DlO—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 10,1980
Farm Show market open through October
HARRISBURG - What is
the easiest way to save
money and spend more time
out of doors? Shop at the
outdoor Farmers Market at
the Farm Show every
Tuesday and Friday bet
ween 3 and Bp.m.
Bone Up
The door was opened for
hearings on changes in
Order 2 when the North
Atlantic Milk Processors
Association petitioned tne
U.S. Department of
Agriculture to consider their
proposals.
They asked to raise the
transportation credit to 20
cents and remove the 15 cent
negotiated hauling charge
There would be no limit on
what a handler could deduct
for hauling as long as he had
the producers consent and it
didn’t exceed the actual cost.
This came pretty close to
eliminating farm point pric
ing entirely. But once more
the co-ops headed off the
threat with counter pro
posals which would limit the
negotiated charge to 25
cents. This will probably be
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The Farm Show Farmers
Market opened for its sixth
year at the Farm Show
parking lot in Harrisburg at
3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6.
The Farmers Market will
continue its operation
through October.
the one mcluded when the
hearing announcement is
issued.
This is just one of several
proposals to be considered at
the hearing, but producers
should be boning up on the
effects of the suggested
changes if they want to vote
responsibly when a referen
dum is held for a new order.
Other proposals to be in
cluded would raise the zone
differential inside the 201-210
mile zone from 1.8 cents to
2.2 cents for every ten miles.
A very important proposal
is to expand the marketing
area of Order 2 mto 20 Penn
sylvania counties from
Wayne, Pike and Monroe on
the east to Potter, Clinton,
Umon and Snyder on the
west. A counter proposal by
Order 4 Co-ops would expand
the Order 4 marketing area
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provides an excellent op
portunity for consumers to
save money on farm fresh
produce and spend their
shopping hours out of doors
in the fine spring, summer
and autumn weather,” said
State Agriculture Secretary
north to include Lackawan
na and Wyoming counties
with everything south of
that.
Stay alert to the suggested
changes and determine how
it will effect your milk
marketing so you can react
m your own best interests.
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Penrose Hallowell. “The
Farm Show Farmers
Market, established in 1975,
has been a success m
providing consumers with
top quality agricultural
products at reasonable
prices.”
T. Luke Toomey, manager
of the Farm Show Farmers
Market, said farmers who
sell at the market have been
pleased with the results in
the past years, as the market
provides them with an outlet
for their products and a
chance to meet their city
cousins.
He also said that early m
the season consumers can
look forward to buying farm
fresh eggs, potatoes and
fresh country meats, as well
as all types of vegetable
plants, house plants and
flower plants.
Direct marketing has
become more beneficial to
both farmers and consumers
in recent years. Penn
sylvania is a national leader
m direct farm marketing,
with annual sales from
farmers markets, roadside
markets, pick-your-own and
milk jugging operations
ranging between $l2O and
$l5O million.
fruits and vegetables and
meats to homemade breads
and pies to poultry products
can all be found on sale at
the market in season.
Several farm products will
be special features this
summer, including
strawberries, red rasp
berries, blueberries, sweet
com, potatoes, peaches and
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