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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: Steam-digging, drainage, and manuring would render the heavy clays in the north-west of London a much richer soil than…

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Steam-digging, drainage, and manuring would render the heavy clays in the north-west of London a much richer soil than that of the American prairies.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin suggests that modern agricultural techniques could significantly enhance soil productivity in London.

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