THE SOIL AND HEALTH
" During the last 40 years agricultural researeh has possibly given more thought to the production of crops than the maintenance of soil fertility, and the result has been that the soil of fingland has become impoverished in many areas. During my business career I have often taken poor farms, and on each occasioh I noticed that, until the soil was built up, the general health of my household was lowered and the desire for vegetables lessened. Resistance to colds, lnfluenza and other diseases was reduced, but as the land was improved, so this improvement was refleeted in the health of my household. When this country gives more attention to the fertility of her soils, her hospitals will not be so overcrowded. — Mr A. gecrytt jg, the Agricultural Section pf the Britiflh. ^ '
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 42, 12 November 1937, Page 4
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135THE SOIL AND HEALTH Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 42, 12 November 1937, Page 4
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