Five Acres and Independence [Paperback]

Maurice Kains (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 2009

"Five Acres" can be looked at as a gardening book or a mystical piece about living in harmony with nature.

Product Details

• Paperback: 410 pages
• Publisher: BN Publishing (January 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9562914461
• ISBN-13: 978-9562914468
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stands the test of time (well, mostly...), August 24, 2008

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Susan G. Bridges "solaroid" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five Acres and Independence (Paperback)

I have the 1973 version of this book (still available through Amazon). The 1973 version is really the original 1935 text (published in 1940) with a forward written in 1973. I suspect the 2007 version is much the same. The chapters are many and include: City vs Country Life, Tried and True Ways to Fail, Who is Likely to Succeed, Figures Don't Lie, The Farm to Choose, Where to Locate, Lay and Lay-out of Land, Windbreaks - Pro and Con, Essential Factors of Production, Renting vs Buying, Capital, Farm Finance, Farm Accounts, Water Supply, Sewage Disposal, Functions of Water, Drainage, and they go on and on for a total of 51 chapters with fairly small print so there's a lot packed into this book.

The Appendices is roughly 40 pages and offers information about things like the number of plants you'll need per acre (or any size portion of land), how to figure what farm equipment really costs to own, and much more. Although the prices quoted to use in the formulas are laughingly low by today's costs - the math and theory behind them is still applicable.

I felt it was worth the price for all that's packed into it that is still applicable today (although I bought mine in good used condition for about half the cover price).

If you want to know more about this book, just read the reviews for the previous version.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An oldie but goodie, September 29, 2009

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Patriot Reader (Idaho) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Five Acres and Independence (Paperback)

A homesteading manual from the turn of the century, this book is a wealth of information regarding the tips and tricks of running a productice small scale farm.