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Workers at the John Deere Plow & Planter Works, Moline,
11., assemble the one-millionth Max-Emerge Planter row unit
as co-workers and factory executives look on.
One million planters & still going
MOLINE, 111. - The one
millionth Max-Emerge Planter
row unit was built at the John
Deere Plow & Planter Works,
Moline, in early April.
Introduced in 1974 for the 1975
season, the Max-Emerge today is
the most popular and widely used
planter in the free world. Many
competitors have attempted to
imitate the concepts embodied in
the Max-Emerge design a
design that has revolutionized the
ancient ritual of planting seeds.
The Max-Emerge planter’s
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SE Farm Credit to sponsor
5 co-op couples
WEST CHESTER - The
Southeast Farm Credit
Associations are planning to
sponsor five couples to the Penn
sylvania Association of Farmer
Cooperatives’ “Co-op Couples
Conference.” The two-day con
ference will be held July 18 and 19
at the Sheraton Danville Inn in
Dannville, Montour county.
PAFC is a trade organization
devoted to the pursuit of
cooperative education in the
Commonwealth. It sponsors a
number of educational events each
year, which are all designed to
increase the knowledge of young
people in the cooperative way of
doing business. The “Co-op
Couples Conference” is one such
event.
The Conference will be a lear
ning and growing experience for
each attendee two days of
becoming knowledgeable about the
inner workings of cooperatives.
This broadening of cooperative
knowledge will provide par
ticipants with an opportunity to
become more actively involved in
their own cooperatives.
It further serves as a chance for
young couples to leam how to
make their voices heard and to
affect change. Participants will
develop attitudes and skills
necessary to become involved in
leadership positions in the farming
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success and popularity is based on
the fundamental of creating the
optimum environment for
placement of a seed, thus assuring
maximum germination and doing
so with great consistency. The
secret was in the dfesign of the
furrow opening and closing
mechanisms.
Lined up side by side, one million
Max-Emerge rows would spread
over 470 miles, long enough to
plant the entire state of lowa and
most of Illinois east to west, in a
single pass.
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community. To quote from the 1984
brochure, “A valued part of the
couples conference is the op
portunity to fellowship with other
farm couples, sharing hopes,
dreams, frustrations and goals.”
PAFCs purpose in the conference
is “To improve far income and
family life through meaningful
involvement....”
Couples are, at the grass roots
level, sent to the Conference
through the sponsorship of area
cooperatives such as Farm Credit.
This means that the Southeast
Farm Credit Associations will be
paying the tuition to the Con
ference as well as the mileage to
and from Danville. Applicants
must be 35 years of age or younger
and must reside in the five-county
Philadelphia area (Bucks,
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery
or Philadelphia county.)
If you fill these two requirements
and care to widen your horizons,
contact Carol Mercner at (215) 431-
1257 and request an application
form. Applications will be taken on
a first-come, first-served basis.
The Southeast Farm Credit
Associations are pleased to be
involved in the enhancement of
cooperative education realizing
that the future of Pennsylvania’s
number one industry
agriculture lies in the hands of
its young leaders.
Identical
MADISON, Wise. - The first
identical twin calves resulting
from a joint research project
between the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and American
Breeders Service, were born
recently.
The twin bulls were produced
from an embryo removed from
Ronde Commander Wendy on the
farm of her owners, Ron and Marc
DeLong, Marionville, Mo. The
embryo, along with two others that
were developed by mating Wendy
with ABS’ bull Valiant, were then
carried by Dr. Steven Lorton of the
ABS Research Staff, on a regular
commercial flight to the
University of Wisconsin in
Madison.
Each of the embryos was then
micro-surgically divided by
University scientists and taken to
the USDA Forage Research
Center, Prairie du Sac, Wise,
where a large research herd is
maintained. Here each half of the
divided embryos was placed in
recipient Holstein heifers.
Mother nature again took over at
this point. Four of the six halves
resulted in pregnancies which
terminated some nine months later
with the birth of the identical twin
bulls and two singles.
This joint ABS/University of
Bowman named to Purina Honor Council
WEST WILLOW - In
recognition of his outstanding
service to livestock producers in
his area, Tom Bowman of West
Willow Farmers Assoc., Inc. has
been named to Ralston Purina
Company’s Chow Honor Council.
Entry into the Chow Honor
Council is granted to those who
demonstrate exceptional high
standards of performance and
conscientious service, says W.M.
“Dub” Jones, president of
Purma’s Agri Products group.
“This honor puts West Willow
Farmers Assoc., Inc. among the
top livestock feed dealerships
nationwide, and reflects Tom’s
expertise in animal nutrition and
health programs,” Jones adds.
West Willow Farmers Assoc.,
Inc. is one of 304 dealers who
qualified for Chow Honor Council
awards this year, chosen from
approximately 5,400 Purina
dealers nationwide.
“We want to welcome Bowman
to the council,” says Jones. “His
selection is testimony to his out
standing efforts to provide area
producers with the services and
products they need for profitable
livestock production. The Chow
Honor Council is our way of
recoginizing individual dealers
like West Willow Farmers Assoc.,
Inc. for their dedication and
preformance,” he adds.
“I’m very proud to have been
DES MOINES, la. Driving
fence posts into hard-packed soil
can mean hours of back-breaking
drudgery in the field.
This chore can be greatly eased
with the new Massey-Ferguson MF
390 Post Driver.
The MF 390 is a two-wheel, cart
mounted drop hammer unit
capable of driving standard wood
or steel fence posts into most soils
with a minimum of effort.
A self-contained hydraulic
system, with a 540-RPM, pto
mounted pump, permits use with
small chore tractors not equipped
with sophisticated hydraulic
systems.
The four-spool hydraulic valve,
conveniently located near the drop
hammer, provides side-to-side and
front-to-rear post levelling ad
justment. It also gives up to 12
inches side shift for precise post
positioning and includes hammer
control for a light ‘tap’ or a full
fledged ‘whollop’.
twin bull calves born
These are first identical twin bull calves born in joint
ABS/University of Wisconsin research project.
Wisconsin project is funded by
W.R. Grace & Company, ABS’
parent company, and is designed
to develop genetic improvement,
embryo transfer and the
production of identical twins
through a variety of techniques.
“These identical twin bulls will
be among the highest pedigree
indexed young bulls in the Holstein
breed,” R.E. Walton, President of
named the Chow Honor Council,”
says Bowman. “Part of this honor
is a direct result of the many new
products and programs Purina
introduced over the past year,
including the Forage Balancer
Brood Cow Feeding System, and
several new dairy and hog chow
products,” he explains.
The feed supplier says he also
looks forward to offering area
producers an even broader range
of products, services and
programs in the years ahead.
“With Purina’s research support
behind us, we will continue to
Poultry health discussed
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Over
fifty representatives of the
Canadian poultry industry - feed,
hatchery and poultry health
specialists - attended the New
Hampshire Poultry Health Con
ference recently.
Held at Manchester, N.H., the
conference featured presentations
and discussions about current
poultry health topics.
The Canadian delegation was
hosted by Cobb, Inc. poultry
breeding company headquartered
near Concord, Mass., and TUCO
Products Company, Orangeville,
Ontario. The U.S. visit also in-
MF introduces post driver
A swinging hitch permits off-set a built-in post carrier, standard
tractor positioning to clear fence equipment on the MF 390, can
wires when replacing broken carry a generous supply of posts to
posts. save transportation time.
The new Massey-Ferguson 390 Post Driver features a self
contained hydraulic system with pto-mounted pump.
American Breeders Service, ex
plained. “They are just the first of
several pairs we hope to develop
from mating 30 super genetic cows
during the next two years.
“This program, combined with
our current rate of sampling young
sires, will serve to speed up im
provement in the genetic worth of
sires offered to dairymen world
over,” the ABS President said.
provide our customers with the
latest livestock management,
nutrition and health product in
formation and programs,”
Bowman says.
“As one of the premiere com
panies serving American
agriculture, we’re proud to stand
alongside the farmer in his efforts
toward greater productivity,” says
Jones. “West Willow Farmers
Assoc., Inc. is an integral part of
this effort, and has made an im
portant contribution to agriculture
in Lancaster County,” he con
cludes.
eluded a tour of the Cobb facilities.
A worldwide marketer of poultry
breeding stock, Cobb recently built
a new quality assurance
laboratory and a feed efficiency
house plus remodeled other
facilities. While at Cobb, the group
was involved in discussions con
' cemmg avian influenza, gumboro
vaccination, egg sanitizers and
bird management.
The Canadian group was ac
companied by representative of
TUCO, an animal helath
manufacturer and division of The
Upjohn Company.