Average Farm Feed
Costs for Handy
Reference
To help farmers across the state to
have handy reference of commodity
input costs in their feeding operations
for DHIA record sheets or to develop
livestock feed cost data, here’s last
week’s average costs of various ingred
ients as compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember, these are averages, so you
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will need to adjust your figures up or
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Corn, No.2y 2.46 bu., 4.40 cwt.
Wheat, N 0.2 2.41 bu., 4.03 cwt.
Barley, N 0.3 —1.71 bu., 3.67 cwt.
Oats, N 0.2 —1.50 bu., 4.69 cwt.
Soybeans, No.l 4.73 bu., 7.90 cwt.
Ear Corn 76.67 ton, 3.83 cwt.
Alfalfa Hay —130.00 ton, 6.5 cwt.
Mixed Hay —138.75 ton, 6.94 cwt.
Timothy Hay —147.50 ton, 7.38 cwt.
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Pennsylvania DHIA Technicians Complete Training
Scott Williams
Training Coordinator
' STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.)-Recently Pennsylvania DHIA
held it’s three-day training sem
inar in State College. This semi
nar is the final stage of the
training a technician receives.
Those attending were techni
cians from four different areas of
the state. Dennis Liro of Bangor,
serves herds in Northampton
County as well as herds in New
Jersey. Dennis is formerly a
dairyman from Northampton
County and is happy with the
way he can stay active in the
dairy industry.
Ron Wright of Mercer, is serv
ing herds in Mercer County. Ron
also has a horseshoeing business
that he maintains.
Tom Finan of New Albany, is
serving herds in Sullivan Coun
ty. Tom says he enjoys working
with dairymen and is looking
forward to the job ahead.
Debra Cutshall is from
Latrobe. Debbie is serving the
herds in Westmoreland County.
Debra is very excited about her
new job and is anxious to serve
the dairymen in her county.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 19, 2000-A27
At the Pennsylvania DHIA technicians seminar, from left, front
row, Sullivan County technician Tom Finan and West-moreland
County technician Debra Cutshall. Second row-Mercer County
technician Ron Wright, and Northampton Coun-ty technician
Dennis Lire.
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Stanley’s Farm Service
Lebanon
Umbergers of Fontana
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