A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 2, 1994
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Dixie L. Burris. Membership Development.
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DHIA Service Center, Orchard Rond, University Perk, PA I6MJ
How Ifoes 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 few comparing your operations to the averages from about
one-fourth of the herds across the state.
DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 03/12/94 and 03/19/94
Number of Herds Processed 1,150
Number of Cows Processed 71,283
Number of Cows Per Herd 61.9
Milk Per Cow (Lbs) 18,558
%-Fat 3.65
Fat Per Cow (Lbs) 678
%-Protein 3.17
Protein Per Cow (Lbs) 589
Average Days in Milk Per Cow 319
♦Value for CWT Milk(s) 12.91
♦Value for CWT Grain(s) 7.79
♦Value for CWT Hay(s) 4.17
♦Value for CWT Silage(s) 1.53
♦Value for Pasture Per Day(s) .28
♦Value for Milk Per Cow Per
Year(s) 2.397
♦Feed Consumed Per Cow Per
Year(Lbs)
A; Grain 7,225
B: Hay 2,203
C; Silage 15,230
D; Day Pasture 57
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Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmers 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
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Big #26 Cart, capacity 400 Iba., 14 buahala,
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#2O Cart, capacity 8 bu., 300 Iba., 20x2.125
pneumatic wheal* w/ramovaabla fr0nt...590.00
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Apply PROWL as directed,
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♦Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s)
A: Grain 563
B: Hay 91
C: Silage 233
D; Pasture 16
♦Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Year(s) 905
♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per
Year(s) 1,492
♦Grain to Milk Ratio 1:2.5
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) 4,88
Avg Level For 1,035 SCC Herds 365,064
*Mcmbtr>t«icntt4 flfurct
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 - 3.10 bu. 5.54 cwt
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.44 bu. 5.74
cwt
PROM
Barley. No. 3 - 2.51 bu. 5.36
cwt
Oats, No. 2 -1,72 bu. 5.35 cwt.
Soybeans, No. 1 - 6.58 bu. 10.99
CWL
Ear Com - old 80.50 ton 4.03
CWL
Ear Com - new 90.23 ton 4.51.
Alfalfa Hay - 111.25 ton 5.56
CWL
Mixed Hay - 110.00 ton 5.50
CWL
Timothy Hay -111.25 ton 5.56
CWL
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