HERE ARE 6 WAYS WE COULD SKIMP ON THE FAMOUS LAMCO FORAGE BOX ITT ti o Replace our Safe w # Heavy Duty Outteed ■tom rani L s ra “™‘ h * d “^‘ 3 Use common beater in place of our Spiral beater which peels off the material. No Bunching No Plugging 4 - Skimp on a Plain open Jaw transmission in place of our Protectively enclosed unit. 5 - Replace our Positive expensive worm drive with open gears on our Lower Beater Drive 6 - Use ordinary soft wood for our main Stringer and Cross pieces instead of Strong Oak. BUT... We won't skimp We know How valuable ■ Farmers' time is in the Harvest. Lamco is Safe Smooth and Trouble free 14 Foot Standard Box KINZER EQUIP. CO. Your Equipment Center in Lancaster County Box 23, Kinzer, Pa. Phone 442-4186 F. 0.8. $995.00 PENNSYLVANIA EGG MARKETING ASSOCIATION MEETING MINUTES JUNE 13. 15)69 President Ben Buikhoklcr call- Pi°blcms . eel for the Treasmor’s icport Sam Berenson . . “Several which was accepted, he then in- pi icing methods have been ad tioduccd seveial visitors vanced but on committee pricing Inasmuch as theie was consid- might be difficult because of rep erable material to cover, Picsi- resentation without knowledge of dent Burkholdei called on the the industry “It has been estab Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Juno 21.1969—2$ first member of the panel to dis cuss "Todays and Tomonow; ;• lishod that, the New York Mer s chanlile Exchange. and the pne mi; operation has become ant.- qu.iled and should be changed “Any one in the industi\ who may have any suggestions icgaid mg changes in the Exchange should contact Wynn Gehgan of Noilh Ameuca "One suggestion that should be emphasized is a two day a week maiket. “Now that inventoiy data is being gatheied acioss the countiy. the mtoimation should seive to es tablish bettei maiket \ allies. 'Theie should be nothing fiaud ulent about intluencing a maiket with supply facts'. “Industiy membeis. as a whole aie complacent with only a few cauymg maiket lesponsibilities. ‘Eveiy Industiy Membei must suppoit the Industiy financially, moially, and physically 'Pacing: >s one of the most impoitant factois giving the industiy the pioper support it needs' John Wenger ... “Merchandis ing and price cutting aie hinting the industiy and should be ad justed “Flexible pacing will ciop up from time to time and continue to be a major pioblem. “The balancing of longs and shorts makes the Exchange ab solutely necessary. “Theie should be a synchronizing of production by suppliers “Quality and moult ing will continue to be problems, therefore some kind of guide lines should be established. “Large producers should lean on experienced marketers to maiket their product rather than try to market without sufficient market ing knowledge. “High intei est rates will continue and will be a pi oblem to the industry”. Ray Sauder . . . “Something should be done about high cost of production, especially as it relates to feed costs “Other areas purchase feed for much less and we must compete”. Bail Hess . . “In the future the industry will need marketing specialists moie than ever “Mer chandisers need a great deal of assistance and as time moves on regulations will become more difficult to cope with”. “Consumers frequently shift eggs to get a better buy, and then an inspection may cause a supplier to get in trouble “Pio motion is a must and should re ceive total industry support. “Egg marketing groups such as PEMA should have sufficient money to provide exhibits at food shows etc, to get the story to the people who count in hold ing and uping consumption” A motion was made, seconded, and passed that a letter be sent to the New York Merchantile Exchange, recoidmg the fact that PEMA is interested in twice a week pricing instead of daily. A motion was made, seconded, and properly passed that the PEMA and Federation consolida tion be opened for further dis- cussion It was decided that a mail bal lot be sent to each member pro viding them with an opportunity to expiess their feeling about the PEMA-Federation Alliance A motion was made, seconded, and piopeily passed that the PEMA Executive Committee be given the authority to negotiate with the Poultiy Fedeiation m pioviding a strong alliance with lepresentation. A motion was made, seconded, and passed that, the PEMA dues be increased to $6O a year . be cause theie is more expense in volved in operating an organiza tion and no change has taken, place in 16 years /tKPGWf \3ggi •ggr
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