A26-Uncmtr Farming, Saturday, Novimbir 13,1993
How Does Your Herd Compare?
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —These data 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 Avenges few all herds processed between 10/23/93 and 10/30/93
Number of Herds Processed
Number of Cows Processed
Number of Cows Per Herd
Milk Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Fat
Fat Per Cow (Lbs)
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Protein Per Cow (Lbs)
Avenge Days in Milk Per Cow
•Value for CWT Milk(s)
•Value for CWT Onin(s)
•Value for CWT Haytf)
•Value for CWT Sila|o(s)
•Value for Pasture Per Day(s)
•Value for Milk Per Cow Per
Year(S)
•Feed Consumed Per Cow Per
Year(LbB)
A: Grain
B: Hay
C: Silage
D: Day Pasture
•Feed Coat Per Cow Per Yeaift)
A: Grain
B: Hay
C:* Silage
D; Future
•Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Ycar(s)
•Income Over Feed Costs Per
Y«m(s) 1,449
•Gram to Milk Ratio 1:24
•Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) 4.93
Avg Level For 984 SOC Herds 342,252
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Average Form feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help fanners across the slate
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.
Con. No. 2y - 2.62 BU. 4.68
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 • 3.06 BU. 5.14
CWT.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.79 BU. 3.82
CWT.
Oats, No. 2 - 1.52 BU. 4.74
CWT.
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.85 BU. 9.76
CWT.
Ear Com - 64.73 TON 3.24
CWT.
Alfalfa Hay -113.00 TON S.6S
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 99.50 TON
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