LESSON FOR THE FARM 



Published Semi-monthly by the New York State College of Agriculture at 

 Cornell University, Throughout the Year. Application for Entry as 

 Second-Class Matter at the Post Office at Ithaca, N. Y., Pending 



L. H. Bailey, Director 

 Course for the Farm, Charles H. Tuck, Supervisor 



VOL. I. No. 2 



ITHACA, N. Y. 

 OCTOBER 15, 191 1 



SOIL SERIES No. 1 



THE SOIL: ITS USE AND ABUSE 



Elmer O. Fippin 



The agricultural development of any region that has been settled for 

 a generation or more is a very reliable index to the natural soil resources 



Fig. I. — The formation of soil goes on constatitly on every part of the earth's surface, but 

 it is usually most active in mountainous regions. Scene in the Swiss Alps 



of that region. The variation in agricultural development of different 

 sections is very largely a reflection of inherent differences in soil conditions. 

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