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This was their new home for the next six months, before being sold and shipped off to the slaughterhouse. But our job was not done. These young cattle did not know where Kettle Creek was located. We would let them … Continue reading →

The Earth’s earliest plants were believed to be ferns and mosses that were only a few inches tall. About 400 million years ago, during the Devonian Period, plants formed stems, grew taller, competed for air, developed root systems, vascular growth, … Continue reading →

Our milk cows “freshened” in the late winter and early spring. The calves were weaned in a few weeks and put out to pasture down in Kettle Hollow. Kettle Creek ran through the 238-acre farm that Dad bought out on … Continue reading →

Sweating is the body’s method of cooling itself. Humans sweat to maintain a healthy normal body temperature. The water and salt solution that sits on the surface of the skin, evaporates away, causing the body to cool. So sweating is … Continue reading →

There was no artificial insemination in the 1950s. Most every farmer had a bull. We had a big Hereford bull, reddish in color. We simply called him “Bull.” Bull’s job was to impregnate the cows or “to service.” Bull had … Continue reading →

QUESTION If Superman has X-ray vision, why can’t he see through lead? ANSWER Ever wonder why Lois Lane wore those lead lined dresses? Perhaps to keep Clark Kent wondering and speculating?  Oh yes, Superman was ” more powerful than a … Continue reading →

There was one constant with life on the farm: milking cows twice a day. Milking is the reason some farmers never went on vacation their entire life. Milking tied you to the land and the farm. It was also the … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Where was the first speed trap set up? ANSWER: The first speed trap was set up in 1905 when New York City Police Commissioner Bill McAdoo was caught going 12 mph in an 8-mph zone in New Hampshire. Two … Continue reading →

 There is not a simple answer. It’s like asking “Who was the best baseball player ever?”  or “Who was the best president we’ve ever had?’ Lots of different ways to arrive at an answer. People will come up with different … Continue reading →

The Scheckel farm on Oak Grove Ridge near Seneca in Crawford County had 10 walnut trees in the hill pasture along ShortCut Road. We always looked forward to the annual gathering of walnuts in the late 1940s, early 1950. As … Continue reading →