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Author : Hubert Marshall Skinner
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Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book History of agriculture. The soil and its tillage written by Hubert Marshall Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hubert Marshall Skinner
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Download or read book Library of Agriculture: History of agriculture. The soil and its tillage written by Hubert Marshall Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward H. Faulkner
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806148748
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Plowman's Folly written by Edward H. Faulkner and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Faulkner’s masterpiece is recognized as the most important challenge to agricultural orthodoxy that has been advanced in this century. Its new philosophy of the soil, based on proven principles and completely opposed to age-old concepts, has had a strong impact upon theories of cultivation around the world. It was on July 5, 1943, when Plowman’s Folly was first issued, that the author startled a lethargic public, long bemused by the apparently insoluble problem of soil depletion, by saying, simply, “The fact is that no one has ever advanced a scientific reason for plowing.” With the key sentence, he opened a new era.For generations, our reasoning about the management of the soil has rested upon the use of the moldboard plow. Mr. Faulkner proved rather conclusively that soil impoverishment, erosion, decreasing crop yields, and many of the adverse effects following droughts or periods of excessive rainfall could be traced directly to the practice of plowing natural fertilizers deep into the soil. Through his own test-plot and field-scale experiments, in which he prepared the soil with a disk harrow, in emulation of nature’s way on the forest floor and in the natural meadow, by incorporating green manures into its surface, he transformed ordinary, even inferior, soils into extremely productive, high-yield croplands.Time magazine called this concept “one of the most revolutionary ideas in agriculture history.” The volume is being made available again not only because farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and agriculturists demanded it, but also because it details the kind of “revolution” which will aid those searching for the fruits of the earth in the emerging nations.
Author : Noel Uri
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100044791X
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture written by Noel Uri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover farming techniques that will decrease soil erosion and costs! Soil erosion from U.S. croplands has long been recognized as a national problem. Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Issues is the first ever complete study of the costs and benefits of using conservation tillage to prevent soil erosion. Designed for professionals working in the areas of soil science, agronomy, economics, environmental studies, and agriculture, this complete study covers everything from machinery and trends in conservation tillage to its adoption to use in regions of the United States. With this in-depth manual, you will examine different types of tillage and the many benefits this practice can ensure, such as improving water quality, increasing organic matter in your soil, sequestering carbon, and providing habitat and food for wildlife. Covering the economic, environmental, and policy issues of this practice, Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture features: the history of conservation tillage case studies on costs and benefits of differing conservation tillage practices with various crops tables and graphs of trends, and case studies concerning the use of different farming methods U.S. Department of Agriculture soil conservation policies how to prevent soil erosion without harming the environment factors affecting conservation tillage, adoption, and use for crops such as peanuts, potatoes, beets, tobacco, and vegetables. With the help of this book, you will measure the benefits and costs of conservation tillage based on profitability and environmental impact and explore the positive and negative environmental consequences that may involve air, land, water, and/or the health and ecological status of wildlife. Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture is a timely and informative look at conservation tillage practices that will help you improve residue management and create better conditions for wildlife and the environment.
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Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (476 download)
Download or read book Soil and Civilization written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. John Baker
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book No-tillage Seeding in Conservation Agriculture written by C. John Baker and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2007 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a much-expanded and updated edition of a previous volume, published in 1996 as "No-tillage Seeding: Science and Practice". The base objective remains to describe, in lay terms, a range of international experiments designed to examine the causes of successes and failures in no-tillage. The book summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of no tillage and highlights the pros and cons of a range of features and options, without promoting any particular product.
Author : Fred Magdoff
Publisher : Sare
ISBN 13 : 9781888626131
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Building Soils for Better Crops written by Fred Magdoff and published by Sare. This book was released on 2009 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Published by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, with funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture."
Author : Mahdi M. Al-Kaisi
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128054018
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems written by Mahdi M. Al-Kaisi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems examines the climate, environmental, and human effects on agroecosystems and how the existing paradigms must be revised in order to establish sustainable production. The increased demand for food and fuel exerts tremendous stress on all aspects of natural resources and the environment to satisfy an ever increasing world population, which includes the use of agriculture products for energy and other uses in addition to human and animal food. The book presents options for ecological systems that mimic the natural diversity of the ecosystem and can have significant effect as the world faces a rapidly changing and volatile climate. The book explores the introduction of sustainable agroecosystems that promote biodiversity, sustain soil health, and enhance food production as ways to help mitigate some of these adverse effects. New agroecosystems will help define a resilient system that can potentially absorb some of the extreme shifts in climate. Changing the existing cropping system paradigm to utilize natural system attributes by promoting biodiversity within production agricultural systems, such as the integration of polycultures, will also enhance ecological resiliency and will likely increase carbon sequestration. Focuses on the intensification and integration of agroecosystem and soil resiliency by presenting suggested modifications of the current cropping system paradigm Examines climate, environment, and human effects on agroecosystems Explores in depth the wide range of intercalated soil and plant interactions as they influence soil sustainability and, in particular, soil quality Presents options for ecological systems that mimic the natural diversity of the ecosystem and can have significant effect as the world faces a rapidly changing and volatile climate
Author : Hugh Hammond Bennett
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Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Soil Erosion a National Menace written by Hugh Hammond Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel Copland
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Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Agriculture, Ancient and Modern: a Historical Account of Its Principles and Practice, Exemplified in Their Rise, Progress, and Development written by Samuel Copland and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In these volumes, the popular agricultural columnist known as "The Old Norfolk Farmer" gives an historical overview of agriculture in Britain, discusses agricultural theories as practiced in Western Europe and the United States, and touches on the science of agriculture; following this, he takes a very practical look at the topics of livestock, crops, husbandry, drainage, fertilizer, irrigation, and soil. The work is illustrated by attractive steel engravings featuring farmin scenes, groun plans for farms, agricultural equipment, and different breeds of cattle, horses, chickens, and other domestic animals. This work is usually found as a two-volume set, but was originally issued in parts; [our] copy appears to be a set bound up from these parts"--Accompanying material.
Author : Jethro Tull
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781498165150
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (651 download)
Download or read book The Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (1829) written by Jethro Tull and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1829 Edition.
Author : David R. Montgomery
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520933168
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Dirt written by David R. Montgomery and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-05-14 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dirt, soil, call it what you want—it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are—and have long been—using up Earth's soil. Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations. A rich mix of history, archaeology and geology, Dirt traces the role of soil use and abuse in the history of Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, China, European colonialism, Central America, and the American push westward. We see how soil has shaped us and we have shaped soil—as society after society has risen, prospered, and plowed through a natural endowment of fertile dirt. David R. Montgomery sees in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming the hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations.
Author : Percy Wells Bidwell
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Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book History of Agriculture in the Northern United States, 1620-1860 written by Percy Wells Bidwell and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Milton Whitney
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ISBN 13 : 9781258353360
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (533 download)
Download or read book Soil and Civilization written by Milton Whitney and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W.E. Larson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400924216
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Mechanics and Related Processes in Structured Agricultural Soils written by W.E. Larson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural soils are subjected to many applied mechanical stresses that influence their behavior. Stresses arise from tillage machines, seeders and chemicals applicators, tractors, and equipment for harvest and transport. Applied stresses may compact or loosen the bulk soil. Micro sections of soil (aggregates or clods) may be compacted during tillage while the bulk soil is loosened. Because most granular soils are combined into structural units of varying sizes with different strengths and properties, prediction of the effect of stresses on the behavior of bulk soils is difficult. The basic strength properties of soil are determined by many fac tors: the size distribution of particles, chemical and mineralogical properties of inorganic clay fraction, the organic matter content and composition, the water content and the stress history. These factors combine and interact to produce many possible behavior patterns. Changes in structure of the soil from applied stresses and biologi cal reactions may profoundly influence storage and transmission of water, heat, and air, and the mechanical resistance to penetration by plant roots. They may also affect the traction of vehicles. Manipulation of structural properties of soils by tillage implements is a major cost under most crop production systems. Reduced energy use is also a significant conservation objective. Improved management systems are very dependent upon a better understanding of soils' response to applied stresses. The content of this book resulted from a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. September 13-16, 1988.
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Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (968 download)
Download or read book Journal of the American Society of Agronomy written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William R. Gill
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book A History of the USDA National Tillage Machinery Laboratory written by William R. Gill and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
