Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
agriculture.
EFFECTS OF GUANO ON WORKOUT
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ha We find in late number OF the Milford
tDel.) Beacon, the following letter from
Peter +. Causey, Esq, an Intelligent lar
,ner of that State. II expresses itseli
~ Mr.. Editor,--Having been often called
on, TO know the result of the application OF
Guano on WORKOUT lands, ask the iavor oi
your columns that may briefly give TO my
enquiring friends my experience IN Tins
most valuable article as manure hoping
byn This privilege that may induce others
to profit BY thus improving the soil.
'hiDuring The last year, ] purchased more
than ten tons of Guano: of this, 4 tried an
experiment of a. small5quantity on my
Bloomfield farm, near Milford, in thctenure
of Mr., james Sharp. We here selected
about twelve. acres of the poorest land on
the farm, which of itself, if put in market,
would not have brought more than one
dollar per acre.-77This land had not been
cultivated since the year 1913, and then
being in corn, produced about fifty bushels
TO the ~ acres. Finding it would not pay
the expense of cultivation, il remained as
worthless until the spring of 1918, when
we ploughcd it, and applied fifty eight dol
lars worth of G,ano as asiollows, viz twelve
hundred pounds of the Peruvian and fifteen
hundred pounds of the African. This we
scattered or sowed upon the ploughed
ground, broad cast, and narrowed it i'll
The land was then planted in corn, in hills
of about four feet apart, and produced the
first year two hundred bushels to the twelve
acrcs-a gain over the last tillage of one
hundred and fifty bushels, besides the in
creased quantity of fodder. This was the
result of the filty-eight dollars worth of
Guano, on about twelve acres of worn-out
land the first year for corn crop. Hence
it will be seen that the crop the first year,
after, paying all the costs of the Guano,
paid the cultivation, and the land was left
at least five hundred per cent. enhanced in
value. l. b. ..l...
1t is my impression that the land holders
and tenants should mutually join las they
are mutually bcncGttcd) in the application
OF Guano to lands, both to the corn and
small grain crops, as it doubtless is The most
profitable and economical of all manurcs,
and particularly adapted to the improve
ment of worn-out lands. II ltappcars TO con-
tain all the elements which grain or plants
require, that a manure can, and at the same
time, the convenience in It's application,
and the speedy results should be an induce
ment for every land holder 20 try it; and
when once this is done it will recommend
itself. | have tried the Guano in several
different ways, and find that of the hill the
most economical, say about tablespoonful
to the hill of corn. But the most approved
plan is that of applying it broad cast and
ploughing under. The quantity generally
use to the acre, is two hundred and fifty
pounds, (more would do no iniury.) Either
of these plans will pay better than the ex-
pertinent before mentioned on my Bloom
field farm e. ar
Il have also selected land, of as near the
same quality as possible, which / have laid
off in parcels adjoining, one had covered
with compost, another with barn-yard, or
COW pound, another with lime, another
with ashes, another with bone dust, and
another with Guano, and had all ploughcd
under and sowed in wheat and clovcr.--
The wheat on the Guano part was decided
ly the best, as was also the clover crop that
followed. The crops on the other parcels
were good, but none TO equal that of the
Guano.
Being thus convinced of the fertilizing
qualities of Guano, as manure, | can witt
confidence recommend il to my fellow far
iners, and would be pleased TO hear the re-
suits of their experience in its use.
=. +. CAUSEY.
milford, DEL, 1919.