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Preventing and Treating Cattle Scours in Calves
September 3, 2021 · · Cattle

The most common illness in young calves is cattle scours (diarrhea). There are many causes, including intestinal infection because of bacteria, viruses, or protozoa.

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How to Craft with Grapevines
September 1, 2021 · · Growing, Holiday

By Cherie Dawn Haas – One of the beauties of homesteading is learning how to use everything that’s available to us in some way, and if you grow grapes for wine or jelly, that resourcefulness includes making grapevine crafts. I discovered this firsthand a few years ago after pruning hundreds of our vines one season.

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How to Plant Daffodil, Tulip, and Other Bulbs in Pots
September 1, 2021 · · Growing

Even in small growing spaces, enjoy continual color and fragrance from spring bulbs by learning how to plant daffodils, tulips, and other bulbs in pots.

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15 Essential First Aid Kit Contents
August 31, 2021 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites Though we know we should carry a first aid kit, contents can vary box by box. Should you purchase ones sold on department store endcaps or build …

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50 Must-Haves for TEOTWAWKI
August 31, 2021 · · Self-Reliance

Arguably, the most important thing to store for a SHTF (Stuff Hits The Fan) or complete TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) scenario is knowledge. Without it, you won’t survive.

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DIY Rotel-Style Tomatoes and Fish House Relish
August 25, 2021 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Do you ever end up with so many tomatoes that you start running out of ideas of what to use them for? Worry no more!

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Making Spaghetti Squash for Dessert
August 25, 2021 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Add to Favorites By Lenora Larson – We who combine gardening and cooking as collaborative passions continue our quest for the perfect crop. Our specifications are simple. The plant must be …

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Homesteading After Retirement: Part 5
August 23, 2021 · · Homesteading

Retirement dreams often include plans to travel both near and far. Depending on your previous occupation, travel may not have been possible very often.

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How to Start a Cattle Farm on Small Acreage
August 22, 2021 · · Cattle

Learning how to start a cattle farm throws you into the deep end of the homesteading pool. Cattle are large beasts and require strong fencing, water, grazing land or feed and a plan.

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Nominate a Homesteader for the I Am Countryside Feature
August 18, 2021 · · Canning & Kitchen, Cattle, Fences, Sheds & Barns, Growing, Homesteading, Self-Reliance, Sheep, Soapmaking, Tractors & Farm Equipment

Add to Favorites Know a homesteader who inspires others? Want to see them featured in Countryside & Small Stock Journal? Nominate them (or yourself!) and we’ll tell their story in the …

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Starting an Orchard for Profit at Skipley Farm
August 17, 2021 · · Growing

About 10 years ago, Gil Schieber decided that starting an orchard for profit was something he wanted to try. He started his home orchard on seven and a half acres near Snohomish, Washington, 30 miles north of Seattle.

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Anatolian Shepherd Dog: Guardian of the Livestock
August 17, 2021 · · Sheep

Need a good guardian for livestock? You might consider the Anatolian Shepherd dog. The breed originated in the Anatolia area of the nation of Turkey, hence the name, and is still used in Turkey’s and western Asia’s rural areas as a defender of livestock.

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Selecting Hay for Cattle
August 13, 2021 · · Fences, Sheds & Barns

During winter, drought or any other times that animals do not have adequate pasture, hay is the mainstay of diet for cattle.

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Preserve the Harvest Giveaway – Through August 29
August 12, 2021 · · Giveaways

Our Preserve the Harvest giveaway is BACK! Win food preservation these trusted brands:
All-American Canner; Dripping Springs; Pomona’s Universal Pectin; Grainmaker; and Countryside.

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Get An Early Start With Carrots
August 11, 2021 · · Growing

Carrots are one of the most versatile vegetables I grow in my garden. We plant them once a month through spring, and again after Labor Day. Except during summer’s intense heat, I harvest a continuous supply for salads or for cooking.

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