“Feed Costs... Radically Reduced” JMJ Springpond Registered Holstein Farm began in 1989 when Jeffrey, Michael and Jennifer Davis, children of Ray and Francis Davis, wanted to farm. A farm near their home in Berks County near Leesport became available about the time Jeff and Mike graduated from high school. The siblings had been raising and successfully showing 4-H animals so they put their animals in a “JMJ” partnership and purchased additional cows to begin their dairy operation. Dad worked off the farm. The family continues to be successful, milking 60 cows that continue to increase in production and show fine type with 12 or more cows classified VG to 89 points. It was the production part of the business that brought the Davis family to Purina. “We were at a stalemate in early 1997,” Mike said. “We thought we could get more milk but the feed cost was going up and up and we were not getting any more milk. “We switched to Purina in April last year and we could tell a big difference within six weeks. Not only were we PRITTS FEED MILL RD #1 - Box 88 Berlin, PA 15530 814-267-4124 RITTER FEEDS P.O, Box 306 - LR 3008 Paxtonville, PA 17861 717-837-3606 Paradise, PA 17562 717-442-4183 1-800-635-3592 Umonville, PA 19375 610-347-2377 KREIDER’S MILL, INC. PO Box 146 Loysville, PA 17047 1-800-789-M1LL(6455) 717-789- 3535\ BEDFORD FARM BUREAU Bedford, PA 814-623-6194 Everett, PA 814-652-2313 New Enterprise, PA 814-766-3328 Warriors Mark, PA 814-632-6834 FRANKLIN FEED & SUPPLY ■1977 Philadelphia Ave. Chambersburg, PA 717-264-6148 Trademark of Ralston Purina Company This Celsious daughter is classified VGBS and projected at 27,000 m as a two-year-old. Her friends are from left, Ray, Jeff and Mike Davis (at halter), and Dave Kipbach, Purina’s farm consultant from Anthor 's Feed Mill, Strausstown. getting more milk, our feed costs were radically reduced. Purina’s program put us on more home-grown roughages with less purchased feed. They balanced our haylage, corn silage, and high moisture corn in such a way that made it good for the cows and good for our bottom line.” Today the top record in the herd is 38,000 m. Twelve cows are milking over 100 pounds per day and the herd average is over 24,000 m an increase of 3,000 pounds of milk in 14 months since changing to Purina .feeds without using BST. And while milk production increased, butter fat and protein held to previous levels. Another major improvement is breeding efficiency. Before the move to Purina, first-time conception rate was 33 percent. Now they have a rate of 51 DETRICH ELEVATOR, INC. 5468 Cedar St Williamson, PA 17270 717-369-3724 BROOKLAND MILLS, INC. McVeytown, PA 17051 717-899-6772 K & K FEED, INC. 23 N Park Street Richland, PA 17087 717-866-2324 WOODSTOWN ICE & COAL CO., INC. 50 East Grant Street Woodstown, NJ 08098 609-769-0069 ANTHONY’S FEED MILL PO Box 212 Strausstown, PA 19559 610-488-6211 FARMER’S UNION CO-OP 30 East Walters Avenue Greencastle, PA 17225 717-597-3191 r HECK R BOARn MARTIN'S FEED A FERTILIZER, INC. *" ITT.. , ' Coburn,PA 16832 , 239 W. Main $t 814-349-8787 Knoxville, PA 16928 814-326-4178 High Bros. Mia H.C. SUMMERS, INC. NORTH GLADE FEED & SUPPLY R D BOWMAN & SONS, INC. 12435-A Woodsboro Pike - Englarßd. Keymar, MD 21,757 Westminster, MD 21157 301-898-3414 410-848-3733 FARM CREST FEEDS UMBERGER’S MILL R.D. #4 - Box #545 Lebanon, PA 17042 717-867-5161 PURINA MILLS, INC. -w *4*.' Wc 441 Centerville Road Gordonvllle, PA 17529 717-354-0301 4002 Jefferson Pike Jefferson, MD 301-473-8300 WELLCO FEED RR 2, Box 1-A Wyalusmg, PA 18853 1-800-326-9651 717-746-3442 Lifitz, PA 717-626-0331 800-432-3040 r'H'V percent, a definite indicator of improv herd health. Of course, calves, heifers, and dry cows are fed Purina feeds. “After we switched to Purina, feed costs went down and milk production went up,” Mike said. “And production still increasing. I can certainly recommend Purina’s programs and thei farm consultants like Dave Kiebach to other farmers. In fact, based on what we have experienced in our own herd, I have already done this.” X GERMANSVILLE FEED & FARM SUPPLY, INC. 17130 Bake Oven Rd Qermansville, PA 18053 610-767-9650 FARM CHOICE, INC. 297 Chesapeake Avenue Harrisonburg. VA 22801 540-434-4601 OLEY VALLEY FEED RD2 - Box 271 A Oley, PA 610-987-3568 J.B. FEEDS Berrysburg, PA 17005 717-362-CHOW WILLIAM GOWER & SON Rt 1, Box 50 Williamsport, MD 21795 301-582-2818 Feeds designed with you in mind. I'U*
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