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Has someone taken advantage of you when it came to harvesting your woodlot? Were you impressed with the amount and went through with the deal only to find out later that you could've made more money? Or did you turn down the offer and thank yourself when you found how much your timber was actually worth? Forestry experts say it happens too often and needs to stop. Reporter Kristy Hebert is interested in talking with anyone who has a similar story for a consumer awareness article. Contact her by Sept. 1 at 800-837-3419 or by e-mail at khebert@farmanddairy.com.

Readers shared their fair memories with Farm and Dairy and now we're sharing them with you in this second and final installment.

MEDINA, Ohio -

BUTLER, Pa. - It could be the youths' hard work with their animals. It could be the parents' last-minute phone calls.

SALEM, Ohio - Ohio Fresh Eggs managers were served with an emergency order to reduce flies and fix water leaks at the farm's Croton facilities Aug.

CANTON, Ohio - Martha Pemberton starts every day with a cup of hot tea and a big dab of honey. She's not sure, but that tea and honey might just be the secret to her longevity.

SALEM, Ohio - Did he or didn't he switch ear tags? That question doesn't matter much now for the state department of agriculture as it investigates Howard Parrish's role in the swap of his granddaughter's 2004 county fair champion hog, apparently to save the prized gilt from death.

COLUMBUS - There were three repeat winners in the purple circle at the 2005 Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions, but none of them were the highlight of the Aug.

MERCER, Pa. - This year's champion record at the Mercer County 4-H Roundup didn't go to the steer, the hog or even the goat.

SUFFIELD, Ohio - "Let's see if we can make him cry," the teacher tells his class. Halfway into the showmanship clinic, a boy just walked in with his steer and the other kids are wide-eyed, not knowing what's in store for their friend.