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

every hundred lbs. used if rightly APP
Piled; besides which it would materially
benefit the clover which always ought
to toliow wheat. if the fertility of the
soil is intended, or expected, to be kept
up
For some years back had contemp!a-
ted change in my manner of farming,
| with the ultimate desig n of blowing less
and gruzang to some extent-ihe land,
from lining, being better adapted to
grass than formerly; and to begin this
change by putting in large portion
with wheat, to be followed with clover
and other grasscs--and to betop- dressed
with so bushels of quick lime to the
acre as soon after the wheat is taken off
as possible. Having some foith in the
immediate effect of guano upon wheat
and clover, from two successful appica-
tions, when rightly applied, against on
~ two failures when put on, in perhaps,
q might as well say with too much
truth,) in an un-farmer-like manner;
with that view purchased. the present
y N"i, Wy" iHo VI ~ toiS VI DtSl cIUNl-
an, intending to put in 400 acres with
wheat. Ten tons ofthis lapplied to 10
acres Of corn. This sowed upon a fine
clover sod and turned under deep, say
from 6 to 9 inches, all after the Goth of
April, and planted the corn from the
Sth to the 10Th of May. We are now
gathering this corn, and am sorry to
say, instead of60 bushels as had right
to expect from the state of the land, if
the season bad proved favorable, we are
getting scarcely half that quantity.
Still do not attribute this short crop
10 failure vi the guano, but to all un
propitious season. We have had less
run, fog, or dew this season, than in
any season recolected by the oldest IN
habitant. The spring was very wet till
May; after that no rain 30 as 10 rYn in
the roads, (Which is our rain guage) till
about the 10th Of August; then, for about
one week, we had it somewhat leaky,
with clever rain on the 9Th of that
month, which enabled us 10 start our
ploughs in the falows; but from that
time till the 10Th OF October, we had no
rain.
tmay be that the guano was ploughcd
under too deep. If so. may get the
ebenefit of it in the wheat crop, az W as
my expectation when ] sowed it. The
corn from this field has been cut of and
carried so as 10 leave broad lands, upon
which | have sown 300 lbs. of guano to
the acre again, rloughed it under, har-
rowed well, and sown Il brshels OF
wheat with the Drill
Adjoining this lot of 20 acres, in the
same field, have sown $50 acres with
wheat, about so acres Of which was a
splendid growth of clover which had
been neither moved or pastuced; the
other portion of this lot was in part
wheat stubble, part oat stubble, and the
balance corn stubble, left over and
plowed twice; all of which has receiv-
ed dressing of 800 lbs. guano per acre.
| have sown my wheat later this season
than usual, because lost all my early
SOWING Of last season; 40 acres Of
which, sown in August, did not produce
5 bushels to the acre. This land had
produced 90 bushels Of wheat per acre
previous to my using any guano. 4
portion of this same field which was
sown in November 1850, after the corn
had been carried of, with but slight
dressing from the farm yard, produced
25 bushels of wheat, exclusive of the
rakings. | cannot attribute the low
average of my last crop of wheat nor the
still lower profit of the crop to the ex-
hausting properties of the guano, whilst
the ravages Of the hv, and other true
causes were SO apparent.
You will perceive that | have gone
largely into the use of guano the pres.
ent year; Nho' not SO largely as | ex-
pected, having intended to sow 400
acres with wheat, instead of which | on
ly got in about 300 acres mot that
expected a lasting dcneft, as from lime,
ashes, mari or bone-dust, but believing
it to be about as lasting as most animal
Or vegetable manures, which give out
most of their fertilizing properties in the
single crop. am willing to take all its !
strength in TIE present wheat crop, and
if should be so fortunate as to succeed |
in that, wUl see 10 1t that the land
shall be kept up by timely application
of lime, which, if applied together with
clover, | have no fears Of its astimg
qualities; but without the clover, or
some other vegetable manure, neither
lime, guano or even manure from the
stable door, will do much more than
produce one good crop.
Your correspondent "CoMos," calls
attention to the fact, that the average of
my wheat crop has greatly fallen of.