USDA Looks at Farm Corporation Finances
FARMERS-GROWERS
Black and Clear Plastic for
plant beds, Cantaloupes,
Watermelons, Strawberry
Patches, building & crop
cover.
- High Pressure Cleaners
Portable 700 lb. pressure
- Cattle Tags and Chains
- Handy Hoof Trimmers
- Kamar Heat Detectors
- Maes Inflations
- Mineral Feeders
- Cattle Dust Bags
- Fly Sprays Jet Foggers
- Farm Gates - Hog Feeders
Electric Fencers
THIBENZOLE + TRAMISOL
Cattle & Sheep Wormer.
TYLAN-10. SP-250, TM-50
Livestock Conditioners.
FEATURING OUR SECURITY FREE STALL
We make a high Security Free Stall from high grade
boiler type steel that will last and last. A bedding board
is installed and the stall is elevated above the scrape
area. Extra floor space is given to each animal and a
maximum drinking area is provided. A step along the
feed trough allows easy access to the feed but prevents
manure from falling into the trough.
R. D. 1 DRUMORE CENTER, QUARRYVILLE, PA.
The 20,000 federal tax returns net income, according to a study
filed by farm corporations in 1968 released recently by the U.S.
averaged $317,000 in assets, Department of Agriculture.
$266,000 in receipts, and $16,500 in The report from USDA’s
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1744 Pioneer Road, Lancaster, Pa.
Phone 717-464-2044
Formerly operated by Maynard L. Beitzel
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Witmer, Pa 392-7227
SOLAIR BARNS
• VAN DALE, INC.
• MADISON SILOS
CALEB M. WENGER, Inc.
DISTRIBUTORS FOR:
• VAUGHAN • PAMLINE
• MECHANIZED FEED LOT SYSTEMS
Security Stall
'Extra scraper
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All welded joints
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1973
Economic Research Service
(ERS) notes that farm cor
porations filed less than 1 percent
of the 3.1 million farm tax returns
in 1968, a slight increase from
1957. Most of the expansion in
farm corporations came from
firms with 10 or fewer
shareholders. Also many of these
corporations probably existed as
sole proprietorship or part
nership farms before a 1958 tax
rule change made it ad
vantageous to incorporate.
Between 1963 and 1968, the
greatest numerical increase in
tarm corporations occurred in
the $lOO,OOO to $499,000 asset
group.
The ERS study found that 41
percent of the farm corporations
had cash receipts under $50,000
and one-fourth had receipts of
$200,000 or more. Receipts for
partnerships averaged $41,000
and sole proprietorships, $12,000.
The rate of return on equity
averaged lower for farm cor
porations than for corporations in
other industries selected for
comparison. In 1963-68, high
grade corporate bonds with less
risk were yielding nearly the
same return as the equity m farm
corporations
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Beware of
Armyworms
When highly destructive ar
myworms invade your forage
and small gram crops, it’s time to
call out the “Insectide Guard.”
Every minute lost means greater
economic loss to these hungry
invaders.
Early detection is essential,
Extension entomologists warn
At the first evidence of damage,
they recommend prompt
treatment with an approved
insecticide. Full-coverage ap
plications to plant foliage will
stop armyworms in their tracks
Ideal weather -- cool and wet --
is often responsible for the
sudden appearance of ar
myworms in damaging numbers
They thrive on the type of
weather that was common this
spring in many sections of the
country. ''
Armyworms, if unchecked, can
strip small grain fields ripe for
harvest. They can rob corn plants
of foliage down to the mid-rib. In
grass and alfalfa they can feast
at heart’s content, often without
being detected until damage is
extensive.
Armyworm invasions actually
begin with the adult moths which
migrate into an area and lay their
eggs in heavy foliage. When the
larvae hatch, they begin to feed
and often move from field to field
as they mature. That’s the
characteristic marching that
gives them their name.
Both the fall and southern
armyworm caterpillars are
about IV2 inches m length when
fully grown. They are light tan to
dark green or black with white
stripes on sides and back. The
worms feed for about three
weeks, and a second generation
may develop in some areas.
An average of six worms per
square foot calls for treatment.
Effective control can be achieved
with Malathion, applied with
either air or ground equipment.
Local county Extension agents
or state Extension entomologists
should be consulted for proper
timing of applications m local
areas.
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