Five Acres Too MuchHarper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1869 - 296 páginas |
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Página xvii
... seasons of planting ; but , now that there was a possibility that these imaginings might be realized , I was so charm- ed , that I resolved to record my experiences for the guidance and instruction of others . Thus it came about that ...
... seasons of planting ; but , now that there was a possibility that these imaginings might be realized , I was so charm- ed , that I resolved to record my experiences for the guidance and instruction of others . Thus it came about that ...
Página 85
... season with some omission or commission , the con- ductor , whose patience had been entirely exhausted , turned upon him with , " You have been casting slurs on our railroad all summer ; now what do you know about it ? " " Why , I have ...
... season with some omission or commission , the con- ductor , whose patience had been entirely exhausted , turned upon him with , " You have been casting slurs on our railroad all summer ; now what do you know about it ? " " Why , I have ...
Página 101
... seemed to be governed by the most absurd laws ; and when it was ascertained that strawberries would not bear the first season , and that asparagus might pro- duce heads in the course of three years , I A KITCHEN GARDEN . 101.
... seemed to be governed by the most absurd laws ; and when it was ascertained that strawberries would not bear the first season , and that asparagus might pro- duce heads in the course of three years , I A KITCHEN GARDEN . 101.
Página 106
... , and be- fore the posts were all up , or the fence more than half finished , it was time to cut the grass . This was a season of scarcity of labor . The high prices had satisfied the working - men that their time 106 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... , and be- fore the posts were all up , or the fence more than half finished , it was time to cut the grass . This was a season of scarcity of labor . The high prices had satisfied the working - men that their time 106 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
Página 108
... season ; it was a veritable northeaster , and lasted four or five days . The barn , which was expected to hold the crop , existed as yet only in an- ticipation ; and when the hay did finally dry , it had to be collected in a pile ...
... season ; it was a veritable northeaster , and lasted four or five days . The barn , which was expected to hold the crop , existed as yet only in an- ticipation ; and when the hay did finally dry , it had to be collected in a pile ...
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