THE FAT OF THE LAND 



The Story of an American Farm 



By JOHN WILLIAMS STREETER 



Cloth i2mo $1.50 net 



" ' The Fat of the Land ' is the sort of book that ought to be epoch- 

 making in its character, for it tells what can be accomplished through 

 the application of business methods to the farming business a pursuit 

 which, too often, is woefully lacking in that sort of method of doing 

 business. It is wonderfully attractive. Never was the freshness, the 

 beauty, the joy, the freedom of country life put in a more engaging 

 fashion. From cover to cover it is a fascinating book . . . and withal 

 is as practical and as full of common sense as a balance sheet. It is a 

 book that cannot fail to do good in every circle into which it finds its 

 way." The Brooklyn Eagle. 



" The importance and value of such a book as ' The Fat of the Land ' 

 is incalculable. It takes us back to the soil, to the country, the farm, 

 the forest, and all their delights and pleasures. . . . The story of the 

 purchase of the farm, of the hiring of help, of the setting out of fruit 

 trees, the purchase of stock, and the gradual putting of the establish- 

 ment upon a substantial footing, is told by Dr. Streeter with a frank- 

 ness, a vivacity, a good -humor, and a practicality which make it more 

 interesting to the nature-loving reader than if it were a modern novel 

 of the most exciting kind." The Boston Transcript. 



THE GARDEN OF A COMMUTER'S 

 WIFE 



RECORDED BY THE GARDENER 



WITH EIGHT PHOTOGRAVURE ILLUSTRATIONS 



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"'The Garden of a Commuter's Wife' is a legend that gives no hint 

 of the wit and wisdom and graceful phrase within its covers. The 

 Commuter's charming woman writes of her suburban garden, her orig- 

 inal servants, and various other incidents which come in the course of 

 living in a thoroughly human way. She reminds one of Elizabeth of 

 " German Garden " fame in more ways than one, but being American 

 she is broader, more versatile and humorous, if not also more poetic. 

 It breathes an air of cheery companionship, of flowers, birds, all nature, 

 and the warm affection of human friendship." Chicago Post. 



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