16-Lancastar Fanning. Saturday, Auiu»t 9.1975 Market changes for dairy products Widespread change* have taken place in the tale of milk and other dairy products in Pennsylvania during the past 16 years, aays Dr. Blair J. Smith, economist with the College of Agriculture at The Penn sylvania State University. Sales of milk in stores ■urpassed home deliveries for the first time in 1966, Dr. Smith reported recently. Sales through stores con tinued to increase and by 1973 accounted for 59 per cent of total fluid milk sales. Home deliveries, on the other hand, dropped to about 23 per cent in the same period. Many of the younger generation have never seen a milkman, the symbol of the dairy industry among the older generation. Dr. Smith observed. Young people *99 95 Small price to pay fora great saw. What makes the White® WM 19 such a great chain saw? A 10-inch bar that lets you make a big 20-inch cut. A bal anced design that4ets you work with ease at all angles. 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Even more noticeable has been the decline in quart containers, from 66 per cent to 13 per cent in the 16 year Pa. one of three states to receive snowmobile grants CHICAGO, lOWA - Michigan and Pennsylvania EQUIP., INC. span. Gallon containers increased sharply from practically none in 1957 to over 25 percent by 1973. Half gallon sales doubled from 20 to 40 per cent in the 16 years analyzed, but have leveled off in the last 6 to 8 years. Sales of whole milk with less than 4 per cent butterfat dominate the market, comprising 76 per cent'in 1973, Dr. Smith reported. The largest increase in fluid milk sales is with skim and low fat items. From 3 per cent of all sales in 1959, they have risen to 16 per cent in will receive $BOO grants to develop and expand ac tivities in the North American 4-H snowmobile program. Funds are being awarded by Ski-Doo Snowmobiles, Bombardier Limited, through the National 4-H Service Committee. The projects to be funded were selected from among proposals submitted by Extension Services and 4-H staffs in 36 snowbelt states. All three projects focus on youth involvement in planning, carrying out and evaluating innovative snowmobile activities. lowa plans to hold a three to four-day winter camp that will center on safe snowmobile operation. Participants will be teen and adult volunteer 4-H leaders recruited from rural and urban areas. Following the camp session, leaders will conduct training programs for young people in their communities. The grant to Michigan will support an educational program in three counties. Older 4-H’ers with snowmobiles will set up safaris and special events to provide snowmobiling ex periences for youth who do not have access to the machines. A trail cleanup activity is also planned. Snowmobiling demon stration kits, including clothing, equipment, safety films, and handout materials, will be prepared and made available on a loan basis for training sessions. Pennsylvania will develop a safety program in three rural counties. Each county will work toward organizing two new 4-H snowmobile clubs, recruiting and training six leaders, and building a safety exhibit. In addition, each county will mark at least two snowmobile trails two to three miles long. The grants add a new dimension of support this year to the 4-H snowmobile program, which is in its fourth consecutive year of sponsorship by Bombardier Limited. Bombardier also makes snowmobile literature and other educational aids available to program members and leaders. How much twine is used on big round hay bales? Sperry New Holland engineers say that on a 5M> foot diameter bale, five wraps will use 88.2 feet of twine. For eight wraps, figure on using 140 feet and tor 10 wraps you’ll use approximately 174 feet. 1973. Increased use of low fat milk has produced this change, he observed. In 1957, a little over 17 per cent of all milk sales were “creamline.” However, virtually all of the whole milk sold in 1973 was homogenized. Production of hard cheese was up rather sharply throughout the 16 year period. These cheeses along with cottage cheese, ice milk, and skim milk and low-fat fluid milk are the brightest spots in the dairy products marketing picture, Dr. Smith claimed. Butter production generally increased except in 1973 when milk supplies were relatively low. The manufacture of condensed and evaporated milk and non-fat dry milk powder was generally upward in the Commonwealth during the first half of the 1957 to 1973 period, but has since been downward. 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