Farming Saturday, December 12, 1987
Tye Series V Grain Drill equipped with Hydra Level on-the-go coulter depth control
and new E-Z Adjust presswheels. Simplified Hydra Level hydraulic system Is con
trolled from the tractor. Coulter depth is adjusted while drill maintains its level setting.
E-Z Adjust presswheels, available for all Tye Drills, feature a simple lever-type depth
adjustment that will not freeze-up.
Tye Announces New
Drill-Depth Control System
LOCKNEY, Tx. The Tye
Company of Lockney, Texas, a
leader in grain drills and seeding
for 25 years, announces the
Hydra Level hydraulic depth con
trol system and Tye’s new E-Z
Adjust presswheels featuring sim
plified, non-freezing lever control.
The Hydra Level depth control
system makes on-the-go, cab
controlled coulter depth a reality.
The drill maintains its level setting
no matter the selected coulter
depth. HydraLcvel’s hydraulic
Chevron Announces New
Products , Product Label Update
The Agricultural Chemicals
Division of Chevron Chemical
Company announced the several
new products and product label
changes:
SUM AGIC Plant Growth Regu
lator is expected to be labeled
nationwide late in 1988. SUMAG
IC is a plant growth retardant that
will reduce plant height in a variety
of container-grown ornamentals
when applied as a foliar spray or
soil drench,
SUMAGIC, available as a 500
ppm micro emulsion concentra
tion, is designed for single or
multiple applications made to
poinsettias, chrysanthemums, Eas
ter lilies and bedding plants.
SUMAGIC will allow for com
pact, dense growth without deteri
mental effects on leaf size, leaf
'iape or flowering. One treatment
iiormally provides excellent
growth control, increased rooting
and can increase the shelf life of
many species by improving the
plant’s tolerance to extreme temp
eratures and dry conditions.
PRUNIT Tree Growth Regula
tor is expected to receive an Exper
imental Use Permit (EUP) in 1988.
A federal label is anticipated by
1989.
PRUNIT is a new plant growth
retardant, which reduces the need
for frequent pruning by restricting
the vegetative growth of trees.
Designed for use on angiosperm
trees, PRUNIT can be applied
throughout the year.
A single treatment can result in
multi-year growth control, and
could reduce tree maintenance
costs by extending trimming
ycles. In addition, it provides fora
are aesthetically pleasing look,
as well as an overall-healthier tree
than one subjected to more fre
quent pruning.'
TAG Herbicide T/E, a ,non
design is simple, rugged and easy
to use. It is available optionally on
many 1988 Tye Series V Drills.
Tye’s new E-Z Adjust press
wheels fit all Tye grain drills. E-Z
Adjust presswheels feature a
simple lever-type depth adjust
ment that will not freeze-up as
knobs are prone to do. In addition
to positive, dependable depth con
trol, Tye’s E-Z Adjust presswheels
are designed with a narrow profile
that readily sheds trash.
residual contact herbicide, will be
introduced •in early 1988. T/E
stands for trimming and edging.
TAG will have broad applica
tion for use in many specialty
markets for control of seedling
grasses and broadleaf weeds. It
will be labeled for use in landscap
ing, parks, highways, cemeteries,
golf courses and greenhouses.
TAG will be available in one
and two-quart sizes.
ORTHENE PCO Formula II is a
new formulation of ORTHENE
PCO Spray Concentrate. Formula
II has the same mode of action as
the product it replaces, but a mask
ing agent has been added to reduce
the sulphur odor associated with
ORTHENE products.
Formula II is nonrepellent and
nonflushing and controls strains of
German cockroach that have
shown resistance to other pro
ducts. It is packaged in premea
sured, 1.4 oz. foil packets that
make one gallon of finished spray
solution.
ORTHENE 75 S has received a
national label for hopperbox seed
treatments for cotton with the
exception of California and Arizo
na. Hopperbox treatments were
previously registered as SLNs in
individual states.
ORTHENE 75 S Soluble pow
der is now available in economical
25-pound fiber containers.
ORTHENE Turf, Tree & Orna
mental has been introduced to con
trol a wide variety of insects on
trees, shrubs and turfgrass, outdoor
floral crops, greenhouse floral and
foliage plant crops. It is also regis
tered to control imported fire ants.
The product is available in
1-pound and 10-pound containers.
Other products in development
by Chevron include DANITOL, a
versatile insecticide/miticide in
the pyrethroid family; SPOT-
MOLINE, IL. John Deere
has created a series of informative
and entertaining VHS videotapes
as part of a new marketing effort
called JOHN DEERE HOME
VIDEOS. The half-hour tapes can
be purchased at John Deere dealers
for $19.95 each, or ordered by mail
or phone.
The fust three titles reflect John
Deere’s agricultural heritage, and
the company’s premier position in
the turf care equipment market:
* “The Greenologist ... It’s
Your Turf” (DKHVO2) shows how
to simplify lawn care through the
entertaining examples of Martha
Ward, the archetypical friendly
neighbor with a thumb greened by
years of practical experience. She
takes the viewer through a typical
year to provide step-by-step tips
for lawn success.
* “A Paradise for Buster”
(DKHVOI) starring Buster Keaton
Soilmover 500 Designed
For Precision Earth Moving
Hydra Level, when combined
with E-Z Adjust presswheels,
affords the simplest, most
advanced depth control system
available on any drill. For more
information on these Tye innova
tions, contact A.O. Smith, The Tye
Co., Box 218, Lockney, TX
79241, 806-652-3367.
PENDER, NE Automatic design provides complete clean- steel axles, tapered roller bearings
Equipment Mfg. Co., a longtime out and separate blade control and chrome steel shaft with dirt
manufacturing leader in the field gives precise regulation when excluder seals on all hydraulic
of agricultural equipment, intro- loading, unloading and spreading, cylinders,
duces Soilmover 500; designed Soilmover 500 has a heaped For more details contact the
and built in the mode of our line of capacity of 5 cubic yards, 78 ” cut manufacturer, Automatic Equip
push-off, front-ejection units. width, but measures only 52” high ment Mfg. Co., P.O. Box P, Pen-
According to Ryder Supply, and 215” long. The uni-frame der, Nebraska 68047,
modular technology makes Soil- construction has double-support 402-385-3054, or the Distributor,
mover 500 stronger and tougher rear axles, a three piece reversible Ryder Supply, Box 219, Cham
with less weight for more efficient double-beveled frost blade of high bersburg, Pennsylvania 17201,
ener requirements. The push-off carbon steel, dust-sealed solid 717-263-9111.
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this soil-mover has a push-off design that pro. >s comp oi a
separate blade control that gives precise regulation when loading, unloading, and
spreading.
LESS, a systemic, sterol- Idaho, Nevada, Minnesota, North is now available in a one-quart
inhibiting fungicide, expected to Dakota, Oregon, Washington, sized plastic bottle,
bfe approved for use on peanuts, Wisconsin and Nebraska on Rus- A Section 18 label has been
grapes, apples and other food sett Burbank potatoes at a two pint/ issued through August 31, 1988
crops; and SELECT, a selective acre rate. for use of Bolero BEC herbicide on
postemergence grass herbicide for Diquat can also be applied with lettuce and celery in Florida
annual and perennial grass weeds a reduced amount of water as carri
in a number of crops. er to a minimum of 20 gallons per
Product Changes acre.
A Special Local Needs (SLN) ORTHO X-77 Spreader, a non
registration has been granted to ionic surfactant for use with insec-
Diquat Herbicide H/A for use in ticides, fungicides and herbicides,
BUSINESS NE
Deere Enters Home
Video Market
is a 1954 treasure unearthed from
the John Deere archive of films
prepared for decades of John
Deere Day shows. This is the first
release since its premiere showing.
• “Echoes of the Past ... the
Two-Cylinder Tractor”
(DKHVO3) was taped at the 1987
Antique Tractor Expo where 150
restored tractors were displayed.
More than 40 years of farming his
tory and the evolution of the farm
tractor are explored through the
reminiscences of old-time tractor
buffs.
Tapes can be ordered through
the mail by writing to JOHN
DEERE HOME VIDEO, 1400
Third Avenue, Moline, Illinois,
61265. Include $3 per tape for
shipping and handling. Illinois
residents must add 6.25% for sales
tax. Tapes also can be ordered by
phone. Call toll-free
1-800-447-9126; Illinois residents
call, 1-800-322-6796.
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