Dairymen can UNIVERSITY PARK Scientists at Penn State have come to the aid of dairy farmers paying inflated prices for cereal grams and oilmeal protein supplements needed to keep their herds producing high milk yields The scientists found they could use high quality alfalfa-grass hay, after it was run through a grinder, to replace up to 33 per cent of the more costly cereal grams and oilmeal normally fed to dairy cows This use of high quality hay to partially replace what dairymen call feed concentrates could be quite beneficial to dairy farmers if feed prices contmue upward, says Earl M Kesler, professor of dairy science at University Park He indicated the Penn State experiments are among the first m the U S to evaluate alfalfa as a replacement for gram and fillyouharvesting At Farm Credit, we can help you get the new combine Or dryer Or gram tank Or silo Or whatever it takes to bring your operation up to strength for harvest And we find ways to make your Farm Credit loan especially attractive WE’LL HELP WITH LOW RATES Look around Check prevailing interest rates Then check in at your Farm Credit office If you shop for your equipment loan as carefully as you shop for your equipment, we think you’ll see the advantage of a Farm Credit loan YOUR PAYMENTS WILL FIT YOUR INCOME PATTERN At Farm Credit, we always try to schedule your payments around your peak income periods So you pay us when your crops or livestock pay you LET'S TALK YOUR PLACE OR OURS You’ll always get prompt attention at your Farm Credit office And if you’re too brusy to make the trip in, give us a call We’ll come to you Most of us were brought up on farms, and we know how tough it is to break loose sometimes It all comes down to this Whether you need money for equipment or any other farm-related need, chances are, Farm Credit can help Drop by or give us a call You’ll find that we’re your kind of people FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OFFICE. oilmeal concentrates m the diets of high producing cows Normal levels of milk fat and protein were maintained with the feedmg of some long hay Cow health was un changed The ground hay replacement iV gram and oilmeal was Ra to Holstein cows during the first six months of a 10 month milking cycle The findings were reported m the Spring issue of “Science m Agriculture,” the quarterly magazme of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Penn State The studies were carried out by Edward DePeters, former graduate assistant from Albion, NY, and now with the faculty at the University of California at Davis, and Kesler The experiment used 30 Holstein cows assigned at random to three groups of 10 each, based on previous milk production One group grind hay to replace cereal grains was fed the full concentrate ration A second group was fed a 20 per cent ground alfalfa grass mixture The third group received a ration containing 33 per cent alfalfa-grass in place of the gram and oilmeal The forage component of the diet included long alfalfa hay and com silage There was a trend for dry matter intake of feed to increase and milk and protein yield to decrease as the amount of ground alfalfa hay increased Milk yields peaked in the fifth week of lactation for cows in all three feeding groups DePeters noted that costs of gram and odmeal were reduced where high quality ground hay was used He said the average estimated cost for each ton of grain and oilmeal was $133 where 33 per cent ground hay was subst’tuted, $137 with 20 per > \ ' %-t > ***■ * cent ground hay, and $l4O where no ground hay was fed. DePeters said dollar return favored not using the ground hay substitute when all rations were bought at market prices current at the Cumberland co-op sells fleeces CARLISLE - The Cumberland Co-op Sheep and Wool Growers an nounced the sale of the 1980 Wool Pool to A H. Helmig & Co. Inc , Boston, Mass. The following are the prices per pound growers will receive from the pool for each grade. A charge will be deducted from each pooler’s total pounds of wool for dues and expenses of the pool operations. 3/8 and 1/4 Staple 85 cents: 3/8 and V* Clothing 80 cents; Medium Rejects 80 cents; Low 1/4 82 cents; Fine 82 m ■ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1980—D5 time of the study. However, this relationship could change, he pointed out, if the hay portion were farm grown or if prices of oilmeals and cereal grams increase appreciably To be successful with this cents; Fme Rejects 78 cents; Tags 35 cents. Marlin Rook, president of the co-op reminds all poolers that all fleeces must be tied. Loose fleeces and fleeces tied with bmder twine or other string will be sold as rejects, he added. “Wool must be free of excessive moisture. If wet, dry them in the sun. Store m a dry place not m the cellar or on concrete. Please do not bring wool to the pool in plastic woven bags. Fleeces that are brought to the pool m plastic woven bags will be severely discounted,’’Rook ex plained. feed, the hay must be ex cellent m quality, Dr. Kesler emphasized. Once included in the gram mixture, the ground alfalfa-grass hay was considered part of the gram concentrate and not as forage. The pool will be held only one day, Wednesday, June 18, from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. It will be held at the Carlisle Fairgrounds, located along Route 34 m Carlisle. Producers from nearby counties are welcome, said Rook. Wool will be graded and weighed in the pooler’s presence, and he will get a receipt showing pounds of each grade. Checks for wool will be received within a couple of weeks after the pool. Penn State specialists will conduct wool grading demonstration as part of the day’s activities.
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