—Lancaster Farining,Saturday, December 22, 1979
106
The Milk
Check
TOM JTOCHAK
County Agent
No, Virginia
If you were looking for
Santa Claus in your milk
cbeck this month, forget It. ,
The uniform - price for
fanners shipping to Order 2
handlers in November was
$12.82. That’s two cents less
than October and just $l.OB
better than last year. That
|l.OB increase was the
smallest for any month this
year compared to a year
ago.
You were doing better
(compared to 1978) beck in
the Spring during the New
York city Teamster strike
when the difference in the
blend was around $1.4(5 a
hundred.
The highest difference was
$1.70 in February. Then it
slid all the way down to $1.19
in October, and now $l.OB in
November.
And, unless you’re making
a list and checking it twice,
there isn’t anything I can see
that indicates it will get any
better this winter. However,
if you’re looking for a little
stocking stuffer to make you
happy, you did get 29 cents
from the Louisville Plan
fund this month. Ho, Ho, Ho!
Christmas Turkey
So, what happened to all
those prices you’ve been
fattening up all year to enjoy
over the holidays? Basically,
increasing production
nationally since last Spring
—is catching up. You saw your
John Deere Action Toys make playtime more fun.
And, they’re built to last. Riding tractors to put
together kits. See the full line soon.
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster, PA
717-291-1046
ADAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT
INC.
Mohnton RD2, PA 19540
(near Adamstown)
215-484-4391
PIKEVILLE
EQUIPMENT INC.
Oyster Dale Road
Oley RD2, PA
215-987-6267
NEUHAUS'ES, INC.
RD2, YorK, PA
1-83 Loganville Ext. 3
717-428-1953 or
235-1306
Basic Formula Price peak in
September and slide off even
with the new support price in
October.
The Louisville Plan added
about 44 cents to your blind
in September and October
then dropped to 29 cents last
month, which is about
normal. But it makes your
November blend look 15
cents smaller.
In December, there won’t
be any Louisville Plan
payback and there are no
signs Of improvement in
product prices. So it looks
like more of the same.
But cheer up. It could have
been worse for November if
you hadn’t cut back on
production in Order 2. In
November, you shipped, on
the average, 400,000 pounds
less milk per day than in
October and a million
pounds less per day than in
September or August. So it
was a real switch.
Your Class I sales in Order
2 were much better than
September and just slightly
under October.
With lowered production i
and pretty good fluid milk
sales, your Class I utilization
has improved from 47.3
percent in September to 50.8
in October to 51.2 in
November.
So, be glad something’s
moving in the right direction
when you carve the
Christmasturkey.
JOHN DEERE TOYS
SHOT2BER6ERS
EQUIPMENT
Elm, PA
717-665-2141
A.B.C. GROFF INC.
New Holland, PA
717-354-4191
ROBBCT E. LITTIE INC.
Zieglerville, PA
215-287-9643
STANLEY A. KLOPP INC.
Bernville, PA
215-488-1510
Mitchell
COUDERSPORT -
Garner P. Mitchell, Potter
County Extension director
on Penn State’s extension
service staff, will retire
December 31 with 25 yearsof
service.
A. native of Susquehanna
County, Mitchell received
his bachelor* of science
degree from Penn State in
1951, majoring ,in dairy
production.
Following service in the
U.S. Army, he was appointed
to the extension staff in 1954
an assistant Clinton County
agent. He was promoted 'to
associate agent in 1958 and
was named Potter County
agent in 1960.
Citrus sale
successful
in Lehigh
ALLENTOWN - The
members of the Lehigh
County FFA Chapter have
concluded another very
successful citrus fruit sale.
An approximate total of
5000 cases of fruit were sold.
The chapter members
participated in the unloading
and distribution of five
tractor trailer loads of fruit.
The top salesmen for 1979
are John Creveling, Nick
Mainier, Ronald Haas,
Donald Haas, Chris Gunkel,
Jim Tretter and Cory Held.
They sold a total of 1,275
cases of fruit.
The Lehigh County FFA
Chapter received a trophy
for selling the most citrus
fruit in 1978.
KERMIT K. KISTLER, INC.
Lynnport, PA
„ - 215-298-3270
M.S.VEARSIEY&SONS
West Chester, PA
215-696-2990
A6WAY, INC.
Chapman Equipment"
Center
Chapman, PA
215-398-2553
l.fi.'j AS SALES
Silverdale, PA 18962
215-257-5136
to refine "as" Potter County agent
In Potter County, he has
conducted farm finance
clinics for young farm
couples, focusing on howto
obtain credit and how to
work out business
agreements.
Mitchell assisted in
organizing the Potter-Tioga
Maple ~ Producers’
Association. Through the
efforts of this organization,
the Potter-Tioga Maple
Festival was organized and
is now a major tourist at
traction in the area/
The retiring ' extension
agent has worked closely
with county dairymen in
developing a promotion and
advertising campaign to sell
breeding cattle.
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8.4% available chlorine solution. Use as rinse for equip
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Cochranville, PA 19330
215-932-4700
SALES REPRESENTATIVE:
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PH: 717-626-1065
Before 7 A.M. After 6 P.M.
LANCASTER CO
SUIT’S
REFRIGERATION
SERVICE
Gordonville, PA 17529
717 768-8555
BRADFORD CO.
REFRIGERATION SAM WEIDNER
Troy, PA 16947
Ph 717-297-4060
MIFFLIN CO.
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Belleville, PA 17004 215-863-4557
LYCOMING CO.
LAPPS HARDWARE
& DAIRY SUPPLIES
RD4 Box 96 (Loop Rd)
Quarryville, PA 17566
HUNDREDS OF INSTALLATIONS IN THE U.SA-THOUSANDS WORLDWIDE
JAMES
LUCKENBIIL
RD2 Montgomery, Pa 17752
717 547-1516
Using forage test results,
he developed a system to
compute a balanced ration
fojr cattle and has conducted
Ration Preparation
Workshops for dairymen to
figure. their feast-cost
balanced rations.
* .
Kith assistance from the
County Commissioners,
Mitchell was instrumental in
organizing the Potter County v
Planning Commission. The
organization serves as a
valuable tool in charting
proper land use for-ebuntjh
residents. v
He has been chairman of
the Potter-McKean Council
of Farmer Cooperatives. He
helped organize one-day
NU-RINSE
AUTHORIZED DEALERS:
LEBANON &
BERKS CO.
CLYDE C.
LUTZ
Ephrata, PA 17522
717-738-1718
SOMERSET CO,
Somerset, PA 15501
Ph 814-445-8921
NORTHAMPTON &
MONROE CO.
CHESTER CO.
farmer cooperative
seminars arid assisted in the
selection, of delegates to
attend the Pennsylvania
• Association of 'Farmer
Cooperatives Summer Youth
•Institute. '
In 1976, Mitchell received
a Distinguished Service
AwaH from the National
Association of County
Agricultural Agents* Tor his
- service to agriculture.
’ Hellas served as president
■of ■ the 'Pennsylvania
Association f ot County
AgrieultufalAgentsr*
'■" Mitchell is married to the
former Marian Sunday, of
Scranton. They -are the
parents of a son and a
daughter.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT BODMIN NU-PULSE
j Name
j Address
| City
I State
Phone
j □ Interested in Bodmin Milker
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MONTGOMERY CO.
PENN VALLEY
CROPSTOREINC.
Schwenksville, PA 19473
Ph 215 287-9650
HUNTINGDON CO
CLAPPER FARM
EQUIPMENT, INC.
Alexandria, PA 16611
Ph 814-669-4465
SUSQUEHANNA CO.
JIMS EQUIPMENT
R 1 Box 96
Sprmgville, PA 18844
717-942-6928