Countryside & Small Stock Journal articles from January 1996

Countryside & Small Stock Journal archives from January 1996

Hantavirus: "mystery disease" is spread by mice.(Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... COUNTRYSIDE: On a recent Sunday night America Online homestead chat we were talking about the Hantavirus. I think this is a serious issue concerning anyone with animals. Anyone who has feed around is going to have mice. This disease was first...

Kombucha tea.(health aspects; includes related articles on benefits and side effects of the mushroom tea; Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... Kombucha tea has become--there's no other word for it (sorry, Susan)--a fad. Here are two articles from COUNTRYSIDE readers praising kombucha... and one from the University of Kentucky with a different attitude. SUSAN EPPS WARD BLUE RIDGE...

Revealing the Mystery of "Silver" Fillings.
January 1, 1996... Revealing the Mystery of "Silver" Fillings; edited by Mary Davis; 1994; 153 pages; $9.95; DAMS, 207 10th Ave. NW, Altoona IA 50009-1356 Dr. Tano Lucero spent 21 years working with chemical toxicology. Seventeen of those years were with the...

Mercury: hazardous in landfills, but okay in your mouth?(mercury in amalgam dental fillings; Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... No homesteader would toss even a tiny hearing aid mercury battery on the mulch pile. They avoid foods grown with pesticides. So what would they say if their dentist told them, "I am going to put mercury, a known poisonous substance sometimes used...

Dissension in the ranks: some dentists disagree with the ADA.(mercury in amalgam dental fillings; Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... "I may die from the medical damage caused by dental procedures. The scary part is that the dental procedures responsible for my illness (amalgam fillings and root-canaled teeth) are claimed to be perfectly safe by the American Dental Association...

Childhood vaccines: Do they provide protection, or danger?(Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... COUNTRYSIDE: I am writing this in hopes that someone can help me. I am at a loss as to where or who to turn to. I am a single mother, raising a 5-year-old boy on my own, no help from Uncle Sam, no child support, welfare, etc. It does get rough...

A closer look at AIDS.(Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... COUNTRYSIDE: Over the years we've noticed a consistent flow of ideas in COUNTRYSIDE expressing worry about the government, worry about the New World Order and black helicopters, worry about the economy, worry about magnetic strips in $100 bills,...

Eat your way to good health.(Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... My role as a health care professional is to educate people about ways to prevent disease and build health naturally. I have been thrilled to find that my clients are willing to exchange harmful habits for good ones when they are told the...

There's a pharmacy in the woods ... and in the rainforest.(natural medicines; homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... To the Indians and early settlers, the woods were Nature's drugstore. Hardly a plant or tree grows that did not have some real or imaginary medical purpose. Without access to apothecaries, these people had to go no further than the nearest...

... And then we die.(health insurance and medical costs; Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... How do homesteaders approach this important milestone in life? A new Question of the Month: COUNTRYSIDE: I enjoyed the Niemeir's article about their log cabin and lifestyle. ((The $12,000 Log Cabin, 79/6:17.) I have to comment, though, about...

We live in a world of endless options.(vaccinations, chemicals in the environment, cloth menstrual pads and other topics; Homesteaders & Health)
January 1, 1996... This article could relate to our section on health, or those on setbacks and side tracks. But while Gayle Adams has personal experience with damage caused by vaccines, the word "failure" doesn't appear to be in her dictionary. Oh yes: it's...

What is a homesteader? (the modern definition)
January 1, 1996... If you think of homesteading as living in a shanty in the boondocks, please read this. If you think it means turning your back on civilization--or turning back the clock--it's time to wake up. If you think you aren't--or can't be--a...

Don't stop with the house: remodel your garden!
January 1, 1996... Whidbey Island is a lovely place to garden. Winters are mild, and we get plenty of rain. Unfortunately, there is no soil to speak of. The ground here is called "cemented glacial till." In some places there is as little as three inches of soil...

Homestead hydroponics. (indoor gardening techniques)(Cover Story)
January 1, 1996... Hydro-Organics and The Endless Summer It's that time of year when the leafless vines of your frostbitten tomato plants cast ever-lengthening shadows. The sweet garden flavors and bright flowers of summer are long gone. But don't play the blues...

An introduction to chickens. (chickens as livestock)
January 1, 1996... For beginners, a primer: for old-timers, a refresher course: Some of you reading COUNTRYSIDE are new to homesteading and may not have the answers to some of your very basic questions about beginning a homestead flock. This Chicken Primer is...

Raising healthy chickens: some basic information on diseases and other problems.
January 1, 1996... Some basic information on diseases and other problems It saddened me to read of "The trials of country living got to him" in the Sept/Oct 1995 issue of COUNTRYSIDE. I feel there is information about keeping poultry alive and healthy, that...

Rare breeds can mean homestead efficiency. (livestock)(Cover Story)
January 1, 1996... The article on rare breeds (79:4/ 44) made an excellent point in that many livestock breeds are endangered. These breeds are wonderful for people who want something unusual, but don't have the big bucks to shell out for whatever the current...

10 tips for dog owners.(homestead dogs)
January 1, 1996... I lived in Alaska for six years, and learned about sled dogs. My wife and I are currently living in the city in Texas, but planning a move to the country in my native New England once I finish school this December. We're both dog lovers, and I'd...

You don't have to spend a fortune to have livestock! (includes article on the unusual use of a donkey)
January 1, 1996... COUNTRYSIDE is full of the most useful advice I have found anywhere. Thank you so much. Now that my husband and I and our two little boys have been beyond the sidewalks for two years, I thought it was time to join in the Countryside conversation...

Good goats come in small packages. (Nigerian Dwarf goats)
January 1, 1996... It all started with allergy to cow's milk. Both my wife and son are allergic to cow's milk and my wife was driving 50 miles to get milk from people who were milking goats. Since we call ourselves homesteaders, growing and preserving most of our...

Lambing season: it can be the worst of times ... and the best. (care of new-born sheep; includes article on goats' horns)
January 1, 1996... It can be the worst of times... and the best It always happens on the coldest, windiest night of the winter. There's a foot of snow where it hasn't drifted, and that big gust of wind manages to find some open spot in your clothing to send a...

Meat production from Guinea fowl. (includes article on how to build an egg incubator)
January 1, 1996... Introduction Guinea fowls, chickens, turkeys and pheasants belong to the order of birds known as Galliformes. Meat production from guinea fowl is limited to a very few countries and it is mainly used as a specialty product in restaurants. Two...

Goal-setting on the homestead.(Homestead Management)
January 1, 1996... If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? I must have learned goal setting from my mother. Goals were set hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally, yearly and beyond. "Before the hour's out I want the...

The value of a homestead journal: it will help you know if you're meeting your goals.
January 1, 1996... It will help you know if you' re meeting your goals Did you ever plant a tomato that produced the best you have ever eaten... then forgot the name of the variety? Or maybe you planted some super-duper, colossal, supersweet, experimental hybrid...

Seek simplicity in computers, too; you probably don't need the newest, most expensive machine.
January 1, 1996... You probably don't need the newest, most expensive machine Reading COUNTRYSIDE, I find that there are people beyond the sidewalks using technology to ease their load. I am a computer consultant with 30 years' experience in mainframe systems and...

Do your own engine repair and save a bundle: how to improvise "special tools"
January 1, 1996... How to improvise "special tools" Most people are afraid to attempt more than very basic repairs themselves. They think they lack the special tools or skills required. Sometimes this is the case and you must seek professional help, but usually...

Build a $2,600 greenhouse for $600 ... or less!
January 1, 1996... We talked and dreamed of having a greenhouse for several years, but for one reason or another it never seemed within our grasp. All that changed after reading the quick and easy shelter idea in COUNTRYSIDE (79/3:29). To summarize, the idea was...

"Eggloo" questions answered. (questions and answers regarding the igloo article from the vol 79: no 3: pg 29 issue)
January 1, 1996... We have really enjoyed hearing from other COUNTRYSIDE readers and are not complaining. However, the volume of mail is sometimes overwhelming. We want to answer them all. If each letter indicates several who do not write, we decided it may be...

Selecting and caring for the homestead pocket knife.
January 1, 1996... Letter to Art Horn: Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom about sharpening in COUNTRYSIDE. I really learned and enjoyed the article very much. I have already re-read some of the material over again, though I must admit, much of it was...

The goat named Mandy. (personal narrative)
January 1, 1996... I read COUNTRYSIDE cover-to-cover and try to absorb everything. I've dreamed of the day I would be "qualified" enough to contribute. And failures... now, that's an area I'm qualified in. Picture yourself out for a drive on a pretty afternoon....

Don't they say, "try, and try again?" (homesteading)
January 1, 1996... Three times we have tried homesteading. Three times we have failed. Now the fourth time... Oh not Not another failure coming! A thousand acres next to our land have just been rezoned for development. The first failure came when a group of...

"Failures" were blessings in disguise. (homesteading philosophy)
January 1, 1996... From an upwardly mobile yuppie viewpoint, I think nearly all homesteaders would be viewed as "drop-outs" or "failures." Many of us live on a yearly budget that equals what many people make in new car payments alone or spend on the yearly...

Sad failures, funny failures. (hazards of homestead living)
January 1, 1996... My saddest mistake dealt with a beautiful Duroc feeder pig and I feel it was all my fault. We had three feeder pigs that year, two barrows and a gilt. We always fenced them out of the back corner of the pig pen so that that area would be free...

Is burning the toast a "failure;" then neither is botching a batch of cheese. (quality of homesteading life)(Editorial)
January 1, 1996... I tried to think of some "homestead failures" in my own experience to contribute to this issue... and I couldn't recall even one. Not because I never made any mistakes or had any bad luck, of course No, the problem was that, approaching the...

Great recipes for frugal country cooks. (recipes)
January 1, 1996... B. V. BURNETTE AUBURN, WY These recipes are for the lady with a family of seven to feed and a $50 per week budget. Some of these recipes are from depression times. We had gravy at almost every meal and I baked biscuits at two meals per...

No problems, just challenges. (adapting to the homesteading life)
January 1, 1996... After having read COUNTRYSIDE magazine for about three and a half years, gleaning all sorts of worthwhile information and never contributing a thing, with the exception of a few questions here and there, it's time to contribute a little, for what...

Can a homesteader not be an environmentalist? (Wise Use movement's anti- environmentalist agenda)
January 1, 1996... Homesteading--and homesteaders-- have changed. Twenty-five years ago it was assumed that we were all environmentalists, among other things. Today that's not so true. Dorothy McPherson has noticed the trend. While we also have some letters from...

Homesteaders must be philosophical: how else could they survive their culinary disasters?(Column)
January 1, 1996... How else could they survive their culinary disasters? In this issue some correspondents say homestead "failures" are merely learning experiences. Here's another, more whimsical way to look at some of the disasters peculiar to the homestead...