Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money We Made by It

The narrator recounts leaving the city to rent and manage a small four-acre holding with a sister and children, explaining choices about location, repairs, and household arrangements. She gives practical, step-by-step guidance on dairy care and butter-making, pig and poultry rearing, pigeon-keeping, curing hams, bread-making, kitchen-gardening, and dealing with servants, interspersed with accounts of losses, costs, and profits. Chapters combine hands-on recipes, labor-saving tips, and reflections on economy to show how careful management can yield both food and income from a compact plot.