Show GETTING AIR INTO THE SOIL russian experimenters claim to have discovered secret of nourishment of plants A london paper puts forth the fol lowing the russian experiments in wheat growing by which it Is claimed 10 40 tons or more of grain can be grown to the acre are arousing attention in many countries the conical pits and frequent layers of earth are not the only secrets of the system these russian expert mentors menters maintain that they have dla dis covered a secret of the tha nourishment of all plants they argue that all the observations resulting from the experience peri ence of the culture of corn by bushing shows us its that the principal condition for obtaining good crops depends mostly on how low much soil can be ba impregnated with air experience will convince that by the loosening of the layer of the soil the earth improves in quality and increases in weight this fact gives us ground to suppose that tho the particles of air as well as water contain as gases all the elements of which the afie soil boil consists the truth of 0 the principle has been acknowledged in some form in english text books but the method of obtaining the aeration Is a russian discovery and a most fascinating principle for experiment in any garden |