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Winter Meetings
The following is a schedule of the annual winter
county-wide events and meetings to be held in the Farm
and Home Center Further details on the Cooperative Ex
tension Service’s list will be announced prior to dates of
individual meetings.
(Editor’s note: We suggest clipping the schedule for
r future reference or copying events that you might wish to
j' attend into vour own calendarL
| January 7, 1:30 pm County Tobacco Show
January 19, II 4o a m. Annual Luncheon Meeting. Red
Rose DHIA.
January 20, 10 a m -3pm. Regional Tax Meeting, Farm
Income Tax
January 28, 6 30 p m Annual Dinner meeting
February 4, 6 30 p m Annual 4-H Beef and Lamb Ban
quet.
February 9, 6.30 pm. Annual Dinner Meeting, County
Extension Association.
.) February 11, 7:30 pm Poultry Meeting on “Marketing
and Waste Disposal”.
February 15, 7:30 p.m. Swine Management Meeting.
•j February 16, 7:30 pm. Cattle Feeder’s Meeting
February 18, 7:30 p.m. Income Tax Workshop for PARA
Clients.
\ February 23, 7:30 pm. Cattle Feeder’s Meeting
February 23, 9 a m - 3 p.m. Crops and Soils Day
'* February 25, 7:30 p.m. Poultry Meeting on Broiler Pro
i duction.
March 4, 7:30 p.m. Estate Planning on Wills, Estates,
Taxes.
March 5, 9 a.m. - 12 noon Custom Spray Applicators
March 5,1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Fruit Growers,
March 5,7:30 p.m. Swine Herd Health Meeting.
March 9, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. County Dairy Day,
March 11, 7:30 p.m. Poultry Meeting on Money Manage
ment and Pullet Raising.
March 16, 7:30 p.m. Dairy Herd Health Meeting.
March' p.m. Farm Transfers, Partnerships and
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March 25, 7:30 p.m. Dairy Herd Management Meeting,
March 30, 7:30 p.m. Solid Waste Disposal Meeting.
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USDA Begins New Egg Marketing Program in Northeast
Hank Stevens is a long-time diets at very reasonable cost For problems encountered by the velopment work, particularly on motions in the store, and the
egg producer in Connecticut But example, if a dozen large eggs Fred Peters’ and Hank Stevens’ the part of New York, the proj- sales effect of the location of the
like everyone else, Hank is ex- cost 60 cents, that’s only 40 cents About four years ago repre- ect is going into full effect egg display case.
periencing the high cost of living per pound. sentatives from all of the State It will Inform retailei sof the impor
and a squeeze on profits. The joint Federal-State proj- Departments of Agirculture in —Assist egg retailers increase { ance of consistently mamtain-
He is also facing increasing ect—assisted by C&MS’ Match- the Northeast met with officials sales through improved mer- jn g jugh quality eggs through
competition from egg producers mg Fund Program—will help from C&MS’ Matching Fund chandising practices tighter conti ols on i efrigeratioa
in other sections of the country, show retailers that eggs are an Program to map out specific Advise retailers of the sales Jn the cooler and display case,
and to make matters worse, important part of their opera- plans for expanding egg mar- value of larger and more attrac- —lmprove the income of egg
people are eating fewer eggs. As tions kets. Now, after many thou- five displays for eggs, the im- producers by inci easing the dft>
a result, Hank and others like As the name “matching fund” sanc * s hours of intensive de- pact of special advertising pro- man d for eggs
him are having difficulty selling implies, the joint project will be The entire matching fundt
e SSS. financed with Federal and State _ . - - _ - _ # m • project is being developed
Several miles down the road is funds plus a contnbtuion from O TV around the use of special visual
Fred Peters, manager of a large the North East Egg Marketing FllslUmi I W “■ ■ wllvllw lv3 presentations. With the help of
retail food store. Fred is also Association. . “flip charts,” State and industry
feeling the profit squeeze. - Let’s look at Fred Peters, the The 4-H TV senes that was so popular last year is being representatives can “sell" retail
He has a large clientele and manager, again. Of the more continued as TV 4-H Science Club this year. eis on the profitability of eggs,
dollar sales are good, but the in- than 7,000 items he sells, eggs it consists of 10 programs starting at 6.30 p.m. January 7. The approach, now going into
creasing cost of running a large provide one of the highest profit 1971 0 n Channel 33, Hershey, and Channel 12, Philadelphia, at full use in all 11 Northeastern
grocery store is making it more margins per foot of display 7pm February 4, IS7I. States have long recognized the
difficult to keep his store “in the They can account for more than . . ited basis with large retailers,
black.” Fred needs to find a two per cent of total store sales We thought you might be interested in knowing of the exist- The reception has been eDr
way to increase his store’s pro- There is only one problem ance of this program and the schedule of the series. thusiastic. These presentations
fits. Fred Peters is not aware of , tot-pi? j 1 ».• tomvv also be made to egg proce*-
Hank and Fred are about to these facts. Many retailers are Hersncy vviir rimaaeipma why x SorSi wholesalers, and brokers
get some help. Eleven North not, acording to a recent survey _> hal * nel 33 Channel 12 servicing letail accounts
eastern State Departments of not, according to a recent survey Thursday, 630 Thursday, 700 The „ fl chart -< wIJI serve
Agricultural are joining hands project now getting underway Science of Fire Jan. 7 Feb. 4 the basis for additional visual
, with USDA’s Consumer and will help correct this mforma- Science of Animals Jan. 14 Feb 11 aids—including slides, filmstrips.
Marketing Service to help ex- tion gap as part of a concerted science of Astronomy Jan 21 Feb 28 and other charts—which, in
da”edt%r'Northea s f* S Pr °' ' “ ba, » f pl “ ts ' J “- 28 Feb 25 phS’oMto
Before this project is over, and sell more eggs will, m turn, Science of Archaeology Feb 4 March 4 pio«ram
Hank and Fred will not only be help pioduceis like Hank Stev- Science of Physics Feb 11 March 11 T °
getting help for themselves, they ens Many, like Hank, are in an Science of Be havior Feb 18 March 18 a nnroach to marketin'" can be
will be working together to help area where they have trouble c .„ , OK , T , approach to marxetin 0 can oe
each other finding a dependable market for Science of Microbiology Feb 25 March 25 adapted to othei aieas of the
Consumers will benefit from their eggs Competition from Science of Meterorology March 4 April 1 countiy and to othei commodi
the assurance of a consistent heaviei producing areas has Science of Chemistry March 11 April 8 ties
supply of eggs—a protein-rich made- the marketing of shell For now, at least, Hank Stev
food—at reasonable cost. Figured eggs produced in the Northeast “This 4-H Science Club seems very beneficial. We hope that ends and Fred Peters are al
on the cost per pound (one dozen no easy task 4-H’ers will find the opportunity to take part m the program ieady beginning to receive help
large eggs weighs 24 ounces or Agricultural marketing agen- through the school or by contacting our office,” reported Miss Irom this program—benefiting
pounds), eggs can supply cies in the eleven Northeastern Joan D. Lucas, asistant Extension Home Economist, and Jay W. not only themselves, but coa
some of the’ needed protein in Stales, has been tested on a lim- Irwin, associate County Agricultural Agent. sumers, too
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Pa. Farm Exports Show Increase
Exports of processed agricul- single processed agricultural ex- was found to be distributed na
tural products from Pennsyl- port evenly over the Commonwealth,
vama increased by 51 pei cent As for cereals, the two major In 1966 and 1967, Philadelphia
from 1961 to 1967, compared exports were prepared livestock County led in terms of exports
with a national increase of 30 and poultry feeds and bread add of piocessed agricultural conx
per cent, according to Wayne bakery products including modifies with sales abroad of
A Schutjer, associate profes- crackers and potato chips nearly 26 million dollars The
sor of agricultural economics at of processed irmts and vege- second largest exportei of pro-
Pennsylvania State University tables, canned specialties and cessed agricultural products was
While the increase m exports fiuits and vegetables jointly ac- Allegheny Countv with 2 3 mil
of such pioduets is large for counted for 81 per cent of the lion dollars
Pennsylvania, the total is a value of exports in 1967 Exports of piocessed agricul
small portion of the Common j n the confectionery mdustiy, lural products aie sizable indus
wealth’s production and of the chewing gum dominated with 55 try foi se\ ei al counties Forex
nation’s exports. Dr Schutjei per cen t 0 f the exports in 1967 ample, such exports accounted
says Production of these com- W hile chocolate and cocoa ex- for 22 per cent of Dauphin Coun
modities makes up two per cent ports accounted for 36 per cent ty manufactured exports in 1967
of the nation’s exports and five Pioduction of processed agn- and 17 per cent of such goods
per cent of the nation’s output cultural commodities foi export from Northumberland County.
The value of all food and
kindred products processed in
Pennsylvania during 1966 and f TfTJ A C J
1967 was 4 1 billion dollars Of Ut-JT AIUIOUIICCS
this amount, $42 million, or one
per cent, went into export A • 1^
1961 and Diversion Program
“With better transportation The second egg diversion pro- is designed to assist both its
and a growing demand for high gram in two months has been members in marketing their
quality food products abroad, announced by the Executive product and breakers in filling
the trend toward inci eased ex- Committee of United Egg Pro- their cunent needs
ports of processed food products ducers. According to Dick Ol- He said some 100,000 cases o t
from Pennsylvania may be ex- sori) assistant general manager gradeable, cunent receipts are
pected to continue,'Dr Schutjer 0 f UEP. the pro g ram wni con . expected to be moved t o break
stated recenJy in progress re- tmue for two weeks following e rs He said the program is de
port number o°3 as pubhshed by the Christmas - New Year’s hoh- slgne d for the same purposes
he Agricultural Experiment Sta- day as was the late
tion at Penn t>ta e. “The great success of our pro- December program that of
Six major industry groups gram following Thanksgiving bringing about orderly market
make up the total of all pro- makes us feel that a similar- or- mg of surplus inventories
cessed agricultural exports from derly marketing program fol- “Present indications point to
the Commonwealth These are lowing Christmas would be of a similar situation in the indus
animal products, cereal products, great benefit to the egg mdus- try as prevailed following
processed fruits and vegetables, try,” Olson said “Voluntary Thanksgiving,” Olson said. “Pro
confectionery products, bever- participation by our members cessing plants are closed for a
ages and other food preparations m previous programs brought few days during these holidays,
Animal products represented ab out more orderly marketing but egg production continue*,
nearly half of all Pennsylvania during tunes when surplus situa- By orderly marketing of' the
exports processed agricultural turns could have caused many- egg -inventories which have
commodities in 1966 and 1967. problems.” ■ built-Ufp during the holidays, we
Animal fats were the most, im- Olson.,said-the - new program feel-confident a better marked
portant export in the animal could be better termed “order- ing program for shell eggs caa
product group—representing ally marketing” rather than diver- be achieved.”
most 80 per cent of that indus- sion He noted that breakers UEP’s announcement noted
try. Also, in terms of dollar usually seek surplus eggs dur- that all regions of the United
value of exports, animal fats far ing times when inventories are States will be called upon to
surpassed the value of any other built-up, and the UEP program participate in this program.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2,1971—17