DES MOINES,_JA' — Massey- Ferguson Inc., the Western world’s largest tractor manufacturer, has purchased the conventional com bine technology, tooling and related parts of the bankrupt Mas sey Combines Corporation. The purchase will enable Massey-Ferguson dealers to offer a continuing supply of spare parts and service to owners of Massey combines. “Although Massey-Ferguson will not manufacture, we will source a new combine line for our dealers to sell in 1989,” said J. David Pitt, president of Massey- Fcrguson’s operations in North America. "This will keep our deal ers in a competitive position, not CONTACT US SUPER GROUND DRIVE TANK - SPREADERS PIT - ELEVATORS COMPACT ROTO BEATERS WISCONSIN & ALLIS CHALMER POWER UNITS HAND-O-MATIC BUNK FEEDERS COMBINATION MOWER AND CRIMPER UNITS 455 AND 456 MOWERS NEW IDEA CRUSHERS WOW AVAILABLE Crimping Rolls To Fit Your New Idea Crusher Speeds drying time approx. Vi day. NEW SUPER 1800 GALLON PTO WITH HYD. GATE TANK SPREADER A SUPER BARGAIN ONLY $2500.00 SMUCKER WELDING & MANUFACTURING 2110 Rock vale Road Lane., PA 17602 Massey-Ferguson To Continue Combine Line only in tractors, implements, and in-process, and has agreed to pro- at * n B subsidiary of Greenland Massey-Ferguson dealers, haying equipment, but combines duce the rotary combine under the a Netherlands-based world- Massey-Ferguson is a wholly as well.” M-F label for exclusive distribu- w *^ e arm equipment manufactur- owne( j business of Toronto-based Vicon Inc. has acquired Massey lion through the Massey-Ferguson cr - Thc y also have acquired the varity Corporation supplying Combines’ rotary combine tech- dealer network. Massey Combines’ rectangular farm an( j implements to a nology, tooling, parts, and work- Vicon Inc. is the Canadian opcr- baler technology, and will also g i o t> a i market. supply them exclusively through Schuylkill Conducts Conservation Sign-Up Agricultural landowners can Since this is not a long term pro- POTTSVILLE (Schuylkill) apply for an 80 percent cost-share Mall. ject, farmers are encouraged to The Schuylkill Conservation Dis- ra j e f or installation of conser- Farmers signing up will be participate while the 80 percent tricl will be conducting a sign-up vation practices such as terraces, prioritized as to the extent of their co si share is' available, period for The Chesapeake Bay diversions, waterways, contour conservation needs, with contracts Contracted farmers will also be Agricultural Program underway in s pjp S) cover crops, and animal anc | construction beginning in aided in a nutrient management the Swatara Creek Watershed. The waS ( C facilities. Sign-ups will be s P r * n 8 1989. The Conservation an d conservation plan for the Swatara Creek Watershed is p c id on September sth-16th District has requested funding entire farm. For more details con located in the southwest comer of (Mon.-Fri.), from 8:00 a.m. to4:00 * rom Department of Environ- Dave Siminitus at the Schuy- Schuylkill County, west of Route _ m j n t p e Conservation District !! ie J 1 i a / ,? esources more l^an Ikill Conservation District at 183 and south of Tremont. located in lhe Fair i ane Village $400,000 over the next four years. 7 i 7 /429-1744. For jmm mm hmm mat mm warn mm mm mm mm warn mm mm mm mmm mm warn HOG we can beat ANY PRICE THE WALDECK WELDING SHOP L Clip And Save For We manufacture EQUIPMENT GESTATION STALLS BOAR PENS FINISHER FENCING GROWER FENCING NURSERY FENCING 717-949-2428 Lancaster Farming Saturday, August 27, 1988-09.. A / 7 *"7 OUT N V Future Use
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