State Turkey Breeders Plan 8% More in 1971
Pennsylvania turkey breeders contemplated crop in heavy
expect to raise 2,450,000 of the breeds and the remaining 18 per
big birds in 1971, an increase of cent in the, light breeds, in
eight per cent from last year. creases of 9 5 and 12 5 per cent
On the national level, the an- respectively The practice of selling select
ticipated crop will be one per The Service notes in its report less than
cent smaller than a year ago. that the number of turkeys ed ltems “ * ooa al les ® “ an
A Pennsylvania Crop Report- actually raised in the Common- cos t to attract patrons to tne
ing Service survey, taken Jan- wealth this year may vary from food market, not only works
ii ary i, indicates that state grow- the January 1 survey because of against the farmer, but can also
ers will raise 82 per cent of the economic developments result in eventual loss to the
MR. CORN GROWER
Your Trojan Dealer Wants To Ask You
Some Questions
Which seed corn company has the largest supply of northern produced seed?-
What’s the only major seed corn company that didn’t jack up its seed corn
prices . . . even on normal cytoplasm seed?
TROJAN
Which seed company is guaranteeing 95% germination, or better, on 97% of
all seed sold?
Which company is staying away from F 2 or second generation seed, flint
corn seed, foreign produced seed . . . because it knows that none of these
seeds can match the overall performance of top quality, hybnd seed?
TROJAN
What major seed corn company isn’t selling blended seed because it doesn’t
have to mix seed to restore fertility, jack up germination, or sell outdated
hybrids?
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McHale Says
Phone 569-0756
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24,1971 —
loss Leaders 'Hurt Farmers
consumer as well, says State
Secretary of Agriculture, Jim
McHale. -
What’s more, this form of ad
vertising could also be in viola
tion of the 1941 Pennsylvania
Unfair Sales Law.
McHale said that in addition
to causing economic depression
to the farm community by driv
ing farm prices well below the
break-even point at times, the
policy of using farm commodi
ties as bribes to get patrons in
to the store is a gross deception
of the consumer as well.
This is particularly true of
farm commodities such as eggs
and poultry which are retailed
to a great extent in their natur
al form and are among the most
common of so-called “loss lead
ers” employed to entice patrons
to shop at today’s super mai
ket.
Commenting on the effect of
the practice on the consumer,
Pennsylvania’s new Secretary of
Agriculture, said the adverse ef
fect is two-fold.
“On the one hand, mere facts
of business economics dictate
that if a merchant marks eggs
five cents a dozen below their
cost, he must in turn recover
this loss through other mer
chandise. And he does just
that a penny here, a penny
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there until he makes up the
loss
“In addition, by depressing
the market through this unfair
practice, considei able disloca
tion in the farming enterpi ise is
caused, a resulting loss in pio
duction drives puces up, and
the consumer loses again.”
This, he maintained, is equal
ly true whether the farm com
modity is poultiy, eggs, red
meat, potatoes or any other
farm product used to divert
business from competitors.
‘‘As one whose life has been
so intimately related to actual
farm production and maiketing,
I can assure you nothing has a
greater demoralizing impact on
the agricultural industry,” he
said.
Continuing, he stated, “If the
1941 Act, which piohibits the
wholesale or retail sale of mer
chandise below its cost applies
to the ‘loss leader’ advertising
practice so common today, there
is no indication that anyone has
ever made any attempt in the
past to enforce the law
“If we find that the law ap
plies in this case, and that
violations exist as alleged, this
office will act to see that neces
sary legal action is initiated on
behalf of Pennsylvania Agricul
ture and its consuming public, ’
he concluded.
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