Pennfield plant produces millionth ton of feed
" LANCASTER - Pennfield poultry and dairy operation.
Corporation’s Feed Division The Groff’s operation is a
marked a milestone on real family venture, in-
Friday when its com- eluding son-in-law and
puterized mill in Hempfield daughter, Dale and Sharon
Industrial Park turned out Enck, son Charles and
the millionth ton of feed daughter-in-law Carol, and a
produced since the mill was daughter, Suzanne. The
constructed in October 1977. surprise feed delivery will be
Company -officials used to feed the 60,000 layers
awarded the ton of poultry that occupy new poultry
feed" to Robert C. and houses added recently to the
Mildred Groff, R 4 Grofffarm.
Quarryville, Pennfield Pennfield’s automated
customers with a 180-acre' mill currently produces 1600
KEYSTONE
KLASSIC
CLUB LAMB SALE
2nd Annual Sale
FRIDAY. MAY 9
7:00 P.M.
Indiana Co. Fairgrounds, Indiana, PA
150 top club&
Ewe lambs of the highest caliber
☆ Southdown - Scenic View Farms, Kwisnek
☆ Suffolk - Tim Hall
☆ Hampshire- John Nordin
☆ Dorsets-Frank Hunter
it Black Face-Barb Herr
Also Oxfords & Crosses
For information:
Gary Kwisnek
RDI Box 118
Parkesburg, PA 15725
412-459-8439
Auctioneer -
Clayton D. Winebark
Rochester Mills. PA
412-286-9806
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Up to $6OO bonus buying power for early
orders of John Deere Disks, Chisel Plows, or Hoy
Preseason orders help John Deere plan
production of most needed models and sizes
So from February 1 through May 31 1930 John
Deere is offering impressive bonuses tor
preseason orders This bonus is above and
beyond our best deal to you on this equipment
Your early order qualifies you for $5O to $6OO
in John Deere money for certain models of
disks chisel plows balers mower/conditioners
and pull-type forage harvesters Promptly after
delivery you II be mailed your bonus John
Deere money to spend for products or services
at our store
There s more You II get price protection from
BUYER BONUS IN JOHN DEERE MONEY FOR NEW 1610 Drawn Rigid (19- thru 23-fool)
EQUIPMENT ORDERS SIGNED DURING • 1610 Drawn Flexible
FEB, MAR M APR , MAY *0 -(23-thru 27-foot)
EQUIPMENT
DISKS
111 and 115
210 215 310 315 340 1630 Sl5O $lOO
220 230 235 350 440
455 1640
331 and 360
CHISEL PLOWS
1610 integral Rigid 1610 Drawn
Rigid (11* thru 17 foot)
ENFIELD EQUIPMENT INC.
Whiteford, MO 21160 Phone 301-452-5252
and Forage Equipment
S 75 $ 50
$225 $l5O Square and RouncTßalers $225 $l5O
$375 $250
$5OO $3!
$75 $
tons daily, with an annual
capacity for 400,000 tons.
Last October, ingredient
storage capacity was in
creased by more than 11,000
tons, with the construction of
five new silos, the largest
standing 110 feet high. The
additional production
capability makes Pennfield
one of the largest feed
milling operations in the
East.
In addition to this high
volume mill, Pennfield also
operates other mills in
Rohrerstown, York, Red
Lion, and Palmyra.
Pennfield Corporation was
formed in 1971 by the con
solidation of two century-old
companies. Miller and
Bushong, Inc. of Rohrer
stown, and the D. E. Horn
Company, Inc. of York. The
corporation is active in all
phases of feed, egg and
poultry production,
processing and marketing.
Nearly 100 types of poultry
and livestock feeds are
manufactured and sold by
the firm.
Aside from its milling
operations, Pennfield
Corporation includes Penn
field Farms, Grimes Poultry
Processing, Beachley-Hardy
Seed Company, J. Brame
Witmer fuel oil distributors,
and an ,Allied Product
Division:
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the time you order any machine in the bonus
program Use a John Deere Finance Plan and
no finance charges will accrue on any machine
in the program until the first day of the month
which begins the 1980 use season in our area
This early-order program includes a list of
dozens of disks chisel plows and hay and
forage tools But your preseason order must be
signed before March 31 to earn the most John
Deere money Come in soon check the list and
ask us for our best deal on this new equipment
You II be expected to take delivery of the
equipment as soon as its available
1610 Drawn Flexible
{29* thru 41 foot)
1650 Folding
BALERS
MOWER/CONDITIONERS
1207 1209 and 1380
FORAGE HARVESTERS
Puli Type 3940
Pull Type 3960
These oilers are subject to equipment availability
S2OO $125
$3OO $2OO
$6OO $4OO
$3OO $2OO
$3OO $2OO
$4OO $275
R. Scott Buckwalter, left, presents Quarryville farmer Robert Groff with
Pennfield’s millionth ton of feed from its Hempfield plant. Looking on is Dennis
Myers, area manager for Pennfield poultry feeds.
Red meat production
HARRISBURG - Com
mercial red meat production
in Pennsylvania during
March totaled 80.1 million
pounds, down eight percent
from March 1979, according
to the Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service.
Cattle slaughter at 51,000
head was down 24 percent
while calf slaughter at 21,800
head was ten percent less
than last year.
Kog slaughter at 290,200
head increased seven per
cent from a year ago.
The number of sheep and
lambs slaughtered totaled
14,700, up 30 percent from
March 1979.
Nationally, commercial
red meat production during
March totaled 3.10 billion
FARM
MACHINERY
AUCTION
550 Gal. Bulk Tank
SATURDAY, MAY 10
at 12 Noon
For George Wengryn 1 mile north of Ringoes,
N.J. on John Ringo Rd. Rt. 579 next to the Black
River and Western Rail Road.
12 NOON Misc items used on dairy and crop farm, milk
cans, seeder, gates, 50 lolly columns, plus many other
items! 1 P.M. BARN EQUEP.-550 gal. Girton BULK
TANK, Surge SP22 pump, Surge milkers, Jamesway 30T
cow bam cleaner 2 units, feed carts, Jamesway 12 ft."
silo unloader, Silo Matic 14 ft. silo unloader, 75 ft. Snoco
mow conveyor. MACHINERY A.C. WD tractor, 2 row
AC cultivator, AC front end loader, AC 4 row com
planter, AC 4 btm. plow, Gehl portable grinder mixer,
Gehl chuck wagon, 2-AC #6O combines w/bins, AC roto
baler, hay wagon, NI wagon gear, NH Super 78
hayhner baler, IHC 7 ft. hyd. cut away disc, 8 ft. disc, 3
sect harrow, AC blower and pipe, Oliver 17 hole grain
drill, Ontario 12 hole drill, NI #7 com picker, 18 ft. pipe
hay elevator, fert. spreader, JD mower. Fox 6 ft. grass
bd, coal brooder stove, poultry equip., plus other
items!
Owner & Auctioneer not responsible for accidents!
Terms - Cash or Good Check with Identification, Paid
in Full Sale Day!
Owner,
GEORGE WENGRYN
Sale Conducted by;
COL. FRED R. DANIEL
AUCTIONEERS INC.
NeshanicSta., N.J.
201-369-4784
(Farm Sales are our Specialty)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 3,1980—A39
drops eight percent
pounds, an increase of less
than one percent from
March 1979.
Beef production at 1.65
billion pounds was down
seven percent while veal
production at 30 million
Lehigh dissolves
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Farmers results from a
personal committment of
520.000 bribe current board
of the dairy and restruc
turing of loans, which
ultimately will be repaid by
Atlantic Processing to the
Baltimore Bank.
The residue, currently
estimated at $l.B million,
will be distributed to
preferred stockholders after
pounds declined 21 percent.
Pork production totaled
1.39 billion pounds, up 11
percent from March 1979.
Lamb and mutton produc
tion increased four percent
to 28 million pounds.
pending litigation is
resolved. That will amount
to about 15 cents on the
dollar to the 4000 preferred
stockholders.
Common stockholders will
receive nothing.
Under a voting trust
agreement that is part of the
plan, the new cooperative,
and all other shipping to
Atlantic Processing, will
have the option to purchase
the new company within 10
years.
Atlantic Processing will be
managed by the current
officers and staff of Lehigh
Valley Cooperative Farmers
and will continue with the
marketing programs under
the Lehigh Valley Farms
label.
Proceeding the vote, dairy
president Robert P. Barry
and attorney Robert
Tallman explained details of
the proposal and accepted
questions from stockholders.
No discussion or statements
on the proposal were per
mitted. w
The loudest audience
response came from a
question by a holder of both
common and preferred stock
who asked, “Why dissolve
the organization now after
our best year?”
“It should have been done
before,” replied Barry, “But
we were absorbed with
saving the business.”
After the vote, Alpheus L.
Ruth, chairman of the board
said members had provided
the board “with new tools for
the future.
“You have taken bold new
steps needed to meet the
challenge of the new decade.
The new organization will be
able to attract new mem
bers. It will be able to attract
new capital,” Ruth said.
“You have put more
stability into the market
place. We will continue to be
the balance wheel of the
dairy industry in this part of
the country. And you have
assured yourselves of a
market for your milk at good
prices,” he said.
Members also elected Roy
Hetrick as director-at-large.