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—Uncut* Farming, Saturday, Nov. 8. 1975
fWhat's NewTTTj
Hydraulically Powered
Submersible Mlai-Pump
A email (IT x I") light
weight (94 tbs.) and
powerful (290 gallons per
minute) submersible pump,
designed for dewatering and
fire fighting, Is now
available from Robinson
Industries, Santa Fc
Springs, Calif.
The HSP-250 develops over
100 feet of head and pumps at
the rate of 250 GPM, enough
to dram an average swim
ming pool in l hours.
Power source may be a
tractor, hydraulic power
pack or mobile unit with
hydraulic power of four to
seven GPM at 1500 to 200 psi.
The unique design of the
HSP-250 provides . for
hookups in multiples, cither
series or parallel, for any
volume or head required.
Oil lubricated seals
preclude damage when run
dry. The unit is self-priming
and entirely submersible. It
is spark and vapor-free for
complete safety.
Outlet size is 2" IPS. Hose
port size for hydraulics is V’
IPS. All maintenance may
be perfomred by owner
service personnel using
standard tools, according to
the manufacturer.
Robinson Industries
manufactures a complete
line of hydraulic and
pneumatic pruning tools,
saws and other equipment
for agriculture, public
utilities and municipal
governments under the trade
name Limb-Lopper.
Victor Borge told a friend
that he could tell time by his
piano. His friend was in
credulous, so Borge
volunteered to demonstrate.
He pounded out a crashing
march. Immediately there
came a banging on the wall
and a shrill voice screamed,
‘‘Stop that noise. Don’t you
know it’s 1:30 in the mor
ning?”
Agway
SYRACUSE
Stockholders and guests at
Agway's annual meeting on
Oct. 30 and 31 were told that
the farmer-owned
cooperative lopped the
billion dollar mark in talcs
this year. It is the first time
it has occurred in Agway’s
11-year history.
Among the more than 5,000
mcmbcr-shockholdcrs in
attendance for the two-day
meeting were nearly 100
from southeastern and
southcentral Pennsylvania.
Ronald C. Goddard,
Agway's executive vice
president and chief
executive officer, told the
group that sales totaled
(1,000,702,000 for the year
ending last June 30. Net
margins after taxes were
17.5 million dollars, an in
crease of $2.8 million over
1973-74.
Agway Inc. is a farm
supply and food marketing
cooperative owned by 117,000
member-stockholders and
serving agriculture in 12
northeastern states. It was
formed in 1964 by the merger
of three regional
cooperatives.
In his annual report to the
membership, Goddard listed
some of the more serious
problems' facing nor
theastern farmers and
outlined Agway’s plans for
working toward their
solutions.
Inflation and the cost-price
squeeze that it imposes on
farmers were, and are, the
most serious obstacles to
jpo, jim butcher shop,
purchased the grand champion FFA steer, held fast
month after the FFA animals were exhibited at the
Manheim Fair. Tim Good, right, was the grand
chai lion’s owner.
Annual meeting held
sales surpass
profitable farm operation,
Goddard said. To help case
the burden on farmers,
Agway set a ceiling of 1.75
cents on the dollar on after
tax earnings for the 1974-75
fiscal year.
Goddard said earnings
were kept within those limits
for 1974, but said increasing
money needs will force
Agway to strive for a slightly
higher earnings rate this
year.
Noting the celebration of
the country's bicentennial,
the Agway executive also
listed several actions that
must be taken on the
national level to assure that
the next 200 years provide
continued incentives to
farmers. They are:
1. Develop a national
energy policy aimed at
conservation of and eventual
independence from foreign
petroleum sources.
2. Cut deficit spending in
government on aU levels.
3. Prevent a recurrence of
runaway inflation by
keeping government
spending m check.
4. Recognize that there is
a finite limit to all natural
resources and develop a
prodent management policy.
5. Make use" of the coun
try’s greatest resource ...
people ... by providing
productive employment in
private businesses.
6. Be vigilant in efforts to
assure continuation of the
free enterprise system.
In his report to the
membership, George Steele,
chairman of the board of
directors, noted that, despite
the general decline in the
number of farms in the
Northeast, Agway mem
bership continued to grow.
During the year, mem
bership increased by 4,000,
bringing the total to 117,000.
Members also gave
"dramatic evidence of their
confidence in the financial
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strength of the cooperative *•
Steele said, when *2B million
In Agway securities were
subscribed shortly after they
were offered for sale
"The year ahead presents
substantial challenges to
Agway and its members."
Steele said, "but they arc not
insurmountable. We can
solve them by worklnv
together.”
R.D.I, WILLOW STREET
717-464-3321