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The frost is leaving the ground, the followed the stories of four gentlemen: Jared snow is melting (again?) from the landThronson, a corn, soybean and wheat proscape, and farmers are gearing up for ducer from Gary, Minn.; Dennis Wilts, a corn, another growing season. soybean, wheat and sugar beet grower from Herman, Minn.; Don Hoffman, dairy cattle, Successful farmers use the too-short corn, soybean and alfalfa producer from New winter lull preparing detailed plans of Ulm, Minn.; and Jim Hagen, a corn and soyagricultural attack, despite knowing bean grower from Lake Mills, Iowa. there’s a good chance those plans will be thrown right out the tractor cab window For 2015 we’ll be expanding the number upon the whims of Mother Nature. of farmers we follow, while making each LAND MINDS report more of a “quick hit” so that Kveno But the potential — the “what if?” — of doesn’t take up too much of anyone’s time

By Tom Royer swift sowing of seeds, of great green on the phone — she knows full well how fields, of carts filled with golden grain is busy y’all are. nearly irresistable.

All you need to be a “From the Fields” It’s a story that’s been going on for farmer is, well, to be a farmer. Big or litthousands of years, and it continues to this very day. tle, conventional or organic, grain or livestock, male Is it your story? or female — The Land serves you all, and we want The Land invites you to share it with us as part of you to share your story with our good readers. our 2015 “From the Fields” series. Every year, from Don’t be shy, and don’t wait. Drop me an e-mail at spring planting through fall harvest, we keep in the address below or call us at (800) 657-4665 right touch with farmers from all corners of our readeraway to share some basic information about you and ship area to follow their ups and downs and how your farming operation, and we’ll be in touch! they’re dealing with ol’ Mother Nature.

Tom Royer is managing editor of The Land. He may Last season The Land correspondent Kristin Kveno be reached at editor@thelandonline.com. ❖

OPINION

The numbers never add up There’s little mystery to why many you’re a goner.

Americans distrust Congress: the numGoner is what you’d call the one-time bers its members offer as hard fact are savings promised by the expanded crop often exposed as pure fiction. insurance program in the 2014 farm bill.

Take the numbers offered recently by We all remember how trading embarrassRep. Aaron Schock, the Illinois Republican ing direct payments to farmers for better who resigned his House seat, effective crop insurance programs was going to March 31, “following revelations of lavish save billions of taxpayer dollars, right? spending, payments to donors for flights Well, just a year after that deal was on private jets and improperly categorized done, the University of Missouri’s Food FARM & FOOD FILE expenses.” (Source links at http://farmandand Agricultural Policy Research Institute foodfile.com/in-the-news/.) now pegs total costs for federal crop insurBy Alan Guebert According to a March 17 report by ance from 2014 through 2018 at $24 bilPolitico, “Schock billed the federal governlion, or about $2.5 billion more than the ment and his campaign for logging roughly 170,000 direct payment scheme the “cost-saving” insurance miles on his personal car between January 2010 and plan replaced.

July 2014… (but) when he sold that Chevrolet Tahoe Moreover, figures FAPRI, crop insurance payments in July 2014 it had roughly 80,00 miles on the from 2015 to 2024 will total about $85 billion, or 27 odometer.” percent more than the program cost in the previous Note to Congress: If you want to hide “lavish 10 years. spending” from journalists, make the math to prove it is harder than 170,000 - 80,000 = 170,000 or else See GUEBERT, pg. 4A

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

11A — Draft horses still pulling their weight in the field 13A — Minnesota Horse Expo, Iowa Horse Fair just around the corner 18A — Winter’s frost rapidly coming out of the ground

19A — Minnesota farmers divided on buffer strip legislation 21A — Jerry Gulke: Bring down your costs and debt to compete 25A — Auctioneers Hall of Fame inducts Dale Fladeboe 28A — Upper St. Anthony Falls lock closing to control invasive carp

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Waste-cutting promises nothing but warm milk chatter GUEBERT, from pg. 2A If there’s a good side to all this bad math it could be that the crop insurance savings Congress promised in 2014 disappeared so fast in 2015 that no one on Capitol Hill has had a chance to even miss it, let alone remember it.

Of course, that brand of here-today/gone-tomorrow math is deeply embedded in Congress where members talk endlessly about cutting waste, targeting benefits and balancing budgets. Then, when it’s time to turn all the warm-milk chatter into hard cheese, well, out goes the waste cutting, benefit targeting and budget balancing.

For proof, witness the 2016 federal budget proposal introduced by House Budget Committee March 17.

In the run-up to its release, members had whispered loudly that the blueprint would include

instructions to gram” — essentially send the cut $20 billion food money to the states to from the U.S. spend whatever way they ...When even journalists Department of Agriculture’s choose — while cutting total can do the math ... it’s all Supplemental Nutrition AssisSNAP funding by $140 billion but certain someone will tance Program. When the over the next decade. ask what happened to the budget was released, however, So, they did it, right? it included just $1 billion in earlier, tough talk about Not really. First, the GOPcuts to USDA spending, not cutting USDA programs. led House failed in an attempt SNAP exclusively, over the to do something similar in the coming 10 years. run-up to the 2014 farm bill and no one sees a secAgain, when even journalists can do the math (Uh, ond attempt succeeding, or even being attempted, let’s see, $1 billion is not $20 billion, so…) it’s all but now. certain someone will ask what happened to the earSecond, according to The New York Times, the lier, tough talk about cutting USDA programs.

House budget blueprint achieves balance 10 years When someone did ask, House members quickly from now only through the “sleights of hand that pointed to the budgetary fine print that revealed Republicans have so often derided.”

Republican plans to make SNAP a “block grant proIn fact, those sleights are so outrageous, explained Chris Van Hollen, the House Budget Committee’s senior Democrat, to the Times that they take “budget quackery to a whole new level.”

Course, that’s a bit rich from a colleague of a memwe’re going Hog Wild!! ber who recently spent four years subtracting 80,000 from 170,000 and still came up with 170,000.

Then again, that’s just Congress.

The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖ Sensational

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Globe thistle attracts butterflies with stunning blooms Globe thistle is a perennial plant that has a stunning personality and makes a grand statement in any garden.

Its scientific name is Echinops ritro and it produces steely blue globe flower heads the size of golf balls. The blooms begin in mid-summer and continue for weeks IN THE GARDEN attracting bees and butterflies.

By Sharon Quale Plant height is 2 to 4 feet and the foliage is glossy green with silver grey undersides. The unusual color and shape add texture and contrast to a garden. The flowers are hermaphrodite — having both male and female organs — and are pollinated by insects.

Select a planting site in full sun that you won’t have to disturb because these plants have long tap roots. The tap roots make it a good choice for dry areas and like the true thistles along the roadsides, globe thistles flourish in poor and dry soils. Another attribute is deer don’t find them tasty.

We started globe thistles from seed fifteen years ago and they still are thriving in our border. The blue globe blossoms are great cut flowers for bouquets and they also dry very nicely for use in dried arrangements. They will re-seed readily if the weather conditions are just right. To keep them in control, dead head the flowers when their color starts to fade.

If you are looking for an enchanting, trouble-free perennial that bees and butterflies find irresistible,

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deer don’t eat, and once established are remarkably carefree, I highly recommend Echinops. Plant these blue globe thistles with yellow or white flowers and you will have a show-stopping area in your garden.

Readers ask: • “How often should I have my soil tested?”

Take a soil test of new gardens as soon as the ground thaws.

Retest the soil in established gardens every three to five years.

• “Where can I get my soil tested?” Your local University Extension Office will give you information about how to take a sample and where to send it for analysis. It will take a little over a week to get the results. There is a nominal fee for soil testing.

• “Why should I get my soil tested?” Using chemical fertilizers every year can increase pollution as well as waste money so it is wise to know what nutrients your soil has and what might be used to improve it. Testing eliminates guesswork.

• “Can I test the soil myself with one of the soil testing kits I see for sale?” I don’t have experience using one of these kits. I recommend using the University for soil testing. The Soil Testing and Research Analytical Laboratory at the University of Minnesota provides a high level of analytical precision, quality and accuracy with timely results.

Sharon Quale is a master gardener from central Minnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 or squale101@yahoo.com. ❖

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Cowboy Church brings Jesus to Sunday horse sale hosted every month in Jackson before the Sunday horse sale.

“I figured it would be a help to Horse people are a breed of people that wanted to go to church, their own. ... And although I but wanted to come to the sale,” would rather read about horses said Judy Weidemeier, president of than ride them, I appreciate the Minn-Iowa Cowboys for Christ, those who do, which gets to the which organizes the service. heart of this column.

Cowboys for Christ was founded in 1970 and has chapters across the United States. Its main Cowboy Church: Monthly Sunday focus is to share the gospel with those service precedes the horses in the sale drawn to the cowboy image and way of barn ring life. Different chapters have been “Say so with your voice, say so with hosting “Cowboy Church” for more your horse, say so with your violin,” than 40 years.

Gary Froiland told the couple dozen Weidemeier said she often missed congregants gathered in the sale ring the horse sale in Jackson herself bleachers at Jackson Livestock Co. because she didn’t want to miss Sunday. church. Now she can attend both.

Froiland was referencing verse two of “We just want to get Jesus to people Psalm 107 from the Bible — “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so” — during in different places,” said Kim Olson, another member of the Minn-Iowa his sermon at Cowboy Church, a nondenominational Christian service See BULTHUIS, pg. 8A

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Growing up, my brother own. A lot like book called me a houseplant. nerds, I suppose. And although I would While he wanted a partner rather read about to snag crayfish from the horses then ride ditch, do crazy stunts on the them, I appreciate three-wheeler, and forge the those who do, which grove for treasures, I planted gets to the heart of myself in the house with this column. books.

Anita Beckman, a The stacks of reads came THE BACK PORCH reader of The Land from the Bookmobile, church and local libraries, and my

By Lenae Bulthuis and a woman of faith who connected with me through mom’s bulging shelves. And this column, asked if we often I’d get hooked on a could tell people about Cowboy Church. series or subject.

The Land’s “Equine Issue” seems like a One summer most of my books perfect time to do just that. focused on girls and horses, and I The words below are printed with wanted in on the adventure. So I permission and belong to Jackson begged my parents for a horse.

County Pilot news editor Marie ZimScott laughed. Dad said no. Although merman, not me. May God bless every I vowed I would take good care of it, arena, means, and place where the dad shook his head. He knew better. gospel is shared.

My dad is a wise man.

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Bluegrass, banjos accompany cowboy church service BULTHUIS, from pg. 7A Cowboys for Christ. “Some people think you only hear about Him in church.”

Each month, the service starts at 8 a.m., featuring music, often in a country bluegrass style, followed by a sermon based on the Bible. There are no formal scripture readings or communion.

At Sunday’s Cowboy Church, Froiland, a gifted musician from Stewartville, led worship. Between playing a guitar and two different banjos and singing, he sermonized.

“Pray as though it’s all up to God, and then work as though it’s all up to you,” Froiland said.

Former Jackson Livestock Exchange owners Trent and Kathy Kolander welcomed the idea of Cowboy Church, “and it’s something I kind of tried to just keep on with, because there is a following of people for it,” said K.C. Kolander, who now owns the sale barn.

While its name and location are tied to those who deal with livestock, Cowboy Church is open to anyone. Next month will mark one year since the first service took place in Jackson, shortly after the MinnIowa Cowboys for Christ was organized by Weidemeier, a massage therapist by trade who owns several horses and lives near Buffalo Center, Iowa.

She said God gave her the desire to start the local

chapter and have a service to bring the gospel to people who won’t necessarily hear it in a church. “(Jesus) was out in the countryside; I guess we’ll be out in the countryside too,” said Olson, who lives near Albert Lea and owns several horses, “a lot of cats” and a couple chickens. During the week, she works as a para-educator for Albert Lea Area Schools.

Currently, Jackson is the only regularly scheduled

Cowboy Church the Minn-Iowa chapter members organize. They also do outreach at trail rides, fairs and horse expos in the area and are hoping to add more regular services at different locations in the future.

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, family, and farming from her back porch on their Minnesota grain and livestock farm. She can be reached at lenaesbulthuis@gmail.com or @LenaeBulthuis. ❖

The Land Calendar of Events Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar & enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com March 30 – Third Crop Producer Meeting: Marketing – Fairmont, Minn. – Learn about marketing third crops - Contact Kylie Saari, Rural Advantage, at kylie@ruraladvantage.org or (507) 238-5449 March 31 – Southern Minnesota Organic Crops Day – Owatonna, Minn. – Topics include cover crops, nitrates, alfalfa mulch and more - Contact University of Minnesota Extension Karen Anderson at ande9495@umn.edu or (507) 444-7685 March 31 – Ladies Farm Seminar Series – Algona, Iowa – Estate planning – Contact Kossuth County Extension Office at (515) 2952469 or e-mail fayes@iastate.edu April 4 – Spring Sheep & Lamb Management – St. Paul, Minn. – Sheep industry overview, breed selection, lambing from the University of Minnesota Extension, pre-registration required – Contact Wayne Martin (612) 625-6224 or marti067@umn.edu April 8 – Women’s Ag Leadership Conference: Planting Our Future

– Chaska, Minn. – Encouraging women to be ag leaders with education sessions and roundatable discussions – Contact (612) 414-7574, doris@sunriseag.net or www.womensagleaeadership.org April 9 – Dairy Producer Series: Dairy by the Numbers – Hutchinson, Minn. – Join other dairy producers for a free informal dairy producer serices with South Central Farm Business Management and local U of M Extension educators – Contact Julie Sievert at (507) 237-4100 or e-mail mnextsibley@umn.edu April 10-12 – Iowa Horse Fair – Des Moines, Iowa – Education and entertainment to satisfy every style, discipline and age of horseperson – Visit www.iowahorsecouncil.org or contact Linda Spain at (515) 205-6983 or Bill Paynter at (641) 342-4436 April 24-26 – Minnesota Hore Expo – St. Paul, Minn. – Horses from over 50 breeds, clinicans, vendors of equine products, PRCA rodeos, Parade of Breeds – Visit www.mnhorseexpo.org

By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent For a wide variety of reasons — from healthwise to ethical — people are “eating vegan” more and more. But what does that mean?

And how can a regular Jane or Joe fit veganism into their lifestyle?

Turns out eating vegan is easier than it seems, and you don’t have to do it full time to get many of the benefits. Loads of foods you already enjoy are already vegan, from your morning cereal to your evening snack of chips and salsa, and many more can become vegan with simple tweaks.

Eating vegan simply means avoiding any food from an animal source: meat and dairy products. “Living vegan” means also avoiding other animal products like leather, wool and honey.

Cookbooks abound to give instruction and inspiration, and one of the best in the genre is Chloe Coscarelli, author of “Chloe’s Kitchen,” “Chloe’s Vegan Desserts” and now, “Chloe’s Vegan Italian Kitchen” (Simon and Schuster, 2014).

■ She uses a neat trick in her Baked Italian Onion Rings to keep the batter from getting too “clumpy.”

2 cups Italian bread crumbs 2 teaspoons sea salt 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional) 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1⁄4 cups water 1 large onion, sliced into 1⁄2-inch rings Olive oil for brushing Sauce of choice for dipping Preheat the oven to 450 F. Generously grease one or two large baking sheets. In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, salt and red pepper, if using. Mix thoroughly until combined, then divide the mixture into two small bowls and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk flour and water until a thick batter forms. Separate onion rings. Dip each onion ring into the batter, letting any excess drip off. Using one of your bowls of bread crumbs first, dip the onion ring into the bread crumb mixture, coating completely, and place on prepared baking sheet.

Repeat with remaining onion. About halfway through the process, when your bowl of bread crumb mixture gets too clumpy, discard the first bowl, and move on to the second bowl of bread crumb mixture.

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The Johnson clan gives four out of four ‘yums’ to Baked Italian Onion Rings

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The Johnsons loved these much lighter versions of the usual greasy onion rings — as well as the flavor of the Italian bread crumbs — and bequeath four out of four “yums” to this recipe.

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Red wine chocolate cake is the perfect balance COOKBOOK, from pg. 9A Then, using a pastry brush, dab each onion ring with oil. Do this by dipping the brush in oil and patting each onion ring, rather than brushing. Bake for about seven minutes until nicely golden, turn over each onion ring, and bake for four to five minutes more until golden. Season with salt and serve.

■ As soon as this season’s new potatoes are ready, grab a sackful along with some fresh parsley for your gremolata, a traditional Italian seasoning blend that’s often served on fish or chicken but also goes heavenly with vegetables, especially potatoes. A match made in heaven!

Roasted Potatoes with Gremolata Roasted Potatoes: 1 1⁄4 pounds new potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces 3 tablespoons olive oil 3⁄4 teaspoon sea salt Gremolata: 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley 2 garlic cloves, finely minced or crushed Zest of one lemon 1 tablespoon olive oil 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper For the roasted potatoes: Preheat the oven to 400 F. Spread the potatoes on a large rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with oil and season with salt. Toss with a spatula to coat. Roast for 35 to 45 minutes, or until fork-tender and crisp, turning once or twice

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with a spatula to ensure even brownPowdered sugar for serving ing.

Whipped cream For the gremolata: Combine all the For the cake: As soon as this ingredients in a small bowl. Mash Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly season’s new with a mortar and pestle or the back grease a 9-inch round cake fine and potatoes are of a spoon until well combined. line the bottom with parchment ready, grab a paper.

In a large bowl, toss roasted potasackful along toes with the gremolata. Add more In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, with some fresh salt to taste and serve. cocoa, baking soda and salt. In a sepaparsley... rate bowl, whisk wine, water, oil, vine■ gar and vanilla. Pour this wet mixture Some folks think the next recipe is a into the dry mixture and whisk until just combined. good use for leftover wine. Other folks are scratching Do not overmix. their heads: What’s leftover wine? If you have any, Fill the prepared cake pan with batter. Bake for 28don’t pour it down the drain – make cake instead.

30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the cenLeftover Red Wine Chocolate Cake with Drunken ter of the cake comes out dry with a few crumbs Raspberries clinging to it. Be sure to rotate the cake halfway Cake: through baking time. Let the cake cook completely.

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2 tablespoons white or apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Slice cake and dust each serving with powdered Topping: sugar. Then top each slice with a dollop of whipped 1⁄2 cup dry red wine cream and a spoonful of wine-soaked raspberries.

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Draft horses still pulling their weight in the field If you go What: Minnesota Horse Expo 2015: Draft Horse and Farm Equipment Presentations When: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., April 24 and 25, Where: AgStar Arena, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul Cost: Adults $10; seniors (62+) and youth (6-12) $6; children 5 & under free More information: www.mnhorseexpo.org

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“We have 25 units total that will be demonstrated that day,” said Berthiaume.

Draft horses and equipment will be on display before and after both shows. Most of the horsedrawn farm equipment dates back to the early 1900s. Brands include John Deere, McCormick, Pioneer, Minnesota and International.

“Some of these plows will be back in the era of the late 1920s up to maybe about the early ’40s. Most of the equipment was made in that era,” Berthiaume said.

For the grand finale, the draft horse teams will be ground driven to line up in front of the crowd.

Draft horses Belgians, Percherons, Clydesdales, Shires and Norwegian Fjords will be pulling equipment. These See DRAFT, pg. 12A

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor When Mike Berthiaume was a boy growing up in Wright County, Minn., his dad used draft horses to farm. He recalled that his dad practiced crop rotation, and fertilizer was manure from their 50 cows.

“If I could do it, I would go back and do it that way,” said the 68-year-old Berthiaume, who still lives in Wright County today.

Berthiaume and his friends are keeping the old ways alive with the draft horse and equipment presentations at the 2015 Minnesota Horse Expo. Draft horses and drivers will show how farm work was done in the early 1900s at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds’ AgStar Arena, Submitted April 24 and 25 at 1:30 p.m.

David Holthaus, of Richmond, Minn., shows how he would This is the first year that the Expo has offered bring Queen and Bonnie in from a good day in the field. a draft horse and vintage farm equipment show, Horse Breeders Association. The result is a show said Glen Eaton, Minnesota Horse Expo president.

“I used to work that type of equipment when I was that features 19 teams of horses pulling a wide varia kid. That’s something to see,” said Eaton, who grew ety of equipment: a manure spreader, plows, digger, sulky plows, corn planter, grain drill, corn binder, up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. stone boat and more.

Berthiaume, a ferrier who has bred, raised and Draft horse teams range from single horses to shown Belgian draft horses for 35 years, has brought two draft horse clubs together — Northern Min- three and four abreast, along with a six-horse hitch nesota Draft Horse Association and Minnesota with two teams of three horses.

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Bigger not always better with working horses DRAFT, from pg. 11A draft horses have long histories.

The Shire can be traced to 12th century England where it was first used as a war horse. The Belgian, believed to be the most direct descendant of the “Great Horse” of medieval times, carried knights onto the battlefield.

The draft horses coming to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds are magnificent animals weighing around 2,000 pounds. Still these horses are considered to be smaller draft horses at about 16 to 17 2/3 hands, said Berthiaume.

Show horses, such as the famous Budweiser Clydesdales, Submitted are even bigger versions. Bigger A manure spreader will be demonstrated and on display.

Lisa Ringer drives her Shires from a sulky plow. isn’t always better, though, when land out for cash crops, but has land set aside to ground is worked by the different equipment. it comes to working horses.

The demos inspire oohs, aahs and applause from “The farm horses that we use here aren’t those work with his Belgians.

“If we’re going out and start spring field work, you the crowd. gigantic horses,” he said. “Some drafters are around 18 hands, but most guys don’t like them that big can only work a few hours the first few days. As you “We do all kinds of tillage work, plowing, discing, because they don’t have as much stamina in the condition, you extend their work time until they are cutting corn, hauling to the shredder, picking corn, physically fit,” Berthiaume said. field. Not as athletic.” threshing grain,” Berthiaume said. “There are so He has seen a renewed interest in draft horses for many different activities going on.”

Berthiaume and his colleagues condition their horses by driving sleigh rides in the winter and farming. Northern Minnesota’s Draft Horse Field A growing Amish community in southern Minhauling manure in the spring. For most, farming Days last fall was their largest ever, with 20 horses nesota is still making a living with farm horses. In with horses is a hobby, but they do practice in the and over 1,200 spectators. The demonstration takes fact, a Blooming Prairie man makes modern horsefields once the ground thaws. He rents most of his place in a field so the audience can see how the drawn farm equipment. Berthiaume bought a cultimulcher from him.

He has also seen renewed interest in driving horses. As people are getting older they get into driving, and not just the heavy breeds — light breeds and cross breeds are becoming popular, too.

“You can sit in a cart or buggy and drive instead of being on top of the horse. It’s slower paced and more pleasurable and something new that they can still do,” said Berthiaume.

Riding in a horse and buggy is new again — so check out the draft horses and farm equipment at Minnesota Horse Expo 2015. ❖

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Clinicians coming to Minnesota Horse Expo 2015 include Craig Cameron, Pat Parelli, Jec Aristotle Ballou and Shawna Karrasch.

For over three decades Hall of Fame Horseman Craig Cameron, one of the original clinicians, has made teaching horsemanship an art form that is practical and easy to understand for horse and rider. His sought-after style is seen weekly on his award winning RFD-TV show “Ride Smart” where he reaches countless horse enthusiasts helping them to understand how to work in a gentle way for positive results with their horses.

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doing breed demonstrations in the Coliseum Friday and Saturday afternoons. Expo-goers are encouraged to enjoy the free horse, pony and wagon rides provided all three days during Expo. The horse and pony rides are in the Sheep Barn from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The wagon rides move up and down Judson Avenue all day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

RAM PRCA Rodeo returns to the Coliseum each day of Expo; Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday for a matinee performance starting at 3 p.m. Expect a full slate of seven actionpacked rodeo events plus entertainment starring John Harrison, PRCA trick rider, roper and barrelman.

Rodeo tickets are in addition to the

Expo admission and can be purchased during Expo at the Coliseum Box Office or in advance at www.mnhorseexpo.org.

Hundreds of vendors set up shop in the Cattle Barn, the Coliseum Concourse, the Dairy Building, the CHS Building, and the Sheep and Poultry Barns as well as outdoors along the streets at the Minnesota Horse Expo. Most things horses and their owners/riders need or want can be found at Expo — often with suppliers offering their best competitive pricing. Shop and compare all in one place for a great variety of equine related merchandise and information.

Close to the Dairy Barn, site of the popular Minnesota 4-H Horse Association Tack and Clothing Consignment Sale, will be a new feature to check out in 2015: the Used Trailer Lot. Applications are being taken right now by Glen Eaton, Exhibit Director, for the limited number of available spots for individuals who have a horse trailer to sell. Call Glen at (952) 356-2090 for all the Used Trailer Lot details. For Tack

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Draft horse teams, rodeo action, vendor booths, clinician demonstrations — You’ll find all this and more at the 33rd Minnesota Horse Expo April 2426 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.

At the 2015 Minnesota Horse Expo, see 19 draft teams representing a variety of draft breeds pulling vintage horse drawn machinery dating from the early 1900s to modern day. The draft horse and equipment presentations by members of the Northern Minnesota Draft Horse Association and the Minnesota Horse Breeders Association will be held in the AgStar Arena on Friday and Saturday afternoons from 1:30-3:30pm.

Horses and equipment will be on display before and after the presentation each day with representatives from both groups ready to answer questions.

In addition to the draft horses, light horse and pony breeds will be well represented in the Horse Barn stalls and in the daily Parade of Breeds at noon in the Coliseum. Over 50 breeds are expected to participate in the 2015 Minnesota Horse Expo with many

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With the encouragement of Tom Dorrance, Shawna Karrasch began introducing positive reinforcement/reward based training to the equestrian world in 1994. She travels the world teaching people how to incorporate the proven training principles into their current training program, addressing everyday issues. Shawna and her work have been featured on Animal Planet, Bud Sports, ESPN and Spruce Meadows

Television. She also does guest lecturing at vet schools and universities across the country; Canada, too.

Educational presentations are scheduled throughout the three days of Expo in the Coliseum, AgStar Arena and DNR Building. Watch polo, mounted

shooting and cutting horse demonstrations. Hear talks about rehabilitation using horses, principles of equine dentistry, establishing pastures, feeding horses and much more. The full schedule is available at www.MNHorseExpo.org.

Enjoy live country music at the Minnesota Horse Expo Friday and Saturday with Cindy-Jo Schloer and the Dirt Road Dixie Band from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Cindy-Jo auditioned for American See EXPO, pg. 15A

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Iowa Horse Fair ‘grand opening’ of new horse season The 31st Annual Iowa Horse Fair will take place April 10, 11 and 12 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. This event is designed to educate horse owners about ways to care for and train their horses and also to entertain the general public with exciting drill teams, trick riding and numerous horse demonstrations.

Featured clinicians include Wendy Murdoch from Virginia, Van Hargis from Texas, and The Texas Trick Riders from the beautiful Texas White Horse Ranch. Wendy Murdoch specializes in the Sure Foot methods of improving you and your horse’s balance. Van Hargis is know as The Horseman With a Message, working on ways to improve your riding and your horse’s responses. The Texas Trick Riders will demonstrate cooperation between horse and human with feats such as Roman Riding Liberty and Whip Acts.

Joining these three are Four-Star Parelli instructors Kristi Smith and Ryan Rose. Bob Smith utilizes common sense, “herd mentality” horse-

manship and Indalecio Macedo develops a horse’s natural athleticism through High School training.

But a horse fair isn’t a horse fair without horses and the Iowa Horse Fair will feature over 50 breeds and registries in the Avenue and Parade of Breeds. From Andalusian to Zweibrucker, from mini donkey to shire, from quarter horse to Georgian Grande, Curly to Gypsy. The Horse Barn will be filled with over 250 horses including a Stallion Avenue featuring several Friesian stallions and more.

Returning are favorites such as the Wright Rodeo, a full rodeo held Friday and Saturday evening, free pony rides and wagon rides – even stage coach rides. Also to entertain and educate will be the Cowboy Mounted Shooters competition, Colt Starting

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New for 2015 will be Cutting and Ranch Horse demonstrations.

Over 100 vendors will be set up to offer for sale all things equine – from trucks and trailers to jewelry & clothing – even saddles and tack for the horse owner. Western and equine art is a specialty of many vendors.

‘Grand opening’ Taking place in early April each year, the Iowa Horse Fair is a perennial favorite throughout the Iowa equine community as it offers a perfect end to the cabin fever brought on by a typical

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Many consider it to be the grand opening to the new season of horse events. Everyone considers it a perfect excuse to be among like-minded horse people.

While many horse fairs are produced by paid professionals, the Iowa Horse Fair is planned and conducted primarily by volunteers.

Just as in years past, the 2015 Iowa Horse Fair, presented by the Iowa Horse Council, is three full days of education and entertainment to satisfy every style, discipline, and age of horseperson.

The Iowa Horse Council The Iowa Horse Council is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization that believes in the value of horses and horse activities. The Iowa Horse Council serves and supports the entire industry through communication, education and promotion.

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stones into the rock box. Heavy duty, steel-hardened teeth can be reversed for longer useful life in this cumbersome chore of cleaning fields.

Just launched this past November, Anderson said he’s getting lots of good comments because this system can really take the chore out of cleaning a field of rocks, even rocks weighing up to a couple hundred pounds.

“Just eliminating the getting on and off your ATV should cut your time by 50 percent to 70 percent. And it’s a one-man operation instead of two or three which a farmer often deploys if he can find the rock pickers,” said Anderson.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Like the idea of picking rocks from the seat of your all-terrain vehicle?

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And all the while, you’re still riding in comfort on your ATV. Such a beast is now on the market.

Called the Marshall Picker because it was invented and now manufactured in Marshall, Minn., Doug Anderson describes his unique tool and how it came about.

“People are picking rock by hand and often using their ATVs to transport them across their fields,” said Anderson. “So I thought, why not a contraption that lets them do that very job without getting on and off their ATV.” His stone picker weighs 680 pounds and can haul up to 1,700 pounds of field rock. With a self-contained 12v hydraulic power unit tapped into an on-board deep cycle battery, the trailer

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Winter’s frost rapidly coming out of the ground Northwest River Forecast Center collects frost depth data

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent In mid-March, with temperatures climbing into the 60s from East Grand Forks, Minn., to Estherville, Iowa, the winter’s frost was rapidly coming out of the ground.

“The first two to four inches of top soil thawed on March 10, and I expect that by the end of the forecasted warm period frost should be out down to eight to 10 inches,” said Jeff Vetsch of the University of Minnesota’s Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca.

Vetsch said that the 25-inch frost depth at Waseca measured on March 9 was about average and that it was similar to last year’s maximum frost depth. March 9 was the last day downward movement of frost was measured anywhere in the region.

Frost did not penetrate as deeply at the University of Minnesota’s research station at Lamberton this year as it did last year. This year, on March 9, the frost depth at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center at Lamberton recorded frost at 37 inches on bare ground. Frost on ground with sod on it was at 19 inches at the SWROC on March 9. A year earlier, on March 17, 2014, bare ground frost was at 54 inches.

“Last winter’s frost was unusually deep,” said Bruce Potter, assistant Extension professor for integrated pest management at SWROC. “This winter we did not have the prolonged extreme cold temperatures.”

Based on weather forecasts, Potter said he believes the frost will be out before fieldwork begins in southwestern Minnesota this year. That wasn’t necessarily the case last year.

“In parts of Minnesota last year, the upper soil thawed and dried deep enough to plant corn but there was still some frost lower in the profile,” Potter said.

The Research and Outreach Centers at Lamberton and Waseca are part of a network of weather stations that, among other things, report frost depth to the National Weather Service’s Northwest River Forecast Center.

Frost depths are measured using tubes that go 5 to 6 feet into the earth.

In Long Prairie, which is the most northerly frost tube station in the state outside of Duluth and Grand Forks N.D., the frost just kept getting deeper this year. On March 9, Steve and Nancy Potter, who operate the weather station, measured frost at 40 inches. Their frost tube is on soil covered with vegetation and not in an open field.

“In the middle of March of 2014 the frost depth was 11 inches,” Nancy Potter said. “It did not go below 12 inches

last year.”

The frost tube at Grand Forks measured frost at 46 inches and Duluth was at 39 inches, on March 9. South of Duluth, in northwestern Wisconsin, frost was at 57 inches. Other frost depth measuring sites in Minnesota include Morris at 30 inches, Montevideo at 42 inches, Blue Earth County at 23 inches and the University of Minnesota at St. Paul at 32 inches.

The River Forecast Center does not have frost tube stations reporting to it in northern Iowa but a tube in the area of Prairie du Chien, Wis., across the Mississippi from Iowa, measured frost at 27 inches. A tube at Sioux Falls, S.D., had frost at 15 inches.

Soil temps Most areas don’t have frost tubes to measure frost depth so estimating frost depth becomes a guessing game.

“I don’t know of official deep soil temperatures locally,” said Dan Martens, University of Minnesota Extension educator for Stearns, Benton, and Morrison Counties. “Reports from well drillers, plumbers, grave diggers are as good as it gets. And I’d guess it varies widely across the landscape.”

Marten’s colleague Beth Berlin, an Extension educator for horticulture, said she’s heard informal reports of frost as deep as 60 inches or more.

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Martens and Vetsch both agree with Berlin that it’s the temperatures near the soil surface that put plants at risk.

Vetsch recalls that last year, from March 10 to 22, temperatures reached the mid-30s to mid-40s. That caused alfalfa to break dormancy. Then temperatures plummeted to 10 to 11 F. That damaged the new growth on the alfalfa, Vetsch said.

“Generally if the soil temperature around the crown drops below 15 degrees, there can be damage to the alfalfa crown,” Martens said. “Under those conditions we could have concern for winter wheat and rye as well. Rye is more durable than winter wheat.”

“The frost is down five inches from top and one inch at bottom,” Nancy Potter said of conditions in Long Prairie on March 14. “Only 34 inches to go.”

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Existing law calls for one-rod (16.5 Dayton introduced his proposal for foot) wide buffers alongside all man50-foot buffer strips along the state’s made drainage ditches, but this only streams, drainage ditches and rivers at applies to ditches dug after 1977 or on the annual Minnesota Department of subsequent re-determinations of ditch Natural Resources Roundtable. Taking cleanouts. In some cases, 50-foot buffers the environmental and agriculture are already required. Enforcement is camps by surprise, he said the buffer under criticism by Gov. Dayton. strips would improve water quality The legislation allows for exempand provide an estimated 125,000 tions, such as situations where a 50acres of potential habitat cover. foot buffer would not protect or Minnesota State Representative Paul improve water quality. The draft states Torkelson, R-Hanska, is a farmer who that landowners are not limited in co-authored and introduced the buffer their usage of these buffer strips which bill, House File 1534, in its first House suggests they could be harvested as hearing on March 9. However Torkel- hay or grazed with livestock. son, according to an article from The DNR would be charged with estabFree Press of Mankato, Minn., doesn’t support the bill as proposed. Torkelson lishing and maintaining county maps said 50-foot buffer strips on all water- of all waters subject to buffer requireways is too simple of a solution to a ments; correcting violations; and withholding funds to soil and water consercomplicated problem. vation districts for failing to Torkelson also expressed doubts that implement the requirements. the bill will get out of committee, noting that he was asked to introduce the pro- Farmers on both sides Farmers are on both sides of the posal on behalf of Denny McNamara, Rfence when it comes to buffer strips.

Hastings, who chairs the House EnviBoth the Minnesota ronment and Natural Resources Policy Corn Growers Associand Finance Committee.

“It just doesn’t have the legs to stand ation and the MinSoybean on,” said Torkelson. “We can’t expect nesota Growers Association land owners and farmers to be O.K. with this legislation unless there is are voicing concerns. combined assistance on the many So, too, the Minnesota Farm Bureau. issues that are part of water quality.”

In its March Bruce Peterson Meanwhile, in the Minnesota Senate, newsletter, the MinSenator John Marty, DFL-Roseville, conesota Farmers Union stated it does authored and introduced the senate not support buffer strips in a one-sizebill, Senate File 1537, to the Environfits-all manner.

MFU passed a special ment and Energy Committee, which he order requesting the Legislature to chairs. The Committee passed the bill and referred it to the Jobs, Agriculture direct a buffer issue study due back to the 2016 Legislature. and Rural Development Committee.

In a press release from the Minnesota If the bills pass, land owners have until Sept. 1, 2016, to install 50-foot Corn Growers Association, Bruce Peterbuffers of perennial vegetation along son, a Northfield-area farmer and presstate waters that have flows during the ident of MCGA, questioned if a political majority of the growing season. Soil and debate during the few weeks remaining Water Conservation Districts will imple- of this 2015 legislative session can adement the policy and provide assistance quately address all the issues.

“Therefore, we do not support the to landowners to install buffers. Costsharing provisions for the implementa- governor’s one-size fits-all proposal,” tion of buffers is not yet determined.

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Conservationist: Farmers ready for ‘fair’ buffer strips BUFFER, from pg. 19A said Peterson.

The press release stated that MCGA supports the use of buffers as one of several best management practices farmers use to protect water quality.

“We also support existing buffer laws and their vigorous local enforcement, which allows farmers and local authorities to work together to seek water quality solutions that take into account the diversity of Minnesota’s farmland,” Peterson said in the press release.

One reason water quality is a heated issue dates back to the Clean Water Act of 1972 which exempted agriculture.

“The agricultural industry is the only industry that does not need to regulate its discharge water and therein lies much of the problems of today,” said long-time conservation advocate Tom Kalahar, Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District.

“What’s needed is common sense language that is fair to land owners,” said Kalahar.

Mankato Free Press “We have farmers lined up out the door to This aerial photo of the Minnesota River near Judson, Minn., taken in put buffers on their land. Farmers have been 2008, shows the differing length of grass “buffer” strips betwen crops ready for this for years. It’s the politicians and waterways.

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Tom Kalahar “Swede’s exact words to me: ‘It’s about time. We should have done this 20 years ago.’ Last year we had 26 applications totaling 177,000 linear feet of drainage ditch buffers that went unfunded,” said Kalahar.

“This is not an issue that farmers won’t do,” he said. “They know the value of their land resources. They want to protect that resource. This is an issue the state commodity groups don’t want to do. Plus your talking heads of other farmer organizations including Farm Bureau don’t do.”

According to a recent analysis from the Board of Water and Soil Resources, 64 percent of all waters in the southern and western regions of Minnesota are not subject to any buffer requirements under current law.

Buffers serve a dual purpose. They “drink up” some of the pollutants such as nitrates from fertilizer that might wash off farm fields into waterways. They also help keep stream banks and riverbanks in place. After intense rains, sloughing of soils in sharp corners of waterways often happens with resulting build ups of soil in the basin bottoms.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has created the Governor’s Buffer Initiative website. Visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/buffers/index.html to learn more about buffer strips. ❖

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Gulke said he thinks U.S grain exports are likely to lessen, but meats and dairy products will continue as major export items. Ethanol use is a major reason why corn exports are slowing. He noted corn exports today are about 1.9 billion bushels.

“A danger I see in livestock is the risk of losing 20 percent of your exports and that potentially changes prices quite a bit. We need to keep exporting more and more meat to sustain what is a rebuilding of the American cattle industry,” he said.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer A long-time contributor to Farm JourWe need to keep exporting more and nal and Top Producer, North Dakota more meat to sustain what is a rebuildfarmer Jerry Gulke is taking his writing ing of the American cattle industry. to a whole new level. Gulke will be writing for an audience of 63 million worldwide — Jerry Gulke subscribers of Forbes.

Forbes has more subscribers than the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg comhis wisdom and perspective on the past, present and bined, said Gulke. most importantly the future of U.S. agriculture.

“It’s a tremendously-respected publication in world Gulke explained the global demand for American and domestic economic writings,” he said, “but it ag products, as well as the realities of a global econrarely touches agriculture. They’ve asked me to rep- omy. In China, Gulke said, there are about 300 milresent the agricultural sector in the ‘reinventing of lion more middle class people than 20 years ago and America’ as they put it. It will be a treat for me to more and better food is high on their agenda. In write to this audience, advising that if they are going addition to China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand to bet against America agriculture they are going to are also manufacturing and exporting products, be wrong.” which is expanding incomes in these countries, as Gulke, who founded The Gulke Group to inform, well. educate and aid producers and end-users in ag marWith the strong U.S. dollar, there is concern that keting, presented the 2015 Farm Outlook Seminar on March 11 at the Southwest Minnesota State University Conference Center in Marshall. He offered

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‘Some lean times ahead’ GULKE, from pg. 21A believe the pork and meat products raised in their own country is dependable quality.”

Coming off five years of strong agricultural pricing, he questioned the difficulty of keeping the United States’ agriculturally generated dollar intact.

“We’re producing a little bit too much for world consumption,” he said. “Yes, demand is still increasing but because of our 7-8 dollar wheat prices we’ve invited competition from the Ukraine, Argentina, even Russia is a competitor in wheat. Much the same happened when corn prices got into that $7 category. Competition quickly found out.

U.S. agriculture no longer controls technology which today rapidly finds new users wherever agriculture is important.”

Low-cost producer Gulke looks at the last 30 years of the agriculture industry to look forward to American ag’s future. He contends that the farmer who started farming in 1985 hasn’t seen a bad year until now because ethanol bailed out corn farmers. Today, with fracking, the need for corn for ethanol has declined.

“I think the challenge facing U.S. agriculture is how to become the leastcost producer. That’s not an easy pill to swallow,” said Gulke. “The reality is

that it likely means converting some of these crop fields back into grass again because livestock is again a growing interest wanting to rebuild. The world’s hungry need protein, however we’ve destroyed most of our CRP lands so getting back into grass will be difficult.”

The next chapter in U.S. agriculture will be to get the world economy growing so that there is a market for production from U.S., Ukraine and South America farmers, explained Gulke.

“If and when that world food demand starts outstripping world production,” he said, “then the likelihood of $7 corn again becomes a reality and land again will shift from grass to grain. I bought land in 1980 at $3,000 and waited 20 years to see that price get back again.

We may not see the drawback that I saw in 1985-86 but I think we’ll have to build world demand to rebuild some confidence in U.S. farm economy.

“Four-dollar corn is creating demand globally but is that price sustaining American farmers? We’re going to have some lean times ahead.”

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GULKE, from pg. 22A nomic squeeze will be short term, much shorter than the squeeze of the early has already begun and Gulke said that 1980s. Because agriculture is global, he will need to continue.

Paying taxes is not a four-letter word. ... You don’t said depressed commodity prices are go out and spend just to prevent paying income taxes.

“New steel each year just doesn’t cut hurting farmers in the Ukraine, That simply doesn’t work. it where we are today,” he said.

Argentina and Brazil, which should cause reductions in global output.

Gulke’s assumption is that savvy — Jerry Gulke farmers in this era of expansion also “These new guys in agriculture in did similar expansion within their savother parts of the world are getting an ings portfolio. education now, too, and we’ll see some ducer,” said Gulke, who expects readjustments in “Paying taxes is not a four-letter word,” he said. rental rates and land prices, and that outside invest- pullback which may help us,” said Gulke.

“You pay the tax to keep your money in your bank. ment money in farmland will slow considerably.

Due to the capitalistic nature of American agriculYou don’t go out and spend just to prevent paying ture, he said there will always be some failures, He estimated that 60 percent of American farmers even in good times. income taxes. That simply doesn’t work. Any recession with a cycle turn you can safely assume that 12 are in good financial health. Gulke grew up under a “Today more bushels don’t create a higher price,” percent to 15 percent of the people are in trouble. conservative father who was debt-free by age 50. His And that’s what we are beginning to see with U.S. father’s creed was that President Reagan couldn’t said Gulke. “Right now there’s no incentive for me farmers today. We’ll see some readjustments. We’ll get the price of grain cheap enough to hurt him. to grow another bushel of $4 corn. We can’t afford another bumper crop in the United States. It will see some land that doesn’t get farmed or it will be Today, Gulke is still a believer in buying down debt. take some time for global demand to eat all the stuff farmed with less money simply because the banks “We’ve got a lot of clients with us 20 years or more,” that we can produce.” aren’t going to finance at these higher production he said. “Most are in pretty good shape. If now 60costs.”

■ plus in age they’ve been around long enough to have Gulke said it’s going to be tough for some produc- some good equity in their farmland. Today anyone Gulke was born and raised on a grain and liveers to admit to themselves that they don’t need to with 500-plus acres of debt-free land can compete stock farm near Ellendale, N.D. He has a degree in with just about anybody. farm half the county. electrical engineering from North Dakota State “When you were making excess money, our advice University and a master’s of business administra“There’s only so much that government and the was to buy down your debt so that no matter what tion from Northern Illinois University. In 1975 he free market can do,” he said. “If you’re going to fly against Economics 101 you’re going to be in trouble.” happens out there it can’t hurt you. You’re going to began farming full-time in northern Illinois and is still actively involved in corn-soybean production. be around for the good times again.”

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By DICK HAGEN Fladeboe Anderson work in Fladeboe Auctions.

The Land Staff Writer Fladeboe sent them to auction school in Mason City, Auctioneer Dale Fladeboe, who does the now called the World Wide College of Auctioneering. numbers better than most, was selected by It’s a tremendous trip we auctioneers for induction into the Minauctioneers take every time “They, too, found out like I did that they loved the nesota State Auctioneers Association Hall school and they love the business,” said Fladeboe. we call a sale. The bidding of Fame. At 72 years old, Fladeboe has process gets exciting.

In order to be an auctioneering success, you need earned the respect of his colleagues. to have a persuasive personality, like people, and “I was amazed. I felt deeply honored,” said Dale Fladeboe earn their respect, he said. Fladeboe reflected back Fladeboe. to Jacobson, his early mentor.

Flash back to 1978 when Fladeboe was 35. His Second generation “He had a magnetic personality. Everybody liked The auctioneering DNA runs strong in the Fladewife, Grace Fladeboe, delivered him to the Auction the man. If people like you and trust you, they will boe family.

Grace once commented that only by the School in Mason City, Iowa. grace of God were they so lucky to have three chil“I told my wife that I was either going to buy a dren who all wanted to be auctioneers. Glen Flade- See FLADEBOE, pg. 26A herd of dairy cattle or I was going to go to the Auction School,” he said. “Well, we drove to Mason City. I said to my wife, if I don’t like this you come and pick me up in a couple of days.”

Needless to say, Grace didn’t get that call from her MINNESOTA’S LOW PRICED AG CHEMICAL DEALER husband until the school was finished two weeks later.

“I found out I didn’t like it; I loved it,” Fladeboe said.

Getting started wasn’t easy. Even auction school wasn’t easy.

“I didn’t have a father or a relative in the business.

This was all an entirely new experience for me.

Today I would tell anyone you’ve got to work hard and you’ve got to genuinely love people,” Fladeboe said.

A big break came early in his career from Abner Jacobson, a Benson, Minn., auctioneer who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

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“He took me under his wing, so to speak; guided me on how to do the business,” Fladeboe said. “He was my special mentor and I shall always be indebted to him.”

Even after all these years, his love of the business continues.

“Every day is like a new career,” said Fladeboe. “It’s a tremendous trip we auctioneers take every time we call a sale. The bidding process gets exciting.

“Often you sense the excitement in the crowd, too. I don’t think there’s such a thing as a dull auction. If it is then it’s our fault. It’s our task to create that interest and excitement. It’s a high-energy performance, but you’d be surprised how much of that energy bounces right back from the folks out front.”

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Fladeboe: Farmland, used iron market is steady FLADEBOE, from pg. 25A do business with you. That’s the secret to this business,” said Fladeboe.

With four auctioneers in the family, daughter Kristine and son Glen call most of the sales these days.

While Fladeboe doesn’t know the exact number of Fladeboe sales since that 1978 start, he has some idea.

“I’ve kept a sale bill of every auction we’ve done. It’s a big huge stack. Best to say there have been many,” he said.

With farm commodity prices crashing, farm land sales are still strong.

“It’s kind of amazing. Because we mostly now specialize in doing farmland auctions, even with $3.50 corn we’re still seeing a strong land auction market, especially for quality land,” he said.

I’ve kept a sale bill of every auction we’ve done. it’s a big huge stack. Best to say there have been many.

— Dale Fladeboe If the land is tiled and has a Crop Production Index of 80 or better, the land is selling well, “maybe off 5 to 15 percent,” said Fladeboe. He expects farmland to keep selling well.

“I say the same about good farm equipment,” he said. “That market won’t disappear either. A good tractor with 1,000 or fewer hours still draws good money. New iron has slowed considerably. But give this entire farm cycle some time. Just like strong prices don’t last, neither do weak prices.”

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Changes Like other auctioneering businesses, online buying is a major part of farm sales. Last year, Fladeboe sold a farm to an Indiana investor online. The investor sent his agent to look at the farm and relied on land quality, CPI and drainage data.

“It’s a sign of the times,” he said. “We have Kristi Jo Block sitting with her computer right next to whoever is calling the sale. She instantly informs our auctioneer when the online bid is high bid. All our land auctions anymore are both live and online.”

Fladeboe’s highest farm sale per acre went to a Renville County farm, which in 2013 sold for $11,140 an acre. Both live and online buyers were biddng.

Even though online bidding extends the selling process across state lines, Fladeboe said most of their farm auctions are sold to somebody within a 10mile radius of the farm being sold.

Fladeboe has concerns about the challenges facing “want-to-be” farmers.

“Not that it can’t be done because you can do most anything if you have a positive attitude,” he said. “But today it takes so much equity to get into

farming. Some special family help is almost always needed.”

Today, Fladeboe Auctions conducts farmland auctions across Minnesota and out of state. The firm specializes in farmland and fundraising auctions.

The younger Fladeboes have become national and international auctioneering specialists in fundraising sales.

Kristine did an early March sale in Chicago. Glen just returned from a Cancer Society event in Montana. He’s done cancer fundraisers in California and Florida, too. The last two years, Kristine called a fundraising auction in Honk Kong, China. The two large auctions raised $3.1 million for the poor in the Philippines. Other major fundraising auctions by the Fladeboes are for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the American Heart Foundation, and Helping Paws.

In 2010, Kristine was named the International Auctioneer ChampionNAA. Proud of his daughter Kristine, Fladeboe pointed out that 30 years ago female auctioneers were few.

“But people have become accustomed to the fact that women can handle these jobs, too; often better than we men,” he said.

Fladeboe said he has been blessed in his auction career and family business.

“The good Lord willing, I’ll want to be a helping hand as long as I can without getting in the way,” he said.

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Upper St. Anthony Falls lock closing to control carp

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS — The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River will be closed permanently no later than June 10, according to Patrick Moes, a spokesman for the St. Paul District of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps’ St. Paul District is responsible for the two locks and dams at St. Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis and 11 more between Minneapolis and Guttenberg, Iowa.

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The action will end all use of the lock by commercial, recreation and other navigational uses.

— Patrick Moes Act of 2014 included the requirement that the lock be closed on or before June 10, 2015,” Moes said.

“The action will end all use of the lock by commercial, recreation and other navigational uses. This will end the ability to ship cargo, such as gravel and scrap metal, to and from barge terminals above the Upper St. Anthony Falls Dam.” The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 was a $12 billion dollar appropriations bill that addressed water projects across the United States. Its requirement to close the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is part of an ongoing attempt to stop the spread of the invasive Asian carp. In 2010, the Minnesota Legislature voted to improve the Coon Rapids dam, upriver from St. Anthony Falls, as a measure to halt the spread of Asian carp. But the USAF lock and dam has always been viewed as a chokehold on the spread of the invasive fish.

That’s why Senator Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn., supported the closure. At the time of the bill’s passage last December, Klobuchar said the carp are a major threat to Minnesota’s waterways and that they hurt the fishing and recreation industries.

The closure of USAF will also put a chokehold on shipping through and above St. Anthony Falls. There were 663,935 tons shipped through USAF in 2010, the last year the Army Corps has figures. Only 1,500 tons of that total were agricultural products. However, as recently as the year 2000, 488,200 tons of agricultural products were shipped through USAF out of a total tonnage of 2,238,564 tons. The agriculture products consisted of corn, soybeans, grain mill products and wheat, according to Moes.

A large metal recycling company and a large concrete ready-mix company will be directly affected by the closure.

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Lock, dam system born in 1930s under New Deal LOCK, from pg. 28A the two primary businesses that will be directly impacted by the pending closure of Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam,” Moes said. “Both businesses use the Minneapolis harbor, which is located upstream of USAF.”

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Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam will be closing by June 10, to control the spread of Asian carp. lower locks also passed through USAF, according to Army Corps statistics. As a result the hours at Lower Saint Anthony Falls and LD1 will be reduced in 2015.

“The hours of operation will be reduced to a single, 10-hour shift, seven days a week, at Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1 following the closure of Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam,” an Army Corps press release stated.

Shipping and recreational boat lockages will not be affected below LD1, according to the Army Corps. Although the amount of traffic through the Mississippi River’s locks varies from year to year, total 2015 lockages will likely be similar to those of 2014. Between the opening of the shipping season at Lock and Dam 2, on April 14, and its closing on Nov. 20, there were 2,452 lockages at the lock, which is near Hastings.

“The lockages (at Hastings) included 1,237 from commercial navigation; 1,176 recreational boat lockages and 39 additional lockages from government watercraft or a similar group,” according to an Army Corps press release. “The commercial navigation industry transported 6,880,464 tons of commodities through the lock during the season. This is an increase of 659,013 tons compared to the 2013 navigation season.”

Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings is also part of the responsibility of the St. Paul District of the Army Corps of Engineers. The other lock and dam

systems in the District’s jurisdiction include: Lock and Dam 3 at Red Wing, Minn.; Lock and Dam 4 near Alma, Wis., and Kellogg, Minn.; Lock and Dam 5 between Buffalo County, Wis. and Winona County, Minn.; Lock and Dam 5A near Fountain City, Wis., and Goodview, Minn.; Lock and Dam 6 near Trempealeau, Wis.; Lock and Dam 7 near Onalaska, Wis.; Lock and Dam 8 near Genoa, Wis.; Lock and Dam 9 near Lynxville, Wis. and Harpers Ferry, Iowa; and Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa.

“Of the nearly 90 million tons of commodities that passed through the St. Paul District’s 13 locks and dams during the 2014 season, shippers moved 27,490,190 tons of agricultural commodities through,” Moes said. “This is 30.6 percent of the total tonnage.”

There are 16 more lock and dam systems on the Mississippi below Guttenberg. The final one is Lock and Dam 27, also know as the Chain of Rocks Lock, near St. Louis, Mo. The entire Mississippi River system of locks and dams below LD1 was built as part of a massive New Deal employment and economic development project in the 1930s. The project was called the Upper Mississippi 9-foot Channel Project. The controversial idea was to create a navigable nine-foot-deep channel between St. Louis and St. Paul. The dam at the Ford plant, now called LD1, was originally constructed in 1917 but was expanded under the project. The two locks and dams at St. Anthony Falls were not completed until the 1960s. ❖

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Blue Horizon Energy’s solar energy panels, at 40 feet by 65 feet, get people’s attention. Producers are showing an interest in solar energy panels in part because the cost of solar panels have come down about 80 percent in the past 10 Tom Spicer years, said Blue Horizon Energy’s Tom Spicer.

“The payback period has come down considerably,” he said. “In some instances it’s only a three- to fiveyear payback. After that your electrical energy is free, minus the monthly payment for the electrical meter.”

That’s especially true if the installation participates in Minnesota’s net metering law, which sells back up to 40 kilowatts of electrical energy to the local power company.

Based in Eden Prairie, Minn., Blue Horizon has been in business since 2010, selling and installing solar panels in rural, commercial and residential settings. Solar World, a 44-year old Oregon firm, manufactures the panels. Spicer said Solar World panels have more structural integrity than other panels.

“Federal regulations spell out that solar panels must be able to take a one-inch hail stone at 50 miles per hour,” Spicer said. “These guys show on their website a softball-sized hail stone at 60 miles per hour with no damage. So Solar World panels are definitely better than the average panel out there today.”

Tempered glass is the structural component. Snow load also is not an issue. An inverter at the discharge end of the solar panels changes the direct current produced by the panels into an alternating current that is used in homes and farm buildings.

Spicer visits farms to gather annual and detailed electrical usage data.

“Once we know the usage pattern for a given farm we then size the system accordingly,” he said.

“Depending upon financials and actual needs we can either make a system larger or smaller. And there are amazingly attractive upfront moneys available, like 25 percent grants through USDA which is offered to incentivize farmers towards solar energy.

There’s also a 30 percent federal tax credit. So right off, you’ve got about a 50 percent reduction in the out-of-pocket costs of a system.”

In addition, some local co-ops offer incentives to get their customers into solar energy.

Most people insure their new solar systems under their homeowner’s policy. The panels have a 25-year warranty; the inverters have a 10- to 25-year warranty depending upon supplier.

“The whole point is that solar panels today are built to last. Maintenance is virtually nonexistent,” said Spicer. “It’s become a strong, reliable energy source and it appears our federal government will continue to endorse solar energy. Minnesota has a state regulation that by 2020, 20 percent of all energy must be solar generated.”

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

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hen Ed Krugmire opens the gates to start the underwater turbines that drive the grain milling process, the hydraulic force is awesome.

“There are thousands of gallons of water racing through every minute,” said Krugmire, whose family has owned Schech’s Mill near Caledonia, Minn., for about 130 years.

Krugmire said he believes Schech’s Mill is the oldest waterpowered grain mill in Minnesota that is operating with its original equipment. He did some maintenance on the mill’s turbines not long ago.

“The new turbine was installed in 1924,” he said proudly.

The other two turbines were installed in 1876, when the mill was built. Krugmire’s family, on his mother’s side, bought the mill a few years later. The original underwater bearings on the 1876 turbine are still in place.

“Those self-lubricating bearings are made from a dense South American wood that doesn’t float,” he said.

The turbines turn the huge stones that grind wheat, corn, buckwheat, and hulless oats into flour.

Schech’s Mill has always had a commercial function for the family.

However flour production halted temporarily in the 1940s.

“They ground livestock feed at that time,” Krugmire said.

In the 1970s, the family started giving mill tours.

Visitors that take tours can watch the flour-making process at a water-powered mill from grain elevator to mill wheel to bag. Krugmire even shows them how flour is sifted and screened.

“You can sift it down through finer screens so it is almost a white flour,” he said, “but the whole wheat is more nutritious.”

Visitors get to watch Krugmire make corn meal as the water rushes through the turbines as well.

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“Everybody leaves with a bag of flour or corn meal,” he said. “They can also buy flour bags from the ’30s and ’40s. Some of those had elaborate designs and people collect them.”

There are also old photos to look at and old milling and farming equipment. Krugmire even has a water-powered corn sheller that he demonstrates.

“People are free to look around,” he said. “They can also have a picnic along the mill stream and go trout fishing if they want. It’s a great family outing and it’s near Beaver Creek State Park.”

Tours of Schech’s Mill are available Friday through Sunday from May until October. The cost for adults is $5, and $1 for children. Learn more by visiting www.schechsmill.com or calling (651) 245-5566. ❖

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See NYSTROM, pg. 2B

The livestock markets continue to amaze with their volatility and erratic tendencies. The past few months have seen just about everything there is to offer as far as price movement in trading livestock contracts. The thought at this point is that little is likely to change in the near future.

The cattle market has proven to be the fast mover with erratic price movement since the November price high was established. This has been caused by what seems to be the struggle between a short supply of cattle and a decreasing demand JOE TEALE for beef. As the beef cutout has flucBroker tuated, so has the sentiment toward Great Plains Commodity the price direction, causing a very Afton, Minn. erratic price development in the live market and the futures.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the Monthly Cattle on Feed Report on March 20. The results were as follows: on feed 99 percent, placements 92 percent, and marketed 98 percent. This report was seen as friendly as the placement number was a little less than expected and the marketing number was a little higher than anticipated by the trade.

This continues to confirm that cattle numbers are tight, and this should continue to support the bulls approach towards higher prices. Because the futures continues to remain at a discount to the cash trade, one would suspect that this discount should narrow in the near term.

This will test the demand side of the market as competitive meats continue to slump in price, making competitive meats more attractive at the retail level. This See TEALE, pg. 2B

On March 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will publish the Prospective Plantings Report, which is a survey-based estimate of the number of acres expected to be planted of each crop.

Preliminary estimates published by private analyst/consulting companies projected slight reductions in corn and wheat acres and a rather large increase in soybean acres. The USDA Outlook Conference held last month had much smaller changes in the corn and soybean acres, with estimates for 2015 at 83.5 million acres of soybeans and corn at 89 million acres. KURT LENSING AgStar Assistant VP The USDA Outlook Conference and Industry Specialist acre estimates are from econoWaite Park, Minn. mists on the USDA staff versus the farmer surveys used in the USDA’s March Prospective Planting Report.

Private analysts expect corn acres dropping to 88 to 90 million acres, and soybeans acres increasing to 84 to 88 million acres. These 2015 acre estimates would have soybean acres at or near record highs and corn acres the lowest since 2010 when there were less than 90 million acres planted.

Impact on ratios If South American soybean production is indeed 350 to 400 million bushels larger than last year’s record, and large increases of soybean acres are planted in the United States next year, the corn-tosoybean price ratio may be strained further.

The soybean-to-corn price ratio has traded over See LENSING, pg. 2B

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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The following market analysis is for the week ending March 20.

CORN — Markets cruised lower to begin the week, and it was outside influences midweek that brought them back after four straight lower closes.

Farmer selling dried up as prices fell into new five-month lows on very little fresh news. The turn came mid-week when the Federal Reserve signaled they were open to raising interest rates by removing the word “patience” from its rhetoric, but at a slower pace than traders were expecting PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. before the announcement.

St. Paul Interest rates likely won’t be increased for the first time since 2006 before June and possibly not until September.

The timing and extent of any increase will depend on economic reports. The Federal Reserve lowered their forecast for rates by the end of 2015 from 1.125 percent to 0.625 percent.

The U.S. dollar index collapsed on the statements and triggered buying in commodities. Corn ended the week on a strong note with short-covering by funds noted, a pullback in the dollar’s strength, and a bounce in crude oil. May corn closed 4 1⁄2 cents higher for the week at $3.85 per bushel. The December contract was up 4 1⁄2 cents, settling at $4.09 1⁄4 per bushel.

Weekly export sales maintained the pace needed to hit the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 1.8 billion bushel target, coming in at 19.8 million bushels

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U.S. beans fighting active South American harvest NYSTROM, from pg. 1B when 17.6 million is needed per week. This was at the low end of prereport projections. Total sales commitments are running 6 percent behind last year when this year’s export forecast also calls for a 6 percent decline.

China was a buyer of Ukraine corn this week at higher prices than U.S. corn. Reportedly, some U.S. exporters want China to stand behind costs associated with any GMO issues that may arise. Rather than sign, they seem willing to pay up for alternative origins. Export sales will be monitored to confirm they don’t slip from weekly minimums and hint exports may need to be adjusted. Mexico this week estimated their corn production this year should approach 24 million metric tons and could allow for imports to be cut 1.5 mmt.

Weekly ethanol production for the week ending March 13 was 3,000 barrels per day higher at 947,000 barrels per day and stocks were 400,000 barrels lower at 20.8 million barrels. As the United States struggles to be competitive in the global corn market, it was reported this week that a cargo of Brazilian ethanol was booked into Florida. The purchase of Brazilian ethanol was made viable by the Brazilian real trading at its lowest level versus the U.S. dollar in a dozen years and declining freight costs.

Informa Economics released their updated acreage estimates as we headed into the weekend.

They lowered their 2015 corn acreage number to 88.5 million acres from their January acreage esti-

mate of 88.6 million acres. Assuming a yield of 166.1 bushels per acre, their production forecast is 13.483 billion bushels with carryout at 1.57 billion bushels. Last year, U.S. farmers planted 90.6 million acres to corn for a crop of 14.2 billion bushels, averaged 171 bu./acre, and carryout is currently estimated 1.777 billion bushels. Informa’s sorghum acreage estimate at 8.2 million acres compares to 2014 plantings of 7.1 million acres and is up 601,000 acres from their last estimate.

OUTLOOK: Taking a look at new crop marketing, grower sales evaporated with the recent price setback. Dryness in the upper Midwest and Plains will allow for early fieldwork and it’s too early to say a drought is here to stay. If planting weather is nice, corn acres may not decline as much as projected.

On paper it works to import corn from France and corn and ethanol from South America. The negative influences will be offset to some extent from shrinking acreage estimates and the tendency for funds to accumulate length in the spring. Where the dollar and crude oil head from here will also be factors in the grain market direction.

The March 31 USDA reports are fast approaching, choppy sideways price action will likely lead us into the reports as well as month and quarter end. The short-term range for May corn is framed by $3.67 and $4.00 per bushel; for December, the range is pegged at $3.92 to $4.20 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — The soybean market followed the same path as the corn with the same factors influencing both commodities. In addition, soybeans must fight an active South American soybean harvest and farmer selling there. The Rosario Grain Exchange reiterated their estimate for Argentina’s soybean crop at 58 mmt. This is higher than the USDA’s 56 mmt forecast, although some believe the crop is closer to 55 mmt due to flooding. May soybeans fell just 1⁄4 cent for the week to close at $9.73 3⁄4 per bushel with the November contract 3 cents higher at $9.56 1⁄4 per bushel.

Talk circulated in trading circles that China bought seven to 10 soybean cargoes from South America early in the week and were seeking additional tonnage. We’ll see how this develops in tandem with the talks between the Brazilian government and truckers. Early-week talks were

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Hog market more steady-as-she-goes TEALE, from pg. 1B could restrict how high the cattle prices can go before meeting resistance from the prospective buyers at all levels. Thus far little has changed in the overall market conditions; therefore look for a continuation of sharp and erratic moves in cattle prices in the weeks ahead.

The hog market has been the more steady-as-shegoes market. That steadiness has been in the form of a decline in price for weeks on end, and shows little sign of ending. Once again, like the cattle, this is classic supply versus demand. However, in this instance in the hog market, it is the big supply versus a moderate demand. The strong U.S. dollar has slowed export business which has obviously hurt demand for pork in an increasing supply of product.

There may be a light at the end of this tunnel, however, as it appears that a possible top has come to the U.S. dollar in the middle of March.

Expectations for the USDA All Hogs and Pigs Report on March 27 are for an increase in the hog herd, which if true will cast a further negative tone to the hog market. With the hog futures market very oversold and discount the lean index, a short covering rally might occur as we approach the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report. Nevertheless, producers should continue to approach the market with caution and protect inventories as needed. ❖

reportedly not going well. The government was not in a concession mood. This could lead to renewed protests, strikes, and roadblocks which could disrupt logistics in the supply chain to the export ports.

The last trucker strike did not result in any switching of cargoes from Brazil to the United States by China. Whether any future strikes result in switching will depend on China’s immediate needs and how long any disruption lasts. At this time, Brazilian bean harvest is progressing nicely as it approaches 60 percent complete and end users will continue to look there to source bushels until circumstances dictate otherwise.

Informa Economics’ new acreage forecast was updated to 87.5 million acres from their previous estimate of 88.0 million acres. Using 45 bu./acre, they are forecasting a crop of 3.902 billion bushels for 2015 with a carryout of 492 million bushels. In 2014, U.S. growers planted 83.7 million acres to soybeans which averaged 47.8 bu./acre to produce a crop of 3.969 billion bushels with 385 million bushels of carryout.

The February National Oilseed Processors Association crush was below the 148.5 million bushel estimate at 147 million bushels which equates to 5.5 million bushels per day. This was the second-highest crush for February. The February record is 148.4 million bushels which was set in 2010.

Weekly soybean export sales were in-line with expectations at 12.6 million bushels and more than adequate since only 3.0 million bushels are needed per week to achieve the 1.79 billion bushels export projection from the USDA. Last year, weekly exports averaged only 2.2 million bushels per week from now until the end of the marketing year. Total export commitments are 8.2 percent higher than last year compared to the year on year change in USDA’s forecast for an 8.7 percent increase.

OUTLOOK: Many growers are holding off making new crop sales in hopes of higher prices. The question to pose is this: What will inspire a significant rally?

Many point to dry conditions in the upper Midwest and Plains. It’s too early to have much confidence in that scenario. We have nearly four times the carryout this year compared to last year and many expect next year’s carryout to be even larger. South America is harvesting a record crop. Many forecasters are predicting an increase in soybean acres this spring. We’ll see what the March 31 USDA reports signal, but in current conditions, rallies should be rewarded. ❖

Grain producers to feel pressure LENSING, from pg. 1B 2.90 times the price of corn futures in 2013 and 2014 to as low as 1.90 times the price of corn in 2011. If we see over 84 million acres of soybeans planted along with less than 90 million acres of corn, it will be a five-year low on corn acres and record number of soybean acres. Commodity marketing and risk management is and will be as important as ever this year.

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fornia, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, followed by the Midwest, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, and the East, Pennsylvania and the Virginias.

■ As it always does, the USDA’s monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, issued March 16, mirrored dairy projections contained in the March 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The Outlook shows milk production for 2015 forecast at 211.1 billion pounds, 2.5 percent higher than the 2014 level of 206.0 billion pounds, but 400 million pounds less than forecast last month.

In January, U.S. milk production was 17.6 billion pounds, 2.1 percent higher than in January 2014. This growth was substantially lower than the December year-over year growth rate of 3.4 percent and much lower than the peak growth rate of 4.3 percent in September. Slower milk production growth was the result of slower yearover-year growth in output per cow, which fell from 2.3 percent in December to 1.0 percent in January. The year-over-year growth rate in milk See MIELKE, pg. 4B

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pounds more per cow. Colorado followed closely behind, up 7.6 percent on a 75 pound gain per cow and 5,000 more cows, followed by Utah up 6.9 percent. Again, only two states showed declines, California and New Mexico, where a 70 pound drop per cow put less milk in the tank even though cow numbers were unchanged.

Arizona was up 2.9 percent on a 25 pound gain per cow and 3,000 more cows. Texas was up 4.2 percent despite a 15 pound drop per cow but cow numbers were up 23,000 head. Washington State was up 2.4 percent, thanks to 8,000 more cows, but output per cow was down 10 pounds.

Dairy cow culling was down in February, according to the USDA’s latest Livestock Slaughter report. The data shows an estimated 242,000 dairy cows were slaughtered under Federal inspection in the month, down 33,000 head from January, but 5,000 head more than February 2014.

Looking at the first two months of 2015, 518,000 dairy cows took retirement from the dairy business, up 11,000 head from the same time a year ago. The heaviest culling occurred in the West, which included Arizona, Cali-

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This column was written highest production per cow for the marketing week endfor the month of February ing March 20. since the 23-State series began in 2003.

U.S. milk production topped that of a year ago for Continued increasing cow the 14th consecutive month, numbers and higher output according to preliminary per cow fueled the gains in data in the February Milk February and offset CaliforProduction report. The U.S. nia’s 3.8 percent decline, MIELKE MARKET Department of Agriculture which resulted from a drop of WEEKLY estimates output in the top 2,000 cows from a year ago 23 producing states at 15.1 and output per cow being

By Lee Mielke billion pounds, up 1.7 down 70 pounds. Wisconpercent from February sin poured it on in Feb2014. The 50-state total, ruary, up 4.3 percent, at 16.2 billion pounds, thanks to a 65 pound was also up 1.7 percent from a year ago. gain per cow and 6,000 more cows. New Revisions raised the original January York posted a 2.3 percent increase on 35 23-state estimate by 17 million pounds, pounds more per cow and 1,000 more now reported at 16.5 billion pounds, up cows. Idaho was up 1.5 percent on 2.2 percent from a year ago.

13,000 more cows, but output per cow was down 15 pounds. Pennsylvania was February cow numbers in the 23 up 2.0 percent on a 35 pound per cow states, at 8.62 million head, were up 2,000 head from January and 106,000 gain but cow numbers were down 1,000.

Minnesota was up a healthy 4.3 percent more than a year ago. The 50-State on a 65 pound gain per cow though cow count, at 9.3 million head, is up 3,000 from January and 100,000 more than a numbers were unchanged. year ago.

The biggest gain was in South Dakota, up 9.6 percent on a 50 pound February output per cow in the 23 states averaged 1,757 pounds, up eight gain per cow and 6,000 more cows.

Michigan was next, up 7.8 percent, pounds from February 2014, and the thanks to 22,000 more cows and 35

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competitive in world markets, according to the USDA. Feed price forecasts remain conducive to expansion of the milk supply, with the corn price forecast for 2014-15 at $3.50-$3.90 per bushel and the soybean meal price forecast at $350-$390 per short ton. With January’s deceleration in the growth rate of milk per cow and the lingering effects of the drought in California and other western areas, the 2015 milk per cow forecast has been reduced to 22,640 pounds per year, 50 pounds less than forecast last month. Given the January increase in milk cow numbers, the 2015 milk cow forecast is increased in the first half of the year, resulting in an annual forecast of 9.33 million head, 5,000 more than forecast last month.

■ Mid-March dairy prices are heading lower. The block Cheddar closed March 20 at $1.54 per pound, down 3 cents on the week and a whopping 88.75 cents below a year ago when they reached the second highest peak of 2014, $2.4275. You recall they peaked at a record $2.45 in mid September. The

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As the drought in western areas persisted, California milk production fell in January by 2.6 percent from the January 2014 level, and New Mexico milk production fell by 1.9 percent.

Even with the USDA’s assumption of a return of normal weather, low snowpack levels from the Cascades southward into the Sierra Nevada are a concern for water supplies in California and other western areas in coming months.

U.S. exports fell substantially in January for a wide range of dairy products, including whey products, cheese, and butterfat products. Nonfat dry milk exports increased from December to January; however, this was after a significant reduction last month. The labor dispute involving West Coast ports reportedly had an impact, although the extent is unclear. The dispute has been resolved and some manufacturers are resuming the use of West Coast ports for exports to Asian markets. In addition, a stronger U.S. dollar is likely making U.S. goods less

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Kappelman, who farms in Two Rivers, Wis., said it is not coincidence that enormous growth in dairy exports occurred while the United States was implementing several free trade agreements, and that each of those agreements was approved by using Trade Promotion Authority.

“In every case, our dairy exports to countries with which we implemented free trade agreements have shown substantial, sometimes dramatic, increases,” he said.

Right now, Kappelman said, Congress should approve new TPA legislation to complete a favorable TransPacific Partnership agreement between 12 Pacific Rim countries.

“Significant access to TPP’s most protected dairy markets — Japan and Canada — is absolutely essential to us, and both of those countries have pointed to the importance of having TPA in place as TPP talks enter their final stage,” he said.

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ing a 2.2 percent loss.

Cheddar cheese was down 7.4 percent after increasing 10.8 percent in the last event, and skim milk powder was down 5.5 percent, after gaining 5.9 percent last time.

FC Stone reports the average GDT butter price equated to about $1.6126 per pound U.S., down from $1.7744 in the March 3 event. Contrast that to CME butter which closed Friday at $1.68 per pound. The GDT Cheddar cheese average was $1.4198 per pound U.S., down from $1.5318. The U.S. block Cheddar CME price closed Friday at $1.54. GDT skim milk powder, at $1.2390 per pound U.S., is down from $1.3314, and the whole milk powder average at $1.3280 per pound U.S., is down from $1.4702. The CME Grade A nonfat dry milk price closed Friday at 97.5 cents per pound.

■ Speaking of the global market; the National Milk Producers Federation told lawmakers Wednesday that “exports have given the dairy industry a tremendous boost in recent years and that balanced free trade agreements, implemented with congressional trade negotiating authority, are crucial to the future economic health of U.S. dairy farmers.”

Testifying before the House Agriculture committee, NMPF board member and Wisconsin dairy farmer Pete Kappelman said U.S. dairy exports have increased 625 percent, to a record $7.1 billion since 2000, and that today, the equivalent of one day’s milk production each week is sold in foreign markets.

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MIELKE, from pg. 4B barrel Cheddar closed Friday at $1.52, down 2.50 cents on the week and 79 cents below a year ago. Fourteen cars of block and one of barrel were sold on the week. The National Dairy Products Sales Report-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.5640 per pound, up 0.6 cent, and the barrels averaged $1.5345, up a half cent.

Cash butter finished at $1.68, down 1.5 cents on the week and 24 cents below a year ago. Three cars were sold on the week and NDPSR butter averaged $1.7190, up 3.8 cents.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk continued its decline, closing the week at 97.5 cents per pound, down 1.75 cents on the week and the lowest spot price since January 22, 2015. Only seven cars were sold this week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. NDPSR powder averaged $1.0724 per pound, up 2.8 cents, and dry whey averaged 48.35 cents per pound, down 2.1 cents.

■ The March 17 Global Dairy Trade auction reversed six sessions of gain as the weighted average for all products plunged 8.8 percent, following a 1.1 percent increase on March 3 and 10.1 percent jump on February 17. All products offered Tuesday were down.

The losses were led by rennet casein, down 15.2 percent, following a 0.7 percent drop last time. Buttermilk powder was next, down 11.6 percent after jumping 6.8 percent last time. Whole milk powder was down 9.6 percent following a 1 percent loss last time. Butter took a 9.4 percent hit after a 2.5 percent jump last time. Anhydrous milkfat was down 8.4 percent, follow-

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Iowa survey: Custom farming rates increasing slightly Due to the high cost of operator to provide necessary investment in farm tillage, planting and harvestmachinery, an ever-increasing crop operations under a ing number of farm operacustom farming agreement. tors are hiring other farm Some farm operators also operators to provide some hire specific farm operations or all of their machinery through a custom arrangeresources for their farm ment with another farm operoperation. This is especially ator, such as combining or true with new and younger hay baling. Many farm operafarm operators, and with FARM PROGRAMS tors negotiate these types of children who decide to start custom rate and custom farmBy Kent Thiesse farming with their parents. ing arrangements in the Some land investors spring of the year. are choosing to operate Custom rates a farm themselves increasing rather than cash renting the land to As has been the trend in recent another farm operator. In that case, the years, average 2015 custom rates for landowner is generally hiring a farm

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These results are based on the annual “Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey” that is coordinated and analyzed by Iowa State University. The survey sampled 166 custom operators and farm managers on what they expected 2015 custom farm rates to be for various farm operations. The survey summary lists the average custom rate and the range for various tillage, planting, fertilizer and chemical application, grain har-

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One obvious advantage to the custom operator is that a custom farming agreement provides some extra farm income, with little or no additional operating capital or farm machinery investment. Fuel, lubrication, and repairs are usually the only added costs. In addition, custom farming offers a fixed return per acre to the custom operator, and although there is some possibility of higher repair bills, this is minor compared with the price

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THIESSE, from pg. 6B website: www.extension.iastate.edu and search Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey.

All listed custom rates in the Iowa Survey results include fuel, labor, repairs, depreciation, insurance, and interest, unless listed as rental rates or otherwise specified. The average price for diesel fuel was assumed to be $2.94 per gallon. A fuel price increase of 50 cents per gallon would cause most custom rates to increase by approximately five percent. These average rates are only meant to be a guide for custom rates, as actual custom rates charged may vary depending on continued increase in fuel costs, availability of custom operators, timeliness, field size, etc.

Custom farming agreements An alternative to leasing farmland is a custom farming agreement. In a typical custom farming agreement, the custom operator agrees to perform all the

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THIESSE, from pg.7B farming agreement should definitely be prepared that specifies the amount of payment by the landowner to the custom operator, and all other pertinent details. Following are some points to consider for a custom farming agreement: • The custom farming agreement should specify the payment amount per acre that the landowner will pay the custom operator, and should list the payment dates.

• There needs to be an accurate count on the number of acres that will be under the custom farming agreement for payment purposes, and so that the farm operator can accurately plan tillage, planting, and harvesting schedules.

• The normal field practices to be included under a custom farming agreement should be listed (including tillage, planting, weed control, harvesting, hauling grain, etc.). Typically, these agreed upon practices are part of the per acre custom farming payment that is negotiated between the custom operator and the farm owner.

• Additional tillage trips or replanting due to weather conditions, or added spraying applications of pesticides to control weeds, insects or diseases, which are provided by the custom operator, are usually charged to the landowner at a custom rate per acre, which is over and above the base custom farming rate.

• Timing of planting and harvesting operations should be discussed and negotiated between the custom operator and the landowner prior to the growing season, and possibly be included in the written contract. This can become a tenuous issue, especially in years with challenging weather conditions.

• The custom operator may be asked for advice by landowner regarding the seed corn hybrid or soybean variety to plant, fertilizer rates, chemical applications, levels of crop insurance, farm program sign-up choice, or grain marketing decisions. However, the final decisions on these type of items lie with the farm owner/operator, and the custom operator needs to be careful not to take responsibility for the final authority on those decisions.

• Typically, the harvested grain of the landowner is delivered by the custom operator to a farm storage facility that is owned or rented by the landowner, or to an agreed upon area grain elevator, as part of the custom farming agreement. Any grain deliveries beyond the local area usually result in the landowner paying an extra custom rate charge for grain hauling. Also, if the landowner uses the custom operators grain drying and handling facilities, there is typically an added charge for these services.

Please visit the Iowa State University Ag Decision Maker at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/ for more details on custom farming agreements and other farm machinery information.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. ❖

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Auctioneers: Andrew Hamilton #50-86; Bill Hilton #50-24; Dean Eastman #50-57; Danny Blank; Lyle Eastman #50-130 Clerk: Hamilton Auction Co. • Dexter,MN 55926 • Ph. 507-584-0133 office

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5340 Rhoades Ave. SW (Between Dassel & Cokato, south of Hwy. 12 on Roades) Cokato, MN 55321 • Meyer throw rack on MN 7 ton gear • H&S throw rack on MN 7 ton gear • Bale elevator w/elec. motor • (2) 2 bottom pull-type plows • Hesston PT10 9’ haybine • (4) Augers – PTO & Electric • Walsh hyd. Sprayer, 30’ 10 row • Vintage machinery & grove machinery

FARM MISC. & SCRAP

• 18.4-34 Band duals • Tractor chains • Log chains • Tools & shop items • Common farm misc. items • ’49 Chevrolet 4dr for parts or scrap • Various pieces of equipment for scrap

SPORTING GOODS

• 14’ Aluminum fishing boat • Vintage outboards • More Misc. Sporting

Tom & Harry Russell

Auctioneer Note: Tom & Harry have rented their farm and it is time to retire. We would like to than them for choosing Lundeen Auction to help them on this special day. Majority of the machinery has been stored inside. Keep in mind there will be less than 1 hour of hay rack items. No sales tax or buyer’s premium.

Derek Lundeen Auctioneer #86-86 Another on-the-farm fun live auction!.

Cokato MN (612)280-1725 Please join us on the 4th

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• JD Van Brunt 11’ drill on steel • JD 40 spreaders (2) • JD No. 8 mower • JD BWA 15’ wheel disc • JD 620 3-14 plow w/resets • IH 4500 Vibra-Shank 18’ field cultivator w/harrow • IH 4500 18’ field cultivator • IH 720 4-16 plow w/reset, stored inside TRACTORS • IH 700 4-16 plow (All stored inside) • JD 50 gas, NF, Good 14.4-38 • IH 2-14 slat bottom plow • Glencoe 4 row cult. w/shields rubber • Melroe 25’ 3 rank multi-weeder • Allis Chalmers WC un-styled • NH 345 grinder / mixer • Allis Chalmers WC un-styled • Allis Chalmers B, WF, good • (2) MN 250 gravity boxes –10 ton gear rubber • Sun Master 4 row chopper EQUIPMENT • JD 7000 8R30” planter, fert., • Rock picker, dual cylinder • Flare boxes & wagons w/hoists herb., bean & corn, • Bean head off JD 45, hume reel, stored inside floating sickle • JD 336 Baler w/kicker, • Drag on transport & other drags stored inside • Hog trailer & 3 point crate / • JD 660 rake w/dolly wheel carrier • JD 400 Rotary hoe

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Pheasant farm laborer/man- 78 Acre farm, 3 bdrm house, Sell your land or real estate 100' barn, 80' quonset, 50' in 30 days for 0% commisager. Farm experience prepole shed, 1/2 crop 1/2 passion. Call Ray 507-339-1272 ferred. Clark County, WI ture wild land, Gilman area 715-781-4820 715-229-4118.

Asking We have extensive lists of $225,000 Land Investors & farm buyReal Estate 020 ers throughout MN. We alMortgage Loans: Gibbon ways have interested buy1 tract of farm land, 82 Mortgage LLC Farm Real ers. For top prices, go with acres. Farm #9006. ½ mi.

Estate & investment mortour proven methods over S. of Government Center on gage loans at competitive thousands of acres.

586th Ave. Blue Earth Serving Minnesota rates & no orig. fees. For County. 612-968-3800 or additional info. & qualifica- Mages Land Co & Auc Serv jemmbc@integra.net www.magesland.com tion requirements call Mike 800-803-8761 who has 35 yrs. experience FOR SALE: 800+ acres as a loan officer & farmer. agriculture/hunting land in 320-212-4141 Isanti/Kanabec Counties, MN. Consists of 12 parcels, several parcels are adjoining. 600 tillable acres. Operation includes 120,000 + bushel grain storage/dryer system. Possible additional dirt to rent. Contact Dorothy at 41174 Blackfoot St. NW Braham, MN 55006.

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FOR SALE: 4000 bu Stormor hopper bottom, 21' Sukup floor w/ stands. 507-236-8748 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens or red tape, call Steve at Fairfax Ag for an appointment. 888-830-7757 Grain Handling Equip

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FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates!

Office hours 8am-5pm Monday – Friday Saturday 9am - 12 noon or call 507-697-6133 Ask for Gary

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– Property Location: From Freeborn take County Road 6N to 315th St., west one mi., to 630th Ave. – Seller is a Real Estate Agent – Phone: 612-685-8468

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LARGE MACHINERY AUCTION Saturday, April 11, 2015 - 9:30 A.M.

NEW LOCATION: From Ellendale, MN, 2 miles west on State Hwy. 30, then 1 mile north on Steel Cty. 28 (or SW 72nd Ave.), then 1/2 mile east on SW 138th St. Call early to take full advantage of advertising.

Already Consigned: Tractors & Combines • Haying Equip.

• Tillage Equip. • Planters • Wagons • Farm Pickups & Grain Trucks • Construction Equip. • All Types of Farm Machinery • Recreational Items Welcomed (No automobiles,car or truck tires)

Delivery of Consignments will be on April 6, 7, 8, 9, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NO CONSIGNMENTS ON APRIL 10!!

To consign, call: Holland Auction at (507) 684-2955 or Tracy Holland, #7405002 • (507) 456-5128 (cell) or e-mail: hollandauction@frontiernet.net

COTTONWOOD CTY. FARM LAND FOR SALE ~ NEW LISTINGS ~

• 28+/- Acres of Hunting Land new Arco, MN Lincoln County • 80+/- Prime Tillable Acres in Jackson County, Kimball Township • 80+/- Acres in Dale Township (94 Productivity Index) • 80+/- Acres in Dale Township (95 Productivity Index) • 49+/- Acres in Springfield Township (91 Productivity Index)

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“Hunters Paradise: Deer, Turkeys, Pheasants, Ducks” • 160+/- Acres in Amo Township • 155+/- Acres in Springfield Township

CALL OUR LOCAL EXPERTS FOR MORE INFO ON THIS LAND OR TO LIST YOUR LAND FOR SALE! Gary “Landman” Vanderwerf • 507-830-0471 John Croatt • 507-830-1984

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FOR SALE: Grain Vacs New/used/rebuilt Conveyair grain vacs, 4,000 BPH. Self-contained hydraulics, BPS system, silencer, piping and accessories available. (320) 284-2281

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wagons, plus a large selection of 3 pt. equipment, all types of farm machinery & misc.

Soil Rating avg.: 92 PID #R20.017.0030 Section 17, Twp. 104, Range 023

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36' 43,000 bu Brock bin; (2) 36' 40,000 bu bins; 36' 20,000 bu bin w/ floor; 33' 18,000 bu bin; 30' 13,000 bu bin; 30' 12,000 bu bin w/ floor; (2) 30' 12,000 bu MFS bins; 27' 10,000 bu bin w/ floor; (3) 21' 6,000 bu bins; 4,000 bu hopper bin; 1600 bu hopper bin; power sweep for 42' bin; DMC 3 auger stirator for 42' bin; 10” power sweep for 54' bin; (8) new Superior 15HP sgl phase centrifugal fans (6) new Superior 30HP 3 phase centrifugal fans; 70' of 12” drag; 100' of 8” UTrough. Let us know what you are looking for.

Other inventory coming in weekly. 507-697-6133 www.usedbinsales.com

Parcel 1 – 120 (117.76 tillable) acres, Part of the SE ¼ of Sec 29 Pickeral Lake Twp Parcel 2 – 70.55 (65.56 tillable) acres, S1/2 of the SE ¼ of Sec 32 Manchester Twp Parcel 3 – 152.09 (143 tillable) acres, NE ¼ of Sec 36 Alden Twp

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15' diameter holding tank, 1975 chev.C 60 single ax C-IH Tigermate 200, 34.5' Case IH 181 MT rotary hoe, Selling or Buying Farms 20”, 2 carry wheels, good (2010) rolling baskets, grain truck, 16 “ box, 366 1500 bu, with 6' 6” auger, or 1031 Exchange! cond, $1,500. (507) 217-7815 knock on sweeps, excellent eng. Wilrich box and hoist 3ph 3 hp electric motor Private Sale or or (507) 217-6656 condition, $31,500.

(507) 330very good cond.

320 235 6389 $1,700.

641-425-9035 Sealed Bid Auction!

4028 or 320 212 8002 Call “The Land Specialists!” Super B corn dryer, model CIH 183 12R cult. FF, RS, exNorthland Real Estate 750SD, 5083 hrs, 3 phase, Case 1825 skid, water cooled, cellent condition, shedded, 612-756-1899 or 320-894-7337 Axial fan, bought new. 507- 2 H&F 20' 7+ bore chopper nice; Ford 800 utility P boxes, $3,250/ea/OBO. 851 $4,500. Will trade for 8R or www.farms1031.com 456-4230 STR; Ford loader, $250, round baler, $2,000/OBO. 16R bale thrower hay Diggers, Blades. JD wheel (715)364-2568 racks. Call (507) 354-4804 Real Estate Wanted 021 Farm Implements 035 disk, 16', sharp; Auger, 8x55, sharp; Gravity WagWANTED: Land & farms. I '13 J&M TF215 rolling har- 2-16' Feeder Wagons, new ons: 250-600, fenders. (2) FOR SALE: '06 Gehl 170 treated floors, Apache have clients looking for row, 45', green, lights, 130 grinder/mixer, serial JD running gears; Large $2,500, H-S $1,900.

715-206dairy, & cash grain operaacres, paid $23,000, asking #13292, 7.5' extension & wagon; Quick Hitch catego0535 tions, as well as bare land $17,500.

Two edible bean scale, excellent/like new ry 3 PLUS More! Peterson parcels from 40-1000 acres. knife/cutters, 8-30 or 6-30, 21 Ft Kewanee #1175 Disc w/ shedded condition, $14,750.

Equipment New Ulm 507Both for relocation & in$500/ea. JD 4239T engine, 651-345-3164 276-6958 or 6957 3 Bar Drag (All Good vestments.

If you have $1,900. Also, WANTED: 20' Blades) (21”) Real Good.

FOR SALE: 3 pt Guidance even thought about selling coulter chisel plow. Can Top-Air 1000 Gal Sprayer Case IH 12RN 30” cult, 4 System, $1,200/OBO; Lorencontact: Paul Krueger, send pictures, call or text. gauge whls, flat fold, (Big Singles) 60 Ft Boom, ze 6R30” Danish tine cultiFarm & Land Specialist, 320-221-4410 rolling shields, shedded, Mon, Hyd Pump Etc, Real vator, $1,000/OBO. Call GerEdina Realty, SW Suburban (22) NH Weights, 88lb, like new, $3,850/OBO; WestGood. 319-347-6138 Can Del ald at 320-597-2312 Office, 14198 Commerce field drill fill brush auger, $100/ea; (12) JD Wgts, Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN VG, $875/OBO. 320-815-8448 100Lb, $1,200; (9) Yetter 55372.

JD No Till-Whip Combos, paulkrueger@edinarealty.com • AUCTION • AUCTION • AUCTION • AUCTION • AUCTION • AUCTION • $300/ea; (4) Yetter JD (952)447-4700 Trash Whips, $175/ea; (8) Unverferth JD Trash Merchandise 025 Whips, $100/ea. 715-234-1993 Buying Gold & Silver, collector coins, diamonds, gold SAT., APRIL 11th • 9:30 AM • RACINE, MN jewelry, silver dollars, LOCATED: 15 miles So. of Rochester, MN on Hwy. 63 pocket watches, antiques, 342 Acres (326 tillable) in 3 tracts rare currency, dental gold, Full consignment of tractors, loaders, any gold or silver items, 33 located in Freeborn County, MN years same retail location. skid loaders, disks, field cultivators, Fairmont, MN, plows, drills, balers, haybines, rakes, Kuehl's Coins, 507-235-3886

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FOR SALE: JD 1750 4R vac- FOR SALE: John Deere Wheel & suitcase weights. uum corn planter, dry fert 165-450-1500 lbs rear wheel w/ box extensions, row wgts. Also JD 7000/8000 Secleaners, mounted fert ries front suitcase wgts auger E-sets & 200 monitor, avail. 507-789-6049 very clean, $11,500. 507-8963278 or 507-450-0521 FOR SALE: Machinery FOR SALE: JD 4620, 20.8x38 Melroe Harroweeder, 7 tires, new batteries, new section w/hydraulic cartseat, cab kit, new tach, all good teeth, $750. year round cab; JD 6601 694AN planter & cultivapull type combine, 5 belt tor, $800/pair.

18.4/26 pickup, ready to use & alband duals w/hardware, ways shedded; JD 12A pull $125. IH plow mainbeam type swather, has canvas, - 5 1/2"x5"x153 1/2", $50. on transport, always shed(507) 426-7672 ded. 320-360-1954 or 320-3604570 FOR SALE: Oliver & White tractor parts, just parting FOR SALE: JD Tractor out a 105 White w/ cab & tracks, 16”, solideal tracks, 3spd & 3pt. Also have a lot 95% bar remaining, will fit of sheet metal for Olivers JD 8000-8030 track tractors, (218) 564-4273 or (218)-639$5,000/pr. 507-789-6049 0315

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Exc NH 2550 w/ 1627 hrs has Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshoot18' head w/ JD non clog guards, $17,500. 715-796-2331 ing Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up FOR SALE:Gehl 160 disk to 2” Service calls made. mower, 6 spool, 8 ft 3 pt, STOEN'S Hydrostatic Serhitch, new cover. Call (320) vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N 847-2519 Glenwood, MN 56334 320Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, 634-4360 Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'- JD 4640 QUAD RANGE, $14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'triple, firestone 20 pt 8 x 38, $19,500. Other sizes from rock box new 134 A air 8'-60'. 715-234-1993 condtionimg, recent engine bearing, 7900 hrs, good JD 1760 X fold planter, flex cond. $18.000; JD 7000 8-30, fold bu boxes, Yetter craft drive fert, insectiside moniripers, 250 monitor. $19,750; tor, folding makers, needs JD 980 27” field cult w/ JD disk openers $3,000 (507) harrow, $8,900; JD 4455 249-2676 2WD tractor, PS, power shift, 2 hyd $34,500; Rapet JD 510 disc ripper, 7 shank, excellent condition, field 30” belt conveyor, like new, ready, new lights & wiring, $2,900; 18.4x42 &18x46 10 23" disc blades, 7" wing bolt duals, $1,900/pr. (320) points, $9,500. (715)570-4846 769-2756

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We buy JD 945 MOCO, Hydro swing NEW JD 995, 16' Discbine Salvage Equipment 13', Impeller, $8,000; 20' Head, $28,500. 715-234-1993 Parts Available Woods Stalk Chopper, 3 pt, Hammell Equip., Inc. 1,000 RPM, $4,800; Wheat- Super M Farmall - complete w/2 disc slipper clutch, (507)867-4910 heart 10x71 Auger, Swing trans reworked, w/351 Ford Hopper, Hyd Lift, $6,200; Yetter 4 box seed tender on Cleveland, 650 carb, 550 hp, JD 9500 Combine, 3260 Sep 8T gear, Systems 1 Seed $12,500; Oliver 770 complete hrs, $23,500. 715-234-1993 Jet II, elec start Briggs & reworked Case rear end w/ Stratton 11 hp engine, 34' New Holland BR 780 round truck trans & slipper 2-disc flex pipe, $2,500. 715-878baler, Net rap hyd pick up clutch, comes complete w/ 9858 $7,500, NH 1431 disc bind, 400 cubic inch Chrysler, 650 $6,450, JD 328 square baler carb, 570hp, $12500. Ford Tractors 036 With 40 bail thrower $5,900, 6000, truck trans, 2 pd slipCasi IH MD X 31, 3 pt. per clutch, 351 eng, 650 '02 JD 8120, MFD, 420/80/46 Disc mower, 5 drums like carb, 590hp, $12,500; MF 45 tires 80%, w/ duals, new $3, 900, Easy trail 510 special, comes complete w/ 380/85/30 fronts 80%, 4 hyds, gain cart with tarp like new Chrysler Mopar eng, 570hp, tractor serviced & field $7,900, 500 gal fuel tank 650 carb, $12,500. All tracready, 7800 hrs, with pump $575.00 (320) 769 tors are equipped w/ 20" or $64,500/OBO. 507-829-3349 2756 under tires. (715)962-3497 '13 Case IH Steiger 450RC Quad, lux cab, 1000 PTO, row crop, 6 remotes, cab susp, 24” tracks, Guidance For More info Call 1-800-726-8609 ready, HID lights, 570 hrs. or visit our website: 507-456-4230 SteffesGroup.com 2013 JD 7200R, IVT trans, 46" duals, only 37 hours, Opens March 18 & Closes March 26: Excess Farm $155,000. 715-296-2162

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Opens March 19 & Closes March 26: Hultgren Implement Inc., Ida Grove, IA, Timed Online Auction Opens March 23 & Closes March 31: Advanced Landscaping Inc., Bismarck, ND, Timed Online Auction Opens March 24 & Closes April 2: Park River Implement Auction, Park River, ND, Timed Online Auction Tuesday, March 24 @ 10 AM: Roger McLaen / McLaen Harvesting, Kidder, SD, Farm Auction Wednesday, March 25 @ 10 AM: Top View Farms LLC, Duncombie, IA, Farm Machinery Auction Friday, March 27 @ 11 AM: D&C Peterson, Verona, ND, Farm Auction Opens Wednesday, April 1 & Closes Wednesday, April 8: April Online Auction, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Wednesday, April 1 @ 10 AM: Mark & Mary Jane Blanchfield, Penn, ND, Farm Auction Opens Thursday, April 2 & Closes Tuesday, April 14: Dave Ratchenski Auction, Casselton, ND, Timed Online Auction Thursday, April 2 @ 10 AM: AgIron Ames Event, Farm Progress Show Site - Boone, IA Tuesday, April 7 @ 11 AM: Kevin & Barb Baasch, Tower City, ND, Farm Retirement Friday April 10: Mark Dickson Farm & George “Morrell” Dickson Estate, Hunter, ND, Farm Auction Friday, April 10: Meeker, MN Land Auction, Steffes Litchfield Facility, 32.5 +/- Acres in Harvey Township

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JD 48 loader, fits 10 & 20 Se- JD 980 24 ' 6”field cult, nar- Rhino FM 72”, 3pt finishing ries JD tractor, excellent row tranport, 3 bar horrow, mower, $900/OBO; 7', 3pt condition, $3,500. (715)579light kit almost new field cultivator, $125/OBO. 9722 sweeps. Call (507) 336-2469 (715)877-3487

Opens Wednesday, May 6 & Closes Wednesday, May 13: May Online Auction, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction. Advertising Deadline: Wednesday, April 15 Friday, June 12 @ 10 AM: Grassline Cattle LLC, Cokato, MN, Farm Auction Wednesday, June 17 @ 11 AM: Rob & Jenifer Punton, Ayr, ND, Farm Auction Thursday, June 18 @ 10 AM: Stearns County, MN Friday, June 19 @ 11 AM: Brian Johnson Farm, Hawley, MN, Farm Retirement

8295R JD (2010), front duals, rear triples, 1500 hrs, 5 hyds, deluxe cab, auto track ready, HID lights, IVT trans, 1000 PTO, 295HP, MFWD. 507-456-4230 Attention IHC collectors! Super MPA, 300 U, 340 UD, W4, A, H. Most with new paint and tires, will take good JD in trade. Western WI. Call 952-935-2190 evenings Case IH 7130, 2WD, 3 remotes, 3pt, PTO, 18-42 duals at 60%, fresh OH, 8600 hrs, new paint, nice, $33,500.

Case IH 8910, 2WD, 3 remotes, dual PTO, 3pt, 14.946s at 70%, automotive paint, 9000 hrs, all re-conditioned, must see, $46,500.

All units field ready. www.kruegerdiesel.com 507-327-0858 FOR SALE: '66 Case 730 gas. Low hrs, Comfort King, factory wide front & factory 3pt, dual hyds, near new tires, very good cond, $5,900/OBO. 507-437-1334 FOR SALE: '96 John Deere 8100, MFWD, 3764 hrs, 3 SCVs, 18.4x46 tires, w/ duals, excellent condition, $84,500. 507-625-7992 FOR SALE: CIH 260 Magnum Tractor, 1300 hours, 750 auto steer, 3 PTOs, duals, all around 50" tires, fully loaded. (507) 430-5144 FOR SALE: JD 4320, 2 hyds, 38” tires, nice tin & paint, $12,900/OBO. 952-240-2193 FOR SALE: JD 8400, MFWD, good tires, always shedded, excellent condition. 440-812-8446 FOR SALE: JD 9520T, '07 model, 36" tracks 50-60%, 18spd powershift, 26 front wgts, 4 hyds, auto track ready. Less than 2500 hrs. clean tractor, $135,000. 320583-9793 FOR SALE:1984 km-325 7015 hrs, 855 Cummins 24.5-32 tires, 4 hyd, good condition.

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JD 4640, 7000 hrs, excellent TIRES: (2) 18.4 x 34 tractor tires. 507-764-3943 or 507condition, duals, asking 236-9168 $20,000, trades considered.

(608)792-8051 Harvesting Equip 037 JD 6330 Tractor, 4WD, Cab, 470 hrs, $62,000; NEW 640 540 MF dsl combine, 1900 hrs, header hgt control Loader, 3 Func Joystick, Chopper, 1 owner always $10,000; Cat 545B Tractor, shedded w/ 13 ' bean head, ML61 Loader, 4WD, Cab, $6,500, 4T fert speader, 735 hrs, $75,000; Case 250SV $350. Call (320) 963-5377 Skid Steer, 520 hrs, $34,000.

715-234-1993 BRENT #644 Grain Wagon w/ JD 8120, '04, 2,535 Hrs, PS, 3 Hyd, 18.4x46 Rear Dls, 16.9x30 Fronts, Autotrac Ready, Single Owner. NW MN $117,000 (218) 790-9478

Fenders & Tarp, Shedded Real Good. PEPIN 42 Ft (9 Bar) Drag (All Hydraulic) (2012) (1200 Acres) Like New. 319-347-6677 Can Del

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(L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ................$47,800 (L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ............$40,600 (L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs. ......................................................$34,800 (L) Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ............$29,800 Bobcat T300, heat, AC ..................$31,900 ‘12 Bobcat 5185, heat ..................$23,800 (L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800 (L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800 (L) ‘12 Gehl V330, heat, AC, 2400 hrs $34,600 (L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. ................$40,900 (L) Gehl 4240E (2), heat............From $18,900 (L) Gehl 5640E, heat ..........................$22,900 (W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ..............................$18,100 (L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ..............$24,900 (L) Case 430, 2-spd. ..........................$26,800 (L) OMC 320 w/bucket ..........................$4,375 ‘14 Mustang RT175, 480 hrs. ......$37,900

KUHN KRAUSE EQUIPMENT!

(L) DMI 530 ..........................................$9,900 (L) Wishek 16’ disc w/harrow ............$24,800 (L) JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ....................$25,900 (G) JD 2700, 7-shank..........................$23,900 (L) JD 2400 chisel plow, 33 shank......$29,950 (L) JD 2210, 38.5’, 4-bar ....................$31,900 (L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-Bar ......................$21,600 (L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ......................$20,700 (L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ......................$17,500 (G) JD 3 pt. Plow, 5-bottom..................$2,850 (L) CIH 730B ......................................$19,800 (L) CIH 54.5, 8 bar Tigermate II..........$39,900 (L) CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975 (L) CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975 (L) Wishek disc, 26’ ............................$59,500

TMR’S ................................

(W) Knight 5073, tow..........................$17,199 (W) Knight 3042 ................................$12,500 (W) Knight 3050 ................................$11,499

SPRAYERS ............................

(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ............$14,400 (G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$6,500 (L) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$7,950 (L) Demco 700 gal., 66’, front fold ....$14,900 (L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom $13,800 (L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom..............$9,350

SPREADERS .......................... MISCELLANEOUS ....................

(W) New Idea 3709 ..............................$3,499 (W) New Idea 352, (23035) ..................$1,899 (L) H&S 560........................................$13,900 (L) H&S 270..........................................$6,450 (W) Knight 8124, slinger spreader......$15,500 (W) Knight 8132, (B0077) ..................$19,200 (W) Knight 8132 ................................$17,500 (W) Knight 8018 ................................$10,900 (L) JD 370 ............................................$5,950 (W) Meyer 3954, (1250) ......................$4,500 (W) NH 185 ..........................................$5,650 (W) Gehl 329 Scavenger ......................$4,200

TILLAGE ..............................

(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................$33,900 (L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................$16,500 (L/G) Wilrich 957 (3), 7-shank ..From $20,600 (L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24............$39,600 (W) Great Plains, Turbo chisel 7 & 11-shank ....................................CALL (W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax................CALL (L) Glencoe DR 8600, 7-shank..............$8,500 (L) Krause Dominator, 21’ ..................$36,500 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$34,900 (L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers ..............$44,800 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$33,900 (L) DMI Tigermate II (2), 38.5’, 4-bar $29,900 (L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ......$20,600 (G) DMI 730 (2) Rippers ....................$10,900

(L) Parker 938 Grain Cart....................$24,500 (L) Frontier 750 Grain Cart..................$19,900 Artsway 5165 Mill Scale................$21,800 (L) H&S 18’ Power Box ........................$6,950 (L) Loftness 20’ Chopper ......................$9,600 (G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear............$1,900 (G) Gehl 1410 Spreader ........................$8,250 (L) Gehl 920, 16’ Box............................$1,850 (G) Used Grain Legs ................................CALL (L) Woods 20’ Chopper, 3 pt.................$5,950 (L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ......................$1,950 (L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart ..................$7,950 (W) Unverferth 400 bu. Grain Cart........$7,550 (L) Used Snowblowers ............................CALL (L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ....................$4,500 (W) Meyers 4618 Forage Box’s ..........................................4 @ 12,900 Ea. (W) Brillion 10’ Seeder..........................$5,500 (W) J&M 875 Grain Cart..........................CALL (W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal attachment ......................................$2,899 (W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment ......................................$3,299 (W) Thundercreek 3” Portable Welder ..$4,950 (W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment ..........................$975 (W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. Single Auger Snowblower w/hyd. chute ..............$1,999

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& All Electrical SEMI TRUCKS ..........$3,750 Kit/$5,750 Installed ‘98 Freightliner Daycab, Fresh END DUMPS Cummins M11 10-spd., 180” WB, ‘06 Aulick Belted Trailer, 42’, New Front & Rear Tires, 80% 54” Belt, 68” Sides, Roll Tarp, Brakes, 636,000 Mi., Clean ........................................$16,000 Painted ............................$28,500 Unpainted ........................$22,500 HOPPERS ‘94 Cobra, 34’, New Rubber, 3/8” ‘02 Farm Master, Steel AG Hopper, Plastic Liner, 2-Way Tailgate, 36’, 80% T/B, 24” Ag Hopper, Roll Tarp, AL Polished Wheels, Clean ..............................$12,500 Never Tipped, New 11/22.5, ‘97 Wilson Commander, 43/66, Clean ..............................$22,500 AR, 80% T/B, Elec. Roll Tarp, ‘90 Load King Belly Dump, 19” Hopper Height ..........$17,500 40’, New Brakes & Drums, ‘94 Wilson AL Hopper, 41’, 80% Tires ........................$12,500 66” Sides, 22” Hopper Height, VANS 80% T/B ..........................$16,500 (30) Van & Reefer Trailers, FLATBEDS 48/102-53/102 - Great For Water ‘97 Wabash, 48/96, All Steel, Storage Or Over The Road SX, AR ..............................$7,500 ............................$3,000-$5,500 ‘97 Wilson, 45/96, AL Floor & (15) 53/102 Road Ready, Crossmembers, SX, AR ....$7,250 For Seed or Fertilizer Tanks ‘95 Transcraft, 48/102, AL Clean ....................$5,000-$6,500 Crossmembers, Wood Floor, MISCELLANEOUS Closed Tandem Slider, AR..$8,250 Caterpillar D6C Dozer, 3306 Turbo ‘90 Great Dane, 48/96, 90% 11/22.5 S/R, Clean ............$5,500 Charged After Cooled Eng., DROPDECKS/DOUBLEDROP 4-Way, 12’ Dozer Blade, 36” Track w/New Rails & Rollers, (2) ‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, Perfect for Silage and Dirt 48/102, Air Ride, STEEL, Spread ........................................$35,000 Axle, Wood Floor..............$19,500 Custom Haysides: ‘80 Transcraft Double Drop, Stationary............................$1,250 53’, 33’ Well Non-Detachable, Tip In Tip Out ......................$1,750 AR, Polished AL Wheels, New Suspensions: Air/Spring Ride Hardwood Decking, 80% T/B, ......$500 SPR/$1,000 AR per axle Clean ..............................$11,500 Tandem Axle Off Road Dolly ‘97 XL-Specialty, mechanical RGN, ..........................................$2,500 29’6” Well, AR, 255/225 ..$22,500 ‘06 Dodge Caravan, Stow-n-Go, Engineered 5’ Beavertail, NEW Tires, State of Iowa vehicle Kit includes Paint, LED Lights ..........................................$4,000

(L) Feterl 10”x60”, PTO ........................$3,150 (L) Feterl, 10”x34”, electric ..................$2,400 (L) Feterl, 8”x34”, electric ....................$2,100 (L) Westfield WR, 100”-51’, PTO ............CALL (L) Westfield 10x71, swing dr. ..............$7,400 (L) Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper..........$5,900 (L) Sheyenne 13”x70’, swing auger dr., w/hanger bearing ..........................$13,900 (L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric................$3,495 (L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO ....................$4,600 (L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric................$4,995

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Allis Chalmbers 7080, 5,000 JD 720 dsl, electric start, FOR SALE: 1995 JD 9500 J&M 250 gravity box w/ like FOR SALE: '77 Case IH 955, new Sudenga brush auger, Combine, excellent condigood tires, NF, kept inside.

12-30, mtd planter, early hrs, 507 461 2943 $2,750. TW35 Ford MFD tion, Mauer extension, Call 715-289-3836 riser monitor, row cleanIH-1586 Tractor, Sharp Hub very nice, have work orchaff spreader, 600 series, ers, shedded, good condi8295RT, (2010) 24” Duals, $15,000. 715-237-2705 JD ders, new tires, $28,500. head hookups, bubble up tion, $11,000. 320-226-4962 tracks, 295HP, 3pt, 1000 until 10 PM. JD 1240 320-221-0319 auger, Redocop fine cut PTO, 4 hyds, 240 hrs, Planter. straw chopper, 2384 sep deluxe cab, HID lights, 3575 eng. (507) 530-2659 JD 3020 dsl, NF, 42" rubber, Planting Equip 038 auto track guidance ready.

1242's, runs out exc, $6,000; 507-456-4230 FOR SALE: 30' JD 630F MF 1155, cab, air, 2600 act 955 Case/IH 3pts. 12R planter grain head (2006) field hrs, runs out exc, tractor is NEW AND USED TRACTOR liq fert., herb, insect. Very ready, $17,900/OBO; 2014 30' PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, (L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104 exc, $6500; Ford PW35-2, good cond $10,000 make ofgrain head trailer, $3,500.

55, 50 Series & newer traccab, air, duals, sharp turnfer. 5400 Case/IH bean spe(G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326 507-327-6430 tors, AC-all models, Large ing front-end, $17,500; 2590 cial no-till drill w/Yetter Inventory, We ship! Mark Case, new rubber front & cart, monitor. Exc cond Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004 Heitman Tractor Salvage rear, duals, everything $11,000 make offer, retiring 715-673-4829 works except park, $6,250. call: (507) 317-9593 USED DRYERS & AUGERS ..........

(715)962-3497 River Dale Farms engine STOP IN TO Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL! building, cylinder headJD 4230 Tractor w/JD loader.

SEE THE KUHN/ work, port polishing, (L) Feterl 12”x72”, swing hopper auger$8,995 29293 Cty Hwy P, Kendall restorations. (920)295-3278 WI $20,000 KUHN KNIGHT/

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Port-A-Hut Shelters: • All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses Notch Equipment: • Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks • Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks • Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ • Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders • Land Levelers Smidley Equipment: • Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale Sioux Equipment: • Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders • Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates • Loading Chute • Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer JBM Equipment: • Feeder Wagons - Several Models • Self-locking Head Gates • Self-locking Bunk Feeders • Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders • Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders • Bale Wagons • Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales • Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders • Several Types of Bale Feeders DR® POWER EQUIPMENT • Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers • Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers

• Power Graders • Power Wagons • Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers • GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT • Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter • Sheep & Calf Feeders • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors • Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders • Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets • Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor • Sitrex Wheel Rakes • Bale Baskets • SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks • (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns • R&C Poly Bale Feeders • Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks • Goat & Sheep Feeders • Fainting goats & min. donkeys Lorenz & Walco Snowblowers-PTO & Skidsteer Models

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038 Planting Equip

038 Planting Equip

OPPORTUNITY FOR SALE:

Kiester Implement Kiester, Minnesota Located in South Central Minnesota 2 miles from the Iowa border.

Established in 1971.

Former IH, Case IH Dealer.

CURRENT BUSINESS OFFER:

* Parts * Repair * Used Equipment Sales Interested Parties Please Call:

Office Location - 305 Adams Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

TRACTORS ‘09 Challenger MT665C, 1130 hrs...........................$139,500 ‘09 MF 8650, 2000 hrs. ..........................................$129,500 ‘08 Agco RT155A, CVT, 600 hrs. ..............................$99,500 Agco DT-200, 3000 hrs. ............................................$79,500 Challenger MT665, Frt/Rear wgts., 2800 hrs.............$74,500 ‘05 MF 6480 w/loader, 4200 hrs. ..............................$59,500 ‘95 Ford 9680, 4WD, 7600 hrs. ................................$52,500 ‘89 White 140, 2WD, duals........................................$24,900 AC 8070, 2WD, PS, new tires....................................$17,900 ‘08 MF 1533 w/loader, 250 hrs. ................................$15,900 ‘74 JD 4630, PS ........................................................$14,900 ‘03 Agco ST40 w/loader, power shuttle ....................$13,900 AC 7020 PD, recent eng. ............................................$9,950 Oliver 1600, gas ..........................................................$4,950 Oliver 1600, gas, w/loader ..........................................$4,950

COMBINES & HEADS

‘13 Gleaner S67, 160 hrs., Warranty ......................$269,500 ‘10 Gleaner R-66, 300 hrs., duals ..........................$219,500 ‘08 Gleaner R-75, 1000 hrs., duals ........................$169,500 ‘03 Gleaner R-65, 1200 hrs. ....................................$119,500 ‘03 Gleaner R-65, 2300 hrs., duals ..........................$99,500 ‘94 Gleaner R-62, 3100 hrs. ......................................$39,500 ‘92 Gleaner R-62, 2100 hrs., duals, Ag Leader ........$34,500 ‘90 Gleaner R-60, 2000 hrs. ......................................$19,900 ‘90 Gleaner R-50, 2900 eng. hrs., eng. OH ..............$19,900 ‘90 MF 8570 w/9320 Flex & 1163 ....................Pkg. $29,500 ‘83 Gleaner M3, 3700 hrs., hydro ..............................$3,950 ‘11 Gleaner 9250, 25’ flex draper ..............................$49,500 ‘08 Gleaner 3000, 8R30 ............................................$39,500 ‘10 Gleaner 3000, 6R30, 1000 acres use ..................$32,900 ‘03 MF 3000, 6R36....................................................$17,950 ‘01 Gleaner Hugger, 8R30, adj. strippers ..................$19,500 ‘05 Gleaner 3000, 8RW ............................................$26,500

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FOR SALE: 12 load JD 7000 FOR SALE: 1230 JD 7000, FOR SALE: 5100 White '04 Landoll cultivator, 24' planter, 8R36, wing fold, front fold Yetters, insectiplanter, dry fert, single wide, sharp, always shed3000 monitor, dawn coulcide boxes, bean meters, disc open, liquid pop up JD ded, retiring farmer, ters, row cleaners, fert like new monitor and harrow cleaners, precision $13,900/OBO. 507-689-2504 combo w/ cross auger. 507ness, very good, $8,500 units, $5,700; 500 gal oval 896-3624 firm. 712-845-4344 tank w/ saddle, $250. 507FOR SALE: '12 1435 Sun662-5596 flower disk, 35', used on FOR SALE: Case IH 5400 only 1200 acres, has rock minimum till drill w/ markflex shanks, $45,000/OBO. ers, 20', 7 1/2” spacing, w/ 507-317-0934 cart, $8,000/OBO. 320-9059441 FOR SALE: (1) McCormick end gate seeder; (2) 16' FOR SALE: CIH 24' 6200 IHC 45 field cultivator. 507press drill, always shed764-3943 or 507-236-9168 ded, $5,500. 320-293-8086 FOR SALE: 20' Kewanee #740 tandem disk, manual FOR SALE: IH 5400 20' soyfold wings; ALSO, Int'l 963 bean special, SI belts, w/ cornhead, good condition, Elk Creek cart, $10,800. 612straight. 507-227-5905 390-2643

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USED DELUX DRYERS

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MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

‘08 White 8500, 36R20, CFS ..................................$109,500 ‘07 White 8516, 16R30, CFS ....................................$64,500 ‘05 White 8186, 16R20, 3 bu., complete rebuild ......$46,500 White 8100, 12R30, VF, LF........................................$24,900 ‘02 White 8222, 12R30, 2 bu. ..................................$29,500 White 8122, 12R30, DF, 2 bu. ..................................$29,500 White 6100, 12R30, insect ........................................$11,900 White 5100, 8R38 w/7-row splitter ............................$4,950 Crustbuster 3400, 15’, no till drill................................$5,750 ‘13 Wilrich Soil Pro 513, 9x24 ..................................$47,500 ‘08 Sunflower 4511-15..............................................$29,500 ‘05 Wilrich V957, 7x30..............................................$14,900 ‘12 Wishek 862NT, 16’ disc ......................................$26,900 ‘06 Wishek 862NT, 30’ disc w/harrow ......................$49,500 ‘09 Wishek 862NT, 34’ disc w/harrow ......................$59,500 ‘05 Krause 7300, 27’ disc..........................................$22,900 ‘02 CIH 730B ............................................................$19,900 CIH 496, 24’ cushion gang........................................$11,900 Krause 1900, 27’ rock flex disc w/harrow ..................$7,950 Tebben 5x30 Deep-Till ................................................$2,950 Wilrich 10 CPW, 14’ chiel plow ..................................$3,950 M&W 1865, 9x24 Earthmaster....................................$9,950 ‘12 Wilrich XL2, 30’ w/baskets..................................$37,500 ‘08 Wilrich XL2, 47’ field cult., 4-bar ........................$32,500 JD 980, 29’ field cult. ................................................$14,900 CIH 4800, 28’ field cult. ..............................................$4,950 JD 724, 30’ soil finisher ..............................................$8,950 NI 6365 (Hesston 856A), 5x6 baler ............................$9,950 Owatonna 595, 5x6 round baler, 540 PTO ..................$1,950 Hesston 5800, 5x6 round baler, 540 PTO ..................$2,950 ‘06 Hesston 1006 disc mower ....................................$5,950 Diamond side mounted 5’ rotary mower ....................$2,500 Balzer 1500 shredder ..................................................$7,450

FOR SALE: JD 1750 6R30” FOR SALE: 32 ½' Case IH vacuum conservation 4900 field cultivator w/ 3 planter, dry fert w/ 6” ext, bar mulcher, good condi& 6” cross auger, trash tion. Call 507-830-0358 whippers, JD 250 Monitor, 3 bu seed hoppers, hyd gauge FOR SALE: 48 1/2' CIH 4700 wheel, independent lift, alField Cultivator, double ways shedded, very clean. fold, field ready.

Also, Retiring. 320-963-3812 Melroe 36' Multiweeder, 3 rank. (507) 430-5144 FOR SALE: JD 455 25' grain drill, 10” spacings, v press FOR SALE: CIH 3900 30' wheels, monitor, low acres, Disk, new 22" blades and exc condition, shedded. 507bearings 500 acres ago with 665-2869 Summers 104 3-bar drag, FOR SALE: Kinze 2100, 3pt, $22,000. (507) 430-5144 vertical fold, row cleaners, liquid fertilizer, excellent FOR SALE: DMI Tiger II condition, field ready, field cultivator, 39', 3 bar $7,500. 507-920-3313 mulcher, rolling basket, walking tandems, field White 5100 12RN vertical fold ready. 507-236-8266 planter w/row cleaners and always shedded, $3,000. 515- FOR SALE: Elmer 3 6ft 851-0802 seed better field cult, 4 in spacing with coil packer, Tillage Equip 039 sheded, field ready. Call (320)579-0557 #6536 Great Plains (2006) 36 Ft Series 7 Finisher w/ Hi- FOR SALE: JD 38' 980 field Residue Drag (5 Section cult, new bushings & harFold) Real Good. Brent 440 row teeth last spring, shedWagon Good Condition. 319ded, $13,000/OBO. 952-240347-2349 Can Deliver 2193

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White 9202, 12R30 ..................................................$53,500 White 9222, 12R30 ..................................................$57,500 White 9523, 12R30 / 23R15 CFS ............................$119,500 White 9524-22, 24R22 CFS ....................................$137,500 White 9812, 12R30 CFS ............................................$89,500 White 8816, 16R30 CFS ............................................$89,500 White 9816, 16R30 CFS ..........................................$109,500 White 8824, 24R30 CFS ..........................................$125,000 White 8824, CFS........................................................$99,500 White 9824, 24R30 CFS ..........................................$159,500 Brandt 5200 EX, Demo..............................................$19,500 Brandt 7500 HP, Demo ..............................................$24,900 Brandt 1535 LP, belt conveyor ..................................$13,900 Wilrich QX2, 4’ field cult. ..........................................$69,500 Sunflower 1435, 29’ disc ..........................................$44,500

JUST IN

‘12 Meridan 110BST, seed tender................................$6,950 ‘80 Steiger Couger III, 6200 hrs. ..............................$19,900 JD 980, 36’ field cult. ................................................$10,900 ‘10 DMI 530B ............................................................$14,900 JD 7200, 12R30, insect ............................................$10,900 (12) Yetter Residue Mgrs., off JD 7200 ..................Ea. $150 White 6100, 12R30 VF, 540 PTO pump ......................$8,950 ‘12 Peck 8x61 PTO auger ............................................$3,950 ‘06 White 8202, 12R30, 3 bu., 540 PTO, LF ............$34,900 DMI Tigermate II, 30’, 4-bar ......................................$14,900 ‘98 Agco Allis 8785, 2WD, 2400 hrs. ........................$34,500 ‘02 White 8202, 12R30, 2 bu. ..................................$25,000 ‘03 Sunflower 1434, 23’ disc w/harrow ....................$24,500 Brent 444 wagon, brakes, tarp ....................................$7,950 Demco 365 wagon, tarp ..............................................$5,950 JD 680, 21’ chisel plow ............................................$14,950 Artsway 180B shredder ..............................................$4,950

DELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPH DELUX 15’ MODEL 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPH DELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPH DELUX 20’ MODEL 10060, LP/NG, 3 PH, 1000 BPH

USED DRYERS

KANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PH BEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM BEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM We carry a full line of Behlen & Delux dryer parts; Mayrath and Hutch auger parts.

Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs, bearings, chains & pulleys

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ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADS GENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION

1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades 2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size.

3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition.

4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition.

5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat.

6) Self-tightening gathering chains.

7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge.

8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss.

9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over. #1 Dealer 10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop. in the USA

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‘09 JD DB60, 24R30, Seedstar 2, fert ......................................$154,500

‘12 JD 1790, 3600 hrs, 24R30, CCS, Seedstar ............................$124,000

‘13 JD 1770NT, 24R30, CCS, front fold ............................$165,000

‘01 JD 1770NT, 16R30, vacuum, 3.0 bu, fert............................$60,000

‘06 JD 1770, 24R30, CCS, liquid fert ..........................................$117,900

‘09 JD 1710 Planter, 12R30, Pro shaft, CC ........................$34,900

‘08 JD 2210 Field Cult, 50.5’, 101 shanks, harrow..............$55,000

Fast 9600 Sprayer, 60’ boom, 1000 gal tank, 13.6x38 ........$21,500

‘09 Fast FS9610 Sprayer, 80’ boom, 1000 gal tank........................$29,900

‘10 JD 4930 Sprayer, 752 hrs, self-propelled......................$285,000

‘12 JD 326D Skid, 718 hrs, 74 hp, 2-spd, foot controls, bucket $37,000

‘10 JD 328D Skid, 2554 hrs, 83 hp, 2-spd, cab, 84” bucket ........$29,500

‘02 Bobcat A300 Skid, 3393 hrs, 78 hp, cab, dsl, 84” bucket ..$28,500

‘13 JD 6170R, 763 hrs, MFWD, 170 hp, 380-90R50, 3 hyds ..$129,000

‘09 JD 7130, 480 hrs, MFWD, 121 hp, 480-80R38, 3 hyds, ldr ..........$89,900

‘13 JD 7200R, 412 hrs, MFWD, 200 hp, 380-90R50, 4 hyds ..$177,000

‘12 JD 7230R, 788 hrs, MFWD, 230 hp, 480-80R46, 4 hyds ..$179,900

‘04 JD 7420, 2800 hrs, 2WD, 115 hp, 480-80R42, 2 hyds ................$60,000

‘11 JD 7430, 4045 hrs, MFWD, 166 hp, 480-80R42, 3 hyds, loader ....$110,000

‘08 JD 7930, 4148 hrs, MFWD, 180 hp, IVT, 480-80R46, 3 hyds ........$125,000

‘05 JD 8120, 2052 hrs, MFWD, 170 hp, 380-54, duals, 5 hyds ............$120,900

‘02 JD 8220, 7205 hrs, 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ......................$104,000

‘11 JD 8285R, 315 hrs, MFWD, 285 hp, 380-90R50, 4 hyds ..$206,000

‘13 JD 8335R, 727 hrs, MFWD, 335 hp, 380-90R54, 5 hyds ..$250,000

‘13 JD 8360R, 548 hrs, MFWD, 360 hp., 380-90R54, 5 hyds. $285,000

‘01 JD 8410, 6881 hrs, MFWD, 235 hp, 18.4-46, duals, 4 hyds ............$95,900

‘13 JD 9460R, 372 hrs, 4WD, 800-70R38, 5 hyds ............$295,000

‘14 JD 9510R, 126 hrs, 4WD, 510 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 5 hyds ..........CALL

‘12 JD 9530T ..................CALL FOR BEST PRICE!

‘13 JD 9560R, 177 hrs, 4WD, 560 hp, 850-42, 4 hyds ......$333,000

‘13 JD 9560RT, 601 hrs, TRACK, 560 hp, 36”, 4 hyds............$345,000

‘10 JD 9630, 958 hrs, 4WD, 530 hp, 800-70R38, 4 hyds ............$277,000

‘13 Cat. Challenger, 832 hrs, TRACK, 285 hp, 30” belts, 5 hyds ....$247,500

THE LAND, MARCH 27, 2015

‘13 JD DB66, 36R22, CCS, row command ....................$236,000

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10% DISCOUNT ON LABOR TRACTORS

• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp., ldr.

• (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab w/ldr.

• ‘08 MF 6497, 195 hp., duals, 1078 hrs.

• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.

• ‘14 MF 1754 Compact, MFD, w/ldr., hydro • MF 1736 HL, hydro, ldr.

• 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440, 75% rubber

CORN HEADS

COMBINES

• ‘13 MF 9540 RWA, duals • ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals, 1440/1001 hrs.

• ‘98 MF 8780, duals, RWA, 2087 sep. hrs.

• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA, 5007 hrs.

• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs.

• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 4210/2643 hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING

• Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40, 8x47, 8x62, 10x35 • ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO • Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs • ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61 • (3) Brandt 1070XL swing hoppers • Brandt 1080XL swing hopper • ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing hopper • Brandt 1390 swing hopper XL & HP • Brandt 20 Series drive over deck • Brandt, 1515LP 1545LP, 1585 grain belts • ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain vac.

• Parker 839 grain cart • A&L 850S grain cart, 850 bu.

• ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • Parker 165-B gravity box • Parker 2620 seed tender • Parker 1020 seed tender, bulk boxes

MISCELLANEOUS

• Degelman 7200 & R570P rock pickers • Degelman 6000HD rock picker • Degelman RR1500 rock picker • Degelman RR320 rock digger • Degelman LR7645 Land Roller - Rental Unit • Degelman 5’ skidsteer buckets • JD 520 stalk chopper, high speed • Loftness 20’ stalk chopper, SM • Loftness 240 stalk chopper • Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper • JD 520 press drill, 20’ • Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 & HT28 header trailers • WRS 30’ header trailers • SB Select 108 snowblowers, 540 & 1000 PTO • Lucke 8’, snowblower • Loftness 96” & 84” snowblowers

TILLAGE

• Sunflower 1550-50, 1435-36 & 1435-21 discs • Sunflower 5035-36, • Kodiak SD72 rotary cutter 5056-49 & 5056-63 field • Everest 5700 finish mower cultivators • Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes • Sunflower 4311-14, • Sitrex 12-wheel rakes on 4412-07, 4412-05 disc cart rippers • JD #5, sickle mower • Sunflower 4511-15 disc • Chandler litter spreaders, chisel 26’ & 22’ • Sunflower 4212-13 coulter chisel

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• (3) Geringhoff 1622RD • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS • (9) Geringhoff 830RD • ‘98 Geringhoff 822RD • (4) Geringhoff 630RD • ‘12 CIH 3412, 12R22” • ‘12 CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly • ‘84 JD 843, LT • ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP • ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls • JD 622, GVL poly

• ‘10 Cat Challenger 670B, auto-steer, 1231 eng. hrs.

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#902738, ‘13 JD 9460RT, 492 hrs., 36” tracks, Xenon lights, WS drawbar..........$249,500 #2592, ‘12 JD 9560R, 600 hrs., 800’ w/duals, Xenon lights, wgt. pkg. ..........$279,500 #283560, ‘11 JD 9630T, 1475 hrs., 36” tracks, WS drawbar..............................$249,500 #126140, ‘08 JD 9630, 600 hrs., 80’ w/duals, Xenon lights, wgt. pkg. ............$229,500 #128531, ‘03 JD 8335R, 525 hrs., IVT, ILS, 85R50 w/duals, 4 SCV, Warr. ........$273,000 #285091, ‘03 Agco RT145, 2600 hrs., MFWD, P/shift, 18.4-42 w/duals, 3 SCV ......$57,500

USED HARVEST

#125202, ‘11 JD 9770, 1508/1008, 2-whl., 710/70R38 duals, topper ..............$206,500 #192955, ‘10 JD 9870, 972/825, PRWD, 650/38 duals, topper ........................$219,500 #193799, ‘08 JD 9870, 2044/1850, PRWD, 20.8-42 duals ..............................$186,500 #282994, ‘13 JD S670, 1315/935, 2WD, 520x85 duals, topper ........................$199,500 #282837, ‘13 JD S670, 565/430, PRWD, 5-spd. FHS ......................................$289,500 #282837, ‘13 JD S680, 586/425, PRWD, topper ..............................................$329,500 ‘14 JD S690, 440/325, PRWD, Factory Tracks, Power Tailboard ......$430,000

USED FIELD CULTIVATORS

#113934, ‘13 JD 2210 Fld. Cult., 641⁄2’, Accudepth, 4-bar ..................................$65,000 #114081, ‘13 JD 2210 Fld. Cult., 551⁄2’, single point, 3-bar ................................$58,500 #114108, ‘07 JD 2210 Fld. Cult., 581⁄2’, Accudepth, 3-bar ..................................$37,500 #125361, ‘12 JD 2210 Fld. Cult., 381⁄2’, single point, 4-bar ................................$34,500

SPRAYERS

#193547, ‘12 JD 4730 595 hrs., 100’, 380/105R50 ........................................$199,500

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#280737, ‘09 JD 4830 1070 hrs., 90’, 380/105R50, traction control ..............$189,500 #192928, ‘13 JD 4830 455 hrs., 120’, 380/90R46, hyd. trd. ..........................$249,500 #283143, ‘13 JD 4930 391 hrs., 120’, 380/105R50, B/Trac ............................$289,500 #283971, ‘14 JD R4030 225 hrs., 120’, 380/90R46, traction control ................$285,000

PLANTING/SEEDING

#153562, ‘12 JD DB80, 32R30, CCS, L/fert., R/cmnd, R/clnrs, Smart Box ......$229,500 #125063, ‘12 JD DB60, 24R30, CCS, L/fert., R/cmnd, R/clnrs ..........................$152,500 #125059, ‘13 JD 1770NT, 16R30, CCS, Mech. Dr., R/clnrs, Pneu. DP....................$89,500 #125641, ‘07 JD 1770NT, 16R30, 3.0 bu., Mech. Dr...............................................$59,500 #125640, ‘02 JD 1770NT, 16R30, 3.0 bu., Mech.Dr., R/clnrs ................................$45,000 #125643, ‘08 JD 1790 CCS, 16/31, R/clnrs, Pro Max 40............................................$92,500 #125637, ‘01 JD 1720, 12R30 stack fold, 3.0 bu., R/clnrs ................................$19,500 #125775, ‘98 JD 1710, Vert. Fold, 3.0 bu., row clutch’s, R/clnrs........................$24,500 #705321, ‘04 JD 1690, Drill 40’, 15” spacing, 350 mon., scale kit ....................$67,000

AGED/NEW/DEMO BLOWOUTS

#15419, ‘14 JD 6140R, 85 hrs., 2-whl., cab, P/Quad, 480/80R42 ......................$94,500 #11095, ‘14 JD 6150R, 200 hrs., MFWD, cab, JD 360 loader ..........................$124,900 #85286, ‘13 JD 8260R, 137 hrs., PSFT, 5 SCV, 480/80R50 ..............................$215,000 #760079, ‘14 JD 2623 Disk, 30’8”, Never Used ................................................$52,500 #755126, ‘14 JD 2700 Mulch Ripper, (5) std. 30”, Never Used ........................$32,900 #745213, ‘13 JD 3710 Plow, 10-bottom spring reset, coulters, Never Used ....$52,000

* ’13 SS-400 Seed Tender, scale, self-loading, belt conveyor ..................................................$21,500 * ’14 Azland/TruAg 4-Box Seed Tender, programmable scale, remote, talc, Like New ............................$20,500 * ’15 TruAg 2-Box Seed Tender, extended platform, New ................................................................$11,750 *************** USED EQUIPMENT ***************

CIH 260 Magnum tractor, Loaded, Like New........................................$142,500 JD 930, 30’ flex head ........................$4,750 JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ......................$9,500 IH 720 plow, 7-18” ..............................$5,500 CIH 3900, 30’ disk ............................$19,500 CIH 4700, 481⁄2’ field cult.....................$7,250 Melroe 36’ multiweeder......................$1,750 Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder, pull type ............................................$7,500 EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ..............$17,500 Unverferth 470 grain cart ..................$6,500 J & M 350 bu. wagon ........................$2,700 Westfield 1371 auger w/swing hopper walker, PTO ......................................$6,500 Hutch 8x60 swing hopper, Nice ........$3,000 Hesston 1170 mower conditioner ....$5,700 NH BR780A baler, Loaded ..............$12,000

HAYMAKER SPECIAL!

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• NH BR780A Baler, mega-wide pickup, flotation tires, moisture monitor, net & twine, bale command, low bales • 2013 Maschio Wheel Rake, 12-wheel high capacity • Hesston 1170 Mower Conditioner, swing tongue, 1-steel/1-rubber roll, Excellent Condition ‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity rake....................................................$8,500 Donahue 37’ 4-axle machinery trailer ..........................................................$3,500 Woodford Ag bale racks, 10’x23’ ......$2,195

LOCAL TRADES TRACTORS

‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 600 hrs.

- $255,000 ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2600 hrs., PTO, 36” tracks - $219,500 ‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucey tracks, 610 hrs. - $224,500 ‘11 CIH 885, 2WD, cab, New TA28 loader - $19,900

TILLAGE

CIH Tigermate II, 44’ - $28,500 CIH 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill - $69,500 Used Liq. fert. attach for Kinze 3200, Complete - $2,950

MISCELLANEOUS

New Bush Hog 2815 rotary cutter - Invoice: $16,500

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‘12 JD 9560RT, 960 Hrs., Ext. Power Guard Warranty ..$314,900

‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ............................................$92,500

‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................................$89,900

TRACTORS 4WD Tractors

Track Tractors

(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs. ..................................$379,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 173 hrs., Ext. PT Warranty $354,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 358 hrs., leather..................$319,900 (H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950 hrs., PS ............................$314,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 739 hrs., leather..................$294,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs.................................$269,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$269,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$259,900 ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 Hrs., IVT, (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..$255,900 Loader Prep Pkg. ............$132,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9630T, 1431 hrs. ..................................$249,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1907 hrs. ..................................$249,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ..$245,000 (OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs.................................$239,900 (OW) ‘10 CIH Quad Track 535, 4100 hrs. ............$224,900 (B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ......$214,500 (N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ..................................$157,000 (H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ..................................$149,900 (OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ..............$99,900

Row Crop Tractors

‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’, Rolling Basket ............................................$65,000

(N) ‘14 JD 8235R, 134 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ....$186,500 (OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 371 hrs., IVT, 540/1000 PTO $185,000 (OS) ‘11 JD 8235R, 855 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals ......$169,900 (B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 445 hrs., PS, AT ready ............$169,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..........................$169,900 (H) ‘13 JD 6170R, 567 hrs., IVT, Loaded ..............$168,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..........................$154,900 (N) ‘14 JD 6150R, 250 hrs., loader ........................$143,500 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 397 hrs., IVT ............................$138,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 hrs., IVT, duals ..................$132,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 522 hrs., auto quad................$1129,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad..................$126,900 (H) ‘06 JD 8130R, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO ........$112,500 (N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ..............................$108,900 (N) ‘00 JD 8110, MFWD, 3800 hrs., PS ..................$89,500 (OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS ..........................$87,500 (N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 93 hrs., PQ ................................$81,000 (B) ‘04 JD 7820, 2WD, 4391 hrs., PQ ......................$79,900 (OW) ‘11 Kubota M135X, 420 hrs., loader..............$69,000 (H) ‘05 CIH MXU135, 1875 hrs., loader ..................$66,950 (B) ‘09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader........................$59,900 (N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ....................$54,000 (B) ‘13 JD 5085M, 527 hrs., cab ..............................$51,900

SPRING TILLAGE “Interest waiver till 11-1-2015 on all used 2210 cultivators, plus a $1,000 in-store credit” (OW) ‘13 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..........................$74,900 (H) ‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’ R/basket ..............................$65,000 (OW) ‘07 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..........................$64,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ............................................$56,900 (H) ‘11 Wilrich Quad 5, 60’ ......................................$53,900 (OS) ‘06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ............................................$49,000 (OS) ‘04 Krause TL6200 M/finisher, 42’..................$46,000 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 44.5’ ..........................................$44,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..........................................$44,500 (H) ‘05 JD 2210, 58.5’ ..............................................$42,500 (H) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$42,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 2210, 36.5’ ..........................................$39,900 (N) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$39,900 (N) ‘08 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$39,500 (OW) ‘05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..........................................$38,900 (B) ‘02 JD 2200, 44.5’ ..............................................$38,500 (H) ‘10 JD 2210, 32.5’, R/basket..............................$35,000 (OS) ‘09 JD 2210, 38.5’, harrow ..............................$32,500 (H) ‘03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ..............................................$28,900 (OW) ‘04 JD 726, M/finisher, 38’ ..............................$26,900 (OW) ‘97 DMI, Tigermate II, 47.5’ ............................$24,900 (OW) ‘00 Wilrich Quad 5, 45.5’................................$22,900 (B) ‘98 JD 980, 36.5’ ................................................$21,900 (OW) ‘98 JD 980, 41.5’..............................................$21,500 (OW) ‘97 JD 980, 38.5’..............................................$18,900 (B) ‘98 JD 985, 53.5’ ................................................$18,500 (H) ‘97 JD 980, 44.5’ ................................................$17,900 (OW) ‘02 JD 980, 27.5’ ............................................$17,500 (H) ‘92 DMI Tigermate, 38’ ......................................$16,900 (OS) Wilrich, 37’ ........................................................$14,900

‘12 JD 4830, 744 Hrs., 90’ Boom ........Was $236,500 NOW $215,000

(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 387 hrs., dry box ....................$299,900 (B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom ....................$283,750 (OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1067 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$269,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom ................$265,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom ................$259,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom ................$248,900 (OW) ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 hrs., dry box ..................$244,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 603 hrs., 120’ boom ................$239,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 413 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$239,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$239,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1680 hrs., 90’ boom ................$229,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$214,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ................$214,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$214,900 (N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom......................$199,900 (N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom..................$199,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ................$199,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4930, 1720 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$199,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 888 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$199,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$194,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 1100 hrs., 90’ boom ................$194,900 (OW) ‘12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 90’ boom ................$189,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ................$179,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 1316 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$179,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$169,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 2050 hrs., 90’ boom ................$150,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 950 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$149,900 (OW) ‘05 JD 4720, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$133,900 (H) ‘02 JD 4710, 2400 hrs., 80’ boom......................$89,900 (OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 1074, 100’ boom......................$77,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 854, 3619 hrs., 80’ boom ........$74,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2610 hrs., dry box ......$54,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS “Interest waiver till 11-1-2015 on 24 row or larger planters, plus a $2,000 in-store credit”

(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ....................$154,000 (B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, “tracks” ......................$139,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ........$126,900 (H) ‘13 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ..........................$119,900 (H) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert.............$119,000 (B) ‘12 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert.............$112,900 (N) ‘07 White 8524, CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ..........$109,900 (N) ‘14 JD 1990, CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ............$101,500 (OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ..........................$97,900 (OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ..........................$92,500 (OS) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ..........$97,500 (N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$97,000 (OS) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ..........................$92,500 (OW) ‘11 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ........................$89,900 (N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$89,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 1790, CCS, 23R15” ..............................$85,000 (N) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$84,000 (B) ‘05 CIH 1200, 31R15” ........................................$55,900 (OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ @ 10” spacing ..........$42,000 (OS) ‘97 JD 1770, 24R30” ........................................$39,900 (OS) ‘98 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert...........................$33,000 (OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$24,000 (OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..........................$20,900 (B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$19,900 SPRAYERS (OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert...........................$19,500 “Check out the updated prices on used sprayers” (OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert., WF ........................$17,500 (N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom....................$329,900 (B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$15,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 52 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$329,900 (OW) ‘91 JD 7200, 6R30”, dry fert. ..........................$13,900

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‘13 CIH 4530, 568 Hrs., Dry Box ................................Was $244,900 ..............................NOW $229,900

(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ........$292,900 (B) ‘14 JD 8345R, 353 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$279,900 (H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$278,000 (B) ‘11 JD 8360R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$269,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$268,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS ..................$267,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$255,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 361 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$255,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 8310R..................................................$255,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ........$253,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$244,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$234,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8295R, MFWD, PS, Rental Return ......$221,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$217,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$210,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$202,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT ........................$188,500

‘12 JD 4730, 694 Hrs., 90’ Boom ........Was $215,500 NOW $195,000

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(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$343,000 (B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 419 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$339,900 (B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return............$334,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 250 hrs. ..................................$324,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 573 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$299,900 (N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 349 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$294,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty$289,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 887 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$279,900 ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 Hrs., PTO!, Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900 (B) ‘12 JD 9560R, 920 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$279,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 608 hrs., Ext. Warranty........$279,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 526 hrs. ................................$279,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s..................$261,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 571 hrs., PTO........................$259,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs.......................................$212,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 2000 hrs...................................$212,900 (H) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$199,900 (N) ‘09 JD 9330, 2050 hrs., PTO ............................$189,900 (OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ............................$169,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s........................$94,500 (OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s..............$94,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9400, 6500 hrs., 710/38’s........................$92,500 ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 Hrs., IVT, 540/1000 PTO ..................$154,900 (OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s..............$79,900 (B) ‘82 JD 8650, 3 pt., PTO ......................................$29,900 (OS) ‘80 Versatile 935, 330 hp. ..............................$18,900

‘11 JD 4930, 1725 Hrs., 120’ Boom on 20” ....Was $215,000 NOW $199,900

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• 40’ Roller - $32,000 • 45’ Roller - $34,000 - Both 1 Year Old -

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WANTED Tractors: Run- WANTED: Blacksmith '07 3320 Patriot, 2564 hrs, 100' FOR SALE: (1) 1200 gal poly water tank; (1) 750 gal poly ning, non-running, parts & triphammer, anvils, cones, boom, 20” spacings, triple water; (2) 550 poly tanks; salvage tractors, 1960swage block. 260-724-7554 or nozzle body, Ag Leader (1) banjo transfer pump.

1980's, prefer JD, will con260-413-0626 mon, 5 section shutoff, (507) 764-3943 or (507) 236sider other brands and othswath control, Raven self 9168 er years. 507-317-6760 Call WANTED: Case IH 7220 or leveling boom, new 8920 or MX135 or 5250 MSD anytime.

320/90/R46 tires. 507-461-2593 FOR SALE: Blu-Jet Liquid or New Idea 803C Uni. (715) Sidedress Applicator AT 45' Hardi Navigator 550, 673-4970 4000, 16R30, 17 coulters, electric controls, speed sengull wing, John Blue pump, sor, foamer, Eagle front1400 gallon tank, very good fold booms, very nice, alcondition $16,500. (507) 525ways shedded, $8,750. (715) 0155 495-0873

• WANTED •

We carry a variety of USED Demco Gravity Boxes –

USED HANSON RING DRIVE UNLOADERS

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‘02 CIH MX200, FWA, 3-PTO, 18.4/50 tires, 2280 hrs., Nice! ............$82,000 CIH 8920, 2WD, 1850 hrs. ....................................................................$74,000 CIH 8920, 2WD, 3750 hrs. ....................................................................$67,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ....................................................................$62,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 5188 hrs., New Tires, New Paint ..............................$62,000 CIH 7120, FWA, 3750 hrs., Sharp! ........................................................$62,000 CIH 5240 Max, 2WD, 3138 hrs. ............................................................$38,000 CIH 5240 Max, FWA, 6600 hrs. ............................................................$39,500 CIH 7130 Magnum, FWA, 5400 hrs. ....................................................$59,000 IH 3288, 5100 hrs., New Paint ..............................................................$21,000 IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ................$17,500 IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ............................................$17,000 CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ..................................................................$9,500 CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ..................................................................$9,500 CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk ..........................................................$18,500 JD 980, 26’ field cultivator ....................................................................$17,500 CIH 527B ripper......................................................................................$20,500 CIH 530B, w/lead shank, cushing & disk gang ....................................$23,000 DMI 530C, w/lead shank, Nice..............................................................$25,000 DMI 530B................................................................................................$21,000 DMI 527B................................................................................................$17,500 CIH 496, 24’............................................................................................$16,500 White disk chisel, 14- & 12- & 9-shank ..................................................$9,500 CIH 6500 disk chisel, 9-shank................................................................$6,500 CIH 6750, 6-shank w/lead shank, w/hyd. lever....................................$16,500 ‘13 CIH Tigermate 200, 32’ ................................................................$32,500 CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ......................................$26,500 CIH Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$26,000 DMI Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$22,000 Artsway 5165 grinder, 1000 PTO..........................................................$21,500 CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion..................................................................$16,500 J&M 385 box ............................................................................................$5,500 J&M 385 box, New ..................................................................................$8,000 (2) Demco 365, New ..............................................................................Coming (6) Demco 365 boxes ......................................................From $4,500-$6,500 (4) Demco 450 box, Red & Black, Green & Black..................................$9,500 New Demco 365 box ..............................................................................$7,700 Demco 550 box......................................................................................$12,500 Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old..................................................................$6,500

New Sitrex Rakes Available Many New & Used Rakes Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTER Greenwald, MN • 320-987-3177 14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

Call:

RISTAU FARM SERVICE

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

‘12 Case 521E Wheel Loader, cab, air, JRB coupler, 3rd valve, 20.5-25 tires, 590 hrs., Very Nice ..............................................$99,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 235, Lux. cab, cab. susp., susp. front axle, high cap. hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, wgts., 610 hrs., Warranty ........$118,000 ‘11 JD 8285R, powershift, 1500 front axle, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, front wgts., 3250 hrs., Powertrain Warranty till November 2015 or 4000 hrs.................................$132,500 ‘99 JD 8400, 380/90R50 duals, 4 remotes, wgts., 12,000 hrs...................................$55,000 ‘00 JD 8410, 420/80R46 duals, 4 remotes, 9900 hrs.................................................$67,500 ‘01 JD 8110, 380/90R50 duals, wgts., 12,000 hrs. ............................................$47,500 All 3 of the above 8000 Series tractors are one owner, just through service program & are ready to go to work.

‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk, Very Nice ..............................................$30,000 ‘15 JD 825i Gator, green & yellow, power steering, bed lift, alum. wheels, bench seat, 5 hrs.......................................................$12,500

Keith Bode Fairfax, MN 55332 507-381-1291

Lanesboro (507.765-3873) or, St. Charles (507. 932-4560) ristaufarmservice@sgwb.coop

PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT

‘11 JD 8360RT, 1280 hrs., 24” belts, big hyd. pump, 2630 display-ITC-SFI Activation ..................$204,500 w/out display & receiver ..................................$194,500

‘12 JD 8335R, w/H-480 loader, (Loader Like New!), E-3 joystick, IVT (50K), ILS, Tractor Is Loaded! ................$204,500

‘13 JD 9460R PS, 885 hrs., 1000 PTO, hi-flow (78 gal. pump), 520/85R42’s w/triples, Reduced! ..................$219,500

‘11 JD 9630, 4WD, 1160 hrs., FS 800/70R38’S, Active seat, HID lights, 48 gal. pump w/5 remotes, wgt. pkg.....$199,500

M.S. Diversified monte@ms-diversified.com

Fairfax, MN

800-432-3565 • 320-894-6560 www.ms-diversified.com

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WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-2352664 Cattle

NEW YEAR SPECIALS

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

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4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘12 JD 9560RT, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO, 36” tracks ..........................................$255,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., 800/70/38 duals ............................................................$232,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., duals ..................................................$195,000 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 5 hyds., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” tires & duals ......$210,000 ‘13 JD 8360RT, 414 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 25” tracks, Power Train Warranty ......$223,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., Luxury cab, 6 hyd., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires & duals ..............................................$195,000 ‘02 CIH STX425, 12-spd. manual, 4 valves, 710x38 duals, 3465 hrs. ....................$105,000 ‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxury cab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump, 520x42” duals ....................................$147,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals ........................$185,000 ‘09 Challenger MT765C, 3363 hrs., 30” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO ..................................$127,000 ‘13 Cat 765D, 790 hrs., 25” tracks, 4 hyd., 1000 PTO, 3 pt., front wgts. ..............$185,000 ‘04 Cat 755, 3990 hrs., 18” tracks, 5 hyd., 1000 PTO, 3 pt., w/complete auto steer set up....................................................$92,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd., 12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals ..........................$145,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 380x50 tires & duals ............................................................$110,000 ‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., big pump, 4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46” tires & duals ..............................................$149,000 ‘09 JD 7630, MFWD, 4112 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO w/JD 746 loader w/5 tine grapple, 20.8x42 rear single tires ........$95,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ........$120,000 ‘94 NH 6640SLE, MFWD, cab, air, 3 pt., w/loader & grapple ..............................$27,000 ‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab, 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires & duals ..................................................$119,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs., 3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46 rear tires w/480x42” duals....................$80,000 ‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Luxury cab, 4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” rear tires & duals ......................................$160,000 ‘12 CIH 315, 798 hrs., Luxury cab, suspended front end, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ..........................$160,000

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‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Luxury cab, 5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rear duals, 480x50” rear tires ............$159,000 ‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” tires & duals ........................................$75,000 ‘11 Cat Challenger MT655C, 1176 hrs, MFWD, 3 pt, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd, 480x50” tires & duals ........................$100,000 ‘14 CIH 105C, cab, air, 12-spd., 254 hrs.$39,500 ‘07 JD 6430, Premium IVT, MFWD, cab, air, 5100 hrs. ........................................$48,000

COMBINES ‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs., Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, 520x42” tires & duals ........................$140,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., chopper, Contour Master, 20.8x42 duals ..........$135,000 ‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs., Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires, Very Clean ..........................................$130,000 ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs., chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ..........$40,000 ‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs., Contour Master, chopper, bin ext., 24.5x32 tires ........................................$57,000 ‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 sep. hrs., updated feederhouse to 60 Series heads, Contour Master, chopper, duals, $29,000 repairs in February ................................$65,000 ‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs., well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $205,000 ‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals ..$180,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $180,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder, power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ..............$139,000 ‘08 CIH 7010, 1625 eng./1070 sep. hrs., 520x42” duals, Pro 600 moisture ......$109,000 ‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs., 4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap, 620x42 duals ........................................$99,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ..........$68,000

COMBINE HEADS ‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30” ....$28,000 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$12,500 ‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ........................$13,000 ‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30” ....$29,500 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$11,000 ‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ............$13,500 ‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ....................$8,500

TILLAGE ‘07 JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper..............$19,500

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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

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NEW White Planters ....................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................CALL White 6122, 12-30 ........................................CALL White 6108, 8-30 ..........................................CALL White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................CALL

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FOR SALE: 1 registered FOR SALE OR LEASE: FOR SALE: 25 Limousin Indianhead Polled Hereford Assoc. 2015 Spring Opporbulls, low birth wgt, super Jersey fresh 2-year old, & 2 Purebred Registered tunity Sale. Sat., April 11 growth, John Goelz registered Jersey bred Charolais bulls, heifers, & at the UW River Falls Franklin MN 507-557-8394 heifers. Many generations cows. Great bloodlines, exMann Valley Lab Farm. of excellent & very good becellent performance, balAuction 12:00pm, view cathind these heifers, have anced EPD's, low birth FOR SALE: Polled Hereford tle starting at 10:30am. cows, Hereford heifers been shown as heifers. weights. Delivery availSelling 8 cows, 19 heifers, & open. 320-282-4846 (715)305-0814 able.

3 bulls. View or request Laumann Charolais catalog on line at FOR SALE: Reg. 100% NorMayer, MN 612-490-2254 www.indianheadherefords.com mandy Bull - born 3/07/14 or contact Liz at (920)885-4229 715-781-2584 WANTED TO BUY! USED BULK MILK COOLER ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048

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LOOKING TO BUY: Collec- 4x5 Rounds, Super Soft, 2nd Hay 1st, 2nd, 3rd cutting tions of cast iron seats; Crop Grass Hay, 1220#, alfalfa 400 large rounds Also, old gas engines, horse High-Moisture, 30% RFV 75-126 $100 to $200 machinery & threshing mawrapped in a tube.

NO per ton (507) 327-9074 chines. Call 218-493-4696 or RAIN, $65. Delivery availemail bts@rrt.net able within 125 miles. 715Open pollinated seed corn.

296-2162 Outproduces hybrids for WANTED TO BUY: FF 270 silage, $65/bu. Plus shipcontinuous flow dryer. 1 set Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass hay and straw, medium ping. Sweet, leafy stalks. of Farmall flat top fenders. squares or round bales. De217-857-3377 320-282-4846 livered. LeRoy Ose, call or Premium tested, high proWANTED TO BUY: text. 218-689-6675 tein, high RFV alfalfa Used Smidley steer stuffers, square, wrapped baleage. & hog feeders, (Smidley & Dairy Quality Alfalfa Delivered by truckload.

Tested big squares & round round steel models). AND Call Wes at Red River Forbales, delivered from South Misc other related Liveage. 866-575-7562 Dakota John Haensel (605) stock equipment. We will 351-5760 rebuild your Smidley cattle SEED CORN SALE! Yield & hog feeders. leading national genetics Dairy quality western alfalSorensen's Sales & Rentals, just $139 paid March. Get fa, big squares or small Hutchinson MN all the yield potential of the squares, delivered in semi 320-587-2162 Ask for Larry $300 seed. Grain & silo loads. Clint Haensel types.

Bio-tech hybrids (605) 310-6653 Feed Seed Hay 050 available.

Volume disFOR SALE: Grass hay, counts & free area deliv1st Crop Clean Green Grass square bales, $3/each. 507ery.

Call 320-237-7667 Hay - Small Square Bales, 674-3255 Evenings only KLEENACRES for affordNo Rain, No Mold, $5. Deable seed & herbicide. livery available within 125 FOR SALE: North Dakota rotary wheat straw, WANTED AND FOR SALE mi. (715) 296-2162 ALL TYPES of hay & 3'x4'x8' bales, stored inside, 4x5 Rounds, 1st Crop Hay, straw. Also buying corn, bales weigh 1,050 lbs. - 1,150 Green, No Rain, No Mold, wheat & oats. Western Hay lbs. Priced by bale or ton. $50.

Delivery available available. Fox Valley AlDelivery available. FOB. within 125 mi. (715) 296-2162 falfa Mill. 920-853-3554 Glenwood, MN 320-808-4866

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TRACTORS ‘01 JD 8310 MFWD, 7800 hrs., 18.4R46 rears, wgts., fenders.

Very clean & well maintained tractor ........................................$69,850 ‘99 JD 8300 MFWD, 8800 hrs., 18.4R46 rears-90% rubber all around, big hyd. pump, 4 SCV’s, wgts. Nice late model 8300 ................$57,800 ‘97 JD 8400 MFWD, 8900 hrs., Deluxe cab, 18.4R46 rears.

Great running tractor - Cheap power - Priced To Sell! ..............$49,950 ‘97 JD 7410 MFWD, 8200 hrs., REBUILT Power Quad trans., 18.4R38 rears w/axle duals, wgts., fenders, 3 SCV’s, 540/1000 PTO. Great value ................................................................................$39,900 ‘97 JD 8400 MFWD, 9200 hrs., JD Auto Trac Ready (Plug & Play), 18.4R46 rears, 4 SCV’s, big pump. Very clean ..........................$59,950 ‘01 JD 8410 MFWD, 18.4R46 rears, recent engine rebuild, JD Auto Track Ready, big hyd. pump, 4 SCV’s, wgts...............................$59,500 ‘96 CIH 7250 MFWD, PS, 20.8R42 rears w/duals, wgts. ............$38,750

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FOR SALE: Purebred Black Registered yearling polled Registered Texas Longhorn Red Angus bulls, stout good, Compart's total program FOR SALE: Yorkshire, 100 calf hutches EXL AgriAngus bulls, calf ease & Herefrod bulls for sale. breeding stock, cows, Plastics w/ front door, nevgrowth good disprostion. features superior boars & Hampshire, Duroc & good disposition. 320-598Halter broke willl be semen heifers or roping stock, top er used, $330/ea 517-852-2106 Call (507) 931-9428 open gilts documented by Hamp/Duroc boars, also 3790 tested will deliver Heifer blood lines. 507-235-3467 BLUP technology. Duroc, gilts. Excellent selection.

Yearling Polled Charolais bulls still available Klages York, Landrace & F1 lines.

Raised outside. Exc herd Trucks & Trailers 084 Bulls semen tested, some Limousin & Red Angus Herefords Ortorville, MN WANT TO BUY: Butcher Terminal boars offer leanhealth. No PRSS. Delivery A.I. Sired, excellent pediBulls. Delivery avail. Ham(320) 273-2163 ness, muscle, growth. Maavail. 320-568-2225 cows, bulls, fats & walkable gree and temperament.

'12 Silverado 3500 HD, Duramond, WI. 715-821-3516 ternal gilts & boars are cripples; also horses, D&M Farms 715-235-0676 max Dsl, 4 Door, 28,000 productive, lean, durable. sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 Miles, Blue Granite, GooseAll are stress free & PRRS Sheep 060 neck Hitch, Back-up Camfree. Semen also available WANTED TO BUY: 10 to 20 era, Heated Leather Seats, through Elite Genes A.I. beef calves 300# to 400 lbs. Soy fed Lambs order now for Engine Brake, Aluminum Make 'em Grow! Comparts Call after March 15. 507Easter Melvin Miller, 8778 Rims, Side Steps, $42,000.

Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 444-9347 Odin Ave, Cashton, WI 715-296-2162 877-441-2627 54619 FOR SALE: '92 Chev 1500 4x4, 150k mi, new tires, new exhaust, $2,100. '70 Chev C50 box & hoist, roll tarp, $750/OBO. 507-317-3396

‘05 Wilrich 957 DDR 5-shank disc ripper, 10” points, coil tine leveler.

Very nice condition ....................................................................$15,900 ‘14 JD CX15 15’ comm. duty batwing rotary cutter, used very little - like new. Warranty left!............................................................$16,900 Wheel & Front Suitcase Weights available for 6000/7000 & 8000 Series JD tractors ..........................................................................CALL

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Tires-480/80R50 (18.4R50) Goodyear DT800 Super Traction Radial tractor tires. Like new take offs. Set of 4 ....................................$6,900 Solideal 16” Tracks, 90% bar remaining, fits JD 8000-8030 track tractors ..........................................................................$5,000 for pair

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‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 1463 hrs., 235 hp., 195 PTO hp., 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R46 rear tires ............$109,900

‘12 CIH Magnum 290, 679 hrs., Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lights ............................$178,500

Pre-Season Tillage

‘11 CIH Tigermate 200, 54.5’ Field Cult.......................$59,900

MAXXI-POINT

‘15 CIH Steiger 550, 288 hrs., Luxury susp. cab, PTO ......$277,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Full Auto Steering, PTO, Loaded ............................................$249,900

‘14 CIH Steiger 350 RCQ, 870 hrs., 16” tracks, PTO ..................$236,000

‘14 CIH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., 620 hp., Lux. cab, HID lights, PTO, full Pro 700 Auto Guide ......$379,900

‘08 CIH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., Full Auto Steering................$149,900

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Maxxi-Width Sweep — 71⁄2” ....$8.19 Maxxi-Point — 7.3” ..................$9.34 Take an extra 5% Off for cash

MARCH LEA SE OPPORTUNITIES – These are Three-Year ‘Walk Away’ Leases – ‘14 Steiger 580 Quad, 300 hrs./yr. - $82.63/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $50.23/hr.

‘14 Steiger 550 Wheel, 300 hrs./yr. - $101.25/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $57.75/hr.

‘14 Steiger 500 Quad, 300 hrs./yr. - $92.73/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $54.26/hr.

‘14 Magnum 315, 300 hrs./yr. - $65.08/hour • 600 hrs./yr. - $37.81/hr.

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USED COMBINES Interest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details ‘13 ‘10 ‘02 ‘09 ‘11 ‘12 ‘09 ‘04 ‘14 ‘14 ‘13 ‘10 ‘10 ‘05 ‘04

C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs.....................................................................................................................................................$239,900 C-IH 7120, 1504 eng./1149 sep. hrs., duals, HID lights ..................................................................................................$159,900 C-IH 2388, 2394 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, rock trap ........................................................................................................$69,000 C-IH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead................................................................................................................................$39,900 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead ....................................................................................................................................$59,900 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$44,900 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$34,900 C-IH 2208, 8R30” ................................................................................................................................................................$24,500 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ....................................................................................................................................$66,900 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ....................................................................................................................................$66,900 C-IH 3020, 35’ w/in-cab cutter bar suspension ................................................................................................................$37,500 C-IH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$32,500 C-IH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$26,800 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard....................................................................................................................................$13,900 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard....................................................................................................................................$10,900

USED SPRAYERS

‘12 C-IH 3330, 546 hrs., 90’ boom, standard spray, active suspension ..............................................................................$199,500 Top Air T1200, 80’ boom, foamer, Ag Leader control ..............................................................................................................$25,000

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C-IH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO ................................$379,900 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1155 hrs., Lux. cab, Full auto guide................................................................................................$299,500 C-IH Steiger 580Q, 505 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, auto guide ready ..............................................................................$339,900 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ................................$269,900 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1300 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ............................COMING IN C-IH Steiger 550, 289 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 duals, PTO, high cap. hyd. ....................................................$277,900 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 909 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites ..................................................................................$285,000 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 964 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................................................$269,900 C-IH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 tires, PTO, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto steer........................$249,900 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lites ................................................................................$179,900 C-IH Steiger 350RCQ, Row Crop Quad, 870 hrs., PTO, 6 remotes, 16” tracks............................................................$236,000 C-IH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., 800R38 tires, Full Pro 600 auto steer ..............................................................................$149,900 Cat 65C, 7717 hrs., 24” track, JD auto steer ......................................................................................................................$39,900

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‘14 C-IH Magnum 340, 1133 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..$189,500 ‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, 499 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, HID lites, 540/1000 PTO ......................................................$199,900 ‘14 C-IH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, high cap. hyd., dual PTO, 480/50 tires, susp. front axle..................................................................................................................................................$194,500 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, front & rear duals, high cap. hyd., Full Pro 700 auto steer ..........................................................................................................................................................$178,500 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....$156,500 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....$149,900 ‘11 C-IH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, front & rear duals, HID lites ....................................$119,900 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 235, 1451 hrs., dual PTO, auto steer ready, 4 remotes, rear duals ......................................................$109,900 ‘14 C-IH Puma 160, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader ............................................................................................COMING IN ‘14 C-IH Puma 145, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader ............................................................................................COMING IN ‘12 C-IH Puma 185, 705 hrs., MFD, CVT trans., C-IH loader, duals ....................................................................................$139,900 ‘08 McCormick MTX120, MFD, cab, loader, 105 PTO hp.......................................................................................................$55,000 ‘14 C-IH Farmall 105C, 925 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ..................................................$44,900

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‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 553 hrs., 260 hp., 215 PTO hp., susp. Lux. cab, HD drawbar, HID lights ......$156,500

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BL ‘10 JD 9630T, ENG. HRS: 1515......$239,875 BL ‘06 NH TJ380, ENG. HRS: 2416 ....$162,500 BL ‘08 CIH STEIGER 335, ENG. HRS: 1088 ......................................................$165,000 SE ‘01 CIH STX375, ENG. HRS: 3845 ..$132,500 SE ‘04 CIH STX450Q, ENG. HRS: 3865.2 ......................................................$149,900 SE ‘95 CHLGR 75C, ENG. HRS: 5522 ....$49,950 SE ‘08 JD 9530T, ENG. HRS: 1800......$209,900 SE ‘07 JD 9420, ENG. HRS: 2378 ......$167,900 SL ‘12 CIH STEIGER 500 4WD:-HEAVY DUTY, ENG. HRS: 371 ..............................$269,000 SL ‘13 JD 9560R, ENG. HRS: 230 ......$294,800

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SE ‘13 CIH FARMALL 110A -4 WD:-CAB, ENG. HRS: 109 ........................................$51,900 SE ‘14 CIH MAGNUM 290:-POWER SHIFT~2014-04-01, ENG. HRS: 176 ......................................................$205,500 SE ‘14 CIH MAGNUM 340 -POWER SHIFT~2014-04-01, ENG. HRS: 541 ......................................................$231,900 SL ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 235, ENG. HRS: 227.5 ......................................................$156,500 SL ‘09 CIH MAGNUM 275, ENG. HRS: 2258 ......................................................$159,900 SE ‘48 AG C ............................................$1,800 SL ‘11 CIH MAGNUM 315, ENG. HRS: 991 ......................................................$208,000 BL ‘12 CIH MAGNUM 235, ENG. HRS: 496 ......................................................$162,500 SE ‘14 CIH MAGNUM 260 :-POWER SHIFT~2014-04-01, ENG. HRS: 171 ......................................................$203,500 BL ‘14 CIH MAGNUM 290 :-POWER SHIFT~2014-04-01, ENG. HRS: 206 ......................................................$213,000 SE ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 235, ENG. HRS: 641 ......................................................$165,000 SL ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 235, ENG. HRS: 232 ......................................................$170,000 BL ‘07 CIH MAGNUM 275, ENG. HRS: 3028 ......................................................$129,900 SE ‘11 CIH MAGNUM 260, ENG. HRS: 653 ......................................................$159,900 BL ‘98 CIH MX100, ENG. HRS: 6289 ....$44,500 SE ‘12 CIH MAGNUM 225, ENG. HRS: 722 ......................................................$142,500 BL ‘90 CIH 7130, ENG. HRS: 7446 ........$34,500 BL ‘05 CIH MX285, ENG. HRS: 1930 ..$134,950 BL ‘69 IHC 656, ENG. HRS: 5855 ............$6,350 SL ‘00 CIH MX270, ENG. HRS: 7219 ....$69,500 SL ‘11 CIH MAGNUM 315, ENG. HRS: 711 ......................................................$197,500 SE ‘10 CIH MAGNUM 245, ENG. HRS: 2973 ......................................................$139,900

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BL ‘09 CIH TIGERMATE 200--54.5 ........$53,500 BL ‘98 DMI TIGERMATE II--30.5............$14,900 BL ‘09 JD 2210--35.5 ..........................$29,900 BL ‘03 JD 980--44.5 ............................$22,500 BL ‘06 CIH TIGERMATE II--44.5 ............$47,900 SE ‘98 DMI TIGERMATE II--50.5............$19,900 SE ‘00 CIH TIGERMATE II--48.5 ............$29,500 SE ‘08 CIH TIGERMATE 200--60 ..........$49,900 SE ‘04 CIH TIGERMATE II--32.5 ............$25,000 SE ‘05 CIH TIGERMATE II--30.5 ............$29,850 SE ‘04 CIH TIGERMATE II--42.5 ............$42,500 SE ‘03 CIH TIGERMATE II--34.5 ............$33,900 SE ‘13 CIH TIGERMATE 200--50.5 ........$64,500

SL ‘01 CIH TIGERMATE II--54.5 ............$25,000 SL ‘98 CIH 4300--44.5..........................$14,900 SE ‘00 DMI 40' DMI CRUMBLER ............$8,850

PLANTER

BL ‘10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF..............$114,950 BL ‘10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF..............$114,950 BL ‘90 CIH 900--12R30 ..........................$7,989 BL ‘97 CIH 955--16R30 ........................$37,950 SE ‘05 CIH 1200--16R30--PT ..............$52,950 SE ‘12 AW, 8816--16R30--FF, ACRE MTR: 1200 ACRES ....................................$79,950 SE ‘03 CIH 1200--12R30--PT ..............$46,950 SE ‘92 CIH 900--12R30 ..........................$5,850 SE CIH 1200--12R30 ............................$17,950 SE ‘12 CIH 1250--12R30--FF, ACRE MTR: 900 ACRES ......................................$57,500 SL ‘91 JD 7200--16R30........................$23,950 SL ‘11 CIH 1250--12R30--FF................$67,500 SL ‘10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF..............$113,950 SL ‘06 CIH 1240--12R30--PT ..............$49,950 SL ‘08 CIH 1240--16R30--PT ..............$59,950 SL ‘08 CIH 1250--24R30--FF, ACRE MTR: 6500 ACRES ....................................$95,000 SL ‘12 CIH 1250--24R30--FF..............$119,950 SL ‘13 CIH 1250--24R30--FF..............$147,850

MOWER/CONDITIONER

BL ‘12 NH H7450 ................................$25,900 BL ‘10 NH 1431 ....................................$21,900 BL ‘12 NH H7450..................................$25,900

RAKE/WHEEL

SL ‘00 TONUTI V10..................................$3,750 SE ‘12 HANDS AR0861 ..........................$4,950

BALE WAGON

SE MINN 8078 ........................................$1,400 SE EXTRL 8 TON ....................................$1,400

LAWN CARE

BL ‘12 CIH MD82 ....................................$8,900 BL ‘11 MF 1327 ......................................$8,200 SE ‘07 CK GT1554 ..................................$1,800 SE ‘05 JD GX 345, HR MTR: 387 HRS ....$3,850 SE ‘82 CK 682............................................$550 BL ‘00 WO 6200, ENG. HRS: 800 HRS ....$2,900 BL ‘98 GP 725, ENG. HRS: 2081 HRS ....$4,589 BL ‘10 GP 620T, ENG. HRS: 248 HRS ......$9,350 SE ‘09 CK Z FORCE 44, ENG. HRS: 178 HRS ..........................................................$2,250 SE ‘08 CK Z FORCE 50, ENG. HRS: 378 HRS ..........................................................$2,150 SE ‘92 GP 720K, ENG. HRS: 1135 HRS ..$4,850 SE ‘08 GP 616T ......................................$4,500

SPRAYER

BL ‘09 SCHAB SF-8500 ........................$17,000

SKID STEER LOADER

BL ‘06 CA 430, HR MTR: 2142 HRS ......$25,950 SE ‘11 CA SR200, HR MTR: 2400 HRS..$29,900 SE ‘12 CA SR220, HR MTR: 299.5 HRS $39,900 SE ‘12 CA SR220, HR MTR: 2435 HRS..$36,500 SE ‘13 CA SR200, HR MTR: 2362 HRS..$31,500 SE ‘04 CA 70XT, HR MTR: 5630 HRS ....$15,750 SE ‘91 CA 1840, HR MTR: 5742 HRS ......$7,500 SL ‘04 BCAT S300, HR MTR: 6026 HRS ........................................................$23,000 SL ‘12 BCAT S650, HR MTR: 1128 HRS ........................................................$35,700 SL ‘11 BCAT S750, HR MTR: 3000 HRS ........................................................$38,500 SL ‘11 BCAT S185, HR MTR: 3780 HRS ........................................................$22,500 SL ‘13 JD 328E, HR MTR: 580 HRS ......$41,750

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