by dick anglestein
MT. joy Members of
the Mt Joy Farmers
Cooperative literally
received a taste of the
continued energetic brand
name marketing plans for
Lehigh Valley Farms milk
oroducts at its annual
meeting at Hostetler’s
Restaurant on Tuesday.
The first taste came in the
form of a new ice cream that
was served up as dessert at
the luncheon meeting
The new all-natural ice
cream just came off the
production lines at Allen
town and will soon be m the
marketing channels.
It is an all-natural ice
cream with an added
vegetable stabilizer and will
compete with premium ice
)H 16x7 #lO Grain Drill
Double Disk
John Deere 894 A 8 Row 30” s oocn
Planter A-l Shape
USED TRACTORS
IHC Super C fast hitch w/2
bottom plow
Farmall M power steering and
live hydraulics
JD 1010 G w/LoacSOLD
USED HARVESTER SPECIALS
NH 880 2 row narrow row head -Si£S6-Q©' ‘3,300.00
NH 717 1,050.00
Fox 1000 RPM PTO w/2 row
corn hd Pk up attach
USED BALER SPECIALS
JD24T w/#2 elector
JD 24T w H 2 thrower
AC 444
John Deere 14T
John Deere 14T w/ejector
NH 270 w'lh rower
Foid 530 w/thrower
USED TILLAGE SPECIALS
Bullion 12 Roller Harrow
Bush Hog 10 Dibc *’"o 00
Oliver Disc Harrow -Wr/frOO" 1,050.00
Foid4 16 Plow -066-90- 850.00
JDKBA 32x18 Wheel Carrier Disc -375-00- 750.00
SNOW REMOVAL SPECIAI S
(1) New JD #275 Snow Blower, twin
auger, 7 3/4 ft. cut, 3 pt hitch, 130 h.p
gear box *2,175.00
(1) New JD 260 Snow Blower, single
auger, 7’ cut, 3 pt hitch, 65 h.p
gear box *1,475.00
ALSO
New 3 pt. hitch Blades starting at
*165.00
Mt. Joy Co-op told to ship
cream products, such as
Dolly Madison.
The ice cream dessert was
followed by a presentation
by Ted Heck, vice president
of marketing and sales for
Atlantic Processing, Inc.,
the processing and
manufacturing unit formed
in the June 1 reorganization.
The local Mt Joy Co-op,
along with the Lehigh Valley
Farmers, joined together in
July to form the federation
of cooperatives that com
prises API
In a progress report since
the June 1 reorganization
and an outline of things to
come, Heck said that
financial levels for the first
eight months are expected to
show $ll6 million in products
sold by January 31, with
profits at $BOO,OOO.
‘1,525.00
i T 49§-0& 1,350.00
*i7ssfroo- ‘1,475.00
4-550 W 1,395.00
675.00
469-96- 400.00
4,966-00- 1,750.00
1,850.00
Evergreen Tractor Co. Inc._
30 EVHIGREEN RD., LEBANON, P* 17042
PHONE (717| 272-4641
By the end of the first
year, sales are anticipated to
total $lBO million and rise to
$2OO million for the calendar
year of 1981.
Heck and other officials,
including Roy Alger,
president of the Mt Joy Co-,
op, told attending members
that API will guarantee
acceptance of all milk they
produce and, in fact, is
looking for more.
‘While other area co-ops
are shipping excess milk to
Florida and Wisconsin,”
Alg» explained, “we are in
a position to expand our
herds ”
Heck explained that ail
API facilities are operating
at well below capacity. The
Lansdale and Schuylkill
Haven milk plants are
operating at 60 percent of
c Allis Chalmers 4 row no till
*lB5O Planter
John Deere 1250 6-Row
Plateiess Planter
USED MOWER CONDITIONERS HAYBINES
New Holland 479 as is S3riS©W ‘1,925.00
John Deere 1209
USED PLANTER SPECIALS
John Deere 494 . 4050 00
John Deere 1250 6 Row
IHC 6 Row Cyclone w/Liquid Fertilizer
Oliver 4 ro ' nosOL.O
1.250.00
1.750.00
JD 55 Diesel w/cab 12 Platform
JD 6600 Diesel w/543 Corn Head &
13 Platform
Cockshutt 427 w/Power Steering 8
10 Platform
IHCw/10 Platform
775.00
John Deere 148 Loader S3r£Q&OV ‘1,975.00
John Deere #5B Loadei A 1 Shape XSOQ-de- 1,600.00
New Set 18 4x30 Snap on Duals
w/New Goodyear 6 Ply Tires ItOS&GO 945.00
NH #8 Crop carrier WSM6 1,025.00
John Deere 24 Skid Steer Loader 3,950.00
capacity The ice cream and
Cheddar cheese facilities at
Allentown are at 75 percent
of capacity while cultured
products facilities are only
at 30 percent
The Mt. Joy Co-op was
treated to a playing of the
radio commercial jingle and
TV ads for such products as
fhe I he milk and cottage
cheese. Heck said that APl’s
brand name sales of cottage
cheese are up 25 percent
while products made for
other retailers have drop
ped. Sales of the new Late
milk have risen to as high as
100,000 quarts a week
Heck said that programs
such as offering 10-cent
coupon discounts on Lite will
be continued. Lehigh’s
couponing of milk, the first
ever tried for milk m Penn-
USED COMBINE SPECIALS
MISCELLANEOUS
PARTS SPECIAL
FOR FEBRUARY
Over-the-counter Sales
PLANTER & TILLAGE TOOL
REPLACEMENT PARTS
5% Cash Discount
$ 50.00 to *lOO.OO
10% Cash Discount
*lOO.OO or More
HCLuAf^C
PARTS and SERVICE
*650
3,300.00
770.00
3.850.00
1.950.00
2.350.00
>6,750.00
38,500.00
1A6&O0 1,300.00
1,175.00
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31,1981—A35
more milk
sylvama, lifted some PMMB
eyebrows, but the practice
has been ironed out, ac
cording to Heck
Whole fluid milk sales to
consumers will continue to
decline, Heck explained, and
the brand-name advertising
will continue to concentrate
on such weight-conscious
products as Lite, cottage
cheese and new ones like
yogurt.
Among those paid tribute
at the annual meeting was
Max Smith, who has an
nounced his coming
retirement as Lancaster
County extension agent
Smith recalled that his first
farm visit in the county more
than four decades ago was in
the Mt. Joy area, but it in
volved baby beef.
Smith also warned the
attending dairymen con
cerning the continuing
presence of pseudorabies.
He said that 31 cattle and hog
herds continue to be
quarantined in the state He
said that there have been
some losses in the past
month in cattle. The
dairymen were invited to
attend the Lancaster County
Dairy Day program on
Kinsley is top Angus showman
FARM SHOW - Tun
Kinsley, York County, added
another champion showman
title to his career by winning
the Angus Association
showmanship contest held at
the Complex during Farm
Show Week
March 3,
Also speaking were Cindy
Risser, who outlined her
involvement in 4-H and Max
Sumser, milk inspector.
The program also included
the election of three direc
tors, They are Ken Miller,
Manheim; Ivan Hanson,
Lawn, qnd Joe Wivell, R 2
Columbia.
’ The top 10 producers for
the past year, as cited by Co
op manager Paul Hostetter,
included-
Harold Risser and Sons,
2,170,326 lbs., Irwin Engle,
1,947,429; Robert Greider,
1,703,117, Joe Wivell,
1,514,603; Paul and Elvm
Kreider, 1,361,942; Harold
Drager and Sons, 1,178,383;
Lewis Bixler and Son,
1,176,003; Jay Nissley,
1,034,545; Ira Heistand,
1,004,808; Roy Alger and
Son, 968,993-
Twelve members of the
“pure milk" Honor Roll
included Lloyd Moyer,
Abraham Shelly, Timothy
Tyson, Amos Conley, Paul
Ruhl, Earl Weidler,
Clarence Moyer, Raymond
Shertzer, Richard Metzler,
Donald Droyer, Lester
Wenger and John Alger,
Judge Doug Parrett
selected Christine Shive,
also of York County, as the
second place showman
Third and fourth places
went to Kaye Sweigard,
Dauphin County and Bill
Wylie, Chester County