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TNT Simmental Sale – Friday, February 10, 2017

                                           1 p.m. CST – At the Ranch, Almont N.D.
                           We will be serving coffee & rolls in the morning and a complimentary lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
        DIRECTIONS TO THE RANCH
           Coming from the North – From I 94 take the Almont exit # 123, go south 15 miles (10 miles on pavement and 5 miles on gravel) on County Road #86 to
           53rd St. and then 1/4 mile west.
           Coming from the South – Just  east of Carson, take County Road #86 and go north 16 miles (all gravel) to 53rd St. and then 1/4 mile west.

        DISCOUNTS                                              MOTEL RESERVATIONS
           We are offering $100 off each bull that you haul home sale day, and we   Some motels conveniently located near I-94 are:
           are also offering a volume discount. The fi rst bull purchased will be full   Comfort Inn, Mandan ...........................................................701-751-4388
           price, the second bull we will deduct 2.5% off that bull, the third bull we   Comfort Inn, Bismarck (pool, breakfast, airport shuttle) .....701-223-1911
           will deduct 5% off that bull, the forth bull we will deduct 7.5% off that   Baymont Inn, Mandan (pool, airport shuttle) .......................701-663-7401
           bull. Any additional bulls will have a 10% discount.   Arrowhead Inn, New Salem ................................................ 701-843-7100
        INSPECTION                                                Comfort Inn, Dickinson (pool, breakfast, airport shuttle) ...701-264-7300
           We invite you to come and inspect the cattle at our ranch 6 miles south   AUCTIONEER:
           and 1/4 mile west of Almont anytime.                   Marlin Kapp .........................................................................701-475-2427
        TRUCKING                                               SALES REPRESENTATIVES:
           If the purchaser requests at the time of settlement, we will assist in mak-  Perry Thomas, American Simmental Assn. ..........................701-370-8336
           ing delivery. Trucking will be free within a 300 mile radius of Almont, to   Jared Wareham, Allied Genetic Resources ...........................660-492-2777
           central locations. Long distance will either get hired and we will pay for   Alex Acheson, Farm and Ranch Guide ................................785-366-1185
           half, or we are willing to meet at central locations, if there is a full load   Kirby Goettsch, Farm and Ranch Guide ..............................605-380-3939
           going to your area, for free.                          Scott Ressler, ND Stockmen Association .............................701-391-7310
        CANADIAN SALES                                            Kris Petersen, Cattle Business Weekly .................................701-339-0305
           We will cover the health papers, semen test, and Canadian delivery to the   LIABILITIES
           North Portal or Dunseith, Port of Entries. We will help you in making ar-  We are not responsible for any accidents, or damaged or stolen items, the
           rangements to any other Ports of Entry. Border costs are at your expense.  day of our sale.
        HEALTH                                                 SEMEN RIGHTS
           All the bulls were vaccinated with BoviShield Gold 5, One Shot, Ultrabac   We are selling full possession, full salvage, plus 2/3 semen revenue. This
           7/Somubac, and treated with Clean Up II pour on. Fertility tests and   means any semen sold on any of the bulls, TNT Simmentals will receive
           health papers provided by Mandan Veterinary Clinic.    1/3 the selling price per unit. We also reserve the right to collect up to 100
        FEEDING ARRANGEMENTS                                      units of semen on any of the bulls, for our own use. This semen will be
           If purchaser requests, we will feed your bull and have him fertility tested in   collected at our expense and the buyer’s convenience. Please contact us if
           early April. We would like to have all bulls picked up or delivered no later   you have any questions.
           than May 1. The fee will be $100 per bull. The bull’s ration will be the same   SCROTAL CIRCUMFERENCE
           or very similar to what they are receiving now. We are not responsible for   Each bull was measured to the nearest .5 centimeter and adjusted to 365
           accidents of cattle kept at the ranch. We strongly encourage insurance.  days using a daily adjustment of .033 centimeters. Only bulls with a min-
        TERMS & CONDITIONS                                        imum of 30cm were selected. The ratings for 12 14 month bulls are 30cm
           They will be the same as those recommended by the National Associa-  and less = poor; 30 35cm = good; and 35cm and over = very good.
           tions. If you have any questions, please contact us. In no instance shall   HOMOZYGOUS BLACK
           the seller be responsible for more than the purchase price of the bull. The   Will only sire black calves when used on black or nondiluter red cows.
           bulls are 100% guaranteed. We guarantee to provide you with a sound   You will get mostly gray calves when used on yellow cows or red cows
           breeding bull, capable of passing a semen test within 14 months of age.   that have the dilution gene.
           Should any bull fail, we will refund your money, or we will supply you   HETEROZYGOUS BLACK
           with a bull for the upcoming breeding season, plus you will receive full   Will sire both black and red calves when used on nondiluter red cows.
           credit at the next year’s sale. We have always prided ourselves with satis-  When used on yellow or red cows that have the dilution gene you will get
           fi ed customers.
                                                                  roughly half red and the rest will be gray, with some blacks.
        REGISTRATION PAPERS & INSURANCE                        HOMOZYGOUS POLLED
           Registration papers will be transferred on all animals. Please leave all in-  All calves will be polled and requires both parents to be polled and both
           formation, plus your ASA or RA number in the offi ce. Let us know within   to pass on the polled gene to their offspring. The majority of our bulls are
           one week if you have a name preference for your bull. An Insurance sales-  polled for several generations. Every bull in the sale is sired by a Homo-
           person will also be available at the sale.
                                                                  zygous Polled bull and a polled cow.
        OPTIONS FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE SALE            HETEROZYGOUS POLLED
           Those with high speed internet may view and bid on DVAuction (see   Approximately half the calves will be polled out of horned cows. All
           details on the following page). We also have a phone conference line in   single polled animals will be heterozygous.
           place for phone bidding. Please be in a quiet room when on the confer-
           ence line. Contact Kevin for a bidder number and the conference line   POLLED/SCURRED
           passcode if using this option. Kevin is also more than happy to go over   A polled/scurred animal is genetically polled.
           the bulls and recommend ones that best fi t your needs. A bid can be   CATALOG & PROMOTION
           placed with any of the sales reps. Our dealings are all handled in a 100%   Cow Camp Promotions & Shanon Erbele • Printed by United Printing
           honest manner.
        www.tntsimmentals.com • Facebook/tntsimmentalranch            View video of every bull on our website or Facebook! – 1
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