2&—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 18,1976 Eastern chief wants SYARACUSE, N.Y. - “The dairy industry is not immune to rising costs”, noted John C. York, general manager of Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative, headquartered here. He stated that the general public and govern ment may be surprised in learning that farmers are experiencing whopping production costs due to uncontrolled inflation. The cooperative leader said, “While fluid milk The world's first atmospheric k combustion engine, right, is in f the KHD Museum, Cologne, Germany, Built in 1864, it is still in operating condition. Deutz engine No. 257 (Vz horsepower at SOrpm) was donated in 1957 to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Deutz 100 Today’s modern automobile engine operates on the same basic principle as the original four-stroke cycle engine invented in 1876 by Nikolaus August Otto, who founded Gasmotoren fabnk Deutz AG in 1864 with Eugen Imogen. Within 10 years over 20,000 engines had been built and Deutz was on its way, paving the way for every other prices have risen from $7.25 per hundredweight five years ago to a peak of $11.39 in 1976, inflation will push these milk prices to $15.00 per hundredweight in the future. From that peak of $11.39 in October of this year, fluid milk prices have already slumped by six per cent in December. Moreover, the farmer’s overall blend price, which is the farmers’ net price, is going down accordingly as s A years old engine manufacturer in the years to come. But the world’s oldest corfibustion-engme manufacturer was to become the world’s largest producer of air-cooled diesel engines, the first of which was introduced in 1944. Still the leader today, Deutz makes more than 150,000 diesel engines a year. inflation checked we enter the Spring months to exceed $15.00 per hund of 1977. edweight. Unfortunately, “These current lower levels of farm milk prices cannot continue if this country is to maintain and insure a future adequate supply of the most wholesome food - milk. “Absent of strong measures to control in flation, milk prices are likely "fIUGGIE” SILAGE MIXERS-MODELS AVAILABLE TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS BOU-MATIC GIVES THE RESULTS \ ~ ■; , ,-r' Wo ■■■~:- ; '"'■■■■; -., ..„, > "?Z' %■■ -2Z. ■■■■*.. 5 %**.•*. s % CALL US FOR A DEMONSTRATION IN YOUR STABLE OR PARLOR | 4.S ' THE COOLING CHAMPION - SIZES FROM 600 TO «W 0 GAL LITTLE AUGGIE 170 CU. FT. CAP. BIG AUGGIE 12 280 CU. FT. CAP. BIG AUGGIE 14 320 CU. FT. CAP. TRUCK MOUNT AVAILAI NEW AND USED ELECTRIC MOTORS IN STOCK SHENK’S FARM SERVICE 501 E. WOODS DRIVE, LITITZ, PA 17543 PHONE (717) 626-1151 ANSWERING SERVICE (717) 733-1224 even at this figure, the dairy industry will be no better off and, perhaps, even disad vantaged. Price is not the only equation in maintaining a viable business. The level of costs must also be taken into consideration. the track and stop fooling “This country is ex-v around with make-believe periencing a serious*' corrective measures. (mm BULK MILK COOLERS LIQUID MANURE EQUIPMENT Complete Planning— Installation—Service , economic problem and the public must come to grips with it by urging appropriate measures upon Oie govern ment. If it takes wage and price controls as well as rationing of fuel to avert a continuous erosion of business and consumer purchasing power, we ought to face the facts and act accordingly. We ought to get the economic train back on Husky Spreaders 1250 Gal. - 3750 Gal. Husky Manure Pumps Better Bilt Vacuum Spreaders or without Injection Chisels “Fifteendollar'milk is not the answer. An increase in the steel prices is not the answer. A 15 per cent inr crease in fuel prices, $20.00?h an hour wages or a 35 hour week are not the answers. “Therefore, the con tinuation of inflation without effective measures of control will have a direct and harm ful impact on the most im portant industry in our country and throughout the world - the agricultural industry.” DAIRYMEN ARE LOOKING FOR • Higher Milk Production • Better Udder Quality • Less Mastitis • More Profits S ' i SW . «* A/> ’ / V. ' C ' • Pail Milkers • Around the Barn Pipeline • Herringbone Milking Parlos • Carousels and Polygon Parlors •Auto. Teat Cup Detachers Make Plans Now for Next Seasons Grain-Handling Equipment Bins • Augers - Dryers, etc.
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