Al2—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, August 13,1983
To Consider The Nutritive Value
of Drouthy Corn
Even drouth-stricken com may
make silage of relatively good
energy content. Listed below, are
expected nutrient contents of
different com silages, on a dry
natter basis:
Normal, dent-stage
Drouthy, few ears
Drouthy, no ears (estimate)
Drouthy corn may be lower in
energy and higher in protein. The
analysis may vary considerably
from farm to farm. Thus, forage
testing is strongly encouraged;
also test for nitrate levels,
especially if the crop had a recent
“recovery” rain, according to
Glenn Shirk, Extension Dairy
Agent.
If additional energy is needed in
the ration, and you’ll be needing to
feed more grain, but you have
inadequate grain storage, consider
adding some processed (ground,
crimped, rolled) grain to the
silage. But, be sure the moisture
content, the length of cut, the
distribution, and the packing of the
silage and Ore storage structure is
adequate enough to insure good
fermentation and preservation.
Otherwise, you’ll be risking the
loss of the added grain. How much
grain will you need to add per ton
of corn ensiled at 60% moisture to
raise its TDN fine points, from 61%
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Crude Protein
8.3%
9.9%
10.0%
to 66% ? About 81 pounds of barley,
oats or rye (76% TDN), about 88
pounds of cob chop (72%TDN), or
75 pounds of shelled com or wheat
(80% TDN). This may seem like a
lot of grain, but remember, good
com silage normally consists of
about one half stalk and one half
ear.
To Keep Seed In The Bag
August is a time when many new
alfalfa seedings are made.
However, as dry as it is now, the
best price for alfalfa is in the bag.
Dry soil conditions would probably
result in uneven and delayed
germination and emergence. The
stand may not become established
well enough to survive the winter.
If soil moisture is not adequate
enough to assure good ger
mination, it will probably be wise
to delay planting until early next
spring. Alfalfa seedings are too
costly to risk seeding failures or a
poor stand.
TON
69%
61%
55%
DISTRIBUTORS OF
QUALITY DAIRY
SUPPLIES AND ECI
SOFT DESIGN
INFLATIONS
Livestock morket and auction news
Oklahoma City
Livestock
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Report Supplied By USUA
Estimated Receipts: 9,500
Same Day Last Week: 11,832
Trade moderately active.
Demand moderate. Feeder steers
and heifers steady to weak. Buyer
attendance moderate. Majority
receipts Medium Frame 1 and
Mixed 1-2 500-850 lb. feeder steers
and 500-700 lb. feeder heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Few Large Frame 1 Few 385-415 lb.
66.5009.25; 500-600 lb. 61.904i3.40;
pkg 545 lb. 64.60; 600-700 lb. 60.00
63.80; 700800 lb. 60.25-62.00; 800900
lb. 59.9061.20.
Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 445-500 lb. 63.5065.00;
500-600 lb. 58.75-62.80; 600700 lb.
58.5061.70; 700800 lb. 58.0060.80;
800925 lb. 58.5059.60. Medium and
Large Frame 2 665-800 lb. 57.00
60.80; 800925 lb. 54.1058.50.
Large Frame No. 2 Holstems 885-
1080 lb. 40.70-42.60.
h’KFDKH HKIKKKS Medium
Weather/harvest
yields may total 1750 lbs. to acre and Pa. at 1800 (again
likely high).
Nation - The USDA says the corn crop will be down 38
percent and guesses the harvest will total 5.24 billion
bushels. The Farm Bureau puts that figure even lower
at 4.96 billion bushels.
In neighboring Maryland, com yields are expected to
be down 32 percent from last year, soybeans 20 percent
lower and tobacco down 20 percent, with average per
acre yields at 1150 lbs.
In all cases, the drought has cut into yields even more
than PIK. But the combination of the two will have
significant effects during the coming months.
ladAfes ** ttL
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and Large Frame 1 500750 lb.
53.0055.75. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 475-650 lb. 52.50
53.10.
WEEKLY CATTLE SUM
MARY: Compared to last Wed
nesday, Feeder Steers under 500
lb. 1.00-2.00 higher, ever 500 lb.
steady. Feeder Heifers under 500
lb. 1.002.00 lower, over 500 lb.
steady. Cattle under 500 lb. were
scarce in midweek trading.
Slaughter cows lost their early
advance to close steady with
Utility and Commercial 2-3 38.50
40.40, few lots high dressing 40.80
41.00; Cutters 1-2 35.5039.00;
Canner and low Cutters 30.25-35.50.
Slaughter bulls were 1.002.00
higher with YG11075-1775 lb. 47.00
52.80, few high dressing 54.00-56.00.
Salable receipts this week
estimated at 21,100 head compared
with 19.671 head last week and
19,817 head last year. The
majority receipts consisted of
feeder steers and heifers; cows
and bulls made up 9 percent of
salable supply.
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Monday, Augusts, IMS
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 167. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady, Few Choice slaughter
steers 59.6Wj0.25, few Good 55.50
58.50, few Standard 48.00-53.00. One
good slaughter heifer at 52.00, few
Standard 44.00-47.25. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 40.00
46.00, Cutters 38.0041.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 32.00-38.50, Shells down
to 26.00. Few Yield Grade #1 1280
1880 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.75-51.00,
one at 57.25; few yield grade #2 940
1570 lbs. 40.2547.00. Medium &
Large Frame #1485-705 lbs. feeder
heifers 40.0045.50; few Large
frame #2 300-585 lbs. feeder bulls
38.0045.00.
CALVES 244. Vealers about
steady. One Prime vealer at 95.00,
few Choice 75.0084.00, G00d'6075
lbs. 60.0075.00, Standard & Good
90125 lbs. 40.0058.00, 6085 lbs.
33.0042.00, Utility 50125 lbs. 20.00
31.00. Farm calves, faolstein bulls
90130 lbs. 67.00100.00; holstein
heifers 80125 lbs. 55.0075.
HOGS 469. Barrows & gilts fully
|2.50 higher. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 48.0049.00, No. 1-3
195-250 lbs. 47.0048.10, No. 2-3 250-
275 lbs. 46.2547.50, few No. 1-3 140-
180 lbs. 42.5047.00. Sows |1 lower.
US No. 1-3 260-750 lbs. sows 30.00-
35.00. Boars 28.0035.00.
FEEDER PIGS 106. US No. 1-3
3040 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-21.00 per
head. No. 1-34060 lbs. 20.0030.00
per head.
SHEEP 89. High Choice & Prime
70-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
48.00-56.50, few to 65.00. Good to
Low Choice 70-95 lbs. 43.0049.00.
Slaughter ewes 5.00-15.00.
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