1 '»i | i i J f, *r M * t'Jl__ r ( si 12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 9, 1956 It’s Time to Cut Costs, Hereford Breeders in New Mexico Assert Marshall and Dick Sellman, Watrous, N M. have spent a great amount of time analyzing their costs on their purebred Hereford ranch and succeeded in jgSdelng expenses by one-fourth in a year’s time. The Sellman Bros, ranch combines farming with purebred Hereford breed ing, however, the farming is strictly for cattle feed and con sists of alfalfa, hay and planted grass pastures, raised on irrigat ed land. “A man can’t cut costs sen sibly unless he know his ranch like a book” said Marshall, “what may work on one place could be disastrous to another. The owner should study his place and have the overall pic ture clearly in mind before taking any measures to change it. Dick and I have found a few things we consider as basic to any ranch where cost of production must be reduced,” Marshall continued, “the only cattle that are making you money are your best ones. The poor producers take your time, feed and labor while not re turning your investment,. We try to keep our top cows in production as long as possible and have had very good luck with these Hereford cows, they live longer than some other breeds. In regards to ranching costs other than the cows themselves, We have found what we believe is the keynote of our operating costs. Labor seems to be the con trolling factor govermng our ex penses. We have found that our overall expenses will vary in proportion to the labor costs. There is no question in our minds but that surplus labor induces added expenditures on the over all ranch in the form of equip ment and materials. If you have an extra man around the bam will probably fit some calves feat shouldn’t be fitted, you’ll buy some extra equipment for ||ro to work with that isn’t CSCessary or you may build some fence or buildings that could just as well wait. We believe if you need labor other than your own you should pick your best man and pay him well. He should be a man who is diversified and able to do all the jobs around MUSS» Leghorn Chicks f*r Ur** White Ifp DOMICAL WHITS CROSS For Sreftor CWcJm trmm A* Nmm Mt. Mr HWI MOUNT J«r, M. 36TH Sunday Anniversary November 11,1956 Quarryville Memorial Methodist Church Quarryville, Pa. ★ = Special Services 10:45 A. M,, “What Do These Stones Mean?” 7:30 P. M., LANCHESTER CHORUS. Concert of Sacred Music. FORMER MEMBERS ESPECIALLY INVITED. the place. He will pay off for you and fit into any of your plans no matter what the work may be. The best man is near ly always the cheapest labor, and equipment that Is well cared for will last through sev eral years of low cattle prices. “We’re convinced” Dick con tinued “that we must feed some of our cattle to please our cus tomers. They want them fitted before they’ll buy them. Our best commercial cattlemen want bulls that are well developed. Some of our commercial customers watch our show cattle very closely and at times buy bull calves from the barn to go into range herds. We must continue to show some cattle to be sure that our stand ards will remain high. Showing cattle will give any breeder his best chance to compare his cat tle with the Hereford breed in general. Our show cattle have al ways paid their own way. At present, they must be carefully selected as the medium quality kind won’t pay. Our costs were cut here by being much more selective in the calves we chose and we cut down the number of head we brought to the bam. We are trying to sell as many as pos sible as calves. Our customers are finding that the best selec tions can be made by buying calves. Our promotion program has been cut to some extent but we haven’t cut out our traveling and visiting. Our personal con tacfs with our breeders will be maintained, and we will try to be careful to make the best use of the money spent in such a way We like to buy a calf every year from another breeder and grow him out We may pay $l,OOO and end up selling him for $6OO but we sometimes end up with a $5,000 head bull which we would not buy if someone else grew him out” Marshall added, “this is our philosophy on ranch improve* mcnts, when your cows are making good money spend it to improve their home. Take on those projects that will make a better ranch and do them at that time. You can buy equipment and hire labor when times are good. We feel this is actually a cost cutting system because when the bad times come you have everything in good enough shape to last sev eral years with very little ex pense for maintenance and equipment.” 1645 Ag Students At Penn State Now This years’ enrollment in the College of Agriculture at the Pennsylvania State University totals 1645, according to David R. McClay, acting director of resident instruction. Of this nunfber, 1278 are undergradu ates on campus while 115 are at Mont Alto, 236 graduate students and 16 are special students. The College’s freshman class numbers 310. There are 309 sophomores. 339 juniors and 320 seniors. ONE OF THE most diminutive showmen was 10-year-old Jimmy Quisenberry, Jr., of R 1 Stewartstown, York county, whose Hereford Star Duke won the whiteface show and placed reserve in all breeds at Trucking Firm Again Offers, Essay Awards “How the Motor Truck and Bus Serves the Southern Lancas ter County Farmers” will be the subject of the 1956 annual con test sponsored by Hen’s Motor Express, B S. Wartel and Sons and David Eschbach, Jr Opsn to any junior class mem ber studying vocational agncul tuie at the Southern Lancaster County High School, the essays must be completed for judging not later than Dec 20, 1956 Before being submitted for final judging, the essays must be approved by the English de partment of Solanco High School and a representative of Herr’s Motor Express. The English department will ap prove grammatical correctness, the representative of Herr’s Motor Express factual content. There will be three judges, whose decisions will be final. Essays become propel ty of the three sponsors. Judges are Call Reynolds, Jr., Quarryville boro burgess; C Wallace Abel, busi ness manager of Octoraro News papers, and the Rev. Herbert Howells, pastor of Memorial Methodist Church, Quarryville. Prizes for the three best en tries will be; first, choice of ore feeding steer or heifer, value not to exceed $150; sec ond, $75 to be used for farm project of winner’s choice; third, $5O to be used for farm project of winner’s choice. Prizes must be cared for ac cording to recommendations of the Solanco Vo-Ag Instructors, Jackson H. Owen and Ralph D. Bitler, Jr. Winners must exhibit their orizes at the Southern Lancaster County Community Fair in 1957, and identified as a prize of this contest. Material sources include; a, Pennsylvania Motor Truck As sociation, Telegraph Building, Harrisburg, and, b, American Trucking Association, Inc., 1424 - Sixteenth Street N. W., Wash ington 6, D. C. WHY NOT Another thinker m matters military doubts If the far-flung guided missile is the weapon of decision. If be means not by a long shot, let him say so. The State. Reserve Champion the Southeast District 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb Club Round-Up in Lancaster Union Stock Yards Wednesaday. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). Farm Calendar (If you wish your Coming Events listed in these col ums, write a card or letter to LANCASTER FARMING, Quarryville, Pa. Be sure to include name of sender.— Editor). NOVEMBER Nov. 10—Farm Women 6, box lunch, educational room. First National Bank, Elizabethtown . Nov 10—Farm Women 1 meet with Mrs C H. Nissley, Lititz. Nov. 13—Farm Women 22 en tertain Farm Women 12, Pequea Church of the Brethren, 130 p m. Nov. 14 Farm Women 16 meet, chapel of Middle Octorara Church, poverty paity, covered dish supper, 7 pm Nov 14 New London Grange. 1957 officers will be installed by. Norman Maule and installation team of Fernwood Grange. Nov. 15 New London Grange guests of Russellville Grange at corn and pie night Nov. 23-Dec. 1 International Livestock Exposition. Chicago. Nov. 5 Oxford Grange Card Party at Grange Hall in Barnsley, 8 p. m. Nov. 15 Mail (Christmas) deadljne, for overseas service men. Nov. 17 Farm Women 12 30th anniversary banquet, Mor QUARRYVILLE CONCRETE PRODUCTS COMPANY - A M BURKHOLDER— ph> 1,5 Chimney Block and, Lintel. Steel Sash, Cement Paint. Phone 109R2 LANDIS STONE MEAL CO. I Consult Us For The Best WHITE LILLY ALL PURPOSE MINERALS Agricultural Ground Limestone Hard Poultry Grits 1 Feed Mixing Calcium Calcium Stable Grits | Lime Spreading Service H RHEEMS, PA. | Call Elizabethtown 7-29(11 Night Calls 7-2905 | ton’s Restaurant, Morgantown Nov. 20 Lancaster County Holstein Banquet, War Memout I Building, Leola. Nov 29—Fulton Grange 66, play, “An Old Fashioned, Mo ther”. Nov 30—Deadbne, to sign un der Conservation Reserve Con tracts of Soil Bank. Nov. 23 Farm Credit stock holders meeting, 1130 a. m, South Lebanon High School, lona, Pa JANUARY, 1957 Jan 14-18, 1957 Pennsyl vania Farm Show Week,, Faim Show Building, Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. 15. 1957 Poultry Fed eration’s Annual Farm Show Banquet 6.30 p. m. Penn Har ris Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa. Jan 14-18—Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg. Fertilizers Farms Gardens Lawns Cocoa Bean Shells Organic Plant Food Co. ' GROFFTOWN RD. Ph. Lancaster EX 2-4963 /
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