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Custom hire gears up for season

By Lura Roti, For Midwest Producer
Oct 7, 2008
Oct 7, 2008

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By Lura Roti, For Midwest Producer

Tired of spending three weeks chopping their own silage with a slow pull-behind chopper, neighbors John Oetken and Dana Stapleton decided to pool their money and purchase a self-propelled chopper.

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