incMttr Firming, Saturday, May 16, 1992 The heavy-duty. 16 x 23 3-tie Model 515 Ford New Holland baler Is customer designed, according to Product Manager Jim Payton. “Engineering response to cus tomer suggestions make the ‘sls’ our most reliable, large capacity, 3-tie baler in 50 years,” he said. NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster more than two dozen items. In markets, hay is sold by the bale Co.) The new heavy-duty, some cases it was only improving not by weight Custom operatore ’ high-density New Holland Model the quality of a bolt. Other j n those requested a size 515 3-tie baler from Ford New changes were much more reduction. For them, a bale case Holland is customer designed substantial. ’ kit to reduce bale chamber size according to Ford New Holland Payton said. The customer f rom 16x23” to 15x23” has been Product Manager Jim Payton. requests that generated the new added as an option for the new “Our design and service engi- Model 515 “helped us improve Model 515. neers carefully followed up with durability and reliability, improve Other “515” design changes users of the previous Model 505 to feeding in light crops, reduce trash include adding tines to the feeder discover what improvements and build-up in the knotter area,” assembly, beefing up tongue and might make a superior baler even he said. “We also added an option- chassis construction, an optional belter,” said Payton. This continual size reduction kit.” flat face plunger to improve bale ing follow-up gave us a list of Payton explained that, in some and appearance in straw, improv nri* **4) c t m otor mounts, and improve \_s Orn J, iltll S mcnts in twine finger and knotter _ _ „ assemblies. Adjustable Hydrofor | r \/l matic bale tension drive clutch, AJV! M t UUJ • IVAUJUV ball hitch, tongue latch, and twine research to be done before any- updataf B*Bll 8 * 811 have a,so been commercially.” 6 avai a e ‘The result is a heavy-duty 3-tie new HOLLAND (Uncaster Jim Davis, research director at c : a i hav Th® n ? w New Holland Crop Genetics International, base- sta ntially P improved reliability I^° del ° 800 with 2 X 3 ' foot bale din Hanover, Md„ said he is still S SIL rSSS! - h? « ? chamber Ues with four excited about the concept. , P a ? ty ’ h ,, d ' and tums out bales “P to ei i ht feet “In 1991 field tests, we saw I n I are dense, , ong . The new baler is designed com borer damage reduced by up S 6 sho “ ,dered un ‘ ts th at for large acreage producers and to 72 percent in some Jarietfes.” ni f" p }}' ranchers who handle hay mechan- Davis said. “Our goal is to deve- abo t h® 03 " 86 wereconU * ically for local or long-distance lop a product that consistently " uing our 5^ &aT tradlUon of shipping, reduces com borer damage by 60 | w °- way custo " l ,? r ®ommumca- ‘The 2x3xB bale size lets to 90 percent in a wide range of on and su PP° rt - shippers make fullest use of load This year the researchers will Names Area Manager test different endophytes, or car riers for InCide, Davis said. They will try to achieve a higher level of insect control and improve yields as well. “We’re making considerable progress,” Davis said. “However, we have a lot more work to do.” NC+ Hybrids President Gary Duncan said that whether or not the InCide project is successful, NC+’s participation is positive, LINCOLN, Neb. It’s a com grower’s dream, a com plant that produces its own com borer kill ing toxin. NC+ Hybrids and Crop Genetics International are attempting to make the dream come true. For the past five years, NC+ and Crop Genetics have con ducted joint field tests of seed com vaccinated with the bioinsecticide InCide. InCide is a genetically altered microorganism which pro duces a substance toxic to Euro pean com borer. The com borer insect destroys an estimated 200 million bushels of com each year.) Lonnie Hester, NC+ Hybrids com research manager, reports some progress with the research project, but said it’s still unclear when planting seed com treated with InCide will be effective and economical for control of com borers. Hester said com plants contain ing the InCide gene are less sus ceptible to com borer damage, but researchers have found reduced yields in some hybrids vaccinated with the gene. “So far the gene hasn’t lowered com borer numbers enough to make up for the reductions in yield,” Hester said. “The joint field tests will con tinue in 1992,” Hester said. ‘The theory is good, but there’s lots of 3-Tie Baler Upgraded provides the land, seed and labor for the tests, which are conducted at the NC+ Research Center near Hastings, Neb. Crop Genetics International provides the bioinsecticide, InCide, which they developed and are patenting. Twenty different NC+ corn hybrids have been field tested with InCide. ness News CONESTOGA (Lancaster Co.) Agri-King recently named Jer ry Hershcy area manager of north western Lancaster County. Hershey has several years of experience in the livestock and sales and service field, having been a self-employed dairy farmer for four years and sales and ser vice representative for the past 16 years. He was previously employ ed with Vicon Farm Machinery in Memphis, Tenn. Agri-King tests feedstuffs and formulates rations for livestock producers in 27 states. The 24-year-old livestock nutrition company serves customers from Nebraska to New York. Agri- King’s home office is located in Fulton, 111. Coulter Has Nonplugging Coil Tine Applicator ASSARIA, Kan. Ausherman GP, a division of Great Plains Manufacturing, announces Its new Vantage 117-inch coll tine fertilizer coulter. This new fertilizer coulter is designed for use with liquid fertilizer. It’s equipped with a non-plugging coll tine appli cator with a stainless steel nozzle assembly for low pres sure fertilizer injection. The time and nozzle are positioned to inject fertilizer into the bottom of the trench before the soil can fill back in. Ausherman’s coil tine fertilizer coulter Is designed to run in no-tlll, minimum till, or conventional conditions and will fit on most planters and tool bars. For more information, contact John Martin, Ausherman GP, P.O. Box 218, Assarla, KS 67416, (913) 667-4755. produces 2 x 3 x 8-foot bales for large acreage growers and ranchers. Bale size allows more economical use of truck capacity within Interstate highway load height limits. D 800 bales are 15 percent denser than smaller section bales. Bale Chamber Ties Knotters capacity within interstate truck height restrictions,” said Product Manager Jim Payton. “Bale size of the new Model D 800 is the same as that of the more deluxe D 1000 equipped with Bale Command and automatic bale density control.” The “D 800” has manually adjusted hydraulic bale density control. Knotters are zerk lubricated and a two-stroke feeder fills the bale case. “As a result, the “D 800” is a more economical purchase,” said Payton. Extensive field testing shows the “D 800” performs well in North American conditions where large high-density hay and straw bales are preferred for mechanical handling, shipping, and processing. The “D 800” will help Dakota, Colorado, and Nebraska alfalfa producers supply large Texas or Florida and Georgia dairies with leafy, high-quality feed at a more economical transport cost, accord ing to Payton. At the dairy, the 2x3’ bales are easily processed through tub grinders for inclusion in the total mixed rations that are standard practice where large herds are expected to average more than 20,000 pounds of milk per cow.
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