U.S. soybean farmers now have an updated tool that can meet the needs of some customers who want proof U.S. soy has been sus- tainably produced. That’s why the soybean checkoff continues to sup- port the Field to Market al- liance and its updated Field- print Calculator, a tool U.S. soybean farmers can use to help measure, improve and demonstrate their sustain- ability performance. The updated calculator, available on the Internet, in- cludes several upgrades from earlier versions. It al- lows U.S. farmers to analyze individual fields and in- cludes more advanced meas- urements for soil conserva- tion and soil carbon. Addi- tionally, the tool automati- cally provides a financial ledger that computes the economic impact of sustain- able practices on that farm. It also allows U.S. farmers to set up a secure account to save their information for future use. Nebraska soybean farmer Mike Thede notes that checkoff-funded research has proven the sustainability performance of U.S. soy production. The checkoff shares that information with U.S. soy buyers to support sales. “All U.S. farmers are under more and more pres- sure from our customers, who demand soybeans pro- duced in a sustainable manner,” explains Thede, who serves as team lead of the United Soybean Board’s Sustainability Ini- tiative. “We need to contin- ue to document our sustain- ability performance to our end users in order to main- tain and expand our mar- kets.” According to a recent checkoff-funded life-cycle study, U.S. soybean produc- tion proves to be very sus- tainable due to several fac- tors. For instance, a soybean plant sequesters more green- house gases than those gen- erated by the equipment used to grow, harvest and process soybeans. Addition- ally, U.S. soybean produc- tion and processing have be- come more efficient because of higher yields, more con- servation tillage and reduced energy use. The Fieldprint Calculator can be used for free by all U.S. soybean, corn, wheat, cotton and rice farmers. First, it asks farmers to enter information about their op- eration. If desired, the tool can confidentially save any information entered, in which case that information is accessible only by the farmer who saved it. The tool analyzes the use of that farm’s natural re- sources and inputs to com- pute its environmental foot- print, or “fieldprint.” The re- sults show farmers where there’s room for improve- ment. U.S. farmers can also compare their results with those from other farms in their area, state or the entire country. As a member of Field to Market, the soybean check- off supported development of the original calculator in 2009, as well as the recent update. More information about Field to Market and the Fieldprint Calculator is available at www.FieldTo Market.org. Ron Ohlde (left), Palmer, receives a plaque from No-Till on the Plains President Roger Long, Great Bend, and Kansas Soybean Association President Charles Atkin- son, Great Bend. Ohlde was the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest’s overall dryland winner, with 86.1 bushels per acre. Courtesy photo Kansas Soybean Expo celebrates successes and looks towards future of industry Do you grow soy- beans and want to see your checkoff in ac- tion? This is your chance. U.S. soybean farmers can now apply for the United Soybean Board’s (USB) free See for Yourself pro- gram, which will en- able 10 U.S. soybean farmers this year to witness for themselves how the soybeans they grow are used in animal feed at home and abroad, in biodiesel, in fish farming, and even as a mainstay in a school-lunch program. As you learn, you can also evaluate how soy- bean-checkoff invest- ments help foster this utilization every step of the way. Interested U.S. soy- bean farmers may complete an application now through March 30 on the USB website at www.unitedsoybean .org. “‘Seeing is believ- ing’ has become the theme of this program,” says program partici- pant Rick Stern, who raises soybeans on his farm in Cream Ridge, N.J. Stern also serves as chair of USB’s Audit & Evaluation Committee. “The program allows soybean farmers to see how multifaceted their checkoff is, and how our soybeans are being used both here in the United States and inter- nationally,” he says. The weeklong pro- gram, scheduled to take place July 29-Aug. 4, will also enable U.S. soybean farmers to meet industry representatives using soy, as well as some of the men and women who help lead the checkoff. “The program lets U.S. soybean farmers see how their checkoff works, develop relation- ships with the farmer- leaders who represent them and come away with knowledge about how their checkoff dol- lars are put to use,” Stern says. Stern and other USB farmer-directors who serve on its A&E Com- mittee oversee the See for Yourself program and other efforts to help ensure all U.S. soybean farmers see a return on their soybean checkoff investments. Registration now open for USB’s “See for Yourself” program Soybean Checkoff supports improved Fieldprint Calculator to help farmers meet customers’ needs Richard Seck (left), Hutchinson, receives a plaque from No-Till on the Plains President Roger Long, Great Bend, and Kansas Soybean Association President Charles Atkinson, Great Bend. Seck was the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest’s overall irrigated winner, with 88.1 bushels per acre. Courtesy photo Loren Kruse, editor-in-chief of Successful Farming magazine, was the keynote speaker at the Kansas Soybean Expo held in conjunction with the Topeka Farm Show on January 11. His talk, entitled “The 12 attributes I admire most in success- ful farmers” included such gems as “Successful farmers farm with decimal points.” He encouraged producers to make their operations as special as a business as it is in their hearts and to measure what matters, including their time. “Successful farm- ers make successful mistakes,” he asserted, then quoted Michael Jordan who said, “I fail over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.I am not afraid to fail.” Successful farmers have fun, grow by storm, choose to be really good at what they do and brand themselves with a good reputation, according to Kruse. Photo by Donna Sullivan
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U.S. soybean farmersnow have an updated toolthat can meet the needs ofsome customers who wantproof U.S. soy has been sus-tainably produced.
That’s why the soybeancheckoff continues to sup-port the Field to Market al-liance and its updated Field-
print Calculator, a tool U.S.soybean farmers can use tohelp measure, improve anddemonstrate their sustain-ability performance.
The updated calculator,available on the Internet, in-cludes several upgradesfrom earlier versions. It al-lows U.S. farmers to analyzeindividual fields and in-cludes more advanced meas-urements for soil conserva-tion and soil carbon. Addi-tionally, the tool automati-cally provides a financialledger that computes theeconomic impact of sustain-able practices on that farm.It also allows U.S. farmersto set up a secure account tosave their information forfuture use.
Nebraska soybean farmerMike Thede notes thatcheckoff-funded researchhas proven the sustainabilityperformance of U.S. soyproduction. The checkoffshares that information withU.S. soy buyers to supportsales.
“All U.S. farmers areunder more and more pres-sure from our customers,who demand soybeans pro-
duced in a sustainablemanner,” explains Thede,who serves as team leadof the United SoybeanBoard’s Sustainability Ini-tiative. “We need to contin-ue to document our sustain-ability performance to ourend users in order to main-tain and expand our mar-kets.”
According to a recentcheckoff-funded life-cyclestudy, U.S. soybean produc-tion proves to be very sus-tainable due to several fac-tors. For instance, a soybeanplant sequesters more green-house gases than those gen-erated by the equipmentused to grow, harvest andprocess soybeans. Addition-ally, U.S. soybean produc-tion and processing have be-come more efficient becauseof higher yields, more con-servation tillage and reducedenergy use.
The Fieldprint Calculatorcan be used for free by allU.S. soybean, corn, wheat,cotton and rice farmers.First, it asks farmers to enterinformation about their op-eration. If desired, the toolcan confidentially save any
information entered, inwhich case that informationis accessible only by thefarmer who saved it.
The tool analyzes the useof that farm’s natural re-sources and inputs to com-pute its environmental foot-print, or “fieldprint.” The re-sults show farmers wherethere’s room for improve-ment. U.S. farmers can alsocompare their results with
those from other farms intheir area, state or the entirecountry.
As a member of Field toMarket, the soybean check-off supported developmentof the original calculator in2009, as well as the recentupdate. More informationabout Field to Market andthe Fieldprint Calculator isavailable at www.FieldToMarket.org.
Ron Ohlde (left), Palmer, receives a plaque from No-Tillon the Plains President Roger Long, Great Bend, andKansas Soybean Association President Charles Atkin-son, Great Bend. Ohlde was the Kansas SoybeanYieldContest’s overall dryland winner, with 86.1 bushels peracre. Courtesy photo
Kansas Soybean Expo celebrates successesand looks towards future of industry
Do you grow soy-beans and want to seeyour checkoff in ac-tion? This is yourchance. U.S. soybeanfarmers can now applyfor the United SoybeanBoard’s (USB) freeSee for Yourself pro-gram, which will en-able 10 U.S. soybeanfarmers this year towitness for themselveshow the soybeans theygrow are used in animalfeed at home andabroad, in biodiesel, infish farming, and evenas a mainstay in aschool-lunch program.As you learn, you canalso evaluate how soy-bean-checkoff invest-ments help foster thisutilization every step ofthe way.
Interested U.S. soy-bean farmers maycomplete an applicationnow through March 30on the USB websiteat www.unitedsoybean.org.
“‘Seeing is believ-ing’ has become thetheme of this program,”says program partici-pant Rick Stern, whoraises soybeans on hisfarm in Cream Ridge,N.J. Stern also serves aschair of USB’s Audit &Evaluation Committee.
“The program allowssoybean farmers to seehow multifaceted theircheckoff is, and howour soybeans are beingused both here in theUnited States and inter-nationally,” he says.
The weeklong pro-gram, scheduled to takeplace July 29-Aug. 4,will also enable U.S.soybean farmers to meetindustry representativesusing soy, as well assome of the men andwomen who help leadthe checkoff.
“The program letsU.S. soybean farmerssee how their checkoffworks, develop relation-ships with the farmer-leaders who representthem and come awaywith knowledge abouthow their checkoff dol-lars are put to use,”Stern says.
Stern and other USBfarmer-directors whoserve on its A&E Com-mittee oversee the Seefor Yourself programand other efforts to helpensure all U.S. soybeanfarmers see a return ontheir soybean checkoffinvestments.
Soybean Checkoff supports improved FieldprintCalculator to help farmers meet customers’ needs
Richard Seck (left), Hutchinson, receives a plaque fromNo-Till on the Plains President Roger Long, GreatBend, and Kansas Soybean Association PresidentCharles Atkinson, Great Bend. Seck was the KansasSoybean Yield Contest’s overall irrigated winner, with88.1 bushels per acre. Courtesy photo
Loren Kruse, editor-in-chief of Successful Farming magazine, was the keynotespeaker at the Kansas Soybean Expo held in conjunction with the Topeka FarmShow on January 11. His talk, entitled “The 12 attributes I admire most in success-ful farmers” included such gems as “Successful farmers farm with decimal points.”He encouraged producers to make their operations as special as a business as it isin their hearts and to measure what matters, including their time. “Successful farm-ers make successful mistakes,” he asserted, then quoted Michael Jordan who said,“I fail over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. I am not afraid to fail.”Successful farmers have fun, grow by storm, choose to be really good at what theydo and brand themselves with a good reputation, according to Kruse.
Photo by Donna Sullivan
By Lori Pultz Haresnape,Lebanon
At the risk of being con-sidered a tad “redneck” forconsidering this column-worthy, I introduce today’stopic to you: opossums. Totake it a step further, I willbe calling them possums, aterm most Kansans — andpotentially even mostAmericans — use in every-day conversation.
Since moving out of towna year and a half ago, theyhave served as sources ofboth annoyance and enter-tainment for our family.We have dogs. And true togood dog form, when a for-eign mammal introduces it-self to our property, thedogs bark. And bark. Andbark. I needed a gun. My fa-
ther-in-law made sure I hadone. A shotgun. I’ve shotguns before, but not ever ashotgun (I still haven’t shotone).
One night when Theronwas in the field, I was de-termined I was going tomuster up the nerve toshoot that gun at a possumthat had been visiting usnightly. I put my shoes onand grabbed the gun. Mykids? They freaked out,yelling “Aaaaaa!!! Mom hasthe gun out!” And ran up-stairs to hide. I’m certainthey just didn’t want to“hear” the gun. It had noth-ing to do with the fact that Iwas the one holding a gun.Anyway, I walked outside,gun to my side, staringdown that possum. Then I
did it. I sat the gun down.And started running andyelling at him. I was suc-cessful in getting rid of him— for the time being.
I was scared to hear thegun myself. I was alsoscared it would knock medown.
So, I’ve left Theron to beour hero for now.
That’s not to say I am notpart of his success in his an-imal control efforts. It’s re-ally a team effort. We havea nice spotlight for calvingseason. I make sure he cansee those possums. I standat the kitchen window,shining the spotlight, offer-ing my pearls of wisdom toaid in the extermination ef-fort.
“Don’t shoot the dogs.And look out for my cats!”
“Do it again!”“Go make sure he’s
dead!”Or my personal favorite,
as he’s walking over to seeif he got the job done or ifthe varmint is just “playing‘possum.”
“BOO!!!”
I know. That’s not verynice, but it sure is funny.And my husband’s lifespanhas not been shortened be-cause of my orneriness.He’s not a jumpy person.And he expects me to dothese things once in awhile.
We have two new youngdogs at our place now. Theybark all of the time. Whilein bed one night last week,I’d had enough. I headedfor the window and yelled“no” to them. They stopped,but I noticed some move-ment under the yard light:another possum.
The next evening as thekids and I returned fromthe field, he was standingin our driveway. I took offafter him as fast as I could,honking. The dogs froze,the cats ran, and my kidswere absolutely cackling.That possum didn’t playpossum. He ran. It wasquite funny. My kids lovedthe thrill of the chase andthe shock of witnessingMom taking off in the Sub-urban like that.
See? Possums can befun, too! I’m hoping I’llscore a .22 someday. I’mcertain that will make pos-sums even more fun for me!
My oldest son and hiswife blessed us with anoth-er grandson a couple ofweeks ago. As I workedthe Grass & Grain boothat the Topeka Farm Showon Tuesday and coveredthe Soybean Expo onWednesday, I ferventlyhoped the little guy would-n’t decide to make an ear-lier appearance than hisscheduled C-section onThursday dictated. Yousee, I was to watch hisolder sister, and wasn’tsure exactly what I woulddo in the event of a pre-mature call to Grandma-Duty. But everything wentas planned and EmmittGage, with his full head ofdark hair, joined our familyright on schedule.
We all wondered what
his seventeen-month-oldsister Lila would think ofthis little interloper intoher territory, but sheseems to be just fine withhim. Of course, there isthe possibility that in herlittle mind she thinks thather other Grandma, whoshe calls GiGi, broughthim with her for this week-long visit and will take himwith her when she leaves.Does she know that herlife has been forever al-tered by this tiny littlebeing that everyone keepstelling her is her new babybrother?
She is the same age Iwas when my youngerbrother was born and myduties as the oldest siblinggot underway. Two sistersfollowed and I did my bestto teach them all the im-portant things they neededto know in life – the kindof things that only a siblingcan teach you. I managedto convince them that Iwas the wisest, mostamazing person in theworld, at least for a coupleof years when they wereless wordly and more im-pressionable. As we grewup, we were never short ofcompanionship – even if Ithought they were slightlyannoying and they oftenclaimed that I was verybossy. Come to think ofit, sometimes they stillmake that highly unflatter-ing and completely mis-guided assertion.
What Lila can’t possiblyunderstand yet — andwon’t for a few years — isthat God and her parents
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Each time I drive the six-milestretch on Highway 81 to get to theedge of Concordia, I continue to seeseveral big semi truckloads of haygoing south, I assume, to Texas andOklahoma, where the drought is stillquite severe. Some of the bales arebig squares that look like good,green alfalfa. Then some are largeround bales that appear to be hay oflesser quality such as grass, milostocks, and perhaps two- or three-year-old hay.
The better hay is priced up to$200 per ton, which is the highest Ihave ever seen for stock cow hay. Ihave looked at the tags on thesetrucks that indicate they originate inNebraska, South Dakota, and evenas far north as Minnesota and NorthDakota. With trucking costs as highas $3.50 per loaded mile, it willmake this hay extremely costlywhere it is unloaded.
Reports are that the inventory ofbeef cattle is extremely low; thus,the price of replacement female cat-tle should be very high for five, six,or seven years. Sure enough, theprice of cattle continues to creep upand up.
With that information in mind, Ihave considered my own alfalfaground and the best way to care forit. Last summer our four cuttings ofalfalfa made 4.5 tons per acre andwent up with no rain on it. It is leafygreen and pure except for a little fox-tail in a few bales. If sold at $200 perton, it would gross about $900 peracre.
If conditions next year are likethe past season, we should try tomaximize yields of alfalfa and bromehay and all other hays as much aspossible. In December, soil testswere taken on our alfalfa ground. Ilearned that because of fairly highyields the past two or three years,the soil is being depleted of its fertil-ity. The big spreader truck pulledonto the ranch yesterday to flail onphosphate, potash, zinc and sulfur.There hopefully will be enough snowand rain this winter to incorporatethese essential nutrients into thesoil. In addition, some liquid fertiliz-er may be applied this spring at the
time the crop is sprayed to controlweeds and eliminate foxtail. The dryfertilizer cost right at $75 per acre.The pH tested at 6.0, so a ton ormore of lime per acre would surelyhelp raise the pH up to 6.5, whichwould help the other nutrients to re-main available and not become tiedup, hindering their absorption intothe plant root system. It is almostimpossible to find brome or alfalfa torent for the year 2012. The only wayI know to increase one’s tonnage isto fertilize what one already controls.Fertilizer is quite costly, but withoutit, plants do not do very well.
For high production of any crop,it is vital to determine what the lim-iting factor is. Then remedy thisproblem by supplying whatever islacking in sufficient amounts thatwill no longer limit the yields. Mois-ture is often the limiting factor inKansas. When possible, irrigationcan supply the needed moisturewhen there is not adequate rainfallto meet the need.
Lack of sufficient fertility canalso be a limiting factor. This onecan be overcome by simply applyingmore fertilizer. Since fertility can becontrolled, it should never be thelimiting factor.
Subsoil plow layers can certainlylimit the depth of root growth. Deeptillage can break up these layers andallow roots to grow deep. Plants dopoorly when there is poor drainage.The roots need air to breathe. Gooddrainage practices can reduce thisproblem.
These are just some of the limit-ing factors that can keep one fromtaking full advantage of the highcrop prices. Good management prac-tices can help to overcome them. Itmay be that simply planting a differ-ent variety can solve the problem.For example, planting a drought-re-sistant variety can help reduce thedamaging effects of insufficient rain-fall.
This winter, determine by ob-serving testing, and studying whatyour limiting factors are and thenproceed to eliminate or at least re-duce them in order to get greateryields.
The Learning PostBy Gordon Morrison
Concordia Rancher andFormer Agriculture Educator
GRASS &GRAIN (USPS 937-880)The newsweekly for Kansas and southern Ne-braska, published each Tuesday at 1531 Yuma(Box 1009), Manhattan, KS by Ag Press, Inc.Periodicals postage paid at Manhattan, Kansas.Postmaster send address changes to: Ag Press,Box 1009, Manhattan, KS 66505.
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By John Schlageck,Kansas Farm BureauThis Jan. 29, our state
will be 151 years old.Kansas was admitted tothe Union two and a halfmonths before the begin-ning of the Civil War – oneof our nation’s most terri-ble times.
It’s important to recallour heritage, our roots anda bit of our state’s history,especially in celebrationof another Kansas birth-day.
The war between thenorthern and southernstates officially began onApril 12, 1861, after theshelling of Fort Sumter.The Kansas territory hadbeen at war for years be-fore it was officially admit-ted on Jan. 29, 1861, oneyear after Abraham Lin-coln was elected presi-dent.
As a result of theKansas-Nebraska Act of1854, the Missouri Compro-mise was overturned. Thatmeant Kansas did not haveto enter the Union as aslave state or a free state.The people of the Kansasterritory were free to an-swer the slavery questionon their own. This wascalled, “self-determina-tion,” and once a state,Kansas could decide itsown destiny.
This was a period ofbloody battles and fightingas both proslavery forcesand abolitionists flockedinto the Kansas territory.
Both sides were deter-mined to tip the balance ofCongress in their favor.The term, “BleedingKansas,” aptly describedthe tension and bloodshedof that period.
Sixty-six years later,during a much better peri-od in our state’s history,state legislators adoptedour flag. This flag depicts ahistory of peaceful coexis-tence between the nativesof the land and the newlyarrived settlers.
Like so many otherstates, the flag is the stateseal set on a field of darkblue. In the foreground ofthe seal is a farmer plow-ing his field. A little far-ther up is a wagon trainwith oxen-drawn schoon-ers headed westward. Be-yond these pioneers areNative Americans huntingbison.
The pioneers in theKansas flag representManifest Destiny. This wasthe prevailing attitude ofthe United States govern-ment starting in the 1840s.The farmer and his fieldrepresent Kansas’ richagricultural heritage. Theseal also includes a steam-boat churning its waydown the Kansas Riverand was meant to repre-sent commerce. Today,agriculture, manufactur-ing and service industriesplay an integral part of theKansas economy.
Above the plains in thestate seal are rolling hills
and above them, 34 starsrepresenting Kansas’s en-try into the United States’expanding family of states.Above the stars is the statemotto, Ad Astra per As-pera, Latin for “To theStars Through Difficul-ties.” This is a tribute tothe original settlers whodreamed so grandly whenthey left their homes andmoved westward.
Just above the seal isthe state crest, a sunflowerabove a bar of blue andgold. The sunflower is the
state flower, and the blueand gold represent theLouisiana Purchase, whichmade the lands of Kansas apart of the United States.Beneath the state seal isthe word Kansas in largeyellow block letters.
Kansas has severalnicknames including theSunflower State, JayhawkState and the Wheat State.Our state is located in theheartland; in fact Lebanonis the town situated closestto the geographical centerof the continental United
States. Kansas agricultureis proud to be part of thisrich rural heritage of put-ting food on people’splates and helping feedthe world. This state’sfarmers and ranchers wishour Wheat State a happybirthday Jan. 29.
John Schlageck is a lead-ing commentator on agricul-ture and rural Kansas. Bornand raised on a diversifiedfarm in northwestern Kan-sas, his writing reflects a life-time of experience, knowl-edge and passion.
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have given her one of themost amazing gifts in all ofhumankind. A sibling.Someone to fight with,blame things on, explorethe world and build fortswith. Someone to breakher things, drive her crazyand make her laugh likeno one else can. Someonewith whom to commiser-ate when her parents“aren’t being fair.”
And most importantly,someone who will bethere for her throughoutthe years, no matter whatlife throws her direction.
Happy Birthday, Kansas
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6 slices white bread, trim-med & cubedBeat eggs and add milk,
sausage and cheese. Pourmixture over bread and com-bine well. Pour into agreased 9-by-13-inch bakingpan and cover with foil. Bakeat 350 degrees for 20 min-utes. Remove foil, turn ovenup to 375 degrees for another10 minutes.
*****Doris Shivers, Abilene:PORK-VEGETABLE
STIR-FRY1 cup long-grain white rice12-ounce package refrigerat-ed vegetable medley (broc-coli, baby carrots & cauli-flower)
8-ounce can pineapple slices12-ounce thin-cut, bonelesspork chops, cut into thinstrips
1/2 cup stir-fry sauce2 tablespoons canola oil
Cook the rice according topackage directions. Mean-while, cut the broccoli andcauliflower into small flo-rets. Cut the carrots length-
wise in 3 strips. Drain thepineapple (reserve the juice)and cut into 1/2- inch pieces.In a medium bowl, toss thepork with 2 tablespoons of thestir-fry sauce. Heat 1 table-spoon oil in a large skillet orwok over medium-high heat.Add the pork and cook, toss-ing often until browned, 2 to3 minutes; transfer to a plate.Wipe out the skillet and heatthe remaining tablespoon ofoil over medium-high heat.Add the vegetables and cook,tossing for 3 minutes. Addthe pineapple juice and re-maining stir-fry sauce andbring to a boil, reduce heatand simmer until the vegeta-bles are just tender, 2 to 3minutes. Add the pork andpineapple and toss to heatthrough. Serve over rice.
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CHEESE BALL8-ounce package cream cheese4 green onions, chopped fine1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon Accent1 small jar dried beef
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Frosting:1 cup powdered sugar3 teaspoons margarine1 teaspoon vanilla1 tablespoon milk or half &half (can cut back if youwant depending on howmuch you like to drizzleafter bars are baked)Prepare dough and roll
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Winner Carrol Ediger, Hillsboro: "I found thisrecipe on the back of a bag of flour. We have enjoyedthem at any meal of the day."
GLORIOUS MORNING MUFFINS2 eggs3/4 cup oil1/4 cup milk2 teaspoons vanilla2 cups flour1 cup brown sugar2 teaspoons baking soda2 teaspoons cinnamon1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 cups shedded carrots1 cup shredded, peeled apple1/2 cup coconut1/2 cup raisins3/4 cup sliced almonds
In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil, milk and vanillawith wire whisk until well blended. Add flour, brownsugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; stir just untildry ingredients are moistened. Stir in carrots, apple,coconut, raisins and 1/2 cup of the almonds. Placepaper baking cups in muffin cups or grease withshortening or cooking spray. Divide batter evenlyamong 18 regular-size muffin cups, filling each about3/4 full. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup almonds over bat-ter. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or untiltoothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5minutes: remove from pan.
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Millie Conger, Tecumseh:APRICOT GLAZED
PORK CHOPS1/4 cup oil6-inch thick bone-in porkchops
1 cup apricot preserves1/2 cup apple juice1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
In skillet, heat oil. Seasonchops with salt and pepper.Add pork to skillet and cookin batches if necessary for 8-10 minutes per side or untildesired degree of doneness.Remove pork from skilletand keep warm. Add pre-serves, juice and mustard toskillet and simmer for 5 min-utes or until slightly thick-ened. Serve pork with apricotsauce.
*****Kellee Rogers, Topeka:
COMPANY TUNA BAKE1 cup macaroni3-ounce package creamcheese
1 can cream of mushroomsoup
6 1/2- to 7-ounce can tuna1 1/2 tablespoons chopped pi-mento
1/4 cup milk1/2 cup dry bread crumbs2 tablespoons melted butter
Cook macaroni and drain.Mix cream cheese, soup andblend well. Stir in macaroniand rest of ingredients, ex-cept bread crumbs and but-ter; put in a 1 1/2-quart casse-role. Sprinkle crumbs andbutter over top. Bake at 375degrees for 20-25 minutes.
1/4 head cabbage2 tablespoons butter1/4 cup milk2 soup cans milk1/3 cup sour cream1 pound frozen hashbrowns3 cans chicken broth1 tablespoon flour4 smoked sausage links,slicedChop onions and celery.
Shred enough cabbage tomake 1 cup. Melt butter andadd onion and celery. Cookabout 10 minutes. Stir in cab-bage, potatoes, chicken brothand water. Bring to boil thenreduce to simmer for 30 min-utes. Mix sour cream andflour in bowl. Stir in milk.Add to soup then addsausage.
*****Maria C. Biffel, Carlin, Nev.:
CARIBBEANPLANTAIN CHIPS
2 or 3 green-blackish lookingplantains (a large, long,coarse banana)
SaltClean hammer or a wood gar-lic masher, or a polished,round, clean river stone
PeelerCut both sides of the plan-
tains. Peel them until thereis no sign of the peel. Nowcut the plantains as with anyregular banana (roundpieces). In a deep fryer, fry 2to 6 plantains for 1 to 3 sec-onds. Take them out and cool.Smash them with the ham-mer in a safe surface likecountertop, cutting board,etc. Flatten them and returnto the fryer and fry untilgolden. Take out and seasonwith salt.
NOTE: If a hammer nor agarlic masher is available,any polished, round, cleanriver stone (similar to theones used in massages)works fine. The flatter you
smash the plantains, thecrispier they will be. Plan-tains ripen fast. Keep theminside the refrigerator if theyare meant to be used as “sa-vory chips.” They turn“sweet” (yellow) if left out-side the refrigerator.
*****Darlene Thomas, Del phos:
GLAZEDSTRAWBERRY PIE
9-inch baked pie shell3/4 cup water3 tablespoons cornstarch4 cups (1 quart) strawberries3/4 cup sugar1/4 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon sugar (to sweet-en whipped cream)
1/2 cup whipping creamCrush 1 cup of the berries,
add water and simmer 3 min-utes. Strain juice fromcooked berries; add water ifneeded to make 1 cup. Re-serve. Combine sugar, corn-starch and salt. Add straw-berry juice and cook untilclear, cool slightly. Arrangeremaining strawberries inbaked pie shell. Spoon glazeover berries and chill. Servewith sweetened whippedcream.
*****Millie Conger, Tecumseh:
CRANBERRYCHILI SAUCE
(2) 16-ounce cans wholeberry cranberry sauce
12-ounce jar chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar1 tablespoon horseradishCooked meatballs
In a Dutch oven combineall ingredients except meat-balls. Cover over mediumheat stirring occasionallyuntil combined. Use immedi-ately or freeze after saucecools to room temperature.Remove from freezer letstand at room temperaturefor about 45 minutes. Pourthis over little cooked meat-balls and simmer until heat-ed through.
In a Dutch oven melt but-ter; add onions and sugar.Cook stirring often for 45minutes or until goldenbrown. Stir in flour and cookfor 2 minutes. Add broth,consomme, thyme, salt andpepper; bring to a boil. Re-duce heat and simmer for 30minutes. Preheat oven tobroil. Top with croutons and
cheese. Broil 6 inches fromheat for 3 minutes or untilcheese is browned.
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In a bowl combine butterand confectioner’s sugar.Beat at medium speed withmixer until creamy about 2minutes. Add zest beatinguntil combined. Add flourand salt beating to combinewell. Wrap dough in plasticwrap and refrigerate for 1hour. Preheat oven to 350 de-grees. Line baking sheetswith parchment paper. Rolldough into 1-inch balls.Place 1 inch apart on bakingsheets. Bake for 15-17 min-utes until set but notbrowned. Let cool on pans for5 minutes. Roll in confec-
tioner’s sugar. After cookieshave cooled completely rollin sugar a second time.
*****Kellee Rogers, Topeka:
CINNAMONHOT CHOCOLATE
2/3 cup cocoa powder2/3 cup sugar3 cups whole milk1 1/2 cups heavy whippingcream, divided
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon vanilla1 tablespoon confectioner’ssugarIn pan combine cocoa and
sugar. Add milk, 1 cupcream, 1/2 teaspoon cinna-mon and vanilla, stirringwith a whisk. Bring to a boil.Reduce heat, simmer 5 min-utes, stirring frequently. Inbowl combine remaining 1/2cup cream, 1/4 teaspoon cin-namon and confectioner’ssugar. Beat with a mixeruntil soft peaks form. Servewhipped cream over hotchocolate.
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As if that weren’tenough to put me off myfeed, moments before es-pying the lethargic beetleI’d found a horde of smallwinged ants stuffed in asliver of a crack aroundthe front door. Not sure atfirst what they were, I rana finger down the creviceto see if I could dislodgewhatever it was. The massimmediately seethed fromtheir hiding place, sometaking flight and othersswarming outward from
the doorway in a mass exo-dus. There must have beena hundred ants in variousstages of excitement. Acan of Raid dispatchedthem to the next stage oftheir journey, though I wasleft with an uneasy sensethat I had just brushed thetip of the iceberg.
After that, the lady bee-tle didn’t stand a chance.
This wasn’t the firsttime we’ve had to dealwith such invasions,though it’s become notablefor the scale of the intru-sions. Our home’s originalfoundation is quarriedlimestone interconnectedwith cinderblock — por-ous, in other words, like ahunk of Swiss cheese. Theanalogy is often used whenretrieving snakes from thebasement, but it’s equallyapplicable to the innumer-able drafts that make cli-mate control both expen-sive and infuriating. Dur-ing the past 12 years we’vefought air leaks arounddoors, windows and evenportions of the walls them-selves, but for every twowe find and seal anotherthree take their place.
While mice have alwaysbeen a seasonal nuisance,never before have we in-convenienced with such acanny population of ro-dents. Normally uponfinding mouse droppingsor hearing their telltalerustlings in the pantry, apeanut or peanut-butter-laced trap makes shortwork of the invasive popu-lation. On rare occasionswe’re confronted withmice whose culinarytastes cant toward cheese,
preferably extra sharpcheddar, but even then aquick bait swap doomsthem to an even evenquicker demise.Not so this year. Our offer-ings, however novel andgastronomically diverse,have been met with utterdisdain. The only time atrap functioned properlywas when Lori accidental-ly stepped on it; fortunate-ly for me she was wearingshoes for, as is usually thecase, her willful incursioninto the proverbial mine-field of our pantry becamemy fault. As, apparently,was the mouse inundation.
“I wish you’d do some-thing about them,” shesaid testily.
Believe me, I was try-ing. This new breed ofmouse invader had a veri-table Masters degree intrap avoidance. It also hada penchant for brazen-ness.
Military strategistsclaim that one must getinto the “mind” of theenemy to discover hisfaults and weaknesses.How one gets into thepea-sized brain of adiminutive mammal is be-yond me, but I startedthinking of how our housemust look to a commonfield mouse huddled be-neath a frozen cornstalk.Since our few neighbors’houses are single-story,modern and airtight, ourdouble-story house mustlook like a skyscraper.Coupled with warm air fil-tering through a warren ofnear-invisible entrances, awell-stocked larder and anabsence of cats, it was theideal vacation spot (for amouse) to while away thewinter.
For all its faults, the an-cient wiring, the ill-fittingwindows, the utter lack ofplumb lines, the antiqueplumbing, the dearth of in-sulation, the sometimesfrightening creaks andgroans of the house snor-
ing at night, the structureitself is sound. Its timbersare solid oak, temperedhard as iron and asstraight as one should ex-pect for its age. In thefinest sense of the term itis our castle, built likehouses are supposed to bebuilt unlike the cheesymodel showhome weowned in Colorado whichafter a decade showedsigns of falling apart.
It’s easy to see whymice, ants, snakes, lizardsand insects of hundreds ofspecies wish to call ithome. It’s a nice place,heated in the summer andcooled in the winter, cozyand spacious at the sametime and, when seen fromafar — or ground level — amighty fortress. I have togive them credit: for alltheir faults, they have ex-quisite taste in architec-ture.
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Kansas was up for grabs aspro-slavery Missouri menflooded over the border toillegally sway politicalwinds in their favor. Trou-ble erupted on manyfronts, turning Kansas intoa battlefield known nation-ally as “Bloody Kansas.”Both slave and anti-slavegroups recruited immi-grants to claim Kansas soilas their own. Charles A.Hamelton was inspired tomove to Kansas after hear-ing Milton McGee, a pro-slavery proponent, give afiery speech on the subjectin Georgia. Hameltonchose to locate near Trad-ing Post, a stronghold ofpro-slave Kansas settlersjust a few miles west of theMissouri border. Pro-slav-ery men used Trading Post
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But the pro-slavery mensoon found themselves op-posed by a sizeable influxof Free State settlers. Oneof those settlers was JamesMontgomery, a fervent abo-litionist who quickly be-came the recognizedleader of the anti-slaveryFree State movement.Montgomery made hisheadquarters at MoundCity, just a short distancesouthwest of Trading Post.Montgomery moved tobreak up the pro-slaverystronghold at Trading Postwith a band of Free Statemen on May 17, 1858. Catch-ing his opponent by sur-prise, Montgomery easilyoverwhelmed the pro-slav-ery “Missouri Ruffians”with his Free State forces.Hamelton and his menwere told that there was noroom for them in Kansas.They were ordered to leaveTrading Post and return toMissouri. To emphasize hissincerity Montgomery tookan ax to every barrel ofwhiskey that could befound and poured the con-
tents onto the ground. TheFree State men didn’t killor harm anyone at TradingPost but the loss of all thatgood whiskey was morethan the Missouri boyscould stand. Hameltongathered his men just a fewmiles away in the Missouriborder town of West Point.Two years earlier a band offour hundred Ruffians hadgathered at West Point be-fore crossing into Kansasto raid Sugar Mound, justeast of Mound City. Theyleft Sugar Mound in ashes.Now, Hamelton was lickinghis wounds in West Pointand thoroughly resolved toretaliate after the humilia-tion he had suffered atTrading Post. By the dawnof May 18, 1858, Hameltonrode out of West Point, Mis-souri, with thirty vengefulMissouri Ruffians.Hamelton appeared tohave made careful selec-tion of known Free Statemen in and around TradingPost when he raided thearea the following day.Hamelton’s men took onlyone man captive beforeriding out of town but con-tinued to capture certainmen at their homes alongthe road that led away fromTrading Post. Eleven men
were collected, nearly allof whom were known toHamelton. They had nottaken an active role in thedisputes, and having beenneighbors to Hamelton theFree State men had no sus-picion that he meant toharm them. Hameltonmarched the captives to aravine about a mile fromthe Missouri border wherethey abruptly came to ahalt. The captives were or-dered to form a line facingeast. With a second orderthe Ruffians formed a linein front of them. Hameltonraised his pistol to fire thefirst shot as the Ruffiansfollowed his lead, turningthe quiet ravine into a val-ley of death. Sarah Reeddiscovered the grisly sceneby following Hamelton’smen after they capturedher husband. Five menwere killed, five werewounded and one manmiraculously survived un-
touched. Montgomery rodeinto Missouri seeking re-venge, but found no traceof Hamelton and his Ruffi-ans. John Brown built afort near the ravine and pa-trolled the border to guardagainst invasion. The gov-ernor of Kansas put a five-hundred-dollar reward onHamelton’s head whichpersuaded the vengefulleader of the Missouri Ruf-fians to return to Georgia,never again to venture ontoKansas soil. He had doneenough damage in the fewmonths that he spent onThe Way West.
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Passing by the pastures of the FlintHills, drivers will now get a stunning lookat the red, white and blue “Demand USABeef” billboard that Kansas cattlemanMason Greene proudly displays on hisproperty just one mile south of Cassodayalong the Kansas Turnpike. This is thefirst billboard erected on behalf of theKansas Cattlemen’s Association. Over theweekend, Mason, his father Stan Greene,and his nephew Tehl Lynn spent the dayre-canvassing an old sign that had been onthe property for a number of years and re-placed it with the huge 10x36-foot bill-board.
“I hope this will provoke some thought.This is a high traffic area, and consumersfrom Kansas City to Wichita pass by hereevery day and maybe this will get themthinking about where their food comesfrom,” Greene stated.
“We are so excited to have such a posi-tive advertisement supporting USA cattleproducers. Many people do not realizethat some beef is imported into our coun-try and that consumers have the opportu-nity to ask for beef that is born, raised, andprocessed right here in the USA. I thinkthis will bring attention to that, and we areso grateful for the generosity of theGreene family for working so hard onthis,” said Brandy Carter, KCA executivedirector.
The billboard can be seen on the eastside of the road and will not be missed bydrivers headed northbound on the Turn-pike. The sign was donated by MasonGreene who resides in El Dorado andAaron Winter from Dodge City. The cat-tlemen had a local firm, GCI GraphicConcepts Inc. from El Dorado create thesign.
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December precipita-tion across Kansas aver-aged 1.69 inches, whichwas almost double the nor-mal amount. That helpedease drought conditions inparts of the state and earlyforecasts point to a furtherreduction in 2012, accord-ing to Kansas climatolo-gist Mary Knapp.
“The preliminary state-wide average precipita-tion total for Decemberwas 192 percent of nor-mal,” said Knapp, who isdirector of the state’sWeather Data Library.“That makes it the 16thwettest December since1895.”
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Knapp said southeastKansas was the wettestoverall, with an average of2.85 inches or 179 percentof normal, but southwesthad the greatest departure
from normal, with an aver-age of 1.58 inches or 345percent of normal. Despitehaving the fifth wettestDecember since 1895,southwest Kansas endedthe year as the 4th drieston record. Northwest Kan-sas was the driest in De-cember, with an average of0.39 inches, or 81 percentof normal.
The U.S. Drought Mon-itor (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/) posted Jan. 3showed another decreasein the area of all droughtcategories in Kansas,Knapp said, althoughmore than 57 percent ofthe state was still reportedas abnormally dry to ex-ceptional drought. Recentforecasts indicate thatdrought conditions are ex-pected to continue insouthern portions of thestate, she said, but someimprovement is expectedin extreme eastern and
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Nevertheless, the out-look calls for the La Niñato continue to weaken,Knapp added. By earlysummer, the consensusforecast calls for the ElNiño/Southern Oscillation(ENSO) to return to neu-tral conditions. Some mod-els even call for El Niñoconditions by early sum-mer, which would meanwarmer-than-normal wa-ters in the Pacific Oceanalong the equator. ElNiño conditions favorwetter-than-normal con-ditions in the CentralPlains during the sum-mer.
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The Blueprint forStronger Service is basedon a department-wide re-view of operations con-ducted as part of the ad-ministration’s Campaignto Cut Waste, launchedby President Obama andVice President Biden tomake government workbetter and more efficient-ly for the American peo-ple. The agency took ahard look at all USDA op-erations, from headquar-ters to field offices. Theend result is a plan thatwill create optimal use ofUSDA’s employees, better
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“In the past fewdecades, U.S. agriculturehas become the secondmost productive sector ofthe American economy,thanks to farmers adoptingtechnology, reducing debt,and effectively managingrisk,” said Vilsack. “Theseare lessons from which wecan all learn. As we con-
tinue to invest in ruralcommunities across thecountry, USDA has heardfrom producers about re-ducing red tape and theneed to modernize itsservices. Today, we are an-swering the challenge byannouncing a series of ef-forts to help us continue tostreamline operations,make the best use of tax-payer resources, and pro-vide the best possibleservice to the Americanpeople.”
The USDA will close259 domestic offices, facil-ities and labs across thecountry, as well as sevenforeign offices. In somecases, offices are nolonger staffed or have avery small staff of one ortwo people; many are with-in 20 miles of other USDAoffices. In other cases,technology improvements,advanced service centers,and broadband servicehave reduced some needfor brick and mortar facil-ities.
When fully implement-ed, these actions alongwith other recommendedchanges will provide effi-ciencies valued at about$150 million annually —and eventually morebased on future realign-ment of the workforce —and will ensure that USDAcontinues to provide opti-mal service to the Ameri-can people within avail-able funding levels. These
actions and plans to closeor consolidate facility, of-fice and lab operationswill impact USDA head-quarters in Washingtonand in 46 states and 1 U.S.territory.
Farm Service Agency(FSA): Consolidate 131county offices in 32 states;more than 2,100 FSA of-fices remain throughoutthe United States
Foreign AgriculturalService (FAS): Close twocountry offices; more than95 FAS offices remainthroughout the world
Animal and PlantHealth Inspection Service(APHIS): Close 15 APHISoffices in 11 states and fiveAPHIS offices in five for-eign countries; more than560 APHIS offices remainthroughout the UnitedStates and 55 remainthroughout the world
Rural Development(RD): Close 43 area andsub offices in 17 states andU.S. territories; approxi-mately 450 RD offices re-main throughout the Unit-ed States.
Natural Resources Con-servation Service (NRCS):Close 24 soil survey offices
in 21 states; more than2,800 NRCS offices remainthroughout the UnitedStates
Food Safety and Inspec-tion Service (FSIS): Closefive district offices in fivestates; ten district officesremain throughout theUnited States
Agricultural ResearchService (ARS): Close 12programs at ten locations;more than 240 programsremain throughout theUnited States
Food, Nutrition and Con-sumer Services (FNCS):Close 31 field offices in 28states; 32 FNCS officeswill remain throughoutthe United States
In addition, USDA isimplementing a series ofother changes that willsave taxpayers’ moneywhile eliminating redun-dancies and inefficien-cies. The Blueprint forStronger Service details133 recommendations thataffirm processes alreadyin place, as well as 27 ini-tial improvements, andother, longer-term im-provements. The initialimprovements include thefollowing:
Consolidate more than700 cell phone plans intoabout ten;
Standardize civil rightstraining and purchases ofcyber security products;and
Ensure more efficientand effective service toour employees by movingtoward more centralizedcivil rights, human re-source, procurement, andproperty managementfunctions, creating mil-lions of dollars in efficien-cies without sacrificingthe quality of our work.
Vilsack detailed thechanges in a speech at theAmerican Farm BureauFederation’s 93rd AnnualMeeting, where he alsohighlighted the impressiveachievements of Americanagriculture over the pastthree years. Currently,U.S. agriculture is experi-encing its most productiveperiod in history thanks tothe resiliency, resource-fulness, and efficiency ofAmerican producers. TheBlueprint for StrongerService will allow USDAto continue the invest-ments that help to makethis possible.
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announces blueprint for USDA operations
REAL ESTATE AUCTIONMONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012 — 1:30 PM420 ACRES OF REPUBLICAN RIVER BOTTOM LANDAUCTION LOCATION: At the Family Life Center of the Clay Center United
Methodist Church located at 5th & Clark in CLAY CENTER, KANSAS
LEGAL: Parts of 8-7-2, 9-7-2, 4-7-1, in Clay County, KS.Thisfarm is located on theWest side of Morganville, KS and northside of oiled road going west out of Morganville and south ofRepublican River.
DESCRIPTION: 176.52 acres tillable, 12.84 acres trees,CRP contract on buffer zone, 8.5 acres at $75.26 per acreannual payment$639.71 from
October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2019. This farm is allplanted to wheat. 40% of 2012 wheat crop goes to the Buyerand Buyer will be responsible for 40% of the fertilizer andchemicals put on 2012 wheat crop.
TAXES: 2011 Taxes were $1,294.88.
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: For aerial maps on land or for an appointment to view the farms, contactauctioneer, Harold Mugler at 785-632-4994 or home, 785-632-3994 or Landmark Real Estate at785-776-2222.BROKER & AUCTIONEER: Landmark Real Estate and Harold Mugler, auctioneer, are represent-ing the seller as agents and are not agents for the buyer.NOTE: Property selling “as is” with no guarantee or warranties made by seller. All buyer inspections areto be done prior to auction. Sale is not contingent on buyers financing. Announcements made at auc-tion to take precedence over printed material. Not responsible for accidents.
LEGAL: The East half of the Southeast Quarter (E1/2 SE1/4)of Section Twenty-two (22) Township Seven (7) South, RangeTwo (2) East of the 6th principal meridian in Clay County, KS.All that part of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of SectionTwenty-three (23), Township Seven (7) South, Range Two (2)East of the 6th Principal Meridian, in Clay County, Kansas.
DESCRIPTION: 77acres watered by center pivot, 23 acres flood irrigated for atotal of 100.65 acres of irrigated land. Senior water rights.1997 Valley Center pivot powered by 30 HP electric motor,well & pump. Prime Republican River bottom land.
TAXES: 2011 Taxes were $983.80.
TRACT I:
TRACT II:
TRACT III:
LEGAL: Lots One (1), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5) and Six (6)of Section Twenty-one (21), in Township Seven (7) South,Range Two (2) East of the 6th PM, Clay County, KS.
DESCRIPTION: 142.64 acres tillable, 38.58 acres trees. Agood producing dryland farm.Will flood when river gets out ofits banks, but in adry year it will pro-duce a crop when
the farms around it will burn up. Although it is sandy, the secretto why it will raise a good crop in dry years is that the watertable is so high that the crops can actually reach it.
TAXES: 2011 Taxes were $925.70.
Taxes for 2011 and all prior years paid by Seller.2012 Taxes to be paid by Buyer.
POSSESSION: Tract I and Tract II will be at clos-ing. Tract III is subject to Tenant, Taddiken Land &Cattle harvesting the 2012 wheat crop with pos-session on this farm after harvest of 2012 wheatcrop.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: 10% down day of auc-tion, balance due in 30 days or upon delivery ofmerchantable title. Title insurance and escrow
fees to be paid 1/2 each by seller and buyer.Seller to pay all 2011 and prior years taxes. 2012taxes to be paid by buyer. Buyer will receive allmineral rights on ALL tracts and water rights onTract I. Contract, deed and down payment to beescrowed at Clay County Abstract & TitleCompany at 509 Court Street in Clay Center,Kansas. Property selling subject to easements,restrictions and reservations of records. All infor-mation given is from sources deemed reliable, butnot guaranteed.
JAY E. BROWN GREG HALLGREN785-223-7555 785-499-5376Auctioneer Auctioneer
Terms: Cash, Check or Credit Card. Not responsible for accidents. Lunch available.
MARGARET B. MARSDEN TRUSTCENTRAL NATIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE
2-Bedroom Sets (4 PieceBlonde w/Book Case Head-board, Ethan Allan 4 PieceMaple Set w/Corner Desk),Twin Beds w/Brass Head-boards, Iron Bed Frame, SideChairs, Coffee Table, End Ta-bles, Desk, 4-Bar Stools,Kitchen Table w/2-Chairs onRollers, Chrome Dinette Set,Reed Bottom Chairs, CornerDesk, Solid Walnut End Ta-bles, Iron Baby Crib, RCAChair, Steamer Chest, Trunk,Floor Lamps, 50’s Magnavox
Cabinet-Radio-Record Player,Electrolux Tank Vacuum,Singer Sewing Machine, Mi-crowave, Dorm Size Refriger-ator, Washer, Dryer, Dish-washer, Stainless Steel RangeHood, Smith English China,Schlemmer Stoneware, Firek-ing, Pyrex, Johnson Iron StonePitcher, Currier & Ives Setting,W’m & Rogers Silver Settings,Old Books, 1850’s GermanBible, Wagner Skillet, CrankPhones, Wheeler & WilsonIron, Wood Boxes, Floor Fans,
Ammo Boxes, Base SewingMachine, Train Track, YardTools, Fishing Poles, Hard-ware, Weed Dragon, Hitch,Tube Testers, Socket Set,Painters Masker, Flex Conduit,Wood Trim, Basement Jacks,Mr. Coffee, Small Kitchen Ap-pliances, Kenmore Roaster,Pots, Pans, Walker, AuroraPaper Shredder. THIS ISJUST A PARTIAL LISTINGWITH MANY MANY MOREITEMS.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
3390 Winbrook Drive • Memphis, Tennessee 38116
Companies that wish toapply for more than$500,000 in funding throughthe State Trade and ExportPromotion Grants Program(STEP) may now do so, theKansas Departments ofCommerce and Agricultureannounced.
The funding, which isprovided by the U.S. Small
Business Administration(SBA), was first announcedin September. The grant isfocused on encouragingbusinesses to explore ex-port markets.
Much of the money willbe made available throughthe state’s InternationalMarket Development Grant(IMDGP) program that will
provide funding assistancefor Kansas businesses asthey explore overseas mar-kets. Eligible expensesfunded under the IMDGPmay include trade shows,trade missions, translationof website or marketing ma-terials, conferences andseminars and other export-related activities.
The grant will also fundstate-led internationaltrade missions where Kan-sans will host booths attrade shows and one-on-onemeetings. The Departmentof Commerce, for example,will exhibit at the 2012Farnborough Air Show inEngland. Both the Depart-ment of Commerce and theDepartment of Agricultureare planning mission activi-ty to China. Additionally,agriculture-specific mis-sions are scheduled forIndia, Russia, Germany andCosta Rica next year. De-partment of Agriculturestaff will coordinate thesemissions, including Kansasproducers, agribusinessesand agriculture organiza-
tions to assist in developingthe business connectionsneeded to continue a traderelationship with foreignbuyers.
Finally, the grant will en-able Kansas to develop andenhance training programsand workshops to assistKansas small businesses inexporting and marketingtheir products and servicesglobally.
“Kansas businesses ex-ported close to $10 billionin products and serviceslast year, and I expect thatamount will be higherthis year,” Kansas Com-merce Secretary PatGeorge said. “This grantwill be a key driver inhelping businesses start
or expand their interna-tional trade opportun-ities.”
“Agriculture is thelargest industry in the stateof Kansas with more than$2.7 billion in agricultureexports in 2010,” KansasAgriculture Secretary DaleRodman said. “These trademissions are an opportunityto grow international mar-kets for Kansas agricultureproducts.”
To apply for CommerceSTEP funding, go to www.KansasCommerce.com/TradeDevelopment or call (785)296-3737. To apply for Agri-culture STEP funding, go towww.ksda.gov/marketing/?cid=1869 or call J.J. Jones at(785) 296-3737.
Grass & Grain, January 24, 2012 Page 11
Kansas Commerce, Agriculture departments awarded$505,000 to help companies with export activities
In an industry traditionally dominated by men, women have a strong and growingpresence in U.S. agriculture. In fact, more and more women are choosing to own andmanage their own farms. The 2012 Women Managing the Farm Conference is a com-prehensive program designed to give women the insight to manage their farm in-vestment. The 8th Annual Women Managing the Farm Conference will be heldFebruary 10-11, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita.
“Farm women who are helping to grow the nation’s food supply are being recog-nized more and more for their contribution to agriculture,” says Janet Barrows, con-ference coordinator and vice president of marketing & communications for FrontierFarm Credit. “The conference provides a unique situation to participate withwomen who see the value and importance of learning ways they can impact issuesaffecting today’s agriculture.”
Over the two-day conference, presentations regarding business planning, health,managing employees and more will be interspersed with opportunities for network-ing and learning from others attending the conference. The WMF conference hasbeen developed for all women involved in an operation from the fulltime managerto the absentee landowner needing a bit of insight about managing their investment.
Keynote speakers include Dana Peterson, National Association of Wheat Grow-ers; Dan Thomson, veterinarian, K-State Research & Extension; Cheryl Tevis, Suc-cessful Farming Magazine; Ed O’Malley, Kansas Leadership Center; and CherylUnruh, author, Flyover People.
Whether a farm owner, partner or rookie, women involved in agriculture are en-couraged to attend this conference. Registration and other details can be obtainedat www.togpartners. com/wmf. The registration fee is $145, if paid by January 27,2012. The price will increase to $170 after that date. The Soybean Commission hasprovided funding for 25 scholarships of $150 each to cover registration, hotel and/ortravel expenses for farm women with limited resources – the scholarship form canbe obtained on the website. If you do not have web access and wish to register or ob-tain further information, please contact The Odyssey Group at 320-224-0154.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 West Wa-terman, Wichita, KS 67202, phone 316-293-1234 or toll free 1-888-421-1442, at the con-ference rate of $97 plus tax for single/double occupancy and $122 fortriple/quadruple occupancy. Make reservations by January 23, 2012 by calling thehotel directly and mention the Women Managing the Farm conference to receive theconference rate.
Register now for the WomenManaging the Farm Conference
Unusually mild and wet conditions in December and early January causedwheat to green up and created concern about whether the wheat is more suscepti-ble to cold injury if temperatures were to drop sharply, said Jim Shroyer, K-StateResearch and Extension crop production specialist. For now, at least, there is noreason for concern.
“Although the wheat is green, and may even have been growing a bit in the moresouthern areas of Kansas during December and early January, that does not meanit will have lost all of its winter hardiness,” Shroyer said. “As long as nighttimetemperatures are below freezing most days, wheat will retain a sufficient level ofwinter hardiness.”
An occasional period of one to three days where nighttime temperatures do notget below freezing will not cause significant loss of winter hardiness, he said. It iswhen nighttime temperatures consistently stay above freezing for a week or so thatthere may be some loss of winter hardiness.
The process of gaining and losing winter hardiness in winter wheat is a gradualone, he said.
Temperatures fluctuate most years as winter begins and ends, and wheat’s win-ter hardiness tends to ratchet up and down with the temperatures. After a warmspell in winter, wheat will lose some winter hardiness – but it will regain it as tem-peratures get cold again, he added.
“Every time this happens, however, the wheat will lose some winter hardiness.The peak level of winter hardiness in wheat occurs when temperatures get coldand stay cold all winter. Wheat that greens up and then goes back into dormancywill not have quite the same level of winter hardiness as wheat that remains dor-mant all winter,” he said.
The bigger concern for wheat in general is that subsoils are still dry in mostareas of Kansas, Shroyer said.
December rainfall in most areas of Kansas helped improve topsoil moisture con-ditions, and there is more reason for optimism about this year’s wheat crop thanthere was at planting time, he said. But subsoils remain dry, which could be a prob-lem later this spring.
“Wheat conditions have improved, but we’re not out of the woods yet,” he said.
As the entrepreneurialspirit in Vietnam continuesits rapid growth, U.S. farm-ers see increasing potentialin this rapidly growing mar-ket. During a recent missionto the country, organized bythe U.S. Grains Council, par-ticipants saw first-hand theopportunities in this marketwhile also learning the im-portance of a carefully nu-anced approach to the ex-pansion of U.S. agriculturalexports in this region.
The nine team members,all of which represent statecorn marketing groups, metwith international cus-tomers and key foreign gov-ernment officials withwhom they shared insightinto the U.S. corn supplyand quality in 2011. Viet-nam, which has the fastestgrowing corn market inAsia, currently fills its cornneeds with domesticallygrown crop and importsfrom nearby countries, butthe group left meetings en-couraged that this markethas the potential to importU.S. corn.
“The dramatically chang-
ing consumer habits will in-crease grain demand inVietnam. We need to contin-ue to educate Vietnamesebuyers and farmers on ben-efits of buying from theUnited States,” said CornMarketing Program of Mi-chigan President Pat Feld-pausch, who participated inthe mission. “The UnitedStates has a dependable sys-tem that provides trans-parency and risk manage-ment. We are a consistentsupplier and buyers get bet-ter value for their purchas-es. Buying corn from nearbycountries or fromUkraine isa risk. Youmay get a bargainbut it’s a gamble.”
While there, the delega-tion attended a Councilseminar conducted byUSGC Consultant Dr. BudiTangendjaja on the use ofU.S. distillers dried grainswith solubles at a local feedmill.
“Vietnam is an agile userof U.S. DDGS,” said OhioCorn Marketing ProgramVice Chairman Paul Her-ringshaw following the sem-inar. “It’s a good productthat helps every ration. It’s agreat source of protein, andit’s replacing Indian soy-bean meal and other com-petitive ingredients. Stillwe need to continue toeducate the Vietnamesebuyers on the numerousbenefits of DDG to increasethe volume moving into thecountry.”
In 2010, Vietnam becamethe 15th largest market forU.S. agricultural products.U.S. agricultural exports toVietnam grew fivefold from$216 million in 2006 to $1.3billion in 2010. Vietnam isthe eighth largest marketfor U.S. feedstuffs, doublingover the past two years andvalued at $151 million in2010.
AUCTIONSUNDAY, JANUARY 29 — 10:30 AM1202 Cardinal Dr. — EUDORA, KANSAS 66025
Directions: Take K 10 to exit West 442 or 1400 rd & go west 1/4 mi.to OCL parkway (Industrial Park) turn Left or south to sale site.Over stock of NEW inventory we will offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder at Sac’s Distributors
NEW LAWN & SHOP EQUIPMENT, HOUSEHOLD, GUN SCOPES(Yard wagons, pallet jacks, air compressors, shop fans, etc.
For complete listings & pictures go towww.phillipsauctioneers.com
Auction Conducted ByHartter Auction Service
Roger Hartter, Realtor & Auctioneer for Maximum Realty, Inc.785-284-2590 or 284-2643 • 785-742-4599
FARMLAND AUCTIONTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 — 10:00 AM
Hartter Auction Center, 1002 S. Old Hwy 75
SABETHA, KANSASPRODUCTIVE TERRACED & BOTTOM LAND
275.5 ACRES m/l (252.4 AC. m/l CROPLAND) FSA RECORDSLEGAL: S ½ of 12-4-14, Granada Township, Nemaha County,Kansas
LOCATION: Nemaha/Brown County Line, South of Hwy 36, 8 ½miles, on “Y” Rd. to 84th Rd. or South of Renyer’s Pumpkin Patch
This is an Absolute Auction with a starting bid of $ 3,600 pertaxable acre (275.5)Property has a 10,000 bu. grain bin and a 28’x 60’ open front poleshed. Mineral rights will stay with the land. Maximum Realty Incwill be representing the Sellers.
TERMS: 10% as earnest money and signing of contract followingauction. Closing and possession on or before March 31, 2012.Title insurance and closing costs will be split equally between theSeller and Buyer. Renter shall be reimbursed ($ 20,638.15) by theBuyer for fall tillage, fertilizer and application. Announcements auc-tion day take precedence over any advertising or written material.
STEVE & TINAWEHNER, OWNERS
2-DAY AUCTIONSATURDAY, JANUARY 28 &SUNDAY, JANUARY 2910:00 AM BOTH DAYS
Auction will be held in Kenwood Hall at the Saline Co.Expo Center, 900 Greeley in SALINA, KANSAS
SELLING SATURDAY, JANUARY 28:TOYS & DOLLS: Metal CraftWhite King delivery truck;20’s battery trolley car;Woverline White dump truck;Tonka ; Wyandotte; AmericanAirlines airplane; Ideal; BuddyL; Keystone Ride onDragline; Marx Ride on truck;Buddy L Coke truck, wrecker,station wagon; Nylint; Sikutrucks; Structo; Roy RogersDouble R Bar ranch set;Marx; windup’s; tin windupcars; Ertl John Deere truck;50 Bryer horses; cast iron Ar-cade 2” car; Marching Mickey
Mouse; model airplanes;Fisher Price toys; HotWheels; Match Box; Tomica;cap guns; Howdy Doody pup-pet; plastic models; CrackerJack toys; Die Cast stockcars; race cars; Erector sets;UP Lionel train 2023; Marxwindup train; Franklin MintBorden Milk truck; car banks;Robots; comic books;DOLLS: Madam Alexander,German composition, F & B,German Bisque, Ideal, Matell,Barbies; doll furniture; chil-dren’s books.
VINTAGE CLOTHES,GLASS, COLLECTABLES
& CRAFT ITEMSRare salesman sample ladiesdress; ladies, men’s & child’sclothing from 1920 to 1960’s;1930’s men’s suits; child’sShirley Temple dress; 50hats; ladies shoes 50’s &60’s; purses; linens & lace;ladies gloves; old & new ma-
terial; dress forms; buttons;costume jewelry; trunks;showcases; Village collec-tables; camera collection;marbles; Glassware; headvases; kerosene lamps;Humpy Dumpy collectables;60’s Art glass; WWII scrapbook; pictures; miniatures;record albums; Wizard Oz nutcrackers; craft items.
See last week’s Grass & Grain for complete listing orCheck our website at www.thummelauction.com.
Auction Conducted ByTHUMMEL REAL ESTATE & AUCTION LLC
785-738-0067 or 785-738-5933
SELLING SUNDAY, JANUARY 29:
KDOR TAX ASSET SEIZURE AUCTIONTHURSDAY, JANUARY 26 — 4:00 PM
United Country McPherson Auction Gallery, 1337W. Kansas Avenue
MCPHERSON, KS
ERIC BLOMQUIST, Owner/Broker/AuctioneerUnited Country MidWest eServices
1337W. Kansas, McPherson, KS 67460620-245-0292
T h i s K DOR a u c t i o n i n c l u d e s b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o a0 2 T h u n d e r b i r d , 0 1 P T C r u i s e r , 1 0 K y m c o 4Wh e e l e r , 99 Fo r d Ex p l o r e r , 97 Do d g e R a m , 99Y u k o n , 90 G M C S i e r r a , S a n d z e n P r i n t s , Oi lP a i n t i n g s , G u n s , A m m o , Fu r n i t u r e , T o o l s a n dm u c h m o r e !
This auction will be simulcast live thruProxibid.com
For catalog/pictures/ internet bidding visitwww.unitedcountrykansas.com
A Buyer’s Premium and Sales Tax will becharged. Announcements day of auction takeprecedence.
HESS & SONS SALVAGE, INC.1209 N. PERRY, JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS• PREPARED #2 IRON: $225.00 NET TON DELIVERED
• MIXED FARM MACHINERY: $195.00 NET TON DELIVERED• OLD CARS w-Clear titles, all fluids drained: $195 NET TON DELIVERED
• PREPARED MACHINE CAST: $300.00 NET TON DELIVEREDALSO BUYING: COPPER, BATTERIES, ELECTRIC MOTORS,
ALUMINUM, ALUMINUM CANS, BRASS, PREPAREDNON-MAGNETIC STAINLESS STEEL, A/C SEALED UNITS
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The U.S. Grains Councilhosted a high-level delega-tion of Israel’s leading feedgrain importers for a top-to-bottom review of U.S. grainproduction, marketing anddelivery systems.
“This was an importantchance to showcase the op-portunities U.S. grainsoffer,” explained JoeO’Brien, USGC regional di-rector in the Middle East.“Israel has a sophisticatedfeed milling industry andwill shift its sourcing, fre-quently based on prices andavailability.”
“Over the past few years
we’ve seen a lot of competi-tion for this market fromthe Black Sea region, whichhas the advantage of lowerfreight costs. This was achance to emphasize thebenefits of buying U.S.grains, in particular the re-liability and efficiency ofour production systems.”
The delegation was ledby the CEO of Shovre-Bar, acompany which importedtwo-thirds of Israel’s coarsegrains last year, and also in-cluded principals from thefour largest feed milling op-erations in Israel.
The team visited
USDA/GIPSA in New Or-leans to review testing andreporting procedures forgrain exports before travel-ing to Kansas State Univer-sity for informational ses-sions on feed formulationand grain storage. The Unit-ed Sorghum Checkoff Pro-gram later conducted an in-structional program featur-ing a demonstration ofsorghum uses.
Israel currently imports3.2 million metric tons ofcoarse grains annually, andlast year Shovre-Barsourced 700,000 tons fromthe United States.
Top Israeli importers completecomprehensive tour of U.S.
By Meghan BlytheSupply and demand may seem like just concepts from a dusty book. But in
today’s cattle market, those fundamentals govern profit and loss, and point towardthe future. “Regardless of the commodity we talk about, the demand for it is goingto determine long run supply,” says livestock economist Scott Brown, University ofMissouri. He sees potential for significant expansion if more herds produce premi-um Choice or Prime beef.
Amid a challenging global economy in the last five years, supply and demandhighlighted differences within the beef category from the top to low end. Demandfor high-quality beef increased more, even as all beef prices rose in response todwindling supplies. Production input costs continued up, too, but cattle pricesclimbed to cover costs for most ranchers. “If you would have asked any economistthree or four years ago what $7 or $8 corn would have done to this industry, wewould have said there wouldn’t have been one,” says Brown. “Well, we are learningthat we can feed corn at those prices, but it takes much higher fed-cattle prices thanwe would have ever thought. So we are seeing the adjustment.”
It’s another example of the fundamentals at work. The squeeze between costs andcattle prices put enough strain on producers over time that many of them reducedtheir herds or went out of business, steadily reducing the calf supply. So many harddecisions to give up the ranching life eventually pulled prices up for survivors in theindustry.
There could be a better way. Brown says a focus on higher quality can make a dif-ference, but it will take time.
“If we all of a sudden provide this better product to consumers, who all the sud-den decide, hey, this is a better eating experience, then all of a sudden we shift de-mand back towards beef,” he muses. “Of course, not all of those things can happen‘all of a sudden,’ but to the extent that they do happen, then the possibilities are re-ally very large.”
Six million more cattle?Better beef could mean 10%hike in demand, cattle on farms
37th AnnualSIMMENTAL PRODUCTION SALESunday, February 5, 2012
1:00 pmBeatrice, Nebraska
Sale Day Phone: 402.223.3571Guest Consignor: State Line Farms
TRAUERNICHTSIMMENTALSLoren • Maxine • Cindy• Mike • Scott • Denielle
LHT Mr Bismark 37Y • SimAngusSAV Bismarck 5682 x Lazy H Miss Remington
LHT Mr Chopper 50YZKCC Chopper 844U x KJ Pride 5129
65 Simmental • SimAngus • Angus Bulls
To see Online Catalogand more photos, go to:
www.trauernichtsimmentals.com
Catalogs by request.
Grass & Grain, January 24, 2012 Page 13
Statistics show that theU.S. ranks only 25th in mathscores and 21st in sciencecompared to 30 industrial-ized nations. These factsshow that education isstrongly in need of support.To help, Monsanto Fund, thephilanthropic arm of Mon-santo Company, is launchingAmerica’s Farmers GrowRural Education℠ to aidrural school districts by pro-viding $10,000 and $25,000grants in 1,245 countiesacross 39 states.
“We believe our ruralcommunities are the heartof America,” said DeborahPatterson, Monsanto Fundpresident. “We want to helpstrengthen local communi-ties and education systems,especially in the areas ofscience and/or math. Astrong science and math ed-ucation helps build a foun-dation for many careers inagriculture, but also willhelp our students to bemore competitive with thosein larger cities and other na-tions.”
America’s Farmers GrowRural Education gives farm-ers the opportunity to nomi-nate a public school districtin their rural community to
compete for a grant. Nomi-nated school district admin-istrators can then submit anapplication for either a$10,000 or $25,000 grant tosupport a science and/ormath educational programby April 30, 2012. School dis-tricts that apply for a $10,000grant will compete againstother school districts thatare located in the USDA-ap-pointed Crop Reporting Dis-trict (CRD); except thatCRDs with fewer than fiveeligible school districts willcompete against each otherfor a single grant. A schooldistrict that applies for a$25,000 grant will competeagainst schools that are lo-cated in its state or desig-nated region.
The Monsanto Fund willaward 199 grants this year.There will be 177 $10,000grants and 22 grants of$25,000 awarded. Visitgrowruraleducation.com tosee a complete list of eligi-ble states and regions. Over-all, the Monsanto Fund willdonate more than $2.3 mil-lion to school districts in 39states through this program.
Grants will be awardedbased on merit, need andcommunity support. The
America’s Farmers GrowRural Education AdvisoryCouncil will select the win-ning grant application. Thisgroup is made up of 26farmer leaders from acrossthe country, who are pas-sionate about both farmingand rural education. Thecouncil members, fromacross the country, are ac-tively engaged in their localcommunities through vari-ous leadership positions,such as a member of thelocal School Board, an ac-tive Farm Bureau leader ora member of an educationalorganization or committeewithin various organiza-tions. The council is respon-sible for reviewing the topgrant applications to selectthe winning school. Theseindividuals are passionateabout both agriculture andeducation, which is essen-
tial when choosing the bestgrant.
The program started witha successful pilot in Illinoisand Minnesota, in whichfarmers were given the op-portunity to nominate apublic school district in 165eligible counties in thosetwo states. The MonsantoFund awarded more than$266,000 to local schoolsin 16 CRDs through thepilot.
The America’s FarmersGrow Rural Education pro-gram is part of a broad com-mitment by Monsanto Fundto highlight the importantcontributions farmers makeevery day to our society byhelping them grow theiryouth. Visit www.growruraleducation.com for addition-al information and to view acomplete list of winningschool districts.
Hindered by unfavorable planting and growing con-ditions during 2011, U.S. farmers produced a smallercrop than the previous year according to the Crop Pro-duction 2011 Summary released by the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s National Agricultural StatisticsService (NASS).
Depending on location, producers in the UnitedStates battled everything from drought and above nor-mal temperatures to heavy rains and lowland floodingwhich led to decreased production of corn, soybeans,cotton and wheat — the first time such a year-to-yeardecrease has occurred in all four commodities sincethe 2002 crop year.
Corn production totaled 12.4 billion bushels, down1 percent from 2010. Corn yield in 2011 is estimated at147.2 bushels per acre, 5.6 bushels below last year’s av-erage yield. Area harvested, at 84.0 million acres, is up3 percent from 2010.
Soybean production for 2011 totaled 3.06 billionbushels, down 8 percent 2010. The average soybeanyield is estimated at 41.5 bushels per acre, 2.0 bushelsbelow last year’s yield. Harvested area for soybeans in2011, at 73.6 million acres, is down 4 percent from 2010.
For 2011, all cotton production is down 13 percentfrom 2010, at 15.7 million 480-pound bales. The U.S.yield is estimated at 772 pounds per acre, down 40pounds from last year’s yield. Harvested area, at 9.75million acres, is down 9 percent from last year.
NASS estimates the 2011 all wheat production at2.00 billion bushels, down 9 percent from 2010. The allwheat yield is estimated at 43.7 bushels per acre, down2.6 bushels from last year. Harvested area, at 45.7 mil-lion acres, is down 4 percent from the 2010 crop.
Sorghum grain production in 2011 is estimated at214 million bushels, 38 percent down from 2010.Sorghum average yield was 54.6 bushels per acre,down 17.2 bushel from last year. Area planted forsorghum, at 5.48 million acres, is up 1 percent from lastyear. Harvested area, at 3.93 million acres, is down 18percent from 2010.
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Farmers produced lessin 2011, USDA reports
$10,000 and $25,000 grants available to rural schooldistricts through America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education
F & L CONSTRUCTIONFrank Engelken Joshua Engelken845 C Road 4609 Grantham Drive
Centralia, KS 66415 St. George, KS 66535785-857-3293 785-564-0642
Contact:
LAND AUCTIONTHURSDAY, JANUARY 26 — 7:00 PM
Abilene Civic Center, 201 NW Second — ABILENE, KS308 Acres m/l Dickinson County, Grass & CRP Land
TRACT I: 1 1/2 miles South of Chapman on paved road, Rain Roadand 2400 Avenue. 157 acres m/l, 72.7 acres CRP.TRACT II: One mile East of Tract I on 2400 Avenue and Sage Road.151 Acres m/l, 80.22 CRP.These tracts consist primarily of CRP and pasture land.Announcements made at the Auction take precedence. All infor-mation given is from sources deemed reliable but not guaranteed.Property selling subject to easements, restrictions and reservationsif now existing. Agency: Yocum Realty and Auction in this trans-action is working as a Seller’s Agent.
See last week’s Grass & Grain for complete details.SELLER: HOWARD E. LANG TRUST
Joyce Speer, Power of AttorneyYOCUM REALTY AND AUCTION SERVICEPhone: 785-263-8709 or Cell: 785-479-1067
Go to KSALlink.com
REAL ESTATE AUCTIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 — 1:00 PM
On Site: 4510 Highway 99 — WAMEGO, KANSAS
Ron Hinrichsen, Auctioneer/Owner,785-456-6777 office
Town and Country living at its best!Enjoy that country feel less than a milefrom town in this charming 1658 squarefoot house with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths,
sun porch and 2 large living areas plus a full basement. Enjoy thein-ground pool with a new liner surrounded by stamped concreteand deck, hot tub, 2 outdoor fire pits and all the outdoor furniture.Adjoining the pool area is a pool house with bathroom, 2 showers,kitchen and game area with bar and fireplace! Upstairs, by sepa-rate entrance, is a 2 bedroom apartment or living quarters to gen-erate rental income or let the guests enjoy their own space! Wellmaintained outbuildings provide great storage, vehicle parking, etc.Entire back yard has a stur-dy wooden privacy fence.Spacious front yard hasmature trees and attractivelane to the property.
Very Unique – Tons of Possibilities!Furnishings, appliances, and wallhangings stay with the property.
OPEN HOUSES: Thursday, January 26, 4:30-6:30 pm. Call Bar-bara Torrey at 785-456-4334 to schedule private showings.TERMS: Real Estate sells “AS-IS WHERE-IS”. 10% Non-refundabledown money is required day of sale with bank letter of approved fi-nancing or ability to purchase. Must be able to close by March 9, 2012.No contingencies accepted. Cash or check only, no credit cards ac-cepted. All announcements day of sale take precedence over writtenmaterials.
SELLER: ANTHONY HUMPHREY
2.2ACRES
For Info: Justin Brown - 785-761-5884Jason Brown - 785-223-7684
B&B SPREADER RENTAL
RENT BY THE DAY ORWEEK500 BU CAPACITY HYDRA
PUSH SPREADER
GUNS & SUPPLIES & KNIVES: ALL ATF Rules Apply!IH Cub Cadet (Red) 1282 full size LawnTractor, hydrostatic (NICE!)400+ FARM TOYS: Pedal Tractors, 1/8th NIB, NIB Toys 1/16th,1/32, 1/43, 1/64, Toys Without Boxes 1/16th: 1950’s, 1960’s,1970’s, Franklin Mint, Combines, Tru Scale. ARCADE & CASTIRON TOYS. COLLECTIBLES & CONSTRUCTION TOYS
See last week’s Grass & Grain for complete listings!Auction Note: Everything is exceptional! NO MISC. BE ONTIME!Auction Preview: Friday Evening, Jan. 27, 4:30- 7 p.m.Concessions: Happy Trails Chuckwagon
SELLER: PRIVATE NORTHEAST, KSAUCTIONEERS:
Mark Elston &Wayne & CraigWischroppHome (785-594-0505) Cell (785-218-7851)
Please visit us online at www.KansasAuctions.netfor a complete list & 100 pictures!
AUCTIONSATURDAY, JANUARY 28 — 9:30 AM
Beatty &Wischropp Auction Facility930 Laing HWY 31 East (just past the Casey’s store)
OSAGE CITY, KS
MUGLER AUCTION SERVICE L.L.C.109 S. 4th Street - Clay Center, Kansas
Harold Mugler Randy Reynolds Paul Geist785-632-3994 785-263-3394 785-263-2545or Mobile 785-632-4994
CLAY CENTER, KANSASIf you haven’t used it for a year or if it is buried so farback in the shed you have forgotten you had it, do youreally need it? We can help you turn it into cash!Grain Prices are still good & we have good moisture in
our area! Might be a good place to sell.Also steel price is still good.
TO BE ADVERTISED MUST CONSIGN BYWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
This date is coming sooner than you think!Contact Harold Mugler at 785-632-4994 cell
January 26 — DickinsonCounty land at Abilene forHoward E. Lang Trust.Auctioneers: Yocum Real-ty & Auction Service.
January 26 — Cars, 4-wheel-er, guns, paintings, furni-ture, tools & more atMcPherson for KDOR TaxAsset Seizure. Auction-eers: United Country MidWest eServices, Inc., EricBlomquist.
January 26 — Dickinson Co.land at Abilene forHoward E. Lang Trust.Auctioneers: Yocum Real& Auction Service, GaryYocum broker/auction-eer.
January 28 — Furniture, ap-pliances, glassware, col-lectibles, tools & misc. atJunction City for MargaretB. Marsden Trust. Auc-tioneers: Brown Real Es-tate & Auction Service,LLC.
January 28 — Antique glass& porcelain, dog & ele-phant collections, furni-ture, appliances, chain-saws at Abilene for De-Wain Krinhop. Auction-eers: Reynolds, Mugler &Geist.
January 28 — Toy & guns atOsage City. Auctioneers:Elston Auctions.
January 28 — Equipment,Master DuraHeat heaters,
new tools at Effingham forrental company overstock.Auctioneers: HoffmanAuction Service.
January 28 — RepublicCounty land at Cuba forRay & Beverly Reynolds.Auctioneers: Roger NovakReal Estate.
January 28 & 29 — Tools,dolls, vintage clothes,glass, collectibles & craftitems at Salina. Auction-eers: Thummel Real Es-tate & Auction, LLC.
January 29 — New lawn &shop equipment, house-hold, guns scopes, locksets, new toys, slot ma-chines, scrap, electricalsupplies, general elec-tronics at Eudora. Auc-tioneers: Ben Phillips &Associates.
January 30 — RepublicanRiver bottomland at ClayCenter for Longford MillProducts, Inc. Auction-eers: Landmark Real Es-tate & Harold Mugler.
February 2 — Dickinson Co.cropland at Abilene forScanlan Farms, Inc. Auc-tioneers: Omli & Associ-ates, Inc.
February 2 — Consignmentsat Cornlea, Neb. for Corn-lea Iron Auctions. Auc-tioneers: Michael Wegen-er Implement, Inc.
February 4 — Farmmachin-ery & miscellaneous W. ofRandolph for Ben &Madeline Grosse. Auc-tioneers: Kretz, Hauser-man & Bloom.
February 4 — Real estate,home, pool, outbuildingsnear Wamego for AnthonyHumphrey. Auctioneers:Crossroads Real Estate &Auction, LLC.
February 4 — Farmland atWashington for Marie T.Kier. Auctioneers: Ray-
mond Bott Realty & Auc-tion.
February 4 — Real estate atWhite City. Auctioneers:Kull Auction & Real Es-tate.
February 4 — Furniture, ap-pliances, glassware, prim-itives, collectibles atJunction City for JohannaJones Estate. Auction-eers: Brown Real Estate &Auction Service, LLC.
February 9 — Real estate atConcordia for heirs ofDelmer Thoman. Auction-eers: Larry Lagasse Auc-tion & Real Estate.
February 9 — BuchananCounty, Missouri land in 2tracts at Weston, MO. Auc-tioneers: Jerry Cox & JackSwindler.
February 9 — Real estate,farm ground & pasture atHalstead for Evelyn I.Young Trust. Auctioneers:Midwest Land Specialists,Inc.
February 14 — Land W. ofRandolph for Ben &Madeline Grosse. Auc-tioneers: Clay CountyReal Estate, Greg Kretz &Gail Hauserman, auction-eers & salesmen.
February 17 — Early springmachinery auction at ClayCenter. Auctioneers: Mu-gler Auction Service, LLC.
February 18 — Clay Countyfarmland at Green for theAmelia Thompson Hi-esterman Estate. Auction-eers: Raymond Bott Real-ty & Auction.
February 21 — Farmland,productive terraced &bottom land at Sabethafor Steve & Tina Wehner.Auctioneers: Hartter Auc-tion Service.
February 23 — Consign-ments at Cornlea, Neb.Auctioneers: Michael We-gener Implement, Inc.
February 24 — Annual bullsale at Quinter for Jami-son Herefords.
February 24 — Spring bullsale at Lost Springs forCow Camp Ranch.
February 25 — Guns & coinsat Concordia for Gary &Glen Gutka. Auctioneers:Larry Lagasse Auction &Real Estate.
February 25 — TS RanchHereford & Quarter Horsesale at Cottonwood Fallsfor TS Ranch.
February 28 — Hereford &Angus bull & female saleat Manhattan for MillCreek Ranch.
March 3 — 34th annual Gel-bvieh & Balancer bullsale at Pomona for JuddRanch.
March 5 — 24th annual Su-perior Genetics Angussale S. of Manhattan forLyons Ranch.
March 7 — Farm & industri-al consignments at Beat-tie. Auctioneers: Rotting-haus Auctions.
March 7 — Production saleat Agra for Spring Valley,LTD.
March 9 — Real estate atClyde for Galen & VaughnNelson. Auctioneers:Larry Lagasse Auction &Real Estate.
March 9 — Bull sale at Ols-burg for Good FarmsAngus.
March 10 — Concordia Opti-mist Annual MachineryConsignment auction atConcordia.
March 10 — Harley GerdesConsignment auction atLyndon. Auctioneers:Harley Gerdes Auction.
March 10 — Complete lineof farm equipment at Val-ley Center for Frank Row-ley Jr. Farms. Auction-eers: Griffin Real Estate &Auction Service, LC.
March 10 — Bull & femalesale at Maple Hill for MillBrae Ranch.
March 12 — Farm machin-ery at Leonardville forMartin & Elta Dornberger.Auctioneers: RaymondBott, Lee Holtmeier &Luke Bott.
March 12 — Bull sale at
Salina (Farmers & Ranch-ers) for Don JohnsonAngus Bull Sale.
March 12 — Production saleat Plainville for Rockin RAngus Ranch.
March 13 — Production saleat Phillipsburg for barArrow Cattle Co.
March 15 — RegisteredAngus bull productionsale at Mankato for BenoitAngus.
March 16 — Production saleat Manhattan for BJAngus Genetics.
March 17 & 18 — Antiques &collectibles at Clay Centerfor Margaret Martin Es-tate. Auctioneers: MuglerAuction Service, LLC.
March 18 — Annual bullsale at Westmoreland forR&L Angus.
March 19 — Gold Bullionsale at Wamego forSylvester Bull Develop-ment.
March 22 — Production saleat Strong City for Mush-rush-Beckton.
March 23 — Bull sale atLeonardville for LindellAngus.
March 24 — Farm equip-ment at New Cambria forDarwin & Alberta McCallEstate. Auctioneers: Omli& Associates, Inc.
March 24 — Estate auctionat Carbondale for Charles& Lila Sheperd Estate.Auctioneers: Elston Auc-tions.
March 24 — Farm sale, ma-chinery, tools & misc. SEof Aurora for Glen & GaryGutka. Auctioneers: LarryLagasse Auction & RealEstate.
March 24 & 25 — Antiques &general household at ClayCenter for Margaret Mar-tin Estate. Auctioneers:Mugler Auction Service,LLC.
March 26 — Bull sale atDwight for Oleen Broth-ers.
March 27 — Bull sale atEureka for Suhn CattleCo.
March 27 — Production saleat Mankato for Black Vel-
vet Cattle. Conover Auc-tions.
March 28 — Production saleat LaCrosse for Pelton’s.
March 29 — Bull sale at Bur-rton for McCurry AngusRanch.
March 31 — Farm sale S. ofMiltonvale for Jim &Linda Trahan. Auction-eers: Larry Lagasse Auc-tion & Real Estate.
March 31 — Annual produc-tion sale at Leavenworthfor New Haven Angus.
March 31 — Production saleat Gorham for DickinsonRanch.
April 2 — Annual produc-tion sale at Lorraine forGreen Garden Angus.
April 4 — Bull test sale atBeloit for Kansas BullTest.
April 5 — Spring machinery& lawn & garden equip-ment at Clay Center. Auc-tioneers: Mugler AuctionService, LLC.
April 7 — Farm machinery,JD 8400 & 8310 FWD trac-tors, JD 9500 & 9400 mdl.combines, trucks, tillage& hay equip., shop tools atWestfall for Don & BettyLittle. Auctioneers: BaconAuction Company.
May 28 — 19th annual Me-morial Day auction at Lyn-don. Auctioneers: HarleyGerdes Auction.
August 4 — Harley Gerdesconsignment auction atLyndon. Auctioneers:Harley Gerdes Auction.
September 3 — 17th annualLabor Day auction at Lyn-don. Auctioneers: HarleyGerdes Auction.
September 7 — Fall ma-chinery auction at ClayCenter. Auctioneers: Mu-gler Auction Service, LLC.
November 3 — HarleyGerdes Consignment auc-tion at Lyndon. Auction-eers: Harley Gerdes Auc-tion.
January 1, 2013 — HarleyGerdes 28th annual NewYear’s Day consignmentauction at Lyndon. Auc-tioneers: Harley GerdesAuction.
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Auction Sales Scheduled
LAND AUCTIONTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 — 11:00 AMHeld at New Deal Warehouse, 45 & P, WESTON, MOApprox. 420 Acres located at 8055 SW St., Rt. 116, Rushville,MO. Offered in 2 Tracts on East and West side of Hwy. 116,
Buchanan County, MO. Signs on property.
www.jjauction.comJerry Cox, 816-392-4773 • Jack Swindler, 816-830-9885
160 ACRES FARM GROUND & PASTURELocation: From SW Corner of Halstead (4-way Stop) 2 MilesWest & 2 1/2 Miles South to NE Corner of property. Brief Legal:SE ¼, Sec 17, T24S, R2W, 6th P.M., Harvey County, KS.Midwest Land Specialists, Inc. & its’ Agents & Brokers arerepresenting the Sellers only in this transaction.
For information packet, etc. contact Vern 316.772.6318
EVELYN I. YOUNG TRUSTMIDWEST LAND SPECIALISTS, INC.
Vern Koch, Auctioneer/Realtor Steve McCullough, Broker316.283.6700 772.6318 316.283.3300
Lassen County, Califor-nia is bigger than Rhode Is-land – but what isn’t? – andhas less people than the av-erage funeral in New Or-leans! It is famous for itsvolcano and western tradi-tion. Joy and her husbandrun cows, guide huntersand rent cabins at theirranch near Butte Creek.
It was nighttime twodays before hunting seasonand two poachers werebutchering a deer hangin’in a tree down by the road.A couple of carefree youngnew-agers were enjoyingthe fruits of the ‘Medicinal’law whilst driving down theback roads of Lassen Coun-ty and singing. This particu-lar back road was classifiedas “open range,” a term fa-miliar to chicken connois-seurs and sagebrush citi-zens, but not to our youngbon-vivants.
Out of the dark of nightwandered a large blackcow. Suddenly she wasjarred from her tranquilityby a glancing blow from aNissan Toy compact carcarrying our happily lit-upcouple!
Joy was startled fromher sleep by the terriblecrash. She pulled herCarhartts on over her night-gown, grabbed the shotgunand ran to the porch. Upthe driveway she could seecrazy headlights on thehighway, then the twopoachers screaming andrunning at full speed, beercans and deer entrails intheir wake, followed by alarge bellowing black cow!
Meanwhile, Joy’s cabinguest, Terri, had made herlast trip to the outhouse fora daydream and a smoke.The outhouse was providedas part of the authentic
back country experience,as was firewood to chop,horses to feed, and cowboypoetry.
Joy took in the scene; thepoachers now huddled be-hind her on the porch, thecow running in fear of theunknown, two carcasseshanging in the trees, andtwo new-agers straggling upher driveway with theirhats askew talking to eachother: “Hey, dude, I tol’ youI shoulda drove. You com-pletely missed the turn.”
“…Yeah, but I hit thebuffalo, didn’t I? How manypeople have done that?”
“It wasn’t a buffalo,dude, it was like, ya know, amusk ox. I’ve seen pic-tures…”
Then Joy spotted theouthouse. The latch was un-hooked. She could see awhiff of smoke comingthrough the quarter moonand smell cigarettes. Sheheard humming, “…fourstrong winds that growlonely, seven seas that runhigh…”
As they watched, thecow swerved at the splittinglog and thundered over theouthouse, which sat on tworunners, completely upend-ing it! It was knocked ten
feet away and landed up-side down! Everyone, in-cluding the poachers andthe new-agers ran to Terri’srescue. The door wassmashed closed, the ventwas broken off, and Terri,hat and all, was peering upthrough the one-holer! Shelooked like a portrait in apicture frame.
It was a scene onlyCharley Russell could havepainted!
In the end, the Nissanwas totaled. At the time thenew-agers were confirmedvegetarians, but Joylearned later they hadtaken up eating beef occa-sionally; in revenge, theyhad said.
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Eva and Cale Hinrichsen won third and fourth overallrespectively in the junior showmanship at the 2012Arizona National Livestock Show.
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Kristina and Jeff Kindel, Aurora, placed second in theKansas Soybean Yield Contest’s north-central district,conventional till, with 68.7 bushels per acre and re-ceived a certificate from Kansas Soybean Associationpresident Charles Atkinson, Great Bend at the KansasSoybean Expo on January 11.
Larry Durst, Morrowville, receives a plaque fromKansas Soybean Association president Charles Atkin-son, Great Bend. Durst placed first in the Kansas Soy-bean Yield Contest’s north-central district, conventionaltill, with 73.5 bushels per acre.
Tami and Greg Vering, Vering Land & Pork, Marysville,receive a plaque from Kansas Soybean Associationpresident Charles Atkinson, Great Bend. Vering Land &Pork placed first in the Kansas SoybeanYield Contest’snortheast district, conventional till, with 80.0 bushels peracre.
COMM.CO. INC.
CATTLE AUCTION
EVERY FRIDAYSTARTING 9:00 A.M. ON CULL COWS
FOLLOWED BY STOCKER FEEDERS — 11:00 A.M.OFFICE PHONE 785-776-4815 • OWNERS MERVIN SEXTON & JOHN CLINE
MANHATTAN1-800-834-1029
Toll-Free
JOHN CLINE SAM GRIFFIN BRENT MILLER ALAN HUBBARD MERVIN SEXTON BILL RAINE TOMTAUL JEFF BROOKS BRYCE HECKONAGA BURNS ALMA OLSBURG MANHATTAN MAPLE HILL MANHATTAN BEATTIE LINN785-889-4775 620-726-5877 785-765-3467 785-468-3552 785-537-7295 785-256-4439 785-537-0036 785-353-2263 785-348-5448Cell: 785-532-8381 Cell: 620-382-7502 Cell: 785-587-7824 Cell: 785-410-5011 Cell: 785-770-2622 Cell: 785-633-4610 Cell: 785-556-1422 Cell: 785-562-6807 Cell: 785-447-0456
For our special cow sale Wed. Jan. 18, a good attendance ofbuyers bid on a nice run of cows and bred heifers. Buyers werevery interested on cows and heifers with type, size, and age.Following a partial listing.
Upcoming Special Cow Sales: 2012: February 15, March 14, April 11, May 2——————— FIELD REPRESENTATIVES — Visit Us OnTheWeb — www.mcclivestock.com ————————
A nice run of cattle for our sale Friday Jan. 20, found a verygood interest from a good attendance of local and out of statebuyers. All classes of steers and heifers offered were selling atfully steady to spots $4 higher. Cull cows and bulls solf fromsteady to $2 lower
21- 18 mo. old bulls30 Comm. SimAngus open heifers
View videos of bulls atwww.rivercreekfarms.com
Joe Mertz785-458-9494Bob Mertz
785-456-9201
Complete Herd Dispersal of 26 Angus & Angus Simm x cows, 7yrs & older. Bull turned in Nov. 10th.
Hay trade slow to moderate. Demand moderate tostrong for dairy, stock cow, grinding alfalfa, grass hayand alfalfa pellets. The hay markets have leveled off.This is due somewhat to the mild weather, livestock pro-ducers have not fed as much hay as anticipated, utilizingFall grazing and other roughages. Secondly, the accessto the hay in northern states has continued the move-ment of hay south to cover most feed needs. There is stilltime for winter weather and snow storms that would in-crease hay usage and the drought conditions still existover southern and western Kansas. If you have hay forsale or pasture to rent or need hay or grazing, use theservices of the Hay and Pasture Exchange: www.kfb.org/hayandpasture/default.htm
Southwest KansasDairy and grinding alfalfa steady to firm. Movement
moderate. Alfalfa, Horse, small squares, 300.00-325.00;Dairy, Supreme 270.00-310.00, an instance 350.00 for Sup-plemental hay; Premium 250.00-290.00; Heifer or Bunkhay 240.00-270.00; Fair-Good grinding alfalfa at the edgeof the field or shipped in, 240.00-250.00, a little 260.00.Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies260.00-280.00. The week of 1/9-14, 8,646T of grinding al-falfa and 1,915T of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Straw,large bales 65.00-75.00, 80.00-90.00 delivered. CRP grassin large bales 100.00, a little 110.00. Sudan, Good, largebales 120.00-150.00. Corn stalks 65.00-70.00, or 80.00-100.00 delivered, ground and delivered 90.00-130.00. Soy-bean stalks 90.00-100.00 delivered.
South Central KansasDairy and grinding alfalfa steady, alfalfa pellets
steady to 3.00 higher. Movement moderate to active. Al-falfa, Dairy, Supreme, 260.00-300.00, instance 325.00; Pre-mium 230.00-270.00; Fair-Good grinding alfalfa at theedge of the field 200.00-230.00. Ground and delivered lo-cally to feedlots 225.00-255.00. The week of 1/9-14, 4,496Tof grinding alfalfa and 1,155T of dairy alfalfa were de-livered. Alfalfa pellets: Sun Cured 15 and 17 pct protein275.00-295.00; Dehydrated 17 pct 305.00. Straw, largebales 60.00-75.00. Corn hay 80.00-100.00. Corn stalks 65.00-70.00, Sudan, Good large bales 125.00-130.00.
Southeast KansasAlfalfa, brome and prairie hay steady to spots 5.00-
10.00 higher. Movement moderate. Alfalfa: Horse andgoat, mid square 250.00; Dairy 250.00-260.00, an instance300.00; Bluestem: Good, small squares 100.00-130.00, midand large squares 100.00-125.00, some to 130.00, largerounds 80.00-95.00, instances 100.00-110.00. Brome: Good,Small squares 110.00-130.00 mid and large squares100.00-110.00, large rounds 80.00-100.00. Straw, largebales 60.00-65.00. Corn hay 100.00, 150.00 with low Ni-
trates. Sudan, good, large bales 125.00. Soybean hay,good large bales 125.00.
Grinding alfalfa steady to firm. Movement moderate.Alfalfa: Horse 250.00; Dairy, no trade. Stock Cow, Good200.00; Fair-Good grinding alfalfa at the edge of the field180.00-220.00, an instance 230.00; Ground and deliveredto feedlots and dairies 205.00-250.00. CRP grass in largebales 80.00-100.00, some Good 125.00. Sudan, good, largebales 125.00-130.00. Corn stalks 55.00-65.00.
North Central-Northeast KansasDairy and grinding alfalfa, prairie hay and brome
steady to firm. Movement moderate. Alfalfa: Horse,280.00-300.00, some 7.50-8.00/small square bale; Dairy,Supreme, 250.00-300.00, an instance 350.00 for Supple-mental hay; Premium 230.00-270.00; Utility-Fair grindingalfalfa at the edge of the field, 180.00-220.00, alfalfaGround-on-the-truck 200.00-250.00, Ground and deliv-ered 225.00-250.00. Grass hay: Bluestem Good, smallsquares, 5.00-6.00/bale, 100.00-125.00, Mid squares 100.00-140.00, large rounds 40.00-45.00/bale, 70.00-100.00/T,110.00 delivered. Brome: Good, small squares, 6.00-7.50/bale, 110.00-150.00/T, Mid squares, 110.00-150.00,large round, 50.00/bale, 75.00-100.00/T. Grass Mulch,large round 50.00-60.00, CWF large round 95.00-100.00.Straw, small squares 3.50/bale or 4.00/bale delivered,large bales 60.00-70.00/T or 70.00-75.00 delivered. Soy-bean hay, Good, large bales 120.00-160.00. Soybeanstalks, large bales 70.00. Cornstalks ground and deliv-ered 100.00. Milo stalks, large round 65.00-75.00.
***Prices are dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwisenoted. Dairy alfalfa prices are for mid and large squares un-less otherwise noted. Horse hay is in small squares unlessotherwise noted. Prices are from the most recent sales.
*RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. **TDNcalculated using the Western formula. Quantitative factorsare approximate, and many factors can affect feeding value.Values based on 100% dry matter (TDN showing both 100%& 90%). Guidelines are to be used with visual appearanceand intent of sale (usage).
Source: Kansas Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service,Dodge City.
Steve Hessman, Rich Hruska, OIC (620) 227-8881 24 hourprice information (620) 369-9311 www.ams. usda.gov/mnreports/DC_GR310.txt
www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnewsThe Kansas Hay Market Report is provided by the
Kansas Department of Agriculture with technical oversightfrom the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.
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Reception plannedfor Brunkow
Glenn Brunkow, Pottawatomie County Extensiondirector, has resigned and accepted a position of co-executive director on the Wamego Community Foun-dation and the Kansas Rural Communities Founda-tion. This position will allow him to be more active onthe farm. His last day with the Extension office willbe Feb. 10th.
Glenn has been in Extension for 19 years. He start-ed his Extension career with an internship in Pot-tawatomie County. Upon graduation he took an ag po-sition in Wallace County and then transferred toHarper County for a year. He then was the Pot-tawatomie/ Wabaunsee County 4-H agent and laterwas hired as the ag agent for Pottawatomie County.
There will be a come and go public reception forGlenn on Wednesday, February 8 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.in the Sunflower Room, Westmoreland, to wish himsuccess with his new career. He would love to visitwith each and every one of you.
REAL ESTATE AUCTIONTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 — 7:00 PMRandolph Senior Center — RANDOLPH, KS
QUARTER SECTION IN NORTHERN RILEY COUNTYLEGAL DESCRIPTION: The northwest one-quarter of section 21-7-6 in Jackson Township, Riley County, Kansas. FSA records show150.5 total acres with 54.5 good terraced cropland. The balance isnative pasture with many trees, timber, wildlife habitat, and an oldfarmstead. There is a good pond and two wells with good water.The farmstead includes rustic old buildings and large corals in asecluded setting. Electricity is available but needs to be turned on.This tract is well located along Highway 77 just across the roadwest of Randolph, Kansas and approximately 20 miles northwestof Manhattan, Kansas. This property has great access with onemile of frontage along paved roads to the east and north and 1/2mile along a rock township road to the west. This tract offers manypossibilities including great sites for rural residential development.2011 property taxes were $577.68. The annual DCP (payment fromthe FSA) is $576.00 which will be paid in October of 2012. Thebroke ground is open for spring crops. New buyer to get posses-sion of entire farm at the time of closing. New buyer to receive allmineral rights. Property will be open for your inspection on Sat-urday, January 28th and Saturday, February 4th from 10:00until 4:00 both days.TERMS: 10% down day of sale. Balance due in 30 days or upondelivery of a merchantible title. Title insurance and escrow fees tobe paid 1/2 each by seller and buyer.Seller to pay 2011 and all prioryears property taxes. Buyer to pay 2012 and future years propertytaxes. Contract, deed and down payment to be escrowed at ClayCounty Abstract and Title Company, 509 Court Street, ClayCenter, Ks. 67432. These properties will sell to the highest biddersale day. The auction firm is working for the seller. Announcementsmade sale day to take precedence over printed matter.NOTE: This farm was homesteaded by the Goranson family onBen's mother's side and has been in the family ever since. TheGoransons arrived in the 1860s or 1870s with the Johnsons, Nel-sons and other early settlers and went to the Ft, Riley land office toclaim their farm. Farm machinery and misc. items will be sold at thefarm on February 4th at 12:30. For information call Frank Grosseat (785)738-7758.
Google kretzauctions.comor go to www.kansasauctions.net
BEN E. & MADELINE GROSSE, SELLERSAuction conducted by Clay County Real EstateGreg Kretz and Gail HausermanSalesmen and Auctioneers
We have arranged to auction the farm on February 14th andwill sell the following personal property at public auction atthe farm 1/4 mile west of Randolph, KansasFARM MACHINERY: MacDon 14ft hydro swing swather, lowacres, shedded; CaseIH 4800 29ft. vibra shank field cultivator, VG;Krause 4900 21ft. dbl offset disk, VG; Hagenmaier 3pt. tree clip-per, VG; Massey Ferguson 160 PTO manure spreader, shedded &good; 3 IH #10 drills, 2 are 16X10" red box, one 16X8 white box;IH 9ft. 5 bar rake; IH 11ft pull type chisel; Noble 44ft. danish tinefield cultivator; Crustbuster springtooth; Brillion alfalfa pack-er/seeder; Oliver Red River Special threshing machine, sheddedsince 1945, last one sold in Clay Center, has belts, nice one; cornbinder; 1940 Dodge coupe, shedded and complete; 1950 Dodgecoupe HAY: approx. 150 BR bales of prairie hay, approx 1200#bales most are from 2010 & 2009. MISC.: old wooden wagon box,shedded,good; lg. windmill, possibly complete; lg. wooden cubbyhole units; IH planter boxes; lg. piles of cedar shingles, shedded;flooring; lots of lumber; old channel drain tin; variety of primitiveitems from the horse drawn era. NOTE: Removal by March 1st.Go to kretzauctions.net or kansasauctions.com for large listing& pictures. Machinery sells last. Sale over by 3:00.TERMS: Cash or good check day of sale. Not responsible for accidents.CLERK: Riley State Bank, 201 S. Broadway, Riley, Ks. 66531
BEN & MADELINE GROSSE, SELLERSFor information call Frank at (785)738-7758
Auction conducted by:Kretz, Hauserman, Bloom Auction Service
LAND AUCTIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 — 10:00 AM3 FARMS, 395 ACRES M/L, GOSHEN TOWNSHIP,
CLAY COUNTY, KANSAS LANDAt the Green Cafe — GREEN, KANSAS
TRACT 1SW 1/4 12-6-3, 160 acres, m/l.128 acres terraced cropland, balance creek, timber & waterways.All planted to wheat. Buyer gets the cash rent.
TRACT 2NW 1/4 acres, 160 acres, m/l.111 acres terraced cropland, balance creek, timber, waterways &hay meadow. All open for spring crops.
TRACT 3W 1/2 SW 1/4 7-6-4, 75 acres, m/l.All native warm season grass pasture.All three farms are located south and southwest of Fact, innortheast Clay County.Terms: 10% down, balance due in 30 days.THE ESTATE OF AMELIA THOMPSON
HIESTERMANReal Estate Auction by
Washington, Kansas785-325-2734 or 747-8017
www.BottRealtyAuction.comProfessional Real Estate and Auction Service since 1982
Blood donors participat-ing in the Manhattan Com-munity Blood Drive on Jan.24 and Jan. 25 at PottorfHall in Cico Park at theRiley County Fairgroundswill receive a specialthanks from Kansas PorkProducers. The KansasPork Association (KPA) isteaming up with the CentralPlains Blood Services Re-gion of the American RedCross as part of its 2012 BeInspired to Make a Differ-ence campaign. The KPAcampaign is providing sup-port to organizations thatare making a difference byworking to build strongercommunities and a strongerKansas.
Blood donors will begreeted by Kansas pork pro-ducers who will be servingfree pulled pork sandwich-es and giving away pig-
shaped stress relieverseach day of the drive. A freeraffle will also be held for acrock-pot cooker.
“I don’t think we can doenough to thank these greatpeople who donate theirblood to help our communi-ty have a safe and reliableblood supply,” said CraigGood, who will be on handto thank blood donors.“They are real heroes be-cause they help save somany lives. We’re happy toprovide the American RedCross with healthy food forthese donors who are ashining example for all ofus.” Craig and his wife,Amy, own Good Farms inOlsburg.
“We are thankful to havepartners like the KPA whowant to show their appreci-ation and provide ourdonors with something that
tastes good and providesthe nourishment their bod-ies need,” said Kristi In-galls with the CentralPlains Red Cross. “Thesedonors help the Red Crossrespond to patient emer-gencies with blood products24 hours a day; in fact, everytwo seconds, someone inthis country needs blood.”
The Manhattan Commu-nity Blood drive will takeplace on Jan. 24 from 12:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Jan.25 from 7:30 a.m. until 1:00p.m. Appointments to do-nate blood during the driveor at any time can be madeby calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
There are 1,500 porkfarmers in Kansas. In 2010,they produced more than500 million pounds of porkwith a market value of morethan $456 million.
The stock market contin-ues to grind higher due inlarge part to the lack of badnews out of Europe. It is nicenot to have a Europeancountry on the verge of col-lapse all the time. It gives in-vestors much more confi-dence. At this point the mar-ket is overbought and proba-bly due for a correction, butunless we see some very neg-ative news, the dips look likebuying opportunities.
Another byproduct ofhaving no bad news fromEurope is that the Euro hasbeen able to recover, whichin turn has pressured thedollar. Dollar weaknessdoesn’t guarantee strengthin commodity markets, butit does help. The marketsthat it has really helped arethe metals. The charts forall the metals look friendlyright now, but I think silveris my favorite. We could seebig gains in the near future.
Weather in S. Americahas improved, so that wasn’tthe main market force thepast week. Traders insteadwere talking about demandfor U.S. corn. Export saleswere good for a change at759,900 MT and next week’s
report should be good aswell since we saw daily an-nouncements of sales toEgypt, Mexico, and S.Korea. We are clearly com-petitive on the world mar-ket if we are selling corn toEgypt.
Basis levels improved atthe Gulf and the interiormarkets, which tells us thatexporters and end users arelooking for corn again. Thebull spreading that we sawis also supportive and tellsus that there is a need forcorn right now. Last week’sactivity in cash and futuresmarkets are a good indica-tion that the big break fol-lowing the report was over-done and market is proba-bly headed back to the $6.60area.
Wheat was the weak link.There still isn’t much to sayabout the wheat that is bull-ish. Export sales were bet-ter at 587,200 MT and anoth-er two months of sales justlike that would make a hugedifference in the market,but those sales haven’t ma-terialized yet. I am told thatU.S. wheat, especially SRW,is competitive on the worldmarket, but until the consis-
tently large sales material-ize, wheat will remain a fol-lower of the corn and theshort leg of spreads.
On the charts, the wheatis obviously oversold fol-lowing three weeks of pres-sure, but other than thesolid close on Friday therehas been little indicationthat the market is ready toturn around. The March KWhas found some support atthe bottom of the tradingchannel and a move to thetop of the channel wouldtake it back to about $6.85.However it will take a closeback about $7.00 before any-one gets too excited aboutbeing long wheat.
The soybeans were theupside leader most of theweek, but finished near thesession lows on Friday.Traders are trying to bal-ance ideas that the weatherhas improved in S. Americawith some of the big exportsales we have seen recently.Exports are so important tothe soybean market sincethey take up more than athird of our production.This week sales were nearly1 MMT, which is more thanthree times what we have to
have each week to meet thecurrent USDA estimate.Just a few more weeks atthat level would forceUSDA to increase the ex-port estimate and cut theending stock estimate to amore reasonable level.
Technical indicators aremixed. The market has re-lieved the oversold condi-tion on the recent bounce,but the failure to movehigher on Friday looks sus-picious. If the weather iswet in S. America over theweekend, Monday’s pres-sure would give the charts abearish tilt and make a re-turn to the $11.50 area like-ly.
The cattle on feed reporthad no surprises. On feed at103, placements at 94, andmarketings at 98. Place-ments have now been lowerthan the prior year for fourof the past five months,which means that very soon
the on feed number will belower than the prior year.Prices are high now, but thefundamentals are about tobecome much more bullish.
This week’s $126 cashtrade sent the marketsharply higher in electronictrade Thursday night andFriday morning, but thegains were basically goneby the close on Friday. Thatlooks a little negative on thecharts, so I won’t be sur-prised to see pressure onthe market early next week.Where we end up though,will depend on the cash cat-tle trade. If it is higheragain there will be no wayto hold back the futures.Right now I plan on buyingdips if we get them.
Schwieterman Marketing,L.L.C. specializes in risk man-agement and cash grain andlivestock marketing plans.For information on the mar-kets or our marketing service
The information containedherein is based on data ob-tained from recognized statis-tical services and othersources believed to be reliable.However, we have not verifiedsuch information and we donot make any representationsas to the accuracy or com-pleteness. Past results are notnecessarily indicative of fu-ture results. All statementscontained herein are currentopinions, which are subject tochange. The risk of loss intrading commodity futurecontracts is substantial. Youshould therefore carefullyconsider whether such trad-ing is suitable for you in lightof your financial condition.Neither the information, norany opinion expressed shallbe construed as an offer tobuy or sell any futures or op-tions on futures contracts.
Grass & Grain, January 24, 2012 Page 19
SchwietermanMarket Outlook
A marketing commentary by Bret Crotts
Kansas Pork Association will lend support toAmerican Red Cross Blood Drive Jan. 24-25
RESTAURANT AUCTIONMONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 — 4:30 PM
Auction will be held at the restaurant located at 1431 E. 6th Street inCONCORDIA, KANSAS
2 Valley coin operated pool ta-bles; pool cues & rack; coin op-erated Internet Jukebox; Mani-towoc 500 lb. ice maker;Traulsen 2 door stainless reachin refrigerator; Toastmasterdouble convection oven; 2 ovenAmerican Range gas stove;gas 6 burner char broiler; gas 3burner flat top grill; 6 burnergas stove w/oven; 2-2 basketdeep fryers; NSF prep table re-frigerated; Servewell heat tablew/pans; Steam N Hold warm-ing oven; Haier wine cooler;True 4 keg beer cooler w/5taps; True 6 case bottle cooler;
ter; stainless pots & pans; largeassortment utensils; assort-ment dinner plates; steakplates; buss trays; Samsungcash register; Royal cash regis-ter; glass rack; wire shelves; 9sets 2 booths w/table; 4-6’ ta-bles; 2-3’ tables; 5-4’ tables; 6’table; 2-8’ tables; 8’ foldingtable; 40 stacking chairs; tallbar tables; 20 tall bar stools; 3high chairs; Super floor sham-pooer; 2 pine 6’ church pews;2-8’ soft benches; modern beersigns; assortment of otherrestaurant equipment.
NOTE: The Brauns have sold the building and are selling all of the equipment. There is nobuyer’s fee. For more information on the equipment call 785-275-1882.
Auction Conducted ByTHUMMEL REAL ESTATE & AUCTION LLC
785-738-0067 or 785-738-5933
VEHICLES1967 GMC 2 ton truck w/ 15’ bed& hoist; 1986 GMC 3500 - 4x4,auto w/ utility bed; 1977 FordPinto Wagon; ’95 Ford F-150;’90 Mercury Grand Marquis.
BOAT1976 Imperial Trihull 15’ boat,120 hp motor (Good Condition).
TRAILERS2002 GN Travalong 20’ livestocktrailer; Lawn Mower Trailers,bumper hitch, single & doubleaxles; 4-wheel Trailers; 16 ft.Gooseneck Travelong LivestockTrailer (new floor).
TIRESVarious Used Tires
($5.00 deposit per tire )
NEWTRUSSES14 -34’ 4 x 12 pitch28-40’ 4 x 1218-13’ 4 x 126-16’ 4 x 1212-40’ 6 x 12 pitch
HEDGEPOSTS, 2000 +FIREWOODMiscellaneous
New and Used IronPipe & Square TubingTIN & LUMBER
Various 2x4”, 2x6”, 2x8”Semi Load of
New Dimensional LumberAssortment of Good Used TinUsed Composite Decking
TRACTORS1980 IH 1486 Tractor (Bad Rearend); 1951 8N Ford Tractor(Good Condition); DC CaseTractor (Not Running); 1980DX90 Deutz Tractor; NH L425Skidloader (Doesn’t Run);Super M Farmall (New Paint).
MACHINERYJD 643 LoTin Corn Head non oilw/ trailer; Set of Helicopter Sad-dle Tanks w/ JD mounts; JDTWA Disk 12’; JD 40 ManureSpreader; GEHL 1500 RoundBaler; New 72” Stout Skid-loader Bucket w/ Grapple; Skid-loader Pallet Forks; DMI 18,4x34 Clamp on Duals; 18.4.38Clamp on Duals; 18.4.38, 10Bolt Duals + hubs; 18.4.42Straddle Duals-95% RubberHiniker Row Cultivator; Case IH900 6x30 Planter w/ dry fertiliz-er; Kelly Ryan 5x12 FeedWagon; 3 pt. Blades; GEHL 100Grinder Mixer; Case IH 955Planter w/ Liquid Fertilizer; FieldPro II w/ 60 ft. X-folding boom &Raven Monitor; JD Post HoleDigger; 3 pt. Forklift; MF 3 pt. 2-bottom Plow; BMB 3 pt. Shred-der; West Field Auger 8’x51’,10’x71’, 13’x71’ w/ hoppers;Wilmar Fertilizer Spreader; 2-Dempster Fertilizer Spreaders;DMI 4300 - 11 shank NH3 w/Raven Controller; 3 pt. Sprayer;Rhino TW 120 Shredder; 250gal. SS Saddle Tanks; 10 ft. PullLand Leveler; 10 Wheel HayRake; 200 gal. Saddle Tanks;Automatic Roller Mill w/ auger &motor; 3 pt. Cement Mixer; PTOFlail Manure Spreader; AC RotoBaler; MF 10’ Chisel.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES60 New 6 bar Continous Panels;Assortment of Cattle & HogPanels; Mineral Feeders; Ener-gy Free Livestock Waters; New& Used T- post; 14 - 10 ft. Ce-ment U-Bunks; Bulk Bins; BaleFeeders; 6 ft. Water Tank; 4 -Livestock Shelters; 2 - Axtell
ITEMSLa-Z-Boy Lift Chair; Marquette20 Cu. Chest Freezer; ElectricRange & Refrigerator; New Fin-ished Leather Goods; 6 gal.Western Crock; Sponge WarePitcher; Model Car Kits; 1945Buser Oil Calender; Semi loadof Decorative Pavers; SchoolMerry-go-Round.
Additions & deletions by sale day. Commission Rate: 10% Commission - Min. $1.00, Max - $300No sale, 1% - Max. $10. LUNCH: St. Michael’s Guild.TERMS: Cash. Not responsible for accidentsor lost items. Everything sells as is. Make your own inspections.
For Information, contact: 785-736-2787 or 785-736-2821AUCTIONEERS:
Cline, Horigan, Kostal, Hartter, Dalinghaus, Dalinghaus, Boeding,Wilhelm, Prell, OlmstedClerks of Sale: State Bank of Axtell
CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 — 10:00 AM
North of Catholic Church— AXTELL, KANSASPublic Auction of Machines, Equipment, Household, etc. Items may be consigned until 9:00a.m. day of sale.Will run 2 rings.
POSTS START AT 11:00 - MACHINERY AT 1:00Sponsored by Knights of Columbus, Axtell Council #1163, Axtell.
All items and articles must be moved from sale site within 2 weeks or it becomes property ofAxtell K of C.
Drought conditions in re-gions throughout NorthAmerica have placed agreat deal of pressure oncattle ranchers and dairyfarmers, particularly in re-gards to the cost and avail-ability of hay this winter. Inmany areas they are facedwith stretching existingsupplies of hay or supple-ment with hay purchased onthe open market at inflatedprices. Fortunately, newand improved hay feederand bunk designs are goinga long way toward maximiz-ing on-hand stocks of hay sothey can last through thewinter. This includes newsquare hay bale feeders(previous options were lim-ited to smaller round bales)designed to conserve up to33 percent of hay resourcesand new heavy steel feedbunks that are an economi-
cal alternative to plasticand concrete.
Saving on feed spillageUsing conventional hay
feeding rings, cattle ranch-ers can lose thousands ofdollars per year in avoid-able feed loss. With tradi-tional feeding rings, cattlestand outside the feeder,tear the hay out, and let theexcess fall from theirmouths. The hay falls to theground and gets trampledand otherwise damaged –and will not be eaten.
“Conserver” hay feeders,on the other hand, force cat-tle to place their headsthrough metal bars to get atthe hay. Any feed the cowsdrop falls right back intothe feeder.
The success of the hayconserving bale feeder hasled to new options that ac-commodate the large
square bales, which arepopular throughout theNorthwest and for feedingdairy cattle in places suchas Wisconsin, Californiaand southern Missouri.
“Until recently, therehave been no hay conserverfeeders available on themarket that accommodatedthe large square bales,”says Bob Studebaker, presi-dent of GoBob Pipe andSteel, the supplier that firstintroduced “Hay Conserv-er” feeders. “The squarefeeders are based on thesame principles, so afarmer can save roughly athird of his existing hay re-sources as well as the time,trouble and cost of locatingand transporting additionalhay.”
Feed bunksThe other option for
feeding cattle is feed bunks.
Like the hay feeder, thereare important considera-tions that go into the selec-tion of bunk, its construc-tion and how to avoid un-necessary feed waste.
A typical feed bunk froma feed store or farm supplycenter is eight to ten feetlong, has a light tubularframe and a plastic trough.Plastic bunks are relativelyinexpensive at $110-$150.
Unfortunately, becausethey weigh about 50 lbs.,cattle can push plasticbunks around the yard. Iflivestock inadvertently stepinto the trough they canpunch a hole right throughthe plastic. The cost of re-placing damaged bunksover time eliminates muchof the savings from the ini-tial purchase price. The al-ternative to plastic is con-crete. However, concrete
bunks require substantial,regular maintenance. Be-cause concrete is porous, itmust be sealed on a period-ic basis. If not, concrete willspall or chip. Concretebunks have the additionaldisadvantage of being soheavy and cumbersome thatit is very difficult to movethem when necessary.
A highly efficient alter-native to plastic and con-crete pasture bunks is the“half pipe” metal feedingbunk. Constructed of a 20-foot metal pipe split in half,these feed bunks are platedto seal the ends, with metallegs welded underneath.The product is also avail-able by the foot for con-structing long fence linebunk systems. The metalbunks feature a trough thatis 5/16-3/8 in. thick. At a lit-tle over 1000 pounds, they
are too heavy for cattle tomove. Although they costabout 30% more than plas-tic, cattlemen never have toreplace them.
There are also high-vol-ume “super bunk” modelsavailable for those that feedcattle ground hay, silage orother high volume forage.Constructed of steel plate,instead of a half-pipe, thetrough is 34 inches wide and12 inches deep. Whetherbunk or hay feeder, cattleranchers and dairy farmerswould do well to examinethe latest options that canhelp them stretch existingfeed resources and elimi-nate shortfalls that couldforce them to purchase ad-ditional hay at today’s in-flated prices.
For more informationcall 1-866-532-9123 or visitwww.gobobpipe.com
Producing a variety ofhealth-promoting foods isessential if growing popula-tions are to thrive.
Food producers, farm-ers, ranchers and agribusi-ness professionals can,however, face challengesthat others might considerunimaginable, and that’swhy an upcoming confer-ence – Women Managing theFarm – is important. The2012 edition of this educa-tional event is scheduledFeb. 10-11 at the Hyatt Re-gency Hotel in in Wichita.
Why an agriculture con-ference for women?
More women are choos-
ing careers in agriculture;others who are actively en-gaged in food production,may have married an agri-cultural producer and intofood production, inheritedland, or become an absen-tee landlord unexpectedly,said Janet Barrows, an agcareer professional andchairperson for the confer-ence organizing committee.
Spouses, business andfamily partners also arewelcome, said Barrows, whonoted that the annual con-ference typically attractsseveral hundred partici-pants.
Attendees will be able to
choose from more than 25concurrent sessions explor-ing topics such as: sustain-able agriculture; businessplanning; financial manage-ment; markets; animal wel-fare; crops; water; weather;energy contracts; govern-ment regulations; familypartnerships, along withtips for managing them suc-cessfully; operating a home-based business; support sys-tems for young farmers andranchers; health; sustainingrural communities; socialmedia, and others.
The keynote speaker is EdO’Malley, representing theKansas Leadership Center.
O’Malley will focus onleadership in rural commu-nities and offer tips forwhat Barrows describes as“bringing out the leader ineveryone, and buildingleadership skills to en-hance personal and profes-sional opportunities andbuild community.”
Planned general ses-sions include:
* Dan Thomson, KansasState University’s Beef Cat-tle Institute - Update on An-imal Welfare.
* Dana Peterson, Nation-al Association of WheatGrowers - Farm Girl TurnedCEO: Policy Perspective.
* Cheryl Tevis, Success-ful Farming Magazine -Striking a Balance.
* Cheryl Unruh, authorand columnist for the Em-poria Gazette - Flyover Peo-ple.
Attendees will have op-portunities to meet and net-work with others who sharesimilar challenges and op-portunities, said Barrows,who added that former at-tendees cite networking asan especially valuable partof the conference.
The conference is recom-mended for agriculturalpartners, independent pro-ducers, helpers, absentee
landlords, industry profes-sionals, business managersand others serving agricul-tural businesses or other-wise involved in agricultur-al communities.
The cost to attend is $145if registration is received byJan. 27 and $170 after thatdate.
The Hyatt Regency in Wi-chita is making a limitednumber of rooms availableat a reduced conferencerate; reservations and moreinformation are availableonline at www. women-managingthefarm.info or bycalling 316-293-1234 or 888-421-1442.
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Ag conference for women scheduled February 10-11
Advances in hay feeder and bunk designs savecattle ranchers on wasted feed, costs and time
Cattle producers acrossthe nation pooled their re-sources to help the AllAmerican Beef Battalion(AABB) feed steaks to oursoldiers. During the MileHigh Classic Red AngusSale on Sunday, Jan. 8, inDenver, Colo., joint ownersof the bull, CRS Diamond 21Gun Salute, donated himback to the cause and raisedanother $24,250 for AABB –totaling nearly $37,000raised for the project in-cluding the bull’s originalsale and donations.
Cross Diamond Cattle Co.of Bertrand, Neb., sold thebull as Lot 21 in their De-cember sale with all pro-ceeds benefiting AABB. Ar-cadia Land and Cattle Co. ofStringtown, Okla., SilverSpur Ranches of Wyoming,Colorado, Nebraska andNew Mexico, and HorsleyRed Angus of Stringtown,Okla., purchased the bull,and along with donations,raised $12,500 prior to theDenver event.
At the Mile High Sale,the bull sold for over $12,000to a group of Red Angusbreeders and state affili-ates, and donations from theseats exceeded $7,000. Thegroup promptly donated 21Gun Salute back for the ac-tual sale. Jim Odle, OdleLivestock of Brush, Colo.,purchased him for $4,750.That evening, $24,250 wasgenerated, but according toBarry Horsley who headedup the project, more moneycontinues to come in.
“Through our joint ef-forts, we raised an unbeliev-able donation to help AABB
honor our service men andwomen by feeding themsteaks, but the awareness oftheir good work is just asimportant,” he said. “I hadpeople come up to me thenext day to contribute.”
Meyer Natural Angusalso sponsored a drawing
for $100 worth of beef toeach of five veterans in at-tendance whose ticket wasdrawn from the hat.
To learn more aboutAABB’s work to honor ourservice men and women,visit www.steaksfortroops.com.
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Bob Henry, Robinson, receives a certificate fromKansas Soybean Association president Charles Atkin-son, Great Bend. Henry placed second in the KansasSoybean Quality Contest, with a protein and oil value of$11.89 per bushel.
Clint Ade, Salina, was presented a plaque from KansasSoybean Association president Charles Atkinson, GreatBend. Ade placed first in the Kansas Soybean YieldContest’s statewide, conventional till, irrigated division,with 76.6 bushels per acre.
Ranchers raise resourcesto feed steaks to soldiers
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IF YOU HAVE LIVESTOCK FOR SALE OR APPRAISAL, CALL COLLECT.Bill Mathias, Manager • 785-258-0102
Gary Suderman - 913-837-6785Bob Kickhaefer • Cell 785-258-4188 Dave Bures - 402-766-3743
CATTLE SALE EVERYWEDNESDAY: 11:30 AMRESULTS FOR JANUARY 11, 2012:
Many more consignments by sale time. Call in your consignments now for maximum advertising. For more infor-mation on any of these cattle, call Herington Livestock or Bill Mathias, 785-258-0102. SEE YOU AT THE SALE!
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HOUSEHOLD: (9:30 a.m.)Amcor & Holmes air purifier ion-izers; Sansui 27” flat screen TV(older); wood womens jewelrycabinet on legs; humidifier &heaters; lg. pressure cooker;Oster meat slicer; 32 cup cof-feemaker; West Bend countertop rotisserie; many kitchensmall appliances; set BlueFlower Corelle dishes; BlueCornflower Corningware, 10-pcs.; lots Pyrex; Fire King andglass Bakeware; glass measur-ers; stainless steel 3-qt. meas-uring pitcher; lots baking pans &cookware; small kitchen wares;cookbooks; Vision ware;Tupperware; other household.
APPLIANCES & FURNITURE:(Approx. 12:00 Noon) Whirlpoolself cleaning Corning glass topelectric range w/digital AccuBake system oven only used 5times (VG); Whirlpool portabledishwasher black front (used lit-tle); Kenmore 70 Series HDPlus electric dryer and matching6 cycle washer; hallway seatedcoat tree w/bottom storage mir-ror and coat hooks; tan & brownloveseat (nice); rust occasionalchair w/arms (VG); 2 occasionalwicker side chairs; Lane solidwalnut Rd. lamp table; othermodern furniture. ANTIQUE:1890’s solid walnut gate leg din-ing table; oak quarter sawn rect.lamp table; cedar chest; 4 woodchilds Bentwood chairs; wooddisplay cabinet; other antiquefurniture.
AUCTION NOTE: Large auction will run 2 auction rings mostof the day. To view color photos go to websitewww.ksallink.com and click on Marketplace and then auc-tions. Auction preview Friday, Jan. 27th 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Lunch available.TERMS: Cash or good check w/proper ID. Statements madeday of auction takes precedence over all printed material.
SELLER: DEWAIN KRINHOP
AUCTIONSATURDAY, JANUARY 28 — 9:30 AMLOCATION: Sterl Hall, 619 N. Rogers — ABILENE, KANSAS
BENNETT BUICK-GMC, INC.
800-569-5653 • 651 S. OHIO - SALINA, KS • www.bennettautoplex.com
Your GMC TRUCK DEALER
QualityPre-Owned
Cars &Trucks
USED VEHICLES!WAS NOW
#8551 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring Van, 28K$24,995 $22,950#8466A 2011 Chevy Traverse AWD, 28K $28,995 $25,950#4849B 2008 Toyota Tacoma Reg. Cab, 65K $14,995 $12,950#4863A 2008 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner, NICE! 46K $24,995 $22,950#4905A 2007 Lincoln Mark LT AWD, Crew, 31K $29,995 $27,950#8548 2006 Chevy Express 3500 15 pass. van, 88K $15,995 $13,950#8551 2005 Chevy 2500 Reg. Cab 4x2, 73K $12,995 $10,950
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• Z-71 • Duramax/Allison• SLE Preferred Package• Power Seat • Onstar/Bluetooth• Rear Vision Camera System#4880 MSRP: $50,965
SALE PRICE
$29,995*+ Freight
SALE PRICE
$41,995*+ Freight
*Includes owner loyalty rebates & trade assistance bonus cash. Must own and trade in a ’99 or newer vehicle toreceive all rebates. See dealer for details.
For Information or estimates, contact:Mike Samples, Sale Mgr., Cell Phone 785-826-7884Kyle Elwood, Asst. Sale Mgr., Cell Phone 785-493-2901
Jim Crowther Don Long Ron Bearnes Kenny Briscoe Kevin Henke785-254-7385 785-531-0606 785-283-4757 785-658-7386 H: 785-732-6434, C: 785-565-3525Roxbury, KS Ellsworth, KS Tescott, KS Lincoln, KS Agenda, KS
1150 KSAL, Salina 6:45 AM –MON.FRI ******* 880 KRVN 8:40 AM –WED.-THURS. *******550AM KFRM - 8:00 am,Wed.-Thurs.Cattle Sale Broadcast Live on www.cattleusa.com
Farmers & RanchersAUCTIONS EVERY
MONDAY & THURSDAY
Livestock Commission Co., Inc.Salina, KANSAS
SALE BARN PHONE: 785-825-0211MONDAY — HOGS & CATTLE
Hogs sell at 10:30 a.m. Cattle at 12:00 Noon. Selling calves andyearlings first, followed by Packer cows and bulls.
THURSDAY — CATTLE ONLYSelling starts at 10:00 a.m. Consign your cattle as early as pos-sible so we can get them highly advertised.
— AUCTIONEERS —KYLE ELWOOD, GARRENWALROD & RUSTY TAYLOR
HEIFERS300-400 $160.00-$170.00400-500 $158.00-$171.50500-600 $150.00-$163.00600-700 $140.00-$150.00700-800 $134.00-$147.10800-900 $125.00-$137.85900-1000 No Test
Receipts for the week totaled 7,101 cattle & 123 hogs. Butcher hog top on Monday was $56.00
SPECIAL SALES CALENDAR:
IN STOCK TODAY:• 6’8”x16 Gooseneck Stock Trailer • 6’8”x14 Bumper Pull GR Trailer• 6’8”x20 Gooseneck Stock Trailer • Trip Hopper Feeders• 6’8”x16 Half top trailer GR Trailer • Heavy Duty Round Bale Feeders• 6’8”x16 Half top trailer GR Trailer • Heavy Duty Mineral Feeder• 6’8”x32 Metal top GR Trailer
LAST SPECIAL CALF SALE:These sales are onTuesdays and start at Noon.Cattle are sold in order consigned so call andget them consigned.
February 7 - Preconditioned SaleRequirements for these sales is weaned mini-mum of 30 days and 1 round of fall shots toinclude a red nose and black leg shot.
COW SALES:These sales are on Tuesdays andstart at 12 noon. Call and get yourcattle consigned.
February 21 • March 20April 17 • May 1
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CATTLE
37 ANGUS heifers, AI bred,One Iron, homeraised, pelvicmeasured. 785-543-2655 or785-302-1222.
50 BLACK/ BWF Heifers Pairs.AI'D Calves out of DCC Base-line 511, a OCC Emblazon 854ESon. Started Calving 1/2/2012.Asking $2,350 to pick (15 ormore) and $2,250 for all. 785-614- 2293.
ANGUS FALL BULLS60 head to Select FromPlus six, 2-year old BullsThis is a stout set ofartificially sired bulls.
40 QUALITY black/ black baldyheifers for sale. Preggedchecked, start calving 2/10/12,Oleen Hereford and MissionValley Genetics, will have excel-lent black baldy calves. 785-747-7017.
HEREFORD BULLS - DehornedCalving ease, good growth
and disposition
Semen tested, poured, vaccinated
Delivery available
785-865-3444Flory
Polled Herefords
LIMOUSIN BULLSBlack Polled Yearlings and 2
year oldsAll Performance Information,
Balanced EPDs,Ideal cross on British based
cows.Kaw Valley LimousinRossville, Kansas
785-584-6801
CATTLE
Ten Bred HeifersFor Sale
Charolais x Red Angus half blood composite heifers AI bred to ABS’s lead off Red Angus sire HXC JACKHAM-MER 8800U. Will begin calving April 5th.Price at $1,950.00 each,
all to go.Contact
Wooden Cross Cattle Co.557 190th Rd.
Hillsboro, KS 67063Merle 620-381-1712
www.woodencrosscattleco.comGo to “Open Range Sales” page for further description
VATHAUER AUCTION SERVICEHousehold-Antiques-Farm-Real Estate“Competitive Rates*Superior Service”Jim Vathauer Stuart HedrickCLAY CENTER, KS CLAY CENTER, KS785-630-0849 785-632-1903785-777-2037
2005 DURAMAX crew cad LT.Good condition with 245,000miles. Great work truck! $14,000OBO. Call 785-410-4070.
1998 PETERBILT day cab, 10speed, transmission, Cat en-gine. 785-292-4710.
1987 FORD 3/4 ton pickup 4x4clutch problem motor leak 460cubic inch motor, 4 speed, makeoffer. 785-263-6138.
CLEAN 2009 Mazda 6, 85Khighway miles, 4 cyl. automaticwith power windows and locks,with cloth interior, very clean.Call with questions or offers,785-320-1501 ask for Charlie.
FOR SALE: 1999 3/4 tonDodge diesel, 4x4, ext. cab,auto, new injector pump. 785-763-4520. Barnes.
2008 Cadillac Escalade2007 Honda Odyssey2006 Hyundai Santa Fe2006 GMC Denali2006 Toyota Rav 42005 International 9400I2005 Mercury Mountaineer2004 Ford Expedition2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee2003 Dodge Dakota X-Cab2000 Chevy Silverado ex-tended cab
AUCTIONS:150 Ac+/- All Class I cropland2 miles south of Glasco. Janu-ary 17, 2012 at 7:00 pmGlasco Senior Center. Moreinfo to follow or check ourwebsite!
AG LAND:New Listing! 156 Ac +/- Southof Marquette 3 miles. 110 Ac+/- tillable, 48 Ac +/- pasture, 8Ac waterways and trees. Nicefarm with potential building sitewith a view! Blacktop frontage!Call Ray. Northeast 1/4 ofSection 11-18-5 McPhersonCounty.115 ac +/- SE OF Abilene,CRP pmt, brome meadow, tim-ber, excellent wildlife habitat,blacktop frontage, potentialbuilding site! $1,600/Ac! CallBradHOUSES & LOTS:
SELLERS PAYCLOSING COSTS!
Country Ridge Estates, ex-ecutive 3-5 acres lots, beauti-ful views, hard surface roads,relaxing commutes 6 miles N.of Salina. Call Ray!Rural Home on 5 Ac +/- Westof Lindsborg. Built in 2002, fullbsmt and two car garage.$200,000. Call Brad!3.5 Ac +/- Country home andbuilding. All new in 2006, 2 miNE of Bennington. Must See!PRICE REDUCED $160,000!Call Ray or Brad!5.75 ac +/- Two story countryhome with beautiful setting,48x84 Morton bldg, live creek,new fences, set up for horses!25 mi W of Salina.. Call Ray!$120,000Two City lots with utilities inBennington, S. Lincoln St.$9,000. Call Ray
RECENT SALES:3 Tracts of highly productiveMcPherson county land. 320Ac +/- all Class II Soils, Eastand South of McPherson.
UNDER CONTRACT
Call Ray or Brad!Ray Swearingen, Broker785-452-8498Brad Budden, Agent785-280-0915
Land...Land...LandSince 1929 we have workedwith landowners accross theU.S. in the selling, buying, andexchanging of farms, ranches,hunting properties, andagri-businesses.Call today, and let’s talk
about your real estate goals.We are looking for a few “topagents” to join our team inKansas, Oklahoma, and Texastoday.If you have interest, contact
Call Us forDrop’N’Lock GN HitchDealer Nearest You.Hustler MowersComing Soon!
Blue Valley Trailers225 South East St.
Waterville, Kansas 66548
785-363-22241-866-368-4826
2002 GOOSENECK stocktrailer 28’ long with rubber floor;WW 1990 model 32’ with woodfloor. 620-340-5107.
TRAILERS
Your Local Dealer for:Travalong Trailers, Bradford
Built Flatbeds, Landoll,Hillsboro, and Club Car
CALL FOR PRICES ON NEWHYDRA BEDS
GRAIN TRAILERSBLOW OUT
New 42’ aluminum graintrailer, FET incl. ........$31,500New 38’ Alum. grain trailer,FET incl. ..starting at $28,50038’ New Travalong steel graintrailers starting at $23,995FET included
6 Used 1400x24 Grader tires ...............................$100 each
Cooter’s785-562-2027Day or evening
Blue Rapids, KSGRASS & GRAIN785-539-7558
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VERMEER DEMO EQUIP.604SM net ramp.........$32,000664 Rancher net ramp$28,000TD120 Tedder...............$2,650All Rebuilt Equip.-1 yr warr.605L net kicker ...........$15,000605K net monitor ..........$7,500605M nt kicker, flt tires$28,000RB46 Challenger, LN..$12,000R23 twin rake................$6,000
W - Washington: 785-325-2232List of our entireused inventory on:
www.brunaimplementco.com
TRACTORS11 CIH MAG260 MFD .$17400009 JD 9230 .............$220000(S)08 JD 332 skid str. ....$34000(S)07 CIH 305MAG..........$17900006 CIH STX500 4WD..$17495005 CIH STX325 4WD..$13300004 CIH MX285 MFD....$12500002 CIH MX270 MFD......$7500001 JD 9200 ...............$98000(S)98 JD 9200 4WD......$79500(H)98 NH TV140 BI-D/LDR $5990096 CIH 3220 2WD .....$8500(W)95 CIH 5230 .............$35000(S)94 CIH 5250 ............$45000(W)93 NH 9030 BI-DIRCT ..$3450091 CIH 7120 2WD.........$3000087 CIH 3594 MFD .........$1590083 FORD 1710 MFD .......$560082 STX PTA 280 4WD...$3150081 IHC 5488 2WD.........$1600076 JD 2440F 2WD.....$7200(W)76 CIH 1370 ..............$7500(W)74 MF 1085 2WD ......$3500(W)72 IHC 666 diesel ....$8000(GB)67 IH 656 2WD................$750058 800 Propane..........$7500(S)57 IHC 450 2WD .....$4900(GB)54 Ford G. Jubilee ...$6500(GB)AllChalmers D-19 2WD ...$3500
COMBINES11 CIH 7088 ...........$215000(S)10 CIH 7120 ...........$285000(H)09 CIH 7088 ........$199650(GB)09 CIH 7088 ...........$190000(S)08 CIH 8010.........$174000(PR)99 Gleaner R62 .....$59900(GB)98 JD 9610 ..............$69500(W)79 IHC 1440 w/20’ head..$750076 IHC 915/503 .......$2500(LA)(2) CIH 2588 $156000-$189000(8) CIH 2388 ..$69100-$135000(3) CIH 2188 ....$54250-$82000CIH 1688 .............$35000 (P,W)(2) CIH 1680 ....$28900-$31300
HEADERS09 CIH 2020 35’ FH..$39500(H)08 CIH 2162 35’ FHD ....$6200008 CIH 2212 12RN CH..$4250007 JD 1293 12R CH ......$3950005 MACDN 973 35’ DH .$3290003 SLBN 32” STRPHD..$3300003 CIH 1042 36’ DH ......$2890002 JD 30’ FH ............$9750(PR)02 CIH 2212 12RN CH..$3500001 CIH 1042 35’ DH$22500(LA)01 BELL 30’ HDRT trailer $325000 JD 1293 12RNCH ....$4200095 CIH 1083 CH ....$12000(GB)94 CIH 1063 12R CH ....$2450093 CIH 1083 8RN CH....$1250092 JD 930 30’ H.........$8500(W)91 JD 925R head ......$7500(W)90 1083 8RN CH ...$10600(PR)89 GLNR 830 8RN CH....$850088 JD 843 8R CH ....$5500(GB)85 IHC 863 6RN CH..$5500(W)(2) CIH 1020 30’ FH ...........................................$16000-$17000(4) CIH 1020 25’ FH .............................................$9999-$12500(9) CIH 1010 30’.$6500-$16500(4) CIH 1010 25’...$4000-$7500CIH 25’ Pickup Reel......$350(S)Header Trailer ..........$1100(GB)11 Duolift 27’ header T ....$4200IHC 883 8RN CH.......$6000(W)
GRAIN DRILL06 JD 1910 40’ AD .$115000(P)05 CB 4000 NT 30’ $34900(GB)03 GP 1520 3pt .....$14500(GB)03 JD 1890 40’ AD ........$7100002 GP 3S4000 40’ ..$33500(LA)01 JD 455 35’ ........$32500(GB)00 GP 2SF30 30’ ...$19900(GB)00 GP 3S3000 30’ ....$35000(S)00 KRSE 5430 30’ NT ...$2100098 SNFLR 9411 3pt 15’ $1450098 JD 455 35’ ........$29900(GB)98 JD 455 30’ ........$24900(GB)97 JD 455 35’ 3F ......$19500(S)96 JD 455 30’ ........$23500(GB)93 GP 3SF30’ .........$10500 (M)92 JD 455 35’ ........$21500(GB)89 GP 3SF30 30’ .....$8900(GB)88 GP 2S30 .............$5500(GB)88 GP 2SF24 24’ ........$4500(L)87 GP 2SF30 30’.............$5300GP 45’ FOLD .........$10900(GB)
PLANTERS10 CIH 1250 24RNFF .$14000004 CIH 1200 16RN P ....$5500004 White 8122 12 RN P.$2990003 White 8122 12 RN P.$2450098 JD 1750 8RN Pull P .$1750097 JD 1770 16RN FF P.$3950096 CIH 950 ...............$13000(S)95 CIH 900 12RN ......$9500(W)90 CIH 900 8 RN CYC ....$5500
SPRAYERS10 SCHBEN 1000Gal PT$1000008 JD 4930 SP.........$220000(S)08 CIH 4420 SP.......$224500(H)06 CIH SPX 3310 SP....$14250006 Miller SP...........$115000(GB)05 HARDI 1100 PT...$19000(S)03 BESTWAY 1200PT...$15000
TILLAGE10 CIH 330 25’ Turbo.....$4900005 GP 7551 51’ FC...$26000(S)04 STRIPCAT 8 rw.$12500(PR)99 SF 1433 32’..............$2500097 DM1530 Eco-Tiger ...$1550096 SUNFL chisel 14’ .......$500093 SF 1232 29’ disk$10900(LA)CASE F30-360 30’ disk ...$3500KENT 7554 54’ FC...$12500(W)KRAUSE 4970 34’ DISK$20500KRAUSE 3920 21’ FC $2500(H)JD 15’ Rotary Hoe 3 pt. ................................................$500(GB)JD 1000 32’ FC........$3500(GB)Hinniker 1257 42’ FC..................................................$4800(PR)ROME 32’ disk..........$13500(S)
MISC.10 LP Z52 Zero Tn ...$3950(LA)09 Worksaver bolt on bale spear ........................................$250(W)09 POL Ranger 700 4x4 ..$1000009 POL RZR 4X4 .......$8500(GB)09 POL RZR SXS4X4........$999509 POL SPTSMAN 550 .....$640009 POL 700XP Ranger ......$845008 POL SPTSMAN 800...$607008 TORO ZERO-T ...$2250(GB)08 Bison 10’ 3pt. blade ....$2000(2) 07 LP RCM6515 15’Batwing mower ......$11900(GB)07 TORO Zero T 72”...$7100(S)07 TORO 74814 Zero Tn.$350006 LP Z52 MOWER..$4100(LA)04 POL SPSM 400 ..$3100(GB)04 POL SPSM 500 ..$3000(GB)04 POL Mag 330 .....$2200(GB)04 JD MX10 10’ rigid .......$480002 Tow Behind Air Cart....$950002 POL Ranger 500 ........$490097 BRENT 774 Gcart ....$1890097 BRENT 572 Gcart ....$1400094 Loral dry fert. truck ................................................$15000(S)(2) Broyhill 250 gal ..$1500(PR)1 set 300 gal. heli tanks...$2900400 gal ag front mount ...............................................$1500(PR)Hustler Fast Track Z.........$2500Trimble EZ Guide........$2500(S)Pair 900/60R32 wheels ...$7000Set duals 18.4x42 2388 $12000
Call for More ATV & lawnequip.
Salina, Kansas (S)
1-800-658-4653785-452-1180 Eric785-493-4999 Kevin
Pratt, Ks. (PR)
1-877-680-4455Marion, Kansas (M)
1-877-382-2188620-382-5439 Marlin
Wichita, Ks. (W)
1-800-779-7012Hutchinson Ks. (H)
1-800-658-1714Larned Ks. (LA)
1-866-400-3105Great Bend, Ks. (GB)
1-800-658-1706
MACHINERY
GRAINOVATOR WAGON, ap-proximately 120 bushels, rearauger, excellent. Neighbor saysit’s the best one he’s ever seen.785-293-5743.
MACHINERY
1977 IH 986, 7153 hours, newin frame, engine overhaul, newcab kit, 3 hyd., 2 PTO, tractorlooks & works good. $11,500.402-297-8750.
MACHINERY
340/85R28 RAD 6000 127A8 ........................................$739480/80R30 RAD AT DT 145A8.......................................$829620/70R42 FST RAD DT
New 12”, 16” M&M tree shearsNew CEA pallet forksNew CEA tooth barsNew Mensch, manure scrprsNew Lowe hyd. post diggerNew Haugen brush grapplesNew Worksaver walk thru pal-let forks ........................$895
• New 2012 diesel XRT 1550’s• New hyd. pumps for JD 10through 50 series ........$1,085• Tomberlin scooters ......$1800• 2007 gas 1550 4x4• 2005 gas 1500 4x4• 2002 1200 4x2
AMMONIA TANKS 3-1000 gal-lon, rebuilt in Spring 2011, newtires & paint. 785-550-6070.
MACHINERY
TIRE TOWN INC.184-34 new 10p ................$67520.8R38 new radial ........$1,22531/13.50-15 6p irregular ...$11514.9R34 slightly used 70% .......
......................................$40021.5-16.1 bar tread, 12p ...$700320/80R42 new sprayer.$1,100710/70R42 new..............$2,78511.2-38 new ......................$290480/70R34 new FWD ....$1,98016.9R28 used ...................$450800/70R38 used 80% ....$1,700380/85R28 new FWD .......$68518.4-38 new 10p ...............$73018.4R38 radial new........$1,075Other Sizes and Prices
New & Used800-444-7209 800-451-9864913-441-4500 913-682-3201
Case & IHTractor Salvage
Case 300’s thru 2096IH 460’s thru 5488
Over 1000 Tractors on shelfNew & Rebuilt parts for all
brands of tractors & combines
Want to buyCase & IH salvage tractors
Elmer’s RepairCENTRALIA, KS785-857-3248
www.elmersrepair.com
HAYBUSTER H1000 small1000 PTO, stored inside, notused for several years, $7,000.785-654-3802. 785-224-4669.
FOR SALE: MDS two prongbale spear for a JD 740 741loader. Used very little, $600.785-336-1209.
HAY EQUIPMENTPanorama 12 wheel rakeNew Hesston 1375 15’ DMC
COMBINES2005 Case IH 2020 30’ flex1990 Case IH 1020 20’ flex1989 Case IH 1020 20’ flex1988 Case IH 16601980 IH 1460IH 863 cornheadJD 643 cornhead1995 Gleaner R52, Cummins
mountsCase IH SPX 3150 sprayerPair of 28Lx26 combine tires &
rims
d
tSuperior Impl., Inc.
402-879-4723Evening 402-879-3719
SUPERIOR, NEBRASKA
1965 FORD F600 grain truckwith V8, custom cab, 13’ bed &hoist, wood floor, with Westfieldpoly sliding auger, good condi-tion. 620-794-7669 or 620-794-5437.
JD4240 oh newer hyd pump18.4-38 QR 2hyds cab.785-799-5225.
JD 7200 Max Emerge rowparts planter w/Yetter openersand liquid fert. 785-325-2180.Make offer. Washington, KS.
1983 HESSTON swather 4462hours 16’ head diesel engine,good condition. 785-392-4572.
5 TON Adams Fertilizerspreader, ground drive, goodshape. 785-550-6070.
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Kansas State Universi-ty’s master of agribusinessprogram is offering the op-portunity to learn moreabout the food and agri-culture industry of Europethrough a trip to France,Italy and Switzerland.
The trip, Aug. 1-13, willinclude stops in Lyon andParis, France; Rome andMilan, Italy; and Lucerne,Switzerland. The tour isopen to anyone with an in-terest in internationalagribusiness. Nearly 25 in-dividuals have committedto joining the group, butthere is space for a fewmore.
Participants will visitcrop and cattle farms,dairies, cheese-makingoperations, wineries andolive groves, as well asother agricultural andfood-related industries.Guided sightseeing tourswill be arranged alongwith free time to exploreRome and Paris.
Allen Featherstone,professor of agriculturaleconomics and director ofthe master of agribusinessprogram, said the tour of-fers a great opportunityfor North American deci-sion-makers in food andagriculture to look atmajor competitors ingrains, beef and dairy.
“European consumersare much more focused onlocal production and theconnection with whereand how their food is pro-duced,” Featherstonesaid. “In addition, theirviews on the use ofbiotechnology differ quitesubstantially from thosein the U.S. and other re-
gions. Understanding theproducers’ reactions to avery different food con-sumer may be helpful ifU.S. consumers’ attitudestoward food continue tochange.”
Previous internationaltrips offered by the masterof agribusiness programhave been to South Ameri-ca, Russia, Southeast Asia,and Australia and NewZealand.
“These trips have beento countries with amazingand diverse scenery andhave exposed us to fasci-nating cultural and scenicaspects that an averagetourist would not have theopportunity to experi-ence,” said Leah Tsoodle,land use value coordina-tor at Kansas State Uni-versity. “One of my fa-vorite things was getting toknow the group members.There is such a greatdynamic on master ofagribusiness programtrips.”
Kansas State Unversi-ty’s master of agribusinessprogram is an award-win-ning, distance-educationdegree program that fo-cuses on food andagribusiness management.Students and alumni ofthe program work in everysector of the food andagribusiness industry andare located in 40 stateswithin the U.S. and inmore than 25 countries.
More information aboutthe trip is available atmab.ksu.edu/Alumni/Europe 12.html or by contact-ing Mary Bowen at 785-532-4435 or [email protected].
MACHINERY
NEED CONSIGNMENTSFOR MARCH AUCTIONNEW EQUIPMENT
Bush Hog mowers 5’-15’Vermeer 605 Super M BalersVermeer twin rakesVermeer BP 8000
USED EQUIPMENTRhino 7’ mowerJD 6’ pull mowerJD 535 w/netNH BR 780A w/netVermeer R-23 rakeVermeer BP 8000 bale proces-sor, used very littleVermeer 605 Super J3 to choose Vermeer 605 MVermeer 605XLVermeer 605XL w/netCase IH 8460Hesston 565New Idea 5212 MoCoCONSIGNED MACHINERYWhite 2-155White 5100 6 row planter w/liq-uid
WANTEDOliver 1855, 1955 for salvage
G & R IMPL. CO.WESTENDORF-BUSH HOG
STIHL620-732-3245or 620-732-2275
DURHAM, KANSAS
USED TRACTORS‘08 Case IH JX70 MFD cabloader, 600 hrs.‘06 Case IH DX40 MFDw/loader, 1300 hrs‘04 JD 4410 Hydro w/loader‘00 JD 6410 MFD cab, 3400hrs‘90 JD 4455 2WD, new tires,7000 hrs‘90 Ford 7710 2WD cab/loader‘80 IH 986 w/loader‘85 JD 650 w/ rear mount fin-ish mower 1,100 hrs‘77 IH 1086 w/loader, 7200 hrs‘73 Case 1070 cab & loader‘67 Ford 4000, gas
MISCELLANEOUS2-2010 Case IH 1250 planters12 row 30, bulk fill06 Case IH 1200 pivot frame12 row 30EZ Trail 475 grain cart‘05 Case IH LBX 332 sq. baler,clean‘09 Case IH 2020 flexhead 25’,like new‘09 Case IH 530C Ecolo Tiger‘02 Case IH 1020 20’(2) IH 963 cornhead‘05 Case IH 1020 30’ flexhead‘95 Case IH 1020 20’ flexhead‘00 Case IH 1083 cornhead‘00 JD 925 disk MoCo‘99 Case IH 2388, 3430 eng.,2495 sep.‘98 Case IH 2344 combine,1755 eng., 1222 sep. hrs‘02 Case 1020 flex 17.5’‘97 Case IH 2166, 3440 eng.,2872 sep.‘00 Case IH, RS 451 baler‘88 Case IH 1660, 4300 hrs,clean‘98 Case IH 1020 25’ flexhead‘95 NH 660 rd. baler‘08 Case IH RB564 twinemesh‘04 Case IH RBX562 rd. baler’92 Case IH 8480 rd.balerCase IH 900 6 row 30‘96 Sunflower 1232 30’ diskIH 4600 FC 27’DMI Tigermate F.C. 321/2’Sitrex MK12 wheel rakeKrause 4126 F.C.Schaben spray boom 60’
K-State Research and Exten-sion - Greenwood County isseeking an Extension Agent,Agriculture and Natural Re-sources. Office location isEureka. See:www.ksre.ksu.edu/jobs for re-sponsibilites, qualifications,and application procedure. Ap-plication Deadline: February 3,2012. K-State Research andExtension is an equal opportu-nity provider and employer.Employment is contingentupon results of a Backgroundand Driving Record Check.
EARN $75,000/ yr. Part Timein the livestock or equipmentappraisal business. Agricul-tural background required.Classroom or home studycourses available.
800-488-7570
ANTIQUES
1945 FARMALL H restored,$2,500. 785-819-4491.
FOR SALE: 1953 AllisChalmers WD, nf, $2000; 1958Allis Chalmers D17, wf, $4500.Both tractors in perfect runningorder. Call 785-527-0446.
BUILDINGS - BLDG MATLS
GALVANIZED CULVERTS,various sizes and lengths.Topeka, 785-286-0501.
AUGERS ARE dirty and dan-gerous. Call Detrixhe GrainVacs today toll free 866- 327-6822.
SERVICES
LARRY’S PORTABLE sawmillservice, can come saw yourlogs. 785-776-8153. 785-565-2647.
PASTURECLEARING
WITH HYDRAULIC TREESAWS
620-344-1580620-341-0273
PETS
THREE ASCA AustralianShepherd Puppies. Two femalesand one male. $175. 785-363-2197/785-747-6763
TO GIVE AWAY: Shelties, born6-27-11, farm raised. Palco.785-737-4045.
AKC PEMBROKE Welsch Cor-gis puppies, tris and sables.785-617-0307.
RAT TERRIER males. 2 yearsto 6 months old. Farm raised.Good natured. Need newhomes. Priced reasonably. 785-643-3210.
PUREBRED RAT Terrier pup-pies, 4 Tri- colors and 2 choco-lates. Home raised, mediumsize $150. Ready March 1st.Deposit Holds. 785-643-3210.
WANTED: 160+ ac. central orwestern Wabaunsee Countyland. Must have timber, water /creek/ponds and hills/ eleva-tion. Access to power and utili-ties a plus. Plus contact Matt913-375-5452 or [email protected]. Serious sellersonly please.
WANTED
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$WE BUY DAMAGEDGRAIN AND FEEDIN ANY CONDITION
Richard Sudbeck, Seneca, placed second in theKansas SoybeanYield Contest’s northeast district, con-ventional till, with 77.2 bushels per acre and was pre-sented a certificate from Kansas Soybean Associationpresident Charles Atkinson, Great Bend.
Lester Harris, Havensville, receives a certificate fromKansas Soybean Association president Charles Atkin-son, Great Bend, for placing third in the Kansas Soy-bean Yield Contest’s northeast district, conventional till,with 72.4 bushels per acre.
Cultivating knowledge:Master of Agribusinesstrip offers tour ofEuropean food andagriculture industry
An FDA Final Rule ToBan Extra Label Use OfCephalosporins was pub-lished today in the FederalRegister. The rule pro-hibits certain uses of thecephalosporin class ofantimicrobial drugs in cat-tle, swine, chickens andturkeys effective April 5,2012.
In the press release,FDA states, "Antimicro-bial drugs are importantfor treating disease in bothhumans and animals. Thisnew order takes into con-sideration the substantialpublic comment FDA re-ceived on a similar orderthat it issued in 2008, butrevoked prior to imple-mentation. FDA is takingthis action to preserve theeffectiveness of ceph-alosporin drugs for treat-ing disease in humans.Prohibiting these uses isintended to reduce the riskof cephalosporin resist-ance in certain bacterialpath-ogens."
Based on an initial re-view of the rule, effects onbeef cattle producers maybe limited. Much of FDA'sfocus is on reinforcingthe use of cephalosporinsin a manner that is consis-tent with the labels forthose products, includingnot using cephalosporindrugs at unapproved doselevels, frequencies, dura-tions or routes of adminis-tration; not using cepha-losporin drugs in cattle,swine, chickens or turkeysthat are not approved foruse in that species; andnot using cephalosporindrugs for disease preven-tion.
The rule does not limitthe use of cephapirin, anolder cephalosporin drugthat is not believed byFDA to contribute signifi-cantly to antimicrobial re-sistance, and veterinari-ans will still be able to useor prescribe cephalos-porins for limited extra-label use in cattle, swine,chickens or turkeys as longas they follow the dose,frequency, duration androute of administrationthat is on the label.
Even though FDA pub-lished the action as a finalrule, comments are beingaccepted until March 6,2012 and FDA indicates
that those comments willbe considered prior tothe effective date on April5, 2012. TCFA staff willcontinue to work withNCBA and beef cattleveterinarians to ensure
the rule is based onsound science and filecomments. To review therule, go to FDA's web-site at www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-00035_PI.pdf.
Ken McCauley, White Cloud, receives a plaque fromNo-Till on the Plains president Roger Long, Great Bend,and Kansas Soybean Association president CharlesAtkinson, Great Bend. McCauley placed first in theKansas Soybean Yield Contest’s far-northeast district,no-till, with 78.3 bushels per acre.
Kansas Soybean Association president Charles Atkin-son presented Albert Strickland, Oswego, with a certifi-cate for placing second in the Kansas Soybean YieldContest’s southeast district, conventional till, with 56.5bushels per acre.
Chester Hobbs, Buffalo, was presented a certificatefrom Kansas Soybean Association president CharlesAtkinson, Great Bend for placing third in the KansasSoybean Yield Contest’s southeast district, convention-al till, with 52.6 bushels per acre.
Rule published banishingextra-label cephalosporin use
Marysville Livestock SalesEvery Thursday at 12 Noon
Donnie Kirkham, Manager • 785-562-10151180 US Hwy. 77, P. O. Box 67, Marysville, KS 66508
FIELDMENJim Dalinghaus Dave Bures, Auctioneer Jeff Cook Greg Anderson Trevor Lundberg785-799-5643 402-239-9717 785-564-2173 785-747-8170 785-770-2271Baileyville, KS Odell, Nebraska Hanover, KS Waterville, KS Frankfort, KSBarn Phone • 785-562-1015 www.marysvillelivestock.com
BY THE HEADFAIRBURY, NE 2 BLK BULL $490.00FAIRBURY, NE 1 BLK BULL $435.00FAIRBURY, NE 1 BWF HFR $430.00WATERVILLE 1 CHAR HFR $400.00FAIRBURY, NE 1 BLK BULL $390.00
Dan Reiff, Reiff Enterprises, Netawaka, receives a cer-tificate from Kansas Soybean Association presidentCharles Atkinson, Great Bend. Reiff Enterprises placedthird in the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest's statewide,conventional till, irrigated division, with 71.0 bushelsper acre.
Lynn Thalman, Thalman Farms, Haven, receives a cer-tificate from Kansas Soybean Association presidentCharles Atkinson, Great Bend. Thalman Farms placedsecond in the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest’sstatewide, conventional till, irrigated division, with 75.0bushels per acre.
SouthWestern Associa-tion (SWA) is undertaking anew initiative to assistmembers with used equip-ment management.
“The SouthWestern As-sociation has a well-earnedreputation for helping itsmembers develop solutionsthat are effective today andimportant for the long-term. We are excited to ex-pand our work with the as-sociation, its staff, and itsmembers,” says JerrodWestfahl, CEO of PurpleWave. “Dealers’ ability toidentify, integrate and uti-lize products and servicesthat meet current and fu-ture used inventory chal-lenges is one of their keybusiness success factors.Our service fits squarelyinto the category of options
dealers should knowabout.”
Hard work, integrity,and creativity have grownPurple Wave to the region’spremier equipment auctionservice provider. Over thecourse of eleven years,equipment dealers haveplaced increasing amountsof used inventory in PurpleWave’s auctions. They aredrawn to Purple Wave be-cause of the firm’s reputa-tion for professional serv-ice, understanding of thekey challenges facingtoday’s dealers, and user-friendly website for bothbuyers and sellers. ThePurple Wave team consistsof 55 professionals whohave extensive back-grounds in agriculture, con-struction, finance and auc-
tion management.SouthWestern’s partner-
ship with Purple Wavegives members several ben-efits including specialmembers-only auctionevents and preferential feestructures and service of-ferings. In addition, PurpleWave shares a modest por-tion of its revenue frommember business to theSouthWestern Association
to further support impor-tant member services andactivities.
“We want to be the deal-ers’ partner and advocate,helping them solve prob-lems and become moreprofitable,” says Jeff Flora,CEO of SWA. “We believethe Purple Wave relation-ship is an important compo-nent in fulfilling that mis-sion.”
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Jolene and Raymond Kindel (center), Aurora, receive acertificate from Kansas Soybean Association presidentCharles Atkinson, Great Bend. The Kindels placed thirdin the Kansas Soybean Quality Contest, with a proteinand oil value of $11.88 per bushel.
Butcher Cow Top was$74 avg. 1,460 lbs.Butcher Bull Top was$89.50 avg. 2,125 lbs.BRED COWS: No Test
PAIRS: No TestFat Hog Top was$55.25 avg. 235 lbs.Sows: $47-$54
JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS • Barn Phone 785-238-1471Junction City Field Reps: Jim Heine 785-765-3480, Alma
Seth Lauer 785-949-2285, Abilene
Clay Center, Ks • Barn Phone 785-632-5566Clay Center Field Representatives: Lyle Perry, 785-392-4165
Tom Koch, 785-243-5124 Lance Lagasse, 785-262-1185
Results for the week of January 17, 2012:
CONSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT SALE JANUARY 25:100 wf strs & hfrs....................450-650 lbs. ..weaned & vac., Grosse Farms25 Ang X strs & hfrs ............600-725 lbs................................weaned12 Ang X strs & hfrs ............450-550 lbs................................weaned60 blk X hfrs ........................725-775 lbs.....................................yrlgs35 Ang X strs .......................600-700 lbs. ....................weaned & vac50 Blk X strs ........................850-875 lbs.....................................yrlgs64 mix strs ...........................850-875 lbs.....................................yrlgs
Date: 1/18/12 Total Receipts: 2,463. What a great Anniversary sale! I want to thank all thecustomers and buyers for another wonderful year. Calves selling steady to higher, as wellas feeders. Cows and bulls for slaughter, steady.
MANY CONSIGNMENTS PENDING!CHECK US OUT AT emporialivestock.com
FOR ALL THE SCHEDULES AND CONSIGNMENTS!
COWS: $68.00-$75.00$62.00-$67.75
SHELLS: $60.00 and downBULLS: $84.50-$88.00
As the busy bull-buyingseason approaches, RedAngus stakeholders are nowarmed with updated selec-tion tools to assist them inbull battery purchases toenhance their own herds’genetics for long-term pro-ductivity and profitability.The Red Angus Associa-
tion of America (RAAA) re-cently released the 2012Spring EPDs which evaluatetraits from calving ease toperformance to carcassmerit. The suite of numbersincludes tools to select cat-tle with optimum economicrelevance such as stayabili-ty, heifer pregnancy andmaintenance energy re-quirements.The Red Angus breed
has been dedicated to TotalHerd Reporting (THR) fornearly two decades, creat-ing an accurate database ofRed Angus genetics and
subsequently, EPDs trustedby ranchers.“With THR data, we are
provided with comparisonsbetween all animals in eachcontemporary group,” saidLarry Keenan, RAAA direc-tor of breed improvement.“Since EPDs rely on meas-ured variation within a con-temporary group, THR pro-vides for reliable EPDs andfaster gains in EPD accura-cy by ensuring that the vari-ation in the performance ofeach calf is counted.”Since 2010, RAAA has
joined forces with theAmerican Simmental Asso-ciation (ASA) to assessEPDs based on a mergeddatabase for growth andcarcass traits. This expand-ed the number of head inthe National Cattle Evalua-tion to over 9 million head.The result — additionalgains in EPD reliability,
plus it allows producers tocompare the growth andcarcass traits of animals inthe two different breeds onan equal basis.“Our responsibility is to
provide commercial pro-ducers with the best predic-tion of an animal’s true ge-netic merit,” said Keenan.“Through THR and our col-laborated database withASA, ranchers can rely on
Red Angus’ selection toolsto make the best seedstockpurchasing decisions for asustainable future.”For more information on
EPDs, visit the “Genetics”page on the RAAA website,RedAngus.org. Producerscan also access individualanimals’ EPDs and breedpercentiles, or calculate theprojected EPDs of specificmatings on the website.
Grass & Grain, January 24, 2012 Page 31
Lebanon producer Ernest Schlatter receives a plaquefrom No-Till on the Plains president Roger Long andKansas Soybean Association president Charles Atkin-son. Schlatter placed first in the Kansas Soybean YieldContest’s northwest district, no till, with 58.5 bushels peracre.
Adelbert Stewart, Washington, receives a certificatefrom No-Till on the Plains president Roger Long andKansas Soybean Association president Charles Atkin-son for placing second in the Kansas Soybean YieldContest’s north-central district, no-till, with 60.8 bushelsper acre.
Kannette Stewart, Washington, receives a certificatefrom No-Till on the Plains president Roger Long, GreatBend, and Kansas Soybean Association presidentCharles Atkinson, Great Bend. Stewart’s daughter Ash-ley placed third in the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest’snorth-central district, no-till, with 55.4 bushels per acre.
Spring EPDs assist producers with bull-buying decisions
No-Till on the Plains president Roger Long and KansasSoybean Association president Charles Atkinson pres-ent Terry Long, Downs a certificate for placing secondin the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest's northwest dis-trict, no-till, with 57.4 bushels per acre.
Early Consignments for Saturday, Jan. 28 Include:• 10 mix steers & heifers, 450-600 lbs.• 14 mix steers & heifers, 500-650 lbs.• 38 choice mix strs & hfrs, 600-750 lbs., all shots, longtime weaned• 70 choice black Angus heifers, 725-750 lbs.
MANY MORE CATTLE BY SALE TIME!
Early Consignments for Saturday, Feb. 4 Include:• 60 choice strictly green blk Angus strs & hfrs, 450-500 lbs.
MANY MORE CATTLE BY SALE TIME!
The North AmericanLimousin Foundation(NALF) has compiled thestatistics for its recentlycompleted fiscal year andreleased its list of top 20 ac-tive breeders. Together,they registered more than7,000 Limousin and Lim-Flex® calves.
“These top 20 Limousinbreeders represent a strongcontingent of performanceminded breeders through-out the country,” said MarkAnderson, executive direc-tor for NALF. “I commendthe loyalty and commitmentof these and all of our mem-bers for their dedication tomake Limousin the perfectcross for British basedcowherds. Combined, theyare the lifeblood and rea-son for our increased breedsuccess.”
Research conducted byNALF and Colorado StateUniversity (CSU) indicatestrustworthy pedigrees, per-formance data and geneticpredictions add about $400to the value of Limousinand Lim-Flex bulls sold atauction.
The list of top 20 activeLimousin breeders follows.
1st — Wulf Limousin
Farms, Morris, Minn.2nd — unning Creek
Ranch, Elizabeth, Colo.3rd — Liberty Ranch,
Plainville.4th — Magness Land and
Cattle, Platteville, Colo.5th —May Farms, Lamar,
Colo.6th — Coleman Limousin
Ranch, Charlo, Mont.7th — Pinegar Limousin,
Springfield, Mo.8th — Lonely Valley Lim-
ousin, Creston, Neb.9th — Express Limousin
Ranch, Yukon, Okla.10th — Symens Bros Lim-
ousin, Amherst, S.D.11th — Spring Creeks
Cattle Company, Wauzeka,Wis.
12th — Bar JZ Ranches,Holabird, S.D.
13th — Tubmill CreekFarms, New Florence,Penn.
14th — Beus Cattle Com-pany, Pasco, Wash.
15th — Paul Sisemore PBar S Ranch, Sand Springs,Okla.
16th — Riverdale Ranch,West, Miss.
17th — Minerich Landand Cattle, Richmond, Ky.
18th — Carl Leather-wood, Cimarron.
19th — GV Limousin,Garnett.
20th — Schott LimousinRanch, McLaughlin, S.D.
If you would like to lo-cate a local Limousinbreeder, the NALFWeb site(www.nalf.org) offers asearchable list of partici-pating members. A printeddirectory of LimousinWorld magazine advertisers— the “Blue Book” — isavailable by calling theNALF office at (303) 220-1693.
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Top 20 Limousinproducers recognized
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CALL TODAY!785-828-4476 or cell: 785-229-2369Visit us on the web: www.HarleyGerdesAuctions.com
We sold 1445 cattle January 17. Steer and heifer calves sold atsteady prices. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $3.00higher. Cows and bulls were steady.
CONSIGNMENTS FOR JANUARY 31:110 Angus bred hfrs, Northern origin, bred to lbwAngus bulls, start calving Feb. 15, fall shots, lepto,Scourguard, wormed, PI tested, to sell at 6:30 fol-lowing regular sale85 blk steers, 550-600 lbs., longtime weaned, vacc.
CONSIGNMENTS FOR JANUARY 24:71 blk steers, 650-700 lbs., weaned & vaccinated85 black bwf steers, 600-625 lbs., weaned & vacc.60 black steers & heifers, 700-800 lbs.70 black steers & heifers, 750-850 lbs.65 Angus hfrs, 775-800 lbs., age & source tags101 black Charolais steers, 750-825 lbs.120 black crossbred steers, 750-825 lbs.60 black Charolais steers, 850-875 lbs.60 black crossbred steers, 850-875 lbs.1 Angus bulls, 15 mo, low birth weight
