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November 26, 2012 | Vol. 3 Issue 11 | Pierre, South Dakota

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INSIde:� ere are 17 types of snakes in South Dakota, but a group of hunters are only interested in one (Dakota Life)

Looking at the Dust Bowl and its conservation connection

4-H to begin DNA testing at State Fair

What are the benefi ts of no-till farming?

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Features

Group makes a hobby of hunting rattlesnakes (Dakota Life) ...................................4

Land & Livestock News

Looking at the factors that led to the Dust Bowl .....................................................9

Knowledge of your land, specifically soil, key in dry years .....................................12

More and more farmings are warming up to the idea of no-till farming .................16

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By Allison Jarrell for Land & Livestock

South Dakota is home to 17 different species of snake, but only one of those varieties is venomous – the prairie rattlesnake.

If you live along the Missouri River or west of it, odds are you’ve been within 10 feet of these snakes. They live in prairie dog towns, in old concrete foundations and in abandoned homesteads. They’re scattered throughout

open prairies and croplands.

Prairie rattlesnakes don’t like to pick fights; they prefer to go unnoticed. If left alone, they’ll prob-ably do the same to you.

Mess with them, and you’re likely to find out why they’re the most feared snake in South Dakota.

Yet this is what Ben Smith and his rattlesnake-

hunting family and friends live for. Smith has been hunting the snakes for the past 30 years and still gets nervous during each hunt.

“Going out and seeing them is such an adrena-line rush. Seeing them from a distance, grouped up around a hole, that’s when your heart gets to pumping,” Smith said. “I don’t want to ever get too confident. That’s when you’ll have problems.”

Each year between May and October, Smith scours prairie dog towns throughout the Stanley County area, looking for the rattling reptiles. In this region, they often den up in prairie dog holes and emerge during the summer in search of food.

‘Snake tongs’ and poles with hooks are used to pull a snake out of its den or grab it once it’s within reach. Generally, a rattlesnake’s strike range is anywhere from a third to half of the snake’s length, so the tongs keep the rattling at a distance.

“Hunting pheasants with guns, you kind of have the upper hand,” said Kirby Welch, Smith’s friend

and fellow hunter. “We’re hunting snakes with tongs and hooks; I think they have the upper hand.”

Smith estimates that they’ve caught about 100 rattlesnakes in a season. He and his oldest daugh-ter once caught 52 rattlesnakes in 90 minutes.

Regardless of his frequent exposure, he’s only been bitten once, when he was 15. It was a dry bite he received while riding his bike. He wasn’t deterred in the least.

“I must have run over the snake’s tail section or something. His reaction was to come back and he got me right in the leg,” Smith said. “The doctor said that if I had venom in me, my leg would have been swollen up. I think it was just a quick reac-tion. It didn’t hurt at all; it just hit really hard.”

Smith’s father, a farmer and a rancher, collected the rattles whenever he killed snakes. Smith took up the ritual of keeping the rattles as souvenirs and progressed to skinning them and tanning their

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“Story tellers are continually telling us … that a rattlesnake is a gentleman because he rattles before he strikes…a rattlesnake is not to be trusted. You will find individuals that violate all the rules, and I don’t call them gentlemen.”

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“Going out and seeing them is such an adrenaline rush. Seeing them from a distance, grouped up around a hole, that’s when your heart gets to pumping.”

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Rattlesnake hunting has become a family tradition for Smith and his three daugh-ters. two years ago, he took Kirby Welch and his son Willie rattlesnake hunting. This past April, the group went to Okla-homa to hunt diamondback rattlesnakes.

“It’s flat land and grasses here, but down there, it’s cliffs and boulders,” Welch said. “That wasn’t an adrenaline rush; that was damn scary.”

After catching and freezing the rattle-snakes, Smith often sells them, mak-

ing just enough money to buy gas for his next hunt. One such buyer is Steve Thompson, a local snake expert who’s been working with the slithering reptiles since 1974.

Thompson gained experience handling snakes working reptile control and animal damage control jobs. Thompson enjoyed giving snake talks and demon-strations across the state, and survived a few close calls of his own – including a rogue snake in his car and a bite during a demonstration.

“Steve Thompson once told me, ‘If you handle rattlesnakes enough, you’ll even-tually get bit,’” Smith said. “So I let my tools do all the work for me. I rarely ever handle them.”

Thompson dries and tans the snake skins with his own tanning solution and makes everything from belts and hat bands to money clips and key fobs, which he sells online.

“People are very intrigued by the rattle-snake skins. They’re conversation pieces,” Thompson said.

Other popular uses include making jew-elry from rattles and vertebrae, placing rattles into guitars and, of course, eating them.

People often eat rattlesnake just to say they’ve tried it, and it’s usually compared to chicken. Smith, Welch and Thomp-son all agree that it tastes about as good as the batter it’s deep fat fried in.

“If I ordered chicken in a restaurant that tasted like that, I would send it back!” Welch laughed.

Ben’s oldest daughter, Jess Smith, uses snake tongs to catch a feisty rattlesnake. (Allison JArrell/lAnd And livestock)

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Clockwise from top left: Ben Smith walks through a field with his snake tong and bucket. Kirby Welch, from left, his son Willie Welch and Ben Smith stand with a snake caught in a nearby prairie dog town. A field in Stanley County is seen. (Allison JArrell/lAnd And livestock)

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4-H implements DNA sampling at SD State Fair4-H Implements DNA Sampling for All Market Animals to exhibit at South Dakota State Fair

Brookings, S.D. -Begin-ning with the 2012 - 2013

4-H program year, South Dakota 4-H is imple-menting a DNA sample process for all Market Animals intended for 4-H Division competitions at the South Dakota State

Fair, says Rod Geppert, SDSU Extension 4-H Livestock Show Manage-ment Coordinator.

“This is a critical re-quirement that will be

implemented during the upcoming 4-HGreen tag and Weigh-In events in your area,” Geppert said.

Geppert explains that this new requirement has

been added to ensure the integrity of the SD 4-H Livestock Program.

“We realize that this is an additional cost for 4-H families and may cause some financial burden; however, several sur-rounding states have gone to this process and we must make this change to ensure the integrity of the SD 4-H Livestock Program,” he said.

Market Animals without a DNA sample on file will be rejected from entering 4-H Division competi-tions at the South State Fair, regardless of the youth’s ribbon placing at a County Fair or 4-H Achievement Days.

So how will this new rule work? Geppert explains that during a County 4-H Weigh-In, 4-H members must Green tag and have a DNA hair sample taken of all market animals they could possibly exhibit at the State Fair. Only animals that were DNA sampled by the ownership deadlines will be allowed to enter the 4-H Division livestock competitions at the State Fair; with the ex-ception of some swine op-erations with 4-H market hogs, which will only be weighed, tagged and DNA sampled on an exhibitors’ farm if the animals reside on a premise with a high level of bio-security or health status. Otherwise, all other market swine will be processed at the official county weigh-in.

The 2013 4-H DNA sample fee is $6 per head and covers the expense of materials and handling.

4-H families must pay the per head fee to the Coun-ty Extension Office at the time the market animal is weighed, green tagged and the DNA sampled.

to implement the DNA sampling process of mar-ket animals, South Dakota 4-H has partnered with AK-SAR-BEN to process the DNA samples and paperwork.

4-H members should be aware that this DNA process also gives privilege to nominate the animals for the AK-SAR-BEN Livestock Show with the same DNA sample.

Members should plan to participate in DNA sample training with AK-SAR-BEN and SDSU Extension staff or take the training online via iGrow before arriving to your County’s weigh-in event.

During the State Fair, all grand and reserve champi-ons, plus division cham-pions and reserves will have a DNA sample taken which South Dakota 4-H will submit to AK-SAR-BEN after the State Fair for DNA testing/match-ing. In addition, South Dakota 4-H will take ran-dom DNA samples during the weigh-in/check-in for 4-H Division Market Animal competitions at the State Fair.

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For most, setting a table with the coff ee cup turned upside-down is basic etiquette.

But Colette Kessler sees the dining quirk for what

it was in the 1930s – a means to avoid a mouth full of dirt.

Th is was just one daily ritual of many

that were undertaken during the “dirty thirties,” said Kessler, public aff airs specialist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in South Da-kota. People often placed wet clothes

along windowsills to prevent dirt from entering their homes.

Regardless, they found themselves constantly dusting.

DUST BOWL‘Houses were shut tight, and cloth wedged around doors and windows, but the dust came in so thinly that it could not be seen in the air, and it settled like pollen on the chairs and tables, on the dishes,’

-John Steinbeck, ‘Th e Grapes of Wrath’

Photo shows a dust storm brewing on the Great Plains. (Photo courtesy of Natural resources coNservatioN service)

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Pierre resident and farmer Gaylord Norman, who was about 5 years old during the Dust Bowl, remembers dust storms on his family’s property, about 60 miles west of Fort Pierre. He recalls the dust often looking like a fog outside.

“One day we were coming home from my grandfolks’ place, and we got about a half mile from home and the car stalled,” Norman said. “The wind and dust were blowing really hard and we had to walk into the wind. My brother and I, we took off running for the house. My mother was probably carrying my baby sister and a couple other little kids along with her. I remember the dirt hitting me in the face.”

The Dust Bowl first blew across the Plains of South Dakota during the summer of 1931, almost two years after the stock market crashed.

Many children died of dust pneumonia. towns were abandoned in search of work and food. Cattle resorted to eating tumbleweed to survive, be-cause the grasshoppers had consumed anything that hadn’t blown away.

Several factors led to the devastation of the Dust Bowl, which is still con-sidered the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. The recipe for ruin included sustained drought and high winds, conversion of grasslands to croplands, and over-plowing and over-grazing of agricultural lands.

“Westward expansion was very exciting; the railroad was coming through, promising a ‘land of infinite variety,’” Kessler said. “The early 1900s were

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very productive years out on the prairie. Unfortunately, the people who came from the east didn’t understand the climate out west or how the Great Plains ecosystem works.”

Families continued to plow and farm their land the only way they knew how, and eventually topsoil began to blow.

“I can’t fault my grandparents and great-grandparents who came here and farmed the way they were told to,” said An-gela Ehlers, executive director of the South Dakota Associa-tion of Conservation Districts. “They farmed in Germany and Norway, where there was more precipitation and the fields were smaller. You put those practices here, and the soils are different, the climate is different.”

In response to these conditions, Hugh Hammond Bennett, considered to be the father of conservation in America, founded the Soil Erosion Service within the U.S. Depart-ment of Interior in 1933. A year later, a fierce dust storm swept across the Great Plains towards Washington, D.C. Dust even reached the Atlantic Ocean and was found aboard ships.

In 1935, the Soil Conservation Service was established in order to help land-owners utilize conservation practices, and two years later President Franklin D. Roosevelt urged the nation to organize conservation districts within each state.

This was much needed, since “black blizzards” had stripped topsoil from more than 100 million acres of cropland by December 1934. twenty of the worst storms fell on “Black Sunday” in April 1935 – turning day to night and leaving only bare ground behind.

Soil scientists have determined that it takes, on average, about 500 years for an inch of topsoil to form in South Dakota, said Kessler. So losing that

soil from the northern Great Plains was like watching thousands of years of productivity being dumped across the nation.

The South Dakota Association of Conservation Dis-tricts was established in 1941 as a network to promote conservation between districts and to exchange infor-mation.

today, there are 3,000 districts across the United States conserving soil and landscapes, including 69 districts in

South Dakota.

In partnership with organizations such as the NRCS, the districts strive to utilize education and technology to preserve soil for future agricultural endeavors.

“They call the Dust Bowl the greatest man-made ecological disaster that the United States ever had, and it didn’t have to be,” Ehlers said. “We just didn’t know better. Now we do.”

“i can’t fault my grandparents and great-grandparents who came here and farmed the way they were told to.”

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“What should we American farmers be without the distinct possession of that soil? It feeds, it clothes us, from it we draw even a great exuberancy, our best meat, our richest drink, the very honey of our bees … No wonder we should thus cherish its posses-sion … On it is founded our rank, our freedom, our power as citizens, our importance as inhabitants of such a district … this is what may be called the true and only philosophy of an American farmer.”

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Plowing and grazing practices in the 1930s worsened the effects of the drought and wind storms that battered the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl years, but one key element could have decreased the devastation – knowledge of the land.

More specifically, knowledge of the soil.

There are more microbes in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on the earth, soil scientists say. And in South Dakota alone there are over 650 types of soil, including one called Houdek that isn’t found any-where else in the United States.

Houdek and other loam soils cover more than 2 million acres across South Dakota - acres which lie mostly in the eastern half of the state and are often used for crop pro-duction. Loam soil, a mixture of sand, silt and clay, lends itself to agriculture because of its ability to retain nutrients and water while allowing excess to drain away.

However, those characteristics only apply to soil that is healthy.

With so many different soils, and their diverse traits, soil health education is vi-tal, experts say. Variances in precipitation, temperature and parent materials that soil develops from are also key to understanding how to properly manage land, according to Douglas Malo, a distinguished professor of soil science at South

Healthy soil is• Earthy smelling• Dark in color, crumbly, porous• Soft, moist and granular in structure• Full of root systems and organic matter• Filled with earthworms and organisms• Rich in carbon dioxide and nitrogen

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“East of the Missouri River, everything was primarily under ice and some wind-blown silt. In the west, we have a lot of residual parent materials, where the soil developed right in the bedrock that was exposed,” Malo said. “Because of that, we have many different management systems that we have to employ to keep that soil protected.”

These health management systems in-clude practices such as no-till, planting cover crops and crop rotation and diversity. When these conservation practices are fol-lowed, soil becomes healthier, leading to natural resource protection, better infiltration rates and increased produc-tion and profit for farmers.

“Anything we can do to increase the amount of water available to plants is something we want,” Malo said. “Adding organic matter back to the soil and reducing tillage, those kinds of things improve the amount of carbon left in the soil, the soil’s water-holding capacity and the natural fertility of that soil.”

In central South Dakota, no-till adoption has increased from 5 percent in 1986 to 73 percent in 2009, according to a study by South Dakota State University.

While that trend shows progress in soil protection, agricultural researcher Dwayne Beck sees conservation as a complex process that extends far beyond no-till.

“The key to conservation agriculture is mimicking Mother Nature in terms of how nutrients cycle,” said Beck, who manages the Dakota Lakes Research Farm in Pierre. “As farmers, we harvest

sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. We pick up a few minerals from the soil, but that’s about it.”

Beck’s farm takes advantage of the native diversity that was common back when Lewis and Clark trekked their way among prairie plants. He also utilizes cover crops, no-till farming, and high and low residue crop rotation in addition to plant diversity.

“When I travel, I look at the native vegetation and that tells me what you can do, what kind of crops you can grow and what your water resources are,” Beck said.

Since the farm came to fruition in 1990, the ground has never been tilled, and not a single insecticide has been sprayed. Instead, Beck focuses on being proac-tive by encouraging beneficial organisms and replacing summer fallow and tillage with a new rotation of cool

season, broad-leaf crops that recharge the moisture in the soil.

At the Dakota Lakes Research Farm, visitors find clean air and water, healthy soil and “happy” microorganisms and animals. Beck knows that the profit of conservation agriculture is important to farmers when choosing whether to invest in new methods and new equipment, and so far he’s noticed that central South Dakota has made a significant transfor-mation over the last 20 years.

“A good share of the guys made this tran-sition from very tillage-based systems to ones that are much more balanced,” Beck said. “I know we’re not there yet. We’re just getting started, but we’ve stopped the bleeding.”

Landowners are not only leaking fewer nutrients, but also less carbon, according to a study led by David Clay, a professor

of plant science at South Dakota State University.

Between 1985 and 2010, a team of scientists collected more than 95,000 soil samples from farmers across eastern and central South Dakota. They found that minimum and no-till farming practices have increased the yield potential of the soil and capture carbon in the environ-ment, resulting in a cleaner, more eco-nomically vibrant environment.

Carbon has increased 24 percent, while corn yields are 60 percent higher, soybean yields are 19 percent higher and wheat yields are 53 percent higher. These increases have resulted in more than $2 billion in additional sales.

Not a bad incentive for investing in healthy soil.

A variety of soil types means different resources, concerns and farming practices around the state. Local conservation districts, in partnership with organiza-tions like the NRCS, can fill those niches

and provide services locally to promote conservation statewide.

The future could be bright for soil – and agriculture – thanks to the programs and organizations that have been dedicated to implementing conservation since the Dirty Thirties.

The NRCS’ latest National Resources Inventory shows that soil erosion on cropland declined by 43 percent during the past 25 years. By saving and conserv-ing millions of tons of topsoil, producers are increasing their yields while making the land more resilient against drought.

“This year is the 75th anniversary of the conservation districts, and it’s the worst drought we’ve had since I’ve been alive,” said Doug Boes, Hughes County Con-servation District manager. “We don’t know what next year is going to be like, but we do know that it’ll be better than it was 75 years ago because of the conserva-tion districts and the practices that we’ve partnered to put into place.”

“Anything we can do to increase the amount of water available to plants is something we want,”

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Gaylord Norman, a local farmer and Stanley County conservation board member, remembers the first time he implemented no-till farming on his land. The result was far from desirable.

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Shelly O’Daniel, of the Hughes and Stanley County conservation districts, noticed more and more farmers warm up to the idea of no-till when they realized that the less they disturbed their soil, the greater their yields became. Since the 2008 Farm Bill, South Dakota producers have, on average, converted 2 million acres of cropland to a

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“I think our producers really do reach out for the informa-tion. They trust us, because they know we are the local people,” said Angela Ehlers, executive director of the South Dakota Association of Con-servation Districts. “Having built that level of trust, I think they’re more likely to try some of the new stuff. They’re inter-ested in being innovators.”

The 69 conservation districts in South Dakota help local pro-ducers conserve their natural resources, specifically their soil, in partnership with the NRCS. With over 650 types of soil in the state, these conservation methods vary greatly from one district to another.

“You can understand the power of each individual district,” said Doug Boes, Hughes County Conservation District manager. “When you look at Hughes County and Stanley County alone, there are major differences between the land types of those two counties. If you didn’t have local control, one ruling from the federal government might not affect all districts equally.”

Local conservation districts offer one-on-one assistance to producers and landown-ers, answering questions and lending advice about soil and conservation agriculture.

This April 2012 image at the Dakota Lakes Research Farm shows a spring wheat seedling planted into soybean residue. Wind erosion happens when the soil is not protected by leaving crop residues in fields on the soil surface.

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Producers usually come in with a land issue or with the goal of improving water infiltration, grazing systems or their use of natural resources. They often walk out with a deeper knowl-edge of their resources and a plan to conserve them.

District conservationists not only plant trees and grasses, but they also monitor grasses on rangelands or visit produc-ers’ operations to see what will work for them and their land.

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605-224-6228

FOR SALE: Car Haultrailer, 1994, 20ft. Ask-ing $2000 or best offer.Ca l l a f te r 5pm,605-224-9110.

FOR SALE: Flexsteelcouch, sage green,6'8"L, very good condi-tion, $300, Lane 2 re-cliner chairs w/centerconsole, sage green,6'8"L, good condition,$ 3 0 0 . C a l l605-224-5215 for moreinfo.

080 Cars

2001 FORD TaurusWagon, V6 3.0 motor,dark blue, runs good,very clean, good familycar. Selling $3000. Call605-222-1874.

FOR SALE: 2002 Pon-tiac Grand Prix, Studentcar, good condition,$2500 OBO. Call605-222-6759 eve-nings.

FOR SALE: 2007 Griz-zly 700, 3k miles, 4x4,EPS, $4500. 2003 Pon-tiac Grand AM GT,leather, sunroof, 3.4 V6,$ 3 0 0 0 . C a l l605 -669 -2787 o r605-295-2590.

090 Motorcycles

NEW 2007 TW200 Yamaha

Motor Bikeonly 121 miles., took inon trade. I don!t ride.

$3500605-224-6061

120 Wanted to Buy

BUYING WILD Fur:Carcass, Skinned or fin-ished. Jackrabbits &Porcupine. Deer hides:Cash, gloves, or Do-nate to food pantry.T-N-T FUR, 501 S. Har-r ison, Pierre SD605-280-8383.

160 Rent: Mobile Homes

LOT FOR RENT in nicemobile home park inP i e r r e . C a l l605 -224 -9595 o r605-222-3925.

170 Rent: Apartments

Fridge & Microwave/

Kitchenettes1 & 2 BedroomsUtilities IncludedOn-site Laundry

605-280-8336605-224-5896

180 Rent: Commercial

FOR RENT40x40 commerical/warehouse space.

Heated, cooled; floordrain with pit; hot & cold

running water; largeoverhead door,walk-in door.

Located on Airport Rd.near Walmart.

Call 605-222-8280 or605-222-8283.

For Rent: Office SpaceClass A Building, utili-ties and off street park-ing included. Close toCapitol & Post Office.Call 605-224-0461.

220 For Sale: Homes

FOR SALE by Owner.Very nice 2 bedroom, 2bath, Grand Manorcondominium, 101 W.Prospect Ave - Indoorunderground parking,elevator, no snowshoveling, like newcondition. Upgradedhardwood f loor ingthroughout. Washer,dryer, dishwasher,refr igerator, stove,microwave, and windowtreatments included.$ 1 3 9 , 0 0 0 . C a l l605-224-5088 for ap-p o i n t m e n t , o r619-944-0623.

FOR SALEMLS # 12-310

Century 21 FischerRounds

6 bedroom, 4 bath,custom built home.

Formal dining, eat inkitchen, main floor

master & laundry.Many recent

updates,

$399,9001104 Lakewood Dr.,

Pierre.

No Flood damage.Broker owned. Foradditional details

and photos

www.c21fischer-rounds.com

For appointment

605-222-9521

NEW HOUSES for sale:28868 & 28870 CloverDr., Oahe Acres. 3 bed-room, 2 bath, 3-stall ga-rage, full basement.605 -224 -2266 o r605-280-8866.

280 Help Wanted

1 TEMP position:Livestock worker ,12/25/12 to 04/30/13 @$11.61 p/hr. Free hous-ing, 48 hrs p/ wk. 3/4guarantee, transporta-tion and subsistenceexpenses to worksitepaid after 50% comple-tion of contract. Tools,equipment provided atno cost. Tasks: attend,feed, medicate, clean,herd, care for livestock.Minimum 3 months ex-perience. Work in ad-verse weather. ArleneSchauer, Faith, SD.Contact the SD Deptof Labor off ice,605-773-4212, job list-ing # SD1582845.

Cleaners needed in

Pierre retail store from

5am-8am. $9 PER

h o u r . C a l l

1-800-537-1376 ext

6003.

CREWLEADER/HEAVY

EquipmentOperator

Street DepartmentMINIMUM QUALIFICA-TIONS: Experience su-pervising crews benefi-cial. Excellent commu-nication skills and abilityto work with diverse in-dividuals and the publicto complete city pro-jects is essential. Oper-ates a motor grader,front-end loader, bob-cat, street sweeper andtrucks. Manual labor re-quired including someheavy lifting. Must haveor ability to obtain CDLwith air brakes within 60days of employment.ESSENTIAL FUN-TIONS: This positionserves as crew leaderand is responsible foroperating heavy equip-ment to maintain streetsand gravel roads andalleys in the city.SALARY: $17.04 mini-mumCLOSING DATE: OpenUntil FilledApplicationS TO:City of Pierre HumanResources Director,

P.O. Box 1253,Pierre SD 57501,

(605) 773-7429,www.pierre.sd.gov

NEED HELP SkirtingMobile home. Expe-rience preferred.Good pay. Call

605-224-2921 or605-280-2368.

ONE TEMPORARY,full-time opening from1 2 / 1 7 / 2 0 1 2 t o03/17/2013 for HuseFarms in Sully County.Work Monday thru Fri-day, 8 hrs/day, 40hrs/wk. Prevai l ingWage $11.61/hr. JOBREQUIREMENTS: 3months experience incrop production. Validdriver's license; if no li-cense, employer will as-sist worker to obtain li-cense within 3 weeks ofarrival at job site. JOBDUTIES: Operation oftractors and truck;maintenance and repairof farm machinery; han-dling and hauling ofcrops to grain bins;cleaning and mainte-nance of shop, equip-ment and farm area;snow removal in shopand must clear pathwayfor semi-truck for haul-ing of crop. EM-PLOYER ASSUR-ANCES: Employmentguaranteed for _ of con-tract period, startingwith date of arrival atwork site. Employerprovides free housingfor workers whose resi-dence beyond normalcommuting distance;employer pays inboundtransportation and sub-sistence to work siteupon 50% completionof work contract forworkers whose resi-dence is beyond normalcommuting distance.TO APPLY: Mail re-sume to SD Depart-ment of Labor, Attn:H-2A #SD1581495, 700Governors Drive, Pi-erre, SD 57501,usingjob order number6469669. Must haveproof of legal authorityto work in U.S. Refer toID #SD1581495 whenapplying.

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FOR SALE: Now isthe chance to buy awell established &

successful business inthe State Capitol of

S.D. The Longbranchis for SALE (seriousinquires only). Call

Russell Spaid

605-280-1067.

240 For Sale: Commercial

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Morris Equipment, LLC500 S. Grant Ave Pierre, SD 57501

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the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and the Con-servation Reserve Program (CRP).

EQIP is the standard conservation program that provides

technical and financial assistance to help producers imple-ment voluntary conservation practices to improve their natural resources. Last fiscal year, South Dakota had over 460 contracts on over 490,000 acres.

CSP has also seen success, with almost 3 million acres, or 15 percent, of agricultural land under CSP contracts in South Dakota.

Nearly 70 percent of the nation’s land is privately owned, and currently, NRCS has about 97 million acres of land enrolled in conservation programs as of July 2012. More than 182,000 landowners currently participate in these programs, which is crucial to preventing erosion on those private lands.

Such erosion was seen this past October in areas of South Dakota, when a few days of extreme wind gusts caused some agricultural lands to release clouds of dust – a sight no producer wants to see.

While improvements in soil health have been made, con-servation doesn’t happen overnight – it takes a daily effort and years of investment.

“For conservation districts, the bottom line is not one year. We’re in this for the long haul,” Ehlers said. “The land has to sustain you and me today, my grand nieces and nephews in 20 years, and the kids that come a hun-dred years from now.”

A shelterbelt utilizes trees and shrubs that are suitable for the soil, resulting in environmental benefits.

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050 $100 or Less

42IN. SONY Trinitronflat screen TV, $20.Moving, must sell. Call605-494-0122.

GEN TECK Mod 94217Rediness monitor tocheck your cars com-puter . $95. Cal l605 -280 -3094 o r605-494-3001.

MENS 26” Mongoose,like new, 14 speed, hasaluminum frame. $85.Call 605-280-3094 or605-494-3001.

MENS BLACK AcmeCowboy boots, lightlyworn, size 11.5D. $25.Call 605-494-0312 or616-460-8539.

MENS COWBOY hat.Baileys X Double fur-blend. Size 7.5 longoval, lightly worn. $20.Call 605-494-0312 or616-460-5839.

OAK COMBO book-case/TV/drawer cabinetcorner unit, $100605-224-4976 after5pm.

TIRE SIZE 225-60-16,$25. Call 605-280-3094or 605-494-3001.

YAMAHA PSR31 Key-board and stand, $40.Call 605-494-0312 or616-460-8539.

060 For Sale

15CU.FT. CAPRICHEST

FREEZER,15CU.FT. ROPER

UPRIGHTFREEZER, $200

EACH, CALL605-280-9793.

ABELS A1 GarageDoors selling servic-

ing and Installing.Clopay Garage

Doors. Best DoorsBest Prices

*Member of good

house keeping Seal* Residential & Com-

mercial. Locallyowned and Oper-

ated. R-Value up to22.2 will Service all

brands605-295-0877.

CHRISTMAS

TREES!

Garland, Wreaths,

Spruce tops, Christ-mas baskets.

Hours:Mon.-Fri.

3pm-8:30pm,

Sat & Sun.10am-9pm.

Located on the

Truck by Passacross from Lamb

motors.

605-224-6228

FOR SALE: Car Haultrailer, 1994, 20ft. Ask-ing $2000 or best offer.Ca l l a f te r 5pm,605-224-9110.

FOR SALE: Flexsteelcouch, sage green,6'8"L, very good condi-tion, $300, Lane 2 re-cliner chairs w/centerconsole, sage green,6'8"L, good condition,$ 3 0 0 . C a l l605-224-5215 for moreinfo.

080 Cars

2001 FORD TaurusWagon, V6 3.0 motor,dark blue, runs good,very clean, good familycar. Selling $3000. Call605-222-1874.

FOR SALE: 2002 Pon-tiac Grand Prix, Studentcar, good condition,$2500 OBO. Call605-222-6759 eve-nings.

FOR SALE: 2007 Griz-zly 700, 3k miles, 4x4,EPS, $4500. 2003 Pon-tiac Grand AM GT,leather, sunroof, 3.4 V6,$ 3 0 0 0 . C a l l605 -669 -2787 o r605-295-2590.

090 Motorcycles

NEW 2007 TW200 Yamaha

Motor Bikeonly 121 miles., took inon trade. I don!t ride.

$3500605-224-6061

120 Wanted to Buy

BUYING WILD Fur:Carcass, Skinned or fin-ished. Jackrabbits &Porcupine. Deer hides:Cash, gloves, or Do-nate to food pantry.T-N-T FUR, 501 S. Har-r ison, Pierre SD605-280-8383.

160 Rent: Mobile Homes

LOT FOR RENT in nicemobile home park inP i e r r e . C a l l605 -224 -9595 o r605-222-3925.

170 Rent: Apartments

Fridge & Microwave/

Kitchenettes1 & 2 BedroomsUtilities IncludedOn-site Laundry

605-280-8336605-224-5896

180 Rent: Commercial

FOR RENT40x40 commerical/warehouse space.

Heated, cooled; floordrain with pit; hot & cold

running water; largeoverhead door,walk-in door.

Located on Airport Rd.near Walmart.

Call 605-222-8280 or605-222-8283.

For Rent: Office SpaceClass A Building, utili-ties and off street park-ing included. Close toCapitol & Post Office.Call 605-224-0461.

220 For Sale: Homes

FOR SALE by Owner.Very nice 2 bedroom, 2bath, Grand Manorcondominium, 101 W.Prospect Ave - Indoorunderground parking,elevator, no snowshoveling, like newcondition. Upgradedhardwood f loor ingthroughout. Washer,dryer, dishwasher,refr igerator, stove,microwave, and windowtreatments included.$ 1 3 9 , 0 0 0 . C a l l605-224-5088 for ap-p o i n t m e n t , o r619-944-0623.

FOR SALEMLS # 12-310

Century 21 FischerRounds

6 bedroom, 4 bath,custom built home.

Formal dining, eat inkitchen, main floor

master & laundry.Many recent

updates,

$399,9001104 Lakewood Dr.,

Pierre.

No Flood damage.Broker owned. Foradditional details

and photos

www.c21fischer-rounds.com

For appointment

605-222-9521

NEW HOUSES for sale:28868 & 28870 CloverDr., Oahe Acres. 3 bed-room, 2 bath, 3-stall ga-rage, full basement.605 -224 -2266 o r605-280-8866.

280 Help Wanted

1 TEMP position:Livestock worker ,12/25/12 to 04/30/13 @$11.61 p/hr. Free hous-ing, 48 hrs p/ wk. 3/4guarantee, transporta-tion and subsistenceexpenses to worksitepaid after 50% comple-tion of contract. Tools,equipment provided atno cost. Tasks: attend,feed, medicate, clean,herd, care for livestock.Minimum 3 months ex-perience. Work in ad-verse weather. ArleneSchauer, Faith, SD.Contact the SD Deptof Labor off ice,605-773-4212, job list-ing # SD1582845.

Cleaners needed in

Pierre retail store from

5am-8am. $9 PER

h o u r . C a l l

1-800-537-1376 ext

6003.

CREWLEADER/HEAVY

EquipmentOperator

Street DepartmentMINIMUM QUALIFICA-TIONS: Experience su-pervising crews benefi-cial. Excellent commu-nication skills and abilityto work with diverse in-dividuals and the publicto complete city pro-jects is essential. Oper-ates a motor grader,front-end loader, bob-cat, street sweeper andtrucks. Manual labor re-quired including someheavy lifting. Must haveor ability to obtain CDLwith air brakes within 60days of employment.ESSENTIAL FUN-TIONS: This positionserves as crew leaderand is responsible foroperating heavy equip-ment to maintain streetsand gravel roads andalleys in the city.SALARY: $17.04 mini-mumCLOSING DATE: OpenUntil FilledApplicationS TO:City of Pierre HumanResources Director,

P.O. Box 1253,Pierre SD 57501,

(605) 773-7429,www.pierre.sd.gov

NEED HELP SkirtingMobile home. Expe-rience preferred.Good pay. Call

605-224-2921 or605-280-2368.

ONE TEMPORARY,full-time opening from1 2 / 1 7 / 2 0 1 2 t o03/17/2013 for HuseFarms in Sully County.Work Monday thru Fri-day, 8 hrs/day, 40hrs/wk. Prevai l ingWage $11.61/hr. JOBREQUIREMENTS: 3months experience incrop production. Validdriver's license; if no li-cense, employer will as-sist worker to obtain li-cense within 3 weeks ofarrival at job site. JOBDUTIES: Operation oftractors and truck;maintenance and repairof farm machinery; han-dling and hauling ofcrops to grain bins;cleaning and mainte-nance of shop, equip-ment and farm area;snow removal in shopand must clear pathwayfor semi-truck for haul-ing of crop. EM-PLOYER ASSUR-ANCES: Employmentguaranteed for _ of con-tract period, startingwith date of arrival atwork site. Employerprovides free housingfor workers whose resi-dence beyond normalcommuting distance;employer pays inboundtransportation and sub-sistence to work siteupon 50% completionof work contract forworkers whose resi-dence is beyond normalcommuting distance.TO APPLY: Mail re-sume to SD Depart-ment of Labor, Attn:H-2A #SD1581495, 700Governors Drive, Pi-erre, SD 57501,usingjob order number6469669. Must haveproof of legal authorityto work in U.S. Refer toID #SD1581495 whenapplying.

060 For Sale 220 For Sale: Homes 280 Help Wanted 280 Help Wanted

FOR SALE: Now isthe chance to buy awell established &

successful business inthe State Capitol of

S.D. The Longbranchis for SALE (seriousinquires only). Call

Russell Spaid

605-280-1067.

240 For Sale: Commercial

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VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Basin Electric is a regional wholesale electric generation and transmission cooperative

serving 134 member systems. These member systems provide power and services to

more than 2.8 million consumers in nine states. The cooperative has 2100+

employees. Basin Electric has an opening for a Vice President of Human Resources in

Bismarck, ND to oversee a team of human resources professionals.

Requirements will include:• Broad leadership experience covering all aspects of human resources functions

• Four-year degree in a business or human resources related field and ten years

of human resources experience, including a minimum of five years managing

multiple HR functions and staff

• Excellent oral and written communications skills, interpersonal skills and

demonstrated leadership, team building, and problem solving skills

Particular focus will include:• Providing strategic leadership development to ensure critical business needs

are achieved

• Directing workforce planning efforts as the cooperative is faced with rising

numbers of employees eligible for retirement

• Establishing executive and incentive compensation plans in conjunction with a

tactical review of cooperative wide employee focused benefit programs

• Providing direction regarding the cooperative’s overall strategy for union

negotiations

• Grasping the general business problems facing the Cooperative and developing

human resources programs to meet these general business issues

Excellent salary and benefit package. Applications for employment will be accepted

through December 7, 2012.

Are you interested in working for an employer who is this year’s recipient of the

Secretary of Defense’s Freedom Award and was named one of the top 10 Employers

in 2011 by Bismarck/Mandan’s Young Professionals Network? Then please go to our

web site (www.basinelectric.com). Click on Jobs and complete the application process.

Questions pertaining to this position can be answered by emailing [email protected]

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

1717 East Interstate Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58503

www.basinelectric.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

WANTED AUTOMOTIVESERVICE TECHNICIAN

Pay up to $25/hour based onexperience. Full benefit pack-age. Jan Busse Ford. ContactJim Bruce at 605-852-2122.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTThe Central South Dakota EnhancementDistrict is accepting applications for theposition of Administrative Assistant. Re-sponsibilities include clerical, research,

and other duties as assigned. This is apart-time hourly position. Must be profi-cient with Microsoft Office software in-cluding Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher Salary-DOQ. Mail

cover letter and resume toCentral South Dakota

Enhancement District,%Executive Director Marlene Knutson,

PO Box 220,Pierre, SD 57501or e-mail same to

[email protected] open until filled.

The Lower Brule Community

CollegeLower Brule, South Dakotais seeking an

Full-Time Business ManagerDESCRIPTION OF

DUTIES: This position serves as the primary financial manager for the college. Duties

include responsibility for payroll processing, accounts receivable/

payable process-ing, development of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts,

local, tribal, state and federal reporting,

ensure records sys-tems are maintained in accordance with

generally accepted au-diting standards, and a variety of activities involved in assisting

the President with the college finances.

R E Q U I R E M E N T S FOR POSITION: • Experience in strategic planning and execution. • Knowledge of finance, accounting, budget-ing, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. • Knowledge of tribal, federal and state fi-nancial regulations. • Ability to analyze finan-cial data and prepare financial reports, state-ments, and projections. • Proficient in us-ing QuickBooks, Access and Excel.• Work requires pro-fessional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. • Ability to motivate oth-ers to produce qual-ity materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously man-age several projects. • Ability to partici-pate in and facili-tate group meetings. • This is normally ac-quired through a combi-

nation of the completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Account-ing, ten years of expe-rience in a senior-level finance or accounting position, and/or a CPA. • Some evening work required.• Applicants will be re-quired to perform as-sessment skills tests.• All persons selected for employment must complete a background check. A favorable re-sult of this background check is required prior to employment. CLOSING DATE FOR AP-PLICATIONS:

Open until filled. Native American

preference applies.Mail cover letter and

resume to Natalie Bergquist,

President, Lower Brule

Community College, PO Box 230,

Lower Brule SD, 57548.Phone (605)473-9232

Email natalieb@lowerbrulecc.

orgLower Brule Community

College is an E.O. Employer.

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STERILE

PROCESSING

TECHNICIANFull-Time Opening

St. Mary's HealthcareCenter is accepting ap-plications for a SterileProcessing Technicianto work in our SurgicalServices department.This position is respon-sible for the decontami-nation and sterilizationof surgical instruments.This also includesmonitoring and record-ing of the sterilizationprocesses. EducationalRequirements: HS Di-ploma or equivalent;certification in SterileProcessing preferred.EMT, LPN, or otherhealthcare related train-ing beneficial. SurgicalTechnologists are en-couraged to apply. St.Mary's offers a competi-tive salary and benefitspackage. Please applyonline atwww.st-marys.comby the closing date ofDecember 1, 2012.EOE.

St. Mary's Core Values:Reverence-Integrity-

Compassion-Excellence.

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� rougout Central South DakotaPayment options Available

Also work on Trailer houses.

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SunMasters Auto GlassGLASS REPLACEMENT • WINDOW TINTING • CAR AUDIO

Jason Berndt1020 E. Sioux Ave.

(Yellow Building)Phone: 605-224-6102

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Call Ed Long at 605-280-0707

IS YOUR INFRARED HEATER

READY TO BE USED?SALES • SERVICE • PARTS

Since 19071-800-658-2277 or 224-9900

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1100 East King • Chamberlain, SD 57325605-234-5527 l 1-800-529-0046

www.donsford.com • [email protected]

Dons Ford – Mercury

Mark Halvorson 605-770-5964

Merlyn Pickner605-770-5964Call Julie Furchner or Lori Langdeaux

for more information on featuring your business here.

605-224-7301 or 800-658-3063

Julie Furchner ext. 142 • Lori Langdeaux ext. 121

Farming, Ranching & the Country Way of Life

Call us to see what we can do for you.LORI LANGDEAUX [email protected]

JULIE FURCHNER [email protected]

333 West Dakota Avenue | Pierre, South Dakota 57501605-224-7301 | www.capjournal.com

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