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