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Page 20
... milk- pail , it is probably with good reason or with the best of intentions . They have nice long coats that keep them from catching cold in winter , and have an odd way of perspiring through their noses that is as cu- rious as it is ...
... milk- pail , it is probably with good reason or with the best of intentions . They have nice long coats that keep them from catching cold in winter , and have an odd way of perspiring through their noses that is as cu- rious as it is ...
Page 24
... milk and so forth would hereafter pay $ 7 annually net profit . The day appointed to receive my new pet arrived , and with it the animal , while four brawny , red - hand- ed Irishmen , strong enough to pick her up and carry her if she ...
... milk and so forth would hereafter pay $ 7 annually net profit . The day appointed to receive my new pet arrived , and with it the animal , while four brawny , red - hand- ed Irishmen , strong enough to pick her up and carry her if she ...
Page 28
... milk- men had concluded that the lacteal fluid - or what they sold for such - was scarce and valuable , and they raised the price to the rate of twelve cents a quart . Our cow , which had been baptized with the name of Cushy , gave ...
... milk- men had concluded that the lacteal fluid - or what they sold for such - was scarce and valuable , and they raised the price to the rate of twelve cents a quart . Our cow , which had been baptized with the name of Cushy , gave ...
Page 29
... milk . This opened a mag- nificent vista ; it was the first of the long series of profits that were to flow in one steady stream from the country place or its accompaniments . If one cow yielded a clear daily income of sixty cents ...
... milk . This opened a mag- nificent vista ; it was the first of the long series of profits that were to flow in one steady stream from the country place or its accompaniments . If one cow yielded a clear daily income of sixty cents ...
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... milk , however , soon began to di- minish , until , after six weeks , the arrangement with our neighbor had to be discontinued . This reduced the profit , although Cushy still gave more than an abundance for our family , and there would ...
... milk , however , soon began to di- minish , until , after six weeks , the arrangement with our neighbor had to be discontinued . This reduced the profit , although Cushy still gave more than an abundance for our family , and there would ...
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