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Consumer Implicated In Food Price Hike MNi NillSON Farm Editor The housewife who boycotts food stores in protest against rising prices can, in part, include herself among the reasons for the price hike. According to the manager of a local milk processing plant, the housewife an4 her habits of buying, are among the chief problems now facing the dairy Industry. The problem, not a new one by any means, is how to bring accord between two females, the housewife who wants to buy her milk as well as most of her ether groceries on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the eow, who doesn't know how to read a calendar and only knows that she is milked twice each and every day for approximately ten months out of the year. W. B.

Anderson, manager of the Maryland Capitol Milk Producers said milk is as advertised, "Nature's Most Nearly Food," and, he said, "the industry is making every effort to make damned sure it stays that way." But, he continued, there are many problems involved, not the least of which is the housewife or whoever does the family buying. In order to understand pricing of dairy products, Anderson said, it is important to understand the nature of the producer of the product, the dairy cow. Her production begins with the birth of her calf, and under ideal circumstances she will milk ten months, be given two month's rest or dry period, end then begin the cycle again. Twice each day she will be milked and as the months pass her production, generally at its within a month of calving, will decrease until she is drieq off. The cow is not a machine, he said, and as such, she is not able to be turned on or off at the public's whim.

Once her milk production is halted, the only way to begin it again is by calving, a process that takes a bit more than nine months from time of breeding. Aijd so the cow, a creature of habit, is at odds with the consumer, also, apparently a creature of habit who likes to buy groceries, dairy products, during the last two or three days of the week. This leaves four days of the week when milk supplies are not in high demand at, during which time they must bt- some other use, requiring more men and costly equipment. If the housewife or any other consumer, Anderson said, changed the pattern of buying so that some would buy at the begin- The 'Rwl' Cost Of Milk The real price of milk by the quart or half gallon is represented not only by the number of cents required to pay for it--but by the amount of work that the consumer has to do to earn enough money to buy it. The U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics has data from as far back as 1800 on the price of milk, and on the number of minutes of factory labor required to earn the price of a home delivered quart of milk on the basis of factory worker's hourly earnings. The data shown are for various years from 1890 to the present in the tabulation below. Average rttail prict per quart of milk Ytar 1WO 1JU 1MO WJ W3 1944 IMS Sweat Delivered Hornts CMtK U.4 3 4 tt.O Ml 24.0 2M 26) U.S. At Grocery 117 n.t 24.1 74.4 24.3 2S.T Minutes of work required to earn 10 1 of milk Average hourly Delivered At Grocery to homes stares minutes minutes 25.5 24.2 -152 factory wafei 0.16 .221 .560 1.217 1.74 2.11 1U 232 2.53 tlftici. 9 7 3 0.25 4.05 7 2 7 7 4.1 0.6 6.4 4 4 1 5.9 5.65 FARM NEWS Jane Neilson Form Editor THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland Page 7 Tuesday, November 22, 1966 In Frederick, Wolkersville Farm Bureau Schedules Meetings Nov.

26, 28 ning of the week, the demand would be more nearly even through the week, which in itself would help ease expenses. Another facet of the problem which again finds the cow and the consumer at odds, centers on monthly consumption of milk. Why, Anderson asked, does the consumer buy up to six million more pounds of milk in each of the last three months in the year than he or she does in the earlier months, such as May, which over the years has proved the best month for milk production? Whatever the reason, statistics show the demand a consumption of milk in October. November and December far outstrip demand for milk in the early spring when the cows are most often at their peak of production. In an effort to continue "nature's most nearly perfect food," Anderson said, milk today goes through a number of processes before it reaches the public.

While each is costly, the elimination of any of the steps might prove even more costly to the health of the community. Awde frooj Uje regulations the farmer (to be cover- in another story) each processing plant must meet health standards as must each drop of brought into the plant. In days gone by milk could, and did cause diseases, but thanks to combiued efforts by all involved it has become a safe and nutritional food. Still however, tests continue to make sure that the milk bought by the consumer i. wholesome.

Pastueriaation, proper cooling facilities, and sterile equipment are just three of the important parts of the processing plan. Each of the nine steps involved in milk processing requires both men and machinery. Briefly, each load of milk begins at tbc receiving room where it is weighed and checked for defects. At the same time the laboratory begins checks for possible bacteria or other problems in the milk. From the receiving room the milk is pumped into holding tanks where it is cooled to 35 degrees.

Tlu- next stop standardises the milk 10 slightly above the 3.j ercent minimum required tertat level It is heated (pas- to kill off bacteria which could cause pathogenic diseases in itself is a tricky process because too much heat can harm the milk. Finally it is again cooled to 35 degrees then bottled, stored in coolers and deliveied. The aim of the plant is to 4-H Club News Grooming, Fashions Discussed In Urbana The meeting of the Urbana Girls 4-H Club was held Nov. 12 at the home of Amelia Davis with ten members attending. The meeting was presided over by the president, Chastian Hobba.

Miss Mossburg, the leader, showed a film on Grooming and Fashions. Plans for the coming year were discussed and a tentative schedule announced. Following the meeting refreshments were served. The Frederick County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meetings this year on Nov. 26 and Nov.

28. The Dinner Dance meeting will be held at West Frederick Jr. High School on Nov. 26 at 6:45 p.m. William Baker, agriculture instructor at Thurmont High School will be the Toastmaster for the evening.

A staff member from the State Farm Bureau office will explain the Expansion Program to be undertaken this year. Copies of resolutions proposed to be adopted at the business meeting on Nov. 28 will be distributed for members study and consideration. The following candidates for officers and directors for 1967 will be introduced, president, Leon Enfield and Paul Spurrier; directors: Group 1 Mehrl Ramsburg Charles Brauer; Group 2 Richard Grossnickle, Kenneth Burrier; Group 3 George Lease, C. Ralph Smith; Group 4 Clayton Smith, Bernard Shaff; Group 5 Maurice Grossnickle and Roy D.

Bittle. Womens' Committee vice chairman Mrs. Austin Kemp, Mrs. Holly Albaugh; recording secretary Mrs. Wayne Tucker, Mrs.

Ray Smith; treasurer Mrs. Robert Ogle; Group 2 Mrs. Sterling Clabaugh, Mrs. Richard Grossnickle, Group 3 Mrs. James Montgomery, Mrs.

John Garst; Group 4 Mrs. Howard Co. DHIA Records Supervisor: UNIT l-- Stanton HIGH HERDS Lbi. Cows Breed Pat 432 Owner Md H. of g.

Patrick J. Harwood of Forage 116 RH 109 RH 70 RA 416 7A RH 399 399 Farm 10V RGH T. Dowd RGH 378 S. M. Pckett 7J 3 4 8 R.

W. Crum 35 RfcGH 5 T.O. warflald IV 41 GH J4 5 Farm 54 RH 14 2 Brabant Farm 74 R8.GH R. Carroll 111 RG Mf Mill Farm 53 RG 300 POUND FAT COWS UNIT J--W. StantMl Ownar Bnad Cows Fat D.

4 J. Patrick RA AO-108 Farm RA 7 40-102 Brabant Farm RiGH of Forage Rai. RH M-M Dowd Md 01 M. Picke.t Oakdalt Farms Mill Road Farm Crum A. R.

Harwood Carroll A Piit D. Sirnpton Ridgley Flook, Mrs. Bernard Remsburg, Group 5 Mrs. Leon Enfield and Mrs. Edgar Virts.

Music for the dance will be furnished by the Little German Band. The business meeting will be held in the Walkersville Fire Hall on Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Austin Younkins, Frederick County Farm Bureau president will preside. The business portion of the meeting will consist of election of officers and directors, adoption of resolutions and installation of the newly elected officers.

An announcement of Delegates to the State Convention will also be made. The Frederick County Farm Bureau Womens Committee i will also meet at the same time to elect their leaders for the coming year and transact other necessary business A highlight of the evening will be a talk on "The Future For Young People in Agriculture" by Lynn Ausherman of Walkersville. Ausherman is Maryland State President of the Future Farmers of America. He recently won first place in a local speaking contest sponsored by the Frederick County Farm Bureau. Refreshments will be served by the Farm Bureau Womens' Committee.

Kendra Hall Named Sheep Club President Kendra Hall of Germantown, was elected president of the Montgomery County Sheep and Swine Club meeting held Nov. 11. Also named officers were Martha Kolstad, Laytonsville, vice president; Alice Rogers, Clarksburg, secretary; Frank Allnutt. Germantown, treasurer; and Kevin Hall, Germantown, reporter The new president succeeds Lois Fisher of Boyds as head of the county club. Three Clubs Combine For Awards Niahf 11 RH 10 GHIGG 10 RiGH IS W-85 ftO R8.GH 2 4041 I 2 71 77 4 40-77 RG 10 RJGH 1 49 RJfcGH 1 i By BEVERLY KLIPP The Second Annual Achievement Night of the Tuscarora Boys and Girls 4-H Clubs and first for the Lewistown Boys Club was held jointly on Nov.

7. A covered dish supper was served to the more than 150 members and guests attending and was followed by reports of club activities and the presentation of awards to the members. Paul Shuff, president of the Lewistown Club, served as master of ceremonies. Peter Matlock led the group in the pledge to the 4-H and American flags. Among the guests attending were Miss Wanda Black of Thurmont, the 1967 Frederick County 4-H Queen; Miss Holly Aikre former Frederick Co'inty extension agent, and Mrs Evalene Lcnhart, a former leader of the club.

Miss Sally Miller and David Eigenbrode, extension agents, 4-H and youth, distributed the awards. The Tuscarora Girls' Club received 23 awards for turning in completed record books, six for scrying as comnwuet: chairman, thirteen for participating in County Demonstration Day, twelve for participation in the Review; three for Public speaking, and eleven for Frederick County Fair awards Seven special awards were given to those members who participated in four of live county events and one junior leader. Twenty-three awards were presented members of the Tuscarora Boys Club and ten to members of the Lewistown Olub. Leaders of the three clubs include Harold Shriver and Merhl Ramsburg, Lewistown Boys; Willard C. Van Sant and Webster MacCartee, Tuscarora Boys, and Mrs.

Simon Stull, Mrs. Etta Leveronne, Mrs Daniel Rippeon, Mrs Albert Klipp- Mrs. Roger Khpp and Mrs. Fred Kiester, Tuscarora Girls. Adults assisting with the program arrangements were Mrs.

Ed Wachter, Food Committee; Mrs Daniel Rippeon, Flower Arrangements, and Mrs. Roger Klipp, Invitations. Shookstown Boys Planning Party The Shook.stown Boys 4-H Club met Nov 14 at the Chic Center with Douglas Sampscll, president, presiding Topics discussed included initiation of now members and the Christmas party. The committc-c in charge of initiations includes Franklin Wann, Paul Wisner and Douglas Sampsell Committees for the Christmas party include Refreshments; Joseph Bardette. Douglas Sampsell; Recreation: Charles Baugher.

Grove, Richard Wisner; Decorating- Randy Wisner, Ronert Morgan, and Caroling, Franklin Hann and Robert Geesey. The meeting was completed with James Grove, the clubs leader, discussing guns Refreshments were furnished by (Paul Wisner. Christmas Discussed By Middietown Club The Christmas party of the Middietown Jr. Boys 4-H Club was discussed at the November meeting of the club held at the home of Mark and Mike Ahalt. Also included in the meeting were evaluations of the county Achievement Night and reports i of Baby Beef meeting given by Sally Lutz.

1 Thirty members and three leaders attended the meeting. I The next meeting will be held at the home of Nancy West. Green Valley Club Names New Officers New officers were elected cently by the Green Valley 4-H Club. Named to lead the club were Gareth Harshman, president i and delegate. Donna Weingar- i den, vice president; Dente I Brashear, secretary and re- porter, and Mike Perry, treasurer The club also accepted two new members, Howard Hartman and Becky Biashear.

1 Completing the meeting were a report on the Baby Beef Banquet, given by Gareth Harshman. and a demonstration on 4-H Program Books, given by David Eigenbrode, extension agent, 4-H and youth. The meeting was presided over by Gary Weedy. party will be held the second Monday in December at the home of Pam and Melissa Reed. Following the meeting refreshments were served by the hostess.

Blue Ribbon Club Views Demonstration The monthly meeting of the Thurmont Blue Robbon Club was held Nov 12 at the home of Maggie Little demonstiation on "How to Make and Decorate Candles," was by Mrs. Eugene Anderson, and two new members, Laura Plumer and Susan Fitzgerald, were welcomed into the club Plans for the local Achievement Night and for a Chnst-, mas Partv were discussed were exchanged for I gifts and it was announced the Hereford Sale Brings $720 Averaae E. Brooke Lee's 8th Production Sale of young Polled Hereford breeding cattle Nov. 12th at Damascus, was his highest in average price and largest in total price and numbers sold. The 100 young cattle sold for an average of S720 and a total of $72,025 with 89 heifers selling into 14 States and eleven Bulls I into seven states The average age of the heifers was 16 months.

Jim Gill of Coleman, president of the American Polled Hereford Association, a Orville Sweet. Association executive secretary, and R. Henry Matthiessen Jr. of Hume, president of the American Hereford Association, attended the sale. A most encouraging feature of the sale was that 37 heifers and 4 bulls sold to new polled hereford breeders and 18 more heifers to breeders who are on herd enlargement programs Eleven bulls sold for S9.350 or an average of SfioO.

The sale cattle were presented by sale cattle manager. Rusty Hednck, and cattle manager, Mervin Lee. The high selling bull, Lee Super Domino 37, a son of CMR Super Domino 72, sold at $2,000 to Walter Engle, Clark E. Loofbourrow and Ballard, all of Columbus, Ohio. Lee Double Rollo, another CMR bred bull sold for $1.750 to Eugene Richter of Forrestville, N.

Y. Top heifer was Lee Pold Lampete 48, a Lamplighter bred heifer coming twice from Polled Modest Lamp 2 for S4 000 to Rie- Car-Bar Ranch of Raymond, Miss. Lee Perf Lampete 45, another Lamplighter whose Choice Domino Dam is a double granddaughter of SV Beau Perfec-i tion went for $2,500 to Carnation Polled Herefords of Carnation, Wash. Lee Super Domete 30, a good daughter of CMR Super Domino 72, whose dam is from Polled Modest Lamp 2 and ALF Choice Deomino 6 went for $2,000 to Rick and Son of Chatham, Miss. deliver all milk within 24 hours of receiving it A the plant Milk not to be used as fluid milk must go through other processes where it may become cottage cheese, buttermilk, ice cream mix or any other of large number of products.

Summarizing, Anderson pointed to rising costs of labor, more expensive machinery, the problems of supply arK demand and the buying habits of the public I as principal reasons for milk cost increases. In the future these will be compounded, be said, by the continuing trend nf decreasing cow numbers and dairy farms. But, he concluded, while costs of food are climbing statistics also show that income is climbing at a higher rate with the result that it takas less and less time to earn money necessary to buy foods. Culprit Or Victim Wool, Lamb Promotion Pact Inked By USDA, Producers Carroll County DHIA Records Ten High Rolling Herd Averages A new 4-year agreement between the American Sheep Producers Council, and tine U. Department of Agriculture has been signed, according to the Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service State Office.

The agreement follows final tabulation of the recent referendum in which producers approv- 1 ed a new agreement The agi cement will continue the financing of the Council's advertising, promotional, a Gayle Gamble Hosts New Market Meeting The Xew Market Girls 4-H club met recently at the home of their president Gamble i fifteen members present. Membi discussed Achievement Night Xov. 10 at Walkers- 1 ville High School and also made plans to make a Thanksgiving basket A special workshop meeting wall be held November 22 at the home of Gamble at which time members will bring food for the basket and also make Christmas decorations Plans were made to go carol- irg in New Market and then a a Christmas party Committees are as follows- Shen Price. Ellen Baker, Claudia Price, entertpinment. Shen Weingarden and Debbie Lockard Members drew names and will brmt? a gift to the Christmas parts Mrs Edward Widmcyer gave a demonstration of several Christmas and gift ideas.

related market development activities on lamb and wool through deductions from wool payments and for the marketing years 1966 through 1969. James M. Voss, chairman, ASC State Committee, said today that fir.al results in the September mail referendum differed little from the preliminary results announced early in October. The final tabulation showed that the agreement was favored by producers owning 10,839,714 sheep (735 percent i and by 60.305 (799 percent) of the individual producers voting. To become effective, the agree- mtnt had to be approved either by two-thirds of the producers voting or by producers of two-thirds of the volume of production represented in the referendum Under terms of the new agreement, deductions will be made from payments beginning next April for marketings during 1966 at the rates of cents a pound on shorn wool and cents a hundred pounds of liveweight of unshorn lambs marketed, compared with deductions of 1 cent and 5 cents in the past.

Deductions for the following 3 years may not exceed the rates provided for in the 1966 marketing year. Owner Swissvale Annex Robert John Rinehart Charles Null Robert Norman Bassler Cows Milk Fat 1590V 639 35 Ellsworth and Sons Krumrme John Hull Glervn Haines Gerald Strevig Victor Grayson lager 83 33 36 25 43 17 15311 14155 15511 14453 10414 14209 13716 13086 Herds Averaging Over 1.35 Pounds Fat Per Day Robert John 15535611 571 562 533 544 539 524 521 515 Of Rinehart 30 Alton Haines.Farm 2 27 Barnes Wilhide i a Farms Annex John Harbauqh lager Sons Charles Motcalfe Bt-r-n I Boernrr Cletus Krumrme Charles Null Sr Swissvale Farms-2 Floyd Wers Glenn Haines Randall spoerlem John Hull Gary Braumng Edward A Clas Roland Blum 59 38 33 86 13 64 33 38 87 39 26 59 39 46 66 38 6 2 5 5 2 6 42 7 3 7 0 42 1 42 6 43 6 4 0 2 3 7 6 41 7 3 2 5 36 3 41 4 36 1 3 1 9 38 1 367 390 203 1 48 1 59 158 1 56 1 55 1 53 1 5 3 1 5 1 1 47 1 4 4 1 45 1 44 1 42 1 41 3 9 134 1 35 Holterholm Delia Alene 4967829, a four-year-old owned by C. K. Holter Sr and Sons, Jefferson, produced 15,820 Ibs. of milk an-' 574 Ibs.

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