. The lure of the land. (4th ed.) The history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long Island's idle territory, long designated as "scrub oak waste," and "pine barrens"; being a true story of the work carried on by the Long Island railroad co. at Experimental stations numbers one and two, to which in the second edition was added the aftermath . Off for the Morning Train. The Homestead at No. 2 in 1909 Aftermath IT is now 3 years since The Lure of the Land was written and we are nearing the close of the fourthyear of Experimental Station No. LThese 4 years have
. The lure of the land. (4th ed.) The history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long Island's idle territory, long designated as "scrub oak waste," and "pine barrens"; being a true story of the work carried on by the Long Island railroad co. at Experimental stations numbers one and two, to which in the second edition was added the aftermath . Off for the Morning Train. The Homestead at No. 2 in 1909 Aftermath IT is now 3 years since The Lure of the Land was written and we are nearing the close of the fourthyear of Experimental Station No. LThese 4 years have been overflowing with varied successes. The land becomes more tractable each year, the small fine roots disappearing and forming humus, which, of course, _makes culti-vation easier, and the planted rows much straighter. Peace and Plentys second summer saw it planted to as many crops as the first year, each plot ofland was, of course, planted to a different kind of vegetable; that is crop rotation and the only sensiblecourse to pursue. Each type of plant growth takes from the soil a predominance of one kind of plantfood, another type of plant the following year takes of another elemant, giving the soil a change—whichmeans to all of us—rest. The balance of the dairy plot had been blown free of stumps, and this new land was planted tocorn, alfalfa, and potatoes. The alfalfa experiments were wit
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