by the use of nitrogen, tho the 
erowth of the plants was enormous. 
All organic matter contains some 
nitrogen but seldom enough to be 
injurious. The use of organic matter 
as a fertilizer provides a balanced 
diet for the plant in a form in which 
it can use it best, and that positively 
cannot be supplied in any other way. 
Back to nature, please. Leaves of 
trees are a particularly good source 
of humus as the tree penetrates 
deeply into the soil and thus has an 
unlimited source of supply. 
Cow Sense 
A cow will not eat the grass that 
grows by a manure pile in the field, 
if she can find anything else. But 
man will take the same manure and 
put it on his garden and eat the 
food that grows from it. Of course 
the cow has more sense than the 
man for she doesn’t have a fallen 
nature, to lust after evil things. The 
cow will not eat the grass because it 
is inferior, being grown with an ex- 
cess of nitrogen. No kind of manure 
should be used on crops that are in- 
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