—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 6, 1965 16 • Milk Study (Continued from Page 13) reductions in serve costs ap proximating per quart could have been realized. An additional %-cent could have been sliced from this cost us* Jog every-other-day delivery. The study concludes that “reductions of approximately 4 cents per unit in area 12 and more than'6 cents per unit in area 5 could be achieved among the smallest outlets with every-other-day delivery.’’ Some implications of this study are: 1 A schedule of prices that permits suppliers to legally vaiy the price to stores sieeordiug to the quantity purchased per de livery oilers one means to encourage resale outlets to accept less frequent service. 2 To bo most etleetivc in reducing dehveiy costs, the minimum quantity to quality tor a price eoiices sion should be established so that most outlets would have the opportunity to choose between “service” and “price.” In some ureas tills minimum quantity would be considerably lower than the 100 quarts per de livery stipulated m the Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission’s quantity' dis couut pricing plan. Some limitations in the ad vantages of such, cost-reduc tion practices aie- 1) higher spoilage costs lesultmg from ing a larger quantity less fre less frequent delivery: 2) tak quently ties up shelf and stor age space ot an outlet, 3) reducing number of biands offered may reduce total vol ume sold. This study found that the majority of grocery outlets al ready purchase fluid milk from fewer than three sup pliers. This suggests the out lets have found that offering brands of more than two sup pliers does not add signifi cantly to either total milk sales or to total store sales But the results of the study support the contention that further savings in milk dis tribution costs are possible, 1 the authors conclude. Open House To Be Held On Area Broiler Farm The D. E Horn Company, Inc., has announced plans tor * special “open house’’ lor a new, controlled emnonment broiler plant on the faim of Carroll Rohibaush at Glen Rock R 2, Yoik Count} The affair will be held on Friday, November 12, tiom 10 a m. to 3 p m. On displai will be a two-story, 30,0 00-bud capacitj, completely control led enviioninent house -with equipment and construction features which the company feels will be of special inter est. Refreshments will be seived and door pi izes awarded. ow cost k-theword for Fkmtins Electric Home Heetlnf Leaf Drop And Plant Aging Chemical Found A natural chemical in plants that makes them “grow old" faster has been isolated and structurally identified thereby opening the door to many practical applications in agriculture the U. S. De partment of Agriculture re ports. This hormone-like chemical promotes the dropping of leaves, flovveis, and fruits in a process called abscission. Be cause ot this role, the chemi- cal has been named “abscism II” by USD A scientists Attention! Attention! Attention! NEW HOLLAND AND COLONIAL BALER TWINE Get our low pre-season prices now! A. B. C. GROFF, INC. New Holland, Pa. Ph: 354-8001 ©Westinghouse HEAVY DUTY ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER ONLY $164.99 With Trade EASY, BUDGET TERMS MUHCED AIK new BKYIHC ■ 2 Temperature Selections ■ Automatic Time Control ■ Single Heat Control ■ Automatic Shut-Off ■ Special “Air Fluff” Setting ■ For celain Enamel Drum ■ Door Safety Switch ■ Friction-Type Door Latch COPE New Providence Three major groups of plant hormones are now rec ognized: Auxins, gibberollins, and kinins. Abscisin II may be one of a fourth group of hormones that promote or ac celerate abscission. The three known groups of plant hor mones are synthesized and widely used in agriculture. For example, auxins hill weeds and promote rooting of cut tings, gibberellins accelerate growth and flowering of trees and shrubs, and kinins keep vegetables fresh on the way to market. ' Synthetic abscising might be used to defloiate plants at all stages of growth and In thin fruit at weather, any blossom stage, and eliminate IAK6E CAPACITY '•VtIT'W LWT COLLECTOO & WEAVER CO. aftor-harveat growth of suck perennial crop* a* cotton. They al*o might ibe uied to block flowering in some plants, and make buda stay dormant to escape winter damage. Dr. Fredrick T. Addlcott, California Agricultural Exper iment Station plant physiolo gist, and Dr. Orrin E. Smith, ARS plant pathologist, led the abscisin II research. They were assisted by Dr. Kazuhiko Ohkuma and Dr. William E. Thiessen, organic chemists of the California 'Station. The scientists isolated and ciystallized.one 3,160 th of an ounce ol abscisin II from about 500 pounds of cotton bolls. 4 to 7 days old. They determined the structure of *■ I mm j ii il k I in 311111 Matching Washer $209.99 the compound hr 4«wentul analyst!, and by ennparlns It with known cbemioal com* pounds through an*M and magnetlc-reionance comparl sons. They are now ittompttng to synthesize it. LOOK BEFORE BUYING Take a good look at the package before you put It in your shopping cart and you can do a better Job of food shopping, says Harold Neigh, Penn State extension consum er economics specialist. Be sure you can use the economy size package without letting the savings evaporate in the big box. Know whether you are willing to pay extra for designed packages. specially Ph. 786-7351
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