The Fat of the Land; the Story of An American Farm
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It would be convenient in a lot of ways." « Why, of course ; I don't see why it can't be done at once. I'll make application this very night." It was six weeks before we really got a wire to the farm, but after that we wondered how we ever got along without it. CHAPTER XX A RATION FOB PRODTJOT Nelson was to commence work on the cow- house at once ; at least, the mason was. I left the job as a whole to Nelson, and he made some sort of contract with the mason. The agreement was that I should pay ...$4260 for the barn com- plete. The machinery we put into it was very simple, — a water heater and two cauldrons for cooking food. All three cost about $60. Thompson had selected six cows, from those bought with the place, as worth wintering. They were now giving from six to eight quarts each, and were due to come in in April and May. An eight-quart-a-day cow was not much to my lik- ing, but Thompson said that with good care they would do better in the spring. " Four of those cows ought to make fine milkers," he said ; " they are built for it, — long bodies, big bags, milk veins that stand out like crooked welts, light shoulders, slender necks, and lean heads.
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