| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 8 |
| Neighbors in need | 25 |
| Coming events | 28 |
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| Feature articles: |
| Thermosiphon engine cooling | 30 |
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| The woodlot: |
| 7 Tips for cutting wood safely | 32 |
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| Building a debt-free home | 35 |
| Processing flax for linen is gaining popularity | 37 |
| Another method of processing flax | 38 |
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| The tool shed: |
| Moving stuff around | 40 |
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| The wood carver: |
| Let's talk tools | 44 |
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| The blacksmith shop: |
| Rethinking the forge | 47 |
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| Bats aren't welcomed in this house | 49 |
| ...But they're certainly welcomed in this house! | 50 |
| Cheapskate: Help for your pocketbook | 51 |
| Strawberry delight | 54 |
| This is not your Daddy's okra! Big okra with big taste | 63 |
| Try some goat milk ice cream | 68 |
| A dicey food chain? Readers have differing views | 70 |
| And speaking of food, what about the lowly soybean? | 73 |
| Line breeding, prions and mad cow disease | 74 |
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| The cow barn: |
| Feeding for milk production, 1910-style, Part II | 75 |
| Small scale Croatian dairy | 78 |
| An unusual cow | 80 |
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| Homestead livestock: |
| Raising burros as livestock guardians | 81 |
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| The poultry yard: |
| Water for waterfowl | 83 |
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| The rabbitry: |
| Rabbit-raising tips for cold weather | 86 |
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| Livestock: |
| Want to raise livestock? Things to consider before choosing your breed | 87 |
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| Question of the month: |
| What's your favorite hobby? | 89 |
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| Poor Will's Almanack | 104 |
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| Homestead finances: |
| 10 Garage sale shortcuts | 109 |
| Start an investment club | 120 |
| Preparing your family for the Great Depression II | 122 |
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| Country neighbors: |
| Before all else, make a plan | 114 |
| Leaving it all required some thought...and living in a tent | 115 |
| Consider starting your own intentional community | 116 |
| One spunky homestead mom and five acres gave this family a new start | 118 |
| Partners needed to practice the three R's on this homestead | 119 |
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| After Chores: |
| 'The restaurant' | 130 |
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