CHAPTER XIII 



SOIL IMPROVEMENT ON COTTON FARMS 



CAUSES of Depleted Soils on Cotton 

 Farms. Good farm lands are now, and 

 have always been, the greatest asset of 

 any state or nation. The rapidly increasing 

 population and the higher standard of civiliza- 

 tion now spreading over all countries will make 

 this problem of good lands a more important 

 one in the future. 



Any system of farming that reduces the 

 fertility of the soil or decreases its crop-pro- 

 ducing capacity is not only unnecessary but 

 results in ultimate failure. Extensive investi- 

 gation and experiments under varied condi- 

 tions have fully demonstrated that lands 

 farmed properly can be improved and their 

 producing capacity greatly increased. There 

 is no valid excuse for wornout farm lands, 

 and where they are found it is the fault of 

 the man or his system and not of the land. 



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