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 |
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Page 30
... become dirty . If the 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 ...
... become dirty . If the 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 ...
Page 54
... become demoralized and run away ; that it was nearly midsummer , and that all Flushing was laughing at us . The watchman lived in a little place not larger than a good - sized dog - kennel that he constructed from pieces of roof , and ...
... become demoralized and run away ; that it was nearly midsummer , and that all Flushing was laughing at us . The watchman lived in a little place not larger than a good - sized dog - kennel that he constructed from pieces of roof , and ...
Page 83
... become very variable ; during the first week of my residence in Flushing , out of the six trips four were failures , and in the first month I had completed the round of experiences . The boat had missed the train , and the train had ...
... become very variable ; during the first week of my residence in Flushing , out of the six trips four were failures , and in the first month I had completed the round of experiences . The boat had missed the train , and the train had ...
Page 92
... They are graceful creatures , and old maids and lit- tle children think them handsome ; but , after they have been in water for three weeks , and become Wh much puffed up with their position , they are 92 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... They are graceful creatures , and old maids and lit- tle children think them handsome ; but , after they have been in water for three weeks , and become Wh much puffed up with their position , they are 92 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
Page 110
... become tame . I was disappointed , however : they covered the new beds , as fast as these were cleared and dug , with a luxuriant clothing of bright green , and their leaves were pretty and graceful , but their roots never would come to ...
... become tame . I was disappointed , however : they covered the new beds , as fast as these were cleared and dug , with a luxuriant clothing of bright green , and their leaves were pretty and graceful , but their roots never would come to ...
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