6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10, 1973
Inter-State District 3 Holds Annual
Inter-State Milk Producers
Cooperative District 3, which
comprises Southern Lancaster
and Quarryville locals, held its
annual dinner meeting January
25 at the Memorial United
Methodist Church, Quarryville
with an attendance of 245
members and guests Donald B.
Trimble. Peach Bottom R D. 2,
president of Deistrict 3, was
master of ceremonies
The keynote speech was given
by Dr Paul E Hand, Assistant
Manager and Economist of Inter-
State Milk Producers
Cooperative, who spoke on
“Things Affecting Dairymen ”
He said, in part, “Under federal
promotion we have seen im
provement in Class I milk sales in
the past six out of eight months
and improvement in Class I
utilization We can tell better
after another year how well it
pays There is approximately
$lBO,OOO per month or $2,000,000 a
year being spent on federal
promotion. If state promotion
goes in effect there will be no
double collection for promotion
and if any producer requests not
to pay for federal promotion, he
can drop out of it
“The delegates to the annual
Inter-State meeting in
Philadelphia decided to keep the
base program intact again, at
least until the next annual
meeting Dr Honan has been
working with Pa Secretary of
Agriculture, Milk Marektmg
Board and heads of state farm
organizations on a price-feed
situation Class I price will be
about four cents higher and Class
11 about 30 to 40 cents higher than
last year for February and
March ” He explained that the
300 new Inter-State producers
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Mack A. Newton, left, received a clock last week during the
annual District 3 Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative
meeting in Quarryville. District 3 president Donald Trimble
presented the award to Newton in recognition of his 20 years
of service as a fieldman for the coop.
reported for October were from
Dairy League and United Milk
Producers in New Jersey.
He spoke about things that are
going to happen this year. “The
National Milk Federation has
requested exemption from the
National Bargaining Bill.
Dairymen are interested in
keeping the gains they have
made All agriculture must band
together on legislation. Inter-
State directors and members of
Penn-Marva are opposed to any
supply management at this time.
“Inter-State wants 80 to 90
cents increase for Class I milk in
the state and it will probably
increase prices to consumers. We
are asking for state hearings for
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the farmers in Altoona and
Johnstown.”
“One of the resolutions passed
by the delegates to Inter-State’s
annual convention deals with
taxes on land and land
evaluation In May, voters will be
asked to vote on a state amend
ment to permit the Legislature to
pass laws in recognition of land
used by agriculture, allowing
bonafide exemption for
agriculture. All cooperatives will
have to get behind it. Urban
residents must see the benefits to
them in relation to pollution,
preserving open spaces, keeping
food prices down and being able
to buy food nearby where they
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Kenneth M. Rutt, Quarryville
R.D., who was selected as Young
Co-operator for District 3, placed
second at Hunt Valley in com
petition with contestants from 28
districts of Pa., N.J. and Md. July
20 he and his wife were given a
week’s all-expenses paid trip to
lowa State University to attend
the Institute of Co-operatives. He
reported 400 young couples
across the country attended. He
said eastern dairy co-ops are
superior to most across the
nation. He gave a very in
teresting report and challenged
the members to get involved.
Mack A. Newton, Union,
Lancaster Co., gave brief
remarks. In recognition of his 20
years service as a fieldman for
Inter-State and in relation to his
retiring in May, 1973, president
Trimble presented him with a
wall clock.
Robert B. McSparran, director
for District 3, assisted by field
man James Barnett, presented
plaques, pins and certificates to
the following 25 year members:
Loran Brinton, Clair OeLong, *
Irwin DeLong, Warren Griffith,
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Meeting
J. Paul Hertzler, Harry G.
Kreider and Charles Long,
McSparran stated that since
1947 the price of milk has gone up
approximately 30 percent, the
size of farms about doubled and
production per producer has
tripled. He emphasized the im
portance of the Young Co
operator program which has
been in existence five years.
Trimble presented awards to
the following 4-H Dairy Club
members who had the highest
scores in the district; Barbara
Aaron, Debbie Crider, Ricky
Crider, Donna Akers, Mary Kirk
and Joyce Groff.
Willis B. Krantz, delegate to
the Inter-State annual meeting in
Philadelphia, gave a report. Mrs.
Krantz, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.
Kreider and J. Everett Kreider
also were delegates.
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