The bat days of summer
In the 14 years we have lived here, we have had a handful of bats fly in for a visit. PETA can picket me...
‘Family’ antics fill the long, summer days
Usually the big calendar hanging on the kitchen door is filled with all kinds of squiggles and notes about birthdays and birds and reminders...
Answering the hard questions now will help when disaster occurs
As farmers, we know the cows must be milked rain or shine, hot or cold, sick or not, but what do you do when...
Lesson learned during relaxing weekend get-away: Never say never
Sometimes, it is hard to imagine a different life, the possibility of the sun shining just as brightly in an entirely new place. No...
War time spent in communications
I'll continue the story of my Korean experience, and try to work in some references to Rusty Iron, although rust was just as thoroughly...
Korean War anniversary triggers memories
Ten years ago Farm and Dairy published a couple of my columns about my experiences in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. I'd...
Garfield, Ohio home to MacDonald
How many readers have heard of the MacDonald car that was built in nearby Garfield, Ohio?For that matter, how many have heard of Garfield...
Invention of cars link cities
During the 1800s and early 1900s, many American farmers were extremely conservative and disliked innovation and the unconventional. This was especially true when the...
Nothing stays the same
Erma Dickey Wonstetler was appointed assistant Postmaster of the tiny U.S. Post Office in Signal, Ohio, in 1906, at the same time as her...
Feathered friends pose some problems
How could it possibly be the middle of July when it was spring just a moment ago and June was almost non-existent?Somehow, the...
