C2-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday Dekalb Earns Its Wings As South American Seed Flies Into The U.S. DEKALB, 111.- dozens of jumbo jetliners began landing at Miami International Airport as Dekalb Specific Trait corn hybrids make their way from South America to Midwest desti nations. Dekalb production locations throughout the country are beginning to package and deliv er the newly grown corn seed. Because of growing demand for Dekalb's Specific Trait Product lineup, the company has significantly increased the seed grown in South America this past winter for planting in North America. This winter pro duction provides farmers with the latest in seed technology, including the industry's first Roundup Ready® seed corn as well as Dekalb™ corn hybrids. Just-in-time deliveries are currently being scheduled throughout the country and being flown in from Argentina and Chile. Dekalb dealers and Semex Alliance Acquires Pa. Bull MADISON, Wis. - The Semex Alliance, headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, recently purchased a young bull from Pennsylvania breeders Fantasyland Holsteins of Robesonia, Fantasyland Macro is an Etazon Celsius son from Fantasyland Aero Melanie. Melanie is a 92 point Aerostar Blower Fills 100-Foot Silos NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) The new Model F 628 New Holland low-vibration for age blower center-fills silos more than 100 feet tall. Featuring a 60-inch diameter fan with 37-inch hopper and 12-inch feed auger, the new blow er moves material at rates of 110 tons per hour for haylage and 180 Study Shows Strength Of Brand GREENVILLE, S.C. More than a decade after production of BFGoodrich® brand tires for the farm and ranch market ceased, the BFGoodrich brand continues to receive strong recognition for his torical quality performance, ac cording to a telephone survey of more than 1,000 Class 1A grain farmers completed prior to the re launch of the brand. When asked which brands they could name unaided, 25 percent listed the BFGoodrich® brand. Virtually all said they were aware of the brand, with more than half saying they were familiar enough with the BFGoodrich brand to rate its quality. Of those who rated quality based on their statement of Where's your mustache? “ itember 12, 1998 \ Sq customers will begin taking deliver of South American-pro duced seed this week and deliv eries will accelerate through mid-April. "Harvest has progressed at a rapid pace, a result of favourable weather conditions in Argentina and Chile, " said Vernon Benes, Roundup Ready corn marketing manager for Dekalb. "With the excellent production conditions in South American this year, we have increased our estimated supply of many key Bt and Roundup Ready hybrids Dekalb is selling this spring." Shipments of U.S. -grown seed are well under way and will account for about 80 percent of Dekalb's entire sales. "Based upon laboratory tests, this seed is demonstrating the highest germination and quality test results we have seen in years," said Kent Martin, director of supply management for Dekalb. daughter that completed a 3- year-old record of 41,237 pounds of milk and 1316 pounds of pro tein. The next dam is Ex daugh ter of Walkway Chief Mark, also with outstanding production numbers of 30,235 of milk and 966 of protein. The third dam is 92 point Bell daughter that made more than 39,000 pounds of milk. tons per hour in com silage to keep pace with large-capacity for age harvesters. The 60-inch fan paddles have an 8,460 FPM tip speed. The blower pipe outlet assembly is hinged to provide easy access for paddle clearance inspection and adjustment Adjustable transport wheels simplify location and set up at the silo. familiarity with the brand, ap proximately half gave BFGoodrich brand a quality rating of eight or higher on a 10-point scale. Those who were not well enough acquainted with the brand were asked to provide a quality rating based on name recognition and any information they had pre viously heard. Nearly a third of those farmers gave the BFGood rich brand a rank of 8 to 10. Fanners also said they are “very likely” to consider buying BFGoodrich® brand tires based on comparisons with other brands which are priced competitively. Matthias Telemarketing Man agement based in Omaha, Neb., conducted the survey for Michelin North America Inc. MILK White Oak Mills Names Top Producers ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancaster Co.) In an effort to promote efficient pork production by its grow-finish operations, White Oak Mills Inc. is pleased to announce the recipients of its “White Oak Mills Outstanding Producer Awards.” Pennsylvania contract pro ducers Guy Anderson of Needmore and LaMar Troup of Beaver Springs recently were recognized and honored by White Oak Mills for their effi cient pork production. White Oak Mills swine man agers judged the grow-finish producers on their 1997 farm performance. Performance cate gories included production such as average daily gain, feed conversion, culls, and mortality as well as overall farm man agement. In addition, White Oak Mills commended Troup and Anderson for their attention to detail and effective communica tions with the company. Both award recipients are Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Level 111 certified and follow strict nutrient management plans as is expected of all White Oak contract producers. Troup also is Environmental Quality Assurance (EQA) certified. Anderson and Troup were two of 44 growers evaluated for the award. Troup produces 3,000 hogs per turn for the company on his 297-acre Snyder County farm. Anderson owns and operates a 1,300-head finishing facility in Fulton County which he con tracts to White Oak Mills. When asked what he appreci ates most about pork produc tion, Troup said, “I find the chal- New Variable Size Balers WARSAW, Ind. Claas of America offers the new Variant 180 variable chamber round baler to complement its range of Rollant fixed-size chamber balers. The Variant produces bales of varying sizes and densities to pro vide greater flexibility to those switching between producing small silage and hay bales to large straw and hay bales. The bales can be varied infinitely between 3S-inch and 72-inch diameter. Bale width is 48 inches. The baler features a rotor to provide a positive crop feed from the 82-inch wide pickup. The rotor turns the bale immediately after the material enters the chamber to provide a faster start to each bale plus regulates and smooths crop flow to produce a well-shaped bale. A Roto Cut™ option featuring 14 spring-loaded knives in the throat feeds crop through by the rotor slicing the material. Theo retical chop length is 2% inches. The knives can be disengaged by operating a switch on the cab mounted control box. The bale chamber is made up of five high-tensile, wear-resistant belts, which cover 94 percent of the bale and assure constant rota tion. A pressure gauge mounted on the baler’s front indicates the bale density created by the two hy draulic cylinders. Total bale density can be varied for different types of crops and conditions while a gas accumula tor independently controls bale 4MMt |^^^p|p «•« |P^ & ' Mary Lee and LaMar Troup display their White Oak Mills Outstanding Producer Award. lenges of farming very reward ing. I like working with animals and being my own boss.” To best manage his pork pro duction operation, Troup said he completes thorough facility walk-throughs. He generates a weekly computer spreadsheet report which depicts production status by room. Then he ana lyzes the records for potential problem areas. “White Oak Mills services my farm regularly and makes sure I don’t overlook anything,” said Troup. ‘They help with trouble shooting and overall animal husbandry. We are always shar ing our observations and ideas with one another, especially when it comes to herd health.” Troup is an active member of the Central Susquehanna Pork Producers, West Snyder Young Farmer’s Association, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, and FFA Alumni Association. In addition, he serves on two agri- Available From Claas center’s density to give the bale breathing space through its core if required. Both Variant models are avail able with either Rollatex net wrap ping or twine typing or both. Three rolls of net or 12 spools of twine can be carried on the baler. The heavy-duty drives are de J-Star Offers Conveyor Lineup FORT ATKINSON, Wis. J- Star Industries has introduced a new line of single chain utility conveyors. The J-Star line incorporates the best features of the company’s previous Jamesway®. Van Dale® and Starline® MODELS AND IS PART OF J-Star’s overall market ing strategy to offer fanners the convenience and quality of an all in-one farmstead equipment source. Available in 9-inch and 11-inch models, J-Star single chain con veyors have factory preassembled drives for easy installation. Both models also feature simple con bmination belt and chain reduc tion drives plus enclosed bottom decks for safe and clean chain re turn. Each conveyor is economical and efficient and features a “safe ty/service” shutoff switch conven iently located on the conveyor at the drive. The 9-inch single chain convey or is designed to handle short to medium distance feeding of up to SO feet in length. This model fea- White Oak Mills Inc. recently recognized M. Normalee and Guy Anderson for the efficient pork production. cultural boards: the Pennsylvania Pork Producers’ Council Board and the Crop Management Services Board. He’s been a Pennsylvania pork producer since February 1993. Anderson (who helps run a family sawmill operation) has been involved in pork production for 11 years. Having grown up on a farm, Anderson said, “Once farming is in your blood, it’s hard to get it out of your system. I enjoy the work.” Receiving assistance with the loading/unloading of pigs from his two sons, son-in-law and grandsons, Anderson also relies on White Oak Mills for overall service support and regular farm calls. In recognition for top White Oak pork production, Anderson and Troup each received a White Oak Mills Outstanding Producer Award certificate and a $350 gift certificate -to a local sporting goods store. signed for even the most difficult conditions. An additional belt drive ensures constant rotation when heavy silage is being baled. Automatic chain lubrication, bale discharge ramp, hydraulic pickup lift and dual-gauge wheel are standard equipment. Available In 9-Inch and 11-inch models, J-Star single chain conveyors have fac tory preassembled drives for easy Installation. lures a proven number 62 steel de tachable conveyor chain with met al-backed rubber flights to effi ciently move the feed a fast 144 feet per minute. J-Star’s 11-inch drive single chain conveyor has a rugged 667 H pintle chain and 214 -inch x 1034 -inch wide rubber flights to move feed 130 feet per minute.
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