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Magical memories of life on the farm
Judith Sutherland recalls things about being a child on a farm in the 1960s that felt almost magical.
Remembering pranks from the past
“Hello, is your refrigerator running? Well, you better catch it before it gets out the door!” “Hello, do you have Prince William in a can? Well, you better let him out before he suffocates!” “Do you have your TV on? Well, how does it fit?” Ah, the good old prankster kid calls – this is a game from a fading era.
Staring down the mouse that roared
I am decidedly a country girl from way back, but I confess to one odd trait that makes me look like a city kid in the biggest way.
Revisiting old edition of “Farm Journal and Farmer’s Wife” Mag.
Month of magic is March on the farm. Patches of green show through the snow. Muddy water swells streams and rivers. The bottom drops out of country roads. Smoke rises from the sugar bush, the brooder house, the plant-growing house. All these are signs that winter … is going to move. Going back Seventy years
Meatpackers gain market power
Lower cattle prices will not bring lower retail meat prices because meatpackers are really in the market power business, according to Alan Guebert.
Bad grammar is all around us
“Him and me are going to visit…” Me and my friends just pop in the car…” No one is faster than us…” Do you detect something wrong in these honest-to-gosh quotes? The first was said by a young lady who graduated from Youngstown State University in December, got her teaching degree and is employed as
Spiders, snakes and bats get a bad rap
Scott Shalaway defends the outcast wildlife commonly associated with creepy Halloween decorations — bats, spiders and snakes.
A new twist on an age-old problem: Making knee replacements last
The latest techniques from the world of mechanical engineering are now being applied to the human body.
How to attract hummingbirds at home
Male ruby-throats usually return about a week before females. If you haven’t yet hung a nectar feeder, do it today.
Farming lessons from the Appalachian Trail
From her 79-mile section hike of the Appalachian Trail, Editor Susan Crowell uncovered hiking lessons that can easily be translated into farming (or life!) wisdom.
