m John Brinsfield (at keyboard), senior agricultural engineering student at the University of Maryland, worked with Dr. Aii Farsaie (left) and Dr. Arthur T. Johnson to develop a computer program that reads the current angle of the robot arm and directs additional movement. Research by other students and faculty makes it possible for the robot to detect an object, reach for it, and grasp it with the claw. This technology has future applications in fruit picking, chemical spraying and other farm tasks. WESTFALIA... Leading the way for leading dairymen. The Westfalia Bio-Milker— It’s Something Else | It’s products like the West f a l' a Bio-Milker that serve notice to Wm B I\ I A the dairy industry n i M m I A J n that Westfalia is the I I W M High-Tech leader. Vl • ■ Mm Who is the patented * mjrj Bio-Milker for 9 Any (j ' ‘IS i. dairyman concerned f I v with both udder features a synchro nized automatic air-inlet valve just under the teat tip. Air enters only during the release phase. A perfectly timed air burst quickly moves the milk away from the teat. This reduces the risk of in fection by limiting teat impacts. Also, vacuum is utilized to provide a biologically desired pressure release of teat tissue. Westfaha’s Bio-Milker is the ultimate in milking quality. SAIDIEISTHI We are offering A FREE 2 Lb. Aerosol Kendall LD-44 Fly Spray w/Purchase of 15 Gallon Drum of Soap. (westfaua) Proudly Sold and Serviced by FISHER & THOMPSON ASSOCIATES Milk Equipment Sales & Service Amos Fisher 21 E Woods Drive, Lititz, PA Rick Thompson 717-687-8871 PH: 717-627-1530 24 Hr Service 717 627-1530 health and milking efficiency The Bio-Milker > . s mm&L Visotron Engineered To Get All The Milk You’re looking at it. Westfalia calls it Visotron. It lets you deal with individual milk ing characteris tics of each and every cow in the barn. You can monitor milk flow visually, control pulsation and regulate vacuum on a per cow basis. This very simply results in maximum production and more profit because it helps you get all the milk. Another good example of Westfalia’s High- Tech leadership. Purine June Pali 1' Looking for that individual treat ment of your cows in your stanchion barn 9 Month Ridge-Till class added to NCGA’s Com BLOOMINGTON, II The Rules and Entry Forms for the 1985 National (’om Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest are now available from National’s Bloomington office A new class, Ridge-Till, has been added to the Contest The Contest now encompasses six classes They are Class A Non- Irngated, Class AA Non-lrngated, No-Till Non-lrngated, Irrigated. No-Till Irrigated and Ridge-Till To qualify for the new Ridge-Till Class, the planting operation must lake place on ridges that are higher than the middle of each row of corn, no soil disturbance has taken place since the ridges were built up by the last cultivation ol the previous year's crop, and no more than 1/3 of the soil surface has been tilled by the planter tor the seed zone area Injecting fertilizer and/or livestock waste is also permitted provided only one injection knife is used between previous crop rows and substantial disturbance of residues does not occur Besides the addition of the new Ridge-Till Class, another change in GRAZAWAGON - _gi ,'pt. -.cu by u jge harvester with ‘direct cut’ or various ensijed feeds such as com silage or haylage, or even just hay. Calves and young cattle can easily feed from the low pan... a distinct advantage over most other models. A PRIME MANAGEMENT TOOL Features - ALL STEEL CONSTRUCTION - QUICK HITCH TONGUE - LOW PAN FOR EASY FEEDING OF CALVES - SLANT BAR SIDES TO PREVENT FEED WASTAGE Allows 1. MORE PRODUCTIVE LAND USE For: 2. HIGHER FORAGE INTAKE 3. CLOSE OBSERVATION & HEAT DETECTION. SPECIFICATION Length 20 ft. Width Bft. Height of Feeder 4 ft. Height of Feeder from ground 5 ft. 6 in. Number of Feed Spaces 36 Wagon Capacity 8 ton Tongue Adjustable Shipping Weight Approx. 2,700 lbs. JOSEPH SWANTAK, INC. Box 93, Delhi Stage, Oneonta, New York 13820. Phone 607-432-0891 (Dealer Inquiries Invited) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 1,1985-C5 Yield Contest the Contest is that the No-Till Class has now been divided into two (ategones - No-Till Non-Irngated and No-Till Irrigated The Non-Irngated classes, exc ludmg the No-Till division, are t lass A and Class AA Class AA is lot corn producers entering fields located in Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kentucky Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin and Class A includes the lemaming 39 continental stales The remaining class is Irrigated A completed application and a Contest Entry Form fee of $5O for NCGA members, and $BO for non- NCGA members must be received by August 10, in order to qualify for the 1985 Contest Also, to be eligible tor the Contest, participants must enter a field at least 10 acres in size Once a field is entered into a Contest Class, it cannot be changed to a different classification State and National winners in the 1985 Corn Yield Contest will be honored at the 1986 NCGA Annual Convention The 1984 Yield Contest winners will be awarded at the NCGA Annual Convention in Cedar Hapids, lowa July 28-31 June is Dairy Month
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