Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-06-18

In the early part OF the nra.su.
Jury. when the rich valleys 49,
hiIlsid.s Of the country we're nrss !.
cleared OF and cultivated by ~ ..ss
woodmen who occupied them
never thought necessary ID ess..s
the subject OF manures or ferf,l,..-.
any kind All the farmers 81 A.
days had 10 do was TO SOW he 81
cultivate the crops occasionally a i II
down the weeds. and when ~
time came harvest a heavy eroa. r.
was as they thought they $780,
at Allan inexhAustible supply o. ~
food In the SOIL. ana perhspz s,'E
would have laughed 70 seorn IL s,X
that II was possible 20 impogerizh vi
soil and bring il 10 q state xhsn T
could not produce crop, But ali y
has passed or is passing away. n
farming class all over the land i. MI
coming awakened 70 the fact thai ~.
soil viii not produce the erop Il 49,
did, Some. perhaps. know the fs...
OF this. but the large majority DOS =
ana os those who 40 only ! srnan vi
cent understand how they mar ~
the soil back or approach the arag.'
fertility The regular FDutins has ~
going along for years. and Il 4 ks-A
10 get out OF the ruts- Chemists ~
analysed the soil. and they nns ~
some plants take more OF : sisss n
meat than others. For Instancs :
neld has been growing wheat y
number Of years. Il win be soanz "a
the crop IL becoming iesa and lsn N
cry year. and soon the crop IN n
pay for the sNed and labor. IthAf
dent that something must b dss 4
enrich the soil. and in bringing . Il
soil the following points mus bs "a
fully considered
l, A careful and extensive fissan
z 4 carefully arranged ruszaa 8
eoPA
3 a judieious application q, II
food.
The three important aeianess "A
mentioned SO hAna Ia hand. and "a
deserves special attention. Ever trs2
81 realizes that l. Ia Absolutely ssnsS
sary TO giYe his soil = thoruagA -
walton. witheat this the isnd spa
be eiOddy and larapy. and snsA snA
prryeHi the easy passage u air AZ q
ter. not 10 Fnenston the tiszayaesna2
such q condition presents in Esszz 4
the movement 81 the plant rosa N
their search for food In the sd q
sslectlnx the rotation every frzX
should sec that either clover % -
included ThNHe crops have = pstASa
faculty Of drawing nitTogeH fsus =
air. and hence there IA n great kf4I
20 the farmer IN the purehass q fsrs
izesA Nitrogen. a. sold Oh shs nznsT
costs about IA or IS eeafs = gsaaN
whereas Shen furnished By ctpsu s
peas Il costa practically nothinE en-
nitrogen beIng fsrniaksd ~ the Sfrs'
o. the iegumes mentioned. n fswxz
only for the farmer 20 add phozsss
acid and potash Acid phosph4is q
bone-msai arc both good soarsu \
phosphorie acid. ~hiis murists q \
ash furnishes potash. The proper "a
should be TO frFtiiIze the esoys &
peas. 80 a. 70 set a larger eros q
then when the entire crop IL sEr
under. Il viii furnish plenty OF nrr.
matter and plant food for che sscp-
snk crop. In connection With "a
method OF Erssn-maHurinK u hEs q
found that az application % lime al
every Eve years Is o. great aavsr1
10 the soil Lime nwsetsns = soar 4
aakca a heavy soil lighter. and sTs1
improves the physical condition x s
land. There Il nothing eomplins
about feeding plants. and every far
should End out the needs OF bis sS
soil and govern himself aceordiass
q. w. u.