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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... months the ground could not be broken to build the founda- tions , and little could be done besides preparing for the next year . The first thing that seemed of vital importance was the stock . Pigs and chickens could be obtained at any ...
... months the ground could not be broken to build the founda- tions , and little could be done besides preparing for the next year . The first thing that seemed of vital importance was the stock . Pigs and chickens could be obtained at any ...
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... 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 point , and ...
... 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 point , and ...
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... month , he re- turned them secretly , ran away , and was never heard of afterward . New York being pretty much exhausted by this time , application was made to the carpenters of Flushing . With one exception , they declined the job , as ...
... month , he re- turned them secretly , ran away , and was never heard of afterward . New York being pretty much exhausted by this time , application was made to the carpenters of Flushing . With one exception , they declined the job , as ...
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... of beams and mor- tar , but alone is like an alligator's countenance , alto- gether too open . I am not particular , and could have made out during the summer months , proba- bly HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 51.
... of beams and mor- tar , but alone is like an alligator's countenance , alto- gether too open . I am not particular , and could have made out during the summer months , proba- bly HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 51.
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... months , proba- bly , if the cellar had only been upside down . The foundation was built , the mason was out of work , and myself out of humor , when we were both again raised to the pinnacle of happiness by the ar- rival of another ...
... months , proba- bly , if the cellar had only been upside down . The foundation was built , the mason was out of work , and myself out of humor , when we were both again raised to the pinnacle of happiness by the ar- rival of another ...
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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,