Project Gutenberg 2007-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 149 Agee, Alva 1858 1943 12026717 Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Steven Giacomelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement" by Alva Agee is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on practical agricultural methods for enhancing soil productivity, primarily aimed at farmers seeking to improve their land's fertility. The book covers various aspects of soil management, including crop selection, techniques for soil amendment, and the significance of organic matter in maintaining healthy soil. The opening of the text introduces the fundamental principles of soil improvement, emphasizing the importance of understanding the natural fertility of the land. Agee discusses key concepts such as the necessity of drainage, the role of lime in ameliorating soil acidity, and the benefits of crop rotation. Notably, the text highlights the relationship between plant health and soil conditions, laying the groundwork for subsequent chapters that delve deeper into specific crops, their interactions with soil, and methods for enhancing their growth and nutrient value. Through a practical lens, Agee aims to empower farmers by providing them with accessible knowledge to enhance their agricultural practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soils Fertilizers S Text Horticulture Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 392830 390933 2024-10-10T09:31:14.324892 2023-09-10T11:51:17.696878 text/html text/html 387786 2007-12-02T13:54:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1052493 2007-12-02T13:54:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1220387 2024-10-10T09:31:24.460846 application/epub+zip 1226394 2024-10-10T09:31:18.246920 application/epub+zip 192870 2024-10-10T09:31:16.599884 application/epub+zip 1409002 2024-10-10T09:31:28.701805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1384560 2024-10-10T09:31:23.399845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337334 2022-08-11T05:54:58.568605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343117 342892 2024-10-10T09:31:12.991945 2023-09-10T11:51:16.557879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 342989 2007-12-02T13:54:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113590 2007-12-02T13:54:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342979 2007-12-02T13:54:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113563 2007-12-02T13:54:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21524 2024-10-10T09:31:28.869807 application/rdf+xml 12702 2024-10-10T09:31:17.193856 image/jpeg 2971 2024-10-10T09:31:16.891866 image/jpeg 1132732 2024-10-10T09:31:14.415900 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog