—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 10. 1973
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Pa. Quarantine Zones Lifted
Secretary of Agriuclture Jim 1
McHale signed an order last
week lifting the last of four zone
quarantines that were imposed
following isolated outbreaks of
hog cholera m the Southeast
quadrant of the Commonwealth.
Similar action by federal
animal health officials has once
again restored the free
movement of swine in all in
terstate and intrastate market
channels
The final step following the
signing of the order will be in
spection of hogs and pigs on the 61
quarantined premises within a
five-mile radius of Kutztown
RDS
There are 2,324 head involved
Following the last positive
diagnosis of hog cholera, 22 swine
were destroyed and buried on a
farm in Richmond Township,
Berks County
As m the previous three out
breaks. Bureau of Animal In
dustry veterinarians made twice
weekly inspections of all
quarantined animals during the
first half of the 30-day embargo
and weekly inspections during
the final 15 days
Pennsylvania had achieved hog
cholera-free status in the sum
mer of 1971 and about a year later
the entire nation was on the brink
of being declared free of the
highly contagious and virulent
disease when outbreaks were
reported in a dozen states.
Pennsylvania was one of the
last to be struck but Secretary
McHale was the first state
agricultural head to impose a
total stop-movement order on all
swine to give state veterinar
nians an opportunity to isolate
the outbreak is small areas
The prompt action paid off in a
minimum of economic restraints
to the Commonwealth’s pork
industry which annually raise
more than 700,000 head. About
five times that number are rasied
elsewhere and shipped into the
state for slaughter. Pennsylvania
ranks second to only the five
leading midwest corn-belt states
in the commercial slaughter of
hogs
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problems facing agriculture
today and the years just ahead is
the wise handling of financial
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with this growing need, a two-day
clinic on Farm Financial
Management has been scheduled
March 21 and 22 at the Farm and
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Topics on Wednesday, March
21 include;
I Capital and its relation to the
farm business: What is capital?!
How is it used in the business?
How much is used?
11. Sources of capital in
agriculture: Where do we get
capital 9 Why do we borrow?
Type of loan? Repayment plans?
HI. What is your financial
situation 9 What does a financial
summary tell you? a. source and
amount of income; b. source and
amount of expenses fixed vs.
variable costs; c. net cash in
come; d. net farm income; e.
family labor income; f. operators
labor income.
IV. What does a net worth
statement tell you? a. total assets
in business long term, short term,
and personal; b. total liabilities
in the business; c. owner’s equity
or net worth; d. how should
assets.be valued 9
V Wnat is the debt structure on
the farm? a. long vs. short term
debt; b. repayment plan on loans
(monthly oh annual payments);
c interest on loans; d. do
you have too much? e could you
borrow more money?
The program {or the second
day, Thursday, Mkrch 22, is:
VI. Sources of credit
What are the credit practices of
various institutions, including
business and consumer loans? a.
repayment plans and ability to
repay; b. interest rates; c. length
of loan; d. collateral or security
needed; e. basis for appraisal; f.
size of various loans or limits; g.
philosophy on financial
statement, net worth statements
and cash flow statements; h.
what is cash flow statement?
VII. Forward planning
(budgeting) and financial
Buy less protein
By harvesting haylage in
the bud stage, you capture the
crop when its nutrient content is
highest. Saving protein-rich
leaves means reducing or
eliminating supplements. Some
90% of the digestible protein is
found in leaves. Good haylage
will score 20-25% crude protein.
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management; Will your new
capital expenditure pay their
way? How do you make a
decicison on adjustments? How
do you determine the income
producing ability of a change?
How does the change affect your
debt and repayment situation?
What costs and returns change
Haying
(MUSCLING)
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