Around the year with an American farm family — in a vivid narrative which tells of the work they do at different seasons; the fun they have (some of it fun that only farm families can know); the crops they raise; the animals they keep; and the satisfaction they get from working together for themselves and the many people they help — all this makes fascinating reading.

But the author has much more of interest to tell: he describes a few of the many kinds of farms — fruit, cotton, vegetable and wheat farms, cattle ranches, and, above all, family farms. He explains how and why plants grow — an amazing story in itself, and one that has been fully known for less than a century, although farming is as old as civilization.

By a well-known writer on farm subjects, this book will bring hours of enjoyment to both city and country dwellers.

From the dust jacket