The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-12-28

creation, and might as we'll not
have been created for all the good
they have yet rendered mankind"
The first problem, therefor, that
presents itself for solution, is how
best to make available the stores of
potential fertility in he soil. "rhe
Fertility of the soil"
Because virgin soil may lose
some of itsrichness is not to be ta k
en- as indicating that the supply Of
plant food has been exhausted
The surface soil may be built up by
applying the weddings of animals,
and the plant-foOd held in the sub
soil may be obtained through til.
lage, and through the argoncy of
top-rooled plants The problem of
how TO increase production "iS not
necessarily solved by the mere all
ding of fertiliZing substances to the
soil"
There are three things which ac-
counl FOR the diminishing product
! iVity of the soil in this country.
|. Poor preparation Of the land
|
| at the WrOng time, aud Indifferent
pi"wiug. Lack of dill gence in mel
| lowing the soil, after blowing is
done. =. Poor lillage OF crops, and
consequently All insufficient supply
Of piantfu0d. For the want of pro-
! ger tilla!e the sunshiue and ram
ronnot do their work, and weeds
tlkr too large II share of available
uldnI i,W 3 Insufficient moi -turr
at times daring the plants life. The
writer l,efOre quoted, says again;
Moisture aud water play such i'm.
! purtaht parts In the successful
growth and development of plants
aud animals ss to compel the m"s'
| pHihstaking effort TO discover the
natural laAs which govern their
actions and their economic use in
hn~handry." When account il tli.
en- ot what has heru acruinpiiIi @ I
in ne way uf reciaining barren
wastes in same OF our W stern
status, through irrigation, we may
have our eyes opened 10 one Of the
most potent causes leading to the
diminished productivity Of our
farms. The lroubIe is not in di-
ministeI average annuai rainfall;
bat in our inabihty to conserve the.
rain fail aud prolung its effective
NESS npon the soil.
Consider the failure of our potato
crop, and must it he said that, that
failure is due TO impoverished soil
ana improper tilage to an INSULT
cient supply of moisture, at the pro-
per time in The plants life. Tillage
ana inIer-tiIlage will do mach to
conserve tie supply Of moisture.
j may tc suggestion of arran!
fnolishness, hut | will risk the foil
i-hnesS of ventnring it, that the
time Will come, that the heretofore
lavish expenditure of money on
commercial fertilizers will be ap-
plief In means and agencies for the
conservation and application of the
rainfall, ana so what 1--WE have LOST
ty II iherrmuvnl OF the forests will be
Supplied ~ Ms again through mo
chanicS.
WHEN THE FROST is on pUNKIN.
~ Lucy W iht.
Whor the iiost Is on the p' nEln and folders
In the Stack,
And yon hear HE kyouck AMI gobLle of The
strutim'turkey eocy,
And ihe c'acahf of The quincy, IN the
cIuckin' Cfthe hens,
Ana the roost'r's hnllS looyer as lie llptoes
on Ihe feDcn;
o is items the time feIler is a-feelin' at his
best.
With the rlsln' sun to greet him from a
Blalt OF peaceful rest,
As he leaves the house, barc-headei and
goes ont to feed the stock,
Whom the frost Is on the punkin and The
foJdes's IN TIE shock.