—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26,1978
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give capital to management
with a poor track record
would be asking for a
reassessment at a later date
to recapitalize a deficient co
op. There is no room in milk
marketing for shoddy
management and/or
workmanship. If, in fact,
capital must be raised by
farmers again such as was
the case in 1933, 1974, and
many other times, who’s to
say that within three years
the 2% million dollar
recapitalization program
won’t nedd to be restocked
with producers’ money? The
two million dollars for
redemption of preferred
stock is ideal for the older
farmers who put their excess
money and “faith” in
stock for their
retirement; however, this is
somewhat similar to our
present Social Security
Program in which those
working have to support the
retired (which I suppose is
the way it will have to be).
However, any paper issued
today by Lehigh Valley will
probably not be redeemable
in the future unless another
recapitalization program is
carried out at some later
date.
6. The efficiency of milk
haulers, from farm to
processing plant should be
re-evaluated as milk is
currently being hauled for as
low as 32 cents per hun
dredweight, and as high as
42 cents, per hwt. for the
same distance and volume of
milk. The 32 cents hauler is a
BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT
. t - i . ~ . ’ _
STEIGER PUTS MORE
HORSE POWER
TO
DRAWBAR
THE FACTS PROVE IT:
NEBRASKA TESTS SHOW STEIGER TRACTORS
TRANSMIT AN AVERAGE 84.08% OF
IT'S ENGINE H.P. TO THE DRAWBAR
THE COMPETITION AVERAGES 75.81 %.
small, independent trucker,
whereas the 42 cents hauler
is from Lehigh Valley. Is
there a ten-cent cost dif
ference to make the same
pick-up and delivery in
similar trucks? Perhaps the
trucks should be made
available through sale or
lease to the drivers to let
them share in the respon
sibility of repairs and tires,
etc., but also in the profits as
a separate co-op. More ef
ficiency, more respon
sibility, means more profit -
only the best drivers would
dare stay.
7. If extraordinary ex
penses do occur, such as this
recent strike, Lehigh should
set Up some way in which
recovery of the losses can be
made available from all
sister co-operative members
and other dairies who
process their excess milk
through Lehigh. Of course,"
this must work two ways, we
then should be ready to help
if the reverse would occur.
8. Lehigh Valley Co
operative Dairy could join
the other dairies in asking
the Pennsylvania Milk
Marketing Board and/or the
appropriate legislative body
to set aside a sum of money
over and above the current
retail price, perhaps % cents
per gallon on fluid milk, to be
paid by the consumer, but to
go directly to milk and milk
product advertising, con
sumer nutritional education,
and research for new
products. The advertising
and research for my truck,
tractor, name brand feed,
ENGINE
and for everything I’ve
purchased was included in
the sale price, so why not
milk? This approach would
act as a self-help aide to the
whole milk industry.
I realize this is a rather
lengthy but a most im
portant subject for a great
deal of your readers. The
cities of Allentown, Lau
sdale, and Schuylkill Haven
have very important stakes
in the survival of the Lehigh
Valley Co-operative Dairy in
both jobs and in the economy
of these respective areas.
The 800 or so shippers to
Lehigh also contribute to
their areas’ economy and
thus create jobs in related
industries. A better job must
be done at a profit for all or
else we will be seeing the last
of Lehigh Valley Co
operative Dairy as we know
it today.,
In speaking out, I don’t
expect grassy milk, high
bacteria, high leucocytes,
oxidation, or antibiotics in
my milk as retaliation such
as has occurred in the “old
days”.
Sincerely,
Robert Dreisbach, VMD
Hamburg, Pa.
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enactment of the 55-mile
per-hour speed limit,
average highway speeds
have declined from 65 mph
to 58 mph, the U.S. Depart
ment of - Transportation
reports.
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