—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 17, 1976 18 Milk production costs tallied WASHINGTON, D.C. - Milk cost farmers an average of $8.74 total direct costs per hundredweight to produce in 1974, provided that homegrown feed is valued at its cost of production. By valuing homegrown feed at the average prices received by farmers for feed, however, direct costs rose to $7.61, according to a report prepared by the U.S. Favorable milk prices foreseen WASHINGTON, D.C. - Expanding demand kept dairy markets tight this spring, despite substantial increases in milk production. Wholesale butter and cheese prices strengthened as milk production began to crest seasonally. By early July, wholesale butter prices were up 11 cents per pound from early May and American cheese prices were up about two cents. The relatively tight supply-demand situation suggests fairly substantial June-December seasonal price rises. But the higher milk production probably will forestall a repeat of last year’s very sharp price advances. Milk production per cow was up more than four per cent in May, the strongest year-to-year rise since September 1969. Favorable milk-feed price relationships have led to heavier feeding of concentrates and resultant boosts in milk output per cow. Gains in milk production resulted in substantially more milk available for manufacturing than a year ago during April-May. This increase went into products other than butter. Total cheese output continued to boom and was up almost a fifth to record levels. Butter and nonfat dry milk production was well below last year in April-May as butter-powder operations were at a disadvantage in competing for milk supplies. NEED A TOOL JUST ONCE IN A WHILE? RENT IT!! WHY BUY SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO USE ENOUGH TO GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF IT? WE HAVE ALMOST EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND TOOL YOU'LL EVER NEED .. . TRUCKS TOO!! TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS ACE RENTS RENTALS UNLIMITED 720 N. Prince St. Lancaster, PA PH: 717-393-1701 “We Rent Most Everything” Lowest in Minnesota, highest in Florida Department of Agriculture for the U.S. Senate Com mittee on Agriculture and Forestry. These estimates are based on actual costs reported by approximately 1,600 dairy farmers in 24 milk producing areas. The farmers were surveyed by USDA’s Statistical Report Service in compliance with a 1973 law requiring USDA to deter mine annual production Despite higher retail dairy prices, sales of milk in all dairy products this spring were 2 Vz per cent larger than last year. Cheese sales, bolstered by improving consumer incomes, were very strong but slight gains in fluid sales and respectable butter sales were also im portant. Dairy sales may remain brisk during the rest of 1976. Plowing contest set YORK The York County plowing contest will be held this coming Tuesday at the Joe Stump farm, York RIO, beginning at 11 a.m. Also on the agenda, are a pig roast, a garden tractor pull, hay ride, and the celebration of the centennial year of York, 'New Salem. While the plowing contest is mostly of the tractor variety, there is a division for mules. Read the Farm Women Calendar. 940 Cornwall Rd. Lebanon, PA PH: 717-272-4658 costs for major farm com modities. Feed was the largest direct cost component, averaging $3.57 per hun dredweight with homegrown feed valued at cost of production and $4.42 when valued at prices received by farmers. Labor, valued at $1.23 per hundredweight, was" the second largest cost factor, with $1.04 of this component for unpaid family labor. Patz 98 B silo unioader 150 cattls (asdsr 400 cattls faadar 162 A circular faadar 101 Tapar-Pan Faadar Silo unloading ■ Feed handling - Manure handling Rate has the Equipment Patz has the Personnel Patz means confidence - depend on It Contact your nearest Patz dealer listed below. ALEXANDRIA MAX ISENBERG 669-4027 BALLY LONGACRE ELECTRIC 845-2261 CAMP HILL LLOYD SULTZBAUGH 737-4554 EAST EARL ZIMMERMAN EQUIPMENT 445-6409 ELLIOTTSBURG CARL BAER 582-2648 In addition to direct production costs, the study estimated the cost of overhead and an imputed management charge to total $1.32 per hundredweight. All costs except those for land thus averaged $8.06 per hundredweight with homegrown feed valued at cost of production and $8.95 pricing homegrown feed at market value. Surveyed farmers received an average of $8.39 per hundredweight //iAV ' / 8 -- / 162 A conveyor 155 A conveyor 186 overhead feeder 101 conveyor George Heath, District Manager Mechanicsburg 597-5466 HAMBURG HONEY BROOK KIRKWOOD LEBANON McALISTERVILLE for milk in 1974, compared with the 48-State average of $8.32 for all milk sold to plants and dealers. Production costs (with homegrown feed valued at cost of production) rose by $0.99 when a land charge was based on land at its current value for agricultural use and by $0.52 when based on the land’s acquisition value. In other words, by either valuation these costs added up to more than the surveyed farmer received for his milk, on average, in 1974 after allowing for overhead and management expenses. However, actual production costs varied widely among the 24 areas, reflecting differences in milk output 166 conveyor 400 gutter cleaner p , urnp 4 ,. 400 manure stacker *®® Swinging slide Model 100 mechanical JJJ f|* ck * r manure pump 266 liquldvator 181 manure spreader H DANIEL WENGER 488-6574 ZOOK’S FARM STORE , ir , llHll . c 273-9730 NEWVILLE LANDIS&ESBENSHADE PIPERSVILLE 786-4158 ' MARVIN HORST 272-0871 CLAIR SANER & SON 463-2234 per cow, crop yields, and land values. With homegrown feed valued at cost of production; these production costs ranged from |5.54 per hun dredweight in a Minnesota subregion to $9.23 in Florida. This compares with a range of $6.41 per hundredweight in the Minnesota-South Dakota subregion to $9.24 in Florida when all homegrown feed is valued at average prices received by farmers. Copies of “Costs of Producing Milk in the United States, 1974,’’ are available upon requests from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Stock No. 052-070-63491-2, for $0.95. Model 200 MILLERSBURG LANDIS LABOR SAVERS 692-4647 MILTON LANDIS FARMSTEAD AUTOMATION 437-2375 FREDB. McGILLYRAY 776-7312 MOYER FARM SERVICE 766-8675 STREET. MD WALTER WEBSTER 452-8521 THOMASVILLE KENNETH L.SPAHR 225-1064
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