Informal hearing
Dairylea ends
HARRISBURG - The
Pennsylvania Milk
Marketing Board met with
representatives of the
Dairylea Cooperative on
Thursday m an informal
conference.
PMMB had told the
cooperative to show reason
why the Board should not
suspend or revoke its license
to sell milk in Pennsylvania.
Earl Fink, executive
secretary of PMMB, said the
conference was called to try
to resolve an alleged
violation of the state milk
marketing law in connection
with Dairylea’s agreement
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THE TALK.
There’s a better way to dry grain. It’s called
CHILLCURING m because it means CURING
without heat. Here’s what the talk is all
about.
THE GRAIN
Every kernel of gram is alive when it comes out of the field.
It is a seed, able to grow because it has the ability to take on
moisture Likewise, it can be kept in a state of preservation by
removing the moisture already m it
But by heating the gram to dry it, the seed life is destroyed.
By removing heat and moisture from the gram, it becomes
dormant, and stays alive Then it can ripen to full weight,
losing only water while keeping valuable protein, starches
and sugar.
THE SYSTEM
It’s simple. Gram goes from the field right to the bin. With
the unique AIRFRAME ” and AIRFLOOR’” the gram rests on a
solid bed that allows maximum ventilation.
Clean dry air is the best curing medium for the gram
GRAINLAMPS'“ provide cleaning and
drying the air beneath the floor, before it passes through the
gram.
Fans force air under the floor Rising through the gram, this
dry outside air carries away moisture and heat
At the peak of the bin a jumbo 40” turbine, the
WHIRLCOOLER'“, puts nature to work for you Wind and
rising air keeps it turning, venting the system naturally.
A special HARVESTAT Control System monitors the
curing process. A simple setting controls the GRAINLAMPS
to make use of free, natural air,
in no
with A&P to sell processing
and packaging of milk from
Dairylea’s Scranton plant.
No agreement was
reached, said Fink, and no
date has been set for a
formal hearing of the case.
“It will probably move to a
formal hearing in another
few weeks,” said Fink.
At Thursday’s conference.
Dairylea presented ad
ditional information on their
costs, noted the PMMB
executive secretary. These
figures will have to be
checked by a PMMB audit,
he said, but they were
submitted by the
of PMMB,
agreement
cooperative as evidence.
Dairylea is charged with
violation of Section 807 of the
Milk Marketing Law
That section, makes it
illegal to sell a product or
1 service below the cost of
production.
Specifically, Dairylea is
charged with selling ser
vices from its Scranton plant
to A&P under cost.
Should Dairylea be found
guilty at the formal hearing,
the Co-op faces two potential
consequences- it could have
its Pennsylvania license
completely revoked, or it
could have the license
suspended, for a given
number of days.
In similar cases in the
past, suspension has been
the typical verdict.
The state’s Milk
Marketing Law allows any
dealer to buy back its
suspension at the rate of (50
a day. The funds from the
fine go to the Milk Marketing
Board fund.
If the Co-op should be
found guilty and should
select to buy back its
2. has been tried and proven in 17 states on
over 3000 farms. The research is in: CHILLCURING"' WORKS!
3. The CHILLCURING™ system uses only the electricity to
power fans and lights, using about Vh KW hrs. per bushel.
Compare that cost to other systems that use increasingly
expensive fuels to get disappointing results.
4. The gram goes from the fielctto the bin and stays there till
you need it. Save time and money at harvest with the one step
HARVESTALL CHILLCURING'" and storage system.
5. If you’re in the market for gram storage, you owe it to
yourself to look further into HARVESTALL GRAIN
CHILLCURING “
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Are termites bugging you?
MEDIA Termits and
flying ants can be found in
the same building, and each
group may produce swarms
at various tunes of the year.
Before you push the panic
button observe the type of
damage that has been done.
According to James
McKeehen, Delaware
County Extension, one
distinct feature of termite
damage to wood is the lack
of sawdust as evidence.
Termits actually eat the
wood.
Another clue is mud often
found in association with
wood. Termites use mud to
seal cracks in weakened
timbers. They also build
mud-like shelter tubes
within or on foundation
walls, which they use as a
shortcut back to their home
in the soil. However,
destroying these tubes will
suspension, the action should
not have any effect on
Dairylea members other
than the revenue loss.
Dairylea would not be forced
to-give up its contract with
A&P.
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THE FACTS
1. You can’t beat Nature. HARVESTALL GRAIN
CHILLCURING™ uses the same elements that rrpen and
preserve gram if left to itself: free flowing air and infra red rays
(sunshine).
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not prevent termites from
entering the building.
Freedom of passage from
soil to wood and back again
determines whether or not
termites can successfully
attack a building. A suc
cessful attack also depends
on the kind of building
construction practices used.
The followmg factors make a
building most susceptible to
termite attacks:
Wood in the soil and near
the nouse. Stumps, bran
ches, and other woods debris
should be removed from the
site before construction is
started. This helps destroy
colonies already at the
building site.
Wood buried around the
foundation walls. Never
leave scrap lumber under
buildings or porches.
Soil moisture. The outside
soil level should be at least 6
inches below all woodwork.
Rain water should be
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directed away from the
house. Leaky, defective
plumbing also attracts
termites.
Foundation walls of stone,
hollow concrete block,
hollow tile or bnck that can
crack allowing termites to
pass through.
Not enough space bet
ween floor joists and soil
under the unexcavated part.
There should be at least an
18 inch clearance. Plenty of
cross-ventilation is also
needed.
Earth-filled or masonry
porches and steps of flagged
terraces on the same level as
first floor sills. About three
fourths of termite trouble m
Delaware County comes
from this type of con
struction.
Wooden porches or steps.
The bottom step should rest
on a poured concrete base
that is at least 6 mches above
the soil.
Wooden frames of cellar or
basement windows. Use
steel frames or factory
treated wooden cellar
window frames with a soil
level or a window well 6
inches below the window
casing.
Wooden frames and doors
leading to cellars from
outside stairways and
garages.
The use of wood in
finishing basement areas.
Modem slab-constructed
homes with wood partition
walls. Termites can go
through cracks in the slab,
plumbing, and other utility
holes in the slab, or through
expansion joints.
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