fiM'-IMNMm FarnHaQ, Saturday, October 16,1993
Eastern Milk Sees Membership, Milk Production Increase
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Leaders
of Eastern Milk Producers
Cooperative report a trend that has
them smiling despite the grow
ing number of farmers retiring
horn dairying, the 3,200-member
co-op ended the 1993 fiscal year
with a net growth of 100 farm
families.
They also report that for the
third consecutive year. Eastern
had an increase in milk volume,
shipping 1.8 billion pounds of
milk in fiscal ‘93 versus 1.6 bil
lion pounds the previous year.
Those announcements made
Sept 28 at Eastern’s annual meet
ing in Syracuse, N.Y. were fol
lowed by more good news.
Revenues jumped from $225.2
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million in fiscal ‘92 to $245.9 mil
lion this year, Eastern General
Manager Michael Donovan said.
As a marketing arm for members.
Eastern passed most of the sales
dollars to farmers through twice
a-month milk checks.
Gross profits grew as well,
Donovan said, with the co-op pay
ing out $905,069 in profits to
members before leaving net pro
ceeds of $18,467 in the co-op.
Eastern returned $776,746 in pro
fits to members in fiscal ‘92, leav
ing net proceeds of $128,524.
That payout continues a prac
tice started by the board of direc
tors in 1987 to return profits
monthly to member-farmers in the
form of extra cash premiums,
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rather than retaining profits in the
co-op. As a result, Donovan noted.
Eastern has returned over $5.6
million in profits to farmers.
Eastern President Lewis Gard
ner, a dairy farmer from Galeton,
noted that while the co-op saw a
number of members retire from
farming, only 14 farmers quit the
Co-op to sell their milk to other
markets.
“For an organization that ships
milk in nine states, that’s pheno
menal,” Gardner said. “It shows a
high degree of satisfaction in the
cooperative.”
Eastern Milk is a dairy coopera
tive headquartered in Syracuse. It
has 3,200 member farms in nine
states, with high concentrations in
Youth Conference At
Dutch Country Calf Sale
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
For the fourth year, a pre
sale youth conference will be
featured at the Dutch Country
Calf Sale, to be held at the
Lebanon County Fairgrounds
on Saturday. October 23.
Experts in the field of fitting
and showing beef cattle and
animal health will supply
advice and technical informa
tion to all participants free of
charge. The Youth Conference
will begin at 10 a.m. and will be
followed by the club calf sale at
1:30 p.m.
Elene Hitz, cattle manager of
Eastern Land and Resources,
Annville, will be leading the
discussion on showing and fit
ting beef calves. “Fitting Cattle
for the ’9os” is the title of her
portion of the conference. Elene
will supply tips to young beef
exhibitors on blocking and fit
ting a calf, along with a discus
sion on how to present a calf in
4 Two Parcels of Real Estate -1:00 PM
Household Goods - 12x20 Insulated Office Building
Komaski 6000 lb. Fork Lift - Wagons
Thursday, October 28, 1993
9:30 AIM
Auction held on site in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA, two and a half miles
Consists of forty seven acres. Improvements thereon consist of a two and a half story all
brick 4 bedroom house. First floor has eat-in kitchen, dining room, living room, one bed
room, daylight basement with laundry. Second floor has 3 bedrooms. House has full
bath, on-site sewage and well, enclosed porch. Two story budding with horse box stall,
ground level has living quarters with kitchen, living room, bedroom, bath. 2 ponds, great
view, also 32x72 metal building presently used to manufacture.
Has fifty acres of land, 30 acres in cultivation, stream, approximately one mile of
road frontage on Mountain Road and Route 225.
Terms on Real Estate -10% down sale day, final settlement 1993.
Parcels will be offered separately and as an entirety.
Shown by appointment. Call 717-896-2788 or 215-593-2828.
Personal Property - Crafts - Inventory
Komaski 6000 lb. fork lift, 2000 orlg. hrs., side shift, serviced regularly. In excellent
condition, bought new by Stoltzfus: storm front carriage with roller bearings, hydraulic
brakes; spring wagon; BxB utility shed; 12x20 building, sells separate: kitchen cabinet
combine: recllner chair; 2 sofas; roll top desk; 4 burner tan gas stove: tan gas refrigerator;
propane heater, propane grill, like new; 10 wall battery' clocks; painted and unpainted
decoy geese; 2 Stihl chain saws; bar saw; portable compressor with engine; propane gas
tanks: power mower: push mower; light cabinet; Coleman gas iron; cedar siding; vinyl
siding; kiln dry bagged shavings: foam brushes; chicken nests; lawn spreader more
items not listed; Stoltzfus’ are moving their business south.
Auctioneer:
Steve Jr. Petersheim
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' Pennsylvania, New York and Ver
mont. The co-op also serves
member-owners in New Hamp
shire, Massachusetts, Connecti
cut, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland.
The co-op is a partner in the
largest mozzarella cheese plant in
the Northeast. Located in Waver
ly, N.Y., near the Pennsylvania
border, the cheese plant is oper
ated by Denver-based Leprino
Foods, the nation’s leading manu
facturer of the Italian cheese.
HEALTH tC/CK
the show ring.
Dr. Lynn Sammons of Wil
low Creek Animal Hospital,
Reading, will review “Health
Activities For Your Beef Pro
ject.” Keeping calves healthy
and knowing what to do if they
get sick is an important part of
youth beef projects. Sammons’
expertise in the field of bovine
health care will bring much
information to the conference.
“This is the fourth year we
have brought together some of
the industry’s most experienced
people to provide an interesting
and informative morning for
young people and parents
alike,” said Sheila Miller, sale
chairman. “The past years’
events were great successes,
and I heard positive comments
from all the kids that came out
to listen and leant. I believe
even the most experienced
4-H’er will walk away from this
pre-sale youth conference with
PUBLIC AUCTION
Homemade Food on Premises
Eastern operates a New Eng
land office in Montpelier, Vt; and
milk receiving stations in Dover,
Del., and Hinesburg, Vt
The co-op also owns two sub
sidiaries: Eastern Laboratory Ser
vices, a commercial testing facili
ty in South Waverly. and Eastern
Best Products, which operates
dairy stores in Pennsylvania, and a
rural bulk-buying service with
truck routes serving thousands of
customers in a dozen states.
Parcel #1
Parcel #2
Auction Held For:
Melvin A. & Rebecca Stoltzfus
Jack Hurley
something beneficial. I hope all
county clubs take advantage of
this free conference.**
This year’s sale will feature
23 calves in the ring to be auc
tioned by Harry Bachman of
Annville. Judge Scott Hummel,
Sunbury, will be selecting a
champion and reserve champ
ion calf before the sale.
Crossbred steers consignments
combine Angus. Chianina,
Simmental, Limousin, and
Maine Anjou bloodlines in
combinations. Also selling are
purebred Angus, Simmental.
and Polled Hereford steers.
Several calves sold at previ
ous Dutch Country Calf Sales
have earned championship
titles at fairs. This year, Jason
Stolzfus showed his 1992
Dutch Country calf to champ
ion steer honors at the Eli
zabethtown Fair. This
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