Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture

Only 186 pages. The complete book should be 490 pages. This copy doesn't have the maps or figures. So much missing here and not sure why. It should probably be advertised differently. Of course I can't return because the purchases was under $15. Disappointed to say the least.

I accidentally ordered a selection which was not labeled as such. I don’t know why people make those but this whole book is worth reading! I’m about to order a second copy.

I was really looking forward to reading this book, but it is an incomplete text. The forward references Chapters 24 and 26 but this book only goes to chapter 13. I will have to order a complete copy from Amazon.

J. Russel Smith's book changed my life. It set me on a course to become an authority on solving world hunger on a local level and I have traveled to the third world with Smith's advice clearly in mind. This is not an easy read, and the photographs are black and white, not very clear and dated. But. This man writes in the 1950's (this is a reprint) that we need to stop the destruction of the rain forests of the world (! - now THAT was thinking ahead!). Agricultural planners in all countries need to give this book a look: Smith is right on and shows a way in the darkness towards universal food without shortages. This book should be on the shelf of any serious world agriculturalist and anyone who deems that world hunger can be overcome.

I don't have too much to say about Tree Crops---A Permanent Agriculture wrote by J. Russell Smith and the introduction by Wendell Berry. Its is a summary of tree choices for US lands and there potential roles as a food source for humans and livestock. I was most intriuged by the information on utilizing mulberry trees as an early season feed supply for pigs and chickens. I would recommend the book for any sustainable ag fans who are very willing to think outside the box.