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C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 3, 1994
Van Dale Honors
McMillen Bros.
Loysville (Perry Co.) —Clair and Glee McMillen of
McMillen Bros., accept their Top Sales Performer Award from
Gene Kapsner, far left, vice president of J-Star’s Van Dale
Sales Division and John Neill, far right, president of J-Star
Industries.
The prestigious Top Sales Performer Award recognized the
top 201993 sales volume leaders for all Van Dale products.
The presentations took place at the Van Dale National
Dealer meeting held in Madison, Wis. The meeting gave Van
Dale dealers from all over the United States an opportunity to
hear about new products, innovations, and programs fea
tured for 1994.
Twinßake Is
Hydraulically
Controlled
PELLA, lowa A new hydrauli
cally powered Twinßake, capable
of forming 3-6 foot windrows
while sweeping 18- to 24-foot
swaths of hay, has recently been
introduced by Vermeer Manufac
turing Company.
The new Vermeer R-24 Twin-
Rake works well in virtually any
hay harvesting system and is ideal
for operators looking to increase
raking capacity. It cuts field time
by as much as 66 percent over sin
gle rakes. Raking widths (18 to 24
feet) and windrow widths (3 to 6
feet) are both hydraulically
adjustable to accommodate differ
ent haying conditions and to more
accurately match windrow sizes to
different balers and pickup widths.
The unit also adjusts to handle dif
ferent types of crops, as the basket
speed is controlled, independent
of ground speed.
Going from field to transport
takes just seconds, and it’s all
hydraulically controlled from the
tractor seat. The rear assembly
lifts to start the folding sequence.
A two stage hydraulic system
slides the telescoping stabilizer/link
age arms along the tongue drawing
the front-fold baskets together.
The baskets are then locked into
position on a center post and lifted
for transport. Tooth height is pre
set with easy to-adjust cylinder
stops and ratchet jacks (on the rear
end). Minimum hydraulic require-
ness
News
A new hydraulically pow
ered Twinßake, capable of
forming 3-6 foot windrows,
while sweeping 18- to 24-foot
swaths of hay, has just
recently been introduced by
Vermeer Manufacturing Com
pany, Pella, lowa.
ment is 6gpm @ 2250 psi. Trans
port width is 104 inches.
Farm Credit Returns
$2.5 Million Of
Members’ Investment
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The board of Keystone Farm
Credit recently approved the
return of $2.5 million of “A” stock
to borrowers of the financial coop
erative. The majority of “A” stock
was created in 1989 when Key
stone reduced the amount of stock
required to support customers’
loans.
Philip Kimmel, president and
GREAT BEND, Kan.,
Great Bend Mfg. Co., Inc. has
introduced the new 240, 260 and
280 quick attach loaders.
These loaders offer rock-solid
performance with such features as
strong, rugged frames that include
3/4 inch solid steel front supports,
dual torque tubes for heavy duty
applications, heavy duty, high
capacity bucket options, quick and
easy tractor mounting systems,
and a new tractor mounted joy
stick valve that furnishes the trac
tor with permanent dual remote
hydraulics complete with quick
Harness Xtra To Be
Available For Control
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Hamesss*
Xtra herbicide for consistent control
of grasses and broadleaf weeds in
com has been approved by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
for use in 1995, Monsanto Co. has
announced.
The new premix combines
atrazine with acetochlor, a new active
ingredient introduced last March in
Harness herbicide by Monsanto for
pre-emeigence control of grasses and
small-seeded broadleafs.
“Harness Xtra combines two
proven products, one for grasses and
one for broadleafs. to provide consis
tently superior pre-emergence weed
control,” said Rick Greubel, market
ing manager for Monsanto.
Greubel said acetochlor has more
System
Insecticide Transfer
WAYNE, N.J. American
Cyanamid and Deere & Company
joined forces Just over four years
ago to offer growers the Lock’n
Load closed handling system. The
revolutionary design of Lock’n
Load completely encloses the
insecticide transfer process, pro
viding growers with the simplest,
most effective protection on the
market today against exposure to
granular insecticide.
Thousands of growers across
the country have switched to the
Lock’n Load closed handling sys
tem since its introduction. In fact,
during the 1994 season, more than
five million acres were treated
using Lock’n Load. This repre
sents more than 21,000 growers
who avoided exposure to insecti
cides, and nearly 750,000 bags
that were not burned or buried.
According to Rick Radliff,
technical specialist-insecticides
for American Cyanamid, the
Lock’n Load system provides a
CEO, pointed to solid earnings
and the high quality of the loan
portfolio as key factors in the
board of director’s decision to
refund a portion of the member
ship’s capital investment in the
cooperative. Wilmer L. Hostetler,
chairman of the board, observed
that the refund particularly recog
nizes the continued patronage and
loyalty of long-time members.
GB Introduces High
Performance Loaders
couplers.
Also available is the GB series
valve that provides simultaneous,
easy operation of the bucket and
boom. Integral joystick handle can
be position-controlled to offer
regenerative dump speed enhance
ment.
The GB 240 has a lift capacity
of 1,120 pounds and maximum lift
height of 8 feet 5 inches, the 260
lift capacity is 1,450 pounds and
maximum lift height 8 feet 7 inch
es while the 280’s lift cap is 1,830
pounds and maximum lift height is
8 feet 7 inches.
activity against broadleaf weeds than
other pre-emergence grass control
products. “When you combine the
grass control and broadleaf activity of
acetochlor with a proven broadleaf
product like atrazine, you can expect
to have good control of a broad spec
trum of weeds,” Greubel said. “Har
ness Xtra will even control triazine
resistant weeds such as pigweed and
lambsquarters because of the
broadleaf control you get from ace
tochlor.”
Harness Xtra controls 33 types of
grasses and broadleaf weeds in addi
tion to yellow nutsedge. It reduces
competition horn eight other grasses
and broadleaf weeds. Harness Xtra
works effectively in all tillage sys
tems.
Encloses
Process
means of handling Counter* sys
temic insecticide-nematicide and
Thimet* soil and systemic insecti
cide with substantially less expo
sure to the user than with products
handled in bags.
In addition to the added safety
that Lock’n Load provides, it is
easier to use than many conven
tional application methods. The
loading valve on the 40-pound
container simply fits inside the
receiving valve on specially
equipped hopper lids made for
John Deere Max-Emerge and
Case/IH planters. Other popular
Invention Brings
Versatility To Grounds
BIRD-IN-HAND (Lancaster
Co.) Millcreek Manufacturing
Company has received U.S. Patent
protectionOn its invention for a
grounds care spreading mecha
nism it calls a “Powerßrush."
The innovative combination of
a unique patented spreading mech
anism with a simple proven piece
of equipment has proved a win-'
ning combination for hundreds of
schools, universities, municipali
ties, and golf courses around the
country. The Millcreek topdresser/
spreader is changing the way
many grounds managers think
about materials spreading by giv
ing them more options for restrict
ed budgets.
Millcreek uses a simple agri
cultural manure spreader, a box on
wheels, with a "moving floor that
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The new 240, 260 and 280
quick attach loaders offer
rock-solid performance with
such features as strong, rug
ged frames that include 3/4
inch solid steel front supports,
dual torque tubes for heavy
duty applications, heavy duty,
high capacity bucket options,
quick and easy tractor mount
ing systems, and a new tractor
mounted Joystick valve that
furnishes the tractor with per
manent dual remote hydrau
lics complete with quick cou
plers.
Utsch Joins
Farm Credit
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Louis W. Utsch of Easton was
recently hired by Farm Credit as a
financial management service (FMS)
specialist.
Utsch will serve clientele in a
nine-county region that includes
Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Mon
roe, Montgomery, Northampton,
Pike, and Schuylkill counties. Finan
cial products and services which
Utsch will deliver include financial
accounting and record keeping, tax
planning and preparation, payroll
preparation, financial software sales
and support and business manage
ment counseling and advice. Utsch is
a graduate of the University of Vir
ginia School of Law, where his
emphasis was business and corporate
law. He also has a bachelor’s degree
in agricultural economics horn Utah
State University.
Utsch was most recently
employed as a loan officer with Farm
Credit of North Central New Jersey.
Previous work experience includes
employment as consultant.
Utsch also has extensive farming
experience, having worked on vari
ous livestock operations during high
school and college.
Utsch will be based in the Key
stone Farm Credit office located at
Fogelsville. He can be reached at
(610)395-6831.
planters can easily be retrofitted
with Lock’n Load receiving
valves as well.
Managers
conveys material toward the rear
of the box for spreading.
Millcreek fits a 22 inch diame
ter, 3 foot long stiff-bristled poly
ethylene “Powerßrush” at the
rear, which works with a set of
adjustable fins to direct material
into various spreading patterns.
The Powerßrush works like
this; take a coin and place it on a
table, then flick it with your finger
to sail it along the surface., That’s
how the Millcreek Powerßrush
sends material flying. The tension
in the bristles provides propelling
action for spreading sand-and-peat
topdressing on athletic fields and
golf courses. But this unique
spreading action also provides
[additional benefits to operators.