Pennsylvania /
Dairy Herd
Improvement Association
How Does Your Herd Compare?
DHIA Averages for stl herds processed between 10/17/92 and 10/24/92
Number of Herds Processed 1,09*5
Number of Cows Processed 65,813
Number or Cows Per Herd
Milk Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Fal
Fat Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Protem
Protein Per Cow (Lbs)
Average Days in Milk Per Cow
■Value for CWT Mdk(S)
•Value for CWT Gram(s)
•Value for CWT Hay(s)
•Value for CWT Silagc(s)
•Value for Pasture Per Day(S)
•Value for Milk Per Cow Per
Ycar(s)
•Feed Consumed Per Cow Per
Ycar(Lbs)
A* Grain
B Hay
C: Silage
D Day Pasture
•Feed Cost Per Cow Per Ycar(s)
A Gram
B‘ Hay
C Silage
D* Pasture
•Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Ycar(s)
•Income Over Feed Costs Per
Ycar(S)
•Gram to Milk Ratio
•Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 920 SCC Herds
•Monber genMMd figuna
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co ) Tins (JaD is pulled Tram Penns) I
vania DHlA’smainframccomputcrcach week li is a one vscck summary
representing approximately one-fourth of the herds on test, as they arc
tested monthly.
These data arc 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
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Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
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 - 2.42 BU. 4.33
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.07 BU. 5.13
CWT.
Barley. No. 3 - 1.66 BU. 3.55
CWT.
Oats. No. 2 - 1.46 BU. 4.56
CWT.
Soybeans. No. 1 - 5.11 BU. 8.53
CWT.
Ear Com - 72.11 BU. 3.61
CWT.
Alfalfa Hay -110.50 TON 5.53
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 105.50 TON 5.28
CWT.
Timothy Hay - 106.00 TON
5.30 CWT.
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