New Mexico Dairy Herd Improvement, November, 1963

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D. Lr) Far:ners ""soc.
to I"'''et proctssors ' uct1..<l! ~ ",t.is .
milk.
FALL FRESHENI NG PAYS DIVIDENDS
It was quite evident a t
the recent hearing on amend ­ing
the Rio Grande milk
marketing order that many
producers ' groups are in­terested
in Class I sales
in their marketing area .
Considerable time was spent
in d i sc us s in g proposed
amendments to the order .
The Bilk Market Administra­tor
' s office presented
statistical informati on on
pr oduction, prices, and
utilization of milk since
the order has been in effect .
This past SUlTlller the uni­form
or blend price I.as
$4,)7 per 100 pounds during
June with a 64X Class T
util ization increased to
" t 9~',IJith a cocn,'spc'tlld -
Stem' t,lie5 \"er-" short and
itf~cul) ~n !;ecuring '~ilk lr0m ou t side the sta te
Add i t i or.al expe ns e ~as invo lved in bringing in this
The above graph has be;:n prepared, using the amounts of Cl<lsS I and Class II milk
aCLually us ed daily in th" ~ar ke t. Daily utilization in July 1962 W<lS about 899,000
pounds compared with 987, 0:'.1 pounds in September, which is an increase of about 107. .
Daily utilization in July 1963 \~as about 938,000 with an increase to over 1,000 ,000 i n
September, which is an increase o f about 10%, This would emphasize the need of shifting
SOUle of the summer prodcc ti:1Il to Se pteC'lber and October when the market needs it.
TIle time to start pl ~:1 n ing for production next fall is now. It is difficult to
change your entire breeding program, especially if a uniform calvi.ng schedule has been
( ollowed .
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