A26-LancMter Fanning, Saturday, February 22,198€ (Continued from Page A 24) whenever practical," ne states. Classification, AAA, and common sense are incorporated as tools in Bitler’s management of the dairy herd. “I try to come up with something I like to milk,” he concludes. Vista Grande Holsteins has many such individual. Among them is “Selina”, an 83 point Pacemaker with 4-03, 365 d, 35.041 M, 3.6 percent, 1267 F. There is also Vista Grande Star Lass, an excellent four year old with 3-08, LITITZ The farmer who is a good manager will be the one to survive for the next five years. This was the message that Larry Jenkins delivered, Associate Professor Farm Management Penn-State University, at the annual McCracken’s Feed Mill Professional Dairyman’s Seminar, held Tuesday. A farmer that has a large debt can still survive providing he is a good manager, Jenkins went on to explain. He suggested the group check the actual costs of producing milk on their farms to make sure production was efficient as possible. One common misconception is the high producing herds are the ones that are making the most net income, Jenkins pointed out. In reality, income does increase as production increases to a point. At this point net income then decreases as production rises. Jenkins listed the measures of a good management program. The key pomt of this list was growing Larry C. 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The beautiful landscaping and grounds work is maintained by Joanne, Joseph Ruth’s wife, who also Good management key to and feeding quality forages on the farm. This lowers feed costs and aids in animal health and production. Other points which Jenkins explained are part of a good management program include; testing the forages and balancing rations based on this test, using a good record keeping program such as DHIA, breeding with superior A.I. bulls and culling animals with a standard system. Also falling under the classification of good management practices, Jenkins stated, are the works part time as a nurse. The lined up, painted calf hutches blend with the handy set up of the matching barns along with stone barnyard walls and rail fencing to design a lovely farm. The partnership is active in the Berks County Holstein Club and DHIA. This year their plans in clude increasing the showing of Vista Grande animals at local and state shows. As for the long term plans of Vista Grande, Bitler sums it all up with, “I enjoy working with the cows, that’s all I con sider.” survival following items: practicing good sanitation in milking and waste management, checking milking equipment annually, and creating goals for milk production, farm income and cow numbers for the next ten years. * Jenkins concluded by profiling what a surviving farm will have achieved by the year 1990. Machinery costs on this farm will be $4OO per cow or less. It will be selling over 400 thousand pounds of milk per worker and purchased feed costs will amount to less than 30 percent of milk sales. Plant Birka Barley this spring**. The profitable alternative to oats. y . sensible alternative to *oats especially when it's the new Birka Barley Birka outperforms oats in yield and test weight, and has excellent standability It has been the top New York grown barley in Cornell trials for three years in a row, and provides the dependability that oats often does not For The Dairyman Birka Barley is more than a good nurse crop, so often the primary func tion of oats Birka is an excellent dairy feed higher in energy and TON than oats, comparable in protein and palatability, and. excellent for standability even when extra nitrogen is used Birka fits well into a summer feeding and cropping program because it is ready for combining far ahead of corn harvest The feed room is well organized and efficient at Vista Grande. Dave stands by his mixer and scale with his son Jesse. Feed is formulated and mixed daily. Cows are fed four times a day, and Bitler formulates a custom ration for each stage of growth of young stock. high yield, test weight, and ex cellent resistance to lodging Two-rowed Birka is a good har vester Its plump kernels head out well and do not fall to the ground before combining There is generally an immediate favorable price market for barley unlike oats, which may have to be stored to await best price, and barley fills that long period before corn harvest Also, Birka's stiff, sturdy straw makes it a good seller at the race tracks and other profitable markets Birka Barley is sold as certified seed only Look for the Blue Tag ' See How Birka Barley Makes Profit-Sense In Your Feeding and Cropping Programs. Key Technical Data For Birka Barley: Planting Date: Before May 15, as soon as ground can be worked Seeding Rate: 110 lbs per acre Soil pH: 64 or higher Fertilization: Not Forage Seeded 2 11 Forage Seeded 111 Birka's stiff straw permits maximum Nitrogen application for Top Yields without lodging Seed Treatment: Vita Flow 280 for protection against covered smut, loose smut, and seedling blight Nurse Crop: Birka allows more light through to the seeding than taller varieties do Disease Resistance: • Powdery Mildew • Covered Smut • Black Semi-Loose Smut • Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Heading: Midseason Shattering Resistance: Good Drought Tolerance; Good Rough Awns Blrka Spring Barley "Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited US Variety Protection Applied for specifying that seed of this variety is to be sold by Variety Name Only as a class of Certified Seed " For Moie Information Or Dealer Inquiry Call These Toll- Free Numbers 800-462-7787 in New York Or 800-828-7 J 22
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