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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. Don’t let the DHIA returns
over feed costs lull you into
thinking your cows are more
profitable than what they really
are.
This does not discredit the value
of your DHIA figures; it helps you
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interpret them moie accurately
They are still the best figures
available for comparing one cow to
another, and you need that in
formation! 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
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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
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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. If not performed properly,
things can fall apart fast - appetite
problems, depressed fat tests,
twisted stomachs, ketosis, poor
conception, foot problems, etc. In
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other words, know your situation
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