THE 



AMERICAN FARM BOOK; 



OR 



COMPENDOF 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. 



BY R. L. ALLEN. 



AUTHOR OF DISEASES OF "DOMESTIC ANIMALS," AND EDITOR OP 

 "THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST." 



NEW YORK: 

 C. M. SAXTON, 121 FULTON, STREET. 



1850. 



