Pay Dirt

[Music] [Music] wow [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] this veteran prospector with his pack animal and his mining tools is looking for hay dirt day after day month after month year after year he and thousands like him have dug below the top soil of the earth and pan the rushing waters of mountain streams seeking gold silver and other precious metals men fought died and suffered every privation for this precious stuff little did they realize that the land over which they trekked to the diggings contained right on the surface the richest pay dirt of all worth and productivity and dollar value many times that of all the gold ever mine top soil that food producing substance so essential to our very lives from the top soil the real pay dirt of our land comes food in abundance produced with scientific know-how and modern power farming machinery [Music] plant food and humus barnyard manure essential to healthy plant growth conservation of moisture and maintenance of topsoil this valuable material is applied evenly and at any rate desired by modern spreaders with load capacities up to 125 bushels spreading manure the year round as fast as formed even in zero weather saves valuable nutrients and maintains sanitary barns but requires spreaders of great durability to support heavy loads and resist the action of manure acids power takeoff driven spreaders are ideal for year-round operation on snow-covered fields and frozen or slippery ground these spreaders apply the fertilizer thinly and evenly for best returns the straight inline power shaft saves power and permits equal turns to right or left new power loaders quickly and easily pick up manure allowed to accumulate in barns and pens with extra force to break away tightly packed manure and a high lift for the load this hydraulic powered loader can quickly fill the spreader the supporting tractors are easy to maneuver and when operating on soft ground hydraulic power to assist steering and independent toe touch wheel brakes quickly guide the tractor into position manure can profitably be applied as a top dressing for hay and pasture crops but it is usually spread on the land before plowing manure often needs a balance with commercial fertilizer some soils require heavy applications of commercial fertilizer to give the proper balance of food nutrients needed other soils need but small amounts of concentrated fertilizer possibly containing costly trace elements which should be evenly distributed this distributor applies the fertilizer evenly and at any desired rate from 10 pounds to 2 000 pounds per acre its fine settings also make it an ideal grass seeder [Music] moldboard ploughing was in former years about the most costly farm operation but modern multiple bottom plows have time saving hydraulic controls and long life replaceable shares that eliminate sharpening these features along with more efficient power have reduced plowing costs the quality of plowing has also improved this new high clearance plow has 26 inches of clearance below the frame and 24 inches front to rear between the bottoms to clear tall stubble high weeds and piles of trash axles above the beams permit full coulter adjustment and maximum trash clearance low-cost diesel power draws five or more bottoms at normal plowing depths this outfit will easily cover 25 acres per day in hard going three and four bottom tractor mounted plows are quickly coupled to the tractor through the automatic eagle hitch connecting the top link or suction adjustment is done in a matter of seconds a touch on the hydraulic control raises the plow for transport in the field the convenient hydraulic controls raise the plow for crossing grass strips and turning at the headlands new tractor mounted plows and other tillage tools are built with both up and down and sideways flexibility thus the plow holds to its depth on uneven ground and of still greater importance holds to its full cutting width on curved lands a feature of real value to the soil conservation farmer practicing contour farming stony land farming has its problems but many stony lands are highly productive a new feature in plow design protects the implement against breakage and saves the operators time the driver can work at full speed in stony land if an embedded stone is encountered the plow automatically breaks away with hydraulic controls recoupling is quick and simple the coupling mechanism relatches itself and the plow is raised to clear the stone fingertip control quickly lowers the bottoms to their work as the tractor moves forward special plows of many types meet the peculiar needs of far-flung territories the two-way moldboard plow saves the time normally lost in turning across broad plow lands the plow is especially needed in irrigated areas because it leaves no back furrow and only one dead furrow in a field being tractor mounted the operator can plow up to and close alongside an irrigation ditch to avoid an objectionable headland convenient finger touch levers raise the two-way plow reverse the bottoms and lower the plow to its work on the return trip the reversible disc plow works in a similar manner you touch a control and raise the plow touch another control to reverse the discs then lower them to their work this plow will work hard sticky soils to a depth of 14 inches large one-way disc plows meet the needs of planes areas this 18-foot outfit will cover up to 100 acres in a single day of operation [Music] new big capacity wide cut disc harrows effectively cut through heavy surface trash destroying weeds and opening the soil to receive moisture because of the parallel lift the front and rear discs cut the same depth conventional disc arrows also serve many areas for stubble disking and are especially valuable for smoothing and packing plowed fields modern discs trail well behind the tractor they are well suited to the curved lands of modern contour farming [Music] weather can be both friend and foe to the man on the land both sunshine and rainfall are needed but too much of either at the wrong time can affect yields and production costs the man with dependable power equipment can master the whims of weather much can be done during those few rare days when field work is possible in a wet spring with the fertilizer grass or legume seed and the grain seed and drill ready to go the efficient farmer gets his seeding done on time the modern drill has a band seating attachment which places the small legume seed on the soil surface in bands above the grain seed and fertilizer legume seed requires very light covering when the seeds germinate the tiny rootlets quickly reach the fertilizer the grain crop can be placed deeper in the ground along with the fertilizer for best germination and a good stand a uniform flow of seed into firm moist soil is important this sectional duplicate of a modern drill shows how the grain seed is evenly and accurately metered from the hopper to the delivery tubes the agitator in the seed hopper prevents bridging of light fluffy seeds like brome grass another view of the drill section shows the uniform flow of seed from several metering cups or feeds to see if all the feed cups on any drill are delivering seed at the same rate you can make a simple but conclusive test you jack up the drill so you can turn a wheel to drive the feeds then you place jars of equal size under the sea delivery tubes for a clearer view of the jars in our picture the disc openers and banned seeding tubes for legumes have been removed the jars now are partly filled and the seed is the same level in all of them can your present drill seed this accurately the test can be made on many types of drills including the large lister drills or furrow drills used in planes areas speaking of capacity this drill with almost a sixty foot width will cover about two hundred acres in a day allowing time for refilling the large hoppers row crop planters of many types speed up the work of planting corn beans cotton and sorghums the tractor mounted unit quickly attached through the three-point eagle hitch coupling is hydraulically raised and lowered for quick turns at the headlands good seed is the first need to get high yields of corn then a platter that will place seed in the ground at the desired depth and with a measured number of kernels per hill this sectional view of a modern case platter identifies important working parts seed plate upper valve lower valve opener or shoe in action the seed plate meters the seed into the upper valve measuring the number of kernels wanted per hill speeding up the camera provides slower motion of the action this view shows both the upper and lower valves the valves are opened automatically seed from the upper valve falls to the lower valve which drops the seed near the ground level to avoid scattering seeds from the lower valve when dropped to the pearl remain closely grouped as shown on the conveyor belt this close grouping and precise dropping of the seed is important to the modern corn grower who wants to control plant population per acre based on soil fertility each of the planting units making up this four row planter is performing in the manner just demonstrated commercial fertilizer is also being applied large hoppers to hold the fertilizer are a great convenience but placement of the fertilizer near the seed hills is most important just how this is done with modern equipment is best shown by a drawing as the seed is dropped fertilizer is also applied and placed in parallel bands on each side of the seed hills thus the seed is protected from burning but the fertilizer is close enough to be readily available to the young plants [Music] many farmers to maintain a clean weed-free field work newly planted corn and beans with a rotary hole they use the hole repeatedly from planting time till the crop is several inches high this operation is fast effective and not costly it keeps the fields clean and cuts down the cost of more intensive shovel cultivation a six-row hole will cover 100 or more acres per day this tool does its best work at fast tractor speeds and is ideal for contour planted crops a remarkable feature of this hoe is self folding the operator first releases the outer draft bars and when the tractor is driven forward the outer sections of the hole automatically fold to narrow the hole by several feet the folded hole is easily transported through farm gates and along farm lanes the unfolding operation is demonstrated with a four-section hole when the hole is back the folding sections swing about to operating position this modern cultivating outfit has the principal working shovels at the front of the tractor for quick steering response to follow the rose accurately a separate hydraulic control lifts the front gangs first and delays raising the rear shovels until they have reached the rows and after the turn the front gangs can be dropped to their work before lowering the rear gang point rows sometimes a problem with contour farmed row crops are no problem at all with a selective hydraulic lift on the cultivator watch closely the outer gang on your left see how the operator can raise this gang but continue cultivating with the right gang until the end of the longer row is reached this larger four row cultivator can be operated in the same manner watch the shovel gangs see the near gangs raised from the point rose while the far gangs continue to cultivate now the near gangs resume operation all without effort on the part of the operator pivot turning is another feature of this outfit you can come up to the headland and pivot about to the adjacent rows without stopping many four-wheel tractors are limited in turning radius this four-wheel case tractor has a turning radius of nine and a half feet the ore prospector found his pay dirt and felt richly rewarded but the real pay dirt is productive land this is valuable top soil you have seen and had described for you the management of this real pay dirt to maintain and use its productivity for high crop yields new time and labor saving equipment for fertilizing tilling the soil seeding planting and cultivating enable you to produce more food and fiber on fewer acres and at substantial savings in operation costs this is a presentation for your information by the j.i case company makers of fine farm machines since 1842 sold and completely serviced wherever you see this sign one [Music] [Applause] [Music] topsoil the magic substance treat it well mix it with water under and plant seeds in its rich body cultivate the growing crop it produces then prepare for the harvest months of hard work and a heavy investment are at stake in these fields of golden grain and corn the value received now depends on methods and the quality of harvesting equipment of which a harvesting machinery rates high in importance the clean cutting and constant running of a modern tractor mower saves more of the hay and gets the job done on time reduces the weather hazard outstanding among haymowers today is the side mounted unit the cutter bar is in clear view of the driver and like all case mowers it leaves a clean track next to the standing crop for a clean cut on the next swath the side mounted mower is completely controlled by the hydraulic system of the tractor one hydraulic control raises the inner shoe 10 inches above the ground level the shoe floating on uneven ground can raise still higher another control raises the cutter bar 75 degrees above horizontal or drops the bar 45 degrees below horizontal the sickle or knife continues to cut at all angles the side mounted mower is ideal for cutting roadsides mowing hay on terraced lands cutting ditch banks for quick attachment to the tractor and fast clean cutting with no delays at the corners none can surpass this eagle hitch mower and observe the short square turns made with the four-wheel tractor the side mounted mower can be left on the tractor for side raking hay or other trailed behind jobs during the haying season the high speed rake makes a continuous windrow on the corners the side movement of the raked teeth moves the hay the least distance and when following the path of the mower makes a fluffy windrow for good circulation of air and fast curing without bleaching the rake inverts the swath position of the cut hay the resulting windrow has the valuable fast curing leaves toward the center while the slower curing stems are on the outside you can make higher quality hay with this side delivery rate it is necessary in some climates to partially cure hay in the swath before wind drawing but under dry conditions windrowing the hay as fast as cut will preserve valuable leaves and color popular methods of handling the hay crop to reduce costs and preserve feeding value are green chopping for lot feeding or silage chopping from the windrow for barn curing or loose storage or baling with twine or wire for direct marketing or low cost storage and handling cutting five or more tons of green forage per hour this chopper with its five foot cutter bar fully meets the needs of the livestock farmer constant power takeoff from the tractor provides controlled feeding of down and tangled crops you can stop the outfit to clear the chopper and if required reverse the gathering and conveying mechanism an outstanding feature of this chopper is quick change of gathering units using one base unit for the chopping operation the owner with different quick change gathering units can harvest any crop a standing hay crop wind road hay crop or row crop the chopper cleanly picks up green hay partially cured or cured hay the large pickup drum handles the hay gently to save leaves the sturdy spring teeth lift the hay high and reduce any tendency to take in stones a final test of the performance of a chopper is its ability to chop the forage at any practical length desired cured hay is usually cut quite long six inches or more but uncured hay for grass silage is chopped into short lengths for better packing and exclusion of air the green chopped material from the case chopper is uniform in length every grass blade and stem is cut baling the hay crop with an automatic twine or wire tie baler is another favored method the capacity of a baler is pretty well indicated by the number of men required to stack the bales on the trailed wagon the baler is both pulled and driven by the tractor which has constant running power takeoff and ample reserve for both power applications the counterbalancing double plunger action of the baler makes the power load more uniform and well adapts the baler to power takeoff operation a simple hand crank adjusts the bale length bales of any length from 45 inches down to 16 inches for fork handling can be obtained you merely adjust the crank to produce the size wanted convenient controls separate engine drive if wanted a wire twister that makes every tie and leaves no wire clippings clean positive hay pickup a leaf saving feed table a capacity up to 12 tons per hour and 14 by 18 or 16 by 18 inch bales in a choice of length are yours as an owner of a case baler here is a low-cost baler for the family size farm it produces compact evenly sliced bales easy to store and feed it is a simple baler with comparatively few parts and only a few easily made adjustments it is the ideal power takeoff baler with the power flow stabilized between the streamlined feeder head and the compression plunger it produces neat firm bales ready sliced for easy feeding a three-ton load of freshly baled hay is quickly transported from field to barn with a sturdy farm truck this truck has a load capacity of 12 000 pounds [Music] the grain harvest that critical period when your investment in preparing the seed bed in seed in fertilizer in the use of land and equipment and your own valuable time through a period of months is at stake how important it is that only the most dependable harvesting equipment is used here are combines of different types and sizes that have won a worldwide reputation for their ability to save valuable grain and seed crops under most adverse conditions this six foot combine will effectively handle all freshable grain and seed crops it is exceptionally simple in construction with only three main adjustments quickly understood by any operator the ideal combine for the small to average farm this sturdy combine will cut and thresh up to 25 acres in a day it can be engine driven but a good tractor with constant running power takeoff will have plenty of power to operate it under almost any crop condition constant running power takeoff permits you to start or stop forward travel at will while the tractor continues to power the trailed machine thus when you ease the outfit across a gully or move by degrees into tangled grain the combined parts continue working at normal speed most combines will work well in ripe grain that stands up well the real test of a combine is its ability to pick up down and tangled grain sometimes intergrown with green weeds another gauge for a combine is harvesting valuable seed crops like edible beans without loss or injury to the seed this combine is the most popular of any make in the largest bean seed producing area in the world clean whole bean seed in the bag and all the beans that's what the grower wants and gets with his dependable case bean combine some conditions like uneven ripening of the grain it is desirable to windrow the crop before combining this wind drawer is power takeoff driven the belt drives cushion operation shocks on the driven parts and provide smoother operation the reel can be fully adjusted forward and back reel height above the cutter bar and height of cutting can both be readily and easily adjusted from the tractor seat cutting a full 12-foot swath this wind drawer will easily cover 50 acres or more in a day's time a large 12-foot combine is picking up wind road grain though of greater capacity than previous combines shown the combine is light running and readily driven by independent power takeoff from the tractor precise adjustments assure you clean whole grain in the bin the preferred combine for the big grower and custom operator is this 15-foot self-propelled machine read the official fuel economy record of its famous 400 engine mount the platform and observe the excellent visibility for the operator try out the effortless hydraulic controls for travel speed header lift and steering it's the favored combine for soybeans the wide 13 foot header is tailored to cut four standard rows of beans successful peanut combining really proves a machine this combine is popular with peanut growers because it effectively removes the sand and dirt which clings to the nuts and binds separation of the nuts without cracking is effectively done with the combing action of the cylinder and air lift cleaning owners report combining 100 bushels or more per hour the delivery spouts on the roomy bagging platform will take two bushel size bags the flexible bag chute floats over obstacles three bags in the chute can be dumped in rows for fast loading and hauling no crop is more difficult to combine than rice here again the powerful case 400 engine moves the machine steadily along in soft muddy fields and across levees it pressures out the top rice grains and saves the hard to get kernels most dramatic of all combines are the self-propelled hillside machines which salvage grain from unbelievably steep slopes hydraulic controls provide convenient and time-saving operation automatic leveling assures close clean cutting this is the reward clean whole beans in the bag and all the grain that your skill as a grower has produced high in grade and quality ready for market the combine unloads its 45 bushel bin in less than a minute and pressures truckloads of valuable rice in a few hours time a high-yielding crop of corn comes from well-managed topsoil the efficient use of fertilizer tillage planting and cultivating machinery its final and ultimate value will depend on the efficiency of the equipment used for the harvest including chopping for silage using the same base unit seen earlier chopping hay this operator has installed the row crop unit for chopping corn silage the row crop unit effectively gathers in all the available forage the large throated stockway has ample capacity for large hybrid corn or heavy sorghum the mass of green material entering the cutter butts first is firmly compressed for even length slicing by the large knife wheel a clean cut is important in making good corn silage if the machine is set to cut one half inch and it is in proper adjustment the mean length of the particles will measure close to one half inch besides clean cutting this chopper has unusual capacity for large volumes of forage the cutting rate in this scene is well over 15 tons per hour another attachment for the base chopping unit is the corn harvester a machine that will operate as a regular row crop chopper with capacity comparable to the standard chopper the versatile corn harvester will also pick ripe corn delivering the ears to the trailed wagon while chopping or shredding the stalks for feed or bedding the chopped stalks and leaves can be returned to the ground for easy working into the soil or to facilitate seeding of fall grains in the corn stubble because the entire stock of corn goes into the machine there is little loss of shelled corn providing clean fast picking at low cost this simply designed one row corn picker is well adapted to smaller corn acreages it is an exceptionally efficient picker getting all the corn in the field is the first test for any picker this machine gets the ears high or low and its floating stouts pick up the down stocks for extra clean work the machine can be provided with a re-cleaner to remove more of the husks the high-capacity fan effectively blows away leaves husks and silts master of all corn pickers is the new two-row tractor-mounted unit with features found in no other similar machine outstanding in simplicity and with abundant capacity this picker fully meets the needs of large corn growers everywhere when the tractor is needed for other work it is entirely practical to remove the corn picker and later remount it to resume picking the mounting of the front portion of the machine is done entirely from the tractor driver's seat after coupling the drive shafts and folding the stands the operator backs up to the elevator unit hooks it to the front unit connects the eagle hitch arms and drive shaft and folds the stands all in less than 30 minutes with five minutes for lubrication but it is performance in the field that counts most with this machine when the points are raised for turning at the headland the elevator also raises automatically to clear the wagon box on the turn as demonstrated a field operation view shows more clearly the advantage of this construction as the operator raises the points for the turn the elevator also raises and despite the gully clears the high wagon box the elevator is shut off for the turn but engaged again on the straightaway to empty the hopper with two or more stocks on every hill and a big ear on every stock high yielding hybrid corn requires much more capacity of a picker than in previous years this modern picker has the capacity needed efficient gathering chains guide the stocks to the quick snap picker rolls adjustable from the driver's seat for different picking conditions the thick ears fall at once into side elevators for delivery to the multiple roll husking bed silks and bits of leaves and trash are blown away as the picked ears are dropped to the big capacity elevator for delivery to the wagon to get all of the ears the picker has a low center gathering point coupled with forward design gathering chains in all conditions short tall lodged or down corn it does a good job of gathering and picking growers of high yielding hybrid seed favor the case two roll picker because of its big capacity and because it saves the valuable seed and picks high moisture corn without injury to the ears final proof of performance is a high rating at picking contests this contestant is waiting for the starting signal the picker gets more corn from the field husks the corn cleaner and does less shelling a proud and happy man is the winner like you will be as the owner of this outfit this is precious topsoil the real pay dirt of our land preserve it manage it well and reap the reward of a bountiful harvest a low-cost harvest with dependable equipment of big capacity equipment that operates continuously and fast to conserve quality and give you highest possible returns from your labor and investment this is a presentation for your information by the ji case company makers of fine farm machines since 1842 sold and completely serviced wherever you see this sign you