Dairy Farmers
Warned To Sell
, (Continued from Page One)
lState members and 'their wives,
milk dealers, amid representatives
lof agricultural organizations, Dr
Richard J- Werner, executive dii
ireator of the tMdk Industry Foun
dation, said:
“We must organize our offen
sive team But first we .mu t make
sure we 'have a team Up to now
there has been too much 'nroducer
versuls distributor, distr Ibutor
versus labor, publisher vents
both, and the 'consumer bew id
©red by it all."
Not Getting Rich
Pointing out that the dairy m
d'usty supplies 30 per cent of the
naition’s food basket at less than
20 pen cent of the food dollar,
Dr Werner said that it shoo'd
be emphasized to the pub’ic that
(the farmer was not getting rich
on his milk, (but that ‘ the milk
business is important to the
'health and 'welfare of our nation,
and to our American ecomony’’
Dr James E- Honan Inter-
State economist, gave a technical
report on Class 1 prices, Class 1
ultihzat'on, ana blend rr ces in
the Pthiladeli-hia mlkshed in
icomlparrson with other markets
/‘Raising the Class 1 price, or
keeping ait from fal’ang, when
other nrPk or farm prims are
falling,” Mr Honan said, “will no 1
insure relatively high blend
prices At ith's tune I do not
(think it would he wise to disturb'
,any of the parts of the pricing
(and marketing pattern, including
the Class 1 formula In the past
(eight years we have, maintained
relatively favorable Class I util
ization and very favorable blend
prices, which other markets with
higher Class 1 prices have not
been able to maintain “
$llB,OOO in Revolving Fund
Inter-State President A R
Marvel of Eaoton. Md. greeted
the delegates and described to
them the variety of services In
iter-State 'had performed for them
in the 'past year, in return for the
$ 06 per hundred 'weight commis
sion it receives from them.
“It is my .pleasure to report,"
Mr said, “that with the
enormous amount of work Inter-
State: had to do for vou in, 1955,
we only spent $ 0467 of your
$-06 and put away for you $.0133-
This means we deposited $llB,OOO
in the revolving fund to be' re
turned to you teter ”
. H E. Jamison, secretary- treas
urer, gave a financial and mem
berslh p report and announced the
reelect on of officers and d rectors
and the election of one new di
rector, F. 'Bennett Carter of Cen
treville, Md.
Those frbm this Area
Among those attending the
meeting from ithe Lancaster
County area were;
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International Grand Champ Steer
Dean A. D. Weber of Kansas State College congratu
lates Nancy Turner- of Champaign, 111., on her 986-lb
Aberdeen-Angus steer, “Julius”, named International
Grand Champion at Chicago’s famous Livestock Exposi
tion Nov. 29. Nancy, 16, first won the junior feeding con
test with her Angus which made him eligible to compete
in the open show. The steer later sold at auction for $l5
a pound. Dean Weber was judge of the steer classes.
(Photo courtesy American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders As
sociation, 9 Dexter Park Avenue, Chicago 9, III.)
Inter-State Director Charles
Kassel of Bart, Charles E Co
man, Lancaster; Mr and Mrs
Walter Wntwer, Gordonvtlle; Ja
cob R Houser Jr, Lampeter, Mr
and Mrs John C Melder, Chris
tiana, R 1; Leßoy B Herslhey,
Quarryvflle, R 3, Leßoy Lapp,
Gan, R 1; Mr and Mrs Noah W
Kreider, Manheim,' R 3; Mr and
Mrs. Elmer Huber, Lititz, R 1,
Mrs Henry E. Shremer, Litetz,
R. 2.
John H Thomas. Mdlersville;
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin M Brendle,
Bast Earl, R- 1; Mr and Mrs.
Robert Rosenberry, New Holland,
R 2; Mrs Adam Esibenshade, New
Holland, Mr and Mrs Lloyd H
Ranck, Paradise, R 1, Paul G
Longenecker, Strasburg, R 1,
Enos R Bucfkwalter. Lancaster,
R 4: Mr and Mrs. Harry F Bru
baker, Lancaster, R 4, Mrs Jcta
H Heir, Lancaster, R 7; Mr and
Mrs Bl'Vin Hess, Strasburg, R. i
-.William A Reid, Oxford; Mr
and 'Mrs. G- W Davis, Oxford,
Francis B Perkins. Cochranvi’le,
Taylor Thompson. Cochranviile,
Paul M Wenger, Quarryville,
R 1; Harold C Herr, Kirkwood,
Jason L Weaver, Quarryville,
Paul H Herr, Holtwood; Melvin
C Boyce. Quarryville; Mr and
Mrs Howard D Wagner; James
B Lefever, Quarryville; Roy W.
Wagner, Quarryvalle
Mr and Mrs Thomas Bradley
Peach Boltom; Charles L Jatsk
ison, Nottingham, Mrs, Pearle
Gleismer, New Providence; Mr.
and Mrs 'S Ewing Ross, Oxford,
Mr and Mrs Norman B
Oxford; Mi). land Mrs V'ernon
Delp, Oxford. Ernest R Pyle, Ox
ford, Clyde Kreider and Everett
Krei'der, Elam Mull, Mr and. Mrs
William Gleisner. H Jackson
Owen, Eugene Graver, Glen Au
ment and Roscoe Carter of the
Quarryville neighborhood. Lester
and Wilmer Wise of Oxford, and
■lvan Stauifer. Cochranville -
Crowd Good at
.Hoover Auction
Despite Snows
Despite a snow storm that
blanketed Lancaster County Fri
day, there was a good turnout m
the Vincent Hoover auction Sat
urday near New Providence, Lan
caster Farming was advised
In the implement line, a tractor
sold for $1,975, plow-$l9O, a sec
cond tractor $460, side delivery
rake $237.50,'J0hn Deere manure
spreader $3BO, garden tractor $7O,
(tobacco lath $135 per hundred
and milk cans up to $6-75 each
A top of $306 was scored in the
sale of Holstein grade cows, not
blood tested, and heifers sold as
high as $252,50 apiece.' Chickens
(sold inn to $1.75 each, corn brou
ght $45 a ton and mixed hay $2B
a ton.
Carl Diller, Refton, and Everett
Kreider,_ y R 1 ,Quarry were
auctioneers.- 1 '
Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 16, 1955—3
County Industry
Half Billion Is
(Continued from Page One)
to 2,853, a gain of 2 11 per cent
These workers last year earned
$8,726,200, 1125 per cent more
than in the previous year when
37 industries reported The value
of industrial products was $31,-
706,800 or 6.16 per cent higher
than in 1953 Capital investment
decreased slightly from $5,362,-
700 to $5,344,200
Lititz to $27,663,500
The value of products of Lit
itz’s industries rose from $26,-
888,200 to $27,663,500, an in
crease of 288 per cent These
products were manufactured by
1424 men and women who earn
ed $3,920,300 in wages and sal
aries- Capital invested in the
borough’s 33 industries totaled
$4,091,200 In 1953, a payroll of
$4,826,500 was distributed to 1,-
677 workers in 35 industries
Capita) investment that year
amounted to $4,246,900
Elizabethtown had 134 more
employes last year than in 1953
The borough’s 27 plants last year
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employed 1,820 persons, 795 per
cent more than m the previous
year. Payrolls jumped from ,$4,-
611,500 to $4,911,000, a rise of
649 per cent Value of products
increased 886 per cent from
$23,550,500 to $25,636,700 Capi
tal investment mounted from $5,-
075,200 to $5,228,200 t
In Ephrata a gain of $78,400
was reported for the value of
industrial products, which rose
fiom $22,163,700 to $22,242,100.
'The borough's 30 industries gave
employment last year to 2,437
workers who received $6,300,200
m wages and salaries The pre
vious year, 2,666 employes of 33
mdustues shared a payroll" of
$6,433,200
Secretary of Defense Wilson
said failuie of the Foreign Minis
ter’s conference would have “little
or no impace” on the defense
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