CIOTC animals. Before sending
those heifers out for the
cm summer have them Checked
rwß f I.' M d treated for internal and
DAIRYMEN external parasites. Also
have some form of relief
available for them from flies
and biting insects.
Growing heifers need
* adequate feed and plenty of
jfr fresh water. Don’t expect
/ \ your heifers to grow enough
to freshen at 24 months of
age if you don’t feed them.
Fresh water in adequate
quantities is an absolute
must. It’s just as important
for the heifer to have tin
contaminated water as it is
for you, your family and the
milk cows to have un
contaminated water.
Breeding heifers on
pasture can be a problem. Of
course this can be ac
complished by a young bull,
but can you afford to loose
one generation of calves if
the bull is something other
than top quality? Through
good management you can
breed these same heifers to
good proven bulk through AI.
You say it’s not worth the
Jime it takes to properly
watch them. Well, have you
noticed the price of calves
out of proven sires?
NEW PDCA RULES
FORAI
N. Alan Bair
AaiiaUnt
County
Agricultural
Agent
SPRING MANAGEMENT
NOTES
Quality Milk Production is
so vital to the dairy industry.
These next couple of weeks
can be some of the most
difficult of the year to
produce a good tasting
product. Wild garlic, sow
silage and other poor quality
forages and late winter
“fatigue" can add up to not
the best quality milk.
Wild garlic flavor is the
classic off-flavor in milk
caused by a feed. But there
are many more subtle
smelling feeds that can be
just as objectionable when
they show up in the milk.
Many silos are empty now,
and those last few feet of
silage can be very strong if
the silo is improperly
drained. Not only can this
sour silage throw cows off
feed, but the milk flavor
quality can suffer.
Also affecting spring milk
quality is the general low
health of the herd due to
many months of confinement
and stored feeds coupled
with many late lactation
cows. Poor herd health in the
spring can often be traced to
general poor nutrition and
insufficient mineral-vitamin
intake. Also cows in late
lactation or cows milked
considerably longer than 305
days may be producing an
off-flavor milk of low
quality.
The production of top
quality milk is a function of
top quality management.
Don’t be lax. Twice a day
cleaning and sanitizing of
equipment, adequate
cooling, proper feeding, and
good milking practices are
as important as ever. Don’t
let your industry down.
Produce quality milk even in
the springtime.
Heifers on pasture in the
spring is as traditional and
• American as apple pie and
motherhood. Simply sending
the heifers out and forgetting
them can be an expensive
practice without* some
careful management.
Insects and parasites can
be devistating on young
DHIA Monthly Report
Leon S. Lapp
Mix
24 25.8
Leßoy M. Oberholtzer
R&GrH 28
Elam P. Bollinger
RH 28
Paul S. Horning
R&GrH 30
Ernest J. Sander
RH 28 ,
John Omar Stoltzfus
RH
31
David L. Landis
R&GrH 29
Jacob S. Dienner
R&GrH 29
Stephen J. Stoltzfus
R&GrH 35
Henry & Paul Martin
67 31.7
RH
John P. Lapp
23 38.0
John Omar Stoltzfus
RH
Mix
30 38.2
Ivan M. Hursh
R&GrH 34 41.1
Effective July 1, 1974 the
purebred Dairy Cattle
Association will change the
rules governing the use of
artificial insemination of
dairy cattle. These changes
are drastic in some respects
and every dairyman who
used AI should be aware of
their implications.
For example, the owner of
a cow will have to assume a
major responsibility for the
accuracy of a breeding
receipt. Before the changes,
each breed as association
tried to protect the breeder
against mistakes by ap
proving all technicians and
recording all semen tran
sfers. After July 1, they will
permit unrestricted flow of
semen, with no record of
ownership, and will not be
responsible for technicians
employed by AI
organizations.
A dairyman can do much
to guard against mistakes by
dealing only with reputable
organizations and-or in
dividuals. Anyone who buys
and stores semen on the
farm should be especially
careful in choosing his
source of supply.
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In India, owl’s flesh is regarded as so aphrodisiac, but eating it will turn a man into a fool!
Harvest more hay per acre...more
digestible nutrients per ton.
H. JACOB HOOBER RHOADS MILL, INC. EARL SADDER, INC.
INTERCOURSE, PA. Selinsgrowe, Pa. NEW HOLLAND, PA.
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LEOLA.PA. MANHEIM, PA.
Beacon Reps.
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Hay Pre-Serv