Show USE AVAILABLE PLANT FOOD each crop grown of lasity mint take something from sall which ie Is not returned the fertility of the soli soil Is not like i a bank account which Is tangible ip I 1 eight can all be drawn out at one or n ore times or at will ot of the ors ore says the american cultivator the boll soil la Is an investment with many qualifying conditions viz available plant food al condition aad moisture these are in a treat great roca meas ure under the control of the fanar Irae much as no plant baa has the ability to make something out of nothing each crop groin gron n of necessity must take available plant food out ot of the eoll soil which never costes back in meat most cases la in figuring the cost of tion the value til t the plant food taken should be charged against the fop cop just as much aa as that added in n way ay ot of manure of chemicals in our experience in footing tooting the cost of e I 1 lave ave charged the loss lose of plant food agalia tho crop grown in proportion to the yield in the legumes we bao ba o credited the crop with the added b 10 IM tr gen and that Is to not nil MI the improved physical condition of the soil las ha e value that cannot be measured it we are not going to charge thi crop with the lost fertility then men we should not credit it with the dm rotation of dupa may enable us for a time to graw profitable cro craps s bet but coonor or later our children or MCI children will pay the penalty fertal ity fly means a Talu valuable ablo asset la in ul tho farmere farmers hands |