Dairy farmers tq receive 310.95 for April milk NEW YORK, N.Y, - Dairy farmers supplying milk plants regulated under the New York-New Jersey marketing orders during April will be paid on the basis of a uniform price of $10.95 per hundred pounds or 23.5 cents per quart. Market Administrator Thomas" A. Wilson, who announced April’s price, also stated that THE POWERFUL PERFORMERS IN MF LINE • For top economy and reliability you get famous Perkins diesel power. • Select a standard 8-speed manual or optional 24-speed transmission with 3-speed shift-on-the-go. • Put all that power to work in the quiet comfort of the total-vision MF operator's module with more glass area than any other cab on the market. S. G. LEWIS AND SON West Grove, PA Ph: (215) 869-9440 869-2214 PETERMAN FARM EQUIPMENT 22$ York Road Carlisle, PA Ph; (717)249-5338 the uniform farm price was $11.12 per hundredweight in March hundrsdweight in April 1978." The New York City area milk strike in effect almost the entire month, reduced the April 1979 uniform price by 11 cents per hun dredweight The uniform price is a marketwide weighted average of the Personalized MF financing, parts, and service available. ARNETfTGARAGE REX RUSSEL EQUIPMENT Rome, PA Ph: (717) 247-7858 2 mi. N. Rome off Rt. 187 MARLIN W. SCHREFFLER Pitman, PA Ph: (717) 648-1120 value of farm milk used for fluid and manufactured dairy products. The seasonal incentive fund„ tembved a total of $2,693,189.1)3 or $.30 per hundredweight from the dairy fanners’ uniform price for April Deductions for this fund will continue through June and will be returned in the August through November uniform price calculations. The total amount of milk received from the 17,699 dairy farmers supplying the New York-New Jersey Marketing, Area was 897,729,678 pounds during April 1979. This was more Hum 30.7 million pounds above last year. The gross value to dairy farmers for milk deliveries was $100,409,530.46. Mr. Wilson explained that this included differentials required to be paid to dairy farmers but not voluntary premiums or deductions authorized by the farmer. Regulated milk dealers (handlers) utilized 346,111,997 pounds or 38.6 per cent of the total amount of milk for Class I. The Class I milk is used for fluid milk products such as homogenized, flavored, low test and skim milks. For April 1979, handlers paid $12.77 per hundredweight, or 27.5 cents per quart, for this milk compared with $11.25 a year ago. The balance of the milk, 61.4 per cent, was used to manufacture Class n MF 2805 GUS FARM EQUIPMENT INC. Int. 214 £616 Seven Valleys,PA 17360 Ph: (717)428-1967 N.H. FLICKER & SON, INC. products including butter, cheese, ice cream and yogurt. For this milk the handlers paid $10.54 per hundredweight. The uniform price is based on milk containing 3.5 per cent butterfat For April steaks, and turkey hams and are available for consumption every day of the year. As might be expected, problems faced by the industry have also changed since 1950. With large operations concentrated in small areas, waste disposal has become a problem. This is especially true for large caged-layer egg operations with limited acreage located near or adjacent to heavily populated areas. Regulations regarding environmental improvement through abatement of water, air, noise, and odor pollution, plus zoning actions, 1 will likely increase investment and operating costs and may, in some in stances, result in cessation of business at a particular site. The energy shortage may also plague some producers. While fuel in the past has been a small and often ignored cost in the egg industry, future costs will be higher. While higher costs must be considered, the real problem may be one of certainty of supply rather than cost itself. However, higher energy costs mean higher transportation costs for inputs, primarily feed. On the other hand, the industry finds itself a beneficiary of developments since 1950. The problem of fuel scarcity and higher fuel costs works to the advantage of the local producer and disadvantage of the faraway producer attempting to compete BIG-FIELD THE • Six-way adjustable deluxe seat, tilting/telescoping steering wheel, warning light monitor and hand controls make operation comfortable, convenient and easy. • A full range of MF options and accessories from extra long axles for axle-mounting duals and triples to an AM/FM/CB radio assure that you get a tractor matched to your specific needs. Maxatawny, PA Ph: (215) 683-7252 1979, a differential of 13.9 cents was applied to the price for each one-tenth of one per cent that the milk tested above or below the 3.5 per cent standard. All prices quoted are for bulk tank milk received within the 201-210 mile zone from New York City. Pa. poultry (Continued from Page 22) MF 2775, In big power, Massey-Fergusoh offers a model matched to your needs from IQO to 190 horsepower. Heading up the lineup is the MF 2805, the world’s biggest 2-wheel drive tractor, and the MF 2775. Now joining that powdr-packed pair are the new MF 2675, MF 2705 and MF 2745. All five of these field champions offer the blend of power, performance Rt. 9 Box 125 Hagerstown, MD Ph: (301) 733-0515 M. M. WEAVER & SON N. Groffdale Rd. Leola, PA 17540 Ph: (717) 656-2321 mcasttr Farming, Saturday, May 19,1979 for the same market The area Is more deficit now than it was 30 years ago, thus providing a larger local market for producers. Greater in-state grain production lessens the need for importing feed grains at increased freight rates, and development of environmentally controlled housing has resulted in better performance by layers and broilers. In other words, the competitive position of Pennsylvania producers has improved relative to producers in competing areas. Over the past 30 years broiler production has steadily increased in Pennsylvania. Turkey production declined during the 1950 s but has expanded since 1962 to double its previous levels. Egg production declined over a period of about 20 years but has expanded over the past 2-3 years to a level higher than any previous period. The industry faces problems of higher energy costs and availability. It must lace up to problems of a dean environment and operating in heavily populated areas. But the industry also finds itself in a better competitive position with respect to competing areas. Currently all three phases of the industry are in an expansive mood. It is quite likely that the decade of the 1980 s will see a larger proportion of this nation’s eggs, broilers, and turkeys produced and processed in the Keystone State. MF2705 MF 2675 ABRACZINSKA’S FARM EQUIP. INC. RDI, Catawissa, PA 717-356-2323 (South on Rt. 42) LEBANON VALLEY IMPLEMENT CO. IF 2745 700 E. Unden St. Richland, PA Ph: (717) 866-7518 23
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