94—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 13. 1976
York Co. gal describes
as professional farm wife
Editor* Note: Mm. GaU
McPherson presented the
following talk during the
recent national peach
convention.
Has anyone outlined for
you the benefits of becoming
a "Professional Farm Wife"
or a farm woman as the case
may be? Or don’t you think
of farming as being a
profession worthy of
professional considerations?
After less than four years
of marriage to a farmer, I
have arrived at the con
clusion that I am indeed a
"professional farm wife’’
and that this position is one
of necessity rather than
extravagance; one of un
derstatement rather than
exaggeration.
What is a professional
anyway? According to Carl
Stevens who teaches a
course entitled “Blueprint
for professional selling”, A
profession is any learned
pursuit performed for the
public good. You will
probably agree that farming
is something learned from
hard work, sweat, tears,
success, failure, and ex
perience as well as from
books. And if providing food
for your countrymen and
world isn’t for the public
good, then nothing is.
Of course, A professional
PUBLIC SALE
FARM EQUIPMENT
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1976
Located on the farm at route 4, South Annviile
Twp., Lebanon County. Penna. Turn north off
route 322 onto route 934 and continue to
Fontana Ave. and turn left to first farm on right
or turn north at Fontana Chapel on 322 and
continue to first farm on left along road.
John Deere 2510 real nice condition
John Deere 530
2 Lamco self unloading wagons - both with roofs, 3rd
beaters and reversers -1 left and 1 right unloading; 2
high side wagons; Gehl 50 MX Mizall grinder mixer;
New Idea 217 manure spreader; New Idea 310 com
picker; John Deere 246 com planter with band spray; 1
-3 and 1-4 section spring tooth harrow; New Idea 402 5
bar side rake; JD KBA 28 transport disc harrow;
Brillion chisel plow; NH 30' bale elevator; Chattanugo
10’ cultipacker; J.D. No. 8 harvester with com head;
J.D. No. Bharvester with pick-up; J.D. Buffer; Ontario
7 x 14 grain drill on steel; PTO dump wagon; J.D. 3-16
bottom trip plow; J.D. Fll5 2-16 bottom trip plow;
International 10’ culti-hoe; New Idea 256 3 pt. mower;
N.H. 33 field chopper; Kool KB2O 7’ trough blower and
20’ 4” auger.
MASSEY-FERGUSON SELF PROPELLED
COMBINE MODEL 300
with 10’ head with pick-up reel
Dumore loader; 7’ blade for loader; McDade 5 H.P.
36” drying fan; drag elevator; tractor mounted
seeder; cultivators for A or 530; cultivators for J.D. 40;
J.D. weights and cylinders; 1 -10’ and 1 -12’ wooden
drag; Sears com sheller; Heat housers for J.D.’s; 10’
iron water trough; Zimmerman unloading units; false
fronts; 1 pr. 12-38 and 11-36 tractor chains; fogmaster
(like new); estate heatrola; walking plow; fanning
null; wheelbarrow; platform scale; 3 feed carts; 4 hog
feeders; J.D. AlB high pressure washer; 2 Sunbeam
clippers; chains; forks; shovels; a few tools and other
misc. items.
Note: Not many small items, so be prompt,
Conditions by
J. HAROLD HEAGY
RICHARD ELLIOTT
Harry H. Bachman - Auctioneer
Lunch by Fontana Union Sunday School
is one who pursues A
profession or an occupation
for gain. Gain is the key
word here. Now usually you
might consider lawyers,
doctors, musicians as the
primary professionals. You
have been led to believe that
professionals are those who
have completed some
required liberal, scientific or
artistic education and
sometimes needed to pass a
mandatory examination for
certification; those who use
mental skills rather than
manual skills to make their
livings; those who are in
some elite category of oc
cupation.
Well, you are already in an
elite category. Contrary to
media figures which report
there are 3% million farms
in this country, about 2%
million of those farms gross
less than 12500 a year. Those
farmers are not making a
living at farming. Those
farmers are not pursuing
their occupation for gain, are
not very professional.
Then about half of the 1
million farms left have less
than $lO,OOO in gross sales -
gross, not net.
There are maybe, 235,000
farmers in this country of 235
million people who sell over
the $40,000 marie which still
includes some off the farm
11:00 A.M.
4 TRACTORS 4
John Deere 40
1. You will be gaining a
working knowledge learning
the skill of selling what you
produce.
2. You will be directing
your inate abilities whatever
they may be toward an at
tainable goal - profit.
John Deere A
income. But nonetheless,
they are the serious farmers,
the professionals. They are
in the elite .1 per cent of the
population. And they feed the
235 million others in America
and export to another 150
million people abroad.
And you are their wives!
There are advantages to
being a professional farm
wife:
ABSOLUTE AUCTION
BROADVIEW FARM
A GENTLEMAN'S FARM OF RARE
QUALITY AND OUTSTANDING
LOCATION
SATURDAY, MARCH 27,1976
PERSONAL PROPERTY 10 A.M.
REAL ESTATE 1 P.M.
Located 3 miles North of Coatesville on Route 82, to Monacy Rd.
turn East on Monacy Rd three-tenth mile to Baker Rd, turn South on
Baker Rd.'/: mile to farm. Just minutes from Route 30 By-Pass. West
Brandywine Twp. Chester Co. Pa Watch (or sale signs.
REAL ESTATE consists of 51+ acres w-2 1 /. story old
stone house. Kitchen, dining rm., w-fireplace; living
rm. w-fireplace & open beam celling; powder rm; 3
bed nns; bath rm; random width flooring; attic;
basement; oil fired hot water heat; well water w-elec.
pump.
2 story stone & frame bam; w-10’ x 40’ silo; block &
frame story shed 30’ x 40’ and outer buildings. The
beautiful 51 + acres are most all tillable & pasture
land, w-never failing spring, and 3,263’+ or road
frontage on Baker Rd. Choice building site zoned R-l &
R-2 to be offered at absolute auction as an entirety.
15 percent Deposit time of sale cash or approved
check.
30 day settlement on or before.
INSPECTION ON THIS REAL ESTATE BY AP
POINTMENT ONLY, (215) 286-5744.
FARM MACHINERY AND TOOLS: Int. Farmall 200
tractor fully equipped; 7’ Int. mower, Int. 21 manure
spreader; 2 wheel trailer, Int. Cadet 95 elec. Riding
mower like new; Int. rotary self-propelled w-elec.
start; 16 hp. portable air compressor; old seed soer
wheel barrow; Jamesway water bowls; 3 iron troughs;
platform scales; rabbit pens; forks; shovels; log
chains; and various hand tools; and other misc. items.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND ANTIQUES: Cherry
drop leaf table w-drawer; 2 beautiful Empire bureaus;
night stand w-drawer; very old high chair; 3 sets of old
andirons, screen, and tools; East Lake chairs; cane
chairs & others; very old step table copper lined;
trunk; old school house clock; single pineapple bed;
sewing machine; 9 pc. hard rock maple dinette set;
Frigidaire refrigerator; G.E. elec, stove; metal
cabinet; Frigidaire auto, washer; 2 pc. living rm.
suite; 2 bookcases; books; typewriter; adding
machine; rugs; bedding; linens; sm. elec, appliances;
2 youth chairs; 1900 layette baby clothes; Various
piece of china and glassware Nippon; set of dishes
from Belgium; moose head creamer; GDA Limoge
France; pitcher & goblets; blue pitcher, depression
glass and many others; candle molds, oil lamp; flat
irons; old jars, bottles; milk cans; pictures; mirrors,
pots and pans, and various items not listed throughout
the sale
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This real estate has been in
the Baker family for many years. To be offered at
absolute auction Sat., March 27, 1976. 1 P.M. SHARP.
Personal Property is m very good condition and extra
clean. Starting at 10 AM SHARP w-Household Goods.
PERSONAL PROPERTY TERMS CASH
By Order Of
GEORGE M. AND ANNA B. BAKER
William R. Keen, Jr. Attorney
William March, Jr. Auctioneer
Eiverson, Pa.
(215) 286-5744
Lunch by Martins Corner Fire Co.
Ladies Auxiliary
life
3. You will be making a
profit while contributing to
the common good - feeding
the world.
4. And you will be getting
out of debt, acquiring
security and some luxuries
for your family and home as
well as for the farm.
It’s no secret that farmers
are not earning professional
wages, although they work
longer hours than most of
this country’s labor force.
And it’s no secret to you what
Investment is required
before you can even begin to
make a living farming. By
1973, farmers had invested a
total of 17# billion dollar* in
nmcrlcan farm*.
And if you’ve ever tried to
figure out your return on
your investment as well as
your yearly net, you know
it’s remarkable low. Ac
cording to 1973 USDA
statistics, the latcit
available to me, return on
investment for agriculture
before deducting the far
mer's minimum $2 per hour
wage was about 1.1 per cent.
After paying himself the
minimum |2 hourly wage,
the roi was onle % of a per
cent.
Part of the problem is that
farmers everywhere are not
receiving a fair share of the
food industry profits.
Although the American
farmer has met almost
every challenge to increase
PUBLIC SALE
OF REAL ESTATE, ANTIQUES,
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, TOOLS, GUNS,
GARDEN TRACTOR
SAT. APRIL 3,1976
At 11:00
Located 15 Kendig Road, Willow Street, RD2,
West Lampeter Twp., Lane. Co.. PA. (Loc. 4 mi.
south of Lancaster on Kendig Road between Rt.
272 north & Rt. 272 south).
2 Vz story, 10 room &1% bath, frame house w-white
asbestos siding. Oil hot water heat, elec, hot water
heater, well & cistern water w-city water piped into
house, city sewage, slate roof, alum, storm windows
& doors, front & side porches, Other buildings: 1 car
cement block garage & 1 story frame workshop w-cold
cellar. Lg. lawn w-old trees & shrubs, 2 nice gardens.
Lot size: 125’ frontage by 186’ depth more or less.
Property open for inspection: Saturdays March 20 & 27
from 1 tills. Real Estate to be sold at 2:00.
Planet Jr. garden tractor w-plow, cult. & disc. Hand
& garden tools, antique furniture, glassware & china,
household goods, guns, other misc. articles not listed.
Food served.
saleby
MRS. C. MYLIN SHENK
Carl G. Herr, Atty.
Howard Shaub, Auctioneer
and Roy C. Probst
PUBLIC SALE
FARM MACHINERY,
HOUSEHOLD GOODS & ANTIQUES
SAT. MARCH 20, 1976
Located approx. Vz mile off Rt. 74 at the Jack
(Kyleviile) along McCalls Ferry Rd. in Lower
Chanceford Twp., York Co., Pa.
FARM MACHINERY
A.C. No. 160 tractor, fully equipped only 1400 hrs.;
J.D. 3 pt. 3 -14 m. plow; J.D. disc harrow; Int. disc
harrow; Int. 18 disc grain drill, like new; N.I. single
row com picker; Int. No. 46 baler w- No. 10 thrower; 4
row J.D. com planter; Ford 3 pt. 4 row cultivator; new
Brillion 12 ft. wheel harrow; 10 ft. cultipacker; land
roller; meadow harrow; side delivery rake; new J.D.
30 ft. elevator; Woods 5 ft. rotary mower; 12 ft.
weeder; 3 bale wagons; 2 grain wagons w- gravity
bins; 1 flat bed wagon; A.C. 7 ft. side mounted mower;
rollover dirt scoop; air compressor; com sheller;
potato grader; hyd. cylinders & other items not
mentioned.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS & ANTIQUES
12 cu. ft. refrigerator; gas stove; filing cabinet; 2
beds & springs; typewriter; iron crib; table; chairs;
army cot; aquarium & stand; ice scraper; dishes; pots
& pans.
Antiques: 2 pc. chest or high boy; bookcase; empire
chest; buffet; R.C.A. victrola; library table; oak
mantle clock; Thomas Civil War vet clock; picture
frames; 4 cane seated chairs; old tin boxes; trunk; old
books; old bottles; mirrors; calendar plates;
document box; etc.
Terms mash or approved check.
DALE & ROBERT L KILGORE owners
Airville, PA
Robert L Sechrist, auctioneer
Phone 382-4379
Anderson & Warner, clerks
Not responsible for accidents
Refreshment rights reserved
production In the lust never*!
decade*, weathered the
variables of bugs, dUeasc.
hall, drought and labor
problems; government
regulations and market
fluxuatlons have denied him
any chance ot guaranteed
profit.
He doesn’t work on cost
plus contracts like power
companies. He doesn't strike
for better wages like
teachers and labor union
employees. He often must
buy retail and sell wholesale
like no other businessman
does. And because he has
been so busy producing and
improving his operations, he
has neglected all along the
necessary promotion of
himself and his products in
the field of public relations
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