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Animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Raising rabbits for profit

Is that a good pig?

Building

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My family has always been big on birthdays and holidaysincluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,...

Making and using a solar cooker

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Getting logs

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Farm and Garden

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

By Gail Butler Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of...

Testing Soil

Slug Zapper

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Americana and History

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2016, Backwoods Home I could spend all day coming up with interesting trivia about the Presidents and those who surround them —...

The barnyard scramble

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup

Hamburger soup

Easy-to-make farmer’s cheese

Artichoke-Spinach Casserole

Self-reliance

Buying the right emergency radio

10 country do’s and don’ts

Commonsense preparedness just makes sense

The fire wick fire starter

Energy

Solar hot water systems

Energy class: Part 1

Portable solar power

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Guns and Hunting

Cold weather shooting considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Winter will soon be upon us. Cold weather makes a lot of things more difficult. Running. Walking. Navigating...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Of guns and snakes

Big boomer guns

Picking a holster

Science

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...