post heap is too expensive to be 
practical when other more natura] 
methods can be used. Compost 1s 
good, but you cannot improve on 
God’s way of making it. | 
Organic matter left on top of the 
soil may be coarse without having 
any ill effects, but if it is to be incor- 
porated with the soil it should be 
sufficiently decayed to be finely pul- 
verized; otherwise it may keep the 
soil too porous and cause the loss of | 
moisture. TOO MUCH humus will — 
do this even when finely pulverized. _ 
Examine the soil in a woodland. On 4 
the top you find coarse leaves. Next i 
you find partly decayed leaves and — 
then pulverized leaves mixed with | 
soil. Let nature teach you. Did you | 
ever see a forest turning the soil up- 
- gide-down and putting the leaves 
under? This is not a popular way © 
of gardening, but did you ever hear 
of any of God’s ways being popular? 
And did you ever hear of anyone 
going contrary to God’s ways and _ 
not paying the penalty? | 
Most of the so-called improve- 
ments man has ye in varieties of 
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