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| Country conversation | |
| ALBC wins Slow Food honors; Heavy-duty drums make inexpensive goat housing; Unconventional health wisdom; Great tool rack, courtesy of Nordstroms; Hay manger greatly reduced consumption; Collecting water in arid regions; Wood stove UL number needed for insurance?; Advice on corking bottles and vinegar; She finds camphor aids in weaning; Crab apple source recommended; More on cords, ricks and hanks; Countryside gathering June 29th; Manger troubles and locating rosin; Looking for small dairy equipment; Chickens will take care of grasshoppers and morning glories; Drainfield tips; Use caution with rotenone; No more fleas!; Vegetable oil requires special wicks; Energy crisis? Not here!; What's wrong with older homes?; Canning mayonnaise; View your homestead from the air; Starting over... 6,000 feet lower; The ultimate homesteader; Share city gardening tips; Goat correspondents wanted | 8-29 |
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| Coming events | 30 |
| Countryside contacts | 32 |
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| Special features: |
| Building |
| Frequently asked questions about cordwood masonry | 34 |
| Rob Roy's time-tested cordwood masonry mortar recipe | 39 |
| Building for free with "alternative" natural material | 40 |
| Underground housing builder addresses misconceptions | 44 |
| Planning the small barn | 46 |
| Build a goat/chicken barn | 48 |
| House your quail in style | 50 |
| Have logs? Build a root cellar | 52 |
| Build a sunpit | 53 |
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| Homestead crafts |
| The basics of spinning: Spinning with a drop spindle | 54 |
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| The sheep shed |
| Soay sheep | 59 |
| Signs and symptoms of scrapie | 61 |
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| The cow barn |
| British White Cattle capture American hearts | 63 |
| Evaluate bulls for breeding soundness | 65 |
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| The goat barn |
| How to butcher a goat | 66 |
| Administer penicillin with care | 67 |
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| The pig pen |
| Raising homestead hogs | 68 |
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| Waterfowl |
| Commercial hatcheries and fanciers can differ | 70 |
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| Using guineas for tick control | 72 |
| How to sex baby chicks 73 | 73 |
| Blood spots in eggs are common | 73 |
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| Rotational grazing: Good for your cows and your pocketbook | 74 |
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| Notes from the northwoods |
| Our favorite, most essential, garden tools | 77 |
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| The herb garden |
| Designing and planting your herb garden | 80 |
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| The garden |
| New at organic gardening? Don't give up too soon! | 82 |
| Saskatoons: The blueberries of western Canada | 83 |
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| The Dollar Stretcher |
| Recession? Stocks? Who cares? | 88 |
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| The country kitchen |
| Sprout a salad in your kitchen for pennies | 89 |
| You can make soy milk | 91 |
| How to clean chitterlings | 92 |
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| Advice from country neighbors |
| "Grow as you go" | 94 |
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| Country neighbors |
| The $1 log house | 100 |
| Country life is contagious | 102 |
| Oregon kids stay out of trouble by horsing around | 104 |
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| Book review |
| Where would we be without chickens? | 108 |
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| Alternative energy update |
| Mike Pelly's biodiesel update | 111 |
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| After Chores: |
| Balance | 114 |
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