DHIA Service Center,Orcherd Road, University Park, PA 16802 Average Farm Feed Costs For Handy Reference To help farmers across the stale to have handy reference of com modity input costs in their feeding operations forDHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here’s last week’s average costs of various ingredients as ||PAUI.B>N Wxm uP MW\? POD gIOP PACER PUMPS Self-Priming Centrifugal Pumpi FEATURES: Self-priming to 20 feet Total heads to 120 feet Capabilities to 200 U.S. GPM Built in check valve Equipped with 1-1/2" or 2” female threaded connnections, NPT Full Line Of Hose And Couplings In Stock! • 3 H.P. • 5 H.P. • 5 H.P. ‘S’ Series ‘S’ Series ‘S’ Series 1-1/2” or 2” Ports 2” Ports With Industrial Briggs Reg. $228.00 Reg, $278.00 SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL $199.50 $243.25 $332.50 • 5-1/2 H.P. * 5-1/2 H.P. • -g* series Pedestal •S’SdMes S' Series Pump Only With Honda Engine With Briggs Vanguard i in” 09” 2” Ports Engine 2” Ports * Reg. $534.00 Reg . $484.00 Reg> $ 144M0 SPECIAL $467.25 SPECIAL $423.50 special With Cage $521.50 With Cage $477.75 $ 126.00 AG FOAM Special $10.75 Special $46.50 *4 *■ JHall Gallon 2'/ Gallon We Also Stock A Complete Line Of: Sprayer Nozzles And Accessories Pumps And Accessories • Sprayer Hose • Ball Valves • Nylon Fittings • Poly Tanks PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN, INC. "ffil SOWootoowerrtfl.; utitz,PA 17543 ‘ hours IjDSI ' ■ 1 ill* Wurof lphrata Mon , Thurs, Fr. • 7-8 30 .-- (717)738-7350 T^i 530 «* SUPPLIES- CUSTOMMANUfoCTOING»CRANE SERVICE HAROWARE - compiled from regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. Remember, these are avenges, so you will need to adjust your fig ures up or down according to your location and die quality of your crop. Com, No.2y 2.80 bu., 5.02 cwL Wheat, No. 2 2.84 bu., 4.74 CwL SPRING SAVINGS your Complete headquarters for Sprayers & Tarts SPRAY TANK CLEANER Raven Tough Polyethylene Tanks . ALL SIZES • SPRAYER TANKS * STATIONARY For New Or Replacement TANKS - For Liquid Fertilizer Storage Barley, No. 3 —1.96 bu., 420 cwt Oats. No. 2 1.62 bu., 5.05 cwt Ear C0m—84.70 ton, 4.24 cwt Alfalfa Hay —152.75 ton, 7.64 cwt Mixed Hay —137.50 ton, 6.88 cwt Timothy Hay —130.00 ton, 6.5 cwt 2lhs $7.16 STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Pa. DHIA can put money in your pocket for just pennies a year. The following facts are based on 50-cow herd for one year, at $l2 per hundredweight cwt. used for milk price. Soybeans, No. 1 621 bu., 10.46 cwt FOAM DYE For Highci Visibility Foam $13.50 p,« Pa, DHIA Testing Saves Money •Dropping SCC code by one (4 to 3) will increase profits by $2,400. • One Code 8 cow produces as many somatic cells as 32 Code 3 cows. •One or two high SCC cows can keep the whole herd from receiving quality bonus. Example: 50 cow herd with a 17,000 pound herd average would lose $1,700 per year (20 percent cwt. bonus). •Cutting calving interval from 14 months to 13 months increases profits by $4,500. •Reducing breeding services per cow from 2.2 to 1.7 will save $250 per year in semen cost alone for a 50 cow herd using $lO/unit semen. • By reducing feed cost $1 - per hundred weight of milk, you will save $8,500 in one year. •Overfeeding grain one pound per day will cost $1,642 at $9 cwt. "Setting The Quality Standard" Pennsylvania Sales Manager Cover-All Shelters of Pennsylvania is a rapidly growing company with a strong future Our product is an innovative building with diverse uses ranging from hay and equipment storage, sheep barns, dairy freestall facilities and riding arenas to commercial storage and mdustnal warehousing. Our remarkable success has created a need for a self motivated individual to take on a challenging position with great potential You are a dynamic individual who can tram and motivate an active and growing sales force You are goal-oriented and can set and meet sales projections If you are this individual, and you are looking for an opportunity to be a leader with a progressive company offenng a competitive remuneration package, fax your resume today to' CoverAU Shelters @ 6074984997 FOR INFORMATION ON AG LOANS. CALL 808 ZOOK AT 733-2911. Ihe ‘Epfirata fA (ationaC Member FDK • In the last 90 days of a cow’s lactation, feeding three pounds less will save over $1,212 at $9 per cwt. • You can identify low testing cows, so borderline production cows can be culled. Example: Cow A 17,000 lbs. @ 2.8% fat = $1,945 milk value. Example: Cow B 17,000 lbs. @ 3.7% fat = $2,067 milk value. • Increasing rolling herd average by 1,000 pounds per cow increases gross income by $6,000. •Increased milk production of one half pound per day/per cow pays for DHIAAM/PM test ing. Feel free to contact Dean Amick at 800-344-8378 if you have any questions or would like a representative of PA DHIA to stop by your farm to explain your PA DHIA records or begin a testing program. t=i LENDER