The False Persimmon Tree

[Advice in the Field of Agriculture]

[1. Land good for farming: to be found near the Grace lord's castle. (Hint: looking good does not make it good.)]

[2. Edible fruit: orange, about the size of a fist, bitter, to be eaten cooked. — The fruit of the false persimmon tree gives up its very best flavor only when blanched in boiling water to draw off the astringency and then roasted over a fire.]

[3. Making good fertilizer: grind dried Dural leaves and ferment them together with Moh moss. One week. Then mix it into the soil, mix...