llS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4. 1977 Part- By DIETER KRBEG JONESTOWN, Pa. - Look for a tall cow with sharp shoulders, a wide rump, a well-attached udder with small, plumb and squarely placed teats, good feet, strong and properly set legs and large body capacity - and you’ve got yourself a cow which might be in the winner’s circle at the County Fair. The above traits ate some of the ones Dale Maulfair looks for. He has shown cows for 11 years and this past January had the grand champion Ayrshire at the Farm Show. That was a first for him, although winning blue ribbons is almost getting to be routine for the young Lebanon County dairyman. Modest about his accomplishments, Maulfair Yeg. garden. workshop set YORK, Pa. - The York County Agricultural Extension Service is sponsoring a vegetable garden workshop presented by Timothy G. Markovits, ass’t county agricultural agent. Topics to be discussed include insect and disease identification and control, mulches and composting. The locations are: York Mall Community Room - Monday, June 6 from 1 p.ni. and 7 p.m.; Shrewsbury Boro Building - Monday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m.; Hanover (Gideon) Grange - Tuesday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. FENCING SUPPLIES PARMAK MULTI-POWER MARKI Model Ml The original solid stale fencer. Nothing like H ever before! Shocks through iret weeds and brush. Extreme economy of operation. Furnished complete ready to plug into AC fine Fully Warranted. 110-120 volts, AC operation. UL approved. Charles up to 25 notes of fence. Indoor insbfaikm. *s^so ALSO AVAILABLE WIRE Smooth 4 Imbed POSTS 5 pt. Fibetflass INSULATORS PEQUEA BATTERIES Ronks, Pa. 17572 Aulhorized/Distributor and Warranty/Statkm Write in orders for fence controllers shipped UPS time dairyman leads way in show ring One of the area's most accomplished exhibitors of Ayrshrres is Cebanon County's Dale Maulfair. began showing in 4-H and FFA. He says it took five or six years to make the grade for the bigger shows where he is now a perennial contender for the top awards. “I didn’t let myself get discouraged during those early years,” he told Lancaster Farming. Although Maulfair is involved in the dairy business on only a part-time basis, he is dedicated to his Ayrshires. A teacher’s aid for Norlebco’s FFA Chapter, he helps his father, Paul, on the family’s 130-acre farm near Jonestown. He works A BIG J 08... FEEDING A GROWING WORLD POPULATION IS ONLY BEGINNINGS BIG JOB THAT WILL GROW EVERY YEAR! CARLOS R. LEFFIER, INC. IS HAPPY 10 BE A PART OF IHIS VITAL SERVICE, SUPPLYING FARM FUEL NEEDS IN LANCASTER, LEBANON AND BERKS COUNTIES. Richland Lebanon 717-866-2105 717-272-254 New Holland Sinking Spri 717-354-4136 215-678-70 U. 'Z, *■ **s*■■ /* *0? %** with the 75-head herd morning and evening and during die Summer months. He owns 13 of the animals himself, while his wife, Pat, lays claim to two more. Together, they show at local, state, district, and even national shows. It takes them as much as four months to prepare an animal, beginning with hoof trimming. Once they’re in the show string, however, it’s just a matter of keeping after them. To the Maulfairs it’s a lot of fun. A 1977 recipient of the American Farmer Degree, riEFfIER. TEXACO Maulfair hopes to' go into full-time fanning someday. He considers the future of dairying to be “pretty good” and appreciates the lifestyle offered by fanning. One of the benefits of showing, according to Maulfair, is that it gives the dairyman an opportunity to compare his cattle with those of someone else. Although milk production drops slightly for those cows which are put on the show circuit, it still pays to show, says the Lebanon County man. He has hopes of increasing his show string. Good over-all management is important in acquiring a competivive show herd, Maulfair believes. Feeding programs are closely regulated, and that’s One reason die part time dairyman prefers working with a herd of 40 or less milking animals. Cows also have to be milked properly and kept clean. The Mgulfairs milk' in a stanchion bam using bucket milkers. Breeding is not to be forgotten. Maulfair uses “Mar-ral High Kick” in his herd, calling him Hie top bull of the Ayrshire breed. Match your separator with a rigid-bar platfoi from 13 to 24 feet Match your self-propelled John Deere Combin (1970 to present) with the 200 Senes Platform rigid cutterbar. Advantages include fast gram speed and positive feed plus many adjustmei to match your conditions. 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Maulfair's 1975 . string consisted of ' home-bred animals, in j to come he hopes to met that number. His emp is on quality, not necea quantity, and he’s bk ( keep the tide of blue ni coming his way.
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