tended to be eaten unless it is thor- 
oughly rotted. Not only is such food 
inferior in quality, but is subject to 
disease and decay. Barnyard man- 
ure may be applied to the soil if 
some cover crop is planted on it the 
first year, then used for food crops 
the second year. Many forms of 
disease are traced to the use of 
foods grown on land fertilized with 
manure. 
We are sorry for those who have 
to buy their food at the grocery. Not 
one farmer or food manufacturer in 
a hundred, has the health and hap- 
piness of his customers at heart. The 
modern way produces more dollars 
for himself, the doctor—and the 
undertaker. 
Soil well supplied with organic 
matter on top or tilled into the top 
layer will remain loose and mellow 
all summer, no matter how hard the 
rains, while soil with insufficient 
humus will become hard. A hard 
soil is difficult to till, difficult for 
plant roots to penetrate, and loses 
much needed water by surface 
drainage. 
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