16—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 12, 1959 Fafm WorTl©n 15
losses.
J. Collins McSparran, Mas- rji
ter of the Pennsylvania Stale V l3ll AtTIdS ran Y
Grange, as featured speaker
of the evening called on co- Farm Women’s Society
operative members to sup- number 15 met at the home
port congressmen in an at- of Mr. and Mrs. Hervey Fer
tempt to get a fair share of guson on November 19 with
prices for the farmer. He the president Mrs. Wiley
said farmers should be allow- Howett presiding. Devotions
cd to set prices for their com- were in charge of the hostess
modifies in the same way Each member was requested
manufacturers set the price to answer roll call by pre
of goods they market. As it seating a Christmas cookie
is farmers must accept the recipe
prices ordered on the market
Producers Co-op
Reports First
Loss In 27 Years
Producers Cooperative Ex
change, Coatesville reported
to its members on Tuesday
that the organization operat
ed at a loss this year for the
first time m its 27year his
tory.
Net loss for the 1959 fiscal
year ending September 30
was $21,356 07, according to
officials of the cooperative
reporting at the annual
membership meeting at the
Guernsey Sales Pavilion.
Working capital of the or
ganization decreased by a
total of $202,493 58 to a pres
ent total of $52,500 28.
Reasons for the deficit in
clude additions to the plant
and facilities, and for new
equipment, and a reported
loss of $22,339 30 on Hie
broiler growing program.
This programhas since been
discontinued, according to
John Melhorn, president
Enery of the exchange
into the broiler grow
ing contract with Eastern
States Farmers Cooperative
caused considerable contro
versy at the annual meeting
last year. Purpose of the pro
gram was to supply a steady
flow of birds to the proces
sors Melhorn reported that
Producers Cooperative ob
sorbed the operating cost loss
and Eastern States the grow-
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For Top Quality Eggs
This year, at NEPPCO,
our egg quality was highest
among all entries. These were
hen eggs—after they had
been laying 12 to 14 months.
That's when Quality Eggs
pay best.
At Bill Burling's you can
imd just what you want.
You have eight top strains
and crosses to choose from.
Our Sexlmks are very popul
ar with nearby farmers.
Then there are the “pick'
of the best strains and cross
es for Broilers, or meat-and
eggs.
One customer said our
Carey Leghorns are. “Just
wonderful birds to handle”.
That’s important in high
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McSparran, a former di
rector of the exchange said
that government should al
low agriculture to operate
under the same rules that la
bor and Industry operate un
der He pointed out that ris
ing labor and material costs
have forced the farmer to
have to pay higher prices for
the machinery he buys. He
went on to liken the nation's
economy to a three-legged
stool with Agriculture, Labor
and Industry representing
the three legs Take away
any one of the legs and ihe
stool falls
Elected to directorship for
the coming year were Wil
liam G. Carlin, Coatesville
R 4 and Melvin R Stoltzfus,
Ronks Rl. Retiring board
members are Paul L. Coates,
Coatesville R 3, a director
for 27 years, and Marlin H
Seitz, Dillsburg R 3 John H.
Herr, Lancaster R 7 was re
elected to another three-year
term on the board.
IVAN M. MARTIN. INC.
Merryknoll Sexlink (Rock
x Red) —Bred by electronic
“brain” methods.
Golden Sexlinks Harco
male x Andrews White Rock
female. They’re tough, and
great layers.
Cobb's While Rocks
Broiler Test winners and
good layers too.
Vantress x Cobb White
Rocks Popular for meat.
Garrison Cornish Male x
Cobb White Rock female
Super meat quality.
Gove's Barred Rocks Still
a favorite of many farmers.
Burling's New Hampshires.
Carefully selected stock.
When you're ready to or
der, pick up the phone and
call Oxford 286 collect.
Oxford, Penna.
also exhibited some of her
paintings.
During the business meet
ing the society donated $5.00
to the Bookmobile of the
Lancaster* Free Public Li- Lancaster Fanning advertis
brary, and a like amount Ing brings results,
each to the Lancaster Cleft _
Palate Clinic, the United
Campaign, and the Tubercul
osis Society. t
Husbands of the members
will be the guests at an old
fashioned Christmas party
to be held on December 17 at
the Kirkwood Oddfellows
Hall. Gifts will be exchang
The program featured An- e d and Big Sisters will be
na Mae Rohrer, a Lancaster revealed during the program
artist, who gave an interest- which will be provided by
ing talk and demonstration the children of the members,
on Christmas decorations and The refreshments will be in
gifts made from materials the form of a covered dish
available in most homes. She social
Push Button Computer Will
Figure 'Least Cost' Feed Mix
Push-button answers to to calculate the most profit
farm management problems able fertilizing and irrigation
have come one step closer plans.
with the development of an The figuring is done by
experimental computer at the control of electric circuits
Agricultural Experiment Sta- within the machine. Certain
tion at the Pennsylvania characteristics of a least-cost
State University. dairy feed—bulk, total diges-
Called a portable analog tible nutrients, and protein
computer, the device is being content for example lire
tested at Pei'n State to cal- represented by electric cir
culate leastrcost feed formal- cuits.
as for livestock. Cost of the ingredients in
Such a computer would a feed mix is set on one ser
have many practical uses a- ies of dials. Costs of other
round the farm, according to ingredients that could be
its developers and testers, used—such as corn, bran,
economist Robert F. Hutton dried distillers’ grains, and
and electrical engineer Carl the like—are set on other
Volz of the faculty. The de- series of dials,
vice could help determine the If you want to know whe
most profitable animal and ther soybean oilmeal maybe
crop rotation programs and profitably added to the ra
least-cost farm expansion lion, turn an indicator knoo
plans It could also be used to oilmeal and the indicator
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