Stretching To Reach New Production Heights -
■While Stretching The Feed Dollar Using Home Grown Feeds
* Dec. 88 37 Cows
June 89 53
Dec. 89 52
June 90 52
Sept. 90 52
Dunn’s Farms, Inc. - New Ringgold’s
Nestled in a valley in Schuylkill County, Dunn’s Pride Hols
teins were established in November of 1987 when Jim and
Tammy Dunn purchased a Registered Holstein herd from Cliff
Lavan of Milton. Jim’s father and brother operate a crop, fruit
and vegetable business on a long established family farm. Cows
are fed hay, haylage, com silage, high moisture com, home
grown soybeans and a Brown’s concentrate balanced for top
production with emphasis on maximum forage intake.
Ration Balancing and Ration Cost
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Jim revie'
ager Rich Graff (center) and herdsman Richard Heyer (right).
Jim feels that with Brown’s he has more time to concentrate on
the cows. He had tried another feed consultant/mineral com
pany before switching to Brown’s, and it was taking much more'
time to mix feeds. Ration cost was also a concern. Since switch
ing to Brown’s, milk production has increased over 7,000 lbs.,
herd size has also increased by one third, but feed cost per
hundred of milk has stayed the same and Income Over Feed
Cost has doubled. Apple (cow in front of feed cart) is one of eight
cows in the herd projected at over 30,000 lbs. of milk.
JIM DUNN FEELS GOOD ABOUT STRETCHING HIS FEED DOLLAR WITH BROWS FEEDS
- AT BROWS WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT WORKING WITH FAMILIES LIKE THE DUNN’S
PRIDE HOLSTEINS
* Started on Brown’s Feeds and Feeding Programs December 1988
DUNN’S
DHI Rolling Herd Average
16,900 Milk
17,310
19,125
23,290
24,200
612 Fat
622
695
802
786
lies Man-
543 Protein
551
612
758
796
The Dunn Family
Jim, his wife Tammy, and sons Bobby, Joshua, and David enjoy
the dairy business, lire calf shown here, a Vanguard daughter
out of a 30,000 lb. Bell dam is representative of the future
Dunn’s Pride Holstein herd. Calves are all raised on Brown’s
Calf Feeding Program featuring Brown’s Calf Starter, Brown’s
Calf Grower, and 40 Hef-R-8300 Bovatec heifer supplement.
2 Yr. Old - Top Cow In Herd
Penny was purchased as a bred heifer. She freshened at 2-6 and
in 305 days made 30,731 milk, 1027 fat, and 1004 protein. She
is due in November and in August was still at 74 lbs. of milk.
Jim feels his cows freshen easier, start faster, and maintain
their peaks longer on the Brown’s Program. From January to
June, Penny milked over 100 lbs. Apple (previous picture)
peaked at 162 lbs. & milked over 100 lbs. from February
through June. During four months this spring he had seven
teen cows out of his fifty cow herd milking over 100 lbs. per day.
Breeding is excellent with a 13.2 month calving interval, and a
52% success rate on first service.
$6.02 Feed Cost/Cwt
$5.96
$5.55
$6.05
$6.20
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