CONTENTS 



PAGE 



PREFACE ix 



CHAPTER 



I. TURNING FROM THE CITY TO THE COUNTRY . 3 



II. GETTING ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTRY. . . 12 



III. FINANCING AND PROTECTING THE INVEST- 



MENT 26 



IV. ATTRIBUTES OF A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY. . 40 

 V. SERVICING THE HOME 54 



VI. MAKING THE SOIL PRODUCE CROPS 73 



VII. FOOD FROM THE GARDEN 95 



VIII. HOME FRUITS AND BEES no 



IX. POULTRY AS A SOURCE OF INCOME 123 



X. SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY. . . 138 



XL THE FAMILY MILK SUPPLY 159 



XII. MARKETING FARM PRODUCTS 170 



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