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Animals

Animal disease traceability

Raising rabbits for profit

Raising your own beef for your family

Brooder in a box

Building

Gabion walls for form and function

By Joe Mooney Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 I think there has to be something ingrained in the human brain that loves things built of stone....

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Woodbarrow

Getting logs

A house a tornado helped build

Farm and Garden

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

By Christopher and Dolores Lynn Nyerges Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 For some people, home gardening is an expensive pursuit, which seems a bit backward to...

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

Propagating Grapes

Pruning Blueberries

Propagating Plants

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,...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Grandma’s persimmon pudding

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

Minestrone-hamburger soup

Turkey the old-fashioned way

Self-reliance

Garden injuries Part 2

New yarn from old sweaters

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

Energy

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Generators alone are not enough

Solar power for farm and ranch

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...