r**- How Much Feed Does It Take To A Dozen Eggs! HERE ARE A FEW RECORDS FROM EARLY BIRD FEEDERS WHICH WERE REPORTED TO US RECENTLY: FLOCK A: 6,000 Layers in cages in production 9 months. Average conversion for entire period to dote 3.9 tbs. FLOCK 15,000 layers in cages in production 13 months. Average conversion for entire period 4.01 ibs. 7,000 foyers floor operation, partial slats, in FLOCK C: production 12 months. Average conversion for entire period 4.1 Ibs. 6,000 loyers, floor operation, partial slots, in production 12 months. Conversion for the 12-month period 3.92 lbs. FLOCK 400 layers, floor, in production 12 months. FLOCK Conversion for the entire period 4.05 lbs. 8,500 leghorn breeders and cockerels, floor FLOCK operation, partial slats, in production 10 months. Conversion for the entire period 3.94 lbs. (including cockerel feed). WE'LL GLADLY INTRODUCE YOU TO THESE OR OTHER PRO- DUCERS AND LET YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT EARLY BIRD LAYING FEEDS AND GOOD MANAGEMENT ARE A WINNING COMBINATION FOR ANY POULTRYMAN. MAY WE HELF YOU TO LOW COST EGG PRODUCTION? Contact any Miller & Bushong service representative or calf us direef of Lancaster 392-2145. V\\| 11/// n v -Y '* r*******<Hrtt*************M*******************j Produce "FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE" Miller & Bushong, Inc. Rohrerstown, Pa. Ph. Lancaster 392-2145 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 14, 1964 # Survey Reveals (Continued from Page 1) answer to the problem of why fanners fail to participate in the district program, the study necessitated dividing the farms into district cooperators and non-cooperators. The farm characteristics associated with each group were then analyz ed. The major differences be tween the two groups were found to be: the size of the farm, tenure of the operator, rental arrangements and the kinship between landlord and the tenant. Size of the Farm. Size of the farms which were district co operators averaged 216 acres while non-cooperators averaged only 172 acres. This fact led to several possible reasons why some farmers do not readily carry out their basic conserva tion plan. Larger farms tend to have fields more adaptable to prac tices such as the contour and strip cropping systems. Larger farms are also gener ally in a stronger financial position to sacufice cunent income to invest in conserva tion practices that will later add to land productivity and better management of their soil and water resources. Finally, larger acreages may permit adequate erosion con trol mainly by a more exten sive use of the land. Tenure of the Operator. The relationship of the tenure of the farm operator to district cooperation was also found to be important. In Jasper Soil Conservation District, 81% of farm cooperators were owners, part-owners, or tenants related to the owners, while only 63% of the non-cooperators had an ownership interest in their farms. There are several reasons why farm ownership may have YOU'RC On-The-Farm Demonstration- Of-A-Modem-Mechanized- Feed-Lot-Operation. Newest-Labor-Saving Vandale Mechanized Feeding System. • Vaughn-Easy-Way manure disposal system. • Milking parlor - electric radiant heat. • Free stall housing. • 365 day corn silage feeding-program. • Marietta Harvest King Silo. 0 Sanitary feed trough with feeder shelter. • Electric non-freeze cattle waterer. AT-THE-FARM Time: Tues., Nov. 24, 1964, 9:30 AM. to, 4:30 PM. Place; Leon P. Kreider, R. D. 1, Quarryville, Pa. Farm located on Penna. Route 72 % mile South of Route 372 Intersection Win a genuine Black & Decker *4” Electric Drill. Nothing to buy. Just Register. Free Refreshments Caleb M. Wenger R. D. 1, ille, Pa. Phone: 548-2116^ an important bearing on the fulfillment of district objec tives. In the case of the owner operated farms, the manage ment decisions are made by one person thus making him a local person. District pro motional and educational ef forts are then likely to be more effective. Costs and benefit problems tend to be minimized because current expenses and returns are not shared, thus the owner operator tends to have a long term interest in the farm with a more personal reflection of values placed on the land it self. These factors are also ap plicable to the part owner opeiatois which tends to create a situation where investment may go back into the owned part of the farm. The above factois may well be proved to be the opposite for the non owner operators. Rental Arrangements. The study of the Jasper District pointed out that rental ar rangements had a definite ef fect on participation of land lords and tenants m the dis-- tiict program. Costs and benefits shared by the landowner and operator for planned land-use practices could provide the necessary economic incentive for work ing out a conservation plan for the farm. The otner possibility of a cash rental situation tends to run the risk of short-run ex ploitation by the tenant which in turn hinders the possibility of effectuating a conservation plan. 4-H Club members leant skills useful throughout their lifetime. “Learn by doing” is their motto. ihvited 7
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