when we come back, al pell is here with a his s father in law. so stay tuned for that s scial tractor tales next. tractor tales this week. viewer don walker put together a unique tribute for his father-in-law and was kind enough to share it with us. this 52 massey 44 diesel is a one owner tractor and as you'll sese it's an important part of this ohio family.

you when we come back, al pell has a classic w-d 45. from 1955. this wd45 was one of more than 90 thousand built and the first allis chalmers model available with power steering. < had a few tractors he was selling, picked this one out of a bunch that he had. it ran but not ry, very good. and had it completely overhauled. and ended up having the block welded on it. there are not a lot of them around running anymore cause they weren't the best tractor. with the blocks cracking on them all the time. i've got some implements for it, i plow with ititn the fall. i've got a two row planter thth i use with it. i got this about 12 years ago und it took about three years in the 45 diesel was rated at 43 horse and i've had this one on the dine whihi i was getting 50 horse out of it. it's the buddha 230 cubic inch motor. it probably goes about 15 miles an hour. > this weekend's country church salute goes to st mary's catholic church in victoria, texas. this iconic chuhuh is special to the lone- star state, as it was the first parish in the republic of texas,

when we come back, al pell has this week's tractor. welcome back to tractor tales. we're off to central montana this week for a a assic cross-motor case 1220. built in this is a 1923 1220 cross motor case. its the smallest cross motor that they built. i actually found this down in vancouver washington. yeah, i found it in a newsletter. from another club and the fella that had it i called him and talked to him about it and i figured it would be long gone. i asked him what he wanted for it and he said 65. and so i said is that 65 dollars 6,500 dollars, 65 thousand, what is it. he said oh, 650 dollars. and so i asked him a few more questions about it, especially the manifold, if he knew if the manifd was there ananhe said he thought i i was but so i saiaiok ill send you a down payment. i went down and actually picked it up. on dember the 20th and it is a 1220, so i was destined to have thth tractor. but it wasasn really really rough shape when we got it. the radiator had been shot gunned. there were bullet holes through the fuel tanks. the fuel tanks were shot, but we

this is al pell. thanks, al..when we come back, a lesson from john phipps about gratitude and how it can make all of our lives richer. are thananul for. but it's also a good time to run down the list of people we should be thankful to. as john phipps tells us, making that list can widen our sense of gratitude as well as honor the many thoughtful acts that make our lives richer and easier. it's a good thing to annually take stock of the blessings in our lives and thanksgiving gives us a great occasion to make that inventory and acknowledge with gratitude how much we have. but this year, i find myself wanting in addition thanks to some special people who add more to my life thanks to all of you who preserve the rare courtesy of extending the benefit of the doubt. cutting others some slack is not in fashion in the current atmosphere of instantaneous hot takes on every development. those who withhold judgement and comment, because they think they may have misunderstood or misheard, those who allow for a p

when we come back, al pell shows king. this 1935 silver king may only be used for small jobs around this property, but it still shines as bright as the day it was built. its in the same condition it was in when i bought it. i bought it looking just like it does right now. at a sale north west of manhatten kansas. drove up there, always wanted a tractor older than me and this is the only one i could find that old. so i bought it. it hasn't given me a bit of trouble, it just runs and keeps goin, got a little hercules truck, of course i had to have it. it sets in the shed and gathers dust most of the time, it goes to tractor show or two or three every year, and usually goes on the tractor ride. i do use it here on the lawn some as im pulling the airator and that type thing around the yard because its small and its not a real heavy tractor. weighs three thousand pounds, but that's fairly light for a tractor. this breather is an international. other than that its all original. this is all, i believe this is off a cub internatio

al pell shows us a gem in northern indiana that still shows visitors the daily grind thatgoes into their daily bread. modern agriculture relies on rawenergy to power the machines that plant the crops and reapthe harvest. so let's return in time when water was the drivingforce. built in the mid 1830's, bonneyville mill served farmersin northern indiana and southern michigan as a feedmill...acenter of commerce...a gathering place to spin yarns and sharenews. john jenney is the miller and historical intrepeter. 30years on the job, he knows about closed, a water conservationgroup purchased the property to insure the land would never bedeveloped. it was later donated to the county. it reopened in1974 as a "living history' museum. the spinning stonesstill pulverize corn, rye and a variety of wheat --about fivetons annually. john says folks come back year after year,looking for their favorite flour and cornmeal, stocking up beforewinter sets-in and the grinding shuts-down. this is al pell.thanks, al..when we come back, a lesson from john phipps aboutgratitude and how it can make all of our live

farm report with host tyne morgan, commentator john phipps, agribusiness director al pell and meteorologist mike hoffman. u.s. farm report. trusted. timely. tradition.> ble with me, don roose of us commodities and angie setzer of citizens grain. wild week in the markets. again, don, we're going start off with you. talk about this dollar and just we've seen this year ago you were sitting more like 75%. we're almost at par on the dollar. again, the jobs rate was positive this week. the dollar on friday sharply higher. what it really sends is a head wind for our export pace, which is already slow, and we're having a hard time competing, so if the dollar stays strong it's just going to continue to be something that we're going to have to deal with, with probably hard to move up in prices. >> yeah, angie, let's talk about these exports. i mean, we've been pretty bearish on the export and the demand, but what's your view? is there some promise there? >> well, there's a little bit of promise, i think, especially in the soybean realm because you^ve the ability to see shipments. shipments are actual

farm report with host tyne morgan, commentator john phipps, agribusiness director al pell and meteorologist mike hoffman. u.s. farm report. trusted. timely. tradition.> nd duane bosse of bolt marketing with us this week. well, when we look at this fall we've been talking about how nice weather that we've been experiencing. we've also had pretty good basis in the midwest, so, sue, considering the basis that we have what's your advice for farmers right now? >> well, i feel that we've got two different markets going out here. one of them is the eastern corn belt. the basis is going to be wonderful whenever. they need corn they're going to be pulling for it and likewise probably i think that producers probably should be looking at moving grain and then rowning it back on the board, and i'm not seeing that because i'm a broker, i'm saying it because i think the rallies this next year are going to be futures led and not cash led. >> okay. duane, do you agree with that? i mean these areas that are seeing decent basis, is it something they should lock in? i mean, how long can it last? >> i can't ag

al jazeera, kissimmee, florida. >> turning our attention to india, where the government is trying to convert massive amounts of gold held privately intel pells and people's homes into hard cash, it began issuing gold backed bonds today, but the people of india don't seem to be buying that idea. we have the story. >> gold is big business in india. it's used in daily life, and on special occasions as security and a sign of prosperity. now, the government wants some of that wealth to be put into the financial system. it has created several new mechanisms, such as depositing gold in exchange for interest. people here will need persuading to hand over the most precious of metals. even those who think it's a good idea. >> it sounds good, but most people don't know bit. we'll only put our gold in if we believe our family will benefit. >> gold holds a special significance in indian culture. it's far from being a mere commodity. >> here, they want to be able to touch and feel gold in their hands and be able to see it. it's not just gold. it's the god of wealth. people take special care of their gold and mothers pass their gold on to their daughters.