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100 1 _aMorris, Edmund,
_d1804-1874
245 1 0 _aTen Acres Enough :
_bA practical experience, showing how a very small farm may be made to keep a very large family
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-04-20
508 _aProduced by Frank van Drogen, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Ten Acres Enough" by Edmund Morris is a practical guidebook written in the mid-19th century. Focusing on the author's personal experiences, the book illustrates how a small farm can provide for a large family, emphasizing the potential of smaller plots of land within close reach of urban markets. The narrative underlines practical farming methods, particularly in cultivating smaller fruits, and reflects the author's journey from city life to successful rural living. At the start of the narrative, the author recounts his city life in Philadelphia, marked by financial struggles, a growing family, and a yearning for stability away from the turmoil of urban life. After much deliberation, he resolves to leave his business behind and purchase a small farm, seeking the tranquility and self-sufficiency offered by rural life. The opening details his aspirations and the practical considerations guiding his decision, such as the realization that a modest piece of land can fulfill his family's needs and safeguard them from the unpredictable nature of city commerce. The author’s experiences prepare him for farming, assuring the reader that success does not depend on vast expanses of land but on intelligent cultivation and management of a small acreage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAgriculture -- Popular works
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48753
999 _c89592
_d89592