The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-08-15
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From tie Charleston Mercury.
Peruvian GuraIsO.

SuU3ecC VI Uuauo, lueIe - oHe very iiipoitduI
consideration which should not be lost sight OF;
the description of Guano that is used. There
are three distinct kinds that are presented in
market, besides the Peruvian. and if they are
not equal in value, the farmer may be induced
to purchase of the former, and Dy discovering
a deficiency in their powers, be led to torego
the use of the great fertilizer furnished by the
Chincha Islands. Now, as farmer OF South
Carolina, there is nothing that would more
deplore than any cause which should diminish
the application of the Peruvian TO the soil OF
the State, and have taken no little pains to
obtain information of tue most reliable charac.
ter. In answer to such enquiries, have had
the following statement, from a highly credta
bic source, and would request its insertion in
the daily papers, that the planter may be put
upon his guard. have made many expert.
meuts upon the genuine article only, and
hence can merely guarantee the surprising
value which my correspondent attaches to it.
BEWARE.
.'Iu some Of the cities of the United States,
men nf trade have made desperate eyertions to
obtain for the Mexican, African and Patago.
nian Guanos, a name and character, of equal
ty, and in many cases, even of superiority to
the Peruvian Gnano. This position the Mexi.
can, African and Patagonian never can main
tain, for if the same experiments are made
with Peruvian, it will be found that the Peru
Wan will yield to the planter from 100 to 400
per cent. whilst the Mexican, African and Pata.
goniau, will produce but little or nothing. The
reason why Peruvian Guano is so much more
uoInahla is haoonco if l. ohf,inaI fro,,, n trpp;
cal cline, where rain never exists, hence the
ammonia, the most valuable ingredient in Qua.
nos, is never washed from it, but on the con.
trary retained, for the benefit of the planter
Not 80, however, with the Mexican, African
and Patagonian, for all these three are not to
be had from tropical cline, therefore they are
washed by perpetual rains, consequently the
greatest good is extracted, and he who buys
of these, soon learns he has paid heavy penal
ty. Peruvian is by the knowing ones, all the
world over, classed as number one Guano."
The supply Of Guane at this time is very
ample and we hope will continue so, but our
past experience has shown that there is no Ger.
tainty about it. 1t was supposed last summer
that there would be sufficient supply for fall
nse, but it was found that although wheat Was
then but little over 81 per bushel, the demand
was many fold greater than the supply. The
present price Of grain aud the prospect of its
continuance, will no doubt induce a greater
breadth of land to be sown in wheat than in
any former year, and the consequent increased
demand for Guano will be proportionately
great. The prospect for full supply was
never better than at present. Yet we would ear
nestly advise those intending to use it to get
their quota as early as they conveniently can,
for although the supply may be here, the delays
ofa delivery, so sadly experienced by many last
fall, when there is so great rush for it at the
last moment, may prevent its being received in
time for the most effective use. And the gen
eral experience this season has been, that those
who were delayed in getting in their seed last
fall, and whose harvest has been the latest,
have suffered the most by the rust, scab, &C.
We recommend our planting friends t. pur.
chase the article in our city, from Mr.. VIM
Allston Gourdin, who is now receiving the
genuine article direct from the Chiucha Islands.
PERUVIAN GuANo--The Eastern Shore of
Maryland has, within few years past exhl.
tied remarkable degree of improvement.-
Land has increased largely in value, and the
towns and villages are rapidly growing. The
Philadelphia American. referring to these facts,
says: Agriculture in all its branches has made
rapid progress, and the introduction of new
methods Of cultivation has worked surpass.
ing change in the health of that region. which
was at one time so proverbially bad as to de.
preciate the value of property and drive away
large amount Of industrial population. The
malarious fever has almost entirely disappear
ed. Physicians attribute this, and no doubt
correctly, to the use of Lime, Guano, ETC.. for
agricultural purposes, the chemical properties
Of these agents acting as disinfectants and pu-
riiers Of the atmosphere. OF course, as soon
as this fact was ascertalred, great impetus
was given to the use of these articles, and thus
farming operations and the general health have
made corresponding advances.
kBR1cK.-The Poughkeepsie Press says: As a
dusty looking "colored child" about 40 years
of age, and from the country was passing under
the scafoldng of the buldingnow being erected
on the corner of Main and Catharine streets, the
ether day, brick came down, struck upon his
head, and broke in two. He was stunned for
q moment, but soon recovered sufficiently to
get off the following, and leave those who had
gathered around him in a roar of laughter -"I
say, you white man dar, if you don't want yer
bricks broke, jes keep 'em off my head"
Ode good" says the Hungarian proverb,
"aud cast it into the sea- The fishes will not