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Maryland, Virginia Returns 80 Percent Patronage Dividends RESTON, Va. Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Coopera tive Association Inc. distributed 80 percent of its patronage divi dends in cash to its members, to taling $4.1 million, or 21 cents per hundredweight for milk shipped during 1997 The remaining 20 percent, or 5 cents per hundredweight, has been issued in certificates held in the MARTIN’S TIRE & ALIGNMENT Out standing in vour field. The Agri-specialists from Farmers First aren’t a bunch of deskbound bankers waiting around for the phone to ring. We get involved with you. Right where you live and work. We lend the money farmers need to keep growing And, we can help your business in a lot of other ways, too We talk the talk. And we walk the walk (wherever that might lead us) ANDY TERRELL (717) 626-4735 EXT. 264 cooperative’s revolving fund. To expedite the cash distribu tion of patronage dividends to members, the board of directors approved the distribution of divi dend checks, 11 days early, on Fri day, August 21. Part of this cash distribution was pre-paid to co operative members in addition to the “I3th check” on February 1, 1998. The Agri-specialists FARMERS first mmm A SUSQUEHANNA BANC According to President Jack Hardesty, a dairy farmer from Berryville, Virginia, “Because of the cooperative’s excellent finan cial condition, the board of direc tors for Maryland and Virginia has been committed to returning as much cash as soon as possible to the cooperative members.” By law, cooperatives are re quired to return only 20 percent in Member FOIC JAY HERSHEY (717) 768-8256 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 12, 1998-A29 cash to its members, making Maryland and Virginia’s 80 per cent distribution four times higher than required. The cooperative distributed 70 percent for the three previous years, and averaged 57 percent over the last 10 years. General Manager George Wal grove added, “Even though farm ers in Federal Orders 4 and 5 are receiving over $1 per hundred weight mote than one year ago, we realize there’s a lot of catching up to do. Maryland and Virginia is fortunate to be able to return more than the required 20 percent to members in cash.” This brings the 1997 coopera tive earnings to over 75 cents per Florida Dairy Bowl Teams Sweep National Dairy Bowl Contest BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—Flori da junior and senior dairy bowl teams came away with top honors at the National Ayrshire Dairy Bowl Contest held at the National Ayrshire Convention in Cedar Ra pids, lowa. Four junior teams and seven senior teams participated in the contest. Competing on the senior team were Christine Thomas, of River view; Sarah Bishop, of Okeecho bee; Stacey Revels. Bushnell; and John Spann, Okeechobee. Loop Stalls Designed For Durability Finished with baked on TGIC Polyester Powder Coating Superior to Epoxy l i WideFronl Conventional • Protection from rust • Chip resistant & corrosion • Smooth finish stays • Resists acid & chemicals cleaner -rwr- v a Wide Front Loop Stalls ) Versatile design offers greater cow comfort Generous lunge space for head & neck between top & bottom of loop Loop Stall Construction Features: IH Heavy Duly Construction with 2 3/8" outside diameter high yield steel tubing with 12 gauge ( 108) wall Spray arc transfer method used on welds % : V Added Value With Our 2 Coat Process! .-A 1 Five step metal preparation including iron phosphate conversion coating to enhance adhesion & prevent undercoat corrosion 2 Zinc rich epoxy powder undercoat 3 TGIC polyester powder top coat baked at 400 to fuse coats forming a cross link molecular bond Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc. 295 Woodcorner Rd. • Lititz, PA 17543 • 717/738-7365 1 mile West of Ephrata Hours Call or write for additional information on _p ri 7 . 5 and the name of your nearest dealer g at 7 .1 -| M hundredweight in cash above Federal Order market prices. In addition to patronage dividends, this total includes over-order pre miums, quality premiums and profits of raw milk sales. Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Associa tion, headquartered in Reston, Va., is a milk marketing and pro cessing cooperative which mar kets milk for 1,150 dairy farmers throughout Pennsylvania, Mary land, Virginia, West Virginia and . Delaware. The cooperative in cludes Marva Maid, a milk pro cessing division in Newport News, Va.; a manufacturing divi sion in Laurel, md.; and an equip ment division in Frederick, Md. Placing second in the contest was the team from Maryland with members Mike Creek, Mark Creek, Susan Richardson, and Ste phanie Pomraning. The winning junior team from Florida was made up of members Adam Spann, Okeechobee; Ser ena Churchwell, Plant City; Amanda Day, Sarasota; and Sarah Clemons, Naples. The second place team in the junior division was from Iowa; Ja son Steinlage, Justin Steinlage, Holly Zumbach and Christina Ehrman. MILK I 7 ■■