Yearly Archives: 2003
Help! Open the Window!
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb enjoyed last weekend's warm weather with a frenzy of outdoor activity.
Rail wood burners light Americana
By mid-1800, rail systems were consuming more than four to five million cords of wood per year. More than 5,300 men earned a living in Massachusetts supplying the local railroads with wood.
Time, patience, could make Kura clover a permanent pasture
Kura establishment has been characterized this way: "First year it sleeps, second year it creeps, third year it leaps."
Semiannual sale attracts draft horse enthusiasts
Despits less-than-ideal traveling conditions the first week of March, the Mid-Ohio Spring Draft Horse Sale at Mount Hope, Ohio, enjoyed near-record attendance and sales.
Winchester Model 12 Trap nets $6,250
Buyers came from seven states to a firearms auction March 2 conducted by Larry Garner.
U.S. continues Canadian wheat board subsidy investigation
U.S. imports of wheat from Canada are subsidized, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Study: Tax breaks don’t help education
Economic development subsidies granted to many businesses may be harming public education.
Ohio’s Bill Richards recognized by national conservation district
William J. Richards of Circleville, Ohio, received the National Association of Conservation Districts' Distinguished Service award.
Marconi 106C brings $20,000 at auction
A Marconi 106C brought $20,000 at an auction by Richard Estesin Burbank, Ohio.
Iraq/Korean conflicts could impact agriculture differently
Although America's attention is focused on Iraq, agriculture should be keeping a close eye on the developments with North Korea.
