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Farmers of Forty Centuries

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Farmers of Forty Centuries book digs down into the agricultural practices of farmers in Asia, particularly in China, Korea, and Japan, who have successfully cultivated the same fields for over 40,000 years without exhausting the soil’s fertility and without resorting to artificial fertilizers.

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F. H. King

F. H. King pursued agricultural science by joining soil physics, field observation, and practical questions about long-term food production. He taught agricultural physics at the University of Wisconsin and later led soil-management work for the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Reading time
About 7 hours
Pages
253
Language
English
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