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
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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
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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
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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
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Storage
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