Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5, 1974 56 Milk Increase Sought Dairy farmers in 13 nor- thcentral Pennsylvania counties asked Friday that the minimum prices paid them by milk dealers be increased 29 per cent, more than 5 cents a quart. The request was made to the Milk Marketing Board in testimony by the Pennsylvania Farmers Association. The PFA said dairy farm expenses have climbed 12 per cent in the past year and are expected to increase another 10 per cent by next summer. The figures were based on data from 266 dairy farms in the 18- county region. Now at $8.15 The state-mandated minimum price for the area is now set at $8.15 for each 100 pounds of drinking milk sold by a farmer to a dealer. A hundredweight equals some 46 quarts, so the farmer’s minimum price per quart is between 17 and 18 cents. Most farmers are receiving more than the minimum for their milk, but few if any receive as much as 20 cents a quart. The PFA said the minimum hundredweight price should be raised to $10.53, or about 23 cents a quart. If the increase were granted by the Milk Board, which expects to reach a decision in February, dealers probably would pass any boost in their actual costs on to the consumer. 13 Counties The milk marketing area in cludes Bradford, Carbon, Clin ton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties. On Thursday, the PFA asked for a 26 per cent increase, to $10.56 per hundredweight, in minimum drinking milk prices to fanners in Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton counties. “If you want to follow in your father’s footsteps, don’t wear loafers.” ft pays to plant Todd "GROW POWER HYBRIDS" MSO AAX69 MSS MX73 j A favorite with more Farmers than ever in 1974 MAKE YOUR NEXT CROP THE BEST Visit With Us At The Pa. Farm Show Display Space Numbers 573-574 TODD Hybrid Sales Box 66 Abbottstown, Pa. J 7301 I I Readinger Calls for Fuel Crisis Answers A. Wayne Readinger, master of the Pennsylvania State Grange, has called on government and industry leaders to end confusion over the energy crisis and “lay the facts -on the line for the public.” Most Americans are trying to do their part in conserving fuel, Readinger said, but conflicting reports and rumors are causing many to grow skeptical. “People want to know the Adviceon Ponds Now Available Pomds, and how to build, maintain and use them, are the subject of a new publication of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 14-page illustrated booklet, “Building a Pond,” was written by the Soil Conservation Service in response to growing public interest in the subject. The publication gives advice on selecting a site, building an embankment or excavated pond, the requirements for satisfactory pond spillways, sealing leaky ponds, and maintaining com pleted ponds. The various uses of ponds for livestock, fire protection, fishing, recreation, irrigation, and wildlife habitat are also discussed. Photographs, maps and diagrams help to illustrate some of the concepts. Single copies of “Building a Pond,” FB 2256, are available from the Office of Com munication, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Additional copies are available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Prin ting Office, Washington, D. C. 20402, at 25 cents a copy. The money you spend for feed mokes more money for you, when you choose FLORIN forti fied Dairy Feeds. Count on it for maximum production from your dairy herd ... maximum profits, too. I I BET MORE FOR YOUR DAIRY DOLLARS K/ipy facts," the Grange master declared. “They want to know exactly how serious the situation is, and precisely what must be done to meet the emergency. And they want clear cut priorities based on common sense and logic.” Priorities must be established, he said, on the determination of what we must have, what we would like to have, and what we can do without. “Top priority,” he declared, “must be given to providing the necessities of life and main taining the health of Americans. Selfish motives of groups or in dividuals must not be allowed to interfere with the common good of all people. “The decision must be based on a simple rule: Is it necessary, or is it nice?” Food, he pointed out, is a basic necessity of life. Any restrictions that limit the production of food, Readinger warned, will intensify real and potential food shortages facing this nation today. This is particularly true of milk and meat, he said. Milk production in the United States in the first ten months of this year, he pointed out, is one billion, 337 million quarts less than the amount produced in the first ten months of 1972. “This means,” he said, “that Americans will have to get along this year with about seven quarts less milk per person than they had in 1972.” The meat situation is just as serious, according to the Grange master. “As a matter of fact,” he declared, “in no year since 1957 has the United'States produced enough red meat - beef, pork, veal, and lamb and mutton - to satisfy domestic demand.” Today American farmers' are being asked to plow and plant more acres to step up food production in 1974, Readinger said. If they are to answer this WOLGEMUTH BROS., INC. MOUNT JOT, PA. PH. 653-1451 call, they must be assured adequate supplies f of Kiel, fer tilizer, chemicals, machinery, and other production supplies. “But the increased cost of fuel, fertilizer and other supplies - plus the increased cost of tran sportation and processing - undoubtedly will mean higher The CONKLIN GARDEN SPOT ASSOCIATION cordially invites everyone to stop at their booth, located at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show, in the Poultry Section, duriiig the 2nd week of January 1974. Monday the 7th thru Friday the 11th.- The Association consists of 17 members, who are each an ‘independent distributor of 21 different Conklin Products, which consist of Fuel and Oil Conditioners, Rust Inhibitors, Sur factants, Cleaners and Disinfectants, Oil and Grease, and all are of extremely high quality, fully guaranteed in writing. Some demonstrations will be made and literature explaining the product use will be available. The 17 association members names and addresses areihe tailoring: James Lentz Chairman RD4, Box 163 Manheim, Pa. 17545 717-665-2809 Raymond Ebersole Assistant Chairman RD3, Manheim, Pa. 17545 717-665-4330 Herbert Hess Secretary RD3, Manheim, Pa. 17545 717-665-4351 Norman Nauman Assistant Secretary RD4, Manheim, Pa. 17545 717-665-5267 Joseph Miller Treasurer 1352 Union Street Lancaster, Pa. 17602 717-393-6055 Karl Van Dyk Assistant Treasurer 3071 Druck Valley Road York, Pa. 17402 717-755-8849 Paul Beiler RDI, Paradise, Pa. 17562 717-442-401? A din Frey Route 8 Chambersburg, Pa. 17201 717-264-7492 Iv. food prices at retail stores. It is not pleasant to think about, but the alternative is even worse. "If American food production is allowed to suffer as a result of indecision or poor Judgment, the consequences will be felt for a long time after the present energy crisis is resolved." Levi High Route 1, Ephrata, Pa. 17522 717-733-7213 Neil Hochstetier RD2, East Earl, Pa. 17519 717-354-7193 Wilbur Lentz RDI, Willow Street, Pa. 17584 717-464-3068 Aaron Riehl RD3, Quarryville, Pa, 17566 717-786-3805 Nathan Sfaenk RD4 Manheim, Pa. 17545 717-665-5444 Eli Stoltzfus Maypost Road Strasburg, Pa. 17579 -James Wanner 511 South 9tb St. Akron, Pa. 17501 717-859-2164 Kenneth Wildeson R.D.I Chambersburg, Pa, 17201 717-264-2887' Nicholas Yoder RDI Christiana, Pa. 17509 717-529-2205- *• *■
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