Rural HoursGeorge P. Putnam, 1851 - 521 pages |
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... feet , the bird having dived that distance to reach the bait . Several others have been caught in the same man- ner in Seneca Lake upon lines sunk from eighty to one hundred feet . It may be doubted if any other feathered thing goes so ...
... feet , the bird having dived that distance to reach the bait . Several others have been caught in the same man- ner in Seneca Lake upon lines sunk from eighty to one hundred feet . It may be doubted if any other feathered thing goes so ...
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... feet , as we passed over the ice , so much so as to disturb our four - footed companion not a little . Dogs are often uneasy on the ice , especially when they first set out ; they do not like the noise from below ; but there was no ...
... feet , as we passed over the ice , so much so as to disturb our four - footed companion not a little . Dogs are often uneasy on the ice , especially when they first set out ; they do not like the noise from below ; but there was no ...
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... feet , and then stops sud- denly , repeating the same course of manoeuvres until he takes flight . The European robin is a smaller bird than ours , and lives through the year as far north as England , cheering his native fields with a ...
... feet , and then stops sud- denly , repeating the same course of manoeuvres until he takes flight . The European robin is a smaller bird than ours , and lives through the year as far north as England , cheering his native fields with a ...
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... feet from the ground ; a hatchet or chisel is sometimes used for this purpose , but neat farmers pre- fer a small auger , less than half an inch in diameter , by which means the bark is not injured , closing again over the opening in ...
... feet from the ground ; a hatchet or chisel is sometimes used for this purpose , but neat farmers pre- fer a small auger , less than half an inch in diameter , by which means the bark is not injured , closing again over the opening in ...
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... feet , gives us a cooler climate than we should otherwise have . The native willows of America are numerous , but they are all small trees , many mere bushes ; the tallest in our own neigh- borhood , are about five - and - twenty feet ...
... feet , gives us a cooler climate than we should otherwise have . The native willows of America are numerous , but they are all small trees , many mere bushes ; the tallest in our own neigh- borhood , are about five - and - twenty feet ...
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