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 Thse about Purchasing Large Or Small Places in the Rural Districts |
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Page ix
... course of it , a vast deal of advice and most valuable directions are given on the subject of planting and sowing , draining and reaping , manuring and pruning ; berries and fruits , vines and vegetables , are duly considered ; and the ...
... course of it , a vast deal of advice and most valuable directions are given on the subject of planting and sowing , draining and reaping , manuring and pruning ; berries and fruits , vines and vegetables , are duly considered ; and the ...
Page x
... course of the following pages , even if I should occasionally condescend to speak of food and raiment -- those commonplace ne- cessities -- it must be understood to be with no sordid view ; and if I keep these matters before the read ...
... course of the following pages , even if I should occasionally condescend to speak of food and raiment -- those commonplace ne- cessities -- it must be understood to be with no sordid view ; and if I keep these matters before the read ...
Page xii
... course New York city is meant , as no one need leave Philadelphia or Boston to get into the country - and by a most delightful route , partly on water and partly by railroad . The trains run every hour all through the day , and the line ...
... course New York city is meant , as no one need leave Philadelphia or Boston to get into the country - and by a most delightful route , partly on water and partly by railroad . The trains run every hour all through the day , and the line ...
Page 19
... course , but need not bother one till the last moment ; but a cow was a creature that must be taken when a good one offered . Moreover , I have a weakness for cows it is a purely theoretical interest , for my knowledge is less than ...
... course , but need not bother one till the last moment ; but a cow was a creature that must be taken when a good one offered . Moreover , I have a weakness for cows it is a purely theoretical interest , for my knowledge is less than ...
Page 20
... , and , 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 .
... , and , 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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