Making Home Profitable by Kate V. Saint Maur
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| Author | Saint Maur, Kate V. (Kate Vandenhoff), 1866- |
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| LoC No. | 12011862 |
| Title | Making Home Profitable |
| Note | Reading ease score: 72.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | A profitable home -- Poultry -- The sitting hen and the incubator -- Raising early broilers -- The poultry yard in mid-season -- July in the poultry yard -- A flock of turkeys -- Ducks and geese -- Pigeons and squabs -- Poultry ailments -- The vegetable garden -- The hotbed -- How to grow asparagus -- How to grow mushrooms -- Six good vegetables to grow -- How to plant and cultivate strawberries -- How to grow small fruits -- How to raise perennial plants -- June roses -- Lavender and herbs -- Growing watercress -- My experience with bees -- Storing fruit and vegetables -- Forcing rhubarb and asparagus -- Raising pigs -- Caring for house pets -- Raising canaries for market -- The business side. |
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| Summary | "Making Home Profitable" by Kate V. Saint Maur is a practical guide written in the early 20th century. The book explores the concept of transforming a traditional home into a self-sustaining and economically viable space, focusing particularly on farming practices that can lead to a profitable household. The author reflects on her own journey from urban living to achieving rural prosperity through poultry and gardening. The opening of the book introduces the author’s personal story, detailing her transition from a challenging urban existence to discovering the joys and benefits of rural life. Faced with financial strain, she decides to seek a cheaper home, leading her to embrace the idea of having a house with a garden where she can raise chickens and grow her own vegetables. This segment emphasizes her determination, gradual learning curve in managing a farm, and ultimate success in creating a self-sufficient household, paving the way for the practical lessons she plans to share about home profitability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | S: Agriculture |
| Subject | Agriculture |
| Subject | Country life |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 58962 |
| Release Date | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 87 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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