Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 167, Greencastle, Putnam County, 14 March 1985 — Page 16

The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, March 14,1985

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volved as contestants work to make a profit from a given set of circumstances. EACH TEAM IS GIVEN the same type farm and from this they must decide what type of operation they will pursue. Crops, livestock, machinery and financing will all tie into these budget operations from which, hopefully, the operation will make a profit. Their operations, on paper, will cover a three-year span. Kerry Ames is a sponsor of the game which is identical in procedure to that which Purdue University uses for agriculture students. Through the com-

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puter at the Extension Office, progress reports are fed into the computer at Purdue. Scoring will be determined as follows: Seventy-five per cent on profit of the operation, and 25 per cent on various bookkeeping operations. CASH AWARDS WILL include SIOO for the winning team plus an additional SIOO for the Future Farmers of America chapter in their school. Second- and third-place teams will receive SSO each. Fifty dollars will be alloted for administrative costs. Cash awards are made possible through the following financial institutions: Central National Bank; Cloverdale First National Bank; First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.; Federal Land Bank; Greencastle Savings Bank; Production Credit Association and Tri-County Bank

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The following students have been enrolled in the farm management game: South Putnam: Bryce Arnold, John Spencer, Brian Pickens, Lance Williams, David Coffey, Mike Buis, Darren Maybaugh, Ed Sheldon, Tony Stanley and Donna Berry. Cloverdale: Loren Bowman,. Larry Jinkins, Rob Mann, Bryan Scott, Dewy Pennington, Tom Sprinkle, Gordon Goss, Charlie Monds and Jerry Nees. Greencastle: Mark Vermillion, Bob Henery, Chuck Ferrand, Gary Brown, Randy Roger and Bryant Lane. North Putnam: Rod Earley, Gary Stevens, Beth Horton, Beth Clifford, Ray Albright, John Robertson, Darrell Strohel, Ryan Wehrman, Chris Jewell, Pam Souder, Gena Spencer, Tim Sanford, Sara Evans and Beth Beck.

the facts about an industry that shares with only a very few other enterprises one characteristic: it is absolutely necessary to the survival of our nation. We salute all involved in the vast food chain of America, from farm suppliers to retail grocers on American Agriculture Day, March 20,1985.

In this day and age of dairy operation, it's the milking machine that does most of the work. But as Noble Fry of Roachdale illustrates, there is still a lot on han-ds-on labor necessary. This year's Ag Day theme focuses on the "hands-on" work on the farm. (Banner-Graphic photo by Bob Frazier).