CIO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 21, 1991 CAMP HILL (Cumberland Co.) The Pennsylvania Far mers’ Association (PFA) took the first step toward requesting a milk price increase for dairymen cop ing with the effects of the 1991 drought. PFA has asked the Pennsylvani a Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) to conduct a hearing in the near future to consider the need to boost milk prices. PFA made the request during PMMB’s regularly Sim One-Piece Frame and Simplified Gearbox Designed for Longer Life, Rougher Fields. □ Rugged (—=f-,««. i*n ori6-pi6C6 I I | one-piece welded I J desl 9n can't , I _>f|) ' vibrate apart •rame I like a bolted design. can’t vibrate 'T a fi apart like a bolted I I design. s XSl Sv □ Copper bearing, culvert grade galvanized heavy steel seamless sides. □ Simplified single gearbox drives both beater and conveyor for less maintenance. PENNSYLVANIA Alrvllla FARMERS EQ. & SUPPLY CO., INC. 717-862-3967 or 3968 Bechtelsvlile MILLER EQUIPMENT 215-845-2911 ZIMMERMAN'S FARM SERVICE 717-933-4114 Chambers bura CHAMBERSBURG FARM SRV., INC. 717-264-3533 Cocmanvllle STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE 215-593-2407 Cresson HINES EQUIPMENT 814-886-4183 Bellwood 814-742-8171 PFA Asks PMMB To Help Boost Milk Prices scheduled meeting last week at the Pennsylvania Department of Agri culture headquarters in Harrisburg. At an informational meeting of the PMMB last August to discuss drought conditions, PFA testified that additional time was necessary before the full impact of the drought on crop and forage harvests was known. Since then PFA has conducted a survey of a representative sample ‘ i I 1 < . !vV' • • *»!?,• (*fA, » I ■•-- rVi;>#o>r . >V I* /, • * X< r i * * / SEE YOUR NEW IDEA DEALER TODA Dover GEORGE N. GROSS, INC. 717-292-1673 EaSton STANLEY S FARM SERVICE FANCY FURROW FARMS AG. EQ. 717-648-2088 215-252-8828 , UMBERGER S OF FONTANA SOLLENBERGER EQUIPMENT, pn a mo com ' 717-867-5161 814-652-5223 gguysbum YINGUNG'S IMPLEMENTS 717-359-4848 Honesdale MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC. Jersey Shore. THOMAS L DUNLAP 717-398-1391 as □ Clad Tuff™ fiberglass composite floor won’t pit or corrode, stays slick. □ Constant velocity PTO for sharper turns with easy hook-up, □ Parts and labor included in our special 10-year warranty. □ Competitive finance programs available. Be sure to ask about trade-ins and cash discounts. Call for a free color brochure 1-800-767-3221 or visit your New Idea dealer today. 717-729-7117 of its dairy members to find out how much their purchased feed costs are expected to increase from January through May, 1992 when feed shortages, if any, would most likely develop. “Now we have a good idea of how hard the drought has hit Pennsylvania dairymen,” said PFA dairy specialist Mel Eckhaus. “Our survey shows that although not every dairy farmer has a prob lem, there are a significant number Jersevtown .WILUAM F. WELUVER 717-437-2430 Maxatawnv N.H. FUCKER & SONS, INC. 215-683-7252 Mlffllnburg BS & B REPAIR 717-966-3756 Mill Hall OUNKLE AND GRIEB 717-726-3115 of dairymen lacing large enough shortages to warrant something being done to help them on a statewide basis.” If PFA’s request for a hearing is granted, PFA will ask for a milk price increase in addition to the $1.05/cwt. Class I over-order price currently in place. “Our survey data is still being analyzed to determine how large an increase will be needed. Market conditions will also need to be onger -V'C-V''' 0% FINANCING 0% Financing for 18 Months. Other programs available as low as 3.9% APR. Visit your Nl dealer today. He’ll give you all the details. i^cHASE Nl Financing Provided By BY WHITE NEW IDEA America New Holland A.B.C. GROFF, INC. 717-354-4191 Quakertown C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. 215-536-1935 Quarryvllle A.k. HERR « BRO. 717-786-3521 Somerset UNCOLN SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT CO. 814-629-5621 MARYLAND Churchvllle WALTER G. COALE, INC, 301-734-7722 301-879-1434 considered,” Eckhaus said. “Right now we want to get a hearing scheduled. If our request is approved, we hope to get a hear ing date as soon as possible after the first of the year. It’s crucial that dairymen get help as soon as possible.” MILK. IT DOES A BODYGOOD. NEW IDEA frstisrlcK KNOTT & GEISBERT, INC. Llneboro WERTZ GARAGE, INC. 301-374-2672 NEW JERSEY Bridgeton LESUE FOGG INC. 609-935-5145 Calumftus REED BROS. EQUIPMENT RD 2 301-662-3800 Rising Sun BIGGS, INC. 301-658-5531 609-267-3363
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