Illinois Verse/Experiment Strips
Experiment Strips
Near the dome where men search the wide heavens aboveLie the Morrow experiment strips where they study the earthBeneath us. Closely watched for the forty-three years since their birthBy the seekers of truth about the soil that they love.
Next the oldest in the world are these strips that recordThe results of exacting research on rotation of crops,The alarming, increasing degree that fertility dropsAnd the richness intensive, wise care will reward.
The old country, at Rothempstead, holds the first placeWhere the study of crops was attempted and knowledge attained,But from Cyril G. Hopkins at Illinois there was gainedRedemption of the soil for the human race.
Just black earth we could tread underfoot with a glanceAs we pass? We are thrilled when we read of our forefather's fight,But the second great conquest of the land was made on this site;In these strips you will find a true record of romance.