An essay on calcareous manures. Ed. by J. C. Sitterson.

RUFFIN, ED.,

Published by Cambridge The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1961

About this Item

35, 199 pp. (The John Harvard Library). Orig. cloth with gilt spine title in orig. dust jacket (dj somewhat browned and with minor signs of marginal wear, library stamp to front endpaper). Reprint of the first edition, Petersburg 1832.- Ruffin was a farmer and a renowned agricultural reformer. Experiments on his farm convinced him that fertilizers, crop rotation, drainage, and good plowing could revitalize the declining soil of his native state. From the 1820s onward, Ruffin published his findings, edited an agricultural journal, lectured, and organized agricultural societies. Sprache: Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An essay on calcareous manures. Ed. by J. C. Sitterson.
• Publisher: Cambridge The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
• Publication Date: 1961
• Seller catalogs:
  • Landwirtschaft/Agriculture