C4*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Decamber 8, 1990 Agri-King Names JOHN KENAMOND Area Manager MIFFLINBURG - Agri-King recently named John Kenamond Area Manager of Snyder and eastern Union counties. Kenamond has several years of exper ience in dairy farming having owned and operated his own farm for 24 years. Agri-King tests feedstuff's and formu lates rations for livestock producers in 27 states. The 22-year-old company is based at Fulton, IL. Kenamond, his wife, Nancy, daught er, Leslie and son Daniel reside at rural Mifflinburg. Farmers Want Export Credit ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Ameri can Soybean Association (ASA) today is calling for grassroots action to urge President Bush to approve Export Credits to increase U.S. soybean exports to the Soviet Union. “The United States is the only major industrialized nation that has not already granted export cre dit to the Soviet Union,” said ASA President M.N. “Buck” McCann. “We are losing sales of soybeans and other commodities to our competitors. As a result, prices of this year’s bountiful U.S. harvest are in a tailspin.” According to McCann, the American Soybean Association is urging its members to contact the President and call, write or make Hay Rake Joins Product Line GIBSON CITY, 111. M & W Gear Company announces the addition of the SR32OP pull-type rotary hay rake to the M & W line of hay handling products. The SR32OP working width of 10 feet, 6 Inches Is quickly narrowed to a 6-foot, 6-inch transport width by storing the pick-up tines. Twenty-four tempered tines gently move material into windrows. A cam track lifts tines over material just gathered. The single rotor, pull-type rake uses an enclosed gearbox and simple, strong construction for extended service life. Height Is easily adjusted from the driver’s seat. A tractor power output of only 22 horsepower Is required for operation. For more Information, con tact M & W Gear Company, Route 47 South, Gibson City, IL 60936. ness News personal visits to their Representa tives and Senators to urge increased political pressure on the Bush Administration to make the Soviets eligible for credits. “We’ve been active on this issue for some time,” said McCann. “We’ve made a number of personal contacts with officials in the Bush administration. Also, we’ve had ongoing meetings with Soviet trade officials and sent a letter to President Bush urging that the Soviets be granted Most Favored Nation status which would allow U.S. financial credit and guarantees.” In addition McCann notes, ASA joined other commodity groups in sending letters in Octob er to both the President and Vice President urging the extension of export credits under the USDA’s GSM program to the Soviet Union. The letters pointed out that U.S. fanners have already been asked to bear a heavy burden in U.S. budget cuts: “The further burden of the loss of the Soviet market, seems to us excessive and unfair, particularly when the obvi ous remedy extension of GSM credits is at hand.” According to McCann, Soviet officials have told American Soy bean leaders they need the equiva lent of one billion bushels of soy beans to provide adequate food protein for their livestock and poultry industries. In addition the Soviets have unmet needs for veg etable oils. “It is a huge potential market,” said McCann, “But without export credit the Soviets cannot finance the imports they need to continue to open their economy. More damaging still, other nations will step into a market that could belong to U.S. farmers.” Aggressive weed control In minimum- or rldge-tlll prog rams Is easier with the new Case International 184 minimum-till cultivator. Cultivator Allows Easy Weed Control RACINE, Wis. Cultivating close to the crop can be tricky in heavy residue conditions. But now, aggressive weed control in minimum- or ridge-till programs is easier with the new Case Inter national 184 minimum-till cultivator. “Rigid shank mounting pro vides the cultivating action that breaks up tough soils between rows,” said Dennis Whitehead, Case International product direc tor, planting and seeding equip ment. “Each heavy-duty l'/< x2x26-inch shank is mounted securely to the carrier bar with a rectangular bracket. Also avail able is an optional 26-inch, spring cushion shank. Four bolts keep the shank in precise alignment. Shanks on narrow models use 16-inch sweeps, while wide-row models use 22-inch sweeps.” This results in exceptional clearance for working in heavy residue, he said. “The growing number of farmers adopting reduced tillage practices will appreciate this advantage.” The 184 cultivator's 7x7-inch tubular main frame withstands the high draft loads common in reduced tillage operations, White head said. Wide, heavy-duty para llel linkages maintain pinpoint accuracy. The upper linkage fea tures regreaseable pivots, while the lower links have four sealed bearings for long life at wear points. “Gang frame strength extends row unit accuracy all the way back to the sweeps,” Whitehead said. Broiler Placements Down 6 Percent HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) — Broiler placements in the state during the week ending Nov. 10 totaled 1,929,000, down 6 per cent from the previous week and 9 percent less than the correspond ing week of 1989, according to the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statis tics Service (PASS). Average placements during the past nine weeks, at 19,121,000, were 10 percent less than a year ago, PASS reported. Settings for broiler chicks last week were 3,298,000, up 5 per cent from the previous week and 2 percent more than the same week a year ago. The three-week total of egg set, 9,333,000, was slightly below the comparable period last year. In the 15 selected states, place ments for the week totaled 93,456,000, down 8 percent from the week before and slightly Depth settings are easily adjusted for any field condition. Every row unit has an 18-inch, straight-blade coulter. Each coul ter can be adjusted from 0 to 3 inches deep in 1-inch increments. The gauge wheel and coulter on each gang work independently for proper depth control and easy penetration. Clincher-type gauge wheels are made of 4x 16-inch rubber. Gauge wheels can be adjusted in half inch increments. Each 184 model, from 4- to 12-row widths, comes with a Category 11/111 3-point hitch. A quick-couple hitch bar mates with tapered receiver fittings on the lower hitch arms for easy hookup. Optional equipment includes: • Spring-cushion shanks which can ride up and over obstacles. • Disk hitlers can be adjusted to move soil to the crop to cover weeds in-row or away from the crop when seedlings are small, plus help form ridges in ridge-till operations. • Crop shields to protect small crops from soil and crop residue, and allow faster cultivating speeds. • Ridging wings which can be adjusted to form any size of ridge desired (14 inches, narrow row; 18 inches, wide row). • Lift assist wheels for 6-row wide and larger. • Weight brackets to provide additional down pressure for tough cultivating conditions. • Tank hitch. For Week below the same week of 1989. Placements during the past nine weeks, at 914,114,000, were 3 percent above one year ago. Sellings in the 15 states for the week totaled 135,570,000, up 4 percent from the previous week and 3 percent more than last year. The three-week total of eggs set, 386,057,000, up 2 percent from 1989. For Pennsylvania, expected marketings for the week ending Jan. 5, based on placements seven to nine weeks earlier less mortali ty allowance, are 2,033,000, down 8 percent from a year earlier. The 15 states’ expected marketings, 124,825,000, are 2 percent higher. Broilers-fryers slaughtered in Pennsylvania under federal inspection during the week ending Nov. 3 totaled 1,894,000 head with an average liveweight of 4.63 pounds.
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