[August, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
1869.] 
NEW 
American Farm Book. 
ORIGINALLY BY 
R. L. ALLEN, 
Author of “ Diseases of Domestic Animals'' and formerly 
editor of the “ American. Agriculturist." 
REVISED AND ENLARGED BY 
L E AV I S F. ALLEN, 
Author of "American Cattle," editor of the “American 
Short-horn Herd Book," etc. 
NOTICES BY THE PRESS. 
Everything connected with the business of fanning 
finds a place in it; soils, manures of every kind, irriga¬ 
tion and draining, grasses, grain and root crops, fruits, 
cotton, hemp, fences, farm buildings, domestic cattle, 
sheep, poultry, and the like. The work has been written 
with great care by men qualified to discuss the subject, 
and it is really valuable. The chapter on soils should be 
read carefully by every farmer who desires to make the 
most of the land he cultivates. The chapter on fruits 
constitutes an important feature of the work ; and there 
is nothing in it which is not well considered and useful. 
Worcester Daily Spy. 
Comprehensive and careful, telling, and telling specif¬ 
ically, just what the tillers of the soil need to know, it 
will prove of great advantage to all who faithfully follow 
its counsels in the spirit in which they are given. 
Congregationcdist & Recorder. 
It intelligently and quite fully discusses the various 
operations of farm life, and is invaluable to all engaged 
in agriculture. Farmer's Cabinet. 
For the young man of rural tastes, but without a train¬ 
ing at the plow-handles, who asks for a general guide and 
instructor that shall he to agriculture what the map of 
the world is to geography, it is the best manual in print. 
For the working farmer, who in summer noonings and 
by the winter fireside would refresh his convictions and 
reassure his knowledge by old definitions and well-con¬ 
sidered summaries, it is the most convenient hand-book. 
From its double authorship one might expect some show 
of patch-work, the original statement of the author of 
184(1, annotated and qualified by the writer of this year. 
But, this has been wisely avoided. The hook is a unit, 
and shows no disparity of style nor contradiction in 
statement. • Practically it is altogether a recent and time¬ 
ly volume. Only so much of the original Book of the 
Farm, by R. L. Allen, as time could not change, has been 
adopted by the reviser. New York Tribune. 
It is a volume of over five hundred pages, and in its 
present shape comprises all that can well be condensed 
into an available volume of its kind. 
Hartford Daily Times. 
It is almost as comprehensive as a cyclopedia. We 
can safely recommend it as a valuable and standard work. 
Salem Gazette. 
It has a very wide range of subjects, taking up nearly 
all matters that are most important to farmers. Com¬ 
prising the combined wisdom and experience of two em¬ 
inent agriculturists, it must prove of great value to the 
class for whom it is prepared. New York Observer. 
It is crammed full of just the information that is want¬ 
ed, which it is a pleasure to recommend. We know of 
no better encyclopedia of farming. 
New York Independent. 
In its present revised and enlarged form, it is a work 
that every practical farmer may consult with advantage, 
and none can well afford to do without. 
Christian Intelligencer. 
It is something in favor of this work that it has been 
before (he public for many years. The original work was 
prepared with extraordinary care, and contained a vast 
amount of general truth that is as applicable now as it 
was then; it has therefore been made the basis of the 
present work, which, to all intents and purposes, is new, 
since it is adapted to the present improved state of agri¬ 
cultural knowledge. Every department is prepared with 
conscientious care and with a view of making the work 
a reliable, source of agricultural information. 
Chicago Republican. 
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and Rural Architecture. 
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The most complete and valuable work ever issued on 
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Historical Sketches. 
Landscape Gardening. 
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Deciduous Ornamental Trees. 
Evergreen Ornamental Trees. 
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Formation of Walks. 
Treatment of Water. 
Rural Architecture. 
Embellishments. 
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OF THE 
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the Twenty-seventh. These volumes contain more varied 
and interesting information on all matters pertaining to 
the Farm, Garden, and Household, than can he obtained 
in hooks costing three times as much money. Price of 
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$2.50. Orange Judd &■ Co., 215 Broadway, New York. 
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that Genuine Waltham Watches 
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in any other part of the country. We 
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place, however remote, at the reduced 
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them by Express. We send it to any 
one, post paid, on application. When 
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Gorham Manufacturing 1 Company, 
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STERLING SILVER-WARE 
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for 
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for 
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Carbolic and Crcsylic Soaps. 
iPatcnteil. 
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