Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-18
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SATURDAY, MARCH IL, 1854.

EXPERIMENTS WITH GuASo, SUPRRPHos-
PILATES, SCI. Tucker, ESQ., have read
your journal from month to month, hoping
that l should find some reliable facts in rela-
ton to the use of guano and phosphate of
lime, but as yet, the statements of different
persons and Journals are so conflicting, as to
leave me in the dask. My experience Is as
follows:
Last spring purchased few bags of gu
ano and fifty pounds of lime. Early in May
transplanted some cabbage plants, and put
lime in the hill. Having little left in the
field, l sowed it on the grass near by, and
never saw nor heard more of it Afterwards
My cabhages were eaten off by the worms, and
that ground applied to other purposes.
My corn ground was broken up the fall pre-
vious. In the spring forty loads of manure
to the acre were spread and plowed in The
guano was mixed with Plaster Of Paris, one
to two parts My foreman was directed to
put about one table spoonful in each hill, and
cover two inches, and then plant the corn and
cover the usual depth. a
Six rows were selected, and treated as fol-
lows: First, two tea spoonful of guano; second,
two tea spoonfuls of phosphate; third, guano
and Paris; fourth, ashes; fifth, Paris sixth,
nothing. That part of the field planted first,
came up well, and the rest badly. This at
trlbuted to there being but very little rain af-
ter the last was planted, and the guano was
not dissolved; consequently the corn was
burned. Of the six rows, all but that which
had guano in it, came up well; and those
were replanted, and after which all were treat
ed alike.
ReS@lts.-The phosphate took the lead, and
could be told mile off, until it tasseled out,
1T being much larger and of darker color
than the rest. At harvest time each row was
gathered separately. Result-No. l, 125 lbs.
No. 2, 120.-No. 3, 10S.-No. 4, 100 No.
s, l0O-No. 6, 95. The phosphate was the
dryest, and the worms had eaten the roots Of
Nos. 2, 3. 4, and 6, badly. rs., .rt
Another small piece was planted with no
other manure but little phosphate in the
hill, ole row being left without any manure,
which grew less vigorously, and was of
poorer quality when gathered.
On the eleven rows put four quarts of phos-
phate and harvested about fifteen bushels of
ears, while on the other row only got one
bushel. ..t ee-..yf,
Conclusions. of these manures may
be used with profit for corn. The phosphate
is the best for corn, as it brings it forward
early, but the guano is the most lasting, and
more apt to burn the seed. ks
In July piece of moving land was clipped
and turned over and sowed with buck wheat,
with light dressing of gliano and Paris. A
great crop was the result 4-
PLASTER OF PARIs.--Two years ago / bought o
twenty acres of land which had been cleared
ten years part had been seeded and the rest
was full Of brakes, brush, and wild grass. On
this last part sowed 1900 pounds of Paris.
The cows did not trouble this part until the =
other had become very short, and then but lit
tie. In OctoberI noticed that it was full Of
clover roots, except here aud there place
1t had been passed over. Last spring the re-
mainder was sowed in the same way, with
like result During the summer the cows al
ways fed the brushy part of the pasture first,
that being full of white honeysuckle, whileo on :
the best part it was just putting forth its roots.
This piece Of land is on steep side hill
and cannot be TILED. l want to manure it,
but am at loss to know whether to use the !
guano or the phosphate. From my own OBJ .
seryaton | should be led to use the gpano, but !
from others, the phosphate. Here if is almost
spring, and I am still undecided. Cannot .
some of your numerous readers come forward q
and help poor doctor out of thisp,aandarys & !
Yours, l. W. CURTIS. ,Sout1s5rid;ge, MGss.,. 7.
FEB. s, 1S54.-Al5any Cultigator