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or less of the famous "Ten Acres Enough." 

 One night as I was leaving my office a friend 

 presented me with an old copy of the book, 

 which he said would interest me as I was fond 

 of preaching upon the superiority of country 

 life to city life. On the way home I opened it 

 with but small expectations that any thing in 

 it could apply to my own case. With all my 

 love for the country and for country pursuits I 

 had never thought of myself as a practical 

 farmer or of the possibility of making any kind 

 of a living out of the soil. It has been pointed 

 out to me too often that while potatoes and 

 cabbages are raised all about New York by 

 men who make a poor living at it, any German 

 or Irishman just landed at Castle Garden could 

 raise more potatoes or cabbages than I because 

 he would have more muscle to put into the 

 work. 



Many of my readers may happen to know 

 that " Ten Acres Enough " is the record of the 

 successful attempt of a Philadelphia merchant 

 to support himself and his family by raising 

 strawberries and other small fruits. Middle life 

 had found him no nearer fortune than when he 

 began ; he felt that strength was ebbing away 



