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On Sept. 30, 1976, The Land began com-ing to the homes of southern Minnesotafarmers. While many things have changedin the last 40 years — commodity prices,land values, the size and number offarms, technology, equipment, seed —many things have stayed the same.

Farmers still talk about prices andweather. They still wear seed caps to keepthe sun and rain off their face. So a shoutout to all those seed companies that giveaway free ball caps. They are much appre-ciated.

From the Farm Crisis to the SuperCycle, The Land has been a trustednews source. The Land staff hasstayed true to our mission to bringyou informative and entertainingnews about agriculture and rural liv-ing. Thanks to our readers and adver-tisers, we’re still doing that today.We’ve expanded to cover all of Min-nesota and northern Iowa and ournational ag coverage includes theglobal marketplace.

But let’s take a look back. In 1976,our readers were selling equipment inour Farmer’s Market pages for $1.50 foreight lines. I checked out our July 7,1977, issue to see what was going onthen. Editor Susan Torgerson reportedthat U.S. commodity exchanges wereexpected to reach a trillion dollars intrade volume. Torgerson asked expertson the Minneapolis Grain Exchangewhat share of that goes to farmers. Price projectionsfrom Market Outlook were $1.90 to $2 for corn and$7-$8 for soybeans.

The issues affecting farms in 1977 were similar totoday: armyworms, chlorosis, mastitis. The Univer-sity of Minnesota Southern Research and OutreachCenter was known as an experiment station andhosted a crops and soils field day on June 28, 1977.About 1,500 gathered to learn from U of M scientistsand test plots.

In the summer of 1977, Crystal Gayleplayed the Faribault County Fair and theNora Free Church in rural Hanska hosteda summer solstice festival. A CottonwoodCounty family was featured for using acomputer as a key management andrecord-keeping tool in their hog operation.The Land wrote that the computer hadbecome a farm implement.

Yes, our lives and how we operate ourbusinesses have changed exponentially in40 years. Back in 1976, we asked readers

to join us in making The Land a “livelypublication.” That hasn’t changed.

We still want your comments and sto-ries. That’s why we’re getting the con-versation going with photos from ourarchives. For “Blasts from the Past,”visit www.TheLandOnline.com orsearch TheLandOnline on Facebook.This week’s Blast from the Past is thePischner family of Lake Crystal,Minn., with their 8-foot-8-inch corn

stalk which shot up in an early growthspurt. Daryl and Harold Pischner werefeatured in our July 7, 1977, issue.

Comment, share photos and swapfarm stories from the last 40 years onThe Land’s Facebook page. What’s thebiggest weather event to hit your farm?Record yield? Largest garden veg-etable? Best buy or sell in our classifiedsection? Memory of a parent, grandpar-ent or children?

The Land is your land. So help us celebrate our40th anniversary! If you’re not online, call me at(507) 344-6341. We want to hear from you. We’d alsolove to feature a three-generation family that readsThe Land. Maybe that’s you.

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The Land looks at 40

LAND MINDS

By Marie Wood

OPINION

INSIDE THIS ISSUE4 —Lamberton Stockyards hostedBeef Royale, a cattle show that hasbeen going on for 50 years 6 — From The Fields reports7 — Wanda Gag House in New Ulm,Minn., is as fanciful as the author’spicture book “Millions of Cats”15 — Ralco begins shrimp farmresearch in Balaton, Minn.

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Across the centuries, Great Britain hasgiven the world many things uniquelyBritish — the Puritans, Andrew Carnegie,The Beatles and, as we Americans againcelebrate this Fourth of July, the UnitedStates.

On June 23, Britain gave the worldanother significant gift: a big step into thedark abyss of a go-it-alone future in today’sever-globalizing world.

Sure, most of the United Kingdom’s citi-zens who voted late last month to leave theEuropean Union (or Brexit) had what theythought were good reasons to do so: anincoming tide of mostly poor, often-ille-gal immigrants; a costly, decidedlyEurope-centered Common AgriculturalPolicy (CAP); an ever-growing bureaucracy in Brus-sels; and a river of English money flowing out of theUK and only a trickle of EU funds flowing back in.

Now though, with the step taken, the “Leaves” havediscovered an unpleasant truth: their politicians did-n’t tell them the whole truth about leaving. In fact,much which was said was not true. For example:

• The majority of the UK’s record setting, net270,000 immigrants last year were EU citizens exer-cising their legal right to move freely within the 28-nation bloc.

• Love it or hate it, CAP is crucial to UK farmers.From 2010 to 2013, the latest data available, 40 per-cent of all UK farm income came from Brussels.

• The Leaves’ claim that the UK “sends the EU£350m a week” (about $465 million) is “a lie,” accord-

ing to The Guardian, a leading nationalnewspaper in England. A more accuratefigure is “£136m (or $180 million), lessthan 40 percent of the amount” claimedby Leave proponents.While the vote is not legally binding to

Parliament (whose members favored staying in theEU by an almost 4-to-1 margin) UK politicians aredancing carefully as they discuss what to do next.

Prime Minister David Cameron, who advocated for aBrexit vote during his 2015 reelection bid, wasambushed by its results. He’s out come September.His opposite, the Labour Party’s Jeremy Corbin, wassoundly gobsmacked by colleagues in a “no confidence”vote June 28 and he looks to be history, too.

So far, the only possible winner (according to oneleading Leave advocate) might be British farmerswho, claimed the politician, ought to receive “the lion’sshare” of any former EU duties left after the nationstrengthens its national health care system.

Even if Parliament agrees — a very, very long shotat best — no one has any idea if the money will cover

the farmers’ soon-to-go CAP payments or when itmight flow. For two years at least however, CAP willremain the key farm income scheme in the UK.

Writing for the blog CAP Reform.eu, Irish ag econo-mist Alan Matthews believes any EU-UK farm pro-gram changeover (something, he says, he will “deeplyregret”) will be a long time coming.

When it comes however, the vote “means that tradecosts will rise because UK exports… to the EU willno longer be considered ‘internal’ trade.”

Even then, he suggests, UK farmers should striveto remain in EU programs like its European FoodSafety Authority, the European Chemicals Agency,and the European Emissions Trading Schemes tomaintain “as much mobility of goods, services, capi-tal, and people as possible.”

Ultimately however, it’s people — not markets, notpolitics, not regulations — who will be most affectedby the dramatic Brexit choice. Nationwide, it was anarrow victory for the Leaves. In the countrysidethough, farmers voted “more than 2 to 1” to go italone.

“Possibly,” explains economist Matthews, “this wasbecause UK farmers are in the older age group…”

Well, the oldsters won. And what they won was some-thing they already had — yesterday — and what theylost could be something far more fleeting: tomorrow.

The Farm and Food File is published weeklythrough the United States and Canada. Pastcolumns, events and contact information are posted atwww.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

The story behind Brexit: ‘Oh, I believe in yesterday’

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Senate Agriculture Commit-tee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) and RankingMember Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) announcedcompromise legislation on biotech labeling on June23.

AgriGrowth Executive Director Perry Aasnessreleased the following statement:

“We strongly support the GMO labeling legislationdrafted by Chairman Roberts and Ranking MemberStabenow, because it will help avoid the economiccosts and confusion that would result if we allowed apatchwork of state laws to go into effect.

“Biotechnology in agriculture has provided numer-ous benefits, including increased crop yields,

decreased use of pesticides and it is absolutely safefor consumers. A national standard for labelingbiotech food that will also prevent confusing andcostly state-by-state GMO labeling requirements iscrucial for farmers, food producers and for con-sumers. We thank Chairman Roberts and RankingMember Stabenow for their leadership on this issue,and we urge the Senate to pass the biotech labelingagreement as soon as possible.”

A cloture vote was scheduled for July 6 in which 60votes were needed to limit debate to 30 hours and setup a floor vote as early as July 7.

This article was submitted by Minnesota Agri-Growth Council. ❖

AgriGrowth supports GMO bill

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

LAMBERTON, Minn. — Wrapping up its 50thyear, the Beef Royale attracts cattle producers fromMinnesota, Iowa and South Dakota, and the public.This popular live show for market beef animalsoffers educational events, judging, youth and adultdivisions. The Cottonwood Cattle Producers hostedthe show at the Lamberton Stockyards on June 14.

The event began with a morning weigh-in of com-petition animals, followed by judging team practicein the afternoon and a spectator contest at 5 p.m.The show wrapped up with viewing of cattle,awards and a ribeye steak supper. Prize money isawarded for the top three animals in steer andheifer divisions; pen-of-three; carcass.

Payouts in the steer and heifer divisions are $250for first place, $150 for second and $75 for third inboth categories. In the pen-of-three competition(steers and heifers combined) prize money is $500,$250 and $100 for first, second, and third. The car-cass competition has payouts of $500, $250, and$100 (steers and heifers combined).

Dave Hansen is Lamberton Stockyard field repre-sentative and hands-on coordinator of the show. Agreat staff at the stockyard and dependable volun-teers help sort the cattle and get the job done eachyear. This is the third year at Lamberton Stock-yards.

“We’re a non-profit event so we have a $35 entryfee for an individual animal; $100 for pen-of-three,”said Hansen. “Thanks to some great sponsors, wecan offer some good payouts to winning individualsand pens. Besides pride in winning, good prizemoney makes this an attractive show to cattle-men.”Cattleman

At 61, Glen Graff, long-time Sanborn-area cattle

feeder, is a yearly participant in the show and formerpresident of the Minnesota Cattle Producers. Hesaid that education is a primary purpose of the show.

“We’ll have Minnesota cattle feeders plus a fewIowa and South Dakota feeders bringing animals forthis show. There isn’t another beef show like theRoyale, so we’re proud of what we have,” said Graff.“We get a goodly number of young folks, both 4-Hand FFA, that get involved. And surprisingly, thatspectator contest attracts both farm and non-farmpeople.”

“We want everyone to better understand the Min-nesota beef industry,” said Graff. “Our Royale is oneway to do just that. And when you combine it withcarcass competition, then you definitely are doingsome teaching to everyone.”

Graff Feedlots runs two separate feedlots. Thehome farm (a century farm) is permitted for 1,500animal units. The feedlot where his daughter Hilaryand husband Troy Paplow live has a county permitfor 850 cattle.

Graff is a long-time feeder of Western cattle but hewill source a few Kentucky and West Virginia feed-ers during the summer because Western cattle aren’tavailable at that time. Black Angus predominates inGraff feedlots simply because, “the Blacks have moremarket options.”

For this year’s Beef Royale, he trucked in nine ani-

mals for both pen-of-three competi-tions plus individuals in the steerand heifer on foot division which hehoped might qualify for individualcarcass competition.Lamberton Stockyards

Darvin Voge, with brother ArlonVoge, is the owner of LambertonStockyards, which handles about50,000 head of feeder cattle eachseason.

“We get feeder cattle from Minnesota and somecattle shipped in nationwide. But Western cattle, theDakotas, Montana, and Wyoming are the primarysources,” said Voge. “We’ll deal with any breed, butthe majority these days are Black Angus. They’veimproved their genetics so they have a bigger frameand that lets a feeder grow them bigger.”

At the end of the day, consumers have the biggestsay, said Voge.

“They like lean beef but with enough marbling togive lots of flavor and tenderness. More consistentcarcass quality is the image of the Black Angus andthat is why they dominate,” said Voge.

Voge joined his brother in 1980 who owned theStockyards for five years previously. His brothermoved West to buy more cattle.

The biggest change he’s witnessed in 40 years isonline buying and selling of cattle. “We’ve got a net-work of buyers, so the large percentage of our cattleis first viewed by our buyers,” said Voge. “We keeplots of records so we do lots of sourcing from thesame producers year after year.”

He also noted feeder cattle are bigger than theyused to be when they come in off the range. “Now ourfall calves are weighing 600 to 700 pounds,” Vogesaid. “Years back they were 450 to 500 pounds. Year-ling these days are in the 800 to 1,000 pound cate-gory. ”

Lamberton Stockyards features 15 pens with ahandling capacity of 800 to 1,000 head. Most cattlesourced by the stockyards go direct to the farmerfeeder. Good service generates loyalty.

“It’s sort of humbling to see cattle feeders who havenever bought a hoof anyplace else but right here,”said Voge.

Voge sees the cattle industry moving out of theSouthwest into the upper Midwest where feed sup-plies are dependable and so are cattle feeders.

“The advent of the ethanol industry was a big boostfor cattle feeders in this area because of all the newfeed stocks,” he said. “The DDGs (dried distillersgrains) cut feeding costs significantly.”

Live show winners at the 2016 Royale were: Steers —first, Jackson Kids (Carlie, Cole and Jake Jackson),Sanborn; second, Minnesota Supreme Feeders, Lam-berton; third, Graff Feedlots, Sanborn; Heifers — first,Matt and Larry Evans, Russell; second, David Englin,Comfrey; third, Matt and Larry Evans, Russell. Afterthe show, the cattle were taken directly to TysonFoods, Dakota City, Neb., for harvesting and collect-ing carcass data. Carcass winners will be announcedat the Beef Royale banquet on Nov. 12. ❖

Historic Beef Royale emerging as top cattle show

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Cattlemen Glen Graff, grandson Cole Paplow andson-in-law Troy Paplow took third place in the steerdivision for Graff Feedlots of Sanborn, Minn.

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I’ve come to understand, after all theseyears on the farm, that even the mostvaliant effort to get things done will oftenremain just that — an effort.

Even the farm wife who has it alltogether will run into this phenomenonnow and then —like when she goes toclean the mud room or garage in late win-ter and early spring.

The scoop shovel isn’t sitting outside herfront door just because it looks so elegant.

When a push broom won’t do the trickanymore, she can be found on the businessend of the shovel, scraping and scooping out dirt andpiles of grime that the car and pickup drag in fromlate-winter, quagmire-like gravel roads. She may alsodiscover a dehydrated hot dog that strayed from itsbun at last summer’s family picnic, and maybe evensome sheep’s wool that clung only temporarily tosomeone’s shoes or clothing on shearing day.

Now that our children are grown, I’m done findinglamb’s tails in the garage and on the basement floor.They used to be brought in by much smaller (but justas dirty) hands that were ‘helping’ their Dad on thefarm — hands that had come across such irreplaceabletreasures that had to be clutched carefully and broughtto the house to be preserved in special hiding places.

She knows that during lambing and calving season,the effects of her work of scooping out and fumigatingthe mud room or garage will be short-lived, lastinguntil everyone comes in from chores. At that point, thearoma and unavoidable hint of a natural fertilizer

deposit is enough to send her nose hairsretreating.

Some of the bank deposits she’s madeover years of livestock market dives havesmelled just as bad.

Sometimes staying focused on just oneproject is the biggest trick for the woman ofthe house, who often finds herself being theweb that binds all facets of the farm familytogether.

Just this week one day I sat down at thecomputer to get some writing done, whenmy husband asked if I had time to help

with sheep chores before he left for the morning. Thesheep were lambing and chores are more labor-intense at that time, so I set my writing aside until Icould come back in and get a good start.

Shortly after I returned to the office he asked if Iknew where some Farm Service Agency papers werethat he needed for one of his morning errands. Irounded them up, changed laundry loads and gotstarted on my writing, and soon it was time to meetour daughter for lunch.

When I got home, I put supper in the oven and was

gathering some thoughts for my writing assignment,when my husband said he was going to the bank andwondered what our immediate finances looked like.Of course I hadn’t balanced the checkbook yet, so Iput my writing aside and worked on that so he couldgo to the bank a more informed borrower.

I’d been back at it a short time before our son camein asking if he could have a haircut before he was toleave the next day for an event.

By the end of the day, by the time their needs weremet, the laundry was done and put away, supper wasover and the kitchen was cleaned up; but before itwas time to check the impending sheep and cowmothers before we went to bed, my family had every-thing they needed to keep themselves going. But mywriting was in only slightly better shape than it waswhen the day began. I made the valiant effort, but itfell short of success.

Wait until the cows find out what it’s really like tobe a mom on the farm.

They’ll need all four stomachs.Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land

from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can bereached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖

Writing takes back seat to lambing, finances, supper

TABLE TALK

By Karen Schwaller

LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Pro-ject is now accepting applications for its 2016-2017Farm Beginnings course until Sept. 1. Applicationsreceived by Aug. 1 will receive a $100 discount off theregular $1,500 tuition fee. Need-based scholarshipsare available.

Farm Beginnings is a 12-month course which helpsbeginning farmers clarify their goals and strengths,establish a strong enterprise plan and start buildingtheir operations. Classes will be held in Northfieldand Glenwood. Nine farmer-led classroom sessionswill be held on Saturdays and weekday eveningsuntil March 2017; followed by on-farm tours and fielddays, as well as opportunities to connect to a networkof experienced farmers.

For more information and to register,see www.farmbeginnings.org or contact Dori Eder at(612) 578-4497 or Karen Benson at (507) 523-3366.

This article was submitted by the Land Steward-ship Project. ❖

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FOLLOWING THE2016 GROWING SEASON

By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent

Andy Pulk, Roseau, Minn.June 30There are some thirsty fields in parts of Minnesota and some fields that havemore than enough moisture, too much in fact. Andy Pulk’s fields fall in thelatter. The Land spoke with Pulk on June 30 as he reported: “We can’t miss arainstorm.” June has been a wet month on the Pulk farm with 9 inches of rainso far for the month. On Father’s Day, between an inch and an inch and aquarter-sized hail fell. Pulk said he was thankful that it “didn’t do much

damage.”It’s been so rainy that Pulk said it’s the “first time I’ve ever sprayed where I chased ducks out andwas followed by seagulls.”The corn is getting close to canopying, with an average of 8 to 10 inches in height. There has been“good weed control.” The corn “is starting to get dark green again.” With a break in the rain thisweek, Pulk noted that “It’s not as stressed as it was last week.” The beans are “fair to a littlebetter” and are currently 4 to 6 inches tall.The wheat is “all starting to head out.” Pulk said he feels like it’s “on par for at least an averagewheat crop.”The rye grass is currently “average to above average.” All the rain doesn’t seem to have negativelyaffected this crop.The forecast calls for chances of rain next week with the temperature warming up. Today’stemperature was only in the 50s. Pulk said he is “hoping we get back into the upper 70s.”Overall, Pulk is “not super concerned” about the crops. Though warmer weather and a break in therain would be a great way to kick off the month of July and give Pulk’s crops the boost they need.

Kent Moser, Rock Rapids, IowaJune 24Spraying, spraying and more spraying. While Kent Moser isn’t donewith the sprayer, his focus has shifted as he’s “concentrating moreon soybean spraying and finishing up corn.” The Land spoke withMoser on June 24 as he was viewing the crops with greateroptimism than in the past few weeks.The corn looks “overall, very well,” Moser reported. There was some

strong wind and hail that went through the area a few weeks ago that “root logged thecorn a little bit,” he said. Fortunately the corn was able to bounce back. After that:“Corn has really taken off,” he said. Soil testing that Moser has done has shown lowerlevels of nitrogen in the soil. The result: “Lots of interest in side dressing. With therain that we had we may have lost more nitrogen than we thought,” he said. Moserplans to begin side dressing nitrogen in the corn. Next up, Moser expects to soon be“scouting fields for root worm issues that may pop up.”The soybeans are “excellent,” he said. The bean “fields are staying fairly clean.”Moser has seen no big issues yet. He has however, seen more of a range inbean growth due to the various planting dates.“I’m optimistic in the progress that we’ve made,” Moser said. The timely rains have allowed for “good root development.” This has resulted in thecrops doing “a lot better.”

John Nielsen, Albert Lea, Minn. June 23After a wet period including some bouts of hail, the Nielsen farmhas been missing the recent heavy rains. So much in fact, thatthey could actually use a little moisture now. The Land spoke withJohn Nielsen on June 23 as he reported that the corn has takenoff after the rain. Knee high by the Fourth of July? Try shoulderhigh by June 23 in some of Nielsen’s fields.

“The corn is generally good to excellent,” he said. However, there are some yellowstreaks. “I don’t know if it’s from too much rain or compaction problems,” Nielsensaid. Side dressing of corn was completed on May 18.Nielsen finished spraying his soybeans on May 21 and now they’re starting to reallygrow. “They look relatively good, even the ones that got nicked by hail,” he reported. Now that spraying is complete: “We’re set here until the aphids come,” he said.Nielsen expects that to happen in about six weeks.Nielsen continues to work on projects on the farm including “preparing a site fornew bins this week.” He is quick to point out that there’s “always a lot to do” on thefarm.While there’s always work to be done, a little fun is also necessary. Nielsen openedup his pool for the summer on June 22. The grandkids are enjoying the time in thewater and Nielsen is enjoying the beautiful summer evenings, even more so withoutthe annoyance of mosquitoes so far. “Not many mosquitoes here yet,” he said. Crops are looking good; fantastic memories are being made with grandkids andalmost no mosquitoes. Now that’s a great start to the summer.

Joan Lee, McIntosh, Minn.June 30Rain has been in short supply on the Lee farm. The Landspoke with Joan Lee on June 30 as she reported:“We coulduse some (rain).” Many fields in the area are “showingstress” due to the lack of moisture. Lee’s crops are doingOK thanks to being planted in heavier soil. The forecastcalls for a chance of rain this weekend and Lee was

optimistic a little moisture would make a welcome appearance.The corn is “so-so.” “Some of the places just didn’t germinatem,” she said.All the corn has been cultivated. The crop is “definitely above the knee, abovewaist high in certain spots.”Now that the corn is cultivated, Lee’s husband, Mark, has switched his focusto cultivating the soybeans. All of the organic beans are on former ConservationReserve Program ground. “One of the fields definitely seems to be ahead ofthe other field,” she said. Lee said she believes that is due to the one fieldbeing on lower ground. “I imagine moisture was more of an issue,” she said.Lee reported that the oats are “starting to turn color a little bit” and the heads“look fairly thick, quite a bit of kernels on it.”The first hay crop was finished on June 24. In the last two days, Mark hasbeen moving bales home from the field — 140 bales had to be moved. Thesecond crop should be ready in a couple weeks.Over the next two weeks the Lee farm, they will finish cultivating the beansand enjoy “a little lull” in farm work.At this point in the growing season some of the things Lee sees out in the field“are positive, some are negative.” There seems to be a lot of variation in thecrop progress depending on the field itself. All the fields though have onething in common: they are more than ready for some vital moisture.

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By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

NEW ULM, Minn. — It is difficult to know whichis a more interesting story to tell, the one about chil-dren’s author Wanda Gag, or the one about the fanci-ful house in which she grew up that was designed byher father, Anton Gag. Since Ms. Gag (rhymes withfog) achieved her greatest success after she left Min-nesota, we’ll concentrate on her childhood home inNew Ulm, which has been lovingly restored.

While the artistic value of the house can be cred-ited to her father, it is of historic interest becauseWanda Gag grew up here, so first a bit of her story.

Wanda was the first of seven children born toAnton and Lissi Gag. When she was a year old,Anton designed a two-and-one-half story house thatwas built on what was then the edge of New Ulm.Anton was a painter and photographer. He and Lissiwere Bohemians, who encouraged their children inall things related to music and the arts.

Gag was 15 when her father died in 1908.“She immediately started writing stories, doing

illustrations, and sending them to publications tomake money,” said Sharon Glotzbach, president ofthe Wanda Gag House Association.

After high school, Gag taught country school for ayear and then received an offer to attend art schoolin Minneapolis.

“New Ulm people were really unhappy that Wandawent off to art school,” Glotzbach said. “They thoughtshe should have stayed in New Ulm and worked tohelp the family.”

Gag was however, working and earning moneywith her art and writing. She eventually went toNew York to further her career. While there, in 1928,she wrote and illustrated “Millions of Cats”.

“This is what put Wanda on the map,” Glotzbachsaid. “It has never been out of print since 1928 — thelongest in-print picture book in the United States.She printed it horizontally rather than vertically —spreading illustrations across two pages, which hadnever been done before.”

After her mother died in 1917, Gag’s siblings hadjoined her in Minneapolis. Some of them followed herto New York, and then to her home in Connecticut,which she built after her success. Her lithographs,paintings, and books led to a comfortable life, whichended with her death at the age of 63 in 1946.Wanda Gag House

When all of the Gag children had moved from theNew Ulm house, it became a boarding house forrural high school students. The owners added aporch to the front and made other changes.

“They covered up some windows. There were 27windows — which were a lot of windows for the day— to make it more accommodating for the boarders,”Glotzbach said.

Open turret porches were enclosed, and in timefinials were removed from the roof and it got differ-ent siding. For many years, the only indication it hadbeen the home of a famous author was a little signdesignating it as the Gag house. The sign was put upby University of Minnesota Women many years ago.

Today, that has allchanged. By simplydriving by, you wouldknow it was no ordi-nary house. It took 10years, $250,000, andthousands of volun-teer hours to restorethe house to its origi-nal condition.

“Charlotte and Hobart Anderson were the couplethat were instrumental in starting the restorationand completing it,” Glotzbach said. “They were thedrivers of the restoration.”

In 1988, the house came up for sale, and “peopledidn’t realize what a gem there was under all ofthat siding,” she said. Fortunately, a group of peoplewho had just finished the renovation of the JohnLind house were looking for another project. TheWanda Gag House Association was formed and they

Wanda Gag house as fanciful, as author’s bookLeft: The home’s inte-rior is decorated witha stencil patternalong the ceiling.

Below: The roof fea-tures ornate finialsdesigned by Wanda’sfather, Anton.

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GAG HOUSE, from pg. 7bought the house for $24,000 andbegan the restoration, which wascompleted in 2008.

Anton Gag used all of his artisticability in designing the house. Heused that ability to decorate theinside with stencils, paintings, andthe like.

“The Gags did not have a lot ofmoney, so he built a house to look likea rich person’s house,” Glotzbach said.“It had seven different colors of painton the outside. It had 27 windows inseven different shapes. If you thinkhow this house was on the outskirts ofNew Ulm when he built it, it was apretty amazing house going up kindof in the middle of nowhere.”

Seven seemed to be a number Antonwas attracted to. The house had sevenrooms. There are seven walls in themain room downstairs. There areseven areas of stencil in the house,

seven exterior colors, and seven differ-ent shapes of the 27 windows (a num-ber divisible by seven). Anton evendied at age 49, which is divisible byseven.

Of all the changes made by previousowners, none of them were structural,such as moving a wall. With the aid ofsome glass negatives, which showedthe original structure with the finials

on the roof and all the different kindsof windows, WGHA painstakinglyrestored the house as close as possibleto its original 1894 look.

“Every room has a piece of the wall-paper that was here when the restora-tion started,” Glotzbach said. “Underthe wallpaper they found the stencilsand painted them in. The walls areoriginal color. (The restorers) took wall-paper off and did not do anything to thewalls after the wallpaper was off.”

There was no attempt to furnish thehouse, since no original furniturewould be available. But WGHA hasobtained some original lithographsand artwork by Wanda which hang onthe walls. Also displayed is work byher sister Flavia (also an artist andauthor) and brother Howard (a musi-

cian by trade who hand-letteredWanda’s children’s books), as well aspaintings by father Anton.

Anton moved his photography studiofrom downtown New Ulm to the topfloor of the house until having sevenchildren (yes, another number seven)required the space for a bedroom.Glotzbach said he then concentratedon painting, doing murals in homesand churches. His murals can be seenin the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity inNew Ulm. He had a painting hangingin Minnesota’s capitol building, but hisart usually did not go beyond NewUlm.

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The Land Calendar of Events

If you go...What: Wanda Gag HouseWhere: 226 N. Washington St., NewUlm When: Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.and Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mayto OctoberCost: $3 Visit www.wandagaghouse.org forother times and event information

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July 11 – Small Grain Field Days – Campbell,Minn. – University of Minnesota Extensionhighlights winter wheat and rye, spring wheat, oatsand barley with hands-on demos and real fieldscenarios; feel free to bring plant samples; Smallgrain field days also held July 13 in Brooks, Minn.;July 14 in Hallock, Minn.; July 14 in Strathcona,Minn. – Call Jochum Wiersma at (218) 281-8629 July 20 – Crops and Soils Day 2016 – Crookston,Minn. – University of Minnesota’s NorthwestResearch and Outreach Center is hosting a Cropsand Soils Day – Contact (218) 281-8604 or visitwww.nwroc.umn.edu July 28 – Horticulture Night – Morris, Minn. – Visit

the Horticulture Display Garden at the Universityof Minnesota West Central Research and OutreachCenter for demonstrations and garden tours onannuals, hostas, shade trees, backyard birds,garlic, heirloom vegetables, small fruits,containers and more – Contact (320) 589-1711 orvisit www.wcroc.cfans.umn.edu Aug. 2-4 – Minnesota Farmfest – Redwood Falls,Minn. – Farmfest offers three days of education andpolitical forums, field demonstrations, specialevents, technology, and trade show – Visitwww.farmfest.com Aug. 25 – 2016 Visitor’s Day at North CentralResarch and Outreach Center – Grand Rapids,Minn. – Visitors take bus and wagon tours to outdoorresearch areas of forest plantation, organic garden,hops, flower and vegetable gardens and cattlepasture; visit a bug zoo, honey bee demonstration,history area and Ask a Master Gardener – Visithttp://ncroc.cfans.umn.edu or call (218) 327-4490, ext. 2001 or e-mail lstanley@umn.edu

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Livestock AnglesBeef prices

go downVolatility and the livestock markets seem to go

hand in hand these days and the outlook remainspretty much the same. This volatility remains astruggle between supply and demand which is likelyto continue for the near term. This could continue tobring big swings from week toweek in livestock prices.

The cattle market closed theweek ending June 24 at the low-est level in many months. Thefutures lead option is at the low-est level since September 2011and cash prices are lowest levelsince December 2015. The majorfactor affecting these lowerprices appears to be a weakeningdemand for beef which has dete-riorated over the past few years.The competition for meat proteinhas been about value which hasfavored the poultry and pork sector of the marketbecause of price per pound.

On June 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculturereleased the Monthly Cattle on Feed Report whichindicated that the number of cattle on feed was stillexpanding. The USDA also released the MonthlyCold Storage Report which showed a decrease in theamount of beef in storage from the previous month.

Historically, this report shows the lowest amount ofbeef in storage during the summer months and thenbegins to expand again in to the fall. Therefore, oneconclusion would be with increasing supplies andweak demand, the overall direction in prices for thelong term would be lower. This does not preclude thefact that prices may not rise due to changes fromtime to time in either short-term supplies or short-

Grain AnglesDecision

time There are many decisions grain producers make

on a regular basis. Many are typical day-to-daydecisions which are made automatically withoutgiving it much thought. Those decisions come veryeasy to the producer who has been working in thebusiness for a number of years.Other decisions may not come aseasily and take more thought andenergy. How a producerapproaches decision-makingcould impact the business and/orfamily for years to come.

It has been my experience thatwhen people have more challeng-ing or thought-provoking deci-sions to make, their thinkingoften becomes circular in nature.Taking a linear approach usuallyproduces faster results with moreconfidence.

Define the decision criteria (goal): Whether itis marketing decisions, strategic decisions, or long-range planning decisions, producers should begin byidentifying their decision criteria. In other words,determine what factors need to go into the decisions.The criteria help keep the decision makers focusedon what they are trying to accomplish through thisdecision. For example, marketing decision criteriamay be cash flow driven to provide funds at criticalpoints of time.

Cascading decisions: There are times when aprimary decision will have multiple cascading orperipheral decisions. The cascading decisions maycause an individual to feel overwhelmed and simplyavoid making decisions. Long-range planning deci-sions such as a business transition is an example of

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain OutlookCorn may

hit new low The following marketing analysis is for the week

ending July 1.CORN — After spiking higher in the first half of

the week, corn sold off sharply into and after the longanticipated June 1 Stocks and Acreage reportsreleased on June 30 as weatherforecasts moved to more favor-able rains and temperatures.When the reports proved to bebearish, prices sank further.December corn nearly touchedits contract low of $3.64 that wasset April 1, but was able to holdthe decline at $3.65.25 perbushel. For the week, Septembercorn crashed 29 cents to settle at$3.60 per bushel and the Decem-ber contract tumbled 27.25 centsto close at $3.67 per bushel. Freshcontract lows could be expected inthe coming days.

Improving weather, less heat and better chancesfor rain prompted long liquidation ahead of the June30 report day. A consolidating lower U.S. dollar didn’tprovide the usual support. The dollar was sharplyhigher after the Brexit vote, but moved sidewayslower ahead of the long U.S. Fourth of July weekend.

Both the June 30 Acreage and Grain Stocks as ofJune 1 reports provided a surprise negative impactto the market. The grain stocks report showed morecorn stocks in inventory than the trade had been fac-toring into prices. The acreage report was also bear-ish with a bigger number than industry estimates.

Corn stocks as of June 1 were 4.722 billion bushels,exceeding the average trade estimate of 4.528 billion

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

Cash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $2.91 -.40$3.07 -.40$3.01 -.47$3.01 -.42$3.00 -.52$3.02 -.44

$3.00

$3.65

soybeans/change*$10.10 -.18$10.32 -.23$10.35 -.22$10.20 -.14$9.98 -.56$10.40 -.10

$10.23

$9.19

Grain prices are effective cash close on July 5. 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.

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

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.

See NYSTROM, pg. 10 See TEALE, pg. 11 See OLSON, pg. 10

CATHY OLSONAgStar Senior BusinessCounseling Specialist

Mankato, Minn.

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OLSON, from pg. 9a decision which has cascading decisions. Therewill be decisions around economics, tax impacts,legal documentation, governance, and timeframefor example, that will be made while consideringthe primary decision to begin business transition.

Determining what is needed in order tomake the decision: Making the day-to-day deci-sions comes naturally because producers typicallyhave the information they need to make that deci-sion. For example, deciding which field to plant inthe spring is determined by soil, weather and otherconditions familiar to the producer. The decisionswhich take more energy, often have unknownswhich cause apprehension and may result in theindividual putting off the decision.

In the example of making a marketing decision,the individual may have identified goals such astiming based upon cash flow needs. However, theunknowns related to marketing are complex andthe apprehension may cause the individual tobecome stuck and avoid making any decision.Determine what information is needed in order tomake the decision. Grain producers will need toknow their cost of production. They need to under-stand their debt structure in order to manage cashflow. They need to know funds needed for personalliving and factor that into the overall cash flow.

When making long-range planning decisions suchas business transition, there is a laundry list ofinformation needed in order to move forward. Infor-mation will come from multiple resources includingprofessional advisors for financial, tax, legal, andinsurance considerations. Include the lender andothers to gather information needed for the cascad-ing decisions that surround the primary decision tobegin a business transition plan.

Identify who needs to be informed orincluded in the decision process: The decisionsthat impact others takes time and energy. The com-munication takes extra efforts and for those who arereluctant communicators, the apprehension mayprevent them from taking action. Begin the deci-sion-making process by identifying who is impactedby the decision. Ascertain the level of communicationwhich is needed with each of the individualsimpacted. Determine if they will be informed of thedecision or if they need to be a part of the decision-making process. For those who will need to beinformed of the decision, outline when and how theyget their information. For those who need to beincluded in the decision, get them involved early-onso all who are involved can get aligned on the goalsand objectives.

Avoid second-guessing your decisions: Thedecision maker will often reflect on whether they aremaking the right decision. At the onset, when the

decision criteria are being considered and identified,be sure to address the “what if ’s” of the decision.Consider the question, “what is the worst that canhappen?” as a part of the decision-making process. Insome situations, a flexible plan can help with thesecond-guessing aspect of the decision-makingprocess. Building flexibility into a decision allowsplans to be adjusted periodically if needed.

However, not all decisions can be flexible. In thosesituations, if the decision maker believes the deci-sion did not produce the results they wanted, view itas a good learning opportunity. Ask questions, suchas: what could be done differently next time; or whatadditional information would have been beneficial?Compare the results to the decision criteria. BeingOK with your decision and not second-guessing is animportant factor in preparing to tackle the next chal-lenging decision.

Get started: If you are contemplating a decision,take the steps necessary to generate optimal results.Identify the goals you are trying to accomplish,involve and inform the appropriate people, considerthe “what if” scenarios, and take action.

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Decisions: Identify goals, gather information, tell others

NYSTROM, from pg. 9bushels by 194 million bushels and269 million bushels higher than lastyear’s 4.45 billion bushels. This was the largestJune 1 stocks figure since 1988! The highest tradeguess was 4.65 billion bushels, making the actualnumber very bearish. The industry expectation is adecline in feed use on the July World AgriculturalSupply and Demand Estimates report of 100 mil-lion bushels.

Corn acreage for this year is pegged at 94.15 mil-lion acres compared to the March forecast for 93.6million acres and the trade estimate of 92.90 mil-lion acres. This is the third biggest acreage numbersince 1944. The highest trade estimate was 94 mil-lion acres, so the actual number surpassed eventhat. Last year, U.S. farmers planted 88 millionacres of corn.

Weekly export sales were nothing special thisweek at 18.4 million bushels for old crop and 21.1million bushels for new crop. Cumulative old cropsales at 1.846 billion bushels are now 3 percentabove last year and have surpassed the 1.825 billionbushel U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast. Newcrop sales now total 198.5 million bushels, which iswell above 120.8 million bushels on the books lastyear at this time. Weekly ethanol production rose by41,000 barrels per day to 1.003 million bpd. Ethanolstocks were up 100,000 barrels to 21.2 million bar-rels. The National Agricultural Statistics ServiceMay Grain Crush report showed corn used forethanol at 425.7 million bushels. This is well below

the pre-report estimate of 433 millionbushels. The implied yield was 2.87

gallons per bushel. In the first sixmonths of the marketing year we were only averag-ing a yield of 2.8 gallons per bushel. This is likely thereason behind the smaller crush number.

Brazil this week said they no longer plan to auc-tion 500,000 metric tons of government corn sup-plies. Prices have fallen and some exports have beencanceled, allowing more corn to flow into domesticchannels. Brazil’s second corn crop or safrinha cropwill soon be available to the market.

OUTLOOK: Weather will be the key driver toprice direction. It’s likely we will push through theApril low in December corn, leaving the next supportat the fall low on the continuous chart at $3.47.25per bushel. The $4.00 level will provide overheadresistance, maybe for the rest of the season.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans took a different pathfrom corn this week as it returned a huge rally.August soybeans rallied 62.75 cents to close at$11.64.25 per bushel and the November contractsurged 59 cents higher to close at $11.37.5 perbushel. The June 30 acreage report was interpretedas slightly friendly since it was smaller than tradeexpectations. The larger-than-expected stocks num-ber was offset by ideas that demand for the balanceof the year will be strong. There was trade chattersaying warmer forecasts were a bullish influence onprices; but in my opinion, it is way too early to countout the bean yield on long term forecasts.

Soybean stocks as of June 1 were released in a

USDA report on June 30. The 870 million bushels ofstocks were 41 million bushels higher than pre-report projections for 829 million bushels and 243million bushels more than last year’s 627 millionbushels. The highest trade estimate was 862 millionbushels. Trade chatter is that last year’s productionwas underestimated.

U.S. farmers planted a record 83.69 million soy-bean acres this year, according to the report. Thiswas a jump of 1.452 million acres from the Marchintentions report of 82.24 million acres and 146,000fewer acres than the average trade estimate of 83.83million acres. Last year we planted 82.7 million soy-bean acres.

Weekly export sales were good this week with 26.8million bushels for old crop and 29.3 million bushelsfor new crop. New crop sales were the highest ofyear. Old crop sales are even with last year and totalcommitments at 1.861 billion bushels are 6 percenthigher than the USDA’s forecast for 1.76 billionbushels of exports. Keep in mind there will verylikely be bushels rolled into new crop, as is usualevery year. The May NASS Fats and Oils Crushreport was a record 160.9 million bushels, but wasstill below the 163.3 million bushel expectation.

OUTLOOK: Basis levels for the week were strongas processors compete with the export pipeline forsoybean supplies. For now, excellent demand for soy-beans could counter favorable weather. Longer termsupport for the November contract lies at $10.72.5per bushel with resistance at the June high of$11.86.25 per bushel. ❖

Beans rally on friendly acreage report, demandMARKETING

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The following marketinganalysis is for the week end-ing July 1.

The June federal orderbenchmark milk price wasannounced by U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture at$13.22 per hundredweight.This is up 46 cents from May,but $3.50 below June 2015,and the lowest June Class IIIprice since 2009. It equatesto about $1.14 per gallon,which is up from $1.10in May and compares to$1.44 a year ago.

The half-year average is at $13.48,down from $15.99 at this time a yearago and $22.68 in 2014. Class IIIfutures were trading on July 1 as fol-lows: July, $15.05; August, $15.90; Sep-tember, $16.04; October, $16.10;November, $16.03; and December wasat $15.85.

The June Class IV price is $13.77,which is up 68 cents from May, 13 centsbelow a year ago, but the highest ClassIV price since December 2015. TheClass IV average now stands at $13.18,which is down from $13.70 a year agoand $23.09 in 2014.

The 2016 4b average stands at$12.75, which is down from $14.32 ayear ago and $20.63 in 2014.

The June Class 4a butter-powderprice is $13.51, which is up 94 centsfrom May, but 14 cents below a yearago. Its 2016 average now stands at$12.93, which is down from $13.48 ayear ago and $22.94 in 2014.

A lower all-milk price andhigher feed prices sent thelatest milk feed price ratiolower. The May ratio is 1.89,down from 1.97 in April and1.97 in May 2015, accordingto the USDA’s Ag Pricesreport. The index is based onthe current milk price inrelationship to feed pricesfor a dairy ration of 51 per-cent corn, 8 percent soy-beans and 41 percent alfalfa

hay. In other words, onepound of milk todaypurchases 1.89 pounds

of dairy feed containingthat blend.

The May U.S. average all-milk pricewas $14.50/cwt., which is down 50cents from April, $2.30 below May2015, and the lowest in seven years.California saw an all-milk average of$12.92. This is down 71 cents fromApril; while Wisconsin’s was at $14.70,down 90 cents.

May corn averaged $3.68 per bushel,which is up a dime from April and 4cents per bushel above May 2015. Soy-beans averaged $9.76 per bushel,which is up 72 cents from April and 18cents per bushel above May2015. Alfalfa hay averaged $147 perton.This is down $6 from April and $45per ton below May 2015.

The May cull price for beef and dairycombined averaged $79.60/cwt. This isdown $1.90 from April, $34.40/cwt.below May 2015, but $8 above the 2011base average of $71.60/cwt.

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Do you have any extra room in yourfreezer? The USDA’s latest Cold Stor-age report shows U.S dairy stocks arebulging.

May American cheese stocks stood at757.5 million pounds. This is up 23.4million pounds or 3 percent from Apriland 88 million or 13 percent more thanMay 2015.

The total cheese inventory, at a record1.25 billion pounds, was up 40 millionpounds or 3 percent from April and137.4 million pounds or 12 percent abovea year ago. The Daily Dairy Report saysit is the largest inventory since USDAstarted keeping records in 1917.

Butter stocks hit 324.9 million pounds.This is up 29.1 million pounds or 10 per-cent from April and 59.7 million poundsor 23 percent above a year ago. TheDaily Dairy Report says May stockshaven’t been this large since 1993.

Meanwhile, cash dairy markets sawblock cheddar cheese climb to $1.66 perpound June 30 (the highest price sinceNovember 2015) then drop to close July1 at $1.6250 per pound. This is still up11.25 cents on the week and a half-cent

above a year ago. The barrel cheddarshot up to $1.71 (the highest levelsince October 2015) then retreated —closing at $1.67. That’s up 13.5 centson the week, 8.75 cents above a yearago, and 4.5 cents above the blocks —despite 28 cars of barrel exchanginghands on the week at the ChicagoMercantile Exchange plus six of block.

Cheese production is steady in thecentral region, according to DairyMarket News. Milk intakes remainhigh, and plant managers report littlechange in milk components and yields.Demand from retail and foodserviceare both strong. Cheese stocks are see-ing relief as strong sales prevail. Man-ufacturers producing cheese requiringlittle to no aging report light invento-ries. Other participants report longinventories. International interest inU.S. cheese is light. Speculation is thatinterest is unlikely to improve as theU.S. dollar gains strength.

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Cash butter closed July 1at $2.35 perpound. This is up a half-cent on the

USDA’s Cold Storage report shows stocks are bulging

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TEALE, from pg. 9term increases in demand. Producersshould consider the market conse-quences if this scenario plays out andprotect inventories as needed.

From a historical standpoint, thistime of year seasonally finds a top inthe hog market. It would appear thisonce again might be a case that a top inprices is not too far off. Despite the pastseveral months that has seen a verynice rally in prices due to very gooddemand for pork, the hog market isapproaching price levels of past resist-ance.

One factor which might greatly influ-ence the market was the release of theUSDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs reporton June 24. The report estimates over-

all hog numbers have increased morethan the trade had anticipated. This,coupled with the USDA Cold Storagereport, (which indicated a slight reduc-tion in pork supplies from previousreports) would still indicate the sup-plies are more than adequate to meetthe current demand for pork. Becausethe U.S. dollar has recently made arebound in value against most othercurrencies, the export market of porkmay suffer some from this advance.

Producers should take a cautiousapproach toward the hog market atthis time as the futures market hasquickly moved from a premium to adiscount to the current hog index. Thiscould be a signal the hog market pricesare getting tired and ready for a set-back from current levels. ❖

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See MIELKE, pg. 12

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MIELKE, from pg. 11week and 41 cents above a year ago,with six cars trading places on theweek at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

July is National Ice Cream month and the time ofyear that generally sees strong sales. Butter manu-facturers are reportedly selling cream for America’sfavorite dessert instead of sending it to the churnknowing butter stocks are well supplied.

Butter production varies across the central region,says Dairy Market News. Some manufacturers arekeeping churns running at full schedules. Others areslowing. Demand for butter is high. However, manystockholders are choosing to hold on to their invento-ries or have stocks that are already committed.

Industry participants comment retail outlets showmore interest in planning ahead and are locking inprices. Some end users have reportedly set up con-tracts through the end of the year. This has severalbutter manufacturers packing ahead for the fall.Market participants speculate a large portion ofinventory in the central region is committed printbutter. Industry contacts comment that bulk butteris hard to come by in the central region.

Western butter makers say cream supplies aretightening as ice cream manufacturers use morecream.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk fin-ished at 83.5 cents per pound, whichis down 6.5 cents on the week, but a

quarter-cent above a year ago. On the week, 36 carstraded hands at the CME, 17 on July 1.

High summer temperatures are lowering dairycows’ production in most regions of the country,according to Dairy Market News’ weekly update; butoutput is steady in the northeast and mid-Atlantic.

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In politics, the National Milk Producers Federationjoined more than 1,000 agriculture, business andfood companies in urging the Senate to pass legisla-tion which would create a uniform, federal systemfor labeling foods produced using biotechnology.

A letter addressed to Majority Leader MitchMcConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Harry Reid(D-Nev.), was sent by the Coalition for Safe andAffordable Food and stated the issue of biotech foodlabeling was “one of the most significant issues thatthe agriculture and food industry has faced in recentyears,” and urged the leaders to take up the billimmediately.

The Senate, in a procedural vote, positioned the billto be considered by the full Senate next week,reports the Northeast Dairy Farmers Cooperative’sBob Gray. The first step will be a cloture vote, 60votes needed. If this is successful, a vote on final pas-sage could occur July 8. The Senate and House willthen have to conference their two bills.

Meanwhile, the United States, Canada and Mexicokicked off the North American Leaders’ Summit inOttawa, Ont., this week. A NMPF press releasestated one topic of key importance in the tradingrelationship between the United States and Canadais that “Canada has been persistent in underminingU.S. dairy export access, a pattern that has costAmerican dairy farmers and processors hundreds ofmillions of dollars. Most recently, Canada has insti-tuted a new pricing policy at the provincial level thatis designed to discourage Canadian processors fromusing imported dairy products.” Complete details areposted at NMPF’s website.

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Is Uncle Sam culling dairy farmers instead of dairycows? Idaho dairy producer and National Dairy Pro-ducers Organization board member Bob Kruckerwrites in his latest member newsletter; “Today, themaking of milk is a self-destructive business. TheU.S. dairy farmer losses are systemic in nature notcyclical as many claim. We have been losing dairyfarmers continuously for decades, 600,000 down tonow less than 40,000.

“The U.S. dairy farmer has and will always havethe ability to increase the supply of milk far beyondprofitable demand,” according to Krucker. “Thisbasic, structural and comprehensive reality must beunderstood if our existing national milk producinginfrastructure is going to be preserved. To achieve aprofitable price for milk, the milk supply must bebalanced with the profitable domestic marketdemand. The market has been and continues toattempt to achieve this balance by culling dairyfarmers.”

Krucker says, “It is now time for dairy farmers tocreate this balance of milk supply with profitabledomestic demand by sharing in the pro-rata acrossthe board culling some cows instead of the culling oftheir dairy farmer neighbors.”

He says remaining dairy farmers need to “share inthe pro-rata across the board culling of cows. Thiscan happen if the co-ops, who process 80 percent ofthe milk in the U.S., would implement a pro-rataacross the board reduction of milk accepted for pro-cessing until the milk supply is balanced with prof-itable demand.”

Visit http://nationaldairyproducersorganization.comto learn more.

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Western United Dairymen reports the CaliforniaDepartment of Food and Agriculture released cost ofproduction data for the first quarter of 2016, “pointingto the lowest cost of production since the second quar-ter of 2014. The average California dairy managed toproduce milk at a cost of $18.44 per cwt., down 68cents per cwt. from last year, but well above the cur-rent milk price. In fact, comparing the income receivedon the farm with the cost of production shows a loss of$3.56 per cwt. during the first quarter of 2016.”

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

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

Author Margaret Guthrie notes, in her1987 classic cookbook “Best Recipes of Min-nesota Inns and Restaurants”, that“painters, sculptors, musicians and writers,by their very creativity, live on. What a chefcreates is eaten up. No evidence is left of heror his genius, except an empty plate.”

And so began her quest to document sam-ple recipes from some of the great diningestablishments across Minnesota beforethey were lost forever. From Wabasha’sAnderson House to Northfield’s ArcherHouse, on towards Duluth’s Fitger’s Inn andthrough Brainerd’s Kavanaugh’s Restau-rant, Stillwater’s Lowell Inn and the Nani-boujou Lodge in Grand Marais, Guthriefound her precious recipes.

Here are a few to savor for yourself.■

Black pepper: the reason Columbus set sail forChina and bumped into the Americas instead, wherehe ended up becoming a tyrant and dying an awfuldeath. In this recipe, the black pepper plays a happierrole, covering the steak with its spicy love and gettingseared in deep.Pepper SteakMichael’s Restaurant, Rochester

1 (8 ounce) sirloin steak, 2 inches thickCracked black pepperKosher saltGarlic saltSeasoning saltGround black pepper1/4 cup butter1/4 cup lemon juice1/3 cup dry white winePress coarsely ground black pepper into both sides

of steak. Sprinkle both sides with kosher salt, garlicsalt, seasoning salt and ground black pepper. In aheavy skillet, melt butter over hot fire, add lemonjuice and sear steaks on both sides. Cook untildesired degree of doneness. Transfer meat to a serv-ing platter. Heat white wine in skillet with beefjuices. Swirl the pan over the flame and pour thejuices over the steak.

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Finally, a great new way to fix chicken breasts!Exquisitely tender and moist, with a delicately sweetglaze, Champagne Chicken is my new go-to chickendish. It’s easy and light and goes with any kind ofmeal — from a light lunch to a fancy dinner. Makeextra because the flexible leftovers are great choppedinto a chicken salad, sliced onto mixed greens, or nes-tled into a bread roll. Four out of four “yums” fromthe Johnson gang!Champagne Chicken BreastsClyde’s on the St. Croix, Bayport

6 boneless chicken breasts (6-8 ounces each)1 cup flour mixed with 2 tablespoons seasoning

salt1/2 cup melted butter2 cups champagne (I used non-alcoholic)

Lightly bread the chicken breasts in the seasonedflour. In a heavy skillet containing the melted butter,lightly brown the chicken breasts on each side. Afterbrowning, pour off any excess butter. Add the Cham-pagne and simmer the chicken breasts over low heatuntil tender and the champagne has been reduced toa light glaze.

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Notice how wine and butter are common features inthese restaurant recipes? That’s because those thingsare the delicious “secret” ingredients at many a finerestaurant: tons of butter and booze. The next recipehowever, is a bit more countrified with the addition of

beer instead of wine.Pork Medallions in Mushroom Beer GravyThe Palmer House, Sauk Centre

8 pork chops (1/2 inch thick, boned)Flour2 tablespoons butter1/2 cup chopped green onions2 garlic cloves, minced1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms1/2 teaspoon thymeBeer (enough to cover)Salt and pepperMinced parsley to garnishDust chops in flour. Heat butter in large

iron skillet until foaming. Add chops andbrown sell on both sides. Remove chops andset aside. Add onions and garlic to skilletand sauté two minutes. Add mushrooms andthyme and sauté and additional three min-

utes. Return chops to skillet, add beer and bring to aboil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer one hour.Transfer chops to serving platter; keep warm. Skimfat from sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Spoonsauce over chops and sprinkle with parsley.

If your community group or church organizationhas printed a cookbook and would like to have itreviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copy toThe Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.Please specify if you wish to have it returned andinclude information on how readers can buy a copy.Submission does not guarantee a review. ❖

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Seems the weather’s always wrong,prices are lower than they need to be,and there’s always a hole in some fencesomewhere. Still, you’d never have itany other way, so read “Dear CountyAgent Guy” by Jerry Nelson. You mightas well laugh, right?

More than three generations ago,when Jerry Nelson’s great-grandpar-ents began farming on “the openprairies of eastern South Dakota,” theyhad no idea that they were leaving alegacy. From them, Nelson inherited alove of the land, a career, a ramshackleancestral cottage and, presumably, agood sense of humor.

For a few years after high school, Nel-son farmed near the old homestead andeventually co-farmed with his father.That was after he decided that lifewould be better with a little “femalecompanionship,” and he took a wife.

A farm is a great place to raise a fam-ily. Nelson’s great-grandparents did it.His grandparents raised their childrenon a farm, as did his parents and that’swhere Nelson’s boys grew up. It’s wherethe old family cabin moldered until itfell apart, and where Nelson found a let-ter from his father dated long beforeNelson was born. It’s where silage does-n’t taste very good (but the cows surelove it); and where a man with a pickup

is every-body’s friend.

The farm is where pastures holdmemories of times spent with Dad. It’swhere lessons are learned that stickwith a boy long after he becomes aman. It’s where cows are pets, snow isno excuse to stay home, and wherelives change because accidents happen.

Maybe it’s just me, but I could swearI smelled fresh country air while read-ing “Dear County Agent Guy.”

Yep, this book reminded me of warmspring afternoons, when you’re drivingon a dirt road and you stop to jaw aminute with a neighbor on a dustytractor. There are loving-the-farmmoments, wrapped inside hating-the-losses chapters. And yes, there aretimes when reading this book is likewatching someone pratfall in a freshcow-pat because author Jerry Nelsonsprinkles good-natured, genuine humorall over his essays here.

I laughed out loud more than once atthis book, and I think you’ll like it, tooespecially if you understand its verytitle. For you then, grab “Dear CountyAgent Guy” and plant yourself down.

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By CAROLYN VAN LOHThe Land Correspondent

BALATON, Minn. —The school in Balaton, a

small Lyon County town,has closed its doors to stu-dents. The building stilllooks like a school from theoutside. The entry and hall-ways are reminiscent of aschool. The gymnasium isstill a hub of activity. Ath-letic teams from nearbyTracy use the facility as anextra practice site, and it isan ideal place for a varietyof community events,including weddings.

But the Ralco company’stru Shrimp Systems hasconverted the metal, wood and welding classrooms intoa laboratory where research is being conducted to bringshrimp farming to the area. The former school libraryhas been transformed into a Ralco office suite, and theindustry is outgrowing the space.

To get the full picture of a shrimp farm near Bala-ton, step into a time capsule and travel back to 1971.Bob Galbraith turned his garage into a warehouse tostore animal feed which he sold under the Ralcotrademark. Fast forward to 2016. Galbraith’s grand-son, Brian Knochenmus, is president of Ralco whilehis father, Jon, is president emeritus and adviser.

“Customer and consumer safety has always beenand will remain at the forefront of decision makingat Ralco,” said Brian Knochenmus.

The family-owned business inMarshall works toward “enhancingthe vitality of plants and animalsfor a safe and abundant global foodsupply.” Ralco’s products are dis-tributed in over 30 countries. Whenthe company wanted to expand intoraising livestock, it looked to aqua-culture so they wouldn’t be compet-ing with customers. Land-based

shrimp farming is the perfect fit.Robert Gervais is operations manager of tru

Shrimp Systems, the division of Ralco which is gear-ing up to grow shrimp near Balaton. Tru ShrimpSystems conveys the concept of a genuine, clean,pure process for raising shrimp.

“Our shrimp is a quality grade,” said Gervias.“There is no need to bread it.”

Gervais noted much of the shrimp imported fromaround the world contains chemicals banned in theUnited States.Growing shrimp

In August 2014, Gervais and the father/sonKnochenmus team traveled to Texas A & M Univer-sity to learn how to raise shrimp in an aquaculturesetting. Addison Lawrence, now retired, had beenthe lead scientist in the university’s Mariculture Labfor Shrimp Research. In December that year, Ralcoreceived the exclusive license in the United States

for raising shrimp with the“tidal basin” system devised byLawrence.

Many of the new industry’sterms are consumer friendly andocean based. For example, thetank design is called the tidalbasin and the farm is referred toas a harbor.

Before shrimp farming begins,research must be completed onthree levels. First, animal healthand water quality must be moni-tored. The next step is the feedlaboratory. Some of the feed ispurchased commercially, but truShrimp Systems wants to developthe best food for shrimp. The finalstep is researching the best condi-tions in which to raise theshrimp. When the baby shrimparrive from a supplier in Texas orFlorida as PL 12 (post-larvae 12days old), they are placed in ashrimp nursery where theymature in about four months.

After the research lab in Bala-ton establishes results of astudy, samples are sent toanother lab for verification.

For someone who prefersshrimp breaded and deep fried,seeing a lively, jumping shrimpon a counter is memorable.Shrimp are, by nature, white. But the lab shrimphave a blue tinge — a result of their chameleonnature. In their ocean habitat they blend in with thedark bottom of the sea.

Tru Shrimp Systems is on target to build its firstfarm in the Balaton area in 2017. The company’s goalis to have shrimp from conception to consumption.

Shrimp are small creatureswhich don’t need much space,right? Wrong! Twenty acres ofland will be needed for an envi-ronmentally-friendly operation.The 390,000 square-foot build-ing will cover 6 acres. Produc-tion requires about 14 milliongallons of water, so treatmentplants are necessary to clean upthe water before it can bereused.

There will be a central pro-cessing facility nearby, and “wewill have our own frozen brandof shrimp,” said Gervais. “TruShrimp Systems is the engineto get us there.”

Shrimp grown under a con-trolled setting is consumer-friendly because of traceability.Consumers will be able to trackfrom which harbor, which tidalbasin, or which reef the Min-nesota shrimp originated. Itbrings a whole new meaning to“locally grown.”

Now back to the community ofBalaton and the economicimpact of the new farm prod-uct. In addition to the 15 Ralcotru Shrimp Systems employeeswho work in the former school,a shrimp harbor will employ

about 50 workers, while the central processingplant could employ 100 more. Construction workerswill be needed to get the buildings up and running.

Local farmers may be affected by a ripple effectbecause one-third of a shrimp’s feed is soybeanmeal. ❖

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COMBINE: ‘93 CIH 1640 Axial Flow dsl. combine; ‘93 CIH 1020 bean head; CIH bean head trailer; ‘93 CIH 1063, 6R30” corn head; IH 810 grain head TRACTOR: ‘89 CIH 7140, FWD, dsl. tractor PLANTER: JD 7000, 6R30” planter TILLAGE: ‘97 CIH 4300, 28-1/2’ field cultivator; ‘01 CIH Crumbler, 28’; IH 490, 24’ tandem disk; ‘09 Great Plains 5109 turbo chisel plow EQUIPMENT: ‘10 Loftness 15’ 6R stalk chopper; ‘98 Demco 500 gal. sprayer; NH 68 Hayliner baler; CIH 153 rear mount cultivator; Re-built Handlair 560 grain vaculator WAGONS: (9) Parker 350 bu. gravity wagons w/12 ton running gear; steel flare box w/JD running gear, hyd hoist GENERATOR: Coleman Power Mate premium portable elec. generator BUILDINGS & SHELTERS: 16x20 hip roof bldg.; (2) 10x16 small shade shelters; 12x20 cattle or hog shelter AUGERS: ‘97 Feterl 8x66 grain auger; Sundenga 8x72 grain auger; 4x14 auger.

MARVIN & MARJORIE OBERG • Owners • 507-336-2413

14533 260th Street, Milroy, MNThursday, July 28, 2016 - 10:00 a.m.

Machinery Retirement

– AUCTION –

1500 E. Bridge St • Redwood Falls MNDoug - 507-829-6859 • Office - 507-644-8433

www.kerkhoffauction.com

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Watch for our special section featuring

FARMFESTin The Land on July 22 and July 29.

Then be sure to visit our booth at Farmfest and say hi.We look forward to meeting you!

• Sunflower Tillage• Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac• Woods Mowers• J&M Grain Carts• Westfield Augers• Summers Equipment• White Planters• Wilrich Tillage

• White 8524-22 planter• Pickett 24-22 thinner• Alloway 22’ shredder• Tebben land roller, 45’• J&M 1131 grain cart• Sheyenne 1410, 10x70

hopper• JD 2700, 9-24 ripper• Wishek 862, 26’ disk• DMI 50’ crumbler• Wilrich Quad X2, 60’

F.C., rolling basket• Wilrich Quad X2, 50’

F.C., rolling basket• Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C.

• JD 2210, 58-1/2’ F.C.• CIH 200, 55’ F.C., rolling

basket• Hardi Comm. 6600, 132’• Hardi Comm. 4400, 132’• Hardi Comm. 1500, 132’• Hardi Comm. 1200, 88’• Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’• ‘13 Amity 12-22• ‘12 Amity 12-22• Amity 8-22, (3)• ‘11 Artsway 6812,

12-22• ‘10 Artsway 6812,

12-22• ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22• Artsway 898, 8-22• Amity 3750, 12-22

topper• Amity 12-22 topper, St. Ft.• Alloway 12-22 folding

topper• (2) Alloway 12-22

topper, St. Ft.• Artsway 12-22 topper

Clara City, MN 56222 320-847-3218

www.wearda.com

NEW & USED EQUIP.NEW EQUIPMENT

USED EQUIPMENT

WANTED

DAMAGED GRAINSTATE-WIDE

We pay top dollar for yourdamaged grain.

We are experienced handlersof your wet, dry, burnt

and mixed grains.Trucks and Vacs available.

Immediate response anywhere.

CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY

PRUESS ELEV., INC.1-800-828-6642Lot - Hwy 7 E

Office Location - 305 Adams StreetHutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

We can also sell your equipment for you on consignment

Port-A-Hut Shelters:• All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses

JBM Equipment:• Feeder Wagons - Several Models• Self-locking Head Gates • HD Feeder Panels• Self-locking Bunk Feeders• Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders• Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders• Bale Wagons • Bale Thrower Racks• Flat Racks for big sq. bales• Self-locking Feeder Wagons• Fenceline Feeders• Several Types of Bale Feeders

Smidley Equipment:• Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts• Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders• Cattle & Hog Waterers • Hog & Sheep Scales

– We Rebuild Smidley Cattle & Hog Feeders –Sioux Equipment:

• Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders• Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates • Loading Chute • Hog Feeders• Squeeze Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

Notch Equipment:• Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks• Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks• Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’• Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders• Land Levelers

For-Most Livestock Equipment:• Squeeze Chutes - Head Gates• Large & Small Animal Tip Chutes• Open Bar Corral Tub• Round & Square Calving Pens• Tub & Alley Chutes • Crowding Tubs

------------------------------------------------------------S-I Feeders:

• Mid Size and Full Size Bunks• One-Sided Juniors and Adult Bunks• Arrow Front 4-Wheel Feeders, 12‘-36‘ ------------------------------------------------------------

• Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers• Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers• Power Graders • Power Wagons• Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-Trailers ------------------------------------------------------------• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu.• 150 Bu. Steel Calf Creep w/Wheels• Bohlman Concrete Waterers• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’• EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets• Taylor-way 3-way Dump Trailer• Skidsteer Brush Cutters• Sitrex Wheel Rakes• (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns• R&C Poly Bale Feeders• Goat, Sheep & Calf Feeders• Ameriag Poly Mineral Feeders ~• Lorenz & Renegade Snowblowers ~ SPECIAL PRICES

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

• DR® POWER EQUIPMENT

• 5 yd. soil Mover/Scraper w/hyd. push off, repainted, new hoses, Like New• #3625 NI Galv. Spreader w/hyd. end gate• #455 NH Trailer Sickle Mower• Rebuilt Smidley Hog Feeders & Steer Stuffers• Bale Basket (NEW) and Bale Racks

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~We can also sell your equipment for you on consignment

Sleepy Eye, MN (SE)(888) 645-7355 (507) 794-2131

Bingham Lake, MN (BL)(800) 705-6608 (507) 831-1106

Slayton, MN (SL) (507)836-8571

JULY SPECIAL PRICES!

‘05 MX285 MFD2025 Hrs.

Sale Price $124,950 (SE)

‘08 Grasshopper 729 61” Deck Power FoldSale Price $8,950 (BL)

Loc Stk # Model .................................................................................. Was Asking .......July PriceSE 11162S 1996 718 w/61 Deck, New 18 Hp Kohler ....................................$4,875 ............$3,875BL 12817B 2008 729 w/Power Fold 61", 29hp 3 Cyln Lq Cooled Kubota.....$9,950 ............$8,950SE 18757S 2010 Magnum 245, 3113 Hrs, 480/80R50 ...............................$134,950 ........$124,950SE 15082S 2011 Magnum 340, 1905 Hrs, Suspended Front Ax ...............$189,500 ........$169,950SE 12699B 2005 MX285 Magnum, Only 2025 Hrs, 520/85R46 Like New .$134,950 ........$124,950SE 18062S TA-26B Westendorf Loader (Off of MX170) ................................$5,500 ............$3,500SE 12526B Bobcat 3FM60 3 Pt Finish Mower ..............................................$1,500 ...............$995SL VB833 Bobcat 55" Grapple .....................................................................$1,600 ............$1,300BL 12755B Euro Mount 48" Pallet Forks .......................................................$1,119 ...............$925BL 11585B MD82 Disc Mower 7' 10" 6 Disc ................................................$8,900 ............$7,950SE JH073 H&S AR0861 Wheel Rake 8 Wheel ..............................................$4,950 ............$3,950SE 19073S NH 650 Round Baler, Auto Twine, Wide Pick up, 540 PTO ..........$6,550 ............$5,500SL FU5351 2006 TGM II 50.5, 4 Bar Harrow, Knock On Sweeps .................$37,900 ..........$27,950BL 12928B 2008 1250 24R30 FF, Bulk Fill, New Style Mini Hoppers ..........$62,500 ..........$55,000BL 10654B 2008 1250 24R30 FF, Bulk Fill, Tru Count Clutches ..................$93,500 ..........$59,950SL D0277 2010 1250 24R30 FF, Bulk Fill, Shark Tooth Residue Mgrs ......$89,000 ..........$60,000BL 12390B 2010 1250 24R30 FF, Bulk Fill, Air Clutches, In Cab NDP .......$114,950 ..........$74,950

Loc Stk # Model .................................................................................. Was Asking .......July PriceBL 12617B 2015 1255 24R30 FF, Bulk Fill, " 0 Acres" .....................................................$149,950BL 10520B 2009 1260 36R20 FF, Bulk Fill, Steerable Axles, Floating Rs .$139,900 ........$115,000BL 12813B 2000 Kinze 3200 12R30, LQ Fert, 200 Gal tanks, KPM Mon .....$35,000 ..........$29,500SL DU5391 JD 7200, 16R30, FF, JD 250 Monitor, Corn/Soybean Discs .......$13,500 ..........$12,000SE 19425S New Bush Hog RT27-1R Tiller, 72", 3 Pt Mnt ..............................$3,105 ............$2,495SE 12676B New Bush Hog DSP10 Box Scraper, 10 ft, Pull Type ...................$5,728 ............$4,500SE 19237S New Bush Hog PHDHF20 Post Auger, SSL Qk Tach, 12"Aug ......$3,496 ............$2,750SE JW075 New 2013Woods RD60 Finish Mower ........................................$3,400 ............$2,600SL VB899 New Berlon SKL-72" Rock Bucket..............................................$1,490 ............$1,250SL JR051 New Kuhn GA4220TH Rotary Rake 13.5ft .................................$11,075 ............$8,950SL 17064S New Demco 750 Gravity Box .....................................................$24,800 ..........$16,950SE 19011S New CIH RB465 Round Baler, 660 Bales .................................................................Call New Tiger Mate 200 32.5ft, ACS Rolling Basket ....................................................Call 17600S New 1255 12R30 FF, Bulk Fill, Hyd Dr., Pro 700 Display .........................................CallSE 19495S 2013 Kinze 3660, 16x30, Bulk Fill, Liq Fert, FMX 1000 Displ ...................... Coming InSL New Demco 750Gravity wagon ........................................................................$16,950SL New Kuhn GAH220TH Rotary Rake 13.5’ ...........................................................$8,950

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Machinery Wanted 040

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

Feed Seed Hay 050

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

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

Distiller's Corn Oil MDGSand DDGS. Feed Use.MN/IA/SD/ND ethanolplant origins. Truckquantities. Call RPMG tolearn more. (877) 776-4334

Harvesting Equip 037

JD 9550 SH-01 FWD 20' log-ger, single pt chopper, GPSready, tires 30.5-32 & 18.4-26, 5029 eng hrs, 3152 sephrs, serviced & field ready.$57,000. 715-495-7543

Tillage Equip 039

FOR SALE: 8 bottom 3710JD plow, stored inside,excellent condition,$18,300. Call or text (507)829-5255

FOR SALE: JD 875 12R,high clearance cultivator,$5,000. 507-473-0120 or 507-369-5337

Machinery Wanted 040

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

Harvesting Equip 037

FOR SALE: '06 JD 30' 630Fgrain head, low acres, nice,$14,500/OBO. 507-327-6430

FOR SALE: '79 M2 Gleanercombine, field ready,$2,500. 507-995-2513

FOR SALE: 2 JD cornheads:'93 843, auger cover, $8,000;'92 643, auger cover, sidedeflectors, knife rollers,$6,500. Both excellent. 507-317-3396

FOR SALE: CASE IH 10838x30 cornhead w/ pollysnouts, $5,750; Case IH 25'1020 flexhead, oilbath drive,$3,500; Case IH 1020 20'flexhead, new auger &pans, shedded 3750; Horst22' all wheel steer, headtrailer, was used on a 1222cornhead, exc cond, $2,750320-769-2759

FOR SALE: JD 7700 turbocombine w/ 220 flexhead.507-426-7668

JD 3975 forage chopper, ker-nel processor, 7' hay head,2R30 CH, $24,000; C-IH 1660combine, 3100 hrs, strawchopper, wheat concaves,$23,000; IH 1020 22.5” BH,3” cut, $3,000. 320-760-0457

Tractors 036

FOR SALE: Farmall 400WF, 2pt hitch, rebuilt mo-tor, good TA, Clayton, WI.715-948-2705

JD 7810 MFWD W/ JD 740 ldr& joystick. PQ trans,18.4R42 rears, 540/1000PTO. Both tractor & ldr ingreat cond. Willing to splitldr & tractor. $49,900/OBO.Call 507-789-6049

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

Harvesting Equip 037

10' Roto Press silage baggerw/ shell corn attachment,silage facer, H & S high ca-pacity 14 wheel rake, 444Brent gravity wagon w/rolltarp. 608-792-8051

1500 gal fast sprayer w/ 80'boom, exc cond. $5,900; IH1680 w/ rock trap, chopper,low hrs, $13,000; JD 9400tractor, $45,000; JD 3700 10bottow plow, auto reset,$8,500. 507-236-4925

Tractors 036

FOR SALE: JD 6400 PQtrans, cab, new tires,540/1000 PTO, 6900 hrs, ex-cellent condition, $18,900.218-389-6961 or 218-428-9139

FOR SALE: JD 6400 PQtrans, cab, new tires,540/1000 PTO, 6900 hrs, ex-cellent condition, $18,900.218-389-6961 or 218-428-9139

FOR SALE: Used OliverWhite tractor parts, inclparts for 1955 dsl, engblock, $750; cyl. Head,$550; reground crank shaft,$700; also used parts insheet metal for most Olivertractors & parts for White2-105 tractor. (218)-564-4273or (218)-639-0315

IH 1086 Tractor, 18.4R38 reartires w/ axle duals. 3300 hrson engine OH. Also newclutch, batteries & alterna-tor recently. Clean farmerowned tractor. $12,500/OBO.Call 507-789-6049

Farm Implements 035

FOR SALE: S250 Bobcat,2008 model. (651)-436-8901

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

Tractors 036

FOR SALE: '04 NH TG230,MFD, 3500 hrs, 5 remotes,mega-flow, super steer, 3ptPTO auto-steer & radar,weights. 507-327-0858

FOR SALE: '74 Oliver 2255dsl tractor, w/ 3208 Cat mo-tor, cast duals, dual PTO,3pt, 3 spd over & under,runs & drives but stuck in3rd gear, 6450 hrs, goodsheet metal, w/ cab,$7,500/OBO. 218-564-4273 or218-639-0315

FOR SALE: 1949 Cockshutt30, been restored, live hyd,newer rubber, good paint,$2,500. Call Bob. 320-760-7506, Barrett, MN.

FOR SALE: CASE IH 7110MFD, 3pt dual PTO, 18.4x42duals, good rubber, 4300hrs, nice shape, $36,000.507-327-0858

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FOR SALE: Fantini chop-ping 8R CH; 70' Elmerdrag, Merritt alum hoppergrain trailers; '89 IH 1680combine; 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;header trailer. 507-380-5324

FOR SALE: GALE 1475round baler w/ net wrap &crowder wheels; New Idea3639 spreader; JD dummy-head w/ 4 belt pick-up forsmall grain. 507-276-8115

FOR SALE: IH 800 10 bot-tom plow, $8,900/OBO; JD3600 8 bottom plow,$6,500/OBO. Both fieldready. Feterl rotary grainscreener, elec 3hp, $390;16R30” hooded bandsprayer w/ 300 gal tank &Redball monitor, $3,900.507-327-6430

FOR SALE: JD '138310RT, 16” tracks, 1300hrs, motor w/ extras,leather interior, like new,$175,000/OBO. Fast tanksfor 8000 Series tractor,1000 gal w/ plumbing,new cond, $7,500. '14MacDon FD75, 45', flexdraper head, JD mounts,$55,000. '14 Wil-Rich soilPro 9x24 ripper, exccond, $33,000. 45' GreatPlains solid seed drill, S1bean belts, 7 ½” spac-ings, dual press wheels,monitor, $15,000. 1000 galtank for DB planter,$500. 8 – 320/105/54 tires,rims & spacers off of4900 Series sprayer,$11,000/OBO. 320-583-5895

FOR SALE: JD 9610 com-bine, RWA, HD reverser,Mauer ext, duals, $2900seperator hrs, $34,500; JD930 F full finger flexhead,PTO drives, $5,400; JD 643oilbath cornhead, $4,900;JD 653A 6630 all crophead,$1,450; 1969 JD 3020 D trac-tor, JDWF, 3pt recent over-haul, $9,750. 320-769-2756

Forklift CK 580 Case, gas, 15'lift, ready to work, $4,300.Neillsville, WI 715-743-4583

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

JD M tractor, all restored,parade ready; NH 570 balerw/ 72 thrower, hyd tension,exc cond; SI 20' Arrowfeeder for cattle; Meyers1250 12 ton wagon, big tires,long reach. 952-955-1810

JOHN DEERE 15 Ft #HX15Flex Wing Cutter, (540RPM) Nice Unit. Brent#740 (Red) Grain Wagon(X-Large Tires) SheddedVery Good. 319-347-2349

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

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

www.smithsmillimp.com

USED TRACTORSNEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ................. CALLNEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ................. CALLNEW NH T8.320, FWA ............................... CALLNEW Massey 1726, w/loader .................... CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD ........................... CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ........................... CALLNEW Versatile 260, FWA ........................... CALL‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ...........................$210,000‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 650 hrs. ........$189,000NH TD5050, w/loader, Like New .......... $45,500NH TV6070, bi-directional .................... $84,000‘12 Versatile 280, w/F&R duals, 825 hrs. .........................................................$119,000Allis 180 D ............................................... $7,900

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

SKIDSTEERSBobcat S650 w/575 hrs. ....................... $35,900NEW NH Skidsteers - On Hand................. CALL

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

COMBINESNEW Fantini chopping CH .........................CALLFantini Pre-Owned 8030 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

SPECIALS– On All Equipment –

and “Low Rate Financing Available”

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‘12 CIH 550 Quad Track, 3582 hrs., Lux. cab, cab suspension, 4 new tracks -

30”, 4 hyd., diff. lock, big pump ... $169,000‘04 Cat. 765, 4602 hrs., 18” tracks, 120”

spacing, 3 pt., PTO, front wgts., Very Clean! ....................................................... $79,000‘02 Challenger 765, 3650 hrs., 18” tracks,

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

6 hyd., 18” tracks ......................... $120,000‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks, 4 hyd., front wgts. ........................ $199,000‘14 JD 8360RT, 865 hrs., IVT, 85cc pump, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks ................... $205,000

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

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

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

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

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

big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $185,000‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,

520x46” tires & duals................... $175,000‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manual, 4 hyd., 710x38” tires & duals ......... $95,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘08 JD 7830, MFWD, 4117 hrs., 540/1000

PTO, 3 pt., 380x50” tires & duals .. $81,000‘04 JD 8220, MFWD, 5083 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 520x42” tires & duals, 12 front

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46” duals, front duals .... $65,000

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

COMBINE HEADS‘03 CIH 1020, 30’ flex ........................ $6,000‘09 NH 74C, 35’ flex ......................... $14,500‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex .......................... $12,500‘07 Geringhoff 16R22” chopping cornhead ....................................................... $25,000‘05 Geringhoff 6R30” chopping cornhead ....................................................... $22,500

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

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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.,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CIH Magnum 8920, FWA, 5500 hrs. ............................................................ $60,000CIH Magnum 190, FWA ................................................................................ $10,500CIH 7230, FWA, 3500 hrs., New 18.4-42 tires .............................................. $76,000CIH 7220, 2WA, 2200 hrs. ............................................................................. $75,000CIH 7220, 2WA, 6200 hrs. ............................................................................. $46,000CIH 7210, FWA, 5000 hrs. ............................................................................. $59,000CIH 9170, PS, 4500 hrs., 20.8-42 tires .......................................................... $56,000CIH 7140, FWA, 4400 hrs. ............................................................................. $53,000CIH 7120, FWA ............................................................................................... $47,000CIH MX200, 2WD, 4500 hrs., 18.4-46 tires ................................................... $62,000CIH MX110, FWA ........................................................................................... $42,000IH 5488, 2WA, 540/1000 PTO ........................................................................ $21,000IH 5288, 2WD, 7300 hrs., New Paint ............................................................. $21,000IH 5088, 2WD, 7200 hrs., 18.4-38, New Paint .............................................. $21,000CIH 5250, FWA, w/loader .............................................................................. $40,000IH 3688, Sharp - Turbo .................................................................................. $22,000IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ..................................................... $17,000IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ........................ $17,500IH 1086 w/loader ............................................................................................ $13,500CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ........................................................................... $9,500CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ........................................................................... $9,500CIH 4300, 39’ field cultivator ......................................................................... $15,500CIH Tigermate II, 26’ field cultivator ............................................................ $26,000CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk .................................................................. $23,000CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ............................................... $22,000JD 1710 disc chisel .......................................................................................... $7,000JD 714, 9-shank disc chisel ............................................................................ $9,000Glencoe 7400SS, 9-shank disc chisel ........................................................... $9,500IH 720, 6x18 plow, on-land .............................................................................. $5,500IH 720, 5x18 plow ............................................................................................ $3,000IH 720, 5x16 plow ............................................................................................ $2,500CIH 527B ripper ............................................................................................. $17,500H&S 170 grinder ............................................................................................. $29,500‘11 Artsway 6520 grinder ............................................................................. $29,000Gehl 125 grinder, no scale ............................................................................. $13,500Demco 550 box .............................................................................................. $10,500Demco 550 box ................................................................................................ $8,200Demco 450 box ................................................................................................ $9,500Demco 365 box ................................................................................................ $4,500Sitrex QR-12 rake, 1-year old ......................................................................... $6,500NH 1465, 9’ haybine....................................................................................... $10,500CIH 530C w/lead shank, Like New ................................................................ $31,000CIH 530C, New Blades .................................................................................. $22,000

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‘15 CIH 9240, 400 eng./321 sep. hrs., Tracks, RWA, Luxury cab, HID lites.............................. $349,900‘15 CIH 8240, 400 hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites, auto guide, folding unload auger, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT .................................................................................................. $285,000‘13 CIH 7230, 677 eng. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT ................................................................................................. $199,900‘13 CIH 7230, 1050 eng./900 sep. hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites, 620/70R42 duals ..................... $169,900‘13 CIH 8230, 1071 eng. hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites .................................................................. $169,900‘11 CIH 7120, 1071 eng. hrs., duals ............................................................................................ $139,900

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COMBINE PLATFORMS & HEADS‘15 CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$69,900‘14 CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$64,500‘11 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead .........................................................................................$49,900‘12 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead .......................................................................................................$39,900‘10 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead .......................................................................................................$29,900‘08 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$28,500‘04 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$24,500‘10 CIH 2020, 35’ platform ..............................................................................................................$13,000‘10 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ...................................................................................$18,000‘13 CIH 3020, 35’ flex platform .......................................................................................................$24,900‘14 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$49,900‘14 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$52,500‘15 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$56,500‘15 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$57,500‘15 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$58,500

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‘08 CIH Steiger 435, 2674 hrs., Lux. cab, 800x38 duals, full Pro 600 auto guide ......................$12,000‘96 CIH 9370 Quad, Tracks, 7215 hrs. ...........................................................................................$49,900‘10 CIH Steiger 535 Quad, 2108 hrs., 36” Tracks, full Pro 700 auto guide ............................. $189,900

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‘16 CIH Magnum 380 Track, CVT, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 5 remotes, hi-cap. hyd. pump, 24” tracks, front duals ............................................................................................................................. $239,900

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‘16 CIH Magnum 340 Track, PS, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 6 remotes, hi-flo hyd., 18” tracks................................................................................................................................................ $239,900‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 640 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ................. $155,000‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 983 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ................. $155,000‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1697 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 50 KPH trans., high cap. hyd. pump,

HID lites ................................................................................................................................................... $139,900‘15 CIH Puma 165, MFD, 399 hrs., PS, cab, CIH 765 loader w/grapple bucket .................................. $119,900‘14 CIH Puma 145, MFD, 919 hrs., PS, cab, CIH 765 loader ...................................................................$85,500‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, 48 hrs., Dlx. cab w/hi-vis panel, dual PTO, 12x12 power shuttle, w/CIH ldr. ...$48,800‘14 Case 580SN, Extend-A-Hoe Backhoe, 272 hrs., cab w/AC, pilot controls, loader ...........................$78,500

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‘15 CIH 9240, Tracks, RWA, Lux Cab, 400 Eng Hrs, 321 Sep Hrs .....$349,900

‘13 CIH 7230, 677 eng. hrs, HID lites, Loaded! .....................$199,900

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

‘05 Bobcat T-250, 4520 hrs., Rebuilt Hydro ......................$19,800

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

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

‘08 CIH Steiger 435, 800R38 tires, Full Auto Guide, 2674 hrs ......$129,900

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

‘15 Magnum 280, Lux cab, Sus Art Axle, Dual PTO, HI Cap. Hyd Pump, 272 hrs .....$169,900

‘10 CIH Steiger 535Q, 36” tracks, full Pro 700 auto steer, 2104 hrs . $189,900

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

‘16 CIH Magnum 380, CVT, RowTac ........................... $239,900

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Old-fashioned Fourth

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Celebrating our country’s independence on theFourth of July is nothing new in Minnesota. Butthe folks in North Morristown have been doing it

longer than anyone else. This year, the small band of vol-unteers will host the 124th annual July Fourth Celebra-tion.

Tucked away in the rolling pastures and fields of RiceCounty, North Morristown is a church, a school and a cou-ple of houses. The church and school have quite a historyof their own.

Trinity Lutheran Church began conducting services ina log structure in the 1860s. A wood-frame church wasbuilt at the current site in 1888 and the school waserected 10 years later. Lightning struck the churchsteeple in March of 1938 and the structure burned to theground. While the new (and current) church was beingbuilt, services took place in the school.

“There was a lot of discussion about building the newchurch,” said Carl Krueger whose farm place is next doorto the church. “Some wanted the new church to be justlike the old one. But it was decided the new church wouldbe a no-steeple church so it wouldn’t get struck again.”

Trinity School is still operating today with 11 kinder-garten through eighth-grade students. A library was builtin 1974, connecting the church and the school.

Across the road from Trinity is the grounds for theFourth of July celebration. A handful of buildings and asmall stage are surrounded by mature shade trees andlush grass. On July 4 this pastoral setting will be filledwith literally thousands of revelers.

Many of the 160 Trinity parishioners join together inproducing the celebration along with neigh-bors, friends and folks who just want tohelp.

The day kicks off with a Firecracker 5krun/walk and the parade gets underway at10 a.m. Following the parade is a patrioticprogram. This year’s program salutes theKorean War veterans.

Throughout the day there is music, food,volleyball and horseshoe tournaments,bingo and children’s rides. There will be asilent auction and buttons for sale. All the

money raised duringthe day is used to helpfund the Trinity school.Fireworks conclude thecelebration at 10 p.m.

For directions toNorth Morristown andmore information, visit

www.trinity.northmorristown.org. ❖

North Morristown,Minn.

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