The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-03-30
" Hail! first Of Arts source Of domestic sass,
Pride Of the land and patron Of the seas"
From the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper.
A New Manure.


A New Manure.
Thsres perhaps, no portion OF your inter.
esiing "Newspapes" perused with so much
interest by M, rlty Of your readers as The
two columns generally appropriated 10 your
agricultural correspondence and Feel
confident that AN no; alone in the con
vict,on, tina, they emanate from men prac.
tcalIy acquainted With their subjects; the
reverse OF which, farmers generally have
toe inst cause 10 complain OF in most Of the
agricultural publications. Of tho day.
esl,n. matter treated of, by individuals
from almost every section Of county, OBJ.
served tina, this portion has not ye! Thrown
in iis mite"
Ny principal otjec. in taking up the
"q1lll' at this time, is TO state fac, shlch
may be interesting 10 some of my brother
farmers, as have coed reason TO presume
i, is novel one to the most of them.
|! is in regard TO phem bran as ma.
nurc. There having accumulated large
portion Of this bran IN a neIshborIug mer.
chan, -four NIL, oaIn. TO lis being IN.
slleabe feed" as containing but little nu.
irlment, il vas at such a low price as 10.
duced few Of our farmers 10 test IT'S viz.
tue as manure; It was applied en- wheat
and the resul, was 81 differing tina, large
number were persuaded TO ,ry it on corn.
Tha, which was miaarti n the hIa faded
to come up" THIS vas considered Al eyi.
dence OF lie Strength, aad h So sh0 hive
since applied It IN more Moderate aud
proper propo,Ions, have been rewarded IN
an astonishing increase IN yield. Laud
that was abandoned as entirely worn out,
has yielded by the application oil wheat
bran alone, thirty and even forty bushels q
com per acre. The quantity applied TO
wheat is abou! fo.iy bushels per acre so.n
broaIcas. after tho ground vas prepared
for the reception Of the gheu' the proper.
ton for hill Of corn mus, not be great.
er than half . pint, otherwise n Nll htil
the cosu 10 the sa4 manner rs gu1uo.
Respecting the cost, may here State
that i. is soId in lhs nelshbothood, by the
sinsle bashel, a! from ten to twelve ccnts;
,hps making tho cost OF This kidd Of ma.
nure per acre abou, 81 90.
an aware that in many neis hbofhools,
oil kind of mill feed is sold by the double
bushel, but the above calcu alton has te.er.
sncs TO single bushels. Wheat bran, OF
shorts, as tie sometimes called, consists
as all kao~, OF The very outsIle hull, anI
'ns a singular fact, that The next higher
grade, or brosn sutf, has been found BY
fair experiment, 10 be Of very triGlng cd.
vantage. Ny knowledge of agricultural
chemistry - Vi 50 itLDtltH N4Autti tnAl !
an unto'e 10 explain wherein consists It's
virtue, bl. would be pleased # some ono &C.
quainied with the science would do SO, and
thu, those Who feel sufficiently interested
would make the experiment the ensuing
season on their corn, and make known lhc
result.
will conclude this communication. ahict
snow longer ihan | intended, by adding
ihat ae Of this country, ave shallow plough
men TO man : FOR this very plausible rea
son, and The only on, which in my ludsme
can be given, i. e., VIC are unable TO ploug
deep. on accoun, Of multitude Of stone
Should you cousIdet this worthy Of setu
N type, you will hear again from IL
ford County farmer. l. {.
HUIord County, Nd. 1910.