Five Acres Too Much: A Truthful Elucidation of the Attractions of the Country, and a Careful Consideration of the Question of Profit and Loss as Involved in Amateur Farming, with Much Valuable Advice and Instruction to Those about Purchasing Large Or Small Places in the Rural DistrictsHarper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1869 - 296 páginas |
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... door free of charge . So this sum must be charged to principal as so much invested in stock , whether it ever entered my back yard or not ; and the interest on it will here- after be one of the current expenses , amounting , A Cow . 23.
... door free of charge . So this sum must be charged to principal as so much invested in stock , whether it ever entered my back yard or not ; and the interest on it will here- after be one of the current expenses , amounting , A Cow . 23.
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... door . They at once became excited , and prepared for action , and the cow looked wild and threatening as they closed in around her . Her owner , who was leading her with a cord , called out " soo - so - o - o " in a deprecatory manner ...
... door . They at once became excited , and prepared for action , and the cow looked wild and threatening as they closed in around her . Her owner , who was leading her with a cord , called out " soo - so - o - o " in a deprecatory manner ...
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... a closet under the steps that led down into the yard , and , in spite of every care and contrivance to keep her out , Cushy would open the door , and not only help herself to all she wanted , but throw down armfuls under her feet A Cow .
... a closet under the steps that led down into the yard , and , in spite of every care and contrivance to keep her out , Cushy would open the door , and not only help herself to all she wanted , but throw down armfuls under her feet A Cow .
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... door was latched , she pushed the latch up ; if bars were placed across , she removed them with her horns ; if a rope was used , she broke or stretched it ; and if she could not get in otherwise , she would tear the whole away . After ...
... door was latched , she pushed the latch up ; if bars were placed across , she removed them with her horns ; if a rope was used , she broke or stretched it ; and if she could not get in otherwise , she would tear the whole away . After ...
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... doors that it was at first doubtful whether she would enter . Her stomach was of goodly size when she came , and I did not wonder that it occu- pied so much of her thoughts ; but it grew prodig- iously , and she had a way of standing ...
... doors that it was at first doubtful whether she would enter . Her stomach was of goodly size when she came , and I did not wonder that it occu- pied so much of her thoughts ; but it grew prodig- iously , and she had a way of standing ...
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