April. 1900. AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
Horticulture in Public Schools. 
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The Soil. 
Hy .T. C. mail-. AssNImhi prof, 
H«irtlroIt«ii*. I'liiriTeli > of iillnol-. 
For Aiuiricnii I'rutt and \ 
Journal, 
I.K8SOX f.* 
Wlii'ii llii' farmer In imxlmi* 1 > • || ,,m 
fill viotk in' dor* not |pf til* mil inn!-. ran 
In n l>:iri' pngturv. II-' U- 'Ih iiifin f'.i-.ii 
hit vlUK fattening properties ulv- them 
plenty of water anil pinTcoi too, n» r 1 «« 
poind bin. from Murrm oslrnm < of tontp»r>i- 
turiv This I- Just what h* 1 imisf do with 
till' plan 1 M that Hfflhfl III III-: Hold* amt tin 
Iraea In his orchard* If he would got hirm- 
rHuiiiH from them. Kvery farm 1 ’ uno>v. 
wlitlf urn I n* will fatten hi» stock. la ran 
ace Hip I" 'oil. Jinlcr Hi i pin Illy ami nini- 
ore In* Mimntil.T when lie r-'-d* hi henl. 
lull I In* foods that plants like ami flirt*. ■ 
upon ho cannot see. and so he to.. oft. ,1 
rmcols thill they nrnl any Ihell when 
Ih" harvest !•» snnill lie hinnies the rtry 
went her, or wot weather, the heat or lie* 
cohl. ami forgets that while Ida crop* 
were KCOWlng illirlliu llie *munur In- gare 
them nothing to eat. \>t plants are >uti 
as hungry and fan eat lost as nineli 11* In 
growing hoys or Ins fattening stml* Th-* 
food Mini llie farmer fe ds hlr cnilU' he 
lakes from the inni-erlh, the grain hip nr 
I lie hnj mow. hot the rood wltleli Ilia 
I'htut* enl I* hidden away lu (lint wonderful 
granary of phi in fond- the soil, Hut tf|K 
plant food is not always stored nwny In 1 
form which the plants con use. and In. 
ill-oil i! is oflcn not where It I* needed .'ll 
all. 'rills Is just the reason why every in 
hrlllgi'tjl farmer la beginning to ttUdj |H0 
si'll, to (liul out nil Its se. rei hiding places 
for plant food, ami In learn Jnat how 10 
persuade H In kito up this foist a« the 
plants mpil re it mid In the form tie ' ran 
best moke use of It. This is a »oii|e.-i >•> 
hrond and mu* which iWw'* drum *0 de»*p 
lido old mother ICnrlh'a m\ -leiU ihai 
men who ham studied Mm soil all llu-ir 
lives still fool that they kll«\V Ilf f Is it*"lll 
It lifter all. 
What the Sail Is 
Oue w ho him nevci jrlvon nun h Uoeishl 
In the «nll limy lie o lltlte ptimled how to 
answer this ipiestnin, Wh.ii l» soil ll 
would pridaililj lie util) aim pnr»hd ml 
perhaps a lirlh- itouhtlng. H lold Mini - 
lenity rock dlls' I here suv •• oral w e 1 
In which you may prove lid* for >•>"» 
selves If yon luipplll to lie 'lllionc III' 
ilmihlci * tlno way Is h\ ■vitmllillc* a 
linmlful of It. In "1C itnld 1 *1 si'll.' w hat to 
llie »UKge*!inn» at the end of Mils art lei 
\ i'olllpnt‘ii*iin id It with Koine r.-V. wlm 
you IlilTi criishfsl iory lino will lino... 
you ami when you h.iv. |i.wde,.-d • ulmii 
us line yon 1 hninirnl 01 o,|!. ny |Hll’ a 
*1.0**011 11 will com hill, Mu' .id'll. ' O' 
llie Noll with a lew sill..:. 1 on * ,1* f os 
li’oiMment. At the l.csl these hs«"|i« in 
lull ontllm ■ vpi-riim oK wtdeh -nay mows, 
loieiesi iii the subject under is'iisMernMi.o 
or give a lew genet il him . In t- .. i d 
actual problem* ami t lx*i r suliill"U. 
n s-cj nr two ir. If lit.tt *« li 11 n 
"f your How. r li.it -in. I „it it 
I-"'. Y"„ will find ,i „ lU ‘ , 
1* »o m-'. mm Me. o,,. 
ymj to wnrojer Ibim* the acres 
an t tulles ii| M ,ii „f 1, j. 
1 *e field* all ijv-r tto - !| w-r. 
Natan* h*« more Mum mm mean* 
t I'Ttr in n di| ftif 11 • k i n fithf ilfTV Hi.wf 
rm k*. Take two small .li.n.s ', D . 
#|,i»ui sgnlivtl nil, n .s |rf llf .. , 
iiOic *ttv.-ini 3rd wah'h them roll. 1 
and ov*r ami am nn* I meb oth<*r 
one of her wai* of wearing ih.< r*.> 
'1'O.t and the water carries Ml*' dil*1 
is thrvs nude alouc » "1 n yo, 
whm the riser h.i* overflowed ,*. 
and then gone down nt»!n y.,« w 
that H hn* lef 1 n muddy d ■].>u a 
Mo land This • the to 0 tv 1 
w ill, ll the river 1 (is mad* nod _di. ii 
t1rdd>< Air Of Wi-ulher wear* the 
awny. ino: that I* It makes the 
-•ft and «*B»lly hrokm nm. .m.) 
th ‘ U remoTml it .ml, .till .ho|w 
^Mtupiiiix, nlthfr'^h H uvat tali'- iw 
nn'k vUI Hu ally Iff 
Imp. I ho awst r-iiiarkrihl.* wav 1- t 
which Nature uni d" taa<-b .if llie *•••;; 
tiioih. ni part of .-astcun North V 
end tiorlle m V.urrr|s' , c „ .. 
Linus were cnretvd - v II I . * 1 *. ! r. . r 
of Ire Jn Urrcnlaad mm Is This In 
I .hly of Ice muring gradually Wr,*.u-1 
II what Ib a* w.H '•nm*l “drift" 
which rnnnlnir stream* micy VA . 
2'd 3 bt'llrt ih'S! 1 I't'.on Of till w 
Lift 
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whit Prof." 
say s filewil 
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till 
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rn.ll t nlvet.'i, 
.illy l.arto- No 
■0 uf Mo* ice i» 
* 'll ilirnsl *.» I f 
dmu force. It 
an lr« a lorn! 
all have! In to 
ItAVin F«OST 
S HKI.ST 
Frost Brothers, 
Commission Merchants, 
[122 S. Water St., Chicago. 
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Fruits, Early Vegetables 
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