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field. Is it "dry rot" (or "dry blight") ? Then the field probably 

 needs some "green crops" plowed under and other fertilizers 

 and possibly subsoiling to give depth for the roots. 



No "blight" is seen in the pieee of potatoes shown in Photo 

 82. Though that is clay soil, it is underdrained, subsoiled, and 

 well manured. Germs of disease cannot grow on a healthy 

 body. The Hydrangeas in Photo 83 teach the same lesson. If 

 it has root protection, the young plant usually has the freshest 

 foliage. In this case, however, one by one, the leaves have 



Photo 84 

 W. I. Chamberlain, Hudson, Ohio. 



dropped off, because the little flower pot (like millions of others) 

 has been again and again subjected to undue heat and lack of 

 water. But see how robust the larger one is in the big tub of 

 earth. This does not dry out, therefore the vigorous foliage in 

 which all the new wood is manufactured. How long will it take 

 the world to learn that the top can be no better than the root, 

 or the root any stronger than the top ? 



Among the successful apple-growers is W. I. Chamberlain, 

 Hudson. O. The gentleman is seen in Photo 84. He "makes 

 money" out of this orchard, though it is on clay land. P>ut it is 

 underdrained, and is plowed once a year. Oats, Hungarian 

 grass, Cow-Peas or some other crop is raised and, toward fall, 



