. The lure of the land; the history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long island's idle territory . Arrival at No. 1 of horses Buckeye and Texas. The well-drillers drop-weight served as a ruad roller Set out 880 cauliflower from the hotbed. Being unable to secure plumbing experts, made a practical demonstrationthat an English soldier and an American cowboy could cut pipe and affix fittingswithout stupendous difficulty, and further make absolutely tight joints. This same skilled labor (non-union men, however) made for us the dandi-est little bathroom ever a f
. The lure of the land; the history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long island's idle territory . Arrival at No. 1 of horses Buckeye and Texas. The well-drillers drop-weight served as a ruad roller Set out 880 cauliflower from the hotbed. Being unable to secure plumbing experts, made a practical demonstrationthat an English soldier and an American cowboy could cut pipe and affix fittingswithout stupendous difficulty, and further make absolutely tight joints. This same skilled labor (non-union men, however) made for us the dandi-est little bathroom ever a farm beheld. Beside the pumphead in the lean-towas a space about six feet long and three feet wide. This was boarded in, a cementfloor laid slanting to one corner; pipe run through and tap attached. A tinybathtub was placed across the end of the room, a two-hole oil stove back of it andraised on boxes to the level of the tub. A wash boiler with brass spigot in its sidenear the bottom crowned the stove and here was the hot water supply. Noone could ask for a better bath, and the cowboy-soldier combination made it allafter the strenuous outdoor day work was done. Lima beans wer
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