P2o—Uncarttr Fanning, Saturday, June 16,1984
The Compton family consists of, from
Cheryl holding niece Rebecca and Bill.
BY BETH NESBIT
CLARKSBURG - Situated
among the winding country roads
of southern Indiana county is the
Compton family’s Ja-Jo Farm.
Even though the Comptons have
been active m the Holstein breed
for several years, their hard work
and persistence is just beginning to
really pay off.
After years of hard work and
determination Jim and Bill
Compton are beginning to see
material proof of their efforts. The
first material proof this father and
son team noticed was in increase in
milk production. During the past
eight years the Comptons had
maintained a herd average
hovering around 16,000 pounds
with 634 pounds of fat, while
milking 50 head of registered
Holsteins.
Due to the current pinch in the
dairy economy, many farmers
must expand their operations in
order to survive. Jim and Bill are
no different than other dairymen
when discussing this current
problem. But, instead of expanding
their dairy operation numerically,
they decided to push the efficiency
of their existing Holsteins to the
maximum.
After analyzing their herd, Jim
and Bill began eliminating
problems one by one. Mastitis,
dreaded by all dairy farmers, was
the first problem to be tackled. In
order for Jim and Bill to clear up
their mastitis problem, they began
to improve udder care techniques.
Each cow’s udder was to be dryed
with a paper towel after she was
washed and teats dipped after she
was milked.
The next improvement was a
new pipeline along with new
milking units which included
automatic takeoffs. Even though
new equipment and techniques
were being used, a staph infection
was stil evident.
After a closer investigation, they
were able to trace this infection to
a top animal which had been
purchased. Much to the Comptons
dismay this animal had to be
removed from their herd.
New equipment, improved
milking methods, and clearing up
staph infections when they occur
has helped increase the Compton’s
rolling herd average. The Ja-Jo
Farm’s most recent D.H.I.A.
report, stands at 18,305 pounds of
milk, and 718 pounds of fat with 614
pounds of protein.
Besides concentrating on in
creased milk production, Bill is
concerned with unproving the
quality of the herd by select
breeding. Ja-Jo Orbiting Terry
(Ex-90) is a result of Bill’s concern
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has quite an impressive milk 833 pounds of fat. with the top Holstein bulls. Being a
record, her lactation to date for 279 Being a Coba/Select Sire former 4-H’er and a current 4-H
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