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ATLANTA - Dairy fanners in the
Southeast, struggling with a
fragmented milk market and
regional shortages spawned by
economic conditions and the
federal milk diversion program,
must work together to bring up the
price for their product. That was
the message nearly 3,000 members
of Dairymen Inc. milk marketing
cooperative heard at their recent
annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
“The economics of milk
marketing say we should have a
higher price tor Class I ( fluid) milk
Milkfat test variations topic
of dairy maagement meeting
BLUE BALL - The Eastern
Lancaster County Adult Farmer
Program will present an
educational meeting on dairy
management on Tuesday evening,
January Bth, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Elementary School. The
main topic of discussion will be
“Causes of Milkfat Test Variations
and Depression.” What effect
feeding, management, stage of
lactation, age of animals, season of
the year, and how samples are
handled and tested has on milkfat
test will be discussed in detail.
Glenn Shirk, Lancaster County
Extension Service, Dairy
Specialist, will be the speaker.
Shirk will be showing a slide series
on milkfat test variations; a
question and answer session on
other dairy management practices
will also be included.
All interested persons are in
vited to attend the dairy
management meeting. The Blue
Ball School is located between
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Dairymen Inc. urges farmers to cooperate on raising milk prices
in the area in which you operate,”
Dairymen Chief Executive Officer
Ben F. Morgan Jr. told co-op
members.
Ray Moss Tucker, a Finchville,
Ky. dairy farmer who was elected
president of the cooperative, said
dairy farmers and others involved
in agriculture should look forward
to more and more market orien
tation in the future and rely less on
government programs. He also
called for team work among
farmers to help the American
public understand the plight of
Routes 23 and 322 on Ewell Road
just east of the village of Blue Ball.
For additional information contact
the Eastern Lancaster County
Adult Farmer Program at 354-
4525.
farmers and put an end to the
national “cheap-food policy.”
“It takes aU fanners working
together to raise the price or hold
the price,” Morgan said. “I believe
this very strongly, the future of the
dairy business lies in the hands of
all the famrers. They can make it
or break it.”
Morgan said this is why
Dairymen helped organize and
supports the efforts of the Sunbelt
Dairy Federation, an organization
of dairy cooperatives and in
dependent farmers seeking to
raise milk prices by $1 on every 100
pounds (almost 12 gallons) of milk
sold for the fluid market.
And, although 1984 was a dif
ficult year for most segments of
agriculture, Dairymen Inc.
reported its fourth consecutive
year with consolidated sales of
more than $1 billion. Net margins
or profits amounted on $8.3 million,
more than $2 million over 1983
profits.
The co-op’s nearly 7,500 mem
bers received $95.79 for every $lOO
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End of Season Savings from Keller Bros.
Plus
H/jg from Sperry New Holland
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worth of raw milk they sold
through their organizations during
the year ending Aug. 31. In all,
Dairymen marketed 5.94 billion
pounds (for almost 700 million
gallons) of milk in fiscal 1984.
Along with working to raise
prices for milk produced by far
mer-members, co-op officials said
efforts are underway to streamline
operations and improve efficiency
in order to put more dollars into its
members’ checks.
“We know our challenge is to
operate efficiently and to be cost
effective in today’s market,”
Morgan told members. To do this,
the co-op has embarked on a
program to consolidate co-op of
fices into regional centers and has
phased out processing and bottling
operations at several Flav-O-Rich
plants. Flav-O-Rich is Dairymen’s
processing and bottling subsidiary.
“The Road Ahead” was the
theme for the Dairymen annual
meeting-held Dec. 14 and 15-
which marked the sixteenth year
for the milk marketing co-op.
Now is the time to buy We re giving cash dividends, low financing
rates and special clearance allowances Here s your chance to save
big on the equipment you'll need next season
HOT DEAL *S
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financing 1 We re making it easy to purchase the
equipment you need The rates listed below are in
effect through March 31 1985 Eligible equipment
is new and used hay and forage products gram
wmdrowers tub grinders grinder mixers and
manure spreaders
9,9% A.F.R.
financing for 12 months financing for 24 month*,
(monthly payments (monthly quarterly or semi
required) annual payments required!
11,9% A.P.R.
financing for 18 months financing for 36 months
(monthly or quarteily (monthly quarterly or semi
payments required) annual payments required)
For new self propelled hay and forage equipment
12.9% A-P.K- 13.9% A-P.lt
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Dairymen is headquartered in
Louisville, Ky., and has operations
in 17 eastern and southeastern
states. Along with marketing milk
produced by its members,
Dairymen sells milk, ice cream
and other refrigerated dairy
products under the Flav-ORich
label and unrefrigerated, long
shelf-life Farm Best milk and Sip
Ups flavored milk.
During its annual meeting,
Dairymen honored “Outstanding
Young Dairymen” couples
selected at 11 of the co-op’s
member divisions. The
cooperative’s corporate board of
directors also conducted elections
for new officers. Elected along
with Tucker were: First Vice
President Franklin J. Teague,
Elon College, N.C.; Second Vice
President Edgar Garnett,
Charlottesville, Va.; Third Vice
President Charles Mcßee,
Corryton, Tenn. ; Secretary Carl B.
Allison, Chambersburg, Pa.; and
Treasurer Richard Riggs,
Evansville, Ind.
HOT DEAL *3
FREE FINANCE-Eligible equipment includes
new and used hay and forage products gram
wmdrowers tub gnnders grinder mixers and manure
spreaders Use dates vary according to products and
geographic area
HOT DIAL *5
SPECIAL CLEARANCE ALLOWANCES-
You can save big on certain new hay and forage
products depending on available inventory We re
giving special clearance allowances on the Model 892
forage harvester Model 114 pivot tongue windrower
and the Models 846 847 851 and 852 round balers
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