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% beat 475, and 36 shadowed
400.
Aside from special
recognition being given to
the owners of 600-pound
butterfat herds, the
following performances
were cited for significance:
Sam Stoner’s “Carol,’ a
registered Holstein, has
produced 167,240 pounds of
milk and 7,109 pounds of
butterfat in 10 lactations.
This feat put Stoner’s cow
well ahead of a group of 73
Adams County cows which
have exceeded 100,000-
pounds of milk" and 4,000 of
butterfat during their
lifetime. The high milk cow
m this group of bovines is
“Ursula,” owned by Marvin
Brown of Littlestown. Her
tolly for 10 lactations reads
yR9,693 pounds of milk and
5,665 of butterfat.
The high butterfat record
for the year belonged to M. J.
Stamer and Sons’ “Number
42,” a four-year old Holstein
with a 305-day record of
21,382 pounds of milk and
1008 pounds of butterfat to
her credit.
Roy Weaner Jr.’s
“Number 28” finished with a
record of 25,505 M and 931 F
to place her at the top of milk
production records for the
year.
Adams County
Agricultural Agent Tom
Piper took note that DHIA
figures for the County are
below the state average on
several counts and
challenged dairymen to
exceed state averages. He
made his remarks during the
Adams County DHIA
,banquet, held earlier this
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people were in attendance.
Piper said:
“You don’t buy a cow or
raise a replacement to be
kept as a pet and not milked.
On the contrary, each new
addition is expected to im
prove your production and
add to profits in your
business. Just so with
records. Study them con
stantly and use them for
what they are: your most
valuable guide for making
management decisions.
“Why is it that Adams
County DHIA herds fail to
make the state average?
Why is it that so many herds
realized a decrease in the
herd average in the past
year? Yes, your records are
trying to tell you something
and you should take im
mediate steps to get the
message if you’d like to
improve your income.
“But what can I do ...
where can I look for help?’’,
you ask. Why not give these
suggestions a fair trial:
1. Study your records
every month to follow the
progress of each cow in the
herd.
2. Participate in Extension
meetings, especially DHIA
workshops and aU dairy
meetings.
3. Head the Dairy
newsletter and call on the
County Agent for con
sultation.
4. Make regular use of
forage testing, including
mineral analysis and feed
programming. Inspite of the
fee that is charged, these
services offer your best
opportunity for im
provement.
5. Be sure your milking
equipment is in good
working order, properly
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sized for your needs. Your
service man is willing to
check it out.
6. Stay alert for mastitis
and make regular use of the
California Mastitis Test to
detect sub-clinical cases,
permitting remedial action
before losses get costly.
7. Make regular use of teat
dips and check teat ends for
condition.
8. Practice recommended
milking procedure; wash
udder; attach machine
within two minutes; milk
average cow in four to five
minutes; machine strip 0 to
20 seconds.
9. Stay alert for
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reproduction problems:
average length of dry period
60 days; average length of
lactation 305 days; average
calving interval 13 months;
number of cows settled on
first service 60 percent ...
on second 80 percent... on
third 90 percent.
10. Check condition of
heifers entering fhe herd ...
freshening at 24-26 months
weighing 1100 pounds.
11. If calf loss exce'eds five
percent find the cause and
correct it.
12. Ask Extension to bring
help if ventilation needs
attention as evidenced by
stale air, ammonia odor,
moisture condensation or
coughing animals.
13. Cull all animals which
fail to make herd average.
Lancaster Farmini
Standing; Charles Klinger, New Oxford; Paul
Guise, York Springs; Thomas Clowney, Get
tysburg; Samuel Stoner, East Berlin and Ray
Dutterer, Littlestown.
14, Give the cows, wife and
kids lots of TLC (tender love
and care) and be a
professional cow man. After
all, you expect as much from
your doctor!”
Average production per
cow in the DHIA program
this year was 12,850 pounds
of milk, 3.8 per cent test, and
489 pounds of butterfat. The
state average is 13,559 M, 3.9
per cent test, and 523 F.
Adams County dairymen
were also well above the
state average hr the amount
of grain and hay it took to
produce the milk. A pasture
season which was 18 days
shorter than the state
average was most likely
responsible for this.
The average herd in
Adams County has 57 cows,
!, Saturday, Dec. 18,1976
compared to a statewide
average of 54. Feed costs per
hundredweight of milk are
$4.53 for the County and $4.17
for the state average. Value
of the products after feed
costs was $760 in Adams
County, compared to $BOl for
the state average.
Larry Specht, of the Penn
State Extension staff, was
guest speaker, telling the
dairymen present that a
verified identification
program (VIP) is now
available through the DHIA
program. This program is
designed to help dairymen
maintain identification
records for grade animals
essential to improving their
herds.
Dairymen and their DHIA
supervisors must identify
the animals by sketch, photo,
tatoo or freeze brand when
an application is filled out. A
certificate is then issued
showing the identification
along with the sire, dam,
birthdate and other data
about the animal, explained
Specht.
Adequate identification
data has always been a
major problem in sire and
cow analysis. It is hoped that
the VIP program will help
identify more animals as
they may be transferred
from one herd to another.
Further information is
available from DHIA
supervisors.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, Tim Brown was
elected president of the
Adams County DHIA. Other
officers remained un
changed from previous
elections. Re-elected to
three-year terms on the
board were Charles Klinger,
Paul Guise and Brown.
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