24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 16,1968
Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Assn. Met
President Ben Burkholder wel
comed the 27 members in at
tendance at the Pennsylvania
Egg Marketing Association held
last week.
A report on the Pennsylvania
Egg Exchange activity by Ray
Sauder pointed out that, infor
mation each week developed a
pattern that is essential in an
alyzing the market potential
During the month of February,
the information on longs and
shorts, showed a definite trend
essential to a marketer in plan
ning his program The New York
market uses this information to
good ad\ antage and in many in
stances it can be projected that,
the entire industry is benefited
The Exchange can use more
members and every one who
joins will benefit as have the
present members
President Burkholder indicat
ed that those who are engaged
in production and marketing in
Penna , should stay alert to the
possibility that our industry
could be raided If this should
happen while materials, labor,
and all other costs continue to
rise, a serious situation could
develop We must work togeth
er, and by all means treat all of
the people with whom we deal,
with respect
Some discussion centered
around the development of a
program to purchase supplies
jointly at a savings In as much
as no working plan could be de
veloped at once, the matter was
set aside to be studied and pro-
$lOO REWARD!
Forty County Farm Bureaus
in lowa are now offering $lOO
rewards for information on ru
ral thefts and vandalism And
six counties have reported mak
ing reward payments under this
program since it was started
about two years ago in Linn
County
The rewards are basically the
same, offering $lOO for informa
tion which leads to the arrest
and conviction of an individual
or individuals who steal or de
stroy property on farms The
county sheriff determines who is
to receive the reward
STAND
ABILITY!
complete search indicates that that, Senate Bill 2(172, Introduced to the industry to decide.” "An
eggs have never been included in Washington is not a market- Egg Board consisting of six pro
even though poultry is". ing order as many people are ducer members would establish
. led to believe. "The Bill simply quotas, promotion, and itiany
Following a general discus- w jh gj ve permission to develop other things they would feel the
Hermit Birth from the Uni- sSgelted* ttift someoJle tom a f marketin « °f der and s P elli " g industry needed ”-
versity discussed the Packers the P& S Division be ipvited to ou some 0 eco ° s r During a general discussion
a L , , . . „ ~ a *f on j „ * n „vni n in fv,. such a development. "Among it was agreed that the industry
and Stockyards Act. He said attend a meeting to explain the 1 , tn f u ia an j
there were many amendments p * S coverage with the idea of other thmgs the Bill calls for should stay alerted to this and
to the present Act, and no one ex P*? rin S the possibility of in- establishing an Egg Board, to other legislation and be ready
knows how these will be treat- clud * n ® e 6S s - draw up an order which would to take a stand and act when
ed as the bill progresses. “A Toni Stemberger explained then be offered as a referendum necessary.
vide some workable plan in the
near future.
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