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Saturday,' January 2 1916 - Humus or Ore Materia .the Sell (25) 151 (Concluded f rom." p'a Sris ks"ue):; free -phosphorus and potassium to feed the grovnng opsM S But imp ort ant as.: are thes er two services performed 5y;r5ecamgvVu mus, supplying r nitrogen and:;dther plant foods and making- the supplies already in; th'jbflcdf- make up the irrrporfairt- -services of humus in the soil' - "T. -,; Already wre have -seen the impor tance .of water ' in .makmg .soils and moving them; and in .disso'rvTng plant f oodsand carryrn-gA them into and through the lantsIn' holding suffi cient water in the ' soil to-perform these two services, as well as many others, humus performs ajthlrd im portant service. Every soil particle, and we found there might he 16,000, .000,000,000,000,000 of them in an -acre to the depth of 6 ot 7 Inches, is sur rounded with a very thirrlayer of wa ter or moisture. - If these'soil parti cles become glued together the water cannot cover the outside of each one; Humus separates ; these soil ;partfcjes, and while holding ; large quantities pf water also - keeps the ' soil- par ticles of a clay soil from sticking to gether and enables tlvese:cril parti cles to also hold more: -water, - Try This Experiment, Boys THIS making the "soil to hold more water for dissolving and carrvinsr plant foods to the -growing" plants is one of the most, juhportant services performed by ' hiamus.. ! If ; anyr boy wants to try an - experiment, to show how humus aids thespil Ltb: hold-wa ter, let him take - ttncanslofthe same size, say two potuid sansand punch 10 holes in the bottom.rof eah with a ten-penny it Then, fill one with sand, as . near pure sand as ire can find; one with stiff clay, as ;stiff as he can find;5anii:neX;w rotted, very fine, black, hnmns rThis may be found at the bottom of a ma nure heap that foasstood' 'Mi: a "long time, or in the woods (under; the top layers of leaves vwhtch have e fallen more recently. The -fourth can . may, be filled with two-thirds " sand and one-third .humus, i sn'ch as the first and third cans were, filledwith. - The fifth can may be filled with two thirds clay and one-third humus. The can filled with humus should, be well packed full, and the humus and sand, and the humus ' and ?day ':shouldVDe thoroughly mixed, before feeing put into the cans four and five and well packed. , .;;, When the cans are all filled put' them, in an oven that rs not very hot and leave the oven . door open sd as to slowly dry them out Tr drive all the water out of the materials :with which the cans are filled. It will take some time to do' this, for the oven must not be too hot. or it will Intra the humus and destroy-ot When they fiifi111 thorou1)r dry take the can nlled with humus and 'very slowly pour water over the top" of the xan until it begins to drip from.the holes 111 the bottom. , Measure the water Poured on this can of humus so you can tell just how much has :.bee.n put on, before the- water began" to" drip yom the bottom.. s to put it -on with a teaspoon and count the teisa : .v;, -.; in ft Put ater 6n the can of sanil i e same way, counting the' tea spoonfuls until the water drips from the bottom of the can. Then do the same with the can ofjelay, .and then lie? t.can 01 nd and humus; and with the can of .phy and: humus. In JU haIe, done the experiment well a"d carefully, you JwiU have found at the can. of humus held the most ?pteKr efor- hegan to drip from the bottom of the canT that the clay aln mnJ Jiold;.more;lhan tiie day aione. anrl - j J tW :r ana nunrus more :nVhe. sand alone.. The can of -sand Patented "by Hudson v De c cmber 28, 1915 Patent No. TT658S1 . v- 80 More Efficiency . World's Records Broken Eights and Twelves Outdone T.TUDSOK this year brings out he Jj greatest feature ever offered in a : -car.- It is the Super-Six motor -a Hudson invention, controlled by Hud- on patents. This motor, in official tests, has broken all world's stock-car records. In a start ling way it lias outrivaled Eights and Twelves. : It has added $0 "per cent " to a motor's effi xaencyr without adding si2e or cylinders. And has proved ftseif the rmoet powerful motor of its size that -the world has ever lcnowru HAS 7S HORSEPOWER The Super-Six motOT is small and Cht, sim ple and economical. It is the usual Light Six size. JBut this aize of motor ; heretofore delivered only 42 horsepower. .In the Super-Six the same size delivers76 horsepower. That means , 80 per cent more Teserve power. Yet the motor involvesno experiment. The only new feature is our patented method of wiping out vibration. Saves the Waste This 'size T motor Ss legally rated at 29.4 horseptwer It" ac- 'tually reate9 about '85 axorseporwex. Heretofore it deliv ered about 42 horse- : ipower., Ha 1 f; the power created was lost In friction caused -!by vibration " .:. Now . that same- rize motor, whhsanw fuel consumption, is made to deliver" 76 . harsepoweT.; All be- ; eause we have ended ; vibration. : We have Trrade ttre snmulhe&M mining trrotor in he,-wodd.' : WHY YOU'LL WANT IT In us aal running you clonH need ; 76 horse- -power, but there is many a time when you, k. . It makes hard roads easy. It climbs hills with out effort. - It means quick acceleration,, mar velous flexibility r . When you don't need it you. simply run at half load. And-a half-taxed motor saves you .gasoline and oil. - v Note that Mhis extra power this reserve, power as just the power which, in -other motors, Js wasted in vibration. - ' t Nk- This smooihness means bird-like jnonion. Ycruioevtersaw siach q'uiet,effcn'tkssperJcMimance. And it means (doubled endurance. There is almost no -wearon the motor. Our anost tgroel ing tests one of 7000 miles have showa in tgn Af wear on any part cx bearing. Have the nearest Hudson dealer take you for a ride Note the marvelous performance. It will make yxiuaSuper-Six enthusiast ; . , You- will not want an ordinary Six when yon prove the Super-Six nearlv twice as efficient. You will not want a lower-priced Six when you Bee 'what the Super-Six saves you. Yon will ' trot want an Eight or j swerve wnen you' see that a Six, with less weight and less cylinders, vastly otrW, performs it. Ttu will want the Hudson Super -Six. And the luxurious bodies, huilt wjthuut tegard to cost, -will make it seem doubly . attractive. r Go and take .cide. World's Records Broken All Records up to 100 Miles At SheepsheadlBay, a 7-passenger Super Six a stock ear made fastest time for a Touring JCar, in trheial tests, under supervi sion of 'American Automobile Association. 7DD nuU in SQ mln ., 21.4 -sec averaging 'T47 nfle$ per hovr7 with driver and pas senger. . ; -J:- : ;. previous best stadc-car 6me was made with a multi-cylinder car rarrying driver only. miles m one Aotrr.with driver and passenger. '.y-'A-; Two laps made at 7675 miles per hour. : Standing ttert ioSQ mile$prhouria 162 tec, A new record in quick acceleration. 7-Passehger Phaeton $1375 of Detroit Five Other Body Style HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY Detroit, Mich. WE HAVE DEALERS EVERYWHERE. THESE ARE A FEW IN YOUS VICINITY: -NORTH CAROLINA Winston-Salem The Motor-Company - - SOUTH CAROLINA Barnwell-J. A. Porter Cuiumbia Bladk-FtMier "Motor Car Co., Inc. Edgefield E. JL Adams s , - ' MISSISSIPPI - Clarkdale Valley Motor Company Columbus Robinson Motor Company Coldwater-. P. Veazey Humboldt-J. W. McGlatBery Meridian Smith-Hudson Auto Company ' Tunica-W. R. Jflrby . . . ..' - fJffinMvIlle H. L . SlnrDBOB 'GalvestonC. E. Ooldfhwalte Greenville madman & Hopkins . Wlllsboro O. X. Beavers -Houston A. C. Burton & Company. Blvd. k 1118 Mam Street McKlnley-W. H. Worthy Herman ALABAMA Athens E. D.Lerman . - ptrmtngham Snimrfera MolOT Car Company, 202UVvenue D Florence Tennessee Valley Motor Oompany Montgomery Weaver-Henderson Auto -Co. . . . . . . TPV AR vn.mnnn-Dmmmntrt YWtom A TrnnTRmH'Tn. Mejdft S. J. Jac3fS0n Bonham-J. J. Catran orageiiweoB auiw vompany . Corsicana-Ben Rosenberi San Anlonio-CrocVett AutomobUe Company, DaUas-TheRose-FosdlckCoMnCoinnrerce Si 109 West Crockett street Denison-Pearce Auto Company ierpeU7Ii;D.vS. - , :V El Paso-Nauman Motor SalesCo35S Myrtle Ave Wer-J.B. Maytlald Fort Worth Harrison-Green Motor Car Co, Wichita Falls S?hnell ft Wearer i i 1 h0ld 1east of alJ . iu uATt s? thexe Wer f ewe - mi faces. i them tn. u.u .. . fane VIU wier.:xrrr.tnrnir- : But een -these three 1 services per formed: by .tonus ate not yet. an, that it does in the soil. We have al ready learned how important air. is in . .soil making, and it also performs ;oth et services, which : we cannot - now . discuss; " Well, ;if the oil particles,, glue together, as the particles of clay -often da, the afr cannot enter the soil. Humus holds the particles of -a cjay t soil apart, or, prevents them sticking together and allows air to enter the -.soiL' In a -coarse sandy soil the spaces : between the soil grains; are so large7 that too much air enters and the soil " dries out too: much.' Humus helps to . fill these spaces and prevents the soil drying out so quickly. C ; . : : But there - is. -still . another service. ' performed by bumus A-olay soil -de-' !&cient ' in'iiamus became Lard jmd the surface bakes and cracks in hot,, dry weather. In this 'condition it not only loses water rapidly and will not. take in 'or absorb tain when it falls, but the Water runs off over the sflr face. -Humus ".prevents -such a soil from getting riard; and it is not only easier to work and make fine, but it will -also take in and hold more of the rain water which falls cm it. Has any boy begun to think that . humus 4ots everything? Well,' it pretty nearly -does everything neces-: sary to make . a fertile soil. Put enough of it into a soil and you tan grow big crops every year, -unless the land overflows with water, 'or nail or nn&d or -some ' other, extraordinary . calamity comes. - ; ' jlcrw can we add this wonderful aid 1 to soil ferHlit'iooux'' lands? 1. By plowing nnder crops, espec ially legume crops, and the stubble or stalks left on tjie land after the crops are gathered. " ". . . ;'; ' : V ' 2. ' By pastnring for a number of years. ;::V.r,':r;-;":vv 3. '-f. By the application of stable oir livestock manures : i . ; V In awarrri,-:Tnoist- climate, the bod ies of plants - and ; anrrrrals rot more rapidly than "where it is cool and dry. That is the : chief -.reason why our soils 5 ate so . deficient in humus . and also the reason why "we should add hnmiis ra larger iu:antrties and more frequently, ... - ' ' Next week in our article on "Farm Facts EveTy Boy Should rtnow" we wil -discuss "Nitrogen: What It Is and How to Get It." ; " - v
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