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
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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
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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
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DEKALB-PFIZER
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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
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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.