Starting from Columella’s rule that farming needs knowledge, capital and love of the calling, Hunt advises the young man thinking of a life on the land. He covers how to acquire land, farm organization, where to locate, the right size of farm, how to choose one and how to plan its crops, with figures on the returns from maize, potatoes and tobacco.
A sensible early-twentieth-century guide, useful to historians of American agriculture. Download the free EPUB.