GEORGE F.W. HAENLEIN
Extension Dairy Specialist
University of Delaware
NEWARK, Del. On the
nutrition, feeds and feeding at
least. This is not a commercial or
an endorsement.
It’s simply a review of probably
the most comprehensive and up
to-date source of information
dairy producers can find any
where, and at a bargain price of
only $l5.
I am looking at the 1993 Feed
stuffs Reference that was just
issued as volume 65. number 30.
Published by the Miller Publish
ing Co. in Des Moines. lowa (P.O.
Box 11652, 50340-1652). the
reference contains 278 pages.
Four sections of this volume
USDA Extends
Insurance
DAUPHIN (Dauphin
Co.) The USDA has extended
the deadline until the end of the
month for purchasing multiple per
il crop insurance for crops grown
during the 1994 season.
According to a news release this
week from the Dauphin County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS), the
closing dates have been extended
to Oct. 31 for wheat, barley, oats,
and rye.
"In order to be eligible for 1993
disaster benefits, Dauphin County
producers should purchase 1994
crop insurance if it is possible that
the 1993 loss for the commodity
for which payments are being
sought is greater than 6S percent of
the expected production,” stated
the news release, giving no specif
ic attribution.
However, according to the news
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aspects of animal feeding: feed
marketing and distribution, animal
nutrition and health, feed milling,
buyers guide and directory. Like
most dairy farmers, I am most
interested in the nutrition and
health section.
It contains chapters and exten
sive tables on the latest feed anal
yses, covering 12 minerals includ
ing copper, zinc and selenium;
gross nutrients: specific energy
values for ruminants, poultry,
swine; 10 vitamins; and 12 amino
acids in 368 feeds.
The feeds section will be of par
ticular interest for dairy farmers
who try to formulate their least
cost rations with maybe unusual
but sometimes bargain feeds'such
as bakery byproducts, canola
Deadline
release, buying the insurance does
not lock a producer into actually
carrying it through.
“Insurance purchased to meet
the multiple peril crop insurance
requirement can be canceled if it is
later determined that crop insur
ance is not required.”
The notice is clear that those
who may be considering delaying
application for disaster benefits
until after the deadline in order to
escape the requirement will not
find relief.
“Producers cannot avoid the
crop insurance requirement by
delaying the filing of a request for
disaster benefits until after the crop
insurance sales closing dates.”
Those who feel they may qual
ify for 1993 crop disaster pay
ments should contact their local
ASCS office. In Dauphin County,
the telephone number is (717)
921-2378.
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It Will Be Our Privilege To Service All Of Your
Greenhouse & Nursery Needs!
• Containers
• Coverings
• Equipment
meal, vegetable fat, feathermeal,
poultry manure and sorghum.
There are even browse feeds
that dairy goat farmers want to
know more about, such as acorns,
apples, apple pomace, banana
skins, cabbage, grape pomace,
pumpkins, sagebrush, sunflower
seeds and tree leaves.
The tables and discussions are
logically followed by chapters and
tables on the nutrient requirements
of swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle,
poultry, goats and sheep, horses,
dogs and cats, as elaborated on in
National Research Council bulle-
tins and other recent research
publications. Also covered are
diseases of swine, cattle, poultry
and cultured finfish.
Each chapter is authored by
internationally known experts in
their respective fields, like Drs. D.
Bath, University of California;
T.W. Perry, Purdue University: D,
Hillman, Michigan State Univer
sity: E.A. Ott, University of
Florida.
The marketing section fur*
nishes valuable details about
trends in feed prices, feed con
sumption, production and animal
statistics both in the United States
(by state and region) and
worldwide.
Do you know which livestock
in the United States eats the most
commercial feed?
In 1992, poultry consumed 25.3
million metric tons; hogs, 23.3;
and beef 19.2. Dairy cattle con
sumed only 11.1 metric tons, even
though 152 billion pounds of milk
were produced, measured against
41 million pounds of red meat and
25 million pounds of poultry.
Any more arguments on who is
most efficient in the conversion
from non-edible feeds to human
foods?
Which state has the most milk
cows? Wisconsin, with 1.7 million
head followed by California, 1.2
• Herbicides
• Fungicides
• Insecticides
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million.
Which state has the most dairy
farms? Wisconsin, followed by
Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
The farm product that also
interests Delaware, Maryland and
Pennsylvania farmers is broilers,
but Arkansas has the most, with 1
billion. Maryland is 7th, with 280
million broilers; Delaware is Bth,
with 246 million; and Pennsylva
nia ranks 14th, with 117 million.
However, Pennsylvania comes
in 2nd, behind California, for lay
ing hens 20 million and is
Bth in turkey production, with 8
million. Delaware and Maryland
don’t rank in the top IS leading
states for layers or turkeys.
The feed milling section of the
1993 Feedstuffs Reference offers
abundant information on termi
nology, ingredient definitions,
federal and state feed regulations,
feed labeling, custom feed mixing,
medicated feed regulations, qual
ity control and mycotoxins in
feeds an extremely important
chapter for today’s dairy
producer.
This section also contains con
version formulae for metric to
bushels, inches, pounds, gallons,
• Growing Media
• Fertilizers
• Heaters & Parts
Servicing
Southern PA,
MD. DE.
Northern VA,
and WV
From
Btrd-In-Htod
and apparent densities of dry feed
ingredients in pounds per cubic
foot The latter chapter is very
useful for dairy farmers who must
formulate rations for high-milking
dairy cows. These cows require a
much greater nutrient density than
the usual farm ration composed of
hay, silage and pasture.
Finally, section 4 has extensive
directories on every possible feed
supply company, association, pro
duct, service and equipment, with
only a minimum of advertisement.
The 1993 Feedstuffs Reference
is a highly useful resource, even
the chapters on disease. These
include cattle diseases: the cost
per animal for certain treatments
and practices, along with the
expected return; an annual herd
health calendar that lists by month
as well as disease organism,
including internal and external
parasites: a list of drugs approved
for milking cows plus minimum
hours of withholding times; and
formulations for fly and other
insect controls.
Every livestock fanner, espe
cially those with dairy animals,
would benefit from having this
reference within easy reach.
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AUCTION
and
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Paint Bank, VA
(38 miles northwest of
Roanoke, VA 2 miles west of
Paint Bank on Route 600)
2nd Annual
PURE BUFFALO
Production Sale
October 23, 1993
Selling 60 BISON at 1 P.M.
Terms: cash or check
(with notorized credit limit)
BUFFALO FESTIVAL Includes:
Educational Seminars on
raising buffalo.
MAD ANNE RIFLES
Mountain Man Black Powder
1840 Rendezvous Camp
featuring black powder
shooting, tomahawk and knife
throwing
Native American
Dancing and Crafts
Old Time Band Competition
Starting at 9:00 A.M.
Can (703) 897-5786