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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) Arts Way Manufacturing Co Inc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(b) IRS IDENT. NO. | (c) SEC FILE NO. | 42-0920725 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER PO Box 288 HWY 9 West -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE Armstrong, IA 50514 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(e) TELEPHONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA CODE | NUMBER 712 | 864-3131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD David R Castle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(d) ADDRESS STREET 1364 Third Line Rd RR2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE Lakefield, Ontario K0L 2H0 Canada -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock Raymond James 880 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33716 591 $14,079.78 4,409 10/19/07 Nasdaq ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ================================================================================ 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NONE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 10/19/07 /s/ David R Castle ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- (DATE OF NOTICE) (SIGNATURE) THE NOTICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PE RSON 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL | | CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001). | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC 1147 (01-04)