Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-01
am Sir, respectfully yours,
To d. K. Minor

or;-Ihe enclosed notes Of the effects Of Pom.
utetle oh various crops, you may use If vou c,p
MAKE tnem seryceab'e, totthout nv name for I am
too young iarmer TO appear in print. / hone
you may hnd sumcient encouragement 10 enable
you 10 increase your business and thar f., r,a,, -
come more profitable TO you than | fear il has We
been. Yours, sc. - II - u" We
PELHAMDALE, w. c. Co., Dec. 9. 1910.
AS promised 10 give you the result of nv 81.
perments with Poudrette a manure for various
crops, now have to say that consider If sunerior
70 any that have ever tried.
IN fof0'oeS, the SC d., soil and time of plan,ing
the same, those manfred with Poudrotte in the driil
came up four days earlier than thes. manned
WIN the Desi stable manDre and kept during their
whole growth before them; and when duo ,L.n
yielded larger tubers; but as the two p,ree7s ssts
not accurately measured, tsome having been used
early) cannot say how much difference there va,
IN the product; but know those raised with pom
drette were the largest bulk.
For Corn, think no other manure can come in
competition with IL planted, last season, on sward
| Iahu turned over being first MANFRED with common
yard dung the gOund rolled very fat and har,oyv-
ed-no plough used afterwards; the rows being
marked oy an OF chain drawn on the ground the
corn cropped, and half gill Of poudrette imme-
ula'ey put on the corn, and lightly covered with
the hoe. This was done from 25tb 10 lstb ~ M,
as the weather allowed. More than a fortniyb, ~
yer my neghbors had planted, was told by many
VINO saw the manner and lime Of plantino Thai I
shou'd have no crop, but IN three weeks nv corn
Iather advanced than any me; and il continued
oi me hnost color, and was the best filed ofsnv
saw through the season. Il was cut up and rsn,5v
60 orm The held on the first Of September and when
Nhuskeo, turned out the least soft corn that svc,
ms 10, m proportion 70 the good corn can attributs
IS quick add good growth to nothing but the Pou.
he as 'ns Iand was not well TILED, Inc corn hav-
lie Sny hld one good hoeing after il came up the
; On Graf, Rpsrun through il twice.
IL highest terms OF Poudrsttss-;sg I go. .-.t O.. ~
some paftsn Of new garden soon Is IN b,gs
Z some loan, erascl. and peat earth on n piece .
? swamp ground hed IN wi,h stone end rubbish from
: the waks, and sOwed grass seed in Oef,l,e,
could see the grass fairly up before the snow cam
, On December-but IN March, scarcely any appear
ance oigrass, or root was visible, had the eroun
raked over, and Poudrette sptlad lightly over \
r and then about halt the usual quantity Of clover
seed sowed on Il. The effect vas truly astonisb
ingi Tor IN June u was cut agnh IN August and al
50 some feed M October; and inuI the snow of Ia
9Th instant Il remained beautifully green. A smaI
space, where shovel full z the Poudretie va
dropped by accident, and no very well gathsre,
, up, grew 50 luxunantyas tdbe ~ once perceive,
{ on entering the garden.
For THrnips, know Podreue 10 be alno,,
n certain guard against the u. Mine, this year an
- as hne as were ever raise IN the county; and al
though sowed from the { n Of Jolly 70 he Isl o
September THE latter aida crop Of botatoes.l The,
have fully matured; ani no appearance Of lniurI
rom The ny from the Yne Of sowing. puf tbt
Poudre'ie on the drill otr the turnip seed. and !
TOOK but very small fjantity, say not more ina,
70 look like a train Of ,jnpowder.
.for CmEmbsrS, .J,hs, &c. think Poudrs Il,
mixed with peat eutiithe best manure ever t,isJ
e raised very fine wJer melons on 1saA ugi,b 49,
le compost the last sls5n.
" we can add o, testimony, 10 the value Of tbr
il. m'nure Tor CARA veget ibiss; sspseiilIv GasJ,
ggeu'' upon h'5h We made an experiment IA,
et .et gu.n iny proved the superiority
es - "N7t oilef manure.