Katharine Whiting: "The farm was beautiful. Corn would be planted maybe three to five grains to a hill: one for the woodchuck, one for the crow, one for the weather, and two to grow.

"When you have chickens, geese, ducks, guineas, and you have horses, you need to know how to take care of all these animals. My grandmother insisted that girls should know how to do these things in order to be self-sufficient."