D6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 3,1983
The Sperry New Holland Model 426 baler is available in
both wire and twine tie versions.
New baler announced
NEW HOLLAND - A new 16x18-
inch heavy-duty baler from Sperry
New Holland is designed for
commercial and large acreage hay
producers. Designated the Model
426, the new machine offers im
proved durability in both feeder
and knotter areas. A Flow-Action
feeding system is standard.
The bales produced by the “426”
handle and store well. They
provide a more useful weight to
bulk ratio that’s important for
shipping hay over extended
distances.
Heavy-duty knotters and
twisters provide consistently
ABS promotes Babonis
DE FOREST, Wise. - Gerald D.
Babonis has been promoted to the
position of Regional Sales
Manager for American Breeders
Service.
In his new position, Babonis will
be responsible for his company’s
sales activities throughout 11
Northeastern states.
Babonis holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Animal Science
from Cornell University and a
Masters in Physiology of
Reproduction from the University
of Connecticut.
After graduation, Babonis joined
ABS as a Representative in
Cumberland County. Three years
later be was promoted to District
Sales Manager for Northeastern
Pennsylvania and parts of New
Jersey and New York states. He
later served in this same capacity
in the New England district.
During his tenure as District
Manager, he won several awards
for Ms performance in sales
Brown Swiss bulls classified
TUNKHANNOCK - The Brown
Swiss bulls at Sire Power, Inc.,
Tunkhannock were recently
class! tied by M. B. Sowerby, of
ficial classifier.
9862 Bridge View Jubilation was
checked and remained at an Ex
cellent rating. Jubilation is a
popular sire with +1561 PDM -
.09% +slf +sl94 with 31%
repeatability. His type proof is
outstanding at +1.6 PDT with 45%
repeatability.
Ranked as a new Excellent bull
is 9858 Top-Acres Modem Galaxy,
being raised from V 6 (86). Galaxy
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dependable tying. The blotters of
twine-type “426” balers are hard
surfaced at all wear points. The
bill hook cam on the blotter frame
is hardened steel and replaceable. (
Hardened spacer washers have
been added between the bill hook
pinion and blotter frame, and the
bill hook tongue roller is made of
hardened steel.
Engine drive versions of the new
“426” are powered by a 56HP
V46SD Wisconsin engine. PTO
models are equipped with a 90HP
drive line so large tractors can be
used.
Gerald Babonis
management.
Babonis will establish a regional
office in Keene, New Hampshire
where he, his wife Helen, and two
daughters reside.
is a high-producing All-American
dam. His proof is +1075m +.03%
+47f +sls4 with 60% repeatability.
One first time classification
result was 9865 Oak Forest Jake at
VG (85). JAKE is an E E
Beautician King son who is being
sampled through the Young GOLD
Sire Program.
All other Brown Swiss bulls were
classified as follows: 9859 Rolling
View All Plus, GP (84); 9860 Mort
Modem Click, VG (85); 9863
Johann Proud Banner, VG (86);
and 9864 Golden Dawn Elegant
Masterkey, VG (87).
Participating in Chemgro’s annual meeting held at the Good 'n Plenty Restaurant,
Lancaster, Nov. 23, were from left: Steve Fisher, area representative for FMC Inc.; Jack
Biedeman, CIBA-GEIGY; Buford Gunkle, salesman for Chemgro; Harry Breneman,
Agrico Chemical Company, Tulsa, Okla.; Woody Funk, Chemgro president; and Jim
Bowersox, Chemgro sales manager.
Chemgro holds annual
LANCASTER One hundred
eighty-eight farmers and guests
gathered at the Good ’n Plenty
Restaurant, Lancaster, on Nov. 23,
for Chemgro Fertilizers annual
dinner meeting.
Chemgro president Woody Funk
reported on Agcom, a new com
puterized soil test recom
mendation system recently in
stalled by the company. With this
system, Chemgro will receive soil
test results overnight, and all
recommendations are based on
local soil types and manure ap
plications.
“We will be offering the most
accurate soil test results and
recommendations available,”
Funk said.
Funk also presented the results
of Chemgro’s annual Club 200
DEL FOREST, Wise. Holstein
bulls from Pennsylvania and New
Jersey have been selected by
American Breeders Service to
enter its Progeny Testing
Program.
Ev-Wal Jet-Lane, bred by
Robert Curry and Jim High,
Lancaster, is sired by Twin-Lawn
Deere announces 3 choppers
MOLINE, 11. John Deere has
introduced three new forage
harvesters with exclusive con
venience features to simplify
operation while improving
productivity. These features in
clude:
Spout-Trak, a system which
keeps the spout on target, blowing
material into the wagon through
turns and around contours. In an
automatic sweep mode, Spout-
Trak cycles the spout back and
forth, left and right, to help build
evenly filled loads in the wagon.
Row-Trak, a guidance system
which keeps the harvester on the
row even though the tractor strays
as much as a row width off course.
It holds the harvester on track
down crooked rows and through
turns.
Iron-Gard, a new metal detection
system, helps protect the har
vester’s cutterhead from the
damage that could be caused by
ingesting metal. When pieces of
metal are detected in the material
flowing toward the cutterhead,
Iron-Gard stops the feedroUs. The
operator then reverses the
feedroUs, stops the tractor and
removes the metal before starting
the tractor and continuing the
harvesting operation.
meeting in Lancaster
contest which is open to all
customers striving for a 200 bushel
yield on a five acre plot. This
year’s winner was Titus Hoover,
Neffsville.
Steve Fisher, representing FMC
Corp., gave a slide presentation on
insect control in corn, alfalfa and
tobacco. Fisher reported on the
1983 Furadan test plots and ac
cented his program with the
company’s Furadan Man film.
A presentation on weed control
in corn, soybeans and alfalfa was
given by Jack Beideman of CIBA
GEIGY. He also reported on
Prime Plus, a new product for
sucker control on tobacco.
Jim Bowersox, Chemgro sales
manager, presented a slide show
on some newly developing weed
problems due to minimum tillage
ABS picks 2 bulls
Elevation Jason, +5232, +1.903M
and +6OBF and Ev-Wal Lucky
Print Glory. His dam has
production records to 24,624 lbs. of
milk, with a Cow Index of
+I.BIIM. She is classified GP-83
and is sired by Lime-Valley Lucky
Print.
Pen-Col Daman-ET, bred by
In addition to the new features,
the three new forage harvesters
offer all of the features which have
made John Deere Powr-Mizers so
popular. These include Dura-Drum
cutterbead for a uniform cut, the
quick-adjust stationary knife
adjustment and built-in knife and
the two-speed fan for conserving
New John Deere forage harvesters have features to boost
production while making operation easier.
and lack of crop rotation. He
related root systems and growth
characteristics to control
recommendations for Hemp
Dogbane, thistles, bindweed,
milkweed, shattercane, John
songrass, triazine resistant
redroot and lambsquarters.
Bowersox also discussed the
proper application of fertilizer to
increase efficiency and plant food
retention. He closed with many
points for using sulfur and
magnesium in starter and
broadcast fertilizers and the
benefits to the farmer.
Throughout the afternoon, the
speakers were interrupted by
Buford Gunkle, Chemgro’s
comical farmer customer from the
Welsh Mountains who was played
by Tom Giesmann.
William and Carolyn Pettit,
Vincentown, N.J. is sired by I-O-
State Chief Ford, +|26l, +2.352M
and +S9BF and Pen-Col Wayne
Deena. His dam has production
records to 28,658 lbs. of milk, with a
Cow Index of +2,517M. She is
classified VG-85 and is sired by
Wayne-Spring Fond Apollo.
The new models include the 36-
knife model 3950 and 48-knife 3970,
both with 18-inch diameter cut
terheads, and the 40-knife 4720 with
24-inch diameter cutterhead.
New John Deere 3950 and 3970
Forage Harvesters will be
available during the early spring
of 1964; the 4720 will be available in
the late fall of 1984.