Evening journal., 1905-04-05
RESTORING woRN OUT LANO
A Remedy Perfected by the FederoA
Department OF ARricuIture-

A Remedy Perfected by the Fcdernn
Department OF Agriculture.
The problem OF restoring worn out soft
and preventing deterioration is and al
ways has been one Of the most dffnculg
known. a constant source OF worry ana
vexation to the farmer.
A remedy has been found for tha
evil, 1t is claimed. by Gilbert II. Gros-
venor In the Century Magazine who
says that the ground can be so ,inocu-
lated as to prevent deterioration ana
TO produce abundant crops. Statistics
are given TO show that by this process
Of vaccination or inoculation worn oud
lands in the different states have been
made permanently productive. II Id
stated further that this process. which
has been perfected by Dr. George F.
Moore OF the United States department.
OF agriculture, is a simple one ana
within reach OF every farmer who cares
to try Il. The process is patented, but
the right is held by the department on
agriculture for the benefit OF the farm-
ers OF the United States.
Mr.. Grosvenor declares that barren-
ness I'm soil is produced by the exhaus-
ton OF nitrogen and that most plants
obtain nitrogen through the roots from
the soil. Some years ago a German
scientist, DR.. Mobile, discovered thad
bacteria OF n certain kind were neces-
sary 20 plant life. and It was believed
that II these bacteria could be collect-
ed and introduced into the soil any acra
Of ground could be inoculated against
barrenness and enriched by a new sup
ply OF nitrogen. DR.. Noble experiments
ed for several years in the propagatiom
OF bacteria that could be used on worn
out land. He did not succeed Dr.
Moore OF our own department OF agri~
culture took up the experiments whera
Noble left them and succeeded IN de-
veloping a type OF bacteria in which
the nitrogen fixing power was perma-
nent. Then he invented plan for the
distribution OF the germs and for their
application TO land.
The department OF agriculture is now
prepared to furnish the materials, or
bacteria, to revive the fertility Of worn
out land. II viii send to the farmer
who piakes application three small
packages. with directions how to use
them.
Package No. / is TO be dissolved in a
gallon OF clear water. Package No. 2
has cotton containing bacteria. which Is
also to be dropped in the gallon OF wa
ter Package No. contains ammonium
phosphate. which is 70 be added after
twenty-four hours 70 the mixture. Aft
er twenty-four hours the .solution ID
ready for use.
Seed moistened with the solution ara
inoculated and are planted in the usual
way. To inoculate soil dry earth Is
mOistened with stipulated quantity
OF the solution This is added to a
larger quantity OF dry earth, and this
J I'm turn is spread over the surface Of
the field to be inoculated, just as ma
J nure would be spread The result Of
! this system OF 'inoculating either the
seed or the soil is 10 increase the yield
Of beans or peas three OF four fold. The
crop which follows Will be equally sue
{ cessful.
} The department Of agriculture gives
this discovery out. not as a doubtful
3 one, but as having been clearly demon
] strated and proved. and It is doing al
{ in its, power TO induce farmers to tes'
p IL