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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Randall" data-source="post: 1693733" data-attributes="member: 38590"><p>Of course Jersey breeders will disagree. People can make a living with Jerseys or crossbreds, but the only way they're competing with Holsteins on profitability is in a grazing setup. There are parts of the country where those still exist, but they're pretty much extinct in places where land is worth more than 10,000 an acre.</p><p></p><p>The vast majority of milk produced in Wisconsin goes into the cheese market, and the vast majority of farms milk Holsteins. Jersey breeders like to look at the higher component percentages, but if you multiply them out by volume of milk produced the Holsteins are still putting more pounds of fat and protein in the tank. </p><p></p><p>A Jersey will eat less, but virtually all of the other overhead costs are the same per cow. She still needs a stall, she takes roughly the same time to milk, semen to breed, drugs and vaccines. The calves are consistently worth $100-$200 less, and at the end you get paid significantly less when you cull them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Randall, post: 1693733, member: 38590"] Of course Jersey breeders will disagree. People can make a living with Jerseys or crossbreds, but the only way they're competing with Holsteins on profitability is in a grazing setup. There are parts of the country where those still exist, but they're pretty much extinct in places where land is worth more than 10,000 an acre. The vast majority of milk produced in Wisconsin goes into the cheese market, and the vast majority of farms milk Holsteins. Jersey breeders like to look at the higher component percentages, but if you multiply them out by volume of milk produced the Holsteins are still putting more pounds of fat and protein in the tank. A Jersey will eat less, but virtually all of the other overhead costs are the same per cow. She still needs a stall, she takes roughly the same time to milk, semen to breed, drugs and vaccines. The calves are consistently worth $100-$200 less, and at the end you get paid significantly less when you cull them. [/QUOTE]
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