" I now aim merely at an abundant home supply of fruits and
vegetables, but in securing this, find pleasure and profit in
testing the many varieties catalogued and offered by nurserymen
and seedsmen. About three years ago the editor of "Harper's
Magazine" asked me to write one or two papers entitled "One Acre,"
telling its possessor how to make the most and best of it. When
entering on the task, I found there was more in it than I had at
first supposed. Changing the title to "The Home Acre," I decided
to write a book or manual which might be useful in many rural
homes. There are those who have neither time nor inclination to
read the volumes and journals devoted to horticulture, who yet
have gardens and trees in which they are interested. They wish to
learn in the shortest, clearest way just what to do in order to
secure success, without going into theories, whys, and wherefores,
or concerning themselves with the higher mysteries of garden-lore.
This work is now in course of preparation. In brief, my aim is to
have the book grow out of actual experience, and not merely my
own, either.
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