The  situation  was  different  for  »>me  of  the  more  complicated  imple-
ments. The  larger  companies  had  such  great  advantages  in  the  cost  of
producing  or  in  marbeting  facilities  that  it  was  extremely  difficult,  if
not  impossible,  for  the  small  companies  to  compete  with  them  success-
fully in  the  sale  of  binders,  grain  drills,  and  dump  liay  rakes.  The
concentration  of  the  manufacture  of  harvesting  and  haying  machin-
ery in  the  hands  of  a  few  companies  has  been  discussed.  There  was
a  similar  concentration  in  the  production  of  grain  drills.  Nearly
all  dealers  reported  handling  binders,  mowers,  dump  hay  rakes,  and
grain  drills  made  by  the  large  companies.  The  few  who  handled  im-
plements made  by  tiie  small  companies  often  had  higher  costs  than
the  dealers  who  handled  the  larger  companies'  implements.  The
table  following  shows  the  lo^,  or  saving,  in  purchasing  from  the
small  companies.
jmMJSa&'  PBICBS  PAID  AKD  BECBITED.
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Table  9d\. — Comparison  of  oo#<«,  to  dealer Sy  x/f  four  tppical  intplements  purchased

from  large  and  small  manufacturers.
Imi^eixient.
Grain  drm,12-disk

Grain  binder,  7-foot

Com  binder ,

Dump  bay  rake,  10-Coot.
Manulacturer.
Nnmb^

AT«ra^eostto    1

of

dealers.           |

dealers.
report-
ing.
1916

191S

886

$72.89

$116.02

81

72:45

lie.  44

1,418

123.16

201.21

34

124.42

203.73

2,806

112. 49

182.  d2

46

116. 51

186.43

2,292

22.37

40.67

117

22.65

39.55

Per  cent  saved  by
dealers  on  small
manufacturers'
goods.
1916


1918


0.6
U.O
13.6
U.3


10.4
U.3

U.9
2.8


t  Cost  to  dealer  greater  in  buying  from  small  manu^turers.
