Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1860 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Allen, Richard Lamb. The American Farm Book: Or, Compend Of American Agriculture; Being A Practical Treatise On Soils, Manures, Draining Irrigation, Grasses, Grain, Roots, Fruits, Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar Cane, Rice, And Every Staple Product Of The United States, With The Best Methods Of Planting, Cultivating, And Preparation For Market ;Illustrated By More Than 100 Engravings. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Allen, Richard Lamb. The American Farm Book: Or, Compend Of American Agriculture; Being A Practical Treatise On Soils, Manures, Draining Irrigation, Grasses, Grain, Roots, Fruits, Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar Cane, Rice, And Every Staple Product Of The United States, With The Best Methods Of Planting, Cultivating, And Preparation For Market ;Illustrated By More Than 100 Engravings, . New York: C.M. Saxton, Barker & Co.; San Francisco: H.H. Bancroft & Co., 1860. Subject: Agriculture