—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, (Hay 19,1979
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A-C planter gets high mark in Canadian study
LA PORTE, Ind. -
Plateless planter metering
and accuracy were the
subject of recent in
dependent research con
ducted by the the University
of Laval in Quebec, Canada,
in which the air planter
manufactured by Allis-
Chalmers Corp., was proven
to be the most accurate
American planter for all
tested conditions.
The report also noted that
the Allis-Cbalmers model
was less sensitive to seeding
rate and speed than the other
American made planters
and that it provides the best
performance with round
seed at high speeds.
Dauphin County DHIA
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Lytle Farms Inc.
Lilly
Aquar
Belle
Nina
Leoda
Paul L. Crissinger
Irma
Floyd Feidt
Minnow
Wilmer Campbell
Bonnie
Sonsie
Cindy E
Blossom
Sandra
Harold M.Nissley
Ginger
Roy C. Wilbert
Linda
R Own Dairy Inc.
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J,
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Candy
lomer Campbell
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Catalpa Fam^
Jo
Georgia
Dorothy
Restful Acres
Heather
Lauden Farms
Vesta4l
Franklin G. Wagner
Vickie
Great View Farms
Cleo
Debby
Frosty
Elwillo Farms
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The* research aimed at control the seed except the
determining the metering John Deere unit, which uses
accuracy of plateless mehanical fingers to meter
planters with" respect to the seed,
ground speed, seeding rate Metering accuracy was
and shaped seed to provide determined by „ measuring
fanners with a comparative the theoretical versus the
evaluation of row crop actual number of com
planters. Six planters of 1977 kernels metered by the
model vintage were studied, planter. A percentage of
including the International difference between the two
Harvester 400 Cyclo; John counts was then calculated,
Deere 7000 Max-Emerge; with metering accuracy
White 5400 Air/Plant; the air being determined by the
planter from Allis-, ratio of difference. Metering
Chalmers; the Monosen, a accuracy was measured for
French planter; and an v differing ground speeds,
Italian planter, the seed rates and grain shapes.
Gaspardo. Basic conclusions
All of the planter utilized revealed by the study in
air pressure or vacuum to dicated metering accuracy
is generally affected by seed
10,006
v. 19,526
19,842
18,473
15,444
4-11
4-3
3-10
2-6
2-4
17,235
13,583
8-10
12,174
12,578
20,202
15,416
13,420
16,069
19,911
3-10
3-10
1-11
1-10
1-11
20
10,679
14,057
11,149
16,222
14,488
14,278
18,577
13,758
11-6
4-3
3-1
15,279
14,269
14,167
18,474
12,482
12,968
1-11
5-5
4-3
19,916
19,979
22,490
18,897
16,494
could save a life
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NEWARK, Del. - As
Spring fanning activities
commence this year, slow
moving farm equipment
once again lumbers along
our highways. •
Farmers need protection
from fast-approaching cars
and trucks, says Delaware
Extension safety specialist
Ronald C. Jester. The
mixing of fast and slow
moving vehicles on public
roads has been the cause of
many accidents. Delaware
statistics for 1978 show that
such accidents with farm
tractors and equipment were
up 50 per cent over the
previous year.
Drivers have great dif
ficulty judging the relative
speed of vehicles traveling in
the same direction, so rear
end collisions are numerous.
Statistics clearly
demonstrate the problem:
The average farm tractor
is on the road only one out of
every 25 operating hours,
and yet one-third of all
tractor accidents occur on
Two out of every three
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535
678
549
534
714
3.5
4.7
3.9
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870
559
720
highway accidents involving
562 slow-moving vehicles are
rear-end collisions.
534 Nine out of every 10 ac
cidents occur during
750 daylight.
3.8
3.7
3.5
739 Slow-moving-vehicle em
-777 blems give motorists the
advance warning they need
757 to prevent such accidents.
517 When Michigan passed
SMV emblems
shape, seeding rate and
ground speed; that, lound
com seed should be used
with all planters, especially
American made planters,
for- the best seeding ac
curacy; and that the com
bination of 5 mph speed and
medium round com seed
should deliver maximum
seeding accuracy.
Comparing European to
American planters, the
study showed that the
performance of the
European planters largely
exceed those of the
American planters with
vacuum metering units
being superior to
pressureized or mechanical
metering units. Specifically
mandatory legislation
requiring the SMV emblem
to be displayed on slow
moving vehicles, there was a
47 per cent reduction in non
intersection rear-end
collisions with slow-moving
vehicles. That state also
experienced significant
reductions in fatalities,
injuries, and property
damage.
Farmers should be sure to
display the SMV emblem on
- all slow-moving vehicles.
Keep the emblem clean and
remember to replace it when
it becomes faded. It could
save a life.
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the Monosen unit proved to
be the most accurate of the
European units. However,- The report pointed out that
the study also noted that while the research was
while the European planters conducted to aid fanners in
had very accurate metering their planter selection
device, they produced low process, selection of a
germination rates compared plateless planter should not
to the American machines, be made exclusively upon
Metering accuracy of the these'test results and such
American units ‘ were factors as dealer service,
generally affected by the reliability and convenience
size and shape ■: seeds, but for the particular farm
provided higher germination operation.
GRAIN SYSTEMS INC.
*21,630
*59,689
rates, thus contributing to
higher yields.