Excerpt from The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac, for the Year 1858: Containing Practical Suggestions for the Farmer and Horticulturist, Embellished With One Hundred and Thirty Engravings, Including Houses, Farm Buildings, Implements, Domestic Animals, Fruits, Flowers, &C A few words of explanation as to the design and scope of the register are here appropriate. 1. The Numbers are composed from year to year, of entirely different matter, the articles discussed being either new, or treated in continuation of chapters previously given. 2. It is not A compilation, but wholly original with the Author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.