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    Publisher’s Note – Issue #179 Jan/Feb/Mar 2020

    Animals

    Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

    By Jackie Clay Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 When I was a child, I used to read and re-read the chick section in our Sears and...

    Bottle-raise a calf

    By Jackie Clay Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 If you think milk and beef are expensive in the grocery store, then you should think about raising...

    Beekeeping basics

    How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

    Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

    A contrary guide to feeding animals

    Self-Reliance

    Nursing: A perfect backwoods career

    Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

    Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

    Homestead burnout — What it is and how to avoid it

    Farm and Garden

    Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

    By Setanta O'Ceillaigh <!-- >!>!>!> Make content-2-col-left = 70% if activating this column --> Issue #160 • July/August, 2016 The cycle never ends: As soon as one garden pest is dealt with, another takes its place. Last...
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    Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

    By Joy Lamb Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 A huge brown beast stared at me as I drove through our apple orchard toward the house. I parked, walked quickly into the house, and said to my...
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