Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-22
RUSk IN PRELIM-
MARY SURVEY
One OF First Nine Counties in Plan
OF University Authorities for
the Soil Survey

A cooperative soil survey of the
state is soon to begun under the direc-
tion of the State Geological and Natur-
al History Survey and the College .of
Agriculture of the University of Wis
consin, assisted by the Bureau of Soils
of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture. An act passed by the last legis-
lature provides that soil survey and a
soil map of the state be made to ascer-
tain the character and fertility of the
developed and undeveloped soils of the
state, the extent and practicability of
drainage of swamp and wet lands and
the means for conserving and increas-
ing the fertility of the soils. The sum
of $1,000 annually is appropriated for
the next two years for this work.
The plans include preliminary sur
vey of the undeveloped third of the
state, mostly in the northern sections,
and detailed survey of the developed
two-thirds of the state. The prelimin-
ary work will occupy five or six years,
while the detailed survey will require
at least ten years for completion. The
detailed survey will be inaugurated in
Iowa, Waukesha, Waushara and Bay
field counties, since the certain regions,
the effort being to secure results in the
early years of the survey which will be
of greatest benefit to ali the people of
the state. In Bayfield, county sections
suitable for fruit raising will be sur
veyed.
For the preliminary survey district
including Pierce, Pepin, St. Crolx,
Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa. Rusk,
Barron and Polk counties will be includ-
ed. Some other counties will also be
included in the preliminary survey de-
tails for which have not as yet been ar
ranged.
The Bureau of Soils of the u. S.
Department of Agriculture, which is
conducting surveys in many states,
has arranged to cooperate in the work
under the direction of the College of
Agriculture, and field men representing
both the Bureau and the university will
work together. Five or six men will
be put in the field at once by the Col
lege of Agriculture and similar num-
Der by the Bureau of Soils. The pur-
pose of the plan, as now outlined, is to
Lo F,111 inf tinr nd
ing the present character of Wisconsin
soils and their needs as regards fertility
drainage, and in other particulars.
Miss Mabel Sinclair retuned Saturday
from st. Paul, where she attended the
International C. E. Convention and Wis
tied relatives.
O. Kuenne and two daughters, Alma
and Tillie, of Medford were visiting c.
Jung and family. Mr.. Kuenne is SON
in-law of Mr.. Jung.
FIR. Joseph Schell, formerly of this
city, was noting improvements here
Wednesday. He has been transferred
from Saxon to Stanbold.
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Hadden came
over from Bruce Tuesday and went up
the river with the editors family for
couple of days outing at Maple Park.
Large numbers of our citizens are en-
joying a few days at time camping
in the woods just now. j. c. Lee and
family have been occupying the cottage
UP the river for the past week.
Burton M. Apker and Ezra Hess of
Weyerhauser took the Civil Service
examination here Saturday for Fourth
Glass Postmaster at that place. The
examination was given by Postmaster
Fritz in the Library Building.
E. M. Worden, ID. H. Richards, o.
E. Anderson and A. E. Foster went to
Minneapolis Monday, to witness the
arrival of the autos in the Glidden 250O
miles race. The route takes the cars
from Minneapolis to Kansas City.