Show ANIMAL fertilizers A X nw wy way to provide plant with electricity tri city A dead animal of any kind fish fowl or beast buried near the roots of a bruit or other tree will cause a wonderful growth says fosters weather bureau the animal substance does not pass into the vegetable but being a natural and a powerful generator of electricity increases the current that passes from the atmosphere to the earth and thereby a larger quantity of support is drawn from the atmosphere you can grow a good crop of potatoes on a brick pavement if moisture is retained and the potato vines are connected with moist earth by copper wires commercial fertilizers do not enrich the soil do not add anything to it that is of value the object sought la in these fertilizers is to put the sod into a condition that will enable it to conduct electricity the electrical cui current rent P passes asses into the vegetable through its leaves carrying with it the gross matter that goes to build up the vegetable cells and after that matter is deposited in the vegetable the electric current must have a conductor through which to pass to the earth worn out sous soils are poor conductors and the acids used in the commercial fertilizers which are little more than acids and sand pulverize the dead soil and enliven it for a short tune time those acid fertilizers are largely used in the new england states and in the cotton countries east of the mississippi but few people in the upper mississippi and the Missouri valleys ever saw a commercial fertilizer if science can find something that will render worn out soil a good conductor it will save save millions of dollars annually that is n now ow paid out for commercial fertilizers |