BULK RATE
`U. S. POSTAL RATE
`PAID
`Permit No. 4
`Madella, Minn. 56062
`
`NEW MACHINES THAT CONVERT STRAW INTO
`VALUABLE LIVESTOCK FEED NOW ON THE MARKET
`Get Set to Turn Straw into Money
`
`You' ll bo hearing a lot i n the monLhs
`ahead about revolutionary new ma(cid:173)
`chines designed to turn straw Into
`money.
`One or the biggest breakthroughs
`i11 tho long search for o practical,
`ucn11nmicnl wn v to hons! tho nul ri ~
`tlonal value of straw and other low
`quality roughages is tho J-F Fabriken
`portable processor Developed in Den(cid:173)
`mark and designed excl usivel y for
`procussing straw. it's one of several
`now strnw processing machines mo k(cid:173)
`ing heudlincs
`In
`form magazines
`throughout Europe. The J- F proces(cid:173)
`sor has passed oxtensivo fiold lriols
`ond focdlug tests w ith fly ing colors
`and is nlrendy in commercial produc(cid:173)
`t ion. w ith customors wa iting in lino
`
`(Continued on next poge.J
`
`Capacity of th is first-to-be-introduced straw processor is 2 to 2 ½
`tons per hour.
`
`IN
`THIS
`ISSUE:
`
`New "hair net" for hay stacks • Round bale silage • Electric fence netting
`• Revolutionary "reversible" toolbar • New planter frame folds forward
`for transport • Can you use a chopper dolley or self-elevating bogey? •
`Readers nominate "best" and "worst" buys • Farmer field tests new IH
`rotary combine • New tractors from Deere, Allis-Chalmers.
`
`Exhibit 1107
`Bazooka v. Nuhn - IPR2024-00098
`Page 1 of 32
`
`

`

`Straw Processors
`
`[Continued fro m cover page)
`
`to ~r11h units as fast as thcv roll off the
`dsscmbly lino.
`\Vti'rf' hoping In gut ooo or two
`machine; shipped to the U.S. wi thin
`tho nrxt severa l months." reports
`T(1rry Crac,•. prl'sidunt of Farn,ax.
`M obile. Al11. I lis (,0lll tlany hantlli:s
`s11ll's of I-F l'ahri~on equipment i n the
`U.S.
`" We think the new J-F straw I>ro(cid:173)
`cossor has groa t potential for turning
`strnw into money." Crace told FARM
`SI IOW.
`that
`the
`I le antici pates
`mach ine will sel l in the U.S. in the
`$ t 5.llOO to $ t fl.000 ran go.
`Two other popular slra\'\1 pruc.es•
`sing machines in Europe are the
`T aarup, manufactured by Mask.infob(cid:173)
`rken Taarup. NS, 5300 Kerlemi nde.
`Denmark, and Farmland 's Feed
`Pror.ossor.
`A spokesman for Parmhand, hcod(cid:173)
`qunrlercd in Hopkins. Minn .. to ld
`FARM SHOW that limited slraw(cid:173)
`proc:ossing l rinls arn underway in tho
`U .S. but m ost of tho work lo dulu has
`h co11 donu hy
`rnpri:s<mlAlivos u f
`Farmhnnd's indopundenl murknting
`organization
`in England. They've
`equipped the Food Processor wi th a
`special d1•vi1 c for dpplying c:ausl i<
`soda on straw <lS il's processed in the
`machine.
`Strnw processinM machines now
`boiug sold In Euro1>c have ca 1iacit ies
`
`FARPA
`
`For"' r•nooru• In Ojerll u/1Ut'1
`inl,.rr,11•d ill l(J!t•$l fltm /Ho.Ju, I~
`
`Vol. 1 No. 5, 1977
`
`Edilor-Publishor - Harold M J11hn,ui1
`loan C. loh n"1111
`omce Manager -
`l1ubl ic.e1ion Office -
`l·ARM SI ICJ\\1
`ff~OO 2I0ll1 ~I \\'
`Johnson Uud,11111,t
`t .. ,keville. Minn "i'ill·H
`11h
`'112 ◄ fi9•,1 UH
`FARM SHOW b pnhlishr•d hi-rnnnthll'.
`II dur c; nol ou: .. r(•JH ad, l'rl1-.1nk , 11111 £1H:U'o1h
`1:xc l11s1vf !I\ 011 w,,, prucl11t.ts 1111d "-IJf\'•
`it.,•~ . • 11ul prodmt 1'\',1lua1 lom, Tht· ,ul,.
`sulpt1011 r,1tf' 1:-. $ IO 1wr, r.u (Spi'f IHI ri11t•
`lnr C:lrnrtrr S11hsr.rilwro;; 1s $>I)
`l· orf'tM,11
`..,11hli1 ript1011 .., ,m• $1 r; 111,r, 1•ar
`FARM SHOW dot•:- 1101 d11irt,W !or 111•,,
`IP,1l11rt•cl
`in l ht•
`prod1u h or ..,,,r\'i1 , ....
`ll1,tk111.1110 1\uvom• \\11th n Ill'\' produ1.1 nr
`,m\'lu\ of l111tm:~t In IM11wr~ wh,•l hur
`lnvenlor. 111.tnul~u l tm•r . 111i1r~t•I N db(cid:173)
`l rlbutor or wha1m•Pr
`IS in\'ilud l o con(cid:173)
`Incl FARM SIIOW rn~nrd111~ possihlo
`publicatio n.
`FARM SHOW allcmpts to verify prod•
`u c l c laim s in oclitor1ul r epor t s nnd
`adheres lo rigid standards. llowevcr. the
`publisher assumes no responsibility for
`accuracy and validily of claims.
`Prinled in U.S.A. All rights roservcd.
`
`2 o FARM SHOW-
`
`/- 5°
`
`of 2 l o 3112 Ions per ho ur. St raw is
`fi nuly ground ( 1 111 11/, in. l1111K) 111111
`truutud with upproxi mutol v unu gn l.
`Inn nl 'lll'lo sodium hvdroxidc solu(cid:173)
`tion por 100 lbs. of straw clrv m.illnr.
`This tM1l111u11I h,1s h1•u11 shown to
`raise its ll!t>di n11 value to levels com(cid:173)
`parable to good grass hay or grnss
`silage, ond lo al>oul 70% the lrrulng
`va lue of l>arloy.
`RPcommendations vary but lard(cid:173)
`ing or processed strnw can usually
`start about three l o eight days follow(cid:173)
`ing l realmonl. Treated straw is eaten
`wi ll i ngly by uni111uls. Ad ,dt ~u lllu
`will out
`IO 10 20 lbs. nr processed
`straw per dav. depending on the
`crude fiber content of al hor food
`components. This moans that as
`much as half the roughage of dairy
`cattle mny bo processnd straw, and up
`to two-thi rds or tho roughagi: for
`young stock and beef cows. Proces(cid:173)
`sed straw is. howevor. very low in
`protein and 11111sI bo properly sup(cid:173)
`plemented to provide an adeq uate ra(cid:173)
`tio n
`Proccssod slraw is easily hondlod
`by silage equipment or front end
`loaders. and is easily mixed wilh si(cid:173)
`logo and conccn lroles for complete
`rati on feeding.
`•
`Proc:nssod straw must be kept dry
`but docs not require spacial storage
`conditions or structures. It's high pl I
`lll-ll.5) retards uctivi ty of haclr ria and
`fungi so spoi lngo is not n problem .
`Covrragu with plastic is not recom(cid:173)
`mended. Some farmers have slor1Jcl
`processed straw in tho bottom ofvor(cid:173)
`lical silos lo absorb tho highly uut(cid:173)
`rilio11s juices whir.h normally seep
`oul of regular silogo placed above it.
`I lore. according lo Henning Ped er(cid:173)
`son of the I-F Fa briken Co .. ls how his
`company's new processor, designed
`l o process straw bales. works:
`In dividual bales are placed on the
`foeder table. While the bnle is being
`choµpecl. ii is kept In posi tion by a
`ho lder plotr obovr It and fl grntr.
`Fingrr knives in the chopper cut a
`numbor of tracks in tho hale. Th!' ef(cid:173)
`fc~I is comparable to 20 circular sow
`blades r.utling through a straw ha ln.
`A fter choppi ng. tho straw passes
`through a svstmn uf fi11ger slwarbars.
`1•nsuring that all straw in the hale is
`1.hop1wd in short p ieces.
`The spcciu l chopping syst,•111 spill,
`most of the straw l<'ni,ithwisc sn thut
`the liqu id mixtu rrnfsod ium hy drnx(cid:173)
`idrcah bc nppli<"d lo l hl• innprsideof
`thr sl raw. The liquid is sprayed 011 as
`sl rnw I,•nvos the chopper and falls
`iut o tho mixing vcssPI.
`"After three days and thrcn nights
`of slorago. digestibi li ty is i:loso 111
`m uXi111u 111 01u.l
`foudi 11~ can sln rt .''
`says Pederson. "The prnr.essod and
`treated straw is very compact. with
`from 2 to 4 l imos as 11111c:h density as
`regular untreated straw ba les."
`For moro detai ls on straw proces(cid:173)
`si ng equipment. conlocl the man(cid:173)
`ufacturers of the recent ly -introducecl
`processing equipment shown i n the
`accompany ing photos.
`
`T h e Farmhand cau stic sod a applicator is mounted on a basic Farm(cid:173)
`h and Feed Processor which requires at least 85 lractor hp.Soda solution
`is m etered by a roller vane pump as slraw enters Uie Processor . for
`more d etails, c ontact: FARM SHOW Followup, Farmhand, Inc., 1011
`South 1st St. , Hopkins, Minn. (ph. 612 938-7651 ).
`
`The JF strnw processor re11uires ab out 70 pto hp and applies caustic
`soda solution as straw leaves the hammermill-type grinder. " Hard(cid:173)
`mix ing" occurs in the mixin g c h amber where liquid is rubbed into tho
`slraw by a beater-type mixer . Capacity is 2-2¼ tons p er h r. For more
`details, contact: FARM SHOW followup, Terry Grace, Farmax. Box
`8523, Mobile, Ala . :16608 (ph. 205 479-8663).
`
`The T aarup Straw Processor has a ca1>acity of 2-2¼ tons per hr. and
`requires a 100 hp tractor. Ca ustic soda solution is applied as straw
`leaves the grinder. A series of spiked rotors massages the solution into
`the straw. For m o re d eta ils, contact : FARM SHOW followup, Maskin(cid:173)
`fabriken Tanrup N S, 5300 Kerteminde, Denmark.
`
`Exhibit 1107
`Bazooka v. Nuhn - IPR2024-00098
`Page 2 of 32
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`
`Net is easily secured lo stack top
`by tying it at both ends with
`twine.
`
`1-~ - FARM SHOW D 3
`C.
`,114£1,, t
`1i\l "t•, tC.~
`
`"It works," says Howard Hanson who has tested the netting on stacks
`made with most types of one-man stacking equipment, including
`Deere, Hess ton , Owatonna, McKee, Farmhand and his own Hanson
`Dry-Chop Stacking System.
`
`KEEPS TOPS INTACT REGARDLESS
`OF HOW HARD THE WIND BLOWS
`New "Hair Net"
`for Hay Stacks
`
`To introduce the new "hair net" for
`hay stacks, he's offering lhe 100 fl.
`rolls (1 2 ft. wide) at $ 35 per roll, in(cid:173)
`cluding shipp ing anywhere in the
`U.S. That figures out to right at $1 .4D
`per stack per year. assuming the net
`can be reused for five years and that
`one roll will take care of fi ve stacks.
`recommends
`netting
`Hanson
`slacks as soon as possible after
`they're mode, then leaving the net(cid:173)
`ting intact until the stack is roady lo
`be feel or processed. Stacks can be
`moved aod handled without disturb(cid:173)
`ing tho notting.
`For more details. contact: FARM
`SHOW Followup. Hanson Dry Cho p
`Systems, Box 306, Wolverton. Minn.
`56594 (ph. 2·10 995-2344).
`
`•
`
`a
`Howard Hanson finally found it -
`low cost way to keep Freshly-made
`slacks of loose or chopped hay from
`blowing away.
`His solution: A '' hair net'" for hay
`s tacks that keeps the lops intact re(cid:173)
`gardless of how hard the wind blows.
`·· w e' ve tested it on all kinds of
`stac ks made by n wide variety of
`one-man stocking syst ems. We know
`it works,'" Hanson
`told FARM
`SIIOW.
`He manufactures and markets the
`Hanson Dry Chop system which tows
`behind a forago chopper lo stack dry
`chopped hay or roughage as it 's har(cid:173)
`vested. '" Even s tacks of straw, milo or
`cornstalks - which generally are the
`worst to blow -
`stay put when
`they're protected with this netting,'"
`says Hanson .
`The netting is mois ture proof, rot
`resistant and r.olorcd black to resist
`ultra-violet mys of the sun. '"We fig(cid:173)
`ure it can be roused every year for al
`least 5 years , .. says Hanson. lie has
`the nailing custom fabricated in 100
`ft. rolls measuring 12 ft. wide. One
`roll will cover four or five stacks, de(cid:173)
`pendi ng on how close yc,u measure
`and how much "lap over'" you allow
`for the ends. "One man can put the
`netting on but it works best if there's
`someone al each end of tho stock. It
`tokes two persons only a minute or
`two lo cul off a 20 ft. length of netting
`from the 100 ft. roll, lay it over the lop
`and then tie the ends with twine. You
`can hang weights around the edge of
`the netting lo help hold it down but
`.iur experience indicates that adding
`weight is n' t all that necessary. Sim(cid:173)
`ply typing the net together al both
`ends of the stack with twine seems to
`d o the job," explains Hanson.
`
`Exhibit 1107
`Bazooka v. Nuhn - IPR2024-00098
`Page 3 of 32
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`

`Les Renner reports that his new 1H " rotary" has no cyli nder or straw walkers.
`
`Pho to• by Pannlngton County Cou.rant
`
`Owner Reports on New IH "Rotary"
`
`Repr in ted from the Penn i n gto n
`County Couranl, 11ubl ished al Woll,
`S. Dak .. and written by D. R. Lewis.
`Editor.
`
`" It 's a now concept in threshing,"
`said Les and Rod11oy Renner, the
`owners of this new 24' lnternatinnnl
`combine.
`Instead of a cy linder and straw
`wa lkors. this now mach i ne has a
`rotor. All threshing and most of tho
`separating of grain is donr. in lho first
`couple feel of the rotor.
`lnlernnl ionn l has horn1 very hush(cid:173)
`hush on t his new mach ine. They
`have bui It only :100 oncl ·11 of them
`arc being used in South Dukulu. IL
`probably won't he ovailnblo on the
`open market until nox l yoar. So for
`there isn't ovun any lilornturu out on
`tho machine.
`Actual ly, lntrrnationa l made th~ir
`first rotor combine 11 yea rs ago. They
`hove been working ever since per(cid:173)
`fecting their idea. Tlw comhi,w will
`hnrvcsl Pvorything from r.nrn. wlw111
`and benns Lo 1111111'1 and rlt:.,,
`
`Straw goes lhree and a ha l f limes
`round the rotor bcforn ii roaches tho
`cnu. whereas the conventiona l eyl(cid:173)
`indor only w orks on tho straw ahou l
`one-t hird of n turn.
`The mochino cos ts between
`$55.000 and $110.000.
`Tho olut:tronics 011 I hu m achi 1111 arn
`amazing. J\11 tho mnjnr shnfts hnvc: n
`monitor and di14ilal read-outs in the
`air-conditinned cab.
`T his machine hos a 43G cu bi1, inch
`turbo drive diesel engine. It is rated al
`165 hp. It hos a 175 bushel wheat bin
`and when the machine is loaded it
`weighs about 30.000 pounds.
`"When they wore trying l o sell us
`1his now mnchi ne." Los snid. " they
`wined us and dined us clown al
`Mi tchell and told us all tl11J things
`this now rotor would do. Al that limo
`I said lo Rodncv -
`if that machine
`wi ll do onl v halfwhnt lhny say ii will
`do. I'd be satisri od."
`Su rar l{unners have harvested 200
`acrc•s with thu Irnw machine nnd ii is
`working nc;; good ns tho pnginnors snicl
`ii would.
`
`EDITOR'S NOTE: The new International Harvester
`Axial Flow "rotary" combines reportedly will be
`the feature attraction at the company's exhibit at
`the upcoming Farm Progress Show. It will be held
`Sept. 27, 28 and 29 near Washington, Iowa.
`
`Les Renner al the controls of h is new IH "rotary" com bine.
`4 □' FARM SHOW J-5"°
`
`Exhibit 1107
`Bazooka v. Nuhn - IPR2024-00098
`Page 4 of 32
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`

`·rgasbo
`
`Harold John son
`Editor
`
`" lliggest farm tractor in the world" Is how Ver(cid:173)
`sa1ilP bills ils brand new fl-w heel drive tractor.
`First publir; s howing is sla1cd for 1ho 1977 Farm
`l'rug rcss Show lo ho held Sopl. 27. 28 and 2!1 near
`Washington. Iowa.
`Dr.volopnrl by Vorsa lilu's Forgo, N. Dok .. man(cid:173)
`ufucturing facil ity. it 's a s inglo powor unil drivun
`by a 600 hp Cummins diesel and l)quippcd wilh
`four axols. II hos lnndom. i ndependently s us(cid:173)
`pe nded axles front ,ind rear, rmd arliculalcs and
`osci llates between the pairs a l tande m axles. Tho
`cab and fuel lank are up tronl. the e ngi ne in lho
`ro11r. A close c ircuit TV system mo nllors imple(cid:173)
`ment actio n behind the tractor.
`
`Dic key- john deale rs we've visilctl rcccnUy a rc un(cid:173)
`derstandably exc:lled about the company's new
`monitors. inclurling the firs t 1010I performance
`111oni1oring system 1:vor d(•voloped for farm trm:(cid:173)
`lors.
`On a singln coosolP thnl mounts o n tho hood or
`fonder in nnsy view oft ho r,pornlor. it givosn direct
`rr:adnul of wheel sli p. nnKine rpms. pto spncd.
`e n g ine hours . Lru,• ~round speed. dislance
`lruvolod. acros worked and bollury vullago ou tput.
`Audible a larm s sound whenever wheel s lip.
`ground speed ornngine hours exceed preset Ii mils.
`Also now from lli, key- jo hn . hcadquarlored a l
`/\ 11burn. Ill.. [ph. 217 483-6181 1 ls a Radar Sensor.
`billrd as .. thP most advancnd method ovor devised
`for meas uring lruo ground spocd of ag oquip(cid:173)
`me n, ... and the Scannnrntic R. a new complete
`plante r petformance mon itor. It automatically
`scans the populntions being planted in each row
`a nd has a nuw, oxcl11sivo feature -
`It has a bui It- in
`atreage counter and keeps lrac k of th e area
`planled. Also new is a bin temperature monito r
`which automatically keeps tabs on lhe condillon of
`sto red grain.
`
`A group of forme r key employees of whul used lo
`be Trojan Sned Co .. O li via. Minn .. has sta rted their
`own Kcltgen Sped Co .. headed by Koilh Kollgen.
`president. who fur lhu µasl 17 yea rs has boon
`Trojan's cllreclor of resea rc h. Things changed fo r
`K~ ltgen and a number of olhor velc•ran
`managomon l-lcvol s taffers w hr n Trojan was
`purc hased by Pfizer Cnnolics. So. they decided lo
`pool some 101 ycnrs of combiood so~d rind ind11s(cid:173)
`lry oxporinnco n11d r1111 thei r uwn show,
`Bon rd mumbors uro Keith Kcllgon. prosidenl and
`general managr.r: Tom Mack, vice president o r re(cid:173)
`sear<.h and rlevclopmenl : Bob Bauma n. vice presi(cid:173)
`de nt of produclion; Uarwl11 Ke llgun. Northum Di(cid:173)
`visl1Jn sa les ma nager; Jim S heaffer. sou the rn Divi(cid:173)
`s ion sales ma nager: a nd Pal Erickson. Corpornlc
`Secre t a rv-Trensu rc r.
`Tho new compa ny's primary sa les te rritory is 1he
`Dako tas. Minnosola. Montana. Idaho. Nebraska.
`Kansas. Colorado and Tcxns. Bookings of Kellgen
`I lybrids for planti ng in '78 are a lready unclerway.
`
`Twenty five hybrids. ranging from 80 to 120 day
`maturity. are being offered. along with g rain sor(cid:173)
`ghu m hybrids, a forage sorghum hybrid and a
`sorghum-sudan hybrid.
`For 1he past 17 years. Keltgen has demonstrated
`on uncanny knack fo r being "firstest with-the m osl(cid:173)
`esl." His c redits include TX 68, the world's ear(cid:173)
`liest dent hybrid; TXS 102. the hybrid that virtu(cid:173)
`ally put Trojan on I ho Corn Bell mop by winning 12
`slnto ond o ne national championship in the na(cid:173)
`tional corn yield contest: and the firs t commercial
`introd uction of high lys ine corn.
`Thal impressive record is reflected in lho fact lhe
`new company Is off lo a running start. Soon after
`word got out. unsolic ited applications from vete(cid:173)
`ran seed corn deale rs slar1e d coming in. The com(cid:173)
`pany. ho ping to hove 2UIJ dealers signed up by the
`e nd of t he year. had reached 1hoirq1101a by the e nd
`of August.
`
`In searching through some papi,rs the other doy. l
`run across a dippi ng from a column writlen by
`Morv Ru ssoll . fcJrme r ndilor of Tho Ncbruska
`Farmer. I lo tol ls o hilarious story of pioneer days.
`•• As the people of pioneer limes were wont to do.
`tho poop lo ho lolls about carried o n onooflheirrare
`gcl-loget hc r parties Into tho wee hours. As the
`ch ildrun KOi slcrnpy. ihcy were piled into a bed(cid:173)
`room lo s leep.
`··some Leen-agers. s till wide awoke. decided lo
`have some fun. They switched the oute rc:lothing of
`thP s leepi ng c hildren. When ii ca me lime 10 break
`up the parly. parents colloc1od 1he ir c hildren. de(cid:173)
`pending o n clothing for identification.
`··1 .0 and behold . when daylig ht dawned al home.
`tho wrong children were with the rig hl poronls (cid:173)
`o r vice versa. ll11l gelling tho c hildre n sorted oul
`and rolurnecl was n't simple. A horse-and-buggy
`trip to iho proper ho mo of1on found lhal homo
`deserted, for the pare nts were off on a I rip of I heir
`own to return I he c hildren they had e nde d up with.
`" II wns weeks hefore rvcrything was slra ighl(cid:173)
`wrnd o ut." Russel l relates.
`I le nolcs 1ha1 the slory originally was told by
`Mrs. IJrrnR Chris man. or Scolls blurr. Nob .. in
`" Ploncor S tories of Cuslor County Ncbrnska ... It's
`a lso in the book "Sod Walls ... wr illen by Roger
`Welsch, n Nobrnskn Weslyn n Universi ty professor.
`
`I lea rned a good lesson ,en --secret warranties .. a
`wh ilo buck. Our H17fi Pinlo. on w hic h tho regular
`s tatod wa rranty hud a lrond y expirod al 25.000
`miles. developed a c licking engine no ise a l a bout
`26,000 miles. Si nce ii wns oul of rogularwnrran1y, I
`took it to a locn l mocha11ic rnlhor lhnn boc k to the
`dealer. Figured it wns on ly somethi ng mino r any(cid:173)
`ho w . li ke maybe a stuck valve.
`Come lo find 0111. the pislo ns wore shot nnd tho
`cylinder walls scored. Total cost of 1ho complole
`overhaul. including parts and labor. was rig ht at
`$282. The mochonic cn llod o half dnzo11 plncos ond
`had lo wa il almost a week lo gel the pisto ns.
`--seems a l01 of Pi nto owners are having pisto n
`problems. They' re ha rd lo gel." he told me.
`Soon us II was fi xed. I drove to the Ford dealur.
`Only lhon did I learn about Ford's "secret war(cid:173)
`ranty" o n Pintos. appare ntly prompted by faulty
`design of the splns h syslo111. Pa r1lc ulorly in cold
`weal her. ii doesn't --sp lash" e nough oi l to prope rly
`lubricatr 1hr pistons.
`Ford pnid the tnb for tho comploie ovorhnul -
`which I likn. Whol I don·t like is lhnl I hnd lo find
`oul about thn "se<.:ret" warranty in su<.:h n round•
`nhm1I , 1,npponsluncu way.
`Chevrolol hos u simllMr --sc<.:rcl warranty" undur
`w hich some Vcg.i owne rs gal new e ngines lo re(cid:173)
`place o riginal onos which ovorhoaled .
`Manufacturers don·1 widely a d verti se these
`.. secret warranties ... You have lo hil on them by
`nccidenl or gel lippe d off by o friendl y mechanic.
`like I did. The mcchonlc notes that anothe r .. secrol
`warranty" mos t car owners do n't know about is the
`5-yen r or 50.000 mi le coverage on a ll emissio n
`control parts. If they go bad. the factory Is required
`by the EPA lo fix them.
`
`Almasi every day, we get ca lls or letters from
`FARM SHOW readers asking for the dales and
`local ions of major fa rm s hows and exposit ions. In
`many cases, readers te ll us they're planning a vaca(cid:173)
`tion or business trip and wan t to lake In a particular
`show while in the a rea.
`Herc, in a lphobelica l order. is u listing of some of
`the larger s hows throughout the U.S .. Canada a nd
`Europe to be held yel 1his year. ond in 1978:
`/\G Expo -
`Jan . 1 7-19. Spokane , Wos h .;
`American Pork Congress-Mar. 8-10, Kansas City,
`Mo.: Amoricon Royal - Nov. 8-19. Kansas City.
`Mo.; California Form Show - Feb. 14-16. Tulare;
`Conodc, Western Farm and Rouc h Show - Mar.
`27-Apr. 1. Edmon1on. Elbe rta; Dixie Nolio no l
`Uvest.ock Show, Feb. 3-19. Jackso n. Miss. ; Empire
`Form Days, Augus l 8-l U. Seneca Castle. N.Y.;
`Form Progress S how. Sept. 27-29 near Washing(cid:173)
`ton. Iowa a nd. in 1978, on Sept. 26-28 near Taylor(cid:173)
`ville, Ill.; lligh Plains Agribusiness Exposit ion.
`Sep I. IJ-1 O. Lubboc k. Texas; Nolionol Dairy Collie
`Congress. Sept. 24-Ocl. 2. Waterloo. Iowa.
`Nolionol Form Moc hinory Show. Fob. 15-111.
`Lo uisvi lle. Kly.: Notio nal Western Slack Show.
`Ia n. 13-21, Denver. Colo.: Northern Form S how.
`Jun. 19-21. Minneapolis, /vlinn.; Ohio Form Sci(cid:173)
`e nce Jleview. :Sept. 2-22. Columbus: Pe nnsyJvonic,
`Form s·how, Ja n. 9-13. llarrisburg: Ohio Pocver
`Sho,v. Ja n. 21- 2l, Columbus: Sou thern Form
`Shocv. Mar. "I0-1 2, Ft. Worth. Tex.::J-J Show. April
`27-30. Groat Bond. Kan.; Triumph of Agricultur<'
`Sho1v, Mar. 14-15. Omaha. Nob.; Wcslcrn Fnnn
`Sho1v. Feb. 2!i-Mar. I. Kansas City. Mo.; Wisconsin
`Form Progress Doys, Aug. 1-:1. nonr Clinlo nville:
`World Dairy Expo. Oc l. 4 -8 Madiso n. Wis.
`Major European
`farm
`shows
`In c lude:
`lntornCJlio nni Exhibition of Fam, Mochinriry. Nov.
`9-13. Bologna. Italy; lntenwlionol l\gricul turccl
`Moc l1in e ry Fair. April 11-1 6, Zaragoza. Spain ;
`inle rno lionol Ag ric ullurol Foir of Vernono. Mar.
`12-19. Ve rona. llaly; lnternc,lio nol Agricuilurol
`Mac hinery £xhibll. Mar. 5-12. Pnris. Franc:e:
`intcrnc11lu nc,I Agriculturol Show. May. 1978.
`Frankfort . Germany: lloyc,1 Agric11it11roi S how.
`J11ly 3-G. Ko11ilworth. Warwickshire. England.
`or n il the above s h ows, the lnt e rnalional
`Mac hinery S how in Fronce. lo be he ld in Paris
`March 5-12. is tho largest. Billocl os tho largest In
`the world, ii a llracls a houl o ne milli o n exhibitors
`of machinery. livoslock. poull ry and agricultural
`products. If you'd like lo go. the re's still space
`available o n a specia l lo ur being planned by A llied
`Farm Tours. You·d de part March 2 from Chicago or
`Now York. lour 1he Fronkforl and I le idulberg areas
`of Cormany and arrive in Paris Mar. 4 for 1he big
`s how. Tho lour dcp;irls Paris on Marc h 7 for Brus(cid:173)
`sels. then swings over lo Amsterdam. Casi. in(cid:173)
`cluding meals. lodging a nd lransporlalion. is right
`a1 $950 from Now York.$ 1.075 from Chicago. For
`more do1nils. contac t FARM SIIOW Followup. Al(cid:173)
`lied farm Tours. 800 Oak SI. , Winnetka. Ill. 60093
`
`Worth re11ea ting: " It's not t he critic who counts.
`nor the man who points 041 how 1he strong man
`stumhlocl. or whero the doer of deeds could have
`rlone thom belier. The c redit be longs to the man
`who is actua lly in the arena. whose fnce Is marred·
`by dust and swcol and blood . whoslrlves valiantly,
`who errs and who comes sho rt again a nd again.
`who knows tho greal e nthus iasms. the great devo(cid:173)
`lio ns and spends himself in a worthy ca use. who al
`the best knows the triumphs o r hig h achle veme nls,
`a nd who at the worst. If ho foi ls. a1 least fails while
`d uring g rcnlly. so 1ha1 his place shall never be
`among those cold nnd 1imid s ouls who know
`noithor pily nor dofeal.''- Theod ore Roosevelt
`
`i- S- FARM SHOW D IS
`
`Exhibit 1107
`Bazooka v. Nuhn - IPR2024-00098
`Page 5 of 32
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`Exclusive cross conveyor and uniformly sloping sides (37°) un load
`ground high mo is ture ear corn, high moisture shelled corn a nd oth er
`"sticky" materials without bridging. Shown is Erwin Denzin, ma n(cid:173)
`ufacturer.
`
`HANDLES EAR CORN OR HIGH MOISTURE
`GRAINS WITHOUT BRIDGING
`
`Power Gravity Box
`First of Its Kind
`
`A control hand le on tho cross con(cid:173)
`veyor. which operoles off n combina(cid:173)
`tion pto and bell dri ve. can bo nipped
`on and off to gradua lly "inch" the
`load. Or, tho npron con be pul in grcar
`1111d the onlire load discharged in a
`mailer of seconds.
`Tho box is made o f 12 gauge steel
`0 11!1 measures 7 ft . wide. 10 rt. long
`and 5 ft. deep. It holds 212 bu. nnd
`weighs 1,534 lbs .. which figuros nut
`to obout 7 1/, lbs. uf box weight por bu.
`of capacity (without sideboards).
`"That's heavier than any olhor steel
`wagon box on the markol that wo
`know of." says Denzin. I le notes that
`tho top side co mos with huill-in slake
`if you wanl
`lo add
`pockets
`siclebunrds.
`Tho plo-d ri ven cross conveyor is
`avai lablo wi th stn;,dnrd right hand
`{u nits with loft hand
`discharge -
`discharge nnd
`fronl-mount~d pto
`drive nro avniloblo o n spoi:inl order).
`The new-sty le power gravity bux
`rola i ls fnr $!1!15.
`For more dolnils. Lonlor.t: FARM
`SHOW Followup. Denzin uncl Rnh11
`Mfg. Co .. Hwy. 15 1 N .. Waupum .
`Wis. 5:1963 {ph. -114 n4-5794) .
`
`You've never seen any thing like it -
`o first-of- its-kind powor gravity box
`1h01 handles high moisture shelled
`corn . car corn and other "sticky"
`grains wilhoul tho usual bridging
`problems. What 's more. it's designod
`so all four wheels carry an equal
`amount of woight. making a full y(cid:173)
`loaded wagon loss apl lo lip on roll(cid:173)
`ing ground than r:onvontional " high
`side" grnvily wagons.
`Tho key excl usive feature of the
`new-style Derco gravity box is a hot(cid:173)
`torn cross conveyor. The ,.._,ago n's J7°
`sloping sides gravity feed oar corn or
`grain into the 19½ in. wide horizon(cid:173)
`tal apron which. in turn. powers ii
`oul the discharge chute in a mal tur of
`seconds.
`" In testing Ihe prototypes. we used
`them to haul high moisture oar corn
`right from the picker. .. We had no
`bridging problems whntsocvcr wi th
`regular high moisture car corn, or
`ground high moisture corn." reports
`En-vin Denzin, designer and mm1•
`ufaclurer. "We hovon 't tried it with
`finely ground oats or barley but I be(cid:173)
`lieve it will handlo uvcn this ty pe of
`food wilhoul bothersome bridging
`problems. II works great for hand Ii ng
`high moisture ground corn as
`it
`comes oul of tho silo. You can load
`from the si lo c.llrcc:lly inlo tho wagcn, .
`then use the cross conveyor and dis(cid:173)
`c:harg<' chute lo unlond into n focdor
`auger or directly inlo a low-slung
`lenceline bunk."
`e, □ FA'Yl!l,ftWY( 1-S"°
`
`WELD ANY GRADE OF STEEL OR CAST IRON
`You'll Like These
`New Welding Rods
`
`Special electrodes designed Io make
`easy work out of tough welding jobs
`are now avai lable in a new Coordl(cid:173)
`Pak kit from Coordinated Industries.
`Unlike ordinnry elcctroclos. the
`Cordi-Pak rods hnvr r.oalings that
`<:onlnin a high pnrc:cntagu of powder
`molal alloys, providing an easy I