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Animals

Bottle-raise a calf

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Animal disease traceability

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Building

Building a $3,000 Barn

By Robert Van Putten Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 There comes a time when all homesteaders start thinking of livestock, and 14 years ago, we were...

Install rafters alone the easy way

Rural Building

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Farm and Garden

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

By Gail Butler Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of...

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Blueberry Cash Crop

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Currants and Gooseberries

Americana and History

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

Catfish Biscuits

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Raspberry chocolate torte

Smoked Salmon

Sunday night dinner

Pears in Caramel Syrup

Self-reliance

Space heater safety tips

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

35 country jobs — How folks make a living near my hometown

Energy

Energy class: Part 1

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Solar suitcase

Guns and Hunting

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #136 • July/August, 2012 The person new to guns is like the person new to timepieces. "How many of these things are...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

How big a gun do you need?

Use the right ammunition!

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Science

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...