,APP5DIX ,T 
,! ,USE ( ,ELECTRICITY 9 ,AGRICULTURE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY ,M>CELLUS ,PROTE/1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,9 ! FIR/ $ITIONS ( ?IS BOOK ,I DID NOT V5TURE TO SPEAK AB\T ! IMPROVEM5TS ?AT C\LD BE OBTA9$ 9 AGRICULTURE ) ! AID ( ELECTRICITY1 OR BY WAT]+ ! SOIL ) CULTURES ( C]TA9 USEFUL MICROBES4 ,I PREF]R$ TO M5TION ONLY WELL-E/ABLI%$ FACTS ( 9T5SIVE CULTURE2 BUT N[ IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO M5TION :AT HAS BE5 DONE 9 !SE TWO DIRECTIONS4 

,MORE ?AN ?IRTY YE>S AGO ,I M5TION$ 9 ,NATURE ! 9CREASE ( ! CROPS OBTA9$ BY A ,RUSSIAN L&LORD :O US$ TO PLACE AT A C]TA9 HEI<T ABOVE HIS EXP]IM5TAL FIELD TELEGRAPH WIRES1 ?R\< :I* AN ELECTRIC CURR5T WAS PASS$4 ,A FEW YE>S AGO1 9 #a#i#h1 ,SIR ,OLIV] ,LODGE GAVE 9 ! ,DAILY ,*RONICLE ( ,JULY #ae ! RESULTS ( SIMIL> EXP]IM5TS MADE 9 A F>M NE> ,EVE%AM BY ,MESSRS4 ,NEWMAN & ,BOM=D1 ) ! AID ( ,SIR ,OLIV] ,LODGE@&_?#a#d#f2S SON1 ,MR4 ,LIONEL ,LODGE4 

,A S]IES ( ?9 WIRES WAS PLAC$ ABOVE AN EXP]IM5TAL FIELD AT DI/ANCES ( T5 Y>DS FROM EA* O!R4 ,!SE WIRES W]E ATTA*$ TO TELEGRAPH POLES1 HI< 5\< NOT TO /& 9 ! WAY ( ! C>TS LOAD$ ) CORN4 ,ANO!R FIELD WAS CULTIVAT$ BY ! SIDE ( ! =M]1 9 ORD] TO ASC]TA9 :AT W\LD BE ! CROPS OBTA9$ )\T ! AID ( ELECTRICITY4 

,! POLES1 FIVE Y>DS HI<1 W]E PLAC$ F> AWAY FROM EA* O!R1 SO ?AT ! WIRES W]E QUITE LOOSE4 ,[+ TO ! HI< T5SION ( ! CURR5TS ?AT HAD TO BE PASS$ ?R\< ! WIRES1 ! 9SULATORS ON ! POLES W]E V]Y P[]FUL4 ,! CURR5TS W]E POSITIVE & ( A HI< POT5TIAL- AB\T #a1 VOLTS4 ,! ESCAPE ( ELECTRICITY UND] !SE ACC\NTS WAS SO GREAT ?AT IT C\LD BE SE5 9 ! D>K4 ,ONE C\LD ALSO FEEL IT ON ! HAIR & ! FACE :ILE PASS+ UND] ! WIRES4 

,NEV]!LESS1 ! EXP5DITURE ( ELECTRIC =CE WAS SMALL1 ,SIR ,OLIV] ,LODGE WRITES2 BECAUSE1 IT ! POT5TIAL WAS HI<1 ! QUANTITY ( CONSUM$ 5]GY WAS1 NOT)/&+ ?AT1 V]Y SMALL4 ,IT IS KN[N1 9DE$1 ?AT ?IS IS ALSO ! CASE ) ! DIS*>GES ( ATMOSPH]IC ELECTRICITY1 :I* >E T]RIBLE 9 CONSEQU5CES ( !IR HI< T5SION1 BUT DO NOT REPRES5T A GREAT LOSS ( 5]GY4 ,AN OIL MOTOR ( TWO HORSE-P[] WAS !RE=E QUITE SUFFICI5T4 

,! RESULTS W]E V]Y SATISFACTORY4 ,! :EAT CROP 9 ! ELECTRIFI$ FIELD WAS1 9 ! YE>S #a#i#f-#a#i#g1 BY #bi TO #d P]C5T GREAT]1 & ALSO ( BETT] QUALITY1 ?AN 9 ! NON-ELECTRIFI$ FIELD4 ,! /RAW WAS ALSO FROM F\R TO EI<T 9*ES LONG]4 

,= /RAWB]RIES ! 9CREASE ( ! CROP WAS #ce P]C5T1 & #be P]C5T = BEETROOT4 

,AS TO ! 9OCULATION ( USEFUL MICROBES BY MEANS ( WAT]+ ! SOIL ) CULTURES ( NITRIFY+ BACT]IA1 EXP]IM5TS ON A GREAT SCALE HAVE BE5 MADE 9 ,PRUSSIA UPON SOME PEAT-BOGS4 ,! ,G]MAN AGRICULTURAL PAP]S SPEAK ( !SE EXP]IM5TS AS HAV+ GIV5 MO/ SATISFACTORY RESULTS4 

,MO/ 9T]E/+ RESULTS HAVE ALSO BE5 OBTA9$ 9 ,G]MANY BY HEAT+ ! SOIL ) A MIXTURE ( AIR & HOT /EAM PASS$ ALONG ! ORD9>Y PROPAGATE ?IS SY/EM1 & ! PHOTOGRAPHS ( ! RESULTS PUBLI%$ BY ! ,SOCIETY 9 A PAMPHLET1 ,G>T5KULTUR1 ,BOD5HEIZUNG1 ,KLIMAV]BESS]UNG 7,B]L91 #a#i#f71 SEEM TO PROVE ?AT ) A SOIL ?US HEAT$ ! GR[? ( C]TA9 VEGETABLES IS ACCEL]AT$ 9 SOME EXT5T4 

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