Show Book Appeals to Lovers of Country Life K Rural Guide by David S. S Kelsey Has Threefold Mission A farm tarm book wit wita a a. distinct ap appeal appeal appeal ap- ap peal to many city dwellers is Kel iCe sey's Rural Guide by David Stone Kelsey The farmer Carmer and the suburbanite e as well as the man In tn Inthe Inthe the city with a hope to be in the country will find the book crammed with practical and useful tion Few people have had as wide experience experience ex ex- in their chosen work as the author of this book boole Born Dorn on ona ona ona a fruit and industry animal-industry farm in Connecticut he has devoted most of his life to the study of farm problems For a quarter of ot a century century century cen cen- tury be e has been lecturing In hundreds hundreds hun bun of Grange halls throughout the country and to state boards of ot agriculture He Ue was WIlS appointed to President Roosevelt's first Country Life Lite commission and during the war he ho was summoned by Secretary Secretary Secre Score tary Hoover to represent New England England Eng Eng- land at his first national food lood coun coun- cil Mr Kelsey has edited the Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- Farmer has written numerous numerous numerous num num- erous articles on agriculture and andIs andis andis is at present a staff stall writer on national national national na na- na- na farm periodicals In this Rural Gudie Gudle Mr Ir Kelsey has fulfilled a lifelong ambition to write a book that is an authoritative tive answer to the thousand and one questions constantly arising with those who live or hope to live in inVie inthe Vie the country and to deal with these in an interesting way while re remaining remaining remaining re- re entirely practical In preparing preparing pre pro paring U it It Mr Kelsey has kept In mind three throe types of readers the great conservative body of actual farmers the multitude of city dwelling people who dream of havIng having haying hav hay ing just a place In the suburbs with a garden Karden and some trees and an equally large number who have already made this move but remain full fun of questions such as are herein discussed A book that thai combines to a remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able degree a glowing and contagious contagious contagious conta conta- enthusiasm with sound knowl- knowl edege and hard common sense The T T io e Atlantic Monthly l Press Boston Doston |