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.
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den Spot Young Farmer Chap-
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York, Pa.
June 1, 1963
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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.
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SEEDS -
FOR THE QUALITY
THAT MEANS
B%SDOS
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“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
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