Stories by Contributing Writers

Taking a picture of the sheep industry

Thursday, May 3, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Charles Parker, executive director of the National Seed Stock Alliance, spoke to members of the Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association meeting at Smithville, Ohio.

When the art of glass was new

Thursday, May 3, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Antique columnist Roy Booth reviews in the ins and outs of early glass factories.

In camera collecting Kodak is king.

Thursday, April 26, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about some of the cameras of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Kodak meant camera.

Figureheads guided ships to sea

Thursday, April 19, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the ships at Mystic Bay in Connecticut, a step back into time.

Spring plowing at Roger Shira’s place

Thursday, April 19, 2001 by Contributing Writers

The Central Ohio Draft Horse Association was out in force over the first full weekend in April at Roger Shira’s farm on Cassell Road, south of Fredericktown.

Wayne County dairy producers lauded

Thursday, April 19, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Spring Run Farm is the county’s top Ayrshire herd and is also the fifth-ranked Ayrshire herd in Ohio.

Art created by needles pulling thread

Thursday, April 12, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the development of artistic expression in women through the use of needle and thread in creating needlecrafts.

Holmes County dairy farmers honored

Thursday, April 5, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Nearly 200 Holmes Count dairy farmers and guests attended the dairy banquet at Walnut Creek March 26 for the annual dairy awards presentations.

Tidy not just a drop in the bucket

Thursday, April 5, 2001 by Contributing Writers

A very special dairy cow in a small frame, Tidy has two 305-day records with over 30,000 pounds of milk, including her 12-6 record of 34,530 pounds of milk, 1,123 pounds of fat and 990 pounds of protein. During that lactation, she racked up her best 365-day record with 40,000 pounds of milk, 1,283 pounds of fat and 1,154 pounds of protein.

Everything centers around tables

Thursday, April 5, 2001 by Contributing Writers

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about tables in all their various sizes, shapes, and uses.