A new life in the country was another chance for Kate Saint Maur and her husband after a business failure left them in dire straits in the city. She moved to the country and made, with little knowledge of farming and even less money to begin, a life and home that was not only self-sustaining but profitable. Here she explains how they transformed from city dwellers to independent farmers. She shares her acquired knowledge of how to grow fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and small fruit, as well as how to keep bees, raise poultry and other livestock, and breed canaries. In essence, she shares how she made a go of it.- Summary by A. Gramour
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
A Profitable Home
18:28 - Chapter 2
Poultry
23:40 - Chapter 3
The Sitting Hen and the Incubator
14:24 - Chapter 4
Raising Early Broilers
10:41 - Chapter 5
The Poultry Yard in Mid-Season
10:00 - Chapter 6
July in the Poultry Yard
14:44 - Chapter 7
A Flock of Turkeys
11:57 - Chapter 8
Ducks and Geese
14:02 - Chapter 9
Pigeons and Squabs
12:32 - Chapter 10
Poultry Ailments
11:29 - Chapter 11
The Vegetable Garden
16:35 - Chapter 12
The Hotbed
08:18 - Chapter 13
How to Grow Asparagus
14:50 - Chapter 14
How to Grow Mushrooms
13:29 - Chapter 15
Six Good Vegetables to Grow
10:28 - Chapter 16
How to Plant and Cultivate Strawberries
10:35 - Chapter 17
How to Grow Small Fruits
12:06 - Chapter 18
How to Raise Perennial Plants
09:35 - Chapter 19
June Roses
11:28 - Chapter 20
Lavender and Herbs
12:26 - Chapter 21
Growing Watercress
06:42 - Chapter 22
My Experience with Bees
14:24 - Chapter 23
Storing Fruit and Vegetables
10:34 - Chapter 24
Forcing Rhubarb and Asparagus
08:23 - Chapter 25
Raising Pigs
13:48 - Chapter 26
Caring for House Pets
17:13 - Chapter 27
Raising Canaries for Market
08:15 - Chapter 28
The Business Side
10:19