Karoline Kreider of Seville, Ohio, is checking out her dad’s corn crop. We know the old “knee high by the Fourth of July” saying, but now we’re wondering: Whose knee?

It was a good day for a drive at the Stark Antique Power Equipment Show July 20. Chris Kocher of Wooster, Ohio, (left) on a Farmall Super M and Sam Gerber of Creston, Ohio, on a John Deere 830 found lots of ways to have fun.

Kathy Breychak of Columbia Station, Ohio, purchased these friendly pigs a few years ago. It didn’t take long for them to warm up to their new home or the idea of becoming photogenic “hams.”

This photo, snapped by Judy Crilley, took first place in the 2007 Huff Run Watershed amateur photo contest. The contest is designed to highlight nature in the watershed, which is a small area from Mineral City (easter Tuscarawas County) to state Route 171 (western Carroll County).

The large animal costume contest was held at the Harrison County Fair July 12. The award for most outstanding costume went to Samantha Craig, 12, a member of Buckeye Farmers 4-H club. She and her calf dressed as the Princess and the Pauper. The Harrison County Dairy Board presented a $50 award to Craig for […]

Analese and Gidget Marrison checked out this corn field July 4. It belongs to their great uncle — Robert Marrison of New Lyme Township in Ashtabula County, Ohio. This corn was waist high in spite of this year’s wet and crazy growing season.

Harrison County 4-H’er Sara Shuss tempts her market hog, Delilah, with a marshmallow.

Wayne and Teresa Queen of Mansfield, Ohio, said their Australian Shepherd, Duke, knows all about the dog days of summer. As soon as the temperature starts to rise each day, Duke heads for the barn and sits in front of the fan that’s set up for the hogs.

Keith Simmerer of Westfield Township in Medina County, Ohio shared this pictures with us. Simmerer wrote: In late spring, the nesting barn swallows always roost in the barn rafters to keep us company while we tend to the barn animals for the night.

Noah Stevens was fascinated by this issue of Farm and Dairy. He was visiting his grandparents, Tom and Thelma Stevens of Salineville, Ohio, when he picked up the paper.