96 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jan. 8. 1977 Nine cows led way UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A Bradford County far mer, whose 82 cows last year produced almost 1.5 million pounds of milk and at a low feed cost that any dairyman would envy, has been named recipient of a Master Far mer Award for 1976. Milford Kinsman, 47, of Troy R 3, will receive the coveted award sponsored by the Pennsylvania Farmer magazine, Harrisburg, and the Cooperative Extension Service of The Pennsylvania State University, on January 11 at a Master Farmer luncheon in Harrisburg. In the most recent DHIA year, the new Master Far mer’s cows averaged 17,265 pounds of milk and 699 pounds of butterfat. And perhaps as revealing of dairy success are two other statistics - almost 500,000 pounds of milk shipped per man annually and a $3.47 feed cost per 100 pounds of milk produced. After trying several “city” jobs following high school, Kinsman started farming on shares with nine cows. In 1950 he married Shirley and continued fanning on shares until 1955. By then the young farm couple had 18 cows and a chance to rent her father’s farm. Three years later they bought the 120-acre farm and have called it home ever since. “We never thought we’d be milking 82 cows,” Mrs. Kinsman recalls. In 1959, with a young family, they were hard pressed to take care of 35 cows. But ex pansion was inevitable. In 1961, they purchased a 113- acre adjoining farm and by 1963 were milking cows in two bams. “I had a surplus of cows and a shortage of money,” he points out. “So I sold every cow with a DHIA record and paid off all my debts without missing a milk shipment. I held back 35 first calf heifers.” The Largest Daily Cooperative in Pennsylvania Salutes the Farmers of the Keystone State and their 1977 Penna. Farm Show ~ MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC. Kmne Road, Syracuse, New York 13214 £t’/s ' v. Milford Kinsman tried several in-town jobs after high school, then started farming on shares with nine cows. The Bradford Countian now milks 82 cows and was recently named a Master Farmer. There is no easy ex planation of what makes this farm operation successful. Kinsman will emphasize his family. Everyone helps with wife, Shirley, and son, Kim, milking on a regular basis. Daughters, Penny and Pearl, help when school and studies allow. Two daughters, Pamela and Patricia, have com pleted college and live elsewhere. Another son, Glen, is studying for a master’s degree at West Virginia University. Another key is a strong forage feedingprogram. The milking herd starts off the day with 20 pounds of corn silage per cow before milking. This is topdressed with ground high moisture ear com and 28 per cent protein supplement. After the cows are turned out, they eat more high moisture corn, then eight pounds of second cutting alfalfa. At 4 p.m. cows get another 20 pounds of corn silage plus grain. Following evening milking they are fed about eight pounds of first cutting to Master Farmer alfalfa hay to carry them through the night. ‘ - We never feed,over 30 pounds of grain a day to a cow,” the Master Farmer explains. “Basically they receive one pound of grain for each four pounds of milk.” The Master Farmer opinions on cow cows would not conceive. It houses.and milks the cows in mana g em en t. Barn was traced to cystic oyaries, a Stanchion bam with four schedules are rigid. He the cause not known. To rows of cows. It is a doesn’t vary 10 minutes on counteract this condition, remodeled expanded bank milking or feeding. And he he’s switching sires and bam that dates back to the drys off cows regardless of rebalancing minerals. He 1900’s, production when they are 3lso had one major outbreak “We 1 try to produce the within two months of of mastitis in recent years best forage possible,” he freshening. notes. “In 1975 our first On the way to his 17,000- cutting of alfalfa tested 18 pound per cow average, he > f, / | Cattlemen! Your new Vert a-Gain deafer has a better way to toed. USS Verta-Gain is the newer, better way to supplement your cattle feeding program. 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Second cutting Commenting on problems alfalfa fared better at 19.8 encountered in his dairy per cent.” opeation, the Master Farmer Kinsman has some strong points out that numerous MT. JOY, PA, JOHN M. HEISEY - 717-653-1568 RANDY HEISEY : 717-653-5718 (Continued on Page 1061
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