IH exports shipload CHICAGO; 111. To cut tran sportation costs. International Harvester has for the first time chartered an entire ocean freighter to export $l5 million worth of agricultural equipment to Australia. The project is saving IH ap proximately 50 percent in overland freight, ocean freight, and other transporation and handling costs, according to Jack C. Smith, vice president, international sales for IH’s Equipment Group. The vessel chartered for the shipment arrived last week in Geelong, Australia loaded with more than 450 IH combines, grain headers, tractors and implements after a four-week voyage from the Port of Charleston, S.C. Smith said that with this ship ment, IH’s agricultural equipment exports to Australia are now more than 50 percent higher than they were at this time last year. “This is a very good indication of Versagli s~\ AMI president KENNETT SQUARE Joseph Mushroom Farms, Coatesville. Versagli Sr., Landenberg, is the Versagli was one of the new assumed this month president American Mushroom Institute’s of the American .Mushroom In- original fouders Z 7 years ago. His stitute,Kennett Square. major-concern for the AMI this Versagli has been self-employed year is government relations. He as a mushroom grower since high - stated anti-dumping and 406 ac school/when he joined G. Versagli tions that the AMI is pursuing, in and Sons. Versagli left his brother,' an effort to control imported Vince,and his father, Guiseppe in mushrooms from the Peoples 1979 to open EUicott Mushroom Kepuohc of China, will restructure Farms, Avondale, with his sons, the price of mushrooms, malting Joseph Jr. and Robert. Versagli is the mushroom industry profitable also part-owner of Keystone once again. See the difference when you roll your _ silage with a ROSKAMP SILAGE HOLIER MILL When you roll silage fresh - just before feeding - you’ll see the difference in increased milk w production: higher butterfat; bigger, faster gains. Rugged differential drive and spiral corrugation tears silage apart, cuts cobs into edible pieces (NO COBS LEFT IN THE BUNK) and cracks every kernel for maximum feed efficiency. Small, Stationary Ear Corn Mills Available Northeast Equipment Co. Shaffer Firm Equipment Stouffer Bros., Jnc. Northeast, Pa. Curryville, Pa. Chambersburg, Pa 814-725-1888 814-793-2267 717-263-8424 Allegheny Star Silo Clapper Farm Equip., Inc. Jackson Center, Pa. Alexandria. Pa , 412-662-4191 814-669-4465 Barrett'Equipment Co. Smicksburg, Pa. 814-257-8881 Multi Service Equipment Corp. Somerset, Pa. 814-445-6842 the tremendous acceptance of IH agricultural equipment in Australia, expecially our Axial- Flow combines,” Smith noted. “Of all the products on the shipment, about 40 percent are combines,” he said. Joseph A. Burger, manager, IH international ' transportation & distribution, said ocean freight and other transportation savings are'being realized through' the exclusive charter of the freighter, the shorter overland distance from IH factories to the Port, of Charleston, compared with other ports, and - the excellent cooperation of the' Charleston and Australian port authorities. The ship is bound for the port at Geelong, which is only a half mile from the IH Australia plant. IH employees at its Geelong plant will, be preservicing and preparing the equipment for shipment to Australian dealers. The remainder is new R.T. Markle Farm Equip., Inc. State College, Pa 814-237-3141 Tom Dunlap Jersey Shore, Pa 717-398-1391' of ag equipment “down under’ of the shipment bound for western Australia will be unloaded at Perth. The project took the close cooperation of DH Australian and North American manufacturing, marketing and transportation fill the dock area at the Port of Charleston. Australia marked the first time IH exported an S.C., below, prior to being driven onto the entire shipload of agricultural equipment to Swedish flag vessel “Saudi Express’’. Above, Australia by chartered vessel, saving the two of the 176 combines on the shipment are company approximately 50 percent in land and driven up the ship's roll on/roll off ramp. The sea transportation costs. « - w / J&k. Inventory Clearance On The Workhorse 1981 Models SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER TODAY T■ C* Antnmatinii Sollenberger Silos Corp, Marshall Machinery, Inc. Tri-State Farm Automation Chambersburg, Pa Honesdale Pa Hagerstown, Md. 717-264-9588 717-729-7117 301-790-3698 J . 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