■M 3. Milk in the tank pays the bills - sea your banker and buy some fresh cows to see you through the summer months. 4. Cull the lower 10% of your herd and use the proceeds to buy fresh cows. 5. Sell off 50% of the heifers that are not due to freshen In the next 3-4 months. Heifers to freshen in 1997 won’t do you much good if you are forced to sell out in the summer of 1996. *Milk price Is actual April 1896 Order #4 net received at farm after all dedueta, Include* quality premluma and MACMMA. Pennfield Feed priced are for the week of April 29. and Includee 8 ton volume dlaeount and 21/2% caah dlacount. 1. Um 2 feed program for milk cows. Fresh cows must have a high energy, nutrient dense feed designed for peak performance, and lower producing cows are fed a least cost ration. 2. Increase forage feeding to lower producing cows - this will reduce the amount of purchased feed needed to balance their feeding program. During these times of extremely high grain prices it’s critical that you get the right feed to the right cows. Cutting back feed on all the cows may be cutting into the milk production on your top cows who are making your best profits. Below are some typical income and feed costs on cows milking 40,60,80 and 100 lbs. of milk per day. As you can see, the 80 and 100 lbs. cows have a higher feed cost, eat more expensive feed, and yet these are the cows that will produce the most income over feed cost - and it's JoggiQS that pays the bills. Areas To Increase Profitability 27, imm: 1!
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