Show VALUE IN SAGE BRUSH profitable sagebrush growing is likely to be the title of an agricultural publication of the near future in fact the hitherto insignificant desert weed already has been made ta produce profits profit profits in thenorma the form forma of soluble potash experiments are being conducted in southern utah and nevada at the present time that may result in the production of potash in commercial quantities state senator M L lee cashier of the bank of pioche neu ne is at the head of a movement to investigate the possibilities of producing p efrom sagebrush experiments are already being conducted conduct pd or will soon BOOD be started at panaca pioche partition carowan Pa rowan cedar city milford delta nephi juab josh lovelock and winnemucca the most extensive experiment started is at the dry farm owned by senator lee sixty miles west of pioche there a tractor will be put to work tearing up the he sagebrush and stacking them for experimental work indications are that the venture will be profitable only when handled on an extensive scale with a tractor and rail to dray drag up the brush senator lee ike has written to J H manderfield assis assistant tnt general passenger agent of the salt lake route baking asking for freight rates on the product he said that he expected to have a hundred cars of the product ready for shipment from pioche in the near future it is valued at from 45 to 91 a ton he says ashes of sagebrush according to chemical investigation contains potash soluble in water the quantity varies aries in different localities but around southern utah and nevada senator lee says there is an average of so 30 per cent furthermore Futher more the so called rabbit brush contains even a higher per cent potash than the sagebrush senator lee has advertised in the vicinity of that he will buy during dunne the next three months ashes of sagebrush in carload lots lota the ashes will probably contain from 15 to 30 per cent of soluble potash the pioche banker has contracted to ship the ashes to the virginia carolina chemical company of if richmond va where they wilt will be purified so as to in maka ke pure potash arrangements hit have us been made for a chemist in pioche to analyze the ashes purchased and payment will be made according to the following schedule ash containing 31 per cent water soluble potash or more 95 per ton ash containing 25 per cent or more 80 per oer ton ash containing 20 to 25 per cent ba 50 per ton ash containing 15 to 20 per cent 45 per ton senator lee has issued the following instructions concerning the preparation of the sagebrush ashes for shipment it appears that the leaves and smaller branches contain more potash than the trunk therefore care should be taken to preserve so far as possible the tha leaves and small branches if the ashes or coals are permitted to remain in the fire or near the intense heat generated by sagebrush until they cool gradually the coals and carbon will all go 50 to ashes however in burning on a large scale it may be found advisable to screen the best results wilt will be obtained by burning in the open without much draft draft has haa a tendency to carry adv the lighter particles containing potash remember that the potash is water aola able and burning on the damp ground will lose much of the potash my best information I 1 is that twenty t tona will constitute a car carload I 1 d |