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    Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

    By Don Lewis In 1874, a United States patent (#157,124) was issued to Joseph F. Glidden, a long-serving sheriff in DeKalb County, Illinois. His invention — possibly one of the simplest ever recorded by the...
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    Animals

    How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

    ...while leaving the carcass and feathers intact! By Dr. Roger W. Grim, D.C. Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Figure 1. With a trash bag properly fitted around...

    Keeping homestead animals healthy

    By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 As a veterinary field technician for more than 20 years, I saw firsthand the frustration and heartbreak when...

    Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

    Bovine basics for beginners

    Raising your own beef for your family

    Switch your family to goat’s milk

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    Farm and Garden

    Companion Planting

    By Beverly Mettot Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 Companion planting is nothing new, and yet in recent years it has made an extraordinary comeback, not only in fooling those pesky pests who thrive on fruits and...
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    By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

    By R.E. Rawlinson Issue #173 • September/October, 2018 When compared to our ancestors, we are very lucky to have readily-available tools. Stores are full of anything you could need and with online shopping, you don’t even...
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