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Farm Credit Holds Forum,
Hires Branch Manager
LEWISBURG (Union
Co.) —Northeastern Farm Credit,
ACA held its Sth Annual Ag Out
look Forum recently. Approxi
mately 200 farmers attended the
one-day seminar offered at two
different locations within North
eastern’s service territory.
In the afternoon, farmers and
agribusinesses gathered at Mans
field University. In the evening,
farmers gathered at the Country
Cupboard.
Topics and speakers included
“Economic Conditions —Off and
On the Farm” by Dr. H. Louis
Moore, professor of agricultural
economics, Penn State; “The
Future of the Pennsylvania Dairy
Industry” by Dr. Bob Younkers,
assistant professor of agricultural
economics, Penn State; and
“Human Resource Management
on the Farm,” by Don Rogers,
farm business consultant. First
Pioneer Farm Credit, Springfield,
Mass.
Also, Northeastern Farm Cre
dit, ACA announces the addition
of Bonnie Keil to the position of
branch manager for the Towanda
Branch office.
Keil is a graduate of Southeast
One Of Largest Crops
Now Heating Fuel
ARDEN, N.C.—Carrol Buck
ner, inventor of the famous Buck
woodbuming stove, has designed
a heating system which uses
shelled com as fuel. This new
source of energy, which can be
replenished in four months every
year, is the new fuel for his recen
tly introduced Snow Flame Com
Stove.
Carrol foresaw the day when
the federal government and indivi
dual slates would impose strict
regulations on burning wood and
other solid fuels. This is happen
ing now. He also saw rising insur
ance rates and insurers actually
refusing to insure houses with
wood stoves. So Carrol moved on
to pioneer an exciting new
industry.
The Snow Flame Com Stove
provides a way to use the millions
of tons of com surplus available in
the United States and throughout
the world. “We have had this ener
gy source available to us all along.
Introduces Rebuild Kits
FORT ATKINSON,
Wis.—Two new rebuild kits for
silo unloaders are being intro
duced by Van Dale.
The Standard Magnum Rebuild
Kit is designed for Magnum,
Magna-Matic and Model 1230
Van Dale Silo Unloaders. The kits
are made up entirely of original
Van Dale replacement parts and
are manufactured specifically to
refurbish Van Dale Unloaders.
The Standard Magnum Rebuild
Kit includes leading 7 inch diame-
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Bonnie Kell
Missouri University with a bache
lor’s in business administration.
She was formerly employed with
West Virginia Farm Credit. She
has 10 years of Farm Credit opera
tion and credit experience.
Last fall, Keil traveled to
Romania where she provided
expertise as a volunteer agricultur
al credit specialist to the develop
ing private agricultural sector.
Keil is a former resident of Tio
ga County, Pennsylvania,, where
she was actively involved in her
family’s dairy operation.
It’s lime that we use it and make
ourselves energy independent.
And we support our farmers,”
Buckner says.
The appearance of the Snow-
Flame Com Stove is similar to
that of a wood burning stove. It
has a built-in hopper which holds
up to a bushel and a half, or
approximately 85 lbs., of com.
The UL listed Snow Flame Com
Stove is so clean burning, no
chimney is required.
The Snow Flame Com Stove
can heat an average size home for
approximately a bushel of com
per 24 hours. Additionally, the
control America has over this new
fuel is tremendous because it is
non-polluting, easy to handle,
readily available and renewable.
And, because of the design of the
Snow Flame Com Stove, the fuel
flow can be controlled allowing
the user to keep his/her home at a
comfortable temperature around
the clock.
ter auger with 1/4 inch, 16 s for
ward pitch flighting, trailing 8
inch diameter auger with 1/4 inch
16® forward pitch flighting, 56
sharpened case hardened steel
knives, wall cleaners with reversi
ble self-sharpening knives, heavy
duty 1/4 inch steel outboard frame
support, oil impregnated bronze
outboard bearings with cast iron
shell, two heavy-duty 10 inch
injection molded wall wheels,
extra durable stainless steel chute
adaptor, and galvanized discharge
chute.
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UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) —Harold Knechcl, director of
Keystone Farm Credit from Har
leysville and Phil Kimmel, presi
dent of Keystone Farm Credit,
joined 23 cooperative directors
from across Pennsylvania, Mary
land and New York to attend
Director Education Week at the
Scanticon Conference Center on
the Campus of Penn State
University.
Director Education Week com-
Dekalb Dealers Receive Service Awards
DEKALB, 111. Six regional
Dekalb dealers were honored
recently for service awards.
Award winners were Ronald
Deckes, Montrose, Pa.; Roy A.
Adams, Sunbury, Pa.; Paul Ham
ish, Washington Boro, Pa.; George
A. Coleman, Elmer, N.J.; Earl Tin
dall, Lawrenceville, N.J.; and
Ernest Kuster, Jr., Ringoes NJ.
Deckes was recognized for 10
years of service, Adams for 20
years, Hamish for 20 years, Cole
man for 20 years, Tindall for 25
years, and Kuster for 30 years of
service as Dekalb dealers.
The 10-year service award was
an exclusive pen set with the com
pany’s “winged ear” logo. The
20-year service award was a gold
lapel pin decorated with two stones
and the company’s logo. The
2S-year service award was a spe
cial edition mantel clock. The
30-year award is a gold lapel pin
decorated with a single diamond
and the company’s logo. All the
awards were presented at a recent
sales meeting.
In presenting the award, District
Power Shaft
Windmills
Big Step
Backward?
NORTH BENTON, Ohio—
O’Brock Windmill Distributors of
North Benton, Ohio recently con
verted an Aermotor water pump
ing windmill from reciprocal
action to rotary power shaft, for
running an oil skimmer at an oil
refinery.
The American windmill was
bom in South Coventry, Conn, in
1854, invented and patented by
28-year-old Daniel Halladay. The
windmill industry grew very large
during the last half of the 1800 s
and well into the 1900 s. Wind
mills helped settlers move West,
pumping water for homesteads,
towns and steam locomotives.
Shortly after the reciprocal
water pumping windmill was
invented in 1854, there were also
power shaft windmills being made
by the same companies. These
power windmills were used to
operate sawmills, gristmills, shell
ing com, grinding grain for live
stock, churning butter, and actual
ly running lathes and machines in
factories.
Some of the wind wheels on
these windmills were as large as
60 feet.
At one time there were hun
dreds of windmill manufacturers.
They still pump water for cattle,
ponds, irrigation and farms.
The power shaft windmills have
not been made for more than SO
years. So is the current use of
power shaft windmills at a mod
em, high tech oil refinery a big
step backward? Or is it good com
mon sense to use a low cost,
dependable wind powered
machine that has zero environ
mental impact to get the job done?
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Phil Kimmel, left, and Har
old Knechel, center, Joined
Boyd Wolff, former state sec
retary of agriculture, at a
recent director school.
Sales Manager John Wysolmerski
said that Dekalb’s Dealer Service
awards “acknowledges a dealer’s
long-term commitment to provid
Tractors
ATLANTA, Ga.—AGCO Allis
has placed a renewed emphasis on
its mid-range and utility tractor
line by introducing two new trac
tor models ideal for the small to
mid-sized farmer. Also introduced
were six new loader modfcls, spe
cially designed to fit the current
lineup of AGCO Allis tractors.
‘The new AGCO Allis 5650
and the 5660 will make fast work
of almost any task, from loader
work to mowing hay and spread
ing manure,” said Dennis
Heinecke, general marketing man
ager for AGCO Allis tractors.
‘They’re extremely versatile and
maneuverable for the smaller
operator but powerful enough for
most utility applications on a lar
ger farm.”
Rated at 45 and 55 PTO horse
power respectively, the 5650 and
5660 parallel the performance of
the current 63-horsepower 5670
and the 72-horsepower 5680 trac
tors. For example, both models
feature an advanced design 1000
Series three-cylinder, air-cooled
engine, as well as hydraulic-
Cab Models Offer Full-Size
Comfort, Compact Size
TORRANCE, Calif.—Kubota
Tractor Corporation has intro
duced integral cabs for the L 3600
and L 4200 Grand L Series mo
dels, delivering maximum com
fort, safety, and operating perfor
mance.
An independent structure com
pletely separated from the engine
compartment, the new Grand L
Series integral cab offers excep
tionally quiet comfort, and is seal
ed and soundproofed to further
reduce noise.
Key safety and performance
features include ROPS certified
all-steel construction, hydrostatic
power steering and quick-tilt
steering wheel, two steps to two
doors, under-hood muffler and
exhaust pipe, air conditioning,
heating, locking door handles, an
adjustable seat with a retractable
seat belt, dual hydraulic remote
valves, front and optional rear
work lights and optional radio/
cassette player.
The Grand L Series cab models
feature a full-floating, ISO
mounted platform and hanging
type pedals designed to provide
plenty of legroom while minimiz
ing deck, seat and steering wheel
vibration. The new, low-noise
design of the flat deck is indepen
dently supported by rubber cush
ions and fully separated from the
tractor engine and body, thereby
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bined the Eleventh Basic Director
Institute, the Second Graduate
Director Training program, and a
management forum program.
The purpose of the director edu
cation program is .to equip
cooperative directors with the
knowledge and skills necessary to
| direct their cooperatives into the
next century. The basic training
program included “Board Powers
& Responsibilities, Managing
Cooperative Finances,” and “Leg
al Aspects of Directorship.”
ing information and service to the
farmers in his area as a respected
dealer of Dekalb Genetics
Corporation.”
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Six new AGCO Allis loader
models, specially designed
to fit the current lineup of
AGCO Allis tractors, add ver
satility and productivity to
any size operation.
actuated wet disc brakes and an
inboard planetary final drive.
Both units also come in a choice
of two-wheel-drive or all-wheel
drive and offer a synchromesh
transmission with 12 forward and
12 reverse speeds and standard
forward/reverse shuttle shifting.
All controls are located to the right
of the operator for extra comfort
and convenience.
Finally, the 5650 and 5660
come with a category II 3-point
hitch and a total hydraulic flow of
16.8 gallons per minute to handle
most any 3-point hitch or loader
application.
reducing operator fatigue.
Kubota’s Grand L Series are
equipped with hydrostatic steer
ing; shuttle transmission and shift
on-the-go for optional comfort
and ease of operation.
Kubota Tractor Corpora
tion’s new integral cabs for
the L 3600 or L 4200 Grand L
• Series tractors are designed
to deliver top performance
for farm, utility, and turf
applications. Designed as
Independent structures com
pletely separated from the
engine compartment, the
new Grand L Series Integral
cabs offer exceptionally
quiet comfort and are sealed
and soundproofed to further
reduce noise.
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