124 THE BUSINESS OF FARMING 



feeding the soil, that the soil, responsive as a hu- 

 man being when caressed by the hand of love, 

 pours out its crop wealth into the hand that treats 

 it well. 



And there are men in our land who have also 

 learned how to cure the diseases of our soils and 

 the true art of feeding them, and the soil respon- 

 sive of its good treatment is rewarding these men 

 with bumper crops. 



