Three Acres and Liberty

Three Acres and Liberty

by Bolton Hall

29 chapters9h 15mEnglish1918

About this book

It (this book) shows what is needed for a city man or woman to support a family on the proceeds of a little bit of land; it shows how in truth, as the old Book prophesied, the earth brings forth abundantly after its kind to satisfy the desire of every living thing. It is not necessary to bury oneself in the country, nor, with the new facilities of transportation, need we, unless we wish to, pay the extravagant rents and enormous cost of living in the city. A little bit of land near the town or the city can be rented or bought on easy terms; and merchandising will bring one to the city often enough. Neither is hard labor needed; but it is to work alone that the earth yields her increase, and if, although unskilled, we would succeed in gardening, we must attend constantly and intelligently to the home acres. - Summary by Bolton Hall

Chapters (28)

1Chapter I: Making a Living—Where and How
1201
2Chapter II: Present Conditions
729
3Chapter III: How To Buy The Farm
617
4Chapter IV: Vacant City Lot Cultivation
1425
5Chapter V: Results To Be Expected
2057
6Chapter VI: What An Acre May Produce
1589
7Chapter VII: Some Methods
922
8Chapter VIII: The Kitchen Garden
713
9Chapter IX: Tools And Equipment
895
10Chapter X: Advantages From Capital
1897
11Chapter XI: Hotbeds And Greenhouses
1116
12Chapter XII: Other Uses Of Land
1484
13Chapter XIII: Fruits
1284
14Chapter XIV: Flowers
849
15Chapter XV: Drug Plants
912
16Chapter XVI: Novel Live Stock
1251
17Chapter XVII: Where To Go
2333
18Chapter XVIII: Clearing The Land
1188
19Chapter XIX: How To Build
833
20Chapter XX: Back To The Land
920
21Chapter XXI: Coming Profession For Boys
1394
22Chapter XXII: The Wood Lot
594
23Chapter XXIII: Some Practical Experiments
868
24Chapter XXIV: Some Experimental Foods
1085
25Chapter XXV: Dried Truck
706
26Chapter XXVI: Home Cold Pack Canning
598
27Chapter XXVII: Retail Cooperation
1498
28Chapter XXVIII: Summer Colonies For City People
957

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