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Growing up, I spent many silent hours most part I’d be flying solo all day with my in my dad’s late-’70s Chevy Custom thoughts free to wander aimlessly. Deluxe pickup. There was always plenty Such mind-wandering resulted in screwof noise — the tires on the highway, buckups every so often — I was a kid! — but I ets and tools sliding around back in the don’t remember ever being seriously yelled bed, wind whistling through the little triat, and Dad definitely never hit me. Despite angle window vent — but the silence was the hands-off approach to discipline, his clear deafening. No radio, and no talking. and to-the-point language left no doubt as to He probably didn’t know what to make what had been done wrong. Yes, I should of me, to be honest. I was the youngest of keep the rear-mount cultivator shanks LAND MINDS his five kids, and the 32 years difference BETWEEN the rows of corn on the sidehill. in age between us might as well have No, I should not slice the grain auger tires By Tom Royer been 3,200. He read Wallace’s Farmer. I with the heavy-duty weed trimmer. read the Incredible Hulk. He played The message was generally: “Well, you Euchre. I played Dungeons & Dragons. certainly blew that one, dummy. Don’t do it again. His favorite songs were from Lutheran hymnals. Now get back to work for crying out loud.” Meanwhile, there’s a photo of this 6-year-old kid in To be frank, I don’t have many warm and fuzzy footie pajamas, from Christmas morning 1977, trimemories of my father from my youth. We were emoumphantly holding up an unwrapped KISS album, with tionally distant and, like most kids, I often resented a look of absolute ecstasy on my face. Really can’t blame having to work when there was serious goofing off to him for wondering what the hell was wrong with me. be done. But I respected him, and always wanted to In the summers or on weekends Dad would wake do right by him. He probably did me a favor in the me up with a jab to the shoulder and a loud but suc- long haul — all of that quiet time forced me to think cinct “HEY” before heading to the machine shed. This for myself and learn how to problem solve on my own. was my 10-minute warning. I had just enough time to Since becoming a father, a few years ago now eat a bowl of Frankenberry cereal, put my boots on, through adoption, I’ve become more introspective and catch up to him before heading off to whatever about my relationship with my dad. Because I agricultural adventure awaited me that day. skipped my kids’ baby stage and went straight to We had corn, bean and hay ground scattered across early adolescence, I’ve been immediately thrust into a couple of counties, so there was a lot of road time parenting the years that, for me, were at the heart of involved. Looking back, this would have been an those “silent rides.” amazing opportunity to ask Dad about his childhood, My wife will sometimes comment that a phrase of his thoughts on the war in Vietnam, his life before mine here, or a look there, are exactly like my dad’s ... becoming a full-time farmer, anything and everyand I’ll wonder what things I do as a parent are what thing ... but I never took the time. my dad would do or say, for better or for worse. There’s Apparently his mind was on the struggles of farm- so much I can learn from him that can help me raise ing, and mine was on the struggles of Doctor Who. So my own children, even as they grow into adulthood. instead of enthusiastic father-and-son banter, there Now, as an adult myself, I love sitting down and talkwas just the silence of the road. ing with my father. Our conversations are certainly Once we finally got to the farm we were working nowhere near “getting in touch with our emotions,” but that day, Dad would give me basic instructions, they don’t need to be. In fact, I probably wouldn’t have maybe ride along for one go-around if I hadn’t oper- the guts to say to his face what I’m typing right now, so ated a particular piece of equipment before, and we’d having him read this column will have to suffice as a be on our separate ways — cultivating, mowing, rak- would-be heart-to-heart. Just being able to talk with ing, picking up hay bales, bean walking, checking my dad now, about anything, is a blessing. fence ... whatever the assigned job. I suppose I should be wracked with guilt over the (The only machinery I never got to run were the Hallmark father-son relationship that wasn’t, but planter, combine and baler, which was fine with me. life’s too damn short to get mired in regret. I choose A whole lot of cussin’ went along with those jobs.) to be happy that I’m in a better place to appreciate On an average day, Dad and I might only meet up a the opportunity I have, instead of regretting what couple of times: back at the pickup for lunch, running could have been 30 years ago. to the tire shop, or getting ready to move equipment I blew that one. Now back to work. Happy Father’s from one county to another. There would be occaDay, Dad. I love you. sional CB chatter for changes in plan — Dad’s handle Tom Royer is assistant editor of The Land. He may was “Sidewinder”; mine was “hey you” — but for the be reached at troyer@TheLandOnline.com. ❖

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Louisville, “Surprisingly report(s) quality farmland, ranchland or pastureland prices are down slightly ...” The other number is land rents, According to district numbers, farmland values something the Windy City Fed fell 2.3 percent across the region in the first three does track. Cash rents continue to months of 2013 while “cash rents of quality farmclimb for corn and soybean land declined an average 8.6 percent.” Pastureland ground; up 11 percent from 2012. prices were down 5.1 percent, too, and pasture rents “reportedly fell an average 4.5 percent.” ‘... (W)hen adjusted for inflation ... this result was the fourth-largest The drop, according to the district’s quarterly Agricultural Finance Monitor, (http://research. in farmland cash rental rates in stlouisfed.org/publications/afm/2013/afmq1.pdf) had the history of the survey.’ more to do with economic perceptions than farm Is this an aging, second and third generation off- and ranch facts. Almost every financial measure across the region the-farm inheritors cashing in on the fast doubling — loan repayments, farm income, capital expendiand tripling of farmland prices? Probably, but the Fed survey doesn’t track the soci- tures, household spending — “all surpassed expectations” but “rising input costs” and a nervous feeling ology of sellers. of an overall “weak economy” has farmers and catThe other number is land rents, something the tlemen from Hannibal to Vicksburg letting some air Windy City Fed does track. Cash rents continue to out of land prices. climb for corn and soybean ground; up 11 percent Their concerns are warranted on one front: Farm from 2012. “... (W)hen adjusted for inflation ... this bill writers continue to haggle over how to satisfy result was the fourth-largest in farmland cash rental cotton and rice farmers in legislation that, to date, rates in the history of the survey.” is heavily tilted toward Midwestern corn and soyThat’s a 70-year history. Wow. bean producers. Not all Federal Reserve banks spent spring posting See GUEBERT, pg. 4 spring-like numbers. The latest survey of ag bankers in the Fed’s Eighth District, a region that takes in all or parts of seven states from St. Louis to Memphis and Little Rock to

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The mild winter affected U.S. farmland values only mildly. Summer, however, may cool ’em. According to the much-followed Seventh Federal Reserve District quarterly land survey — a poll across 219 ag bankers in Iowa, Michigan, the southern two-thirds of FARM & FOOD FILE Wisconsin and the northern two-thirds of Illinois and IndiBy Alan Guebert ana — first quarter 2013 land values in the region rose a “moderate” 4 percent, a “smaller increase than that of the previous survey.” Year-to-year, however, land prices across the heart of the Midwest are up a solid 15 percent. Illinois posted a hot 19-percent increase from April 1, 2012, to April 1, 2013, Iowa a red-hot 20-percent increase and Michigan a white-hot 24 percent. The Fed survey contained two more vitaminpacked facts for land bulls to chew on — www.chicagofed.org/webpages/publications/agletter/ index.cfm. First, according to the Chicago-based data crunchers, “(T)he number of farms sold, the amount of acreage sold and the amount of farmland for sale rose during the winter and early spring of 2013 compared with a year ago.”

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Ag credit surveys show land bulls are nervous GUEBERT, from pg. 3 A glance westward, however, shows that when the red-handkerchief bullishness of the Seventh District meets the flashing yellow caution of the Eighth District, the powerful bulls continue their trot higher. Land prices throughout the Tenth Federal Reserve District, a huge region based in Kansas City that includes farm and ranchland from western Missouri through Colorado and Wyoming to New Mexico, prove it. According to the Kansas City bank’s most recent ag credit survey, climbing input prices, “dampened

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crop prices” and “high feed and forage prices” have slowed land values a bit. Prices for “non-irrigated and irrigated cropland rose 3.4 percent and 2.9 percent respectively” during the spring. Year-to-year comparisons, however, are out of sight: non-irrigated cropland up 19.3 percent from a year ago, irrigated land up 21.5 percent and ranchland up 14.3 percent. (www.kansascityfed.org/research/ indicatorsdata/agcredit/index.cfm) Still, quarterly ag credit surveys from Denver to Louisville, Chicago to Memphis, clearly show a slowing, a nervousness, of land’s swift, upward climb. Even strong bulls, it seems, tire. And until the hard facts of 2013 — commodity

Year-to-year comparisons, however, are out of sight: non-irrigated cropland up 19.3 percent from a year ago, irrigated land up 21.5 percent and ranchland up 14.3 percent. prices, the pending farm bill, actual planted acres — catch up with its soft hopes, expect more nervousness. Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is published weekly in more than 70 newspapers in North America. Contact him at agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

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State of the dairy industry appears to be improving “Compared with much of the nation our crop yields bordered on ‘unbelievable’ last fall,” Salfer said, indicating most dairy farmers came through 2012 better than expected. This extra income, especially for crop farmers, is the spike that continues to push land prices to alltime highs. He acknowledges dairy enterprise revenue lags behind crop enterprise revenues. “But farmers don’t spend money by enterprise; they spend money by wholefarm profitability. So with lower feed prices this fall and steady to stronger milk prices, I think we’ll see lots of smiling faces in this milking business,” Salfer said. Dairy farms that grow most of their own feed crop are healthy right now. “However the struggles the past couple of years are younger dairy farmers

renting their facilities and buying all their feed. Traditionally that has been a good way to get started but since 2007 when feed prices and milk prices started wildly fluctuating, dairy income for these younger producers has also fluctuated wildly and that has been very discouraging for this segment,” Salfer said. The economic model for this scenario is that after you’ve got your cows paid for, you start looking for farmland to purchase. “But this rapid escalation of land prices just further discourages these young entrepreneurs. And that unfortunately is why some of these recent startups in the dairy business have had to fold up shop and find work in some other enterprise,” Salfer said. Minnesota milk production Overall Minnesota milk production

the past couple of years has stayed relatively flat, around 9 billion pounds per year. That means cow numbers don’t change much from year to year even though herd numbers continue a downward trend. Current number is about 4,200 dairy farms in Minnesota with about 460,000 cows so average herd size is about 110 cows. Milk production averages about 22,000 pounds per cow in Minnesota. Minnesota ranks seventh nationwide in milk production with California, Wisconsin and Idaho first, second and third, respectively. Despite early concerns about winter kill of alfalfa, Salfer doubts it will be significant in Minnesota but definitely an issue in Wisconsin. “We’ll see some problems in the southeast portion of the state. Problem fields are mostly those seeded last fall when soils were dry. They just didn’t germiSee DAIRY, pg. 6

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Timms said that Iowa’s biggest dairy farm is permitted for 7,500 cows, and is currently milking about 6,800 cows. He sees positive dairy income beginning this fall and into 2014, but he’s concerned about a double-edged sword should this become a record corn production year. “Feed prices logically will drop substantially but then what’s going to happen to cow numbers and milk production? In this industry just one extra gallon of milk makes a difference. We live and breathe by national milk supply and export markets,” he said. He credits dairy exports as currently being a boost for the U.S. dairy industry primarily because New Zealand is in the midst of a huge drought. “We’re shipping almost 14 percent of our total milk supply into overseas markets right now. If that declines even 2 percent it would be a big hurt to dairy profits.” He said the big unknown remains the farm bill. “We need some language that relates to supply and risk management. Dairy farmers don’t want a quota system, however. They need the opportunity to invest and expand if/when that’s their ambition. “But if we have a great crop year and milk supply suddenly goes through the roof, then some price protection is vital. Remember 2009 when global dairy markets crashed and our milk prices crashed to $10,” Timms said. ❖

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Dairying alive and well in Iowa By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer The wet spring has made a difference to the Iowa alfalfa crop. According to Leo Timms, Iowa State University Extension dairy specialist, the Leo Timms first cutting of the 2013 alfalfa crop is about a month behind that of the crop in 2012. In a May 15 telephone interview, Timms offered an overview of the dairy industry in Iowa. • Dairy producers are doing better overall compared to last year, largely due to lower feed prices. • Dairy farms growing their own feed are currently doing OK, but dairy farms buying feed, regardless size, are still being financially pinched. Dried distillers grains, now common in many dairy rations, are not a “bargain feed” anymore. • Despite last year’s drought, it was one of best hay crops in years with four to five cuttings common. Lots of dairy farmers bought drought-stressed corn silage last fall and it provided fair value with good energy content. • There are 1,550 dairy farms in Iowa; 210 dairy goat farms. The average Iowa dairy farm has 135 cows, but the median herd size is 70.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Minnesota milk checks may soon be written in black ink. “Based on corn and milk futures prices, the second half of 2013 looks to be more Jim Salfer profitable to me,” said Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota Extension dairy specialist. The frosting may get sweeter. Get that 14.1 billion bushel crop that the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier predicted and $4.50 to $5 corn could be a reality. That corn price matched with $18 to $19 milk prices puts some “real money” into the bank account of most dairy farmers, he predicted. The cushion carrying the Minnesotanorthern Iowa dairy farmer is the surprisingly good harvest of the 2012 corn crop which has kept a reasonable lid on corn prices ($5.50 area currently).

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Robots catching on in the milking parlor By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Despite the doom and gloom in recent years, especially for younger dairy farmers, there’s a significant bright spot — the rapid adoption of robotic milking. University of Minnesota Extension dairy specialist Jim Salfer’s best estimate is at least 50 Minnesota dairy farms now do robotic milking with 55 to 65 cows being the “capacity” of a robot system. The key driver of this technology is the quest for a “better lifestyle ... People like the opportu-

nity of more flexibility in their daily living. Plus the reluctance to hire extra labor. Most dairy farmers are really good handling cows but don’t believe they are so good handling Chad Kieffer labor and thus the move to robots,” he said. On average, milk production goes up slightly with a robotic system, but that varies widely from farm to farm based on surveys by U of M Extension Ser-

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vice the past couple of years. He said about two-thirds of the farms surveyed did report an increase in milk production. A dairy operation near Rush City, Minn., is said to have seven robotic systems. Gary and Linda Kieffer, with son Chad run 300 cows with five Lely robots near Utica in Winona County. On June 25, the Kieffers will be hosting a tour as part of the June 26-27 Precision Dairy Conference at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn. In a May 14 telephone interview, Chad said they use a sand bedding system with concrete floors behind the free stalls. He is also a nutritionist and feed consultant. With three generations of Kieffers dairy farming they know a bit about dairy husbandry. Their rolling herd average, for example, is 27,500 pounds per cow (about the same level as before installing the robotic milking system) or a daily production of 90 pounds per cow. With cows setting their own milking schedule, the herd averages 2.8 milkings per cow every 24 hours but they range from one to six per day, depending upon the cow and stage of lactation. Chad has only a couple of issues with their robotic systems. “The udder preparation doesn’t always get the teats as clean as you would if parlor milking. Plus repairs and maintenance can be a challenge. Cost of repairs can be an issue so the better you can educate and train yourself, the less your

maintenance bills,” he said. He shared survey data indicating the range in yearly maintenance costs per robot system varies from $5,000 to $12,000 per year. “Getting above $7,000 per year isn’t healthy for your checkbook.” Installation prices for robotic systems are in the $200,000 area. Robotic systems are ramping up in Iowa with Leo Timms, Iowa State University Extension dairy specialist, estimating 18 Iowa dairy farms now using 40 to 50 units. “I could see that number double or triple over the next year. Seems especially appealing to older dairy farmers who want to stay in business but can’t hire quality cow people; and younger guys returning to the farm with lots of tech savvy but not necessarily wanting to milk cows,” Timms said. Thanks to a nearby ethanol plant, distillers dried grains are now a typical ration ingredient for many dairy farmers in southeast Minnesota. “I use DDGs in moderation, depending upon the ration and vegetable proteins in the ration. But typically in the one to three pounds per cow per day is where we are with DDGs,” Kieffer said. Because they grow their own corn, alfalfa and corn silage, feed costs are less an issue for the Kieffers. He agrees that if $5 corn and $20 milk prices become a reality this fall, producing milk will definitely generate some good revenue. ❖

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DAIRY, from, pg. 5 nate properly and develop a good root system. Coupled with an open winter and in some cases an aggressive cutting last fall are likely causes,” he said. So how does this relate to break-even milk prices? He said $18 to $20 milk is the current range, and future prices for the balance of 2013 look pretty good. During spring, fluid milk consumption decreases because school lets out and children don’t drink as much milk at home. The extra milk ends up in cheese vats, so right now we are producing more cheese nationally. It will take a little while for summer consumption to increase milk consumption because of summer burger grilling and ice cream demand.

Perhaps another reason for stronger milk futures is the lower heifer numbers which currently are only about 31 1/2 heifers for every 100 cows. A more normal count is 40 heifers retained per 100 cows. He said that few dairy farmers contract sell their milk unless they are highly leveraged. Then both they and their banker can’t afford the risk of not having some contract protection. Bigger producers are more into contract marketing, tending to lock-in both milk and feed prices when there’s a period of profit opportunity ahead. “But mid-$5 corn and $20 milk should generate good money this fall and winter,” Salfer said. ❖

Sunny Road Cheese result of facing challenges head-on

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By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent Daniel Lemke likes a challenge. His parents often wondered why he studied chemistry, since he never showed any interest in it. “I took a chemistry class and it was the hardest thing I ever did,” Lemke said. “I said, ‘I can beat that.’” And he did. He didn’t stop until he had a doctorate in organic chemistry. He, his wife, Janelle, and their three young children moved to Pennsylvania where he had his first job with a company that made specialty chemicals. “I worked on biocides and I worked on The art of making food processing addicheese is how it tives,” Lemke said. looks when it’s He developed emuldone. (Cheese sifiers or stabilizers used in cake mixes, making itself) is a snack foods and ice science. The milk cream, antistatic is the science. You agents in dryer can screw up milk sheets, and holds just by the type of patents on a number pump you use to of products. pump it around, The Lemkes bought a by differential farm in Pennsylvania and raised horses, temperatures. goats, cattle, pigs, turkeys, chickens — — Daniel Lemke “your basic hobby farm in excess,” he said. He also tried his hand at making cheese. “Whenever I made cheese, it always failed,” he said. “Milk is a tough bird. Milk is very complex.” That’s the chemist speaking, but also the man who likes a challenge. Making good cheese was the next challenge he wanted to take on. “The art of making cheese is how it looks when it’s done. (Cheese making itself) is a science. The milk is the science. You can screw up milk just by the type of pump you use to pump it around, by differential temperatures,” and any number of other ways, he said. He took on that challenge seriously after he and Janelle moved back to Minnesota to be near aging parents who had health problems. Happily, all three of their children chose to move to Minnesota, too. He got a job in research at Cargill, from which he retired five years ago, but continues as a consultant. The Lemkes purchased a 50-acre farm outside of Cokato, Minn. He acquired 30 dairy cows, mostly Brown Swiss. “I had never milked a cow in a parlor in my life,” Lemke said. “I learned how to inseminate cows. I started milking the cows. I had every problem in the world.” He solved his problems, but he never had wanted to be a dairy farmer; he just wanted a good supply of milk. Last year the herd was taken over by Anthony Barthel, an animal nutritionist, who is working to bring it to optimum production. Barthel keeps the

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LEMKE, from pg. 7 herd at the farm and sells the milk to Lemke. Lemke took a class on industrial cheese making, and used the best consultants available to learn to make cheese. He sunk a significant amount of his own money into tearing down a 52-stall dairy barn and building a cheese plant, a “starter plant” while establishing his business, built so it easily could be expanded. Five years ago the Lemkes started to market Sunny Road cheese. Based on the awards Sunny Road cheese has received, Lemke has beat the challenge of turning milk into excellent cheese. Their cheeses annually win awards at the Minnesota State Fair, and last year their Muenster cheese received the bronze medal from the American Cheese Society. They have won numerous first place awards at the Upper Midwest Dairy Industry Association’s contests, and in 2011 the Lemkes were the first small company to be chosen as the UMDIA Cheese Maker of the Year. Last year Sunny Road entered four cheeses in the World Championship Cheese Contest. There were over 2,500 entries, and three of their four entries placed in the top 10 percentile. The most meaningful compliment Lemke received, however, was when his 86-year-old father, who does not easily hand out compliments, said a piece of his Muenster was the best cheese he had ever tasted. Sunny Road’s success is a credit to the whole Lemke family, because they have all been involved. Lemke calls Janelle the production manager. She sees to all of the cutting, packaging, labeling and filling of orders, as well as helping make the cheese. Their oldest son, Benjamin, works full-time as the sales manager and helps out in the plant. Their second son, Samuel, has cut back to helping out part-time now that he has a family and a full-time job, but both he and his wife worked there at the start up. Their daughter, Rose, is a microbiologist in the medical field and helps out in the lab. Sunny Road is licensed to do most of its own testing. Sunny Road cheese is found in about 120 co-ops and grocery stores. They make mostly aged cheeses, but their

The saying on the Sunny Road label, ‘Stepping in the light,’ is the title of a song that (Lemke) has sung for years while walking to worship on Sunday: ‘How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior, stepping in the light ... led in the paths of light.’

varieties include Muenster, Juusto, Gruyere and Parmesan along with their top sellers: Cheddar, Havarti and smoked Gouda. Daniel Lemke took on the challenge of chemistry and beat it, earning a doctorate, a successful career and a number of patents. He took on the challenge of making excellent cheese and beat it, given the awards his cheese is winning. Now there is one more challenge to beat — the business end, which he thinks is a greater challenge than making cheese. “You have to get the sales,” Lemke said. “I have to have sales outside of this (regional) area. I have to get across the country.” He currently produces about 100,000 pounds of cheese annually, and figures he has to be consistently between that and 150,000 pounds to go the next step of expanding his plant. You sense he relishes the challenge. At age 56, Lemke could be retired and living a leisurely life. But he is not a man to sit around. In fact, the saying on the Sunny Road label, “Stepping in the light,” is the title of a song that he has sung for years while walking to worship on Sunday: “How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior, stepping in the light ... led in the paths of light.” It helped to inspire the company name, Sunny Road. “You can really transform milk into a very nice product,” Lemke said. “I know we’re on the right track. If I can make cheese like that, I like doing that.” For more information, log on to www.sunnyroadcheese.com. ❖

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The planting season is moving along, and Scott Johnson is happy to have his planter in the ground and moving as well. He finished corn back on May 15, and reported that half of his beans have been planted.

When The Land spoke to Johnson on May 28 he was in the tractor rolling bean ground and noticing that rain drops were starting to land on his windshield. “There’s a chance of Scott Johnson rain every day this week.” Johnson said. That’s not exactly the forecast Johnson was hoping for. “We’ve been doing OK; we’d like to be done.” Johnson estimated the beans would all be in the ground in four days if the rain stayed away. All the corn planted at the Johnson farm is up. The corn planting “went really well,” he said. “Nothing really slowed us down.” Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the bean planting. Johnson is hopeful that everything will get planted before any more major weather hits the area. “We just want to finish everything up,” he said. “We’re catching up; we’d like to be further.” He is also looking at the markets and knows he’ll have some grain to haul later this summer. Meanwhile, making that last big push to get the beans in is the focus at the Johnson farm. Rain drops on the windshield will have to wait.

The Messners Northfield, Minn. The last day that Chris Messner planted was May 16. It would be won-

derful to say that he completed spring work that day, but that is far from reality. For the previous 12 days the Northfield area had been hit hard with challenging Chris Messner planting conditions, due to the continuous wet weather pattern that wouldn’t seem to leave the area. When The Land spoke to Messner on May 28 he estimated he had planted two-thirds of his planned corn crop and none of the beans. The short-term goal at the Messner farm is to continue planting corn within the week if conditions improve enough to be in the field. “The thought of not planting is too tough for some farmers,” Messner said. Unfortunately some farmers in the area haven’t put a single seed in the ground. He estimated that around the Northfield area about 40 percent of corn is planted. “I feel fortunate that we got planted what we did,” Messner said. “The corn is emerging OK.” Messner advises many farmers at his job at Central Valley Co-op, and he’s getting a lot of questions about what they should do — whether to switch corn varieties, switch to beans, or prevented planting. Every situation is a little different but are all weatherdependent. He admitted that the opportunities for a “super” crop or even a great crop

Charlie Laubenthal wrapped up corn planting on May 16 and that night the farm received 4 1/2 inches of rain. By the time Charlie Laubenthal The Land spoke to him on May 29, an additional 2 1/2 inches had fallen. “We’re saturated,” said Laubenthal. His fields have areas of ponding and he estimates there’s going to be “lots of replant.” Laubenthal believes that if the sun started shining this day, he would still be a week away from getting back into the fields to start beans. “Everybody’s pretty quiet, looking at their mess,” he said of his fellow area farmers. Being a seasoned farmer, Laubenthal knows that this is “nothing we haven’t seen before.” While he can’t control Mother Nature, he’s hopeful for drier weather. The corn is all up with 2 to 3 leaves, and the planter has been switched over and is ready for bean planting. Once weather improves Laubenthal believes it will take a week to get the beans in the ground. He added that in addition to that work, around five to 10 percent of his corn is in need of replanting — “That’s a pretty good chunk.” Despite all of the rain, he didn’t sit at home moping over Memorial Day weekend. “We took the weekend off and went to the Mall of America for our 25th anniversary.” Laubenthal knows that despite all of their spring planting struggles, it’s “not all doom and gloom; it could be worse.” Celebrating 25 years of wedded bliss may have been the silver lining on an otherwise rainy day, and getting a little retail therapy in couldn’t hurt. ❖

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In the Ada area, the weather has been fairly kind to farmers this planting season. Danny Brandt is the first to acknowledge that he is “happy and Danny Brandt thankful” for the weather conditions so far. When The Land spoke with him on May 28, 3 inches of rain had fallen upon the area in the previous two weeks — and the moisture “came down real nice.” Brandt said he was two days away from finishing beans. Wheat, corn and sugar beets were already in the ground, and “emergence has been strong.” There have been some issues with crusting over in beet fields around the area, but the Brandt farm did not experience this. “Most of our beets are coming through,” he said. The next step for Brandt, once planting is finished, is to get the sprayers out. He said he likes to keep a close eye on the fields, as well as seek advice from local agronomists. “We feel that everything is coming right into place.” Dedication is evident on the Brandt farm, and definitely was the case on May 24 when hired man Nathan Mattson wanted to work until 3 p.m., with his graduation from high school set for that evening. “I don’t even want to know how many minutes are on my phone,” Brandt said. He uses his time in the planter to speak with fellow farmers on his cell phone. This “networking” allows for venting about planting frustrations, seeking of advice, and just discussing the ups and downs of farming. “We’re right where the good Lord wants us to be,” Brandt said. With the planting season wrapping up and the crop now in the ground, that’s not a bad place to be.

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have likely passed. He knows that if he’s not done planting in two weeks, then he won’t finish at all. When it rains, it pours, and that certainly is the case in the Northfield area. As bleak and overcast as the weather has been, just the sight of the sun shining would be a welcome sight and a ray of hope for Messner. It’s been a difficult growing season already and it’s just getting started.

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Southwest Dairy Museum takes the show on the road By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Sulphur Springs, Texas, might seem to be an unlikely spot on the map to find a dairy museum. But there it is, the Southwest Dairy Museum with silo standing tall, two huge dairy cows outside the barn

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“A grass roots project from the get-go and what a story it has become,” said Dan Kinnett, director of the Mobile Dairy Classroom which now has 14 specially equipped trailers that travel telling the dairy story to school students and adults in seven southwestern states. “Our goal is to have an audience of at least a million kids each year,” Kinnett said in a March 24 interview. These units are a dairy parlor on wheels, and a super way for children to learn about the dairy industry and dairy farming. “Some kids think milk comes from the grocery store. The southwest dairy farmers tell your children the real story,” Kinnett said. These 32-foot classrooms feature a fully operational milking parlor and a live cow that travels to schools, fairs See MUSEUM, pg. 12

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Processed and shredded cheese are the primary By DICK HAGEN products at their recently acquired plant The Land Staff Writer in Humboldt, Tenn., along with When it comes to sourcing milk processed and analog cheese blends. for the thousands of tons of Bongards’ employs more than cheese products manufactured at 400 people across its three Bongards’ Creameries, based in plant locations. Bongards, Minn., the entire state is their provider. Beringer said that because Bongards’ does Procurement Manager Tom Tom Beringer some private label, certain Beringer points out that hundreds of milk trucks are on the road every day cheese products logically do across Minnesota and Bongards’ does milk trades get marketed across the with other co-ops thus the constant routing of United States and even overseas. trucks as needed to both of Bongards’ Minnesota The firm provides a website ordering process which does in fact deliver products worldwide. plants. Beringer said that imported cheese could be Today more than 400 dairy producers send milk to Bongards’, the furthest is a dairy farmer only seen as a marketing challenge, but that it could just as easily be six miles from a marketing the Canadian stimulant for border who Cheese consumption keeps increasing. So as Bongards’ prodships his milk consumers expand their cheese tastes, just ucts. “Cheese to the Perham, perhaps some of that new cheese experience consumption Minn., plant. keeps increasincludes a Bongards’ cheese. Why not coning. So as contract locally — Tom Beringer sumers expand with area dairy their cheese farmers? Like with tastes, just perany prospering business the key phrase is “follow haps some of that new cheese experience includes the money.” a Bongards’ cheese.” “Milk swaps simply make it easier to secure Bongards’ store is a shopping and eating milk statewide,” Beringer said. That means on delight. Fresh coffee and warm rolls are made any given day milk on truck A might be 10 cents daily; sandwiches are also a daily special. The cheaper than milk on truck B because of milk availability at a particular distribution plant. “Also Bongards’ has been around a hundred years (since 1908). We now have a plant in Perham (since 2003). There are lots of dairy farms in that area so good availability is assured,” he said. Because of the high quality standards of Bongards’ product, dairy farmers selling to Bongards’ * Dual Jacks, Torque Tube, Lockable Chain Box, Combo Dove, have to meet the same high standards. LED Lights, and more * The company handles about 2.5 million pounds Prices & Options Subject To Change. of milk daily. That converts to about 250,000 25’ (20’ + 5’) 14,000 lb. GVW - Fully Equipped — $6,175 pounds of cheese. Cheese is Bongards’ only prod32’ (27’ + 5’) 22,000 lb. GVW - Low Profile — $9,175 uct, but when you’re making upwards of 30 differSTRONGHOLD ent kinds of cheese you also have tons of whey Drop ABU 14000# The Top Choice products for the food manufacturing industry. ‘N Locks GVW TRAILER in cattle handling The Bongards’ website clearly spells out that Gooseneck equipment their secret to success is their natural cheese. “By Since 1965 Hitch making our own natural cheese, we have total Easy to Install, control over its quality and consistency. It’s an Easy to Haul, 18’ + 2’, important point of difference, because most other It’s That Simple! 2-7000# Axles processed manufacturers simply buy their natuFrom: ral cheese on the open market and are forced to Chutes, Tubs, accept whatever quality is available that day. $3,799 Alleys, etc. Bongards’ whey gets sold for human consumpDiers Ag & Trailer Sales, Inc. tion as protein in a variety of different products. Drop ‘n Lock MN distributor for (320) 543-2861 Gooseneck At the Perham plant the whey powder is formuHitches Rol-Oyl cattle oilers www.diersag.com lated to produce whey protein isolate, whey pro9283 County Road 6 SW, Howard Lake, MN 55349 tein concentrate 80 percent and deproteinized (3 miles south of U.S. Hwy. 12 on Wright Cty. Road 6, or 4 miles North of Winsted) whey powder.

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Cows are the stars of the traveling show MUSEUM, from pg. 10 and festivals throughout the southwest. That traveling cow gets milked each time the instructor is doing a presentation. Sometimes that’s three to four times a day depending upon traveling schedules. Trained instructors demonstrate how to milk a cow, describe how milk goes from the farm to the kitchen table and how milk benefits the human body. Children see how milk is drawn from the cow’s udder and with clear plastic pipe how the milk is transported into a glass gathering cham-

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Orphaned calf provides us a ‘moo-ving’ experience When the sun went down on lambing and calving season this past winter, we had fair luck. We lost a only handful of baby lambs, and our sons ended the season down three calves altogether, along with one cow. As the post-season kicked in, moms and babies got to know each other and the babies took TABLE TALK advantage of the free, nostrings-attached buffet before By Karen Schwaller them — as all children do. That is, except for one little calf — the one who lost her mother. She had died from some kind of mystery infection, leaving her heifer calf, “Melba,” behind. Melba is a delightful, happy calf — always glad to see someone, and singing to us in order to entice us to come out and feed her. She always lapped up the milk like nobody’s business, and seemed to want company. She had to have been lonely with no mother to care for her. Actually, she had to have been the happiest lonely calf I’ve ever seen. Melba would always come running when she saw us with the bottle, or if we called her name, she would first answer, then come running full speed ahead, skidding to a stop before she crashed into the gate in feverish anticipation of feeding time. She would stand around to be petted afterward, soaking in the attention and giving the love right back. Who says animals don’t have personalities? What a cool little calf. As the days went by, we continued to feed and care for her. One particular day I went out to feed her and as always, called her name. This time she did not come running. I could see her standing there,

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As a regular reader of my column (you do read my column regularly, right?), you know that I prefer legitimate barbecue pork cooked low and slow over hickory as compared to pork that is cooked in the oven or crock pot. Some people try to fake you out by sneaking some liquid smoke into the BBQ sauce, in a desperate attempt to introduce that outdoor flavor to meat that has been cooked entirely indoors. That’s the culinary equivalent of a spray tan. On the flip side, I also understand that cooking a pork butt all day is a time commitment of at least 10 to 12 hours. That’s not to say you are standing over the meat during that entire period of time, but to serve pulled pork sandwiches at a reasonable hour means you have to get the meat prepped by 5:30 a.m. or so and on the smoker or grill at 6 a.m. Let’s say it’s a 10-hour cooking time. That puts you at 4 p.m. You then have to take the pork off the grill, let it cool for at least half an hour, and then pull it. By the time you get everything to the table you are looking at 6 p.m. If you can plan a day ahead, I have a perfect solution that will not wake you up in the wee hours of the morning. I’ve used this approach twice and served the pork at two gatherings. It turned out fantastic. It was tender, juicy and full of subtle smoke flaSee PULLED, pg. 17

Aroma of smoked pork welcomed at 6:30 a.m. vor. Maybe someone else came up with this approach, but I haven’t seen it anywhere online, so unless I hear differently, I’m unabashedly taking full credit.

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I fully realize there are expensive smoking units that use wood pellets that you plug into an electric outlet. There are also cast iron units where you fill the smoke box and let it go unattended for hours on end. Most of us have a Weber grill or a charcoal smoker which require occasional additions of charcoal. For those people, keep reading. At about 2 in the afternoon, set up your kettle grill with indirect heat, meaning you get your coals started and then isolate them in one area of your grill. Use the braces that you can buy or a hickory log to keep the coals in that position. The hickory log will provide the smoke flavor. If you are using the brace, sprinkle the coals with hickory chips. Rub your pork butt or shoulder down with yel-

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cover with aluminum foil. Set your oven at 215 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the pork in the oven and let cook low and slow all night. You read that correctly. All night. When you wake up your house will be filled with the wonderful aromas of smoked pork. You will be surprised how good that aroma is at 6:30 a.m.

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Situation is ‘quiet demand, available product’ that, as of May 26, 86 percent of the corn has been planted in the 18 major producing states, off from the five-year average of 90 percent. About 54 percent of the crop had emerged, behind last year’s 89 percent and the five-year average of 67 percent. The Weekly Crop Progress report also showed 44 percent of U.S. soybean acreage has been planted, down from 87 percent a year ago and a five-year average of 61 percent. About 14 percent of the crop had emerged, compared to last year’s 57 percent and the five-year average of 30 percent. FC Stone’s May 29 eDairy Insider Closing Bell says weather and planting progress have led to questions about potential yields and possible shifts of unplanted acreage to soybeans or other crops. U.S. cotton acreage will likely drop 15 to 20 percent and result in a reduction of cottonseed supply of a half million tons, possibly as much as a mil-

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lion tons, according to Cotton Inc.’s Tom Wedegaertner. Details are posted at www.wholecottonseed.com. ■ Meanwhile, the DMN reports that the New Zealand milk production season is moving toward the lower point of the year. Milk cows are being dried off or culled. Pasture conditions are poor to fair; only marginally helped by recent rains. The impacts of the cooler weather and slowing of the growing season are noted. More processing plants are reducing schedules or closing on or before schedule and it remains to be seen what impact this will have on global dairy prices. Australian milk output was down 9.6 percent in April after being down 7 percent in March, according to Jerry Dryer’s May 24 “Dairy and Food Market Analyst.” March data is the latest available for the EU, he said, and See MIELKE, pg. 24

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Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk remained at $1.68 and Extra Grade at $1.70/lb. all week. AMS powder averaged $1.6560, up 2.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 57.42 cents/lb., up 0.3 cent. Farm milk production is in various stages of reaching or moving away from the seasonal peak, according to the USDA’s weekly update. Hot, humid weather in the Southeast is affecting cow comfort and milk production. The Pacific Northwest is benefiting from moderate temperatures while Southwest dairy operators indicate heat is adding to cow stress. Memorial Week marks a seasonal change in fluid milk demand for many areas of the country, according to the DMN, as educational institutions gear down, and reduce single-serve orders more milk is clearing to manufacturing. Milk handlers and processors in most areas report manufacturing facilities have the capacity to clear the milk and, in some cases, plant operators were looking for additional milk for the weekend but hadn’t had any luck on the spot market. Feed availability and costs continue to affect dairy operations. Milk marketers in the central region note that many dairies opted for lower energy rations to bridge the gap between feed on hand and new crop forages. This has taken a toll on milk production that may not improve substantially when the cows do get fresh feed, the USDA warned. ■ California hay producers are on their third cutting, with the Southwest into second cutting. Hay prices, delivered, stretch from $230 to $250 per ton in California and the Southwest to $350 to $450/ton in the Central Region. The USDA also reported this week

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MIELKE, from pg. 22 But, FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski warned in the May 30 eDairy Insider Opening Bell that “dairy products now appear to be plentiful. Absent bullish demand-side news, we expect steady to lower spot prices as we roll into June and more pressure on Class III. ... the current situation is quiet demand and widely available product, ... the question is, will we see a resurgence in demand in the next 30 or 45 days.” In March, talk of drought in New Zealand rallied prices and sparked export demand for the second quarter, he said. “The U.S. still appears to be the place to look from a pricing and product availability perspective for international buyers” and “probably why the market is taking its time moving lower.” ■ Cash butter dropped another penny this week following a 6.5-cent loss the previous week, but is still 14 cents above a year ago. Seven cars found new homes this week and the AMS butter price averaged $1.6081, down 3.1 cents. Butter production is active in the Central Region, according to the DMN, helped by Eastern cream shipments. Northeast butter output is increasing due to cream supplies which were expanding ahead of Memorial Day. The increase in cream was prompting increased production of bulk butter as numerous butter makers were forced to expand inventories. Western butter production remains heavy with cream continuing to find its way to the churn. Bulk butter prices are varied, with Western prices ranging from 3 to 5 cents under the market, Northeastern prices being 4 to 8 cents over the market while Central bulk butter interest was termed flat by many market participants.

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CDC: Raw milk culprit in food-borne illness outbreaks MIELKE, from pg. 23 showed a 2.6 percent decline; with New Zealand down nearly 17 percent and Argentina, down 6.9 percent. Bottom line, Dryer said, is that milk production in the top five dairy exporters was down 3.1 percent during March. DairyBusiness Update cautions that “the rapid growth of New Zealand’s dairy sector is straining the island nation’s already limited resources,” said Brad Gehrke, director of global trade analysis. He warned that “New Zealand milk production gains have largely been driven by farm conversions and greater numbers of dairy cows. Moving forward, producers will increasingly need to rely on intensification of production systems, more cows per acre and significantly higher use of supplemental feed which translate into higher production costs.” As of June 30, 2012, New Zealand housed about 6.5 million head of dairy cattle, Gehrke said. “In U.S. terms, that equates to taking all the dairy cows in California, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, and cramming them into an area about the size of Colorado and then having enough pastureland to feed them all, plus more than 31 million sheep and 3.7 million beef cattle.” Australian milk output is trending lower along seasonal patterns. The growing season is waning and grass and pastures are less conducive to needs. There has been mostly adequate moisture, but temperatures are cooling. More cows are being dried off

pre-empt consumers’ well-being,” he said, likening consumption of unpasteurized milk to a game of Russian roulette. and idling. The letter cited a 2012 report from the Centers for ■ Disease Control and Prevention which found that Back on the home front, between 1993 and 2006, the USDA estimates that unpasteurized dairy March fluid milk sales Gambling with the health of your products resulted in 73 totaled 4.4 billion pounds, state’s residents, particularly its known outbreaks, causdown 4.2 percent from ing 1,571 cases of foodchildren, is a bad bet. While choice March 2012. borne illness, 202 hospiis an important value, it should not And, speaking of fluid talizations and two pre-empt consumers’ well-being. sales, two national dairy deaths. organizations have urged The CDC also con— Jerry Kozak Nevada Gov. Brian Sancluded that unpasteurdoval to veto legislation ized milk was 150 times that would allow the sales of raw milk directly to consumers, arguing that more likely to cause food-borne illness outbreaks than pasteurized milk, and such outbreaks had a the food safety risks of the measure represent too hospitalization rate 13 times higher than those great a gamble with the public’s health. involving pasteurized dairy products. The CDC has The National Milk Producers Federation and the reported that nearly 75 percent of raw milk-associInternational Dairy Foods Association stated in a let- ated outbreaks have occurred in states where sale of ter to Sandoval that Assembly Bill 209 would raw milk was legal. “greatly increase Nevadans’ risk of serious illness Looking “back to the futures,” first half federal because of the potentially dangerous bacteria that order 2013 Class III contracts portended a $17.92 are often present in milk that has not been properly average on April 5, $18.02 on April 12, $18.09 on pasteurized.” April 19, $17.98 on April 26, $17.92 on May 3, $17.79 “Gambling with the health of your state’s resion May 10, $17.80 on May 17, $17.72 on May 24, and dents, particularly its children, is a bad bet,” said was trading around $17.70 late-morning May 31, NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak in the letter. including the announced January, February, March, “While choice is an important value, it should not and April Class III prices. Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

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Cash Grain Markets Dover Edgerton Jackson Janesville Cannon Falls Sleepy Eye Average: Year Ago Average:

corn/change*

soybeans/change*

$6.89

$15.05

$6.00

$13.26

$6.70 $6.98 $7.00 $7.00 $6.80 $6.86

+.00 +.18 +.20 +.23 +.13 +.21

$15.01 $15.20 $15.02 $15.02 $14.99 $15.03

-.14 +.45 +.14 +.37 +.17 +.10

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Corn: to plant, or not to plant?

The following market analysis is for the week ending May 31. CORN — Traders returned from the Memorial Day weekend with their buying boots (or rain boots) on. December corn opened the week by gapping higher, leaving a gap from $5.36 3/4 to $5.41 1/2 as support. The July contract still has an overhead gap to fill left from the March 28 report from $6.69 3/4 to $6.76 per bushel. Heavier-than-forecasted rain events over the Midwest emphasized the fact the crop is not yet in the ground and raised concerns over when/if it will be planted with another week of moisture in the PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. forecasts. Preventive planting St. Paul dates are nearly upon us as growers weigh their planting options. Another factor, albeit a lesser one, will be how many acres will have to be replanted. Some trade estimates are now expecting up to 3 million corn acres could be switched to another crop, particularly soybeans. It is interesting to note that not since 1997 has the final corn acreage number dropped more than 1 million from the March estimate. Could this be the first in 16 years? Based on the current scenario, it well could happen. If corn acreage falls 2 million acres and yield is closer to 153 bushels per acre than the current 158 bu./acre the U.S. Department of Agriculture is using, some traders still show a 1.6 billion bushel carryout for 2013-14. This year’s ending stocks are currently projected at 759 million bushels and the USDA is forecasting 2013-14 at 2.0 billion bushels. Planting progress on May 26 was 86 percent complete, close to the 85 percent projection and the five-

The livestock markets have been rather quiet and steady over the past several weeks as we move into June. Prices for both cattle and hogs have moved little in either direction during the period, reflecting a rather stable supply and demand at the present time. The cattle market has been struggling for quite some time, and the past few weeks the market has exemplified that condition. Despite the fact that there were fewer cattle to market over the past month, prices were unable to advance to any great degree. The reason for this appears to be the lack of demand for beef at the domestic retail level. Beef prices have been hanging JOE TEALE around all-time high levels for Broker the past several weeks and the Great Plains Commodity demand for boxed beef has been Afton, Minn. weak through that period. This seems to be a direct reflection of the fact that the consumer is being more frugal with their disposable income, which has been shrinking for months. Now that the number of cattle are expected to increase on the show lists into the summer months, and with weak demand for beef products, this may weaken cattle prices even further. The futures market is now narrowing the discount that has been present through the spring months, and will likely move to show a premium to the cash in the weeks ahead which will finally reflect a more equitable basis. Producers should remain current and continue to monitor the market and protect inventories when circumstances present themselves. Hogs have been on an upward climb now for several months. Both the live price and the pork cutout have advanced to the highest levels of the year.

Corn, to plant or not to plant, that is the question. After weeks of contemplating the possibility, it’s finally come down to the final days to plant corn and soybeans at full coverage levels for crop insurance. Emotions are running high, especially in southeast Minnesota where we are faced with the prospect of not getting the majority of our corn planted in a timely manner. Important decisions, the likes of which we’ve never had to make before, are upon us. As an AgStar Financial Services employee I am a crop insurance agent, however, I’m also a farmer with unplanted corn acres. I understand the stress that comes from the uncontrollable. DAREL NESS Farmers are people of action; AgStar Assistant VP we like to get things done. We like Financial Services to check things off the list and Rochester, Minn. move on to the next action item. This spring we are all disappointed with the cards we have been dealt, however, we still need to play the cards we have as best we can. It’s especially important in unusual times like these for producers to work closely with their trusted advisers to gain the knowledge necessary to make correct decisions for their operations. The past couple of weeks, most of my conversations with producers have revolved around the issue of prevent plant coverage. Here are a few guidelines for multi-peril crop insurance prevent plant coverage. • To be considered prevented planting for crop insurance purposes, your area must be experiencing a cause of loss (i.e. heavy snow, excessive rain, or other uncontrollable environmental issues). The issues must be general to the area and will not be

See NYSTROM, pg. 27

See TEALE, pg. 27

See NESS, pg. 27

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

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TEALE, from pg. 26 Demand for pork products have been the catalyst behind the stronger market, since pork seems to be the best value in the overall meat complex. The seasonal tendencies have come to help give support to the market also as numbers decline into the summer months. As usual the seasonal tendency now turns to a top to evolve dur-

ing the next few months. This should create opportunities for producers to take advantage of the seasonal strength to protect inventories for the fall and winter markets. As usual, producers should keep current with marketing and stay aware of market conditions and be ready to respond accordingly to fit their personal marketing strategies. ❖

Technically, there isn’t much for resistance until the $13.40 to $13.50 3/4 area. In July soybeans, resistance is $15.46 3/4 and support $14.87 per bushel. For May, nearby soybeans were up 42 1/4 cents per bushel. For the week, July soybeans were 33 3/4 cents higher at $15.10 and November beans soared 56 1/2 cents higher to $13.04 1/4 per bushel. Soybeans are also in weather market, but the domestic market must also source beans. Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week ending May 31: Minneapolis wheat was the leading gainer up 14 1/4 cents, Chicago was 8 cents higher and Kansas City managed a 5 1/4 cent increase. July crude oil dropped $2.18 to $91.97 for the week, heating oil and gasoline both fell 7.3 cents and natural gas plummeted 30 cents. The U.S. dollar index declined 0.385 percent this week. The next major USDA report on June 28 will include planted acres and grain stocks as of June 1. This material has been prepared by a sales or trading employee or agent of CHS Hedging Inc. and should be considered a solicitation. ❖

Case-by-case determinations NESS, from pg. 26 considered prevented planting if the event is isolated to your farm. • To qualify for a prevented plant payment, you must be prevented from planting at least, the lesser of 20 acres or 20 percent of the acres in a loss unit. • The final planting date for corn is May 31 and final planting date for soybeans is June 10. In southern Minnesota both corn and soybeans have a 25-day late planting period which follows the final planting date. For crops planted during the late planting period the insurance guarantee is reduced 1 percent a day for each day after the final planting date. The option to file a prevent plant claim can be done anytime during the late planting period for the respective crop, however, you should file your claim for each affected crop with your agent within 72 hours of making your decision to discontinue planting. • The number of eligible acres for a prevent plant claim will be calculated based on the highest planted acres, for that crop, by policy, in the previous four years. If your 2013 cropland acres have increased from 2012, a factor will be applied to increase your prevent plant acres accordingly. If your acres have decreased, no factor is applied. • Prevent plant payments are based on

spring revenue prices only, no adjustments are made for harvest price changes. Eligible corn or soybean prevent plant payments pay out 60 percent of your spring revenue guarantee and will not affect your 10-year actual production history adversely. • Prevent plant acres must be reported along with planted acres on your acreage report. Take care in preparing this report as prevent plant acres are not amendable by the producer if incorrect. Every producer is facing a different situation. There is no cookie-cutter approach to making decisions when it comes to filing a prevent-plant claim. Producers need to take the time to discuss the specifics of their policy with their agent. This knowledge, along with input from other trusted advisers like your agronomist or seed dealer, will help take some of the emotions out of making these difficult decisions. Check out this week’s “Farm Programs” by Kent Thiesse on Page 29 for more details on the prevent-plant concerns. AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative owned by client stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit System, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖

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Weekly export sales for old crop beans were net cancellations of 4 million bushels. New crop sales were at 27.8 million bushels. Meal sales for old crop were at 149,000 mt. Soybean planting as of May 26 was 44 percent complete, close to the 42 percent pre-report estimate and well behind the 61 percent average. Soybean emergence was 14 percent compared to 30 percent on average. Iowa was the furthest behind their average in the soybeans at just 40 percent done compared to over 80 percent done normally. How much got done this past week? Traders are anticipating bean planting to reach 55 percent complete as of June 2 versus 74 percent planted on average. Any talk of yield loss for soybeans is probably premature at this point since bean yields are made in August. OUTLOOK: See the corn comments for the forecasts. While the delays should promote ideas of switching corn acres to soybeans, it also threatens soybean planting progress. November soybeans took out first resistance at $13.07 as the month ended.

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through Kansas. Rainfall for the same period is predicted to be above-normal from Minnesota/Wisconsin to Oklahoma and from eastern Nebraska/Kansas to western Indiana.The forecast at the time of this writing does not provide much of an opportunity where a lot of drying and planting can be done. This should continue to generate support for the new crop. December corn has closed higher in six of the last seven sessions (as of May 31). Short term resistance in December corn is $5.70 to $5.73 3/4, then up to $6.06 per bushel. December support is the gap mentioned earlier. For July corn, shortterm resistance is $6.69 3/4, then $6.76; and support $6.49 1/2 per bushel. Nearby corn futures were 21 1/4 cents lower for the month of May. For the week, July corn was 4 3/4 cent higher at $6.62 while the December jumped 30 3/4 cents higher to $5.67 1/4 per bushel. It’s a weather market, plan accordingly. SOYBEANS — Soybean sales cancellations are picking up steam again as China canceled 147,000 metric tons of old crop U.S. beans this week even as they bought 240,000 mt of new crop U.S. beans. Trade rumors are hinting that they will also cancel 10 to 15 cargoes of Brazilian beans due to ship in June, and that they may have already covered 60 percent to 70 percent of their October-to-November needs. Reports also indicate a Brazilian soybean vessel is in the line-up destined for the United States, but won’t load until sometime in the first half of June and arrive in the southeast United States in the last half of June. These bushels are expected to be headed to a southeastern processor and the meal will stay local. It is not economical to bring South American soybeans up from the Gulf into interior processors. None of this should come as a huge surprise to anyone as it has been talked about for months; but when it actually occurs, it does put a damper on the market.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 26 year average for this date of 90 percent. Wisconsin was the furthest behind at just 64 percent complete versus their average of 85 percent complete. The forecast for planting progress as of June 2 is 90 percent complete compared to 96 percent done on average. Emergence as of May 26 was pegged at only 54 percent when 67 percent is normal. Looking at the December corn 2013 contract, this week it surpassed where the December 2012 contract was trading at this time last year. Since 1990, the high made in December corn in May has been surpassed by a new high in June, July or August 17 times out of 23 years. The December contract high this month was made May 31 at $5.73 per bushel. Weekly export sales were disappointing at 3.4 million bushels while the new crop sales at 31.1 million bushels were better than expected. Weekly ethanol production was down 1.4 percent to 863,000 barrels per day, but was still the second highest of the marketing year. Stocks fell 1.2 percent to 16 million barrels, their lowest since October 2010. This combination is producing excellent blending margins. In other big news this week, China’s biggest pork producer, Shuanghui Group, agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. for $4.7 billion. The deal is subject to review by the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment. A second news item was the discovery of a non-approved strain of genetically modified organism wheat by a grower in Oregon. The strain was tested by Monsanto years ago and deemed safe, but withdrawn from the approval process voluntarily when world opposition to GMO wheat was raised. Japan has suspended buying U.S. western white wheat indefinitely. OUTLOOK: The National Weather Service forecast through June 9 for the Midwest is calling for below-normal temperatures for North Dakota, South Dakota, western Iowa and Minnesota, and south

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factors become important when evaluating prevented planting crop insurance decisions. The decision that your neighbor made regarding prevented planting may not necessarily be the best decision on your farm, depending on the situation and factors involved. Producers should contact their crop insurance agent for more details on final planting dates and prevented planting options with various crop insurance policies, before making a final decision on prevented planting. The prevented planted acres need to be reported to their crop insurance agent. The USDA Risk Management Agency has some good crop insurance fact sheets available on their website, www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/fields/mn_rso. Late and prevented planting crop insurance options

Assuming that producers have an eligible Revenue Protection or Yield Protection crop insurance policy, they would have the following options with regards to delayed or prevented planting later than the established final planting dates (May 31 for corn and June 10 or 15 for soybeans). • Plant the insured crop during the late planting period, which is typically 25 days following the established final planting date for a given crop. Example: A final planting date of May 31 for corn would result in a late planting period from June 1-25. The crop insurance coverage is reduced by 1 percent for each day after the final planting date for the next 25 days. For crops planted after the final dates for

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It’s hard to believe that a final planting date is June mere two to three months 10 in Minnesota and the ago we were still talking northern two-thirds of Wisabout continued drought in consin, and June 15 in Iowa much of the Upper Midwest. and the southern one-third of Wisconsin, with the final Now, in some areas of planting date extending for southern Minnesota and 25 days until July 5 in Minnorthern Iowa wet field connesota and northern Wisconditions and delayed crop sin, and until July 10 in Iowa planting have become so and southern Wisconsin. FARM PROGRAMS severe that producers are considering not planting a Once the final planting By Kent Thiesse portion of their crops in 2013. date for corn or soybeans has been reached for As of June 1, thoucorn or soybeans, farmsands of intended corn ers can opt to take the acres are still unplanted prevented planting in the southeast quarter of Minnesota, insurance coverage, if they have that and adjoining areas of northern Iowa coverage option, rather than planting and western Wisconsin. Few soybeans have been planted in this region as well, the crop. A large majority of producers in the Upper Midwest carry Revenue and a significant amount of soybeans still remain to be planted in many other Protection crop insurance with preareas of the Upper Midwest. Producers vented planting coverage on their corn in the affected areas are now evaluating and soybeans. If they choose the prevented planting coverage, they will their crop insurance options for late or receive 60 percent of their original crop prevented planting coverage. insurance guarantee for that crop on a The final planting date for corn in specific farm unit. Every farm situation most of Minnesota, as well as in all of is different when it comes to making a Iowa, and Wisconsin was May 31, in decision on whether to utilize the preorder to receive full crop insurance cov- vented planting option, so it is imporerage for 2013. The late planting period tant for producers to make individualfor corn is June 1-25, with a reduction ized decisions for each farm unit. in the insurance coverage level of 1 Crop producers will have different percent for each day that corn planting yield potential, crop expenses, land is delayed past May 31. costs, etc., on various farm units, as In northern Minnesota, the final date well as differences in their level of crop for corn planting with full insurance insurance coverage and revenue guarcoverage was May 25. For soybeans, the antees on various farms. All of these

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Prevented planting PROGRAMS, from pg. 29 the late planting period (June 25 for corn), crop insurance coverage is set at a maximum of 60 percent of the original insurance guarantee, which is the same as the prevented planting insurance coverage. • Plant another crop (second crop) after the final planting date. For example, soybeans could be planted on intended corn acres after May 31. In that case, there would be no prevented planting coverage for the corn acres, and the soybeans would be treated as insurable soybean acres. If the soybeans are planted after the final planting date (June 10 or 15), they would be considered “late planted,” with a 1 percent per day reduction in the revenue guarantee for 25 days. • File a prevented planting crop insurance claim on the qualifying original unplanted acres, after May 31 for corn, and June 10 or 15 for soybeans. The producer will receive a prevented planting payment per eligible acre equal to the original revenue guarantee times 60 percent (0.60). The original revenue guarantee was the APH yield times the crop insurance base price ($5.65 per bushel for corn and $12.87 per bushel for soybeans) times the level of RP coverage. Corn example: 190 bu./acre x $5.65/bu. x 0.80 = $858.80 x 0.60 = $515.28 prevented planting amount Soybean example: 52 bu./acre x $12.87/bu. x 0.80 = $669.24 x 0.60 = $401.54 prevented planting amount There is no “harvest price” option with prevented planting insurance coverage, so even if the harvest See PROGRAMS, pg. 31

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Crop insurance prevented planting example for corn Background data APH yield: 190 bushels per acre Insurance policy: 80 percent RP policy Insurance units: Enterprise units Yield guarantee: 152 bu./acre RP base price: $5.65/bu. Revenue guarantee: $858.80/acre Late planting: 1 percent per day revenue reduction after May 31 Prevented planting: $515.28/acre ($858.80 x 0.60) Direct costs/acre: $400/acre (Fertilizer cost: $175/acre) Machinery cost/acre: $125/acre Land cost/acre: $300/acre Total cost/acre: $825/acre

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Situation A Normal planting 500

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250 acres by 5/31 250 acres on 6/10

250 acres by 5/31 250 acres prevented planting

Revised revenue guarantee

$858.80/acres (500 acres)

$858.80/acre (250 acres) $772.92/acre (250 acres) $812.86/acre (average)

$858.80/acre (250 acres) $515.28/acre (250 acres)

Production yield (est.)

190 bu./acre (500 acres)

180 bu./acre (250 acres) 130 bu./acre (250 acres)

180 bu./acre (250 acres) Prevented planting 250 acres

Crop price (est.)

$5.25/bu.

Revised revenue/acre

$997.50/acre

$945/acre (250 acre) $682.50/acre (250 acres) $813.75/acre (Average)

$945/acre (250 acres) $515.28/acre (250 acres) $730.14/acre (Average)

Total cost per acre

$825/acre

$825/acre (500 acres)

$825/acre (250 acres) $400/acre (250 acres N.F.) $575/acre (250 acres Fert.) $612.50/acre (Average N.F.) $700/acre (Average Fert.)

Net return per acre

$172.50/acre

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$117.64/acre (N.F.) $30.14/acre (Fert.) N.F. refers to no fertilizer applied to prevented planted acres. “Fert.” means that fertilizer was applied to prevented planted acres ($175/acre) Table prepared by Kent Thiesse

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Consult with your crop insurance agent first The University of Illinois has developed an excellent spreadsheet for analyzing various options for the 2013 corn and soybean crop in Minnesota and other states, when considering the Federal Crop Insurance prevented planting option, compared to raising a crop in 2013. Producers can enter their state, county, crop insurance guarantees, expected yields and prices, production costs, etc., and get farm unit specific scenarios. This spreadsheet can be accessed free of charge on the University of Illinois FarmDoc website at http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/pubs/FAST tool_special_planting.asp Additional prevented planting crop insurance considerations • Minimum planting with Enterprise Units. A producer filing a prevented planting claim, who originally signed up with Enterprise Units, must have planted the lower of 20 acres or 20 percent of the insured crop acres in at least two sections to be eligible for the lower insurance premiums with Enterprise Units. Otherwise, the farm unit will still receive the appropriate prevented planting payment on that farm unit, but will be charged the insurance premiums for the higher of basic or optional units. (This would be the situation if no acres were planted.) • Impact of prevented planting on future APH yields. Generally, prevented

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of feed and hay supplies. Minimum acreage for prevented planting To qualify for prevented planting insurance coverage and payments, affected areas must be the lower of 20 acres, or 20 percent of the total eligible insured acreage in a farm unit. Small areas of land do not qualify for prevented planting coverage, which could be a factor on some smaller land tracts with optional unit insurance coverage. Meeting the 20 percent threshold will likely be easier with enterprise units than with optional units; however, there is lot of variation from farm-tofarm, so producers need to check with their crop insurance agent. Example: 500 acres of corn; 400 acres planted with full crop insurance coverage; 100 acres (20 percent) prevented planting paid at 60 percent of the original insurance guarantee per acre. Economics of the prevented planting decision As mentioned earlier, every producer and every farm unit has a different situation as it relates to the economics of the prevented planting crop insurance decision. Refer to the Table on the previous page showing a comparison of normal corn production and returns, a late planting scenario with reduced yields and crop insurance coverage, and a scenario using prevented planting coverage. Again, the situation for producers on individual farm units may be different than this example.

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PROGRAMS, from pg. 30 price is higher than the crop base price, the amount of the prevented planting payment will not be increased. Prevented planting payments are made on the base price. A producer who files a prevented planting insurance claim after the final planting date cannot plant another crop on those acres during the 25-day late planting period, or they will lose their prevented planting insurance payment. After the late planting period (June 25 for corn and July 5 or 10 for soybeans), a producer has the following options on those acres. • Leave the unplanted acres idle and control the weeds. • Plant an approved cover crop on the prevented planted acres, with no reduction in the prevented planting insurance payment. The cover crop cannot be harvested in 2013. Haying and grazing of those acres is permitted after Nov. 1. • Plant another crop (second crop) after the late planting period (June 25 for corn) has ended, with the intent of harvesting that crop. In this case the prevented planting payment is reduced to 35 percent of the original prevented planted payment. Example: $858.80/acre original guarantee x 0.60 = $515.28/acre x 0.35 = $180.35/acre adjusted prevented planting payment. This may be an option for dairy and beef producers who are short

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Back Roads: Family proud of farming heritage BACK ROADS, from pg. 48 During a visit to Hardee’s in St. James with his mother, a conversation with the manager played a role in the restaurant chain switching to soy oil for deep frying. Mitchell was the first recipient of the Minnesota Soybean Association scholarship when he graduated from high school; however, he later decided to become an attorney. He says that the work ethic he developed on the farm has helped him in his family law practice. Darrell was a member of the first class in St. James High School to have four years of agriculture and FFA. Both he and Mitchell were Minnesota Star Farmers. Although agriculture wasn’t offered to girls, the Ask daughters were FFA Sweethearts. None of the Ask family chose farming for a career, but they are proud of, and grateful for, their heritage. The planting and harvesting events provide hands-on opportunities for grandchildren. Grandson Derek Nelson said, “it’s not something everyone can do. I can go back home and tell my friends that I drove a tractor.” Darrell’s collection, in addition to tractors, has grown to five combines, four planters and seven plows. His hobby enables him to spend one-on-one time with grandchildren as well as preserving a bit of the family heritage. ❖

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160 Acre Estate Land Auction Tuesday Eve June 11th-7:00p.m.

Top Bare Farmland with a 92.6% Productivity index, top of watershed, does contain an old grove site. Location of auction: to be held at the KC Facility in Fairmont at 920 E. 10th St. just West of Grahm Tire. Location of Farm: SW 1⁄4 Section 32 Waverly Twp. Martin County located approx. 10 mi. NW of Fairmont, or 8 mi. SW of Truman. Call our office 507.238.4318 or check our website www.auctioneeralley.com for complete pre- auction information or call Allen Kahler 507.764.3591

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REAL ESTATE: Parcel 1: Consisting of 36 acres, more or less, of Fillmore County farmland/hunting acres. This property has a building site with a 40’x72’ storage shed w/200 amp service box and 14’x20’ overhead door, and an older 3-bedroom, 2-story home that needs some TLC. Submersible well. 6.2 acres tillable. 28.5 acres wooded and building site. 76.1 CPI Rating on tillable acres. Parcel 2: Consisting of 124 acres, more or less, of Fillmore County farmland/wooded acres. 49 acres tillable. 74 acres wooded. 73.7 CPI Rating on tillable acres. Please note: Taxes for the year 2013 are $2,034 and are the combination of Parcel 1 and 2 together. Parcel 1 and 2 will be subject to survey for exact acres if sold to two separate parties. Parcel 3: Consisting of 80 acres, more or less, of Fillmore County farmland/wooded acres. 19 acres tillable. 59.3 acres wooded. 71.4 CPI Rating on tillable acres. This parcel has 9.3 acres enrolled into a CRP Program that expires on September 30, 2013. Taxes for the year 2013 are $752. Real Estate Terms: Successful bidder shall be required to pay $15,000 down (NON-REFUNDABLE) on Parcel 1, $40,000 (NON-REFUNDABLE) on Parcel 2, and $25,000 down (NON-REFUNDABLE) on Parcel 3 and sign a purchase agreement immediately following the conclusion of the real estate auction. The balance shall be due on or before October 1, 2013. Jeremy T. Kramer, attorney for real estate and handling all earnest monies. All information is believed to be correct, but is not guaranteed. Buyers shall rely on their own information and inspection. Any verbal announcements made day of auction takes precedence over print.

Information from the Fillmore County FSA office are the combination of the three parcels. Corn Base 37.5, Corn Direct Yield 114, Corn CC Yield 137, Soybean Base 20.7, Soybean Direct Yield 34, Soybean CC Yield 40

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'08 NH HW365 18' Discbine FOR SALE: (1) JD mower, FOR SALE: Bale handler for FOR SALE: NH 451 sickle FOR SALE: NH Hayliner 68, WANTED: Self-loading ADVERTISING NOTICE: for small square bales, mower, used very little, small square bales, head, cut 585 acres, only #37, trailer type, 7' bar. 320round bale trailer, any Please check your ad the $1,250/OBO. 712-297-7951 507-259-2677 $1,000/OBO. Ray Moeller 200 hrs, $75,000. (715) 296294-5506 make or model. 507-696-2176 first week it runs. We make 712-297-7951 2162 every effort to avoid errors FOR SALE: JD 566 round by checking all copy, but EARLY SUMMER SALE baler, 5x6 bales, double FOR SALE: New Idea #4865 sometimes errors are on New Rhino twine tie, crowder wheels, red round baler (same as missed. Therefore, we ask 7-8-9-10 Ft 3 Pt Heavy Duty good belts, nice shape. Case IH 8480), does twine that you review your ad for Disk Mowers (Some On $6,500. 507-639-3592 or 507or net wrap, monitor, correctness. If you find a Hand.) Also Rhino Hay 317-6565 540RPM PTO, all new floor mistake, please call (507) Tedders & Wheel Rakes belts, very good cond, field 345-4523 immediately so Dealer 319-347-6282 Can Del ready, $5,900/OBO. 320-286that the error can be corFOR SALE: JD 946 MoCo 5805 rected. We regret that we FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 & discbine excellent condicannot be responsible for 6000 & 7000 series forage tion, always shedded, It IH 120 sickle mower, 7', F.H. more than one week's inharvesters. Used kernel works so good you can semi mount, extra sickle, sertion if the error is not processors, also, used JD cut hay without looking newer guards, very good called to our attention. We 40 knife Dura-Drums, & back!! $17,500 OBO (or condition; JD #21 hay concannot be liable for an drum conversions for 5400 best offer) (320) 965-2411 ditioner, steel rollers, good amount greater than the & 5460. Call (507)427-3520 condition. 320-328-5794 cost of the ad. THE LAND www.ok-enterprise.com has the right to edit, reject or properly classify any ad. Each classified line ad is separately copyrighted to THE LAND. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited.

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'78 Case 2870, 4WD, 4,285 hrs., 300 hp, 3 pt., PTO, 582-3739 Caterpillar 216B skid steer 40% rubber, all around duw/ 1600 hrs, excellent shape als. 320-864-4583 or 320-779w/ 4 new tires. 715-743-4262 NI 3739 spreader, tandem 4583 or 715-797-7068 axle, end gate, 1 owner, 2007 model. Sharp. $10,500. '82 Allis Chalmers 8050, 160 EZ Flo 250 bu. gravity box (563)590-6930 hp, 2WD, 5,150 hrs., pwr on EZ Trail 10T gear; 200 shift transmission, always bu. gravity box on 8T MN shedded, new batteries, upgear; 400 gal. field sprayer, Rock picker (Westgo) with hydraulic cylinders, $850. dated AC, paint & interior 42' boom, nice; JD #5 mow515-852-4241 exc., nice solid tractor, er; NH 28' bale elev. on $20,000. 507-227-5905 whls; JD 27' bale elev. We buy w/motor. 320-864-4583 or Salvage Equipment '92 Case IH 1680, 4530 hrs, 320-779-4583 Parts Available 400 hrs on new engine, field FOR SALE: 2 Parker graviHammell Equip., Inc. tracker, $39,500. 712-790ty boxes w/ running gear, (507)867-4910 6698 300 bu, 10:00 x 20 tires, 1 w/ roll tarp, hyd auger & divider. 60' Flex-coil drag. 507-384-1722 For More info Call 1-800-726-8609 FOR SALE: 3pt grader blade, 10' wide, will fit 2pt or visit our website: or 3pt or log chain, www.steffesauctioneers.com $250/OBO. 712-297-7951

FOR SALE: Used 18' floors, Farm Implements 035 $700. Used bins, many sizes. Concrete & erection '02 MF 8780XP combine; '89 work. 715-308-9649 IH 1680 combine; '99 IH 1083 8R poly CH; IH 964 SILO DOORS CH; White 708 & 706 CH's; Wood or steel doors shipped Michigan 175 ldr; Big A promptly to your farm floater; JD 500 grain cart; stainless fasteners White plows & parts. 507hardware available. 380-5324 (800)222-5726 Landwood Sales LLC 2 bottom - 3 pt disc plow; Offset disc; 8' drill w/3 pt Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. hook-up; 3 pt hay rake; 100% financing w/no liens Ferguson 3 pt cultivator, 2 or red tape, call Steve at row w/ front gangs, very Fairfax Ag for an appointrare. (715)672-5747 ment. 888-830-7757 6R JD RM cult., RS, shed- FOR SALE: Red River Speded, $475; 13.6x38 tractor cial threshing machine, 22”, Grain Handling Equip 034 tire w/tube, like new, $225; always shedded, looks like 100 bu. Smidley steer new, w/ belts. Also, 8' MN 50' galvanized auger, 8" distuffer, $350; New 35 yellow grain binder w/ all the canameter, $750/OBO. 515-387Hardi sprayer nozzles, $110. vases, works good. 507-8298707 or 515-864-8098 952-446-1120 3793

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'93 R52; 630 CH 3000 Elec Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Replates; 20' flex 800; pair Repair-TroubleshootArtsway 180 chopper. 515ing Sales-Design Custom 368-4492 hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made. 7x7 tool bar, 30', folding 2 lift STOEN'S Hydrostatic Serassist, made for tank on lift vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N assist, $1,500/OBO. 712-260Glenwood, MN 56334 3208003 634-4360 Aerway 18' pasture aerator &/or incorporate liquid ma- New 3pt Pittsburgh Cultivanure, pull type, hyd fold, tor 3 row, $350. New 3pt $7,000. (608) 323-7297 Lawn Rake 86'', $325. 715-

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3-27' floors; 80'8” U troughs; BRAND NEW! WESTFIELD 10-71 low profile swing hop12,000 bu. hopper bin; per $8,925. All sizes avail14,000 bu. bin, complete; able. Mike 507-848-6268 20,000 bu. bin; 26,000 bu. bin; 62,000 bu. bin. 507-6976133 www.usedbinsales.com FOR SALE: Grain King 10x61 auger, always shedded, $3,200. 507-227-2602 Behlen wet holding bin, 2750 bu., exc. cond., asking FOR SALE:Used grain bins, $3,250. 507-427-3585 or 507floors unload systems, sti822-2429 rators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or sellFOR SALE: (2) 27x16.5 ing, try me first and also grain bin, drying floor; (1) call for very competitive 18x18' government bin; contract rates! Office 18.5x24' bin w/ drying floor. hours 8am-5pm Monday – Demco 250 bu seed trailer Friday Saturday 9am - 12 w/ brush auger; JD 3pt noon or call 507-697-6133 quick coupler off a 4240. Ask for Gary 507-828-2494

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‘12 CIH AF7230, 220 Hrs., Pro 700 TS Monitor, Guidance Ready, SLS, Leather, CVT Drive, Chopper, Rock Trap, Lateral Tilt, Long Auger (40’ Heads) ................$249,500 ‘12 JD S670, 303 Hrs., ATR, 7” GS3 Color TS Monitor, HID’s, CM w/Hi-Torque Rev., Pro-Drives, 20.8x42’s, Chopper ....$259,500 ‘12 JD S670, 270 Hrs., ATR, 7” GS3 Color TS Monitor, Pro-Drives, CM w/5-Spd. Rev., 261⁄2’ Unload Auger, Chopper w/PowerCast Tailboard ......................COMING IN - CALL! ‘12 JD S660, 282 Hrs., ATR, 7” GS3 Color TS Monitor, CM w/Hi-Torque Rev., 3-Spd. Trans., 18.4x42’s, Chopper ............$239,500 ‘12 JD S660, 268 Hrs., ATR, 7” GS3 Color TS Monitor, CM w/Hi-Torque Rev., 3-Spd. Trans., 20.8x42’s Chopper ............$244,500 ‘09 JD 9770STS, 463 Hrs., ATR, Premier Cab, CM w/Hi-Torque Rev., 20.8x42’s, Chopper, Very Nice Low Hour Combine! ........................................................$199,500 ‘08 JD 9670STS, 894 Hrs., Premier Cab, CM w/Hi-Torque Rev., Extended Wear Sep. Pkg., Duals or Singles, Chopper ..$158,000

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'98 JD 6410L, FWA, ROPS FOR SALE: IH Super WD-6, channel frame, strong enw/canopy, 16.9x38 85%, 9000 gine, $4,500. 712-288-6442 easy hrs., $17,400; JD 4030, CAH, 3900 hrs, $14,300 FOR SALE: Restored 1947 OBO/trade. 320-543-3523 Avery A tractor, $2,400/OBO; Int'l 3140 skid 1954 AC WD45 WF w/loader. steer, 25HP, snow & dirt Tires 90%. Conv. to 12v. bucket, $3,300/OBO; '00 $3,000/OBO. 515-408-7960 Cadillac STS Sport model, 139K miles, $2,800/OBO. At Auction on Sat. June 8th, 9 Gehl 25HP skid ldr, dirt & a.m. at Canby, MN: JD tine bucket, $2,900/OBO. 4450 MFW tractor; JD 4640 Consider trade for old tractractor; JD 567 net wrap tor. 320-766-3758 baler; NH 499, 12' haybine; plus, much more. Info: 507- JD 7230 MFWD; JD 6430 828-7383 MFWD; both are premiwww.darrellregnierauction.com ums with about 3200 hrs, new rubber, exc. cond. 507FOR SALE: '81 525/550 Big 789-6049 Bud 7500 hrs, very nice KT 1150 motor, twin disk Moline Collectors '53 ZB with loader runs good, shedded. Power Shift, one owner, $5,000/OBO (715)255-9279 $125,000 Cell: (320) 282-5313

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• Koyker RBT7000 - Auto load & unload 7 full size round bales, easy to operate! Best bang for your buck. • Anderson TRB1400 - Auto load & unload 12 full size round bales, simple, extreme heavy duty. • Anderson TRB2000 - Auto load & unload 17 full size round bales, extreme capacity! • TubeLine Technobale 980 - Auto load & unload 8 full size round bale. Designed heavy for haylage bales. • Morris/ProAg Hayhiker 1400 - Auto load & unload 14 full size round bales. Create perfect straight rows. • Farm King 2450R - Auto load & unload 14 full size round bales. Optional rotating pickup arm. • Highline 1400 - Auto load & unload 14 full size round bales. Dual lift arms. • Pride of the Prairie - Self unload 14 full size round bales. Gooseneck. Easy to operate. • TeSlaa - Round bale trailer, 36,000 lb. GVW. Heavy duty. • Custom made steel bale racks - 10’x23’, 10’x28’, and more sizes! • Large square bale movers available too! • Most bale movers are on the lot, ready to go. Call or stop by today to find the right bale mover for your operation!

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FOR SALE: 856 Int'l dsl, 3pt, NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 18.4x38 tires; also set of 55, 50 Series & newer trac18.4x38 tires. 320-594-2763 tors, AC-all models, Large Inventory, We ship! Mark FOR SALE: 930 Case dsl w/ Heitman Tractor Salvage cab, 3pt; also, 5-16s auto re715-673-4829 set plow, pull type; also, set of duals, 18.4x34s. 320- We have parts for MM trac594-2763 tors & others. River Dale Farms. (920)295-3278 FOR SALE: Case IH 8910, 2WD, 3 remotes, dual PTO, 037 radar, 18.4x42 duals 70%, Harvesting Equip 7500 hrs, serviced and field '07 CIH 2588 combine, AFX ready, good shape, $47,500. rotor, A.H.H., rock trap, 507-327-0858 chopper, Pro 600 Y+M monitor, long unload auger, FOR SALE: IH 5088 tractor ext. wear pkg., HID lights, 4349 hrs.,18.4x38 tires and 800x32 singles, 12R ready, duals, in very good condi1,725 sep. hrs., $119,000; '03 tion,transmission update, CIH 1020, 25' flex head, 3” air adjustable seat, 3 hyd cut, exc. cond., $12,750; valves, dual PTO, newer Ficklin CA1300 grain cart, AC compresser $27,500 625 bu., 24.5x32 tires OBO (or best offer) (320) w/scale, $8,900. 320-769-2756 583-9896

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MC 690, 1 Ph., LP 12”x71’ MAYRATH BEHLEN 380, SWINGAWAY 1 Ph. 10”x61’ MAYRATH BEHLEN 700 SWINGAWAY 10”x71’ MAYRATH HOPPER SWINGAWAY TANKS BEHLEN, 1600 bu. 8”X57’ KEWANEE PTO We carry a full line of Behlen & Delux dryer parts; Mayrath and Hutch augers parts. Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs, bearings, chain & pulleys.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

‘12 NH T8.360, MFWD, suspended front axle, 480/80R50 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals, 540/1000 PTO, wgts., complete guidance, 340 hrs. ........................................................$173,500 ‘11 CIH Magnum 290, MFWD, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, high capacity hyd. pump, 5 remotes, wgts., 1425 hrs. ........................$148,500 ‘11 CIH Magnum 290, MFWD, 480/80R50 duals, 480/70R34 single front tires, high capacity hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 2130 hrs. ........................$141,500 ‘10 JD 8245R, MFWD, IVT transmission, 1500 front axle, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 single front tires, HID lights, active seat, 540/1000 PTO, wgts., 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 2100 hrs.....$148,500 ‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, PS, 1300 front axle, 380/90R50 duals, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 4 remotes, wgts., 3480 hrs. ......................................................$138,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, PS, 1300 front axle, 380/90R50 duals, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 4 remotes, wgts., 4410 hrs. ......................................................$128,000 ‘11 Schaben SF-8500, 1200 gallon sprayer, 90’ boom, 100 gallon rinse tank, 380/90R46 tires, near new unit ................................................$25,000 ‘08 JD 9670 combine, 20.8R38 duals, Contour Master, 1137 sep. hrs. ..............................................$149,500 ‘11 JD 635F flexible platform, unused, shedded ..........................................................$36,500

Allows operator to preset ground speed. Tractor will automatically control engine rpm & transmission ratio for maximum fuel efficiency. 1) MF Exclusive: CVT Transmission with no clutch packs. 2) Option of both suspended cab & front axle for a smoother ride. 3) Headland Management: Can operate up to 35 different tractor & implement functions with the touch of one button. 4) Dual Speed PTO: Allows full 1000 PTO rpm at either 1970 or 1605 engine rpm

Tractors On Hand Now At Very Reasonable Prices MF 8660, MFD, duals, Auto Steer Ready, 265 hp.

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MF 1705, compact tractor MF 8690, 350 hp., CVT MF 8660, 225 PTO hp. MF 1652, compact, 52 hp., loader MF 1529, compact, 59 hp., loader MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs. MF 1220 Compact, MFD, loader, hydro. IH 656 hydro w/loader & cab, dsl.

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Geringhoff 1822RD, ‘09 Geringhoff 822RD, ‘08 (3) Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘08, ‘07, ‘04 (2) Geringhoff 1230RD, ‘09, ‘08 (5) Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘12, ‘08, 07, ‘03 (5) Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘12, ‘11, ‘05, ‘04, ‘02 (11) Geringhoff 830RD, ‘12, ‘10, ‘08, ‘05, ‘04, ‘01 (3) Geringhoff 630RD, ‘05, ‘00, ‘97 Geringhoff 630RD, ‘97 NH 996, 12R20", '99 JD 893, KR, HDP, ‘04 JD 643, GVL poly JD 843, LT, ‘80 JD 622, GVL, poly ‘98 CIH 1083 ‘95 CIH 1063 w/crop sweeper MF 883, 8R30”, ‘97

COMBINES • • • • • • • • •

‘07 MF 9690, duals, LTM, 1300/970 hrs. MF 8570, RWA ‘86 MF 8560 '98 Gleaner 800, 25' flexhead ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals, 2052 sep. hrs. ‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs. MF 9750 PU table MF 9118 bean table MF 8000 30' bean table

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Brandt 7500HP, grain vac. Brandt 5200EX, grain vac ‘09 Brandt 8x47 auger ‘00 Brandt 4500 EX, grain vac. ‘05 Brandt 1070, auger, PTO Drive, w/swing hopper Brandt GBL-10, bagger Brandt 1515, 1575, 1585 belt conveyors Brandt 8x45 auger, 18 hp., Briggs Brandt 8x35, 8x37, 8x40, 8x47, 8x52, 8x57, 8x62, 8x67, 10x35, straight augers

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GRAIN HANDLING (CONT.)

• Brandt 1060XL, 1070XL, 1080XL, 1380XL, 1390XL, swing hopper augers • Brandt 20 Series Drive Over Deck • Parker 1039, grain cart, w/tarp • Parker 839, grain cart, tarp, 850 bu. • Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu. • Parker 165-B gravity box • Unverferth 5000, grain cart • Hutchinson, 10x61 auger • A&L 850S grain cart, 850 bu. tarp • ‘10 Westfield WC 1515, grain belt, electric motor

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JD 275, disc mower, 9’ JD 38, sickle mower, 7’ CIH 8480, round baler IH 14, 5 bar rake Woods 8400, finish mower MF 2856, round baler, net, twine MF 1745, round baler Gehl 1000 forage harvester, 2R30” Badger 980 forabte box (2) MF 1329 & 1330, 3 pt. disc mower MF 200, SP windrower, cab, auger, header ‘11 NH H6750, 3 pt., disk mower, 110” NI 528, 3 pt., disc mower, 94” Sitrex, 9 wheel inline rake Sitrex DM 5 disc mower Sitrex MK16, 14 wheel rake Sitrex RP2, RP5 wheel rakes Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel rakes on cart Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear H&S 16’ bale wagon Chandler 22’ & 26’, litter spreader

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DMI Coulter Champ II, 13 shank Wil-Rich 36’, field cult. Nyemeyer, soil conditioner '08 JD 520 stalk chopper Loftness 30' stalk chopper, SM Loftness 20’ stalk chopper Melroe 912, 4 bottom plow Loftness 8’ snowblower Mauer 28'-42' header trailers Degelman 6000HD, rock picker 2011 SB Select Snowblower, 97” & 108”, 3 pt. 2013 Sunflower 1444-36 Disk 2013 Sunflower 4412-07 Disk Ripper 2013 Sunflower 4530-19 Disk Chisel

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JD 8630, 4x4, 50 Series Eng. ............$19,900 JD 7800, MFD, 740 loader..................$59,000 CIH 8950, MFD....................................$59,900 (3) JD 4440, pwr. shift ..............From $21,900 CIH DX25 w/mower ..................Coming Soon CIH MX270, MFD ................................$69,900 (2) IH 1026 hydro ......................From $12,900 IH 756, gas ............................................$7,900 ‘77 JD 4630, PS ..................................$16,900 IH 460, 560, 560D ..................................CALL JD Loaders, many to choose from ..........................................Starting at $2,495 New Koyker loaders ..............................CALL Gehl 4635 skid loader ........................$12,900 IH 986, w/New TA ..............................$14,900 IH 826, German diesel ..........................$8,900 CIH 5120, MFD w/loader ....................$31,900 JD 4430 Quad ....................................$17,900 JD 4030, open station ........................$14,900 JD 3020 D, pwr. shift ..........................$11,900 JD 720, diesel ......................................$6,900 LOADERS JD 48, 58, 146, 148, 158; Koyker 510, K5 ..............................................................CALL

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FOR SALE: Case IH 1020 20' flex head, has new 3” cut, field ready. IH 856 tractor, starts good, nice Firestone tires. IH 766 gas tractor. 320-300-8062 FOR SALE: Case IH 1680 combine, long sieves, Cummins, cross flow fan, chopper, good rubber, 3000 hrs, $16,500/OBO. 507-327-0858 FOR SALE: Case IH 1688 combine, well equipped, completely reconditioned, field ready, very nice shape, $36,500. 507-327-0858 Planting Equip

‘07 JD 5325, MFWD, 320 hrs., loader ............................$36,900

‘06 JD 735, 11’6” rotary mower ‘10 JD 4830, 934 hrs., Willmar Eagle 8650, 3326 hrs., ........................................$19,900 90’ SS boom ................$203,500 90’ boom ........................$61,500

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(O)’12 JD 9560R, 400 hrs., IF tires ............................$319,900 (O)’12 JD 9560R, 400 hrs., Extended Warranty ........$312,500 (B)’12 JD 9650R, 400 hrs., Lease Return ................$312,500 (O)’12 JD 9650R, 400 hrs., Lease Return ................$312,500 (O)’12 JD 9510R, 400 hrs., Lease Return ................$289,900 (B)’08 JD 9630, 572 hrs. ............................................$259,900 (O)’06 JD 9320, 2002 hrs., PS ..................................$169,500 (H)’97 JD 9400, 5712 hrs., 650/42’s ............................$99,900 (B)’04 NH 9682, 4039 hrs. ..........................................$84,900 (H)’90 JD 8760, 4330 hrs. ............................................$67,500 (H)’81 JD 8640, 8572 hrs., 3 pt., PTO ........................$24,500

TRACK TRACTORS

(B)’10 JD 9770, 328 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$275,000 (B)’09 JD 9870, 814 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$249,900 (B)’09 JD 9770, 945 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$239,900 (B)’08 JD 9870, 1068 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$210,900 (B)’10 Gleaner A76, 382 sep. hrs...............................$199,900 (O)’07 JD 9560, 553 sep. hrs., duals ........................$180,000 (O)’06 JD 9760, 1918 sep. hrs., duals ......................$179,900 (H)’06 JD 9760, 1500 sep. hrs., 20.8x42’s ................$167,500 (O)’06 JD 9760, 1363 sep. hrs., duals ......................$162,900 (O)’04 JD 9760, 1192 hrs. PRWD ..............................$159,900 (H)’03 JD 9660, 1547 sep. hrs., duals ......................$133,500 (O)’03 JD 9650, 1740 sep. hrs., duals ......................$114,900 (O)’00 JD 9650STS, 1567 sep. hrs., 30.5x32’s ..........$99,900 (B)’02 JD 9750STS, 2270 sep. hrs., PRWD ................$95,900 (B)’98 CIH 2388, 2750 sep., hrs., duals ......................$75,900 (H)’98 JD 9510, 1930 sep. hrs., duals ........................$75,000 (H)’99 JD 9510, 2751 hrs., duals ................................$69,500 (H)JD 9500, 2812 hrs...................................................$49,900 (B)’82 JD 6620SH, side hill, 3231 hrs. ........................$20,900 (B)’82 JD 8820, 5571 hrs., duals ................................$13,900 (B)’80 JD 7720, 5000 hrs. ............................................$12,900 (H)’79 JD 7720 ............................................................$11,900

(O)’11 JD 9630T, 1200 hrs., Extended Warranty ......$314,900 (O)’10 JD 9630T, 1650 hrs. ........................................$287,500 (O)’09 JD 9630T, 1720 hrs. ........................................$283,000 (H)’09 JD 9630T, 1110 hrs. ........................................$279,900 (H)’11 JD 8335RT, 880 hrs., IVT ..............................$258,900 (O)’06 JD 9520T, 3504 hrs., Auto Trac ready ............$159,900 (O)’03 JD 9320T, 4545 hrs., 36” tracks ....................$139,900 (O)’01 JD 9400T, 3100 hrs., 3 pt. ..............................$129,900 (O)’06 JD 8230T, 3596 hrs., 16” tracks ......................$127,900 PLANTERS/SEEDERS (H)’00 JD 9400T, 5160 hrs., PTO ..............................$105,000 (H)’02 JD 8120T, 5152 hrs., 16” tracks ........................$88,900 (B)’07 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, CCS ..............................$144,900 (O)’98 JD 8300T, 5500 hrs., 16” tracks ........................$67,900 (O)’08 Case IH 1250, 24R30”, CCS ..........................$126,900 (B)’10 JD 1770, CCS, 16R30”......................................$99,500 ROW CROP TRACTORS (H)’02 Kinze 3600, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$58,500 (O)’10 JD 8345R, 1732 hrs., IVT, triples ....................$239,900 (O)’97 JD 1770, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$49,500 (O)’09 MF 7495, 1500 hrs., MFWD, loader................$114,900 (O)’00 Kinze 3140, 16R30”, stack fold ........................$39,900 (B)’12 JD 7330, 594 hrs., auto quad ..........................$110,900 (H)’98 JD 1850 air drill, 30” @ 10” spacing ................$36,500 (O)’91 JD 4955, 7188 hrs., MFWD, PS........................$58,000 (O)’92 JD 7200, 16R30” ..............................................$32,000 (B)’94 JD 7700, 5295 hrs., PS ....................................$56,000 (B)’97 JD 1770, 12R30”, liq. fert...................................$29,900 (B)’96 CIH 5240, 2044 hrs., MFWD ............................$42,900 SPRING TILLAGE (B)’84 JD 4450, 10,000 hrs., MFWD ............................$34,900 (H)’78 JD 4440, 7094 hrs., Quad ................................$26,900 (B)’12 JD 2210, 58.5’....................................................$69,900 (O)’73 JD 4630, 7948 hrs., PS ....................................$19,900 (O)’08 JD 2210, 55.5’ ..................................................$57,500 (B)’76 JD 4630, 8105 hrs., Quad ................................$16,900 (H)’09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$55,900 (H)’97 JD 985, 48.5’ ....................................................$24,000 UTILITY TRACTORS (O)’96 JD 980, 44.5’ ....................................................$21,900 (B)’11 JD 5085M, 271 hrs., reverser ............................$48,900 (O)’98 JD 980, 36’ ........................................................$21,000 (O)’07 JD 5325, 320 hrs., loader, OS ..........................$36,900 (O)’97 JD 980, 43.5’ ....................................................$20,900 (H)’07 JD 5325, 362 hrs., loader, MFWD ....................$35,900 (H)’98 JD 980, 36.5’ ....................................................$17,900 (H)’81 JD 2940, loader ................................................$16,900 (O)’95 JD 980, 32’ ........................................................$15,900 (B)’77 JD 2440, 5800 hrs., loader ..................................$9,500 (B)’97 JD 980, 38.5’ ....................................................$14,900 (B)’58 JD 620, NF, PS ....................................................$4,500 (B)CIH 4900, 44.5’..........................................................$9,900 (B)’57 JD 520, NF, PS ....................................................$4,500 (O)JD 960, 30.5’ ............................................................$7,500 (B)Ford 8N......................................................................$1,500 (O)JD 1050, 50’ ..............................................................$3,995

COMBINES

(O)’12 JD S680, 511 hrs., Extended Warranty ..........$345,000 (H)’12 JD S680, 232 sep. hrs.....................................$339,900 (H)’12 JD S680, 246 sep hrs. ....................................$329,900 (B)’11 JD 9870, 511 sep. hrs., PRWD, 800/70R38 ....$309,900 (O)’12 JD S560, 231 sep. hrs., 2630 display ............$305,900 (O)’10 JD 9870, 671 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$299,000 (O)’11 JD 9870, 700 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$294,900 (O)’12 JD S670, 336 sep. hrs., Extended Warranty ..$289,900 (O)’12 JD S670, 263 sep. hrs., duals ........................$289,900

SPRAYERS

(O)’12 JD 4940, 701 hrs., 120’ boom, inj. system......$297,750 (O)’12 JD 4940, 489 hrs., 120’ boom ........................$292,750 (O)’12 JD 4940, 467 hrs., dry box..............................$290,500 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1343 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$249,750 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1216 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$245,900 (O)’11 JD 4830, 610 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$220,750 (O)’11 JD 4830, 1030 hrs., 100’ boom ......................$211,950 (O)’12 JD 4730, 800 gal., 90’ boom ..........................$210,250 (O)’12 JD 4730, 800 gal., 90’ boom ..........................$209,900

(O)’12 JD 4730, 520 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$209,700 (O)’12 JD 4730, 490 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$209,600 (O)’10 JD 4830, 934 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$203,500 (O)’10 JD 4830, 1104 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$201,900 (O)’07 JD 4930, 3093 hrs., dry box............................$200,000 (O)’09 JD 4830, 1818 hrs., 100’ boom ......................$189,500 (O)’09 JD 4830, 2400 hrs, 100’ boom ........................$185,000 (O)’10 JD 4730, 1255 hrs., 100’ boom ......................$178,900 (O)’10 Ag Chem 1184, 1350 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$174,900 (O)’08 Miller Nitro 4240, 1810 hrs., 90’ boom ..........$162,500 (O)’05 JD 4720, 3720 hrs., 80’ boom ........................$129,500 (O)’07 Ag Chem SS1074, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom..........$123,900 (O)’03 JD 4710, 2000 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$115,000 (O)’05 Ag Chem 1064, 1835 hrs., 80’ boom ..............$114,500 (O)’01 JD 4710, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$109,900 (O)’97 Willmar 8400, 3221 hrs., 120’ boom ................$71,900 (O)’03 Willmar 8650 Eagle, 3326 hrs., 90’ boom ........$61,500 (O) Ag Chem 854, 2795 hrs. ........................................$56,500 (O)’96 Ford F350, 60’ boom ........................................$38,750 (H)Tyler Patriot XL, 3500 hrs., 80’ boom......................$29,500 (O)Patriot XL, 800 gal., 75’ boom ................................$28,900 (O)’06 Top Air TA1200, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ................$25,500 (O)’07 Redball 570, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ....................$19,900 (O)’05 Hardi Navigator 1100, 80’ boom........................$19,900

FALL TILLAGE

(B)’12 JD 3710, 10-bottom ..........................................$57,900 (O)’11 JD 3710, 10-bottom ..........................................$52,500 (H)’10 JD 3710, 10-bottom ..........................................$44,900 (H)’12 JD 2700, 7-shank ..............................................$39,900 (O)’11 JD 2700, 7-shank, 30” ......................................$37,900 (B)’10 JD 2700, 9-shank, 24” ......................................$33,900 (H)’10 JD 512, 5-shank ................................................$27,500 (H)’02 JD 2400, 24’ chisel plow....................................$26,900 (B)’04 JD 512, 5-shank ................................................$20,900 (O)’03 JD 2700, 9-shank ..............................................$20,900 (B)’05 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ..........................................$19,900 (H)DMI 530, 5-shank ....................................................$19,500 (O)’98 JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ......................................$13,900 (H)IH 800, 10-bottom......................................................$7,995 (H)M&W 1465, 7-shank, 24” spacing ............................$7,950

HAY EQUIPMENT

(H)’10 JD 568, surface wrap ........................................$33,900 (O)’10 JD 568, surface wrap ........................................$33,500 (O)’06 JD 567, surface wrap ........................................$21,900 (B)’06 JD 735, MoCo....................................................$19,900 (O)’94 JD 535, net wrap ..............................................$14,900 (B)’03 NH BR740 round baler ......................................$13,500 (B)’84 JD 337 square baler, ejector................................$7,500 (B)’85 JD 430 round baler ..............................................$6,500 (B)NH 315 sqaure baler, ejector ....................................$5,900 (O)Hesston 514 round baler ..........................................$5,400 (B)Gehl 1090, moco ......................................................$1,950 (B)Meyer throw wagon ..........................................2 @ $1,750 (B)JD 510 round baler....................................................$1,595 (B)NH 469, moco............................................................$1,600

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1996 Great Plains CPH-20, no-till grain drill, markers, nice, $15,000. 319-404-3415 CIH 800 planter, w/ DJ Feedmaster 12R30", vertical fold, $4,800/OBO. 515-3878707 or 515-864-8098 FOR SALE: 5100 White planter, 4R38”, dry fertilizer, insecticide, herbicide; 4R38” Glencoe cultivator; NH hay head to fit 770 chopper. 320-864-5223 FOR SALE: Hyd flat fold markers, to fit planter/ tool bar, or custom fit, $3,000. 712-297-7951

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6-30 TWIN Row (07) No-Til Planter(FINGER Pick up) (Have Complete Units For Both Corn & Beans) Loaded Almost New Only 850 Acres! Less Than Half Price of New. 319-347-2349 Can Deliver. JD 7100, 12R30” planter, hyd fold, precision corn units, JD radial bean units; Intl 153, 12R30” cult., hyd. flat fold, rotary shields. 507-3808597 Tillage Equip

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4-row Lilliston rolling cultivator, excellent shape. (715)327-8861 FOR SALE: '02 JD 980 24' cult, 3 bar harrow, new style shanks, very nice, $16,900; JD 630 22' disk, $10,750. 507-380-7863 FOR SALE: '92 DMI 730 20', 7 large shanks & 7 smaller ones w/ follow up disc. Cell: (320) 282-5313 FOR SALE: CIH 1830 12R30” vibra shank row crop cultivator, rolling shields, rear speed shields, like new, always shedded. 507-238-4564 Glencoe 9 shank disc chisel, walking tandems, 5 bar harrow, new shanks, very good condition, $7,000/OBO. (715)746-2332 IHC 183, 8R36” flat fold cult., always shedded, like new. 507-764-3609 Miller 6RN high clearance cultivator, always been shedded, 3 sweeps/row. Priced to sell. (715)495-1984

Farm Equipment For Sale ‘13 Challenger MT755D, loaded ................................$229,500 ‘08 Cat 965B, 1300 hrs. ....$190,000 ‘08 Cat 755B, 1000 hrs. ....$179,000 ‘04 Cat 855, 3000 hrs. ......$185,000 ‘07 JD 9860STS, 800 hrs., loaded w/all options ..........$160,000 ‘07 JD 8230, 2000 hrs. ......$155,000 ‘03 JD 8520, 4000 hrs. ......$147,500 ‘08 Lexion 595R, 650 hrs. $225,000 ‘12 Krause Dominator, 18’, Demo ....................................$58,500 ‘10 JD 8345RT, 1600 hrs. ..$232,500

Financing Available

Emerson Kalis Easton, MN 56025 • 507-381-9675

TILLAGE

M&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ..............$12,500 DMI Tigermate II, 32.5’ ..........................CALL DMI Econo Champ II, HD, 11-shank....$7,500 ‘05 JD 2700, 9-24 shank ....................$25,000 ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..........................CALL ‘10 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..........................CALL JD 3600, 8 bottom, on land..................$8,000 CIH 4900, 46.5’....................................$12,500

SKIDSTEERS

NEW NH skidsteers on hand ................CALL NH LS170 ................................................CALL ‘06 NH L170 ........................................$17,500

PLANTERS

Planters

Titan Machinery

77847 - 209th St Albert Lea, MN 56007 507-373-9114 Toll Free 877-267-0392 www.titanmachinery.com JD 7000, 12-30 Econo fold ..................$6,500

COMBINES

‘08 Gleaner R75, loaded, 880 sep. hrs. CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, just thru shop ......COMING ‘03 Gleaner R65, CDF, lat ......................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ..................COMING ‘08 Fantini 12-30 chopping cornhead ..........................................................$62,000 NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..........CALL Gleaner N6 ............................................$6,750

HAY TOOLS

New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Salford RTS units ..........................CALL NEW Salford Plows ......................AVAILABLE NEW Unverferth seed tenders........ON HAND NEW Westfield augers..................AVAILABLE NEW Rem 2700 vac................................CALL NEW Century HD1000, 60’ sprayers......CALL NEW Hardi sprayers ..............................CALL NEW Riteway rollers ..............................CALL NEW Lorenz snowblowers ....................CALL NEW Batco conveyors ..........................CALL NEW Brent wagons & grain carts ..........CALL NEW E-Z Trail seed wagons ..................CALL NEW rock buckets & pallet forks.......... CALL REM 2700, Rental ..................................CALL Unverferth 8000 grain cart ................$19,000 Kinze 1050 w/duals ............................$43,000 Pre-owned Sprayers ..............................CALL (DMI Parts Available)

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

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

LARSON IMPLEMENTS 5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95

763-689-1179 Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings Free delivery on combines in MN, Eastern ND & SD

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“Where Farm and Family Meet”

NEW White planters ..............................CALL White 6900, 11-row, splitter..............COMING White 6700, 12-30, w/res......................$6,500 White 6222, 12-30 front fold ..................CALL White 6122, 12-30 ............................COMING

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USED TRACTORS

NEW NH T9.560, 4WD ............................CALL NEW NHT9.450 ......................................CALL NEW NH Boomer 50 w/loader ..............CALL NEW Versatile 250, FWA ........................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ........................CALL NEW Massey 5450, FWA, cab, loader ..CALL ‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD ..................$69,000 NH 8870, SS ......................................COMING Ford 5000, diesel, w/cab ..................COMING ‘60 IH 560, WF ......................................$5,200 White 2-105 ......................................COMING

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‘11 JD 9430, 1100 hrs., 3 pt., ‘12 CIH Magnum 290, MFWD, 1000 PTO, 620x42 tires & 590 hrs., , 3 pt., hyd. valves, duals ......................$229,000 540/1000 PTO, luxury cab, ‘94 JD 8760, 24-spd., 6440 19 hyd. pump, 380x50 tires hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 20.8x38 duals, 4 hyds. ..........$45,000 & duals, front duals, complete Auto Guide system COMBINES ..............................$175,000 ‘09 Case 7088, 1300 eng./ ‘12 CIH Farmall 105U, 2WD, 984 sep. hrs., 4x4, rock trap, 152 hrs., open station, 12x12 chopper, tracker, 18.4x42 trans. w/reverser, 2 hyd., duals, power bin ext. 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, ..............................$155,000 Warranty ..................$28,500 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 ‘04 Buhler Versatile 2210, sep. hrs., 4x4, HID lights, MFWD, 4081 hrs., 18-spd. Contour Master w/hi-torque PS, Super Steer, 4 hyd., variable spd., chopper, 1000 PTO, 20.8x42 tires 1250/45/32 tires ....$162,500 & duals, also front duals ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 & wgts. ....................$75,000 sep. hrs., chopper, 20.8x42 ‘94 NH 8770, MFWD, 5242 duals, bin ext. ..........$55,000 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, ‘09 CIH 7120, 1065 eng./816 14.9x46 tires & duals, 4 hyd. sep. hrs., Leather seat, ................................$55,000 tracker, chopper, rock trap, ‘94 JD 7800, 2WD, 8500 hrs., Pro 600 w/yield, moisture PS, 540/1000 PTO, & mapping, 20.8x42 tires 3 hyd., 18.4x42 tires & duals & duals ..................$170,000 ................................$41,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 748 eng./1007 ‘83 JD 2550, 2WD, 4510 hrs., sep. hrs., 4x4, tracker, Year Around cab, 3 pt., 540 chopper, rock trap, power bin PTO w/JD 245 loader ext., 18.4x42 duals $165,000 ................................$15,500 ‘94 CIH 1688, 3734 eng. hrs., ‘12 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD, rock trap, chopper, bin ext., 525 hrs., Deluxe cab, 4 hyd., 30.5x32 tires ............$30,000 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 420x46 ‘87 CIH 1640, 3468 hrs., rock tires & duals, complete Auto trap, auto header, 24.5x32 Guide system..........$155,000 tires ..........................$23,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, 3050 BULLDOZERS hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, ‘07 JD 850J WLT, 6633 hrs., 4 hyd., 420x46 tires & duals cab, air, 13’ 6-way blade, ..............................$105,000 5-shank ripper ........$120,000 4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘07 JD 750 JLT, 6498 hrs., ‘12 JD 9560R, 680 hrs., PS, cab, air, 6-way blade $89,000 4 hyd., 800x32 Michelin ‘08 Cat D5 KXL, 2619 hrs., radials, duals ..........$275,000 cab, air, 6-way blade $85,000 ‘10 JD 9630T, 1055 hrs., ‘06 Cat D6N LGP, 6200 hrs., PS, 30” tracks, front wgts., cab, air, 6-way blade 5 hyds.....................$235,000 ..............................$105,000 Check Out Our ‘12 JD 9510R, 1288 hrs., Large On-line Inventory 710x42 tires & duals, power of Trucks, Semis & shift, 5 hyds., rear wgts. Industrial Equipment ..............................$225,000 @ www.larsonimplements.com

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TRACTORS ALLIS CHALMERS 7580, 4WD TRACTOR, 3-PT. & 1000 PTO ALLIS CHALMERS 185 TRACTOR DEUTZ ALLIS 9150, 2WD, NEW 18.4X42 REAR, 4473 HRS INTERNATIONAL FARMALL 756 TRACTOR, GAS, 3-PT, WIDE FRONT, 6200 HRS 2006 NH TC40DA W/LOADER, 72" QT BUCKET, 620 HRS WHITE 2-105 TRACTOR, 2WD, CAB, 6260 HRS COMBINES & HEADS 2012 GLEANER S77 COMBINE, 277 SEP HRS, 395 ENG HRS 2009 GLEANER A76 COMBINE, 238 SEP HRS, 433 ENG HRS 2005 GLEANER R75 COMBINE, DUALS, TURRET, 1187 SEP HRS, 1331 ENG HRS 2003 GLEANER R75 COMBINE, DUALS, 1438 SEP HRS, 1976 ENG HRS GLEANER 8000 FLEX HEAD, 30' GLEANER 320 FLEX, R MTS, HYD DRIVE REEL, OLD STYLE GLEANER HUGGER 438 CORNHEAD CRESSONI 8R30" CHOPPING CORNHEAD, JD MOUNTS HARVESTEC 4308C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 8R30", JD MOUNTS HARVESTEC 4306C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 6R30” HARVESTEC 4306C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 6R30”, JD MOUNTS, 900 ACRES HARVESTEC 5306C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 6R30” HARVESTEC 5312C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 12R30” SKID STEERS MUSTANG 342, 2750 HRS, GAS ENG, 62" BUCKET 2012 JCB 260 SKIDLOADER, 15 HRS, 84” BUCKET 1999 MUSTANG 2050, 2600 HRS, 62" BUCKET, POWER TACH BUCKET MUSTANG 2060, 4200 HRS, T-BAR, NEW ENG TILLAGE/FIELD CULTIVATORS BUSH HOG 1445 DISC, 21' GLENCOE SOIL SAVER, 5-SHANK GLENCOE SOIL SAVER, 9-SHANK, OLD STYLE JD 726 SOIL FINISHER, 24'9" BAR SPIKE HARROW JD 2700 MULCH RIPPER, 7-SHANK, SOIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM KNOBLE 4R36" ROW CROP CULTIVATOR LANDOLL 1200 SOILMASTER SERIES II, 9-SHANK SUMMERS SUPERCOULTER PLUS, 30’ VERTICAL TILLAGE WITH COIL TINE HAY & FORAGE, STALK CHOPPERS AGCO 3312 DISCBINE, CENTER PIVOT, 12' AGCO HESSTON 7433 BALER 3X3, APPLICATOR, ROLLER CHUTE, 48000 BALES 2011 JD 854 SILAGE SPECIAL, NET WRAP JD 530 MOCO, 9’ 10” DISCBINE

2006 JD 535, MOCO, 11’ 6” DISCBINE H&S 14-WHEEL HI-CAP. RAKE H&S CR 12-WHEEL RAKE H&S 12-WHEEL BIFOLD RAKE HESSTON 4760 SQUARE BALER, ROLLER CHUTE, APPLICATOR HESSTON 1085, 9' HAYBINE NEW IDEA 5212 DISCBINE NEW IDEA 406 SIDE RAKE W/DOLLY WHEEL NH 144 HAY INVERTOR ROUND BALE WAGON, 8 BALE CASE IH 600 BLOWER INTERNATIONAL 56 BLOWER ROW CROP, DRILLS & SPRAYERS ‘10 CIH 1220, 8R30” PLANTER, LIQUID FERT. CRUST BUSTER 3400 BEAN DRILL, 10” SPACING HARDI NAVIGATOR 1000, 60’ BOOM, 120” AXLE, FOAM, RINSE, TRIPLE NOZZLE HARDI TR 1000 SPRAYER, 60’ BOOM, FLUSH & RINSE, TRIPLET NOZZLE BODYS WHITE 6122, 12R30", LIQUID FERT., VERT FOLD GRAIN CARTS & WAGONS BRADFORD 335A GRAVITY BOX, BRUSH AUGER & POWER UNIT GEHL 980 FORAGE BOX, 18’, TANDEM GEAR KILLBROS 500 GRAVITY WAGON W/385/65X22.5 TIRES, BRAKES, LIGHTS UNVERFERTH 230 GRAVITY BOX W/EXTENSION, 300 BU, 10-TON GEAR MANURE SPREADERS H&S 370 MANURE SPREADER W/DUAL BEATER H&S 310 MANURE SPREADER MEYER 3954 V SPREADER, 16.5X16.1 TIRES GRAIN EQUIPMENT GOOD SELECTION OF USED AUGERS - CALL GRAIN HANDLER 6350 GRAIN VAC, 6" SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS BUSH HOG LEGEND 12615 BAT WING ROTARY CUTTER ‘99 CHEV 4X4 LS EXTENDED CAB PICKUP, 195K MILES - $2,900 1990 CHEV KODIAK TRUCK W/23' ROLLBACK BED, GOOD RUBBER FARM KING 3-PT SNOWBLOWER, 5’ ‘11 FARM KING 3-PT SNOWBLOWER, 5’, LIKE NEW 1,000 GAL FUEL TANK & TRAILER W/GAS ENGINE FUEL PUMP INTERNATIONAL GRAIN TRUCK, 20’ BOX & HOIST JD 609 ROTARY CUTTER, 6' ‘02 RUGGED ROAD FLATTOP TRAILER, 18’ TANDEM AXLE VAUGH LOADER, 2 BUCKETS, 2 MOUNTS FOR IH 460, 560, 706 OR 756 WALCO 66” ROCK GRAPPLE BUCKET, UNI. MOUNT WESTENDORF TA26 LOADER & BUCKET, JD 4020 MOUNTS

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Machinery Wanted

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Sunflower 5034 field cult, 34', Roll over plow, 3 or 4 bottom, 3 pt. (608) 323-7297 new tires, knock on sweeps, $16,000/OBO. 515-291-5530 WANTED: Ford or MF Tractor or Tractor Loader, 50-80HP under $7,000. Also Machinery Wanted 040 4X4 belt or chain type round baler, clean. (320) All kinds of New & Used 573-4197 farm equipment – disc chisels, field cults, planters, WANTED: White 2-105 or 2soil finishers, cornheads, 110 tractor w/cab, air, heat, feed mills, discs, balers, 38” rubber, must be low haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 hrs, in exc. cond. 218-4622211 or 218-346-2404 or email: rlriemer@arvig.net Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults Spraying Equip 041 under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes 300-400 bu. Finishers under '01 Rogator 1254, 2500 hrs, 90' boom, air ride, tires are 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop80%, $72,400. 507-461-1364 pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 flex heads; JD 643 corn- FOR SALE: 60' Blumhardt heads Must be clean; JD mounted sprayer, 300 gal, corn planters, 4-6-8 row. 1000 PTO, foam marker, in 715-299-4338 cab electric control, $1,000. 612-741-7949 WANTED TO BUY: 16' rotary hoe, any make or mod- FOR SALE: Miller Pro nitro 2275, 1400 gal, 60-90 boom, el. 507-450-0745 auto steer, $89,000. Also, Miller 4365, 1600 gal, TrimWANTED: 8' snowblower & ble, 70-120 boom, $185,000. 148 – 158 loader to fit 4030 www.okenterprises.com JD, must be in good condi507-427-3520 tion. Phone 320-748-7680 FOR SALE: Red Ball 670 WANTED: Buying Tractors, pull type sprayer, 80' boom, Skid Loaders, Equipment foamer, rinse tank, Raven one piece or entire line or 450 monitor, 320x46 tires, Estate. Send list to: PO sharp, $19,750 offers. 641Box 211, Oronoco, MN 55991 561-2739

Spraying Equip

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FOR SALE: Top Air 500 gal. Sprayer, 45', w/updated ball valves, nice cond., $3,000. 507-227-2602 Feed Seed Hay

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Dairy Quality Alfalfa Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760 Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares, delivered in semi loads. Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653 FOR SALE: All types of hay & straw tested in round bales & lg squares, net or twine wrapped, delivered in semi loads. Tim 320-221-2085 SEED CORN ONLY $89! Top quality, new production. Order early, last season we sold out! Catalog at WWW.KLEENACRES.COM

or call 320-237-7667. “It's the place to be!”

WANTED AND FOR SALE ALL TYPES of hay & straw. Also buying corn, wheat & oats. Western Hay available Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill. 920-853-3554

LOCAL TRADES TRACTORS COMBINES

‘92 CIH 5240, 2WD, PS - $26,500 ‘06 CIH MX305, MFD - $163,500 ‘11 CIH Farmall 35, MFD w/loader, 50 hrs. - $21,000 New Farmall 31, MFD w/60” ‘09 CIH 485 Quad - Call ‘11 CIH 550 Quad - Call

TILLAGE

‘99 DMI, 32’, 3 bar - $16,500 CIH 4300, 32 1/2’ - $8,950 ‘06 JD 1760, 12-30 - $43,500

PLANTERS

‘05 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill - $56,500 ‘08 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill, 2500 acres - $79,500

‘89 1660, monitor - $24,500 ‘90 1680, duals, - $28,500 ‘93 1666 - $32,500 ‘07 CIH 2588 - Call ‘09 CIH 6088 - Call ‘10 7120 - Call ‘06 CIH 1020, 30’ - Call ‘03 CIH 1020, 30’ - Call ‘98 CIH 1020, 25’ - $7,950 ‘81 JD 983, 8-30 - $4,500 ‘92 CIH 1083, 8-30 - $8,500 ‘95 CIH 1083, 8-30, plastic - Call ‘08 CIH 2608, 8-30 - Call ‘09 CIH 2608, 8-30 - Call ‘06 Geringhoff 8-30 - $45,000 JD 893, 8-30 - $17,500

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN 507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

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Poultry

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FOR SALE: 75-80 old hens. 320-286-9998

USED PARTS

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FOR SALE: Purebred Black Angus bulls, calf ease & good disposition; also Hamp & Hamp-Duroc boars & gilts. 320-598-3790 Dairy

LARSON SALVAGE

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2 closeup springing Jersey heifers. 30 years of AI breeding. (715)327-8861 OPEN HEIFERS - 10 Jersey, 5 Shorthorn & 12 crossbreeds. Will trade for beef cattle or Holstein steers. 608-788-6258 or 608-792-4223 Parlor cows for sale. 350 very good Holsteins, 80# tank average, homebred, 200SCC. Will divide. Owner retiring. (715)273-4638 Reg. Jersey cows & heifers for sale. Great cows, good pedigrees, just too many. Skiba Jerseys (651)674-7318 WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-2352664

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Livestock

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Good selection of tractor parts - New & Used All kinds of hay equipment, haybines, balers, choppers parted out. New combine belts for all makes. Swather canvases, round baler belting, used & new tires. 6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179 We Ship Daily

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United Farmers Cooperative

Main Office: Ag Service Center 840 Pioneer Avenue P.O. Box 4 Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS Good Selection of Used Dryers - Call! Kansun 10-25-215, FF 190, GSI 260, GSI 1218 ................................................CALL Westfield MK 13”x71’ ............................$8,900 Westfield MK 10”x61’ ............................$6,100 Feterl 10”x66’, swing ..............................$4,495 Sudenga 8”x51’, electric ........................$3,990 Sudenga 10”x41’, electric auger............$3,995 Sudenga 10”x31’, electric ......................$3,495 Feterl 12”x72’, swing drive ....................$7,495 Hutch 10”x62’, swing drive ....................$3,500

SKIDLOADERS

TILLAGE

(2) Krause 18’ ripper ............................$44,800 Krause 12’ ripper ..................................$25,500 (3) Wilrich 957, 7 shank ..............From $22,600 DMI Tigermate II, 38.5’, 4 bar ..............$31,500 (2) DMI 730 ripper ................................$16,900 DMI 530, 5-shank..................................$11,600 DMI 36’ crumbler ....................................$9,850 JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ............................$26,900

JD 2700, 7-shank ..................................$25,900 Wilrich 513, 9-shank ............................$44,500 Wilrich 957, 9-shank ............................$39,600 Wilrich QX2, 60’, basket ......................$52,900 Great Plains Turbo Till, 24’ ..................$39,800 Sunflower 4411-7 ..................................$16,950 JD 980, 44.5’, 3 bar ..............................$19,600 CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’ ..........................$41,500 CIH 4300, 34.5’, 3 bar ..........................$13,500 CIH 4300, 26.5’, 3 bar ..........................$11,900 CIH 730B ..............................................$20,900 CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3 bar ............................$6,975 JD 3 pt. plow, 5 bottom ..........................$2,850

SPRAYERS

Fast 1000 gal., 90’ boom ........................$9,900 Redball 580, 80’, 1600 gal. ..................$18,900 Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom ........$13,800 Demco 700 gal., X-fold, 60’..................$12,900 Demco 500 gal., 45’ boom ....................$3,975 Top Air 800 gal, 60 ’ boom ....................$9,350 Century 800 gal, 60’ boom ....................$5,350

MISCELLANEOUS

Minnesota 250, 10 ton gear....................$1,900 Used grain legs............................................Call Demco grain cart, 650 bu ....................$16,900 J&M grain cart 875 bu ..........................$27,900 Parker grain cart, 500 bu......................$10,200 EZ Flow gravity box, 300 bu. ................$1,950 Loftness 15’ chopper` ............................$6,975 H&S 425 vertical hy.-push ....................$26,900 ‘11 H&S 430, hy. drive apron, end gate ............................................................$17,900 H&S 310, end gate ..................................$6,975 Gehl 1410 spreader ................................$8,250 Woods Batwing mower, 15’....................$8,475 Thunder Creek fuel trailer, 750 gal. ........$7,975 Used Snowblowers......................................Call

*For commercial use. Offer subject to CNH Capital America LLC credit approval. See your New Holland dealer for details and eligibility requirements. Depending on model, a down payment may be required. Offer good through June 30, 2013, at participating New Holland dealers in the United States. Offer subject to change. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in price. © 2013 CNH America LLC. All rights reserved. New Holland and CNH Capital are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC.

WESTBROOK AG POWER

www.westbrookagpower.com Hwy. 30 West • WESTBROOK, MN • Ph. (507) 274-6101 USED EQUIPMENT ‘08 NH 98C, 8R30 ..........................................$31,000 TRACTORS

‘09 Versatile 435, 1800 hrs. ..........................$156,900 ‘06 Versatile 485, 1800 hrs. ..........................$159,900 ‘03 Versatile 2290, 2000 hrs. ..........................$87,900 ‘88 Versatile 936, PS, 8000 hrs. ......................$28,900 ‘94 JD 8570, 4WD, quad shift, 3500 hrs. ........$65,000 ‘10 NH T8040, FWA, 700 hrs., (305 hp.) ........$169,900 ‘10 NH T8040, FWA, 1300 hrs., (305 hp.) ......$159,900 ‘05 NH TV145, bi-directional, 3000 hrs. ..........$65,900 ‘98 NH 1530, Boomer, hydro., 1800 hrs.............$9,900 ‘99 NH TV140 w/loader, 4900 hrs. ..................$49,900 ‘98 NH TV140 w/loader, 6000 hrs. ..................$48,900 IH 1086, 6700 hrs. ............................................$8,900 IH 806 ..............................................................$5,900 Farmall 400 w/New Idea loader ........................$2,500

MISCELLANEOUS

‘12 Mandako 42’ roller 36”, Demo Unit ..........$31,900 Killbros 690 cart ..............................................$11,900 ‘07 Wilrich 20’ shredder ..................................$16,900 Miller P-12 loader (off JD 4020) ........................$4,900 Rem 2700 vac. ................................................$15,900 Rem 2500 vac. ................................................$12,900 Bradco 609 SSL backhoe ..................................$4,950 Sudenga 6” brush auger (off Demco 550)..........$1,100

COMBINES

‘08 NH CR9060, 750 hrs. ..............................$219,900 ‘00 NH TR-99, 1612 hrs. ................................$84,900 ‘00 NH TR-99, RWA, 2255 hrs. ........................$69,900 ‘92 NH TR-96, 4000 hrs. ................................$19,900 ‘07 R-75, 1040 hrs., Coming In ....................$159,900 JD 9600, 2125 hrs. ........................................$54,900 ‘92 Gleaner R-52, 2400 hrs. ............................$34,900 ‘93 Gleaner R-52, 2500 hrs. ........................Coming In

‘11 Capello, 8R30, fits JD ................................$69,900 ‘07 Harvestec 4308C, fits Gleaner ..................$29,900

GRAIN HEADS

‘11 MacDon FD 70 draper, 40’ ........................$67,900 ‘10 NH 74C, 35’ w/Crary air ............................$34,900 ‘07 NH 74C, 35’ w/Crary ................................$32,900 ‘05 NH 74C, 30’ ..............................................$19,900 ‘03 NH 74C, 30’ ..............................................$17,500 ‘98 NH 973, 25’ ................................................$4,000 ‘02 Gleaner 800, 30’ w/Crary air ....................$17,900 ‘99 Gleaner 800, 25’........................................$12,500

TILLAGE

Wishek 862NT, 30’ w/harrow ..........................$69,900 Wilrich 513, Soil Pro 9-24................................$42,500 ‘08 Wilrich 957, 7-30 ......................................$27,900 ‘05 Wilrich 957, 7-30 ......................................$22,900 DMI 530 ..........................................................$11,900 DMI 527 ..........................................................$12,900 ‘09 Kraus Dominator 18, 11-shank..................$39,900 M&W 2200 Earthmaster ..................................$24,900 Wilrich Quad 5, 41.5’, 4-bar ............................$16,900 DMI Tigermate II, 58’, w/basket ......................$46,900 DMI Tigermate, 43’, 4-bar................................$14,900 Wilrich 3400, 47’, 4-bar ....................................$6,900 Case 4900, 37.5’ ..............................................$5,900 Deutz-Allis 1400, 28’ ........................................$2,500

DRILLS & PLANTING

‘12 Kinze 3600 ASD-EV, 16R30 ....................$105,900 Kinze 2600, 16/31 ..........................................$39,900 Kinze 3600, 16/31 ..........................................$54,900 Kinze 2100, 12R30 w/lift assist ......................$13,900 Great Plains 20’ drill ..........................................$5,500 ‘07 Parker 150 weigh wagon ............................$7,900 SKIDLOADERS ‘12 NH L-225, cab/heat/AC, 600 hrs. ..............$37,500 Convey-All 290 seed tender ............................$12,500 ’06 NH L-190, 1950 hrs...................................$26,900 HAY EQUIPMENT ‘09 NH L-170, 2300 hrs...................................$21,500 ‘06 NH BR780A, twine/net, 15,000 bales ........$15,900 ‘01 NH LS-170, cab & heat, 5400 hrs. ............$12,900 ‘01 NH 499......................................................$12,500 ‘01 NH LS-170, 4800 hrs.................................$11,900 NH 688 baler ....................................................$9,900 ‘07 JD 317, cab & heat, 1900 hrs. ..................$17,900 NH 851 baler ....................................................$2,200 ‘08 NH 6740 disc mower ..................................$6,450 CORN HEADS ‘09 NH 99C, 8R30 ..........................................$59,900 New Idea 527 disc mower ................................$2,850 ‘08 NH 99C, 8R30 ..........................................$54,900 NEW Tonutti in-line 9-wheel rake ......................$5,950 ‘09 NH 98D, 8R30 ..........................................$38,900 NEW Gramip in-line 9-wheel rake......................$5,650 ‘09 NH 98D, 6R30 ..........................................$34,900

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Bobcat S850, heat, 2-spd.....................$44,900 Bobcat S750, heat, 2-spd.....................$38,800 Bobcat S250, heat, 2-spd., hi-flow ......$28,500 Bobcat S205, heat, 2-spd. ......3 From $23,800 (3) Bobcat S130, heat ..........................$15,600 ‘02 Bobcat 753, heat ............................$15,300 Bobcat 753, heat ..................................$14,900 Bobcat 773, heat ..................................$10,950 ‘00 Case 1845C, heat............................$12,600 Gehl 5640E, heat ..................................$22,900 Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ......................$24,900 ‘08 Gehl 4840, heat/AC ........................$18,900 Gehl 3610 w/bucket................................$7,250 NH 455, bucket ......................................$6,800

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10 black cows w/calves, 10 Hereford cows w/calves. Will trade for feeder cattle. 608-792-9423 or 507-251-2616

Misc.Equipment:

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• 1/4” Uni-body Construction • 5” and 6” Solid Steel Spindles in Sleeves • Long Tongue and PTO • 5,000, 6,000 and 6,750 gallon sizes available

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Other

- Doda 13’ vertical pump - Clay 12’ vertical pump - N Tech vari width vertical manure pump - ‘09 Doda 10’ vertical pump - Balzer 8’ V-6 vertical manure pump - Balzer Doda 6’ Super 150 vertical pump - Balzer 314 agitator - 8”x30’ wheeled load stand - Balzer 38’ lagoon pump - ‘06 Hydro Engineering, 16 shank, 30’ folding injector bar

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(7) F1 Black Baldy replacement heifers, exc. quality, ready to breed. Jones Farms 507-317-5996

- Top Air 1100 gal., 88’ boom, Raven 150 monitor - Top Air 1100 gal., 60’ boom - Century 1000 gal., 60’ big wheel - Demco Conquest 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Raven 440 - Ag Chem 750 gal., 60’ X-fold boom - Walsh 500 gal., 45’ boom - New Hardi 150 gal., 32’ PTO sprayer - Parker Model 2500 gravity wagon - Brent 472 grain cart - Krause Model 8200, 36’ disk - JD 980, 32.6’ field cultivator - JD 980, 26 1/2’ field cultivator - Brady 14’ stalk chopper - Balzer 2000, 20’ stalk chopper - New Balzer 20’ stalk chopper - New Balzer 15’ stalk chopper - New Balzer 15’ windrower - Steiger Bear Cat. 7800 hrs. - CIH Puma 165, MFWD, 650 hrs. - CIH MX215, MFWD, 1531 hrs. - JD 8430T, 1320 hrs - JD 9220, 4WD, 2874 hrs - Loftness 7’ sgl. auger 2-stage snowblower - Tox-o-Wic 370 PTO drive grain dryer - Vermeer WR22 10 wheel rake - JD 7000 corn planter - Roose 16’ hyd. hog cart - JD 14’ wheel disk - Degelman R570S PTO drive rock picker - Melroe 660 rock picker, fork type - NH 514 single axle PTO manure spreader w/hyd. gate - JD 724, 29’ soil finisher - Westfield WR80, 8”x46’, 540 PTO auger - Swenson 8 ton tandem axle fertilizer spreader -DMI Coulter Champ II, 9-shank -JD VanBrunt 13’ end wheel drill -NEW Lee model 475 fuel trailer

Used Tanks:

• Balzer 7400 gal. disc wheel slurry w/5 unit injector • Houle 6000 gal. slurry w/5 unit disk injector • Balzer 4200 gal. slurry w/5 unit spring shank injector • Better Bilt 3400 gal. vac. tank, w/4 unit rear mount injector • LMT 3350 vac. w/3 shank rear injector • Better Bilt vacuum, 2600 gal. w/3 shank std. injector • Balzer 2600 vac tank w/3 shank injector • Balzer 1500 gal vac. tank • Better Bilt 1500 gal. vac tank • Better Bilt 1100 gal. vac tank • Better Bilt 800 gal. vac tank • Dietrich 5 unit sweep injector

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE We buy damaged corn and grain any condition - wet or dry TOP DOLLAR We have vacs and trucks CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC 800-205-5751

USED EQUIPMENT NEW EQUIPMENT • DMI 730B, 7-30

• Tebben 5-30 deep till • Wilrich 614, 26’ disc • Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling basket • CIH TII, 55’, rolling basket • CIH TII, 45’, harrow • WIC 24-22 cultivator • Hardi 6600, 132’ • Hardi Com. 1500, 132’ • Hardi Com. 1200, 132’ USED EQUIPMENT • Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’ • Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’ • White 8524-22 planter • Hardi Nav. 950, 88’, (2) • Picket one-step 8-22 • ‘12 Amity 12-22/wheel • Pickett thinner, 24-22 • ‘12 Amity 12-22 • Alloway 22’ shredder • ‘10 Amity 12-22 • Alloway 20’ shredder • Killbros 1810 cart, tracks • ‘07 Amity 8-22 • Amity 8-22, (3) • Brent 410 grain cart • ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • Westfield MK 13-91 • ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • Westfield MK 10x71 • ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22 • Sheyenne 1410, 10x66 • ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22 hopper • Artsway 898, 8-22 • Feterl 12x72 hopper • Artsway 692, 8-22 • Feterl 8x51 hopper • Amity 12-22 topper, • REM 2100 grain vac. St Ft, (3) • ‘09 JD 2700, 7-30 • Alloway 12-22 topper, • Wilrich Soil-Pro, 9-24 St. Ft, (3) • Wilrich 957, 7-30 • Artsway 12-22 topper w/harrow • Agco • Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac • Woods Mowers • J&M Grain Carts • Westfield Augers • Sunflower Tillage • White Planters • Wilrich Tillage

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18 Reg Black Angus bulls, popular AI sires, low birth weight, (1) three yr old, (1) 2 yr old & 16 big yearlings, going fast. 920-988-2087 Tracy Steeple View Farms 25 Polled Hereford Bulls, fertility tested, delivery available. (715)772-4680 larsonherefordfarms.com Angus Bulls. Yearlings & 2 yr olds. Stout, heavy muscled bulls w/ exc performance traits. 33 years of genetic selection. Sullivan Angus, Kellogg, MN 507-767-3361 or 612-799-7736 Are you looking for large groups of Holstein started steers? We can raise groups up to 550 head. Call for more information. 715613-2072 BEEF UP YOUR CALVES w/ Limousin bulls. Red & black yearling & coming two yr olds. Performance tested. Mill Road Limousin 612-644-6607 (cell) Black Angus bulls For Sale. Built-in genetics to sire calving ease & growth. Good dispositions. Complete performance data. Historic Angus Herd. Good bulls at a price you can afford. www.josephsonangus.com Josephson Angus (Kirby) 507-430-2853 Rost Farms (507)530-5576 Black polled Simmentals, 10 breeding bulls, some AI sired by NLC Upgrade, good disposition, exc. quality, calving vigor, birth wgts. as low as 59 lbs., vacc.; also, open heifers, 40 years of Simmental breeding,. Riverside Simmentals, Gerald Polzin, Cokato, MN, 320-286-5805 Dexter cows, small, beefy black, red. (920)684-1776 Dexter heifers, yearlings, ADCA Reg., black, horned, calfhood vaccinated. 715634-8303 Hayward FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & yearlings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625 FOR SALE OR LEASE: Purebred Registered Charolais bulls, heifers, & cows. Great bloodlines, excellent performance, balanced EPD's, low birth weights. Delivery available. Laumann Charolais Mayer, MN 612-490-2254 FOR SALE: Pure bred Black Angus bulls, Long Yearlings & 2 yr olds, great EPD's. John 507-327-0932 or Brian 507-340-9255. JRC Angus Le Center, MN

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FOR SALE: Reg Texas FOR SALE: Semen tested Gelbvieh & Balancer bulls. FOR SALE: Reg. Polled Complete dispersal of Regis- Compart's total program FOR SALE: York cross Longhorn yearling bull, Limousin bulls, 2 yrs old & Sired by Dash, Thundertered Southdowns. 6 ewes, features superior boars & Hereford bulls. 320-796-0000 boars, exc. quality, delivRugby, pedigreed that ofyearlings, low birth wgts, bird, Iron Mountain, Pre6 ram lambs, 4 ewe lambs. open gilts documented by Spicer, MN ery available. Keith fers growthiness, yet calvsuper growth, 35 yrs of dominant, 004, Sons of Will separate. (608)857-3315 BLUP technology. Duroc, Thurston, Madelia, MN, ing ease, excellent confirLimousin breeding. John EXT, Black Impact & Bor- Small herd of 12 registered or (608) 790-7508 York, Landrace & F1 lines. 507-642-8547 Angus females. Oldest 6 yrs mation & disposition, Goelz Franklin MN. 507-557der Patrol. Exc phenotype Terminal boars offer leanold, excellent EPDs. Also 2 $1,200. 320-584-5690 8394 & growth, good disposition. ness, muscle, growth. Maregistered Angus bulls, 1 Goats 062 Will deliver & guaranteed. ternal gilts & boars are FOR SALE: Yearling bull ¾ yearling, 1 two yrs old, exSince 1975. 320-573-4119 or productive, lean, durable. FOR SALE: Registered Red Angus, ¼ Longhorn, cellent EPDs, calving ease. 320-630-4146 All are stress free & PRRS Bucks 2 yr. old Saanen, 2 Shorthorn cattle, bred weighs approx 1,000 lbs, Call 715-698-3098 free. Semen also available yearling Alpines from cows, calves, & cow/calf will be ready for breeding through Elite Genes A.I. heavy milk lines, $500 ea. pair, excellent condition w/ this summer, He will put Registered Texas Longhorn WANT TO BUY: Butcher Make 'em Grow! Comparts Top Pedigrees. (715) 696great pedigree. Terry Morbreeding stock, cows, cows, bulls, fats & walkable calving ease in your cows, Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 3732 rison 612-419-2139 heifers or roping stock, top cripples; also horses, exc confirmation & disposi877-441-2627 blood lines. 507-235-3467 sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 tion, $1,400. 320-584-5690

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‘09 CIH 5088, 1424 eng./957 sep. hrs., AFS antenna, Y&M monitor w/display, 2-spd. feeder house, feeder house lateral header tilt system, rock trap. #13634 - $196,850

‘08 CIH 2020-30, header combine, 30’, Base Unit Code, air reel. #12721 - $23,800

‘10 CIH 2020-30F, header combine, 30’, long divider bundle, spare knife, Crary air reel. #13501 - $37,900

‘08 CIH 2020-30F, header combine, long divider bundle, Base. #13101 - $23,900

‘10 CIH 2020-30F, header combine, long divider bundle, conversion kit w/AHHC & FT. #12276 - $34,000

‘09 CIH 3206, header corn head, FT & AHH sensors. #13143 - $32,900

‘09 CIH 3208, header corn head, 8-row. #12386 - $41,000

‘10 CIH 3408, header corn head, lateral tilt & header control, chopping, tracker drive shafts. #13565 - $47,500

‘10 CIH 3406, header corn head, pinching knife rolls, Base Unit cornhead, lateral tilt & height control, no tall corn attachment pkg, no cornhead conversion kit. #13171 - $34,995

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AF 6130, #11928658......................................................................Call Today! AF 7230, #11928669......................................................................Call Today! AF 8230, #11928670......................................................................Call Today! 5088, 2009 eng./1450 sep. hrs., #12469..........................................$191,000 2388, 2004 eng./3200 sep. hrs., #13508..........................................$126,000 2388, #8914 ......................................................................................$134,375 6088, 2010 eng./735 sep. hrs., #13638............................................$235,500 2388, 1998 eng./3500 sep. hrs., #12686............................................$72,500 8010, 2006 eng./1670 sep. hrs., #13990..........................................$189,900 2366, 2000 eng./2805 sep. hrs., #13796............................................$96,800 7120, 2009 eng./1472 sep. hrs., #13988..........................................$227,180 5088, 2009 eng./1424 sep. hrs., #13634..........................................$196,850 2388, 2003 eng./2574 sep. hrs., #13874..........................................$112,000 2366, 1998 eng./3636 sep. hrs., #13417............................................$74,500 2166, #13193 ......................................................................................$64,500 2188, 1995 eng./5002 sep. hrs., #10848............................................$52,995 1660, 1988 eng./4483 sep. hrs., #13642............................................$14,995 7120, 2010 eng./795 sep. hrs., #13632............................................$245,000 1640, 1988 eng./3430 sep. hrs., #13460............................................$29,500 2188, 1996 eng./3250 sep. hrs., #13584............................................$69,900 1688, 1993 eng./3743 sep. hrs., #13100............................................$49,500 1688, 1993 eng./4101 sep. hrs., #13145............................................$49,995 7120, 2011 eng./650 sep. hrs., #13159............................................$254,000 5088, 2010 eng./680 sep. hrs., #13170............................................$199,995 7230, #13220 ....................................................................................$277,500 2377, Pending ..................................................................................$125,900

3020-30’ Flex Head, #11928682 ..................................................Call Today! 3020-30’ Flex Head, #11928825 ..................................................Call Today! 3020-30’ Flex Head, #11928793 ..................................................Call Today! 2020-30F, #12276................................................................................$34,000 1020-30F, #12396................................................................................$34,995 1020-25F, #12582................................................................................$18,300 1020-25F, #12577................................................................................$14,860 2020-30, #12721 ................................................................................$23,800 1020-30, #8916 ..................................................................................$18,500 2020-30, #8980 ..................................................................................$25,900 2020-30F, #13101................................................................................$23,900 2020-35F, #13130................................................................................$25,995 2020-30, #8961 ..................................................................................$23,500 2020-30, #8969 ..................................................................................$24,995 1020-20F, #13196..................................................................................$8,450 2020-30F, #13501................................................................................$37,900 1020-25F, #13510................................................................................$11,700 1020-25F, #13552................................................................................$16,900 1020-30F, #13548................................................................................$14,995 1020-30F, #13572..................................................................................$6,791 1020-30, #10901 ................................................................................$24,000 1020-20F, #13594..................................................................................$8,595 2020-35, #10970 ................................................................................$24,995 1020-30, #13777 ................................................................................$19,995 3020-25, Pending................................................................................$31,000

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‘12 CIH Steiger 500Q, 519 hrs. ................................................$319,000

‘05 CIH STX500Q, 1905 hrs. ..$185,000

‘04 JD 9520T, 36” tracks, 4838 hrs. ................................................$149,900

‘90 CIH 9170, 5641 hrs.............$59,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 450, 522 hrs., PTO, full steering pkg.......................$262,500

‘01 CIH Steiger 375, 6433 hrs. ..................................................$99,800

‘12 CIH Magnum 340, 1633 hrs. ................................................$199,500

‘04 CIH Magnum 210, 2900 hrs. ..................................................$97,800

‘89 Ford 846, 5145 hrs., 3 pt., PTO ..................................................$39,000

‘12 CIH Puma 160, CVT, 300 hrs. ................................................$135,800

‘12 CIH 9230, Track, AWD, 260 sep. hrs. ..................$359,000

CIH 8600, 30’ air drill ........$8,900

Salford 9813, 13-shank ripper ..........................................$64,900

‘99 Bobcat 751, 2675 hrs. ............................................$9,950

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Puma 155, 817 hrs., PS, w/L760 loader ........................................$119,800 Puma 160, 300 hrs., CVT trans., L765 loader, susp. axle ............$135,800 MX210, 2900 hrs.................................................................................$97,800 Magnum 290, Loaded....................................................................Coming In Magnum 340, front & rear duals, 1635 hrs., Loaded ....................$199,900

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9230, 315 eng. hrs., track drive, RWA, folding covers ..............$359,900 2388, 1986 eng. hrs., 1563 sep. hrs, duals ................................$135,900 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead..........................................................Call 3020, 35’ platform ......................................................................Coming In 1020, 30’, full finger auger, 3” knife, rock guard ......................Coming In 1020, 20’ platform, 11⁄2” knife ..........................................................$5,500

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Darrell Ask Farm, Butterfield, Minn.

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wasn’t for the grand kids, we’d be done,” Darrell said. He began raising corn the “old-fashioned” way in 2001 after retiring. appreciate the effort made. When Darrell retired in the mid-’90s, Darrell Ask of Butterfield, Minn., willingly makes the effort, and his chil- he recalled, “I worked for a construction company just to have something to do. dren and grandchildren are willing participants in preserving the family’s When I went out into the groves, I found agricultural heritage that began with old plows.” A new hobby was born. Darrell in 1961. Hobbies have a way of growing, and as Darrell attended auctions and Even brisk winds and cool temperareceived referrals from people who tures couldn’t deter four generations of knew of his hobby, he began collecting the Ask family from gathering on their John Deere tractors that he would farm southeast of Butterfield May 11. then restore. His goal was to gift each Darrell planted five acres of corn with a restored 1956 John Deere 520 tractor and of his grandchildren with a restored a mid-1950’s four-row John Deere planter. tractor; he now has 13 restored, or nearly restored, tractors on his farm, In the fall he will use a one-row pulland eight grandchildren, ages 7 to 31. behind corn picker to harvest the crop. “This is the worst day I’ve had since The grandkids banter back and forth we started doing our five acres. If it about who will get which tractor. “The

kids talk about it all the time,” said Darrell’s daughter DeAnn Nelson. Grandson Jared Nelson, of Springfield, Minn., said, “I like to work with Grandpa and help him tinker.” And tinker they do. Granddaughter Danica and her husband, Al Reiser, may live in Owatonna, Minn., but Al insisted that they attend the spring 2013 planting event at the Ask farm. “We have to learn how to do this so we can keep doing it when Grandpa can’t,” he said. “It’s a treat. You see the old machinery, and he lets us drive the tractors.” Danica remembers visiting her grandparents’ farm when she was a child. “We’d have to beg the older ones for a ride. I like all the tractors.” In the Ask family, farming included

everyone. Leora was a city slicker when she and Darrell were married. “He promised me I wouldn’t have to be a farm wife,” she said. That promise lasted about 15 years before she started running the combine, a job she kept until retirement. The Ask daughters, DeAnn and Lorelei, sometimes stayed home from school to help with field work, and they would wave at their friends going by in the school bus. Lorelei, a registered nurse in Vienna, Va., doesn’t get home often, but DeAnn who lives in New Ulm, Minn., said, “it’s fun to come back home and help out.” She remembers her bean walking and rock picking days growing up on the farm. Mitchell, the youngest child, promoted agriculture in 4-H and FFA. See BACK ROADS, pg. 32

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