The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-09-25


German saying, from which refrain,
is that its use enriches the father but
impoverishes the son,
The unburnt material is slower in
action longer in results and NOT de-
structive to the soil content of humus.
While the soil formation Of Central
Kentucky is purely OF limestone, II is
so weathered that the formation of
acid is not prevented, and il is TO neu-
,trali2e this acid that the application
of the raw material every three or
four years is recommended,
The effect of acid in the soil is TO
prevent the growth OF the cloNers.-
that interesting family OF plants that
have on their roots barnaCles endow-
ed with a power to tiN the abundant
nitrogen iii the air for the use OF all.
things whose roots are in the earth.
| won't dwell on the manner of the
feeding of the little pelicans and the
clOvers on their mother -E
The farmers of the State are to be
congratulated that Commissioner New
man will install crushers and furnish
limestone dust free, that, proving To
them without cost, they may be taught
to believe, and 20 and do. likewise at
their own expense. ....
There was a rock crushing expert
ment at the Kentucky Experiment sta.
ton quite recently, and the many con-
verts IN Fayette county win either in
stall their own plant or procure sup
plies from the Home Construction Co,
who could at small expense equip
their plants for the finer crushing of
the superior stone Of their Quarries
out on the Leestown road.
The soils of Fayette are acid, Not
field examined some ten years ago
but showed decided aoidity, and a
bright young farmer to whom | re-
Gently gave my testing equipment re-
ports it the same now as then
II is not of course the province OF a
general newspaper TO consider az
length question so purely technical
There is before me, and to be had free,
on application to the southern DeNel-
opment Organization Co. Continental
Building, Baltimore, Md, bulletin OF
thirty eight pages, from the resource
full pen OF cyril G. Hopkins we'll
known In Kentucky-puhlished IN
March last. that is the last word on
this great question ~ .s.-... .
II is clear, lucid and to the point. Its
great value is that the author speaks
so simply about an obstruse question
that any reader can understand him,
and this is an uncommon virtue IN
technical men. Every farmer is told
in his own tongue. ...
| am, however, disposed to take just
one shot at the picture of before ana
after applying" on the title page OF
this bulletin, propounding at the same
time TO the experts Of the Kentucky
Station what is to me q conundrum
There is no purpose 10 throw clog or
raise a cloud. ~
| live on a north and-south road and
its dust zone east and west is several
hundred yards The dust on the trees
on both sides oft makes them look like
miIlers The soil in this zone Is not
acid. or II so, but feebly. This ! know
positively. Between Lexington and
Georgetown there is not "a patch OF
sheep sorrel within that zone, and al
falfa can be grown. The one is an
evidence Of soil acidity and the other
that there is none. "
Now, il limestone dust sweetens the
soil, repels the sorrel arid makes pos
sible alfalfa, why is there not a fringe
Of luxuriance evident In corn, oats,
wheat, meadow and all else affected by
that sweetening influence?
We shall certainly try the dust, sug-
costing that the story Of the road IN
terjects an element Of doubt which
every farmer can struggle with ac-
cording to his own light and inter-
pref according to his own observation