the farmer literally millions of dollars. In the future, the lEP will continue to capitalize on this weakness probably with more price reductions to the fanner. The lEP has always had a distinct advantage over the individual farmer in that he receives eggs from several independent, geographically isolated producers. Therefore, he is not FARROWING MODELS A 12x32 ft farrowing building with 6 farrowing crates one 60,000 BID furnace, six 500 watt supplemental heaters for pigs and two vent fans SELF CONTAINED PITLESS SC 1240-t (Code No 41-21(2) Gas SC 1240-8 PL (Code No 41-3152) Gas SC 1240-8 (Code No 41-21(3) blec SC 1240-( PL (Code No 41-31(3) Elec A 12x40 It farrowing building with 8 farrowing crates two 60 000 BTU furnaces, plus eight 500 watt supplemental pig healers and two vent fans SELF CONTAINED PITLESS SC 1250-10 (Code No 41-2152) Gas SC 1250-10 PL (Code No 41-3152) Gas SC 1250-10 (Code No 41-2153) Elec SC 1250-10 PL (Code No 41-3153) Elec A 12x50 ft farrowing building with <0 (arrowing crates two 60 000 BTU furnaces, ten 500 watt supplemental heaters for pigs and two vent fans A 24x32 ft farrowing building with 12 farrowing crates, two 60,000 BTU furnaces, six 500 watt supplemental pig heaters and two vent fans k 24x40 ft farrowing building with 16 farrowing crates, two 60,000 BTU furnaces, light 500 watt supplemental heaters tor pigs and three vent fans a i I — SELF CONTAINED PITLESS SC 2450*20 (Code No 41-21f2) Gat SC 2450-20 PL (Code No 41-3172) Gat SC 2450-20 (Coda No 41-2173) Elec SC 2450-20 PL (Code No 41-3173) Elec A 24x50 ft farrowing building with 20 farrowing crates two 60,000 BTU furnaces, ten 500 watt supplemental pig heaters and three vent fans dependent upon any one individual farmer for eggs. If one farmer complains about the prices he is receiving for his eggs, the lEP encourages him to find another outlet. The problem is that all lEP pay about the same! Therefore, as long as the farmer remains isolated and never organizes, he will not have the necessary bargaining leverage when it comes to influencing the I u 1 i 1 ! $ i L j - i-, tl NEW 31= prices he receives for his eggs. Unfortunately, the lEP does not really worry a great deal about egg prices. This is because he always has plenty of eggs from the producers and he makes a fixed amount per dozen eggs handled. In other words, the cheaper he can purchase the eggs, the greater his volume and the greater the profits for the lEP. SELF CONTAINED SC 1232-6 (Code No 41-2142) Gat SC 1232-6 (Code No 41-2143) Elec PITLESS SC 1232-6 PL (Code No 41-3142) Gas SC 1232-6 PL (Code No 41-3143) Elec SELF CONTAINED SC 2432-12 (Code No 41-2162) Gas SC 2432-12 (Code No 41-2163) Elec PITLESS SC 2432-12 PL (Code No 41-3162) Gas SC 2432-12 PL (Code No 41-3163) Elec SELF CONTAINED SC 2440-16 (Code No 41-2192) Gaa SC 2440-16 (Code No. 41-2193) Elec. PITLESS SC 2440-16 PL (Code No. 41-3192) Gaa SC 2440-16 PL (Code No. 41-3193) Elac. ' I 1 FARROWING/NURSERY MODELS SELF CONTAINED SCN 1232-4-2 (Cod* No 41-2302] Ga< SCN 1232-4-2 PL SCN-1232-4-2 (Code No 41-2303] Elec (Code No 41-3303) Elec A 12x32 ft farrowing nursery building with 4 farrowing crates plus 2 nursery pens for up to about 75 pigs Pens are about 6xB ft each hive vertical hot dipped galvanized pen partitions porcelaimzed slotted floor and one stainless steel nipple waterer each A model 721 nursery feeder services the two pens Building has one 60 000 BTU furnace, six 500 watt supplemental pig heaters and two vent fans SELF CONTAINED SCN 1240-6-4 (Code No 41-2312) Gas SCN 1240-6-4 (Code No 41-2313) Elec (Code No 41-3313) Elec A 12x40 ft farrowmg/nursery building with 6 far owing crates plus 4 nursery pens for up to about 80 pigs Pens are about 5x5 It each have vertical hot dipped galvanized pen partitions porcelamized slotted floor and one stainless steel nipple waterer each A model 721 nursery feeder services each two pens Building has two 60 000 BTU furnaces eight 500 watt supplemental pig heaters and two vent fans SELF CONTAINED SCN 1250-8-4 (Code No 41-2262) Gas SCN 1250-4-4 PL (Code No 41-3292) Gas SCN 1250-8 4 (Code No 41-2293) Elec SCN 1250-8-4 PL (Code No 41-3293) Elec A 12x50 ft farrowmo/nursery building with 8 (arrowing crates plus four nursery pens lor up lo abou, 80 pigs Pen size equipment same as above Two 60 000 BTU furnaces ten 500 watt supplemental heaters for pigs and two vent fans i: -h r i ! 4 1 il A 24x32 farrowing/nursery building with 8 farrowing crates and 4 nursery pens for up to about 80 pigs Pen size and equipment same as above Supplemental heaters for pigs provided and also two furnaces and two vent fans rl A 24x40 ft farrowing/nursery building with 12 farrowing crates and 4 nursery pens Same equipment as above except this building has three vent fans n ti I 1 r t L i [ r } I J 9 SELF CONTAINED SON 2450-16-1 (Code No 41-2282) Gaa SCN 2450-16-8 PL (Code No 41-3282) Gas SCN 2450-18-8 (Code No 41-2283) Elec. SCN 2450-16-8 PL (Code No 41-3283) Elec A 24x50 ft farrowing/nursery building with 16 farrowing crates and eight nurs ery pens for up to about 160 pigs As above the pens are about 5x5 ft in size, have vertical hot dipped galvanized partitions, porcelamized slotted floor one stainless steel nipple waterer in each pen and Model 721 nursery feeder servic ing each two pens Building has two 60,000 BTU furnaces twelve 500 watt sup plemental pig heaters and three vent fans GESTATION STALLS -AND BUILDINGS AVAILABLE FEEDING DOORS Our Model GS-150 Recessed Door (6) is for use when using a concrete or metal trough allows feed drop tube to be placed in front of stall With FS-705 Feeder installed our GSIIO Feeder Doo- (3) opens fully to let sow pass unobstructed Because the lEP’s profits are not related to the prices the farmers receives; and because the producers have never organized, several of the following trends have developed: ‘Over the years, there has been absolutely no in centives for the lEP to pay more for the farmers eggs. The incentive is and has been, to pay less. *Over the years, the tj j f ■Ji T^l —1 PITLESS V 5 ] ~ 'f : \ Hi ■ r [ i J i Cl c)l L i 1-- 4 r - -i t- - PITLESS i ‘I mcaster Farming, Saturday, Inly 22,1978 unorganized farmer has become so dependent on the lEP that he has now lost all of his bargaining leverage. "Over the years, price competition between the many IEPs has led to an erosion of all egg farmers income. ‘Over the years, all of the increased cost of egg processing and marketing has been passed onto the PITLESS SCN 1232-4-2 PL (Code No 41-3302) 0«s PITLESS SCN 1240-6-4 PL (Code No 41-3312) Gas SCN 1240-6-4 PL SELF CONTAINED SCN 2432-1-4 (Code No 41-2272) Gas SCN 2432-1-4 (Code No 41-2273) Elec PITLESS SCN 2432-1-4 PL (Code No 41-3272) Gat SCN 2432-1-4 PL (Code No 41-3273) Elec SELF CONTAINED SCN 2440-12-4 (Coda No 41-2322) Gaa SCN 2440-12-4 (Coda No 41-2323) Eltc PITLESS SCN 2440-12-4 PL (Code No. 41-3322) Gaa SCN 2440-12-4 PL (Coda No 41-3323) Elac <i, I farmer and not to the con sumer. •Over the years, the farmer has sacrificed egg prices for security of egg removal. Clearly, the prices that many egg producers receive for their product is unfair. Yet, the farmer must accept his share of the blame for the predicament. For example, he could influence (control) the pnces he receives from the consumers, by simply regulating production. Furthermore, he could establish a fair price for his eggs from the lEP, by working more closely with him. To accMaplish this however, the farmers must first start talking to each other and then start forming local producer associations. The influence that the organized egg producer could have on every aspect of this enterprise would probably surprise us all. William E. Elzinga Simpsonville, Md. Importance of exports stressed Dear Editor: Current international realities no longer permit Americans to be indifferent to the need to increase U.S. exports. Today, one out of every eight jobs in manufacturing is export related; one out of every three acres of American farmland produces for ex port; one-third of corporate profits derives from in ternational activities; yet exports account for only 7.6 per cent of this country’s gross national product (GNP). Although exports have never been more important to our economic health, recent years have witnessed a dramatic decline in the U.S. competitive position vis-a-vis Europe and Japan. In fact, a recent Commerce Department study shows that the U.S. export share dropped m 1977 in virtually all of our major export markets. Moreover, in 1976, the U.S. exported only 12% of its manufactured goods compared to about 30 per cent for Japan and 50 per cent for Germany. Clearly,- they, understand that ex ports mean jobs. An increase of U.S. ex ports as a percentage of GNP of only 1.5 per cent would over come our huge trade deficit, reverse the decline of the dollar, and create domestic em ployment as well. This goal is certainly attainable, but will require a concerted effort. Our foreign coun terparts are motivated to export, as they benefit from a great number of export incentives and promotional devices. U.S. exporters work without similar incentives and have been hamstrung by government policies and regulations - all of which serve to make U.S products uncompetitive and discourage exports. The results have been a soaring U.S. trade deficit, a plummeting dollar, unac ceptable structural em ployment and strong resurgence of inflation. In response to these pressures, President Carter formed an interagency Export Policy Task Force in April to study 21
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