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... removes swelling faster... to improve comfort and quality.

Recognized as National Dairy Shrine Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder during 2014 World Dairy Expo, the Paul Chittenden family of Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, N.Y. has supplied over 100 proven sires and produced nearly 300 ACJA honor roll cows. They are known internationally for producing top Jersey genetics for production and the polled gene. Brothers Alan (cows), Brian (crops), and Nathan (youngstock) are partners with parents Paul and Melanie.

Three generations of the Chittendens and 2 generations of employees operate the farm, where milk from 685 Jerseys goes through Agrimark to Hudson Valley Fresh, Cabot Cheese, and Beechers Handmade Cheese in New York City.

Their willingness to educate consumers about how farmers care for the land and cattle is vital and was the focus of their 2013 WDE virtual farm tour.

To keep fresh cows comfortable and productive with quality udders, Alan Chittenden relies on Udder Comfort.

To reduce swelling in fresh cows, we spray udders 2x/day for the fi rst few days after calving. It removes swelling faster than anything to improve comfort and quality, especially helping fi rst-calf heifers come into milk better, he says.

For external application to the udder only after milking, as an essential component of udder management. Always wash and dry teats thoroughly before milking.

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CHITTENDEN FAMILY, DUTCH HOLLOW FARM, SCHODACK LANDING, NEW YORK 3 generations pictured after long day educating 500+ consumers during their Day at the Dairy 2014 National Dairy Shrine Distinguished Breeder; bred 150+ EX 685 Registered Jerseys in milk: 21,000M 1000F 800P SCC 150,000

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COMBINES COMBINES COMBINES 7 Case 2388 , 2200 sep hrs, `98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 76,900 1 Case 7120 , 1047 sep hrs, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 6 JD 9500 , 2874 sep hrs, `90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000 2 JD 9500 , 2507 sep hrs, `95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 57,500 6 JD 9610 , 3600 sep hrs, `97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 9 JD 9550 , 2630 sep hrs, `01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 98,500 10 JD 9560 , 1570 sep hrs, `05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 130,000 3 JD 9570S , 767 sep hrs, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,000 4 JD 9570STS , 948 sep hrs, `10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 175,000 4 JD 9570STS , 319 sep hrs, `11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 216,000 11 JD 9650STS , 2330 sep hrs, `01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 85,900 2 JD 9650 , 2700 sep hrs, `01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 88,500 8 JD 9650STS , 1951 sep hrs, `03 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 115,000 9 JD 9650STS , RWA, 1593 sep hrs, `02 . $ 119,000 6 JD 9660STS , RWA, 1599 sep hrs, `04 . $ 175,000 6 JD 9670STS , 630 sep hrs, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 227,500 5 JD 9750STS , 3290 sep hrs, `01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 83,500 3 JD 9750S , RWA, 2554 sep hrs, `01 . . . . . . . . $ 85,000 6 JD 9750STS , RWA, 3034 sep hrs, `00 . . . . $ 90,000 10 JD 9760STS , RWA, 1423 sep hrs, `05 . $ 139,000 5 JD 9770STS , RWA, 793 sep hrs, `10 . . . . $ 238,500 3 JD 9770STS , RWA, 715 sep hrs, `11 . . . . $ 270,000 9 JD 9770STS , RWA, 252 sep hrs, `11 . . . . $ 280,000 7 JD 9870S , RWA, 750 sep hrs, `11 . . . . . . . . $ 269,000 3 JD 9870STS , RWA, 636 sep hrs, `11 . . . . $ 290,000 5 JD S660 , RWA, 206 sep hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . $ 318,500 9 JD S660 , RWA, 203 sep hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . $ 320,000 8 JD S670 , RWA, 243 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 349,000 8 JD S670 , RWA, 285 sep hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . $ 349,000 5 JD S680 , RWA, 238 sep hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . $ 385,000 3 JD S690 , RWA, 358 sep hrs, `12 . . . . . . . . . . $ 359,000 3 JD S690 , RWA, 381 sep hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . $ 379,000 3 JD S690 , RWA, 215 sep hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . $ 389,000

CORNHEADS CORNHEADS CORNHEADS 5 Harvestec 4306C , `06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000 7 Harvestec 8R30 , `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,900 2 Drago N8TR , `07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,500 2 JD 693 , `00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,450 7 JD 893 , `03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,900 2 JD 1291 , `97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,000 1 JD 1290 , `01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,995 10 JD 606C , stalkmaster, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 55,000 5 JD 606C , stalkmaster, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,500 1 JD 608C , stalkmaster, `10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 65,000 5 JD 612C , stalkmaster (20), `10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,000 1 JD 612C , stalkmaster (22), `13 . . . . . . . . . . . $ 112,900 5 JD 612C , stalkmaster (30), `13 . . . . . . . . . . . $ 110,000

ROW CROP TRACTOR ROW CROP TRACTOR ROW CROP TRACTOR 3 Case MX270 , 3270 hrs, `01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 82,500 8 Case MX210 , 1850 hrs, `03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 110,000

1 MCK MTX140 , 2806 hrs, `02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 59,900 6 JD 4450 MFWD , 9443 hrs, `83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,500 10 JD 6140M MFWD , 231 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 95,000 10 JD 6140R MFWD , 200 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 119,000 8 JD 6150R MFWD , 180 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 122,000 1 JD 6170R MFWD , 426 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 129,500 11 JD 7130S MFWD , 5348 hrs, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64,900 6 JD 7410 2wd , 8579 hrs, `99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,000 7 JD 7410 , 6230 hrs, `97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,900 11 JD 7220 MFWD , 6466 hrs, `06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 69,000 9 JD 7330 MFWD , 1600 hrs, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 95,000 7 JD 7330 MFWD , 330 hrs, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 126,900 2 JD 7430 MFWD , w/ldr, 805 hrs, `10 . . . . . $ 139,000 8 JD 7630 MFWD , 3260 hrs, `07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 116,900 8 JD 7800 2wd , 7891 hrs, `93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 51,900 8 JD 7830 MFWD , 650 hrs, `10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 142,000 5 JD 7200R MFWD , 322 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 160,000 1 JD 7200R MFWD , 20 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 165,000 6 JD 7920 MFWD , IVT, 5260 hrs, `05 . . . . . . . . $ 91,000 8 JD 7215R MFWD , IVT, 128 hrs, `13 . . . . . $ 176,500 6 JD 7930 MFWD , 3469 hrs, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 143,000 2 JD 8120 MFWD , 3246 hrs, `03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 118,000 3 JD 8225R MFWD , ILS, 1500 hrs, `10 . . . $ 165,000 3 JD 8235R MFWD , 652 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 207,000 6 JD 8235R MFWD , IVT, ILS, 290 hrs, `13 . . . $ 210,000 3 JD 8245R , 650 hrs, `10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,000 3 JD 8230 MFWD , 2700 hrs, `07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000 5 JD 8260R MFWD , 69 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 197,000 5 JD 8260R MFWD , 124 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 223,000 5 JD 8400T , 4903 hrs, `97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 65,000 5 JD 8330 , IVT, ILS, 3980 hrs, `06 . . . . . . . . . . $ 154,900 6 JD 8285R MFWD , 305 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 231,000 5 JD 8285R MFWD , 310 hrs, `14 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 244,500 6 JD 8430 MFWD , 3828 hrs, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 186,000 5 JD 8310R MFWD , ILS, IVT, 321 hrs, `13 . . . $ 256,000 5 JD 8310RT , 131 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 245,000 6 JD 8310RT , 385 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 269,000 6 JD 8530 , 5927 hrs, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 162,000 4 JD 8360R , IVT, ILS , 750 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . $ 269,000 1 JD 8360RT , IVT, 728 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 280,000 11 JD 8360RT , IVT, 625 hrs, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 277,000

4WD TRACTORS 4WD TRACTORS 4WD TRACTORS 8 MF 4840 , 5245 hrs, `84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000 7 Versatile 876 , 7020 hrs, `85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,500 7 Ford 976 , 7500 hrs, `92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43,900 7 Case 9390 , 6502 hrs, `98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,900 5 JD 8560 , 6116 hrs, `92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 49,900 2 JD 8560 , 5296 hrs, `92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,500 2 JD 8870 , 5346 hrs, `94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 77,000 7 JD 9220 , 4940 hrs, `02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 136,900 6 JD 9230 , 1043 hrs, `10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 215,000

5 JD 9300 , 3816 hrs, `99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 110,000 11 JD 9330 , 721 hrs, `11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 255,000 8 JD 9360R , 510 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 262,000 8 JD 9400 , 5944 hrs, `96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 109,000 7 JD 9400T , 7000 hrs, `00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 97,900 7 JD 9430 , 3726 hrs, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 201,900 1 JD 9430 , 2050 hrs, `11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 227,500 7 JD 9520T , 4844 hrs, `02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 141,900 5 JD 9520T , 3250 hrs, `03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 158,500 9 JD 9520 , 3866 hrs, `03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 156,000 8 JD 9520 , 4900 hrs, `06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 182,000 7 JD 9530 , 2036 hrs, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 215,000 3 JD 9530T , 4050 hrs, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 205,000 1 JD 9530T , 1734 hrs, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 259,000 8 JD 9510RT , 332 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 343,000 3 JD 9630 , 2032 hrs, `11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 235,000 2 JD 9630T , 1648 hrs, `10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 3 JD 9560RT , 740 hrs, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 345,000 11 JD 9560RT , 209 hrs, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 375,000

FALL TILLAGE FALL TILLAGE FALL TILLAGE 5 JD 2410 chisel plow , 26, `07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,500 7 JD 2410 chisel plow , 31, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,900 8 JD 2410 chisel plow , 33, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,500 9 JD 2410 chisel Plow , 36, `11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43,000 4 JD 2410 chisel plow , 27, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,500 6 JD 2700 ripper , 7x30, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,000 5 JD 2700 ripper , 7x24, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39,500 4 JD 2700 ripper , 9x24, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,000 11 JD 2700 ripper , 5x30, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,500 5 JD 2700 ripper , 7x30, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,500 5 JD 3710 8 bottom plow , `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,500 8 JD 3710 10 bottom plow , `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 56,900 9 Sunflower 4411 ripper , 5 shank, `00 . . . . . $ 14,900 3 Case 870 , 18 mulch ripper, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,000 9 JD 512 ripper , 7 shank, `01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,000 8 JD 512 ripper , 5 shank, `03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 22,500 8 JD 512 ripper , 9 shank, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 56,000 10 JD 637 disk , 26.5, `07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,900 7 JD 637 disk , 37.1, `08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,900 10 JD 637 disk , 45.2, `09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64,000 6 JD 637 disk , 452 flex fold, `11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 83,900 8 JD 2620 disk , 26.5, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,500 6 JD 2623 disk , 265, `12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 53,500 10 JD 2623 disk , 308, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 59,000 8 JD 2623 disk , 33.7, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,000 4 JD 2623 disk , 4411 , `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 90,900 5 JD 2625 disk , 40.8, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 85,900 8 JD 2720 Disk Ripper , 22.6, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 65,000 7 JD 2720 Disk Ripper , 27.6, `13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,500

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By Kerry HoffmanColumnist

Getting Kerryd Away

Steve and I milk together almost every single morning during the week. I dont know if that should be a hap-py or sad statement. Most of the days we get along just ne, now that we have our management agreement in place. He manages the milking parlor; I manage the house. We both agreed that we would do what the other asks, as long as its reasonable. I cant ask him to paint our bedroom and he cant ask me to scrub the parlor walls. Actually, he probably wouldnt even have to ask me to scrub the walls. Sooner or later, I wouldnt be able to handle the dirt and I would clean them. To be honest, there are days when I really dont like being in the milking parlor with Steve. I will admit that I am usually the one to screw up our mojo. I would rather sleep until 8 a.m. and then stay up working and nishing the dishes until 10 or 11 p.m. That doesnt work so well when I have to get up at 4:40 in the morning. Steve has told me about some of his pals that milk, or dont milk, with their spouses. One, apparently, had a very hard time believing Steve when he explained how much he enjoys milking with me every morn-ing. If only I felt the same every morning. Apparently, Steves friend went home and asked his wife to milk with him one particular morning. Things didnt go well. The friend explained to Steve, I guess I pushed all the wrong buttons, he said. Most of the time Steve and I get along quite well as long as he lets me have a bit of space and time each morning. When Steve forgets about the time and attitude ultimatum, we have problems. Just the other morning Steve stepped over the line

just a bit. He didnt press the completely wrong but-ton, but was working his way toward the red emer-gency switch. You know how songs get stuck in your head? Well, that was the game Steve, or otherwise known as Tim McGraw-Wanna-Be, started playing in the milking parlor Tuesday morning. Three days a week, we set up footbaths for our cows to keep their feet healthy. It keeps the cows comfortable and able to walk around, which helps en-courage them to walk up to the feed bunk and chow down. Chowing down leads to more milk production. The copper sulfate we use turns the water an ap-pealing shade of sky blue. The water reminds me of a water hazard on a golf course. All of a sudden, from the far-end of the milking parlor, I hear, From the land of sky-blue waters A few minutes later, I was emphatically thanking Steve for putting that useless song, and image of a cartoon bear, in my head. Should I sing something else? Steve asked.

Songs get stuck in my head As long as its not another song that is going to

be stuck in my head, I answered. After a bit of silence, I hear, Kum-baya, my Lord, kumbaya. Gee thanks Steve. Youre so helpful. I love having a song asking the Lord to come this way, because right then I felt like putting hot pokers in your eyes. McGraw-Wanna-Be continued to try to nd songs that would help me banish the incessant tunes in my head. No beer today, no beer today. You cant buy beer on Sunday. Walk like an Egyptian. Girls just wanna have fun! No matter how I explained to him that none of those songs qualify as one that wont get stuck in my head, he kept

singing to me. I must admit, he does do a rather romantic versionof the Johnny Cash hit Ring of Fire. I tried to explain that in order to expel the songsfrom my head, we need to make up our own words. I explained, Remember the other day I startedsinging to the No Beer Today tune, No calf today; nocalf today. You can have a calf on Monday. I have to go. I have too many songs playing in myhead. I hope you are not experiencing the same. For questions, or comments, e-mail me at kahoff-man@newulmtel.net

Kerry and her husband Steve have operated their New Ulm, MN dairy farm as a team since 1993. Currently, they milk 130 cows with the help of several employees. They have two sons: Joey is a sophomore at South Dakota State University, Brookings majoring in dairy production and Russell is a senior at Cathedral High School in New Ulm.

I was emphatically thanking Steve for putting that useless song, and image of a cartoon bear, in my head.

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By Natalie SchmittColumnist

Just Thinking Out Loud

What can you say except Ahhh! When the fall weather is like this, you just have to pause, exhale and enjoy the moments. I want to wrap my arms around this weather and hold on for dear life. I want to savor every warm, sunny- lled minute because I know once it is gone, it will be a long time in winter wear. Right now, sweatshirts are just warm enough. The wild tem-perature swings earlier this month felt like the weath-er was going through its own type of menopausal hot ashes. We didnt know if we should grab insulated coveralls or if just a t-shirt would be enough. Right now, I think the temperature has stabilized to a point of perfection for the season. Now if we can just hang on to this weather moment. Trying to hold on to the weather is like trying to hold on to a bouquet of balloons on a breezy day. Your knuckles turn white because you are holding on so

tight. You dont want the strings to slip through your ngers. You want to enjoy the sight of colorful bal-loons dancing in the sky anchored to your hand. The feeling of joy this moment brings to you lightens your heart. But eventually, the balloons will break free and oat away. This beautiful fall weather will also even-tually break and disappear. I guess we better enjoy every minute we have before fall slips through our ngers and winter arrives. The gorgeous dry days weve been experiencing lately have helped to push harvest along. We are in the nal stages. The combine arrived this morning to start taking out the high moisture corn. It is coming out in a range between not too wet and not too dry. Its just about right, except I would call it more like mid-mois-ture corn. The warm temperatures, low humidity and an early killing frost have pulled the extra moisture

out of everything. The yields have been mixed. Some elds arent quite what we were expecting but at leastthere will be enough feed for the cows and extra to store and sell later. The warm fall weath-er reprieve has given me a chance to wash win-dows without having to wear neoprene gloves to protect my ngers from frostbite. For many years, I have washed windows when it was a wee bit too cold without special gloves. Ill be done with the barn windows soon and can then turn my at-tention to the house win-dows. There are still too many bugs crawling aroundon the southwardly facing house windows. The warmsun rays re ecting off the windows are a magnet, drawing all kinds of bugs looking for a place to warmup and escape the inevitable cold. Im going to have to wait until a frost takes them out for good before I can wipe away their trails across the glass. Most of the leaves on the oak trees are scatteredaround the yard and some are piled into corners where the swirling north winds dropped them. Im waiting for the big elm tree next to the machine shed to n-

ish dropping its dry leaves before I start to rake. IfIm lucky, a good strong wind can blow most of theleaves out of the yard and across the open elds. Un-fortunately, the corn eld north of the house was com-bined, so I may end up with more dried corn stalkdebris in the yard than leaves when the wind stops blowing. My friend, Ann, says she doesnt rake the leavesin her yard. The sound of dry leaves crunching underher feet is a sound of the season she treasures. The sight of kids playing in leaf piles around the yard helpkeep her young at heart. I agree. There are so many sights and sounds of this season I enjoy and treasure.Wiping off your chin after biting into a crisp, juicyapple. Snuggling under blankets on a moonlit hay-ride. Roasting weenies until they are well done overa crackling re. Switching cows under a crisp starlitnight sky looking for the Big Dipper. Warming myhands up over a steaming bowl of bouja. (For those outside of central Minnesota, bouja is a combination of every type of meat and veggie cooked outside in ahuge kettle until you cant recognize anything.) These are a few of my favorite fall things. We have had a great second half of fall weath-er, but the temperatures arent the only special thingabout this season. The sky has been full of wonderand delight. The blood moon lunar eclipse earlier thismonth was a great morning treat as I headed out forchores. The solar eclipse at sunset this week will bea unique opportunity to play in the sun looking forcrescent shaped shadows. I wish I still had little kids around to share these moments of wonder with. Of course, nothing can match the beauty every nightat sunset when the sky becomes an artists pallet of reds, oranges, blues, purples and every other color inbetween hovering between the horizon as daylight yields to the night time sky. As my grip on this fall weather starts to slip andgive way to the next season, Im going to squeeze ev-ery extra moment out of these special days and nightsas I hold onto fall. Natalie, Mark and his brother, Al, Schmitt farmtogether near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA pre x. Their four chil-dren are great help around the farm and are pushingNatalie out of several jobs. Therefore she is thankfulto have something else to do. For questions or com-ments please e-mail Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.

Holding on to Fall

The gorgeous dry days weve been experiencing lately have helped to push harvest along.

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