Our Soils. 7 



But that day has long since passed. These Govern- 

 ment farmers have increased so rapidly that agricul- 

 ture in the Eastern States has been reduced nearly 

 to a level with immigrant farming. 



This, in short, is the present condition of agricul- 

 ture in the Eastern States. There is left us but one 

 alternative, either to live as the immigrant farmers 

 live, work as they work, or to cheapen our produc- 

 tion by making one acre produce what now comes 

 from four or five. 



I offer you this solution : I bring you in this volume 

 a ray of hope. Try soiling. 



