Farmers of Forty Centuries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781480212350)

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
ISBN-10: 1480212350
ISBN-13: 9781480212350
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2012
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d