Company Releases
Calf Nutrition Capsules
KNAPP, Wis. Vets Plus,
Inc. announces oral T.D.N. Mini
Rockets, calf nutrition capsules.
T.D.N. mini Rockets are fast
dissolving capsules designed for
calves under stress conditions
such as changing their diets,
weaning, shipping, weather
change, disease conditions, or af
ter antibiotic treatment.
Ephrata National Bank
Chief To Retire
Aaron L. Groff Jr.
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
After a 44-year career with The
Ephrata National Bank, John H.
Shuey, chairman of the board, pre
sident and CEO, has announced
his retirement effective Jan. 1,
1999.
The board of directors has ap
pointed Aaron L. Groff Jr., the
bank’s vice president and cashier,
to succeed him.
Shuey, who began with the
bank as of Jan. 1, 1955, came up
through the ranks, and along the
way performed virtually every job
in the bank. He was first appointed
a bank officer in 1960, was pro
moted to cashier in 1967, and vice
president in 1974. Shuey was
Wengers Hosts
NTPDA Directors
MYERSTOWN (Lebanon Co.)
Wengers of Myerstown recent
ly hosted a tour and dinner for the
board of directors of the National
Tractor Parts Dealer Association.
The NTPDA is an international
association with members across
the United States, Canada and in
Europe, serving the agricultural
and industrial industries for the
purposes of buying and selling re
pair parts and related equipment
via direct communication among
the membership.
Wengers has been a member of
the association since NTPDA‘s in
ception, with Larry Wenger serv
ing as an officer for all bht two
years. Wenger holds the position
T.D.N. Mini Rockets stimulate
appetite and promote quicker re
covery during and after stressful
periods. Each T.D.N. Mini Rocket
is a concentrated source of yeast,
probiotics, antioxidant vitamins,
and chelated minerals packed in a
gelatin capsule designed for quick
absorption. They are all natural, so
there is no withdrawal time.
John H. Shuey
elected to the board of directors in
1975, became executive vice pre
sident in 1976, and president and
CEO in 1978. In 1980 the designa
tion of chairman of the board was
added to his title.
Groff began his career with
Ephrata Nadonal as a teller in
1967 and also came up through the
ranks. He first became a bank offi
cer in 1974 when he was co-man
aging the Data Processing Depart
ment. Other promotions followed:
assistant cashier in 1976, systems
analyst in 1977, and director of
marketing in 1979. In 1980 Groff
was promoted to cashier, and in
1984 the designation of vice presi
dent was added to his title.
of NTPDA vice president.
The NTPDA’s 1998 summer
board meeting was held at Tami
ment Resort in the Poconos with
17 stales represented. A chartered
bus brought the directors to Wen
gers of Myerstown, where they
were greeteed by company presi
dent, Glenn Wenger, the Wenger
family and the sales staff. The
NTPDA members were treated to
on-site visits of the agricultural
and construction facilities, as well
as a tour of Lloyd Wenger’s toy
bam. Following the tour, Wengers
of Myerstown hosted a meal for
evciyone on the patio of the Lan
tern Lodge Motor Inn and Con
vention Center.
Tractors Receive Honors
LITITZ (Lancaster Co.) Re
source magazine recently awarded
AESO honors to four Case IH
products for outstanding ionnova
tion in product and systems tech
nology.
Recognition went to Case IH
MX Series Maxxum tractors, and
8435 round balers.
Each year. Resource and its
publishers, the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers
(ASAE), present their most presti
gious award to the 50 best prod
ucts for agricultural, food, biologi
cal and related systems available
on the market for the first time in
1997.
All Case IH products begin
with customer input to find what is
really needed out in the field, ac
cording to Binkley & Hurst, Lititz.
“Then Case engineers build trac
tors and implements that help
farmers become more profitable.
Binkley & Hurst is committed to
helping customers reach the high
est level of productivity possible
through high-quality products and
services.”
Case IH 8435 Round Baler
Model 8435 round balers are
the first balers designed from the
ground up to handle wet and diy
hay conditions. They use a wide
Heritage Celebration Oct. 3-4
WYOMISSING (Berks Co.)
The Berks County Heritage Cen
ter will host the 17th annual Heri
tage Celebration on Saturday and
Sunday, October 3-4, from 11
a.m.-5 p.m.
Come explore our area’s rich
historical and transportation heri
tage through demonstrations, ex
hibitions, music, lectures, walks,
arts, and crafts.
Wilh the excitement of every
day life, heritage, is one aspect that
is easily forgotten. But the Berks
County Parks and Recreation De
partment is giving you a chance to
recapture your history during this
cultural weekend.
Saturday’s events, which run
from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. include an an
tique auto and antique farm equip
ment display, craft demonstrations
and sales by local artisans, and
many activities for the children
such as pony rides, storytelling,
games, crafts, and a pedal tractor
pull (registration required). The
day will also be filled with special
programs and walking tours of the
DEKALB, 111. Customer sur
vey calls conducted by Dekalb
Genetics this summer indicate that
farmers across the Com Belt are
happy with the performance of
Dekalb brand Roundup Ready®
com. .
The vast majority of growers
surveyed were especially pleased
with flexible and effective weed
control, strong emergence, health
y plants and the fact that Roundup
Ultra™ is less stressful on the com
than other other herbicides.
Thanks to its wider window of
application, the Roundup Ready
com weed control system was un
affected by weather conditions
that thwarted many conventional
herbicide systems this spring. In
dry areas, preemergence herbi
cides allowed weed escapes, hi
other areas, frequent early season
rainfall prevented timely applica
tions of many other postemergen-
Resource Magazine re
cently recognized Case IH
MX Series Maxxum tractors
with an AESO award for out
standing innovation in prod
uct or systems technology.
The MXI7O, pictured here
with a 770 disk harrow, is one
of nine models in the MX Ser
ies Maxxum family available
at Binkley & Hurst Bros, at
Lititz.
pickup and stuffer for uniform
bale chamber filling in a variety of
crop conditions. A large diameter
starter roll, deep-grooved drive
rolls and sleeved idler rolls are de
signed to decrease wrappage and
crop buildup when baling silage
hay. These variable chamber
round balers produce silage bales
in a four- by five-foot size, and
thus provide the greatest density,
ideal for silage baling.
Heritage Center grounds.
The topics of these lectures in
clude Berks County Canal Ten
ders Living History (registraton
required), the Deppen Cemetery,
the Herb Garden, and the Red
Bridge. At 1 p.m., the Rajah
Temple Mounted Patrol, an award
winning riding group, will be de
monstrating their talents as they
do different drills and formations
on horseback. Also featured
throughout the day will be presen
tations by colonial fly-fisherman
Ken Reinhard, Joseph Red-Hawk
with a Plains Indian display, and
demonstrations of the Gruber Otto
Gasoline Engine.
The-musical entertainment on
Saturday will include Sonny Mill
er and the “Happy Valley Boys,”
the Country Western Dancers of
Reading, and the Pretzel City Dix
ieland Band; plus authentic canal,
coal mining, and Pennsylvania
German folk songs by Ernest
Kniss and Joe Shidisky.
The festivities will be going
strong all day Sunday too, featur-
Farmers Respond Favorably
To Roundup Ready Com
ce herbicides.
More than 10,000 farmers
planted Dekalb brand Roundup
Ready com and appliled Roundup
Ultra over the top in 1998, ac
counting for nearly one million
acres, mostly in the northern Com
Belt. Hybrids released include DK
493 RR (99RM),‘DK 512 RR (101
RM), DK 545 RR (104 RM), DK
566 RR (106 RM) DK 580 RR (108
RM).
Dekalb anticipates releasing an
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MX Series Maxxum® Tractors
Ranging from 67 to 145 PTO
horsepower, nine MX Series Max
xum tractors meeet a wide variety
of application needs and offer
maximum economy, comfort, re
liability and durability. They also
are compatible with Case EH Ad
vanced Farming Systems (AFS)
technology.
A viscous fan and increased
grille screen area enhance engine
cooling system performance. For
improved machine performance
and operator productivity, a new
electonic PTO and fender
mounted remote hitch switches al
low for simpler operation. The slip
limit control feature works in con
junction with the hitch to prevent
excessive rear wheel slip. Stand
ard on all MX Series tractors is the
“end of row” feature which auto
matically engages or disengages
the rear axle differential lock and
MFD for headland turn around.
Binkley & Hurst Bors. Inc. in
vites you to check out these qual
ity new products at their dealer
ship.
Products sold by Binkley &
Hurst Bros. Inc. include the new
8435 Round Baler and full line of
hay tools and the new MX Series
tractor line.
ing a full size and miniature Car
riage and Wagon Show. The an
tique farm equipment show, chil
dren’s activities, home craft
demonstrations, and artist and
crafter demonstrations will also be
continued. In addition, there will
be plowing and horse pulling ex
hibitions, along with a horse and
wagon obstacle course. Also, if
you have your own carriage, sign
up for the pleasure ride for a scen
ic view of the Union Canal tow
path. The Living History Canal
Walk will also be going on again
(registration required), along with
Joseph Red-Hawk’s Indian dis
play.
The musical entertainment for
Sunday includes the Happy
Dutchman German Band, and the
Outlaws, and the authentic canal,
coal mining, and Pennsylvania
German folk songs.
Refreshments will be available
throughout both days for your en
joyment. Come and recapture
your heritage at the 17th annual
Heritage Fesdval. This event is
free, with a $2 parking donation.
additional five to seven hybrids in
1999, making the total Roundup
Ready hybrid selection almost a
dozen. These products will range
in relative maturity from 95 to 115
days. A top priority for Dekalb
will be an expansion of hybrid
choices in the southern Com Belt.
Industry estimates show that
Roundup Ready com plantings
could rise to three million acres
next year.
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