i jyy yyy 3f yy y YyYYyyyyyy yyy y y y jy I * * * * MUST YOU BE BIGGER TO BE MORE EFFICIENT? FEED WASTE! MONEY WASTE! LABOR WASTE! MORTALITY WASTE! THINKING WASTE! t t * * * * t I Condensed from Hen Cackles, 1963. Published by Penn State Cni\ersity and The Agricultural Extension service. Miller & Bushong will gladly help you nith information, facts or figures in the planning, managing or programm- ing of your poultry enterprise, just call Lancaster, 392-3145. v EFFICIENCY Not necessarily so. Efficient means to produce more of a quality product with less time, money and labor per unit. EFFICIENCY is measured by comparing Production with costs more of a product at less costs. Breeders, Nutritionists and allied industry all help, But, on the Best Feed in the Best House will not be efficient if poorly managed. The moral: Prevent Waste, Money Waste, Feed Waste, Feed is your greatest cost. Do not allow feed to be wasted by careless . . . Help, Feed makes a poor litter. Decide what you need, then shop carefully. Three questions: 1. What will this expenditure do to cut production costs and increase output. What do you do with labor and time saved? 2. How good is the product and will it held up. 3. What about price; is it a good buy? Five steps saved a day equal one mile per year. In large families this may not be a problem. If you have hired help, look at work output per dollar spent for labor. Will a machine do better? Can you look after a machine better than a hired man? Would a change in farm help do the job better? Time has value to the producer. Consider time into cost. A poor disease prevention program is expensive. Do iyou get to the lab in time to prevent losing some $2.00 pullets? Do not over-medicate get a good diagnosis first. Successful producers tie decisions to cost. It does not pay to spend $14.00 for drugs if it will bring you $7.00 by increased production. Over-invest ment in birds, feed, equipment or anything else is money lost. In decisions making, the first step A List of true costs next Good managers think for themselves. Others cannot make all of your decisions. You may not know how to formulate a complete ration or pro duce a genetically superior bird, BUT, you can keep track of how differ ent birds do on different rations under different housing and market conditions. You can analyze published records. Get the complete story, not just half of it. Good managers seek information as if it were money because decisions made from this information may depending on whether the decision was good or bad. The best bird Birds, Feeders poorly adjusted or too full. The rats, Miller & Bus Kong, Inc. Rohrersfown, Po. FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE! Labor Waste, Mortality Waste, and Thinking Waste. Sparrows, Insects, Molds. Consider net returns. Cost Money Return Profits Ph. Lancaster 392-2145 August 3, 1963—5 Lancaster Farming, • 4-H Show (Continued from Page l> Mount Joy R 2, was Holstein fitting champion and leserve champion ovei all breeds In type judging, George Fry, Biown Swiss bleeder of Ceciltown, Md , awarded the championship ribbon in Hol stein and Brown Swiss to the thiee year old cow and senior yearling of Donald Trimble, the Guernsey championship to Sue Mumma, Manheun Rl, for her three year old cow, the Rosette for Ayi shires to R. Edwin Harnish, Christiana Rl, for his aged cow, and the Jer sey rosette to the two year old cow of Stephen Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom Marian Jane Herr, Holtwood Rl, was named champion Jersey fitter and showman. ■Following are the 4-H club placings: HOLSTEIN JR CALF: 1. Nanette Stauf fer, Ephrata Rl; 2. Henry H. Hershey, Lititz Rl; 3. Mary Ellen Kettering, Lititz R 3; 4. Marilyn Harbold, Elizabeth town Rl; 5 Jay Smoker, Ste- vens Rl. SR. CALF" 1 John Bartsh, Ephrata; 2 C Martin Murry, Drumore Rl, 3 Elvin Shelly, Manheim Rl, 4 Fred Metcalf, Willow Street, 5 Richard D Rutt, Quarryville R 2. JR YEARLING 1 Judity Ann Longenecker, Holtwood Rl, 2 Earl C Stauffer, Eph rata Rl, 3 Kenneth M. Rutt. Quarryville R 2, 4 David Zim merman, Remholds Rl, 5 Don ald L Bollinger, Manheim Rl. SR YEARLING- 1 James E Kettering, Lititz R 3; 2. Fred Shaub 111, Quarryville Rl, 3 James S White, Eph rata - Rl; 4. Linda Lou Welk, Stiasburg Rl, 5 Robert L. Hoover, Denver R 2. TWO-YEAR-OLD 1 Ken neth Hess, Strasburg Rl, 2 Nancy Risser, Leola Rl; 3 Linda DeLong, Quanyville Rl, 4 Barry Kurtz, Elizabeth town, 5 John Kurtz, Eliza bethtown THREE-YEAR-O'LD 1 Don ald B Trimble, Quanjville Rl, (Giand Champion), 2 Lois Tindall, Peach Bottom FITTING Kenneth Zurm SHOWMANSHIP Donald Ti i ruble AYRSHIRE Ji’Toi Call 1 Paul Bru bahs Lititz HI, 2 Janies R Ha!'nshade, Quairyville R 2; 3. (■Continued on page 61 Available Now For August Seeding • Cert. 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