Self taught Iowa inventor runs farm on sun and wind
John Lorenzen, 81, of Woodward Iowa, has lived without paying an electric bill by powering his 100 acre farm with windmills solar panels and hydrogen fuel from water His workshop heats from solar panels and a wind driven system he built from scavenged parts He converted a pickup to run on hydrogen and gas and aims to run appliances fully on hydrogen.
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Iowa
Woodward, Iowa
John Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Jimmy Carter
Oregon Gifts In A Box From The Cascades To The Coast
An Oregon duo ships a carefully packed box of regional treasures including Anjou pears Gravenstein apples mint lupine and river pebbles from Hood River and the Columbia Gorge. The writer invites the reader to imagine larger wonders they cannot fit while offering the contents free for a reader to savor.
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Columbia River Gorge
Hood River
Mt. Hood
Bend
Cascades
Blue
Pacific
Oregon Coast
Columbia River
Lamb roast added bonus for Lorain County Fair buyers
Buyers of sheep at the Lorain County Junior Fair Livestock Auction are invited to a lamb roast on Sept 29 at 7 p.m. in Floral Hall. The Barnyard Bunch 4 H Club and Lorain County Wool Growers Association host with 1990 exhibitors. donations support the extension service and 4 H programs. The auction notes include prices and buyers for champions and reserve champions across sheep, broilers, rabbits, boats, swine, and steer classes.
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Lorain County
Floral Hall
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Barnyard Bunch 4-H Club
Lorain County Woolgrowers Association
Market Lamb
Beriswill Insurance
Art Hudcutt
The
Chronicle Telegram
al Lauerdahs Custom Butchering Inc
Barnyard Bunch
Lorain County Wool Growers
Betty Blair
Twinings
B.C
Amy Holcomb
West Road
Oberlin
Amy
Huntington
Lorain
Farmer's Co-op
Lamb
Aaron Thompson
Central Trust
Kirk Rounds
Jeff Gott
Hall and Angersbaugh
Scott Rounds
Humphrey and Cavagna Insurance
Missy Polen
Elizabeth Street
Standen’s Chicken and
Mikki Gede
Kate Walsh
Rick Ternes
Freeman Swank Equipment
Jenny Dobbins
Messaros Photography
Net U S farm income up in drought recovery
U S Department figures show net farm income rose in 1989 to 46.5 billion up 10.7 percent from 1988, with 34 states posting gains led by the Corn Belt Great Lakes and Northern Plains. California and Texas remained top earners despite declines. 16 states fell.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
California
Texas
Florida
Corn Belt
Great Lakes
Northern Plains
Southeast
Appalachian
Mississippi Delta
Ridge till planting methods cut costs and boost profits
Ohio State University engineer says ridge tillage can lower input costs and raise net profits. Randall Reeder explains ridges stay on field and differ from conventional methods, while Ken Magdych notes high acres limit adoption. Field day at Molly Carew Agriculture Center near London highlights erosion control and easier drainage benefits.
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Ohio State University
Randall Reeder
Ken Magdych
Trumbull County
National Ridge
Molly Carew Agricultural Center
London
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Muriel Twining
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Louis Farkas
Edward D. Jones and Co
Anna Pickworth
Jeff York
Jason Lee
Brad Smith
Dave Bremke
Bill Urbansky
Laverhahs Custom
Pegg Vanek-McDonough
Brandy Slate
Navarre
Pat Cowdell
Convenient Food Mart
Mike Harrison
Hereford
Amy Mohrman
Tom's Country Place
Lon Camp
Farmer’s Co-op
Josh Brasee
Bruce Barth
Ken Mezurek
Laverhahs
Mandy Mull
Aimee Flynn
Born Implement
Eric Krause
Oberlin Iga
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Lysts Said
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Wisconsin
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Ohio Cooper
Ative Extension Service
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