Thirty Years Farming on the Clifton Park System
How to supply Humus, Texture, and Fertility by the Aid of Deep-Rooting Grasses
How to supply Humus, Texture, and Fertility by the Aid of Deep-Rooting Grasses
Dr. Jones explains how the main creators of humus are specialized fungi that plants feed sugars and other complexed nutrients. These fungi, in turn, help feed plants both nutrients and moisture.
Elliot developed a system of humus/fertility restoration by rotating plowed fields into grass for four to eight years.
Turner's first book, a less thorough treatment of the materials developed more fully in Fertility Pastures and Herdsmanship.
Turner used Robert Elliot's system and writes passionately about the superiority of the organic method.
A thorough look at the use, establishment and management of grass leys, in the tradition of Robert Elliot.