Supply ■‘Demand Tightening Raises Milk Prices Milk prices arc at their high est level in history —with in creases brought about by n tightening of the supply-de mand relationship wither than government purchases of sur plus dairy products, accoiding to Hollis Hatfield, assistant director of the Ameiican Farm Bureau Federation’s research division. Hatfield, speaking at a June Dairy Month banquet in Bel gium, Wisconsin, sponsored by the Ozaukee County Farm Bureau, explained that milk prices have nsen appreciably only twice dining the past 20 years and both rises match ex actly the only two pei iods when the relationship between pei capita production and consump tion was relatively close These A | INSECT PESTS OF LIVESTOCK A*' > V jS s \ v ‘ * / -»' ' ’■■ i-A-fe- 1 * i . ..5?*... t. pfv . ‘ : W 'mm®&: ■* * \ * .. ♦. v 4 Z w*W/.0 | Agway Guardian Pest-Control Program SEE Salunga Store 10i Mam St Salunga, Pa 898-2248 Originally headlined "Sup ply-Demand ratio Pushes Milk Prices to Record Level", this article on the impact of the supply and de mand of milk on milk prices is reproduced in full from the June 8 issue of The American Faun Bureau Fedeialion’s Official News Letter. pei iods were 1951-52 and 1966 to the present, he said “Even though it may sound ‘old hat’ to say so, pioducei prices are affected by the re lationship between the suppl> of milk and the demand of milk," he emphasized. Hatfield pointed to two dan ger signals which might end GJ It’s a fact that houseflies are carriers of many livestock diseases, and roundworms and tapeworms, too. That horn fly infestations can reduce milk production by as much as 20%. That cattle grubs account for 160 million dollars a year in livestock losses. AGWAY GUARDIAN PEST CONTROL PROGRAM Dairy Barns Residual Sprays: Agway Cygon® 2E, Agway Korlan® 24E or Rabon®* Space Sprays: Agway Dual® Stock Spray or Agway Livestock® Spray Baits: Agway Sugar Bait Fly Killer, Snip® Fly Bands or Vapona® Sugar Fly Bait Fumigation: Agway Vapona® Pest Strip Animal Treatment Sprays: Agway Dual Stock or Agway Livestock Spray Dusts: 3% Ciodrin® Dust Back-Rubber Preparation: Ciodrm® Concentrate or Agway Korlan® 24E Milkroom Agway Vapona® Pest Strip or Snip® Fly Band v X-. Animol Treatment Spray: Ciodrin® Concentrate Dusts: Agway Louje Powder or 3% Ciodrin® Dust y Pick the right for the job. READ THE LABEL, ob serve the precautions, and follow the recommendations closely as to dosage, physical coverage of the infested area, number of applications, and placement of the pesticides. Follow up. One application may not be enough for good control. For example, insect eggs present during a spray may hatch later and give you a whole new population to contend with. Watch for what happens after your treatment, and continue the control as the label indicates. Agway Lancaster Manhexm Pike and Dillerville Road 394-0541 A g—■ W| How much are they costing you? Recommended Controls (first listed is first choice) TODAY Quorryville Store New Holland 27 E. 4th St. 219 S Railroad Ave 786-2126 the current period of good milk prices a continuing decline in the demand for milk, and a possibility of a buildup in milk production. "One of the most discourag ing actions by many agricultur al leaders during the current period of i ising milk prices has been the constant alarm about the decline in milk production It is not only foolish but poten tially costly, in terms of the dairyman’s net income, to advo cate increasing oi even main taining the present level of pro duction when the demand for milk is moving downward," Hat field explained In analyzing the future for milk, Hatfield predicted a con tinuing “good market, but not necessarily a growing market ” “One of the cunent fads in Y| >g——^ Your Agway man will help you work out a complete pest-control program. Ag way specialists have se lected the most effective formulations from among the thousands available. Each product has been thoroughly tested, and passed as effective for its intended use by the Ag way Research Depart ment. 354-2146 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 27,197(*—1 some parts of the country Is the encouragement of dairymen to leave their cooperative and ship directly to a handler. The apparent sales pilch is that What's New? Look at- Them L'Eggs! “You’d better believe if" re ports Ed Puebe, Chicago consul tant to the egg industry Apparently a new panty hose package is being test-maiketed in the Milwaukee area in super maikets The package is a laige t 2%” x 4”) plastic pull-apait egg The egg is suppoitcd in a clevei base and an attiactive “egg tiee” display is piovided for use in the food and diug stoics. “This maj not sell eggs, but it will certainly lemmd man} peo ple of them And that name L’EGG' It’s a clevei bit of pack aging—good meichandising “And to think that a pair o£ panty hose would fit into a goose size egg,” commented Dr L A Wilhelm, PENS president, when he was presented with the mate- The testing was supervised by rial—without the hose, of comse Pennsylvania State University. the FUTURE is HERE with REX SELF-UNLOADING forage box “ Y FUTURE THE BOX DESIGNED WITH THE A FARMER IN MIND SIMPLE .. . Worm Driven Main Apron Worm Driven Beaters STRONG... Built with Good New York Oak NO AUGER - NO For Smooth, Easy, Trouble Free Handling Of Heavy Loads Complete 14 foot box (16 foot overall) 2 beater . . 54” high 7ft wide inside Reverse and Swinging Tailgate for Bale Thrower $95 00 extra Right or Left Hand unloader available $1095. F. 0.8. Locke, N.Y. KINZER EQUIP. CO. Your Equipment Center in Lancaster County Box 23, Kinzer, Pa. Phone 442-4186 Phone 768-8916 such a contractual arrangement will put more money in the dairyman's pocket. “One of the mam reasons for recent cooperative mergers is to strengthen the dairyman’s bargaining power. Encouraging producers to pull out of their cooperative and ship directly to a handier is milk marketing in reverse. “In the milk business, where the sources of supply are numerous, a contract without a broatTbascd bargaining associa tion can only lead to minimum prices and dealer domination of the maiket,’’ Hatfield said. Local Guernsey Gives 15,680 Pounds of Milk Spring Lane Butteifat Amy, a six year old Registered Guernsey cow. owned by Raymond F & Louise A Witmei, Willow Slieet has completed an official DHIR actual production record oi 15,680 pounds of milk and 789 pounds of butteifat in 305 days two times a day milking, accord ing to The Amencan Guemsey Cattle Club LOCKE, N.Y. SMOOTH... NO RATCHET S AFE . .. FINGER FORCED FEEDING (“PEELS” OFF THE LOAD) RATCHET I