Little people like you and me, if our prayers are sometimes granted, beyond all hope and probability, had better not draw hasty conclusions to our own advantage. If we were stronger, we might be less tenderly treated. If we were braver, we might be sent, with far less help, to defend far more desperate posts in the great battle. (C. S. Lewis) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1940 October Barlow Rural FFA Chapter – The chapter elected the following FFA officers: President - Eugene Trotter, Vice President – Clealon Thompson, Secretary – Irvin Lawton, Treasurer – Lloyd Reed, Reporter – Edward Lawton, Recreational Leader – Loren McGregor, and Adviser J. C. Jenkins. Plans were being made to hold the second annual Corn Husking Contest among the FFA members. They also discussed their trip to Washington D.C. the previous summer. As reported in The Ohio Future Farmer Magazine January 1940 Issue. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Under Capitalism men provide for themselves, while under Socialism they are provided for. (Ludwig von Mises) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

My dad continues to improve and as of this writing he will be coming home the first week of March – thanks for all of your prayers, visits and concern. His long term memory continues to be good and his short term memory is gradually improving. Also, his physical health and mobility have improved significantly at the Harmar Place in Marietta. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I always tell people that if you want to, or are willing to, offend people and make enemies than become a head coach or an administrator. It comes with those jobs. You just hope you have a reasonable board that does not make decisions based primarily upon emotion and the short term. Also, as a coach and teacher you hope you have administrators who also make carefully thought out decisions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Remember: As production goes up the concentration per unit of weight goes down (Ex. corn, alfalfa, oranges Etc.). We’re getting a little more per acre but the concentration is down so we need vitamins and minerals supplemented. (Dr. Jack Cline – OSU Retired) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Livestock and Mud – as the temperature rises and the mud deepens if livestock have to walk through significant mud they may actually choose to not go to the water trough, therefore reducing production. Walking through mud can increase livestock energy needs by 25-30%.



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1. When you feed your cattle if they do not immediately come to eat you are feeding too much. 2. The difference between eatable and uneatable is about 24 hours (humans too J).