Mt. Joy Farmer’s Co-op
MOUNT JOY Members of
Mount Joy Farmer’s Cooperative
honored their president, Roy
Alger, and his wife, Doris at their
annual meeting Wednesday. The
Algers, who live in Palmyra,
Lebanon County, were named
Master Farmers at this year’s
Farm Show.
Lebanon County Extension agent
Dennis Hoke showed a slide
presentation about the Algers’
dairy farm and their family, then
presented them with a video tape
from the Master Farmer banquet.
“I’m proud, yet at the same time
I feel very humble,” Roy told his
peers, adding that this kind of
honor comes only once a lifetime.
In other business, co-op mem
bers elected Donald Risser,
Bainbridge, and Robert Brandt,
Elizabethtown, to three-year
terms as directors.
The financial report revealed
that the co-op had shipped over 6
million pounds more milk this year
than last year. They were able to
cut operating costs by 5 cents per
hundredweight, but realized less
profit than last year.
Top producers and honor roll
producers were also honored
BEACON
PRE-SERV MEETINGS
BE SURE TO ATTEND
AND HEAR
Dick Fuller, Product Manager And
Foremost Authority In The
United States On PRE-SERV
Products And Equipment.
Monday, Feb. 3
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Thursday, Feb. 6
Monday, Feb. 10
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Thursday, Feb. 13
Thursday, Feb. 13
Friday, Feb. 14
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Beacon Milling Company, Inc.
during the annual meeting. The top
ten producers were: Ken E. Zurin,
4,328,897 pounds; Risser Brothers,
2,804,903 pounds; Stoltzfus Farms,
2,453,794 pounds; C. Robert
Greider, 2,102,756 pounds; Joe C.
Wivell, 1,780,412 pounds; H.
Drager and Sons, 1,683,678 pounds;
Fertrell Co., 1,647,145 pounds;
Meadow View K Farms, 1,595,029
pounds; Clair Hollinger, 1,573,297
pounds; and Alelpa Farms,
1,505,273 pounds. Close behing
Alelpa Farms in eleventh place
was F. Richard Groff with 1,504,396
pounds.
Honor Roll producers were:
Harvey G. Ruhl, Harold G. Shelly,
Abraham Shelly Jr., Joe C. Wivell,
Jay R. Nissley; Amos M. Conley,
Samuel M. Conley, Ira B.
Heistand, L. Lavem Rutt; J. Ivan
Hanson, Harvey M. Weiler, and
Leon S. Musser.
Other Honor Roll producers
were: Richard Groff; Richard B.
Hess, John H. Alger, Cedral Long,
Glenn M. Shelly, Clair E. Nolt, D.
Lamar Witmer, L. Clair Miller and
Risser Brothers.
Also on the Honor Roll were:
Ken E. Zurin, Donegal Manor
Farms; H.E. Garber and Sons,
BEACON FEEDS
MEETING SCHEDULE
Ramada Inn 10:30 A.M.
Somerset Milling Co. 814-445-7504
Leola Family Restaurant 11:00A.M.
McCracken's Feed Mill 717-665-2186
Harvest Drive Restaurant 10:00 A.M. (Amish Meeting)
H. Jacob Hoober 717-768-3431
Harvest Drive Restaurant 10:00 A.M.
(Tractor People Meeting)
H. Jacob Hoober 717-768-3431
Rangier Steak House 11:00 A.M.
Tri County Ag Center 717-899-6772
Curwensville Central Hotel 10:30 A.M.
Curwensville Feed Store 814-236-1572
Chilcoats Restaurant 10:00 A.M.
Martinsburg Milling Co. 814-793-2137
New Midway Fire Hall, MD 10:30 A.M.
North Glarfe Feed & Supply, Inc. 301-775-7981
or 301-898-3414
Friendly Farm, MD 7:00 P.M.
R.D. Bowman & Sons, Inc. 301-848-3733
Mt. Nebo Methodist Church 10:30 A.M.
Service Feed & Supply 301-452-8444 or 717-456-7433
BEAC^EEDS
York, PA
Phone: 717-843-9033
honors president, outstanding producers
Roy Alger, president of the Mt. Joy Farmer's Co-op, and his wife, Doris, were honored
during the cooperative’s annual meeting Wednesday. Roy and Doris were honored as
Master Farmers at this year s Farm Show. Here, Roy and Doris accept a video tape from
Lebanon County Extension agent Dennis Hoke.
David S. and Robin Dum, Weeping
Willow Farm, Steve W. Zook and
Lester M. Hursh.
Lunch Will Be Served
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1,1986-A2l
Bob Brandt, left, and Don Risser, right, were elected to
three-year terms as directors of the co-op.