Lancaster Farming Saturda; Milk Promotion Plan Continued ipproval for continuation of tne plan under which dairy farmers help finance milk pro motion piograms of the Ameri can Dairy Association and Dairy Council of New York, Inc, was announced this week Dr A J Polland, market ad ministrator, New Yoik-New Jer sey Milk Marketing Aiea, said he was authorizing the plan for the second straight year since almost no pioducer opposition was expiessed dining its first year of operation His authorization permits handlers to again send “posi tive letters” to dairy fanners from whom they buy milk A dairy farmer who gets such a letter will be deemed to approve for one year, beginning April 1. deductions fiom his monthly milk check of three cents per hundredweight of his deliver ies, unless he notifies the hand ler in writing that no deduction should be made. This money is to be paid directly by the handler to the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council of New York, Inc A producer who does not re ceive a positive letter fiom his handler does not need to notify his handler since no deduction will be made from his check A participating producer may have his deductions stopped at any time by notifying his han dler Formal lequest for the fin ancing plan was submitted to the administrator by Allied Federated Co ops, Inc; Dairy men’s League Cooperative As sociation, Inc, Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Associa tion, Inc, Northeast Dairy Co operative Federation, Inc, and United Milk Produce! s Coopera tive Association of New Jersey Easfern Co. Farmer Meet The Eastern Lancaster County Adult Faimei Piogram meeting vill be held next Wednesday night, Februaiy 19, at the Lin coln Independent School Build ing Starting time is 730 pm The subjects to be discussed are the raising of feedei pigs and pork pioductron M M Smith, County Agent,- is the speaker If you’re a dairy, hog or beef the Sahlstrom farmer . . Hpcnogenator andi Spreader is’ 'i better, less -expensive way co handle manare' See Sal:.strom . . . how--tti works . /. . the advantages it "can offer you. *' Luster A. Singer ißonks, Pa. , February 15.1969 HONORED DAIRYMEN, (left to right) Harry Kreider, Quarryville Rl; Robert Ulrich, Quarryville Rl; John Harnish, 1036 Beaver Valley Rd., Lancaster, Vernon Umble, Christiana; Amos Rutt, Quarry ville R 2; Henry B. Leaman, 1891 Windy Kill Rd., Lancaster; Elmer Weber, Peach Bottom Rl; J. Mowery Frey Jr., 401 Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster; Calvin Beiler, Para dise Rl; and Landis Weaver, Quarryville R 2. These ficates of recognition for members were awarded cert: • Wheat & Feed (Continued from Page 1) allotment), but not in excess of the allotment Sign up ends March 21st Farmers enrolled in eithei program, must maintain the conserving base (noimal hay acreage) established for the faim They must also plant within the base or allotment on any other farm in which they have an interest Diverted acreage must be eli gible cropland This cannot be harvested and cannot be pas tured between March 31st and Septembei Ist A meeting to explain the 1969 Wheat ana Feed Grain pro grams will be held on Tuesday, February 25th, at 7:30 p.m., m the downstairs meeting loom at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road All farmers and other inter ested persons are invited to at tend and learn the details of the wheat and feed grain pio gi ams 687-6712 NEW Purina Dairy Conditioner Special can prepare cows for good production at low cost John B. Kurtz Ph 354 9251 R D 3, Ephrata Wenger's Feed Mill fnc. Ph 367-1195 Rheems NITAN solution nitrogen made by Agway, applied by Agway- If you’re not among the many good local dairymen who have started mixing NEW Purina Dairy Conditioner Special with your own grain to build a research proved dry cow ration, it can pay you to check into this low-cost way of feeding dry cows. New Purina Dairy Conditioner is a 16 percent protein ration, fortified with extra Vitamins A and D plus phosphorus to help guard against milk fever. To help you save on dry cow feeding, Purina Research recommends varying feeding levels, depending on cow condi tion and the quality of your roughages. For example, if a cow is in good condi tion and your roughages are of excellent quality, you would feed less Purina dry cow ration than if the cow were in only fair condition and if the roughages were of only fair quality. Using Purina Check-R-Mix* formulas we can build you a low-cost dry cow •R*g.Trademark— Ralston Purina Co. West Willow Farmers Assn., Inc. James High & Sons Ph 354-0301 Goidonville high dairy production at the Atlantic Breeder? Southern District Annual Meeting held Thursday nighi ai the Methodist Church m Quarryville. Not present but also honored were William Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom HI and Park Ranck, Ronks Rl. During the business niH.-t -mg, three sire reporting committeemen were elm-ted. They are; Guernsey, Elam W. Mull, Quarryville Rl; Holstein: John M. Harmsh; and Robert W. Ulrich. Quarryville Rl. L P. Photo Ph 464-3431 West Willow ration, combining New Purina Daby Conditioner with your grain. Or, f \ ou’> e feeding low-protein roughages, it may pay you to feed Dairy Cononioner “straight”—just as it comes from bag. More and more successful area daiiy men are proving that good di y cow feed ing pays off in extra cow condition — and extra milk production in ihe tie* is lactation. For example, 100 10 200 pounds of additional body weight an freshening can pay off in 1,000 i o 2.000 pounds of extra milk during the la oi a i io n. Drop in soon and get your free copv of the Purina Dry Cow Program lolbei. We’ll be glad to point out how new Purina Dairy Conditioner Special can help prepare your dry cows for good production at low cost. Ilrai E. Landis Ph 394-7912 1912 Cieek Hill Rd„ Lane John i. Hess, 11, Inc. Ph 442-4632 Paradise fTM)
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