Lancaster Fanning Saturday, December 6,1986-PI H s * jitKt’ lamb " /^| fjp I I KU.ICfX Efficiency. It's Working! I I Better I I Levi S. Beiler, of Paradise, Pa., is very satisfied with his Protek program. He started with ear com and Protek in November of fl I 1984 but kept the same roughage program which consists of hay and com silage. “I’ve always had confidence in Master Mix, and B ■ Charlie Lichty, my salesman, suggested I try Protek, I was willing to feed it” Levi claims. Since being on Protek, Levi’s B I P* Rolling Herd Average has increased 1250 lbs. of milk and 45 lbs. of fat. B I attributes much of his success to the 1890 High Energy top-dress B ■ *- pellet. “The pellets are making my peaks higher and the cows are holding B ■ production longer. The cows really take to the 1890’s” Levi says. B I Testimonial of Aynestead Farms I I i i Phil and Wayne Pierson, of Aynestead Farms in Clayton, Delaware, are B I || very pleased with the performance of their herd after switching from a JJ B - B I ft 20% pellet to Master Mix’s Protek 1790’5. Here’s what they have to say B I <*' “Our roughage program stayed the same and the pounds of pellets we ~ fIKBH B I - fed stayed the same. The only thing we did different was to lower the pro- B I tein of our pellet from a 20% to a Protek 17%, and the milk came up.” '% fl I “In December of 1984, Gene Garrett, the salesman from Spencer’s B ■ Milling Service in Clayton, Delaware, suggested we try Protek 1790’s from >fl Jk B ■ Master Mix. Our Rolling Herd Average was 17,932 lbs. After being on B AH fl ■ Protek for only 18 months, our herd average is up to 20,060 lbs.” i B ■ Aynestead Farms was high herd in milk for the state of Delaware in 1985. i , 1 . B ■ I Eli and Jacob Blank, of Gap, Pa., switched their 40 head of Holsteins from a cob chop and 38% mix to a cob chop and Protek I B mix in November of 1984. Their roughage program of hay and com silage remained the same. Here are their comments on B ■ A the Protek program: “We were looking for a better feeding program that would give us good results and yet be less costly B ■ than what we were currently on. When Protek was introduced, we went on it right away and have seen excellent results. We B. ■ .<• got an increase in milk and buuerfat held its own. The cow’s peaks generally B I vBK remained the same, but they hold their production longer while maintaining I ’’““"TB11 LI 11 TTTTTBB fl fl good condition and health. We feel the 1890 High Energy topless pellets are ] ifj 1 1 I | ffU B B IB SB k, the contributing factor to this. Our Rolling Herd Average has gone from 17,239 j V fff B B Abß lbs. to milk and 622 lbs. of fat in November of 1984, to 18,191 lbs. of milk and { ‘ fl fl 835 lbs. of fat currently. Since being on the Protek program, we have seen ** Va •, | B|H B fl BiHB ’ >etter herd health and reproduction. Our calving interval went from 12.7 B|H B B MBgi Bttß* months with 2 services to 12 months and 1.4 services. We have been on Protek [i * B» j 1 11 f B B a year. We like it and plan on feeding it for a long time.” • -| J ! jL B B Carl and Wayne Stafford, of North East, Md., say the following about their 'a - B fl . Protek program: “We began with Protek in February of 1985 with a Rolling g|B k 'BUp# H B Herd Average of 14,763 lbs. of milk and 539 lbs. of fat. We are now up to 17,196 |HK m H B mS\9J lbs. of milk and 605 lbs. of fat. On the Protek program we greatly reduced the B B ■■■ CENTMLSOYA protein in our grain mix and the feed cost really came down. Before going to Protek, we were adding several pacs B B BIX (T| to our feed to try and boost production. Now, on Protek, we aren’t adding any pacs and we are very pleased with . H B the milk increase.” Carl and Wayne milk 80 Holsteins. They feed 1890 High Energy pellets in the parlor, hay, H B haylage and com silage. A Protek concentrate and grain mix is then fed to the cows through their computer H B More to Gain' feeder. The Staffords get their feed from Master Mix dealer Hilaman Milling, Inc. H I I | Jim and Daryl Bowman of Ronks, Pa., started feeding a 12%% ear com and j- -I I BL— ~ - - I Protek feed in November of 1984. “Our roughage program of baled hay, jfc \ B B haylage and com silage remained more constant than when we„were on an H B f ear com and 38% mix. For example we had a cow peak at 125 lbs. in July!” B B iBBB Bt Jim exclaimed. “Our feed cost is the same and our Rolling Herd Average has r f. B fl wWKWij B ; gone from 17,008 lbs. of milk with 637 lbs. of fat to 18,345 lbs. of milk with 660 . B B lbs. of fat. We’re looking for 19,000 lbs. of milk this fall” Jim stated. B B Lc K I y & n aQ d D a v e Bowiubd \\ m W * mm^j^Bß l B B Ivan and Dave Bowman, of Ronks, Pa., switched from a 38% to Protek in A B fl B|B| /J December of 1984. They comment: “Milk production is up, but our feed cost BB I | is less than when we were on the 38%. Our roughage program is the same, B fl ‘\^3fes#rßl which * s hfl y> haylage, and com silage. Our pounds of feed are the same. But B B B lbs. of milk and 559 lbs. of fat to 17,288 lbs. of milk and 629 lbs. of fat. B B lB9O High Energy pellets really help the cows to hold their peak and keep B B j^^BßßßK&jnßl them in edition.” b I YOUR MASTER MIX DEALERS | I CUMBERUNO VALLEY BIG VALLEY prllorul , rrcnulll MAUGANSVILLE ABBOITSTOWN I I COOPERATIVE FEED & GRAIN JENSEH G FEED MIIL CUSTOM FEED SERVICE GRAIN & FEED I fl All Branches Belleville, PA 17004 avrc Maugansville, MD 21767 Abbottstown, PA 17301 fl fl Shippensburg, PA 17257 (717)935-2163 (/l/JdS4-4/&b (301)791-5288 (717)259-0609 B B (717)532-2197 B I SNIDER’S ELEVATOR SERVICE FEED & SUPPLY CO. SPANGLER & SPRENKLE INC. ROSS H. ROHRER & SONS, INC. I fl Williamson, PA 17270 Cardiff, Maryland 21024 York, PA 17404 Quarryville’ PA 17566 B fl (717)369-3758 (301)452-8444 (717)848-8889 (717)786-3372 B B (717)456-7433 - B
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