Show green travelers in european countries notably france belgium and italy are astonished at the use made by the peasants of green crops in many cases the soils in these lacall ties are barren and it Is only possible to get profitable results at all by us ing green manure n the vineyards and market gardens of italy are to be seen peasants growing heavy crops ot leguminous plants and laboriously spading them under by hand consequently while it cannot be recommended that all farm ers practice green there are hundreds and thousands of instances where this method of adding fertility to the soil can be satisfactorily em aloyed |