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 sum
mary 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 6/26/93 and 7/03/93
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
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appointed interim manager.
Pa. DHIA is a leading provider
of dairy management services and
intends to move forward with the
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on-farm reporting are currently
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♦Value for CWT Milk(s)
♦Value for CWT Grain(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 Year(s)
A; Grain
B: Hay
C; Silage
D: Pasture
♦Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Ycar(s)
♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per
Year(S)
♦Grain to Milk Ratio
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 999 SCC Herds
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have technicians and members get
answers to their problems and
assist in adjusting to the new tech
nology available to help handle the
dairy herd.
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The Pa. DfflA board greatly
appreciates the support of mem
bership and the effort of the Pa.
DHIA staff.
Related DHIA stories
appear in this issue on the
following pages: "Pa.
DHIA Appoints Field
Staff on C 4; "Aden
Accepts Manager Role’ ' on
C 4; ‘ ‘Bigelow Is Coordina
tor” on C 5; and " Shenk
Accepts Manager Role ' ’ on
C 6. Also, the list of the top
producing herds for Pen
nsylvania in June starts on
page CB.
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Calendar of Events
JULY
23,24 Technician Summer
Conference, Danville
AUGUST
AgProgress Days,
Rock Spring
SEPTEMBER
29,30 Stale Board Mtg,
State College
NOVEMBER
1 SE District Mtg., Berks
Ag Center
2 SW District Mtg., Ramada
Inn, Somerset
3 C District Mtg, FamllyHouse
Restaurant, Miftlintown
4 NE District Mtg., Pink Apple
Restaurant, Tunkharmock
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Restaurant, Franklin
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