Lebanon Farm Family Welcomes VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff JONESTOWN (Lebanon Co.) Dale Maulfair is a famil Today, There is an Alternative - HML Environmentally Sound Control of Insects on Potatoes Ecogen Inc. developed Foil® Bioinsecticide from a novel genetic combination of three strains of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis). As insects eat Foil, they immediately stop feeding and crop destruction is halted. Foil is the only biological insecticide that is effective against both Colorado potato beetles and European com borers. Foil makes a power ful alternative to chemical pesticides and other Bt products. With environmental issues a concern for all growers. Foil is indeed today's alternative. iar sight to those who attended the state Farm Show dairy shows for the past several years. He was the lean, bearded figure. Make a Difference with Fol’ Foil is a registered trademark of Ecogen Inc ©1992 Ecogen Inc leading a sharp-featured Ayrshire around the ring in competition for the title of grand champion of the dairy breeds. Derived from Bt, a natural pesticide. Foil has no pre-harvest interval and does not contaminate ground water. If you would like to find out how Foil can make a difference in your potato crop this year, call or write us at: Ecogen Inc. / 2005 Cabot Boulevard West Langhome, PA 19047-1810 (215) 757-1590 Ayrshire Breeders And while his cows were the Ayrshire breeders, figurative bridesmaid every time. But competing against the more never the bride, Maulfair persists numerous Hostein breed is never in being one of the state’s premier easy for any of the “colored breed” enthusiasts. And the judges saw what was in the ring a lot of near perfection. The supreme champion title went to a Guernsey. Maulfair Acres’ cows are delights to see, according to groups which come through to tour, or the youth groups which come through to judge several classes of Ayrshires. Just having the opportunity to see several, tough classes of the red and white, multi-patched dairy cattle is a treat these days. Guernseys stole the show for awhile in the American dairy cattle history. Jerseys have gained great leaps. And the Holstein has garnered the most support So where does the Ayrshire fit? Dear to the heart of Dale and Patti Maulfair. The Ayrshire is a family tradition at the Maul fairs. Although Dale says the breed is limited in the choice of bulls and that there are other breed ing setbacks compared to some other breeds, the red & white fine-boned, delicate Ayrshire is his choice. The breed’s milk production average is coming up. The Maulfair herd runs an average around 15,000 pounds of milk. It is also a smaller breed, and eats less than the Holstein, so a direct comparision on something as milk average is not a fair measure of the breed’s ability to pay for itself as a dairy animal. And that is probably the point in where Ayr shires fit in. They have good component possibili ties, they have enough meat to be valuable, despite the meat buying prejudices against dairy cattle which aren’t black and white, and they have good temperament. While perhaps not the most docile breed, the Ayrhire is not known for as many highly strung individuals as some of the others. But the Maulfairs are not snobs. They have half Holsteins and half Ayrshires at the 230-acre oper ation. Dale just purchased his father’s Holstein herd last fall. The two breeds get along well, he said, not showing some of the disparity in pasture authority which commonly occurs in mixing breeds such as Jerseys and Holsteins. On July 11, the Maulfairs are opening up their farm to Ayshire breeders across the state. They said they expect about 175 people, butmore would be welcome. The Maulfair farm is unique and typical at the same time. Set back a not-quite-secondary road in between residential areas in the northern Lebanon County area, the Maulfair property carries remnants of an older Lebanon County rurality. There are the old trees seeming to hold the ground in place and views of pasture and cropfields without power lines and house roofs cluttering up the picture. On the bench on the porch near the front door are several dozen eggs and an honor box system of paying for the eggs, laid by a couple of hens,
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