$2.OO 



For all its charm and humor, 

 this book is jar from the' idyl- 

 lic, nostalgic back-to-the-land 

 sort of thing. It is a book 

 with facts and figures by a 

 hard-headed Philadelphia 

 business man who decided 

 that, instead of feeding his 

 farm, his farm should feed 

 him. 



WE FARM 

 FOR A HOBBY 



And Make It Pay 



By HENRY TETLOW 



Henry Tetlow has a job that means 

 the office every day. He, his wife, and 

 two children live on a small farm near 

 Philadelphia. In 1932 he decided that 

 a few acres of good land could and 

 would feed a family. Everyone told 

 him he was crazy: that, next to owning 

 a yacht, ' 'farming a farm" was the most 

 expensive luxury in the world. 



Mr. Tetlow has proved that it can 

 be done. 



Except for a few staples, everything 

 the Tetlows now eat comes off their 

 farm. They live well, bounteously (the 

 author has the utmost contempt for 



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AND PUBLISHED BY MORROW 



