The Rural Voice, 1979-05, Page 41compensate for the down-time by rushing
your field operations.
Regular maintenance during the peak
operating season will reduce the risk of
equipment failures. Mr. Swinn recom-
mends daily checks on oil levels, belts, and
hoses to help prevent major problems.
Joint family farming...
talk it over first
Many farmers are interested in develop-
ing Tong -term business arrangements with
their children.
Usually, the first question asked by
families considering such an arrangement
concerns the tax implications of such a
move. Income tax. capital gains tax. and
gift tax laws are the major concerns.
Although these are important, and need to
be considered. there are other. more
important issues.
Will the farm business support two
families? Some business expansion will
likely be necessary. The major farm
enterprise may have to be expanded, or a
new enterprise added. The farm business
must generate enough income for two
families to live comfortably.
It is important that each person involved
in the farm business receive a fair share of
the farm income. The contributions of
labor, management, and capital, made by
each person, must be recognized. Income
must be divided so that each party involved
has enough to meet his or her needs.
The social implications of the joint family
venture are as important as the financial
ones. The real concern in setting up a joint
family farm business is that all parties,
including spouses, get along with each
other. They must be compatible or the
arrangement is doomed.
The goals and objectives of each party to
the arrangement must be openly discussed
and understood before any agreement is
set up. There must be mutual agreement
to, and a clear understanding of, the
direction the joint farm venture will take.
It is most important that there be good
communication among all parties. Every-
one must know, and agree to, what's
happening on the farm.
Decisions must be a joint effort. The
child is now an active participant in the
farm business. The ideas of children will
not always agree with those of their
parents but the views expressed by all
parties must be respected. Parties may
have to compromise, but mutually agree-
able decisions must be reached. There is
no place for an employer-employee
relationship within the family farm busi-
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ness.
Joint family farm operations can be
highly successful, but all parties must
recognize the economic and social impli-
cations of the venture. A frank discussion
between the members of the farm family,
and their farm management extension
specialist, could prove helpful before an
arrangement is formalized.
Tired of charts?
Canada now has
a farm atlas
Tired of charts with facts and figures on
Canadian farm production?
Take heart, Statistics Canada published
a farming atlas of Canada Wednesday
which contains not a single chart or table.
An agency statement says the 135 -page
Agricultural Graphic Presentation is meant
to "communicate with the general public
as well as the specialist."
The preface to the $6 book says the maps
are meant to complement data presented in
the agency's 1976 agricultural census
which contains a great amount of detail but
no maps or illustrations.
The book's 114 maps were created by
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