But on the irrigated fields of the Vosges, the Vaucluse, etc., in France, six tons of dry hay become the rule, even upon ungrateful soil; and this means considerably more than the annual food of one milch cow (which can be taken at a little less than five tons) grown on each acre.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “But on the irrigated fields of the Vosges, the Vaucluse, etc., in France, six tons of dry hay become the rule, even upon…”
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Kropotkin illustrates the significant advantages of irrigation in producing hay, even on poor soil.
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