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Pa. DHIA Develops Farm
Performance Economics
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) —Pa. DHIA has developed a
Performance Economics Program
in association with Dr. Steve Ford,
farm management specialist at
Penn State, and George Wilcox,
senior extension agent, Erie
County.
Confidentiality and simplicity
were our objectives.
The program consists of five
pages of instructions, a one-page
worksheet, a completed worksheet
as a sample and a replica of the Pa.
DHIA technician’s laptop compu
ter feed screen.
The simple instructions guide
our members on a line-by-line cal
culation of the worksheet, which
provides cost per cwt. figures on
home grown feeds, purchased
Average Farm Feed Costs
For Handy Reference
To help fanners across the state to have handy
reference of commodity input costs in their feed
ing operations for DHIA record sheets or to deve
lop livestock feed cost data, here’s last week’s
average costs of various ingredients as compiled
from regional reports across the state of Pennsyl
vania. Remember these are averages so you will
need to adjust your figures up or down according
to your location and the quality of your crop.
Corn. No. 2y • 3.2 S bu. S.Bl cwt.
Wheat, No. 2 - 4.50 bu. 7.51 cwt.
Barley, No. 3 - 2.15 bu. 4.60 cwt
Oats, No. 2 - 1.74 bu. 5.41 cwt
Soybeans, No. 1 - 6.48 bu. 10.8 cwt.
Ear Com 75.77 ton 3.79 cwt
Alfalfa Hay - 103.75 ton 5.19 cwt.
Mixed Hay - 101.75 ton 5.09 cwt.
Timothy Hay - 103.00 ton 5.15 cwt
PUBLIC DEALER AUCTION
SELLING GENERAL MERCHANDISE
ALL ITEMS ARE NEW
NOTE: Some Items May Have Package Damage, Others May Have Slight Defects. Most
Items Are In Perfect Condition. All First Quality Goods, In Excellent Condition, Buy Your
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 1995
SALE TIME STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. SHARP
(Snow Date In Event of Bad Weather 12/9/95 Starting Time at 12 Noon. Remember If You’re
Not Satisfied, We Are Not Satisfied. We Guarantee Our Merchandise, Or We Will Provide
Full Credited Slips, With No Hassles.
SELLING OVER 5000 ITEMS: HIGHLIGHTS ARE: Over 1000 Toys, Baker Ovens, Bread
Makers, Deep Fryers, Ovens, Mixers, Crock Pots, Grills, Grinders, Stanley Thermos With Lunch
Boxes, Kitchen Racks, Lights, Light Tracking, Cable Converters, Golf Bags & Clubs, Sneakers,
Bowling Balls, Kitchen & Bath Decorations, Jewelry, Stocking Stuffers, Pots & Pans, Humidi
fiers, Collector Dolls, Hundreds of Electronic Games, Boxes of Christmas Bows, Computer
Stands, Black & Decker Under the Counter Coffee Pots, Hydraulic Jacks, Tools With Tool Chests,
Camping Equipment, Tents, Screen Houses, Fishing Rods & Reels, Coleman Sleeping Mattress
es, Can Openers, Touch-Window-And Standing Fans, Hair Dryers, Curling Irons, Axes, Hundreds
and Hundreds of Items To Numerous To List****** All At The Right Price!
NEXT AUCTION,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1995
Sale Starts At 10:00 A.M. Sharp
**** GOOD LUNCH AVAILABLE AT AUCTION ****
Location: Performance Auction Co.
55 Cottage St., Minersville, PA 17954
Phone (717) 544-3135.
(We are A Licensed & Bonded Auction Co.) Need To Auction-Call!
(Note) Follow Auction Signs From Routes 209 & 901 From Any Point
To Auction Facility)
Selling With Two Auctioneers
feeds, and other non-feed items.
What arc the non-feed items? Bas
ically it is all other expenses in
operating your dairy farm includ
ing dairy herd cost, heifer cost,
and other items like BST.
You start with your 1040 F Fed
eral Income Tax form or your
budget if you make one. You end
with cost per cwL figures which
are reported to your technician.
You report your milk price. You
need to get Herd Summary I, Pa.
DHIA will do the rest
What will you get back?
On Herd Summary I:
1) Cost per cwt to produce milk
in a test period.
2) Net farm income per cow on
a 12 month basis.
3) Net farm income for herd on.
DECEMBER
FRI. DEC. 1 - Consignment
Auction. Farm equip, lawn
& garden, tools, building
materials, household
goods, etc. Kutztnwn Pro
duce Auction, Oakhaven
Road, Fleetwood, Pa.
19522.
SAT. DEC. 2 - 9:45AM
Repossession Sale,
approx. 200 repos & off
lease vehicles. Keystone
Public Auto Exchange.
SAT. DEC. 2 - 4PM Large
Quantity of Furniture,
Glassware, China, Collect
ables, Sterling Silver Ser
vice for Twelve. Cowing-
12 month rolling basis.
4) Cost per cow and net income
per cow by lactation group.
5) Net income per cow by group
and you can create a BST group.
6) Gross income projection and
there is more.
On the Monthly Lactation
Report:
1) Net income per day on each
individual cow.
2) Total expense per cow per
day.
3) Total cost per cow lactation
total to date.
4) Net income per cow lactation
total to date, and
5) after cow completed lacta
tion, net income for each cow.
Holstein Sets
Feet , Leg
Composite
Public Auction Register
Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M.
of each week’s publication
town, PA. Location: Along
Bus. Rt. 30 in the Downing
town Market Place, Dow
nington, PA. 45 Minutes
From Wilmington or Phi
ladelphia. Call for More
Info. (610)269-1036. Smith
Auction Co.
SAT. DEC. 2 - 4:3OPM
Christmas Auction, toys,
tools, sportswear, gift
items, fishing equip, Indian
items, decorations, porce
lain, electronics, sports
cards, jewelry, collectibles,
seasonal goods, house
hold items, novelties. Kirk
wood Auction Center. 375
Maple Shade Rd., Kirk
wood, Pa.
On Individual Cow Page;
1) Net income per lactation
including lifetime profit.
Pa. DHIA has requested time on
Dairy Day programs to present
this program to you. We arc also
requesting our county DHIA com
mittees to schedule county meet-
"SALT* KKK
BRATTLEBORO, Vt—A new Feet and Leg Composit will be intro
duced by Holstein Association USA with the January 1996 Sire
Summaries.
The new composite includes two additional traits: the linear trait, rear
legs—rear view, and the major breakdown for feet and legs.
The composite is nearly three times more informative in explaining
herdlife differences between cows than the old composite values.
Four traits are used in the composite. The new formula is based on a
50:50 ratio of the three linear traits combined with the major breakdown
score for feet and legs.
The three linear traits will be weighted as follows: .48 foot angle + .37
rear legs rear view - .15 rear legs side view. New F&L Composite = .5
(linear traits) + .5 (feet and leg breakdown)
Longer herdlife is obtained by selecting animals that transmit a steep
er foot angle, wider rear leg stance with little or no hock-in, and a
straighter leg set.
‘The new Feet and Leg composite will help dairy producers breed a
longer-lasting, more profitable cow,” according to Tom Lawlor, director
of research and development at the Holstein Association USA.
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j We would like to buy your 609 type tobacco.
j We are paying the highest prices around!
►! We will be receiving tobacco Mon. thru Fri.
\ at our receiving station.
life are located at
j; Ross’ Feed and Grain in Quarryville, PA.
j We will start receiving tobacco
i Dec. 5, 1995 , Bam to 5 pm.
ji Stop by or call Ron Bowen, (717)786-6135
Pi. ROHRER 4 BRO., INC.
Smoketown, PA
AgrlPro* is a Registered Trademark of AGRIPRO SEEDS, INC.,
P. O. Box 2962, Mission KS 66201
ings on Performance Economics.
Dr. Steve Ford‘or Dave Sluzzer
will conduct these meetings.
If you cannot wait for a meet
ing, contact Judy Walker at Pa.
DHIA. Our address is Orchard
Road, University Park, PA 16802,
or call 1-800-DHI-TEST and Judy
will send the program out to Pa.
DHIA members free.
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