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 70
... round the circle , out at the entrance , and away up the road . The man firmly believed that Dandy had seen the ghost , which was now mentioned for the first time , although my views inclined to accept the occurrence as an outcropping ...
... round the circle , out at the entrance , and away up the road . The man firmly believed that Dandy had seen the ghost , which was now mentioned for the first time , although my views inclined to accept the occurrence as an outcropping ...
Page 82
... round the dépôt like drones round a hive , and giving me plenty of time to work out the foregoing specula- tions . Night came upon us . The only official - the ticket - man - shut up his office and went home , prob- ably to a loving ...
... round the dépôt like drones round a hive , and giving me plenty of time to work out the foregoing specula- tions . Night came upon us . The only official - the ticket - man - shut up his office and went home , prob- ably to a loving ...
Page 83
... round of experiences . The boat had missed the train , and the train had missed the boat ; the boat had blown or burnt up - I never knew which --and the train had gone off the track . Several men who were not experienced in dodging had ...
... round of experiences . The boat had missed the train , and the train had missed the boat ; the boat had blown or burnt up - I never knew which --and the train had gone off the track . Several men who were not experienced in dodging had ...
Page 105
... round the lot , or he would not an- swer for the garden . Pat was set to work at once building fence . Since the days of the Tower of Babel , when the world was divided up into tribes , the nations have been distinguished by peculiar ...
... round the lot , or he would not an- swer for the garden . Pat was set to work at once building fence . Since the days of the Tower of Babel , when the world was divided up into tribes , the nations have been distinguished by peculiar ...
Page 106
... round five acres , and the holes for the posts had to be very numerous . The cows , having discovered the superior qualities of Daniel O'Rourke peas , paid them regular visits , and kept them well cropped , so that the garden fared ...
... round five acres , and the holes for the posts had to be very numerous . The cows , having discovered the superior qualities of Daniel O'Rourke peas , paid them regular visits , and kept them well cropped , so that the garden fared ...
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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,