Milk security clears one hurdle , faces others BY CURT HARDER HARRISBURG - Three of four major farm groups involved m pushing for a milk security fund restated their support for the present fund bill as written. And the House Agriculture Committee, before ap proving the measure, overwhelmingly defeated a proposal which would have changed the proposed one cent per hundredweight contribution by dealers lo two cents. But the state Association of Milk Dealers Thursday discovered what may be a major oversight m the bill as written. Correcting it will require some revision of the bill. As written, SB 1287 repeals Section 5 of the Milk Marketing Act. One part of the Section established provisions for sub-dealer bonding. Sub-dealers are those who buy milk from dairies to sell on their own as cheese or butter. At least 175 sub-dealers are missed in the current ® TRACTOR FARM& FAMILY CENTER Hurry! only through SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1980 ★ CLOSED JULY 4th * 5 Panel Steel Gates 48” high gates with panels made of heavy 22 gauge galvanized steel Gates are 4” shorter than listed to compensate for hinges and latch Complete with screw hooks hinges and side hatch 10' 17686 253 Reg 39 99 12’ 17687-253 Reg 43 99 14' 17676 253 Reg 49 99 16' 17677 253 Reg 55 99 FARROWING STALLS All galvanized tubujar construction is designed for use in today’s modern farrowing houses Only heavy gauge galvanized steel i£ used to provide years of maintenance free service tubing is 1 5/8" O D except vertical uprights in sow/side panels which are 1' 0 D (1) BASIC UNIT Includes adjustable side sow panels two top rails and rear gate witbtump bar Length 84 inches Wt 118 lbs 17721 253 (2) SINGLE PANEL SIDE WING Easy to attach and clean Made of heavy 16 gauge galvan ized steel 18" wide 23" high Wt 81 lbs 17723 253 699 (3) DOUBLE PANEL SIDE WING stallation Made of 16 gauge galvanized steel 36 wide 23 high Wt 15 lbs (4) FEEDER-WATER GATE Trough for feed and water made from heavy 14 gauge galvanized steel Wt 31 lbs 17722 253 Reg 30 99 SALE *26.99 CREEP DIVIDER PANEL Made of heavy 16 gauge galvanized steel 20 high 82 long Wt 26 lbs 17726 25322 49 draft, to the tune of $105,000 in bond i evenue. Meantime, a legislative memorandum signed by Leonard Zemaitis, Penn sylvania Farmers’ Union; Charles Wismer, Master of the State Grange: and Charles Ord, representing the six co-ops in the Dairy Cooperative Coahtion, was delivered to the House. It calls for speedy passage of SB 1287, the milk security fund bill, as written. Their move came as Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association representatives continued to press for a two cent per hundredweight checkoff. “Significant modification of this bill will jeopardise passage of the bill,” the memorandum to House members said. It also said those who want and need the security bill would be disturbed if in fighting in the farm com munity spelled the death of the bill in the legislature. The House Agriculture Committee Friday gave SB 34” 0099 SALE wO 099 SALE 4H" SALE SALE *96.50 Reg 108 50 17724 25312 65 legislative roundup 1287 the same speedy treatment accorded the measure m the Senate. The House Ag Committee defeated by a vote of 13 to 2 a proposed amendment to raise the checkoff to two cents. Only technical am mendments to the bill were permitted. Even those minor ad justments, let alone changes to include sub-dealer bon ding, may cause trouble later on. Any ammendment must be approved by the Senate which already gave KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Combating clinical and =ubchmcal mastitis, and the production loss mastitis can cause, is a constant challenge to dairymen. To provide front-line support, TUCO, Division of The Upjohn Company, has produced a Quality Milk movie. Featuring dairy scientists such as Allen Brmge from Reg 999 99 / SAVE 300 00 v y 300 Gallon 16511 100 Field Sprayer Polyethelene tank, 8-way selector valve, 20 gallon tips, 2 braid hose, 3 /i” suction hose and 3 A” nylon type strainer 8 row boom, tread easily adjustable from 51” to 88”, comes less pump and tires Reg : 2252 Dynamark 11 Hp. 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It could come from the two cent group if they don’t get their way m the House, but is also likely from the state Dairy management movie offered the University of Wisconsin, Roger Natzke from Cornell University, W. Nelson Philpot from Louisiana State Umversity, as well as others, the movie provides management information, facts and figures that can help dairy producers im prove production and milk quahty. Subjects covered include incidence and costs of SALE $1399 99 Reg 1599 99 & 42" Mower 22552 258 milk dealers if the sub dealer provision is not replaced or if the funding is raised by the House from a penny to two cents. It must be remembered the dealers all along have opposed a dealer-funded program, demanding some farmer contribution. The bonding may cost even financially sound dairies like Hershey, Abbott’s or Penn Dairy as much as $50,000 a year. 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