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Hamilton Bank Expands
Agri-Finance Department
LANCASTER - The Agri-
Finance Department at Hamilton
Bank has doubled in size with the
addition of two lending officers.
They are Roger M. Rohrer of
Strasburg and Jeffrey R. Trout
man of Millerstown, both assistant
vice presidents. They join Darvin
E. Boyd, vice president and
director of agri-finance, and John
E. Moose, vice president and
assistant director.
“These appointments serve to
reinforce our Bank's commitment
to agriculture,” Boyd said. “We
are fortunate to acquire the ser
vices of such highly-qualified agri
lending officers as Roger and
Jeff.”
Rohrer most recently was vice
president for operations of Lan
caster Farm Credit Service, which
he joined in 1974 as a loan officer.
A graduate of Pequea Valley
High School, Rohrer attended the
Pennsylvania State University and
has completed numerous
professional training courses. He
and his wife, Kandy, have two sons
and a daughter.
Troutman, who holds a B.S.
degree in agricultural business
management from Penn State, has
most recently been the Lancaster
county supervisor for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
Farmers Home Administration.
He joined the Fanners Home
Administration in 1981 as assistant
county supervisor in Juniata
County.
A graduate of Greenwood High
School, he and his wife, Jennifer,
live near Millerstown.
Butler Four-Auger Mixers
FORT ATKINSON, Wise. -
Designed to meet the heavy
demands of commercial
operations, Butler Livestock
Systems’ new Four-Auger En
silmixers feature heavy-duty Tuff-
Glide liners on the mixing
chamber and conveyor - and
optional Tuff-Glide bottom liners.
In addition, the front auger
bearings are made with Tuff-Glide
sleeves.
The major advantage of Tuff-
Glide is that it is not affected by
acid or moisture, and resists
abrasion. As a result, the Tuff-
Glide sides and bottom may never
have to be replaced. Also, because
this low friction material is self
lubricating, it greatly improves
mixing efficiency and capacity
while reducing horsepower
requirements.
Tuff-Glide makes the sleeve
style front auger bearings unique
since they require no grease and
Butler’s Tuff-Glide, mixer liners are resistent to acid,
moisture and abrasion.
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Roger Rohrer
are corrosion-resistant. And Tuff-
Glide extends the life of the con
veyor by preventing rust and wear.
The bolted construction of the
mixers means that welding and
patching are no longer necessary if
a part is damaged or wears out.
The new section can simply be
bolted in. This feature extends the
life of the units and can add to their
trade-in value.
Model 345 has a mixing capacity
of 335 cu. ft., Model 402 has a
capacity of 392 cu. ft., and Model
460 has a mixing capacity of 450 cu.
ft. A choice of truck-mounted,
trailer-mounted or stationary
equipment is available for each
model.
For more information on the new
line of Butler Four-Auger En
silmixers, contact your local
Butler dealer or write to Butler
Livestock Systems, 801 Janesville
Avenue, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538.
Telephone; (414)563-5521.
DeKalb Honors Smiling Porker Farms
HATFIELD Smiling Porker
Farms, a subsidiary of Hatfield
Packing Co., was recently named
Farm of the Year in DeKalb Swine
Breeders’ service program.
Located in Whitesville, New
York, and managed by Bob Bortz,
Smiling Porker achieved first
place in DeKalb’s nationwide
service program which represents
over 30,000 sows. “I must give a lot
of credit to my assistant
managers, Alan Wright and Jim
Folts, for this achievement,” said
Bortz.
Smiling Porker Farms began in
1983 with 500 sows utilizing
DeKalb’s Specific Cross Breeding
Program in the farrow-to-finish
unit. “We started our own
operation to help us better un
derstand swine production and to
help service our customers,” said
Doug Clemens, hog procurement
supervisor for Hatfield Packing.
Jerry Clemens, senior
procurement supervisor for
Hatfield states, “We are very
pleased with the level of produc
tion we see from our operation and
are very impressed with the
carcass quality we receive from
the DeKalb market hog.”
Deutz-Allis Loader Handles
MILWAUKEE, Wise. - A new
465 loader joined the Deutz-Allis
loader line designed for the 6200
series tractors. The model 465
detachable loader is engineered
specifically for the 6265 and 6275
tractors both two- and four
wheel-drive models.
A special feature on the 72 and
80-inch 465 loader buckets is an
optional grapple fork which easily
and safely handles 48-inch and
larger round bales, loose hay or
packed silage.
“The model 465 loaders feature
rugged construction for years of
material handling, a “Quick-On”
system for easy hookup and
detachment, increased bucket
rollback for effective loading of
soft material and an easy-to-reach
“Joystick” lever for smooth, ef
fortless operation,” says Lew
Swoverland, implement product
manager.
Designed for hefty loads, the 465
loader lifts 3,200 pounds at a full
height of more than 11 feet. Reach
at that height equals an out
standing 44 inches. At three feet,
the loader carries up to 3,750
pounds with a powerful 4,200-pound
breakway force.
The loader offers a choice of 60,
72 and 80-inch material buckets,
featuring a fully-rolled, high
strength steel shell for easier
Monitoring System Warns
MEDIA - The Sensaphone
Monitoring System, will watch
brooder, broiler, egg and turkey
houses, also hatcheries, processing
plants, storage facilities, or any
other untended property 24 hours a
day.
It will warn you of en
vironmental changes and alarm
conditions so you can avoid or
minimize losses and damage to
vulnerable chicks, hens, broilers,
ducks, turkeys or other poultry and
processed products.
The system will sound an alert
and call you by phone and report
the alert condition in English if
anything goes wrong. You can also
call-in from any phone, at anytime,
to check on operating conditions
when you’re not there.
With a Sensaphone Monitoring
System, you can keep track of the
condition of your automatic
feeding and watering units, ven
tilation, air movement and rising
house temperatures, especially
during summer heat waves, or
falling temperatures in sudden
cold snaps. It even allows you to
listen-in on noises in the buildings
to hear if your flocks and operating
equipment are OK.
The unit’s solid state
Celebrating Smiling Porker Farms' Farm of the Year award
are (left) DeKalb National Service Manager Jimmy Ramsey,
Smiling Porker secretary/treasurer Ken Jones, Bob Bortz,
Alan Wright, Jerry Clemens, Butch Clemens, Hatfield
president John Clemens, John Folts and Doug Clemens.
“It’s teamwork that counts,”
said Butch Clemens, executive
vice president of Hatfied, who
praised the management of Bortz,
Folts, Wright, and DeKalb’s
management program.
Hatfield Packing Company was
founded by John C. Clemens in 1895
The new Deutz-Allis 465 Loader features an optional
grapple fork able to handle 48-inch and larger round bales.
loading and more positive cleanout
when dumped. Manure buckets are
also available in either 60 or 72-
The Sensaphone System can monitor up to six en
vironmental and security conditions, automatically informing
the owner by phone in event of alert.
microprocessor can monitor and alarms
simultaneously up to six en- For more product information,
vironmental and security con- contact Art Silverman at 215-565-
ditions and is readily compatible 8520, Phonetics, Inc., 101. State
with an extensive range of sensors Road, Media, PA 19063.
in Mainland, Pennsylvania,
marketing its pork products in
Philadelphia. Today, Hatfield
Packing Company, located in
Hatfield, markets quality pork
products in a 150-mile radius,
employs 750 people, and slaughters
3,700 hogs per day.
Round Bales
inch sizes and come with
removable dirt plates to increase
bucket capacity.
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