The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-06-01
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Il sloth indulgence! tits toll,
Encrvates man and damns the soil.
Young.
For THE LEDGER.
GUAM0.---Experiments Nos. l 2. s.

into use as manure, and as we all profit
more or less by experience, believe It to be
the duty of those who have tried the same,
to let it be known, so that whatever may be
its valuable properties, its best mode Of ap-
plication, the quantity required and the re-
suits produced, those who may wish to try
the Guano, will have the benefit aud expe-
rience of the different modes in which It has
been used, so that the most successful and
less costly may be adopted. Having used
small quantity on three acres Of corn land,
propose to give the mode and manner in
which prepared, used and manurcd with it,
and remark that the land selected had not
been in cultivation for several years from the
fact that It was too poor and exhausted to
produce. l selected poor land for two rea-
sons: : one was that had scarcely any other
quality of land, than poor land, and the other
wss that if Guano was the great fertalizer Of
the soil that it is rcputcd to be, wished to
give it n fair trial, for the soil was so poor
that it could do but little, and the Guano
would have to make all, or nearly all the
corn that would be made.
No. /. mixed one part OF Guano. with
parts Of dirt, and having laid off the rows
feet each way dropped two graina of
corn in each hill, this was followed with
small sized handful Of the mixture, dropped
in the same hill, on and around the grains Of
corn then Il was covered by running small
sized grab on each side. This gave to each
hill of corn tablespoonful of Guano mixed
with 4 table spoonfnls ofdiri This mode
consumed and required about 100 lbs of Gu
ano, to about 2SO0 hills Of corn, which is
few hills over an acre, four feet each way
I was told before triedIt that would Gail
to get stand Of corn by letting the mixture
touch tbs grain, but being rather incrcdulous
on the subject that any manure would burn,
planted and dropped in the way stated
Whether the Guano or Bud lcorn prevented
a good stand, | am not certain. but incline
to the opinion that the stand was injured by
the Guano, affecting the grain, and destroy.
ing its propagating qualities for in search
several grains very yellow, and looked like
corn after being soaked in lye. had other
corn planted in the same field, and at the
same time, which was a better stand This
acre was planted the 2Oth Of April.
|. No. 2. On this acre I used tho same
quantity of Guano, 100 lbs. but prepared
and planted differently The corn was plan
ted feet each way, and was up before the
Guano was applied. For this acre took
one part Guano, 8 parts Of dirt, and six parts
Of saw dust, and mixed the same thoroughly
together. Then run furrow on each side
Of the corn with a small grab, Rs near as
could get to the stalk without injdring it,
then handful OF the mixture was dropped
in the IA ROW by the side, and on each side
OF the stalk, and covered Immediately BY
running furrow and breaking out the mid
dies. This gives half table spoonful of
guano, on each side Of the stalk Of corn
This acre was manured the l2 of May.
No. 3. This acre adjoins no. 2, and was
prepared and planted in the same way and
the corn was the same size before the ap.
plcation on this acre used 100 lbs Of
Guano, mixed as follows: part guano aSsd
parts dirt, this gives table spooafal Of
guano In each handful Of the mixture, this
was placed around the stalk Of corn and GOV.
cred Immediately with hoes, This acre was
manured about the 18th of Nay.
have thus, Mr.. Editor, given ycu the
mode in which I have used Guano. What
may be the result am as yet unable TO tell
but trust if il rains soon, that at tho gather
lug scason may be able 10 give n good ac-
connt Of my experiments. As yet, IL has NOT
had .:me to "sbow itscle" besides, there has
been nc. rain on Nos and since ts app 49, ..z:.
ton.
BY the side Of those experiments, there ia
other corn planted, part manured with sta.
bic manure, and few rows left without any
manure, so that the results produced by GU
ano may be fully seen and tested. Ny pres
ent opinion, (but perhaps II Is rather in ad.
yance0 is, that guano for corn, Is rather too
costly manure, for table spoonful Of gu
sno to each hill Of corn, fonr feet each way,
vii! require about I6o lbs to the acre, which
costs ~ cents In Charlc ston, to which add
freight and expenses from Charleston will
make the cost Of Guano for each atre about
five dollars, but believing that IL is proper to
Keep progress with the improvements Of the
age, to abandon the cultivation suited 10 the
land in 1893, and adop. that suited to the
worn and exhausted, condition Of the soil IN
iSsa, and especially TO such poor Land no IL
10 my misfortune to cultivate. l was in.
dueed to make trial Of . small quantity.
had like to hayo forgotten TO mention
that the land on which the above expert.
msnts have beOn made, was broken up close
and decp With
aLONG GRABS"
LANCASTER MAY 90 iABQ