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A.B.C. GROFF, INC.
New Holland, PA
717-354-4191
LEHIGH A 6
EQUIPMENT
Wescosvitle, PA
215-398-2553
J.S. COVERT & SONS ROBERT 6. HAMPTON,
Neahanlc Station, NJ
201-369-5241
1984
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When you go to buy farm machinery, you are
probably interested in getting the most for your
money.
What are the main factors you consider in deter
mining which grade of equipment is the most
economical to buy?
It will pay any farmer to apply these tests;
FIRST TEST. Think back over your experience in
buying goods and, from your memory, dig up the
poorest purchase you ever made.
Was it a high-grade article at a fair price, or was it
some imagined bargain, bought because it was sold
at a low price?
How about that cheap suit which became shabby
after a short period of wear, or that cheap pocket
knife which never kept a good edge; or that cheap
plow which never worked right?
Did you get the most for your money when you
made that purchase?
SECOND TEST. List all the machines on your farm
that are in good working order.
How long have they been used?
Place fair values on these implements at, say,
approximately what they would bring at a farm sale.
Subtract the present values from the original prices,
and then divide by the number of years of service.
That gives you the price per year of use.
Which makes the better showing in price per year
of use the high-grade or the low-grade machinery?
And which has earned the most for you since you
bought it?
TW John Deere organization takes pride in being a builder of quality farm equipment. We are not interested
in making our goods poorer, but in making the kind that serves the farmer best. We do not skimp on weight,
quality of materials, finish or workmanship. Measured by efficiency, long life, low upkeep expense, and all
around satisfaction to the users, John Deere farm equipment costs the least gives you the most for your money.*
JOHN DEERE, MOLINE, ILLINOIS
MANUFACTURER OF QUALITY FARM EQUIPMENT FOR NEARLY A CENTURY
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OXFORD GREENLINE T , . ~ I.G. SALES
oxford. pa The Long Green siiverdaie,PA
215-932-2753 ■ 0 215-257-5136
215-932-2754
FOSTER EQUIPMENT
SALES
Elmer, NJ
609-769-1535
INC.
Shiloh, NJ
609-451-9520
WHEN DO YOU GET
THE MOST
FOR YOUR MONEY?
This message was originally presented in a Handy Farm
Account Book in the 1920’5. It was reproduced in 1982.
Nothinaruns
M.S. YEARSLEY & SONS ROBERT E. LITTLE INC.
West Chester, PA
215-696-2990
JiIMEIEIE
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THIRD TEST. Check up the upkeep cost of high
grade implements as against cheap ones. Remem
ber, the ultimate cost is the purchase price, plus the
upkeep cost, spread over the life of the machine.
Cheap machines are not very cheap to keep in good
running order.
FOURTH TEST. Go to any farm sale and jot down the
prices received.
Which brings out the most spirited bidding, the
cheaply-made equipment or the equipment made by
a well-established firm, which has a reputation for
quality the equipment which farmers of the
community KNOW is good?
Ask the auctioneers of your community about their
views on high-grade and cheap farm equipment,
from the public-sale angle.
FIFTH TEST. Make inquiries as to the quality of
work. See if you can find much pride of ownership in
cheap goods. Ascertain the real satisfaction users
have had from high-grade implements as compared
to cheap tools.
SIXTH TEST. What is your experience in repair
service on high-grade implements made and backed
by a strong, successful firm, in contrast with what
you have seen of repair service by manufacturers
who feature low-priced goods? Would you care to buy
an “orphan” implement or one that is likely to be
“orphanized” within the next few years, due to the
financial weakness of its manufacturer? What does
PROMPT and PERMANENT repair service mean to
you?
JOHN DEERE
Zieglerville, PA
215*287-9643
EVERGREEN ENGINES CO. TOBIA p S n EQ £ PMENT
32 Evergreen Road CO., INC.
Lebanon. PA 17042 Halifax, PA
717-273-2662 717-362-3132
TAM SERVICES INC. LOST CREEK IMPLEMENT
RD 4 Box 77A Oakland Mills. PA 17076
Gettysburg, PA 717-463-2161
717-334-9148
717-334-3710
GEORGE V.SEIPLE ft SON
Easton, PA
215-258-7146