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 23
... cost $ 100 , to be delivered at the 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 ...
... cost $ 100 , to be delivered at the 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 ...
Page 31
... a man had to be engaged to come daily and remove it . These various eccentricities added somewhat to her cost , and made it difficult to compute the amount accurately ; but , apart from the value of clothes. A Cow . 31.
... a man had to be engaged to come daily and remove it . These various eccentricities added somewhat to her cost , and made it difficult to compute the amount accurately ; but , apart from the value of clothes. A Cow . 31.
Page 32
... cost thirty dollars a month , and the man's attendance six more . So long as she kept on giving twelve quarts a day , there was a clear prof- it of four cents daily , besides the thorough manuring of the yard , which with farmers is an ...
... cost thirty dollars a month , and the man's attendance six more . So long as she kept on giving twelve quarts a day , there was a clear prof- it of four cents daily , besides the thorough manuring of the yard , which with farmers is an ...
Page 38
... costs so outrageously ( the profit or loss was never out of my mind ) ; but there seems to be a limit in reduction of ... cost only a few thousand dollars apiece . A friend of mine , residing on Long Island Sound , had import- ed one ...
... costs so outrageously ( the profit or loss was never out of my mind ) ; but there seems to be a limit in reduction of ... cost only a few thousand dollars apiece . A friend of mine , residing on Long Island Sound , had import- ed one ...
Page 46
... those provisions which , I think , do not disgrace my profession , and which of themselves are more than worth , to the reader , the cost of this book . The contractor soon sent me a rough diagram of the 46 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... those provisions which , I think , do not disgrace my profession , and which of themselves are more than worth , to the reader , the cost of this book . The contractor soon sent me a rough diagram of the 46 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
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