The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-02
The Cuuno Trade.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
| have read the remarks of your corIespon.
cent f., ON guauo, published in your papsr few
Gays since, ard With much surprise. 1t what he
says about ammonia, and its effects on plants, il
true, he has snb2uGced a new era in agricultural
chemistry, Of which 1, and tie whole circle Of my
acquainsarces, have had no previous warning
How can it be, Mr.. Editor, thai your columns have
contained no earlier notice of so Important and
practical ruth as be announces? / beg leave 70
quote sentence or two from his letter, anu TO add
few remarks, with all possible br.yisy:-
"Ihe action of The select committee of the Houss.
the last year., says F. twas based Oh the erroneous
ioea taat aUmonia which CO. situtas large psrs OF
the Peruvisn gusno, WAS a valuable manure, and
that tee Chircna Islslds the sole, or pFinc ~,
depository q gnauo. Facts, at thst time known 80
teR, and now universally kaoTp, sho ANN mi Is
q corrosive poison 70 both Animal AID vegetable life
and tnat the Chncba Islanis being Ia tho rainess
districts thei deposits Of gugro must, If neces.ts,
Ietsin the paisonous Ammonia to tine extent Of
halt The gross 1eignJ.
Here we are iod that Gam nonia is corrosive
poison to both animal and vegetable lite." NV
let US turn 10 OF thoss wri ers whose scientific
reputation is to be demolished by the new dlAcove y.
DR.. Van Maltius, of Munich, IN az adie to 70
Agricultural Society OF Bavaria, said 1T Peruvian
eusno:-"Auong ANIMAL manu;es 1t clearly deserves
the first place; il is unc jmmunly rich in am monacs
salts. VIII act very fayorably Oh vegetation"
DR.. IRE, IN Lis D,tionary OF Scien e, &C., vol l.,
p s59, 6tesres taat GILLIAN guano is OF very info
ricr vslue, bscau,e the rains Sash ont ne ann ln'a
Lebig teaches us that ammoais supplies .Jacts
with their indispe nsabe eleme IT. a2ots (oicrosea
UTe age SGD tells us OF cargo of guano xoioh
''nss riy rotis aud eifste contlnag lsoae.nar
cpii u PER cent q atnmonia.f
Pr1fessor Leo, OF the Unversitr az Gsorgil, and
col or Of the Genssee Fd me,, in c0mpsrvE tne M.
bure OF seeds vito guano, slys:-"in 100 los. of
con there are 2 lbs. Of organized nitrogen 10 100
lbs. OF Peruvian guaDo ghetc Ire lot merely ms.
but IA lbs Of nitrogen, 10 avail sje lotion for
agIituitu purposes equal 70 IL lbs. OF snmog Ia.
This fact, he adds, sis exceedingly inieres Jag. be-
cause il explains Why it Is tn 100 lbs Of gnsao
can suppy 700 lhs. Of ccrn with all the nitrogen i.
needs
Ure urges upoH farmers never to purchase euano
on il they have u certaiped what IL contaiDs and
10 pay only n proportion IN the ngred nts az rial
va ue at The head OF which he osces frat actual or
free ammonia, and t.sn &c ondls, Ihtrdy, aud
tcurthly, salts and combinations Of am mona, which
be calls pete ltial smmonis.
Eli ~orth, OF remark here, that "F.' daclares
tho Ptruv an Ruano - con ala 50 Ger cent of TN.
mopia; which those eho retain The I'D op zion Of les
value all tfbably be gratiled TO hear, aud will
be ait to reme mber. At the tina no afHrns
las he Mexican guano which IL IL the avowed OBJ
- OF bis letter 10 p,a'se. st toe expense OF ths Pc
ruvisr) " entirely destitute o ammonia. Perhaps
IL il TO- although uraec Il ammon,a one OF the most
hpby priced pgrt clients of the Peruvian, Is i1soiu.
BILE ~ water.
One thug more:-"F." t;ls us that phosphate Of
lime IL IL " vslu ibe Ingredient IN guano OF any
Kind, a, thar the Mexi an lis valae entirely
to that salt ard Il sbseose Of amm mia tie forn-r
BEN II soluble in water and the latter beng dis.
solved arc washed srsy by the raiis. PERHAPS
~ csn tell ne Why The guano formerly caefieo to
Enala from Icbsboe, on the coast OF Aria, vss
mu, less Va ned I az the Peruvian, although, like
the Mexican, tie smfkcDia had been lescbeo oas By
the rains Prevailing there. He may be able Also 70
prove b1gh value, hitherto nj known, for the G !
itar euapo, which, being found In q rainy region,
ought according to his view, 70 be far "a perior TO
the Peruvian
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