THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



less than twenty-five thousand dollars, and us- 

 ually more. 



Are these things within reach of the city-bred 

 man who has sufficient means to invest in a 

 medium-sized country place and who wishes to 

 make it pay? Most assuredly so, provided 

 such a one has a real love for country life, a 

 mind intelligent enough to grasp the principles 

 on which success depends, and — added to these 

 — the will to read, to work, and to learn from 

 the larger experience of others. 



To the over-zealous a word of caution Is 

 added: let him creep before he tries to walk. 

 It is not to be taken altogether for granted be- 

 cause these chapters recommend certain advan- 

 tageous methods and suggest improvements and 

 purchases running up into a considerable sum of 

 money, that a man Is warranted in making such 

 improvements until he has determined just the 

 line he Intends to follow, or, unless he has suf- 

 ficient capital to warrant equipping his plant 

 fully at the start. 



For such this book Is written, in the hope 

 that it may help the Inexperienced to reach the 



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