DHIA Lowers Fee Hike,
Discusses Central Lab
The Lancaster County DHIA number of samples of produc
directors voted' Monday night mg but directors said it
to lower the new fee required would be much easier to admin
in switcmng over to the new ister an across the board figure,
central lab system at Penn State. Uncertainty was expressed
. An eight cent per cow increase about just how much the new
had been voted earlier this year, system will cost the county. The
but directors reduced that in- state system will cost an addi
crease to seven cents this week, tional 10 cents per test, but
The reduction was made after some savings is expected on
several- directors reported com- material and equipment no long
plaints -from various dairymen er necessary at the local level,
throughout the county It was agreed the county DHIA
. Complaints wei-e paiticularly treasury is probably ample to
reported from dairymen with a absorb any loss from the seven
rel'atively high percentage of cent fee.
“dry” cows. The average herd Donald Eby, board chairman,
in the county has 85 per cent of said the new seven cent increase
cows milking, with the rest dry will be effective April 1. The
for various reasons, it was re- increase is part of a state-wide
ported. move toward a new milk test-
S'ome directors Monday initial- ing system at Penn State using
ly urged a fee-increase -based on the new milk-o-tester equipment
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The committee planning the 1970 er, Manheim RDI. The banquet is schedul-
DHIA annual banquet is shown at the Mon- ed for 11:45 a.m. January 19 at the Farm
day DHIA meeting. They are, from left to and Home Center. Tickets will be avail
right: Elmer Weber, Peach Bottom RDI; able later from the various milk testers.
Harry Ranch, Ronks RDI, Elam Bolling-
The increase is reported neces- system. But it was decided that ating year average of 12,598
sary to handle the increased no change will be made this pounds )f milk and 489 pounds
costs of the new system year. of butterfat
Robert Hess,, a state DHIA Members voted not to change
director, reported that the state It was reported that the coun- t jj e sggo ceiling or. the testers’
just this month began operat- ty DHIA average per cow in bonus
mg the new system. 1969 was 12,478 pounds of milk
In other action directors dis- and 487 pounds of butterfat.
cussed the annual meeting This compares to the 1970 oper
scheduled for January 19. Dis
cussion included annual recogni
tion of herds with high milk
yields.
Some members indicated that
the recognition should be based
on volume of milk production
rather than the present butterfat
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