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Ist Quarter Pa. Milk
Milk production in Penn*
sylvania during the first
three months of 1V75 was
1,698 million pounds, 3
percent more than in the
equivalent period last year.
Average production per cow
during this period was 822
pounds, up 2 percent from
the 808 pound average for the
same period a year ago. The
number of milk cows
averaged 688,000 during the
period, up 5,000 from the
comparable period a year
earlier.
Wholesale milk prices
There's nothin
old-fashioned
about Sta-Ri
stanchion
bam pipeline
milking.
Modern Sta-Rite dairy equipment makes every
milking system better, more efficient, easier
on you and your cows. And you can add any
of these up-to-date products to your stanchion
barn or milking parlor.
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The Sta Rite Full View
Milker permits a con
stint visual check ~0l
milk (low Cuts milking
lime reduces over
milking
See these men fur expert help in designing a milking system
to fit your operation.
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WILMER MARTIN
Home Phone
(215) 445-5652
reported by dairymen for the
first .three months of 1975
averaged 7 percent less than
in the equivalent period of
1974. The March blend price
of $8.45 per cwt. as reported
by commercial dairymen
marked the fourth con
secutive month of falling
milk prices.
The average of indicated
production costs for the year
ended March 31, 1975 was
$8.31 per 100 pounds of milk.
This was 7 percent above
costs during the comparable
period of 1974 and continues
SilDh
Sta Rile s 900 Series Milk*
house Panel is factory as
sembied and tested Switches
•nstantly from milk to
wash (or thorough pipe
line cleaning Automatic
self dram
Output Was Up 3 pet.
the uptrend in production
costs. Grain values, hay
prices, and wage rates aU
contributed toward the in
crease. Grain values on
April 1 dropped 6 percent
from their January 1 level,
but were still 3 percent above
the same period last year.
The quantity of grain fed
as of April 1, 1975 was 7
percent below the year ago
levels. Hay prices averaged
4 percent more for the first
three months of 1975 com
pared to the same period
during 1974 and April 1 wage
A Sta-Rite Full Vac
vacuum pump insures
positive vacuum for
your milking system
The new Sta Rite Vac
Sav Milk Valve reduces
vacuum loss to a mini
mum Also gives pro
tection against con
lamination
SUPPLY CENTER
1027 DILLERVILLE ROAD, LANCASTER, PA
PHONE 717-397-4761
STORE HOURS: Open Friday Evenings til 8 p.m
Mon. thru Thurs. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m
Sat. 8 a.m. to Noon
rates wore up 4 percent from
•year ago levels.
United States milk
production during the first
three months of 1975 was 0.2
percent above the same
period last year. The
average number of milk
cows on farms for the first
quarter of 1975 was 1 percent
less than for the same period
last year.
Nationally, grain and
concentrates fed milk cows
on April averaged 13.2
pounds per cow compared
with 13.8 on the same date
the past two years.
Make pipeline washing completely
automatic and Grade A clean with
a Sta Rite Full Convenience Pipe
hne Washer A 24 hour timer lets
you pre program all necessary wash
rinse and sanitize cycles with fail
sale protection
MELVIN STOLTZFUS
Home Phone
(717) 392-0066
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 7,1975—19
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Read the Farm Women Calendar.
FORAGE WAGONS
DION - BADGER - COBEY
SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY!
A. C. HEISEY
FARM EQUIPMENT INC.
RDI. Jonestown. PA 17038 Phone 717-865-4526
Located 'h mile South of Fredericksburg oil Route 343
Evenings By Appointment
DOWN TO THE
WJRE SALE
Check Agway Supply Center for your wire needs
first. You won’t have to go anywhere else! And
now there are many pre-season values you won’t
want to miss
WELDED WIRE
14 or 12 V 2 gauge provides great
strength with light weight. Mesh
spacing stays uniform, flat, easy
to unroll, excellent shape reten
tion. Ideal for a thousand uses.
Wide range of sizes up to 72"
high. (50 and 100 ft. rolls)
BARBED WIRE
(American Made)
Equals or surpasses mini
mum A.S.T.M. specifica
tions. Heavy zinc coating.
14 gauge barbs are inter
locked at 5 inch intervals.
Available in both 4 point 12Vz gauge and 2
point 14 gauge. (80 rod spools)
2 pi“ per roll
4 PT P erroll
• LUGGED U
, FENCE POST
So popular because it
1 is handsome green
enamel for long-life
jJ Easy to install, too
Available in other sizes
'69-21 00)
- 5' post $ 2* 29
NAIL &
STAPLE
VA" BRIGHT
STAPLE
IVf" GALV.
ROOFING NAILS
16D COMMON
BRIGHT NAILS
Reg. $21.35 $lO.OO
SALE I # P er rollso '
POST HOLE
DIGGER
13 gauge heavy-duty steel blades
really get in and dig' Long-han
dle with good maneuverability
Makes installing fence so easy l
(81-2339)
SALE
501 b carton
Reg $l9 25
501 b carton SOC«S9
Reg $27 59 A 3
501 b carton e- # oc
Reg $lB 95 *lO
(2x4x36)
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