THE sale of surplus farming and horticultural implements and equipment on behalf of Houghall College Farm, Dur-ham was conducted by Hexham and Northern marts before a large crowd of potential buyers from all parts of the country and Northern Ireland.

Leading prices: MF 390 T tractor and Trima loader (M-reg 1995) £9,600; MF 35 tractor £2,100; Kubota B6200 tractor (1980) £1,650; Int 585 tractor (B-reg) £1,200; John Deere 955 combine (1984) £1,150; Toro Green Master gang mowers £580; Ransome Mastiff grass cutter £1,000; sets Ransome Hyd folding gang mowers £1,350, £580; Ransome Mastiff grass cutter £1,000; set of 3 Shanks gang mowers £500; Twose Hyd folding rollers £2,000; John Deere forage harvester £600; Krone disc mower £400; Zweegers haybob £200; Sturdiluxe yard brush £320; PTO-driven saw bench £470; Howard Rotaspike £420; hoof trimming crush £540; grain dresser £480; Langton mill & mixer £480.

Also put-in items: Case 844 XL tractor (H-reg) £4,300; Ifor Williams stock trailer £1,500; Amazone combination drill £1,600; Kverneland 5-furr rev plough £1,000; Kverneland 4-furr rev plough £1,480; Krone RF300 rotavator £500.