DlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31, JlB4 Dairy Pipeline (Continued from Page Dl7) what protion should be allocated to each crop. And finally, determine your cost per ton, per bushel, etc. Compare this with your DHIA feed costs. There may be a sizeable difference - perhaps as much as $3OO per cow. The reason for tlus is DHIA figures do not necessarily reflect feed wastage and spoilage losses, excessive machinery and storage costs, the cost of feeding heifers, etc. Adjust your DHIA returns over feed costs by the discrepancy, above, to get a truer picture. Also deduct other cow-related costs (interest on cow loans, bedding, milking equipment and manure handling expenses, bedding, supplies, vet, breeding, testing, registration, etc.) Figure the cost per cow. Adjust your DHIA returns again, by this amount, and you’ll have a pretty good idea of the profitability of each cow in the herd. 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Having done all of this, now it’s time to decide which cows you cannot afford to feed. And, don’t overlook some of those or dinary cows with long dry periods; they’re costly to feed, 100, especially if they are tying up valuable stall space that could be filled by a good-producing, profitable cow. Cut costs where you can, but be ver> cautious in several areas. For example, it still pays to feed good producing cows well; they are the profit makers, and you certainly don’t want to cheat them. Preventive veterinary dollars help ward off costly prolems, don’t cut too hard here either Similarly, good crop yields are essential for producing lower cost forages and to reduce the purchase of highei priced feeds. So don’t skimp on lime, fertilizer, and chemicals that are necessary for good yields - not necessarily top yields. Do avoid excess applications of these materials. Soil tesi, give credit for the nutrients in manure and scout TS2/TS3 AIR COOLED DIESELS Lebanon County 4-H INDOOR FLEA MARKET -Your Money Matters fields tui .insects, weeds and diseases before deciding to spray the fields. Good pioduction per cow and nigh yields pei acre are impoi lain tor efficient, profitable production. Foi example, 1982 Penna. DHIA figures show that milk income ovei feed costs was $1144, $1414 and $1717 respectively tor herds averaging 14,240, 16,803 and 19,521 nounds of milk Thai’s about a $lOO Yield per acre Crude protein TDN Don t be concerned about getting the highest yields; they may not be the most profitable. What level will be most profitable will vary from farm to farm. Remember 100, lop production requires sustained lop management, and that can become very tiring, physically and emotionally. For example, lop producing cows are under a lot of stress, and a lot of things have to be done right, and at the right lime. 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