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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Page 96
... learned classics . Without a re- mark , I left that pump - maker and his pump , and re- tired to the cool privacy of my neighboring dwelling . A wooden pump with a long rod is in my well , and it not only sucks , but lifts ; the water ...
... learned classics . Without a re- mark , I left that pump - maker and his pump , and re- tired to the cool privacy of my neighboring dwelling . A wooden pump with a long rod is in my well , and it not only sucks , but lifts ; the water ...
Page 100
... plow and harrow over the practical portion of the under- taking , I set to work with " Bridgeman's Assistant , " and soon learned how to trench and make drills— F which , to my great astonishment , proved not to 100 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... plow and harrow over the practical portion of the under- taking , I set to work with " Bridgeman's Assistant , " and soon learned how to trench and make drills— F which , to my great astonishment , proved not to 100 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
Page 108
... learned the importance of sun in hay- making . Unfortunately , no sooner was the hay cut and scattered about than there came on the heaviest rain of the season ; it was a veritable northeaster , and lasted four or five days . The barn ...
... learned the importance of sun in hay- making . Unfortunately , no sooner was the hay cut and scattered about than there came on the heaviest rain of the season ; it was a veritable northeaster , and lasted four or five days . The barn ...
Page 118
... learned by heart , and each kind was set out in a circle , while a stick with the empty bag , marked with the name , was stuck up in the centre . The trough in which they were planted was dug about two inches deep , and filled with ...
... learned by heart , and each kind was set out in a circle , while a stick with the empty bag , marked with the name , was stuck up in the centre . The trough in which they were planted was dug about two inches deep , and filled with ...
Page 141
... learned , and fertilizers , rotation of crops , and suitable soils were dimly comprehended . In later days science has stepped in , and shed a flood of light on the subject . Now , before you plant a seed , you ask a chemist to analyze ...
... learned , and fertilizers , rotation of crops , and suitable soils were dimly comprehended . In later days science has stepped in , and shed a flood of light on the subject . Now , before you plant a seed , you ask a chemist to analyze ...
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