Countryside & Small Stock Journal back issues from September 2005:
Are soy and health problems related?(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I recently purchased a copy of COUNTRYSIDE from my local TSC store. I live on five acres, raise my own poultry for meat and eggs, and purchase as much organic food as possible from local sources. I read the articles about our food chain and responses on the subject, and I have ...
Don't lose your tomatoes!(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: In the July/August 2005 issue, page 15, there is an article on flax, stock tanks and tomato tips by Kathy Belt. She discusses hanging tomatoes up in the garage to ripen. Why on earth did she lose half of the really green tomatoes? Green tomatoes, onions, and sweet ...
Dietary changes puts cancer in remission.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: My husband was diagnosed with cancer that had spread into his bones and lymph nodes in October, 1999. Because of his congestive heart failure and emphysema, he could not undergo surgery and was told he had only a few months to live. We had been homesteading on six ...
Communities will welcome newcomers.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I am writing in response to Mr. Mark Long's letter in the August 2005 issue, "Would they be welcome in your community?" The answer to Mr. Long's question depends on his intentions and expectations of what rural living truly entails. The seemingly secretive and ...
Some good medicinal herb books.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: There was a request for good herb books with medicinal information in the last issue. I have a few I'd like to share. Your Backyard Herb Garden by Miranda Smith (Rodale) is an excellent starting point. It is not real comprehensive, but still very helpful. It ...
Diet change may increase energy.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: YOU are the best! In my opinion, there has never been a better magazine. Well, I am about to join the ranks of those who "have never written to a magazine before now." Besides, it was either write this letter or do the ironing. My husband and I live on a ...
Save seeds and eat flax.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: Allow me to add my two cents worth of advice to Frank Marshall's inquiry concerning seed saving. Now we never saved the seeds of cabbages, and I have to admit I have never seen a blooming cabbage (broccoli yes). To get seeds from root crops like beets and carrots, turnips, ...
Eliminate bats from your attic with moth balls.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: AS we have had some experience with this, I thought that I would pass along my solution. First of all, how to catch a bat: Wear welding gloves, and use an old fish net (the kind with holes at least one-inch). The idea is to get the bat into an enclosed room, flying ...
Mosquitoes arrive in swarms.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I would love to know what works against mosquitoes. We live in the middle of what I call a giant bog stretched along the St. Lawrence River Valley in southeastern Ontario. The mosquitoes here are horrible! We cannot enjoy an evening on the porch without being eaten alive. Any ...
Readers send bug-catching tips.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: In reference to Linda Galvao's letter titled"Wasps as household guests," (July/August 2005), I, too, have frequent visitations by these little creatures--just a half an hour ago, in fact. They often build nests under the eaves of my roof and accidentally (or on ...
Life in the country isn't glamorous.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I enjoy each and every issue of COUNTRYSIDE and devour it when it arrives! In the July/August issue there is a letter titled "Would they be welcome in your community?" Having read many letters with interest about "city folk" moving to the country, I'd ...
An authentic guacamole recipe.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: We all had a great laugh over the two variations of guacamole dip in the July/Aug. 05 issue. My Mexican friends thought they were printed as a joke! We're so afraid some dear soul in Iowa actually made up a batch thinking it was guacamole. ...
Family matters may cause friction in land deal.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I have been reading COUNTRYSIDE for about four years now. My folks got me a subscription when I started talking about moving to the country and simplifying my life. Every time my dream starts to fade, I read an issue, and my dream is rekindled. I am only about six months ...
Woodstoves will work fine in mobile homes.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: In the January/February 2005 issue Wolfgang L. was looking for information about woodstoves in mobile homes. My best guess is that the reason manufacturers say "do not install in mobile homes" has something to do with insurance liability. My husband and I had a ...
Cooking on fire pit satisfies camping urge.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: This is in response to the article in July/August 2005 issue "Miscellaneous tips for homesteaders." The person wanted to know about others' fire pits. I am the main camper/homesteader in the family. We live on almost 13 acres and have animals and a garden, but my ...
Economic quilting tips.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: This is in response to the letter from Marian Bosch or anyone else trying to make money by selling quilts. If she is selling quilts for $250 made with $9 a yard fabric, she needs to rethink what she is doing. She might want to try to sell quilt tops ....
Another use for flax.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I enjoyed all the info on the use of flax seed in the recent issues of COUNTRYSIDE. When I was growing up on a farm in Minnesota, my father diversified and planted some flax, which he marketed. My three sisters, Viola, Olivia, Irene and myself had a recipe for a ...
Why doesn't his bread rise?(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I have a fuel oil stock tank heater that Dan and Robin may be interested in. (I am located in west central Minnesota.) On that same subject, why wouldn't a wood-fired Snorkel stove work to prevent stock tanks from freezing? I may even have the plans for building ...
Enjoys "looking back".(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I have been receiving COUNTRYSIDE for a long time but this is the first time I have written in. I just got the July/August issue and really enjoyed the "Looking back" section. The people that write in have so much to offer to those of us that have come after them. ...
Reader needs tips on water wheel power.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I am a new subscriber and I've got to say that the price for this magazine is money very well spent. It is such a great resource for information and stories. I have been learning as I go and I have some questions I hope someone can answer for me. I have ...
Thoughts on living abroad.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: Regarding L. Olsen's letter in the July/August, 2005 issue, "Investigate foreign countries before you move," I for one was glad to hear that he has decided against moving to Costa Rica and hope that many other readers who might have been planning such a move will heed his ...
Machine guns are outlawed.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I enjoyed the article in the May/June 2005 issue titled "Blow guns can be useful but they aren't legal everywhere," until I read the last paragraph which states "Some states do outlaw the tool, which is sad as no state outlaws machine guns." This statement is false and is a ...
Heirloom apple tree source.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: TO the guy who is looking for heirloom apple trees: I buy mine from Miller Nurseries, 5060 West Lake Rd., Canandaigua, NY, 14424-8904; 1-800-836-9630; millernurseries. com. There are other places to get them but because Miller's prices and shipping rates are about the best, ...
Make "mother" of vinegar.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: While looking at articles from past articles on your web page I read about making vinegar. In the article it mentioned "mother" of vinegar. Years ago a neighbor of mine gave me a "mother." It was about 1/2-inch thick and about the size of a saucer. We then put brown ...
Homestead help wanted.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: Are you desperate to escape the city like we were six years ago? We are blessed with everything but money and would like to share in exchange for help with domestic chores. Flexible schedule/duties, room/board. Could raise own ...
Mite cure for chickens.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: Use kerosene on chickens' legs with a paintbrush from base of foot up to the feathers on both legs to keep ticks and mites off. Use once a month or as needed from May until the first freeze. Ticks transfer disease and you will notice a chicken walking slowly for a week and ...
Vampire rooster?(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: Vampire bats do exist. They are abundant in South America, where they roost in caves and mines. I live in the Andes, at 9,300 feet, near Cusco, Peru. My area is rife with vampire bats. Normally, so I thought, vampire bats feed on mammals: horses, pigs, and cattle ....
It's "cheaper" to buy "good" machinery.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: In Janelle Dailey's article about sewing she mentions buying a sewing machine from Wal-Mart. That may not be a good idea. My daughter bought a sewing machine there and it lasted only about six months. The repairman said the insides were made of plastic and were completely worn ...
Frugal tips; "hippy" magazine?(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I'd like to add my two cent's worth. I'm a "wannabe" homesteader. I was born and raised on a farm so I know the program. I'm somewhat disabled because of an auto accident. I live right on the edge of town so I enjoy "nearly" country living; I have nice neighbors and it's ...
Fashionable hats on a budget.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I recently re-read Rebecca Herrington's article in the May/June 2004 issue of COUNTRYSIDE. While I am many years past being a senior citizen, I still like to dress nice and I can identify with Rebecca. I do dress well on a shoestring. If you've noticed from the many catalogs I ...
The Wal-Mart debate rages on.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: After reading the articles on Wal-Mart in the last few issues, I happened to run across an article on Wal-Mart titled, "The World According to Sam," in the June, 2005 issue of Gourmet magazine, by Nina Teicholz. It is very interesting reading. I think ...
Beware of outdated canning methods.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I noted the recipe for Grandma's Zucchini Relish in the July/August COUNTRYSIDE, and I would like to suggest a correction. According to the County Extension folks, open kettle canning, which is described in this recipe, is no longer safe. I know, it was good enough for our ...
Don't confuse health care with insurance.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I was appalled to read Joe Alexander's letter claiming that my focus at work is to protect the profits of an insurance company and that I would allow someone to die based on their ability to pay. As an RN, I have worked just as hard to save and care for patients ...
Health insurance alternatives.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: In the July/August 2005 issue Travis Grummet asked about health insurance. I have some information about a Christian alternative healthcare program whereby members pay monthly at a very reasonable rate and then, when needed, medical bills are paid by other members. It is a ...
Coming events.(Calendar)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Send your coming events at least 3 months in advance to: COUNTRYSIDE Coming Events, 145 Industrial Dr., Medford, WI 54451 or e-mail to csymag@tds.net September 16-18, 2005 CA: The eighth annual California Wool and Fiber Festival at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in ...
Botanical Latin for the plebeian reader.(The garden)
Sep 01, 2005; ... "Latin, schmatin." You may have heard this phrase used by those gardeners and farmers who deem it unnecessary to know the Latin scientific names of plants. Although a great number of gardeners are successful without learning much Latin nomenclature, it can only be an advantage as you ...
Grow your own sweet potatoes.(The garden)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Everybody needs some sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, but you will have to start thinking about them in late winter if you want to raise your own. Sweet potatoes will not grow from cut-up pieces of potatoes, like white potatoes do. You will have to raise plants to set out in the garden ....
Once-a-year U-pick pumpkin and autumn ornamental patch: a successful spare-time venture.(The garden)
Sep 01, 2005; ... We chose to live in the country to earn a part-time income from it, and to teach our two kids a little self-sufficiency such as collecting goose, duck and chicken eggs for Sunday brunch, harvesting green beans and corn for supper, and finding their own snacks among the wild berries that ...
Horseradish: it's great with almost everything!(Notes from the Northwoods)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Cold climate gardeners can boast few crops that prefer their freezing winter abode but the sturdy horseradish not only prefers it that way, it requires that cold. It does need a long enough growing season to grow healthy leaves and good roots, but this is one plant that doesn't need to be ...
Preserving your harvest with turn-of-the-century methods.(The garden)
Sep 01, 2005; ... It's a given: Tomato sauce, tomato juice, dried tomatoes and even frozen ones are great extenders of the summer season's bounty. Ditto for modern ways you can store other vegetables and fruits and prolong their usage well after the garden has gone to frost. But, in early to ...
Saving vegetable seeds.(The garden)
Sep 01, 2005; ... There are a number of reasons to save seeds. Perhaps you would like to preserve a wonderful or unusual variety, or perhaps you would merely like to be more independent. I have been learning about and practicing seed-saving for six or seven years now, and what got me started is a bit ...
Composting with pallets.(The garden)
Sep 01, 2005; ... A simple, cost-effective way to build a dual compost bin is to use five wooden shipping pallets and two pallet tops. Pallets come in many shapes and sizes, give your compost a neater appearance than open piles, hold heat and moisture better, and can be covered from the weather if you've ...
Delicious meals from dehydrated foods.(The country kitchen)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Verylight weight, takes tiny storage space, and, has decades of shelf life--that's dehydrated foods. A good selection of them on your pantry shelf is like money in the bank. They are the best security against emergency food shortage and often save a trip to the store when you are out of a ...
Red rain: read the instructions that came with your pressure cooker, or beware the ominous.(The country kitchen)
Sep 01, 2005; ... One of my most vivid childhood memories is that of my mother attempting to use a very large pressure canner she had purchased at the Base Exchange. It was the late 60s and pressure cooking was all the rage among the military wives of West Germany. Mom was trying to make a large ...
A reader shares canning tips: not all were learned the hard way.(The country kitchen)
Sep 01, 2005; ... After canning virtually all the vegetables and much of the meat I eat in the winter (I don't like the expense of running a chest freezer all the time), I've learned several things the hard way. In an effort to spare others a course in the "school of hard knocks," I'd like to pass on a few ...
Important safety issues.
Sep 01, 2005 ... It is now recommended that everything be processed, whether it's a short 5-15 minute hot water bath or pressure canned (check the recommended time and pressure for whatever it is you're canning)--you want to destroy any bacteria present in the food, not just "put a lid on it." This ...
Favorite canning recipes.(Question of the month)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Mam Maw's Chili Sauce It's not salsa, it's not chow-chow, and it's definetly not that nasty red stuff with the horseradish in it you buy at the store. What it is is heavenly relish with "heat" for eggs, beans, pork (my favorite) or anything else you can find to put this stuff ...
Marinated cheese.(The country kitchen)
Sep 01, 2005; ... In response to Tanya Frost regarding canning cheese, the only canned cheese I have seen was a Camembert from Germany. It was not very good. You cannot can cheese in oil, but you can marinate goat cheese in olive oil. This recipe may also be used for feta cheese: <Pre> ...
Taking care of your game meat.(The country kitchen)
Sep 01, 2005; ... One of the great benefits of hunting is being able to enjoy the meat that is harvested. If properly processed, in the field as well as at home, game meat can be some of the best eatin' you've ever experienced. On the other hand, if you ignore your responsibilities or if you simply don't ...
Goat meat sausage making.(The country kitchen)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Basically sausage is simple enough. It's just ground, seasoned meat. But there are so many ways to cook, cure, air dry and smoke the different kinds that making sausage becomes an art. Easiest to make is breakfast sausage--ground seasoned meat made into patties and fried. Stuff this meat ...
How do you start raising wild hogs?(The pig pen)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Rosie Hays wondered how Marcia happened to begin raising wild hogs (Sept/Oct 2004). Here is Marcia's reply: I happened upon my first pair of wild piglets at the local country store. An employee caught a mother sow with his dogs. She didn't make it, and all but two of her piglets ...
Preschool project turns into chicken raising project for this family.(The henhouse)
Sep 01, 2005; ... We are planning our move from a nice suburban neighborhood to a farmhouse in the country a couple of months from now. Last year we bought an old farmhouse and have been fixing it up preparing for the move. Meanwhile, my daughter's preschool incubated a bunch of chicken eggs ...
Free-range your birds in this chicken tractor.(The henhouse)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Portable chicken coops are really handy for keeping your chickens safe--and out of the garden--while they provide eggs and/or meat for the family table. With a chicken tractor your chickens can forage (which reduces feed costs tremendously), mow, weed, fertilize the soil, and cut down on ...
Daily rounds: sometimes life can throw you a curve ball. Here's one homesteader who hasn't let health get in the way of her dreams ...(The henhouse)
Sep 01, 2005; ... While riding the elevator I scanned my labels. Room 18 needed a chemistry panel and blood count; room 22 gets a liver panel. I put them in order by room number and pulled out orders needing special supplies. The coagulation test for room 31 needed ice, and room 42 is 96 years old and will ...
Raising turkeys on the homestead.(The henhouse)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Turkeys, it seems, are a subject of great controversy among both small and large farmers alike. In this article I will try to dispel the old wives' tales concerning these majestic birds as well as help you decide how you would like to raise them. Dispelling the tales ...
Finding and saving domestic and wild poultry populations.(The henhouse)
Sep 01, 2005; ... In the last couple months there have been several reports of locating It populations of feathered animals that were previously thought extinct. There was recent news that the Ivory Billed Woodpecker, long feared extinct, was located. At about the same time and in the same general area, ...
Working your bees: "Bee Tai Chi" is useful.(The apiary)
Sep 01, 2005; ... The comment was made that building your own hive bodies is time consuming and requires "a lot of tools." I have to say that I'd disagree with that a bit, even though I'm not keen on using a table saw, I could (with help from my husband, who is the expert on using the thing) use it to make ...
Goat-raising tips for all stages of experience.(The goat barn)
Sep 01, 2005; ... General * First and foremost ... Don't start too big. Learn your goats and add on slowly. Also, make sure you have a market. * A female goat is a doe; the male, a buck; the young, kids; a castrated male is a wether. * Goats are my livestock of choice ...
Sometimes even the best fencing is no match for frightened animals.(The sheep shed)
Sep 01, 2005; ... "Mom, get Andy." "Why?," I ask as Audrey walks away from me quickly. Before I can hobble to his room to get him, she's already gone all the way around the house, through the front door and into his room. I got there in time to hear the sheep got out and she wants Andy to help ...
Horses don't require confinements for hoof trimming.
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I have had a subscription for many years, but have never seen anything on building (or buying) stocks for horses to better trim hooves. Is there a back issue that would have had such info in it that I have ...
Tramp art makes a comeback with carvers.(The woodcarver)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Tramp art is a folk-art style of carving that dates back to the 1860s. It is said to have its beginning in Germany, and from there, spread to Scandinavia and the British Isles. With the emigration of Europeans to America, it came here in the late 1800s. It became very popular during the ...
How much wind would you like with your sunshine?(Life on the sunny side)
Sep 01, 2005; ... Most of the time we can navigate through life s complexities in a fairly simple manner. We make guesses and assumptions about the world, then buttress them with general observations and common sense. And somehow or another, what usually shakes out at the end of the day is a reasonably ...
Solar with an attitude.(Alternative energy)
Sep 01, 2005; ... When reading the interesting/ informative article by Rex Ewing titled "Piecing together a spanking-new $600 solar-electric system," (July/August 2005) we were again thrilled that COUNTRYSIDE includes alternatives to standard grid living among its many perspectives of homesteading and rural ...
Unfortunately, it's all but impossible to insulate a refrigerator: but there are energy-saving alternatives.(Alternative energy)
Sep 01, 2005; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I am trying to reduce my $100 a month electric bill. I currently heat water with wood or propane and cook with the same. After cutting all the other wattage eaters that I know of, I really feel that the big culprit that gobbles up the juice is refrigeration. It seems like the ...
Cold weather passive assist refrigeration.(Alternative energy)(Reprint)
Sep 01, 2005; ... If you live in a cold climate, your refrigerator is often running when the temperature outside is colder than it is in your refrigerator. A simple way of using the "coolth" from the outside to cool your refrigerator is by incorporating a heat pipe. A heat pipe is a passive device that ...