Experts Talk Turkey , Chicken at Wolgemuth Meeting INTERCOURSE Guest restaurant, however, does not outbreak. - speaker Don Simon of Rocco mean that poultrymen can afford Also on the program was Ciba- iMk Enterprises gave credit where to rest on their laurels. “We must Geigy representative, Jim Clark, f. 1 wMf At***. » % credit was due at Wolgemuth Bros be concerned about the dark meat who addressed the problem of fly «SX 'iMft Inc. s Florm Appreciation Poultry in turkeys and chickens,” said control. “Don’t let your flies vßr Dinner on NlayM. Simon, emphasizing that, from the manage you,” said Clark, adding \§ > We happen to be in the middle consumer’s standpoint, any red or that no chemical has yet been ■■ 188 of the white meat revolution, dark meat is considered to be of bottled that can substitute for jivV Pr-* Simon said, noting that Uie lower nutritional value. Thus far, conscientious management. tSn e ii?api t v I rt,S he said > the industry has com ’ In order to slow fly resistence to products has been largely due to batted the relatively poor demand any one product, Clark recom the public s negative perception of for dark meat by selling it either in mended that poultrymen use a reameat. ground meat form or as chicken broad spectrum of products, fr*- Defining further processed parts at bargain basement prices. larvacides to “kno'’ products as “anything but the “We need some new ideas,” products that whole bird, Simon pointed out Simon concluded, challenging the Th^ that virtually all of the highly industry to take some of the successful further processed responsibility for research and poultry products have been development upon themselves. developed by the marketers of fast The Rocco official predicted “a foods, rather than the poultry couple of good years” for the industry itself. McDonald's Me- poultry industry, followed by Nugget, alone, enabled the chicken leaner times. “Somehow we’re industry to grow by 25 percent, he going to leam how to overexpand,” said. “It’s been our customers who be said. have created the products to make Simon was one of three featured it happen,” Simon emphasized. speakers on the program that On the other hand, turkeys have attracted 290 of Wolgemuth’s made almost no impact on the fast customers and other poultry in food industry, Simon continued, dustry leaders. Adams County Turkey’s have been more sue- Extension agent, Bill Murray, took cessful competing with red meat the podium to discuss air quality for the household food dollars. problems and urge farmers to The poultry industry’s success tighten their biosecurity in the both at home and at the fast food wake of the latest avian influenza BUSINESS NEWS— URBANA, 111. - Ford Tractor Operations recently delivered a fleet of new Ford tractors, powered 100 percent by ethanol, for use on an experimental basis to maintain the State of Illinois’ roads and highways. John Chuchman, marketing manager of Ford Tractor Operations’ North American Sales Operations, presented four ethanol-powered tractors to Illinois officials during ceremonies at Roland Machinery Company, a Ford Tractor dealership here. Four more ethanol-powered tractors were delivered to the state by Hennessey-Forrestal Ford Tractor in Springfield, 111. A ninth unit will be used for field work by the University of Illinois ETHANOL POWER FOR TRACTORS - One of nine Ford The tractorTa'S’Slo models, J Bl . 0 |; rac *° rs po " ered *°° percent b * ethanol receives a derivatives of the popular 4610 ; inal check b V pual| ty auditor Jack Turner (left) and quality model in the new Ford II inspector Eric Officer at Ford Tractor Operations’ Romeo, agricultural tractor lineup. Michigan, assembly plant before being shipped to Illinois. tor K ° mpany S j ractor “We are very pleased that the as the University of Illinois, on inis ™ b ,f gan * pr o dUC . mg State of Illinois is the first pur- project. ?Q7O nn" P n ‘in 8 ™ 211 m chaser of a fleet of our ethanol- “We also welcome the support of than An mvi powered tractors,” said Mr. the members of the Illinois Com LBt n .no’° oo^ U a SOf f UC f Ce ? Sfulfie d Chuchman. We look forward to Growers Association. In view of it,lll3BB', 111388 ' working with officials of the the fact that corn is used to 6 4810 mode S therC 13 min olB Departments of Tran- produce ethanol, the Corn Growers August, 15HJ0. - spoliation and Agriculture, as well Association plays an integral role The nine tractors for Illinois inthenrnieet ” were manufactured at Ford’s . P 3 Romeo Mich., assembly plant, PennAg Appoints Insurance Trust Rep using the 4610 model chassis and rr r ethanol engine components from EPHRATA Elmerette (Elbe) sinus College. Her M.A. was Brazil. Ford currently has no plans Lecrone, Spring Grove, has been earned at Penn State University, to mass-produce or sell ethanol- named as PennAg Industries In other developments, PennAg fueled tractors to farmers in North Association’s new Insurance Trust announces the election of the America. Representative. following officers: chairman: Jay Each of the tractors for Illinois has a three-cylinder engine, electronic ignition and a gasoline cold-starting system. Ford Tractor engineers point out that an ethanol tractor achieves better hor sepower than similar diesel models from 52 power takeoff (PTO) horsepower on the 4610 model to 54 PTO hp on |he 4810 model. - Ford Delivers Experimental Ethanol Powered Tractors Lecrone has extensive ex perience in the insurance field including re-organization in ad ministrative procedures for a large, multi-line insurance business. Her business experience has been preceeded by 10 years ex perience in secondary education. She is an honor graduate of both Cedar Cliff High School and Ur- t ggrv bottled that can substitute for conscientious management. In order to slow fly resistence to any one product, Clark recom mended that poultrymen use a broad spectrum of products, from larvacides to “knock-down” products that kill the adult insects. The meeting also gave Wolgemuth Bros the opportunity to recognize those customers posting superior production records. Four turkey, two pullet and two egg production awards were presented in the following categories: Hen Turkey Performance Richard Frank, Elizabethtown, 2.33 feed conversion. Hen Turkey Performance— Leroy Zimmerman, East Earl, best weight for age, 19.13 lbs. at 16 weeks. Tom Turkey Performance Leroy Zimmerman, 2.6 feed conversion. Tom Turkey Performance Leroy Zimmerman, best weight for age, 31.18 lbs. at 18 weeks, 2 days. Pullet Performance Richard Leininger, Stevens, 97.5 percent livability. Pullet Performance Guy Wanner, Narvon, 14.89 feed con version fed to 21 weeks. Egg Production— Norman and Sue Voortman, Mertztown, 256.9 eggs per hen housed (323 days). Egg Production Norman and Sue Voortman, 3.20 lbs. feed per dozen eggs. Wolgemuth; president of Wolgemuth Bros., Mount Joy; treasurer: George , Robinson; president of Kreamer Feed Store, i Kreamer; secretary: Samuel p Sherk; director of services, PennAg ad ministration; David 'Brubaker; executive vice-president, PennAg Industries, Ephrata; trustee; John D. Moyer; president, Moyer & Son, Souderton Recipients of Wolgemuth’s poultry and egg production awards included (standing, left) Norman and Sue Voortman, Mertztown; Irene and Guy Wanner, Narvon; (seated, left) Kenneth Martin representing Leroy Zimrtterman, East Earl; and Richard Frank, Elizabethtown. Van Dale Acquires Hedlun MINNEAPOLIS, Minn - Van Dale the Long Lake, Minnesota manufacturer of feed and manure handling equipment, has acquired the Hedlund line of manure han dling and cow control equipment. The Hedlund line includes manure transfer pumps, bam cleaners, free-stall scrapers, hog scrapers, prop agitator pumps, basin agitator pumps, side-mount pumps, loop stalls and circulating ‘Terrain Saves Crops , Speeds Harvest NEW HOLLAND - New Holland’s Terrain Tracer lateral float combine header system cuts looses and speeds harvest. The lateral float lets the header tilt from side-to-side to follow irregular ground contours automatically. For example, if a standard combine is fitted with a 20-foot platform and one of the combine’s front wheels is raised two inches to go over a bump, that end of the header will raise about four inches. On the other side it will dip two inches and probably dig into the ground. With a conventional floating header the control system would raise the low end of the header to keep it from digging in. But with New Holland’s Terrain Tracer float system, the header will respond independently of the combine chassis to keep the sickle parallel to the ground. This offers harvesting ad vantages in a variety of crops and harvesting conditions. In muddy fields, one wheel often sinks deeper than the other. Here the lateral float control responds quickly to ■ # ft Allir Terrain Tracer lateral float header control on New Holland combines keeps the header parallel to the ground. ft *■ fans. All future manufacturing will take place at Van Dale’s plant at Long Lake, Minn., and will carry the Van Dale brand name. Parts and service for Hedlund manure handling equipment will be handled by existing dealers and service personnel. Van Dale markets a full line of auger-mixers, silo unloaders, conveyor-feeders and manure handling equipment. Tracer 9 maintain a close, even cut without putting one end into the dirt and lifting the other above the crop. On irrigation borders it is easier to harvest all the crop and crop losses in down-crop conditions are reduced. Machine stress is reduced when the combine crosses wash-outs and ditches. Because the header can float, or rotate, side to side to follow the ground con tour, the sickle can be kept low but just above the surface so fewer stones are picked up. The automatic, lateral float is especially useful for soybeans because many pods or just above the ground and would be lost with a standard header. The automatic lateral-float control can be over-ridden by the operator. When row crop heads are used to harvest corn the side-to side header rotation is manually controlled so wide corn heads can harvest ears at a uniform height even where the land is uneven or fields are ridged. As with direct cut grain and bean crops, header losses are reduced and ground speeds can usually increase. Operator fatigue is reduced, too. *■ ' " V'
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