Deere To Acquire Farm
Machinery
MOLINE, 111. Deere &
Company has announced that it
has reached agreement to acquire
the assets of Maschinefabrik
Kemper GmbH, a German farm
machinery company.
The agreement is subject to
approval by German antitrust
authorities. Terms of the transac
tion were not disclosed. The
acquisition will extend John
Community Hymn
Sing Set
WYOMISSING (Berks Co.)
A Community Hymn Sing will
take place at Gring’s Mill Sunday,
August 10, from 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Entertainment will begin with
the First Presbyterian Worship
Team performing contemporary
music directed by Glen Phillips.
The Harty Puppet Show for all
ages will begin at 4 p.m. and will
be followed by the Salvation
Army Brass Band directed by
Band Master Foster Meitrott.
The Hymn Sing, beginning at 6
DeKalb Sets Record
With Seed Releases
DEKALB, 111. DeKalb
Genetics Corporation announced
the introduction of 30 additional
com, soybean, sorghum, alfalfa
and sunflower seed products to its
extensive product lineup.
With the addition of these 30
new products, DeKalb’s total
number of new releases this year
jumps to 50 a company
research and development record.
‘This record number of new
products in a single year is yet
further proof that DeKalb’s con
ventional and biotechnology
reseach team ranks among the best
in the industry in meeting and
evolving needs of growers,” said
Dr. John Pfund, Dekalb’s vice
president of research.
‘The synergy of DeKalb’s top
performing genetics and value
added traits benefits our custom
ers bottom line profitability.”
A summary of the key features
and Relative Maturities (RM) of
these 30 new product releases
includes:
Corn
•DK345 A high yielding, 84
RM (85 RM in MN) hybrid which
can handle a wide range of envi
ronments and management prac
tices. Characteristics of this
hydrid include very good yield,
above average drydown, good
stalks, and excellent vigor. Per
forms well under both medium
and high plant populations.
•DK365 A high yielding 86
RM (85 RM in MN) hybrid. Good
emergence and very good seedling
vigor make it suitable for early
planting or minimum till. Good
performance under both medium
and high plant populations. A
good choice for grain or silage.
Company
Deere’s technological position in
headers for forage harvesters.
Kemper, based in Stadtlohn,
Germany, is the leading European
producer of specialized com head
ers for self-propelled forage
harvesters. Kemper will retain
responsibility for product deve
lopment and manufacturing, and
will continue to provide products
and service support for its
customers.
p.m. will be accompanied by the
Berks Chamber Orchestra
directed by Charles Weiser and
includes the Zion Baptist Church
Male Chorus, an Adult Mass
Choir, and much more. Children
will be invited to join in an infor
mal singing.'
This event is sponsored by the
Reading-Berks Conference of
Churches and the Berks County
Paries and Recreation Department
Visitors are encouraged to bring
blankets or chairs. Call (610)
374-8839 for more information.
•DK43I A 93 (95 RM in
MN) hybrid which performs well
across a range of environments
and management practices. Out
standing yield, fast drydown and
excellent seedling vigor character
ize this hybrid which makes an
excellent choice for either grain or
silage.
•DKS2I A high yielding 102
RM (105 RM in MN) hybrid
which adapts to a wide range of
environments and management
practices. Characteristics include:
good seedling vigor, early stand
establishment, good stalk and root
quality and test weight. Good per
formance under both medium and
high plant populations. Good
choice for grain or silage.
•DKS6OWX A 106 RM (110
RM in MN) hybrid with excep
tional yield potential, very good
grain quality and test weight. This
waxy hybrid performs well under
a wide range of soil types, tillage
practices and plant populations.
•DK595 An attractive high
yielding 109 day hybrid which can
handle a wide range of environ
ments and management practices.
Good performer under both
medium and high plant popula
tions. Ousfainding yield, rapid dry
down, excellent vigor and good
stalk quality are traits of this
hybrid.
•DKS9STC A high yielding
109 day RM hybrid with TC
Blend™ high oil com traits. This
hybrid is designed for planting in
highly productive soils. Outstand
ing yield, rapid drydown, excel
lent seedling vigor and good stalk
quality are coupled with the abili
ty to consistently produce greater
than 6% oil are its primary
ATLANTA, Ga. Farmhand
provides greater visibility,
increased maneuverability, and
superior self-leveling perfor
mance with the introduction of the
GL745 loader.
“To improve visibility and
maneuverability, Farmhand uses a
low profile design that won’t
obstruct the operator’s view and
gives him the ability to move in
and out of tight places.” said
Kevin Lund, marketing manager.
Farmhand. “We are the only man
ufacturer to mount the optional,
two-way hydraulic, self-leveling
cylinders below the loader’s arms
to give the operator fast, efficient
leveling action.”
The optional, field-installed.
attributes.
•DK6O7 - AIIORM hybrid
with excellent yield for its maturi
ty. This hybrid performs well
under variousi soil types, plant
populations aad tillage practices.
•DK632 —HA high yielding 113
RM hybrid that has good standa
bility and test weight This hybrid
pollinates early for its maturity
and has good mid-season stalk
strength. Very good emergence
and seedling vigor also make this
hybrid a good choice for no-till
conditions.
•DK679 A 117 RM hybrid
with top end yield potential. It
delivers consistent yield of high
test weight and good grain quality.
Hybrid performs well across a
broad range of environments.
Good ear flex allows usage across
many populations.
•DK72OS A 121 RM silage
hybrid with excellent disease
resistance including southern rust,
gray leaf spot and the southern vir
us complex. This hybrid produces
consistent yields of quality silage
over a wide range of growing con
ditions and soil types.
Soybeans
CXI32 An early Group I
variety that combines yields with
key defensive characteristics. This
variety features the Rpsla gene
for Phytophrthora Root Rot resis
tance as well as very good
emergence, seedling vigor and
standability.
•CX2OS A late Group I vari
ety with the Rpslc gene for Phy
tophrthora Root Rot resistance
and very good ratings on Iron
Deficiency Chlorosis tolerance,
emergence and standability.
•CX2I2 A high yielding ear
ly Group n variety offering very
good Brown Stem Rot tolerance.
Additional strengths include
Emergence, seedling vigor and
standability.
•CX235c Soybean Cyst
Nematode resistance and very
good Brown Stem Rot tolerance in
an early Group II variety are
among this new product’s
characteristics.
•CX292c This late Group II
variety packages Soybean Cyst
Nematode resistance with addi
tional excellent resistance to
Brown Stem Rot and Sudden
Death Syndrome which makes
this a very good performing
variety.
•CX339c This early Group
111 variety offers a high yield
potentional, resistance to Soybean
Cyst Nematode Race 3 and excel
lent Brown Stem Rot and Sudden
Death Syndrome resistance.
•CX34B A mid-Group HI
variety with strong yield potential
over a wide area of adapation.
Additional strengths include very
good Brown Stem Rot resistance,
emergence and standability.
Loader Provides Better
Self-Leveling Performance
For Improved visibility and
maneuverability, Farmhand
Introduces the GL745 loader
with optional, two-way
hydraulic, self leveling.
self-leveling system on the Farm
hand GL745 is simple and trouble
free. The 2-way hydraulic system
automatically levels the attach
ment throughout the lift and lower
cycles by moving oil to and from
•CX373 This mid-late
Group in variety has outstanding
yield potential and resistance to
Phytophthora Root Rot, Brown
Stem Rot and Sudden Death
Syndrome.
•CX42Oc A strong package
of defensive traits and yield will
make this early Group IV Soybean
Cyst Nematode resistant variety a
popular new addition.
•CX47oc—This late Group IV
variety combines resistance to
Soybean Cyst Nematode with
excellent resistance to Sudden
Death Syndrome and Stem Canker
for big yields.
•CX57Oc A determinant
mid-late Group V variety with
resistance to Soybean Cyst Nema
tode, plus excellent emergence
and very good standability.
•DKI4O A very high yield
ing dormancy 4 variety with
excellent winterhardiness and per
sistance to competitive varieties of
similar dormancy. Very fast
recovery after cutting and late fall
dormancy make DK 140 a great
choice for either 3 or 4 cut
systems.
•DKI4I A high yielding
dormancy 4 variety with
unmatched pest resistance pack
age including High Resistance to
Aphanomyces Race 1 and Race 2
plus Moderate Resistance to
Sclerotinia. Very fast‘recovery
after cutting and excellent feed
value make this variety a great
choice for producers dedicated to
maximizing profitability in dairy
or beef operations.
•DKI42 A very high yield-
Case Acquires Site-9
Specific Software Firm
RACINE, Wis. In a move
that bolsters its position as a leader
in agricultural technology. Case
Corporation has acquired Agri-
Logic, an innovative developer of
software in the emerging market
for precision farming.
Agri-Logic’s easy-to-use soft
ware gives fanners greater options
and data in managing fields for
maximum profit. The acquisition
will enhance Case’s Advanced
Farming Systems (AFS) line of
products aimed at improving the
productivity of customers practic
ing precision, or site-specific,
farming.
Agri-Logic’s lineup of crop his
tory, yield mapping, and weed
control software represents a valu
able farming tool. It provides
strategic information that farmers
use in making decisions on tillage
practices, seed varieties, herbi
cides, rates of nitrogen, and pre
ferred planting dates.
Alfalfa
the self-leveling cylinders and the
tilt cylinders.
Designed to fit up to l9np
2WD tractors and 90 hp FWA
tractors, the Farmhand GL74S has
a lift capacity of 3,100 pounds and
a lift height of 11 feet 8 inches.
The loader has a typical digging
depth of 6 inches, a 23° attach
ment rollback angle, and a 40°
maximum dump angle.
The Farmhand GL74S loaders
come with a standard Attachment
Quick Coupler (AQC) for quick
mounting of attachments. Option
al attachments for the GL74S are
pallet forks, combination buckets,
heavy-duty buckets, single- and
double-prong bale spears and
manure forks.
ing dormancy 4 variety witMmy
good winterhaidiness and excel
lent persistence compared to com
petitive varieties of similar dor
mancy. A key DK 142 strength is
stability of performance in both
state university and private
research trials. Performance espe
cially strong in the Central and
Western portions of the U.S.
•DKI43 A very high yield
ing winterhardy dormancy 4 vari
ety with improved persistence and
fast recovery after cutting. The
addition of resistance to both stem
and northern root knot nematode
make this variety especially well
suited for the Western Plains and
the Intermountain and Pacific
Northwest alfalfa growing regions
of the United States.
Sorghum
•DK43A A short statured,
medium maturity bronze hybrid.
Resistance to biotypes C, D and E
greenbugs, good stalk qudflfc.
good seedling vigor and excfllnt
threshability are traits which allow
DK 43A to adapt very well to the
central and western Great Plains.
•DK4BA Exhibits high yield
potential for medium maturity
hydrid. It has excellent plant
health and very good threshabili
ty. Resistance includes biotypes
C-E greenbugs, MDMV and dow
ny mildew (race 1 and 2). DK 48 A
is broadly adapted to a wide range
of soil conditions.
•DKS2 Excellent yield
potential for a medium maturity
hybrid. Hybrid offers resistance to
biotypes C-E greenbugs, MDMV
and downy mildew (race 1 and 2).
Head exserdon is excellent when
drought stress conditions prevail.
Agri-Logic’s Instant Yield
Maps give farmers four separate
ways to visualize yields. The
Yield Maps and Instant Survey
Professional software programs
are recognized for their wide
spread compatibility with other in
dustry programs.
Recently, Agri-Logic distin
guished itself by introducing the
first mapping software for hand
held computers equipped with Mi
crosoft’s new Windows CE oper
ating system.
‘This new hand-held conflrar
mapping software is a
vation, both for agriculture and
other industries,” said Jim Stod
dart, vice president, Case IH
Advanced Farming Systems.
Case purchased Agri-Logic
from Fluid Power Industries.
Terms of the agreement were not
disclosed.