A34-Lancasler Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1994
Pennsylvania
Improvement Association
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help fanners across the state
to have handy reference of com-
How Does Your Herd Compare?
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —These data arc 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 7/31/94 and 8/07/94
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
Year(s)
■"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) 1.559
*Grain to Milk Ratio 1:2.7
*Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) 4.84
Avg Level For 849 SCC Herds 445,288
*Membcr«generated figure*
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modify 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
922
55,109
59.7
18,478
3.69
683
3.17
587
318
13.28
8.21
4.27
1.53
.29
2,454
6,817
2,203
14,555
59
560
94
222
17
895
HAULING
A Public Auction of was sold for $200,000
real estate and personal to Antonio Polivzzi, 50
property was held Wyckoff Ave., Brook-
August 11 by Christ P. lyn, New York.
and Karen L. Fisher, Other items sold
150 White Oak Road, 'were: Whirlpool
Paradise, Lane. Co., Pa. refrigerator $4OO, Gen-
The Cape Cod style eral Electric gas stove
you will need to adjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y - 2.7 bu. 4.83 cwt.
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.01 bu. 5.02
cwt.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.70 bu. 3.64
cwt.
Oats, No. 2-1.40 bu, 4.37 cwt.
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.66 bu. 9.44
cwt.
Ear Com 69.24 ton 3.46 cwt.
Alfalfa Hay - 91.75 ton 4.59
cwt.
Mixed Hay - 93.75 ton 4,69 cwt.
Timothy Hay - 99.75 ton 4.99
cwt.
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livingroom suite $325,
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gauge pump gun $285
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Lloyd Kreider and Roy
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223 Yeager Rd., Lcn
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vane $240, local adver
tising plate “George
Hamsher” $l6O, Regu
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milk can $44, Schnit
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A Public Auction of
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was held August 13 by
Romaine Styer and
Mildred Mohn, at A 1
Starr Fireman’s Build
ing, Willow Street,
Lane. Co., Pa.
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were: Lionel Milwau
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$llOO, Lionel engine
and coal car $145, B&D
electric riding mower
$9OO, Francotte 12
gauge double barrel
shotgun $B5O, Reming
ton 12 gauge gun $270,
H & R American 38 cal.
Colt pistol $l3O, sew
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bookcase $450, croquet
set $7O and credenza
$250.
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