kept in a lot near the bam cows, better hay, better
where they can get some management practices have
grass but not much. They are all gone into the increase
• rv day fed hay and grain daily. “I was a cow tester myself.”
°With about 50 acres in The milking herd is fed Landis says, “And I know
woodland and pasture, Lan- gram according to product- the first fe w months in the
has a plentiful supply of ion, but not according to a association, the farmer is a
«rass for all -his cows -and hard and fast formula, Lan- little bit lax about keeping
larger heifers except during <hs says. If you feed at a breeding dates and other
he hottest and driest part one to three or a one to four records up to date.” But
of the summer. To supple- ratio some cows will get as when the fanner knows the
ment his permanent pasture * at as a Pl« and others will tester will be asking for
nlants Sudan grass for slay as thin as a rail, he those records, he is a little
pasture during July and Au- said You have to know your more accurate, Landis be
v . cows and keep watching heves.
them, he believes. In analyzing the herd he
“My cows begin freshening’ But he knows you can be believes the DHIA life his
about August,” Landis says, fooled by just looking at a tory sheet is more important
“And I keep the dry cows cow and her production than most farmers realize
and young stock on the per- He believes his DHIA rec- You can pick out a life his
nianent pastures while the ords have helped his herd tory sheet and see what a
milking herd is on the tem-..average rise from 432 lbs cow has done all her life, he
porary pasture ” That way of butterfat four years ago says. Her life history is im
hc does not need a large to 517 pounds per cow last portant m deciding how to
• Jay Landis
(From page 6)
amount of-Sudan grass. year. build the future herd.
Last fall Landis had 15 - There are a lot of things The future herd on the
lows to freshen with 14 hei- which have helped cause the Jay Landis farm should be a
ler calves. These calves are increase, he believes. Better source of pride to the presi-
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.Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 3, 1961
A TOP QUALITY PRODUCT is the goal o Jay Landis,
president of the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Associ
ation. He believes this fan in h>s dairy barn helps keep the
quality of the milk produced here as high as possible He
also gives credit to the bulk tank for helping keep quality
high. —L F. Photo
dent of the DHIA. The, 14 Landis for the past seven
heifers are. uniform and years The farm reflects the
growthy, and they reflect the care and devotion of a farm
care and devotion of a con- er and farm wife who appre
tientious dairyman. ciate the ]oys of country
The farmstead should be Me.
a source of pride to the Jay E Landis Is a good
■farm owner, Ben Nolt, the example for the membership
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who has rented the farm to *•> with pride.
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