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Farm Horizons • Oct. 10, 2016 Page 2 In this issue . . . Competing at the State Fair..............................4 Rain makes grain? ............................................8 Abbey Weninger in nationals ...........................9 Barn quilts ......................................................10 4-H club State Fair results..............................13 Renting property ............................................14 Krause cow in commercial.............................16 Dairy to garden ..............................................18 September rain .............................................. 24 Living on the Land series...............................27 Soil fungi........................................................28 Classifieds ......................................................32 Farm Business Directory................................33 ADVERTISER INDEX AgStar Financial Services ................24 All Ways Rentals..............................19 Big J’s Transport ..............................32 Burns Excavating ............................16 Christianson CPAs and Associates....16 Classifieds .......................................32 Duane Jindra Crop Insurance Agency ...........29 Farm Bureau Financial Services Jeff Albers ...............................15 Farm-Rite Equipment........................4 Flatout Tire Service .........................17 Full Throttle Services.......................14 Genie Drain Cleaning.......................23 Highway 55 Trailer Sales .................30 Hutchinson Co-op .............................5 Hutchinson Health ..........................26 Lake Region Co-op ............................9 Lano Equipment of Norwood ............7 Litzau Excavating ..............................7 Mayer Lumber .................................14 Meeker Seed & Soil ...........................5 Mid-County Coop Agronomy...........18 Mid-County Employment................27 Mid-County Coop Energy ............... 40 Mid-County Coop Shop .....................6 Midwest Machinery Co. .....................3 Miller Manufacturing Co. ..................9 Mineral Service Plus ..........................8 Otto Farms Operations ......................7 Plumbing and Heating by Craig ......22 Precast Systems ..............................25 Schiroo Electrical Rebuilding.............3 Schoborg Land Services ....................2 Schroeder Meats .............................27 Thrivent Fintancial ..........................28 Thurk Bros. .....................................13 Trueman-Welters ............................21 UFC United Xpress ...........................10 Farm Horizons SERVING THE FARM, HOBBY FARM AND EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITIES Herald Journal Publishing, Inc. PO Box 129, Winsted, MN 55395 Local/Metro [phone] E-mail: [email protected] www.herald-journal.com Farm Horizons is a special publication by Herald Journal Publishing, direct-mailed or emailed to people with an interest in agriculture in McLeod, Wright, western Carver, northern Sibley, and eastern Meeker counties. If you know of anyone else in the area who would be interested in receiving Farm Horizons, please drop a note with the exact mailing address to: Farm Horizons, PO Box 129, Winsted, MN 55395. Similarly, if you happen to receive duplicate or multiple copies, we’d appreciate hearing from you so we can keep costs down and continue to provide this service. Currently, Farm Horizons is published six times a year — in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Stories from this issue, as well as previous ones, are also available at our World Wide Web site: www.herald-journal.com/farmhorizons