De-Lancaster Farming Saturday, October 14,1989
Westfalia Presents
Side-By-Side Milking Parlor
Designed to take less space and milk cows faster, this
parlor has a centerline of 29 Inches and a sloped platform,
which allows easy viewing of the milker.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL
A new side-by-side milking
parlor, designed to take up less
space and milk cows faster than
conventional herringbone parlors,
is now available through West
falia Systemat, a leading manufac
turer of high-tech dairy equipment
and accessories in Elk Grove Vil
lage, 11., and Kipe Steel, Cham
bersburg, Pa.
The Westfalia/Kipe side-by
side milking parlor features a milk
cow centerline of 29 inches. This
compact spacing stands the cows
next to each, other, minimizing
movement and keeping the cows
content throughout the milking
process. The parlor’s economical
design saves the operator valuable
time and lowers costs by requiring
only one step from cow to cow.
With the side-by-side parlor,
milking takes place between the
cow’s rear legs, and the milker
weight is balanced on the animal’s
quarters to provide extra comfort
and better milk flow. Operators
have a good view of the unit
because the cows stand on a gently
sloped platform. In addition, the
side-by-side milking parlor gives
operators better access to the
udder, reducing milker attachment
and adjustment times. A unique
restraint system gently holds lar
DuPont Pulls Some
Manzate 200 Uses From Market
WILMINGTON, Del. Du
Pont is voluntarily withdrawing
some uses of Manzate 200, a man
cozeb fungicide used by farmers
to protect a wide variety of food
and nonfood crops in the U.S.
This action would greatly
reduce the hypothetical levels of
risk associated with Manzate 200,
while preserving the most essen
tial uses on key food crops includ
ing tomatoes, potatoes and wheat.
Manzate 200 is Du Font’s trade
mark for its mancozeb fungicide
within the class of ethylene bis
dithiocarbamate (EBDCs).
“Food properly treated with
Manzate 200 is safe for anyone,”
said William F. Kirk, general
director of agricultural products
for Du Pont. “Our confidence is
based on almost 30 years of use
and analysis of more than 100 sci
entific studies, half of them in the
last five years.”
“However,” he said, “the action
Du Pont is taking is intended to
ess
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ger and shialler cows at appropri
ate areas of the neck, directing the
cows closer to the operator for
easy access,
The side-by-side milking parlor
also features an animal-operated,
auto-sequential loading system.
As the first cow enters her partial
ly opened counter-balanced gate,
she pivots open the entry gate for
the next cow. The process is con
tinued until the parlor is filled.
Depending on the operator’s
needs, two basic designs to the
side by side milking parlor are
available-the standard exit and
the fast exit. The stalls in the stan
dard exit system rotate up and out
of the way after the milking pro
cess, providing a wide, unre
stricted exit lane for the cows at
either end of the parlor. The fast
exit system opens up the entire
row of gates, and the cows are
released through the front of the
stall quickly and efficiently. The
fast exit stall system also can
release cows individually for
effective cow separation.
For more information on the
Westfalia/Kipe side-by-side milk
ing parlor, contact Westfalia Sys
temat, 1862 Brummel Drive, Elk
Grove Village, IL 60007 or call
toll free: 800/323-6723.
reduce public concern about diet
ary risk and to voluntarily comply
with the evolving and increasingly
more stringent Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) guide
lines on risk assessment.”
“Manzate 200 is needed to pro
tect important fruit and vegetable
crops from being destroyed by
disease,” said Kirk. “Without
EBDC fungicides like our pro
duct, the quality, supply and year
round availability of many food
crops would be cut drastically.”
In addition to the already com
pleted extensive residue testing,
Kirk said Du Pont begins partici
pating this week in a national
market basket study. This
involves sampling hundreds of
fresh and processed food products
in more than 300 locations and
analyzing them for any traces of
mancozeb and ETU, a minor
breakdown product. The study
will be completed next year.
Results will be provided to EPA
throughout the study.
Massey-Ferguson Announces New Rotary Combine
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This Is a cut-away view of the new Massey-Ferguson 8750 rotary combine, which
features a 220-horsepower Cummins engine and a 220-bushel grain tank.
DES MOINES, IA Massey-
Ferguson announced today the
completion of a manufacturing
agreement that is the final step in
providing a new rotary combine
for its dealers, with production
scheduled early in 1990.
The joint agreement calls for
Western Combine Corporation to
manufacture the new M-F 8570
rotary combine in Portage la Prair
ie, Manitoba, Canada, for distribu
tion under the M-F label only
through the Massey-Ferguson
dealer network in North America.
Western Combine Corporation
is . a subsidiary of Linamar Ma
chine Limited, Guelph, Ontario.
Founded in 1966, Linamar is a
highly respected precision manu
facturer of components and parts
for the automotive, farm, and de
fense industries, with 11 plants in
Worksaver Bale Hugger
Doesn’t Damage Wrappings
The bale hugger handles large, wrapped round bales of hay without damaging the
wrapping. It also handles unwrapped hay bales
LITCHFIELD, IL Work
saver Inc. is offering the new
Model ÜBH-2000 Bale Hugger
attachment that handles large
round wrapped bales of hay with
out damaging the wrapping and
also handles bales that are not
wrapped. Engineered with round
tubing arms that provide a smooth
surface, the Bale Hugger will not
stag, break or puncture the bales.
The clamp arm is powered by a
Bewital America Management Buys Company
CHERRY HILL, NJ. The
management of Bewital America
Inc., reached an agreement on
September 27, to purchase Bewi
tal America, Inc. from its West
German parent company, Bewital
Bernhard Wigger KG. No pur
chase price was disclosed.
Effective November 1, 1989,
Bewital America, Inc., a major
producer and distributor of veal
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North America.
‘The productivity and output of
this new rotary combine are ex
ceptional,” said David Pitt, presi
dent of Massey-Ferguson Inc.
“We are pleased that we are able
to offer this new 8570 rotary com
bine as part of our continuing
commitment to supply our dealers
and customers with an extensive
line of reliable products to meet
their farming needs.
“With the addition of this new
rotary combine to our product
line, Massey-Ferguson will be the
only company in North America
offering both conventional and ro
tary combines to U.S. and Canad
ian farmers in 1990,” said Pitt.
The M-F 8570 is a Class VI ro
tary combine powered with a
220-horsepower Cummins “C”
diesel. This high-performance ro-
hydraulic cylinder that allows
bales to be grasped gently but
firmly.
Designed for loading trailers,
stacking for storage, hauling or
any general bale handling applica
tion, the Bale Hugger handles
bales 4 to 6 feet in diameter and
weighing up to 2000 pounds.
Equipped with adjustable lift
channels, the Bale Hugger can be
mounted to any farm tractor with a
feed, will be renamed Susquehan- buyout establishes our company
na Industries Inc. Friedrich Jaeger, as solely an American enterprise
president and chief executive 'dedicated to serving our custom
officer of Bewital America. Inc.; ers independent frdm any overseas
Pat Fallon, vice president of sales influence. The adoption of the
and services: and Brent Upright, Susquehanna name reaffirms the
vice president of production will fact that we’re truly an American
oversee the management of Sus- company.”
quehanna Industries, Inc. Jaeger also emphasized thatlhe
“We’re very pleased with the purchase will not affect the quality
agreement,” stated Jaeger. ‘The of ve al feed produced.
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tary combine with a 220-bushel
grain tank, has been extensively
tested and proven in all crops and
field conditions.
It features load-sensing hydrau
lics, hydrostatic four-speed con
stant-mesh transmission drive,
planetary final drives, and out
■board-mounted brakes. An exclu
sive direct crop discharge elimin
ates the need for a power-consum
ing beater, and the longer rotary
length gives larger threshing and
separating areas for more com
plete threshing and lower losses.
The M-F 8570 rotary combine
is available with headers for every
crop, including rigid grain tables
up to 30 feet, flexible grain tables
up to 24 feet, and six- and eight
row com heads.
load center of 52 inches or less
and that can handle the weight of
the bale and the Bale Hugger.
The Bale Hugger can be
mounted for either right or left
hand operation and comes com
plete with hydraulic cylinder and
backstop.
For more information contact
Worksaver, Inc., P.O. Box 1000,
Litchfield, IL 62056; telephone
217/324-5973.