Chemical fertilizers are used freely by the fruit 

 growers of California, and their use among the farmers 

 is steadily increasing. One reason why they are not 

 used more extensively is that they have to be imported 

 from the East. It is also a fact that the total amount 

 now used is only a small percentage of what should be 

 employed. Everyone will admit that the use of fer- 

 tilizers in this State is small compared with their use 

 in Germany, where they are employed more exten- 

 sively than by any other nation. 



Soiling Crops. 



"Soiling" is rapidly becoming recognized as the 

 most economical method of stock feeding; practically, 

 soiling means keeping stock confined, and using green- 

 cut food. It is now known to be much more eco- 

 nomical than pasturing, not only that more stock can 

 be kept per acre, but the feeding results are more 

 profitable. The crops chiefly used are vetches, the 

 clovers, rye, buckwheat, spurry, fodder corn, stock 



