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State DHIA reports that the and assumes an average enroll
operating and capital budgets for ment of 335,000 cows each
the current 1992 year are conser- month. Current enrollment «»apH y
vative and reflect a strong concern at about 339,000 cows, up from a
by both the Board and manage- low of 334,000 cows. Overall
ment for the welfare of members, income is projected to be $4,659
many of whom are experiencing million and expenses are expected
cash problems caused by low milk to total $4,855 million yielding a
prices. negative margin of -$196,000.
The operating budget calls for Cash reserves will be used to cov •
no increases in staffing in 1992 cr the shortfall.
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Previously planned capital
expenditures for ’92 were elimi
nated in all possible areas result
ing in a budget of $168,000 allo
cated as follows: $134,000 for
installment payments for the new
data processing system, $16,000
for a replacement sample pickup
truck, SB,OOO for new milk meters
and a contingency of $lO,OOO for
emergency needs.
If all goes as planned, no gener
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1992. However, the low level of
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The report reminds all members
that the association has developed
a wide range of service options at
different price levels over the last
five years to help cope with cash
flow problems at home. Members
How Does Your Herd Compare?
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.
DfflA Averages for all herds processed between 2/15/92 and 2/22/92
Number of Herds Processed 1,475
Number of Cows Processed 85,059
Number of Cows Per Herd 57.6
Milk Per Cow (Lbs) 18,231
%-Fat 3.68
Fat Per Cow (Lbs) 670
%-Protein 3.16
Protein Per Cow (Lbs) 577
Average Days in Milk Per Cow 318
♦Value for CWT Milk(s) 12.46
♦Value for CWT Grain(s) 7.80
♦Value for CWT Hay(s) 4.32
♦Value for CWT Silage(s) 1.53
♦Value for Pasture Per Day(s) .27
♦Value for Milk Per Cow Per
Year(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
Ycar(s)
♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per
Year(s)
♦Grain to Milk Ratio
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 1224 SCC Herds
♦Member generated figure!
To help farmers 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.
Com. No. 2y - 2.89 BU. 5.17
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.82 BU. 6.38
CWT.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7, 1992-Al9
are encouraged to call the PA
DHIA office at 800-344-8378 and
talk with staff members about how
money can be saved by enrolling
on alternative testing programs.
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
Barley, No. 3 - 2.09 BU. 4.47
CWT.
Oats. No. 2-1.83 BU. 5.71
CWT.
Soybeans, No. 1-5.61 BU. 9.37
CWT.
Ear Com - 74.95 BU. 3.75
CWT.
Alfalfa Hay -117.25 TON 5.86
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 103.75 TON 5.19
CWT.
Timothy Hay - 106.00 TON
5.30 CWT.
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7,127
2,496
14,792
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107
227
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1,364
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