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Anoka County 4-H’er MichaelSymanski with hischicken Betty Louat the MinnesotaState Fair

As the new associate editor at TheLand, I was assigned a “Land Minds” col-umn. As a townie who lives in Mankato,Minn., I was fortunate that the first issueI got to work on was our 4-H issue.

My family is a member of the 4-H River-bend Club of Blue Earth County. My oldestdaughter wanted to join, because she had afriend in the club. I wasn’t sure we could fitin one more thing, but I’m glad we did.

As we enter our third year of 4-H (newbiesfor sure), the monthly meetings and serviceactivities have become part of our schoolyear routine. The 4-H Camp and BlueEarth County Fair bookend our summer.

During monthly meetings, 4-H youthconduct democratic meetings that follow the protocolused in city halls across the country. One serviceactivity was Rake the Town in Mankato. Our kids gotto help out and rake — a chore we don’t have in ourneighborhood of young trees.

Above all, the 4-H philoso-phy of learning by doing is agood reminder in a worldwhere parents do too much fortheir kids. Many a time I havebeen guilty of doing choresthat my kids should be doingthemselves: laundry, schoollunches, dishes and more.

Often, it’s easier to do itmyself, but it’s more impor-tant to take the time andpatience to teach my threekids to load the dishwasher,make their bed and do thelaundry. Then I have to standback and accept a job mostly well done. In someareas, their standards already have exceeded mine.

As a parent, I have enjoyed watching 4-H demo day.Kids of all ages have shown me how to make paper air-planes, French toast, oil paintings and Lego creations.My own children have demonstrated how to braid hair,draw comics and paint trees of cherry blossoms.

One of our favorite activities is the club supperwhen we take over a church basement and the kidscook for the club. Spaghetti was on the menu once.Under adult supervision, the kids made meatspaghetti sauce, boiled pasta, buttered garlic breadand mixed up a salad.

My husband, one of six siblings, told me that our kidsshould be cooking meals at home. He’s right. So forMother’s Day, the kids made me a spaghetti dinner. Isat at the counter and supervised while enjoying a

glass of wine. Thank you 4-H!Learning by doing works for our family.

Someday when the kids live on their own,they will have a pot of spaghetti, a sinkvoid of dirty dishes and a basket of cleanlaundry. The basics.Summer camp

The last two summers have begun with4-H sleepover camp at Camp Patterson onLake Washington. The girls pack theirbags and I check the packing list until Idrive them crazy. On the short ride tocamp, I ask at least three times if they

have their bathing suits.As I get them settled in their rustic

cabins, they quickly bid me goodbye sothey can be on their own. Both years, they have lookedup to their camp counselors, who are 4-H teens. Theylook forward to one day being counselors themselves.

The campers spend thenext couple days doingcrafts, playing sports, swim-ming, canoeing, fishing andgathering around the bon-fire. No electronic devices areallowed. Entertainment issinging camp songs, whichmy girls sing at home andteach to their little brother.

When I pick them up fromcamp, they are tired, happy andfilled with stories of new friendsand dining hall incidents. Beingearly June, the weather can becool and rainy.After the 2013camp, my middle daughterboasted 27 mosquito bites.

The 4-H summer camp experience is timeless.County fair

Come August, my kids bring their projects to theBlue Earth County Fair 4-H building. They havebrought a painting of a cartoon character, a Legopyramid, a chocolate chip cookie experiment, photos,a self-portrait, a short story, and containers of mixedflowers that we managed to keep alive for threemonths before showing.

This summer, when we went to the fair for my daughterto present a speech against mining in the BoundaryWaters Canoe Area Wilderness, a goat was on the loose inthe 4-H building.We learned that you can’t chase a goat.

While we do not raise and show animals, we appre-ciate the hard work and commitment by all the fami-

4-H values for life

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OPINION

12A — Pilot comes full circle as 4-Haerospace competition judge13A — Brad Rugg: State 4-H programgoing strong, expanding into metro

19A — Corn Roast a sweet success atMinnesota State Fair20A — Butterflies well-fed during briefState Fair lives3B — Time to find a local apple orchardfor your own “Autumn Adventure”

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

LAND MINDS

By Marie Wood

Above all, the 4-H philosophyof learning by doing is agood reminder in a worldwhere parents do too muchfor their kids. ... Often it’seasier to do it myself, but it’smore important to take thetime and patience to teachmy three kids to load thedishwasher, make their bedand do the laundry.

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This summer deliveredmany significant, round-numbered anniversaries.

For example, June 6 wasthe 70th anniversary of D-Day, Aug. 1 the 100thanniversary of the out-break of World War I, Aug.9 the 40th anniversary ofthe resignation of Presi-dent Richard M. Nixon, andAug. 12 the 200th anniver-sary of the British burningthe U.S. Capitol.

Most are remembered because, insome manner, they mark the triumph ofa new order — democracy — over oldorders like tyranny and lawlessness.Some are remembered, Watergate, forexample, to show democracy’s messinessand, subsequently, built-in resilience.

An example of democracy’smessiness today is the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency’sproposed Waters of the UnitedStates rule, or WOTUS.Offered on March 25 by EPAto address court-orderedchanges in the decades-oldClean Water Act, WOTUS hasbecome a leather-lunged polit-ical test for shouters, con-nivers and liars over what the

proposed rules will or will not do onAmerican farm and ranches.

The stark differences between whatEPA proposed and what farm andranch groups believe the proposalsmean is seen on dueling websitesdeveloped by EPA and the American

Farm Bureau Federation.AFBF’s WOTUS site, cleverly titled

“Ditch the Rule” — ditchtherule.fb.org— is a hard pitch on what it thinks isat stake under the rule. Readers areurged to file a formal comment withEPA opposing the rule, “tweet” Con-gress to “ditch” it or join “the FarmBureau family” to fight it.

In making its case, however, AFBF isstuck using its own interpretation —mostly in reply to its own questions —of what WOTUS might do rather thanwhat EPA repeatedly has said it will do.

For example, AFBF claims the pro-posed rule “would expand (EPA’s) regu-latory authority under the Clean WaterAct” to “puddles, ponds, ditches,ephemerals ... and isolated wetlands ...”

That expanded authority,AFBF then

contends, will give EPA and the U.S.ArmyCorps of Engineers “power to dictate land-use decisions and farming practices in ornear” farm and ranches such as “weed con-trol, fertilizer applications and any num-ber of other common farm activities ...”

Wrong, wrong and wrong, says EPAon its WOTUS website (even more clev-erly) titled “Ditch the Myth,” atepa.gov/ditchthemyth.

The proposed rule, explains EPA, “actu-ally reduces regulation of ditches,” “specifi-cally excludes groundwater,” “preserves allhistorical exclusions for agriculture,” and“regulates the pollution and destruction ofU.S. waters, not ... land or land use.”

Nothing EPA has said or done — web-sites, press releases and more than 350meetings with farm state politicians,

Shape America’s clean water future, or urban areas will

LAND MINDS, from pg. 2Alies who bring their animals to thefairgrounds and camp out for theduration. My kids love to hold thebaby chicks.

I feel the young showers’ pain when

they have to wear their boots and jeansin 90-degree heat. And parents, I haveseen the online forms you must com-plete when you show animals.

As a 4-H club, we work the Fridaybreakfast and lunch shift at the 4-Hfood stand. The kids take orders, deliver

trays of food and hand out beverages.They also wash tables, clean trays andtake out the garbage. The high schoolgirls work the malt window.

Once again, 4-H is preparing the kidsfor life. The fast food industry providesmany jobs to first-time workers. Whilerestaurant work is hard work, it canalso be fun, which is the main takeawayafter a shift in the 4-H food stand.4-H for life

As 4-H members, we have formed andstrengthened friendships with club fam-

ilies as we volunteered, raised moneyfor the club, worked the food stand orjust had fun out at a member’s farm. Weare all better for the experiences.

After all, 4-H values are values for life.“I pledge my head to clearer thinking,

My heart to greater loyalty, My handsto larger service, And my health to bet-ter living, For my club, my community,my country and my world.”

Marie Wood is associate editor of TheLand. She can be reached [email protected]. ❖

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FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

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GUEBERT, from pg. 4Afarm and ranch groupleaders and members —has allayed WOTUS fears withfarm groups.

Those fears have been moreamplified than addressed by manyin Congress who view WOTUS as apolitical tool to use against theObama administration. Others seeit as a crowbar for Republicans topry control of the U.S. Senate fromthe now-majority Democrats.

However it’s seen or used, twothings seem certain.

First, an update to the court-clouded regulations now guidingthe 1970s-era Clean Water Act isneeded regardless what November’selection results show. Sooner orlater, new rules will be adopted.

Secondly, the more successfulfarm and ranch forces are in put-ting off that update the less favor-able it will be because ag’s urbanneighbors in places like Des Moinesand Toledo — two cities in farm

country that spentmillions this year to

fight water problemstied to many of today’s grain andlivestock production practices —want new rules now. Moreover, mostwant tougher rules than those pro-posed in WOTUS.

As such, 2014 can be rememberedas the year farm and ranch groupsused exaggeration and inaccurate“facts” to “ditch” reforms most Ameri-cans want or it could be rememberedas the year farmers and ranchersembraced their decisive role in shap-ing America’s clean water future.

It’s your choice. Make it.Then tell your neighbors because

they’re waiting on you to do theright thing.

Alan Guebert’s “Farm and FoodFile” is published weekly in morethan 70 newspapers in North Amer-ica. Contact him at [email protected]. Past columns,news and events are posted atwww.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

It’s your choice; Make it

There’s a kind of farm that has caughtthe imagination of the food-consciousamong us. It’s relatively small, and youknow the farmer who runs it. It’s diverse,growing different kinds of crops and oftenincorporating livestock. It may or may notbe organic, but it incorporates practices —crop rotation, minimal pesticide use, com-posting — that are planet-friendly. Cus-tomers are local restaurants, local mar-kets and us: shoppers who buy into a farmshare or visit the farmers market.

There’s a lot to like about that kind offarm, and advocates believe it’s the patternfor what our agriculture ought to look like.The vision of small, diversified farms feed-ing the world, one community at a time, isa popular one. But is it a viable one?

I talked with a passel of people whoeither study (agricultural economist) orlive (farmer) this issue, and there were afew ideas that generated enough consen-sus that I’m willing to call them facts.

1. Small, diversified farms are less effi-cient than large ones. Which means that

food grown on them is more expensive.Marc Bellemare, an assistant professor inthe University of Minnesota’s departmentof applied economics, calls farmers mar-ket produce “luxury goods,” and Tim Grif-fin, director of the Agriculture, Food andEnvironment program at Tufts Univer-sity’s Friedman School of Nutrition Sci-ence and Policy, explains the dynamicsimply: economy of scale. “As the farmsget larger, it’s easier to invest in labor-sav-ing machinery, technology and specializedmanagement, and production cost perunit goes down,” he says. It’s Econ 101.

Even John Ikerd, professor emeritus ofagriculture and applied economics at theUniversity of Missouri and an outspokenadvocate of the idea that small organicfarms ought to feed the world — an ideaBellemare calls “wishful thinking” —acknowledges that we’d need many morefarmers to make that happen, and thatfood would be more expensive. Howmuch more expensive is tough to esti-

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COMMENTARY, from pg. 6Amate. Advocates of small-and-local tend to say not much (Ikerdguesses 6 to 8 percent), and skeptics tend to sayquite a bit. It would undoubtedly vary significantlyby region; areas that are densely populated, whereland is expensive, or that have lousy weather, wherefood is hard to grow, would have higher prices.

2. Small, diversified farms bring benefits to their com-munities. I’ve never talked with anyone who thinks incor-porating agriculture into communities is a bad idea.Pretty much everyone seems to believe, as I do, thatthere’s value in having a place where people can take kidsto pull a carrot out of the ground or come face to face witha pig. Local agriculture can contribute to a sense of com-munity and keep spaces open. It’s a reminder to everyonethat food doesn’t just appear, and that it’s only becausesomebody else is growing it that we’re freed up to beaccountants or mechanics or scientists. Or journalists.

3. Local’s market share is small. Very small. Under 2percent small. And the farmers market share is just afraction of that. Although farmers’ direct sales (throughmarkets, farm stands and community-supported agri-culture programs, or CSAs) tripled from 1992 to 2007,from $404 million to $1.2 billion, they leveled off after-ward, growing to only $1.3 billion from 2007 to 2012 —despite a large increase in the number of farmers mar-kets during that time, from 4,685 in 2008 (there’s no2007 data) to 7,864 in 2012. That’s 0.3 percent of totalagricultural sales. Expand “local” to include sales that gothrough channels to local restaurants and markets, andthe figure is larger: $4.8 billion in 2007, the last year forwhich data is available, but still just over 1 percent oftotal farm sales. (The U.S. Department of Agriculture isplanning to release new data at the end of September,and I’ve seen indications that the number will increase.)

4. Farmers selling directly to their customers aren’tmaking a living. The USDA defines “small” as a farmwith gross sales under $50,000, and 97 percent of thefarms selling directly meet that definition. But theoverwhelming majority — 86 percent — don’t haveeven $10,000 in sales. These are clearly not operationsthat support farmers, and perhaps not the best pat-tern on which to plan the future of our agriculture.

5. Farms pollute, and large, chemical-intensive com-modity farms have damaged the environment. Accord-ing to the Enivironmental Protection Agency, agricul-ture is the biggest source of pollution of lakes andrivers, and the recent shutdown of Toledo, Ohio’s,water supply because of toxins produced by bacteria isExhibit A for agriculture’s environmental impact. Thatdoesn’t mean that all large farms pollute, or that nosmall farm does, but when you have tens of thousandsof acres of a two- or three-crop rotation, with chemicalfertilizers and pesticides as standard operating proce-dure, there are bound to be problems. (There are alsoanimal welfare issues, but I’m leaving that importanttopic for another day and focusing on crops.)

6. Large industrial farms grow primarily corn andsoy, which consumers buy as meat and processedfoods. And there’s a strong argument that thosefoods are making us fat and sick. But that’s not thefarmers’ fault. They grow what the market demands.If we want to fix that, and I think we should, we’d bebetter off talking to the government, which deter-

mines subsidies; food manufacturers, who turncrops into what we actually eat; and consumers,

who vote with their wallets.Those are the major points, and although obviously

each is complicated, in aggregate, they boil down to

this: Small farms are inefficient but are more likely togrow healthful foods and might be more environmen-tally friendly, while large farms are sometimes envi-ronmentally unfriendly but raise large amounts of

Commentary: Consumers vote with their wallets

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COMMENTARY, from pg. 7Afood efficiently and affordably.

The idea that we should replace the large, pollut-ing farms with the small, diversified farms ignoreswhat might be the best solution: Get the large

farms to stop polluting.There are some hopeful signs that it’s already

happening. Cover cropping and no-till farming, whichhelp improve soil health and reduce runoff, are on therise.Recent droughts have underscored the importance of

building up organic matter, which retains water, in soil.The kind of farm that doesn’t get talked about, and

that may combine the best of small and large, is whateconomists call “the ag of the middle.” One of thosefarms, on 2,500 acres in southern Minnesota, has beenrun by Matt Eischen’s family for generations. Eischenrotates sweet corn and peas, which are contracted tobecome Birds Eye frozen vegetables, with field corn andsoy. Growing peas, which go in early and mature in 60days, sometimes allows him to double-crop his land. Hesamples 1.5-acre parcels and adds only the fertilizerthat each parcel needs to support the crop he’s intend-ing to grow there. He practices no-till, and he plantsgrass strips in low-lying areas, which act as a filter forany rainwater running off the fields. In the fall, he putscattle out in the fields to eat the cornstalks, and he usesanimal manure and crop residue to build organic mat-ter in his soil. No, it’s not like the farmer growing 10acres of vegetables just outside town, but neither is itthe stuff of Chipotle commercials.

As a small farmer, I see both sides of small. It’simmensely gratifying for my husband, Kevin, andme to bring people out to see our oysters, to showthem the different growth stages, to describe how webring them from pinheads to market size. Our visi-tors tell us that tasting an oyster right on the farm isa compelling, memorable experience.

But our size means that we do many jobs in a waythat is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Taketumbling, which we do to remove barnacles. Biggeroperations have stainless-steel tumblers that can costthousands of dollars. We use a ’70s-era cement mixerKevin found on Craigslist. And, like many small farm-ers, we drive a truck that’s well past the first blush ofyouth, and an 80-mile round trip in a truck that gets14 miles to the gallon, all to drop off 2,000 oysters atour wholesaler ... well, you do the math.

Small and large both have benefits. Saying weneed both isn’t some kind of namby-pamby, can’t-we-all-get-along compromise. It’s the optimal system,with each kind filling a different demand.

What if advocates on each side focused on gettingtheir own house in order? If you’re in the small camp,work on efficiency. Perhaps you can reconsiderorganic’s natural/synthetic line in the sand, whichincreases costs without benefiting either customer orenvironment. Down the line, think about incorporatinggenetically modified crop varieties that are disease- ordrought-resistant. Find ways to cut back on waste.Andthose in the large, why not make some of the basicorganic-style practices, like cover cropping and no-till,standard? Consider a target level of organic matter inthe soil, to cut back on water use. How about strength-ening the conservation practices required for farms toreceive federal dollars, even linking them to resultslike runoff reductions or increased organic matter?

Ultimately, we all vote with our wallets, every day.The best way to get an environmentally sound sys-tem that grows healthful food is to buy healthful foodfrom environmentally sound farms. And it doesn’thave to be farm stand kale. It could be frozen peas.

This commentary was submitted by Tamar Haspel,a Cape Cod, Mass., oyster farmer and science andfood writer. It was distributed by the AssociatedPress. ❖

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OPINION

By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

The Youth Media Trip program, now in its thirdyear as a Minnesota State Fair event, has become agrowing attraction with 4-H’ers across the state,according to Anita Harris, University of MinnesotaExtension educator and manager of the media expe-rience program.

“This year 24 4-H’ers partici-pated. Our goal is to have at leastone participant per county,” saidHarris, explaining that the State 4-H Leadership Team wanted to pro-vide other opportunities for youthbeyond exhibiting at the State Fairlivestock show.

Participants were briefed on the“5-W” fundamentals of journalismwhen developing a story: Who, What, Where, Whenand Why. They also learned about the importance ofphotography, developing a story’s lead, how to con-duct an interview, and making the story relevant tothe reader.

Each participant was writing a special story for

their hometown newspaper and providing State Fairphotos of their journalism adventures.

A big chore? “Well sort of, but creating a story is fun

and can be a very rewarding challenge too,”said Emily Hackbarth, 15, from Silver Lakeand a Wright County 4-H’er.

Her story selection was education andhuman interest.

“I will be interviewing 4-H’ers from mycounty. I’m looking forward to the opportu-nity,” said Hackbarth.

She’s already a 10-year 4-H veteran with musiceducation and communications in her collegiatefuture. She plans to attend Ridgewater Community

College in Hutchinson before earning a bachelor’sdegree.

These enterprising young journalists are notgraded on their writing skills. Instead,three experienced media presenters meetwith the 24 youth the first day of the StateFair. They discuss the upcoming media tripeach is about to embark on.

James Symanski, a 16-year-old from CoonRapids, completed a few interviews prior tohis visit with The Land and was about to domore at the State Fair rabbit show. His firstday interviews were with coordinators of

the livestock encampment for youth livestockexhibitors. He also planned to interview people who

Young journalists cover Minnesota State Fair4-H media program gives youth a taste of ‘big-time’ journalism

Photos by James Symanski

Above: 4-H’ers from across the state compete at the poultry show Aug. 21 at the Minnesota State Fair.Left: Jordan Paulus shows showmanship judge Meara Collins how to do a “health check” on a rabbit.

Emily Hackbarth

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YOUTH MEDIA, from pg. 9Afeed the 4-H and FFA members, as well as some of the4-H participants in the livestock show. (Editor’s note:An excerpt from Symanski’s finished story, publishedin the Union Herald, appears above.)

Symanski exhibited rabbits at the 2013 State Fairso he is familiar with the hectic schedule of the youthshow. Somewhat undecided about his educationfuture, he alreadylikes the idea of beinga news reporter.Media and evenbecoming a meteorolo-gist are of interest.

Thanks to 4-H,Symanski is aware ofthe growing importanceand scope of agricul-ture. His venture rais-ing and showing rabbitsat the 2013 State Fair helped groom him for interviewingrabbit show exhibitors at the 2014 State Fair.

Symanski understands that curiosity is the startingpoint for conducting a good interview.

“I have some questions in my mind before I start.But when they answer a few of my questions thatusually generates more questions and more informa-tion. Often I’m asking what I would like to learnmyself,” said Symanski.

He’s excited about his State Fair journalism adven-ture since this will be his first published article,always a source of pride for aspiring writers. ❖

Questions in mind

The following is an excerpt fromJames Symanski’s story, about hisbrother Michael, published in theUnion Herald, a Blaine-CoonRapids, Minn., weekly newspaper.Symanski participated in the 4-HYouth Media Trip at this year’sMinnesota State Fair.Anoka County youth competeat State Fair livestock show

The day started with a lightning storm at approx-imately 5:55 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, thefirst real day of the state fair. Michael Symanskidragged himself out of bed, got dressed and went togo attend to his chickens, housed in the poultrybarn. At 6:15 am, he started off from the 4-H build-ing and into the rain. All the birds in the barn weremaking such a ruckus that it was hard to hear any-thing over them. A quick cleanup of his chicken’scage and Michael was already heading back to the4-H building where he relished eating a deliciousmeal prepared by Dede Hard and her crew in thespacious cafeteria filled with many other formerlyfamished 4-H’ers. Then Michael went back to thebarns to start preparing for the day that would turnout to be beautiful.

Through lightning storms and humidity, beating sunand heat, the 4-H state fair livestock encampment

never stopped.The encampment ran from Aug. 19-24 atThe Minnesota State Fair. There were 2,862 4-H’erswho spent four nights in the fairgrounds participatingin a multitude of shows and competitions, learning andexperiencing from events like the Dairy Showcase tothe poultry show.Youth compete at their county level inorder to win a trip to the state fair, where the stakes arehigher and the contenders tougher.

All types of livestock are shown at the fair duringthe encampment; there are dairy cows that producemilk, and beef cattle that are raised so that you canhave hamburgers for dinner. Swine and sheep areplentiful in all their different varieties and types.Goats, which also come in dairy and meat varieties,allowed eight youth to participate at the state level,from Anoka County. In total, Anoka County was rep-resented by 26 youth from all over the Anoka Countyarea, ten of whom participated in either the poultryor rabbit show.

The poultry show was the first show of the entirefair, where many different birds were presented.Ducks, turkeys, and geese were the larger fowl in theshow. There were also more uncommon poultry likedoves that seemed like they came straight from afairytale and Guineas which are about the size of achicken, have a horn on their head, and make a noisemuch like a squeaky toy with a sore throat. An end-less number of different types of chickens, from flashy

show breeds with crowns of feathers on their heads tobirds bred and raised for eggs or meat, were the mostcommon type of poultry in the barn.

Michael, a 14-year-old 4-H’er from Coon Rapids,won his trip with his brown egg laying set of BlackStars. A brown egg laying set is two hens that ideallyare in the peak of their production and lay browneggs. He won a blue ribbon with his chickens at theState Fair and received a callback for showmanship.

“Which I wasn’t expecting,” Michael said after theshow.

Showmanship is when youth are judged on theirknowledge of their animal. He didn’t get to go to theround that would determine who would be the cham-pion and reserve champion, but he commented laterthat he got “a blue ribbon for my chickens that I amvery grateful for because I was scared to get a red.”

To prepare for the big show, Michael had to wash hischickens to ensure that they were nice and clean. Healso had to administer Vaseline to the wattles andcombs of his birds so that they would be in healthycondition for the show. The wattles are the red fleshyprotuberances on a chicken’s neck, and the comb — asMichael described it is “a little dillitybob on the headthat’s like … A little mohawk.”

Michael went on to the next round of showman-ship, but didn’t go any farther than that.

James Symanski’s Minnesota State Fair story

James Symanski

Often I’m asking what Iwould like tolearn myself.

— James Symanski

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As the saying goes, “What goesaround comes around.”

And so it did for Delta Air Linespilot Shawn Hokuf, a judge in the 4-HAerospace Model Airplane/Rocketcompetition at the 2014 MinnesotaState Fair.

In the early 1980s, Hokuf was build-ing his own model airplane projectsand won a trip to the 4-H State FairModel Airplane competition. Now he’sback judging in the very same category,albeit a category that has expanded toinclude a rocket competition.

“The judge when I was a State Fairexhibitor was a Northwest pilot. Hemade a big impression on me and alsoinvited our family out to Fleming Field(South St. Paul Municipal Airport) tosee the restoration projects they weredoing on WWII aircraft for CAF (Com-memorative Air Force),” said Hokuf, ofSt. Paul. “He also made an impression

on my younger brother whowent on to start Air Corps Avia-tion in Bemidji. They are nowone of the world’s top World WarII restoration companies.”

Sharing some background,Hokuf reflected that previouslythis category at the State 4-Hshow simply involved judgingthe appearance of each project.But it has evolved into more of a learn-ing experience, which is called Confer-ence Judging. Rather than interviewingand judging each individual 4-H’er inthis category, they have a large table atwhich are seated all the 4-H entrants inthe Model Airplane/Rocket competition.

“This way we can all learn from eachother and get some practice in publicspeaking plus a learning experiencediscussing their projects. Both wejudges and the 4-H kids get somelearning. These are very bright youngpeople. They like being mentally chal-lenged,” said Hokuf, who noted that

over the years the number andworkmanship of these projectshas declined.

Hokuf attributes this to fewerkids being adept at creativelyworking with their hands.However, he indicated there isalways a project or two that isimpressive with exceptionalworkmanship and creativity.

“The common thread seems to beparental involvement,” Hokuf said.

He sees 4-H having significantimpact in the lives of young people.

“The fundamental premise of 4-H islearning by doing,” he said. “Thatmeans building something or creatingsomething by yourself with your handsand your own mental skills. Plus youlearn the importance of record keep-ing, including both time and moneyspent on a particular project. All thoseskills play into the picture and help setthe stage for your success in life.”

Despite the stereotype, buildingmodel airplanes and rockets isn’texclusively the world of young men. In

fact, Hokuf said that in recent yearshe’s often awarded a purple ribbonAward of Excellence to quite a fewyoung women excited about the worldof aviation.

As a 1990 graduate of Bemidji HighSchool, Hokuf was nominated by Con-gressman Arlan Stangeland to be a can-didate for the U.S. Air Force Academy inColorado Springs, Colo., from which hegraduated in 1995. After a few years inthe Air Force, Hokuf entered commer-cial aviation. Today he is a Delta AirLines pilot, flying a Boeing 767. He livesin St. Paul, but he is based out of JohnF. Kennedy International Airport inNew York, N.Y., from whence his manyinternational flights depart.

Hokuf said that flying around theworld at 40,000 feet gives him a lot oftime to think. “Every time I fly to a for-eign country I realize how fortunate Iam to be an American,” he said.

Speaking of flying to foreign coun-tries, 10 years ago Hokuf and his wifeflew to Moscow. Their mission? Toadopt their daughter Anya, now 12years old, from an orphanage. ❖

Pilot comes full circle as 4-H aerospace judge

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In an era when kids are consumed bysocial media and video games, the Min-nesota State 4-H program is holding its ownbased on attendance and participation in theMinnesota State Fair.

“Numbers are constant from year to year,partly because we have a quota system on howmany kids we can accommodate here at theState Fair,” said Brad Rugg, State 4-H Superintendent.

This year 5,656 4-H members participated. Everycounty is represented, with delegations varying from10 per county to well over 100 4-H’ers from somecounties. These figures include livestock and generalencampment participants, he noted.

A total encampment of about 6,000 is likely to per-sist unless accommodations are increased. State Fair4-H participation is somewhat land-locked because oflimited food and housing accommodations, whichincludes two University of Minnesota dormitories,available since classes haven’t yet started, said Rugg.

Total State 4-H enrollment has hovered around32,000 for the past 4-5 years, he said.

Traditionally outstate Minnesota has higher partic-ipation at the State Fair, but strong livestock entriesare also coming from metro area counties includingDakota and Washington, said Rugg. Most of the big-ger numbers still come from livestock countiesincluding Freeborn, Steele, Goodhue and Stearns.

When it comes to general project areas, AnokaCounty often sends the most kids to State Fair.According to Rugg, 4-H is definitely growing in themetro area, as well as special audiences.

“We now have a 4-H group working withinthe Somali community,” noted Rugg.

With all volunteers screened, 4-H is able toattract capable leadership in the Twin Citiesarea, he said.

Perhaps a few more gals than guys arejoining 4-H each year with general encamp-ment of State Fair attendees running about60/40 male to female currently.

In the livestock category, the gender ratio is closerto 50-50, said Rugg. The unique exception is horseswith the big Minnesota 4-H Horse Show, also at theState Fair grounds.

“Because this show is heavily dominated by horsepeople from the Metro Area, about 90 percent of our 4-H participants in this fall show are girls,” said Rugg.

Withn livestock, poultry is a growing category.“Quietly the poultry sector has seen the biggest

increases in recent years,” said Rugg. “Enrollmenthas gone up 20 percent, partly because there is a bigmovement to raising urban birds. Because statedairy herds have declined 40 percent in the last 13years, you’d expect significant declines in our 4-Hdairy program but we’re down just 10.5 percent.”

Rugg noted that metro kids are teaming up withlivestock farmers in breeding programs, but not somuch in the market livestock category.

“Our leased program which allows metro kids towork with area livestock farmers, even though thekids don’t own the animal, is a big program andgrowing each year,” he said.

Because of the growing disconnect between farmand non-farm folks, 4-H has tailored some State Fair

events to address this issue.“We call it our Livestock Quality Assurance and

Ethics program and part of that lesson includeswhat we call ‘Speak up for Animal Agriculture’which gets to the very heart of this disconnectissue,” said Rugg.

For instance, at the State 4-H Livestock Show,each species has a three-hour segment with a focuson consumers. They set up fun and educationalactivities in the livestock barns so consumers canview the livestock business up close.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, the dreaded swinedisease, did not impact 4-H pigs at the State Fair.

“Our swine numbers were down only 13 head ofnearly 500 total,” Rugg said. “But we also puttogether a good educational campaign around thisdisease issue. Plus we had cash incentives for 4-Hkids to do PED demonstrations at their local leveland here at the State Fair.

“Pigs are hard to demonstrate because they don’thave halters. But yet our increase in swine demon-strations went up 1,000 percent. I give the kidscredit — They don’t back away even though somedemonstrations require some pig handling they’venever done before.”

Rugg said there is still big money for championlivestock at the Minnesota State Fair.

“This year’s total auction dollars totaled nearly$500,000,” he said. “I don’t yet have final figures.About 110 kids were involved with livestock for thatauction. Those dollars are a new record. Top marketsteer brought $20,000 as opposed to $17,000 lastyear. The champion market barrow did $10,000.” ❖

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Local Corn and Soybean Price IndexCash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $2.99 -.15$2.79 -.18$3.06 -.16$2.63 -.22$2.75 -.10$3.03 -.14

$2.88

$4.46

soybeans/change*$9.04 -2.03

$11.30 +1.73$11.71 -0.51

$9.03 -0.59$9.13 -0.38

$10.80 -1.42

$10.17

$12.95

Grain prices are effective cash close on Sept. 16. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Grain AnglesEveryone thinking

profit, loss Everyone is thinking about profit and loss situa-

tions for the 2014 and 2015 crop years withdepressed corn and soybean prices. Today we have awide range of cash grain and livestock operations;ranging from very mature, financially stable cashgrain and livestock operations to young start-upoperations that may be highlyleveraged with debt.

Whether you’re operating froma strong cash position or borrow-ing significant operating funds,everyone needs to be proactive inestablishing a sound game plangoing forward in this market.

• Complete 2014 “what if ”income and expense scenarios.When marketing 2014 crops,remember that your 2014 cropinsurance revenue guaranteeswill be set as of Oct. 31. Once wepass Oct. 31, the 2014 open grain inventory is subjectto additional loss if the market moves lower.

• It’s important for you to start your 2015 cash flowprojections. Carefully analyze your numbers anddetermine corn and soybean break-evens.

• Think about lessons learned from the 2008-09negative margins in the livestock sector. In a diffi-cult market, limiting losses is critical.

• Be prepared to have in-depth discussions withyour lender. Be proactive and start a dialogue onkeeping your working capital in a good position.

• This may be a time for some operations to rebal-ance their balance sheet by replenishing workingcapital if they aggressively paid debt down the lastseveral years.

Grain OutlookFrost can’t

counter crop sizeThe following market analysis is for the week end-

ing Sept. 12.CORN — As expected, corn continued to slide

lower throughout the week. Ongoing negative fun-damental news, as well as eroding technical charts,sent December corn to fresh con-tract lows.

Talk of a frost/freeze event inthe northern tier of the CornBelt, stretching into areas ofnorthwestern Iowa, was notseen as serious enough tocounter the ever-increasingcrop. Prices eased lower prior tothe September U.S. Departmentof Agriculture crop report onSept. 11, and the end result wasas advertised with bearish num-bers.

This month’s figures, however,do not prevent traders from expecting even biggeryield numbers on the October report. The Octoberreport should reflect acreage adjustments based onFarm Service Agency certified acres that will bereleased Sept. 16. The report will likely support theexpectation that acres will be reduced on the Octo-ber crop report, but higher yield expectations willoffset any anxiety.

Does the market have all the negative news fac-tored in? This early in the season, it’s doubtful. Thelast nine times that corn yield increased from theAugust to September report, it increased from theSeptember to final report seven times. The smallestincrease in those seven years was 2.4 bushels peracre. As harvest expands, if the amazing yields hold

Livestock AnglesMarkets open

more positivelyThe cattle and hog markets are starting the month

of September with more positive price outlooks. Bothmarkets have seen the discounts of futures to casheither go to futures over cash or significantly narrow.

The cattle market has seen a rapid rise in bothcash and futures prices in recentdays. Packers have had to scram-ble to find live inventories asnumbers have stayed tight forc-ing the higher prices in the cashtrade. Live prices moved backover $160 live and over $250dressed in the first week of Sep-tember. As a result, the futuresmarket has rallied ratherabruptly to try to close the gapon the discount of the futures tocurrent cash prices.

At the same time, the beefcutout has reversed and is nowmoving higher once again after being under pressurethrough most of August. This has changed the atti-tudes of market participants from slightly negativeto a more price-friendly outlook.

From an overview of the cattle market, it appearsthat the market is in a bubble situation. This bubblewill continue to see prices rise until the lack ofdemand finally breaks this trend. This fall, thedemand for beef will come from the retail level asconsumers finally resist the higher prices for beef.Until this happens, expect higher prices to be in thefuture. Producers should stay aware of market condi-tions and know that when the bubble bursts in thismarket, prices will begin to fall in dramatic fashion.Therefore, producers should protect their inventorieswhen needed.

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

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

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

See NYSTROM, pg. 15A See TEALE, pg. 15A See KRIENER, pg. 15A

MARTY KRIENERAgStar Senior Financial

Services ExecutiveRochester, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 14Aup, logistics will dictate when grainwill move. This in turn should lendadditional pressure. Once the bushels have beensquirreled away, then the basis and board will needto react to keep the pipeline supplied. With that rea-soning, the basis and board spreads may not be aslow or as wide (full carry) respectively as would bewarranted by this monster crop.

For the 2013-14 crop year, the September USDAnumbers included an increase of 5 million bushels forethanol use and a decrease of 5 million bushels forFeed, Seed and Industrial. This left ending stocks at1.181 billion bushels. The breakdown of the updated2014-15 balance sheets included a yield increase of4.3 bu./acre to 171.7 bu./acre, the biggest August-to-September gain since 2004. This was a bushel higherthan the average guess. Minnesota’s corn yield waspegged at 170 bu./acre. The yield jump added 363million bushels to production, bringing it to a record14.395 billion bushels. The pre-report expectationwas 14.288 million bushels and compared to theAugust number of 14.032 billion bushels.

On the demand side, feed and residual was 75 mil-lion bushels higher, FSI up 70 million of which 50million was ethanol, and exports 25 million higher.Ending stocks for 2014-15 were raised 194 millionbushels from the August report to 2.002 billionbushels. This ratcheted the ending stocks-to-useratio up to 14.7 percent from 13.5 percent lastmonth. The 2013-14 crop year stocks-to-use ratiowas only 8.7 percent. The world ending stocks for2014-15 was mostly as expected at 189.9 millionmetric tons, but the 2013-14 carryout of 173.1 mmtwas much larger than the 170.7 mmt estimate.

Largely ignored this week, weekly export saleswere neutral at 22.2 million bushels. Weekly ethanol

production was up 6,000 barrels perday to 927,000 barrels per day Brazil

will give ethanol exporters a tax breakequivalent to 0.3 percent of the value of theirexports. Even with the break, it doesn’t pencil toimport ethanol. A group of senators in a letter thisweek urged the United States to confront China overtheir rejection of U.S. dried distillers grains. Theprice of DDGs has fallen up to $100 per ton sinceChina began rejecting shipments.

OUTLOOK: Harvest lows are not typically set thisearly and this week’s new $3.35 3⁄4 low is likely notthe lowest price we’ll see this fall. Harvest weather,rain and frost could still change the crop outlook, butcurrent forecasts don’t foretell any significant threat.As of Sept. 7, 15 percent of the U.S. corn crop wasmature versus 26 percent on average. The currentforecast looks conducive for harvest progress for thenext week at least. The market’s job is to discourageproduction and encourage usage through price. Thatjob is yet to be accomplished. Prices for the Decembercorn contract could be expected to be in the $3.00-$3.25 range before we’re done. December corn closed17 1⁄2 cents lower for the week at $3.38 1⁄2 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans suffered the same fateas corn as yield reports were excellent. The commonthemes for the week were yield reports remaininghigh and expectations for a bearish crop report. Rainslowed harvest progress mid-week, but with awarmer, drier outlook in the coming week, the delaywas not considered substantial. The tightness in oldcrop as processors struggle to bridge the gap fromold crop to new crop was reflected regionally. Inareas that were fortunate to be harvesting, basis lev-els fell; in areas further north, basis levels main-tained strong premiums for quick shipment.

The only two changes made to the 2013-14 balance

sheet this month were 5 million bushel increases forcrush and exports. This brought ending stocks to130 million bushels, down 10 million from lastmonth and versus the trade estimate of 136 millionbushels. This month’s USDA soybean yield for 2014-15 skipped 1.2 bu./acre higher to 46.6 bu./acre. Thiswas slightly higher than the 46.3 bu./acre estimate.Minnesota’s bean yield was forecasted at 42bu./acre. The refreshed production number of 3.913billion bushels was 97 million bushels higher thanlast month and bigger than the pre-report 3.883 bil-lion bushel projection. The crush number wasraised 15 million, exports were upped 25 millionand residual increased 3 million for an endingstocks number of 475 million bushels. The tradeexpected ending stocks of 453 million bushels andthe August number was 430 million bushels.

This is the largest carryout since the 2006-07 cropyear when it hit 574 million bushels. The 2014-15stocks-to-use ratio is a generous 13.3 percent com-pared to the 2013-14 stocks-to-use ratio of 3.8 per-cent. The bean yield of 46.6 bu./acre is 27.1 percentof the corn yield. History shows this number is lowcomparatively speaking. This may support ideas fora higher yield on the October report. World endingstocks for 2013-14 were slightly lower than fore-casts at 66.9 mmt compared to 67.2 mmt expected.For 2014-15, world ending stocks are projected at90.2 mmt. The trade estimate was just 87.2 mmt.

Weekly export sales were good for soybeans andvery good for meal. Beans were 36.2 millionbushels, well above the 16.4 million per weekneeded. The meal sales were 14.1 thousand metrictons for old crop (their crop year doesn’t end untilOctober) and 203.2 tmt for new crop. There is chat-ter that Brazilian ports are indicating they will only

Processors struggle to bridge old, new crop gap

TEALE, from pg. 14AThe hog market appears to have finally ended its

recent downtrend that has lasted since early July.Cash prices have firmed and the futures market hasrallied from being a discount to cash to a fairly largepremium. The pork cutout has also firmed addingfurther optimism that the possibility is there forprices to rally further in the weeks ahead.

Hog numbers could likely drop over the next fewmonths as the effects of the porcine epidemic diar-rhea virus could bring the tightest numbers duringthat time period. From a value standpoint alone,pork offers a much better value than its competitivemeats such as beef chicken and turkey.

All of these factors combined could further helphog prices to recover further in the near term. Thefact that the futures market has moved from a dis-count to a fairly large premium should alert the pro-ducers to keep a close eye on the market conditions.This could provide an opportunity to lock in invento-ries at a positive basis if warranted. ❖

Hogs may haveended downtrend KRIENER, from pg. 14A

• This may also be a time for operations to practicegood risk management by creating working capitalso they can:

° Weather the storm if profitability is limited formultiple years.

° For other operations rebalancing their balancesheet may create strong opportunities in a downmarket to capitalize on future profitable land rentalor purchase opportunities.

In addition to our farm operations understandingcurrent break-evens, it will be just as critical for landowners leasing property to understand their tenant’sbreak-even scenarios as well. Some important con-siderations for land owners include:

• Stay in communication with your tenant and con-tinue to build strong relationships by being knowl-edgeable of the current profit and loss situation.

• Understand the value of your property, the rela-tionship you have with your tenant and be preparedto be flexible and creative.

• Find the right rental rates for your farm. Think

about the production history of your farm and yoursoil types.

• Consider flexible leases. Be knowledgeable of thisoption and consider how this may benefit you andyour tenant if the market moves up dramatically.

Bottom line, we’ll need to work extra hard to pro-tect our operations and keep them sustainable dur-ing this volatility. We’ll need to communicate openlyand often to stay abreast of the current marketenvironment and be prepared to stay flexible in ouragreements. Volatility can be stressful if we don’tplan for these downturns; it can also offer positivereturns when still practicing disciplined marginmanagement.

Big picture — agriculture is a great field to beinvolved in and its long term future is bright. Long-term rewards will be gained by all that can weatherthe storm.

AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative ownedby client stockholders. As part of the Farm CreditSystem, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesotaand northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of finan-cial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖

Volatility stressful, offers rewards

MARKETING

See NYSTROM, pg. 16A

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ST. PAUL — In July, farm landown-ers received a base acre and yield com-modity crop history summary letterfrom their Farm Service Agency office.

The summary letter lists the landowner’s FSAfarm planted acres for 2008 through 2012. Landown-ers have 60 days from the time they received thesummary letter to contact the FSA office if there areany discrepancies in the data listed. This informa-tion is essential to being able to sign up for the new2014 farm bill programs.

There have been instances in which the summarylists no data or the data is incorrect. If the data ismissing or the data listed in the summary letter isincorrect, the landowner should contact the FSAoffice in the county where the land is located.

If the landowner rents the land to a tenant, the ten-ant can contact the FSA office on the landowner’sbehalf. Once contacted, the FSA office staff canresearch and correct the base acre information for thespecific FSA farm. The 60-day deadline is requiredonly if there are errors in the base acres listed in thesummary letter. If the data listed is correct, thelandowner does not have to do anything. The deadlinehas nothing to do with the farm bill provision for real-

location of base acres and updatingFSA yields. Those decision deadlineshave not yet been announced.

“Producers and landowners will need to make aseries of decisions related to farm bill enrollmentover the next few months. This is a first step,” saidGary Hachfeld, regional Extension educator.

If landowners have questions about the base acresummary letter they received, they should contactthe FSA office in the county where land is located.Staff will answer questions and assist with correct-ing any discrepancies that may exist in the base acredata. For additional information on the 2014 farmbill and other farm management topics go towww.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/business.

This article was submitted by the University ofMinnesota Extension Service. Agricultural BusinessManagement educator Gary Hachfeld in theMankato, Minn., Extension regional center can bereached at [email protected] or (507) 389-6722. ❖

Farm bill base acre correction deadline is fast approaching

NYSTROM, from pg. 15Aload soybeans in late January and beyond. This sug-gests there will be a tremendous amount of corn thatwill need to move by the end of January and thenthey expect a big bean movement.

South American soybean acres are predicted to increase5-6 percent this year. Argentine farmers have been tightholders of beans this year. It’s estimated they have sold 57percent of the crop versus 67 percent on average. China’strade delegation is in town and is expected to sign a soy-bean purchase agreement this coming week. This occursevery year and is considered routine.

OUTLOOK: Ask for a downside target for Novem-ber soybeans and you will likely hear $9.25-$9.00 perbushel. At this juncture, I see no reason to argueagainst those price levels. For the week, Novembersoybeans were down 36 1⁄4 cents at $9.85 1⁄4 perbushel. The bottom dropped out of December meal asit plummeted $21.20, while December bean oil was29 ticks lower. The current contract low in theNovember soybean contract is $9.69 1⁄2 per bushel.

Weather will remain a price factor with just 12 per-cent dropping leaves as of Sept. 7 compared to 17 per-cent on average. Field reports however indicate thatrecent rains have helped with that situation. Basis lev-els are widely varied around the Midwest as processorstry to keep just enough beans in the pipeline to satisfydemand until new crop bushels are available.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week end-ing Sept. 12: Chicago December wheat collapsed 323⁄4 cents, Minneapolis plummeted 33 1⁄2 cents andKansas City dropped 35 1⁄4 cents per bushel. Octobercrude oil traded to 16-month lows before settlingdown $1.02 at $92.27, ultra-low-sulfur diesel tum-bled nearly 8 cents, reformulated blendstock for oxy-genate blending fell 6 1⁄2 cents and natural gas was 13⁄4 cents higher. The next USDA report will be theSept. 1 Grain Stocks report released on Sept. 30. ❖

Satisfying demand

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With Federal Crop Insur-ance, every year is different,and with the multipleoptions available to produc-ers, there are many variableresults from crop insurancecoverage at harvest time.Things will be no differentin 2014, with some produc-ers choosing Yield Protec-tion policies (yield only) ver-sus Revenue Protectionpolicies (yield and price).

Producers also havedifferences in the levelof coverage, and someproducers chose“optional units”, while other producerschose “enterprise units” for 2014. Evenwith all these differences, a large num-ber of corn and soybean producers inMinnesota with RP policies are likelyto qualify for crop insurance indemnitypayments in 2014.

In the Midwest, most corn and soy-bean producers in recent years havetended to secure some level of revenue— RP — crop insurance coverage,rather than standard yield-only — YP— policies. Producers like the flexibil-ity of the RP policies that provideinsurance coverage for reduced yields,as well as in instances where the har-vest price drops below initial baseprice.

In 2014, corn and soybean crop insur-ance losses with YP policies and RPpolicies will function differently, due to

the level of Chicago Board ofTrade corn and soybeanprices being well below the2014 crop insurance baseprices.

The established baseprices for 2014 YP and RPcrop insurance policies were$4.62 per bushel for cornand $11.36 per bushel forsoybeans This will be thepayment rate for 2014 YPpolicies for corn and soy-

beans, and at currentCBOT price levels, willalso likely serve as the

final price to calculaterevenue guarantees for calculatingpotential RP crop insurance indemnitypayments for corn and soybeans.

The final harvest price for RP insur-ance policies with harvest price protec-tion is based on the average CBOTDecember corn futures and CBOTNovember soybean futures during themonth of October.

If the 2014 CBOT price in October isbelow the $4.62 per bushel base pricefor corn, and the $11.36 per bushelbase price for soybeans, which seemslikely, the initial base price is used tocalculate the RP guarantees; otherwise,the October harvest price will be used.The CBOT average price for October isused to calculate the value of theactual harvested bushels in 2014 for allRP insurance policies.

As of Sept. 5, the CBOT futures

prices were approximately $3.55 perbushel for December corn and $10.23per bushel for November soybeans. Ifthese average CBOT prices stay atthese levels, the base prices of $4.62per bushel for corn and $11.36 perbushel for soybeans will be used to cal-culate the RP insurance guarantees forcorn and soybeans in 2014.

Corn and soybeanproducers had theoption of selecting cropinsurance policiesranging from 60 per-cent to 85 percent cov-erage levels. The levelof insurance coveragecan result in some pro-ducers receiving cropinsurance indemnitypayments, while otherproducers receive noindemnity payments,even though both producers had thesame yield guarantee and the samefinal yield.

For example, at a proven corn yield of190 bushels per acre, a producer with85 percent coverage would have a yieldguarantee of 161.5 bushel per acre, anda revenue guarantee of $746.13 peracre, while a producer with 75 percentcoverage would have a yield guaranteeof 142.5 bushels per acre, and a rev-enue guarantee of $658.35 per acre.

If the actual 2014 yield was 190bushels per acre, with a $3.55 perbushel harvest price, the producer with

85 percent coverage would receive agross indemnity payment of $71.63per acre, while the producer with 75percent coverage would receive noindemnity payment.

Some farm operators in Minnesotaand surrounding states will be facingreduced yields on some farm units in

2014, due to the verylate planting, exces-sive rainfall, andsevere storms. Manygrowers purchasedupgraded levels ofRevenue Protectioncrop insurance for the2014 growing season,which included thehigher “trend-adjusted” yields thatwere available.

The lower CBOTcorn and soybean prices will alsoincrease the likelihood of crop insur-ance indemnity payments on manyUpper Midwestern farms, which have80 percent and 85 percent RP insur-ance policies for 2014, even at APHyields.RP crop loss example table

Please refer to adjoining table forcrop loss examples for corn with an 80percent RP coverage insurance policy,and soybeans with 85 percent RP cov-erage, with “enterprise units” and TAyields selected. The table also containsspace for producers to put in their own

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By Kent Thiesse

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See PROGRAMS, pg. 18A

A large numberof corn and soy-bean producers... with RP poli-cies are likely toqualify for cropinsurance indem-nity payments.

PROGRAMS, from pg. 17AAPH yields, insurancecoverage levels, pre-mium costs, projectedyield and harvest prices, in order to make estimatesfor potential 2014 crop insurance indemnity pay-ments.Bottom line on calculating potential cropinsurance payments

Producers that have crop revenue losses in 2014,with potential crop insurance indemnity payments,should properly document yield losses for either“optional units” or “enterprise units.” A reputablecrop insurance agent is the best source of informa-tion to make estimates for potential 2014 crop insur-ance indemnity payments, and to find out about doc-umentation requirements for crop insurance losses.It is important for producers who are facing croplosses in 2014 to understand their crop insurancecoverage, and the calculations used to determinecrop insurance indemnity payments. The Universityof Illinois FarmDoc website contains some good cropinsurance information and spreadsheets to estimatecrop insurance payments.

Visit the FarmDoc website athttp://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/Deferring 2014 crop insurance payments to2015

Producers that sold a large amount of 2013 grainin 2014 may have questions regarding the potentialfor deferring 2014 crop insurance payments to 2015for income tax purposes. Here is a summary fromsome tax experts on the deferral of crop insurancepayments:

• Crop insurance proceeds received in 2014 for cropproduction losses, but not market price reductions,may qualify to be deferred until 2015, if the farmoperator’s normal business practice is to collect 50percent or more of the crop proceeds in the year afterharvest. This must be documented; otherwise, thecrop insurance proceeds must be claimed in 2014.

• The potential crop insurance deferral is for allcrops, and there is not a partial deferral. The 50 per-cent means test for crop proceeds is for all crops(corn, soybeans, and other crops) in aggregate, evenif one crop (soybeans) is normally sold at harvest,and sales from another crop (corn) are usuallydelayed until the following year.

• If the crop insurance claim is filed late enough,and the crop insurance proceeds are not receiveduntil after Jan. 1, 2015, the crop insurance proceedswill be counted as 2015 income.

• If you delay your crop insurance proceeds until2015, those proceeds can not be transferred back into2014 for income tax calculations, and must becounted as 2015 income.

Producers that are expecting significant crop insur-ance payments are encouraged to contact their taxadvisor before finalizing any crop insurance paymentdeferral decisions.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs ana-lyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in LakeCrystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137or [email protected]. ❖

Lower CBOT prices raise odds of indemnity payments

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CORN SOYBEANSSample Actual Sample Actual

A. 2014 TA APH Yield 190.0 _____ 50.0 _____ B. RP Policy % Coverage 80%(.80) _____ 85%(.85) _____C. Coverage Yield (A x B) 152.0 _____ 42.5 _____D. RP Base Price $4.62/bu. $11.36/bu.E. Guaranteed Ins. Coverage/Acre (C x D) $702.24 _____ $482.80 _____ F. RP Harvest Price (Est. on Sept. 5, 2014) $3.55/bu. _____ $10.23/bu. _____G. Harvest Guarantee/Acre (C x F) $539.60 _____ $434.77 _____H. Final Guarantee /Acre (Higher of E or G) $702.24 _____ $482.80 _____ I. Actual Harvested Yield/Acre 180 _____ 40 _____J. RP Harvest Price (Est. on Sept. 9, 2013) $3.55/bu. _____ $10.23/bu. _____K. Crop Value/Acre (I x J) $639.00 _____ $409.20 _____L. Gross Insurance Payment/Acre (H – K) $ 63.24 _____ $ 73.60 _____ M. RP Ins. Policy Premium/Acre $ 12.00 _____ $ 12.00 _____N. Net Insurance Indemnity $ 51.24 _____ $ 61.60 _____

Payment Per Acre (L – M)O. “Threshold Yield” (H/J) 197.8 _____ 47.2 _____

(Yield where payments begin)

Notes: These estimates are for Revenue Protection insurance policies. Harvest prices for RP policies are based on the average price during the month of October for December CBOT corn futures, and forNovember CBOT soybean futures. Harvest prices are final as of Oct. 31, 2014. Premium estimates are for “enterprise units” in Southern Minnesota, using Trend-Adjusted yield calculations.

Calculating estimated 2014 RP crop insurance payments

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Table prepared by Kent Thiesse

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Rumor has it that Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jarchocolate chip cookies are the Minnesota State Fair’sbiggest seller year after year. But maybe... justmaybe... Brad Ribar’s Corn Roast stand would be aclose second.

Corn on the cob never tastes bet-ter than sweet corn from this StateFair vendor.

And sweet it is, indeed. The vari-ety he serves — “Marai” — wasdeveloped in Japan. It does, in fact,have incredible sweetness. Andequally important, it maintains itscharacter after being cooked on thepropane-fired roasters at Ribar’sunique food stand.

His grower, Jerry Untiedt, a Wright County, Minn.,corn grower, hand picks each day for delivery to thefairgrounds.

In a private interview with The Land, Ribar saidthis was their 30th year at the State Fair. Hereflected, “I was working at the Fair and saw a foodproduct that just blew me away. It was roasted corn,and once I tried it I had to do it.”

So how much corn on the cob gets eaten at theState Fair? Last year it was in the 180,000-earrange, according to Ribar. This year with a new StateFair record attendance, his Corn Roast stand also seta new record — slightly over 200,000 ears.

“We were tremendously pleased,” said Ribar in aSept. 3 brief telephone interview. It was briefbecause he and his family crew were heading toSpencer, Iowa, for the Clay County Fair, billed as theworld’s largest County Fair.

His menu for the crowds in Spencer was a bit dif-ferent — cheese curds and fresh-cut French friesfrom potatoes just harvested.

Yep, it takes some labor to run a corn stand at theState Fair. Ribar said they hire about 100 kids forthe 12-day run with about 55-60 working at onetime.

This means lugging the bags of corn from a refrig-erated truck to the corn roasting area; then shuckingdown to just a couple of leaves are still wrappedaround each ear; then placing ears into revolvingtrays of the eight upright roasters; then placingfreshly roasted ears from upright roasters to the hor-izontal “tempering” grill.

The remaining leaves are then shucked back, theroasted ear is butter dipped, and finally handed toeager customers with a paper napkin wrappedaround the butt end of the ear. The remaining cornhusks provide a bit of a handle for hungry fair-goers.It’s not exactly “on-a-stick” food, but you get the idea.

Ribar’s clan includes his two daughters, two localnephews, plus three more nephews who come upfrom Arizona. So far nobody has gone on strike. Yousense a bit of joy amongst his crew of young laborers.In fact, occasionally they even break into a chantabout the joys of sweet corn.

His biggest challenge when you’re feeding hun-

dreds of thousands State Fair attendees? He hesi-tated a bit before answering, suggesting that keep-ing the crew happy, especially when customers arelined up 100 feet from the serving counter, is a con-cern.

“But I’m always surprised and pleased how youngpeople will work together to keep each other happy,”he said, “despite the heat and humidity that so oftenis part of the environment under our big tent.”

His price for arguably the world’s best sweet corn?Three dollars per ear, the same, Ribar said, as he didnine years ago. If you figure 24 ears per bushel, it

adds up to a $72 bushel, a far cry from the pricefarmers can get from the corn in their grain bins.

“Granted, but not this corn,” said Ribar, smiling.“It’s something special and no one complains.”

Looking back, he said their sweet corn stand hasfar exceeded expectations when they got the okayby the State Fair Board to set up there.

“It’s become such a popular item,” Ribar said.“We’ve got corn roasting at 8 a.m. The Fair officiallyopens each day at 9 a.m. and we’ve got folks stop-

Corn Roast a sweet success at Minnesota State Fair

Grand Champion Market Beef: $20,000 (*)Exhibitor: Gavin Mulder, Jackson CountyBuyer: Ames Construction, Burnsville, MNReserve Champion Market Beef: $11,500Exhibitor: Blake Heidemam, Freeborn CountyBuyer: MN Farmers Union IndustriesGrand Champion Dairy Steer: $10,000 (*)Exhibitor: Mallory Mattson, Freeborn CountyBuyer: Central Livestock Assn., O & S Cattle Co., American Foods GroupReserve Champion Dairy Steer: $7,500Exhibitor: Emily Orban, Freeborn CountyBuyer: MN State Fair Concessionaires & American Foods GroupGrand Champion Market Barrow: $12,000 (*)Exhibitor: Kenny Strobel, Waseca CountyBuyer: Hormel Foods, Dupont Pioneer, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,

Vet Provision, Cargill Nutrition, Kibble Equipment, & Elanco Animal HealthReserve Champion Market Barrow: $10,000 (*)Exhibitor: Levi Becker, Martin CountyBuyer: TCC Materials & Martin County Purple Ribbon ClubGrand Champion Market Gilt: $10,000 (*)Exhibitor: Lance Becker, Martin CountyBuyer: MN Farmers Union & Farmers Union AgencyReserve Champion Market Gilt: $5,000 (*)Exhibitor: Isaac Ihnen, Jackson CountyBuyer: New Fashion Pork & Ag Star Financial ServicesGrand Champion Market Sheep: $7,350 (*)Exhibitor: Brok Miller, Brown CountyBuyer: SAFRAN Cenco InternationalReserve Champion Market Sheep: $4,000Exhibitor: Jessica Wiebe, Cottonwood CountyBuyer: MN Farmers Union & Farmers Union AgencyGrand Champion Meat Goat: $6,000 (*)Exhibitor: Madeline Schultz, Rice CountyBuyer: Minnesota Farmers Union, Long Cheng Hmong Meats,

& Rice County 4-H SupportersReserve Champion Meat Goat: $3,300 (*)Exhibitor: Cal Schultz, Rice CountyBuyer: MN Farm Bureau & Rice County 4-H SupportersGrand Champion Dairy Meat Goat: $2,500 (*)Exhibitor: Reed DeFrang, Olmsted CountyBuyer: Olmsted County 4-H Supporters

80 percent of the proceeds from the Purple Ribbon 4-H Livestock Auctiongo to the 101 youth participants, with the balance going to the MN 4-HLivestock Enhancement Fund, which is used to fund special 4-H animalscience projects and programs throughout the year and to help fund the4-H auction scholarship program. In 2014, twelve 4-H junior leadersreceived $2,000 scholarships and seventeen received $1,000scholarships, for a total of $41,000 and 29 scholarships awarded throughthe 4-H Auction.

The MN State Fair 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction is sponsored each year by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association.(*) denotes a new record price in 2014.

Minnesota

ThankYou

Buyers

44HHTotal 2014 4-H Auction Premiums = $498,000 (*)

101 4-H Exhibitors; Over 900 4-H Auction Buyers

$2,000 Scholarships:Name: Sponsor:Paige Gravenhof, Nobles Midwest MachineryScott Dingels, Redwood American Farm Bureau & IDEAg FarmfestJon Harmening, Jackson AgStar Financial ServicesKonnor Kristenson, Martin MN Pork Board & Martin Co. Pork ProducersPaige Netzke, Redwood MN Farm Bureau Financial ServicesGabriella Sorg, Dakota MN Farmers Union Foundation &

Farmers Union IndustriesGreta Tank, Washington In Memory of Wayne BollumMatthew Myhre, Wilken Boehringer Ingelheim VetmedicaKendra Schroeder, Steele LA-CO IndustriesTyler McAllister, Cass Boehringer Ingelheim VetmedicaSamuel Johnson, Freeborn Linder Farm Network & Michael DurganNicolas Herrera, Carver Sky Ride Inc., Don McClure

$1,000 Scholarships:Name: Sponsor:Allison Harvey, Wabasha Interstate Power SystemsErin Larson, Waseca Minnesota Corn GrowersBennet Baker, LeSueur Hormel FoodsHanna Hendel, Houston Dupont Pioneer SeedsCaleb Buck, Steele Holden FarmsMitchell McCosh, Chippewa Anderson SeedsJacklyn Oelke, Douglas SAFRAN-Cenco InternationalRiley Ruble, Freeborn Hubbard Feeds/ShowRiteRachel Anderson, Washington Interstate Power SystemsKate Harrington, Clay Corn Roast & Duke’s PoutineJacob Frandrup, Dakota Elanco Animal HealthMatthew Raak, Rock John Morrell & Co.Alexus Heldt, Carver Greg Van SickleJohanna Knorr, West Otter Tail Schroder ConcessionsSamantha Dahlke, McLeod Kent Thiesse & Greg HarderTony Munsterteiger, Kanabec Grass Enterprises, Jake & Lindsay GrassEmilie Moenning, Dodge Minnesota Simmental Association

2014 4-H Auction Scholarship Winners and Sponsors

35th Anniversary Purple Ribbon Auction

Brad Ribar

See CORN ROAST, pg. 21A

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer

If the Miracle of Birth center at theMinnesota State Fair ranks No. 1 inpopularity, very likely the Butterfly

House is No. 2.Now in its 19th year, this spacious

tent-like structure houses a flurrybeautiful butterflies and is, in fact, the“birthing center” to thousands of new

butterflies during the 12-dayState Fair run.

David Bohlken created theoriginal Butterfly House. Hegrew up on a farm that grewChristmas trees. They used apesticide that killed every-thing but the Christmas treesand the milkweeds.

“On a warm July afternoon you couldliterally hear the millions of butterflieseating the milkweeds,” he said. “I sawa magazine article about butterflyhouses in Europe and thought, ‘Whynot try that in the United States?’”

So he did.Bohlken got permission from the

Minnesota State Fair Board to put upa temporary display housing butter-flies, the first such display in America.

“We try to have about5,000 at any given time,” hesaid. “There are about 12different varieties, thoughMonarch is the most popu-lar and most dominant.Many look quite similar butthey’re tough, big butter-flies that can take a littlebit of handling.”

He said that introducingmore native Americanspecies is their growinggoal, and the U.S. govern-ment is helping him do justthat. U.S. Department ofAgriculture Secretary TomVilsack announced a grantto propagate more nativebutterflies, including theMonarch.

“(On Aug. 25) a petitionwas launched to make theMonarch butterfly anendangered species, which I don’tbelieve is going to happen,” saidBohlken, who noted that the Monarchis still a species of very special con-cern.

He said the big migrations of thisbeautiful insect are pretty much his-tory. Partly to blame, he said, is therelease of thousands of ConservationReserve Program acres back into culti-vated crop production, as well as log-ging in Mexico, which has largely dev-astated their winter grounds.

“It’s a very complicated issue,” saidBohlken.

These are short-lived creatures, nor-mally lasting only around 10-14 days,he said. In the Butterfly House at theState Fair, they live longer because hishelpers take good care of them, and

predators can’t get at them.“This is the only butterfly

house in the world where weencourage the people to touchthe butterflies,” Bohlken said.“This is an opportunity forurban children to pickup up a‘wild animal’ for the first timein their life.”

He estimated they get about 65,000paid visitors, with another 240,000 to340,000 viewing through the hugescreened siding.

Bohlken sets up his unique displayat up to 20 large events, including theIowa State Fair, the Houston Rodeo,and several events in Canada andbeyond.

“In the winter season we are undercontract with the Dutch Bulb growers

where we do their winter gardenshows,” he said. “Plus this year we’redoing three shows in Minnesota —here at the State Fair, a show at theMinnesota Landscape Arboretum, andalso at the Minnesota Science Museumin October.”

The new pro-pollinator emphasis bythe Minnesota Department of Agricul-ture is vitally important to the butter-fly species, said Bohlken.

“Butterflies, like bees, are anextremely important pollinator,” hesaid. “One out of three bites of food youput in your mouth comes from a polli-nator directly. With the exception ofcertain grains which are air polli-nated, pollinators are going to be a big-ger and bigger issue as time moves on.

Butterflies well-fed during brief State Fair lives

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David Bohlken

See BUTTERFLIES, pg. 21A

Dick Hagen

Approximately 5,000 butterflies occupy the ButterflyHouse at the Minnesota State Fair each year

BUTTERFLIES, from pg. 20ADrought, climate change, urbanization are factorsmuch like pesticides in this ongoing challenges.”

These are complicated issues, said Bohlken; “We’renot yet smart enough to figure out what to do.”

He said that nothing in the world comes close tomatching the magnitude of the Minnesota State Fairand the great butterfly exhibit at this 12-day “Get-Together.” That’s saying something in view of thefact that he does exhibits in Iceland, Dubai, Mexicoand elsewhere.

Bohlken said butterflies aren’t important just asthings of beauty and necessary for pollination.

“They turn carbohydrates into proteins and theywill feed some of the other animals that control someof the nuisance pests like aphids and other insectsthat can be a problem, even in vineyards,” he said.“But the one thing about butterflies is that every-body loves them. I don’t lose sight of the fact thatthey are insects, but they are incredibly beautiful.”

And even though they may only live as beautifullywinged creatures for a couple of weeks, Bohlkennoted that they do live longer — just in different life

stages, starting as an egg, then larvae stage, thencocoon and eventually a butterfly.

Butterflies may not have a value in corn produc-tion, but Bohlken suggested that as new geneticsdevelop new crop species, they will be more friendlyto native wildlife.

What do the butterflies eat during their brief StateFair romp?

“Visitors that come into the Butterfly House aregiven Q-tips dipped in Gatorade and bananas,” hesaid. “Butterfly junk food, we call it. That keeps thebutterflies hydrated, nourished and keeps them infront of the people instead of under their feet.”

So far no State Fair “butterfly-on-a-stick” food isavailable, but Bohlken pointed out that “scorpion-on-a-stick” was being served right next door. ❖

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CORN ROAST, from pg. 19Aping by eating sweet corn for breakfast.” They’re stillselling corn at 11 p.m. when grandstand crowds areexiting — just one more bite of State Fair sweet cornseems to work as people walk to their bus stops andparking lots.

It seems likely that future generations will con-tinue to enjoy Ribar’s Corn Roast.

“My kids love it. This is part of their lives,” he said.“They grew up here, so to speak, just like I did, so Iimagine the Minnesota State Fair will be on ouragenda for a long time. Plus the obvious — it’s pay-ing tuition for a lot of our workers, too.”

He doesn’t expect many changes in the future,other than always keeping an eye out for eventastier corn. “Nothing other than to keep looking fora better variety. We’re extremely happy with this.But Jerry tells me the seed is extremely hard to get.It’s an expensive seed. Jerry is always testing othervarieties.”

Ribar has tried to get into the Iowa State Fair withhis sweet corn offering but, surprisingly, the IowaState Fair Board doesn’t it would be a big sellerthere. Naturally, Ribar disagrees, suggesting thatperhaps Iowa’s fair board members should venturenorth to see for themselves what happens at theMinnesota State Fair.

Despite the huge throngs of customers at his CornRoast stand, Ribar said sweet corn is a tough sell atsmaller county fairs and other events.

“Some people will stop for an ear or two, and thenthey’ve left,” he said. “So it’s unpredictable until youget entrenched like we are here at the State Fair. Weget on their ‘shopping list’ just like other foodstands.” ❖

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Standing outside of a con-venience store, travelbrochures spread wide overthe back of our motorcycles,the goal was to make ournext stop a motel. While theguys made phone calls seek-ing rooms, and Melissa wentfor caffeine, I ignited smalltalk with a local. Surely shecould recommend a motel inRed Lodge, Montana.

She quickly rated the oneson our list and ended with awarning. “Be careful driving throughBeartooth Pass,” she said. “A motorcyclistflipped over a guardrail today and wasairlifted to Billings.”

Did we need to knowthat? She reallycould’ve stopped herstory after room rates.

Once settled in atthe motel, Mike andMitch sat outsidesoaking in sceneryand making smalltalk with other bikers.“You have a goodday?” Mike asked the guy to his left.

“Not so much,” the guy, who wasnamed Don, said. “My buddy hit theguardrail on Beartooth Pass today andwas flown to Billings.”

Seriously? Do we need this story veri-fied in the flesh?

Don’s friend would recover, but hiscycle was a mess, and he was sitting onthis news. Don was forbidden to tell hisbuddy’s wife, because the wife had for-bidden her husband after the last acci-dent to ever ride a motorcycle again.I’m thinking Don’s friend could’vesaved himself a heap of hurt and billshad he listened to his wife. Just saying.

Don went on to say that he still rides,even though he is an accident survivor too.

You can’t make this stuff up.Awhile back, Don was rid-

ing his motorcycle in Min-neapolis when a carstopped dead in front ofhim. Don’s front wheelnailed the bumper, whichflipped him on top of thecar roof. He was fine, butthe driver freaked. The carswerved all over the roadtrying to lose whateverused its roof for a landingstrip.

Although Don was white-knuckled tothe roof, the wind lifted his legs anddropped him into oncoming traffic. He

looked up, saw a carheading for his head,and rolled safely inthe ditch. His firstthought? “I’m alive.”

Mike spoke his firstthought. “Maybe youshould’ve taken that asa sign to stop ridingmotorcycles?”

Don laughed.I wondered, “After a made-for-movies

accident, is it insanity or bravery thattakes a guy back to his bike?”

In her book, “Let’s All Be Brave – Liv-ing Life with Everything You Have,”Annie Downs writes about her favoriteSteven Curtis Chapman song, “Burnthe Ships.”

In the song, Chapman retells thestory about the Spaniards who sailedfor Mexico in 1519. Although theymade it to the Mexican shore, the hard-ships of the new place made theirhearts long for home. “Instead,” Downswrites, “they decided to burn theirships. Stay there forever. And figureout what that life would hold.

“Brave.”

Being brave may look a bit differentfor each of us. Sometimes it’s sayingyes and getting back in the driver’sseat after an accident. Sometimes it’ssaying no to what you want, to honorsomeone you love. Sometimes it’s braveto call it quits and make a new begin-ning, and other times the bravest moveis to stay planted in the hard space youcall home.

Very often, it’s looking fear in theface, burning your ships, and doing the

thing in your gut that you knowyou’ve been called to do, no matterwhere it leads or how difficult thejourney.

If that sounds like your crossroads,take a deep breath of courage and dothis thing. Be brave.

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Looking head to head witha sunflower can be an exhil-arating experience.

One can clearly view theintricate spiraling patternsthe seeds form. Most plantsfeature such spirals andthey correspond exactly tomathematical principlesthat have been captivatingartists and philosophersthroughout history.

Fibonacci was a youngmath geek born in A.D. 1170.(Yes, they had math geeks way back then.) He madethe discovery of sequencing numbers and extendingthem in a series. In the case of the sunflower, its spi-ral of 34 seeds arching in one direction and 55 in theother, or 55 followed by 89, or 89 followed by 144, areexamples of Fibonacci numbers. And 144 divided by89 equals 1.6179775…

Helianthus is the genus of the sunflower. Helios isa Greek term for the sun, hence the name sunflower.A widely-held belief is that sunflowers turn theirheads to follow the sun. This is not true. Their headsdroop down facing the ground to facilitate their seed-ing capability.

The horticulture exhibit at the county fair is thefirst place I visit. The display of sunflowers withtheir big heads almost tipping over their containersis fascinating. Colors ranging from yellow, gold,

peach, red and burgundy areso ruggedly beautiful, it is nowonder Van Gogh found thema subject worthy for a paint-ing.

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A number of readers haveasked for the Parks SeedCompany address. Here it is:Park Seed Company, 1 Park-ton Avenue, Greenwood, SC29647. Phone number is (800)845-3369. The catalog is free.

Sunflowers provide food for humans as well aswildlife. Every year we glean my brother’s sunflowerfield after it has been harvested, salvaging the headson the ground that were missed. The birds love snack-ing on the seed straight from the heads. I prop thehead in a crotch of a tree trunk, slather some peanutbutter on it and enjoy the variety of avian friendsthat visit.

The seeds are large and easy for children to handleand plant. Our garden club has regularly sponsored a

sunflower growing contest for kids in elementarygrades.

The specialness of Helianthus cannot be over-looked. Fibonacci counted the seed spirals and VanGogh painted the flowers. If we take the time to lookup close and personal at a giant sunflower blossom,the beautiful face and eye-popping color will bring asmile.

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By Sharon Quale

Larry Hansen

Milker's MessageTHE LANDfrom

This column was writtenfor the marketing week end-ing Sept. 12.

Cash butter made historyagain this week, skyrocket-ing to an all-time high of $3per pound, up 15 1/2 centson the week and an unbe-lievable $1.47 above a yearago when it jumped 10cents, to $1.53. Seventeencars traded hands this weekin the cash market. TheNational Dairy ProductSales Report-surveyed butter price hit$2.7512, up 8.3 cents.

The uncharted territory will have alot of eyes focused onit as to how the con-sumer market willreact. Butter hasmade a great recov-ery in the diets ofAmerican consumersbut concern mountswhether butter willprice itself back out.

The concern is notjust grocery shelfreaction but also thebakery and confec-tionery industrieswhich use butter asa staple ingredient.Once they make for-mulation changes it may take monthsof lower prices before butter isrestored.

But, when asked about that concern,Matt Gould, analyst at the Dairy &Food Market Analyst, replied, “I hearyour concerns, Lee, but consumerswant butter. It’s all-natural and tastesgreat. Just a little dab will do you.These price levels won’t be around longenough to turn customers off.”

The other issue is the strong magnetthese exceptionally high prices will beon imports. It was the case not so verylong ago that butter wasn’t availablefrom anyone in the world, but the retal-iatory Russian ban on imports may

result in butter that needs tofind another home, such asthe United States.

For now, we have the high-est priced butter in theworld and as FC Stone riskmanagement specialistDerek Nelson wrote in hisInsider Closing Bell; “Thosewho have waited for a pull-back in the market to makepurchases have been leftwith little choice at thispoint.”

Central region butter production issteady to higher as churn operatorsfocus on fulfilling growing obligations

for the upcomingmonths according toU.S. Department ofAgriculture’s DairyMarket News. Somebutter makers notedusing additionalcream supplies. Themarket is steady.Current recordprices haven'tcurbed domesticdemand as someexpected. Contrastthat to the GlobalDairy Trade auctionon Sept. 2, Novem-ber contracts forNew Zealand butter

averaged $1.1635. Dutch quotes thisweek were at $1.82 for 82 percent but-terfat. The spread between U.S. andglobal markets is not accommodatingmuch export interest.

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Cash cheese had a pretty good weekas well, though the blocks wereunchanged ending six weeks of gain.They remain at $2.35 per pound, wherethey have been since the day afterLabor Day, but they are 51 cents abovea year ago. The barrels, after slipping 2cents last week, finished Friday at$2.3350, up a penny on the week and52.25 cents above a year ago. Not onecar of block or barrel was traded at the

Chicago Mercantile Exchange thisweek. NDPSR block Cheddar averaged$2.2242 per pound, up 6.3 cents, whilethe barrels averaged $2.3095, up 6.9cents.

Cheese plants across the country areworking full schedules, reportsUSDA’s Dairy Market News. Favorable

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MIELKE MARKETWEEKLY

By Lee Mielke

See MIELKE, pg. 27A

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I hear your concerns,Lee, but consumerswant butter. It’s all-natural and tastesgreat. Just a littledab will do you.These price levelswon’t be aroundlong enough to turncustomers off.

— Matt Gould

We’re starting to get some questionsabout pricing corn silage. In somecases, livestock producers are short onfeed and some crop producers are longon corn that might not make goodmature grain — again this year.Farmers who are thinking about buy-ing or selling corn or corn silage out ofthe field should start discussionsearly and consider a range of factorsthat are useful in this conversation.Livestock producers should include

their nutrition advisor in discussionsabout rations.

The price of other feed options can bea factor in how we think about theprice of a given feed like corn silage.Corn silage might be thought about asa combination of grain related to theamount of corn that is there and grassforage related to corn stalks andleaves. Most grain and forage marketsare a little unsettled now as we wait tosee how the crop really turns out; and

as we move from hay harvest to thewinter hay market sea-son. Buyers and sellersneed to think aboutwhat makes sense tothem.

Another approach isto consider the netvalue of the corn crop ifit were harvested asgrain and sold. Thecrop grower’s net valueis what they will getpaid at the elevatorafter moisture andquality adjustmentsare made minus any harvest, drying,hauling, and storage costs. If a live-stock producer harvests corn for silage,high moisture grain or earlage, thegrain farmer will not have these costs.The fodder part of the corn can be con-sidered for its value as feed, bedding orreturned to the soil.

One of the general guidelines forpricing corn silage that I and othershave talked about over the years isthat the price of a ton of normal cornsilage standing in the field might beworth 6 to 8 times the price of corn.Some value might be added for the for-age. Be careful with how you use this.This is based on field trials showingthat normal corn silage might have 6to 8 bushels of corn in a ton of cornsilage. Some articles offer ways tomake adjustments to this number ifthe crop is drought stressed or freezesbefore maturity and for other factorslike moisture.

Growers will usually considerwhether a price x yield will cover theirproduction costs and a return to laborand management — making a living.Just as a lower price for grain cornmight not cover the cost of productionin some situations this year, the corre-sponding price for corn silage mightnot cover these costs. Some crop pro-ducers will be working with crop insur-ance adjusters this fall and eventuallylooking at provisions in the 2014 farmbill to see if they can make up the dif-ference.

Wisconsin Extension monitoredfields over several years. With yieldsaveraging from 25 to 200 bushels peracre and moisture ranging from 60 to70 percent moisture, the averagesranged from 3.1 to 8.6 bushels per ton.The range in individual fields wasfrom 0 to 12 bushels per ton.

Moisture content alone makes ahuge difference. The Wisconsin articlelists averages for bushels of corn perton of silage at different yield levels. In

their data at 125 bushels per acre forexample, if chopped at60 percent moisture,they averaged 14.6 tonsof corn silage per acreand 8.5 bushels of cornper ton. If chopped at 70percent moisture, theyaveraged 19.5 tons peracre and only 6.4bushels per ton becauseof the weight of theextra water.

It’s a good idea to testcorn silage samples toget a better idea of what

feed quality is like. It can be challeng-ing to get a representative sample. Afeed test can be useful in consideringpricing as well as formulating rations.Moisture, protein, starch, sugar,energy, digestibility, milk per ton andnitrate-nitrogen are some numbersthat can be useful. Starch can be usedto calculate pounds or bushels of cornper ton. The fodder has value too. Cornsilage with very little corn can have 70to 90 percent of the feed value of nor-mal corn silage depending on variousfactors. A feed test can provide feedquality information.

You can do a website search for “Wis-consin Extension Corn Silage” to findarticles on these topics includingspreadsheets and worksheets. An Excelspreadsheet with input for feed values,grain harvest values, hauling costs,plow-down fertilizer values, and otherfactors is listed as “Corn Silage PricingDecision Aid.” Do some of you ownthinking about the assumptions youuse. A more general discussion is titled“Pricing Drought Stressed Corn Silage.”Again, think about your own situation.

You can guess and estimate as muchas you like, and you can consider whatmight be useful and practical to meas-ure, weigh and test.

You’re welcome to call your CountyExtension office for help in finding orgetting a copy of Minnesota or Wiscon-sin Extension Articles that might behelpful. In Stearns County, (320) 255-6169 or (800)450-6171; In MorrisonCounty, (320) 632-0161 or (866) 401-1111; in Benton County, (320) 968-5077 or (800) 964-4929. You can lookfor related information at the Univer-sity of Minnesota Extension website,www.extension.umn.edu. Make safetya priority in the fall harvest season. Itwill likely be a long one again in 2014.

This article was submitted by Uni-versity of Minnesota Extension Educa-tor Dan Martens. ❖

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MIELKE, from pg. 25Aprices and good demand are combiningto spur production. Cheese demand isoften above current offers. Some cheesemakers are looking to increase yieldswith condensed skim or nonfat drymilk. Buyers are pushing to build theirinventories for upcoming fall needs.While domestic demand is very good,export sales have slowed. Domesticbuyers are often asking for any addi-tional spot loadswhen they becomeavailable.

Cash Grade A non-fat dry milk finishedthe week at $1.34, up3/4 cents. Four carswere sold on theweek. NDPSR powderplunged 24 cents,averaging $1.4825,and dry whey aver-aged 68.18 cents perpound, down 0.5 cent.

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Penn State’s JimDunn wrote in hismonthly Dairy Outlook that prices ofdairy products have been “schizo-phrenic in the last month.” He says theprice of butter has climbed 23 percent,to $2.96 per pound. Butter inventoriesat the end of July were only 57 percentof last year’s levels, which means thatdomestic butter supplies will be lowgoing into the holidays when butterusage is the highest.

Other dairy products are so valuablethat producing butter has not been thebest use of milk this year, he said, andgiven the continuing high exports of alldairy products, may not be in comingmonths either. The possibility exists tohave butter imports this fall, especiallywith the butter exports to Russia fromthe European Union curtailed.

The U.S. dollar is up against the Euroand the Australian and New Zealanddollars since his last report, especiallyagainst the Euro, no doubt reflectingthe negative impact of the Russianembargo on many exports from the EUand the other impacts of the continuingproblems with Russia. Although Rus-sia’s actions will impact the UnitedStates, we are less dependent on salesto Russia than Europe is.

Russia imposed an import embargoAug. 7 on a variety of products fromthe United States and the EU. Thisembargo was in response to the eco-nomic sanctions put on Russia by these

countries after the Russian-supportedrebels in Ukraine shot down theMalaysian airliner. Among the affectedproducts are dairy imports. Russia isthe largest butter importer and secondlargest cheese importer. Most of thesepurchases have come from the EU.

This embargo could have major impli-cations on U.S. exports, according toDunn, since a lot of EU dairy productsmust now find another home, poten-

tially displacing U.S.exports in some mar-kets.

The cheese marketis a particularly inter-esting one, becausethere is not enoughsurplus cheese fromcountries not on theembargoed list.Apparently someexports are goingthrough Belarus fromPoland. Kazakhstanis also a conduit,although far less con-venient.

This embargo willhave a big impact on Russian foodcosts. The average Russian is very poorand the food price inflation from theembargo and other sanctions will hitthe poor especially hard. Of course any-one selling to Russia must workaround the banking sanctions, whichprecludes payment through normalchannels. Read Dunn’s complete reportat http://goo.gl/mJBrQ6.

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USDA’s latest World AgriculturalSupply and Demand Estimates report,released Sept. 11, raised the 2014 milkproduction forecast, based on growth inoutput per cow, but the 2015 forecastwas unchanged. 2014 production wasprojected at 206.3 billion pounds, up300 million pounds from last month’sprojections. If realized, 2014 productionand marketings would be up 2.5 per-cent from 2013. 2015 production wasprojected at 212.5 billion pounds. Ifrealized, 2015 production would be upabout 3 percent from 2014.

Export forecasts for 2014 and 2015were lowered as higher forecast U.S.prices for butter and cheese makethose products less competitive inworld markets and sales of a number ofother dairy products are limited aswell. Skim-solids and fat-basis importswere raised for both 2014 and 2015 as

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This embargo willhave a big impacton Russian foodcosts. The averageRussian is verypoor and the foodprice inflation fromthe embargo andother sanctionswill hit the poorespecially hard.

FOLEY, Minn. — I stopped by the Gregory family’sMill Creek Dairy, north of Kimball, in August to lookat some alternative forage and cover crop plots that Iplanted there on June 30.

I was most interested in watching crops that mightproduce forage feed. These crops were not much morethan out of the ground when we held the CentralMinnesota Foragetour there on July 16.

On June 23, theGregorys planted cornin this field wherealfalfa had been tilledup after a late firstcutting on this field.We suggest corn as agood crop to planteven through the firstweek of July for silagefeed. Some corn wasplanted later thanthat this year.

I planted plots onthe edge of this fieldthat are 6 feet wideby 20 feet long. Look-ing from bottom totop in the picture, theyincluded tillage radish,berseem clover, spelt,forage oats, annual rye-grass, foxtail millet,Brown Midrib sorghumsudangrass, dwarf forage sorghum, and BMR foragesorghum. Foxtail millet was also planted along theright side of the plot, next to the road ditch.

The front edge of the plot got singed with herbicidein turning a sprayer on the edge of the field whilespraying the corn. That’s easy to do with a small ploton the edge of a field. I dug out one healthy tillageradish plant where the tuber was about 7 inches longand an inch or so in diameter.

The berseem clover, annual ryegrass, and spelt werequite small yet. If they were a cover crop intermixedwith a crop, that might be good at this point in theseason. The forage oats was smaller than I expected,but looked very healthy.

I was quite impressed with the foxtail millet andsorghum crops. Moisture did not appear to be a limit-ing factor at this point. Corn on some sandier soil inthe neighborhood was wilting badly.

Foxtail millet is an annual grass hay crop thatmakes one cutting. It is usually ready to harvest 50 to60 days after planting when it is at or near heading.

As with other hay crops, cutting earlier provideshigher protein and digestibility. It makes dry hayvery similar to brome grass or less mature reedcanary grass. I talked with several beef producers

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I talked withseveral beefproducers aboutfoxtail millet asan annual haycrop where theywanted some-thing that couldreadily makedry baled hay. Itcould be goodfor dairy cowsand growingheifers alsowhen a late-planted crop isneeded that haspotential for dryhay.

MIELKE, from pg. 27Asupplies in competing exporters areexpected to be large while U.S. pricesremain relatively high.

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Butter and cheese price forecastswere raised for 2014 with strength inboth expected to continue into the firstpart of 2015. Nonfat dry milk priceswere forecast lower in 2014 and 2015.The forecast whey price wasunchanged for 2014 but lowered frac-tionally for 2015.

Class III prices for2014 and 2015 wereraised. The Class IIIwill average $22.15-$22.35 per hundred-weight, says USDA,up 90 cents from lastmonth’s projection.The 2015 average isnow put at $17.20-$18.20, up 20 centsfrom a month ago.

The Class IV priceis higher in 2014 butreduced in 2015. The2014 average is now put at $22.30-$22.60/cwt., down a nickel from lastmonth. The 2015 average is put at$18.45-$19.55, down 25 cents from amonth ago.

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The Ag Department’s latest Crop Pro-duction report shows corn productionforecast at 14.4 billion bushels, up 3 per-cent from both the August forecast andfrom 2013. Based on conditions as ofSept. 1, yields are expected to average171.7 bushels per acre, up 4.3 bushelsfrom the August forecast and 12.9bushels above 2013. If realized, this willbe the highest yield and production onrecord for the United States. Area har-vested for grain is forecast at 83.8 mil-lion acres, unchanged from the Augustforecast but down 4 percent from 2013.

Soybean production is forecast at arecord 3.91 billion bushels, up 3 per-cent from August and up 19 percentfrom last year. Based on Sept. 1 condi-tions, yields are expected to average arecord high 46.6 bu./acre, up 1.2bushels from last month and up 3.3bushels from last year. Area for harvestin the United States is forecast at a

record 84.1 million acres, unchangedfrom August, but up 11 percent fromlast year.

Cotton production is forecast at 16.5million 480-pound bales, down 6 per-cent from the August forecast but up28 percent from 2013. Yield is expectedto average 803 pounds per harvestedacre, down 2 percent from last year.

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Checking the price front, the Califor-nia Department of Food and Agricul-

ture announced itsOctober Class I milkprice for the north ata record high$26.09/cwt. and arecord high $26.36for the south. Bothare up 70 cents fromSeptember and $5.30above October 2013.

The northern ClassI average now standsat $24.91, up from$20 at this time ayear ago and $18.25in 2012. The south-

ern average is $25.18, up from $20.27 ayear ago and $18.52 in 2012. The Fed-eral order Class I base price will beannounced by USDA on Sept. 17.

However, the CDFA announced itslatest surveyed nonfat dry milk priceat $1.4594 per pound for the week end-ing Sept. 5, on sales of 20.8 millionpounds. The price was down from$1.7347 the week before, down 27.5cents after losing 5.8 cents the previousweek, on last week’s sales of 9.1 millionpounds.

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In export news, Cooperatives Work-ing Together accepted eight requestsfor export assistance this week fromDairy Farmers of America, NorthwestDairy Association (Darigold) andTillamook County Creamery Associa-tion to sell 1.210 million pounds ofCheddar and Gouda cheese and 11.255million pounds of whole milk powder tocustomers in Asia, the Middle East,North Africa, and South America.

The product will be delivered throughMarch 2015 and raises CWT’s 2014cheese exports to 85.511 million poundsplus 48.188 million pounds of butter

and 31.748 million pounds of wholemilk powder to 43 countries on six con-tinents. These sales are the equivalentof 2.105 billion pounds of milk on amilkfat basis, according to CWT.

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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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — To reduce pain and negative impact,catching lameness early is important. Let’s review locomotion scor-ing using the scale developed by Zinpro, which scores cattle 1 to 5.

• A score of 1 indicates a normal cow. She stands and walkswith a level back, and makes long, confident strides.

• A score of 2 is a cow that is mildly lame. When standing, herback will be flat, but will arch when she walks. Her gait will beslightly abnormal.

• A score of 3 is given to a moderately lame cow. She standsand walks with an arched back and short strides with one ormore legs. Slight sinking of dew claws in limb opposite to theaffected limb may be evident.

• A score of 4 is a cow that is lame. When standing and walk-ing, her back is arched. She’ll favor one or more limbs, but canstill bear some weight on them. Sinking of the dew claws is evi-dent in the limb opposite of the affected limb.

• A score of 5 indicates a severely lame cow. There will be pro-nounced arching of the back, she will be reluctant to move, andwill almost completely transfer weight off of the affected limbs.

Catching and treating lame cows early, before they are 4s or 5swill improve animal welfare and prevent long-term problems.The key to good management is early detection and aggressiveprevention.

This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Exten-sion Educator Emily Wilmes. ❖

Catch lameness earlyFORAGE, from pg. 28Aabout foxtail millet as an annual hay crop wherethey wanted something that could readily makedry baled hay. It could be good for dairy dry cowsand growing heifers also when a late-plantedcrop is needed that has potential for dry hay.

The foxtail millet was 20 to 24 inches tall andquite leafy on Aug. 6. I clipped a sample fortesting. It tested 19% protein at this point withAcid Detergent Fiber at 33, Neutral DetergentFiber at 55, NDF digestibility at 68 percent,Relative Feed Value at 105, and Relative FeedQuality at 150. This is about what I’d expect fora fairly immature, leafy grass.

The BMR sorghum sudangrass ranged fromabout 30 to 48 inches tall, maybe a little tallerthan you might cut it the first time. I clippedabout half the plot to see how well it wouldregrow and to see what the remaining crop woulddo. It should regrow if cut above the lowest nodewith maybe a 6 inch stubble. With adequatemoisture it could be cut again in about 30 days.

This forage lab test came back at 16 percentprotein, ADF at 36, NDF at 60, NDF digestibil-ity at 68 percent, RFV at 94, and RFQ at 142.

So it was not a lot different than the foxtailmillet; but more of it, with potential for more,with a second cutting.

I laid the cut material out in my driveway,and it looks like making dry hay with thiscould be a challenge. In cutting a smallamount, I did not try to estimate yield.

Farmers who planted alternative foragecrops where they hope to take partial or fullprevented planting payments should checkwith their insurance agents to make sure theystay in compliance with rules related to whatthey do with these fields.

Farmers needing better quality feed mightalso watch feed quality and crop conditionsand consider the value of the feed related tothe value of full or partial prevented plantingpayments.

This will be a year to see what we can learnfrom some of these situations; and I’d welcomeopportunities to see and hear how some ofthese things turn out.

This article was submitted by University ofMinnesota Extension Educator Dan Martens. ❖

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Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail [email protected] or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photo)As the water churns

TThere was a time when the sound of waterrushing over the dam on the Otter Tail Riverat Phelps, Minn., was drowned out by the

sound of human industry.One hundred years ago, during harvest, as many

as 35 wagons could be lined up at the wheat deliveryarea of the three-story Phelps Flour and Feed Mill.Farmers came from as far as Wadena to have theirwheat milled. So many came to trade that abunkhouse and stable for overnight stays was built.A general store was also built. At the same time asthe farmers were streaming into Phelps, wagons ofthe mill’s popular Bakers Choice and Gold Foil flourwere being carted from the mill to stores in the area.

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning

of the 20th, wheat, not corn, was the king of crops,and Minnesota hosted nearly 1,000 small mills likethe Phelps Mill. Prior to the full expansion of therailroads and the centralization of flour-making inMinneapolis, these mills were hubs of local industryand economy.

Today, almost all of those mills have disappeared.But thanks to local history advocates, The Friends ofPhelps Mill and the Otter Tail County HistoricalSociety, the 125-year-old Phelps Mill is sound andopen to the public for tours.

If you visit the mill today, you can walk through allthree stories and learn how flour was made fromwheat. On the first floor, there are five roller millsthat ground the flour and removed the bran. On the

second floor, the ground wheat was run through aseparator and three purifiers. The purifiers allowedfor the manufacture of white, or patent, flour. On thethird floor, flour was sifted and bleached and sentback to the first floor for bagging.

All of this was operated with belts and pulleyspowered by a 7,000-pound water turbine. The tur-bine is horizontal and completely submerged under5 feet of water. Visitors can see the water turbinehouses on the mill’s river side.

If you go to Phelps, you can tour the mill and thensit on the general store’s porch, eat your ice creamand watch the river slip over the dam. You can alsofish for catfish below the dam and picnic in the spa-cious county park next to the mill. ❖

Phelps Mill, Otter TailCounty,Minn.

By KRISTIN KVENOThe Land CorrespondentThe ThronsonsGary, Minn.

Jared Thronson’scrops got a little tooclose for comfort to ahail storm.Hail fell justfive or six miles south;he’s relieved none of itlanded on his farm.

As a matter of fact, not too much ofanything has fallen from the sky forquite some time. When The Landspoke with him on Sept. 3, Thronsonsaid they’d received about half an inchof rain the previous weekend.

Their corn “hasn’t changed a wholelot in the last two weeks” he said.Thronson said it’s “at least two orthree weeks behind .. but not bad forthe condition of the plants.”

He described the beans as “prettygood,” with early varieties “reallystarting to turn colors” and “most ofthe pods really full.” What little rainthey’ve gotten has been “enough mois-ture to fill out all the pods.”

Thronson’s wheat is not where he’d likeit to be moisture-wise.“I like to get it below20 percent before doing a lot,” and under18 percent is ideal.“That would get it drieddown relatively fast,” he said. He’s got 160acres to harvest, and is “hopeful that in aweek I’ll have my wheat combined.”

Meanwhile, he kept busy helping hisgirlfriend’s dad combine his wheat lastweek. Combining then may have beenan exception rather than the rule —“most of the wheat is still out therestanding in the fields.”

Thronson said he believes that not alot of corn will be combined beforeNovember — “it needs some moreheat” — and he predicts there’s a goodchance there may be a lot of corn stillstanding in fields until March or April.

With nights getting down into themid-40s, it’s beginning to feel like fall,but Thronson is “hoping for a warmer-than-average September.”

The WiltsesHerman, Minn.

“We don’t want any more rain this fall.”Dennis Wilts made this request

when The Land spoke to him Sept. 4.With between seven to 10 inches ofrain in the last three weeks, he said,“We’ve got enough.”

All that rain made the wheat harvest alate and drawn-out one. “It took us about

two-and-half weeks,”he said of the harvestwhich wrapped upSept. 3. Looking back,Wilts said he “can’tever remember com-bining wheat thislate.” He said the pro-tein was low, but theyield was good.

Meanwhile, “I think we’re going tohave a pretty good corn crop in somefields,” he said, “but if we get any frostin September it’s going to hurt theyield.” The corn is beginning to dent,said Wilts, who believes the corn needsanother 25 days to mature.

As for the beans, he said they “lookreal good. I think we should have afairly good bean crop.”

The sugar beets are also “growingpretty good right now; looking betterthan they did a month ago,” he noted.

Wilts will begin pre-lift on Sept. 23, ashe grows sugar beets for Minn-Dak. Forpre-lift harvest, it’s “just run on day-light hours,” he said. Regular harvestisn’t set yet, but he said it’s “usuallywhen it gets cool enough to store beets.”The date is typically around Oct. 5.

Wilts said his job now is to starttillage on his wheat ground, as well asget things ready for pre-lift.

“The crops are looking fairly good,”he said, but “we need a lot of timebefore frost.”

The HoffmansNew Ulm, Minn.

A little over three inches of rain hasfallen at Don Hoffman’s farm since

mid-August. WhenThe Land spoke withHoffman on Sept. 2,he commented on thefact that the “grass isas green as can be”and, overall, the“crops look great.”

He said the cornresembles sweet cornrather than silage corn, and predictedit would be “at least two weeks beforechopping.”

Corn isn’t the only crop that is a lit-tle behind; the beans are “as green asgrass.” They look good, he said, butthey need some time — there are “notints of yellow.” Hoffman said thatalmost everything’s going to be late.

“Pretty sure that we’ll need the dry-ers this fall,” he said. This will be “thefirst time in four years,” he said, “thatthe crop will have a chance to maturenormally.”

Hoffman’s alfalfa crop, however, has-n’t been behind all season. In fact,“We’ll take our fifth crop on Sunday orMonday, weather permitting,” said.

Meanwhile, Hoffman is getting otherparts of the farm ready for the fall andhe has “worked on where we’re goingto pump our manure.” He’ll do themanure application right after cornchopping is finished.

Hoffman hosted a Mycogen cornsilage plot day on Aug. 28; the weatherwas terrible, he said, but they had agood turnout. His son Brad mannedthe grill so “everybody ate good.” Thiswas his second year as a host, and henoted that the 25-30 people in atten-

dance was “a pretty nice group.”The mattresses for the dairy barn

have now been ordered. Once theyarrive, it will be a two-man job gettingthem in the barn and in place. “It willtake some time,” Hoffman said. “Thisweek we better get the equipment out.”

While harvest may not be soon, Hoff-man knows that from here on outthere are “not going to be any days off.”

“The crops are going to be betterthan we think in the area.” Hoffmansaid. “It will be a good crop. I don’tthink people will be too disappointedwhen the combines finish in the field.”

The HagensLake Mills, Iowa

It may not haveofficially been rain-ing cats and dogs atthe Hagen farm, butit may as well havebeen. When TheLand spoke withJim Hagen on Sept.2, he noted that nine inches of rainhad fallen in the previous two weeks.

Thankfully, though, “it all soakedin,” he said, and the forecast was clearfor the rest of the week. We’ve got“nice weather now,” said Hagen.

He said the corn was doing “realgood” and in the denting stage, and“some of the beans are turning now.”He predicted they’d be harvesting bythe end of the month, as the rain hadhelped “fill the beans out.” The aphidsseemed to have gotten the hint theyweren’t welcome in their fields andhave stayed away.

Hagen spent a little time off the farmattending the Farm Progress show inBoone, Iowa, on Aug. 29. Due to theexcessive rains, the show was canceledon the last day. The day Hagen went itwas raining but manageable to getaround the show. It was a “big crowd,”he said. Field demonstrations werecanceled because of the rain, he said,but overall the show was “way biggerthan it’s ever been, I think.”

They’re now “getting things readyfor harvest.” With the new combinethis year, he has to get the settingsjust so in time to make its maiden tripthrough the field.

He said he’s also “trying to figure outfall fertilizer prices,” although “mostplaces haven’t set their prices yet.”

Overall, Hagen said, it “should be agood crop.” Will it be a wet or dry har-vest? “Time will tell,” he said. ❖

From the Fields: Wheat harvest ‘go’ for some, ‘whoa’ for othersS E C T I O N BTHE LAND September 19, 2014

The Thronsons ❖ Gary, Minn ❖ Norman-Mahnomen Counties

The Wiltses ❖ Herman, Minn ❖ Stevens County

The Hoffmans ❖ New Ulm, Minn ❖ Brown County

The Hagens ❖ Lake Mills, Iowa ❖ Winnebago County

corn, soybeans and wheat

corn, soybeans, wheat and sugar beets

dairy cattle, corn, soybeans and alfalfa

corn and soybeans

Jared Thronson

Dennis Wilts Don Hoffman

Jim Hagen

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

Michael Ruhlman’s done it again with “Egg: ACulinary Exploration of the World’s Most VersatileIngredient” (Little, Brown & Co., 2014): He’s crafteda cookbook that’s an instant classic, one that’s a per-fectionist’s dream but also accessible to the “com-mon cook.”

The author of some of my all-time favorites suchas “Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft ofEveryday Cooking” and “Ad Hoc at Home,”Ruhlman infuses all his subjects with charm andgenius. His cookbooks are devoured by foodies, stud-ied by culinary students, honored by peers, commit-ted to memory, and passed around at parties. He’sthat good.

Why devote an entire cookbook to a single ingredi-ent? Ruhlman explains that eggs are like a Rosettastone, unlocking the secret language of the kitchen.Learn to use eggs properly, he reveals, and youbecome a far better all-around cook, because eggsmake food behave in spectacular ways.

Think “scrambled eggs and angel food cake andice cream and aioli and popovers and …,” he writes,and you’ll get the idea that eggs are multi-taskersto the max.

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Pretty much every egg dish you could imagine, anddozens more you didn’t, are included in this book,including this one for a beautiful, fresh herb-stud-ded egg salad. Soaking the onion in salt water firstmellows out its “bite” and makes it sweeter. My fam-ily gave this egg salad four out of four “yums” when Iadded garden lettuce and tomatoes, taking thesesimple, wholesome sandwiches to soaring heights oflate-summer deliciousness.Egg Salad with Tarragon and Chives (serves 4)

3 tablespoons minced red onionSalt8 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and coarsely choppedFreshly ground black pepper1⁄2 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon2 tablespoons minced fresh chivesPut the red onion in a small bowl and sprinkle lib-

erally with salt, then cover with water for five to 10minutes. Put the eggs in a medium bowl. Give thema three- or four-finger dose of salt and a liberalapplication of freshly ground pepper. Add the may-onnaise. Strain the onion and add it, along with theherbs, and stir with a rubber spatula until all theingredients are uniformly combined.

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Change up your usual weekend omelet with thepotato-friendly version from Italy called a frittata.Omelets and frittatas are very similar in ingredi-ents, but the frittata is started on the stove top, fin-ished under the broiler, and then inverted onto aplate and sliced up like a pizza. Buon appetito!Potato, Onion and Cheese Frittata (serves 4)

1 small potato, peeled and cut into small dice(about 1 cup)

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilSalt

1⁄2 onion, cut into small dice (about 1⁄2 cup)6 eggs, thoroughly blended1⁄2 cup shredded cheddar cheeseFreshly ground black pepper2 avocados, peeled, pitted and diced (optional)Preheat the broiler. In a medium nonstick frying

pan, combine the potatoes and olive oil over medium-high heat and stir or toss them in the pan to coat thepotatoes with oil. Add a three-finger pinch of salt, just to coatthe surface. When the potatoesare lightly browned, add theonions; add salt to coat theonions; and continue to cookuntil the onions are tender, stir-ring or tossing the potato andonion.

Place the eggs in a mediumbowl and add the cheese, alongwith 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and sev-eral grinds of pepper, and stir tocombine and disperse the cheese.Pour the egg mixture over thepotatoes and onions and reducethe heat to medium, swirling thepan so that the eggs even out.Cook until the edges are set, acouple of minutes depending onthe heat level, checking to makesure the eggs aren’t sticking.

Place the pan underneath thebroiler until the eggs are just set, aminute or two depending on yourbroiler. When the top is set, invertthe frittata onto a cutting board,cover with the diced avocado, ifusing, and cut into wedges.

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Cool-as-your-grandmother’s-icebox Italian DropCookies are the perfect antidote to the dog days ofsummer. The butter and eggs add the richness whilethe lemon juice and zest add the zing, making thesecookies melt in your mouth. A simple, yet perfect,lemony glaze completes the picture.Italian Drop Cookies with Lemon Glaze

1⁄2 cup granulated sugar

1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperatureZest and juice of 1⁄2 lemon3 eggs2 cups flour2 teaspoons baking powder1⁄4 teaspoon saltFor the glaze:2 1⁄2 cups confectioners’ sugar1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juiceZest of 1 lemonPreheat the oven to 350 F. Combine the sugar, but-

ter and lemon zest in a standing mixer and paddleon medium-high until thoroughly creamed, aboutfive minutes. Reduce the speed to medium and addthe eggs one by one while paddling, followed by thelemon juice.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour,baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients tothe egg-butter mixture while paddling, just until thedough comes together. The dough should be pale yel-low and sticky.

Line a baking sheet with a Silpat or parchmentpaper. Using two spoons to scrape the dough off eachother, drop the sticky cookie dough onto the linedbaking sheet. You can make the cookies teaspoon- or

tablespoon-size. Leaveabout 2 inches betweenthe cookies; they willspread a bit. Bake untilthe cookies are lightlybrowned, 10 to 12 min-utes. Remove the cook-ies from the oven andtransfer them to a wirerack to cool.

To make the glaze, ina small bowl, whisktogether the confec-tioners’ sugar, lemonjuice and half of thezest until the sugar iscompletely dissolved.The icing should benearly a paste thatfalls in ribbons whenyou lift the whiskfrom the bowl.

When the cookiesare cool, hold eachone by the edgesand dunk just thevery top in theglaze. Once they’reglazed, place the

cookies on a wire rack to allow any excessglaze to drip off. Garnish with the remaining zestwhile the glaze is still soft and not yet set.

If your community group or church organizationhas printed a cookbook and would like to have itreviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copy to“Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169,Mankato, MN 56002. Please specify if you wish tohave the cookbook returned, and include informationon how readers may obtain a copy of the cookbook.

Submission does not guarantee a review. ❖

‘Egg’ unlocks secret of world’s most versatile ingredientCookbook Corner

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By TIM KROHNMankato Free Press

MANKATO, Minn. — The wait is over — exceptfor fans of the Honeycrisp — and orchard owners saythe apple crop is a good one.

“It looks like a nice crop, but they’re a couple ofweeks late,” said Dwain Merickel of Irish MountainOrchard, located between Madison Lake and Elysian.

“We have more apples this year than we’ve had fora couple of years and they’ll be good quality.”

At A-Peeling Acres Orchard of New Ulm, DianneRodenberg said the late but good crop came with afew extra headaches because of damp, cool weather.

“There was more disease — in the trees themselvesas opposed to in the apples.” She said the diseasemay have affected their semi-dwarf trees more thanthose growers who have traditional full-size trees.

Full-size trees live much longer — perhaps 100years — while the semi-dwarf trees live maybe 25years. But the shorter trees, she said, are easier topick and prune.

Merickel and Rodenberg said Zestars, one of thefavorite apples, are being picked now, while the Hon-

eycrisps will be ready to eat very soon.The two apple varieties were developed by the Uni-

versity of Minnesota and have taken over the stateapple-growing industry.

“We have five varieties,” Merickel said. “Some arethe old Fireside and Haralson varieties, but other-wise all Zestar and Honeycrisp. There’s people faith-ful to the antiques, but 80 percent want Honeycrisp.”

He said Honeycrisp are more difficult to raise. “Ithas several problems the others don’t have, but theytaste better, so ....”

Rodenberg, whose family has about 700 trees, saidother early apple varieties that are ready includeBeacon, Chestnut Crab and McIntosh.

Merickel, a retired Mankato dentist, has a largeorchard — 45 acres with about 400 trees per acre.While he sells apples from a stand at the orchard —which opened Sept. 14 — most of his apples go to apacker in Elgin, who then delivers them to Hy-Vee,Cub and other stores in the region.

While farmers have seen grain prices plunge thisyear, orchard owners have had a steady market.

“Prices seem to hold up relatively well,” Merickel said.Statewide the apple harvest is looking good, except

for parts of central Minnesota and some other iso-lated areas where hail severely damaged or wipedout apple crops.

Minnesota has about 150 apple growers who willharvest about 21 million pounds of fruit this year.

The Free Press of Mankato, Minn., is a sister paperto The Land under The Free Press Media. ❖

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Above: Apple-picking crews harvest Zestar apples atthe Irish Mountain Orchard northwest of Elysian, Minn.Below left: Irish Mountain Orchard owner Dwain Mer-ickel says his apple crop this year is a good one.

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These are the most common questions asked bygardeners and consumers about apples.

Q: What is the most popular University ofMinnesota apple?

A: Without a doubt it is the Honeycrisp Apple.Explosively crisp, juicy, and with a sweet-tarttaste, Honeycrisp is a true favorite. This excep-tional apple has been honored as a significanttechnological discovery in the 2006 BetterWorld Report and is the Minnesota StateFruit. It’s worth waiting for HoneycrispApples that ripen late in September to mid-October.

Q: What are the names of the newestUniversity of Minnesota apples?

A: Three new apples have been introducedin recent years.

The Zestar! Apple has a sprightly sweet-tarttaste with a hint of brown sugar. It is anunusually crunchy, crisp and juicy early seasonapple.

The SnowSweet Apple has a delightful sweettaste, with a slight tart balance and rich overtones.A unique characteristic is the fruit’s snowy whiteflesh is very slow to oxidize and turn brown aftercutting. SnowSweet can be sliced for snacking or cutfor salads well in advance and the apple pieces stillmaintain a white appetizing appearance.SnowSweet ripens late in the season.

The Frostbite Apple was named by 8 Minnesotaconsumers in a 2008 contest. Frostbite is a unique,small apple that is extremely sweet. It’s flavor hasbeen likened to sugar cane and molasses. It isextremely cold hardy and is an exceptional apple forcross pollination. Frostbite will ripen in late Sep-tember to mid-October, but because of its recentintroduction, fruit won’t be available to consumersfor several years.

Q: Where can I buy a tree to plant?A: Your best bet for purchasing one or just a few

trees is to contact your favorite garden center andspecifically ask for the University of Minnesota vari-ety you want. In Minnesota, if you shop early, theUniversity of Minnesota Landscape ArboretumSummer House will have a selection of varieties.Plus, many retail nurseries and garden centers inMinnesota will begin carrying new Zestar! andSnowSweet Apple Trees in Spring 2008.

Q: What if I want to buy a number ofapple trees?A: Large quantities (typically a minimum of

100) of patented University of Minnesota vari-eties must be ordered from a Licensed Whole-

sale Nursery.Q: Do I need to have more than one apple

tree?A: Yes. Apple trees need neighboring trees to

enhance pollination. Plus, you need at least two dif-ferent varieties.

Q: How far apart should I plant my trees?A: Trees should be planted no closer than 15 feet

apart and no further than 100 feet of each other.Q: Where should I plant my trees and what do

I need to do to help them produce good apples?A: The University of Minnesota Extension website

— www.extension.umn.edu/garden — provides greatinformation that will help you.

Q: When will University of Minnesota applesbe available?

A: A listing of varieties at http://bit.ly/UMNapplesincludes a picture and brief description of availableUniversity of Minnesota apples. Average ripeningtimes are included.

Q: How can I learn about the nutritionalvalue of apples?

A: The United States Apple Association —www.usapple.org — provides information for con-sumers on the health benefits of apples. You mayalso e-mail [email protected] or call (703) 442-8850.

Q: Where can I find recipes for apples, andinstructions for freezing apples?

A: The University of Minnesota and the U. S. AppleAssociation both provide an extensive catalog ofrecipes. Visit http://bit.ly/UMNfruits for more infor-mation.

This article was submitted by the University ofMinnesota. ❖

Q&A: All about University of Minnesota apples

You’ve bought some amazing apples at your local orchard ~ Now what?Variety Flavor Best usesPaula Red Mildly Tart Eating, Pie (cooks down), Sauce, Baking, CaramelWealthy Mildly Tart Eating, Pie, Sauce, Baking, CaramelMcIntosh Mildly Tart Eating, Pie, Sauce, BakingCortland Mildly Tart Eating, Pie (cooks down), Sauce, Baking, CaramelHoneycrisp Sweet Eating, Salad, DessertsRegent Sweet Eating, Pie (holds slice), Sauce, Baking, SaladHaralson Tart Eating, Pie (holds slice), Sauce, Baking, CaramelFireside Sweet Eating, Pie (holds slice), Sauce, BakingApple storage tipsApples love cold temperatures and high humidity. Store your Minnesota apples in thecrisper of your refrigerator in the plastic bag that they came in. To keep the apples moist,place a damp wash cloth or damp towel in the bag once a week.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Four reasons to visityour local orchard

• Many apple orchards also offer hayrides, corn mazes and other fun fallactivities for families.• An apple orchard makes for a greatfamily trip and it isn't far from home.• You are buying the freshest, locallygrown apples around. Many appleorchards also have apple baked goodsthat you can take home with you.• Apples are healthy for the entirefamily. They help protect bone healthand lower LDL cholesterol.

Find an orchard near youMINNESOTA ~ (800) 657-3878Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s

Minnesota Grown ~ http://bit.ly/MinnesotaGrownOrange Pippin directory ~ http://bit.ly/OrangePippinMN

IOWA ~ (515) 281-7656Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship’s

Apple Growers Directory ~ http://bit.ly/IowaAppleGrowersOrange Pippin directory ~ http://bit.ly/OrangePippinIA

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Tractors & Farm Machinery: ‘86 Freightliner Day Cab tractor, w/201Bianchi steel box & hoist, twin screw, 360,600 hrs., 16-spd., high/low;Farmall Super M-TA (older restoration), sgl. hyd., N/F, gas, 14.9x38;Case 1070 tractor cab, 3 pt., W/F, dual hyd., 1178 hrs., rockbox; JD 4320diesel tractor, 540 & 1000 PTO, dual hyd., quick hitch, W/F, w/cab, rockbox, Syncro shift size council, 9665 hrs., rubber good; Freightliner Semitractor, Detroit diesel, Series 60, 510K, sleeper, 16-spd. high/low;Freightliner Cab Over w/sleeper, 137,600 hrs., 9-spd. trans.; Case 2290,dual hyd., 540 PTO, 3 pt., quick hitch, 4691 hrs., 20.8x38 rearfair; IH 340utility tractor, W/F, 2 pt., PTO, TA, gas, 13.6x28 new rubber; MN big 7Tgear HMD trailer; HMD steel trailer sgl. axle; MF 750 combine, gas,23.1x30 tires w/rims; MF 9120 bean platform; NI 243 spreader w/slopgate, wood floor; MF 10’ bean platform; MF 1500 4x4 tractor, 3 pt., dualhyd., 5904 hrs., 18.4x38 fair to poor; MF 510 combine, diesel; MF 43,4RW, cornhead; 6RW cultivator; MF 830, 6RW cornhead; IH 710 4 btm.plow, auto reset w/coulter; Trucks, Bobcat & Tools: Bobcat 610 w/cab,new quick tatch, auger hyd., bucket; ‘94 Chevy 1500 ext. cab, auto. 1/2ton blue pickup, longbox; EZ-Go golf cart, gas, w/utility box; misclivestock equipment; Portable LP tank on gear, was an anhydrous tank;20.8x38 band duals; 2-500 fuel barrels w/elec. pumps; 2-300 fueloverhead; assort. cattle gates, scrap iron & parts; T-posts; 3 pt. post holedigger; poly calf hutch; assort. tractor & truck tires; 18.4x38 hub duals;T fence posts; poly feed cart; Case drill, low rubber (rough); severaltrucks for parts; assort. cattle gates, scrap iron & parts. GrooveEquipment & Parts: Fox silage chopper; IH 1700 truck box; Versatileswather; Freightliner truck w/steel box (fire); well pipe; semi engine;sleeper off Freightliner; IH truck for parts; Owatonna 205 elevator;McCormick drill; Cozy Cab; feed cart; silage wagon; spreader; dryer;augers; 3 pt. sprayer; 2 wheel enclosed trailer; Utility 2-wheel trailer; 5thwheel; NH silage blower; rim; assort. MF cornheads, bean head, grainpop up head.

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PARCEL #1: 60 ACRES WITH HOME AND BUILDINGSHOME CONSISTS OF OVER 1200 SQUARE FEET LIVING SPACE AND 19’X26’ GAME ROOM, 2BEDROOMS 2 BATHS AND 14’X23’ ATTACHEDGARAGE, 12’X7’ MECHANICAL ROOM AND 45’X35’ POLE BARN IN BACK OF HOME. HOME HASIN FLOOR HEAT, CENTRAL AIR AND OUTSIDE WOOD FURNACE. THIS HOME IS A MUST SEEPARCEL #2: 100 ACRES AND PASTURE.PARCEL #3: 80 ACRES WOODS AND HAY GROUND,PARCEL #4: 80 ACRES AND HAY GROUNDPARCEL #5: 40 ACRES OF WOOD, EXCELLENT DEER, TURKEY & WATERFOWL HUNTINGOUT BUILDINGS: 60’ X 64’ LOFTING SHED, 121’X54’ COMBINATION CALF AND HAY SHED.40’X80’ HORSE BARN WITH CONCRETE FLOOR, LIGHTS, WATER, 9 SINGLE STALLS, 2 LARGEBOX STALLS, 2 DOUBLE STALLS & TACK ROOM. 56’x60’ MACHINERY SHED WITH CONCRETEFLOOR AND ELECTRICITY. 44’X30’ GARAGE WITH IN FLOOR HEAT, WATER AND 220 ELEC-TRIC, 20’X30’ OUTBUILDING.

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9679 GRINDSTONE LAKE RD., SANDSTONE, MNDirections: 2 miles West of Sandstone on Hwy. 61, right on Grindstone Lake Rd.,turn left on Grindstone Lake Rd., 6 miles on right, Pine County, Dellgrove Twp., Sec. 18 & 19360 ACRES OFFERED IN 5 PARCELS.

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NOTICE -- New Unverferth(Brent) #6225 Grain Cart(2010) (600 Bu) CornerAuger List $27,560 SALE$19,900 Tarp & Scale Avail.Dealer 319-347-6676 Can Del

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'89 IHC 1680 combine; Kill-bros 690 grain cart, 24R30”JD planter, Kinze bar; 708& 706 White CH; 964 C-IHCH; 175 Michigan ldr;Hiniker 3300 FC; Big Afloater; JD 40' FC; Whiteplows & parts; 8R Artswaystalk chopper. 507-380-5324

(2) J&M 375 bu. gravity box-es, 13T gear, 16.1x16.5,$2,500 ea.; CIH 5600, 39'chisel plow w/harrow,$7,450; '02 CIH 1020, 30' flexhead, 3” cut, nice, $6,900;JD 2800, 7 btm. plow, 3 pt.onland, $2,900; JD 2800, 5btm. plow w/coulters, re-cond., $2,750; several 5-10hp sgl phase electric mo-tors, $200-$450. 320-769-2756

CIH 25' flex head, doubledrive, oil bath, $6,750; Sum-mers 42' super chiselw/Summers 106 harrow,$25,900; JD 608C choppingCH, exc. cond., $36,500; '07JD 635, 35' flex head,$10,900; Brent 640 grav.box, $9,500; Brent 600 grav.box, $7,500; Unverferth7200, 750 bu. grain cart, 16”auger w/tarp, $13,900; IH720, 7x18 onland, AR plow,$4,250. 320-769-2756


FOR SALE: Lowry holdingbin, $2,000/OBO; FarmFansAB12 dryer, $4,500/OBO.320-283-5953 or 320-247-2236

FOR SALE: Wooden grainbulk heads, approx,40'x60'x8' high, $3,700. 952-807-5583

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

GRAVITY WAGONS Parker 600 bu, fenders,

21.5x16 tires, EZ Trail 3400,like new, (2) Parker 2600,(2) J&M 350, brakes, verygood. Killbros 350-500, 15T.Demco 365, JD 1065 gear.Augers: 8x55, Westfield8x31, 10x31; Discs: IH 490,sharp; 480 $1,050. White 598plow, vari-width, sharp.Ford 2&3 btm plows. Case1825 skid. Ford 800 utility40HP. Plus More. ConsiderTrade. Peterson Equipment507-276-6957 or 6958

WESTFIELD AUGERS @ Best Price!

MK10-61 GLP.....$8,595MK10-71 GLP.....$9,195MKX13-74.....$15,795

Mike 507-848-6268


FOR SALE: (2) Behlen 500bu batch grain dryers, (2)Kewanee 500 flight eleva-tors one 46' & one 50', hasPTO lift. 507-752-7867

FOR SALE: 4 – 5hp Kehofans. 218-773-8477

FOR SALE: Behlen 380 con-tinuous flow dryer w/ heatsavers; Feterl grainscreener, $2,500/each;Farm King 10”x71' augerw/ swing hopper, $4,000;J&M gravity flow box, 250bu, $1,000. 507-276-3289

FOR SALE: Brent 640 gravi-ty wagon, green, excellentcondition, $10,000. 507-220-6450

FOR SALE: Feterl 8x56 PTOauger, dolly wheel, goodcondition. 507-227-3003

FOR SALE: Sukup greenarch galvanized flat grainstorage aeration panels,perforated or solid w/ endcaps. $30/ea. Also GSI 1hpfans, $100/ea. 612-309-6746

FOR SALE: Westfield 8X71electric drive auger, usedone season, new 10hp motor$4,800 or offer. 507-259-8371

FOR SALE: Westfield MK13”x91' swing hopper auger,low profile w/hyd. assistswing away, $8,500; FarmFan 10 hp motor, $400. 507-469-0126


Behlen 380 grain dryer, sglphase, heat saver, fillauger, 1500 bu. hopper tankavailable, $4,200 for allOBO. 507-236-5616

Berg Manure Auger 12" 20',new 10hp motor controlbox, $5,000. (715)532-3460

Brent Late Model 974 AugerCart w/ Scale/Tarp/HydSpout Etc, Nice Unit. Rhino20 Ft #SR240 Flex WingCutter, Shedded Very Good.319-347-2349 Can Deliver

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FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 &6000 & 7000 series forageharvesters. Used kernelprocessors, also, used JD40 knife Dura-Drums, &drum conversions for 5400& 5460. Call (507)427-3520www.ok-enterprise.com

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

WANTED: 300-500 head fin-ishing barn to rent. SteveResler 507-456-7746

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FOR SALE: Apple juicerwith motor, will juice 5 gal-lons of apples at one time.507-728-8393

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FOR SALE: Balzer silagetable. 715-964-1052

JD 327 baler w/ thrower,nice, $4,975; (2) Gehl 920forage boxes on tandemgears, $1,525 choice or$2875/pr; (2) 8x51 grainaugers, good machines;Melroe 24' 3pt multi weed-er. 320-864-4583 or 320-779-4583

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Items For Sale to Settle an EstateIHC Super H, recently OH’d, good rubber; IHC886 dsl; (2) IHC #45, 16’, field cultivators; IHC#37, 14’, tandem disk; IHC 720, 4 bottom, 16”toggle trip plow; IHC 540, 4 bottom, 16” tripbottom plow; New Idea #217 manure spreaderw/slop gate; Gehl #55 grinder/mixer; Wardssteel flare box w/Wards running gear; ‘84Chevrolet Caprice Classic, 4 door sedan, norust, 2 tone blue, beautiful car.Call Marvin at 507-764-3943

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FOR SALE: JD 444 corn-head, in good working cond.218-462-2152 or 612-919-2720

IH 574 gas tractor w/2250ldr; IH 303 combine w/2heads; JD: 45 ldr, 46A ldr,148 ldr, 158 ldr; CIH 2255ldr; new Tiger 20' tandemaxles trlr; JD Donahuetrlr; 23' bale elev. Killbros655 bu gravity box; JD 40manure spreader. KoestlerEquipment 507-399-3006

JD 660D combine, $2,000; 443CH, $2,000; 220 bean head,$2,000; IH 8x18 plow,$5,000; Parker 300 bu Box,$2,500; 425 bu Box, $3,000;New Idea tandem axle ma-nure spreader, $2,500. 507-330-3945

JD 9610 combine, 18.4x38 du-als, chaff spreader, 1,993sep hrs, $34,500; JD 8938x30 cornhead w/knife rolls& PTO drive, $12,900; JD1600, 31' chisel plow, $3,200;IH 720, 6x18 on-land ARplow, $3,900; (2)Gehl 970,16' forage boxes on tandemgears, $2,700 ea.; JD 1075,12T running gear, $1,450.320-769-2756

NH 2550 windrower, 18' head& 1624 hrs, $19,500. Myer4518 chopper box w/ orw/out roof $5,000. (715)796-2331

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FOR SALE: NH 791 tandemaxle manure spreader, w/poly floor, good shape,$6,800; JD 643 6R cornhead,straight tin, good rollers,$4,500/OBO. Can providepictures. 507-530-1433

FOR SALE: White 271 tan-dem disk; Gehl 99 highthrow silage blower; JD4400 combine w/ bean head.All excellent condition. 320-841-0398

FOR SALE: White 6100 6Rplanter, dry fert w/ 3000monitor; NH 1411 discbine;'09 NH BR7070 round baler,crop cutter & extra sweep,only 2700 bales. Farmer re-tiring. 320-987-3271

Henke roller mill blower,24", hyd. drive conveyor,cob crusher rolls, 540rpm, 1owner, good cond., $4,000.Also, good used steel posts,$1.50/each (715)283-4474

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

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FOR SALE: 2008 WilrichStalk Chopper 20' HeavyDuty. In great condition,always shedded. $10,500(507) 360-6653

FOR SALE: DMI 2500Mounted 5 Point RipperDMI 2500 mounted 5point ripper with coultersand leveling discs. Sparepoints included. Goodcondition. $6,450 (507)829-5286

FOR SALE: JD 3970, comeswith 7' hay head and 2-30cornhead. Good Cond. Ask-ing $4,000. 2 EZ Flow gravi-ty wagons, good cond.$1,450/ea. $4,000/OBO (507)276-1880

FOR SALE: Killsbro 350gravity wagon on 12T gear;J&M 300 bu gravity wagonon 12T gear; Westfield10x61 auger, hyd swing hop-per; 800 bu open top squarehopper tank. All at best of-fer. 507-381-1366

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CIH 1020, 22.5 flex head, oilbath, dual drive, 1.5” cut,$2,900; IH 943, 4x30, corn-head, exc. cond., $2,750; JD1075 running gear, 12.5x16,12 ply tires, $1,450; CIH5800, 31' chisel plow, 2depth shks, $11,900; JD 28007 btm spring reset plow, on-land hitch, $2,900. 320-769-2756

FOR SALE: '08 WilRich 20'stalk chopper, pull type, 13/4” PTO, very good condi-tion, used only 900 acres,$16,500/OBO. Retiring. LeeStern Springfield MN 507-220-0448

FOR SALE: '51 JD B, runsgood; JD AW sickle mow-er, 7' bar, works good; 8”corn screener w/3 hp mo-tor, works good; 3 flareboxes w/hoist, good cond.320-894-2707

FOR SALE: '70 Ford 800 tan-dem twin screw truck, 5+4trans, 19' all steel box &hoist, 3pc endgate, goodtires; 20' gooseneck live-stock trailer. 507-427-3561

FOR SALE: '96 Agco Allis9675, FWA, w/ duals, 4400hrs, exc cond; (2) NH3wagons w/ 1000 gal tank,converted to fuel w/ pumps.507-381-5781

FOR SALE: (3) Gehl sal-vage wagons, always inshed, front unload, A-1 con-dition; 24T hay baler. 507-920-0055

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We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

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'09 Chall MT645C, 205HP,1360 hrs, Trimble autosteer, CVT, QH, 3 PTOs,wgts, rear 480s/duals, frnt420s on 22” rows, 4 hyds,plumed/planter; have 300gal mntd tank/rock box notincluded, same as Massey8650, $112,900. 320-288-8906

'11 JD 8310R, retiringfarmer, 550 hrs. 480/R50s, 5SCVs, ILS, PS, AT, HID,prem cab w/leather, MINT,NC IA, $228,900/OBO. (507)995-4808

'12 JD 8235R tractor, 240hrs., MFWD, 16 spd pwrshift, 540/1000 PTO, 380x54rubber, exc. cond., $165,000.320-226-3041

1951 JD G Narrow FrontTractor, new tires 13.6-38,overhauled, tight, lowhours, new paint, nice.$5,500. (320) 760-0319

FOR SALE: '06 Case IHMagnum 275, 2600 hrs, w/2013 L785 loader, Titan tires(like new), 380/80R38 front,480/80R50 rears, 3 PTOs, 4hyd, very sharp, $146,000.507-236-4180

FOR SALE: JD 7810 MFWD,3900 hrs, front weights, axleduals, new Firestone tires,3 hydraulics valves, verynice. 651-338-6861

FOR SALE: JD model 8640tractor w/JD dozer bladew/silage screen, 20.8x38tires & duals, 3 pt w/quickcoupler, in very good cond.320-630-1777 or 320-468-2428

FOR SALE: Schwartz WFfor JD 10-20 series tractors,$275. 507-227-3003

FOR SALE: Small Ericksonskidloader, works verynice, $2,800; JD 4020 gas,good rubber, new seat &battery, $4,900; Harry Fer-guson 30hp tractor w/ldr,snowblower, grader blade& chains, $3,500; M Far-mall w/ldr, runs good,$1,500. 320-766-3758

JD 4020, gas, $4,800; JD 70skidloader, hydrostatic,completely restored, $3,800;IH M w/loader, $1,400; Bob-cat 600 skidloader, $2,700;L600 mini-skidloader, hy-drostatic, $2,900; tractorchains, never used, $200.320-766-3758

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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'02 Case IH 2388 3670 eng,2670 sep, yield mon, 3rdcyl, 4WD, 800 sgls 2spd,grain ext, Good cond,thru shop every year.$67,000/OBO (320) 980-2915

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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

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• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. -• Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter• Parts for GT Tox-O-Wic Grain Dryers• Sheep & Calf Feeders• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Mister Squeeze Cattle Chutes & Hd. Gates• Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’• EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets• Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer• MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor• 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• 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

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~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

• ‘13 Case IH 770 Offset Disk, like new• 9 shank Disc Chisel• 570 GT PTO (Tox-o-Wik) Dryer, V.G.• 15’ Brady Stalk Chopper or Windrower• 4R IHC Stalk Chopper w/disk hitch, 540 R.P.M.,

(on farm)• 300 bu. EZ Flow Gravity Box w/wagon• 3-4 yd. Soil Scraper• Automatic Roller Mill w/blower

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~

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Wanted to Buy:• GT (Tox-o-Wik) PTO Grain Dryers• Offset Disks• Smidley Steer Stuffers• Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders• Cattle Handling Equipment

‘11 JD 8285R, powershift, 1300 front axle, 480/80R46duals, 420/90R30 single fronts, wgts., 60 GPM hyd. pump,5 remotes, 2720 hrs., Powertrain Warr. ‘til 6/2015 $136,500

11 JD 8335R, powershift, 1500 front axle, choice of480/80R50 or 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals,wgts., 5 remotes, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 3140 hrs.,Powertrain Warr. ....................................................$147,500

‘09 JD 8130, MFWD, powershift, 1300 front axle,380/90R50 duals, 380/85/R34 single fronts, 4 remotes,60 GPM hyd. pump, wgts., 540/1000 PTO, 3770 hrs...................................................................................$97,500

‘99 JD 8300, 14.9R46 duals, wgts., 5 remotes, 9000 hrs...................................................................................$57,000

All the above JD tractors have just been throughservice program & are ready to go to work.

‘13 NH T8.330, 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 single fronts,wgts., complete guidance system, 220 hrs., Warr. $139,500

‘13 NH T8.360, 480/80R50 duals, 480/70R34 single fronts,wgts., complete guidance system, 365 hrs., Warr. $137,500

‘12 NH T9.560 tractor, 505 hp., 710/70R42 Michelin duals,wgts., complete guidance system, high capacity hyd. pump,4 remotes, 235 hrs., Priced To Sell

..........................................................Please Call For Price‘11 JD 3710, 10 bottom spring reset plow, rear coulter only

..................................................................................$26,000‘08 NH T8050, MFWD, suspended front axle, mega flow

hyds., 480/80R46 duals, front duals, wgts., 4000 hrs...................................................................................$88,000

‘13 Case 580SN tractor/loader/backhoe, 4WD, cab w/heat& air, extend-a-hoe, Case 4 stick controls, ride control,190 hrs. ....................................................................$74,000

‘11 JD 608C, 8x30 non-chopping cornhead..............$33,500‘10 JD 608C, 8x30 Stalkmaster chopping cornhead $39,500

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

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FOR SALE: Maurer 12” ex-tension hopper, fits JD STScombines. Priced right. 320-305-0549 or 320-325-5356

FOR SALE: Sukup model1800 stalk chopper/windrow-er, large & small 1000 PTO,extra knives. 507-640-1617

FOR SALE: WestfieldMK10x71 swing hopperauger, good condition; also8” sweep for a 30' bin. 320-979-1623

IH 963 combine head, 6RN,water pump bearings,$3,950. JD 6620 side hillcombine, 4WD, for parts.(715)667-5353

JD 4R30" stalker head. (507)402-5416


FOR SALE: CIH 2206 corn-head, hyd. deck plates,plastic snouts, low acres,very nice; JD 2700 5 shankdisk ripper, real niceshape. 507-530-8875

FOR SALE: IH 1440 Com-bine 3790 eng hrs,elec/hyd, good 134A A/C,Vittatoe chaff spreader,grate chopper. IH 102020' Beanhead, newerCrary cutting system,newer auger pans.$11,000/OBO (or best of-fer) (507) 327-9438

FOR SALE: JD 10R20” corn-head, oil drive, shedded,nice, $10,000. (320) 522-1216


FOR SALE: '81 JD 7720 com-bine, good Firestone tires,feederhouse reverser,stored inside, very good,$8,500. 507-847-2205 or cell507-840-0661

FOR SALE: '82 IHC 1420combine w/ 843 cornhead,4500 hrs, tank extension &chopper, hydro transmis-sion, shaft monitiors, goodFirestone tires, good condi-tion. 507-877-2036

FOR SALE: '87 1660 Case IH2277 eng hrs, Titan UpTime, new rasp bars, verti-cal unload auger, $17,500;963 cornhead, $4,000. Allexc cond, shedded & fieldready. 507-223-7751

FOR SALE: '89 JD 9600 w/ 10Series updates, $25,000; JD925 flex head, newer poly,$5,500. 507-276-3289

FOR SALE: '91 JD 843 corn-head, 8R30”, very goodshape, $9,500. 763-286-1916

FOR SALE: '94 JD 9600 com-bine, 18.4x42 duals, heavyplanetaries, 4790 eng/3150sep hrs, exc condition,$39,500. 763-286-1916

FOR SALE: (2) Gleaner4R30” cornheads, blackstripe, 1- for F2, 1 – forM2/L2 combines; JD 350, 3pt. 7' sickle mower. 507-525-5556

FOR SALE: 10” x 66' Feterlgalvanized auger, $2,500.507-456-4683

FOR SALE: 22' Loftnessstalk shredder, 4 wheels,hyd lift, good condition,$6,800. 320-359-2692

FOR SALE: CIH 1020, 20'flex head, 1 1/2” cut, goodcond., shedded, $4,000 OBO.320-573-2859 Evenings


FOR SALE: '02 JD 9750, 1900eng hrs/1250 sep hrs,20.8x38 duals, RWA, yield &moisture monitor, high ca-pacity long auger, single pthookup Contour Master,$59,000/OBO. 320-510-0468

FOR SALE: '03 JD 220 pulltype stalk chopper, 20' with1 3/4” PTO, 4 rear liftwheels, metal deflector,knives have not beenturned, field ready, $8,995.320-239-2368

FOR SALE: '04 Case IH1020, 30' bean head, fieldtracker, very good condi-tion, $10,500; '99 Volvo daycab, very clean truck,$17,750. 507-240-0294

FOR SALE: '06 GeringhoffCH, RD, 8R30”, beenthrough shop & shedded,nice cond, $26,500/OBO.8”x51' Westfield swinghopper, good cond,$1,875/OBO. 320-815-8448

FOR SALE: '07 Balzer 1250grain cart, rear steerableaxle, 30.5 tires, tarp, large1000 PTO, Weigh-tronixscale w/ printer, alwaysshedded, exc shape, asking$52,000. 507-227-0835

FOR SALE: '07 JD 120 stalkchopper, pull type, 20' cutw/ 1 3/8” PTO, 1 lift cylin-der, metal deflector, 4 rearlift wheels, transport sys-tem, very clean, $9,500. 507-995-2513 or 507-964-5625

FOR SALE: '08 Case IH 261212R30" chopping head,$49,900; Case IH 24088R30", $18,900. Case IH 202030' platform head for parts.(715)792-2267

FOR SALE: '08 JD 600C Se-ries CH, SNH0612CX725872,12R20”, hyd deck plates,also, hookup for IH com-bines, used very little, likenew, retiring, $54,000. 507-823-4642


'05 - 2388 IH combine, exccond, 4WD, 1300 sep hrs.Soybean & cornhead avail-able also. Asking $140,000.Call 715-313-0095

'93 JD 9600, exc. cond.,RWD, 14.9x46 duals, for 22”or 30” row, Dicks hopperext., Johnson dust diverter,feeder house gear box cool-er, 4113/2532 hrs, $48,500OBO; JD 930 bean headw/trlr, $6,500. 507-276-6917

1200 Balzer stalk chopperw/windrow kit, 1 3/4"/1000rpm PTO, good condition,$2,100. 715-821-3672

2010 JD 9770 STS, top notchcondition, 960 hrs, 2WD du-als, yield monitor, ContourMaster, auto track,$164,000. (320) 444-7267

2012 JD 612C Stalkmaster 22"3000 acres, all updates per-formed, row sense, stalkstompers, mint condition,$80,000. (320) 444-7267

216 JD bean head. New stain-less steel sickle, $1,500.(715)442-2625

Case IH 1620 Combine w/1063cornhead, 1,800 hrs, exccond, $21,000. 715-495-0757

Case IH 2606 chopping corn-head, hyd. plates, 6R30, '09,1400 acres, SN#66657201,$29,000 OBO. Retiring. 507-220-6810

CIH 1083 cornhead, polysnouts, water pump bear-ings, Field Tracker drives,tall corn shields, $5,000.Call for detail. 507-327-0858

FOR SALE: '02 Case IH 2366combine, 2300 sep hrs w/rock trap, field tracker, Y& M monitor, chopper, hydreverser, well maintained,very nice, always shedded.320-366-3783

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’09 Peterbilt 388 Daycab, C15, 10 spd.., all alum.,730,000 mi………..........….. ............................$49,900’09 Peterbilt 384 Daycab, Cummins 425hp, 10 spd.,all alum, 840,000 miles.. ................................$41,900’07 Kenworth T600 Daycab ISX, 450hp, autoshift,610,000 mi……………...…. ............................$37,900(2) 2014 Timpte, 40’x66”, air ride, ag tub ..…$33,900(2) 2014 Timpte, 40’x66”, spring ride, ag tub. $31,9002014 Timpte, 38’x66”, spring ride, ag tub……$31,9002013 Timpte 40’x66”, air ride, ag tub ............$32,9002012 Timpte, 40’x66”, spring ride,ag tub, black ............................................................$29,9002012 Timpte, 40’x66”, spring ride, ag tub ......$28,9002011 Timpte, 42’x66”, air ride, ag tub, electric tarp................................................................$31,900(2) 2011 Timpte 40’x66”, spring ride, ag tub, black ............................................................$29,9002010 Dakota, 41’x66”, air ride, ag tub ............$24,900(2) 2009 Timpte, 42’x66”, air ride, ag tub ......$28,9002009 Timpte, 40’x66”, air ride, ag tub ............$29,9002009 Timpte 40’x66”, air ride, ag tub, alum. sub ................................................................$28,9002009 Timpte 40’x66”, spring ride, ag tub, electric tarp................................................................$26,9002008 Timpte, 42’x66”, spring ride, ag tub ......$26,9002007 Timpte, 42’x66”, spring ride, ag tub ......$25,9002007 Timpte 42’x72”, air ride, regular tub ......$23,9002007 Timpte, 42’x66” air ride, regular tub ......$24,9002007 Timpte, 42’x66”, air ride, regular tub ....$23,9002007 Timpte, 40’x66”, spring ride, ag tub, electric tarp................................................................$25,9002006 Timpte, 40’x66”, air ride, ag tub ............$24,9002005 Wilson, 41’x66, air ride, ag tub ............$23,9001984 Walker Tanker Trailer, (2) 3,250 gal. comp, ....S.S. comp., alum super singles....................$19,000‘10 Haul-ass, 42x102 drop deck w/beaver & ramps ........................................................$15,000Photos Available at craigslist.com“More Coming In”- Hoppers For Rent -

SCHLAAK MOTORSNew Richland, MN507-456-5510

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE- TRUCKS & TRAILERS -

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 INC800-205-5751TRACTORS

• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp.,ldr.

• ‘13 MF 8690, 340 hp.• ‘13 MF 7626, 240 hp.• ‘13 MF 7624, 225 hp.• (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab

w/ldr. • ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp.,

400 hrs.• ‘14 MF 1754 Compact,

MFD, w/ldr., hydro• MF GC1705, MFD

w/60” deck• 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440,

75% rubber

CORN HEADS• ‘09 Geringhoff 1822RD • ‘09 Geringhoff 1820RD,

w/reel• (2) Geringhoff 1622RD • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS• (9) Geringhoff 830RD • ‘13 Geringhoff 822RD • (4) Geringhoff 630RD • (07,12) CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly• ‘84 JD 843, LT• ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP• ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls• JD 822 KR• JD 622, GVL poly

COMBINES• ‘(2) MF 9540, RWA, duals• ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals,

1440/1001 hrs.• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA,

5007 hrs.• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs.• ‘95 CIH 2188, 3219 hrs.

• ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals,2888/2052 hrs.

• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 4210/2643 hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING• Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40,

8x47, 8x62, 10x35• ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO• Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs• ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61• (3) Brandt 1070XL swing

hoppers• Brandt 1080XL swing

hopper• ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing

hopper• Brandt 1390 swing hopper

XL & HP• Brandt 20 Series drive over

deck• Brandt, 1515LP, 1535LP,

1535TD, 1545LP, 1575, 1585grain belts

• Brandt 7500HP grain vac.• ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain

vac.• Parker 839 grain cart• Parker 1048 grain cart, tarp,

900 tires, 1000 bu.• ‘10 Killbros 1175 grain cart,

tarp, 750 bu. • A&L 850S grain cart,

850 bu.• ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • ‘05 Demco 650 gravity box• ‘05 Parker 625 gravity box• Parker 165-B gravity box• Parker 1020 seed tender

HAY & LIVESTOCK• Roto-Grind 760T bale

grinder• Kodiak SD72, SD60 rotary

cutter

• Everest 5700 finish mower• Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes• Sitrex 10- & 12-wheel rakes

on cart• Sitrex MK16 hy-cap rake• JD #5, sickle mower

MISCELLANEOUS• Degelman 7200, 6000HD &

R570P rock pickers• Degelman RD320 rock

digger• Degelman LR7645 & LR7651

Land Rollers - Rental Units• Degelman 5’ skidsteer

buckets• JD 520 stalk chopper, high

speed• Loftness 20’ stalk chopper,

SM• Loftness 240 stalk chopper• Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper• JD 520 press drill, 20’• Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 &

HT28 header trailers• WRS 30’ header trailers• E-Z Trail 880 header trailer• SB Select 108 snowblowers,

540 & 1000 PTO• Lucke 8’, snowblower• Loftness 96” & 84”

snowblowers

TILLAGE• Sunflower 1550-50, 1435-36

& 1435-21 discs• Sunflower 5035-36, 5056-49

& 5056-63 field cultivators• Sunflower 4311-14, 4412-

07, 4412-05 disc rippers• Sunflower 4511-15 disc

chisel• Sunflower 4212-13 coulter

chisel

HAY SPECIALS‘12 NH 7450, 12’, disc mower conditioner ..................................$27,900‘14 MF DM1308 disc mower, 8’ ......................................................$7,750‘14 MF DM1361 disc mower, 10’ ..................................................$10,625‘14 MF 1375 disc mower conditioner, 15’ ....................................$35,850‘14 MF 1358, 8.4’, disc mower........................................................$9,750‘14 MF 1361, disc mower, 3 pt, w/tine condit. ............................$16.250MF 1372, disc mower conditioner, 12’..........................................$29,750‘14 MF 1308 disc mower, 8’ ............................................................$7,750Bale King 2881 bale processor, RH discharge............................$16,700‘89 MF 200 windrower, cab, 14’ auger head w/condit...................$9,950‘12 MF 2856 baler w/kicker, w/net & twine wrap ........................$30,500

WILLMAR FARM CENTERWillmar, MN

Phone 320-235-8123

ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADSGENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size.3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition.4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition.5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat.6) Self-tightening gathering chains.7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge.8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss.9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over.10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop.

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NH 3 row cornhead, fits 240topper, $8,000. (715)667-5236

Parker 4000 gravity wagon,16.5Lx16.1 tires, 450 bu.,tires & wagon exc. shape,$2,950. 507-381-6488

Wilrich 22' high speed stalkchopper, '07, all new knives& PTO pads, C.V., pull-type, 1400 acres, very nice,$10,000 OBO. 507-220-6810

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'04 JD 980 field cult., 30', 7”sweeps, very few acres,like new, $16,000. 320-226-3041

FOR SALE: '05 JD 714 chiselplow, tru depth, 11 shank,walking tandems, S-tinesplitter. 651-230-4598

FOR SALE: '10 730C, leadshanks, low acres, excel-lent, $32,000; JD 1610 chis-el, 32', drag, $6,500. 641-495-6387

FOR SALE: '10 JD 2410 chis-el plow, 20', sgl point, trudepth, exc. cond. 320-664-4222 or 320-894-0502

FOR SALE: 18 ½' Kewaneedisc, model 730. 507-319-7056

For Sale: CIH 5700 ChiselPlow 17', with mulcher.$5,000 (320) 314-2427


JD 5730 SP chopper. 4WD,rotary screen, 4RN cornhead, 7' hay head. Baseunit. $26,500/OBO. (715)667-5353

JD 635 hydra flex head, '08,single pt. hookup, 35', stub-ble lights, $12,000. 507-461-1364

JD 9560 4X4 sidehill, 2100eng, 17 sep hrs. W-963cornhead w/ hyd plates &header height & 918 full fin-ger flex head. Packagedeal, $159,000. Can sepa-rate. 608-863-0952

Late model JD 3750 chopper,not used for 7 years & mini-mal use, retired. 2-30 ch &hh. (507)645-8771

Mayrath Hutchinson 8x71auger, orbital lift, like new,hardly used, 4 yrs. old,$3,200 OBO. Retiring. 507-220-6810

MF 850 combine, 6RN corn-head, 2350 hrs., big drivetires, $3,000. 507-456-2566

NOTICE – Reduced PriceNew 2013 Unverferth #1315X-Treme Grain Cartw/Tarp (1325 Bu) List Price$79,650 Sale Price $59,650Other Sizes On Hand 1100-1000-750-600 Bu. NEEDUsed Grain Carts In Trade.Dealer 319-347-6282 Can Del

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COMBINE HEAD MOVERSRenegade 25’ & 30’ - 4 WheelHarvest International 35’, 40’ & 45’

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN WAGONS400 bushel - 3 On Hand

AZLAND FUEL TRAILERS500 w/Extended Platform ......$7,300300 gal. skid type ....................$3,600

ENDURAPLAS NURSE TANKS1100 gal., 6.5 Honda & hoses

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SKID STEER PALLET FORKSWALCO 48”, 3700# pallet forks $600

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with remote .......... On Hand $1,699Electric Hopper Conversion

with remote............On Hand $1,999

WOODFORD WELDING BALE RACKS18’ - 23’ - 28’

AZLAND SEED TENDERS2 Box, 4 Box, Skid Type available

STROBEL SEED TENDERS2 Box, BT-200, BT-300

SEED SHUTTLE SEED TENDERSSS-290, SS-400, SS-500

KOYKER LOADERS & PRODUCTS585 Loader - On Hand ............$6,995

‘11 CIH 260 Magnum tractor, loaded..............................$153,000

‘93 NH 8770 tractor, new eng...........................................$55,000

‘98 JD 9610 combine, 2200 hrs...........................................$42,500

JD 1293 CH, 12R-30” hyd deck plates ................................$18,000

JD 12-22 CH, 12R-22” hyd deckplates ................................$15,000

JD 930, 30’ flex head ............$4,750JD 510 ripper, 7 shank ........$12,500IH 720 plow, AR on land, 7-18”

............................................$5,500

CIH 3900, 30’ disk ................$22,000EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red,

like new ............................$19,000Westfield 1371 auger w/swing

hopper walker, PTO ............$8,500Top Air 12”x30’ belt conveyor,

electric ................................$1,800‘07 Mandako 50’ Landroller $22,000‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity

rake, like new......................$8,500‘13 SS-400 seed tender, scale,

self-loading conveyor ......$24,500White 6700, 18R22” planter,

herb, LF, row cleaners ......$16,500

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‘13 Cat Challenger 832hrs, track, 285 hp, 30”belts, 5 hyds........$244,500

‘13 JD 320D, 600 hrs, 66hp, cab, 2 spd. reversingfan ........................$36,500

‘12 Westfield MK130-71auger, 13”x71’ swinghopper ..................$10,700

‘09 JD 2410 Chisel Plow,46’, harrow............$52,000

‘13 JD 2700 Disk Ripper,18’, 9-shank, 7” points..............................$49,500

‘13 JD S670, PRWD,650R38, 250 eng./159sep. hrs. ..............$350,000

‘13 JD 6170R, 88 hrs.,MFWD, 170 hp, 380-50duals, 4 hyds,......$141,900

‘00 JD 9400, 4808 hrs.,4WD, 425 hp, 710-42duals, 4 hyds ......$105,000

‘13 JD S660, AWD,710-70R38, 205 eng./162sep. hrs. ..............$330,000

‘11 JD 637 disk, 26.5’, hydwing control ..........$42,500

‘12 Salford 570 RTS 50’harrow, grease bank............................$110,500

‘10 JD 9770STS, RWA,781 eng./531 sep. hrs.............................$289,000

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TRACTORSCIH 1070, 7282 HRS., 2WD, 108 HP, 18.4-32, 2 HYDS. ....$6,950‘12 JD 1026R, 94 HRS, MFWD, 25 HP, 60" DECK, LDR ..$15,500‘04 JD 2210, 650 HRS, 42D, 22 HP, 62” DECK, DSL........$10,500‘78 JD 2240, 2WD, 50 HP, 16.9X30, 8 SPD, 2 HYDS. ......$11,500‘11 JD 2720, 186 HRS., MFWD, 32 HP, 62” DECK, PTO..$17,495‘79 JD 4240, 8581 HRS, 2WD, 110 HP, 18.4X38 ..............$25,000‘11 JD 4520, 150 HRS, MFWD, 53 HP, 17.5L-24 LDR ....$45,400‘13 JD 6115D, 236 HRS, MFWD, 138 HP, 460-85R38 ..$108,000‘12 JD 6125R, 350 HRS, MFWD, 138 HP, 460-85R38 ..$108,000‘13 JD 6140R, 200 HRS, MFWD, 140 HP, 480-80R42 ..$134,000‘13 JD 6170R, 715 HRS, MFWD, 170 HP ........................$129,00012 JD 6170R, 989 HRS, MFWD, 187 HP, 480-80R46....$125,000‘04 JD 6420, 3250 HRS, MFWD, 90 P, 16.9R38 LDR ......$59,900‘13 JD 7200R, 793 HRS, MFWD, 200 HP, 380-90R50 ..$159,900‘13 JD 7200R, 409 HRS, MFWD, 200 HP, 380-90R50 ..$177,000‘12 JD 7215R, 408 HRS, MFWD, 215 HP, 480-80R46 ..$171,000‘12 JD 7230R, 790 HRS, MFWD, 230 HP, 480-80R46 ..$179,900‘99 JD 7410, 4700 HRS, MFWD, 120 HP, 18.4-38, LDR..$65,000‘78 CS/IH 1486, 2226 HRS, 2WD, 146 HP, 14.9R46 ........$13,000‘13 JD 6170R, 88 HRS, MFWD, 170 HP, 380-50 ............$141,900‘02 JD 8220, 7205 HRS, MFWD, 190 HP, 380-90R50 ..$104,000‘12 JD 8235R, 196 HRS, MFWD, 235 HP, 380-90R54 ..$173,000‘12 JD 8285R, 926 HRS, MFWD, 285 HP, 380-90R54 ..$241,000‘12 JD 8310R, 902 HRS, MFWD, 310 HP, 380-90R54 ..$250,000‘13 JD 8360R, 376 HRS, MFWD, 360 HP, 380-90R54 ..$285,000‘08 McCORMICK, 8700 HRS, MFWD, 165 HP, 3 HYDS...$48,000‘13 JD 8310RT, 123 HRS, TRACK, 310 HP, 25" BELTS ..$250,000‘04 JD 9420, 3375 HRS, 4WD, 425 HP, 710-70R42 ......$170,000‘13 JD 9460R, 225 HRS, 4WD, 460 HP, 800-70R38 ......$295,000‘12 JD 9510R, 330 HRS, 4WD, 510 HP, 76X50 ....................CALL!‘10 JD 9530T, 1100 HRS, 475 HP, 36” BELTS, 4 HYDS $289,000‘13 JD 9560R, 131 HRS, 4WD, 560 HP, 850-42..............$333,000‘13 JD 9560R, 643 HRS, 4WD, 560 HP, 800-70R38 ......$320,000‘13 JD 9560R, 678 HRS, 4WD, 560 HP, 800-70R38 ......$319,000‘13 JD 9560RT, 395 HRS, TRACK, 560 HP, 36" ..............$345,000‘10 JD 9630, 890 HRS, 4WD, 530 HP, 800-70R38 ........$277,000

COMBINES‘92 JD 9600, 5152 ENG/3502 SEP, HRS, AWD, DAM......$31,900‘10 JD 9770STS, 781 ENG/531 SEP HRS. RWA ............$289,000‘13 JD S660, 219 ENG/162 SEP HRS, AWD ....................$330,000‘13 JD S670, 215 ENG/159 SEP HRS, PRWD..................$350,000‘13 JD S670, 272 ENG/177 SEP HRS, AWD ..........................CALL!‘13 JD S680, 231 ENG/174 SEP, PRWD ..........................$385,000

HEADERS(2) ‘11 JD 608C, 8R30 CHOPPING ROWSENSE ..FROM $57,000(8) JD 612C, 12R20 CHOPPING ........................$79,900-$115,000(2) ‘12 JD 618C, 18R22 CHOPPING ROWSENSE....EA. $147,000‘92 JD 643, 6R30, STEEL SNOUTS, FLUTED........................$7,500‘98 JD 893, 8R30 POLY SNOUTS, FLUTED........................$22,900‘02 JD 893, 8R30 POLY SNOUTS, KNIFE ROLLS..............$21,500‘04 JD 625F, 25’ HYD FORE-AFT ..........................................$19,750(5) JD 630F, 30’ HHD, FORE-AFT GUNDERSON ..FROM $25,900(4) JD 635F, 35’ FULL FINGER, POLY SKIDS ........FROM $28,900(2) JD 635FD, FLEX DRAPER, 35’, DUAL KNIFE ........EA. $75,000‘92 JD 920, 20’, DAS, STEEL FINGERS..................................$5,900‘90 JD 925, 25’, POLY SKIDS, HHS........................................$6,750‘98 JD 930, 30’, FULL FINGER, HENNES ............................$11,900‘96 JD 930, 30’, POLY SKIDS, FULL FINGER........................$4,800(3) JD 930F, 30’, DAM, DAS, POLY SKIDS ............FROM $13,900MAYWES STALK STOMPERS 18, KALLEVIG ......................$4,500

FALL TILLAGE‘09 JD 2410, CHISEL PLOW 46’ HARROW........................$52,000‘09 JD 2700 MULCH RIPPER, 5 SHANK, 10" POINTS......$29,900(4)JD 2700, MULCH RIPPER, 9 SHANK ................FROM $38,000(2)JD 2700, MOLDBOARD PLOW, 10 BTM ..........FROM $42,000‘11 JD 637, DISK, 26.5’, HYD WING CONTROL ................$42,500‘12 SALFD 570, RTS, 50', HARROW, GREASE BANK ....$110,500‘13 SALFD 8212 MOLDBOARD PLOW, 12 BTM. CLTR ....$57,500‘13 SALFD 8214 MOLDBOARD PLOW, 14 BTM................$63,000‘10 SALFD RTS30, RTS, 30', 3 SECTION, HARROW........$49,900‘12 SALFD RTS30, RTS, 30’ GREASE BANK HARROW ..$55,900(2) WISHEK DISK 26’ ROTARY SCRAPERS ..........FROM $53,900

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Machinery Wanted 040

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

WANTED TO BUY: IH 1020bean head, 20' or smallerw/electric header control;Super B dryer, 300-400 bu.size. 320-260-8446

WANTED TO BUY: JD 8300or 450 grain drill w/ grass.320-352-3878

WANTED TO BUY: White435 or 445 disc chisel. 320-352-3878

WANTED: Fox hay pickuphead, model 8084 to fit onFox 4510. 763-675-3432

WANTED: Rubber scraperfor skid steer, 6' or wider,Arcadia. 507-226-3405

Spraying Equip 041

FOR SALE: '01 1254 Roga-tor, 100' boom, 661 RavenMonitor, 3909 hrs, excellentcondition, farmer owned,$44,500. 507-327-1903

Farm Services 045

FOR SALE: Cat D5 dozer,1900 hrs, $45,000; WANT-ED: 12 bale accumulator.Will buy your Harvestor si-lo. 952-292-5255

Tillage Equip 039

FOR SALE: 2 shanks for JD910 ripper, $700. 320-864-3826

FOR SALE: Wishek offsetdisk, 14', new blades, newbearings, good tires, wheelspacked, shedded, asking$5,000. 320-808-7051

JD 3700, 12 bottom plow, AR,good cond. 218-731-0091

NEW GREAT PLAINS Turbo-Max's 18-24-30-35 Ft

ON HAND, (2) RentalUnits Available 12-15-40'; www.albusemanind.com319-347-6282 Let It Ring

Deliver Anywhere

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

White 427, 27' chisel plow,good rubber, points 50%,lights, $10,500 OBO. 952-446-1120

Machinery Wanted 040

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

Tillage Equip 039

FOR SALE: DMI 530, 5shank ripper, good shape,shedded, $12,500 OBO. 507-276-3753

FOR SALE: IHC #700 pulltype moldboard plow, 6bottom 16”, extra bottom,all new tires & wear parts,can deliver, $3,800/OBO.Call 320-220-3114

FOR SALE: JD 1350-14505x16 plow, $750/OBO; JDF145 4x16 plow, $650/OBO.507-227-3003

FOR SALE: JD 2700 diskripper, 7 shank, 30” w/Summers drag, used oneseason, $28,000/OBO; JD910 5 shank subsoiler,$2,500/OBO. 507-829-8447

FOR SALE: JD 2800 5 bot-tom in-furrow variablewidth plow, good condition,$3,500. 507-877-2036

FOR SALE: JD 3710 9 bot-tom flex plow, very goodcondition, new 20” lays &new shins, single rear coul-ter, near Fergus Falls, MN.218-731-1656

FOR SALE: JD 512 disk rip-per, 5 toothed, good blades& points, shedded,$15,000/OBO. 507-847-4693

FOR SALE: Sunflower 45-10disk chisel, 13 shank, 15'; 6shank Brillion Zone Com-mander w/ closing coulters,rolling baskets & markers;16' Artsway stalk chopper.All in very good condition.320-834-2846

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012’-60’ LONG ROLLERS

• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness• 42” drum diameter• 4”x8” frame tubing 1/4” thick• Auto fold

MANDAKO New Rock WagonsAVAILABLE!

USED EQUIPMENT

CIH 8940, FWA, 4400 hrs. ............................................................................$76,000CIH 8920, FWA, 14.9x40 duals, 6600 hrs. ....................................................$69,000CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ............................................................................$62,000CIH 7140, FWA, 3900 hrs. ............................................................................$62,000CIH 7110, Magnum, FWA, 5110 hrs. ............................................................$57,000CIH 7120, 2WD, 7500 hrs. ............................................................................$45,000CIH 7110, 2WD, 5200 hrs., no duals ............................................................$39,000CIH 5130, 2WD ........................................................................................COMING INCIH MX 170, 2WD, 4400 hrs. ..................................................................COMING INCIH MX110, FWA, 3694 hrs., no cab ............................................................$35,000IH 5288, FWA, 6800 hrs., 18.4x42 & duals, 540/1000 PTO..........................$36,000IH 686, German diesel......................................................................................$8,500IH 1256, new paint. recent head job, Nice ..................................................$17,500IH 1456 ......................................................................................................COMING INIH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ....................................................$17,000CIH 1660 combine, 2WD, 3676 hrs., duals ..................................................$26,000Lorenz 1250 grinder, Nice ..............................................................................$9,500NH 355 grinder, Like New ..............................................................................$14,000CIH 4800, 24’ field cult. ..................................................................................$9,500CIH 4800, 26’ field cult. ..................................................................................$9,500CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk ..................................................................$18,500CIH 527B ripper..............................................................................................$20,500DMI 530B ........................................................................................................$21,000(4) DMI 527B ..................................................................................$14,500-$17,500CIH 496, 24’ ....................................................................................................$16,500JD 714, 12’ disk chisel ..................................................................................$11,500JD 714 disk chisel, 10- & 11-shank ..............................................................$11,500White disk chisel, 14-shank ............................................................................$9,500CIH 6500 disk chisel, 9-shank ........................................................................$7,000CIH 6750, 6-shank w/lead shank, w/hyd. lever............................................$16,500CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ..............................................$26,500IH 600 blower....................................................................................................$2,500CIH Tigermate II, 26’ ....................................................................................$26,000DMI Tigermate II, 30’ ....................................................................................$18,000CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion..........................................................................$16,500J&M 385 box ....................................................................................................$6,000J&M 385 box ....................................................................................................$8,000(6) Demco 365 boxes ..............................................................From $4,500-$6,500(4) Demco 450 box, Red & Black, Green & Black..........................................$9,500New Demco 365 box ......................................................................................$7,700Demco 550 box..............................................................................................$12,500(2) Demco 550 boxes, w/tarp, Like New ......................................................$13,500

LARGE SELECTION OFWHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

New Sitrex Rakes AvailableMany New & Used Rakes

Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTERGreenwald, MN • 320-987-3177

14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

Used Rollers• 42’ Roller - $32,000• 45’ Roller - $34,000

- Both 1 Year Old -

We carry a variety ofUSED Demco GravityBoxes – New ones are

always arriving!

Dairy 055

Dairy Man would like to buya good herd of dairy cattle.715-568-5771

FOR SALE: 1 small herd ofRegistered Jerseys. 12young milk cows, 2 bredheifers & 1 yearling heifer,all cows are classifiedw/scores up to 92 points.Pedigrees w/ up to 5 gener-ations of excellence. Own-er is retiring. Please call715-305-0814

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

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

WANTED TO BUY: Qualityherds & heifers. Buy, Sell,Lease. (715)579-7200

Cattle 056

Bulls (8) black Simmentals,18 months old, polled, gooddisposition, exc quality.Selling by the lb, steer mar-ket price. 40+ yrs of Sim-mental breeding. GeraldPolzin, Cokato 320-286-5805

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

Feed Seed Hay 050

Alfalfa Baleage 4x5, individ-ually wrapped, exc. quality,500 avail. $180/ton. Maytake delivery as needed.(715)926-3769

Big squares and round bales,grassy type hay, for sale.218-391-3031. AffordableTrucking

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: Large quantityof round bales and bigsquare bales of grass hay.Also wrapped wet bales.Delivery available by semi.507-210-1183

Straw & grass hay in largerounds & 3x3x8s. NetWrapped. Delivered in semiloads. Call Tim 320-221-2085

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

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USED TRACTORSNEW NH T9.565, 4WD......................................CALLNEW NH T9.505, 4WD......................................CALLNEW NH T8.300, 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 ............................$95,000Versatile 895, 4WD........................................$21,500

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’ ............................................$12,500‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................$38,900

SKIDSTEERSNEW NH skidsteers on hand ..........................CALL‘11 NH 1225 h/a, loaded ..............................$38,900‘10 NH L170 ..................................................$19,900NH LS170 ......................................................$13,750NH L170 cab, New Rubber ..............................CALLJD 125 ............................................................$6,500

PLANTERSNEW White planters ........................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................$97,500‘10 White 8186, 16-30 w/3 bu. ..................COMINGWhite 6222, 12-30, front fold ......................$29,500White 6122, 12-30 ........................................$16,500

White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................$18,500‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ....$105,000JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20....................CALL

COMBINESCALL FOR PRE-HARVEST

SPECIAL PRICING AND FINANCENEW Fantini chopping cornhead ....................CALL(2) Fantini pre-owned 8-30 chopping CH........CALL‘11 Gleaner S77‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded‘03 Gleaner R75, Loaded‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc.

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

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LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95763-689-1179

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Check Out Our Large On-line Inventoryof Trucks, Semis & Industrial Equip.

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

1000 PTO, 5 hyd. hi-flow ............$265,000‘12 JD 9560R, 685 hrs., 800x38” tires

& duals, 5 hyd., HID lights..........$240,000‘11 JD 8360RT, 1167 hrs., ultra wide

stance up to 160”, 16” tracks, 5 hyd.,big pump, 3 pt., 1000 PTO ........$210,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., 480x50 tires & duals ......$205,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1398 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals ....$215,000

‘13 CIH 450HD, 535 hrs., luxury cab,4 hyd. hi-flow, 710x42 tires & duals....................................................$205,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., luxury cab,6 hyd. hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires& duals ......................................$195,000

‘13 CIH 400HD, 140 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd. hi-flow, 480x50” tires & duals....................................................$209,000

‘09 CIH 485, Quad Track, 2995 hrs.,1000 PTO, Pro 600 screen, auto steer,30” belts......................................$195,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,520x46” tires & duals ................$185,000

‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd.,12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals ....$148,000

‘12 JD 9410, 688 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,big pump, 5 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals....................................................$230,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘11 JD 8360R, MFWD, 1570 hrs., IVT

trans., ILS, 5 hyd., big pump, 3 pt.,1000 PTO, 380x54” tires & duals,380x38 front tires & duals ..........$197,000

‘11 JD 8335R, MFWD, 1777 hrs., ILS,IVT trans., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,big pump, 480x50” tires & duals$180,000

‘11 JD 8335, #1500 MFWD, 1467 hrs., PS trans., 4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 1000PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ........$172,500

‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs.,powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,380x50 tires & duals ..................$110,000

‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., bigpump, 4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,18.4x46” tires & duals ................$159,000

‘11 JD 8285, 1650 hrs., IVT trans.,4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 1000 PTO,380x54” tires & duals ................$150,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals....................................................$120,000

‘13 JD 7200R, MFWD, 838 hrs., IVT trans.,540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 710x38 reartires ............................................$129,000

‘12 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD, 525 hrs.,4 hyd., big pump, has auto steer complete,420x46 tires & duals ..................$145,000

‘09 CIH Magnum 275, MFWD, 2380 hrs.,4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,380x54 tires & duals ..................$110,000

‘08 CIH Magnum 275, MFWD, 3288 hrs.,540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 3 pt., 480x46 tires& duals ......................................$100,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3100 hrs.,4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,420x46” tires & duals ..................$95,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs.,3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO,420x46 rear tires w/480x42” duals......................................................$85,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., 19-spd.,powershift, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 480x50 tires& duals........................................$169,000

‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd.valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46”tires & duals..................................$77,000

‘13 Kubota M.135GX, MFWD, 550 hrs.,cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd.w/Kubota loader w/joystick ..........$67,000

COMBINES‘12 JD 680, 931 eng./764 sep. hrs.,

Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse w/contour,chopper ......................................$205,000

‘12 JD 670, 404 eng./256 sep. hrs.,Prodrive, 5 spd. feederhouse, 650x38”tires & duals, Power bin ext. ......$230,000

‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs,Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper,520x42” tires & duals ................$145,000

‘11 JD 9770, 880 eng./613 sep. hrs.,5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, 20.8x42”tires & duals................................$185,000

‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs.,4WD, chopper, 1250/45/32 tires,28Lx26 rear tires ........................$145,000

‘11 JD 9870, 414 eng./304 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, Pro-drive, 5-spd.feederhouse, 650x38 tires & duals....................................................$198,000

‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs.,chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ..$45,000

‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, bin ext.,24.5x32 tires ................................$59,500

‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 sep. hrs.,updated feederhouse to 60 series heads,CM, chopper, duals, $29,000 repairs inFeb. ..............................................$65,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals....................................................$210,000

‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs.,Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires& duals ......................................$180,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs.,Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42” tires& duals........................................$185,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder,power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ......$139,000

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ..$68,000

‘94 Gleaner R62, 3263 eng./2495 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, Cummins motor,30.5x32 tires ................................$29,000

CORNHEADS‘10 Geringhoff Northstar, 16R22”,

Nice ..............................................$39,500‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30”

......................................................$28,000‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30”

......................................................$29,500

Industrial & Const. 083

'00 Caterpillar D5 dozer, 1900hrs., nice machine, $45,000.952-292-5255

Trucks & Trailers 084

'75 Ford 8000 truck, 19' alu-minum box, newer 3208Cat eng., 13 spd. Transm.,$6,800 OBO. 507-456-5144 or507-465-8153

'97 GMC 3500 pick-up, 6.5diesel, gooseneck hitch,brake controller, no rust.(715)498-4988

FOR SALE: '01 Hawkmaster34' hopper trailer, newtarp, $15,000/OBO. 507-381-1366

FOR SALE: '08 Timptegrain trailer, standard hop-per, 96”x66”, stainless steelback & front corners, extralights, 80% tires & brakes,new tarp & air bags, exccondition. 320-805-0226

FOR SALE: '73 Chev C60, norust, 81K miles, 2spd, 15'grain box, 40” sides, HDhitch, white w/ blue trim,$3,500; 300 gal. gravity fedfuel tank, $100. 952-442-4259

FOR SALE: '76 Ford 880 tan-dem, fresh DOT inspection,477 gas engine w/ new carb,90K miles, asking $8,000.507-524-3549 or cell 507-327-3166

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FOR SALE: Spot & ChesterWhite boars. Steve Resler507-456-7746

FOR SALE: Spots and cross-bred feeder pigs.507-340-6934 or 507-546-3162

FOR SALE: Yorkshire,Hampshire, Duroc &Hamp/Duroc boars, alsogilts. Excellent selection.Raised outside. Exc herdhealth. No PRSS. Deliveryavail. 320-568-2225

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FOR SALE: Walker HighTan cross hound puppies,$175. (715)563-8409

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Two ground driven Patz silounloaders. 18' silos. 3 Patzbelt feeders all differentlengths. Take all or one. 434Secretariat Ct, CottageGrove WI (608)692-5510

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FOR SALE: '92 Chevy pick-up, ¾ ton, 4WD, automatic,power windows & powerlocks, 170K miles, $2,500.507-829-8447

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FOR SALE: Fall Dorsetrams & spring Southdownrams. $300/ea. 507-931-3701

Lincoln Longwools, matureewes, yearling ewes, rams& lambs. Package pricingavailable. (715)483-3727

Sheep For Sale: (8) 2-3 yr old Dorsey ewes,had 17 lambs in April 2014.

Gerald Kreger Henderson MN 507-649-2106

Suffolk Ram Registered twinmeaty, muscular, priced tosell!! (608)269-2383

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Compart's total programfeatures superior boars &open gilts documented byBLUP technology. Duroc,York, Landrace & F1 lines.Terminal boars offer lean-ness, muscle, growth. Ma-ternal gilts & boars areproductive, lean, durable.All are stress free & PRRSfree. Semen also availablethrough Elite Genes A.I.Make 'em Grow! CompartsBoar Store, INC. Toll Free:877-441-2627

FOR SALE: Boars crossbred and Duroc. JamieGopplin (715)530-0875 RogerGuse (715)983-5763. White-hall, WI

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FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition. 320-598-3790

Irish Dexter cows, also sev-eral mares, Quarter-Paint.(920)684-1776

Looking for up to 40 bredbeef cows or pairs, mightconsider a few more. Alsolooking for this year's beefcalves. (218)391-3031

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

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

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FOR SALE: Back Finn ram,4 yrs old, Pure Breed, butno papers. Sired most ofmy flock with may triplets,$275. 763-241-7853

FOR SALE: January Dorsetram lambs, OPP free, DNAtested for OPP & scrapiesresistance, $375/each. Call320-212-1031

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TRACTORS‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 575 hrs.- $269,500

‘09 CIH 385, 1000 hrs. - $189,500‘14 CIH 550 Quad Trak, 475 hrs.- $330,000

NEW CIH 500 Quad - Call forSpecial Price

‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucy tracks,550 hrs. - $253,500

‘05 CIH 500 Quad w/PTO,2350 hrs. - $215,000

‘12 CIH Puma 130 CVT, 380 hrs.- $93,500

PLANTERS & TILLAGECIH 7 shank auto ripper - $4,850CIH 530B w/lead shanks (red)- $18,500

CIH 730C - $26,500CIH 870, 18’ w/leveler - $53,500CIH 870, 18’ w/reel - $51,500‘07 CIH 1200, 16 row, bulk full- $69,500

‘08 JD 1760, 12-30 - $39,500

HARVEST‘11 CIH 7120, 339 hrs.- $249,500

‘10 CIH 7088, 528 hrs. - $219,500‘08 CIH 7010, 954 hrs.- $179,500

‘04 CIH 2388 RWA - $99,500‘10 CIH 2608 chopping head- $59,500

‘93 1666 - $23,500‘91 1680 - $19,900‘95 2166 - $41,900‘99 2388 - $69,500‘98 1020, 25’ - $6,500‘02 1020, 25’ - $9,500‘03 1020, 30’ - $8,500‘01 2208 - $18,500Brent 644 - $14,500EZ-Trail 510 cart - $7,000J&M 620 cart - $14,500Brent 420 cartLike New 25’ reel - $2,000

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

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

USED DELUX DRYERSDELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPHDELUX 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 BURNERBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, WITH PREHEAT

HOPPERS‘98 Wilson, 41x96, 66” Sides,

Run Through Shop, ExtraLights, New Roll Tarp, NewGear Boxes for Trap,24.5 LP Tires ............$17,000

‘94 Wilson Commander ALGrain Hopper, 41’, SPR,80% Brakes ..............$15,000

‘94 Wilson Convert-a-Hopper,45x102, 78” Sides, 80%Virgin Rubber, AL Wheels,Electric Door Openers..................................$14,500

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

Axle, 365 Hp., 10c Trans.,390 Ratio, 450K Mi...............................Ea. $6,500

FLATBEDS‘00 Trailmobile, 48/102,

AL Combo, AL Floor, SlidingTandem, AR..................$8,500

‘99 Transcraft, 48/96, All Steel,90% T&B, Closed Tandem....................................$8,500

‘99 Durabilt 20/102, New DeckBoards, Pintle Hitch, (2) 3,500lb. Axles ......................$2,200

‘90 Benson, 48/102, All Alum.,80% Tires & Brakes ..$13,250

‘81 Great Dane, 42’, Tires,Lights & Brakes will be gonethrough ........................$5,000

DROPDECKS‘05 Fontaine, 48/102, Tandem

SPX, 22.5 Tires ..........$22,500‘96 Fontaine, 46/102, Closed

Tandem, 255/22.5 Tires,Perfect for Seed Tender/Fertilizer ....................$16,500

‘94 Utility, 48/102,Sandblasted/Painted, NewFloor, New T&B, New Lights,New Airbags ............$15,500

‘80 Transcraft Double Drop,53’, 33’ Well Non-Detachable,AR, Polished AL Wheels, NewHardwood Decking, 80% Tires& Brakes, Clean ........$12,000

Engineered 5’ Beavertail,Kit includes Paint & LEDLights & All Electrical....$3,750 Kit/$5,750 Installed

END DUMPS‘94 Cobra End Dump, 34’,

New Rubber, 3/8” PlasticLiner, 2-Way Tailgate, RollTarp, AL Polished Wheels,Never Tipped, Clean ..$26,500

‘90 Load King Belly Dump,40’, New Brakes & Drums,80% Tires ..................$15,000

AUTOS‘07 Hyundai Sonata SE,

85K Mi., Light Hail Damage,New Tires, Rally Wheels,Gray ............................$6,000

‘06 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT,3.8L, 108K Mi., Silver ..$5,750

‘04 Audi Quattro, 1.8 TurboEng., New Tires, HeatedLeather Seats, Sunroof,Loaded ........................$8,250

‘04 Malibu MaxX LS, V6,32 mpg., Good Tires, Sunroof,76K Mi., Silver ............$6,500

‘02 Chevy Impala, 160K Mi.,Tan ..............................$4,500

‘01 Olds Intrique, 3.5L, Auto onthe floor, New Front Tires....................................$3,250

‘00 Chevy Impala, Good WorkCar, Tan ..............AS IS $1,750

MISCELLANEOUSCaterpillar D6C Dozer, 3306

Turbo Charged After CooledEng., 4-Way 12’ Dozer Blade,36” Track w/New Rails &Rollers, Perfect for Silageor Dirt ........................$38,500

(30) Van & Reefer Trailers,48/102-53/102; Great forwater storage or over the road ..........$3,000-$7,000

Rent For Storage Only. 48’ &53’ Van Trailers ........$145/Mo.

‘70 JD Tractor, Gas, Wide Front,Runs Good ..................$4,000

Custom HaysidesStationary ......................$1,250 Tip In Tip Out ................$1,850Front & Rear Extensions

................................$350/Ea.Reefer Units ........$750-$1,000Complete Suspensions,Air Ride or Spring Ride................$1,000 per AR/Axle

(50) Steel & (25) AluminumRims - In Stock: 24.5 & 22.5................................$40 Steel......................$150 Aluminum

10,000 lbs. New Steel- On Hand ................$1.00/lb.

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 •

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Bridges To SuitYour Needs.

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One call does it all!With one phone call, you can

place your classified ad inThe Land, Farm News,AND The Country Today.Call The Land for moreinfo @ 507-345-4523 • 800-657-4665.

PARMA DRAINAGEPUMPS New pumps &parts on hand. Call Min-nesota's largest distributorHJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336

RANGER PUMP CO. Custom Manufacturer of

Water Lift Pumps for field drainage Sales & Service

507-984-2025 or 406-314-0334www.rangerpumpco.com

REINKE IRRIGATIONSales & ServiceNew & Used

For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 320-212-2520

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FOR SALE: '77 Chev C65,tag axle, 75K miles, 366, 5spd, Midwest 20' alum box& hoist, roll tarp, greatshape, $11,500/OBO. 952-240-2193

FOR SALE: '81 IH 2554, 466re-man IH diesel, 13spd,twin screw, air brakes, 20'steel Loftness box & hoist,cargo doors, roll tarp,great shape, $14,800/OBO;'73 Ford 9000, 350 Cum-mins, air brakes, tri axle,20' Wilson alum box &hoist, cargo doors, rolltarp, no rust, Nebraskatruck, runs exc,$14,800/OBO. 952-240-2193

FOR SALE: (2) '74 IH gas1800 twin screw trucks,grain boxes & hoists, hyd.brakes, fresh DOT, $3,750each. 507-665-3739

FOR SALE: Int'l '85 5&2spd, DT466 eng, 24' box,33,000 GVW, $3,000; '89GMC 1T cube van, 16' box,14' walkoff ramp, $2,000; 8'enclosed trailer, $500; Carcaddy, $500; '08 Carbideside-by-side Go Kart, rollcage, automatic, elec start,nice lights front & back,$1,000. 507-246-5043 or 507-219-0893

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Do you have a windmill tow-er w/o a head or damagedhead? Considering puttingon a new fan and windvane? Let's talk. 952-292-5255

FOR SALE: Owan generator180KW-3phase w/ 800 amptransfer switch, servicerecords, 1415 hrs, currentlyin working operation, re-connectable, $10,000 com-plete. 507-437-1626

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‘13 JD 9560R, 606 Hrs.,Ext. Warranty ..................$304,900

‘14 JD 8295R, 310 Hrs., IVT, ILS,Rental Return ..................$254,900

‘11 JD 7215, 900 Hrs., IVTExtended Warranty ..........$167,000

‘97 JD 9200, 4722 Hrs., 710/38’s............................................$99,500

‘06 JD 9520T, 3900 Hrs.,Autotrac Ready................$149,900

‘12 JD S670, 336 Sep. Hrs.,Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900




‘11 CIH 9120, 727 Sep. Hrs.,PRWD ..............................$295,000

‘01 JD 9550, Walker,2716 Sep. Hrs., PRWD ......$84,900

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Tractors4WD Tractors

(N) ‘13 JD 9560R, 172 hrs. ....................................$346,500(N) ‘13 JD 9560R, 218 hrs. ....................................$346,500(OW) ‘14 JD 9560R, 300 hrs., Rental Return..........$339,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9560R, 300 hrs., Rental Return..........$339,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 300 hrs., Rental Return..........$314,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 300 hrs., PTO ........................$307,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 606 hrs., ext. warranty ..........$304,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 300 hrs., Rental Return..........$294,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9410R, Rear PTO, Rental Return ......$289,900(B) ‘12 JD 9560R, 840 hrs.......................................$288,900(OS) ‘12 JD 9460R, 358 hrs. ..................................$278,500(OW) ‘09 JD 9530, 2538 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$214,900(B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4695 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$99,500(OS) ‘01 JD 9100, 3100 hrs., 20.8x38’s ....................$95,000(N) ‘97 JD 9400, 4888 hrs., 710/70R38’s..................$95,000(B) ‘00 JD 9100, 4802 hrs., 20.8x42 ........................$79,900(OS) ‘90 JD 8760, 4906 hrs.......................................$56,500(OW) ‘91 JD 8760, 4879 hrs., 20.8x38’s ..................$54,500 (OS) ‘89 JD 8760, 6964 hrs.......................................$52,000

Track Tractors(OW) ‘12 JD 9460RT, 1099 hrs., ext warranty ........$299,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1472 hrs. ................................$288,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 180 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ......$274,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1675 hrs. ....................................$269,900(B) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1482 hrs. ....................................$264,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 541 hrs., 18” tracks..............$262,900(H) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 606 hrs., 18” tracks ................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$255,900(H) ‘11 JD 9530T, 1545 hrs. ....................................$254,900(B) ‘07 JD 8430T, 3170 hrs., 18” tracks..................$170,000(OS) ‘06 JD 8430T, 3240 hrs., 18” tracks ..............$165,000(OW) ‘07 JD 8430T, 3292 hrs., 25” tracks ..............$159,900(N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ....................................$157,000(H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3808 hrs. ....................................$149,900(OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ................$99,900(B) ‘97 JD 8200T, 5280 hrs., 16” tracks....................$62,900

Row Crop Tractors(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$299,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$284,900(H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$278,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$274,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$259,900(OS) ‘13 JD 8310R, PS ..........................................$255,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$254,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$244,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$239,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, MFWD, Rental Return ....$232,900(OS) ‘10 JD 8320R, 1907 hrs., ILS, PS ..................$225,000(OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$217,900(OW ‘12 MF 8690, 428 hrs., IVT ............................$215,000(OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$202,900(N) ‘12 JD 8260R, 553 hrs., ILS, PS ......................$199,900(H) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT, loader ................$199,500(N) ‘12 JD 7260R, 300 hrs., IVT ..............................$185,000(OS) ‘12 JD 7215R, 295 hrs., IVT............................$172,500(OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT............................$169,900(N) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..............................$169,900(OS) ‘11 JD 7215R, 760 hrs., IVT............................$167,000

(OS) ‘12 JD 7200R, 135 hrs., IVT............................$162,500(OW) ‘13 JD 6150R, 669 hrs., IVT ..........................$131,900(B) ‘04 JD 7820, 4391 hrs., 2WD, PQ ......................$79,900(H) ‘90 JD 4755, 5500 hrs., 2WD, PS ......................$57,500(OS) ‘00 JD 7410, 6447 hrs., Power Quad ..............$49,500(N) ‘90 CIH 7130, 6285 hrs., MFWD, PS ..................$43,500(B) ‘88 JD 4850, 7954 hrs., MFWD ..........................$38,500(OW) ‘80 JD 4840, 7850 hrs. ....................................$25,250

Combines(B) ‘13 JD S680, 282 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$377,500(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(N) ‘13 JD S670, 223 sep. hrs.................................$326,000(OS) ‘13 JD S670, 234 sep. hrs., duals ..................$320,000(OW) ‘12 JD S670, 502 eng. hrs., duals ................$299,000(OW) ‘12 JD S660, 155 sep. hrs., duals ................$295,000(OW) ‘11 CIH 9120, 727 sep. hrs., tracks, PRWD ..$295,000(OW) ‘11 JD 9870, 798 sep. hrs., PRWD................$294,900(H) ‘12 JD S670, 350 sep. hrs., ext. warranty ........$289,900(N) ‘11 JD 9870, 827 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$280,000(B) ‘11 JD 9870, 544 sep. hrs., PRWD, 800/70R38$279,900(N) ‘12 JD S660, 292 sep. hrs., duals ....................$270,000(OW) ‘12 JD S660, 420 sep. hrs., duals ................$269,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD................$257,500(B) ‘11 JD 9770, 530 sep. hrs. ................................$256,500(OS) ‘13 JD S550, 203 sep. hrs., duals ..................$255,000(OS) ‘01 JD 9670, 392 sep. hrs., duals ..................$250,000(B) ‘10 JD 9870, 1067 sep. hrs., PRWD ................$244,900(OS) ‘11 JD 9570, 521 sep. hrs...............................$220,000(B) ‘09 JD 9770, 1323 hrs., duals ..........................$214,900(N) ‘09 JD 9770, 772 sep. hrs. ................................$210,000(OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1068 sep. hrs., duals................$204,900(H) ‘09 JD 9570, 700 sep. hrs., duals ....................$197,000(OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 775 sep. hrs...............................$190,000(H) ‘07 JD 9660, 1203 sep. hrs. ..............................$169,900(H) ‘05 JD 9660, 1792 sep. hrs., duals ..................$168,500(B) ‘07 JD 9560, 876 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$163,900(OW) ‘04 JD 9760, 1192 sep hrs, duals..................$159,900(N) ‘05 JD 9760, 1911 hrs., duals ..........................$159,000(H) ‘05 JD 9760, 918 sep. hrs., duals ....................$159,000(B) ‘04 JD 9760, 1365 sep. hrs., PRWD..................$154,900(OW) ‘05 JD 9660, 1442 sep. hrs., duals................$151,900(OW) ‘06 JD 9760, 1760 sep. hrs., duals................$149,000(OS) ‘07 JD 9560, 1049 sep. hrs., duals ................$148,000(OS) ‘07 JD 9560STS, 1112 sep. hrs., duals ..........$145,000(H) ‘04 JD 9760, 1962 sep. hrs., duals ..................$132,500(OS) ‘01 JD 9650, 2306 sep. hrs., duals ..................$95,000(OS) ‘02 JD 9650, 1942 sep. hrs., duals ..................$95,000(H) ‘00 JD 9650STS, 2746 sep. hrs., duals ..............$89,000(B) ‘01 JD 9550, 2716 sep. hrs., walker, PRWD ......$84,900(OS) ‘01 Gleaner R72, 1613 sep. hrs., PRWD..........$79,000(B) ‘99 JD 9510, 1928 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$69,900(OS) ‘99 JD 9510, 2026 sep. hrs., duals ..................$69,000(N) ‘97 JD 9600, 2052 hrs., duals ............................$53,000(N) ‘91 JD 9500, 2877 sep. hrs., duals ....................$47,500(H) ‘99 JD 9610, 2064 sep. hrs., duals ....................$45,000(OW) ‘96 JD 9600, 2790 sep. hrs., duals..................$39,900(OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 2765 sep. hrs...............................$39,000(OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 3392 sep. hrs...............................$37,500

(N) ‘90 JD 9500, 2636 sep. hrs. ................................$37,000(B) ‘92 JD 9500, 2803 sep. hrs., duals ....................$29,900

Cornheads(OW) ‘13 JD 618, 18R20”, chopping ......................$165,900(B) ‘13 JD 618, 18R20”, chopping ..........................$165,900(OW) ‘13 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ......................$108,900(B) ‘10 Gerringhoff RD1820, 18R20” ......................$84,900(OW) ‘10 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ........................$81,500(OW) ‘11 Gerringhoff RD1230, 12R30” ..................$79,900(B) ‘08 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$74,900(OS) ‘11 JD 608, 8R30”, chopping ..........................$72,500(B) ‘09 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$70,900(OS) ‘12 JD 606, 6R30”, chopping ..........................$62,000(OW) ‘10 Drago, 12R30” ..........................................$57,900(OW) ‘11 JD 608, 8R30”, chopping ..........................$56,900(OS) ‘11 JD 606, 6R30”, chopping ..........................$56,500(OS) ‘12 JD 606, 6R30, chopping ............................$56,000(H) ‘08 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$55,500(8) JD 612, 12R30” ..........................From $55,000-$90,000(B) ‘07 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ............................$52,900(OW) ‘09 JD 608, 8R30”, non-chopping ..................$43,000(OS) ‘07 Gleaner 3000, 8R30”..................................$29,500(OS) ‘05 JD 693, 6R30”, knife ..................................$24,000(B) ‘94 JD 694, 6R36”, poly snouts ..........................$13,495JD 893, 8R30” ....................................(20) To Choose From

Platforms(B) ‘13 JD 635FD, 25’ draper....................................$75,900(OS) ‘13 JD 635F, Never Used ..................................$41,000(B) ‘08 JD 630F ........................................................$28,500(H) ‘09 JD 630, 30’ flex ............................................$25,700(H) ‘04 JD 635, 35’ flex ............................................$23,900(B) ’07 JD 630F ........................................................$22,900(OS) ‘06 JD 625, 25’ flex ..........................................$21,500(B) ’07 JD 620F ........................................................$19,900(OW) ‘05 JD 635, 35’ flex..........................................$19,500(N) ‘05 JD 630F ........................................................$19,000JD 635F, less air reel ..........................(16) To Choose FromJD 930F, less air reel ..........................(20) To Choose From

FALL TILLAGE(B)’13 JD 2720, 9-shank, 30” r/basket ....................$64,500(H) ’13 JD 2700, 7-shank, basket ............................$62,500(H) ’13 JD 2623, 29’ disk ..........................................$58,900(OW) ’12 JD 512, 9-shank, folding............................$54,000(N) ’13 JD 2700, 9-shank, 24” ..................................$48,000(B) ’02 JD 637, 33’ disk ............................................$42,900(N) ’13 JD 2410, 33’ c/plow ......................................$42,500(OW) ’10 JD 3710, 9 bottom plow ............................$39,000(B) ’05 JD 2410, 44’ c/plow ......................................$36,500(OW) ’11 JD 2410, 31’ c/plow ..................................$33,000(OS) ‘09 JD 512, 7-shank..........................................$32,000(H) ’05 JD 2410, 26’ c/plow ......................................$29,900(OW) ‘11 JD 2700, 5-shank ......................................$29,900(H) ’05 JD 2700, 7-shank, 30” ..................................$29,900(H) ’07 JD 3710, 7 bottom plow................................$27,900(B) ’00 JD 512, 9-shank, folding ..............................$27,900(B) ’08 JD 2700, 5-shank ..........................................$24,900(B) ‘04 JD 512, 5-shank ............................................$20,900(B) ’97 JD 680, 15’ c/plow ........................................$15,900(OS) ’98 JD 510, 7-shank..........................................$15,000

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09 CIH Magnum 305, 3119 hrs., fullPro 600 auto steer, Loaded ....$125,500

‘12 CIH Magnum 235, 268 hrs.,Lux. cab ..................................$157,500

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‘14 CIH Steiger 350 RCQ, 16” tracks, set for 20” track rows, Lux. cab, PTO,................................................................$275,000‘13 CIH Steiger 450 RCQ, 24” tracks, 30” rows, Lux. cab, PTO, Full Pro 700 auto guide..............................................$329,900‘14 CIH Steiger 500 RCQ, 24” tracks, 30” rows, Lux. cab, PTO, Full Pro 700 auto guide ............................................IN STOCK‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 864 hrs., 36” tracks, Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide ....................................$345,000‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 558 hrs., 30” tracks, Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lights ..........................................................$329,900‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 1220 hrs., 30” tracks, Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lights ........................................................$309,900‘08 CIH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lights ............................................................................$189,500‘10 CIH Steiger 535Q, 4000 hrs., hi capacity hyd., auto steer ready ..............................................................................$165,000‘13 CIH Steiger 450Q, 378 hrs., 36” tracks, Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, Loaded ................................................$319,900‘02 CIH STX450 Quad, 3900 hrs., 5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, Trimble auto steer..............................................................$165,000‘08 JD 9630T, 3250 hrs.........................................................................................................................................................$169,900‘09 JD 9530, 2000 hrs., 800x38 duals, leather ....................................................................................................................$185,000‘10 JD 9530T, 2900 hrs.........................................................................................................................................................$185,000‘08 CIH Steiger 485, 3600 hrs., Lux. cab, 710x42 duals ..................................................................................................$149,900‘08 CIH Steiger 485, 3216 hrs., Lux. cab, 710x42 duals ..................................................................................................$149,900‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires................................................................................................................................$99,900Steiger Cougar 1000, powershift, 20.8x38 tires ..................................................................................................................$39,500

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‘13 CIH Puma 160, CVT, MFD,loader, 149 hrs. ......................$122,900

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IH 685, MFD, loader ..............$18,900

‘13 CIH Puma 145, 125 PTO hp.,w/loader, 258 hrs. ..............$105,900

‘11 Bobcat T190 Track Loader, roller,suspension................................$34,900

‘02 CIH STX450 Quad, PTO, autosteering ..............................$165,000

‘09 JD 9530, 2000 hrs.............................................$185,000

‘01 JD 9400, 425 hp., 3542 hrs.............$115,000 Reduced $99,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 550 Quad,1220 hrs. ................................$309,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 450 Row Crop Quad,458 hrs., PTO ..........................$329,900

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‘12 CIH Magnum 290, 414 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, big hyd. pump................................................................$178,500‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..$177,500‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 419 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, full Pro 700 auto guide, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ............$169,900‘12 CIH Magnum 235, 268 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..$157,500‘11 CIH Magnum 235, 1134 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals, HID lites................................................................$144,500‘13 CIH Magnum 225, CVT trans., Lux. cab ......................................................................................................................$149,500‘09 CIH Magnum 305, 3120 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, HID lites ............................................................................$125,500‘13 CIH Puma 160, 149 hrs., CVT trans., L765 loader, w/grapple ....................................................................................$122,900‘13 CIH Puma 145, 258 hrs., powershift, susp. axle, w/loader..........................................................................................$105,900‘00 CIH MX220, 3600 hrs., rear duals, dual PTO ..................................................................................................................$79,500‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ................................................................$55,500‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ................................................................$55,500‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, MFD, cab, power shuttle w/loader, Rental Return Unit ................................................................$55,500‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, 85 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ..................................................$53,500

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‘13 CIH 3330, 546 hrs., 90’ boom..............$210,000 Reduced $199,500

‘02 Willmar Eagle 8500, 1950 hrs.,80’ boom ..................................$69,900

‘10 CIH 8120, 1175 eng., hrs...........$189,900 Reduced $179,900

‘95 CIH 2188, 2400 sep. hrs.,RWA ......................................$49,900

‘09 CIH 9120, 1269 eng. hrs., tracks,RWA ........................................$229,900

‘98 JD 9510..........................$49,900 ‘12 Tigermate II, 54’, w/crumbler..................................................$59,900

‘11 CIH 7120, 579 sep. hrs...........$239,900 Reduced $199,900

‘06 CIH 8010, 1223 sep. hrs...........$129,900 Reduced $119,900

‘13 CIH 9230, 323 sep. hrs., tracks,RWA ........................................$339,900

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