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THE ELECTRICAL TICKLE in the ‘dust bowl' years earlier in this century. It is very probable that famine will then stalk Americans as well as itnow does North Africans. Fortunately, there is an elegant alternative technology that can prevent or end the problem. It is 'Electro-Culture'—thi electrical stimulation of plant growth. ° This centuries-old technology has been used to accelerate plant growth up to 400%, increase yields up to 1000%, improve crop quality, protect plants from insects, frost and disease, reduce fertiliser requirements, and more! It can be practised on any scale, from a potted plant to a field. It enables the farmer to harvest more and sooner! For example: In England prior to World War I, some 150 farmers developed a shared system of treat- ing grain in a bath of electrified nutrients and drying them before planting about 2,000 acres with such. Subsequently they enjoyed the benefits described above and below (excerpted from Scientific American, 15 February 1919): "In the first place, there is a notable increase in the yield of grain from electrified seed... The yield of the electrified seed exceeds that of the unclectrified by from 4 to 16 bushels... The average...is between 25 and 30 per cent of increase... The increase in weight has ranged from one pound to as much as four pounds per bushel... Besides the increase in the bulk of the yield and the increase in the weight per bushel, there is an increase in the straw...whereas the bulk of the unelecwified seeds had thrown up only two straws per seed, the electrified had thrown up five... The straw growing from the electrified sced is longer... The stoutess and the strength of the straw is increased... The crop is less likely to be laid by storms... Corn growing from seed thus treated is less susceptible to the attacks of fungus diseases and wireworm. “The effect produced upon the seed is not permanent, it will retain its enhanced effi- ciency only for about a month after electrification, if kept in a dry place. It is therefore desirable that the seed be sown promptly after it has been electrified... The grain must be steeped in water that contains in solution some salt that will act as a conductor... The seed is steeped in it, and a weak current of electricity is passed by means of electrodes of large surface attached to two opposite end walls of the tank. The seed is then taken out and dried. "Seed that is to be sown on one kind of soil will yield better results with a calcium salt, and seed that is to be sown on another kind of soil will yield better results with a sodium or some other salt. One kind of seed will need treatment for so many hours, and another kind for many hours more or fewer. Barley, for instance, needs twice as long treatment as wheat or oats. The strength of the solution and the strength of the current must be appro- priate, and are not necessarily the same in each case. The drying is very important. The seed must be dried at the right temperature, neither too rapidly nor too slowly; and it must be dried to the right degree, neither too much nor too little..." Unfortunately and for no good reason, the programme was abandoned and forgotten after the war. It has not been revived, though a few agricultural scientists continue to report the results of their experiments with various other methods of Electro-Culture. Currently, the former USSR is most active in this field. The several approaches to Electro-Culture include: (1) Antennas; (2) Static Electricity Generators; (3) Batteries; (4) Alternating Current; (5) Magnetism; and (6) Radio Frequencies, The subject also easily includes the applications of Sound and Discreet Lighting. The energies are applicd to the seeds, the growing plant, and to the soil, water, and/or air as appropriate. However, it is also easy to electrocute the plants, so gentle patience is the order of the season. [: the 1990s there will be an inevitable recurrence of widespread drought in America, as Stimulation of Plant Growth by Flectricity, Magnetism & Sound. Part 1 ‘By Mobius Rex REX RESEARCH PO Box 19250 Jean, Nevada 89019 USA 38¢NEXUS FEBRUARY - MARCH 1994