Beef Briefs mm USING CORN TO REDUCE WINTERING COSTS OF COWS Com prices are at their lowest level in a number of years. So. too, are cattle prices, which implies many producers need to find ways to reduce costs if they expect to remain profitable in feeder calf production. One of the highest costs asso ciated with the production of feed er calves is wintering costs for the cow herd. Using com as part of that program may help reduce costs and improve productivity. The major nutritional need for spring-calving cows at this time of year is energy. Protein require ments are at their lowest level for the entire year, and they can easily be met with most hay or other forages. The standard for feeding energy is usually hay, silage, or haylage because that is what most farms have available. However, these feeds often have a high cost of energy. The following table indi cates how the cost per megacalorie (1,000 calories) of energy varies among different feeds. A cow doesn’t really care where the energy comes from, so it may be a good idea to look at some dif ferent combinations of feed to pro vide the energy at a lower cost. The following table uses the differ ences in energy cost to show how feed costs can change by adding com as a supplemental source of energy for wintering cows. Implications: The best form of com to use is probably whole, dry shelled com. It is usually the easiest to locate and store. The cost of processing will not make up for any increase in efficiency of use. Hay intake will have to be reduced to make costs go down. This may or may not be practical for some producers. Feeding high levels of com to cows allotted to all - jmmmmm ruy. sell %siSz PHONE: 717-626-1164 or 717-394-3047 FAX 717-733-6058 Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 8 AM to 5 PM; Thurs. 7 AM to 5 PM n FARM ■^EQUIPMENT 11hp Lombardini diesel w/ starter, good condition, $l5OO. Sam F. Stoltzfus, 903 A Vintage Road, Christiana. PA 17509. 1,2,3 4 4R Flail Choppers, NEW; also choppers for rent Summit HiH welding, 94 Summit Hill Dr., Stras burg. PA 17679, 717/687-8266 8-8:1 Sam. (1)3000 & (1)9000 Gal. SS nitrogen storage tanks. 703/639-2262, after Bpm 703/382-0570. . 1954 Farmall Super M w/ live hyd., t** l nic# > * 2795; 13V4 • Bush Hog chisel N1«3231 Room picker, like Plow, $5200; 23* Bush Hog now, $3000; Athens wingdisc. $4200; JO #27 10-loolh 3pt chisel plow w/ chopper, $2400. wheels, $1075. 610-868-5781. 610/662-4464. by John Comerford Penn State Beef Specialist The following table indicates how the cost per Megacalorie (1000 calories) of energy varies among different feeds. Feedstuff Price Energy cost ($/Mcal) Com $2.00/bu $.024 $2.50/bu $.030 $3.00/bu $.036 $7O/ton $.039 $BO/ton $.045 $lOO/ton $.057 $BO/ton $.042 $lOO/ton $.053 $l2O/ton $.063 Grass hay Alfalfa hay A cow doesn’t really care where the energy comes from, so it may be a good idea to look at some different combinations of feed to provide the energy at a lower cost. Daily Feed Costs ($ per day) wiih Com as Supplemental Energy* (1200-lb cow in late pregnancy) % cbm in ration Feedstuff Grass hay Alfalfa hay ♦Based on 19.5 lbs of dry matter intake per day 1665 Martin Scavenger spreader, $5000; 14.9x26 duals for UniSyslem, $400; 73 FIDO pickup, $5OO. 717/272-0041. 1936 JO B, parting out, var ious good parts for sale. Brandnew 11.2-38 tires w/ wheels; good block, etc. At 610-847-2638. -1938 JD G unstyled, excel lent rubber, nice original tractor. 717-435-2271. the hay they will eat will result in some wastefiilly fat cows. Consider an alternative market for some of your hay. As shown in the second table, the value of com to the ration increases with the val ue of hay. Feed the lower quality hay to the cows with com sup plementation and sell the more val uable hay to someone who didn’t read this article. Provide a good, well balanced mineral free-choice. Price $7O/ton $BO/ton $lOO/ton $BO/ton $l2O/ton $l4O/ton .87 .99 1.24 .99 1.49 1.74 1947 John Deere A; Ford BN. 717-336-2497 after 4PM. 1989 Ml 364 manure spreader, good condition, $2200. 410-836-1795. 1992 Gehl 4610 skid loader, 1200 hrs., good condition, $9OOO 080. Will deliver 100 miles. 717-942-6933. 2100 Better Blit Vacuum Manure Spreader, Tandem Axle w/Plow Down, $2900; Rollover 4 Bottom JD Plow, $lOOO. (717)665-6226. 2640 JD, fiberglass cab, AC, front weights, new front tires, 80% rear tirae, less than 2000 hrs. $13,000. 609-567-4186. 10 20 50 .73 .79 .91 .79 1.04 1.16 .95 1.18 .95 1.40 1.62 .91 1.11 .91 1.31 1.51 1956 Chev. Viking 60 12' Stake Body Dump 21,000 GVW, 6 Cyl. Engine, 4 Spd. Trane., 2 Spd. Axle, Recent Inspection $l5OO. (215)256-1128. 1977 7700 hydro, about 2,700 hrs., kept inside, thru our shop. Trade, Finance. $lO,BOO. Larry S taller The Combine Man* 1-800-248-2151 1981 Deere 443, oil drive, com header, only 400 hrs. use, $5,960. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 1985 Kubota, 4x4, 430 hrs., excellent condition, 48* angle blade, 48* mower deck, $6500. 717-274-5619. peer ,sr teamsvon ,YBDIU»ply Urea. 717/776-6540. 438 Com head for Gleaner diesel (industrial) 2 model LorM, like new, $lOOO. Can US $llOO each both run. deliver. 717/536-3241. RC in parts, nice or will part 51* 8’ Westfield auger, like fjV* "£5O eoo new. $1,500. 10' Noble wD9ai! daLJsFarmaU chisel olowsBoo F0x3300 " oiese*. harmaii M, runs nice $1250; McCormick 15-30 runs. y head - nice $lOOO. Tractor re (717)243-4677. . 51 Oliver Super 77, Reasonable Rates, painted, runs good I Needs KING'S TRACTORS, 1426 good farm home. Noble Rd., Kirkwood, PA 410-378-3920. 17536. 56 hp. White dieael, com- Cab tor 430 series Case pietely rebuilt, w/dutch re- tractor $5OO 080. Bush duction, guaranteed to hog 5 shank subsoHer, field work, $2700 080. KIRK- ready, $1,500 080 WOOD REPAIR (703)432-1583 717-520-3290 8-B;3OAM Cardinal Sprayer w/35* 6* 40' trancport PTO auger; Booms, New $2495. la s' electric portable auger, neytown Farm Equipment 717/677-7282. (410)751-1600. 701 Uni system w/727 bu sker. 725 end, 3RN, field reedy. 717-355-9620. 705 Ml Uni power unit, 710 combine, 725 3R corn head, 713 grainhead. Very good field ready condition, $6OOO. 717/463-3216. ’76 7700, turbo, hydro, hydraulic latch auger, wide spread chopper, big tires, E.H.C., clean, $12,900. Trade & Finance. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 7‘ Fox forage head, $2,450.; T Deere, $2,450.; Adapter to put picker head on Deere, $1,250. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 843 Bobcat skid loader, good condition, $B7OO. Cumberland Co. 717-776-7725. AC A 430 com head fils F-2 Gleaner, very good oondi tion. (717)769-4433. Adapter plate for ear com on JD choppers, $1,250. Call Stephen. 717-249-231/ Allis Chalmers HDS, craw ler loader, diesel, good coindition, $4,800 080. (410)287-9030. BACKHOE 1960 JD 440 on rubber w/fresh Detroit diesel, $3,900. 410-833-9091 BACKHOE BUCKETS, ONLY 4 LEFT. new. fits Ford/Bradco hoes ft NH Generals, $225. 410-833-9091 BACKHOE FORD 650, cab, E-hoe, municipality owned, jaw bucket, nice, $9,500. 410-833-9091, BACKHOE JD 510 w/cab ft heat, good rubber, extend a-hoe, ready to work, $11,500. 410-833-9091 BATWING MOWER TERRAIN KING, 10' Ibl* up, solid tires, good condi tion, $l,OOO. 410-633-9091 Backhoe attachment, 3pt hitch, Howard (Woods) powararm, $2500; 3pt hitch posthole digger, like new, $600; towbehind grass seeder w/3hp B&S engine $250. 201-893-9053 Farmall 806, WF, 3pt, 1 re- mote, 4500 hours, 70% Badger 14’ silo unloader, -'rubber, excellent omdition, $1200; Nl 325 2R shelter. ° n ® $BOOO needs 1 roller. $700; 4KV442-2289. IS'xlS' round corn crib, dismantled, like new, $7OO. 716-593-1658 N.Y. BELTING; We specialize in flat belling, cut to order-, baler throwers, self unload ing wagons, long table blower belts. Franklin Co. 717-263-0573. NO Sunday calls. Brillion 12' transport culti- p*cker, 4’ axle, $BOO. Farmall Super A, 6' sickle (3ol)B9B-7426. bar mower, plow. Original no dents. $2,250. (908)735-7572. Case 1835 skid loader w/ gas engine in good condi tion, $6,200. (717)644-2443. Case IH 575 box double apron chain manure spreader w/upper beater and pan and plastic lined floor, very good condition. 717/289-4234 after 7pm. Case Model 426 Mounted 2 Row Com Husker; 400 Racine Tractor in Working Order Currently on DC Case, $450 080. (610)767-8370. Case tractor, VAO 5256922, belt pulley drive, wheel weights, PTO, hy draulic lift, plus utility trailer w/lights. (717)755-6391. Cass VAC tractor with mounted plow, nice, $1,400. 11-2x38 tires, $360. (717)335-4621. CIH 550 spreader, 220 bushel, single beater, tail gate, excellent condition, $4300. 717-328-2336. Combine 510 MF diesel, 12' grain head, hyd. lift hume reel, used for small grain only, always in shed, $3OOO. 717/445-4090. Combine Head, White 704 Wide, 13' Soybean, Kwick Cut. Nice. (717)569-6925. Combine: JD 3300, 12' Grain Head, Field Ready $4950; JD 4400 Diesel, Air, Monitors, Nice, $8900; AC F 430 Black Corn Head, $5500. (717)630-2736. CRAWLER DOZER CASE 450, 6 way w/new chain, $8,250. 410-633-9091 CRAWLER DOZER IH TD9, excellent DC w/angle blade for parts or repair, $1 ,8 00 /O ffe r . 410-833-9091- Crawler Loader HD6-G, good motor steering & drive clutches, $3500. 717/367-1117 no calls after 9pm. DEUTZ 5506,55 h.p., new rubber, runs well, needs paint, $3,500/of(er. 410-833-9091 Farmall H w/Loader and Chains $2000; Farmall A w/Cultivators $2500; Wood Saw $150; Planted Jr. Po tato Plow and Several Hand Cultivator and Seed ers. (215)493-8576. Farmall regular, not run ning, $550, trade H+M en gine. 717/966-1249, 717/538-3451. Deers 343 header, very good, $2,850. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 Deere 4420, air, very good, $14,900. Trixie & Finance. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 Deere 444, $3,450.; 443, $4,375.; 343, $2,350.; IH 1063, $11,500.'; 863, $5,750.; 643, $3,750.; 844, $2,250.; 820 13'. $3,850.; 820 15’, $3,950.; JD 213, 215 or 216 flex, $4,250.; White 704 W, $1,750.; Black Gleaner 4-30‘, $3,860.; MF 13’. 15', 18' and more. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 Deere 6600, gas, very good, 15' Hinniker bar, chopper, sheded, $6,375. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 DIRECTORY LISTING NAMES. ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS OF 700 USED AGRI-PARTS YARDS. Send $2O to Aus tin's, RT 4, Dept LF, Butler, MO 64730. Parts for sale for new, used and antique equipment 616-679-4060. Dismantling for Parts; Hun dreds of farm tractors new and old several JO 2 cylin ders also dozers and track loaders. Call for any part you might need. Atkins Tractor Salvage. Union WV 24983. Phone 304-772-3741. DISMANTLING FOR PARTS: 4-108 Perkins and Ford 3 Cyl. 201 Cid. Diesel Engines; S6SOG Satoh and 155 Van mar Tractor; L 553 New Holland and 342,330, 440, Mustang Skidloaders; New and Used Parts for Kubota and Wisconsin En gines; Complete Repairs on Skidloaoers Including Hydrostatic. GO Equip ment (717)859-3533. Elevator 30’ good, $300; power unit Ford industrial engine, good shape, runs nice & quiet, good for rotor beater or hammer mill. 717/626-0177. EZ-FLOW 220 Gravity Wa gon, $1200; 1935 JD-B $1800; 1938 F-14 $1200; Gehl 1090 Mower Condi tioner For Parts $500; IH 12QA Mower $2OO As Is. (610)863-6308 Evenings. FARMALL 966, hydro, fender, $5,500. 410-833-9091 Farmall 200 w/fast hitch, $1500; Farmec bin wagon, $725; Int. 2B 3pt plow, $350; JD 24T baler w/ thrower, $1250. 610/562-4464. LOADER TRACTOR JD 2630 w/48 loader, hi-low, new clutch, 3,600 hrs., $9,500. 410-833-9091 LOADER TRACTOR CASE 430, diesel w/shuttle & weight box, $2,750. 410-833-9091 Loader Attachment JO 146 w/valve & wide bucket, $2,900. 410-833-9091 Low Tin 643 Deere, good thru-out sheded, will trade, field ready, $7,850. Call Stephen. 717-249-2317 MANURE SPREADER NH 516 w/upper beater, works well, $1,200. 410-833-9091 MANURE SPREADER JD 54, 2 beater, shed kept, must see, $1,850. 410-833-9091 MANURE SPREADER Hawk-Silt, side throw, works daily, $5OO. 410-833-9091 MANURE SPREADER JD 450, hydro-push, $BOO. 410-833-9091 DISMANTLING FOR PARTS: Massey Ferguson 200 crawler/dozer w/6-way blade, good u/c, good en gine. BALANDA EQUIPMENT P.O. Box 407 RT 29 Palm, PA 18070. 1-800-322-8030 McCormick SOT Baler w/4 Cylinder International En -Bine, Good Working Condi on, Starts Easily. $350 (717)739-2885.