UNITED STATES                               |
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 144

                      NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
              PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with
a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)

     Arts Way Manufacturing Co Inc
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1(b) IRS IDENT. NO.                   |          (c) SEC FILE NO.
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     42-0920725                       |
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
     PO Box 288
     HWY 9 West

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1(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE

     Armstrong, IA  50514
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1(e) TELEPHONE
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     AREA CODE           |                             NUMBER
       712               |                            864-3131
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

     David R Castle
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2(b) IRS IDENT. NO.                         (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER

                                            Director
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2(d) ADDRESS STREET

     1364 Third Line Rd
     RR2
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2(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE

     Lakefield, Ontario K0L 2H0  Canada
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the SEC File Number.


                       (b)
               Name and Address of       -------
               Each Broker Through       SEC USE      (c)
               Whom the Securities        ONLY     Number of       (d)
3(a)           are to be Offered         -------   Shares or     Aggregate          (e)               (f)                (g)
Title of the   or Each Market            Broker-  Other Units     Market      Number of Shares    Approximate        Name of Each
Class of       Maker who is              Dealer    to be Sold     Value        or Other Units     Date of Sale        Securities
Securities     Acquiring the             File     (See instr.   (See instr.     Outstanding     (See instr. 3(f))      Exchange
to be Sold     Securities                Number      3(c))        3(d))      (See instr. 3(e))    (MO. DAY YR.)    (See instr. 3(g))
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Common
Stock	       Raymond James
	       880 Carillon Parkway
	       St. Petersburg, FL 33716           5000         $87,394.66      	1,978,176         07/17/07          Nasdaq
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1.(a) Name of issuer
  (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  (c) Issuer'S S.E.C. file number, if any
  (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
  (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code

2.(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
  (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
      stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (d) Such person's address, including zip code

3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
  (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
      to be sold
  (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
      aggregate face amount)
  (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
      within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt
      securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
      recent report or statement published by the issuer
  (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
      intended to be sold

POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED
 IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY
                            VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.



                         TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

    FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE
SECURITIES TO BE SOLD AND WITH RESPECT TO THE PAYMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE
                PURCHASE PRICE OR OTHER CONSIDERATION THEREFOR:



                                               Name of Person
                                               from Whom Acquired
Title of   Date You  Nature of                 (If gift, also give date   Amount of             Date of
the Class  Acquired  Acquisition Transaction   donor acquired)            Securities Acquired   Payment     Nature of Payment
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INSTRUCTIONS:

If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash
at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of
the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other
obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and
state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last
installment paid.

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              TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO ALL SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER SOLD DURING
THE PAST 3 MONTHS BY THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD.



                                                                               Amount of
                                                                               Securities    Gross
Name and Address of Seller         Title of Securities Sold    Date of Sale    Sold          Proceeds
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NONE


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REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
person filing this notice.

ATTENTION:

THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS NOTICE RELATES ARE TO
SOLD HEREBY REPRESENTS BY SIGNING THIS NOTICE THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW ANY MATERIAL
ADVERSE INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE
ISSUER OF THE SECURITIES TO BE SOLD WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

      7/17/07                                  /s/ David R Castle
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      (DATE OF NOTICE)                                 (SIGNATURE)

  THE NOTICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE
      TO BE SOLD. AT LEAST ONE COPY OF THE NOTICE SHALL BE MANUALLY SIGNED.
     ANY COPIES NOT MANUALLY SIGNED SHALL BEAR TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURES.

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