How a Doebler’s alfalfa
by Willard Jones
My old economics prof had a
theory he pounded into our heads
class after class: “You won’t make
much money in farming if you’re
just average.’’
Recently I asked myself, “But
what’s average for new commercial
alfalfas today? And how do
Doebler’s alfalfas compare?”
So I pull out Penn State’s 1992
trial reports and crunch yields on
the longest trial at Rock Springs.
The highly rated Precedent is our
entry. Here’s what I find:
THE DOEBLER ADVANTAGE
AVERAGE PRECEDENT
TONS TONS
5.23
7.61
5.52
6.65
1989
1990
1991
1992
25.01
This trial was big time
competition, with just about every
popular brand name entered.
Average for the 64 entries was
6.25 tons per acre over four years.
Doebler’s Precedent made 6.85
tons, or 0.60 of a ton extra per year.
And 2.38 more tons over four years.
At $lOO a ton, that’s a $238
Doebler advantage for each and
every acre.
My prof was no dummy. Be
smart. Go with the best.
DOEBLER'S
(^Alfalfa
R.R. 1, Box 424, Jersey Shore, PA 17740
Phone: 717-753-3210
rings up profits
EXTRA
PROFIT
$ 60
$ 59
$ 57
$ 62
5.83
8.20
6.09
7.27
$238
27.39
CASE STUDY
I’m Willard Jones, Doebler’s sales manager, with the story about a professor, an
alfalfa trial and $238 extra profit.
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