INTRODUCTION. 



TT was in consequence of reading a little volume 

 -- called &quot; Ten Acres Enough&quot; a practical and sta 

 tistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical produc 

 tion that I came to prepare this volume. In that 

 work a charming and interesting account is given of 

 the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to 

 redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in ex 

 tent. In the course of it, a vast deal of advice and 

 most valuable directions are given on the subject of 

 planting and sowing, draining and reaping, manuring 

 and pruning ; berries and fruits, vines and vegetables, 

 are duly considered ; and the question of outlay and 

 income, expenses and receipts, losses and profits, is 

 forever ding-donged into one s ears. So useful is 

 the instruction it contains, that no one should think 

 of buying a farm, experimenting in rural life, or 

 even reading this book, without first perusing that 

 one. To be sure, the author forgets occasionally 

 some minor matters such as clothing, food, and the 

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