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times 60 cows times $12.00/100
pounds times 1/2 for feed costs
divided by S hours or $720. Little
things such as 3 Ib/day make star
tling large numbers when you
multiply by 330 days, 60 cows and
$l2 milk. This return of $7200
makes the $lOB monthly DHIA
fee a good investment. However,
it is only a good investment if the
records are used. If the farm does
not use the records then a paid
consultant such as a veterinarian,
feed dealer, DHIA technician, or
someone experienced with
records sould be hired so that the
cost of DHIA records is an invest
ment rather than an expense.
Another approach is to select the
DHIA Herd Performance Evalua
tor option and let the DHIA com
puter do the comparison work for
you. Contact DHIA at 800-DHI
TEST for more information.
+9O Pounds qf Protein
Welcome to the 90's!
3-10 244 d 18,468 m 3.9% 713 f 33% 614 p, Inc.
Qair 4c Pat Thrush and Ride Verßeek, Ulster, PA
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There are 17 Sire Power sires at or above 60 pounds of
protein. Four of those are in the $3OO category, with PTAM's as
high as +2931m. Sire Power is Helping You Move Forward with
these industry-leading protein sires!
MOUNTAIN Dtr Hy-Scen Mountain Norma, VG-86
2-3 89d 6,300 m 3.7% 231 f 2.8% 177 p, Inc.
Hy-Seen Farms, Stockton, IA
FOCUS
(Continued from Pago A 22)
Another DHIA money saver
involves culling decisions based
on DHIA records. A replacement
cow can cost $l2OO to raise. A
cull cow returns about $6OO in sal
vage value. A genetically superior
cow can cost $2OOO. Culling the
wrong cow is a $2600 mistake.
For example, a cow may be able to
exceed herd average by several
thousand pounds but because of
PTAT TPI
9H1293 CURIOUS $3lO +97p 83% +2386m +O.BB +1255 Ned Boy X Valiant
9H1401 MOUNTAIN $338 +9sp 82% +2931m +0.94 +1231- Royalty X Chairman
9H1448 SANDMAN $327 +7Bp 83% +2609m +1.41 +1176 Beautician X Spirit
9H1289 OSCAR $290 +76p 84% +2421m ±L2Z *ll4] Ned PgyXlvan
9H939 FRONTIER $273 +73p 99% +2399m +0.74 +ll3l Chairman X Jet Stream
9H1360 LEADER *RC $249 +7op 99% +2307m ±L& till? CiYallCT X Condi
9H1382 REID *RC $248 +7op 89% ,+2089m +0.97 +lOl6 Enhancer X Bell
9H1396 PERCIVAL $256 +7op 81% +lBoBm +0.61 +1025 Enhancer X Bell
9H1351 JOURNEY $2Bl +67p 85% +2249m +1.32 +ll3B Mark X Bell
9H1294 AMBITION $261 +66p 88% +1789m +0.72 +lll5 Ned Bov X Tradii
* 9H1469 MINT $268 +66p 68% +2313m +1.36 +1055 CleitusXPete
♦ 9H1493 DUBLIN $258 +6sp 74% +2oBlm +1.23 +1042 Cleitus X Valiant
* 9H1475 JAG *BL $248 +64p 76% +1652m +1.89 +1179 Cleitus X Bell
♦ 9H1488 VANQUISH $3OO +64p 71% +2576m +2.01 +1205 Cleitus X Bell
9H1270 BOMBER $24? +63p 86% +2o?lm +063 +950 Rotate X Pete
♦ 9H1415 TALISMAN *BL $278 +62p 85% +2434m +1.13 +1039 Jesse XUndv
9H12?1 BALANCE 1258 +6sp 853, +l7BBm +HS +552 Ned Boy X Bell
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Sire Power, Inc., RR 2, Box 20, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 Phone: 717-836-3168 FAX: 717-836-1490
illness was a low producer this
lactation and seen as a poor risk.
First, a $2OOO loss is experienced
by culling the low producing high
genetic merit cow. The meat value
of the cull is $6OO. The replace
ment cow costs $l2OO. So $2OOO
minus $6OO salvage value plus
$l2OO for the replacement equals
$2600. This may appear extreme
but could happen. The $lOB
monthly cost of DHIA would be
small in comparison to one mis
take that cost twenty times this
amount DHIA PTA’s would alert
the farm manager that the low pro
ducer had the parentage to be in
CVRIOUS~+97p
CURIOUS leads an impressive list of protein improvers
available from Sire Power. We offer you the only two sires over
90 pounds of protein! Take a close look, you'll find a variety of
pedigrees, solid type and high reliability.
the top half of the herd.
Increasing the fat test .02% in
this herd would pay $1620.
Avoiding an increase in the linear
score somatic cell count would
pay $2400. One cow per month
can take a herd over the break
point for quality payment and cost
$2160 in lost bonuses. Many other
examples of return for dollars
invested in DHIA can be cited.
You must measure it to manage
it is an old saying that is still true
for well managed herds. DHIA
Brown Swiss Hires Two
BELOIT, Wis. representative.
June 7 marked the first After a one-week
day of employment for orientation to breed
two new Field Rep- programs, services and
resentatives with the goals at die home office
Brown Swiss Cattle in Beloit, Wisconsin,
Breeders’ Association. Paul and Rex have
Paul B. Krueger has embarked on summer
been employed as East- schedules that will take
em Area representative them through the major
and Rex Hendrickson as ity of the states they are
the Central Area assigned to service.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24, 1993-A23
records are an easy way to get
information to manage a herd and
is not an expense but an invest
ment if used wisely. Time spent
using these records can pay high
wages in the right hands as
demonstrated above. In addition,
they are used in various degrees
by your veterinarian, feed dealer,
county agent, breed association,
AI organization, USDA, and Penn
State University to make farmers
more successful. Money spent on
DHIA pays in many ways.
Field Reps
Paul and Rex will be
calling on Brown Swiss
breeders and interested
dairymen to promote
breed programs, answer
questions, and assist in
locating, breeding and
profiting with Brown
Swiss cattle.
Krueger, a May 1993
graduate of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin-
Platteville, is a native of
Horicon, WI. Paul has a
background in regis
tered Holstein cattle and
a wide-range of experi
ence in the dairy indus
try. He participated and
placed well in three
national dairy judging
contests while at the
U.W.-Platteville.
In addition, he served
as president of the uni
versity’s dairy club and
as sale chairman for the
Pioneer Dairy Club
Classic Sale which
boasted a $13,000 top
price and a $2,000 aver
age. Krueger spent the
summer of 1992 as an
intern with Select Sires
Inc., working in the area
of field
communications.
He is to be based in
the Columbus, Ohio
area and service the
Michigan-Indiana area,
all states east and south
east. Please contact
Paul at the following
address if he can be of
service to you; 15890
Middleburg-Plain City
Rd., Plain City, OH
43064 (614) 873-3888.
Hendrickson is a
May 1993 graduate of
Kansas State Universi
ty. Growing up on a
Holstein dairy near Pay
ola, Kansas, Rex parti
cipated in dairy judging
through 4-H, FFA and
Kansas State.
He has had an active
career in dairy leader
ship through his partici
pation in many clubs
and organizations
throughout his high
school and university
years. In addition, he
worked as a summer
intern in 1992 as a field
man for Associated
Milk Producers Inc.,
gaining valuable exper
ience in milk marketing
and customer service.
Hendrickson is to use
Beloit, Wisconsin as a
base for his travel from
Minnesota and Wiscon
sin, south through Loui
siana and Texas and
into Colorado and the
Dakotas.
For more informa
tion, contact the Brown
Swiss Cattje Breeders’
Association; P.O. Box