| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 9 |
| Countryside contacts | 30 |
| Coming events | 31 |
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| Special features: |
| The adventures of building in the Wyoming wilderness | 32 |
| Design your own insulating window quilts | 37 |
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| Homestead health |
| Frostbite: Once bitten, twice shy | 39 |
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| Frugal decorating tips |
| Make an inexpensive decorator floor with wallpaper | 40 |
| Then tackle the ceiling | 41 |
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| The solar cowboy |
| Living the good life at SunFarm | 42 |
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| Homestead water |
| Homemade water, New Mexico style | 44 |
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| Viewpoint |
| Protecting U.S. agriculture from bioterrorism | 46 |
| Reader thoughts on The New Agrarianism | 47 |
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| Crops & soils |
| The Hay Man | 48 |
| Evaluating hay quality | 53 |
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| Feeds & feeding |
| Locating sources of organic feed isn’t easy | 58 |
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| The cow barn |
| Tips on fattening out a steer | 59 |
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| The pig pen |
| Crossfostering pigs | 60 |
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| The goat barn |
| Don’t buy a goat without reading this | 61 |
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| The homestead horse |
| Choosing your homestead horse | 63 |
| The horse/human relationship | 65 |
| Equine Cushing’s disease | 67 |
| West Nile virus affecting horses around the U.S. | 68 |
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| The sheep shed |
| "Depression-proof" sheep | 66 |
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| The poultry yard |
| Why there are no duck eggs in supermarkets | 69 |
| Build a portable turkey pen | 69 |
| Searching for a better breed of turkey | 70 |
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| The hen house |
| The secret to grading eggs | 71 |
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| The rabbit barn |
| Raising rabbits economically | 72 |
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| Notes from the Northwoods |
| Readying for winter | 75 |
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| The garden |
| Go for the big head | 78 |
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| Question of the month |
| What’s your favorite holiday food? | 80 |
| Cook that holiday turkey safely | 81 |
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| The country kitchen |
| Tomato lover shares his secrets | 84 |
| Canning mincemeat | 85 |
| Canning pumpkin | 85 |
| Tips on butchering a pig... | 86 |
| Then smoke the meat in this simple smokehouse | 87 |
| Fire-up that porker! (Or, two methods of removing the hair) | 88 |
| Cold-stirred, no-cook lye soap | 89 |
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| The Dollar Stretcher |
| Budgets and credit cards> | 94 |
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| Homestead finances |
| Creating the "perfect" budget | 95 |
| Where does your money go? | 95 |
| What you need to know about your homestead taxes | 96 |
| How to stretch your paycheck | 98 |
| Frugal holiday helpers | 98 |
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| Book review |
| Build your own tub-style chicken plucker | 102 |
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| Country neighbors | 103 |
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| After Chores: |
| Make your dreams come true | 130 |
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