Farming. Saturday, March 13 1993
Pennsylvania
Dairy Herd
Improvement Association
Dixie L. Burris, membership development,
Cali 1-800-DHI-TEST for information.
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 2/22/93 and 3/01/93
Number of Herds Processed
Number of Cows Processed
Number of Cows Per Herd
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)
•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
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
Year(s)
♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per
Year(s)
♦Grain to Milk Ratio
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 1069 SCC Herds
*Membcr generated figures
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Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help fanners 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 - 2.34 BU. 4.18
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.40 BU. 5.68
CWT.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.86 BU. 3.98
CWT.
Oats, No. 2 - 1.61 BU. 5.01
CWT.
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.55 BU. 9.27
CWT.
Ear Com - 61.63 TON 3.08
CWT.
Alfalfa Hay - 105.50 TON 5.28
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 97.75 TON 4.89
CWT.
Timothy Hay - 100.75 TON
5.04 CWT.
New CimarronVß Alfalfa
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Dot [•] indicates variety is susceptible or no resistance claimed.
Most highly promoted alfalfa varieties report resistance to 5 or 6 major alfalfa
pests. Not bad. But new CimarronVß has resistance to 15 of the major diseases,
insects and nematodes that attack alfalfa. And according to scientists, 11 of these
pests are likely to be present on your farm. So why settle for second best. If you
are concerned about loss of yield, quality Ajm TR
and stand, why not go with the winner?* vJlilfllivii Vft
Why not plant advanced CimarronVß alfalfa? The High-Yield, High-Quality Alfalfa
* CimarronVß alfalfa won the highly competitive commercial hay contest at the 1992
World Dairy Expo, judged best in quality among all varieties submitted.
Ask your seed dealer for Cimarron VR or call:
Wetsel Seed Company, Inc.
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Don’t forget the Pennsyl
vania Dairy Herd Improvement
Association will hold its annual
meeting in Pittsburgh this week.
The two day corporate meeting is
scheduled for March 19 and 20 at
Hotel Pittsburgh in Monroeville.
Officials with Pa. DHIA said
they hope to see as many members
attend as possible.
Also expected to attend are Pa.
DHIA leadership and representa
tives of the dairy industry.
The meeting is to begin with
lunch at noon on Friday and end
with lunch at noon on Saturday.
If you have any questions, call
Great Plains Research Company, Inc. 1-800-874-7945
Annual
This
703-434-6753 800-336-5807
Meeting
Week
Dixie Burris or Michele Dorman
at 1-800-344-8378.
This year’s meeting carries a
cooperative theme, “Partners in a
Changing World.”
In addition to the meeting, the
event also provides for the oppor
tunity to talk with other members
and leadership. Included at the
meeting site will be a trade show,
a Hawaiian dinner-theater show,
awards presentation, and a
spouses program
If you have not already doncso,
call us now for your reservations
at 1-800-344-8378, or send a
registration form to Michele at PA
DHIA, Orchard Road, University
Park, PA 16802.