Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-24
No. ! yielded A bushels per a.rc,
No. 2 d. Alt du do.
No. 3 do Al do 10.
No. q do 33 do dn.

No.2 d. Alt DO do.
Nod do 80 do do.
Branch T Hurt OF Prince George fallowed 4
small hcd ct len acres in The spring OF lS4S tor
corn, after having given the whole pretty good
dressing OF farm yard manure and married il the
preceding year In the middle OF The field three
acres were measured of TO which compost OF
the following materials was applied in The hill:
Guano $50 pounds, eached ashes Is bushels,
plaster 3 bushels, woods mould 6 cart loads
The three acres yielded nine barrels per acre, the
remainder six barrels per acre. II is impossible
10 state VITA! proportion OF the increase vas due
10 The suano. The experiment is cited Chiefly TO
show The great value Of such a compost which
was bnth cheap aid admitted Of convenient ap.
plicaliOn.
On no crop is The action OF guano more striking
than on oats A gentleman in Chesterfield last
year made great crop on very poor land, which
he subjected 10 accurate weight, but am mol in
possession OF the precise results The increase
WAS Sufficient 10 pay Tor The Guano several lines.
Dr. Dupuy iniofrls me OF a heavy crop now
growing in the neighborhood CT Petersburg on
land which, without help, WI uld barely have pro-
drLed seed
1t may be expected thar | should state some
thing OF my personal experience CT the value OF
Gudno. My operations arc, Tor The most part,
horticultural, and in conducting them | have
iound Gaano to b. indispensable: For the Irish
potato il is preferable 10 stable manure, ard Tor
cabbages quite as good Where beush, manufcs
are used, Guano is lhs cheapest Of all. But lis
greatest recommendation consists in the facility
with which ii is applied. During the past spring
my crop OF ten acres ci potatoes was planted wnh
more ease ard expedition than Two acres could
have been planned win the use OF stable manure,
however convenient il might have been. l! is
indeed but lew hours wyIk with single la
borer, 10 prepare an acre OF erounu with Guano
For cabbases and potatoes, wach require abun-
danl supplies Of nouri.hmeIt, have found the
following preparation 10 BE- the b:sl: Lay of the
ground in burrows as deep as They can DC made
by passing single plough in both directions;
then srew the Guano in The bottom OF The iurfow
at The rate oil lhreetoufhs OF pound 10 ten yaIds
Of running measure. For potatoes. draw III about
an inch u Garth before planning, 10 prevent the
cuttings from coming in immediate contact with
the Guano: ior ca5aecs, ridge over with the
plough, aud then moderately level down With the
hoe. With burrows al three feet distance, IL would
take about $50 pounds OF Guano 10 Tic acre
Two years ago my summer crcp nt potatoes was
abOu! l3O bushels TO the acre, as nearly is could
estimate The product. Last year, which was We
~ nntavorabic the crop was greatly inierlo;i but
one year with another, potatoes, under this treat
meni may be regarded as vary certain crop
and The recent high prices, in consequence OF The
| prevalence Of rol 81 the North, render Them vau.
| able one in places no; loo remote from ma rEei .
short, have toutd Gnano TO be Invaluable Tor
all The crops have attempted II gov, including
| fruit Trees and vines OF every description, with
the single exception OF the sweet polatoe. lis
failure in that is 10 be ascribsd o The usual mode
OF cuiyalion-ihe coDcal form OF Inc hills re
| ssting The admission of The rains. Treated like
! the Irish potato, The sweet potato Won no doubt
succeed equally we'll, as indeed j. bids fair 10 Dc
! the Present season.
To show ina. G1ano is not so transient in lis
| effects as som. have conlendld who have used il
| iDjudicioasv, manv iacts might be alleged; bul
| lew only Will suffice. Nathaniel G. Cienshaw
| OF Hanover, has informed me that from single
| application OF $50 or 400 pounds 10 The acre, On
poor ground, he ob!ainsd three excellent crops IN
| succession, OF lurnips, corn and whea either o!
| which more Than remuneraled him Tor The outlay.
| As proof OF The estimation in which ne
| holds il, he is this year using large quanliy.-
| DR.. Dupuy. whom have before referred 10, has
| now a Goe growth OF clover, not only on land
where the Guano was applied al The time OF SOW
ing The wheat, but on land also where il had only
been applied 10 crop preceding The wheat. In
one OF the bts. portions OF The field piece
OF ground was eiI which received no benc.
| fit from guano, on which the clover Is sparse
ard diminuive, bearing scarcely no COMPARE
son TO The growth ON the held al large. Al San
| dy Spring was showed piece of land which
| was leo poor 10 have been cultivated without
maGuring, but from which a crop Of wheat ri
ID bushels 10 the acre had been reapcd, and also
two good crops Of timolhy-all from sirge ap.
| plicalion Of guano | have seen other field, in
grass where spaces had teen lett without guano
which showed marked difference in The growth
| for years afterwards.
But il may be asked, are there no faiurcs7 j;
the action Of guaEo always conspicuous Il
would be unreasonable 10 expect ii 10 be So un-
der all circumstances. Like other manures
its action depends more OF less on the character
| of The season. In long continued drought j, mus
remain in great measure inert; but in season
of The usual degreee OF moisture il cannot tail &c
have a powerful effect. The case more nearly
approaching 10 a failure thai has come under mi
| observation, was the crop of wheat OF Dr. Dupuy
OF last wear, just above referred 10. par! OF
lhe c,op was crown on wheat slubble, The re-
rpaind.r OH corn ground; much The larger pof'
| ton OF the land was GuaIoed al The lime vi seed
ing The wheat; the other The season previous. An
| inconsderable part was let which received nc
application OF Guano. 10 The spring the growth
/ OF the H5edt WdS plOuiisihSJ ous ~" p'oaa-e vi
The field wa, only 8 bushels 10 The acre. The
crop wa, considerably injured by Iusl, AID Tx
soil was oil texture much better adapted Il
corn than wheat still il canro. BE- denied ;ha
The Weld fell short OF all reasonable exEccia ious
But comparing the Granoed Wit the unguanoet
par, il was Obvious that much The greater po.
lion OF The product was due 10 lie Gnano-!u
iyc-eish,s. Though This may nol have rc1si
The expense, yet there can be no question tha
TIC fne crop Of clover Eow growing On The Ian
is due 10 the Guano alone. Admitting This
be The case, the benefit 10 succeeding crops ma
be considered as laiily compromising Tor any dc
iicieucy of Ihe wheat crop. have referred
this case somewhat minuiely, because il Won
BE- unjust to nislead, oy glowing representations
the judgment OF those who should only oe cen
vinced by having the ruth ;aiIiy P;esea'ea
them.
will also describe another Instance IN wac
SUCCESS was M; as d.c;d,! as was ANTICIPATED :
On a field almost ;d,oiDing DR.. DuPuys tai
more compact soil, another oil M ne'snoof
L. Z. stainb.cs, had 40 acres Of wh:a. Fol- s.
yeral years, he had abandoned wheat culluf
because ui lis unpr, ductiveIess. On 70 acres
the field he applud about $50 pounds Of Guar
n The acre. Before harvest il attracted the aue
e lion OF many persons, who pronounced II 10
a one OF The most lu1UIiaat crops they had ev
: seen. The poIlicn 10! guanGed was nearly 4
} s,royed by rust and he other was inlnud in pl