The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-04-28
Farm Records Co
Mechanical BY
Use Of Electroniics
Specialists Train
Area County Agents
In Session Here

A new approach to farm man
agement in this area-the utillza-
ton of an electronc record system
progressed a step further during
training session of East Central
District county agents with VPI
economists here. Thursday
Spearheaded by the VPI Ari-
cultural Economics department. the
program will feature 4 method of
record keeping which will expedite
the processing and ANALYSIS Of farm
records by electronlc means The
system will also provide a source
OF information for research and edu
cation, and Will give individual
farmers an excellent means of de
termining what adjustments, arc
needed on their farms.
County Agents Responsible
County agents throughout The
state are being trained in the new
system. and will be primarily rel
sponsible for selecting and working
with farmers. and forwarding rec
ords to the department Of agricul-
tural economics for summary and
analyses.
E w Carson. District Extension
Agent. said the purpose Of the
meeting in Farmyille was to discuss
details Of the system which is now
being made available to a limited
number of farmers III each county
The session Thursday was the sec-
ond held IN the district for ironing
out the working plan for initiation
of the partially experimental sys-
tenn ii farm management
Carson added the Whole idea
behind Introduction Of the new pro
gram is simply TO give the farmer
economic information as a basis
for making adjustments IN farm
management with the authorization
Of increasing farm income
A farm business accounts
specialist w K Nuckois. Jr.
opened the all-day1 training seminar
in one Of the WFLO studios with
a lecture on farm income tax rec
rods. He pointed out the value all
efficient overall record system
could be to the farmer in filing
his taxes, and also in determining
whether Or not adjustments in the
farm business are needed
Factors Affecting Profits
Kenneth Luke. farm organization
and MANAGEMENT specialist from
VPI, discussed the keeping Of farm
records and factors affecting pro
fits. He cited an example Of how
total investments compare With
percentages invested in lard build
lngs. machinery etc, Oh unit
demonstration farms III the IVA
drainage area
Another specialist. H. " Walker
gave farm management's view Of
the outlets in which the farm rec
ords could be used, snch as find
ing the optimtnn combination of
enterprises that VIII bring about the
most efficient farm operation
Dr. Harry NJ. Love. head Of the
Agricultural Economics department
at VPI. gave a general outlook Of
farming in which he stressed the
fact that farming IS nov busl-
ness proposition
Albert Ortego. milk marketing
specialist assigned to get the pro
gram coordinated in this area. eX-
planned that the electronic system
vas being introduced Oh an expert
mental basis rin cooperation with
the Research Station as a research
project in farm management. He
pointed out that after two or three
years of operation. il is expected
that permanent arrangements can
be made
The electronic system Is estab-
hshed with a basic core and from
this core can be inserted additional
and more detailed enterprise rec
ords. According TO Ortego. the ba
SIC core consists Of three parts
farm expenses. farm income. and
farm inventory Added to this can
be special records Oh various en-
terprises.
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