AlB-Uncnter Farming, Saturday, November 16,1985 '
Brockets Ag Advice
ijM By John E. Brocket!
Wm Farm Management Agent
Lewistown Extension Office
Mini analysis now available
During the month of October,
County Agents from the eastern
two thirds of the state participated
in an inservice training program
on using the mini analysis
program developed for the
Macintosh computer.
> Each county extension office in
the state has at least one Macin
tosh and one Apple He computer in
their office. Agents in the western
part of the state participated in a
similar training session in June.
Some dairy farms are already on
one of the farm analysis programs
available in the state. However
even these farms may be able to
get some management in
formation from the mini analysis.
Some of the features available
from the mini are:
• a projection of what could
happen if some management
changes were made,
•an examination of feed ef
ficiency or feed use cm the farm,
• comparison between what the
farmer exports for yields, in
ventories, milk sold, and milk
price for the analysis and what is
on the DHIA report,
• debt repayment ability, and
• money available for family
living.
If you are interested, contact
your county agent so they can sign
you up.
Ease of collecting data: The
mini analysis is quite simple when
it comes to collecting data. There
is a one-and-a-half-page data
collection sheet with a two-page
instruction sheet for use by
whoever fills out the input form.
Ah analysis can be made from less
information.
In fact the mini analysis is
geared to provide some analytical
results from no more than the
information used to complete the
income tax form. However it must
be remembered that the more
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Management changes for
Projections: Management
changes considered for the
projection section are (1) in
creases of 5 and 10% in milk
production, (2) increase of 10% in
crop production, (3) increase of
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10% in feed efficiency, (4) increase
of 10% in hay quality, (5) increase
of 10% in herd size with or without
expansion of facilities, (6)
decrease of 10% in herd size with
either a 7 or 10% increase in
production on the remaining cows,
and (7) a combination of several of
those changes.
Projection Changes: The
projected changes are shown as
(1) change in net cash income, (2)
change in debt repayment ability,
and (3) change in percentage of
actual debt payment that is
covered hy the debt repayment
ability.
As part of the program: To assist
the farmer user with in
terpretation of the results, there
are several mimeo attachments
available that go with the printout
for the completed program.
The most important is one titled
“Interpretation of the Key Points
of the Mini Analysis.” It explains
what each of the main points of the
analysis means, then provides
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some guidelines as to whether a
particular measure is good,
average or a possible problem
area.
A second mimeo deals with a
discussion of feed efficiency with
some possible solutions for im
porvement. A third one discusses
the projection section and section
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The Mini will not: As useful as
the mini analysis is there are some
things that it will not do that are
important. It will not provide a
balance sheet. It also will not
provide the user with an accrual
net income. Finally it will not
provide any kind of breakdown of
enterprise costs and returns.
Why not talk to your county
agent and see whether this
program can be of assistance to
you in the rather turbulent farm
economic climate we will have for
the next 3 to 5 years.
RK
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P.O. Box 127 Blue Ball, PA 17506
(717) 354-4971