| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 441 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Note |
Originally published: Pennsylvania : Rodale Press, 1911. |
| Contents |
F a r m e r s of f o r t y c e n t u r i e s; preface; contents; list of illustrations; introduction.; first glimpses of japan.; grave lands of china.; to hongkong. and canton.; up the si-kiang, west river.; extent of canalization andsurf ace fitting of fields.; some customs of the commonpeople.; the fuel problem, building andtextile materials.; tramps afield.; the utilization of waste.; in the shantung province.; orientals crowd both time .andspace.; rice culture in the orient.; silk culture.; the tea industry.; about tientsin.; manchuria and korea.; return to japan.; index. |
| Summary |
First published in 1926, this classic survey examines the traditional farming methods of the densely populated lands of China, Korea and Japan and shows how fertility can be maintained over many centuries through conserving and utilising natural resources. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- China.
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Agriculture. |
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China. |
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Agriculture -- Korea.
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Korea. |
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Agriculture -- Japan.
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Japan. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781905246809 (OCoLC)745562942 |
| ISBN |
9789004217904 (electronic book) |
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9004217908 (electronic book) |
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9781905246809 (hardback) |
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1905246803 (hardback) |
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0878578676 |
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9780878578672 |
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