Change It’s What Sands Thrive On (Continued from Pago B 2) tanks with quality grains and sell it for less than what it costs to grow it. Pay fanners what it’s worth and they’ll keep the ground in produc tion. A farmer has as much right as any other business to change direc tion to make it more profitable.” He doesn’t see lack of land a problem for farmers now or later. He states two reasons. “One, when you travel, you see miles of empty spaces everywhere. Two, when I first began farming, SO bushels to an acre was consid ered a really good crop. Now, 100 bushels to an acre isn’t uncom mon. That’s the same as doubling acres.” Sands likens farming to moun tain climbing. “Mountain climbers climb by taking hold of projections of rocks. That’s a good picture of the life of a farmer,” he said. “I started farming on a shoe string. I clawed up the ladder, one rung at a time.” He refers to the first 10 to IS years of fanning as the most diffi cult. He remembers picking com when the cost to grow it hardly paid to pick it because of drought conditions. LIME * Dump Truck Loads • Spreaders Available I .. hirer's u~lity Hi-Cal am. Lim^ K PS Si 92% CCE Calcium Oxide 43% ENP 69 Magnesium Oxide; 6% 55% passing 100 mesh 65% passing 60 mesh 98% passing 20 mesh NOW ONLY *s* Per Ton (Picked Up) Lititz, PA-(717) 626-9760 ★ CRUSHED STONE & READY-MIX CONCRETE ★ Registered with PA Department of Agriculture “You need to plan and budget to realistically build in a cushion for rough times.” he said. For the first eight years of farm ing. Sands didn’t miss one milk ing. As the kids got bigger and took more responsibility, he was able to take some time off and later to hire someone so the whole fami ly could go camping. In those beginning years, Sands said that necessity prevented him from taking a break. That’s when he learned that participating in farm tours and Penn State Exten sion programs not only was an ide al way to learn but it also gave him a break. “In the winter, I didn’t waste my time standing around at farm sales,” he said. “I went to classes offered by Penn State. Part of the excitement in learning is what’s near and changing. I want to help (Turn to Pago B 4) 1 ra I Buy Now and Save with our “Winter work” Prices. Plus We’ll Pat You $5OO in 1995 IF YOU PREPARE A LEVEL BUILDING SITE by December 31 , 1995! Buildings now! Simply prepare a level building site by December 31, 1995 ... for construction in 1996 ... and Morton Buildings will pay you $500! What’s more, you’ll avoid anticipated 1996 price increases. And to fully appreciate what that could mean, just take a look at what lumber prices have done the last two years! Take advantage of low winter prices and order now! CONTACT: 717/624-3331 3368 York Rd. Gettysburg, PA 17325 It’s hard to believe that Paul and Helen Sands farmhouse was once a delapidated farmhouse where chickens had roosted. Paul said, "Buy a place for the land, not the buildings. You can always change the buildings, but you can’t change the land.” PLANNING TO BUILD? Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 23, 1995-B3 908/454-7900 P.O. Box 126, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 #•447-7 436 MORTON BUILDINGS P-O. Box 399, Morton, XL 61550 © 1964 Morton Buildings, Inc.
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