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When The Land decided to feature farmshops in this issue, we put out a call forreaders to share their shops with us.While I am thankful for those who gener-ously gave us access to their farms, andtook time during a very busy part of theyear to show us around, I was a little dis-appointed.

These shops were akin to farm machin-ery hospitals — clean and organized.They have kitchens, showers … eventheir own parts departments.

I was looking for theromance of the old farm shop.

At one time or anotherwe’ve all heard the phrase, “ifthese walls could talk…”.Nowhere could this sentimentbe more applicable than thefarm shop. Auctioneers who assistwith estate sales must have seensome wonderful shops teemingwith history and tradition.

Perhaps my farm memoriesharken back to an era which sim-ply doesn’t exist anymore. Tomanage enormous tracts of landrequires enormous machinerywhich requires a shop capable of storing and servic-ing that machinery. Today’s shops are carefullyplanned and designed for efficiency, comfort andpracticality.

My uncle Earl’s shop barely qualified on all threecounts.

Earl’s shop was a Quonset hut structure probablyabout the size of one of the service bays in today’sshop. Massive rough-hewn planks served as shelvingunits around the perimeter of the single room. Therewere a handful of ceiling light fixtures which con-sisted of a single bulb protected by a quart mason jar.If you really wanted good light, you opened the over-head door and/or used the trusty “trouble light” withthe metal cage protecting the light bulb. The shopsmelled of oil, grease, gas and cigarettes. It was THE

place for men to hang out and off-limits toyoung boys without adult supervision.

Being in Earl’s shop with the grown-upsinstantly made you older. Perched on anold padded stool with my grape soda, I satquietly as the men smoked, sipped beersand swapped stories. Most of what theytalked about made no sense to me;although I could tell if the topic was a littlesalty if they glanced my way to see if I waslistening.

Naturally, boys being boys, my cousinsand I would sneak into theshop when no one was around.We were in search for hiddentreasure: cool-looking thing-a-ma-bobs or maybe a risquécalendar from the weldingsupply company. One time wefound the b-b-gun which wasconfiscated for improper use.Torn between good and evil,we returned it to its hidingplace.

Almost every time we con-ducted our clandestine searchof the shop we were eventu-ally caught. To us, tools, partsand magical tin boxes con-

taining who-knows-what were scattered everywhere.Corners of the shed hadn’t been visited in forever.But Earl knew. Something was out of place and wewere prime suspects. Guilty as charged.

Maybe things haven’t changed that much over theyears. Today’s shops are still centers of camaraderieand culture. The modern shop may be a bit moreopulent than Earl’s, but the function is the same: tokeep the farm operating and protect the investmentof machinery.

One thing for certain: farmers know exactly whereeverything is.

Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land.He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. ❖

Sheds: Charm of the farm

LAND MINDS

By Paul Malchow

If you really wanted goodlight, you opened the over-head door and/or used thetrusty ‘trouble Light’ withthe metal cage protectingthe light bulb. The shopsmelled of oil, grease, gasand cigarettes. It was THEplace for men to hang outand off-limits to young boyswithout adult supervision.

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As the politics of this elec-tion year heat up, thechances of Congress debating— let alone passing — eitherof the White House’s marquetrade deals continue to meltaway.

Oh, there’s plenty of talkabout the westward-lookingTrans-Pacific Partnershipand the Euro-centeredTransatlantic Trade andInvestment Partnership, orTPP and TTIP, respectively.Most of the yakking, how-ever, flows from ObamaAdministration officials;nary a word trickles out of Congress.

Worse than Capitol Hill silence is the vocal pound-ing free trade takes when any of President Obama’swould-be successors talks trade.

Bernie Sanders, a Democrat by name but socialistby heart, makes it crystal clear that he would rathereat glass than back “free” trade.

Hillary Clinton, who three years ago called theTPP “exciting," "innovative," and "ambitious," nowsees it as an agreement that has “failed to providethe basic safety net support needed” for Americanworkers. Take that as an “innovative” no.

And The Donald? He’s against TPP because, as henoted in one Republican debate this spring, “It’s adeal that was designed for China to come in, as theyalways do, through the back door…”

China, however, is not part of the Trans-PacificPartnership so whatever Trump meant must havebeen more of a “suggestion” than a fact. Whatever.

Even chatted-about vice presidential candidatesare split on the White House’s trade deals. Ohio’sSen. Sherrod Brown, a possible Clinton veep candi-date, is an outspoken critic of all past and mostfuture trade deals.

Another mentioned Clinton running mate, U.S.Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, is Brown’sopposite, a strong supporter of both TPP and TTIPwho can’t leave his Washington, D.C. office or Ameri-can shores without offering a quick sermon on thevirtues of free trade.

The typical Vilsack sermon leans more on freetrade law than free trade gospel: American farmersand ranchers have a birthright to sell whatever theycan wherever they can. As such, groups like theAmerican Soybean Association (ASA) hold everyfarm state member of Congress and every USDAboss accountable for any hiccup in ag export sales.

The ASA made that hard line perfectly clear —again — in a toughly worded April 11 letter to Vil-sack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman.It was really more of a to-do list for the Administra-tion to complete before, ASA implied, it would blessany TTIP deal with the European Union.

Some of the problems TTIP needs to resolve, ASAwrote, center on the need “to reform or eliminate theEU’s significant non-tariff trade barriers” like its

current “approval process for new biotechnology,” its“arbitrary restrictions on imports of U.S. soy-basedbiodiesel and biodiesel feedstocks,” and its “trade-constraining biotech labeling requirements…”

Talking ag biotech rule changes with the EU is like

talking wish lists with Santa Claus: It’s foolish notto ask for the moon, but only a fool would expect it.

ASA and Vilsack, however, are neither fools nor

Trade deals going nowhere due to election year politics

FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

OPINION

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The Mexican restaurantnear the college campus hadmore than one family gath-ered around its tables to cel-ebrate the day’s graduates.Our family was rejoicingwith youngest daughterMelanie who earned a dou-ble major in communicationand community develop-ment. I didn’t know thegrad or family sitting nearus, but their conversationgrabbed my attention.

The grandmother in the groupleaned in and said to her college grad,“When I was your age I drank unpas-teurized milk!” She laughed. Surelyhis generation would think it a mira-cle to survive raw milk. I smiled. Rawmilk was my story, too.

I grew up on a dairyfarm. I didn’t know milkcame in a carton untilkindergarten. At home itwas strained through floursack towels and chilled.And before you set thepitcher on the table youshook it hard to self-agitatethe cream layer into therest of the mix. It’s thestuff that makes HoneyNut Cheerios buzz.

Eager to trumpgrandma’s story, the father at the endof the table said, “When I was your ageI drank water from a water hose!”Surely this generation of bottled waterdrinkers would find this risky indeed!

I refrained from jumping in and say-ing, “When I was your age I never wore

a seat belt or bike helmet. And to thisday I’m not super-habitual about floss-ing my teeth.”

Depending on your age, you mayhave more scenarios to add to the list.Here’s the thing. There is a place forseat belts, car seats, helmets, and Foodand Drug Administration mandatedpasteurization of milk products. Safetyfirst. I get that. Our grand boys willtell you that every single time whenthey buckle in for a Kubota ride. And Iagree.

But I wonder in all the rules and reg-ulations if we’ve lost some commonsense and gist to risk. Not the kind ofrisk that endangers lives, but the riskthat gives life. Daring to step out ofyour comfort zone, pushing yourselfpast the plausible, and stepping intohard situations with grit that doesn’tquit.

When’s the last time you stood upagainst the majority for the sake ofmorality? When have you decided tofollow your dream though those near-est to you laughed or let your grandreveal stand in awkward silence?When you chose to do this thingpressed on your heart even if it madeyour knees knock and your tongue godry?

Or maybe there’s a greater risk still.One of my favorite writers, AnnVoskamp, urges readers to “Make

hard, complete stops at set timesthroughout the day to pray.” Why? Shewrites, “Otherwise you’re risking acrash. 9, 12, 3, on the hour, might betimes to set a gentle, chime alarm for— and just stop to pray.”

Want to avoid risking the crash ofanxiety, fear, or your worst-case sce-nario thoughts? Try this: stop, drop,and pray. Maybe not at the side of theroad or field (although that might be agood idea), and pause and pray. Everyday my iPad rings alarms on the hourfrom 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. And each timethey set off my first thought is, “Who istexting me?” Then I look at the time,stop, pause, and pray.

It doesn’t sound that risky, does it?Yet it changes everything. If I believethat things are changed by the unseen— the God of the universe who has allthings under His sovereign care —rather than what I’m working so hard

to accomplish, I relax. This thing isbigger than me. It always is.

Maybe your risk involves believing inpeople, skydiving, or passing your farmoperation to the next generation whomay not do things exactly like you. Nodoubt these things could make yourknees knock. But I think the riskiest ofall things, which is really no risk atall, is to trust God for who He is andall He’s promised.

Step into what you know He’s askingyou to do. Just do it. Really. It’s calledobedience. It is radical, blessed obedi-ence, which might seem risky in themoment, but the eternal reality is thatthese rewards are out of this world!

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith,family, and farming from her backporch on her Minnesota grain and live-stock farm. She can be reached atlenaesbulthuis@gmail.com or @Lenae-Bulthuis. ❖

‘Safety First’ may prevent us from taking emotional risks

THE BACK PORCH

By Lenae Bulthuis

When have youdecided to follow yourdream though thosenearest to you laughedor let your grand revealstand in awkwardsilence?

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GUEBERT, from pg. 3foolish. They now seeTTIP as an opening toimpose a “working biotech approvalsystem” on the EU, a phrase ASA usedin an April 8 letter to Vilsack thatpressed hard for him to lean on the“EU Commission” to approve “threebiotech soybean products.”

(Steve Suppan, senior policy analystat the Institute for Agriculture &Trade Policy, examines the letter andits implications in a May 2 blog postthat’s linked at farmandfood.com/in-the-news/.)

Big Ag’s big push for the pendingtrade deals is understandable giventhe two changed realities of today’selection year politics.

First, even as we lean on the EU toalter its biotech food rules, the U.S.Senate still can’t agree on how to

write a biotech food label-ing law here. Membersknow the tide has turned

on labeling; 89 out of 100Americans want it. Majority Republi-cans, however, don’t and they continueto search for a way to be anti-labelingwithout becoming anti-incumbents.

Second, not one presidential con-tender sees free trade as a vote-win-ning issue.

Taken together, it’s hard to see howany trade deal goes anywhere thisyear. After that, you have to take theword of Hillary or Bernie or Donald.Well, maybe not Donald. Or Hillary.

Bernie’s solid, though.The Farm and Food File is published

weekly through the United States andCanada. Past columns, events and con-tact information are posted at www.far-mandfoodfile.com. ❖

‘Big Ag’ pushes free tradeOPINION

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BY MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Freezing temperatures nipped cornacross Minnesota, but University ofMinnesota scientists say most cropswill rebound after the freezing morningtemperatures of May 14 and 15.

At the Southern Research and Out-reach Center in Waseca, Tom Hoverstadreported that corn is OK because thegrowing point is below the ground. Hewould be more concerned if the forecastfollowing the frost included cold, dampand cloudy weather.

“In five days you should see regrowthand hardly know the difference,” saidHoverstad.

Soybeans that have emerged can usu-ally handle the temperatures we’vehad, said Hoverstad.

He noted that good growing condi-tions with sunny, dry and warm daysthe week of May 16 should help.

Bruce Potter, integrated pest manage-ment specialist, noted frost at South-

west Research and Outreach Center inLamberton. The weather chart on theSROC website shows a low of 32 F onMay 14.

“Corn will catch up in short order,”said Potter.

Potter reported that the soybeans atthe center look fine for the most part.Three days after a frost will give farm-ers more information.

“Plants have to recover. They areshocked a little bit,” said Potter. “Theyhave to grow enough to tell if the axil-lary buds are going to make it.”

Up at the North Central Researchand Outreach Center in Grand Rapids,Minn., Bob Smith is field operationsmanager. They have alfalfa fields rightnow, but no soybeans yet. According toWeather Underground, the tempera-ture at Newstrom Field got down to 28F on May 14. “I would be very surprisedif anyone in this area got beans in theground yet,” Smith said.

Scientist Curt Reese at the West Cen-

tral Research and Outreach Center inMorris reported that temperatures gotdown to 29 F in the mornings of May 14and 15. Reese heard reports that a lot ofcorn got nipped hard north of the sta-tion. Reese farms 20 miles south of thecenter, where reports were not as bad.

“I’m not overly concerned about cornbeing killed,” said Reese. “Even if it gothit, it’s not good for it, but it should befine.”

Soybeans had not emerged yet in theMorris area, reported Reese.

Dale Kopecky of Northwest Researchand Outreach Center in Crookston, saidthat the sugar beet crop was of mostconcern. “We have lost 5 to 10 percent ofour crop. Right now we don’t have to doany reseeding on our fields,” he said.

Kopecky reported that soybeans inthe center’s neighboring fields haveemerged. “They’re looking pretty bad,”he said.

Sugar beets got hit near Ada, Minn.Randy Tufton, Norman County Execu-tive Director at the Farm ServiceAgency said that American CrystalSugar had guys doing field reports inthe area during the week of May 16.American Crystal did not return The

Land’s phone call.Tufton estimated a 10 percent loss to

sugar beets with some farmers lookingat replanting.

“It’s still early enough now wherethey can get a decent crop, but it’sadded expense for the farmers,” saidTufton. “Some of the corn was touchedbut that should come back.”

In Renville and Kandiyohi counties,the Co-op Country Farmers Elevatorin Danube reported that the regionescaped the freeze on May 14 with alow temperature at the Olivia Airportof 32 F. On May 15, the low was at 30 Ffor four hours.

“Corn froze off completely. It waspretty widespread,” said Ryan Kiecker,certified crop consultant at CCFE.

The corn looks healthy belowground, noted Kiecker, and with goodgrowing conditions the week of May16, the corn will have new growth.

Sugar beets tolerated the weatherpretty well. Everyone is keeping an eyeon the soybeans. Kiecker estimatedthat CCFE customers have lost onaverage 5,000 to 8,000 emerged soy-bean plants per acre. ❖

Most crops nipped by May freeze should rebound

Do you remember the “mostbeautiful thing you have everseen"? As a very young childmy mother showed me a sky-blue bearded iris blooming inher garden and said, “Sharon,isn’t that the most beautifulthing you have ever seen?”Well, yes it was.

At 2 years of age, I was notaware of the concept of beauty.I was speechless but knew Ihad seen something special.

That memory stays with meand when 2-year-old granddaughter, Ellie Jo, vis-ited a few years ago, I planned to instill in her thesame awe for floral beauty. I tried, with no success,to get her to look at the iris and smell its fragrance,but she would have none of it.

Notice that the inflorescence (blossom) is nearlyas large as her head. I do think she will rememberthe gorgeous iris and I hope she will remember andassociate the experience with learning what floralbeauty is.

“Lingering Love” is the name of the iris picturedand can be purchased from Pleasant Valley IrisFarm. The website is: www.irisfarmer.com. Theyhave over 400 varieties of iris and will ship them inlate July.

Late July is the time to divide iris. The rhizomes

should have one or two leaf fans and be freefrom disease. Iris have thick fleshy rhizomesthat spread outward year by year and after fouror five years the center clump is often bare. Liftthe plant with a garden fork and cut the rhi-zomes into sections and trim the leaf fan backto about 4 inches.

Replant the new sections shallowly so thetops are barely covered by soil. Water well andfirm them in. They should increase in bloomsevery year until they again need dividing.

Iris pests include the iris borer which is com-mon and has to be dealt with in our gardeneach year. The borers spend the winter as eggson old leaves and in the spring hatch into tinycaterpillars and tunnel through the leavesreaching the rhizomes where they feed.

The tips of the leaves turn brown andunsightly. Maintaining good sanitation prac-tices is important in controlling these pests. Ifyou see signs of damage, dig the plant up andexamine the rhizomes for borers and cut offinfected parts and burn or bury them. In thefall it is important to remove and destroy oldiris leaves so the eggs don’t over-winter.

Iris, when combined with mounding or sprawlingplants, add a punctuation point to the garden. Theyare equally at home with conifers, other perennialsor just simply a splendid sight in a bed all theirown.

Iris have such an impact that it is hard to imag-ine a garden without them.

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

‘Lingering Love’ bearded iris is awe-inspiring beauty

IN THE GARDEN

By Sharon Quale

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FOLLOWING THE2016 GROWING SEASON

By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent

Andy Pulk, Roseau, Minn.May 19Corn planting for 2016 is coming to a close for Andy Pulk. TheLand spoke with Pulk on May 19 as he was “just finishing uptoday.” Once corn is complete Pulk will start planting soy-beans. Planting conditions this week have been excellent.“The weather has been beautiful, a person can’t complainabout it at all,” he said. That’s a far cry from what was falling

from the sky on May 13 — snow showers. For Pulk, “it felt more like Octoberthan May.” Those cold temperatures are now long gone and Pulk said hebelieves that “the weather is going to stay fairly warm.” That’s good news forgetting those beans in the ground.On May 17-18, Pulk spread 650 tons of turkey litter on his corn ground. Hecurrently has “three-fourths of the bean ground worked.” For bean planting,he’ll have two planters going. Pulk expects that in “four or five days we’ll havethe beans done.” Pulk will also be spreading urea on rye grass soon.While Pulk still has some work to do in the field, the end is in sight. “It feelsreally good,” he said. Pulk has faced some challenging planting conditions inprevious springs so when a spring is this nice, he really appreciates it. “Thishas been an extraordinary beautiful spring. This is a blessing,” he said. Themost tangible sign of a great spring for Pulk is that “we haven’t even had astuck tractor.” Better knock on wood, just in case.

Kent Moser, Rock Rapids, IowaMay 11Rain has been abundant in Kent Moser’s neck of the woods.Moser reported that in the last two weeks “we’ve had 2 to 3inches of rain.” All that rain meant that some farmers in thearea were “planting in wet dirt,” he said. Moser himself hasseen wet holes this spring that haven’t been seen in threeyears. “We do not need the moisture,” Moser said.

There was a small window from May 4 to 7 that was without rain andallowed a lot of crops to be planted. As for corn, “I’d say overall 75 percentis planted.” Soybeans are a different story. “Hardly anyone has started onbeans,” Moser said. On Moser’s family farm they’re 90 percent done with corn. There’s a little bitof beans to plant. “Last year we were done by now,” he said. This year Moser is concerned with “losing top end yield potential on corn”by planting this late. “It’s time to get it in,” he said. The next week’s forecast is average to below average temperatures. Moser,as a seed dealer, is looking at what that means for his family’s farming oper-ation and his customers. It may mean changing to an earlier variety corn or ifthere’s a field that is very wet it may mean switching to planting soybeans inthat field. Moser is hopeful the weather will cooperate to get the seed inthe ground soon. “Tomorrow looks like a nice drying day,”he said.

John Nielsen, Albert Lea, Minn.May 11“We are pretty much done,” said John Nielsen. The rainhad perfect timing. The rain fell May 9 and 10, with overan inch of rain in total.Nielsen “finished beans on Saturday evening.” Just in timeto celebrate Mother’s Day with his wife Sue. “We didn’t work too much on Sunday (Mother’s Day).”

The farming operation wouldn’t be possible “without her working in town,helping on the farm, keeping insurance — she was a huge help.” With thecrops in, it was a nice day to spend with family.”The planting now complete, Nielsen said he was pleased with how it wentthis year. “Everything was next thing to perfect,” he reported. Field conditions were “above average.” Since finishing in the field Nielsenhas collected seed boxes from customers and is working on planting 800trees on some of his land to “make it look nice.”Nielsen’s only concern is that it’s going to be cold through Sunday, withlows in the 30s at night. “We got to get through the rest of this week with not-so-ideal tempera-tures.” The warmer temperatures a week ago “really perked up the corn,” hesaid. Now those temperatures need to return to really give the crops agood boost.

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Joan Lee, McIntosh, Minn. May 20When Europe calls, you got to answer. JoanLee is currently on a European adventurewith her daughter, Samantha while herhusband, Mark is on his own plantingadventure at home. The Land spoke withMark Lee on May 20 as he was planting

organic soybeans. “I’ll finish up in an hour or so,” hereported. He’s been busy this week in the field as weatherconditions have been close to ideal.“I dragged my corn fields on Tuesday, cultivated my soybeanfields on Wednesday and started planting on Wednesday,” hesaid. With temperatures in the 70s this week, it was a far cryfrom the flurries that were around the previous week. Twoweeks ago Lee’s farm saw temperatures in the 90s, then flur-ries the following week and now 70s, this is just anotherspring in Minnesota.There’s a chance of rain on May 22 which would be a wel-come sight for Lee, who said “we could use a little bit.” Untilthen Lee will continue in the field, “I’ll be dragging my cornfield again.”With Memorial Day right around the corner, Lee is also gear-ing up for the first cutting of hay which he hoped to do“probably right after Memorial Day.”Planting for Lee this spring has been “good, not any majorbreakdowns.” With soybeans just about finished beingplanted, Lee is looking forward to putting the planter away.“It’s always a good feeling,” Lee said.

BY SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

There’s an Arab saying that if the potis cooking, the friendship will staywarm, too. Sharing meals, swappingrecipes, arguing about ingredients, allthese activities are part of the great biglovefest surrounding our favorite foods.Our warmest memories about growingup are often centered on the kitchentable. Food is a stretchy glue that keepsfriends and family from straying toofar.

Speaking of friendship, one of myJanesville-dwelling friends recentlyshared a treasure: the “Fisher FamilyFavorites” cookbook — a nicely-printedthree-ring binder full of recipes by thedescendants of Frank and Veronika(Verona) Fisher. Many, many years inthe making, the impressively completecookbook was a labor of love by familymembers who just couldn’t letVeronika’s fabulous cooking be forgotten. Here are afew of my faves:

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Did somebody mention strudel? I hope so!Veronika’s strudel features a sweet cottage cheese fill-ing.Croatian Cheese Strudel with Cottage Cheese Filling

Filling:2 pounds dry cottage cheese4 egg yolks3 tablespoons sour cream2 egg whites, slightly beaten1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup sugarPress the cheese through a sieve. Then, add all

remaining ingredients and mix well. Spread overprepared strudel dough and bake:

Dough:2 cups flour3 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons sugar1/4 cup shortening2/3 cup milkPlace flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a

bowl. Cut in shortening; add milk. Knead gently on afloured board. Roll with rolling pin to 1/4-inch thick-ness. Brush the spread dough with melted butter.Add cottage cheese filling. Roll in jelly-roll fashionand form in semi-circle on greased pan. Bake in 425-degree oven for 20-25 minutes. If desired, frost withconfectioners frosting and sprinkle with nuts orsugar.

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I was excited to try Harvest Popcorn because of mylifelong love of shoestring potatoes, the kind thatcome in a can in the potato chip aisle. My family gavefour out of four “yums!” to this recipe without missinga beat. Fresh and lively ingredients make this snackmix a winner.

Harvest Popcorn1/3 cup butter1 teaspoon dill weed1 teaspoon lemon pepper1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1/2 teaspoon onion powder1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon salt2 quarts popped corn2 cups shoestring potatoes1 cup nutsMelt butter; add next six ingredients. Mix well.

Add remaining ingredients. Spread in jelly roll pan.Bake 6-8 minutes in a 350 degree oven, stirring occa-sionally.

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Store-bought caramel rolls cannot compete withhomemade ones. They are not even in the same cate-gory. Try some next time you have a lazy weekend.Bundt Cake Caramel Rolls

Butter Bundt pan and sprinkle with chopped nuts.Put in about 1-1/2 dozen frozen dough balls. Scatterin pan. Sprinkle with a 3-ounce package of butter-scotch pudding (not instant). Melt 1/2 cup brownsugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup margarine and 1teaspoon cinnamon. Pour over balls and setovernight or until dough has risen to about the top ofthe pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. You cansprinkle more cinnamon over dough before puttingsugar mix on top, if desired.

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Real food, cooked well. That’s how they did it in theold days. There’s nothing fancy about Pork Chops andSauerkraut, but delicious it is.Pork Chops and Sauerkraut (Zele)

6 pork chops1 (16 ounce) can sauerkraut1 large onion, choppedCaraway seedsBay leavesIn heavy frying pan, brown the pork chops in hot

fat and set aside. Leave drippings in frypan. Make bottom layer of sauerkrautin medium-sized roaster. Sprinklechopped onion and about a tablespoonof caraway seeds evenly over the sauer-kraut. Then place the pork chops overthe sauerkraut.

Add water to make about 2 cups tothe heated-up drippings and stir well.Then, pour over the pork chops andsauerkraut. Lastly, add small pieces ofbay leaves to give a zesty flavor. Bakefor 2-1/2 hours in 350 degree oven, cov-ered. Check for dryness during the bak-ing period, as water may be needed.Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Baked potatoes are ideal with thismain dish and can be baked at thesame time. Bake potatoes for 1-1/2hours.

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Farm work is messy, equipment isbig and technology is a necessity.These thoughts were top of mindwhen the Haubrich family designedand built their farm shop on HaubrichFamily Farms near Danube, Minn.

The dream shop began five yearsago when the family farm businessexpanded from Mike and SuzyHaubrich to include their three grownsons: Matt, Greg and Dan Haubrich.

“The big storage. That’s what wereally needed,” said Matt.

First they chose the spot for theirsteel machine shed. They displacedSuzy’s garden, but they needed a placewhere trucks could pull in and turnaround and where they could see thegrain loading area. They planned forat least 10 years out as trucks andimplements change and continue to get bigger.

“Spend a lot of time with logistics,” said Mike.“Out here you have to adjust for the future.”

Besides a large machine shed and wash bay, theoperation required a farm office where they couldwork and meet as a family. Mike and Matt sell seedfor NorthStar Genetics so they meet with clientsthere. And Mike is a director of Co-op Country Farm-ers Elevator.

The Haubrichs grow corn, beans, peas, wheat andalfalfa on their acreage. They also raise lamb for foodand fiber, as well as breeding stock. With a smile,Mike calls the enterprise a “runaway FFA project.”

“We weaned lambs last week. Weaning lambs ismessy and dirty,” said Matt.

The shop, completed this spring, allowed the guysto shower and wash their boots out there. If theyneeded a file, they could run in and grab it easily.

The concrete floor has in-floor or radiantheat with thermostat controls for differ-

ent spaces. Come summer, the air conditioning willkick in.

“We have meetings here and go over farm plans,”said Dan, who is a certified crop advisor for Centroland lives in Benson, Minn.

When Suzy, a Renville County Master Gardener,was mowing the lawn she stopped in the shop for acold drink instead of the house. Last fall, she washedcucumbers in the wash bay. Her grandsons some-times get off the bus and do their homework in theshop. There are four grandsons in all.

“It’s the family place to be,” said Suzy.Details

The office is set up to handle the modern technologyused on most farms today. An office cabinet storesjackets, work gloves and caps. A large white boardhangs on the wall to assist in planning and daily oper-ations. File cabinets hold farm, crop and livestockfiles.

“We started from scratch. We totally customized itto what we felt would be best for our operation,” saidMatt.

A full kitchen with a stove, refrigerator andmicrowave makes it convenient for Suzy to makelunch or supper for her family. The shop also has afull bathroom.

Finishing the shop office was a three year projectled by Matt, who worked after hours to get the jobdone. He designed and finished the 20 by 30 footspace — making the most of every square foot. Hehired out the plumbing, electrical, cabinets andspray foam insulation. Still, he did a ton of workhimself. He framed the office, dry-walled, did all thetrim work and installed light fixtures.

“After eating supper I’d come down here and putfour hours in,” Matt said.

In 2015, Matt and his wife bought the neighboringfarm site and moved their family of three childrenfrom Rockville. Matt had a corporate job in St. Cloud

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Matt Haubrich washes their skid steer in the wash bay.

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The Haubrich’s modern shop kitchenkeeps the farmers fueled during a longday.

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HAUBRICH, from pg. 8for 10 years before working for his dad in 2013. Hecommuted to the farm for the week.

The key to a functional shop is in the details. Sincethe building has a high ceiling, Matt got a bonusspace that he made into a loft. The railing comesapart to haul up furniture. Thick walls and insula-tion make the office quiet and energy efficient.Through the windows, they can see the grain bins.

Matt repurposed many materials. For instance, heis making a cork board from an old truck grill. Hetrimmed out the windows and an opening betweenthe office and gathering space with black slate froman old pool table.

The wash bay is Mike’s favorite spot. Mattmounted an old truck box on the wall to organizesupplies and keep them dry. The hand wash sink isan old bar sink. Both the office and wash bay areequipped with central vacuum ports. The bay is alsoheated so they can thaw, wash and dry four-wheel-ers, trucks and equipment.

“It’s really nice. We’re excited about this,” saidMatt.Family shop

The farm shop honors two farm families. Familyartifacts and heirlooms pay respect to Suzy andMike’s families.

Old feed sacks found in barrels in the barn hang bythe table in the gathering space. Mike’s dad’s oldfeed scoop adorns the office. A piece of wood with thedate Sept. 25, 1911, hangs on the office wall. Theboard was from the old dairy barn destroyed in the1992 tornado. Suzy found the board jammed in theground “dead center” in the yard.

From Suzy’s dad, Jerome “Jerry” Malecek, theyhave an original Dorothea Paul oil painting of hisfamily’s home farm near Bechyn.

“Dad was a real farm boy,” said Suzy. “(The shop is)

in memory of Dad and his love for the farm andkeeping his grandsons and great grandsons in farm-ing.”

A century farm settled in 1879, the Haubrichswere the Renville County Farm Family of the Yearin 2004. As the fifth generation, the Haubrich sonsare bringing their skills back to the farm. Matt hasapprenticed with his dad and offers engineering,design and construction skills. He holds a communi-cations degree from Alexandria Technical College.Dan and Greg have agronomy degrees from SouthDakota State University. Dan has a minor in agbusiness and Greg in animal science. Greg worksfor Monsanto in the Climate Corporation and livesa few miles away with his wife and son.

“The dynamics of a farm and working together —it’s not easy,” said Matt. “One-hundred-thirty-sevenyears of a family farm. We’re not going to give thatup. We’ve gone too far.”

At the end of a long day of planting, the guysheaded in to the shop at 10:30 p.m.

“We drank a beer. Our eyes were all red. A neigh-bor stopped by,” said Matt.

Getting together at the end of the day — that’swhat a farm shop is all about.

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Mike and Suzy Haubrich spend time with grandsonSawyer in their farm office.

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

LAKE LILLIAN, Minn. —Hanson Silo Company built itsreputation by going vertical. Butnot so today. Horizontal bunkersfor silage, corn, soybeans and otherproducts are the market trend forthe Lake Lillian enterprise.

Horizontal structures are driv-ing the market these days, said Mike Hanson, direc-tor of business development for Hanson Silo Com-pany.

“We put in a new precast concrete plant last year.It’s winterized, so we have more capacity to do morecustom jobs,” he said. “We’re also building insulatedconcrete wall panels which have found good mar-kets in turkey barns and some dairy facilities. Wecan get up to R27 values. It’s a 10-inch panel with 3-inch concrete on each side and a 4-inch insulationcenter core.”

Hanson Silo is celebrating 100 years in businessin June. The company was founded by Emil Hansonin 1916 on the family farmstead in rural Lake Lil-

lian. Emil was unhappy with the poorly constructedsilos so he set out to build his own using sand fromthe shores of Lake Kandiyohi as a base for his con-crete mix. Four generations later, the company isstill owned and operated by the Hanson family:Gregg and his sons Matthew and Michael.

Looking ahead: If corn markets continue weak soelevators and farm bins still hold much of the 2015crop, what sort of chaos does the industry potentiallyface to accommodate the 2016 harvest?

“That is a real concern for the entire grain han-dling industry,” said Hanson.

In fact, the issue was discussed at the Grain Eleva-tor and Processing Society Convention in Austin,Texas. One of Hanson’s customers drove fromAlberta, Canada, to attend the convention.

“This was an 1,800-mile road trip, but he wanted toview elevators on the way to Texas,” Hanson said.“He was nervous by the time he got to Austin. Why?Because it appeared to him that every elevator hedrove past was full.”

With the expectation of depressed farm incomethis season, the question remains whether builderswill cut prices so growers and grain handlers can

afford and justify additional storage.“We look at each deal individually,” Hanson said.

“We have an influx of interest in on-farm storagebunkers — simply walls with a building put over it.This doesn’t replace the grain bin and its mechanicalhandling of grain. But you can’t park your combinein a bin.”

Hanson Silo has gone national. The company builta huge concrete bunker warehouse in Baltimore,Md., for a firm which handles import and exportitems from customers around the world. But thisBaltimore warehouse currently is being used toaccommodate non-GMO corn produced in Turkey.

“They contacted us last year,” said Hanson. “Theyneeded a warehouse on the port to accommodateocean-going vessels both delivering and loading var-ious products. This facility sits next to Fort McHenrywhere the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ was written. Theywere dealing with lead, steel and magnesium ingots,special metals which would be delivered to thiswarehouse from various sources around the world,then shipped to buyers.

“But apparently a strong market developed forimported organic (non-GMO) corn. So we trucked outour 12-foot high L panels to quickly erect precastconcrete grain walls to fill the building with organiccorn, about 1 million bushels capacity. We were toldthe corn moves from Turkey to Holland where thisexporting company is located. Once in this Baltimoreport we understand it is marketed to livestock pro-ducers of farm to table livestock products for thesemany East Coast food vendors.”

And these producers pay a premium price for thisorganic corn — $14 a bushel, said Hanson.

Learn more at www.hansonsilo.com or call 1-800-The-Silo. Mike Hanson was interviewed at the Will-mar Ag Show in March. ❖

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June 1 – Women in Agriculture Seminar – Willmar, Minn. – U of MNExtension and FSA host this seminar on farm transfer and estateplanning – Visit http://z.umn.edu/JuneAgriwomen or call (320) 235-0726, ext. 2001 or foxxx055@umn.edu June 4 – Tasseldega Nights – Elko Speedway, Elko New Market,Minn. – Receive free admission for a night of racing and a familyevent from Minnesota Corn Growers Association to promote clean,renewable, homegrown ethanol fuel – Visit www.mncorn.org or callMinnesota Corn at (952) 460-3610 June 12-14 – Minnesota Farmers Union Retreat – Breezy PointResort, Minn. – 2016 Foucus on the Future Retreat takes a speciallook at the future of young farm families – Visit www.mfu.org or call(800) 969-3380June 15 – Conservation Tour – Waite Park, Minn. – Stearns CountySoil and Water Conservation District is conducting a bus tour ofconservation projects and practices in rural and urban StearnsCounty – Visit www.stearnscountyswcd.net or call Brad Wenz at(320) 251-7800, ext. 3 June 16 – Hanson Silo Open House – Lake Lillian Minn. – HansonSilo Company is celebrating its 100th anniversary with an openhouse – Visit www.hansonsilo.com July 19 – Minnesota Farmers Union Day Camp – Little Falls, Minn.– MFU offers fun-filled day camps to teach youth 5-12 years oldabout cooperative organizations and collaboration while having fun– Contact Glen Schmidt at (651) 288-4066 or glen@mfu.org orvisit www.mfu.org

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

CLARA CITY, Minn. — Thinking new farm shop?Then think your way through your entire farmingoperation including cropping sequence, field equip-ment, planters and harvesting rigs, trucks, tractors,tools, lubricants and manpower to make it all work.Your mind will be buzzing. Think about the kinks,headaches and challenges in your present shop andyou’ll get an even clearer focus on what’s needed.But most important in this mental gymnasticsgame? Think big!

That logic certainly worked for Clara City farmerKyle Petersen in Chippewa County.

“Everything is big, and perhaps getting bigger.Plus, if wet weather shuts us down during harvest, Iwanted a shop big enough for two work areas: one forworking on beet harvesting equipment, the other forcleaning up the combine.”

He and John Suter, farming partner and brother-in-law, satisfied their ambition. An 80-foot by 140-foot shop with 20-foot ceilings now occupies thesouth end of Petersen Farms home base. Open spacearound the building allows semi-trucks, 24-rowplanters and all to easily drive into the shop area. Allthree of the big shop doors are located on the southside. The east side is employee parking with a singlewalk-through entry. Immediately inside are individ-ual foot lockers for jackets, boots and gear. The eastside parking keeps vehicles cooler because they're inthe afternoon shade. Getting into a cool vehicle aftera hot day in the field made good sense, thoughtPetersen.

What guided his thinking on shop size? “I wanted three work stations,” said Petersen,

“Enough space so three to four people could be work-ing on different machines simultaneously. In today’sworld it sometimes takes time to get parts, so if aparticular piece of equipment has to set for a fewdays it wouldn’t be in the way.”

Petersen, age 48, is a fourth-generation farmer andmaking plans for that fifth generation motivated hislogic.

“I figured both my sons were coming back into thefarming business and I wanted a good place for them

to work,” explained Petersen. “Also, we can save afair amount of money by doing a lot of shop workourselves. Plus I don’t expect our employees to workin any different circumstance than I would myself.”

For example, he mentioned the chore of washingequipment outdoors in November. With that in mind,this shop has an 80-foot by 40-foot wash bay com-plete with electric powered side curtains, superlighting and a ceiling mounted space heater to pro-vide a quicker dry-down of equipment after the highpressure wash job.

Modern farm shops feature in-floor heat thesedays, but not this one.

“We were looking at probably $50,000 more to dofloor heat,” reasoned Petersen. “If you keep yourshop at 60 degrees during the winter, the floor isnever cold.”

Four ceiling-mounted, thermostat controlled spaceheaters quickly reheat the shop if needed. Threesouth-facing big doors include an 18-foot by 40-footSchweiss lift-strap door providing quick access forbig combines with corn heads intact.Machinery shop

Sitting at the west end of the wash bay is a size-able yellow machine called a jib crane. This rig easilylifts entire tractor engines and most any other pieceof equipment. Welders and steel cutting equipmentare located in a smaller section separate from themain shop floor.

Building a new farm shop? Think big

See PETERSEN, pg. 12

Dick Hagen

Kyle Petersen sits in the conference room which islocated upstairs in the shop.

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PETERSEN, from pg. 11If tools need to be taken to the field for a quick fix,

there’s a tool bench at floor level with numerouswrenches, screw drivers, hammers, etc. However,three tool carts on roller wheels provide quickaccess to wherever they are needed inside the shop.Tools from these three units stay precisely witheach cart.

A parts room for those daily needed parts is atfloor level on the north side of the shop. Upstairs isthe parts room for infrequently needed parts. Thisupstairs parts room is totally enclosed to keep dustfrom gathering. An overhead door opens into theupstairs so a fork lift conveniently lifts boxes ofparts into this upstairs area.

Also upstairs are two wall-mounted charts. Onedisplays dates and model number of every filterchange on every tractor, truck and other engines.The other chart is a date and field listing of everypesticide spray operation. “This is simply goodhousekeeping,” said Petersen. “A record of everyspray application is simply an important part ofmodern farming.”

There’s also an upstairs 15-foot by 20-foot confer-ence room, but Petersen admits conference sessionsare few.

The big air compressor for this shop sits upstairs

to minimize noise. Even the electric service panel isupstairs.

Parts inventory includes a one-year supply of fil-ters. Quite a few other selected parts are also inven-toried. Petersen explained the shop is 26 miles fromMontevideo, about 22 miles from Willmar and about25 miles from Benson.

Bulk oil is tank-stored and air powered. A 300-gal-lon bulk tank collects and stores the used oil. Bothused oil and used filters get delivered to a local firm,Hoffman Filters, which pays Petersen Farms for theused oil. A 6-foot deep concrete pit makes oil changesreadily available plus other bottom-side work asneeded. This pit even has cutouts for convenientstorage of tools.Crew comfort

Fresh water, always a necessity for shop and fieldworkers, is conveniently provided. Petersen buysbottled water by the pallet which is lifted to theupper level with the skid loader. Water is kept refrig-erated for all employees.

Walk-through plastic doors are everywhere a fold-ing hinged door might be. Little if any maintenanceis needed for this setup and going into the partsroom with full hands is no problem with these plas-tic, transparent push-through doors.

A complete laundry and bath area, including

shower, is located at ground level. Air dryers at eachsink eliminate paper towels. But workers haveaccess to plenty of towels also.

“It’s just good sense to have the facilities for a com-plete shower at the end of a day,” said Petersen,“especially if you’ve been crop spraying or workingduring a windy day.”

The downstairs main office is also the lunch breakarea equipped with sink, microwave oven, etc.

That Schweiss bi-fold door was an easy choice.Petersen has a hangar at the Willmar airport, so heknows the quick convenience of a door that lifts uprather than swings out.

“The bi-fold door has worked great for me, bothhere at the shop and on my hangar.”

Everybody is responsible for sweeping floors, saidPetersen. However, a power-driven floor sweepmakes the job easier.

“We built this shop for everyday use,” Petersenstated. “It doesn’t need to be spic and span. It isn’tintended to be a show place, but we all pay attentionto keeping the place clean.”

High intensity lighting from eight ceiling fixturesprovide great lighting. Meanwhile, eight ceiling fanskeep air circulating.

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Drive-in bay is ideal for working on equipment. The shop work area offers a brightly lit workspace.

See PETERSEN, pg. 13

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PETERSEN, from pg. 12The crew at Petersen Farms doesn’t

do major engine teardowns. But minorrepair work is routine. This is a familyoperation with seasonal help asneeded. Even though work routinesaren’t assigned, each has specificresponsibilities.

Today the crew consists of JohnSuter; nephew Cody, age 25; and onefull-time employee. Also on hand isKyle’s son Brett, age 20. Extra truckdrivers are needed during the beetharvest.

Kyle’s dad, 73-year-old HaroldPetersen who is mostly retired, stillworks some farm hours. Haroldstarted farming with a 30-foot by 40-foot building which he added on tothree times.

“Everything works a little better,and a lot easier, if you have a goodshop,” Harold said.

Also helping part-time is Kyle’sfather-in-law and a third senior cit-izen who hauls water, picks rocksand performs other chores.

“The nice thing about workingwith these three seniors is thatthey don’t care when I don’t wantthem,” Petersen said smiling, “andthey really don’t care when I dowant them.”

He’s proud of the contributionsBrett and Cody are now making in thedaily operations of the farm.

“They are the next generation andthey do a great job,” Petersen said. “I’mmentoring them to basically run ourfarms. They’re making good decisions.”

Advice “Before you build a shop, visit at

least 10 other shops to see both thegood and the not-so-good. You’ll findmore of what you don’t want to do thanwhat you want to do. For instance, Ifastened light fixtures tight to the ceil-

ing. If left hanging, they’re collect-ing dust and dirt. Also, I didn’twant power lines running side-ways on the walls. Everything isvertical, straight up and down. Allmy air lines are in 4-inch tileunder the concrete floor. That kepteverything off the walls.

“We put this shop up in 2011, theyear the Government permitted a100 percent write off on buildings.So it was a convenient businessdecision. Plus the fact that we hadsimply outgrown our older shop.”

Today Petersen Farms operates a6,000-acre business specializing insugar beets, corn and soybeans withsweet corn and peas to fill a few sea-sonal slow spots. Their farm shophelps keep the entire operation onschedule. ❖

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The program also offers a newmicroloan option which allows appli-cants seeking less than $50,000 to qual-ify for a reduced down payment of 5percent and no requirement to providethree years of production history. Farmsand ranches of all sizes are eligible.

Producers can invest in equipmentlike conveyers, scales or refrigerationunits and trucks that can store com-modities before delivering them tomarkets.

Earlier this year, FSA significantlyexpanded the list of commodities eligi-ble for Farm Storage Facility Loan. Eli-gible commodities now include aqua-culture; floriculture; fruits (includingnuts) and vegetables; corn, grainsorghum, rice, oilseeds, oats, wheat,triticale, spelt, buckwheat, lentils,chickpeas, dry peas sugar, peanuts,barley, rye, hay, honey, hops, maplesap, unprocessed meat and poultry,eggs, milk, cheese, butter, yogurt andrenewable biomass. FSFL microloanscan also be used to finance wash andpack equipment used post-harvest,before a commodity is placed in coldstorage.

To learn more about farm storagefacility loans, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport or contact a local FSAcounty office.

This article was submitted by theUSDA. ❖

USDA offers microloans

Dick Hagen

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Grain AnglesAdapting to change

Given the competitive nature of agriculture, themultiple risks, and the compressed profit margins weare currently experiencing, I believe there is value insharing a time-tested process for adapting to change.

Many years ago I had the honor of learning themodel for adapting to changefrom Col. Milton Toratti, ahighly-decorated army veteranfrom the Vietnam era.

Step 1: Share information.This requires a commitment fromall parties to abide by profes-sional rules of engagement, com-municate in a respectful fashion,ask great questions, be willing tolisten with an open mind, andsearch for the common interestfrom which a new approach canbe built. A neutral third-party oroutside experts can add value tothis step — assisting players to abandon their fear,cease the blame game, and sincerely collaborate tobuild a sustainable plan.

Step 2: Develop expectations. The second steprequires process to develop consensus around corevalues, mission, vision, goals and objectives. Asoptions evolve, it is important to prioritize them andcapitalize on early wins. Highly effective teams thenwork on tactical and strategic plans to implementwhat has been agreed to.

Step 3: Define roles and responsibilities. Teammembers must align on who does what, who reportsto who, who has authority, who do we consult with,who needs to be informed, etc. In a perfect world,orginizational charts and job descriptions document

Livestock AnglesCutout price driving beef

The first half of May has started with a few sur-prises and some very unusual market movements inboth cattle and hogs. It seems the weather isn’t theonly questionable event that has taken place so farthis spring. For the most part livestock prices havemoved higher thus far in the month of May.

The cattle market has contin-ued to see high volatility andsome erratic price movements inthe past few weeks. The cashmarket has been like a rollercoaster the past several weeks.One week the market is lowerfollowed by a sharp rally thenext week. In the meantime thefutures market was doing nearlythe exact opposite as the cashmarket.

Considering the beef cutoutover the past few weeks, the factthat the cutout dropped significantly during theperiod when the cash trade was the weakest. Then asthe beef cutout began to recover the cash price ralliedvery strong during that period. That seems to set thetone for the volatility in price movement. The inter-esting thing about following the beef cutout is thefact that when the price comes down the movementof beef increases and when the price goes up the vol-ume in the boxes decreases. This definitely wouldappear to indicate that the demand for beef is pro-portionately dependent on the price of beef at thewholesale level. Thus the supply and demand equa-tion is still at work and is likely to continue to domi-nate the pricing mechanism. Therefore, not just sup-ply will dictate the price of cattle but demand for beefwill play a significant role in that price discovery.

Local Corn and Soybean Price IndexCash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.37 +.16$3.45 +.21$3.43 +.16$3.41 +.24$3.46 +.26$3.44 +.16

$3.43

$3.17

soybeans/change*$9.50 -.29$9.64 -.32$9.79 -.15$9.54 -.20$9.82 -.04$9.69 -.20

$9.66

$8.64

Grain prices are effective cash close on May 24. 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 OutlookCorn closes on positive note

The following marketing analysis is for the weekending May 20.

CORN — An interesting week in corn as it pushedhigher through mid-week before falling apart andending a five-session streak of higher closes. It didrecover heading into the week-end to close on a positive note. Itplunged lower May 19 after agood weekly export sales num-ber was overshadowed by senti-ment that interest rates may beraised at the June FederalReserve meeting. Coinciden-tally, extended weather fore-casts turned drier which shouldallow planting to progress to 85percent by May 22. The averagecorn planting pace by May 22 is85 percent and the record pacewas in 2012 at 97 percent com-plete. Both the old and new cropcontracts followed the same pattern for theweek. Dryness in the northern half of Brazil contin-ues to negatively impact their safrinha corn crop.Dry conditions there have reduced Conab’s safrinhacrop expectations to 52.9 million metric tons with atotal corn crop of 80 mmt. Safras lowered thesafrinha outlook from 56 mmt to 52.1 mmt. The U.S.Department of Agriculture’s outlook for total Brazil-ian corn production is 82 mmt. The unansweredquestion is how much the crop reduction could cutinto their export line. This situation plays in tan-dem with the uncertainty surrounding ideas on howU.S. yield may be affected by the El Niño to La Niñatransition, depending on when it happens.

Despite old crop corn exports that were the third

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

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.

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

See NYSTROM, pg. 15 See TEALE, pg. 15 See BENNETT, pg. 15

AL BENNETTAgStar Principal

Business Consultant Mankato, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 14largest of the marketing year and new crop salesthat were a high for the year, a firm U.S. dollar over-shadowed the news and resulted in a pullback incorn prices. Old crop sales were a huge 58 millionbushels, once again narrowing the gap between thisand last year’s sales to 5 percent. We need just 12.4million bushels of sales per week to hit the USDA’s1.725 billion bushel export target. The USDA’s year-on-year export outlook calls for a 7.4 percentdecline. New crop sales were big at 21.2 millionbushels. New crop total commitments are 129 mil-lion bushels compared to just 89.7 million bushels onthe books last year at this time. Ethanol productiondropped by 14,000 barrels per day to 948,000bpd. Ethanol stocks fell 200,000 barrels to 21.1 mil-lion barrels. The annualized rate of ethanol produc-tion since the beginning of the market year is 5.18billion bushels. The USDA forecast is 5.25 billionbushels. Open interest in corn continued to climbearly in the week as the market rallied, which is nor-mally price positive. The Commitment of Tradersreport as of May 17 showed funds added 8,000 con-tract to their length to bring their net long to 23,000contracts.

The Environmental Protection Agency released its2017 biofuels target proposals during theweek. They are aiming for ethanol production togrow from 14.5 billion gallons to 14.8 billion gallonsin 2017. It’s believed a portion of the growth willcome from sorghum bushels. Biodiesel is proposed torise 100 million gallons to 2 billion gallons in2017. This was anticipated which would translateinto an increase in bean oil demand of 350-375 mil-lion pounds. The final ruling will be released by theend of the year.

OUTLOOK: Weather in both the United Statesand Brazil are major fundamental market factors,but how money flows in and out of the market is justas influential. Until it’s determined how bad theyield potential has been hurt in Brazil’s safrinhacrop, the market will likely keep some degree of riskpremium in the market. The May 20 Cattle on Feedreport was friendly for corn with placements at 107percent vs. only 98.5 percent anticipated. Corn man-aged to capture gains for the week with July up 3.75cents at $3.94.5 per bushel and the December con-tract 1.5 cents higher at $3.99.75 per bushel. A trad-ing range from $3.85 to $4.00 per bushel for Julyseems plausible until the next big headline.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans followed a similar pat-tern to what we saw in corn, but they remainedbound by the previous week’s trading range. Soy-beans suffered from a stronger U.S. dollar, but animpressive meal market continued to provide under-lying support and likely was what kept nearby soy-beans in the black for the week. The nearby boardcrush margin soared to its highest level since April2014! This week’s high in the July crush was$134.27. Reports from the country indicate thatmeal is beginning to be displaced in feed rations infavor of dried distiller grains. With excellent crushmargins, bean basis is edging higher. For compari-son, since April 7, July soymeal is up 45.7 percentand since April 29 it’s up 17.3 percent! July soybeansduring that same time frame are up 17.3 percentand 4.3 percent respectively. Trade chatter has men-tioned concern over Argentina’s ability to fill its mealexport commitments. At last word, meal offers out ofArgentina were few, if any, but its meal was stillcheaper than U.S. origin, and we haven’t seen anyswitching of sales to the United States. U.S. beanvalues are under delivery values and world marketsdon’t seem exceptionally tight. The Buenos AiresGrain Exchange pegged Argentina’s bean harvest at61 percent complete vs. 87 percent complete lastyear.

China bought 129,000 metric tons of U.S. old cropbeans this week. Weekly export bean sales were thesecond highest in the last nine weeks at 20.4 millionbushels but were just neutral vs. pre-report expecta-tions. Old crop sales are only 5 percent behind lastyear when the USDA is calling for 5.6 percent year-on-year export decline. We need just 3.3 millionbushels of sales per week through the end of themarketing year to achieve the USDA’s export out-look for 1.74 billion bushels. New crop sales for theweek were 5.9 million bushels, bringing total newcrop commitments to 125.8 million bushels com-pared to 165 million bushels on the books last year.

The latest COT report showed another 4,000 con-tracts were added to speculators length. This bringsthe net long to 199,000 contracts after having beennet buyers in 10 of the last 11 weeks. U.S. soybeanplanting is estimated anywhere from 50-60 percentcomplete as of May 22 compared to the five-yearaverage of 52 percent complete.

The April NOPA report early in the week wasuneventful at 147.6 million bushels vs. the averageexpectation of 147.7 million bushels. Oil stocks were

1.943 billion pounds compared to the 1.866 billionpound projection.

OUTLOOK: Funds are holding significant lengthand this may be an overhanging caution sign ifweather forecasts are conducive for planting tosurge ahead. Weather will be a major factor in howfinal plantings turn out, but for now fund buyingand the outstanding performance in meal are driv-ing the market. For the week, July soybeans wereup 9.25 cents at $10.74.25 per bushel, while theNovember contract fell a nickel to $10.49.5 perbushel. July soymeal was up 8.2 percent or $29.70per ton at $392.70 per ton. July bean’s first supportline is near $10.50 with resistance at the $10.91.5high from report day May 10. Be careful with howmuch you continue to count on the meal market forrally potential as it is technically overbought andmany struggle with why meal futures have skyrock-eted; however, it’s hard to stand in front of a freighttrain. Let the market do its work but don’t forget toeither protect the downside or have upside targetsin place. ❖

Impressive meal market supporting bean prices

BENNETT, from pg. 14this section of work.

Step 4: Commitment vs. involvement. It is criticalteam members understand and support the keybuilding blocks of commitment: conviction, capabil-ity and courage. Conviction is the firm belief thatchange is needed and the direction is correct. Capa-bility is the ability to act effectively on commit-ments with talent, skills, and a support structurethat produces positive results. Courage is the emo-tional gut commitment to the project and the will-ingness to do the right thing while making the nec-essary sacrifices.

Step 5: Measure productivity. Team membersmust align on how progress will be measured andbe willing to hold themselves and others account-able to the metrics designed. Leadership should cre-ate a “dashboard” that is accessible and kept cur-rent so behaviors can be adjusted as needed.

Step 6: Achieve stability. With the successful exe-cution of the preceding steps, the team will achievea new sense of stability. Observable symptoms willinclude sincere team engagement, client satisfac-tion, quality products and service, high returns oninvestment, high morale, positive attitudes, adher-ence to core values, and a sense of peace.

While not always easy and instinctual, I believeunderstanding and adhering to the process outlinedabove will not only help smooth out transitions andadjust to changes, it will prepare your team forgrowth and a bright future.

For more insights from Bennett and other AgStarexperts, check out AgStarEdge.com, where you’ll findgrain and livestock industry news, legislative hap-penings, and financial preparedness guidance. ❖

Effective changetakes commitment

TEALE, from pg. 14Producers should remain aware of market condi-

tions and remember that the futures market is notthe cash market but a tool which attempts to fore-cast the future price structure.

The hog market has been on a fairly consistentrally during the month of May. Cash prices for hogshave pushed above the mid-$70s lean by the middleof the month because of decent demand for pork andrelatively tight numbers in certain areas of the coun-try. The pork cutout has also responded in a positivemanner, climbing to over $83.00 per hundredweight.

However, as the pork cutout has risen, the volume inthe pork products has seen a decline which indicatessome consumer resistance at these higher levels. Thefutures market which has had a fairly decent pre-mium has begun to show signs of exhaustion inrecent trading. Seasonally, the hog market is knownfor establishing a top in the spring months and form-ing a seasonal bottom into the fall time of year.

Producers should keep a close eye on current mar-ket conditions and protect inventories as needed andpay close attention to premiums offered in thefutures market at the current time. ❖

Hog market continues May rally

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The U.S. Department ofAgriculture Farm ServiceAgency recently announcedthat more than 800,000acres were accepted intothe Conservation ReserveProgram program duringthe recent 49th CRP sign-up period. This was one ofthe most competitive CRPenrollment periods ever,with over 3 million acresbeing offered for CRPenrollment. As of thiswriting, FSA had notyet released the CRPenrollment data forindividual states or counties.

Nationwide, there were more than26,000 offers to enroll over 1.8 millionacres under the general CRP enroll-ment period earlier this year. Only411,000 acres, or 23 percent of thetotal, were accepted, making this themost “selective” enrollment period inthe 30-year history of the CRP pro-gram. An additional 364,000 acreshave been accepted in 2016 under thecontinuous CRP program, which tar-gets the most environmentally sensi-tive land, and is not part of the com-petitive bidding process involved withthe general CRP program.

The recent CRP enrollment periodalso included a first-ever enrollmentfor the CRP grasslands program,which provides producers with finan-cial assistance to plant approvedgrasses, trees, and shrubs on range-land, which can be grazed. There werea total of 4,600 offers, totaling over onemillion acres, offered for this new pro-gram. FSA accepted 101,000 acres forthe first CRP grassland enrollment.There also continues to be over 1 mil-lion CRP acres enrolled under the Con-servation Reserve Enhancement Pro-gram, including nearly 71,000 acres inMinnesota. The CREP program is acooperative program, involving stateenvironmental initiatives.

As of March 1, there was a total ofjust over 23.7 million acres enrolled inthe CRP program, which is down fromnearly 27 million acres in 2013, over 31million acres in 2009, and over 36.8 mil-lion in 2007. As of March 1, there werenearly 17 million acres enrolled undergeneral CRP contracts, just over 5 mil-lion acres under continuous CRP con-tracts, 1.1 million acres under CREPcontracts, and 390,000 acres in theFarmable Wetland program. The maxi-mum number of CRP acres enrolled atany one time has been reduced in eachof the last two farm bills. The 2014 farm

bill set the maximum acres inthe CRP program at 24 mil-lion acres.

Please see the attachedtable for CRP data for thetop ten states in the UnitedStates for CRP enrollmentas of March 1. Besides thenumber of total CRP acresin a given state, it is inter-esting to note the percent-age of acres that are undergeneral CRP contracts vs.

continuous CRP con-tracts. The general CRPcontracts are required

to participate in a com-petitive bidding process when theyexpire, while the continuous CRP con-tracts met the desired CRP criteria andare not subject to the bidding process.States such as Iowa, Minnesota andSouth Dakota, with less than 50 per-cent of the total CRP acres under gen-eral CRP contracts, would seem to havea more stable CRP acreage than stateswith a very high percentage of CRPacres under general CRP contracts.

There is also a wide variation in theaverage annual rental payment peracre for CRP contracts from state tostate. Of course, land quality on a cropproduction basis, and the average landrental rates in a given area, have a biginfluence on the average CRP annualpayments per acre. In addition, thestates with a higher percentage of con-tinuous CRP contracts will tend tohave a higher average annual CRPpayment rate on a comparative basis.This is due to the fact that the continu-ous CRP contracts have a set paymentrate per acre in a given county, and arenot subject to the competitive biddingprocess that exists for general CRPcontracts.

The bids which were offered into CRPfor 2016 were evaluated, using theenvironmental benefits index. USDAtargeted the most environmentally sen-sitive land with the 2016 CRP sign-upin order to reduce soil erosion, protectwater and air quality, and to enhancewildlife protection and carbon seques-tration. There continues to be specialfocus on buffer strips near rivers andstreams.

EBI factors which were used by FSAto evaluate CRP contract offers includedwater quality benefits from reduced ero-sion, runoff, and leaching; wildlife habi-tat benefits from land covers on CRPcontract acreage; on-farm benefits fromreduced soil erosion; air quality benefitsfrom reduced wind erosion; benefits thatwill likely endure beyond the CRP con-

tract period; and cost per acre for theCRP rental contract.

USDA is currently celebrating the30th anniversary of the CRP programand three decades of conservation suc-cess. The CRP program was developedas part of the 1985 farm bill and wasestablished by USDA on Dec. 23, 1985.CRP has been the largest and mostimportant conservation program in theUnited States since that time. CRPcontinues to make major contributionsto national efforts to improve waterand air quality, prevent soil erosion,protect environmentally sensitive land,and enhance wildlife populations.

CRP protects more than 170,000stream miles with grass buffers andriparian forests, which is enough to cir-cle the world seven times. CRP has pre-vented more than 9 billion tons of soilerosion since 1985, which is enough tofill 600 million dump trucks. Each year,CRP has reduced nitrogen runoff ontilled cropland by 95 percent, and hasreduced phosphorus runoff by 85 per-cent.

CRP has created nearly 2.7 millionacres of restored wetlands. CRP helpsenhance populations of ducks, pheas-ants, quail, and other wildlife species.CRP has resulted in the sequestrationof an annual average of 49 million tonsof greenhouse gases, which is equiva-lent to taking about 9 million cars offthe road.

CRP provides nearly $2 billion peryear to private landowners, which aredollars that help support local busi-nesses and the local economy.

CRP contracts will expire on just over1.65 million acres on Sept. 30, 2016.

This includes 92,409 acres in Min-nesota, 99,645 acres in Iowa, 58,712acres in South Dakota, 44,595 acres inNorth Dakota, and 22,885 acres in Wis-consin. Nationally, slightly over 2.5million contracted CRP acres willexpire in 2017, and nearly 1.5 millionacres in 2018. Given the level of CRPacres expiring, it’s possible that wecould have another general CRP sign-up period in 2017 or 2018.

The CRP program remains extremelypopular among land owners, conserva-tionists, and many members of Con-gress. The program seems to be a goodtool to address water quality, soil ero-sion, etc. In recent farm bills, Congresshas reduced the maximum number ofCRP acres with each revised five-yearfarm bill. These reductions have beendue to cutting federal spending on theCRP program, and were not a reflec-tion of the CRP program accomplishingits objectives. It will be interesting aswe begin to develop the 2018 farm bill,whether Congress will strive for stabil-ity or enhancement of the CRP pro-gram, or will propose further reduc-tions to the program.

For more information on CRP, includ-ing the most recent enrollment dataand information on the 30th anniver-sary of CRP, go to the USDA CRP website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/crp.

For additional information contactKent Thiesse, Government Farm Pro-gram Analyst and Vice President,MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, Minn.Phone (507) 381-7960; e-mail:kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. Theweb site is http://www.minnstar-bank.com. ❖

2016 CRP bidding looks to be highly competitive

FARM PROGRAMS

By Kent Thiesse

MARKETING

CRP Enrollment as of March 1Total General Continuous Ave. Payment

STATE CRP Acres CRP Acres CRP Acres Per Acre1 - Texas 2,987,166 2,774,914 212,252 $ 36.762 - Kansas 2,119,958 1,908,065 211,894 $ 42.333 - Colorado 1,860,864 1,787,694 73,169 $ 34.984 - Iowa 1,647,392 715,989 931,404 $186.135 - North Dakota 1,527,929 936,956 590,973 $ 46.326 - Montana 1,411,040 1,241,555 169,485 $ 29.477 - Washington 1,216,622 1,027,031 189,591 $ 58.418 - Minnesota 1,131,622 529,342 602,445 $ 97.809 - Missouri 984,947 733,946 251,000 $105.1310 - South Dakota 954,120 303,786 650,335 $ 83.46

U.S. Total 23,709,982 16,923,744 6,786,448 $ 71.56Notes: CRP data is from the USDA CRP web site. This Table does not include the results of the recentlycompleted 49th CRP sign-up in 2016. Any CRP acres in a given state that are not listed under eithergeneral or continuous CRP are assumed to be in CREP or other special CRP initiatives. The listedannual payment per acre includes all CRP contacts. Continuous CRP contracts have a set payment rateper acre in a given county, while general CRP contracts are accepted on a competitive bid basis.

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The following marketinganalysis is for the week end-ing May 20.

In politics, dairy leadersapplauded the House Edu-cation and Workforce Com-mittee this week for includ-ing key dairy provisions inthe Improving Child Nutri-tion and Education Act of2016, which was approvedby the committee. A jointpress release fromNational Milk and theInternational DairyFoods Associationreports a bipartisan amendment byCongressmen G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.)and Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), specifi-cally targeted at addressing decliningschool milk consumption, was unani-mously approved.

“Fluid milk consumption in schoolshas declined in recent years, and infact most Americans are drinking lessmilk than recommended by the 2015Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” saidJ. David Carlin, IDFA’s senior vice

president of legislativeaffairs and economic policy.“The fact that the schoolmilk provisions have biparti-san support in this bill is anindication of how importantit is to promote better con-sumption of milk by thenation’s students.”

The bill now moves to con-sideration by the full U.S.House of Representatives.

National Milk and theU.S. Dairy ExportCouncil responded to

the International TradeCommission’s economic impact analy-sis of Trans-Pacific Partnership, callingit “an historic pact,” and stated “Ifproperly implemented and enforced, onbalance the agreement will represent astep forward for the U.S. dairy industrybased on its improvements to the rulesof the road governing trade among the12 signatories. In addition, althoughthe market access portion of the agree-ment fell short of the export opportuni-ties our industry sought to secure, our

economic analysis concluded that over-all the TPP dairy market access provi-sions will be neutral to slightly posi-tive.”

The International Dairy Foods Asso-ciation applauded ITC's investigation,calling it “an important step forward inassessing the benefits of the TPP.”

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April milk production in the top 23producing states hit 16.8 billionpounds, which is up 1.2 percent fromApril 2015, according to U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture preliminary data.The 50-state total, at 18.0 billionpounds, was also up 1.2 percent. Revi-sions added 7 million pounds to theoriginal March estimate, now put at17.2 billion pounds and up 1.8 percentfrom a year ago.

Cow numbers in the top 23 statestotaled 8.65 million head, which is up4,000 from March and 21,000 morethan a year ago, and the largest since

December 2008. Output per cow aver-aged 1,948 pounds, which is up 19pounds from a year ago and the high-est for April since the series began in2003.

California output was down 3.3 per-cent from 2015, due to 6,000 fewercows and 60 pounds less per cow. Thisis the 17th consecutive month outputin the nation’s biggest milk producerwas below a year ago. Wisconsinalmost made up the shortfall, up 4.6percent, on an 85 pound gain per cowand 1,000 more cows.

New York was up 5.3 percent on a90-pound gain per cow and 3,000 morecows. Idaho was up 2 percent on a 20-pound gain per cow and 6,000 morecows. Pennsylvania was up 0.5 percenton a 10-pound gain per cow, and Min-nesota added 2.7 percent more to themilk supply on a 45-pound gain percow.

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MIELKE, from pg. 17Michigan continues to pour it on.

The state production was up 6.5 per-cent, thanks to 13,000 more cows and65 pounds more per cow. New Mexicocontinues to struggle, down 3.5 per-cent, on 12,000 fewer cows though out-put per cow was up 5 pounds. Texaswas up 1.6 percent on a 25-pound gainper cow and 1,000 more cows than ayear ago but 5,000 more than March,offsetting much of winter stormGoliath’s impact. Washington stateinched up 0.4 percent on a 10-poundgain per cow.

Pulling back the California curtain,the Daily Dairy Report’s Sarina Sharpwrote in the May 20 Milk ProducersCouncil newsletter that the trickle ofherd dispersals in the West is “turninginto a stream.”

Sharp says the California Depart-ment of Food and Agriculture reportedthe cost of milk production for 2015 at$17.78 per hundredweight; but theaverage 2015 mailbox milk price fellfar short of costs at $15.94. The DailyDairy Report calculated Golden Statedairies’ collective losses at $752 mil-lion last year. “Since then, milk checkshave gotten even smaller,” the DailyDairy Report states. “California lost 32dairies and 41,670 cows in 2015, andthe pace of contraction is accelerating.”

U.S. dairy farmers culled fewer cowsin April and from a year ago, accord-ing to USDA’s latest Livestock Slaugh-ter report. An estimated 227,000 head

were slaughtered underfederal inspection inthe month. This numberis down 35,200 from March and 15,800head less than April 2015 (6.5 percent).Culling in the first four months of 2016totaled 1,011,100 head, down 10,100head or 1.0 percent from a year ago.

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Meanwhile, the May 17 Global DairyTrade auction, the last event of the2015-16 season, reversed directionagain. The weighted average for allproducts offered was up 2.6 percent, fol-lowing a 1.4 percent decline on May 3.

Leading the gains was buttermilkpowder, up 16.2 percent, after a 5.5percent decline last time. Anhydrousmilkfat was a distant second, up 4.9percent, after a 1.6 percent slip lasttime. Lactose followed at 3.9 percentafter a 2.7 percent loss last time. But-ter was on its heels with a 3.8 percentboost, after dropping 5.5 percent in thelast event. Whole milk powder wasright behind, with a 3.0 percent rise,after inching 0.7 percent higher lasttime.

The two losses were skim milk pow-der, down 0.9 percent, following a 3.6percent drop; and cheddar cheese, off0.8 percent, after gaining 1.8 percentlast time.

FC Stone reported the average GDTbutter price equated to about $1.2231per pound U.S. Chicago MercantileExchange butter closed Friday at $2.07per pound. GDT cheddar cheese

equated to about$1.2215 per pound U.S.and compares to Fri-

day’s CME block cheddar at $1.3150.GDT skim milk powder, at 75.21 centsper pound U.S., and whole milk pow-der’s average of $1.0213 per poundU.S., compares to CME Grade A nonfatdry milk at 81.5 cents per pound at Fri-day’s closing.

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As it always does, USDA’smonthly Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryOutlook, issued May 16, mirrored dairyprojections contained in the previousweek’s World Agricultural Supply andDemand Estimates.

The outlook states, “Since the begin-ning of the year, milk production hasbeen growing at an increasing rate. InJanuary, daily milk production wasonly 0.2 percent over January 2015.The year-over-year increase grew to 1.0percent in February and 1.8 percent inMarch, reaching 594 million poundsper day. March production per cowaveraged 1,974 pounds, 32 poundsabove March 2015. Milk cows num-bered 9.325 million, 14,000 more thanMarch 2015, and 10,000 head morethan February 2016.

Imports remained high in March,especially for butterfat products,cheese, and milk protein products,according to the outlook. Exports on amilk-fat basis fell by 17 million poundsfrom February to March, while exportson a skim-solids basis declined by 6million pounds. “Exports of cheese andbutterfat products have been higherthan expected despite high domesticprices compared to foreign exportprices,” the outlook stated.

“Feed prices for remainder of 2015-16and for 2016-17 are expected to remainrelatively low,” the outlook says. “Thecorn price forecast for 2015-16 is $3.50-$3.70 per bushel, and the soybean meal

price forecast is $310 per short ton. Thenational average price for alfalfa hayincreased from $142 per short ton inFebruary to $144 in March. Corn andsoybean meal price forecasts for 2016-2017 are $3.05-$3.65 per bushel and$300-$340 per short ton, respectively.”

USDA’s weekly Crop Progress reportshows 75 percent of the corn crop wasin the ground as of May 15, up from 64percent the previous week. But plant-ing lags a year ago by 7 percent, and is5 percent ahead of the five-year aver-age. As for soybeans, 36 percent areplanted — up from 23 percent the pre-vious week, 5 percent behind a yearago, but 4 percent ahead of the five-year average.

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Checking prices: cash block cheddarcheese reversed four consecutive weeksof decline the week of May 16, closingMay 20 at $1.31.5 per pound. This is up3.5 cents on the week but 33.5 centsbelow a year ago. The barrels climbedto $1.38 on May 19, but gave back 2.5cents May 20 to close at $1.35.5 — up3.5 cents on the week, 26.5 cents belowa year ago, and 4 cents above theblocks. On the week, 13 cars of blocktraded hands at the CME and 20 ofbarrel.

Cheese vats remain full throughoutthe Central region, according to DairyMarket News, due to high fluid milkintakes. Price declines at the CMEresulted in increasing sales. But pricesrallied some by midweek, especially onbarrels, likely spurred by increaseddemand for processed cheeses forgrilling. A large quantity of storagefacilities are at or near capacity, DairyMarket News says, but “recent strengthin sales has helped free up somespace.”

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MIELKE, from pg. 18are also near full capacity as cheesemakers report milk is in relativelygood balance with processing needs. Strong domesticretail cheese demand is continuing while exportopportunities are light.

Weakness in the U.S. dollar is something to watch,writes FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski in hisMay 16 Early Morning Update. “The U.S. dollar hasstrengthened over the past couple of weeks, but itsoverall trend is still lower and we think dollar weak-ness is something we could be dealing with in someform for the balance of 2016. If so, we have to askourselves how much more attractive $1.30 cheesecould become.”

The May 13 Dairy and Food Market Analyst warns:“Some in our network think there is room foranother 15 cent move lower (on cheese) and severalof our contacts are calling for the Class III price tofall below $11.00/cwt. in the coming months. This iswell below last year’s average Class III price of$15.80/ cwt., but not far from the $11.36 average in2009.”

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Cash butter closed May 20 at $2.07 per pound, up3.25 cents on the week on unfilled bids, and is 18cents above a year ago. No butter traded at the CME.

Butter output is steady to fractionally lower, saysDairy Market News. “Cream is still readily available.A handful of manufacturers are responding torequests for cream from ice cream makers, thus lim-iting butter production slightly. Interest from foodservice and retail are strong. Participants are com-fortable with current stocks.

“Western butter making also remains active.Cream is generally available for almost all process-ing needs, but is a little tight in some areas.”

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed the week at81.5 cents per pound, unchanged on the week but 9.5cents below a year ago. On the week, 22 carsexchanged hands, 13 on May 19 alone, at 80 centsper pound.

March packaged fluid milk sales totaled 4.2 billionpounds, down 0.5 percent from March 2015, accord-ing to Dairy Market News. Conventional productsales totaled 3.99 billion pounds, down 0.6 percentfrom a year ago. Organic products, at 214 millionpounds, were up 1.6 percent. Organic representedabout 5.1 percent of total sales for the month.

Whole milk sales totaled 1.2 billion pounds, up 5.2percent from a year ago.

First quarter 2016, total packaged fluid milk salestotaled 12.5 billion pounds, down 0.6 percent fromthe same period a year ago.

Year-to-date sales of conventional products, at 11.9billion pounds, are down 0.8 percent. Organic prod-ucts, at 645 million pounds, were up 4.2 percent.Organic represented about 5.1 percent of total fluidmilk sales so far in 2016.

Speaking of Class I milk, the June federal orderClass I base milk price is $13.14/cwt., down 56 centsfrom May, $3.00 below June 2015, and the lowest

Class I price since November 2009. Itequates to about $1.13 per gallon,down from $1.18 in May. The six-

month average stands at $14.01, down from $16.31at this time a year ago and $23.02 in 2014.

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Cooperatives Working Together accepted sevenrequests for export assistance this week to sell 1.2million pounds of cheese and 308,647 pounds ofwhole milk powder to customers in Asia, CentralAmerica, North Africa, and South America. The prod-uct has been contracted for delivery through Novem-ber and raises CWT’s 2016 exports to 20.2 millionpounds of American-type cheeses, 7.7 million poundsof butter (82 percent milkfat) and 18.4 millionpounds of whole milk powder to 17 countries on fivecontinents.

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Dairy margins deteriorated significantly since theend of April due to ongoing weakness in the milkmarket in combination with higher feed costs,according to the latest Margin Watch from Chicago-based Commodity and Ingredient Hedging LLC.“Margins remain negative into 2017 and well belowaverage from a historical perspective.”

“Continued pressure in milk is being driven byexpanding production in Europe with the Nether-lands and Ireland in particular driving growth,” theMargin Watch states. “In the U.S., the latest WASDEreport revised 2016 milk production up 600 millionpounds from April’s forecast to 212.4 billion, with

improved forage availability and favorable feedcosts contributing to productivity gains in milk percow against a milking cow herd on par with a yearago.

“USDA surprised the market with a bullish end-ing stocks figure for new-crop soybeans in their firstprojection for the 2016-17 crop year. Ending stockswere pegged at 305 million bushels versus the aver-age trade guess of 427 million due to strong demandprojections for both exports and crush. Strongerdomestic crush and export demand also drove a 45million bushel decline in old-crop soybean endingstocks to 400 million bushels, and soybean mealrose to new highs as a result. The corn figures weremore neutral for the market with respect to pre-report expectations. However, corn has likewisemoved higher since the report as it has receivedspillover support from the soybean complex.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who residesin Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured innewspapers across the country and he may bereached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

MARSHALL, Minn. — On a warmevening in late May, Paul Rasmussenunscrewed a bluebird nesting box tocheck its contents. Four small blue-birds rested inside. He replaced thenest and moved on to another site.

Rasmussen is a volunteer in theBluebird Recovery Program who mon-itors a trail of 14 sites in CamdenState Park, south of Marshall. He hasworked at Camden for 26 years andhe started monitoring this bluebirdtrail when it was set up in 2006. He isnow the Lyon County coordinator forthe Bluebird Recovery Project.

Rasmussen was already a birdmanin 2006, building houses for wrensand martins. But he knew nothing ofthe bluebird. Then Loren Murphy andKeith Radel came along. They hadpermission to set up a bluebird trailat Camden.

Radel and Murphy are long-timevolunteers for BBRP. Murphy hasbeen a volunteer for over 25 years andcarries a “Bluebird Helper” card.Radel came up with the idea of put-ting bluebird trails in state parks.

When setting up the trail at Cam-

den in 2006, Rasmussen was assistedby Elizabeth Murray, who also workedat Camden at the time. As Rasmussenpicked up the basics of caring for blue-birds from Murphy and Radel, heagreed to monitor the Camden trail.

“They taught me some things and if Ihad a question, I’d call them,” Ras-mussen said.

This past year, the Camden trailfledged 58 birds. That’s a long wayfrom the 185 fledged three years ago,but up from 2014 when only 35fledged.

“Fifty percent of the fledged birdsdon’t get back the next year due topredators, auto collisions, and thelike,” Rasmussen said. “A few years agomany died [while migrating] in aTexas hail storm.”

Rasmussen works to bring his num-ber of fledged birds back up to a hun-dred, but each bird contributes to thebluebird’s recovery.

“In the 1970s the bluebird wasalmost extinct [around Minnesota],”Murphy said. “Now we’ve broughtthem back to where you see bluebirdsin almost every county in the state.”

Rice County, home to Murphy, is oneof the most active in the BBRP.

“In the last 10-15 years, we’ve raisedmore bluebirds than anywhere else,”Murphy said. “I’ve never seen so manyas I saw in 2015.”

In the 193 sites he monitors, therewere 1,394 eggs of which 1,260hatched and 1,255 fledged.Nesting trails

None of this comes without time andeffort. Murphy was out almost everyday from mid-March to the first of Sep-tember, driving approximately 10,000miles during the season to monitoreach of the sites on a weekly basis.

Radel and Murphy are responsiblefor many bluebird trails, developing asuccessful program based on monitor-ing and secure nesting boxes.

There had been some desire to helpbluebirds. But what had been done tohelp the bluebird recover often didn’tachieve its purpose. Many of thosenesting boxes were nailed to trees orput on fence posts — making them vul-nerable to predators. The raccoon isone of the main predators.

To defeat the raccoons, Radel andMurphy were putting up Gilbertsonhouses, a model Rasmussen nowmakes. They were designed by SteveGilbertson. The nesting box is an 8-inch section of 4-inch round PVC witha 1-and-9/16th-inch entrance hole, toosmall for starlings to get in. The box iseasily removed and replaced for check-ing. It is mounted on rebar which ispounded two feet into the ground andwrapped with metal conduit. The con-duit is sanded with steel wool andwaxed.

“Nothing can climb up that,” Ras-mussen said.

At least, nothing has been success-

ful. Murphy said he has seen theevidence of raccoons who haveclimbed up but were unable to get

into the box.“They hear those baby birds and try

to get to them,” Murphy said.Cats are also a menace to birds’

nests. But one of the bluebird’s primaryenemies is the wren. Territorial wrenswill destroy eggs, throw young birdsout of the nest, even dismantle the nestitself, emptying the grass and filling itwith sticks to make it unusable. All ofthis means placement of nesting boxesis very important.

“Pairs of boxes are set up about 500feet apart to give them enough terri-tory,” Rasmussen said. “They areplaced facing trees, but about 300 feetaway. Fledglings can fly that far whenthey leave the nest, but wrens don’tventure that far out.”

Bluebirds have another nesting com-petitor — the tree swallow. The twospecies can co-exist because swallowscatch flying insects, while bluebirdsperch and search the grass, takinginsects on the ground. The nest boxesare set up in pairs, Rasmussen said, sothat if a tree swallow takes one, thereis always one remaining for a bluebird.

The Bluebird Recovery Project has ahistory approaching 40 years. Accord-ing to its website, it began as a com-mittee of the Minneapolis Chapter ofthe National Audubon Society.

Rasmussen said he spends abouttwo-and-a-half hours a week monitor-ing his 14 sites. While his 58 birds area small part of the flock, it all adds up.According to the Bluebird RecoveryProject website, monitors reported17,057 bluebirds fledged in 2015.

The Bluebird Recovery Project web-site is www.bbrp.org. ❖

Bluebird Recovery Project rebuilding population

Paul Rasmussesn checks a nesting box tomonitor bluebirds.

Photos by Richard Siemers

A nesting box protects this familyof newly-hatched bluebirds.

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Sellers: Roland and Jan GreinerArven and the late Joanne Graff (Estate)

Auctioneers:Jerome Hanson- Hoffman MN - 26-12 Charlie Oachs- Herman, MN - 26-13320-760-5485

Location: From Donnelly, MN 1/2 mile north on State Hwy. 9

10 A.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016 10 A.M.

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TRACTORS1957 JD Model 620 wide front with power steering, 6 spd., 13-6-38 new tires. Ser. # 6204951.

1951 JD Model G wide front with 14-9-38 new tires, wheel weights.

1953 JD Model 70 wide front with wheel weights, 14-9-38 new tires. Ser. # 7002968.

1954 JD Model 60 wide front with new 14-9-38 ties. Ser. # 6038112.

1944 JD Model G narrow front with new 14-9-38 tires. Ser. # 13823

All tractors have new pistons, sleeves, mains, new tires, etc. These tractors have been restored right!LAWN & GARDEN

FARM MACHINERY AND MISC.

TOOLS

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Many more items not

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Another Jark/Worlie Auction~ Farm Machinery Sale ~

Thursday, June 16, 2016 Sale Time: 11:00 AM

Location: 13675 368 Ave., Mina, SDFrom Mina, SD (Glacial Lakes Energy) – go 2 miles West on Hwy. 12 & 2 ¾ miles South (368 Ave.). Ipswich, SD – go 9 ½ miles East on Hwy. 12 & 2 ¾ miles South (368 Ave.) Aberdeen, SD (Jct. of Hwy’s. 281 & 12) – 15 ½ miles West on Hwy. 12 & 2 ¾ miles South on 368 Ave. Watch for signs…

Tractors – Skid SteerJD 9400 4WD Tractor w/24-Spd. Manual/6 Reverse, 4 Hydr., 710/70R38 Tires/Duals, Integrated Auto Steer Ready, 8228 Hrs., (‘97) - Nice

Case IH MX230 Magnum FWA Tractor w/18-Spd. Auto/4 Reverse, 3 Pt., PTO, 4 Hydr., 380/85R34 Front Tires/Duals, 480/80R46 Rear Tires/Axle Duals, 5295 Hrs., (‘03) - Good

Planter - Corn Head – Flex Head - Rowse MowerJD 1770NT 16R30 Planter w/CCS & Pro Units, Dawn Floating Trash Whippers, 500 Gal. Liq. Fert. w/mechanical pump to in-row fert., eSet Meters, Schnell Drawbar Conversion (planted 7837 acres) - Excellent

JD 893 8R30 Corn Head w/Poly Snouts - NiceJD 635F 35’ Hydra-Flex Head w/Crary Wind System, Needs work/wiring harness (‘10)J&M 40’ Header Trailer w/Tandem Rear Axles - ExcellentRowse Double Mower w/9’ Bars - ExcellentLamar 990 Gal. Tandem Axle Fuel Trailer - ExcellentPlus – Skid Steer - Tillage Equipment & Fuel Tanks

Semi Tractors - Grain Trailer - Flatbed Trailer‘06 IH 9400i Semi w/Pro Sleeper, Eaton 10-Spd. Ultra Shift, ISX Cummins, Air Ride, Twin Screw, Hurd Bumper, 622,690 Mi., Inspected 8/15 - Nice

‘97 IH ‘Eagle’ Semi w/Pro Sleeper, Cummins N14 Red Top, Eaton 13-Spd., Pusher Axle, Twin Screw, 849,194 Mi. (8000 on fresh overhaul), Inspected 1/05/16 - Good

‘11 Cornhusker 800 49’ Triple Axle Grain Trailer w/Ag Hoppers, Air Ride, Elec. Tarp, 86” Sides, 11R22.5 Tires (3rd axle lifts), Inspected 1/05/16 - Excellent

‘14 H&H 102”x30’ 5th Wheel Flatbed Trailer w/Tandem Axles, Dual Wheels, Flip Ramps - Like New

‘80 Chevy C70 Tandem Truck w/18’ Steel Box, Hoist, Roll Tarp, V8, 5x2 Trans., 94,692 Mi.Note: Rod has rented his farmland and will offer his nice machinery at public auction.There will be no tools or small items. This sale will only last one hour – Be on Time!Terms: Cash/Check on day of sale-Not responsible for accidents-SD Sales Tax applies

Owner: Rod Gilborne – Ph.: (605) 216-4521

Photos On: www.jarkworlie.com

Auctioneers:Val W. Jark - Warner, SD (605) 380-2244

Merlin T. Worlie - Aberdeen, SD (605) 715-9200

Clerks:Jark/Worlie Auction, LLC

Aberdeen, SD (605) 225-1828

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Our Spring Auction Event will be held at the Wieman Auction Facility located 1 mile south and ½ mile west on Highway 44 from Marion SD on:

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH 8:15 CSTLunch by Presbyterian Church Ladies

5 - 4x4 TRACTORS; 27 – MFD TRACTORS; 10 – 15 2WD TRACTORS; 5 – SKID LOADERS;2 – PAY LOADERS; 2 - TRACTOR-LOADER-BACKHOES; FORKLIFTS; 50 – COLLECTOR TRACTORS; COLLECTOR EQUIPMENT; 20+ COMBINES; 25+ CORN HEADS; 25+ FLEX HEADS; RIGID HEADERS; 10+ HEADER TRAILERS (NEW & USED); 6 - GRAIN CARTS; GRAIN HANDLING ITEMS; 40 - ROUND BALERS; SILAGE CUTTERS; MOCO’S; SWATHERS; GRINDER MIXERS; MANURE SPREADERS; PLANTERS; DRILLS; ROGATOR SPRAYER; SPRAYERS; LOADERS; TILLAGE EQUIP.; MACHINERY; TRUCKS; TRAILERS; VEHICLES; ATV; MOWERS; MANY TIRES & FARM MISC.

Auctioneers Note: A portion of the auction will be available on wiemanauction.com for online bidding with a 2.5% buyers’ premium with a max of $ 750.00 per item. Another large interesting sale! Bring a friend, come prepared. Misc. items start @ 8:15 with 3 – 4 rings. Machinery starts at 9:15 AM sharp with two auction rings all day, 3rd ring @ 11:00 will sell pay loaders-construction items-forklifts-augers-vehicles-trailers-trucks. South Dakota sales tax of 4 ½ % will be charged. This ad is subject to additions and deletions. All consignments must have been approved by the Wieman’s. We have excellent loading and unloading equipment. We appreciate your business. We are in our 68th year of selling. Honest and fair treatment to all. Financing and trucking available. Sorry we are full! Come prepared to buy! If you are driving a good distance – call to make sure your item is here. (Welcome to the “Machinery Mall of South Dakota”). Our Next Auction is August 3, 2016!

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Wednesday, June 1 at 10 AM: Gemstone Ma-sonry Operating Company, Frazee, MN. Discon-tinuing the masonry & concrete portion of the business

Opens Wednesday, June 1 & Closes Wednes-day, June 8: June Online Auction, Upper Mid-west Locations. See complete listing & photos online at SteffesGroup.com

Opens Monday, June 6 & Closes Tuesday & Wednesday, June 14 & 15: Paul Arnleend Es-tate Online Auction, Litchfield, MN, Gun, Ammo, Traps & Fur Stretchers

Wednesday, June 8 at 10 AM: Markota Farms Inc., Hendrum, MN, Farm Retirement

Opens Friday, June 10 & Closes Friday, June 17: Deb & Gary Baasch Partnership, Oriska, ND, Inventory Reduction Online Auction

Opens Friday, June 10 & Closes Monday, June 20: Secured Lender, Steffes Facility, West Fargo, ND, Construction Equipment Auction

Opens Monday, June 13 & Closes Monday, June 20: Lloyd Einarson, Edinburg, ND, Timed Online Farm Auction

Opens Monday, June 13 & Closes Tuesday, June 21: Litchfield School District, Litchfield, MN, New Home Online Auction

Tuesday, June 14 at 10 AM: Robert & Lee-Anna Tollefson, Crookston, MN, Farm Auction

Wednesday, June 15 at 10 AM: Hutton Schumer Farms, Manvel, ND, Farm Auction

Thursday, June 16 at 10 AM: Kelvin Krueger, Twin Valley, MN, Farm Auction

Saturday, June 18 at 10 AM: Meeker County, MN Real Estate Auction, Watkins, MN, 65.23 +/- Acres w/3 BR, 3 BA Home in Forest Prairie Twp.

Saturday, June 18 at 11 AM: Broken Wheel Farms, Watkins, MN, Farm Retirement

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Wednesday, June 22 at 11 AM: Quentin & Delores Georgeson, New Rockford, ND, Farm Retirement

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Wednesday, July 20 at 10 AM: Gussiaas Fam-ily Farm Inc., Carrington, ND, Farm Retirement

Tuesday, July 26 at 10 AM: Secured Party Construction Auction, Litchfield, MN

Thursday, July 28 at 11 AM: Jim & Joan John-son, Mount Vernon, SD, Farm Retirement

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1990 International 16 ton Fertilizer Straight Truck, 13 sp Easton Fuller trans, Cummins Formula 444, 4 bins, 217,135 mi, 285/75 R24.5 rears,275/80 R24.5 fronts1992 International Single Ax Feed Truck, 188,641 mi, DT 408, Spicer 6t, 3 bin, 9 ton1982 International F-2654 Chassis, 178,444 mi, DT 466, 13 sp, Chassis Only2000 Ford F-350 Pickup, 251,209 mi, V10, AT, LT265/75 R16 tires, DOT expires Mar 20172002 Ford F-150 Pickup, 286,800 miles, 5.4 motor, AT, PW, PL, AC1997 Ford F150 Pickup, 351,200 mi, 4.6 motor, AT, cloth interior, AC1996 Chevy Pickup, 276,545 mi, 350 gas engine, AT1975 IH Grain Truck, 83,123 mi, gas, 5 sp w/aux. 3 sp1975 International Chassis, 152,534 mi, 5 & 2 trans, 446 8 cyl gas, 11R22.5 rears, 10.0-20 fronts, Chassis only2001 Pontiac Grand Prix SE, 300, 266 mi, 3.1 liter, AT, 4 dr, PW, PL1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 284,454 mi, 3.1 liter, AT, 4 dr, PW, PLPolaris Ranger - needs some work

1993 1845C Case Skid Loader, 6689 hrs

TRAILERS1998 Warren Feed Trailer, 44’, 8 bins, hand crank lid, 11R 22.5 tires1994 Pacer Feed Trailer, 44’, 8 bins, pneumatic slid lid, 11R 22.5 tires1995 Warren Feed Trailer, 44’, 8 bins, roll tarp, 11R22.5 tires2001 Warren Feed Trailer, 44’, 8 bins, hand crank lids, 11R 22.5 tires1986 Warren Feed Trailer, 44’, 8 bins, roll tarp2004 Fertilizer Tender Box, 6 bins, 24’1973 Stoughton Van Trailer, 44’Drop deck semi trailer w/low pro tires2-Place Snowmobile Trailer

SPRAYERS2011 Miller Nitro 4275 Sprayer, 2318 hrs, Cummins 275, hydrostatic, 90’ booms, 1500 gal tank1993 Loral Easy Rider 1600-C Liquid Floater, 83,432 mi/3660 hrs, 4 sp AT w/2 sp high/low rear end, Allison DT466, 1600 gal tank, 85’ boom, Dickey John DJCMS100

monitor, 66x43.00-25 rears, 8x25.00-20 fronts

SEMI TRACTORS1996 International 9200 Semi Tractor, 1,245,370 miles, C12 Cat, motor has a spun bearing, 10 sp1994 Ford LT9000 Semi Tractor, 609602 miles, CAT 3176, 9 sp trans1986 Ford LN9000 Semi Tractor, 50126 mi, Big Cam 3 Cummins, 9 sp1992 International 9200 Semi Tractor, 94,297 mi.

SPREADERSPull Type Spreader, 6 ton capacity, 21.5L-16.1 tiresPull Type Spreader, 6 ton capacity, 15.00-16A tiresPull Type Spreader, 6 ton capacityPull Type Spreader, 6 ton capacity, 16.5L-16.1 SL tiresPull Type Fertilizer Tender, 10 ton, 2 bin, fl ip tarp

TRACTORS1953/54 Ford Jubilee tractor, 4 sp PIC 361957 Farmall 350 tractor, NF, s/n 360486-R51966 IH 1206 Tractor, 4587 hrs, s/n 9790 S-Y1973 International 1066 Tractor, 4716 hrs, s/n 2610159400921

MISCELLANEOUSPickup Soil Sampling Probe, Concord, 9hp Honda GX270 motor4-Wheeler Soil Sampling Probe, Wintex1000, 5.5hp Honda GX160motor w/elec ignition200 Gallon Air Compressor on wheels, Model 350, 15hp, 3 phasePull Type Grader, 12’ wide blade, upgraded to hydraulics12” 3-phase/480 fansCage Tanks, 250 galHard Rubber Forklift tiresSand Blaster on Trailer, Sanborn air compressor 125 gal, 30hp 3 phasemotor, 120 PsiGolf Cart - needs work12”x30’ Auger14”x30’ Auger8”x52’ Auger12”x120’ Feteral Auger60’ Paddle Conveyor2” Banjo cast iron pumps w/electric motorsBulk Stainless fittings/valvesOffice FurnitureMisc Pumps, motors, electrical boxes, etc.

COMBINES & HEADS

2004 John Deere 9660STS combine, Maurer grain tank extension with tip ups and Crary bubble up auger, heavy duty lift cylinders, heavy duty tilt cylinder, direct drive, fine cut chopper, HID lights, service lights, 20.8x42 front duals, contour master, 1076 eng hrs, 1730 sep. hrs, standard unload, manual adjust chaffer & sieve, heavy duty reverser, heavy duty feeder house drive, turn key, field ready2008 John Deere Hydro-Flex head, field ready, includes new spare sickle, includes Wabasso built head trailer2008 John Deere chopping corn head, new knife rolls, new choppingknifes, new curtains, oils changed, greased. 12 row 22” head, includes anew Wabasso built heavy duty trailer, all new gear case input seals, newauger drive chain, idler, drive sprocket. New back shaft bearings.Totally reconditioned, field ready.

WAGONS2001 Brent Avalanche 1084 grain cart w/roll tarp, newer vertical augers, new jack, new tarp and PTO shield, all lights work, 68x50-32 tires, ready for field

SEMIS & TRAILERS

2000 International 9200 semi tractor, pro sleeper, C12 Cat, 10 speed, approx. 500,000 miles2004 34’ Jet steel grain hopper, spring ride, roll tarp, ag hoppers1993 International 9200 semi tractor, 3406 Cat, 9 speed

CULTIVATOR2013 JD 2210, 45 1/2’ field cultivator, 4 bar harrow, 7” sweepsCall Bob at 507-276-7119 for more info

PAYLOADERJohn Deere 444E Payloader, rebuilt eng. - approx. 600 hrsCall Jim at 507-360-8869 for more info

MISC90’ Flex Coil Drag, exc. cond40’ Flatbed, 6 tote seed system w/vac (Honda motor), 2700 gal liquid poly tank w/new Honda motor & inductorCall Doug at 507-829-5478 for more info

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WANTED: Land & farms. Ihave clients looking fordairy, & cash grain opera-tions, as well as bare landparcels from 40-1000 acres.Both for relocation & in-vestments. If you haveeven thought about sellingcontact: Paul Krueger,Farm & Land Specialist,Edina Realty, SW SuburbanOffice, 14198 CommerceAve NE, Prior Lake, MN55372. paulkrueger@edinarealty.com

(952)447-4700

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2004 NEW IDEA 4865 balerwith net wrap, $3,900. 715-878-9858

BR7090 New Holland RoundBaler (5x6) (2009) Shedded,Like New, (No CustomWork). Rhino PT405H 4 BatHay Tedder (Fluffs Hay).319-347-6676 Can Deliver

FOR SALE: (2) Storms 9x16bale thrower racks, JD 1065gears, stored inside,$2,000/ea. 952-567-1695

FOR SALE: 14 wheel HT154NH wheel rake, all optionsexcellent. 320-808-5723

FOR SALE: Gehl 860 foragechopper w/ 2R & 7' hay-head, very good condition,$3,500/OBO. 612-558-0271

FOR SALE: JD 338 squarebaler w/ chute, very good,always shedded, $3,200. 507-357-6235 or 507-381-7900

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(L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104(G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326

Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004USED DRYERS & AUGERS ..........Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL!

(L) Feterl 12”x72’ swing hopper .........$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 drive ......$7,400(L) Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper ........$5,900(L) Sheyenne 13”x70’, swing drive, w/hanger bearing ........................$13,900(L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric .............$3,495(L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO ..................$4,600(L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric .............$4,995SKID LOADERS .......................(L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ...............$46,500(L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ...........$39,800(L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs. ....................................................$34,900(L) ‘13 Bobcat S590, heat, 2-spd. .....$31,600(L) ‘14 Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. .....$29,900(L) Bobcat S160, heat, 2-spd. ...........$21,900 (2) Bobcat T190, heat Starting at $22,900(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. ..............$38,900(L) Gehl 3310, bucket/pallet fork ........$5,750(L) ‘14 Gehl 4240E, heat, new rubber ....................................................$22,900(L) (2) Gehl 4240E, heat ......... From $18,900(L) ‘12 Gehl 5640E, heat/AC, 2-spd. .$28,800(L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. .............$24,900(W) ‘96 Hydra-Mac ...............................$5,500(L) ‘14 Mustang RT175, 500 hrs. .....$37,900 Mustang 940E, 800 hrs. ................$9,900(L) Case 430, 2-spd. .........................$24,900(W) Cat 226 ........................................$17,000(L) OMC 320, w/bucket .......................$4,375SPREADERS ..........................(W) Knight 8132 .................................$17,500(W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8118 .................$13,500(W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8114 .................$10,500(L) JD 370 ...........................................$4,950(L) Meyer 3245, V-Max .....................$12,900TILLAGE ............................... (2) Wilrich QX2, 60’, w/bskt. ..................................Starting at $52,900(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) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 11-shank ....................................................$22,800(L) Glencoe DR 8699, 7-shank ...........$7,900(L) Krause Dominator, 18’.................$34,900(L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers .............$39,500(L) Krause Dominator, 18’.................$33,900(L) ‘11 Krause Dominator, 12’ ...........$29,900 DMI Tigermate II, 36.5’ w/bskt. ...$32,600(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) (2) DMI 527 ................Starting At $9,300(L) Wishek 16’ Disc w/harrow ..........$24,800(L) JD 2700, 9-24 Ripper ..................$23,900(G) JD 2700, 7-shank ........................$23,900(L) JD 2400 Chisel Plow, 33-shank ..$29,950 JD 2210, 45.5’, 4-bar ..................$42,900(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-bar ....................$21,600(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ....................$20,700(L) JD 980, 38.5’, 3-bar ....................$23,800(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ....................$17,500(L) JD 960, 36.5’, 3-bar ......................$5,600(L) JD Model 230 Disk, 26’ .................$4,750(L) CIH 600 PTX Chisel Plow, 38’ .....$29,800(L) CIH 370 Disc, 28’ ........................$34,500(L) CIH 730B .....................................$17,900(L) CIH Tigermate II, 45.5’, w/bskt. ..$40,900(L) CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’, 8-bar .....$29,900TMR’S .................................(W) Knight 5073, tow .........................$17,199(W) Kuhn Knight 5135 .......................$16,250(W) Kuhn Knight VT156 .....................$32,500(W) ‘14 Kuhn Knight RA142 ....................CALLSPRAYERS ............................(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ..........$14,400(G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom...........$6,500(L) Demco 700 gal., 66’ boom, ff .....$14,900(L) (2) Redball 1200 gal., 90’ boom .$19,900(L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom ....................................................$13,800(L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom ............$9,350MISCELLANEOUS ....................(L) Vicon 1240 Rake, 10-wheel ..........$4,150(L) JD 327 Small Square Baler ...........$3,799(L) Bobcat 3400 UTV, gas ...................$8,450(L) Frontier 750 Grain Cart ...............$19,900(L) Loftness 20’ Chopper ....................$9,600(G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear ..........$1,900(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(L) Used Snowblowers ..........................CALL(L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ...................$4,500(W) (4) Meyers 4618 Forage Box’s Ea. $8,950(L) J&M 1151, scale/tarp ..................$48,900(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) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment ........................ $975(W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3-pt. Single Auger

Snowblower, w/hyd. chute ............$1,999

STOP IN TOSEE THE KUHN/KUHN KNIGHT/KUHN KRAUSEEQUIPMENT!

USED TRACTORSNEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ....................CALLNEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ....................CALLNEW NH T8.320, FWA ..................................CALLNEW Massey 1726, w/loader .......................CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD ..............................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALLNEW Versatile 260, FWA ..............................CALL‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ............................. $210,000‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 650 hrs. .......... $189,000NH TD5050 w/loader, Like New ............. $45,500NH TV6070 bi-directional ....................... $84,000‘12 Versatile 280 w/F&R duals, 825 hrs. ........................................................... $125,000Allis 180 D ..................................................$7,900

TILLAGE‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike .............. $18,500Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ...............CALLSunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow .............CALLDMI 530B ......................................................CALLDMI/NH 775, 7-shank ...................................CALL‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom .......................... $41,000‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom .......................... $23,000‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..................... $35,500

SKIDSTEERSBobcat S650 w/575 hrs. ......................... $35,900NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ...................CALL‘11 NH L230, Loaded ...................................CALL

PLANTERSNEW White Planters .....................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ................. $92,000White 6122, 12-30 .................................. $14,900‘06 White 8222 w/3 bus., res. mgr. ........ $38,500

COMBINESNEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALLFantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH .......CALL‘13 Gleaner S77 ........................... JUST TRADED‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ..................... $210,000‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop .......... $95,000‘03 Gleaner R65 .................................... $115,000‘02 Gleaner R62 ......................................COMING

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS Units ................................CALLNEW Salford Plows ......................................CALLNEW Unverferth Seed Tenders ....................CALLNEW Westfield Augers .................................CALLNEW Rem 2700 Vac .....................................CALLNEW Hardi Sprayers ....................................CALLNEW Riteway Rollers ...................................CALLNEW Lorenz Snowblowers ..........................CALLNEW Batco Conveyors ................................CALLNEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ..............CALLNEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons .......................CALLNEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks ..............CALLREM 2700, Rental .........................................CALLUnverferth 8000 Grain Cart ..........................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ...................CALLPre-owned Sprayers ....................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

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

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SPECIALS– On All Equipment –

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FOR SALE: 60' 3pt toolbarequipped for side dressingliquid nitrogen. 563-920-1153

FOR SALE: Case IH 18316x30 flat fold fiber shankcult, $5,900; 1969 JD 3020 Dtractor, JDWF 3pt, 2 hyd,recent overhaul, $9,750; NH258 rake w/ dollywheel,$2,300; Late model NH 4569' sickle mower, exc cond$2,450; JD 1065A RunningGear, $850. 320-769-2756

FOR SALE: JD 3020 D trac-tor, 3pnt JDWF, recent mo-tor work, $6,900;Case IH1830 16x30 flat fold cult,$8,750; Bloomhardt 1000 galsprayer, 90' booms $1,450;1998 International 4700truck, dsl, 6spd, air cond,18' van body w/ lift gate,$4,900. 320-769-2756

FOR SALE: JD 400 20' ro-tary hoe w/ gage wheels,good condition. 507-764-6697

FOR SALE:1988 Case IH9130 4WD tractor, 6,800 hrs,equipped w/ 3pt hitch, 1000RPM PTO, steerable frontaxle, Raven autoguidesteering system, excellentcondition. (507)-360-8610

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FOR SALE: #850 28' Landollsoil finisher, '06, excellentcondition. 320-808-5723

FOR SALE: 489 NH haybine, shedded, good sickle& ledgers, fairly new wob-bler, good working condi-tion, $2,000; 16R cornheadsprayer, 325 fiberglasstank, PTO driven pump,shedded, working condition,$400, call after 6pm. 507-689-2272, 507-450-2514 (cell)

FOR SALE: 70' Elmer drag,Merritt alum hopper graintrailers; '89 IH 1680 com-bine; 690 Killbros graincart; 24R30” JD pl on Kinzebar; Big A floater; 175Michigan ldr; IH 964 CH;White 706 & 708 CH &parts; White plows &parts; (3) 4WD drive pick-ups ('78-'80); JD 44' fieldcult; 3300 Hiniker fieldcult; IH 260 backhoe; head-er trailers. 507-380-5324

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WANTED: Someone to teardown old barn & recycle asmuch material as possible.Lots of good wood in thestructure. Cologne MN 952-201-5761 or 952-466-5876

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FOR SALE: Farm Fan#1036, 10-16HP, works goodw/ Hi Lo burner, retired,must sell. 507-223-5532

FOR SALE:Used grain bins,floors unload systems, sti-rators, fans & heaters, aer-ation fans, buying or sell-ing, try me first and alsocall for very competitivecontract rates! Officehours 8am-5pm Monday –Friday Saturday 9am - 12noon or call 507-697-6133

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Bobcat 642; JD 3020; JD 110disk; (2) JD 1065 runninggears; Demco 365 gravitywagon; 5' & 6' rotary cut-ters. Peterson EquipmentNew Ulm, MN 507-276-6958or 6957

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NH 851 round baler, nice,$1,595; (2) 8x16' bale flatracks, very good, on 8T EZTrail running gear & MN6T running gear, both haveflotation tires; Allied 36'bale elevator on cart w/ 1hpelec motor, nice. 320-779-4583 or 320-864-4583

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Barn roofing Hip or roundroof barns & other build-ings. Also barn & Quonsetstraightening. Kelling Silo.1-800-355-2598

FOR SALE: 4350 Bu GSI 18'dia 6 ring hopper tank, 3level eyes, excellent condi-tion, $7,500/OBO 507-380-0900

SILO DOORS Wood or steel doors shipped

promptly to your farmstainless fasteners

hardware available. (800)222-5726

Landwood Sales LLC

Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.100% financing w/no liensor red tape, call Steve atFairfax Ag for an appoint-ment. 888-830-7757

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‘12 Cat 272D XHP Skid Steer, cab, air, 2-spd., 1375 hrs. .............$36,000

‘10 CIH Magnum 225, CVT transmission, 380/90R54 duals, 4600 hours.............................$69,000

‘10 NH T8010, super steer, 480/80R46 duals, 380/85R34 single fronts, 540/1000 PTO, 1200 hrs.

...............................................$94,500‘07 JD 8230, IVT trans., 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 single fronts, 1300 front axle, 4 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 4460 hrs., Just Through Service Program ................................$89,500

‘14 Case 580SN Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, Extendahoe, 4WD, air,

ride control, 2-stick controls, 196 hrs. ..................................$68,000

‘11 NH T8.390, susp. front axle, high flow hyd. system, 6 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, HID lights, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals,

2060 hrs. ..............................$119,500‘11 Atlas Copco XAS185JD7 185 CFM Portable Air Compressor, JD dsl., 3890 hrs. .................... $7,500

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Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332

507-381-1291

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(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 923 Hrs, 90’ Boom .................................. $179,900

90’ Boom(OW) ‘09 JD 4730, 1400 Hrs, traction control .................................. $131,900(OS) ‘15 JD R4030, 158 Hrs, SS Tank, 15” Spacing ......................... $265,900(N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 Hrs, SS Tank, 15” Spacing, HTA ..................... $234,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 880 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spacing, TC .................... $203,500(OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 269 Hrs, Power Gard Warr. ‘til 4-2020 ............... $187,900(OW) 11 JD 4830, 2030 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spg, HTA ........................ $179,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 1807 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spacing, TC .................. $139,500(OW) ‘08 JD 4730, 3562 Hrs, Hi Flow, HTA, AutoBoom Trac ............ $112,900(OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 4100 Hrs, 20” Spacing, HTA ................................. $84,900(OW) ‘06 Rogator 1074, 4600 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spg ........................ $59,900

100’ Boom(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 1011 Hrs, Power Gard Warr ‘til 4-2018 ............. $209,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 676 Hrs, HTA, Foamer, 20” Spacing ................... $166,900(OW) ‘11 Rogator 994, 1768 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spacing ................. $137,900

80’ Boom(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 736 Hrs, Power Gard Warr ‘til 4-2018 ............... $146,900

120’ Boom(OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1991 Hrs, Boom Trac .......................................... $212,500(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1138 Hrs, 2630 Display w/AT Activation ........... $218,900(OW) JD Wet System off 4930, 120’ Boom ........................................ $28,900(OW) ‘09 Wet System off 4930, 120’ Boom ....................................... $12,900

Dry Box(N) ‘15 JD R4045, 520 Hrs, PT Warranty ‘til 9-2019 ........................ $325,000(OW) ‘06 JD 4920, 6500 Hrs, AT Trac Ready ...................................... $65,000(OW) New Lader Multiapploer Insert ................................................... $7,500

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FOR SALE: JD 4650, MFD,6100 hrs, very good condi-tion, PS, 18x42 rubber, 3outlets, $31,000/OBO. 507-220-0999

FOR SALE: JD 630 tractor3pt hitch, WF, fenders, 70%tires, excellent original con-dition. $6,250. 320-905-2058

FOR SALE:'90 Case 485 utili-ty, 50 HP dsl, 412 hours,3pt, LPTO, runs & looksgood, $5,250.; '74 IH 674 dsl,recent OH w/ quick attachldr, $7,500; Sharp IH 766dsl, 3pt, 6200 hrs, $8,250OBO/Trade. 320-543-3523

JD 70 dsl tractor, used lessthan 100 hrs on completeOH, used only for plow day,3 btm JD 55ABH plow,beautifully restored byowner, $7,500. 320-522-0493

NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,55, 50 Series & newer trac-tors, AC-all models, LargeInventory, We ship! MarkHeitman Tractor Salvage715-673-4829

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Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re-pair Repair-Troubleshoot-ing Sales-Design Customhydraulic hose-making upto 2” Service calls made.STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser-vice 16084 State Hwy 29 NGlenwood, MN 56334 320-634-4360

Knight #3125 TMR mixer, 200bu, exc cond, hyd levers forloading wheel barrows. 1owner. 715-322-5670

Schaben 16R30” liq fert, bar,1600 gal tank, ground driv-en pump, Raven controller,$24,000; NH #1044 stacklinebale wagon(holds 120bales), pull type w/ NHquarter turn bale chute,$2,850; Yetter all wheelsteer liq pull behind cart w/1600 & 500 gal tank, $11,500.Call 507-584-0133 days.

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FOR SALE: 2012 JD X748lawn garden tractor, neverbeen used, factory warran-ty through 4/25/17. (320)296-6159

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TRACK TRACTORS‘12 CIH 550 Quad Track, 582 hrs., Lux. cab,

cab suspension, 4 new tracks - 30”, 4 hyd., diff. lock, big pump ...................... $172,000

‘04 Cat. 765, 4602 hrs., 18” tracks, 120” spacing, 3 pt., PTO, front wgts., Very Clean!

....................................................... $79,000‘02 Challenger 765, 3650 hrs., 18” tracks,

1000 PTO, front wgts., 4 hyd. valves, Very Nice! ....................................... $78,000‘10 Challenger 765C, 2866 hrs., 3 pt., PTO,

6 hyd., 18” tracks ......................... $120,000‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks, ....... 4

hyd., front wgts. ........................... $199,000‘14 JD 8360RT, 865 hrs., IVT, 85cc pump, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks ................... $205,000

4WD TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., HID lights, 4 hyd.,

Michelin 800x38” tires & duals .... $220,000‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt.

hitch, 5 hyd. valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires ..................................................... $220,000‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $209,000‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000

PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals ............................................. $219,000‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,

HID lights, 520x46” tires & duals . $179,000‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd.,

big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $190,000‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,

520x46” tires & duals................... $185,000‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manual, 4 hyd., 710x38” tires & duals ......... $95,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘06 JD 8330, MFWD, 5325 hrs., ILS, PS, big pump, 4 valves, 1000 PTO, 380x54” rear tires & duals, front duals......... $92,000‘04 JD 8220, MFWD, 5083 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 520x42” tires & duals, 12 front

wgts. ............................................... $75,000‘13 JD 6170R, cab, IVT trans., 540/1000

PTO, 480x46” tires & duals, (has JD H380 Loader w/Joystick) ....................... $125,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 665 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals, Warranty ............................ $115,000

‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals ...... $105,000‘12 CIH 315, 481 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50” duals . $145,000‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals,

480x50” rear duals ....................... $145,000‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd.

PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-Flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” duals ............ $110,000

‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46” tires & duals ............................................. $122,000

‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46” duals, front duals .... $69,000

‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 380x46” tires & duals ......... $59,000‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” duals ....................................................... $94,000‘12 Kubota M110, MFWD, 240 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, loader w/8’ bucket ................. $55,000

PLANTERS‘10 CIH 1250, 12R30” w/central fill,

pneumatic down pressure, Dawn trash whippers, monitor screen, Planted 2320 Acres .............................................. $45,000

COMBINES‘13 JD 680, 942 eng./643 sep. hrs., 4x4, CM w/5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, long

unloading auger, 520x42” tires & duals ..................................................... $205,000‘09 JD 9670, 1842 eng./1181 sep. hrs., CM,

chopper, extended wear ................ $110,000‘10 JD 9870, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs., 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper,

1250x32” single tires ................... $125,000‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs.,

chopper, 20.8x38” duals ................. $57,000‘98 JD 9510, 4819 eng./3359 sep. hrs., Dial-a-matic, chopper, Maurer bin ext.,

30.5x32” duals, Shedded & Well Maintained ...................................... $37,000

‘13 JD S660, 527 eng./308 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, 480x42” tires & duals .... $193,000

‘12 JD S670, Hilko Sidehill, 630 eng./361 sep. hrs., chopper, HID lights, power cast

tailboard, 520x42” tires & duals ... $199,000‘12 CIH 7230, 605 eng./434 sep. hrs., Lux.

cab, rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals ..................................................... $185,000‘12 CIH 7130, 1839 eng./1355 sep. hrs.,

tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ... $118,000‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,

rock trap, chopper, power topper . $195,000‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals $160,000‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32” singles ..................................................... $125,000‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep.

hrs., (Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, 4WD, chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights

..................................................... $179,000‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs.,

tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals .... $79,000‘08 NH 9060, 4x4, 1786 eng./1332 sep. hrs.,

rock trap, chopper, 620x42” duals . $95,000‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,

tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, air compressor, 520x42” tires & duals $59,000

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FOR SALE: Hillsboro 5stock trailer, gooseneck7x24', 2 gates, needs somework, $750 OBO. 507-220-0999

Dairy 055

WANTED TO BUY: Dairyheifers and cows. 320-235-2664

Cattle 056

Big, thick, Polled Herefordyearling bulls, semen test-ed, delivery avail. 715-597-2036 Brookviewacres.com

Calving ease purebred BlackAngus bulls, late Marchweights up to 1200 lbs. (715)483-3866

FOR SALE OR LEASEREGISTERED BLACKANGUS Bulls, 2 year old &yearlings; bred heifers,calving ease, club calves &balance performance. Alsired. In herd improvementprogram. J.W. RiverviewAngus Farm Glencoe, MN55336 Conklin Dealer 320-864-4625

FOR SALE: 1 yearling,purebred, polled, Herefordbull. 320-796-0000. Spicer.

FOR SALE: 25 Limousin se-men tested bulls, red orblack, low birth weight, su-per growth. John Goelz,Franklin, MN. 507-557-8394Larry 507-820-2571

FOR SALE: Angus bullsyearlings & 2 yr olds. Stout,heavy muscled bulls withexc performance genetics.Fertility & performancetested. Sullivan Angus, Kel-logg MN. 507-527-1034

FOR SALE: Performancetested Charolais & RedAngus bulls, completeperf. info, scan data, fer-tility tested & guaran-teed, delivery avail,backed by 54 yrs of seed-stock production. Wake-field Farms, New Rich-land, MN, call Kyle 507-402-4640

FOR SALE: Polled Herefordbulls, big growthy year-lings, most 205 day weaningweight, 700lb+, semen test-ed, Jones Farms, Le Sueur,MN (507)-317-5996

FOR SALE: Polled Herefordbull serviceable age, 2-Polled Hereford heifers;(2) Int'l 240 utility tractor;Farmall Super MD & Su-per MTAD tractors. 320-282-4846

FOR SALE: Red Angusyearling bulls, $1,700-$1,800507-931-5758. Oehler RedAngus.

FOR SALE: Reg. Black An-gus yearling bulls, agesJanuary - April 2016. Sementested, very docile. Willhold until June 1st. 608-709-6195 or 608-655-3370

FOR SALE: Simmentalbulls, 2 yr old AI, son of the$50,000 Upgrade bull, mostused bull in Simmentalbreed, by the pound, 5 centsover market, also 5 longyearling bulls, polled,Black, excellent quality &disposition, 45 yrs of Sim-mental breeding. GeraldPolzin, Cokato. 320-286-5805

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All kinds of New & Usedfarm equipment – disc chis-els, field cults, planters,soil finishers, cornheads,feed mills, discs, balers,haybines, etc. 507-438-9782

Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712,Glencoe 7400; Field Cultsunder 30': JD 980, smallgrain carts & gravity boxes300-400 bu. Finishers under20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop-pers; Nice JD 215 & 216flex heads; JD 643 corn-heads Must be clean; JDcorn planters, 4-6-8 row.715-299-4338

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Alfalfa square baleage indi-vidually wrapped 160 to 190RFV delivered by truckload; clean 3x4 straw balesalso available. 866-575-7562

Alfalfa, mixed hay, grasshay and straw, mediumsquares or round bales, de-livered. LeRoy Ose, call ortext 218-689-6675

Buyers & Sellers of hay,straw, corn, wheat, oats &other grains. Western Hayavailable. Fox Valley Alfal-fa Mill. 920-853-3554

FOR SALE: Black & BWFpolled purebred simmentalbulls, John Volz, Elmore,MN. 507-520-4381

FOR SALE: Dairy hay 3x3x8alfalfa, 3rd crop. Stored in-side. D.H.I.A. Or Dairylandtests available. 320-808-5723

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FOR SALE: Black Angusbulls also Hamp, York, &Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts.320-598-3790

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FOR SALE: 6R Miller Procultivator, $950. 715-495-0757

JD 856 12R cultivator, likenew, $9,500. 715-821-2484

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3” SHAFTS (Not 2 7/16”).Dealer 319-347-6282

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White 225 13' spring loadeddigger; IH 6000 10 shank tillplow; Gehl 2415 discbinecenter pivot. 715-962-3673

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FOR SALE: White model 2-70 dsl, WF, open station,1190 original one ownerhours, $12,500. 515-320-2013

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'83 JD 7000 planter, 6R,monitor, fert, multiple setsof plates, mint, approx.3,000 acres, $6,500. Convertto finger pick up, add$1,500. (715)234-1993

FOR SALE: JD 7100 planter12 row 30 inch, semi mount-ed lift a 5th wheels, cornmeters & soybean cups, JDmonitor, $4,200. Call 320-220-3114

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GET READY FOR SUMMERCheck out our battery selection.Group 31 batteries as low as $115.00 exchange

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Free preseason combine and tractor inspection.Call our Service Department for details. 507-334-2233.

‘15 CIH 8240, 400 hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites, auto guide, folding unload auger, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ....................................................... $285,000‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ...................................................... $229,900

COMBINES2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details

COMBINE PLATFORMS & HEADS‘15 CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$69,900‘14 CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$64,500‘09 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$29,900‘11 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead .........................................................................................$49,900‘12 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead .......................................................................................................$39,900‘10 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead .......................................................................................................$29,900‘08 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$28,500‘04 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$24,500‘10 CIH 2020, 35’ platform ..............................................................................................................$18,000‘09 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ...................................................................................$23,900‘13 CIH 3020, 35’ flex platform .......................................................................................................$24,900‘14 CIH 3162, 40’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900‘14 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$54,900‘15 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900‘15 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900‘15 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900

USED 4WD TRACTORS2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details

‘08 CIH Steiger 435, 2674 hrs., Lux. cab, 800x38 duals, full Pro 600 auto steer ............................CALL‘96 CIH 9370, 6327 hrs., powershift, triples ..................................................................................$79,000Steiger Tiger, 525 hp. Cummins eng., Allison auto. trans., Like New 520/85R42 Triples ...........$59,900

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‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, Susp. Front Axle, 981 hrs. .....$155,000

Lease this tractor for 3 years for $32.43/hr.for 600 hrs. per year

‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, Susp. Front Axle, 1248 hrs...................... $150,000

Lease this tractor for 3 years for $31.39/hr.for 600 hrs. per year

‘13 Magnum 290, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, 962 hrs. .................................$155,000

Lease this tractor for 3 years for $28.88/hr.for 600 hrs. per year

‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Susp. Front Axle, 640 hrs. ............................................$155,000

Lease this tractor for 3 years for $32.43/hr.for 600 hrs. per year

‘15 CIH Puma 165, w/CIH loader, PS, 399 hrs. .................... $119,900

‘14 Puma 145, w/loader, PS, 919 hrs. ............................$85,500

‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. hrs., HID lites, Loaded! .$229,900

‘15 CIH 8240, Lux. cab, auto guide, HID lites..............$285,000

‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, power shuttle, 90 hp. PTO .........$47,900

‘14 Case 580SN Extend-A-Hoe, 4WD, pilot controls .......$78,500

CIH 5400 Min Til drill, 20’..............................................$7,900

‘12 CIH Tigermate 200, 46’,4-bar harrow ......................$45,900

‘11 CIH Tigermate 200, 50’,w/rolling baskets ...............$49,900

‘14 CIH 3162, 40’ Flex Draper............................................$59,900

Leon M1000 Scraper, 10-yard............................................$22,500

USED 2WD TRACTORS2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details

‘16 CIH Magnum 340 Track, powershift, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 6 remotes, hi-flo hyd. ..................................................................................................................................COMING IN‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 640 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ..... $155,000‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 1248 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ... $150,000‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 981 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ..... $155,000‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1697 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 50KPH trans., high cap. hyd. pump, HID lites ........................................................................................................................................ $139,900‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 962 hrs., Lux. cab .................................................................................. $155,000‘15 CIH Puma 165, 399 hrs., w/loader & grapple bucket .......................................................... $119,900‘14 CIH Puma 145, MFD, 919 hrs., powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader .........................................$85,500‘14 CIH Maxxum 125, MFD, 291 hrs., cab ....................................................................................$59,900‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, 29 hrs., Dlx. cab w/hi-vis panel, dual PTO, 12x12 power shuttle ..........$47,900‘14 Case 580SN, Extend-A-Hoe Backhoe, 272 hrs., pilot controls, cab, A/C, loader ................$78,500

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‘13 Bobcat T-870, cab w/AC, hi flo hyd., 2-spd., roller susp. ....$54,900

‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1698 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. frt. axle, 50KPH, full auto steer. $139,900

CIH 9370 Quad, Tracks, 7215 hrs.............................................$49,900

‘16 CIH Magnum 380, CVT, RowTac ........................... $249,900

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FLATBEDS‘00 Great Dane, 53/102 Alum.

Combo, SX, AR, Alum Whls. ....................................$9,250‘02 Great Dane, 48/102, AR, Closed Tandem Slider ....................................$8,250‘97-‘92 Wilson, 48/96, SX, AR, Alum. Floor, Alum.

Crossmembers, 80% T&B, Sandblasted, Painted

...................... $7,250-$7,750‘95 Utility, 48/102, SX, AR ....................................$4,500Hay Sides with any Flat

or Drop Deck sales – $1,00000

HOPPERS‘94 Wilson, 42/66, 11/24.5, 80% T&B, Good Tarps, SR .................................... $12,750‘11 Maurer, 42/66 Alum. Ag

Hopper, AR, 11/24.5 Alum. Whls., New T&B ........$23,500

‘06 Merrit, 42/66 Ag Hopper, AR, 22.5, Nebraska Trailer

..................................$21,500‘92 Timpte, 42/66, AR, 80% T&B ...................$10,000‘88 Wilson, 42/66, SR, 75% T&B ...................$10,000

DROP DECKS‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck,

48/102, ............ Steel, SX, AR, Wood Floor ...............$19,000‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck,

53/102, Steel, AR, Spread Axle, Wood Floor, Sandblasted & Painted, Beavertail ..................$22,500

‘05 Transcraft Drop Deck, 48/102, Steel Like New, SX, AR, 255/22.5, Super Clean

..................................$18,500‘96 Featherlite Alum. Combo, 48/102, Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers, SX, AR, 255/22.5 .............$15,000

Engineered 5’ Beavertail Kit: Includes: Paint, LED Lights & All Electrical ..........$3,250 Kit

................... $5,000 Installed

DOUBLE DROPS‘99 XL Specialized Double

Drop, 48/102, 29’6” Well, New 255/22.5, RGN,

Mechanical Detach RGN ..................................$17,500

END DUMP‘97 Raven, 36’ Alum., AR, New Liner, 90% T&B $22,500

MISCELLANEOUSCustom Haysides: Stationary....................$1,000 Tip In-Tip Out .............$1,500AR or SR Suspensions: 96” & 102” Axles .....................$500 to $1,000Vans, On Ground - For Storage ....................................$2,000Alum. Wheels: 24.5/22.5 ................................ Ea. $125(30) Vans, 53/48 - For Water

Trailers, Storage, AR, SR, ‘05 to ‘90's, Road Ready ...................... $3,000-$4,000

TRUCKS‘05 GMC Quad Cab, Well

Maintained, 90% T&B, 195K Miles ..................$6,000

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‘07 5600 Toolcat, glass cab w/AC, hi flow aux., 4500 hrs................$21,225‘12 T-770, glass cab w/AC, hi flow aux.,

1100 hrs. ...................................$49,000‘14 T-650, 1 Million Ed., SJC controls, 900 hrs. .....................................$47,000‘13 T-590, glass cab w/AC, 917 hrs. ..................................................$38,500T-300, glass cab w/AC, 2900 hrs. ..................................................$29,500‘12 S-770, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1750 hrs. ...................................$41,900(2) ‘12 S-750, glass cab w/AC, 2100 hrs. & up........Starting at $30,900(2) ‘06 S-250, glass cab & heater, 2-spd. .....................Starting at $20,900(5) ‘12 S-650, glass cab w/AC ...............................Starting at $31,900‘14 S-590, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1875 hrs. ...................................$32,500

‘12 S-205, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 4500 hrs. ...................................$21,900‘12 S-175, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 280 hrs. .....................................$24,500‘13 S-550, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 2700 hrs. ...................................$27,500(3) S-160, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 765 hrs & up...........Starting at $15,500‘86 743 ...........................................$5,500‘14 NH L-225, glass cab w/AC, 890 hrs. ..................................................$31,900‘09 NH L-170, glass cab & heater, 6100 hrs. ...................................$10,900‘06 JD 325, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 3200 hrs. ...................................$17,800‘07 JD 320, glass cab & heater, 2800 hrs. ..................................................$17,500(3) Warrior wood splitters .................................Starting at $1,750

USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST!

A family business since 1946 with the Lanos: Jack, Paul, Bob and Andy

� Check us out at: www.lanoequipofnorwood.com

USED TRACTORS‘13 NH T9.615, 775 hrs. ............................. $260,000‘08 NH T-9050, 2100 hrs. ........................... $169,000‘99 NH 8360, MFD, loader, 12,000 hrs. ......... $19,900‘08 NH TD-80D, MFD, 686 hrs. ..................... $19,900‘12 JD 7330 Prem., MFD, IVT, 1500 hrs. .... $106,900‘13 JD 6140M, MFD, cab, 1980 hrs. ............. $69,500‘11 JD 5105M, MFD, cab, turf tires, 1125 hrs. .................................................................. $47,700‘69 JD 2020, gas, loader, 3268 hrs. ............... $6,500‘79 Steiger Couger 3 ST270 ........................ $16,900MF 175, dsl., turf tires .................................... $3,250IH 464, gas, power steering ........................... $5,500

USED TILLAGE‘14 Wilrich Quad X2, 40’, w/rolling basket, 50 Acres .................................................... $59,900‘15 Wilrich XL2, 34’, 4-bar harrow .............. $36,500‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 32’, harrow ................... $14,950‘98 Wilrich 2800, 27’, 4-bar harrow............... $8,500JD 960, 33.5’, 3-bar harrow ........................... $8,750‘10 CIH Tigermate 200, 50.5’, rolling basket .................................................................. $48,000‘12 Wishek 862NT, 16’ Disk ......................... $26,900‘09 Wilrich 957 Ripper, 5-shank, harrow ..... $17,500‘01 DMI 730B, levelers ................................. $10,900JD 2800 Plow, 6-bottom, on-land hitch .......... $5,950

USED PLANTERS‘13 White 8936, 36x20, tracks, liquid fert. . $205,000‘10 White 8222, 12x30, liquid fert. ............... $49,900(2) ‘98 White 6100/6900, 8x36 twin row, dry fert. ......................................................... Each $11,500White 5100, 4x38 twin row ............................ $4,500‘06 Great Plains YP1625-32, 16x30 twin row, Precision units ........................................... $59,900‘14 Great Plains YP425A, 4x36 twin row, dry fert. .................................................................. $28,500IH 800, 6x30 ................................................... $3,750‘08 Kinze 3800, 24x30, liquid fert. ............... $48,900

USED HAY EQUIPMENT‘08 NH 1441, 15’ Discbine ............................ $17,500‘10 NH H-7230, 10’ Discbine, drawbar swivel .................................................................. $18,950‘98 NH 1475, 14’ Haybine .............................. $6,250‘95 NH 499, 12’ Haybine ................................ $4,950‘00 NH 1465, 9’ Haybine ................................ $9,250‘01 JD 946, 13’ Discbine .............................. $13,950‘99 MacDon 5000, 12’ Haybine ...................... $3,750Hesston 6450 Windrower, 12’ head ............... $2,950(2) ‘02 NH FP-240, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead, hay head ........................................... Each $27,500‘10 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 2-row cornhead, hay head .................................................... $36,500‘02 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 2-row cornhead, hay head .................................................... $20,900‘79 NH 782, 2-row cornhead, hay head ......... $2,500(2) ‘05 H&S 7+4 16’ Forage Boxes & 412 Wagons ........................................................... Each $7,950‘90 Meyers 500, 18’ Forage Box & Wagon ..... $6,350Agrimetal 5600 Tub Grinder ........................... $9,200‘07 NH BR-740A Round Baler, wide pick-up $12,500‘96 NH 644 Round Baler, wide pick-up, twine only .................................................................... $9,500(2) ‘86 NH 853 Round Balers ..........Starting at 2,500‘08 JD 468 Round Baler, twine & net wrap .. $20,900‘13 Vermeer 604 Small Round Baler, net wrap .................................................................. $22,800‘98 NH 570 Baler w/72 thrower ..................... $8,900NH 258 Rake, New Rubber Teeth ................... $2,750‘14 H&S TR9 Rake .......................................... $5,500NH 144 Inverter .............................................. $2,750‘04 H&S HSMP9 Inverter .............................. $10,500Kuhn GA7302DL Rotary Rake ...................... $10,900

USED MISCELLANEOUS‘04 Unverferth 9200 Grain Cart, tarp ........... $28,500Brent 472 Grain Cart, scale ............................ $9,900‘12 NH 165 Spreader ...................................... $8,500‘08 NH 185 Spreader .................................... $7,950

Lano Equipment of Norwood Inc.Norwood Young America • 952-467-2181

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Excellent 5 years old whiteEast Friesian Ram, $225.320-396-2361

FOR SALE: 500 ewe lambsfrom OPP tested negativeflock. 605-997-2060 or 605-864-8811

Two rams for sale: WhiteDorper, and a Dorper-Dorset cross. 920-755-4042

Swine 065

Compart's total programfeatures superior boars &open gilts documented byBLUP technology. Duroc,York, Landrace & F1 lines.Terminal boars offer lean-ness, muscle, growth. Ma-ternal gilts & boars areproductive, lean, durable.All are stress free & PRRSfree. Semen also availablethrough Elite Genes A.I.Make 'em Grow! CompartsBoar Store, INC. Toll Free:877-441-2627

FOR SALE: Yorkshire,Hampshire, Duroc &Hamp/Duroc boars, alsogilts. Excellent selection.Raised outside. Exc herdhealth. No PRSS. Deliveryavail. 320-568-2225

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WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLERALL SIZES. 920-867-3048

Cattle 056

FOR SALE: Registered An-gus yearling bulls, bred forwell balanced EPDs, endgrowth, fertility tested.Miller Angus, Kasson MN507-634-4535

Four 500-600# approx, pure-bred Hereford steers,$1.80/lb. (715)879-5766 ElkMound

Limousin & Red AngusBulls. Delivery avail. Ham-mond, WI. 715-821-3516

Polled Hereford bulls forsale: Fine selection, LemarPolled Herefords. 715-781-7056 or 715-781-0927

Purebred Black Angus cow-calf pairs, 1st calf heifers,$2,500. (608)386-0046

Registered polled Short-horned bulls for sale: topAI sires, DNA tested, DS-free, TH-free, PHA-free,breeding age, call (715)202-0594 or email ksshorthorns@gmail.com

Registered Texas Longhornbreeding stock, cows,heifers or roping stock, topblood lines. 507-235-3467

WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

Yearling Reg. Charolaisbulls, AI sired by Ledger,BHD Zen, good EPDs, qui-et temperament. (715)556-0677

REMINDERTHE LAND will be closed

Monday, May 30th for the Memorial Day Holiday.

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Ag Power Enterprises, Inc. ........27

Ag Systems, Inc. ........................17

Alexandria Motors ........................9

Anderson Seeds ..........................18

Bayer Truck & Equipment..........18

Blethen Gage & Krause................4

Cannon Falls Beacon ..................24

Courtland Waste Handling..........19

Dahl Farm Supply ......................10

Diers Ag & Trailer Sales, Inc. ....10

Doda USA, Inc...........................11

Double B Manufacturing ..............7

Duncan Trailers ..........................30

Ediger Auction Service ..............23

Edney Distributing......................20

Excelsior Homes West, Inc...........8

Factory Home Center..................13

Greenwald Farm Center..............31

Hanson Auctioneers ....................21

Hotovec Auction Center ............21

Jark Worlie Auctions ..................21

K & S Millwrights ......................13

Keith Bode ..................................27

Kerkhoff Auc. & Real Estate23, 24

Lano Equipment-Norwood ........30

Larson Brothers Implement ..23, 28

Lee Bergum ................................17

Letchers Farm Supply ................12

Massop Electric ..........................30

Matejcek Implement ..................29

Nutra-Flo ....................................11

Pruess Elevator, Inc. ..................28

Rush River Steel & Trim ............12

Schweiss, Inc. ............................30

Smith’s Mill Implement, Inc ......25

Sorensen’s Sales & Rentals ........28

Steffes Group ..............................22

Syngenta ......................................5

United Farmers Cooperative ......25

Weiman Land & Auction ............22

Wingert Realty & Land Service 21

Zoetis Pork....................................3

New Rock Wagons AVAILABLE!

CIH Magnum 8920, FWA, 5000 hrs. .............................................$65,000CIH Magnum 190, FWA .................................................................$10,500CIH 7230, FWA, 3500 hrs., New 18.4-42 tires ...............................$76,000CIH 7220, 2WA, 2200 hrs. ..............................................................$75,000CIH 7220, 2WA, 6200 hrs. ..............................................................$46,000CIH 7210, FWA, 5000 hrs. ..............................................................$59,000CIH 7140, FWA, 4400 hrs. ..............................................................$53,000CIH 7120, FWA ................................................................................$47,000CIH MX200, 2WD, 4500 hrs., 18.4-46 tires ....................................$62,000CIH MX110, FWA ............................................................................$42,000IH 5488, 2WA, 540/1000 PTO .........................................................$21,000IH 5288, 2WD, 7300 hrs., New Paint ..............................................$21,000IH 5088, 2WD, 7200 hrs., 18.4-38, New Paint ...............................$21,000IH 3688, Sharp - Turbo ...................................................................$22,000IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ......................................$17,000IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice .........$17,500IH 1086 w/loader .............................................................................$13,500CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ............................................................ $9,500CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ............................................................ $9,500CIH 4300, 39’ field cultivator ..........................................................$15,500CIH Tigermate II, 26’ field cultivator .............................................$26,000CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk ...................................................$23,000CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ................................$22,000JD 1710 disc chisel ........................................................................... $7,000JD 714, 9-shank disc chisel ............................................................. $9,000Glencoe 7400SS, 9-shank disc chisel ............................................ $9,500IH 720, 6x18 plow, on-land ............................................................... $5,500IH 720, 5x18 plow ............................................................................. $3,000IH 720, 5x16 plow ............................................................................. $2,500CIH 527B ripper ..............................................................................$17,500H&S 170 grinder ..............................................................................$29,500(2) Brent 544 boxes, Nice ................................................................ $9,800J&M 385 box, New ............................................................................ $8,000Demco 550 box ...............................................................................$10,500Demco 550 box ................................................................................. $8,200Demco 365 box ................................................................................. $4,500Sitrex QR-12 rake, 1-year old .......................................................... $6,500NH 1465, 9’ haybine........................................................................$10,500CIH 8530, in-line square baler w/thrower ........................................ $9,900

LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

New Sitrex Rakes AvailableMany New & Used Rakes

Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTERGreenwald, MN • 320-987-3177

14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

We carry a variety of USED DemcoGravity Boxes

Midsota Rock Trailers Available

New ones are always arriving!

Sitrex RakesIn Stock!

NEW

• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness• 42” drum diameter

• 4”x8” frame tubing 1/4” thick• Auto fold

Used Rollers• 40’ Roller • 45’ Roller

- Both 1 Year Old -

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LONG ROLLERS

USED EQUIPMENT

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WANTED: Patz Berg orBadger head chute, chainin nice cond; 365 bu gravitybox Demco or 385 J & M.320-266-1306

Cars & Pickups 080

'82-'84 VW Rabbit 1.6L DieselEngine with 4 speed trans-mission, $500. 651-380-0799

1991 Chevy Kodiak singleaxle grain truck. 16' grainbox w/ hoist. Low mileage,new tires, 6spd transmis-sion. 715-896-1050

Industrial & Const. 083

FOR SALE: JD 440 industri-al crawler diesel tractor,dozer blade on front, excel-lent shape, $6,000. 507-875-2482

New Industrial Equipment,w/ Kohler engs; welder/gen-erator, 40-240 amp, 14HP,$2,100; Pump 3" self prim-ing, 6 1/2HP, 20' intake 100''discharge, $600; Compres-sor 10 gal, 10.8 CFM 6.5HP,$600. 715-373-0404

Trucks & Trailers 084

1986 Int'l S2500 L10 Cum-mings, Jake, A/C, air tag,22' flatbed, 195K mi, cleanCO truck, $4,500. Sparta608-633-4109 or 608-269-2729

FOR SALE: 30' culvert, 30”diameter; New 2015 Goose-neck trailer, 35', 3 ramps &steel floor. (952)-873-2794

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PARMA DRAINAGEPUMPS New pumps &parts on hand. Call Min-nesota's largest distributorHJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336

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REINKE IRRIGATIONSales & ServiceNew & Used

For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 507-766-9590

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Bob the boat builder

Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail editor@TheLandOnline.com or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

Have you ever imagined doing something bigger than your life?Bob Asp did.

In the summer of 1971, the Moorhead Middle School student counselorshould have been enjoying summer vacation. Instead he fell, broke somebones and was hospitalized for weeks.

To pass the time, he read books about Vikings that his brother Bjarnebrought him. Like many families in the Moorhead, Minn., area, the Aspswere Norwegian descendants. In those books, Bob learned about the 78-foot long Gokstad Viking ship which had been discovered in a Norwegianburial mound in the 1880s.

Inspired, Bob suggested to Bjarne that they build a ship like the Gok-stad and sail it to Norway. Bjarne likely said something like, sure wecould do that. Then he went home to watch television.

Bob lay in bed for a while longer and a small fire began to bloom in hisheart and it grew and grew until it was so big it was finally burning inthe hearts of people all the way to New York harbor, across the AtlanticOcean, to Norway. The boat that Bob Asp built and that his childrensailed across the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean is calledHjemkomst. It’s on display at the Hjemkomst Center along the RedRiver in Moorhead.

At the center you can run your hand along some of 11,000 board feet ofoak planking that Bob, his family, and a few friends riveted together atthe Hawley Shipyard to make a ship like the 1,200 year old Gokstadship. You can peer far up past the huge square sails to the top of the mastand imagine Bob’s sons up there struggling to lower the main sail as theHjemkomst sailed into a mid-Atlantic tropical storm.

You can stand alongside the 8-foot long, 3-inch thick oak rudder andask yourself, “How could a school counselor make such a thing?”

Then you could wonderhow could the Atlanticbreak it as the ship surfeddown a towering wave. InMoorhead, you can lookdown into the quarters forthe 11 man, one womancrew and imagine what liv-ing onboard for a monthwithout touching landwould be like. You can feelsomething of what Bob Aspfelt growing in his heart inthat hospital bed.

Bob Asp was able to sailthe Hjemkomst on hermaiden voyage in Duluthharbor before leukemiatook him.

Hjemkomst is pronouncedYem-komst and is Norwe-gian for homecoming. ❖

Hjemkomst Center Moorhead, Minn.

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Bin unloaders are available in 11” U-Trough or 8” Round Auger ModelsUnloaders fitting under moststandard aeration floors.

Gearbox for sweep drive.

Double length centre gate provides24” of exposed flight for maximumunloading capacity.

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Your Number oNe Source For:• Aeration Fans• Fan Transitions• Angle Rings• Full Aeration Floors• Grain Bin Unloading Equipment

• Grain Spreaders• Gooseneck Roof Vents• Bin Ladders• Hoppers• Bearings• V-Belts

• Roof Augers• Platforms• Cages• Grain Dryers• Air Systems• Electric Motors

• Motor Pulleys & Shieves• Crane Service• Grain Dryer Repairs - All Makes• Grain Bins• Site Design & Layout

• Bin Level Indicators• Portable Augers• Grain Legs• Spouting• Spouting Accessories

Best Products - Best Price!Call K&S First!!

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• Meridian• ProTec Buildings• Schlagel• Seed Shuttle• Sentinel Buildings• Sioux Steel Bins• Spreadall• Sudenga• Warrior• Westeel

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