The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-03-28
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From the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper.
A NEW MANURE.

There is, perhaps, no portion of your IN
tercsiing "Newspaper" perused with as
much interest by majority of your readers,
as the two columns generally appropriated
to your agricultural correspondence and
feeIl confident that am not alone in the con-
viclioD, that they emanate from men partlcu.
larly ACQUAINTED with their subjects; The re-
verse of which, farmers generally have too
Just cause to complain Of in most Of the
agriculture publications of tho day. Whilst
facts have been elected, and interesting mat
Ter .reated Of, by individuals of almost
every section of our Country, have observ-
ed that this portion has not yet thrown in
its mitc."
My principal object in taking up the 'quip
al this time, is to STATE a fact which may be
interesting to some of my brother farmers,
as have good reason TO presume it is
novel one to mast of them.
II is in regard 10 rlieat bran as manure.
There having accumulated large portion
of this bran in neighboring merchant flour
mill, owing to its being ursaleable "feed."
as containing but very little nutrimen, it
was offered at such a low price as induced
a few of our farmers 10 test its virtue as
manure it was applied on wheat. and the
resul, was so Aatcring that large number
we're persuaded to try it on corn. That
which was manured in the hill failed to'como
up,' this was considered an evidence of lis
strength, and those who have since applied
it in more moderate and proper proportions
have been rewarded in an astonishing m
crease in Weld. Land that was abandoned
as entirely woin out, has yielded by the
application of wheat bran alone. thirty and
even forty bushels of corn per acre. The
quantity applied to wheat land is about forty
bushels per acre =; snwn broadcast alter the
ground was prepared for the reception of
The wheat the proportion for hill of corn
must not be greater than half pint, other.
wise i, will kill the corn in the same manner
as guanO.
Respecting the cost, must here state that
it is sold in this ncIghborhood by the single
busheI, at from twelve to ten cents; thus
making the cost of this kind Of manure per
acre about S4.0O.
am aware that in many neighborhoods,
all kind Of mill feed is sold by the double
busl.el, bet the above calculation has rrfer
ence 10 single bushels. Whea, bran. or
shorts AS Il is sometimes called. consists as
all know, of the very outside hull, and it is
singular TACT, that the next highest. grade, or
brown stuff. has been found by fair expert.
ment, to be Of very lrf1ing advantage. My
knowIcgde of agricultural chemistry is of so
limited a nature, that am unable 10 explain
wherein CONSISTS its virtue, but would be
pleased il some one acquainted with the
science would do so, and that those who
feel sufficiently interested, would make the
experiment the ensuing season on their corn
and make known The result.
Twill conclude this communication, which
is now longer than intended, by adding,
that we of this conntry, are shallow plough
men to man; for this very plausible reason,
and the only one in my judgement can be
given, i. e.. we arc unable to plough deep,
on account Of a multitude of stones.--
Should you consider this worthy of setting
in type, you will again hear from Hartford
County farmer.
Hartford County, Nd, ls49. E. c.