Company Receives Award LITITZ (Lancaster Co.)-Chore-Time-Brock, Inc. has awarded Northeast Agri Systems, Lititz, and Feder alsburg, Md., the “Chairman of the Board Award” for 1999. This is the 16th consecutive year that Northeast has received this award. The “Chairman of the Board Award” is Chore-Time’s highest award and recognizes distributors with the largest sales volume and for excel lence in customer service. Pictured are David Newman, general manager of Northeast Agri Systyns and Chris Chocola, chairman of the board of Chore-Time-Brock, Inc. Loader Designed For Tough Terrain FARGO, N.D.-Bobcat Com pany, a business unit of Inger soll-Rand, introduced the Bobcat® 864 G-Series Compact Track Loader featuring a next generation cab and instrumenta tion that increase operator comfort and enhances produc tivity. The Bobcat 864’s dedicated track system improves flotation, traction, and maneuverability. It has a rated operating capacity (ROC) of 2,000 pounds at 35 percent of its 5,715 pound tipp ing load, the standard measure ment for compact track loaders. Rubber tracks on the Bobcat 864 distribute weight over a larger area than is possible with a wheeled machine, delivering a smoother rider in rough terrain and improving maneuverability. This increased ground-to surface contact also improves traction and flotation for greater productivity in soft, wet, muddy, or sandy conditions. Operators have a choice of two track widths: 12.6 or 17.7 inches. The narrow track pro vides better traction for general digging and excavating applica tions and the wide track pro vides improved flotation in soft ground conditions. As track width increases, ground pres sure decreases. In fact, the 12.6- inch track exerts only 5.2 pounds per square inch (PSI) of ground pressure, and the 17.7- inch track exerts just 3.8 PSI. (By comparison, an average-size man exerts 7-10 PSI). The 864 Compact Track Loader design is based on the popular long-wheelbase Bobcat 863 skid-steer loader with a sim ilar upper-frame structure, lift arms, operator cab, and con trols. However, the 864 features a unique lower transmission design which allows for more than 11 inches of center ground clearance. The increased clearance adds to the 864’s ef fectiveness in wet or soggy con ditions. The 864 features a powerful 73 HP turbo-charged diesel engine. The drive train uses two high-torque, direct-drive hy drostatic motors that connect to the track drive sprocket, provid ing enough power to perform in the toughest digging applica tions. The 864 is designed to endure the rugged environments of excavating, land clearing, and construction, yet is light-footed enough for landscaping and tree nurseries. More than two dozen job matched attachments are ap proved for use on the new compact track loader, including a dozer blade, various buckets, hydraulic breaker, grapples, pallet forks, landscaping attach ments, rotary cutter, tree trans-* planter, snowblower, trencher, and vibratory roller. Based on input from skid steer loader users around the globe, the G-series was designed to be more operator-friendly and enhance operator efficiency. Bobcat G-Series cab enhance ments include a new rear-pivot seat bar that offers more room for larger operators and more armrest support; an optional contoured cab door that in creases visibility and maximizes cab space; a larger cab opening for easy entry and exit; and a high-efficiency heating and cooling system with four direc tional-flow vents that rotate to direct heat and cool air where it is most needed. The optional deluxe instru ment panel includes a variety of patent-pending features, includ ing a keyless start security Balers Produce Dense Bales COLUMBUS, Ind. - Claas o) America’s new Reliant 250 fami ly of balers produce extreme!} dense bales for high qualit} feed. The balers, which handle silage, hay or straw, feature a 49 inch x 47 inch baling chamber and 16 steel ribbed rollers for heavy duty work and increased bale density. The Rollant 250 balers now feature the Claas Maximuifl Pressure System (MPS), a com pletely new concept developed by Claas, which increases bale density without the need for higher power. Claas engineers developed MPS to increase the amount of crop in each bale, cut ting the number of bales pro duced per acre while simultane ously decreasing the amount of twin or net needed. The Maximum Pressure System consists of three rollers at the top of the bale chamber, forming a hinged segment. The rollers are dropped down into the bale chamber at an early stage, causing bale rotation to begin much earlier in the baling process. Compression sets in much taster, resulting in a rock Chore Time Offers Reversible Drinker System With Pig Paddle Feeder MILFORD, Ind.-Chore-Time Hog Production Systems offers an optional reversible drinker system for its Wet/Dry Wean- Finish Paddle Feeder. The new water system assists producers who want to dry feed small pigs and then switch to wet feeding as the pigs grow larger in the wean-finish pro duction system. The new system was designed by the company’s Staco subsidiary. The new drinker system allows the paddle feeder to be operated as a dry feeder with a drinker station located on the feeder during the crucial start up period for early-weaned pigs. In the dry feeding configuration, small pigs can access water on the outside of the paddle feeder where the nipple drinkers are mounted about 10 inches (254 millimeters) off the floor. When the young pigs reach an adequate size, the water system is reversed with the nipple drinkers positioned lower and inside the feeder’s feed trough. It takes the producer about 15 seconds to detach, turn, and then reattach the drinker system. In the wet feeding con- Forest Account Book Available WESTMINSTER, Md.-April 1 is fast approaching, and tax payers everywhere are getting their financial paperwork in order. Forest landowners are no exception. Fortunately, a new publica tion from Maryland Cooperative Extension, part of the University of Maryland College of Agricul ture and Natural Resources, can serve as a valuable financial management tool, at tax time and all year long. “The Forest Management Ac count Book (E 8360) is intended to help individuals who manage their forestlands for their own system, advanced monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, system shutdown protection and help menus with multi-language support. Claas of America’s new Rollant 250 family of balers produce extremely dense bales for high quality feed. The balers handle silage, hay or straw and feature a large 49 inches x 47 inches baling chamber and 16 steel ribbed rollers for increased bale density. hard bale that is dense from the center to the outside parameter. In fact, improvements of up to 20 percent have been measured in straw and silage. The Rollant 250 is also avail able with the new Claas Control Terminal (CCT). This computer ized terminal utilizes the latest Chore-Time Hog Produc tion Systems Wet/Dry Finish Paddle Feeder as sists producers who want to dry feed small pigs and then switch to wet feeding as the pigs grow larger in the wean-finish production system. figuration, the pigs naturally mix feed and water in the eating trough. Locating the drinkers inside the eating trough also helps reduce water waste. The reversible drinker system concept helps solve several prob lems associated with wet feeding in wean-finish facilities. Most producers prefer dry feeding nursery pigs, so this drinker option allows the producer to conveniently switch from dry to wet feeding whenever desired. The same water system and enjoyment or as a secondary source of income, organize their business expenses,” said Bob Tjaden, extension regional natu ral resources specialist. “It provides them with a means of keeping up-to-date records of their forest manage ment activities,” said Faculty Extension Assistant Julie Klap proth, who co-authored the book with Tjaden. Specifically, the publication helps private forest landowners: •Maintain a historical record of their management activities. •Keep records of the costs and revenues associated with forest ownership. •Report and support their income tax decisions. •Establish a current picture of their forest assets. The 59-page resource includes technology to simplify the baling process. The CCT automatically starts the wrapping process when the final bale pressure is reached. The tailgate then opens and the finished bale is ejected out of the machine. The tailgate also closed automatically Meanwhile, the CCT gives the operator a constant stream of information on baling pressure, knife position and tying. The Rollant 250 features an 83 inches pickup, lateral pickup augers and a feed assist rake. The Rollant 250 increases intake volumes and improves precompression. The Rollant 250 is also available with the Claas Roto Cut option which produces cleanly cut crops while increas ing bale density and speed of production. The Rollant 250 RC’s rotor is equipped wit four rows of tines that pull the crop through 14 knives and is capa ble of making up to 7,000 chops per minute. The chopping unit is easily engaged or disengaged from the cab. For addition ease of operation, the Rollant 250 and Rollant 250 RC models are available with the CCT option. nipple drinker combination is used in both configurations. This new water option helps to eliminate the need for supple mental watering systems as well as the accompanying concerns that finishing pigs could damage a supplemental system installed for small pigs. Producers using this feeder also will no longer need to open and shut valves or disassemble and remove water ing systems in mid-cycle. Chore-Time’s paddle feeder is a true wet feeder that allows pigs to mix feed and water for better digestion. The feed is dispensed from a nudge bar accessible to all pigs sizes. Small pigs do not need to lift their heads to an awkward position to access feed; nor do they need to step over an excessively high trough lip. The dispensing and consumption of the feed from an area below their jowls allows all pigs, re gardless of their size, to eat from a natural, comfortable position. This feeder is universal as it can feed nursery, finisher, or wean-finish pigs. Regardless of whether it is being utilized as a dry feeder or as a wet feeder, it can be positioned in the fence line or in the center of the pen. a “tree farm journal” that land owners can use to keep track of their expenses and income throughout the year. It also de scribes the federal tax law and how to handle various forest management expenses, such as tree planting, harvesting income, cost-share payments, and casualty/loss provisions. Record sheets are provided for use in reporting forest man- agement expenses and revenues for federal income tax purposes, along with a copy of the Internal Revenue Form T (Timber) -Forest Activities Schedules, which should be used to report timber sales income. Copies of the Forest Manage ment Account Book can be pur chased for $4.50 from local Maryland Cooperative Exten sion Offices.
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