Monthly Archives: December 2008
Vacation with us…Delafranconi
When we made a plea for readers to send us pictures of Farm and Dairy riding “co-pilot” with them on vacation, Pierre Delafranconi (Burton,...
Vacation with us…Beck
John Beck of Armstrong Truck and Tractor in Ford City, Pa., recently visited his stepson, Marine Sgt. Robert Heiter, in Washington D.C. Beck took...
Vacation with us…Kristo
Farm and Dairy made the trip from Orwell, Ohio, with Don and Linda Kristo to visit their daughter in Anna, Texas, at the YMCA...
FSA Andy for Dec. 4, 2008
Hello Again!It is always nice to visit with our families and friends on Thanksgiving, and even better to graze on the food that everyone...
Sign of Summer
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia haven't seen too many signs of summer lately, but these sunflowers certainly brightened our day. We're patiently waiting for...
Pennsylvania FFA: From trash to tractor
It started with an ad on eBay. Someone in Pymatuning, Pa., was getting rid of a rusted, broken-down 1937 Farmall F12 and at $535, Kenny and Brandon Ball thought it was a pretty good deal. The father-son team liked to restore antique tractors and they thought that parts from the F12 could be used on one of their current projects. It was 2001 when they bought the tractor and took it to their New Castle, Pa., home. Brandon was only 9 years old.
Shifting Gears … Hall
1949 Allis Chalmers WD
Owned by Alfred Hall, Springboro, Pa. (formerly of North Jackson, Ohio)
Al Hall bought this Allis Chalmers WD from James Austin of...
Advice for Ohio beef farmers
COLUMBUS -- A series of four February meetings, Managing Dynamic Change in the Beef Cattle Industry, will be hosted at two southern Ohio locations....
Citizen scientists help Audubon prove birds count
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- This winter, you may notice what appears to be a binocular brigade, counting birds in your local woods.
From Central...
Six quick homemade holidy gift ideas
Why not give gifts that are homemade? A gift from the kitchen is twice blessed.