C2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31,1981
Lancaster Co. DHIA
(Continued trorn Page C 27)
David S Zimmerman
141 GrH
121 GrH
Roy C Neff
Reba RH
J Wilmer Conrad
Holly RH
Chochoo RH
Lester M Weaver
24D RH
David L Landis
Mane
Dottie
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J Carl Zander
Banner RH
Twin Oak Farms
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Dan S Stoltzfus
Heidi 19 RH
G & J Hershey Bros
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All ol us have heard about
the problem of surplus milk
production We have heard
the plea to cull low
producing and problem
cows.
“Fine idea”, you say. 'but
I’m not goint to sell any of
my cows until my neighbor
down the road sells a few of
his”
Trouble is, he’s saying the
same thing about you.
Consequently, nothing is
happening and the surpluses
continue to mount, possibly
inviting regulatory action by
the “Big Uncle” Most
farmers I talk to don’t want
to see this happen, they
would much rather have
control over their own
market
So, what are some of the
options 7 I have already
mentioned one; cull It’s a
good option providing you
work to improve production,
and profit margins, on the
remaining cows You don’t
have to wait for your
neighbor to make the first
move You can take the first
step and encourage him to
follow
In addition to increasing
your profits, you may also be
saving your own market and
helping to keep unnecessary
regulations off your back
How would you like to milk
and feed 17 per cent
fewer cows, produce four per
cent less milk, make 20 per
cent more profit, and have
greater ability to survive
future inflationary trends 7
That’s what could happen
in a herd of 60 cows
averaging 15,294 pounds of
milk, when you sell off 10 of
the poorest cows, and then
manage the remaining 50 so
they’ll produce 17,565 pounds
of milk each These' figures
will vary considerably from
farm to farm
If you attempt to figure
this out for your own herd
remember, those higher
producing cows will eat
more feed and they’ll need a
higher quality feed They’ll
also need a little more
veterinary care and you’ll
probably be investing in
some more expensive
semen, too And, don’t forget
that you need to feed the
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In other words, be sure to
include all the costs
On the other hand, if you
do a good job managing the
herd, you’ll probably have
more higher producing
cattle to sell as breeding
stock This bonus income
should easily offset the
added feed and veterinary
costs, but, remember that
it’ll take a little while to
reach that point
If you are in a feed buying
situation now, selling a few
poorer cows will make more
of what expensive feed
available for the higher
producing cows They are
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Jacobs Dienner
Jerry RH 5 2
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Ossie RG 4 4
Tracy RG 4 5
Wilmer I Shertzer
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Jubilee RH
JohnL Beiler
Dandy RH
PaulS Smucker
Yankee RH
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Faith RH
Jacob M Conley
Annette RH
Norma RH
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AmosE King Jr
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the cows / that need it and
they are the ones that will
return more of a profit on
that expensive feed
If you have culled, if you
have cut back slightly on
total production, and if you
have convinced your
neighbor to do likewise, the
job still is not done There’s a
lot of milk out there to be
sold to people who need it,
but don’t know they need it
Let’s promote 1 Everybody
else is And, they could
promote the consumer right
away from under our noses,
unless we as an industry do a
better job sellng our
product
To do a good job selling,
we need a good product. As
producers, let’s do
everything prossibie to
produce the best quality
milk we can Then, as
concerned producers, let’s
insist that quality be
protected all the way to the
consumers table and let’s
make sure the consumer
knows how to preserve that
quality too
This is not an easy, nor a
small task, but it’s one worth
fighting for 1
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