218 THREE ACRES AND LIBERTY 



whatever he has learned to do that no one else has done. 

 "If a man make but a mousetrap better than his fellows, 

 though he makes his tent in the wilderness, the world will 

 beat a path to his door." 



The mission of this book is accomplished if it interests 

 you to consider the possibilities of making a living on a 

 few acres and leads you to investigate. It is not written 

 as a textbook, for, as has been shown, there are authorities 

 enough cited to supply all the technical information needed. 



Its sole object is to show what has been done and what can 

 be done on small areas and to show that life in the country 

 need not be so laborious if the same methods are used which 

 make successes of business in other lines. 



If it does this and is the means of checking in any degree the 

 reckless trend of people from the country to the cities, the 

 author will feel that his efforts have been well repaid. 



