C6-Ljnc*«t* Finning, Saturday, November 13, 1993 Phillips Promoted LANCASTER (Lancaster Co,) Gerpld Phillips has been prom oted to senior loan officer. The promotion was announced by Lancaster Branch Manager Bruce Miller. Phillips was raised in southern Lancaster County on his parents’ dairy and tobacco farm and was graduated from Solanco High School in Quarry ville. He earned a degree in dairy science from Dela ware Valley College in 1972 and studied agricultural education -on the graduate level at Penn State. His diversified career includes teaching Vo-Ag at both Pequea Valley High School and Lampeter-Strasburg High School, Soybean Special Combines RACINE, Wis. The Case In ternational 5400 Soybean Special from J I Case provides many of the advantages of a planter for a price that’s competitive with grain drills. According to Kurt Schenck, Case product manager-imple ments, the 5400 prepares the ground for seed much like Case International planters do, but uses a gram-drill feed cup metering system. “Wc developed this unit partly in response to customer demands for accommodating narrower rows for intcrplanling,” said Schcnck. The Soybean Special ac commodates 15-inch row spacing. Two 15-foot configurations with staggered row units are avail able - one 10-row and one 11-row, with 15-inch row spacing. Two 20-foot configurations with stag gered row units arc also available - one 14- and one 15-row, with 15-inch row spacing. The 11- and 15-row units solid seed 15-inch rows and have no skip-rows. The 10- and 14-row units also seed 15-inch rows but have two 26-inch skip-rows to accommo date later cultivation or chemical application. “Another consideration in the development of the 5400 was the need for equipment that can han dle high-residue conditions,” Schcnck said. “The unique stag gered arrangement of the row Custom Farm Seed Introduces Corn Hybrids MOMENCE. 111. Custom Farm Seed has introduced eight new waxy com hybrids, four new dent com hybrids, and five new soybean varieties for the 1994 growing season. To achieve maximum yields. Custom Farm Seed encourages producers to properly select seed by matching the growing condi tions of individual fields to the performance characteristics of its full line of 31 waxy com hybrids, Grain Drill Advanta The Case International 5400 Soybean Special offers the economy of a grain drill while providing excellent soil pre paration, using the field-proven row unit technology avail able In Case International Early Riser® planters. units provides more clearance for surface residue to pass through the unit, which reduces plugging in heavy crop mat. For the farmer, this means no extra coulters to in stall for planting in reduced- or no-lill conditions.” Schenck pointed out that the Soybean Special features stagger ed double-disk openers, front pull equalizing depth gauge wheels, and a special furrow firming point that provides a well-defined V fur row bottom. This combination provides more uniform depth con trol and better seed placement, cs- 31 dent com hybrids, 16 soybean varieties, and break-thru® alfalfa. In addition, producers can use its free variety nutrient consulting (VNC) program to make seed choices. The VNC program assists in properly selecting seed for growing conditions and offers recommendations for plant popu lation; expected responses to side dressing; optimum OM%, pho sphorous and potassium levels; use of herbicides; and preferred tillage practices. ness News At Keystone Farm Credit Gerald Phillips herdsman at Fulton Way Farms, and crops/feed sales with Agway. Inc. Phillips joined Farm Credit in July 1978. His territory is north eastern Lancaster County. Phillips received the FFA Hon oraiy Keystone Degree earlier this year. A member of the Vo-Ag Advisory Committee for the Lampeter-Strasburg High School, Phillips is vice president of the Southeast Regional Board of the Pennsylvania Council of Coopera tives, which is responsible for cooperative educational programs in southeastern Pennsylvania. H$ also serves as secretary-treasurer of the Lancaster County Co-op Council. Planter, pccially in rough ground. “The end result with the Early Riser system is that you get excellent secd-to-soil contact for optimum germination,” he said. He noted that the Soybean Spe cial has angled metal feed cups for metering. “These arc precision molded of oxide-coated, oil-im pregnated, sintered steel and won’t warp or wear like the plastic cups found on competing equip ment,” he said. To accommodate high-density seeding, the 5400 also features a larger seed hopper than planters. “This is important, especially with farmers getting 130,000 to 200,000 beans per acre, depending on row spacing," said Schcnck. - - ty