Issue #110 March/April, 2008

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DEPARTMENTS

6  Publisher’s Note 7  Editorial:       Planning for the inevitable 30  Irreverent joke page 76  Ask Jackie:       Preserving black walnuts, how to germinate parsnips, canning milk, tomato diseases, etc. 71  Ayoob on Firearms:       Moderate power firearms 85  Letters 89  The last word:       Our "unenumerated" rights 88   Advertiser Index 90  Classified ads (pdf) 90  Classified advertising form 93-95   BHM anthologies, CD-ROMs, & books 96-97  Order form/Subscription Info For a subscription Call Toll Free 1-800--835-2418

ABOUT THE COVER      This issue’s cover is a painting by longtime BHM artist Don Childers. It depicts the article on page 56 by Jerry Hourigan titled A good use for old rocks, which describes the author’s small Kentucky farm and his efforts to remove and use productively hundreds of large Glacial-deposited rocks. The horse is pulling a rockboat sled loaded with the rocks. The author drives the slide, which he could maneuver over otherwise inaccessible terrain, while his grandson, Jackson, his helper for the difficult and long task, rides along.

FEATURES

Building and tools 8  Batten the hatch! It’s time to build a batten door   By Dorothy Ainsworth 56  A good use for old rocks   By Jerry Hourigan 80  Make adobe bricks   By Rev. J.D. Hooker Self-reliance 31  The great gale of ought seven   By Claire Wolfe 40  Hunting to fill the dinner pot   By Len McDougall 82  Build your own repeating mouse trap   By Allen Easterly Energy 36  Is LED lighting in your future?   By Jeffrey R. Yago, P.E., CEM Farm and garden 48  Get the most out of spring seed catalogs   By Jackie Clay Recipes 43  Canning meals in a jar—homemade convenience food   By Jackie Clay 54  Lenie in the Kitchen—A few favorite recipes   By Ilene Duffy 61  Crock pot cookery   By Linda Gabris 66  Making delicious, unthinkable wines   By Lev G. Fedyniak Science 20  Invasive species and how we battle them   By John Silveira