Crops may be future fuel
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of time before the
industry matures.
.ie oil companies as
y present threat to the
business. But in some
nations, he reports,
»ly Brazil, gasohol
' and production is
with full support. The
icture of alcohol from
cor use as fuels was
ired in Germany
7orldWarll.
je the gasohol market is
eloped, Campbell sees it
giving a sizable boost to
' demands and prices,
would mean a
icant change in the
economy. He adds,
aver, that the technology
tlso being developed to
ice gasohol from such
ly sources as garbage,
when crops are used to
uce alcohol, the
inder of the crop is not
isarily wasted, he
lasized. Brewers
, for example, are the
/ers when grains are
for alcohol production,
> only' difference bet
. the alcohol produced
motor use and the kind
\ in drinks is that the fuel
higher alcohol content,
hell explained,
which appear an
on the Indianapolis
MAY
COMPLETE DISPERSAL
Located on Monkey Run Rd., 3 miles from
Elmira, N.Y., take Jerusalem Hill Exit off Rt. 17,
go to Bom by Rd., take a left, then to Watercure
Hill Rd., make a right, 1 mile to Mill Rd. to
Monkey Run. Buyers coming north from Rt.
328-549 or 14 take Rt. 14 north to Church St. in
Elmira, make a right, go approx. 1 mile to Rt. 17
Binghamton entrance, stay to right Vz mile to
Jerusalem Hill Exit. Will have arrows all the
way.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25,1978
AT 11:00 Sharp
96 - REG. AND HIGH GRADE HOLSTEiNS - 96
4 Reg. Holsteins - 2 Reg. Jerseys - 90 Grades
Herd consists of 63 mature cows of which 28 are fresh
or close, balance in all stages of lactation. 6 bred hfrs.,
10 open yrl., 17 started calves. Preg. ex., interstate
tested, shot for shipping fever.
Oliver 1800 diesel (real nice); IHC 706 turbo charge
tractor; Case 600 diesel; M Farmall; 8N Ford; 4 of
these tractors have real good rubber; ’7O C-50 Chevy
truck 14’ bed w/hoist; ’65 Dodge dump truck (not
running); JD 36 baler w/kicker 2 yrs. old; JD 1209
haybine 2 yrs. old; IHC 550 chopper w/2 row com &
pickup heads; NH 354 grinder mixer (real nice); New
Idea 218 tandem wheel spreader (new); AC 60 com
bine; Papec self-unloading box & running gear; Keston
self unloading box & running gear; 2 hay wagons
w/kicker racks; 2 Kill-bros. gravity grain boxes; JD
494 A com planter liquid or dry fertilizer; JD 5 bottom
serai-mounted plow; JD 5 bottom trailer plow; Ontario
grain drill; Brillion 16’ transport harrow; AC hopper
blower; NH 56 side rake; disk; Century sprayer; 3 pt.
hitch seeder; New Idea PTO or elec. 36’ elev.; 24’ elev.
Wood Bros, bushhog; appro*. 50’9” silage pipe; grain
auger; set 18-4-34 tractor chains; self propelled silage
cart; quantity ear com; few other small items.
Sales Mgr. Note:
This herd has not been on test but has been culled
hard. Mr. May has been on Cornell mastitis program
for several yrs. & for past 3 yrs. free of mastitis. Most
of these cows have good udders, look milky. Several
pieces of real good equip, as listed, don’t miss this one.
Selling order large machinery at 11:09 sharp; cattle
approx. 12:15 be on time as there is very few small
items.
Terms: Cash or Good Check.
Sale under cover. Lunch available.
Auctioneer - Arlow Kiehl
Sales Mgr. GORDON WOOD - Mansfield, Pa.
Phone: 717-549-4901
For the most in advertising coverage and preparing
your sale. Call Wood’s Auction Service.
Motor Speedway have been
running on alcohol ever
since 1961, Campbell pointed
out. He sees the product as
having excellent energy
properties.
Gasohol, by definition, is
the mixture of alcohol and
gasoline. Alcohol is the
portion derived from crops.
When the two fluids are
mixed, the alcohol gives the
resulting fuel - gasohol - a
higher octane, Campbell
explained. Although alcohol
can’t be produced cheaply
with present systems,
customers are willing to pay
premium prices for gasohol,
studies have shown. In one
case, a service station in
creased its fuel sales more
than six-fold once, gasohol
was advertised. Motorists
payed as much as five cents
per gallon more for gasohol,
as opposed to gasoline. The
study was done by the lowa
Development Commission.
According to Campbell,
gasohol increases mileage
ratings by about five per
cent.
'No problems are being
reported by motorists and
farmers who use gasohol in
their vehicles. Theoretically,
there, could be some
problems, such as phase
separation, but none are
being reported. Phase
separation could
MACHINERY
Owners;
ADOLPH fi CAROL MAY
theoretically occur during
low temperatures when the
fuel mixture could split into
its components.
Present technology yields
2.5 gallons of alcohol from
one bushel of corn. The by
product could be used as
cattle feed and contains 26
per cent protein, Campbell
pointed out.
Campbell himself is an
avid user of gasohol. He has
driven his vehicle 20,000
miles in the past five months
using gasohol for fuel. “I get
a great response when
people see it,” the racing
circuit representative
commented.
Campbell sees the
development of gasohol as
bringing about a potential
link between farmers and
city people. He speculates
that the American public
could eventually regard the
farmer as a soldier who is
combatting the oil exporting
nations with renewable fuels
produced right here at home.
Campbell projects that 500
distilleries will have to be
built to get the gasohol in
dustry going full force. The
price tag would be $l5
billion. The-industry itself
would be worth $lO billion
annually, he figures.
Farmers are playing a big
role in the development of
the industry, Campbell said.
One big distillery being built
in Rockport, Mo. is owned by
a group of farmers. The
American Agriculture
Movement, which a year ago
made national headlines as a
result of its parades and
protests in various political
centers across the nation, is
backing the gasohol
movement all the way.
THINK FALL
APPLICATION!
Alfalfa - Topdress Now
♦
• improve Winter hardiness
• Increase next years yield
• Eliminate Spring compaction
• Control Chickweed at the
same time. Yes - with the
addition of Chloro IRC to your
Fertilizer you can do both
jobs with one application.
Corn - Do you fall chisel,
disc or plow?
If you do, you should:
• Apply Anhydrous Ammonia
(Research proves it is efficient)
• Apply all P & K needs
• Apply Lime
• We offer Custom Application
of Ammonia with the Chisel
or Standard Tool Bar.
CALL FOR SMALL GRAIN
SEED AND FERTILIZER
OPEN MON. thru FRI. 7:30 to 4:30
SAT. till Noon
11 j ORGANIC
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V ANHVOROUS AMMONIA _ _
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2313 NORMAN ROAD< LANCASTER. PA.
PHONE: 717-397-5152
Gasohol - a mixture of gasoline and alcohol - is one realistic alternative to the
energy crunch, according to Mo Campbell. It’s a concept in which farmers would
have a big stake because crops are a major source of alcohol.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18,1978
ATTENTION
NEW JERSEY
LAND OWNERS
WANTED TO RENT
Land in Mercer, Middlesex
or Monmouth County
Will Pay Top Dollar
For 50 Acres & Up
Productive Tracts.
Cali after 5 p.m.
201-329-2765
CORN
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