06-Lancaster Fanning Saturday, May 26,1990
Now With Cash Incentive
RACINE, WI Hay and for
age growers who buy a Case Inter
national 8320, 8330, or 8340
mower-conditioner between May
1 and July 31 get not only a reli
able, fast-cutting machine, but
$3OO cash in their pockets.
“Those who purchase Case
International mower-conditioners
are really getting rugged, high
quality machines that will provide
years of dependable service at a
very favorable price,” said Roger
Strome, JI Case manager of mark
eting analysis, hay and forage pro
ducts. “This promotion will allow
us the opportunity to meet new
customers who may never have
considered Case International
when purchasing smaller-sized
mower-conditioners.”
Case International sicklebar
mower-conditioners feature a
uniform-motion sickle drive that
provides smooth, fast cutting even
in heavy crops. Wide, intermesh
ing conditioning rolls save nutri
tious leaves and assure quick dry
down.
‘ ‘With a cutting width of 7 feet,
Forklifts To 3,500 Pounds
LITCHFIELD, IL New rear
mounted, hydraulic forklifts from
Worksaver, Inc., handle pallets,
large bales, and other items
weighing up to 3,500 lbs.
Forklift Model HAF-2542 uses
42” solid tines and has a capacity
of 3,500 lbs. Forklift Model
HAF-2555 is equipped with 55”
tubular tines and has a 3,000 lb.
capacity.
Both forklifts feature a top
mounted backguard. The forklifts
also feature a 214 ” diameter
cylinder that raises 36” above the
tractor’s lift height, to provide a
total lift height of 5’ to 514 ’. The
forks are adjustable from 8” to
48” center-to-center and fit
Category 11, 3 point standard and
quick hitches.
Options include a 3” x 10”
toplink cylinder that provides
level and tilt control from the trac
tor seat. The solid and tubular
tines are available separately, per-
Gehl Has
WEST BEND, Wis. A
healthy agricultural economy,
increased penetration into the light
industrial and construction equip
ment market, and strong export
sales drove record first quarter
sales and net income for Gehl
Company. The capital goods man
ufacturer became publicly owned
in November 1989.
First quarter net income grew
54 percent to a record $1.3 million
from the $847,000 the company
earned in the same period a year
ago, according to President and
Chief Executive Officer Bernard
L. Nielsen. Sales for the first quar
ter increased 15 percent to $39
tillion, compared to $34 million
in 1989.
Earnings per share were $.22.
up 5 percent over the $.21 per
share in the first quarter of 1989.
Mower-Conditioner
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Case International slcklebar mower-conditioners feature
a uniform-motion sickle drive for smooth, fast cutting.
3 inches for the 8320, and 9 feet, 3
inches for the 8330 and deluxe
8340, these mower-conditioners
are designed for the small- and
moderate-sized producer who
faces a wide variety of crop condi
tions,” Strome said. On all mod
els, a sturdy, L-shaped frame sup
ports and suspends the header so
that it is pushed through the Held
New rear-mounted hydraulic forklifts from Worksaver
handle pallets, large bales, and other Hems weighing up to
3,500 pounds.
milling one fork-lift base to be
used for a variety of applications.
For more information, contact
Strong First Quarter
The percent increase in earnings
per share was lower than net
income growth due to the higher
number of outstanding shares after
the initial public offering.
“Our strong first quarter perfor
mance shows that we are well pos
itioned to take advantage of the
favorable trends in the markets we
serve,” said Nielsen.
“Dairy and beef prices are
strong, bolstering demand for our
broad line of agricultural imple
ments. The light industrial and
construction market, while flat, is
benefiting from the versatility of
equipment such as our
telescoping-boom forklifts and
skid steer loaders. We are also
seeing growing international
demand for our equipment, espe
cially in Europe and Canada.
“We achieved our first quarter
ness
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rather than pulled. Fully adjust
able header flotation allows the
header to follow ground contours
for close cutting and top perfor
mance.
The Case International mower
conditioner line also includes the
larger 8350,8360,8370, and 8380
models, as well as the 3309 disc
mower-conditioner.
Worksaver, Inc., P.O. Box 1000,
South State Road, Litchfield, IL
62056, (217) 324-5973.
results despite start-up delays in a
new computerized manufacturing
support system and some material
delays. Based on improving inter
nal operations and our positioning
to capitalize on favorable trends
within our industries, we expect a
good second quarter,” said
Nielsen.
Gehl Company backlog of
orders at March 31, 1990
remained strong at $50.7 million
despite record shipments during
the quarter. While the backlog is
lower than the $55.3 million back
log of one year ago, it reflects
changes in production and whole
sale financing policies that tend to
reduce peak levels of backlog but
provide for balanced inventory,
manpower and material
requirements.
Making poultry safer by destroying Salmonella and other
bacteria Is the aim of research conducted by Dr. James
Heath and laboratory scientist Sandy Owens. The scientists
expose processed chicken to a high-energy electron beam,
and then inoculate laboratory plates to check for bacterial
survival. Photo by Norman E. Pruitt, Maryland Ag Experiment Station.
Electron
Poultry
COLLEGE PARK, Md.
Twelve to 36 hours after eating
contaminated food, you develop
such symptoms as diarrhea,
abdominal pain, and fever. Last
ing two or three days, these are
signs that Salmonella or other
harmful bacteria have struck
again.
There were 1,495 cases of Sal
monella infection reported in
Maryland in 1989, according to
Maryland’s Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene. Proper cook
ing kills these bacteria. But a
recent U.S. Food and Drug Admi
nistration (FDA) decisioil may
ensure that poultry products, one
possible haven for these bacteria,
are largely free of Salmonella
before they reach the home
refrigerator.
The FDA in early May
approved the use of irradiation
exposing poultry to small doses of
radiation to control Salmonella
and other bacteria contaminants.
For the past 3-14 years, Agricul
tural Experiment Station poultry
scientist Dr. James Heath has been
bombarding chicken with high
energy electrons natural,
charged particles that are present
in all atoms.
The FDA decision allows the
use of two kinds of irradiation
gamma and electron beam, said
Heath. Irradiation is already
approved by FDA for the insect
disinfestation of grains and spices,
for insect control in fresh fruits
and vegetables, and for the control
of trichina in pork. More than 30
countries have approved and are
using food irradiation, including
12 that have approved irradiation
use on poultry.
Heath estimates that 10 to 40
percent of chicken is contami
nated with Salmonella or other
harmful bacteria when it reaches
the consumer. By destroying key
enzymes, irradiation from an
Beam Makes
Supply Safer
electron-beam accelerator kills or
significantly damages most of the
bacteria responsible for spoilage
or human disease.
But Heath cautions that, like
pasteurized milk, chicken irra
diated before leaving the process
ing plant still must be refrigerated
to inhibit the growth of any
remaining bacteria. Consumers
must then thoroughly cook the
chicken to destroy harmful
bacteria.
Heath lists several benefits
offered by irradiation, including a
safer, longer shelf life.
“In our laboratory, we’ve
extended poultry’s shelf life up to
60 days under refrigeration,” he
said. “Currently, supermarket
shelf life is 4 to 10 days, depend
ing on the product.”
This extended life gives proces
sors more time to deliver poultry
products, and gives consumers a
longer opportunity to select good,
wholesome poultry products. But
this extended life is also good
news for the exporting of Mary
land chicken, the state’s leading
agricultural product.
Irradiation can make Maryland
chicken more competitive in for
eign markets, since it could be
shipped fresh instead of frozen.
Heath said. As is the case in the
United States, foreign consumers
dislike frozen chicken.
Heath emphasizes that an edu
cational program will be needed to
reassure consumers that this use of
irradiation is safe.
“One of the problems with con
sumer acceptance of irradiation is
that it’s been ingrained in us since
the 1950 s that irradiation is a bad
and dangerous thing. We need to
reassure consumers that it’s a per
fectly safe process under the
guidelines established by the
FDA.”