. Western Comrade . apparently barren Ihey were in reality constantly gain-ing in fertility. It is a well-known fact that in all regions of heavyrainfall the very best soil is constantly being washedaway into the sea. So great is the financial loss re-sulting from such erosion that for the United Statesit is estimated to be equal to the entire land tax ofthe nation. In sparsely watered regions there is noneof this loss and the finer and richer elements are re-tained with the coarser particles. This explains thegreat soil fertility so often found in desert Picking Pears at Ranch No. 3
. Western Comrade . apparently barren Ihey were in reality constantly gain-ing in fertility. It is a well-known fact that in all regions of heavyrainfall the very best soil is constantly being washedaway into the sea. So great is the financial loss re-sulting from such erosion that for the United Statesit is estimated to be equal to the entire land tax ofthe nation. In sparsely watered regions there is noneof this loss and the finer and richer elements are re-tained with the coarser particles. This explains thegreat soil fertility so often found in desert Picking Pears at Ranch No. 3 In order that a soil may produce large crops con-tinuously without heavy fertilization it is necessarythat it contain large amounts of certain chemical sub-stances and only small amounts of some others. Asthe soil of a desert region, not subject to overflow, canonly be derived from the decomposition of the sur-rounding rocks, it is possible, by studying the geologyand mineralogy of a region, to derive a pretty goodidea as to the permanent fertility of the soil, also asto its important physical characteristics, the ease withwhich it can be worked. The mountains back of Llano del Rio are composedalmost entirely of granite which is gradually crumblingunder the action of the winter frosts and the frequentrains. The resulting debris is carried out and depositedupon the plain below by the winter storm waters. This The Western Comrade 17 in Vast Co-operation for Untold Ages Have Wrought Miracles With Land and Soil )tt Lewis
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