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Increase In Milk
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Since the turn of the century, Logan Bower’s family
has tilled the soil on the 500 acre Pleasant View Farm
located three miles west of Blain in Perry County.
Logan, the third generation, worked here all his life and
in 1991 started to lease everything from his father. In
1997 an outright sale was made between father and son
and now Logan is the sole proprietor. He milks 141
cows that average 21,526 m 786 f 669 p.
But the production was not always this high. When he
started to feed Purina feeds in 1997, the herd average
was only 18,327 m 672 f 590 p on 20 less cows.
“Neighbors who feed Purina got me started on their
calf raising program six or seven years ago,” Logan
said. ”l was impressed with the results. The feeding
program I was on for the cows was not very aggressive.
I felt I needed to get more from the feed. So because of
what Purina feeds had done with my young stock, I went
their way with all my feed needs.”
Logan wanted a company that had service, backed
their feed with research and had a representative that
knew the dairy business.
“Purina has the financial backing, research
capabilities, and the service that I want,” Logan said.
“With Purina, I get more feed into the cows but my cost
is less.
Logan uses freestalls and a milking parlor to
accommodate his herd. He has feed and water available
everywhere the cows happen to be, even out in pasture.
Computers play an important management role in the
operation with all management records, accounting,
inventory and even current invoices from Purina
available.
“We know what our feed cost is,” Logan said. ”We
re the value of our farm-grown hay and silage every
Pleasant View Farm nestled in the valley near Blain in Perry is the home of Logan Bower, third generation to farm the 500
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