Get your chimney capped soon to avoid swifts
To avoid having chimney swifts invade your home this spring, get your chimney capped -- as soon as possible. Swifts usually return in mid-April,...
Ah, sweet victory 30 years later
"Women and Little Kids on the farm typically did the feeding and watering of the animals, but milking was generally considered to be the...
You need cows that are worth owning
Cows can't do math, but their owners should at least do some counting. From financial balance sheets to stocking rates, a precise inventory is...
FSA Andy for April 16, 2009
Hello Again!The Farm Service Agency reminds participants in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the following operations and maintenance rules applicable to any land...
Keep 4-H in Morrow County
Editor:
I couldn’t believe it when I was told by my mom that Morrow County was in serious jeopardy of losing its 4-H program. I...
Book stirs up memories of canal days
If you’re not from the tri-county — Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana — area, you might not find this column of interest.
On the other hand, if...
True confessions: I wish I had a bunny.
Though we have a cat and a hamster, I find myself bunniless this Easter, and I wish I had a pet rabbit, again. I'm...
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 9, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Our values have consequences
Editor:
In his book titled The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis relates the importance of integrity and accountability in doing what’s right and proper in finding...
Go digital, but leave a paper trail
I am an ironic dinosaur, career-wise. I began my writing on the Internet when I discovered, quite by happy accident, that some kind souls...
