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Top 50 Protein Herds, Lancaster
DHIA For September
EUGENE & SUSAN HESS
FRANK GRAYSILL
DONALD B TRIMBLE
EARL & ANNA MAE RBIFF
BOB*KAREN GOCHENAUR
ABRAHAM SHELLY JR
TIMOTHY L WEAVER
NEVIN S HORNING
EARL N LANDIS
KENNETH B ZURIN
CLAY FARM
DALE R HERSHBY
ELVIN+DORCAS REIFF
JOHN H HOWARD
CURTIS E AKERS & SON
DENNIS B TICE
CHRIST K STOLTZFUS
DARYL + SAM MARTIN
WARREN Z GOOD
KENTON L SWBI6ART
JOHN B COLEMAN JR
J ELMER STOLTZFUS
JOHN M. BURKHOLDER
MARVIN R STOLTZFUS
ROBERT L & LINDA SBNSENIG
JEFFREY L AUN6ST
ROY E SBNSENIG
GARY LEE MASS
LAWRENCE GOOD
MELVIN R MARTIN
NBFFDALE FARM
ROBERT L SHELLY
KAT LIN FARM
STEPHEN S RIBHL
SHBLMAR ACRES
GERALD MARTIN
DONALD B TRIMBLE
NBA-LAND FARM
MARLIN R BBILBR
NATE+TRISH STOLTZFUS
PARKE H RANCK JR
HARRY L TROOP
STEPHEN L HERSHEY
LLOYD K WISE
HENRY D ZIMMERMAN
DAVID & JOE GARBER
DAVID K STOLTZFUS
JOSEPH C WIVBLL
LINDEN DALE FARM
GLENN H WENGER
Less Than Two Day
JAY MYLIN
Manager
In August. Lancaster DHIA had
a tum-a-round time of 1.8 days.
This is the length of time from
date of test until reports are mailed
to the dairymen. Cooperation in
several areas is responsible for
this record achievement: (1) Hav
ing our own local lab and daily
delivery of samples to the lab, (2)
Technicians uploading date to
DRPC and packing samples for
delivery to lab, and (3) DRPC @
Raleigh processing two times a
day with all reports being mailed
the same day as processed.
Many dairymen have expressed
the importance of receiving
reports quickly to make manage
ment decisions promptly. Since
most dairymen have SCC and lab
reports in their hands in two days
from test day, it allows them to
effectively manage SCC in their
herds.
PROFIT POINTERS
During July and August the
average SCC for Lancaster DHIA
was 407,000. The average SCC is
usually around 360,000. These
elevated counts mean many dairy
men are losing premiums from the
dairy. Using tne DHIA Lab Report
(CMR #6) will help you pick out
the problem cows. In smaller
herds two or three cows may be
The lop 50 protein producing herds for
September in Lancaster DHIA are listed as
follows:
TOWN
MARIETTA
HERSHBY
PEACH BOTTOM
BPHRATA
LANCASTER
MANHBIM
STEVENS
LITITZ
MANHBIM
MOUNT JOY
LITITZ
KINZBRS
MOUNT JOY
WILLOW STREET
QUARRYVILLB
COLOMBIA
LBOLA
GAP
WILLOW STREET
MOUNT JOY
RONKS
HONEY BROOK
WASHINGTON BORO
LBOLA
LANCASTER
ELIZABETHTOWN
NOTTINGHAM
LEBANON
QUARRYVILLB
NEW HOLLAND
PARADISE
MANHBIM
LITITZ
CHRISTIANA
MOUNT JOY
BPHRATA
PEACH BOTTOM
QUARRYVILLB
PARADISE
HONEY BROOK
RONKS
COCHRANVILLB
ELIZABETHTOWN
DENVER
HONEY BROOK
LANCASTER
PEACH BOTTOM
COLUMBIA
RONKS
BPHRATA
Turn-A-Round
causing fifty percent of the SCC
and culling one cow may give you
a ten or twenty cent premium on
all your milk. Let us look at this
report.
1. In this example the herd aver
age SCC is 498,000. If the dairy
man would treat or withhold Sill,
his SCC would drop to 310,000. If
he would withhold Sill and Beth
his SCC would drop to 251,000.
Withholding the top three, the
SCC would be 216,000.
2. Do not only look at what the
cows SCC is this month but also
her last test and average for the
lactation. One high count may not
be a concern but a high SCC for
the entire lacation should raise
|RPT # 06'
Lab Report
COW BARN TDJ
INDEX NAME ML]
33 SILL 3
4 BETH 2
18 JUDY /
3 ARLENE I
6 CARLA /
RHA
BRD MILK
flags.
3. Look at the cow’s rating. A
“D” or “E” rated cow may be on
your cull list anyway, so you
could send her out now and lower
your SCC. A high SCC cow on
your cull list may only return a
couple dollars over feed cost and
lose a ten cent premium on all
your milk.
4. Every time you cut your SCC
in half (reduce one code score)
you gain 114 lbs. milk per day per
cow. A fifty cow herd would
return almost $3,000 per year if
you could cut the SCC in half.
5. Look the Lab Report over
carefully to help you manage the
udder health of your herd.
HERD:
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HERO AVG SCC= 498
CUR CURR
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SCR CNT
fe 9.2 7352
’4 8.0 3200
[2 6.7 1300
« 5.5 566
\ 5.8 696
MILK. IT DOES A BODY GOOD.
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251
216
203
190
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Lowest SCC
Lancaster DHIA
Herds For September
The 50 lowest rolling SCC herds in Lancas
ter DHIA as of the month of September are as
follows:
GARY & JENNY BOWMAN
ROY B SENSBNIO
REBECCA F. CRAMBBRT
IRA M HBISTAND JR
GARY LEE MASS
SAMUIL P LONG
J. KENNETH GROFF
CLAY FARM
SONNBH SPRINGS FARM
CURTIS B AKERS fc SON
BO JOY FARM
BO JOY FARM
STEPHEN F STOLTZFUS
FLOWING SPRING FARM
WATERLOO FARM
GORDON B HBRR
LBB NOME FARM
BO JOY FARM
BRBBZY VIEW JBRSBYS
BIMBR B KAUFFMAN JR
CARLfcOARLBNB BBBRLY
DAVID K STOLTZFUS
KENT HOFFBR
WARREN A SCHMUCK
SAMUBL P LONG
GALEN C MARTIN
BARL A ANNA MAE RBIFF
LEONARD J STOLTZFUS
CHRIST F BBILER
SAMUEL F RIBHL
GARY LBB MASS
CARL E fc NANCY G BRANDT
DALE L MARTIN
ROB-BONNIB WENTWORTH
SAMUBL K LAPP JR
JOHN Z STOLTZFUS
STBVIE Z CLICK
MARLIN R BBILBR
PILLAR • PRIDE FARM
NOAH N MARTIN
WALNUT RUN FARM
SAMUBL S STOLTZFUS
HENRY S BSH
MAR MULLDALB FARM
DANIEL B KING
GORDON fc CAROLE HOOVER
MBRRILL B HOLT
DANIEL LANDIS
SYLVAN B LAPP
TIMOTHY L METZLER
Certified Crop Advisors
Prepare For Exam
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) For those interested in
becoming certified crop advisors
in Pennsylvania, Caye Brubaker,
adminstrative assistant to the PA
Certifxl Crap Adviser Program,
announced this week that the board
of directors of the PA-CCA has set
the time and place for the next
exam.
The location of this exam will be
the Wildwood Conference Center
of Harrisburg Area Community
College in Harrisburg. The date is
Feb. 2. 19%.
To help a person prepare for the
exam, Penn State is offering a Cer
tified Crop Adviser Study Session
Dec. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at the Nittany lion Inn in
State College. This program, under
the direction of Dr. Elwood Hat
ley, is designed to help profession
als prepare for the exam. Study
materials will be provided. Areas
in soil fertility and nutrient man
agement, soil and water manage-
NOTTINGHAM
NOTTINGHAM
HARVON
ELIZABETHTOWN
LKBANON
PKACH BOTTOM
LBOLA
LITITZ
RICHLAND
QUARRYVILLB
QUARRYVILLB
QUARRYVILLB
CHRISTIANA
DRUMORB
GAP
NOTTINGHAM
GORDONVILLB
QUARRYVILLB
LANCASTER
CHRISTIANA
READING
PEACH BOTTOM
LEBANON
PEACH BOTTOM
PEACH BOTTOM
BAST EARL
BPHRATA
GAP
RONKS
LBOLA
LEBANON
MANHBIM
XINZBRS
QUARRYVILLB
LANCASTER
LITITZ
GORDONVILLB
PARADISE
QUARRYVILLB
KIRKNOOD
LITITZ
BIRD IN HAND
LITITZ
QUARRYVILLB
LANCASTER
GAP
PEACH BOTTOM
LANCASTER
ATOLBN
QUARRYVILLB
mcnt, pest management, and crop
production will be discussed. The
discussions will center on sources
of information to use when study
ing for the exam, as well as clarify
ing questions you may have relat
ing to subject matter covered by
the national and state performance
objective';.
The x'ost of the session is
$65.00. which includes study
materials and lunch. You will need
to register by Dec. 1. The program
is co-sponsored by the College of
Agricultural Sciences and the
Northeastern Branch of the Ameri
can Society of Agronomy.
If you would like to take or
retake the national or stale portions
of the exam, please notify by letter
to: PA-CCA Program; Attn: Ms.
Candace Hanson; 677 South Segoe
Road, Madison, WI 53711.
For more information about
registration for the Penn State
exam study session, call the Penn
Slate University Ag Adminstra
tion Building at (814) 865-7050.
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