06-Lancaster Farming Saturday, June 24,1989
Graham, owners of Graham Dairy
Supply Inc., proudly display the Master Dealer award they
recently received from Alfa-Laval Agri Inc. Of more than 300
De Laval dealers nationwide, only 35 have been named Mas
ter Dealers.
Graham Dairy Supply
Receives Award
KANSAS CITY, MO Alfa-
Laval Agri, Inc., a nationwide
dairy supplier headquartered in
Kansas City, has awarded Master
Dealer status to Graham Dairy
Supply, Inc., a De Laval dealer
ship located in Greensburg, Pa.
Graham Dairy Supply, Inc.
received the Master Dealer award
for achieving the highest stan
dards in customer service and
demonstrating superior perfor
mance as a proven leader in the
dairy industry. The dealership’s
strong business structure and
financial stability were also fac
tors in the award.
To be considered for the award,
De Laval dealers must provide a
full line of quality dairy products,
maintain a certified installation
ICI To Acquire ContiSeed
KANSAS CITY. MO ICI
has agreed to adquire the Con
tiSeed division of Continental
Grain Company, it was announced
today. The acquisition strongly
complements Id's International
Seeds Business.
ContiSeed’s product and mark
et position provides an excellent
fit with Id’s Garst Seed Com
pany strength in the U.S. seed com
market. Garst has been part of ICI
Seed’s since 1985.
Although based in the United
States, ContiSeed’s strength is in
international markets, with signif
icant shares of the sunflower,
sorghum and seed com markets in
Latin America, Australia and
Thailand, based on international
research and plant breeding
programs.
ContiSeeds also develops -and
markets sunflower and sorghum
seeds in North Am'eriCa; and is
one of the leading companies
engaged in the development of
Canola (oilseed rape hybrids).
and maintenance staff, and make
scheduled maintenance programs
available to all customers.
Graham Dairy Supply, Inc. has
been a De Laval dealership over
33 years. The dealership, which is
owned and managed by Bob and
Dennis Graham, has a staff of
eight and provides services to
dairymen throughout western
Pennsylvania, northern West Vir
ginia and western Maryland.
Alfa-Laval is the world’s
largest dairy supplier. The com
pany offers a complete line of
dairy equipment and supplies
through its network of more than
300 De Laval dealers nationwide.
Graham Dairy Supply, Inc. is one
of only 35 De Laval dealerships to
be named a Master Dealer.
having received registration in
Canada for the first hybrid Canols.
Like sunflowers. Canola produces
a highly desirable polyunsaturated
oil.
The addition of ContiSeed to
Id’s existing seeds business will
strengthen Id’s plant breeding
and seed marketing operations by
providing new outlets for the
development of Id’s extensive
bioscience research. It will
increase ICI Seeds annual turnov
er by about $35 million.
ICI Seeds has grown rapidly
over the past four years and is now
firmly established as one of the
world’s leading seed companies.
In addition to Garst, ICI has
strengths in sugar beet and com
breeding in Europe (via SES) and
in cereals (via ICI Seeds U.K. and
Unisigma in Europe).
ICI Seed's business director,
John Russell, said “ContiSeed
provides an ideal fit with our
' existing activities, and significant
ly extends our operating base so
John «re has introduced new six-unit hitches for the 9400 series press wheel
drill. The endwise transport hitch, shown here, and the plain field hitch complement
the existing line of two-, three-, and four-unit hitches.
Deere Introduces Six-Unit Hitches
MOLINE, IL New six-unit
endwise transport and plain-field
hitches for John Deere 9400 series
hoe drills enable grain growers to
increase drill size and capacity to
fit their seeding needs.
The endwise hitch, located at
the left end of the left drill, is used
for transporting. When it is placed
in field position, the over-center-
Badger Makes Barn Cleaners
KAUKAUNA. WI Cor-Ten
steel, one of the strongest, noncor
rosive alloys available today, now
lends its strength and durability to
bam cleaner elevators manufac
tured by Badger Northland Inc.
The Badger BN 570 bam clean
ers now feature beams and gutters
constructed of Cor-Ten steel,
which significantly upgrades the
strength, corrosion resistance, and
durability of the bam cleaner’s
elevators. Cor-Ten steel is 20 per
cent stronger than the mild steel
used in most competitive brands
and five to eight times more resis
tant to manure acids.
With Cor-Ten steel. Badger
bam cleaners now offer even grea
ter service life. This steel’s
that the economic and environ
mental benefits of ICl’s biosci
ence will now have global
impact.”
Garst Seed Company will be
responsible for ContiSeed’s
United States and Canadian opera
tions, with little or no change in
current ContiSeed personnel.
Along with canola and sunflow
ers, ContiSeed’s germ plasma will
enhance Garst’s position in
sorghum.
The value of the acquisition is
less than 1 percent of ICI Group
assets.
For Hoe Drills
fold hitch hydraulically folds
down and the endwise hitch
mechanically folds against the left
side of the left drill.
The plain-field hitch is always
in the field position; however, it
may be converted to an endwise
transport hitch. The most econom
ical method of transporting is
through the use- of an implement
With
Noncorrosive
unsurpassed strength is derived
from a number of alloys, including
chromium. Cor-Ten is also com
prised of copper, phosphorus and
sulphur, (elements not found in
conventional steel), which provide
maximum resistance to corrosion
and rust. In fact, ship hulls, river
barges and skyscrapers are all
built with Cor-Ten steel.
Badger’s heavy-duty barn
cleaners also feature a unique,
patented, Hook-Lok chain system
designed for fast, easy assembly.
A one-piece precision machined,
cast-iron transmission frame easi
ly handles even the biggest clean-
The barn cleaner elevators manufactured by Badger now
are made with CoMen steel, a strong noncorrosive alloy.
The steel Is 20 percent stronger than the mild steel used In
most barn cleaner elevators.
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carrier. With an attachment, this
hitch can be'hydraulically stored
in the up or over-center-fold
position.
Both hitches have a transport
width of 14 ft 10 in. and complex
ment the existing line of two,
three, and four-unit hitches.
The hitches will be available in
December 1989.
Steel
up jobs. And high-quality cast iron
12” comer rollers keep die system
running smoothly, without
interruption.
The Badger BN S7O Barn
Cleaner is the perfect choice for
industrial applications, as well:
such as saw mills, canning facto
ries, foundries, meat and food pro
cessing plants, or any place that
requires a heavy-duty conveying
system.
For additional information con
tact: Chet Gibbons, Badger North
land, Inc., 1215 Hyland Avenue,
P. 0., Box 1215, Kaukauna, WI
54130-9986 or call 414/T766-4603.