INTRODUCTION BY BURDICK 3ack Lot Schemes’? was written and placed on the market nearly two years ago. Perhaps no work of a sim- ilar nature was ever distributed that created the furore that this one has. From practically all over the world has come to me praise and testimonials for ‘*Back Lot Schemes.’’? Hundreds of people have sent me their unso- licited endorsements. Hundreds have told me of the help that the book has been to them. Many hundreds have written me, asking, ‘‘When wilt you have another one?’’ It is partly fo meet this demand that I have written ‘‘Schemes in Dirt’? as a companion to ‘‘Back Lot Schemes.’’ Jt seems to be wanted. My friends are waiting for it. Since writing ‘‘Back Lot Schemes’’ I have been in receipt of letters from all over the country containing hints, tips and plans. I find that I have hardly, as yet, tapped this wonderful field. I have discovered some wonderful things—unusual, extraordinary ways of making all the way from a good living to a bank account, out of doors, in the back yard, city lot, or home acre. One cannot imagine the multi- ple of novel schemes there are until one investigates and gets deeply inte it. I have investigated, and gotten in- to it clear up to my chin. Always the author of a work of this kind is liable to mistakes—liable to become, perhaps, the victim of mis- placed confidence. In ‘‘Back Lot Schemes’’ two such errors crept in. No man is perfect. My newest work, ‘‘Schemes in Dirt,’’ is the fruit of ripened experi- ence and investigation. It is the net result of later years of observation and study. I consider this new book to be miles ahead of ‘‘Back Lot Schemes.’’ This is ‘‘going some,’’ but I believe you will bear me out in this assertion after you have read it. There is room for every man and every woman here. Somewhere you will find herein—within the pages of this book—something that will make you a living. This is positive—abso- lute! Be guided by the instructions of the author. He has been studying for you—scheming for you these many years. The author has no dearer hope in life than the hope that his books may help thousands out into the sunshine and that they may find there a living and a bank account. BENJAMIN BURDICK. Hohe Forge oforforfe efoofocforfocfo Googe cfoofo fo ofe fo oforfoofoegeoterye aa Pb Hoh ofr} Hee oforfo Fo fo of ofoege forge cfe fe ofonferfongorfecte $20,000 Yearly With Dux If that Pekin Duck had sueceeded in hopping or flopping over that two- foot fence this story would never have been written; because the aforesaid P. D. failed, ignominiously and surdly, in negotiating that two-foot fence Billy Jones is today in the en- joyment of approximately twenty thou- sand dollars per year. Such is life! Upon such foolish and apparently in- ab- cousequential incidents hinge human destinies. Billy Jones, fat, squalid, freckled- faced and squint-eyed, ambling aim- lessly down the road, came to a me- chanical pause at the sound of a dis- consolate A large Pekin Duck, with silly combination of hop get over a Sginekelies 74 and flop, was trying to board fence and go elsewhere. Idly Billy watched him dozen futile attempts, then give it up Then, with a waddle very nearly the coun- terparterpart of the duck’s, Billy am- bled down the road. Had the forts he was making Billy would have forgotten the incident in twenty sec- onds. The contrary being the case, Billy is today drawing down the in- come of a bank president who enjoys the confidence of his depositors pre- vious to the deluge. Perhaps a clue to Billy’s thoughts as he shuffled down the pike may serve to clear up the above paradoxical statements. ‘‘Don’t take much of a fence to hold a duck,’’ he meditated. “*“Put a bunch of them in a pasture, build a two-foot fence around it and there you are.’’ Ten minutes more of this idle think- ing and then a positive idea soaked through to Billy’s heavy brain. ‘“‘Thunder! Here I am _ sweating away in a hot factory for #9 per— ducks worth almost a dollar apiece in the market and thousands of them can be raised on a five-acre lot with a two- foot fence around it!’’ And Billy al- make a and waddle disgruntedly away. im the ef- duck succeeded most wept as he meditated upon his wasted life. ; They called him ‘‘pie face’’’ and ““dough nose’’ at the factory. About one fight per week had previously been. the result. The balance of this sum- mer, however, Billy didn’t even hear these pet names, much less resent them. He didn’t have the time; he was too busy raising ducks on paper and spending his imaginary fortune. He was obsessed with an idea and trod mostly on air. And it came to pass that fall that Billy acquired his ‘‘ foun- dation stock,’’ ten ducks and a cou- ple of gentlemen ducks to bear them company. He put up a little lean-to, secured the use of five acres of land and put a two-foot fence around it. Fine! Everything was working out just according to program. The following spring—I almost hate to go on with this story—things didn’t seem to go right. It’s the story of a balky incubator and a greenhorn. You know what I mean? First hatch; for- got to turn the eggs for four days ac- cording to instructions. Result, one lone duckling with ringbones on both legs. It’s a wonder he got that many. Second hatch: Billy turned those eggs like they were his own brothers. He never forgot them once. But one chilly night the lamp went nearly out, the eggs became chilled and, result, seven ducklings. Those seven, how- ever, looked dreadfully good to Billy. That is, the first day they did. The family cat got the bunch that night. Third and last hatch; Billy faith- fully turned his eggs; he watched his thermometer; result, 71 ducklings! Billy once more became an optimist. He builded him a cat-proof coop on a nice plat of grass with approved out- door brooder attachment and once more began estimating his profits for three years of successful duck ineuba- tion. Poor William! He did not know how fond Br’er Rat is of tender ducklings for breakfast. They disap- peared—one by one—two by two and Billy tore his hair and raged and fumed. They simply faded away and at the end of a week but eleven re- mained. These eleven Billy took into the house and raised all but ten of ~- EEE EEE ERLE PPLE PEEP EEE LE PEEL ph PPE LE PPh hb hhh feb fok koh feb beofedeh foe eofeodoebeofeofeofeofeafoak: Bbefoefocforfocte PEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE EEE EEE EEE FE EE ESE EEE EEE EEE EPEEEEE EE EEP EE ELEEPE EES EEE FEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE ESE SES ES hf : EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELE EEE EET fo Pe fo of ofe of ofs of of ofc of of of fs of fone ofe of ole ohs ofe off: efe of ~ OCLA376413 Bh Sebo he be ofe ofo cde ob fe fo ofe fe fe ook ofa ofc oG ofoofe ofa eo ofe ofa fo of ofc of of ofa oe ofa ofc ofe ofo ofa ofe ofefa nfo of fs ofs ofe fn of of ofe oe of ofa ofa ok: of ofa of of ofa ae of fo oo nfo feof of oe of ofa oe afoofe ofa oe of ofa fo of ofe of ofe fe ofocks ofp fe So them. End of the first year They died. slow curtain. You would probably have quit here, wouldn’t you? That illustrates the difference. Billy didn’t! He simply practiced deep breathing all winter and read up! Studied up! Gingered up! Second year: Bully! Four hatches, 212 healthy ducklings! Billy had it all figured out what this flock would evolute into the third year and again the fourth year; then the world shuddered on its axis and once more came to an end. They began to die. They died in bunches in spite of Billy’s frantic efforts. In two weeks his flock was reduced to 31 and they were coughing badly. For the first time Billy became a pes- simist. ““Iuuck!’’ he grunted. ‘‘What’s the use.’’ Later on, when he knew more, he found it was corn meal, not luck. Right here is where you would have got “‘cold feet’? and hunted for a job under the ‘‘white lights’’—you know Se a Me ee a cia eehoofocfoogoefe fe sJoafe oho ofo fo nfo fo oho nfo forgoaforgeoforfoohe fo ofooge it! Billy was different. He recovered his wind, studied some more, took a trip to Long Island and asked ques- tions. Result: Third year, 500 duck- lings, and he raised most of them. That was seven years ago. Last year 28,500 ducks marketed at an average net profit of 82 cents) each. Billy didn’t quit like you did! Once in a while Billy’s automobile stops at his old workshop and he goes in. The same, old “pushy sis) there— all but one fellow who got married to a woman who washes and he doesn’t have to work any more. They don’t call) hums {pie aces* sands" douch nose’? and more. ‘‘Good morning, Mr. Jones.’’ That’s the way it sounds now. Moral: Billy Jones was a slow thinker. He was what the world called ‘‘dull’’ and ““stupid.’’ Probably your brains are of better quality than his. If he could do things, can’t you? Let it soak in a little. Selling Geese azo I spoke of ‘‘stuff- cited some farmers Wis., who were acquiring wealth stuffed Their method creates a goose weigh- ing 30 pounds and worth 30 cents the Some time ing’’ geese and over in Watertown, via geese. pound. T called their experience and a kind friend in Brooklyn has sent us the exact form- He will herewith accept my I give the upon our constituents for ula used. thanks for process in his own words: ‘Stuffing’? the first of October until February. If it is done on a small scale, make stalls for every one so they just have room enough to stand, or at least so arranged that they cannot run around much; get the cheapest flour, say 20 pounds; boil 4 pounds potatoes and mash them; soak three loaves stale bread and 1-2 pound salt; add a tea- spoonful ground pepper; of these in- his courtesy. geese is only done from EEPPEEEEELEPEEEEEEEE PEE FEET 3 At $9 Each gredients make a dough stiff enough to form noodles about 2 1-2 inches long and as thick as the little finger; put them in a pan and bake them; make enough of them so they may always be one day old when fed. These noodles are forced down with the left hand. The Method. Take the goose by the head and open the mouth and with your hand force the noodles in. The first 3 days give two every two hours, from 4 in the morning till 12 at night; the 4th day give them three every two hours; the 5th day 4 and keep on increasing until you are giving them 20 every 2 hours. This seems a lot, but they take it. For the next six days give theme SG. 14 12. 10, 0 See Gave them plenty of fresh water with sand in. The day they get the last 8 is the last day; they are then to be killed. Stuffing them in this way makes them weigh up to 28 pounds; the liver alone weighs two or three pounds. PEEEEEEE ED EEE EE Eb hE heey Soe Sooke fo efoofe Focfoofo fo rfoofordoofooge Jo fo ofe fe fo ofeoforke forge oo fe Googe ofoofonfo ofoofo nfo cf ofo fu ofe fo ofo nfo nfo nfo fo ofuofe oho fone ofofo oforfooge ofoofoofe ofoofoofoofeofe ofoofe ofonfe sfoofe feo oho fe obooh oforle * *S EEEEEE EEE EE EEE ET bh Geode Foege Jorfo Po fo efongorJo focfonfe rgoake Jooferde Ze ofers. I! SPECIALTY EGGS FOR INVALIDS. Absolutely fresh right from the nest. Eggs to you via parcel post tonight that were laid today! Our specialty is \‘“‘Non-fertile’’ eggs delivered only a few hours from the time they were laid. We cater to those desiring such eggs for in- valids and the sick. Write us for further details. She sells her eggs to this select trade ite 2b aCentse ya not direct from the ad., because she cannot tell to are piece, but enough of tne story therein con- vince them that her eggs worth that much. The general public has been duped so many times in eggs that every one , is ‘‘from Missouri’’ when it comes to ‘‘strietly fresh eggs’ ’—so-called. She solicits correspondence—and gets it. When she receives a letter in re- sponse to her advertisement, she sends out a letter of which the following serves as a sam- personally written ple: Dear Mrs. Jones:— In eggs oD Your valued inquiry received. reply thereto I will say that the strictly honor. Every time I send out an order of them | intended for an invalid—and it would I furnish are furnished on assume that they may be be a mean person who would defraud a sick person. I ship eggs by parcel post, and the eggs thus shipped are but just laid. For instance, if your order is received today it will be filled today—and the eggs will have been laid today. You will get them only a few hours from the nest. fbb bebe bbb bbe bed t Be ee ee ee ie ee ee ee ee ee EEEEDEEEEEE EEE EE DEEL EEE EES LEEELEL LE Cy sbnbohedeceobobesdedececeobebobedeceehbobefedecbebofedo ooGorGoofe ofenfonge ofoofoufenfsofe ofe ede ofoofe Yo ede che ie ofoofofocfecsecge 3 fo rfo Jorge ofooforfo ofonfongerfefoofe nko Sooo fo foc$o i ehoegeofeofeoforle My eggs are non-fertile and carefully With every order I send out, to their selected. I sign a affidavit as age. sworn My price is twenty-five cents each or $2.50 a dozen. Thanking you for your inquiry and assuring you of ‘‘On honor’’ treat- ment, J remain, Yours to command. ‘¢Non-fertile’’ understand are eos you from hens with which on eggs roosters have been kept. The affidavit is secured by making out a blank form in which the follow- ing declaration is made: Somn that the eggs in this shipment were laid the hereby solmnly declare same day they were shipped.’’ Any notary will help you out in this and you can nave duplicates printed in any quantity desired. It requires some hard ‘‘plugging’’ at the start to work up such a trade as this—but it will come if you presevere. Once started it will grow rapidly be- cause a few satisfied customers will tell all their friends—and thus it will keep going. —even if they have nothing more than a back yard or a city lot, because, sell- ing eges at this price vou can afford to buy every particle of fod consumed fowls and still make enor- by your mous profit. In a large sized back yard or a city lot, 200 daying hens can be kept; I would suggest White Leghorns as they feodeefoefeofoofenfeofoo$s ofoofooge nfo ofao gouge oZerfeofe fonfeofacZonfeofeofougeofecfoofec$eofeofe food eGo ofoede ese ofe feeds Leese oho ZonSeobo fo nberh ofeedsefereede els lay a large white ege— and lots of them. 200 of them, fed for heavy egg produe- tion would make you a splendid lying working the above idea. Foeforforgoogeofecfeoforgeese This plan can be worked by any one The experience of professional poul- trvmen has proven that laying hens an be cared for on small space; 200 of them can be kept in a mighty back yard if done right. HBERE IS ANOTHER WAY. If you live in the suburbs of a city or in the country and do not care to bother with the keeping of the hens yourself, let some one else do the work and the benefit. In other words, look about you; find a poultry offer you reap raiser or two who is selling eggs; him 15e advance per dozen over the market price for the eggs delivered to He will grab your offer; simply stipulate you the same day they were laid. that he signs the affidavit as to when they were laid and don’t permit of any juggling. Personally I wish to say to you that IT consider this plan a sure winner; if such varia- Work the can make think idea over to suit yourself. necessary, you tions as you best. This item of a sworn affidavit with every dozen eggs delivered carries the day; get a reputation of being ‘‘John- ny_on the spot’’ with the ‘‘goods’’ andsthe world is yours. This plan is treated of from a dif- ferent standpoint in my new _ book, which you may have a chance to get a little later. This Bulletin is an after- thought supplement. Hooforforforfookeofeogooge ofc ofe oe ofe fe ofoege ofa ofech: ofoofenfe cforferfeoge 12 ferfeofonfoofoofeefoofe rg ofa ofoogecfenfeofeofeegeofeeks ofeefoofe oho ofeofooge FEREEEEEEEEE EEE GEE LEP EEE ES PEEL EEE LE EVEEEEEGEEEEEEE EEE FEEL EE EEE E EL EEE OEP SES EPP EEE EEL ERE EEE EEE FEES SELES PELE ESE beh hhh Bee ee a ee ee Me he ee Me Oe Me ae ee ee Me ee a ee he he ee ee Mae ee ee Se ee Me ee ae Se he he ee ee he et ne a a oe nS nn ee ee ee ee How Mr. Blocky Found Success and a Bank Account in the Open ‘¢Some men find success—and others have it thrust upon them.’’ Mr. Blocky had ultimate upon him extent. wis foreed to some SUCCESS Up to 5 years ago Mr. Blocky did not know enough about poultry to distin- guish between a White Leghorn cock- erel and a Plymouth Rock mule! To- day Mr. Blocky knows the difference all right—but it’s geese that has breught him fame and fortune. Mr. B. worked in the city as freight handler for the Northwestern until, one lucky (1 say ‘‘lucky’’ advisedly) day he got i nthe way of a car being ““shunted’’ to a side track and lost a leg. Most people would consider this a calamity—but right here was where his good luck started; he will tell you so himself. This is where he had his fortune thrust upon him! If he had not accidentally lost his limb he would still be rustling on the Northwestern at #55 per month; as it is he has a cork leg almost as good as the original and an income of $4,000 yearly. It wasn’t all.done in a minute. When Mr. Blocky parted with that limb he thought he had reached the end of the read. It was his wife who finally taught him differently. The Lord’s blessing on these faithful wives who jump into the breach when everything goes dead wrong! She got him into the coun- try finally—on a little farm—a cheap little thing of only five acres. ‘‘Hens’’ was what occurred to her—but that was before she learned about geese. Gradually health and courage return- ed to Blocky and once more he began to live. * * + They secured their start in poultry the first summer; accidentally they got hold of 6 goose eggs that first summer and set them under a hen; 4 goslings raised to maturity the first year and sold for over $7 got them all worked up! They went into geese. They set 200 geese eggs the second summer; result—98 geese for market at 7 if they but think they can. A Thanksgiving at nearly two dollars each! They did not spend much money for equipment; not much is needed for plebian geese. They took goods boxes, piano boxes, barrels and what not to furnish the little shelter they demanded. They fenced off 4 acres of the five for a gose and the geese ‘‘were happy ail day.’’ This was three years ago; today Mr. Elocky wouldn’t trade his _ little ‘“*stunt’’ in the country and his cork leg for his original limb back in place and 100 shares of Northwestern stock thrown in for good measure. big d ry pasture £4 Lite This sketch is no ‘‘castle in the sir.’” Any man—any woman can do as wel!l— few acres of ground; a little experiment— a little study; a little patience—a little nerve and hustle, and—presto—there you are. I believe that geese can be raised and brought into condition for tle market cheaper than any other featii- erey money-maker extant—with the ex- ception perhaps of ducks. Pasture for theirs all summer andi not much else required; three or four weeks of heavy feeding just before marketing and the trick is turned! Try this on your piano! Properly speaking geese is not a ““back lot’? idea. They need a range— a pasture. Here, however, is the right place to give you a tip: Geese will thrive on a range good for not much of anything else. If vou live out the open, on the edge of the country, even though you own no land, you can usually, by looking about vou, find a few acres of ground good for nothing else, perhaps than for a goose pasture. Swampy, weed-covered ground which ‘an be rented for a song. A few acres of such ground for a pasture, improved a bit now and then, would furnish plenty of geese facilities. Grow into it gradually; little by little acquire the start. When your flock reaches proportions employ the ‘‘stuffing’’ method and wax prosperous. On another page I have told you how to operate the ‘‘stuffing’’ plan. 1h roe ‘ ; Foor EEE EE EEE EEE PE hhh 13 Feroofonfooge forge cfu rhe ofc ofe ofc ofe ofeofe oho ofs feof: fe ofeofe ofe ohooh aks Pee bhbbpbbbeb bbb bbb) bbdebbebtetotetefeseddh Loebobobubobe bled bolebob belelobebedede fe doblob ede bebkebebeobebebofebyy y dedobeds ofeege Forforgocfocfoofooe Goofoofe fo fo ofoo$ ofooge fo sfefe ofa ofa sfeofe fs ofode ad forfenforgecoogoofe Soofoofoo$e foods fe rke nfo oferfeafenherfordorde foro Five Acres; It’s Wonderful Money Coining and Novei Side Issues Five acres is quite a lot of land— ; looking at it one way. Big general farmers wouldn’t call it even dairy and a garden patch, but let me tell you that the right kind of a schemer and hustler will come close, sometimes, to the clear- ing annually of as much clear profit on five acres of ground as many a big farmer does on 160 acres. It’s all in the way you go at it. One illustration comes to my mind here: A retired minister in an eastern state is farming on a large scale in small compass; his farm consists of 15 acres; on that 15 acres he is keeping 15 cows—and raising everything they eat! The average farmer thinks he must have at least 80 acres to keep that number of cows and many a dairy farm of 160 acres cannot support that many. What is the secret? ‘‘Intensive’’ methods—that’s it! Silo, alfalfa, land brought to the highest degree of pro- utilized—this duction and every inch is the explanation. Five acres—that’s stil: less—but per- mit me to say that the right man on FIVE ACRES will find there a living, a bank account, freedom from wor- ry—and last, but not least—robust health. He will find on that five acres a pleasure in life which he never knew before; he will live twenty years long- er than he could hope to in the city and every year will add new blessings to his existence! I am talking now of the RIGHT man you know. And I will say in passing that this applies to the right WOMAN as well. What One Man Did. Foe ofoofocfoofoofocfoofoofoofoo$: ofeofoofeofoofoofoofs ofoofeofoofoogoooogeofoogsofoofoofoofoofoofooge we efengengoogongenoogeoge ofoofoogeefooooe ofa ofe Sooke ofe feo feofeofeegeeds ofeofe fe odode cfs ofeofed:ofeofe fe obs of ofs fe obo ofeok: fe obo obs ofo rhe Five acres did not seem much to this man when he took it in trade, because bebefeoforfoofooe ofeofedoeboobesbeok cesbeofedeoteobecbobesbeck obec benofeok Va ssgetesteteceofofestedeseshobefededeceobebebeceebobebedesh he was then a prosperous business man; reverses came—and THEN that five acres looked worth while because it was all his creditors left him. He moved to it and started, for the first time, to live as the Lord intended HIM —and YOU and I to live—close to na- ture’s heart. He was inexperienced— and ‘‘soft’’ from half a lfetime spent in his hot house of an office in the great city. + * * We won't go too, closely into particulars concerning the first two years, ‘‘least said soonest mended.’’ Experience came; experiment and study brought results.. Today he is clearing as good a living from that five acres of land as many a business man in the city is clearing from his invest- ment of fifty thousand dollars. HOW? a good many are amazing. A good many things ways; his ‘‘side issues’’ Poultry first. He does not go in for fine feathers; a nen who wishes to board with HIM has got to lay eggs! On that five acres he keeps 500 lay- ing hens; he raises most of the food to support them. He has found out the proper way to treat them and make them pay. He will not keep a hen on the place which lays less than 140 eggs per season. His annual crop of eggs averages around 65,000. He has a select city trade and sells every egg at a good price. Very rarely does he keep a hen more than one year. Every fall a new gen- eration of pullets replaces the old hens which go to the markets. He keeps his stock moving—new blood replacing the old; he works the ‘‘age limit’’ just as faithfully with his hens as he did with his employees when he was an em- ployer in the city. And it doesn’t hurt the hens as it did his city workers whom he placed on the shelf to dry when they reached the age of 45! So much for the poultry end of it. PEEEEEEESEEEE EEE ERE EEE EEE FEELERS EP EEERE EE EEPESEE EEE FEEEEEE EEE E EEE EE FECES EE EE ESE EE EEE ESTEE EEE sbebobedobeeeobbobede deeded Seb bbb bebe bbe deok bbodefecdeceede fo edeofeedecheoefo food ofenfongefoofa eBooks ofeohe nfo fone ofo fa afenheofo nfo rferfoefofoofo oko ade cfr ofeofoofeofo afeadeude ede bederdefeobefe de ofeoh His Side Issues. BEES! It don’t draw very hard on the farm to keep 50 swarms of bees. For the most part they board with the neighbors—and bring home the profits to their owner they have innocently stolen from Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones. And 50 swarms of bees ad many dol- lars to his profits. SQUABS! He is a squab fancier; he turns into the market every year a lot of fat enes worth almost as much quail on teast. This adds many lars to his bank account. HARES! Contrary to the belief in some quarters, there is money in them. He raises a lot of them—the Belgian variety—and they help a lot. DUCKS! He is) not im the duck game heavily but it is his most profit- able side issue. He keeps the ‘‘ Indian Runner’? variety, the pure bred stock. Every egg he has to spare in season is contracted for in advance at $1.50 per as dol- setting. He has about 50 working for him and they add dollars and dollars to his income. GEESE! He is not a ‘*plunger’’ in geese, but manages to turn off 30 or 40 around Thanksgiving when they are worth nearly two dollars a_ piece. “*Every little bit added to what he al- meadves bas, Makes just a little bit more.’’ PIGS! He keeps just one brood sow; she usually presents him with about 8 or 10 in April.