Show Acid Soils Enemies of Vegetable Seeds Lime and Fertilizer Should Be he Used for Good Growth Dont lo e the crop rop for tor th the tack lack of ot ofa a n little lime r Is the timely Ice ada-Ice given Riven by Prof Irot A. A V. W. soli soil chem chein- bat It nt at the New ew Jersey experiment station to vegetable growers vers who are making moUng plans for their spring work Tint That t acid soil Foil has x been En n nt at t least partly responsible for failures commonly commonly com om attributed to poor seed the lack lark of ot plant food plant or cr some other cause has been shown by experiments x The TIle seeds of ot such urh crops ns as spinach carrots beets lettuce celery and cabbage are very Iry much depressed In 10 germination ii t I the soil soli Is strongly ly acid and ond If It they do finally germinate the plants ar are apt opt to be stunted and ate uie thy they reach maturity maturity The vegetable g grower o may take lake n a leaf from the notebook o 0 ol tobacco grower w who ho ho In seedbed for tor plants In Inthe the early 1 si sil stakes out a R small piece of ot Ii g gon gi un on which he burns logs brush bruh such materials In order to ha have of lime Ilme and potash In Ia the soil Mil fact that he rarely falls tolls In get gett fine lot of ot plants Is s proof of ot value of ot his Ids method Of Ot course this method applied toa loa whole field but Ilm fertilizer may be used In 10 sum amounts to bring the soil soli Into p pi condition for good germination growth The county count agent and the tine experiment station always nl ready to make soil 1011 tests give e advice on the amount of to be used |