—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Fab. 28, 1976 54 ‘Spirit of Red Fever’ tour undertaken; National machinery show , tractor pull and IHC factory seen The spacious Kentucky Fairgrounds and Ex position Center hosted the National Farm Machinery Show earlier this month, tours to which were sponsored by International dealerships By DIETER KRIEG LOUISVILLE - The Bicentennial Year may bring out slogans for “The Spirit of 76,” and Valen tine’s Day may turn one’s thoughts to big, red hearts, but for five days during mid- February the rage for thousands of people in this town was “The Spirit of Red Fever." The International Har vester Company was sponsoring trips for in terested parties from the Midwest and Northeast to see the National Farm Machinery Show, a National Invitational Tractor Pull, and IH’s sprawling manufacturing facilities - all of which are located here near the home of the world famous Kentucky Derby. With IH and 130 individual dealerships taking care of 4 II i ■ilM I* M«i 'IK M • M«< «•«« t tl r travel arrangements, dealers, their employees and farmers, came to this nor thern Kentucky city in groups. Taking care of tour preparations for Lancaster County and some surroun ding areas was the C.B. Hoober dealership of In tercourse which recently received the Company’s ‘XL’ award for outstanding service and facilities. Flying out of Harrisburg, the C.B. Hoober group arrived in Louisville by mid morning on Friday, Feb. 13. Representatives from In ternational Harvester were on hand to familiarize visitors with itineraries and provide them with.distinc tive IH caps made ex clusively for this occasion. The first stop on the tour was IH’s Louisville plant, sprawled out on 145 acres, of _ KENTUCKY MIN. EXPOSITOR throughout the Northeast The C. Hoober dealership at Intercourse represented the Lan caster County area. which 38 are under roof. Employing 5,500 workers when operating at full capacity, the facility produces over 40 basic tractor models and a variety of other products such as gears and crankshafts for use in other tractors. Friday evening found visitors dining in one of the exquisite dining rooms of the Executive Inn, followed by a turf-tearing and smoke spouting tractor pulling contest in the large arena of the Kentucky Exposition Center. It was a National Invitational Pull to which Increase cow throughput with less labor BOU-MATIC BULK MILK COOLER! Dari-Kool Bou-Matic Automated Herringbone Systems +Automatic Back-up Gate +Automatic Entrant id E; -f-Feed Bowl Cover' CARL L. SHIRK COLEBROOK ROAD only top winners from all across the U.S. and Canada could come. Representing southeastern Pennsylvania was Mike Wright of New Freedom. A consistent winner at local pulls, the York Countian was entered in the 15,000 stock class. To the dismay of IH fans, particularly those from Pennsylvania, Wright’s tractor engine gave out under the strain and had to be pulled off the track. It was not exactly an unusual oc currence as several other top drivers found themselves in the same predicament and :s - SERVICE - RDS, LEBANON, PA topsyvjrvy . Machinery Show demonstrated the strength of some new tractor cabs on the market out of reach of the prize money and trophy. As the announcer said: "A tough break, but let’s hear it for him anyway, because, you know, these drivers have to be good to make it to this pull in the first place.” The National Farm Machinery Show was an attraction for fanners from all over the Blast Coast as well as the Midwest. Held in huge exhibition halls which - flank the large arena of the Kentucky Exposition Canter, the displays drew nothing but favorable comments 4-Automatic Teat Cup Detachers +H* Duty Stalls - 44” Wide ' Bou-Matic Milking System it G INSTALLATION from Pennsylvania visitors who were amazed and im pressed with the orderliness and spaciousness of it all. A larger and more recenly built structure than Penn sylvania’s Farm Show Building, the facilities are still being expanded Rows of equipment were lined up to allow ample room for visitors to pass by or browse around,'’while-passagewaj* were almost free-of unsightly litter. At the conclusion of the [Continued on Pate 55) BOU-MATIC PIPELINES & MILKING PARLORS AUTOMATIC CAROUSELS & POLYGONS USED TANKS 100 GAL. ESCO 600 GAL. MOJONNIER 400 GAL ESCO PHONE 717-274-1436
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