Show when sea feeds land seaweed at cne time thought valueless la Is a wonderful fertilizer tona of st it are collected in carts at low tide uy oy the cornish farmers and around the coast of england after being dried dred in heaps it is spread on the land abe there e its nutritive pro properties pertes of hydrogen and aad potash lu in which it is very rich are ara absorbed into the soil and produce wonderful crops new potatoes from jersey and spring cabbages from cornwall are raised with seaweed fertilizer the sea also furnishes food tor for the land in other ways the despised starfish in many places known as five finberg are ara eagerly sought and carted away in tons from the coast to fertilize the tha fields further inland small fish too useless for human food are sold by the million as manure rich kich in phosphates a primary element in land fertilizers they are good tor for almost any igind of root crops |