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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... rooms , lettuce — every thing , in fact , that a gentleman eats when he can get it , and nothing that he eschews when he can do no better . The residue of the farm was to be partly orchard and partly market garden , INTRODUCTION . XV.
... rooms , lettuce — every thing , in fact , that a gentleman eats when he can get it , and nothing that he eschews when he can do no better . The residue of the farm was to be partly orchard and partly market garden , INTRODUCTION . XV.
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... thing that seemed of vital importance was the stock . Pigs and chickens could be obtained at any time ; horses had to be had , of course , but need not bother one till the last moment ; but a cow was a creature that must be taken when a ...
... thing that seemed of vital importance was the stock . Pigs and chickens could be obtained at any time ; horses had to be had , of course , but need not bother one till the last moment ; but a cow was a creature that must be taken when a ...
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... things , was learned in cows . In fact , he was learned in most farming matters , and , being naturally proud of his adopted village , and interested in my success in em- igrating thither , gave me throughout his valuable ad- vice and ...
... things , was learned in cows . In fact , he was learned in most farming matters , and , being naturally proud of his adopted village , and interested in my success in em- igrating thither , gave me throughout his valuable ad- vice and ...
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... thing for the occasion . Before purchasing , I made a few elementary in- quiries - as to what cows eat , how much exercise they needed , in what manner they were to be stabled , and how many quarts of oats they would require daily . My ...
... thing for the occasion . Before purchasing , I made a few elementary in- quiries - as to what cows eat , how much exercise they needed , in what manner they were to be stabled , and how many quarts of oats they would require daily . My ...
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... thing to do , and stops ; but a cow is such a big thing to whip , and she did not seem to be in the least mollified by a few strokes of a stick that I tried . Gratitude for my good opinion should have induced that cow to take a hint ...
... thing to do , and stops ; but a cow is such a big thing to whip , and she did not seem to be in the least mollified by a few strokes of a stick that I tried . Gratitude for my good opinion should have induced that cow to take a hint ...
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