IFE
n the farm
Dieter Krieg, Editor
THE SENTINEL
o DMm Krtat 1976
Winter was beginning to retreat
and it was time to think about up
coming field work. Warm air was
already occasionally brushing across
pur farm; thawed fields released a
fresh, earthy scent; and the first
ripples of “farming fever” were
surging through my heart and mind.
It was on such a day that a man in a
station wagon pulled up to the farm in
answer to a call for help. The husky,
former high school football star
stepped out to greet me and we
walked up to the implement shed.
Round-the-clock
guardian of
stored milk
temperature
If you depend upon your milk check for a living,
protect that income by insuring milk quality.
The least expensive, single-payment insurance
obtainable is the Sentinel the heavy-duty,
10-inch recorder which charts round-the-clock
temperature of your milk-cooling or holding tank.
Assure yourself and your processor that
proper milk temperature is always maintained.
Keep a permanent log of compressor operation
and tank cooling or pre-cooling efficiency, from
first filling to pickup.
~C iiHgT
meaning temperatures Increas; ly ques
tioned by sanitarians—are recorded on the same
chart
At little added cost, the Sentinel is available with
provision for actuating an alarm or warning light if
milk holding temperature rises above pre-set level
Remember—if it prevents the loss of only one
tank of milk, the Sentinel has paid its own way.
Q PARTLOW
See your dealer about the Sentinel —or drop us a line
RO. Box 433
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
There, directly in front of us, was the
object of ny concern: our largest
tractor. Used extensively for years
without receiving the best or even
adequate care, it had literally died
last Fall. It didn't have the power to
pull itself, let alone a corn picker or
plow. Now buried beneath dust,
cobwebs, and a few bird droppings,
the tractoi looked hopelessly in need
of an overhaul. My friend, Ben, had
come to evaluate the situation. It was
time for me to decide for either a
newer model tractor or major repairs.
Either way, I had visions of a sizable
amount of dollars streaming out of
checking account.
With the battery dead, Ben at
tempted to start the engine by
spinning the pulley on the side. That
didn’t work either and so we pushed
the tractor out of the shed and down
the hill to the road where Ben’s
station wagon was parked. A heavy
pair of jumper cables finally sparked
life into it and the two cylinders spit
and sputtered for several rninutes
before changing to a steady, rhythmic
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 6.1976
pounding Nevertheless, Ben's
verdict of "the tractor is shot” came
as no surprise and I was trying to
mentally prepare myself for the costs
of purchasing a newer model.
Carefully checking various items,
Ben, a tractor and implement dealer,
said he could fix the tractor for $350,
adding that this particular senes of
tractors made by the company he
represented was the best for the
money. I accepted his assessment
with a mixture of happiness and
surprise because I had expected the
ordeal to be much more expensive. A
truck stopped by several days later to
take the machine to the shop.
Spring field work was more en
joyable than ever before during that
and following seasons. I had a tractor,
proudly called "Big John," which was
in A-l shape, and as every farmer
knows, that’s what it takes to get the
jobs done. What's more, the eventual
costs of repairs amounted to less
than half of the original estimate. All
in all, the episode resulted in a more
pleasant life on the farm.
Red meat
production
announced
HARRISBURG - Red
meat production in Penn
sylvania during January
1976 was one percent below a
year ago. Slaughter of meat
animals was up for cattle
and calves but down for
hogs, sheep and lambs ac
cording to the Crop
Reporting Service.
Cattle slaughter increased
17 percent, calves 33 percent,
while hog slaughter
decreased 21 percent and
sheep and lambs were 20
percent below January a
year ago.
Nationally, total red meat
production during January
was down one percent from a
year ago, but virtually the
same as for January 1974.
Beef production increased
seven percent from January
~l9?srandveal pSrceaT”
higher. Hog production was
down 16 percent, lamb and
mutton down 12 percent from
a year ago.
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DOES STAY ON!!
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EQUIPMENT
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Method
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Method
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