Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) The Home Acre Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Tree-planting -- Fruit-trees and grass -- The garden -- The vineyard and orchard -- The raspberry -- The currant -- Strawberries -- The kitchen-garden. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Home Acre" by Edward Payson Roe is a practical guidebook on rural homesteading, likely written in the late 19th century. The book centers around the cultivation and improvement of a one-acre home, focusing on the responsibilities and joys of gardening, tree-planting, and creating a fruitful and beautiful living space. Roe discusses the various aspects of planting and maintaining fruit trees, gardens, and landscaping that provide both aesthetic pleasure and sustenance, reflecting a deep appreciation for nature and the rural lifestyle. The beginning of "The Home Acre" introduces the concept of land hunger, emphasizing the psychological and physical need for a connection to nature. Roe encourages readers to create a country home where they can cultivate plants and trees, thus improving their well-being and quality of life. He offers practical insights into the initial steps of tree-planting, from choosing the right location and preparing the soil to selecting the types of trees and their spacing for optimal growth. The text suggests a gradual approach to land development, affirming that becoming intimately familiar with one’s acre can lead to personal satisfaction and a strong sense of accomplishment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gardening SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 356834 356729 2024-10-03T05:13:43.710633 2023-10-03T05:28:27.528450 text/html text/html 356827 356722 2024-10-03T05:13:44.036625 2023-10-03T05:28:27.685444 text/html text/html 195739 2024-10-03T05:13:50.162588 application/epub+zip 200572 2024-10-03T05:13:46.049648 application/epub+zip 200572 2024-10-03T05:13:44.648615 application/epub+zip 332239 2024-10-03T05:13:53.560628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314464 2024-10-03T05:13:49.372608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282511 2022-09-03T07:20:30.313518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341010 340956 2024-10-03T05:13:43.293612 2023-10-03T05:28:27.310439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 340852 2012-09-08T09:32:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126520 2012-09-08T09:59:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18922 2024-10-03T05:13:53.908551 application/rdf+xml 10453 2024-10-03T05:13:45.365616 image/jpeg 2941 2024-10-03T05:13:44.971607 image/jpeg 191667 2024-10-03T05:13:44.068625 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia