Conservation Department to auction surplus property Oct. 21

Items from bulldozers to office furniture will go on the block.

SALEM, Mo.-Bulldozers, cars, trucks, sport-utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, farm equipment, boats, motors, trailers and a host of miscellaneous surplus property will go on the block at the Missouri Department of Conservation's annual auction Oct. 21.

This year's offerings include three small bulldozers, two lowboy trailers, johnboats, outboard motors, several 15-foot rotary mowers and more than 80 vehicles of various descriptions. The auction also will include a variety of office furniture and equipment.

The auction site is the Conservation Department Maintenance Center at the junction of Highways 32 and 72 in Salem. A complete list of sale items will be available at the registration desk the day of the sale. Auction items will be on display from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Oct. 20 and starting at 8 a.m. Oct. 21. The auction begins at 10 a.m.

All property must be paid for on the day of the sale and before removal. Acceptable methods of payment include cash, MasterCard or Visa or personal checks with proper identification. For lists of sale items, call (573) 522- 4115, ext. 3279 or 3283.

-Jim Low-