The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-29
HOW " WORKS.
To Maintsin the Fertility os His SOL ~.
ways . Consideration With the Careful
Farmer.

To Maintain the Fertility 81 Hts SOL Al.
ways . Consideration With the CAressi
Farmer.
While perhaps not more aPprcciativc
Of tho principle involved. tho farmer
who has made livestock products .
leading f-siure 81 his farm industry has
uncon ~sciously maintained the produc-
tive capacity Of his land. and gradually
improved his condition. while those seg-
lec;ing this important feature VI farm
industry have gradually reduced the
Producing - IN sr-ts ."s, --s u
not in all cases positively poorer have
made hut little Roadway. Considering
the amount Of the elements Of plant
life which are included in the great
body Of the soil. and the very trihing
changes which ordinary human s1or,
can make either In the bulk or con-
~s,ituenis Of the soil Of any farm. is
would seem A. il it were Of little con
sequence whether the farmers made
any efforts or not for It's amelioraiion.
Nevertheless. IL crops Are 10 be raised
and . profitable ~husbandry sustained
these efforts can not be neglected. but
must be perSistenily maintained. The
materials which We add may be incon-
sequcn,ial in bulk. and - far ~ they
add to the stock Of fertile elements al
ready in the soil. Of very trining i'm
portanc.. but the changes which they
induce in the soil Itself by their
presence. or by the form IN which
We present them. exert wide
influence upon production. The true
.ource Of fertility in the soil 10 the soil
Itself II Il only 70 avail himself more
rapidly and with greater certainty 81
what Is already there ths; the farmes
derives profit from adding more. u !.
not sufficient merely thai there should
be organic matter in the soil In order
that i,s mineral elements can be appro-
pris,ed and large plant growth secured;
bu, IL seem, necessary that there shoald
b. . proportion Of organic matter
undergoing Slow oxidation or decay n
the soil in order that its latent product
i've powers may be stimulated Silica.
alumina. lime. potash. soda and other
m neral elements which plants require.
arc generally present In "a i2csens
quantities.. but not available. because
not so really and rapidly soluble - 70
support successive heavy crops. The
addition Of organic matter 10 no simply
the addition of - much material. hut
it, decay in the soil hass~ns the soiu-
bsli;y IL all the mineral elements pre-
viou.ly present As the result of the
process 81 decay more of less carhon;c
and perhaps nitric acid arr gencrAied-
which exercise . powerful solvent acton
when mixed with the SOL water. and
thu. . very small quantity OF masurs
spread upon the field may lead 10 chem
icsi changes. combinations and recon-
b;na,ions throughout the body Of the
soil. VII ch no chemist can follow and
os which none can measure the results,
save "a they are seen in the Increasing
prediction
And here 1. where the sto k-roxeY
has the advantage. He Always has q
supply 81 manuY.. - that oscs IN 60
o.:en ~ver part ~ Oh. farm can receive
sPcrtion. and enssIgh 10 keep the door,
o! the gr@a; storc-hoases Of nature a.
ways ualoeked Tse .-rzin-Srower can
not duplicate the ssr.s rrsu,ix b. toe
u-e Il e~onecasrssei commercial fr-r-
lazcrs 1nry Das rcssor.. in par. whsi
nas e>en removed. or saey may aes ~ >
temporary ssimEluS fog = time. bat skcy
% nos answer In. purpose II barn
yard manure. brcaa-e they ada nosAiag
10 Be ssosly oxhtx<d ia tie -di sad
FINDER the natural supplies Of ss.filny
asasiads- Nature , the farmers bee
Trend scd he WHO rAises live ssock 20
consume the major portion u sAs prod
urss at The farm 10 keeping . close 20
the kind mother - IL 4 possible - do.
ard BY ! iudscaous nss Of the sHure
- hsed can asways hare his lard. 10
matter rhss be takes from a. In the
{ hi-Aess ppp<ircsivc ssase. And u
be devoees pazs q Il "a the pscducssoa
a grain the rid viii BE ssfscsrS; %
sscsrs hin tke largest eompenssssoA-
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