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5 — The spotted wing fruit fly is rais-ing havoc for growers of soft fruits

14 — Monarch waystations arespringing up to provide habitat andnutrition

17 — Minnesota gardener hashostas by the hundreds

16 — Farmers enroll acreage torestore monarch butterfly habitat

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 13 — Kent Thiesse analyzes the 2016Iowa Custom Farming Rate Survey

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Welcome to our gardening issue! We dothis one every spring and our correspon-dents find some amazing gardens. Thisyear, Richard Siemers visited Marc Mil-bradt who had nearly 500 varieties ofhostas at his home in Marshall. Siemersalso brought us gardens across Minnesotathat are registered waystations formonarch butterflies.

Tim and Jan King live on an organicfruit and vegetable farm called Maple HillGarden near Long Prairie, Minn. Berryfarmers are lamenting an Asian fruitfly causing havoc on raspberry plotsacross Minnesota and Iowa. Read howBerry Ridge Farms near Alexandria,Minn., is coping. Find out whatresearchers are doing and learn aboutthe Minnesota Arrest the Pest Net-work. This volunteer network istrained to spot and monitor new andexisting pests.

The weather seems to be cooperat-ing with this issue. A period of warmweather in mid-April has gardenersand farmers in the mood for planting.Farmers have been working in thefield and planting while gardenersare readying their beds.

In interviewing farm families overthe past year or so, gardens hold avery important place on most farms. Afew of my sources this year have recalled theirgrandparents’ farm gardens that included tasty pro-duce and beautiful flowers too.

As we all know, nothing tastes better than a ripetomato, plucked from the vine, with a sprinkle ofsalt. Berries, wild or domestic collected in an icecream pail, burst with juicy memories too.

My mom’s Italian grandparents had a house inMichigan. They turned the empty lot next door into aproduce garden. Her grandmother worked in thatgarden until the day she died. Italians love theirhome-grown tomatoes, melons, veggies and herbs —

especially oregano, basil and Italian pars-ley (the flat kind).

Then there are peonies and zinnias, mypersonal favorites. Growing up in ElkGrove Village, Ill., we had a peony paradeevery year in June as we were the PeonyVillage. Our local nursery, Berthold’s, wasknown for its work in peony hybrids.Peonies as my mom reminded me comewith the “unwelcome surprise” of ants.Although after the buds open, the antsshould disappear.

I fell in love with zinnias when Ilived in Olympia, Wash. Myboyfriend, now my husband, evenbought me a bunch from the farmersmarket. I did try growing a few zin-nias on my own but no luck.

My favorite zinnia patch in theseparts is Valley Veggies, just west ofMankato on Highway 68. The hum-mingbirds, bees and butterflies lovethem. I got a beautiful photo of ahummingbird visiting a zinnia lastSeptember.Farm Shops

Farmers love their shops andmachine sheds. What better place totinker, think and listen to the Twins?It’s a great place for a coffee break ora cold one at day’s end. Some shopsand sheds get opened up for local

meetings and parties.So show us your shop! Our May 27 issue is on farm

shops and storage. We would love to meet you andcheck out your shop. Is it tricked out or bare bones?We want to know what’s special about your shop.Our readers may get some new ideas for their shopstoo.

Show us your shop by e-mailing mwood@the-landonline.com or call me at (507) 344-6341.

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Gardens and shops

LAND MINDS

By Marie Wood

Nothing tastesbetter than aripe tomato,plucked fromthe vine, with asprinkle of salt.Berries, wild ordomestic col-lected in an icecream pail,burst with juicymemories too.

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Forty-five years ago, anyonehoping to be someone in Amer-ican agriculture was offeredthe same free advice: “Buyland. They’re not making itanymore.”

But “they” were making it. Infact, lots and lots of it.

According to data reported bythe United Nations, the world’sfarmable land base grew byabout 240 million acresbetween 1971 and 1991 —the equivalent of all 1975U.S. corn, soybeans,wheat, sorghum and cot-ton acres combined.

The “not-making-it-anymore” believers however,plunged ahead. U.S. land prices quintupled duringthe go-go 1970s — from about $200 an acre nation-wide in 1971 to nearly $1,000 an acre a decade later.

Then, with inflation and interest rates heading tothe moon and grain prices heading back to the1960s, the not-making-it-anymore crowd began tonot make it anymore. U.S. land prices cracked in1982 and plunged 40 percent in five years.

In late 1985, the still-bleeding ag economy pusheda reluctant President Ronald Reagan to sign intolaw the most expensive farm bill ever. Its three-year

Agriculture truth: ‘They’ never stopped making cropland

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OPINION

FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

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GUEBERT, from pg. 3cost was an estimated $52 billion. TheWhite House also grudgingly signed adeal to bolster the crumbling Farm Credit System.

With the bruises of that hard beating still show-ing, farmers, farm bankers and farm magazinessoon began to chatter about how land prices hadfallen enough to once again “cash-flow.” Most of thechats, discussions and stories ended with same oldadmonition of farmers everywhere: “… besides,they’re not making it anymore.”

But “they” were ... still. Between 1991 and 2011,according to the United Nations, “… global crop-land grew by 78 million acres,” or nearly equal toAmerica’s 1991 planted corn acreage.

Smack in the middle of that era, in November2001, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued areport on the fast-awakening ag giants to America’ssouth – Brazil and Argentina. The report aimed to“demystify sensational media accounts of vastresource potential” of the two new grain exporters.

Demystify or not, the report contained hard num-bers about each nation’s available-to-be-developedarable land that were — by any definition — pretty

sensational.“Brazil contains the world’s largest

remaining tract of virgin land — an esti-mated 547 million hectares” or 1.35 billion acres —with “as much as one-fourth,” or about 335 million

acres, “readily convertible to agricultural activity.”And USDA added, “… both Argentina and Brazil

have huge areas under permanent pasture — anestimated 142.5 and 185 million hectares, respec-tively — where “as much as one-fourth … could beconverted to grain and oilseed production under theright market signals.”

That’s another 200 million acres between the two.The market signals (chiefly price, but demand, too)

were quickly given and just as quickly received.According to USDA, American, Brazilian, andArgentine soybean production grew (respectively, inmillion metric tons) from 75.4, 35.0, and 26 in 2001to a forecasted 107, 100, and 59 (again, respectively)by 2016.

So, no, “they’re” not making any more land. But forgenerations, profit-driven farmers have found moreacres — often in delicate ecosystems like rainforests, flood plains, and dryland savannas — to

grow more crops when markets call for them.All this comes to mind as another generation of

hot-money sharpies, dazzled by a couple of years offat per-acre returns in crop farming, gather wheel-barrows of investor money to buy farmland aroundthe United States and the world.

The amount of land and the per-acre price theyare paying (given today’s substantially lower com-modity prices) not only look suspiciously high, mostappear to be tied to little more than the fact “thatthey’re not making it anymore.”

But that’s not a fact, is it?The Farm and Food File is published weekly

through the United States and Canada. Pastcolumns, events and contact information are postedat www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

Guebert: Farmers found acres in delicate ecosystems

Brazil contains the world’s largestremaining tract of virgin land —an estimated 547 million hectaresor 1.35 billion acres — with asmuch as one-fourth readily con-vertible to agricultural activity.

— 2001 USDA report

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By TIM KINGThe Land Correspondent

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — In 2014,Hannah Burrack, an entomologist at theUniversity of North Carolina, estimated theeconomic damage in the United Statescaused by the spotted wing drosophila (fruitfly) to be around $700 million annually. Thelarvae of the invasive fly from Asia feeds onraspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cher-ries, aronia and other small fruit crops.

Minnesota’s first spotted wing drosophila wasobserved by a raspberry gardener in August 2012.Iowa’s first SWD was confirmed a month later. Thegardener who trapped Minnesota’s first SWD was amember of Minnesota’s Arrest the Pest monitoringnetwork. Because of his training the volunteer knewwhat to look for.

“The Arrest the Pest Network is trained to monitorfor invasive species,” Mark Abrahamson of the Min-nesota Department of Agriculture, said. Abraham-son, and his MDA colleague Angie Ambourn, coordi-nate the network.

“Since 2012 it’s become clear that in any given yearthe fly can be pretty widespread across the state. Sonow we’re working with Chris Phillips and others atthe University of Minnesota to create an alert sys-tem,” Abrahamson said.

“I think the idea is to be diligent with mon-itoring,” said Chris Phillips, a University ofMinnesota entomologist stationed at GrandRapids. “As soon as the first fly is detected ina state, regardless of location, all susceptiblecrops in that state are at risk.”

“In Minnesota, we tend to see flies arrive inlate June. In most cases, the strawberry sea-son is just about complete, and we are mov-ing into blueberries. While we certainly find

SWD in blueberries, especially in some of the latervarieties, the fall-bearing raspberries are by far themost heavily infested,” Phillips said. “We did someinsecticide work last year, and even with a five-dayspray rotation between two chemistries, we still hadinfestation over 80 percent.”Destructive

The SWD is so damaging to soft fruit because,unlike native fruit flies, it damages ripening fruit.Other fruit flies lay their eggs in overripe fruit. TheSWD female has an egg laying device, called anovipositor, which is serrated like a saw. With thisshe can cut into firm raspberries, blueberries, cher-ries, day neutral strawberries and other soft fruitthat has just started to ripen. By harvest time, fruitcan be infested with maggots.

Like native fruit flies, SWD populations canincrease rapidly.

“Like many insects, their life cycle is driven bytemperature,” Phillips said. “In general, once eggsare laid, larvae will emerge in 12 to 72 hours. Thereare three larval development stages that take five toseven days to complete. Then they pupate. It isunclear if pupation occurs in the fruit or outside of it.It is likely that it is a little bit of both. The pupalstage lasts four to 15 days. Adults emerge and livefor 20 to 30 days. A female can lay 300 or more eggsin that time.”

To date, cold winters do not seem to be affectingSWD’s survival. Phillips says they’ve even beenreported in Canadian fruit crops. SWD biology andecology, including winter survival strategies, are notwell understood, he said.

Since SWD populations can increase rapidly, moni-toring when they appear in an area is important.Last year, the Arrest the Pest monitors, with assis-tance from the U of M, reported the first confirmedSWD in Dakota County during the week of June 21.The following week they were confirmed to be inWashington and Anoka counties. By mid-Julyreports were coming from Hennepin, Itasca, MilleLacs, Carlton, Chisago, Morrison, Polk, Sherburneand other counties across the state.

When on-farm or Arrest the Pest monitors identifythe early emergence of SWD, insecticides can helpcontrol maggot infestations in raspberries and otherfruit.

“There are numerous growers that have kept infes-tations down with just a few insecticide applica-tions,” Phillips said. “Conventional growers rotatebetween a few chemistries. We have found that aDelegate and Mustang Maxx is probably the mostcommon rotation. For organic growers, the optionsare limited. They are forced to rely heavily on only

one chemical, Entrust.”“There are several issues here,” Phillips added.

“The first is that Delegate and Entrust have thesame mode of action. This puts a tremendousamount of pressure on populations to developresistance to that class of insecticide. The second isthat with both Delegate and Entrust, farmers mustrotate to another class of insecticide after two appli-cations. For conventional growers this is not reallyan issue since other options are available. But fororganic growers, there are no options.”Control

Ron Branch, who grows blueberries, raspberries,and strawberries and owns Berry Ridge Farm nearAlexandria, Minn., said he is crossing his fingersand hoping that researchers come up with a solu-tion soon.

“This fruit fly has pretty much devastated theraspberry industry in Minnesota,” Branch said.

Branch has not yet tried any insecticides,although he’s looking for information on those thatwould work within the constraints of the raspberryharvest. Meanwhile, he will be trying to control thefly with trapping, cultural methods and early har-vest.

“I’m going to thin my canes to increase air flowand decrease the canopy and hope that makes for aless hospitable environment,” he said. “I’ll also har-vest earlier and refrigerate the fruit right away.That will keep the eggs from incubating.”

Branch uses baited traps to monitor and he hopesthat the traps may reduce numbers also.

“Every female that you catch stops her from lay-ing eggs,” he said. “But I wonder if the bait in thetraps just brings more flies to the area.”

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ST. PAUL — Last year, 60 vigilant and well-trained volunteers forMinnesota’s Arrest the Pest Network were on alert in fields andforests. They were looking for invasive pests new to Minnesota andthey were monitoring the spread of existing destructive invasivespecies.The volunteers watch for emerald ash borer, gypsy moth, spottedwing drosophila as well as plant diseases and invasive weeds. Thevolunteers, called first detectors, received training from theMinnesota Department of Agriculture.“We do workshops every year that people can take,” said MarkAbrahamson, one of the coordinators for the Arrest the PestNetwork. “It’s a whole day workshop and you get training in how toidentify five or six different pests and how to report them. Thepeople who take the workshops can sign up to monitor for invasivepests. We’ve had a whole bunch of things found as a result ofthose people and the training they get.”First detectors also take online training and can attend otherworkshops throughout the year. It was a gardener trained as a firstdetector who identified the first spotted wing drosophila,Abrahamson said.“What we do is have them report to us when they believe theyhave SWD activity and we’ll get a specimen to confirm that,”Abrahamson explained. Minnesota’s Arrest the Pest Network is part of a national programrun by U.S. Department of Agriculture, but it originally started inMinnesota early in the 2000s. At that time, its focus was toidentify and monitor soybean rust. The Forest Pest First Detectorstarted in 2008 in response to the emerald ash borer. If you want to learn more about the Arrest the Pest Network youcan contact Abrahamson at mark.abrahamson@state.mn.us orcall (651) 201-6505. — Tim King

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

The principles in the old “More-With-LessCookbook” are defined by the book’s subtitle:“Suggestions by Mennonites on How to EatBetter and Consume Less of the World’s Lim-ited Food Resources” (Herald Press, vintage,date unknown). These are not command-ments. They are not rules. They are merelygentle suggestions, which fits in nicely withthe way we should treat our food resources:gently and with great respect.

Each recipe conforms to three basic princi-ples: Eat more whole grains, vegetables,fruits, legumes, nuts and seeds. Use carefullyeggs, dairy products, meats and seafoods.Avoid convenience foods, superprocessedfoods, superpackaged foods, foods shippedlong distances and foods heavy in refined sug-ars and fat.

The preface notes the members of the MennoniteCentral Committee of Akron, Pa., felt a “holy frus-tration” with the state of affairs regarding theuneven consumption of the world’s food resources.Many, many years later, we may also feel frustratedabout the situation, and it may not be so holy!

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These extra-moist muffins use the power of fruit tocut both the sugar and the fat. Yummy crushedpineapple takes the place of much of the sugar andmargarine or oil, while the batter is made with a

balance of white and whole wheat flours for just theright texture. The Johnson crew absolutely gobbledthem up: four out of four “yums”!Whole Wheat Pineapple Muffins

Preheat oven to 400 F Sift together:1 cup white flour1 cup whole wheat flour3 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon saltSet aside. In small bowl, cream together until

fluffy:1/4 cup sugar1/4 cup margarineAdd: 1 eggBeat well.Stir in 1 cup crushed pineapple, undrainedAdd dry ingredients to creamed mixture and stir

just enough to moisten flour. Fill greased muffin tins2/3 full. Bake 15-20 minutes. Remove from tins atonce. Serve hot.

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The aromas alone from the following chickenrecipes are going to make your mouth water while

you wait for the simmering to be done. The home-cooked flavors will be well worth the wait.Two Meals for Four People From a Three-PoundChickenMeal 1: Chicken Stew

Combine in soup kettle:5 cups chicken broth1/4 cup white wine vinegarCelery leaves1 onion, chopped1 chicken, cut in piecesSalt and pepperPlace in tea ball or spice bag:4 cloves4 peppercorns1/2 bay leafSimmer until chicken is tender. Near end of

cooking time, add desired vegetables, such aspotato and carrot chunks and fresh or frozenpeas. Remove spice ball/bag. Remove to serving

platter meaty chicken pieces and vegetables.Reserve some meat and most of broth for Meal 2.Meal 2: Chicken Soup Bring broth to boil. Add 1/2 cup uncooked rice.

Cook until tender.Sauté in small skillet:2 tablespoons margarine or oil2 carrots, chopped2 stalks celery, chopped1 cup peasJust before serving, add reserved meat and

sautéed vegetables to broth and rice mixture. Heatand serve.

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FRUIT FLY, from pg. 5Branch says he’s seen a few SWD in late blueber-

ries and also in June bearing strawberries. The dam-age to those crops has been minimal however.Salvage

As farmers, gardeners and researchers struggle tocome to terms with this new invasive pest, researchin Iowa is exploring if damaged fruit can still havecommercial value.

Joseph M. Hannan is a commercial horticulturefield specialist for Iowa State University Extensionand Outreach. He is teaching Iowa farmers how tomonitor for SWD and how to identify it when theycapture it in traps.

“SWD is in raspberry and blackberry here in Iowa,”

Hannan said. “We have also had a few minorinstances of it in day neutral strawberries, grapesand late harvested aronia. It is still getting estab-lished across Iowa.

“In addition to monitoring, we are looking atinfested fruit from a processing standpoint. We areasking questions like, ‘What are the laws around pro-cessing infested fruit? How bad can the infestationbe and not affect product quality with standardizedrecipes? What food safety aspects are involved withprocessing infested fruits and what are the econom-ics of processing infested fruit?’”

Hannan, Phillips and Abrahamson all agree thereis a lot more to learn about spotted wing drosophilabefore farmers and gardeners can control its dam-age. ❖

Fruit fly gaining ground across Iowa

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Middle daughter Stephaniewas fishing in our candy jarwhen she told the story.“You’re not going to believewhat I did,” she confessed.And the story spilled. Whenshe was babysitting for Markand Elizabeth (our oldestdaughter), there was abanana Laffy Taffy sittingoutside a large bowl ofEaster candy. She thought itwas part of the stash and ateit. She figured wrong.

When 5-year-old Landon walked inthe kitchen and saw the empty wrap-per he had a meltdown. “My dad prom-ised he wouldn’t eat my Laffy Taffy! Hebroke his promise! Ahhhhhhh . . .” Shedug through the bowl. There was noLaffy Taffy in the mix. Nothing in theassortment to appease what he waswaiting until bedtime to enjoy.

“Mom, it was at the beginning of thenight and I couldn’t be the bad Auntie.I just couldn’t,” she said. “So I let hisdad take the rap!”

Good thing Mark can take it. And thegood news is that he forgaveStephanie, too.

Here’s the thing. She’s not alone.There’s even a sing-along song/gamecalled “Who Stole the Cookie from theCookie Jar?” The accused says, “Who,me? Couldn’t be!” And then points thefinger of blame at someone else. It’s asong that loops and never ends in moreways than one.

We see it loop in the presidentialcampaign as one party blames theother for our nation’s troubles. We seeit loop at ball games when a loss getspegged on the referees or a star playerwhose head wasn’t in the game. Andwhen relationships we hold dear arestrained and fractured there’s alwaysthe blame game. It’s his fault, her fault,their fault, someone’s fault. But it’s notme.

In this century and culture we’veduped ourselves into thinking if no onefinds out, then everything is all right.And in the layers of lies in politics, bigbusiness, and even the seemingly small

stuff we sometimes hidefrom one another, can youimagine how different thisworld would be if we consis-tently chose integrity?

No fudging on taxes orcheating the system. Nolooking for loopholes, cut-ting corners, keeping thingsunder wraps, or lettingsomeone else take the rap.Do what you say and saywhat you mean. Live abovereproach.

In 2012, Dave Ramsey tweeted,“When I asked 270K followers whatcharacter quality they demand in theirleaders, 95 percent said integrity.”Integrity. Honesty. It’s what we want inour leaders, and what we shoulddemand of ourselves.

In the Bible there’s a man named Jobwho was a man of integrity. So much sothat his life drew Satan’s attention.Scripture records this in Job 2:3, “Thenthe Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you con-sidered my servant Job? There is noone on earth like him. He is blamelessand upright, a man who fears God andshuns evil. And he still maintains hisintegrity, though you incited meagainst him to ruin him without anyreason.’”

Though Job lost all that he had — hisfamily and his possessions — he heldfast to his integrity and his God. Hisresponse to such mind-numbing devas-tation aggravated his wife who said,“Are you still holding on to yourintegrity? Curse God and die!” (Job 2:9)Curse God and die. Which was Satan’sgoal all along.

In spite of Job’s pain and suffering,his unanswered questions and unsup-portive spouse and friends, Job kept hissteps on God’s path. His feet did notslip. He said, “Till I die, I will not denymy integrity.” (Job 27:5) Although hewasn’t sinless, he was forgiven, andknew the joy and freedom of living witha clear conscious.

It’s complicated and exhausting tocover up a lie with more lies. The wayof the wise has nothing to hide. The

road of integrity is narrow and only afew find it. It’s straight and secure. Itleads to life and less sleepless nights.And like Billy Graham writes, “One ofthe greatest gifts that God gives a per-son is the ability to lie down at nightsatisfied with who he is and what hehas done that day because he hasacted with integrity.”

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. ❖

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THE BACK PORCH

By Lenae Bulthuis

In the layers of lies inpolitics, big businessand even the seem-ingly small stuff wesometimes hide fromone another, can youimagine how differentthis world would be ifwe consistently choseintegrity?

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Grain AnglesChoosing your entity

There are many situations which will cause people toconsider forming a legal entity as a means for conduct-ing business or holding assets. There are many types ofentities. Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies(LLC), and S or C Corporations are among the mostcommon types of business entities.Some of the reasons producers con-sider forming a legal entity includejoint ownership of an operatingbusiness, transitioning a businessto the next generation, holding co-owned assets or simplifyingrecords and decision making.

The first place to start your dis-cussions regarding whether or notan entity is right for you, is to iden-tify long range goals.

Choose an entity type: Once aproducer makes the decision toform an entity, they should consultwith multiple advisors and organizations. These caninclude tax advisors, legal advisors, lenders, insuranceagents and other professionals. Crop operators willwant to make sure they are fully knowledgeable aboutthe impact of the proposed business configuration onFarm Service Agency-related issues. If the entity willown land, check to see if there is an impact to real estatetax classification. This could impact the cost of realestate taxes and the Minnesota estate tax calculations.

Know what you’re getting into: Forming an entityshould be viewed as a business restructure. The newentity will have a tax identification number, a bankaccount, file a tax return and conduct business whichmay have been previously operated by individuals.There are assets and liabilities owned by individualstoday which may be conveyed to the entity. The market

Livestock AnglesWill grilling

beef up sales? So far, the month of April has been mostly a disap-

pointment as far as price improvement for livestockprices. Both the cattle and hog markets have contin-ued to experience steady (at best) to slightly lowerprices through the middle of the month. It is theslowing export demand and aweakening domestic marketwhich has precipitated this priceaction. With summer just aroundthe corner, the question becomes:“Will grilling demand pick upand help overcome the sluggishdemand for pork and beef?”

The cattle market appears tobe in a slow downward drift inprice over the past severalmonths. The anticipation of asupply increase of cattle, alongwith a slow demand for beef,seem to be the reason for suchaction. The battle between supply and demand forbeef has continued for some time and does notappear to be subsiding anytime soon. As the herd sizecontinues to expand and demand remains the same,beef prices are likely to continue to drift lower andthe finished price for live cattle could follow lower.

The strong U.S. dollar, in combination with slowingeconomies around the world, has slowed the exportmarket in recent weeks. This, along with a slowingdomestic demand, is not painting a robust picture fora longer-term improvement in cattle prices. For thenear-term outlook, the continued tight supply of mar-ket-ready cattle could hold prices relatively steady toeven occasionally higher. There has been a lot of dis-cussion regarding the discounts in the futures mar-ket various contracts. The main focus of the futures

Local Corn and Soybean Price IndexCash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.22 +.14$3.28 +.17$3.31 +.16$3.22 +.13$3.22 +.04$3.34 +.19

$3.27

$3.28

soybeans/change*$9.13 +.72$9.38 +.78$9.43 +.77$9.23 +.78$9.24 +.64$9.39 +.75

$9.30

$9.19

Grain prices are effective cash close on April 26. 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 OutlookShort covering

drove priceThe following marketing analysis is for the week

ending April 22.CORN — Corn extended its tremendous rally

through mid-week before the bloom came off therose. Fund short covering and weather concerns inSouth America ignited and sup-ported the rally. When thoseconcerns began to evaporate sodid prices. The May contractdropped 6.75 cents for the weekto settle at $3.71.75 per bushel.The July contract retreated 6.5cents to close the week at$3.75.5 and the December cornfell 7.25 cents to $3.81 perbushel. The rally ranged fromthe low for the move on April1 at $3.47.25 per bushel in Maycorn to $4.02/bu. when it toppedout on April 21. Is this the end?We’ll know more over the nextfew days, but the market was due for a correctionafter closing higher in 13 of the last 16 sessions.

Continuing wet weather in Argentina pushedtraders to cover short positions, which they did intremendous fashion. According to the latest Com-mitment of Traders report as of April 19, fundsbought back 168,000 contracts over the last twoweeks to leave them net short 48,000 contracts.Export demand perked up with 241,000 metric tonsto unknown (66 old crop and 176,000 metric tonsnew crop), 240,000 metric tons to Japan and 136,000metric tons to unknown announced during the weekon the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s daily report-ing system as U.S. Gulf corn is competitive on theworld market.

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. 9 See TEALE, pg. 9 See OLSON, pg. 9

CATHY OLSONAgStar Senior BusinessCounseling Specialist

Mankato, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 8Brazil announced it temporarily cut

off the 8-10 percent corn import tax forcountries outside the Mercosur trade bloc (includesArgentina, Venezuela, Paraguay and Uruguay) toalleviate high domestic prices. The cut only covers amaximum of 1 million metric tons over the next sixmonths when the trade was anticipating it wouldinclude up to 3 to 5 mmt. This may open the windowfor U.S. corn to work into Brazil, at least until thesafrinha or second corn crop is available toward theend of June. Trade chatter is for possibly up to 1 mmtof U.S. corn to be exported to Brazil. Trade’s esti-mates for the safrinha crop range from around 50mmt to 57 mmt after a lack of rain and high heat hascut forecasts. Brazil’s total corn crop may decline tothe 78 mmt area compared to the USDA’s 84 mmtoutlook, according to trade chatter. Heading into theweekend, weather forecasts were looking up with awetter Brazil and drier Argentine outlook.

U.S. corn planting was 13 percent complete as ofApril 17, nicely ahead of the 8 percent average.Weather conditions were conducive to planters hit-ting the field during the week. Progress as of April24 is estimated around 25 percent complete vs. theaverage of 16 percent complete. Weekly export saleswere very good at 47.4 million bushels. This onceagain narrowed the gap between this year and lastyear’s commitments to 12 percent. Sales for nextyear are now above last year at this time at 82.3 mil-lion bushels vs. 79.8 million bushels on the bookslast year. Weekly ethanol production was up margin-ally 1,000 barrels per day to 939,000 bpd while

stocks fell to a 12-week low, down 0.3million barrels to 22 million barrels.OUTLOOK: New crop sales were

heavy, but indications are growers are still behind.SOYBEANS — “What goes up, must come down,”

as the old saying goes and that was true in the soy-bean market as traders headed home for the week-end. Soybeans still managed to hold onto gains forthe week despite a big tumble at the end of the week.For the week, May soybeans were up 31 cents at$9.87 per bushel, July beans rallied 32 cents at$9.96.25 and November soybeans were up 16.5 centsat $9.83 per bushel. The May contract traded to ahigh of $10.34.75 per bushel before finding sellingpressure. It had closed higher in eight out of the last11 trading sessions.

Deteriorating crop conditions in Argentina due toexcessive rain, dryness in Brazil and political tur-moil in Brazil kept money pouring into the marketand put a significant risk premium back into themarket. A record volume of 804,000 contracts weretraded in the soybeans on Wednesday! Soybeansswelled to levels not witnessed in a lead contractsince last August. The Argentine ag secretary low-ered the country’s crop forecast from 60.9 mmt to57.6 mmt. Harvest progress in Argentina is behindand reportedly at its slowest pace in nearly 15 years.Some traders’ estimates are forecasting a 3 mmt soy-

bean loss in Argentina, so the USDA projection maybe close to actual. The Buenos Aires GrainExchange lowered their crop estimate from 60 mmtto 56 mmt. At 56 mmt it would still be the secondlargest crop on record.

One question which has yet to be answered is thesplit of predicted losses in Argentina between quan-tity and quality. If it is quality, those beans will finda home at a price. If it’s quantity, then the world willneed to replace those beans. On the demand side, noincrease in outlooks has surfaced.

U.S. growers have been rewarding the rising soy-bean market with both old crop and new crop sales.Interior basis levels have moved lower as a result,which is usually the case. With the U.S. endingstocks still forecasted at 445 million bushels, it’s dif-ficult to jump on the bandwagon saying prices cancontinue to rise at the pace we’ve see in April. Basislevels at the Gulf were strengthening on ideas thatthere will be switching of exports from South Amer-ica back to the United States.

Weekly export sales were decent at 15 millionbushels when we only need to average 4 millionbushels through the end of the market year to hitthe USDA outlook for 1.705 billion bushels ofexports. New crop soybean commitments are 77.4million bushels compared to 150.4 million bushelscommitted at this time last year. ❖

TEALE, from pg. 8market and the pricing mechanism is to determinefuture prices based upon current forecasts of supplyand demand. In other words, the discounts — likepremiums — are there for an interpretation ofwhere the market is likely to be in advance. Produc-ers are urged to monitor market conditions and pro-tect inventories as needed.

The hog market continues to struggle along, basi-cally in a small cash trading range, while the futuresmarket anticipates stronger prices. For this to hap-pen, pork demand will need to increase in the weeksahead. The problem being that export demand forpork has fallen off in recent weeks, so domesticdemand will need to increase to offset the loss of for-eign demand. Hog numbers are projected to stay rel-atively steady in the near future. Therefore, the pos-sibility of higher prices are possible.

From a competitive meat standpoint, pork remainsa good value, so demand should be fairly stable atthis juncture. However, considering the fragile worldeconomic situation and the decline in export busi-ness, a major price rally seems unlikely at this point.With the premiums the futures market commandsat this time, producers should consider the possibil-ity of some price protection if warranted. ❖

Pork value maybolster demand

OLSON, from pg. 8value and the basis of contributed assets and theresulting capital accounts must be established. Greatcare must be taken when forming an entity where par-ties will be contributing assets and liabilities to the newentity. There are many potential adverse income taximplications which could arise without detailed expertguidance.

Set the rules: The startup process is similar in mostcases. Always begin the startup process with the end inmind. Talk about what it would look like if the ownersdecided to go separate ways. How would assets bedivided and the entity dissolved?

Each entity will have a buy-sell agreement. Ownersdecide how to handle situations relative to the variousexiting scenarios. Whether by death, disaster, divorce,disagreement, retirement or other circumstances, theprocess should be clear to all. Legal documents need tobe drafted to protect both the business and the individ-uals. The owners will pre-determine the valuationprocess and the terms and conditions regarding thebuyout process. If the business is to continue after anowner exits, the buyout payments must be structuredso the business can remain viable while acquiring theadditional debt associated with an owner buyout.

Each type of legal entity will have legal documentswhich provide governance and ownership rules. Thelegal documents will address voting. The owners mustdecide voting criteria such as whether unanimous,super majority or majority vote will be required for cer-tain decisions. There are governing boards for sometypes of entities and elections will be held to vote on thegoverning board. Certain entities have meeting proto-

col which must be followed. This will include notifica-tion period, location, proxy voting, etc.

Ownership criteria are also included in the legal doc-uments of an entity. The owners must determine whoand how new owners can be admitted into the busi-ness. Ownership restrictions are often included toensure new business partners have met the estab-lished rules for entering the business. This restrictionalso impacts the value of the business from a sale ofownership perspective. A closely held family businesswill often put limits on the buyer’s pool.

Decisions and economics: There is sometimesconfusion regarding how owners get “paid” from thenew entity. A business-like approach which pays peo-ple for their labor and management contribution asdetermined by their “job description” is recommended.The various entity structures have different rulesregarding owner’s compensation as well as differenttax treatment for those payments.

A detailed cash flow for the business must be pre-pared during the planning stage. Prepare projectionsfor sources and uses of cash, including debt repay-ment, capital purchases and cash to owners. The debtstructure will be addressed based on whether or notdebt is conveyed to the entity. Advisors can provideinsight relative to tax basis, debt repayment capacity,and other financial components.

AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative owned byclient stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit System,AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota andnorthwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financialproducts and services for more than 95 years. ❖

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MARKETING

The following marketing analysis isfor the week ending April 22.

U.S. dairy cows are filling bulk tanksand processing plants around thecountry and putting a damper onprices. March milk production in thetop 23 states hit 17.2 billion pounds,up a surprising 1.8 percent fromMarch, 2015. According to U.S.Department of Agriculture’s prelimi-nary data, this is the highest year-over-year increase since last May. Out-put in the 50 states totaled 18.4billion pounds, also up 1.8 percent.

Revisions added 4 million pounds tothe original February estimate. FirstQuarter milk output in the UnitedStates amounted to 53 billion poundswhich is up 2.1 percent from FirstQuarter 2015.

March cow numbers in the top 23states totaled 8.64 million head, up9,000 from February and 19,000 morethan a year ago. Output per cow aver-aged 1,993 pounds, up 31 pounds froma year ago and the highest output percow for March since the series beganin 2003.

Prior to the report, FC Stone’s DaveKurzawski wrote in his April 18 EarlyMorning Update, “The upper-Midwesthas provided ballast for some if not allof the milk production losses out Westover the past year. That balancing actcomes into question when we start

discussing hotter summer-time temperatures to come.There have been more dis-cussions of a La Niña eventto follow this winter’s ElNiño. La Niña would bringabout a very warm, drierMidwest summer.”

HighGround Dairy’s postanalysis warned, “If thiskind of herd and productiv-ity growth is occurring withslimmer margins than seenin 2014-2015, thosemargins are going toneed to get tighter toslow productiongrowth.” HighGround views the reportas “bearish vs. expectations,” and says“weaker milk prices may be in thecards as milk collections reach theirseasonal peak next month.”

Dairy farmers culled more cows inMarch than a year ago, according toUSDA’s latest Livestock Slaughterreport. An estimated 261,800 headwere slaughtered under federal inspec-tion in the month — up 1,100 or 0.4percent more than March 2015. Cullingin the first three months of 2016totaled 783,700 head which is up 5,300head or 0.7 percent from the sameperiod a year ago.

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On a brighter note, the April 19

Global Dairy Trade auctionsaw its biggest gain sinceDecember 2015. Theweighted average for allproducts offered jumped 3.8percent, following a 1.2 per-cent gain April 5 and a 2.9percent drop on March 15.Only one product offeredshowed a decline and thatwas cheddar cheese, down3.9 percent after jumping10.5 percent in the last

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Traders probably did-n’t like what they saw in the MarchMilk Production report and probablywon’t like the April Cold Storage reporteither. Chicago Mercantile Exchangecash block cheddar cheese closed April22 at $1.4225 per pound, down a half-cent on the week and 18.75 cents belowa year ago. The barrels closed at$1.4250, up a penny and a half on theweek, but 19.5 cents below a year ago.Four cars of block traded hands at theCME and 15 of barrel.

Central cheese production continuesto be very active, according to DairyMarket News. Many plants are runningfull schedules to match the high levelof milk. “This is resulting in storagefacilities filling up quickly althoughmany central producers feel sales arekeeping up with the high production,”Dairy Market News says, “while somemanufacturers reported difficultiesmoving cheese.”

Dairy Market News says Westerncheese output remains active withplenty of milk available. Export oppor-tunities are somewhat limited andimports are ahead of last year's vol-umes. But domestic retail and foodservice demand remain relativelystrong.

Cash butter, after jumping 16 centsthe week of April 4, dropped a nickelthe following week. It slipped another 4cents, closing April 22 at $2.03 perpound, but still 20 cents above a yearago. Two cars traded hands this weekat the CME.

Central region churn operatorsreport cream is readily available,according to Dairy Market News.“Retail orders perked up ahead of theremaining spring holidays and as con-sumer outlets re-evaluate butter hold-ings. Orders from food serviceincreased as resort-based and tradi-tional restaurants gear up for the vaca-tion season. Some manufacturers indi-cate they've been unable to add to their

inventories due to the uptick in printorders. Although cream is plentifulnow, butter producers continue to planahead for late summer coverage whencream is usually less available.”

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closedFriday at 75 cents per pound, up 2.5cents on the week but 17.75 centsbelow a year ago, with six cars sold.

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USDA’s latest Livestock, Dairy, andPoultry Outlook warns that “Severalfactors indicate dairy prices may fall,including recent high stock levels forbutter and cheese, higher forecasts formilk production, and higher imports ofproducts with high milk-fat content.However, strong domestic demand isexpected to mitigate downward pricepressure.

“U.S. dairy imports continued rela-tively high in February, especially forproducts with high milk-fat content,”the Outlook reports. “Imports of cheeseand butterfat products were higherthan January and much higher thanFebruary 2015. Imports from NewZealand, the European Union andCanada made up substantial shares ofdairy imports.

“On the export side, combined exportsof NDM and SMP remained strongcompared to exports of other products,with exports to Mexico making up thelargest share. Exports of whey productsgrew from January to February andexceeded February 2015. U.S. exportsof butterfat products also increased sig-nificantly over the previous month andFebruary 2015.

“Price differences between U.S.domestic wholesale prices and foreignexport prices have contributed to theincrease in imports of products withhigh milk-fat content and the resilienceof exports of products with high skim-solids content.”

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Feed price forecasts continue toremain relatively low. The corn priceforecast for 2015-16 is $3.40-$3.70 perbushel. The 2015-16 soybean mealprice forecast is $275-$295 per shortton, unchanged at the midpoint fromlast month’s forecast. The nationalaverage price for alfalfa hay decreasedfrom $147 per short ton in January to$142 in February.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnistwho resides in Everson, Wash. Hisweekly column is featured in newspa-pers across the country and he may bereached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

Weaker milk prices could result after seasonal peak

MIELKE MARKETWEEKLY

By Lee Mielke

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The morel mushroomstarts to pop up in fields,woods and yards in south-ern Minnesota in early Mayand gradually shows up inthe north throughout themonth. Some of the mys-tique and allure of morelhunting comes from gettingoutside after a long winterand gathering delicious freetreats of unequaled flavorand texture.

My early experienceshunting for morels were with mybrother. As young kids, we would hiketo the back forty and search aroundthe woods near the creek for them. Wenever found huge amounts, but we

had a mess of them everyspring.

About four years ago, tomy delight, I spotted someright in my mulched flowergarden. The only things inbloom that early wereJohnny Jump-Ups. We har-vested those mushroomsand have searched thesame area every year since,but they have never reap-peared.

Scientific classificationputs the morel in the kingdom of fungiand the genus is Morchellacea. Unlikeplants, fungi lack the chlorophyll nec-essary for photosynthesis and live as

parasites. Yeasts, rusts, mildews, mush-rooms and truffles are examples offungi.

Morchella esculenta, commonlyknown as the morel, was adapted asthe official mushroom of the state ofMinnesota in 1984.

Colorful names for morelsinclude: dry land fish, because whensliced lengthwise the shape resemblesa fish. Regions in Kentucky callthem hickory chickens, merkels or mir-acles, based on a story of how a moun-tain family was saved from starvationby eating morels.

Warm and wet weather is ideal forfavorable morel growth. Some folksbelieve searching when the lilacs bloomis best. Some say the field corn shouldbe a couple of inches high and otherssay oak leaves need to be the size ofsquirrel ears to find morels. They areelusive and unpredictable often comingup in unexpected places. Typically theyare found in moist areas, around dyingor dead elm trees, ash trees, or oldapple trees.

First time morel hunters shouldmake their first expedition with anexperienced person who knows what agood morel looks like. There are manytypes of morels — some edible andsome poisonous.

True morels have surface pocketswhich resemble a sponge. When slicedin half lengthwise, the stem is hollow.They usually are 2-6 inches high andcone shaped. They can be coloredcreamy tan or shades of brown andgrey. If you are unsure if your mush-rooms are the edible kind, err on theside of caution and get positive identifi-cation from an expert.

The best cooking method for thesegems, in my opinion, is sautéing in but-ter. The taste is so wonderful, earthyand delicate; it needs no added flavor-ings. Let the morel be the star of thedish!

Sharon Quale is a master gardenerfrom central Minnesota. She may bereached at (218) 738-6060 orsquale101@yahoo.com. ❖

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Due to the high cost of investment infarm machinery, an increasing number offarm operators are hiring other farm oper-ators to provide some or all of theirmachinery resources for their farm opera-tion. This is especially true with new andyounger farm operators, as well as chil-dren who decide to start farming withtheir parents.

Also, some land investors are choosingto operate a farm themselves rather thancash renting the land to another farmoperator. In that case, the landowner isgenerally hiring a farm operator toprovide necessary tillage, plantingand harvesting crop operations undera custom farming agreement.

Many farm operators negotiate these types of cus-tom rate and custom farming arrangements in thespring of the year.

As a result of the decline in fuel prices in the pastyear, average 2016 custom rates for farm work haveremained steady or declined slightly, compared to2015 rates. Most custom rates for tillage, plantingand harvest operations in 2016 are listed at noincrease to 2 percent below the rates for similaroperations in 2015. The 2016 custom farming ratesfor corn and soybean production declined about 5percent compared to a year earlier. Repair and laborexpenses increased slightly from the previous year,thus keeping most custom rates at a steady pace.The cost for new and used machinery in 2016 hasremained fairly stable.

These results are based on the annual Iowa FarmCustom Rate Survey coordinated and analyzed byIowa State University. The survey sampled 182 cus-

tom operators and farm managers onwhat they expected 2016 custom farmrates to be for various farm operations.

The survey summary lists the averagecustom rate and the range for varioustillage, planting, fertilizer and chemicalapplication, grain harvesting, and forageharvesting functions on the farm. It alsoincludes many miscellaneous farmingpractices, lists average machine rentalrates for some equipment, and includes aformula for estimating average machineryrental rates. The survey also lists average

custom farming rates for corn, soy-beans, and wheat. Over the years, theaverage custom rates for farm opera-

tions in southern and western Min-nesota has been very close to the average Iowa cus-tom rates.

The complete 2016 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Surveyfor all farming practices is available on-line atwww.extension.iastate.edu and search 2016 IowaCustom Rate Survey. These average rates are onlymeant to be a guide.Custom farming agreements

In a typical agreement, the custom operator agreesto perform all the machine operations on the owner’sland in exchange for a set fee or rate. The landownerpays for all seed, fertilizer, chemicals, crop insurance,and other input costs; receives the all grain pro-duced, as well as all eligible farm program paymentson the land; and is responsible to store and marketthe grain.

One advantage to the custom operator is that acustom farming agreement provides some extra farmincome, with little or no additional operating capitalor farm machinery investment. Fuel, lubrication, andrepairs are usually the only added costs. In addition,custom farming offers a fixed return per acre to thecustom operator, and although there is some possibil-ity of higher repair bills, this is minor compared withthe price and yield risks typically faced by a farmoperator in a normal cash rental contract. In this eraof much higher land rental rates, there is much morerisk to the farm operator with a cash lease as com-pared to a custom agreement with a landowner.

Landowners also find several advantages to a cus-tom farming agreement. Landowners with smallacreages can make most of the crop production andgrain marketing decisions without the investmentinto a full line of farm machinery. The landownerdoes not have to negotiate land rental rates or collectlease payments. The landowner does have to pay thefarm operator an agreed-upon-per-acre fee for thecustom farming services by specified dates. Thelandowner is considered to be the material partici-pant for income tax purposes, and the landowner istypically entitled to all government farm programpayments, crop insurance indemnity payments, etc.Key issues

Close communication between the custom operatorand the landowner is essential. A written contractfor the custom farming agreement should definitelybe prepared that specifies the amount of payment bythe landowner to the custom operator, and all other

pertinent details. Following are some points to con-sider for custom farming agreement:

• The agreement should specify the paymentamount per acre that the landowner will pay thecustom operator, and should list the payment dates.

• There needs to be an accurate count on the num-ber of acres that will be under the agreement forpayment purposes, and so that the farm operatorcan accurately plan tillage, planting, and harvestingschedules.

• Normal field practices to be included under acustom farming agreement should be listed (includ-ing tillage, planting, weed control, harvesting, haul-ing grain, etc.). Typically, these agreed-upon prac-tices are part of the per acre custom farmingagreement and payment per acre.

• Additional tillage trips or replanting due toweather conditions, or added spraying applicationsof pesticides to control weeds, insects or diseases,which are provided by the custom operator, are usu-ally charged to the landowner at a custom rate peracre, which is over and above the base custom farm-ing rate.

• Timing of planting and harvesting operationsshould be discussed and negotiated between thecustom operator and the landowner prior to thegrowing season, and possibly be included in thewritten contract. This can become a tenuous issue,especially in years with challenging weather condi-tions.

• The custom operator may be asked for advice bythe landowner regarding the seed corn hybrid orsoybean variety to plant, fertilizer rates, chemicalapplications, levels of crop insurance, farm programsign-up choice, or grain marketing decisions. How-ever, the final decisions on these type of items liewith the farm owner/operator, and the custom oper-ator needs to be careful not to take responsibility forthe final authority on those decisions.

• Typically, the harvested grain of the landowneris delivered by the custom operator to a farm stor-age facility that is owned or rented by thelandowner, or to an agreed upon area grain elevator,as part of the custom farming agreement. Any graindeliveries beyond the local area usually result inthe landowner paying an extra custom rate chargefor grain hauling. Also, if the landowner uses thecustom operators grain drying and handling facili-ties, there is typically an added charge for theseservices.

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

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Selected 2016 Farm Custom RatesFollowing are the median (adjusted average) custom rates forsome common farming practices for 2016, based on the IowaFarm Custom Rate Survey. All listed custom rates include fuel,labor, repairs, depreciation, insurance and interest, unlesslisted as rental rates or otherwise specified. The average pricefor diesel fuel was assumed to be $2.00 per gallon. Custom Farming Rates:(Includes tillage, planting and harvesting costs)Corn $130.00 per acre (Range = $70-$190.50) Soybeans $115.00 per acre (Range = $60-$170.00)Small Grain $92.50 per acre (Range = $80-$110.00)Tillage:Moldboard Plow $19.00 per acreChisel Plow $16.00 per acreV-Ripper (deep tillage) $20.00 per acreField Cultivator $14.10 per acreTandem Disk $14.80 per acreRow Cultivator $14.50 per acreChopping Cornstalks $11.90 per acrePlanting and Spraying:Planter With Attachments $20.00 per acrePlanter Without Attachments $18.00 per acreNo-Till Planter $20.00 per acreSoybean Drill $15.50 per acreGrain Drill $16.00 per acreCrop Spraying (broadcast) $6.50 per acre

By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

The monarch butterfly, known for its striking blackand orange appearance and admired for its thou-sand-mile annual migration to Mexico, was once oneof our most common pollinators. But the monarch isnot as common as it once was, which accounts fororganizations devoted to the conservation of themonarch through research and education. A numberof them have formed a national partnership calledthe Monarch Joint Venture.

The Monarch Lab at the University of Minnesotais one member of MJV. The Monarch Lab doesresearch and outreach education concerningmonarch butterflies and citizen science. Katie-LynBunney, program coordinator at the Monarch Lab,said in an e-mail interview that it is difficult to fore-cast the future.

“Monarch numbers fluctuate very much from yearto year due to the seasons and their migration,”Bunney said. “However, the overall population ofmonarchs in North America has been droppingdrastically over the years — over 90 percent in thepast two decades.”

Conservation groups have petitioned the U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service to list the monarch as a threat-ened species under the Endangered Species Act, butno decision has been made.

“Monarchs need our help to conserve their migra-tion,” Bunney said. “Planting milkweed and nectarplants is the best way to do this.”

Farming practices and gardeners’ abhorrence ofweeds tend to eradicate milkweed.

“Monarchs deal with many threats, but their largestis the decline in milkweed,” Bunney said. “Since theydepend on these plants for egg laying and for food fortheir young, they need this plant to be plentiful forthem to prosper during the summer (their breedingseason). Unfortunately, many see this plant as a weedand work to wipe them out from their yards, parks, etc.”

Other factors contributing to the decline, in addi-tion to the usual dangers of migration, were findingnectar sources to fuel them on their migration,colder and wetter winters in Mexico and pesticides.

Gardeners can lend Monarch butterflies a hand byproviding breeding spots as well as rest stops fortheir migration. Monarch Waystations are one partof Monarch Watch, a University of Kansas programwhich is also part of MJV.

Jim Lovett of Monarch Watch said there are 12,677habitats registered as Monarch Waystations aroundthe country. Three representative waystations in Min-nesota can be found in New Ulm, Springfield, and in

the country near Henderson. They’re all a bit different.New Ulm

Diane and John Rodenberg were redesigning theirNew Ulm backyard where turf grass kept beingdrowned out. Diane is a Master Gardener.

“I knew of the waystation program and havealways been interested in native plants,” Diane saidin an e-mail interview. “I have had a lot of goodresults over the years. We’ve had many many mon-archs as well as other butterflies and insects.”

Milkweed, orange butterfly weed, purple coneflow-ers, and other pollinator-friendly plants fill a largeportion of the backyard and grow around the garage,house, and fenceline. They’ve been growing abouteight years.

“It has been interesting to note which plants havedone well, which plants have a high germinationrate and need to be curtailed,” Diane said. “While thenative planting only gets cut down once a year, itdoes require maintenance and work. You have tomonitor what birds bring in, what weeds develop.”

The only reason the waystation doesn’t cover moreof their yard, she said, is because she has dogs and“They need their own space.”Springfield

Amanda and Dan Meyer have a large area ofnative plants growing in the backyard of theirSpringfield home. Amanda is a science teacher andwas aware of the Monarch migration patterns andtheir decline in numbers.

“Just like us, they need food for energy and ifthey’re going to make that whole migration path (toMexico), they need places along the way to stop andeat,” Amanda said.

However, it was the Meyers’ interest in supportingnative species that was the catalyst for their waysta-tion. With a large corner lot, they had space to plantnative grasses. Besides their affinity to nativeplants, such grasses take less water.

In the first year of converting a whole area of theirlawn, they not only raised prairie grass, they alsoraised the eyebrows of some folks who thought they

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WAYSTATIONS, from pg. 14were not keeping up their lawn. “It looked like a bigweed patch to them,” Amanda said, “and sometimesduring the year it still does.”

The Springfield City Council, who heard the com-plaints, suggested they needed to let people knowwhat they were doing. At the suggestion of Amanda’smother, they enrolled in the Monarch Waystationprogram, which includes a sign.

“Ever since we put out that sign, we haven’t hadany other questions about that plot of land,” Amandasaid. “I think people appreciate knowing that it lookskind of messy for a reason. The waystation helps themonarchs and it helps us.”

They had at least four types of native grasses, towhich they added forbs such as coneflowers, golden-rod, milkweed, wild onion, mallow, compass, and but-terfly weed.

Meyer said the Waystation program suggests hav-ing a variety of milkweed species and a variety ofnectar plants. “I use their list to select new plants,”she said. “And of course, I want them to be native.”

She has also kept a couple of non-native hollyhocksbecause they are good nectar plants.Henderson

Paul and Dawn Tuttle started a monarch waysta-tion in 2014 on their acreage outside of Henderson.They had purchased the 7 acre abandoned home-stead over 15 years before because they needed aproject, Dawn said. They restored the buildings, keepa couple sheep and a Pygmy goat. Paul planted avegetable garden and Dawn planted a flower garden.

“We both got into (the Waystation Program)because our daughter made us quite aware of whatwas going on with monarchs,” Dawn said. “Shehooked us up with the (Monarch Watch) websitebecause of the seeds that were available.”

Much of their 7 acres is wooded, but they estab-lished the waystation in an open area and are takinga measured approach.

“I started with a core area,” Paul said, “which is alonger strip. In there we put joe-pye and milkweedand zinnias. Monarchs love zinnias. That was our

core plants in 2014.”In 2015, he tilled out another

3 to 4 feet from that core area.“My plan is to add to this as

modestly as I can without mak-ing a burden out of it vs. doingsomething fun,” he said.

The first year of the waysta-tion garden, they had so manyresident monarchs that theiroffspring overwhelmed themilkweeds.

“We had these new milk-weeds and the caterpillarsstripped them off because theyweren’t big enough,” Paul said.“We had a good problem, butnot enough food for the cater-pillars that were here. For 2016we are starting our own seedsagain on a larger scale from allthe food source plants.”

They also had the delightfulexperience of seeing themonarch migration in Septem-ber 2014. They were sitting ontheir front steps and saw a monarch fly up the drive-way. Paul described it this way: “Another monarchcame and took almost exactly the same route, and acouple hundred right behind on the same path. Thenwe were by the barn and another group is coming

over a bean field and followinga similar line. They were allheading southwest.”

They enjoyed anothermigration through their prop-erty last September, withsome of the butterflies spend-ing the night in the trees onthe woods’ edge.

“The idea is to create thatspot where the butterflies canforage and keep going,” Paulsaid. “If we can’t get some tobe raised here this year, we’llfeed them on their waythrough.”

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Organizations like MonarchWatch and the University ofMinnesota Monarch Lab arepromoting programs whichwill keep that experiencealive and ensure many morepeople might have the thrill ofone of the most exciting sightsin nature — a monarchmigration.

The survival and proliferation of the monarchbutterfly will be the culmination of many individ-ual efforts. Backyard habitat is one way to help. ❖

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By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

LAKE BENTON, Minn. —Farmers, on their own or with theaid of the U.S. Department of Agri-culture programs, are joiningefforts in the recovery of themonarch butterfly. Once an abun-dant pollinator, monarch numbershave declined 90 percent over thepast two decades, according to the University ofMinnesota Monarch Lab.

Monarch butterflies make a thousand-mile migra-tion to Mexico every year. In addition to the hazardsof migration, multiple factors in the United Statesand Mexico have contributed to the decline. Thegreatest of these is the loss of habitat, especiallymilkweed where they lay their eggs. It is in thisarea farmers have found they can help.

Monarch Joint Venture is a national partnershipof organizations working for the conservation of themonarch. MJV’s website states: “With the introduc-tion of herbicide tolerant crops, managementshifted from a till-based approach to the widespreaduse of herbicides. This practice has diminishedmuch of the milkweed growing in agriculturalareas, since milkweed can survive some tilling, butcannot survive herbicides.”

Randy Krause, conservation technician with theLincoln Soil and Water Conservation District,explained that at one time milkweed was so abun-dant, the loss of some was not a concern.

“When Roundup came out, it did such an excellentjob of controlling milkweed that it eliminated a lotof it,” Krause said.

Planting milkweed seed, along with native flowerswhich provide food for monarchs, is part of twoUSDA programs to benefit all pollinators. Krausesaid that programs promoting the planting of milk-weed may sound strange to farmers, but some “arefine with it because they understand there is a needfor the habitat. They thought it was a weed, but theyare willing to do it anyway.”Enrolling

Krause works with farmers who want to sign upunder the Conservation Reserve Program’s NativeHabitat Development for Pollinators, administeredby the Farm Service Agency. It’s a fairly new part ofCRP, and he said this year there have been about adozen sign-ups in Lincoln County. The pollinatorprogram has been around longer in the ConservationStewardship Program, which is administered byNatural Resources Conservation Service.

Conrad Schardin, who farms near Lake Benton,said it was Krause who suggested he might look intothe pollinator habitat. He already has 30 acres inCRP, but he’s looking at “a couple little marginalpieces of ground that we’re going to put back intoCRP.”

“One of the benefits of putting it in the pollinatorprogram is that they will take smaller parcels,”Schardin said.

This won’t happen until 2017. Since he has alreadyput fertilizer on the ground for 2016 corn, he’ll signup this summer, which points to another benefit ofthe program.

“You can sign up anytime,” Schardin said. “It’s ayear-round sign-up.”

Schardin is aware that pollinators “have gotten arough ride” with ag’s efficient weed control and withfewer flowering plants being raised. He farms 2,400acres, mainly corn and soybeans with about 250acres in grass hay and alfalfa hay mix. The pollina-tor habitat will be a rather small parcel of his acres,but he likes the idea that he can do something tohelp.

“We’re going to try it,” Schardin said. “It’s some-thing new that I’ve never done before. But I’ve nevershied away from trying something different. My wifehas even brought up milkweeds for the monarchs. Imight try it and throw it inthere and see what we cancome up with.”

Farmers interested inlearning more can contacttheir Soil and Water Con-servation District, FSAoffice or NRCS.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and LandStewardship, along with Pathfinders Resource Con-servation and Development have received a match-ing grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-dation to establish monarch habitat.

Susan Kozak, Mines and Minerals Bureau chief,said the funds will be used on four existing pro-grams: the CRP CP-42 pollinator incentive and theUrban Conservation Program (both statewide); theConservation Reserve Enhancement Program wet-land program (primarily in north central Iowa); andthe Abandoned Coal Mine Program (primarily insoutheast Iowa).

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By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

MARSHALL, Minn. — Youmight say that Marc Milbradtis a hostage to hosta. He hasbeen captivated by theirbeauty and variety. He hadnearly 500 varieties at hishome in Marshall.

Like many enormous collec-tions, it all started simply enoughwhen he and his wife, Janna, moved totheir Marshall home in 1989.

“Mom and Dad gave us 20 hostas asa housewarming gift,” Milbradt said.”They were in Alexandria and therewas a big nursery up there with KenAnderson. He picked out 10 small-mediums and 10 medium-large so I gota real nice start.”

Milbradt’s interest was piqued andhe would travel to various nurseries

and pick up something new. He joinedthe American Hosta Society and readevery page of their journal.

“The knowledge in those magazineswas just phenomenal,” he said.

His wife gave him “Hostapedia” byMark Zilis, which he still uses to makeselections. These days he orders mostof his hostas from Jim’s Hostas inDubuque, Iowa, which ships bare rootsin the spring.

Five hundred may sound like a lotand it is. But Milbradt said there areabout 8,000 varieties. “There’s quite afew look-a-likes, which is a problemsometimes,” he said, “so you have to

know your hostas. And if youhave five that look alike, onlybuy one, because everybody’sspace is limited.”

Some miniature varietiesdon’t take much room, butthere are varieties which areover 3-feet tall. Others growup to 80-inches wide. Hislargest is at least 60-inches

wide.“If you don’t disturb them, they just

keep getting bigger,” Milbradt said.Milbradt doesn’t disturb his or split

them to spread them out. He has onlyone of each variety, which is enough forhim to look at and admire.Care

Apart from the beauty, he likes thefact it is a perennial which comes backevery year getting bigger and prettier.

“Once you get them established,” hesaid, “there isn’t a lot you have to dofor them. Put some mulch aroundthem and a little bit of slug bait. That’skind of what I like about them.”

Slugs will punch holes in the leaves,but it is a problem, Milbradt said, thatis fairly easy to control.

“You have to get on them early in thespring,” he explained. “Buy slug bait,the pellets, and sprinkle around eachhosta — maybe before the hosta iseven up because the slugs wake upbefore the hostas do and they’re look-ing for something to eat. Every two-three weeks you do it again and you

can keep them under con-trol.”

Milbradt cautioned hostasalso need a lot of water. Ifthey are under the eaves of ahouse, they may not getenough rain. His house inMarshall was next to theRedwood River and he wouldwater all his hostas daily inwarm or dry weather.

In addition to slug controland adequate watering, Mil-bradt has other advice, suchas don’t plant them in thesun. They may survive, butthey won’t thrive and theirleaves will get burned.They’re a shade-loving plant.

If you get interested and begin col-lecting hostas, Milbradt suggests you

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HOSTAS, from pg. 17varieties and see one youthink is beautiful, you maynot recall if you have thatvariety unless you have thename.

On a less-horticulturallevel, it helps if you lovethem. “I tell people you haveto talk to them,” he said.“Every morning you have togo out and tell them, ‘Oh,you’re looking pretty thismorning.’”

When he says those typeof things to a hosta, he’s notbeing dishonest, for they area beautiful plant. Whilehostas put forth a bloom,their real beauty is in theirleaves which come in an endless vari-ety of patterns, rippled edges, and cor-rugation. Most are shades of green,but they also run in yellows andblues. Some look like they’ve been

painted.Variety

Milbradt no longer buys all of hishostas.

“A couple years ago I started raisinghostas from seed,” he said. “You find astriped plant and save the seeds fromit. Plant them in December or Januaryin the house, and they germinate.About 80 percent of the hostas willflower and 50 percent of those will seta seed pod.”

If you get up before the bees, you cangather pollen and have more control,but Milbradt lets the bees do the polli-nating. “You never know where the beehas been and the crosses you’ll get,” hesaid. “If you take seed from a varie-gated plant, you’re going to get a greenhosta, where if you take a seed from astriped plant, you can get all kinds ofstuff and a lot more variety.”

He said he doesn’t understand why,“only God and the scientists knowthat,” but he has one striped plant thathe uses for his seed gathering.

Does he have a favorite among his500 varieties? He said his favorite isusually the one he’s looking at. Move afew feet away, and that one will be hisfavorite. If really pushed, he mightchoose one called Paradigm.

“It has green and dark green andlight green, and a lot of corrugation,and pretty decent height,” Milbradtpoints out, standing next to it. “But Ikind of like that one over there, too,” hesays, gesturing toward a nearby plant.

It’s like having a large family of chil-dren. Why would you choose a favoritewhen you love them all? There isNorthern Exposure with a large leafthat looks like an artist painted it, andAntioch, his largest hosta. There isRegal Splendor, whose flower stemsgrow 60-inches tall, and Lakeside

Ringmaster, one of the varieties thatcomes from the Lakeside Nursery inTennessee. And there are varietiesdeveloped by renowned breeder Mil-dred Seaver, who was known as“Queen of Hostas”. Many of of thosevarieties have “Sea” in their name, likeQueen of the Sea and Sea Lightning.The latter is the striped plant fromwhich Milbradt takes seed.

Milbradt and his wife made a movelast year from Marshall to a home onLake Shetek. During the summer andfall he transplanted 425 of his collec-tion. So now he is cultivating a newhosta haven.

The website for the American HostaSociety is americanhostasociety.org.The Minnesota Hosta Society ismnhosta.org. Iowans can go to ameri-canhostasociety.org, click on “Commu-nity,” then choose “Local Societies” tosee if there is a group in their area. ❖

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The Milbradt’s back yard is lush with hundreds of varieties of hostas.

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ESTATE SALELocated at: 21433 St. Francis Blvd., Anoka, MN. 12 mi. north of Anoka, MN on Hwy. 47, 2 mi. south of St. Francis, MN on Hwy. 47. NO PARKING on Hwy. 47. Follow signs around back. LOTS OF CLOSE-UP PARKING.

SAT., MAY 7, 2016 • 9:30 a.m.TRACTORS – • JD 750, MFWD, turf tires• Yanmar 3000 w/loader • (2) Yanmar 2000 • Yanmar 1500 w/new Koyker loader • Yanmar 1500 • Yanmar 240 • (2) Yanmar 2310, (need repair) • Yanmar 175, MFWD • Shibaura 3040 w/2245 quick tach loader • Shibaura SD1840 w/Leon loader • Shibaura 2200 (needs work) • Shibaura ST2201 • Shibaura S700, MFWD • Shibaura SL1743 • CIH 235 w/mower deck • Kubota G4200 w/mower deck • Kubota 1501 • Kubota 1500 • Mitsubishi ST2020 • Mitsubishi MT1801, MFWD • Mitsubishi 1601D w/loader • Mitsubishi 20B, MFWD • Mitsubishi ST2001 • Mitsubishi ST2001, MFWD • Hino Motors E14D, MFWD • Hino Motors E2804 w/Koyker loader • Hino Motors 2-wheel • Iseki Land Leader 317, MFWD • Iseki Land Hope 200, MFWD • Sato S2620 Kumia w/2246 • QT loader • Sato gas, 2-wheelNEW LOADERS & BUCKETS, SNOW PUSHERS – • CIH L360 loader • NH 270 loader • (5) New 72” tractor buckets • (4) New 54” tractor buckets • (2) New 60” tractor buckets • New 68” tractor bucket • 72” manure skidloader bucket • 60” skidloader bucket • 54” skidloader bucket • 8’ skidsteer snow pusher • 10’ skidsteer snow pusherMISCELLANEOUS YARD EQUIPMENT – • Kubota 3561 3-pt. finish mower • (2) JD 48” finish mowers • JD 60” belly mower • NH 60” belly mower • 42” 3-pt. flail mower • 3-pt. ride-on planter • SC5 Yardman chipper • JD CS8 chipper • Giant vac blower • Toro 5 hp. lawn vac • MTD 5 hp. lawn vac • Billy Goat 3.5 hp. lawn vac • Billy Goat 16 hp. blower • Billy Goat 8 hp. lawn vac • 26-Gal. 12-volt sprayer • 5 hp. gas sprayer on trailer w/long hose • Several 3 pt. mowers & cutters for partsSHOP – • Several Craftsman lower tool chests, on wheels • Bolt bins • Storage cabinets • All kinds of steel & plastic shelving • 25-Plus battery chargers • Several sets of hand tools • Bench grinder • 60,000 lb. press • 3-Ton cherry picker • Several air tanks • Floor jacks • Nipco heaters • Kerosene heaters • Funnels • Several gas cans • Drills, saws • Several aluminum step & extension ladders • Lots of misc. toolsSHED & PALLET RACKING – • 10’x16’ Hip Roof Shed w/floor shelving • Huge amount of pallet racking (some dismantled & some to be dismantled)TIRES – NEW AG TIRES ON RIMS – • Firestone 14.9x24, 2 sets, 8-hole rims • Firestone 13.6x24, 8-hole rims • Firestone 12.4x24, 3-sets, 6-hole rims • Firestone 11-2x24, 3 sets, 6-hole rims • Firestone 6.2-16 • Firestone 650-16, 10 sets • Firestone 400-12, 10 sets • Firestone 6-12, 4 sets • Titan 12-24, 6-hole rims • Titan 8-3-24, 4 sets • Titan 12-4-16 • Titan 8-16, 6 sets • Goodyear 11-2-16 – NEW AG TIRES - NO RIMS – • 6.2x16 • 650x16 Tri Rib, 10 sets • 400x12 Tri Ribs, 10 sets • 6x12, 4 sets – NEW TURF TIRES – • 18-4x16, 3 sets • 13-6x16, 4 sets • (27) 950x15 – CONSTRUCTION LUG – • 12-16-5, 6 sets • 15x19.5, 2 sets • 17.5x24, 2 sets • 23x8.50x12, 6 setsMISC. EQUIPMENT, LOADER, TRAILER – • All aluminum Midiramp 53”x24’ hyd. ramp • (2) Aluminum deck plates, 58” • 4’x11’ Man-basket for loader • Older all hyd. Schwartz loader • 6’x10’ 2-wheel utility trailer • 7’x17’ Aluminum tandem trailer w/ramps • Karavan classic boat trailer, very nice • 6x12 2-wheel aluminum trailer

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Gene Brown’s hobby was buying, selling & collecting tractors & equipment. When he passed away one year ago, he had over 350 tractors and a massive amount of tires, parts, & misc. The boys have been working steady getting them ready and selling them. This auction will be the selling of the remaining.

Auctioneers: Cullen Bartz & Jimmie Guligowski

Heidelberger Farm Equipment, LLC • 320-629-1122www.HeidelbergerLLC.com• heidelbergerfarmequip_llc@hotmail.com • Auction #587006

INSPECTION DAYS: Thurs., May 5 & Fri., May 6 - 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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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

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FOR SALE: Old HorseDrawn Equipment; JDmanure spreader, 1 btmSaulkie plow, 1R cropcult, dump rake, 1R beetlifter, Case side hayrake, steel whl hay rack,JD hand corn sheller,leather shop sewing ma-chine, walking arm hayloader. 320-562-2424

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2009 NH BR7090 Round Baler(5x6) Monitor/Plastic &Twine Wrap (Wide Pickup)(3040 Bales) Shedded Abso-lutely Like New. 1000 GalTop-Air Sprayer 60 Ft Tri-Fold Boom, Monitor,Foamer, Field Ready. 319-347-2349 Can Deliver

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FOR SALE: JD 336 baler,good condition, alwaysshedded, $2,500. 952-466-5876

FOR SALE: JD 568 roundbaler, 14,000 bales, netwrap, mega wide pick-up,big tires, field ready,$14,900. (651)- 380-6928

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FOR SALE: 315 New Hol-land baler w/ hyd. thrower,one owner, two all steelbale thrower racks. 320-468-6239

FOR SALE: JD 338 squarebaler w/hydraulic tension &swing tongue, quick hitchfor a wagon, like new con-dition, $12,300. (715)702-2884

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'99 JD 566 5x6 baler, 14,000bales, twine & net, pushbar, 1,000 PTO, field ready,$9,500. (651) 380-0799

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‘07 5600 Toolcat, glass cab w/AC, Hi Flow aux., 4500 hrs. ..............$21,225‘14 T-770, glass cab w/AC, Hi Flow aux., 300 hrs. .....................................$55,500‘12 T-770, glass cab w/AC, Hi Flow aux., 1100 hrs. ...................................$49,000‘13 T-590, glass cab w/AC, 917 hrs. .................................................$38,500‘12 S-770, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1750 hrs. ...................................$41,900(2) ‘12 S-750, glass cab w/AC, 2100 hrs. and up .................... Starting at $30,900(2) ‘06 S-250, glass cab & heater, 2-spd. .............................. Starting at $20,900‘00 873G, glass cab & heater, 1850 hrs. .................................................$17,350(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‘13 S-550, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 2700 hrs. ...................................$27,500‘12 S-175, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 280 hrs. .....................................$24,500‘08 S-160, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 4500 hrs. ...................................$15,750‘98 751, 2875 hrs. .........................$9,950‘77 632 ..........................................$6,950‘14 NH L-225, glass cab w/AC, 890 hrs. .................................................$31,900‘12 NH L-220, glass cab w/AC .....$21,500‘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

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USED TRACTORS‘13 NH T9.615, 775 hrs. ..............................$260,000‘08 NH T-9050, 2100 hrs. ...........................$169,000‘05 NH TZ-24DA, MFD, loader, 60” deck, 452 hrs. .......................................................$7,250‘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‘06 Kubota MX5000SU, 171 hrs. ..................$12,500‘79 Steiger Couger 3 ST270 ........................$16,900‘88 Cat 65, 5045 hrs. ....................................$26,500‘67 Oliver 1650, gas, New Allied 595 Loader $10,000

USED TILLAGE‘14 Wilrich Quad X2, 60’, w/rolling basket ...$59,900‘14 Wilrich Quad X2, 40’, w/rolling basket, 50 Acres .....................................................$59,900‘12 Wilrich XL2, 34’, 3-bar harrow w/rolling basket ..................................................................$38,500‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 32’, harrow ...................$14,950‘98 Wilrich 2800, 27’, 4-bar harrow ...............$8,500‘07 JD 2210, 50’, harrow, w/rolling basket ....$42,500‘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 6-bottom Plow, on-land hitch ............$5,950

USED PLANTERS‘13 White 8936, 36x20, tracks, liquid fert. ..$205,000(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. ..................................................................$28,500

IH 800, 6x30 ...................................................$3,750‘08 Kinze 3800, 24x30, liquid fert. ................$48,900NI 9200, 6x30, dry fert., trash whippers ..........$6,750USED 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 ....................................................$20,900Agrimetal 5600 Tub Grinder............................$9,200‘96 NH 644 Round Baler, wide pick-up, twine only ....................................................................$9,500‘86 JD 853 Round Baler ..................................$4,000‘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 ...............................................$2,750Gehl 2109 Inverter ..........................................$7,000USED MISCELLANEOUS

‘04 Unverferth 9200 Grain Cart, tarp ............$28,500‘12 NH 165 Spreader.......................................$8,500‘08 NH 185 Spreader.......................................$7,950

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NEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ......................CALLNEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ......................CALLNEW NH T8.320, FWA ....................................CALLNEW Massey 1726, w/loader .........................CALLNEW Massey 1705, w/loader .........................CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD ................................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ................................CALLNEW Versatile 260, FWA ................................CALLNH 946, 4WD ............................................ $34,500‘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, 760 hrs. $125,000Allis 180 D ....................................................$7,900

TILLAGE‘14 Sunflower 5035, 34’ w/bskt., Like New ...CALLSunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo .................CALLSunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow ...............CALL(3) DMI 530B’s ................................................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

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FOR SALE: B & H ridge tillcultivator, 12R30” (507) 530-1423

FOR SALE: JD 785 spread-er, 1000 PTO, $6,500. 507-317-3396

FOR SALE: NH 1465 9' hay-bine, $10,000. 320-249-8556

FOR SALE:JD 7000 6RNplanter, no fert, $3,250; NH790 manure spreader,$2,500;C AC w/ Woods mow-er, $850; Parker 2500 gravi-ty box, JD gear, $2,000. 24'pony drag. 507-330-3945

Ford's 2000, 8N loader; Bob-cat 642 skid; 3pt 60 galsprayer; Seed auger forgravity wagon. 3pt 7' tan-dem disk, digger. CategoryII hitch. Plus more!

Peterson Equipment 507-276-6958 or 6957

Hardi Navigator 1100sprayer, 60 booms, rinsetank, Hardi controller, PTOpump, $7,900; CIH 1100 9'mower, exc cond, $2,500;JD 670 5 bar rake w/ dollywheel, $1,250; JD 1065Arunning gear, $850;Schwartz hyd bucket ldr, 7'bucket, $650. 320-769-2756

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FOR SALE: 20' rock rake,all hydraulic, end trans-port, $10,500. 715-410-1060

FOR SALE: 3-8' Brillioncrows foot cultipackers.(715)495-0757

FOR SALE: 30' Brillion XLSeries roller, one owner,scrapers, excellent cond,low acres, always shedded,$13,400. 320-223-3765

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

FOR SALE: JD 740 self lev-eling loader off 7410 trac-tor, will fit 7000, 7010, 7020,7030 series tractors, 8'quick attach bucket, bolt oncutting edge. 507-220-0999

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FOR SALE: '06 Ag-Chem1074 Rogater, 1000 gal tank,120' boom, 2200 hrs. 507-227-2644

FOR SALE: '92 Case IHMagnum 130 tractor, 6600hrs, 1300 hrs on newengine; Case IH 4200 20'combo mulch. Retiring,more items available. 507-317-4571 or 507-326-7652

FOR SALE: 2003 JD 5520MFWD, 12x12 shuttletrans., 5400 hrs, 90 HP, coldair, $20,500; '74 IH 674 dsl,recent OH w/ quick attachldr, $7,500; Sharp IH 766dsl, 3pt, 6200 hrs, $8,250OBO/Trade. 320-543-3523

FOR SALE: 2013 Case IH 20044.5' field cultivator, knock-on shovels, 4 bar harrow,like new, $29,750; Redball670 1200 gal. sprayer, 60'hyd fold boom, Raven 450monitor w/ radar, $7,900;New Holland BR 780Abaler, twine & net wrap, ex-tra sweep pick-up $9,250;18.4x38, 18.4x42, & 18.4x4610 bolt duals from $500/pair; 3 5/8ths JD 10 bolthubs from $350/pair. 320-769-2756

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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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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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520 JD tractor, good rubber,good all around, $4,500; JD170 skid steer, variablespeed, bale spear, fronthyd, $3,500. 952-873-2761

Batco 45' belt conveyor; Ka-tolight 55kw, 85kw genera-tors. MF 1135 cab & air; JD915F bean head; Brent 5-shank ripper; USC 35' beltconveyor; 8x41, 8x46, 6x51& 8x51 augers; grain clean-er; '06 ATV. (320)760-1634

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FOR SALE: 1991 Case IH9270, standard transmis-sion, 8100 hrs, 20.8x42 tires,75% rubber, 855 Cummins,faded paint, mechanicallygood, $37,500 OBO. 218-784-8117

FOR SALE: JD 4430 w/ 148JD loader, 5806 hrs, goodrubber, duals, $18,000. 320-693-3877

FOR SALE: JD 4850 MFWD,20.8x38 tires, 60%, PS, 8500hrs, recently checked byJD shop, service fieldready, very good condition,$31,900; Cat ChallengerCH45 6200 hrs, PS, 16”tracks, 22” row spacing,exc cond, 3-pt PTO, $34,500,both are exc grain carttractors. (701)-640-4697

FOR SALE: JD 730 dsl, elec-tric start, good tin & tires,starts & runs exc, SchwartzWF, uses no oil, no fendersor 3pt, all gauges & lightswork, $6,500/OBO; JD 3, 4,& 5 bottom hyd plows. (507)428-3572

FOR SALE: JD 8400 tractor,MFD, 5725 hrs, 3 hyds, 480-80R46 tires, excellent condi-tion, $75,000. 507-766-0719

FOR SALE: JD 8520, duals,weights, always shedded,low hours, (419)-654-3228

FOR SALE: NH Versatile9682 w/ 5700 hrs, had a com-plete OH at 4000 hrs, has700/65-38 tires, fully ser-viced, field ready. 320-304-4010

JD 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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1200 PT CIH planter 12/23rows hydraulic pump, mon-itor, exc cond, $24,000.Tomah, WI 608-343-6984

FOR SALE: IH 800 cycleair bean planter, verticalfold, 15 row 30' wide, rowcleaners, monitor, spe-cial markers, field ready,stored inside; matchingIH 183 Vibrashank, 15row 30' wide row cultiva-tor for above planter,field ready, stored inside,planter & cultivator,$3,750. 507-227-9708

FOR SALE: IH 800 cycleair planter, horizontalfold, 10 row 36” spacing30' wide, row cleaners,monitor, smart boxes,field ready, storedinside; matching IH 153Vibershank, 10 row 36”spacing, row cultivatorfor above planter, fieldready, stored inside,planter & cultivator,$3,750. 507-227-9708

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FOR SALE: '05 JD 8320 3850w/ H480 new loader; DMI17 shank & anhydrous bar;'12 Drago cornhead, 8row;'13 Case IH 3020 bean-head w/ Crary air reel w/Unverferth transport.(651)-345-4362.

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Case IH 8910, MFD, $38,000;Case IH 7250, MFD,$37,500; (2) Case IH 7120,MFD, starting at $24,000;Case IH 7110, 2WD, $25,000;Case IH 7130, 2WD, $22,500;Case IH 7140, 2WD, $26,000;JD 8400, MFD, $34,500; JD8110, MFD, $47,500. Call608-574-7619

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Int'l 800 corn planter, 8R20"rows, also JD front mountcultivator, 8R20" w/ flowshields, $5,500 for both. 715-410-1060

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

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FOR SALE:Woods Brush-bull, 7' rotary mower, 540shaft, new cost at $7,400priced at $3,000. 507-370-2149

MANDAKOLand Rollers 20-34-40-42-46 Ft

On Hand. Heaviest Built 3”SHAFTS (Not 2 7/16”). 319-347-6138. Can Deliver

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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

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FOR SALE: Right Way 250rock picker, excellent con-dition. (507)318-9168

Harms Mfg. Land Rollers,Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'-$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'-$14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'-$19,500. 715-234-1993

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FLATBEDS‘00 Great Dane, 53/102 Alum. Combo,

AR, Alum Wheels, SX ................$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, 48/96, SX, AR ...........$4,500Transcraft, 45/96, AR, Spread Axle, AR, ‘06 Lift Axle, Sandblasted, New

Paint .........................................$7,500Hay Sides with any Flat or

Drop Deck sales – $1,00000

HOPPERS(2) ‘94 Wilson, 42/66, 11/24.5, 80% T&B, Good Tarps, SR, New 5th

Whl. Plate, Clean ............1 @ $14,500 .......................................1 @ $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, New

22.5, AR, Clean Nebraska Trailer ...............................................$21,500‘98 Wilson, 43/66, SR, 80% T&B ...............................................$15,500‘01 Wilson, 41/66, Ag Hopper, AR, 80% T&B ................................$18,500‘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, AR, Like New, SX, 255/22.5,

Super Clean............................$18,500

‘96 Featherlite Alum. Combo, 48/102, Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers,

AR, SX, 255/22.5 ....................$15,000Engineered 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(30) Van & Reefer Trailers - On Hand,

48/102 - 53/102, Water, Storage, or Over The Road - Your Pick - .$4,000

Cattle Pots .................................... CALL‘88 Merritt, 46’, 2-Axle SR, 40% Floor .................................................$3,500

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‘05 Wabash 45' Rollup Door –‘93 Dorsey 36' Side Door Rollup Door,

For Water Trailers ...............Ea. $4,500

TRUCKS‘97 Peterbilt 379 Conventional, N-14 435 hp. Cummins, Cruise, Jake,

13-Spd., AR, 48” High-Rise Sleeper, New 11R22.5 Alum. Whls., 3.70 Ratio, New Brakes, 234” WB, Clean Hard To Find Truck, New Rods & Mains, New Tires, Clean ............................$22,000

‘05 GMC Quad Cab, Well Maintained, 90% T&B, 195K Miles ...............$8,250

HANCOCK, MNwww.DuncanTrailersInc.comCall: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361

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United Farmers Cooperativewww.ufcmn.com

(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 56054-0004

USED 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(W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ..............................$18,100(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 ...........$8,500(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) Sunflower 1435-36 disk ..............$28,900(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) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom...........$6,900(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!

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FOR SALE: 60' Top Airsprayer boom, very goodcondition. (507)-318-9168

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FOR SALE: '03 JD4710 S-section shut off, 3 way noz-zle body, 800 gal tank, hydtread adjust, fenders underframe shields, fence rownozzle RH 2025 hrs, $82,000.(507) 380-6796

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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

WANTED: New Idea, 803Cor 802 Uni or JD 66 blower.715-673-4970

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7200 JD 6R finger planter,dry fertilizer, precision me-ters, row cleaners, loadedw/options, field ready,$19,500/OBO. (715)781-8839

FOR SALE: JD 7000 6 rownarrow corn planter, excel-lent shape; 21' 271 Whitedisk cushion spring; Gehl99 high throw silage blower,excellent condition. (320)-769-2205 or (320)-841-0398

JD 7000 Corn Planter 2R,3pt, $1,600. Fert. Avail,$300/Row. 715-234-1993

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FOR SALE: JD 960 digger,30', new drag 2 yrs ago, al-ways shedded, $5,000. 507-766-0719

FOR SALE: JD 980, 22' fieldcultivator w/ 3 bar coil har-row, $12,750; Case IH 430024' field cultivator w/ 3 barcoil harrow, $12,750; JD7100 12-30” planter, $4,900.(507)-380-7863

JOHN DEERE 30 Ft #726Finisher w/ 5 Bar Harrow(Good Blades) Real Good.Mandako 34 Ft Roller(42x5/8), 3” Shafts (not 27/16”). 319-347-6676 Can Del

MANDAKOLand Rollers On Hand

20-34-40-42-46 Ft. Heaviest Built

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

Can Deliver

SUNFLOWER 28' field culti-vator; walking tandems onbase & wings, $2,500. (715)878-9858

Used parts for IH 720plows, toggle/auto reset. ½ price of new or less.

We ship anywhere.Call Maple Valley Farms

Randy Krueger(715)250-1617

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LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95

763-689-1179Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings - www.larsonimplements.com

TRACK TRACTORS‘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 9460R, 336 hrs., 24-spd. trans., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd. valves, stand & pump,

710x42” tires & duals ................... $185,000‘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

‘08 JD 9630, 2754 hrs., powershift, 800x38” duals .............................................. $129,000

‘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

ldr. w/joystick, Warranty until 3/16 or 2000 hrs. ....................................... $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‘06 CIH 245, 5245 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 149x46” duals ........................ $69,000‘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 ......... $63,000‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, Auto Steer

Complete, 520x46” duals ................ $94,000‘12 Kubota M110, MFWD, 240 hrs., 3 pt.,

PTO, ldr. w/8’ bucket ....................... $55,000

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

pneumatic down pressure, dawn trash whippers, monitor screen, Planted 2320 Acres ............................................... $49,500

COMBINES‘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, high-houred combine - 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‘14 CIH 7130, 511 eng./399 sep. hrs., lateral

tilt feeder, rock trap, chopper, power bin ext., 800x32” tires ................................. $159,000

‘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

New Ulm Tractor& Equipment Inc.13144 Cty. Rd. #25 – New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-3612

~ SPRING SPECIALS ~NEW EQUIPMENT

Goodyear 2-Star Radials, 20.8x38, on Ford rims ........$2,000Artsway Truck Auger, 10”x34’, 540 RPM PTO .............$3,800Land Pride 2584 Backhoe, 3-pt., 9’ depth, 18” bucket ....................................................................................$8,000RamRod Stand-on Skidloader, gas, 31” bucket, 500 lb. capacity ....................................................... $12,500Paquea Spreader, 80 bu., poly floor, HD Apron ............$3,400Land Pride PT25 Post Hole Digger, 3-pt. mtd., 12” bit ....................................................................................$1,433Land Pride RB2584 Blade, 84”, 3-pt. mtd. .................$1,050Land Pride SF2566 Scarifier, 66”, 3-pt. mtd., 6-shank .$975Land Pride QH15-Cat 1 Quick Hitch, 3-pt. ....................$330Land Pride RCR1860 Rotary Cutter, 5’, 3-pt. .............$2,079Land Pride RCR1872 Rotary Cutter, 6’, 3-pt. .............$2,751Land Pride RTR1558 Reverse Rotation Tiller, 58”, 3-pt. ............................................................................$3,403Land Pride RTR1566 Reverse Rotation Tiller, 66”, 3-pt. ............................................................................$3,269Land Pride RTR1574 Reverse Rotation Tiller, 74”, 3-pt. ............................................................................$3,382Kubota L4760, 4WD, 47 hp. dsl., cab, hydro, Ag Tires, QT loader ................................................................. $39,900

USED EQUIPMENT1987 Ford F600, gas, 10’ flatbed, good rubber ...........$6,5001998 JD 4200 Compact dsl., 4WD, hydro, cab, snowblower ................................................................................. $10,800Ford 960, gas, 5-spd., live-power, power steering, loader ....................................................................................$3,875Ford 8N w/dual 100 loader ...........................................$2,575NI #402 Hay Rake, belt drive .......................................$1,400Kubota RTV1100, 4WD, dsl., cab, A/C ....................... $16,975Kubota F2560 Front Deck Mower, 25 hp. dsl. ...........$8,000Matador Windrow Inverter, hyd. lift, hyd. roll drive....$4,250

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

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, yearlings, & one calv-ing ease two yr old, most205 day weaning weight,700lb+, semen tested,Jones Farms, Le Sueur,MN (507)-317-5996

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: Yearling beefshorthorn bulls, GeneRobben, Verndale, MN(218)-924-2337

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

Polled Hereford bulls, fertili-ty tested, good calvingease, buy now, will hold tillyou need him. 608-235-9417

Reg. Black Angus bull, 2years old. 715-755-3233

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

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FOR SALE: Border ColliePuppies 10 Weeks old. Allhave received their firstshots. Come from work-ing parents. Questions,call evenings. $300 (320)986-2336

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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

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12 young Black and Blackwhite-face cows to freshenin May. All shots given. 715-785-7570 or 715-560-2024

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(OW) ‘15 JD ‘8370R, 466 hrs., IVT, ILS ....................$289,900(N) ‘15 JD 8370R, 486 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$289,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 512 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$289,900(B) ‘15 JD 8370R, 516 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$284,900(N) ‘14 JD 9510R, 629 hrs., Ext. Warr. .....................$279,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 491 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$274,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 778 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$267,500(OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 737 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warr. ...........$229,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 342 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warr. ......$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 379 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warr. ......$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 394 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warr. ......$124,900(OW) ‘15 JD 6150R, 498 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warr. ..$122,900(B) ‘15 JD 6125R, 233 hrs., MFWD ..........................$112,900

4WD TRACTORS(H) ‘15 JD 9620R, 276 hrs., Ext. Warr. .....................$382,000(OW) ‘11 JD 9560R, 443 hrs. ....................................$319,900(N) ‘15 JD 9520R, 353 hrs., Ext. Warr. .....................$319,900(N) ‘15 JD 9470R, 172 hrs., 800/38’s .......................$295,000(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 595 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warr. ........$289,900(B) ‘14 JD 9460R, 376 hrs., PTO ..............................$279,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 636 hrs. ....................................$274,900(B) ‘13 JD 9510R, 741 hrs. .......................................$274,900(N) ‘15 JD 9420R, 376 hrs., Ext. Warr. .....................$274,000(OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 1135 hrs. ..................................$259,900(N) ‘13 JD 9460R, 374 hrs., Ext. Warr. .....................$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 1045 hrs. ..................................$249,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 1149 hrs. ..................................$249,900(OS) ‘12 JD 9510R, 1079 hrs., 800/70R38’s ............$249,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9410R, 1073 hrs., hi-flo hyds. .............$239,900(B) ‘11 JD 9330, 617 hrs., 620/70T42’s ....................$194,900(H) ‘09 JD 9330, 1890 hrs., 3 pt. ..............................$176,500(OS) ‘09 JD 9330, 2203 hrs., PTO ............................$174,900(OS) ‘05 JD 9620, 2119 hrs., 800/70R38’s, duals ....$164,900(H) ‘05 JD 9520, 3590 hrs., 710/42’s ........................$138,500(N) ‘97 CIH 9350, 3365 hrs. ........................................ $58,500

TRACK TRACTORS(N) ‘15 JD 9570RT, 259 hrs., Ext. Warr. ...................$364,900(OW) ’15 JD 9470RT, 210 hrs., Ext. Warr. ................$344,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 473 hrs. ..................................$339,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 618 hrs. ..................................$329,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 628 hrs. ..................................$329,900(N) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 537 hrs., 1000 PTO ...................$297,500(OW) ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2249 hrs., PTO .................$269,900(H) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1695 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks .........$219,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1965 hrs., AT Ready ................$209,900(B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1928 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ..........$179,900(H) ‘05 JD 9620T, 4058 hrs., Very Nice ....................$132,500(H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3161 hrs., AT Ready ....................$129,900(OW) ‘05 JD 8520T,4661 hrs., 18” tracks .................. $89,900(OS) ‘00 JD 8410T, 5755 hrs., 24" tracks .................. $74,900

ROW CROP TRACTORS(OS) ‘15 JD 8370R, 264 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$304,000(N) ‘15 JD 8320R, 321 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$277,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 524 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$264,900(N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 157 hrs., PS, Ext. Warr. ..............$249,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 735 hrs., PS, 480/50’ ...............$219,900(N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 250 hrs., PS, Ext. Warr. ..............$218,000(N) ‘15 JD 8245R, 192 hrs., PS, Ext. Warr. ..............$215,000(N) ‘15 JD 7270R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warr. ..............$209,500(OW) ‘14 JD 8270R, 251 hrs., PS, Ext. Warr. ...........$208,900

(N) ‘15 JD 8245R, 81 hrs., PS, Ext. Warr. ................$202,000(B) ‘14 NH T8.360, 128 hrs. ......................................$199,950(OS) ‘14 JD 7270R, 444 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warr. ............$199,900(OW) ‘11 JD 8360R,2340 hrs., IVT, ILS ....................$199,900(OW) ‘10 JD 8345R, 1813 hrs., IVT, ILS ...................$194,900(B) ‘13 JD 8260R, 400 hrs., PS, 480/80R46’s ..........$189,900(OS) ‘14 JD 7210R, 314 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warr. ............$179,900(OS) ‘10 JD 8295R, 1455 hrs., IVT, ILS, leather .......$179,000(OS) ‘10 JD 8245R, 1786 hrs., IVT, ILS ....................$164,900(OS) ‘13 JD 7215R, 474 hrs., IVT .............................$164,900(OS) ‘14 CIH Magnum 260, 1163 hrs. .....................$159,900(OS) ‘14 CIH Magnum 235, 214 hrs. .......................$159,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 150 hrs., Auto Quad, loader .......$155,000(OS) ‘08 JD 8430, 3100 hrs., PS, ILS .......................$144,900(H) ‘08 JD 8430, 4000 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$144,900(OW) ‘08 JD 8130, 2219 hrs., IVT, 480/80R50’s .......$138,900(B) ‘14 NH T7.230, 344 hrs., PS ...............................$129,900(OS) ‘09 JD 7930, 2358 hrs., Auto Quad .................$124,900(H) ‘06 JD 8130, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO ..............$112,500(OS) ‘05 JD 8120, 2735 hrs., 540/1000 PTO ............$109,000(H) ‘03 JD 8220, 3855 hrs., PS, 480/80R46’s ...........$107,900(H) ‘04 JD 8520, 6615 hrs., ILS, 710/38’s ................$107,500(H) ‘03 JD 8320, 3847 hrs, PS, AT Ready ................$105,500(OW) ‘00 JD 8310, 6141 hrs., MFWD, PS .................. $83,500(N) ‘01 JD 8310, 7314 hrs. .......................................... $79,900(H) ‘98 JD 7810, 3602 hrs., MFWD............................. $74,900(OW) ‘95 JD 8300, 6093 hrs., MFWD ......................... $55,900(OS) ‘98 JD 7810, 7260 hrs., 2WD ............................. $45,900(B) ‘90 JD 4755, 6889 hrs., 2WD ................................ $44,900(H) ‘79 JD 4440, 7200 hrs., Quad ............................... $23,900

UTILITY TRACTORS(B) ‘13 JD 6125R, 111 hrs, MFWD ...........................$108,900(N) ‘15 JD 6125R, 270 hrs.., MFWD .........................$104,000(N) ‘15 JD 6130D, 343 hrs., MFWD ............................ $64,000(OS) JD 5100M, 900 hrs., MFWD, cab ....................... $52,500(OW) ‘12 JD 5100M, 200 hrs., MFWD, cab ............... $51,900(N) ‘14 JD 5075E, 83 hrs., MFWD, cab ...................... $42,500(N) ‘15 JD 5075E, 185 hrs., MFWD, open station ..... $28,900

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• DRY BOX •(N) ‘15 JD R4045, 486 hrs., Ext. Warr. .....................$325,000(OW) ‘06 JD 4920, 6500 hrs., AT ready ...................... $65,000

• 120’ BOOM •(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 380 hrs., High Flow ....................$254,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1135 hrs., section control .........$218,900(OW) ‘08 CIH Patriot 4420, 3600 hrs. .....................$125,900

• 100’ BOOM •(H) ‘12 JD 4730, 1330 hrs., boom trac, SS tank ......$179,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 676 hrs., One-Owner .................$166,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 15” spacing, HTA......$159,900(OW) ‘11 Ag-Chem 994 Rogator, 1768 hrs. ............$137,900

• 90’ BOOM •(N) ‘15 JD R4030, 154 hrs., section control ............$265,900(N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 hrs., AT activation ..................$234,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .$229,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 923 hrs., Ext. Warr. ....................$189,900(OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 268 hrs., Ext. Warr. ....................$187,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1020 hrs. ....................................$179,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing $169,900

(OW) ‘11 JD 4730, 2532 hrs. ....................................$154,500(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 1080 hrs., HTA, traction control $142,900(OW) ‘12 Miller N2XP, 1700 hrs., SS tank................$135,000(OW) ‘08 JD 4730, 3500 hrs. ....................................$112,900(OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 4100 hrs., 20” spacing ................ $84,900(OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 874, 4400 hrs., SS tank, HTA ..... $69,900(OW) ‘06 Ag Chem 1074 Rogator, 4600 hrs. ............ $59,900

• 80’ BOOM •(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 734 hrs., Ext. Warr. ....................$146,900

HAY EQUIPMENT(OW) ‘13 JD 569 round baler ...................................... $38,900(B) ‘11 JD 568 round baler .......................................... $36,500(B) ‘13 JD 569 round baler .......................................... $35,900(H) ‘14 JD 569 round baler .......................................... $34,900(OW) ‘11 NH BR7090 round baler .............................. $30,900(OW) ‘12 CIH DC132, 13’ MoCo ................................. $27,500(OW) ‘10 JD 568 round baler ...................................... $26,900(B) ‘13 JD 459 round baler .......................................... $24,900(OS) ‘08 JD 568 round baler ....................................... $22,500(H) ‘09 NH BR7090 round baler .................................. $21,500(B) ‘11 NH BR7060 round baler .................................. $19,900(OW) ‘08 JD 946, center pivot MoCo ......................... $17,900(B) ‘05 JD 467 round baler .......................................... $16,500(B) ‘09 Hesston 3312, center pivot MoCo ................ $14,900(B) ‘11 NH Roll-Belt 450 round baler ........................ $14,900(H) ‘01 JD 567 round baler .......................................... $13,900(B) ‘97 JD 820, 9’ MoCo ............................................... $9,900(OW) ‘90 CIH 8530 square baler .................................. $9,000(B) ‘99 NH 499, center pivot MoCo .............................. $7,500(B) ‘90 JD 1360, 9’ MoCo ............................................. $6,900

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(OS) ‘13 JD DB60, 24R30”, liq. fert. .........................$195,000(N) ‘15 JD DB60, 24R30” ..........................................$195,000(OS) ‘14 CIH 1255 CCS, 24R30” ..............................$159,900(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ........................$129,900(B) ‘15 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” .............................$114,900(B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks ................................ $99,900(B) ‘13 JD 1770NT, 16R30”, liq. fert. .......................... $99,900(N) ‘15 JD 1990 CCS, 40’, 15” spacing ..................... $99,900(B) ‘12 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30” .................................... $94,900(N) ‘08 CIH 1250 CCS, 24R30” .................................. $84,900(H) ‘14 JD 1770NT, 12R30”, liq. fert. .......................... $84,500(OW) ‘11 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ........................... $79,900(OS) ‘09 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30” ................................. $69,900(OS) ‘08 JD 1790 CCS, 23 split row .......................... $69,900(OS) ‘07 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30” ................................. $59,900(B) ‘05 JD 1770, 12R30”, liq. fert. .............................. $39,900(B) ‘05 CIH 1200, 31R15”............................................ $34,500(OW) ‘98 JD 1770, 16R30” liq. fert. ............................ $29,500(OS) ‘97 JD 1760, 12R30”, wing fold ......................... $28,500(H) ‘01 JD 1560, 20’, 10” spacing, no till ................... $26,500(OW) ‘01 JD 1770, 16R30”, dry fert. .......................... $24,900(OW) ‘98 JD 1750, 8R30”, dry fert. ............................ $24,900(B) ‘03 JD 1750, 6R30”, liq. fert. ................................ $21,900(OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, front fold ................................ $19,900(OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert. ................................... $17,500(H) ‘98 JD 1530, 15’, 15” spacing, cart ...................... $17,500(OW) JD 7200, 8R30”, 20/20 Precision....................... $16,900(OW) JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. .................................... $12,900(B) ‘00 White 6106, 6R30”, liq. fert. ........................... $11,900(B) JD 7300, 12R30”, mounted ................................... $10,900

‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”,Promax 40 Disks ...............$74,900

‘10 JD 4830, 2050 Hrs., 100’ Boom, 15” Spacing ....................... $159,900

‘13 JD 4730, 1501 Hrs., 90’ Boom..........................................$189,900

‘09 JD 9330, 2203 Hrs., PTO,6 SCV’s .............................$174,900

‘06 JD 8130, 4770 Hrs., PS,Auto Track Ready ............$112,500

‘11 JD 8310RT, 1929 Hrs.,30” Tracks, 5 SCV’s .........$179,900

‘15 JD 6125R, 240 Hrs., IVT,Loader Ready ..................$112,900

‘12 JD 4730, 1330 Hrs.,100’ Boom........................$179,900

‘12 Miller N2XP, 1599 Hrs.,90’ Boom..........................$135,000

‘13 JD 4630, 736 Hrs., 80’ Boom..........................................$146,900

‘12 CIH DC132, 13’ Disc Mower,Low Acres ........................... $27,500

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

‘96 CIH Steiger 9370, 6357 hrs., PS, triples ........................$69,000

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

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

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

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

Creating an impression

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.

In an age of digital technology, MaryBruno goes old-school for her visualcreations. Linoleum blocks, lead type,

carving knives, ink and old printingpresses are the tools she uses to produceher art at Bruno Press in St. Joeseph,Minn.

Mary’s father, Don Bruno, taught graphicart at St. Benedict’s College in St. Joseph.He wasn’t a printer, but when print shopsstarted throwing out beautifully craftedmachines like the 1940s Vandercook #4 andthe Chandler & Price letter presses, hecouldn’t tolerate the waste. Over time hecollected six presses and took up printingas an avocation.

Mary inherited the presses when Donpassed away in 2003.

Mary grew up listening to the mechanicalsounds of the old presses. The rollers of theVandercook hand-operated press travelover its carefully machined rails. Finishingits pass over inked type and blocks, theroller unit returns to the beginning with asatisfying click. She also listened to thebusy whir of the electrically-operatedChandler & Price as Don fed cards into itone by one.

Under Mary’s management, Bruno Pressmay have the same general organized clut-ter. Ink cans and carving knives occupy theshelves, cabinets and desks. Posters andcalenders adorn the walls and are evenhanging from the ceiling, much the wayDon had it in his day.

But, after more than a decade, Mary hastaken the art of graphic design in her owndirection. “I studied printmaking in col-lege,” she said as she carved an old-fash-ioned steam train engine into a linoleumblock.

Mary also studied under master print-makers in Europe. She met her currentintern, Esther Szac, in France. Szac isorganizing Mary’s catalog of greetingcards.

“Bruno Press has more than 200 carddesigns,” Szac said. “Some are pretty saltyand others are for children.”

Bruno Press practices what Mary calls,“The New Old School.” Mary loves the oldpresses and classic designs; but what shecreates has a modern and sometimes in-

your-face style that is unique to her. One ofher posters says, “You are a child of God.Your playing small does not serve theworld.”

A Father’s Day card brazenly exclaims,“You are the Best Freakin’ Dad Ever” and asympathy card for a relationship fracturefeatures a banana peel with the message,“Sorry About the Split.”

This spring, Mary is teaching a class inher dad’s old classroom at St. Benedict’sand she has another class with St. CloudState University students. She is not livingsmall. ❖

Bruno Press, St. Joseph, Minn.