| Section I: The newsletter |
| Taking stock: A countdown assessment | 9 |
| Who can we believe? | 10 |
| Edward Yardeni speaks out | 10 |
| "An attack against honesty" | 12 |
| Make a profit — or avoid a loss? | 13 |
| Beware those with tunnel vision | 14 |
| Hospitals and hardware stores | 15 |
| Russia and Italy | 16 |
| We slam a sham scam | 17 |
| The alarming leadership void | 18 |
| Postal Service faces "significant challenges" | 19 |
| Y2K could affect farms | 20 |
| The Senate Report on Y2K | 20 |
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| Section II: The magazine |
| Departments: |
| Country conversation | |
| Bean seeds lived long; Ways to make yourself useful; How to use round bales; economical sewing machine thread; Cheap buttons; Diaper rash powder; Diaper drying space saver; Kerosene lamp warning; Make a poultry feeder; Make whitewash; Deter rabbits; Cracked tomatoes; Make magazines into books; Start a thrift store; homemade yeast and
baking powder; Sex chicks; and miscellaneous advice & comments | 23-24 |
| And more on page 112! | |
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| Special feature I: Steam power |
| An old technology is making a comeback | |
| Starts on page | 36 |
| How horsepower is determined | 42 |
| How much power will you produce? | 43 |
| The steam engine boiler | 44 |
| Homesteading and alternative energy | 45 |
| Webs of technology: The steam story | 46 |
| Solar, wind and steam: A cost comparison | 48 |
| Is steam right for you? | 50 |
| The Mike Brown steam engine: Simple, and elegant | 52 |
| Convert a gas engine to steam | 53 |
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| Special feature II: The home dairy |
| What you need and what to do to produce homemade butter and delicious cheeses...cheddar, brick, mozzarella, and more! It all starts on page 54. | |
| Cheese: A natural way to preserve your milk | 54 |
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| Special feature III: The homestead hog |
| For a genuine homestead BLT, first you must get a pig. | |
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| The garden |
| Plant once — harvest for years! | 78 |
| Seed-saving and pollination: What you must know before planting | 81 |
| Growing shallots | 82 |
| Conquering space — in the garden | 82 |
| How to start plants from seed | 84 |
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| The beehive |
| Reducing losses from drone comb | 85 |
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| The henhouse |
| Learn from my mistakes! | 86 |
| Our experiences with broody hens | 87 |
| Bantams: Small birds with big benefits | 87 |
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| The goat barn |
| Dual purpose goats meet their homestead needs | 88 |
| Feedback on registered goats | 90 |
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| Feeds & feeding |
| Making silage — without a silo | 91 |
| Mangel beets cut their feed bill | 91 |
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| Keeping warm |
| How I built a low-cost masonry stove | 93 |
| The challenge of installing a woodburner | 95 |
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| Homestead health |
| The many uses of activated charcoal | 98 |
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| Domestic arts |
| 23 ways to save money (and increase quality) | 102 |
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| Country kitchen |
| Baking with buckwheat | 103 |
| Some favorite recipes | 104 |
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| Homeschooling |
| Inexpensive homeschooling | 105 |
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| The Intentional Peasant |
| Pondering problems past and present | 106 |
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| The bookshelf |
| Depressed by Y2K? Forget it. Something much worse might happen! | |
| 5/5/2000: Ice, The Ultimate Disaster | 109 |
| They Laughed at Noah; Hippy Survival Guide to Y2K | 110 |
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| Preparing for Y2K |
| What can people with limited resources do? | 117 |
| The story behind the Y2K problem | 119 |
| A 250-day preparation guide | 124 |
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| Section III: The Book |
| 300 days and counting | 122 |
| Ya gotta have a dream: Interview with Jd Belanger | 126 |
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