u—jiiypiement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 28,1984
Biggs Inc. stages open house on Groundhog Day
The International Harvester
dealership of Benjamin Brothers
was only one year old when A.
Wallace Biggs went to work for the
Rising Sun, Maryland, firm as a
partsman in 1947.
Biggs remained an employee of
Benjamin Brothers until 1974,
Eckroth Bros, spans
three generations
In 1946 Robert R. Eckroth began
a career as New Ringgold’s
Harvester dealer by selling his
first tractor to local farmer
William Mimm, Sr.
In 1966 the business was sold to
Robert’s son, Lorton L. Eckroth,
Sr., who remained at the helm until
1983 when his nephews, Daniel and
Eugene Eckroth, bought the firm
and formed the partnership of
Eckroth Bros. Farm Equipment.
As grandsons of the founder,
Daniel and Eugene represent the
third generation of Eckroths to
maintain ownership of the New
List SALE
5088 Tractor $56,000 $ 39 ( 500
1100x16,
20.8x38 Radials
Claw Hitch
Hydraulic Return
Deluxe Cab
ALL SIZES IN STOCK - NEW ARRIVALS!
595 Spreader
Hyd. Endgate
Upper Beater
Splash Guard
530 Spreader
Upper Beater
We Are Low In Used Equipment And
OPEN HOUSE - FEB. 2, 1984
BIGGS INCORPORATED
_ 34 Buckley Avenue _
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111. 301-658-5531 111
when he and his son, Albert Biggs,
Jr., took over the firm, changing
the name to its present form, Biggs
Incorporated.
With Wallace Biggs, the
President of the corporation,
managing parts and service, and
Secretary-Treasurer Albert in
Kinggold I.H. franchise.
Demonstrating the enduring
value of sound dealer-customer
relations, the firm recently
counted among its customers,
William Mimm, Jr., son of
Eckroth’s first tractor customer
nearly 40 years ago.
Members of the Eckroth team
include secretary Gini Lee
Eckroth, mechanics Kevin
Emerick and Harold Fryer, and
mechanic Woodrow Schellhammer
who’s 33-year affiliation with
Eckroth Bros, has spanned all
three generations of ownership.
Fairway Tractor
(Narrow Tread)
SPREADERS
$11,662 • 9,900
$4,427 $ 3,775
Need To Trade.
charge of sales, other Biggs em
ployees include partsman
Raymond Jugler, and Albert’s
wife, Sue, assuming secretarial
duties.
Annual activities for the firm
include participation in Ag-
Progress Day at the Cecil County
Fair, and a display of products at
the Nottingham Park Country
Fair, both mid-summer events.
Each year, Groundhog Day also
means Pancake Day in Rising Sun,
Maryland, as the company stages
its annual one-day Open House
featuring free pancakes, bacon,
sausage, and beverages along with
a tempting dessert of specials on
tractors, implements, and parts
Harvest more corn...
get fewer cracked kernels
International' Axial-Flow Combines are the world's most advanced line of combines
That’s because a single rotor handles the threshing and separating Long gone are the
conventional cylinder and the troublesome straw walkers Threshing and separating are
more complete so you save more gram The rotor handles crops more gently so you have
less cracked gram. Big diesel power and all-speed hydrostatic ground drive provide
maximum output m any field condition Deluxe Control Center, standard, provides
maximum comfort and operating convenience
IN STOCK NOW!
INTERNATIONAL 1190 MOWER CONDITIONER
Preserves hay quality to maximize profits
• Two sizes - 7 and 9ft
• Over-the-top frame suspension allows
for header float, keeps crop pathway
clear
• Rolls separate automatically when head
er is raised so you can clear slugs from
your tractor
• Lever control lets you adjust the width of
windrow or swath
• High-speed oil-bath knife drive gives
you clean cutting, long life
• Simple equalizer hitch lets you turn
sharp without losing performance
Precision-machined, mtermeshed rubber
conditioning rolls crush and crimp your
crop for fast dry-down, yet they work
gently to save leaves Rolls are mounted m
the header, not on the frame, so the crop
feeds straight in for complete con
ditioning, even in rough terrain
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ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIP.
Biggs Inc., continues a 38-year International Harvester
tradition of service to Rising Sun, Maryland.
• 1460 -170 hp diesel, 180 bu. grain tank,
4, 5,6 and 8-row corn heads.
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RD 2, Box 24A, New Ringgold, PA
717-943-2131
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