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Animals

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Is that a good pig?

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Building

Here’s an Easier (and Cheaper) Way to Make Wooden Beams

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #43 • January/February, 1997 I know that there are a lot of really fine products available for turning logs into lumber,...

Build Your Own Hoop House

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

A salvaged oak floor for $5

Farm and Garden

Grow Your Own Dishrags

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Some of us are thrifty beyond measure, even growing our own dishrags. None...

Companion Planting

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Growing Potatoes in Straw

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

Americana and History

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

The vanishing outhouse

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

The barnyard scramble

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Boiled crawfish

Homemade pizza

Persimmon cookies

Mexican Stuffed Shells

Self-reliance

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

The raging torrent — Respect it even when you play

The Trigger Line

The coffee mug knife sharpener

Energy

Hydronic woodstoves

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Solar power trailer Part 1

Power your bug-out bag

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 In Part I, we began a series of refreshers on safety and proper handling of firearms. This time,...