D2-L«ncaster Fanning, Saturday, July 27, 1996 Alderfer Begins Team Approach HATFIELD (Montgomery Co.) The Alderfer Auction Com pany has begun a team approach to its catalogued auction. Begin ning with the September cata logued auction held at the Alder fer Auction Center, the duties sur rounding the appraisal and evaluation of art, antiques, and accessories will be done by this evaluation team. The team is made up of several of Alderfer’s most knowledgeable employees, along with outside specialty consultants. Each bring their own unique qual- Accuracy EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) Profitable hog producers know the importance of accurate weight readings before market. With the Raytec Way Pig Digital Scale series there is no guesswork. Equipped with the Renco Sono- Grader and Diga-Star EZ Elec tronic Scale Indicator, these scales group your hogs for grading and provide quick, easy to read weights. A patented feature installed under the scale floor absorbs the of nervous ani mal movement to stabilize readings. Introduces Rugged Contractor Bush Hog’s new contrac tor line Is built tough for the real world. Bush Hog pulver izers feature two rows of scarifiers that loosen and rake the soil to remove de bris such as sticks, roots, and large rocks. SELMA, Ala. Landscapers, contractors, home builders, and construction firms can utilize the rugged dependability of Bush Hog® equipment to meet the de mands of constant use, different operators, frequent movement from job site to job site, outside storage, and difficult working conditions. Bush Hog’s new contractor line is built tough for the real world. Every product is similar in its rug ged design and construction and its capability to stand up to rugged conditions. Available from farm, commercial and landscape equip ment dealers, the new Bush Hog contractor line features a full se- ideations, substantial experience, and most importantly, knowledge of art, antiques, and collections to the table. “It’s funny how sometimes in the middle of an organizational change, you may not immediately see a solution that is right under your nose. We’ve always known that many of our staff members possessed the knowledge and skill to accurately appraise the mer chandise we auction. I’m glad we finally have the opportunity to let these valuable employees show their stuff,” said Sandy Alderfer. In Action EZ Electronic Scale Indica tor, these scales group your hogs for grading and provide quick, easy to read weights. Bush Hog Equipment lection of pulverizers, pluggers, rollover box blades, and box blades. Bush Hog pulverizers feature two rows of scarifiers that loosen and rake the soil to remove debris such as sticks, roots, and large rocks. The “H" beam pulls as much dirt as an average 6-inch blade to level and clean simultan eously. Clods are broken as they pass through the scarifiers and un der the “H” beam. Dirt passing un der the roller is pressed down firmly by 130-pound compression springs on each side of the roller arms while spikes attached to the roller continue to break up clods and create a perforated surface for collecting seeds, fertilizer and wa ter. Bush Hog single or double roller pulverizers are available in 48-, 60-, 66-, 72-, 84- and 96-inch widths. They use 3/8-inch thick. Category 1 welded masts and heat-treated scarifiers placed 4VS inches apart. Bush Hog box blades perform dozens of functions including scarifier, scrap, backblade and backfill on landscape and job sites. They come in 48-, 60-, 65-, 72- and 84-inch sizes. Masts are welded to the shank supports. The moldboard is '/* -inch sted with 3/8-inch sideplates. Baler Features New Pickup Width Class of America has added a new model to Its Quadrant 1200 large, rectan gular baler line, which In cludes the roto cut cutting system to provide efficient crop pickup and a clean cut. It produces 48-inch x 27-Inch and up to 98-Inch bales. The roto cut system cuts the ma terial while baling, allowing the bale to break up for easy feeding and bedding. Surge Introduces New Milking, Surge® One Touch™ Is an Integrated stanchion auto mation package, combining the primary milking func tions with key cow-side man agement information. NAPIERVILLE, 111. The new Surge® One Touch™ is an integrated stanchion automation Bush Hog MOBILE, Ala. The new Squealer® SQ-7 rotary cutter from Bush Hog delivers a 7-foot wide cut The new* SQ-7 Squealer is designed for use with tractors in the 50-80 HP range. It is 84 inches wide to cover tire tracks and com pletes the Bush Hog Squealer line with cutters in 42-, 48-, 60-, 72- and 84-inch widths. Beef Expo On Web MADISON, Wisconsin World Beef Expo is up and run ning on the Woild Wide Web. The home page for the annual cattle and trade show can be found at http://www.world-beef-expo.com /. World Beef Expo home page js designed to be an information resource for beef producers, industry members and commer cial exhibitors. Show visitors planning which booth to visit can see exhibiting agricultural compa nies grouped by their product lines and find out in the daily schedule when the Simmental Sale is scheduled. If you need to make hotel reser vations, select a room rental pack age from the hotel information page. Fill out the form provided and mail to directly to the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau. All web site visitors can request more information on the ’96 Expo by filling out the How to Be a Part of the Show request form. After the show, see http://www. world-beef-expo.com/ for an abbreviated show summary including breed champions, sweepstakes winners and contest results. COLUMBUS, Ind Claas of. America has added a new model of the Quadrant 1200 large, rec tangular baler which includes the roto cut cutting system tc provide efficient crop pickup and a clean cut s'**" ' In addition to producing 48-inch x 27-inch and up to 98-inch bales, it features a new five-bar 83-inch wide pickup and helix cutting rotor with 23 cutting stars with four double tines per Star. The Claas® roto cut system cuts the material while baling, al lowing the bale to break up for Automation Package package, combining the primary milking functions with key cow side management information. The One Touch is a hand-held device that combines the milk line and pulsation system connections into a single unit, eliminating the clumsiness associated with other stanchion automation devices. It’s easy to operate and reduces the la bor and stress involved during milking. It’s compact and light weight. yet built with the nigged durability needed for stanchion bam operations. The One Touch is available in three models. The Erst model, the basic platform, incorporates milk Adds Cutter The SQ-7 features a 90 HP rated gearbox. It delivers a blade speed of 14,963 fpm. Cutting height is 1-1/2-inches. The new 7-fL wide cutter fea tures, an all-welded steel deck strengthened with large strong backs and a tapered rear deck that allows fast discharge for less HP consumption. Oval blade pans and The new SQ-7 Squealer Is slip clutch are standard. Cutting designed (or use with trac height is one to ten inches. tors In the 50-80 HP range. DBS MOINES, lowa A new Probios® brand microbial oral gel product containing the first high level natural vitamin E supple ment has been introduced by Pion eer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Research studies have substan tiated the rapid absorption of this natural vitamin E formulation in newborn calves. When increasing levels of vitamin E were given to day-old dairy heifers, significantly higher absorption rates Were mea sured within 24 hours and main tained for up to seven days. Dairy field trials on fresh cows were also conducted. The results reconfirmed that cows given Prob ios Plus Natural E Bovine One showed improved milk yields through the lactation period due to increased early feed intake. These results were'evident after fresh cows were given only a single, 30 gram dose. The Probios Plus Natural E pro duct will be packaged in both 60 gram and 300 gram tubes and is available from current Probios product distributors. The fourth World Beef Expo will be held October 10-12,1996, in Madison, Wisconsin. For ques tions about the web site or to receive more information contact the World Beef Expo office at (608) 224-0292. Vitamin E easy feeding and bedding. Thi serrated, spring-loaded knives an hydraulically engaged from th< cab seat for convenience. The high-output Quadrant 120 C forms large, highly compressed hay, straw and silage bales with excellent stacking and transport qualities. Six high-performance knotters driven by a universal drive shaft and gears provide se cure tying of the bale. The Quad rant 1200 holds 24 balls of twine. After removal of the twine, bales divide easily into smaller, conven ient portions for feeding or bed ding. line and pulsation system connec tions into a single unit Further automation can be added with the new Timekeeper ll™ management module. This module signals the producer when the cow is finished milking and displays the time it takes to milk, on a cow-by-cow basis. This fea ture allows a producer to signifi cantly reduce the total milking time of the herd by earlier indica tion of when individual cows are milked out. Faster, consistent milking leads to a healthier herd. The end-of-milking indicator is adjustable to fit the management needs of your dairy. To Line In Gel A new Probios® brand microbial oral gel product containing the first high-level natural vitamin E supplement has been introduced by Pion eer Hl-Bred International, Inc. •V \
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