There are some real interesting pieces of equipment, he said, from handmade models of larger engines to a line of tractors. Steele said his collection at one time had 42 pieces of antique machinery, but now is down to about 30. Jerry Bohren, another exhibitor at the show from Prairieburg, said his collection of items, found at swap meets, flea markets and other antique shows, also required some work. Steele agreed, saying that when he and his wife, Becky, take day trips, he likes for her...

But yesterday the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), a federal Government research organisation, said minerals and energy exploration spending this financial year had reached $4 billion, the highest in real terms since the previous commodities boom in 1982-83. THE China-driven commodities boom is finally flowing through to minerals and energy exploration spending, which has jumped to double the average for the past 25 years. But yesterday the Australian...

At the same time, soaring costs for current and former employee benefits have resulted in a huge cost advantage for foreign automakers building cars in the U. One thing the UAW might consider is the contract reached several years ago with another big manufacturer: Caterpillar. After a bitter battle with the union during the 1990s and several strikes, one of which lasted 17 months, Caterpillar emerged with a two-tier wage system that has allowed it to grow and prosper. General Motors, Ford...

But auctions were something of a novelty in those days and, though it limped along for five years, its owners eventually decided to give up on the idea. Gradually, enthusiasm grew for this form of buying and selling livestock with a little farm talk on the side. The auction had begun as a monthly event in 1918 and was staged in Jacob Moser's barn on the village square. Still, the local farmers and stock buyers fill the sale barn when the auctioneer's cry begins. Gratified and encouraged by...

A John Deere calendar hangs on the wall in the waiting room where 15 chairs stand lined up against the walls. Woody lowered the barber chair, swiped the long blue apron away from Jim's dark denim jeans and brown leather boots, and dropped the snippets of hair to the floor. A sign on the wall near the door explains that just about everything (whether it's a regular haircut, flat top, or a hi and tite) costs nine dollars. Forty-four years later, sitting in his blue-cushioned barber chair, he...

That is why Wright Implement Company inc., the John Deere dealer in Williamsport, Crawfordsville and Rockville, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shawn Allison to the position of salesman for both lawn and garden equipment, and agricultural equipment. John Deere dealership promotes salesman With the ever-changing lineup of equipment and improving technology in the agricultural and lawn and grounds care industry, it is increasingly important to have qualified and knowledgeable personnel.

Liver diseases research The General Organisation for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI) and the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis have signed an agreement which covers research into infection by viral hepatitis in its various forms in Egypt. Liver diseases research The General Organisation for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI) and the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis have signed an agreement which covers research...

Incensed by Jourde's depictions of heavy drinking, adultery, intermarriage, filthy homes and accidents with farm machinery, some locals say the novelist will never be forgiven. Five farmers from the Auvergne countryside appeared in court this week for attacking the writer Pierre Jourde over his novel inspired by their tiny village. Jourde's father was born and buried there, his ancestors had houses and a family farm, and the writer spent long periods there in his holiday home. Lussaud is a...

It furnishes interactive tools for online buyers to locate trucks and equipment, and to contact sellers. When we position that exact printed piece in an online environment, we translate that same presence into a unique online identity. The company selected the technology and services of Texterity, inc. to create the digital edition. Founded in 1958 with a single print publication, MLS, inc. now serves the heavy construction, aggregate and mining, forestry and logging, and agricultural...