This informative book presents a detailed and comprehensive report on the state of agriculture in the United States in 1860. Drawing on the original returns of the Eighth Census, Joseph C.G. Kennedy provides a wealth of statistical data and analysis on every aspect of agriculture, from crops and livestock to farm labor and production. This book is an invaluable resource for historians, economists, and anyone interested in the history of American agriculture.

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