Krause Introduces
Flex Wing Cultivators
HUTCHINSON, Kan. The
5600 HR Series Flex-Wing Field
Cultivators represent an all new
design concept for minimum-till
farming with a host of innova
tive performance features.
Available in 20 feet five inch
es through 28 feet 7 inches
working widths, the 5600 HR
Series is available with a stan
dard self-leveling hitch or an
optional floating hitch. The
optional floating hitch models
utilize a tandem castering gauge
wheel on a center section and
manual wing gauge wheels for
consistent depth control in
rolling terrain.
The new 5600 HR Series fea
ture a uniform shank spacing
arrangement (second row splits
first row—last row splits next
row forward).
Shank spacing is 7 inches
and the units feature a five rank
frame with 132 inches of front to
rear clearance. Side to side
shank spacing is a minimum of
28 inches on the same row.
Walking beam tandem wheels
are standard on the center sec
tions of all models and optional
Fowl's Feed Service, Inc,, To Offer
Nutrition Technology System
PEACH BOTTOM (Lancaster
Co.) - Fowl's Feed Service, Inc.
recently announced that it has
entered into a partnership to
provide the region's dairy opera
tors with System 365™, a com
prehensive nutrition technology
system designed to help produc
ers achieve optimum return on
their nutrition investment.
Fowl's Feed Service, Inc. will
make the service available free
of charge to any of its dairy
nutrition customers. The staff
has completed extensive train
ing in nutrition and herd health
issues to become certified to use
System 365.
"We want to provide the best
available nutrition technology
and support to our dairy cus
tomers, " said Scott Osborne,
nutrition consultant with Fowl's
Feed Service, Inc. "System 365
is well-researched, and we're
confident this new technology
will help dairymen achieve the
best possible return for their
nutrition dollar."
Dekalb Offers Product
Information On Internet
DEKALB, 111 The growing
demand for information about
new technology seed varieties
makes Dekalb Genetics
Corporation a must-see stop on
the information superhighway
for farmers and those involved
in seed selection
Dekalb’s 1999 seed catalog,
called the Seed "Resource Guide,
is part of the company’s Internet
home page (www.dekalb.com).
The primary advantage for the
electronic version of the seed
5600 HR Series is available
with a standard self-leveling
hitch or an optional floating
hitch. The optional floating
hitch models utilize a tandem
castering gauge wheel on the
center section and manual wing
gauge wheels for consistent
depth control in rolling terrain.
on the wings,
The 5600 HR Series marks
the first Krause field cultivator
to offer a choice of all XT 270
shanks. This rugged shank,
boasting a 270 pound point load
and 26 inch underframe clear
ance, is ideal for working hard
or previously untilled soils and
enables the 5600 HR Series to
out perform ordinary field culti
vators in tough conditions.
System 365 combines dairy
nutrition research, ingredient
analysis, micronutrient ration
balancing and on-farm consult
ing in a single, easy-to-use
nutrition management system
offered by local nutrition
providers System 365 was devel
oped through nearly 50 years of
nutrition research and nearly 20
years of computer programming,
field testing, and nutrition
training.
Osborne said, "We believe
using System 365 will help our
producers improve profitability
through increased milk produc
tion, higher milk components or
better herd health".
"We're particularly pleased
that this system is easy to use,"
Osbome said. "Producers will
not have to buy computers, soft
ware, or special equipment to
profit from this cutting-edge
technology, and they won't have
to experiment with expensive
ingredients."
catalog is that the information is
easy to navigate, available sit
any time and covers every part
of the country.
“Feedback from our cus
tomers tells us that there is a
growing need for easy access to
more variety information,” com
mented Dennis Schlott, Dekalb
vice president of sales. He
explained that while a Dekalb
dealer may have the Seed
Resource Guide for his territory,
a producer may be looking for
Farm Show Collector Models Available
PARADISE (Lancaster Co.)
For the ninth consecutive
year, limited edition collector
models will be offered at the
state Farm Show. All models are
built with permission of the
Pennsylvania Farm Show
Commission and the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and the
state earns a royalty.
Winross truck collectors will
like the ’99 model, which honors
the grain industry in Pennsyl
vania. A newly designed grain
hauler trailer coupled to the
Winross Freightliner day cab
are offered. The trailer features
pressed aluminum sides and a
simulated load of shelled corn. A
minimum of 1,200 trucks will be
made. Winross models are built
near Rochester, N.Y. and each is
carefully assembled using more
than 100 parts.
For bank collectors there are
two choices, both 1916 Studebakers
—one a Runabout with rumble
seat and the other a pickup. The
runabout is labeled the “County
Agent’s Car” and printed on the
deck it reads, “Here comes your
friendly County Agent.” The
Drill Combines Accuracy
of Planter, Capacity Of Drill
MOLINE, 111. John Deere
has introduced the 1530 Tru-
Vee™ Drill, which combines the
seeding accuracy of the Tru-Vee
opener with the box capacity of a
John Deere drill.
Equipped with John Deere
MaxEmerge®Plus Planter row
units, the 1530 Tru-Vee Drill can
handle the toughest conserva
tion planting conditions and per
form equally well in convention
ally tilled soils.
The standard heavy-duty
down-force springs, adjustable
to 400 pounds, help penetrate
hard soil. The strength of the
MaxEmergePlus unit allows
operators to add unit-mounted
coulters for slicing through
residue and handling tough no
till conditions.
Changing depth settings and
closing-wheel pressures is done
easily and quickly without tools.
Hesston Introduces Big Bale System
ATLANTA, Ga. - It's hard to
improve upon the efficiency and
productivity offered by the
Hesston Model 4755 mid-size
rectangular baler - particularly
because it allows producers to
package both dry bales and
silage bales with a single high
capacity machine, but with the
introduction of a new Model
4720 bale accumulator, improve
ment is possible.
Designed as an integral part
of Hesston's mid-size bale sys
tem, the 4720 accumulator
attaches directly to the 4755 and
uses the same tractor hydraulic
varieties to plant acreage that is
located out of the local area and
a landowner may want informa
tion for a farm in another part of
the state.
“Through the Internet page,
information is instantly avail
able not only for dealers and
farmers, but also farm man
agers, bankers, crop consultants
and other involved in the farm
operation who want to have this
information at their fingertips,”
said Schlott.
Allis Chalmers D-17 series V
collector tractor sets will be
sold. The larger 1/16th tractor
will have metal rims, 3-point
hitch, cast in Pennsylvania
Farm Show inscription and the
typical keystone logo.
pickup truck commemorates the
Pennsylvania Farm Show’s
highest honor, “The Best
Livestock/Rodeo Event in
America.” Banks are made by
Spec-Cast of lowa, are primarily
die-cast construction, and
include a key to unlock the coin
area. Banks will be sold in limit
ed quantities daily with most
going on sale Saturday and
Sunday. Four hundred of each
were made.
Allis Chalmers D-17 series V
The John Deere 1530 Tru-
Vee™ Drill combines the seed
placement accuracy of the Tru-
Vee opener and the box capaci
ty of a John Deere drill.
Closing wheels can be staggered
to enhance residue flow, and
gauge wheels can be adjusted
without washers.
The 1530 Drill is available in
15- and 20 foot widths. To allow
operators to plant more acres
between stops, the central-fill
box on the 15-foot 1530 Drill
holds 42 bushels, and the box on
system as the baler to collect one
to five bales and drop them any
where in the field travel, and
reduces compaction by eliminat
ing extra trips over the field
with trucks and loading equip
ment.
"The 4720 is also designed sot
that it can be used as either a
three-bale accumulator or as a
five-bale accumulator," said Ken
Johnson, Agco general market
ing manager for Hesston prod
ucts. 'ln the three-bale mode,
the wings on the side cart are
folded up and the screen on the
cab-mounted control console is
programmed to show the side
carts as full when only one bale
is shifted to each side. This
allows the accumulator to be
used in fields with narrow
windrow spacing and to unload
bales without placing them on
an adjacent windrow."
In the five-bale mode, two
bales can be placed on each side
collector tractor sets will be sold.
The larger l/16th scale tractor
will have metal rims, 3-point
hitch, cast in Pennsylvania
Farm Show inscription and the
typical keystone logo. The small
er D-17 tractor has special print
ing on the hood. Only 500 sets
are being made to commemorate
this show and are made by Scale
Models in USA.
HO scale livestock train car
with a built-in electronic live
stock sound will include the
sound of a cow, hog, sheep, or
horse. Cars are made by
Athearn and graphics honor the
83rd Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Five hundred twenty-five total
cars were made.
A desktop wooden quartz
clock commemorative unit
mounted metal farm animal
tractor includes a laser printed
brass plate honoring the top
honor every received by the farm
show. A minimum of 100 will be
made and a rapid sellout is
expected.
Collector models will be at
the ’99 Farm Show in the main
exhibition building, in the cow
barn, and near the main arena.
the 20-foot model holds 40
bushels.
The 1530 Drill uses proven
fluted feedcups for metering
seed. A dual-wheel drive system
with over-running clutches
ensures accurate seed metering.
The Tru-Vee openers gauge
depth where seed enters the fur
row, assuring an accurate, con
sistent seeding depth. A cast
arm keeps closing wheels
aligned in all types of soil condi
tions.
The 15-foot model can be
equipped with 11 or 12 Tru-Vee
openers on 15-inch spacings.
Using 11 TYu-Vee openers, the
operator is able to lock up every
other row for a 6-row 30-inch
drill. The 20-foot model can be
equipped with either 15 or 16
openers. With 15 openers, the
operator can lock up rows for an
8-row 30-inch drill.
cart, while a fifth bale is placed
on the center cart. In either
mode, each side can be indepen
dently unloaded, or both carts
can be unloaded at the same
time. To unload all five (or all
three, in the three-bale mode),
the operator simply unloads
both side carts, shifts the center
bale to either side and unloads
that side cart again.
"The 4720 accumulator comes
standard with electrical bale
unload, automatic bale shift-bar
control and cables to attach it to
the existing baler control con
sole for in-cab monitoring," said
Johnson. "Other standard fea
tures include a centralized lubri
cation system that allows the
operator to grease 12 different
points from one location and
dual caster wheels not only
allow the accumulator to make
sharp turns in the field, put pro
vide extra flotation for less oil
compaction.