VOL. 24 No.ol "33^- Dairy parity will stay at 80 per cent WASHINGTON, D.C. The House Agriculture Com mittee approved legislation Thursday to allow support prices for milk to remain at 80 per cent of parity through Sept. 30, 1981. And there won’t be a trigger clause, says Hudson P. Mason, director of economics for the National r Milk Producers Federation. The Department of Agriculture had proposed an escape clause to establish a less than 80 per cent of parity level if the Commodity Credt Corporation (CCC) purchases climbed beyond a predetermined level. However, the House Agriculture Committee decided to delete that portion of the bill. U.S. Secretary of Agncultur%Robert Bergland has said that he believes the bill might be vetoed by the President if the trigger clause isn’t a part of the proposal. - % _ Some observers say that even though there may be grumblings from the White House,' a veto isn’t a likely possibility. • Mason and ethers closely associated with dairy (Turn to Page 27) Eastern says it’s ‘on the climb in ‘79 ’ By DIETER KRIEG SYRACUSE, N.Y. ' —Eastern M#k Producers' Cooperative Association, Inc., headquartered here, is celebrating. Indications from the management are that their business has been turned around and things are looking up. According to. office spokesmen, Eastern realized ear nings of $600,000 for the year ended March 31,1979, and the management anticipates a $700,000 net margin by the end of March, 1980. The figures have not been audited, however. At any rate, the cooperative’s management is glowing with satisfaction and considers its contract with Leprino Foods to be wise and secure. Eastern is supplying the giant cheese producer with milk under agreements which are to last 20 years, thus assuring members with a market. To this end, Eastern has purchased two dairy plants in southcentral New York and is leasing them to Leprino. Both plants are un dergoing extensive renovation and expansion. Production at both plants continues while the improvements are going on. Eastern met here at the Hotel Syracuse this week for its 57th annual meeting. The cooperative has had numerous set-backs in recent years, including stunning publicity on' matters involving financing, directors’ actions, it’s connections with Lepnno Foods, and a court suit. But if any of that has Eastern down, it wasn’t evident at the meeting here. It was business as usual,' with all the trimmings and festivities. A dairy economist speaks candidly ... Higher prices won’t solve all the problems By DIETER KRIEG SOUTHAMPTON Dairy farmers can look forward to a dollar per hundredweight increase in prices for manufactured milk, beginning Oct. 1, says Inter-State Milk Producers’ economist Dr. Paul Hand. But lest anyone count his profits for 1979 prematurely, he em phasizes that costs are escalating too. “I'wouldn’t say that this is the best year in history for dairymen,” he com mented, noting that last year looked like a terrific year too, but in the end it wasn’t ‘‘that great.” “There isn’t any let-up in prices,” the economist said, naming fuel and fertilizer as two of the most costly items “We’re a fuel oriented industry,” he continued, “if we don’t pay now, we’ll pay later.” Inter-State’s well-known and respected economist is not a pessimist by any means, however. Rather, he might be v (Turn to Page 34) (Turn to Page 14) Servmg The Central and Soufheostem Pennsylvania Areas Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 9,1979 Lancaster Fanning photo by Dieter Krieg The beauty of a warm Summer, a peaceful countryside, and contented dairy animals is most pleasant - wherever it is found. ' A mam and bis cows looking through some 100 year old Baer’s Almanacs reveals some interesting information. Fago IDO has the details. Pennsylvania Dairy Prin cess Sandy Miller shares some aI her favorite recipes on page 128. N * \. s In this Dairy Issue Editorial 10 Lifeon the farm ID Steer show 29 Dairy feature 12 Homestead Notes 99 Jr f rtoktiig Editi-oi 94 Home on the Range % Strawberry champ Kendy’sKoUomn 195 Joyce Bupp |oi Ida’s Notebook 1M ' Steer fitting HD' Coat show HD Md. dairy princesses 170 $6.00 Per Yeai Moder* only hd* they '> *»r 'HI
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