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Animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Build a poultry killing cone

Bovine basics for beginners

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Keeping fresh water in front of our livestock in the winter has always been somewhat of a problem....

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Installing a steel roof

Stairs — The next level

Farm and Garden

Grow Your Own Dishrags

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Some of us are thrifty beyond measure, even growing our own dishrags. None...

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the...

Okra — Not Just for the South

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

By John Silveira Issue #34 • July/August, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do I...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Food and recipes

Gourmet nutrition with beans and rice

Baked Beans, Two

Fresh cucumber delight

Venison Chili

Self-reliance

Shopping to beat inflation

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

The 7 core areas of preparedness

Homestead helpers

Energy

Dim bulbs in California

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Build Your Own Car Wash

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Guns and Hunting

How to shoot a handgun accurately

By Massad Ayoob Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 "I want you to do an article on how to shoot a handgun accurately," Dave Duffy told me....

Catch your own bait

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Building the coyote rifle

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Science

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...