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A collector of vegetables
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the joys of gardening, a delightful hobby and occupation.
Thanksgiving cost is down 4%, farm bureau survey says
Farm Bureau’s 35th annual survey indicates the average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving feast for 10 is $46.90, or, less than $5 per person.
Ohio’s soybean yield is second highest on record
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – Ohio’s average soybean yield for 2005 is estimated at 45 bushels per acre. This is the second highest state yield on record and only two bushels below the state record yield of 47 bushels per acre recorded in 2004.
The Metrick system: do a little bit of everything
The Metrick family raises almost every kind of vegetable you can think of, plus apples, some livestock and some bees. It’s all for a love of agriculture.
Bacon. Need I say more?
I honestly don’t think there’s anything I could write to give due justice to the something as beautiful — as heavenly — as (dare I say) godly — as bacon.
Birdsong Farm: Community, environment are top priorities
In Hiram, Ohio, Birdsong Farm owner, Matt Herbruck, says: “I realized I needed to do a job I felt good about at the end of the day.”
Moms Yearn for Comfort Foods
Most moms are not as sensational as those who live on Wisteria Lane (Desperate Housewives), but many moms feel a bit desperate occasionally.
Old farm publications create trips back in time
My column two weeks ago about Cyclone seeders brought a couple of interesting responses (I love email – it’s so fast and easy to sit down at the keyboard and dash off a quick note) which I’ll pass on to the readers. Reader responses Bill McChesney, who farms near New Galilee, Pa., wrote: “Concerning cyclone
Farmers walk a delicate tightrope
“There were times we wondered how we kept from starving to death, but as long as mama had eggs from our laying hens after she had sold enough to fill orders, we knew we would survive. We felt lucky when papa brought rabbit home from the woods, and if there were still carrots and onions
Kenreich receives service award from Mahoning County Farm Bureau
David Kenreich is the recipient of this year’s distinguished service award from the Mahoning County Farm Bureau.
