Feed And Forage: The Feed and Forage Marketing Network, orig inally developed and run by Cornell Cooperative Extension, is now available through the Northeast DHIA Forage Lab. This service provides listings of people looking to buy and/or sell hay, silage, grain crops, straw, etc. The listing is updated and mailed monthly. Anyone from anywhere can list items for sale or desired (The current list includes a buyer from Puerto Rico). Buyers and sellers are listed separately in Name Address City/State/Zip County Payment Options (Check one) I. I have enclosed my $15.00 annual fee for 1991. 2. Please bill my Northeast DHIA account # 3. I have previously paid, and this is my updated listing. Please check: Looking to Sell Buy Hay Silage Description: (Alfalfa hay, com silage, etc.) Harvest Date: _________ Quantity Available PRICE: $. (tons, bale, etc.) Analysis: % DM % CP NEI RFV % ADF %NDF If more than one listing, please provide the information in the table below: Harvest Dais ‘Nothing to buy or sell, but would like to receive mom NUTRI-S To Buy Or Sell? alphabetical order. The primary benefit of this ser vice is to bring potential buyers and sellers together. The $l5 annual fee entitles you to place as many ads as you wish throughout the year. If you have nothing to sell or buy, you may still sign up for the monthly newsletter by completing the form and returning it with the $l5 fee. Copies of the monthly listing will be made available to Cooperative Extension agents upon request. Clip out the accompanying form to use. Or for more information, contact the Northeast DHIA Forage Lab at (607) 257-1272. Telephone Price ($/Unitl ly listing. A probiotic culture providing the bacteria required to cut hay and silage losses and improve quality. Easy to apply Reduces nutritional loss Helps control heating Improves palatability ( HARRY M. BARNER Box 265, Lamar. PA 16848 (717) 726-3275 ZIMMERMAN UME A FERTILIZER 325 W Burholdar R 6. Lititz, PA 175*3 (717) 733-7174 JOHN RABER RD #3, Conneautville. PA 16406 CHRIST B. MILLER Box 164, Bird-In-Hand. PA 17505 Newsletter only* Other NEI J. Use The Best Forage Inoculant. It pays...! Box 265. Bainbridge. PA 17502 (717) 367-1566 Contact the representative nearest you. TRI OUR GANIC Rt #2, Box 113 McAlliSMfVill*. PA 17049 <717) 463-2551 EOOTT 2039 Dark Shade Or Windbar. PA 15963 (•14) 467-5909 COC £?^ T p N < f‘ OP RD G «°Em “n EC pA T 16373 (£»pTini4 (412, 667-2466 (•14, 425-7401 FARM BASICS PAUL REISINGER 2409 Marsh Pike RO «1 Box 321 Loysvkle, PA 17047 Hagerstown, MO 21740 (717) 769-3662 (301) 733-0796 Fertrell. EL WOOD WINTER WILLIAM BARR RD #4 Box 86, Muncy. PA 17756 PO Box 309 Saegartown. PA 16433 (717) 546-6361 (914) 333-4119 MAX REAPSOME FRED CLARK RO #l, Loysville PA 17047 po Box 43, McEwensville, PA 17749 (717) 769-3223 (717) 536-9109 Pennsylvania Dairy t m improununt Association) Average Farm Feed Costs For Handy Reference To help fanners across the state to have handy reference of com modity input costs in their feeding operations for DHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here’s this week’s average costs of various ingredients as compiled from regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. Remember these are averages so you will need to adjust your figures up or down according to your loca tion and the quality of your crop. How Does Your Herd Compare? DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 4/15/91 and 4/22/91 Number of Herds Processed 1,445 Number of Cows Processed 83,241 Number of Cows Per Herd 57.5 Milk Per Cow (Lbs) 17,588 %-Fat 3.65 Fat Per Cow (Lbs) 642 %-Protein 3.1 g Protein Per Cow (Lbs) 559 Average Days in Milk Per Cow 315 •Value for CWT Milk(s) 13.42 •Value for CWT Grain(s) 7.99 •Value for CWT Hay(S) 4.25 •Value for CWT Silage(s) 1.54 •Value for Pasture Per Day(s) .30 •Value for Milk Per Cow Per Ycar(S) •Feed Consumed Per Cow Per Year(Lbs) A: Grain B: Hay C: Silage D; Day Pasture •Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s) A; Grain B: Hay C: Silage D: Pasture •Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s) •Income Over Feed Costs Per Year(s) •Grain to Milk Ratio •Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) Avg Level For 1,190 SCC Herds • Improves digestability • Helps eliminate spoilage • Non-corrosive, nontoxic • Non-chemical, safe to use 808 ELUS RO 3, Box 470 lewtsburg, PA 17837 RANDY BOTTEICHER RO #1 Box 6. BaJlaville PA 17004 FOCUS Call 1-800 DHI-TEST for service or information Com, No. 2y - 2.70 BU. 4.83 CWT. Wheat, No. 2 - 2.63 BU. 4.39 CWT. Barley, No. 3 - 2.01 BU. 4.30 CWT. Oats, No. 2-1.46 BU. 4.55 CWT. Soybeans. No. 1-5.71 BU. 9.53 CWT. New Ear Com - 66.79 BU. 3.34 CWT. Alfalfa Hay - 108.75 BU. 5.44 CWT. Mixed Hay - 89.75 BU. 4.49 CWT. Timothy Hay - 75.50 BU. 3.78 CWT. (717) 568-OS3O (717) 935-5406 2,361 6,986 2,447 14,794 65 558 104 227 19 910 1,450 1:2.5 5.18 319,522 Lamb Sale LOWELLVILLE (Lawrence Co.) Buy ers from three states bid enthusiastically for club lambs at Yeo Farms fourth annual club lamb sale here last week. The highest selling lamb went to Marlene J. Laughner of Darlington, Pa. for $195. Many sup ported the sale with multiple purchases. Buyers came from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. In all, 34 club lambs were sold at an average price of $93.75. Club lambs are used by mem bers of 4-H or FFA clubs to compete in shows at county and state fairs. Lambs pur chased at Yeo Farms sales in earlier years have been frequent win ners at fairs throughout eastern Ohio and west ern Pennsylvania. Three registered ewe lambs were also sold to buyers from New York and Pennsylvania. Larry Gamer, of Car rollton, Ohio, was auc tioneer. Countrymark, of Canfield Ohio, con-
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