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DHIA Glenn Peachey Stacy Jefferson R Byler Rosa 3 Breezy Hollow Farm LuckylS Max Isenberg Dara Carrie Harold N Book 51 Joseph M Mcmath Cookie Willard J Yoder 153 Gerald E Mcmath Rita Sidney ROrmsby 43Kappy Ferry & Cathy Eutzy 16Conm Sangrey Bros 71Kim Samuel K Byler 137 J Frederick Kyper Mabelle Howard & Nancy Wiggm 39Beryl Branstetfer Farms Notail Dean E Varner Alison Maple Lawn Farm, Inc , Fulton, MD, had the herd with the highest average for the month of March, according to figures just released by the Carroll-Baltimore Dairy Herd Im provement Association During the month of March, 121 dairymen in Carroll- Baltimore Counties participated in this program Listed below are the top ten herds based on their herd averages over the past year Maple Lawn Farm Harry W Roach, 111 Flint Hill Farm Marlin Hoff Barnes and Wilhide Del-Myr Farm Unicorn Associates, Inc Robert E Pngel F Lindsay Wilson Billy Nelson Come In And Choose From A Selection Of 14 To 33 HP Tractors, 2 or 4 WD, Ag or Turf All On Sals! Tillers “A Little Out Of The Way... But A Lot Less To Pay” (Continued from Page D 22) 4 10 4 10 CARROLL-BALTIMORE DHIA March, 1985 ’• YUMMAR Super Sale - *>> 9m) L* 1 ”SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO” I.AWTNJ fARF OF PA JmmJkWk WW JLm Jm» JKL sTWLMP JJHUMPIS fIC V JUCw IM. North of Martmdale onGrislMill Ed Martmdale, PA 17S# [ (215)445 4541 820 305 22 551 21 850 305 817 21 385 305 812 21 745 19911 805 783 305 305 793 21 609 305 788 17 758 305 787 22 946 305 783 761 21 179 18 155 293 305 779 18 086 305 17 615 305 779 305 776 12 483 20,400 305 776 769 22 074 305 768 21 504 305 7bB 19 950 305 75b 22 930 305 19,601 18,726 19,440 19,788 18,262 18,993 17,484 '17,646 18,519 17,447 Tractors EXAMPLES • YANMAR MODEL 146 TURFw/48” Mower, 14 H.P., Water-Cooled Diesel w/Auto Shift • 60” HEAVY DUTY TILLER Reg. Price $1,900 SALE $O5O • 50” TILLER, One Only Reg. Price $1,540 SAM^B6S • 40” TILLER, One Only Reg. Price $1,430 SALE $795 “The Silent Partner" This is an epistle to the ‘Man that Thinks he Runs the Farm.’ That’s just about every macho male who calls himself a farmer, including myself. If he wants to allow his partner to read this, it’s OK by me. Only he had better read it first, and cross out anything that doesn’t fit. Nearly every dairy farmer I know has a partner in the business, even if there is no legal document called a partnership agreement. The partner I’m talking about is usually female, and is addressed as ‘Honey’ pr the ‘Missus.’ She keeps the house, the kids and the books, pays the bills, shops for groceries and overalls, subs for the hired man, and in all emergencies, she is the main Gopher (go-for?). She understands all this, even if it’s not written down. So does the other partner, sometimes called the‘boss.’ This kind of partnership is the best kind there is, and needs no legal attachment other than the marriage vows. In most cases, it is an ideal arrangement for everyone concerned, and should not be changed, except to even up the load occasionally. It’s only when the load gets lopsided that this kind of partnership begins to totter and sway and exhibit all kinds of' nervous symptoms. Skip the details that spell out who-does-what on the farm. The and T Buy A YAHMAR first Because If Will Lust And lust! WP QUALITY MOVERS AM TILLERS AT BOTTOM PRICES Lancaster Farming Saturday, May 11,1985-D23 most burdensome thing that sometimes gets shoved onto the Silent Partner is the responsibility of worrying about paying the bills. Not always, mind you, the boss does his share of worrying too, but many times ‘Honey’ takes the worry right down to the wire with little room to spare. Boss is too busy shoveling, plowing, or wheeler-dealering to worry that close to the deadline. The saddest examples of that kind of partnership are the ones where Missus does all the worrying, pays the bills or at least tries to, and copes with that con stant wonderment of “is there enough there to pay them?” Boss is much too busy to keep track of such details. He’s running the business, running to the mill, running around the bam, running after the heifers, running, always running. Any additional duty like worrying about bills would probably send him running to the funny farm. Honey keeps the books, if any are kept, so she has developed the proper timing and has the real knack for that kind of worry. Lest you think that I’m being facetious, you can be assured that this is a serious matter, and is more common than one might think. All too often, the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand doeth. The boss incurs the bills and the Missus pays them, and never the twain shall meet. And when the bills incurred are bigger than the bank account, the only recourse is a conference with banker or creditor, either of whom needs good answers in lieu of ready cash. That’s often where the partnership friction begins. Now, right here is where you can decide whether to let your silent partner read this. If none applies to your business, go ahead, show it to her. But if you can see even a little bit of yourself in the description of the boss, you’d better hide this issue, and then take a good look at your‘Honey.’ See whether you can do something to even up the load of concern and worry that should be share-and-share alike. A family conference right after breakfast, when Honey does the books, might go a long way to help strengthen the partnership, financially and socially. Discuss where you are, where you are going, and how you are going to get there. And most of all, try to agree on whether the road you are now on will get you both there in good shape. If there is any doubt, you may have to back up and take another course. Wheat, barley loan rates WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today issued county loan and purchase rates for 1985-crop wheat and barley based on the national average rates announced earlier of $3.30 per bushel for No.. 1 grade wheat and $2.06 per bushel for barley graded No. 2 or better. Adjustment of state and county rates reflects factors such as prices received by farmers and production and consumption trends, according to Everett Rank, administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. ONLY $4,195 HOURS; Mon., Thurs., Fri. 8 AM - 8 PM Tues. & Wed. 8 AM-5:30 PM Sat. 8 AM-2 PM
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