PMMB (Continued from' Page A 32) Affairs Committee, we are gravely concerned about the future of our dairy industry. “As we all know, the average age of individuals willing to devote their lives to th 6 demands of dairy farming is growing older. Young people are not entering this career Held due to cost and time commitment for marginal returns on their investments in many cases. “In order to maintain a stable supply of milk for Pennsylvania consumers, and in order to stabil ize the shrinking number of far mers in the dairy industry, we ask you to provide the price support that will enable them to continue production and cover their ever ris ing costs.” According to a news release, Mel Eckhaus, dairy specialist for the PFB, testified that the PFB not only supports maintaining the cur rent 80-cents per cwt., but wouldn’t mind seeing it go higher. “In fact, if it were not for so much discussion regarding market conditions, it would be very easy ABOVEGROUND AND UNDERGROUND TANKS FROM 185 TO 50,000 GALLON CAPACITY DOUBLE WALL “LIGHT DUTY” SKID TANKS INNER HOWARD E. GROFF CO. An Additional 1% DISCOUNT is Cash Money or Certified Check To Consider to support a price higher than the 80 cents, given the cost/pricc squeeze dairy producers are cur rently under,” he said in the news release. “Beyond any shadow of doubt, this is the absolute worst time in the last five years to be considering a lowering of the over-order price,” he said. “It is absolutely clear that in the 12 months ending March 31,1995, the average Pennsylvania dairy farm has experienced the lowest level of profit in many years.” According to Eckhaus. the mar gin of profit averaged SI cents per hundredweight. EckhauS said that, considering additional costs for management and equity capital, USDA dairy assessments and a reasonable 3.S percent profit, “It is no longer appropriate to speak of low profits, but rather high losses.” In response to the claim that out of-state milk is diplacing Pennsyl vania milk, Eckhaus said, “The position of Pennsylvania Farm Burueau is that market conditions are important.” TOUGHTANK basement oil storage tanks Fuel Oil, and Gasoline 111 E. State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566 Phone: 717-786-2166 or 800-717-2166 offered if paid by • rn DIKE TANKS Mon.-Fri. 8 AM - 4 PM Request However, he added that, "... in order to determine that (milk) prices should be reduced because of market conditions, we believe these conditions should be documented.” According to the PFB new release, ”... the sales of Class I milk have not decreased Significantly in Pennsylvania’s six milk marketing areas. In two areas, fluid milk sales have increased by 1.3 percent and 3 percent, respectively. “In the four areas where sales decreased, the largest amount was .8 percent” The PFB stated that its organiza tion represents 26,167 member families in 61 counties with about 44 percent of those being dairy fanners. HOWARD B. - OROW» The stale has an, estimated I® the meantime, the final tran -11,800 dairy farms, scripts from the hearitag have to be Because membership in any of completed, and additional lesti the organizations which submitted | non y com P a a s?jSi e J r ‘ e '? e( * testimony is not exclusive to mem- cou " Thp PMMB is then bership in another," it is possible ® x P® cted “> n ™ w , 1,16 testimony and probable that some dairy far- act accordingly, mers are being claimed to support Y 1 ® 8°“ M *° * iav ® m® matter both sides of the issue at the same settled and ready to go into effect time. “> Jul y- Young Farmers Set Meeting MOHRSVILLE (Berks Connie Troutman. 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