The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-04
NUMBER H..
Comparative value of Guano and BAtn
Yard Manure.

Robinson, Of the New York Tribune.
asserting that no farmer eoaad afosl. to
drap manure a mile, epen If IL coald aB-
tain it for nothing. slnH ass
Sanford Howard--of the Boston Cal
tivator--thought the benefit derived from
leached ashes was not from the potash
they contained alone He did not know
what gave leached ashes their peculiar
value. No matter if we do. not so long,
as experience proves their value. I'VE
know, however, that they contain soma
phosphates; and it is probable that Old
leached ashes, that have been exPosedlto
the atmosphere, contain nitrogen, and
would be valuable on that account Clio
had seen guano used without any visible
effect One gentleman who manufactured
salt, and had tried it ON his land repeated.
ly, informed him. that he found the less
salt he got on his soil the better I yy
L. Wethereil stated that farmer in
Hampshire county, Mass. informed him
that mo farmer could afford to move bis
manure at all, as long as he could obtain
guano at present prices Another farmer
told him that on poor land, where he ecould
obtain nothing-not even spoverty grssss
By the use of 800 lbs. of guano per AGRA
he succeeded in raising 80 bushels sof
wheat. Another gentleman had used
guano as top-dressing on grass, and
obtained good results, but ever tsffef<
wards nothing would grove on fistlxnak
Hon. George Geddes, Of Ssracuhe had
long time ago given mp the idea that as
riculture is an exact science. He had
tried it to his satisfaction He had stakSd
out rod of land in each of three difIefS
ent fields, and carefully dressed them Win
salt, and sowed them with barley, oatsAnd
wheat; and he never could see the differ
ence between them and where no salt was
applied. The President Of the Qnondag6
County Society called upon him to visit .
field of wheat where salt had zbesntaps
piled on portion of it, and where he
said, the-exaet- line of demafkation could
be distinctly perceived; but his, Mr.. Ged-
tdcs1, eyes were not sharp enough 40 dis
stins;assh4 ahs.sss=.sss .ss ss yszs.
HughsT Brooks, of Wyoming. thought
good deal of barE-yard manure. Wheu
we speak of barn yard manure, We nse IN
indefinite term 1t may mean something
of great value, or comparatively aseftha
less compound. He put a good sdRssie1
of manure on bis, corn 6eld, and the een-
sus man stated that it was the best corr
he had seen. He, Mr. b.. thought that
farmers should husband their nlarslrss, a{id
return all animal and vegetable fefassstoi
the earth from whence it came. ssea ,sss
Sanford Howard said there MSS 4 gepr
tieman present who had much experiences.
in the use of gnano and other concentra-
led Fertilizers, and who had been for soma
years connected with an extensive series
of experiments in England, and he would
like to hear his opinion in regard 10 the
subjects under discussion. He referredto
JOS Harris, of the Country Gentleman,
Mr. Harris agreed with Mr.. Robinson
that PeruTian guano was the cheapest and
best concentrated fertilizer at prcsentsiin
the market. for when9 corns and other
cereals. Mr. h. had attempted tor
prove that "no farmer could afford. to
draw manure one mile He had simply
cndeavored to show that Peruvian gaaao.
salt, &c.. were cheaper sources ofafertilsl
izing matter than sbarn-yard manure. The
question to be decided was the relative;
value Of Peruvian guano and barn yard
MANURE. Chemical analysis afforded much
ligh.-on the point. Peruvian guano eos.
taircd oil the elements Of barnsvard ,pasii
mare. The difference, sbetween hem jg
mainly in the relative spropertioa Of these.
elements. Barn-yard manure coptained
an immense amount Of cnrbonaceous nat
ter, SILICA, &c, while Peruvian slsaAo een-a
taincd very little. But these substanceaI
we're of little, material yalue.s The, most
valuable ingredient in Peruvian guano Was,
ammonia, and We may take the quantity
of The substance as Indicating tue reiatisc'
value Of the two manures.. Certainly this
method would not underratc the ultimate
| value Of barn-yard manure. Good Peru
Wan guano contains twenty-ive iinics an
much ammonia or nitrogea as good haru-'
yard manure. According TO. this methoSs
of estimating their relative manurisl value,
one ton of Peruvian guano was equal 10
25 tons Of barn-yard manure. If Peru
vian guano sells fer $50 ler ten, barn.
yard manure was worth 80 per tom. Hsi
would leave farmers TO decide whether
lhey could afford to draw it one i i.s for,
1this, or not.
1 An animated discussion followed on the
value Of salt as manure. Judge Checscr
said that he applied q quart oi salt 10 l,is
plumb trees, and it killed every one &C
them l.. Wethcrell Thoughts salt wss
good for plumb trees, aud he had i.ect. i,s7
formed that it would cure the llsek knot.
! This was emphatically dehies. hy many
lgen,lenien present. Salt has kerB rssl.
fpeatedls used for the ttucs knni, and
iproved, OF no, value si., *
Is II am, a stranger IL. .. strange
place. said a Clergyman on entering q
printing Office; and yoa viii be q stranger