Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1914 — What Ashes Are Worth. [ARTICLE]

What Ashes Are Worth.

Wood ashes not only contains potash, but servo to loosen stiff soils and perform valuable service as a chemical reagent. This is due to the large proportion of lime contained In the ashes—about 85 per cent—which is In the best form in which It can be used. About 120 pounds of potash Is the proportion in a ton of wood ashes, while 700 pounds of lime accompanies It. These proportions may be more or less, according to the kind of wood from which the ashes are obtained Ashbs are worth only |6 per ton, according to the above proportions, so fur as the actual potash is concerned, though the lime and other substances contained possess value, the phosphoric add ranging from 2 to 5 per cent—lndiana Farmer.