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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 11/12/94 and 11/19/94
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)
•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
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Average Farm 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 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
B: Hay
C: Silage
D: Pasture
♦Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Year(s)
•Income Over Feed Costs Per
Year(s)
•Grain to Milk Ratio
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 953 SCC Herds
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Soybeans. No. 1 - 5.07 bu. 8.46
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Ear Com 56.32 ton 2.82 cwt
Alfalfa Hay - 101.25 ton 5.06
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announced that it has registered its
one-millionth animal.
According to a recent news
release, a June calf registered Nov.
11 became the 1,000,000 Ayrshire
to be entered in the books of the
national dairy cattle breed registry
association.
Covey-Farms Magnet Rod,
owned by Stanley Covey, of
Locust Grove, Qkla., is a home
bred animal out of Covey-Farms
Ronnie (number 982054) and
Covey-Farms Olympic Magnet
(number 145356).
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for the 124-year-old association,
according to Rob Schrull, general
manager.
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