Soil and Health Magazine – Soil and Health Library

This magazine set the subsequent tone of the organic farming and gardening movement; the promotion of Sir Albert Howard’s philosophy was amplified in Rodale’s Organic Gardening magazine in the United States. Soil and Health was edited by Sir Albert Howard from its first issue, February, 1946 until the spring, 1948 issue. Available here are the first nine issues of this highly influencial periodical. Anyone possessing issues after spring, 1948 are requested to contact the librarian, who would wish to borrow and/or purchase them.

Soil and Health Magazine: _Memorial Issue ..... Spring, 1948
PART I
THE LIFE AND WORK OF SIR ALBERT HOWARD     3
     by Louise E. Howard
PART II
FOREWORD by H. Martin-Leake, Sc.D. (Cantab)     25

TRIBUTES FROM FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
    India
          James Insch      27
          E. Fairlie Watson, O.B.E.     29
          Yeshwant D. Wad      30
     Great Britain
          F. Newman Turner     32
          O.G. S. Croft, J.P.     36
          F.C. King     39
          Basil Ridley     42
          Roy Bridger     43
          W. York Moore     46
     Medicine and Dentistry
          LionelJ. Picton, O.B.E., M.A., B.M., B.Ch. (Oxon),
               M.R.C.S.,L.R.C.P.      47
          A.G. Badenoch, M.D., D.P.H.     52
     E. Brodie Carpenter, L.D.S., R.C.S.Eng.     56
     United States of America
          J.I. Rodale     57
     South Africa and Rhodesia
          J.M. Moubray, O.B.E.     59
          G.C. Dymond, A.R.I.C.     62
          J.P. J. van Vuren     66
     New Zealand
          D.M. Robinson     69
     Central America — El Salvador
          EugenioArauio     72
     Malaya
          J.W. Scharff, M.D., D.P.H.     75
     Town Wastes
          C.B. Townend, B.Sc, M.Inst. C.E., Engineer-in-Charge
          W.T. Lockett, Chief Chemist, Mogden Purification Works,
               Isleworth, Middlesex 78
POSTSCRIPT      80
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. I, No. 1 ..... February, 1946
Editorial; The Progress of the Pioneers;
Posing Questions To Nature;
The Soil’s Response to Compost;
Our Neglected Wastes;
Our Murdered Bread;
Letters to the Editor;
Review.
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. I, No. 2 ..... Summer, 1946
THE PURPOSE OF DISEASE      67
RESTORING LIFE TO A DEAD FARM     69
THE NATURE OF HEALTH AND DISEASE IN PLANTS     71
THE HARVEST OF THE SEA     76
     How the harvest can be improved—Howthe harvest can be ruined.

EARTHWORM FARMING     83
     Earthworm farming in Great Britain—Coldlight: an earthworm problem from South Africa.
THE PROGRESS OF THE PIONEERS     89
     Compost and labour saving—Asanitation problem: the sequel.
FROM INSURANCE CLERK TO CROFTER     97
     I. Back to the land.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     102
     A neglected study—Preventionof dental troubles — Sanitasbrod — Earthworms and basicslag — The Poore earth closet—Compost-raised seed.
REVIEWS     108
     Nutrition and physical degeneration—Chemicals,humus and the soil.
THE INDORE PROCESS OF COMPOSTING     116
     Composting in large gardens—Compostingin small gardens —Composting on the farm.
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. I, No. 3 ..... Autumn, 1946
QUALITY IN COMPOST     131
BREAD AT SEA     133
     Fresh ground wholewheat for theNavy.
GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT     141
THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY     147
THE MARCH OF COMPOST     156
     The case for composting: an author’sview—Should we bury compost?—
     Composting on allotments—Drieddigested sewage sludge—
     The pail closet or bucket latrine—Acompost film—Composting in Hampshire.
FROM INSURANCE CLERK TO CROFTER     162
     II. The compost campaign.
THE NATURE OF HEALTH OR DISEASE IN PLANTS     167
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     172
     Victory over eelworm—Tomatoleaf mould and compost—
     Compost in India—The dangersof devil’s dust—
     Darwin on humus and the earthworm—Organicgardening on a sandbar—
     The Poore earth closet—Agriculturalreconstruction in Germany—
     Chemicals, humus and the soil.
REVIEWS     181
     Organic farming without devil’sdust—South Africa: pioneer in natural farming.
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. I, No. 4 ..... Winter, 1946
THE NITROGEN PROBLEM     195
THE COMPOST MOVEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND     197
     The New Zealand Compost Society—
     Impressions of New Zealand’ Agriculture.
A COMPOST SOCIETY IS BORN     201
HARNESSING THE EARTHWORM     203
CLOCHES IN THE GARDEN     206
THE UTILIZATION OF WATER HYACINTH IN BENGAL     209
IS DIGGING NECESSARY?     211
     Compost, sawdust, and no digging—
     The need for digging— To digor not to dig?—
     This digging question.
THE TWO STANDARDS     215
A FARMING CAMP SCHOOL     217
FROM INSURANCE CLERK TO CROFTER     220
     III. The compost campaign continued.
PLANT NUTRITION AND SCIENCE     225
POINTERS FROM THE RESEARCH STATIONS     232
     Soil bacteria: some newly discoveredbenefits—
     Beginning at the wrong end—Somerecent results.
GRIND YOUR OWN BREAKFAST     236
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     238
     The whole wheat road to health—Flavourshops—
     The verdict of the grazing animal—Subsoilingestablished hops—
     Sweet clover — The role ofthe root nodule —
     Composting with sawdust—Organicfarming in Ulster—
     Victor Hugo on waste—A modernearth closet.
REVIEW     246
     The cure and prevention of cancer.
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. II, No. 1 ..... Spring, 1947
THE COMPOST YEAR BOOK     2
THE WORK OF THE SOIL POPULATION     3
ORGANIC FRUIT GROWING     5
HARNESSING THE EARTHWORM     10
ACTIVATED AND DIGESTED SEWAGE SLUDGE IN
     AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE      13
DANGER AHEAD FOR BEET GROWERS      26
THE EVOLUTION OF COMPOSTING IN
     CENTRAL AMERICA     29
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN A MODERN
     SECONDARY SCHOOL     33
COMPOST MAKING AT TRAINING CENTRES     36
     Campion House, Osterley—A MissionaryCollege in Eire.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     38
     A view on the establishment of anAgricultural College in Kent—
     A Scottish compost garden—Morefarmyard manure essential—
     How to conquer a clay soil—Howto avoid bucket feeding in the dairy—
     Night-soil in sandy ground—Wheatmeal porridge—
     Murdered bread in the eighteenthcentury.
REVIEWS     47
     A Revolution in Medical Thought—TheEarth’s Green Carpet.
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. II, No. 2 ..... Summer, 1947
THE LEGUMINOUS CROP     67
ORANGES AND HUMUS     69
DRIED ACTIVATED AND DIGESTED SEWAGE SLUDGE
     IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE     71
MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING IN NEW ZEALAND     79
HARNESSING THE RHINOCERUS BEETLE     82
DISEASE RESISTANCE IN LIVE STOCK     84
DISTEMPER IN DOGS     86
HOW OUR BREAD IS MURDERED     90
FARM PRACTICES INFLUENCING THE INCIDENCE OF
     MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS     93
OUTDOOR TOMATOES     98
HILL FARMING IN THE ORIENT     100
FROM INSURANCE CLERK TO CROFTER     104
     IV. A place of our own.
THE LIVING PHAROAHS     108
THE INDORE PROCESS ON A COMMERCIAL SCALE IN
     EL SALVADOR     109
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     111
     Agriculture must be No. 1 priority—Makinga desert into a garden—
     How to avoid colds and influenza—Breadat sea— A future flavour shop.
REVIEW     116
     The conquest of tuberculosis.
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. II, No. 3 ..... Autumn, 1947
THE ANIMAL AS OUR FARMING PARTNER     131
BIO-CHEMISTRY EXPLAINS DISEASE RESISTANCE     133
THE PREVENTION OF POTATO BLIGHT     135
THE TREATMENT OF SWALEDALE SHEEP BY NATURAL
     METHODS     138
     by Juliette Barclai d’Levy
THE CAUSE AND MEASURE OF MODERN DEGENERATION     143
     Weston A. Price
NUTRITION AND DENTAL HEALTH     147
     How to avoid a famine of quality—Eskimodentition.
THE HARVEST PROBLEM IN GREAT BRITAIN     155
     Combines versus tripods.
A COMPOST CROFT IN THE MAKING     158
     I. First Crops.
OATMEAL AS THE STAPLE DIET OF WALES     164
THE WASTE PRODUCTS OF THE CANE -SUGAR
     INDUSTRY     168
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     174
     How composting should be demonstrated—
     Magic dust and the compost campaign—Muckor magic?—
     Nutrition and dental health—Wheatgerm in medical practice—
     New wives for old.
REVIEW     180
     The coming revolution in nutrition.
Soil and Health Magazine: Vol. II, No. 4 ..... Winter, 1947
THE WORKER AND HIS FOOD     197
LABOUR IN AFRICA     199
     The inefficiency of African nativelabour:
      the cause and’ the remedy—Labourand’ the soil.
DIET ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER OF INDIA     206
OUR DAILY BREAD     209
THE PRODUCER CONSUMER WHOLE FOOD SOCIETY     215
THE PROGRESS OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE U.S.A.      219
MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING IN NEW ZEALAND     220
     The progress of the campaign—
     The Dannevirke scheme for the utilizationof organic wastes.
AN INFORMED CRITICISM OF THE IMPERIAL GROUND
     NUT SCHEME.     226
POULTRY FERTILITY     228
WOOL PRODUCTION IN NEW SOUTH WALES     229
A COMPOST CROFT IN THE MAKING     231
     II. First live stock.
STERILIZING SOIL AND BURNING DISEASED MATERIAL     236
THE BACKGROUND OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY     239
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     244
     Devil’s dust destroys quality —The salvage of famished sheep—
     Muck or magic?—Mustard and cress.