Hog producer co-op
(Continued from Page Al)
employ a general manager to run
the operation, Gruber stressed.
He also stressed these points
about the proposed purchase:
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& Ticks Up To 5 Months PRICES
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Ready to Uw
ANIMAL SPR»Y
ii. ,iilt IGal.
iltarf 1 5 Gal.
WISP€RCOOL ™rbine
It's Whisper Quiet
MODEL 32J812
• Let the wind do your cooling
FREE
• Saves Energy
• 12” Throat
• 17 3 /«" Rotor
Reg. Price
$17.95
Base
Reg. $8.95 SALE *7.95
Other Models Available
8 oz. & 12 oz. Decorative
Jelly Jars Available
Also Available:
Sun Tea Jars
««. KENDALL MILK FILTERS
All Milk Filters Are Not Created Equal
• Maximum Sediment
Retention
• Maximum Strength
• Efficient Flow Rate
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■ST
9,000 Ft.
9,000 ft. per bale
Gross weight -40 lbs.
231 ft. per lbs.
Tensile strenth - 325 lbs.
Knot Strength -130 lbs.
also available on 10,000 ft.
-The purchase would be made
only on the condition that the plant
is operated with a non-union labor
force at a non-union pay scale.
-But to compensate for the lower
* **
Flm-Tt S
Let's Get 'Em
Cattle Rub
• Pour insecticide along 10' length and let cattle
do rest • Use with Face Flyps and get a more
effective fly control
Reg. $18.95 SALE •13.99
FaCC FlypS* For more effective fly control
use with the above Cattle Rub
Reg. $8.99
KENDALL
ANIMAL SPRAY
Ready To Use Pyrethrln
Fly Spray
List 9.95
List 44.95 *34.88
Regular
Quart Jars
Regular
Pint Jars
Regular Lids
Wide Mouth
Quart Jars
Wide Mouth
Pint Jars
Wide
Mouth Lids
2”x24" Sock
2 1 /4"x24” Sock
6" Disc Non Gauze
6" Disc Gauze
BALER TWINE
100% sisalana fiber
2 spools per bale
Produced under the “1.D." system:
• Uniformity • True Length
• Strength • Knot Strength
• No missing ends, multi ends,
or knots
* 1 5O or More
*l7.ooea. 10-50 Bales
SALE *6.59
SALE
*7.88
sale *15.95
MB9
Reg. $5.39 case
*4,19
Reg. $4.59 "V case
Reg. 6- 59*
SC49
Reg. $5.99 w case
$4,79
Reg. $5.39 case
Reg.99* 89*
SALE
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*9.88
•2.99
•4.29
$11.99
$12.99
$3.29
$5.69
pay scale, a profit shagng system
would be initiated to include
employes and farmers who invest
in die common stock.
-Common stock purchases were
set at |l,OOO to give both large and
small operators a chance to
ticipate and have an equal voting
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® INSECT FOGGER
? Korioll Hit For lot 10 Onion}
List $9.95 ea.
BY THE CASE... *7 «49 ea. (6 Per Case)
Barn &. House Paint
Reg OH Base
Red OH Base
Red Latex
White Latex (Flat)
White Latex (Satin)
4B" Electrical
Fence Posts
Reg. 69*
59* »
- Round Rod Style
- Welded Anchor Plate
• 25 per bundle
• 4’ high
ROUND BALE BAGS
• 5 Mil
• White Bag Reflects Sunlight
• 6% Ultra Violet Inhibitor
SIZE BALE
SIZE
io Gallon Air Tank
• 10 gallon capacity •6’ air I
hose with air line shutoff,
safety relief valve and air S'.
gauge / /
14 Gal. 10 Gal
Reg. $42.95 Reg. $36.95
Sale *36.88 Sale *28.88
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THRU AUGUST 11
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say in the operation of the plant.
-In addition to the common
stock limited to all types of hog
producers - breeders, feeder pigs
and finishers - preferred stock
would be opened to the public, but
without any say in the operation.
Gotolina
Fly Sprayers
For Rent
. Pkg. of 25 -
*24.75
Size
Reg.
$49.95
5 Gal
2 Gal.
$21.95
2 Gal
$26.95
2 Gal.
$21.95
$26.95
2 Gal
Bundle of 25 *14.75
SPEEDY
CORNCRIBS
• Easy to erect
• Rods in lead of bolts
on wire mesh
Sizes
900 Bushel
to
1200 Bushel
PRICE
•4.59
•6.29
1200 Lb,
1800 Lb.
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SALE
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HAY - STRAW - EAR CORN
PEANUT HULLS
Buy Now and Save!
More and more farmers are buying from us for
better value and all around satisfaction.
DELIVERED ANY QUANTITY
Phone Area Code 717-687-7631
ESBENSHADE TURKEY FARM
PARADISE, PA.
-Farmer stockholders would
employ the general manager who
would in turn employ other
department heads and employes to
conduct the day-to-day operation.
But the general manager would
always be answerable to the
farmers.
-It would be expected that none
of the present top management of
A. and B. would be retained.
-Initial operation would be
limited to kill and cut, selling
carcasses to customers and the
remainder as cuts. If feasible,
curing and processing could be
added later.
-Beginning capacity would be
about 1,000 to 1,500 head a day,
with gradual expansion to 2,500 to
3,500 head a day in a year to a year
and a half.
-Contacts with former “good”
customers have shown that about
70 to 80 percent of previous
business could be recaptured
within six months.
-Twenty to 25 percent of former
employes have expressed an in
terest in returning. But the labor
force would be trimmed in num
bers and be paid at the lower non
union scale with eventual profit
sharing.
-It would probably take two to 3
years to show a profit.
Gruber described the A. and B.
plant as basically sound.
But some refurbishing would be
needed, particularly in the coolers,
boilers and related steam lines.
But Gruber listed these main
advantages to retaining the A. and
B. plant:
-Acquisition and refurbishing
costs would be about 10 percent of
what would be needed to build a
new plant.
-the existing plant is serviced
by excellent water and sewage
facilities - problems that are being
faced by other packers elsewhere.
-With a new plant, the problem
of zoning and location would arise.
A. and B. has been located in
Allentown a long time and is ac
cepted by both the city and
neighboring residents. The city
wants it back in operation to
provide jobs.
-If acquisition is made soon,
inspection regulations would not be
drastically changed. But the
longer the plant remains closed,
the more inspection requirements
will be changed.
Hog producers who pledged
$l,OOO (m Tuesday night compared
the amount to the extra funds they
have been paying in auction
commissions and trucking fees
since the plant was closed.
Some farmers said these costs
have ranged up to $3.00 a head for
them and thus it doesn’t take long
to have $l,OOO sunk into such costs.
“I’m primarily concerned about
the industry and it remaining
competitive for hog producers,”
Gruber said.
“We’re getting close to being a
hog surplus state in Pennsylvania.
“We need this competition.
“But first we need interest
among you producers.”
Interested hog producers can
contact Gruber at R 2 New Tripoli
or the PACMA Office of PFA at
Camp Hill.