CS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8,1986
NEWARK, Del. - The severe
drought this year will undoubtedly
cause many growers to rethink
their production decisions for 1987.
“If you’re tilling rented ground,
the amount you pay (cash or
share) in the coming year is
definitely a candidate for
analysis,” says University of
Delaware extension farm
management specialist Dr. Don
Tilmon.
To help farmers with this
analysis, the Delaware
Cooperative Extension System
now has microcomputers available
in all three of its county offices.
And computer programs con
taining Delaware-based budgets
for corn, soybeans, small grains
and vegetables are available to
assist growers in making land rent
and other decisions for the next
production season.
Wintering Beef Cows
By Robert E. Leiby and fattest cows at breeding time
David L. Dunbar Cows with a body condition of six
Lehigh Extension Service had a 92 percent settling rate
Keeping an eye on the body compared to 70 percent for those
condition of your beef cows this with a body condition of four. Also,
winter is advisable if you are to cows with the higher body con
have a good conception rate during dition conceived earlier in the 60-
next summer’s breeding season. day breeding season. Younger
Studies at the University of cows with low body condition were
Missouri and other places have particularly affected,
shown that cows that get too thin Cows that are fleshy going into
have poor conception rates. For the winter can lose some body
example, in a Kansas trial (1981), - condition and still be in proper
spring calving cows were scored flesh to calve, suckle and conceive,
from one to nine for thinest to ■
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Rethink Rates Before Negotiating Rental Agreements
“Land rental rates, like any
other production factor, should be
tied to productivity,” Tilmon says.
“You can only afford to pay high
rent for highly productive soils."
He suggests farmers take a close
look at the rates they’re paying for
rented land. “If the rate’s too high,
try to renegotiate your rental
agreement for next year to either a
lower rate, a flexible cash lease or
a share lease that spreads some of
your risk between you and your
landlord,” he advises. “If all else
fails, give up the rented land. It’s
better to farm smarter than
bigger.”
Location of rented fields is
another consideration for farmers
who are trying to reduce costs.
“How far do you travel to your
most distant field?” the specialist
asks. “Closely evaluate rented
land that’s far away for its profit
potential.”
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How about renting new land?
Don’t do it if the move will require
the purchase of additional capital
items or the commitment of ad
ditional full-time labor, Tilmon
advises.
He suggests farmers use the
following residual approach in
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of revenues possible, is the range
of dollar values available for rent.
Tilmon recommends the
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who rent land: State of Delaware,
“Regulation of Agricultural
Leases Rights and Duties of
Agricultural Leases”; Cooperative
Extension fact sheet NCR-105,
“Crop Share or Crop Share-Cash
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Farm”; Cooperative Extension
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Arrangements for Your Farm”;
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