BACTERIA IN SOIL
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY, f By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received September 6, 11.25 p.m. ' London, September 6., At the British Association meeting 1 , Drs. Russell and Hutchinson announced the discovery of a micro organism which destroys the,bacteria essential to the fertility of the soil. Untreated soil contains 6,000,000 bacteria per gramme. After treatment there are often 60/100,000. Such an antiseptic as toluene kills the micro organism. Dr. A. D. Hall, president of the section, described the discovery as the most noteworthy since the fixation of nitrogen.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 127, 7 September 1910, Page 5
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87BACTERIA IN SOIL Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 127, 7 September 1910, Page 5
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