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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 19,1974
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A cow in the herd of Bare Brothers Dairy completed the
highest lactation. 2 Hoke produced 24,473 pounds milk, 814
pounds butterfat with a 3.3 percent test. Second high lac
tation was completed by a cow in the herd of Sonnen Acres.
Sari produced 23,329 pounds milk, 831 pounds butterfat with a
3.6 percent test.
LACTATION RECORDS OVER 600 LBS. FAT
DECEMBER, 1973 „
Milk
Owner-Name
Kenneth I. Sellers
Florence
Russel Z. Bomberger
136
Harold G. Bollinger
Irene
Dianne
Edna
Hubert S. Miller
P. Belle
Nellie
M, H. & E. E. Houser
Jackie
Maggie
A. Moyer & A. Brandt
18
Warren A. Bucher
Effie
Harvey T. Bomgardner
Alvina
Emma
View
Marvin K. Meyer
Lynn
Maurice M. Bennetch
72
William R. Meyer
197
Hll3
31C
Simon S. Gingrich
49
Ernest Wagner
128
133
141
Cyrus Y. Bomberger
255
Ralph D. Shirk & Sons
Rita
Design
Judy
Irvin H. Kreider
Peggy
Stella
Sonnen Acres
Sari
Harold Wampler & Son
86
100
Warren L. Lentz
10
Abram T. Lefever
Janet
Bell
Darkest
Tammy
Irvin Horst
Judy
Mark H. Bomberger & Son
7 A 9-2
6-5
5-2
4-4
31
34
Bare Bros. Dairy
19
41
54
2 Hoke
Mark C. Patches
39
49
29
71
Isaac E Zimmerman
Judy
Polla
Joy
Ginme
Millie
Verna
Norman Kline
B. Soupy 9 19,624
L. Soupy 8 16,124
Gretta 6-10 18,551
Lucky 7*ll 18,106
LEBANON
COUNTY
DHIA
MONTHLY!
REPORT
Age
15,451
16.265
14,063
19,133
19,329
6-10
5-3
4-11
17,140
16,312
10-6
6-2
16,629
15,983
16,143
14,659
18,037
18,333
18,031
6-
5-2
7-
17,787
16,920
19,575
19,947
18,168
11-4
- 54
3-5
17,512
19,639
18,325
17,433
5-9
5-5
5-6
13,649
5-9
7-4
4-6
18,433
14,975
16,553
16,745
15,578
6-8
5-10
23,329
14,534
18,160
15,007
15,704
18,627
15,664
17,044
8-1
5-10
5-3
3-4
18,485
16,278
15,811
14,330
16,294
19,956
21,461
21,096
24,473
10-2
13-2
6-3
9-1
15,720
20,093
16,653
16,900
7-5
6-11
4-3
4-1 -
16,511
16.665
14.665
16,325
20,339
16,391
Stocks of potatoes stored in
Pennsylvania on January 1,
1974 totaled 2,400,000 hun
dredweight (cwt.) according
to the Crop Reporting Ser
vice. This is 14 percent more
than the record low stocks a
year earlier.
These stocks represent
potatoes hsld for all uses by
Pennsylvania growers, local
dealers and processors.
Total U.S. stocks on
January 1, 1974 was 128.9
million cwt., four percent
less than the 134.3 million
cwt on hand a year earlier.
Disappearance from the 1973
fall production of 232.0
million cwt. to January 1,
1974 totaled 123.1 million
cwt., eight percent more
than the 114.5 million
Girl
Ann
Vetamere Farm
Lolly
Weidler Brothers
Nan
Teit Fat
Richard E. Houser
Hannah
Geo. & Vincent Arnold
51
Ivan M. Weiler
Rutbann
George R. Showers
605
725
770
4,3
3.8
4.0
724
623
1328
Elmer M. Martin, Jr.
Limpy
43
Floyd Halteman
603
604
614
Lass
Robert Martin
Amy
Phares Musser
41
602
678
638
3.3
3.7
3.5
Lewis M. Werner
29
704
629
616
650
3.2
3,1
3.6
Bare Bros. Dairy
Isaac E. Zimmerman
Earl Zimmerman
Richard E. Houser
Edwin E. Funck
Mark C. Patches
Robert Martin
Harvey T. Bomgardner
Galen Bollinger
Gideon A. Fisher Jr.
Harold G. Bollinger
John H. Stick
Mark H. Bomberger & Son
Ernest Wagner
Irvin Horst
MarkHitz
Oscar VanXieu
Cyrus Y. Bomberger
Ralph O. Shirk & Sons
Ernest P. Detweiler
630
766
627
649
3.9
3.4
3.7
627
706
661
684"
3.8
4.4
4.1
635
667
831
600
737
603
613
633
623
648
3.9
3.4
4.0
3.8
657
727
641
627
657
4.5
4.1
4.4
4.0
638
770
710
814
3.2
3.6
3.4
3.3
672
678
631
640
4.3
3.4
3.8
3.8
5.0 833
3.9 644
4.1 607
3.9 633
3.6 727
3.8 618
4.1 802
4.0 652
3.3 607
4.1 746
U.S., Pa. Potato Stock
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marketed during the com
parable period a year
earlier.
Seminars Scheduled
Farmers and ranchers
from 15 states are expected
to participate in a marketing
and management seminar at
Decatur, Illinois February
21-22. The seminar is
sponsored by Professional
Farmers of America.
The objective of the
seminar is to update farmer
knowledge on the food and
energy crises, to improve
their managerial skills, and
to give producers from
various parts of the nation an
opportunity to exchange
profit ideas for 1974.
15,151
15,619
4-11 18,040
17,857
16,743
16,212
14,736
19,728
15,842
14,300
18,458
18,457
15,568
17,424
Herd Summary
Average Daily Production Per Cow
Days
On
Test
31
34
36
‘ 33
36
32
33
34
29
29
34
30
35
32
21
32
34
33
34
28
Dec. Milk Base Price
Is Up 23 c
The December uniform
price for base milk increased
23 cents to $9.30 from the
Seminar participants will
also have an opportunity to
take part in futures market
training sessions.
Dr. Neil Harl, popular
lowa State U. economist and
attorney, will consider
several legal aspects of
modem farming including:
enforcing contracts, how to
protect yourself from
liability suits, your liability
for employees, and other
topics.
J. N. “Chris” Christian
son, Phoenix, Ariz.
management consultant,
will provide tips on the
personal side ‘of
management: motivation,
employee relations, personal
satisfaction and other areas.
627
643
Registration for the
seminar begins Wednesday
evening, February 20.
Registration fee is $125.
Reservations may be made
by writing or calling
Professional Farmers of
America, 219 Parkade,
Cedar Falls, lowa 50613.
Professional Farmers of
America is a service
organization headquartered
in Cedar Falls, lowa. The
organization is holding
another national meeting in
Des Moines, lowa on March
7-9. This meeting will be the
World Food Conference and
will focus on supply and
demand factors.
694
631
641
710
604
640
762
625
Percent
Cow Days
In Milk
89.6
90.0
84.9
89.9
84.9
89.7
81.8
85.9
91.5
82.0
75.5
93.3
81.5
81.6
92.3
85.9
90.0
92.0
80.4
86.9
Percent
Fat
3.9
4.3
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.9
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previous month according to
Andrew G. Marvin, local
field representative for
Inter-State Milk Producers
Cooperative. Excess miifr
showed a decrease of 5 cents
to $6.90.
In comparison to
December levels one year
ago base milk was up $1.98
and excess up $1.40.
The weighted average
price for the market was
increased by $1.95, above
December 1972.
A total of 377.1 million
pounds of producer milk was
pooled in December of which
63.16 percent was sold as
Class I, showing a decrease
of 6.16 percent of deliveries
made in November, and a
decrease of 1.7 percent under
December a year ago. 7897
Order No. 4 producers
provided 12.16 million
pounds per day to dealers
during December, averaging
1541 pounds per day per
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