KANSAS CITY. Mo.
Fences are mended, machinery
has been put away for the winter, a
good supply of feed is in the bam,
and the cow herd is doing fine. It’s
Lackawanna DHIA
Members Honored
SCRANTON (Lackawanna Co.) Lackawanna County
DHIA honored members with awards at their annual meet
ing. Left to right are Doug Johnson, Amasa Hill Farm, high
cow in fat, high lifetime record in milk and fat, and purple
merit award for herd management; Mark Darling, high herd
In milk and fat, high cow and 2-year-old in milk, and high
2-yearold In fat; John Fron, blue merit award In herd man
agement; and Clarence Randal of Manning Farm, red merit
award in herd management.
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Review Herd Goals At Year-End
winter and the perfect time to re
view long-term herd improve
ments, goals, and progress you’ve
made during the past year.
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There are a number of items
you can review or, if you never
have put your breeding plans on
taper, now’s the perfect time to
complete short- and long-term
plans.
Dr. John Hough, director of
education and research for the
American Polled Hereford Asso
ciation said there are many sour-;,
ccs to help you plan herd needs,
genetic improvements, pasture
management, and other facets of
day-to-day operations.
"If you run a cow-calf opera
tion, your county extension office
will have an extensive amount of
material on setting herd goals,”
Hough said. “In addition, state
livestock associations and breed
associations are willing to provide
information and guidance.”
Hough says one of the first
items on your list should be breed
ing stock. If the offspring your
cows are producting fits your
goals and earns you a fair profit,
you should consider similar stock
for replacement. However, if
you’re not satisfied, it should be
one of the first points of Revalua
tion.
"pood, solid breeding stock is
the foundation for any herd,
whether it be commercial or pure
bred,” Hough said, “You can easi
ly justify spending a lot of time
and effort selecting bulls. Among
other things, you should select for
soundness, temperament, calving
ease, optimum growth, and opti
mum returns on dollars and time
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invested.”
Another important factor to
examine is the quality of your pas
ture or rangeland. The grass pro
duced must be of adequate quanti
ty and quality to supply nutrient
requirements with a minimal
amount of supplementation. Soil
tests will aid fertilizer application
planning.
“Nutrient requirement will vary
by age and condition of each ani
mal, but the more of it you can
produce and use with supplements
will- increase your overall profit
ability,” Hough said.
Next, review the quality and
type of working facilities you
have. Are there low-cost easy-to
make improvements that could be
added? For example, this may be
the perfect time to replace your
loading chute or simply replace a
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Water Rights, Water Law, and Irri
gation Management meeting,
Lancaster Farm and Home Cen-
Northwestern Pa. Forage Schools,
Log Cabin Restaurant, Water
ford. thru Jan. 6.
Direct Alrstream Cooling
In Parlor And Holding
Areas - Reduces Stress
On The Herd!
Owner Says Parlor Is Most
Comfortable Place
On The Farm!
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12, 1992-A27
Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page A 10)
COMPLETE
LIQUIDATION
OF LIQUID MANURE
EQUIPMENT
BUSINESS AND
ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS
DECEMBER 19, 1992
Thru
DECEMBER 31, 1992
Consisting of but not limited to:
Houle 3150 liquid manure spreader with
aircraft tires new. Houle maxi pump on trailer.
$50,000 of New Houle parts. New and used
injectors systems, bam cleaner chain, bam
cleaner chute, down cow lifter, electric
motors, irrigation pump PTO, bedding chop
pers, silage carls, 50 super bowl insulated
energy free waterers, 50 manure spreader rims
for 16.5x16.1 and 21.5x16.1 tires, hay chopper
for TMR, free stalls, hcadlocks.
This inventory must be sold by Dec. 31, 1992.
All offers will be considered.
Buy it all or just one piece.
Cash and carry sales only.
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few rails. Also, do your corrals
need repair? If so, compare the
cost of replacement to repair. With
some of the new construction mat
erials available today, it may be
more cost-effective in the long run
to rebuild (he corral.
“Should you decide to rebuild,
be sure to use the latest plans
available from extension offices
and agricultural firms,” Hough
said. “Many of the newer designs
incorporate techniques that make
working easier on you as well as
the animal.”
Hough said that your pasture,
range, equipment, and facilities
plans should be approached much
like your breeding program
with long-term goals in mind.
Once long-term goals are estab
lished, you can develop short-term
goals and plans to reach them.
Farm/Municipal Composting
Field Days, Preston Hoop’s
Briar Patch Farm, Mifflinburg,
10 a.m.-2;30 p.m.
Dairy MAP-Managing For Suc
cess, Family Time Restaurant,
York, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., repeats
Jan. 20.
Regional tomato growers meeting,
Thompson’s Dairy Bar, Lacka
wanna County, 9:30 a.m.-3:30
p.m.
Farm Financial Management
Workshop. Mahantongo Fire
Company Hall, Pitman, 7
Pa. State Farm Show, Harrisburg,
thru January 14.
Leader’s Conference, Linganore
United Methodist Church, 10
a.m.-3 am.