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A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Octobar 29, 1994
Umble: Don’t Sell Rather,
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
ATGLEN (Chester Co.)
Many years ago, retired Holstein
breeder John Umble had a chance
to consign a cow named ‘ ‘Cherry ’ ’
to a national sale.
He could have gotten maybe as
high as - $4,000 for her.
But, thinking otherwise, he kept
the cow and bred her. Fortunately,
after 35 years of breeding regis
tered Holstein cattle, in October of
1983, when his cows went to dis
persal, the descendants of Cherry
(46 in all) sold for a total of nearly
$419,000, at more than $9,000 a
cow.
“I was glad that God directed
me to keep that cow,” said Umble
to more than 100 gathered on
Tuesday night arthe annual Ches
ter County Holstein banquet at the
West Fallowfield Christian
School.
Umble, 76, spoke about some of
his experiences through 35 years
of breeding. He detailed the many
high-indexing and high-producing
cows he bred throughout the years
and offered encouragement to
today’s Holstein breeder.
Although he admitted to per
haps being out of date, and certain
that feeding programs have
changed tremendously over that
span of time, he said, “An old
breeder told me years ago, the full
er you keep that cow, the more
milk she’s going to give.”
But Umble cautioned producers
to be wary of the constant push to
make cows produce, even to as
high as 30,000-35,000 pounds of
milk. “Don’t push them 2-year
olds to that kind of record,” said
Umble. “You’re going to ruin that
udder. Take care of them. Feed
them but don’t push them.”
Breeders should set a goal in
their program, either for breed type
(use good type bulls), test (use
high test bulls), or production (if
you feed it and push it too much,
it’ll last only a few years in the
herd).
“You have to keep that cow in
your herd, and keep her, and keep
her, and get good offspring out of
that good cow,” he said.
All too often, that “front-stall
cow” is sent to sale or slaughter,
when, in fact, if the cow had two
good daughters, the potential is
there for 10 or even 15 daughters,
according to the former breeder.
Also at the meeting, Walt Wur
ster, Chester County agent, said
that about $325,000 in pledges and
money has been raised for the
Romano 4-H Center.
The goal is $700,000 for
the project
He lold the Chester
Holstein members that
this fall or spring, a pole
building will be put up
on the fairgrounds and
there is a good chance
that 4-H events at the
site will commence next
summer. The pole
building is donated.
Dick Hostetler, the
association secretary/
treasurer, said that the
starting balance as of
Oct. 26, 1993 was
$1,305.52. Total incom
e for 1993-1994 was
$9,167.06 with
expenses of $7,689.51,
for a - total profit of
$1,477.55. Ending
balance as of Oct. 25.
1994 is $2,783.70.
Cheese sales profit for
the year was - $1,473.
Three new directors were
elected at the meeting. They are
Rodney Bare, Tim Barlow, and
Dale Hostetler.
Also at the meeting, production
awards were presented to associa
tion members. High lifetime pro
duction award for the second year
in a row went to Victor and Her
man Stoltzfus, Cochranville, for
Herbeth Emily Marvex Wayne
14-7, for 283,535 pounds. 10,546 f,
8,567 p. Breed Age Average
(BAA) recognition of 107.8 per
cent went to Galen Martin, Honey
Brook.
High protein lactation honors
went to Duane and Marilyn Her
shcy, Cochranville, for Shelmar
Acres Leadman Laura, 1-09,303 d,
25,713 pounds, 3.3%, 853 p. High
protein mature cow honors went to
Charles Moore, Cochranville, for
Rol Pen Lyn Alfalfa, 4-07, 303 d,
35,953 pounds, 3.1%, 1.122 p.
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directors were elected at the meeting. They
Rodney Bare, Dale Hostetter, and Tim Barlow
Three new
are, from left.
Youth awards were presented at the Chester County
Holstein banquet. From left, Erica Lloyd, High 4-H Holstein
Project; Chrlstin Guest, High First Year 4-H Holstein Pro
ject; Clark Delp, Outstanding Dairy Student Oxford High
School FFA; and Brian Nolan, Outstanding Dairy Student,
Octorara High School FFA. Not in photo, Karen Inhoff, Out
standing FFA Dairy Student from Owen J. Roberts.
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