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An
Agricultural
Testament
by
1943
Oxford University Press
New York and London
To Gabrielle
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Who is no more
Longfellow
The Fiftieth Birthday of Agassiz.
Contents
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Preface
1. Introduction
Nature's Methods of Soil Management
The Agriculture of the Nations Which Have
Passed Away
The Practices of the Orient
The Agricultural Methods of the Occident
Part I
The Part Played by Soil Fertility in
Agriculture
2. The Nature of Soil Fertility
Part II
The Indore Process
4. The Indore Process
The Raw Materials Needed
Pits versus Heaps
Charging the Heaps or Pits
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Manufacture of Humus
The Reform of Green-manuring
Part III
Health, Indisposition, and Disease in
Agriculture
9. Soil Aeration
The Soil Aeration Factor in Relation to Grass
and Trees
The Root System of Deciduous Trees
The Root System of Evergreens
Part IV
Agricultural Research
13. A Criticism of Present-day Agricultural
Research
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Part V
Conclusions and Suggestions
15. A Final Survey
Appendixes
A. Compost Manufacture on a Tea Estate in
Bengal
B. Compost Making at Chipoli, Southern
Rhodesia
C. The Manufacture of Humus from the Wastes
of the Town and the Village
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