124— Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 7, 1977
Computer now in farm management
HARRISBURG - Glen
Engle, from Cochranville,
Pa., recently used the
computer as a management
tool for the farm. Engle
participated in a workshop
called Pro-Ag.
This is a computerized
farm management service
offered exclusively by In
ternatial Harvester, ac
cording to company officials.
Engle took part in the
workshop held at the Host
Inn here. Used in the session
was a computer terminal. It
Loan, purchase rates
announced by USDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The
1977 county loan and pur
chase rates for oats will
result in an increase of 27 per
cent per bushel over the 1976
rates for all counties, the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced
today. The new rates reflect
the national average loan
rate of $1 per bushel, an
nounced April 4,1977.
There are no adjustments
in the county-to-county and
are-to-area relationship
from those in effect for 1976.
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YOUR
HUSKEE-BILT MAN
was connected via telephone
lines to IH’s computer
operation in Ft. Wayne,
Indiana.
At the workshop, IH in
structors helped Engle
develop farm-related data on
his operation. Such in
formation included his labor,
machinery and equipment,
cost per acre, and produc
tivity. Also assisting in the
workshop was C.B. Hoober &
Son, Inc., an IH dealership in
Intercourse, Pennsylvania.
This information, IH said,
was then transmitted via a
The 1977-orop county loan
rates for 1977-crop oats is
unchanged from 1976.
Copies of 1977-crop oats
county loan rates as ap
plicable are being sent to
states and will also be
available from the Grains,
Oilseeds and Cotton
Division, Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C. 20013.
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computer terminal to the IH
computer. The computer
then provided an in
dividualized analysis of the
farmer’s operation.
Highlighted was such data as
cost per acre, primary profit
sources, and opportunities to
hike income.
With this information, the
farmer then tests alter
natives affecting- land, labor
and equipment.
“Pro-Ag showed how
important planting time is
and which crops produce the
best returns,” Engle stated.
“The program also helped
show what our equipment
needs are,” he continued.
According to IH, the aim of
the program is to allow the
participant to continue
making changes until he
finds the best way to boost
profit productivity.
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