A34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9,1980 BY PAT KAUFFMAN WILLOW STREET - An August heat wave dampened the brows but not the spirits of over 150 Guernsey en thusiasts Tuesday as they gathered at the Kenneth Garber farm here for then annual field day. Judging contests, a farm tour, a barbecued chicken lunch, speakers, dairy queens and a calf drawing were all part of the day’s activities. Guernseys and Garbers have been together since 1913, according to Snavely Garber, herd patriarch. He related memories of making butter in 1927 90 pounds per week, which sold for about $1 a pound. Garber recalled the first field day was held in 1929, about the same time the 4-H club began. Currently the 194 acre farm is farmed by Kenneth, lus son. Both Millie Linde, the 1980 National Guernsey Queen and Connie Balmer, the reigning Lancaster County Dairy Princess were m attendance. Connie, a Guernsey girl at heart, topped the ladies judging competition. Gerald Harmsh, an 8-year employee at the farm ex plained that they’re feeding the herd at a ratio of 1 pound of ration per 2% pounds of milk, He said the herd receives ear com, roasted soybeans, and a 40 percent protein mix in addition to the 6 pounds of alfalfa/orchard grass hay m the summer Com silage is fed at the rate of 25 pounds/day m the warm weather. When pasture is finished, the herd receives the hay at the rate of 9 pounds per day, and 35 pounds of com silage Harmsh said dry cows are fed oats/rye hay and about 10 pounds of com silage. Two weeks before freshening, the cows are started back on gram In addition, each animal receives a 6cc shot of A,D, & E vitamin mixture 2 weeks before freshening Ginger Secnst from the Guernsey Breeders’ Association gave *he group food for thought with some statistics on bulls She said ■■■■■■ EXCELLENT QUALITY SEEDS BARLEY • CERT. BARSOY - Early Maturity for Double Cropping of Soybeans or Corn • CERT. MAURY - High Yield • CERT. 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He said for every $lO,OOO of the farmers milk check, 1 part per million would equal 1 cent. He reminded the group that Northeastern soils are deficient in Selenium, and said that in his experience some rather dramatic reductions in twisted stomachs can be achieved by the addition of the mineral. He admonished the farmers that feed companies are hard pressed to make up in feeds the roughage sacrificed with 12 blade haylage choppers. He said the result of destroyirf the roughage in the haylage can be a rash of twisted stomachs. Leiser also told the group Selenium works with Vitamin E m aiding the reproductive and digestive tracts Fewer retained placentas with a resulting ease of 60 day breed backs are a result of supplemen ting the cows diets with Selenium, he said. Vitamin E also appears to help the immune response, increasing antibody production, he said He warned the group to be cautious of increasing and decreasing the Selenium dosage in animals which obtain their ration through their feed He told the group that a dry cow would not get enough of the supplement, and a heavy milker may overdo He said feed com panies compensate for this Lancaster Guernsey enthusiasts talk heat and milk by formulating two separate rations. Winners m the dairy judging contest were as follows. Men’s division 1. Melvin Brenneman, 2. Ken Hanks, 3. David Smith, 4, Peter Witmer, 5. Robert Wagner. Ladies division 1 Millie Linde, left, the 1980 National Guernsey Queen was on hand Tuesday for the Lancaster Guernsey field day. Connie Balmer, center, the reigning Lan caster County Dairy Princess, topped the ladies' division in the dairy judging competition. Brian Ressler won the youth division judging. Home milking when the picture was taken were Melvin Brenneman, men’s division and overall winner, and his son Scott, the recipient of the Guernsey calf. ield day held at Garber Connie Balmer, 2. Nancy Balmer, 3. Barbara Kreider, 4. Mane Brenneman, 5. Elsie Wolf. Youth division was dominated by Penn Manor FFA students. The top three winners were all from that chapter. Winners were 1 GUT arm Brian Ressler, 2. Karen Long, 3. Mike nlssley, 4. John Rohrer, 5j Robert Kirk. Scott Brenneman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brenneman, won a calf. Janice Garber, daughter of the host won a $25 donation from Farmers First Bank. 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