Some two years ago the author commenced collecting memoranda of mechanical and practical information pertaining to the care and operation of steam engines and boilers, with a view of forming a systematic digest.

Being an employee of the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. for a number of years my attention was called to the constant inquiry for a book of this description from young men mechanically inclined and those running farm engines and small steam plants. By repeated assurance that there was great need for such a work, and by ready and valuable assistance from personal friends and experts in mechanical engineering, I have considered it advisable to publish a practical guide for young engineers.

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