PREFACE. THE Author of this very practical treatise on Scotch Loch - Fishing desires clearly that it may be of use to all who had it. He does not pretend to have written anything new, but to have attempted to put what he has to say in as readable a form as possible. Everything in the way of the history and habits of fish has been studiously avoided, and technicalities have been used as sparingly as possible. The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general. This section is interleaved with blank shects for the readers notes. The Author need hardly say that any suggestions addressed to the case of the publishers, will meet with consideration in a future edition. We do not pretend to write or enlarge upon a new subject. Much has been said and written-and well said and written too on the art of fishing but loch-fishing has been rather looked upon as a second-rate performance, and to dispel this idea is one of the objects for which this present treatise has been written. Far be it from us to say anything against fishing, lawfully practised in any form but many pent up in our large towns will bear us out when me say that, on the whole, a days loch-fishing is the most convenient. One great matter is, that the loch-fisher is depend- ent on nothing but enough wind to curl the water, -and on a large loch it is very seldom that a dead calm prevails all day, -and can make his arrangements for a day, weeks beforehand whereas the stream- fisher is dependent for a good take on the state of the water and however pleasant and easy it may be for one living near the banks of a good trout stream or river, it is quite another matter to arrange for a days river-fishing, if one is looking forward to a holiday at a date some weeks ahead. Providence may favour the expectant angler with a good day, and the water in order but experience has taught most of us that the good days are in the minority, and that, as is the case with our rapid running streams, -such as many of our northern streams are, -the water is either too large or too small, unless, as previously remarked, you live near at hand, and can catch it at its best. A common belief in regard to loch-fishing is, that the tyro and the experienced angler have nearly the same chance in fishing, -the one from the stern and the other from the bow of the same boat. Of all the absurd beliefs as to loch-fishing, this is one of the most absurd. Try it. Give the tyro either end of the boat he likes give him a cast of ally flies he may fancy, or even a cast similar to those which a crack may be using and if he catches one for every three the other has, he may consider himself very lucky. Of course there are lochs where the fish are not abundant, and a beginner may come across as many as an older fisher but we speak of lochs where there are fish to be caught, and where each has a fair chance. Again, it is said that the boatman has as much to do with catching trout in a loch as the angler. Well, we dont deny that. In an untried loch it is necessary to have the guidance of a good boatman but the same argument holds good as to stream-fishing...

Ancient farmers used draft animals for plowing but the heavy work of harvesting fell to the humans, using sickle and scythe. Change came in the mid-19th century when Cyrus Hall McCormick built the mechanical harvester. Though the McCormicks used their wealth to establish art collections and universities, battle disease, and develop birth control, members of the family faced constant scrutiny and scandal. This book recounts their story as well as the history of the International Harvester Company (IHC)--a merger of the McCormick and Deering companies and the world's leader in agricultural machinery in the 1900s.

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1909. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX Adams, John, 15 Adriance, John P., 103, 119 Advertisements of Reaper, 54, 81-83, 112, 134 Africa not a wheat-eating country, 242 Agencies established for sale of Reapers (about 1844), 63 Agents, Cyrus H. McCor- mick's plan in regard to, 83, 84, 86 Agriculture, Department of, 87 Albert, Prince, 125, 132 Algeria, 242 Allen, Grant, 205 America, yacht, 131 Amsterdam, 222 Antwerp, no grain stored in, 217; Bourse in, 222; third busiest port in world, 239 Appleby, John F., 115 Argentina, 209, 212, 225, 228 Arkwright, inventor, 53, 131 Armagh massacre of 1641, 22 Athens, mills at, 236 Atkins, Jearum, 106 Augusta County, Virginia, 3 Australia, wheat crop of, 209; legislation against specula- tion in, 225; development of, 228 Australian stripper, 200 Austria in 1809, 4; farm labor- ers received no wages in, 123; climate and wheat pro- duction in, 241 Austrian Emperor decorated Cyrus H. McCormick, 135 Ayrshire, Scotland, 86 B Babylon, 206 Baggage Case, 1862-1885, 100 -102; see also Pennsylvania Railroad Baltic Exchange, London, 221 Baltic, holder of ocean record, 131 Baltimore and Ohio Railway, 49 Baltimore Convention of 1861, 158, 166 Bankers concerned in moving of wheat, 223, 224 Barbary pirates, 4 Barclay, Col. A. T., 40 Barge, invention of, 210 Battleship turret, improver of, 95 Bavarians in the Tyrol (1809), 4 Beagle, H. M. S., Darwin's voyage in, 51 Bear, Henry, 66 Behel, Jacob, 115 Belgian method of reaping, 6 Belgians, King of the, 125 Belgium, legislation against speculation in, 225; con- sumption of bread per capita in, 239, 242 Berlin, 214, 217 Berthelot, 51 Bessemer converter, 17, 49, 69, 210 Bismarck, 136 Black Death in England, 124 Blackie, 1 Blaine, Mrs. Emmons, 183 Blanchard, inventor, 95 Blue Ridge Mountains, 2, 36 Board of Trade, none in Chi- cago w...

Before tractors or steam engines arrived on the farm, horses did all the heavy work. From spring plowing to the fall harvest, the mighty draft horse powered farms across the Midwest. Relied upon to complete a multitude of tasks, including towing threshing machines and plows, hauling milk to the local cheese factory, and pulling the family buggy to church each Sunday, these animals were at the center of farm life, cementing the bond between human and horse. Horse-Drawn Days: A Century of Farming with Horses captures stories of rural life at a time when a team of horses was a vital part of the farm family. Author Jerry Apps pairs lively historic narrative with reminiscences about his boyhood on the family farm in Wisconsin to paint a vivid picture of a bygone time. Featuring fascinating historic photos, ads, and posters, plus contemporary color photos of working horses today, Horse-Drawn Days evokes the majesty of these animals and illuminates the horse’s role in our country’s early history and our rural heritage.

David A. Houndshell's widely acclaimed history explores the American "genius for mass production" and races its origins in the nineteenth-century "American system" of manufacture. Previous writers on the American system have argued that the technical problems of mass production had been solved by armsmakers before the Civil War. Drawing upon the extensive business and manufacturing records if leading American firms, Hounshell demonstrates that the diffusion of arms production technology was neither as fast now as smooth as had been assumed. Exploring the manufacture of sewing machines and furniture, bicycles and reapers, he shows that both the expression "mass production" and the technology that lay behind it were developments of the twentieth century, attributable in large part to the Ford Motor Company. Hounshell examines the importance of individuals in the diffusion and development of production technology and the central place of marketing strategy in the success of selected American manufacturers. Whereaas Ford was the seedbed of the assembly line revolution, it was General motors that initiated a new era with its introduction of the annual model change. With the new marketing strategy, the technology of "the changeover" became of paramount importance. Hounshell chronicles how painfully Ford learned this lesson and recounts how the successful mass production of automobiles led to the establishment of an "ethos of mass production," to an era in which propoments of "Fordism" argued that mass production would solve all of America's social problems.