Large, Small Animal Composting At Meeting, Tour
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) held on Thursday morning, March whole flock , fter . . ....
Disposing of mortality has 11. in the basement meeting room dqvyiii«rin« His recent work ‘"B™ meeting will board a bus at
become a serious problem for at the Farm and Home Center, <v>m r ft.rin g sw ine am . 10:30 p.m. for a field trip to a Lan
many producers of both small and 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. cattle mortality will also be caster Cp unt y farm where poultry
large animals. Dr. Dennis Murphy from the 80(1 swine mort * lit y are being
Incineration and rendering have poultry science department at the Dr. John Schwartz with Penn “ )rn P oSted - The bus will return to
become expensive, and burial University of Maryland, a pioneer Si»te«wt<.n|fo n i n Fann ancl Home Center by
poses environmental problems, of the dead bird composting tech- ty will discuss his recent expert- 1 p,m ".
Composting on the farm is an idea nique, will be the main speaker, cncc with whole flock composting D To re B istcr » contact Leon
which can solve die mortality dis- Murphy will discuss construction in Pennsylvania. P®" n ci State extension at
posal problem for many farmers, erf a dead bird composting unit. Registration, which hwwot »t 394-6851.
A meeting on this topic will be small scale composting units, and 8:30 a.m„ costs $6. Those attend- At 1,16 P*® B ® ll timc ’ the downs-
TOM LAWLOR
Director of Research
Holstein Association of America
BRATTLEBORO. Vt Over
the yean, the Holstein breed has
become the predominant dairy
breed in the U.S. This was accom
plished by providing fanners with
the most profitable cow available.
Table I
Breei
Holstein
Jersey
Guernsey
Milking Shorthorn
Ayrshire
Brown Swiss
Source: USDA, based on current estimates of trend within each
breed. MFPS - sjo4B9s (PTA milk) + $.79 (PTA fat) + $145 (PTA
protein)
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and Counter are restricted use pesticides. Always read and
follow label directions carefully Data Source University
of Illinois 1992
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ICI DEALER fa
Holstein Association Boasts Breed’s Qualities
Today over 90 percent of U.S. Department of Agriculture infer
dairy cows are Holsteins. The mation. the Holstdnbreed is out-
Holston Iter pacing aU other breeds in genetic
miiaie genetic abihty to produce improvement *
m voluma of nutritious milk. The data shows the expectant
Today s Holstein breeders are average Predicted Transmitting
just as committed to improving Ability (PTA) of calves to be born
die Holstein cow as the genera- in 1994 resulting from 1993
ttons of breeders before them, semen purchases
Based on January 1993 U.S. Holsteins are clearly the protein
Expectant Average PTAs
Calves Born 1994
PTA
rotein
(lb)
V
///
PTA
MFP!
($)
208
162
127
100
84
82
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For The Generations Ahead.
Table II
No. Active AI Bulls
Evaluated January 1993
By PTA Range and Breed
MFP
> 260
220 - 259
180 - 219
140 - 179
100 - 139
< 100
Source: USDA
breed of the future. The PTAs of
the 1994 calves are compared to
an average cow of each breed bom
in 1985.
The PTA represents one half of
the genetic merit of the animal.
Therefore the Holstein calves bom
in 1994 are expected to produce
104 pounds of protein more thaq
the Holstein cows bom in 1985.
Iste
79
167
190
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Lancaster FOTHnfl, Saturday, Match liw»*2»
tain meeting room of the Firm and
Home Center is accessible only by
stain. If you use a wheelchair or
crutches or ate unable to use stain
and you want to attend a meeting
scheduled for this room, contact
Leon Kessler at least five working
days prior to the scheduled prog
ram to arrange for alternative
meeting site.
The economic index Milk-Fat-
Protein Dollan (MFPS) is based
upon the average U.S. milk price
in 1992 minus the average haul
ing, assessments and promotion
charges. The average Holstein calf
bom in 1994 is expected to pro
duce $416 mote income per lacta
tion than those cows bom in 198 S.
One of the reasons that the
Holstcins arc continuing to pull
away from the rest of the breeds is
due to the large selection
population.
If we look at available data we
see that the selective Holstein
breeder can choose from among
79 bulls with a MFPS over $260
whereas no Jersey bull meets this
requirement
Jerse
The continual genetic improve
ment of the Holstein breed assures
that it will continue to grow in
importance in providing nutritious
dairy products for generations to
come.