—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19,1979
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NEW HOLLAND - The
rotary threshing concept,
introduced by Sperry New
Holland four years ago, is
already attracting in
ternational attention, ac
cording to George Eastman,
product manager for
combines.
“We have been advised by
the Committee for En
couragement of
Technological Research at
the prestigious Paris In
ternational Agricultural
Show, that the TR 70 Twin
Rotor combme has been
awarded a gold medal for its
contribution to the progress
Egg Clearinghouse trading
DURHAM, N.H. - Trading
volume declined on Egg
Clearinghouse during the
month of April after setting a
new first-quarter sales
record, according to Ray
Delano, President and
general manager.
Sales totaled 40,860 oases
for the month, Delano
reported. This volume was
the lowest smce 1975 and was
18 per cent lower than last
year’s volume for April.
For uhat avail the plough or
satl. Or land or life if freedom
fait 1
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of farm meehaniratir-' ”
Eastman said
Designed toi lilt .hi Ji
volume North Arncnc an
crops, the TR 70 has alread>
attracted the attention of
farmers in Australia, South
America and Europe
becuase of its unique crop
saving features. The
recognition at the Pans
machinery show is an in
dication that the rotary
concept is being given close
attention in other areas of
the world where the effecient
harvesting of grains, com
and beans is becoming in
creasingly important, ac
cording to Eastman.
The TR 70 Twin Rotor
volume lower
Delano said there were bids
for 641,064 cases and open of
fers for 330,270 cases during
the month. There were 101
egg firms participating in
the month’s trading, he
reported.
“There were some en
couraging signs in April’s
trading,” Delano quickly
noted. “Almost half (48.8 per
cent) of the sales were made
under ECl’s new origin cer
tificate recommendations
and there were no buyer re
jections for the entire month.
There was only one minor
adjustment for quality.”
Public egg trading through
Egg Clearinghouse
established a new quarterly
sales record exceeding the
previous high by more than
5,000 cases. Some 247,445
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luiMnw’se inipugh the
i diribuic This eliminate', tht
c j hndei-t oncave ai lodge
ment-across the limit of Ihe
machines That system has
been the oasis of almost ail
combines since self
propelled harvesters were
first brought into use The
harsh impaction of the older
cylinder-concave units often
resulted in a high percentage
of damage to the crop.
The Twin Rotor system
uses centrifugal force
create'’ * " "mme
rotors to assist in me
separation of grain. There is
less opportunity for repeated
cases were traded during the
first three months of 1979 - a
32 per cent increase over the
same period last year and
two per cent greater than
1977’s record year.
Delano said he
public trading to continue
growing among both buyers
and sellers as they become
more aware of the op
portunities that are
available through ECI. He
said the revised trading
rules, which went into effect
April 1, make it possible for
a producer to sell all the eggs
produced by a flock. New
delivery schedules permit
“hot loads” to be delivered
within 48-hours or specified
deliveries to be made from
one to four weeks after the
- trade. -
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that wei e necessary m older
combines This reduction in
vibration, which caused
operator fatigue, was
especially noted by the blue
ribbon committee which
made the award to Sperry
New Holland.
In the official presentation
it is noted that “The new
arrangement permits a
more compact design inside
and greater speed, whilst by
"reducing vibration, comfort
is improved.”
The Committee to En-
courage Technical Research
is made up of the faculty
member from .leading
agricultural colleges and
research centers m France.
Machines are judged on the
quality of work, gain in
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to the user in areas such as
comfort, safety and
i eduction of user fatigue.
Design and economic factors
also 'play a role in the
awarding'of the medals for
machinery
, Sperry New Holland first
introduced the Twin Rotor
combine m 1975 in a limited
number.