The Keyline Plan

P. A. Yeomans

Sydney

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P. A. Yeomans

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1954

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First Edition.

24cm x 18cm. 120, [4] pages, 21 black and white plates, 6 colour plates. Red cloth, silver lettering, no jacket.

The first work of Australian farmer and inventor Percival Alfred Yeomans (1905-1984). Yeomans Keyline design is a landscaping technique to optimise water resources on land. The Keyline Plan describes a system of controlling rainfall runoff enabling irrigation of undulating land without terracing. Yeomans concepts are still used today by farmers around the world.

Very minor worming to front pastedown. Ink scribble to front free endpaper. Minor foxing, tanning, and soiling.. Good Condition.