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Animals

Bovine basics for beginners

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Brooder in a box

Good-bye old friend

Building

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

By Martin Harris Issue #23 • September/October, 1993 When you strip away all the frills, building construction is nothing more than enclosing a volume of space...

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

Getting logs

Installing a steel roof

Build a chicken house in a day

Farm and Garden

Propagating Plants

By Jackie Clay Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 We all love the idea of having a big, productive garden, full of all the nutritious, tasty foods...

Mid-season planting

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

The Homestead Greenhouse

Build a Keyhole Garden

Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

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

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

German green beans

Twice Cooked Pork

Root vegetable casserole

Broccoli and Ziti

Self-reliance

Avoiding heat illness

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Better wood heating

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Energy

Energy class: Part 1

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Guns and Hunting

Canning game meat

By Linda Gabris Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Attempting to can meat (or any other low acid food, for that matter) without the use of a...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Sight and sound enhancement

Science

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...