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16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 28, 1974
From Local Ag Teachers:
“Even Your
Workload” By:
Glenn L. Spangler
Ag Instructor
Manheim Central H.S.
Your com and soybeans
are harvested, winter small
grains were sown,
Thanksgiving is past, you
never saw a buck, Christmas
was just with us and you are
completing your last minute
year end tax management
plans. The only thing to do is
file your 1040 forms, go to the
Farm Show and wait for
spring. Hopefully you will
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disagree with this last
statement and you will use
your time wisely.
Unfortunately, too many
farmers do wait for spring.
Because of the greater
amount of time available,
now is the time to recon
dition your machinery. The
fact is, however, the farm
shop is used less during the
months of January and
February when compared to
the other months. The reason
for this is quite obvious, it is
just too cold to work in most
farm shops.
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Your shop should probably
have a means to be heated.
When you heat your shop, be
certain that the proper
ventilation is available for
your heating system. Fumes
from welding, paints, fuelds
and running engines can be
hazardous to your health. A
means to remove these and
other vapor from a closed
shop is a must.
Even if your shop is
unheated there are a number
of things you should try to do
now to prevent down time
this spring and the months to
come. One good place to
start is with the combine or
compicker which you just
used. Do you remember any
belts or chains which were
slipping? Was one part of the
machine knocking? If you
are having trouble
remembering this now,
imagine how much harder it
will be when you go to start
using it again. Instead of just
depending on your memory,
why not clean the machine,
check all belts and chains
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and other moving parts. Do
any teeth guards or knives
need to be replaced? Does
the knife on the bean head
need sharpening? When all
of these are done grease the
machine and put it away.
The same things apply to
other machines. Special
attention must be given to
equipment which comes in
contact with corrosive
materials such as fertilizer.
Other things which could be
done are hard surface parts
of machines, check plow
shears and paint equipment.
With harvest completed and
fall tillage done your trac
tors may need to have aoil
and filters changed. If you
have an older tractor, when
was the last time you packed
the front wheel bearings?
One job which you can
start in the warm is deter
mining how you are going to
calibrate your corn planter
with com of lower ger
mination. Read your owner’s
manual, make certain you do
know how to change the seed
drop if you seed com is of low
germination.
The above are just a few
ideas of tings which you can
do to even your workload
throughout the year. Even if
your shop is unheated, you
should try to do many of
these on the milder days this
winter.
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Serving and drinking milk can give you and your friends a safer
and happier holiday l
It will also give you more energy to make 1975 a happy and
successful year HKy
_* for § et t 0 contact the Agn King serviceman in your
3rea to plan for a more profitable new year*
George F Delong
Regional Manager
P 0 Sox 683 Lititz Pa
17543
Phone 717 526 0115
Eastern Lancaster Co
Melvin Herr
RR2 New Holland Pa 17557
Ph 717-354 5977
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William Windle &
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Atglen. Pa 19310 at
Ph 215-593-6143 If
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Earl B. Gmder
RD2 Manheim, Pa 17545
Phone 717 665-3126
Lebanon County
In Census Count
The 1974 Census of
Agriculture being conducted
by the Bureau of the Census
will bring up to date farm
statistics collected for the
year 1969 when the last farm
census was taken.
Newton J. Bair, Assoc.
County Extension Agent,
says that cooperation from
every farm and ranch
operator is needed in order
to insure an accurate
measurement of changes in
Lebanon County. Farm
business records are to be
used in filling out the report
farm, but when records are
not available, reasonable
estimates are fully ac
ceptable. He stresses that
the Census Bureau must
have a good report from
each operator if county
records are to be complete
and accurate. The report
forms (questionnaires),
mailed out about January 1,
should be filled out and
mailed back as early as
possible.
Nothing is revealed in the
published reports that might
disclose information about
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1213 Zorba Drive
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James L Yoder
Regional Manager
RDI Box 81
Chambersburg Pa 17201
Ph 717 264 9321
an individual operator. The
data are combined into
county and State totals that
provide benchmarks for
keeping up with changes in
farming. The Census of
Agriculture, taken every five
years, is the only source of
statistics on agriculture that
are comparable, county by
county, on a nationwide
basis.
The 1969 census counted
767 farms in Lebanon
county; 176 reported selling
$2,500 or more of
agricultural products, and
591 reported sales of $40,000
or more. The market value
of all agricultural products
sold amounted to $23,041,018
an average of $30,040 per
farm. However, farm
production expenses totaled
$17,373,501, an average of
$22,651 per farm. This left a
net farm income of $7,389 per
farm in 1969.
North Carolina
North Carolina is the nation’s
largest producer of tobacco, tex
tiles, and furniture The Tar Heel
state grows more tobacco products
than the other 49 states combined
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FULTON. ILL.
Montgomery & SE Berks Co.
Cy Arnold
739 Rosewood Drive
Douglasville, Pa 19518
Ph 215 385-6249
festern Lancaster Co.
A L. Wertman
413 Locust St
Columbia Pa 17513
Ph 717-584-8768
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