ASa-Uncwtef Farming, Saturday, May 9, 1992
Pennsylvania
Dairy ikrd*
Improvement Avvoiiation
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.
DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 4/18/92 and 4/2S/92
Number of Herds Processed
Number of Cows Processed
Number of Cows Per Hod
Milk Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Fat
Fat Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Protein
Protein Per Cow (Lbs)
Average Days in Milk Per Cow
•Value for CWT Milk(s)
Agricultural Producers
Today’s ag-markets are extremely volatile and
likely will remain that way for the balance of
this marketing year.
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12.74
•Value for CWT Grain(s)
•Value for CWT Hay(s)
•Value for CWT Silage(s)
•Value for Pasture Per Day(s)
•Value for Milk Per Cow Per
Year(s)
•Feed Consumed Per Cow Per
Ycar(Lbs)
A: Grain
B: Hay
C: Silage
D: Day Pasture
•Fbed 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 1,123 SCC Herds
•Member generated figure!
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RECTANGULAR
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VERTICAL
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10929
10940
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7.78
4.40
134
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Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
2,331
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 ate averages so
you will need toadjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y - 2.91 BU. 5.21
CWT.
7,201
2,495
14.652
54
560
109
225
14
911
1.419
1:2.5
4.98
319,306
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.79 BU. 6.33
CWT.
Barley. No. 3 - 2.22 BU. 4.75
CWT.
Oats. No. 2 • 1.86 BU. 5.80
CWT.
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.63 BU. 9.40
CWT.
Ear Com - 78.78 BU. 3.94
CWT,
Alfalfa Hay -135,50 TON 6.78
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 124.25 TON 6.21
CWT.
Timothy Hay - 122.50 TON
6.13 CWT.
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PART NO.
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1100
1300
2500
10939
LENGTH WII
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273 lbs.
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480 lbs.
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HEIGHT WEIGHT
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