The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 January 1970 — Page 22

Spectacular growth story

Chore-Time a world leader in poultry feeding equipment

y j tiu people on the w w moke for progress

Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., moved to Milford in April of 1954 and has been one of the fastest growing industries in the Lakeland area since that time. Moving from Ohio where it was founded two years earlier, ChoreTime was originally set up as a sales organization with no manufacturing facilities. The first item of the company was the 130-pound poultry feeder that was made by another manufacturer and was sold exclusively by Chore-Time. This type of operation was continued until November of 1953 when an automatic bog fountain heater was designed. The first of these was manufactured in the basement of one of the original founder’s home. When Chore-Time Equipment. Inc , first came to the Lakeland area production of roll-away and a standard laying nest, which had recently been developed, was begun along with other items in what was at one time an old body shop about the size of a two-car garage. At that time the firm employed one other person It has since grown to the point where it employees some 125 persons with an approximate monthly payroll of $65,000 and reports over $4 million in annual sales / Howard S. Bf em beck is president and general manager of the firm. Forrest L. Ramser is vice president and sales manager and Charles J. Stump is assistant general manager and secretary. In July of 1954 Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., took over a manufacturing building of approximately 5,000 square feet of space on north Main street and started manufacturing more of their own products. It was about this time too that they began to expand their line considerably. In 1955 an egg washer was developed with the results being the Air Cushion Egg Washer, one of the leading egg washers in the field. Other items too were added to the company’s growing list. Chore-Time Eqtlymfßl, Inc., meved Into Its new plant facilities on November 1,1957 with several additions and new office facilities being added as the line of products developed mere and mere and with the coming es the new Chore-Ma tic poultry feeder. Three years ago Chore-Time N.V. was opened in Maldegem, Belgium with a total employment of some 35 to 40 persons and August of 1909 saw the opening of Chore-Time—Brock, Inc., in Athens, Ga. This subsidiary is used for warehousing and light assembly work. in keeping with its cnntimwi

growth Chore-Time is coming out in 1970 with important new products to serve the poultry industry.

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■■MVV ml L' AT CHORE-TlME—Working in the office at Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., are the persons shown above: Standing are Evelyn Cramer, Jeanne Thomas, John Replogle, Elsie Free and Claudine Stone. Seated are Norma Hamilton and Kathy Beer.