Farmers of Forty Centuries

In 1909, American agronomist F.H. King toured China, Korea and Japan, studying traditional fertilization, tillage and general farming practices. He wrote his observations and findings in Farmers of Forty Centuries, Or Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan (1911, published shortly after his death by his wife, Carrie Baker King). King lived in an era preceding synthetic nitrogen fertilizer production and before the use of the internal combustion engine for farm machinery, yet he was profoundly interested in the challenge of farming the same soils in a 'permanent' manner, hence his interest in the agricultural practices of ancient cultures.

Author: Alex Struik, F. H. King
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 10/24/2012
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9781480212350
ISBN10: 1480212350
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry | Environmental)

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