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 113
... season . The ground was hard , the sun was hot , and my experience with a shov- el - spade my man called it -- had been limited ; but the difficulty had to be overcome , regardless of pre- vious habits , and , grasping the shovel ...
... season . The ground was hard , the sun was hot , and my experience with a shov- el - spade my man called it -- had been limited ; but the difficulty had to be overcome , regardless of pre- vious habits , and , grasping the shovel ...
Page 118
... season were , in spite of the pat- tering drops , planted ere the storm had fairly begun . Bridgeman's instructions had been learned by heart , and each kind was set out in a circle , while a stick with the empty bag , marked with the ...
... season were , in spite of the pat- tering drops , planted ere the storm had fairly begun . Bridgeman's instructions had been learned by heart , and each kind was set out in a circle , while a stick with the empty bag , marked with the ...
Page 136
... season in the spring , but Nature and Bridgeman permit some plants to be set out and seeds to be sown in the fall . September is the month for starting a strawberry- bed , and as my firm resolve was to have a grand plot of this best of ...
... season in the spring , but Nature and Bridgeman permit some plants to be set out and seeds to be sown in the fall . September is the month for starting a strawberry- bed , and as my firm resolve was to have a grand plot of this best of ...
Page 149
... season . The asparagus plants cost $ 25 , and we can hardly be able to tell where to place that item until next year shall determine what becomes of them . The baker's boy , who served me with bread , ran his cart against my gate - post ...
... season . The asparagus plants cost $ 25 , and we can hardly be able to tell where to place that item until next year shall determine what becomes of them . The baker's boy , who served me with bread , ran his cart against my gate - post ...
Page 161
... season were wasted from this neglect ; but now we shall have no farther trouble . You know the ice - man , Willis , who sup- plies the residents with ice - he has taken hold of it . His services were engaged at considerable expense ...
... season were wasted from this neglect ; but now we shall have no farther trouble . You know the ice - man , Willis , who sup- plies the residents with ice - he has taken hold of it . His services were engaged at considerable expense ...
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