| Show MOISTURE CAPACITY OF SOIL improved by Appl application catlon of manure also cheapest means of returning vegetable matter the application of manuro manure Is the cheapest means of returning organic or vegetable matter to the sol soil and the maintenance of a good supply of decaying organic matter Is the first and most important step in the maintenance ot of the productive capacity of the soil tt it gives the soil better increases the availability of 0 the min eral elements ele menta of plant food and lux proves the water holding bolding capacity of the soil in additon to being a source of DE nitrogen as a plant food north dakota experiment station |