Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-03
County Training School Report lr
creased Attendance

| Reports received by State Superin-
tendent C. P. Cary from twenty-one
of the twenty-five county training
schools for teachers which We're in
operation last year show a net gain
in enrolment of Al on December 1st,
this year, compared with that of last
year on the same date, the figures
being ,041 and 1000 respectively. Of
the 1,O41 enrolled this year 81 are
young men, gain of s over the num-
Der enrolled last year. The number
of high school graduates enrolled de-
creased from 1872 to 107.
Potash and Potatoes
A recent issue of the Wisconsin
Agriculturist contained a statement
of the experience Of a man in grow
ing potatoes on marsh lands. 1t is
we'll known fact that marshes. eX-
cept an occasional one that re-
ceives a large amount Of wash from
surrounding high lands, are lacking
in potassium and phosphorous, espec-
tally the former This man treated
two one-fourth acre tracts and
planted one of the same size with
out treatment Of the results the re-
port says:
Plot No. | received no fertilizer
or manure. Plot No. 2 received so
pounds of sulphate of potash. On
plot No. 3 three tons of manure was
applied
On plot No. 1, "A bushels of infer
ior potatoes We're harvested per
acre. On plot No. 2, 100 bushels of
marketable potatoes per acre and 52
bushels Of culls were produced On
plot No. 3, 1872 bushels per acre of
marketable potatoes and 40 bushels
of cul1s were produced. The potatoes
on plot No. ,, however, were very
scabby. While those on plot No.
were free from this disease
This ought to be suggestion to
the farmers of Wisconsin who have
ductive. In the above instance, the
potash would cost about $3.50 for
the 0ne-fourth acre, Or at the rate |
Of $1f per acre, with a difference in
yield Of 1876 bushels to thet acre In |
comparison the potash was cheaper |
than the value ordinarily placed on
three tons of manure, making it |
thus apparent that is is the best |
treatment for potatoes. 1t does not |
follow, however, thatt it would be |
the best treatment for some of the |
other farm crops.
The above illustrates the advan-
tage of a careful study of fertilizers. |
The potash supplied the one element |
that was absent while the barn yard |
manure furnished many elements |
that were present in sufficient guam |
titles. SO it is in purchasing pre-
pared fertilizers (the so-called com |
plete kinds), that may contain sew
aral of the more costly elements that |
are already in the soil in ample sup
ply. On marsh lands it is fair to as
sumo that potash is most needed |
and phosphorus to a lesser extent.
On the high lands, if clover is
sown and plowed under, the only ele-
ment for which there is any material
need IS phosphorus and that can be
added in the manure if any consid-
erable amount Of bran is fed to the
dairy COWS. This is an advantage
which Wisconsin possesses over the
grain growing states. This, with our
excellent rainfall, accounts mainly for
our consistently large yields Of Wis
cOnSn crops.
If the cheap lands of upper Wis
consin are used for dairying there
will be no need TO. purchased fertil-
lzers for centuries to come