BY MARY LARGER., HAGEMEISTER Dauphin Co. Correspondent DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.) The importance of dairy produc tion is felt by both the fanner and consumer. On November 10-,. 70 people gathered in Dauphin for the annual Dauphin County Dairy Herd Improvement Association meeting. In addition to the busi ness at hand, the association also paid special recognition to those dairy herds in the county that have displayed outstanding productivi ty in the past year. Many awards woe granted the top 10 herds in fat production. Those receiving awards were Rest ful Acres in Hershey with 793 pounds, Alwine Farms in Middle town with 761 pounds. My Favo rite Holsteins in Elizabethville with 757 pounds, Crissinger Dairy Farm in Gratz with 756, Catalpa WATCH U ★ New 100 Car Parking Lot ★ New Modem Entrance And Store Front ff-' Your Livestock Waterer Headquarters! Mira Fount ENERGY FREE WATERERS . —■ —i THE ORIGINAL ENERGY FREE WATERER—COPIED BUT NEVER EQUALLED. ■ Cool, Clean ■No ■ Uscn Agree. Water Algae Il’i Great! Check Out Our Prices! Dauphin County DHIA Holds Annual Meeting Farms in Middletown with 749 pounds. Toby T Farms in Halifax with 745 pounds, Irvin Martin in Hershey with 727 pounds, J. Mel vin Brandt in Hershey with 704 pounds, John Hertzler in Eli BATAVIA, N.Y.— The Board of Directors of the Regional Cooperative Marketing Agency, at a meeting in Albany Nov. 10, 1989, established the following premiums to be distributed to its dairy fanner members for July 1989: New England 250 per cwL Non-New England 210 per cwl Order 36 160 per cwL Payment of the premiums is contingent upon handlers pay ing their outstanding debts to YOUR FEED BIN & HOG EQUIP. HEADQUARTERS FROM 2.7 TON TO 150 TON PRICES STARTING rf'fjCT'l A S LOW AS $469 ___ MirMr HEAVY DUTY ™AVY DUTY BOQT FRQM 4 „ P T 0 10 » AUGERS AGITATOR •• ‘ 1i i. ~ f :*s. HOG WATERERS AND accessories mm\ 9| Heavy Duty ■/. 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RCMA has received assis tance from the New York Depart ment of Agriculture in its efforts to collect money. “We are confident that we will collect all money due RCMA,” said Carmen L. Ross, executive director and general manager. “Already several handlers have COMPLETE! ■ . V * * <5 FLEX AUGER SYSTEMS FROM 2” TO 5”. PULI on a regular test These farms were Catalapa Farms with a count of 116,000, Alwine Farms with a count of 171,000, and Paul E. Clugston with a count of 176,000. settled their debts for July based upon RCMA’s actions. We have every reason to believe the other handlers will fall in line and make payments of their outstanding obligations. We will continue our efforts to collect money owed to the oiganization.” Obviously, all payments to members are contingent upon col lection of money from handlers. The Board also set an over order price for December Class I HORSEH GENUINE HOR Barnyard Acid Rr AMERICAN Made of tough, long wearing shoes stand manure, silage, 01 better than cowhide. Shoes fe; Goodyear welt, nitro cork sole not track, steel shank, padded collar, cushion insole and arch support. Ideal for barn use. Sizr 7-13 including V 4 sizes. Ist quality. Our experience shows that horsehide outlasts good cowhide by 50% or more for farm use. STYLE WIDTH 6 Inch D. EE, 8 Inch D. EE 8" Steel Toe EE Onl 8” Insulated, snow grip sole $64.95 We ship In 24 hours We pay shipping W-R SUPPLY CO. Lake Cralna Rd. Box 388 Earlvllla, N.Y. 13332 1-800-533-1675 STATE ZIP VISA Phona orders shipped ssms day Mastercard' MftSWr t-yming saiuroiy,, wpysmotf i», law-A^ On the association’s board of directors are Tom Tobias, Ray Kennedy, Dale Brandt, Leon Cris singer, Dennis Miller, Robert Oel lig, Ron Kopp, Ty Long, David Feldt, and Dale Faust. (fluid) milk of SO cents in New England and 65 cents in Western New York. The organization is continuing to operate pools in these areas because there is a high er percentage of membership among dairy farmers. RCMA is a bargaining organi zation that sets an over-order price higher than the Class I milk price set by the government. It collects that price and distributes it in the form of premiums to its members. PRICE SIZE TOTAL EEE EEE $56.95 >1.95 NY Add 7% Tax Grand Total CUSTOMEI ADORES! TOWN—
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