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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... evidently produced no effect ; he , however , got her head to the first step , where she hesitated , and began to sniff suspiciously . The moment of action had evi- dently come , and I was about to shout to my support- ers , who had ...
... evidently produced no effect ; he , however , got her head to the first step , where she hesitated , and began to sniff suspiciously . The moment of action had evi- dently come , and I was about to shout to my support- ers , who had ...
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... and kept on increasing her complaints daily until they became unendurable . Neighbors put their heads out of windows , evidently meditating dire re- solves unless " something were done , and that short- 26 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... and kept on increasing her complaints daily until they became unendurable . Neighbors put their heads out of windows , evidently meditating dire re- solves unless " something were done , and that short- 26 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
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... evidently conducive to corpulency . When she wanted her meals , which she did not only at frequent intervals , but whenever any one came into the yard , she would go to the kitchen window , and , thrusting forward her head as far as the ...
... evidently conducive to corpulency . When she wanted her meals , which she did not only at frequent intervals , but whenever any one came into the yard , she would go to the kitchen window , and , thrusting forward her head as far as the ...
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... , knowing well that he was only sent to wait on and accompany her in her journey . She was evidently pleased with the country , being found next morning up to her knees in clover ; and , had it not been for A Cow . 35.
... , knowing well that he was only sent to wait on and accompany her in her journey . She was evidently pleased with the country , being found next morning up to her knees in clover ; and , had it not been for A Cow . 35.
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... evidently what had been once a house , and what must be a house again . The whole aspect of affairs changed ; hilarity succeeded gloom ; doubts disappeared ; hopes grew into cer- tainties ; and the mason who was building the foun ...
... evidently what had been once a house , and what must be a house again . The whole aspect of affairs changed ; hilarity succeeded gloom ; doubts disappeared ; hopes grew into cer- tainties ; and the mason who was building the foun ...
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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,