Show conservation notes dy by IV earl art the od aitor of tho the durango herald ald democrat lilt the nail on tile the 0 lead head in lila ills editorial of october entitled debt to the soil boll when lie ho said do you eat spinach to develop devalo p the muscles inu seles of a iP or carrots for vision that will pierce stygian darkness it if these vegetables do carry the powers generally a ascribed scribed bed to thorn them yol yoi Illus tnt be too sure of tile tho res results 11 its r first arst you have to io examine tile the soil on which they grow thanks to another annoying scientific discovery A diet that la Is adequate in quantity and variety it says may lack vitally essential minerals bei be causo cause tile tho soil soll doea does no not havo thorn them to give n F li laboratory tests have shown th that aitho alio earno balne ty types of food gr brown oali on oil different solla possess differ different Ant I 1 chemical cou courent couto tent nl it was found that ap animals finals tod fed on oil corn coni from poor land did not gain weight so rapidly as animals that ate corn front fertile ground eggs makeup reflect soil boll coi conditions editions likewise the bones of animals havo have become bacomo telltale tell tale on oil tho the sufficiency fi fici ency or lack jack of lime in tho soil on which they have lave grazed there la Is weight to tile tho claim clai that plant dafid deficiency ency and human physical deficiency are inter rela tod and from froni this comes tile the conclusion that aliat liat if food production robs the soil boil 10 oi minerals the human body will pay tile the pr price lee eventually it if tho the soll boll Is not repaid our grandparents and their dowed with minerals but r millions n t I 1 I 1 18 n a of americas acres acrea have become impoverished through use their fertility will not ile bo restored by nature it is ia a debt that man will have to handle |