The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12
State Director Owen WY
Back From Campaign Tells
His impressions
PLANTS THAT GATHER aS
NITORGEN FROM AIH
Lecturers Covered Entire
Field of Agriculture Meet
ing Held in Fourteen
Counties.
by j. j. OWEN.
State Director of Institute.

i,s, ,o,nn,atad series Of instffslfS
5aia j., flnrt..e, counties Of ti1a gt117 sc
In aona If the counties "A many e
80 80 ,n.t,,,,,as xrsra heid dav- r. 4
naarI,, 81, ~ tb.sa counties Inc
tanaan,a waa GOOD WHAT tmnreS2
~ ,no.t Was tha unusual inf1r{
.atfastsa - .,ary, meeting ana fSs27
rauas,s 10, me have nther inafitx7
-. -, na.s,h,a
| ~, - ,ha.a corntie. Wars -
.yaSa r,i1e. from tha railroad m
:. ,.asa.,ar - a.r,crIt,,ra No.
w Kn,nsr sa,d that these neonla rS
80. .ax..N, ,,4-,s,,4s .tts,,e+s.,A3ss
aimcn,tia. 10 ha ne, wIth NJ T12s
49,, .hrn,,vh rngyad mnunta N n
,,nn thsy should not he dented fiS1sII
! ad,ar,aga. tn. dena rtmerf n a1elai
srs ,actnrars andaavnred ~ ~ iniif
10, onIv uel,- grounded in t,,a fssrS7
,,artaI nr,ncinies ~ scienfifn nSa
+ c,,1ture nut practical farmer p If1fs1
wars do,rr on their own farrni
wh., thay werc teaching othAr fnr1S17 +
20 a. T3s NH ssa
s.t,,ec+. n~rrs~aSa
/ c., ..s.,. go E,.-..Y,-~.- u ssz
7o4i mp ~ -. ...s p~sss.x IN
~ ~ 80" ssS d
I,. c,,t.s.,a,.c, 80 80
pa.an. $50 S.s ses&
" tug ! -. nv
ne Ia LES .,s..... :. :, s4.ssss3S
spsAAeIe " nsH 41e1-.or.s - =.
an. man. ~ ...,i.,, s'Sszxs
Vi TINS oppol .ss SSgS
Aoou. uls auui. y. w =. - rea.-ssx II
Va. va, .. ~ 1870. .1xsSSs8
| 1870. "a .1s.,.s--T sss;a3sSzz:
IN l.iIisoihsnIs, LIS lan1' haue o.
:" -. =. as = pr
80. =, -. haar. - r,sfn WI n ssSS N
inng :, served ~ u.ar,,l n.srrn-ss 4
Pillar 40 Iong ,lrhfhou.e
s,anas IN The midd1. ~ : rfrh ~ s
far,i1e far,r rayinn where t1,a - ,,&g 17sS
IN h,gh stata ~ eultiva,tor nYs.l r. e
tility. For many wears nO hnerVXs 6
Heath has been visible even froR n
| ton such is the story told ~ n
veteran agricultural chemist. the q
| Professor Johnson. OF Connecticuts
which the late Professor Atwater adx
with no chemists busying themaosS
to find out what make plants e14
and with practical farms mot b91
ready to use their discoveries. Ltna0
Heath would still be barren. 8 ssS
True OF Virginia. RID
What is true Of this English
is true of the thousands OF acre.
our own State. Farmers often
that their lands are worn out M
have no worn-out lands In Vir1tM
| VIE have unproductiye landA Axg
ages OF the results OF forty-nine IT.
SEES OF the typical soils Of the IT,
states, snow per acre TOT tho
eight inches OF surface. s.oov po@
OF nitrogen' 4'eVo POUNDS oI
phoric acio ana 1s'foV pounde sl1
/ potash. ~.
->on' ~ al ~ une po.enIa' NN..s2
I paosp'ioiis An1u aAo po.@S. $3.50 As
| teh"eiu 1870 :. ~. 2e4z5.
III sucn su.is, ~ .ne AIS. 80 a.
enouS" I,.s"e ca io'
enough pnospnoi'e a.,u LOT 49,
eish' anu ss1...ssss 44sts4I5
one Thousand years Ana yak
: sou possessing sucn m.en ~
oa .nis posea..aa ie.nl n;..
Hhaue uHueI ee.'ain eon1itluA. W. 10
oaiion ~ .ns -. ni1s - N 3s
nm 70 osne 20 pe aoso'ussas IE 3lsI
Noiu ot pian. Ioou. s
mi. H"o - ~ .v:.
| To-, - SIMPLY ..a
ena. uh'osNs .nese ieaaank ete
n1s' niuoseh pnospnollc AS.s
po,an: .r, nau p10n 1AAen w 81
son ms SOU uia not ~ 81
MAJ. =. nuu ~ ,lost ~
wore 20 ael,cuilo.e eo-oAy. -
poI, ,.ai iae.s are 'nosousn'y am 49,
sApa''u.a anu 'na.e plain e 49,
ms ~ S 80 y
pIoreileh' iouhoation ok
t1ui.ue. as
INV ~ uss &c. t'iiAcIs ~ 10yN!4s
Mas luils anu .noroukhiy
Si.rokeh ~ olten appied oirec
sAnaus'eo soils. TOT Mnlch puhR9
Usually costs IRON niteen % g.
cents per pouha. pu. every 49,
An Apuhoanc q thIs eieMsnt
IlhAer. ntsie more tnAn
| Is nitrogen. ana II ID 0eStx13&1U