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| Country conversation | |
| The best issue yet; Debt-free and thankful; Tips on beekeeping; What to do with all of these acorns?; Make bologna at home; Outhouses cause cholera outbreak in Mexico; Make an inexpensive composting toilet; Dog owner needs recipe; City living taxes more than just utility bills; Elephant garlic isn't true garlic; Aquaponics interest; Many predators find chicken tasty; Peculiar chicken-catching technique; Pinyon pines; Lye-making resembles Grandma's; Herbalist too busy for "simple life"; Y2K backlash defended by veteran homesteader; She thoroughly enjoys her Pygmies; He found you can't change people after 45 years of trying; Chest pains controlled with homesteading; Conveniences provide relief for now; A very, very happy subscriber; We've always wondered about that; Call him Mr. Homestead; Flood supports need for preparedness; Advertisers beware | 11-30 |
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| Countryside contacts | 31-32 |
| Coming events | 32-33 |
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| Monolithic domes | 40 |
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| The farm pond: How to start and maintain it | 45 |
| Pasture management: Fly control | 50 |
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| Homestead project |
| How do I build a foot bridge? | 51 |
| Daily chores won't be "hit and miss" with old iron | 52 |
| A comparison of kerosene lamps | 54 |
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| The garden |
| Gardening with a "green tunnel | 56 |
| Black rot ruins their grapes | 56 |
| Get rid of powdery mildew | 56 |
| Make a compost barrel | 57 |
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| Sharing field work and equipment costs | 58 |
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| The sheep shed |
| Making money with purebred Cotswold sheep | 59 |
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| The cow barn |
| Can frequent milkings be more profitable? | 65 |
| Is there money to be made from sales barn reject calves? | 66 |
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| The rabbitry |
| Getting started with rabbits | 67 |
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| The poultry yard |
| Living home security systems | 69 |
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| The henhouse |
| Javas: An ideal homestead bird | 70 |
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| The medicine chest |
| Try essential oils for animals | 72 |
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| The kitchen |
| The art of baking bread | 74 |
| Goof proof bread | 75 |
| Rockahominy | 76 |
| Lessons in candlemaking | 77 |
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| Education |
| My thesaurus equates mathematics with hard work | 78 |
| Homeschooled kids targeted for this college | 79 |
| 4-H program builds character in kids | 80 |
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| The Dollar Stretcher |
| Random thoughts and the "Rule of 72" | 81 |
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| You get what you pay for with financial planners | 83 |
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| Book reviews |
| Guinea hens can enhance your garden | 84 |
| Companion planting will help increase your harvest | 87 |
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| Country neighbors |
| These Canadian homesteaders finally found their dream | 88 |
| This family works side-by-side | 93 |
| Independence, privacy, health and happiness | 95 |
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| Homestead new year diaries |
| Bottled water or bullets? | 97 |
| These Florida seniors continue to plan ahead | 98 |
| "First Night" arrives without a bang | 99 |
| They survived an unexpected turn of events | 100 |
| Status quo comes as a shock | 102 |
| These desert dwellers are prepared | 104 |
| Computer glitches aren't over yet | 105 |
| An off-grid celebration | 106 |
| No magical transformation, just appreciation | 108 |
| She was hoping for a difference in the world | 109 |
| Time for a good tag sale | 109 |
| What did her preparations accomplish? | 110 |
| Collecting paper trails and bottled water | 111 |
| It's chaos as usual on this homestead | 112 |
| A new year arrives without disruptive fanfare | 113 |
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