C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 30, 1989
John Deere’s new 550 manure spreader provides a 172-cubic-foot, or 286-bushei,
capacity and features a tandem axlethat oscillates for smooth pulling overbumps and
minimizes soil compaction.
MOLINE, IL. John Deere’s
new 550 manure spreader, with
172 cubic feet, or 286 bushel,
capacity, offers a number of fea
tures to increase reliability and
productivity, and they’re all
standard.
A tandem axle oscillates for
smooth pulling over bumps, fur
rows, or ditches. The tandem fea
ture gives increased flotation and
minimizes soil compaction with
heavy loads.
Agway Acquires Reading Bone Fertilizer
' SYRACUSE, NY We are been acquired by Agway Inc. To
pleased to announce that the more effectively serve your crop
Reading Bone Fertilizer business needs requirements in southeast
er Reading, Pennsylvania has ern Pennsylvania, Agway will
Tractor Dual Changer Offered
ONAWA, IA Attaching eas- botde jack adjusts the height, a
ily to the bucket on almost any telescoping boom moves the
front-end loader, Westcndorf’s wheel forward and back up to 16
new Dual Changer makes chang- inches, and a small wheel on the
ing duals a one-man job. Slip the end of the boom rotates to align
lightweight device on the front the holes or mounting. The Dual
edge of your bucket, secure it with Changer removes the strain of
a strap hooked to the rear bucket "changing duals, and makes it pos
lip, and you’re ready to go. The sible for one man to complete the
tractor wheel is picked up and pos- job in as little as five minutes per
itioned with the Dual Changer, tire.
using the bucket controls. For pre- Contact Westendorf Manufac
cise alignment, the Dual Changer luring Inc., P.O. Box 29, Onawa,
features 3-way adjustability- a lowa 51040.
„ .. „ . 'dp** y -.t-end loader
and la secured with a strap hooked to the rear bucket lip.
Deere Spreader Features
286 Bushel Capacity
An hydraulic apron drive
adjustable from the tractor seat
has six conveyor speeds to allow
for the desired spread pattern. A
V-belt primary drive powers only
the main beater and optional upper
beater to allow longer drive com
ponent life and eliminates the
need for clutch disks, ratchets or
shear pins.
A 30-'/j -inch diameter beater,
with heat-treated combs and tip
speed up to 2977 feet per minute,
breaks material and gives a fine-
ness
News
spread pattern. Combs are bolted
on for easy replacement.
Maintenance is reduced by
using a fiberglass-reinforced,
plastic floor and special sides with
a water-resistant, resin
impregnated coating. Floor and
sides will clean easily and will not
rust, rot, or warp.
Options include an hydraulic
endgate, upper beater and endpan,
diverter valve, and tire sizes to
match work requirements.
consolidate the crop needs busi
ness in this market area under the
name Reading Bone-Agway.
Reading Bone-Agway will be
responsible for providing dry and
liquid fertilizers, seed, lime, agri
cultural chemicals, and applica
tion service for these products to
farmers located in Southeastern
Pennsylvania. The current crop
facilities owned and operated by
Agway at Leesport, Blandon,
Lehigh Valley, Souderton,
Cochranville and New Holland, as
well as our facilities in Reading
and Millardsville, will all be util
ized to serve your needs. Bagged
fertilizer, package chemicals and
seed required for in season fill-in
needs will still be available at our
locations or your local Agway
store.
Effective immediately, you
should contact Reading Bone-
Agway for any liquid or dry fertil
izer, lime, chemical products and
or custom applications. The phone
numbers for local calls are:
215/375-4454 for the Reading
area, 717/866-5205 Mycrstown,
717/274-0808 Lebanon. A toll
free number for use by customers
outside of the local phone
exchange is 800/383-2663.
Agway members will be eligi
ble for patronage refunds on
Reading Bone-Agway purchases.
If you are an Agway member,
please fill out the enclosed card
and mail it back so we have your
correct membership information.
,-pk , gh.
reduces feed carry through during the switching process,
thus reducing feed loss.
Starline Belt Feeders
Equipped With V-Plow
Fort Atkinson, WI As part of
a “make-it-even-better” program
to improve the popular Starline
Belt Feeders, Starline Dealers
were recently introduced to a
completely new V-Plow the com
pany calls “STARglider”. The
new plow features a new belt wip
er design that promotes superior
belt cleaning of all types of feed.
The new plow base/platform
design features a Tuff-Glide
polyethylene surface that reduces
friction and promotes more thor
ough cleaning of the plow wiper.
The new V design reduces feed
carry-through during the switch
ing process, thus reducing feed
loss.
One of the principle reasons for
Leasing Offers Farmers
Years-End Tax Advantages
BETHEL (Berks Co.) For
farmers seeking to maximize their
1989 tax deductions and get the
new or used equipment they need,
leasing may be the perfect
solution.
“A farmer’s entire lease pay
ment is usually a 100 percent tax
deductible operating expense for
1989,” says Harvey Zimmerman,
owner, Zimmerman Farm Service
of Bethel, Berks County. No mat
ter when a farmer arranges for the
lease, payments can be deducted
for the entire year.
The advantage, says Zimmer
man, is that it’s not too late for
people in farming and other agri
business enterprises to put them
selves in a favorable tax situation
and acquire the assets they need to
help their businesses grow and
prosper.
A farmer who leases a $60,000
tractor on a three-year lease and
makes his first annual payment of
approximately $22,400 before'
USDA Issues Tip Sheets
On Food Transportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture
has issued three new “tip sheets”
on guidelines for preventing con
tamination of food transported in
trucks.
One of the tip Sheets addresses
sanitation of transport vehicles
hauling food, another addresses
construction materials and clean
ing compounds for food
transporting vehicles, and the
third looks at regulations govern
ing the joint use of vehicles trans-
porting food and hazardous
materials.
Marlin F. Fitzpatrick. Jr., admi
nistrator of USDA’s Office of
Transportation, said the tip sheets
address regulations of USDA’s
Food Safety and Inspection Ser
the popularity of this Starline Belt
Feeder is its unique suspension
design based on exclusive,
patented Cannon Ball track and
trolley. This system allows
smoother, drag-free plow travel
with less maintenance and more
dependability.
The new V-Plow comes with an
optional diverter control for auto
matic switching and an optional
solenoid control for side-to-side
switching.
For further information about
the new STARglider V-Plow and
Starlinc Belt Feeders and Convey
ors, contact Dean Hanke, Sales
Development Manager, J-STAR
Industries, Inc., 801 Janesville
Avenue, Fort Atkinson, Wise.
53538, 414/563-5521.
December 31, 1989 (whether the
tractor is received or not) will be
able to totally deduct the payment.
However, a farmer who buys a
$60,000 tractor in December may
only be able to depreciate it about
2.7 percent (or $ 1,620). And, if the
tractor is not received until 1990,
no deduction is available on it for
the 1989 tax year.
Farming in 1989 was good and
the outlook for the future is bright.
Many farm operators arc thinking
about replacing old, worn equip
ment. “Leasing offers farmers the
opportunity to acquire assets when
technological and economic
changes make it necessary and
appropriate for operating rea
sons,” says Zimmerman.
“Leasing is an expanding alter
native to the purchase of equip
ment because it doesn’t tie up
working capital,” Zimmerman
adds. “And, leasing doesn’t
deplete savings or drain credit
lines.”
vice, the U.S. Department of
Transportation, the Food and
Drug Administration and the
Environmental Protection
Agency.
“All of these agencies, as well
as some governments, have cer
tain responsibilities for enforcing
regulations designed to 1 prevent
contamination of food during
transportation,” Fitzpatrick said.
“The tip sheets also outline indus
try practices aimed at preventing
contamination.”
Fitzpatrick said the tip sheets
are being distributed to food pro-
cessing and distribution associa
tions, to transportation organiza
tions, and to other groups and
organizations involved with the
transport of food.