pe-Lancaster Farming Saturday, February 3,1990 York Farm Credit Opens Fulton Co.. Office YORK (York Co.) Fulton County fanners now have an out post office of York Farm Credit in McConnellsburg. The outpost is being opened to better serve the local fanning community’s farm financial needs. “We recognize the importance of Fulton County agriculture and we are devoting more resources to serving the local farm communi ty,” said John H. Brumbaugh, executive loan officer for York Farm Credit, who will be serving the community at this new location. Farm Credit offers short, inter mediate, and long-term loans, cre dit life insurance, farm records, tax service, revolving credit lines, and RediCash. The office is open 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Thursdays (February 8, 1990 through May 10, 1990) at Jim Schall’s office on North Second Street Brumbaugh began his Farm Credit career in 1978 as a field representative with the Farm Cre dit banks of Baltimore. Since that time he was employed by the Meadville Farm Credit Service and sensed in the capacity of loan Hay Clipper Disc Mower Uses Welded, 1-Piece Cutterbar GIBSON CITY. IL —M & W power, less maintenance, and Gear Company of Gibson City, easier repair. Illinois announces the addition of The HCS uses 5 cutting discs the Hay Clipper HCS disc mower with free-swinging reversible to the M & W product line. knives to cut a 6’9” swath. A breakaway system protects against bar damage and the hydraulic lift allows cutting at angles from 30° down to 45° up. For more information, contact M & W Gear Company, Rt 47 South, Gibson city, IL 60936. The HCS uses a welded, one piece cutterbar with large diame ter discs driven by a bevel gear system with shaft drive. This design eliminates gears between discs for smoother transmission of Gehl Net Income Up In 1989 WEST BEND, WI Gehl Company’s third-quarter 1989 net income grew to $1.2 million, a 36 percent increase over the $901,000 the company earned in the same period a year ago, said Bernard L. Nielsen, chief execu tive officer. Earnings per share reached $0.30, up 36 percent over the $0.22 per share earned in the third quarter of 1988. > Sales for the quarter were up 20 percent, to $3B million, compared to $31.7 million for the third quar ter of 1988. “Our strong sales performance shows that customers in all mark ets we serve need new equipment and are confident of a continuing demand for the products and ser vices they provide,” Nielsen said. The company’s increased sales have been bolstered by a relatively favorable agribusiness environ ment and stable demand for light industrial and construction equip ment over the first three quarters of 1989. Over the past four years, the company has continuously Mid-Atlantic Direct Marketing Conference Showcases ‘Mixture’ Of Programs COLLEGE PARK, Md. The *ound-table discussions, trade 1990 Mid-Atlantic Direct Market- show, tours, food, fun, and old ing Conference and Trade Show fashioned visiting,” said Jarvis L. will be held at the Marriott’s Hunt Cain, extension professor at the Valley Inn on February 8-10, University of Maryland. 1990. The program will include gen- This year’s theme is “Chal- eral and multiple educational ses lenges of the 19905; Dealing with sions, round-table discussions on People for Success.” “The plan- organics and marketing, advertis ning committee has assembled a ing market handling, insurance, mixture of programs, including and other topics. officer and branch manager. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Brumbaugh received a bachelor of science degree in animal science from Penn State University. York Farm credit provides more than $ll4 million in long and short-term loans to borrowers in South Central Pennsylvania, and is affiliated with the Farm Credit Bank of Baltimore. generated increased sales, which they claim to be the direct result of its strong market position and the addition of products by acquisi tion and internal engineering development. Gehl’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ national market system under the trading symbol GEHL on November 21, 1989. The company designs, man ufactures, distributes, sells, and finances equipment used in the agricultural and light industrial and construction industries used in the dairy and livestock industries. Products include haymaking, for age harvesting, materials handling (skid loaders and attachments), manure handling, and feedmaking equipment. The firm’s light industrial and construction division markets skid steer loaders, rough-terrain telescoping-boom forklifts, and motor graders and mini excavators used by construction contractors, municipalities, and industrial customers. John Deere Day At Landis Broslnc, About 600 farmers, the largest crowd on record, attended an open house program for Land is Bros., Inc., Lancaster. The customers of the dealership were treated to lunch and received good information about farming and farming equipment at the annual John Deere Day. The event on Monday was held at the Farm and Home center located Just up the road from the local dealer's headquarters. Cyanamid Ag Division President Named WAYNE, NJ American Cyanamid Company recently named William J. Murray as presi dent of the company’s Agricultur al Division. Murray was the president of Cyanamid’s Venture Chemicals Division. Cyanamid’s Agricultural Divi sion manufactures and markets a wide variety of products for crop protection, animal nutrition and health, vegetation control and public health throughout the United States. Murray joined Cyanamid in 1967 in the Organic Chemicals Division’s manufacturing func tion. He then held increasingly responsible sales, marketing and management positions in the Organic Chemicals Division, the International Chemicals Division Auctioneers Attend Convention HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) C. Sherman Allen and Richard Burrows, apprentice from the firm C. Sherman Allen Auctioneer & Associates, recently attended the PA Auctioneers Association Convention. At the convention, they partici pated in various meetings and seminars. The topics of this year’s workshops were “Sports Collecti bles”; “Red Flares When Selling Real Estate”: “Bid Calling and Voice Management”; “Antique Furniture”; “Great Ideas”; “Anti que Toys”; “Support Personnel and Members Exchanging Bad Experiences and How to Avoid Them”. Allen was a contestant in the Pennsylvania State Bid Calling Contest He placed 9th out of a field of 27 Pennsylvania licensed auctioneers. All auctioneers joined together in the fun auction to help support the association activities. Mr. Allen then traveled to ness News William J. Murray, Cyana mid Co. Ag. Div. president. and the Polyjner Products Divi sion, leading to his appointment as , right, is pu - ga* by Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association President Ver non Martin for placing ninth In the Pennsylvania State Auc- tloneers Association recently In Harrisburg. Dublin, Ohio for the Ohio Auc- to “Accent a Management,” a Col tioneers Convention. Seminar top- umbus, Ohio association, manage ics covered were ‘‘Hazard ment firm headed by David Fields. Wastes”; “Bid Calling Tech- This firm will be the association’s niques”; and “Jewelry and Dia- first full time non-member secret monds and Computers.” The ar y to handle the day-to-day membership were introduced and activities. vice president of the Polymer Pro ducts Division in November 1986. In December 1987, Mr. Murray moved to the Venture Chemicals Division as vice president, and in . April 1988, he became the Divi sion’s president. A native of New York, Mr. Murray is a graduate of Manhattan College and holds a masters degree in business from New York University. He and his wife Joan live in Franklin Lakes, N.J., with their two daughters. Cyanamid’s Agricultural Divi sion is a major operating unit of American Cyanamid Company, a research-based biotechnology and chemical company which deve lops medical, agricultural, chemi cal and consumer products and manufactures and markets them throughout the world.
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