Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-31

purposes, set opposite our name, pro-
vided it is placed in a convenient place
for hauling, at price not to exceed
" dollars ton or yard"
A thousand tons or more signed for
in this way is a sufficient guarantee to
start operations.
There are limestone bluffs in seem
ingly out-of-the-way places. To Illus
trate, cooperating with County Agent
q. V. Ryall, we recently held meet
ing in the town of Lincoln, Adams
county. There is a limestone bluff in
this township located on the county
line between Adams and Marquette
counties. Years ago, lime for plaster
ing purposes was burned on these
bluffs. Large piles of lime waste ac-
cumulated and remained there until
recently. No one in that locality real
lied its value until last year when a
progressive farmer in that vicinity
purchased one pile and is now using it
to aid in securing good stands of al
falfa. This locality is nine miles from
the nearest railroad station.
This lime bluff is worth thousandF
of dollars to that community as the
adjoining sandy soil is often extreme
ly acid and cannot even grow clover
without lining. This farmer has
demonstrated that alfalfa can be
grown in that locality and much larger
yields can be secured by lining. m
forts are not being made to subscribe
for enough lime to operate crusher.
In the meantime the piles of waste air
Stacked lime are being hauled to be
used for further demonstrations in
growing alfalfa.
Waste Lime From Paper Mills.
Central Wisconsin has number of
paper mills that use pure burnt lime in
their purifying processes. This lime,
after being used, Is dumped in their
yards. w. w. Clark, while county
agent in Portage county, had number
of farmers use this lime with good re-
Suits Others have tried it, and we
can safely recommend this grade for
agricultural purposes in localities
tributary to these paper mills. There
Nekoosa, Kaukauna, Peshtigo, and
other places. Each of these mills have
a large supply of waste lime on hand.
The Mosinee mill has given permit to
farmers to haul this lime away with
out cost and many are using this waste
lime at the present time. Managers of
other mills would likely give this lime
away.
Northern Wisconsin has many piles
of wood ashes near sawmills and other
places. These ashes are out in the
open, subject to rain and weather
conditions, yet they contain from 40 to
80 per cent actual lime, as the lime
does not wash out with rains. In other
words, about two pounds of these
ashes are as good as a pound Of
ground limestone, If both are of the
same degree of dryness. Now, if these
are fresh, hardwood dry ashes, the
value would be as follows:
Per Ton
of Ashes
Value of lime (about 4 lime). $500
Value of potash as fertilizer, 60
pounds at cents. 800
Value of phosphorus. 10 pounds at
cents 10
Total .......... ................$5.7
A ton of fresh, hardwood ashes
worth 500, yet hundreds Of tons are
being wasted in northern Wisconsin
every year. Let's save this waste as
many farms need it badly. Softwood
ashes are approximately one-half the
value of hardwood, but of enough value
to pay to haul them to the FARMS Even
the ashes accumulated for years are
worth hauling and should be spread on
the land to aid in growing the much
needed alfalfa.
Mari From Lakes Valuable.
Many Wisconsin lakes contain mari.
a very pure form of lime. We find
mari in many of the lakes in the coun-
ties of Waupaca, Portage, Waushara,
Adams, Shawano, Marinette, Door,
Burnett, Marquette, Waukesha, and
other counties.
What is mari, and how can we recog-
nize it? This is a question frequent
ly asked.
Pure mari is chalky white in color
The mari we ordinarily find is blue
gray, or grayish in color, intermixed
with white or gray colored remains of
snail shells, clam shells, or other shell
fish. A large portion of mari comes
from the remains of these disinte-
grated shell fish, other parts come
from lime washed out of the soil
through drainage waters. This lime is
carried to lakes by rivers, creeks,
and so FORTH and deposited there as
the water evaporates. Blueaclays often
resemble mari; but the difference is
easily determined by the use of
hydrochloric acid When this acid
is added to mari twill bubble or
effervesce; If it is clay, you will see
no action whatever. The purity of the
sample can be determined by the
amount of mari that disappears in the
acid test Pure mari will disappear
almost entirely il enough acid is add
ed. Impurities, that is, sand or clay,
will remain.
These mari deposits are found under
different conditions, sometimes covered
with peat or muck or with water vary
ing in depth from one to twenty-five or
more feet.
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