River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-08-03
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
MAKE PROFITS IN
ST. CROIX COUNTY

Corn growers in st. Croix county
used about eighty tons of commercial
fertilizer this year. The material was
used at the rate of about $50 pounds
per acre, applied with a special at
tachment which fits OH all standard
makes Of corn planters. This mater
ial was used on about eighty farms
in this county.
In order to get an estimate of the
benefits derived from its use, a circu-
lar letter was sent out July IL, to
most of those vino purchased fertii-
izer this spring. A few characters
tic replies follow:
No. 1. No manure hut fertilizer
with (2-12-0) AZ inches. Pasture
and manure plus acid phosphate
(0-16-O) 81 inches. Pasture and
but no fertilizer, AZ inches.
In this case fertilizer beat pasture
and n
No. 2. Manure and acid phosphate,
GA inches. Manure and no fertil-
izer, "a inches.
No. 8. 1--WE did not have any rows
Of corr unfertilized for we feel th.s
we are beyond that stage. This is the
fourth season that we have used fer
tilizer for corn and if it is to be had
at reasonable prices, we would not
think of planting corn without it.
However, this year, we Experimental
with acid phosphate on n acre OF
oats and new seeding. We find a no
ticable difference both in grain and
grass seeding. We are going to do
this on a larger scale next season."
No. A. II did not measure corn on
the date requested but can say that
where fertilizer was used, the corn
is from 80 % to SO 20 better than the
other"
No. 5. One man reported no bene-
fit received from the use of fertilizer.
A brief summary of the benefits
Of commercial fertilizer, based on OBJ
servations of three seasons in st.
Croix county are:
/. Fertilized corn is a week to ten
days earlier in maturing than infer
tilted corn. In years of early frost
this may mean from $500 to $500
per acre.
2. 1t yields from S % to 40 20 more
corn per acre, depending upon date
Of first killing frost and other condi-
lions.
8. In general, acid phosphate gives
better results than the complete and
more expensive fertilizers. However,
there are special cases where complete
fertilizer should be used.
A. Nearly 100 20 of the trials made
show beneficial results from the use
phosphate for corn as well as for
grain crops.
tuberculosis Petitions Still Coming
in Rapidly
Every mail brings a new list OF
for the st. Croix county tuber-
culosis test. There are now 400 cat
tie owners in the county who have
the petition requesting that
the state take up the matter OF a
complete tuberculosis test in this
Many at first refuse to sign
the petition because they think that
will increase state expense and
therefore will eventually increase
their taxes. But, most of these sign
when it is explained that the money
for this work was appropriated by
the last legislature and that it st.
Croix county does not get the test.
other county will. Both Eau
Claire and Wood counties now have
thirteen hundred signers and may
finish their sixty per cent before We
do. If you have not already signed
one of the petitions you should do SO
at once so that the 400 who have
already signed may get the benefit OF
the test.
A. W. Knott, Co. Agent,