Soil culture and modern farm methods

TAYLOR (W. E.).— SOIL CULTURE AND MODERN FARM METHODS.  Fouth Edition. Issued by Deere & Company. manufacturers of high grade agricultural implements. Molline. Illinois. U. S. A. 15,5x23,5 cm. 319 -I págs E.

“Soil is the source of all wealth. From soil directly or indirectly human veings and all animate creatures obtain food. (...) while elements may be indestructible, they sometimes stray, some become lost and often many are misused. (...) The farmer, therefore, is confronted with these two problems: First, to make available plant food elements which exist in the atmosphere and in the soil, and second, to return to the soil plant food and guard against wasting (...)”.— retirado de Soil Culture

Obra rara nesta sua edição, que apesar de não estar datada, cremos ter sido publicada em meados de 1910, e que é um manual do início do século 20 sobre métodos de cultivo, ferramentas, ciências e de diversos tipos de culturas.

Encadernação editorial. Assinatura de posse de Armando Cortesão e data de 1924.