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He Switched From Crops To Shelving
When his allergies gave him problems a few years ago, John Ward rented his 200-acre farm to a neighbor and sought a second career. He found it at a local Wal-Mart store that was having a sale on metal shelving he needed for his farm shop.
  “I bought their entire sale stock and started in business by selling shelving to neighbors,” says Ward. “With a little advertising and word of mouth references, it expanded to a profitable on-farm enterprise.”
  Ward sells and installs new and used equipment, including shelving, racks, pallets, filing cabinets, containers, tables, carts, security fencing, and even skid-proof metal flooring. For custom jobs, he measures the available area and offers advice, then delivers and installs the needed equipment. His travels and experience have also sparked design for equipment modifications.
  “Farmers are building headquarters that are bigger with more electronic controls and equipment,” says Ward. “With my warehouses full of inventory here on the farm, I can supply or build just about any equipment they need.”
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Ward, Ward Enterprises, 1223 170th St., St. Anthony, Iowa 50239 (ph 800 947-7929 or 641 477-8334; cell ph 641 750-2404; wardent@netins.net; www.wardshelving.com).



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2014 - Volume #38, Issue #4