12—Lancaster Fanning, Friday, August 8, 1958 Here’s How to Figure How Much You Can Afford to Pay for Pigs The pace a tamer can afford to pay for feeder pigs depends on the value of the finished hogs, cost of raising them, and death loss USD A agricultural econo mists point out This guide is bas ed on a coopcratne study be ARS and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station To determine the finished \cdue. a farmer first estimates toe price at the time he will sell tne hogs, and their probable v eight For example, if Mr. Jones wants to buy 35-pound feeder pigs in late May to sell in Octob e~ he may estimate the weight z' 225, the price at $l6 The weight is based on experience \ Uh rate of gain, and the price j; a forecast His expected income cr net value at the farm is 225 joiinds times $l6 pei bundled weight or 536 Probable costs should be esti mated next Figures \ary from ai to year and farm to farm ’I ut experimental results show I'm aveiage Midwestern farmer ,L’-es 350 pounds of corn and 50 pounds of protein supplement to add 100 pounds weight This v ould Be a total of 685 pounds (about 12 bushels) ot corn and ,100 pounds of supple,neut to in * c ease Mr Jones’ 35-pounders to 225 pounds ''Nick-Chick" LEGHORNS. 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Joy OLdfietd. 3-9891 Reduce mortality losses clean up your poultry house "'with Carbola the disinfecting white paint ,<* Cut poultry mortality losses' Clean your t C'ooder house and laying house then spray 1 jCarbola - the Disinfecting White Paint Carbola s powerful germicide kills poultry <j sease germs It contains Lindane and Mala it non to Kill flies lice mites and Keep cob tv ebs down Carbola dries white Aso used as a dust Carbola neutralizes', {ammonia fumes As* your dealer for Carbola today or contact y >ur Certified Carbola Sprayman Send for l|,ee Poultry Management Bulletin and th« iVjme of your nearest Caroola Dealer or, sjciwnaii, Oept l.v an f Carbola 1 CHEMICAL CO . INC.. Natural Bridge, N Y, oefv!ng the Poultry Industry 10~ 6Z year* Certified Carbola Sprayman HESS BROS. Ph OLdfield 3-6045 Florin, Pa WITH CORN AT $1.15, the cost for 12 bushels would be $l3 80. And with supplement at $5 a hundredweight, total cost would me $lB 80. Feed is the largest cost item, but labor, shelter, equipment, in terest, and veterinary count, too. Usually, these amount to one-fifth of the feed cost. This is $3.76, bringing total production costs to $22 56 Difference between income and total cost is the first estimate of the price a farmer can afford to pay for a feeder pig This is $l3 44 BUT THIS FIGURE should be ad i listed for death loss Probable survival rate is multiplied by the margin over cost per pig Mr Jones expects a death rate of 5 per cent, or a survival rate of 95 per cent This is based on his own records Multiplying margin pel pig ($l3 44) by 95 gives price pel pig $l2 77 If Mr Jones pays this price for a feeder pig, he can expect to get market price for his teed and aveiage wages for his labor, and to cover all his costs for shelter, enuipment, and other items When a pig may be purchased for less than $l2 77, the difieience constitutes piofit 300 Holstein Breeders At Field Day (Continued from page nine) state organization now number;, over 3,000 dairjmen, one of the laigest membeiships in the na tion in a prepared speech, McGom gle told the group that the prob lems of the farmer and business man are basically ‘similar to those of the businessman who is concerned with management technics and methods, production and distribution and the impact oi government regulation and taxation ” He denounced “agitators” in Pennsylvania who would like to ‘ make us believe” that farmers and businessmen are natural enemies This, he said, is a false doctrine “We are dependent on each other Theie can be no pros perity in Pennsylvania unless farmers are prosperous ” HE POINTED OUT that his own bakery in Reading uses near ly four per cent of the annual Pennsylvania wheat crop McGonigle unleashed his wrath on the Leader administration in speaking of the state’s secondary load system This system, he said, was once aclaimed as one of the finest in the nation Now these roads have been allowed to “be come full of potholes and ruin ” The Republican hopeful promis ed that added research at Penn State would be earned out under his administration He pointed out that mastitis causes an annual loss of $15,000 to dairymen “We need research to find the cause and one of this disease,’ be said IN CLOSING HE urged better farm and business undeistandmg, development of agricultural edu cation and research facilities and better and more efficient enforce ment of our farm laws These, he said, are all essentials “m oui ef forts to cope with the complexi ties and problems of present day tarm life ” McGomglc was introduced bj state Sen Edward Kessler. Also on the program was counlj agent W W Smith who spoke briefly on quality forages in dairy pro duction Donald Eby, R 1 Goidonville, riesidcnl of the county associa tion was m charge of the pro gram Serving on the committee lot the field clav were Paul G Longenecker, Richard Landis, and Melvin Peifer Senate Legislation Puts Humane Slaughter Problem in Packer’s Hands CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 American Meat Insitute stated to Legislation passed by the United day. States Senate yesterday will place “The meat packing industry the humane slaughter problems ha*- always supported humane back in the hands of experienced slaughter practices and has spent experts where they belong, the more time, money and effort and The WHY and HOW Early Bird High Producer Pellets! 1. They make a substantial contribution in maintaining NORMAL UNIFORM Feed intake, thus MINIMIZING "ops and downs" in daily egg production. WHY; 2. They help maintain production during "stress" periods. 3. They permit backward birds in the flock to get extra feed HIGH in VITAMINS, AMINO ACIDS, and MINERALS thus keeping these birds competitive with more aggressive high producers who try to control access to feeders and fountains. IN SHORT - THEY HAVE PROVEN VALUE IN INCREASING AND MAINTAINING EGG PRODUCTION BREEDER FLOCK OWNERS PLEASE NOTE: THEY HAVE PROVEN VALUE IN INCREAS- ING AND MAINTAINING HATCH ABILITY. HOW TO USE : 3- lbs. per 100 head per day on commercial laying flocks. 4- lbs. per 100 head per day on breeder flocks. (Increase amount fed under stress conditions such as hot days, extremely cold days, or during respiratory difficulties. Decrease to regular level when stress is removed). THE RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF! Many of our leading egg producers, breeders and men have used them for several seasons and are;full of praise for their PERFORMANCE. ONE HUNDRED AND TEN carloads of HIGH PRODUCER PELLETS were used in this vicinity alone since (August 1957. Used as recommended they will give you a SPLENDID RE TURN on your investment. May We Have YOUR Order Please? Miller & Bushong, Inc. Rohrerstown, Pa. Manufacturers of Poultry and Live Stock Feed Since 1875* of and Ph. Lancaster EX 2-2145 come up with more progressive improvements to solve the dif ficult problems involved than has any other group,” the Insitute said It is vital, according to the In stitute, that whatever means are devised that there be no interrup tion in the fast moving, highly ef ficient production lines of the in dustry
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