Al2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 24,1983 OUR READERS WRITE, AND OTHER OPINIONS (Continued from Page AlO) a delay in the payments of dairy fanners who were left unpaid when Glen & Mohawk defaulted on its obligations. NEDCO General Manager Robert Forsythe says in the article that a disagreement between Dairylea and the New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets over Dairylea’s claim against the Producers Security Fund was the reason the Fund had not yet issued checks to dairy farmers. This is a classic case of trying to point a finger to draw attention away from yourself. Here are the facts: First, New York State Commis sioner Joseph Gerace has stated publicly that the disagreement bet ween his office and Dairylea is not affecting payment of producers by the Fund. Second, the Commissioner sent out a news release with the follow ing statement in it; “Commis sioner Gerace said he was disap pointed by NEDCO’s failure to pro vide protection for the producers who are owed money by Glen & Mohawk. He noted that NEDOO did advance money to the pro ducers, but long after other milk cooperatives had taken action.” Third, the New York State Department of Agriculture and A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING'S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS! Phone: 717-394-3047 or 717-626-1164 ; lugs BOOKS SHOE SERVICE I 107 E. STATE ST. I QUARRYVILLE, PA | 717-786-2795 CLOSED WEDNESDAY! Markets currently has a suit against NEDCO because of its failure to pay about (1.7 million owed to some 89 farmers who belong to the Dolgeville Producers Cooperative. The Commissioner says that NEDCO owes the money to these producers for milk delivered during May and June because NEDCO took over their contract when it took over the Glen & Mohawk plant. Fourth, when Glen & Mohawk failed to pay for May and June milk, Dairylea and Eastern both paid their producers for milk ship ped. We expect to collect this money from the Security Fund when that issue is finally settl ed...but in the meantime, our members did not miss a check. NEDCO, on the other hand, did NOT pay the producers it required to sign up to four new co-ops in April and May in order to be able to continue shipping to the Fulton ville Plant which NEDCO was then in the process of buying. The three million dollars of advance payments about which NEDCO is sending out news releases are simply the total of weekly payments for milk already delivered to NEDCO at its Fulton ville (formerly Glen & Mohawk) plant. Not one cent of it is for milk delivered during the May 1 - June 25 period. QRUHI SBM AUTOMATIC BROODERS wDItI WH))J 100% SHUTOFF ' DOWNGOING HEAT Sunnybird® 2 4.400 BTU Maximum FEATURES ELECTRONIC IGNITION ELIMINATING: 1. FUEL WASTING PILOTS 4. GUESS WORK 2. OVER HEATING 5. ADJUSTING NUMEROUS 3. UNDER HEATING THERMOSTATS //A <"T 1 / / v% \ / jl — A&*l tCJUIWNT \0 L. —r —y me X COMPLETE SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, SALES, INSTALLATION. SERVICE FOR CATTLE, HOG, POULTRY AND GRAIN Livestock market De wart Auction Monday, Sept. 19 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 228. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows mostly 75 cents to $2 lower. Few Low Choice 1080-1330 lbs, slaughter steers 58.50-60.75, Good 54.50-58.75, few Good holsteins 50.00- Standard 46.50-51, Utility 39.00- Few Good slaughter heifers 51.5056.75, few Standard 46.35-48.50. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 37.85-41.85, few to 44.00, Cutters 36.0038.50, Canner & Low Cutters 33.0036.25, Shells down to 30.00. Few Yield Grade #1 935-1570 lbs. slaughter bulls 45.75- 53.75. Few Medium Frame #1 250 500 lbs. feeder heifers 50.5062.50. CALVES 278. Choice vealers 70.0089, Good 55.00-68, Standard 8c Good 90125 lbs. 51.0055,70100 lbs. 44.0050, few Utility 5085 lbs. 27.00 40. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90 130 lbs. 60.0080, few down to 50.00. Few Choice 170270 lbs. slaughter calves 60.00-65.00. HOGS 134. Barrows and gilts about steady. Couple lots US No. 1- It seems to me that NEDCO could better use its time finding a way to pay producers rather than falsely accusing another cooperative of "delaying” pay ment...particularly when the other cooperative has long since paid its producers, just as NEDCO should have. Bruce V. Snow, Director Government and Public Relations Dairylea AVAILABLE FOR POULTRY OR SWINE AGRI- 2754 CREEK HILL RD., LEOLA, PA 17540 2 230 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.10 47.20, No. 1-3 2-235 lbs. 44.9046.10, lot No. 2-3 265 lbs. at 42.00, No. 1-3 170195 lbs. 41.5044.60. US No. 1-3 280-550 lbs. sows 35.0040.25. Few Boars 31.5032.25. FEEDER PIGS 128. US No. 1-3 1012 lbs. feeder pigs 9.0012.50 per head, No. 1-3 3045 lbs. 20.0023 per head. SHEEP 33. Few Choice 70100 lbs. spring slaugther lambs 42.00 50, Good 50110 lbs. 40.0049. Slaughter ewes 14.0023.00. Greencastle Livestock CATTLE: Butcher Steers - Choice 59.0062.00; Butcher Steers - Medium - Good 48.5059.00; But cher Heifers - Medium- Good 44.00 55.00; Butcher Cows - Utility - Good 37.00-42.00; Butcher Cows - Can ners and Cutters 35.00-41.00; Butcher Cows - Shells down to 31.00; Butcher Bulls - Medium - Good 45.50-54.75; Stock Steers - Medium - Good up to 58.00; Stock Heifers - Medium - Good up to 54.00. CALVES: Medium-Good Calves - 160-220 lbs. 55.00-75.00; Medium- Good Calves - 125-160 lbs. 50.00- 70.00; Medium-Good Calves - 100- 120 lbs. 48.00-65.00; Medium-Good Calves - 80-100 lbs. 45.00-60.00; Holstein Bull Calves up to 83.00; Holstein Heifer Calves up to 67.00; Light and Green Calves down 35.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS: Medium- Good Lambs 35.00-45.00; But chering Ewes and Bucks up to 17.00. HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher Sunnybird® 8 14,000 BTU Maximum EQUIPMENT, INC. PHONE: 717-656-4151 ★ SERVING PA, N.J. and N.Y. Monday, September 12 ★ THE NEW CONTROL PANEL DIS PLAYS ROOM TEMPERATURE CONSTANTLY ON A LCD PANEL ALLOWING THE OPERATOR TO TELL ACCURATELY AT A GLANCE WHAT HIS ROOM TEM PERATURE IS. ★ FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE. Hogs 190-225 lbs. 43.5047.00; Good- Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs. 46.00-47.00; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 39.00; Good- Choice Butcher Cows 400 lbs., up to 40.00; Heavy Boars up to 29.00; Pigs - Per Head - 6.00-15.50. Now is I the Time a (Continued from Page AlO) to keep some of them in a heated building. Be sure they are not near feed supplies because accidents can happen. Pesticides kept in a room or building under a lock is a good way to prevent costly mistakes and tragedies. To Control Weeds in New Alfalfa Recent growing conditions have favored the growth of both alfalfa and weeds. In many cases the broadleaf weeds will crowd out the small alfalfa plants, if not con trolled. Early seedmgs of alfalfa without a nurse crop need some weed protection. One suggested practice is to spray with 2,4-DB when the weeds are one inch tall. This will knock out the broadleaf weeds without harming the alfalfa plants. If the weeds are permitted to develop larger, they will be hard to kill without hurting the alfalfa. Alfalfa seeding is an expensive practice; this investment needs protection by controlling the weeds. Many good stands of alfalfa have been ruined by excessive weed growth. Sun Master™ (Auto Group Control Kit) STORE HOURS' Mon.-Fn. 7:30 to 4:30 Sat. 7.30 to 11.30
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