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John Deere CREDIT Offers good through 10/31/02 ‘finance waiver “variable rate financing and “*fixed rate financing offers may be in lieu of other incentives Offers are good in the U S A only and are subject to John Deere Credit approval See your participating John Deere dealer for details and machine eligibility requirements EQUIPHEHT LOANS & LEASES ,REVOLVING CREDIT CROP INPUT LOANS OPERATING CAPIfAV 2.4* 4 years** 3.4* 6 years Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 21,2002-A2l Exclusive to Lancaster Farming ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancaster Co.) Messick’s Farm Equipment, a dealer for more than 200 brands of equipment for agriculture, lawn and garden and light industrial areas, is returning hill-strength to the Farm Show. Although Jay Gainer, general manager, is reserving final judgment until after this year’s Farm Show, he believes the fiiture of the event looks bright. “I think that the farmers would prefer to go there (Farm Show) rather than anywhere else,” he said, noting that with everything from com to livestock to quilt to FFA dis plays, “there’s something for every body. That’s what people want.” 4 41 think that the farmers would prefer to go there (Farm Show) rather than anywhere else.... There’s something for everybody. That’s what people want. 9 9 He is optimistic about the changes at the Farm Show. “We think what they’re doing is valuable and will work,” he said. The business part will be fully staffed five employees in the 50-foot by 50-foot section during the specified Farmer Days. Staff will be available, although at small er numbers, throughout the entire eight-day show. The large new exhibition hall will hold the equipment displays. “We got in early and told them we want ed big,” he said of the size of the display area. For the past ten years, the busi ness’ presence at the Farm Show has been a booth display, according to Gainer. Besides the larger area, the employees of Messicks will also, along with other dealers, staff a booth for compact tractors. “It will take quite a commit ment,” said Gainer. Although ad vertising and public relations are a part of why Messick’s the business Jay Gainer, general manager, stands with Bob Messick, owner of Messick’s Farm Equipment. We Salute Our Farming Industry Farm Show 2003 Exhibitor Spotlight presence at the Farm Show, “most farmers already know us. There’s a growing segment of 15-20 acre farmers and that’s where I think we gain the most from a show like this,” he said. Besides introducing the business to hobby farmers. Gainer is also an ticipating displaying a new line this year, the Newton Crouch stainless steel lime and fertilizer spreaders. “It’s a wonderful place to introduce to people a new line,” he said. Messick’s Farm Equipment, one of the biggest New Holland dealers in the United States, is on the verge of celebrating its fiftieth anniversary of business. Two brothers, Marlin and Mer- ville Messick, erected a building in Elizabethtown on November 26, 1952. The business’ current 21-acre site in Elizabethtown is joined by a second facility in Abbottstown, York County. Bob and Ken Messick, sons of Merville Messick, operate the busi ness. Seventy-two employees in service, parts, and sales depart ments work in the business. Messick’s has a large customer base in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virgin ia, but also has customers in such states as Ohio, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and South Carolina. In the 25 years that Gainer has worked at Messick’s Farm Equip ment, the number of employees has risen from 10 to 72 employees. Two components to the business that Gainer believes make the business successful are the outside parts de livery salesmen and the fully equipped service trucks for on-farm repair. Jay Gainer Messick’s
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