Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-04-25
Experiments with saperphosphatO Of
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Ma Epuoa Having made n tutl for
the fr., time, during tao p1s,-,a,on, or D,-
Burs'' Sur,rphosrhatc or Lime, | send YOU
the results, hoping they may h. found use
fnl to tto,, engaged in agriculture.
The fr.t was 80 pound. sowcd the 2l't
Of April on co SQUARE rode or natural now
iuc. Tho llui was or co,I quality, bu,
much ryhaustcl hy long cropping, situated
on a side hill, with clay mhsnil By tho
the IL " June the eject, were visible NJ a
considerable distance, and many person.
visited the spot 20 Observe tho chaugoi IL PRO.
ducod. In the middle Of the lot my hir~l
man, when be s,wci the phosphate, had
marked ont the initials ora name, hy put
ting on a much greater quantity oi th' fer.
tili,rr. th,s' initials could be plainly read,
anl th, grass upon them was probably
threshold .r'atcr than whcrr only the aver.
a., quantity wa. spvn. Thi, fac, is i'm.
rNrtant only a, showing that the increas
OF crop was in proportion TO the increased
quantity applied. The clover, on the whole
sixty rods, came up much thicker than mp
on the adjoining land, and at haying time
Il produced % Per cent. moro than where
the phosphate was not applied. but this
was not the least part Of the experiment,
fr the second crop was s'ill more rcmarka'
hlc than the fr.t. Il was f,i dorn in the
fall, and therefor, could not b. accurately
measured. but no one who Jaw IL doubted
that there was an increase Of at least loo
per cent In the socanicrop Nothing could
well be moro gratifying than the results Of
thi. experiment. II showed most conclu-
siycly the wonderful power u this fertilizer
on grass land Of the description namcl.
feel entirely canGi,nt tha, the fret crop oI
grass asu ysar on the same land will b,
much greater than it was last season.
trlad the same article on corn land. II
was n dry knoll Of poor exhausted pasture
land, plowcl In the fail, and in the spring
~ loads or stable manure spread and plow.
ol in. Tho seed was the King Philip corn,
Where the phosphate was applied in the
Hill at the rate of 100 pounds 70 the acre,
the crop was doubled exactly, over that
whor, nothing was nut in the hill The rc,
suit OFT corn.roidcr, though not - striking
was very satisfactory, the increase being
about fly per cent.
tried the same on potatoes. Those call
ed the Jenny Lind were increased abou. q
per cent. Other kinds nearly as much.
The advantages Of the phosphate are that
it can be easily obtained, conveniently trans,
ported and readily applied. To manure a
field az a considerable distance, or on high
hill, with harm manure, Is formidable
affair, requires a strong team, and great
deal Of hard work. Toapply enough Of the
phosphate to produce equal results in 'cry
small matter. II enables farmers 10 extend
their planting beyond the extent Of their
ordinary manurcs. II particularly con.
yenient for small cultivators, who often have
some land, but no manure. To such the
phosphate Is the very disidcratum. 1t is
applied as easily as ashes, and i' so effective
as to answer cverS purPc-r.
Should the quality of the article he Kept
up, I feel quite sure i. will be rapidly in.
] troduccd into use. The only fears have,