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Credit Practices In Feed Industry Studied
Millers and feed dealers of
Pennsylvania have become
major sources of short-term
credit for farmers, economists at
The Pennsylvania State
University report.
A study of feed mills of all sizes
found credit being extended by 85
of the 90 firms surveyed. Credit
accounted for over one-half of the
Canned Water Can Be Expensive
Here’s a riddle for careful
shoppers. When does a glass of
water cost the mosst? Answer
when it’s added to the soup before
it leaves the factory.
For years, Americans have
bought condensed soup and
added the water at home. But
recently, manufacturers have
found that people will buy ready
to-serve- soup.
Caro! Rothermel, assistant
Extension home economist,
points out that buying ready-to
serve soups nearly triples the
cost. And what’s more you have
to carry the additional weight of
the water home from the store.
Water is also added to other
products such as puddings and
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total sales among 60 per cent of
the millers in the study.
The sampling was represen
tative of the 1,000 mills in the
Commonwealth, says Dr.
Clarence E. Trotter, professor of
marketing who directed the
project. Working on the analysis
was Lynn Chubbuck of Rome,
Pa., former graduate assistant in
whipped toppings. Premixed
fruit drinks often contain only six
percent actual fruit and the rest
is mostly water.
Sometimes convenience foods
save you time-you have to decide
if it’s worth the extra cost. And
some of the convenience foods
will save you cooking and chores.
Some also take the guesswork out
of the cooking.
But in the case of ready-to
serve soups and fruit drinks, you
are only saving yourself the
addition of water. Instead of
buying and carrying home the
water, you could save money and
your energy.by buying the un
diluted products and turning on
your own faucet.
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agricultural economics.
• The requirements of Truth-in-
Lending, Dr. Trotter ob
serves,have brought about two
distinct changes in credit
practices in the feed industry.
Many feed mill operators have
dropped cash discounts to reduce
the costs of complying with the
Truth-in-Lending law. And
secondly, many millers have
added an interest charge to en
courage customers to pay their
credit accounts on time. The
typical payment period is 30
days.
It appears, the economist adds,
that the Truth-in-Lending law
encouraged most millers to adopt
a credit policy which may not
have existed before the act was
passed. Dr. Trotter believes this
indicates that the Truth-in-
Lending law was good for the
feed industry. When a policy had
to be stated, credit procedures
were formulated and company
changes were made.
The study was made at the
request of the Pennsylvania
Millers and Feed Dealers
Association, in cooperation with
the Agricultural Experiment
Station and the Cooperative
Extension Service at Penn State.
Fifty percent of the millers set
credit limits for customers before
credit was granted. Because a
customer’s credit status may
change, limits were set or revised
by 62 percent of the millers after
credit use was begun.
Moldy Cheese
Mold on cheese is usually a
harmless form and doesn’t affect
the remainder of the cheese for
safe eating unless it penetrates
too deeply into the cracks. Ex
tension diary specialists at The
Pennsylvania State University
suppests scraping off surface
mold or cutting away the portions
of the cheese that contain mold.
Mold spots develop on cheeses
because of improper wrapping or
moist conditions.
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