Cfrtancaatar Fanning, Saturday, October ?, 1995
Tours Examine Varieties
> (L )—Chemgro Seeds
completed two corn plot tours held on Sept. 7 at the Paul
Zimmerman Farm, Ephrata and Sept. 8 at the Clarence
Keener Farm, Manheim.
The photo is of Woody Funk, president of Chemgro, left,
and John Yocum, speaker at Ephrata.
Chemgro displayed Its latest corn and soybean variet
ies. Experts were on hand to discuss weed and pest con
trol problems. Companies represented were American
Cyanamld, Ciba, Bayer, Dupont, Monsanto, FMC, and
Zeneca. The high point of the day was a contest estimating
the top variety and yield.
Bank Launches Livestock
Lending
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —Dauphin Deposit Bank and
Trust Company has inaugurated a
new loan program to meet the
financing needs of dairy farmers
and cattle feeders.
Through a special arm of its
small business banking unit, Dau
phin Deposit will extend loans to
customers in southcentral Penn
sylvania to assist in their purchase
of livestock.
A full-service commercial
bank, Dauphin Deposit is staffing
Ag Center Is Sales Rep
LANDISVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) —Hoffman Seeds, Inc., has
appointed Locust Brook Ag Cen
ter, Manheim, as a sales represen
tative for Lancaster County.
Locust Brook Ag Center will
handle the full line of Hoffman
products, including Funk’s G®
Brand hybrid corr..
Kutz Named To Sales Force
ducing sales that placed her in the
top five percent of the entire sales
force. Prior to this, Kutz was a
telesales representative for Ameri
can Cyanamid Company’s Ani
mal Nutrition and Health Depart
ment ...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—
Elanco Animal Health recently
named Jill L. Kutz, Tunkhannock,
Pa., as a cattle sales representative
for a Northeast territory.
The territory, which includes
New York, New Jersey and New
England states, was broken out of
a larger territory to allow for
enhanced customer service.
Before joining Elanco, Kutz
was employed by Mary Kay Cos
metics, Inc. as a sales representa
tive and was responsible for pro-
Program
its small business loan unit in Lan
caster County with four full-time
lenders working out of any of nine
offices in the county.
In recent weeks, Dauphin
Deposit has begun to finance
purchase of livestock at the New
Holland Sales Stable for area
farmers.
Terry Kreider, manager of Dau
phin Deposit’s New Holland
branch, directs the bank’s live
stock financing program. He can
be reached at (717) 355-8270.
Locust Brook Ag Center has 40
combined years in the business
and has been associated with
fanning for a combined total of 70
employee years. Locust Brook Ag
Center is a member of the Penn
sylvania Farm Bureau and Man
heim Young Farmers.
Kutz, who holds a bachelor’s in
agricultural economics and rural
sociology from Penn State, has
been actively involved in the
Dairy Science Club, the American
Dairy Science Association, and
Penn State’s Agriculture Advo
cate program.'
Truss Design Uses Pinpoint Lasers
COGAN STATION (Lycoming
Co.) —Black Bear Truss Corpora
tion uses ceiling-mounted lasers to
project a truss outline onto the steel
assembly table.
This precision type of outline
provides final-stage verification of
size, position, even the saw cut of
each chord and web element. Any
error is obvious at a glance as the
jig is loaded. The outline also
shows the size and positioning of
the connector plates.
Located in the Lycoming Creek
, Valley near Cogan Station, Black
Bear Truss manufactures roof trus
ses up to 80 feet dear-span. Now in
us tenth year, the company
employs 20 and sales volume has
grown to $2 million annually.
The trusses are computer
designed and custom built to meet
or exceed area building codes and
project requirements. Ongoing
quality assurance is maintained
Software Helps Farmers Develop
Manure Application
ST. PAUL, Minn. Many far
mers are concerned about the
environmental impact of their
farming operations. For livestock
producers, a primary concern is
proper manure handling and utili
zation. Producers are equally con
cerned, however, about the finan
cial status of their farm business.
A new software tool from the
University of Minnesota allows
farmers to address both these con
cerns. Developed by the Center for
Farm Financial Management at the
University of Minnesota, Manure
Application Planner (MAP) ver
sion 3.0 helps farmers develop
environmentally sound and eco
nomically viable manure applica
tion plans. Based on individual
farm planning data, it helps users
calculate a plan that does not over
apply nutrients and is also cost
effective. It also compares.the cost
of applying manure versus the cost
of applying commercial fertilizer.
“Developing manure manage
ment plans is one of the hottest top
ics these days for livestock produc
ers,” said Mike Schmitt, Universi
ty of Minnesota soil scientist. “But
any management changes we sug
gest for a specific field must fit into
the overall plan of that farm. While
generic recommendations, such as
manure analyses and equipment
calibration, may be suitable for
most farms, manure application
rates and methods are dictated by
the economics of that practice for
the individual farmer.”
To develop a plan, users enter
the amount and analysis of manure
on the farm, the fields where man
ure may be applied, crop nutrient
recommendations, manure appli
cation and hauling costs, and the
cost of commercial fertilizer. If
farmers are evaluating a new lives
tock enterprise, or if a manure test
is not available, MAP can estimate
the manure production and analys
is amounts.
Once this information has been
entered, MAP determines the most
cost effective plan that does not
overapply nutrients. It calculates
the best application rates and loca
tions for manure to be applied. If
more than one application method
is available. MAP selects the opti
mal- application method as well.
If users already have an applica
tion plan in mind, they can enter it
directly. MAP then calculates the
nutrients applied from manure,
any supplemental fertilizer needs,
and documents the application
Black Bear Truss Corporation uses lasers during truss
layout to ensure accuracy and quality.
through regular inspections by the
Truss Plate Institute, reinforced by
plan.
The software includes user
friendly features such as a ppp-up
calculator and context-sensitive
help messages. It also comes with
a comprehensive user’s manual
and toll-free technical support.
MAP was developed by soil sci
ence and farm management exten
sion specialists at the University of
Minnesota. For the past four years,
the software has been used by staff
of the Minnesota Extension Ser
vice, Minnesota Natural Resour
ces Conservation Service, and the
Minnesota Pollution Control
Implement Company
Sells White Tractors
RICHLAND (Lebanon
Co.)—Lebanon Valley Implement
Company, serving area farmers
for more than 49 years, is an
authorized White dealership, pro
viding sales and service support
for White tractors from 65 to 215
PTO horsepower.
“The addition of White tractors
will help us continue to meet the
needs of our customers by offer
ing equipment with features and
accessories previously not avail
able through our dealership.” said
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tic City, NJ. i« an axperlenct of a lifetime for Llnette Meitz.
Llnette It the daughter of John and Raelyn Mertz, pic
tured here In front of their new John Deere tractor pur
chated at Plkevllle Equipment.
The Maxatawny Township resident captured her crown
as Miss Pennsylvania In June and competed In the Miss
America Pageant In Atlantic City.
Llnette grew up on the family dairy farm Just outside Kutz
town and graduated from Kutztown High School and warn
on to get her degree In education at Kutztown University.
She Is the third grade teacher at Olay Elementary School.
even more stringent requirements
of Black Bear Truss.
Plans
Agency. With the new version,
MAP is also available for individu
al farmers to use in developing and
documenting manure application
plans.
MAP retails for $95. Hardware
requirements include an IBM or
compatible computer, MS-DOS
3.3 or higher, 80386 or later pro
cessor and at least 2 megabytes of
RAM. For mote information, write
Center for Farm Financial Man
agement, 249 Classroom Office
Building, 1994 Buford Avenue, St.
Paul. MN 55108, (800) 234-1111
or (612) 625-1964.
John Zimmerman, co-owner.
“White tractors are a well
recognized brand with a reputa
tion for quality and reliability, and
we invite farmers throughout the
area to stop by for a first-hand
look at these machines.”
Leon Stauffer, parts manager,
said the dealership will stock
replacement parts for all present
owners of White equipment, and
maintain an extensive parts inven
tory for new equipment purcha
sers.