D6-Lancaster Farming Saturday, September 7,1985 BUSINESS NE New backhoes introduced *Mme- Amerequip Corporation - Arps Division of New Holstein, Wl., has pleased four new three-point-hitch, tractor mounted backhoes. All Arps backhoes feature a low profile design which affords the operator a clear view of the digging operatiorwother features include 180-degree swing, bucket rotation of 180 degrees or more, self adjusting swing mechanism and a complete selection of bucket sizes. ROCKFORD, IL - C-M-P Systems has just published a set of 21 templates, pre-written farm management spreadsheet set-ups, that run on Commodore-64 com puters. These are templates originally written to run on the IBM computer. A farmer now gets tremendous computer power for decision work, without spending a lot of money. No computer programming experience is needed. This wide array of management software gives to the Commodore-64 great convenience and flexibility...and you don’t have to learn programming or other com plicated computer details. The templates come on a disk and load into the computer as easy as a game. Carnation sells LOS ANGELES Carnation Company has announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of the assets and liabilities of its Milling division to a company headed by Carnation Milling Executive Vice President R.L. Young. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Carnation Milling division is a diversified animal and poultry feed manufacturer and one of the largest farm-supply businesses in the United States whose business activities date back to 1842. The Milling division is headquartered in Los Angeles and has major facilities in Chamblee, Ga.; Circleville, Oh.; Chilton, Wi.; Ft. Lupton, Co.; Fresno, Ca.; Honolulu, Hi.; Kansas City, Ks.; Portland Or.; Sanford, N.C.; Stockton, Ca.; Tacoma, Wa.; KALAMAZOO, MI. - Dr. Robert H. Foote, Professor of Animal Physiology at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, is the 1985 recipient of the fifth annual Upjohn Physiology Award. • The award, sponsored by The Upjohn Company, is designed to recognize an outstanding member of the American Dairy Science • ** ' Farm templates created for Commodore computers Many of these templates have been used for demonstration purposes at farm shows...and Were operated successfully by people that had never even touched a computer before..a few words of coaching were the only help. However, complete detailed ex planations are given in the 54-page C-M-P Systems instruction manual. A full-size printout for each template is bound into the manual with an example, and a step-by step discussion explains the example. The manual even goes on to give technical references, for the person that wants detailed background information on a subject. This is the tool that allows the milling division Tampa, FI.; and York, Pa. Presently, it employs 950 people. According to Carnation, the Milling division will operate as usual during the interim period. All operations during this period will continue under the direction of Young, who is the chief operating officer of the division. “Upon completion of the tran saction, the new company intends to operate its businesses sub stantially as in the past,” Young said. “Manufacturing and distribution of feed products and the operations of our Country Stores and Farm Supply Distribution Centers will continue uninterrupted at the time of the change of ownership.” Carnation Company originally announced its decision to sell the Milling division on May 9. Foote honored Association (ADSA) for distinguished research in dairy cattle physiology. Dr. Foote’s selection was an nounced to the membership of the ADSA at their annual meeting. The award presentation was made by Dr. Curtis C. Miller, Upjohn Research Manager. •'ll i *•> *,t - Butler unveils new scale package FORT ATKINSON, WI - Butler Livestock Systems/Scale Group is offering a unique self-contained scale package for reliable and accurate weighing to fit almost any on-farm need or application. The Butler OMP series of elec tronic scales provides a choice of indicators, load cells and universal mounts to precisely match the system to the weighing ap plication. Any OMP model indicator can be used with any Butler load cell or universal mount. The most basic indicator available in the Butler line is the economical OMP-5. The Butler OMP-15 has additional features that increase the scope of its capabilities. Both indicators provide ac curacy to 0.1 of 1%; allow 128 combinations of full scale range and count sizes; and feature shock resistant circuitry. Other features included a sealed membrane front panel; built-in LCD heater for reliable operation even in freezing weather; easy-to-read LCD display; audible/visual feedback from switches; automatic push button balancing; automatic LCD display checks; variable response time; low battery warning; and portable application capability with 12 volt DC power supply. In addition, the OMP-15 in dicator provides built-in memory that permits accumulation of multiple weights from applications such as weighing multi-axles, single animal weights plus ac cumulated pen weights, and in ventory management control. Another feature of the OMP-15 is easy keyboard selection of farmer to test the future by asking, “What if...?” And then it gives the answer in seconds. What a relief it is to be able to devote time to management decision making instead of spending hours with pencil and calculator refiguring the same arithmetic for each little different set of conditions. The templates are in five major groups...FAßM MANAGEMENT: Accelerated Cost Recovery, Land Purchase Analysis, Lease Rent Calculator, and Lease vs. Buying Land...FINANCIAL MANAGE MENT: Cash Flow Worksheet, Debt Retirement Ca.pacity, Financial Statement, Growth of Savings or Investment, Income Ag-Bag develops new feeder/mixer wagon m i l" e rJ eed r /mIX ! r L Wa « On ’ the Agßag Auger Blender - that Matures six areas of mixing action has just been added to the line of forage machines by Ag-Bag Corporation !" 3 19 °- bushel - 260-bushel and 320-bushel capacity models. AM models featura 10 gadge copper bearing steel in the floors and elevator decks and teflon-style auger sleeves for longer life and a smoother operation. A high front “ n '° a f '" g cbute ets operator feed accurately to the feed bunk. An optional Eaton scale is available for weighing feeds in and out plus accuracy in the mixing of rations. Butler’s new OMP series of electronic scales allows precise matching of the system with any weighing application. multiple and varied applications, including range, count size, display response time, calibration, and lbs./kg selection. If power from the battery is interrupted or lost, the indicator will retain the memory of the current weight. An optional radio controlled transmitter/receiver gives the OMP-15 remote operation capability, in aradius of up to 100 feet. Butler offers a choice of load cells to match the desired weighing capacity, percent accuracy required and application demands; and a choice of universal mounts to fit most any need or application with Statement, and Loan Payment Calculator... FIELD CROPS: Crop Profit Comparison, Crop Storage Decision Aid, Lease-Cost Fer tilizer, Partial Budget For Alfalfa, and Field Crop Budget...LIVESTOCK: Breakeven Feeder Analysis, Cow-Calf Profit, and Dairy Cow Purchase AnaIysis...MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machinery Cost Analysis, Machine: Keep or Trade?, and Vehicle Cost. These Commodore-64 templates are written for the PRACTICALC II spreadsheet. It is high powered...yet easy to use...and even has simple word processing capacities ranging from 6,000 to 50,000 pounds. Butler scale components are manufactured in a “clean room’’ atmosphere to help assure a high level of accuracy and reliability. The Butler Scale Group includes engineering and service in addition to system manufacture and assembly. For further details about Butler Electronic Scale System, contact your Butler Livestock Systems dealer or write to Butler Livestock Systems/Scale Group, 801 Janesville Avenue, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. Telephone: (414 ) 563- 5521. with some database and graphics abilities. It comes on disk. The instruction manual with PRAC TICALC II is unusually clear, concise, and comprehensive. A special low package price of $99.00 includes the spreadsheet along with the templates. However, either is available separately: the template group (including the manual and the disk) for $49.00, or the spreadsheet for $69.00. These same farm management templates are available from C-M- P Systems to run on Apricot, Leading Edge, IBM, and similar micro computers using SuperCalc, Multiplan, or VisiCalc.
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