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April 24, 2015

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Flower breeder Karol Emmerich of Jordan, Minn., is merging the beauty of southern daylilies with a little bit of northern hardiness

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As I write this on the morning of April facts, however, plus perhaps securing the 20, it’s cold and very windy ... again. So I services of noted St. Cloud attorney Kurt caution that “perfect spring” talk depends Deter, justice prevailed. The presiding upon where you live.

Stearns County judge dismissed the case in 10 minutes.

Certainly spring 2015 is one of the driest. Locals with a better memory tell me This dismissal of an erroneous DNR spring 1976 was very similar. Fortunately challenge reminds me of comments from there was some moisture on the agenda President Ronald Reagan on government. for our area this week but much more is Said Reagan, “We have long since discovneeded to get subsoils recharged to “comered that nothing lasts longer than a temLAND MINDS fort” levels. Yes, lots of dust swirling porary government. Government is not across the landscape, too, but excellent the solution to our problems; government

By Dick Hagen seed bed conditions are being reported. is the problem. It is rather to make government work with us, not over us; to The week of April 13 might have been stand by our side, not ride on our back. record-setting for many farmers. And Government can and must provide when you farmers get at it, you really opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not get at it. Thanks to big iron, experts who pay attenstifle it.” tion say Minnesota farmers — when the weather is right — can plant upwards of one million acres per When it came to budget matters, Reagan also day. With a projected eight million acres corn, seven shared a few choice words: “The size of the federal million acres soybeans, and a half-million acres in budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conthe crop mix of sugar beets, sweet corn, edible beans science or charitable concern. Balancing a budget is and potatoes, about 18 days of Mother Nature behav- a little like protecting your virtue: you just have to ing and this 2015 crop is in the ground. learn to say ‘no.’ Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no My Olivia, Minn., coffee shop friends told me this morning that here in Renville County 100 percent of sense of responsibility at the other.” the sugar beet crop, 80 percent of the corn crop and Which leads me to say that our U.S. Congress con“a good hunk” of the soybean crop is now planted. tinues to be an insult to us taxpayers, and too often a That likely would be earliest ever for our county source of embarrassment to our friends and allies in which will do about 260,000 acres corn, 170,000 other parts of the world. Hearing or viewing really acres soybeans, nearly 20,000 acres sugar beets plus good substantial news on major networks is at best a few thousand acres of sweet corn, peas and edible an occasional happening. We are struggling, and so is beans. the rest of the world.

Also, about eight or nine semi rigs were lined up at America is still an amazing democracy, but we can the local elevator this morning. Perhaps some 2014 do better. Shades of socialism started disrupting our crop is still coming in but mostly these rigs were vision years back. Each entitlement provision furbeing loaded with soybeans and/or corn for delivery ther clouds our future; for certain the future of our to various ethanol plants or the big CHS soybean children and grandchildren. Transfers of benefits to processing plant at Mankato. Thanks to huge onindividuals through social welfare programs have farm bin construction the past two-three years, there increased from less than one federal dollar in four is still lots of old crop corn and beans in those bins.

(24 percent) in 1963 to almost three out of five (59 percent) in 2013, according to columnist George Will.

A donnybrook with the government Elsewhere in this issue you will read the rather In 1963, entitlement transfers were less than $1 amazing story of Jean and Pat Fiedler, veteran con- out of every $15; by 2012, they were more than $1 servation farmers in the Sauk Centre, Minn., area. out of every $6. Again a good spot to share some ReaTheir brush with a local Department of Natural gan comments — On values: “We make a living by Resources officer cascaded into a major donnybrook.

Thanks to their relentless pursuit of honesty and See HAGEN, pg. 3

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 5 — Scientist studying cover crops to benefit bees, farmers’ bottom line 7 — Proper manure management protecting our water resources 8 — Property tax relief for farmers looking promising 9 — Stearns County, Minn., farmer gets DNR buffer charge dismissed

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Letter: Factory farms must be subject to nuisance law OPINION

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Contact your State Representative To the Editor: and State Senator today — Tell them Current Minnesota law exempts the you oppose H.F. 582 and S.F. 482 legislavast majority of livestock farms from tion that puts factory farms before people and the being subject to a nuisance claim related to, for land. Call your State Legislators at the Minnesota example, odor or air pollution. The largest factory farms over 1,000 animal units in size (2,400 sows, for example) are not exempt from being sued for nuisance violations.

House File 582 and Senate File 482 would make it possible for the state's largest factory farms to be shielded from nuisance laws, even preventing state agencies and local government from pursuing action to abate a Confined Animal Feedlot Operation that is a public nuisance. This law, which is authored by Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, in the House and Sen. Dan Sparks, DFL-Austin, in the Senate, would undermine the rights of citizens and governments to hold factory farms accountable.

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HAGEN, from pg. 2 what we get; we make a life by what we give.” On humor: “A government bureau is the nearest thing we’ll ever see to eternal life on this earth. The government’s view of the economy can be summed up in a few short phrases. If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it.”

And perhaps Reagan’s strongest comment: “My optimism comes not just from my strong faith in God, but from my strong and enduring faith in man.”

So despite the squeezing economy, have a great year, farmers. It’s your success that primes the pump for the rest of us.

Dick Hagen is staff writer for The Land. He can be reached at dickhagen@mvtvwireless.com. ❖

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How long before public demands more accountability?

Spring is warmer days, blooming daffodils, and blue horizons. It’s also a good time to tap the season’s new energy and Should Midwestern fresh hope to honestly discuss some of farmers pump centuriesfarming and food’s most pressing issues. old groundwater to For example, global energy companies grow corn ... ? now spend more than $500 billion a year exploring for new oil, natural gas, and coal. At the same time, climate experts that would benefit both our grandchildren agree that burning two-thirds of today’s and the future of global food production?

FARM & FOOD FILE already-known carbon reserves will raise Maybe today’s faltering prices can proglobal temperatures by an environmentBy Alan Guebert vide the octane needed to start the converaltering 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. sation. Crude oil prices now hover just Is the collective value of these above $50 per barrel, or a little more “trapped,” unusable reserves — trilthan half of the spot market price of lions of dollars in today’s market — last April. The same holds for wholesale fueling our nearly universal failure to even talk gasoline and ethanol prices, each stands at around about, let alone change, our long-term energy policy half their mid-2014 prices.

So, if crude, gasoline, and ethanol prices are half their year-ago levels and the center of energy production and reserves has shifted from the explosive — and now-exploding — Middle East to politicallystable North America, are today’s prices more a “new normal” than an aberration?

And if today’s energy prices are the new normal, how long will it be before today’s ethanol prices, about $1.50 per gallon and today’s cash corn prices, about $3.55 per bushel, become the new normal for U.S. farmers?

Ethanol, after all, was the largest single market for the 2013-14 American corn crop, the last year for complete usage numbers. The alternative fuel gobbled up 6.4 billion bushels, or 46 percent, of 2013’s production. That was 20 percent greater than feed usage and almost 3.5 times more than exports.

Exports — free trade — is an ag policy issue that almost all farmers and ranchers reflexively support because, the belief goes, American agriculture is a net beneficiary of more and freer global trade. While that’s demonstrably true, U.S. farmers and ranchers aren’t the only Americans with a container ship in this fight. Overall, the last 40 years of more open, less controlled global trade has taken the U.S. trade

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deficit from almost zero in the early 1970s to, on average, more than $500 billion per year today.

That falloff became a waterfall after the 1993 passage of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. Prior to NAFTA, annual trade deficits weighed in at around $100 billion. In 1995, deficits began a 10-year crash that bottomed out at a negative $750 billion in 2006 before rebounding to around a negative $400 billion in 2008.

As such, 40 years of ever-freer trade and ever-bigger trade deficits are more than just coincidences.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, the past generation of freer trade has brought $8 trillion in additional trade debt, cost the nation 5.7 million jobs, and, in 2013 alone, cut national growth by 3 percent.

Little wonder then that — farmers and ranchers aside — any new free trade deal brought before this Congress or any future Congress will be a tough, bitter fight because past deals have been far from free.

Perhaps the biggest issue ricocheting throughout American agriculture, however, is the ongoing California drought. While Golden State politicians, farmers, and ranchers debate water rationing, idled farmland, and ballooning public costs, a bigger discussion looms: How long will it be before the public demands more accountability of U.S. farmers and ranchers on how they use the nation’s resources — water, air, land — to grow food?

For example, should Midwestern farmers pump centuries-old groundwater to grow corn that is either made into ethanol or exported overseas when, in fact, the global feedgrain supply is ample and corn prices are barely break-even?

Moreover, should U.S. taxpayers subsidize the federal crop insurance program that helps underwrite this use of water?

What, you don’t want to talk about this now? OK, when?

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Pennycress, for example, has a three-week spring flowering period and showed high numbers of pollinators on its flowers, primarily syrphid flies. In these two-year studies, pennycress has averaged about two kilograms of nectar (sugar) per hectare at peak flowering and about 13 Kg/hectare during that three-week flowering period.

A bee hive needs from 100 to 200 Kg of nectar per year. So a hectare of pennycress in three weeks provides only about 10 percent of the hive’s total nectar, but it is providing this in early spring, an important time for bee hives coming out of their cold weather rest.

Winter camelina didn’t generate the insect activity of pennycress but did have a higher percent of visiting insects made up of bees. This preference by bees makes sense when you take into account that camelina produces more nectar — almost 100 Kg/hectare during its three-week flowering period, almost providing nutrition for a single hive for an entire year.

Winter canola is the biggest flower producer, at five weeks instead of three, but winter hardiness is suspect at Morris and Brookings. Of the three crops, canola had the highest number of honey bee visitors. Its low winter survival and low flower numbers produced only about 80 percent of the sugar of

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ing cover crops for cash, and landscape

By DICK HAGEN improvement that also provide some seaThe Land Staff Writer sonal food for pollinators.

Scientists, environmentalists and farmers would agree that the preservation of honey Only about two percent of Minnesota’s cropbees is important because an estimated oneland has a winter cover crop. Costs, risks and third of what we eat today is dependent upon short growing season are major reasons, but the direct and indirect work of pollinators. there are advantages to winter cover crops.

In the last five years, Minnesota has seen a “On the positive side,” said Eberle, “we 39 percent decrease in Conservation Reserve Carrie Eberle have erosion control, improvement of water Program acres, a 25 percent decline in canola and soil quality and, most importantly, some earlyacres and a 17 percent reduction in sunflower acres, season nectar sources for the honey bees.” which are all valuable food sources to honey bees and other pollinators. Enriching the landscape to Crop research Eberle is studying three winter cover crops: pennyimprove the health of pollinators hasn’t been hapcress, camelina and canola. She measures flowering pening in the United States. periods, winter survivability, insect activity and Carrie Eberle, a scientist for the U.S. Department viable seed crop for harvest for each crop. of Agriculture and the Soil Conservation Research The three crops flower from late May to early June, Laboratory in Morris, Minn., researches pollinators. providing a burst of food on a landscape otherwise “Honey bees have a $15 billion direct and a $75 bil- devoid of ample food resources for both native pollilion indirect contribution to our agricultural crops,” nators and honey bees. Students count insects per said Eberle. “About one-third of our nation’s honey- minute within each crop — noting honeybees, bumbees reside in Minnesota, North Dakota and South ble bees, flies, etc. — to measure which crop is most Dakota, yet there has been a 25 percent decrease in attractive to different groups of insects. Insects are honey production in the past five years, which corre- counted within a four-foot area from the edge of the lates with the dwindling population of honey bees.” plots in order to properly identify them. They also Working with colleagues at Agriculture Research measure the nutrition nectar productivity of each Service stations at Morris and Brookings, S.D., crop to estimate the potential food that could be proEberle has a two-pronged research ambition: Grow- vided to insects.

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Researchers working on cover crop economics, yields BEES, from pg. 5 camelina. A crop that doesn’t survive will not benefit farmers or pollinators.

Eberle measures the coverage these crops provide. She said camelina provides upwards of 50 percent coverage of the ground surface. Both pennycress and canola are less dependable for coverage with Submitted photos more variable plant size and Pictured, from left to right: Honey bee on canola; Syrphid fly on pennycress; winter survival issues.

Syrphid fly on camelina How much oil seed yield very large consortium at the University of Minthese crops generate is important to farmers. nesota working on pennycress and camelina specifiCamelina produced better-than-expected yields; cally trying to make sure the answer to that question pennycress lower than expected; and canola was the is ‘Yes.’” poorest yielder at both sites. Based on current Seed supply of these three crops and where to maryields, gross income for the three crops these past two years was $521 for pennycress; $545 for canola; ket them are still pieces of the puzzle. Once we can show that these crops can be consistent, then we can $677 for camelina per hectare, said Eberle. implement more of the economics of production,” she Weather conditions during the study likely con- added. tributed to the lower than expected yields. Colder, Perhaps the sooner the better. Today there are only wetter springs might be a factor, she theorizes. Also fall drought conditions affected seed establishment. about two million commercial honey bee hives, compared to 10 million a few years back. North Dakota “Breeders have big opportunity for improvement has about 525,000 hives; South Dakota 250,000 and on these two characteristics,” said Eberle.

Minnesota about 200,000. California leads with 60She found all three crops support insect activity, 70 percent of all hives in America. Honey bee colony protect the soil and have potential to provide viable collapse has resulted in a 30 percent reduction in honey bee populations the past few years. seed yield with continued breeding.

Having crops on the landscape that are economi“With the increased interest in energy from oilbased crops, there likely will be a growing demand cally profitable and offer critical forage resources to for these winter cover crops,” said Eberle. “But a honeybees and other pollinators is one way to bolster the struggling pollinator populations. farmer has to ask, ‘Is it cost effective?’

To learn more, Eberle can be reached via e-mail at “We’re still working out the best models to intro❖ duce these crops into current rotations. There is a carrie.eberle@ars.usda.gov.

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Dean Peterson, long-time ag research technician at the USDA-Agriculture Research Service center in Morris, Minn., has reason to believe the honey bee population may be on the uptick.

“They’re getting a better handle on some of the diseases — viruses, funguses and certain bacterial issues. But basically you have to look at nutrition. Are there enough pollinator crops out there to sustain a honey bee population is the question,” said Peterson.

“Because of the changing landscape here in rural Minnesota, we just don’t have enough habitat to sustain our honey bees,” he said.

One of the challenges to honey bees is a disease from the veroa mite, which is similar to a wood tick, explained Peterson.

“It’s a disease that transmits easily from hive to hive.

They become a big vector for some of these health and environmental issues within a bee population,” he said.

Evolution within a population of honey bees that develop resistance to this mite disease may be possible.

“Just like other livestock, we are breeding for certain qualities,” he said. “Though there are several lines of honey bees I have heard there is concern that the honey bee is becoming too intensively bred. And that could lessen the ability to withstand mite disease.

“That is why breeders are looking at introducing new strains potentially to give them the hybrid vigor to enhance their sustainability in any given environment.”

For instance, the African honey bee has been introduced to the Southern United States with the prospect that cross breeding could add strength to the genetics of the American honey bee population, which can be traced back to the U.S. colonies and Europe.

The strength of the queen determines the strength of the entire hive of several thousand bees. Queens get replaced yearly because a weak queen directly results in less total activity of that particular hive.

Marla Spivak, of the University of Minnesota, is a leader in developing Hygenic Bees or bees that detect and remove damaging diseases and parasites from the hive. They also have the ability to sense a dying brood within a hive and remove it quickly which improves the health of the entire hive.

— Dick Hagen

Water resources protected via manure management

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tioned, if the soil is just dry enough to drive on and then you apply liquid manure, will the next rain event generate runoff?

“Use local knowledge of field conditions and weather conditions,” he said. “Know your fields.

Pay attention to the weather forecasts and we can do a good job.”

Summer and fall pose the lowest runoff risk, but high nitrification potential occurs when the soil temperature is above 50 F. Once nitrogen becomes nitrate, it can runoff through tiles or go into the air.

Nitrification inhibitors can be added to the manure to give you a couple weeks of protection while cover crops can suck up the nitrogen for longer protection, explained Radatz.

If you are applying manure in high risk conditions, he said, “Target low slopes and long distances from water bodies. Use inhibitors or cover crops if you’re looking at soil temperatures above the magical 50 F mark.”

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By MARIE WOOD company can do hose system or The Land Associate Editor Manure can be compared to come- tank applications by injection or dian Rodney Dangerfield — the come- surface. dian known for the catchphrase “I Manure handlers pump manure don’t get no respect.” from a lagoon, pit or holding tank, “I predict liquid manure will get transport to a nearby farm field and apply at agronomic rates. more respect,” said Jerry Floren.

Dan Vermilyea Missy Eaton Tim Radatz Floren, soil scientist for the Min- Ensuring that the manure soaks into the field instead of running your soil is forming at a faster rate nesota Department of Agriculture, said this to a room full of 50 manure appli- off into nearby water resources is an than you’re losing soil,” said Radatz. cators in a training session sponsored important part of the job.

When it comes to nitrogen loss, more The MDA is working on a website — nitrogen is lost through tile lines. The by the Minnesota Association of Application Risk Advisory System — median number is 16 pounds per acre, County Feedlot Officers.

One benefit to manure over chemical that will alert producers and applica- which is not too bad considering how fertilizers is that it replaces organic tors when the risk for nutrient loss much producers apply to a corn crop, matter in soil, which may improve soil and runoff is high. The goal is get the said Radatz. website up and structure and soilIn order to retain the most nutrients running by March moisture holding from manure applications, applications 2016. capacity. As proshould be done when runoff risk is low.

This spring, the For instance, late winter when surface ducers return to Farmers are left out of Bros. water runoff kicks up in February and applying manure to the conversation a lot of Eaton started pumping replace nitrogen March with snow melt, is high risk. times when we’re talkand applying and phosphorus, “If we apply manure during snow ing about water quality. manure on March Floren expects melt conditions we will see elevated 31 as western Minfarmers will want — Tim Radatz nesota was dry up loss of phosphorous and nitrogen to know pounds of nutrients,” said Radatz. until April 8. Midnutrients per ton.

Spring can be a good time to apply April runoff risk is Many manure lagoons are under sammanure, but it can also be high risk low as long as you follow setback pled. Floren recommends collecting repdepending on soil moisture levels and resentative manure samples and send- requirements from water sources, tiles rain in the forecast. Radatz quesand tanks. ing them for testing at certified “Which we do,” said Missy. laboratories listed on the MDA website.

As expected, April and May is one of Dan Vermilyea, feedlot specialist for Steele County, told the applicators in the busiest times for the company. attendance that they are doing a great “Everybody’s getting up and rolling. job in properly applying millions of Spring will be here before we know it,” gallons of liquid manure. she said.

Most manure applicators, like Eaton Discovery Farms Bros. Manure Handling in Waseca, Tim Radatz, research specialist for apply liquid manure. Eaton Bros. the Minnesota Agriculture Water employees are certified commercial ani- Resource Center, works on the center’s mal waste technicians licensed by the Minnesota Discovery Farms, in which MDA. The business has been growing. real-world field-scale water quality The Eaton crew attended this train- data is collected from 11 different ing and do so every year for a farming systems. The program is scirefresher, even though the state only ence-based and farmer-led. requires recertification every other “Farmers are left out of the conversayear, said Missy Eaton of Eaton Bros. tion a lot of times when we’re talking Founded in 1997 by the late James about water quality,” said Radatz. “It’s Eaton, Eaton Bros. is a family business really important to include that voice operated by his three sons – Isaac, in the conversation.”

Zach and Quinton Eaton. Missy is “Monitoring stations measure runoff married to Isaac and works in the from the fields to provide data on sedioffice, along with Lindsey Eaton, who ment and nutrient loss. Our stations is married to Zach. show about three inches of precipitation “It’s gotta be done to farm,” said leaves the soil through runoff and three Missy. “We’re number one at pumping inches leaves through tiles annually, or about 10 to 15 percent,” said Radatz. number two.”

As for sediment loss, median values Technicians meet with the farmer, review the fields and get the manure are 250 pounds per acre annually. management maps. Missy and Lindsey “I’ve heard if you’re anywhere below make sure all the maps are correct. 500 pounds per acre, you’re actually Most applications are done within 15 doing a sustainable job — meaning

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Property tax relief looks promising for Minnesota farmers has risen from Met with opposition, Property Tax and Local Government $12,078 in 2011 to Drazkowski and Finance Division, Drazkowski $21,218 in 2015.

House Republicans, reported that in the Certified 2015 compromised and pro- Property Tax Levies analysis released Drazkowski, who posed an income tax by the Minnesota Department of Revrepresents Dodge, credit provision that enue, residents are paying $286 milGoodhue, Wabasha is equivalent to half of lion more in local property taxes in and Winona counties, the cost of the con- 2015, compared to 2014. In Greater sponsored House File Steve Drazkowski struction levy prop- Minnesota, that equates to a 4.2 per596, known as the Bob Burns erty tax. cent increase compared to 2.1 percent “House, Garage and 1 Acre” bill that would have changed the “So if a farmer is contributing each in the Metro Area. property tax base formula for family year to their local school district, the Many Minnesota farmers have farms when school districts, counties portion of school tax watched property taxes and cities approve construction levies. representing the double since 2011 as construction levy is farmland values and The goal was to bring fairness and normally about a assessments have equity to families that own and live on Right now the risen. In 2015, agriculfarms. When construction levies for third of the property people who live tural land values school districts, counties and cities are tax payment for most people,” increased 15 percent in in the country, approved, farmers with acreage carry Blue Earth County farmers, are paya larger tax burden than families who explained Drazkowski. according to a county live in town. ing 10 times as budget document.

“It will take that much as people portion — an averAt the same time, the who live in town age third of the median farm income for school conschool levy — and tanked to $42,000 in struction levies. cut it in half for 2013; $43,000 in 2014. rural landowners In 2012, the median — Steve Drazkowski that have farmland, earning for crop farmmarginal and ers was 195,000, wooded land,” he according to the Minsaid. nesota FinBin report.

Farmers will continue to pay their Burns predicts that farmland prices property tax upfront, based on their will come down as fast as they went up per-acre market value as assessed by and he expects his county assessors the county. But the property tax state- will lower assessments in 2016. ment will show the amount they can “The problem you have with real receive as a tax credit on their income estate taxes is that it is not based on tax. The credit can save rural landown- the ability to earn,” said Burns.

1991 to 2015 • $4,450 to $66,900! ers thousands of dollars Assessments are depending on the numbased on agricultural ber of acres they own. land sales in the area.

“Right now the people The problem “The big thing is corn who live in the country, you have with is 50 percent of what it farmers, are paying 10 real esate taxes was three years ago. times as much as peoOur taxes have gone up. is that it is not ple who live in town for The inputs have stayed school construction based on the the same,” said Burns. levies. This will move ability to earn.

“It’s not a pretty picture them from 10 times to for cash crop farming in five times as much,” — Bob Burns Minnesota.” said Drazkowski.

“That’s very signifiMeanwhile, school discant.” tricts in rural areas have difficulty Best of all, the income tax credit has passing referendums which pit school bipartisan support, as well as support districts and town residents against from the Minnesota Farm Bureau, farmers.

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Farmer gets buffer violation charges dismissed realize Stearns County could create their own set of rules and ignore federal and state law. I am very disappointed to now realize county staff is not there to help Stearns County residents with fair treatment. Their goal is to side with the DNR.” Legal battle Fiedler hired St. Cloud, Minn., attorney Kurt Deter, an expert in land and water cases. Deter advised Fiedler to plead not guilty and requested a Demand of Disclosure which requires all communications to be made available to the defendant.

Stearns County Environmental Services wrote to Fiedler informing him that its office had no control over ticketing. However, the DNR cannot write a citation without county recommendation, explained Fiedler.

On Dec. 12, Fiedler reported that the DNR began making harassing phone calls and making visits to neighbors.

Later that month, Fiedler met with legislators at the state Capitol. He talked to Rep. Paul Anderson, chairman of the House Ag Committee; Rep. Denny McNamara, chairman of Environmental Services Committee; John Jaschke, executive director of the Minnesota BWSR; and Major Greg Salo, enforcement chief for Minnesota DNR. In January, Fiedler requested copies of the rules between BWSR and NRCS from Stearns County staff, who wrote back stating they were not aware of any rules. So Fiedler sent the rules to Stearns staff See DISMISSED, pg. 10

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issue a citation,” said Fiedler. “With less than one year’s experience this DNR officer basically stated he does his own wetland determinations and did not want to know the facts.”

Throughout the next week, the DNR officer refused to meet with Fiedler. Fiedler learned that DNR and the County Environmental Services Department staff were on the same page, but Fiedler said they did not even have copies of NRCS and Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources rules.

“They have no respect for the landowner; not even bothering to give me a call,” said Fiedler.

In a conversation with Stearns County Environmental Services, Fiedler was told that the county is required to convert grass buffers that have not been farmed in over 10 years into wetlands and add them to the National Wetland inventory. Fiedler offered to send his permits and maps to county staff.

“They told me my federal determinations and permits do not mean anything to them,” he said. “I then asked that they send me a copy of the new maps they have created and mark the location of my violation.

Staff sent the map but refused to mark where the violations were.”

Upon seeing the maps, Fiedler said he realized Stearns County had no idea what they were doing; that it appeared that both the county and DNR chose to ignore the documents; and the county did not get along with NRCS. The end result was a criminal citation for violating a wetland.

“I was completely shocked,” said Fiedler. “I did not

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer A Stearns County, Minn., farm couple had a court case brought against them by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Stearns County Environmental Services Department dismissed after being wrongly charged for vio- Jean Fiedler lating a wetland on their property.

Sauk Centre farmers Jean and Pat Fiedler found themselves — and neighbor Howard Marthaler, who had stopped to help repair drain tile — as defendants in a criminal case. Jean Fiedler and Marthaler were repairing 66 feet of drain tile in a 120-foot-wide buffer on Nov. 9, 2014, when a DNR officer stopped by and told Fiedler his buffer was a certified wetland.

Charged Ten days later, the Fiedlers and Marthaler were charged with being in violation of a certified wetland, despite a federal permit that stated he did not have a wetland on his farm. By the time the case was dismissed in a 10-minute hearing on March 18, the Fiedlers had incurred $7,138 in legal fees and court costs.

“Charging my neighbor with a crime did not sit well with me,” said Fiedler, “especially because there was a 12-inch snow storm pending and he had only stopped to help. So from the day this started I was not going to let the DNR use power to abuse my friend and neighbor.”

It all started on July 14, 2014, when Fiedler applied for a 1026 Natural Resources Conservation Service permit for permission to clean a portion of the ditch and repair drain tile. On Aug. 27 he received a new federal approved wetland determination stating there are no wetlands on his farm. Federal permission was granted to complete the work.

While finishing the tile repair with his neighbor’s assistance, a DNR officer drove by, stopped and declared to Fiedler that all grass ditch buffers with water running in tile lines across them are now considered to be a new wetland, regardless what documentation or permits a landowner may have. The DNR officer cited recent training and experience.

“I was surprised to learn that DNR now had come up with a new wetland determination method that classifies tile lines as wetlands if there is water running in them,” said Fiedler. “He also told me my neighbor had no right to help me unless he first applied for special permit from the county. He then said he was going to write up a criminal citation for this assumed violation with my neighbor Howard Marthaler named as the person committing the assumed crime.”

Fiedler said the young DNR officer did not understand federal or state laws regarding wetlands and drainage. Fiedler told the officer that he has an NRCS permit and the federal wetland determination that there were no wetlands on his farm.

“This officer then told me the grass buffer appeared to be a wetland and he would be asking Greg Bechtold, Stearns County Environmental Services Director, to review his conclusion so he could

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Fiedler: People entrusted with power overstepped bounds DISMISSED, from pg. 9 and then met with Environmental Services staff to point out mistakes. On Jan. 20, Fiedler said county staff acknowledged the work he was doing on 66 feet of tile in a buffer did meet a Wetland Conservation Act exemption.

“I asked ‘Where were these rules when this first started? And why was the DNR officer not informed of this exemption on day one?’” said Fiedler. “But another big surprise, after sending me the exemption in writing, the DNR decided to continue pursuing criminal charges.”

A pretrial was set for Jan. 26, but that morning the county attempted a plea bargain and a reduction from $280 to $50 fine, and criminal charges to a petty misdemeanor.

“That would have required me to plead guilty,” said Fiedler. “I refused to plead guilty and wanted a trial. I hadn’t broken any laws. The wrong people were being put on trial. The county staff were the ones not following the law.”

A new trial date was set for March 18. Fiedler reviewed the evidence the county provided the court.

“The field map they were using to charge me was black and white, and totally unreadable and encompasses 320 acres,” said Fiedler.

He requested a map with a zoom on the 10-acre area involved and said he was shocked at the staff response that the data was not “in our field, and we

aren’t the ‘responsible authority’ for that data.”

“How absurd,” Fiedler said, “after over four months they now said they did not even know where I was digging and did not have any information in their file. In my mind there was no question they had the information, knew it is wrong, so refused to help.”

Next, Fiedler copied from the internet larger-scale maps showing the location and marked their mistakes.

“Knowing staff would not agree with my interpretation, I also sent larger clean unmarked maps and asked them to mark on the maps what they had been charging me with,” he said. “They refused to identify anything on the larger maps. Seemed to me that as the cover up got worse they had no place to turn and hide.”

The county responded with a letter from its attorney.

“Their attorney called me a criminal a number of times in his letter to me,” said Fiedler, “and said the county did not need to provide me with any information.”

On March 18, in Stearns County Judge Vicki Landwehr’s courtroom, Stearns County Environmental Services and DNR requested a continuance.

Landwehr denied the request and dismissed the case.

“These people have been trusted with great power and chose to overstep their bounds,” Fiedler said.

“Fairness within our legal system has been tilted so far away from the individual that most people have

no chance. ... I felt it was finally necessary for the good of all Minnesota farmers for someone to step up and stop the DNR’s abuse of power.”

Buffer Initiative Fiedler voiced concerns regarding Gov. Dayton’s Buffer Initiative, especially if the DNR is the law enforcer. He said that given his recent experience with the department, it will be a sad day for Minnesota citizens if the initiative becomes law. Fiedler said his goal is to get government back inside the lines.

Ironically, in 1988 the Fiedlers received the Outstanding Conservation Farmers Award from the Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District. In 1989, this farm couple was the Minnesota state winner of the National Endowment Soil & Water Conservation program.

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For its part, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association believes it’s “time to start over” on the bill, said Joe Smentek, the group’s director of environmental affairs.

“Those bills came up in such a divisive way that I don’t know if they can be fixed,” he said.

Some farmers, including Torkelson, took issue with Dayton’s March 12 plea for them to “look into their souls.”

On April 17, after a meeting with the governor, Smentek was somewhat more conciliatory but no less vague than any of the other parties. He said in an email that “we will continue to work with the governor and state agencies on these difficult issues.”

A potential compromise was put forward by in a proposed amendment from Sen. John Marty, a Roseville Democrat who chairs the environment and energy committee. It tries to address some of the complaints that the 50-foot requirement is too rigid.

For example, it removes the requirement that alternative water quality practices, which can replace the 50-foot standard, be approved by an expert in writing. Instead, the practices must simply be validated by government agriculture experts.

Torkelson said the amendment was an improvement but noted that it keeps the 50-foot requirement as a baseline.

Dan Linehan is a reporter for The Free Press of Mankato, Minn., a sister paper to The Land under The Free Press Media. Linehan can be reached at dlinehan@mankatofreepress.com. ❖

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the face of stiff resistance from agriculBy DAN LINEHAN tural interests.The “Buffers Now CoaliMankato Free Press tion,” including more than 40 such nonST. PAUL — Rep. Paul Torkelson profits, has started to form after the and Gov. Mark Dayton publicly legislation stalled, said Pheasants Foragree on only the very basics of a ever spokesman Anthony Hauck. “We buffer strip proposal. They both say don’t want to see it die with a month a water quality bill, of some stripe, left,” he said. “We still think we can will pass this session. make something happen.”

Neither are, for now, being much Paul Torkelson Mark Dayton Dayton heartened environmental more specific than that. advocates by taking agricultural groups to task durThe governor said during a mid-April news conference he has “some basic differences” on the buffer ing his State of the State address.

“If all the interests groups who oppose my bill proposal with Torkelson, a Hanska Republican who spent half as much time improving it as they do critauthored the bill.

When asked what areas of agreement they had to icizing it, it would have passed already,” he said.

Still, the governor’s administration has changed its build on a compromise, the governor remained vague a day later, saying through a spokesman that he and focus in recent weeks by emphasizing the bill’s flexiTorkelson “agreed that whatever passes this session bility on the requirement for a 50-foot vegetative strip around waterways. The bill exempts some would be collaborative and meaningful.”

Torkelson wasn’t much for specifics himself, saying waterway cropland, including where it’s enrolled in a federal conservation program. It also allows for he’s “confident something will be done.” alternatives, approved in writing by the soil and “I’m not ignoring this issue,” he said. water conservation district, when a “50-foot buffer A day later Torkelson amended the House environ- will not protect or improve water quality.” ment and natural resources bill to transfer $1 million For example, when farmland slopes up to a waterway from an anti-pollution fund for each of the next two bluff, there’s little chance runoff will reach the stream. years into a water quality fund. The amendment didIn a stop in Mankato earlier this month, Departn’t include the word “buffers” and is merely a tempoment of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom rary addition while details are negotiated, he said.

The bill has hardly fared better in the state Sen- Landwehr called the 50-foot buffer the “last resort.”

“The important thing is to get the issue on the ate, where a key member called it “unworkable” eartable,” he said, describing the administration as receplier this month. tive to efforts to improve, but not kill, the legislation.

Meanwhile, environmental groups are organizing in

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Bill would fund veterans-to-ag pilot program demand in the field, in agriculture and outside of it.

C.J. Hefner, an Army veteran in the SCC program, said employers see veterans as disciplined and easy to train.

In an effort to help veterans find jobs in the agriculture field, two Mankatoarea lawmakers have sponsored a bill to start a veterans-to-agriculture pilot program at SCC. It would cost $750,000 over two years.

Brad Schloesser, dean of the Southern Minnesota Center of Agriculture at SCC, said he’s heard from the industry about a shortage of workers. In addition to service technicians, indemand jobs include ag educators, vetSee VETERANS, pg. 13

Military veterans (from left) C.J. Hefner, Michael Petrick, Kimberly Reinhart and Duane Brinkman are enrolled in the agribusiness service technician program at South Central College in North Mankato, Minn.

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By DAN LINEHAN Mankato Free Press NORTH MANKATO, Minn. — When Duane Brinkman drove a truck in the Marine Corps in Iraq, his staff noncommissioned officer made sure he knew how to fix it.

Now, the 29-year-old is learning how to repair diesel tractor engines at South Central College’s agribusiness service technician program. Some of his fellow veterans in the program have mechanical experience — like National Guard wheel mechanic Kimberly Reinhart — and a few others picked up these skills on the farm.

In any case, they say the program is a good fit for them because of the high

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The bill has been heard in committees in the House and Senate, where it was set aside for possible inclusion in the larger higher education bill. It will face stiff competition for funding, especially against proposals to freeze college tuition. It may have an easier time in the DFL-controlled Senate, which has a higher budgetary “target,” meaning it allocated more money to higher education.

Its House sponsor, DFLer Rep. Clark Johnson of North Mankato, said he has hope “but with the target so low, it’s hard to see where the funding is available.”

Still, any bill that brings together veterans and needed jobs has a chance, he said.

“It’s the kind of thing that people like to argue for,” Johnson said.

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Democrat who sponsored the bill in the Senate, said the program fits within a broader goal of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to tailor its education to workforce needs.

At the same time, many young people don’t think about going into agriculture because they have a narrow definition of what that means, she said.

If it’s funded by the Legislature, the

program could begin as early as this fall. The bill requires a report by the end of 2017 that outlines how the program went, including how many participants it had and their job placements.

Dan Linehan is a reporter for The Free Press of Mankato, Minn., a sister paper to The Land under The Free Press Media. Linehan can be reached at dlinehan@mankatofreepress.com. ❖

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VETERANS, from pg. 12 erinarians, and crop and soil analysts who can tailor seeds and fertilizer to specific areas of a farm field.

The mapping technology used by the military is identical to what’s used in the ag industry, Schloesser said, making military skills directly transferable to new jobs.

Because it only involves four to eight weeks of instruction, the program assumes many of a veterans’ skills will transfer into the ag realm.

Hefner and Brinkman wondered, though, if an employer would value a certification from such a brief program, though Brinkman speculated it could be a good way to test the waters in the field. They certainly didn’t think SCC’s agribusiness service technician program could be condensed into two months.

Schloesser said the program would indeed require a rapid turnaround

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Algae showing promise as ‘energy seed stock’ biofuels. Yes, I see algae as

By DICK HAGEN great potential for upcoming The Land Staff Writer biofuel and specialty products Algae is a potential energy worldwide. seed stock that could revolutionize future energy producQ: Would this be more cost tion worldwide, according to effective than making Rob Gardner, assistant probiodiesel from grain fessor for the University of sources?

Minnesota.

Rob Gardner Gardner: Biodiesel proThis unusual talk of algae duced from grain is a great appeared to stretch the minds renewable resource. The probof attendees at the annual lem is the land requirements meeting of the Barnes-Aastad to make a relevant amount of Soil and Water Conservation fat molecules needed to proResearch Association. The duce biodiesel. meeting was held April 2 at This continues the complicathe Agriculture Research Sertions of the “food versus fuel” vice soil lab in Morris, Minn. debate. Whereas algae are microorganGardner researches renewable isms that can be cultivated very energy systems and sustainability in densely with little land requirement to the department of bioproducts and get a crop that potentially can yield a biosystems engineering. His new lot of oil precursor compounds. assignment is the West Central Q: With a few proper additives Research and Outreach Center in can wastewater become an imporMorris. tant source of algae for bioenergy?

The following is from a brief Q&A Gardner: Yes, wastewater is very session with Gardner about the important because it has nitrogen and potential of algae. phosphorous which are nutrient Q: Do you see algae as an evolv- requirements for algae, much like any ing resource to assist with energy other plant. This would allow a more needs worldwide? sustainable cultivation system.

Gardner: Algae is a great resource Q: How about algae as a primary because algae will take sunlight and feedstock in the commercial 2 atmospheric CO and convert them development of fertilizer for agriinto useable products such as bio- culture? mass, specialty chemicals or precurGardner: I would like to see algae sor compounds that can be used as

Algae is a great resource because algae will take 2 sunlight and atmospheric CO and convert them into useable products such as biomass, specialty chemicals or precursor compounds that can be used as biofuels.

— Rob Gardner being used as a commercial fertilizer.

Different types of algae have different metabolic properties. Nitrogen-fixing algae have a net positive nitrogen balance on the soil because you are actually fixing the nitrogen from atmospheric sources instead of converting it from some other source.

Q: You presented a list of many different kinds of algae. Can you expand upon that?

Gardner: There are a lot of different strains of microalgae much like a lot of different agricultural crops. Studying them for an industrial application is basically the interface between microbiology, chemical engineering and biochemical engineering.

You use microbiology techniques to isolate different strains that have different metabolic functions. Then you use more biochemical techniques in order to understand those metabolic functions. Then you engineer a system to cultivate the algae in a manner to produce a product.

Q: Algae tends to become a problem in our recreational waters each summer. Can “end use” products of algae make algae harvest in polluted lakes cost effective?

Gardner: Research on the harvesting techniques needs to be done to better answer that question. I don’t personally do that research but there are a lot of people researching algae harvesting techniques right now.

Q: What might be the potential role of algae in organic food production?

Gardner: Nitrogen-fixing algae have the potential to be a good organic crop fertilizer because it is not an inorganic nitrogen source and thus can be certified as an organic fertilizer.

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By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent They say sometimes in life you’re the windshield, and sometimes you’re the bug.

When it’s a farmer that’s the “bug,” the whole farm can be put in jeopardy.

Who’s going to plant, hay and harvest

when there’s a major illness, injury or natural disaster? That’s where Farm Rescue comes in.

Farm Rescue’s mission is to “help family farmers bridge crises so they have an opportunity to continue viable operations,” at no cost to the farm family in need. Now this helpful organiza-

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■ If you want to try cooking with Sriracha, the bright-red “rooster” sauce that’s, ahem, “hot” right now, but are a little afraid of the legendary heat, here’s a great recipe that’s sweet and not too spicy — you can add more tableside if you want.

Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Baked Salmon 2 pounds salmon, skin removed and cut into 4-6 fillets

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2 limes, zested and juiced 3 teaspoons Sriracha 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon sea salt Chopped scallions, for garnish Place fillets of fish on parchmentpaper-lined pan. Grate a little lime zest over each piece of salmon. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, sriracha, brown sugar and salt. Pour sauce over salmon fillets. Bake at 425 F for 16 minutes. Sprinkle with scallions and serve.

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Barley is a sadly underutilized grain ...

Baking chicken breasts with this fragrant barley pilaf guarantees they’ll be moist and forktender every time.

The Johnson clan gives four out of four ‘yums’ to Baked Chicken with Apples and Barley ture, cut side down. Bake at 350 F for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly. Meanwhile, peel remaining apples; coarsely shred and set aside.

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger and cinnamon. Add shredded apple, milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low until combined; beat on medium for one minute. Spoon over apples and

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longer. Stir in barley and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20-25 minutes.

Pour barley mixture into a large baking dish. Arrange chicken breasts over barley and season with garlic salt.

Cover and bake at 375 F for 45 minutes. Remove, uncover, and brush chicken with marmalade or jam. Continue to bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes longer. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

■ You don’t need a pineapple to make an upside-down cake. Supermarket apples nowadays are rather humungous compared to the days of yore. This recipe calls for very small apples; you may have to look for them at natural food co-ops, farmers markets or even your neighbor’s trees. Or just substitute larger apples cut down to size.

Apple Upside-Down Cake 1/3 cup butter, melted 1/3 cup brown sugar 6 very small red apples, halved, with stems and cores removed 1 1/3 cup flour 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2/3 cup milk 1⁄4 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla Place butter in a 9x9 baking dish.

Sprinkle brown sugar over butter and stir. Arrange nine apple halves in mix-

spread evenly. Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool in pan for five minutes. Loosen edges and invert onto platter. Spoon any topping left in pan over the cake.

■ Ordering information for Farm Rescue’s Family Favorites Cookbook can be found at www.farmrescue.org.

If your community group or church organization has printed a cookbook and would like to have it reviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copy to “Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002. Please specify if you wish to have the cookbook returned, and include information on how readers may obtain a copy of the cookbook. Submission does not guarantee a review. ❖

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COOKBOOK, from pg. 16 of-the-mill. Lettuce, tomato and carrot anyone? Spice things up a couple of notches with this hearty chopped salad with a bright-green fresh-cilantro dressing that’ll really wake up your tastebuds.

Southwestern Chopped Salad with Cilantro Dressing 1 large head romaine lettuce 1 large orange bell pepper 1 pint cherry tomatoes 5 green onions 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained 2 cups corn 1⁄2 diced avocado (optional) Finely chop romaine, bell pepper, tomatoes and green onions. Place all ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine. Toss with dressing.

Dressing: 1 cup loosely packed cilantro, stems removed and roughly chopped 1⁄2 avocado 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 or 2 cloves garlic 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil 1 1⁄2 teaspoon white wine vinegar 1/8 teaspoon salt Puree all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.

Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.

Add honey and/or cumin to dressing, if desired.

■ Barley is a sadly underutilized grain that’s not only nutty and delicious but also fabulously healthy as well. While boneless, skinless chicken breasts can cook up a little dry sometimes, baking them with this fragrant barley pilaf guarantees they’ll be moist and forktender every time. This recipe takes a little extra time to cook, but your efforts will not go unappreciated. Four out of four “yums” from the Johnson clan!

Baked Chicken with Apples and Barley 1 tablespoon olive oil 1⁄2 cup chopped onion 1⁄2 cup chopped red bell pepper 1⁄2 cup chopped green bell pepper 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1 medium tart green apple, chopped 1-2 tablespoons curry powder 1 cup whole grain barley kernels 2 1⁄2 cups chicken broth 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt 3 tablespoons orange marmalade or apricot jam Heat oil in a large skillet. Saute onion, peppers and garlic for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in apple and curry powder; sauté four minutes

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Oriental poppy blossoms steal the garden scene The sexiest hardy perennial in existence, would likely be an Oriental poppy. No other flower exhibits such pure gorgeousness. Immense, silky flowers with coal-black centers come into bloom in early summer and steal the garden scene for a few weeks.

The huge buds about the size of golf balls open so energetically it is like watching a slow motion scene. Last summer we watched as the bloom

emerged and saw the new crinkled tissue paper like blossom unfold and the bud cups drop off. It was magical.

Oriental poppies come in the familiar scarlet color as well as orange, pink, IN THE GARDEN plum, salmon and white. We have a pink

By Sharon Quale cultivar named Watermelon that has been thriving in our garden for twenty years. They don’t like to have their roots disturbed so select a planting site with care.

Care and Culture: • Family: Papaveracea (poppy) • Origin: northeastern Turkey to northwestern Iran • Height: 24 to 48 inches • Soil and water: well-drained soil – drought tolerant • Propagation: by root cuttings or seed • Bloom period: late May through June • Hardiness: USDA Zones 3-9 Many artists were attracted to poppies as a subject for painting. Famous artist Georgia O’Keeffe

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used poppies as one of her favorite images. Her painting Oriental Poppies is part of a collection at the University of Minnesota Art Museum in Minneapolis. She believed that due to the fast-paced lives people live, they just glance at flowers and never take the time to examine their exquisiteness. She wished to give rushing people an experience of seeing the true beauty of flowers through her paintings.

Using the huge blossoms in flower arrangements is possible, but the stems need to be cauterized by singeing with a match or lighter to seal in the milky sap. Pick them early in the morning, singe the stem and harden them off in a bucket of water for several hours before making your arrangement. The seed pods are also beautiful left on the plant or picked to use as dried material.

Oriental poppies do have a flaw because after their blooming they go into a dormancy and lose their foliage. It is good to plant late emerging perennials like gypsophilia or grasses near by so the bareness left by the poppies will be covered. Tall annuals are also effective in covering the empty spot near the poppies. Planting them in the back of the border is also a good idea so that the temporary gap of no foliage is less noticeable.

Patty’s Plum is a newer cultivar high on my list of perennials to have. It sports plum-purple blooms up to 6 inches across with central blotches in shades of blackberry jelly to lavender-grey. That description alone makes me recognize the reason Oriental poppies are considered by many to be the sexiest of all hardy perennials.

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

When your child graduates, be thankful amidst tears

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This morning I jotted down gift number 2,256.

I nodded and said, “You’re absolutely right. When we focus on God instead of our circumstances, the thanksgiving never ends.”

This elderly lady may have struggled to choose a flavor of milk, but she had no trouble choosing to give thanks in all circumstances.

A few weekends ago my hubby and I volunteered a Saturday at a thrift store that supports a local Christian school. One of the other volunteer parents brought along extra sets of hands which included her children and her mother who suffered from Alzheimer’s. This aged lady told volunteers and store customers alike, “Today is a gift! Today is a gift!” If you’re going to repeat yourself, what a true and powerful message to reiterate! A week later, she was gone. She suddenly went from celebrating the day’s gift to being in the presence of the ultimate Gift giver.

When the last child leaves the home and so many other milestones we experience in this journey called life, we recognize that there is no passing by this way again. We can lament or we can give thanks. So even through tears, we will choose to give thanks that although Melanie’s permanent days under our roof may be limited, we’re thankful for the gift He has given and will continue to give through her life.

At the sunset of the day A.W. Tozer wisely asked, “Here dies another day, during which I have had eyes, ears, hands, and the great world round me.

And with tomorrow begins another. Why am I allowed two?”

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. ❖

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Summer birthdays have their pros and cons. As a student, the positive side of the spectrum is you never have to do homeThis time of year, the work or take tests on your birthday; the negative end is you never get to wear your recurring comments from birthday crown, stand first in line, or pass parents of seniors runs out treats on your special day. along the lines of how For parents of summer birthday chilquickly time passes, and dren, an important choice needs to be ‘Did I do my job well?’ made before most kids can tie their shoes: should we enroll our child in school or hold THE BACK PORCH him or her back another year? There are

By Lenae Bulthuis parents with strong opinions on sending them out of their comfort zone. We never children based on the calendar year or volexpected perfection, but we did expect untarily keeping them home. them to give their best. Period.

Our decision with August birthday, youngest The free coupon at Cash Wise last week was fladaughter Melanie was easy. She took no qualifying vored milk: strawberry, banana, or chocolate. While tests. We sought no opinions from teachers. With an elderly woman blocked all refrigeration access to foresight, we kept her home so we could enjoy her for the free item with her cart and ponderings, I took a an extra year in our nest. She’s our baby for gracious deep breath, in an effort to be patient. Finally I said, sake! In hindsight, as we approach her high school “Excuse me,” and reached over her shoulder for graduation, the additional year still doesn’t make it Melanie’s favorite. any easier to think of her leaving.

The woman looked me in the eye through her thick This time of year, the recurring comments from glasses, which were far too big for her features and parents of seniors runs along the lines of how asked, “What flavor of milk has less sodium?” quickly time passes, and, “Did I do my job well?”

“I have no idea,” I said. “I just know my daughter Some wish for a “do over,” hoping to right the wrongs loves strawberry.” they recognize at this stage of parenting. If that parental dream were an option, I’ve already thought “I turn 82 on Wednesday,” she said. “And do you through my answer. I wouldn’t. Although a redo know what my husband said to me this morning?” I would provide opportunities to improve some things didn’t. “He said, ‘We have so much to be thankful the second time around, the reality is I would proba- for,’” she said. “I have congestive heart failure and bly just make new mistakes. yet we can live in our own home and care for ourselves. God is good.”

We live in a fallen, broken world. No matter how many parenting rounds are given to me, I’m going to My initial irritation vanished as my heart resmess up. I can’t do it perfectly, but I have and can onated with her story. Through the inspiration of continue to do my best. One of the repeated lines I’ve Ann Voskamp’s New York Times Bestseller book, said to my girls as they’ve grown and left the nest is, “One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right “I’m sorry.” If I failed them in anyway — knowingly Where You Are,” I spend a few minutes every mornor unknowingly — I’m sorry. “Please know I did my ing journaling God’s gifts — big and small. best.”

Voskamp’s initial challenge was to list 1,000 gifts.

Do your best. The message resonates with them because it was the council given before every ball game, every test, and every situation that stretched

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Planting for pollinators to sustain our fruits, vegetables Pollinators, especially bees, are responsible for the pollination of nearly 90 crops in North America and 30 percent of what we eat. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, honey bees and wild bees (bumble bees, leaf cutter bees, alkali bees and mason bees) pollinate more than $15 billion worth of crops in the United States each year.

Without pollinators, one-third of fruits and vegetables would not exist as we know them. Many plants such as almond, apple, blueberry, sunflower, clover and canola cannot reproduce without the help from insect pollinators.

Pollinator populations have rapidly decreased in recent years. Winter honey bee colony losses have ranged from 30 to 90 percent, at least twice the 15 percent loss considered sustainable. There are approximately 20,000 species of wild bees in the world, and they are disappearing from areas where they were once common.

Scientists currently believe pollina-

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tor population declines are caused by multiple factors acting together including diseases, parasites, exposure to pesticides, and lack of nutrition.

One reason for poor pollinator nutrition is that modern landscapes contain both fewer and less diverse flowers resulting in a scarcity of pollen and nectar, and pollen and nectar of low nutritional value. When bees have access to a good diet, we have access to good nutrition through their pollination services and the bees are better able to engage their own natural defenses.

Habitat Habitat establishment and enhancement for native pollinators has numerous potential benefits that may include decreasing soil erosion and improving water quality, fertility, and soil health as well as supporting other wildlife populations. Beneficial insects can also help control agricultural pests.

The West Central Research and Outreach Center, in collaboration with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, created a pollinator eval-

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uation plot near the WCROC Pomme de Terre Overlook. The evaluation plot consists of five different mixes of native forbs and grass, and oil seed crops containing canola, echium, cuphea, and calendula.

The objectives of our pollinator habitat include: 1) Conduct evaluation studies to determine the adaptation and performance of various plant materials for benefit to native pollinators.

2) Develop evaluation plots to be used as demonstration sites and outdoor classrooms to provide information about supporting pollinators to the general public.

3) Document establishment and management techniques, as well as plant performance.

Grow a pollinator garden You can help by planting pesticidefree flower gardens to create pollinator habitats. Better-fed pollinators will be able to better resist diseases and parasites. Pollinator gardens can be targeted to help honey bees, wild bees, or other pollinators such as butterflies.

• Choose a sunny location for your pollinator garden.

• Avoid disturbing areas where pollinator activity is already present, such as ground nests.

• Leave downed logs, leaf litter, flower stems and bare spots to provide nesting and overwintering habitat for pollinators. (Check city ordinances for

rules about dead wood).

• Choose seed mixes for prairie plantings that have a high percentage (40 percent or more) of flowering plants.

• Select native plants for which local pollinators are well-adapted.

• Plan for continuous bloom throughout the growing season.

• Plant single-flowered cultivars versus double-flowered cultivars, (doubled-flowered cultivars frequently lack pollen or nectar).

• Select several different flower shapes and colors to attract a variety of pollinators. Bees and butterflies are especially attracted to blue, purple, violet, white, or yellow flowers.

• Plant flowers in large clusters.

• Avoid using pesticides on your pollinator garden. If you must use a pesticide choose a contact (rather than systemic) pesticide and apply in the evening when bees are not present.

For more information on pollinator research at the WCROC, visit wcroc.cfans.umn.edu.

Pollinator fact sheets and other helpful information can also be found at www.nrcs.usda.gov.

This article was submitted by Steve Poppe, horticulture scientist, and Esther Jordan, communication specialist, with the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris. ❖

Sweet potato research digging up better yields

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An implement known as an undercutter cuts under the sweet potato plants and gently lifts them up.

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By TIM KING The Land Correspondent AMES, Iowa — Ajay Nair, assistant professor of sustainable vegetable production at Iowa State University, is convinced that sweet potatoes can be grown in Iowa and parts of Minnesota — and he has the data to prove it.

Sweet potatoes are a tropical plant and in the United States they Ajay Nair are associated with warm locales that have long growing seasons, like Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana, but not Iowa or Minnesota.

Fortunately for gardeners and adventurous farmers, Nair’s research and variety trials in recent years have put the conventional wisdom about sweet potato production in the North Country to rest.

In 2012 Nair and his research staff harvested just over 18,000 pounds per acre of Grade 1 Evangeline sweet potato tubers. Grade 1 sweet potatoes are three to nine inches long and 2.25 to 3.5 inches in diameter. Evangeline, which Nair describes as having light rose skin and intense deep orange colored See SWEET POTATOES, pg. 22

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Growing methods optimized to raise soil temps

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After the tractor-mounted undercutter lifts them, sweet potatoes are then picked by hand.

SWEET POTATOES, from pg. 21 flesh, also yielded a remarkable 3,929 pounds of Jumbo tubers.

The Beauregard variety, which looks quite similar to Evangeline, yielded 14,661 pounds of Grade 1 tubers and 3,428 pounds of Jumbo tubers. Nair and his team also trialed Covington, Diane and Hernandez, of which Diane and Hernandez did not perform well. Interestingly, Beauregard significantly outperformed Evangeline in Grade 1 and Jumbo tubers in 2014 trials. However, Beauregard had the least sugar of any of the varieties that the Nair team tried.

Yields similar to Nair’s could cause a farmer pleasant problems.

“If you’re growing half an acre, or let’s say onefourth of an acre, you have 5,000 pounds,” he said.

“So, before growing, find a market.”

Growing methods The methods that Nair used to obtain those yields were somewhat different than would have been used in sweet potato fields in the Mississippi Delta.

“We used raised beds for better drainage, quicker warming of the soil, and increased soil temperature which we absolutely needed,” Nair said.

Sweet potatoes in the Delta often use trench irrigation or overhead sprinklers. Nair’s team used drip irrigation, which was placed on top of the raised bed and under black plastic mulch. The plastic mulch also helped raise soil temperatures. Beds were raised, drip hose laid, and plastic put down in one pass of the tractor.

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Curing process heals harvest injuries before storage Ajay Nair’s Sweet Potato Fries recipe • Peel and cut the potatoes into fries.

• Sprinkle them with garlic salt, ground pepper and olive oil.

Let them sit for an hour.

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 F. Bake the fries on a tray on the middle rack for 30-40 minutes.

• Flip the fries and bake an additional 10-15 minutes.

• Now move the tray to the top rack and broil, watching very closely so the fries don’t burn. Within two minutes, just as

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University of Georgia. Harvest nicks and scratches will heal somewhat below 85 F but not at all below 55 F, according to the university.

Glenn Drownes, who has been growing sweet potatoes near Calamus, Iowa, for 30 years, has some interesting tips about curing at his Sandhill Preservation Center website.

“The best way to cure them is to dig and do not wash,” he writes. “Then carefully lay them out in a warm area for a week or so to cure. Next, place them in the storage container. Do not just toss them in as that will cause bruising and they won’t keep as well. We use plastic tubs and place them in a location that is above 60 F. If you store them in a place cooler than 55 F the fungi go wild and thrive on the sugary roots.”

Drownes, who recommends late planting, has a large variety of unusual and early season sweet potato varieties available for purchase at sandhillpreservation.com. Beauregard and Evangeline are available in a number of seed catalogues. Gardensized drip irrigation and plastic mulch tools are available from Johnny’s Select Seeds and other garden supply companies. ❖

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“The undercutter cuts under the sweet potato plants and gently lifts them up,” he said. “We then go and pick them up by hand with minimal resistance.

The person driving the tractor with the undercutter has to keep straight or else it could slice the tuberous roots.”

The University of Georgia suggests using a onebottom plow with the tip removed to dig sweet potatoes. Gardeners can use a spading fork but, like the tractor driver, must be careful. Sweet potato tubers are often deeper than Irish potatoes.

Curing Short of selling or eating your sweet potatoes, curing is the final step in growing them.

“It is important to cure sweet potatoes for longer storage,” Nair said. “Ideal curing needs 10 to 14 days at 85 F and about 90 percent relative humidity and then stored at about 55 F. This will provide five to six months of storage.”

Most gardeners and small farmers will find it difficult to provide ideal storage conditions in mid-September. The primary purpose of curing is to heal harvest injuries so that the sweet potatoes remain in good condition for winter storage, according to the

the friest start to scorch, take them out of the oven and serve.

■ Note: Baking sweet potatoes at 350 F activates enzymes within the vegetable that break down its starches to sugars, which gives them a characteristic sweet taste.

This recipe is courtesy of Iowa State University’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

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SWEET POTATOES, from pg. 22 “The plastic mulch laying machine that we have is also a raised bed maker,” Nair said.

In 2014, Nair experimented with different colors of plastic mulch. He found little difference in sweet potato yields on black, red or olive plastic. Green mulch treatments yielded slightly lower yields of Grade 1 tubers. Sweet potatoes on white plastic and on bare ground did not yield well.

Many commercial growers plant tuber pieces in a manner similar to planting Irish potatoes. Nair’s team planted sweet potato slips. Slips are a rooted piece of stem with a few leaves on them. They are planted like a tomato or green pepper transplant.

In 2012, Nair’s team planted the slips through holes in the plastic mulch on June 1. They planted on May 23 in 2014.

Conventional wisdom has it that sweet potato plants should be planted a foot apart.

“The experiment we conducted evaluated four inrow spacings: 6, 9, 12 and 15 inches,” Nair said. “We wanted to capture the whole spectrum to see how spacing affects yields and the quality of the tuberous root. Last year I used both 9 and 12 inches for my studies as it correlates well with quality and the overall look of the final product.”

“In our studies both 9- and 12-inch spacing produced statistically similar root yields of Grade 1 tuberous roots,” Nair said. “There were more jumbosized tubers in 12-inch spacing than in 9-inch spacing. Jumbo tuberous roots might be good for processing or fries in restaurants but not for direct-to-market consumers.”

Nair harvested the potatoes in mid-September by first mowing the vines and then digging them with a tractor-mounted tool called an undercutter.

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Cover story: Lily breeder mixing fancy, hardiness

By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent Springwood Gardens is a daylily paradise that sits atop a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley.

These are not public gardens that you can just drive into and look around, although there are tours by appointment. It is the home of Karol and Dick Emmerich.

It is also where Karol Emmerich is carrying out her passion to bring beauty to our northern world, developing northern-hardy daylilies.

But, you may think, we already have daylilies that grow profusely in our climate, and you’re Karol Emmerich right, especially if you like yellow and orange blooms.

Emmerich, however, had bigger ideas.

“I wanted to do something that no one has seen before,” she said. “I wanted to have really, really fancy things like you saw in the South, so I mixed the things I like from the North with the things from the South.

I had a lot of misses, but I was able to bring a couple things to the North, which is the very frilly edges and instant rebloom.”

The frilly edges are technically called teeth. Rebloom means the plant grows a second stalk or scape.

Emmerich’s are what she calls “instant rebloom,” meaning the second scape is emerging while the first See DAYLILIES, pg. 25

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DAYLILIES, from pg. 24 near Jordan, Minn., for 15 years. She one is blooming. One that reblooms was in her mid-40s and at the pinnacle later in the season is not as workable of her profession as a vice president and treasurer of the then Dayton-Hudin Minnesota’s short growing season. son Corporation, when she retired “All of my hybrids do because she “needed instant rebloom in more color in my life other (warmer) parts instead of just black of the country; probaAll of my hybrids and white.” bly 60 percent do it do instant rebloom Instead of studying here in Minnesota,” in other (warmer) spreadsheets, she she said. parts of the counoffered free coaching Along with a fancier for executive directors try; probably 60 bloom, Emmerich has of faith-based nonpercent do it here bred a whole palette of profits. She did part of in Minnesota. colors into her the coaching at her daylilies, and most of Edina, Minn., home, — Karol Emmerich her blooms are color where her garden had combinations. grown to two acres.

Many folks stopped by She currently has 25,000 plants growing in the garden. She starts her to see it, and many visitors would ask new hybrids in the greenhouse and in about the names of the flowers, not all of which seemed that inspired to her. the spring they are moved outdoors.

She had friends who suggested she “I have seven or eight kids who strip the greenhouse in a couple of days and breed flowers, because then she could plant as fast as we can,” she said. “I name then. Emmerich thought, “Oh, used to do 5,500 new seedlings a year, yeah, and name them after my girlnow I’m just doing 3,000. I’m getting friends. I wanted to have serious names.” tired; running out of room.”

She decided to take up the challenge, Record keeper Emmerich has been at this for about although she had no background in 20 years, and at her present location See DAYLILIES, pg. 26

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Good record keeping key to daylily breeding success DAYLILIES, from pg. 25 horticulture. In fact, she didn’t like biology, which is why she majored in math and finance.

“I have no interest at all in the science of this (breeding),” she said. “I apprenticed back in 1998-99 a few months a year with someone who knew what they were doing. It’s not that hard. It’s a lot of record keeping, and I’m a master record keeper.”

Her studies and career had given her training in keeping good records and in logic, and one reason buyers turn to Springwood hybrids is because the genetics can be precisely traced.

“More than half of my plants go to other breeders, because of my record keeping,” she said. “I know what plants do and can do. I have one with good teeth called Gnashing of Teeth, so people who are looking to do teeth with good color, they know I’ve already run it through its paces. Or one looking for blue eyes will get my Desire of Nations. Ones who want really deep saturated purple will get one I call Sola Deo Gloria. One of my earliest ones was called Heartbeat of Heaven, and that would put ruffles on anything in the north, give it instant rebloom and good branching.”

Blooming market The breeders who buy her plants are often hobbyists, backyard breeders who want to create something unique in their garden. But they are serious hobbyists, because her plants average $100 a piece. The buyers often recoup that expense by selling the extra plants they breed, often through an online auction sponsored by the American Hemerocallis Soci-

Springwood Gardens includes the historic house in which the Emmerichs live, and beautiful statues among the lilies. ety, also called the American Daylily Society.

She doesn’t sell directly from her website because she wants to make certain her buyers have a good experience. They can send an e-mail and tell her what they want, and she will work with them to determine the best selection.

Emmerich feels she and her husband were blessed in that they both selected careers in finance, which at the time was as good a career as any, but over time became one of the highest paying.

They were able to save their money

and retire early.

She seems to be having too much fun to retire from daylily breeding any time soon. “I push the envelope a lot,” she said. Mixing tender Southern genetics to get the fanciness and Minnesota genetics to get hardiness, there are more varieties yet to blossom.

You may have noticed that many of the names Emmerich has given to her blooms have a biblical connotation.

“Yes, the names are the reason I started hybridizing,” she said with a smile. “I wanted people to think about

them when they looked at the name tags in their garden, and be inspired.”

More of Karol Emmerich’s philosophy and goals, as well as history and photos of Springwood Gardens, are at www.springwoodgardens.com.

She talks about how to breed flowers on a segment of Prairie Yard and Garden, a Pioneer Public Television production, which can be viewed on YouTube by searching for “Prairie Yard & Garden: Daylilies,” or simply typing “Karol Emmerich.” The American Hemerocallis Society website is www.daylilies.org. ❖

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By TIM KING The Land Correspondent Purple vegetables are all the rage in gardening circles recently. There has always been purple eggplant, cabbage, and even royal purple beans. But now there is purple cauliflower, broccoli and, most visibly, purple carrots.

Gardeners love novelty and, as a result, so do seed companies. But the chance to try something different is not the only reason for the growing interest in purple carrots.

“Several factors are likely contributing to the spike in demand, including mounting research and public awareness of the health benefits of richly pigmented fruits and vegetables,” said Rachel Carter.

Carter works for Johnny’s Selected Seeds of Albion, Maine.

“Not only do they now come in a palette that’s eye-popping, but according to John Navazio, Johnny’s manager of plant breeding, colored carrots taste better than they used to,” she said.

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Orange carrots a ‘modern’ twist PURPLE, from pg. 27 The health benefits that Carter refers to are those from anthocyanins, the antioxidant compounds that give the carrots their purple, and occasionally red, color. Blue, purple and red pigments with these antioxidents are found in grapes, blueberries, rosy colored peaches, flowers such as pansies, and even fall foliage on trees.

In those things that are edible their alleged health benefits are legion. Anthocyanins are said to help prevent cancer and heart disease and even improve memory.

Purple carrots with healthful anthocyanins weren’t simply the wild idea of a few carrot breeders such as Navazio.

“Prior to the domestication of carrots — over 1,000 years ago in the Asia Minor region — their

primary colors were white and purple, not the orange that we are familiar with today,” Carter said.

When carrots started moving west, out of the area of their wild origins in Persia and Afghanistan, farmers began to favor the seed from plants tending to be orange rather than purple, red or white. By the 16th century those colors had largely disappeared in Europe.

“In 16th century, the Dutch were being led in their movement for independence by William of Orange,” Carter said. “As a show of patriotism, Dutch farmers and carrot breeders began to select for orange carrots.”

But the purple genetics remained in cultivated and wild varieties in Asia. When information about the health benefits of red wine and blueberries began to See PURPLE, pg. 29

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Prior to domestication over 1,000 years ago in Asia Minor, carrots were primarily purple and white. The orange carrot we are most familiar with was a 16thcentury twist by the Dutch.

Best raw; Purple color often lost when cooked Add some color to your salad this summer To add some color to your salads this summer you’ll find purple, red, even orange carrots at these and other suppliers:

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Since Purple Haze loses its purple pigment with boiling or steaming, eating them raw or roasted with herbs and a coating of olive oil is recommended.

Purple 68 is purple throughout with an occasional white core. Both Territorial and Johnny’s sell it. It matures in 75 days.

“It has excellent flavor raw or cooked,” Carter said. “It is intended for mid-summer sowings and fall harvests as it will bolt under increasingly warm temperatures or during long-day-length periods. It has a high yield of attractive roots.”

Territorial sells a solid purple carrot called Purple Sun. They list it as 90 days from seeding to maturity. Johnny’s sells Deep Purple. Its purple pigment fades with boiling or steaming.

Red carrots also contain anthocyanins. Territorial has a 75-day variety called Red Samurai. They describe it as rosy colored and say that its pigments withstand steaming or boiling.

Johnny’s sells 78 day Nutri-Red which has coral colored roots.

“These attractive, uniform, nine-inch carrots are best cooked to deepen the color and improve the texture,” Carter said. “The strong carrot flavor is great for stews and vegetable dishes.”

Baker Creek and Fedco both sell a 74-day, 4- to 6inch-long carrot called Atomic Red. Fedco says Atomic Red has “rings of color with exterior red giving way to deep orange interior with a lighter core. Even the stems and tops show red. It is sweet when eaten raw and develops a yummy sweet carroty taste with no harshness.” ❖

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PURPLE, from pg. 28 surface in the West, plant breeders began taking a second look at those old purple varieties.

Purple carrots today Navazio developed one of the first varieties available to gardeners in the United States. Purple Dragon has a striking reddish purple skin with a bright orange interior. Johnny’s Selected Seed doesn’t carry it but Purple Dragon is currently available from Burpees, Cooks Garden and the Seed Savers Exchange.

Purple Dragon’s purple pigment disappears when it is steamed but apparently does not when it is baked. It is recommended that it be eaten raw to get the health benefits from the anthocyanins. However, even though anthocyanins are largely flavorless, some people describe Purple Dragon’s flavor as somewhat harsh.

Cosmic Purple has the same purple skin and orange interior that Purple Dragon has, but the purple can withstand steaming. Its core is said to be yellow. Pinetree Seeds and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds carry Cosmic Purple. Baker Creek describes it as sweet and spicy tasting.

There are a number of other purple varieties. Some have characteristics similar to Purple Dragon and Cosmic Purple and others are somewhat different.

Territorial Seed, Fedco, and Johnny’s Selected Seeds sell Purple Haze, a 70-day carrot.

“Purple Haze combines purple skin color with sweet flavor,” Carter said. “It has 7- to 8-inch tapered roots with large, healthy tops. It has a bright orange interior.”

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Grain prices are effective cash close on April 21. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Grain Outlook Market depends on progress

Livestock Angles Meat complex rebuilding

Grain Angles Building a solid foundation

The following market analysis is for the week ending April 17.

CORN — When the final bell of the week rang, corn had moved very little from April 10; May corn was up 2 3⁄4 cents at $3.79 3⁄4 and the December corn was up 3⁄4 cents at $4.03 1⁄4 per bushel. For the last two weeks, we’ve had a U.S. Department of Agriculture report to fall back on for news and direction.

This week depended on weather forecasts and planting progress, both in the United States and South America.

Spillover weakness from the PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. wheat market was a limiting St. Paul factor in any rally attempt, while soybean strength and dollar weakness limited downside moves.

U.S. corn planting was reported at two percent complete as of April 12 compared to five percent on average. As of April 19, corn planting is expected to come in near 10-15 percent versus the average of 13 percent complete. Corn planting in the South and East has been delayed due to moisture, but the West would welcome rain.

Mostly clear weather last week with rainfall forecast for the coming week pushed growers to the field. Earlier planting is usually associated with better yield potential and producers wanted to take advantage of getting the corn in the ground ahead of the rain. Rain in the Plains was a negative factor in the wheat markets.

There comes a time when the division between hogs and cattle as separate markets must be dropped and looked at as the entire meat complex. This would also include the poultry side of the meat production to make a full assessment of the condition of the entire industry.

After months of tight cattle supplies, as well as diseasereduced hog supplies and contractions in poultry production due to high input costs, the entire meat production is now in the process of rebuilding its inventories in all areas.

With feeding costs slowly JOE TEALE improving, the expansion in all Broker facets is beginning to accelerate.

Great Plains Commodity This will likely increase the total Afton, Minn. production of meat, whether it be red meat or poultry, in the months ahead. This will give the consumer more choices at more than likely different price levels.

Therefore the reduction in meat supplies looks to be on the decline during the upcoming months.

Looking at the demand side of the meat complex, there is an interesting scenario building that could dominate the consumers’ preferences in the months ahead. This not only will affect the domestic market but also the export market.

On the domestic side, the disposable income available in this country has been shrinking over the past few years. This will greatly affect what the average family can spend on any given item, including what is purchased at the grocery store. There is a very large disparity in the wholesale price as well as the

In the coming months, I will be providing a series on succession and transition planning, with ideas on everything from laying the foundation through implementing the different phases. The first column discussed a holistic approach. This column addresses how to approach the economics of transition planning.

The grain industry has enjoyed favorable economics the past few years. Currently, compressed margins are creating a challenging economic environment, forcing businesses to scrutinize their operation’s financial decisions more carefully.

Relative to succession and tran- CATHY OLSON sition planning the economics AgStar Financial Services and financial decision making Senior Biz Consultant Glencoe, Minn. causes businesses to pause and take a look at what makes sense long-term.

At the industry level, grain industry economics typically tend to ebb and flow. Transition planning must consider impacts of poor years and position the operation for making sound decisions and leveraging higher profitability in good years.

At the personal level, a clear understanding of the businesses historical financial records provides the foundation for planning for the future. Transparent conversations between the generations will allow knowledge transfer and shared decisions. Critical questions must be addressed to design a transition plan that everyone believes will provide the best chances of being successful for the long haul.

Below are just a few of the questions you should be

See NYSTROM, pg. 31

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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.

Soybean fundamentals need weather threat

Pork, poultry advantage TEALE, from pg. 30

The advantage on the consumer level at this time would lean toward the pork and poultry, which seem to be maintaining a better consumer demand for their products than beef.

AgRural pegged Brazilian producers have sold 53 percent of this year’s bean crop compared to 63 percent sold last year at this time. Only two percent of the 2015-16 crop is believed to have been priced. Brazil’s bean harvest is 88 percent complete. Celeres increased their Brazilian production number from 91 mmt to 93.9 mmt.

The spread of Avian bird flu hasn’t yet been a factor in meal prices, but it continues to spread. The number of bird losses is estimated at over 1 million birds.

China’s economic growth in Q1 was 1.3 percent versus last year’s Q1 growth of 1.5 percent. On an annual basis, their GDP grew at seven percent in the first quarter, down from 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014.

OUTLOOK: Basis levels were firm and spreads narrowed as focus is on the field and unimpressive flat prices kept farmer sales virtually non-existent. The weak Brazilian real has protected farmers there from the decline in Chicago Board of Trade prices.

Thus, the signal to lower acres next year has yet to be transmitted to that sector. In general, fundamentals are not supportive without a weather threat. Price direction will favor sideways to lower in the short term. Support in the May contract is unchanged at $9.45 to $9.50 with resistance at $9.90 per bushel. ❖

OLSON, from pg. 30 asking as you begin designing a transition plan.

• What is the true profitability of the business? (Not based upon tax returns.)

• What are the current owners drawing out of the business in cash and benefits?

• What will new owners need to draw out of the business in cash and benefits?

• What is the expected capital needs for the next five to 10 years?

• What is the targeted growth plan?

• How do the current owners get their cash today?

• How will current owners get their cash in the future?

• What is the current owner’s equity position and how is it impacted by a transition plan?

• What will happen to the working capital of the business during the transition plan?

• What is the current debt structure and how might the transition plan impact it?

• How will business and personal income taxes be impacted during and after transition planning?

Get started: Prepare solid historical financial statements and future projections. Be prepared to have transparent conversations about what each generation will want, need or expect financially in the future.

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In the export picture the strong U.S. dollar has reduced demand by foreign buyers in all meats over the past months, and will likely only return if and when the U.S. dollar contracts from current levels.

As a result, the months ahead should bring about many changes in the prices in all meats including beef, pork and poultry. Producers in all sectors of meat production should keep attune to any change in developments in the marketplace and protect inventories as needed. ❖

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The gap between beef prices and the rest of the meat complex is at the widest level in many years. This has already hurt beef sales in recent months and will likely continue until this wide gap narrows.

1.5 million bushels of export sales. Last year we averaged 2.3 million bushels of sales from now until the end of the marketing year.

Based on the numbers, an increase in exports may be unlikely on future balance sheets. China announced this week their March soybean imports at just 4.49 mmt were three percent lower than last year. The USDA is carrying Chinese bean imports at 74.0 mmt. China’s soybean crush margins have been cut in half from $40 per ton to $20 per ton in the last month.

Reportedly, there are a record amount of South American soybeans on the water headed to China.

Argentina’s Rosario Grain Exchange last week upped their soybean production forecast from 58.0 to 59.0 mmt with harvest 33 percent complete. This compares to the USDA’s latest projection of 57.0 mmt. The use of storage bags in Argentina is rising sharply with an estimated 300,000 storage bags purchased this year that can store up to 50 mmt of soybeans.

The threat of a trucker strike in Brazil is on the horizon, depending on how meetings this week with the government turn out. Truckers are looking for relief from high diesel fuel prices and low freight rates. A four-week supply of soybeans ready to load at the ports should keep any strike impact minimal unless it lasts beyond a month.

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and soybeans, as well as the U.S. dollar. Speculators increased their net short position as of April 14 to 87,000 contracts compared to net short 39,000 contracts the previous week. Action this week, however, indicated short covering. May corn options expire April 24 with most action centered in the $3.80 puts. If planting weather turns sour, the net short speculator position could result in a spike higher; but without it, prices are expected to move sideways to lower. May corn’s range remains from $3.67 to $3.90 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — May soybeans recovered half of last week’s losses this week to close 17 1⁄4 cents higher at $9.68 3⁄4 per bushel. November soybeans were 10 1⁄4 cents higher for the week at $9.52 3⁄4 per bushel. A record National Oilseed Processors Association crush report for March early in the week at 162.8 million bushels, when estimates were for 155.3 million bushels, helped instigate the rebound.

This may lead to some analysts lowering the 2014-15 ending stocks number on future reports. However, money managers added to their net short positions according to the latest Commitment of Traders report; increasing to 81,700 contracts, which is a record net short for futures and options as of April 14. Falling open interest this week would indicate short covering on this week’s rally.

Weekly exports were also a supportive force to this week’s recovery at first glance. Sales were 11.5 million bushels for old crop and 8.3 million for new crop. There was also a revision, however, that upped last week’s net cancellations from 6.5 million to 10 million bushels. We need to average 2.8 million bushels per week of exports to hit the USDA’s 1.79 billion forecast, but for the last two week’s we’ve had just

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NYSTROM, from pg. 30 May corn closed lower for the sixth consecutive day on Monday, but reversed course to rally Tuesday through Friday for four higher closes in a row. Domestic basis levels firmed as local processors attempt to attract bushels into the pipeline at a time when growers’ focus is on planting and flat prices are uninspiring. The May/July spread has narrowed slightly as a result.

Weekly export sales were on the high end of expectations at 23.2 million bushels for old crop and 1.1 million for new crop. The sales included a 66,200 metric ton corn sale to China, the largest to China in this marketing year.

We need to average 17 million per week in sales to achieve the 1.8 billion bushel outlook. Last year we averaged 11.4 million per week from now until the end of August. Sales need to stay strong if we are to meet the USDA number.

Weekly ethanol production was down 12,000 barrels per day, the second weekly decline, bringing production to 924,000 barrels per day. Stocks were up 162,000 barrels to 20.65 million barrels. Ethanol margins are running 35 cents per gallon.

Brazil’s corn production projections rose this week with Celeres increasing from 76.7 million metric tons to 80.2 mmt. The USDA is at 75 mmt and Conab’s April estimate was 79 mmt.

The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange pegged Argentina’s corn harvest at 24 percent complete, slightly ahead of last year’s 20 percent pace. They left Argentina’s corn production estimate unchanged at 23 mmt compared to USDA’s 24 mmt projection OUTLOOK: Look for more rangebound trade with direction influence coming from weather, planting progress, spillover effects from wheat

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Not all products offered were down but skim milk powder led the declines, down 7.8 percent, following a drop of 9.9 percent last time. Butter was next, down 6.6 percent, following a 7.6 percent loss last time. Whole milk powder followed, down 4.3 percent, following a 13.3 percent drop in the last session, and rennet casein was off 0.6 percent, after losing 8.0 percent last time.

Gains were led by Cheddar cheese, up 2.7 percent, following a 10.5 percent drop in the last session. Anhydrous milkfat was up 2.3 percent, following a 5.3 percent loss last time, and buttermilk powder was up 2.1 percent, following a plunge of 25.1 percent in the last event.

FC Stone reports the average GDT butter price Wednesday equated to about $1.3727 per pound U.S., down from $1.4782 in the April 1 event ($1.3612 per pound on 80 percent butterfat, down from $1.4421 per pound).

Contrast that to Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter which closed Friday morning at $1.8075 per pound. The GDT Cheddar cheese average was $1.3099 per pound U.S., up from $1.2642. The U.S. block Cheddar CME price closed Friday at $1.5750. GDT skim milk powder, at $1.0221 per pound U.S., is down from $1.1192, and the whole milk powder average at $1.1093 per pound U.S., is down from $1.1513 in the last event. The CME Grade A nonfat dry milk price closed the week at 92.5 cents per pound.

■ Checking the cash dairy prices, the Cheddar blocks closed Friday at $1.5750 per pound, down a quartercent on the week and 70.5 cents below a year ago when they jumped 11 cents to $2.28 per pound. The Cheddar barrels were up for the fourth week in a row, hitting the highest level of 2015 so far, and the highest since Dec. 1, at $1.6250, up 1.5 cents on the week but 63.25 cents below a year ago. Two cars of block traded hands on the week and one of barrel. The National Dairy Products Sales Report-surveyed U.S. average block price inched 0.1 cent higher, to $1.5767 per pound, while the barrels averaged $1.6131, up four cents.

Most cheese manufacturers in the Midwest are comfortable with current market conditions, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News. “Very good markets” is a characterization offered this week, meaning production schedules are full but cheese is readily moving out the door. A few plants have slightly

nia.” She said it “takes the California system that includes mandatory pooling on all classes (of milk), makes all plants pool plants under the Federal order, would take that system into the Federal order system and basically just call the California program now a Federal order.” The DIC alternative proposal is constructed like the other FOs now in existence.

When asked if the motivation behind this move to a FO wasn’t the price discrepancy between the FO Class III price and California’s Class 4b price which regularly lags the FO price by a wide margin, Kaldor said yes. She argued that that the FO price is “a price that allows processors to pay below that price when milk is in surplus. It’s a benchmark, not a hard floor.”

“The California 4b price is a hard floor,” she said, “and, unlike Wisconsin, where there’s stiff competition for milk, milk often times is over that Class III price because of that competition.”

“In California, milk is often long or at least close to that,” she explained, “Less competition and as a result the price has hit a bull’s eye. It has to be a market clearing price. The FO price doesn’t have to be, California price does. ... The FO price in California would raise that floor and create a surplus of milk, wouldn’t be market clearing, and plants wouldn’t be competitive.”

“If you have Federal order price you need to have Federal order rules,” she concluded, “There’s a reason for that.

Without that you’ll have imbalance, uncompetitive plants, and milk in surplus.” Read all the petitions offered at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/CA Order ■ In other pricing news; Wednesday’s Global Dairy Trade auction added to losses incurred in the April 1 event as the weighted average for all products dropped 3.6 percent, following a 10.8 percent drop April 1, and is the third See MIELKE, pg. 33 session in a row of loss.

Cash butter up a nickel to highest price of 2015 producers selling milk to the plants to increase milk production to supply pending expansions of plant capacity.

Cash butter closed Friday at $1.8075, up 5.5 cents on the week but still 8.25 cents below a year ago when it fell 8 cents. This is the highest spot butter price so far in 2015 and the highest spot price since Dec. 15, 2014. Ten cars traded hands on the week. NDPSR Report butter averaged $1.7425, up 4.5 cents.

Butter promotions are aiding demand for butter, according to Dairy Market News. Sales are up slightly with the warmer weather setting in. Some manufacturers believe that unfavorable weather conditions in other regions have also helped with the increase in sales. Export demand is down, with some companies importing butter due to better pricing. Production is steady as some manufacturers are making

and storing product for future demand. Cream supplies are available.

Print butter production remains strong in the West. Strong enough that some manufacturers are concerned that time available to build comfortable inventory levels to carry through summer is becoming “uncomfortably compressed.”

Spot Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at 92.5 cents per pound, down a

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MIELKE, from pg. 32 lower cheese sales volume which is leading to increasing inventory levels.

Generally the increased inventories are accepted as a good cushion for ensuring steady sales deliveries later in the year. As has been the situation for a number of weeks, some plants are at or near full production. Surplus milk in Wisconsin is selling at prices as low as $5.00 below Class. Some plants are expanding cheese production schedules to take advantage of the extra milk but some other plants are already at maximum production.

Credit is also given to robust restaurant and food service sales for adding to retail interest in maintaining current high demand for cheese. In fact, some cheese plant expansions are now underway to increase production capacity based in part on expectations for continuing strong demand for cheese.

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Dairy organizations support Trade Promotion Authority Hatch, R-Utah, and senior committee Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and in the House by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. NMPF and USDEC said renewing TPA, which expired in 2007, is particularly important to the U.S. dairy industry because America now exports the equivalent of one-seventh of its milk production. TPA is the key to unlocking future export opportunities, the groups said.

“Because world trade has become a major driver of U.S. dairy farmer income, we need well-designed free trade agreements to keep expanding our exports,” said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern. “All of the past trade agreements that were well-negotiated have been beneficial to the U.S. dairy industry. None of those have been implemented without Congress first approving trade negotiating authority.”

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hibitively costly. This legislation helps address that problem, Because world trade and will facilitate the ability of estabhas become a major lished farmers to transfer their busidriver of U.S. dairy nesses to their offspring. farmer income, we “The bill repeals the estate and genneed well-designed eration-skipping transfer taxes and makes permanent the maximum 35 free trade agreements percent gift tax rate and lifetime gift to keep expanding our tax exemption. It also provides for an exports. inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. By repealing the death tax, it — Jim Mulhern will provide more certainty to the agriculture sector, and protect farms’ financial viability for future generations. We “That’s why we support the action today in the House of Representatives encourage the Senate to pass similar to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 1105, the legislation to help our family farmers.”

■ Death Tax Repeal Act, banishes the specter of the estate tax from the same Meanwhile, National Milk and the business people that we should be U.S. Dairy Export Council urged the encouraging to invest in the future of Senate and House this week to act America’s food production. quickly on new Trade Promotion Authority legislation, saying the meas“Dairy farming, like most forms of agriculture today, is a capital-intensive ure is crucial to securing well-negotienterprise, and has become even more ated trade agreements that open foreign markets to more U.S. dairy so in the past decade as land values products. have risen. When younger farmers inherit farms, they are often asset rich The bipartisan TPA legislation was and cash poor. The estate tax can hit introduced in the Senate by Senate them with a bill to the IRS that is pro- Finance Committee Chairman Orrin

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MIELKE, from pg. 33 two cents, and dry whey averaged 46.52 cents, down 0.3 cent.

■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted seven requests for export assistance this week to sell 921,532 pounds of cheese and 7.32 million pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The product has been contracted for delivery through October.

Year-to-date, CWT has assisted member cooperatives to sell 25.763 million pounds of cheese, 24.387 million pounds of butter and 7.232 million pounds of whole milk powder to twenty-six countries on five continents.

■ In politics; the National Milk Producers Federation praised House lawmakers April 16 for voting to repeal a tax it believes hurts dairy producers. An NMPF press release stated: “It’s hard enough for new generations of dairy producers to establish their own farms without the prospect of the estate tax penalizing the transfer of farms between generations of family members.

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The following described property will be sold at farm located at 17381 195th Ave. NE, Hawick, MN - being 5 miles southwest of Paynesville, MN, on MN Hwy. 23, then 2.5 miles south on Kandiyohi Cty. Rd. 2 & 1 mile east on 195th Ave. NE, or 3 miles northeast of New London, MN, on MN Hwy. 23, then 5 miles east on Kandiyohi Cty. Rd. 31, turning into Kandiyohi Cty. Rd. 103

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIP.: Grove AMZ-66 man-lift, 66’ w/gas & LP eng. • CAT E70B track hoe • Kobelco Mark III, SK220 track hoe • Vermeer trencher/backhoe w/Deutz dsl. eng., 1386 hrs. • Clark Michigan Model 125-DM3A payloader S/N: 403A542 • Load-Trail tandem axle construction trailer, 14,000 lb load cap. • Bros pull-type road packer – Go To Website For More Inventory SHOP EQUIP. & TOOLS: Coats 20-20 SuperStar tire changer • Craftsman 2 pc. tool cabinet • Mastercraft 2 pc. tool cabinet on whls. • Log chains • Chop saw • Floor jacks • Bar clamps • 8” Milwaukee angle grinder • Air tools • Pro Power Cut 550 plasma cutter • 1-ton chain hoist • Electric drills • Bosch Sawz-All • Large welding table w/vise • Carpenter tools • Come-alongs • Handyman jacks • Railroad jack • Chain binders • Torque multi-plier 3/4” “tol” • Shop tables • Tools boxes • Open & box end wrenches • Drill press on stand • Socket sets • Impact sockets • Many hand tools • Pipe wrenches • Channel locks – Go To Website For More Inventory COMBINES–GRAIN CART–AUGERS: Intl. 1480 axial flow combine w/dsl. eng., S/N: 720234U025045 • Intl. 1480 axial flow combine w/dsl. eng., S/N: 1720234U054339 • Intl. 1020, 30’ bean head, S/N: JJC0090720 • Intl. 1083, 8R30” cornhead, S/N: JJC0071834 • GSI 570 bu. basket dryer • Fruehauf 32’ end dump triple axle alum. trailer • Feteral 12”x70’ auger, PTO drive w/hyd. lift & swing hopper • Unloading hopper w/elec. motor • Mayrath 6”x24’ auger – Go To Website For More Inventory LAWN & YARD EQUIP.: JD 400 lawn tractor w/mower deck & front push blade, hydrostatic • JD 214 lawn tractor w/mower deck, hydrostatic • Jacobsen F-10 golf course mower, reel-type, hyd. wings, gas engine S/N: 2940 • Snapper rear eng. riding lawn mower • Fimco sprayer for ATV • Kubota F-3219 front mount street sweeper – Go To Website For More Inventory

MACHINERY: JD 1610 36’ chisel plow, pull-type • Artsway 690 sugar beet lifter • Int. 800 Cyclo-Air planter 16R22”, semi-mounted • 12’ pull-type tool bar • Haybuster Rock-Eze reel-type rock picker, Model H-106 • 14’ tandem disc • Pull-type field sprayer w/1300 gal. tank & 60’ boom • Lindsay 7 section spring tooth harrow w/hyd. evener • 700 gal. poly-sprayer tank on cart w/pump, on trailer • Pull-type tandem axle fertilizer spreader • Tebben 3 pt. 9’ brush hog • VanDale Model S-3300 waste handler, tandem axle, PTO drive • Inland 8’ 2-stage 3 pt. snowblower w/hyd. spout • 4-row Danish tooth 3 pt. cult. • CIH 900 air planter, 16R30” • CIH 4900, 50’ field cult. • Oliver 4x16 semi mounted plow • Double D pull-type 20/14 road grader, Model 2014 • JD 3x16 pull-type plow • Brady 2400 pull-type 20’ stalk chopper • Int. #400, 8RW planter • Dakon gravity box w/running gear • Melroe 204, 12’ press drill • Herman 40’ pull-type field cult. w/harrow • 16’ 3 pt. applicator • Hardy 90’ boom truck mount field sprayer – Go To Website For More Inventory VEHICLES: ‘88 Mack semi tractor w/Mack 350 dsl. eng., sleeper • • ‘77 Mack Model R semi tractor w/300 Mack motor & 5-spd. trans. • ‘85 Mack dsl. grain truck w/18’ wood box & hoist – Go To Website For More Inventory TRACTORS: Versatile 850, 4WD dsl. tractor, Cummins dsl., bare back, 18.4x38 rubber w/duals, S/N: 850050382 • ‘81 Versatile 555, 4WD tractor, Cummins dsl. eng., PTO, 3 pt., 18.4x38 rubber w/duals, S/N: 131785 • CIH 7120 Magnum dsl. tractor, cab, 3 pt., 100/540 PTO, PS, 185-spd., hub duals, 11,000 hrs., S/N: JKA-0009173 • Int. 806 dsl. tractor, WF, 18.4x38 rubber, 3 pt., 100/540 PTO, 7571 hrs., S/N: 64485Y • Int. 1206 dsl. tractor, WF, 3 pt., 100/540 PTO, 18.4x38 rear rubber, 5858 hrs., S/N: 11890 • Farmall H gas tractor, NF fenders • Steiger Cougar ST-280, 4WD dsl. tractor, Cummins dsl. eng., 20.8x38 rubber w/duals, 7068 hrs. w/12’ front push blade – Go To Website For More Inventory

SNOWMOBILES–ATV’s–GO-CARTS: ‘95 Ski-Doo Rotax 380 snowmobile • Swinger snowmobile • Force Tech full susp. 2-person go-cart • Suzuki 4wheeler • ‘93 Arctic Cat Puma snowmobile • Honda 200 3-wheeler – Go To Website For More Inventory MACHINERY–VEHICLES–CONTRUCTION EQUIP. – (For parts, repair, scrap iron): • Case 980B track hoe • Int. #400 planter • ‘95 Cadillac • Wilrich 40’ field cult. • Bulk fertilizer bins • Versatile 850 4WD tractor (no engine) • Oliver 88 dsl. tractor • Hyster LP forklift • CAT D-6 dozer • Versatile 145 4WD tractor w/Cummins dsl. eng. • Oliver row-crop tractor • Farmall M tractor frame • Merritt 40’ alum, hopper bottom trailer, 2 compartment • ‘88 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup • 40’ reefer trailer • Chevrolet Durango S-10 pickup • Pontoon w/alum. • Chevrolet Viking #60 grain truck, 14’ box w/hoist • Farm King 1070 grain auger w/hyd. lift • 70’ gravel conveyor w/gas eng., hyd. drive • 30’ alum. reefer trailer • (2) ‘80 Int. axial flow combines • Int. 883 8R30” cornhead w/poly snouts • Fiat-Allis 745 HB payloader • Bush Hog 20’ tandem disc • ‘72 Ford 8000 dsl. w/commercial concrete mixing tank • ‘85 Osh-Gosh TMSSE commercial concrete truck • ‘86 Osh-Gosh CMSSE commercial concrete truck • Westinghouse 10-ton earth scraper • DMI 14’ V-ripper • Int. Model 1010 1-ton 4x4 truck • Old Cutlass Supreme • ‘84 Int. S-1900 dsl. truck w/roll-off bed frame • Int. 8300 semi tractor • Int. 500 corn planter • ‘93 Cadillac Deville sedan • NH haystacker • Farmall M tractor • CAT 955H dozeR – Go To Website For More Inventory MISC.: (35) pallets of 12”x16” concrete blocks • (6) rolls of ground thawing material • (10) concrete 4’x3/5’ divides • Restaurant booth • Aluminum ramps • PTO’s • (3) 12’ cattle gates • Many used truck & car tires • Semi truck tires – Go To Website For More Inventory

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AUCTIONEERS: Number System Used • Ziemer Auction Service, Clerk Usual Terms of Auction (cash or approved check day of sale).

Mark Ziemer, Lic. 34-46 • New London • 320-354-4312 Not Responsible For Accidents • Lunch On Grounds No items removed until settled for. Everything Sold As-Is. Brian Ziemer, New London

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DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED

Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'$14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'$19,500. Other sizes from 8'-60'. 715-234-1993 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made.

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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

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

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

SOLD ‘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

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FOR SALE: NH LX885 skid loader, cab, heat, 2spd, 3740 hrs, 78” dirt bucket, $12,900; JD 148 loader w/84” bucket, $3,400. 320-295-7000

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FOR SALE: 8 JD radio bean Gehl 980 forage wagon, 3 pt mounted back hoe, for a tractor - Wallenstein GX900 meters, $80/each. 1 gravity Knight 3025 TMR mixer at - like new, $8,000. (715)222box w/fertilizer auger – call BigIron.com selling Apr.29.

4349 for price. 320-779-0741 or View pics & bid now.

320-327-2763.

Almena WI 715-296-8263 JD 630 26' disc w/exc blades, $7,900; JD 27' 980 cult w/JD FOR SALE: IH cultivator IH 656 gas tractor, 3pt, WF harrow, $8,750; JD 1760 Vibra shanks, fits field culfender, $3,250; JD 336 12x30 hyd fold planter, 3 bu tivator 4500 model & all baler, $2,450; Farmhand 8 boxes, HD downpressure, Case IH row crop cultivabale accumulator, $1,250; 250 mon, $16,900; JD 568 tors, $25/ea. 507-236-9993 Farmhand 8 bale fork, like baler, mega-wide, hyd picknew, $1,400; NH 258 rake, For Sale: JD 4840, 6070 hrs, up, net & twine wrap, lg $2,250; NH BR780 round vg rubber, maint records. tires, $16,900; NH 1431 disc baler, exc belts, $5,500; IA DMI 26.5' Tigermate ll, exc bind, rubber rollers, $6,450; 8 bale dolly wheel hay trailcond. Dakon 5 shank deep CIH 9170 tractor, 20.8x42, 4 er, $2,750. 320-769-2756 til. Lorenz snowblower. hyd, 7800 hrs, $24,750. 320Retirement sale. (507) 217- JD 44 2 bottom plow; New 769-2756 7795 Idea 1R picker, works; Ke- JD 7000, 6RN planter, no ferwanee 45' & 55' grain elevatilizer, $4,200; 8”x32' auger, FOR SALE: Merritt alum tors; JD 40' grain elevator; 5hp motor, $1,200; IH 700 hopper grain trailers; '89 3 flair boxes on JD gears w/ 8x18 plow, $4,000; 25' gooseIH 1680 combine; 690 Killhoist; Schwartz single post neck 3 horse trailer w/ livbros grain cart; 24R30” JD loader, complete off a 620. ing qtrs, like new, $4,500. pl on Kinze bar; Big A 320-864-4583 or 320-779-4583 507-330-3945 floater; 175 Michigan ldr; 3000 Gleaner CH parts; IH 964 CH; White 706 & 708 CH & parts; White plows & parts; (3) 4WD drive pickups ('78-'80); JD 44' field cult; 3300 Hiniker field cult; IH 260 backhoe; header trailers. 507-380-5324

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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New Aluma 8218 tilt w/4800# axle - $6,395, plus tax & license ‘14 CIH 870 w/reel, Demo - 50 Acres, Full Warranty - $79,500

SOLD

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JD Equipment: ('02) 8420 tractor, MFWD, 5,100 hrs, new motor & tires. ('02) 9520 tractor, 4WD, duals, farmer owned. ('05) 9860 STS combine, 1400 hrs. ('00) 9650 combine, 1800 hrs. ('05) Ford SVC truck.

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Koehn 24' danish field cultivator w/ rolling baskets; 5”x5”, 4”x4”, 6”x6” galvanized angle iron. 320-9810276

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Montag Dry Fert bander built by pneumatic 12R30” fold bar, Ausherman coulters. 507-383-8094

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FOR SALE: JD 4630, PS, Hay Busters H106 rock pick- JD 7730, IVT Trans. 4200 hrs, er, $8,995; 2564 Bale Buster 8100 hrs, duals, $10,500; Greenstar ready, front w/ blower, $17,900/OBO Hesston 1340 discbine, fenders, duals, dependable, trade.

320-543-3523 $7,000. 952-457-1413 $88,000. Fertilizer spreader 5 ton, row crop, $6,000. 715572-1234

#281959, ‘11 CAT. MT765C, 1050 hrs., 16” tracks ..................................................$210,000 #125489, ‘13 JD 9510RT, 520 hrs., 36” tracks, 4 SCV ........................................$342,500 #902738, ‘13 JD 9460RT, 492 hrs., 36” tracks, Xenon lights, WS drawbar..........$249,500 #2592, ‘12 JD 9560R, 600 hrs., 80’ 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 #192729, ‘09 JD 9230, 2584 hrs., 480/80R46, PTO ........................................$172,500 #192515, ‘12 JD 8360RT, 1508 hrs., 16” tracks, IVT, 5 SCV ................................$259,500 #192646, ‘09 JD 8530, 3382 hrs., IVT, ILS, 380/90R54 ..................................$189,500 #128531, ‘13 JD 8335R, 525 hrs., IVT, ILS, 85R50 w/duals, 4 SCV, Warranty ..$273,000 #282444, ‘08 JD 8130, 3928 hrs., MFWD, PS, 320/90R54 ..............................$129,500 #280834, ‘00 JD 8410, 8698 hrs., MFWD, New 18.4-46 ....................................$87,500

#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

NH 790 Chopper, good cond, knives 75%, no metal, w/ hay head. $3,000. 715-6445998.

NH BR 7070, 7100 Bales Rota cut, silage 4X6 baler, moisture meter, wide pick up, oiler. Make offer. 715-5725678

SPRAYERS

#193547, ‘12 JD 4730 595 hrs., 100’, 380/105R50 ........................................$199,500 #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 #194006, ‘14 JD 4830 ................................................$269,500 #192927, ‘13 JD 4830 ................................................$249,500

Supreme 400 vertical TMR, $14,500. '11 Anderson hybrid bale wrapper, comes w/ remote & auto pilot, 4 stretchers, $23,500. 651-380-0125

PLANTING/SEEDING

#285638, ‘09 JD 1690, CCS Drill, 30’, 15” spacing ............................................$69,500 #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, USED HARVEST 16R30, 3.0 bu., Mech. Dr...............................................$59,500 #125202, ‘11 JD 9770, #125640, ‘02 JD 1770NT, 1508/1008, 2-whl., 710/70R38 duals, topper ..............$206,500 16R30, 3.0 bu., Mech.Dr., R/clnrs ................................$45,000 #192955, ‘10 JD 9870, #125677, ‘97 K&M Bar, 972/825, PRWD, 650/38 duals, topper ........................$219,500 24R22, 1.6 bu., R/clnrs, TruCount ................................$32,500 #193799, ‘08 JD 9870, #193570, ‘06 White 8180, 2044/1850, PRWD, 20.8-42 duals ..............................$186,500 16R30, R/clnrs, TruCount ..............................................$52,900 #282994, ‘13 JD S670, 1315/935, 2WD, 520x85 duals, topper ........................$199,500 AGED/NEW/DEMO BLOWOUTS #15419, ‘14 JD 6140R, #282837, ‘13 JD S670, 565/430, PRWD, 5-spd. FHS ......................................$289,500 85 hrs., 2-whl., cab, P/Quad, 480/80R42 ......................$94,500 #11095, ‘14 JD 6150R, #282837, ‘13 JD S680, 586/425, PRWD, topper ..............................................$329,500 200 hrs., MFWD, cab, JD 360 loader ..........................$124,900 #85286, ‘13 JD 8260R, ‘14 JD S690, 440/325, PRWD, Factory Tracks, Power Tailboard ......$430,000 137 hrs., PSFT, 5 SCV, 480/80R50 ..............................$215,000 #760079, ‘14 JD 2623 USED FIELD CULTIVATORS Disk, 30’8”, Never Used ................................................$52,500 #125848, ‘10 CIH Tigermate #755126, ‘14 JD 2700 Fld. Cult., 291⁄2’, rolling basket ........................................$28,500 Mulch Ripper, (5) std. 30”, Never Used ........................$32,900 #113934, ‘13 JD 2210 #745213, ‘13 JD 3710 Fld. Cult., 641⁄2’, Accudepth, 4-bar ..................................$65,000 Plow, 10-bottom, spring reset, coulters, Never Used ....$52,000

GREATER MINNESOTA TWO-CYLINDER CLUB 23rd Annual

Field Days, Swap Meet & Auction

May 2 & 3, 2015

Morrison County Fairgrounds, Little Falls, MN

Auction: Saturday, May 2nd - 10 AM Items Wanted:

Antique & Collectible Tractors, Gas Engines, Machinery, Snowmobiles, Parts & Toys Contact: 320-393-2542

Swap Meet, Flea Market, Toy & Craft Show Outside Spots: 320-573-2270 Inside Spots: 320-632-3258

Featuring: John Deere Numbered Series Tractors, Jacobson & Related Brands Garden Tractors, & John Deere Snowmobiles Antique Tractor & Garden Tractor Pulls Sun., May 3rd: 12 PM Contact: Antique Tractors: 605-430-4320 Garden Tractors: 320-808-6306

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Tractor, Gas Engine & Snowmobile Displays, Plowing, Garden Tractor Plowing, Demonstrations, Parade, Pedal Tractor Pull, Children’s Activities, Tractor Driving Contest, Old Fashion Jam Session

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'01 Case IH MX270, front duals, wgts, 18.4-46's, 90% rubber, luxury cab, 3pt, PTO, only 3019 hrs, sharp, serviced, $85,500.

507-3270858 184x30 clamp on duals, w/clamps, very good, $450.

(715)468-2910 1952 JD B, new paint, runs good, excellent condition, $2,850. 507-220-0487 2002 MF 231S, 42hp Perkins, ROP, 168 hrs, like new, $8,900. (715)468-2910 2013 JD 7200R, IVT trans, 46" duals, only 37 hours, $155,000. 715-296-2162 4230 JD cab, air, heat, new rubber front & back, runs exc, $18,000. (715)287-3396

Int'l Farmall 130 & Sun Master mower. Under 9200 of these tractors made.

SN8261J, made in '57 or '58.

Has an IH 2 OL 4 cyl gas eng, PTO. Mower & tractor have been very dependable, no longer needed, since we no longer rent acreage.

Both tractor & mower sold “as is” w/ no warr. Delivery responsibility of buyer.

Collectors!

Here's that chance to own this rare tractor, don't let it slip by! $2,900/OBO. 507-230-0207 or 507-632-4412

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98 Case IH 8910, 2WD, 3 re- FOR SALE: Case IH STX FOR SALE: JD 9400, 42” IHC 966 tractor, 400 hrs on JD 6420 cab, 4WD, very nice, FOR SALE: 30' JD 630F FOR SALE: Case IH 1063 OH, $6,500, Sheldon WI. grain head (2006) field 8100 hours, runs excellent, motes, dual PTOs, 3pt, 14.9combine cornhead, 6R30”, rubber, 4 outlets, PTO, rear 275, 2002, 5100 hrs, PTO. (715)452-5334 ready, $15,900/OBO; 2014 30' $34,000. 715-223-5483 46 duals, automotive paint, steel snouts, high corn weights, differental lock, 507-720-6523 or 507-340-2333 grain head trailer w/ warnall reconditioned, super shields, water pump bearrock box, excellent shape.

NEW AND USED TRACTOR ing lights, $3,300. 507-327nice, serviced, $42,500. FOR SALE: Caterpillar E6C ings, clean, always shed507-220-0999 PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, River Dale Farms engine 6430 507-327-0858 tractor w/hydraulic dozer. ded, retiring. 320-963-3812 55, 50 Series & newer tracbuilding, cylinder head$18,000 507-822-1223 FOR SALE: Oliver 660 gas FOR SALE: '06 JD 7320, 4700 tors, AC-all models, Large work, port polishing, tractor w/ WF, dual hyds, hrs, MFWD, 24spd power Inventory, We ship! Mark restorations. (920)295-3278 SALE: CIH 7150, Live PTO, good tires, good quad transmission, 3 re- FOR Heitman Tractor Salvage MFWD, 5300 hrs, duals, paint and tin work, runs motes, LH reverser, 20.8x38 715-673-4829 4spd reverse, like new, great, $7,950. 218-564-4273 Firestone tires, excellent farmer owned, 250hp, no condition. 651-338-6861 computers, no des, asking IH-Cultivision A, w/bellFOR SALE: Case IH 7220, $59,500. 507-288-2476 mount mower, runs great, MFWD, 2419 act hrs, 3 $6,500; IH-C w/ unique hyds, dual PTO, exc FOR SALE: JD 8400, mounted 2-bottom plow, paint/condition, 18.4x42 MFWD, good tires, always starts & runs good, $2,500.

Firestones w/ duals, full set shedded, excellent condi(715)222-4349 front wgts, $69,900. 320-260tion. 440-812-8446 Goodhue, MN 55027 7750

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New combine belts for all makes.

Swather canvases, round baler belting, used & new tires.

6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179 We Ship Daily

Visa and MasterCard Accepted

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

JBM Tombstone Feeder Wagon

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~ USED EQUIPMENT ~

4-Yard Soil Scraper Several Good Manure Spreaders Smidley Rebuilt Hog Feeders & Steer Stuffers JD 1010, 24’ Field Cult., F.F., w/3-bar, V.G. Melroe 60’ Harrow

Large Inventory Of Other Models Lot - Hwy 7 E

Office Location - 305 Adams Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

COMBINES & HEADS

‘13 GLEANER S77 COMBINE, DUALS, 850 ENG HRS, 553 SEP HRS ‘08 GLEANER R75 COMBINE, DUALS, 2106 ENG HRS, 1533 SEP HRS ‘05 GLEANER R75 COMBINE, DUALS, TURRET, 1884 ENG HRS, 1331 SEP HRS ‘03 GLEANER R75 COMBINE, DUALS, 1976 ENG HRS, 1438 SEP HRS CIH 1660, 4445 HRS, 30.5 DRIVE TIRES, CLEAN COMBINE ‘02 CIH 2206, 6R30" CORNHEAD ‘10 CIH 1020, 20' BEAN HEAD MASSEY FERGUSON 8570 COMBINE W/25' FLEX HEAD (8.3 CUMMINS) GLEANER 9250, 30' DRAPER HEADER GLEANER SERIES, II 15' BEAN HEAD, FLOATING BAR, GOOD SHAPE, M MOUNTS GLEANER 8000, 30’ FLEX HEAD GLEANER HUGGER 438 CORNHEAD CRESSONI 6R30 CUTTER CORNHEAD HARVESTEC 4308C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 8R30", GL MOUNTS, NICE HARVESTEC 4308C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 8R30", JD MOUNT ‘08 HARVESTEC 4308C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 8R30", NH/CASE IH MOUNT HARVESTEC 5306C CUTTER CORNHEAD, 6R30", CASE MOUNT

SKID STEERS

CASE SR175 SKID LOADER, CAB/HEAT, POWER ATTACH, 1100 HRS, RADIO CASE SR220 SKID LOADER, CAB/HEAT, POWER ATTACH, 3100 HRS ‘96 MUSTANG 2060, T-BAR

TILLAGE/FIELD CULTIVATORS

DEUTZ ALLIS 1500, 5 SHANK CHISEL PLOW, HYDRAULIC COULTERS ‘10 GREAT PLAINS 30' TURBO TILL, ROLLING BASKET & REEL GLENCOE SS7400, 5 SHANK KRAUSE TL6200 SOIL FINISHER, 18', NEW CONDITION, 3-BAR COIL & BASKET WHITE 588, 4 BOTTOM PLOW 13 WILRICH 657, 11 SHANK CHISEL/RIPPER COMBO, USED 1 SEASON ‘12 WILRICH 657, 11 SHANK CHISEL/RIPPER COMBO, 3 BAR COIL & BASKET

BUSH HOG DM70 3PT DISC MOWER AGCO HESSTON 7433, 3X3 BALER, APPLICATOR, ROLLER CHUTE, 48,000 BALES MF HESSTON 2150, 3X3 BALER, PACKER, CUTTER, ROLLER CHUTE, 34,000 BALES ‘12 MF HESSTON 2150, 3X3 BALER, TANDEM, APPLICATOR, SCALE, ROLLER CHUTE HESSTON 1160, 14' HYDRO-SWING MOWER CONDITIONER GEHL 1870, 5X6 ROUND BALER, AUTO, ELECTRIC TIE NEW IDEA 5212, 12' DISC MOWER H&S CR 8-WHEEL RAKE H&S 14-WHEEL HI CAPACITY RAKE H&S 1460, 14-WHEEL RAKE, NEW CONDITION KRONE EASY CUT 27' TRIPLE MOWERS, 32CV & 9140CV, TINE CONDITIONER JOHN DEERE 702, 10-WHEEL RAKE TANCO 1814 ARC TWIN ARM BALE WRAPPER W/POWER UNIT TANCO 1814 ARC TWIN ARM BALE WRAPPER W/POWER UNIT TONUTTI 10-WHEEL RAKE

ROW CROP, DRILLS & SPRAYERS

‘13 BRILLION SSB-12 SEEDER, DH212 TANDEM HITCH AVAILABLE ‘03 CIH 1200 6R30" PLANTER, DRY FERT., ROW CLEANERS CIH 5100, 12' END WHEEL DRILL, SOYBEAN SPECIAL, SMALL SEEDS BOX, NICE KINZE 2000 630" PLANTER, DRY FERT. W/CROSS AUGER ‘03 JD 1750 CONSERVATION SERIES, 6-ROW PLANTER, LIQ. FERT DEMCO HP, 550 GAL SPRAYER, 13.6-28 TIRES, 45' HYD. FOLD BOOM, RAVEN HARDI TR1000, 60' BOOM, FLUSH & RINSE, TRIPLET NOZZLE BODIES ‘09 HARDI NAVIGATOR 4000, 80' BOOM, 120" AXLE, 1200 GAL, FOAM WHITE 5100, 12R30", LIQUID FERT., VERT. FOLD ‘01 WHITE 8202, 12R30" WING FOLD PLANTER

GRAIN CARTS & WAGONS

BRENT 600 GRAVITY BOX W/BRAKES, 425/65R22.5 TIRES, LIGHTS DEMCO 550 GRAVITY BOX, 425X22.5 TIRES DEMCO 550 GRAVITY BOX, 425X22.5 TIRES DEMCO 650 GRAVITY BOX, 445 TIRES, ROLL TARP DEMCO 650 GRAVITY BOX, DUAL WHEELS, ROLL TARP ‘12 DEMCO 750 GRAVITY BOX W/FENDERS ‘10 DEMCO 850 CART, SCALE, TARP, 900 METRIC TIRES ‘14 DEMCO 1050 CART, SCALE, TARP, 900/60R32 TIRES

MANURE SPREADERS

NEW IDEA 3739 SPREADER NEW IDEA 3618 SPREADER H&S TS5134 V-SPREADER, 3600 GAL., 3 YRS. OLD MEYER'S 2425 BOX SPREADER, TOP BEATER, 16.5X16.1 TIRES, VERY NICE

GRAIN EQUIPMENT

GOOD SELECTION OF USED AUGERS – CALL

MISCELLANEOUS

BUSH HOG SQ84T ROTARY MOWER, 7' 1,000 GAL. FUEL TANK & TRAILER W/GAS ENGINE FUEL PUMP VIRNIG 96” HIGH VOLUME BUCKET W/BOCE

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

Port-A-Hut Shelters: • Power Graders • Power Wagons • Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers • All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses • GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. Notch Equipment: EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT • Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks • Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks • Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter • Sheep & Calf Feeders • Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders • Land Levelers • Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors • Peck Grain Augers Smidley Equipment: • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders • Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets Sioux Equipment: • Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer • Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor • Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates • Loading Chute • Sitrex Wheel Rakes • Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer • Bale Baskets JBM Equipment: • SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks • (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Feeder Wagons - Several Models • Self-locking Head Gates • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns • Self-locking Bunk Feeders • R&C Poly Bale Feeders • Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders • Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks • Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders • Bale Wagons • Goat & Sheep Feeders • Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales • Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders We can also sell your equipment for you on consignment • Several Types of Bale Feeders DR® POWER EQUIPMENT Designed for horned animals & horses • Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers • Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers

‘82 ALLIS CHALMERS 8030, AIR RIDE SEAT, 9300 HRS CASE IH DX34 COMPACT 4WD, HYDRO, 763 HRS, & 72" MID-MOUNT MOWER CASE IH 7120 FWA TRACTOR, 18.4X42 REAR W/DUALS, 6369 HRS IH 666 GAS 2WD TRACTOR W//IH 2250 LOADER & BUCKET, 6250 HRS IH 766 GAS 2WD TRACTOR, 18.4X34 REAR TIRES, 4777 HRS ‘01 JD 4200 COMPACT 4WD, W/LOADER, BUCKET, & 60" MOWER, 1450 HRS MASSEY FERGUSON 1736HL COMPACT 4WD, 72" BUCKET, R4 TIRES, MID PTO ‘02 NEW HOLLAND 8970A FWA, 18.4X46 DUALS, 16.9 FRONTS, 5400 HRS

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‘12 JD 9560RT, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO, 36” tracks ............................................................$250,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., 800/70/38 duals ............................................................$232,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., duals ....................................................$192,500 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 5 hyds., 480x50” tires & duals ............$210,000 ‘13 JD 8360RT, 295 hrs., 25” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd. ................................$220,000 ‘13 CIH 550 Quad Track, 875 hrs., 30” belts, 6 hyd., big pump, Ag Use Only............$240,000 ‘13 CIH 350 Row Trac, 532 hrs., 16” tracks, 120” spacing, 1000 PTO, 6 hyd., twin hyd. pumps, 116 GPM ................................$215,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., Luxury cab, hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 6 hyd., 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 ....................................................$145,000 ‘13 NH T8.615, 670 hrs., powershift, 800x38 duals, HID lights, w/complete auto steer ............................................................$210,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals ..........................$185,000 ‘05 CIH STX375, 6675 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 710x38 duals ..............................................CALL ‘09 Challenger MT765C, 3363 hrs., 30” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO....................................$127,000 ‘13 Cat 765D, 790 hrs., 25” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., front wgts...............$185,000 ‘04 Cat 755, 3990 hrs., 18” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., w/complete auto steer set up ....................................................$92,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 12-spd., 4 hyd., 800x38 tires & duals............................$145,000

............................................................$119,000 ‘10 CIH Magnum 275, 1385 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 18.4x46 tires & duals, front duals ..........................................$110,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, big pumps, 420x46 duals, Auto Steer ............................................................$137,000 ‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Luxury cab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50” rear tires & duals ........................................$158,000 ‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Luxury cab, 5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rear duals, 480x50” rear tires ....................$158,000 ‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” tires & duals ..............................................................$75,000

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 ‘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., ‘12 JD 8310R, 2010 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt., 520x42” duals, Pro 600 moisture........$109,000 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front wgts., 18.4x50 duals ......................................$159,000 ‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs., 4x4, terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap, 620x42 duals ‘14 JD 8285R, 1402 hrs., powershift, 1000 PTO, ..............................................................$99,000 480x50 duals, Full Factory Warranty ..$147,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., ‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., powershift, tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ............$68,000 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 380x50 tires & duals ............................................................$110,000 ‘09 JD 7630, MFWD, 4112 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO w/JD 746 loader w/5 tine grapple, 20.8x42 ‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30”......$28,000 rear single tires ......................................$95,000 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head......................$12,500 ‘09 CIH 245 Magnum, 1785 hrs., Deluxe cab, ‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ........................$13,000 3 pt., 4 hyd., big pump, 540/1000 PTO, Trimble ‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30”......$29,500 RTK auto steer system, 380x54” tires & duals ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head......................$11,000 ..............................................................$99,000 ‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ..............$13,500 ‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, ‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ....................$8,500 IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ........$118,000 ‘94 NH 6640SLE, MFWD, cab, air, 3 pt., w/loader & grapple ..............................................$27,000 ‘07 JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper ..............$19,500

ROW CROP TRACTORS

COMBINE HEADS

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955 Case/IH 3pts. 12R planter FOR SALE: Case IH 900 Semi-mount w/ lift assist FOR SALE: Parker wagon FOR SALE: '12 1435 Sunliq fert., herb, insect. Very 6R30”, dry fertilizer, cross flower disk, 35', used on vert fold, convert to hyd w/ brush auger. Both in exgood cond $10,000 make ofauger, row cleaners, $4,500. only 1200 acres, has rock from tractor hyds instead cellent condition. fer. 5400 Case/IH bean spe(7) White air planter row flex shanks, $45,000/OBO. of PTO pump, also has new $2,300/OBO. Also have 10 cial no-till drill w/Yetter units, make a good 1 row 507-317-0934 Rawson hyd drive for drum JD suitcase wgts. $100/ea. cart, monitor. Exc cond planter, $150/ea. 952-212drive instead of ground 507-840-0483 Jackson MN $11,000 make offer, retiring 3328 driven, good working unit FOR SALE: (1) McCormick call: (507) 317-9593 w/ extra parts & corn & White 5100 12RN vertical fold end gate seeder; (2) 16' soybean drums. Also have FOR SALE: JD 7200 vacuum IHC 45 field cultivator. 507planter w/row cleaners and markers but they are not planter, 8R30” w/ liquid fer764-3943 or 507-236-9168 FOR SALE: 1230 JD 7000, always shedded, $3,000. 515on unit.

Call or text 507-381tilizer.

320-510-4480 front fold Yetters, insecti851-0802 1871 or 507-327-6983 cide boxes, bean meters, FOR SALE: 16R30” Orthlike new monitor and harWhite 6100 4R no till corn man hydraulic fold culitvaness, very good, $8,500 planter, excellent shape, tor/2 assist wheels, deep firm. 712-845-4344 $5,500/OBO. (715)664-8854 shields & covering discs, can be used for cultivating ‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Luxury cab, or anhydrous liquid fertilizTillage Equip 039 er application. 507-820-4799 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 620x42” tires & duals

TILLAGE

LARSON IMPLEMENTS 5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95 763-689-1179

Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings www.larsonimplements.com

26 Ft GREAT PLAINS (2009) #8326 Series 8 FOR SALE: Buffalo tor, model 6300, Discovator/Finisher Like coulters, cutaway New/Will Rent. Pepin 42 Ft single sweep, 9 Bar Drag (2012) (All shields, stored Hyd) (1200 Acres) Like $16,500. 320-296-4100 New. 319-347-6676 Can Del

FOR SALE OR RENT

C-IH 41 Ft DMI Late Model (Red) Field Cult Very Gd. 5 Late Models Great Plains Discovator/Finishers 20-36' A.L. Buseman Industries 319-347-6282 Can Deliver

cultiva16R30”, discs, Buffalo inside,

FOR SALE: Case IH 496 disc, 28', tandem wheels all around, rigid gang, fair condition. 507-220-0999

USED TRACTORS

NEW NH T9.565, 4WD ................................CALL NEW NH T9.505, 4WD................................CALL NEW NH T7.200, FWA ................................CALL NEW NH 65 Workmaster, w/loader............CALL NEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ..........CALL NEW Versatile 450, 4WD ............................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA ............................CALL NH TD80 w/loader ......................................CALL NH TV6070 bi-directional ..........................CALL ‘98 NH 7635, FWA ......................................CALL Versatile 895, 4WDV ..................................CALL ‘12 Cat MT945C, 480 hrs. ..........................CALL

TILLAGE

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FOR SALE: Elmer 3 6ft FOR SALE: JD 856 16R30” seed better field cult, 4 in cultivator, 3 shank, rolling spacing with coil packer, shields, $15,250. 320-296-4100 sheded, field ready. Call (320)579-0557 GREAT PLAINS FOR SALE: IH 4600 32' field 18 Ft #1800 Turbo-Till (2008) cultivator w/mulcher, new Like New. Glencoe 28 Ft sweeps, shanks and pivot #3500 (5 Bar) Field Cult bolts.

Field-ready.

(Flat Fold) w/ Harrow Real Spring Valley, MN, $5700.

Good. 319-347-6138 Can Del 507-460-9108.

FOR SALE: IH 4800 field IH #53 6R30" rear mounted cult, 30', new sweeps, field cultivator, w/rolling shields, ready, always shedded, 4 3pt quick hitch, $500/OBO. new tires, new bushings, 712-786-3341 $12,000. Call 507-430-2110 FOR SALE: JD 1010 field IH 720 AR, 5-18 plow, semimount, rear gauge wheel, cultivator, 35', 3 bar harvery nice, $2,250. (715)468row, good condition, $2,300.

2910 Call 952-467-9697 or cell 952769-3277 J&M (2014) 26' TorsionFlex, FOR SALE: Wil-Rich 2800 dual rolling baskets, hyd field cult, 26 ½', 5 bar fold, adj heavy coil tine frame, edge formed shanks bar. 507-383-8094 w/ hi-torque point pressure, almost new Case IH DMI Used parts for IH 720 knock on sweeps, 4 bar harrow w/ good teeth & no plows, toggle/auto reset. bends, walking tandems all ½ price of new or less. around, good tires & hoses, We ship anywhere. always shedded, needs Call Maple Valley Farms nothing, ready to go. Call Randy Krueger for more details. 320-282(715)250-1617 1678

JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20..............CALL

COMBINES

NEW Fantini Chopping CH ........................CALL Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH ....CALL ‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ..........................CALL ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ..........................CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ..............CALL ‘03 Gleaner R65 ..........................................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals............................CALL ‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc. ............CALL

HAY TOOLS

New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Salford RTS Units..............................CALL NEW Salford Plows ....................................CALL NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders ..................CALL NEW Westfield Augers ..............................CALL NEW Rem 2700 Vac ..................................CALL NEW Hardi Sprayers ..................................CALL NEW Riteway Rollers ................................CALL NEW Lorenz Snowblowers ........................CALL NEW Batco Conveyors ..............................CALL NEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ............CALL NEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons ....................CALL NEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks............CALL SKIDSTEERS REM 2700, Rental ......................................CALL NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ................CALL Unverferth 8000 Grain Cart ........................CALL ‘11 NH 225 h/a, loadedV ............................CALL Kinze 1050 w/duals ....................................CALL NH LS170 ....................................................CALL Pre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ................CALL Pre-owned Sprayers ..................................CALL PLANTERS NEW White Planters ..................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ....................CALL White 6122, 12-30 ......................................CALL – On All Equipment – White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ..................CALL and “Low Rate Financing Available” ‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ....CALL Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ............CALL Sunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................CALL Sunflower 4412-05, 5-shank ......................CALL Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow ..........CALL Wilrich 957, 7-shank ..................................CALL Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ......................CALL ‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt.....................CALL ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom..............................CALL ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................CALL CIH 4900, 46.5’ ..........................................CALL ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ........................CALL

SPRING SPECIALS

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

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

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1st Crop Clean Green Grass FOR SALE: North Dakota Premium tested, high pro- WANTED AND FOR SALE FOR SALE: 2014 grass hay tein, high RFV alfalfa stored inside, 200-300 +/ALL TYPES of hay & Hay - Small Square Bales, rotary wheat straw, square, wrapped baleage. asking $3/bale. 507-766-1163 straw. Also buying corn, No Rain, No Mold, $5. De3'x4'x8' bales, stored inside, Delivered by truckload. wheat & oats. Western Hay livery available within 125 bales weigh 1,050 lbs. - 1,150 Wheat straw for sale from Call Wes at Red River Foravailable.

Fox Valley Almi. (715) 296-2162 lbs. Priced by bale or ton.

2014 harvest, 390 square age 866-575-7562 falfa Mill. 920-853-3554 Delivery available. FOB. bale, 3x3x8 size, located in Glenwood, MN 320-808-4866 4x5 Rounds, 1st Crop Hay, the Rice Lake area. DelivGreen, No Rain, No Mold, ery not available. 507-993$50.

Delivery available 1804 within 125 mi. (715) 296-2162 4x5 Rounds, Super Soft, 2nd Crop Grass Hay, 1220#, High-Moisture, 30% wrapped in a tube.

NO RAIN, $65. Delivery available within 125 miles. 715296-2162 Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass hay & straw, medium squares or round bales. Delivered. LeRoy Ose, call or text 218-689-6675

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Southern MNNorthern IA May 8 May 22 June 5 June 19 July 3 July 17

Deadlines are 1 week prior to publication with Holiday deadlines 1 day earlier ** Indicates Early Deadline

PO Box 3169 Mankato, MN 56002 Phone: 507-345-4523 or 800-657-4665 Fax: 507-345-1027

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USED EQUIPMENT

‘13 JD 6170R MFWD, 230 Hrs., w/New H-380 Loader w/Grapple, Auto-Quad Plus 20/20 40K, 520/85R42, 420/90R30 Fronts................$134,500 ‘12 JD 8335R MFWD, 1260 Hrs., IVT 50K, ILS, w/H-480 Loader & Grapple (Used 60 Hrs.), 540-1000 Capable, Warranty..................$199,500 ‘11 JD 8360RT, 1280 Hrs., 5500 30” Belts, Big Pump, Leather, HID Lights.

– (w/2360-Receiver-SF1 Activation: $199,500) ................................................................$190,000 ‘08 JD 9670STS, 1587-1135 Hrs., 20.8x42’s, 600/65R28 Rears, Chopper, Maurer Ext. – (Reconditioned: $125,000) ......As-Is $115,000 ‘14 JD 635F HydraFlex, Lower DAM, Never Used! ..................................................................$39,500 ‘12 JD 612C (12-30”) Cornhead, Knife Rolls, HHS-Contour Master, Row Sense. Very Nice Head ..........................................................$45,000 ‘10 JD 608C Cornhead, HHS-Contour Master, Straight Fluted Rolls ................................$29,500

M.S. Diversified

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Fairfax, MN

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

Lime Spreading “Have you checked your soil PH lately”

(507) 427-3414 • (800) 657-3249 www.midwayfarmequip.com TRACTORS

Why apply Aglime:

• At a soil ph level of 5.5 nitrogen efficiency is only 77 percent.

• A soil ph level of 6.0 nitrogen efficiency is still is only 89 percent.

• At a soil ph level of 7.0 fertilizer efficiency is 100 percent.

Advantages we offer over others:

For questions or prices please call

R & E Enterprises of Mankato, Inc.

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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. $19,900 ‘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 ‘01 Gleaner Hugger, 8R30, adj. strippers ..................$19,500 ‘05 Gleaner 3000, 8RW ............................................$26,500

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‘08 White 8500, 36R20, CFS ....................................$89,500 ‘07 White 8516, 16R30, CFS ....................................$64,500 ‘06 White 8202, 12R30, 3 bu., 540 PTO, LF ............$34,900 ‘05 White 8186, 16R20, 3 bu., complete rebuild ......$46,500 ‘02 White 8202, 12R30, 2 bu. ..................................$25,000 White 8100, 12R30, VF, LF........................................$19,900 ‘02 White 8222, 12R30, 2 bu. ..................................$24,900 White 8122, 12R30, DF, 2 bu. ..................................$19,900 White 6100, 12R30, insect ..........................................$9,950 White 6100, 12R30 VF, 540 PTO pump ......................$8,950 JD 7200, 12R30, insect ............................................$10,900 White 5100, 8R38 w/7-row splitter ............................$4,950 (12) Yetter Residue Mgrs., off JD 7200 ..................Ea. $150 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................................................$9,950 ‘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..........................................$19,900 ‘03 Sunflower 1434, 23’ disc w/harrow ....................$24,500 ‘02 CIH 730B ............................................................$19,900 ‘10 DMI 530B ............................................................$14,900 CIH 496, 24’ cushion gang........................................$11,900 Krause 1900, 27’ rock flex disc w/harrow ..................$7,950 Wilrich 10 CPW, 14’ chiel plow ..................................$3,950 M&W 1865, 9x24 Earthmaster....................................$5,950 ‘12 Wilrich XL2, 30’ w/baskets..................................$37,500 ‘08 Wilrich XL2, 47’ field cult., 4-bar ........................$32,500 JD 724, 30’ soil finisher ..............................................$8,950 JD 680, 21’ chisel plow ............................................$14,950 NI 6365 (Hesston 856A), 5x6 baler ............................$7,950 Owatonna 595, 5x6 round baler, 540 PTO......................$995 Hesston 5800, 5x6 round baler, 540 PTO ......................$995

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‘06 Hesston 1006 disc mower ....................................$5,950 Diamond side mounted 5’ rotary mower ....................$2,500 Balzer 1500 shredder ..................................................$7,450 Artsway 180B shredder ..............................................$4,950 ‘12 Peck 8x61 PTO auger ............................................$3,950 Demco 365 wagon, tarp ..............................................$5,950

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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, 45’ field cult. ........................................$69,500 Sunflower 1435, 29’ disc ..........................................$44,500

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‘09 Challenger MT66SC, 1100 hrs...........................$139,500 Brent 540 wagon, fenders, brakes, lights ....................$9,950 AC 8070, FWA, PS, wgts., 42” duals ........................$18,900 AC 7045, PD................................................................$9,950 Parker 737 grain cart ................................................$17,500 Parker 450 grain cart ..................................................$4,950 Westendorf WL-21 loader, AC 170 mtg.......................$2,950 White 227, 31’ field cult ..............................................$2,500 Parker 510 grain cart ..................................................$6,950 Brandt 5000 EX grain vac, Good Condition ..............$12,900 M&W 4800, 500 bu. cart, scale ..................................$9,950 Killbros 500 wagon, brakes, lights ..............................$4,950 Artsway 240B, 20’ shredder ........................................$3,250

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‘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. ............................................$69,500 Challenger MT665, Frt/Rear wgts., 2800 hrs.............$74,500 ‘05 MF 6480 w/loader, 4200 hrs. ..............................$49,500 ‘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. ................................$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

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(605) 310-6653 Fenrich Farms Brush 507-642-8913 Mulching service can clear FOR SALE: 40 round grass FOR SALE: (1) 1200 gal poly CRP, CREP, fence lines, 4x5' bales, outside, $20 per water tank; (1) 750 gal poly remove trees & roots along bale; 30 round corn fodder water; (2) 550 poly tanks; drainage ditches. Call Tobales, 5x5, asking $20 per (1) banjo transfer pump. day 320-587-FARM (3276) bale. I load, you haul. 763(507) 764-3943 or (507) 236682-1257 Buffalo MN 9168 JERRY WELLS PAINTING FOR SALE: 3pt hitch Specializing in Barn Paint- FOR SALE: N.D. Rotary sprayer w/ 500 gal tank, 60' ing, sheds, grain bins, feed wheat straw, 3'x4'x8' bales, x-fold boom, 120” tire spacmills, shed roof coating, stored inside, bales weigh ing, 12.4x42 w/ Raven 440 roof repair, homes. Free 1050 lbs. Priced by bale or monitor, $1,900/OBO. 8” estimates, fully insured, ton. Delivery available. x31' Westfield elec auger, statewide service.

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FOR SALE: JD AT4-6 front FOR SALE: 1500 gal horizonmount cultivator, fits 3010 tal plastic water tank w/ or 4010 tractor. 507-642-8391 pump & inductor on a 12T wagon. 507-381-5781 Machinery Wanted 040 FOR SALE: Demco 500 gal All kinds of New & Used sprayer, 45' boom, hyd farm equipment – disc chispump, tandem wheel, 440 els, field cults, planters, Raven monitor. Monitor is soil finishers, cornheads, 5 yrs old, used on 200 acre farm, $1,600. 507-256-4233 feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 FOR SALE: Demco 600 gal Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, sprayer, 60' hydraulic fold Glencoe 7400; Field Cults boom, electric shutoff, just under 30': JD 980, small about new hydraulic pump, grain carts & gravity boxes very nice. 507-290-1316 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop- FOR SALE: Hardi 1000 gal pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 sprayer w/ 60' Eagle boom, flex heads; JD 643 corn80 gal rinse tank, air inducheads Must be clean; JD tion low drift tips, walking corn planters, 4-6-8 row. tandems set on 30” rows, 715-299-4338 HyPro hyd pump, exc cond, $7,800. 507-273-1906 Spraying Equip 041

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(L) Feterl 12”x72’, swing hopper auger $8,995 (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 10”x71’, swing dr.............$7,400 (L) Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper..........$5,900 (L) Sheyenne 13”x70’, auger swing 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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(L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ................$47,800 (L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ............$40,600 (L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs. ....................................................$34,900 (L) ‘13 Bobcat S590, heat, 2-spd. ......$31,600 (L) Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ............$29,800 (W) Bobcat 226 ..................................$17,000 (L) ‘12 Bobcat S185, 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) ‘14 Mustang RT175, 500 hrs. ......$37,900 (L) Case 430, 2-spd. ..........................$26,800 (L) OMC 320, w/bucket ........................$4,375

STOP IN TO SEE THE KUHN/ KUHN KNIGHT/ KUHN KRAUSE EQUIPMENT! (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 (L) JD 960, 36.5’, 3-bar ......................$5,600 (G) JD 3 pt. plow, 5-bottom..................$2,850 (L) CIH 730B ......................................$19,800 (L) CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’, 8-bar........$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

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(W) Knight 5073, tow ..........................$17,199 Knight 3300....................................$6,500 (W) Knight 3042..................................$12,500 (W) Knight 3050..................................$11,499

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

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(L) H&S 560........................................$13,900 (L) H&S 270..........................................$6,450 (W) Knight 8132, (B0077) ..................$17,000 (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

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Wheat straw for sale from FOR SALE: A good quality, FOR SALE:A good quality, Purebred Holstein bulls FOR SALE OR LEASE: FOR SALE: 25 Limousin tie stall herd of cows. 715Purebred Registered tie stall herd of cows. 7152014 harvest 390 square bulls, low birth wgt, super available. Good maternal 928-3526 Charolais bulls, heifers, & 928-3526 bale 3x3x8 size located in growth, John Goelz lines & good sires. Merritt's cows. Great bloodlines, exthe Rice Lake area delivery Franklin MN 507-557-8394 Elm-Chris Farm (715)235cellent performance, balnot available. 507-993-1804 9272 anced EPD's, low birth FOR SALE: Polled Hereford WANTED TO BUY! USED Bulls, yearlings & (1) 3 yr weights. Delivery availBULK MILK COOLER old. Semen tested. Delivery able.

ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048 available. Jones Farms, Le Laumann Charolais Sueur MN 507-317-5996 Mayer, MN 612-490-2254 WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-235FOR SALE: Purebred Black (L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104 2664 FOR SALE: (2) yearling Angus bulls, calf ease & Polled Hereford bulls. Call good disposition. 320-598(G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326 Cattle 056 320-796-0000 Spicer MN 3790

(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................$33,900 (L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................$16,500 (L/G) (3) Wilrich 957, 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 8699, 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) (2) DMI Tigermate II, 38.5’, 4-bar $29,900 (L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ......$20,600 (G) (2) DMI 730 Rippers ....................$10,900 (L) DMI 530 ..........................................$9,900 (L) Wishek 16’ disc w/harrow ............$24,800 (L) JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ....................$25,900

(L) Artsway 5165 mill scale ..............$21,800 (L) Parker 938 grain cart ....................$24,500 (L) Frontier 750 grain cart ..................$19,900 (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 3 pt. single auger snowblower, 8’, w/hyd. chute..............................$1,999

15 Registered Yearling FOR SALE: Black SimmenPolled Hereford replacetal Bull, 2yr old, bred for ment heifers for sale. calf ease and excellent Weighing from 750-850 lbs. growth. Silver Lake, MN, All shots. Will deliver.

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Ortonville, MN 320-273-2163 FOR SALE: Performance FOR SALE OR LEASE tested Charolais & Red AnREGISTERED BLACK gus bulls. Complete perforANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & mance records, scan info & yearlings; bred heifers, semen tested. 50 + years in calving ease, club calves & feed stock business. Delivbalance performance. Al ery available. Wakefield sired. In herd improvement Farms 507-402-4640 program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625

TRACTORS ‘96 JD 7800, MFWD, 18.4R42 rears, power shift, 3 hyd. remotes, recent tranny rebuild. Nice Tractor! ..................................$36,900 ‘83 JD 750 Utility, 2WD, 1400 hrs., PTO & 3 pt., 8-spd. Hi/Lo tranny. Clean!......................................................................$3,900 ‘96 CIH 7250 Magnum, MFWD, power shift, 18.4R46 rears w/duals, wgts. ..................................................................$38,750 ‘79 JD 2840, 2WD, 18.4x34 rears, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 12-spd.

Hi/Lo tranny. Clean Local Trade! ........................................$9,500 ‘97 JD 8400 MFWD, 9200 hrs., JD Auto Trac Ready (Plug & Play), 18.4R46 rears, 4 SCV’s, big pump. Very Clean! ..............$59,950 ‘99 JD 8300 MFWD, 8800 hrs., 18.4R46 rears-90% rubber all around, big hyd. pump, 4 SCV’s, wgts. Nice Late Model 8300..................................................................................$55,900 ‘97 JD 8400 MFWD, 8900 hrs., Deluxe cab, 18.4R46 rears.

Great running tractor - Cheap power - Priced To Sell!......$49,950 ‘01 JD 8310 MFWD, 18.4R46 rears w/duals, Greenstar Ready, 4 hyds., wgts. Great Value! ..............................................$54,950 ‘01 JD 8410 MFWD, 18.4R46 rears, recent engine rebuild, JD Auto Trac Ready, big hyd. pump, 4 SCV’s, wgts. ........$59,500 ‘01 JD 8310 MFWD, 7800 hrs., 18.4R46 rears, wgts., fenders.

Very clean & well maintained tractor ................................$69,850 ‘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

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EQUIPMENT ‘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

TIRES & TRACKS 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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Registered Red Angus bull, very gentle, 5 yrs old. (715) 856-6474 Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467 Top Quality Holstein Steers 200-800 lbs. in semi load lots. 319-448-4667

WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, FOR SALE: Registered sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 British White bulls, serviceable age, $2,650/ea. Also, 4 057 bred British White heifers, Horse due in September, FOR SALE: Registered $2,850/ea. 320-815-5192 paint mare, 5 yr old named Wisdom, originally trained Limousin & Red Angus in a 4-H project, knows Bulls. Delivery available. ground work very well, has Hammond, WI. 715-821-3516 been ridden & done well.

Red Angus & Black Angus Good horse for a 1st time registered bulls for sale. trainer w/ experienced Most w/700-800# weaning trainer. Very calm, cool & weight. Care included in collected. Can call for more price until May 1st. Meadodetails. 507-448-2000 West Farms. (715)664-8854 Gordy's Pet Ponies desire Red Angus bulls, stout good, good homes. Friendly & growth good disprostion. petable but not broken. Call Call (507) 931-9428 Ron late afternoons 320-7604094 Reg. Simmental bulls 12-15 to pick from. Yearlings to 4 WANTED: Well broke small horse and a circle Y saddle. year olds, gentle, can deliv(715)556-0678 or 715-828-2779 er. Call Mike. 651-503-2986

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

‘13 NH B95C Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, 4WD, cab, air, pilot controls, loader bucket w/forks, 24” hoe bucket, extendable stick, 5 hrs., Same As New! ......................$75,000 ‘09 JD 7750 Forage Harvester, 2WD, 1500 eng. hrs., 970 cutterhead hrs. ........................................................$132,500 ‘03 JD 8520, ILS, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, wgts., 42.5 GPM hyd. pump, 4120 hrs.........................$95,000 ‘09 CIH Steiger 335, Lux. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 1000 PTO, 3-pt. hitch, 480/80R46 duals, 1700 hrs. $139,000 ‘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, 19-spd. trans., 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. ....$125,000 ‘99 JD 8400, 380/90R50 duals, 4 remotes, wgts., 12,000 hrs., Just Through Service Program ............................................$55,000 ‘00 JD 8410, 420/80R46 duals, 4 remotes, 9900 hrs., Just Through Service Program ..........................................................$67,500 ‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk, Very Nice ..........................................$30,000

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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

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

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

(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 (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 (OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 1074, 100’ boom ......................$77,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 854, 3619 hrs., 80’ boom..........$74,900 (N) ‘03 Ag-Chrm 864, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$68,900 (B) ‘94 Ag-Chem 664, 3895 hrs., 60’ boom ............$35,500

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 (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 (OW) ‘99 JD 1560, 20’, 10” spacing ........................$29,950 (OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert...................................$24,000 (B) ‘93 JD 455, 30”, 10” spacing ..............................$20,950 (OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..........................$20,900 (B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$19,900 (OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert. ..........................$19,500 (OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert., WF..........................$17,500 (B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$15,900 (OW) ‘93 JD 1750, 15’, 10” spacing ........................$12,500

HAY EQUIPMENT (N) ‘13 JD 569, round baler, surface wrap................$39,500 (B) ‘11 JD 568, round baler, 4500 bales ..................$36,500 (OW) ‘10 JD 568, round baler, surface wrap ............$32,500 (OS) JD 568, round baler, 8600 bales........................$29,900 (B) ‘12 JD 468, round baler, 7500 bales ..................$28,500 (OW) ‘10 JD 568, round baler, surface wrap ............$26,900

COMBINES (OS) ‘13 JD S670, 500 hrs., duals ..........................$278,900

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

(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!, (B) ‘12 JD 9560R, 920 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$279,900 Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 608 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$279,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 526 hrs. ..................................$279,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 571 hrs., PTO ........................$259,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$234,900 (B) ‘11 JD 9530, 1260 hrs., 800/70R38’s ................$225,900 (B) ‘11 JD 9330, 617 hrs., 620/70T42’s ..................$219,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 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 SPRING TILLAGE (OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$94,900 ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 Hrs., IVT, “Interest waiver till 11-1-2015 on all used (OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$79,900 540/1000 PTO ..................$154,900 (OS) ‘98 JD 9200, 5155 hrs. ......................................$77,500 2210 cultivators, plus a $1,000 in-store credit” (OS) ‘80 Versatile 935, 330 hp. ................................$18,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ............................................$56,900 (H) ‘11 Wilrich Quad 5, 60’ ......................................$53,900 Track Tractors (N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs. ....................................$379,500 (B) ‘10 JD 2210, 58.5’ ................................................$49,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 173 hrs., Ext. PT Warranty ..$354,900 (OW) ‘11 CIH 200, 50.5’ ............................................$49,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 358 hrs., leather ..................$319,900 (OS) ‘06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ............................................$49,000 (H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950 hrs., PS ............................$314,900 (OS) ‘04 Krause TL6200 M/finisher, 42’ ..................$46,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 739 hrs., leather ..................$294,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 44.5’ ............................................$44,500 (OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ................................$269,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ............................................$44,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$269,900 (H) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’................................................$39,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$259,900 (N) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ................................................$39,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$255,900 (N) ‘08 JD 2210, 45.5’ ................................................$39,500 ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 Hrs., IVT, (B) ‘97 JD 9630T, 1431 hrs. ....................................$249,900 (OW) ‘05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ............................................$38,900 Loader Prep Pkg. ............$132,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1907 hrs. ....................................$249,900 (B) ‘02 JD 2200, 44.5’ ................................................$38,500 (N) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1765 hrs., leather ......................$246,000 (N) ‘07 JD 2210, 45.5’ ................................................$35,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ....$245,000 (OS) ‘09 JD 2210, 38.5’, harrow................................$32,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs. ................................$239,900 (H) ‘03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ................................................$28,900 (OW) ‘10 CIH Quad Track 535, 4100 hrs. ............$224,900 (OW) ‘04 JD 726, M/finisher, 38’ ..............................$26,900 (B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ........$214,500 (H) ‘02 JD 980, 44.5’ ..................................................$24,900 (N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ....................................$157,000 (OW) ‘97 DMI, Tigermate II, 47.5’ ..............................$24,900 (H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ....................................$149,900 (OW) ‘00 Wilrich Quad 5, 45.5’ ................................$22,900 (H) ‘05 JD 9620T, 3014 hrs. ....................................$134,900 (OS) ‘02 JD 980, 36.5’................................................$21,900 (OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ................$99,900 (B) ‘98 JD 980, 36.5’ ..................................................$21,900 (OW) ‘98 JD 980, 41.5’ ..............................................$21,500 Row Crop Tractors (OW) ‘97 JD 980, 38.5’ ..............................................$18,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$292,900 (OW) ‘02 JD 980, 27.5’ ............................................$17,500 ‘10 CIH 535 Quad, 4125 Hrs., (B) ‘14 JD 8345R, 353 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$279,900 Auto Trac..........................$224,900 (B) ‘11 JD 8360R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$269,900 (H) ‘92 DMI Tigermate, 38’ ......................................$16,900 (OS) Wilrich, 37’ ..........................................................$14,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$268,900 (B) ‘97 JD 980, 38.5’ ..................................................$11,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS....................$267,900 (N) ‘97 Wilrich 42’ cult. ................................................$9,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS ....................$255,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 361 hrs., PS, ILS....................$255,900 SPRAYERS (OS) ‘13 JD 8310R ..................................................$255,000 “Check out the updated prices on used sprayers” (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$253,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$244,900 (N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$329,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS....................$234,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 52 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$329,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8295R, MFWD, PS, Rental Return........$221,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 387 hrs., dry box ......................$299,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$217,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1067 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$269,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$210,000 (B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom......................$265,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$202,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom ................$265,900 ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 Hrs., Dry Box ................................Was $244,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT..........................$188,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom ................$259,900 ..............................NOW $229,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8235R, 134 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ......$186,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom ................$248,900

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

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(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 (OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ............................$169,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 7215R, 641 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty....$169,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..........................$154,900 (H) ‘13 JD 6170R, 568 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$152,500 (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 ..................$129,900 (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 (N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 93 hrs., PQ ..................................$81,000 (B) ‘04 JD 7820, 2WD, 4391 hrs., PQ ......................$79,900 (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 (N) ‘88 JD 4850, MFWD, 11,290 hrs. ........................$27,500 (B) ‘91 MF 3140, MFWD ............................................$23,900

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Parts Department Special ‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1155 hrs., Full auto steer, Luxury cab, big hyd. pump ..................................$279,900

‘12 CIH Steiger 550Q, 1400 hrs., Full auto steer, PTO ..........$259,900

Pre-Season Tillage

‘12 CIH Steiger 500Q, 964 hrs., Full auto steer ....................$249,900

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‘14 CIH Steiger 350RCQ, 870 hrs., big hyd. pump, HID lights, 16” track ............................................$209,900

‘14 CIH Steiger 550, 288 hrs., PTO, Luxury cab, Full Pro 700 auto steer ............................................$277,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., PTO, Luxury cab, Full Pro 700 auto steer ............................................$249,900

‘12 CIH 4430 Sprayer, 120’ boom, AIM, Full Pro 700 auto steer ............................................$199,900

‘08 CIH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., Luxury cab, Full auto steer ............................................$149,900

‘12 CIH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Luxury cab, Full Pro 700 auto steer, high capacity hyd...............$178,500

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

AP R I L LE A S E 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.

– – All Of These Tractors Have FULL PRO 700 AUTO GUIDANCE – –

Call us and find out how we can tailor a lease to your needs!

USED COMBINES

USED 4WD TRACTORS

Interest Waiver or Low Rates Available* • Call For Details ‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO, COMING IN AFTER THE SEASON ........................................................................................................................................$379,900 ‘12 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1155 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto guide, Very Nice Tractor ..................................$279,500 ‘14 C-IH Steiger 580Q, 932 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, auto guide ready..............................................................................$289,900 ‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1300 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big pump, PTO, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................$259,900 ‘14 C-IH Steiger 550, 289 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 duals, PTO, high cap. hyd.....................................................$277,900 ‘12 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 964 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................................................$249,900 ‘13 C-IH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 tires, PTO, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto steer ......................$249,900 ‘14 C-IH Steiger 350RCQ, Row Crop Quad, 870 hrs., PTO, 16” tracks, auto guide ready................................................$209,900 ‘08 C-IH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., 800R38 tires, Full Pro 600 auto steer ..............................................................................$149,900 ‘05 C-IH STX425, 3189 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ........................................................................................................................$115,000 Steiger Tiger, 525 hp., Cummins eng., Allison auto trans., Like New 520/85R42 triples ......................................................$89,000 ‘95 Ford Versatile 9280, 3095 hrs., 12-spd., 18.4x38, PTO..............................................................................................COMING IN

STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

USED 2WD TRACTORS

Interest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details – 2010 & NEWER MODELS QUALIFY FOR 12 MONTH PT WARRANTY – ‘13 C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs. ..................................................................................................................................................$239,900 ‘10 C-IH 7120, 1504 eng./1149 sep. hrs., duals, HID lights ..................................................................................................$159,500 ‘02 C-IH 2388, 2394 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, rock trap........................................................................................................$69,000

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COMBINE PLATFORMS & HEADS

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

Interest Free • Call For Details

‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, Lux. susp. cab, susp. front axle, auto steer ready, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ............$199,900 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, front & rear duals, high cap. hyd. pump, 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 ‘05 C-IH MX255, 1800 hrs., Full Pro600 auto steer, front & rear duals ..................................................................................$99,900 ‘03 C-IH MX255, 3135 hrs., rear duals ....................................................................................................................................$84,000 ‘92 C-IH 7130, 4267 hrs., MFD, 3 hyd. remotes, radar............................................................................................................$59,900 ‘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 ..............................................................................................$109,900 ‘12 C-IH Puma 185, 705 hrs., MFD, CVT trans., duals, C-IH loader ....................................................................................$139,900

USED SPRAYERS

‘12 C-IH 4430, 1063 hrs., 120’ boom, AIM control, auto boom, active suspension, Full Pro 700 auto steer ....................$199,900 ‘12 C-IH 3330, 605 hrs., 90’ boom, standard spray, active suspension ..............................................................................$174,500 Top Air T1200, 80’ boom, foamer, Ag Leader control..............................................................................................................$25,000

LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE thru “Where Farm and Family Meet”

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I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233 CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it, keeping your equipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH. Contact your local dealer or visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details. ©2014 CNH Capital America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Capital and Case IH are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC. Printed in the USA.

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JD 4410, w/cab & loader..............$20,900 JD 4100 Compact ..........................$7,900 JD 4030, Syncro, open station ....$10,900 IH 1026, Hydro ..............................$14,900 IH 856, 1256, 1456 ..........From $10,900 (2) IH 560, gas & diesel ........From $2,900 Allied Buhler 695 loader................$4,900 IH 560, gas, New T/A ......................$4,900 IH Super MTA, New T/A ................$4,900 IH A, “Restored” ..............................$3,400 LOADERS - ON HAND - CALL COMPLETE LISTING & PICTURES ON OUR WEBSITE

JD Soundguard Cabs, Call for info

KIESTER IMPLEMENT, INC. 110 S. Main, P.O. Box 249 • Kiester, MN

507-294-3387

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USED DELUX DRYERS 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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SPRING SPECIALS

Kubota F2560 Commercial Grade front deck mower ................................................................$8,000 Mahindra EM6, 6’ cut, 3 pt. mtd. rear discharge mower ................................................................$1,175 Land Pride FDR1660, 5’ cut, 3 pt. mtd. rear discharge mower ....................................................................$975 Walco Douglas, 5’ cut, 3 pt. mtd. side discharge ..............................................................................$975 Land Pride RCK1560, 5’ cut, 3 pt. mtd. rotary cutter ............................................................................$1,175 JD 506, 5’ cut, 3 pt. mtd. rotary cutter ..................$675 Buhler 6’ pull-type rotary cutter..........................$1,175 JD 3 pt. post hole digger, 12” bit w/extension......$675 Vicon CM1700 4-rotor disc mower, new gearbox, belts ....................................................................$4,250 Vicon CM1700 4-rotor disc mower, 51⁄2’ cut ......$4,150 Kuhn GMA500 5-rotor cutter bar, 61⁄2’ cut ..........$2,650 (2) Cartner side mounted flail mowers, hyd. drive ....................................................................Ea. $2,000

USED TRACTORS

(‘92) Ford 2910, 30 hp. dsl., FWA ......................$7,500 Ford 960 row crop gas tractor, 36 hp., 5-spd. ..$2,975 Ford 1600, 2WD, turf tires, low hrs.....................$4,250

MISCELLANEOUS

(3) 200 bu. gravity boxes, Minn. & Bradco gears ............................................................ Choice at $800 2-wheel utility trailer w/endgate ............................$150 3-pt. mtd. push or pull scoop - Red ......................$175 Bush Hog #2000 loader, 800 Ford mounts, new bkt. ............................................................................$1,175

NEW EQUIPMENT SPECIALS

Artsway 10”x34’ 540 PTO truck auger ..............$3,800 Land Pride 3 pt. backhoe, 8’ depth w/18” bkt...$8,000 Ramrod Standon skidsteer, 500 lb. capacity ..$12,500 Pacquea 50+80 bu. spreaders, poly floors ..............................................................$3,200/$3,400

1409 Silver Street E. Mapleton, MN 56065 507-524-3726 massopelectric.com

New Ulm Tractor & Equipment Inc. 13144 Co. Rd. #25 New Ulm, MN

507-354-3612

Kubota, Land Pride, Vicon, Meyers, Artsway

HANCOCK, MN

Call: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361 • Will Consider Trades! •

SEMI TRUCKS

‘98 Freightliner Daycab, Fresh Cummins M11 10-spd., 180” WB, New Front & Rear Tires, 80% Brakes, 636,000 Mi., Clean ........................................$15,000

HOPPERS

..........$3,750 Kit/$5,750 Installed ‘87 Transcraft 53/102, Drop Deck, Closed Tandem, Beavertail, New Recap, Alum. Wheels, NEW Paint, LED Lights ........................$17,250

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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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n the spring you can stand on the deck of Joyce LaVoie’s treehouse, some 15 to 20 feet above ground, and look up through the three strong oaks that support the little six-sided structure and see the returning wood ducks thread their way at high speed through the tips of the branches.

In the summer you can bask in the green glow of the oaks, maples and ash and listen to the screechy call of the tanager above and the sweet song of the wood thrush below you. In the fall you will be bathed in the light from the now golden leaves and may see a turkey troop parade through the forest below.

And in the winter you can go inside this bed & breakfast in the trees, light a fire in the silver and black potbelly stove, curl up in the cozy bed with the Amish quilt, and read bear stories. Or you can lay on your back, listen to the stove clicking as it warms, and study the patterns of the knotty pine paneling as you gently slip in and out of sleep and the snow falls silently past your window.

In spring, summer, fall or winter you will likely be woken by the sound of LaVoie’s footsteps on the stairs as she brings you steaming tea, chocolate or coffee and a tasty breakfast of fruit, muffins and cereal.

Guests from near and as far away as France have discovered the LaVoie’s treehouse above the Long Prairie River valley west of the town named after the river.

“People like to come to our drive-in theater in town and then stay the night here,” she said.

If guests do come in after the usual double feature at the Long Drive-in they will find the wide winding trail to the tree house lit by flickering candles, solar lights and perhaps a few fireflies.

During the night forest creatures may visit. One couple was watched over by a protective owl outside a window.

“One boy came with his grandparents. They had left their food on the deck,” LaVoie said. “He told me that he heard a noise and he got up to look out a window. It was a raccoon and he had a rice crispy bar! The child was delighted!”

To learn more about the Long Prairie Treehouse visit their Facebook page or contact Joyce LaVoie directly at (320) 732-0959. ❖

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