CHAPTER XXVIILI. 
FERTILIZERS. 
fs getinngene is something added to the 
soil in order to increase the crop yield. 
Chemical fertilizers are very valuable 
when very intelligently used—but look out for 
them. People seem to have a great love for all 
sorts of complicated ways of doing things that 
nature will do naturally, and any one who pro- 
poses unnatural processes like vaccination, or 
like medicining the soil, should be required to 
make a very strong case for it. 
Besides, you remember the story about the 
darkey who has been playing poker. He said: 
“Tell you, boys, I dun los’ a heap o’ money 
las’ night.” 
“How much, Mose?” 
“A hunnerd and eight-seben dollahs an’ 
fohteen cents.” 
“Golly! dat wuz a heap o’ money.” 
“Yas, siree, and de wust ob it wuz, de fohteen 
cents wuz cash.” 
So it is with the boughten fertilizers. Sooner 
or later they have to be paid for in cash. The 
outgo is certain, but the income not so certain. 
Therefore, be sure you know just what you are 
doing, and why, before you buy. Of course 
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