the land ~ may 2, 2014 ~ northern edition

NORTHERNEDITION

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May 2, 2014© 2014

Dairy farm takeswaste from 560cows and turns

it into a great

By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

Compost the manure of 560cows and you’ve got “garden food”galore. That’s the challenge — andmore importantly, the marketingopportunity — for RosenholmDairy nearly every day.

This high tech dairy operationseparates their livestock manuresolids and liquids with a screen sep-arator. Liquids are stored in a hold-ing lagoon and pumped as needed forirrigation purposes on its fields.However manure solids are stock-piled on an impermeable blacktopsurface for approximately threemonths of composting. This processexceeds the National Organic Stan-dards, which means turning the com-post material five times after thecompost windrow reaches 131 F. Endresult is a product called COWSMO.

Marketing specialist MandySpeerstra (pictured at right)shared some details aboutCOWSMO at the recentOrganic Farming Conference

See COMPOST, pg. 4

If you’re a regular reader of the Ameri-can agricultural press you already knowthat the three greatest threats to U.S.farmers and ranchers are the nut-eatingvegans at PETA, HSUS and ChipotleMexican Grill.

You were thinking drought, flood andlow prices, right?

Nope. When the apocalypse arrives,according to we in the ag media, it will beled by naked Hollywood animal rightistswith a chicken burrito in one hand and anorganic hemp leash attached to a three-legged cat in the other.

If that sounds silly, so is the worry some aggieshold for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani-mals, the Humane Society of the United States andChipotle. They see these three as meddlesome “food

moralists,” non-farming pests who wanteaters to consider the life and death ofwhat’s on their fork every time theirelbow bends.

Even worse, “Some of agriculture’slargest customers are partnering withorganizations … like the Humane Society… that seek your demise,” one of the mostworried aggies, Kevin Murphy, told arecent gathering of the St. Louis Agri-Business Club.

Murphy, founder of www.truthinfood.com,a website that says it “traverses the entirefood chain ... with insight, scholarship,

thought and good old fashioned humor,” warned the ag-bizzers that this “food morality movement is every-where.” (Links to background material are posted at

And the moral is…

“This Land is your Land, this Land ismy Land ...”

If you are not familiar with those lyricsto “This Land is Your Land” you cannotconsider yourself an American.

Regardless of the true intent behind thewriting of this song, Woody Guthrie’soffering has become one America’s mostfamous folk songs.

The Land magazine has been aroundsince 1976 and I don’t believe that it hasever adopted Guthrie’s song as a motto;of course there would be copyrightinfringement issues if we had.

This Land may be your Land, but this Land isn’tthe only Land.

I knew that there was a pavilion at Walt Disney Worldcalled “The Land” that is dedicated to human interac-tion with the land itself. I thought that was pretty cool.

Soon after I started working here at The Land, Ialso learned that there is another farm magazinecalled The Land. One would think that this could beconfusing. Confusion should not be a problem, how-ever, since the other magazine called The Landcomes from the land down under — Australia.

If one thought that, they would be wrong.In today’s world of a smaller globe due to social

media and the internet in general, you can do a

Google search for “The Land,” find an e-mail address and quickly send off a letterto the editor.

The problem is, my e-mail inbox startsfilling up with interesting requests. Likethe one that “would appreciate a ‘coo-ee’being sent to many Ex students whoattended Marist Sisters College, Woolwich.”

Upon receiving this e-mail, I also did aGoogle search and found that this collegeis located in New South Wales, Australia

I promptly directed the reunion commit-tee member in the correct direction, toAustralia’s The Land, not our The Land.

I also often get random e-mails in the form of a let-ter to the editor thanking us for stories on Aus-tralian-specific topics. Though I’ve learned in thisbusiness that we should relish any positive feedbackthat we receive, it is diminished when we are theunintended recipient.

Also in the words of a song overplayed at Disneyproperties, “It’s a small world after all.”

A “coo-ee” by the way is a shout used in Australia,usually in the Bush, to attract attention, find miss-ing people, or indicate one’s own location.

I learned that by doing a Google search.Kevin Schulz is the editor of The Land. He may be

reached at [email protected]. ❖

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FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

See GUEBERT, pg. 5

This Land is your Land, or is it?

LAND MINDS

By Kevin Schulz

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To the Editor:Recently an article was published by

Minnesota Public Radio that criminal-ized irrigation agriculture and tried to embarrassthe Minnesota Department of Natural Resourcesfor not protecting our groundwater.

Since the beginning of irrigated farming in Min-nesota over 50 years ago, farmers have been work-ing with the DNR to make certain our use of waterwas sustainable. My grandfather, Carl, volunteeredhis time to take monthly measurements of monitor-ing wells that were set up in our area in the 1960sto follow any changes in groundwater levels.

The DNR currently has 42 monitoring wells in ourarea checking both surficial (shallow) and buriedartesian (deep) aquifers. To date, these wells haveshown the same spring recharge levels that werepresent before irrigation with minor differences fol-lowing precipitation trends. Data and hydrographsfor all of these wells are available on the DNR web-site.

Minnesota farmers are adopting the latest tech-nology to conserve water and protect water quality.With the help of local county Natural Resource Con-servation Service offices and irrigation Extensionagents many of us have installed low-pressure dropnozzles with pressure regulators to limit evapora-tion; use irrigation scheduling to apply just enoughwater when needed; and are planting cover crops toboost water holding capacity.

We are also adopting variable rate technology as

it evolves to place less water on areas ofa field with heavier soils.Most of us who have livestock have

installed manure containment structures to betterutilize its nutrient value and protect our water.Today’s genetically modified seeds have greatlyreduced the use of pesticides and long-lasting herbi-cides.

Since 2000, precision farming has been the mostwonderful and exciting innovation that has everbeen implemented by today’s farmers. Many think ofthis technology as enabling farmers to plant picture-perfect straight rows with the push of a button.

Actually the big payoff comes with being able toproduce more crops with fewer inputs. Using datagleaned from past yield maps, soil grid samples,manure samples and soil type surveys, prescriptionsare written for input applications. Planters that varyseeding rates and fertilizer and manure spreadersthat vary rates of crop nutrients are all becomingcommonplace in today’s agriculture.

By applying just what a crop uses we are attempt-ing to eliminate nutrient runoff and protect thewater quality of our groundwater and lakes and

streams while at the same time saving us money.Irrigated agriculture is important in feeding today’s

world. It is estimated that nationwide nearly one halfof all U.S. crop revenue grows on the 16 percent ofagricultural land that is irrigated, according to theU.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic ResearchService. We all realize water is an important resourceand want it to be available into the future.

The DNR has adopted a groundwater managementprogram and has established three pilot groundwa-ter management areas in Minnesota. My familyfarm is in one of the designated areas called theBonanza Valley. The DNR is having monthly meet-ings to initiate a conversation on groundwater.

Hopefully by engaging all stakeholders thatdepend on water we can develop a plan that protectsthe sustainability and water quality of our ground-water resources and the economic viability of ourregion.

My brother and my three sons and their familiesoperate an irrigated grain and livestock farm.Jim AndersonBelgrade, Minn.

Letter: New ag tech allows better water stewardshipOPINION

COMPOST, from pg. 1in St. Cloud, Minn. Described as a manure-basedcompost and potting soil product, COWSMO is soldby the cubic foot, the cubic yard and also bulk totes.

Explaining the packaging of COWSMO, she said,“a bulk tote would be about the cubic size of a pallet.But we also package in 50-pound bags which approx-imate 1.6 cubic foot and 20-pound woven plasticbags,” Speerstra said. New in the market is a 35-pound retail bag with a plastic coating on the outside

of the weaving which makes it stronger and moreultra-violet resistant.

As you might expect, gardeners often drive directlyto the dairy farm for their COWSMO purchases. Shesaid a cubic yard is priced at $32 but they also mixtheir product with potting soils. “We’re not changingthe texture of the compost but simply adding otheringredients such as peat, in some cases even sand, tomeet the specifications of particular growers.

“Good markets for us are various CSA (CommunitySupported Agriculture) operations in our area,”Speerstra said. In essence, this big dairy farm evencustom blends its compost products for gardeners,nurseries and CSAs.

Markets keep expanding for this dairy farm, mak-ing a big business out of its manure compost prod-ucts. “Minnesota and Wisconsin are the major mar-kets but container shipments are moving COWSMOto the East Coast, Colorado, and even into some for-eign countries,” Speerstra said.

Experience counts in this business, and they havebeen at it for 24 years. She said the business startedas a way to deal with the extra nutrients they didn’tneed for crops, with neighbors mostly doing on-farmpickups.

“Our compost business definitely strengthens thedairy operation as well. It allows us to employ morepeople and that means we can provide a high level ofcare for our dairy animals,” Speerstra said. About 20employees are part of this venture which involvesthree-time a day milking through a double-nine her-ringbone parlor.

The marketing headquarters for COWSMO isCochrane, Wis., which is about 25 miles east ofWinona, Minn. For more information, log on towww.cowsmocompost.com. ❖

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To the Editor:It is disheartening to

learn the Minnesota beefcheckoff referendum did not pass.Thank you to the Minnesota State Cat-tlemen’s Association and fellow pro-ducers who worked to help get the ref-erendum passed. These leadersworked hard to encourage producerparticipation and providing informa-tion for what the state checkoff coulddo. In voting, you’ve proven your care

and concern for the futureof our industry and

understand the need toincrease our beef promotion efforts.

For several years, I served as chair-man of the Minnesota Beef Councilboard so I know how valuable the beefstory is for consumers to hear. TheMinnesota Beef Council has an out-standing history of leveraging Min-nesota beef producers’ checkoff dollars

to the fullest extent to promote ourbeef product to Minnesota’s 5.5 millionconsumers. A study was done in 2009which showed that for every dollarinvested in the beef checkoff, theindustry had a return of $5.55.

It concerns me that in the last fiveyears, beef has been losing marketshares in the meat case. With fore-casted retail prices continuing toclimb, it is more important than everto invest in beef research, promotionand education. As developing coun-tries’ economies continue tostrengthen, they increase protein con-sumption, especially beef. This is anopportunity for the beef industry toexplode.

Many producers have vocalized frus-tration with the National Cattlemen’sBeef Association’s position on Countryof Origin Labeling. It is important forproducers to remember that the Cat-tlemen’s Beef Board contracts with theNCBA on beef checkoff programs, butthe COOL issue was not a checkoff-related issue, therefore not funded bythe checkoff. The policy division of theNCBA covered all expenses related toopposition of COOL.

For years, I have received the Cana-

dian cattlemen’s magazine to keep upwith what they are doing in research,production and marketing, and feedrations. Canadian cattlemen voted toincrease their checkoff another dollarto $4 per head in 2014 and another0.50 in 2015 with only five votes fromcattle producers opposed to theincrease.

The same day I heard the Min-nesota beef checkoff did not pass, wereceived news that Ohio voted 72 per-cent in favor of the $1 state checkoff.They will join states such asAlabama, Tennessee, Louisiana,Utah, Idaho, Oregon, North Carolinaand Washington who have alsoincreased their checkoff investment.

In many ways, Minnesota has beena leader in the beef industry, whetherit has been Beef Quality Assurance,beef research or agriculture produc-tion practices. The “no” vote by beefproducers tells me that we are takinga step backward as industry leaders.

I wish moving forward producerswould vote based on the facts andinformation, rather than their emo-tions.Dennis SwanBalaton, Minn.

Letter: Minnesota beef industry headed in wrong directionOPINION

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GUEBERT, from pg. 2http://farmandfoodfile.com/in-the-news.)

Which is, of course, where you usu-ally find morality. Everywhere.

Moreover, morals are at the center ofalmost every personal choice, especiallyfood. One person’s morals — religion-based, say — bans pork, another’s bansred meat on Fridays in Lent, a third’sbans all red meat.

So what’s the problemwith food morality?

Well, companies likeStarbucks and Chipotlesee “themselves as oper-ating on a higherplane,” Murphy told hisaudience. “It is morethan just about burri-tos.”

Guilty, confesses ChrisArnold, communicationsdirector for ChipotleMexican Grill Inc. “Wemaintain that the moreour customers know aboutthe food we serve — where it’s sourced,how it was raised, what’s in it — themore they will come to our restau-rants,” he said in a telephone interviewApril 22.

For example, “we choose to use meatthat doesn’t contain antibiotics oradded hormones because we think ittastes better. That’s it; taste. We’re notanti-farmer or anti-rancher. Where doyou think we get our chicken, pork andbeef?”

That salient point — the source ofinputs for what many in Big Ag deri-sively label “food moralists” — is some-thing Big Ag never talks about. Everyinput, be it the flour for the burrito orthe meat in it, comes from farmers andranchers.

And that’s a lot of flour, pork, chickenand beef.

“Fifteen years ago our pork supplier,Niman Ranch,” Arnold said, “had 60

farmers growing hogs for it. Today, ithas 600. That’s good for America, goodfor the communities where these farm-ers live, and good for our customers.”

So what’s wrong with the giants inReally Big Food — self-declared moral-ists like McDonald’s, Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods, Kroger and Chipo-tle — who sell more food even as theycreate new, high-value markets forAmerican farmers and ranchers?

Absolutely nothing;these firms are just fol-lowing their customers.It’s what food compa-nies do. It’s also whatfarmers and ranchersdo.

But if you want toworry about PETA andthe HSUS, feel free.Keep in mind, however,three facts.

Fact one: According tothe Humane Society ofUnited States, HSUShas not one billboard,

magazine ad, internet site or any mate-rial anywhere that promotes vegetari-anism, veganism or any no-meatlifestyle. Not one. Period.

Fact two: According to the U.S.Department of Agriculture, Americanseat 57 pounds more meat per year nowthan in the late-1950s. That amount,about 195 pounds per person per year,or an average 12 ounces per day, isnearly 50 percent more than the USDArecommends in its dietary guidelines.

Fact three: PETA was founded in1980, smack in the middle of thebiggest meat boom in the history ofmankind and not even one carnivorenoticed.

Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File”is published weekly in more than 70newspapers in North America. Contacthim at [email protected] columns, news and events areposted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

Farmers, firms follow customers

We’re not anti-farmer or anti-rancher. Wheredo you thinkwe get ourchicken, porkand beef?

— Chris Arnold,Chipotle Mexican

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Some things just naturally goso well with turkey, don’t they?

There’s turkey and dressing.Turkey and gravy.Turkey and wood ticks.Wood ticks?If you’ve spent anytime shop-

ping in the springtime woodsfor a Butterball’s wildbrethren, you know the two gotogether like pretzels and beer.

I was reminded of this the other morning as I saton the edge of some woods in Woodbury Countynear Correctionville in western Iowa, watching sev-eral of the little buggers creep up my pant leg.

Three hours earlier, in the excitement of having

an absolutely perfect morning toambush a wild turkey, I left the truckwithout giving myself a healthy doseof DEET.

On a scale of 1 to 10, Friday was offthe scale, a turkey hunter’s dream.

After several days of wind, rain andchilly temperatures, the kind of stuffthat dampens a turkey hunter’senthusiasm and a wild turkey’s ardor,dawn arrived with nary a breath ofwind, clear skies and pleasant temper-atures.As the morning warmed, apparently

so did the wood ticks that clearlyappreciated the warm-blooded smor-gasbord this DEET-free hunter pre-sented.

In spite of the perfect weather, there never are anyguarantees of success when it comes to waylaying agobbler.

So far, my hosts, Iowa landowners Kelly Ingen-thron and Mark Hecox, and I have struck out.

The birds certainly are out there on this marvelousparcel of land — a mixture of cropland that fallsaway to steep, heavily wooded ravines.

In the morning, the woods have been alive with thesound of randy gobblers ringing out from their roosttrees.

We’ve had some close encounters.Ingenthron had a trio of gobblers close in to within

50 yards or so before wandering off, much too far fora shot with the bow he was using.

I enticed a pair of toms in so close that with mygun up and ready, heart pounding, my chest vibratedeach time they gobbled.

Alas, they were unwilling to strut into the cornstubble to investigate my decoys and present mewith a shot.

Instead, the pair remained in the woods andpassed behind the dead fall to my rear, eventuallyfading back into the ravine and silence. Later inspec-tion revealed they had passed barely 15 feet away,along a trail just below the ravine edge.

Today is the last day of my hunt before headingback to Minnesota. The turkey hunting weather isnot looking quite so rosy — rain, wind, cooler tem-peratures are forecast.

No matter. An optimist is defined as a wild turkeyhunter with an unfilled tag and yet one more morn-ing to hunt.

There are plenty of turkeys out there. I just need tofind one a little dumber than I am.

It could happen.In the meantime, instead of gobblers, I’m killing

wood ticks.John Cross is a Mankato (Minn.) Free Press staff

writer. Contact him at (507) 344-6376 [email protected] or follow him on Twit-ter @jcross_photo. ❖

Spring hunt — killing wood ticks instead of gobblers

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Minnesota InventorsCongressMay 2-3MinneapolisInfo: Log on to www.minnesotainventorscongress.org or call(800) 468-3681

Rice County AnimalSwapMay 3, 8-11 a.m.Rice County FairgroundsBarn 2, Faribault, Minn.Info: All animals and equip-ment welcome; poultry mustbe tested and have papers,testing available onsite;$3/person over 12; call (507)271-7363

Egg Coffee and NewtonsMay 4, 1-4 p.m.

Harkin Store, West Newton,Minn.Info: 1870s store is locatednine miles northwest of NewUlm on Nicollet County Road21; many other programsthroughout the summer; call(507) 354-8666 or (507) 934-2160

Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep& Wool FestivalMay 17-18Lake Elmo, Minn.Info:$5;log on to www.shepherdsharvestfesitval.org

Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingMay 21McLeod County FairgroundsCommercial Building,

Hutchinson, Minn.Info: PQA Plus, 9 a.m.-Noon;Transport Quality Assurance,1-4 p.m.; [email protected] or (800)537-7675 to register; log on towww.mnpork.com for locationdetails and updated trainingdates

Jackrabbit Dairy CampJune 5-7South Dakota State Univer-sity, Brookings, S.D.Info: SDSU Dairy Club spon-sors event for youth 8-18 whowant to enhance their dairycattle skills and learn aboutthe dairy industry; $50/per-son; log on towww.sdstate.edu/ds or [email protected] for

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Sheep Facility TourJune 9, 7:15 a.m.-6:45 p.m.Minnesota West Community& Technical College, Pipe-stone, Minn.Info: Tour includes visits to foursheep farms; $175/person; 30minimum enrollment, 54 maxi-mum; North Dakota, SouthDakota and Wisconsin resi-dents will be charged a highertuition cost unless a reciprocityform is completed; log on towww.pipestonesheep.com formore information

Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingJune 11Minnesota Pork Board Office,Mankato, Minn.Info: See May 21 event fordetails

2nd Annual PlayCleanGoDayJune 14, 11 a.m.-3 a.m.Various locations in Min-nesotaInfo: PlayCleanGo volunteerswill be available at 10 stateparks and three park reservelocation to provide informationand education materials on ter-restrial invasive species; log onto www.playcleango.org formore information and to findthe locations

Interlaken Heritage Daysat Heritage AcresJune 14, 1-4 p.m.Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info: Free ice cream cones; logon to www.heritageacresmn.orgor call Jerry Simon, (507) 238-4645 or Norma Brolsma, (507)764-3531

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Minnesota Master Naturalist TrainingJune 23-27Sibley State Park, New Lon-don, Minn.Info:40-hour hands-on class held9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.each day; regis-ter online at www.MinnesotaMasterNaturalist.org, call (888)241-4532 or e-mail info@

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Agronomy Field TourJune 24Southern Research and Out-reach Center, Waseca, Minn.Info: Call (507) 835-3620 or logon to http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu

Heritage Acres AnnualMeetingJune 26, 6 p.m.Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info: Call Jerry Simon, (507)238-4645 or Norma Brolsma,(507) 764-3531 or log on towww.heritageacresmn.org

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Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingJuly 23AmericInn, Marshall, Minn.Info: See May 21 event fordetails

Horticulture NightJuly 24, 5-9 p.m.West Central Research andOutreach Center Horticul-ture Display Garden, Morris,Minn.Info: Free admission; contactSteve Poppe, (320) 589-1711 orlog on to wcroc.cfans.umn.edu

Succession PlanningWorkshop: Five Keys toEffective Succession PlanningJuly 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Sioux Falls, S.D.Info: American Soybean Asso-ciation partnering with eLe-gacy Connect for six regionalworkshops, online registrationwill be available May 1, log onto www.soygrowers.com formore information; $50/ASAmember and $30/each addi-tional family member;$90/non-ASA member and$70/each additional non-ASAfamily member

Threshing Day andAntique Tractor DisplayAug. 10Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.

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Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingAug. 13Southern Research and Out-reach Center, Waseca, Minn.Info: See May 21 event fordetails

Potato Days FestivalAug. 22-23Barnesville, Minn.Info: Call (800) 525-4901 orlog on to www.potatodays.com

Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingAug. 27West Central Research andOutreach Center, Morris,Minn.Info: See May 21 event fordetails

Heritage Acres MonthlyMeeting and Potluck SupperAug. 28, 6 p.m.Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info: Call Jerry Simon, (507)238-4645 or Norma Brolsma,(507) 764-3531 or log on towww.heritageacresmn.org

Fall Festival Soup & Sandwich DinnerOct. 19Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info: Church at 10 a.m., din-ner 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; log on towww.heritageacresmn.org orcall Jerry Simon, (507) 238-4645 or Norma Brolsma,(507) 764-3531

Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingNov. 12Minnesota Pork Board Office,Mankato, Minn.Info: See May 21 event fordetails

Glows ParadeNov. 21, 6 p.m.Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info: Call Jerry Simon, (507)238-4645 or Norma Brolsma,(507) 764-3531 or log on towww.heritageacresmn.org

Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingDec. 17University Center HeintzCenter, Rochester, Minn.Info: See May 21 event fordetails

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Gourds have been signifi-cant to human life for thou-sands of years. The durable,hard-shelled varieties areknown to have been culti-vated in locations literallycovering the globe in all cli-mates where they can begrown.

Large hard-shell gourdsare members of the genusLagenaria. The small orna-mental gourds available forfall decorations are from thegenus Cucurbita. Both types are easyto grow. The hard-shell ones can bedried and used for bird houses, contain-ers, musical instruments and decorat-ing. I’ve also noticed them being usedas small houses in some Fairy Gardenswhich currently are so popular.

Unusual gourd seeds are availablefrom catalogs. The gourd plant is aslow starter so be patient while waitingfor the first sprouts. Soak the seedsovernight and make a small slit in eachseed to speed germination. Provide atrellis or fence support and when theplant reaches the top nip off the tips toforce growth in the lateral branches.The lateral branches produce thefemale blossoms which produce thegourds.

Full sun and lots of water arerequired for good gourd crops.

When mature, gourds, like many oftheir melon cousins, are nearly 95 per-cent water. This means the plants arethirsty most of the time. A mulch canhelp to keep the area around the roots

from drying out.Harvest the

gourds after thestems turn brownwhich is usuallyafter the firstgood frost. Storein a cool dry areaand eventuallythey will dry andturn all kinds ofinterestingshades of brownwith splendid

mottling. The seeds will dryinside and produce a rattlesound when you shake them.Don’t be alarmed by somemold growth on the outsideduring the drying process asthis can be brushed orscraped off. Gourds can takefrom three to six months todry completely.

We have painted somegourds and hung them intrees for decoration as wellas putting large bushel-bas-ket-sized ones on pedestalsnear a path in the garden.The “bushel basket” gourdswe grew a few years agowere only the size of basket-balls but we nevertheless thought theywere impressive.

The familiar birdhouse gourds havebeautiful shapes. They mimic the Hog-arth Curve which is a lazy S-shapedline. William Hogarth was an 18th cen-tury artist who believed that the S-

curve was the most beautifulof all shapes and he called it“the line of beauty.” Accord-ing to his theory, S-shapedcurved lines suggest liveli-ness and activity.

If you have a bumper cropof gourds and they havedried successfully during theyear there are many chil-dren’s groups that wouldenjoy getting some of them.Children like adding decora-tions and using them asmusical instruments. Chil-dren also like to help plantthe gourd seeds in the gar-den.

Growing gourds in yourgarden is a rewarding adven-ture to share with youngfuture gardeners. It’s anactivity that is sure to holdthe interest of children andstart them on the path toexperience the lifelong joy ofgardening.

Sharon Quale is a mastergardener from central Min-nesota. She may be reachedat (218) 738-6060 [email protected]. ❖

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Although she went home toJesus a few years ago, peoplein our small community stillhave fond memories of Hen-rietta. Some will tell you ofher warm smile and quietmanner, others will tell of heryears of cutting Box Tops andSoup Labels for Education tobenefit the local school, andstill others will rave abouther flower gardens.

My memory is a bit obscure.At one point in Henrietta’slife, not sure if it was her 70s, 80s, oreven early 90s, certainly an age beyondwhat I thought reasonable, a churchmember shared this random fact. Shesaid, “Did you know that every timeHenrietta leaves her garden she lifts herlegs into the sink to wash her feet?”

Keeping a huge garden long into retire-ment was one thing. Having the ability tokeep washing between your toes whilebalancing on the other leg was another. Iwas impressed and asked the equallyamazed storyteller, “What’s her secret?”

“I suppose she never told herself she

couldn’t do it anymore.”There you go. She forgot

to tell her legs they weretoo old to lift or keep theirbalance. She forgot to tellher aging body she was tooelderly for this sort of thing.She just kept going.

After spending a weekendwith some inspiring leadersin children’s ministry one ofthe saddest stories I heardwas when a lady sharedhow most people within

their church quit serving when theirchildren graduate from the program.One woman handed in her materialswith great joy and said, “I’m done! I’veput in my time, now someone else canhave a turn!” She quit. When herdaughter graduated from high school,she graduated herself from service.

She forgot to tell herself that she’sstill needed to speak love and life intothe next generation. She forgot that forchildren to have a leg up, they needadults who are willing to serve and sac-rifice whether they still have children

under their roof or not.Who sets these timelines for us? Who

says we’re too old ornot needed? Why arewe so eager to checkout when people are sodesperately needed tostay checked in,engaged and present inthe lives of others?

In his book, “FullyAlive — A Journey thatWill Change Your Life,”Ken Davis urges andinspires people of allages to live life to thefullest. For those whoare aging and temptedto check out, he writes,“Especially as we getolder, most of us stop lookingfor new experiences.We stop living andstart coasting.We start getting old insteadof growing old.There is a big difference.”

Now when it comes to aging there aresome things that just can’t be helped. Iget it. Reading fine print just ain’t whatit used to be. It now takes long arms or

better yet, a cute pair of cheaters.So we do things differently, and

maybe a bit slower andcertainly more inten-tional. But doingthings different doesn’tmean we stop. For aslong as we can, inwhatever way we can,we have something tooffer. Every way weserve has value,whether it’s a long dayon your feet volunteer-ing, or the thing youcan do best right nowis giving a word ofencouragement, asmile or a prayer.

Whatever your age,your energy level or

your gifts, don’t quit. People need you.Children need you. Until our lastbreath, we bless.

Lenae Bulthuis is a wife, mom andfriend who muses from her back porchon a Minnesota grain and livestockfarm. ❖

Please don’t quit — people need you; children need you

THE BACK PORCH

By Lenae Bulthuis

Especially as weget older, most ofus stop lookingfor new experi-ences. We stopliving and startcoasting. Westart getting oldinstead of grow-ing old. There isa big difference.

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“When my wife brings a plate ofthese pork chops to the table it’s themost beautiful meal you’ve ever lookedat,” said Tom Barthel of Becker, Minn.“Fresh off the grill the taste is incredi-ble. My customers love them. The bestproof is that there is virtually 100-per-cent reorder year after year.”

Barthel and his wife live on SnakeRiver Farm, raising “Bison, Cattle,Hogs and Damn Fine Horses” accord-ing to their business card. He spe-cializes in naturally raised bison,beef and pork which he direct mar-kets to a growing list of consumers.

And those chops he spoke of arebig, too, because Barthel grows hispigs big — up to 500 poundsliveweight; hanging carcassweights are in the 320-pound cate-gory. Because he mostly grows hishogs on pasture with limited cornin the grain ration, those animals are well-muscledand remarkably lean.

What’s also remarkable is the fact that Barthelnever advertises his “grass-fed” pork yet he sellsmore pork than his beef and bison combined.

“Customers come to us off the ‘Minnesota Grown’directory, or often word-of-mouth,” he said. “They’re

looking for bison or grass-fed beef but after the secondor third year experiencing our meats, they’re ready tobuy some pork. After that first experience, resellingour pork just happens. Yes, they still are buying somebeef or bison but pork is now an automatic.”

He’s now 11 years in the business. “I’d say therecipe is proven,” he said. “It works.” Interviewed atthe Organic Food Conference at St. Cloud, Minn.,Barthel shared a few of his strategies for naturalproduction using non-GMO oats, wheat and somecorn. However pasture forage is the workhorse of thenaturally produced meats of Snake River Farm.

His pastures are indeed workhorses — he rotatespastures for his hogs every day if necessary butalmost always every two to three days.

“At an organic conference about 10 years, Joel Salatin,probably the best-known organic farmer in America,was talking pasture rotations. I was just doing bison at

that time and feeding them through the winter on a 20-acre pasture but putting hay in the same feeding area. Idon’t do that anymore. But this guy had a messageabout running hogs on a manure pack.

“This was a holistic conference. It sounded like agood idea worth trying. So I put just a few hogs onpasture that first year. They did really well and I’vejust added more each year. My grass-fed beef andgrass-fed bison customers without any encourage-ment were ready to buy my grass-fed hogs also.”

He started custom direct marketing and continuesso today. He sells under the “custom/exempt”allowance in state law which means quarters forbeef and bison, halfs for hogs and lambs. However ifhis beef or bison were marketed as totally groundmeat, then state regulators permit selling by the1/10th. Last year he marketed 104 hogs.

His system requires four separate pastures.Rather than corn, his pigs get a high oat dietbecause, as Barthel put it, “I want to slow themdown. I don’t care about rate of gain. I’m much moreon animal welfare and quality of the meat. Oats areabout 11 percent protein compared with 8 percentfor corn. I’m now feeding wheat which is 13 percentto 14 percent protein. When these pigs are young,they get just enough soybean meal to meet theirrequirements but they soon outgrow that untilthere’s little or no soybean meal.”

Barthel has no more than 30 pigs in a pasture forsocial reasons.

“More than that and they start to pick on eachother,” he said, “and you more than likely have a dis-advantaged hog in that bunch. Hogs aren’t herd ani-mals like beef and bison. They’re more like people —they look out for themselves; they have friends withinthe pack. I don’t put them into these pasture howeveruntil they are well-socialized. And if there are anypoor doers, I pull those out into a separate pen.”

Barthel used to farrow his own pigs but now buys30- to 35-pound weaners. “I want to make it easy formyself,” he said. “So I buy these 100 or so pigs inApril. I purchase out of a confinement systembecause I want a uniform, quality pig. Unfortunatelythey have ear tattoos and their tails have been cut

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PORK, from pg. 12off. I nurture them for a few weeks then pull them offthe pen feeders and get them on our pastures.”

He’s tried a variety of pasture mixes but only hadsuccess with Canary grass and bluegrass andclovers. He drills in some oats and some peas. He’stried some rutabagas but found they didn’t work inhis soils, which are lighter, trending towards sandysoils. His pigs pasture on paddocks with heaviersoils, however. Erosion simply is not an issue. And hesteers clear of any pesticides that he might consideras soil contaminants.

“So the reality is that what my pigs are eating outthere is mostly just the weeds and grassy plants ...and that’s mostly Canary grass,” said Barthel.“They’ll shred that ... eat all the greens the first day.If I leave them another day they’re chewing aroundthe roots and anything living under the soil surface.Then they start moonscaping ... that cozy term forpigs rooting into the soil digging and foraging.

“I’ll drag those pastures in the fall leveling them off

again before drilling the next spring. Hogs don’t need alot of space. I’m finding that only three acres is enoughpasture space for about 30 pigs, but we’ll rotate themthrough each pasture at least twice each season.”

Additional nourishment is an oat-filled self-feeder.“They can eat all they want,” he said, “sort of like eatingat a salad bar and because they’re on pasture, they’regetting lots of exercise which just simply leads to bettermuscle texture and flavor without getting fat.”

In order to spread out the marketing season, hestarted harvesting in October last season and wasgetting a 280-pound hanging weight. But that’slighter than his preference which is about a 320-pound hanging weight. And that does indeed meangrowing his pigs up to 500 pounds live weight.

He indicated most university literature talks aboutmarketing at 300 pounds live weight for better eco-nomics. “But that’s the processor doing the dockingon these heavier pigs. It has nothing to do with meatquality and taste,” said Barthel. “Even my localbutcher that first year said my 500-pound pigs

would be too fat. But they weren’t. They get lots ofexercise. That oat diet slows them down so they’regrowing muscle rather than fat. And yes, those porkchops are enormous.”

Growing pigs based on customer demand conve-niently controls inventory. Talking with Barthel lastJanuary he indicated he didn’t yet own any pigs butdid have 15 sold already from his newsletter sentout the previous week. “By March I’ll probably have80 to 90 pigs sold and I still won’t own any. It’s agood way to do a farming business. My customersdetermine my inventory. I don’t have any left-overhogs at the end of each season.”

Quality Meats at Foley, Minn., does the processingfor Snake River Farm. As of March 7, Barthelreported his customer order spreadsheet indicated82.5 hogs. Based on past years he predicts orderswill total 138 hogs for 2014. Last year Snake RiverFarm also sold 84 beef, 17 bison and 12 lambs.

Barthel may be reached at (763) 263-2721 but e-mailis preferred, at [email protected]. ❖

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Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain AnglesEnsure crop

success in 2014As we approach planting season, there are many

things you should make sure to stay on top of thatwill help ensure a successful season. I’d like to covera few things that are essential to the success of youroperation.

Stay in contact with your innercircle of advisers. I can’t stress theimportance of this key group ofpeople enough — during this busytime of year we all need to lean onthe people we trust the most.

Your equipment technologyexperts, fellow farmers, seed deal-ers, agronomists, marketingexperts and financial specialistsare the key roles that come tomind. During this fast-paced timeof year, you won’t be able to accom-plish all of your goals on your own,so make sure to ask for help fromyour friends and specialists to ensure that everythingcontinues to run smoothly.

Don’t forget to stay on top of your stored grain.Double-check your stored grain to make sure it’s ingood shape. There is no substitute for going into yourbins and checking the grain yourself. Check and re-check it if you plan to carry this grain into summer.Knowing the moisture, test weight and temperaturein every bin you have is extremely important. If youdon’t know these things, please take the steps neces-sary to find out. These properties will tell you if thegrain is dry and if it will store well into the summer.

Crop insurance deadlines are coming up. Duringthis busy time of year, it’s easy to forget an importantdeadline. April 29 is the last date to report produc-tion for the 2013 crop year. Seeing significant yield

Grain OutlookCorn up on wet

weatherThe following market analysis is for the week end-

ing April 25.CORN — Demand for corn and less-than-ideal

planting weather in the forecast pushed corn higherfor the week after an initial weak start when wereturned from the long Easterweekend. The July contractclosed the week 12 1/4 centshigher at $5.12 3/4 per bushel.The December contract followedsuit with a gain of 9 1/2 cents tosettle at $5.06 1/4 per bushel.Forecasts for an upcoming periodof cold, wet conditions providedthe impetus for sellers to stay onthe sidelines.

Corn planting as of April 20 wasjust 6 percent complete, up 3 per-cent from the previous week andwell below the 14 percent aver-age. Illinois was pegged at 5 percent complete versus22 percent average, Nebraska at 4 percent versus 6percent average, Iowa 2 percent versus 11 percentaverage and Indiana at 1 percent versus 14 percentaverage complete. Estimates for the April 28 reportrange from 15 to 25 percent versus 28 percentplanted on average.

Weather forecasts for the upcoming week look wetand cool around the Midwest, which are not the mostideal conditions growers would like to see. There willbe increased talk surrounding switching from corn tobeans if forecasts extend the current conditions. Wecan plant the crop quickly when pushed to do so, soany switching intentions may be premature. Uncer-tainty surrounding Ukraine and what may happenin the future to grain shipments lent underlying sup-

Livestock AnglesHogs volatile, cattle benign

There is a real contrast in the livestock markets for thepast several weeks. The hog market has been extremelyvolatile, while the cattle market has been benign.

The cattle market has been in a rather tight trad-ing range since the beginning of March. One weekprices advance, followed by thenext week or two in a pricedecline, ending right back wherethe advance started.

With the grilling season justaround the corner, many feel thatthe cattle market will pick upwith increased demand for beef. Itdoes appear that the beef cutouthas found a low in anticipation ofthat potential increase indemand. The only caveat would bethat competitive meats are a bet-ter value than beef, which couldretard that anticipated demand.

Packers have been more reluctant in the biddingfor live inventory of late since most are in the red ontheir profit margins. Cattle numbers are still on thelight side, but once again it boils down to demand.The next couple of weeks will definitely set the tonein the cattle market through the spring and into thesummer months.

Another factor to consider is the import of beef hasbeen on the increase over the past few months and ishelping to satisfy the deficit that we have been expe-riencing. If this continues to increase, this would bedetrimental to prices advancing. At this point pro-ducers should stay aware of market conditions andprotect their inventories as needed.

After moving to all-time new highs, hog prices have

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

Cash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $4.46 +.12$4.45 +.12$4.68 +.17$4.21 +.03$4.33 +.13$4.65 +.14

$4.46

$6.56

soybeans/change*$14.09 +.03$14.59 +.43$14.67 +.21$14.12 +.20$14.34 +.18$14.67 +.27

$14.41

$14.21

Grain prices are effective cash close on April 29. 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.

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

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.

See NYSTROM, pg. 16 See TEALE, pg. 16 See KRIENER, pg. 16

MARTY KRIENERAgStar Financial

Serivces ExecutiveRochester, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 15port, but no disruptionshave been reported.

Ethanol production fell 29,000 bar-rels per day to 910,000 barrels perday or an annualized grind since thebeginning of the marketing year of5.055 billion bushels. The U.S.Department of Agriculture projectionis 5.0 billion bushels. Ethanol stockswere up 24 million gallons to 694 mil-lion gallons. Weekly export sales werestrong again at 24.4 million bushelsfor old crop and 15.1 million for newcrop. Only 5.4 million bushels of oldcrop sales are needed to hit the USDAexport forecast. Total export commit-ments stand at 1.698 billion bushelscompared to the 1.75 billion bushelexport projection. During the week,the USDA reported that Mexicobought 240,000 metric tons of newcrop corn.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Group’s new dailytrading limit rules

go into effect May 1.Using the new system, daily tradinglimits will be reset every six months,on May 1 and Nov. 1. The new corndaily limit will be 35 cents per bushel,down a nickel from the current 40-cent-per-day limit. The soybean trad-ing limit will go from 70 cents perbushel to $1 per bushel. These limitswill remain in place until they arerecalculated for Nov. 1.

OUTLOOK: Planting weather willtake over as a focal point for corn pricedirection. Any perceived delays willprovide a reason to keep futures pricesover $5 per bushel, but are we in a diresituation? That answer would be no,but perception is reality. Currentdemand from exports, feed and fuelwill provide underlying support untilthe trade is more confident aboutplanting weather and acreage. Don’tget lulled into complacency once plant-

ing kicks into high gear.SOYBEANS — July soybeans eased

lower through most of the week onfunding selling after setting a new con-tract high the previous week, butoption expiration at the end of theweek was the saving grace that cut theweekly loss to just 8 cents, set-tling at $14.94 1/4 perbushel. The Novembercontract managed toeke out a half-cent gainfor the week at $12.393/4 per bushel.

There continues to bethe same old talk aboutcancellations, diversionsand delays of Chinese beanshipments out of South America andabout South American beans headedto the United States. At least a coupleof South American bean shipmentsoriginally destined for China arereportedly now en route to Mobile,Ala., where they will be railed to asoutheast crusher. Another vessel isreportedly headed to Wilmington, Va.,for discharge. Canadian beans are alsocoming into the United States. All ofthese imports are needed for the bal-ance sheet to work. The USDA hastotal bean imports at a record 65 mil-lion bushels and this may be too low.

China’s customs report indicatesthey imported 4.6 milliom mt of soy-beans in March, up from 3.8 mmt lastyear in March. Of the total, 80 percentoriginated from the United States and20 percent from Brazil. Their importsfrom October to March are 32.97 mmt.To hit the USDA import projection of69 mmt, China needs to import 6 mmtper month for the remaining 6 monthsof the marketing year. Considering thecurrent scenario, the USDA importestimate for China may be too high.

Weekly sales edged toward net nega-tive with old crop sales essentially zeroand new crop a disappointing 4.3 mil-lion bushels. However, keep in mindthat old crop sales commitments of1.639 billion bushels surpasses theUSDA’s export forecast of 1.58 billionbushels. The market still has work to

do on reducing usage.Three non-JapaneseMarubeni employeeswere detained inChina on tax evasion

accusations. This comeson talk of defaults onMarubeni bean boats

by Chinese buyers.OUTLOOK: Cutting to

the chase, funds were sellers the major-ity of the week as the market dealt withthe chaos of what shipments from SouthAmerica were being resold into theUnited States or various other destina-tions, and the tight credit situation inChina that is leaving some vesselsstranded. For new crop beans, if cornplanting experiences further delays,talk will favor more bean acres at theexpense of corn acres. Be watchful thatthe market is working out the tightdomestic situation.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes forthe week ending April 25: All the Julywheats were higher with Chicago up 91/4 cents, Minneapolis up 9 3/4 andKansas City 14 1/2 cents higher. Junecrude oil fell $2.77 to $100.60, ultra-low-sulfur diesel dropped 2 cents, gaso-line was up 1⁄4 cent and natural gasdeclined 9 1⁄2 cents. The next USDAcrop report will be released at 11 a.m.CT, May 9.

This material has been prepared by asales or trading employee or agent ofCHS Hedging Inc. and should be con-sidered a solicitation. ❖

Soybean imports needed for the balance sheetsMARKETING

TEALE, from pg. 15fallen back about as fast as theyadvanced. At those highs, demand forpork found resistance as reflected inthe drop in pork product movement. Inessence the pork market priced itselfout of demand.

This was all due to the porcine epi-demic diarrhea virus which has cut thehog herd. By all standards this virus isstill a threat to liquidate the hog herdeven further. Like all commodity mar-kets, the price determines the demand.If the price of pork gets too high theresult is the decrease in demand andprices fall as we have witnessed over

the past several weeks.The possibility of the market making

another advance is entirely possiblesince hog numbers will be depressedfor several months, and summer sea-sonally is the high for hog prices. How-ever, the possibility that the higherlevels of the pork cut will bring thesame resistance to the higher pricesand slow, if not stop, the advance onceagain.

Despite the potential for a reboundin prices, producers should stay cog-nizant of the market conditions, andprotect inventories as warranted. ❖

PEDv still a threat to herd

KRIENER, from pg. 15variability and a large volume ofclaims in 2013, it’s easy to missreporting a soybean or corn unit thatdidn’t have a 2013 claim.

Have your insurance agent createnew units for added land so you don’tmiss reporting these acres. Otherimportant crop insurance deadlines youdon’t want to forget are the final plantdates. Those dates are corn (grain) May31, corn (silage) June 5, and soybeansJune 10. Mark your calendars.

Don’t rush things. It’s easy to rushinto planting but it’s important thatyou don’t jump the gun. With the longwinter behind us we are all eager toget in the field. Mistakes made duringcrop establishment are usually irre-versible, and can put a “ceiling” on acrop’s yield potential before the plantshave even emerged. Avoid early plant-ing on poorly drained soils or thosesubject to ponding.

Yield reductions resulting from“mudding the seed in” are often muchgreater than those resulting from aslight planting delay. Before takingyour machinery to the field, expertssuggest doing the “ball test.” Grab ahandful of soil and mold it in yourhand. If it sticks together as a ball, thesoil is too wet for field operations.Don’t only take soil from the surface;also take some soil from a foot deep orso. It may be impractical to wait untilthe entire field is fit, but at least check

that 80 to 90 percent of the field isready before starting field work. Youwant to make sure your crop gets a goodstart so it can finish strong.

Keep in mind your grain marketingplan. Continue working on your 2014and 2015 marketing plans. By continu-ally reassessing your break-evenpoints and profitability levels, this willhelp you make the right marketingmoves for your operation.

If you’re struggling with your planremember that a good commodity bro-ker or margin manager will help youstay flexible with your decisions andkeep you aware of all the risk manage-ment alternatives so you can be proac-tive with your marketing when theopportunity presents itself. If you don’tcurrently have a marketing plan inplace it’s never too late to get started.

Farming is just like being part of a com-petitive sports team. In order to be suc-cessful we need to put in hard work, havea solid game plan, adjust that plan if thegame isn’t going our way and trust ourteammates. When we put all the rightingredients together, good things happen.I wish you all a safe and successfulspring.

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Over the next few months, Iwill analyze the many choicesthat producers and landownerswill need to make for enroll-ment in the new Farm ServiceAgency farm programs laterthis year. This column will focuson the decision surrounding theallowable reallocation of cropbase acres.

The 2014 farm bill will givefarm owners and producers anopportunity to make severalone-time choices regardingtheir FSA farm programenrollment for 2014-18.These choices will includedecisions on reallocatingcrop base acres, updating farm pro-gram payment yields and whether toenroll a FSA farm unit in Price LossCoverage or the Ag Risk Coverage pro-gram.

Sign-up for reallocating crop baseacreage, and updating farm programpayment yields will likely start by late-summer at local U.S. Department ofAgriculture FSA offices, while sign-upfor the various farm program choiceswill likely not occur until later this fall.

All FSA farm program payments forboth the PLC and the ARC will be cal-culated on allocated crop base acres fora given FSA farm unit, rather than onyear-to-year planted crop acres on thatfarm unit. Producers will be given aone-time opportunity to reallocate cropbase acres on a given FSA farm unit,based on average planted acres from2009-12, or they can choose to continuewith the current crop base acres thatexisted under the last farm bill. Totalcrop base acres on a FSA farm unit inthe new farm program cannot exceedthe total current crop base acres thatexisted in 2013.

The option to update crop base acresmay be an opportunity for producers toincrease corn and soybean base acreson farm units that previously had lowbase acres for those crops. There are norestrictions on what crop mix isplanted in a given year (2014-18) onthe FSA crop base acres, and theplanted acreage will have no impact onthe potential farm program paymentsunder either the PLC or ARC optionfrom 2014 to 2018.Base acre examples (from tableabove)

Example Farm 1: This example hasan existing total crop base acreage of100 acres, with 50 acres of corn baseand 50 acres of soybean base. The aver-age planted acreage from 2009-12 was

75 acres of corn and25 acres of soy-

beans, resulting in a“weighted acreage percentage” of 0.75for corn and 0.25 for soybeans. Thereallocated base acres would be 75acres of corn base and 25 acres of soy-bean base. There would be a choice ofkeeping the existing crop base acres, orupdating to the reallocated crop baseacres.

Example Farm 2: This example hasan existing total crop base acreage of100 acres, with 50 acres of corn baseand 50 acres of soybean base. The aver-age planted acreage from 2009-12 was80 acres of corn and 40 acres of soy-beans, for a total of 120 planted acres,resulting in a “weighted acreage per-centage” of 0.67 for corn and 0.33 forsoybeans. The reallocated base acreswould be 67 acres of corn base and 33acres of soybean base, or a total of 100crop base acres, rather than the 120average planted acres (2009-12). Thetotal reallocated base acres cannotexceed the total existing crop baseacres (2013). There would be a choice ofkeeping the existing crop base acres, orupdating to the reallocated crop baseacres.

Example Farm 3: This example hasan existing total crop base acreage of100 acres, with 50 acres of corn base,35 acres of soybean base and 15 acresof wheat base. The average plantedacreage from 2009-12 was 60 acres ofcorn and 40 acres of soybeans, with nowheat being planted, resulting in a“weighted acreage percentage” of 0.60for corn and 0.40 for soybeans. Thereallocated base acres would be 60acres of corn base, 40 acres of soybeanbase and zero wheat base. There wouldbe a choice of keeping the existing cropbase acres, or updating to the reallo-cated crop base acres.

Note: These are three relatively sim-ple crop base acre reallocation exam-ples, and obviously there will be many

more complicated situations that existin actual FSA farm unit situations.Hopefully, these examples will assistproducers and landowners in analyzingthe crop base acreage reallocation deci-sion on their own farm units. Morecomplex base acre situations mayrequire determinations by FSA officesregarding final base acre reallocationon a farm unit.Considerations regarding baseacre reallocation

• The base acre reallocation is a one-

time decision, and will affect potentialFSA farm program payments from2014-18.

• Crop base acre reallocation will bemade on the basis of FSA farm units,and decisions may vary from one farmunit to another farm unit.

• Crop base acre reallocation is avoluntary decision, and a “no decision”will result in crop base acres on farmunit remaining at the existing crop

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FARM PROGRAMS

By Kent Thiesse

See PROGRAMS, pg. 18

Base acre reallocation examplesExample farm 1 Example farm 2 Example farm 3Corn Soybeans Total Corn Soybeans Total Corn Soybeans Wheat Total

Current crop base acres 50 50 100 50 50 100 50 35 15 100Planted crop acres2009 100 0 100 80 40 120 60 40 0 1002010 0 100 100 80 40 120 60 40 0 1002011 100 0 100 80 40 120 60 40 0 1002012 100 0 100 80 40 120 60 40 0 1002009-12 averageplanted acres 75 25 100 80 40 120 60 40 0 100Weighted acreage % 0.75 0.25 0.67 0.33 0.60 0.40 0Allowable base acrereallocation 75 25 100 67 33 100 60 40 0 100

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PROGRAMS, from pg. 17base acres for 2013.

• Base acre adjust-ments will be made forConservation Reserve Program acresthat come back into production,according to the base acres that werereduced at the time of CRP enroll-ment.

• Prevented planted acres may becounted as planted acres in a givenyear for base acre reallocation, even ifa second crop was planted later; how-ever, it is not permissible to use cropacres for both crops in base acre deter-mination.

• Crop base acres will be used todetermine farm program payments forPLC, as well as for both the county-based and individual-based ARC,which are the options that will beavailable under the new farm bill.

• The reallocation of crop base acresdoes not affect what crops may beplanted on a given FSA farm unit inthe years from 2014-18.

• All farm program payments arecalculated on the basis of crop baseacres (2014-18), rather than onplanted acres in a given year, so a pro-ducer could receive a farm programpayment for a crop in a given year,even if they did not plant that crop onthat particular FSA farm unit.

• On rented farms, producers willneed to work with landowners regard-ing the best decision for base acre real-location, as landowners will need tosign the final decision at FSA offices.

• Base acre reallocation decisionswill stay with a FSA farm unit infuture years, through 2018, even ifthat farm unit is sold, or is rented toanother producer.

• If the total crop acreage on an FSAfarm unit is reduced in future years,the FSA crop base acreage will bereduced according to the percentagesutilized for the crop base acre realloca-tion in 2014.

• If there is an opportunity to reallo-cate crop base acres onan FSA farm unit,landowners and produc-

ers must determine which crop baseacres are most likely to have higherfarm program payments from 2014 to2018. In Midwestern states, the cur-rent price scenario tends to favor cornbase acres over other crop base acres.That scenario could change by thelater years of the farm bill.

• The crop base acre decision that ismade in 2014 on an FSA farm unitmay extend beyond the current farmbill (2014-18), and could possibly beused for future FSA farm programpayment determinations beyond 2018.Bottom line

During the next few months, produc-ers and landowners should review thecurrent crop base acres on existingFSA farm units, and compare that towhat reallocated crop base acres maylook like, as determined by actualplanted crop acres on that farm unitfrom 2009-12. If a farm unit had pre-vented-planted acres during those fouryears, or has CRP acreage returning toproduction, the base acre reallocationcalculations become a bit more compli-cated.

The landowners and producersshould also begin to analyze potentialfarm program payments on a farmunit for different crops, under both thePLC and ARC options, with the vari-ous crop base acre options. In somecases, the crop base acre decision willbe fairly straight-forward, while inother situations the decision will bemuch more complex and difficult tomake.

FSA offices will be providing officialinformation and details on reallocationof crop base acres in the comingweeks.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm pro-grams analyst and a vice president atMinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn.He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 [email protected]. ❖

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This column was writtenfor the marketing week end-ing April 25.

While last week’s rally incash cheese prices reversedthis week, dairy industryeyes were on two key U.S.Department of Agriculturereports.

The USDA’s preliminarydata issued in its latest MilkProduction report, showsMarch milk production inthe top 23 dairy produc-ing states at 16.7 billionpounds, up 1.1 percentfrom March 2013. The 50-state total, at17.8 billion pounds, was up 0.9 percent.Revisions reduced 18 million poundsfrom February’s original 23-dairy stateestimate, now reported at 14.9 billionpounds, up 1.3 percent from a year ago.

First quarter 2014 milk outputtotaled 51.1 billion pounds, up 1 per-cent from the same period last year.Cow numbers in the quarter totaled9.22 million head.

March cow numbers in the top 23dairy states, at 8.51 million head, weredown 1,000 head from February. Year-ago data was not available due to thesequester. March output per cow in thetop 23 dairy states averaged 1,959pounds.

California was up 3.7 percent, Wis-consin was down 1.6 percent. New Yorkwas unchanged; Idaho, up 1.7 percent;Pennsylvania, up 0.3 percent; and Min-nesota was down 3.8 percent.

Other states of interest: Michiganwas up 0.3 percent; New Mexico, down0.1 percent; South Dakota, up 1.8 per-cent; Texas, up 6.4 percent; and Wash-ington was up 3.5 percent.

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The Milk Production report wasviewed as neutral to dairy markets,

according to FC Stone mar-ket analyst Ryan Cox. Writ-ing in his Insider OpeningBell, Cox said, “people antic-ipate more production in theMidwest, which has beenlagging while the WestCoast has seen strong pro-duction.” He said the MarchCold Storage report will givemarket participants moredata on inventories.

HighGround Dairy’s EricMeyer agrees to thereport’s neutrality butadds that record-high

milk prices in the firstquarter did little to stimulate on-farmproduction in the United States. Janu-ary-to-March 2014 milk output onlymanaged to increase 1 percent versusthe previous year, driven almost exclu-sively by inflated milk per cow volumesin western states. Unfortunately, due tozero growth in Q1 2013, productionincreased just 1 percent in Q1 over thepast two years — certainly not themakings of a strengthening supplyinfrastructure. Lingering extremedomestic commodity prices led us tobelieve this month’s report would beunderwhelming and it did not surprise.

“The U.S. milking herd still has a longway to go before getting healthy again,”he said. “Without strong herd growthand a lot of luck from Mother Nature, wefind it hard to believe U.S. milk produc-tion will increase by nearly 3.7 percentJuly to December 2014, as USDA is pre-dicting in their latest forecast.”

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The second report this week was pre-liminary data from the USDA’s MarchCold Storage report issued Tuesday. Itpegged U.S. butter stocks at 178.35million pounds on March 31, up 15.2million pounds or 9 percent from Feb-ruary 2014, but down 76.64 million

pounds or 30 percent from March 2013.American-type cheese, at 631.03 mil-

lion pounds, was up just 2.35 millionpounds, virtually unchanged from Feb-ruary, but 53.63 million pounds or 8percent below a year ago. The totalcheese inventory stood at 1.01 billionpounds, again virtually unchangedfrom February, but 94.93 millionpounds or 9 percent below a year ago.

HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyercalled the report “Neutral vs. today’sexpectations,” but “bullish on thedeferred months,” and said the reportgoes a long way to explain why recordprices persisted throughout the firstquarter and into April. Americancheese stocks posted the sharpestdecline (on a percentage basis) versusthe previous year since February 2008(minus-8.7 percent) and when lookingat total cheese, the year-over-year dropis the steepest since November 2001(minus-9.3 percent).

“Those are hard facts to ignore,”Meyer said, but, “monthly inventorygrowth between February and March isa somewhat promising sign that thesituation is not as dire as some had

imagined. We believe this makes theU.S. cheese market susceptible to aseasonal correction due to the North-ern Hemisphere’s “spring flush” andcompetition with declining interna-tional prices. But the lack of cheeseinventory growth from last Novem-ber’s low has us concerned that with-out a major spike in milk production(particularly in cheese-producingregions) prices could make another leghigher later this summer.

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Meanwhile, cash Cheddar blockcheese price closed Friday at $2.21 perpound, down 7 cents on the week butstill 35 cents above a year ago. Thebarrels rolled to $2.18, down 7.75cents on the week but 49.5 cents abovea year ago. Seven cars of block andtwo of barrel traded hands on theweek. The lagging U.S. averageNational Dairy Products Sales Reportsurveyed block price lost 5.5 cents,dipping to $2.3605/lb., while the bar-rels averaged $2.2817, down 6.2 cents.

Cheese production is steady to build-ing slowly in many parts of the coun-try, according to the USDA’s DairyMarket News. Cheese stocks are ade-quate to fill current orders with someplants looking to build inventories asmore milk becomes available. Domes-tic demand is described as good. TheForeign Agriculture Service reportedquota imports of cheese for January toFebruary totaled 22.3 million pounds,2.3 percent less than a year ago.

Cash butter closed Friday at

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MIELKE MARKETWEEKLY

By Lee Mielke

See MIELKE, pg. 20

The U.S. milking herdstill has a long way togo before gettinghealthy again.

— Eric Meyer

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MIELKE, from pg. 19$1.91/lb., up 2 cents on the week and22 cents above a year ago. Five carstraded hands on the week. NDPSRbutter averaged $1.9632, down 1.6cents.

The DMN reported that butterprices moved lower as domestic salesslowed and international price compe-tition increased for U.S. exports as theGDT market declined. The markettone is weakening followingEaster/Passover order completion.Production rates are mostly steady tolower, depending on regional creamsupplies and pricing. Domestic buyerinterest is weaker. Internationaldemand is mixed. The falling prices

have manufacturersmanaging inventoriesclosely. The FAS reportsbutter imports in February totaled 1.18million pounds, a 60.7 percent increasefrom a year ago.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk finishedFriday at $1.81, down 5.5 cents on theweek. NDPSR powder averaged $2.0110,up 1.2 cents, and dry whey averaged67.9 cents/lb., up 0.8 cent.

The USDA announced the May fed-eral order Class I base milk priceWednesday at a record high $24.47 perhundredweight, up 82 cents from April,a whopping $6.71 above May 2013, andequates to about $2.10 per gallon. Thefive-month Class I average now stands

at $23.05, up from$18.08 at this time a

year ago, and comparesto $16.73 in 2012, and $17.70 in 2011.

The two-week NDPSR-surveyed but-ter price used in the calculation was$1.9708/lb., up 14 cents from April.Nonfat dry milk averaged $2.0040,down 9.7 cents. Cheese averaged$2.3695, up 14.8 cents, and dry wheyaveraged 67.51 cents/lb., up 2.6 cents.

Farm milk production is trendingupward in some areas and downwardin others, according to the USDA’sweekly update. Milk production in Cal-ifornia and Arizona is steady todecreasing as the seasonal peak ispast. Dairy operations in the rest of thecountry are approaching the high pointfor this production year. Strongdemand was noted from bottling plantsserving large population centers earlyin the week as those operations stockedconsumer outlets ahead of the holidays.Contacts in other areas reported steadyto lower bottling interest. Cream salesinto ice cream facilities are active.

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The USDA’s latest Crop Progressreport shows 6 percent of the nation’scorn has been planted — up 3 percentfrom the previous week and up 2 per-cent from this time a year ago, but 8percent behind the five-year average asweather keeps farmers out of theirfields. Of the 18 states listed in thereport, which comprised 91 percent ofthe 2013 crop, 12 had seed in theground as of the week ending April 20,up from eight the previous week.

The report shows 9 percent of the cot-ton crop has been planted, up 1 percentfrom the week before, down 1 percentfrom a year ago, and 3 percent below thefive-year average. Of the 15 states listed,which comprised 98 percent of the 2013cotton crop, 10 show cotton planted.

Commercial disappearance of dairyproducts during 2013 totaled 192.7 bil-lion pounds, according to USDA data,down 0.2 percent from the same periodin 2012. Butter disappearance wasunchanged, American cheese was up1.6 percent; other cheese, up 1.8 per-cent; nonfat dry milk, down 59.6 per-cent; and fluid milk products weredown 2.3 percent.

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Cooperatives Working Togetheraccepted 15 requests for export assis-tance this week to sell 198,416 poundsof Cheddar cheese, 4.184 millionpounds of 82 percent butter and936,965 pounds of whole milk powder

to customers in Asia, Africa, the MiddleEast and North Africa. The productwill be delivered through Septemberand raised the CWT’s 2014 cheeseexports to 46.33 million pounds, 38.348million pounds of butter and 5.141 mil-lion pounds of whole milk powder to 33countries. These sales are the equiva-lent of 1.321 billion pounds of milk on amilkfat basis, well ahead of the year-to-date increase in U.S. milk productionthrough March of 565 million pounds.

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Speaking of exports, the U.S. DairyExport Council’s Alan Levitt, MarcBeck and Brad Gehrke write in theirlatest Global Dairy Market Outlookthat world dairy markets have turnedin the last eight to 10 weeks, withOceania milk powder and butter pricesdown around 15 percent and Europeanprices down 5 to 10 percent comparedwith their mid-February peak.

Oceania whole milk powder pricesare the lowest in more than a year.Supply shortages have eased, a combi-nation of strong production out ofOceania and Europe, and a break inChina’s ravenous appetite. Since lastAugust, milk production in the EU-28and New Zealand is up almost 5 per-cent from the prior year, an additional620,000 tons of milk per month.

In the first quarter of the year, Chinaimported 564,000 tons of milk powder,cheese, butterfat and whey, up 58 per-cent from the prior year. This massivevolume of imports absorbed the growingworld supply. But they’ve pushed them-selves away from the table in April.

In China and elsewhere, buyers haveshort-term needs covered. With pricesfalling, many are willing and able towait until the market stabilizes beforeextending coverage.

We believe recent declines represent amarket correction, rather than a shiftinto a bear-market cycle. We look forprices to find support in the next monthor two. After a year of purchasing hand-to-mouth, buyers’ pipeline holdings arestill relatively low and they can’t holdout for long. We also expect the recentprice correction to bring more buyersback into the market who were drivenout by record prices. Meanwhile, Ocea-nia is heading into its off season, leavinga hole in world supply. U.S. production,too, is sluggish. Read more athttp://goo.gl/zrTMPp.

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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Indicating there’s still a lot ofwork to be done, CongressmanCollin Peterson, 24 years repre-senting Minnesota’s largelyrural western Minnesota dis-trict, announced on March 17that he is now seeking his 13thterm in Congress. Likelyfavored to repeat, even in this Novem-ber election when Democrat incum-bents are likely to get roughed up a bit,he’s not bashful about trashing bothTea Party Republicans and extremeleft Democrats. He doubts Democratswill take the U.S. House this year.

If he wins he will continue to workwith Republicans on issues that heconsiders not to be partisan, andissues relating to U.S. agriculture usu-ally fall into that category, he said.

Q: After 12 terms and 24 years inCongress, why are you a candidateagain?

Peterson: There’s still a lot of work tobe done. Yes, we finally got a farm billpassed but now the implementationprocess begins. And that is often moreimportant that getting the bill passedbecause, as we all know, the devil is inthe details of virtually all legislation. Inthe 2008 farm bill some of the items Igot into that bill, especially in theenergy issue, but the time they got donewith the rules it was completely oppo-site of what I had intended. That wasthe time the environmentalists gotmore of the ears of Congress.

I met with (USDA) Secretary (Tom)Vilsack for about an hour (March 14).We’ve set up a process for weekly ses-sions between my staff and his to assiston these details. But he has over 600 pro-visions to be implemented into this farmbill. His hope is to have them done by theend of this year but I can tell you todaythey are not going to get them all done.

Q: Perhaps a good example is ourlocal Farm Service Agency office.Those staff people at this stage aresimply bewildered because farm-ers are asking questions; theydon’t yet have information andhave nothing to tell them aboutthe details of the farm bill.

Peterson: That is one good exampleof the complexity of this legislation.But already there are other big issues.The railroad car issue with oil now dis-placing grain. We’ve got to get the high-way bill done. There’s just a lot of workto be done. I’ve had three to four weeksoff after getting the farm bill done. I’mkind of back to normal. I’m feeling

recharged again ...I’m not ready to siton the dock and lookat the lake. I’ve gotsome clout on bothsides of the aisle,especially in agri-culture, and I think Ican bring that to bearso that it’s good both for

my district and the country.Q: My coffee friends are asking

why don’t you get some work done?Peterson: (Said jokingly) Why don’t

the voters elect some people who want toget work done? What’s happened is thatcongressional districts have been so ger-rymandered (reassigned borders) thatmost of the voters in a given district nowrepresent mostly one party or the other.When this happens these districts getpolarized to the right, or to the left. Com-promise seems to disappear. Then wehave talk radio and the various so-callednews channels which often express theirown political leanings. We’ve made someprogress ... getting the budget and thefarm bill done.We’ve raised the debt ceil-ing. So hopefully we can build on thatbut the reality is that there are a bunchof people who come to Washington anddon’t want to get anything done.

Q: What was the “trigger point”that finally got the farm bill com-pleted?

Peterson: Basically two things werehanging it up. The dairy issue was oneand we seemingly had support of thedairy industry and the four major farmgroups but (Republican House LeaderJohn) Boehner was supporting the posi-tion of the dairy processors. Things weregoing along smoothly, or so we thought.

When he appointed the conferees itwas such that he could outvote me 12to 11. One of his votes was a Democratso I went to (Minority House LeaderNancy) Pelosi and had her take thisDemocrat off the conference commit-tee. I could then outvote him 12 to 11.When he realized that situationBoehner went to Frank Lucas (Houseag committee chairman) and toldLucas that he wouldn’t let the bill comeup. So I went to Boehner and said,“Look, we’ve got to get this thing doneso we came up with another way todeal with the dairy issue. I’m not cer-tain if it’s going to work but we OK’d it.

The other hang-up was payment lim-itations. It wasn’t so visible but behindthe scenes that issue had mileage. Ihad to work lots of strategies, espe-cially with the southern contingent inCongress. I understand those guys.

They do have different thoughtsabout what a farm bill should bedoing. I went to (Debbie)Stabenow (Senate ag commit-tee chairman) to get her tounderstand what needed to bedone; the same with Chair-man Lucas. Lots of phonetime with both those folks and

finally on Saturday night before thevote I got Stabenow to move on it.

Then I called Lucas. He was at a bas-ketball game. Afterwards he called meback and said he agreed to the changeand that was the final thing thatbrought the farm bill up for vote.Meanwhile I did some telephone timewith Sen. Patrick Leahy to iron outsome differences he had with the bill.

But the problem remains with thenew dairy bill that if we get into anoversupply situation the dairy farm-ers are going to be protected from acollapse of the market.

The U.S. Department of Agriculturewill be buying up the excess to use asfood donations for food shelf and othernational food aid programs. If over-production happens, the margininsurance that dairy farmers cansign-up for will only apply to theirtwo-year production base. It mostlikely might need some tweaking onceit gets into application.

Q: This new farm bill is a five-year bill up to 2019. What then?

Gearing up for another term, Peterson looks ahead, behind

Collin Peterson

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PETERSON, from pg. 21Peterson: We kept the permanent law for agri-

culture. If we can’t come up with a new coalition toget something done, the process will likely beextending the current bill, much like we did thispast year because they won’t want to go to perma-nent law which automatically props agriculturalprices, especially milk, to much higher levels. Sothis might be a 10-year farm bill, and we can livewith that. It’s not perfect but given with what wewere dealing with it’s a pretty good outcome.

Yes, it totaled 959 pages as you reported in your mag-azine. The five-year price tag is $489 billion. The nutri-tion program accounts for $371 billion or about 76 per-cent of the total cost. But frankly we couldn’t havepassed a new farm bill without the inclusion of thisnutrition package ... and that’s basically because 90percent of today’s Congress is outside of agriculture.

And for these members of Congress it’s not justfood stamps; it’s school lunch; it’s money for the foodshelf program; it’s food aid for the elderly; it’s feedingthe hungry within the “inner city” ghetto areas, etc.Sure there are some abuses generally at the stateand local levels where they’ve permitted eligibilitybelow the criteria standards. So a number of stateshave now qualified families and individuals for foodstamps anyway, and you and I are paying for it.

Q: Years back you were a state senator in theMinnesota Legislature. How do you comparethe two environments?

Peterson: I’ve been away so long from our stategovernment but some of what I hear is that what isaffecting us in Washington on getting things done isalso happening now in state governments. I doubt

that it’s as bad as Washington but remember ourMinnesota state government got shut down for a fewdays last year when it suddenly ran out of money.

Compared to some other states I believe Minnesotastate government functions pretty well. But it allboils down to the new politics of today’s society ...cable news, talking anchors,Twitter, Facebook, etc. Every-one is an expert these days andhalf the time they don’t knowwhat they’re talking about.

Q: Wolf hunting is againan issue in Minnesota. Dothese things sometimesbecome issues within Con-gress, too?

Peterson: Very definitely.I’ve been pushing wolf huntingbecause I’m in favor of it. Thisis not just a Minnesota issue,but also in Michigan, Montanaand elsewhere. Early on it was the federal govern-ment that wouldn’t allow a state to have a season.

But I, (Sen. Amy) Klobuchar and the Montana del-egation got on that to be a state issue and soon itwas. Even in the farm bill in the conservation sectionwe have written in the protection of wildlife as wellas water quality and other conservation issues.

Q: So in view of the relative prosperity offarming the past several years, why do weneed a farm bill?

Peterson: I get that often and I simply respondthat low prices will get you high prices and prettysoon high prices will get you low prices. So thisuncertainty of income is partly the protection thatcrop insurance provides. We’re in the moderationcycle right now and some farmers soon won’t be

making money.If everyone had been totally responsible and

banked some of their new money rather than invest-ing in more land and machinery, they could betterwiggle through these cycles. But you know how peo-ple are, farmers included. They don’t want to pay

more taxes so they used theirnew wealth for new equipmentto cash in on the first-yeardepreciation allowances.

Q: Some economists arepredicting net income for2014 to be upwards of 25 per-cent below 2013 net income.Is the farm bill providingsome protection against thisdownfall?

Peterson: All the inputs costsof agriculture have risen signifi-cantly. So yes, crop insurance isa strategy to lessen the financial

hurt. But people have to understand the high costs ofgetting into farming these days. Bankers won’t workwith “wannabee” farmers without this safety net ofcrop insurance. It’s this crop insurance program thatmakes bankers willing to work with startup farmers,too. The average person living in town or the city hasno concept of the capital needs of farming these days.

Q: Why didn’t Country of Origin Labeling getincluded in the new farm bill?

Peterson: Because there was no resolution as towhat would be a working solution. We’re workingwith current WTO (World Trade Organization) rul-ings but no one has resolved the issue of what willmake Country of Origin work. This one takes someinternational compromising.

If people had come to us saying “if you do this, itwill work.” But because we never got to the point ofknowing what the resolution would be, it never gotdealt with in this farm bill. Once that resolutionhappens, we potentially will try to do Country of Ori-gin legislation separately from the farm bill.

Part of the problem is that we have an integratedmarketplace with Mexico and Canada. So if pigs arefarrowed in Canada but finished in the UnitedStates, would the label have to state that “dual-ori-gin” status? So could the label in fact read a productof both U.S. and Canada?

I think multiple labels could work, at least as astarting point. Also pigs born in Canada butprocessed down here, would the packing house haveto shut down the line temporarily because of achange of origin of the next kill?

Q: Is E15 fuel going to happen? Why isn’t ithappening?

Peterson: EPA (Environmental ProtectionAgency) is hung up on this issue. I think we’ll be get-ting some relief. But trust me, there are two sides tothis renewable fuels issue and lots of money is feed-ing the challenges. I don’t think we’ll get them toback off on their proposed reduction in the Renew-able Fuels Standards for ethanol but I believe they’llsoon have a ruling we can live with for the protectionof our own ethanol industry. ❖

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With 956 pages, 12 titles andover 460 provisions in the farmbill, it’s little wonder thatFarm Service Agency offices,farm insurance firms, aglenders and farmers are wait-ing, and waiting.

As is said about governmentlegislation, the devil is in the detailsand never more so than with the Agri-cultural Act of 2014. Folks who spendtime digesting thedetails are equallyupset with the snail’space.

“They just won’t getall these provisionsironed out this year,”said Dave Ladd, a pro-fessional “dig-out-the-facts” guy who makesregular trips to Wash-ington, D.C., to keep hisclients informed. “Idon’t know if they’llever get this one unrav-eled. Getting it passedwas a long journey fullof mine fields. Now get-ting it implemented isgoing to take some time.The USDA says by theend of this year. I say that is too ambi-tious.

“They’ll take pieces of it and iron outthe details piecemeal ... like the animaldisaster program which I understandis now fully implemented. But with thecommodity payment provisions, pro-ducers are getting anxious about hav-ing to make decisions on their 2014crop. Right now FSA offices have zerodetails. I think when they start signing

up we’ll see a geographic divi-sion, so to speak, based onregional crop production.

“You have the southern cot-ton and rice guys on theiragenda. And then we centraland northern plains producerswith our corn, soybeans andwheat issues. I wouldn’t besurprised if we see a propor-

tional sign-up with heavier participa-tion in one area for one type of mecha-nism and then heavier in the other for

different reasons. Pro-ducers are going towork with their lendersclosely to see what bestfits their individualoperations. There’s defi-nitely no ‘one-size-fits-all’ going forward withthis bill.”

He’s not concernedthis will be the lastfarm bill despite thegrowing minority ofinfluence sitting in thehalls of Congress. Buthe does see a shift inthe urban-rural coali-tion as evidence by thenutrition title, the com-modity title and otherselected provisions. “But

when I started seeing that splitting inthe House on the commodity title andthe nutrition title, I became aware thatmaybe future compromises might bemore difficult. It makes me wonderhow long will some of those memorieslinger.”

So how might Election 2014 affectfuture positioning of agriculture inWashington, D.C.? Ladd diffused thatquestion by suggesting it’s likely to bemore rural America, rural dynamics,

rural development and energy thatmight be struggling for identity. “Forexample the final ruling on the RFS(Renewable Fuels Standard) is duewith a final ruling this June; EPA(Environmental Protection Agency)has its policy on navigable waters andwhat direction Congress will run with

this huge issue. There will be a host ofother issues aside from the farm billthat I think we’ll see highlighted inthis ‘even number’ year,” Ladd said.

Ladd was interviewed at the Day onthe Hill for Minnesota co-ops in St.Paul on April 2. ❖

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Because he was an eight-yearstate representative, Paul Kohls,now with AgStar Financial Ser-vices, is OK discussing MinnesotaLegislative activities — or lackthereof. Kohls was one of eightteam leaders at the April 2 Day onthe Hill for the Minnesota Coopera-tive Network.

In an interview, Kohls retraced his political curios-ity which eventually led to his candidacy and elec-tion as a state representative. “As a senior in highschool I attended my first GOP caucus. I got active inlocal politics, remained active through college andlaw school and eventually became a candidate. Ibelieve in a citizen-led legislature which meanselected officials should come and go. So after fourterms I went back into the private sector full time.”

With AgStar, Kohls serves as a general counselworking in legal areas of compliance, governmentaffairs and AgStar Board of Directors issues dealingwith governance issues. He definitely believes gov-ernment is overextending its regulatory function.

“There is a need for effective and appropriate regu-lation,” Kohl said. “But the challenge today is thatevery time something new gets layered on there areadditional costs, burdens and compliance for anorganization like AgStar. Ultimately those costs getpassed along to consumers.”

He feels the majority of organizations in Min-nesota are incredibly responsible “… but there is agrowing tendency to think government can regulateus out of every problem. The reality is that if some-one is intent to commit fraud in the business world,you’re not going to prevent that through regulation,”he said. “You may be able to catch it, but you’re notgoing to stop it. My biggest concern about the grow-ing regulatory umbrella being dumped on businessis the simple fact that ultimately the consumer paysthe bill.”

When Kohl served in the Minnesota House therewere a dozen or more active farmers as legislativemembers; today that count is only five. “It may be aninevitable decline but I think it presents a challenge.When there is a lack of any industry in the chambersof the state Legislature I think it is a concern. Ourcitizens are better served if we have a diversemakeup of our legislators.”

He suggests a larger concern is the repopulation ofMinnesota from farms and rural communities intourban areas or regional centers. “That means fewerlegislators are actually living in rural Minnesotaand that puts our rural communities at a challenge.Understanding the issues that are unique to ruralAmerica is a challenge,” Kohls said.

So how do we keep “rural Minnesota” alive andvibrant? Keeping a strong infrastructure is critical,he said. That includes roads, bridges and telecommu-nications capabilities such as rural broadband. “It’simportant that businesses in our rural communitiescan perform and provide their services just as effec-tively as the Twin Cities or other suburban area.

“Also I think our rural citizens, including our farm-ers, need to tell their stories. There are a lot of greatthings happening in rural Minnesota. People need totake the time to share their story because it’s a greatstory.”

He said some communities are seeing a return oftheir younger generation because they can comehome and now thanks to computer technology workfrom their country home even though their corporateheadquarters is elsewhere.

“I have a young lady who works for me who wasable to move back to her home community doing thesame job. She was so pleased about being able to‘move home’ and be truly engaged in the social andcommunity spirit of her own community. It’s easierto establish a role function in our smaller communi-ties and the positive impact of a small community onfamily life is so special.

“The people in the big cities, and most of ourelected officials here at the State Capitol don’t wit-ness this slice of rural Minnesota, yet it creates apositive image for our entire state,” Kohls said.

Speaking on behalf of the Cooperative Network,the marketing umbrella for both Minnesota andWisconsin co-ops, Kohls doesn’t sense any particu-lar “anti-co-op” sentiment. The ongoing consolida-tion trends of both production agriculture and agbusiness firms he admits at times creates tensionbut it’s mostly healthy marketplace tension whichis the nature of any competitive industry. “But Ithink there will continue to be a role for small co-ops, small elevators and small farms because theyprovide a different service. The rapidly expandinglocal food markets and food cooperatives are a goodexample.”

So if the “super cycle” of agriculture is now his-tory, what does that portend for the future ofAgStar? “That’s a reality that we do wrestle with.We’re very much aware of this slowdown. Thesevolatile markets have created new risks for ourfarmer clientele. Our role is to provide informationand service to help them every way we can. We sim-ply know this: When our clients are strong, AgStaris strong.”

Why the “warp speed” of this 2014 legislative ses-sion? “Partly because the legislature started lateand they’re hoping to get out early. I’m not opti-mistic they will get out early. Also the legislativeleadership had a lot on their plates when this ses-sion convened so they are pushing hard. Electionyear politics are under way. Yes, a record number ofproposed bills in its first month put a tremendouswork load on staff and lobbyists,” Kohls said. ❖

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5:00 PM - Farm Misc.6:00 PM - Hay & Straw

7:00 PM - LivestockSheep & Goats

2nd Wed. at 8:00 PMHOTOVEC

AUCTION CENTERN. Hwy. 15

Hutchinson, MN320-587-3347

www.hotovecauctions.com

WEEKLYAUCTION

Every Wednesday

Estate AuctionTractors - Collectible Farm Machinery

- Tractor Accessories - Antiques & CollectiblesSaturday, May 10, 2014. Starting 10:00 AM

Location: From Medford, Mn. Exit take west frontage road past McDonalds south 1/3 mile to Co.Rd. #12 (NW 66th St.) West approx. 6 miles to NW 85th Ave. North on gravel 3/4 mile. Watch forsigns day of auction.

Auctioneers Note: Sylvester had a passion for vintage tractors & machinery and most everythingto do with farming. The sheds are full of interesting items from the horse & buggy days to the 2cylinder JD's. If this is of interest to you do not miss this auction.

• There is a good chance we will split into 2 rings so come prepared.

Tractors: Oliver 1750 gas, over/under/direct, WF, 3pt., cab, fenders, rock box. John Deere 60 NF,w/clam shell fenders. John Deere 50, NF, (runs but needs a tune up). 1951 John Deere "A", NF. Plows: IHC 1 bottom-mech. lift on steel, IHC "Little Genius" 2 bottom-mech. lift on rubber,Cockshutt 2 bottom-mech. lift on rubber, David Bradley 2 bottom-mech. lift on rubber, Case 2bottom-mech. lift on rubber, IHC #16 - 3 bottom hyd. lift on rubber, IHC #8 - 3 slat bottom-mech. lifton rubber, Graham Hoeme chisel plow, Trash Rakes.Diggers: John Deere 8' & 10' mech. lift on rubber, John Deere 8' mech. lift on steel, 2-Dearborn 7'- 3pt.Cultivators: 2-John Deere 2 row front mount, John Deere 2 row quick-tach front mount, 2-Dearborn2 row 3pt.Misc: Machinery: M.M. 10' grain drill on steel, Case tandem wheel disc, David Bradley hayconditioner, JD #11 sickle mower, Oliver 83H 2 row corn picker, MF 4 row-3pt. Cultivator, 4" portableaugers w/ elec. motors, MN & IHC hay rakes on steel, 5 section spring tooth drag on cart, severalspike tooth drags w/eveners, David Bradley 2 wheel fert. spreader, steel wheel road grader, JD #78- 3pt. rear blade, V-snow plows for loader, fuel barrel on stand, several w/flare boxes & some w/hyd.& hand crank hoists, wagons w/hay racks, Ford 3pt. weeded, IMCO 3pt. 5' brush mower (needsblades), McKee 7' double auger 2 stage 3pt. snowblower w/hyd. spout, Stanhoist loader, 2 wheeltrailer, Tractor Accessories: complete factory JD 3pt. w/center link for 520-630, clam shell fenders(2 sets), round top fenders for lettered series JD 2 cyl., several sets of JD wheel wts., Oliver wheel& front wts., IHC wheel wts., several sets of JD "new generation" front wts., several JD wheelwrenches, several JD - PTO shields, several JD steps, block for JD "D", JD umbrella bracket, JD3pt. springs, JD rocker arms, misc. JD front cultivator parts, hyd. cyls., tractor tire chains, JDstarting wheels (long & short shaft), JD "new generation" 3pt. Center link, JD hand cultivator lift.Collectibles: hay loader, walking plow, cream separator on stand, tractor & machinery manuals, JD290 planter on factory steel, Wood Bros. 1 row corn picker, MN single tooth subsoiler on steel, JD#902 steel wheel wagon, JD #962 rubber tire wagon, several steel wheel wagons, hand crank wagonhoists, several steel wheels, 2 IHC corn shellers, NI corn sheller, implement seats, milk cans, dumprakes, JD-Kiefer dirt scraper, buzz saw blades, various size old saws, horse poles - eveners -harness, JD horse poles, shoveling boards for double box wagon, JD spring tooth on wheels,crocks, child's sled, railroad jacks, water pump jack, copper boilers, wheel garden cultivators, anvilw/cutting edge, rolls of planter checking wire, horse drag cart, platform scale, Surge milkers,various planter plates, metal & porcelain signs, child's bob sled, child's wagon (1930's), 100's ofimplement wrenches, wood cook stove moving dolly, many interesting items too numerous tomention.Misc.: Toro Wheelhorse 8-25 lawn mower, portable air compressor, floor jack, Knipco heater, chainhoist, hand tools, several old bicycles, traps, G.E. gas powered post hole digger w/augers, bob sled,wood snow fence, saddle & bridles, 26' alum. ext. ladder

Owner: Sylvester E. Dulas EstateYour Auctioneers: Jeff Kath lic. 74-14-002 Larry Born lic. 81-06

Owatonna, Mn. Waseca, Mn.Phone: 507-456-1651. Phone: 507-521-1316

– LOADING AVAILABLE THE DAY & DAY AFTER THE AUCTION –Usual Sale Terms: Cash or Bankable Check - Visa & Master Card • Not Responsible For Accidents • All Items "Sold As Is"

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310 H & S manure spreader,w/ top beater, tandem axle,w/ 40 bu ext., very nice,$7,900. 270 H & S manurespreader, good cond. $3,450.

(715)223-3664

CIH 690 disk ripper; 20' ro-tary hoe; Int'l 810 headw/Melroe pickup; hyd. lifthog wagon, 6x12; Clipperfanning mill. 507-524-3486

FOR SALE: '12 H & S HDwestern manure spreader,hyd. end gate, top beater,flotation tires, always shed-ded, like new cond,$14,900/OBO. FOR SALE:11.2x24" radial tires, 50%rubber, $375/pr. (651)345-3164

FOR SALE: '77 Ford 550backhoe, good general ap-pearance, engine needswork, priced down to$8,000. Contact Duane Hult-gren, 320-894-7523

FOR SALE: Great Plainsmounted drill-Solid Stand15, mulcher & hyd mark-ers, wide press wheels, lowacres, like new! $5,150; Ke-wanee Model 1010 flexingdisk, 18' w/hyd fold wings,low acres, very good,$4,600; JD 694AN planter &6R cultivator, 30", $850.00for both. Equipment al-ways shedded. (507) 426-7672

FOR SALE: Int'l 12R30”cult; also 1600 gal poly tank& pump; 3pt hitch category3; also 4 used 18.4x42 trac-tor tires, 35% tread. 320-543-6356

FOR SALE: JD 350, 7', 3 ptsickle mower; Ford 5000dsl tractor, 8 spd, WF, 3 pt;Case 230 baler; JD F145, 4btm plow; Farmall A trac-tor w/#30 corn sheller. 507-525-5556

FOR SALE: JD 7800,MFWD, 18.4x42 duals, 75%,new front tires, 7900 hrs,PQ, auto steer integrated,$59,900; '07 JD 3710 plow,$32,000; JD 435 rnd baler,$7,500. 320-510-0468

FOR SALE: Knowles 10tooth chisel, H&S 8 wheeltwin bi-fold rake, Deutz Al-lis 385 4R planter, no tillw/monitor. (715)946-3118

FOR SALE: NH 512 manurespreader, Artsway 450 feed-mill. 507-995-9676 or 507-854-3463

Great Plains 33 Ft #8333 2012 Series 8 Discovator/Finish-er Almost New Trade forSmaller.. Rhino 20 Ft#SR240 Flex Wing CutterShedded Real Nice. 319-347-6138 Can Deliver

Harms Mfg. Land Rollers,Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'-$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'-$14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'-$19,500. Any size available.715-296-2162

IH 574 gas tractor, w/2250ldr, 2 bkts; IH 303 combinew/bean & cornhead; JD 3pt. 2R planter, 71 units; 6'& 8' 3 pt. blades; hand cornshellers; JD 8W 14' disk;Ford 3 pt. field cults; JD148 & 158 ldrs; 3 pt. posthole driller; Land Pride 5' 3pt. tiller; JD Donohuetrlrs; new Tiger 20' tandemtrlr. Koestler Impl. 507-399-3006

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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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'04 Gehl 1085 chopper; 9' hayhead, 2R narrow cornhead,kernel processor, very nice,$17,500. 715-418-0483

(2) H&S TWM12 twin merg-ers. Both one owner, exc.shape & always shedded.Asking $36,000/ea. Also '06H&S 8' fluffer/tedderbought new. Asking $2,800.Please call for photos or in-fo. (715)296-6039

24 Ft Kent Discovator/Finisher Series 7 (No Welds)

Shedded Very Good. H&S 20Ft Big Bale Feeder OnWheels. J&M 350 Bu Wag-on/Truck Tires, Nice Unit.319-347-6138 Can Deliver

4960 JD tractor MFD, powershift, 8800 hrs, nice, $34,850.7720 JD Titan II combine,3100 hrs, $13,500. 6620 JDTitan II sidehill combine,3400 hrs, $15,975. 693 JDcornhead, $10,500. Call(715)772-4255

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‘10 JD 7230 Premium, MFWD, IVT, 650/65R38single rear tires, 540/65R28 front tires, rear wgts.,air seat, 741 self-leveling loader w/joystickcontrol, 885 hrs. ........................................$98,000

‘11 JD 7830, MFWD, 16-spd. power quad trans.,4 remotes, HD front axle, 380/90R50 duals,front wgts., 2950 hrs., Powertrain Warrantytill March 2015 or 4000 hrs. ....................$106,000

‘09 JD 8430, Powershift, 1300 front axle,380/90R50 duals, 380/85R34 single fronts,4 remotes, wgts., 5200 hrs. ....................$115,000

All of the above John Deere Tractors have justbeen through service program and are field ready.‘11 JD Gator TS 4X2, bed lift, 682 hrs.........$4,200‘11 JD 635F flexible platform ....................$21,500

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332507-381-1291

1409 Silver Street E.Mapleton, MN 56065

507-524-3726massopelectric.com

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

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

bearings, chains & pulleys

NEW DRYERSDELUX 10’ MODEL DP3015, LP/NG, 1 PH, W/MOISTURE LINK

USED DELUX DRYERSDELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 5030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 500 BPHDELUX 15’ MODEL DPX7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPH

USED DRYERSKANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PHBEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, DOUBLE BURNER

USED LEGS100’, 4000 BPH, 40 HP, 3 PH, DRIVE & MOTOR, GALVANIZED

- NEW BELT & CUPS60’, 3000 BPH, 10 HP, 3 PH, DRIVE & MOTOR, PAINTED

TRACTORSNew Farmall 31, MFD w/60”‘08 CIH 95, 2WD, cab- $29,500

‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucel tracks,1520 hrs. - Call

‘12 CIH Puma 130 CVT,320 hrs. - $96,500

‘09 CIH MX245, 1335 hrs.- $145,000

‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 550 hrs.‘09 CIH 385, 4-wheel, 950 hrs.

PLANTERS & TILLAGE‘08 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill,2500 acres - $79,500

CIH Tigermate 200, 441⁄2’,4 bar - $36,500

LOCAL TRADES LOCAL TRADES

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

Case IH and CNH Capital are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC Visit our Web Site at http://www.caseih.com

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 Scale

Sioux Equipment:• Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders• Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates• Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

JBM Equipment:• Feeder Wagons - Several Models• Self-locking Head Gates• Self-locking Bunk Feeders• Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders• Skid Feeders • BunkFeeders • Bale Wagons• Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales• Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders• Several Types of Bale Feeders

• Port-A-Hut Shelters (Many Sizes)• Bergman Cattle Feeders – Special Prices

• Lorenz Snowblowers – Special Prices

• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. -EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS NOW IN EFFECT!

• Sheep & Calf Feeders• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Mister Squeeze Cattle Chutes & Hd. Gates• Peck Grain Augers – Big Discounts• MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’• EZ Trail Wagons & Boxes• EZ Trail Bale Baskets, • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor• Parts for GT Tox-O-Wic Grain Dryers• Sitrex Wheel Rakes• Bale Baskets• SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks• (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns• R&C Poly Bale Feeders• Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks• Goat & Sheep Feeders• Mist Sprayers, gas or PTO• NEW ITEM! * 3 Pt. Fence Mowers*• Fainting goats & min. donkeys

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

FARM, HOME & CONSTRUCTIONOffice Location - 305 Adams Street

Hutchinson, MN 55350320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

• Grasshopper 227, 61” deck, 15 hrs., Demo• #620 Grasshopper Zero-Turn Mower,

48” powerfold deck, 140 hrs.!• Toro Z-Master 72” Zero-Turn, dsl., 590 hrs.• 6’ 3 pt. Reverse Tine Tiller• 15’ JD BWA Disc w/duals, Very Good• 9-shank Disc Chisel• Bale Baskets

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~

DR® POWER EQUIPMENT

Wanted to Buy:• Green Choppers• Hog & Cattle Scales• Good Smaller Manure Spreaders• Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders• Cattle Handling Equipment

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FOR SALE: 16 no-til coulters& brackets for JD 1700 cornplanter, $1,200. 651-248-9366

FOR SALE: JD 8R30” Maxi-merge planters: 1 JD 7000pull-type; 1 JD 7100, 3 pt.w/liq. fert; can plant soy-beans in 16R15” w/Kinzemeters, finger pu for corn,sunflowers, exc. cond.,ready to plant; frt mnt, liqtank & pump for Case trac-tors. 218-784-8018

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FOR SALE: IHC 955 verticalfold planter, 12x30”, mark-ers, early riser populationmonitor, Yetter residuemanagers, 2x2 tubes, extraset of drums, $7,500. NYB80' pickup sprayer & ChevyHeavy Duty pickup, foammarkers, auto rate con-troller, Honda engine, newengine in pickup, $5,500.701-640-4697

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FOR SALE: Ford 901 dieselw/7-11 loader, 3237 hrs, newtires, seat, steering wheel,good chore or collectortractor w/ owner's manu-als, $4,950. 507-250-0452

FOR SALE: JD 4020D, 3ptcab, frt wgts, Farmall BBrillon cart drag, Bradymixer mill 550 Hydro. (715)443-2856

FOR SALE: JD 5083E,MFWD, cab tractor, 335 hrsw/ 563 SL ldr, bucket inter-changes w/ skidsteer at-tachments, very clean,$41,500. 507-526-5671

FOR SALE: White 2-105 latemodel, 5,400 hrs, 14.9x38tires & duals, no heavytillage, always shedded.320-766-8476

IH 856 w/2350 CIH loader,very good cond., $11,000.507-359-1821

JD 9200, 4WD, 3 pt. hitch, 4hyd., nice tractor, $65,000;JD 843 cornhead, rebuilt,$7,000; 220 bean head,$2,000; IH 7000, 8x18 OLHplow, $6,000. 507-330-3945Owner Retired.

John Deere R, 1949, restored,good condition, rebuiltstarting pony. 320-267-1076

Kubota 5580 dsl w/ M1410 ldr,cab, snowblower, grapplefork, 1300 act hrs, shuttletrans, always shedded,$37,500/OBO. IHC 415 culti-packer, 16', new cond,$7,850. 507-760-8132

Mechanic Special: JD 4960MFWD, $30,000. 715-977-1802

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

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'89 JD 9400 combine, 2,676sep hrs., excellent condi-tion, $28,000; JD 843 corn-head, 8R30", very straight,clean, $7,500. 715-296-2162

FOR SALE: '08 JD 600C Se-ries CH, SNH0612CX725872,12R20”, hyd deck plates,also, hookup for IH com-bines, used very little, likenew, retiring, $62,000. 507-823-4642

FOR SALE: CIH 2206 corn-head, hyd. deck plates,plastic snouts, low acres,very nice. 507-530-8875

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16 JD single disc fertilizeropeners, from 1770 planter,$375 per unit, excellent con-dition. (612)221-4389

9200 New Idea 4R planter,full no till, dry fert, crossauger, monitor, precisionmeters, insecticide, opera-tor & parts manual. in goodcond, $4,500. 920-988-4342

Fanning mill w/screens, elec-tric motor; MM grain drill,12'; JD riding lawn mower,42”. 507-787-2321

FOR SALE: 16 Yetter sharktooth screw adjust rowcleaners for Case planter,$125 per row or $1,800 allcleaners. 320-808-7981 or320-732-3361

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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

JD 1250 corn planter, 6R30”;JD 6R30” cultivator; 4wheel trailer, flair box &hoist; 21' anhydrous appli-cator. 507-319-7056 after 7pm call 507-726-2786

JD 7000, 4RW planter w/DF,H, I, nice; NH 273 SuperSweep baler w/thrower,nice; JD 16A flail chopper,7', good machine; '75 IHC784 tractor. 320-864-4583 or320-779-4583

JD 7200 6R dry, minimumtill. 7200 6R liq vacuumminimum till. JD 4640 MFDquad, 42 rubber. JD 70008RN, liq, JD 7000 8RW fold-ing. JD 4320, JD 7000 12Rstraight bar, liq. JD 4440cab (needs tranny work).JD 960 24'/30' digger. CaseIH 4800 24' digger. JD 980Deutz 24' digger. JD 8960sharp. JD 4630 quad. DeutzDX 140. Int'l 1066 sharp,new eng Krause 4800 9 shkchisel plow. (612)859-1089

JD 9300 20' press drill w/markers, $2,750; JD 7800MFW tractor, PQ, 3pt,18.4x42, $43,500; JD 567round baler, $7,450; Skid-loader post hole auger, 9” &12” bits, $1,950; hyd auger,12” bit, bucket mount,$1,500; (10) 24' five ply 2x8posts, $135/ea; also have 14other 16'-26' laminatedposts, Call. 320-769-2756

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

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'07 7730 JD tractor, 177hp,MFD, IVT trans., low hrs &sharp, $99,500. (715)572-1234

'96 Agco 9675 FWA, 4,400hrs., $47,500. 507-381-5781

4850 JD MFD, needs transrebuilt, $13,900. (715)223-3664

Deutz 130-06 cab, exc tires,$8,500; Leyland 384, $2,800.(715)223-5483

FOR SALE: '11 JD 7330MFD, 16 spd, PQ, 2 hyds,front fenders, buddy seat,like new, only 410 hrs., 1owner, retiring, $82,500OBO. 507-223-5279 or 507-828-8951

FOR SALE: '99 JD 8400T,24” tracks, auto steerready. 507-340-2937

FOR SALE: 1952 A JDTractor Recently over-hauled. W/ Paulson Load-er & snow bucket, $2,000Firm. Home made truckbox 2 wheel Trailer withstock Rack & top. $300.(320) 579-0003

FOR SALE: 20.8x38 bias plytractor tires, 8 ply, 30%tread, no brakes, notweather checked, exc cond,$250/ea. 320-444-0562

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EQUIPMENT

MISCELLANEOUS

JUST IN‘03 JD 8220, MFWD, 4500 hrs.,Greenstar ready, 18.4R46’s,very nice....$98,800

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‘97 JD 8100, MFWD,9000 hrs., JD AT ready, wgts.,18.4R46’s, Clean ........$59,950‘04 JD 8420, MFWD, ATready, 42.5 GPM hyd. pump,20.8R42’s, cheap pwr. $69,750

‘97 JD 8400, MFWD,8300 hrs., JD AT ready, wgts.,18.4R46’s....................$73,850‘99 JD 8400T, 7500 hrs.,JD AT ready, good tracks,good workhorse ..........$54,850‘98 JD 7610, MFWD,6500 hrs., PQ trans. w/RHreverser, 18.4R42’s, duals....................................$59,600‘06 JD 7520, MFWD,5000 hrs., PQ trans. w/LHreverser, 18.4R42’s, good value....................................$63,750‘00 JD 7410, 2WD, 6800 hrs.,PQ trans. w/RH reverser, NEW18.4R38’s, clean local trade....................................$44,750‘91 CIH 5140, MFWD,5300 hrs., like new 14.9R46’s,duals, very clean ........$29,900

Century HD sprayer, pull-type, 60’ X-fold boom, 1000gal. tank, big wheel ......$9,500‘10 Wishek 862NT, 16’ disc,rotary scrapers, low acres....................................$24,900

TIRES: 480/80R50 (18.4R50)Goodyear DT800 SuperTraction Radial Tractor Tires.Like New take offs. Set of 4......................................$8,500

New Ulm Tractor& Equipment Inc.

13144 Co. Rd. #25New Ulm, MN

507-354-3612

‘13 Can Am 1000XT, side-by-side, windshield,winch ................................................................$13,000

Polaris 500cc dsl. ATV, 1800 mi., 4WD, winch ......$2,900

USED TRACTORSFord 4000 SU, gas, 50 hp., 8 spd., power steering,HD loader ............................................................$7,500

‘08 eXmark-Lazer Z-XS, Kubota dsl., Zero-Turn,72” deck ............................................................$8,000

‘09 Kubota BX2660, 26 hp., hydro, 4WD, 180 hrs.,60” mid-mower................................................$11,500

Ford 960, gas, NF, 12-volt, row crop ....................$3,500AC WD, gas tractor, NF ..........................................$1,450

BLADESFord 782, 6’, 3 pt. blade, w/extra weight bracket ....$300Kewanee 8’ HH, 3 pt. blade, angles, pivots, offsets ..$975

LOADERBush Hog Model 200, Ford mounts, hyd. bucket ..$1,175NEW EQUIPMENT SPECIALSLand Pride univ. quick attach bale spear ..................$535Ramrod stand on skidloader, 5000 lb. lift ............$12,000Artsway 10”x34’, 540 PTO truck auger, .............. $3,800Paquea 50 bu. manure spreader, poly floor ..........$3,500Paquea 80 bu. manure spreader, T-bar..................$3,800

KUBOTA HAY TOOLSIN STOCK!

(2) DM1017, 4-rotor disc mowers(2) DM1022, 6-rotor disc mowers(1) RA1042, 13’9” trailed side-by-side delivery rake

Kubota, Land Pride, Vicon, Meyers, Artsway

SPRING SPECIALS!

Bobcat V-623, Versahandler,4126 hrs. ..............$38,900

‘11 T-650, glass cab w/AC,2265 hrs. ..............$34,750

‘12 S-770, glass cab w/AC,1150 hrs. ..............$43,500

‘05 S-250, glass cab &heater, 3900 hrs. ..$25,900

(3) S-650, glass cab w/AC,850 hrs. and up..........Starting at $32,500

‘11 S-150, glass cab &heater, 2 spd., 1925 hrs...............................$19,000

‘93 753 ....................$6,500‘94 742B, 4600 hrs. ..$7,500‘88 543 ......................$7,250

‘06 NH L-180, glass cab &heater, 1200 hrs. ..$22,000

‘02 NH LS-180, glass cab& heater, 2600 hrs. $15,950

‘08 Case 420 Series 3,glass cab & heater,3300 hrs. ..............$15,450

Case 1840, glass cab &heater, 3300 hrs. ....$9,750

Case 1830 ................$5,000Bobcat SG-50 stump grinder

................................$3,950Bobcat 8A chipper,

Used Very Little ........$6,250Loegering LVP90, 90”

V snow blade ..........$1,995

USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST!

USED TRACTORS‘08 NH T-9050, 2100 hrs. ............................$169,000‘06 NH TV-145, loader, 1695 hrs.....................$82,500‘10 NH T-8050, MFD, 1068 hrs., loaded ........$167,500‘49 Ford 8N ......................................................$2,950‘08 NH T-2420, MFD, cab, 222 hrs. ................$28,500‘00 NH TC-35, MFD, 1697 hrs.........................$11,500‘75 Oliver 1655, gas, Lundeen cab ..................$6,500Oliver 1600, gas ..............................................$5,250‘76 AC 7060, loader ..........................................$6,950‘59 AC D-17......................................................$4,000‘91 JD 4755, MFD, 8580 hrs...........................$45,000‘93 CIH 5250, cab, 3800 hrs. ..........................$33,000‘84 IH 5288, MFD, 6690 hrs. ..........................$31,500‘53 IH Super M, loader ....................................$3,750IH C ..................................................................$1,750‘90 Hesston 140-90, MFD, cab, 3500 hrs.......$25,900

USED COMBINES‘88 Gleaner R-60............................................$15,500

USED TILLAGE‘07 Wilrich Quad X, 55’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling

basket ..........................................................$49,000‘98 Wilrich Quad 5, 52’, harrow ....................$25,500‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 27’, harrow ....................$15,900‘04 JD 2210, 58.5’, 3 bar harrow....................$33,000‘96 JD 980, 44.5’, 3 bar harrow......................$18,500JD 980, 42’, 3 bar harrow ..............................$13,500‘89 CIH 4800, 24.5’, 3 bar harrow ....................$4,950Flexi Coil 800, 32’, harrow ..............................$7,950(3) Wishek 862NT, 16’ disks........Starting at $29,700(2) Wilrich 957, 7-shank rippers ..Starting at $16,500‘08 CIH 730C, 7-shank ripper..........................$36,500‘00 DMI 530B, lead shanks, hyd. levelers ......$19,500‘05 JD 512, 7-shank disc ripper......................$22,500‘04 JD 2700, 7-shank disc ripper....................$17,500JD 900, 9-shank sub soiler ..............................$2,450IH 700 plow, 7 bottom, pull type hitch ..............$5,500Bobcat 8’ 3 pt. disk ..........................................$1,250

USED PLANTERS‘07 White 8202, 12x30, built to a twin row,

liquid fert. ....................................................$50,000‘93 White 6100, 8x36, liquid fert. ..................$13,500

White 5100, 8x36 ............................................$4,950White 5100, 4x30, dry fert. ..............................$3,500‘06 Kinze 3600, 16x30, trash whipper,

3 bu. boxes ..................................................$68,500‘98 Kinze 2600, 16x30 ..................................$34,900‘04 JD 1760, 12x30 planter, 350 monitor........$37,500JD 7000, 4x36, built to a twin row ....................$5,950Great Plains 20’ drill, 7” spacings ....................$4,750

USED HAY EQUIPMENT‘10 NH H-8060, 16’ header, 700 hrs. ..............$75,000‘11 NH H-7450, 13’ discbine ..........................$23,900(6) ‘98-‘06 NH 1431, 13’ discbines

................................................Starting at $13,000(3) NH 499, 12’ haybines................Starting at $6,000(2) ‘97 NH 1465, 9’ haybines..........Starting at $6,900(3) NH 489, 9’ haybines..................Starting at $1,500‘01 Hesston 1340, 12’ discbine......................$12,500‘08 CIH DCX161, 15’ discbine ........................$20,500‘00 CIH 8312, discbine......................................$8,900Gehl 2160, 9’ haybine ......................................$3,250‘05 NH FP-240, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead,

hay head ......................................................$36,900‘12 NH BR-7090 round baler, Crop Specialty,

2948 bales ..................................................$32,900‘04 NH BR-780 round baler ............................$15,900(2) ‘08 NH BR-7080 round balers, netwrap

& twine ........................................................$21,900‘07 NH BR-770A round baler, twine only ........$15,900‘06 NH BR-750A round baler, twine only ........$18,250‘07 NH BR-740A round baler, twine wrap ......$13,900‘04 NH BR-740 round baler, twine wrap..........$14,500‘93 NH 640 round baler, twine wrap..................$7,450‘89 NH 853 round baler, twine & netwrap..........$4,500‘03 CIH RBX-462 round baler ........................$13,500‘09 NH BB-9060, large square baler,

packer cutter................................................$45,000‘99 CIH 8575 large square baler ....................$31,500NH 320 baler w/70 thrower ..............................$3,650(6) Cond. Rolls for 2300-HS14 NH headers,

New ............................................................Ea. $800‘06 H&S X10 rake ............................................$9,500NH 258 rake......................................................$2,950

� Check us out at: www.lanoequipofnorwood.com

NorwoodYoung America952-467-2181

A family business since 1946 with the Lanos: Jack, Paul, Bob and Andy

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Lano Equipment of Norwood Inc.Norwood Young America • 952-467-2181

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FOR SALE: JD pull typegrain drill, model 8300, 13'w/ grass seed attachment &press wheel attachment,double run rate adjusters,fair to good condition. 507-237-2042

FOR SALE: White 5100 8RWcorn planter, good condi-tion, $2,300; JD 444 corn-head in good condition,$2,500. 218-462-2152 or 612-919-2720

Tillage Equip 039

42' Wilrich field cult., exc.cond., w/walking tandem &harrow, $5,250. 612-790-4191

C-IH 41 Ft (2003)(DMI) Tigermate

Field Cult w/ New Style 4Bar Drag Will Rent; 45 FtMandako Land Roller w/Floating Hitch. Both LikeNew. 319-347-2349 Can Del

FOR SALE: (2) 8R cultiva-tors; Gravity Flow wagon,300 bu; fanning mill toclean grain; 7 section drag;Artsway feed mill; whlwgts for combine. 507-854-3362

FOR SALE: Case IH Tiger-mate II 45 ½' digger, red, 2bar drag w/ rolling baskets,sharp. 320-579-0557

IH 475, 20' disk, hyd. fold,shedded, exc. cond., $4,500;30' Flex-i-coil multi-weeder,retractable s-tines & coilpackers, used very little,$5,000 OBO. 952-240-2193

Used parts for IH 720plows, toggle/auto reset. ½ price of new or less.

We ship anywhere.Call Maple Valley Farms

Randy Krueger(715)250-1617

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

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

Older 3 pt. crop sprayerw/boom. 952-466-5686

WANTED: (3) JD liquid fer-tilizer tanks & brackets fora 6R JD 7000 planter; new-er 12' grain drill w/ grassseeder. 507-381-3776

WANTED: Leyland TractorFront Suitcase Weights.715-234-1993

WANTED: Motor for AllisD-21 turbo model 3500.WANTED: Tires 16.9x38 &13.6x28 FWA, prefer Fire-stone 50% tread. 612-201-8236

WANTED: Motors & gear-boxes for Big Dutchmanfeeders or DeLaval feedersfor milking parlor. Lonsdale MN (507)744-5360

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☺GREENWALD FARM CENTERGreenwald, MN • 320-987-3177

14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

• 5/8” drum rollerwall thickness

• 42” drum diameter• 4”x8” frame

tubing 3/8” thick• Auto fold

FOR THE BEST DEALORDER NOW!12’-60’ LONG ROLLERS

MANDAKO 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.

DAMAGED GRAINWANTEDANYWHERE

We buy damaged corn andgrain any condition

- wet or dry -TOP DOLLAR

We have vacs and trucksCALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC800-205-5751

• Agco• Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac• Woods Mowers• J&M Grain Carts• Westfield Augers• Sunflower Tillage• White Planters• Wilrich Tillage

• White 8524-22 planter• Friesen 240 seed tender• Pickett thinner, 24-22• Alloway 22’ shredder• Alloway 20’ shredder• J&M 525 grain cart• J&M 1131 grain cart• J&M 1151 grain cart• Killbros 1810 cart, tracks• Killbros 890 cart• Sheyenne 1410, 10x66 hopper• Westfield MK 13x71• Westfield 13x61• Hutch 13x71, swing• Coverall 13” drive over• REM 2100 grain vac.• ‘09 JD 2700, 7-30• MW 2200, 9-24• Wilrich 957, 9-24 w/harrow• Wilshek 862, 26’ disk• EZ-On 4600, 30’ disk

• JD 2410, 41’ chisel• DMI 730B, 7-30• DMI crumbler, 50’• Wilrich QX2, 60’, rolling baskets• Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling

basket• Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C.• Wilrich Quad 5, 45’ F.C.• JD 2210, 581⁄2’ F.C.• CIH TII, 55’, rolling basket• Kongskilde 3500, 28’• Hardi 4400, 132’• Hardi Com. 1500, 132’• ‘12 Hardi 4000, 90’• Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’• Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’• Hardi Nav. 950, 88’• Redball 690, 132’• Redball 570, 90’• Flex-Coil 67XL, 90’• ‘12 Amity 12-22• ‘10 Amity 12-22• ‘07 Amity 8-22• Amity 8-22, (3)• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22• ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22• Artsway 898, 8-22• Artsway 692, 8-22• (2) Alloway 12-22 folding topper• Alloway 12-22 topper, St. Ft, (2)• Artsway 12-22 topper

Clara City, MN 56222 320-847-3218

www.wearda.com

EQUIPMENT SPECIALSNEW EQUIPMENT

USED EQUIPMENT

United Farmers Cooperativewww.ufcmn.com

(L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104(G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326

Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS.............Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL!(L) Feterl, 12”x72”, Swing Hopper Auger

........................................................$8,995(L) Batco 15-90, Conveyor w/swing hopper

......................................................$14,995(L) Kansun 10-25-215, FF 190, GSI 260,

GSI 1218 Dryers..................................CALL(L) Westfield WR, 100”-51’ PTO................CALL(L) Westfield WR, 80”-46’, electric ............CALL(L) Westfield WR, 60”-61’ EMD..............$1,800(L) GSI Dryer 1122 ....................................CALL(L) Hutch 10”x72’, Swing Hopper ..........$5,900(L) Hutch 6”x61’, electric........................$2,400(L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric ................$3,495(L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric ................$4,995

SKID LOADERS.........................(L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ..............$38,900(L) Bobcat T320, heat & A/C ................$35,900(L) ‘09 Bobcat S160, heat, 2-spd. ........$25,900(L) Bobcat S130, heat, w/bucket ..........$17,900(L) Bobcat 863, heat, 2-spd. ................$13,500(L) Bobcat 843, w/bucket........................$8,350(W) ‘92 Bobcat 7753, 3438 hrs. ............$9,199(L) NH L778, w/bucket............................$5,950(L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. ..................$40,900(L) Gehl 5640E, heat ............................$22,900(W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ................................$18,100(L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ................$24,900(W) ‘04 Gehl 4840, 1995 hrs. ..............$17,999(L) Gehl 4640, Hi-Flow, heat, 840 hrs...$21,900(W) Gehl 4625SX, cab, heat, 10.5x16 tires,

4014 hrs. ..........................................$8,299(L) Gehl 4240E, heat ............................$18,900(W) ‘09 Gehl 4240, 4000 hrs. ..............$14,900(W) ‘12 Gehl 4240E, 1150 hrs. ............$16,799(L) ‘99 CIH 1845C, open cab ................$14,900(L) JD 240, heat....................................$13,900(L) Polaris 500, w/cab & blade ..............$6,400

SPREADERS............................(W) New Idea 3709 ................................$3,499(W) New Idea 352, (23035) ....................$1,899(W) H&S 560 ........................................$10,900(L) H&S 270 ..........................................$6,450(W) Knight 8124 Slinger Spreader........$15,500(W) Knight 8114, (A088) ........................$8,400(W) Knight 8132, (B0077) ....................$19,200(W) Knight 8132 ..................................$17,500(W) Knight 8018 Spreader ....................$10,900(L) JD 370 Spreader ..............................$5,950(W) Meyer 3954, (1250) ........................$4,500(W) NH 185 ............................................$5,650(W) Gehl 329 Scavenger ........................$4,200

TILLAGE.................................(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ......................$39,600(L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ......................$16,500(L/G) Wilrich 957 (3), 7-shank ....From $21,600(L) JD 2700, 9-24, w/harrow ................$39,900(L) Glencoe Soil Saver, 11-shank............$7,950(L) Glencoe DR 8600, 7-shank ..............$8,500(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ....................$34,900(L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers ................$44,800(L) DMI Tigermate II (2), 38.5’, 4-bar ..$31,500

(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ....................$33,900(G) DMI 730 (2) Rippers ......................$11,900(L) JD 2700, 9-24 Ripper......................$26,900(G) JD 2700, 7-shank ..........................$23,900(L) JD 2210, 38.5’, 4-bar ......................$31,900(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-bar ........................$21,600(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ........................$20,700(L) JD 980, 30.5’, 3-bar ........................$20,900(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ........................$17,500(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ........................$19,600(G) JD 3 pt. Plow, 5-bottom ..................$2,850(W) Great Plains Turbo Till,24’..............$36,700(L) CIH 730B ........................................$19,800(L) CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar ......................$6,975(L) CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3-bar ......................$6,975(L) CIH 4300, 26.5’, 3-bar ....................$11,950(L) CIH 4300, 34.5’, 3-bar ....................$13,400(L) CIH, 32’5’ w/basket ........................$38,900

TMR’S...................................(W) Knight 5073, tow ..........................$17,199(W) Knight 3250, stationary....................$3,899(W) Knight 3050 ..................................$11,499(W) Knight 3150, tow ..........................$22,499

SPRAYERS..............................(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ..............$14,400(G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ..............$9,500(L) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ..............$7,950(L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom ..$13,800(G) Fast 1000 gal., 90’ boom..................$9,900(L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom................$9,350

MISCELLANEOUS.......................(L) Loftness 20’ Chopper ........................$9,600(G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear ............$1,900(L) Empire 45’ Roller ............................$24,800(G) Gehl 1410 Spreader ..........................$8,250(G) Used Grain Legs ..................................CALL(L) Woods 3 pt. 20’ Chopper ..................$5,950(L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ........................$1,950(G) Demco 650 bu. Grain Cart ..............$16,900(L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart ....................$7,950(L) JD 15’ Chopper Pull ..........................$3,750(L) Used Snowblowers ..............................CALL(L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ......................$4,500(W) 74” Grapple, skid steer, universal

attachment ........................................$1,850(W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal

attachment ........................................$2,899(W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal

attachment ........................................$3,299(W) Thundercreek 3” Portable Welder ....$4,950(W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer,

universal attachment ............................$975(W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. Single Auger

Snowblower w/hyd. chute ................$1,999

STOP IN TOSEE THE KUHN/KUHN KNIGHT/KUHN KRAUSEEQUIPMENT!

Feed Seed Hay 050 Feed Seed Hay 050

Alfalfa grass, grass, straw,corn stalks in round bales,net wrapped. Delivered insemi loads. Call Tim at 320-221-2085

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

FOR SALE: Grass hay andstraw, $4/small bale. Am-boy MN 507-674-3255Evenings only.

FOR SALE: Western Hay &Straw In large squares orround bales by the semiload. Protein 18-26%, RFVup to-200. SmikrudGalesville, WI 608-582-2143608-484-0916 cell (Over 23years in the Hay Business)

Open pollinated seed corn.Outproduces hybrids forsilage, $65/bu. plus ship-ping. Sweet, leafy stalks.217-857-3377

WANTED AND FOR SALEALL TYPES of hay &straw. Also buying corn,wheat & oats. Western Hayavailable. Fox Valley Al-falfa Mill. 920-853-3554

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FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition; also York,Hamp & Hamp-Durocboars & gilts. 320-598-3790

Machinery Wanted 040

WANTED: Semi Truck, daycab, '98 to '05, auto shift,excellent condition, lowmiles. 320-232-0556

Spraying Equip 041 Spraying Equip 041 Spraying Equip 041

'08 Redball 570 sprayer, 90'boom w/radar & Raven con-troller, $19,000, CentralMinnesota. 320-354-4526

'96 Rogator, 80' boom, newRaven Controller, newplastic tank, 2 sets of tires,has 75% narrow 320s, have4 380s avail, straightBoom, fenceline nozzle,approx 3800 hrs, $32,500.Al Hein Mabel, MN 507-259-8371

Demco side quest mountingbrackets for Case IH Mag-num Tier 4 tractor. 507-456-4909 before 9 p.m.

FOR SALE: '97 Tyler Patri-ot 150, 750 gal tank, 75'booms, Mid Tech con-troller, 2750 hrs, $29,800.507-458-3125

Sprayer Hardi 1200 gal Com-mander Plus, 90' boom,Micro Trac rate controller,field ready, $15,500 (320)226-0853

Farm Services 045

Silo Demolition – We buyHarvestors & charge totake down staves. Also buy-ing junk combines. 507-995-2331

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‘12 JD 9460R, 185 Hrs.,800/70R38’s, Ext. Warr. ..$265,000

‘12 JD 8260R, 357 hrs, ILS, PS ..............................................$216,500

‘08 JD DB44 CCS, 24R22”, liq.fert. ..................................$141,000

‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, liq.fert ....................................$159,000

Kinze 3700, 36R20”,Finger Pickup ....................$62,500

‘96 JD 1770, 16R30”, 3.0 bushelhoppers ..............................$37,500

‘10 JD 9630T, 1589 Hrs., AutoTrak ready ........................$269,900

‘11 JD 4930, 1725 Hrs., 1200 Gal.SS, 120’ SS Boom ..........$229,500

‘09 JD 4830, 2400 Hrs., 1000 Gal.,90’ Boom..........................$200,000

‘12 JD 4730, 1065 Hrs., 800 Gal.SS, 90’ Boom ..................$208,500

‘09 Miller Nitro N2XP, 2800 Hrs.,1000 Gal., 90’ Boom........$133,900

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Tractors4WD Tractors

(N) ’13 JD 9560R, 172 hrs ............................................$346,500(N) ‘13 JD 9560R, 218 hrs ............................................$346,500(N) ‘12 JD 9560R, 330 hrs, 800/38’s ............................$315,000(H) ‘13 JD 9560R, 605 hrs ............................................$314,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 606 hrs, ext. warranty ..................$304,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 579 hrs, ext. warranty ..................$285,900(B) ’12 JD 9560R, 840 hrs ............................................$288,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 450 hrs, lease return ....................$284,500(N) ’12 JD 9460R, 325 hrs ............................................$278,500(OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 435 hrs, lease return ....................$269,900(N) ’12 JD 9460R, 185 hrs, 800/38’s ............................$265,000(OS) ’11 JD 9430, 195 hrs, 800/38’s ............................$245,000(OW) ‘09 JD 9530, 2450 hrs, 800/38’s ..........................$214,900(B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4695 hrs, 710/38’s..............................$105,000(OW) ‘02 Case IH STX325, 6525 hrs, 3 pt....................$102,900(OW) ’98 JD 9200, 3963 hrs, 20.8x42’s ..........................$96,900(H) ’97 JD 8770, 5640 hrs, 20.8x42’s ..............................$59,500(OS) ’90 JD 8760, 4906 hrs ............................................$56,500(H) ’90 Case IH 9170, 4418 hrs, PS................................$54,500(B) ‘92 JD 8760, 6878 hrs ..............................................$52,900(OS) ’89 JD 8760, 6915 hrs ............................................$52,000(B) ‘93 JD 8970, 9000 hrs, 20.8x42’s ..............................$46,900(H) ‘76 JD 8430, 9164 hrs, 3 pt, PTO..............................$14,900

Track Tractors(N) ’13 JD 9560RT, 260 hrs ..........................................$369,900(OS) ‘10 JD 9650T, 930 hrs ..........................................$315,000(OW) ’12 JD 9460RT, 1013 hrs, ext warranty................$299,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1472 hrs ........................................$288,900(H) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1650 hrs............................................$287,500(OW) ’13 JD 8335RT, 391 hrs, 18” Tracks ....................$269,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1586 hrs............................................$269,900(B) ’09 JD 9630T, 1482 hrs............................................$264,900(B) ’11 JD 9530T, 1452 hrs............................................$254,900(N) ’08 JD 9530T, 2035 hrs, 36” tracks ........................$238,000(N) ’07 JD 8430T, 3170 hrs, 18” tracks ........................$170,000(OS) ’06 JD 8430T, 3062 hrs, 18” tracks ......................$165,000(OW) ’07 JD 8430T, 3184 hrs, 25” tracks ....................$159,900(H) ’06 JD 9520T, 3808 hrs............................................$149,900(B) ’03 JD 9320T, 4641 hrs............................................$139,900(H) ‘00 JD 9300T, 4375 hrs, 36” tracks ........................$105,000(OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 5100 hrs., 18” tracks ......................$79,900(B) ’97 JD 8200T, 5233 hrs, 16” tracks ..........................$62,900

Row Crop Tractors(OS) ’10 JD 8320R, 1877 hrs, ILS, PS ..........................$225,000(N) ’12 JD 8260R, 357 hrs, ILS, PS ..............................$216,500(OS) ’12 JD 7215R, 295 hrs, IVT ..................................$172,500(OS) ’11 JD 7215R, 760 hrs, IVT ..................................$167,000(OS) ’12 JD 7200R, 135 hrs, IVT ..................................$162,500(B) ‘13 JD 6150R, 669 hrs, IVT......................................$131,900(B) ‘07 JD 7830, 1379 hrs, auto quad ..........................$129,900(OW) ‘09 JD 7830, 1274 hrs, 2WD, Auto Quad ............$114,900(OW) ’97 JD 8400, 7722 hrs............................................$78,900(OS) ‘97 JD 8200, 7800 hrs, MFWD, PS ........................$75,000(B) ‘98 JD 8200, 7355 hrs, MFWD ..................................$74,900(OW) ‘05 JD 7420, 5085 hrs, MFWD, IVT ......................$59,900(H) ‘90 JD 4755, 5500 hrs, 2WD, PS ..............................$57,500(OS) ‘00 JD 7410, 6342 hrs, power quad ......................$49,500(OW) ‘85 JD 4450, 11,000 hrs, 2WD, loader..................$39,500(OW) ‘79 JD 4440, 8052 hrs, quad..................................$25,900(OS) ‘ 78 JD 4440, 7900 hrs, PS ....................................$18,500(OW) ‘74 JD 4030, open station......................................$12,900(OW) Ford TW-10, 4950 hrs, 18.4x38’s ..........................$12,500

Utility Tractors(OW) ’09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs, loader ............................$67,900(OS) ‘11 JD 6330, 625 hrs, OS, loader............................$65,000

(OS) ’12 JD 5075E, 2012 hrs, MFWD, OS ......................$29,500(N) ’12 JD 5075E, 63 hrs, MFWD, OS ............................$29,250(OW) ‘96 White 6105, 5480 hrs, MFWD, cab ................$24,900(N) ’12 JD 5065E, 138 hrs, MFWD, OS ..........................$24,500(N) Ford 5610 II Special, 2077 hrs, loader ....................$14,900(N) ‘90 JD 2955, 5598 hrs, loader, 2WD..........................$19,500(N) ’11 JD 5045D, 110 hrs, 2WD, OS..............................$14,800

Combines(B) ‘13 JD S680, 282 sep hrs, PRWD ..........................$377,500(H) ‘12 JD S680, 108 sep. hrs, 650/38’s ......................$358,000(OW) ’13 JD S680, 239 sep hrs ....................................$352,900(OW) ‘12 JD S680, ext warranty ....................................$345,000(OW) ‘13 JD S670, 260 eng hrs ....................................$332,000(OW) ’13 JD S670, 190 sep hrs, duals..........................$329,900(H) ‘13 JD S670, 270 sep hrs, PRWD ..........................$329,900(N) ’13 JD S670, 223 sep hrs ........................................$326,000(B) ‘12 JD S660, 163 rs, PRWD ....................................$299,900(OW) ‘12 JD S660, 215 hrs, duals ................................$299,000(OW) ’11 CIH 9120, 727 sep hrs, tracks, PRWD ..........$295,000(OW) ‘11 JD 9870, 700 sep hrs, PRWD ........................$294,900(OW) ’12 JD S670, 350 sep hrs, ext warranty ..............$289,900(OW) ‘12 JD S660, 420 sep hrs, duals..........................$279,900(B) ’11 JD 9870, 511 sep hrs, PRWD, 800/70R38 ........$279,900(B) ‘11 JD 9770, 511 sep hrs ........................................$256,500(N) ’11 JD 9670, 405 sep hrs, duals..............................$255,000(B) ‘10 JD 9870, 1067 sep hrs, PRWD..........................$244,900(OS) ’10 JD 9670, 431 sep hrs, duals ..........................$240,000(B) ‘09 JD 9770, 1323 eng hrs, PRWD..........................$214,900(N) ’09 JD 9770, 772 sep hrs ........................................$210,000(H) ‘07 JD 9570, 888 hrs, duals ....................................$208,000(OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1041 sep hrs ..................................$204,900(H) ‘09 JD 9570, 700 sep hrs, duals..............................$197,000(OS) ’07 JD 9760, 1206 sep hrs, auto trac ready ........$174,500(H) ’07 JD 9660, 1203 sep hrs ......................................$169,900(H) ‘05 JD 9660, 1792 sep hrs, duals............................$168,500(OW) ‘06 JD 9760, 1500 sep hrs ..................................$167,500(B) ‘07 JD 9560, 876 sep hrs, PRWD............................$163,900(B) ‘06 JD 9760, 1750 sep hrs, PRWD..........................$154,900(OW) ‘05 JD 9660, 1442 sep hrs, duals ........................$151,900(OW) ‘06 JD 9760, 1760 sep hrs, PRWD ......................$149,000(H) ‘04 JD 9760, 2350 hrs, duals ..................................$132,500(OS) ’01 JD 9550, 1872 sep hrs, walker, duals ..............$89,000(H) ‘92 JD 9500, 2840 sep hrs, 10 Series updates ........$49,900(H) ‘99 JD 9610, 2064 sep hrs, duals..............................$45,000(OW) ’96 JD 9600, 2790 sep hrs, duals ..........................$39,900(OS) ’90 JD 9500, 3250 sep hrs, duals ..........................$37,500(N) ’90 JD 9500, 2636 sep hrs ........................................$37,000

Planters - Seeding(N) ’13 JD 1770, CCS, 24 row 30” ................................$164,500(N) ’10 JD 1770, CCS, 24 row 30”, liq fert ....................$159,000(N) ’10 JD 1790, CCS, 24 row 20” ................................$153,500(OW) ’08 JD DB44, 24 row 22”, CCS, liq fert ..............$141,000(OS) ’11 JD 1790, CCS, 32 row 15”..............................$135,000(N) ’08 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24 row 30”............................$129,000(OS) ’05 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24 row 30” ........................$120,000(OS) ’07 JD 1770NT, 24 row 30” ..................................$110,000(N) ’10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16 row 30”..............................$99,000(H) ’04 JD 1770NT, 16 row 30”, 3 bushel........................$79,900(OW) ‘03 JD 1770NT, 16 row 30”, liq fert........................$76,900(OS) ’97 JD 1770, 24 row 30” ........................................$68,000(OS) ’04 Kinze 3650, 23 row 15” ....................................$65,000(H) Kinze 3700, 36 row 20”, liq fert ................................$62,500(OS) ’97 JD 1770, 24 row 30” ........................................$62,000(N) ‘06 JD 1770NT, 16 row 30” ......................................$58,500(B) ‘00 JD 1760, 12 row 30”, finger pickup ....................$48,500(OW) ’96 JD 1760, 12 row 30”, 3 bushel ........................$46,500(B) ‘03 JD 455, 30’, 7.5” spacing, grass attach ..............$38,500

(OS) ’96 JD 1770, 16 row 30” ........................................$37,500(B) ‘97 JD 1710, 12 row 30”, vertical fold ......................$29,500(OW) ‘07 JD 1750, 6 row 30” ..........................................$25,900(B) ‘93 JD 7200, 16 row 30” ............................................$23,900(OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8 row 30”, liq fert ..............................$20,900(OS) ’93 JD 7200, 12 row 30” ........................................$19,500(OS) White 6100, 12 row 30” ..........................................$16,900(N) JD 7300, 12 row 30”, vacuum ..................................$12,000(OW) JD 7200, 8 row 36” ................................................$11,500(OS) JD 7000, 16 row 30” ................................................$8,000

Spring Tillage(H) ‘11 JD 2310, 45’ m/finisher, r/basket ........................$87,900(H) ‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’, r/basket ......................................$65,000(OW) ‘07 JD 2210, 55.5’ ..................................................$64,900(OS) ’08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ..................................................$62,500(OW) ‘08 JD 2210, 55.5’ ..................................................$57,500(B) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’......................................................$55,900(OS) ’06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ..................................................$49,000(OW) Case IH Tigermate, 48.5’......................................$46,000(B) ‘02 JD 637, 32’ disk ..................................................$42,900(OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$42,500(H) ’05 JD 2210, 58.5’ ....................................................$42,500(OW) ’05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$41,500(B) ‘02 JD 2200, 64.5’......................................................$39,900(B) ‘02 JD 2200, 44.5’......................................................$38,500(H) ‘03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ....................................................$33,900(OW) ‘97 DMI Tigermate II, 47.5’ ..................................$24,900(B) ‘00 JD 980, 44.5’........................................................$23,900(OW) ’04 JD 726, 30’ mulch finisher ..............................$29,900((OS) ’97 JD 985, 54.5’ ....................................................$26,000(OW) ‘00 JD 980, 44.5’ ....................................................$23,900(OW) ‘00 Wilrich Quad 5, 45.5’ ......................................$22,900(B) ‘97 JD 980, 43.5’........................................................$20,900(B) ‘98 JD 980, 36.5’........................................................$21,900(H) ‘02 JD 980, 36.5’........................................................$19,500(OS) JD 980, 36’ ..............................................................$19,500(N) ’01 JD 980, 38.5’ ......................................................$19,500(H) ’97 JD 980, 38.5’ ......................................................$18,900(OW) ‘90 JD 724, 30’ mulch finisher ..............................$10,995

Sprayers(OW) ’12 JD 4940, 756 hrs, 120’ boom ........................$281,500(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 405 hrs, 120’ boom ........................$269,700(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 410 hrs, 90’ boom ..........................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 442 hrs, 90’ boom ..........................$259,500(OW) ’12 JD 4830, 668 hrs, 90’ boom ..........................$236,500(OW) ’12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs, 90’ boom ........................$235,750(OW) ’12 JD 4830, 775 hrs, 90’ boom ..........................$234,500(OW) ’12 JD 4830, 792 hrs, 90’ boom ..........................$233,000(OW) ’11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs, 120’ boom ......................$229,500(OW) ’11 JD 4830, 1011 hrs, 90’ boom ........................$225,000(OW) ’12 JD 4730, 694 hrs, 90’ boom ..........................$215,500(OW) ’12 JD 4730, 800 gal, 90, boom ..........................$209,900(OW) ’12 JD 4730, 490 Hrs, 90’ boom..........................$209,600(OW) ’12 JD 4730, 800 hrs, 90’ boom ..........................$208,500(OW) ‘09 JD 4830, 2400 hrs, 90’ boom ........................$200,000(OW) ’07 JD 4930, 3093 hrs, dry box ..........................$160,000(OW) ’09 Ag-Chem 1084SS, 2094 hrs, 80’ boom ........$159,500(OW) ’09 Ag-Chem 1286C, 1994 hrs, 90’ boom ..........$158,900(OW) ’09 Ag-Chem 1084SS, 2951 hrs, 90’ boom ........$145,500(OW) ‘09 Miller Nitro N2, 2787 hrs, 90’ boom ............$133,100(B) ‘05 JD 4720, 3794 hrs, 80’ boom............................$124,900(OW) ‘10 Apache AS715, 1200 hrs, 90’ boom ............$109,900(OW) ‘03 Ag-Chem 1264, 3785 hrs, 90’ boom ..............$82,000(OW) ‘97 Ag-Chem 854, 90’ boom ................................$49,900(OW) ‘95 Ag-Chem 844, 750 gal, 60’ boom ..................$36,900

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USED TRACTORS'54 CIH Farmall Super C, Gas, Woods Belly Mwr..........$3,575'10 NH T9060 HD, 940 Hrs., PS, 750 Guid ..............$247,500'08 NH T9040 HD, 2,030 Hrs., EZ500/WAAS............$203,500'12 NH T8.330, 553 Hrs., PS, Wgts., Guid ................$177,100'12 NH T8.275, 245 Hrs., 18 Spd., Guidance ............$159,900'04 NH TG230, 3,297 Hrs., PS, 18F/4R ....................$114,900'04 NH TG210, 2,562 Hrs., PS, Guidance..................$106,500'94 NH 9480, 4-WD, 12 Spd., Radar ..........................$66,500'94 NH 8770, 7,675 Hrs., Loader w/96" Bucket ..........$64,900'89 Case IH 9170, 4-WD, 7,650 Hrs., PS, 4 Rem ......$63,500'90 JD 4955, 9,319 Hrs., FWA, Radar, QH ..................$48,975’07 NH TL100, 746 Hrs, 540/1000 PTO, Ldr ..............$43,500'80 Versatile 935, 10,462 Hrs., 12 Spd........................$29,975'80 JD 4440, 10,362 Hrs., Quad ..................................$25,900'08 NH T1520, 177 Hrs., Ldr. w/60" Bkt.......................$15,500

PLANTERS'13 White 8816, 16-30", Pt. Row Shut, Liq. Fert ......$109,000'13 White 8524, 24-22", PT. Row Shut ......................$104,000'05 Case IH 1200, 24-20", Pt. Row Shut, Ctr. Piv........$78,500

'11 White 8186, 16-30", Pt. Row Shut, Clean..............$72,975’08 White 8202, 12-30”, Insect, Suncos......................$45,975Case IH 1200, 16-30", Liquid Fert ................................$39,900'05 White 8202, 12-30", Yetter Res. Mgrs ..................$38,500'02 White 8122, 12-30", V/F, Pt. Row Shut, Liq ..........$34,975'01 White 6222, 12-30", F/F, 2 Bu., Yetters ..................$28,000'98 White 6346, 16-30", F/F, 2 Bu ................................$23,500'96 White 6100, 12-30", V/F, Insect..............................$18,500'87 CIH 900, 12-30", Liq. Fert., 3 Pt. w/Lift Asst............$9,275White 6100, 12-30", V/F, Insect., Yetters........................$7,950White 5100, 12-30", V/F, SM3000 ..................................$7,500

USED COMBINES'10 NH CR9070, 715/567 Hrs., RWA, Chopper ........$230,000'08 NH CR9070, 1,028/795 Hrs ................................$193,500'06 NH CR970, 1,473/1,196 Hrs ................................$155,000'03 NH CR940, 1290/938 Hrs ....................................$144,500'03 NH CR960, 2,433/1,699 Hrs ................................$118,900'00 NH TR89, 2,897/2,254 Hrs ....................................$89,500'99 AGCO R62, 2,492/1,970 Hrs ..................................$86,500'00 JD 9450, 2,341/1,605 Hrs......................................$83,975'96 AGCO R72, 2,808/2,074 Hrs., 425 Bu ..................$77,500'98 AGCO R72, 3,183/2,029 Hrs., Super Clean ..........$72,500'96 AGCO R62, 2,699/1,925 Hrs., CDF Rotor..............$67,500'97 NH TR98, 2,790/1,920 Hrs, GPS ..........................$56,500'92 AGCO R62, 3,286/2,415 Hrs ..................................$55,000'94 AGCO R62, 3,470/2,343 Hrs ..................................$47,500'95 NH TR97, 3,956/2,489 Hrs., Chopper....................$43,900'94 AGCO R62, 3,875/2,875 Hrs ..................................$42,500'88 AGCO R50, 3,763 Eng. Hrs ....................................$28,500'89 AGCO R40, 3,234 Eng. Hrs ....................................$17,500

TILLAGE'12 Sunflower 4511-13 Disc Ripper, 13S, Auto Reset $49,900Landoll 2210-13, 13S, 16.25' ......................................$32,900

'04 Brillion LCS7 2 Disc Ripper, 7S..............................$18,700Krause 2136 Disc, 36', Rock Flex, Tandems................$18,475'99 Sunflower 4411-7, 7S, 30", Auto Reset ................$17,900'09 Sunflower 7232-35 Soil Cond., 35'........................$14,900'07 Brent CPC2007 Disc Ripper, 7S, 30" Spcg ............$14,500

TLB'S AND SKID LOADERS'08 NH B95B, 869 Hrs., Pilot, Cab, Ext ........................$73,900'03 NH LB75.B, 2,495 Hours, Ext., FWA......................$42,000'84 Case 580 Super E, 4,564 Hrs., ROPS, 2-WD ........$18,900'12 NH L220, 405 Hrs., 2 Spd., Hi Flow, 72" ..............$39,500'12 NH L220, 180 Hrs., 2 Spd., Cab, 78" ....................$39,500'05 Cat 262B, 2,250 Hrs., Hi Flow, Hyd. Detach..........$27,900'03 NH LS180, 2,542 Hrs., Cab/Heater ........................$22,500'00 NH LS180, 4,414 Hrs., Hi Flow, Cab, 72" Bkt ........$19,500'05 NH LS185.B, 3,960 Hrs..........................................$17,500'01 NH LS160, 1,835 Hrs., 72" Bkt ..............................$14,900'97 NH L565, 2,188 Hrs., 72" Bkt., Super Clean..........$14,000'97 NH LX565, 4,678 Hrs., 66" LP ..............................$11,900'86 Gehl SL3510, 2,248 Hrs., Gas, 60" Bucket ..............$8,750

HAYING/SHREDDERS/MISCELLANEOUS'07 JD 568 Round Baler, 13,200, Net/Twine................$28,500'02 NH 688 Round Baler, 1000 PTO, Net/Twine ..........$17,500'99 NH 688 Round Baler, Net/Twine ............................$12,900'02 Tiger Triple Flail Mower ..........................................$17,500'07 Loftness 264 Shredder, 22' ....................................$15,490Loftness 180 Shredder, 6-30" ........................................$7,500'05 J&M 875-18 Grain Cart, Blue, Scale......................$25,900'04 J&M 750-16 Grain Cart, Blue, Tarp........................$17,500J&M 525-14 Grain Cart, Red, Light Kit........................$12,900'96 Killbros 1200 Grain Cart, 700 Bu ..........................$11,500(2) Parker 5500 Gravity Boxes, 600 Bu., Brakes ..$10,000 Ea.J&M 350 Gravity Box......................................................$6,475

USED EQUIPMENT

Many NEW New Holland SG110 Flex CoilSoil Packers, 33'-62' Widths ............Call

WELTSCH EQUIPMENTHwys. 19 & 71 East • Redwood Falls, MN • www.weltsch.com

(507) 644-3566or Toll-Free (888) 493-5872

USED SPRAYERS

USED WAGONS

AVOCA SPRAY SERVICE• NEW LOCATION •

HWY. 59 N • Slayton, MN

We are dealers for Top Air, Sprayer Specialties, Gregson Sprayers, new & used on hand Wheathart,Westfield, FarmKing, Brandt Vacs & Balzer Equipment • We have NEW Balzer stalk choppers on hand

• Truckload prices on NEW Westfield augers, Brandt grain vacs, Batco belts

Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, 380x60 duals ..................................$55,000Top Air 1600 gal., 132’ boom ..........................................................$53,000Top Air 1600 gal., 90’ boom, 14.9x46 tires......................................$40,000Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump....................$33,000Fast 9500, 1800 gal. tank, Raven 450, Chem inductor..................$32,000Brandt 1600 gal., 90’ boom, 46” tires..............................................$29,000Schaben 1600 gal., 90’ boom ..........................................................$22,000Sprayer Specialties, 1250 gal., 90’ boom......................................$21,000Schaben 1600 gal., 90’ boom ..........................................................$19,500Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom..................................................$19,000Gregson 1000 gal., 90’ boom, 13.6x38 tires....................................$18,000Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom..................................................$17,000Top Air 1100 gal., 90’ boom ............................................................$17,000Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom..................................................$16,000Spraymaster 1000 gal., 80’ boom, 13.6x38 tires............................$14,000Red Ball 680, 1000 gal., 90’ boom, 380x90x46 tires ....................$13,000Great Plains 1000 gal., 80’ Top Air boom, 13.6x38 tires................$12,500Hardi 1000 gal., 66’ boom, 13.6x38 tires ........................................$12,500Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Raven 440 ..................$11,000Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Raven 440......................$9,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Big Wheel ......................................$8,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 90’ boom, tandem ..........................................$6,800AgChem 1000 gal., 60’ X-fold boom, tandem ..................................$6,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 72’ boom, tandem ..........................................$6,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 90’ boom, tandem ..........................................$6,500Harvest 10x72 ....................................................................................$6,000Blumhardt 750 gal., 90’ boom, tandem ............................................$6,000Blumhardt 1000 gal., 80’ NYB boom, tandem ..................................$6,000Demco 1000 gal., 60’ X-fold boom, tandem......................................$6,000Top Air 750 gal., 60’ vertical fold boom ............................................$5,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 60’ boom, tandem ..........................................$5,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 60’ boom, tandem ..........................................$5,500Pleasure Products 1200 gal., 90’ boom, tandem ............................$4,500

• Ph. 800-653-2676 or 507-335-7830 • Fax: 507-335-7808 • Mobile: 507-227-6728

Planter Kits On Hand!

J&M 760 gravity wagon ..................................................................$17,000New Parker 605 gravity wagons ....................................................$16,700Used Parker 605 gravity wagon ....................................................$14,500Used J&M 360 gravity wagon ..........................................................$4,800Used Demco 355 gravity wagon ......................................................$4,000Gehl 970 silage wagon ......................................................................$4,000Kory 220 gravity wagon w/drill-fill ....................................................$2,500

Cattle 056

Angus Bulls for sale. Year-ling & 2 yr olds. Breedingsoundness exam. TschanzFarms, Hwy 53, Blair, WI.(608)989-2223

FOR SALE OR LEASE:Purebred RegisteredCharolais bulls, heifers, &cows. Great bloodlines, ex-cellent performance, bal-anced EPD's, low birthweights. Delivery avail-able.

Laumann Charolais Mayer, MN 612-490-2254

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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

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20 Simmental breeding bulls,Black Polled, excellentquality, good disposition,vaccinated, One 2 yr oldson of Dream On (AI) gen-tle, easy calving. Threesired upgrade sons. 40 plusyears of Simmental breed-ing. Riverside SimmentalsGerald Polzin 320-286-5805

25 Limousin bulls, 2 yr olds& yrlings, low birth wgt.,super growth, black or red.John Goelz, Franklin, MN507-557-8394

Dairy 055

Breeding age registeredGuernsey bull, brothers inAI. 715-415-4160

Reg. Holstein bulls, goodmaternal lines & goodsires. We also have red &white. Merritt's Elm-ChrisFarm (715)235-9272

WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLERALL SIZES 920-867-3048

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

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TRACTORS• ‘14 MF 6616 tractor & loader• ‘13 MF 8690, MFD• MF GC1705 w/loader• ‘09 MF 1528 Compact, cab,

snowblower, 72” mower deck• ‘13 MF GC1705 Compact• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.• JD 4440, cab, loader• Ford 7600 w/Schwartz loader

CORN HEADS• Geringhoff 1822RD, ‘09• Geringhoff 1820RD, ‘09• Geringhoff 1630RD, ‘09• Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘07• Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘07• Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘04• Geringhoff 1230RD, ‘09• Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘11• Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘08• Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘07• Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘05• Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘03• Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘11• Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘05• Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘04• Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘02• Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘12• Geringhoff 830NS, ‘08• Geringhoff 830RD, ‘08• Geringhoff 830RD, ‘06• Geringhoff 830RD, ‘05• Geringhoff 830RD, ‘04• Geringhoff 830RD, ‘04• Geringhoff 830RD, ‘01• Geringhoff 830RD, ‘07• Geringhoff 630RD, ‘07• Geringhoff 630RD, ‘05• Geringhoff 630RD, ‘97• JD 622, GVL poly• JD 822 KR, HT, steel• ‘04 Gleaner 1222 hugger, GVL poly• MF 844 4RW• MF 1163• ‘12 CIH 2608, HHC, end row augers,

chopping

COMBINES• ‘07 MF 9790, duals, RWA, 1001 hrs.• ‘14 MF 9540, RWA

• ‘98 MF 8780 combine. RWA. duals• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA• ‘86 MF 8560• ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals, 2052 sep. hrs.• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING• Parker gravity box, 250 bu.• ‘05 Parker 625 gravity box, 4-wheel

brakes• A&L 850S grain cart w/tarp, 850 bu.• Brandt 20110 swing hopper• Brandt 7500HP grain vac.• ‘00 Brandt 4500 EX, grain vac.• ‘03 Brandt 1070 auger, PTO Drive,

w/swing hopper• Brandt, 1515, 1535, 1545, 1575, 1585

belt conveyors• Brandt 8x62 auger, PTO drive, SC• Brandt 8x45 auger, 18 hp. Briggs• Brandt 8x35, 8x37, 8x40, 8x47, 8x52,

8x57, 8x62, 8x67, 10x35 straightaugers

• Brandt 1060XL, 1070XL, 1080XL,1380XL, 1390XL swing hopperaugers

• ‘12 Buhler 1282 sling hopper• Parker 1048 grain cart, tarp, 1000 bu.• Parker 1020 seed tender, bulk boxes• Parker 839 grain cart, tarp, 850 bu.• Parker 165-R gravity box• Hutchinson 10x61 auger• ‘08 Unverferth grain cart, 500 bu.• Killbros 1175 grain cart, 750 bu.

w/tarp• ‘05 Demco 650 gravity box, 4-wheel

brakes

HAY & LIVESTOCK• JD 38, sickel mower. 7’• IH 14, 5 bar rake• ‘12 NH H7450 disc mower condit., 13’• MF 1361 disc mowers• MF 1329 & 1330, 3 pt. disc mower• ‘11 NH H6750, 3 pt., disk mower,

110”• Sitrex RP2 wheel rakes• Sitrex RP5 wheel rakes• Sitrex 10 wheel rakes on cart• Sitrex 10- & 12-wheel rakes on cart• Sitrex MK12 & MK16 hy. cap. wheel

rakes

• MF 2856 baler, w/kickerw/net-twine wrap

• MF 1372 mwr cnd, 12 steel rollers• Used MF 200 SP windrower, cab

w/14’ auger head• ‘13 760 Roto-Grind tub grinders• 13’ 2881 Bale King bale processor,

RH discharge

MISCELLANEOUS• WRS 30’ header trailers• E-Z Trail 39’ header trailer• Mauer 28’-42’ header trailers• Degelman 5 ft. skidsteer buckets• Degelman RP 570 prong pickers• Degelman RD 320 rock digger• Degelman 7200 rock picker• Melroe 600 rock picker• Degelman 6000HD rock picker• Degelman RR1500 rock rake, PTO

drive• DMI crumbler, 50’• Sunflower 1435-21 21ft. disc, 3 bar

harrow• Degelman 7651, 51’ land roller• (2) Degelman LR7645 land rollers• Everest 84” finish mower• ‘08 JD 520 stalk chopper• Loftness 20’ stalk chopper• Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper• Loftness 240 stalk chopper,

semi-mount• ‘06 Kodiak 60”, 72” & 84” rotary

cutters• Loftness 84” snowblower, hyd. spout• Loftness 8’ snowblower• 2011 SB Select snowblower, 97” &

108”, 3 pt.• Lucke 8’ 3 pt., snowblower• Sunflower 4610-9 disc ripper• Sunflower 4511-15 disc chisel• Sunflower 4412-07 disk ripper• Sunflower 4412-05 disk ripper• Sunflower 4311-14 disk ripper,

7 shank• Sunflower 5056-63 field cult.• ‘14 Sunflower SF 5056-49 field cult.• Sunflower 5055-36 field cult.• ‘10 Sunflower SF 4213-13 disk chisel• Sunflower 1435-21 disc

for questions or prices please call

R & E Enterprises of Mankato, Inc.1-800-388-3320

Lime Spreading“Have you checked your soil PH lately”

Advantages we offer:• We unload directly from the trucks to a floater

(Terra Gator) without stockpiling material.This gives us a more uniform spread with nofoliage to plug up the spreader.

• With direct loading there is no stockpile, nowasted lime or mess in your field.

• We use a floater (Terra Gator) to spread sowe have less compaction.

• We are equipped to spread variable rate usingGPS mapping.

• We service Minnesota and northern Iowa.Why apply Aglime:• A soil ph level of 5.5 nitrogen efficiency is only

77 percent.• A soil ph level of 6.0 nitrogen efficiency still is

only 89 percent.• At a soil ph level of 7.0 fertilizer efficiency is

100 percent.

HOPPERS‘98 Wilson, 41x96, 66” Sides,

Extra Lights, Roll Tarp,24.5 LP Tires ................$18,000

‘95 Merritt, 42’ AL Hopper,68” Sides, 2-Spd. Doors,Rebuilt ..........................$12,500

SEMI TRUCKS(2) ‘04 Volvo Day Cab, Single

Axle, 365 Hp., 10c Trans.,390 Ratio, 450K Mi. ........$8,000

‘95 Kenworth T800 Conventional,Series 60 Detroit Eng., 860KMi., Eng. Brake, 10-Spd.,40,000 lb., 3.90 Ratio, AR, 2Line Wet Kit, Air Slide 5th, 235”WB, Full Screw, 80% 24.5 LPRadial Tires, Disc Wheels, ALDisc Front ....................$16,000

‘95 Kenworth T600, 12.7L 500HP Detroit Eng., 10c Trans.,3.90 Ratio, Jake Brake, Cruise,24.5 LP Tires 90% ........$17,250

TRUSS TRAILERS‘98 Lakeside RollerMaster,

32’-45’/102, Elec. over Hyd.Lift, Top Locking Deck Rollers,New Paint, Winches, 80% T&B ................................$6,500

‘97 JDH TrussMaster,42’-60’/102, 8 Winches, Elec.over Hyd. Tilt, Elec. over AirExtend, Tandem Axle ......$5,500

FLATBEDS‘99 Transcraft, 48/102,

All Steel, 80% Tires & Brakes........................................$8,750

‘98 Fontaine, 48/102, All Steel,New Airbags & Brakes, SPX/AR,No Rust, 80% T&B, CaliforniaTrailer..............................$9,000

‘97 Transcraft, 48/102 AL Combo,Winches, Tie Down Chains, SPX,AR, 80% Tires ................$9,750

‘95 Utility, 48/96 AL Combo,AL Floor, Winches, Tie Downs,Storage Box, SPX, AR......$8,750

(2) Utility, 45-102, ClosedTandem, SPR, All Steel ................................Ea. $6,000

DROPDECKS‘05 Fontaine, 48/102, Tandem

SPX, 22.5 Tires..............$24,900‘96 Fontaine, 53/102, All Steel,

90% Tires & Brakes ......$19,250‘89 Fontaine, 48/102,

Sandblasted/Painted, NewFloor, New T&B, New Lights......................................$17,500

Engineered 5’ Beavertail,Kit includes Paint & LED Lights& all electrical............$3,750/$5,750 Installed

‘80 Transcraft DoubleDrop, 53’,33’ Well Non-Detachable, AR,Polished AL Wheels, NewHardwood Decking, 80% Tires& Brakes, Clean ............$14,000

‘83 Fontaine, 48/102, SPX/AR..................$12,500 AS IS, Dot’d..$16,500 Sandblasted/Painted

CATTLE/HOG TRAILERS‘’07 Barrett, 53’ Drop Center,

Closed Tandem, AL Wheels,New Tires, 50% Floor, Clean......................................$29,500

Barrett, 46’, 3 Floors -1 Removable, 50% 24.5 Tires,70% Brakes ..........$5,000 AS IS

BELTED‘02 Red River, 48’, 78/102, 63”

Belt, 3 Single AR Axles, 1 LiftAxle, 385x225 Super Singles,Electric Tarp, Wind Kit, WeightGauges, Clean ..............$35,500

END DUMPSSummit End Dump, 30’,

72” Sides, 3 Axle, AR ....$16,750VAN/WATER TRAILERS

(4) Reefers, 48/102, Clean..........................$5,000-$6,000

Kentucky Furniture Van, SideDoors AR, 70% T&B ........$6,000

(10) Van Trailers, 48/102-53/102;Great for water storage orover the road......$3,000-$7,000

48/102 Van Bodies, Less Axles &Dollies, for setting on ground..................$2,000 Plus Delivery

48’ & 53’ Van Trailers. Rent ForStorage ............$145.00/ Month

AUTOS‘04 Dodge Caravan SXT, 3.8L,

130K Mi., Clean ..............$4,750‘02 Chevy Impala, 160K Mi.,

Tan ..................................$5,500‘04 Malibu Max LS, V6, 32 mpg.,

Good Tires, Sunroof, 76K Mi.,Silver ..............................$6,500

‘00 Chevrolet Impala, 147K Mi.,Loaded, Heated Leather Seats,Sunroof, Black ................$4,800

‘88 Ford F150 XLT Lariat, 4.9L6-Cyl., 2WD, 5-Spd. OverdriveRebuilt Trans., New Clutch,AC, PS/PB, Dual Tanks, Topper,4 New Tires ....................$1,650

MISCELLANEOUS‘70 John Deere Tractor, Gas,

Wide Front, Runs Good ..$4,500‘64 IH 806 Gas Tractor, Wide

Front, 2P, Runs Good ......$4,500Hyster Forklift, 6000 lb., Side

Shift, 131⁄2’ Lift, 15” PneumaticTires................................$6,250

Custom HaysidesStationary ........................$1,250 Tip In Tip Out ....................$1,750Front & Rear Extensions

....................................$350/Ea.Complete Suspensions,

Air Ride or Spring Ride..........................$1,000 AR/Axle............................$500 SR/Axle

(50) Steel & (25) Aluminum Rims- In Stock: 24.5 & 22.5..................................$50 Steel........................$150 Aluminum

Will Consider Trades!Call: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!!! www.DuncanTrailersInc.com

Delivery Available!

HANCOCK, MN

• All Trailers DOTable •

We Can Convert FlatbedsTo Bridges To Suit YourNeeds. Call For A Quote

Horse 057

5 yr old 3/4 brother Belgians,dark red sorrel, light mane& tail, strip in the face,stand 17.2, weigh 1900 lbs.,broke to all farm equip. &traffic safe. Kids have beenskimming firewood, & haul-ing manure all winter, kidsafe & ready to work.$7,000. (715)308-7208

Sheep 060

FOR SALE: 500 ewe lambsfrom OPP tested negativeflock. 605-997-2060 or 605-864-8811

FOR SALE: Flock of 15 Suf-folk/Hamp cross ewes, 2 &3 years old, exc. quality, 40years of breeding. 320-239-2757

Goats 062

150 dairy goats for sale $125.For more info call (715)271-1165

Swine 065

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

Cattle 056

FOR SALE: Angus Bullyearling & 2 yr. olds, stoutheavy muscled bulls withexcellence performance ge-netics. Sullivan Angus, Kel-logg MN. (507)767-3361 or(612)799-7736

FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, long yearlings& 2 year olds, great EPD's.John 507-327-0932 or Brian507-340-9255 JRC Angus

FOR SALE: Registered &purebred British whitebulls; semen checked, vac-cinated & poured. 14 yrs ofprogressive breeding. De-livery possible. 320-815-5192after 6pm.

Polled Hereford bulls, year-lings & 2 year olds, sementested, delivery available.Jones Farms, LeSueur,MN. 507-317-5996

Registered Texas Longhornbreeding stock, cows,heifers or roping stock, topblood lines. 507-235-3467

WAKEFIELD FARMS Performance tested

Charolais & Red Angusbulls, 50+ yrs in the feedstock business. Deliveryavailable. Will feed yourpurchases until May 1st.Put more profit in yourpocket with a Wakefieldbred bull.

507-402-4640

WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95Free delivery on combines in MN, Eastern ND & SD763-689-1179

Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings -www.larsonimplements.com

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4WD & TRACK TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560RT, 799 hrs., 36”

tracks, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd. hi-flow......................................$269,000

‘13 JD 9560R, 416 hrs., 4 remotes,800x38” tires & duals ....$259,000

‘12 Cat 865C, 1171 hrs., 30”tracks, 5 hyd., big pump, HIDlights ..............................$235,000

‘12 Cat 865C, 992 hrs., 36” tracks,5 hyd., hyd. swing draw bar,HID lights........................$235,000

‘12 JD 9560R, cab, powershift,808 hrs., 4 hyd., Michelin 800x38tires & duals ..................$250,500

‘11 JD 8360RT, 1101 hrs., 16”tracks, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 5 hyd.,big pump, front wgts. ....$220,000

‘11 JD 8360RT, 1167 hrs., ultrawide stance up to 160”, 16”tracks, 5 hyd., big pump, 3 pt.,1000 PTO, front wgts. ....$220,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 400HD, 298 hrs.,power shift, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO,480x50 duals, diff. lock ..$225,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 400, 318 hrs.,power shift, 4 hyd., big pump,520x46 tires & duals ......$195,000

‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs.,4 hyd., 12-spd., manual front &rear wgts., 800x38 tires & duals80% ................................$155,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘11 JD 8335R, MFWD, 1777 hrs.,

ILS, IVT trans., 4 hyd., big pump,front wgts., 18.4x50 tires& duals ..........................$187,500

‘11 JD 8285R, MFWD, 1214 hrs.,powershift, 4 hyd., big pump,18.4x46 tires & duals ....$165,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., Premiumcab, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, IVTtrans., 18.4x46 tires & duals......................................$129,000

‘13 JD 7200R, MFWD, IVT trans.,540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 3 hyd.,710x38 rear tires ............$132,000

‘12 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD,525 hrs., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,big pump, complete auto guidancesetup, 420x46 tires & duals......................................$150,000

‘08 JD 8430, MFWD, 4468 hrs.,3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump,front wgts., 480x50 tires& duals ..........................$120,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD,3050 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,4 hyd., 420x46 tires & duals......................................$100,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD,4090 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,4 hyd., 420x46 rear tiresw/18.4x42” duals..............$92,000

‘06 CIH MX245, MFWD, 4975 hrs.,3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46”tires & duals ....................$82,000

‘80 Ford TW20, 2WD, 8075 hrs.,cab, air, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 2 hyd.,18.4x38 tires, 10 front wgts.........................................$16,500

COMBINES‘11 JD 9670, 1160 eng./736

sep. hrs., Contour Master,chopper, SLS shoe, 20.8x38duals ..............................$160,000

‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper,tracker, 520x42” duals....$189,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732sep. hrs., Luxury cab, rock trap,tracker, chopper, 520x42 tires &duals ..............................$188,500

‘87 CIH 1640, 3468 hrs., rock trap,auto header controls, 24.5x32tires ..................................$18,500

‘09 JD 9870STS, 1895 eng./1233sep. hrs., Premier Cab, Pro-drive,5 spd. Feederhouse, CM, 520x42”duals, 28L-26 rears ........$145,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895sep. hrs., tracker, chopper,rock trap, 30.5x32 tires ..$142,000

‘11 JD 9770, 880 eng./613 sep.hrs., CM, 5 spd. feederhouse,Pro-drive, chopper, 520x42 tires& duals ..........................$189,000

‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938sep. hrs., 4x4, CM, chopper,1250/45/32 tires ............$155,000

‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379sep. hrs., chopper, bin ext.,20.8x42 duals ..................$49,000

USED TRACTORSNEW NH T9.505, 4WD ....................................CALLNEW NH T8.300, FWA ....................................CALLNEW NH T8.275, FWA ....................................CALLNEW NH T7.200, FWA ....................................CALLNEW Massey 8670, FWA ................................CALLNEW Massey 7620, FWA ................................CALLNEW Massey 6615, FWA ................................CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD ................................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ................................CALLNEW Versatile 305, FWA ................................CALLNH TV6070 bi-directional ............................$95,000‘00 NH 8870, FWA........................................$64,900NH TN55S, FWA, w/cab ..............................$15,900‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD............................$69,000Versatile 895, 4WD ......................................$23,500

TILLAGESunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..................CALLSunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................$29,500Wilrich 957, 7-shank....................................$18,500Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo............................CALL‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt. ....................$54,500‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................$52,500‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................$34,500CIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................$12,500JD 2210, 36’ w/4-bar ..................................$25,900‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................$38,900

SKIDSTEERSNEW NH skidsteers on hand ..........................CALLNH LS170 ....................................................$13,750NH L170 cab, new rubber ..............................CALL

PLANTERSNEW White planters ........................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, loaded ......................$97,500

White 6700, 12-30, w/res. managers............$6,500White 6222, 12-30, front fold ......................$29,500White 6186, 16-30 w/ins..............................$21,500White 6122, 12-30........................................$16,500

COMBINESNEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..................CALL(2) Fantini pre-owned 8-30 chopping CH ......CALL‘10 Gleaner R76, loaded............................$235,000‘03 Gleaner R75, loaded............................$129,500‘01 Gleaner R72, just thru shop ................$110,000‘00 Gleaner R72 ..........................................$78,000‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ............................$24,500‘90 Gleaner R50 w/20’ ..............................COMING

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS units ..................................CALLNEW Salford Plows ........................................CALLNEW Unverferth seed tenders ................ON HANDNEW Westfield augers ....................................CALLNEW Rem 2700 vac ........................................CALLNEW Hardi 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 .................. CALLREM 2700, Rental............................................CALLUnverferth 8000 grain cart ..............................CALLKinze 1050 w/duals ........................................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ......................CALLPre-owned Sprayers........................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MNPhone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noonwww.smithsmillimp.com

(DMI Parts Available)

Swine 065

FOR SALE: Sow shares & a2400 sow filtered farm,gives you the right to re-ceive 1000 head ISO weansevery 8½ - 9 weeks, PEDSand PRRS negative, verygood production, moreshares a possibility. Cur-rent pig prices $39. North-west IA. 712-441-4410

FOR SALE: Yorkshire,Hampshire, Duroc &Hamp/Duroc boars, 4-Hpigs, also gilts. Excellentselection. Raised outside.Exc herd health. No PRSS.Delivery avail. 320-568-2225

ORR FEEDER PIGS TimOrr. Call for availability.(563) 920-2680

Livestock Equip 075

FOR SALE: (36) 2' x 6' HogSlat stainless steel dry hogfeeders, exc shape, picturesavailable for viewing onemail or texting. 507-230-0040 Tracy Melson

Industrial & Const. 083

FOR SALE: '00 CaterpillarD5C, Series 3, 1900 hrs, cab,nice machine, $60,000. 952-292-5255

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LOW RATE FINANCINGAVAILABLE thru

I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233 BlakePaulHerb

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‘13 CIH Steiger 450, 198 hrs.,800 tires, PTO ..........................$259,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 761 hrs.,Lux. cab, HID lights, loaded......$319,900

‘09 CIH Magnum 305, 3119 hrs.,susp. front axle ........................$135,500

‘87 Cougar 1000, PS, 280 hp.,8455 hrs. ....................................$39,500

‘84 Case 580 Super E, TLB..................................$14,500

‘14 LEON 10 yard scraper..................................$24,000

‘13 Ashland I-130 scraper..................................$39,000

‘12 Ashland I-950 scraper..................................$29,500

‘06 CIH 8010, 1223 sep hrs.................................$129,900

Gehl 5625 Skidloader....................................$7,900

‘08 Bobcat S250, 1700 hrs., cab w/AC,2-spd. ......................................$29,500

‘97 Bobcat 863, 3500 hrs.......$11,500

‘11 CIH 7120, 579 sep. hrs.................................$239,900

‘11 Tigermate 200, 54.5’w/crumbler ................$59,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 600Q, 564 hrs.,36” tracks ................................$369,900

‘01 JD 9400, 3545 hrs., w/duals................................................$115,000

‘13 Puma 145, 258 hrs., w/loader................................................$119,900

‘12 Farmall 95, 677 hrs. ..........$34,500‘78 IH 986, 7631 hrs., duals......$13,500

‘13 CIH Steiger 400, 125 hrs.,Luxury susp. cab ......................$239,900

CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it,keeping your equipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH.Contact your local dealer or visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details.

USED COMBINES5 Years Interest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details

‘13 CIH Steiger 600Q, 564 hrs., 36” tracks, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi capacity hyd. pump ..........................................$369,900‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 761 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ..........................................................................................................................$319,900‘13 CIH Steiger 450, 198 hrs., Lux cab, PTO, 800 tires, hi capacity hyd. pump, HD drawbar, Full Pro 700 auto guide....................$259,900‘13 CIH Steiger 400, 124 hrs., Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi capacity hyd. pump, cab suspension ....................................$239,900‘11 JD 9630T, 1954 hrs., 36” tracks, HID lights, big hyd. pump, leather cab ..................................................................................$229,900‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ..........................................................................................................................................$115,000Steiger Cougar 1000, powershift, 20.8x38 tires ................................................................................................................................$39,500‘08 CIH Steiger 485, 3150 hrs, Lux. cab ..........................................................................................................................................$149,900

STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

USED 4WD TRACTORS18 Month Interest Waiver or Low Rates Available • Call Details •

‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 434 hrs., Full Pro 700 auto guide, 360 HID lites, hi cap. hyd. pump, s. cab, susp. f. axle, 380/R54 tires ....$209,900‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 300 hrs., susp. Lux. cab, susp. front axle, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ........$179,900‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 337 hrs., susp. Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites....................................$169,900‘11 CIH Magnum 235, 1000 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals ............................................................................................COMING IN‘09 CIH Magnum 305, 3120 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, HID lites ............................................................................................$135,500‘13 CIH Puma 160, 250 hrs., powershift trans., L765 loader, susp. axle ........................................................................................$129,900‘12 CIH Puma 160, 300 hrs., CVT trans., L765 loader, susp. axle....................................................................................................$135,500‘13 CIH Puma 145, 258 hrs., powershift trans., CIH loader ..............................................................................................................$119,900‘84 Case 580E, Tractor Loader Backhoe, cab ......................................................................................................................................$14,500‘12 CIH Farmall 95, 677 hrs., MFD, cab, dual PTO ..............................................................................................................................$34,500‘71 JD 1520, w/JD loader ..............................................................................................................................................................COMING IN

‘13 CIH 9230, 323 sep. hrs., track drive, RWA, HID lites ............................................................................................................$369,900‘11 CIH 7120, 579 sep. hrs., duals, HID lites, Lux. cab ..............................................................................................................$239,900‘08 CIH 8010, 1150 sep. hrs., duals ............................................................................................................................................$149,900‘06 CIH 8010, 1223 sep. hrs., duals ............................................................................................................................................$129,900‘10 CIH 6088, 694 sep hrs., ......................................................................................................................................................COMING IN‘02 CIH 2388, 2074 sep. hrs., duals, RWA ....................................................................................................................................$79,000‘98 CIH 2388, 2569 eng./1764 sep. hrs., duals ............................................................................................................................$66,000‘13 CIH 2612, New 12-row chopping cornhead............................................................................................................................$99,000‘13 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................................................................$64,500‘13 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead......................................................................................................................................$64,500‘13 CIH 3408, New 8R30” cornhead ..............................................................................................................................................JUST IN‘12 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead......................................................................................................................................................$44,900‘89 CIH 1083, 8R30”........................................................................................................................................................................$7,900‘10 CIH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ..................................................................................................................................$26,800‘05 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ........................................................................................................................................$13,900‘04 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ........................................................................................................................................$12,900

USED 2WD TRACTORS18 Months Interest Free • Call For Details •

‘02 Case 2388, 2074 sep hrs...................................$79,000

‘03 BOBCAT 5600 Toolcat,w/frt mower ..........COMING IN

‘12 CIH 4430, 120’ boom,aim, auto. boom, Pro 700steering, active suspension,880 hrs. ..................$287,500

‘12 CIH 3330, 90’ booms,546 hrs. ..................$210,000

‘13 CIH 9230 Track, AWD,323 sep hrs. ............$369,900

‘07 CIH 8010, 1150 sep hrs.................................$149,900

‘04 DMI Tigermate II, 54’w/mulcher. ................$34,900

‘09 CIH 3330, 100’ boom, aim,auto. boom, Pro 700 steering,active suspension, 1750 hrs...................................$183,000

USED SPRAYERS‘12 CIH 4330, 880 hrs., 120’ boom, aim, auto boom, Pro 700 steering, active suspension ......................................................$287,500‘12 CIH 3330, 546 hrs., 90’ boom, std. spray..............................................................................................................................$210,000‘09 CIH 3330, 1750 hrs., 100’ boom, aim, auto boom, Pro 700 steering, active suspension ....................................................$183,000

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Tractor 4WDBL ‘08 JD 9530T, 1800 Eng Hrs ................................$249,950BL ‘04 JD 9520, 3033 Eng Hrs ..................................$164,900SL ‘09 CIH QUADTRAC 485, 1832 Eng Hrs ................$250,000SL ‘12 CIH STEIGER 500 Heavy Duty, 371 Eng Hrs....$279,000SE ‘01 CIH STX375, 2556 Eng Hrs ............................$137,500SE ST ST310, 5808 Eng Hrs ........................................$14,900SE ‘10 CIH STEIGER 485, 1200 Eng Hrs ....................$235,000SE ‘09 CIH STEIGER 435, 1150 Eng Hrs ....................$189,900SE ‘04 CIH STX450Q, 3720 Eng Hrs ..........................$164,500

TractorsBL ‘95 CHLGR 75C, 5522 Eng Hrs................................$62,750BL IHC 784, DIESEL........................................................$8,950BL ‘12 CIH FARMALL 95, 274 Eng Hrs ........................$42,900BL ‘58 IHC 560 ..............................................................$4,465BL ‘80 IHC 1086, 8163 Eng Hrs ..................................$12,750BL ‘07 CIH MAGNUM 275, 3005 Eng Hrs ..................$149,900SL ‘09 CIH MAGNUM 275, 2200 Eng Hrs ..................$169,500SL ‘11 CIH MAGNUM 315, 612 Eng Hrs ....................$215,000SL ‘11 CIH MAGNUM 315, 991 Eng Hrs ....................$213,000SL ‘65 IH 656 ................................................................$5,500SL ‘80 IHC 1086 ..........................................................$12,500SL ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 235, 641 Eng Hrs ....................$170,000SL ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 235, 232 Eng Hrs ....................$175,000SL ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 180, 423 Eng Hrs ....................$135,000SL ‘13 CIH MAXXUM 140 T4, 443 Eng Hrs ..................$80,200SL ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 235, 175 Eng Hrs ....................$159,500SE ‘48 AG C....................................................................$2,450SE ‘77 IHC 1086, 8774 Eng Hrs ....................................$9,950SE ‘79 CA 986, 9500 Eng Hrs ......................................$11,900

Field CultivatorsBL ‘02 JD 2200--60.5’ ................................................$34,900BL ‘09 CIH TIGER MATE 200--54.5 FT., w/basket ........$57,450BL ‘98 DMI TIGERMATE II--30.5 FT...............................$21,875BL ‘04 CIH TIGERMATE II--48.5 ....................................$39,950BL ‘09 JD 2210 ............................................................$32,850BL WR QUAD-X--44.5 ..................................................$29,950SL ‘01 CIH TIGERMATE II--54.5 ....................................$36,500SL ‘98 CIH 4300 ..........................................................$19,500SE ‘98 CIH 4800--28.5 FT. ............................................$8,850SE JD 960--41 ..............................................................$8,250SE ‘08 CIH TM200--60 ................................................$63,500SE ‘98 DMI TIGERMATE II--50.5 ..................................$25,750SE ‘00 CIH TIGER-MATE II--48.5 FT. ............................$34,500SE ‘10 CIH TIGER-MATE 200--50.5 FT. ........................$58,500

Planter & DrillsSL ‘10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ....................................$133,000BL ‘10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ....................................$135,000BL ‘13 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ....................................$159,500BL ‘05 JD 1790 ............................................................$89,500BL IHC 800--8R30..........................................................$2,495SL ‘06 CIH 1240--12R30--PT ......................................$52,500SL ‘08 CIH 1250--24R30--FF, 6500 Acres..................$118,500SL ‘08 CIH 1240--16R30--PT ......................................$72,500SL ‘12 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ....................................$140,000SL ‘91 JD 7200--16R30 ..............................................$28,500SL ‘11 CIH 1250 ..........................................................$74,500SL ‘92 JD 7200-16R30 ................................................$16,500SL ‘09 CIH 1250--16R30--FF ......................................$72,500SE ‘05 CIH 1240--16R30--PT ......................................$59,900SE ‘98 CIH 955--12R30................................................$18,750SE ‘12 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ....................................$149,500SE ‘12 AW 8816--16R30--FF, 1200 Acres ....................$91,500SE ‘98 CIH 955--12R30................................................$18,500SE ‘03 CIH 1240--12R30--PT ......................................$49,900SE ‘00 CIH 955-12X30 SEMI-MTD ..............................$17,000

SprayersSE ‘95 FC 650 ................................................................$5,850SE ‘03 REDBL 665, 1000 GALLON................................$13,500

Ripper/Disk/PlowBL SF 4510 ..................................................................$19,950BL ‘05 SF 1434 ............................................................$33,775BL ‘07 WISHK 862NT ..................................................$49,875BL ‘07 WR 7650 ..........................................................$23,500SE ‘04 CIH MRX690--7S30 ..........................................$22,500SE ‘04 CIH MRX690--7S30 ..........................................$21,500SE ‘07 GR 2200TT-22 FT. ............................................$22,500BL ‘09 JD 3710 ............................................................$42,350BL ‘08 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 9300 ....................................$44,950BL ‘97 DMI 730B..........................................................$11,850BL ‘96 DMI 730 ............................................................$10,900BL ‘00 CIH 730B ..........................................................$17,950BL ‘98 DMI 730B..........................................................$15,900BL ‘95 DMI 530B..........................................................$14,950BL ‘10 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 870-9S ................................$54,500BL ‘99 CIH 730B ..........................................................$17,900BL ‘97 DMI 730B..........................................................$14,750BL ‘05 WR 357 ..............................................................$5,950BL ‘02 CIH 730B ..........................................................$17,850BL ‘08 JD 2700--9 SHANK--24" SPACING ..................$26,900SL ‘02 JD 2700--5 SHANK--30" SPACING ..................$15,000SL ‘89 CIH 14 ................................................................$5,500SL ‘02 CIH 730B ..........................................................$17,500SL ‘05 CIH 730B ..........................................................$26,900SL ‘07 CIH 730C ..........................................................$35,500SL ‘07 CIH 730C ..........................................................$32,900SE ‘00 DMI 530B..........................................................$19,900SE ‘09 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 870-11S ..............................$66,850SE ‘00 CIH 9300 ..........................................................$33,750SE ‘06 CIH 730C ..........................................................$35,500SE ‘97 DMI 730B..........................................................$15,500SE ‘05 JD 2700--9 SHANK--24" SPACING ..................$20,500SE ‘09 JD 2700--9 SHANK--24" SPACING ..................$34,500SE ‘03 JD 2700--7 SHANK--30" SPACING ..................$16,900SE ‘08 CIH 730C ..........................................................$35,500

Skid Steer LoadersBL ‘86 CA 1845C, Hour Meter: 4800 Hrs ....................$14,750BL ‘12 CA SR220, Hour Meter: 222 Hrs ......................$39,900SL ‘08 NH L185, Hour Meter: 3989 Hrs ......................$22,500SL ‘02 BCAT 553, Hour Meter: 1552 Hrs......................$11,500

SL ‘11 BCAT S850, Hour Meter: 1957 Hrs ..................$42,600SL OW 345 MUSTANG, Hour Meter: 6916 Hrs................$6,250SL ‘11 BCAT S185, Hour Meter: 3000 Hrs ..................$26,000SL ‘12 BCAT S750, Hour Meter: 3000 Hrs ..................$41,000SL ‘11 NH L230, Hour Meter: 1150 Hrs ......................$35,500SL ‘11 BCAT S650, Hour Meter: 900 Hrs ....................$33,500SL ‘11 CA SR200, Hour Meter: 2200 Hrs ....................$27,900SL ‘04 BCAT S185, Hour Meter: 7840 Hrs ..................$12,900SL ‘00 BCAT 873, Hour Meter: 5333 Hrs......................$13,700SL ‘04 BCAT S300, Hour Meter: 5800 Hrs ..................$23,000SL ‘12 BCAT S650, Hour Meter: 700 Hrs ....................$35,700SL ‘05 JD 320, Hour Meter: 3060 Hrs..........................$16,000SE ‘06 CA 410, Hour Meter: 2508 Hrs..........................$19,900SE ‘99 CA 1840, Hour Meter: 6113 Hrs..........................$9,500SE 12 CA SR220, Hour Meter: 2289 Hrs ......................$36,500SE ‘05 CA 420, Hour Meter: 4600 Hrs..........................$15,500

CombinesBL ‘09 CIH 7120, Eng Hrs: 1265/Sep Hrs: 968 ..........$239,900BL ‘97 CIH 2166, Eng Hrs: 2540/Sep Hrs: 2076 ..........$69,950BL ‘98 CIH 2366, Eng Hrs: 2932/Sep Hrs: 2240 ..........$84,950BL ‘99 CIH 238, Eng Hrs: 3143/Sep Hrs: 2383 ............$94,950BL ‘78 IHC 1460, Eng Hrs: 5058 ....................................$6,950BL ‘86 CIH 1660, Eng Hrs: 3583 ..................................$25,000BL ‘11 CIH 9120, Eng Hrs: 773/Sep Hrs: 588 ............$329,950BL ‘95 CIH 2166, Eng Hrs: 3530/Sep Hrs: 2250 ..........$59,950BL ‘01 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 3300/Sep Hrs: 2500 ..........$94,500BL ‘82 CIH 1460, Eng Hrs: 5185 ....................................$8,950BL ‘09 CIH 7088, Eng Hrs: 827/Sep Hrs: 619 ............$239,875BL ‘10 CIH 7088, Eng Hrs: 736/Sep Hrs: 568 ............$249,900BL ‘01 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 3232/Sep Hrs: 2046 ........$112,500BL ‘13 CIH 7230, Eng Hrs: 233/Sep Hrs: 188 ............$325,000BL ‘98 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 4230/Sep Hrs: 3094 ..........$87,900BL ‘05 CIH 8010, Eng Hrs: 2383/Sep Hrs: 1909 ........$169,850BL ‘10 CIH 7120, Eng Hrs: 1122 ................................$223,900SL ‘03 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 2375/Sep Hrs: 1861 ........$117,500SL ‘05 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 2030/Sep Hrs: 1583 ........$139,950SL ‘88 CIH 1660, Eng Hrs: 3758 ..................................$15,500SL ‘11 CIH 7120, Eng Hrs: 650/Sep Hrs: 550 ............$265,000SL ‘13 CIH 7230, Eng Hrs: 400/Sep Hrs: 300 ............$315,000SL ‘10 CIH 7120, Eng Hrs: 993/Sep Hrs: 723 ............$235,000SL ‘05 CIH 2366, Eng Hrs: 1997/Sep Hrs: 1549 ........$120,000SE ‘04 CIH 8010, Eng Hrs: 2451/Sep Hrs: 1835 ........$147,950SE ‘04 CIH 8010, Eng Hrs: 2060/Sep Hrs: 1564 ........$149,950SE ‘01 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 2733/Sep Hrs: 2117 ........$114,950SE ‘94 CIH 1666, Eng Hrs: 4303 ..................................$34,950SE ‘00 CIH 2366, Eng Hrs: 3404/Sep Hrs: 2534 ..........$91,500SE ‘96 CIH 2188, Eng Hrs: 4575 ..................................$58,950SE ‘12 CIH 9230, Eng Hrs: 784/Sep Hrs: 650 ............$318,000

Stalk ChoppersBL LOFTN 240 ................................................................$9,250BL ‘11 WO 20CD ..........................................................$15,500SL ‘07 WR CD20LK ......................................................$12,500SE WO 20' ......................................................................$9,350SE ‘98 WO 15' MOUNTED ..............................................$7,950

Grain AugersBL ‘06 WF MK 13X71 GLP............................................$10,500BL ‘94 FETERL 10X66 ....................................................$2,950BL ‘90 SUDENGA 450 ....................................................$3,950BL ‘02 WF MK 13X71 FT GLP ........................................$7,950BL ‘99 WF MK 13X91 GLP..............................................$8,950BL FK 1070 ....................................................................$6,950BL ‘09 PECK 1002..........................................................$5,775SE WF TR100-71 ..............................................................$795SE SUDENGA 8X60 ........................................................$1,650SE ‘87 ALLOWAY FIELD MASTER 8X61 ..........................$2,150SE ‘95 FETERL 10X60 ....................................................$3,350

Grain Carts/BoxesBL ‘90 KINZE 640 ........................................................$12,900SL ‘04 DEMCO 650-RED ..............................................$13,750SE KILLB 490 ................................................................$8,950SE ‘12 DEMCO 750 ......................................................$17,000SE ‘98 KILLB 655 ........................................................$11,900SE ‘98 KILLB 655 ........................................................$11,900SE ‘98 KILLB 655 ........................................................$11,900SE ‘98 KILLB 655 ........................................................$11,900SE ‘98 KILLB 655 ........................................................$11,900

Header CombineBL ‘09 CIH 2020-35F ..................................................$29,000BL ‘95 CIH 1020-30F ....................................................$9,500BL ‘91 CIH 1020-25F ....................................................$9,875BL ‘01 CIH 1020-30F ..................................................$15,500BL ‘90 CIH 1020-20F ..................................................$10,875BL ‘92 CIH 1020-30F ....................................................$7,300BL ‘95 CIH 1020-25F ....................................................$6,900BL ‘05 MB 974-36F......................................................$43,875BL ‘07 CIH 2020-35F ..................................................$23,900BL ‘10 CIH 2020-30F ..................................................$27,000BL ‘90 CIH 1020-22.5F ..................................................$3,000BL ‘96 CIH 1020-25F ..................................................$10,950BL ‘10 MB FD70-35 ....................................................$62,500SL ‘96 CIH 1020 ............................................................$9,500SL ‘09 CIH 2020-30F ..................................................$24,500SL ‘04 CIH 1020-30F ..................................................$17,000SL ‘95 CIH 1020-25F ....................................................$8,900SL ‘04 CIH 2020-30F ..................................................$19,900SL ‘00 CIH 1020-25F ..................................................$11,500SL ‘91 CIH 1020-20F ....................................................$4,500SL ‘95 CIH 1020-20F ....................................................$5,500SL ‘08 CIH 2020-35F ..................................................$23,500SE ‘95 CIH 1020-20F ....................................................$7,900SE ‘01 CIH 1020-30F ..................................................$14,000SE ‘90 CIH 1020-25F ....................................................$7,500SE ‘95 CIH 1020-30F ....................................................$9,850SE ‘95 CIH 1020-30F ....................................................$9,850SE ‘97 CIH 1020-30F ..................................................$15,900SE ‘05 CIH 1020-30F ..................................................$19,200SE ‘90 CIH 1020-20F ....................................................$6,500SE ‘89 CIH 1020-22.5F ..................................................$4,500SE ‘10 MB FD70-35 ................................................$59,850SE ‘00 CIH 1020-20F ....................................................$9,500

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photo)Growing green

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WWeeding could be a problem if you have over ahalf a million tree seedlings, as Dave andMichelle Olsen of North Central Reforesta-

tion near Evansville, Minn., do.But it’s not the problem that you might imagine.“Chickweed can be a problem,” Dave says as he

gently searches through Styrofoam flats of 2-year-old Eastern red cedar seedlings in a green house ofperhaps a quarter-million pine, spruce and cedarseedlings. “If you have just three or four weeds inhere they can multiply rapidly.”

Small details are important in the seedling busi-ness. Dave’s been learning them for over 40 years.For example, the seeds from those eastern red cedartook two years to germinate. They need a doubledormancy whereas seed from the eastern white pineonly require one season of dormancy. Basswoodseeds have an unpredictable dormancy and someburr oak acorns are wormy.

North Central Reforestation’s signature productsare its seedlings in Styroblock containers. Davelearned about them when he worked at the Cloquetforestry research station in the 1960s.

“We discovered that seedlings grown in containershad a better chance of survival when they areplanted than bare root plants,” he said. “Their rootsare protected until the last minute.”

Although North Central Reforestation does sellbare root seedlings, they have more than two dozenspecies, from pine to birch to plum, for sale in con-tainers. Individuals can buy one container, or largeorganizations such as the Department of NaturalResources can buy 100.

Before trees are sold, they are removed from thegreenhouse and put in shade houses to adapt themto outdoor conditions. Dave is exacting about how todo this.

“They receive 47 percent shade cover for the first

two weeks,” he said.Then they will be exposed to the elements and pos-

sibly spend the winter in the shade house.“We put a foam blanket over the seedlings,” Dave

said. “It mimics snow cover.”Tree roots die if they get too cold, apparently.“If the roots get to 10 degrees they will die,” he

said. “The ground never gets that cold in the winter.”Some seedlings over-winter in a freezer that is

kept at 28 F.“We can get four million trees in the freezer,” Dave

said.After four decades of growing millions upon mil-

lions of seedlings, Dave says he’d be happy to passon his detailed wisdom to a younger person.

For more information, log on to www.ncrtrees.comor call (218) 747-2622 or (877) 702-5579. ❖

North CentralReforestation,

Evansville, Minn.

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