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Finding the best dog for the country life

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My long time friend Hearold Ruby passed away. Death came as sort of a reprieve. He'd been...

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Building and using wattle fences

Naughty Peppers

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 If you are prudish, narrow-minded or puritanical, read no further as this article...

Raised Bed Gardening — Neat and Productive

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Finding wealth you can wear at yard sales

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Build your own battery charging station

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

By Massad Ayoob Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 In the long love affair between America and the rifle, there has never been an interlude quite as...

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Cold weather shooting considerations

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Science and truth. Are they related?

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Goat birthing and raising kids

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Raising cattle on your own place

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests are needed because some plants prefer slightly acidic soil, while...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers and cucumbers thrown in. But a whole lot of folks,...