THE NEW EARTH 



new wheats and corns. These two cereals 

 upon which the world depends for so much of 

 its food, food for man and food for beast, come 

 into very intimate relations with life itself. 

 Whatever lifts them, whatever strengthens 

 them, whatever surrounds them with safe- 

 guards, is of practical value to the race ; what- 

 ever increases their productivity and at the 

 same time maintains their food value, adds 

 enormously to the welfare of the race. 



Much concerning their development is still 

 shrouded in mystery. Much yet remains to be 

 done. Even those who come into closest touch 

 with those grains in this their wonderful ser- 

 vice to the race are baffled when they contem- 

 plate the possibilities of plant life in the mass. 

 The greatest mystery of all is life itself, but 

 we shall find in the sweep of the influences of 

 the New Earth that the life of the plant world 

 is more understandable now, more easily 

 handled, so to speak, than it has ever been 

 before since the world began. The develop- 

 ment of the plant through all its varied history 

 from sprouting time to harvest is of surpassing 

 interest. 



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