Excerpt from Rudimentary Treatise on Agricultural Engineering, Vol. 1: With Illustrations, BuildingsThat they are nearly always antiquated and unfit for the purpose, is a fact that no farmer will deny, and the object the author has in this little book, is to supply him with such necessary data that their reconstruction may be upon the most approved principles. The author having had considerable experience in the erection of agricultural buildings and ma chinery, and having visited most parts of England, and much of the Continent, with a view to make himself thoroughly acquainted with all that is new and good upon the subject, will endeavour to place before the reader, in the most concise form, the result of his own experience and investigations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.