Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 21, 1993, Image 23

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    55.00-St.oo, COMMON SHEEP 30.00.
HOGS: NO. 1200-240 LBS. 45.00, NO.
2140-195 LBS. 41.00-42.50,245 LBS. UP
45.50-47.00.
SOWS 38.00-41.00.
BOARS; 30.00.
LITTLE PIGS: 28 LBS. 25.00 PER
HEAD.
GOATS: 48.00 PER HEAD.
Buffalo Valley Produce
MMltnburg R 3
Auguit 16, 17 and 19, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
BEANS (GREEN): 10.00 BU.
BEANS (LIMA) 18.00 BU.
BEATS (BUNCH): .55.
BLACKBERRIES: 1.10.
BLUEBERRIES: .95 FT.
CANTELOPES: EXTRA LARGE 1.30,
LARGE 1.00; MEDIUM .65; SMALL 30
EACH.
CORN (SWEET): 1.10-1.40;
CUCUMBERS: 4.00.
EGGPLANT: 3.50 1 1/9 BU.
GOURDS; 5.00 Vi BU.
JACK-B-LITTLBS: 4.00 'A BU.
NECTARINES: 7.50 Vi BU.
PEACHES; 4.50-6.00 Vi BU.
PEPPERS: LARGE 6.00; MEDIUMS
4.00 1 1/9 BU; RED 15.00 BU: SUNTAN
6.00; HOT 4.50 Vi BU.
PICKI.ERS: 7.00 Vi BU.
PLUMS: 7.00 Vi BU.
POTATOES: B RED 7.50; «1 RED 7.00
SO LB.; WHITE 6.50 50 LB.
RASPBERRIES (RED): 1.30 PT.
SQUASH (YELLOW): 3.00.
SQUASH (SWEET DUMPLING): 4.50
Vi BU; BUTTERNUT 7.00 1 1/9 BU.
TOMATOES; «1 LARGE 12.00 25
LBS.; CHERRY: 4.50 12-PT. FLAT.
WATERMELONS: CRIMSON: 1.65;
SANGRIAS: 1.25; SUGAR BABIES: .75;
YELLOW DOLLS: .50 BACH.
ZUCCHINI: 1.50 Vi BU.
NEXT WEEK’S AUCTION MON.,
TUES., THURS, FRI. 10 A.M.
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 - 2.70 BU. 4.83
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 - 2.96 BU. 4.94
CWT.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.70 BU. 3.65
CWT.
Oats, No. 2-1.47 BU, 4.59
CWT.
Soybeans, No. I - 6.87 BU.
11.47 CWT.
Ear Com - 66.16 TON 3.30
CWT.
Alfalfa Hay -106.25 TON 5,31
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 94.50 TON 4.73
CWT.
Timothy Hay - 99.50 TON 4.98
CWT.
Lancaster* Faimfng, Saturday, August 21,1993-A23
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 arc 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 7/31/93 and 8/07/93
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
Ycar(Lbs)
A: Grain
B; Hay
C: Silage
D: pay 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 940 SCC Herds
*Mcmber generated figure*
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$25" and up
Metal Desks with File Drawers
s3s*
Swivel Armchairs 530"
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