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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.
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"FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE"
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Rohrerstown, Pa.
Ph. Lancaster 392-2145
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 14, 1964
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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
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Farm located on Penna. Route 72 % mile
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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.
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