C4-Lancaster Finning, Saturday, August 2, 1997 Wllllam Kitsch Pennfield Hires Feed Salesmen LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Pennfield Feeds, a Lancaster County dairy feed manufacturing company, has announced the addi tion of two dairy feed salesmen. William Kitsch joined the feed marketing dairy sales force in May 1997. He is a graduate of Delaware Valley College with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness. His sales area centers on Berks County. Kitsch was previously employed with Merrill Lynch Client Group, Doylestown, assist Fork Frame Redesigned FARGO, N.D. Mclroc Com pany offers Bobcat® pallet forks to fit skid-steer loaders in the 500 through 800 size classes. The pallet fork frame for model 553 through 873 Bobcat loaders has been redesigned to provide better visibility to pallet fork teeth. The upper screen portion has been extended down the entire back of the frame, and the square holes in the screen have been doubled in size to allow more viewing area. In addition, the screen is made from thicker material, providing improved durability over the life of the frame. 8-Foot Cutter Ideal For Road Shoulders, Orchards £3 Tight places such as road side shoulders and orchards are no problem for an 8-ft. wide rotary cutter from Bush Hog. SELMA, Ala. Tight places such as roadside shoulders and orchards are no problem for an 8-ft. wide rotary cutter from Bush Hog. It is available in pull, lift, and semimount versions. The semimount version is avail able with a swing hitch that pro- John Horodnick ing as a financial consultant with marketing of financial services to prospective clients. John Horodnick started with Pennfield feed marketing in June 1997. A graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in animal science produc tion, Horodnick also has an asso ciate’s degree in animal science from the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology. His territory will be in Franklin County. Melroe Company offers Bobcat® pallet forks to fit skid-steer loaders In the 500 through 800 size classes. vides a 13-inch offset. The unique swing hitch makes the cutter ideal for cutting old orchards with wide spacing and new orchards with narrow spacing. St. » Robert O. Moore, Bush Hog’s vice president of sales, said that the cutter offers features that are important to mowing contractors and orchard operators. “It is a rugged machine designed for use with SO HP and above tractors,” he said. “The strength of the design and con struction is obvious as you exa mine the large strongbacks and frame members. Four-by-six-inch strongbacks connect the front and rear frame members and connect directly with the intersecting gear box channel” Moore said the deck is 10-gau ge steel. Sidebands are 'A-inch thick and 10 inches deep. Skids Gleaner Develops New Features ATLANTA, Ga. For 1997, Gleaner introduces new product improvements that will help pro ducers harvest crops more efficiently. For increased performance and reliability. Gleaner engineeers have enhanced the threshing and separating system, added new op tional features, and improved the serviceability of the Gleaner “R M Series combines. For added crop versatility. Gleaner has added a pivoting chrome separator grate in the low er portion of the cage assembly. The new chrome separator grate allows the operator to make '/« -inch incremental adjustments to the grate. These adjustments improve separating performance and reduce rotor loss in extreme field conditions. A visual scale on the processor indicates the in cremental changes. Through this product enhancement. Gleaner Campaign Helps Farmers Tell Story MOLINE. 111. Nearly 100 million Americans have been informed about the important con tributions farmers and agribu sinesses have made to enhance the quality of life for U.S. consumers through a series of newspaper fea tures developed by Deere & Company. Begun in June 1995, the Farm Focus campaign consists of six illustrated articles. Three articles have been distributed with three more scheduled for release during 1997. Topics have included the important medical and pharma ceutical products produced from COLUMBUS. Ind. Claas of America introduces the Claas Uni farm line of economical and re liable hay tools for harvesting cleanly and efficiently in virtually all field conditions. Ideal for use on small to mid size acreage farms, the UnifamT line fits all Category I and n trac tors. The line includes the CD 210 disc mower, CW 440 and CW 300 tedders and CR 330 rotary rake. Equipped with five cutting discs, the CD 210 disc mower cuts fast and evenly. It maintains a ground level mowing height and features hydraulic lift. Working width is 6 feet 10 inches. Herbicide Receives Supplemental Label For Tank Mix INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. DowElanco has received a supple mental label from the Environ mental Protection Agency (EPA) to tank-mix Broadstrike* + Dual® are 3 inches wide and 22 inches long for a wide footprint that pre vents digging in. Blade tip speed is 16,300 feet per minutre. Lift and semi-mount units have twin beam tail wheels. They are available with optional rubber cushion axles that absorb shock loads near the rear wheels. Rubber cushion axles are standard on the pull version. To Improve Harvesting The 1997 Gleaner com* bines feature an enhanced threshing and separating system and new optional fea tures for increased perform ance and reliability. combines provide crop versatility without the need to change con caves or grates from one crop to another. The separator grate has a 120 degree wrap, 14 bars, and 32 wires. An optional stone trap is avail able for all Gleaner “R” series hogs, how agricultural producers work to protect water quality, and the productivity of the American farmer. Future articles will focus on products manufactured from com and soybeans and agricul ture’s impact on the U.S. economy. The three Farm Focus articles released to date appeared 4,292 times in newspapers throughout the country. Articles appeared in each of the top 25 markets in the United States, including metropo litan papers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Boston. Farm Hay Tools Provide Economical Harvest The CW 440 and CW 300 ted ders are equipped with double tines which turn and spread hay and forage crops gently and smoothly to reduce loss of crop. The CW 440 is a four-rotor tedder with a working width of 14 feet S inches and folds for transport The CW 300 is a two-rotor tedder with a working width of 9 feet 10 inches. The Unifarm CR 330 rotary rake works at high speeds and ad justs to uneven ground conditions to provide a quick, thorough har vest The 330 rake has a 10-foot 10-inch working width which pro vides uniform, fluffy windrows. herbicide with Bicep II for weed control in corn. The tank-mix of Broads trike + Dual and Bicep II provides a strong line of defense against most • than SO tough broadleaf weeds and annual grasses, including vel vetleaf, lambsquarters, smooth pigweed and yellow nutsedge. Plus, the herbicide combination offers excellent control of triazine-resistant varieties of lambsquarters and pigweeds. The reduced application rates for Bicep II in this tank-mix also reduces the amount of atrazine applied by 60 percent And, this combines. The stone trap is a field installed alternative to the Gleaner thresher concave door. Designed to collect rocks and prevent them from entering the cylinder and concave area, the stone trap door has been added to the concave door. This added feature protects the combine from damage caused by rocks and field debris entering the cylinder and concave area. In turn, the stone trap can prevent costly repairs that might occur when working in rough field con ditions. The operator can remove the stone trap and operate the thresher concave as originally de signed when working in more suitable field conditions. To save time and effort, the lower access or leaf screen doors on the Gleaner combines now have handles. This provides the operator with a more convenient method of opening and closing the doors. Focus has appeared in 44 of the SO states. Deere & Company initiated the program as a result of research that showed concern among far mers about consumer perceptions of agriculture. “This program offers an opportunity to increase public awareness of the contribu tions agriculture is making toward improving the standard of living and quality of life for U.S. con sumers,” said A 1 Higley, manager of agricultural public relations at Deere & Company. “There are many positive stories in agricul ture today that need to be told.” The Claas Unlfarm line of hay tools Is Ideal for use on small to mid-size acreage farms. The hay tools are economical and reliable for harvesting cleanly. Pictured from top to bottom are the CR 330 rotary rake, CD 210 disc mower, and CW 440 four-rotor tedder. new weed and grass control prog ram reduces time and labor costs by applying all in one pass. The Broads trike + Dual and Bicep II herbicide program has three modes of application that help address farmers concerns about weed resistance; the mixture can be pieplant surface applied, preplant incorporated, or applied preemergence the through spike stage of com growth but before weed emergence.
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