A26-Lincaster Farming, Saturday, May 14, 1994 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 04/23/94 and 04/30/94 Number of Herds Processed 1,061 Number of Cows Processed 66,102 Number of Cows Per Herd 62.3 Milk Per Cow (Lbs) 18,414 %-Fat 368 Fat Per Cow (Lbs) 678 %-Ptotein 319 Protein Per tow (Lbs) 589 Average Days in Milk Per Cow 318 ‘Value for CWT Milk(s) 13.02 ‘Value for CWT Grain(s) 7.88 ‘Value for CWT Hay(s) 4.29 ‘Value for CWT Silage(s) 1.54 ‘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 *Fced Cost Per Cow Per Year(s) A; Grain KEN CLUGSTON (717) 665-6775 CRAFT-BILT CONSTRUCTION INC. FARM-HOME BUILDING 1242 Breneman Road MANHEIM, PA 17545 PH: (717) 665-4372 BUILDING & REMODELING FOR— DAIRY RESIDENTIAL SWINE POLE BUILDINGS BEEF . STORAGE Breathe Clean, Combined respira tory, head, eye and face protection creates a personal mini-environment of jujj, clean air for you to ' work. You can do |l more work in less take fewer breaks, increase profit - not to mention comfort! Use it for: • Ragweed and other • Combining pollens in field mowing • Handling poultry • Making hay - especially • Cleaning chicken round bales houses Similar products available to protect you in your orchard spraying and to control odor problems. Call 1-800-234-7417 for more information S.E.L ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLY 21515 PMChtre* Road, PO Box 358, Bamaivllla, MD 20838 301-972-7417 • FAX 301-916-3517 • Toll Fraa 1-800-234-7417 VISA/Mastcrcard Accepted 2,399 7,296 2,100 15,068 56 575 00l Powered Air 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 regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. C: Silage D; Pasture ♦Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s) ♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per Year(s) 1,485 ♦Grain to Milk Ratio 1:2.5 ♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) 4.96 Avg Level For 958 SCC Herds 369,271 .generated figure* Y"l * bale elevators conveyors !■«■■■ I I MINI" LJ PORTABLE ELEVATORS BUILT LIKE YOUR FARM DEPENDED ON IT. Commodity buildings with one bay or multi bays B’2” high precast concrete walls Ask about Engineering for roof system or pole buildings [c”l SOLLENBERGER SILOS CORP. A Nitterhouse Company Box N, Chambersburg, PA 17201 Office # (717) 264-9588 Tabb Justus (717) 762-8663 With Precast Concrete Walls Ask About Ad 101 Special Discount 232 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. Com, No. 2y - 3.03 bu. 5.42 cwt Wheat, No. 2 - 3.40 bu. 5.67 cwt. 913 Barley, No. 3 • 2.48 bu. 5.31 CWL Commodity Buildings Dry Stackable Storage Pound lor Pound, Dollar for Dollar MIB H*n-o Givas You More STAR SILOS Myerstown, PA Office # (717) 866-5708 J. Robert Brubaker 464-3136 John Swope 933-4758 Oats. No. 2 • 1.68 bu. 5.23 cwL Soybeans. No. 1 -6.57 bu. 10.97 CWL Ear Com 87.22 ton 4.36 cwL Alfalfa Hay - 113.00 ton 5.65 cwL Mixed Hay - 103.75 ton 5.19 CWL Timothy Hay - 105.50 ton 5.28 cwL Dry Stack Storage Buildings for turkey and chicken manure, saw dust, cotton seed, fertilizer Brewers grain etc.