New Holland Young Farmers Hold Tractor Driving Contest By: Gene Daugherty Charles Martin is the Garden ter of New Holland, made Char- Spot, Young Farmer Chapter’s les eligible to compete with Safe Tractor Driving Champ- the other young farmers in the lon. Charles, the son of James Safe Tractor Driving Contest Martiti, New Holland, R. D 1, which was held at the Garden resides at his 60 acre dairy farm Spot High School, New Holland near Parkesburg in Chester Below are some of the skills County. that are required of each con- Being a member of the Gar- testant; D. E. Horn & Co., “Homco Feeds” The feature at right is reprinted from Eastern Feed Merchant Maga zine, August, 1959, with slight modi fications to bring it up to the pre sent, 1963. As the article points out, DAN VAN PELT is a consultant for our com pany and is 100% responsible for the development of the Borneo Uni- Pel Dairy Program. Dan feels the Uni-Pel program is the finest dairy program he has ever developed. Uni- Pel stand for universal pellet pro gram and includes pelleted Dairy Feed from the Calf Ration to the Dry Cow. Feel free to call our com pany for Mr. Van Pelt’s services at any time. .* U f • » * f*>s| } , 'ifiif . ’<• ,o /•»'* ‘' e ' den Spot Young Farmer Chap- Inc. York, Pa. June 1, 1963 I t **< 1. Tractor inspection of fuel, oil, water, brakes, and tires. 2 Starting the tractor to check neutral position, brake setting, clutch position, and throttle setting. 3 Check oil pressure, am meter reading, and temperature reading during operation 4 Back the tractor to the manuer spreader, spotting at drawbar, driving through an ob stacle course, and backing spieader into a stall 5 Hitch tractor to a four wheel wagon, haul wagon in the couise, and back into a nai row stall 6 Written test on tractor sel ection, operation, maintenance, and safety 7 Trouble shooting which a careful driver should do as he operates the tractor in a sale and efficient manner 8 Identification of tractor parts 9 Have considerable exper ience in driving a tractor This contest is held each year for the purpose of showing the importance of safe operation in limiting the number of farm A Great DAIRYMAN and FEEDMAN ALTHOUGH HE retired several years ago as manager of the dairy feed division, of one of the National Feed Co., D. H. (Dan) Van Pelt, of Kinderhook, N.Y., still closely observes the pulse of the dairy and feed businesses as consultant for D. E. Horn & Co., York, Pa. IN MY 37 YEARS of work with people engaged in the feed business, Van Pelt is one of the very few who possess a gifted knowledge of dairying and salesmanship. Over a span of 45 years of service with four nationally known feed manu facturers, he built an envi able record of sales upon a background of ingenious work with dairy cattle. D. H. VAN PELT Hilltop Farm, IN 1914, WITH characteristic foresight, and visioning a great future for the livestock Yah Pelt made the quite natural transition to°tiiat fielti? 'in 'tlie J years that fol lowed, many weH-knowh benefited from his services. IN HIS SERVICE to dairymen via the feed supply route, Van Pelt pioneered a number of new approaches for feeding dairy cattle, among them being formulation of the first prefreshen ing feed, the first special feed for dairy sires, the first calf program combining a complete milk, pellet and grain ration, a new concept for dairy feed of coarse or open-type texture flakes and pellets and his latest method complete pelleted rations. He applied nature’s way to drying up cows, formu lated and developed a natural purge program, and originated the Van Pelt method of appraising milk production ability by physical characteristics of the animal. Many top dairy breed production records resulted from his -feeding program. * ' DEALERS AND FEEDERS always had a warm welcome for Van Pelt. They liked his congenial disposition and good humor, his enthusiasm and his willingness to help solve feed ing problems. He personified service and sales to a degree seldom found among feedmen. As long as he lives, he’ll love to talk about cows and methods for feeding them. He is truly a great dairyman and a great feedman—A. W. C. A NATIVE OF Audubon, la., Van Pelt secured his advanc ed education at lowa State College, and moved into dairy farm management. Within the period of 1906-14, he served as manager of the dairy department of the Hartman Stock Farm, Colum bus, O, the Van Camp Con densery, Perry, la., and the S. C. Spartanburg, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 24, 1963 Crop Summary Rain Is Welcome General rains during the week brought some relief to drought stricken crops in the county, but many areas die still too dry for good crop growth and dry subsoil pre vents rapid growth ol pastures and hay ciops While most tobacco crons will benefit from the rains, many of the County’s corn ciops aie too near matinity to be helped a great deal Nevuy seeded alfalfa fields will make good use of the moistuie, but need more to become well es tablished before frost Topping of early tobacco is under way and some very early crops are being harvested, but maturity is lagging Man/ county farmers are eyeing sch ool opening only a few days away when they will lose much tractor accidents that happen on our Lancaster County farms. To Local Crop ot their harvest help Heavy showeis in western and noithern counties during the week ended August 19 helped ease di ought conditions in those areas, according to the Pennsylvania Ciop Reporting Sei vice Since April 1, rainfall has been below noimal in all sec tions oi the state, the PCRS reported. Deficiences range Irom half an inch at Montrose to nearly 12 inches at Lancas ter. Fall plowing is under way in southern counties where soil conditions permit, and a few fields have been seeded with bai ley Second cutting of alfalfa is nearing completion, and the third cutting has been started in the south Growth of all hay crops has been limited by the dry weather In some in stances stands were too short to be cut Corn is progressing well in the north, with prospects of an excellent crop Cool weather during the week helped slow growth in southern counties The vegetable harvest is progressing in all areas Toma toes generally are small, with many off grade The fall crop of cabbage is heading and looks good. Snap bean quality remains good, with a very good crop reported in Potter Coun ty Late maturing potatoes need rain for sizing The harvest of Cobblers is about half comple ted An all-purpose or a heavy duty synthetic detergen 1 - means it has a builder 'added to it, explain Penn State extension home management specialists The builder improves cleaning and helps to soften water. The detergent may be liquid or granular, high or low sud sing, and is designed foi the family laundiy. ct{offrnan SEEDS - FOR THE QUALITY THAT MEANS B%SDOS loQ(j]3 “See your Hoffman Seed Man for heavy yielding Al falfa for Fall Seedings: 10-19 Brand 9-19 Brand Buffalo Certified Cody Certified Vernal Certified Ranger Certified All Hoffman Alfalfas are Pre - Inoculated. Farmers Choice Brand and Climax Timothy also available now” cHoffman 5/ FARM" SEEDS ALFALFA •, CLOVER • PASTURE ; OATS' • FUNK'S’O'-HYBRIDS 5
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