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 Districts. C By Robert B. Roosevelt ...Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1869 - 304 páginas |
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... , being naturally proud of his adopted village , and interested in my success in em- igrating thither , gave me throughout his valuable ad- vice and assistance . Of course , his aid was called in on the 20 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... , being naturally proud of his adopted village , and interested in my success in em- igrating thither , gave me throughout his valuable ad- vice and assistance . Of course , his aid was called in on the 20 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
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... gave free vent to her feelings , and , in spite of petting or flogging , abusing or praising , made " the air musical . " My exalted admiration for her race diminished as sleep fled from my pillow , and murderous thoughts possessed my ...
... gave free vent to her feelings , and , in spite of petting or flogging , abusing or praising , made " the air musical . " My exalted admiration for her race diminished as sleep fled from my pillow , and murderous thoughts possessed my ...
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... gave about eleven quarts daily , and as the household only needed six , there was a clear opening for profit to the extent of sixty cents a day . Pure milk is rather a rarity -- by which is intimated that it is not universal - in the ...
... gave about eleven quarts daily , and as the household only needed six , there was a clear opening for profit to the extent of sixty cents a day . Pure milk is rather a rarity -- by which is intimated that it is not universal - in the ...
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... gave more than an abundance for our family , and there would have been a loss had not hay and bran come up to the occasion by coming down in price . The reader , therefore , must call upon the author of " Ten Acres Enough " to determine ...
... gave more than an abundance for our family , and there would have been a loss had not hay and bran come up to the occasion by coming down in price . The reader , therefore , must call upon the author of " Ten Acres Enough " to determine ...
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... gave me their advice . They respect- ively assured me that I could not live with my kitch- en in a wing , and could not exist if it were any where else ; that I would be robbed if the HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 39.
... gave me their advice . They respect- ively assured me that I could not live with my kitch- en in a wing , and could not exist if it were any where else ; that I would be robbed if the HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 39.
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