Five Acres Too Much1869 - Agriculture |
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Page 30
... , and turned out a more agreeable article than the most skillful chemical milkman . However disgrace- ful to human nature is the confession , science is no- where against a cow . To be sure , she 30 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... , and turned out a more agreeable article than the most skillful chemical milkman . However disgrace- ful to human nature is the confession , science is no- where against a cow . To be sure , she 30 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
Page 34
... turned the corner before a butcher rushed out and announced that he wanted to buy that cow . Patrick indignantly refused , true to the aristocratic Irish idea that the employer is always above disposing of any thing ; but the butch- er ...
... turned the corner before a butcher rushed out and announced that he wanted to buy that cow . Patrick indignantly refused , true to the aristocratic Irish idea that the employer is always above disposing of any thing ; but the butch- er ...
Page 42
... turned them secretly , ran away , and was never heard of afterward . New York being pretty much exhausted by this time , application was made to the carpenters of Flushing . With one exception , they declined the job , as they called it ...
... turned them secretly , ran away , and was never heard of afterward . New York being pretty much exhausted by this time , application was made to the carpenters of Flushing . With one exception , they declined the job , as they called it ...
Page 49
... turned out that an Irishman named Barney - wheth- er it was something Barney or Barney something , no one ever knew , as he was invariably called simply C Barney - had hired the dock , and demanded " HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 49.
... turned out that an Irishman named Barney - wheth- er it was something Barney or Barney something , no one ever knew , as he was invariably called simply C Barney - had hired the dock , and demanded " HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 49.
Page 63
... clean and white as a baby in a morning - gown , and would allow his flanks to be scratched in the most gracious way , grunting gently the while , and He occasionally turning over on his side . He was alto-. MORE LIVE - STOCK . 63.
... clean and white as a baby in a morning - gown , and would allow his flanks to be scratched in the most gracious way , grunting gently the while , and He occasionally turning over on his side . He was alto-. MORE LIVE - STOCK . 63.
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