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Farmers of Forty Centuries

Organic Farming in China, Korea, and Japan

by F. H. King

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F. H. King's account of how farmers in China, Korea and Japan kept their soil fertile for centuries by returning every waste to the land. A soil-fertility classic, public domain on Project Gutenberg.

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Author
F. H. King
Publisher
Dover Publications
Edition
Dover trade paperback (2004)
Edition year
2004
ISBN-13
9780486436098
Pages
464
Skill level
Intermediate
Format
paperback

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