16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 13, 1965
What Does It
Cost To Keep A
Bull For 1 Year?
According to the Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative newslet
ter for January it may cost
you more than, enough to have
artificially bred 65 cows to
maintain your own bull. They
further point out that this
doesn’t even consider the add
ed value of resulting progeny
fired by the generally superi
or bulls available through the
artificial breeding service. Nor
does it consider the cost and
aggravation of injuries, breed
ing hazards, building and fence
icpairs, time and labor to
turn the bull out with each
cow in heat, plus worry and
anxiety for the family’s safe
ty.
In the Washington-Oregon
ferea 'the cash costs of keep
ing a bull were figured as
follows:
1— Housing Investment .$9O
About $1,200 per bull, or
$l2O each year; same cost per
cow is $3OO, or $3O each year.
S9O represents the added hous
ing cost for the bull.
2 Labor $260
About 120 hours per year
per bull, compared with 60
hours per cow; if you sell the
bull and use this labor to milk
and care for two cows you
can save $260 per year since
each cow shows a labor re
turn of $l3O per year
3 Feed Costs
A 2,000-pound bull will eat
5 pounds of grain and 20
pounds of hay per day. In a
year this will cost about $l5O.
If you value the weight gain
on this feed at $9O, based on
450 pounds of gain at 20 cents
per pound, then feed cost, less
_ate of gain, amounts to $6O
per year.
Totaling these three costs
the breeding service finds that
it actually costs a farmer $4lO
to keep a bull for one year!
USDA Urges Reduction
In 1965 Potato Acreage
The U. S. Department of
Agriculture is recommending
a 7 per cent acreage reduction
in 1965 for both fall and late
summer potato crops, and a 2
percent reduction in acreage
for early summer potatoes.
Acreage-marketing guides is
sued by USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service call for the
important fall crop to be cut
to 904,390 acres, 7 percent less
than last year. Acreage of late
summer potatoes was recom
mended at 136,720 acres, also
down 7 percent. For the early
summer crop, acreage of 79,-
710 acres was recommended,
down 2 percent
Individual State recommen
dations range from reductions
of 10 percent in acreage to
acreages equal to 1964. In the
major Northeast fall crop
areas, the guides call for a
7 percent cut-back in acreage
in Maine and 6 percent in
Upstate New York, but none
on Long Island, N.Y. However,
the guides recommend a 10
percent reduction in Long Is
land’s late summer potato
acreage and 9 percent in New
Jersey.
The acreage guides just is
sued, combined with guides
previously released for the
winter and spring crops, re
commend that U. S. potato
plantings in 1965 total 1,267,-
655 acres. 6 percent below the
1964 total of 1,347,200. With
average yields obtained on the
guide acreages, U. S. produc
tion in 1965 would amount to
257 million hundredweight a
markeiing guide which is 6j
percent greater than last year’s
below-average crop of 242.91
million hundredweight. t
Poinsettia Plants
For Next Christmas
Horticulturists from Ohio
State University recently offer
ed a few tips on holding your
Christmas Poinsettia plants for
blooms for next Christmas.
If you’re interested in keep
ing your poinsettia through the
year for bloom next Christmas,
Ohio State University Exten
sion horticulturists offer a few
tips on how to care for it.
Poinsettias are a little fussy
about the kind of care they
receive in our climate. They
are normally a tropical plant,
and to hold them over requires
a little knowledge about their
habits.
Usually, during the growing
season, poinsettias need' plenty
of water. But as the season
ends, gradually reduce the
amount the plant receives un
til all the leaves have fallen.
At that time, cut the plant
back to about 6 inches, then
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temperatures remain above 60 indoors. Keep them in a sunny slSned
degrees, the plants can be window until October 1, then Nairn announced the Jan.
placed, in their pots, in a sun- place them in total darkness 26 meeting, to be held in the
ny spot in the garden. from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. each Agriculture Building, will be
When the shoots are 8 to 10 day. Poinsettias are known to open to exhibitors, show sup
inches long, give them a pinch be “short-day” plants and re- porters, class sponsors and
to cause them to branch and quire so many dark hours to others interested in the fltu>
stay somewhat short. The last set flower buds. ther development of the ex
pinch should be not later than Once the top letf bracts be- position. A permanent board
about August 1. Feed the gin to show color, the dark 0 f directors will be named,
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October and November. avoid cold drafts. With a, little rorgual w e may
In the fall, before outdoor luck the plants should be very measure over 100 teet m
night temperatures drop below colorful about Christmas time. length.
From HORNCO!
“Different Feeds For The
Periods Of The Laying Cycle.”
Three new laying Rations and a new layer feeding program
designed to fulfill the nutritional requirements of the
laying hen during the different periods of her laying life.
(From 4 weeks after peak production and as long as the birds are laying
65% or more.) During this period a high energy, medium protein ration
is needed to assure steady production, low feed conversions. If this type
ration is not provided, body weight will slip and results will suffer. USE
HORNCO NO. 102 LAYER RATION B-2.
(When production is below 65%.) This is the period when the need for
energy, protein and o«ther nutrients decreases, due to less activity of the
egg making organism. The correct ration is needed during this period to
prevent excessive fat accumulation and to help the bird produce up to her
bred-in potential USE HORNCO NO. 103 LAYER RATION C-3.
THE MODERN LAYING FEEDS DESIGNED FOR BETTER
PERFORMANCE LOWER COST EGG PRODUCTION.
Contact your Hornco Serviceman or call us direct
for more information on CYCLE LAYING FEEDS.
(From housing until 4 weeks after peak production.) The critical stage,
the bird is still growing and producing eggs at the same time. Stress
is heavy. The bird needs a high protein, heavily fortified ration USE
HORNCO NO. 101 LAYER RATION A-I.
CYCLE laying feeds one of the many
reasons why more Lancaster County
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ever before.
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