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 103
... peas — had been completed , I invited a couple of friends to ride over on horseback to see my country place , for I was still living in the city . The house was then in its foundation state , but the garden would be well worth a visit ...
... peas — had been completed , I invited a couple of friends to ride over on horseback to see my country place , for I was still living in the city . The house was then in its foundation state , but the garden would be well worth a visit ...
Page 104
... peas out of the ground . He took a hoe and replanted them , treading them down so as to keep them under for the future ; and , having done this with a dozen or more , turned to Patrick , and told him that he must be more careful ...
... peas out of the ground . He took a hoe and replanted them , treading them down so as to keep them under for the future ; and , having done this with a dozen or more , turned to Patrick , and told him that he must be more careful ...
Page 105
... peas appeared above ground ; egg - plants were transplanted ; beans crept up , and demanded poles to climb on ; queer - looking , weedy affairs , that Weeville designated cauliflowers or tomatoes , as he pleased , made themselves ...
... peas appeared above ground ; egg - plants were transplanted ; beans crept up , and demanded poles to climb on ; queer - looking , weedy affairs , that Weeville designated cauliflowers or tomatoes , as he pleased , made themselves ...
Page 106
... peas , paid them regular visits , and kept them well cropped , so that the garden fared badly . Pat dug so many holes , in consequence of making them either out of line or at an improper distance , that he might almost be said to have ...
... peas , paid them regular visits , and kept them well cropped , so that the garden fared badly . Pat dug so many holes , in consequence of making them either out of line or at an improper distance , that he might almost be said to have ...
Page 109
... peas about six inches high , well cropped , without flowers or pods ; tomato - plants small , and well shaded by the surrounding weeds ; egg - plants entirely invisible , hav- ing probably gone back into the egg in disgust ; bean- poles ...
... peas about six inches high , well cropped , without flowers or pods ; tomato - plants small , and well shaded by the surrounding weeds ; egg - plants entirely invisible , hav- ing probably gone back into the egg in disgust ; bean- poles ...
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