By Ken Graham
The Times
“An Organic Childhood”
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June 27, 2013
Above: Wes Hoskins posed next to a historic photo of a horse-drawn plow in the lobby of the Weinhard Hotel in Dayton earlier this week. Below: The cover of Hoskins' new book.
DAYTON - Wesley Hoskins grew up on a farm on Whetstone creek in the 1920s and 30s. During those years he witnessed some amazing changes.
In 1930, there was no electricity on the farm. By 1940, the REA co-op had brought electricity to farm- ers on the Whetstone, and throughout Columbia County.
In 1930, Hoskins' fam- ily - and all their neighbors - plowed, harrowed and harvested wheat using draft horses or mules. By 1940, many farmers in Columbia County were using Caterpillar tractors.
Hoskins, who turned 90 in March, was in Dayton this week with copies of his new book, "An Organic Child- hoo...
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