Market Report By Tom Jprchak Penn State Cooperative Extension Agent for Lackawanna County Increasing milk production per cow can no longer make up for the drop in cow numbers and milk supplies have gotten tighter in the last two months. The upper mid west, where milk prices start in Minnesota and Wisconsin, has led the other top dairy states with as much as six percent less milk than last year. Even in the northeast states that were awash with milk a few months ago, nearly had a call order in September from the mark* et administrator in Order 2 to divert milk from manufacturing to fluid use. Only voluntary action by handlers prevented the call order. Feed Problems Much of the blame for lower milk production goes to lower quality as well as lower supplies of forage in the critical milk produc tion areas. Weather conditions during the growing season have finally caught up with forage and grain supplies and there’s more trouble ahead as com harvests are showing. Low yields plus low bushel weights plus low quality in some com production areas are contributing to the forage quality MOVING AUCTION HOOBER EQUIPMENT, 1 *"11* north of Middletown. DB, on Rt. 301 Dec. 11th 9AM Partial list; used farm equipment, attachments, parts, tires & rims, lawn & garden tractors, toys, shelving, parts bins, office furniture. some shop equipment • • • This is not an appraisal sale, this is an auction! Don*t miss this opportunity, there will be bargains! No sales tax, No buyers premium, No rain date All items subject to prior sale Special prices on other equipment at our new building. 3 mi. West of Middletown on Rt. 301 Terms: Cash or Certified Funds John M JG” Green, auctioneer 302-378-4722 mm mm and supply problems that all add up to lower milk production. It’s that time of the year when we expect seasonal drops in milk pro duction but this year it started ear lier and, because of the reasons for the drop, it may continue longer. Product Prices Looking at cheese prices the last two months you would think the market reporters weren’t paying attention. For nine weeks cheese prices stayed the same at $1.34 for blocks and $1.31 for barrels. The good news was that prices had increased 13 cents in three weeks in September so they held the higher price for nine weeks not the lower price of $1.21 where it was in August. So, cheese prices went up 13 cents in September and stay ed there for nine weeks to Novem ber 12 because milk supplies were dropping and cheese handlers didn’t want to be caught short for the holidays. In addition, dry milk product prices were also going up and about everything from dried skim to whey to buttermilk was adding to the demand for manu facturing milk. Helping also were sales of dry milk products by USDA through the Dairy Export Incentive Program mainly to Cen tral American countries. • • • • • • Lunch available • • • 302-378-9555 • 800-341-4028 The question is—how long can it last? Cheese prices normally decline as we get this close to the holidays and the barrel price did drop on November 12 but it was less than a cent. What’s equally important is how much will the milk supply drop? While the upper mid west and the northeast are lower there are increases in the western states. Once again it’s a question of whether increasing milk production in the west can make up for dropping production ANNAPOLIS. Md. Speak ing before the Cecil County Soil Conservation District, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Robert L. Walker presented the Goodyear Award for the Cooperator of the Year to Kenneth England of Eng land Farms. England was recog nized for his outstanding accomp lishments in resource conserva tion. “Mr. England, like many other Maryland farmers, is doing a terri fic job as stewards of our valuable Maryland DHIA Baltimore County (Condnuad from Paga A 42) HERD NAME Glson R. Martin Isaac And Diana Martin Manh-Havan Farm John & Cindy Burtnar Magna-VMa Farm Craak Bound Farm Lynn Strita Pryor Brothars Curtis W Ausharman John Hoatattar Kurt & Julia William INC. EVlttur Immu hm FARMERS iggm Tired of paying high insurance rates on trucks you seldom use? We offer competative prices on trucks from pickups to tractor trailers We Offer All Types Of Farm And Agribusiness Insurance Please Call For Quotations or Information Diane Church - Ray Keene - Roger Slusher 2488 Maple Ava., Quarryvllle, PA 17566 786-1711 (800) 882-1415 PUBLIC SALE OF PLATFORM SCALES, HAND & GARDEN TOOLS, HOUSEHOLD GOODS FRI., DEC. 3, 1993 AT 9:00 A.M. Loc 1585 Slate Hill Road, Village of Fair field, Drumore Twp., Lancaster Co., PA (Dir.: Take Rt. 272 four miles south of Buck. Turn right onto Spring Valley Road & then left onto Slate Hill Road to sale. Sale By: MRS. HAROLD E. AUMENT (Dorothy G. Aument) Howard Shaub, Inc. (717) 464-3541 Auctioneer (AU-000831-L) Food Served Cooperator Of Year Award WASHINGTON county fnmnlpfpc HERD COWS M MILK AVG UICicIS BREED HERD T FCM T * H 38 71.7 H 59 71.2 H 75 69.5 H 31 68.9 H 55 67.2 H 75 67.0 H 59 66.1 H 84 66.0 H 157 66.0 H 47 65.7 H 51 65.4 UMlm Wwwinfl, aaurtiy, Mcwmbf 20. in other areas. Enjoy It Now Before you start worrying about next year, start enjoying what you have now from higher milk prices at the farm with more to come before the end of the year. With cheese and powder prices holding as long as they have the Minnesota-Wisconsin Price Series has jumped $1.29 in September and October just about matching that 13 cent increase in cheese prices. For October the M—W land and water resources. I am proud of the contribution Mary land farmers are making to the im provement of our environment and to the Chesapeake Bay re storation effort,” Walker said. In his keynote address. Walker talked about both the domestic and international marketing ef forts his department has made on behalf of the Maryland agricultur al community. “Both domestically and interna tionally, Maryland’s agricultural NOVEMBER FRI. NOV. 19 & FRI. NOV. 26 - SPM. Blue Ball Auction Mart. Selling Antiques, Col lectibles, Tools. Toys, Good, Furniture, Plus Much More. Located East Of Lan caster Off Route 322 In Blue Ball Behind Fire Hall. Bechtold, Paparo, Aucts. SAT. NOV. 20 -10 AM. Greenhouses & Supplies. was $12.46 with more expected in November. It’s already 41 cents better than last October and the second best since the record year of 1989. With the help of better dry milk prices and increasing commercial demand for dairy pro ducts generally, the increases in farm prices should continue to the end of the year. By then we may have a better fix on the effect of feed supplies and quality on milk production but in this meantime have a happy holiday. commodities are being sold as never before. What has occurred over the last four or five years in terms of the expansion of markets is nothing short of a revolution,” said Walker. Since 1989, the Maryland De partment of Agriculture has help ed to open more than 20 new pro ducer-only farmers* markets across the state. At the same time, the department is helping Mary land companies find markets around the world. Purchase TOWSON, Md. In a continued effort to preserve farm land in the county, Baltimore County government and the Maryland Agri cultural Land Preservation Foundation have recently completed the purchase of agricul tural easements on four farms encompassing 372 acres. These purchases bring the total number of agricultural easements to 87 on 9,739 acres. The easements purchased recently are on farms in die heart of the Worthington Valley as well as in My Lady’s Manor. In the Worth ington Valley, one farm consists of 68 acres and the easement is valued both for its ex tremely productive soils as well as its scenic location. The second piece of property is an 168-acre farm owned by the Green Spring Valley Hounds of which two-thirds of the property is used for the production of com and soybeans and the remainder is used for the pasturing of horses. The other two ease ments purchased on My Lady’s Manor con sist of a 31-acre farm which is in woodland management and a 108-acre nursery. In regards to this land preservation endea vor, Hayden said, "These four farms on which the development rights were purchas ed represent some of the diverse characteris tics of farms entering the easement program. The variety of resources under these ease ments will remain for the use and enjoyment of future generations.” The total acreage of land under both agri gultural and environmental easements in Bal timore County is 15,000 acres. Public Auction Register Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M. of each week’s publication Located 250 Rexmont Rd., Rexmont, Pa., Lebanon Co. Conditions By, Arthur J. Heller Sr., & Jackie C. Heller. Ziegler Auction Co. SAT. NOV. 20 -10 AM, Automobile & Truck Auc tion. Located Keystone Public Auto Exchange, Rt. 22/322 Between Dauphin & Clarks Ferry Bridge. Local Banks. Keystone Public Auto Exchange.
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