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Marlin Hitz B 3 82 0 88 6 45 7
Reuben 0 Martin B 3 64 4 89 2 513
John H Hartman B 3 53 5 92 8 48 4
Kenneth Mase B 3 90 5 82 2 461
Arnold Acres 3 93 0 87 7 461
Mark C Patches B 3 37 0 87 1 46 2
Mervm W Horst B 3 35 2 96 6 44 7
Robert Martin B 3 45 3 912 46 5
Isaac E Zimmerman 3 22 0 90 2 44 6
Arthur R Krall B 3 66 2 901 47 4
D Hostetler 4 Sons 3 83 5 82 3 46 4
Luke 1 Patches B 3 46 8 88 6 47 6
M Luther Bennetch G 3 59 0 85 0 47 4
Reuben O Martin B 3 62 8 85 1 47 3
Walter M Martin B 3 40 6 84 4 45 5
Dennis Wampler B 3 1118 88 4 50 6
David Brandt 3 67 0 83 9 45 6
Warren Hetrick B 3 35 4 95 5 45 9
Ferndale Farms 3 98 8 80 4 43 3
Jeffrey D Rymoff B 3 32 9 87 6 49 2
PharesZ Musser 3 55 8 85 9 43 2
Albert F Moyer 3 83 3 83 0 43 9
Clifford Groff B 3 54 1 83 9 44 3
Ernest P Detweiler G 3 45 8 81 8 44 2
Edwin E Funck 3 413 86 4 52 8
Lane Menn Hosp 3 871 89 3 43 5
M Luther Bennetch G 3 58 8 85 5 -46 2
Marlin Hitz B 3 82 9 86 1 44 4
Richard L Heilmger B 8 28 6 87 8 40 8
San Bo Holstins 3 61 7 87 5 44 0
Jacob N Smith & Son 2 74 9 87 9 30 6
Enos N Lembach 3 32 4 92 8 44 4
Marlin M High B 3 36 8 837 45 4
Richard L Heilmger B 8 28 0 84 9 38.9
D E Zimmerman G 3 44 0 88 7 41 4
H E Bomgandner B 3 46 4 86 6 41 0
R&R Shirk 3 72 2 84 0 40 3
Lentzdale Farms B 3 64 0 83 8 391
Enos N Zimmerman B 3 74 8 93 2 37 6
H& E Martin B 3 93 2 84 9 44 3
Jacob N Smith 4 Son 2 81 8 86 J 29 6
Bucher Brothers B 3 37 1 89 9 39 8
Hoover Farms 3 82 0 79 1 40 2
Irvin Horst 3 53 7 77 7 40 0
Larry G Shuey B 3 62 3 85 9 39 6
Enos N Lembach 3 33 0 861 40 6
Mervm G Weaver G 3 105 3 83 0 39 3
Leon H Kline 3 58 3 77 9 37 3
Marlin D Heisey B 3 41 3 77 6 44 4
Melvin Krall B 3 82 5 85 5 37 6
Mt Echo Dairy Fm B 3 109 8 95 0 37 1
San Bo Holstems 3 64 6 84 1 39 8
John Brubaker B 3 52 0 83 9 40 5
James Zimmerman B 3 56 0 88 4 42 2
Lester Martin B 3 58 0 84 2 39 8
Hoover Farms No 283 49 0 78 7 36 9
Melvin N Nolt B 3 51 0 78 7 36 1
Mark Copenhaver B 3 62 4 82 7 37 8
P & Chas Heffelfmger3 30 0 76 8 38 3
Ivan M Weiler B 3 65 0 82 1 38 3
Mervm G Weaver 00 103 0 83 3 38 4
Maurice M Bennetch 3 126 4 84 6 37 2
John H Stick 1 34 9 91 9 32 6
Jesse L Weaver B 3 53 8 73 2 38 3
Hollow Pride Farm B 3 37 4 77 3 36 8
RH Zimmerman B 3 91 8 82 5 36 4
Linford L Halteman B 3 43 6 82 3 37 0
Raymond K Martin B 3 42 1 82 8 36 3
Melvin Krall 00 77 0 81 0 33 6
Galen Bollinger B 3 124 5 86 5 47 8
CarlJ Bross G 3 75 1 91 0 37 1
J C Zimmerman B 3 104 4 83 4 37 7
Roy H Weaver B 3 66 0 76 1 35 9
M Bomberger& Son B 3 71 6 82 2 38 3
Cyrus Y Bomberger B 3 204 8 79 9 33 1
Harold Myer B 3 227 5 72 2 40 5
Ernest Wagner 3 37 8 76 3 35 6
Russel S Houser 3 32 2 73 0 34 3
RavßSattazahr^^B^lo^^^7^^^3^3
DON’T BE
“MACHINERY POOR”
The term “machinery
poor” is a misnomer it’s
akin to being “land poor” or
“rent poor” or any other
kind of poor. Carrying a
heavy investment in
something that gives back
too little in return can make
you poor - figuratively
speaking.
I don’t mean to say that all
machines are bad in
vestments - far from it.
Owning the right equipment
that will economically ac
complish work that you must
get done can be the best
investment you can make.
The important thing is to
honestly look at all of the
reasons for owning, or not
owning, a given machine.
The Penn State Farm
Machinery Management
Guide lists six questions to
consider BEFORE you in
vest in farm machinery.
1. Will it perform the
desired job and return
maximum profit to the
business? Does it fit the
present system, or must
companion equipment also
be bought?
2 Are vou planning ex-
John D Bomgardner 3
David B Lehman B 3
Robert Sollenberger G 4
R Emnch & Son B 3
Amos Balsbaugh Jr 3
G & V Arnold B 3
Christian High Jr B 3
Dennis L Showers B 3
Thomas E Hostetter B 8
JohnHTschudy B 1
Kenneth E Ober G 3
Clyde E Deck G 3
D & D Bucher 00
Donald Bomberger 4
A Ralph McCrone B 3
Richard Batz 3
James E Gelsmger B 3
Den Mar Goat Dairy BO
The
Dairy
Business
By
Newton Bair
pansion or custom work 9
3. Is the first cost high and
the annual use low?
4. Will it provide the least
cost method of getting the
job done? Is custom work
available at reasonable
cost?
5. Would a used machine
have the reliability and
capacity to do the job at less
cost?
6. Would the money to buy
the machinery produce
greater return if used
elsewhere?
After you get past the first
two, take a good look at
number three. Whether you
are thinking about a self
propelled combine or a four
row com planter, the cost
will be high you can be
sure of that. But you can
justify a rather high cost if
the annual use is also high.
'The problem is to determine
the best relationship of cost
to hours or acres of annual
use.
One quick example will
illustrate what I mean. For
want of space, we’ll skip the
mathematics. (Forms are
available from your local
Extension Office to work out
your problem.)
1. We are considering the
purchase of a new 12 foot
self-propelled combine. It
will cost in the neighborhood
of $60,000. We expect to use it
on about 400 acres a year and
hope to use it for ten years.
We assume that it will cost
about three acres an hour
and the operator’s tune is
worth $5 00 an hour. What
will it cost per acre to own
and operate this implement?
Used only on 400 acres a
year, it will cost $25.05 per
acre just to own it. Operating
cost will be an additional
$8.15 per acre, making a
total cost of $33.20 an acre.
Can you hire someone to do it
cheaper? If you can hire a
custom operator at $20.00 an
acre, your break-even
acreage then jumps to 660
acres. So, to justify
ownership of this equipment,
you’ll have to harvest an
additional 260 acres per
year.
2. You grow about 100
acres of corn and 50 acres of
soybeans, so you are looking
for a new four row planter.
You’ll trade in the old one so
the net cost of a new four row
no-tdl planter will be about
$7,500. (Don’t you like to
dream!) So, we’ll be using it
for 5 years on 150 acres a
year. What is the cost per
acre to own and operate?
We also figure a power
cost to operate the corn
planter. You already own a
60 horsepower tractor with
an annual use of 400 hours
and a useful life of 10 years.
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MARVIN J. HORST
DAIRY EQUIPMENT
1950 S. sth Avenue, Lebanon, Pa. 17042
Phone: 717-272-0871
The initial cost was about
$B,OOO. So, we try to
minimize the cost per acre,
but even then it works out to
$2.77 an acre to own and
operate the tractor. The
ownership and operating
cost of the new planter is
$7.78 an acre, making a total
of $10.55. Adding the labor
cost of $2.25 per acre brings
the total cost of owning and
operating the planter on 150
acres to $12.80 an acre. If you
plant 200 acres a year, the
cost will come down to about
$lO.OO an acre.
Compare these costs to the
cost of custom operation and
decide if it will be more
economical to own the
machinery or hire it done by
a custom operator.
Of course, there are all
kinds of variables that will
influence your decisions on
what to buy. We haven’t
even considered such things
as timelessness, cash flow,
high interest rates and many
other things that will in
fluence a decisiop on owning
a machine. We’ve said
nothing about pride and
prestige or status symbols,
any of which can help shape
our desire and decision
making process.
The important thing in
today’s business world is to
give top priority to the
economics of owning farm
equipment. The return m
dollars must equal or exceed
the cost of ownership, in
order that we don’t become
“machinery poor.”