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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... PRODUCED BY A CAREFUL STUDY OF THEIR DIRECTIONS AND STRICT OBE- DIENCE TO THEIR RULES ; AND AS A SLIGHT TESTIMONIAL TO THE ACCURACY , LUCIDITY , AND PRACTICABILITY OF THE ADVICE WHICH THEY GIVE AND THE EXPERIENCES THEY DESCRIBE ; IN THE ...
... PRODUCED BY A CAREFUL STUDY OF THEIR DIRECTIONS AND STRICT OBE- DIENCE TO THEIR RULES ; AND AS A SLIGHT TESTIMONIAL TO THE ACCURACY , LUCIDITY , AND PRACTICABILITY OF THE ADVICE WHICH THEY GIVE AND THE EXPERIENCES THEY DESCRIBE ; IN THE ...
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... 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 been ...
... 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 been ...
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... planting must be done at once if it was to produce a satisfactory result this year . But , before striking a spade , it was necessary to lay out the ground , and here , although the undertaking 98 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... planting must be done at once if it was to produce a satisfactory result this year . But , before striking a spade , it was necessary to lay out the ground , and here , although the undertaking 98 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
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... produced a pleasing effect . Before these dispositions were determined on , the grass had grown considerably , the spring being early , and to get rid of it , as " Bridgeman's Assistant , " which , with “ Ten Acres Enough , " was my ...
... produced a pleasing effect . Before these dispositions were determined on , the grass had grown considerably , the spring being early , and to get rid of it , as " Bridgeman's Assistant , " which , with “ Ten Acres Enough , " was my ...
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... produced ten dollars , five acres would only yield about thirty - five dollars— hardly sufficient interest on property valued at ten thousand dollars . { When the hay was stacked , and one board nailed 108 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... produced ten dollars , five acres would only yield about thirty - five dollars— hardly sufficient interest on property valued at ten thousand dollars . { When the hay was stacked , and one board nailed 108 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
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