Life on a rocky farm : rural life near New York City in the late nineteenth century / Lucas C. Barger /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barger, Lucas C., 1867-1939
Otros Autores: Rogerson, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany, NY : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, 2013.
Colección:Excelsior editions.
Temas:
Barger, Lucas C., > 1867-1939.
Barger, Lucas C., > 1867-1939
1800-1899
Farm life > New York (State) > Putnam County > 19th century.
Agriculture > New York (State) > Putnam County > 19th century.
Country life > New York (State) > Putnam County > 19th century.
GARDENING > Regional > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
GARDENING > Regional > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Agriculture
Country life
Farm life
Manners and customs
Putnam County (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Putnam County (N.Y.) > Biography.
New York (State) > Putnam County
Biographies
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  • Life on a Rocky Farm: Rural Life near New York City in the Late Nineteenth Century
  • Contents
  • Foreword by the Author
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Editorâ€?s Introduction
  • Sources
  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • People of Putnam Valley
  • Exodus of Youth as a Cause of Abandoned Farms
  • Successful Farmer on Smooth Farm in Rocky Country
  • Chapter Two: What Grandpop Said
  • Chapter Three: Handcraftsâ€?Ways of Making Money
  • Ship Timber
  • Cordwood
  • Railroad Ties
  • Tanbark
  • Handles
  • The Axe
  • Baskets
  • Hoop Poles
  • Charcoal
  • The Squaw ManChapter Four: Incomes Directly From Nature
  • Furs
  • Nuts
  • Roots and Herbs
  • Bees
  • Honey from Bees
  • Sheep
  • Turkeys
  • Chickens
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Vinegar
  • Dried Apples
  • Maple Syrup
  • Other Incomeâ€?Summer Boarders
  • Chapter Five: Life of the Rocky Farm Women
  • Griddlecakes, etc.
  • Foods
  • Women Fishing
  • Making Bread
  • Wife Instructs Husband Variously
  • Picking Geese
  • Womenâ€?s Workâ€?Flax
  • Woolen Goods
  • Womenâ€?Smoking
  • Knitting
  • Knitting Sheath (“Shatheâ€?)
  • Dress Fashions (Menâ€?s and Womenâ€?s)Dyeingâ€?Childrenâ€?s Work, etc.
  • Making Soap
  • Lighting Facilities
  • Matches and Fire
  • House Cat
  • Chapter Six: Life of the Rocky Farm Men
  • Planting
  • Sowing Grain
  • Swamps and Marshesâ€?Cranberries, Blueberries, Garden Truck
  • Poison Sumac and Poison Ivy
  • Farmerâ€?s Breakfast
  • Comparison of Western and Eastern Farming
  • Chapter Seven: Sports and Animals
  • Hunting
  • Fishâ€?Eels
  • Gameâ€?Quails
  • Gameâ€?Pigeon
  • Gameâ€?Squirrels and Rabbits
  • Gameâ€?Partridge
  • Gameâ€?Woodchuck
  • Gameâ€?SkunkSnakes
  • Various Animals
  • Chapter Eight: Country Store and Election
  • Country Store
  • Election
  • Chapter Nine: Education, Religion, and War
  • The Red Schoolhouse
  • Religion and War
  • Chapter Ten: Frolics
  • Frolics (Bees)
  • The Buckwheat Frolic
  • Corn-Husking Frolic
  • Chapter Eleven: The Country Fair
  • Chapter Twelve: Social Life
  • Church Socials
  • Weddings
  • Dance, Music
  • Valentines
  • Appendix I: Country Dialect
  • Appendix II: The Visit
  • Appendix III: The Quilting Frolic

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