More to the point about Oliver, why and how did Oliver allow itself more and more through the 1950's get into the position of being dictated to by predatory stockholders who in turn wrecked Oliver by selling it out to White who had no interest in Oliver but using it as a tax write-off?  I know Oliver management probably felt that they needed extra stockholder money in order to continue to innovate and stay competitive.  But evidently this need wasn't carefully enough balanced against the need to maintain an independent and vibrant company.  As it turned out, Oliver languished under White's relatively disinterested ownership, never to return to leader in farm equipment.  If not for being sold out by some greedy stockholders, it seems Oliver might have continued as a company on par with John Deere indefinitely.  Now even Agco is planning to stop producing tractors altogether.  Agco doesn't seem as innovative or competitive as the brands they bought up.  (Shiny paint and bigger engines each year, is not enough, I would think.)  Will the &quot;shark eats fish&quot; pattern of corporate takeovers continue until there is just one manufacturer?  Will innovation and creativity come to a near halt?