The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-09-26

We lately saw an Instance of tho won
defiul fleets Of The above substances as a
maulrc, on the place Of Mr.. W. Shaw, iu
Needham. The soil was a light, sandy,
loan, that had become so exhausted lhat II
produced little else than sorrcl, US vas
there shown By adjacent land So small
was the produce, that The person who sold
the land aud had claiG TO It's use ono year
more, was willing TO felnquIsh hrs claim to
four acres foF three dollars.
Las; spring the land was poughed and
narrowed, then half an acre for corn was
MANFRED with two bushels Of salt, two casks
lime and the ashes from one ton OF coal,
mixed with SIX or seven cords Of loan, Ia.
ken from ridge, whet wall had been
retacyes!. On one side The wall, the head
land had been thrown, ADD 90 the other
some lltle loan from the side Of the road
The salt aud lime we're refuse, the for
mer cost 20 cents per bu.hel, and the latter
10 cents per eask. The ashes aud lonm
we're rcckoucd q. but little yaue. Thl-
manure was spread on the land, and re-.
NAMED on the top, ,he corn was dropped
on il, without turtuwing or hoeing.
We saw this corn July 20,h, aud il was
one Of tho most luxuriani as wall as hand.
some pieces that vo have seen, and more
forward than any other II was all spin
dlod out, and beginning to silk. II vas
throwing out . 3 and IN many cases or
shoots for ears. A good deal Of It was
i've and six feet high and though IN the
time Of severe drought, II did rot suffer
from this cause, as there was moisture be.
tween the rows % the surface. We notice
the same appearance as TO moisture IN the
garden mauurcd ~ like manner. As an
experiment, rod or two Of this land was
MANFRED with shoyeiul Of stable manure
in the bill mot good way Of applying IL
and on that tho corn was not much more
than half so big and nd, so forward, as i,
vas Just spmdisng, while the other was be
ginning 10 stalk.
This experiment with mineral mnnures
so successful md SO promising, thus far, is
worthy Of attention. We hope to be able
to give the result 10y and by, and show a
specimen Of the crop. The corn is about
i twice us ANlth rs usual UUslues pumpkins
and turnlps on the same land. The rows
arc less than three feet apart and the bills
4 less than two. As the corn is forward, II
| II be cut up at the ground and shocked,
when he grain is well glazed The crop will
doubtless DO better than II will il the stocks
be cut lIulc before this time, and II will
/ lei IN The sun SO rs to give good growth
to the turuips.-- Boston Cuitipdtur.
ASTONISHING EFFECT OF GUANo
Al the exhibition Of tho Massachusetts
Horticultural Society, in Boston. the Tran
script says that promising Object Of nttcn
ton was the produce Of two seed of s,rec
corn, planted by J. +. Teschemachcr il ,ht
Public Garden on the l2lb Of May last, it
poor sandy soil. One withou, any manure
product, one stalk, one ear weight II ID
The other mnuured with Guano, produced
eight good cars and four or five usees,
ones; weight eight pounds. Only two
spoontuls Of tho GUAuo were used on The
hill. These specimens we're taken from {
small piece planted with corn a, the same
time--every other bill being MANFRED witt
Guano-- and the effects is tho sam,
throughout the whole mericaa Farmer
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