2-John Deere Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,1985 Montgomery Implements Specializing in Dairy Farm Sales When William A. Montgomery founded his John Deere dealership 32 years ago he didn’t have the 16 acre lot and the rural backdrop that his successor, and son, Tom Montgomery has today in beautiful Mansfield, Pa. In 1978 new facilities were ap propriated on Route 660 in Man sfield, and the company, previously known as William A. Montgomery of Wellsboro, became Montgomery Implement. With a larger area for their John Deere Display and plenty of parking for customers, the business caters Three generations and some 70 years later a John Deere dealer ship in the northwestern part of the to a large group of dairy farmers. But owner Tom Montgomery stressed that they do carry a full line of all John Deere ag and consumer product equipment and parts. Stop in and see Tom Mon tgomery, parts manager Dick Christie and service manager Leroy Wilson, and let them show you the latest and best built farm equipment by John Deere, with a noon meal and field demon strations featured at the annual Farming Frontier Show Grotzinger’s: A John Deere Dealer Keystone state today thrives as a leading industrial and dairy farm equipment supplier. John Deere design, dependability and dealers make the difference In It’s Third Generation Grotzinger Equipment, Inc., Eosely Road, Saint Mary’s was founded in 1913 by entrepeneur Montgomery Implement of Mansfield, Pa., during a winter open house. See them for all your lawn and garden and farming equipment needs. PSpp 7 Save /fuel,time, W $ mositure - and soil with a Max-Emerge conservation planter Here’s a rugged planter you can rely on in most soil conditions, including stubble and many sod feilds Heavy-duty springs help transfer weight from the 7-inch frame to each planting unit to keep unit-mounted coulters in the ground Frame-mounted coulters and cast iron firming wheels are available, too, for extra-tough conditions. Whether you no-till, low-till or conventionally till your ground, these 4-row (30 to 40-mch rows), and 6- and 8-row narrow models can help you save fuel, time moisture and soil See us soon for details Edward Grotzinger. His son George took the reins in 1940, and then grandson John, fresh out of school, entered the scene in the early sixties. Today it is John, president and owner, who oversees the operation on the original site of the business at the 150-acre family farm, known as Clover Hill Dairy. The dealership, he said, started out in the barn and garage, where equipment was kept, and even tually it grew to a full-size facility for a shop, parts department, storage area and offices. Grotzinger employs la people, and does about $1,000,000 of business alone in forestry equip ment. That equipment, Grotzinger said, includes log skidders, back hoes, dozers and front-end loaders. The industrial end of the business started in the 1960’5. The dealership also caters to a great many Elk County dairy farmers. In fact, the Grotzinger farm was once a dairy operation. See the Grotzinger homestead and corporation during their farming Frontier Day in the latter part of February. 3Sf! \ <*-]
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