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Mount Joy Farmers Co-op returns $13,178
By DIETER KRIEG
MOUNT
JOY
Mount Joy Farmers
Cooperative Association is
retiring revolving fund
certificates which were
issued 10 years ago, the
association’s president, Roy
Alger, annouced here this
week. A portion of the $13,178
fund will be returned in cash
to the association’s 95
members. The Mount Joy
Farmers Cooperative has
been returning money to its
members for a number of
years and recorded a net
operating profit of $11,623.27
for the fiscal year ended Oct.
31, 1978. Total assets are
listed at $609,343.09, ac
cording to the treasurer’s
report, which was released
at the group’s annual
meeting on Wednesday. It
was held at Hostettei's
Dining Hall, here.
Commenting on the
cooperative’s status,
President Alger said: “We
may not be the largest, but
that doesn’t mean we can’t
be the best. This is our goal
for 1979.” Challenging those
in attendance to continue to
work together for common
goals, he emphasized that
“when we all pull together,
only then will our voices be
made heard.”
Mount Joy Farmers
Cooperative recently
renewed its contract with
Lehigh Valley Cooperative
The
Roy Alger
Milk Producers, a move
which, in Alger’s words,
should make the mem
bership “thankful and
proud.” He added that
members’ milk has been in
more demand in recent
months, and this has put the
Mount Joy Co-op in a
favorable bargaining
position. He regards the
contract with LeHi as being
beneficial to the Mount Joy
Co-op.
“After lengthy discussions
and meetings, your board of
directors decided it was for
the best interest of the Mount
Joy Farmers Co-op to
remain with LeHi and ac
cepted with confidence a
mutual agreement that was
to our favor and amounts to
10 cents per hun
dredweight,” Alger said.
“The year 1978 is now
history and we are em
barked in a new year - 1979.
We have our sleeves rolled
up and are ready to make
this cooperative a stronger
and better competitor in the
milk marketing area,” he
told the assembled members
and guests. “Our manager
and the board of directors
cannot do the job them
selves, so we ask you as
members now, more than
ever before, for your sup
port,” Alger continued.
Expressing concern over
legislation brewing in
Washington which might
jeopardize marketing
freedoms of farmers, Alger
again emphasized the need
for solidarity. “Above all
else, promote us,” he ex
claimed in his closing
statements.
In other news evolving
from the meeting, Lancaster
County Dairy Princess
Joyce Stoltzfus announced
that she is giving presen
tations to elementary school
children throughout the
county. Accompanying her
to each engagement is a
puppet calf, Clarabelle, with
which she entertains and
informs her young
audiences. In concluding her
presentation here, she
thanked the fanners for sure that it’s working Sumser jested thatdl
their support - both to her as properly. members have ™terud
a dairy princess, and to the “Also protect the com- readdyavadabie^chc^i
industry in general. pressor during cold weather, be applied to icy farm lanes.
Fieldman Max Sumser and be careful with' an- “Also trim branches to keep
reminded the group that U.S. tibiotics,” Sumser them from and
Public Health inspections cautioned. “Read the table,” scraping our trucks, he
are due, and that inspectors he advised. In a final note, a ~~”' , ,
are insisting on plywood he asked the membership to The general manager of
covers over all feed carts, be considerate of haulers the Mount Joy Co-op is Paul
Furthermore, he asked the and hauling equipment. Hostetter. ...
dairymen to make it a habit Noting that the cooperative’s Another part of the
to check cooling equipment hauling expenses and in- program was the recognition
after each to make surance rates have gone up, (Turn to Page 36)
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