Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
   That's not what we mean

Columns:

Ayoob on firearms:
   A cop's advice to those home alone

Think of it this way:
   Who were the best...and the worst U.S. Presidents?

Where I live:
   Crabbing, clamming and smelting on the coast

Recipes:
   Forget the dog, the chicken is man's best friend
   Make mead the easy way

Country moments

Irreverent joke page

Contents

Building/Tools

• Build your wire or electric fence properly the first time and it will serve you for years
• Build your own solar hot tub
• Five building tricks for super strong framing

Guns/Hunting

• If you could have just one gun in the woods, go for a shotgun

Farm/Garden

• Compost the "quickie" way
• Figs — the healthy biblical fruit
• Start your own chicken flock
• Use old newspapers to make your starter pots
• Gifts for green thumb people

Crafts

• Build a flying "helicopter" boomerang
• Make beautiful jewelry using porcupine quills

Self sufficiency

• Want great charcoal? Make your own
• Save money by being your own butcher
• Chevy small block V8s — cheap and reliable
• Breastfeeding — a primer

Country living

• The dangers of civilization
• Freeze branding horses