Countryside & Small Stock Journal back issues from September 2007:
Don't stop raising bees.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I was saddened to read of John James' bee losses, and sadder still that he was encouraging people not to keep bees. Beekeeping is wonderful, and this is a fine time to enter into the world of bees. Yes, CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) is hitting colonies of ...
Apple trees for zone 4.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: This is in response to Connie from Rushville, Pennsylvania's request for what kind of apple trees will grow in zone 4. We bought apple trees from St. Lawrence Nurseries in Potsdam, New York three years ago. They were planted per their directions and have gone ...
Donkeys are divine.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I'm writing in regards to your article in the May/June 2007 issue, "Donkeys on the homestead." It was a very good article for people new to donkeys and I'm glad that it's allowing these wonderful animals to make a home for themselves. However, there were a few misleading ...
Corrections.(Country conversation & feedback)(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The last sentence on page 71 in the July/August issue is missing. It should have read: "On the other hand, watering in the evening can also be bad. Soil and plants will stay wet most of the night, promoting disease and fungal growth ....
No booze, no business?(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I was interested to read one subscriber's opinion about Ken Scharabok's difficulties with his bargain store. My hunch is that it may not have been a result of the "stigma" of dollar stores as the writer in the last issue suggested. We have what I call the "cheapie ...
Those were not "the good old days" for many.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: This is in response to the article by Delores Myers, "Lessons from the Great Depression." Having lived through that Depression, after my father lost his job working on the railroad, I can comprehend the trials and tribulations that she had experienced. While in the ...
Raccoons shun hybrid corn.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Countryside: I'd like to tell you about an experience this past winter that I found interesting. Every year I plant a patch of open pollinated field corn. Last winter I strung two wires from the front rack on a hay wagon to the back rack, and I had saved about 100 ears of the corn for seed ...
Golden Comets laid double yolks.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: Thank you for a great magazine. I have been a subscriber for years and never took time to write until now. I'd like to respond to a few of the writers in the July/August 2007 issue. First of all, to anyone looking for chickens that lay double yolks, I had Golden ...
Variations of the egg-peeling theme.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: In reply to the question about getting the shell off of fresh eggs, here's my suggestion for hard to peel hard cooked eggs. After cooking and cooling quickly with cold water, put them in the freezer for up to five minutes. Things contract when cold and the freezer helps the ...
Cast iron doesn't require soap to clean.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I never use soap to wash my cast iron ware--usually plain water and a nylon or Teflon spongy will do it, or sometimes even a dishcloth. If something is stuck or the clear water is not sufficient, I put 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in the utensil with some water to ...
The National Poultry Museum: preserving poultry history plus much more.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: The National Poultry Museum was started in November 1994, when the first building was dedicated. The idea for it actually came from Holland where the first poultry museum opened in 1989 when my wife and I visited there. This gave me the idea that the United States also should ...
Thoughts on raw milk and cheap gas.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I'm 62 years old, so I am young enough to remember when we really had to do things the way you write about today, that's what we call "the good old days" now, and truly those days weren't all that bad. We knew where our food came from, kids were overdosed on life and not drugs ...
Monarch stove info needed.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I know you ve heard this millions of times but I love your magazine. I wish it came every month. I have a question: we found a Monarch 426 stove and we want to refurbish it but I can't find, any information about what year it ...
Customers prefer this yard sweeper.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: To answer Paul's question on the Swisher Acreage rake: I own a rental store in Kansas and have not been very satisfied with my rake. I have more customers use my Agri Fab ...
Snares for snakes.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I love your magazine and will subscribe for the rest of my life. God bless you guys. Anyhow, regarding the "Hills are alive" letter from Barbara in Arkansas with the copperhead snakes in and around her chicken house. We know how scary that is! Ken's Farm's, Inc. (PO ...
Tansy is great for ants; not peonies.(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I found out long ago that the herb tansy grown around the garden completely repels ants. I also learned that I need ants to open ...
Reader shares recipes.(Country conversation & feedback)(Recipe)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I would like to share several of our favorite recipes featuring vegetables and fruit from our northwest Montana garden. <Pre> Cheesy Broccoli Bake 1-1/2 pounds fresh or frozen (thawed) broccoli1 can cream of mushroom soup1/4 cup milk1/2 cup ...
Need a back issue?(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I have back issues of COUNTRYSIDE from January/February 1999 thru May/June 2007. If any readers would like one or more issues, please e-mail me at bobandpatmill ard@earthlink.net. I will send your copy/copies for the mailing cost. I just can't bear to ...
For your reading pleasure....(Country conversation & feedback)
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: There is a new ecological movement occurring now in Russia. Its foundation is in the Russian dacha (country cottage), which was used as weekend retreats by the city folk. The number of dachas has increased tremendously in the last 10 years, even to the point where people in ...
Coming events.(Calendar)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Spread the word about your event! Send your info to: COUNTRYSIDE Coming Events, 145 Industrial Dr., Medford, WI 54451 or e-mail csyeditorial@tds.net at least 3 months in advance of your event. Deadline for the November/December issue: August 25th. August 24, 2007 ...
Toad stranglers, chicken wranglers, global warming & forgiveness farming: on the loose at the 15th Annual Wisconsin Grazing Conference: part III.(Conference notes)
Sep 01, 2007; ... After dodging a speedy toddler and chatting it up with the vendors at the tradeshow, I found myself seated in a cramped conference room. We were packed in tight, with farmers standing three deep in back and along the sides. The lighting wasn't great either; note taking wasn't ...
Off-grid tropical greenhouse at 9,100 feet makes for comfy living.(Life on the sunny side)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Last winter lingered late in the Colorado Rockies. Well over 10 feet of snow fell in many places along the Front Range and it was snowing hard in early May when LaVonne and I locked in the hubs on the old mud-splattered Pathfinder to ascend the final 2,500 feet of elevation leading to the ...
Biodiesel: an eco-friendly alternative.(Alternative energy)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Nearly everywhere we go these days, it's almost impossible to avoid the high price of fuels, the reality of the looming energy shortages and our insatiable reliance on petroleum fuels to satisfy the energy needs in this country. Because it hits us hardest in the pocketbook, we've become ...
Midwest couple doubles their diesel dollars.(Alternative energy)
Sep 01, 2007; ... (The couple in this article will be referred to as John and Jane to prevent their state's Department of Revenue showing up for non-payment of state taxes on road fuel usage.) This couple stretches their fuel dollars not by increasing the efficiency of their diesel vehicles but ...
Cycling in the Midwest.(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?)
Sep 01, 2007; ... So what have I been doing to reduce my gas consumption lately? Pretty much the same thing I've been doing for better than 10 years. When the opportunity comes to turn a key and push down a pedal, I turn a key and push two pedals instead. Years ago I used to take the bus to work. Whenever I ...
Now they're even more frugal: (even if seeing a 6'6" man on a scooter is humorous).(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I guess we've always been oddballs. Even when gas was under $1 a gallon my wife and I did what we could to conserve, but with gas over $3 we have gotten a lot more conservative. I remember as a child my mom took me to one of her science teachers' conventions and we listened to a top energy ...
Trailers replace trucks.(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I've got two things your readers might consider. First, in the spirit of the book Your Money or Your Life, people should calculate the cost per mile to drive their vehicles when they fill their fuel tanks. Next, they should ask themselves if a potential ...
These folks prefer clotheslines and horsepower.(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Hello again from Bill and Eva Fritz. We were the newlywed couple featured in the March/April 2006 issue. We thought we would update you on our progress and let you know what we are doing to conserve gas and energy in general. I will start with what I consider the simplest, most ...
Avoiding traffic congestion saves time and money.(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I'm doing a number of things to reduce my use of gas. Starting with the usual methods to conserve fuel in my cars, tractor, and assorted gas driven implements. I keep the engines tuned, the tires inflated, the filters clean. I also watch where I store the implements. A cool, shady place is ...
Large family simply won't fit in small cars.(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Hi from North Carolina. We live on 2.14 acres, have three kids at home, two dogs, one guinea pig and a 10-week-old kitten. In response to the question about gas prices, we have three vehicles: a 1994 Chevy van, 12 mpg; a 1996 Ford F-150 pickup, 17 mpg; and a 2002 Ford Explorer, ...
Wood-fired water heater for homesteaders.(Alternative energy)
Sep 01, 2007 ... I moved up here at 10,000' in the Colorado Mountains in 1988 and built my own house and got along quite nicely without running water for several years. The cost of a drilled well would have cost more than the price of the land that I bought since it would be about 300' deep through solid ...
Why fences, and what kind?
Sep 01, 2007; ... My mother-in-law had a gadget in her kitchen with an interesting phrase on it, "Ve grow too soon oldt undt too late schmartd." Unfortunately, I can identify with that. Hopefully you can benefit from my mistakes. Most people think that fences are built to keep livestock from ...
What can an inventive couple do with old pipes? Plenty!
Sep 01, 2007; ... What to do with pipe lying around the property? Four years ago when we acquired our property the previous owner had collected hundreds of feet of old steel irrigation pipe. They had used the pipe to fence a paddock for their horses, but the fence did not hold up and was in disrepair when ...
Wild plants: winter foods.(Foraging)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Introduction Most writers and teachers in off-the-grid living, country lifestyles, wilderness studies, outdoor education and so on, have almost studiously avoided any treatment of surviving off the wild landscape during the winter, despite the life-threatening challenges posed ...
Gourds: for homesteaders and gardeners.
Sep 01, 2007; ... There is a legend that says, "If you give or receive a gourd, with it goes all the best in life; health, happiness and other good things." From the beginning of human history people have grown gourds as containers or vessels before clay or stone pottery and gourds are sometimes ...
Musical instruments from gourds.
Sep 01, 2007; ... COUNTRYSIDE: I started a new business this year which is a not for profit organization: Singing Mouse, Shamanic Learning Center. I received the verification of my status in April of this year. The center is focused around a four-phase format. Two of the formats are concerned with ...
Cranberries: a healthy and versatile fruit.(The homestead kitchen)(Recipe)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Only one of the three commercially grown fruits unique to North America, the others being blueberries and Concord grapes, cranberries are today gaining in popularity as a healthy and tasty versatile culinary fruit. Once only found in the wild, today, they are commercially grown in the ...
In a jam? Ideas for homemade gifts.(The homestead kitchen)(Recipe)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Ever find yourself in a jam for a homemade gift idea? Instead of waiting until the last minute and being forced to buy everyone on your list a gift card, why not start now by making some jams and jellies. Everyone will think you slaved away in the kitchen for days, but it really only takes ...
Fill your pantry (and save $$ on your food bill) with help from mother nature.(The homestead kitchen)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Worried about, how you'll be able to supply the household food needs this winter (without breaking the bank)--because the costs at the gas pump took another hefty hike this year and grocery store food prices have gone wild? You can fill your winter pantry quite generously at ...
Birds in the garden: it's a matter of timing.
Sep 01, 2007; ... My organic zone 5 garden is located about as far north in Pennsylvania as you can get. I live in an area of Tioga County Pennsylvania called the Cowanesque Valley. My garden here is unique since I garden with a disability and enlist some unusual helpers. In 2001 an accident left me with ...
The perpetual kailyard: gardening in a winter wonderland.(The garden)
Sep 01, 2007; ... "The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold," therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing."--Proverb 20:4 How long is the growing season at your place? If you answered 365 days, good. If not, you need to read this article. Whether you live in a Colorado ...
Pinkeye: prevention and treatment.(Livestock health)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Pinkeye is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). This eye disease costs cattle raisers a lot of money every year due to poor weight gains in affected animals, drop in milk production, cost of drugs and labor in treating infections, prices docked at sale time ...
Bashkir Curly horses: a hardy and gentle breed.(The horse barn)
Sep 01, 2007; ... The American Bashkir Curly horse dates back to 1898, when Peter Damele and his father were riding horseback in the Peter Hanson Mountain Range in the remote high country of central Nevada, near Austin. There they discovered three horses with tight, curly ringlets covering their entire ...
Are excessive calcium levels cutting short the lives of your poultry?(The henhouse)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Calcium is a soft, silvery-white metallic element found most widely in rocks such as chalk, limestone and marble. It is one of our most abundant metals and makes up about 3-1/2 percent of the earth's crust. It is essential to all living things, especially human beings, animals and birds ....
Homesteading with endangered breeds of livestock.(Rare breed livestock)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I don't remember exactly how my husband and I decided to have rare breeds of farm animals. We had bought a 13-acre farm and spent a decade pouring money, energy, and time into restoring the seven run-down buildings. Perhaps it was then we stood back and thought, "This place deserves ...
Preparing your bees for winter: tips to get them through with flying colors.(The beehive)
Sep 01, 2007; ... The honey bees that we are most familiar with in North America (African honey bees not included in this discussion) were brought over from Europe. The earliest log mentions that in 1622 a ship coming to Jamestown brought beehives. That is the earliest "written" record. But I am going to ...
Love what you do: the pitfalls of turning a hobby into a business.(Your homestead business)
Sep 01, 2007; ... When I was in high school, I was particularly fond of a certain fast-food restaurant's, er, "cuisine." In 1980, during the summer before I went to college, I had my first official job--working at this same fast-food restaurant. I haven't eaten there since. It was a ...
Homesteading is wherever you can make it so.(Country neighbors)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Sometimes I catch a glimpse of it when I'm driving down a rural highway: a small house in a meadow on a hillside, with tidy outbuildings already painted and housing chickens and goats. Or perhaps it's an abandoned farm house, its paint long worn away, crying out to me, "But see my good ...
Homestead views from British Columbia.(Country neighbors)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I enjoy your magazine, reading the copies over and over again. I have even re-read the 1998 COUNTRYSIDE Anthology several times as well. Before I discovered this wonderful magazine, I had a deep desire to be self-reliant, wanting to get back to reality of life. We purchased a 25-acre ...
Cook with a friend! Kentucky cooking club encourages family time.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Tammy Duncan and daughter Emily were busy cooking up enough meat loaf pizzas for 16 people, or four families of four. Other families were making taco soup, tortilla pie and meatballs. The families are part of a local food club that was the idea of Christy Ramey, the University ...
Poor Will's Countryside Almanack for Autumn 2007.
Sep 01, 2007; ... <Pre> There is a beautiful spirit breathing now. Its mellow richness on the clustered trees, And from a beaker full of richest dyes, Pouring new glory on the Autumn woods, And dipping in warm light the pillared clouds, Morn on the mountain, like a summer bird, Lifts up her purple ...
Our first homestead: and it feels like a mansion.(After chores)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I am writing to share our new beginnings. For eight years now, we have searched for property we felt we could survive on and enjoy. All of the land we looked at was either too steep, too expensive, restricted, no road frontage or no privacy. Two years ago we found a place that ...