Show T ah OF ii profitable FARMING 11 1 the leading fator factor in malting making the faint pay is tile lie maintenance of chop producing power in a state of nature the soil does not wear out natures chops decay on tile lie land that produces them and till each bear 5 ear there is added to the soil a small amount arnoult of plant food ficklin the w weathering ea of tile hie lock lack pai tides ot of the soil are two general methods of restoring soil fertility one consists of feeding a large proposition ot of tile the clops to live stock returning the he resulting mancic to tile the soil the other is growing crops that add and humus to the soil combined with the use of commercial fertilizers generally G inc rally these two methods can be combined to advantage the most universal fault with american farmers is the lack of appreciation of the value of good agricultural literature the successful man in any calling is always a student in addition to this lie Is practical mind ed cd and a close observer the farm has always been and will always be a bulwark of national character the teachings of science are taking the drudgery out of farm life and lifting it to a higher place there is a distinct current setting in from city to country it Is a healthy ne ment let it grow farming |