Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 21.1968 16 Meeting Minutes For The Pa. Egg Marketing Assn. Retorted President Ben Burkholder New York and New England waived the reading of the min- group have pooled money to pur ules, but called for the Treasur- chase eggs to support the mar er’s report, which was accepted ket. Pennsylvania appears to be as presented by Ray Sander. left out of the N.E.M.O. and Na _ ~ „ . , , tlonal group, therefore we must e *? a ! n act for our own protection, be that the Food & Drug Admlnis- we are without a doU bt tration carton requirements had of the most impo rtant egg changedsome. and would go mto mnrketing areas in the UiS . H e total effect October. 1969. In- . ~ stead of the "one dozen" term said that a committee would no appearing on the lower one third doubt be developed, and we of the panel, it will be accept- should be ready with a represen able in any area on the top pan- t u t 0 protect our interests . el On divided cartons the "one „ , „ ~ dozen” must be in the center so Because of the, many problems when the carton is divided the "one dozen” will break at the right of the "D”. Previously Esgs had to be prominent, but this is no longer a requirement When a name, and address ap pear on a carton, a zip code must be included. Duncan advised that, he was discussing F.D A. regulations, and no one should overlook USDA, or state require ments when designing a carton A motion was properly passed, following a coverage discussion, that the Pennsylvania Egg Coun cil request the Secretary of Ag riculture, L H Bull, to take ac tion to provide that, all state in stitutions be supplied with eggs from Pennsylvania producers ox dealers Ray Sauder reporting on Ex change activities, showed by weekly figures that, the shorts reported dunng August went down sharply, indicating that, adequate supplies were avail able The longs were 13,000 cas es, and for the 16 members 7,000 cases, were sold providing an ac ceptional service to the industry More recently he stated that, there were few offers and gen erally dealer members were short of supplies. j The president was requested to call upon the Executive Com mittee to appoint a repiesenta tive from the Egg Marketing As sociation to work with the com mittee considering unification. Bob VanHouten explained very well the areas on the daily and weekly reports to watch closely for market trends He stated that the industry has been most cooperative in furnishing required information to make the reports effective. He offered their seivices anytime they mjght be helpful, and also ad vised that everyone is eligible to receive the reports He pointed out— 1 Watch cold stoiage holding, 2 Cailot sales to the Military, 3 Read the portion “Egg Market at a glance”, 4 Observe the commer cial movement report which shows movement from farms to assemblers, 5 Check closely on announcement of the peicent layer changes, etc Sam Beienson stated that a FRUIT PRODUCTION Estimates of fiuit production in the Commonwealth on Sep tember 1 indicate decreases from previous month’s foiecasts for the pear and grape ciops Dry weather limited sizing of peais and cunenl prospects aie foi a 3,250-ton ciop, accoiding to the Pennsylvania Crop Repott ing Seivice Pioduction a year ago totaled 2,600 tons with the five-yeai (1962 66) aveiage at 3,- 050 tons The outlook foi giapes at 38,- 500 tons indicates a 25 'peicent decrease fiom last year’s recoid crop, but only one peicent be low the average. Fewer and smaller berries and bunches than expected are given as caus es for the delcme. HORNCO FEEDS - - - The Crowing Choice of Business Farmers More Steer Men Are Feeding Homco Beef Supplements Are Fortified With All The Essential Ingredients To Produce A Pound Of Beef At The Least From Tiie Company With STEER FEEDING Know Now FEEDS D. E. Horn & Co., Inc. y«k,p a . of Importance to be carefully considered, It was decided that a dinner meeting be held at Schraffts Restaurant, Denver, Pa., Friday, September 20, at 6 p.m. Producers, dealers, and oth ers interested in the welfare of the industry are invited to at tend. Members should contact and bring . others with them. Should anyone decide to attend, the" Secretary E J Lawless, Jr., 4210-A Sussex Drive. Colonial Park, Harrisburg. Pa,. 17109, should be notified in order to make proper arrangements. A reservation might be made by telephone at and advise Mr Lawless or the sec retary to Mr. Lawless the num ber planning to attend Ever Possible Cost. House Republican form Task Fprce Wants Action To Curb Dairy ’lmports The House Republican Task force.on-Agriculture has called for immediate action to curb dairy imports to prevent futtkr income and market losses by-U.S. farmers, Citing a report just released by the Department of Africa! ture, Chairman Odin Langen (R., Mint!.) said it is evident that added restrictions are needed now. He said the report show's e\,i porated milk imports during the first six months of 1968 are up 527 percent over the same period of 1967: milk chocolate is up 140-percent, cheese and cheese substitutes up 53 percent. Langvr' said foreign suppliers are circumventing recent import limn,, tions by changing the form in which dairy products enter the' country. The impact of imports,on. hard;pressed U.S. dairymen wns pointed out by Langem who noted that-dairy producers June lost more than $6OO million since 1963 dub to imports, the equi valent of 80.000 farms of 25 cows each, which could produce i; billion pounds of milk Said. Langen- “These statistics serve notice on all govern m?nt officials who administer our dairy programs. What is cleai ly evident is that inaction at this critical time will only be a du t-> «viv rural economy which has been con tinuousiy driven backwards during recent years “ Hornco Before - Ask your neighbor who feeds HORNCO Then call us for details on our booking plan. W£ ARE HOW BOOKING Than t 1
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