■WWW MNKM Lancaster I COUNTY DHIA MONTHLY^ milk, 2.10 Iba. of butterfat with a 3.9 percent teat. The herd of J.Z. Nolt, El, Lcola, placed aecond. This herd of 37.3 Registered & Grade Holstein cows averaged 79.8 lbs. of milk, 1.91 lbs. of butterfat with a 3.7 percent test. Owntr I Cow'i N<m« Brttd \# Days Milk last Fat Curtis E. Akers Sarah RH Anabel rh Susie RH J. Z. Nolt V Design Moses L. Lapp Chief RH Cinda RH Meadow Vista Farm Sweetie RH Beauty RH David K, Stoltzfus Robin RH Rose RH Dan S. Stoltzfus Martha RH Lester J. Wiker Fifi 4.3 1,003 4.3 801 3.7 746 REPORT November 1975 A Registered Holstein cow owned by Curtis E. Akers, R. 1, Quarryville, completed the highest 305 day lactation. Sarah produced 23,070 lbs. of milk, 1,003 lbs. of butterfat with a 4.3 percent test. Second high lactation was com pleted by a Registered Holstein cow owned by J.Z. Nolt, R. 1, Leola. V Design produced2S,424 lbs. of milk, 963 lbs. of butterfat with a 3.8 percent in 305 days. The herd of Curtis E. Akers, Rl, Quarryville, had the highest daily butterfat average. This herd of 58.3 Registered & Grade Holstein cows averaged 53.4 lbs. of 8- 9- 872 GrH (Continued on Pate 721 305 19,445 1 o@®oo FACIS FOR DAIRYMEN N. Alan Hair Associate County Agricultural Agent A Christmas List ON DISPLAY AT THE FARM SHOW Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 3,1976—71 Two weeks ago members of the younger generation were making a list and checking it twice - now it’s your turn to make a list. It is a good time of the year for dairymen to make a list of winter chores that should be done around the bam before spring farm work takes all of their time. Consider some of these items for your winter check list; List cows that need their feet trimmed. This job is very important. If you can’t handle the Job yourself, don’t be afraid to hire a professional. Check the milking system for proper function. Vaccura pump lines that need cleaning and worn out tired inflation are costing you money. Review the new sire lists and select sires to use in 1976. Your choice of sired has never been greater - evaluate your needs and select wisely. Review your records for tax purposes and decide what records you will need to keep for management purposes next year. Consider changing your record keeping system in 1976 if your present system is not filling your needs. List barn repairs that should be done during cold weather. Those loose doors and latches, broken gates and other repairs that need attention might better be done before the cows get out! & />; K <• */, —*7 *• 6-2 4-2 4-2 6-11 305 305 287 305 305 305 305 305 305 RH 23,070 18,485 20,269 25,424 22,291 20,097 20,815 19,249 23,478 23,826 21,973 949 810 887 825 882 828 m/Jiaffam ★ Move manure away from the barn f**»MC] ★Pollution, odour and fly control AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT KING HYDRAUUC POWER LTD ★Nutrient conservation WOODSTOCK ONTARIO ★No daily spreading, agitation or liquid handling ★No freezing problems ★Handies liquids, solids and bedding ★Economical yearly storage ★ Manure is processed and becomes a product for use in crop production ★Manure can be handled with conventional equipment FARM-EZF BELT CONVEYOR lets you feed the right ration to any group your herd... from one bunker STA-RITE PIPELINE SYSTEM fast... efficient... milk handling! There’s a STA-RITE pipeline system to fit any stan chion barn or milking parlor... and to fit any budget, too. The heart of this system is the STA-RITE Full- Control milkhouse panel. It's compact, efficient, low cost, and convenient. Handles up to 8 milkers, yet can be switched from milk to wash in seconds for fast, thorough cleaning. Factory assembled and tested for easiest installation, most dependable operation ... Ready to use... simply connect pipeline and plug in! Plow travels just over the surface of the moving belt to distribute feed. EQUIPMENT YORK WEST STORE 26 West Market Street York, PA 717-792-2674 Cull Dairy Cows Regularly Never stop culling is a good policy for you as a dairyman to follow if you want your herd to show continued production im provement. Too often dairymen tend to keep their bam full of cows even though it would be more profitable to cull 10 percent or even 20 percent of the herd. It is true on a cold winter morning a bam full of cows keeps file building a little wanner than if a lot of stalls are empty - but let’s fill those empty stalls with profitable cows - not potential culls. With today’s costs you should know the break-even point for production, then cull those cows that fall below that point. There are several other criteria for culling besides production - one is income above feed cost; tem perament surely is to be considered. It’s no fun to work with a mean cow no matter what her production level might be. But her disposition dosen’t show up on the balance sheet. The 1975 DHIA data shows the break-even point for the average herd is about 11,500 pounds milk. It takes this kind of production to pay for feed, labor and other costs. The break-even point is calcualted using teed cost at 537, labor 214 and other costs 220.. We suggest you look at your DHTA report closely and cull those unprofitable cows. Maybe you would pick up some management tips by attending a DMA Record Workshop in your area. Watch this newspaper for announcements of workshops in the Lancaster area. In other areas see your County Extension director for further information. TRY A CLASSIFIED AO! in idability AVONDALE SUPPLY CENTER Junction US 1A 41 Avondaii, PA 215-261-8238 CHAPMAN STORE RD2,Wescosville,PA 215-395-3311 Farm-Eze will accept and distribute 250 pounds or more feed per minute to single- or double-sided bunks up to 200 feet long. LANCASTER SUPPLY 1027 Dillenrille Road Lancaster, PA 717-397-4761 TEMPLE SUPPLY N. sth St. Highway Temple, PA 215-929-5264
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers