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How Does Your Herd Compare?
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —These data are calculated using
information pulled from Pennsylvania DHIA’s mainframe computet
each week. It is a one-week summary representing approximately one
fourth of die 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 10/22/94 and 10/29/94
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
1,020
66,875
65.5
18,745
3.69
692
3.20
601
318
13.17
7.79
4.29
1.55
.27
2,469
7.417
. 2,080
15,052
62
•Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Year(s)
•Income Over Feed Costs Per
Year(s) 1,549
•Grain to Milk Ratio i;2.S
•Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) 4.91
Avg Level For 939 SCC Herds 361,250
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Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmers across die slate
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 last 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
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Corn, No. 2y-2.21 bu. 3.95 cwt.
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.31 bu. 5.53
cwt.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.72 bu. 3.68
CWL
Oats, No. 2 -1.46 bu. 4.56 cwt.
Soybeans, No. I - 4.97 bu. 8.29
cwt
Ear Com 67.20 ton 3.36 cwt
Alfalfa Hay - 108.75 ton 5.44
cwt
Mixed Hay - 104.75 ton 5.24
cwt
-■ Timothy Hay - 108.00 ton 5.4
CWL
County Meeting Schedule
Date County Location
Nov. 3 Franklin Kauffman’s Station 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 3 Potter Penn York Camp, Ulysess 7:30 P.M.
Nov. 4 Snyder Middleburg Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 7 Elk/Cameron Summit Grange, St. Marys 10:00 A.M,
Nov. 9 Bradford Wysox Bonanza 7:45 P.M.
Nov. 10 Cumberland Penn Twp. Fire Hall 6:30 P.M.
NOv. 10 Erie Moose, Union City
Nov. 10 Fulton McConnellsburg Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 10 Luzerne Purcell’s Tavern, Sybertsville 8:00
Nov. 10 Northampton Stockertown Memorial Hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 11 Bucks St. Matthews Church, Kellers 6:30
Nov. 11 Lycoming Warrensville Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 11 Warren Sugar Grove Fire Hall 8:00P.M.
Nov. 11 Washington Emmanual Church, Eighty Four 7:30
Nov. 14 Juniata Walker Grange Mexico 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 14 Susquehanna VFW, Montrose
Nov. 15 Blair Williamsburg Elementary 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 17 Huntington McConellstown Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 17 Crawford Hoss’ Meadville 11:00 A.M.
Nov. 17 Chester Gutheries Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 17 Somerset Berlin Community Fire hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 18 Bedford Northern Bedford County School 7:00
Nov. 18 Lackawanna Greengrove Grange 7:45 P.M.
Nov. 18 Northumberland Bonanza Steak House, New Columbia
7:00 P.M.
Nov. 18 Tioga Whittneyville Youth Center 7:30 P.M.
Nov. 21 Fayette Gleasons 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 22 York Shrewsbury Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 22 Lebanon Myerstown Brethren Church 7:00 P.M.
Nov. 22 Perry Landisburg Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 1 Beaver Beaver County Extension 11:00 A.M.
Dec. 6' Berks 4H Center, Leesport 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 7 Wayne Bethany Church, Honesdale 7:45 P.M.
Dec. 7 Clinton Big Wrangler, Mill Hall 11:30 A.M.
Dec. 8 Centre Logan Grange, Pleasant Gap 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 8 Adams Harney Fire Hall 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 9 Armstrong Bonello 11:00 A.M.
Dec. 15 Mifflin Camelot Restaurant 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 16 Indiana Hoss’, Indiana 11:00 A.M.
Jan. 4 Mercer Mercer Co. Extension Office 12:00
Jan. 14 Dauphin Western Sizzler, Harrisburg 10:45 A.M.
(off 81, Progress Ave.)
Jan. 20 Jefferson/Clearfield
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