NGSP Announces Winners LUBBOCK, Texas The National Grain Sorghum Pro ducers (NGSP) has announced the winners of the 2001 National Grain Sorghum Yield and Man agement Contest. The contest entries “reflect the expertise, diligence, and management skills our members apply to their livelihoods,” said Ken Rose, NGSP Yield and Management Contest chairman from Keyes, Okla. National first-, second-, and third-place winners as well as state winners were recognized at an awards banquet during the 2002 Grain Sorghum Industry Conference in the San Francisco Bay Area in February. Winners of the contest, which includes five divisions, are deter mined by the amount a contest ant’s yield exceeds the five-year average yield in that contest ant’s county as determined by the USDA’s National Ag Statis tics Service. Special food-grade sorghum award winner in nonirrigated categories is Duane L. Vorder strasse of Thayer County, Neb. His field of Producers Hybrids 79 yielded 143.72 bushels per acre, outpacing the county aver age by 59.62 bushels. Among irrigated categories, special food-grade sorghum award winner was Long Family Partnership of Texas County, Okla. Their field of Asgrow Eclipse yielded 124.85 bushels per acre, beating the county av erage yield by 49.45 bushels. B & M Farms (Roberts Living Trust) of Hockley County, Texas, -walked away with na tional first place honors in the conventienal-till, irrigated divi sion with a yield of 165.94 bush els per acre on their field of Asgrow 581, topping the five year county average by 108.24 bushels. First place nationally in the conventional-till, nonirrigated division went to Lawrence Farm of Bond County, 111. Their field of Pioneer 84G62 turned out a yield of 164.72 bushels per acre, exceeding the county average by 75.32 bushels. National first place winner in the mulch-till, nonirrigated divi sion was Hundley Bros. Farms of Acadia County, La. Their yield of 137 16 bushels per acre on their field of Pioneer 83G66 exceeded the county average by 82.66 bushels. Placing first nationally in the no-till, nonirrigated division was Jon William Hardwick of Tensas County, La. Hardwick’s yield of 166.96 bushels per acre on his field of Asgrow Missile topped the five-year county av erage by 88.96 bushels. Mark and Ron Clancy Farms of Texas County, Okla., took the first place national award in the reduced-till, irrigated division, with a yield of 163.54 bushels per acre on their field of Pioneer 84G62. That compares to the five-year county average of 75.4 bushels per acre. National second place honors in the conventional-till, irrigated division went to Ron Smith Farms, Inc. of Jasper County, Mo. Their field of Pioneer 84G62 turned out a yield of 159.42 bushels per acre, topping the county average by 77.22 bushels. In the conventional-till, no nirrigated division, Hundley Brothers Farms of Acadia County, La., placed second na tionally, with their field of Pio neer 83G66 producing 129.03 bushels per acre. That tops the county average by 74.53 bushels. Second place honors nation allv in the mulch-till, nonirri- gated division went to Jerry Guenther, of Wilson County, Kan. Guenther’s field of Pioneer 84G62 turned out 159.10 bushels per acre, topping the county av erage by 76.90 bushels. Effenbeck Farms, Inc. of Thayer County, Neb., took na tional second place honors in the no-till, nonirrigated division with their field of NC° 7847. Their plot, which earned the “Bin Buster” award for highest nonirrigated yield in the contest, turned out 169.95 bushels per acre compared with the county average of 84.1 bushels. Terry and Steve Gaunt of Barton County, Kan., placed second nationally in the reduced-till, irrigated division. Their field of Pioneer 84G62 produced 173.60 bushels per acre, earning them the “Bin Buster” award for highest irri gated yield in the contest and topping the county average by 76.60 bushels. In the conventional-till, irri gated division, Joe B. Burford of construction Imß equipment 225 Timberiack, new trans, A/C, runs good, $5,500.814-448-3588. 79 Ford 8000 dump. Cat, air, hitch, 35,000 GVW, 5+ 2, good cond, $12,900 080. 717-653-5194, 917-3373. Crown forkllft/reach truck, 42' forks, B com partment, 4x2.9 load wheels, 42/50 straddle, 36” LBR, mast TF 138/89 only 449 hrs, $6OOO obo. Will consider trade for lift w/pneumatlc tires. 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His field of Asgrow A -459 turned out a yield of 154.67 bushels per acre, topping the county average of 77.4 bushels. National third place award in the reduced-till, irrigated divi sion went to LaMoine Smith, of Kearney County, Neb. His field of Dekalb DK54c yielded 166.26 bushels per acre, topping the county average by 70.76 bushels. Phone 717-933-4366 daytime or 933-8388 evenings. Cat 416 4x4, ex.hoe, AC, new front tires, 254 hrs on new engine, good con dition, $15,500. 717/629-8206 Belt (New) Reman Engine 88 JD 450 G, Good U/C 6 Way Blade $24,000 97 JD 450 G, EROPS, 6 Way Blade 1200 Mrs, Like New $42,500 JD 8508 Dozer, ROPS, Good UC Cat 988 A Wheel Loader, 2 to Choose From (2) Case 1840 Skid Loaders . 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