Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

Y" f"ff'A ~" N"N"f"i tHFtH'" ~ w
piaaliAk ~ lpps sueu a. siis 70
el.ose large an4 poeeffvi tap roots
ain penetrate a rather compact sub
oil 70 q depth of ala fee, ~ more
and 10 fen years render u more or
less open ana sivo ~ a Sufficient con.
tent 81 humus - materially Increase
'ss fertility and wstefhoiding caps.
city.
A more raid method ~ deep till
age IL With the asbnoli plough shlch
breaks up the soil 70 a depth of ~.
teen 10 twenty inches. Thls. how
ever. l. rather expensive and very
hard on men and horses
within recent years q fhifd method I
~ suhsollinT has bcen tho subject 81
sstensisc experiments. namely. rllh I
dynamite The results % these es
perimenta. when conducted under
proper conditions have been quite
remarkable. Cotton yiolan haze h.en
doubled BY snbnoiling wllh dynamlle /
Corn has responded splendidiy 10
this treatment cafeals. hay. fruit
trees. tomatoes. bsana. ~aiermelons /
and sarlena other erop~ have ail
sho~s substantially Increased yioids
when the nubsoiiing haa boon done
In dry weather preceding she fala,
season IN The North The beat Tins
FOR svbsolllns has proven Ia be- FROM
MAJ 10 November toe showiug reenlia
the next gear, ana a. the South from
October 10 February !
Tho publicity gison 10 these aston
lsbing results which poln' 10 reso.
tuition IN fArmlns methods has not
ufany created much inquiry IN me
b inda 81 The farmers an 90 the cosi
81 subsoiilng and iho leneih 90 iin
before auh~oillng In order % Keep o.
cpen Thls question " obviously
elifieuli 20 anuwcr bceAass 81 nhe
Zach o. lone time results. a. with mo
exception 81 few pioneer uaefs of
dynamite most 81 tho remafkahl, ~
'nl,s noted have incurred within tho
last year of two Fortunately how
ever. thffe we're enough Of the olon
,sr uscrs 90 prove that the offsei at
rbpoilins lasts for many sc I
'os' averages about ~
,lu'ng d,namlt"i'
Y n,atinu tho holes ana
~ =" 40 blasting 10 mos, cases
: coat h recovered Within che year
put o. the Increased Yield. hu, IA
other Eases where tho Increased yield 4
would no, be worth more than $40 I
asa acre. ., IL impofiau, 30 know
.e ma this increased production Ia
,oiaE 90 keop up % a. 10 Justify tho /
expense.
Tho reason whs deep iiilAsc or
mbsoll piawius h. desirable " that I
AZ the scli hollow tho bottom Of tho /
ordinary piov cat. In other words
everything below slA 20 cighi lnehos
IL SIN tn ns primesai condition y
has never besu ainturbcd Chemical
Analysis 90 soils down 20 depth OF
twenty foe, SHOW that on the average
acre there are tons ct plant tccds
which bccome available only when
rca,a oaa penetrate 10 them. or Whom /
ascending moisture hflns~ them np
TO tho roots that can not set down
Alfalfa and o,hcr deep rooted plant,
are called "eoli makers bocaUsc
thcy penetrate this compact scll. Ia
uoause numaa and provide q ras
saEeway Cor the dc.ccn, aud Neccu,
% water which carFlea with u the
soluble fefslllsinx elements bet
mary p0hsolls arr 90 hard the u II
practically lmpo~slhie Zoe any our
plan, 10 penctrase them rsen when
thl. " lresrlhle there Ia NO use Ia pus,
slnK such burden ON the plant, ~
cause whatever vitality l. expended
Ia mahlns ~ own home ceneaih tho
surface. ie sahtracwd from the vital
ny Of tho plant above tho iurfaee tn
other words tho plant that has n
fish, for i,s tte hcsvse the xe'l has
little energy LETT Tor fnaNidN
II we make roo, growth eaas eea
oulrk nv breaking up the sehaoil.