I got tickled reading this book, having read so much of Logsdon’s writing. This book can be quite the inspiration, particularly for those on limited amounts of land. As always, Gene’s got great information and told in an entertaining, funny way.

But, this is perhaps the most uneven Logsdon book I’ve yet read. It is EARLY Logsdon. In particular, the transitions within chapters are . . . stark, sudden. It is also interesting that the copyright is to the Farm Journal or whichever big ag mag he was employed at at that time. And knowing his later writings, I know he’s more organic now than then, but still with the healthy skepticism of the official version of how to do it.