Federal milk orders market 60 percent of milk sold
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The
U.S. Department of
Agriculture has issued its
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
IST FEEDER PIG
SALE IN AIR
CONDITIONED
SALES PAVILION
WE Will RECEIVE YOUR PIGS ANYTIME FROM 7 A.M. WED. MORNING
Commission Charge *1.25 per head. 25* additional charge for tagging.
annual compilation of
“Federal Milk Order Market
Statistics.”
12 miles east of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, PA.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1976
SALE TO START PROMPTLY AT 1:00 P.M
State Graded. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25* tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-3544341 our office in advance.
CALF SALE TO BE HELD IN NEW SALES PAVILION
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538
The new bulletin sum
marizes data published in
monthly reports during 1975
on quantities of milk priced
under the orders. It sum
marizes prices and uses
made of milk, including
sales of various fluid milk
products. It also includes
information on the number
of handlers, marketing area
population, and gross values
of milk.
H.L. Forest, dairy official
in USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS),
said federal milk marketing
orders regulate prices to
farmers for more than 60 per
cent of the milk sold to plants
and dealers in the United
States, and for about 75 per
cent of the amount consumed
as fluid milk and cream. The
orders help maintain orderly
marketing conditions,
reasonable prices to far
mers, and a steady supply of
milk for consumers, ac
cording to Forest.
Single copies of “Federal
Milk Order Market Statistics
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JULY 29, 6:30 P.M.
YORK - The York County
4-H Livestock Judging
Contest was held at
Warrington Green Farms,
Wellsville, on July 9. The
county teams were hosted by
Dr. George and Lois
Kushner, with ap
proximately 70 4-H members
from the nine-county areas
participating in judging
beef, sheep, and swine.
In beef cattle judging Tun
Beck, Seven Valleys R 2 was
third with a score of 135 out
of 150. In sheep judging Beck
was second with 139 out of
150 and he was second in
- Annual Summary for 1975,”
Statistical Bulletin No. 554,
may be obtained by postcard
request from the Office of
Communication, U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C. 20250.
Please include your zipcode.
717-3934464
York 4-H’er is No. 1 judge
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jul;
Lancaster team on top
swine judging with 135 out of
150.
In the total overall judging
Beck was high individual
with a score of 409 out of a
possible 450 and he was also
high in total oral reasons.
In team judging, Lan
caster was first with 1199.
York was second with 1136.
Lehigh was third with 1098.
Adams was fourth with 1069
and Cumberland was fifth
with 1065. The York County
team was composed of Beck,
Brenda Werner, Hanover;
and Tern Lehigh, East
Berlin. The other counties
participating were Chester,
Berks, Bucks, and Mon
tgomery.
In the Junior contest for
Strawberries graded
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The
U.S. Department of
Agriculture proposed
revision of U.S. grade
standards for frozen
strawberries to include the
addition of a new style,
“halved,” and to eliminate
the uniform color
requirement in U.S. Grade A
and U.S. Grade B
classifications. The program
is voluntary.
Officials of USDA’s
Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) said that over
the past several years less
attention has been given to
uniformity of color in the
classification of Grade A and
Grade B strawberries. In
stead, more emphasis is
placed on the amount of
berries failing to meet the
minimum color
requirements for light red or
pinkish red berries and
maximum color limits for
dark colored berries. Since
uniform color is not a factor
in classifying Grade C
berries, elimination of the
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members under 14, Robert
Livingston, Dover, was first
place individual with a score
of 283 out of a possible 300.
Lisa Dobrosky, Glen Rock
was second with 280.
Elizabeth Dixon, York was
fourth with 269, and Chris
Sunday was fifth with 258.
Lester Burdette, Penn
State University was the
official in sheep judging.
Paul Burgess from South
Branch Cattle Company
officiated in beef cattle
judging. William Keck,
Montgomery County ex
tension agent officiated in
swine classes. George
Dutrey, manager of
Warrington Green Farms,
was in charge of the contest.
color uniformity
requirement would not affect
that grade.
Under the proposed
revision, the maximum
allowance for mushy
strawberries in the sliced
style for Grades A and B
would be slightly more
restrictive.
Comments on the proposal
will be accepted until Aug.
31. Written comments should
be sent in duplicate to the
Hearing Clerk, Room 112-A,
U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington,
D.C. 29250, where they will
be available for public in
spection.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
Stock Canes
$l.OO, $1.25, TO
$1.50 EACH
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