02862cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000510012524500270017626400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950507080042050801840112852010740131253400450238665300160243165300170244785600430246499900170250758962UtSlPG20260610134346.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a12011862  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aS1 aSaint Maur, Kate V.q(Kate Vandenhoff),d1866-10aMaking Home Profitable 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-02-250 aA profitable home -- Poultry -- The sitting hen and the incubator -- Raising early broilers -- The poultry yard in mid-season -- July in the poultry yard -- A flock of turkeys -- Ducks and geese -- Pigeons and squabs -- Poultry ailments -- The vegetable garden -- The hotbed -- How to grow asparagus -- How to grow mushrooms -- Six good vegetables to grow -- How to plant and cultivate strawberries -- How to grow small fruits -- How to raise perennial plants -- June roses -- Lavender and herbs -- Growing watercress -- My experience with bees -- Storing fruit and vegetables -- Forcing rhubarb and asparagus -- Raising pigs -- Caring for house pets -- Raising canaries for market -- The business side.  aProduced by Wayne Hamond and The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"Making Home Profitable" by Kate V. Saint Maur is a practical guide written in the early 20th century. The book explores the concept of transforming a traditional home into a self-sustaining and economically viable space, focusing particularly on farming practices that can lead to a profitable household. The author reflects on her own journey from urban living to achieving rural prosperity through poultry and gardening.  The opening of the book introduces the author’s personal story, detailing her transition from a challenging urban existence to discovering the joys and benefits of rural life. Faced with financial strain, she decides to seek a cheaper home, leading her to embrace the idea of having a house with a garden where she can raise chickens and grow her own vegetables. This segment emphasizes her determination, gradual learning curve in managing a farm, and ultimate success in creating a self-sufficient household, paving the way for the practical lessons she plans to share about home profitability. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAgriculture  aCountry life40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58962  c99788d99788