Yearly Archives: 2001
Baseball’s legendary playing fields honored
The United States Postal Service has issued a set of Baseball's Legendary Playing Fields commemorative stamps.
Antique lamps to light Paducah, Ky.
Collectors of Aladdin kerosene mantle lamps and Aladdin electric lamps hold their 29th annual convention Aug. 2-4.
New livestock judging method puts education back in the ring
The "systems analysis" method of market livestock project evaluation has been adopted by the Lake County junior fair livestock committee and will be used this summer at the Lake County Fair. This approach attempts to put more objectivity into the subjectivity of judging and doesn't encourage the ethics violations that creep into the business of "showing" animals.
Ethanol bandwagon has room for one more
Those booming for ethanol production in Ohio say that even though the wagon is getting crowded, there is still plenty of time for Ohio farmers to hop on.
Social issues influence agriculture
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on what the farmer owes the consumer, and how consumer perceptions drive the market.
Dairy Excel: Keeping your dairy cows cool
Tom Noyes, dairy agent for OSU Extension in Wayne County write about the need to manage heat stress in a dairy herd. When a herd averages over 70 pounds of milk per day, the cows generate a lot of heat. Heat stress becomes more a big problem.
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 28, 2001
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Read it Again: Week of June 28, 2001.
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
You’re as Young as You Feel
Home Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb comments on a recent survey on women and aging.
Coffeepot an 18th century art form in silver
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the evolution of the 18th century silver coffee server that came into its own with the rise of the English coffeehouse.
