Farming, Saturday, March 12. ma_ *£o-***^
Good Farm Lease Fair To Owner Tightened By usda
_ . «* . O • 12. a, Cm era The U.S. Department* .of
And Tenant, IVifift* opcciftiwt Oo.ys Agr i cu )t ure him amended Its
y * r meat inspection regulations
a more profttable m-op. An- t | ghten , provisions under
other example I* the <rt‘ry wh|ph meßt de , lers mre
farmer Vho has a 80*0 crop ffronted .. retaller exemptlohs”
•hare lease. The tenant may federal meat Inspec
wan't to grow -bay and pas-
ture, but the landlord prts- The new amendments which
lets crops because he become effecMve March n,
shares In them and not in requlre m * ny m eat deal,
the dairy. A go erB , now exempted from fed
wouM make It P 0 ” 11 * 1 ® er »i inspection of meat prod
the landlord and tena t o retailed across state
work together r ,. * r ‘ poses would, at the very least,
tual interests, McAllister be- in , of cents in .
Heves. come per hundredweight of
Although many of the IJnes tQ bote i s> restaurants
lessds today are TJfJ* *' and Institutional consumers,
rangemente, McAlister rec obuin federa | meat la
ommeuds a written agree-
ment because it .gives both .. . ..
parties certain legal asaur- Consumer and Marketing
ances, and the very act of Sen-Ice meU inspection of*
writing it out causes each ficials explained that the fed
party to consider closely the eral Meat Inspection Act of
provisions and limitations. 1906 made provisions to ex
“lit does not need to be a empt from federal inspection
fancy, highly legal-appearing requirements those retail
document. It is mulch ipcre meat dealers and butchers—
important that it is clear usually located near state
and fair to bcfth parties,’' he borders who sell meat di-
DO „„ rectly to “consumers across
SuySi ~
Most of the leases used state lines
are out-of-date and in need To qualify for such an ex
ot revising, according to Me- emption under the previous
MlUster. “Both the tenant regulations, retail meat deal
and the landlord stand to ers had to sell at least 50
gam when a good up-to-date percent of their meat and
lease is used. After all. If meat products directly to
the tenant cannot make a “consumers ” Once exempted,
living, the landlord will not they were permitted during
have much tor his invest- any week to ship to “com
ment either.” sumers” across state lines,
About this time of f**r,
landlords and tenant* begin
thinking about the renewal
of their leasing agreements
for the coming crop year.
Usually they are moat con
cerned about determining the
smount of rent, according to
yf. T. McAllister, extension
farm management apeclallst
*t the University of Dela
ware.
The landlord and tenant
should share in the income
of the farm In the same pro
portion that each party con
tributes to the operation,
management and Investment
of Che farm business, McAl
lister 'believes. The actual
amount in terms of dollars
or share of farm income will
rary widely depending upon
the individual circumstances.
The landlord pays the cost
of ownership of the land and
buildings, including a charge
for interest on the invest
ment and an annual charge
f 0 upkeep and depreciation
of buildings, fences, tax dit
ches and other capital im
provements. The tenant, on
the other hand, pays for in
terest, depreciation and up
keep for capital item s he
supplied The cost of his la
bor is also a tenant contri
bution Whoever made the
management decisions, land
lord o, tenant, could include
this among his contributions.
The easiest nay to handle
current production expenses,
such as fertilizer, gasoline*
seed, taxes, repairs and cus
tom ,wbrk, is to list them all
and then cross off those to
be shared equally. The ex
pense items that the land
lord and tenant pay for sep
arately are estimated, using
the farm account book as a
guide.
Add up all the expense con
tributions of each party, and
divide the income according
to the percentage each party
puts into the business, 3K-
Ailister recom'mends “Foi
instance, suppose that the
landlord's expenses total st,-
000 and the tenant s total
$-6.0P0 The fair way to di
vide the income from the
farm would he 40 percent
to the landloid and 60 per
cent to the tenant ” If the
parties want the customaij'
50-50 shaie auangement, an
adjustment can be made in
the dmsion of the expenses
s , O that each is paling 50
percent of the expenses
It has been customary for
the landlord to furnish the
land and buildings and tor
the tenant to furnish the ma
chinery and labor, with the
production expenses shaied
equally However, this type
of lease is not likely to be
to modern farms,
jjjcAlhster points out “Out
of-pocket cash expenses are
jre’ater today than 25 and
50 years ago, and the in
vestment in machinery is
likely to be much greater in
proportion to the land values
than m past jears”
(X com sea, good lease will
Dot substitute for a good
farm that s large enough
yield a satisfactory income*
It takes th e very best of
farm management to make a
living and pay rent in addi
tion The lease should not
m'ake it impossible for the
tenant to tollow good man
agement plans.
Many leases require th e
tenant to plant a certain ac
reage of wheat, which is a
cash ci op with relatively
email profits. In most cases,
both the landlord and ten
ant 'would be betrter ofi if
that land were used to grow
-FARMERS
GROW SWEET CORN
CASH CROP
HIGHER PRICES THIS YEAR
HARVESTING AND HAULING AVAILABLE
JOHN F. COPE CO., INC.
Manheim, Pa. Office Phone 898-2206
Field Representatives
JOHN L. BARE BILL WINGENROTH
898-7010 Lane. 626-5403 Lititz
Please Phone Evenings
Tobacco Farmers
(A^y)
NOW is the time to consign your crop to
our tobacco marketing program.
• We offer a proven grading system for
better over-all returns for your crop.
• Advance payments at time of delivery.
• Cash payments when tobacco is sold.
COME IN TODAY FOR
FULL INFORMATION
COUNTRY BEST FOODS - AGWAY, INC.'
446 W. James St.
Lancaster, Pa. Ph. 397-0111
without ' federal inepeotlon, emption,” privilege back t«
not more than. 5 carcasses of the" original Intent,- C&MS
cattle, 25 of calves, 20 of proposed the new amendment
sheep, 26 of lambs, 10 of to the regulation* law No.
swine, 20 of goats, or 25 of vember.
g-oat kids, or the equivalent
of fresh meat. In addition,
they could ship an unlimited
volume of processed meat
products.
While the term "consum
ers” was not defined, It has
been construed to- include
restaurants, hotels, fboa'rding
houses, or similar institutions
as well as -household consum
ers • When applied to Jthese
provisions.
. These retailer exemptions
were originally intended to
be of assistance to small re
tail meat dealers, C&M& of
ficials said. However, in Jhe The new amendments thus
absence of specific qualifies- add average weekly sales vol.
tlons, the retailer exemption ume to the -qualifications for
privilege has been extended exemption, as well as mclud
to large volume suppliers ing the sales o-f all Siiteidi-
over the years. Aries and branches of a Am
To bring the "retailer., ex- in computing this volume.
PUBLIC SALE
of
REG. & GRADE HOLSTEINS
& FARM EQUIPMENT
1% mi. north of Oak Hill, 5 mi. north of Nottingham,
3 mi. east of Little Britain on road from Oakshade to
Tayloria. Lane. Co., Pa. North Rt. 272.
Thursday, March 17, 1966
25 HEAD OF REG. AND GRADE HOLSTEINS
Fresh and Close Springing 5 Bred Heifers
Tested within 30 Days Charts Furnished
A sample of what is selling:
DTK. OF GLENAFTON MILESTONE - 305 d. - 21,024
m. - 664 f. ':
Dtr. of Maplewanna Roamer - 305 d. - 15,079 m. t.,535 f.-
Dtr. of Woodbourne Lass Reflection - 305 d. - 14,708 m.
- 459 f. 2 y. she is bred to Whirlhill Kingpin.
GRADE - BESSIE: 305 d. - 18,222 m. - 672 f.
GRADE - ADDIE: 305 d. - 15,038 m. - 650 f. 4.4%-
Most of these cows and heifers were purchased last fall
from the herd dispersal of Herbert Columbia Co.,
Pa. Mostly sired by N.E.B.A. including Penn State
Betsy Ivanhoe, Maview Dunloggin Direct, Skokie
Marathon Boy.
Cattle have Dairy type and plenty of size.
LARGE LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT
JOHN DEERE 620 TRACTOR with 3 Bottom Mounted
Plow, 1900 hrs.; JOHN DEERE M TRACTOR with
Cultivator; FORD 8N TRACTOR with Cultivator;
John Deere 4 Bar Side Rake on rubber; John Deere
No. 5 Mower; John Deere 13 Disc Grain Drill; John
Deere Corn Planter; McDeering 28 Disc; John Deere
Wagon; Cunningham Crimper; 68 New Holland Baler
PTO; Weeder; Brillion Cultipacker; 2 wheel Trailer;
New Idea Spreader; Holland Transplanter. Locust
posts; Fence controller.
DAIRY EQUIPMENT
2 Unit DeLaval Milker; 15 Milk Cans; Milk Cooler;
Buckets; Strainer; Silage Cart; Feed Cart; Electric Fly
Sprayer; No. 501 Sunbeam Clippers; G. E. Hot Water
Furnace; New Duo Therm Heater.
HAY CORN SILAGE
At the same time and place for C. Weaver and D. Tice
who discontinued farming;
AC D-14 TRACTOR/ less than 1,300 hrs., with mount
ed 3 bottom plow; McD. Disc; Cultivator; W. D. TRAC
TOR; A.C. P.T.O. Spreader; Ford P.T.O. Baler; John
Deere Spring Harrow Minn: Moline Disc; A.C. Wide
Track Wagon; A.C. New type Corn Planter, like new
(tool bar); John Deere 4 row Corn Planter #490; A.C.
No. 50 Harvester, 6 new Knives, Corn and Hay attach
ment. , i t .
David Bradley Rotary Corn Sheller; New , Idea Spread
er; Cross Elevator; McDeerihg ,13 Disc Drill; Brtllup
Seeder; 4 bar Side Rake; Ford Baler; P.T.0.; Trs»il|r
Plow (2 bottom): ' ' ' 1 ' '* ?-
by, ' t
Aucts; and Sale Mgrs. r .■> * J. B. KREtD^R
Carl Diller - 392-5235 s ■ 11 Quarry ville :Rs2
J. Everett Kreider - 284-4517 LA-922p
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Lunch by Fair mount Recreation Center
Under the amended renu.
lationa, a firm still nuiit <h>u
more than 50 percent of it*
meat and meat products di
rectly to ‘•consumers'' Un.
eluding hotels, restaurants,
etc.) to qualify for exemp.
tlon. In addition, the arm's
average weekly sales volume
including all its ■•a'hsirtl.
antes and branches during
each quartet of a calendar
year cannot exceed So.Onq
pounds of fresh meat and 20..
000 'pounds of -processed
meat products.
Sale at 11:00 A.M.
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