Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-18

color and size of any in the trial strongest
this plot The Corn got fully twelve inches taller
and much larger this plot any seemed
demonstrate that the additional of four ton of hardwood ashes
per plus b of Acid Phosphate would solve the fertility
problem soil On the next plot four ton of Hardwood
crop secured although the
crop was not as large nor as healthy in appearance crop
plot four the Phosphate had been added to
the hardwood ashes This demonstration which will be
timed newt wear nroves concsvev that several thousand acres
peat land lying Rls County be made highly
ducve by the addition OF small quantities of hardwood ashes and
Acid Phosphate 1t is believed that this application in every
three years will keep up fertility of these soils
Project No. g.
Development Upon coming into the County,
from the bin examination and from potato buyers that the
farmers OF hnsk county were growing great number VI n
varieties and varieties of potatoes that not standard upon
the market Very little done in the of treatment of seed
to prevent disease or spraying potatoes against ppun ana
blight During the first studied the growing conditions
throughout the County and found that the trading ceners lying
adysimt Weyerhauer the best adapted
to the commercial producing of potatoes Community potato
each of these villages and
through these local associations the County Agent has worked o
the past two
During the first year extensive trials were conducted using
Yorker potatoes late varieties
resulted the adoption of the Rural New Yorker as the
variety Weyearser their soil being clay and
pareny best adapted to the Rural New Yorker At Bruce the
Association unanimously adopted the Green Mountain
standard variety The sand loan soils being adapted much bet
ter to the Mountain than the Rural New Yorker AT
Ladysmih Yorker and the Green Mountain
grown about equal proportions the soil in the trade territory OF
Ladysmih being widely diversified
the Association extensive demonstration
being Submae seeding treatment
TO prevent scab on potatoes and also prevent
four package Submae being the
that Association this spring. The four ounces OF
Submate being Dissolved thirty gallon of water and
the this solution for and half hours In nine
of this treatment has been ninety per cent effective
both the scab and black scu The members of this
adopted the Corrosive Sublmate treatment
practical for this disease and recommended to
farmers generally throughout the County
varieties have been increased until this fall there
pure Green Mountain and Rural New Yorker seed
in storage ranging twenty-five to hrtytWo cents
per market has been received for this quantity
of pure growers decided to hold them until
seeding safe predict that these varieties
will bring per than table stock This
demonstrates he value of this quality of potatoes.
Three spraying outfits have been purchased and two
communities have asked the County Agent to locate for them
the best outfit on the market Tor next season. In c case
systematic spraying has been carried out the
yields have been on an average of oryye to sixty bshe per
greater than unsprayed fields similarly located
membrs of the regular organized associations under the
the County Agent selected exhibit of show potatoes
for the State Potato Show held at Eau Claire. This
exhibit awarded third premium competition with twenty
The year previous Rusk Count exhibit had been
awarded thirteenth place competing counties These
opinion demonstrate the value OF organization and
leadership
Project No. g.
Seed Corn Dissemination: Many County de-
termned grow maturity with view of demonstrating the
yellow dent bred by Professor DeWiche at
Ashland Yellow Dent Corn out in peck lots
whom located in the town of Wilson
earliest standard variety of dent in Wis
It's fodder is we'll leaved and makes excellent slage
majority of this planted after June list but was killed by
August 9th Notwithstanding this short six of the
reported matured permit taking of seed
Although of seed small will make possible wider
of this variety this The town of Wilson has
ing center.
Project No. H.
who for slage have expressed their desire
crop with the which would not only
of sage but would make the forage more
balanced ration with the view OF finding crop That would
the method of growing here the bean
Dewche of the State Demonstration
quantity the black early bean seed Ten
peck of this seed with nnOcuaon soil with
understanding that they to plant this with their corn
The seed planted late in June and killed by heavy frost on
At this time the bean had made vigorous growth
height we'll aved and heavily set with beans SIX
reported mature beans this short
incubation found all places The
plant substituted in the ration for Glover and
nitrogen gaheer than either medium mammoth
Judging from this demonstration it it would be
farmers for sage seed with the corn
a quantity of black beans.
Project No. IS.
Sixty oats compared with the larger white Oat ma
ory throughout the County reported to the County
lodging of oats With the idea of overcoming this
oats tried out this comparison
with Russian white developed at the State Farm
White Silver Mine Professor E. j. Dewiche of the State
furnished the White No. oats Twelve farmers given
three pecks each of this variety All report greater yield from