D22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 17,1983 Farm Bureau adapts computerized information system CHICAGO, IL. American Agricultural Communications Systems, Inc. has signed an agreement with E.F. Hutton and Company, Inc. which permits the affiliate of the American Farm Bureau Federation to distribute commodity market information, research and analysis from E.F. Hutton to farmers and ranchers through a computerized com munication system. Milk Market News ORDER NO. 4 BASE MILK PRICE $13.94 FOR NOVEMBER ALEXANDRIA, Va - Middle Atlantic Order Market Ad ministrator Joseph D. Shine on December 9 announced a November 1963 base milk price of $13.94 per hundredweight and an excess milk {Mice of $12.50. The weighted average November price was $13.96 and the butterfat dif ferential for the month was 16.9 cents. The base milk price is up 6 cents from October and is one cent higher than last November’s price. The advertising withholding rate, which is deducted from the base and excess milk prices but not the weighted average price, is 14 cents a hundredweight. A total of $687.9 thousand was deducted for advertising in November, up from $684.4 thousand last year. The gross value of November producer milk was $68.5 million, compared to $68.1 million last year. 1500 Dair-Kool 1250 Mueller 0 400 Gall. Dari-Kool, Round MARTIN’S REFRIGERATION SERVICE v* fc Phone (717:352-2783 Soles & Service Milk IS the real thing! Look for the “REAL’ Seal on Milk Under the agreement, E.F. Hutton will provide a daily package of technical and fun damental market information and advice on com, soybeans, wheat, cotton, potatoes, orange juice, cattle, hogs, sugar and financials. The E.F. Hutton-Conrad Leslie daily grain and livestock reports and forecasts will also be featured. The E.F. Hutton package will be tailored for agricultural Mr. Shine said that producer milk receipts totaled 491.3 million pounds during November, an in crease of 2.5 million pounds or 0.5 percent from a year earlier. The average daily delivery per producer was 2,354 pounds, up 56 pounds or 2.4 percent from the November 1962 average. Class I producer milk totaled 243.4 million pounds and accounted for 49.55 percent of total November producer milk receipts. The Class I utilization was 49.87 percent a year ago. Base milk accounted for 92.34 percent of total producer milk receipts in November compared to 91.60 percent a year ago. The market average butterfat test of producer milk was 3.87 percent in November 1983 and 3.75 percent a year ago. Middle Atlantic Order pool handlers reported Class I in-area milk sales of 204.0 million pounds during November, an increase of 1.6 percent over a year earlier. 600 Mojonnier 2-500 Mojonniers 400 Milk Keeper producers. The service will be provided to farmers through Farm Bureau ACRES. ACRES is an acronym for Agricultural Communications and Resource Evaluation System. It is a computerized agricultural marketing information program available to state Farm Bureaus. Participating state organizations provide the service to subscribing member farmers. In announcing the agreement, Robert B. Delano, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation and affiliated com panies said, “E.F. Hutton is one of the nation’s leading commodity Working Unit On Display ISHLAND Wood GOti • Eliminates Creosote Build-up • Lower Fuel Consumption • 84% Wood, 85% Oil Efficiency • Available in sizes from 80,000 to 500,000 BTU/hr with auto, oil backup. By using dense refractory material, com plete combustion occurs at temperatures exceeding 2000*F No smoke... No creo sote build-up! ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS Allen Lawver 504 E. Main St.. 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Hutton to our members.” Farm Bureau ACRES sub scribers use their home computers to instantly access information contained in one of the nation’s largest farmer oriented databases. f STOCKING DISTRIBUTORS FOR CORRUGATED TUBING ■ 2”, 3”, 4”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12”, 15”, 18”. 24" Sizes SCHEDULE 40 PIPE - \W\ 2", 3”, 4”, 6” Sizes SDR 35 PIPE ■ 4", 6”, 8”, 10”, 12”, 15”, 18” Sizes CORRUGATED METAL PIPE ■ 8", 10", 12”. 15", 18”, 24", 36" Sizes SEWER & DRAIN PIPE - 4” & 6" Sizes The database contains current commodity futures quotes, daily commodity and financial market analyses, weekly market sum maries, USDA commodity reports, crop and livestock price forecasts as well as legislative reports from the AFBF Washington, D.C. office. Participating state Farm Bureaus provide local information such as crop and livestock reports and weather data. Farmers who receive the E.F. Hutton package may call Hutton analysts on a toll free number to receive additional information. The American Farm Bureau Federation is the nation’s largest general farm organization with more than 3.3 million member families.
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