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In Africa: Improving water quality, one drop at a time
As a western Pennsylvania resident, I’ve long admired the red ware pottery of the Pennsylvania Germans who farmed in the growing season and worked at their craft as time allowed.
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Taking a look at the life of a farmer 50 years ago
What were you doing 50 years ago? Our fathers and grandfathers, and maybe even we ourselves, were settling down after supper with the October issue of Farm Journal to find out what was going on.
Scratching the surface of the little Utilitor tractor
Many years ago, Nancy and I attended a tractor show at Malabar Farm, probably put on by the Richland County Steam Threshers. Established by conservationist and author Louis Bromfield in 1939, and his home until he died in 1956, Malabar Farm is now an Ohio State Park. Finally! Anyway, in those days I had only
Ox power
CHARDON, Ohio – A pair of oxen trudge through the woods, pulling a sled of logs over rough ground. A drover walks beside the animals, guiding them through the thick foliage.
Back to the farm: Steffen family keeps dairy tradition alive
Wayne County Twilight Dairy Tour visits the Steffen family farm of Kidron, Ohio.
Ashland County Dairy Service meets
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — The Ashland County Dairy Service Unit met for its 65th annual meeting March 14 at Hillsdale High School.
The evening began with a welcome by Unit Director Ryan Welch who introduced Ashland County Farm Bureau Organizational Director John Fitzpatrick.
Wayne County: Meeting recognizes No. 1 industry
K-Land Holsteins was recognized as the county’s top Holstein herd for milk, protein and energy-corrected milk.
How to determine why your fruit tree isn’t producing fruit
There are a number of factors that contribute to inconsistent fruit production. Learn how to determine why your fruit trees may not be producing fruit.
1816: The year without a summer
Sam Moore’s grandfather, who was born in 1867, used to tell of hearing the old-timers, including his own grandfather, tell of the year when the Fourth of July was celebrated by throwing snowballs.
Are they superstitions, folk remedies or signs?
When I was a kid I’d hear some of the older farmers in the neighborhood talk of planting something by the dark of the moon, while other crops must be sown in the light of the moon. My own father and grandfather didn’t mention such requirements for farming operations so I never learned the ins
