Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1917 — Potash in Banana Stalks. [ARTICLE]

Potash in Banana Stalks.

Banana stalks may help to solve the fertilizer problem of this country. Experiments Indicated that a ton of stalks yielded 188 pounds of dry matter, containing 13.7 per cent potash, or about two-thirds as much as is yielded by the dried kelp of out- Pacific coast. An examination of banana skins showed a total potash 1 -content of 1.05 per cent, the dry matter containing 9.03 per cent potash. • '