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the small attendance, but
he’s interested nonetheless
in giving it another try next
year. “There was low at
tendance, but those who
came offered very good
potential,” said Ray Shenk,
a Dari-Kool, Bou-Matic
dealer from Lititz. “There
has been plenty of tune to
talk,” said Godwin.
“One man told me that he
hadn’t been to the Farm
Show in seven years because
of the crowds and stale air,
but he came to this show and
enjoyed it,” Godwin said.
Realtor Richard Brandt
had a booth at the Machinery
Expo because he wanted a
chance to participate in the
mainstream of Penn
sylvania agriculture and
chat with farmers. He can’t
get into the January Farm
Show, so the new show was
just the ticket for him. “This
gives us a chance to see
things at more of a relaxed
pace,” he began, echomg the
comment of nearly everyone
there that the crowds were
thin. He liked it that way,
stating that people don’t
have time to talk at the
Farm Show
“A lot of the farmers I
talked to said they really
enjoyed it,” Brandt con
tinued. As for the dealers
who were represented at the
show, Brandt observed that
there was considerable
grumbling at first because of
the low attendance. But
when they got to their motel
rooms in the evening and
analyzed the situation, they
found they had found real
good prospects.
“Definitely! ” said William
Shirk without a moment’s
hesitation when he was
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asked whether the Expo was
worthwhile. He noted that he
had at least twice as many
inquiries about his sythebc
lubricants than he an
ticipted. He thought the
small crowds were helpful
because people had tund to
stop and talk.
A Centre County farmer
and Patz dealer, Bill Lucas,
thought the show was
“great.”
“It was mostly farmers
here and that’s who we want
to talk to,” he said in a
convincing tone. Like all of
the other exhibitors that
Richard Brandt,
realtor, appreciated the
Machinery Exposition
because it went about at
a more relaxed pace than
the big Farm Show in
January. “We had a
chance to talk - people
are too busy to talk at the
Farm Show,” he said.
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wanted to come back.
George Heath and Dick
Pennett, also Patz Company
representatives, agreed with
Lucas. They said they would
have liked to have seen more
visitors, but were pleased
with those who did come
because they came to in
spect, inquire, and talk.
John Hefty, a distributor
of gram handling systems
from Watsontown, figured
the Expo should get off the
ground in a couple of years
with the proper amount of
advertising. Although he
“believes this first try will
represent a financial loss for
him, he felt the attendance
was good considering it was
so poorly publicized. “The
crowd for this first year was
about what I expected... and
if we got this much without
advertising, it’s pretty
good,” he said. “We’ll be
here again next year,” he
assured. “Some fanners
prefer a show during this
time of year,” he concluded.
Three men from Royster
Fertilizer Company agreed
that the Expo was a good
thing. “We feel that we
talked to as many people
here as we would have at the
Farm Show,” said Don Lohr.
“Less people, but the kind
who were interested ... a
higher percentage of ag
oriented people,” added
Harold Brecht. “A little
more promotion and ad
vertising and this show could
grow into a big thing in the
next two, three, or five
years,” offered Dave Borsoi.
“We like the 3-day show.
Anybody that wants to come
can come. The weather is
better in March than it is in
January. We have prospects
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Patz Company representatives were in agreement that the Pennsylvania
Farm Equipment Exposition was a good thing. Said Bill Lucas, left, “I think it was
a great show - it was mostly farmers here and that's who we want to talk to."
With him are Dick Bennett and George Heath.
Attendance to the Pennsylvania Farm Machinery Exposition was. Jt
John Hefty and son John Jr. expected. Despite disappointment from an in
vestment point of view, they believe the show has potential and they'll want to
come back next year.
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