Original: By the 1980s and 1990s , the economy of Brantford was in steady decline as a result of the bankruptcies of White Farm Equipment , Massey-Ferguson ( and its successor , Massey Combines Corporation ) , Koering-Waterous , Harding Carpets , and other manufacturers .
Simplified: By the 1980s and 1990s , business in Brantford was dropping and some companies like White Farm Equipment , Massey-Ferguson , Koering-Waterous , Harding Carpets , and others stopped making products .