The "Have-More" Plan: "A Little Land -- A Lot of Living": How to Make a Small Cash Income into the Best and Happiest Living Any Family Could Want

by Ed Robinson, Carolyn Robinson

Overview

This classic guide to homesteading is based on solid, practical techniques that remain useful to everyone who wants to learn country skills and increase their self-sufficiency. By turns philosophical and instructional, Ed and Carolyn Robinson share their pioneering approach to efficiently growing vegetables, raising livestock, and building farm structures. Since it was first published in 1943, The “Have-More” Plan has inspired generations of homesteaders to make the most out of whatever land they have available.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882660240
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/06/1973
Pages:	72
Sales rank:	753,570
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 11.95(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

It has been Ed Robinson and wife Carolyn's dream that every family can own a home and a little land. Their classic book, The "Have-More" Plan, was written in the 1940's. The book has been kept in print unchanged because it is still, after 50 years, a useful reference for the home gardener. Over 500,000 people have now discovered how to do things in ways that work simply and well. Ed said, " ...poultry, goats, lettuce, and home canning haven't changed much in the generation since The "Have-More" Plan was first published. Today home gardening seems on the verge of a giant step forward: We can now get more produce on small plots by using plastic cover-ups over raised beds to extend growing seasons. This ushers in a new era for home production."

It has been Ed Robinson and wife Carolyn's dream that every family can own a home and a little land. Their classic book, The "Have-More" Plan, was written in the 1940's. The book has been kept in print unchanged because it is still, after 50 years, a useful reference for the home gardener. Over 500,000 people have now discovered how to do things in ways that work simply and well.

Table of Contents

1 Why We Moved To The Country

2 A Letter To Wives

3 What Sort Of A Place In The Country Do You Want?

4 Setting Up A Homestead

5 House Especially Designed For Country Living

6 Plan A "Harvest Room" With Your Wife

7 Finding A Suitable Place

8 A Little House Can Grow

9 Score Card Of What To Look For In A "Have-More" Homestead

10 Water, Sanitation, Electricity, Roads

11 Landscape Your Place — Increase The Value 20%

12 Plans For A Small Barn

13 The Importance Of Raising Part Of Your Family's Food

14 A Good Garden WIth A Lot Less Work

15 Vegetable Planting Chart

16 Herbs

17 The Kind Of Berries And Grapes Money Can't Buy

18 Two Ways To Have Tree Fruits On A Small Place

19 Fresh Eggs From Your Own Hens

20 New Easy Way To Raise Tender Chicken

21 Geese Grow On Grass

22 Turkeys Can Be a Profitable Side Line

23 Ducks Are Easy To Raise

24 Squab

25 Rabbit — 8 to 14 Cents A Pound

26 Ham, Bacon, Pork, Lard

27 The Miniature Dairy

28 (a) The Modern Dairy Goat

29 (b) A Family Cow

30 A Few Sheep For The Small Place

31 Veal and Beef On The Homestead

32 Our Little Sugar Factory

33 Have More In Winter Too!

34 Winter Gardens — Cold Frames, Hot Beds, Small Greenhouses

35 Grow Your Own Fish

36 The Woodlot

37 Transportation And Power

38 Housekeeping On A Homestead

39 Homestead Mechanics

40 Earning A Living In The Country

41 The Country Bookstore

42 Let's Rebuild America