
Ten Acres Enough
Edmund Morris
Ten Acres Enough: The Original Small-Farm Blueprint for Profitable Independence—Now with a New Introduction and Reader-Friendly Charts
What if financial independence didn’t require vast land, crushing debt, or industrial scale—just intelligence,...
Location:
United States
Networks:
Edmund Morris
David G. Allen
James Miller, (Successor to C. S. Francis & Co.,)
English Audiobooks
INAudio Audiobooks
Description:
Ten Acres Enough: The Original Small-Farm Blueprint for Profitable Independence—Now with a New Introduction and Reader-Friendly Charts What if financial independence didn’t require vast land, crushing debt, or industrial scale—just intelligence, discipline, and ten well-managed acres? First published in 1858, Ten Acres Enough by Edmund Morris is one of the most practical and quietly radical books ever written about small-scale farming, homesteading, and self-reliant living. Morris documents, in clear and methodical detail, how he escaped city dependence and built a profitable, sustainable livelihood on limited land—using careful planning, diversified production, and relentless attention to costs and returns. This is not pastoral fantasy; it is a numbers-driven case study in applied independence. This edition has been thoughtfully updated for modern readers. It includes a new Introduction by audiobook narrator David Allen, placing Morris’s insights in today’s economic context, and the original charts have been repositioned for smoother, more convenient reading. Whether you are a homesteader, small farmer, investor, or simply someone questioning the assumption that “bigger is better,” Ten Acres Enough offers a timeless, field-tested framework for doing more with less—and doing it profitably. Duration - 6h 40m. Author - Edmund Morris. Narrator - David G. Allen. Published Date - Monday, 05 January 2026.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:33
Preface
Duration:00:03:30
Introduction
Duration:00:14:08
Chapter 1 - City Experiences - Moderate Expectations
Duration:00:09:07
Chapter 2 - Practical Views - Safety of Investments in Land
Duration:00:10:22
Chapter 3 - Resolved to Go - Escape From Business - Choosing a Location
Duration:00:10:14
Chapter 4 - Buying a Farm, A Long Search, Anxiety to Sell, Forced to Quit
Duration:00:11:24
Chapter 5 - Making a Purchase - First Impressions
Duration:00:06:54
Chapter 6 - Planting a Peach Orchard - How to Preserve Peach Trees
Duration:00:17:41
Chapter 7 - Planting Raspberries and Strawberries - Tricks of the Nursery
Duration:00:10:42
Chapter 8 - Blackberries - A Remarkable Coincidence
Duration:00:14:05
Chapter 9 - The Garden - Female Management - Comfort and Profits
Duration:00:12:15
Chapter 10 - Cheated in a Cow - A Good and a Bad One - The Saint of the Barnyard
Duration:00:14:30
Chapter 11 - A Cloud of Weeds - Great Sales of Plants
Duration:00:18:36
Chapter 12 - Pigs and Poultry - Luck and Ill Luck
Duration:00:18:51
Chapter 13 - City and Country Life Contrasted
Duration:00:11:05
Chapter 14 - Two Acres in Truck - Revolution in Agriculture
Duration:00:20:18
Chapter 15 - Birds, and the Services They Render
Duration:00:14:09
Chapter 16 - Close of my First Year - Its Loss and Gain
Duration:00:10:49
Chapter 17 - My Second Year - Trenching the Garden
Duration:00:29:49
Chapter 18 - Raspberries - The Lawtons
Duration:00:15:53
Chapter 19 - Liquid Manures - An Illustration
Duration:00:16:25
Chapter 20 - My Third Year - Liquid Manure - Three Years' Results
Duration:00:20:44
Chapter 21 - A Barnyard Manufactory - Land Enough - Faith in Manure
Duration:00:18:57
Chapter 22 - Profits of Fruit Growing - The Trade in Berries
Duration:00:28:38
Chapter 23 - Gentleman Farming - Establishing a Home
Duration:00:11:07
Chapter 24 - Unsuccessful Men - Rebellion Not Ruinous to Northern Agriculture
Duration:00:16:25
Chapter 25 - Where to Locate - East or West
Duration:00:12:22
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:42