The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-10-10
AGRIcuLTuRAL.

sSouInUlcrAWe take tue Surviving SNtFaCtS: s9ataS
Having. spoken Of the advantages of throw
ing litter in a mass, and of the disadvantages
Z the escapeof ammonia, Mr.. Summer COOS
on to say. ~
Nextto gypsum, but by far the most valua-
! Bile material which can he used as a frer of
ammonia, is ckarcoal--a material you can all
have at your command. If supply was
burnt and kept ON hand to cover your manure
A heaps as each layer is deposited, you would
prevent the escape of all the volatile gases,
and, when hauled out and properly applied,
you.wou have 4 compostfrom which every
crop cultivated would be benefitted Where
charcoalis applied to the soil in puyerized
state it acts directly, by rendering the sol
more permeable, and by retaining at once the
ammonia (such as falls in showers) for The
use Of the growing crops. The fertility and
product'veness of those spots upon when coal
has been frequently burnt, has attracted the
at.~1tIon OF every observcr--yet we sec largo
quantities annually wasted of this valuable
substance, land regarded rs useless, which
would b invaluable if applied to your manure
heaps, or sown broadcast over your wheat
fields. In France it is carefully prepared and
preserved, and't has been esti.nted that the
wheat crop has been doubled from the app:
Cutioii Vi Charcoal alone.
Bommers, Patent. manure has been by some
persons, who ought to be good Judges, pro
Snoanced hlmbug. Mr.. Summers opinion
is in its, favor.
Bonmers patent manure, il properly made
after his method Will be iuund a most yalua-
bic manure. The p,rtial failure in some few
instances originated from the fact that the
fcheapness OF the material used in its manu-
tacture would (noO warrant such n mass Of
vegetable matter being converted into good
compost IN the short space allowed. From
knowledge OF his process We arc enabled to
say that, where his directions arc strictly fol-
lowed, most powerful and valuable compost
cannot fail To be produced. One great advan-
taSe which should bring it into general use
on our plant ltons is, that the heaps can BIZ,
constructed in the field, situated at distance
from the farm-yard, and where the vast labor
OF hauling would render it ,npractcable to
manure them from manure prepared in the
5arm-yard. This compost is made in a scicn-
tihc ana accurate manner, and so u,anapcd i'm
the construction of the heaps as to produce a
y Per,ect fermentation, without the loss of any
OF the valuable parts used. The fundamental
principles upon which this compost il, made,
is that OF impregnatng the material used in
>'> P'SSSSS Nttii tIlc SOluDlG salts and the
gases, which III the ordinary method of rot,ing
is partially lost.
phosphate OF lime is an essential inercd:-
ent III most OF the product of our farms cot,o,
itistruc, contains but a small portion, but that
small portion is necessary to its very cyis
tence. But the supply of this essential ee-
mcnt OF our great staple, is very limited in
SOILS, and cotton alone makes no return for
what is taken from the earth The process
OF impoveriflncnt is to be carried on. and
fearful future awaits the South Carolina
planters, unless remedy is found. The
bones OF native and imported animals
may furnish that remedy. The following de-
serves the careful attention of cyory planter il,
the State.
Bone dust has long been extensively used
as a manure in England, and large importa-
t,ons have been made from time to time from
tIe bl!tic and German States; but the sun.
P'ies irosn those quarters is now fast diminish
ing; Tor moi only have the bones been scrapcd
up rom every corner where they could be
coilectcd' but the farmers on the continent
are more alive to the advantages which may
DC derived to their own soil, that lattcrlv =
duty has been laid their cxporta,;on. n..To
supply the demand, the vessels pa1hcr thcm
up III every port where they are to be Obtain
ed: ana IN recent conversation with n dis
tinguished and Influential! citizen of our State.
nc informed me that they were continuaIlv
taxing Them from the port of Charleston. lie
sa'u ne had written repeatedly in the papers
ana scoldcd, hoping TO direct the attention of
Car people TO thor value, but to little or no
purpose: would urge upon the members OF
lhIs society, the careful preservation Of ali
the bones to be found upon ,hc;r promises.
ana IN the absence Of crushing mills, and the
use OF sulphuric acid, to crush them up as
Wen as they can, and cover them up in hcap
formed OF ashes and quick lime, and apply
then win Charcoal to their turnip and otLcr
s"ia'i crops But 1t Is on the manure OF the
iar!hyard that we have mainly To .icnend, and
no substance capable Of frr,l!;Zinr ) shuuIl he
lost. Every cNcrtion should be made T.,
create supply equal 70 tho demand, and !,
VIII be lound IN the end that there IS no labor
bestowed upon the farm which PAYS so VOL
lie who takes from his soil more thau no ro
turns to 1t is surely mpoverishInr II: and il j,
escapes suct Calamity himself, he caves lo
MS SUCCESSORS a worn out iarn. 10 increase
lis fertility, and the aln0nnt and n,a,ity of Tho
crops shonlG ne his principal am; his labor
- ~ '.''"' more easy, ana ne VIII have the
satisfaction OF adding yearly TO the value and
him the comforts and blessings OF lie.
ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT.
The Butler County, Pu.) Wing, states
tha, during General TnyIor's visit to thai
city (Butier the capital Of the county, he
was interrogaled in regard TO his views on
The subject Of the extension of slavery
and the following is given as The substance
OF a!s reply, by this Wig pnpcr:--Pak
n.etto STATE Banner.
Although stakeholder himself, he re.
garded slavery as great moral and no.
l't'cni evil, and would be infinitely rcioic.
ed II it were utterly exlnguishcd. He
did not believe that Congress possessed
the constitutional right 10 Interfere with