{"product_id":"the-soil-and-health-paperback","title":"The Soil and Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a newly edited revision of Albert Howard's important text on organic farming and gardening, and the central role of humus in maintaining soil health and fertility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE SOIL AND HEALTH is a detailed analysis of the vital role of humus and compost in soil health - and the importance of soil health to the health of crops and the humans who eat them. The author is keenly aware of the dead end which awaits humanity if we insist on growing our food using artificial fertilisers and poisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Howard (1873-1947) was one of the leaders of the British organics movement in the mid-twentieth century. He was the first westerner to document and publish research on traditional techniques of agriculture, including Indian and Chinese farming and management of the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Agriculture is the fundamental industry of the world and must be allowed to occupy the primary position in the economies of all countries.\" - Albert Howard\u003c\/p\u003eCONTENTS\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 - Soil Fertility and Agriculture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1.1 \u003cem\u003eThe operations of Nature \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe life of the plant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe living soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe significance of humus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of minerals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e1.2 \u003cem\u003eSystems of agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimitive forms of agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShifting cultivation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe harnessing of the Nile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaircase cultivation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agriculture of China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agriculture of Greece and Rome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarming in the Middle Ages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e1.3 \u003cem\u003eSoil fertility in Great Britain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Roman occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Saxon conquest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe open-field system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe depreciation of soil fertility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe low yield of wheat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Black Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Industrial Revolution and soil fertility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great Depression of 1879\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Second World War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e1.4 \u003cem\u003eIndustrialism and the profit motive\u003c\/em\u003e1.5\u003cem\u003e The intrusion of Science \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 - Disease in Present-day Farming and Gardening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2.1 \u003cem\u003eDiseases of the soil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil erosion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe formation of alkaline land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e2.2 \u003cem\u003eThe diseases of crops\u003c\/em\u003e2.3 \u003cem\u003eDisease and health in livestock\u003c\/em\u003e2.4\u003cem\u003e Soil fertility and human health\u003c\/em\u003e2.5 \u003cem\u003eThe nature of disease\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 - The Problem of Manuring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e3.1 \u003cem\u003eThe origins and scope of the problem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe phosphate problem and its solution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reform of the manure heap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheet-composting and nitrogen fixation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe utilisation of town wastes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e3.2 \u003cem\u003eThe Indore Process \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e- Some practical points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e- The New Zealand compost box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e- Mechanisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e- The spread of the Indore Process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e3.3 \u003cem\u003eThe reception by scientists\u003c\/em\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666195832934,"sku":"9780648859444","price":35.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/REVlRDZ6Nzd4ZXR6NUFqaC9TcXI0Zz09.webp?v=1779969023","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-soil-and-health-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}