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Renovating Old Potting Soil 
How can a small florist, with a limited 
amount of land, renew his potting soil 
from year to year? Some soil is pur¬ 
chased each year, but he wants to renew 
old, spent soil by spreading on a lot and 
growing some legume crop. How should 
he do this to best advantage? E. M. 
Bergen Co., N. J. 
IIow can a small florist renew his pot¬ 
ting soil—or rather the life of the soil, 
so that it can be used a second, and pos¬ 
sibly a third and fourth time without the 
expense of purchasing new soil is quite 
a question. We have never given this mat¬ 
ter serious thought, as we have plenty of 
soil to allow all old, partially exhausted 
soil plenty of time to recuperate, by simply 
placing it where it will he used for a few 
years to produce general farm crops. It. 
has often appeared to me that probably 
as good crops could be grown several 
seasons in succession where the soil has 
not been renewed as where it is renewed 
for every crop. Last Spring I was in a 
rose house that had one of the finest crops 
of roses coming on for Easter that T have 
ever seen. The plants were iu the same 
soil for 14 years. This grower has prob¬ 
ably taken more prizes at flower shows 
in the last 10 years than any other growt t 
in the Philadelphia district. 
All commercial roses at present are al¬ 
lowed to remain in the same soil, without 
any renewal, either of soil or stock, for 
from four to seVen years, and we never 
hear of soil exhaustion. I have read of 
wonderful crops of carnations being grov. l 
in the same soil for five or six years in 
succession. We grow carnations—a little 
better than some that I have seen, though 
not nearly as good as a lot of c' .ers ma„ 
I have looked over. W- have experi¬ 
mented with soil that "was in the lions s 
a number of years, and new soil taken >n 
the lu-use especially for the crop, with the 
result that experts, later in the season 
could uot determine which was the old or 
the new. It is generally conceded that 
there is less danger of loss to the crop 
when the soil is renewed. 
We have been growing sweet peas iu 
the same soil for five or six years, and 
do not see any necessity for renewing it 
for some time to come. If proper cars 
is taken to have the fertilizers complete 
and plenty of humus is added, with suffi¬ 
cient lime to correct acidity, there should 
be no trouble in using the same soil se» 
eral years in succession, even on a bench. 
If fertilizer that is not complete is use a 
continuously, trouble will be eneountereu 
eventually. Some florists use nothing but 
tankage, while others use nothing but 
bone meal. This practise will soon create 
a great deficiency of potash. Soil that is 
apparently worn out could he greatly ben¬ 
efited by spreading about the depth of an 
ordinary plow furrow, and if in the Spring 
get a good heavy crop of Canada field 
peas and oats started as early as possible. 
Plow this crop under the end of May and 
seed to Soy beaus. The end of August 
plow the beans, apply a ton of lime t“ 
the acre, or more if the soil is rather acid, 
and seed to rye and Hairy or Winter 
vetch. Your plot will likely be small an l 
the expense of seed will not be very much 
even if you wore to use double the quan¬ 
tity the farmer would use on the same 
area. Try to get a good stand each time 
you sow a crop, especially the vetch and 
rye. This soil should he in good shape 
to use the following season, unless it is 
very badly exhausted, in which case give 
it the same treatment the following 
season. 
Where so much humus is incorporated 
in the soil quite a lot of lime will be 
needed to overcome the acidity this de¬ 
caying vegetable matter will develop. A 
mixture of raw bone and potash would lx 
beneficial before the soil is used, though 
not in very large quantities. Better appl.. 
such concentrated fertilizer soon as the 
plants start growth, and stir the soil 
slightly before watering. 
ELMER J. WEAVER. 
“Aren’t you afraid somebody will steal 
that flivver of yours?” “No,” said Mr. 
Chuggins, “I’m leaving it around in that 
apparently careless manner as a trap. 
Some automobile robber is going to drive 
off with it, not knowing its ways; and 
the first time it strikes a street car track 
or a railroad crossing it’s going to stop 
short aud render the entire crew liable 
to capture.”—Washington Star. 
Measure the Land 
& Weigh the Crop 
An accurate knowledge of yields is the best 
guide to improved farm practice. High prices 
furnish the incentive to produce more; — high 
wages make it necessary to keep down the cost per 
bushel. Increased production and lower cost per 
bushel can be accomplished by selecting fertilizer 
on the basis of accurately measured results. 
A difference in yield too small to be noticed 
in the field, often is found large enough when 
measured to pay the whole fertilizer bill. And 
frequently gains big enough to pay the bill several 
times over, result from the use of more and better 
fertilizer. You can grow bigger crops, and you 
can cut the cost of production by using the kind 
of fertilizer that your crops need and that suits 
your own soil conditions. If you measure the land 
and weigh the crop,—if you make your selection 
on the basis of accurate tests,—you will choose an 
A-A C- Fertilizer 
Our Agricultural Service Bureau has been carrying on 
such tests for many years, on farms in many states. These 
tests were made on all kinds of soils and under a great variety 
of conditions of rainfall and climate. This Bureau is therefore 
well equipped to point out a practical solution of your fertilizer 
problem. It has helped many farmers to determine the best 
fertilizer for their purposes—and it can help you. Dr. H. J. 
Wheeler, for many years Director of the Rhode Island Agri¬ 
cultural Experiment Station, is in personal charge of the 
Bureau. This service is free to you. 
7f 
How to Make Money with Fertilizers 
is a valuable book of 56 pages—full of practical infor¬ 
mation on fertilizers, crops and soils. There are 46 
illustrations. It tells you how to select fertilizer for 
mest profitable results—what errors to avoid in buying 
and using fertilizer. It is a complete fertilizer manual. 
Every farmer needs it. Our nearest office will be glad 
to send it free, if you will mention this paper when 
writing for it. 
If there is an agent near you ask him for our 
crop books. If there is no agent in your town, write us for the 
name of our nearest agent, or ask for an agency yourself. 
The American Agricultural Chemical Co. 
Atlanta 
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