Lebanon Farm Family Welcomes
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
JONESTOWN (Lebanon
Co.) Dale Maulfair is a famil
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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,