— Uncssterfarinlng, Saturday, January 21,1978 20 Dairy officials worried by surplus (Continued from Page 1) Gartley is quick to point out, however, that the dairy cooperative maintains a healthy financial base. Despite the more than $BOO,OOO that were spent for excess marketing costs in 1977, IMPCO’s treasury has a strong reserve fund. The cooperative is splitting its excess marketing costs between members and already accumulated funds. Surplus milk is expected to be a burden for the next several months yet, thus additional costs can be expected along with some slippage in the savings schedule. Dairy economists are predicting that the average blend price for 1978 will be up by about 30 cents from a year ago. While that will not likely cause a downturn in milk production, it is hoped that improved cull cow prices will thin out some herds enough to put the brakes on the milk flow. Inter-State and Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers expect their jointly owned Holly Milk Cooperative to be completed this Spring, which will help alleviate the sur Butler fonmAtfed Buildings SEE BEFORE YOU I An bpen-front beef confinement system, as drawn bi The same open-front beef confinement system, as executed by a Butler Agri-Builder. p. e. Hess, Butier wig. Co. <iurt.gs> j CALL YOUR LOCAL AGRI-BUILDER FOR MORE DETAILS & PR Bo* 337, Oxford, PA 19363 1 I Dealer Inquiries Invited in any of the following Counties Cumberland, Adams, York, Lancaster, Jefferson, Indiana, Armstrong, Clarion, Butler, Mercer, Lawrence, Beaver, Venango Name Address County Phone Boyd Gartley plus condition. More than $8 million are being spent on the venture. Slides of the plant were shown at the Quarryville meeting. Aside from surplus milk production, Inter-State is very much concerned over antibiotics in milk, noting that 40 tankers tested positive for antibiotics during 1977. The losses in curred can be astronomical and dairymen are urged to do all they can to keep the drugs out. Gartley has personally taken on a third problem of AGRI-BUILDER State. the dairy business, having recently launched his own crusade for fair publicity for milk. Telling his audience about the adverse publicity milk is occasionally receiving on television, Gartley said he recently returned from New York to straignten the matter with TV producers. He was well received, he says, and has been invited to go back. In a related development, the dairy spokesman will be appearing on the popular television game show ‘To Tell The Truth.” Gartley’s portion of the program has already been taped and is to be aired in March. “Anytime you hear anything about milk you don’t like, call me,” Gartley concluded, noting that there is a continuing need to keep the positive qualities of milk before the public. Another area of concern for dairymen are the moves in government which direct themselves towards the establishment of bureaucratic food stan dards. Dairy cooperatives recently won a hard fought battle against the Food and Drug Administration to keep foreign made artificial the Bui Center. mnini C & M SALES INC R.D. #1 Honesdale, Pa. 18431 Phone 717-253-1612 | A. E. ENGEL, INC | P.0.80x 216 | Martton, N.J. 08053 | Phone 609-983-4404 f Jfvf* * rj Mu. Melvin Neff, president of District 12 of Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative, congratulates project book winners Christine Esbenshade, Nancy Akers and Doug Hershberger. substances out of ice cream, consumers got stuck with a being taken in Washington to Had FDA been successful comparatively inferior dictate eating habits for with its proposal, dairymen product. Animal agriculture Americans. Should such a would have lost one more spokesman are repeatedly move ever be successful, it’s marketing channel while warning about the steps generally acknowledged that KAFFERLIN SALES & SERVICE R.D. #2 Union City, Pa. 16438 Phone 814-438-3180 KNOXVILLE CONSTRUCTION Knoxville, Pa. 16928 Phone 814-326-4188 % ] A ,■ S(- S' 1 A V ' ' - / “ 4 V ~ V. -<< ORVILLE MACK P.O. Box 47 Nazareth, Pa. 18064 Phone 215-759-1331 AL MAUER W.R. MOODY. P.O. Box 78 CONTRACTOR Cambra, Pa. 18611 113 Walnut Lane Phone 717-864-3135 West Newton. Pa. 15089 Phone 412-872-6804 * ■% < *i ♦ V LEROY E. MYERS, INC. O.A. NEWTON Route #l, Box 163 & SON CO. Clear Spring, Md. 21722 Bridgeville. Delaware 19933 Phone 301-582-1552 Phone 302-337-8211 OFFER EXPIRES FEB. 10, ROYER’S FARM SERVICE R.O. # 1 Pa (Wne 717-8aR3201 #3 District 12 of to right: John C Dale Bollinger ( phases ol agriculture will significiantly. In other activi IMPCO District ] three young ac cited for their project books dairymen were for 25 years of ir with Inter-State. The three 4 receive awards Hershberger, son Mrs. Robert H( Quarryville R 4; Esbenshade, da Mr. and Mrs. Fi shade, Quarryvil Nancy Akers, d D.E. SMITH, Mifflintown, Pa. Phone 717-436
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