D4-Lancaster Farming Saturday, November 24,1990
Osborne Adds Big Fan To
Ventilation Line
OSBORNE, Kan. Osborne
Industries, Inc. has developed a
new 36-inch exhaust fan for its
Agri-Aide® ventilation
equipment.
The fan is the largest fan in the
Agri-Aide® product line and is
available in the flushmount FM
and panel-fan FP models. Both are
designed for maximum air
moving efficiency with a top rat
ing of more than 19 and 18.5 cfm/
watt, respectively, measured by
independently performed fan tests
conforming to AMCA standards.
Designed for large livestock
buildings, the fans feature hous
ings made with Osborne’s RTM-
Glass™ figerglass material which
is guaranteed to not warp or sag in
extreme temperatures. The fans
also feature plastic propellers,
corrosion-resistant mounting
hardware, and all-plastic shutters.
Both fan models use an enclosed,
thermally-protected, heavy-duty
motor.
Osborne offers a full range of
Agri-Aide® ventilation fans, fan
speed controls, inlet systems, and
New Building Protects
Seed Quality
JERSEY SHORE (Lycoming
Co.) A new storage building
that protects seed quality is now
“100% operational”, said Ted
Doebler of Doebler’s Hybrids.
According to the seed firm
president, “this completes Doe
bler’s seven-year program to
upgrade facilities and improve
seed quality.”
He explained that an all-new
drying operation was put on line in
1983, an 80-foot sizing and grad
ing tower in 1984, a new testing
laboratory in 1987, and further
improvements to the drying facili
ties in 1988.
The new 55-by 116-foot build
ing will hold seed com at 50
degrees Fahrenheit and 50%
humidity, Doebler said. Capacity
is 43,600 bushels of bagged seed
com, with seed stored on pallets
up to 18 feet high.
Temperature is maintained with
A new storage building that protects seed quality is now
“100% operational.”
The new 55-by 116-foot building will hold seed corn at 50
degrees Fahrenheit and 50% humidity, Doebler said.
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Osborne’s new 36-Inch
exhaust fan is the largest fan
in the Agrl-Alde® product
line and is available In the
flushmount FM and panel
fan FP models.
ventilation accessories. Osborne
also provides free ventilation
design assistance.
For more information, contact
an Osborne Dealer or the custom
er service department, Osborne
Industries Inc.,. P.O. Box 388,
Osborne, KS 67473, (800)
255-0316.
two 10-ton refrigeration units.
A larger seed inventory also
will protect customers from any
recurrence of the 1988 shortages,
Doebler pointed out.
The building was designed “in
house” by the Doebler farm team
and utilizes steel siding with Ther
max insulation to obtain a plus
R-30 insulation rating.
The windowless building has
only one entrance and a small exit.
Both doors are heavily insulated.
Electric demand is expected to be
minimal.
Pennsylvania Power and Light
Company provided the energy
guidelines. Breisch Construction
of Bloomsburg, Pa. was the con
tractor. Bottorff Plumbing and
Heating of Jersey Shore, Pa.
installed the refrigeration and
Bower Electric, Williamsport, Pa.
installed the wiring.
Postemergence Weed Control
Gains Popularity
WILMINGTON, Del. The
application equipment business is
riding high on increasingly popu
lar postemergence weed control
programs.
Although over-the-top sprayers
have been used for years, new pro
ducts, changing attitudes, and
postemergence weed control, suc
cesses have led more farmers to
low-use-rate, postemergence
weed control methods. This has
created a much greater demand for
application equipment and many
new technical innovations.
“We’re seeing a much greater
acceptance of postemergence
weed control from the grower and
applicator,” said Jerry Ryan, sales
manager at Brothers Equipment in
Friend, Neb.
For Hagie Manufacturing Com
pany, which introduced the first
high-clearance sprayer in 1947,
business has been booming,
Despite a 25 percent production
increase in each of the past three
years, Hagie has sold out of its
postemergence equipment every
year, said sales manager Gaylon
Kuperus.
Similarly, Melroe Company,
manufacturer of the Spra-Coupe,
also has increased production sig
nificantly, due in part to post
emergence weed control program
acceptance by farmers growing all
major crops, said sales manager
Dan Dietz.
Brothers Equipment expects to
sell 40-50 machines in 1990, com
pared to S-10 machines per year
15 years ago. Ryan said he sees
this trend as typical for many post
sprayer dealerships.
“Custom applicators are
becoming even more environmen
tally conscious, and consequently
they’re looking to the post
emergence market for products
Moldboard Plows Available From Deere
MOLINE, 111. Until recently,
fanners who needed a medium
duty reversible plow had no alter
native to rollover plows.
Then John Deere introduced the
four-bottom 3945 integral reversi
ble plow. Its lateral reversing
design provides a simple, econom
ical choice that fits 100-140 PTO
horsepower tractors.
Now farmers with 130-160 PTO
horsepower tractors can choose
the five-bottom 3955 integral
reversible plow. Those with 70-95
PTO horsepower tractors can
choose the three-bottom 3835
integral reversible plow.
The new John Deere plow
reverse their single set of bidirec
tional bottoms with a simple, side
to-side action operated by a single
hydraulic cylinder that is standard
equipment.
This new design eliminates the
extra set of bottoms that must be
purchased and maintained on rol
lover plows. Half as many bottoms
weigh much less reducing
stress on hitch components and the
amount of front end ballast
needed.
The bidirectional bottoms have
single-piece moldboards, single
piece shares with hardfaccd
points, and shearbolt protection.
Width of cut on the 3955 is 16
inches. On the 3835, width of cut
can be set at 14 or 16 inches to fit
varying soil conditions, residue
levels, and tractor horsepower.
MILK. IT DOES A BODY GOOD.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC MILK MARKETING ASSOCIATION, INC.
A custom applicator applies postemergence herbicide to
corn. The Increasingly popular practice of postemergence
application has equipment manufacturers and dealers rid
ing high on Increased sales.
with shorter residual and half
life,” Ryan said.
Equipment manufacturers and
dealers are expecting another sales
boost in 1991, the first year that
postemergence grass control
herebicide for com will be avail
able nationwide.
“Our dealer network, especially
in the shattercane regions, expects
a substantial increase in business,”
Dietz said. Fanners with shatter
cane have not been able to control
the grass economically with
preemergence herbicides.
“We’re very excited,” said
Kuperus, “especially about DuP
ont ‘Accent’ herbicide and its
potential.” The new herbicide is
the only postemergence product
for control of most annual and
perennial grasses.
Recent equipment innovations
have included electronic spray
The John Deere 3955 five-bottom, integral, reversible
moldboard plow features one set of bidirectional bottoms
and a 16 inch width of cut. A hydraulic cylinder reverses
the moldboards from one side to the other for a right-or
left-hand pass. The plow Is compatible with tractors having
130 to 160 PTO horsepower.
Underframe clearance is 29
inches and maximum plowing
depth is 14 inches on all of the
plows.
To enhance the performance of
the 3945 and 3955 plows in soft
monitoring, sprayer booms that
are adjustable from the cab, better
driver visibility, and air condition
ing and herbicide injection sys
tems that mix herbicide with water
and surfactant just before the com
bination enters the spray booms.
Spray adjustments to accommo
date different product labels also
are important. Convenience and
ease of operation also seem to be
selling both machines and post
emergence weed control.
“To stay in the marketplace and
to stay competitive, we’ve had to
design these innovations into our
machines,” Dietz said.
Noted Kuperus, “The pressure
will be on the manufacturers to
produce even more high-tech
equipment to accommodate the
new postemergence products on
the market.”
soils and rolling terrain, John
Deere has introduced an optional
on-land gauge wheel. The trailing
gauge wheel features tumbuckle
adjustment through the full range
of plowing depths.