When I was a child, Easter was a big event. We’d wake up early and hunt for the basket. It was a magical time, and the excitement was high. The yard was filled with new green grass, and the crocus and jonquils were in bloom.Everything smelled wonderful.

Ag tires are expensive, yet here are some simple steps farmers can take to maintain them. Data books provided by tire manufacturers are often long, boring and complicated, so to simplify these recommendations, we’ve summed up the information in a few important tips.

This past year, our television sets have asked us a very fundamental question: Where’s Jill? The query was posed by a concerned horse, and a quick answer was given by a white dog with a Southern accent: She was really lonely and out walking the cornfields again.

A farm had been losing money for years, and only its rising land values kept the bank complacent. The wife, Ida, laid down the law that either the farm started making money or it was to be sold, even if she had to file for divorce. She loved her husband, Jack, but she didn’t want to spend her retirement years penniless because her husband had an addiction to machinery and wouldn’t listen to their vet.

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to a recent article in your magazine, “Make educated choice on transition cows’ calcium deliver” in the Feb. 25th edition. We would like to clarify some information on oral calcium drenches.