B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21, 1962
Treadless Tires
Show Up Well
In USD A Tests
.Au experimental treadlass
traitor tne hat. outpulled a
regular traitor tire bv 40 per
cent uivdei aveiage opeiating
conditions, in tests conducted
by tl S Department ot Agri
culture engmeeis
The smooth tire was also
14 per lent moie efhcient in
••averting axle power to
drawbar power Except tor the
absence of tieads (lugs) the
tire looks like any othei trai
*or tne It is constructed dif
ferently, howevei. and these
construction ditfeiences con
tributed to the (lie’s impioved
performance
I*he expei internal tire has
radial ply constiuction that
is, the coids (tabnc) m the
tire rasing are constiucted in
paiallel lajeib across the lm
(at right angles to the dnect
km of travel) In a convent,o"-
al tire casing, the cords aie
ia diagonal layers
The tread base o£ the smo
oth tire is flatter than the
round nearlj circular tread
base of a conventional tire,
and the rim vndth is nanon
3% inches Rim widths of
conventional tnes range from
eight to IS inches The tread
base of a tire is the area on
the casing to which the tread
is attached
Dr Glenn E Vanden Berg
and Irvin F R ed, engineers
of USDA’s Agi icultural Re
search Seivice, tested the tires
at the National Tillage Ma
chinery .Laboratory. Auburn,
Ala They think one reason
the experimental tire outper
formed the conventional tire is
that it has a more stable cas
ing and therefore makes more
uniform contact with the soil
The engmeeis also believe the
flattened tread base and nar
row run improve performance
through better distribution ot
weight over the soil
One test on form soil com
pared experimental tteaded
and smooth tires with regular
tires The experimental tire
with treads performed 27 per
cent better than a standard
tractor tire of the same
•iae A similar experimen
tal tire ■with the treads
Sniffed o*ff performed 41
cent better thp.n the stan
dard tire with treads Both
experimental tires had radial
cords, narrow run, and a
fattened tread base Only the
traction was evaluated not
the wear or the cost of the
tires
According to Dr Vanden
®erg and lUr Reed treads are
••sential for pulling on slick
FOR BIGGER HARVESTS PLANT
ILR. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. • IANDISVIUE, PENNA.
L Serfinj hrmtrl with hunt quality ,«erf» untt It9t_
Borer Losses
Least Since ’52
Report Shows
Losses from the European
corn boier weie down in 10 01
The U S Department ol
Agncultuie reported today
that the corn boier destroyed
05 million bushels ot coin
last yeai costing the Ameri
can tanner $O9 million In
19 00 the boier destioyed 103
million bushels of com, at .
loss to the farmer of $9O
million
The 1901 bushel loss fiom
the boiei was the smallest u
has been since 1952
These figures ai e in the Co
opeiative Economic Insect De
port issued today by the De
jnrtment’s Agricultural Re
seacli Sen tee ARS makes sam
ple counts of Ine boreis on
Held corn eveiy tall Last tall
agncultiual agencies in 17 corn
pioducmg States helped with
the smvey
AUS suentists say it is haul
to attnbute the decrease in
boier losses to any one thing
lucreised use ot resistant vari
eties of tom. weather condi
tions unlavorable to growth
of the boier and, in some
Stales, an increase m the
number ot parasites ot the
Emopean corn boier all con
tribute to lessening damage
In Kansas, for example, 13
per cent of the corn borers
vveie inlested with the tachma
fly paiasite in lb6l, only 4
per cent weie infested with
this flv in 1960
In Pennsylvania the ARS
samplers estimated 1,448.000
bushels of corn worth $1,767,-
000 were lost to the pest But
the borer’s food and lodging
are not his only expenses
His presence causes greater
production and harvesting
costs. It also makes expensive
control materials necessary.
Biggest loser among the 17
states sampled was lowa with,
an estimated 25,228,000 bush
es loss. Illinois had the du
bious honor of ranking second
with a 11,488,000 bushel loss
surfaces such as heavy grass,
straw mulch, or mud, but
treads as big as those on con
ventional tires today may not
be necessary for general farm
use
If the findings of this re
search hold up, the engineers
visualize luture tractor tires
that will feature radial ply
construction, flattened tread
base, narrow rims, and modi
fied Heads for optimum trac
tion in both routine and heavv
pulling
Your Hoffman Seed Man
stands ready to give you
quick delivery of your
“last minute” seed needs.
Breeding Co-ops
Show Growth
University Park,'Pa —Geo-
rge L Carlson, Turtiepomt,
president of the Pennsylvania
Association of Artificial Bre
eding Coopeiatives, today fore
cast that this fanner owned
and opeiated seivice will eni
hiace moie than halt ot the
slate’s million dairy cows in
1 ‘(62
In 10G1 the total icached
f 58,575 up thiee pel
from the year hefoie Since
Milk Producers ..
Please Note:
"We experienced an increase in milk production since
switching to GREEN PASTURES Y 6% Hi Energy Pellets."
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a complete explanation of the economy and effectiveness of our
program ask any Miller & Bushong service representative to
make an appointment for you with our Dairy Specialist, Mr.
Robert "Bob" Gregory, or call us direct at Lancaster, EXpress
2-2145.
1942 when this program got
underway in Pennsylvania
with a total of 225 cows bred,
the volume of work has in
creased each year The grand
total of cows bred through
cooperative studs the first 20
yeais icached 5,2X0,5 75
These summaries weie pie
sented at the recent annua!
association meeting at the
Pennsylvania State University
at which Carlson was reelect
ed Others named with him
weie Aimer II Risser. Bam
bini ge vice piesident, J
Lewis Williams, Unioutown, K
This is typical of the comments from our service
representatives when they visit with our many
Of course, feed alone is not the answer by itself
PROGRAMMING
MANAGEMENT
are mighty big factors
Roughage, too, plays a most important part.
It’s basic and improvement in this part of your dairy
program will pay big dividends.
Miller & Bushong’s GREEN PASTURES Dairy Pellets
are a high energy ration (this means a substantial sav-
ing in quantities required). Substantially lower cost
per cow than with most mixes.
Bulk Delivery saves cost and labor No Waste,
No Fines, More Uniformity.
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Programming
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D 2, secretary-treasurer. Geo.
B. Butler, Wellsboto, R. D. 3t,
and Wilmer M. Hill, Slatlng
ton, directois.
Frederick G Foreman, of
Meadville, RD. 2, senior in
dany science at the Unnersity
was presented with the asso
ciation’s Clyde N Hall me
moual award in recognition
ot excellence in student dairy
nidging
Consolidation of the five in
dependent member A.BC co
opeiatnes into one state-wide
oigamzation was debated from
rhe llooi hut no action taken.
dairy accounts.
and
Management
or better yet
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