History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s5.21

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Connected with the question of the use of manure is the problem of the prevalence of the practice of rotation of crops. Each crop takes away some of the fertilising properties of the soil. Under the system of rotation of crops the succeeding crop requires elements not consumed by the preceding one, with the result that the soil gets time to recoup the lost elements. Thus the soil maintains its properties in a cycle of crops.