Publisher's Synopsis
""The Lure of the Land: Farming After Fifty"" by Harvey W. Wiley is a comprehensive guide for those who are considering farming as a second career or retirement option. The book offers practical advice and insights into the challenges and rewards of farming, including topics such as choosing the right farm, financing options, land management, crop selection, marketing, and more. The author draws on his own experience as a farmer and provides real-life examples to illustrate his points. The book also includes a helpful list of resources for further reading and research. Overall, ""The Lure of the Land"" is a valuable resource for anyone looking to start a new chapter in their life as a farmer.A compelling account of farming life and practice, intended for those seriously interested in heeding a call to return to the land. Filled with authoritative information on every phase of agricultural practice and management, with an eye toward the benefits of ethical moral and land use standards, and imbued with a palpable affection for the country life. Generously illustrated with over 45 black and white photographs. Written by Harvey W. Wiley MD, former Chief Chemist for the US Department of Agriculture, a farmer since boyhood in the Indiana backwoods.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
