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Jack's beautiful and highly practical Pig Palace was built in 1915. It drew wide attention for its unique design and efficiency. The rounded structure in the middle was the feed room. Each sow and her brood enjoyed their own "apartment" with a sun porch in the front, which served as their dining room, and an outside run in the back. One man could easily care for over two hundred Jersey Duroc hogs. The opening of one valve filled all the water troughs in each suite. |
"Among other things I am starting to build a piggery that will be the delight of all the pig-men in the United States. It will be large and efficient and cheap in relation to the size of it."
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"By early 1911, Jack had planted 25,000 eucalyptus trees. The total later reached 65,000 trees but his dream of using them for hardwood lumber did not become a reality. When it turned out that the eucalyptus tree was worthless, the critics berated London for foolishly planting them, forgetting to mention that nobody knew of their uselessness at the time. Actually, a careful study reveals that Jack London was an excellent businessman, but an unlucky investor. |
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Jack London had built the first concrete block silos in California and filled them with silage grown on his and neighboring ranches. He had plans for several more silos, but only built two. Over forty feet tall - they stand today like gray sentinels watching over the ranch. |
| "....No picayune methods for me, when I go in silence, I want to know that I left behind me a plot of land which, after the pitiful failures of others, I have made productive. . . . Can't you see? Oh, try to see!—In the solution of great economic problems of the present age, I see a return to the soil. I go into farming because my philosophy and research have taught me to recognize the fact that a return to the soil is the basis of economics . . . I see my farm in terms of the world, and the world in terms of my farm . . . Do you realize that I devote two hours a day to writing and ten to farming?—my thought-work, my preparation, at night, and when I am out-of-doors....." |
| London, Charmian Kittredge. The Book of Jack London, 2 volumes (Century, 1921) |
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Photo of Jack London on water wagon Used to develop fertilizer Used to apply manure to fields Was used for curing meat On wooded hillside below Pig Palace Was horse-drawn and used to contour the land |
Traveled from a concrete tank
Converted to stables for purebred horses Jack and Charmian at fish pond All that is left is a stone foundation Photo taken on cottage backporch Possum was their little dog Photo by Connie Kale Johnson |
Posing with their dog Possum Photo taken on cottage backporch Color photo in their horse and buggy (large file) London worker's used it for a repair shed Many trails on this beautiful ranch |
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