Life on a rocky farm : rural life near New York City in the late nineteenth century / Lucas C. Barger /
Barger, Lucas C., 1867-1939.
Life on a rocky farm : rural life near New York City in the late nineteenth century / Lucas C. Barger / transcribed and with an introduction by Peter A. Rogerson. - Albany, NY : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, 2013. - 1 online resource - Excelsior Editions . - Excelsior editions. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Life on a Rocky Farm: Rural Life near New York City in the Late Nineteenth Century -- Contents -- Foreword by the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editor�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: Handcrafts�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 Income�Summer Boarders -- Chapter Five: Life of the Rocky Farm Women -- Griddlecakes, etc. -- Foods -- Women Fishing -- Making Bread -- Wife Instructs Husband Variously -- Picking Geese -- Women�s Work�Flax -- Woolen Goods -- Women�Smoking -- Knitting -- Knitting Sheath (“Shathe�) Dress Fashions (Men�s and Women�s)Dyeing�Children�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 Marshes�Cranberries, Blueberries, Garden Truck -- Poison Sumac and Poison Ivy -- Farmer�s Breakfast -- Comparison of Western and Eastern Farming -- Chapter Seven: Sports and Animals -- Hunting -- Fish�Eels -- Game�Quails -- Game�Pigeon -- Game�Squirrels and Rabbits -- Game�Partridge -- Game�Woodchuck Game�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
1438446039 (electronic bk.) 9781438446035 (electronic bk.) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
S521.5.N7 / B37 2013
635.09747/32
S521.5.N7 / B37 2013
Life on a rocky farm : rural life near New York City in the late nineteenth century / Lucas C. Barger / transcribed and with an introduction by Peter A. Rogerson. - Albany, NY : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, 2013. - 1 online resource - Excelsior Editions . - Excelsior editions. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Life on a Rocky Farm: Rural Life near New York City in the Late Nineteenth Century -- Contents -- Foreword by the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editor�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: Handcrafts�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 Income�Summer Boarders -- Chapter Five: Life of the Rocky Farm Women -- Griddlecakes, etc. -- Foods -- Women Fishing -- Making Bread -- Wife Instructs Husband Variously -- Picking Geese -- Women�s Work�Flax -- Woolen Goods -- Women�Smoking -- Knitting -- Knitting Sheath (“Shathe�) Dress Fashions (Men�s and Women�s)Dyeing�Children�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 Marshes�Cranberries, Blueberries, Garden Truck -- Poison Sumac and Poison Ivy -- Farmer�s Breakfast -- Comparison of Western and Eastern Farming -- Chapter Seven: Sports and Animals -- Hunting -- Fish�Eels -- Game�Quails -- Game�Pigeon -- Game�Squirrels and Rabbits -- Game�Partridge -- Game�Woodchuck Game�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
1438446039 (electronic bk.) 9781438446035 (electronic bk.) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
S521.5.N7 / B37 2013
635.09747/32
S521.5.N7 / B37 2013