—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15, 1962
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Producers Co-op Finances
Improve During Past Year
For the first time in three
year Pioduceis Cooperative
Exchange m Coatesville oper
ated on the profit side, it was
leveaied at the 30th annual
x meeting of the egg co-op
Tuesday night at Pequea
Valley High School.
Treasmer Melvin Stoltzfus
stated there was considerable
nnpro\ement in the financial
stiucture during the past
year. Earnings for the year
ueie $28,929,60, Taxes, in
stil ante and depieciation on
idle plant amounted to $22,-
422 35, leating a net savings
ot $6 487 25 Stoltzfus point
ed out that the sale of poul
ti\ equipment and a better
earnings position made possi
ble the reduction of debt and
an mciease in Woilung Capi
tal of $105,797 95
K M. Soudeis, General
Managei lepoited dollar vol
ume foi the tear nas $3,704 -
OS4 Dozens ot eggs maiketed
totaled 8 824 151. down 7%
fiom last veais yolume of
9 511 413 Aieiage puce to
pioduceis including all glad
es liom Jumbo to Giade C
•was 32 pel dozen Dollar
sales of Retail Stoie weie
C 91.000 00. up 10 5% fiom
last year
Soudeis lepoited that all
opeiatmg derailments have
shown savings in the fiist two
months of the new fiscal vfar
due to lowei * unit expenses
Vice Piesident Mark Hess
spoke about the new PM C.
egg'washer soon to be install
ed Hess explained that in the
beginning, for opeiational
leasons, first consideration
■will be given to pioducersi
•with a minimum of 13 eases
per shipment, which is the
«ame minimum lequirement
for piodncers on Cooperative
Egg Maiketing Agreements.
He fuither stated that pro
duce! s will sa\e a great deal
ot time bv having their eggs
plant washed
Piesident William G Car
lin leported on the actions of
the Board ol Duectois Hr
stated that all poultiy pio
cessing equipment had been
disposed of dining the past
fiscal jeai and that one poi
tion of the former poultry
building had been leased ’n
Juli 19 G 2 and the balance of
the building is being piepared
toi occupancy on Januaij
10 03.
He fuither reported that
the Boaid of Dnectois auth
orized discontinuance of fin
ancial suppoit to Pennsjh an
ia Egg and Poultry Pioduceis,
Inc m Maich 19G2 However,
•we are continuing to work
closely with the other three
Co-ops. in Southeastern Penn
sylvania on egg marketing
He exipiessed belief that
due to our improved financial
condition over the past year,
our relations with
the local bank and Baltimore
Bank foi Co-ops have been
helpful and meaningful.
Stockholder also voted an
addition to the bv-laws to
complv yy ith the new federal
tax law. .
The new law requires a co
operative to pay a ‘minimum of
20 per cent cash on patron
age refunds The balance may
be allocated to leseiyes
The new statute yy ill be
come effective for the ex
change in Septem'bei 19 63
Stockholder also appioved
an amendment calling for the
exchange’s fiscal year to md
the last Satmday of Septem
hei
Members also leelected
Piesident William G Cailm,
Coatesiille El and Tieasuiei
Mehin R Stoltzfus Honks Rl,
to tlnee-yeai terms on the
boaid of dnectois
Also elected to the board
was Lestei D Hershe\ Paik
esburg R 2 for a tlnee-veai
teiin Heishey, whose fathei
was an exchange foundei,
succeeded John H Hen, Lan
castei R 7, who did not seek
leelection He is piesentlv
secretaij
FFA Awards To
Go To Local
Packing Firm
A Lancaster film is among
16 organizations slated to le
ceive citations for outstand
ing coopeiation in suppoiting
the Future Farmeis of Amei
ica dunng the Penusjlvama
Farm Show in Januan.
Kunzlei and Company, the
Lancaster meat packing firm,
will iecei\e the citation foi
well oiganized toms of their
plant. >pi Gliding facilities,
matena.ls and judges for
meats nidging contests and
annualU pioiiding a two
jeai scholarship in agricul
tuie at Penn State foi an
FFA boj
Piesentation mil be made
at the annual convention of
the state FFA Association in
Hatnsburg on Januan 9 dur
ing the annual Farm Show.
The 'first rural mail routes
began in West Vngmia
about IT miles long
service
bulletin
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