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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... given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in ex- tent . In the course of it , a vast deal of advice and most valuable directions are given on the subject of planting and ...
... given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in ex- tent . In the course of it , a vast deal of advice and most valuable directions are given on the subject of planting and ...
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... given three times a day ; and when he saw from my countenance that my mind was a blank on the subject of warm mashes , he explained that hot water was poured upon bran and meal mixed , and that the mixture was then usually called a mash ...
... given three times a day ; and when he saw from my countenance that my mind was a blank on the subject of warm mashes , he explained that hot water was poured upon bran and meal mixed , and that the mixture was then usually called a mash ...
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... given way , a carpenter had to be called in to strengthen it . He , in his enthusiasm , and being prob- ably as ignorant as myself , used so many supports that it would have been strong enough to carry an elephant , while four able ...
... given way , a carpenter had to be called in to strengthen it . He , in his enthusiasm , and being prob- ably as ignorant as myself , used so many supports that it would have been strong enough to carry an elephant , while four able ...
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... given me specific direc- tions in writing how to feed that cow ; exactly how much bran - of which , after some trouble , and a vain attempt to buy a few pounds of it , I had obtained a bag - was to be mixed with a certain proportion of ...
... given me specific direc- tions in writing how to feed that cow ; exactly how much bran - of which , after some trouble , and a vain attempt to buy a few pounds of it , I had obtained a bag - was to be mixed with a certain proportion of ...
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... given to but few of the human race . The expressions of a pig's face are most impressive ; the eye speaks the enjoyment of a joke -- twinkles with fun , as we say ; conveys an inti- mation of anger , or expresses scorn of an underhand ...
... given to but few of the human race . The expressions of a pig's face are most impressive ; the eye speaks the enjoyment of a joke -- twinkles with fun , as we say ; conveys an inti- mation of anger , or expresses scorn of an underhand ...
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