B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January IS, 1980 The Milk Check TOM JUECHAK County Agent Uppers and Downers When production goes up the price goes down. It’s not always quite that simple, but it just about describes the situation m Order 2 for December. You increased production 50 million pounds, or nearly 6.5 percent over November, and cut your blend price by three percent to $12.25 for December. That was 37 cents less than November and only 83 cents better than a year ago. Last month I pointed out that your monthly dif ferences between 1978 and 1979 had dropped from a high of $1.40 last Spring to $l.OB in November. Now it’s 83 cents m December and largely because of increasing production that isn’t mat ched by increasing Class I sales. So you get a lower blend. Your Class I sales were Unnoticed because Patz Gutter Cleaners go to work day-m and day-out as dependably durable and as economical in operation as any piece of major farm machinery today So, being very undemanding of your valuable management time Patz Gutter Cleaners really can go unnoticed In fact, most Patz Gutter Cleaners are only noticed by the work they vo done as it accumulates in the manure holding area * k ■y. * > — -3 a. 56. » = * E= ‘ JT" get the pnTz facts first 602 MAIN STREET BALLY, PA. 19503 DIAL (215) 845-2261 “Over 55 years of continuous Service” about the same in November and December, but with the mcreased production, your Class I utilization dropped from 51.2 percent in November to 47.8 last month. Your class prices were about the same each month, with the Class I price down seven cents and the Class II price up seven cents. The biggest difference was that 29 cents Louisville Plan payment in November that you didn’t get in December. Taking that mto account your blend price dropped less than one percent from November. Maybe that’s the best thing we can say about the December blend after a 6.5 percent increase in production. New Hope The dairy committee of the Pennsylvania State Grange, meeting during Farm Show week in Heavy one piece hook n eye design cl the unique Patz chain means high flexibility easy link removal and durable operation thats further ensured by two rugged title designs ~ both with single piece welded construction and special wear shoe The heart of the Patz heavy duty reducer ~ the 4 tooth an ve sprocket measures on.y 5 >n diameter Teeth contact links at their strongest point exerting less stress on the chain and motor Alter leaving Kite cleaner thie catcher guides Kite* smoothly on to the uown side ol the slide while the automatic chain tightener mamtams proper chain tr ns/on for smooth running efficiency Easily removr u cotnr r wheel eliminate concrr te breakup Flanged edge guide the rham lor f mooth COrnnn ig without binding Concrete mrhorrd return turners and tuggt d 'icjlU rjowr hp* <? ure r Cjn! nu* (3 S mo* th gu'irr c hjm opf r il or Harrisburg, brought the support of that organization to the proposal of the Penn sylvania Dairy Cooperatives for Milk Security. J’his w„o a k.hd'i 0 e 'n their policy set at their annual meeting in Williamsport last summer; and along with the Pennsylvania Farmers Association brings the two largest farm organizations in the state behind the milk marketing cooperatives plan for the establishment of a security fund. Originally, the Grange had favored a fund financed equally by producers and dealers, each contributing one cent a hundredweight, and mcluded cooperatives that process their members’ milk. According to Feryl Treichler of Kutztown, chairman, the Grange committee listened to a lot of different points of view from farmers, dealers, legislators, the ad ministration and cooperatives before reaching a decision. And, more work still remains to be done among rank and file farmers before any plan can succeed in the legislature. Generally, however, this narrows the field down to two proposals, one backed by the farm organizations THE SYSTEMS PEOPLE AO STAR BUYING CATTLE? WHY NOT START THEM IN AN AGSTAR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED BUILDING. CHECK INTO OUR AGSTAR CASTLE - THE CALF SAVER MEANS MORE DOLLARS PROFIT THE COMPLETE SYSTEM BUILDING and, the cooperatives and one by the administration, but both of them funded by dealer contributions. The former is at two cents a hundred with co-ops exempt. The administration plan is at one cent a hundred with co ops contributing voluntarily if the members choose to participate. Thus the greatest con sensus ever demonstrated by farm organizations and cooperatives in Penn sylvania has brought new hope for success in establishing a security fund for dairymen. As everyone agrees, there is still a lot of work to be done in the administration and the legislature as well as among farmers, dealers and consumers. But never before have the ranks been tighter in all the past efforts made toward this goal. GARBER OIL CO. Fuel Chief HEATING Oil. tOIL HEATING EQUIPMENT AIR CONDITIONING MOUNT JOY, PA Ph 653-1821 - • Farm Show Update HARRISBURG - Frank Darcey’s Spring Bottom Farm of Fairfield, Adams County, accumulated points to earn the Premier Exhibitor’s plaque m the Open Polled Hereford show at the 64th Farm Show. Last week’s show results incorrectly recorded Stockdale Hereford Farm as the premier exhibitor. Also, the champion Landrace bred gilt, owned by Donald Lake of Big Cove Tannery, farrowed a litter of DEAD STOCK REMOVED 4*| PROMPTLY ANYTIME ANYWHERE We Charge For Distant Pickups. A. F. BRANDT'S SONS RENDERERS ELIZABETHTOWN. PA (717) 367-6026 ATTENTION BEEF FARMERS eleven pigs. Under the circumstances, the gilt was left with just six piglets instead of seven as recorded in last week’s paper. WE’RE GROWING BETTER Various Building Sizes hold 24 to 101 Calves.
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