Monthly Archives: December 2000
History of pottery has Ohio roots
Some historians say the history of East Liverpool, Ohio, is the pottery history of the United States. Columnist Roy Booth traces the roots of pottery in the Ohio Valley.
Your rural motif ornament may be worth $100 prize
The Pennsylvania Farm Show is running a special contest for the best handmade holiday ornament.
Travel the world through new exhibit in Cincinnati
The Passport to the World series at Cincinnati Museum Center travels around the world to bring you music, dance, food, stories and crafts in three special weekends.
Should cows be kept in the corn field?
Ohio State University it watching four rows of "standing" corn. They're being tested as a potential alternative forage crop, to extend the grazing season for cattle through the winter months.
Pioneer stops sale of six corn hybrids
Pioneer is postponing sales of six Pioneer brand corn hybrids that contain a combination of the YieldGard gene and LibertyLink gene.
Olde Stark Antique Faire kicks off 2001
The first Olde Stark Antique Faire of the new year will be held Jan. 6-7 at the Stark County Fairgrounds, Canton, Ohio.
Ohio counties eligible for emergency farm loans
The USDA named 16 Ohio counties as eligible for Farm Service Agency emergency farm loans because of losses caused by extreme weather conditions that occurred last summer.
Oak bookcase draws top bid
The day was cold, but the bidding was hot at the Bernice Smith estate auction Dec. 9.
Modern furniture estate attracts buyers
Furniture - mostly from a contemporary collection - soared at Dargate Auction Galleries' early December auction.
Learn new grazing techniques
The Eastern Ohio Grazing School will run Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8 and 10 at the Puskarich Public Library in Cadiz, Ohio.