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
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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
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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.
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Fuel Chief
HEATING Oil.
tOIL HEATING EQUIPMENT
AIR CONDITIONING
MOUNT JOY, PA
Ph 653-1821
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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.