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International Harvester
has .announced plans for a
one-third increase in
production of its larger sized
tractors, as a result of a $l4
million capital expansion
program at its Farmall plant
in Rock Island, HI.
J. Patrick Kaine,
president of IH’s
Agricultural - Industrial
Equipment Division said at a
press conference this
morning, “Despite record
output of these high hor
sepower tractors, continuing
demand makes further
production increases a
‘must’, at the earliest
possible moment.”
Kaine said that the
program will mean more
tractors by mid-’75 and full
production by the end of that
year. “This has been under
development for about a
year,” he said. “It became a
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reality as a direct result of
the company’s recently
announced decision to in
crease engine production by
over 50 percent.” These
engines are used in the
tractors built at Farmall
Plant. He further attributed
the expansion decision to, “a
foreseeable easing of some
of the major supply
problems which have been
plaguing the industry in
recent months.”
The program is a part of
IH’s recently announced $l5O
million capital expenditure
program for 1974, which is up
from $lO5 million planned at
the beginning of this fiscal
year.
Commenting further on
the decision to expand,
Kaine said, “in view of the
promising outlook for
agriculture and our backlog
ot tractor orders, par-
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ticularly those in this fastest
growing, high horsepower
category, we had just two
choices. One was to build an
entirely new facility which
would require several years
to bring on stream. We
chose, instead to expand this
facility, thus accelerating
the movement of more
tractors onto U. S. farms.
Fortunately the Farmall
assembly line had been
completely revamped a few
years ago and at that time,
provisions for future ex
pansion* were designed into
it.”
Plant manager, T V
McAllister said that th«
expansion phase of the
program involves two
building additions totaling
over 46,000 square feet. The
renovation project will cover
an additional 300,000 square
feet of floor space and the
purchase and installation of
over 50 sophisticated
production machine tools.
About 500 additional
people will eventually be
added to the plant’s payroll
which currently numbers
about 3100.
McAllister also unveiled a
sketch of the plant’s huge
machining i/uilding which
will be given an attractive
exterior face-lift to enhance
the neighborhood’s en
vironment and contribute to
the city’s over-all
beautification program.
IH’s Farmall plant was
purchased m 1924 and is
considered the “mother
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plant” of the company’s
tractor manufacturing
facilities. It was recently the
scene of a celebration
marking the assembly of the
company’s 5 millionth
tractor - a feat claimed by
no other tractor maker.
Total IH employment in
the Quad Cities is about
7,000. This includes em
ployees at its East Moline
combine and planter facility
and the recently completed
sales region office in
Davenport.
Mt. Joy
Photography
4-H Club
The Mount Joy
Photography Club held their
sixth meeting on Tuesday,
August 13, at Glossbrenner’s
United Methodist Church,
Mount Joy.
Dan Hoy graded our
record books and went over
our photo albums with us.
Jay Fisher assisted him. Mr.
Hoy gave us suggestions on
how we should arrange our
pictures in our albums. This
was in preparation for 4-H
Achievement Day, August
15, at the Farm and Home
Center.
We also planned a picnic
for Tuesday, September 3, at
7 P.M. at Sico Park in Mount
Joy. This will be our last
meeting of the year.
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An outbreak of a highly
contagious and deadly
poultry disease has promp
ted the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
to close the poultry exhibit at
the Crawford County Fair.
Dr. Everett Denlinger,
director of the department’s
Bureau of Animal Industry,
said the bird disease was
identified Aug. 20 as in
fectious laryngotracheitis.
He said the affected birds
have been isolated and the
exhibit closed to prevent the
spread of the disease to other
poultry flocks.
Denlinger said the disease
does not affect humans and,
therefore, does not pose a
public health problem.
The first symptoms of the
disease are watery eyes,
extreme difficulty in
breathing, coughing,
sneezing and shaking of the
head to dislodge exudate
plugs in the windpipe.
Onset of the disease, ac
cording to Denlinger, is
rapid and birds either die or
recover in five to six days.
Mortality ranges from ten to
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70 percent and egg
production drops sharply.
“It is obvious,” said
Denlinger, “that this disease
can have a severe economic
impact on poultry farmers.
That is why they should be
aware of first symptoms and
isolate affected flocks.”
The disease can be tran
smitted from bird to bird,
dead bird to live bird, by
infected buildings or by
people wearing con
taminated clothing, shoes
and so forth. Recovered
chickens may remain
carriers for up to 24 months.
Denlinger urged
poultrymen with infected
flocks to maintain strict
isolation on their own farms
and avoid contact with other
poultry operations.
He also urged poultrymen
whose flocks show any
health problem to contact a
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture regional office
or the department’s
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