Excerpt from The Farmers' Cabinet, and American Herd-Book, Vol. 6: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural and Domestic Affairs; August, 1841, to July, 1842 How small a portion of our information can be derived from our own experience' Amongst the most practical, the cheapest, and by far the largest portion of knowledge, must be derived from the information afforded by the experience of others. 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.