Cull For Improvement
LARRY SPECHT
PSU Dairy Science Extension
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Data from the 1993-94
Pa.DHIA test year show that
almost a third of the cows in tested
herds were replaced last year.
Reasons for removal can be
divided into two categories; volun-
Ear Com 57.20 ton 2.86 cwL
Alfalfa Hay - 99.25 ton 4.96
CWL
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tary culling, and involuntary
culling.
The total ratio of involuntary
culling to voluntary removals was
80.9 percent-to-19.1 percent, or
4:1.
Top managers strive for a ratio
of 1:1.
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PROGRAM
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmeis 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 figure*
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y - 2.16 bu. 3.86 cwL
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.43 bu. 5.72
cwt.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.74 bu. 3.72
cwt
Oats, No. 2 -1.48 bu. 4.60 cwt
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.11 bu. 8.53
cwt
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dacembar 17,1994-A25
Ag Position Opens
major emphasis of my work.”
Howes is the first agricultural
directior in the chamber and has
had a great impact on what the pos
ition in Lancaster has become. But
Howes does not equate himself and
the position as one and the same.
“The position will go on even if I
am not here,” Howes said.
With agriculture as a distinct
part of the business community
that is representative by the cham
ber, several things have happened.
First, agriculture has begun to look
at itself as a business. “You can not
look at fanning as a way of life
until you look at farming as a way
of business,” Howes said. “You
cannot enjoy farm life if you can’t
afford to farm.”
Another outcome of this inclu
sion of agriculture in the Lancaster
Chamber of Commence has been
the opportunity to present the far
mer's viewpoint to other members
of the chamber. It is news to a lot of
business people that because of its
diversity, farm subsidies have very
little effect on the local farm eco
nomy. And a new rapport among
chamber members has developed
because farms and business share
many of the same problems.
Both the farm financial seminars
and the farm/city activities at
Kreider Farms has also been very
successful.
John Barley, Lancaster County
(ConllniMd from Pago A 1)
representative, was instrumental in
placing Howes in the staff position
in Hanisbutg. Barley said Howes’
organizational experience, practi
cal farm experience, and his
research experience as part of the
chamber position made him ideally
suited for the staff position.
Specifically, Howes will have
the responsibility to research the
technical background as a new
piece of legislation is developed.
“It’s important to have someone
who knows ag to be able to advise
at this point in the process,” Barley
said.
Meanwhile back in Lancaster,
the search is on for a new “Lancas
ter Secretary of Agriculture". It is
the hope of die ag committee,
chaired by Ken Meek, that a new
person can be named in a very short
time.
“This position in the chamber
gives us a way to emphasize agri
culture as a business with problems
just like any other business,” Meek
said. “And it helps to show the
importance of agriculture to the
other segments of the economy.
This elevation of agriculture into
the business community has been
quite beneficial to everyone, and
we hope a new person can be
named in a very short time so that
this good effort between agricul
ture and the chamber can continue
without much interruption.”
Jay Howes