Dairy Cooperative Reports (Continued from Pago A 1) •1 - I have the privilege of waking with these people in sister coopera tives and organizations. Even in Congress and state government we are getting more and more of these kind of people. But we need more. “And I am always challenged with the enthusiasm (tf our young cooperators,“ Walgrove said. "The effort to make the industry profit able is worth it for our children and our children’s children if we can forage an industry that is profitable for them. I assure you this coopera tive is going to continue to strive to produce that future you all deserve.” President Russell Wachter reported that the cooperative had one of the best years ever. The cooperative returned 30 cents per hundredweight to members fa 19960ver-order premiums and in a “thirteenth check.” These returns ate in addition to the IS cents per hundredweight the cooperative secured for members through the efforts of MACMMA. Members can look forward to additional earnings from their divisions in September. The cooperative was started 77 years ago when a group of dairy men looked for more voice in the marketplace. This cooperative effort now markets nearly two bil lion pounds of milk for its 1150 dairy 'farmers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and West Virginia. The cooperative serves the majority Of fluid milk Omhr fk§ iMf InMr Smy fioy-Mrt ‘ When credil quaMwl lor TROY-BUT* CREDIT CARD SERVICES, ft Amount dapindidi flilnanl balance. Altar July 4,1917 (tor length of extended tßflnji.twprevainQAnnual Percentage Rata la llK%;vertiebya(ate9(ra|idanoe.tAekyo(jrdealartordelaNa."Wllhpurcheae WE ARE YOUR HEADQUARTERS FORTROY-BILT PARTS ftr HOLLINGER’S Xfl/ Lawn & Garden Equipment POWER EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE 1515 E. Chocolate Ave., Hershey |£j 4126 Oregon Pike, Ephrata 533*4060 jp 859-5455 need? in the Washington. D.C.. metropolitan area. In addition to Maryland and Virginia’s home office and mar keting division in Reston, Va., the association has three other divi sions to serve members. Marva Maid, the cooperative’s fluid pro cessing atm in Newport News, Va., is tme of the leading market share holders in the growing Tide water region of Virginia. The cooperative’s milk is sold under the Marva Maid name and as pri vate label product. Marva Maid, built by Maryland and Virginia in 1962, recently expanded cold storage capacity on its original site and annexed an adjacent warehouse to keep up with product demand. Maryland and Virginia’s Manu facturing Division, commonly called “Laurel,” produces butter, nonfat dry milk, and condensed milk for customers across the country and around the world. The plant, located in Laurel, Md.. is one of a handful of facilities across the United States that makes and packages butter for Land O’Lakes. Nonfat milk solids and condensed milk are processed at Laurel and end up as ingredients in such foods as bread, baby for mula, candy, and ice cream. The manufacturing division has been a part of Maryland and Virgi nia since 19SS. As well as provid ing value-added dollars for Mary land and Virginia members, the division acts as a balancing plant f< milk the Open Mon. thru Sat. - Call For Hours Good Year region. The associations’ equipment division is operated as a service for members. Members can pur chase farm and dairy items from the equipment warehouse in Fre derick, Md., or from a route truck that visits member farms periodi cally. Division savings are allo cated to members at year end as a percentage of their total purchases. In addition to providing an avenue for collective marketing for its members. Maryland and Virginia also joins with other milk marketing cooperatives in various federations and associations for marketing, promotional and politi cal strength. The association’s individual and joint efforts are all aimed toward fulfilling the cooperative’s mission of provid ing quality dairy products at fair prices to consumers and equitable returns to dairy fanners. In addition to financial reports, members also applauded their peers who celebrated SO to 7S year anniversaries with the association. Families celebrating 7S years were Mehrle H. and Thelma H. Ramsburg, Brookfield Farms, Thuimont, Md.; Martz Farm, Fre derick, Md.; and Rudell Beall and Sons. Luc., Clarksburg, Md. Farms with SO year member ship were Dennis and Audrey Bowman and Steve and Beth Bowman, Big Spring Farm, Inc., Union Bridge, Md.; Harold J.. Martha F. mid Robert H. Burner, Frederick, Md.; Maynard, Jane, and Donna Grossnickle, metimes it pays to grow , sometimes it doesn ’ t: Down Is your business big enough? mts ‘Til Digger isn’t always better, in farming or in any other business. But there aie times when it makes sense to enlarge, remodel or update your business. If you need several million dollars for your farm expansion. The Ephrata National Bank is probably not your bank. And that is fine with us. Our ag lending policies have always been geared to the small to medium sized operator. In over 100 years of serving consumers. itch •ry isl ‘Epfvmta 9{ationcd ‘Ban!( j MEMBER FDK At tha Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association annual meeting Wednesday are Russell Wach ter, president, left, and George Walgrove, general manager. activities, and Steve and Kelli Wil son, Parkton, Md., were announced as the new young cooperators. Steve and Kelli were named at the PcnnMarva Young Cooperator program held in Get tysburg earlier this month. In addi tion, runner-up couples were named as follows: Steve and Marion Jones, Ncelytpn,' Pa., Ist runner-up; Leonard and Bonnie JoGreek, Delta, Pa„ 2nd , runner up; and John and Mary Goodwin, Change, Va., 3rd nmner-up. . Myersville, Md.; Leonard Grove Dairy, Midland, Va.; WJa. Hen shaw, Wilbob Farms, Inc., Kear neysville, W.V.; Jones Dairy Farm, Aroda, Va.; David and Eli zabeth Small and Marty and Rhonda Miller, Shenandoah Junc tion, W.V.; and Charles, Irene, Donald, Gloria, Mark and Angle Savage, Mount Airy, Md. Richard and Naomi Speer, last year’s outstanding young coopera tor couple, gave a report of their '*l >5 foßlng, Srtuqtoy, .Uych % 19f7-A33 “76e Sftfaaflx ThtioutWSdu/i ii a petted example of itoxdy . oewotMe fiowth. tfatenaiioM of local ■ c«c(o*h€X4 te*ne*tt6et tie way oar (o&fy Med to tool. 70e meuf change tie way we tool fnatw time to tunc , 6ui we (i *teoei c&Uuqe out dcdicutCou to oolid faufauy ft<uueijdc4 famers and other businesses in our communities, we have found that well-planned, sensible growth is always better than growlh for the sake of growth. Many of your neighbors have come to appreciate our approach to ag lending. Just ask them about us. They're easy to find. They tend to smile a lot. Serving fanners since 1881. For more information on current ENB ag programs, call Bob Zook at 717-733-2911 1 t fOUN. 4UWK LENDER
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