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Texas.
Although Pennsylvania produc
ers recieve a higher price for their
milk due to the over-order pre
miums and the premiums from
component pricing, Kirkland cau
tions that there is no way Northeast
dairy farmers can expect to stay in
business, by premium pricing
alone. The average cost of produc
tion in the Northeast is much high
er than in the Pacific region. In the
Northeast, the average cost of pro
duction is $9.11, while in the
Pacific region, it is $8.92. Howev
er, the return to management por
tion in the Northeast is only $ 1.27,
while in the Pacific is $3.10, a sub
stantial difference.
In comparing figures for pro
duction costs, California estimated
net income is at least three times
higher than the net income for Pen
nsylvania producers. The average
number of cows per farm in Cali
fornia is 442 versus the 50/70 aver
age in Pennsylvania. Labor costs
alone are nearly three times as high
as California labor costs.
Kirkland sees 1988 as a critical
year for Northeast dairy farmers
and for those farmers who are not
in a solid financial position now;
the future may be short for them.
‘There are many farmers sitting
on a fence, and I’m not sure how
many of them will be knocked off
the fence in the coming year. Some
will be,” stated Kirkland.
Valuable Management Tools
From DHIA
Why are only 50 percent of Pen
nsylvania’s dairy farmers on test
with Dairy Herd Improvement
Association? Apparently DHIA
does not have a product to suit the
needs of the other SO percent With
the myriad of reports available to
DHIA members presently, it is dif
ficult to imagine that there is not a
report for everyone. William
Heald, Penn State dairy specialist
told farmers that in 1988 DHIA
will be introducing many new
reports that could be valuable man
agement tools.
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DHIA has the information
stored on somatic cell count by
individual cows, number of breed
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gnancy check, and days open. And
the list of what the DHIA can supp
ly dairymen goes on.
The problem is that the DHIA
has no way of billing the farmer for
this service and presently the
DHIA does not have a printer for
these reports. However, the DHIA
is working on ways to supply these
reports to dairymen. Those far
mers with IBM compatible com
puters may be able in 1988 to
access this DHIA information.
The Nation’s Economy
According to Louis Moore,
Penn State agricultural economist,
with 1988 being an election year,
anything can happen with regard to
the nation’s economy.
“The nation’s economy is cele
brating 60 months of economic
growth. That is the longest period
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Town
of economic growth since WWII.
The next question is, how much
longer can it last,” stated Moore.
According to Moore, many peo
ple are worried about a recession.
Moore noted that in the past when
the people have been concerned
about having a recession, it usually
occurs. Also, although many of the
economic problems stem from the
huge federal deficit, government
has done little to cut the budget.
We request your input into this project. Your responses to the following questions will
assist us in determining the needs of the area and which alternatives help to solve these
needs. Please f.ill out the rankings for each section, answer the questions and inc’ude
your name and hometown on this sheet. You may either return this form to a Study Team
representative following the public meeting, or mail it at your convenience to the address
on the back of this form. We must have your responses by January 8, 1988.
IN 3N 4N IS 2 3S 4S 7 No
Build
Rank preference 1-Best
to 9-Least
Check if you feel an
alignment splits communities
Note: If you prefer a combined route,
(e.g. 4N-1. 3S-2).
Which existing traffic condition do you
Only One)
Route 23
Route 30
Interchange Locations
23/30 Goat Path
Near Route 340
owne Ma
Near East
At Gap
Route 23 between Leola
and New Holl and
Goat Path and
Horseshoe Road
Route 23 south of New Holland
Route 23 between New
Holland and Blue Ball
Route 340 near Intercourse
Route 30 near Kmzer
Route 896 near Strasbur
Comments
Please Return to: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
District 8-0
QUESTIONNAIRE
20/30 TRAFFIC RELIEF ROUTE
Check if Road
Access Should
Be Provided
Please Submit Onl
21st and Herr Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Attention: Mr. Phil Miller
Project Liaison Engineer
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 19, 1987-A27
Moore told farmers that the exo
dus from the farm sector is not over
and that more farmers will be leav
ing the industry. He does not see
surpluses going away because
American farmers are continuing
to overproduce and further produc
tion increases are imminent with
future technological
advancements.
those two together in order of preference
rank
is more important to solve 7 (Please Checx
feel
Should Proposed Alignments Skirt Around
or Go Through Towns.
(Yes, through Towns; No,
around Towns [takes more farmland])
Strasbur
Bird in Hand
Gordonville
aradise
Gap
Which issues are most important to you
and should be stressed in this analysis 7
Rank I To 6 (1 most important, 6 least)
One Ratin
Moore told farmers that as all
nations endeaver to become self
sufficient the food world market
may decrease. According to
Moore, the percentage of agricul
tural government subsidy was 72
percent in Japan, 33 percent in the
Eastern European Community, 35
percent in Canada, and a low 22
percent in the United States.
Farmlands
Traffic (Congestion)
Land Use (Concern About
Increased Development)
Cultural Resources
(Historic Sites)
Community Groups (Amish)
Toun sm
Per Person