Monthly Archives: August 2005
Eminent domain hot in legislature
SALEM, Ohio - How would you like it if the county commissioners came knocking at your door to say they were selling off your farm or home to build a new Wal-Mart? Or, if they said most of your neighborhood would be razed and a car dealership would replace the ranches and saltbox homes that had been there for years? The
Barn fan electrocutes 11-year-old
SALEM, Ohio - A barn fan apparently electrocuted and killed 11-year-old J.R. Smith of Salem Aug. 7. Police reports say the boy's father, Roy, called for help from the family's home on West Middletown Road north of Salem Sunday evening shortly before 9 p.
Another miss: Tests negative for mad cow
SALEM, Ohio - False alarm. Tests on the cow most recently suspected to have mad cow disease have come back from the lab with negative results, according to the USDA.
Columbiana County fair livestock sale totals $291,400
LISBON, Ohio - Gerald Thoma has been plotting for a year to buy granddaughter Samantha Cope's lamb at this year's Columbiana County Fair.
Speech should be required reading
As I was washing dishes in the kitchen Sunday afternoon, the TV in the next room provided some background noise.
This world just lost one of the good guys
There are people who walk the path of life so graciously, so quietly, that we sometimes don't stop to celebrate the enormity of their presence.
Uncle Honey: dangerous, but sweet
The last week of July and first week of August were always the longest and hottest weeks of the year on the southern Illinois' farm of my youth.
Prepare a pasture with these tips
Late summer is an excellent time to establish forages.
The following steps will assist producers in successful renovation and establishment of grass fields and legumes.
It pays to keep your cows in the dark
Imagine a couple thousand research and extension types from all over the world in one place. No, not the plot for the latest horror movie, but a description of the Cincinnati Convention Center last week.
Plan To Eat Healthy, Spend Less
Trying to go from breakfast all the way until supper, I'm
reminded, again how much better off I'd be "grazing" through the day with several light meals and snacks rather than two bigger meals.