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Wolfe, American Jersey Cattle
Association, Reynoldsburg, OH.
Using Blood Typing Information
to Determine the True Degree of
Inbreeding in Jerseys. $3,500.
Pearson, R.E., Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg. VA. Updating the
Economic Basis for Genetic Deci
sions with Jerseys. $2,500.
Research proposals are soli
cited annually. For further infor
mation con tadt the American
Jersey Cattle Association, Cari
Wolfe, director of Research and
Program Development.
Public Auction Register
Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M.
of each week’s publication
APRIL
SAT. APR. 6 • Ferraro's
Green Hills Auction Center.
Samuel M. Ferraro, Philp
0. Ferraro, aucts.
SAT. APR. 6 - QAM Lawn
and Garden Auction.
Rocherty Picnic Grounds,
from Lebanon take Rt. 241
S. 3 miles. From Rt. 322
take Rt. 241 N. 2V4 miles,
from Rt. 72 take Rocherty
Rd. west to auction.
THURS. APR. 11 - BAM 2
complete liquidation auc
tions of valuable farm
equio. Tom Levis Farm *
11.2- 4 PLY $ll5
14.9- 4 PLY $lB6
14.9- 6 PLY $2OO
11.2- 4 PLY $143
12.4- 4 PLY $l5O
13.6- 4 PLY $166
13.6- 6 PLY $lB7
14.9- 4 PLY $194
14.9- 6 PLY $217
16.9- 6 PLY $264
16.9- 6 PLY $278
18.4- 6 PLY $317
18.4- 6 PLY $345
18.4- 8 PLY $377
13.6- 4 PLY $2ll
13.6- 6 PLY $234
15.5- 6 PLY $258
18.4- 6 PLY $379
18.4- 8 PLY $399
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STRONGSVILLE, Ohio
Milk Marketing Inc. (MMI) is dis
tributing more than $4.1 million in
patronage earnings to its dairy
farm families this month, an
nounced Don Schriver, executive
vice president and chief executive
officer, and Herman Brubaker,
chair and president of MMl’s
board of directors.
More than SI million is in cash,
Schriver said. Checks were mailed
March 14. More than S 3 million is
being distributed as certificates of
equity, redeemable at the discre
tion of the board of directors.
"Over the past three fiscal
years, MMI has returned to mem
ber fanners a total of $21.9 mil
lion in cash, over and above regu
lar milk checks,” Schriver noted.
‘These payments included cash
allocation of patronage dividends
of $5.2 million, and redemption of
SAT. APR. 13 - 9AM Pir-
rung's 22nd spring sale.
Farms. Williamson, NY. The Terry WJtansJFam on
5520 Eddy Ridge Rd.. 4 =«. Rt. 371 midway
miles SW of Williamson. '
From Rt. 21 3 miles S. of Cohocton in Steuben Co..
Rt. 104 take Eddy Rd. west NY. Pirrung aucts.
to Eddy Ridge then south
1/2 mile to the farm. Roy
Co. Municipal Surplus and
contractor equipment auc-
FRI. APR. 12-12 Noon 70 J lon ' No’l
head dispersal for Dick ™ of 89 7
Bennett of NY. For Into call Wattsburfl, Ptt on B oZ
Clarence Shirk 656-8793 or !™f s s - or ”• Moy
Harold Fraley 546-6906. Tmtsworth. auct.
Teitsworth, auct.
FRI. APR 12-5-11 PM Gib
son's Auction 375 N.
Wannwor Q» PntKtown Pa.
New and returned market
able merchandise from one
of the nations leading retail
ers. James L. Gibson, auct.
SAT. APR. 13 - 9AM Erie
SAT. APR. 13 - 9:3OAM
Farm machinery, house
hold & antiques. Held at
1431 Dennings Rd. New
Windsor, Md. From West
minster, take Rt. 27 S.
approx. 5 miles, turn right
onto Dennings, & go '/>
mile to auction. Francis Lee
& Alfred Barnes, owner.
Nevin E. Tasto, auct.
SAT. APR. 13 - 10:30AM
Corporate Buyout Auction.
1055 Boot Rd., Downlng
town, Pa. Chester Co. Bus
iness Rt. 30 at East end of
town, turn on Quarry Rd. to
right on Boot Rd. By Q. V.
Anthony. Mel Hoover, auct.
certificates of equity and in
debtedness of $16.7 million.”
For the 1994-95 fiscal year, “51
percent of earnings have been paid
in cash,” Schriver said. “This
month’s allocation brings total
earnings issued to members to
$6.3 million for the 1994-95 fiscal
year, or nearly 14 cents per hund
red pounds of milk.”
That $6.3 million includes a
$2.2 million cash payout last Sep
tember.
“We are pleased to be able to
return these earnings during tough
times for dairy farmers,” said Bru-
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Alexandria, Ohio. “This is defin
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membership.”
The earnings distribution is
based on the actual milk pounds
that producers marketed through
MMI during the period of July 1,
1994 through June 30, 1995,
Schriver explained.
In fiscal 1994-95, MMI mar
keted and processed more than 7.1
billion pounds or 824 million gal-
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lons of milk and generated reven
ues of just over $1 billion.
MMI is the region’s largest
dairy producer-owned cooperative
and the I2th largest U.S. dairy
food company. Headquartered in
Strongsville, Ohio. MMI is owned
by 9,000 dairy farm families in an
11-state area, including Ohio. In
diana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, New York,
West Virginia. Massachusetts,
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