Excerpt from The Homestead: Embracing Observations and Reflections on America and Ireland, on the Writer's Return From the United States; With Occasional Poems Those Pacific States possess vast tracts of the richest soil, of the easiest cultivation, a true Eldorado of inexhaustive mineral wealth, with the finest climate in the world and, from their natural position, impreg nable_; commanding the rich trade of the Eastern Hemisphere, and, by the three hours' railway route of Panama, the commerce of Europe; to these subjects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Homestead
Follows the passions and fortunes of three neighboring families living in a tiny remote village in the Austrial Alps from 1909 to the late 1970s
Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers simple, fully illustrated instructions for projects that homesteaders, gardeners, and outdoor enthusiasts can build themselves.
Describes the purpose of the Homestead Act, who qualified for it, and how it benefited America.
Through this book, author Nikki Van De Car will offer magically-tinged suggestions for growing or finding your own food regardless of where you live, engaging in natural healing practices, connecting to the ancient magic of the world around ...
Here author and master blacksmith Joe DeLaRonde demonstrates the basic skills and techniques needed to make the tools and accoutrements required for life on the homestead or ranch.
It's 1884, and after devastating losses in South Dakota, Laura, Manly, and little Rose head East to Mansfield, Missouri, in search of a new beginning.
In The Modern Homestead Garden, author and YouTube gardening star Gary Pilarchik of The Rusted Garden walks you step-by-step through the process of building a homestead garden.
Suggests organic methods for growing plants and raising animals on a small plot of land, explains how to determine the proper times for planting, and provides tips for using and preserving food.
Each township contained 6 square miles ( 16 sq km ) . The townships were then divided into thirty - six sections of land of 640 acres ( 259 ha ) each . An earlier document , the Land Ordinance of 1785 , had created an orderly system for ...