For Marketing Purposes, Tobacco
Grower Survey Will Arrive By Mail
(Continued from Pago Al)
noted Hess this week. They in
clude: should the association
continue? What type of system
should be used the auction or
private sale?
This past auction season of
fered little help for growers,
many of whom held onto their
tobacco for another year and
perhaps better prices. Some
growers, noted Hess, could move
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tobacco to Maryland markets
with some success.
Since the cooperative market
ing association was formed,
about 625 members remain.
Only about 45 members dropped
out.
“That number almost indi
cates they want (the association)
to go on,” said Hess.
But according to the coopera
tive, for every pound of tobacco
sold, three cents must be
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“checked off’ the price, includ
ing tobacco sold at auction or
privately.
This year, growers sold only a
million pounds of tobacco,
mostly in Lancaster, according
to Hess. About 3-4 million
pounds remain unsold.
The checkoff goes to pay bills
a great deal (about $30,000)
to rent the building in New Hol
land where the auction is con
ducted.
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If growers don’t send in the
checkoff, “wie can’t operate this
year,” Hess said.
A small amount from private
sales has been received. But bills
remain to be paid.
The survey deadline is Oct. 1
this year. That also happens to
be the deadline for members to
decide if they want to stay with
the co-op. If they opt out, they
must do so by Oct. 1. If they
don’t, they must continue to
abide by the rules of the co-op.
The survey has nothing to do
with the government. “We need
the feedback to come back to us
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so we know how to plan,” Hess
said. That planning includes ob
taining the right size of auction
house dependent on how many
acres of tobacco are grown.
If members want to opt out,
Hess noted they must write a
statement to the effect that they
no longer want to be a member,
sign it, date it, and return it to
the attention of Dennis Hess,
PTMA, 870 Clay Rd., Lititz, PA
17543.
will need to adjust your figures up or
down according to your location and the
quality of your crop.
Corn, No.2y 2.02 bu., 3.62 cwt.
Wheat, N 0.2 —1.95 bu., 3.26 cwt.
Barley, N 0.3 —1.35 bu., 2.88 cwt.
Oats, N 0.2 —1.24 bu., 3.85 cwt.
Soybeans, No.l —4.22 bu., 7.05 cwt.
Ear Corn 67.04 ton, 3.35 cwt.
Alfalfa Hay —106.25 ton, 5.31 cwt.
Mixed Hay —105.00 ton, 5.25 cwt.
Timothy Hay —118.75 ton, 5.94 cwt.
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or track at
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