Cover art for Farmers of Forty Centuries
Published
Dover, April 2004
ISBN
9780486436098
Format
Softcover, 464 pages
Dimensions
21cm × 13.3cm × 2.5cm

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Professor King provides intriguing glimpses of Japan, China, Manchuria, and Korea, with information about the customs of the common people; utilization of waste; methods of irrigation, reforestation, and land reclamation; and the cultivation of rice, silk, and tea. An invaluable, profusely illustrated resource for organic gardeners, farmers, and conservationists. 249 illustrations.

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