| Soils and Manures Contributor(s): S. P. Auld (Author) |
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ISBN: 144652390X ISBN-13: 9781446523902 Publisher: Seton Press OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Soil Science |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.19 lbs) 58 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This antique text contains a comprehensive guide to soils and manures, including a wealth of information on soil properties, benefits, lime and liming, tillage, manures, and much more. Complete with helpful tables, detailed illustrations and much in the way of timeless information, this text will be of much appeal to modern farmers and gardeners, and is not to be missed by collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this text include: Formation of the Soil and its Properties, The Soil as a Source of Plant Food, Nitrifying Bacteria, The Soil and Water, Capillary Powers of Soil, Humus or Vegetable Mould, Different Soils Employed in Horticulture, Soil Types and Characteristics, Nitrogen in Soils, etcetera. We are proud to be republishing this book now complete with a new introduction on soil science. |