The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-11-22

ao0for, place in your columns, and
sending copy marked to that paper, and
oblige your friend and subscriber
JOHN JONES.
Lasting Properties OF Guano.
WnEsTLAND, NOVEMBER 9TH 1851.
To TIE Editor Of The Boston CUM
rator The Cultlvator of the LIST inst,
was duly received, and in compliance
with the request of your correspondent
"CoMos," have to say hat my expert
ments with guano have been attended
with virious results, owing, presume,
to the manner in which it has been ap-
piled. So far, am out of pocket to
considerable amount; but vet am not
willing TO condemn tile Use of cuano be.
cause have failed to succeed in every
application. In 1916 | first used the
African variety, but did not procure il
IN time to plough it in before seeding,
and had to sow it after the wheat was
up, late in October, after heavy storm
OF wind and rain, followed by stiff
Northwestern, which dried the surface of
the ground too raieialy. The conse-
qnence was received no benefit either
III the wheat or clover.
Seeing this failure IN top-dressing, |
next applied about $50 lbs. to the acre,
(about half Patasonian and the other
half Peruvian,) to field of 100 acres,
which ! planted with corn. | sowad
the Guano just before the plonghs and
turned it under handsomely; the yield
was fully 50 bushels to the acre. 1 in
tended to sow this field with wheat
among the standing corn, but a storm of
wind and rain, early in July, blew the
corn so flat the cu!tivator could not be
used in it, and the weeds and grass grew
70 such an extent that it was impossible
to seed wheat amongst it. I.tbsna.ls,
termined to let the field lie over fof
wheat the succeeding year, 1913. As
it was no tplowed or pastur"d, the null
len, rag-weed and other weeds grew up
on it higher and more d-nsely than
had ever before seen them. Ilerc was
an eXhauster) / then attrijuted the
hcary gFo~tA Of mesds to the application
Of guano.
SO great was the strength Of these
weeds and grass, had much difficulty
In turning them under, but by the aid of
heavy roller, succeeded after FASH
ION. then procured an English drill
with which | sowed the guano and
wheat together; putting in about five
bushels, or $50 lbs. guano and /! BUSH
els OF wheat to the acre, but owing to
the great quantity Of grass and weeds,
the work was badly done. The conse-
quencs was | had but 10 bushels to the
acre, when had taken 20 bushels to
the acre from the same field before gu
ano had been used upon it.
In August 1917, being encouraged by
the appearance of the growing corn
then down and tangled from the effects
of the storm spoken of, but growing and
healthy procured Is tons OF Peruvian
guano, which applied to field of 80
acres; the yield was 27! bushels good
wheat per acre. This field, Gas we'll as
all the land on the farm, had been dres-
sed at the rate of 40 bushels of quick
lime to the acre, between the years 49,
81 and 1871, inclusive. 1t had yielded
is bushels previously to the guanoing,
and has yielded IS bus. since, in 1850,
and is now again sown with wheat.
| always have been willing to credit
that dressing of guano with 81 bushels
of wheat per acre-which extra yield |
sold at s 100 per bushel, equal to 3d.
80 per acre. The guano cost $50 per
ton, freight included. had about half
of this field pIowed before l got the
guano, upon which part sowed the
guano upon the rough plowed ground,
narrowed it well and drilled in the
wheat. On the other portion of the
field | sowed theguano before ploughing,
but could never see any rerceptible DIFF
ference in the appearances of the wheat
whilst growing, or in the shock all
was good.
The additional yield of 81 bushels to
The acre, together with the proud salts
faction of looking upon such large
field, Gas | then thought it was) of beau
iful wheat, have always considered
paid me we'll for this expenditure, and