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across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are averages so
you will need to adjust your figures
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DHIA Makes Adjustments
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points; 2. Richard Smith, Bucks
County, 84 points; and Liseter
Farm. Chester County, 82 points.
Holstein Breed: 1. Frederick
Farms, Blair County, 154 points;
2. Keystone Farm, Northampton
County. 145 points, and Ranklin
Farm, Warren County, 145 points.
Jersey Breed: 1. Ralph & Gary
Oakes, Mercer County, 136 points;
2. Rankin Farm, Warren County,
128 points; and 3. Romar Jersey
Farm, Mercer County, 92 points.
Mixed Breed: 1. Don Mattison,
Tioga County. 131 points; 2. Dean
Cole, Tioga County, 111 points;
and 3. Oak Pine Dairy, Centre
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
one-fourth of the herds across the state.
DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 02/05/94 and 02/12/94
♦Feed Consumed Per Cow Per
Year(Lbs)
A: Grain
B: Hay
C; Silage
D: Day Pasture
♦Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s)
A: Grain
B: Hay
C; Silage
D: Pasture
"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 877 SCC Herds
Number of Herds Processed
Number of Cows Processed
Number of Cows Per Herd
Milk Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Fat
Fal 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)
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County, 110 points.
The lowest SCC herd in the state
was Highland H Farms, Jefferson
County with 64,000 somatic cells/
ml. rolling average 20.6 cows,
DHI test.
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