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Holding onto memories of the once integral corn binder (opens the original)
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The corn binder reemerged from deep inside the shed a few days before the silage-chopping crew arrived. It was once important when corn shocks were a common sight. Seeing shocks while driving through Amish country causes me to smile while recalling how much father liked using the binder. Baxter Withington of Janesville, Wis., invented a wire-tire binder in 1872. It was a big step forward. Dozens of companies – including McCormick, Deering, and the Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater produced bi
Daylight saving and other ideas that offer no more time (opens the original)
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It can be seen in soybean and corn fields. Pheasant chicks that survived June rains are nearing maturity, and Queen Anne’s Lace (also called wild carrot by many) show off their tiny white crowns. Daylight hours are dwindling rapidly, as is talk among politicians about making daylight saving time permanent across the country. "The Sunshine Protection Act" passed in the U.S. House in July, but the legislation has a murky future in the Senate. Outside of its somewhat offensive name — after all, the
When the unexpected hit a popular Minnesota farm show (opens the original)
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The Big Iron Farm and Construction Show on the Red River Fairgrounds in West Fargo, North Dakota, returns Sept. 15-17. The show will attract visitors from across the Midwest. The event calls to mind a long-ago outdoor farm show that earned a great deal of media and public attention in Minnesota and nationwide in 1976. It was the nation’s Bicentennial and Farmfest organizers and exhibitors made plans to showcase agriculture and its heritage on a never-before-seen scale. Manufacturers had made qui
While there's more pressing world matters, my thoughts are on zucchini (opens the original)
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I have been trying without success to give away surplus zucchini. It is my fault because, although I know that one zucchini plant will yield more than enough, two are planted.The challenge is to find new uses for it. Zucchini has been used in chocolate cake, brownies, hot dishes and in stews with mixed success. It adds moisture to all dishes but not much beyond that. Critics say it serves no useful purpose whatsoever. “It is the world’s most overrated vegetable,’’ said friend Tom while we cleane
Good neighbors were more important than good fences (opens the original)
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Robert Frost’s epic poem “Mending Wall’’ ended with the line “Good fences make good neighbors.’’ Frost, who became the nation’s unofficial Poet Laurette in the 1960s, was popular with English teachers but was much less so for many high school students. I remember the last line in Frost’s poem because Dad said it often when I balked at spending another day fixing fence. A long day was certain when it involved wood and steel posts, a post pounder and barb wire. It would take years before my attitu
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