A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29, 1994
Sale Reports
KING SALE
A Public Auction of $2OOO, Bob Cat 6428
Holstein heifers, mules, sldd loader $7300, Kidd
horses and machinery bale chopper $4lOO,
was held January 19 by N.I. 5209 discbine
Daniel Jay and Lydia S. $6500, Vicon wheel
King, 2 miles west of rake $475, Hesston 530
Georgetown on Mt. round baler $5300,
Pleasant Road. N.H. 28 forage blower
Some prices received $lO5O, J.D. 2355 tractor
were: stock bull sire $ 13,100.J.D. 2940 trac-
Leadman $1175, Hols- tor $9400, N.H. 489
tein heifers $1350, haybine $3900, BriUion
$1325, $1250 & $l2OO, cultipacker $lOOO, N.H.
mules $1250 & $l5OO, hay tedder $2900, N.H.
pair of horses $4500, 570 thrower baler
woik horses $3900 & $12,000 and MJ. 1130
$3350, and other horses d tractor $4200.
$l3OO, $l5OO & $l6OO. Bryan D. Imes was
Other items sold the auctioneer,
were: Westfalia milker SNODGRASS SALE
units $650 & $595, A Public Auction of
Sputnick $l7OO, diesel household goods and
engine $2OOO, washer antiques was held Janu
sllo, harness $95, col- ary 22 by Donald and
lar $45, bridle $27.50, Hope Snodgrass of
Case 930 D tractor on Delta, Pa. The auction
steel $3200, disc $950, was held in the Chance-
Fox harvester $1125, ford Community Center
Pequea tedder $775, off Route 74 in York
N.I. 323 corn picker Co., Pa.
$1650, engine for pick
er $BOO, Pequea manure
spreader $lBOO, N.H.
crimper $1250, and
N.H. mower $l9OO,
Steve and Steve Jr.
Petersheim were the
auctioneers.
FISHER SALE
A Public Sale of real
estate was held January
22 by Mose and Nancy
Fisher, along Route 897
in Salisbury Twp.,
Lane. Co., Pa.
The five unit rental
house was sold for
$245,000.
Steve and Steve Jr.
Petersheim were the
auctioneers.
MINNICH SALE
A Public Sale of fine
antiques and Oriental
rugs was held January
21 by John H. Minnich,
in the auditorium of the
United Methodist
Hom 6 in the village of
Quincy, Franklin Co.,
Pa. There were about
250 people at the sale
and the temperature was
20 degrees below zero.
Some prices
included; game table w/
claw & ball foot $3400,
cherry hi-boy $5lOO,
set of sterling silver
flatware $l3OO, Orien
tal rugs $l6O to $3200,
large bowl with wooden
base $750, pink luster
pitcher $490, German
beer pitcher $4OO, John
Bell crock $550, pair
brass candleholders
$6BO, silver tray tea set
$725, 2 Grandfather’s
clocks $4700 & $5lOO,
pewter wall cupboard
$3lOO and pair of ban
quet tables $l6OO.
Edgar J. Stull and
Lynn A. Kietrich were
the auctioneers.
ZIMMERMAN
SALE
A Public Auction of
farm machinery was
held January 22 along
Route 45, 2 miles west
of Millheim, Centre
Co., Pa. The owners
were Leroy and Edna
Zimmerman, Jr. and
Dan Shreckengast.
Some items sold
included: J.D. rotary
hoe $7OO, Perfecta II
13’ 3 Pt. field cultivator
Some prices were;
Wimoss truck w/MA &
PA R.R. logo $lBO. 7
Hess oil trucks and
tankers $BO to $l2O,
round oak table $550,
oak roll-top desk $525,
set of 4 straight back
chairs $7O each, mod
em dry sink $BO, natur
al cedar chest $125,
Cardiff green marble
table w/iron legs $l6O,
depression glass $2O to
$6O a piece, and antique
oval picture frame $35.
Bob and Tom Sce
ll ri s t were the
auctioneers.
STONE SALE
A Public Sale of a
herd of Jerseys was held
January 20 by Larry and
Angel Stone. Carlisle,
Pa. The sale was held at
Kling’s Sale Bam. 15
miles north of Carlisle
on Route 74.
The 55 head of cows
and heifers averaged
$495 and the top*prices
for the Jerseys were
$775, $750 and $7OO.
Kling’s Auction Ser
vice managed the sale.
MMI Returns $4.2 Million
To Members
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio
The board of directors for Milk
Marketing Inc. is returning $4.2
million to its membership in equi
ty redemptions, announced Don
Schriver, CEO and executive vice
president at MMl’s recently held
annual meeting.
“With this payment, the total
amount of equity redeemed to
MMI members since 1979 is $2B
million,” Schriver told the dele
gates. “It’s important for members
and all dairy farmers to under
stand the strength of the financial
structure of MMI,” he said.
MMI reported nearly $900,000
in savings this year.
"With the roller coaster prices
that dairy farmers are facing, it's
important for them to know that
their marketing organization is fis
cally strong and will not only be
here for them in the years ahead, is
growing and looking at new ways
to increase dairy producer in
cotae,” he said.
The redemption is paid to mem
bers of the association for their fi
nancial investment made 10 years
ago for fiscal year ended June 30.
1983.
“I want to thank the members
who are so supportive of their as
sociation,” said Schriver. “And
make note that this redemption is
one of the backbones of coopera
tive principles where the members
are the owners.”
Equity is the capital retains and
the retained earnings that coopera
tive members invest in facilities of
MMI and Farmers Dairy Foods,
Inc. its wholly owned subsidiary.
Currently, equity is redeemed to
members on a 10-year rotating
basis.
“It's through support of the
members that these operations add
value and long-term stability to
their milk check,” said Schriver.
“And best yet, it’s a further sign of
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