Farmers of forty centuries; or, Permanent agriculture in China, Korea and Japan . Fio. 67. - Forest cutting in narrow strips on steep hillsides west of Flu. 68. - Bundles of pine and oak bough fuel gathered on the hill lands westof Soochow, Kiangsu. GRASS AND STRAW FUEL 139 rolunteers from scattered seed and from the roots, so that plantingwas not generally required. Talking with a group of people as towhere we could see some of the trees used for replanting the hill-sides, a lad of seven years was first to understand and volunteeredto conduct us to a planting. This he did and was ov
Farmers of forty centuries; or, Permanent agriculture in China, Korea and Japan . Fio. 67. - Forest cutting in narrow strips on steep hillsides west of Flu. 68. - Bundles of pine and oak bough fuel gathered on the hill lands westof Soochow, Kiangsu. GRASS AND STRAW FUEL 139 rolunteers from scattered seed and from the roots, so that plantingwas not generally required. Talking with a group of people as towhere we could see some of the trees used for replanting the hill-sides, a lad of seven years was first to understand and volunteeredto conduct us to a planting. This he did and was overjoyed onreceipt of a trifle for his services. One of these little pine nurseriesis seen in Fig. 69, many being planted in suitable places throughthe woods. The lad led us to two such locations with whose
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