12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 28, 1961
Milk Dealers Seeking Price. Cut
On Milk To Be Sold Out Of State
The Lancaster County
Milk Dealers Association this
week asked the Pennslvania
Milk Control Commission for
a lower minimum they must
pay farmers for bottled milk
to be sold out of state.
- A. J. Nixon, director of
milk procurement for Penn
Danes told the commission
ers m a hearing Tuesday
fhat Lancaster county deal
ers cannot compete with out
of state dealers at the pre
sent price.
Under a 1956 commission
order, the price of Lancaster
County milk varies season
ally from $6.65 per hundred
weight to about $5.85 per
hundredweight as fluid milk
at farms.
Dealers pointed out that
in some areas of Maryland
and Delaware where Lanc
aster County dealers sell
some of their milk, local deal
ers must pay lower federal
minimums or are not regu
lated at all.
Local dealers contend that
they can not compete in in
terstate markets because
their initial costs are higher
than their competitors’ costs.
Nixon pointed out York
County dealers last year we
re granted a minimum re
duction similar to the one
the Lancaster dealers are
asking.
Some of the York dealers
are competitors to the Lan
caster dealers in the inter
state-market, he added.
Nixon asked that the same
minimum apply to them as
now applies to the York
area.
That is, prices for all fluid
milk bought, bottled or
packaged in ' Pennsylvania,
but sold outside the state,
be “the producer prices for
milk prevailing in the mar
ket or area in wjjich the
inllk is ultimately sold.”
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Quarryville, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz, Pa.
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Rheems, Pa.
Suavely’s Farm Service
Under the proposed am
endment the commission wo
uld announce prices monthly
on the -fifth day, determined
on data concerning prices in
the affected market area,
compiled by the commission
or submitted to It from other
public agencies.
Dealers would notify the
commission on the 25th day
of the proceeding month as
to whether they intend to
sell in a particular market
area and in which area.
Nixon said, “commission
approval of the proposed am
endment to the area 14 pric
ing order Will not adversley
affect payments to Pennsyl
vania producers.”
USDA Moves
To Increase.
Food Program
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman moved
this week to expand the
variety of foods to be dis
tributed to needy families in
the nation.
The Department announ
ced purchase programs for
canned pork and gravy, dried
edible pea beans and whole
dried egg solids.
The purchase programs
announced today will be car
ried out with Section 32
funds which are made avail
able to the Secretary and
provide authority for the dis
tribution of foods to needy
persons.
“Under this new order,”
Secretary Freeman said, “we
are providing essential food
for those who need it and
at the same time assisting
American farmers by action
that will help to decrease
our agricultural surplus.”
The proposed purchases
will add a significant amount
R. S. Weaver
Stevens. Pa.
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro. Pa.
Lancaster, Pa.
.of -protein foods, thus sup
plying the most _ essential
nutritional element needed
by approximately 3.5 million
persons jn 42 States, who
.now receive flour, cornmeal,
nonfat dried milk r rice,
latd and butter. Distribution
rates are established in such
amounts as can be properly
utilized so as to avoid waste
or misuse.
Foods made available to
the States under the USDA’s
food distribution program
are delivered in carlot quan
titles to points designated by
the State agencies. The
State agencies assume re-'
sponsibihty for properly
storing, handling and distri
buting, determining eligibil
ity of recipients, and pro
gram supervision.
Foods purchased under the
w iu be -available
to States by late February
or eany March.
DO YOUR BROOD SOWS
Most sows do not give enough milh beyond the Sthweek
of lactation to meet the requirements of~ large-litters.
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HOW TO DSE;—
Start Creep feeding No. 12 when pigs weigh 5 lb. or are
7 days old and feed through 6th week when pigs should weigh
about 35 lbs.
AMOUNT REQUIRED
15 to 20 lbs. per pig.
FEED PER LBS. OF GAIN DURING THIS PERIOD
1.25 to 1.50 lbs.
FIELD TESTS INDICATE;—
1. More uniformity in pigs, fewer runts.
2. More economical gains. Heavier pigs at 8 weeks.
3. Pigs may be weaned at six weeks. This more
time for proper conditioning of sow before re-breeding.
Easier to maintain farrowing Schedule.
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problems relating to swine 1
management or nutrition see
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STOCK
Liquid manure is not a problem on.» the -.John Eby
farm at GordonviMe HI, Eby- has a system, of,; terracotta
drains under the floor of his hog pens. Liquid, manure from
the pens drains into a cistern where.lt'is stored until it is
to be spread on the field. An*auger, similar! to a grain-ang
er, lifts the manure into the; tank trailer..- -the; - field,
gravity unloads the liquid and a board baffle "spreads it-ev
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