Farming, Saturday, March 30,1996
Farm Credit Realigns
Appraisal Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Carol LaGore, chief appraisal
officer at'Keystone Finn Credit,
has announced the realignment of
the appraisal department staff
after the retirement of long-time
employee Jim Grosh.
Greg Snyder, principal apprais
er, has relocated to Lebanon
County. He is a resident of Lan
caster County and has been an
employee of Farm Credit for nine
years. He will complete appraisals
in Berks. Carbon. Dauphin. Lan
caster, Lebanon, Monroe, Pike,
and Schuylkill counties.
In addition to Snyder, Key
stone’s team of appraisal special
ists includes Carol LaGore, chief
appraisal officer, who completes
appraisals in Lehigh and North
ampton counties as well as assist
ing with complex appraisals
throughout Keystone’s territory.
Susan Cemito, principal apprais-
All use proven Ford dry-sleeve
engines that have a 1,000 RPM
efficiency range between top
torque and maximum horsepower
for greater lugging ability.
These new tractors produce
very little smoke, they have low
noise levels, and are easy on fuel.
They have the features that are
most important for tractors in their
power class and options let cus
tomers fit tractors to individual
of three trans- I f d '
missions: A 12x4 mechanical ,1 * ®?I? CS tractors Wlth
shift, 12x12 Synchro Command 1 ‘2xl2 or 24x12 transmissions fca
with shuttle and a 24x12 Dual tul ? a our ' way Joy-*bck control
Command™ with shuttle that pn ■*“ *wo remotes for loader work
vides on-the-go shift convenience °* er hydraulic applications.
Technology At Home In Race Cars, Helicopters, Tractors
RACINE, Wis. Technology
that was outlawed on the Formula
One racing circuit because it gave
drivers too much of an advantage
is now available for retrofitting on
older-model tractors.
It’s a Mechanical Diode® on
way clutch and, in addition to
being used in military helicopters
and race car dragsters, it’s in new
torque amplifiers that upgrade 06,
66, 86, and 88 International
Companies Announce Strategic Alliance
DEKALB. lU. A.O. Smith
Harvestore Products, Inc.,
DeKalb, lU.. and Balzer Inc.,
Mountain Lake, Minn., recently
signed an agreement to market
manure processing equipment to
livestock producers throughout
North America.
Each company brings more
than 20 years of experience in liq
uid manure handling to the joint
marketing endeavor. The first
equipment introduced wUI be ver
tical slurry transfer pumps, and
one high pressure horizontal trans
fer slurry pump. The pumps wiU
be part of Harvestore Products’
Sierra™ series of manure processir
equipment, and wiU be distributed
in conjunction with the Slurrys
Greenhouse Growing
Is Home-Based Business
SEVILLE, Ohio Seeking a
career change? Looking for extra
income? Greenhouse growing
provides the ideal home-based
business.
Individuals looking for a home
based business of their own who
are interested in greenhouse grow
ing can now attend a two-day
training workshop to learn the
basics of greenhouse production.
Two different workshops are
.offered.
Hydroponics, or soilless pro-
er, is located in Bucks County and
completes appraisals in Bucks,
Chester, and Montgomery coun
ties. Lori Helbert, assistant
appraiser, is working toward
receiving her certification and will
assist the certified appraisers
throughout Keystone’s territory.
Harvester tractors.
And the new torque amplifier is
only available from Case Corpora
tion and Case IH dealers. The
Mechanical Diode comes with a
15-ycar warranty on parts and
labor when installed by a Case IH
dealer.
“It’s putting breakthrough tech
nology of the ‘9os into tractors
built in the 1960 s and 19705.” said
tore® structure product lln<
through Harvestore Products’
independent authorized dealer
network.
The fust Slunystore structure
was manufactured more than 20
years ago, and the product line has
grown to include 21 sizes capable
of storing from 140,000 to 2.3 mil
lion gallons of slurry.
Balzer Inc., which traces its his
tory to 1940, is a manufacturer of
liquid manure spreaders and other
quality equipment. Balzer is the
importer/distributor of Doda pro
ducts in the U.S.A. Doda, of Mon
tova, Italy, was established in
1965 and is dedicated to designing
equipment for handling and treat
ing animal waste slurries.
duction of tomatoes, lettuce, and
cucumbers, has become a profit
able alternative to conventional
agriculture, and it can be done on
well under an acre of land. Pros
pective growers are encouraged to
attend Crop King’s two-day
hydroponic Grower Training
Workshop to team how to grow
successfully and profitably. Held
monthly, these workshops provide
hands on trainingin the green
house, as well as multimedia
classroom training.
Bedding.plant production also
Dekalb Granted Marker
DEKALB. HI. - Dekalb Gene
tics Corporation said it has
received a patent (#5,492,547)
from the U.S. Patent and Trade
mark Office covering prediction -
of yield in com using inherited
genetic markets.
Breeders can create a molecular
map or “fingerprint’’ of a com
plant using these methods, cone
late the marker information with
yield, and then predict the yield of
progeny plants that have inherited
these genetic markers.
The patent covets the use of any
market, including RFLPs (Restric
tion Fragment Length Polymorph
ism), RAPDs (Random AmpliGed
Polymorphic DNA), miscrosatel-
Utes and other polymerase chain
reaction-based markets.
“Based on tests conducted by
our researchers, we believe that
DNA markers are an exceptional
ly useful tool in developing super
ior inbred and hybrid com germ
plasm,” said Bruce P. Bickncr,
Dekalb’s chairman and chief
executive officer. “Using compu
ter analysis, breeders can predict
yield without actually growing the
plant Only the gcrmplasm with
the highest predicted yield are
then selected for evaluation in the
field. This tool significantly
enhances the ability of breeders to
identify and advance superior
yielding germplasm. They are
Chris Kelly, Case Corporation
senior product manager. “It’s part
of our overall product-support
philosophy.”
The Mechanical Diode, deve
loped by Epilogics of Los Gatos,
Calif., boosts performance and
extends the life of a torque ampli
fier by replacing a common cause
of failure the sprag clutch.
Sprag clutches, like most conven-
JI-'
A
A.O. Smith Harvestore
Products, Inc., DeKalb, 111.,
and Balzer Inc., Mountain
Laka, Minn., racantly signed
an agreement to mailcat man
ure processing equipment to
livestock producers through
out North America, the first
equipment Introduced will be
vertical slurry transfer
pumps, and one high pres
sure horizontal transtar slur
ry pump. The pumps will be
part of Harvestore Products'
Sierra™ series of manure pn
cessing equipment.
offers an excellent home-based
business that is seasonal in nature
and can be highly profitable.
Crop King’s two day Bedding
Plant Workshop will educate pros
pective growers about this lucra
tive business and give them the
information they need to get
started. Classroom training, vid
eos. and in greenhouse training
will provide an excellent basis for
the new grower to begin this
“growing" business.
Technology Patent
able to screen a far greater pool of
getmplasm than they could ever
grow in the Geld.
Dekalb has announced several
patents in recent weeks, including
the Gist product patent covering
insect-resistant com plants with a
New Holland Adds
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) —The four-model New Hol
land 35 Series tractors include the
56 PTO HP Model 4835, the 66
HP Model 5636, the 76 HP
“6635”, and the 86 HP Model
7635.
tional one-way clutches, are often
the weakest or the first component
to fail in automatic transmissions.
A torque amplifier is a two
speed power shift transmission
module within a standard trans
mission. Since it is hydraulically
actuated and shifts under power, it
gives older model tractors the
ability to be shifted “on the go,” a
feature not common to tractors
built in the 1960 s and 19705.
While both the Mechanical
Diode and a sprag clutch have the
same basic purpose, the execution
is very different Kelly explains
that for full power, a sprag clutch
relies on the engagement of 30
separate cams to create a wedging
action for lockup. With the
Mechanical Diode, only one of its
six struts needs to engage for
lockup.
Gehl Names Top Manager
WEST BEND, Wit. Don Powell, pictured loft, accepts
congratulations from Gehl President Bill Gehl as a 1995
Total Performance Award Winner.
Powell, whose district Includes eastern Pennsylvania,
earned the award based on his district salsa volume, dealer
development accomplishments, and customer service
achievements.
Don has really had an excsptional year, said Jim Barnes,
Gehl director of sales. "He works with an outstanding
group of Gehl dealers who are sincerely dedicated to their
customers.”
Bacillus thuringicnis (Bt) gene,
rhe U.S. Patent and Trademark
Dffice provides resistance to the
European com borer. Dekalb has
ilso been granted a patent on the
nieroprojectilc bombardment
method of transforming com.
Four Models
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The new four-model New
Holland 35 Serlee tractors
Include 56,66,76 and 86 PTO
HP units. Transmission
include 12x4 mechanical
shift, 12x12 Synchro Com
mand™ with shuttle and 24x1
Dual Command™ with shutti
for on-the-go shift under full
load.
,iLL
Torque amplifiers with the
Mechanical Diode® one-we
clutch Maturing technolo
gy used In U.S. military heli
copters and race car drag
sters Is only available from
Case IH dealerships for retro
fitting 06, 66, 86, and 88
Series International Harves
ter tractors. Shown here, the
Mechanical Diode compo
nent, inset, greatly improves
the reliability of the torque
amplifier.