Plowmans Folly

Author : Edward H. Faulkner
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806148756
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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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 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Plowman’s Folly was first issued in 1943, Edward H. Faulkner 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 that key sentence, he opened a new era.

Author : Edward H. Faulkner
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9780933280434
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plowman's Folly and A Second Look written by Edward H. Faulkner and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1987-12-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the ruinous Dust Bowl settled in the early 1940s, agronomist Edward Faulkner dropped what Nature magazine termed "an agricultural bombshell" when he blamed the then universally used moldboard plow for disastrous pillage of the soil. Faulkner's assault on the orthodoxy of his day will stimulate today's farmers to seek out fresh solutions to the problems that plague modern American agriculture. Plowman's Folly is bound together here with its companion volume A Second Look.

Author : Edward Hubert Faulkner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plowman's Folly written by Edward Hubert Faulkner and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Hubert Faulkner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book Plowman's Folly and A Second Look written by Edward Hubert Faulkner and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward H. Faulkner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780806162300
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A Second Look written by Edward H. Faulkner and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward H. Faulkner startled the agricultural world--all of it, on six continents--when he published Plowman's Folly in 1943. As almost everyone knows, he launched a vigorous attack on the plow and dseveloped in a masterful way the advantages of surface incorporation of organic material. The Readers Digest summed up American interest at the time in the statement, "Probably no book on an agricultural subject has ever prompted so much discussion in this country." A Second Look is a sequel to Plowman's Folly. In it Mr. Faulkner answers his critics and re-examines the theories expressed earlier, in the light of extensive investigations he subsequently made in visiting experiment stations, soil scientists, and farmers in many parts of the country. Finally, in simple, straightforward language, he gives the lie to "soil impoverishment." Highly condensed, here is his thought: The soil which the gardener or farmer works is made up of tiny crystalline fragments. The action of soil acids, principally those released through the decay of organic matter, unlocks the minerals required for healthy plant growth. If this is true, then the indiscriminate and continuous use of commercial fertilizer is a mistake. In fact, says Mr. Faulkner, the "bank account" theory of soil is bankrupt. It holds that whatever we take from the soil in the growing of crops must be put back--usually in the form of prepared fertilizers. What the soil needs, on the contrary, is the gentle chemistry described above. If a man cannot learn this, he will pay and pay, ultimately to his ruin. If Plowman's Folly dealt a body blow to deep plowing, then A Second Look sets in revolutionary perspective the whole problem of soil impoverishment. Whether you cultivate a backyard garden or a thousand acres of wheat, this is a book you can hardly afford to miss.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1304 pages
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Author : Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Ploughman's Talk written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 1360 pages
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Author : Jaideep Kumar Bisht
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811025584
Total Pages : 559 pages
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Download or read book Conservation Agriculture written by Jaideep Kumar Bisht and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book showcases a compilation of case studies presented by scientists, teachers and academics and covers contemporary technologies for combating climate change, including sustainable agricultural management practices and conservation agriculture. It highlights the situations that future generations in the Indian Himalayas will face, and addresses the major challenges for tomorrow’s generations in their efforts to ensure sufficient food production for the global population. It also sheds light on the factors that are routinely ignored in connection with agricultural management practices for sustainable food production and risk assessment. Lastly, it illustrates the need to develop a comprehensive master plan for strategic planning, including conservation agriculture practices that address poverty and food security in the wake of climate change impacts.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board. Committee on Roadside Development
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
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Download or read book Reports and Special Papers Presented at the Annual Meeting written by National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board. Committee on Roadside Development and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: