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. C By Robert B. Roosevelt ... |
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... appeared , holding a turnip in her hand . The effect was mag- ical ; the creature's countenance changed instantly ; turnips evidently had been scarce with her , or her owner , not thinking it worth while to waste food that would not be ...
... appeared , holding a turnip in her hand . The effect was mag- ical ; the creature's countenance changed instantly ; turnips evidently had been scarce with her , or her owner , not thinking it worth while to waste food that would not be ...
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... appeared to carry into practice the decep- tive proposition of the stingy father to his hungry sons that he who ate the most meat should have the most pie - by demanding more bran the more hay she consumed . In spite of these drawbacks ...
... appeared to carry into practice the decep- tive proposition of the stingy father to his hungry sons that he who ate the most meat should have the most pie - by demanding more bran the more hay she consumed . In spite of these drawbacks ...
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... appeared one morn- ing at the dock near the premises , and landed bricks , beams , and timbers - evidently what had been once a house , and what must be a house again . The whole aspect of affairs changed ; hilarity succeeded gloom ...
... appeared one morn- ing at the dock near the premises , and landed bricks , beams , and timbers - evidently what had been once a house , and what must be a house again . The whole aspect of affairs changed ; hilarity succeeded gloom ...
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... appeared that this was my house . Lest the reader may suppose that Nantucket was so overflowing with houses that they floated down the Sound and drifted ashore any where , it must be explained that the first house was merely the ...
... appeared that this was my house . Lest the reader may suppose that Nantucket was so overflowing with houses that they floated down the Sound and drifted ashore any where , it must be explained that the first house was merely the ...
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... appearance of comfort , but no family has occupied it more than two consecutive months for many years . The house is haunted . Many years ago an old French lady owned the place , and she had one daughter - a beauty , of course —given to ...
... appearance of comfort , but no family has occupied it more than two consecutive months for many years . The house is haunted . Many years ago an old French lady owned the place , and she had one daughter - a beauty , of course —given to ...
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Page i - 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. By ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT, Author of "Game Fish of North America," "Superior Fishing," "Game Birds,