Fine I nning Feeding (Continued from Pag* Al 9) minor change in the grain ration that 61-pound milker can be pro ducing at 70 lbs. per day. According to McCullough, a 1300-pound cow should be pro ducing 70 lbs. of milk per day if she is receiving a properly balanced feedstuff. Out of that feedstuff only 69 percent is diges tible energy. If digestible energy reaches above 70 percent the cow will develop scours. 31 percent of the the feed ends up in manure. Of that digestible energy portion 20 percent of that goes to maintain heat within the body and another 10 percent is utilized for body repair and maintenance. That leaves only one-third available for the cow to use to make milk. That means that if the farmer wants to ••. Even Better Than The "Talk of the Coffee Shop" Bred-in performance keeps DEKALB hybrids going strong and yielding better. Even through the driest summer weather. Ask your Dekalb representative for his Early Cash Discount plus a copy of the 1987 FACT Field Test Results on these and other Dekalb Hybrids. SPECIAL NOTE: All of these Dekalb Brand Hybrids are DK 524 • Good plant health • Fast drydown • High yields • Strong emergence • Heat and drought tolerance • 100-day relative maturity DK 636 • Very high-yielding hybrid • Very good seedling growth • Good root and stalk strength • Fast drydown; good drought tolerance • Superior grain quality • Medium-tall hybrid • 113-day relative maturity "DEKALB" is a registered brand name. Numbers designate varieties. As a condition of sale, please note statement of limited warranty and remedy on DEKALB-PFIZER GENETICS orders, tags and bags produce milk production by 10 percent he does not start by increasing feed by 10 percent The farmer must raise that one-third portion which the cow uses for milk production by ten percent. McCullough told farmers that there was tremendous worth in fine tuning their feed program. Cows should be producing 5 lb. of milk per each 100 lbs. of body weight. Farmers must examine the balance of degradable protein which is util ized in the rumen compared to the bypass protein which becomes manure. High producing cows need dif ferent sources of protein. Farmers in many countries, according to McCullough are finding tremend ous success using fish meal. McCullough recommends that the NCGA Winners for 1987 igOur Wa DEKALB-PFIZER GENETICS On More Of Your Acres. type of protein and the source of protein needed arc best determined by a computer. Dr. Lewis Goyette, Bacteriolo gist and President of Marketing and Consulting Services of Roa noke, VI, discussed maximizing the nutritional integrity of forages during harvesting. Starting with a high quality forage and quick fill ing are keys to minimizing losses during storage. Although no product will prohi bit spoilage, a good product cor rectly applied is cost effective and will diminish shrinkage. Goyette urged farmers to question the salesmen for all silage products and demand to see documented facts on the product’s perfor mance. Don’t settle for the word from their own lab. “The benefits of a good product applied conrecdy will result in less NEW Hybrids Earning Their Way. DK 572 • Extraordinary yields • Stands up strong and healthy • Quick drydown, excellent test weight • Medium-short height • Excellent harvestability, even if harvest is delayed • 107-day relative maturity DK 672 • Excellent yield potential • Good plant health and stay green • Tall plants with good standability • 117-day relative maturity • State champion in the 1987 Pennsylvania 5 acre corn contest. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 6, 1988-A23 shrinkage, less spoilage and less takes four weeks to get the silage runoff in the feed bunk. You may chooped and stored, then the far not be able to see it but your cows mers money would be best spent in and your milk bucket will,” said buying an additional chopper. In Goyette. that four-week-period, the harvest Goyette recommends the pre- has gone from bloom to seed and servatives be applied on the chop- has taken a drastic decrease in per for quicker and better distribu- nutritional value, tion. He warned farmers that if it PA DHIA District Directors Conference The annual district conferences for local DHIA directors are planned for February and March, 1988. There are five meetings scheduled around the state, corres ponding to the five director dis tricts. These meetings are held every year primarily for directors of local DHIA Boards, but any interested member is welcome to attend. It is an opportunity for directors and management to get together for discussion of issues and developments affecting DHIA members statewide. Election of directors to the State Board is also done at the meetings. Anyone interested in attending the meeting in their district may contact their county agent or local DHIA Board of Directors. Dates and locations of the meet ings are as follows: Central District made up of Adams, Centre, Clinton, Cum berland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Northumber land, Perry, Snyder, Union and York counties meets Tuesday, February 16 at the Stop 35 in Mifflin town. Southwest District comprised of Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland counties meets Thursday, February 18 at the ML View Inn in Greensburg. Northwest District consists of Armstrong, Butler, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Potter, Venango and Warren counties. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Febru ary 23 at the Venango County 4-H Center. Southeast District made up of Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, North ampton and Schuylkill counties will meet on Thursday, March 3 at the Berks County Agricultur al Center. Northeast District consisting of Bradford, Columbia, Lacka wanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming counties will meet on Friday, March 4 at the Wysox Fire Hall. Manure Management Meeting Whether you are involved in fanning, agribusiness, or local government, manure management is important. Establishing a suc cessful manure management sys tem involves proper design, con struction, maintenance and man agement. To help you with your program the Department of Envir onmental Resources (DER) and Penn State Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with other agencies, have planned this meeting to dis cuss the new manual. The manual is a good source of manure management information and describes how DER’s environ mental protection regulations can be part of farming operations. The meeting will be held at the Farm and Home Center in Lancas ter on Friday, February 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be available. For more information contact the Lancaster County Extension Office at 394-6851.
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