Weaver's 31st annual Spring Sale
draws buyers from five states
LEOLA Prices were about
average, interest was high and the
weather couldn’t have been better
as M. M. Weaver and Sons held its
annual spring housecleaning
auction of used and trade-in farm
equipment.
The event, which attracted 727
registered buyers this year, began
31 years ago when the Leola firm
decided to unload its inventory of
machinery trade-ins.
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“Sold," says auctioneer Randy Kline (center, white hat), as bidding concludes
on a Massey-Ferguson harvest wagon.
A large crowd engulfs John Stauffer as he sells one of the many smaller pieces of equipment
offered at the sale.
Tractor prices were off slightly, probably reflecting the volume and variety of
pieces available.
ARLINGTON, VA - The board
of directors of Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers
Cooperative Association, Inc.,
named Robert E. Vaughn general
manager of the producer
organization effective mid-
January 1986.
Vaughn, a graduate of the
University of Maryland, has
served both as a field represen-
Monday’s event drew par
ticipants from New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware and New
York, to buy consigned and used
merchandise Most of the con
signments came from individual
farmers who were trying to get rid
of unnecessary equipment, said
Ervin Weaver from the host firm.
The crowd paid over $300,000 for
the more than 500 items, con
suming $2,500 worth of hot dogs
Vaughn appointed
tative and as the division manager
at the cooperative’s Manufac
turing Plant in Laurel, Md.
Vaughn succeeds James E. Click
who after 40 years with the
cooperative is retiring as general
manager, a position he has held for
22 years. Click will continue to hold
the secretary-treasurer position
that he has held since 1964.
and soups during the day-long
affair
Tractors were off in sales,
Weaver said, while field equip
ment sold well. Prices ranged from
50-cent and $1 items to a $27,300 bid
on a combine.
Auctioneers for the event were
John Stauffer and Paul Martin of J
and P Auctions, assisted by Randy
Kline.
Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Cooperative
Association, Inc., located here, is a
1350-member organization with
member-owners in five states. The
dairy-farmer producer
cooperative has supplied raw milk
since 1920 to the majority of
processors in the Washington, D.C
and Virginia markets. ''
BUSINESS NE
Massey-F erguson
creates ‘MF Club’
DES MOINES, IA - Massey-
Ferguson has launched a new and
exciting concept in the agricultural
industry the MF Club offering
special privileges and cost-saving
benefits to owners of MF equip
ment.
Two years in development, the
MF Club will provide farmers and
their families an added value to
MF ownership, and make
available more personalized
contact between Massey-Ferguson
and its customers.
Some of the unique benefits
available to MF Club members
include the opportunity to charge
parts and service at participating
MF dealers with the new Sears
Discover Card, and substantial
savings on group insurance
programs including major
medical, life, disability (income
protection), hospital indemnity,
and annuities. A free $lO,OOO
personal accident policy is issued
automatically upon enrollment in
the club.
Members also have the op
portunity to participate in MF Club
travel to exciting destinations.
Reservations are now available for
trips to Disney World in Orlando,
Expo ’B6 in Vancouver, Hawaii,
and a European Farm Tour. All
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The Farm Credit System
New director at Farm Credit
BALTIMORE - The Board of
Directors of the Farm Credit
Banks of Baltimore announces the
selection of a new district director
to fill the unexpired term of Harold
K. Bailey who died last October. E.
McDonald Berryman was elected
to the board by the Federal Land
Bank Associations.
Bom in Surry County, Virginia,
Berryman, 39, now makes his
home in Elberon, Virginia. A
diversified farmer, Berryman’s
operation includes 250 acres of
peanuts, 350 acres of corn, 500
acres of small gram and soybeans
along with 200 sows in a hog
operation. He also has 500 acres of
pine timber.
Along with his farming
background, Berryman has served
Pioneer researcher to aid crop group
TIPTON, IN - The Conservation
Tillage Information Center (CTIC)
announced recently that the
Agronomy Services Department
Manager for the Eastern Division
of Pioneer Hi-Bred International,
Inc. was elected a member of its
executive committee.
Dr. Robert Palmer was elected
at the organization’s national
meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
He replaces Marlin Edwards,
director of Agricultural Resources
for Pioneer. Palmer is also a
member of the CTIC Research Sub
committee.
“Pioneer has a long, active
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trips are available to MF Club
members at savings over normal
travel costs.
Other member benefits include
discounts on hotel/motels, car
rentals, MF Club clothing and
other merchandise.
Massey-Ferguson will continue
to add new programs and new
benefits in 1986, all at great
savings to MF Club members.
An MF Club Headquarters
Hotline is available for the ex
clusive use of MF Club members,
and a regularly issued newsletter
will keep members informed of
Club activities around the world.
Membership in the MF Club is
open to all owners of new or used
Massey-Ferguson tractors,
combines, swathers, and balers, or
new implements.
The annual membership fee is
$25.00. However, during 1986, new
members will receive a $25 MF
parts certificate upon enrollment
in the club, so that membership the
first year is actually free.
An MF Club brochure and
membership application form are
available at Massey-Ferguson
dealerships, or write to MF Club,
1901 Bell Avenue, Des Moines,
lowa 50315.
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as past president of the Federal
Land Bank Association in
Waverly, Virginia. He is presently
a director for the Fanners United,
Inc., and Southern States
Cooperative and has served as a
former director for the Virginia-
Carolina Peanut Association
Berryman belongs to the Surry
Ruritan and is active in the Oak
Grove Methodist Church where he
is assistant Sunday school
director.
The seven member board of
directors sets lending policies for
the Farm Credit Banks of
Baltimore and their 26 affiliated
Federal Land Bank Associations
and Production Credit
Associations across the Baltimore
Farm Credit District.
history of supporting conservation
efforts and promoting agricultural
practices that conserve soil and
water resources at the same time
they maximize incomp potential
Election to this committee is a
continuation of the company’s
efforts in these areas in addition to
being a personal honor,” Palmer
says.
The CTIC officially opened m
Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 1.
1983. Its purpose is to serve as a
clearinghouse for the collection
and dissemination of conservation
tillage information.