Countryside & Small Stock Journal articles from January 2008

Countryside & Small Stock Journal archives from January 2008

Hybrid corn or genetically modified?(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: The letter from Ed Sauerland, questioning why raccoons seemed to shun hybrid corn, highlights a very serious issue. Most people would agree that animals (as with young human babies) will generally eat balanced, nutritious diets, if...

Don't worry, be happy.(From the editor)(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... I'm seeing a common thread in magazine and newspaper articles these days- our perception of happiness. "Psychologists have spent decades studying the relation between wealth and happiness," writes Harvard University psychologist Daniel...

Milk pail cleaner ideas needed.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I need a strong cleaner to clean my goat milk pails and I am considering changing to a more natural cleaner (not chlorine bleach) that really works. Do any other readers have cleaning agents and proportions they would like to...

Oven cleaner removes cast iron "gunk".(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I'm writing in regards to the article on cast iron cleaning. I've been using cast iron cookware for almost 40 years. My dad gave me a small skillet he found at the Goodwill store. He scrubbed and scrubbed that little skillet until...

Prune your blackberries to increase production.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: Regarding the comment by Cheryl Olson (Wisconsin) in the Nov/Dec 2007, issue: Cheryl states that her blackberries do not bear much fruit and suggests not planting them. Here in Alabama blackberries canbeagoodcrop. One thing to know...

Mississippi reader shares frugal ideas.(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: In late fall my son decided to make a "small greens patch"--we eat mustard and spinach mixed, and turnip greens. They did okay, then it turned cold rather quickly and we knew it had to be covered, but didn't have any large sheets...

Soy candles beat paraffin, in more ways than one.(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: In reference to Vern Hanson's questions in the November/ December issue. Finally, someone has asked a question(s) I can answer (hopefully). Vern Hanson listed a number of questions having to do with candles. His first question...

Biodiesel and the law.(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: The articles about biodiesel and how to make it and use it failed to mention that you must be a federally licensed waste hauler to even pick up and haul away the used cooking oil. Also, each batch of biodiesel that you make must be...

The importance of pollination.(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I began keeping bees about 1987. I began subscribing to the American Bee Journal about the same time. I read a good article in the bee journal about the importance of pollination. The University of California did a study about bees...

Homemade bath salts help chigger bites.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: The chiggers were driving me crazy. I had mowed, gardened, walked in the deep grass and weeds, and pulled some vines off a tree we cut down. I was not only covered with chigger bites, but poison from the vines had spread from my...

Looking for property? Don't forget to ask questions!(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I know this Question of the Month answer was supposed to be in by August 25, but I am busy all summer and get behind on my reading and catch up when the sun goes down early enough for me to have time to read in the evenings. ...

If you heat your water with a wood stove, read this!(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I enjoy your magazine very much and would like to relate an incident that happened in my youth that might be helpful to those who live off the grid. My dad worked in a shipyard on Lake Washington in Washington state during...

Tips for removing a skunk--without the "perfume".(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: Skunks are not a problem if you know what to do. We discovered our skunk when our mature beets had the tops chewed off, even below ground level, and about five of them each night. A farmer friend told me that a skunk will...

Difficulty locating small livestock for butchering.(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I've greatly enjoyed your magazine over the last two years, and I'm coming to you and your readers for help. I grew up with my grandparents on their small independent homestead in central Alabama. I moved away, and they passed...

What's it like to homestead?(Country conversation & feedback)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I live (exist) in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Growing up, I would spend the whole day down by the swamps and woods. Today, almost 40 years later, there almost are no woods--I need to drive over an hour to find some open land. Even...

Golden Comet sources.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: In your September/ October issue on page 16, you talk about Golden Comet chickens. Do you have an address where I can get some? Thank you.--Maurice F. Ferron, New York There are a number of hatcheries that sell Golden Comets....

Maintaining a woodlot: need book suggestion.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRSIDE: I am always glad to see the new issue of COUNTRYSIDE hit the shelves of my local farm store. It is one of the few items that always fits in the "miscellaneous" category of my budget. Last year my wife and I bought an acre of...

Evergreen Solar panels.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I enjoyed Mr. Barnes' article on the solar trailer you built and would like to build something like it myself. My question is: I went to the home page of Evergreen Solar only to find out they don't sell retail. Which source did you...

When is an ounce not an ounce?(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: In the article on page 63, "A fluke revolutionized milking time," Jane Hinrichs interchangeably uses ounces (a unit of liquid measure) in her recipe with ounces (a unit of weight measurement) in the pictures. They may be spelled...

Granny's burghul meatloaf recipe.(Country conversation & feedback)(Recipe)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: Back in the 1950s, my friend's grandmother, Mrs. Eva Metevier from Johnston, Rhode Island, invited me to dinner. She served meatloaf. That was the best dang meatloaf I have ever tasted. Aside from the ground meat, the next major...

Salve recipe wanted.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: Back in the early 1980's an elderly herbalist gave me a small jar of black salve she'd made, which she called "Rosa Balser." Does anyone know how to make this salve, as it was the best drawing salve.--W.T., Liberty, Kentucky

Deka glass paint.(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I hope you can ask readers to help me to find a source for the glass transparent Deka 2/3 ft. oz. bottles. I am a glass blower and I haven't been able to find these paints anywhere. Please let me know if you know of a place or a...

What about health insurance?(Country conversation & feedback)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I have a question about personal care management for homesteaders. As we prepare to make a transition to our homestead lifestyle, from a wage earner to living off our own home based business (which we have been building for a few...

Coming events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2008... Feb. 23-24, 2008 Oregon: 294 Unique Animal Expo & Pet Fair, Washington Co. Fairplex, Hillsboro, OR. Contact 503-717-8484; uae@pacifier.com; www.uniqueanimalexpo.com. Sept. 6-7, 2008 Wisconsin: Living Green Wisconsin Expo,...

Maverick.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] So, this is what it has come to. America's small farmers, generations of people who lifted this nation to greatness, have become a burden to society. So says the Prometheus Institute, a pro-globalization "think...

Efficiency vs. quality: improving your techniques in a home craft business.(Your homestead business)
January 1, 2008... For the past two years, I've discussed various and sundry factors associated with the concept of making a living from home by making and selling your crafts. We've covered such basics as marketing, startup costs, loving what you do, frugal...

Setting goals for your homestead.
January 1, 2008... Goals--every homestead should have goals! This applies to the smallest hobby farm up to the largest row crop producers. Goals help guide and point the way to success. Without goals, your farm is stumbling in the dark toward an unknown...

We're the new hippies.
January 1, 2008... With all due respect and credit to the Bellamy Brothers, a few lines from their 1985 hit "Old Hippie," goes like this: "So he grows a little garden in the backyard by the fence; he's consuming what he's growin' nowadays in self-defense." We...

How to shear a sheep! An exacting job, but fun.(The sheep shed)
January 1, 2008... If you are learning to shear sheep, always keep in mind the shearer s two all important goals: First, to relieve the animal from overheating as spring time returns and second, to harvest the wool so as to maximize its worth. COUNTRYSIDE'S...

Raising ducks & geese on pasture.(The poultry shed)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The term "pastured poultry" usually brings to mind some type of free-range chicken enterprise. Chickens can be free-ranged for meat or egg production. Pastured poultry models utilize the now famous "chicken tractor"...

The goose project.
January 1, 2008... Quick... What bird has been I domesticated for the longest p period of time? Answer: the goose. Some say the goose has been a farm animal for over 4,000 years. Historically, a popular table fare in Europe and Asia, only one million geese are...

Geese and ganders are very much alike: and lifetime commitments are the norm, among geese.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: Do geese mate for life? Is there any way of telling their sex when fully grown by looking at them from a distance? We had a pair and one died and now we don't know what we have. Whatever it is it isn't laying. Do they have to be...

Consider raising ducks for eggs.
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: After raising chickens and Nigerian Dwarf goats for eggs, meat and milk, my husband recently got us "into" ducks. I'm very pleasantly surprised in our adventure so far. Ducks are very hardy animals; we didn't have any die in...

Use care when feeding ducks chicken feed.
January 1, 2008... According to Dave Holderread, in the October/November, 2007 issue of COUNTRYSIDE'S sister publication, Backyard Poultry magazine, chicken feed can be used for ducks, but do not use medicated chicken feed as it may cause sickness, and even...

Antibiotics in feed increases resistance to food poisoning cure in humans.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have shown that feeding chickens the antibiotic tylosin to promote growth--not to treat disease--greatly increases the number of erythromycin-resistant Campylobacter on...

Help your flock cope with cold weather.(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... Dianne McGregor's 18 laying hens keep her family--husband Ken and children Jennifer, Rob and September--in eggs year 'round. After four years of raising poultry, this Onoway, Alberta, woman has found that heavier layers are the best in this...

Management & genetics determine span of lay.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Q. What is the average span a hen lays eggs? Are Araucanas good layers?--Mrs. Keith G. Wadsworth A. I am interpreting your question to mean the length of time when a hen lays her first egg and when she ceases production for that initial...

Gear flock size to production needs.(Reprint)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Q. We will be starting our "homestead" chicken flock soon and are puzzled about the size of flock to start with. Since we plan to raise meat and eggs, should our starting order be large? A. The size of your poultry flock should be geared to...

Looking for poultry breed photos? You'll find them all here!(Book review)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, by Carol Ekarius; Storey Publishing, 2007; 288 pp, full-color photos throughout; $24.95 paper, $35.00 hardcover. Simply put, this is the most fascinating and elegant...

ALBC works with owners and others to conserve the critically endangered Marsh Tacky horse.(The horse barn)
January 1, 2008... Critically endangered Marsh Tacky horses get a second chance for survival. For most of their history, Marsh Tackies were the most common horse in the swampy and marshy Lowcountry region of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. The breed's numbers...

The Caspian horse: they're ideal for your homestead.(The horse barn)
January 1, 2008... Originally found in northern Iran in 1965, the Caspian horse made its American debut in 1995. In 1996 it made its first public appearance at Equitanna in Louisville, Kentucky. From there the Caspian has attracted a small, but dedicated group of...

Eye inflammation in livestock can be caused by burrs.(Livestock health)
January 1, 2008... About 25 years ago on our ranch we started having a few cases every winter of what looked like pinkeye, in cattle pastured along the creek. Affected eyes were irritated and watering, sensitive to light and held shut. The eyeball became blue and...

Reduce losses when feeding hay.
January 1, 2008... This winter, hay supplies will be extremely tight on many homesteads due to the drought. The 2007 spring freeze followed by prolonged drought led to a 30 to 50 percent reduction in hay production in Kentucky alone. Therefore, it is important...

Goats and trees aren't a good mix: there's a reason why goats are rented out to clear brush.(The goat barn)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I enjoy reading COUNTRYSIDE and thought that readers might be able to help me solve my problem. We live in a small town in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. We raise goats to help keep our farmette clean and to keep our...

Bog shoes.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Bog shoes were used at the turn of the century on working horses that were pulling logs in the snowy high country of Colorado and Northern states. The Tuck Museum in Hampton has a display of bog shoes for horses that were pastured in marshy hay...

Reducing livestock odors: your homestead doesn't have to smell like a barn.
January 1, 2008... In response to the query about raising hogs without objectionable odors (Nov/Dec 2007)--yes, it can be done! The reason why many livestock operations (both small and large scale) emit objectionable odors is a management issue. Overcrowding,...

How bees make honey: and other facts to amaze your friends.(The beehive)
January 1, 2008... For most of you--if not all--there is not a whole lot you can do for, or with, your honey bees at this time of year. Your colonies are hopefully simply marking time waiting for spring to officially come. Day length is increasing even though it...

Building with straw was a wise choice.(Alternative building)
January 1, 2008... Don's dream of building a straw bale house in Arizona had become a reality. Lured by beautiful mountain views, he bought a few acres on a hillside overlooking the panorama of Golden Valley. The profit from the sale of his house in the city...

Is homegrown wind power right for you?(Life on the sunny side)
January 1, 2008... Wind is a fact of life. When I bought my Colorado mountain property 19 years ago, the incessant winds that scoured the scantily treed hilltop were a constant source of aggravation No matter what I attempted to do, the wind was always there to...

How a city was built, starting with a hobby: Baker Creek--a seed house that is changing the course of history.(Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company)
January 1, 2008... "In the middle of nowhere" is hardly an exaggeration. From U.S. Hwy 60, go north for a mile-and-a-half on one-lane Hwy. 5. Then turn onto London Road, a country byway that one could easily miss. The blacktop soon ends and London Road turns into...

Growing indoors.(The garden)
January 1, 2008... You can convert windows, kitchen counters, room dividers, even closets and cellar spaces into home mini-farms. Nature will smile on you, for neither time, season or weather can affect your crops. It proclaims to all who see and partake that...

Colorado (no frills) papaya greenhouse.(The garden)
January 1, 2008... When the gardens start winterizing in September/October, I turn my growing dependence to the greenhouse. What I call the greenhouse is a 12' x 45' glass enclosure attached to the south wall of our stone house. The greenhouse was an...

Hot pepper spray deters squirrels.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: I raise Red Savina hot peppers and squirrels leave my bird feeders alone. I spray my peas, radish tops, etc., with the pepper spray to keep rabbits out of my garden. I also use it on berry branches and rose branches at the...

Extend your growing season ... build a hoop house.(The garden)
January 1, 2008... For anyone who desires to beat the high cost of fuel, extend the growing season (almost weedfree), in spring and fall (add from one to three months at both ends), and produce more crops, a portable hoop house may be the way to go. The...

Extend your growing season ... build a cold frame.(The garden)
January 1, 2008... For most homestead folk-whether residing in an urban or rural setting--the opening of a brand new year can present a time for reflection, planning... and planting. Nope, that's not a typographical error, and yep, you did read it right! I...

Battles with deer: (and the deer are winning).
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE: For the past two years, my neighbor and I have attempted to keep deer from our garden with 1,400 feet of electric fence. We used 10-foot wooden posts on the corners and at the gates, and the six-foot fiberglass poles to carry the...

The compost corral: "corralling" your compost makes it easier to turn, and rails from your homestead are much cheaper than those manufactured plastic bins.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For decades we have had a compost pile or two, either circular or elongated. These piles naturally settle and widen at the bottom. Turning a pile is necessary to speed up the decomposition, but a full-fledged...

What's wrong with my cheese?(The homestead kitchen)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... COUNTRYSIDE; I am just a beginner in cheese making. I am wondering why my curds won't cook through. Only two out of 10 batches actually cooked into a hard curd. The rest stay custardy no matter how long I cook them. What am I doing...

Have egg-stra eggs? Try these egg-ceptional recipes.(The homestead kitchen)(Recipe)
January 1, 2008... Mennonite Corn Casserole 3 cups fresh corn (or 1, 16 oz. bag-frozen) 3 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1-1/2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons butter 1-1/2 tablespoons corn starch 1-1/2 cups milk Grate corn and...

Memories of fried apple pies.(The homestead kitchen)
January 1, 2008... When I hear someone say "fried apple pies or apple turnovers it always takes me back to the process of home preserving the apple slices. In Owensboro, Kentucky in 1945-1947 we "dried" our own apple slices. Mom and Dad did not have much money,...

A beautiful backyard brick oven: for under $100!(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Countryside: I am a 70-year-old widower who enjoys your magazine. Your article about the clay oven intrigued me greatly. I used to lay brick, so clay and wood are foreign materials to me. I live on Social...

Dates--the world's most complete food.(The homestead kitchen)
January 1, 2008... In the Middle Eastern lands, where the date palm carries an aura of mystery and romance, there is a common belief that it is the oldest cultivated fruit tree in the world. In its native homeland, the Arabian Peninsula, the inhabitants have no...

NAIS commentary: spreading the word through children.(Homestead politics)(National Animal Identification System)
January 1, 2008... I read the November/December, 2007 article in support of National Animal Identification System (NAIS) written by John Bright of Alaska, and it is apparent the Social Engineers got to him first. I am not trying to sound as if I am berating him,...

Keep your tootsies toasty warm: knit a pair of slippers!(Homestead crafts)
January 1, 2008... Beat cold floors with these stylish, quick-to-knit slippers, sized for the whole family. It takes only five or six ounces of yarn to make a pair of comfortable, washable, practical slippers. I use Red Heart Super Saver brand yarn, which costs...

New Internet forum for homesteaders.(Homestead Exchange Network)(Website overview)
January 1, 2008... We had our imaginations tickled with books like My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George and Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. We had the seed of a vision planted by television shows like "The Walton's" and...

From classics to Forager's Harvest.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... If you had asked this question a year ago, my answer would have been something from classical literature such as Shakespeare or Chaucer or Homer or even Tacitus. My library of over 3,000 books has a wide range of literature (everything from...

Sound effects add to the reading drama.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Ammie, Come Home)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... My favorite book is Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels. I reread it every couple of years, usually during a thunderstorm I don't plan on the storm; it just seems to happen that way. The book is scary enough without the added sound effects....

George Eliot tops this list.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe)
January 1, 2008... I have read many, many books in my lifetime, but my favorite is Silas Marner--The Weaver of Raveloe by George Eliot. George Eliot is a pseudonym for Marion Evans Cross (1819-1880). The story was written ca. 1860. It's a compact volume of about...

Vonnegut is this reader's favorite author.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... I just received the Nov/Dec 07 issue of COUNTRYSIDE and I always enjoy the articles on beekeeping and the bits of wisdom at the top. I noticed you wanted to hear from readers about their favorite books. My favorite author, Kurt Vonnegut, comes...

The perfect book for homesteaders and visionaries.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Solviva: How to Grow $500,000 on One Acre, and Peace on Earth)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... My favorite book is Solviva: How to Grow $500,000 on One Acre, and Peace on Earth. The author of the book is Anna Edey, published by Trailblazer Press, RFD 1 Box 582, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568; 508693-3341; e-mail: solviva@vineyard. net,...

The Bible tops this list.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... I have several favorites: first would be the Bible for life instructions; second would be The Long Emergency by James Kunstler for terrifying reading about what may be coming to America (I have re-read it about eight times and passed it around...

A Depression best seller.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Bess Streeter Aldrich's A Lantern in Her Hand)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... I have a lot of favorite books but one that came to mind was written during the Depression and was a best seller then in spite of the hardships of the time. The book itself opens with the death of the main character, Abby, when she is 80 years...

Books for all age groups.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Little House and Redwall)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... I have to name two series of books as favorites for all ages. The first is the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She writes in such a warm descriptive style of history, geography, and basic homesteading events, and places the...

If you like history, this book is for you.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(A Soldier of the Great War)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... A wonderful book "to curl up with" is A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin. This novel was first published in 1991 but is still available in bookstores because it is slowly but surely becoming a classic. You can also find this novel at...

Books to read aloud.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Your magazine is one of our favorite magazines. Good Old Days magazine is full of articles homeschooling families may enjoy. Some of the advertisements leave a bit to be desired, but they are easily pulled out of the center before the...

This book gets a permanent spot on the kitchen table.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Sally Fallon by Nourishing Traditions)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Books are one's best friends in life (after family and other people, of course). We do not have a television, which makes the above doubly true in our family. We love and devour books, all kinds of books. My favorite book in the world,...

An American Girl[R] fan.(Kids' picks)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... My favorite books are the American Girl[R] series. They are about girls from different time periods. They go from Kaya in 1764, to Julie in 1974. Each series comes with an 18" doll, and an outfit from each book in their series! I am...

Good books for sick days.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... I am 13-year-old homeschooled boy and I love books. My favorite series of books is the Viking Quest series. This is a series of five books, the titles of which are Raiders from the Sea, Mystery of the Silver Coins, The Invisible Friend, Heart...

And a "make do" book suggestion.(What's your favorite book? The scoop on your favorite reads)(Mildred Armstrong's Little Heathens)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... In the Nov / Dec 2007 issue, someone asked about a book which told of surviving in the "olden days." I found Little Heathens, by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. She grew up spending a lot of time with grandparents, and told how they made do, and lots...

Cutting wood can be very entertaining--to cattle.(Country neighbors)
January 1, 2008... Middle-aged and married, with four children, somehow we ended up in a trailer in Maryland, in the middle of hundreds of acres of corn. I'd lived in Philadelphia, Cleveland, and New York City for years. I had many jobs in my lifetime so far, but...

Don't call us on Thursdays: the porch light's off and the telephone won't work.(Country neighbors)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... It was the evening of the first snow of the season. Nicholas had been playing outside in the big fluffy snowflakes and his cheeks and nose were glowing red. I was making supper on the wood-burning cookstove. It was almost time for Randy to get...

Pioneer Times 2008 calendar available.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a young girl growing up in England, I was fascinated with everything to do with the American West. Now after 42 years in this country, my love for the West has grown in my heart. This is my third calendar and...

Poor Will's Countryside Almanack For Deep Winter & Early Spring 2008.
January 1, 2008... I love the winter, with its imprisonment and its cold, for it compels the prisoner to try new fields and resources. --Henry David Thoreau Astronomical data for January The Phases of the Sparrow Hawk Moon and the Tufted Titmouse...

2007 Countryside index: Vol. 91 Nos. 1-6.
January 1, 2008... After chores: "If only...," using time wisely, (reprint, JD Belanger), 91/1:122; Family album photos, 91/6:122; Homesteading in the big city, 91/4:122; The great pig escape, 91/3:122; The salesman & the magic pumpkin, 91/2:130; Our first...