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title: "Five Acres and Independence (Living With the Land) Paperback – June 3, 2016"
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# Five Acres and Independence (Living With the Land) Paperback – June 3, 2016

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## Customer Reviews

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    came in excellent shape
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2022*

book came today.  brand new book in excellent shape.

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    An honest take
  

*by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2022*

There is a real reason why you find this on the reading list if so many successful farmers.While it is certainly a dated presentation, the value in the text lies in the unflinching honesty and comprehensive breadth required to actually farm. It is premiated by the test of time, in a sea of instant, untested books clamoring for significance.

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    For Small Fruit and Vegetable Farmers, the Past is the Future
  

*by D***L on Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011*

This book was first published in 1935 and was last updated in 1940. The 1973 edition is the unabridged 1940 edition with a new introduction. As others have noted, it is very light on farm animals, as the author judged that five acres was too small for raising animals for a profit. (But try some chickens and bees and fatten one or two pigs if you wish.) It is almost encyclopedic on all things related to fruit and vegetable growing science and the other practices of the small farmer working long hours growing vegetables for a profit. This is for people who might enjoy manual labor and a rural life. This is not for the gentleman farmer with horses for the kids.Although thousands tried the formula of this best-seller in the depression years, it seems today at best an alternative life style (hobby farming) for those who have at least a modest other source of income. I grew up in rural, southeastern Minnesota in the 1950s. Among the prevalent 80 - 160 acre dairy farms, there was usually a handful of ten-acre or less small farms at the edge of town with a man (or less frequently a woman) in the family holding a day job in addition to the farming.You can implement this vision with five or so acres and some good hand tools, including a wheeled implement called a row hoe - used with a variety of bolt-on attachments for planting, cultivating, and weeding. Today these are mostly copies of designs from the early part of the 20th century and are readily available new for less than $450 - with a nearly full assortment of attachments.  A small lawn tractor or a powered walk-behind cultivator would be useful; but are not mentioned and were not in common use when the book was written.The author was considered an expert in his day and his writing is very pleasant on a subject that few would find exciting. I am planning to retire and buy a six-acre property not far from the Delaware in far northwestern New Jersey. I will find what I need in this book as to soil care, crop selection, and layout.

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