Transportation costs amendment recommended for order 2 milk i NEW YORK, N.Y. - The | u.S. Department of Agriculture has recom i mended changing rules of [ the New York-New Jersey [ federal milk marketing order so that the order’s transportation allowances for handlers will more [ nearly reflect .the present costs of assembling milk from farms and transporting it to plants for processing. H. L. Forpst, dairy official in USDA’s Agricqltrual Marketing Service (AMS), said the changes would bring the minimum price of raw milk to handlers regulated under the order more in line with minimum prices in other federal order markets, particularly the adjacent Middle Atlantic market. This M. Simon Zook Co. CANE MOLASSES - LIQUID OR DRIED - BAKING MOLASSES AND TABLE SYBUP WHOLESALE & RETAIL In Quarts, 1 55 Gal. Containers BOX 160, HONEY BROOK, PA. 19344 AREA CODE 215 273-3776 or 273-3777 is needed. Forest said, because handlers in these two markets are actively competing in overlapping distribution areas for Clasjs I (drinking milk) sales. Uniquely, under the New York-New Jersey order, the point of pricing bulk milk is at the farm, and handlers who pick up milk at the farm bear most of the cost of getting the milk to their plants, according to Forest. Any cost increases are borne by handlers, who must either absorb such costs or pass them on to 1 consumers. In other markets. Forest said, milk is priced at the plant where it is received, and producers, rather than handlers, pay most of the milk transportation cost, including cost increases. Under the proposed changes, Forest, said, the order’s transportation allowances to handlers would be increased to reflect the higher hauling cots that they are experienceing. This would mean that milk producers serving the New York-New Jersey market would have more of the cost of moving their milk to market reflected in the minimum prices that han dlers must pay producers. Forest said the recom mendations for amending the order are based on a public hearing held in New York City and Syracuse, N.Y., in February 1976. The hearing was''requested by Dairylea Cooperative, Inc. and NEDCO, a federation of dairy cooperatives. The two dairy groups, whose members supply milk to handlers in the New York- New Jersey market, said they are losing some of their market outlets for fluid milk. They said this is because of the wide disparity in milk Broiler output dips HARRISBURG - Penn sylvania poultry production during the week of April 9 dipped slightly, but main tained levels above the 1976 production, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Placements of broiler chicks in the commonwealth during the week were 1,769,000. The placements were three per cent below the previous week, but 14 per cent more than the corresponding week a year earlier. Average placements during the past ten weeks were 21 per cent above a year ago. In the 21 key poultry producing states, placements were 70,205,000, one per cent below the previous week, but three per cent above the same week a year ago. Average placements m the 21 states during the past ten weeks were five per cent above a year ago. Lancaster Farming, Saturday. costs to New York-New Jersey handlers and to handlers in neighboring markets, particularly in the Philadelphia area. Recent increases in hauling cots have intensified the problem, the producers said. Forest said the recom mended changes in the New York-New Jersey order should help minimize these cost differences between adjacent markets. Also, within the New York- New Jersey marketing area, the proposed changes would help equalize the minimum Improperly (Continued from Page 108] cone nozzle, the whirl chamber, can operate at pressures equivalent to the flat spray nozzles and still deliver an even coverage of the herbicide. For broadcast applications of preplant incorporated and preemergence herbicides, a small volume of liquid is sufficient to give adequate coverage of the soil and good weed control results. Therefore, flat fan and whirl chamber nozzles are best suited at these times. Flood type nozzles are useful for high volume coverage at low pressures; capacity is measured at 10 psi. These nozzles deliver a spray of large droplets in relation to flat spray and cone nozzles. Thisls an advantage where drift from the herbicides could be a problem. Like the flat fan nozzle, the flood type nozzle must also overlap for even herbicide distribution. Regardless of the kind of nozzle tip, they are probably the most neglected and abused component of the sprayer. Yet, these tips are the most important part concerning the even distribution of herbicides on foliage or on the soil surface. Nozzle tips will wear when used heavily. The orifice m the nozzle tip will become larger, delivering more her bicide than is needed. In fact, tests have shown that wettable powders may wear the tips enough to increase the application rate by 12 per cent after spraying just 50 acres. Therefore, when abrasives are being applied, nozzle tips should be checked every other day or so for wear, especially if brass tips are used. Nozzle tips are available in four different materials: brass, aluminum, plastic (nylon), and stainless steel. Brass and aluminum are the least expensive but also have the shortest life expectancy. Plastic nozzles will last nearly twice as long as brass, while stainless steel, the most expensive, will last three times longer than brass. In this regard, a few dollars more for durable nozzles will keep aiming chemicals where you need them. (hie way to help preserve nozzle life is with proper cleaning. Nails and wires should not be used to clean a clogged nozzle tip since this may enlarge the orifice. The nozzle should be removed and washed, or if this is im practical, a soft toothbrush can be used to remove the clog. In any case, a good practice to follow each year is to replace the nozzle tips before using the sprayer. This will help insure proper herbicide coverage at the most economical levels. BARGAINS FARMERS!! 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Any comments should be filed, in six copies, with the Hearing Clerk, Room 1077, South Building, Washington, D.C. 20250, where they may be reviewed by the public. Nozzle Tip Care 09
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