Mongiardo selling Ky. farm
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo has put his central Kentucky farm on the market.

The 54-acre Franklin County farm became a campaign issue in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, which Mongiardo lost to Attorney General Jack Conway. Mongiardo bought the farm in July 2009 for more than three-quarters of a million dollars. He gets a $30,000 per year housing allowance and there are no restrictions on how it’s spent.

Mongiardo told The Lexington Herald-Leader that, had he won the Senate general election, the farm would have been a convenient place to live when not in Washington. Conway said last spring that Mongiardo should return the allowance because he planned to develop the property and profit from it.

A realty agent said the asking price for the farm has not been determined.

Ohio estate sells for $455,000

BROOKVILLE, Ohio — A large crowd attended the July 9 auction in Brookville for the estate of Sharon E. Hoffman.

The 50 acres consisting of a farm, house and barns sold for $455,000, with each acre costing $9,100. John W. Carr Auctioneer & Realtor conducted the auction.

Equipment sold at Ohio auction
MONTPELIER, Ohio — What Auctioneer Albert “Bert” Brown called a “very successful auction of very nice equipment” took place Aug. 7, in Montpelier, Ohio, of the Roger Bennett Living Trust.

AA Brown Auction Service conducted the morning sale on Road M-50. Brown noted that Bennett had been a respected local farmer and seed business owner who prided himself on his quality, modern equipment. Auctioneers were Brown and Shane Sumner.

Sold at auction were a John Deere 8100 diesel tractor with 2,100 hours of service, for $80,000; a JD 9560 STS rotary combine with low hours, for $136,500; a JD 630F grain head, like new, for $30,250; a JD 993 corn head with poly snouts for $16,000; a JD model 1990 bean planter for $74,000; a J&M 675-14 grain cart for $14,500; and two J&M grain wagons for $10,700.

Asbrand Bros. sell machinery
PEOTONE, Ill. — On Aug. 13, Asbrand Brothers auctioned off 13 pieces of machinery.

Equipment included: JD 8760 4x4 with 3,400 hours - $48,000; JD 4640 F.W.A. with 3,600 hours - $40,500; JD 7800 Quad with 4,000 hours - $49,000; JD 7800 power shift with 3,000 hours - $46,250; JD 9500 combine - $33,000; JD 7720 – 14,500; JD 925 grain head - $14,500; IH 1466 with 5,400 hours - $14,000; IH 856 - $9,100; IH MTA with a wide front - $6,000; IH 300 - $3,500; and IH Farmall M - $2,100; and 1983 Mack 26-foot dump trailer - $30,000.
The auction was conducted by Lorenz Auction.