Show conse conservation arvah oil N notes ote S by ily by W earl rhinehart the editor of 0 the durango herald democrat hit the nail on the head in hla his editorial of october 23 entitled debt to the tha soil when fie said ayou eat spinach to develop the muscles of 0 a popeye or carrots tor for vision that will pierce stygian darkness it if these vegetables vegetable do carry powers generally ascribed to them you be too sure of 0 the results first you have to examine the soil on which they grew thanks chanka to another annoying scientific discovery A diet that Is adequate in quint quantity ity and variety it says may lack vitally essential minerals because the soil does not have them to give laboratory tests have shown that the same types of food grown on different solla soils possess different chemical content it was found that animals fed on corn from poor land did not gain weight so rapidly as animals that ate corn from fertile ground eggs makeup reflect soil conditions likewise the bones of animals have become telltale tell tale on the sufficiency of lack of lime in the soil on which they have grazed there Is weight to the claim that plant deficiency and human physical deficiency aro are inter re and from rom this comes the conclusion that it if food production robs robb the soil ot of minerals tue human body will pay tha price eventually it if the soil Is not repaid our grandparents and their parents tilled a land that was endowed with minerals but millions ot of americas acres have become impoverished through use use their fertility will not be restored by nature it Is a debt that man will have to handle |