Small farms rise again in Ohio amid corporate pressure
Ohio's 1982 Census shows 86,942 farms down 2.5 percent since 1978, with small and large farms both expanding at the expense of mid-sized farms. Part-time farming remains common as farmers rely on other jobs. dairy gains offset livestock declines while Ohio depends on California for much produce.
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Ohio
Putnam County
Jon Shafer
Shafer
U.S. Census Bureau
Cornucopia Project
America
Carlisle Reservation A Landmark Dream Half-Fulfilled
Lorain County’s Carlisle Reservation preserves 1600 acres with fishing ponds ball fields trails and a nature center after Metroparks scrapped a $3 million Lake Carlisle plan that would have flooded the Black River. Officials cite cost inflation land deals and pollution concerns as factors while Crapo recalls the long pursuit of a vast lake and shoreline.
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Carlisle
Lorain County
Metropolitan Park Board
Findley State Park
Project Metroparks
Carl Crapo
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Metroparks Board
Ohio Department of Transportation
Park Board
Crapo
Metroparks
Court battle over West Broad Street land sparks controversy
Elyria conflict over ownership of the burned 621 W Broad St property centers on disputed actions by Common Pleas Judge Floyd D Harns and handling of a sheriff sale after the Hollywood 9000 bar fire on Dec 2 1980 Thelma Adams deed holder and Whitfield claim unfair treatment and improper interpretation of appellate rulings while Adams says the land contract and loan insurance funds were handled correctly The case timeline shows repeated delays and contested decisions about insurance proceeds and loan payments amid accusations of favoritism and due process concerns.
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Elyria
West Broad Street
Oliver Whitfield
Common Pleas
Floyd D. Harns
Thelma Adams
Broad St
Hollywood
Whitfield
Harris
Cleveland
Darryl E. Pittman
Adams
Hardy
Whitfields
Pittman
Chronicle-Telegram
John Gallagher
Gallagher
Vane
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Fred
Alan Bean
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Museum
NASA Lewis Research Center
Bean
Gene Krebs
Lake Carlisle
W. Broad St. Land
Hardy Whitfield
David Basinski
Oliver
Nick Wallace
Elyria City
Ely Square
C-T
John Kenney
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