Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-02

endowment was made hut once and viii
not be again repeated bad law,
whether II be q banking bill or a tariff
OF congress may be conceived. enacted
into a law run its course Of good or i'll.
and them die because Il has been super
saded by a neW law. al within the space
Of a few months. OF years at most.
Not so vim the gifts known az our
natural resources For a million years
nature worked without rest and without
fatigue that she might. in a far away
future age. endOw these commemorative
Of OURS with a great forest. magnifi-
cent river. rich ore beds, extensive seams
OF coal and. greatest Of AL. a rlch. magic
mantle OF soil. up from which viii yearly
grow the greatest wealth Of many
srara
After referring TO a number OF the i'm
Dortant natural resources which should be
considered. the speaker took up the ques-
ton OF saving the fertility Of cur soils
He introduced the topic by referring to a
recent visit 20 a number or eastern states
especially those az North Carolina. Vir-
ginia- Maryland and neighb0rfng ones.
where he found the once rich farm lands
had been abandoned Many OF the plauta-
dons. which gave their masters so much
wealth and luxury. were now old sedge
fields, all because they had lost their fer
uIity. Good markets. extensive trans
p0rtation facilities. cheap labor-aIl these
are there now. but no crops are produced.
He continued.
Eastern Land Worn Out.
What il true il the allowed named
states s more or less true in New
England. New York and the 1ther older
states OF our country Why g IL that
these once fertile farms are not pra-
ductivs? Why Is IL that farms can be pur-
chased in 1919 IN a number Of eastern
states az - per eentsof the cash cost OF
can buy farms almost in sight 0f tse great
cities OF tbs east for less money than YOU
have 70 pay FOR unimpr0ved land out west.
many miles from even the, smallest railroad
station
One statement viii answer all such. aues-
: tons The eastern land has been worn
Out IL has been feeding. but has never
been fed What is true in Virginia ana
New y 0rk viii be true IN Iowa and Ne
eraska II the same method IN farming is
followed.
Those who have studied the soil and its
fertility by the best scientific methods tell
as thar the states OF Illinois Wisconsin.
Iowa and all the others in this section OF
cur country are. by the common system
soil al the enormous rate OF III to 3 per
cent annually What this means unless
we stop IL, II 3 condition ike that OF some
or the eastern states big farms Level
fields but no crops.
AT this point the speaker spoke OF the
food Of plants ard what really constituted
fertility m the soil
The loss OF crops from field and or
cilard, due 70 the lack or birds 20 carch
the gruhs and worms. amounts 70 many
millions OF dollars each year. The speaker
enlarged upan the important fact thar. no
matter what may be our business. or in
whar way We earn our money. all ara
directly or indirectly. dependent upon the
soil and the cruns which IL produre-
The dean closed his address with a
o. butte 10 nature and Inc long time il
had worked 10 make our rocks ana clay
and soil. and how unErateful il Is FOR man
% abuse these and 10 consume them. as
though they could again be produced with
cut the expense az either effort or time