/ ' </ / /f % £.l i- * *■ *»• SOLANCO FFA students this winter have been busy with a building project to en large their quarters at the school. The re sult is this building , which used to store machinery and equipment and to spray ijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii You are cordially invited to come in to see and hear about the iTllllllliillllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIill!!!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillIIIII!ll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllli^ ( v \ v**' v A*-** “• 1- ' 1 < < Jt ZaW# '/• _ * V ' paint when the weather gets warmer. The spreader in the foreground is one that the students assembled as part of their machin ery projects. (LF Photo) NEW 1958 LINE OF HUBBARD CHICKS We are looking forward to your visit so that we 1 may show you the facilities that offer vou prompt, 1 dependable service on the popular Hubbard g Farms Chicks. 1 1-IuBBARD FARMS Cfyj/C$2S I*NC*SUII. fA "* Telephone EX press 22155 <*# tlp^ •vJr' ; 4 \ ' - Tt\ > < MARTIN'S _ LIMESTONE { , Manheim Pike Call us for Quick Service Inc. Blue Ball, Pa. Terre Hill Hlllcresi 53455 New Holland ELgm 42112 Phones: Eight Mathematical Steps Show You How Much to Pay for Land Eight mathematical steps (an show laimeis how to answci the question How much can I pav pen ac’e foi inoie land ’ This ioimula dew eloped by USDA leseichcis, will cleteimino annual lent 01 pm chase price ARS agncultmal economist VL Huilburt devised an analytical piocedure using iniormalion Horn indmdual tann account books 11 successful tanning piactices ,0c followed and it theie is no over 01 undei investing, an oper ate, may use annual costs and le tums obtained liom his peisonal business lecords Value of picsent land and bull dings musT be estmaled betoie figunng the maximum puce that should be paid loi additional c.ac-age Let’s assume the tarm has 190 acres used foi rotation crops and 10 acres ol building lois waste and roads, or a total ol 200 acies valued at $45,000 al pi evading market prices To determine actual crop costs and returns ciop and livestock en tex puses should be sepaiatd on paper Labor maclnneiy and other costs represented in both livestock and crop poduction should be included as part ot ci op operations Then these eight steps can be followed to deter mine what the operator can afford to spend for i anting or pm chasing extra land ja * * * < * ♦ ,/■** * , 1. Acid values of all ciops pro duced dm mg year Pastuie may be figured at hay equivalent Let s assume the value of all crops is $12,656 2. Obtain average value of pro duce per acre Divide the \alue ol crops ($12,656) bv the number of rotation acres (190), omitting mads building lots and waste The answer ($65 61) is also the estimate of additional returns from adding one equally produc tive acie Adjust for any wide dif L. H. Brubaker N. G. Myers & Son Mann & Gmmelli Farm Serv. Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 7, 1958—5 , fe, cuts my fuel costs' W'>" &<:"?•; ■' *■" 4 ■ „'' ■•' ,' V ' >- - •>1 VA i. S% V « ViaiV Vm «> ■ I ftk iV> ■« Owners all over the country are impressed by the economi cal operation of the D-14. And low-cost work is only one Of the benefits. Aa soon as you take the wheel of a D-14. you, too, will realize that here is actually a new kmd of faun powei. Some of the reasons are —• • Power Director high or low range, shift on-the go, 8 forward speeds, live PTO • TRACTION BOOSTER system—implement weight transferred to rear wheels, less slippage, better economy • POWER-CRATER engine newly designed to de liver full 3-plow power at lock-bottom fuel economy Telephone... or stop in. Let us show you a free movie of this tractor at work. B#o*Tin sod Power CliTSlt «ro Allis Chalmer* trademark* ALLIS-CHALMERS A SALES AND SERVICE Lancaster, Pa. Snavelys Farm Service Rheems, Pa. Quarryville, Pa. k rente m soil Dnc or topogiaphy between pusnt and contemplated land 3. Add writable costs ol crop pioduction Estimated tost ol op-, cialoi and Jamilv s laboi is add ed il this is not aheadv in the accounts Add costs ol fanning licittices assuming the sme sys tem is to be used legauling lota tion, seeding fertilization edifica tion, and cioppmg (Fixed costs aie ignoied ) Lets say \anable costs total S 4 360 4 Obtain aveiage vauablc cost pel acie Divide total variable costs ($4,360) b\ number of lota tion acies (190) to find \anable cost per acie ($22 95) o. Estimate annual cost pei aci e of added land Divide cuncnt maiket value ol land and build ings ($45,0001 by total numbei of acres (200) The answer ($225) u the market value per acre To i educe the pei-acie value to an nual cost, add one per cent to the faun mortgage interest rale and multiply the icsult by mai het \alue per acre (one per cent plus five per cent, limes $225 acie) 6 Deteimine late of return on each dollai invested Add the cost ol the land pei acre ($l3 50) to the variable costs per acre (522 95) Divide this total coat ($36 45) into the aveiage value ot the product per acie ($66 61) to aetermine the rate ol return on each dollar invested The answer il $1 827 * 7. Determine maximum annual rent—that is rate ol icturn op each additional acie Multiply the cost ot th land per acre per vear ($l3 50) bv the dollar rate ol return ($1 827) The most lent this operator can afloid to pay for aoditional land is (524 66) per rcie annuallj, assuming the ic tuins will be the same as for pres (Coiitimied on page foiuteen) > * il - Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. New Holland, Pa. .. .. x -'''V 5 * —M J > v N * , s L. H. Brubaker Lititz, Pa. R. S. Weaver Stevens, Pa.
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