F> ( \ y & . CALF STARTER WINNERS cV DURING AG PROGRESS DAYS k) EARL MARTIN Drumore, Pa. Lancaster County WILLIS KRANTZ Quarryville, Pa. Lancaster County ROBERT BRENNAMAN DALE FUHRMAN Strasburg, Pa. Hanover, Pa. Lancaster County York County J. ROBERT METZLER Christiana, Pa. Lancaster County VICTOR GROFF Kinzers, Pa. Lancaster County AREAS TO LOOK AT TO IMPROVE PROFITABILITY 1. Use 2- feed system for milk cows. Fresh cows get high density feed for peak lactation, and tail enders are fed least cost ration. 2. Increase forage feeding to lower producing cows - this will reduce amount of feed needed to balance program. 3. Don’t keep extra benefits - it costs approximately $3OO per year to feed each heifer. Milking cows x 60% gives you total number of heifers birth to fresh. Example 50 milk cows x 60% = 30 heifers total. We wish to thank and look forward RICHARD KAUFMAN Boswell, Pa. Somerset County MARK WERTZ Manns Choice, Pa PA 1-800-732-0467 MD, DE & NJ 1-800-233-02 FIDLER FARMS Pottsville, Pa. Schuylkill County Bedford County BRIAN BENNETT Everett, Pa. Bedford County E.R. BLANK Parkesburg, Pa. Chester County pennfield feeds all who visited our display to seeing you next year. MATT GREENLEAF Martinsburg, Pa. Blair County DONNA BRUMBAUGH RACHEL KEENER HAROLD K. KAUFFI Claysburg, Pa. Dry Run, Pa. Mifflintown, Pa. Blair County Franklin County Juniata County ROBERT PEACHY Belleville, Pa. Mifflin County CHARLES FORGY McVeytown, Pa. Mifflin County IYLVESTER L. PEACHY RONALD H. MEYER Belleville, Pa. Loganton, Pa. Mifflin County Clinton County DUANE EWING McClure, Pa. Snyder County 4. Work on a better growing program for the generally neglected yearling heifer. Bigger “spring of rib” heifers will eat more forage and give a bigger milk check during their first lactation. Heifers need to average 15,000-16,000 lbs. of milk for their first lactation. 5. Use NPN (non-protein nitrogen) to reduce protein costs in mid to late lactation dairy rations. 6. Reduce overhead- rented ground and poorly utilized equipment can be costly. It generally pays to grow your forages, but look at using custom services for silo filling. Quality Service —Value JOYCE STUFF Mercersburg, Pa Franklin County RALPH W. FISHER Crystal Springs, Pa. Fulton County ALLEN TAYLOR Warriors Mark, Pa. Huntingdon County BRENT STRITE Hagerstown, Md. Washington County ROBERT RIDER Warriors Mark, Pa, Centre County ORLYN SANER McAlisterville, Pa, Juniata County JOHN SAUDER Ickesburg, Pa. Perry County DAVID KISER Detour, Md. Carroll County
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