Ten Acres Enough The Classic 1864 Guide to

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 losses at the end of the first year, and writes warmly about the joys of establishing a home. Easy to comprehend and intended for anyone who wants to get away from it all, this delightfully written book will captivate Americana enthusiasts, would-be owners of small farms, and anyone drawn to the idea of an agrarian lifestyle. Book jacket.

City Experiences---Moderate Expectations

1

(4)

Practical Views---Safety of Investments in Land

5

(5)

Resolved to go---Escape from Business---Choosing a Location

10

(5)

Buying a Farm---A Long Search---Anxiety to sell---Forced to quit

15

(5)

Making a Purchase---First Impressions

20

(3)

Planting a Peach-orchard---How to preserve Peach-trees

23

(8)

Planting Raspberries and Strawberries---Tricks of the Nursery

31

(5)

Blackberries---A Remarkable Coincidence

36

(7)

The Garden---Female Management---Comforts and Profits

43

(6)

Cheated in a Cow---A Good and a Bad One---The Saint of the Barnyard

49

(7)

A Cloud of Weeds---Great Sales of Plants

56

(8)

Pigs and Poultry---Luck and Ill Luck

64

(8)

City and Country Life contrasted

72

(5)

Two Acres in Truck---Revolution in Agriculture

77

(9)

Birds, and the Services they Render

86

(7)

Close of my First Year---Its Loss and Gain

93

(5)

My Second Year---Trenching the Garden---Strawberry Profits

98

(13)

Raspberries---The Lawtons

111

(7)

Liquid Manures---An Illustration

118

(7)

My Third Year---Liquid Manure---Three Years' Results

125

(8)

A Barnyard Manufactory---Land Enough---Faith in Manure

133

(8)

Profits of Fruit-growing---The Trade in Berries

141

(12)

Gentleman-farming---Establishing a Home

153

(5)

Unsuccessful Men---Rebellion not Ruinous to Northern Agriculture

158

(7)

Where to Locate---East or West

165

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Ten Acres Enough The Classic 1864 Guide to Independent Farming

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