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OF the propriety of submitting this book to the public I have had very serious doubts. The nature-books of recent years have certainly been a strong incentive to out-of-door life, to healthful and clean living as near to nature as possible.And it seemed to me that any recital of actual experiences that might possibly deter a person seeking country life as a means of pecuniary profit, from taking the plunge, might perhaps be injudicious.But the more I considered the matter the more I became convinced that the representations of the beautifully illustrated nature-magazines, the seductive stories in Sunday paper supplements, farm and garden pamphlets, seed catalogues, poultry periodicals, pigeon monthlies, and like literature, were a trifle overdrawn, and only too often had the effect of luring the unwary city dweller to forsake the undeniable luxuries and comforts of city life, for the hard, and often, at first, unremunerative labor on a farm.For many city-bred people have become con­vinced that the path to riches, luxury, and com­fort is by way of mushrooms cultivated in an old bureau or in a barn-cellar; that a solid bank account is the sure and proximate result of "raising squabs for profit"; that a safe-deposit box is a vital necessity after a year with one thousand hens.But the cultivation of mushrooms by any per­sons other than experts is too often attended with loss of life in horrible agony on the part of those purchasers relying on the quality of the goods; squabs "go light," and pigeons do not always breed; and without experienced and constant care, a package of insect powder, a chattel mort­gage, or the services of an auctioneer are of much more importance and a far greater necessity after a year with a thousand hens, than a safe- deposit box.There is a "Jabberwock with eyes of flame" lying in wait for every product of the farm and garden, but in that I think lies one of the charms of farming. Crops that will thrive without cul­tivation are not very desirable. It is much better fun to catch pickerel and trout than eels or pout, although the baser fish are just as good to eat. A boy of ten will throw back with disgust a six-pound sucker he has caught, but will fancy him­self a Croesus when, after unheard-of climbing and walking and wading and sweating and mos­quito-biting, he returns with a small string of wary perch weighing four ounces each.The same care and the same amount of work that will produce success in other lines of useful­ness will, I believe, lead to success on a farm. More than this, I do not believe there can be a healthier life or a pleasanter than the life of a per­son interested in country life or nature on a farm, whether he farms as an amateur, with an income from a profession or a trade, or as a farmer from love of the life.And I trust that this book may be useful in tempting many back to the soil, prepared for hard work, without which no success is worth the name.

Excerpt from Farming ItAnd it seemed to me that any recital of actual experiences that might possibly deter a person seeking country life as a means of pecuniary profit, from taking the plunge, might perhaps be injudicious.But the more I considered the matter the more I became convinced that the representations of the beautifully illustrated nature-magazines, the seductive stories in Sunday paper supplements, farm and garden pamphlets, seed catalogues, poultry periodicals, pigeon monthlies, and like literature, were a trifle overdrawn, and only too often had the effect of luring the unwary city dweller to forsake the undeniable luxuries and comforts of city life, for the hard, and often, at first, unremunerative labor on a farm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

FROM my youth I had been designed by my ambitious and autocratic father for the study of the law. In my secret heart I had rebelled against his desires. He had never given me any reasons. which seemed to justify this line of conduct except, as he frequently said, There was plenty of room at the top. I could not deny it, because at that time I had never been to the top to verify his statement, and since that time I have never succeeded in getting above the overcrowded condition of affairs at the bottom. So far as I could learn of my ancestry, there had never been any lawyers in the family since the progenitor of that family in remote times had burst upon the New World. Consequently, there was never any heredity that had given me a desire for the study of the law; in fact, I had always rebelled against any and all study whatsoever, however necessary, however desirable.

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Excerpt from Farming ItAnd it seemed to me that any recital of actual experiences that might possibly deter a person seeking country life as a means of pecuniary profit, from taking the plunge, might perhaps be injudicious.But the more I considered the matter the more I became convinced that the representations of the beautifully illustrated nature-magazines, the seductive stories in Sunday paper supplements, farm and garden pamphlets, seed catalogues, poultry periodicals, pigeon monthlies, and like literature, were a trifle overdrawn, and only too often had the effect of luring the unwary city dweller to forsake the undeniable luxuries and comforts of city life, for the hard, and often, at first, unremunerative labor on a farm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.