Sinans Add More DHIA Trophies
RANDY WELLS
Indiana Co. Correspondent
INDIANA (Indiana Co.) — An
Indiana County dairyman set a
slate record for butterfat produc
tion this year even as feed costs
percwl. of milk in the county were
increasing and milk production per
co w was dropping, according to
county Dairy Herd Improvement
Association records.
At the county’s DHIA annual
luncheon meeting at Hoss’s Steak
Si Sea House in Indiana, County
Extension agent Gene Schurman
announced Milos and Sandy
Sinan’s herd of 80 Holsteins pro
duced an average of 1,009 pounds
of fat during the past year, a record
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The 80 Holsteins owned by Milos and Sandy Slnan of Home garnered top honors
for milk, butterfat and protein production at the recent Indiana County DHIA annual
luncheon. The Sinan’s also were recognized for having the most Improved herd for
fat production in the county. Presenting the awards were county DHIA president Tom
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for the state. The statistics were
based on a rolling herd average for
365 days, and represented an
increase of 104 pounds over last
year - good enough to also win
the Sinan’s top honors for most
improved herd for fat production.
The Indiana County DHIA
completed its 64th year with 52
whole-year herds. Eight owner
sampler herds also completed the
testing year.
The Sinan’s herd also won two
other county DHIA awards: first
for overall milk production,
26,458 pounds; and first for pro
tein production, 810 pounds.
After the meeting, Milos Sinan
said the butterfat production
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record was not a specific goal he
and his wife and three children had
been shooting for.
“We’re always working, trying
to get better,” he said, adding the
awards arc probably the result of
both good nutrition and genetics in
his cattle.
The Sinan’s milk three times a
day at their northern Indiana
County farm.
Their goal for 1991?
“We’re working on improving
protein,” Milos replied.
Other county DHIA award win
ners were Don Eaton of Clarks
burg RDI, whose herd won sec
ond place awards for both protein
production, 724 lbs., and fat pro-
duction, 873 lbs.
Dale and Rodney Bloom of
Seward took third place for fat
production, with 755 lbs.
Tom Dishong of Commodore
received three DHIA awards. He
was recognized as having the most
improved herd in Indiana County
for milk production (an increase of
2,451 lbs.); most improved herd
for protein (an increase of 96 lbs.);
the lowest somatic cell count
(125,000).
As far as his boost in milk pro
duction was concerned, Dishong
said, “In my opinion, it was just
switching protein and energy
levels.”
Feed companies usually push
protein, he explained, but his cows
are now on more of an energy
based diet. He has even left the
cows get a little overweight, he
said.
He attributes his low somatic
cell count considerably below
the county average of 340,000 - to
daily changes of sawdust bedding
and a full 1 percent iodine dip with
lanolin before and after milking.
He said he also squirts each quar
ter eight times to flush the udder
before milking, and uses newspap
er to wipe and dry the teats after
dipping.
During 1991 Dishong said he
will be phasing out the last five
Jerseys from his herd, and expects
the remaining all-Holstein herd
will further improve his overall
average milk production.
Other top-producing herds in
the county, by breed, were:
Jersey Wayne Braughler,
Marion Center: 12,384 lbs. of
milk; 603 lbs. of fat; 485 lbs. of
protein.
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In reviewing county and state
DHIA statistics, Schurman noted
milk, fat and protein production
per cow have all declined in the
county from last year to this year,
and all three categories arc lower
than 1990 state averages.
According to the DHIA records,
Indiana County cows produced an
average of 15,862 pounds of milk
in 1990, compared to 15,928 in
1989. Fat production per cow in
1990 was 588 lbs. compared to
595 in 1989. And county cows
produced 511 lbs. of protein in
1990, down from 512 lbs. per cow
the year before.
Schurman suggested the lower
production levels might have been
caused by poorer quality feeds
resulting from last year’s wet
growing season.
The records also show total feed
costs per cow edged up from $930
in 1989 to $934 in 1990, well
above the state average of $9lO
per cow.
Feed costs per cwt. of milk in
the county also increased margi
nally from $5.84 in 1989 to $5.89
in 1990, also higher than the 1990
state average of $5.40.
Also at their annual meeting,
the county DHIA members present
voted unanimously to dissolve the
county DHIA and become mem
bers of the consolidated Pennsyl
vania DHIA now being organised.
The revised membership took
effect Jan. 1, 1991.
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