Jiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiimiiimiiniiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'' A Registered Holstein cow -owned by J. Mowery Frey Jr., Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster, completed the highest 305 day lactation in April, according to the monthly report of the Red Rose DHIA Lolita produced 23,316 pounds of milk, 853 pounds of butterfat with a 3 7 percent test A Registered Holstein cow own ed by Donald S. Eby, Gordonville Rl, placed second Vichi pro duced 21,469 pounds of milk, 840 pounds of butterfat with a 3 9 percent test in 305 days. The herds of John C Metzler, Christiana Rl, Cr Robert Greid er, Columbia R 2, and Dale E. Hiestand, Bainbndge Rl, had the highest daily butterfat average The Metzler herd with 42 0 Regis tered Holstein cows averaged 52 0 lbs of milk, 203 lbs of butter fat with a 3 9% test, the Greider herd with 541 Registered & Grade Holstein cows averaged 48 3 lbs of milk, 203 lbs of butter fat with a 4 2% test, and the Hiestand heid with 26 8 Registered Holstein cows averaged 52 8 lbs. of milk, 2.03 lbs of butterfat with a 3 8% test The lactations with 600 or more pounds of butterfat in the first 305 days are as follows: Owner • Name Breed J. Mowery Frey Jr Lolita Jean Donald S Eby Vichi Tiny Lavon Jennie Eva Kenneth L Beiler Betty RH Sandra RH Paul B. Zimmerman May RH J. Herr & B Fisher Jr. Charm RH John & H Farrington Edith RH Lloyd Wolf Della Mildred Sparkle J. Eby Hershey Honey RH S R Shellenberger Daisy Peggy Joy Elmer N. Hershey Dottie RH Roy H. & Routh H. Book Connie RH Reuben Z -Smoker Rose John E. Kreider Julia RH Sam & Allen Kreider Jackie RH John N. Landis Songbird David S. Smucker Jean Barbara Titus B. Stoner Flosset J. Wade Groff Effie Harry S. Aungst Ada Matty John A. Harsh Betty Albert Breneman Vickie Isaac M Brubaker Paige RH H. Hostetter & W. Eby Clara RH Ja Jean Dairy Farm Clara RH John J. Landis Ruffles Martin N Heisey Nora Benuel S. Beiler Lila John C Groff Fobes Hiram S Aungst Martha RH Robert W. Ulrich & -Son. Peg GrJ - Orchid RJ ‘ ' Elaine 1 -» - GrJ Age Days 305 283 RH RH 5-5 7-6 10-5 3-2 7-0 305 305 305 305 305 RH RH RH RH RH 305 305 5-0 5-4 305 305 10-2 305 305 305 305 RH RH RH 4-8 2-2 3-10 305 8-5 7-0 5-4 305 305 305 GrH RH RH 5-4 305 5-2 293 RH 3-3 305 305 6-8 3-4 305 RG 305 GrH RH 12-11 305 9-1 305 GrH 305 7-10 RH 305 4-8 6-6 RH RH 305 305 12-7 305 RH 305 RH 5-10 305 301 305 305 RH 305 RH 4-10 305 RH 6-7 305 RH 3-7 305 305 305 "305 7-8 . 5-9 9-5 LANCASTER COUNTY DHIA MONTHLY | REPORT Milk Test Fat 23,316 17,571 21,469 20,261 19,784 15,921 18,176 39 40 39 4.5 37 17,882 18,488 19,560 20,335 21,265 45 47 44 16,547 13,614 14,033 16,167 34 33 35 21,471 20,509 18,824 4.4 16,538 15,498 48 14,953 17,524 15,969 13,142 18,921 16,062 17,205 16,371 20,701 15,554 15,246 19,550 17,677 15,806 20,963 16,004 18,940 16,313 16,288 15,988 5.0. 5.5 5.9 13,680 . 12,360 “ 11,096* Owner - Name Breed Melvin M Groff Pet Clarance M. Murry Ida Dale E Hiestand Burke Sovenn Ernest J. Sauder Karen RH Wilmer G. Kraybill Violet RH Mint RH Ivan Bowman Jr. Debby Mervin Sauder Bonnie Trimble & Hanks Joy 28 Bennie L. Fisher Ada RH Mrs Dorothy Chapman Sally GrH Sugar RH Clair M. Hershey Joanne RH Melvin H Ranck Janice Amos M Stoltzfsu Maxann RH Star RH Whirl RH H Richard Heishey Rachel RH Earl L Hershey 89 GrH John M Hainish Girly RH Sue RH Paul & Robert Wenger Olhe RH John B Groff Betsy Moses N Good Polly Ben S Stoltzfus Vickie RH William P Arrowsmith Pet GrJ Harry G Kreider Ginger Willis M Mai tin Pattie RH Helen RH N. Gerhart & L, W. Nolt 28 GrH J Harold Musser & Son 26 GrH Titus M Hurst Polly Dr. Paul S Schantz 853 741 840 807 777 715 676 825 670 787 769 763 Buelah Omar H Hess Cnrri6 Melvin G. Stoltzfus Sadie William H. Douts Lucille Paul S Horning Peggy GrH John L. Landis Pearl 747 635 624 743 735 687 666 Kenneth A. Skiles Sandy Samuel F. King Lucy GrH Clarence S. Hilsher R 2 9 Samuel S. Stoltzfus Mamie RH Ivan S. Stoltzfus Citation Nora Galen W. Crouse Wanda Samuel M. Martin Jr Deb GrH Tillie GrH Robert C Groff Quest J. Mowery Frey Ada Jesse Cutler Rela RH Benuel M. Stoltzfus Nellie RH Blacky GrH Lucinda RH Stiegel Valley Farm 35 GrH James G Kreider 733 733 725 724 724 720 714 608 712 706 705 638 704 697 697 695 693 Bert 96 Allen Lee Stoltzfus Topper RH Albert E Fiy 693 692 Von Parke H Ranck Viola Amos B Lantz 692 691 Sally J.-Z. Nolt Marcia Rose Daniel L. Martin Jewel i" - - - - - —■ 690 687 677 “ 654' Days Age 305 RH 305 RH 305 299 RH RH 10 6 6-4 305 4-10 305 283 3- 4- 305 RH 305 GrH 305 8-11 302 305 305 6-9 11-7 305 305 RH 305 305 305 4-3 3-8 7-4 305 6-10 305 305 305 45 8-9 305 EH 305 RH 305 305 305 6-9 GrH 305 296 305 6-7 4-7 264 305 305 RH GrH 10-10 305 RH 305 RH 305 RH 305 296 RH 305 GrH 4-00 305 305 GrH 305 305 RH RH 305 305 7-8 6-5 RH 4-1 305 3-6 6-4 305 294 RH 305 RH 305 305 4-7 5-11 5-1 11-4 305 305 305 305 300 RH 305 5-10 305 RH 6-9 298 RH 7-0 RH 305 6-3 RH RH 246 305 4-5 6-1 RH €-8 305 16.797 'tCtJfitiMued Oil ‘Page' 35) - " “ Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 7.1969—29 THIRD SECTION Milk Test Fat 686 14 577 680 21,234 678 671 19 599 15,574 677 16,854 676 605 19,115 18,218 676 15,664 672 18,028 670 12,534 667 17,157 663 655 16,948 15,594 662 15 673 661 19,187 33 39 31 660 656 631 19,783 16,872 20 336 657 15,301 656 14 964 654 635 17,458 15,586 652 15 840 652 14.366 651 17,546 650 17.155 650 10,831 649 15,284 16,321 14 4SB 648 629 14.305 645 641 17,485 640 16,575 639 13,190 16.688 638 * 637 19,022 ( 635 19,630 34 18,794 635 15,886 635 15,395 635 17,225 634 15,196 634 16,277 633 14,490 16,365 633 €24 14,357 632 15,499 14,768 631 623 15,385 626 625 16,690 15,786 624 48 39 37 824 603 601 12,885 15,643 16,055 15,612 621 616 14,290 614 16,441 613 16.198 611 14,731 608 15.072 606 605 14,484 15,748 605 Facts Dairymen * Should T t Know By Victor Plastow Associate Agricultural Agent What are your work habits? It i: interesting and revealing to study yourself and your work habits Habits can be good or bad The ones that add to chore time, increased milking time and wasted time are the ones to cor lect Get the wife to the bam with a tablet and a wrist watch that has a sweep second hand and let hei do a time study on the choie loutine foi a daj You may be pleasantlj surprised or possibly shocked at some of join efficiencies Here are some guide lines (1) Time from beginning to wash a cow until the milker is attached should not be over one minute (2) Aveiage time on for the milkei unit should be 3 to 5 minutes (3) Pounds of milk per man ner hour (calculated fiom time the vacuum pump is turned on until turned off) should be aiound 500 pounds oi better __ .(4) Hours spent per cow per yeai (includes all milk house and bain choies relating to car ing foi the cows) should be 69 o 70 in a conventional stall bam and 40 to 55 in a fi ee-stall barn If your times are a lot longer, bettei check to see what can be ione to bung them closei to the aveiage Do you depend on stored feeds for a year-round feeding pro giam9 Youi cows ically miss that green grass Four to six weeks of lush pastures or green chop will help that gleam in then eyes Many of the diet deficienc ies associated with weak or si lent heats, poor non-return rates, retained after birth, dead or weak calves are relieved when cows have access to green food for this relatively short period. This type of forage allows the cow to replenish the body store house with food ingredients that may be low or totally absent in stored hays and silages. Are your cows on pasture now? Did their production in crease or decrease compared to when they were being barn fed? If either situation occurred, may be now is a good time to reason why If they gained m milk, it’s a good bet that your winter feed ing program was not as good as it should have been You were probably lacking in one or all of the following necessities energy, motein fat soluble vitamins, and nmeials. oi theie could have been an imbalance of those ele ments You lost money all win lei because of a pooi feeding progiam Better make a resolu tion now to analyze your 1969 foiage and get on a conect feed piogiam foi next winter If you lost production when you turned the cows out. check these things too sudden a change, you did not allow the cow enough time to adjust to this new forage Pasture is not very good and your cows are - <Continued-on Page 35).
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