MILK
CHECK
|! THOMAS JURCHAK
1 Dairy Specialist
| Lackawanna County
TOM JURCHAK
Lackawanna Co.
Extension Agent
SCRANTON (Lackawanna
Co.) Cheese prices rebounded
on July IS to score a 4-cent
increase that hasn’t been matched
since last August
After falling 20 cents in the
eight weeks from April to June,
including a 10-cent drop on Fri
day, May 13, barrel prices have
recovered more than 9 cents in just
the last five weeks.
The 4-cent jump on Friday fol
lowed weekly increases of one-
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so
At 42 weeks, this Dekalb Delta flock of 45,581 birds
produced more eggs with less feed than average flocks.
This adds up to more profits over the life of the flock.
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half to nearly 3-cents per week,
before the big increase that
brought the prices of blocks and
barrels up to $1.26.
That’s unusual to have blocks
and barrels at the same price, so
you can expect more changes.
This increase puts cheese prices
now about S cents higher than last
July, but, at that time, prices were
on a slide that continued nearly to
August
This year, we’re on a roll that
hopefully will carry through the
summer and into the fall market for
the seasonal demand for holiday
WHEN IT’S HOT...
your layers will still be comfortable
If you have
the Big Dutchman Slot-Aire Layer Cage System.
Extremely hot temperatures during the week of
June 13 caused many layer flocks to have high
mortality and less eggs.
Not at the IRWIN MARTIN Farm
in Newmanstown, PA
COMPARE THESE RECORDS TO YOUR FLOCK,
JUNE 13
JUNE 14
JUNE 15
JUNE 16
JUNE 17
JUNE 18
JUNE 19
*outside temperature record from WGAL-TV Channel 8
The superior design of the Big Dutchman Slot-Aire System
kept this flock well ahead of the “Breeder Standard” - even during hot weather.
ONLY Big Dutchman has Slot-Aire.
OUTSIDE
Dutchman*
sales,
Predictions, however, are get
ting harder to make, even on a
short term.
The crash of May 13 was
expected sometime, but came
more suddenly and had a shorter
life than anticipated. Butter and
powder prices were helping to bol
ster cheese prices and there were
cancellations of sales to Commod
ity Credit Corporation as a result
On the other hand, subsidized
export sales of dairy products have
only been half of what they were a
year ago, and, during the last two
months, milk production has
moved up over last year.
Bottoming Out
That 20-cent drop in cheese
prices from April to June, along
with a 1-percent increase in milk
production over last year, was
expected to translate into a $2 drop
in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Price
Series.
It came with a bang, when the
M-W fell $1.48 from $12.99 to
$11.51 in May, and everyone was
bracing for the next cut in June.
SYCAMORE IND. PARK
255 PLANE TREE DRIVE
LANCASTER, PA 17603
(717) 393-5807
With increasing production and
decreasing cheese prices, another
SO-cent drop was expected, but it
fell less that half of that, or 26
cents, down to $11.25 for June.
With improvement in cheese,
powder and butter markets, this
may well be as far down as it goes.
That’s still 78 cents less than last
year, but a lot better than theSl 1 or
even $ 10.50 that was expected two
months ago.
Much of the answer still lies in
the milk production patterns across
the county.
While total production was up 1
percent in June. Minnesota and
Wisconsin were both still down 5
percent and hot, humid weather in
many states kept increases to a
minimum.
Even other Midwestern states
like Indiana, Illinois and lowa
87.3%
86.5%
90.7%
89.9%
88.8%
90.4%
89.1%
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were down 3 percent Here in the
Northeast only New York showed
a 1-percent increase. Vermont
Virginia, Maryland were all down
2 to 5 percent and Pennsylvania
was unchanged.
One way or another, the weath
erman is delaying milk production
increases in critical areas, but
increases are still expected.
With a little bit of luck, cheese
prices will continue to increase,
but are unlikely to match the $1.40
you had in April.
It would be hard to imagine
prices in the next six months equal
to the last six months, so profits
will have to come from sharper
management and hopefully, with
the help of a good crop of quality
forage and grain.
Public Auction Register
Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M.
of each week’s publication
AUGUST
WED. AUG. 10 - SPM Far
mers Special Auction, Rt.
414 Seneca Falls, NY.
Roger Davis Complete Dis
persal and other equip
ment. Rt. 414 and Marten
Roads, 2 miles S. of Sene
ca Falls on the South side
of Empire Farm Days. Roy
Teitsworth, Inc., auct.
SAT. AUG. 13-9 AM 2 trac
tors, equipment, furniture,
collectibles and riding
mower. Held at 223 Year
ger Rd„ Lenhartsville, Pa.
Form Lenhartsville take
Olde Rt. 22 W. for approx. 1
mile, turn onto Hilltop Rd. to
first farm on left. For Curtis
m PUBLIC
AUCTION
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ANTIQUES
AND STORAGE SHED
THURS., AUGUST 25, 1994
SALE AT 5:00 P.M.
REAL ESTATE AT 7:00 P.M.
Located at 203 West Main St., Leola, Upper Leacock Twp,
Lane. Co., Pa. Leola is located on RL 23, midway between Lan
caster & New Holland.
The West Side of a 214 Story Double Brick Dwelling w/slate
roof, on a lot containing 36 2 perches. There is a kitchen w/
laundry facilities, living room & front entrance room on the first
floor, 2 bedrooms & bath on the second floor, attic storage above
Full basement, oil fired hot water heat, summer/wmter hookup,
baseboard radiators, 275 gal oil lank, 100 amp elect service,
town water & sewer, aim. storm doors & windows, front, side &
rear porches. There is a driveway right of way to Vi of a 2-car gar
age on the east side, B‘xlO' storage shed in rear yard
Open for inspection Sats . Aug. 6S 13 from 200 till 400 P M
10% down day of sale, balance on or before Oct 25, 1994
AUCT. NOTE Order of Salp Furniture, Appliances.
Tools, Glassware.
Terms by
BARBARA A. SHAUB
Robert L Shaub, deceased
Joyce E. Burkhart, POA
Aucts
Robert E S Jeffrey R Mnrtin (717) 656 7770
AUOOOSBOL
Randall L Ranck
Douglas R Good Atty for Wentz, Weaver » Klmg
Lunch by Salom Hellers Church
No Out of State Checks
What Next?
and Arlene Yeager. David
P. Loeb, auct.
SAT. AUG. 13 - 9AM Liqui
dation of Carl Bieber’s
Sewing Center, vacuums,
sewing machines, store fix
tures, new items, tools, etc.
At 12 W. Main St., Fleet
wood, Pa. For Carl M. Bieb
er. Kenneth P. Leiby, auct.
SAT. AUG. 13 -10 AM Fur
niture, 801 Shippen St.,
Royalton, Pa. From Rt. 441
in Royalton, turn N. onto
Burd St., over the RR
bridge to stop sign, turn
right onto Northumberland
St. to Dead End, turn left
onto Shippen St., go four
blocks to sale on left. Ken
Fleck, auct.