Newark post., 1910-06-29

velop in the child an inquirlng mind
and couple with that trained hand.
Ii these three things. or possibly
YOU will call them four things, are
done, all other truly good things vii!
follow as naturally as grass comes
after the rains OF Spring We shall
not need any other Commissions to
learn what is the matter with the farm
er; instead country fife will be accept
ed everywhere as being as near to
heaven as is possible to find on this
earth.
Now let us take up these few and
simple propositions, one by one and
examine them. First comes soil iertil-
ty. There is absolutely no doubt that
intelligence. ideals and morality, go
along with fertility OF soil. When one
lives in a region OF impoverished soil.
his lot is too hard, he must toll too
! long for too small recompense to have
much strength left for other things.
He cannot, if his soil is impoverished,
bring from it good roads, good houses
with bath rooms, gas or electric light
| ing, books, magazines, pictures,
/ schools. The things that awaken and
keep ideals alive he cannot have ii his
soil is impoverished. In fact, such is
| the upward tendency OF the Americans,
! that it is almost true that if they can
be taught to make their soils rich, to
make money on them, the other things
will follow of their own accord. That
| is almost true. | say. 1t is not quite
true enough; there is need of iounda-
| ton training for the child of the pros
porous farmer. but let's begin by help
ing him become prosperous IN mater
| ial way. And to teach him to make
soils good. would begin by making
him see that the very foundation OF
soil fertility and soil conservation is
carbonate OF lime. When million
tons a year OF carbonate OF lime are
used along the Atlantic seaboard then
will come the real beginning of new
and splendid fertility. Carbonate OF
lime in the soil takes out its acid hui
mors, its toxic poisons. Carbonate OF
lime brings in useful bacteria. Car
Donate of lime brings clovers and al
falfa. Carbonate OF lime brings nitro
gen down from the blue sky. Sowing
it abroad over the fields is as though
one sowed nitrate OF soda only that i
is better than nitrate OF soda because
it is more permanent in its effect.
Every great and enduring civiliza
ton in the world grew up on a soil tha
: was alkaline with lime, no. acid. Baby
Ion, Greece. the land OF Egypt. Italy
and the richer parts OF France arr
;; lands rich in carbonate of lime. lh
hill on which sits Jerusalem is mad
!, OF lime Our ov II rich West beyon'
the Missouri river has often III its sol
as much as 4 per cent. of carbonat
of lime and never, so far as | have in
vestigated, has it less than I-2 pc
cent. Carbonate OF lime is the sweet
[ ener that God put in soils when H
made them as good as he could max
), them And the greatest reason 10
u backward farming, abandoned farm
); all along the Atlantic seaboard is tina
the land is lime hungry. y land hun
CRY for lime is Unsuitable Manure
will not remain in it, phosphorou
unites with silica, iron or alumina an
becomes unavailable, the soil become
? acid, useful bacteria won't grow in i
3 nor the clovers. nor alfalfa. There ar
vast stores OF carbonate il lime a
Il along the foothills bordering on tn
Atlantic coastal plain, there are unnun
II bered millions OF tons OF the stu
i ready for the farmers use. Machiner
. is ready, Capital is ready, railways wi
: fall i'll line as soon as they are taugl
!, the wonderful work that carbonate {
It lime will do.
II Go be continued)