Spokesman predicts good
year for dairy farmers
By MELISSA PIPER
ELIZABETHTOWN -
Offering an optimistic view
for dairymen, Boyd Gartley,
public relations director of
Interstate Milk Cooperative,
told a group of young far
mers here, on Thursday
evening that “there is a good
future in dairying and the
good price is here, now.”
Gartley pointed to a strong
year for the enterprise in
1976 and predicted that milk
prices would not be taking
the sudden drop as they had
last year. “The price of milk
will drop in early spring but
not as rapidly as last year,”
he noted. “Things should
stay steady.”
Predicting that feed prices
and other fanning cost a
would be lower than last
year, the publicity director
related, “an abundant grain
crop will keep feed prices
down and fertilizer has
already come down in
price.” Gartley expressed
his hope that these factors
would aid the dairymen in
gaining more returns.
for a job well done in 1975. Harold finished second for the year in
Montgomery County both in pounds of milk and pounds of fat with a
rolling herd average of 16,714 pounds of milk and 639 pounds of fat
on 55.7 cows.
Harold's cow leesknoll Ty Vic Promise Pat age 6/1 finished with the
top record in butterfat with 1077 lbs. butterfat and 23,650 milk and
another cow, Pam, finished first in milk production and second in
butterfat with a record of 24,288 lbs. milk and 1014 lbs. butterfat.
Agri-King has had the privilege of working with Mr. Halteman for
the past year and a half.
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George F Delong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods Drive
Lilitz Pa 17543
Call Collect 717 626 0261
Eastern Lancaster Co
Melvin Herr Ben Greenawalt
RR2 New Holland PA 17557 RD2 Conestoga PA 17516
Phone 717 354 5977 Phone 717 872 5686
Northern Lane. Co,
Leo Elhott
313 Wynwood Dr
Willow Street PA 17584
p hone 717 464 4235
Lebanon Co
Earl's'Gmder Marvin Meyer
RD2 Manheim PA 17545 RD2 Box 157
irth Western Lancaster Co
Phone 717 665 3126
While his talk took on an
optimistic flavor, Gartley
reminded the dairymen that
not all problems would be
sweet.
“The farmer must become
able to operate within
regulations,” he noted.
Recalling much of the
legislation on environmental
control and ecology, which is
still being considered,
Gartley warned the
dairymen they must be
prepared to keep high
production even if coupled
with government
regulations. “There’s a lot of
work to be done in the field
yet, but we are going to have
to be patient.”
Speaking on consumer
education, Gartley pointed
out that dairymen just aren’t
telling their story as they
should. Advertising has been
a great help, according to the
public relations director, but
telling the individual con
sumer groups is even more
important.
“People are usually not so
bewildered when told the
AGRI-KING
CONGRATULATES
HAROLD HALTEMAN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Southern Lancaster Co.
Henry Delong, ir.
RDI Box 106
Quarryville PA 17566
Phone 717-284-2683
Thomas Heist
Southwestern Lancaster Co Mam Street
Alburtis PA 18101
Phone 215 965-5124
Chester Co
William Wmdle
RDI Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215 593 6143
Annville PA 17003
Phone 717 867 1445
whole story of milk
marketing,” Gartley noted.
“We’re just going to have
to let them know our story.”
Gartley was present to
speak on milk marketing at a
meeting of the Eliza
bethtown Young Farmers.
Farmers.
Holiday
publication
Due to the upcoming
holiday season, news and
events for the Farm
Calendar should be sent to
the Lancaster Farming
office no later than the
following dates. For the Dec.
27 issue • all material must
be received by Dec. 23. For
the January 3 issue all
material should be in by Dec.
30. Send material to Lan
caster Farming, Box 266,
Lititz, Pa. 17543 or call 717-
324-3047.
AGRI-KING
KEY TO PROFIT
Northeast Berks Co.
Roger Heller
RDI, Robesonia, PA
Phone 215 693 6160
ih & Northami
Belleville Area
Louis S Peachy, Sr
ROl #5B C
Reedsville PA 17084
Phone 717 667 3291
South Central Penna
James L Yoder
Regional Manager
RRI Box 81
Chambersburg PA 17201
Call Collect 717 264 9321
ABS representatives who were
honored at a company-sponsored
dinner on Thursday night included,
left to right, Marvin Joines,
Stewartstown; Maurice Stump, West
Grove; and Paul Herr, Holtwood.
Herr has been with the company for
17 years and has sold in excess of
Edward J. Hartnett, 500
Deubler Road, Camp Hill,
will become vice president,
merchandising service, for
■astern Franklin
Eldon Martin
RDS. Waynesboro PA 17268
Phone 717-762 3576
Adams Co. Area
iton Co
Menno N Rissler
RR4 Gettysburg PA 17325
Phone 717 528 4849
Cumberland Co
Marlin E Ebersole
R 5 Carlisle PA 17013
Phone 717 776 7324
leslern Washington Co
Charlie Campbell
Newville PA
Phone 717 776-7573
Eastern Washii
Earl H. Moyer
RDS Box 277
Hagerstown MD 21740
Phone 301 739-5199
Agway pins v.p. title on Hartnett
Agway, Inc., effective Jan. 5,
it was announced recently by
William A. Hiller, group vice
president, distribution
services.
Hartnett currently is
director of Agway’s southern
division with headquarters
in Harrisburg. He will be
succeeded by Robert J.
Kutil, Manlius, N.Y., who is
presently director of credit
management for Agway
distribution services.
Hartnett is a Pennsylvania
State University 'graduate
and joined Agway in 1954 in
its petroleum operations. He
was maned manager of the
Meadville, Pa., plant the
next year and in 1962 was
iton Co.. MD
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Dec. 13,1975 —
70,000 ampules of semen. Stump has
sold more than 90,000 ampules in his
15 years with the company. Joines
and William Shainline, of Sch
wenksville, who was not present
each have 12 years of service and
have sold more than 30,000 ampules.
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YORK COUNTY
AIRVILLE FARM SERVICE
Airville, PA
717-862-3358
ANDERSON BROTHERS
New Park. PA
717-382-4272
appointed a petroleum
district manager. He has
been director of the southern
division since 1972.
Hartnett is a director of
the Pennsylvania
Association of Farmer
Cooperatives and is vice
president and an executive
committee member of the
Pennsylvania State Council
of Farm Organizations.
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RO2 Dover, PA
717-292-1673
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RDI
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717-259-0453
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