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Cut The Apron Strings
The Singer farm has been in the
family for a long time. In four
more years, it will qualify for
recognition as a Century Farm,
hiving been bought by Grandpa
Singer back in 1890.
Jake and his wife, Martha, are
the third generation to farm the
land and keep a herd of dairy cows.
In fact, dairying has become their
vay of life, and with the help of
their son Josh, they have
developed a good herd of
registered Jerseys.
Josh has worked on the farm
since he was old enough to feed the
calves, and now owns several cows
that grew out of his 4-H projects
over the years. He has saved some
of his wages, has a late model
Chevy pickup, and intends to
marry his steady girl, who is also a
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farm girl who' owns several 4-H
cows. Time to get started farming
on their own.
Whoa there! Let’s look at the
situation a little closer. Jake and
Martha are not ready to turn the
farm over to Josh, and there is no
way to get enough money together
for Josh and his bride to start out
on their own. Besides, Dad and
Mom Singer can’t handle the 60
cows without help. Simple solution
- take Josh in as a partner, and
everybody’s happy. We hope.
Father - Son partnerships are
quite common, and seem on the
surface to be a sensible solution to
the problem of starting a new
generation on the farm. Many of
these arrangements work out just
fine, but there are obstacles to be
hurdled and pitfalls to be avoided.
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They usually work quite well for a
year or two, or until one or the
other of the partners begins to feel
that he is getting the shorter end of
the stick.
I’ve seen it happen both ways.
Dad has always been the “boss,”
and fails to let Junior make any
decisions that affect the business.
Junior feels like a hired hand in
stead of a partner, and wants to get
out just when they have borrowed
more money to expand. Dad is
crushed by the thought of having to
manage the farm and the extra
debt load alone.
The problem can also develop
when Junior has too many new and
revolutionary ideas for Dad to
understand. Middle-aged parents
have worked hard, lived frugally,
and lived without things that
couldn’t be bought for cash. A
modem farm demands equipment
and facilities that can be bought
only with lot’s of cash, most of it
borrowed. Only Dad has the equity
and the assets to back up a loan, so
the son is either hesitant to propose
improvements to the business, or
takes the family out on a shakey
limb with his innovations. Either
scene can lead to trouble and
conflict.
Now, it must be admitted that
there are many degrees of
dissention that can develop bet
ween two-generation partnerships
like this. It is only when the
dissagreement- becomes in
tolerable that a break must occur.
Many family spats can be healed
by sitting down and com
municating. Communicating does
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not mean just talking things out.
Real communication only happens
when both sides are listening to
what the other is really saying.
Feelings often go deeper than the
words can express. And words can
often be misleading, like making
statements that only portray small
hurts instead of real diversity in
ideas.
Let’s assume the farm business
is making progress in spite of
differences of opinion. Chances are
that things will go smoother if Dad
begins to realize' that Junior has
really grown-up and is ready to
take on more responsibility.
July Milk Priced At $11.86
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Dairy premiums or deductions
farmers who supplied milk plants authorized by the former,
regulated under the New York- J??Bulated milk defers used
New Jersey marketing orders 3776 °j f ° r
during July 1986 will be paid on the 38,0 P en 'f n , l t°taL
basis of a uniform price of $11.86 This milk is used for fluid mdk
per hundredweight or 25.5 cents products such as homogenized,
per unit. Market Administrator “ ds^l^
Thomas A. Wilson also stated that For 1988 - handlers 813 83
the price was $11.27 in June 1986 P« r hundredweight or 291 cents
and $11.93 in July 1985. The per quart for Class I milk corn
uniform price is a marketwide 1813 ' 71 .,?/!!^^ o ' .
weighted average of the value of balance, 615,599,027 pounds
farm milk used for fluid and or 62 0 percent, was used to
manufactured dairy products. manufacture Class II products
The seasonal incentive plan does deluding butter, cheese, ice
not effect the uniform price for the 11 ’ and yogurt. Handers paid
month of July. 81109 P® r hundredweight for this
A total of 15,898 dairy farmers .. ...
supplied the New York-New Jersey 7116 uniform pace is based on
Milk Marketing Area with 993.2 containing 3.5 percent but
million pounds of milk during July terfat - For Jul y 1986 > there was a
1986. This was a decrease of 0.3 P™f differential of 16.5 cents for
percent, about 3 million pounds each one-tenth of one percent that
from last year. The gross value to tested above or below the
dairy farmers for milk deliveries 3 ' s^ r Drices t mMted are for bulk
was SUM naiuaa. ™ Maded
differentials required to be paid to zone from New
dairy farmers but not voluntary York City
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Maybe he hasn’t got all the ex
perience of added years, but he has
been exposed to the advances of
time and technology, and only
needs the tempering that
responsibility will provide.
This correcting move on the part
of the Senior partner is called
“Cutting the Apron Strings.” The
trick is to recognize when the time
is ripe to let Junior take on more
responsibility for making major
decisions. Cutting the ties to the
older generation may mean the
difference between Junior being a
true partner in the business, or just
another hired hand.