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operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s this week’s avenge
costs of various ingredients as
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are avenges 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 - 2.58 bu. 4.62 cwt
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.08 bu. 5.14
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 frortabout
one-fourth of the herds across the state.
DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 8/17/94 and 8/24/94
Number of Herds Processed
Number of Cows Processed
Number of Cows Per Herd
Milk Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Fat
Fat Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Protcin
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) 1.547
♦Grain to Milk Ratio 1:2.5
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) 4.98
Avg Level For 954 SCC Herds 449,977
*Membtr«tCMraf*d figure
Barley, No. 3 - 1.67 bu. 3.56
cwt
Oats. No. 2 -1.39 bu. 434 cwt
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.57 bu. 9.29
cwt
Ear Com 69.55 ton 3.48 cwt
Alfalfa Hay • 86.25 ton 4.31
cwt «
Mixed Hay •92.50 ton 4.63 cwt
Timothy Hay -106.75 ton 5.34
cwt
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Located one mile east of Nickel Mines
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