Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-09-06
: AGRICULTURAL
: C,or fko Southern Cnitiraior.

Boner.cr'S MGHuTe.-tnT reply w sc'Si"
gentlemen making enquiries as 10 the
sonrcc whence information may be OBJ
tanned as 10 this method of making ma
nure, we refer them 10 The advertisement
of Messrs. Albeit Ss Co. OF Baltimore.
ghich VIC have transferred 10 oar columns.
We know of no other agency in the South
ern States, and presume there IS not a.
mother. as wc have not seen notice oil
any. We would. however. most respect
fully sugses, TO Messrs. A. & Co. The pro-
prieiy Of establishing Que in Georgia, for
The accommodation Of those Of our planters
who desire 10 avail themselves Of its adj
van,ages. Some Of our correspondents
have propounded to Us many enquiries
with regard TO the method. as TO its cost,
whe,her a man who is not chemist can
use il. and what substances il will convert
into manure, sc. &C., none Of which can
we answer as definitely rs we should de-
sirc. We have no doubt however that
The materials employed are cheap. and
can be used by any man who eau COM
preheud the plaipest prescription. aod we
take i, for granted il will convert oil sub
stances iu,o inanurc which ure usually
shas appropriaied-even tan bark. In
conclusion. we nnsi remark to our CORES
pondents, that they can form as dehuite
conclusions Is 70 its merits as we can, II
they have carefully read al! the extracts
we have copied into the "Soulhcn Guilt
vator," for we have regarded it subject
of vial importance, aud have given them
whatever information we could ohlain
from osr exchange papers.
Wesubjoin letter from Messrs. Albeit
&c., in reply to the remarks OF our cor
RESPONDENT "H.," in which he alludes TO
Bommcr's method. Messrs. A. 81 Go.
will perceive on reference to the commu-
nication of "H.." thar they have fallen
toto error rs 10 his dntn-probably they
have been led into i, 10y the typographical
error oil the paper which copied the article
from the .Sonlhern Cultivator." III"
asserted ihat il would require 1890 TO
1900 gallons of wafer to every 1000 lbs.
OF straw" nnd not 100 lbs. Of stra'o as
quo,cd rs MessrS. A & Co. This fact
makes them approximate nearer ia their
views. but they are evidently yet far apart
rs TO the quantity Of waier necessary To be
used ip this process.
BALTIMORE, Aug. s, lS43.
To thc Editor Of he Soa.kera Cattiraior-
Sir-As tho proprieiors of the paten,
riatt for the BONNER Manure Method" ="
an article has been shown TO US, copied
from ourpaper. in which correspondsn'
Of yours, signing himself H." s'aies
shat .,,he method requires from 1900 to
1900 gallons OF wafer TO every 100 lbs. oi
srraw."
As your correspondent, evidently holds
q ..richt," we think tha, i, will be easy 10
convince him thai in this respect no has
fallen irto error.
In the frs, place he viii acknowledge
that the great bulk Of water which is used
is re,sined in the heap; that grea, care !:
taken TO prevent loss either by filtration
or evaporation; that If ii is not retained ID
the form ofwaier, the elements into which
j, is decomposed must still remain there
in come other form, and whatever furm
these elements may assume, their ngere-
saie weigh, viii teiec, the amount Of wa,
ter which the heap has absorbed and de-
composed.
Now we have the testimony of the New
York State Agricultural Society. that .he
straw undergoing this process quadruple,
its weight. and assuming water 10 weigh
about 3 Lbs. 10 the gallon, tuear enough
for our presen, purpose.) We have som'
data upon which 10 found an estimate o
the amounted wa.er consumed in the Bonn
mer process.
Thus 1870 lbs. ofsiraw produces 400 lbs
manure. having ipcreesedin the process
800 lbs, which at l5s. per gallon is equi
yslent TO 373 gallons, which must be yer,
rear The amount absorbed.
Oa, own opinion is, lha, The straw NOR
than quadrlpies It's weight. but that
Cannot quin,pple il from ,cater. is evidcn
ced by Inc fact that The Utmost absorben
capacity Of 100 lbs straw in water is q
gaiions 3 quaus,w IS hich your correspondent
will fed By actual experiment.
Very respectfully your ob'i serv'is.
ABBETT d CO.