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This is Long-Haven Wayne Stephanie.
Record tops 2,000 lbs. fat
PLAIN CITY, Oh. - Long-
Haven Wayne Stephanie has just
completed her best record yet with
5-2 365 d 51.765 M 3.9% 2.040 F. She
has also recently been raised in
classification to Excellent (90)
with an Excellent Mammary.
Select Sires is proud to make
available her son, sired by Carlin-
M Ivanhoe BELL. 7H1667 Long-
Haven Sasbo is one of the strongest
outcross pedigreed young sires in
the breed. Sasbo and Stephanie
were bred by Carlos Long of
Clayton, Mich.
Stephanie is the highest
producing daughter of Wayne-
Spring Fond Apollo. She has
Rake
VERNON, N.Y. - An efficient
cost-effective combination rake
and tedder requiring only 15
horsepower at PTO has been in
troduced by Kuhn with its new
Gyrostar GRS 24 Rake-Tedder.
The GRS 24 is easily altered by
simple hand operation to either
tedding or raking positions in a
matter of seconds.
When tedding, the long flexible
tines with four spring coils are
locked in vertical position and even
the heaviest crops are picked up,
completely turned, spread and
The Kuhn Gyrostar 24 Rake-Tedder has a nine-foot working width as a rake, on left,
and is easily converted by hand adjustment to a tedder, on right.
another record of over 44,000 and
over 1,600 F and her July 1983 cow
index is +3.151M and +IO3F,
which makes her one of the highest
indexed cows of the breed. A
maternal sister to Stephanie is
Very Good (87) with over 43.000 M
and I,BOOF as a three year old.
These maternal sisters complete
three generations over 1,200 F.
Stephanie has been progeny tested
for the recessive gene for mule foot
and found to be “clean”.
This young bull’s pedigree
combines the genetics of two great
“Select” sires, Wayne and Bell,
with an excellent cow family.
- tedder serves dual purposes
aerated uniformly. At the same
time the foliage is handled with
extreme care to prevent leafloss or
roping.
As a rake, the swath screens are
adjustable so that different sizes of
windrows can be formed to fit
prevailing conditions and crop
density. One of the screens can
also be used during tedding as a
control when working along
hedgerows; highways, or other
tight areas.
The GRS 24 has a working
position of 10 ft., 4 inches for
Hesston unveils new harvester
HESSTON, Ks. - Hesston
Corporation has introduced a new
self-propelled forage harvester,
the Model 7730, incorporating
state-of-the-art technology along
with other significant engineering
advances.
“The new 7730 Self-Propelled is
not just a larger version of an
existing harvester,” said Ed
Burrows, product sales manager.
“Our goal was to incorporate the
latest technology in a forage
harvester that was designed from
the ground up to give greater
overall harvesting capacity, ef
ficiency and operator comfort.
“Hesston’s high-clearance ar
ticulated Model 7730 uses big
flotation tires, and when combined
with the four-wheel drive option,
can go through the worst weather
conditions,” Burrows explained.
“These features also give im
proved steering and excellent
maneuverability.”
Improvements in visibility and
operator control were engineered
into the new cab. An exclusive
Hydro Command lever gives one
hand control of ground speed,
feedrolls, spout and header.
Standard features in the new cab
include a heater, air conditioning,
high-back multi-adjustment seat
and full complement of electronic
monitors.
The 26-inch-wide cutting
cylinder features 12 helical knives,
with Hesston-developed Flo-
Vanes, that cut at 11,000 cuts per
minute with uniform, scissor
action cutting. With the new Model
7730, it isn’t necessary to change
sorockets or chains to alter cut
Adams
GETTYSBURG - Adams
Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AEC),
a local nonprofit rural electric
utility, has refunded $330,478 in
Patronage Capital to its consumer
members.
According to Clare A. Kerns,
president of the rural electric
cooperative, Patronage Capital is
the amount of capital that
Cooperative members contribute
tedding and 9 ft. for raking.
Transport width is 9 ft. Despite its
low 15 horsepower requirement,
the GRS 24 has a working speed of
5 to 6 miles per hour and can cover
7 to 8 acres per hour.
Kuhn has major warehousing in
the Northeast and Southwest and
also provides airlift for
replacement parts and service
where required.
Further information on GRS 24 is
available from Kuhn Farm
Machinery Inc., P.O. Box 224,
Vernon, N.Y. 13476.
New self-propelled forage harvester from Hesston Corporation
features an optional 500 cu. ft. container which can be unloaded
on-the-go.
length. Just moving a lever han
dles this function.
“Several other features have
been developed to increase
capacity,” Burrows said, “in
cluding an exclusive detachable
cutterbox for .easier servicing of
the cutter unit, and a new live-back
three-paddle blower that reduces
power requirements for blowing
the crop, thus giving increased
cutting power which results in
lower fuel consumption.”
The 7730 has an optional 500 cu.
ft. container which can be
unloaded “on-thp-go” in less
Co-op mails refund
on an annual basis through their
electric bills, to build and maintain
member ownership or equity in the
Cooperative. Kerns explained that
this equity is necessary to enable
AEC to borrow money from banks
and to build required facilities.
Patronage Capital is unique to
nonprofit cooperatives.
Charles L. Overman, AEC’s
general manager, explained that
each year Adams Electric
Cooperative allocates this capital
provided by each member and
adds it to any previous balance for
the member. According to the
general manager, AEC refunds a
portion of this Patronage Capital to
each member as financial con
ditions permit. Overman noted
that the 1983 refund was either
mailed to the Cooperative’s
members or credited to their
January 1984 electric bill. Mem
bers with current, active accounts,
will receive a check if their refund
is larger than $5; 16,093 checks
have been mailed. Members
receiving refunds of amounts less
than $5 will receive the credit on
their bill.
Joseph L. Cole, manager of
Finance and Management Ser
vices at AEC, noted that the
overall refund has been divided
into two special refunds and one
YF receives grant
DEKALB, 111. - The National
Young Farmer Educational
Association (NYFEA) recently
was presented a $5,000 check by
DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics. The gift is
a continuation of support begun
several years ago when the
national association was formed.
Tom Melton, vice president of
marketing for DeKalb-Pfizer,
cited a company commitment to
education and interest in helping
the new national organization
become established as reasons for
the gift.
“NYFEA’s purpose is to educate
its members in the latest
agricultural production,
management and marketing
one minute. Cutting time is in
creased by not having to keep a
truck under the spout. Plus the
harvester can operate in soft fields
where a truck might not be able to
drive. Also by keeping trucks on
headlands soil compaction is
reduced.
“A fuel-efficient 310 horsepower
Cummins Constant Power
855 diesel engine helps get the job
done in a hurry,” Burrows said.
“Balanced design is the key to how
this technically-advanced, high
capacity, self-propelled forage
harvester can be so easily
operated.”
general refund. Special refunds
have been made to estates of
members who have died within the
past year, and to inactive accounts
having less than $25 in Patronage
Capital. Cole “These
special refunds are being made in
one lump sum amount, rather than
annual refunds over an extended
period of time”. The general
refund applies to all other
Patronage Capital accounts. Cole
said that the amount -of out
standing Patronage Capital is
approximately $9.6 million, which
represents over 30% equity in all of
the assets of the Cooperative.
Kerns stated, “The current
refund continues Adams Electric
Cooperative’s ongoing emphasis
on making improvements in its
Patronage Capital Retirement
System. In the upcoming years, we
plan to institute further enhan
cements in the system to make it
as efficient as possible. When such
future enhancements are made,
we will keep our members advised
of the changes.”
Adams Electric Cooperative,
Inc., organized in the 1940’5,
currently provides electric service
to over 17,000 accounts in the rural
areas of Adams, Cumberland,
Franklin, and York Counties.
techniques; and to educate con
sumers in the areas of agriculture
that affect them,” Melton said.
“DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics has an
interest in the organization and its
members,” Melton continued. “By
working together to strive for
mutual goals, we hope to
strengthen each other and grow
together.”
According to NYFEA, the 1983
grant has allowed the association
to expand the position of their
national executive secretary, Ann
Million Schwarm, from part-time
to full-time. The current gift will
allow the organization to continue
to grow and become self
supporting.