| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 10 |
| Neighbors in need | 29 |
| Coming events | 30 |
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| Notes from the Northwoods: |
| 25 years later...and still having fun | 32 |
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| Life on the sunny side: |
| Series and parallel wiring | 40 |
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| Homestead building: |
| Cordwood: For a distinct log home | 44 |
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| Your homestead business: |
| Spousal support in the home craft business | 48 |
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| The country kitchen: |
| Preparing for emergencies? Try the gourmet approach | 52 |
| Mediterranean style flat breads | 54 |
| The versatile avocado | 56 |
| Snack ideas for picky kids (and grownups, too!) | 59 |
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| The garden: |
| It's about thyme | 60 |
| Alaskan gardening tips | 64 |
| What's in your soil? | 65 |
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| The "National Animal Identification System": A new threat to rural freedom? | 67 |
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| The henhouse: |
| Build your own small-scale chicken plucker | 71 |
| Chickens are sometimes strange, but I couldn't live without mine | 72 |
| What can be done about "attack" roosters? | 72 |
| Can you mix chickens and cats in the barnyard? | 73 |
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| The rabbitry: |
| What's a good size for a rabbit cage? | 74 |
| "Wry neck" could mean listeriosis | 75 |
| Good guesses may save rabbits | 75 |
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| Can we afford another dying breed? | 76 |
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| Question of the month: |
| What does the future hold? | 82 |
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| After the storm: |
| Living through Hurricane Rita | 96 |
| Lessons from an ice storm | 98 |
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| Be prepared—and save money—by buying more | 101 |
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| Homestead health: |
| Protect your family from influenza with homeopathy | 103 |
| Use peroxide for better health | 108 |
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| Homestead crafts: |
| Turn your yarn scraps into a handsome handcrafted hat | 109 |
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| The wood shed: |
| Splitting firewood by hand isn't a matter of efficiency | 110 |
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| The wood carver: |
| Carving shows and seminars can teach you a lot | 112 |
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| Poor Will's Almanack | 113 |
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| 2005 Index: Vol. 89, Nos. 1-6 | 126 |
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| After Chores: |
| After chores: | 130 |
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