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Case Announces Agreement
RACINE, Wis.—Case Corpo
ration has reached a worldwide
cobranding and supply agreement
Alitcc Corporation, a leading
manufacturer of power
attachments 1 .
Case-branded Alitec attach
ments, designed to be fully com
patible with Case skid steers, can
be purchased through Case IH
dealers.
Several Alitec attachments,
including flail mowers, tillers,
stump grinders and augers, are
available as Case-branded
products.
“All Case IH dealers who sell
skid steers are able to offer these
attachments,” said Bob Weiglein,
Case marketing manager, applica
tion systems.
“The agreement reinforces
Case’s commitment to supply
more than just the prime mover,”
said Weiglein. “We’re providing
systems for customers rather than
just equipment.” For farmers, the
agreement means they can purch
ase their skid steers and attach
ments from one source, with the
Farm
Elects Chairman
LE WISBURG (Union
Co.) —Northeastern Farm Credit
announces the election of Don
Corner, of Don Corner Farms,
Danville, as chairman of the 1996
board of directors.
Comer has served on Northeast
ern Farm Credit’s board of direc
tors for 14 years, representing the
Lewisburg Division of Farm Cre
dit’s service territory. He is a part
ner in Don Corner Farms, which
operates an independent 300,000
layer operation which conducts
wholesale and direct egg market
ing. His operation also includes
more than 1,000 acres of crop.
New Eckroth Location To Have Grand Opening
A new farm store, shop, warehouse, and parts department will be unveiled Monday
February 26, by Eckroth Brothers Farm Equipment, Inc. at Orefield in Lehigh County.
Situated on five acres along Kernsville Road just west of town between Rt. 100 and Rt.
309. the 17,500 square foot building is the result of expansion by Dan and Eugene Eck
roth that started nearly fifty years ago when their grandfather began in business at
New Ringold. The Eckroths still have the New Ringold location and also distribute
parts from their location in Bloomsburg. Their former location In Bangor has been
closed in favor of the new facility.
A dealer for Case IH, Cub Cadet, and Massey-Ferguson, the Eckroth business has
been built on a low-pressure sales approach with a friendly sales and shop team that
makes every effort to satisfy customers.
The open house will run through March 2 with a special schedule of events of inter
est to all farmers. In the photo, Niels Ostergaard and Bob Zigler prepare to welcome
everyone to their open house.
ness
News
Case Corporation's recent
agreement with Alltec Corpo
ration allows Case IH dealers
to offer farmers a complete
system solution with Case
branded Alltec attachments
for skid steers.
guaranteed service and support
they expect from every Case IH
product
Case IH dealer personnel are
already being trained in servicing
and supporting the co-branded
products. In addition, all Case
branded Alitec attachments have
passed Case engineering of key
products to ensure full compatibil
ity with Case IH equipment” said
Weiglein.
Credit
Don Cotner
From the left, Sylvan Witmer, a salesperson with Cedar Crest Equipment receives a
plaque from Jim Smith, district manager for Patz Sales Inc., in recognition of the fact
that Cedar Crest Equipment has been among the top 10 Patz dealerships in the United
States and Canada.
Cedar Crest Equipment Holds Open House
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) Cedar Crest Equip
ment. located in Lebanon and East
Earl, recently held an open house
at the Lebanon Fairgrounds.
The annual event provides an
opportunity for people interested
in farm equipment to talk direcdy
with company representatives of
major hum equipment manufac
turers. attend some equipment
clinics, get a first hand look at
some equipment, enjoy a lunch,
and get an opportunity at some
special open house discounts.
Companies represented
included Uebler feed carts; Lan
caster Silos; I.H. Rissler TMP.
mixers; Valu dumping waterer,
LAPP energy free waterers. and
Ritchie waterers; Lancaster Level
flo; Norbco Inc. livestock misting
systems; Schaefer ventilation
equipment and Pleasantaire, Zim
merman and Leading Edge fans;
Show-East Stalls; Houle manure
pumps, Patz feed and manure
handling equipment; GSI feed
bins; Noland Systems Inc., Fiber
dome; and Pasture Mat cow
mattresses.
In other business, Jim Smith,
district manager for Patz Sales
Inc., Pound, Wis., presented an
award to Sylvan Witmer, a sales
person with Cedar Crest Equip
ment Smith covers an area that
includes half of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland.
As a Patz dealership. Cedar
Crest Equipment covers an area
encompassing several counties in
south central Pennsylvania.
The award was presented to
Witmer in recognition of the fact
that last year Cedar Crest Equip
ment was among the top 10 Patz
dealerships in the United States
and Canada.
Witmer has been a salesman for
the company for six years.
According to Smith die fact that
the Cedar Crest performed so well
was remarkable because it is a
New Holland Names
Sales, Marketing V.P.
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) New Holland North
America, Inc. announces R.M.
(Mac) Reeves has been named
vice president, sales and market
ing. replacing retiring Robert J.
Nicolazzi.
Reeves, of Lancaster, began his manager of the Americas
near 30-year career in 1966 with Sales Operations, his most recent
then-Sperry New Holland as a position. Reeves holds a bache
field sales trainee/sales represen- tor’s i° agronomy from the Vir
tative. He has been responsible for B* n ia Polytechnic Institute.
Wonsidler Is
Association President
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Charles J. Wonsidlcr of C. J.
Wonsidler, Inc. of Quakerstown
was recently elected as president
of Penn-Jersey Equipment Deal
ers Association.
Wonsidler is the son of Morris
and Clara Wonsidler. His father
had a dairy farm of 170 head of
dairy cattle and a milk store
operation.
At 16 years old, Charles was
fully employed on die dairy farm.
He milked, processed, and deliv
ered their botded milk.
In 1959, Charles Wonsidler
married Ruth and later had their
daughter, Darlene. Also, in 1959,
Wonsidler and his brother, Jesse,
took over the dairy operation. In
1965, Charles began selling bam
and milking equipment. In 1969,
Wonsidler established his Allis-
small-sized dealership for Patz and
one out of 500 in die United States
and Canada. “It’s a major achieve
ment for a small dealer.” Smith
said. “Our challenge now is to stay
in the top 10."
Patz manufactures equipment
such as silo unloaders, bam clean
ers, conveyors, feeders, mobile
and stationary TMR mixers, bale
choppers, manure pumps, for
dairy, beef and poulty animals, and
it also handles a line of equipment
for sawmill and industrial uses.
According to Smith, Patz is also*
looking more toward recycling and.
waste handling equipment
He said Cedar Crest did so wel|
because it can keep operating costa
low with its two-person sales staff
and still offer better service
because its staff includes factory
trained service people.
various positions in sales, product
management, and marketing re
search.
In 1988 he was selected to head
marketing services for the com
pany’s North American Sales
Operations, and in 1991 became
Chalmers dealership and built a
new SO foot x 100 foot building.
At this time, he committed to
being a full-time dealer of farm
and lawn and garden equipment
The AC dealership grew and
developed good customer rela
tions so that, in 1973, Charles
expanded his building and
doubled the operation. In 1974,
Charles added New Idea equip
ment to his dealership. Demand
and sales grew so that in 1977
Charles added a branch store with
Allis-Chalmers equipment.
In 1979, Charles added his third
dealership location in Oley wiflj
Allis-Chalmers and New Holland
Equipment. Charles’s nephew,
Barry Sell, became store manager.
Charles serves as president univ
the next convention in November
1996.