A24-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 29, 1994 VERNON ACHENBACH, JR. Lancaster Farming Staff MT. JOY (Lancaster Co.) The Mt. Joy Farmers Cooperative with its approximate ly 130 members, held its annual banquet and business meeting Wednesday at the Country Table Restaurant in Mt. Joy. According to officials, the cooperative is financially strong and continues to work with very low overhead, maximizing the net received by its members, while still maintaining a strong base line. A member of API, along with Atlantic Dairy Cooperative, Dairylea, and Cumberland Valley, the Ml. Joy cooperative has weath ered a number of changes in milk marketing in the past few years. Currently major markets for the members’ milk is Beatrice Cheese, Johanna Farms, Ml Holly Springs, From the left, new directors for the Mt. Joy Farmers Cooperative are Roy Alger and David Dum. SUPER SUPPORTERS (over 20 animals purchased) ★ Fox’s Market ★ Hatfield Quality Meats ★ Carlos R. Leffler, Inc. ★ Glatfelter Insurance Group ★ New Holland Sales Stables ★ Walter M. Dunlap & Sons, Inc. SUPPORTERS (over 4 animals purchased) ☆ Hamilton Bank ☆ Dutch-Way Farm Market Inc. ☆ Winner's IGA Food Liner ☆ Kessler’s Inc. ☆ Lebanon Valley Bank, Ag Dept. ☆ Rich Brandt Farm Real Estate ☆ Good’s Receiving Station ☆ Ezra H Good, Inc. ☆ Leidy’slnc PACKER BUYERS ★ John F. Martin, Inc ★ Hatfield Quality Meats ★ Fox’s Markets •k Walter M. Dunlap & Sons, Inc. Mt. Joy Cooperative Holds Banquet Meeti Deitrich Farms in Maryland, and Cumberland Farms in New Jersey, according to Royce Seifert, API representative. Seifert said that the cooperative was in good financial shape, but that there have been a lot of changes in the past year and a half and there have a number of chal lenges to marketing milk, especial ly with changing owners and uses of products. However, he said that despite the changes in ownership of pro cessing plants, the demand for milk and dairy products will keep plants and thus markets for mem bers milk in existance. Marlin Benedict, auditor, said that the cooperative received the highest level of rating given in auditing. He said the milk price was down this past year, settling in between LIVESTOCK BUYERS PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE Hoss’s Steak and Sea House Champion Steer-$ 17,000 Res. Champion Pig-$5,500 prices for the past two years, he said. Last year, the milk price was $14.55 per hundredweight. This year is was $13.80. The average paid to members, before premiums, this year was $12.75; last year it was $13.52. Two years ago the price was $12.30. With premiums, the average price was $12.86 for 1993; $13.66 for 1992; and $12.99 for 1991 (includes a 69 cents per hundred weight redemption.) In other business, the coopera tive recognized achievements of its members. Earl Dehmey, in charge of Held services, said that a new recognition 'was started this past year called the Inspector’s Honor Roll. According to Dehmey, the hon or recognizes no antibiotics in milk, no high bacteria on tanker load; a score of 95 or better during an on farm inspection during the yean and a minimum of 11 months receiving quality premiums for milk. Those recognized under the new distinction were Harold Witmer and Carl Brandt. The cooperative’s Honor Roll winners were Merle King, and Paul and Mark Miller. Honor Roll winners are those who have received quality premiums for 12 consecutive months. Also during the meeting, mem bers elected two directors to its bo&rd. Those named wept Roy E. Alger and David Dum.' Alger farm in Lebanon County and has been a director of the cooperative. He also holds direc- (Turn to Pago A 26) CHAMPION BUYERS Hatfield Quality Meats Champion Pig $10,200 OTHER BUYERS • Harry H. Bachman, Auct. • Country Butcher Shop • Lancaster Livestock Reporter • Arnold Yorkshire Farms • Balsbaugh Insurance Agency • Sir Speedy Printing • Wengers Farm Machine, Inc. • Animal Medical Center of Somerset Co. Inc. • Annlick Farm Supply Inc. • Ben Druck Door Co. • Ezra H. Good Inc. • PA Simmental Association • Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences • Del-Wood Kitchens Inc. • James Parlett & Son Mark C. Hershey Farms Inc, Ideal Holstein Pennsylvania Cattleman’s Assoc./Rep. Miller Norman Marks (Farm Show) Reinecker Ag Products Myers Bros. Meat Walter Cattle Company Berks County Cattleman’s Assoc. Wayne Feeds Supply Store William L. Piper (Farm Show) Zug Farm and Dairy Equipment Byron Waggner General Contracting iul Hostetter, 79, retiring manager of Mt. Joy Farmers Codperatlve, tries out a rocking chair presented to him by the members of the cooperative, while Lancaster County Dairy Princess Marcl Harnish, holds a vase of flowers Hos tetter presented to her. Glatfelter Insurance Group Champion Lamb-$2,400 Res. Champion Lamb-$2,800 Res. Champion Steer-$4,000 Terry (Jake) Weyandt, Livestock Pecora Dairy Farm Dave Nolt Enterprises Mahoning Valley Milling Company White Oak Mills Wdis Market Maine Farmer’s Exchange DR Kern Anthony Wagner (PDA) Quentin Taxidermy Farmer’s AgCredit Corp. Chapman Corporation Party Lit? Gifts Messick Construction Thomas Frick Insurance Company Lancaster Level Flo York Bank and Trust Company Tressler Ashland Brian Livingston Tri-County Confinement Systems Linda Blackburn Mountain Dale Farms Hempt Brothers Inc. Farmers For Ridge From all the exhibitors, Parents, 4-H leaders, FFAAdvisors and those involved with the PA Farm Show, THANKS!
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