BioDynamics Journal

INTRODUCTION To Bio-Dynamics as a Quarterly and To the SpecialConference NumberSPRING CONFERENCE—March 21-23, 1947AUTUMN CONFERENCE—September 3-8, 1947  

Story of a Citrus Grove ………….Harold S. RichmondOrganic Farming and Its Influence on the Health of      Soils, Plants, Animals and Man……JohnW. HersheyGrindstone Run Empties into the Potomac . .S. W. EdwardsCattle Feeding Along Bio-Dynamic Lines……E. PfeifferHog Feeding ……………………………E. PfeifferPersonalsFrom Our Mail BagVol. VI No. 3 

The Bio-Dynamic Method     What It Is and What It Is Not……EhrenfriedPfeifferWhat Will They Discover Next?     Collected by ………………………AliceHeckelBook Reviews     "Chemicals, Humus and the Soil"……DonaldP. Hopkins     Reviewed by Ehrenfried’ Pfeiffer     "The Earth’s Face and HumanDestiny"…..Ehrenfried Pfeiffer     Reviewed by Jeannette S. GriggsFrom Our Mail BagVol. VI No. 4  

Food: Where Does Yours Come From? … .S. W. EdwardsSiberian Kale as a Cover Crop Plant ……….C. M, Blake"A Remarkable Conference"……..Dr. Benjamin F.HubertThe Meaning of pH ……………………..E. J. DavisSome Bio-Dynamic Activity in GermanyEyeing Potatoes……………………..Ludwig PieningA Preliminary Report on Humus Formation in the     Root Areas of Plants under Different     Soil Management………………EhrenfriedPfeiffer.This and That"Let Us Get Back to Earth"………….Lord NorthbourneVOL. VII No. 1  

Know Your Soil …………………..Ehrenfried PfeifferSave That Raindrop……………………..C. M. BlakeObservations and Thoughts on     the Sugar Maple …………………..R.C. SchonFood: Where Does Yours Come From?     Part II, ……………………………..S.W. EdwardsFrom the Four Corners of the Globe……..Alice Heckel’The Toxicology of the Newer Agricultural     Chemicals ………………..ArnoldJ. Lehman, M.D.Notes and Correspondence

The Treatment of Soils with Regard to     Humus and Structure ………….EhrenfriedPfeifferResources Conference of the U. N.Relation of Sustained Livestock Production     to Condition of Grazing Land……ClarenceL. ForslingAre Soils Merely A Matter of     Minus and Plus?……………………AliceHeckelA Bit About Organics in Britain…………..Bo RodehnBook Review ………………………….Fred HeckelThe Gardener’s Year: Summer……………..The EditorsVol. VII No. 3 

The Treatment of Soils with Regard to Humus     and Structure Part II………….EhrenfriedPfeifferBio-Dynamic MeetingThe West Coast Branch……………….Evelyn SpeidenReport from Lake SuccessAll That Glitters is Not Nutritious ……..Alice HeckelThe Gardener’s Year; Autumn……………The EditorsVol. VII No. 4  

Observations on Bio-Dynamic     and Mineral Treatment of Soil…..EhrenfriedE. PfeifferNature’s Compost…………………..Henry I. BaldwinFaith Homestead …………………….Helen PhilbrickThe Use of Lime in B. D. Composting     D. H. I. A. Test at Threefold Farm……….ErnestDanielAnnouncement Regarding the B. D. Compost StarterWe Weathered the Drought……………..Esther EatonThe Gardener’s Year ……………………The EditorsFrom Our Mail Bag …………………..Evelyn Speiden  

Municipal and Industrial Composting……Ehrenfried Pfeiffer………….2Hybrid Corn vs. Open Pollinated Corn…..Ernest M. Halbleib……….7Food: Where Does Yours Come From?      Part III ……………………………S.W.Edwards……………………….9Bio-Dynamic Spray 500……………………Evelyn Speiden……………12Forestry or Famine?……………………..Rolf Gardiner………………….19Some Observations on the Citrus Industry……L. P. DeWolf……..28Vol. VIII                No. 2  

The Bio-Dynamic Method in 1950 ………………………………………….2Bio-Dynamic Spray 501 …………………….Evelyn Speiden…………..10Texas Looks at B.D. Compost………………………………………………13Book Reviews ………………………Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer……………….16Experiences with a Farm Pond……………..George Bechtold…………21Bogs, Bottom Land and "Banking"     in Southern New Jersey………………ClaudeN. Terry …………….24Soil and Health ……………………..Walter Vander Beek……………….27  

Summer Conference ………………………………………………………….2Impressions of Agriculture Abroad —     1950 ………………….. EhrenfriedPfeiffer………………………….10Bio-Dynamic Spray 508 …………….Evelyn Speiden……………….17Quotations and Abstracts ………………………………………………..20Book Review ………………………………………………………………..26Some of the Reasons for us Going     Bio-Dynamic………………..CharlesW. Eddy……………………28A Bird’s Eye View of World Conservation     Practices ……………………..Alice Meckel……………………….32Basic Principles Don’t Change………………………………………….36  

Soil Improvements with the     Bio-Dynamic Method……….EhrenfriedPfeiffer ……………………2Variable Levels of Biological Activity in Sanborn Field     after 50 Years of Treatment …….Wm.A. Albrecht ……………..6IMPRESSIONS OF ACRICULTURE IN ENGLAND     AND SCOTLAND 1950 ………EhrenfriedPfeiffer…………….17Brief Directions for the Use op the Bio-Dynamic Sprays …………24Earthworms Rejuvenate the Soil …..Lawrence C. Lemmon………27Quotations and Abstracts……………………… ………………………….33Stressing Thoroughness ………………Paul Pfund……………………..36Vol. IX                         No.1  

Organic Matter Rebuilt      in Pure Sand……………..EhrtenfriedPfeiffer……………………….2Thick is the Ice on Grindstone — Sterling W. Edwards…………..9Herb Teas……………………….Evelyn Sveiden………………………..13A Good Recipe for Milk…………Walter VanderBeek…………….19Some Observations on Feeding, Health     and Production of Dairy Cows…….R.G. Schonbeck……….25Book Review ………………………………………………………………..27Some Notes on Growing Good Sweet Corn………………………..29VOL IX                                                                              No.2  

Compost and Fertilizer on Peas……Ehrenfried Pfeiffer…………….2Bread Making — Science and art……Evelyn Spieden…………….6The Experimental Garden of 1950……Ehrenfried Pfeiffer……….11Notes and Correspondence …………………………………………….13Report on Airlie Farm ………………R. C. Schon……………………18Vol. IX                                                                              No.3  

Summer Meeting……………………………………………………………..2Save Your Own Seeds……………….Evelyn Speiden……………….7Summer Showers are Heavy     on Grindstone…………………S.W. Edwards…………………..15Building a Garden……………………..John Scott…………………….21Jottings from Vermont……………Charles W. Eddy……………….23Book Review ………………………………………………………………29  

Observations of Bio-Dynamic and Mineral     Treatment op Soil……….EhrenfriedE. Pfeiffer………………….2Agriculture in Mexico…………….Carlos Caballero……………….13Green Manuring, Organic Fertilizer,     Compost in Spring?………………………………………………….18Success With Bio-Dynamics ……….. Evelyn Speiden………….22Farming in the Rio Grande Valley…..Peter A. Escher………….27Grindstone Lies Buried      Under Snow………………SterlingW. Edwards……………..32Book Review …………………………………………………………….36Notes and Correspondence…………………………………………..41  

The Organic-Chemical Controversy     in Agriculture …………. ErenfriedE. Pfeiffer………………………2Grindstone Run Becomes     a Summer Stream ………… SterlingW. Edwards……………..20Availability of Nitrogen, Phosphate      and Potash in Soils……..Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffcr………………..21Book Reviews ………………………………………………………………27Vol. X                                                                              No. 3  

Recent Developments in the Application of the     B. D. Starter………….. EhrenfriedE. Pfeiffer……………………..2Golden Acres Apiary………………..Ursula Stuber………………….13Highlights from the B. D. Conference 1952…..Fred Heckel……16Farmer’s Follies…………………Charles W. Eddy……………………24Availability of Nitrogen, Phosphate and     Potash in Soils ………………………………………………………….30Golden Acres Farm ………………… Walter Stuber…………………35  

Composting Again — Small and     Large…………………..EhrenfriedE. Pfeiffer……………………….2Color Symptoms in Plant Deficiency     Diseases ………………………Erica Sabarth………………………15Notes on Citrus Culture ……….Harold S. Richmond……………..25The Vegetable Garden…………………………………………………….30Bees Belong in the Bio-Dynamic     Picture………………….SterlingW. Edwards……………………..38  

Soil Profiles —     A Diagnostic Means ……. EhrenfricdE. Pfeiffer………………..2Forest Seed Production In Relation To     Planetary Cycles ……………Joachim Schulte…………………..10Differences In Root Growth …………………………………………….21More Food For The Thoughtful……Evelyn Speiden……………..25Where Bio-Dynamics Goes …………………………………………….29Vol. XI      No. 3