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Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

Fly it proudly and properly

The summer of ’35

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

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

Animals

Building

A salvaged oak floor for $5

By Robert L. Williams Issue #59 • September/October, 1999 Several months ago we decided we did not want to install a traditional bedroom floor of plywood...

Choosing a chain saw

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

The house that Dorothy built

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

Energy

Food and recipes

Politics and Commentary

Farm and Garden

Naughty Peppers

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 If you are prudish, narrow-minded or puritanical, read no further as this article...

The $1 Garden

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Guns and Hunting

Use the right ammunition!

By Massad Ayoob Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 The purpose of the gun is to fire ammunition. It follows that the ammunition should be the correct...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

How big a gun do you need?

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

The Appleseed Project

Science

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu — Novel Influenza A (H1N1) —...

The coming ice age

A brief history of health and medicine

Zombie Apocalypse

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

Self-reliance

Animals

Home Dairying

By Marcella Shaffer Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 There is a big difference between home dairying to produce food for your family and dairying to sell...

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Brooder in a box

Is that a good pig?

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

Bovine basics for beginners

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 A new electric fence attached to older traditional wood fencing   More and more people are turning to electric fences as the cost of standard metal and wood...
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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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