Corn Production
Cost Eats Profit
Three Major Factors
Will Help Yields
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Corn production costs can eat
up Jrom 30 to 70 bushels per acre,
defending on the marked price of
corp and the value of the land on
which it is grown, according ta a
reegnt study by University of Illi*
nc>ia agricultural economists.
So it is important to get as many
bushels as possible over the break
even yield lev*!- f, ft -
The Illinois. economists figure
that with corn at $2 per bushel on
land worth |1Q0 an acre, 30 bushels
would be needed to pay the cost
of production. With corn at $1 on
land worth $500 an acre, 70 bushels
would be required.
Analyzing cost account records
from northwestern Illinois farms,
the economists report that it took
$59.50 to pay the production cost
Production costs eat up many
farmers’ profit on his annual
corn crop.
for corn on $200 an acre land. That
represents 40 bushels with corn
seHing at $1.50 per bushel.
The Illinois estimates are borne
out in other states. Missouri agron
omists report that on the average
in that state, 40 bushels of corn
must be grown on every acre be
fore there is any left over for
profit.
Getting profit - building corn
yields depends on three major fac
tors: 1—A well balanced supply of
nutrients: 2—A good stalk popula
tion to make use of those nutrients
and; 3—A soil that has good tilth
and structure.
World’s Champion
Homestead Daisy Madcap
has just smashed the world’s
butterfat production record,
giving more than seven times
the amount of milk obtained
from an average cow. In the
365-day test she gave about 46
quarts of milk daily, contain
ing enough butterfat to prepare
more than five pounds of but
ter. Henry Duve, cattle super
intendent at Carnation Dairy
Farms, Carnation, Washington,
is the handler.
Feed Good Hay
Be sure to save some of the
highest quality legume hay for the
poultry. Such hay can take the
place of some expensive grain.
Before feeding the hay cut it into
one to four-inch lengths with an
ensilage or straw cutter. Then it
can be fed on the floor or in racks.
Grange to Hold
Meeting After Dinner
All members oX the North
land Pioneer Grange are ask
ed to attend the meeting to
be held this evening, June 25.
There will be a discussion con
cerning the Palmer Cemetery.
The meeting will follow the
annual dinner to be served by
women of the Grange to
Grange men. Serving will start
at d:30 p.m. •
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Several members of the local
American Legion and Auxiliary
are attending the Legion conven
tion being held in CorxJqva this
week. Among those attending are:
Richard Demming, post, com
mander; John Weisenbarger, Dr.
Foster Sims, Wilbert Trudell,
John Dunlap, Philip Everett,
Stanley Laird, Ray Lancaster.
Mrs. Minnie Clark, Mrs. Wilbert
Trudell, Mrs. Mary Steelman.
Mrs. Pat Weisenbarger, auxiliary
president, and Mrs. Izola Sims.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. JUNE 25
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. JUNE 26
FOLK DANCE, ARR Club, Anch
orage, Paimer dancers invited
MONDAY, JUNE 29
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY FAIR BD. Co.
OjfV club npom, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. JUNE 30
BQY SCOUT. MEETING, Fair
grounds, 7 p.m.
4-H LEADERS IN BAKING PRO
JECTS. EXv Craft room J,:30
p.m.
. . WEDNESDAY. JULY 1
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY SPORTSMEN
CLUB, Club quarters, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUJ.Y 2
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Carpenters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
IMME FAMILY LEAVES
FOR MONTH'S VACATION
Rev. Edward Imme and family
left early this morning for St.
Louis where they will visit at the
home of Mrs. Imme’s parents.
They are driving over the Alaska
highway^ and plan to return July
26. ; .
Services will be held; at*.St.
John’s Lutheran Church at the
regular time and wilf 1t>e ’con-:
ducted by Dr. A. J. Colbe¥g;,‘' 1
. Rev.-James Snead, deputy'. CD
director will be in charge ©fyCiyU
Defense during Rev. Imm^’s ab
sence.
- Marvin Slaughter, George
Smoot jLnd four workers of the
Water Resource office left this
week for a trip to ,the Tqnana
River and Cathedral Bluff
where they will construct a new
cable station. Slaughter will re
turn at the. end of the 'week,
while the resf will remain for
two or three weeks.
II. P. Church Plans "
Combined Picnic
A combined Sunaay School and
Chuircli for members of the Unit
ed Protestant Church picnic will
be held on Sunday, June 28 at
Duffs place on Anderson lake.
Regular Sunday School classes
wllhcjiig jaeid in the church at 10
a.fh'.r '.and 'will be dismissed at
10:'45 aitn,;;:Rev. Brian Cleworth
announced,' Morning .worship ser
vice will be held at the picnic
^grounds at 11:45 a.m, . , •
Following the service, a pot
luck lunch will be served. Ice
cream, coffee and nectar will be
provided. Recreation for the after
noon is being planned.
They Presbyterian Church of
Wasilla is also sharing in this pic
nic and will come from the Sun
day School session at the church
at 10:45 a.m
Members of the committee on
arrangement* are: Mrs. Helen
Brundage, Miss Edith Eggelstcrvi
and Emil LaWalters. A cordial in
vitation is given to all members
of the Sunday School and Church
and their families to attend the
days activities.
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There’s an old saying that a thing is worth
| what someone is willing to pay for it. Well, if
you could tour the wholesale and retail used car
i auctions around the country, if you could survey
hundreds of used car lots you would discover that used
! Fords bring higher prices than any competitive
make—and by substantial amounts.
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THAT’S WHY we feel our ’53 cars should
not be compared with cars in the same price
range. Not because our competitors don’t do
a good job—obviously they do—but because we
feel Ford Cars have more in common with the
highest priced automobiles. The sii.-.larities are
far greater than the differences.
For example. Today, the most expensive cars in
this country have V-type, 8-cylinder engines. Ford
Cars have had this exact same type of engine for
over 20 years.
What’s more astounding, the current Strato-Star
V-8 sells for hundreds of dollars less than several
other makers charge for a six-cylinder car. Now
there’s nothing wrong with a Six but they do cost
less to make. Ford makes a Six—the most modern
| overhead valve Six in the industry. And if it’s a
i six-cylinder car you want, Ford has it and for less
money than the V-8, which is as it should be.
What about ride? Here’s another Ford similarity
with high-priced cars . . . Riding Comfort. One of
| the misconceptions for many years has been that
weight—sheer weight—is what it takes to make a
| car ride well. Ford has found that you can make a
■ 3000-pound car ride softer and hold the road
i better by far than many cars that weigh a full 1000
pounds more. In the ’53 Ford, for example, front
end road shock has been induced up to 80%. We
say it compares most favorably with the heaviest
cars sold today.
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What about automatic transmissions? It
would take the fingers of both hands to count the
various kinds of automatic and semi-automatic
transmissions on the market today. The one we
offer is called Fordomatic. It is the most versatile
on the market, it represents the most profound
consideration of engine-to-wheel power transfer—
and that it does the best job for our engines isn’t
even open to question. It "shifts” better than you
could shift by hand.
What you can see is also important. Here
again Ford Cars lead not only in their price field
but in the medium and upper brackets as well.
Ford visibility is Full-Circle Visibility. This means
huge, curved unobstructed glass area, front and
rear, plus side windows that allow all passengers
what the hotels call "room with a view.”
Appearance? A higher price, of course, does not
make a car more beautiful. Conversely, beauty in a
Ford comes "for free.” Ford has found that it
costs no more to develop a beautiful car than one
that is less pleasing in appearance.- You can drive
up to the most exclusive doorways in the world
and feel perfectly at home in your Ford. Fords
"belong” ... in exactly the same social category
as the finest, one-of-kind creations. After all, a
Ford is a custom creation multiplied.
What about running costs? Here’s one place
that Ford’s advantages are obvious. For oil and gas
economy Ford has the big cars whipped. Ford
parts cost less. Ford service charges are less. Ford
tire mileage is thousands of miles greater. And,
Ford depreciation is the lowest of any car on the
market—bar none.
What are Fords made of? Some people have
the idea that the cosdiest cars are made of "better
stuff.” It’s true that some high-priced cars have
costlier upholstery and fittings. What Ford has is
so good, both in durability and appearance, that !
you probably could not tell the difference. You g
might even prefer it, because of its better design
and more pleasing appearance.
Then there’s the question of sheet metal. If you
were to measure and analyze the sheet metal
structure in the most expensive car, you most
likely would find it identical in thickness to the
corresponding jmiels in Ford.
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After all, then, what is the difference f
between a Ford and the costliest cars*
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In our .opinion, the difference is largely a matter
of dimensions, weight (and the power required I
to move it) plus the distinction of owning a car
that not so many other people own. The desire
for these things is understandable . . . and probably
justified for people who are willing to pay the
price to satisfy it.
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As to comparing Ford with other cars in its
price range, by all means do so if you wish. But,
as we said before, you’ll get a better picture of
Ford value by comparing with cars that are most
like Fords—those that are priced up to twice as
much. In fact, we think you’ll quickly begin ccua
paring the other cars with Ford—because the 1953
Ford has really established the New Standard of the
American Road. I
’53 FORD/
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Worth more when you sell k . ••
HARTLEY MOTORS, Inc.
Authorized Dealer for the Matanuska Valley