Evening journal., 1904-05-30
.GRICULT LTURALISTS
WOULD ASSUME CONTROL
Rift Considerably Widened
by Bulletin No. 22 of
Bureau Of Soils
BY r. L. WOODS.

Washington, d. CA feeling seems
4 D be developing among scientific agri-
ulturistsand experiment station work
rs that the policy Of the national de-
artment of agriculture tends to over
'hadow and TO assume a certain
mount of control OF the experiment
tation work Of the states. The argu-
hent for any such control is founded
. pom the advisability Of preventing un-
|ecessary duplication' Of experimental
FORK by the national and state depart
.lents.
The famous bulletin No. % of the
bureau Of soils has greatly widened
le little rift in agricultural circles,
lr its conclusions, if the general un-
Outstanding of them is correct, are in
ontradiction to the great bulk of the
eachings drawn from the experience
tf the stations on this subject.
1.-THE common IDEAS of adding fertility
the soil by means Of manures and
ommercial fertilizers are too familiar
b need expression here. Contrast with
hem the following quotation from the
ew statement of belief, and its radical
latureds apparent:
"The exhaustive investigation of
|hany types Of soil by very accurate
Methods of analysis under many con-
Iitions of cultivation and Of cropping
b areas yielding large crops and In ad-
'Dining areas yielding small crops has
hown that there is no obvious rela-
hon between the amount of the sever
8l nutritige elements ia the soil and
+ he yield of crOps-that Is TO say, that
i 10 essential chemical difference has
been found between the solution pro-
4 /uced in a soil yielding a Large crop Of
Wheat and that in a soil of the same
character in adjoining fields giving
much smaller yields. The conclusion
logically follows that on an average
Farm the great controlling factor In
/ he yield of crops is not the amount Of
blant food in the soil, but is.a physical
factor the exact nature Of which is
yet to be determined
1T appears that practically all soils
.sontain sufficient plant food for good
{ Prop yield, that tilis supply Will be In.
Definitely maintained and that this ac-
ual yield Of plants adapted to the soil
Depends mainly, under favorable cii-
matte conditions, upon the cultural
methods and suitable crop rotation, a
conclusion strk,tly In accord with the
experience Of good farm practice in
5 Rll countries"
The Making of Soft Fancy Cheeses.
OF interest TO dairymen is the ar
rangemeDt by which the dairy division
/ of the United States department Of
agriculture and the Storrs experiment
stat1on Of Connecticut viii cooperate
In the carrying out Of experiments in
making, In a commercial way, the soft
.fancy cheeses DOW In demand for fine
trade, nearly all OF which are import
cd. The storrs station has already
made some very good cheese OF the
sCamembert variety. The services OF
cheese expert Of European export
&ence have been secured, and DIT
Thorn, the well known Cornell expert
ION moIds; Or. Conn, bacteriologist OF
tlne SlOrrS btatfOns anu Otnet dDle men
VIII be engaged in the work
Money In Hulb Growing.
Americans are awakening 10 the pos
sibflities OF bulb growing. Alabama
4 has grown some good bulbs, and NORTH
+ 1Carolina has experimental very sue
5cessfully IN this direction It Is claim
. ed that in the western part OF tbs
state OF Washington alone there 4,
5 bulb land enough to supply the worlc
& IL It were devoted TO this purpose. Tn.
bulbs Of the Puget sound country ar
said TO surpass the Holland stock. I'm
; doubtedly bulb growing offers a verI
fascinating prospect to any one who
wants out OF door occupation, and 4
4 seems 10 hold the possibilities OF I
great industry.