12—Lancaster Farming,
Sat., November 4,1967
Income Must
Exceed Twice
Feed Cost
Dairymen taking part in Stan
dard Plan recordkeeping with
in the Dairy Herd Improvement
Association (DHIA) grossed an
average of $233 more per cow
than non-participants, sum
maries for 1966 show.
Participants produced an
average of 12,307 pounds of
milk per cow, or 57 percent
more than nonparticipants.
Average production in DHIA
herds was up 180 pounds from
the previous year, according to
U.S. Department of Agriculture
data.
Dr. R. Dean Plowman, a dairy
scientist in USDA’s Agricultural
Research Service, directs the
computer-run program.
Dr. Plowman says that a com
mon rule in the dairy business
holds that a producer profits on
ly if his income exceeds twice
his feed cost On that basis, 99
percent of the participants in
the DHIA Standard Plan made a
profit in 1966, but almost half af
the nonparticipants either loot
money or barely bi oke even.
Nationwide, in 1966, the aver
age participating farmer fed 4,-
700 pounds of concentrates, 11,-
300 pounds of silage or succu
lent forage, and 3,600 pounds of
hay or dried forage at an aver
age feed cost of about $265
Gross income per cow was esti
mated at $631 or $366 above
feed costs.
Participating dahymen also
feed and manage their cows
more efficiently, Dr Plowman
says, and DHIA records enable
them to identify cows that
should be culled to keep the
business profitable.
.Advances were made in 1966
by participants in the Owner-
Sampler Plan, a more limited
DHIA recordkeeping program
in which cooperators take their
own milk samples for testing in
stead of using DHIA specialists
About 576,000 Owner-Sampler
cows averaged 11,607 pounds of
milk in 1966, an increase of 135
pounds over the previous year.
75 Farmers
Attend Curtiss
Bull Meeting
A group of 75 farmers attend
ed the Curtiss Breeding Service
meeting at Lafayette Fire Hall
Thursday evening Featured
speaker was Morris Ewing. Dir
ectoi of Statistical Analysis for
the organization He gave a slide
presentation on Curtiss Bulls
Thomas Kelly, Distuct Manag
er also spoke on ‘ The Curtiss
‘Complete Cow’ Piogram”
Refreshments weie seived
following the meeting
COUNTRY CHUCKLE
When young Billy Biown
found a baby rabbit in the
newly mowed alfalfa field, he
caught it and aspired to raise
it for a pet But the little bun
ny didn’t thrive, so when the
veterinarian came to examine
some of his dad’s cows, young
Billy seized the opportunity to
get some advice about his rab
bit’s condition
“What do you feed it 9 ” the
vet asked
“Goat’s milk,” -Billy replied
“Billy, I thought you watch
ed TV,” the vet mused, “and
you’d know better than to use
that greasy kid stuff on your
hare!”
About 95 percent of the dry
weight of plants consists of
elements drawn directly from
the air carbon, oxygen, or
HOW IS GREEN PASTURE
STEER CONCENTRATE DOING?
IJL-m • ll* |1 f Started 115 Steers September 10, 1966
livlC |J ms MwCCOrOS Average starting weight per steer 472.<
Total 54,347 lbs.
Cattle Sold:—
January 3, 1967
January 18, 1967
February 9, 1967
March 2, 1967
March 22, 1967
April 26, 1967
GAIN 54,347 lbs.
AVERAGE DAYS ON FEED 196 Days
AVERAGE GAIN PER STEER 473 lbs.
GAIN PER HEAD PER DAY 2.413 lbs.
Feeding Program and Feed
Wormed September 25 with Thiabenzadole
Used 8 tons hay
60 tons ear corn green weight
400 bushels ear corn dry
4 tons stonemeal
Concentrate: —
Green Pastures No. 604, 1 lb. per head per day
pflsr^j
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srocK
ASK MR. DAVE GARBER, RD #l, MARIETTA, PA.
Miller & Bushong,
;w
Rohrerstown, Pa.
1 cull
1 steer
20 steers
13 steers
30 steers
50 steers
Total Weight Sold 126,487 lbs.
FINEST SERVICE ANYWHER
1,150 lbs.
22,640 lbs.
14,780 lbs.
33,160 lbs.
54,147 lbs.
Used:-
50 feet silage settled in 20
60' silo, fine cut
Mineral Salt force fed
A-D and E Vitamins since
December 20th
Lancaster 39;
(Area Code 71'
Ph.
610 lbs.