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 91
... native element ; and to draw for half a mile from the nearest good pump as much as a cow and a horse can swallow would require pretty nearly the entire time of the latter . In the midst of our troubles , the rope broke A WELL . 91.
... native element ; and to draw for half a mile from the nearest good pump as much as a cow and a horse can swallow would require pretty nearly the entire time of the latter . In the midst of our troubles , the rope broke A WELL . 91.
Page 92
... troubles , the rope broke - not the golden cord , fortunately , of any member of the household , but the cord that was fastened to the pail . Here was a dilemma ! To fish up a bucket out of forty feet of darkness was difficult ; to use ...
... troubles , the rope broke - not the golden cord , fortunately , of any member of the household , but the cord that was fastened to the pail . Here was a dilemma ! To fish up a bucket out of forty feet of darkness was difficult ; to use ...
Page 95
... trouble , of course ; the pump won't suck . " " Of course it is , that is plain enough ; and I ex- pect you to give me one that will suck . ” " But how can I ? " " That is your affair , not mine , " beginning to be put out at the ...
... trouble , of course ; the pump won't suck . " " Of course it is , that is plain enough ; and I ex- pect you to give me one that will suck . ” " But how can I ? " " That is your affair , not mine , " beginning to be put out at the ...
Page 105
... trouble to find it , and either wanted to rest or pasture there , or at least to run over it . But when they proceeded to graze on the peas , it became serious , and upon Pat's announcing , the following week , that they had been at it ...
... trouble to find it , and either wanted to rest or pasture there , or at least to run over it . But when they proceeded to graze on the peas , it became serious , and upon Pat's announcing , the following week , that they had been at it ...
Page 134
... . It was a difficult matter to get under the barn , and the next one might not be wil- ling to take the trouble , even for the satisfaction of putting her master at defiance . But alas ! the 134 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... . It was a difficult matter to get under the barn , and the next one might not be wil- ling to take the trouble , even for the satisfaction of putting her master at defiance . But alas ! the 134 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
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