A24-lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1994 (*Hg Dixie L. Burrk, Meaibership Development, r —* i*nh kst u* iariM-mNiioa. L Peuaaylvanla Dairy Herd latpruvcaieat AMUilalioii DHIA Service Center, Orchard Road, Ualvenhy Park, PA 16M2 Average F x arm Feed 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 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 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 5/07/94 and 5/14/94 Number of Herds Processed Number of Cows Processed Number of Cows Per Herd Milk Per Cow (Lbs) %-Fat Fat 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 Ycar(s) *Fecd 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 919 SCO Herds *Mcmbtr«f<n«raied figures FOCUS up or down according to your loca tion and the quality of your crop. Com, No. 2y - 3.03 bu. 5.42 cwL Wheat, No. 2 - 3.37 bu. 5.63 cwl. Barley, No. 3 - 2.36 bu. 5.04 cwl. Oats, No. 2-1.64 bu. 5.12 cwl. Soybeans, No. 1 -6.50 bu. 10.85 cwl. Ear Com 85.30 ton 4.27 cwl. Alfalfa Hay - 108.75 ton 5.44 cwl. Mixed Hay - 108.75 ton 5.44 cwl. Timothy Hay - 108.75 ton 5.44 cwl. 1.026 62,000 60.4 18,517 3.68 682 3.19 592 319 13.13 7.98 4.22 1.52 .29 2,432 7,278 2,241 15.450 58 581 94 235 17 928 1,503 1:2.5 5.01 363,081 Plays Healthy Role In State Economics ITHACA, N.Y. The next time you reach for a glass of milk or slice of cheese, think of it as a vote of confidence in one of the country’s most enduring indus tries and its prominent role in the nation’s economy. Retail sales of dairy products accounted for more than 10 per cent of all foods last year and amounted to more than $64 bil lion. Sales of fluid milk alone amounted to more than $2B bil lion. The farm income from those dairy products amounted to more than $2O billion, not including the value of beef sales from dairy cows sent to slaughter. These expenditures help sup port a dairy industry work force that includes about 128,000 dairy farmers and 63,000 fluid milk in dustry employees. The trickle-down effect of these dairy farms translates into em ployment and economic activity in local communities and generates $3 to $4 for the local economy for every dairy farm dollar earned, ac cording to Olin Forker, an eco nomist at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In 38 states, dairy products rank among the lop five farm com modities in terms of cash receipts. Dairy was the leading commodity in California, Wisconsin, .New York, Minnesota, and Pennsylva nia, followed by Michigan, Ver mont, and New Hampshire. In three of those states Vermont, Wisconsin, and New York dairy products account for more than half of the total agricultural cash receipts. Dairy was the num- TRI-COUNTY CURTAIN MACHINES (reliable and simple to install) MILK FEEDERS Get Your Pigs Started Better, Easy To Use TR Count On Kane SURE START CREEP TRAYS • Starts pigs easily • Easy to clean ber two or number three com modity in another 20 states. Dairy Production Heads West While milk and other dairy pro ducts remain as wholesome and tasty as ever, the dairy industry it self is undergoing big-production changes that affect the economics of dairying. Most milk today is being pro duced west of the Mississippi, a region that claims fewer, but much larger, dairy farms. While the average dairy herd is 60 cows, in the West it is nearly 250. Even though California has overtaken Wisconsin as the largest milk pro ducing state, the fastest-growing dairy states include New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, and Idaho. Recent changes in the dairy in dustry are forcing more dairy farmers to rethink how they will market their milk in the future. 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