Neil Shelton

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An Innocent’s Tale

This morning, I was thinking about when I was a kid, about…

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My Life After the Chickens

Lately, I've been watching some of the goings-on as a handful of…

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Are You Sure You Really Need a Job?

One of my favorite cartoons shows a politician giving a speech at…

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How to Buy a VERY Used Tractor

If you're shopping for a used tractor, if you've never owned a…

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Why Don’t Jukeboxes Offer “None of the Above”?

You know, it's getting where music really ticks me off. Okay, I…

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Oxygen Farming for Fun and Profit

There was a tradesman here the other day to correct certain abnormalities…

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Chains I Love — Using Log Chains on the Homestead

If you live in the woods, then you absolutely, positively gotta have…

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The Collie Who Tried to End It All

Back in the Bad Old Days, when I was a practicing real…

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There is Only One Way, DAMMIT, to Pronounce Missouri!

Alright, enough is enough! I've got to get something off my chest…

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Nothing Simplifies Rural Life Like Fencing

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…

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Homestead.org in the Former Soviet Union

I don’t suppose anyone likes to consider themselves average, but I am…

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Horror Among the Hickories

It’s hard to turn on the tube or pick up a paper…

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