— Uncssterfarinlng, Saturday, January 21,1978
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Dairy officials worried by surplus
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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
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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
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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
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project books
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receive awards
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Mifflintown, Pa.
Phone 717-436