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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... course , his aid was called in on the cow ques- tion , and equally , of course , he knew an Irishman- by - the - by , what can be the reason that Irishmen are the only people that have cows to sell ? Is it be- cause they love cows , or ...
... course , his aid was called in on the cow ques- tion , and equally , of course , he knew an Irishman- by - the - by , what can be the reason that Irishmen are the only people that have cows to sell ? Is it be- cause they love cows , or ...
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... course , were called into requisition , and he started off from the house with her , early one morning in June , to lead her eight miles to her future home at Flushing . Neither himself nor the cow was heard of again till late that ...
... course , were called into requisition , and he started off from the house with her , early one morning in June , to lead her eight miles to her future home at Flushing . Neither himself nor the cow was heard of again till late that ...
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... correct - the great point is to mark out the general scheme scientifically . Of course , therefore , the first thing to do toward ། · །། J building my intended house was to prepare the plans HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 37.
... correct - the great point is to mark out the general scheme scientifically . Of course , therefore , the first thing to do toward ། · །། J building my intended house was to prepare the plans HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 37.
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... course ) into the country . It is true , much time had been wasted over specifications and esti- mates , especially by the man who ran away , and the spring was pretty well advanced ; but that house had to be done by July . So , as it ...
... course ) into the country . It is true , much time had been wasted over specifications and esti- mates , especially by the man who ran away , and the spring was pretty well advanced ; but that house had to be done by July . So , as it ...
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... course —given to falling in love , equally of course , or she would not have been French - and somewhat undu- tiful , as the sequel will show . The mother , accord- ing to the ordinary Parisian habit , wished to make a good match for ...
... course —given to falling in love , equally of course , or she would not have been French - and somewhat undu- tiful , as the sequel will show . The mother , accord- ing to the ordinary Parisian habit , wished to make a good match for ...
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