OUR GOAL Local dairy farmers who are members of Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative A^^\\\\\vAryilw\ want consumers to pay a fair and reasonable price for milk despite rising production costs and government dairy farmer has requested through his self-owned cooperative that costs be cut and that milk marketing be made as ef ficient as possible. Through Inter-State, the farmer-members have control of their _ consumers. ° The recent expansion bringing 11 JVV ■■■■ ■■■ ■ ■■■ . southeastern Pennsylvania counties under /P 11 I I |l||||A 11% federal milk pricing regulations has IW/ I lIV* I IRf lilt* I I brought about a wave of criticism from a ■ ■■ ■ ww ■■■ ■ ■■ va ■ few independent dealers in this newly- pa ■ ■ ■■■ ■ pi ■■■ mam rjslxpectea these deaes voced BIIKIS The f BtVlißt 10 I strong opposition to coming under federal ■■■mM mm ■■■ mm ■ wm ■■ ■ ■ m ■ ■ m jurisdiction simply because it will result in 4a them having to pay their dairy farmer- amm ■ ■ apa a p producers a greater share of the price ll II mII ■■■ 0 | w^^mmt consumers pay for milk. mm mm ■ ■ w It ■ I ■ m 0 ■ MILK-THE CONSUMER’S BEST BUY A FAIR PRICE ... 2001 —j —I —I —I —1 —I —| —I —| —I —I — But, particularly in southeastern Penn- I®® | - pistes CEREAL... 188.1 sylvama where agriculture has contributed a#*** so much to the socio-economic well-being 18q of the community it seems only appropriate for the community to help out the dairy m |\ farmers in their time of need. 170 *** FOOD AT ... 1705 Farmers are improving their production L**** | V] i« fl by submitting to continuous on-farm in- | j ritunaa... spections be fieldmen to guarantee daily 160 ■ 1 I—MEAT... 160.5 the highest quality of milk possible for I I I consumers. To establish this quality testing Mp daipv program, all cooperative members share 'l5O DAIRY... 1542 equally in the expense. This also results in increased shelf-life of milk without in- ,„ n creased costs to the consumer. Here again, the homemaker reaps the benefits of a cooperative serving its customers. , oc - . ■■ CEREAL & BAKERY GOODS —FRUITS & VEGETABLES ADEACAIIADI C 120 ——■—- FOOD AT HOME —- KEAMIN ABLE -meat, poultry & fish ■DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICE •• • I I I I | I] INDEX: 1967=100 In order to bargain for a fair and reasonable price, farmers’ need* are now recognized as their cooperative’s staff presents accurate and dated testimony at hearings and before regulatory agencies. With a fair price established, the consumer benefits immediately. The usual weeks of waiting for price adjustments through “jawboning” stops. Just as non-farm people take economic action through their unions, dairy farmers rely on their cooperative to provide them with a fair price for their commodities. All dairy farmers who are members of Inter-State want consumers to know that in spite of rising costs and ever-increasing government regulations, they are con cerned about providing the consumer a fair and reasonable price for milk. These far mers would like to urge consumers to sit down and discuss ways of improving this relationship. Through a better un derstanding of each others problems and needs the farmer and the consumer can best serve each other Opfyfii the farmer DU I n THE CONSUMER 100 MAY JUN. JUL AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. Farmer They’re doing the Country a lot of good. SOUTHAMPTON, PA 189 66 Cooperative 1225 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY, 215/322/0200, or (Phila ) 215/HO-4/6666 Lancaster Farmlnj. Saturday. Augusl The CO-O SOURCE: Bureau ef Laker StaNrttc* CHANGES IN FOOD CC MAY 1974 Thru APRIL B-BT, it
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