—ri VP I £r. 1, m ■v*’ r nrl * 74 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 10, 1976 Dairy (Continued from Page 72) support. Since 1949, Congress has stipulated that price supports must be designed to return a price to the farmer to achieve between 75-90 percent parity (ratio between milk prices to farmers and their costs, based on a historical period). The support price works this way: USDA calculates the price level needed so that farmers would receive returns at the desired parity level as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation then provides this price floor for manufacturing grade milk by offering to buy butter, nonfat dry milk, and American cheese at prices which will allow the farmer to receive the announced support price for milk on a yearly basis, with some fluctuation durmg the year. Federal marketing orders also play a major role by determining the minimum price for fluid-grade milk. This price is determined by using the Minnesota - Wisconsin (M- W) area manufacturing - grade milk prices as a base, then adding a set differential for specific market areas and transportation costs to different regions of the Nation. The M-W price is used because it reflects prices in the area that produces the largest bulk of milk above local needs, and because it establishes a value for milk under -open market conditions. Competition for milk supplies among processors and bottling plants often keeps the actual prices paid to the farmer for manufacturing-grade milk above the “floor” set by the Federal price support program. States do not regulate manufacturing prices. This actual price for manufacturing use is then blended with the price for fluid use on a propor tional basis to determine the price the Grade A farmer ac tually receives. After the milk is bottled or processed, prices are deter mined by private enterprise in most states, as the Federal Government bows out of the pricing picture. In a few States, however, State authorities regulate retail and wholesale prices. When the consumer enters the picture at the retail level, he may find considerable price variations for the same product MICK'S Distributor for ROOFING & SPOUTING BAKED ENAMEL TIN ROOFS Colors: Turquoise, Red, White (only) FULL SERVICE DEALER SALES & INSTALLATION SAMUEL B. CLICK R.D.I, Kinzer, PA Ph. (717) 442-4921 Please call before 7 A.M. or after 6 P.M. No Sunday Calls on a given day. Geographic location, the nature of the retail outlet, and pricing by individual stores, all affect prices on the shelves. Many stores use dairy products frequently as “specials” to draw in customers. . . Despite these retail price variables, most consumers may be well aware of the general price increase in recent months. Yet, in one respect the increases may be a blessing: They filter back to the farmer to encourage a production increase. Looking ahead to late 1976 prospects, the dairy farmer can afford to be a bit optimistic, while consumers may expect retail prices to advance moderately through the end of the year. From a producer’s standpoint, here’s the outlook for the last half of 1976: SAVE WHAT YOU GROW WHY DOES SILO-KING WORK? Silo-King contains a POTENT COMBINATION of the SAME ANTI-OXIDANTS used to PRESERVE HUN DREDS OF FOOD ITEMS in our super markets. Silo-King also contains a POTENT COMBINATION of FOOD GRADE ENZYMES and FLAVORS. This COMBINATION OF ANTI-OXIDANTS AND ENZYMES results in a much GREATER PRESER VATIVE EFFECT. They ABSORB THE AT MOSPHERIC and HYDROLYTIC OXYGEN ENERGY in the silage to PREVENT THE INITIAL OXIDATION which causes the HEATING AND THE LOSSES. They also UTILIZE MOISTURE available in the silage to help SYNTHESIZE MORE SOLUBLE DON'T LET THIS YEAR GO BY WITKSiIT GIVING SILO—KING A TRY *1 / Apply Silo-King Simply and Accurately by using a Gandy Applicator. Southwestern Lancaster Co Lehigh & Norlha Southeastern Penna George F Delong Regional Manager 225 West Woods Drive Lititz PA 17543 Call Collect 717 626 0261 Eastern Lancaster Co Melvin Herr RR2 New Holland PA 17557 Ph 717 354 5977 Lebanon Co Marvin Meyer Earl B Cinder RD2 Box 157 RD2 Manheim PA 17545 Annville PA 17003 Phone 717 665 3126 Phone 717 867 1445 Southern Lancasl North Western Lancaster Co ir Co Henry Delong, ir Roger Heller RDI Box 106 RDI Robesoma PA Quarryville PA 17566 Phone 215 693 6160 Phone 717 284 2683 Use . . . % <*4M Ben Greenawalt RD2 Conestoga PA 17516 Phone 717 872 5686 Chester Co William Wmdle RDI Atglen PA 19310 Phone 215 593 6143 Northeast Berks Ci - Farm milk prices should remain well above 1975 levels during comparable last-half periods. Prices will be rising seasonally in the next few months. -Overall, milk production should remain fairly strong during the year, with total production for 1976 expected to be two billion pounds over 1975 levels. From the consumer’s viewpoint, retail prices for all dairy products likely will rise six to eight per cent this year over the 1975 average. This compares with an average increase of three per cent in 1975. However, the gain may be somewhat misleading because the 1975 price average was depressed by relatively low prices during the first half of that year. The consumer may have already shouldered the bulk of the in crease. AGRI-KING KEY TO PROFIT “Silo- // King” \rA SUGARS which help produce a HIGH QUALITY, SWEET SMELLING silage with EXCEPTIONAL PALATABILITY. By REDUCING THE LEVEL OF OXIDATION, temperature of the silage is maintained in a RANGE OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES. This is the IDEAL TEMPERATURE FOR FER MENTATION. This results in a HIGHER PH (LOWER ACIDITY) and a SILAGE OF VERY HIGH QUALITY. 1 f If > * * - « Thomas Heist Mam Street Alburtis PA 18101 Phone 215 965 5124 South Central Penna James L Yoder Regional Manager 250 Edwards Ave Chambersburg PA 17201 Call Collect 717 264 9321 Adams Co Area Menno N Rissler RR4 Gettysburg PA 17325 Phone 717 528 4849 t m Co Eastern Franklin Co Eldon Martin RDS Waynesboro PA 17268 Phone 717 762 4130 Cumberland Co Marlin E Ebersole R 5 Carlisle PA 17013 Phone 717 776 7324 Western W, ishmeton Charlie Campbell Newville PA Phone 717 776 7573 lon Co . MD irn Washim Earl H Moyer RDS Box 277 Hagerstown MD 21740 Phone 301 739 5199