Combo-Mulch Finisher Addresses Soil Compaction
RACINE, Wis. The Case In
ternational 4200 Combo-Mulch
Finisher from J I Case combines
secondary tillage needs in a single
pass, cutting time and reducing
soil compaction, as well as fuel
and labor expenses.
The 4200 comes in six sizes
from 11 feel 10 inches to 34 feet 1
inch. It is available in six con
figurations two rigid and four
folding. AH models transport at IS
feet 11 inches or less, one of the
narrowest transport widths on
combination secondary tillage
machines in the industry, accord
ing to Kurt Schenck, Case product
manager-implements.
Regardless of size, the 4200
features a minimum 40-inch “set
tling zone” between the disc gang
and the first cultivator rank that al
lows the soil to settle before herbi
cide application and eliminates the
need for shields at recommended
operating speeds.
The basic machine consists of
one row of disc blades with a four
rank field cultivator. Massive
mainframe components of welded
rectangular tubing allow the 4200
to withstand the faster working '
speeds customary with today’s
high-horsepower tractors.
Mechanical depth control of the
gangs is easily adjusted from 2
inches below to 5.5 inches above
the sweep point. This gives opera
tors the option of raising gangs to
control the retention of surface re
sidue or to use the 4200 as a field
cultivator an option, Schenck
noted, that is often not offered by
other manufacturers.
Prc-asscmbled, spring-cushion
ed gangs are set at 10-degree an
gles and work in conjunction with
the 20-inch Earth Metal®, crimp
cd-centcr disc blades for aggres
sive cutting action to create a
smoother seedbed. The spring
cushion assembly on each gang
prolongs the life of the entire gang
by “springing” over obstacles in
the field. Independent spring
cushioning gives customers the
option of installing hydraulic
depth control without affecting the
machine's cushioning ability.
Shank spacing is set at 6.7 inch
es with 7.5-inch sweeps for opti
mum soil preparation and chemi
cal incorporation.
The standard self-leveling hitch
assures consistent depth control
from the front to the rear of the
4200 and is adjusted with the hand
crank provided. Walking beam
Longwood Fellowships Announced
NEWARK, Del. The Uni
versity of Delaware’s Longwood
Graduate Program in Public Horti
culture Administration has
awarded five fellowships for
1993.
Ellen S. Bennett, Carl Haefher,
Patrick Larkin, Elayna Singer, and
Barbara Skye will receive tuition
and a stipend while they pursue
their master’s degree.
The Longwood Graduate Prog
ram trains professional managers
and leaders in public horticulture
for careers in garden management,
curatorship, education, and
design. The program is a coopera
tive effort between the universi
ty’s College of Agricultural Sci
ences and Longwood Gardens, an
internationally renowned public
garden in Kennett Square, Pa.
Bennett, a native of Alexandria,
Va'. graduated from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State
University (VPI) with degrees in
biology and horticulture. While
attending VPI, Bennett was the
horticulture extension technician
in the office of consumer horticul
ture. She is interested in the psy
chological benefits that plants
axles that promote even stirring
depth are also standard on the
main frames and wings of all mod
els except the 4221, which is
equipped with single-axle wing
wheels.
Six leveling attachments are
available: three-bar adjustable coil
tine harrow, five-bar adjustable
spike harrow, single-bar peg har
row, double rolling basket, Bervac
harrow, and Fuerst harrow. The
unit can be ordered without a le
veling attachment so it can be re
trofitted regionally.
hold for humans.
Haefner of Oyster Bay, N.Y.,
was an education intern and
grounds maintenance intern at
Planting Fields Arboretum. He
holds a degree in horticulture from
Cornell University, where he was
named the 1992 Outstanding
Senior Undergraduate in Horticul
ture by the American Society for
Horticultural Science. His inter
ests include visitor education,
continuing education and com
munity outreach.
Larkin has a degree in horticul
ture with a minor in psychology
from VPI, where he served as
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) A total of 75 bulls arrived
at the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture’s Meat Animal
Evaluation Center recently as part
of the center’s 21st annual bull
testing program.
This group of bulls, bom from
January 1 to April 15, 1993, will
be given a 21-day adjustment per
iod, and then weighed onto offi
cial test. The animals will be
Bull Test Program
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 23, 1993-Cl3
As the name implies, the Case international 4200 Com
bo-Mulch Finisher combines mulching and finishing into
one operation to provide significant savings In time, fuel,
and labor. It comes In six sizes and six configurations, all
of which transport at 15 feet 11 inches or less.
arboretum manager while still a
student. A native of Lynchburg,
Va., Larkin was a horticulturist
and landscape designer for a land
scaping firm there before entering
the Longwood Program.
Singer, who is from the Chica
go area, received a degree in cul
tural anthropology with a minor in
elementary education from the
University of Wisconsin. She was
an education intern at both the
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore
College and the University of Pen
nsylvania’s Morris Arboretum.
Singer is interested in plants with
ornamental winter characteristics
and in the use of native and edible
weighed again every 28 days
throughout the 112-day testing
period. The bulls are all on pin
pointer feeders to calculate indivi
dual feed efficiencies in addition
to average daily gain and lifetime
weight per day of age.
At the end of the test, all bulls
must pass a comprehensive breed
ing soundness exam and a struc
tural correctness evaluation. They
also will be scanned ultrasonically
plants.
Skye, a Carthage, N.Y., native,
has a degree in landscape architec
ture from the College of Environ
mental Science and Forestry at
Stale University of New York in
Syracuse. She was the environ
mental marketing consultant for
Woodward-Clyde Consultants in
Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Skye also
has worked as an estate gardener/
drafter for the National Trust
property at Tintinhull House in
England and as a landscape desig
ner in Vermont. Her interests are
plant exploration and
ethnobotany.
Begins
to determine backfat thickness and
loin eye area. Adjusted yearling
weights will be calculated, and ex
pected progeny differences
(EPDs) made available for the
bulls selected for sale in Pennsyl
vania’s 21st Performance-tested
Bull Sale. This sale fs scheduled
for Friday, March 25, 1994, at the
Ag Arena at Penn State’s Univer
sity Park Campus.