Ten Acres Enough / A practical experience, showing how a very small farm may be made to keep a very large family
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When author Edmund Morris left the Philadelphia business world in the early 1800s and bought a small farm in the New Jersey countryside, he was so pleased with the results of his venture that he decided to tell others how he accomplished it.His simply written chronicle — one of the most popular books of its time — emphasizes that agricultural success depends not on how much you grow but on what and how. Between thoughtful discussions of choosing the location, selecting crops, and planting an orchard, he contrasts city and country life, despairs over weeds and raising pigs, counts his gains and...
Chapters (29)
- TEN ACRES ENOUGH:
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- TEN ACRES ENOUGH.
- CHAPTER I. CITY EXPERIENCES—MODERATE EXPECTATIONS.
- CHAPTER II. PRACTICAL VIEWS—SAFETY OF INVESTMENTS IN LAND.
- CHAPTER III. RESOLVED TO GO—ESCAPE FROM BUSINESS—CHOOSING A LOCATION.
- CHAPTER IV. BUYING A FARM—A LONG SEARCH—ANXIETY TO SELL—FORCED TO QUIT.
- CHAPTER V. MAKING A PURCHASE—FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
- CHAPTER VI. PLANTING A PEACH ORCHARD—HOW TO PRESERVE PEACH-TREES.
- CHAPTER VII. PLANTING RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES—TRICKS OF THE NURSERY.
- CHAPTER VIII. BLACKBERRIES—A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE.
- CHAPTER IX. THE GARDEN—FEMALE MANAGEMENT—COMFORTS AND PROFITS.
- CHAPTER X. CHEATED IN A COW—A GOOD AND A BAD ONE—THE SAINT OF THE BARNYARD.
- CHAPTER XI. A CLOUD OF WEEDS—GREAT SALES OF PLANTS.
- CHAPTER XII. PIGS AND POULTRY—LUCK AND ILL LUCK.
- CHAPTER XIII. CITY AND COUNTRY LIFE CONTRASTED.
- CHAPTER XIV. TWO ACRES IN TRUCK—REVOLUTION IN AGRICULTURE.
- CHAPTER XV. BIRDS, AND THE SERVICES THEY RENDER.
- CHAPTER XVI. CLOSE OF MY FIRST YEAR—ITS LOSS AND GAIN.
- CHAPTER XVII. MY SECOND YEAR—TRENCHING THE GARDEN—STRAWBERRY PROFITS.
- CHAPTER XVIII. RASPBERRIES—THE LAWTONS.
- CHAPTER XIX. LIQUID MANURES—AN ILLUSTRATION.
- CHAPTER XX. MY THIRD YEAR—LIQUID MANURE—THREE YEARS’ RESULTS.
- CHAPTER XXI. A BARNYARD MANUFACTORY—LAND ENOUGH—FAITH IN MANURE.
- CHAPTER XXII. PROFITS OF FRUIT-GROWING—THE TRADE IN BERRIES.
- CHAPTER XXIII. GENTLEMAN-FARMING—ESTABLISHING A HOME.
- CHAPTER XXIV. UNSUCCESSFUL MEN—REBELLION NOT RUINOUS TO NORTHERN AGRICULTURE.
- CHAPTER XXV. WHERE TO LOCATE—EAST OR WEST.
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