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Order No. 4 prices are announced for milk testing 3.5 percent butterfat, f.o.b. plants located within 55 miles of Philadelphia, and also within 75 miles from the nearer of Washington, D.C. or Baltimore. There is a six cent direct-delivery dif ferential applicable to producer milk received at plants located within 55 miles of Philadelphia. Shine stated that the August Class I price and the June Class II price are based on the June Minnesota - AT THE NEW HOME OF THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR, INC. 1655 ROHRERSTOWN ROAD LANCASTER, PA PHONE (717) 569-7063 incentives for compliance rather than penalties for non-compliance,” he said. “Pollution controls are an excellent example. Why not have tax benefits for the installation of controls? I think we should encourage business to help clean up the environment. And I don’t think you encourage people by holding a club over their heads.” Wisconsin manufacturing milk price of $8.32 per hundredweight for milk testing 3.5 percent. The USDA reported the June 1976 wholesale Grade A butter pnce at Chicago was 95.02 cents per pound while the nonfat dry milk price was 62.69 cents per pound, f.o.b. Chicago. READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL EIB)™ 61 MARKET REPORTS LARRY GROFF