—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15,1977
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Max Smith honored
LANCASTER - M.M.
Smith, Lancaster County
Extension agent, has been
named recipient of the 1977
Master Educator Award
presented by the Penn
sylvania Association of
Farmer Cooperatives.
The award is presented
annually to a member of The
Pennsylvania State
University’s Cooperative
Extension Service staff “for
outstanding teaching and
leadership in the areas of
general agriculture and
cooperative business
programs.”
Smith was honored at
PAFC’s annual meeting
October 12. He received a
plaque and $lOO.
The Lancaster agent was
cited for his educational
programs- with regional
cooperatives and county
agricultural organizations.
He assisted the directors
and management of Inter-
State Milk . Producers
Cooperative, Atlantic
Breeders Service, Agway,
and numerous local
cooperatives in keeping
members informed of
educational policies and
management practices. He
also served as a speaker at
numerous cooperative
meetings and urged
membership support for
cooperative strength.
Smith provided leadership
for officers of farm
associations and furnished
commodity information for
members. He stressed the
value of outlook information,
efficient production, quahty
products, and proper
marketing.
The award winner
organized the county swine
association and conducted
meetings and field days to
improve production and
Base milk price
is $10,56
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -
Market Administrator
Joseph D. Shine has an
nounced a September 1977
base milk price of $10.56 per
hundredweight for the
Middle Atlantic Marketing
Order and an excess milk
price of $8.75.
The weighted averaged
September price is $10.39
and the butterfat differential
for the month is 116 cents.
The September base milk
price is up 26 cents from
August but is down six cents
from the September 1976
base price Order No 4
prices are announced for 3 5
per cent milk f.o b plant
location within 55 miles of
Philadelphia, and also
within 75 miles from the
nearer of Washington, or
Baltimore There is a 6-cent
direct-delivery differential
applicable to producer milk
received at plants located
within 55 miles of
Philadelphia
Shine reported that Sep
tember producer milk
receipts totaled 462.4 million
pounds, a drop of 1.7 per cent
from August, on a daily
basis, but 3.3 per cent above
by PAFC
Max Smith
marketing practices. He also
works closely with cattle
producers and dairymen in
carrying out numerous
educational programs.
Smith has assisted with
the 4-H program for 38
years, providing leadership
for livestock members,
county council, and semor
Extension groups. He
stresses demonstrations,
judging, and skill
development.
His leadership and
guidance in the planning and
construction of the Lan
caster County Farm and
Home Center has been one of
the greatest contributions to
the county’s agriculture,
according to ag leaders. He
organized the first board of
directors and administered a
vast fund raising campaign.
The Center has provided
outstanding facilities for the
educational benefit of the
Lancaster community. All
agricultural agencies
maintain offices in the
Center which recently was
cited as a model USDA
agricultural service center.
a year ago. Class I producer
milk accounted for 61.10 per
cent of total September
producer deliveries, com
pared to 54.12 per cent m
August and 62.26 per cent
last year. Base milk
represented 90.83 per cent of
toal September production.
A total 8,006 dairymen
supplied Middle Atlantic
Order handlers during the
month and the average daily
delivery per producer was
1,925 pounds, or 3.2 per cent
above the September 1976
daily average.
Middle Atlantic Order pool
handlers reported Class I in
area milk sales of 7.91
million pounds per day
during September. When
adjustment for variation in
calendar composition is
made, September fluid milk
sales were 10.6 per cent
above August but were down
5 per cent from last Sep
tember
A 1936 Penn State
graduate in animal science,
Smith is a native of
Washington County.
He previously was honored
with the USDA Superior
Service Award, National
Association of County
Agricultural Agents
Distinguished Service
Award, Gamma Sigma
Delta Extension Award,
Penn State Department of
Animal Science Alumni
Award, Epsilon Sigma Phi
Ruby Award, and Northeast
Animal Science Award.
Beth Chapman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman, Dutch Valley
Farm, Manheim R 5, poses with her champion pair of market hogs at the
Manheim Farm show.