A3C-Lancaster Faming, Saturday, March I, ISM
Inter-State District 7 honors members
Dairy Marketing
MOUNT JOY Two Lancaster
County dairy farm families were
recognized for 25 years of mem
bership with Inter-State Milk
Producers Cooperative at the
annual District 7 dinner.
Darrel E. and Natalie M. Wit
mer, Manheim and the Burkholder
Brothers of Lititz accepted
placques and certificates
recognizing their families for 25
years of service to Inter-State.
Also honored was the Wil-Am
Dairy and Poultry Farm for
receiving quality premiums for the
entire year.
Robert Dever, assistant general
manager for Inter-State reviewed
the cooperative’s goals for 1986 and
briefly discussed the dairy
provisions of the 1985 Farm Bill.
SCALES
LIVESTOCK SCALES
For
Hog Operations
TRUCK & PLATFORM
SCALES ALSO AVAILABLE
GARBER SCALE COMPANY
P.O. Box 8
Smoketown, PA 17576
Phone: 717-393-1708
ALL SCALES STATE APPROVED
No need to rely on others to pick your rocks just hook up
your Front End Rock Picker anytime and do the work of 8 10
men
When you are finished just pu>. the pins or release your
QUICK TACH and set the rock picking assembly aside until
you need It again
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Picture below shows raking rocks in a
river bed this is a more difficult opera
tion than average as rocks are under
rocks.
Hoover Rock Equipment
ROI, Box 79
Slain, PA 17006
Dever noted that in 1985 Abbots
dairy went bankrupt owing Inter-
State about $2.5 million, which was
about 25 percent of their net worth
at the time. He went onto explain
that Inter-State’s producers were
not assessed for this due to Inter-
States strong! inancial position.
Dever feels optimistic about the
future of the dairy industry since
new money is coming in that had
not been previously associated
with dairy.
Explaining that Holly Milk is an
integral part of their system,
Dever said it was decided not to
sell the plant. Presently it is used
to process milk and gives them a
place to store it on weekends and
holidays. The. capital retained for
Holly Milk will begin to revolve in
February 1988 he also noted.
Dever closed by saying “The
next 12 to 18 months will be difficult
but the long run looks positive.”
Andrew Marvin, fieldman for
Inter-State, reminded the group of
the change in the allowable
leucocyte level. This level will
change from 1.5 million to 1 million
Big Dutchman feeder chain is the original, which is now
copied by nearly all poultry equipment companies. The
chain literally carries feed in the trough. The Big Lip
trough effectively reduces spillage because of the extra
JSUmJi high lip and curl.
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on July 1,1986. He also noted that
Inter-State has prepared a booklet,
which each member will get, on
how to improve the quality of milk
and become eligible for the 7 cent
per hundredweight premium.
Elections were held for each of
the locals in this district. The
Donegal local elected Luke
Brubaker, president; Marvin
Nissley, vice president, and Henry
Shellenberger, secretary
treasurer. Stephen Hershey and
Harold Shellenberger were elected
as delegates, and Elvin Bren
neman and Paul Sauder were
voted as their alternates. James
Brubaker was elected to the
hauling committee.
The Lititz locals election results
are as follows: president, D. David
Martin; vice president, Lynn
Royer; secretary-treasurer,
Gerald Martin; delegates, Galen
Crouse and Dale Hershey;
alternates, Raymond Burkholder
and Richard Kreider; and hauling
committee, Ray Bollinger.
The third local, Lebanon County,
election results are as follow:
president, Arthur E. Brandt; vice
president, Howard Kopp;
delegate, J. Calvin Zimmerman;
alternate, Dale Kennedy; and
hauling committee, James Noll.
BIG DUTCHMAN FEEDING SYSTEMS
FOR LAYER AND PULLET CAGES
Built on Thoroughly Proven Designs. No Other
Feeder Beats it for Reliability and Performance
The straight hopper drive unit is easy to work
with and simplifies maintenance. The stan
dard hopper is powered by a helical gear
motor drive.
Corner wheel assembly guides the
chain and feed around the turns to
make the endless flat chain conveyor
possible. The fluted idler wheel and
corner rail keep the chain running
true.
BIG DUTCHMAN...
The Proven Concept
In Automated Feeding
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Receiving recognition for 25 year membership was, left,
Jerry and James Burkholder, and Darrel and Natalie Witmer.
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Janae Martin, Lancaster County Dairy Princess,
congratulates Wayne and Joanne Erb on receiving quality
premiums for the entire year.
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