“The two girls who tried farming solved a problem by taking the bull by the horns, and that is often as effectual a means as can be resorted to. They had for capital one thousand dollars. With this they bought thirty-five acres of scraggy farm land. Then they hired out as lady help for the winter and laid by enough money to buy clover seed, and a horse and a few other necessities. Dolly had learned to plough and harrow and make hay, and even to cut wood. Both girls worked hard and it is pleasant to chronicle their success. Now they have a prosperous farm, and raise cows, sheep, pigs and chickens, and as they do everything to the best of their ability, their products are in constant demand.”—St. Louis Post Despatch.
“We recommend it to those girls who are wearing out their lives at the sewing-machine, behind counters or even at the teacher’s desk.”—New York Herald.
“The success of the farm is almost surpassed by the charm of the record. It shows a touch of refinement and a degree of literary skill no less uncommon than the enterprise which has converted a bleak hill-top of Michigan into a smiling garden.”—New York Tribune.