The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
FARMING MATTERS.
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from the soil !s ~nz- .upoTe-istes Il,
Rat as gIs1o deposits are ahou. de-
plstst. and the zrea. citrate b=Gs -
Chile and Ps-u are almost exhausted
tie scientists hare b-e1 s-aTeiy pro
plesying and CAREFUL: calculating o.
nitrogen famine
The prospect Of this great calamity
has been aye-Iet 5y The discovery Of
: nitrogen breathing u:c-obe ,hs- has
the power Of taking nitrogen from The
.nsnhsust!ole supply II the a-mozp ph ere
and supplying il 10 the soil in al svail-
able state to- the nutrition OF plants,
and il this way Indirectly supplying i
10 The animal kingdom
1t has be=l e matter q COMMON
alo~!e6Ee for generations 20 farmers
and gardeners that the ban thai wslI-
known legune. would grow il worn
oG. soil. hut the -eaSo. "a. no.
kno~a- Ii is nox known tia, the ban
is normally ptovid.t with the nitrogen
breathing lnicTooe. and thai ,hs reason
il fou-ishss in Impoverished soil Is
that the microbes multiplying in tha
ground take from the air the aecss-
sa-y nitrogen and !mps-- il 10 the soil
Il is this Eaicroba cultivated and in
prov@f by q special cou-s= Of feeding
on neutrality-suspicious. food Thai the az
r!CulCu-al department is 1o~ shipping
10 the farmers all oTe- the COUNTY,.
During the departments experiments.
a process =as discovered by which the
microbes could IL dried and preserved
several months in e STATE OF susDenta ed
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cotton Is soaked il 4 solution swarm
ing with the bacteria. and when dried
and compressed 10 The size OF IN ordi-
nary yeas- cake. contains about fifteen
billions Of this usetuI farm worker.
ready for shipment 10 any part OF the
world. and ready. et-s- q simple pro-
cess Of preparation. 10 aid in multiply
ing The yield Of garden and fs,i The
preparation Of the bacteria requires no
special knowledge. and the directions
accompany each package The absorb
cn- cotton is soaked il TesssI ot
water and fed on certain nutrient salts
senr out BY the Agricultural Depart
men-- The microbes not only become
re-animared but multiply eIceedingiy
The seeds intended for planting ara
now immersed in this solution. dried,
and planted in the usual manner The
minute package contains z sufhc!er!
nunber OF the bacteria Ehsn used in
the manner described. 20 completely
fsrtilize an acre. and a man could east
II carry in the pockets Of an ordinary
suit OF clothes the equivalent Of a
trainload OF ordinary fertilizers. O:
enough to enrich q quarter section c!
land"