Unsolicited Writings

From the point of view of farming the towns have become parasites.
Theproblem of getting the town wastes back into the land is not difficult.
This occurs in the controlled tips in which most of thedustbin refuse is now buried.
By cleaning out ditches,reopening drains and by mole draining, however, a lot can be
done. The ordinary manure heap on a farm is biologically unbalanced andchemically
unstable.
The controlled tip would then become a very efficient humusfactory.
When, however, weexamine the turf of a slagged pasture we find that humus formation
hastaken place. Thegarden-city and water-borne sewage are a contradiction in terms.
Smell and flies are thereforea very useful means of control.
This document has beenreproduced as Appendix C.
Then this corner alone will possess that valuablequality frontage. The dilution of
the manure heap automatically improvesthe aeration.
The towns will have begunto repay their debt to the soil. Several species were
destroyed altogether within a few years. The controlled tip would then become a very
efficient humusfactory.
In bothseasons the roots of the grasses were found to be infected withmycorrhiza.
Thesurplus summer grass can be dried for winter feeding.
The towns will have begunto repay their debt to the soil.
Varieties ofgrasses and legumes which respond to improved soil conditions must
thenbe provided. There is phosphate depletion on strong lands only at one point;none
at all on light chalk downs. It will beinteresting to watch the results of the next
stage of this work. Smell and flies are thereforea very useful means of control. It
will beinteresting to watch the results of the next stage of this work. Practically
none of our urban waste finds its way back to the land. Varieties ofgrasses and
legumes which respond to improved soil conditions must thenbe provided. Thereis only
one grass-land problem in the world. In this way only can the farmers of Great
Britain make themost of our green carpet. When, however, weexamine the turf of a
slagged pasture we find that humus formation hastaken place.
Such a reform in housing schemes will not stop at the outer fringes ofour towns and
cities.
If the easiestroad is first taken a great deal can be accomplished in a few years.
Long before the advent of the modern canal, the cultivatorsof India had acted on
this principle.
Their urine and dung weresystematically distributed at little cost over these
derelict pastures.
Soil aeration cannot therefore bestudied as if it were an isolated factor in soil
science. Poor aeration was obviously the limiting factor at Marden Park.
The larder, the lobby, lavatory,staircase and landing will occupy the north side of
each house.
The sales increased; the demand now exceeds thesupply. As soon as this was
recognized, aeration became an importantfactor in the study of the soil.
They live a life of constant frustration which can only beavoided by giving them a
balanced ration.
Thefungi and bacteria of the manure heap are working under impossibleconditions.