HELP WANTED AT SUNRISE RIDGE GOLF COURSE: SEASONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE OPENING. Full or part time. Flexible scheduling. Contact Mike at Colman City Hall for application and job description at 605-534-3611. TF17 THE MOODY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS HOLDING IT’S ANNUAL MEETING ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 11TH at 2:00 p.m. in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church located at 505 S. Wind St. in Flandreau. The meeting is open to the general public and all MCHS members. Ken Stach will present a “Postal History of Moody County”. Admission is free of charge. FARM EGGS. Call Betty at 605-864-0267. TF17 GUNS!!! BUY, SELL, OR TRADE. Call Drennen Gun Shop in Flandreau for all your firearm needs. Nice selection of Shotguns, Rifles, and Pistols. Cal 605997-3265. 15T429 FOR SALE: LAZY BOY DUAL RECLINING SOFA. Excellent condition. $250.00 OBO. Call 9972673 or 864-0835. HELP WANTED. CITY OF COLMAN. SEASONAL PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE OPENING. Must be 18 years old. Contact Michael at Colman City Hall for applications and job description. Phone #: 605-534-3611. Email: cityofcolman@iw.net. 4T128 FOR SALE: WHIRLPOOL GAS RANGE. In good shape with LP orifaces. Boiler does not work. $100 firm. Call 605-864-1431. FOUND: ADULT LONG HAIRED BLACK CAT with white chest, chin, and feet. Very friendly! Call 605-9972277. TF17 HELP WANTED: FULLTIME POSITIONS OPEN FOR INDIVIDUALS (FROM GENERAL LABORER TO SITE FORMAN) with construction experience in our grain handling business. Ag background of grain bins, grain dryers, legs and other grain equipment most helpful. Welding and torch experience a plus. For information, please contact us at 605-534-3204. 4T128 VICTORIA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT IS OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM. Closed Sundays. Stop & check out our Salsa Selection. Daily Specials! Gift Cards Available! 200 2nd Avenue East, Flandreau, SD. CALL BRAD GROOTWASSINK FOR ALL YOUR PAINTING NEEDS! Other services offered: Paper Hanging, Tape/Texturing, Woodwork Finishing, Ceramic Tile. Commercial and Residential. Brad Grootwassink, 23354 481st Avenue, Flandreau, SD 57028, Ph. 605-997-5252 or 605-864-3027. TF1210
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FOR RENT OR LEASE SHOP / WAREHOUSE - 4200 SQ. FT. STEEL BUILDING. Well lit, heated, office, lunchroom, bathroom, front and back overhead doors. Centrally located in Sioux Falls. Offstreet parking. Call for an appointment. 605-413-2715, Cynthia Keller, Queen Bee Storage. TF1217
ERICKSEN SALVAGE. Buying old cars, trucks, scrap iron, old farm equipment, tin, and wire. Charlie Ericksen. Phone 605-2544654. TF627
FOR RENT OR LEASE: SHOP / WAREHOUSE BARN TYPE BUILDING. Shop on one side. Garage on other. Upper level storage. Furnace and bathroom. SE Sioux Falls. Call for an appointment. 605413-2715, Cynthia Keller, Queen Bee Storage. TF1217
PAYROLL AND BOOKKEEPING. Gerald Schmidt, Ph. 605-864-8007. www. genesisbookkeepinggroup. com. TF1112
TOTAL MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS, INC. Ph. 1-605-692-6425. OUR CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS SPECIALIZE in tile, wood and concrete refinishing, fire and water restoration, carpet cleaning, ductwork cleaning, and upholstery cleaning. Free cost estimates on every job. “Total Maintenance, We don’t cut corners, we clean them.” Riverview Healthcare Community is currently accepting applications for Certified Nursing Assistants. Full and parttime shifts with alternating weekends, day and evening shifts available. Please complete an application for employment at 611 East 2nd Avenue, Flandreau SD 57028. EOE. TF1029 backyard enterprises, llc. Call us today for a FREE estimate for any Home Improvement needs. Dave Skliris, ph. 605-209-4440. A local contractor with 25 years experience! rykhus-nelson siding, windows, & seamless gutters. Ask us about “Leaf Relief” Gutter Covers. Steel or Vinyl Siding. Seamless Gutter. Window Replacement. Call 605-692-6800 for FREE estimates. Brookings, SD. ERICKSEN SALVAGE. Buying old cars, trucks, scrap iron, old farm equipment, tin, and wire. Charlie Ericksen. Phone 605-2544654. TF627 FOR SALE: 2014 MOODY COUNTY PLAT BOOKS FOR SALE AT THE BOOSTER in Flandreau. $42.40 with tax included.
PLEASANT VALLEY COLONY HAS PILLOWS. Duck down. Please call 605-997-3162 or 605-9973306. 13t128
Immediate openings for RN’s & LPN’s. Contact Beth Holm, RN, DON at Riverview Healthcare Community at 605.997.2481 for more information. EOE. TF1029 WANTED: USED OIL. 200 GALLON MINIMUM. FREE pick up service within 200 miles of Sioux Falls, S.D. Call Toll Free at 1-866-3046070. TF418 LERAAS INCORPORATED: PLUMBING REPAIRS, WATER HEATERS, SOFTENERS, DRAIN CLEANING ETC. Call 605690-4875. TF1119 NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR FIELD DRAINAGE TILING! FENSKE EXCAVATING AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC. Equipped with the latest Intellislope GPS guidance system - Provides accurate placement of drainage tile for the best drainage. We can also handle your Basement, sewer, or drain fields. Stock dam or ditch cleaning. Building site demolition or tree removal. Haul gravel, black dirt or rock. Please call Gordon Fenske at 605-203-1394 or 605-983-5113 to schedule your project, www.fenskeexcavting.com. TOTAL MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS, INC. Ph. 1-605-692-6425. OUR CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS SPECIALIZE in tile, wood and concrete refinishing, fire and water restoration, carpet cleaning, ductwork cleaning, and upholstery cleaning. Free cost estimates on every job. “Total Maintenance, We don’t cut corners, we clean them.” GUNS!!! BUY, SELL, OR TRADE. Call Drennen Gun Shop in Flandreau for all your firearm needs. Nice selection of Shotguns, Rifles, and Pistols. Cal 605997-3265. 15T429
VICTORIA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT IS OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM. Closed Sundays. Stop & check out our Salsa Selection. Daily Specials! Gift Cards Available! 200 2nd Avenue East, Flandreau, SD. rykhus-nelson siding, windows, & seamless gutters. Ask us about “Leaf Relief” Gutter Covers. Steel or Vinyl Siding. Seamless Gutter. Window Replacement. Call 605-692-6800 for FREE estimates. Brookings, SD. WE PAINT BARNS AND STEEL BUILDINGS.CALL CLARK PAINTING. DELL RAPIDS, SD. Call us today for all your painting needs. Call Steve Clark at 605360-8633 or Kevin Kuper at 605-366-7096. JAG CONSTRUCTION. Interior and exterior remodeling. Roofing (asphalt and metal). Vinyl siding and decks. Call Jeremy Gourneau at 605-864-1682. FOR SALE: 2014 MOODY COUNTY PLAT BOOKS FOR SALE AT THE BOOSTER in Flandreau. $42.40 with tax included. KEEP MOODY COUNTY A “GOOD” PLACE TO LIVE! Support your local merchants. Money spent out - of - state does our county or state no good! Like us on Facebook. Go to: “Preserve Rural America”. rykhus-nelson siding, windows, & seamless gutters. Ask us about “Leaf Relief” Gutter Covers. Steel or Vinyl Siding. Seamless Gutter. Window Replacement. Call 605-692-6800 for FREE estimates. Brookings, SD. KEEP MOODY COUNTY A “GOOD” PLACE TO LIVE! Like us on Facebook. Go to: “Preserve Rural America”. FOR SALE: 7’ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTOR SICKLE BAR MOWER. $300. Call 605-997-3441 leave message. TF123 homestead contracting services. Quality Craftmanship. Superior Service. Seamless Gutter. Siding. Replacement Windows. Additions. Roofing. Etc. Dave Marsceau, 22527 468th Avenue, Colman, SD 57017. Ph. 605-864-8864.
CALL BRAD GROOTWASSINK FOR ALL YOUR PAINTING NEEDS! Other services offered: Paper Hanging, Tape/Texturing, Woodwork Finishing, Ceramic Tile. Commercial and Residential. Brad Grootwassink, 23354 481st Avenue, Flandreau, SD 57028, Ph. 605-997-5252 or 605-864-3027. TF1210 STUMP GRINDING NOW AVAILABLE! ADAM’S BUCKET SERVICE. TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL. Storm damage. I am insured. Call Adam at 605-864-9759 after 4 pm or leave message. TF125 JOHN’S PLACE FAMILY RESTAURANT HOURS: Monday thru Saturday from 6 am to 3 pm, Closed Sundays. Still available for evening parties - 605-9972117. TF829 FREE - FREE - FREE COMPUTER SCREENS and PRINTERS. All in working condition. Call 605997-3441 and leave a message. tf123
PART TIME HELP WANTED AT BJ’S FINE FOOD AND SPIRITS IN FLANDREAU. Apply in person. WES’S WELDING. FARM REPAIR, CUSTOM FABRICATING, AND ROLL BENDING. Call 605-5920707 or 706-830-1342. Wesley Holdeman, 48523 234th Street, Flandreau, SD 57028. tf226 B & B Steelworks Now buyinG Cars, Trucks, & Farm EquipMent. Top dollar paid. Will pick up! 23165, 476th Avenue, Flandreau SD. Ph. 605-310-0329 (Bernie) or 605-951-5707 (Kelly). TF123
Thank You We would like to express our
deepest thanks to our family, friends, and neighbors for all the help, food, prayers, and cards we received during my stay in hospitals and nursing homes. Your support is very much appreciated. It was a long journey. God bless you all. I’m so glad to be home. Thanks again. Linda & Bob LeBrun & Family
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Once again we say a big thank you to our family and friends for their thoughtfulness and caring this Christmas. To the Secret Santa who sent the beautiful center piece, the tray of goodies left at our house Christmas Eve Day, all other trays of goodies and gift cards. May you all have a happy healthy new year! Dick and Glenda Jewett
Thank You I want to thank all of the staff and residents, friends, and family for all their help and support during my recent stay and recovery. Don Ahlers
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The Moody County Historical Society is holding its Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 11th at 2:00 p.m. in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church located at 505 S. Wind St. in Flandreau. The meeting is open to the general public and all MCHS members. Ken Stach will present a “Postal History of Moody County”. Admission is free of charge.
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The only head of government in the last century to give birth to a child while in office was Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in January 1990.
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The homeland of the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island was Ireland. Her name was Annie Moore and she was from County Mother’s Day was declared a Cork. She passed through Ellis Island on January 1, 1892. national holiday in 1914.
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RETIREMENT FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION
7 Tractors, JD #6620 Combine & Heads, JD #317 Skid Steer, Planting, Tillage, Haying, Grain Handling & Other Farm Equipment, Livestock Equipment, Round Bales of Hay, Corn Stalks & Bean Straw, Shop Items & Misc.
As we have sold our farm and are retiring from farming, we will offer the following personal property at auction at the farm located at 680 150th Ave, Edgerton, MN; from Hatfield, MN – 1½ miles east, ½ mile south on 140th Ave., 1 mile east on 71st St. and ¼ mile south on 150th Ave.; from Edgerton, MN – 2 miles west on Hwy. #9 (21st St.), then 5 miles north on Co. Rd. #16 (140th Ave.) to 71st St., then 1 mile east on 71st and ¼ mile south on 150th Ave.; from the Woodstock, MN Corner on Hwy. #30 (Diamond Corner) – 2 miles west on Hwy. #30 to 160th Ave., then 3 miles south on 160th Ave., 1 mile west on 71st St. and ¼ mile south on 150th Ave. See www.suttonauction for photos.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015 Sale Time: 11:00 AM
Lunch by First Christian Reformed Church For Church & Grade School Bldg. Fund TRACTORS & ACCESSORIES: JD 8400 MFWD Tractor w/Cab, Powershift, Quad Hyd., Q-tach Hitch, 18.4x46” Tires & Axle Mt. Duals, 3,470 Hrs., SN PO023287 (1998); JD 7400 MFWD Tractor w/Cab, Powershift and a JD #740 Loader w/Grapple & Material Buckets, Joy Stick, Dual Hyd., 18.4x34” Radial Rear Tires, 15,825 Hrs., SN H002009 (1994); JD 4440 Tractor w/Cab, Powershift, Dual Hyd., Good 18.4x38” Tires, 9,055 Hours, SN P020032R (1979); JD 4240 Tractor w/Cab, Powershift, Dual Hyd., 18.4x34 Tires, 9,650 Hrs., SN 016035 (1980); JD 4020 Dsl. Tractor w/Yeara-Round Cab, Powershift, Dual Hyd., HD Ft. End, 18.4x38” Tires (Fair), SN P113287R; JD 3020 Dsl. Tractor w/Cab, Synchro Shift, WF, Sgl. Hyd., 3 Pt., VG 15.5x38” Rear Tires; IH 574 Utility Tractor w/IH Loader, 3 Pt., PTO, 16.9x28” Tires; Set of 18.4x38” & 18.4x34” Clamp-On Duals. COMBINE, HEADS, SWATHER & HAYING EQUIPMENT: JD #6620 Turbo Dsl. Combine w/ Hydrostatic Drive, Rock Trap, Chopper, New Radiator, 23.1x26” Drive Tires, 4,425 Hrs.; JD 4 Row 30” Cornhead; JD #920 20’ Flex Beanhead; JD 5 Belt Dummy Head; HM Head Trailer; IH #4000 Self Propelled Windrower (gas) w/Hydro. Drive, 14’ Head w/Hume Reel & Crimper; JD #567 Round Baler w/Mega Wide Pickup, Cover Edge & Mesh Wrap; JD #336 Square Baler (Good); NI #5407 7’ Disc Mower; Kuhn SR110 10 Wheel V Rake (Good); 2- JD #640 Rakes w/Dolly Wheels. JD #317 SKID LOADER, FARM KING SNOWBLOWER, ATV & LAWN MOWER: JD #317 Skid Loader, Cab w/Heat & Air, 1174 Hrs.; Virnig 72” Grapple Skidsteer Bucket; Farmking 8’ Snowblower w/Hyd. Spout – 3 Pt.; JD Buck #500EXT ATV, 4x4 w/5 Spd., w/Manual Tilt Box - 760 Miles; JD L120 Lawn Tractor w/Auto. Hydro Drive & 48” Mower Deck - 370 Hrs. PLANTING, TILLAGE, OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT & MISC.: JD #7000 8 Row Planter, Fert. & Insect., Prec. Fingers; JD #8300 12’ Grain Drill w/Grass Seed & Gang Press; JD #2800 VariWidth 5 Bottom Plow w/Clodbuster; JD #630 22’6’ Disk; JD #512 5 Shank Disc Ripper; JD #980 24 1/2’ Field Cult. w/Walking Tandems & 3 Bar Harrow; DMI 24’ Crumbler w/3 Rolling Baskets; HM Hitch for Field Cult. to Crumbler; JD #27 15’ 6RN Stalk Chopper; 6 Sec. Drag w/JD Sections on Lindsay Hyd. Cart; JD #875 8RN Cult - 3 Pt.; Walsh Sprayer on Cart w/32’ Boom; 500 Gal. Dsl. Tank w/Elec. Pump; 300 Gal. OH Tank w/Std.; Devillbis 5HP Port. 30 Gal. Air Compressor; Pressure Washer; 2- LB White Guardian LP Heaters; 2 Knipco Heaters; 18V Powerluber Elec. Grease Gun; Shop Tools; Lubricants & Other Misc. Items. WAGONS, HAY TRAILERS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT: 2 Demco #365 Gravity Wagons w/12T Gears; J&M 300 Bu. Gravity Wagon; EZ Flow 300 Bu. Gravity Wagon w/10T EZ Trail Gear; 2 - Dakon Gravity Wagons w/JD Gears - 1 w/Hyd. Side Auger; 3- 8 Place Round Bale Moving Racks; JD #1064 Running Gear; Electric 5025 Running Gear; Feterl 8”x60’ Auger, Hyd. Lift, Swing Hopper, End PTO Drive; Feterl 8”x61’ Auger w/Side PTO Drive (Red); Feterl Mdl. 85 Rotary Screener w/Orbital Hyd. Motor; 5”x16’ Auger w/1.5 HP Elec. Motor; Kewanee #500 Elevator; Bin Sweep Auger w/1HP Elec. Motor; Steel Barge Box w/Gear. LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: Knight #3250 Reel Augie Feed Wagon w/3 Auger Discharge & Weightronics Digital Scale; Gehl #7190 Feeder Wagon; NI #3732 Manure Spreader, Tandem Wheels, Poly Floor & Slop Gate; NI #3632 Manure Spreader w/Poly Floor & Slop Gate; Gehl #125 Mix All Grinder Mixer, PTO, Hyd. Augers & 3 Screens; Older Hale 6’x16’ Bumper Pull Livestock Trailer w/ New Floor; 2- 6T Dealers Livestock Systems Bulk Bins w/16’ Unloading Augers & Elec. Motors (like new); Real Tuf Calving Pen w/Auto Headgate; 13- 16’ Verns Feed Bunks; 2- Verns Mineral Feeders; 3 Rd. Bale Feeders; 21- 16’ & 8- 12’ Verns Port. Corral Panels; 2- 16’ Sq. Tube Gates (New); Cattle Oiler; Sucker Rod & Rebar; 20 Steel T Posts; 7- 2”x12’ - 16’ Planks; Asst’d. Wdn. Posts & Misc. HAY - All Net Wrapped Round Bales: ALFALFA - 17 Bales 3rd Cutting, 64 -1st Cutting, 26 -2nd Cutting; 28 Bales Grass Hay; 37 Bales Corn Stalks (2013); 50 Bean Straw Bales.
GORDON & ILA JEAN DYK, Owners Ph. 507-442-8092 or Cell Ph. 507-215-2530
CHUCK SUTTON - Auctioneer & Land Broker - Lic. #59-26 - Sioux Falls, SD - ph. 605-336-6315 & Flandreau, SD - ph. 605-997-3777; DEAN STOLTENBERG - Auctioneer - Lic. #59-38 - Jasper, MN - ph. 507-348-7352; ARLYN ZYLSTRA – Auctioneer – Lic. #59-28 – Jasper, MN – ph. 507825-3952. Clerk: Chuck Sutton Auction Service, LLC.
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LAND AUCTION
626.80 Acres of Improved and Unimproved Lincoln County Minnesota Land - This Auction Includes a Well Improved 160 Acre Farm with a Mixture of Cropland and Pasture, 306.80 Acres with some Livestock Facilities along with a Mixture of Cropland/Hayland & Pasture and an Additional 160 acre parcel with a High Percentage of Choice Tillable Cropland
As we have purchased a ranch in Nebraska and are relocating to expand and concentrate on our Cow-Calf Livestock Operation, we have decided to offer the following real property at auction at the land with the main farmstead located at 1618 160th Ave., Lake Benton, MN; or from Lake Benton, MN (Jct. of Hwys. #75 & #14) – 3 miles west on Hwy. #14 and 1 mile north on 160th Ave. to the SW Corner of FARM #1 & SE Corner of FARM #2;
SALE DATE:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 SALE TIME: 10:00 AM
OPEN HOUSE DATES: Friday Jan. 9th & Sat. 10th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM & Friday Jan. 16th & Sat. 17th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM or Shown by Appointment
LeRoy Tunender, Agent Leslie A. Hurley, Agent
Flandreau, SD • Hours: Mon.-Thur. 9 - 4:30 PM • Fri. 9 - 3 pm • 997-3729
DBA First Flandreau Insurance
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: ATTENTION – Cow-Calf Operators, Livestock Producers, Row Crop Operators, Investors & Others in The Market For - An Improved Livestock Farm With A Modern Ranch Style Home & Excellent Livestock Facilities, For a Farm With Excellent Pasture & Cropland – Especially Well Suited for Cattle on a Rotational Hay & Grazing Program and Those Searching For a Choice High Percentage Tillable Quarter of Land. FARMS #1 & #2 Will be Offered in Individual Tracts and Combinations of Tracts – As Farm #1 – 160 Acres Improved, Tract 2A - 146.8 Acres of Cropland/Pasture with a Corral; Tr. 2B – 160 Acres With Livestock Facilities, Pasture & Cropland, Farm #1 & Tr. 2A - 306.80 Acres, Tracts 2A & 2B - 306.80 Acres or Farm #1, Tr. 2A & 2B - 466.80 Acres. FARM #3 will be a Stand Alone 160 Acre Parcel & Will Not Be Combined With any Other Parcels. FARM #1 - 160 ACRES IMPROVED - LEGAL DESC.: The SW ¼ of Sec. 36, T. 110N., R. 46W., (Drammen Twp.), Lincoln County, MN. This parcel consists of a 160 acre well improved farm with a modern 3 bedroom home and excellent livestock facilities. The improvements on this farm include a one owner modern ranch style home, with the main portion constructed in 1997 with an addition in 2006; the main level has 2”x6” sidewalls and Anderson windows; there is an attached dbl. garage w/2 overhead doors; the home has a full basement which was constructed with an insulated formed poured concrete foundation; the home is serviced with a LP gas furnace w/ central AC & a 200 amp breaker electrical service. This home is currently serviced with well water, although Lincoln/Pipestone Rural Water is at the end of the driveway, and a new 6 member family septic was installed in 2006 and is compliant with existing regulations. Other improvements include a Morton Machine Shed (approx. 72’x120’) built in 2002; a Morton Calving/Hay Storage Bldg. (approx. 48’x120’) built in 2002; a pole type metal machine shed (approx. 40’x64’ with a 20’x64’ lean-to); wdn. livestock bldg. w/hay mow (approx. 28’x64’); wdn. pole type calving barn; a Monoslope bldg. (approx. 20’x48’) used for livestock, straw/hay stg.; a commodity/ feed storage bldg. & other incidental improvements, 8 livestock yards – 1 with 112’ of concrete “H” bunk and 80’x100’ concrete pad; another with 200’ of concrete “J” bunk with a 20’ concrete apron on the eating side, another with 60‘ of concrete “J” bunk with a 20’ apron on each the feeding and eating side; the area in and around the feedyards have a significant amount of guard rail and sucker rod fencing, windbreak fence and multiple livestock fountains and hydrants. . This facility is currently permitted for 999 animal units. This property is serviced by Lyon-Lincoln Rural Electric and two wells – one which services the livestock areas that was updated with a 3HP pump and some new 2” line – this well which has serviced as many as 500 head of cattle, additionally a 2nd well with a submersible pump services the house. According to FSA info. this farm has approx. 101.56 acres of cropland. The cropland acres are all sowed to an alfalfa/grass mixture being utilized as part of a hay and rotational grazing program; the cropland & pasture has a substantial amount of is high tensile fencing. FARM #2 - +/- 306.8 Acres w/Livestock Facilities – Farm #2 will be offered as Tract 2A - +/-146.80 Acres – the SE¼; Tract 2B +/- 160 Acres – the SW¼ or as Tracts 2A & 2B Combined – The +/- 306.8 Acre Unit. LEGAL DESC.: Tract 2A – The SE¼, Except the North 1,150’ of the E. 500’, Sec. 35, T. 110N., R. 46W., Drammen Twp., Lincoln Co., MN; & Tract 2B - The SW¼ of Sec. 35, T. 110N., R. 46W., Drammen Twp., Lincoln Co., MN. According to FSA info. FARM #2 (Tracts 2A & 2B combined) has approx. 197.54 acres of total cropland and 195.84 acres of effective cropland, subsequent to the CRP reduction on 1.7 acres, although both are slightly overstated as it includes a few acres of cropland that lie within the acreage site which is excluded from the portion being sold. Farm #2 has an existing 30 year Minimal Impact Wind Easement which will pass with this property, of which 100% of the wind rights will pass with the property, presently paying $30.00 per acre – a total annual payment of approx. $9,600.00 per yr. on the half section which is scheduled to expire in 2036; if this farm is divided in to two individual tracts, the easements and the respective payments will need to be reapportioned to each of the respective individual tracts. TRACT 2A in the SE¼ of Sec. 35 is essentially a +/-146.8 acre parcel of land, as the acreage located in the NE Corner of this quarter is not included. According to FSA info. this farm has approx. 87.99 acres of cropland, all of which are presently sowed to alfalfa/grass and are utilized as hayland and for rotational grazing; the remainder is comprised of a pasture with a large stock dam. Improvements on this parcel consist of a corral, alley and headgate. This parcel has high tensile fence on the interior, the north and a portion of the east 1/3rd and ½ of the west. This parcel has a mix of productive cropland and pasture and is a parcel that is extremely well adapted for use with either a livestock or crop livestock operation. TRACT 2B in the SW ¼ of Sec. 35 is a +/-160 acre parcel inclusive of some livestock facilities. According to the owner the SW¼ is currently permitted for 350 animal units. The improvements include remnants of a former farmstead, a 16’x16’ monoslope cattle shelter, a corral, headgate and alleyway, a water hydrant and a feedyard with a 7’ tire tank; this farmstead is serviced by rural water from a service pit that is located in the SE corner of the quarter; additionally there is a 13’ tire tank located in the fenceline between the SE¼ and SW¼ - that if divided to individual tracts may be moved to pass with the west quarter. The buyer of the west quarter (Tract 2B) will assume the remainder of the rural water assessment of $3,011.60 which if paid annually along with the property taxes is at a cost of approx. $549.18 per year with principle & interest expiring in 2021. According to FSA info. this farm has approx. 107.85 acres of cropland, all of which are presently sowed to alfalfa/grass and are utilized as hayland and for rotational grazing; the remainder of the farm is comprised of pastureland and the bldg. site. This parcel has high tensile fence around approx. 75% of the perimeter and has internal high tensile fence split into 4 areas. FARM #3: 160 Acres of Choice High Percentage Tillable Land- LEGAL DESC.: The SE¼ of Sec. 2, T. 109N., R. 46W., (Verdi Twp.), Lincoln County, MN. This farm has it All – Choice High Producing Cropland with a High Percentage Tillable, High Quality Soils, a Significant Amount of Existing Drain Tile, Excellent Eye Appeal, a Superb Location and More! According to FSA information this farm has approx. 157.65 acres of cropland. The new owner will benefit from approx. 40 acres of new seeding alfalfa that was planted in 2014 and there is approx. 120 acres which was Fall tilled in 2014, with the tillage to pass as “no cost” to the buyer. According to Surety Agri-Data, Inc. soils data, this farm has an extremely high Soil Index of 94.7. There has been over 14,000’ of drain tile installed in this farm. There is an existing wind easement on this property presently paying a total annual payment of $3,600.00/yr. scheduled to expire in 2036. This is a choice parcel of land that would be an excellent addition to an area farming operation or investment property. TERMS: CASH - A 10% nonrefundable earnest money payment on the day of the sale and the balance on or before April 10, 2015; full possession of the land for the 2015 crop year; Possession of the Residence, Feedyards & Outbuildings on FARM #1 on June 10, 2015; Marketable Title will be conveyed and abstracts of title continued to date will be provided to the buyer for examination. The Sellers will pay all of the RE Taxes & Assessments payable in 2015, with the buyers to assume the rural water assessment on Tract 2B scheduled to expire in 2021 which is $549.18 per year (principle & interest combined), with the buyer to be responsible for all of the RE taxes and assessments due & payable in 2016 and thereafter. FSA cropland acres, yields, bases & other info. is estimated and subject to County Committee approval. The sellers may desire to utilize this property in conjunction with a 1031 Tax Free Exchange. Sold subject to confirmation of the Owners. To View the Full Ad, Aerial Maps and Other Information, see www.suttonauction.com
KEVIN J. & LAURA L. WILLERT REVOCABLE TRUST, Owner Home Ph. 507-368-4386 – Cell Ph. 507-820-2306 Glen A. Petersen – Attorney & Closing Agent for the Sellers – Tyler, MN – ph. 507-247-5515 CHUCK SUTTON - Auctioneer & Land Broker - Sioux Falls, SD - ph. 605-336-6315 & Flandreau, SD – ph. 605-997-3777; DEAN STOLTENBERG - Auctioneer & RE Salesperson - Jasper, MN - ph. 507-348-7352; LENNY BURLAGE – Auctioneer & RE Broker – Brookings, SD – ph. 605-692-7102.