Forts used for protection from hostiles
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the numerous rebuilt evidences and records of forts in Ohio and western Pennsylvania that tell a story of the settlers who sought protection from hostiles a century and a half ago.
Good old days
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb has shared in her column this week a letter from a reader who has been looking back through her bills from the 1950s.
Read it Again: Week of Sept. 6, 2001
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Dairy Excel: Which works best? Decision-making takes varying styles
Terry Beck, agricultural extension agent in Wayne County and a member of the OSU Extension Dairy Excel team, writes about decision-making styles and shared decision-making with employees.
Pens, inks and dyes were homemade
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about making quill pens and ink out of saw filings and vinegar for school back in the days when little was store bought.
Summing up summer
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes of crickets and katydids, gerbils and kittens, and a brand new clothes line.
Read it Again: Week of Aug.31, 2001
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Aug.31, 2001
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Dairy Channel: New Mexico dairyman creates niche by processing his own dairy products
Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes about an unusual dairy entrepreneur who has made a place for himself with a 200-cow dairy by bottling and selling his own "Jersey Gold All Natural Milk."
Thanks for support
A 4-H exhibitor thanks the buyers of her steer who showed such kindness and generosity at a past Canfield Fair.
