Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-30

-Muyland State agricultural Society-By
WM. D. GRESHAM, Of King and Queen Co.,
Va.
Erperiments wiM Guano.-1st Upon four
acres of land of medium soil, Iapplied Guano at
the rate of 375 lbS to the acre. | first applied
the Guano and followed it with cultivators to mix
it with the soil i; then sowed the wheat, ana
ploughcd both the guano and the wheat in the
land. This was the first application ever made
with guano, which was in October, 1916. The
wheat grew off beautifully and was apparent 20
the eye the whole winter and spring; the wheat
was carefully saved and measured and the re-
suit was 10 bushels to the acre, which was about
five bushels more than the land would have
knade without the guauo. No clover was sown
after this guano, and when the same lot was
again in cultivation, no benefit was perceived
from the previous application of guano.
I'd. Five acres of land were eselccted in field,
upon which lime had been applied in the sum
mer of lS4S, and cultivated in corn lS49; Qua
no was applied at the rate of 200 lbs to the
acre, and poughcd in the land six or eight inches;
the wheat was sown upon the surface and tho
roughly raked in. The wheat was much injured
by the rust, (as all the wheat was in this section of
country J it was carefully and accurately mca
sured, and the result was Is bushels to the acre,
weighing 81 . lbs. per Lushel. Clover was
seeded the following spring, with the addition of
bushel of plaster to the acra, and which was
equal if not superior to any had ever had upon
any lot.
3D. Two acres of land upon which fifty bush
els of lime had been spread to each acre in the
summer of 1874, and another application Of fifty
bushels more had been made in the summer Of
ls4S. In the sprin:; of the year ls49. an ap-
plication of guano was applied to each acre and
ploughed in. The wheat did not during the
spring show any advantage owe" that around it
which had no guano upon it, and when gotten
out, it did not average a half a bushcl more than
the wheat around it. The two acres were the
richest and ightcst sandy loan l could find in
the field
4th. A piece of poor land, containing about
four acres, which never had the advantage of
lime or any other manure, and which was a cold
ard close soil, was faowcd up in August, lS49,
and the last of Sept. 200lbs Of guano was ap-
piled to each acre and seeded in wheat. The
wheat grew off rapidly and appeared superior
to any had the following summer; but unfor-
tunatelv the seed which got from ,Ral1inorc
was injured, and BY good judges, at least one,
third OF it did not come up. did not and
could not expect full crop; nevertheless 1t
brallched so astonishngly it made a fine crop
making ninety-six bushels OF good wheat. Clo-
yer was seeded upon this lot OF land and rakcd
in, about Is lbs. to the acre; it was one OF the
best sets of clover saw the following summer.
Bone-dust is another valuable manure, and
which is not used in proportion to othcrmanues
apart from the phosphate Of lime 1t contains,
the oleagenous properties in 1t renders 1t n per-
manent manure. Its effects upon crops are not
in proportion to the benefit impaired to land; 1t
is one of the best manuers for the grasses, ap-
piled at the rate Of from II to 30 bushels to the
acre. it renders the land much improved. have
derived 5reat and lasting benefit by its appEca-
ton: not so much from the increase crops, (al-
though they were considerably increased, as
from the great benefit impaired to the land. The
great difficulty of procuring ground bones unadul-
tcrated, and the hiyh cost OF them, has caused
them not to have been applied as literally rs |
could have wished; consequently my experiments
with them have not been as full us could have
desired. The application Of bones by different
modes, is now claiming the attention Of good and
practical farmers.
Poud,ette-made from "night soil, when pro-
perlv compounded forms good manure. MY
experience in this manure has been limited, yet
| have applied it to corn i'll the hill; It's effect
was marked aud decided; it WAS however not SO
apparent in the increase Of the crop, as 1t was IN
its growth. have derived great benefit from 1t
upon vegetables and flowers, and consider 1t the
best manure for gardens. The Pouderctte OBJ
tanned from the Lodi Manufacturing Company
of New York, is decidedly the best have ever
used. There are other compounded manureS,
such as Salts "RenovatorS," DC, made by d'f-
ferent chemists; the manipulators themselves d'ti-
erng in their compounds and dcprccating the
use of their opponents is a sufficient guaranty
that all their "nostruns" will not answer the
same purpose, and added to the additional fact
that they have not improved Or benefited our
lands or crops, is sufficient in warranting lis III
recommending other and better manurcs.
Barn-yard and Stable mnnarcS.-Th> is the
most valuable and prolific source from which the
Farmer is by his own efforts and economy to m
prove his land. This manure, tho not SO pcrma-
nedt in its effects yet applied after lime or mari,
is lasting and beneficial. 1t is the reservoir from
which the farner is by his own industry and
management to draw his supplies for the improve
ment of his land as well as i'll Il measure to de-
rive his wealth; and he should husband his re-