This book contains a detailed and concise guide to maintaining fertility and humus on dry land farms. Written in clear, simple language and full of interesting information and helpful tips, this text constitutes a valuable resource for both prospective and existing farmers with an interest in dry land farming. It makes for a worthy addition to any collection of agricultural literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Soils are not Fertile', 'The Loss of Fertility', 'The Restoration of Fertility', 'Sources of Fertility', 'How to Increase Fertility', 'The Benefits from Humus', 'How to Increase Humus', etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly hard to come by and costly. It is with this in mind that we are proudly republishing this text, in an affordable modern edition - complete with a new introduction on farming.