—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,197 S
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Dairy
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many of the dairies around
the country - large and
small - are finding it in
creasingly advantageous to
have cooperatives supply
their milk, rather than
operate their own pick-up
system.
If the federal government
weren’t taking up seven per
cent of current milk sup
plies, the milk price would
surely fall, Johnstone ex
plained to the dairyman at
the Farm and Home Center
this week. He believes that
the cause of the problem can
be traced back to late 1976
when higher support prices
encouraged production.
Love, who last year per
sonally opposed an increase
in support prices, agrees. He
considers last April’s and
October’s support price
hikes as having been
mistakes and hopes that the
same mistake won’t be made
this year. USDA will take
action on the matter later
this month and the new
prices become effective
April 1.
To illustrate the surplus
situation, Johnstone noted
that tiie U.S. government as
of Jan. 1, 1978 held 149
million pounds of butter, 50
million pounds of cheese,
and 638 million pounds of
non-fat dry milk.
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According to. some
reports, some of the surplus
dairy products have been in
storage so long that they’re
being channeled into animal
feeds.
The surplus has nearly
everyone in the dairy in
dustry worried. However,
they are optimistic about
being able to solve the
problem. What it takes, say
co-op officials, is confidence
in the cooperative and some
individual initiative and
input.
Robert Barry, president of
Lehigh, measures the
growing strength of his
cooperative in terms of its
members and also financial
statements. He pointed out
that during the last fiscal
year, Lehigh paid $1.2
million in interest on in
vestments and an additional
$760,000 on principle. Both he
and York are confident of
Lehigh having a secure
place in milk marketing in
the Northeast.
Officials at Eastern and
Inter-State are also op
timistic and confident. But
they point out it’ll take more
than their directors to solve
the problems of surplus
production. Dairy farmers
themselves will have to
begin doing something about
it.
Johnstone concludes:
“Time is short and the
problem severe.”
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ThomasviUe 4-H meets
THOMASVILLE - The
ThomasviUe 4-H Community
Club met on February 28 at
the 4-H Center, near Bair.
Joey Welsh gave his
demonstration “Sound Off.”
It was an informative
presentation on the different
types of smoke detectors,
their advantages, where to
place them, how to test ahd
maintain them, and an
explanation of the procedure
of drawing up and practicing
a fire escape plan.
Improve your vegetable I.Q.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN -
With Spring just around the
corner, the Schuylkill
County Cooperative Ex
tension Service will conduct
a special workshop entitled
“Improving Your Vegetable
IQ” on March 20 in the
Boscov’s auditorium in the
Fairlane Village Mall. The
afternoon session will begin
at 1 p.m. with a repeat in the
evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
Included in the program
will be “Growing Unusual
Vegetables” by Dale Moyer
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The club wiU be having an
exhibit for the 4-H Expo at
the York MaU on March 10-
11.
Roxanne Price, Youth
Extension Agent, guided
members in filling out IBM
forms for projects for the
year.
Bonnie Wire reported on
the Valentine’s Party
program held at Pleasant
Acres.
and Maria Herrity of the
SchuylkiU County Extension
Service staff. Mrs. Carol
Ernst, director of Consumer
Services, Weis Market, wiU
present “Selecting
Vegetables for the Family,”
and demonstrations on
cooking “Vegetables That
Say More” will be presented
by the Extension nutrition
aides.
The public is invited to
attend these sessions. There
is no fee or registration
required.
For Information And Planning Aid Call:
Allentown, PA.
Reports given included:
County Council, Tommy
Welsh; Ice Capades, Nancy
Eisenhart; News Reporter
Tour and Lock-In, Joey
Welsh; 4-H Family Movie,
Mike Welsh; RoUer Skating
Party, Roy Thompson; and
Horticulture Club, Cheri
Serfass.
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president, announced the
following coming events:
March 13,4-H Roller Skating
Party at Roll-R-Way West at
Delco Plaza from 7 to 10
p.m.; March 17, Junior Fun
Night for 4-H members 8 to
13 years old at the 4-H Center
from 7 to 9:30 p.m.; and
March 18, Officers Training
at the 4-H Center 9 a.m. to
8:30 p.m.