THE FIELD AND FLOWER 

 GARDEN 



SOME PRACTICAL HINTS FOR THEIR 

 BETTERMENT 



MANY have thought that decreased yields 

 are always due to the exhaustion of 

 certain chemicals from the soil. This is 

 not always the case. In fact, it is seldom 

 that decreased yields are due to the lack of 

 plant food. 



Plant origination, the highest type of work 

 with plants, has shown the underlying principles 

 of soils and their use. The results of fifty years' 

 work in getting best results from the soil are here 

 summed up in such a way as to show the under- 

 lying principles of crop production. 



These principles are applicable on every farm, 

 and may be applied in increasing the yield of 

 any crop. 



Years ago farming and gardening were "hit 

 or miss" performances. Farmers tried methods 

 because some one else had used them, and but 



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