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STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —This data is pulled from Pennsyl
vania DHIA’s mainframe computer each week. It is a one-week summary
representing approximately one-fourth of the herds on test, as they are
tested monthly.
These data are valuable from a business management standpoint and
can be used for comparing your operations to the averages from almost
1,400 herds across the state.
DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 9/23/91 and 9/30/91
Number of Herds Processed 1,433
Number of Cows Processed 85,153
Number of Cows Per Herd 59.4
Milk Per Cow (Lbs) 17,822
%-Fat 3.65
Fat Per Cow (Lbs) 651
%-Protein 3.17
Protein Per Cow (Lbs) 565
Average Days in Milk Per Cow 317
♦Value for CWT Milk(s) 12.33
♦Value for CWT Grain(s) 7.70
♦Value for CWT Hay(s) 4.18
♦Value fa CWT Silage(s) 1.51
♦Value for Pasture Per Day(s) .26
♦Value fa 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)
♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per
Ycar(s)
♦Grain to Milk Ratio
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 1,174 SCC Herds
♦Member (cnenMd figures
The Big Dutchman Champion chain feed trough
allows 3 1/4" wide feed area in front of the
cage. The grind auger only 1 1/4". At 9 birds
in a 24" cage, this means that Big Dutchman
gives each bird 8 2/3 square inches of feed
area, the drag auger only a mere 3 1/3.
Big Dutchman has.
over 2 1/2 times more
feed space per bird
Most local producers
now realize the value
of the chain feeder
over the grind auger.
Approx. Feed Level —►
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| 266 PLANE TREE DRIVE
LANCASTER, PA. 17003
Best management practices and
water quality are important man-
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HELP VOUR FARM OPERATE IN THE RLRCK I
Representatives
agemenl activities on Pennsylva
nia dairy forms.
The 90’s will be the time when
agriculture finds itself intimately
involved with national and local
programs to improve and protect
water quality. Factories, strip
mines, municipalities and many
others have had to invest in pollu
tion control facilities, which they
didn't want
These same people are now
looking over the fence and asking. . , ...
"What about farmers?" “"“"“If " ianu * hand,in g and
Nutrient management reports P° Uutlon - f*™ “*fiza
and more detailed record keeping 13 ’ f xtcnsK)n tffiecs, SCS, and
, ... federal, slate and local officials
are two changes farmers will can all help keep you
make- . . plans.
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to pnpare far this sitiuutn. Long lives know your concerns on this
range plans need to include man-
E 3T 1 Po,nu “ “° Ild “ Forage Lab Prices Change
• Adequate cropland to utilize
all manure nutrients in crop
growth.
• Control and safe disposal of
feedlot and exercise lot nunoff
water.
2,198
7,272
2,484
14,939
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• Approved milking center
wastewater disposal.
• Storage and handling systems
constructed and maintained to pre
vent loss of manure by spillage,
leaching or structure failure.
• Fences, guards and signs to
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protect and warn workers and visi
tors of dangers involved with man
ure storage and handling facilities.
• Record keeping systems for
manure application.
1,290
1:2.4
5.09
367,121
Farmers should be aware of
state and local plans and activities
The superior design
of the Big Dutchman
trough reduces spill
age because
of the extra
high lip and
curl.
The drag
auger trough
wastes feed.
Lancaster Faming, Saturday, October 1% 1991-A23
808 ORMSBY
Training Coordinator
PA DHIA works in conjunction
with the Northeast DHIA Forage
Lab to provide forage analysis ser
vice to PA DHIA members.
A recent newsletter from the lab
revealed that they are setting
records for volume of business and
also for reduced turnaround time
(TAT). Their goal is to provide
members with a quality analysis as
quickly as possible.
PA DHIA supervisors and tech
nicians are provided with sample
mailer kits and the samples are
either mailed or sent UPS directly
to Ithaca. Results can be returned
by FAX. electronic mail, or postal
service.
The new prices reflect a change
requested by members that the
NDF be included in the basic
analysis package. It does result in a
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Don't short change your birds of
the feed they need for Production !
Underfed birds means less large
eggs. It also means less profits
&
issue. An active involved farm
community will be critical to
establishing reasonable proce
dures and regulations for manure
handling and environmental pro
tection. Feeding and milking cows
will not be enough to be a success
ful dairy farmer.
cost savings to those requesting
NDF as a separate analysis.
The 1991 Forage Lab Survey
also revealed that 90 percent of the
respondents preferred that soluble
protein be expressed as a percen
tage of the crude protein, and 83
percent use the energy values as
reported.
The newsletter also points out
that this year’s atypical weather is
resulting in anything but average
forages. With low milk prices, this
is not a good year to estimate for
age quality. Fine tune your rations
with accurate forage analyses.
Analysis Package Price
02 Basic Plus Minerals $24.00
03 Wet Chemistry $27.50
OS Commercial Concentrate
Ingredient & Byproduct $32.00
The increased feed space in
the Big Dutchman trough
allows us to run the feeder
as few as 3 times per day
while the limited feed space
of the auger trough forces
the grower to run the
feeders at least 8 tjmes
daily.
When you increase the number of
times the feeder has to be run,
you also increase stress on the
birds and movement in the cage
causing excess damaged eggs.
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