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This week, Tidbits heads to Old MacDonald’s farm to check out some interesting info about the various animals found there. • “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” was ﬁrst published in 1917. The oldest recording of the popular tune is thought to be 1925, released by The Sam Patterson Trio on the Edison label. It was followed in 1927 with a version by Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers.

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• It’s believed that the ﬁrst cows arrived in North America aboard the ships of Christopher Columbus’ second voyage to the Americas in 1493. • The average dairy cow weighs 1,200 lbs. (544 kg) and produces about 8 gallons (30 liters) of milk per day. It can also produce up to 125 lbs. (57 kg) of saliva in one day. Now that’s a lot of drool! • Although the common conception is that cows have four stomachs, they really have just one single stomach with four different digestive chambers – the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. Because of this, they can digest tough plants that normally would be indigestible. • A cow spends about eight hours a day eating and another eight chewing her cud, which is plain talk for regurgitated, partially digested food. turn the page for more!

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E-I-E-I-O (continued): Chewing about 50 times per minute, a cow will have more than 40,000 jaw movements throughout the day. That cow will drink up to 50 gallons (189 liters) of water every day. Cows are social animals and actually form friendships with three or four other preferred cows. They can even experience dislike for certain cows. The cow has an amazing sense of smell, able to sniff something up to 6 miles (9.7 km) away. The first chickens most likely came with Christopher Columbus as well. There are now about 200 different breeds, with approximately 280 million laying chickens in the United States, each one producing about 250 to 300 eggs a year. Those seven billion eggs comprise about 10% of the world’s supply. A hen begins laying eggs at about 19 weeks of age. The older she gets, the larger the eggs she produces. It takes her about 24 to 26 hours to produce an egg. Thirty minutes after the egg is laid, she begins the process all over again. Most eggs are laid between the hours of 7 and 11 AM. The hen needs about 5 oz. of food and 10 oz. of water to create one egg. Farmers can improve egg production just by regulating the lighting in the henhouse. The hens will lay more eggs if they’re fooled into thinking a day is 28 hours long. Although we don’t think of them as birds of flight, chickens can actually fly. The recordsetting flight for a non-stop flight is about 230 yards (210 m). They can also travel along the ground at about 9 mph (14.5 kg/hr). Rated the fourth most intelligent animal, pigs are always communicating with each other using their more than 20 different vocalizations, varying from “I’m hungry” to “Wanna be my mate?”

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E-I-E-I-O (continued): • A farmer can expect a fully grown pig to weigh between 300 and 700 lbs. (140 and 300 kg.) Even at that size, an adult pig can run at speeds of up to 11 mph (17.7 km/hr). A pig can’t see very well, but its sense of smell is highly developed. • Pigs have gotten a bad rap over the years, with folks who eat too much or who are messy referred to as pigs. In actuality, pigs eat slowly and enjoy their food. They are careful not to soil the space where they eat and sleep. If a pig is covered in mud, it’s because it rolled in it to keep cool, and it only does that if water is unavailable. And although people might “sweat like pigs,” pigs don’t even sweat! They are physically unable to do so! •

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Goats and sheep are some of the ﬁrst domesticated animals. They arrived in North America in the 1500s on the ships of Spanish explorers and settlers. Different breeds came over with English settlers in the 1600s. There are now about 200 different breeds of goats, some bred for their ﬁber (angora, mohair, cashmere), some for the meat, and others as dairy goats. An average dairy goat produces about a gallon (3.8 liters) of milk daily. Although we generally think of cows as our chief source of milk, more people drink milk from goats around the world than from any other animal. Goat’s milk is easier to digest than cow’s milk, because the fat globules are smaller and remain dispersed longer in the milk.

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FRY AND SILVER (continued): • Teaming up with Silver, the pair set to work developing a new product. It took nearly two years to iron out the technical difficulties. Fry experimented by using the sticky note to pen notes to his supervisor and co-workers to demonstrate its usefulness. In Fry’s words, “I thought, what we have here isn’t just a bookmark. It’s a whole new way to communicate.” • The invention hit the test market in 1977 under the name of Press ‘n Peel, with disappointing results. But once dealers started handing out free samples, there was an immediate turnaround. The product hit the national market in 1980 with a new name, and the rest, as they say, is history. • How did Post-It’s become their distinctive yellow color? Coincidentally, when Fry first started his experiments, the lab only had yellow scrap paper on hand. • Today, the little sticky-notes are available in more than 150 countries around the world, with more than 4,000 different PostIt products available. A recent workplace study indicates that the average office worker receives 11 messages on a Post-In note every day. • On the humorous side, the name of Arthur Fry was mentioned in the 1997 movie Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, after the two ditzy, under-achieving title characters claimed to have invented the Post-it-Note in the years since their high school graduation. A brainy classmate quickly corrected them as to the real inventor.

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Tidbits continues to stroll around Old MacDonald’s Farm, discovering more facts about the barnyard. • An adult sheep produces between 7 and 10 lbs. (3.2 and 4.5 kg) of wool a year. That’s about enough to make a man’s suit. One pound (.45 kg) of wool can be spun into 20 miles (32 kg) of yarn. The amount of wool that a sheep produces will vary depending upon its breed, genetics, nutrition, and how often it is sheared. Typically, a sheep is sheared just once a year. Wool from one sheep is called a fleece, while the wool from many is referred to as a clip. • Although California, Colorado, and Wyoming are the top producers of wool in the U.S., their combined total still only accounts for less than 1% of the world’s wool production. China is the largest producer. • Sheep and cow intestines have long been used to manufacture the strings of tennis racquets. Sometimes called catgut, it is created by drying the fibers of the intestine’s serous membrane, which contains natural collagen that provides the elasticity needed for the strings. However, nylon is now the most popular material because its cost is much lower, and its elasticity is better because of multi-filament strings. • The turkey is the only poultry native to North America. Because domesticated turkeys have been bred to have large breasts for cooking purposes, they are top-heavy and unable to fly. However, wild turkeys can fly as fast as 55 mph (89 km/hr) and even roost in the treetops at night to avoid predators. Wild birds can also run up to a speed of 25 mph (40 km/hr). The domestic bird will weigh about twice as much as the wild one.

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For Advertising Call (740) 441-7633 BARNYARD (continued): • Are you familiar with all the terms associated with turkeys? That flap of skin that hangs over a turkey’s beak is known as a snood. Brightly-colored fleshy bumps on a turkey’s head and throat are called caruncles. Both the snood and caruncle turn bright red when the bird becomes frightened or agitated. The wattle, that flap of skin under the turkey’s chin, also changes to bright scarlet on a male in the midst of mating season. Although we frequently hear male turkeys called “toms,” they are also referred to as “gobblers,” because of the distinctive noise they make to announce their presence to females. A baby turkey is known as a poult or a chick, and of course, the female is called a hen. • Speaking of gobbling, in addition to the familiar gobble, a male turkey can make more than 30 different vocal sounds, including purrs, yelps, and kee-kees, distinctive and unique enough to be recognized by his fellow males. A gobble can be heard a mile away. Female turkeys usually make a clicking noise.

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• Although there are more than 40 breeds of domesticated ducks, the most common is the white Pekin duck, brought to North America in the 1870s. Pekin chicks are born with bright yellow plumage and an orange bill and feet. A farmer can expect an adult Pekin to lay about 200 eggs per year over their lifespan of about 9 to 12 years. They are also the most popular duck consumed for its meat, comprising 95% of all duck meat eaten in the U.S.

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Camp Mail Call A yellowed 4-cent postcard surfaced from the bottom of an old shoebox stashed in our attic. A classic in time, it was sent before ZIP codes and eons before cellphones and snappy e-mail. The relic wasn’t written by some great-grandparent, but by my “boomer” husband to his parents when he was off to camp for the first time at Round Lake in northern Minnesota at the age of 10. I’m sure his parents were waiting patiently for news of the week. Was he healthy, happy, making new friends, missing his parents -- but not too much? -- all those concerns we have when our kids are away from home for the first time. Well, here’s what he wrote: “Dear Mom and Dad, I wasn’t going to write, but they made me write it or I couldn’t eat dinner. Camp is really fun. We won volleyball and water polo today and now tied for second place. Well, now that I got this written, I can go eat. Love, Dean” While we like to receive any word from our kids while they’re away at sleepover camp, it’s the campers who also like to hear their name at “mail call.” Here are some tips: --Write and send a note or two to your child’s camp via U.S. mail a few days before he leaves home. Your child will be thrilled to hear from you the first day of camp. Keep the letters coming. They’ll no doubt end up in a scrapbook (or shoebox) your child will treasure in years to come. --If your child is a baseball fan, remember to send clippings of box scores of games missed while away, or send a favorite comic strip from the paper. --Tuck in addressed envelopes, stamps and a pen to encourage your child to write home. --If your child’s camp will print out your e-mailed letters, try not to overload the system. There is a fine line between keeping in touch and letting your child feel independent and “away” from his typical “at home” routine. Tip: A camp experience in the outdoors can positively impact a child. Consider sending a kid to camp by providing scholarship funds for someone who might not otherwise have resources. Contact a camp of your choice or your local YMCA directly to find out how you can sponsor a camper. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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Pecan-Crusted Catfish It takes only three ingredients to create this crunchy fish dish from our sister publication Women’s Day. Using mustard as a binder instead of egg, cover catfish fillets in chopped pecans and bake until the nuts are lightly toasted. 4 catfish fillets 2 tablespoons honey mustard 1 cup pecans 1. Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking pan with nonstick foil. 2. Finely chop pecans by hand or in food processor. Spread on a sheet of wax paper. Put honey mustard in small cup; stir in 2 teaspoons water. Brush one side of fillets with mustard mixture, then press into chopped pecans. Place on baking pan. 3. Bake 10 to 14 minutes until pecans are lightly toasted and fish is just cooked through. Serves 4 Tips: Use tilapia fillets instead of catfish; use walnuts instead of pecans; stir a few drops of hot sauce into the mustard mixture. Serve with roasted sweet potato wedges and sauteed kale. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/ recipefinder/. (c) 2015 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved

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A Tradition Like Any Other Fans of golf are familiar with CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz’s signature phrase used to describe The Masters: “A tradition unlike any other.” They may be less familiar with the catchphrase employed by members of the FOX broadcast team, whose coverage of the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay was universally panned. This is because they don’t really have one yet. This was, as most viewers were painfully aware, the network’s ﬁrst stab at covering a golf major, and it was a very messy stab, the kind that didn’t kill but left the victim staggering in pain for hours ... kind of like the way FOX made viewers wait around to watch a minute’s worth of a golfer waiting to strike an approach shot. Here are a few potential gems, however: “It is what it is.” -- Tom Weiskopf “I never watch golf [on TV].” -- Greg Norman “It’s actually a tragedy.” -- Gary Player (from the Golf Channel) But don’t think that this wasn’t a perfect follow-up to The Masters. It was. The Masters is where Americans get it right and don’t complain. The U.S. Open was a reﬂection of the rest of our culture which, sorry to say, is steeped heavily in the tradition of complaining about things. We got our start complaining about taxes and the price of tea, and today we complain about taxes and the prices at Starbucks. The next tournament of note will be in Great Britain. They won’t complain about course conditions in Scotland. They won’t complain about the food, they won’t complain about anything -- except the foreigners. But they’ll manage to carry on, just like they did during the war. When a Nazi bomb fell on the course of the Richmond Golf Club in Surrey, England, during the Battle of Britain, they didn’t complain about it

-- they penalized themselves one stroke if they had to play another ball due to exploding bombs. These were their rules: Richmond Golf Club, Temporary Rules, 1940 1. Players are asked to collect Bomb and Shrapnel splinters to save these causing damage to the mowing machines. 2. In competitions, during gunﬁre, or while bombs are falling, players may take cover without penalty for ceasing play. 3. The positions of known delayed-action bombs are marked by red ﬂags placed at reasonably, but not guaranteed safe distance therefrom. 4. Shrapnel and/or bomb splinters on the Fairways, or in Bunkers within a club’s length of a ball may be moved without penalty, and no penalty shall be incurred if a ball is thereby caused to move accidentally. 5. A ball moved by enemy action may be replaced, or if lost or destroyed, a ball may be dropped not nearer the hole without penalty. 6. A ball lying in a crater may be lifted and dropped not nearer the hole, preserving the line to the hole without penalty. 7. A player whose stroke is affected by the simultaneous explosion of a bomb may play another ball from the same place. Penalty, one stroke. If the Brits can deal with bombs at home and carry on, we can deal with Joe Buck at a golf tournament ... it’s not nearly as bad as dealing with

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When a study comes out showing that chocolate is good for our health, chocolate lovers rejoice. Now a new study has more good news: Even milk chocolate qualiﬁes. The study in the British journal Heart tracked 20,000 participants for nearly 12 years. Its conclusion? A higher intake of chocolate reduced the risk of cardiovascular events: 11 percent lower for cardiovascular disease, and 25 percent lower for associated death. High intake of chocolate resulted in a 23 percent lower risk of stroke. The bonus: Most of the participants ate milk chocolate, not the allegedly healthier dark chocolate. In years past, the chocolate health studies have said: * Dark chocolate (not milk or white) helps to lower blood pressure. Researchers tested this by having participants swap back and forth at 18-week intervals. * It was the polyphenol antioxidants in cocoa that helped because of the antioxidants -- there are more in chocolate than in red grapes, cranberries or blueberries. The polyphenols cause the blood vessels to open, lowering blood pressure. * A study of men and women who’d had a heart attack showed that chocolate cut the risk of dying from heart problems by nearly 70 percent. Eating chocolate even once a week still cut the risk in half. So while the new research isn’t 100 percent certain in its conclusions, there appears to be something in chocolate that’s good for us. While we wait for scientists to isolate what it is, ask your doctor if adding a bit of chocolate to your diet is a good idea -- just in case. Also ask your doctor to suggest an amount, to err on the side of caution. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Wiseman Real Estate Air Force Vets and Agent Orange The Department of Veterans Affairs has now agreed to provide disability beneﬁts to certain Vietnam-era Air Force veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange in airplanes. Were you ever on a C-123? Did you work on or around the airplanes? Does the name Operation Ranch Hand ring a bell? That was the operation that sprayed the Vietnam jungle and Korea DMZ area with the Agent Orange defoliant, and the C-123 planes were the ones that did it.

Until now, the VA had regularly denied claims from veterans who were ill with any of the 14 AO-related conditions and who said they were exposed to AO on a plane. The VA said there was no danger, that any AO on the planes would have dried. What they didn’t consider was the multiple uses of those C-123s: They also were used by National Guard, medical evacuations, routine cargo and more -- for the next 10 years. What’s disturbing is that the VA has already identiﬁed 2,100 Air Force active-duty and reservists who can get compensation. Twentyone hundred? That’s all? It’s also pre-identiﬁed the locations where those veterans worked, as well as the Tactical and Aeromedical Squadrons. (Note: The lists vary, depending where you

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look.) Back in 2013, one veteran pushed hard and was ﬁnally given compensation for Agent Orange exposure that came from being aboard C-123 aircraft. In 1994, his plane had been sent to a museum, and there it was discovered that the plane was still “heavily contaminated” with Agent Orange. Call 1-800-749-8387 for more information or see www.beneﬁts.va.gov and put C-123 Agent Orange in the search box. Don’t miss Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange through Duty on Contaminated C-123 Aircraft. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.