Allis Chalmers to Give Pulling Awards by: Warren Vollmar Public Relations Allis Chalmers .Tractor Pulling - the modem-day farm sport is growing rapidly both in number of entrants and in popularity as a spectator sport. “This is the only farm sport directly related to modem agriculture,” said Ed Hart, Chairman of the National Tractor Pullers’ Association, Advisory Board. “The men who participate are the modem farmers of today,” The Advisory Board is a part of the National Tractor Pullers’ Association (NTPA) which has its headquarters in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Tractor pulling is growing. This year, AUis-Chalmers Corp. will give the NTPA “Stock Tractor Puller of the Year” free use for one year of any two wheel drive AUis- Chalmers farm tractor of his choice. Selection wiU be PUBLIC AUCTION Farm Sold, Tenant must move, Located on Duhamel Corner Road, justaff Route 300,2 miles East of Sudlersville, Md. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7,1974 62 HOLSTEIN COWS & HEIFERS 62 This herd consists of 37 milk cows, many fresh, some close springers, many in full flow of milk. Artificial breeding for over 12 years by Curtiss. 7 spring first calf heifer, 6 open heifers ready to breed, 12 small & yearling heifers. Accredited and retested. FARM MACHINERY: INTERNATIONAL M and 300 TRACTORS, JOHN DEERE No. 45 Self-propelled combine (2 row com and 12’ grain heads), New Holland No. 352 PTO feed grinder-mixer, AUis Chalmers No. 829 Haybine, N.H. No. 1010 Haystacker, 2 NH PTO Chuck wagons, NH No. 68 baler, N.I. spreader, N.H. spreader, Ontario hoe drill, Case disc, drill, NI mower, Cross elevator & motor, JD trailer sprayer No. 32, AC 2 row chopper No. 780, Int. 2PR com picker, JD No. 6 chopper w-2 heads, JF flail chopper, NI rake, JD rotary hoe, Oliver springtooth, JD 8’ disc, land roller, food mixer, 3 pt. AC blade, 2 tractor seeders, drag harrow, hay crimper, Int. 2R cultivators, 2 metal grain wagons, grease equipment, Myers water pump, truck tires, oil drums, old lumber, 3 wood gates, portable elevator drag, 1954 Chev. grain truck 8:25x20 tires. Home comfort stove, etc., etc. Rotary tiller. MILK EQUIPMENT, FEED EQUIP., UNIVERSAL PIPELINE and 4 pipeline milkers and automatic washer. Vacuum line, Universal vacuum pump, SOLAR 340 vacuum milk tank (stamped), w-auto washer, water heater, SS wash vats, etc. Feed bunks, hay rack, feed cart, concrete water trough. HAY & STRAW: 3000 bales clover & timothy hay (new), 2700 bales clover & timothy (last year), 700 Lespesda stubble hay, 300 mix hay, 500 bales wheat straw. IRVING YEAGER, owner Sudlersville, Md. HARRY RUDNICK & SONS, Inc. Sales Managers & Auctioneers I vlrgi n iV fee d eV C AIV < ► and YEARLING SALE \ I 700 HEAD \ [ STEERS - 300 to 900 Lbs. A ' HEIFERS - 300 to 600 Lbs. J ► < ► ► DUBLIN LIVESTOCK MARKET ◄ ◄ ◄ ◄ For further information, contact Reggie Reynolds, 703-992-1009 DECEMBER 4, Sponsored by the Dublin Feeder Cattle Association and the Virginia Beef Cattle Association. All Cattle State Graded baaed on nominations originated among competing tractor pull drivers and from NTPA local associations. The selection wiU be made Feb. 3, foUowing the “Super PuU,” in Indianapolis, Ind. “Tractor pulling is fast arriving at a new status in the competitive en tertainment world,” Hart said. “This year, total purse in NTPA’s official pulls wiU be approximately $500,000.” Who participates in tractor pulls? According to Hart, most tractor pullers represent a strong and vital segment of agriculture. They generaUy farm 800 to 1,000 acres. Results of one spot survey of 50 entrees in the IS,OOO-pound tractor pulling class showed these men grew an average of close to 960 acres of com.” Formed In 1969 Formed in 1969, the NTPA had 150 members the first year. Current membership stands at around 4,500, with AT U :OOA.M. LUNCH DUBLIN, VIRGINIA the majority being farmers. However, people in other professions and businesses also compete in pulls. There are probably three or four times as many pullers in the country who pull one or two times a year at a county fair, and are not NTPA members. State tractor pulling organizations now operate in some 23 states, with each state group having two members serving on the national organization’s board of directors. “The result is that the tractor puller today has more say about his sport than auto race drivers do about theirs,” Hart com mented. The NTPA currently sanctions about 50 tractor pulls per year. In addition, many state sanction pulls in their own areas. In 1973, there were over 3,000 pulls in the United States and Canada. During 1974 the Association expects over 3,5000 pulls in the United States and Canada. During 1974 the Association expects over 3,500 pulls. “We wanted rules and safety standards on pulls so our members know a pull is going to be operated the same way any place he goes,’” said Hart. “If we sanction the event, then we also send the judges.” Many county fairs now hold closed pulls so only area farmers can enter. This gives local farmers an op portunity to pull their tractors and to compete with other farmers in their area. After they gain some ex perience, they can move on to larger pulls if they desire. Began As Rural Sport Tractor pulling dates back some twenty years as the favorite rural sport in the Midwest as an off shoot of the old horse and pony pulls. The present NTPA form of operating a tractor pull is the speed pull. It is operated on a dirt track at least 30 feet wide and not less than 200 feet long. The tractor is hooked to a flat bottom sled loaded with a predetermined weight. As the tractor starts down the track, weight is added to the sled. Weight can be added to the sled in two ways: 1. The oldest method is to have men stationed along the track every 10 feet. As the sled passes each man steps 1974 - 7:30 P.M. A Sport For Everyone Dust, smoke, determination and of a tractor pull, excitement are the main ingredients on, adding weight to the sled and causing the load to in crease on the tractor. 2. The most popular method is the mechanical sled. It is 8 feet long. At tached to the rear portion of the sled is a weight-transfer machine. The machine shifts 5 to 10 tons from the wheels to the sled. With standardized pulling rules, some NTPA members enter 30 or more different events during die summer months. One Ohio NTPA member told of pulling in five events in Ontario and Farm Credit Nominees The Farm Credit Ad ministration recently an nounced the results of a series of nominating polls conducted to select can didates for consideration by President Gerald R. Ford in filling two vacancies which will occur next spring on the Federal Farm Credit Board. The Board, whose members serve part-time, is the top policy making body for the borrower-owned Farm Credit System which supplies about $25 billion in loans to farmers and farmer cooperatives each year. The candidates, three from each of two Farm Credit districts, are Ben R. Adams, Winter Haven, Florida; J. Edward King, Dalton, Georgia; David C. Waldrop, Newberry, South Carolina; Ralph N. Austin, Westcliffe, Colorado; James S. Culberson, Lordsburg, New Mexico and Virgil A. Prewett, Cherokee, Oklahoma. Adams is a manager of a citrus packing company and the others are either farmers or ranchers. Incumbents m the two posts are T. Carroll Atkin son, Jr., Marion, South Carolina, present Board chairman, and James H. Dean, Hutchinson, Kansas, Board vice chairman. Their terms of office, which are limited to 6 years, are scheduled to expire March 31. The nomination process is prescribed by law and consists of designation polls in which boards of directors of Federal Land Bank Associations, Production Credit Associations and cooperatives holding stock in the -district Bank for Cooperatives each conduct Body Facts Man’s body includes 500 mus cles, 200 bones, four gallons of Mood, several hundred feet of arteries and veins, over twenty five feet of intestines and mil lions of pores Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Nov. 30,1974- , ** v’ ~v f, Pennsylvania during a single week last summer. And he had participated earlier in Tennessee, Illinois and Ohio pulls on three consecutive days. NTPA is now making plans for its annual “Super Pull” to be held Jan. 21-Feb. 2 in Indianapolis, Ind. This year’s purse will be the largest in the liistory of tractor pulling. The top puller from each of eight districts plus 12 pullers with the most points in National NTPA competition this year will be invited to par- elections to advance their candidates for the President’s consideration. HAVEN LANE FARM COMPLETE HOLSTEIN DISPERSAL On the farm located on the Mason-Dixon Line 4Vi miles Northeast of Rising Sun, in Cecil County, Maryland. From Route 1 take Red Pump Road to Ridge Road, turn left on Ridge Road and follow Ridge Road to the farm. FRIDAY, 170 HEAD OF HOLSTEINS 170 (All but 4are Registered) 100 COWS 62 HEIFERS 8 BULLS Tested for Interstate Shipment 1974 DHIR average 70 lact 16.969 M 40% 682 F EXCELLENT PRODUCTION: 1 selling with 25,440 M 2 selling with records from 22,000 to 23,000 2 selling with records from 21,000 to 22,000 4 selling with records from 20,000 to 21,000 5 selling with records from 19,000 to 20,000 8 selling with records from 18,000 to 19,000 9 selling with records from 17,000 to 18,000 7 selling with records from 16,000 to 17,000 5 selling with records from 15,000 to 16,000 Many other young cows working on outstanding records. Fifty-one daughters and 1 son of Haven Lane Criss Tony (EX) proved in the herd and now at Curtiss. Many are bred to him now. He sires milk. There are daughters of Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation, Pawnee Farm ArUnda Chief and Paclamar Astronaut. Many first-calf heifers recently fresh selling, and some excellent cow families in this fine offering. A number of cows have milked over 100 pounds a day. A number of VG cows selling with records to over I,OOOF. The heifers write outstanding pedigrees and offer a great opportunity to buy foundation females. The bulls include Tony’s maternal brother by Bootmaker and bulls of all ages with sensational production on the dams and by the breed’s most popular sires. Don’t miss this sale if you need foundation cattle! Terms: Cash Lunch Available Sale in Heated Tent. MR. & MRS. WILLARD R. LANE Rising Sun, Maryland Owners A. DOTY REMSBURG Sale Mgr. & Auctioneer Norman D. Hill, Associate Jefferson, Maryland -, JSP '.V' '■mOf , i '' i >r. m i'*' ticipate in each class. Following the “Super Pull”, the NTPA awards banquet will be held, and the “Stock Tractor Puller of the Year” will be announced, and be given free use of an AUis-Chalmers tractor for one year. As for the future of tractor pulling, Hart feels it is unlimited. “There are many new areas in which tractor pulling is growing,” he said. “Take Texas for example. To my knowledge, there had never been a tractor pull in Texas until two years ago. A recent pull in that state attracted 80 contestants in one class. One day alone, three Texas farmers called for more information on starting local pulling clubs.” DECEMBER 6 10:00 A.M 49
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