FEED INGREDIENT EVALUATION Purina Dairy Research has developed three milking programs designed to fit varying economic conditions found on today’s dairy farms. Obviously, the program best suited for a particular dairy operation depends on many factors but the most important factor by far is the type, quality and amount of roughage available to feed. The following programs were designed to fit these roughage considerations. Challenge or Lead Feeding Program. For areas where milk prices make heavier grain feeding more profitable even though roughages are the most economical source of nutrients. Feeding According to Production Program. For areas of low milk prices where roughages are the most economical source of nutrients. Limited Roughage Feeding Program. Follow this program when the milking ration is a more economical source of nutrients than available roughages. Milk price is not an important factor in considering this program. JOHN J. HESS H, INC. “Serving The Needs of the Agricultural Community” CALL —717 768 3301 Soviets boost I Continued from Page 11 Pennsylvania is described in greater detail m latter parts of this article. Making the top of the news this week are the gram sales to Russia which were just rumors at last week’s writing. But, as is usually the case, they were confirmed in this case even before that particular issue of this paper was delivered into readers’ mailboxes. The Soviets purchased a million tons of soybeans from the United States last week, and 300,000 tons this week, adding further strain onto an already low supply, and with lowered soybean acreages this year, the picture is not expected to be very bright for anyone not in the soybean raising business. More than three-quarters of the Soviet’s soybean purchases came from the United States, while 200,000 tons were ordered from Brazil, where soybean supplies are also tightening up. In addition, com and wheat sales were also announced. Late this week more rumors for additional sales were con firmed and the United States committed itself to delivering an additional 1.5 million tons of soybeans to the Soviets. That order, along with others for com and wheat won’t be filled until after October 1. The sales will apply to the conditions of the new long-range trade agreement worked out last Autumn. With soybean carryovers from 1975 and this year’s plan tings being down as they are, the soybean market is expected to remain strong for the rest of this year and probably well into 1977. The situation is likely to carry other grain prices to new heights as well, and could spell trouble for those who must buy grain in order to produce finished products such as milk, meat and eggs. In all, the Soviet Union has contracted to buy 3.8 million tons of grains from the United States. The sales do not in clude the 1.3 million tons of soybeans purchased during the past week and apply to the long-range grain agreement which takes effect on Oct. 1. Categorized, the 3.8 million ton sale includes 1.75 million tons of soybeans, 2.25 million tons of com, and 1.55 million tons of wheat. All have to be shipped after Oct. 1. A spokesman for Pemifield Feeds noted that he expects soybean and com prices to remain strong since supplies of both are turning out to be tight. He added, however, that there is an abundant supply of wheat. Also, the quality of the crop is being described as good or better. But yields in Pennsylvania are nothing to brag about. Just a bit over a third of the crop has been harvested so far, with combines rushing out to the fields between showers. Considering the frequent rains, the wheat is coming in satisfactorily, although some fears are being expressed over the possibility of repeating last year’s nightmarish harvest when some wheat was actually sprouting on the stalk. Webster defines quality as grade, rank, degree of excellence, capacity, property, nature and a feature among other things, if we add control to this, quality control is then being able to control the grade, rank or nature or defining these to the extent of being able to utilize them for their exact worth. You ask what is the difference between ingredient and Chow quality control. This ingredient quality control has to do with the nature of each individual component of a Chow. When these are all blended together into a Chow, then we may talk about items relative to Chow quality control. These may be particle size, uniformity in mixing, fat addition, or laboratory proximate analyses (protein, fat. fiber, etc.). ACCOMPLISH VJU&J* YOUR DAIRY HERD GOALS Grain Exchange - Hammermilling on the Farm (Purina daily concentrates) - Roughage Analysis by Purina Research 900 - Trained Field Representatives to Develop a Balanced Nutrition Program - Complete Purina Dairy Feeds Trucked Fresh to you from Harrisburg - Complete Line of Priced Dairy Health Products and Programs. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 10.1976 Wheat quality, for the most part, was being described as being good or better in all parts of Lancaster County. A Quarryville grain dealer described the crop’s quality as “beautiful,” while another dealer in the Bird-in-Hand area called it “nice.” Yields, however, are down. With the crop only about a third in, yields in southern Lancaster County are averaging about 37 bushels per acre. Some report harvests as high as 50 bushels per acre, while others combined only half that much or less. “Some of the nicest wheat we’ve ever seen came in here up until about the 6th,” a spokesman at Quarryville’s Red Rose Feed Store said. The frequent rains during the past week are definitely expected to hurt test weights, although no one is panicking yet. Test weights, are, in fact, still very satisfactory and have been exceptionally high for most of the harvesting season so far. The per cent moisture reading has also been satisfactory for the most part. At least up until the rams arrived last weekend. The ratings had been well below 13.5 per cent for nearly all parts of the area last week, but are coming up now due to the wetness in the fields. A headline to this part of the story might have read: “Wheat harvest slowed, mud plen tiful,” but the Russian grain deals overshadowed that one. One grain dealer described the present situation adequately enough by saying: “Fortunately the combines have had a few hours here and there.” They’re out combining every chance they get possibly (most likely) because they’re remembering how wet and miserable the harvest was last year. A big headline a year ago next week proclaimed: “How wet can you take wheat?” echoing a most frequently asked question of the time. Fanners and grain handlers alike are hoping and praying that the situation won’t repeat itself. Moisture readings this week were predominantly over the 14 per cent mark, grain handlers reported. Some went as high as 16 per cent. There have been scattered reports of some of the earlier varieties of Abe and Arthur 71 beginning to sprout. Overall, however, it should be emphasized that the quality of harvest is still being described with kind and ap preciative words. Only the yields are being criticized. Wheat on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was described as “excellent.” If the weather improves a bit in this part of the country, the wheat harvest may still have a chance to be excellent here. Right now a lot of farmers and grain dealers are watching the situation with fingers crossed, while com is thriving in the hot, humid weather and has reached a height of around six feet in quite a few fields. READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS 15
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