—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 19, 1975 52 Reintroduction of economic milk pricing formula sought Syracuse, N.Y. In a letter to Chairmen of the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture Committees, John C. York, General Manager of Eastern Milk Producers, urged re introduction of an economic milk pricing formula which would relate the Class I (bottled) price to the proportion of milk used for Class I purposes in a market and the wholesale price index for all commodities. This was the computing method used prior to the Minnesota-Wisconsin pricing series now in effect. Nearly all other segments of this nation’s economy expect to recover their increased costs of production during times of changing economic conditions. However, dairy farmers continue to be forced into accepting only a percentage of their inflated costs in the production of milk. Con sumers are beginning to WDNESUr IS m* DAIRY iCx , DAY AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. New Holland, PA If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from 100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price. Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems. Cows from local farmers and our regular shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Gordon Fritz, Blaine Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H. D. Matz, and Jerry Miller. SAll STARTS 12.-30 SHARP Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw & Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon. For arrangements for special sales or herd dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact - Abram Diffenbach, Mgr. 717-354-4341 Norman Kolb 717-397-5538 V** realize that this inequity can no longer continue. The dairy leader stated that Eastern Milk producers has concluded that in order for producers to receive a fair price, this economic formula used in previous years must be re-introduced. Eastern attached a draft of a proposed bill which would accomplish that result. The final draft included the following language: That the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as re-enacted and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, be further amended to take into con sideration the following factors: reflect general economic conditions, con sumers’ ability to pay, producer’s changing costs of production and such seasonal adjustment as required from month to month. In pressing for the Com- mittees to introduce that Dili by milk producers during and to seek its early enact- May 1975, in the New York ment because fanners have New Jersey area were 7 been hard hit by the percent below a year ago.” depression, York quoted President Ford who recently said, “Prices paid by far mers are currently 11 per cent above a year ago levels.” York added, on the other hand, “Prices received* Milk production down 1 HARRISBURG - Milk production in Pennsylvania during June was 623 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago, according to the Crop Reporting Service. The number of milk cows in the commonwealth during June was 685,000 2,000 fewer than last month, but the same as during June 1974. Milk production per cow averaged 910 pounds in June, down 1 percent from a year earlier but 3 percent above June 1973. United States milk production during June is estimated at 10,460 million pounds, 1 percent less than a year ago. U. S. milk production per cow averaged 938 pounds, down 5 pounds from a year ago but 14 pounds above June 1973. Milk cows on farms during June totaled 11,147,000 head, down 0.5 percent from a year ago. The estimated number of milk cows was 3,000 below a month ago. HARRISBURG Poultry production in Pennsylvania remains on a par with last year, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. For the week ending July 5, placements of broiler chicks in the commonwealth were 1,253,000. This represents a decrease of 12 percent below the previous week, but approximately the same as the corresponding week a year ago. Average placements during the past 10 weeks It is these conditions, York observed, which motivate dairy farmers to search for new ways to improve their deteriorating economic situation. percent were two percent above a year earlier. In the key poultry producing states, placements were 57,499,000. 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