A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Octobar 23, 1993
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How Does Your Herd Compare?
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) These date are calculated using
information pulled from Pennsylvania 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 about
1,400 herds across the state.
DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 10/2/93 and 10/9/93
Number of Herds Processed
Number of Cows Processed
Number of Cows Per Herd
Milk Per Cow (Lbs)
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 regiona'l reports
across the slate of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are averages so
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you will need to adjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y - 2.55 BU. 4.57
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 - 2.97 BU. 4.95
CWT.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.72 BU. 3.68
CWT.
Oats. No. 2-1.47 BU. 4.57
CWT.
Soybeans, No. 1 - 6.06 BU.
10.12 CWT.
Ear Com - 64.99 TON 3.25
CWT.
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INC. W
%-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 Silagc(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
Cost Per Cow Per Year(s)
Grain
Hay
Silage
Pasture
•Feed
A:
B:
C;
D:
♦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 949 SCC Herds
*M*mbcr-generated figure*
Alfalfa Hay - 105.50 TON 5.28
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 97.00 TON 4.85
CWT.
Timothy Hay - 103.00 TON
15 CWT.
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Two Meetings Remain
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Pen
nsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association
(Pa.DHIA) has been holding its fall conferences
for technicians. There are two meetings
remaining.
All meetings start at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.
Dean Amick, director of field operations, and
David Bigelow, state training coordinator, and
regional managers are scheduled to attend the
conferences.
2,355
The agenda includes computer training, with
hands-on experience, boot and meter impor
tance, presenting new ear tags and to present
awards and memberhsip pins and cards.
Also included are break-out disuccsion groups
on topics such as improving service to dairymen
and how the individual can improve himself and
his image.
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2,235
15,323
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A certification exam is to be given with the
region manager assisting the trianing coordinator
in each session. Technicians are urged to attend
their respective meetings.
The two remaining meetings are scheduled for
Oct. 25 at the All American Truckstop in Milton
for Union. Lycoming, Montour, Northumber
land, Columbia and Luzerne counties. Take Exit
32 off of 180.
913
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1:2.5
4.97
356,771
And on Oct. 26 at Niles Valley Restaurant in
the Niles Valley Plaza, Icoated along Rt 287,
north of Wellsboro. For technicians in Potter and
Tioga counties.
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