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    Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

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    Farm and Garden

    Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

    By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better, more efficient way to perform chores, especially chores that reoccurred...
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    For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

    By Edward Love Johnson Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 I began experimenting with mound gardening several years ago, due to limited garden space. Then as time went by, I found other reasons (or should I say...
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