Monthly Archives: May 2002
Three-day equipment auction held
Auction sale reports.
Theft of stereographic viewer and cards reported at Pa. Anthracite Museum
The cards were produced in 1897 by the Keystone View Company.
Special education: Ohioan finds classroom in Paraguay
Stark County native Sue Givens left a 25-year career as a public school teacher to move to Paraguay.
Soggy fields prevent planting
Although planting has been delayed more than two weeks, good yields are still possible with corn hybrids adaptable in late-planted years.
Purdue libraries land new rare items for its Amelia Earhart collection
Sally Putnam Chapman, the granddaughter of Earhart's husband, George Putnam, donated 492 items to the collection.
President signed new farm bill Monday
President George W. Bush signed the new farm bill Monday, May 13, after the U.S. Senate approved the conference report May 8 by a 64-35 vote.
Ohio and American originals: Exhibits gear up for Ohio bicentennial
Ohio will host the traveling exhibit, American Originals: Treasures from the National Archives, May 24 through Sept. 2.
Historic group buys Ulysses Grant’s boyhood home in Georgetown, Ohio
The U.S. Grant Homestead Association will operate the home on behalf of the society.
Growing soybeans? Watch for insects
Some states reported an average six- to eight-bushel loss per acre last year due to soybean aphids.
Biosecurity advice for avian influenza prevention
There are several steps poultry producers should take to minimize the possibility of contracting avian influenza on their farms.
