A3B-Lanc*ster Farming, Saturday, January 23, 1988
Dairy Co-Op Returns
Eastern Milk Producers
Cooperative faced a turbulent
marketplace in 1987, with more
and more farmers leaving the busi
ness and competition for available
milk supplies turning fierce. East
ern President R. La Veme McCarty
reported.
Even though that caused profits
to drop, the co-op returned more
money to its member-farmers in
the form of cash bonuses than ever
before, McCarty said.
The bonuses, or premiums, were
above the government-regulated
blend price that farmers receive for
their milk, and totaled “approxi
mately $2 million for Eastern’s
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Farm Calendar L^/
(Continued from Pago AtO)
Farm and Home Center.
Chester Co. Dairy Farm Water
Meeting, Octorara High
School, 7:30 p.m. Vo-Ag room.
Tuesday, February 2
Cattle Feeder’s Day, Lancaster
Farm and Home Center, 8:30 to
3:30 p.m.
Northeast Winter Dairy
Mgmt.Schools, Sheraton Inn,
Burlington, VT. Through Feb.
3. Call 607-255-2196.
Cumberland Co. Ext. Annual
Meeting, South Middleton
Fireball, Boiling Springs, 6:30
p.m.
South Jersey Dairy Conference,
Elmer Grange Hall, Polo
Tavern, NJ.
Wednesday, February 3
Penn Jersey Dairy Expo, Days Inn
Conference Ctr., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Rts.
22 & 309, Allentown. PA Young
Fanner Spokesperson for Ag Con
test, Sheraton Inn, Danville,
Through Feb. 4.
Delmarva Com &Soybean Con
ference, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wicomico
youth and Civic Center, Salisbury,
MD.
Thursday, February 4
Dairy Reproduction School #2,
Gap Fire Hall, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Northeast Winter Dairy Mgmt.
School, Ramada Inn, East Wind
sor, Conn., through Feb. S.
Dairy Nutrition School, 10 a.m„
Memorial Lutheran Church,
Shippensburg.
Small Grain Production, 8 p.m.,
Kennard-Dale H. S., Call Ralph
Travis, 382-4871.
Conservation plans, Riggs Har
well from S.C.S. and Mark Flahar
ty. 8 p.m. Kennard-Dale H.S.
Friday, February 5
Dairy Reproduction School #2,10
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farmer-owners” in calendar 1987,
Eastern General Manager Michael
H. Donovan noted.
More than $250,000 of that
amount was paid between Christ
mas and New Year’s to 1,400 far
mers who qualified for Eastern’s
Fall Premium Program. The fall
premiums, Donovan said, success
fully encouraged farmers to shift
more milk production to the fall
months, an historically low period
for milk volumes, and helped the
co-op to balance seasonal supplies
for customers.
Unlike other premiums, which
Eastern obtained from customers
a.m. to 3 p.m., Gap Fire Hall.
Lancaster/Chester Swine Assn.
Annual Banquet, Blue Ball Fire
Hall. 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6
Ephrata Young Farmers Assn.
Annual Mtg, Mt. Airy Fireball.
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Paul B. Kline
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$2 Million In Bonuses To Farmers
to pass directly to farmers, the fall
premiums came out of Eastern’s
own coffers, and came close to
matching its $300,000 refund to
farmers in 1986 when the co-op
had record profits.
‘The past year has been difficult
in terms of profitability,” Donovan
said. The co-op ended fiscal ‘B7
with $233,000 in net proceeds,
which were down from the record
$631,000 in fiscal ‘B6. Eastern’s
milk supplies were down 10 per
cent, largely due to the Whole
Herd Buyout and other economic
factors which encouraged farmers
to leave dairying.
“But,” Donovan continued,
“what does make me happy is
when I look at the monthly report
which shows the cash premiums
that we are returning to the farmer
members of Eastern Milk Produc
ers. Quality premiums have been
running in excess of $30,000 per
month; protein premiums in excess
of $25,000 per month, and other
direct premiums over $lOO,OOO
per month.”
He added: “Getting money to
the farmers’ bottom line is our
most important job, and Eastern
Melvin NOK
Richland, PA
Reynold Reinert
Fogelsville, PA
Chester H.
Soltys Jr.
Spring City, PA
has never had a year where we
have done a better job of doing
exactly that”
McCarty and Donovan also
noted that Eastern’s Products Divi
sion was “growing in leaps and
bounds.”
The division, which is anticipat
ing sales in excess of $8 million for
the year, and operates six dairy
stores in New York and Pennsyl
vania, and a bulk-buying service
for rural customers in 11 states.
Two of those stores opened for
business in 1987 in Fulton, N.Y.,
and Washingtonville, PA.
Four more stores arc on the
drawing board for 1988, Donovan
said.
Other highlights of 1987
* Eastern’s board elected a new
president in October - dairy far
mer R. LaVeme McCarty of
Forksville, PA. He succeeded Earl
Forwood, another Pennsylvania
fanner.
* Eastern’s got out of the fluid
bottling business in September
when it sold its operation in Home
r, N.Y. to Dairylea.
* Eastern honored its first-ever
Quality Fanner of the Year -- the
6127
(107-110 Days!2soo H.U.)
Excellent yield potential with excellent root
quality and very good stalk strength. A consistent
hybrid over a wide range of environments. Has
above average lest weight, will exhibit late
flowering with a rapid drydown. Demonstrates
easy combining and clean picking qualities.
Final Population: 18-26,(XX>f
6927 NEW!
(110-ITT Days/2550 H.U.)
NEW RELEASE - was 75048. Top yielder m
many Stage IV plots. Has an excellent stalk, root
quality, and stress tolerance. 6927 will show
excellent yield stability in Pennsylvania. Exhibits
fast drydown. Harvest moisture averages drier
than most of the 112-115 day hybrids.
Final Population: 20-26,000+
7993
(112-115 Days/2620 H.V.)
Adaptable hybrid with excellent stress tolerance
and yield stability. Excellent plant health, stalk,
and root quality. A top performing hybrid in
Pennsylvania. Project this hybrid to be our lead
ing selling hybrid.
Final Population: 19-26,000+
(115-118 Days/2770 H.V.)
In 1986 yielded 347.6 Bu/A in the NCGA contest
establishing a new national NCGA yield record.
Responds well to good management. Can move
the hybrid north. Demonstrates excellent
emergence.
Final Population: 18-24,000
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