| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 8 |
| Countryside contacts | 32 |
| Coming events | 33 |
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| Feature articles |
| Little earthship out on the prairie | 34 |
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| The garden |
| Defensive gardening | 37 |
| Tom’s terrific tumble | 39 |
| The charm of chives | 41 |
| Growing sweet Stevia Rebaudiana | 44 |
| Dill: It's not just for pickles! | 45 |
| Make your own gourmet mustard mixes | 46 |
| You can grow corn | 47 |
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| Feeds & feeding |
| Animal gardening | 49 |
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| Crops & soils |
| Southern wilt could be devastating to some crops | 54 |
| Pastures may need renovating after last summer's drought | 55 |
| Another reason to "grow organic" | 55 |
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| The goat barn |
| Naturally colored Angora goats | 57 |
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| The sheep shed |
| Navajo-Churro sheep | 60 |
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| The cow barn |
| Organic cattle wormers | 61 |
| Do you have cool cows? | 61 |
| Don't count out crossbreds for tasty beef | 62 |
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| The henouse |
| Our chickens live in a corncrib! | 63 |
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| Poultry health |
| Providing grit, infectious coryza, and raising ducklings | 66 |
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| The pig pen |
| My first pig | 67 |
| Helping pigs cheat death—in 1936 | 69 |
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| The rabbit barn |
| Raising rabbits requires some planning | 70 |
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| Notes from the Northwoods |
| Building and re-building | 71 |
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| The Solar Cowboy |
| A year-round solar greenhouse, Part III | 75 |
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| Alternative energy |
| Build a low-cost solar water heater | 77 |
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| Homestead water |
| Experiences of digging our own well | 79 |
| Was I plumb crazy to do my own plumbing? | 80 |
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| Homestead crafts |
| Build your own tree library | 81 |
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| She does laundry with her truck | 83 |
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| Make a smoker from a cardboard box | 84 |
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| The country kitchen |
| Whip up some ghee | 85 |
| Make your own jams and jellies | 86 |
| Pumpkin bread in a jar | 89 |
| Canning chickens, etc. | 90 |
| Raisin milk? You're kidding! | 90 |
| Keep your fish fresh | 92 |
| "New age" nutrients | 93 |
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| Question of the month |
| Homesteaders share thoughts on favorite kitchen gadgets | 94 |
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| Homestead by candlelight | 98 |
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| The Dollar Stretcher |
| Too frugal? | 100 |
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| Country neighbors |
| Beginning on | 112 |
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