Publicity
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The nuclear fallout fa ff, e reports concerning
situation was a topic of contamination,
concern during meetings of dail T .. indust f'y h f alth
both the dairy farmers and specialist noted. Our
their wives at the Inter-State checking verified that
annual meeting. hazardous levels were never
It was noted that, as approached”,
always, radiation levels was farther noted that
would be constantly milk is no more susceptible
monitored by health of- *° nuclear fallout than any
ficials other commodity exposed to
“Last time there were contaminated rainfall,
reports of radiation fallout People looV towards the
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RDI, Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone 215-536 1935
215-536-7523
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Equipment, Inc. Quarryville, PA
Annville.RDl.PA 717-786-7318
717-867 2211
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RD2, Oley, PA Lancaster, PA
215-987-6257 717-397-5179
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dairy industry during such
times simply because of the
excellent area-wide testing
program continually con
ducted on all milk produced.
COST-PRICE
SQUEEZE
It was also noted during
the annual meeting that the
cost-price squeeze will once
agam have its effect on area
dairymen, according to Dr.
Paul E. Hand, economist and
assistant general manager
of the cooperative.
Hand, in his address
before delegates of the 3,000-
member marketing
cooperative, predicted dairy
incomes will remain about
the same in 1977 as they were
in 1976, but that increased
costs as a result of continued
inflation will continue to take
its toll among area
dairymen.
Hand noted his predictions
are based on the assumption
that forthcoming Secretaries
of Agriculture will continue
to set dairy price support
levels at 80 per cent of parity
quarterly. If such is the case,
he said, 1977 Class I and
Class II prices should
average near or slightly
above 1976 price levels.
Hand told the nearly 1,000
dairymen in attendance that
on-farm prices were “pretty
good” this past year com
pared with costs. Next year
costs should be up some,
Southeastern Penna
George F Delong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods Drive
Lilitz PA 17543
Call Collect 717 626 0261
Eastern Lancaster Co
Melvin Herr
RR2 New Holland PA 17557
Ph 717 354 5977
Aldus R King
North Western Lancaster Co rdi Bux67A
Earl B Gmder Atglen PA 19310
RD2 Manheim PA 17545 Phone 215 593 5952
Phone 717 665 3126
Lebanon Co
Henry Delong, Jr Marvin Meyer
RDZ Box .69 RD2 Box 157
Peach Bottom PA 17563 Annville PA 17003
Phone 717-548-3471 Phon e 717 867 1445
Southern Lancasti
putting the dairymen in a
less favorable position than
for 1976.
Base and blend prices
during 1977 could average
below 1976, he noted. He said
this was due to a higher level
of production in Order 4
relative to Class I sales,
resulting in lower Class I
utilization He predicted the
net amount should not ex
ceed a 15-cent tl per hun
dredweight decline over this
year’s base and blend prices.
Hand noted that continued
production increases are
foreseen but that previously
announced plans for a
proposed manufacturing
facility in Cumberland
County, Pa., should help
alleviate any surplus
problems after 1977.
Presently it is anticipated
that Inter-State and
Maryland Cooperative Milk
Producers will build the
whole milk powder, dry milk
and butter plant, jointly.
The economist further
noted that production in
Federal Order 4 is at a
substantially higher level
than in 1975. This increase in
production with a lesser
increase in Class I sales has
resulted in a decline in Class
I utilization.
“Fortunately,” said Hand,
“Class I and Class II prices
have been at record high
levels thereby maintaining
Get your feeding program in balance for the long winter ahead ...
Let Agri-King formulate a balanced ration for your dairy herd!
Don’t forget to test your new crop of corn and com silage.
Southwestern Lancaster Co
Ben Greenawalt
RD2 Conestoga PA 17516
Phone 717 872 5686
Chester Co
William Wmdle
RDI Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215 593 6143
Southeastern Penna
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 27,1976
the high rate of return to
producers.”
EXPANSION CITED
The financial strength of
Inter-State Milk Producers’
Cooperative has enabled the
3,000-member co-op to take
advantage of new op
portunities to expand and
secure its position in the
market place according to
Robert M. Dever, treasurer
of Inter-State.
Dever was referring to the
cooperative’s recent pur
chase of QC, Inc,, one of the
major quality testing
laboratories on the East
Coast, and just-announced
plans to construct a whole
and dry milk powder and
butter manufacturing plant
in Cumberland County, Pa.
“The success of our long
and short term planning is
directly reflected in our last
year’s financial statement
and in the growth we have
made over the previous 10
years,” Dever told the
gathering.
Dever noted that in the last
10 years Inter-State’s sales
have tripled while assets
have quadrupled and the
reserve account has grown
from $900,000 to over $3
million. During this same
period, he said, member
dues have increased only
once, from six to*eight cents
AGRI-KING
KEY TO PROFIT
Northeast Berks Co
Roger Heller Marlin E Ebersole
RDI Robesoma PA R 5 Carlisle PA 17013
Phone 215 693 6160 Phone 717 776 7324
Lehigh & Northampton
Thomas Heist
Mam Street
Alburhs PA 18101
Phone 215 965 5124
South Central Pi
James L Yoder
Regional Manager
250 Edwards Ave
Chambersburg PA 17201
Ca'l Collect 717 264 9321
Earl H Moyer
Eldon Marlin RDS Box 277
RDS Waynesboro PA 17268 Hagerstown MD 21740
Phone 717 762 4130 Phone 301 739 5199
Eastern Franklin Co
on every hundred pounds of
milk marketed.
The net costs to members,
Dever reported, was held to
just 4.7 cents per hun
dredweight. This ap
proximates less than one
half cent per gallon.
Reporting on the record
year just completed in which
Inter-State marketed over
1.7 billion pounds of member
milk, Dever noted that gross
sales topped $192 million - an
all time record. Net savings
during that period exceeded
$700,000.
Explaining Inter-State’s
investment program, Dever
noted that certificates of
deposit and commercial
paper during the past year
has generated additional
income of over $192,000 in
interest.
‘“This revolving fund,”
Dever said, “not only makes
money for the membership,
but it also gives the
cooperative some financial
leeway. It enables us to
guarantee payments to
members, it provides us a
position of strength from
which to bargain and it gives
us a wide base for financial
growth.”
“With a net operating cost
of only 4.7 cents a hun
dredweight,” said Dever, “it
would cost you more to be a
non-member.”
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Rt 4 Box 229 A
Hagerstown MD 21740
Phone 301 791 2157
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