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THE object of this book is to provide the intelligent American farmer, smallholder or gardener with a short account of the scientific principles of soil management. The author, who has written several well-known books, is professor of soil technology at Cornell University, and among the topics he discusses the following are most relevant to British conditions : cultivation, drainage, maintenance of fertility, the best ways of using farmyard manure and green manures, and the proper use of fertilizers and crop rotations. He gives many examples of management ; but, for obvious reasons, these mainly refer to the agriculture of the north-eastern and middle-western United States. Thus the book is unsuitable for the corresponding practical man or student in Britain. On the other hand, lecturers in crop husbandry at farm institutes and agricultural colleges in Britain will easily be able to pick out from the discussion the principles applicable to British agriculture.
Using and Managing Soils
By Prof. A. F. Gustafson. (McGraw-Hill Rural Activities Series.) Pp. xii+420. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1948.) 17s.
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RUSSELL, . Using and Managing Soils. Nature 162, 758 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162758b0
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