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[Al Walker]

I guess I'm kind of lucky that I don't have a long-distance tractor 
hauling rig.  I'd be so very tempted to wander over to your 
neck-of-the-woods with it and not come home empty handed.  Of course, 
the petrol situation would also be a factor, even if I had a 
long-distance rig. Not many auctions of that caliber around here.  Oh 
well . . .

I consoled myself by preparing the field and planting my oats crop for 
the year.  It's 3-4 weeks early so I went with a later maturing variety 
called Ebeltoft. I had planted it two years ago and it produced really 
well with good straw strength. It was great for binding. I planted 
Killdeer last year, which was supposed to be even better. It was not 
good for me. Much weaker straw, lighter kernels, and lower yield. Now, 
if Mother Nature will cooperate, we'll be cranking up the thresher again 
this fall.

 Al in NW MN


Ralph Goff wrote:

> Auction sales are going strong here in sk. and I went to my first of 
> the season today. Cold, wet and windy with muddy roads and yards did 
> little to inspire me to buy anything but there was plenty to see. I 
> don't think this guy ever sold a piece of machinery in his life as 
> most of the old stuff was either for sale or piled in scrap iron. 
> There was what appeared to be a 10-20 McCormick tractor that was not 
> even pulled out of the bush to sell. It even still had the hood and a 
> side panel. Two threshing machines were present and complete. Didn't 
> stay to see how they sold.
> The line up of tractors for sale included several 44 Masseys including 
> a rare six cylinder flathead model. Rarest of all was a Long that sold 
> for around $600.  A pair of W45 Allis tractors went for around the 
> $600 mark too. None of these tractors were running and some had parts 
> missing. That along with the miserable weather conditions probably 
> contributed to the low prices. I had hoped to write down more of the 
> details and prices at the sale but my hands were too cold and stiff to 
> even think about writing. I did take several pictures which I may get 
> around to posting if anybody is interested in looking.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/