Chemical Farming

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Excerpt from Chemical Farming: Its Possibilities, and Its MistakesIn inviting the attention of American farmers to a subject so nearly related to their business as Fertilizers and Manures, it is safe to assume that no apology is needed. On practical questions where all are concerned and great interests are at stake, the arena of discussion is open to all, and the humblest investigator may contribute something to the final result. If his own suggestions have but little intrinsic merit, they may still draw out valuable ideas from other sources, and thus the effort made is not in vain.Plant food in agriculture is a theme so fruitful, and of such endless interest, that it can hardly be too much examined. A single mistake in the use of it, if committed by one man and carelessly copied by another is liable to be still further repeated and multiplied, until it is launched on a wide career of mischief leaving its trail through a whole community. But if a mere casual mistake is capable of such results, how much more serious is the consequence when error is deliberately (though unconsciously) engrafted upon a system, and thus made perpetual.In this view therefore it may be confidently assumed that great practical questions should be closely investigated. Agitation in such cases is always profitable, and often the source of ultimate truth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.