Practical book for people who want to live on the land.

The author has based this book on 40 years of personal experience in growing vegetables. Now, he explains how he grows his crops -- without using synthetic fertilizers and poisonous pesticides.

Says he and Mrs. Ogden share in Knox's and Mrs. Knox affliction over their recent misfortune (Ogden is likely referring to the recent loss of Knox's youngest daughter, see GLC02437.03635). Invites Mrs.

Ogden says some person, a Country man of yours, stopped by to give their compliments to him, but he was absent.

Complains about the lack of letters from Knox and mentions the situation of mutual friends.