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Show Abuse of Nature's Bounties. Ho hna a peeullnrl) consumed mind who lielleiee that th. plant food contcnta ot the aoll la Inexhaustible, sins the llreeders Oazeltc rUlih a conilctlon Is manifest!) not founded on reason nor supKirted b) theor Hut there are farm-els farm-els who con luct their business on the assumption that tho soil is u blink, tho deposits of which nro maintained b) unaided un-aided nature 1 here are s) stems of farming farm-ing In logue which reckltssl) ignore tho most Impirtnnt prtnelplcs of rational agriculture ag-riculture and flagranti) Nlolate the laws of nature They persist b) virtue of tho gn it supply of pi int food which tho ilumlstry of ages formed In tho soil On this source of i enllh too m in) Imprudent Impru-dent American farm.rs haie drawn with lailsh hand, and although in some sections sec-tions of the countr) nature has ri helled, 'the soli nf the lorn-belt States win m generousl) deulth with In the construct lie erlod that Its tillers, obllllous or tho unfortunnto conditions tn rural New 1 nglnnd, continue sapping It, and )et the decrease in production has not been l ronoimced enough to lonilct them of their. robber) In their own e)en Tint s)stctri of farming which constant!) tiikia an 1 neier glies Is the most pernicious It ts the greet) man n method of nbuslng nnture s bounties for pecunliry gain that is ultimate!) conierted Into loss It saddles sad-dles a di ht on posterlt) Sensible farming farm-ing glies nnd taken Its followers lino a reciprocal treat) with the soil utilizing utiliz-ing its wealth but nlwan making commensurate com-mensurate reimbursements 'I hi grain farmer who boastful!) pre seats an nrra) nf Iliures In proof of his theor) that under his sistem the soil becomes more roductlio nr at least does not npprerlih!) deteriorate Is a leech like wei.l 111 the great II. 1.1 of agriculture It prmtlcnl experlem. anl the expi rimenln of sciinllstn on two eonttnentn haie dem-onslrite.l dem-onslrite.l nn) thing It in that grain crops c innol nuecensliel) lie grown on tho snm. lind without griduiilt) Impoierlsh-Ing Impoierlsh-Ing tt beth. r nn liidlilduil s xpirlenca conforms lo this dictum or for a little while seems tn r. fule it don not matter lime will Iniariabt) prnie Iln enrnctnens If balanced ratlnnn are deslrabte for Hlnek-fivdlng purposes, they are equally ilcslrnbto for feeding the soil A balanced fi-ed for the lnlid combines nnlmnl tins bindri nn 1 agronomy In harmonious proportions, pro-portions, nnl while cxcltlslie grain fanners fann-ers inn), thrniigh tho mnrielous richness nf their land realise profits for lenrs In so doing thei Infest the paths of their children with thorns. And for what di men Ilie7 |