NEWARK, Del. - In his talk at
the recent Southeastern Holstein
Seminar in Newark, Del., Cornell
University dairy geneticist Dr.
Robert Everett stimulated a lot of
lively discussion when he proposed
the wider use of AM/PM testing
and the identification of out
standing nonregistered cows in
dairy herds for an expanded
source of future proven bulls to be
used in breed improvement
programs.
Everett presented his ideas to a
roomful of Holstein breeders and
dairy farmers during the annual
event, hosted by the University of
Delaware. Here are some of his
main points.
AM/PM testing is the use of
only one milk test per day. For
herd' records it is acceptable when
an official time recorder is in
cluded. The idea has been around
since 1968 when it was introduced
in Pennsylvania, New York, New
England and many other states.
The system involves less labor,
lower travel costs and is as ac
curate and reliable as the usual
DHIA with two tests per day,
Everett said. " — ; -
AM/PM testing is already used
in sire evaluations in New York
and New England. It is expected to
used nationwide once the
necessary equations for computer
calculations have been developed.
Many registered dairy cows are
not on unofficial AM/PM in most
states.
Wye sale offers cows
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - This
year’s Wye Angus Production Sale
by the University of Maryland will
feature something new. For the
first time in the annual sale’s six
year history, the university will
offer mature cows in addition to
the traditional pick of yearling
bulls.
All told, 27 cows four years and
older will be auctioned with 36
yearling bulls “to give the industry
access to germ plasm considered
excess to the university’s research
needs,” according to Dr. Eldin
Leighton, an animal geneticist
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Many nonregistered cows are
the offspring of several
generations of registered superior
sires, Everett said. If these cows
are outstanding producers, they
should be used to provide out
standing sons as bulls for future
breed improvement.
There are more nonregistered
than registered Holstein cows in
this country, the geneticist pointed
out. This means a large, important
segment of the U.S. dairy industry
presently is being overlooked for
future sire development.
According to University of
Delaware extension dairy
specialist George Haenlein,
Everett’s suggestions have con
siderable merit for further breed
improvement. The Holstein
Association already is considering
type classification of
nonregistered cows to make bull
proofs more comprehensive and
meaningful, Haenlein noted.
Less than half of all dairy cows
in the U.S. are on official per
formance test, and of these only 56
percent are useful for sire proofing
since 44 percent of all records lack
sire identification.
“In the next few ye? r s the U.S.
dairy industry needs to come up
with some bold new ideas to sur
vive the present economic
squeeze,” says Haenlein,
“although such ideas may at first
be as unpopular as the Red and
White Holstein was just a few
years ago.”
hired by the university’s
Agricultural Experiment Station
to oversee research on the herd.
The sale will offer “a pick of the
herd embryo flush,” a process of
which a ■ successful bidder will
choose a top herd cow to provide
embryos to transfer, according to
Leighton.
The 1984 Wye Angus Production
Sale is scheduled for Monday,
March 26, at noon at the univer
sity’s Wye Research and
Education Center, near Queen
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PM testing urged
The specialist predicts that
official AM/PM tests will increase
cow numbers for better bull
selection, and at the same time
lower production costs on dairy
farms.
“Nonregistered cows that
participate in official DHIA tests
and in classifications will increase
cow numbers for bull proofs and
better selection, and thus increase
dairy management efficiency and
lower costs,” Haenlein says.
“The successful dairy producer
in the next few years will be the
one who can lower cash costs of
operation significantly through
genetics, reproduction, feeding
and disease control,” he says.
For example, in bull selection
the best bulls to choose are those
with a high proof and high
repeatability. However, these
often have a high price tag so they
A Public Sale of grade
Holsteins and farm
machinery was held
March 1 by Gideon F.
And Elizabeth L. Lapp,
2 miles southwest of
Paradise on Paradise
Lane, Lancaster Co.,
Pa.
Some prices were;
mule $2300, grey mare
(1025, pair of mules (3525
& (3850, bale box (110,
N.H. 271 baler (1800,
Pequea spreader (2050,
silage cutter (225,
tedder (575, Int. mower
(1000, Rem. Model 10 12
gauge gun (210, Win. 308
rifle (410, Model 12
Winchester (390 and
Stevens over/under gun
(110.
The 36 Holstein milk
cows averaged $1133
with the top cow
bringing $2OOO and the
2nd high $1525.
LAKE’S SPRING
PRODUCTION
SALE
SATURDAY, MARCH 31,1984
7:00 P.M. At The Farm
Farm Located 9 miles south of Mc-
Connellsburg on U.S. 522.
SELLING 110 HEAD
30 BRED GILTS
60 OPEN GILTS
20 BOARS
the offering will consist of
Landrace, Hampshire, Spots, And
Landrace And Duroc Crosses.
MIGHTY MUFFIN
Most Of The Hampshire Offering
DONALD L. LAKE
Star Route 2, Box 122
Big Cove Tannery, PA. 17212
Night (717) 573-2823
Day (717)485-3135
Auctioneer: Harry Bachman
Fieldman: Ernie Barnes (Landrace)
may not be the most economical to
use across the board on every cow
in a farmer’s herd.
Repeatability is a measure of the
reliability of a bull proof. A bull
with high repeatability can be used
heavily across an entire herd since
his proof should indicate fairly
closely the improvement that can
be expected in his future
daughters.
In his talk, Everett pointed out
that a bull with a low repeatability
rating can also be used with
confidence, provided the level of
his proof is taken into account.
Haenlein agrees, noting that a bull
with a high proof but low
repeatability can be expected to do
as well in his daughters as one with
a moderately good proof but high
repeatability.
Semen price may actually favor
the low repeatability bull, the
Sale Reports
Steve Peteisheim was
the auctioneer.
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A Public Sale of farm
machinery and heifers
was held February 29 by
Stephen U. Stoltzfus, 1
mile northeast of Gap on
Umbletown Road, Lane.
Co., Pa.
Some prices included;
hydraulic plow (2325,
N.H. 456 bar mower
(1625, N.I. 323 corn
picker (2500, Pequea
tedder (1000, N.H. 30’
elevator (1050,
hydraulic unit (300,
wagons (680 & (825,
Cagle boom sprayer
(1200, hay rake (100,
collar (45, Sputnick
(1100 and harness (75.
Pairs of horses sold
for $2900, $3300 and
$l7OO. The grade
Holstein heifers brought
$llOO, $lOOO, $9OO, $825,
$580,5570, etc.
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specialist says. For instance, a
young bull with only a 30 percent
repeatability rating will have 80
percent of his daughters within
plus or minus 700 pounds of his
proc, a proven bull with 98
percent repeatability will have «0
percent of his daughters ,
only 100 pounds, plus or minus.
This means 80 percent of the
daughters of a low-repeatability
bull with a proof of 800 pounds of
milk, can be expected to produce
between 100 to 1,500 pounds more
milk than their dams. On the other
hand, the bull with an 800-pound
proof but high repeatability is
expected to sire daughters
producing between 700 to 900
pounds more than their dams.
In other words, says Haenlein,
semen of the lower repeatability
bull may be cheaper and can be a
better buy.
Auctioneer was Steve
Petersheim.
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The Ro-Ru Farm
Dispersal was held
March 1 by Roger Buch,
R.D., Fleetwood, north
of Oley, Berks Co., Pa.
There were 42 different
buyers present on a cold
day.
PUBLIC AUCTION
FARM MACHINERY - FARM ITEMS
FRIDAY, MARCH 30,1984
At 9:30 A.M.
Located in Columbia County, 1 mile north
of Buckhorn, Pa., on Route 44. Turn right
on Dutch Hill Road, proceed about 1 mile
to the Herman Ikeler Farm.
MODERN FARM MACHINERY
6 TRACTORS
I.H. 856 diesel, W.F. tractor with good rubber,
I. 706 diesel, W.F. tractor - rebuilt Vfc years,
J. 3010 gas tractor, J.D. 70 tractor w/mtd.
corn picker and 322 Husker in good condition,
J.D. Model A tractor, J.D. 60 tractor - needs
repair.
Gleaner Model K combine w/Hillside air in real
good condition, with 12 foot header and 2 row
com head, Ford F-600 truck with 15 foot dump
bed, I.H. 5-14 in. and 6-14 in. semi mounted
plows, N.I. No. 504 hydraulic loader, N.I. No.
319 mounted com picker with No. 322 husker, 2
sets J.D. 4 row cultivators, J.D. 420 tractor with
cultivators, J.D. No. 400 mixer grinder, J.D.
No. 336 baler with thrower - real good, N.H. No.
256 rake, N.H. No. 477 haybine, N.H. No. 33 flail
chopper, 4 wagons with bale racks, 2 gravity
wagons, Dion unloading wagon, Century 500
gals, field sprayer with hydraulic pump, I.H.
No. 510-16 disk grain drill with grass seeder -
real good, I.H. No. 56-4 row com planter with
Dickey John monitor, hay elevator, 3 pt.
hopper fertilizer spreader, 2 clover seeders
(one PTO), Oliver transport disk, 12 ft. harrow,
I.H. No. 175 and N.H. No. 516 manure
spreaders, 3 pt. rotary mower, A.C. 3 pt.
balance head mower, J.D. hay conditioner, Big
Reno 3 pt. blade, potato plow, potato grader,
VacWay seed cleaner, Win Power 35 KW (200
amp) generator, Banjo portable water pump,
Richie cattle waterer with heater, Ideal round
stock feeder, Ideal feed bin, Ideal 4 in. auger,
feed cart, 3 DeLaval milkers (one large pail), 2
stainless steel strainers, large Surge rotary
milker pump - real good, 2 iron butchering
kettles, several gas tanks, barrels, etc., steel
beams, bolts, a lot of clean up farm items and
some old items, cast iron radiators, scrap
metal and pipe, 1946 Chevrolet Stake Body, 1948
GMC Stake Body.
TERMS: CASH or GOOD CHECK
Lunch at sale
MELVIN M. LEHMAN
R.D.4, Bloomsburg, Pa.
717-683-5081
Mark Click and Harold Fraley
Auctioneers
The 70 head of
registered Holsteins
averaged $l2OO. The top
cow, Ro-Ru Glendell
Miranda sold for $3400
and the 2nd high was
Valiant Aurora for
$3300.
Backus Associates,
Inc. Sale Managers &
Aucts.