 | American Historical Association - Electronic journals - 1894 - 632 pages
...somewhat subdued, and hunting a little precarious, or, which is more frequently the case, till the neighbors crowd around, roads, bridges, and fields...enables him to dispose of his cabin and cornfield to tlie next class of emigrants; and, to employ his own figures, ho "breaks for the high timber," "clears... | |
 | Ernest Ludlow Bogart - Industries - 1917 - 642 pages
...of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or 'deadened,' and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. . . . The pre-emption law ' enables him to dispose of his...class of emigrants; and, to employ his own figures, he . . . ' clears out for the New Purchase ' ... to work the same process over. •See chap. 20, sect.... | |
 | Ernest Ludlow Bogart, Charles Manfred Thompson - Economics - 1916 - 904 pages
...families of similar taste and habits, and occupies till the range is somewhat subdued, and hunting a little precarious, or, which is more frequently...case, till neighbors crowd around, roads, bridges and f1elds annoy him, and he lacks elbow room. The preemption law enables him to dispose of his cabin and... | |
 | John Phelan - Agriculture - 1920 - 656 pages
...somewhat subdued, and hunting a little precarious, or, which is more frequently the case, till the neighbors crowd around, roads, bridges and fields...preemption law enables him to dispose of his cabin and corn fields to the next class of emigrants; and, to employ his own figure, he "breaks for high timber,"... | |
 | Carl Lotus Becker - Democracy - 1920 - 356 pages
...somewhat subdued, and hunting a little precarious, or, which is more frequently the case, till the neighbors crowd around, roads, bridges, and fields...him, and he lacks elbow room. The pre-emption law allows him to dispose of his cabin and corn-field to the next class of emigrants; and to employ his... | |
 | Ernest Ludlow Bogart - Agriculture - 1923 - 204 pages
...of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or ' deadened,' and fenced, are enough for hia occupancy. . . . The pre-emption law enables him to dispose of his...class of emigrants; and, to employ his own figures, he . . . ' clears out for the New Purchase' ... to work the same process over. " The next class of emigrants... | |
 | Samuel Eagle Forman - United States - 1924 - 748 pages
...families of similar tastes and habits, and occupies till the range is somewhat subdued, and hunting a little precarious, or, which is more frequently...Preemption law enables him to dispose of his cabin and cornfields to the next class of emigrants, and, to employ his own figures, he 'breaks for the high... | |
 | Harold Underwood Faulkner - United States - 1924 - 752 pages
...families of similar taste and habits, and occupies till the range is somewhat subdued, and hunting a little precarious ; or, which is more frequently...room. The preemption law enables him to dispose of j his cabin and corn-field to the next class of emigrants, and, to employ : his own figures, he "breaks... | |
 | Jesse Feiring Williams - Physical education and training - 1927 - 502 pages
...of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or 'deadened' and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. . . . The pre-emption law enables him to dispose of his...the next class of emigrants, and, to employ his own figure, he ... 'clears out for the New Purchase' ... to work the same process over. "The next class... | |
 | Jesse Feiring Williams - Physical education and training - 1927 - 528 pages
...of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or 'deadened' and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. . . • The pre-emption law enables him to dispose of his...to the next class of emigrants, and, to employ his 1 Bogart, EL: Op. cit., p. 190. own figure, he ... 'clears out for the New Purchase' ... to work the... | |
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... clears out for the New Purchase," or migrates to Arkansas, or Texas, to work the same process over. The next class of emigrants purchase the lands, add field to field, clear out the roads, throw... 
