................................$84,900(B)’97 JD 8400, 7317 hrs. ....................................................$79,900(B)’11 JD 6430, IVT, 410 hrs ................................................$74,900(B)’89 JD 4755, 9781 hrs. ....................................................$49,900(H)’91 JD 4055, 2WD, PS ....................................................$44,500(B)’09 JD 5085M, MFWD, 448 hrs. ......................................$43,900(B) ‘01 NH TM165, 10,136 hrs., MFWD................................$37,900(W)’93 JD 6200, loader, 3625 hrs.........................................$24,900(H)’74 JD 4630, FWA............................................................$16,900(W)IH 560, loader, diesel ........................................................$5,495(O)’75 IH 140 ..........................................................................$3,895

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

(W)’01 JD 9650, 2932 sep. hrs., PRWD ..............................$99,500(O)’01 JD 9550, 3433 hrs, walker ........................................$86,900(H)’98 JD 9510, 2284 sep. hrs., PRWD................................$79,900(O)CIH 1660, 3800 hrs ........................................................$36,500(B)’83 JD 6620SH, sidehill, 3700 hrs. ..................................$15,900(B)’79 JD 6620......................................................................$15,900(H)’80 JD 7220, 4365 hrs. ....................................................$11,900(H)’79 JD 7720 ....................................................................$11,900(B)’81 JD 7720, 4590 hrs. ......................................................$9,900

PLATFORMS(O)’09 Case IH 1020 1020, air reel ......................................$33,900(B)’08 JD 635........................................................................$32,900(H)’08 JD 635 ......................................................................$29,900(H)’04 JD 630 ......................................................................$26,500(W)’04 JD 635 ......................................................................$25,900(W)’01 JD 930, air reel ........................................................$22,900(O)’06 JD 630 ......................................................................$21,900(O)’05 JD 630 ......................................................................$21,900(W)’04 JD 625 ......................................................................$21,900(H)’04 JD 630 ......................................................................$21,900(B)’04 JD 635........................................................................$19,900(O)’00 JD 930M, air reel ......................................................$16,900(H)’00 JD 930, full finger ......................................................$15,900(O)’02 JD 925, full finger ......................................................$14,900(O)’02 JD 930, full finger ......................................................$13,500(O)’01 JD 930 ......................................................................$13,500(W)’00 JD 925, full finger ....................................................$13,500(B)’03 JD 930, full finger ......................................................$12,900(B)’02 JD 930, full finger ......................................................$12,900(O)Case IH 1020 ..................................................................$11,000(O)’96 JD 930 ........................................................................$9,500(W)’94 JD 925 ........................................................................$8,250(H)’97 JD 925 ........................................................................$7,995(H)’97 JD 925 ........................................................................$7,995(O)’97 JD 925 ........................................................................$7,995(H)JD 925 ..............................................................................$7,950(O)’98 JD 925 ........................................................................$7,900(H)JD 930 ..............................................................................$7,900(B)’90 JD 925..........................................................................$6,995(H)’95 JD 925 ........................................................................$6,500(B)JD 922................................................................................$2,900

FALL TILLAGE(O)’11 JD 2410, 52’ chisel plow ..........................................$60,000(H)’09 JD 2700, 7-shank ripper ............................................$39,500(B)’10 JD 512, 7-shank ripper ..............................................$37,900(B)’08 JD 2700, 7-shank ripper ............................................$37,900(O)Krause 4850, 5-shank ripper ..........................................$29,900(B)’00 JD 680, 27’ chisel plow..............................................$29,900(B)’02 JD 2700, ripper ..........................................................$29,900(H)’90 JD 630, 30’ disk ........................................................$27,500(B)DMI 530B, 5-shank ripper................................................$19,500(H)DMI 730, 7-shank ripper..................................................$13,500

(B)’92 JD 714, mulch tiller....................................................$12,900(B)DMI 530, 5-shank ripper..................................................$11,900(O)’98 Wilrich 4830, 15’ chisel plow ....................................$10,000(H)M&W 1465, 7-shank ripper ..............................................$6,995(H)’81 JD 2800, 7-bottom plow..............................................$6,900(H)Case 14, 7-shank ripper ....................................................$6,500(B)JD 2700, 5-bottom plow ....................................................$4,950

SPRAYERS(O)’10 JD 4930, 1010 hrs., 120’ boom ..............................$235,900(O)’10 JD 4930, 1330 hrs., 120’ boom ..............................$228,500(O)’09 JD 4930, 2213 hrs., 120’ boom ..............................$199,750(O)’09 JD 4930, 1619 hrs., 90’ boom ................................$189,500(B)’07 JD 4720, 1305 hrs., 90’ boom ................................$149,900(O)’07 AgChem 1074, 1700 hrs., 100’ boom......................$142,900(O)’99 JD 4700, 3525 hrs., 90’ boom ..................................$74,900(O)’05 Hardi CM1500, 90’ boom ..........................................$23,900(O)Sprayer Specialties, 110 gal., 80’ boom ..........................$21,500(O)’06 Hardi Navigator 1100, 90’ boom................................$21,000(W)Hardi NP1100, 90’ boom ................................................$20,900(O)Spraymaster, 1100 gal., 80’ boom ..................................$18,500(B)’99 Redball 680, 80’ boom ..............................................$13,900(H)Hardi Navigator 800, 60’ boom........................................$13,500(H)Top Air 1000, 60’ boom ....................................................$6,500

PLANTERS & DRILLS(B)’06 JD 1770NT, 16R30” ..................................................$79,000(B)’96 JD 1770, 16R30”........................................................$44,900(B)CIH 1200, Bauer Built bar, 36R20” ..................................$79,900(H)’03 JD 1790, 16/31 row ..................................................$79,500(B)’05 JD 1770NT, 12R30” ..................................................$54,900(O)’97 JD 1780, 24R20” ......................................................$48,500(H)’07 JD 1760, 12R30”, LF ................................................$39,500(B)’02 JD 1560, 15’ no till ....................................................$24,900(O)White 6100, 12R30” ........................................................$15,500(B)JD Van Brunt drill, 10’ grass ................................................$995

HAY & FORAGE(B)’10 JD 468, silage special ................................................$29,900(B)’07 JD 568, surface wrap ................................................$29,900(B)’07 JD 568, surface wrap ................................................$29,900(H)’08 JD 468, silage special, 6800 bales ............................$25,900(B)’05 JD 946, 13’ MoCo ......................................................$23,900(O)’00 JD 466, 10,000 bales ................................................$21,900(W)’02 JD 567, surface wrap................................................$19,900(B)’08 NH BR7090, twine only..............................................$19,900(B)’03 JD 467, cover edge ....................................................$16,500(B)NH 499, 12’ MoCo ............................................................$8,450(B)’98 NH 664, 2200 lb. bale ..................................................$6,995(B)’92 JD 1600, center pivot, MoCo ......................................$5,900(B)JD 1219 MoCo ..................................................................$4,995(B)NI 5408 disc mower ..........................................................$3,995(B)NH 278 square baler ..........................................................$3,500

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FOR SALE: '62 JD 4010diesel, 2 hyds. 320-583-5951

NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,55, 50 Series & newer trac-tors, AC-all models, LargeInventory, We ship! MarkHeitman Tractor Salvage715-673-4829

NH TN75DA, Blue cab. FWDw/810TL loader. Only 2,000hrs. $36,000. Call 715-774-3989 after 7pm.

White 2-155 tractor, verygood cond, AC/ heat workwell, 5500 hrs, duals,$10,250/OBO. 515-681-6279

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'03 JD 9550 Combine, 1893hrs-1187, been thru shop,like new, $92,000.

515-360-7564'04 JD 635F bean head, sgl.

pt. hookup, exc. cond.,$18,900. 507-327-1903 or 507-964-5548 Can Deliver.

'97 JD 9500 Combine,hrs2979-2126, very sharp &field ready, $52,000.

515-490-9539FOR SALE: '98 JD 920 flex-

head, poly snout, Crarysickle, re-built auger, stub-ble lights, DAM, F/A, goodshape. 507-951-5237

FOR SALE: IHC #75 pulltype swather, 18', hyd lift,very good shape, alwaysshedded, asking $900/OBO.

507-223-5532FOR SALE: Lilliston 6200

edible bean combine w/Pickett pickup; Pickett onestep 6R30”; Elmer's 8R30”knifer. 320-562-2178 or 320-583-8465

For Sale:IH 943 Corn Head,very low acres, excellent

condition. Retiring. Call 507-438-9553 and leave message.

Geringhoff 2002 choppingcornhead, 12R22”, headheight sensor, JD sgl pt.hookup, hyd. deck plates,exc. cond., $44,900. 507-327-1903 or 507-964-5548 Can De-liver.

Gleaner R60, enclosed rotor. 320-352-2484

IH 210 13' head w/IH 6 beltpickup. Exc. cond. $2,700.(651)565-4369

Intl 1680 combine, low hrs.;Intl 1020 grain head. 507-947-3172

New Idea 324, 2R corn pick-er; 12' Intl 120 pull-typeswather; JD T4 frontmount cultivator. 507-673-2275

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'92 JD 7300, 8R30", vacuum,insect monitor, & trashcleaners, $6,400.

712-480-4564Case IH 5500 30' folding Soy-

bean Special drill. 15”spacing, markers, electricclutches, early riser moni-tor, w/24 seed sensors, Lowacres, excellent condition.

651-463-4521 651-387-2085

FOR SALE: 6100 Whiteplanter, 16R30”, 31R15”, notill coulters, very good con-dition, $40,500/OBO; 2 sets30” cat belts, $1,200 &$3,800. 701-640-4829

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The Affordable Way To Tile Your FieldsBuilding Quality Tile Plows Since 1983

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HOPPERS‘87 Cornhusker, 42’, 20” hopper

height, new brakes/tarp, 80%tires ..................................$12,900

‘90 Timpte, elec. tarp, 80%tires/brakes, AL wheels,lift kit, Clean ....................$15,000

‘92 Wilson, 43’ AL hopper, roll tarp,80% tires, lift kit, newbrakes/seals, AL wheels ..$16,500

‘88 Wilson, 43’ AL hopper, roll tarp,80% tires, new brakes/seals, liftkit, AL wheels ..................$14,500

‘85 Timpte, new tarp, newbrakes, 80% tires, lift kit ..$12,000

Lift Kits for your existing hopper.Our Lift Kits will help you achievea 20” hopper height ........Kit $650............................Installed $1,350

DAY CAB TRUCKS‘90 Int’l 9400, 196” WB,

AR ....................................$11,500‘04 Freightliner, CL12042ST

Century Class, 350K, 350Mercedes, 10-spd., 3.70 ratio,SX ....................................$17,500or w/Twin Screw ..............$22,500

‘02 Freightliner, CL12064ST,410 hp. Cummins, 10-spd.,800K, 3.90 ratio, 230” WB,New Rods & Main, New Recaps,48” Flattop........................$18,500

FLATBEDS‘79 Ravens, 45/96, Winch Rail

w/winches, SX/AR ..............$7,250‘97 Wilson 48/102, All Aluminum,

Spread Axle, AR ................$10,000‘74 Fontaine, 40’ ..................$4,750‘77 Wilcox, 42’, New Paint, Floor

& Lights, 80% Tires & Brakes..........................................$5,500

‘95 Utility Curtainside, 48/102,steel trailer w/wood floor,sandblasted, new paint ......$8,500

‘99 Transcraft, 48/102,AL Combo ..........................$9,250

3’-6’ Custom Extensions to fitany trailer back ....................$350

Custom HaysidesStandard ..............................$1,250NEW Tip-In Tip-Out................$1,750

END DUMPS‘04 Mac, 32’, 72” sides, new cyl.,

brakes & lights, 50% tires $25,000DROP-DECKS

‘92 Trailmobile, 48x96, SX/AR........................................$16,500

‘87 Transcraft, 48/96, SPAX/AR,22.5 tires, AL wheels, newbrakes, paint & lights ......$16,500

Engineered Beavertail forDrop Deck ..........Installed $5,500......................................Kit $3,500

VAN TRAILERSGood Selection (over 30) of Van

Trailers ‘95-’01, 48/102-53/102,great for water storage or overthe road hauling ....$4,000-$8,250

48’ & 53’ Van Trailers to rent. –$135.00 per month plus tax.$1.50/mile for pickup & delivery

MISCELLANEOUSAxles & Suspensions

For Trailers..........$1,000 AR/Axle,................................$500 SR/Axle

1/4” Plastic Liner,10’ Wide ........................$27.50/Ft.

Rims - 22.5 & 24.5 steel &aluminum ....$60/steel or $175/AL

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

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‘08 Challenger MT765B, ultra wide gauge,16” tracks, 2300 hrs...........................................$145,500

‘11 NH T8020 MFWD, 480/80R46 duals, 5 remotes,front & rear wgts., high flow hyds., guidance ready,1000 PTO only, 840 hrs., Warranty ‘till 11-29-12,Power Train Warranty ‘till 11-14-12 ..................$124,000

‘07 JD 5625 MFWD tractor, cab, 24-spd. pwr. reversertransmission, 542 loader w/joystick controls, 3 rearSCV’s, 1370 hrs.....................................................$42,500

‘08 JD 9770STS combine, Contour Master, autotracready, extended wear pkg., 800/65R32 single tires,835 sep. hrs. ......................................................$149,500

‘03 JD 8420 MFWD, 380/90R50 duals, 4 remotes,front & rear wgts., 5225 hrs., just through serviceprogram ................................................................$99,500

‘11 Case 580SN 4WD tractor loader backhoe,extendahoe, cab, air, ride control, Case controls,330 hrs. ................................................................$74,000

‘09 NH BB9060 big square baler, tandem axle,no cutter, Phiber AC3104 3-bale accumulator,also has roller chute, 11,400 bales ......................$58,500

‘10 JD Gator 825I, 40 hrs. ......................................$9,800‘10 JD Z950A ZTrak mower, 60” mulch on demand,

deck, 56 hrs. ..........................................................$7,900‘95 CIH 7230 MFWD, 18.4R42’s, 4 remotes, wgts.,

11,600 hrs. ..........................................................$29,500‘95 JD 8100 MFWD, 420/80R46 duals, 11,000 hrs.

..............................................................................$37,500‘08 CIH 2020, 35’ flexible platform, full finger auger

..............................................................................$18,500‘94 Cat D4C Series III dozer, 6-way blade, ripper,

open station, 3800 hrs. ........................................$20,500‘06 Sullair 185 CFM portable air compressor,

JD dsl., 2194 hrs.....................................................$6,500

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NEW RENTAL RETURNS

‘10 White 8816, CFS, 16R30, un-used ....$92,500‘02 White 8500, 12R30, 2 bu...................$34,500‘05 White 8722, 16R22............................$39,500White 6900, 11R30 splitter........................$8,950CIH 900, 16R30, rear fold........................$11,900White 5100, 12R30, VF..............................$3,950Wilrich Quad X, 55’, 4 bar harrow ..........$34,500JD 980, 30’ FC ..........................................$9,950White 6100, 8R36, VF, trash whippers ......$6,950White 5100, 8R36, VF................................$3,950CIH 4800, 32’ ............................................$9,950Rawson dual hyd drive, 2 yrs old ..............$2,950M&W 1875, 7x3 disc ripper ......................$9,950Bush Hog 12R30 cult. ..................................$795‘05 Krause 7300, 27’ rock flex disc ........$29,900Wishek 962NT, 22’ disc ..........................$47,500‘06 NH 616 disc mower ............................$5,950‘08 Hesston 3008 disc mower ..................$6,950Bush Hog HM2009 disc mower ................$4,450‘11 Wishek 862 NT, 26’............................$62,500Wishek 862NT, 26’ disc ..........................$44,500‘06 WilRich V957, 5x30 ..........................$24,900WilRich V957, 7x30 ................................$24,900

Wilrich V957, 7x30 ..................................$34,900‘05 Wilrich V957, 7x30 ............................$17,900Wilrich Excel, 32’ ....................................$21,500White 598, 6 bottom on-land plow............$6,950Balzer 2000 shredder, semi-mounted ........$5,950JD 27 shredder ..........................................$2,950‘02 Parker 737 grain cart, duals ..............$18,900NEW 16’ harrow for Wishek disc ..............$3,500Killbros 490 grain cart ..............................$8,950Parker 510 grain cart ................................$9,950Hiniker 1325, 15’ chisel plow ....................$3,950Feterl 10x60 w/GH hopper ........................$1,995Feterl 10x60 HF w/hopper..........................$2,950Westgo 10x71 w/hopper............................$1,950Feterl 8x46 PTO auger ..............................$2,950Feterl 8x60 PTO auger ..............................$1,995Feterl 10x76 HF auger w/hopper................$1,975Hesston 856, 5x6 round baler ..................$9,950New Idea 5x4 round baler..........................$2,995Schweiss 6’ snowblower, 2 auger..............$1,995Loftness 8’ snowblower, single auger........$2,995‘10 Farm King Y840, 84” snowblower ......$2,950Bradford 225 bu. wagon ..............................$995

Brandt 5200 EX grain vac ........................$16,500MF 7490, FWD ......................................$129,500Sunflower 4511-11 ..................................$37,900

Krause 4850-18 Dominator ....................$54,900Wilrich 657-13 ........................................$29,900

JUST IN Gehl 1340, 4x4 round baler ......................$2,950‘09 CIH MD72 disc mower ........................$5,950Challenger MT655B, 1500 hrs. ..............$129,500AC 7045 PD ..............................................$7,950AC 7040 PD, new rubber ..........................$8,950White 5100, 6R30 w/5 interplants ............$5,950CIH 955, 12R30 ........................................$9,950DA 385, 8R30 ............................................$2,495‘11 Wishek 826NT, 26’, 1000 acres ........$62,500‘08 Wishek 862NT, 30’, w/harrow............$52,500Wishek 862NT, 16’, w/harrow..................$24,900

Bush Hog PZ3061 Zero-Turn, 70 hrs.........$7,450JD 737 Zero-Turn, 300 hrs. ......................$5,950Toro Titan Zero-Turn, 170 hrs. ..................$2,950‘07 Feterl 12x72 CSW ................................$9,950‘08 Gleaner N6 w/320 flex ........................$6,950‘89 Gleaner R-50, 3400 hrs. ....................$14,900MF 1183 cornhead ......................................CALL‘09 Challenger or Gleaner 30’ flex w/air reel

..............................................................$29,900‘08 Gleaner 8200, 30’ flex w/air reel ........$33,900‘10 Gleaner 8200, 25’ flex w/air reel ........$32,500

USED COMBINES & HEADS‘03 Gleaner R-75’s, 1100 hrs.................$139,500‘02 Gleaner R-72, duals, 1100 hrs.........$129,500‘93 Gleaner R72, 2800 hrs ......................$59,500‘08 Gleaner R65, 600 hrs ......................$189,500‘09 Gleaner R66, 397 hrs ......................$219,500‘05 Gleaner R65, duals, 460 hrs ............$159,500‘01 Gleaner R62, duals, 1300 hrs ..........$109,500‘01 Gleaner R62, duals, 900 hrs ............$109,500‘01 Gleaner R62, duals, 1500 hrs ............$99,500‘92 Gleaner R-62, 2300 hrs. ....................$39,500‘98 Gleaner R52, duals, 1700 hrs ............$69,500‘08 Gleaner 8200, 25’ R series ................$24,900‘05 Gleaner 8000, 30’ flex w/air reel ........$27,900‘04 NH CR970, 1000 hrs. ......................$149,500‘02 Gleaner R62, 1500 hrs ......................$89,500‘05 Gleaner R75, 1000 hrs ....................$159,500‘81 Gleaner N5 ..........................................$5,950‘99 MF 8780, Smart track, 1800 hrs. ......$79,500‘97 MF 8780, 25’ , 863, 2400 hrs ............$79,500

‘03 MF 8000, 25’ w/Crary air reel ............$24,900‘10 Gleaner 8200, 25’ flex w/air reel ........$32,500‘95 Gleaner 530 flex ..................................$8,900‘96 Gleaner 525 flex w/Crary air reel ......$13,900‘97 Gleaner 515 flex ..................................$8,950(5) Gleaner 8R30 huggers ........$11,900-$39,900(6) Gleaner 6R30 huggers ..........$9,950-$15,900‘93 Gleaner 8R36 hugger ........................$11,900‘90 Gleaner, 4R36 hugger ..........................$4,950‘80 Gleaner N803A cornhead ....................$2,950Harvest Tech cornhead, 8R30..................$22,900JD 843 cornhead, 10R22, Gleaner or JD ..$7,950JD 843 cornhead, 8R30, Gleaner or MF ....$9,950‘99 Gleaner 830C, SCH ............................$15,900‘78 Gleaner L2 hydro ................................$4,950Gleaner N630A, ‘82 & up ..........................$1,500(15) Used Flexheads ......................................CallFieldstar II yield monitor for GL, MF, CH ..$3,950

507-427-3414or

800-657-3249www.midwayfarmequip.com

AGCOWHITEGLEANERHesston

We Rent Brandt Grain Vacs

We Rent and Sell Wishek Discs

‘08 Challenger 665B, 2400 hrs. ............$129,500Challenger MT645 w/ldr, 1900 hrs ..........$79,500‘White 6175, 2WD, 5100 hrs ..................$39,500‘02 Agco DT200, 3000 hrs.......................$82,500Agco-Allis 9690, duals............................$39,500Agco RT120, CVT w/Miller loader,

2900 hrs. ..............................................$69,500

‘97 NH 8770, 3800 hrs. ..........................$69,500‘02 Massey Ferguson 8280, 2800 hrs. ....$87,500MF 1533 w/loader, hydro, 450 hrs ..........$15,900‘79 AC 7020, PD ........................................$8,950AC 8050, PW, FWD, duals ......................$27,500AC 7045, PS ..............................................$9,950

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SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

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

www.smithsmillimp.com

USED TRACTORSNEW Versatile 435, 4WD ............................CALLNEW Versatile 250, FWA ............................CALLNEW Versatile 305, FWA ............................CALLNEW NH TD5050, FWA, w/cab ..................CALLNH T8 300 FWA, Demo ..............................CALLNEW Massey HD2680, FWA, w/cab ..........CALLNEW Massey 8670, FWA............................CALL‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD ......................$69,000‘90 Ford 7710II, cab, 2WD......................$25,000‘75 Allis 185 ..............................................$8,500‘06 IH 560, WF ..........................................$5,200White 2-85 w/loader ..............................$12,500White 2-60 w/loader ................................$8,500IH 806, gas, w/Allied loader ....................$7,850‘66 Allis 190, gas ......................................$6,000‘54 Farmall 300 w/loader ..........................$2,550

TILLAGEM&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ..................$14,500DMI Tigermate II, 5-shank ........................$8,500Brillion HC 32’ ........................................$13,950DMI Chisel Champ, 11-shank ..................$2,500JD 960, 36’ w/3-bar ..................................$6,950‘07 JD 3710, 10-bottom..............................CALLWhite 588, 4-bottm ..................................$1,800Wilrich 3400, 50.5’ w/4 bar ....................$14,900

SKIDSTEERSNEW NH skidsteers on hand......................CALL‘06 NH L170 ............................................$17,500Westendorf WL40 w/IH mts ....................$2,600

PLANTERSNEW White planters....................................CALL

COMBINES‘94 Gleaner R72 w/new engine ..............$58,000‘00 Gleaner R72 w/CDF..........................$82,500‘03 Gleaner R65 ....................................$125,000‘95 Gleaner R52, Cummins, Mauer ext. $67,900‘08 Fantini 12-30 chopping cornhead....$68,000NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..............CALL

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

NH 1412 discmower cond. ..................COMING‘11 NH BR7090 n/t.500 bales ................$33,900‘07 NH BR750A ......................................$20,500

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS units ..............................CALLNEW Unverferth seed tenders............ON HANDNEW Westfield augers ......................AVAILABLENEW Rem 2700 vac....................................CALLNEW Century HD1000, 60’ sprayers..........CALLNEW Riteway rollers ..................................CALLNEW Lorenz snowblowers ........................CALLNEW Batco conveyors ..............................CALLNEW Brent wagons & grain carts ..............CALLNEW E-Z Trail seed wagons ......................CALLNEW rock buckets & pallet forks .............. CALLNEW Hardi sprayers ..................................CALLREM 2700, Rental ......................................CALLUnverferth 8000 grain cart......................$19,000Kinze 1050 w/duals ................................$48,500

(DMI Parts Available)

LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95

Free delivery on combines in MN, Eastern ND & SD763-689-1179Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings -

www.larsonimplements.com

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘11 CIH Magnum 275, MFWD, 850 hrs.,

3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HDdrawbar, 18 front wgts., 380x54 duals,380x38 front duals ..................$152,000

‘03 CIH MXM190, MFWD, cab, air,PS, 540/1000 PTO, 650x42 rear tires,7604 hrs., Good Condition..........$50,000

‘97 CIH MX135, MFWD, cab, air,540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x38 tires,3190 hrs. ....................................$42,000

‘03 NH TG255, MFWD, 3463 hrs.,3 pt., 4 hyd., 1000 PTO, frt wgts,18.4x46 tires & duals ................$80,000

‘95 JD 8100, 2WD, cab, 540/1000PTO, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 9426 hrs., 18.4x46tires & duals ..............................$42,500

‘94 JD 7800, 2WD, cab, air, 3 pt.,540/1000 PTO, 9760 hrs., 14.9x46duals, front wgts. ........................$42,500

‘98 JD 6410, cab, air, MFWD, 16 spd.pwr quad, w/reverse, 8795 hrs., 18.4x38 tires ..............................$31,000

‘89 JD 4755, 2WD, 9500 hrs., 3 pt.,3 hyd., PS, 1000 PTO, 18.4x42 tires& duals........................................$31,000

TRACK TRACTORS‘11 JD 9630T, w/PTO, 36” tracks,

546 hrs, 4 hyd, front wts., well equipped ............................$282,000

COMBINES‘08 JD 9770, 4WD, 1225 eng./835 sep.

hrs., Contour Master, chopper,20.8x42 duals, 28Lx26 rear tires

................................................$175,000‘08 JD 9770, 1216 eng./808 sep. hrs.,

Contour Master, chopper, 20.8x38duals ........................................$165,000

‘05 JD 9660, 1777 eng./1282 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, 20.8x38duals ........................................$123,000

‘06 JD 8010, 1325 eng./1050 sep. hrs.,20.8x42 duals, tracker, chopper, rocktrap, auto header, Sharp! ..........$138,000

‘08 JD 9670, 919 eng./1389 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, Premiumcab............................................$162,000

‘99 JD 9610, 3300 eng./2400 sep. hrs.,chopper, chaff spreader, 18.4x38duals ..........................................$59,000

‘05 JD 9760STS, 1462 eng./1086sep. hrs., Contour Master, 20.8x38duals, chopper, header controls................................................$128,000

‘04 JD 9760STS, 2358 eng./1612sep. hrs., hi-capacity unload, ContourMaster, chopper, Greenstar yield &moisture monitor, 800x32 tires $119,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1235 eng./910 sep.hrs.,20.8x42 duals, tracker, rock trap, Pro600 monitor w/yield moisture ..$167,000

‘03 CIH 2388, 3300 eng./2195 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 18Hx42 duals, AFS,yield & moisture monitor, Maurer binext...............................................$82,500

‘94 CIH 1688, 3734 eng. hrs., rocktrap, chopper, auto header, thru shop

..................................................$34,500

COMBINE HEADSJD 693, 6R30” cornhead ..............$12,500

LOADER TRACTORS‘10 JD 6330 Premium, MFWD, 2000

hrs., cab, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, JD 673self-leveling loader w/joystick ....$65,000

‘09 NH T7030, MFWD, cab, 1080 hrs.,3 pt, 540/1000 PTO, NH 860TL loader,20.8x4 tires ........................$92,000

‘08 NH T7030, MFWD, cab, 1325 hrs.,3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, NH 860TL loaderw/joystick, 20.8x42 rear tires......$88,000

‘07 NH T7040, MFWD, cab, 3056 hrs.,3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, NH 860TL loader,18.4x42 tires ..............................$78,000

‘05 JD 5525, MFWD, 1100 hrs., cab,JD 542 loader, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 540 PTO

..................................................$38,500

Farm Services 045

Custom Hay Baling, Large &Small Squares & Rounds.From Windrow throughbaling process, we cover itall. Lee Leiferman

507-317-8848

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2011 Hay - 80,000 LB. BigRound, Alfalfa, Red Clover& Grass. (715)832-9985

2011 Hay - 8700 lb. Big RoundBales, Red Clover & Alfal-fa; also, 2010 (25) 700 lb.Big Round bales of Alfalfa,Red Clover & Grass; 15acres of Red Clover/Grass& Alfalfa to be cut & baled.

(715)832-9985

Dairy Quality AlfalfaTested big squares & roundbales, delivered from SouthDakota John Haensel (605)351-5760

Dairy quality western alfal-fa, big squares or smallsquares, delivered in semiloads. Clint Haensel(605) 310-6653

Sm. squares brome orchardblue grass mix heavy bales,call for price, deliveryavailable. 515-571-0171

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FOR SALE: 500 gal sprayer,45' boom, hyd pump, $1,200.

515-291-7721

JD 6000 hi-cycle sprayer, 60'hyd. boom, tow hitch, $7,000OBO. 507-236-3371

JD 734 high cycle sprayer, 3cyl gas engine, front mounttow bar, $950. 515-852-4241

Top Air 1000 gal sprayer.Adjustable width tandems.Hydraulic drive pump, 45'booms, Raven control.$2,900. (715) 878-9858

Wanted 042

WANTED: Crowder wheelsfor 435 JD baler, no junk.

218-385-2168

WANTED: Gooseneck live-stock trailer, steel or alu-minum in good condition.320-327-2721

WANTED: Roller type drumdryer for milk. Can needwork. 920-982-6783 or 920-878-0688

Farm Services 045

Barn roofing, Hip or roundroof barns & other build-ings. Also, barn & quonsetstraightening. Kelling Silo

1-800-355-2598

Machinery Wanted 040

Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712,Glencoe 7400; Field Cultsunder 30': JD 980, smallgrain carts & gravity boxes300-400 bu. Finishers under20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop-pers; Nice JD 215 & 216flex heads; JD 643 corn-heads Must be clean; JDcorn planters, 4-6-8 row.715-299-4338

WANTED: Gehl 800 chopperentire or for parts, alsoused rolls of gauge wire.952-955-1181

WANTED: IH 820 bean com-bine head, 15' or 17'. 320-387-2615

WANTED: Want to find myDad's '68 1750 Oliver gastractor, Serial# 203401. Call

507-317-8103

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'79 Chevy 3/4 ton PickupSprayer. 454 engine. 500 galBlumhardt sprayer w/ 60'boom. MT3000 Microtracmonitor. $2,200/OBO

Jeff 320-420-9995

For Sale:Top Air, 1100 galsprayer. Hydraulic pump,Blumhardt 60' boom,

electric controls, good condition. $2,950. 507-964-5625 507-995-2513

Tillage Equip 039

8 RW cultivator, hyd. wings,good condition, $1,500.

715-702-2884

FOR SALE: JD 3710 6 bot-tom plow, onland hitch,coulters, varied widths,$11,500. Mankato MN

507-380-7863

IH 12R30" 183 cult, $1,200. IH8R30" cult, $200.

515-227-0702

JD RWA 12' disk, nice; JD220, 20' disk, field ready; 3pt. Ford 216 plow; NewIdea 324, 2RW picker. 320-864-4583 or 320-779-4583

Remlinger 12R Strip Tillfolding bar $10,000.

712-358-2489

Several Good Used RowCrop Cultivators 4-6-8 RowDanish/C Shank Good Cond.Feterl 12x116 Ft ('05)Comm Auger w/ Low Hop-per (Original Flighting)Flighting All Real Good A-1Cond 319-347-6138 Can Del

Machinery Wanted 040

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

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TRACTORSJX 90 w/loaderCIH 7130, 2WDCIH 5240, 2WDCIH MX275, MFDCIH Farmall 35 w/loader,50 hrs.

TILLAGECIH 527CIH 527BCIH 730CDMI Tigermate II, 44’, 4-barCIH 9300, 9-shank - $22,500Artsway 240, 8-30 shredderArtsway 180, 6-30 shredder

PLANTERS‘08 1200, 16-30 Pivot, bulk fill,2500 acres - $79,500

‘07 1200, 16-30 Pivot, bulk fill- $72,500

‘08 1250, 24-30, bulk fill, 3500acres - $118,500

JD 1760, 12-30 - $34,500

COMBINES‘90 1660, 4258 hrs‘98 2388, 3400 hrs‘09 6088, 553 hrs‘10 7088, 265 hrs‘08 7010, 428 hrs‘97-’05 1020, 25’ platformsIH 983, 8-30 - $5,950CIH 1083, 8-30 - $8,950CIH 2206, 6-30CIH 2208, 8-30 - $28,500‘08-’10 CIH 2608, 8-30chopping head

‘97 JD 893, 8-30 - $18,500

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RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

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FOR SALE OR LEASEREGISTERED BLACKANGUS Bulls, 2 year old &yearlings; bred heifers,calving ease, club calves &balance performance. Alsired. In herd improvementprogram. J.W. RiverviewAngus Farm Glencoe, MN55336 Conklin Dealer 320-864-4625

FOR SALE OR LEASE:Purebred RegisteredCharolais bulls, Heifers &Cows. Great bloodlines, excperformance, balancedEPD's, low birth weights.Delivery available.

Laumann Charolais. Mayer MN 612-490-2254

FOR SALE: Shorthorncow/calf pairs, calves byAsset, Jazz. Cows alreadyre-bred AI to Prince ofJazz. $2,750/pr. 320-510-1123

FOR SALE: Yearling Angusbulls, sired by EXAR Lut-ton & Gambles Hotrod. Callfor pricing. Plum CreekAngus 712-348-3145

Reg Angus Bulls, calvingease, EPDs, 3 calfs & asmall ass, fertility tested,Lausted's Green Meadows,Menomonie, WI 715-308-9954

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180 Holstein Steers Vaccinat-ed, dewormed, nice cut, im-planted, beautiful group,500-550 lbs. $1.45/lb. Withee,WI. 715-613-2072

Angus Yearling Bulls w/ excperformance records. In-formation on website.

Steve Schmalenberger515-570-5215

centuryacresangus.com

Beef Up your herd. Nice se-lection of yearling & com-ing two year olds. SemenTested. View online atwww.millrd.com or call

715-665-2605

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WANTED TO BUY: Dairyheifers and cows. 320-235-2664

WANTED: Surge DairyVacuum Pumps. SP11 orSP22. Also, Zero BulkTanks. 715-665-2706

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6 black Simmental bulls,good disposition, exc. quali-ty, steer price; also, 10yearling heifers, by thepound, open or we canbreed. Riverside Simmen-tal, Gerald Polzin, 320-286-5805

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FOR SALE: Springingheifers. 20 Holstein, 10 Jer-sey, 10 Jersey HolsteinCross. Will trade for steers,beef cows or open Holsteinheifers. (507)251-2616 or(608) 788-6258

Holstein Steers, 80 acres ofhunting land. (608) 393-8625

Milking Shorthorn Bulls forsale. AI sired. Productionrecords on dams. Can De-liver. (715)294-2511

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Fancy, fresh, Holstein 2 & 3yr olds. All fresh in thelast 2-6 wks. Low S.C.C.Nice udders, good feet &legs. Also, 6 fresh Holstein-Jersey crosses. Very gen-tle. Will deliver upon ap-proval. All are priced rea-sonable. 608-214-1618.Please leave a message.

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12 Reg. Jersey show cows,all cows are 2 & 3 yrs old,one milking short horn 4 yrold cow, & 1 reg. Jerseybreeding bull. (715)305-0825

Dairy Cows For Sale Herd of32 Cows. Half of herd isHolstein, other half areCrosses. Willing to splitherd. Please call RonStrommen at 608-214-4551

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FOR SALE: Colored & pureWhite Homing Pigeons.

715-246-4784

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Black Angus Yearling bulls:Hamp, Duroc & Yorkshire

Boars & Gilts Alfred Kemen 320-598-3790

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‘11 CIH 9120, track drive, RWA, 259 eng./216 sep. hrs., leather, loaded..............$359,000‘11 CIH 9120, track drive, RWA, 290 eng./248 sep. hrs., leather, loaded..............$359,000‘11 CIH 7120, 205 eng./170 sep. hrs. ......................................................................$257,000‘09 CIH 5088, 290 eng./230 sep. hrs., 30.5x32 tires, hyd. folding covers ............$189,900‘01 CIH 2388, 3907 eng./2800 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, topper ............................$80,000‘11 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead..................................................................$64,500‘95 CIH 1083, 8R30” cornhead ..................................................................................$13,900‘08 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ..............................................................$34,900‘03 CIH 1020, 30’ platform, 11⁄2” knife, tracker ..........................................................$14,900‘92 CIH 1020, 20’ platform, 3” knife ............................................................................$6,500

www.matejcek.com

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

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

‘92 JD 8960, 6650 hrs., PTO, triples,JD auto steer ........................$79,900

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

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

‘89 CIH 7120, 8106 hrs. ......$42,500

CIH 5088, 290 hrs. ............$189,000

‘11 870, 18’ Ecolo-Tiger, Demo CALL

‘11 CIH 7120, 205 eng./170 sep.hrs. ....................................$257,000

‘11 CIH 9120, Tracks, RWA, 290 hrs...........................................$359,000

‘01 CIH 2388, 3907 hrs.......$80,000

Bobcat 5600 Toolcat ..........$26,90060” SB200 snowblower ..........$4,500

‘11 CIH 9120, RWA, 250 eng. hrs...........................................$359,000

‘11 CIH 870 Ripper, 22’ rolling basket............................................$69,500

Bobcat 642 ............................$5,50001 Bobcat 753, 2850 hrs. ..$11,900

I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233

Paul Herb

Call For Details

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CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it, keeping yourequipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH. Contact your local dealeror visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details.

USED COMBINESInterest Waiver or Low Rate Financing Available ••• Call For Details

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

USED 4WD TRACTORSUp To One Year Interest Free ••• Call For Details •••

USED SKIDLOADERS‘01 Bobcat 753, std. controls, 2850 hrs. ..................................................................$11,900‘00 Bobcat 773, std. controls, 3500 hrs. ..................................................................$10,400Bobcat 642, water cooled Ford motor ........................................................................$5,500‘03 Bobcat 5600 Toolcat, 605 hrs.............................................................................$26,900‘05 Bobcat 5600 Toolcat, 2000 hrs...........................................................................$19,900

USED 2WD TRACTORSUp To One Year Interest Free ••• Call For Details •••

‘10 CIH Puma 140, PS, suspension axle, L760 loader, 457 hrs.............................$103,000‘10 CIH Puma 155, PS, suspension axle, L760 loader, 196 hrs.............................$119,800‘10 CIH Puma 155, PS, suspension axle, L760 loader, 555 hrs.............................$114,900‘11 CIH Magnum 215, Lux. cab, 380R54 rear tires & duals, 360 HID lights ........$149,900‘11 Magnum 275, Full Pro 600 Auto Guide, 360 HID lights, 432 hrs. ....................$174,800‘89 CIH 7120, MFD, 18.4x42 tires & duals, 8016 hrs. ..............................................$42,500

Steiger QuadtracUndercarriage

Re-Seal andBearing Inspection

• As low as $12,248.76parts and labor(STX 450 after PIN #JEE0107427

or Steiger 535)• Minimize Downtime!• Be ready for the

upcoming season!

• Includes:• Roller wheel & idler wheel hub

removal• Cleaning & inspection of bearings,

wheels, hubs & shafts• Installation of wheels and hubs with

the newest seals and new cap o-rings• Fill with Case IH recommended

lubricant• Clear View caps available for an

additional $557.10• Premium synthetic lubricant available

for an additional charge


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Farm Equipment For Sale‘08 Cat 965B, 800 hrs ....................$196,500‘04 Cat 855, 3000 hrs. ....................$185,000‘07 JD 9860STS, 800 hrs., loaded

w/all options....................................$175,000‘07 Cat MT755B, 2100 hrs. ............$150,000‘89 Versatile 846, 4000 hrs.,

(So. MN tractor) ................................$40,000‘08 Lexion 595R, 650 hrs. ..............$245,000‘08 Krause Dominator, 18’ ..............$38,000‘04 DMI Tiger Mate II, (50.5’) ..........$37,500‘96 Terragator 1844, 1800 gal.,

3900 hrs. ............................................$45,000‘09 Hagie STS14, 120’ boom, loaded

........................................................$195,000‘03 Wilrich 957 VDR, nice shape ....$12,000

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'94 Ford S350 dually w/8' bed,exc. rubber, just installedall new brakes & drums,good truck; '96 Chev 350dually, crew cab, 4x4, 8x10aluminum bed, 3-8' factorytool boxes, will make nicefarm service truck. 320-864-4583 or 320-779-4583

FOR SALE: '04 ColumbiaFreightliner, 10 spd autoshift, 714K miles, rear fend-ers, $28,500. 507-920-8217

FOR SALE: '75 Int'l 1800Loadstar grain truck w/tan-dem axles, 392 gas eng., 5spd. Allison auto. transmis-sion, 18' Crysteel box,96,000 miles, $4,000 OBO.507-227-4896 Leave Message

FOR SALE: '79 Ford F700fuel truck, 1500 gal Brownietank, new front tires,$2,500. 507-920-8217

FOR SALE: '86 Ford tandemtwin screw, 3406 CAT, 9spd,20' box, hoist & tarp. 320-562-2178 or 320-583-8465

FOR SALE: '88 Volvo semitractor, 9spd, exc tires,$6,000. 507-920-8217

FOR SALE: '95 Cornhusker42' grain hopper, mini airride, good tires, brakes &tarp, $18,500. 507-920-8217

Fully enclosed 12' trailer,drop down ramp door, nearnew tires, $2,500.

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Ravens alum flatbed, 96”x46'spread axle new LED lights& wiring harness, goodtires, brakes & deck, new5th whl plate, side kickavail, 2 boxes, exc cond,$10,500. 507-261-3042

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Generator-Genset, 45 KWgenerator. Runs on LP. 208volt 3 phase. Runs great,has an outdoor enclosure.$1,950.00. Call John at

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'76 Chevrolet C65 tandemtruck, 427 V8, 5x4 transm.,20' Crysteel box w/roll tarp& hoist, in very good cond.,$11,500. 507-330-5503

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FOR SALE: AKC Collie Pup-pies, $250. (715)949-1328

Livestock Equip 075

305 gallon Sunset bulk tank &3 hp compressor. DeLavalfloor bucket. 715-239-6665

New Oak flatbeds, hay &silage bunks, green chopboxes. 715-269-5258

New steer feeders, calf &finisher models 1 ton to 8ton capacity. Call 920-948-3516. www.steerfeeder.com

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'67 GMC ¾ ton long boxpickup, 350 V8, 4 spd., pwrsteering & pwr. brakes,50,000 act. miles, showroomclean, parade ready, norust. 320-568-2381

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BOARS BRED GILTS LargeWhite, YxD, HxD, outdoorcond. 712-297-7644

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FOR SALE: Duroc, Hamp-shire, Yorkshire, &Hamp/Duroc boars. AlsoHamp/York gilts. Geneticsfrom top AI sires. Exc herdhealth. No PRSS. DeliveryAvailable. Stan Adelman.

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Australian Shepherd puppies.Vet check/ shots/ dews/ de-wormed. 715-279-3756

FOR SALE: Blue Heelerpups, $75. Born May 10.M.C. Borntreger, 28774Longbow Ave., Wilton, WI54670

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4 Nubian yearling milkers,6#/day, (reg.) 4 Saananbucklings, dams records38,800# milk, 13.8#/day, for393 days. (715)933-1715

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Compart's total programfeatures superior boars &open gilts documented byBLUP technology. Duroc,York, Landrace & F1 lines.Terminal boars offer lean-ness, muscle, growth. Ma-ternal gilts & boars areproductive, lean, durable.All are stress free & PRRSfree. Semen also availablethrough Elite Genes A.I.Make 'em Grow! CompartsBoar Store, INC. Toll Free:877-441-2627

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Semen tested Limousin bulls,2 yr. olds & yearlings, lowbirth wgts., super growth.

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WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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FOR SALE: 15/16th Arabgelding, 12 yrs. old, 15 HH,trained w/Clinton Andersontechnique, needs intermedi-ate rider, been on numer-ous trail rides, $600. Call Vi320-968-6654 or 320-290-4665

Morgan Percheron Cross-breds For Sale. Many tochoose from. (608)553-3466

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Richard Siemers

Conversation starter

123 W. Main St.,Luverne, Minn.

Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail [email protected] or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

Like a great empty canvas, the 90-foot side of thebuilding at 123 W. Main Street in Luverne,

Minn., had beckoned to be filled.The Rock County Fine Arts Association for five

years talked about a mural, said Cindy Reverts,the association’s treasurer. With Legacy Amend-ment funds available for public art, in January2010, Reverts agreed to spearhead the project. Tenmonths later the eye-catching Postcards mural wasunveiled.

The postcard theme came during brainstorming.It was a way to highlight Luverne landmarks, boththe historic and the current.

“We want people to look at it and start a conver-sation,” Reverts said. “We have so much history. Weput some old and new together.”

Famous sons — photographer Jim Brandenburg

and author Frederick Manfred — are featured onone postcard. There are historic buildings like thePalace Theater, the stone Hinckley House and theold Carnegie Library building.

A current National Guard soldier stands next tothe veteran’s statue in the Veteran’s Memorial Gar-den. The current and first hospital buildings arethere, as well as the high school building with for-mer and current Luverne Cardinal logos.

“We were fortunate to get Gary Hartenhoff as theartist,” Reverts said. Hartenhoff was able to com-bine his sign-painting experience with his fine artskills to create the 16-by-80-foot scene.

With the assistance of his professional artistdaughter and a talented granddaughter, theypainted the 40 4-foot-by-8-foot sheets of plywood inthree months. Assembled and attached to the build-

ing with brackets, it will be more permanent andeasier to maintain than painting on the brick wall.

A $10,000 Legacy funds grant through the South-west Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council wassupplemented with $15,000 donated by local busi-nesses, organizations and families. The city donateda crew to install the mural, and construction compa-nies volunteered lift equipment.

Many in the community contributed to this trib-ute to Luverne and the area — farm fields and BlueMounds State Park are also represented. Fortu-nately it is situated above a parking lot where youcan stop and study the postcards. If you’re lucky,you’ll catch someone from Luverne and start a con-versation on just what it all means.

The mural is easy to spot. It is on Main Street, oneblock east of U.S. Highway 75. ❖

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