12/15 The first Christmas • Luke 2: 1-19 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be . . . .

12/1 Art Brown and carpe diem • Here follow a couple of tips of the hat for jobs well done.• To New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Art Brown, this year’s recipient of the coveted New Jersey Farm Bureau’s Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture award. For almost two . . . .

12/1 Orwell revisited • Is there no limit to the largess of the federal government? Is there nothing it won’t do for us? How blessed we are as a nation to have . . . .

11/15 Fertilizing the forests •v We find fascinating the concept of using pelletized poultry litter on forest land. Maryland, for example, has 2.6 million acres of wood and forest land; that’s about 46 . . . .

11/15 Bear facts • The headline in the Hunterdon County Democrat read: “Bear Killed on Route 513.” It ran on Page 1, as it should have. Bears don’t . . . .

11/15 Electoral muscle • In many states, particularly in the East and Mid-Atlantic which retain a substantial rural and/or suburban character, the urban centers control the election process. With . . . .

11/1 A cowboy philosophy • We can all turn to different sources for inspiration: preachers, philosophers, maybe even a right-minded politician. You could even turn to a poet . . . .

11/1 On closing the gap • Hey, guess what! The EPA, you know those environmental folks over there in D.C., just might have done something to give farmers a hand. Back in August . . . .

10/15 When rats rule • New Jersey Farm Bureau Presn Rigolizzo was in Switzerland recently, reprident Johesenting U.S. ag interests.....

10/15 On the campaign trail • Two familiar names are on the road again, as the song goes. Tipper Gore was in Virginia back .....

10/1 Bears and chickens

10/1 What color is a Holstein?