)• Canadian firm to buy Badger Co. DES MOINES, lowa Massey-Ferguson Inc. of Des Moines, lowa, and Pedlar Industrial Inc. of foronto have announced an igreement in principle for Pedlar to purchase Massey i’erguson’s wholly-owned subsidiary. Badger Nor hland Inc. of Kaukauna, 3rd ANNUAL BRED & OPEN HEIFER AtThe$ALE green Wagon Hi LIVESTOCK SALES mile North of Ephrata, Pa. 23^^ TUESDAY, MAY 15 250 - 300 BRED AND OPEN HEIFERS SOME TOP PUREBRED HEIFERS FROM A-l SIRES SOME RED & WHITE HEIFERS 30 Day Test on These Heifers Please Note: ANY SPECIAL CONSIGMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ADVERTISED SHOULD BE PHONED IN BEFORE MAY 10. WALTER H. RISSER Proprietor Office 717-733-2444 Res. 717-838-4318 ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BYJUNE2O Allow 6 weeks for delivery. 3 YEAR WARRANTY SIZE PRICE 36” x 60” $ 39.00 42” x 60” *45.00 48” x 72” *55.00 60” x 72” *78.00 60” x 84” *90.00 • Free stall barns • Stanchion type barns • Calf pens • Maternity pens • Horse barns • Farrowing crates • Work shop • Laundry room , VANCO Nylon Anchors -15* each. ? amgsW ! SALES CO ' Phone: 717-776-3494 Ask for Van Mocker. Wis. The transaction is expected to be completed by June 29. Badger Northland produces forage and feeding equipment, solid farm liquid manure handling systems, manure spreaders and mower conditioners for hay. The company, which was 6:00 P.M. COW MAT SPRING SPECIAL 15% DISCOUNT PICKED UP AT OUR LOT acquired by Massey- Ferguson in 1965, employs 400 people. Its sales in 1978 were U.S. $27 million dollars. Pedlar Industrial, which last month changed its name from Fittings Ltd., is a Canadian company .which manufactures agricultural equipment, industrial storage products and malleable and gray iron castings. The company’s sales in 1978 were estimated at approximate Canadian dollars $2B million. Massey-Ferguson Inc. is the U.S. operating company ADVANCE NOTICE MCDOUGALL DISPERSAL Tuily, N.Y. SATURDAY, APRIL 28 10 A.M. At the farm “sold” on Rt. 11 just south of Tuily, N.Y. 130 HOLSTEINS Inc. 73 good home raised cows, 12 bred hfrs., 18 large open hfrs. & balance from started calves to yrlgs. MACHINERY Inc. JD 4430 dsl., JD 4520 dsl., JD crawler, Ford 5000, Int. 450, Int. Super C, NH #7B baler w/thrower, NH #6l haybine, 2 JD chuck wagons, 5 kicker wagons, feeder wagon, NH crop chopper, OL 5-16” plows & full line of mach. Watch next week’s paper for full details. Owner, DOUGLAS MCDOUGALL Managed by Central Livestock Boyd A. Resseguie, Auct. Ph. Tuily 315-696-8446 % of Massey-Ferguson Limited of Toronto, a multinational company that manufactures farm and industrial machinery, diesel engines and construction machinery. Darwin G. Kettering, president of Massey- Ferguson Inc., said: “The sale is part of the company’s overall program to rationalize our manufac turing facilities and product lines and to concentrate on those facilities and products that make up our core business. It will free up some BIG & ■ Lancaster Firming, Saturday, April 14,1979 valuable assets that we can apply to that core business.” G. Kirkland, of Pedlar In said: “The acquisition of Northland Graeme president dustrial, proposed Badger SPECIAL NOTICE HAT & GAVEL A AUCTION CO. HAS BEEN SOLD. We will continue our Thursday Evening Sales, 5:30, until May 10. We have sufficient merchandise until that time and will not be receiving any more consignments. Wilbur H. Hosier, Auctioneer Harold K. Galebach, Partner 10 YEAR WARRANTY SIZE PRICE 36” x 60” '40.50 42” x 60” *49.00 39*/2”x65” *49.50 39V4" x 69” *51.00 42” x 72” *58.00 43 Vi” x 65” *54.00 43 Vi" x 69” *55.00 48” x 60” *55.00 48” x 66” *59.00 48” x 72” *64.00 60” x 72” *Bl.OO 60” x 85” *98.00 VANCO SALES CO. 300 CARLISLE, PA. 17013 Please send me information on BIG V COW MATS NAME ADDRESS PHONE represents a logical ex tension of Pedlar Industrial, activities in the agricultural equipment industry and reflects, our continuing commitment to needs of the dairy and livestock farmers of North America.” MAT BRANDS INCLUDE: BigV Red Barn Comfeze 1 Humane 1 European 37
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