Author: Angus Henry McDonaldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Early American Soil Conservationists
Author: Angus Henry McDonaldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Early American Soil Conservationists
Author: Angus Henry McDonaldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Larding the Lean Earth
Author: Steven StollPublisher: Hill and Wang
ISBN: 1466805625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A major history of early Americans' ideas about conservation Fifty years after the American Revolution, the yeoman farmers who made up a large part of the new country's voters faced a crisis. The very soil of American farms seemed to be failing, and agricultural prosperity, upon which the Republic was founded, was threatened. Steven Stoll's passionate and brilliantly argued book explores the tempestuous debates that erupted between "improvers," who believed in practices that sustained and bettered the soil of existing farms, and "emigrants," who thought it was wiser and more "American" to move westward as the soil gave out. Stoll examines the dozens of journals, from New York to Virginia, that gave voice to the improvers' cause. He also focuses especially on two groups of farmers, in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. He analyzes the similarities and differences in their farming habits in order to illustrate larger regional concerns about the "new husbandry" in free and slave states. Farming has always been the human activity that most disrupts nature, for good or ill. The decisions these early Americans made about how to farm not only expressed their political and social faith, but also influenced American attitudes about the environment for decades to come. Larding the Lean Earth is a signal work of environmental history and an original contribution to the study of antebellum America.
Early American Soil Conservationists
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Early American Soil Conservationists
Author: Angus McDonaldSoil Erosion a National Menace
Author: Hugh Hammond BennettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Soil Conservation
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Early American Soil Conservationists
Author: Angus McDonaldPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781511777346
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The inspiring and thought-provoking stories of eight separate conservationists who dared to save the soil that we all rely on for footing and sustenance.
Early American Soil Conservationists (Classic Reprint)
Author: Angus McDonaldPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334549373
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Excerpt from Early American Soil Conservationists The acreage under cultivation near the coast increased, and farms grew larger. More and more ground was plowed up. More forest was devastated. More grass was eaten by the growing herds of cattle, hogs, and horses. Soon farmers lived all along the coast. They came in larger and larger numbers. Many fell by the wayside, victims of hardship, disease, or Indians. But still they came. The towns grew larger, became crowded. The more adventurous explored the back woods and carved out farms there. They banded together and formed inland towns They advanced farther and farther into the wilderness. They pushed up the river valleys, sought out the richest land and farmed it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Soil Health and Climate Change
Author: Bhupinder Pal SinghPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 364220256X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
“Soil Health and Climate Change” presents a comprehensive overview of the concept of soil health, including the significance of key soil attributes and management of soil health in conventional and emerging land use systems in the context of climate change. Starting with a review of the physical, chemical and biological indicators of soil health and their significance for monitoring the impacts of climate change, this book then focuses on describing the role of soil structure, pH, organic matter, nitrogen, respiration and biota in sustaining the basic functions of soil ecosystems, and their anticipated responses to climate change. Further topics include the management of cropping, pastoral, and forestry systems, and rehabilitated mine sites, with a focus on mitigation of and adaptation to climate change impacts. Finally, the opportunities and potential risks of organic farming, biochar and bioenergy systems, and their ability to sustain and even enhance soil health, are discussed.