This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX Sung Dynasty, 960-1276 A. D. I. Sung Dynasty, in general Reference: Written Dialogues at the Dreaming Brooks (Mon Chi Be Tan). Adoption of mud fertilization. Historical records--" with one load of water from the King River (Shensi) and with several do of mud from the river side, the fertilization and irrigation are applied to raise up our rice fields and millet." Reference: Yeh Tsing Chen, Pity on Farmers (a poem). The fields are full of hollow ears, and there is no good harvest. Reference: Liu Ping (active 1041-1048). There was no harvest last year; and the wheat crop results in famine also this year.... The plains in the country are just as red as jer (red color), and of the whole planting of the rice crop nothing is left. Whether it is crop or weeds, it is...