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Belmont Model 2016 skid steer trailer, first in compa
ny’s new line of trailers.
Belmont Announces
New T railer Line
GORDONVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) Belmont Machine Com
pany, Goidonville, iccentlv in
troduced its new line of trailers
lor use in landscape, small farm
and construction applications.
Competitively priced, the
trailers arc built with the heavi
est grade materials, including
six-inch channel steel frames
reinforced every two feet, two
inch pressure treated deck, and
electric brakes on all four
wheels
The Model 2016 skid steer
trailer is among the first of the
company’s new line. The trailer
measures 22 feet four inches
long, 102 inches wide, with a
deck si/e of 16 feet by 83 inches,
has tandem axles, and easy-load
ladder tamps lor a wide range of
equipment, and has a 10,000
GVW latmg. The lamps are cn-
BOULDER CITY, Nev. -
Hytest® Seeds has introduced
Hytest 410 and Hytest 520 al
falfa varieties, bred for im
proved persistence, very fast
regrowth after cutting and high
yields through the use of long
term stress nurseries, and new
Hytest 340 PLH alfalfa, which
represents the latest break
through in potato leafhopper re
sistance and performance.
Now available for the 2002-
2003 planting season, these new
releases from Hytest Seeds com
bine exceptional forage quality
with excellent cell wall digesti
bility and In Vitro digestibility
scores for optimum milk pro
duction.
Hytest 410 alfalfa combines
outstanding yield potential and
exceptional forage quality with a
late fall dormancy rating of 3.9
and a superior winter survival
rating of 1.0. Highly resistant to
the most damaging crown and
root rot diseases, including Bac
terial Wilt, Fusarium Wilt, Ver
ticillium Wilt, Anthracnose
Race 1, Phytophora Root Rot,
and Aphanomyces Race 1,
Hytest 410 earns a perfect “30 of
30” cumulative score on the
Wisconsin Disease Index.
Adapted across all major cen
tral and northern fall dormancy
zones, this “next generation”
multifoliate demonstrates excel
lent early seedling vigor, ex
tremely fast recovery after
cutting, very fine stems with
high multileaf expression and
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gineered tor easy operation for
loading and unloading.
Standard features include
heavy duty 2 5/16-inch ball or
pintle hitch, heavy duty drop leg
jack, built in chain and binder
storage, built in pockets tor stor
ing skid steer forks or other im
plements. All modular electric
parts arc sealed against water
damage, and the wiring harness
is internally grounded.
All steel parts are primed with
a zinc phosphate primer tor cor
rosion resistance, and protected
with a unique high gloss polyu
rethane enamel that resists chips
and scratches twice as long as
conventional alkyd paint. The
company also provides compre
hensive parts and service from
its factory. Belmont can be
reached at (717) 768-7393.
Dealer inquiries are welcomed.
Hytest® Seeds Introduces
Three New Alfalfa Varieties
consistently produces high qual
ity and forage as measured on
an RVF basis.
A four-year study shows that
the improved persistence of
Hytest 410 produced an average
of 31.02 tons of alfalfa per year,
for an average of 1.2 to 6.39
more tons per acre per year than
the most widely planted com
mercial varieties. Feeding trials
have also shown that Hytest 410
produced more total pounds of
milk per acre than DKI4O, Pio
neer® 5454, Affinity +Z,
Magnum IV or 53Q60.
Hytest 520 alfalfa combines
the exceptionally fast recovery
and high yield potential of a fall
dormancy five variety with the
winterhardiness and superior
persistence to survive in north
ern climates including the Cen-
Hy-Energy Annual Ryegrass Offers
Up To Three Weeks Longer Grazing
JOHNSTON, lowa Follow
ing the successful introduction
of Hy-Energy Brand Tctraploid
Annual Ryegrass, Hytest® Seeds
announces that supplies will be
expanded lor the 2002-2003
planting season.
H)-Eneigy annual ryegrass
oilers bed and dairy producers
a high yielding, highly palatable
lorage that provides a two- to
three-week longer grazing
period than other diploid and
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National Sheep Shearing Expert To Give
Demonstration At Great Frederick Fair
FREDERICK. Md. World
Champion sheep shearer Char
lie Swaim will be featured at the
Sheep Show Arena noon, Sept.
19, at the Great Frederick Fair.
This highly anticipated ap
pearance was arranged by
Home Depot To Sell New Line
MOLINE, 111. Deere &
Company and The Home Depot,
the world’s largest home im
provement retailer, recently an
nounced an agreement to sell a
new line of John Deere-branded
lawn and garden tractors in the
retailer’s more than 1,400 home
improvement stores beginning
early next spring
“The Home Depot has a
proud history of providing our
customers not only with the best
service and prices, but with the
best quality brands,” said Bob
Nardelli, chairman, president
and CEO, The Home Depot.
“John Deere’s reputation for
quality, product support and
brand awareness is unsurpassed.
We’re delighted to be their first
ever mass retail partner for John
Deere-branded lawn tractors.”
The agreement places John
Deere-branded riding mowing
equipment for sale in the mass
channel for the first time in John
Deere’s history. Models of the
new John Deere 100-series lawn
tractors will be sold at The
Home Depot and at John Deere
dealers. The dealers will con
tinue to sell John Deere’s broad
range of lawn and garden equip
ment. Additionally, John Deere
dealers will provide support and
service tor lawn tractors sold
both at the dealers and at The
Home Depot.
“We believe this agreement is
unique by offering a new line of
quality John Deere lawn trac-
tral Plains, Mid-Atlantic and
Western regions. Highly resis
tant to all major crown and root
rot diseases, Hytest 520
outyields other widely planted
alfalfa varieties to maximize
yields and profits for beef, dairy
and commercial hay producers.
Hytest 340PLH represents the
latest breakthrough in potato
leafhopper resistance and per
formance. Developed using a
newly patented PLH breeding
process, Hytest 340PLH com
bines superior resistance to the
most challenging insect pests
with high resistance to all five
major alfalfa diseases in the
eastern U.S. Phytophthora
Root Rot, Bacterial Wilt, Fusar
ium Wilt, Anthracnose and
Aphanomyces, as well as resist
ance to Verticillium Wilt.
tetraploid types, including Gull
Ideal for extended winter
grazing, Hy-Energy annual rye
grass produces high yields with
aggressive forage growth, excel
lent palatability and high crude
protein levels. This “next gener
ation” tetraploid also produces
a larger leaf mass than other di
ploid and tetraploid types, with
excellent rust resistance, vigor,
and very good heat and cold tol
erance characteristics.
Sheepman Supply Company
and Oster. Swaim, Drakesville,
lowa, is a four-time national
shearing champion and is a field
representative for Stewart-
Oster.
Swaim will also be available
Of Deere Lawn Tractors
tors in the mass channel with the
renown service and support ca
pability of John Deere dealers,”
said Robert W. Lane, chairman
and CEO, Deere & Company.
Terms ol the agreement were
not disclosed but the companies
said the new 100-series by John
Deere replaces Scotts®' tractors,
which have been built for Home
Depot by John Deere since 1998.
The new 100-series lawn trac
tors will be offered in cutting
widths from 42 inches to 54
inches with various horsepower
ratings.
John Jenkins, president of
Deere’s Commercial & Con
sumer Equipment Division,
said, “By marketing the new
100-series John Deere lawn trac
tor simultaneously through
Home Depot and our dedicated
Farm Bureau Acquisition
Of Agway Insurance Approved
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. In
diana Farm Bureau Insurance
Companies announced that
their acquisition of Agway In
surance Company has been ap
proved by the New York
Insurance Department. The $2l
trillion transaction is complete.
Meanwhile, Farm Bureau also
announced that Agway Insur
ance Company will be renamed
Countryway Insurance Com
pany, effective immediately.
Farm Bureau had declared in
mid-June its intent to purchase
100 percent of the stock of the
DeWitt, N.Y., insurance firm
but needed regulatory approval
before completing the deal.
Agway Insurance Company pre
viously was a wholly-owned sub
sidiary of Agway Inc. The name
change was part of the acquisi
tion agreement with Agway Inc.
“We’re pleased that the ap
proval process went so quickly
and smoothly,” said Don
Villwock, Farm Bureau presi
dent. “We now can benefit from
WEST BEND, Wis. A
Newman Grove, Nebraska al
falfa producer has won a $l,OOO
vacation trip for four to Wiscon
sin Dells, compliments of Dairy
land Seed. Kenneth Nelson won
Dairyland Seed’s “Have More
Fun!” alfalfa sweepstakes.
“We wanted to give produc
ers the opportunity to ‘Have
More Fun!’ with a relaxing va
cation on us,” said Tom Stra
chota, CEO of Dairyland Seed.
“We also wanted alfalfa produc
ers to know that using the best
genetics from Dairyland Seed
produces the best alfalfa. Plant
ing alfalfa with the best genetics
Dairyland Seed Announces
Alfalfa Sweepstakes Winner
at the Sheepman Supply Com
pany, a division of Ceresville
New Holland, on Thursday,
Sept. 19, from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. for
advice, discussion, questions,
etc.
John Deere dealers, we will
reach a wider range of con
sumers for both John Deere
lawn equipment and the service
and support capabilities of John
Deere dealers. Based on this, we
expect a significant increase in
the number of lawn tractors sold
both at The Home Depot and at
John Deere dealers.”
As part of the agreement,
Deere said it would discontinue
manufacturing the Scotts®
brand and also eliminate the
Sabre® brand of lawn tractors
sold through John Deere deal
ers. Deere said the new 100-
series will be available at Home
Depot stores and John Deere
dealers for the 2003 selling
season and will be manufac
tured at an existing facility in
Grceneville, Tennessee.
the great synergy between Farm
Bureau and Countryway, and
extend our services to farmers ps
well as other customers beyond
Indiana’s borders.”
“We believe Indiana Farm
Bureau Insurance is a great
match all the way around for
Agway Insurance and its em
ployees,” said Agway CEO Don
Cardarelli. “Indiana Farm
Bureau is strongly committed" to
farm and rural customers, has
similar product lines, and is ded
icated to the same core values.
The sale also is an important
step in helping Agway Inc. im
prove its financial profile.”
Countryway will remain a
separate entity headquartered in
DeWitt and will retain most of
its employees, according to
Villwock. It will continue to op
erate as a property and casualty
insurance company through 300
independent agents in New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and
Virginia.
certainly pays off at harvest
and that’s more fun.”
Magnum V alfalfa has fin
ished first in 86 university trials
in 21 states. Dairyland Seed’s
record in alfalfa state trials over
the past 25 years is unparalleled,
leading all alfalfa companies
with nearly twice as many wins
as the second-place competitor.
A commitment to research for
more than two decades has
yielded such successes as team
Magnum alfalfas; Forecast 1001
and Forecast 3001, alfalfa varie
ties with maturities like com;
and the world’s first hybrid al
falfa HybriForce’“-400.