Show RAISE CROPS ON ALKALI SOIL discovery made in australia which may result in reclaiming of vast areas washington A discovery which it Is believed will make alkali soils bohs fit for agricultural cultivation has been made in australia and Is made the subject of a report by united states consul henry D baker at H obart hobart tasmania A series of experiments have been carr led out in the artesian area of at new south wales by R 8 symonds agricultural chemist to ascertain the effects of applying nitric add acid to soils impregnated with carbonate of soda from artesian water the results achieved have been astonishingly gly successful and seem to justify the hope that vast areas of australia where artesian water can be obtained by boring but is ordinarily so alkaline as to injure the soil can be made in the future capable of yielding large crops |