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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... dollars or two dollars and a 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 ...
... dollars or two dollars and a 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 ...
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... 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 important ...
... 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 important ...
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... , pulling out his wallet , of- fered ninety - five dollars for her ; but Pat retorted , ' You'll not get the likes of her for ninety - five dol- 66 * ! lars . " This the would - be purchaser mistook 34 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH . *
... , pulling out his wallet , of- fered ninety - five dollars for her ; but Pat retorted , ' You'll not get the likes of her for ninety - five dol- 66 * ! lars . " This the would - be purchaser mistook 34 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH . *
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... dollars apiece . A friend of mine , residing on Long Island Sound , had import- ed one , which came to him cut out , sawed and mark- ed , ready to be put up . So , having determined to try something of the same nature , I inquired the ...
... dollars apiece . A friend of mine , residing on Long Island Sound , had import- ed one , which came to him cut out , sawed and mark- ed , ready to be put up . So , having determined to try something of the same nature , I inquired the ...
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... dollars for each and every day's default and delay over and beyond such day as afore- said ; provided , however , nevertheless , if he finished and completed such house before the first day of July , he was to receive a further sum of ...
... dollars for each and every day's default and delay over and beyond such day as afore- said ; provided , however , nevertheless , if he finished and completed such house before the first day of July , he was to receive a further sum of ...
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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,