D6-Lancaster Fanning Saturday December 8,1984
BUSINESS NE
Early seed
ordering advised
MISSION, Kan. - By ordering or
purchasing next season’s seed
before the end of the year, farmers
gain a financial edge, and are
better equipped to plan according to
their individual growing needs,
contends University of Missouri ag
economist Ron Plain.
“Ordering or purchasing seed
early means the farmer can lock in
a certain price, and guarantee
delivery at a specific time,” Plain
points out. “This is insurance
against price hikes, and protects
the farmer from shortages of both
existing or new, top-performing
varieties.”
Typically, Plain continues,
“popular new varieties are not
available in great quantities. And
since much attention is usually
focused on these new varieties,
farmers are often anxious to try
them out in their fields. So, it’s
necessary to get orders in early to
ensure delivery.”
Seed companies may also offer
financial incentives on early seed
orders, which lower the farmer’s
upfront costs, says Trevor Bower,
director of Agronomic Services for
Agnpro, a Mission, Kan.-based
seed company.
Early seed orders and purchases
also guarantee farmers get the
varieties and hybrids they want,
especially during times of reduced
seed supplies, Bower says. “It’s not
unusual for adverse weather
conditions, or government-initiated
crop reduction programs to
New row crop cultivators debut
CARLISLE - Bush Hog has
introduced four new row crop
cultivators that offer farmers a
chance to choose the styles and
features they need, according to
Bob Weaver of Carlisle, Bush Hog
representative for Pennsylvania
and New Jersey.
The four basic senes available
are Danish tooth, high clearance,
spring-tooth and spring-trip
models.
“All four series are available in
New row crop cultivators have been introduced by Bush
Hog.
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decrease supplies of certain
varieties,” he notes, pointing to last
year’s PIK program and this past
spring’s heavy rams in many parts
of lowa and Nebraska. “While such
conditions may not drastically
deplete overall supplies, there may
be regional shortages,” he says.
In addition to assuring the quality
and quantity of seed desired at a
discount, advance seed purchases
provide tax advantages, ag
economist Plain interjects. “Cash
basis farmers buying seed before
Jan. 1, 1985, for example, can
deduct the cost from Schedule F,
Line 37 of their 1984 Federal Income
Tax Form. This,” he says, "is a
direct deduction just like fuel or
repairs would be.”
To take advantage of this
deduction, Plain says, most early
purchases are made in December.
“However, these farmers may also
have ordered early at a discount, or '
taken advantage of> a seed com
pany’s early cash payment
program, which means additional
savings,” he points out.
The combined advantages of
purchasing or ordering seed early
benefit the farmer overall, Plain
feels. "He can lock in an affordable
price, perhaps get seed at a
discount, and then deduct the actual
cost from this year’s federal tax
form,” he says. "Every farmer
should look at his own cash flow
situation to see if this is an
economically feasible move to
make.”
four, six, eight and 12-row models
which are easily adjustable for 24’’
to 40” and either rigid or wing-type
tool bars,” said Mr. Weaver.
The wing models are equipped
with wing stops at the end of the
toolbar sections that level the
wings for smoother operation and
prevent wing drag during field
work. The wings fold flat during
transport to reduce stress at the
hinge points and the hydraulic
cylinders are enclosed in the
Dairyland Sales and Service of Troy, Pa., offers a complete line of high-tech milking
equipment, and in addition to displaying their products, they also encourage farmers,
educators, and aspiring dairymen to come test the equipment at their Dairyland
showroom.
Dairyland Offers High-Tech
Agrißusiness Products
Just four short years ago, Jim
Kelly and his wife, Janet, started
their milking equipment business
in an old gasoline service station.
Today Dairyland sales and Ser
vice, Inc., has grown into a high
tech Bradford County
agribusiness.
Kelly, who was raised on a dairy
farm sees a need for true
professionalism in the industry.
Dairyland of Troy RD3 employs
nine people, aside from Kelly and
his wife. It is considered one of the
top Westfalia dealers in the nation.
Before Dairyland was in
corporated, the Kellys had long
been active in the dairy farming
business, as well as in the farm
equipment business. The career
change was right for them because
when they sold their dairy
business, which included Jersey
cow stock, the Kellys were first in
Pennsylvania for milking, and
ranked ninth nationally.
After living for a few years in
Virginia, where Jim gained some
valuable experience with dairy
.toolbar tor extra protection.
The Danish tooth cultivator is
equipped with vibrating shanks
that flex in any direction for high
speed performance in tough soils.
The high clearance cultivator has
eight extra inches of working
height to clear taller crops for
cultivation later in the growing
season. The spring-tooth cultivator
is equipped with three or five-tooth
gangs to shatter the soil and shake
trash loose.
In rocky soils, the spring-trip
shanks give way when they en
counter obstructions and are
engineered for faster, easier
resetting. Gangs on this senes can
be used with wider sweeps to root
out weeds in hard, problem soils
and they can be set to run closer to
the rows for precision cultivation
of vegetable crops.
Double-yoke parallel gang
linkages on the Bush Hog
cultivators align the gangs
properly between rows so they
won’t sidestep tough weeds, Mr.
Burg notes, while optional spring
loaded stabilizer coulters can be
installed to prevent sideslip on
hilly or rough terrain.
Among companies that ex
clusively manufacture implements
for farming and land maintenance,
Bush Hog is the nation’s largest
with more than 120 products and
3,000 dealers.
For further information, contact
Bush Hog. Department NR-RC,
P.O. Box 1039, Selma, AL 36701
farm equipment, the Kellys moved
to Bradford County in 1980 and so
the story of Dairyland began.
Being one of the largest milking
equipment dealers in the nor
theast, Dairyland touts a
showroom of top-of-the-line
Westfalia equipment, which is also
available for farm group meetings
to demonstrate proper milking
techniques and procedures.
He has expanded his product
lines and displays just about
Dekalb reopens 3 plants
DeKalb, IL. - DeKalb-Pfizer
Genetics has reopened three
production plants to meet increased
customer demand, announces
Chuck Lindhart, Vice President of
Operations for the company. The
three plants, located at Monmouth
and Mason City, Illinois, and
Humboldt, lowa, will be fully
operational by the spring of 1985.
The Monmouth, Mason City, and
Humboldt plants will help DeKalb-
Pfizer GENETICS to better serve
the seed needs of each surrounding
area,” stated Lindhart. “They will
also play an important role in our
long-range plans to increase the
company’s production-we will be
producing to meet the growing
demand for our products.”
The,Monmouth plant will serve as
a seed production center for ten of
DeKalb-Pfizer’s most popular corn
hybrids for Illinois, while the Mason
City facility will be converted from
com to soybean production, and
will produce seven soybean
varieties. The Humboldt plan will
produce ten com hybrids for north-
Beachley cites new varieties
CAMP HILL A high-yielding
alfalfa and red clover are among
several new varieties recently
announced by the Beachley-Hardy
Seed Company, with headquarters
here and facilities in Butler, Pa.,
and Waterloo, N.Y. According to
Frank Welch, Beachley-Hardy
marketing director, the other
introdcutions include four new
Hardy Brand com hybrids, and a
reed canary grass with excellent
palatability.
WL 320 combines outstanding
yields with excellent disease
resistance to Phytophthora Root
Rot and Verticillium Wilt, and has
performed exceptionally well in
trials to date. The addition of WL
320 brings to six the total of W-L
varieties that are distributed
exclusively in the Northeast by
Beachley-Hardy.
Starglo Red Clover is an ex
cellent yielder with very high
levels of resistance to both Nor
everything Dairyland sells for
farmers to familiarize themselves
with.
Their new facilities display
equipment like Mueller Dairy
Equipment, Mueller Bulk Milk
Coolers, refrigerated receivers,
storage tanks, high pressure
washers, Windpower alternators,
Bedding Choppers and much more
at the Dairyland open house.
Dairyland is located just three
miles outside of Troy on Route 6.
central lowa.
All three facilities will contract
with area farmers to grow seed
under DeKalb-Pfizer’s standards
and supervision. Seed will be
conditioned, bagged, and delivered
to the company’s dealers under
procedures assuring the highest
quality seed available. Each plant
should contribute more than one
million dollars annually to its
respective community, according
to Wid Crawford, Executive Vice-
President for the company. This
contribution includes salaries,
operating expenses, and additional
seed payments to area growers.
The three plants were closed in
1982 for reasons of company ef
ficiency. The reopening by DeKalb-
Pfizer GENETICS is in response to
increased production demands, and
part of a long-term company
growth program. Based in DeKalb,
Illinois, the company is an in
ternational researcher, producer,
and marketer of com, sorghum,
soybean, sunflower, and alfalfa
seed.
thern and Southern Anthracnose,
along with good spring vigor and
exceptional persistence.
New Palaton Reed Canary grass
is a winter hardy variety with a
significantly lower alkaloid con
tent. Cattle and sheep tend to find
it more palatable than Varieties
with a high alkaloid content.
Palaton thus offers the producer a
chance to increase gains with no
other changes in his operation.
Four new com hybrids round out
the Hardy Brand line. They include
Hardy 760 XS for high yields and
excellent test weights; Hardy
370 XS, with good seedling vigor for
early planting; Hardy 195 XS for
fast drydown and high early
yields; and Hardy 165 X, and ex
cellent choice for grain or silage
production in early areas. For
more information, contact Frank
Welch, Beachley-Hardy Seed Co.,
P.O Box 335, Camp Hill, PA 17011.