Farmers of forty centuries, or, Permanent agriculture in China, Korea and Japan / F.H. King.
First published in 1926, this classic survey, which includes nearly 250 photographs, 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 utilizing natural resources. In...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill eBook titles
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (457 p.) |
| Notes: | Originally published 1911 by Rodale Press, Pennsylvania. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- First Glimpses of Japan
- Grave Lands of China
- To Hongkong and Canton
- Up The Si-Kiang, West River
- Extent of Canalizatiox and Surface Fitting of Fields
- Some Customs of the Common People
- The Fuel Problem, Building and Textile Materials
- Tramps Afield
- The Utilization of Waste
- In the Shantung Province
- Orientals Crowd both Time and Space
- Rice Culture in the Orient
- Silk Culture
- The Tea Industry
- About Tientsin
- Manchuria and Korea
- Return to Japan
- Index.