Honor roll members were honored at the banquet. From left, Amos Conley, Clair Hollinger, and Holllnger's herds- Top jeers year - were Dairy Cooperative on Wednesday. From left, Ken Zurin, Ken Balmer, Luke Brubaker, Arlin Benner, John Landis, Jim Brubaker, George Rohrer, and Don Risser. Not ail soybeans are created equal. Pioneer® brand soybeans start with leading genetics that offer greater disease resistance and performance. Through a strong commitment to research, Pioneer is proving that better genes make for better beans. That’s why soybean growers have made Pioneer varieties the number one planted brand. And now they’re also available in bulk. Ask your Pioneer sales representative for the varieties right for your fields. BETTER BEANS START WITH BETTER GENES. Past Year ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.) —Members of the Mount Joy Far mers Dairy Cooperative can expect to receive a milk check this year reflecting $13.66 per hun dredweight (up from $12.99 last year but less than $15.32 of two years ago), according to Marlin E. Benedict, Simon Lever and Corn par accountants. Stable For Benedict presented the financial report for the cooperative Wednes day afternoon at the cooperative’s annual meeting at the Country Table Restaurant. Benedict said 1992 proved to be a relatively stable year for produc ers, without a lot of large fluctua tions and was ‘ ‘less volatile than in past years.” When the numbers were tallied at the end of fiscal year 1992 in October, the cooperative shipped more milk, at 12.1 percent or 14 million pounds, over the previous year. Total milk shipped was 136 million pounds. At year end, the cooperative included 134 patrons. Benedict examined three years of the cooperative and compared milk check prices. In 1992, mem bers were receiving $13.52 CWT; in October 1991, they were receiv ing $12.30 CWT; and in October 1990, $14.99 CWT. Egct patron invested $6,400 in the co-op, down from $11,690 each two years ago. The market has shown general improvement with a strong found- Producers ation base, according to the CPA. The overall strength of the coop has made it a “lean, streamlined organization, which is impottant to all of you” Benedict told more than 200 present. The cooperative transports milk from members’ dairy farms to Atlantic Processing, Inc. (API), represented by Royce Seifert. Seifert said APl’s fiscal year ends January 31. so the numbers for 1992 aren’t in yet. But for fiscal year 1991, there were a total of $2lO million in sales and I.S bil lion pounds of milk were shipped to two large customers, Beatrice Cheese Inc. near Allentown and Johanna Farms in Remington, N.J. API operated at $1.4 million net margin. Seifert said API continues lo monitor the Beatrice cheese plant strike closely and told the mem bers the industry continues to con stantly change and move forward. Earl Dehmey, co-op fieldman, said that members should beware of the lowering of the DMSCC requirements to 750,000 in the spring, and if the SCC count in the herd reaches 500,000 or more to “please get concerned about it.” He also spoke about the possibility of U.S. health inspectors visiting on site and to look into monitoring detrimental antibiotic loads to keep the milk from being rejected. In other business, the cooperative elected the following directors; • Kenneth S. Balmer. Balmer farms 80 acres and rents 350 acres with the help of his Sufe and four childrlen. He milks 139 cows and has 150 young stock. • David L. Landis. Landis farms 200 acres and milks 100 cows, and maintains 80 replace ment heifers with wife, Lois, and son, Darvm as helpers. He is a director of Atlantic Breeders Co- Op and member of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association and mem ber of the Manheim Young Farmers. (Turn to Pago A 32) Authorized Parts ft Service Kubota Industrial Diesel Engines YMMMMR , Diesel Enginea Mitsubishi - Satoh Compact Dlasal Tractors Specializing In Complete Service For Skid Loadara and Moat Types Of Small naaal Powered Equipment nsmantllng For Parts NH L 553 Skid Loader Yanmar 155 Tractor GD Equipment^ ,ifij VV Mc-UU r Rd [ phr,!t<' PA 1 /-).v 717-859-3533
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