Monday March 14, 2011 Early morning about 1am. Computer froze up on me so I had to stop on blog, and yes I’m a night owl. One last trip to barn to check on cows before bed. All the cows…
Diary of Joyce Brown – Brown’s Family Farm Market -Week 3- March 14-20
March 14, 2011 Well the rain and cold weather is really getting on my nerves! I am itching to get outside and get some work done. I guess I will quit complaining, and be contented to work in the greenhouses. …
Diary of Catherine Jacob – Crosswind Farm- Week 3
In the morning Honey is fine and there is no baby. After feeding the other barns, Honey goes out in her paddock to get some fresh air and exercise. I checked on her about three in the afternoon and she…
Our county diaries are a huge hit!
Thanks to all of the diarists who have participated in our monthly diaries! Make sure to go back to November to view all the diaries that have been posted. Thanks to the following participants: Rita Beiser, Gail Lierer, Karen Hiltbrand,…
Diary of Catherine Jacob – Crosswind Farm- Week 2
The afternoon routine at Crosswind Farm usually starts about 4:30- 5:00. Jericho assists us daily after he is out of high school and finished with his FFA meetings. The stalls for the yearlings, Ace, the two boys as well as…
Scholarship deadline is fast approaching!
Butler County Farm Bureau will award five $500 scholarships in 2011. The deadline for the applications is close of business on Thursday, March 31. Applications can be downloaded or you can contact the Farm Bureau office at 513-844-8371. Don’t delay,…
Diary of Kathy Hiltbrand- Week 2 – March 7-13
Monday, March 7, 2011 Up late working on my blog. Checked penned cow #8140 and maternity pen. It’s very frustrating when I make an effort to get out of bed and check the cattle and then nothing is going on. …
Diary of Joyce Brown – Brown’s Family Farm Market -Week 2- March 7-13
Monday, March 7, 2011 The goats beat me out of the door today! There they were standing outside the pen when I walked down to the barn this morning. They worked a board loose at the bottom of the fence…
Diary of Catherine Jacob – Crosswind Farm
March 1, 2011 Welcome to Crosswind Farm. We are going to take a unique trip through the process of a mare foaling. Maybe before we start you should know the lay of the land. There are three barns that have…
Meet a Farmer – Catherine & John Jacob, Crosswind Farm
Crosswind Farm is a former dairy and grain farm in Okeana, Ohio with its origin in 1840. In 1974 John (Jay) bought 40+ acres of land west of Okeana and two miles east of the Indiana border. As the years…