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 xiii
... half the area in the fine soil of Flushing . Un- fortunately , my land had no improvements , but then it was a magnificent level square , precisely like a block in the city , and admirably adapted to building . Otherwise my five acres ...
... half the area in the fine soil of Flushing . Un- fortunately , my land had no improvements , but then it was a magnificent level square , precisely like a block in the city , and admirably adapted to building . Otherwise my five acres ...
Page xvi
... half and the air to gain double its ordinary power . The pleasures are so innocent , the matters of interest so pure , the mind is braced but not wearied . The garden , whether kitchen or flower garden - those delightful adjuncts of a ...
... half and the air to gain double its ordinary power . The pleasures are so innocent , the matters of interest so pure , the mind is braced but not wearied . The garden , whether kitchen or flower garden - those delightful adjuncts of a ...
Page 29
... half a hundred pounds . Moreover , that was an uncommonly intel- ligent cow , and she used her superior gifts to assure her own comforts , regardless of my feelings or my profits . The hay was stored in a closet under the steps that led ...
... half a hundred pounds . Moreover , that was an uncommonly intel- ligent cow , and she used her superior gifts to assure her own comforts , regardless of my feelings or my profits . The hay was stored in a closet under the steps that led ...
Page 31
... half a dozen hooks ; but the moment this was done she was entirely satisfied , and would stand per- fectly quiet until she was disencumbered . She made more dirt than was altogether sightly , and a man had to be engaged to come daily ...
... half a dozen hooks ; but the moment this was done she was entirely satisfied , and would stand per- fectly quiet until she was disencumbered . She made more dirt than was altogether sightly , and a man had to be engaged to come daily ...
Page 45
... half the houses were vacant . But the inhabitants were a Scriptural people , and , remembering how the patri- archal tribes , when water and grass became scarce , struck their tents and struck out for better quarters , they pulled down ...
... half the houses were vacant . But the inhabitants were a Scriptural people , and , remembering how the patri- archal tribes , when water and grass became scarce , struck their tents and struck out for better quarters , they pulled down ...
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