Order No. 4 ALEXANDRIA, VA. Middle Atlantic Order Market Administrator Joseph D. Shine today announced a December 1988 base milk price of $ 13.7 3 per hundredweight and an excess milk price of $12.25. The weighted average December price was $13.67 and the bulterfat differen tial for the month was 15.1 cents. The base milk price was up 20 cents from November and was 78 cents higher than last December. The weighted average price was up 15 cents from November and BIG CAPACITY SPREADERS Alrvlll* FARMERS EQ. & SUPPLY CO., INC. 717-862-3967 or 3968 BechHlsvlll» MILLER EQUIPMENT 215-845-2911 Belleville IVAN J. ZOOK A SONS, INC. 717-935-2948 Bethel ZIMMERMAN S FARM SERVICE 717-933-4114 Cgchrwiylllt STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE 215-593-2407 Creeeon HINES EQUIPMENT 814-886-4183 Bellwood 814-742-8171 Dover GEORGE N. GROSS, INC. 717-292-1673 Eeeton FANCY FURROW FARMS AG. EQ. 215-252-8828 Class I Milk Price was 79 cents higher than last December. Mr. Shine said that the Decem ber volume of producer milk pooled under the Order, 536.6 million pounds, was up 1.3 mil lion pounds or 0.2 percent from last December. The average daily delivery per producer of 2,831 pounds in December was up 135 pounds or 5.0 percent from a year earlier. A total of 6,115 producers supplied Order 4 pool handlers during the month, 291 fewer than last December. Class I producer Up to 390 Bushel Size Available Need a larger spreader for your operation? The New Idea Model 3639 at 390 bushels can handle your large spreading needs. With the tandem axle design, double hydraulic cylinders on the endgate and super slick, super tough floor, it can withstand countless heavy loads. Ewralt SOLLENBERQER EQUIPMENT, Gettysburg YINGLING’S IMPLEMENTS 717-359-4848 Greenceetle MEYERS IMPLEMENTS, INC. Uamltuia SHARTLESVILLE FARM SERVICE RO 1 215-488-1025 H. Daniel Wenger, Prop. Honeedele MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC. Jereev Shore THOMAS L DUNLAP 717-398-1391 3639 SEE YOUR NEW IDEA DEALER TODAY Enhnli ROY H. SUCH, INC. RD 2 717-859-2441 INC. 814-652-5223 717-597-2176 717-729-7117 Is $1530 For February milk totaled 269.0 million pounds and accounted for 50.13 percent of total producer milk receipts in December. The December 1987 Class I utilization was 52.22 per cent. The volume of Class I pro ducer milk was down 3.8 percent from a year ago. The volume of Class II milk was up 11.8 million pounds or 4.6 percent from a year earlier. Base milk accounted for 89.49 percent of total December producer milk deliveries, down from 91.49 percent last December. The average butterfat test of pro WILLIAM F. WELUVER 717-437-2430 W.C. CRYTZER EQUIP., INC. 412-543-2441 Kllnaeratown STANLEY'S FARM SERVICE 717-648-2088 Lebanon (Fontmal UMBERGER'S OF FONTANA RD 4 717-867-5161 MaxaUwnv N.H. FUCKER A SONS, INC. 215-683-7252 MlHllnbura BS & B REPAIR 717-966-3756 Mill Hill DUNKLE AND GRIEB 717-726-3115 ducer milk was 3.84 percent in December, compared to 3.81 a year ago. Order 4 pool handlers reported Class I in-area milk sales of 224.3 million pounds during December, a decrease of 0.8 percent from a year earlier, after adjustment to eliminate variation due to calendar composition. In 1988 a total of 6.20 billion pounds of producer milk was pooled under Order 4, 82.3 mil lion pounds less than during the previous year. This was a decrease ninenm Or check out the 320 Bushel Model 3632. The same quality features at a smaller price. The 3632 can ensure quick handling of your spreading needs. See the large capacity New Idea Spreader today. Hvm Holland A.B.C. GROFF, INC. 717-354-4191 PEOPLES SALES A SEI Qmkertown' C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. 215-536-1935 ACE- JURISTA, INC. 717-836-2610 2T, 1986-D9 NEW IDEA iVICE, INC. 717-463-2735 Ou«ITVVlll« A.L. HERR A BRO. 717-786-3521 Spring Mill* RT. 45 SALES A SERVICE RD 1 814-422-8805 mkhmnoi of 1.3 percent. The volume of Class I producer milk totaled 3.08 billion pounds in 1988, down 68.2 million pounds, or 2.2 percent from a year earlier. The Class I utilization percentage averaged 49.75 during the past year, down from the 50.18 average in 1987. The Order 4 base milk price averaged $12.52 per hundred weight during 1988, 37 cents less than a year earlier while the aver age excess milk price of $10.95 in 1988 was down 20 cents. MARYLAND Churchvllle WALTER G. COALE, INC. 301-734-7722 301-879-1434 Frederick KNOTT & GEISBERT, INC. RD 2 301-662-3800 Hwintown ANTIETAM .FORD TRACTOR 301-791-1200 Unsboro WERTZ GARAGE, INC. 301-374-2672 RI»lno Sun BIGGS, INC. 301-658-5531 NEW JERSEY Bridgeton LESLIE FOGG INC. 609-935-5145 Columbus REEO BROS. EQUIPMENT 609-298-3441 WEST VIRGIN!, Msrtlnsbura BENDERS FARM SERVICE INC. 304-267-8707
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