A2O-Lancasttr Farming, Saturday, July 12,1986
‘Julia’
WILLOW VALLEY - At last
month’s National Guernsey
Convention, Gerald Garber’s Si
year-old, Grassland Nev Julia,
won the prestigious Tarbell trophy,
presented yearly to the breed’s
highest 305-day, mature
equivalent milkfat producer.
Although Garber’s recently won
recognition'with “Julia,” his story
with her begins in 1983.
At the 1983 Pennsylvania State
Guernsey Sale Garber purchased
“Julia” with money he won in
connection with being named
Outstanding Guernsey Youth. This
award carried a $5OO check to be
used toward the purchase of
Guernsey cattle.
Garber got the most for his
money with the purchase of the
then 4-year old, one of his few
cattle buys. When Garber bought
“Julia” he expected she would
make 20,000 pounds of milk based
on her large size and her first
tinues with “Jewel,” a just fresh Admiral daughter.
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lactation’s record of 17,000 pounds
of milk.
However, he was surprised when
she produced 1,290 pounds of fat for
a 5.8 test. Equally surprising for
Garber was when her actual
record surpassed her M.E. record.
“Julia’s” M.E. record, for which
she won the award, was 22,107
pounds of milk and 1,264 pounds of
fat.
During her 5-year-old award
winning lactation she was fed a
regular ration that was balanced
for 100 pounds of milk, Garber
explained. “I just kept feed in front
of her, the Guy who created her did
the rest.”
One of his goals while growing up
was to' someday own a top
producer; he accomplished this
goal with “Julia.”
Top producers are not un
common for the Garber herd.
Willow Telestar Hattie, owned by
his father, Kenneth, was a national
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Located in Willow Valley, Lancaster County, the Garber herd has been the top
Guernsey herd in the state for the past three years. Recently, Gerald Garber's cow,
Grassland Nev Julia, was awarded the Tarbell trophy, presented yearly to the breed's
highest 305-day, two-time, mature-equivalent milkfat producer.
class leader in 1984 with a 3-year
old record of 20,073 pounds of milk
and 1,102 pounds of fat.
Currently their herd is ranked
number 10 on the National
Guernsey Milkfat Production List
and number 11 on the Milk
Production List with a rolling herd
average of 16,332 pounds of milk
and 777 pounds of fat.
Also, the Garbers’ herd has been
the top Guernsey herd in the state
for the past three years. Gerald
has been the herdsman for the past
four years.
There are three keys to his
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All of the cows in the herd are fed
the same “regular feed ration”
with consideration given to stage
and level of production. Garber’s
regular ration includes three
pounds of a mix of chocolate and
ground ear com.
The chocolate is an economical
feed at $7O per ton. Garber has
found the real economics of using
chocolate by combining it with
their homegrown feeds and using
their hammermill. The chocolate
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is a labor intensive feed if it is
handled properly.
The meltability of chocolate and
the large amount of hardware
(pieces of the candy processing
machines) found in each load, are
two reasons for the extra labor,
Garber notes.
The chocolate is an economical
feed at $7O per ton. Garber has
found the real economics of using
chocolate by combining it with
their homegrown feeds and using
their hammermill. The chocolate
is a labor intensive feed if it is
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