Download or read book Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan written by F. H. King and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is an excellent first-hand report documenting organic agriculture as practiced in the far east over a hundred years ago before the invention of artificial fertilizers. This book follows the trip of some travelers through various Asian countries around 1909. Writing about the traveler's observations, the author describes the agricultural activities they encounter in those countries. The author discusses the traditional farming practices of the densely populated lands of China, Korea, and Japan and shows how they maintained fertility over many centuries by preserving and using natural resources. It helps understand how the Asian countries grew crops on the same small area of ground without any pesticides and chemicals. This book contains well-written descriptions of their lands and techniques and more than two hundred illustrations that help readers learn about the subject more effectively.