INTRODUCTION 16 
160 acres for one family. They cannot work it, 
it is a dead expense, they would be lonesome, 
would starve and quit. But a colony, settling 
as neighbors on well-chosen land for which they 
pay only when they have had time to earn it, 
will have every opportunity to succeed. 
Only in rare cases would I advise town dwell- 
ers to go singly to the country; they are dis- 
qualified by their social and industrial habits. 
A colony of friends or Co-operative Associa- 
tions overcome the difficulties and do in fact 
assure success to any one possessed of industry 
and frugality. 
By intensive cultivation is meant, not any 
particular kind of product, but farming the land 
thoroughly, getting the best yield and the best 
quality out of every acre, the best seeds and the 
best breeds and the best way of disposing of 
the crop when you get it. The farm or garden 
may be in the vegetable or small fruit or corn 
and hay or dairying section. In either case, 
you can cultivate it intensively, which is thor- 
oughly. 
The book will.tell you in A, B, C style how 
to farm. Iam asked to tell what to do with the 
crop after you have raised it, how to buy what 
you don’t raise, and how to make social sub- 
stitutes for the city crowds and sights. 
