Weather and Crop Service Starts Second Century Serving Agriculture
The Weather and Crop Service
supplying the Nation’s farmers,
marketers, and consumers with
Chops Fast and Fine-at Low Cost Per
The Model 720 FORAGER makes high
quality haylage and silage chopped the
way you want at a cost that II help your
profits on your livestock From multiple
position hitch to adjustable deflector
spout, the 720 is designed for efficient
economical forage harvesting and fast
changes from one crop to another
6' pickup attachment handles heavy
windrows with ease does a clean job
in picking up green forage, wilted hay
cured hay or straw Pick up fingers comb
the stubble and feed material to the auger
in a steady stream save more of the
leaves
Row-crop attachments match your row
width guide stalks into chopper with
three gathering chains per row Two row
attachment adjusts for row spacmgs from
28 to 42' one row attachment bar
vests rows of any width
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agriculture,
niversary in
about weather and
mark its 100th an-
November.
720 FORAGER
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Cylinder center pivot maintains constant
relationship between gathering unit and
feed rolls for even feeding
Feed roll springs are adjustable to give
you the proper tension for any crop
Reversing mechanism lets you reverse
rotation of feed rolls and gathering unit
from tractor seat for fast clean out
Eight cupped tungsten carbide knives on
cylinder cut and throw crop in a single
fast, smooth operation There s no need
for a power consuming blower Scissors
action of curved knives against shear bar
produces a fine cut
Shear pins protect cylinder drive and
drive line for long life
Built in sharpener lets you put fresh keen
edge on knives without removing them
from the cylinder
The Service, then under the
direction of die Army Signal
Service, collected and published
weekly weather summeries for
agriculture starting November
16,1872. Today the Weather and
Crop Service is the cooperative
effort of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Statistical
Reporting Service and the
Commerce Department’s
National Oceanic and At
mospheric Administration.
The Service relies on in
formation from some 3,000
county agents, 13,000 volunteer
weather observers and thousands
of crop reporters. The official
reports based on these local
growing conditions and crop
developments help stabilize the
market and limit rumors that
might affect agricultural prices.
These reports influence decisions
'about production, inventories and
ultimately the food supply and
prices consumers pay.
Harness Racing
Funds to be Sent
Earlier to Fairs
The 101 state and county fair
associations in Pennsylvania will
get their 1972 share of harness
racing revenues earlier and
easier.
Secretary of Agriculture Jim
McHale directed that a new,
simplified form be devised that
would permit the associations to
receive 90 percent of their
allotment about five months
ahead of schedule. The early
payment was made possible by
having the various agricultural
associations and societies file an
estimated return. The balance
will be paid following the annual
audit.
Last year’s disbursement from
Shear bar is reversible and replaceable,
with hardened edges for clean cutting
Delivery chute rotates for side or rear
delivery into truck or wagon can be
positioned easily from tractor seat
Deflector spout adjusts from tractor seat
for full wagon loading
Multiple position hitch adjusts easily to
match tractor drawbar height
Heavy 6" tubular steel frame is built to
withstand the jolts and jars of operation
over rough fields
Optional axle extensions change harvester
tread to match row widths
High flotation tires are available if field
conditions require them
L. H. Bruboker
Lancaster, Pa.
Roy H. Buck, Inc.
Ephrata, R. D. 2
the harness racing revenues to
the fairs came to $1.3 million.
Additionally, $250,000 is
distributed to nearly 120 county
Future Farmers of America and
4-H groups, and $41,000 is given to
eight state-wide organizations to
help them present agricultural
competitions and educational
activities.
“Not only do the county fairs
stimulate interest in
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agriculture,” said McHale, “but
they also make an important
contribution to the local
economy. This is why we felt it
was important to get the fan
funds into their treasuries earlier
in the year.”
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