LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS NATIONAL NOTHING MIXES BETTER Lower your egg production costs Stevens Feed Mill, Inc. S. H. Hiestand & Company Leola Salunga i■ ■' -Harold H. Good 1 Stevens Feed Mill, Inc. Terre Hill Stevens k%’( MAKE US YOUR FARM HEADQUARTERS Economist’ Predicts $5.45 Average Blend Six-Month Milk Price Dairy farmers in the New York-New Jersey milkshcd, whose prices are set by Federal Milk Marketing Order #2. me expected to receive a blend price for milk averaging $5 45 per cwt (117 c per quart) for the first six months of 1970. The predic tion was made by Chester W Smith, economist for Northeast 'Dairy Cooperative Federation, which represents some 7000 dairy farmers in the Order 2 production area. (Prices are for 35% butterfat content at the 201-210 mile zone). Smith’s forecast, by months, is as follows January $5 85, Febru ary $5.75; March $5 54; April $5 34; May $513; June $5 09. Smith said his predicted pi ices represent an average increase of 12c per cwt over the same period in 1969, and are based on an anticipated increase of 1% in total milk deliveries and a de cline of 2% in Class I (fluid) sales as compared to a year ago “The expected inciease in blend prices this yeai will come entirely as a result of higher minimum class prices under the amended federal marketing or der” Smith explained “With Class I (fluid) sales declining and total milk marketing by pro ducers on the increase we would normally expect blend puces le ceived by dairy farmers to de dine This is not expected to happen because major dairy co operatives in this aiea have been ( or more efficiently) W than your local grains and Ful-O-Pep Concentrates now; step in, iefs taik successful in their effoits to se. cure amendments lo the frdnal marketing ordci requning deal- The cost of iniukeling affects ers to pay hluhei prices foi milk food prices, points out Catherine utilized in fluid (Class 1) sales B Love, extension specialist in Without these amendments pio- consumer education. The Pcnn duccr blend puces would have s; Ivama Stale Univci sity Among declined ” the functions involved in food Smith said the Class I pi.ee maiketmg are processing tians for January has been set at $7.03 s ‘ on l n «- aml d,st,lbul per cwt (about 15c pci quail) 1118 of these aio time con and he anticipates that Class 1 aiming and icquuc laboi. equip prices will diop only to about ment > and b P acc $6 88 for the spring months of April, May and June Class II (manufacturing) milk prices aie You help your child to build expected to be near $4 30 per healthy teeth when you seive cwt. for the six month period him well-balanced and adequate The predicted Class I price level meals, say extension foods and during the period will range nutrition specialists of The fiom 15 to 30 cents pei cwt Pennsylvania State University, higher than a year ago, repre- Use a variety of foods with spec senting an inciease of only ial emphasis on raw fruits and to % of a cent per quart of milk vegetables and restrict sweet for dairy faimeis The anticipat- snacks between meals Keep i» ed Class II price wil be 8 to 12 mind that good dental health cents per cwt higher than a year practices should begin in child ago. hood Smith said “Dauy farmers now have convincing evidence that btrs of coopeiatives in the New cooperative effoits have brought York-New Jersey milkshed significant gains to milk produc- should support these effoits by ers and theiefoie that non mem- joining a cooperative’ Public Sale -OF- Modern Farm Equipment - Milking Equipment HEIFERS SATUIDM, JAM. 31, 1970 Located 1 mile south of Bachmanville, Leb. Co., Pa. via Rte. 230 at Elizabethtown take Rte. 743 to Rte. 341. via Rte. 322 at Campbelltown go south to Bachmanville. Follow signs. 15 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 5 heifers due within the next six month, 10 heifers under 12 month of age. Girton Deluxe 625-gallon milk tank with Dr. Walker stamp. Surge pipeline milking system with 280’ glass line - 280’ vacuum line, Surge automatic pipeline washer, 4 Surge pipeline units with electric pulsators, one Surge pail unit, Surge Alamo 50 plus pump, used one year; 50-gal. gas water heater, gas heater with thermostat control, stainless steel double tubs, Milk Base for Philadelphia order No. 4. MEMBFP F DIC MODERN FARM EQUIPMENT FARMALL 856 DEISEL used one year, like new; OLIVER 1800 DEISEL —1450 hours, FARMALL M with loader, FARMALL SUPER C fast hitch, cultivators; 1966 FOX SUPER D HARVESTER DEISEL with 3-row narrow row head, 2-row head, pickup head, also inhead knife grinder and screens. 1961 FORD TIJUCK with mounted Gehl forage box, Gehl and Dion forage wagons, Gehl hi-throw blower, 55’ pipe, model 310 HESSTON 8 ft. swather, used two years. INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT; semi mounted 6-bot tom No. 700 auto, reset, fully mounted 4-bottom No. 450 auto, reset plows, 12’ transport 350 disc, No. 46 baler & thrower, No. 10-16 disc gram drill, No. 455 4-row corn planter; N.H. #735 Batch Dryer, IRRIGATION SYSTEM - Marlow pump 6-6 PTO. 2300’ -5” pipe, 2 ram guns, like new; Brillion 13’ cultipacker, Brillion 12’ transport pulvimulcher, New Idea #325 narrow 2-row Cornpicker, N. I. #l9 spreader, two 16’ hay wagons with high sides, 2 McCurdy grain bins with run ning gears, grain bin, MacKissic grain bin, 7’ scraper, N.H. hay rake, 2 elevators, 28’ - 32’; Graham plow, rotary hoe, double tobacco ladders, 2-way hydruhc cylinders, torch with tank, 150’ rope, three 12-hole pig feeders. Other numer ous articles. Order of sale Small items, Milking equipment, Heif ers, Hay, Straw, Farm equipment. Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 24. 1970 -2' 11:00 O'CLOCK MILKING EQUIPMENT 95 TON HAY RAYMOND MILLER & RUFUS GEIB, AUCTS Lunch by Stauffer Mennonite Church Not Responsible For Accidents Marketing Sri vice For Healthy Teeth 35 TON STRAW Terms by Wm. B. Stauffer 17
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