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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 17, 1973
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Ihe Une-Man rarm:
There's much variation in the
optimum size of one-man farms,
but all have this in common:
They're bigger than the average
farm and their watchword is
efficiency.
Meet the man who milks ef
ficiency for all it’s worth - he’s
the operator of the “technically
optimum” one-man farm.
Whether a 360-acre rice fqrm in
Louisiana or a 2,000-acre wheat
and barley farm in Montana, the
optimum one-man farm would
seem to hold a long lease on life.
This operation can achieve
most of the economies associated
with size, various studies have
shown That’s because up to and
including the one-man size, the
main incentive for farm
enlargement is to fully employ
the operator’s time and his
machinery At that size, the cost
per unit of product reaches a low
point
Beyond the one-man size, *
farms get bigger to achieve
larger output and higher total
income, even though the unit
production costs may be
somewhat greater than on the
one-man farm
When it comes to buying
production items and to selling
their products, large-scale farms
do enjoy some price advantages.
But the evidence suggests that
these advantages, where they
exist, tend to be minor. In
themselves they don’t provide
sufficient reasons for farm
enlargement
Not run-of-the-mill. An ERS
economist who analyzed op
timum one-man farming
operations found them to be
bigger than the “average” farm
in the U.S They also require
much greater capital investment
and managerial skills on the
operator’s part.
As defined by this economist,
the technically optimum one-man
farm may be thought of as “the
PUBLIC SALE
of Valuable
Modern Farm Machinery
Saturday, March 24, 1973
Stalling time to 00 A M
To he held at the Harold
Ki at/ei Farm located 2 miles
Fast of Bichfield and 1 1 mile
\«i th of Ht .!5, Snyder County.
M F Super 02 combine with 14’
<id andhume reel, 1971 Int 826 D
wide front and New Hinson cab,
Int 656 D fast hitch, roll guard,
M Farmall PS, B JD , 870
P.ipec grinder mixer, NH 469
Mavbine 9 ft cut, 550 I-H Har
\ estor 2-row corn head and
pickup, I-H 5-16 auto reset plow,
I-H 4-16 trip bottom plow with 2 ft
hitch 12'j ft Brady harrow
(heavy duty). 12 ft MM disc, 12
ft .1 D harrow 10 ft J D
cultipacker. Mid West plow
harrow for 5-5x16 plow, J D 1240
plateless corn planter (like new).
> hoom sprayers with fiber glass
150&150 gal 'tanks. N H 200 bu
tank spreader, J D 14T baler
with thrower, N H 30 ft
('levator M F 5 wheel rake, N I
bar roller rake, M F Super 60
Hail chopper 2 gravity wagons,
N H and .1 D 1074 wagons with
hale bodies, .1 D 1065 wagon with
dump bale body. Grove wagon
with 12ft hvd bed, tractor dual
wheels with 18 4x34 tires. 4 hyd
cylinders 300 gal gas tank on
stand 10 ton upright feed bin
mew) 4U DeLaval milker pump
Misc tools and farm supplies
Corn bv the ton. Extension
ladders. Int Cub 102-10 h p
tractor with 42 in mower with
dump cart
10 ft Little Champ Camper fits
anv 8 ft pickup box
Terms Cash Lunch Stand.
IVIr Harold K. Kratzcr, Owner
Fash & Hoffman. Auctioneers
man and his complement of
machines.” In the case of crop
farms, it represents -the
maximum acreage that the man
and his machinery can plant,
cultivate, and harvest,
seasonally and annually.
Sometimes, one cultural
operation will be limiting. For
example, the planting dates for
spring wheat may be limited to a
10-day period. Anything later
sharply reduces the eventual
yield. If a man can harvest 500
acres, cultivate 400 acres, but can
only plant 300 acres, then the
optimum size of his farm is 300
acres.
The man with not enough time
or machinery to do the critical
farming operations in the allotted
days - why can’t he resort to
custom hiring 7 He can. However,
in theory this farmer over a
year’s time span would be un
deremploying his own labor.
WEST FALLOWFIELD
CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SALE
on
SATURDAY, MARCH 31,1973
Located at Naaman King Farm, Atglen RD No. 1, Pa.
Anyone can donate items or sell on commission.
Machinery, tractor, cattle, Household items, fancy work,
etc Baked goods will also be appreciated for there will
be a lunch stand.
For more information contact the following:
Naaman King 593-5004
Paul King 593-6302
Elmer Mast 593-5853
Harold Ranck 932-3309
Laurence King 593-6661
All proceeds from this sale will go to West Fallowfield
Christian Day School.
PUBLIC SALE I
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FARM MACHINERY
Location: 16 miles South of Lancaster off Route |:j
272 at Black Bear Farm, 1 mile North of Wakefield, g
Follow Arrows. $
TUESDAY, MARCH 27,1973
Ford 4000 Selecto Speed 1300 hrs.; Ford 9N Ju
bilee; Oliver roll over 3 bottom trip plow 16 in.; Ford
heavy duty 28 disc, 2IH C discs 24 & 28; 2 Brillion
cultipackers 9 & 10 ft.; New Holland Super 66 baler;
2 New Holland 5 ton wagons with beds; 32 ft. Little
Giant elevator (new); 24 ft. elevator; A.C. forage
harvester with 6 knives corn & grass head; Goby
silage wagon with webbs; Ford 1 row mounted corn
picker; 2 McCurdy grain bins with running gears;
Ford 2 row cornplanter 3 pt.; 3 pt. cultivator.
50 Ton Ear Corn
Massey Harris Super 26 s.p. combine; Allis Chal
mers flail chopper; New Holland manure spreader;
2 Bear Cat hammermills, 1 with PTO; Ontario 16 disc
drill; Cunningham crimper; Baffin PTO cornsheller;
Peterson snowblower; New Idea fertilizer drill, field
sprayer; mounted grass seeder; Lincoln welder;
cattle holding gate; 10 ft, cast iron trough; 12 hole hog
feeder; 4 hole hog feeder; extension ladder; Stewart
elec, clippers with sheephead; 6 rolls snow fence;
300 locust posts; lumber and oak flooring; sheeting
and heavy lumber; log chains; heavy cable; winch;
forks; air compressor; paint sprayer; Ideal band
castrator; bolts; other articles not mentioned.
Kreider & Biller, Aucts.
Split-up farm? Hypothetically
the problem of too few working
days could also be resolved by
having the “farm” in two parts,
separated by a climatic zone so
that the planting and harvesting
seasons don’t coincide. This way
both parts of the farm could be
operated by the same man and
his machines, it being necessary
only to transport them between
the units.
Another alternative to
maximize use of the farmer’s
time is to grow two crops whose
cultural operations don’t coin
cide, such as spring-seeded
barley .and fall-seeded wheat.
The drawback here is that the
secondary crops usually require
one or more specialized
machines and are less profitable
than one-crop farms. In fact the
trend across the U.S. is toward
greater specialization and less
diversification.
OF
T2:00 NOON
Terms by
J. Edgar Wolgemuth
Lunch funisbed.
How
No rule of thumb. The size of
farm to achieve the ultimate in
efficiency varies widely by the
type of farming and the farm’s
location. For example, in regions
'where dryland farming
predominates, wheat farfns may
have 1 acre of fallow to each acre
in crops. These farms are twice
as big as wheat operations in the
humid, annual cropping regions.
In cattle ranching the criterion
PUBLIC SALE
Saturday, March 24,1973
10:30 A.M.
Along Schoeneck Road in the Village of Schoeneck,
West Cocalico Township, Lancaster Co., Pa.
Massey Harris 44 tractor; Farmall Super A tractor with
plow and cultivator; Massey-Ferguson 35 Deluxe tractor in
extra good condition, mowers; 3 rubber tired wagons with 16
ft beds and extra sides; cultipacker; disc.'; sec. harrow;
Stauffer 2-row tobacco planter; New Idea 1-row corn picker;
manure spreader; side rake; 3 walking plows; 5500 tobacco
lathe; harness; ext. ladder; Columbian coal kitchen range; 8
foot bob sled with steering wheel and brake in good cond; pot
belly stove; 2 high top dry sinks; blind corner cupboard; roll
top desk; 6 legged drop leaf table; round claw foot table; H. W.
Bard. Denver, jug; iron kettles and loads of other barn items
and household items.
SALE BY
RALPH M. USNER
H.H. LEID, Auction Service.
LEON A. BROWN
COMPLETE DISPERSAL
MONDAY, NJUtCII 26
WESTTOWN, N.Y.
At the farm, two miles west of Westtown, N.Y. on Co.
Rte. 1. Watch'for Holstein Auction Sign in center of -
Westtown which is on N.Y. Rte. 284. Ten miles south
west of Middletown, N.Y. Few miles north of the N.J.
line and close to Penna.
70 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS
(50 Milking Age - 20 Heifers)
All tests up to date for immediate interstate shipment.
Fxam for Preg and Mastitis.
13 DAUGHTERS OF WHIRLHILL KINGPIN SELL!!
One with 765-20,677 M at 5 y. - Another with 722-
17.572 M. at 3 yrs. - Another with 668-18,145 M at 3
vrs - Another with 626-18,327 M, 3 yrs - and others,
good, young daughters of a great sire.
BLOSSOM ACRES ASTRONAUT KENDRA SELLS!!
“GP-82” at 2 yrs. with 440 fat at 2 yrs. By “Astronaut”
from an "EX-92” (EX Mammary) dam with 788 fat,
next dam “VG” with 793 fat. Bred to “Elevation”.
GOOD PRODUCTION SELLING!!
4 sell from 722 to 773 fat (2 at 3 yrs.)
6 sell from 604 to 668 fat, (4at 3 yrs.)
14 from 508 to 581 fat
7 from 434 to 487 fat, (all at 2 & 3 yr. olds)
17 on test with first lactation
4 DAUGHTERS - 35 BRED TO THE FAMED ROUND
OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION (EX-92-GM)'!
TOP SIRES REPRESENTED 13 by “Kingpin" - 12 by
Pmeyhill Galaxy - 8 by "Tidy Gent” - 3 by Tidy Burke
Cricket -5 by “Vern" -3 by “Ideal” -1 by Rockman and
others
Nearly new “Lmdy-LR-31” Semen Tank sells - Quantity
of Hay sells 6 Vials of “KINGPIN” sells - Quantity
of “Astronaut” and "Maple” sells.
MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO ATTEND AND BUY
FROM THIS COMPLETE DISPERSAL!!
Sale starts 12:00 noon
Lunch Available
D AIICTIU Catalogs
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Owner,
Sale Mgrs. & Auctioneers Westtown, N.Y. ,
Mexico. N.Y. 914-726-3430/
Big?
of size is the cowherd. Generally
the optimum herd is 300 head, but
the pasture to support that many
ranges from ISO acres in
irrigated areas to 36,000 in the
desert areas of the Southwest.
The return to operator’s labor -
figured at the equivalent wage
rate for hired workers - is not
large on specialized crop farms.
This is because the work is highly
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