{"product_id":"the-soil-and-health-9780648859444","title":"The Soil and Health","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author is keenly aware of the dead end that awaits humanity if we insist on growing our food using artificial fertilizers and poisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbert Howard (1873-1947) was one of the leaders of the British organics movement in the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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\n\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 - Soil Fertility and Agriculture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.1 \u003cem\u003eThe operations of Nature \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.2 \u003cem\u003eSystems of agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.3 \u003cem\u003eSoil fertility in Great Britain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.4 \u003cem\u003eIndustrialism and the profit motive\u003c\/em\u003e1.5\u003cem\u003e The intrusion of Science \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 - Disease in Present-day Farming and Gardening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.1 \u003cem\u003eDiseases of the soil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil erosion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe formation of alkaline land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 - The Problem of Manuring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.1 \u003cem\u003eThe origins and scope of the problem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.2 \u003cem\u003eThe Indore Process \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.3 \u003cem\u003eThe reception by scientists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Distant Mirror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648859444\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Distant Mirror","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39823778807923,"sku":"9780648859444","price":26.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2cea0c4f-3e2f-4794-a007-08a7ba74e298.jpg?v=1644533096","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-soil-and-health-9780648859444","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}