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Ignorant of modern refertilization, they grew so poor as to be ignorant of everything else.

From Time Magazine Archive

After eight years, however, the soil becomes exhausted, and twenty to thirty years are required for its refertilization.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various