Project Gutenberg 2008-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 93 Aikman, Charles Morton 1861 1902 12030207 Manures and the principles of manuring Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "Manures and the Principles of Manuring" by Charles Morton Aikman is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the crucial topic of manuring in agriculture, examining the various types of manures, their compositions, and their roles in soil fertility and plant nutrition. Aimed at both students and practitioners of agricultural science, the book synthesizes insights from historical agricultural chemistry and contemporary research to provide a comprehensive examination of effective manuring practices. The opening of the text establishes the foundational principles of agricultural chemistry, emphasizing its evolution and relevance to modern farming. It begins with a historical overview, detailing early theories on plant growth and the contributions of notable figures like Van Helmont and Liebig. Aikman discusses the pivotal shift in agricultural practices brought about by the introduction of artificial manuring, underscoring its importance in enhancing soil fertility and crop yield. He articulates the book's purpose: to compile recent research findings on manuring for practical application in agriculture, positioned between detailed technical discussions and accessible information for the average reader interested in improving agricultural outcomes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fertilizers Manures S Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 1578248 1536502 2024-10-11T13:48:33.508947 2023-09-12T06:22:44.977261 text/html text/html 1547817 2021-01-04T09:47:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 358039 2021-01-04T09:47:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 480880 2024-10-11T13:49:17.163738 application/epub+zip 502217 2024-10-11T13:48:44.879851 application/epub+zip 480818 2024-10-11T13:48:39.409902 application/epub+zip 1090392 2024-10-11T13:49:34.243591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938005 2024-10-11T13:49:10.507743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 907177 2022-09-12T13:40:08.432303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1010277 1010026 2024-10-11T13:48:24.488958 2023-09-12T06:22:36.915226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1009996 2021-01-04T09:47:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 309641 2021-01-04T09:47:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1010217 2021-01-04T09:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309517 2021-01-04T09:47:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21986 2024-10-11T13:49:34.499590 application/rdf+xml 16006 2024-10-11T13:48:40.317848 image/jpeg 3811 2024-10-11T13:48:39.861850 image/jpeg 445119 2024-10-11T13:48:33.604895 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 en.wikipedia