New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-04
FERTILIZERS.
NYw-yHRsEY MAHL-Fish'

&c NYw-JYRsEY mARL-PIsb-
Na~-Ierses has hitherto enjoyed almost exclusively
- - ., .,.;cI. known a. "Greensand III All"
-. a. 6yt;b1.r mas become fred fact, wher-
80 j., IA oocveuieut to the land TO be improved
wbe. ar 4 will Day transportation, remains TO osseen-
A., ber fixed fact 10 that proper elements OF food
, i'm constitute one Of the bases Of su ,cessfu hus.
han f-s funSemeata to civIsator, and necessary TO
our socy eKisteoee
n, elements Of production are the organic aud IN
o-,srs constituents Of plants Oftoese We have nitro
ea or its compound ammonia, and phosphate OF lime,
commercially recognized ss measures OF value Farm
err to Keep up the fertility Of Their soils use muck,
charcoal yasd msnures and other decsyog msssef sua
sna smounts of purchs.able fertilizers, such a. gusno
supefpb osphate, poudfetse, mar, &c.
Soluble shioa, that Is, qu1tz or flint rendered SOLD
be by continuation with the fixed slkahe', - also
oeoessty of plants. 49,,
Amorphous silica is the Ingredient 10 soils which
furnishes cereals the silica being absolutely necessary
% form stalks.
Uole,s ali So is soluble it il Of use as food for
nsp Tn this form 1t is obtained from esched ashes.
rbese have reached Ling Irlaad in larger measure,
rrobaby than any other section Of our Countrywide
farmers and gardeners there approaching Their value
highly. In the iuperfectly leached ashes they have
NOT eply found liberal remainder Of alksh but also OF
the pbosphates and hence ashes have proved thus
for the moss enduring manure for the sandy hAd OF
Long Island.
Carbonate Of lime has also been widely used With
. pucoee, principally az q solvent of inert vegetable
and mineral matters IN sois.
TIE action Of slight portions Of iron IN prom,tng
vegetable growth is also recognized as important
Lime is abundant and may be considered chesp.
Muck aboupds everywhere. Bsrn-yard manures are
Insufficient; ashes are failing annually. How then
sbs,I farmers obtain supplies Of the more costly Gle
nnens, ritrogen, phoepnoic acid and soluble silica
Guano and supesphoephstes are valuable, bat too
costly for general use.
Fortunately, nitrogen and the pbosphates may be
obtained abu dainty from the flesh and bones OF the
s that annually throng our coast and they contain az
that nal 20 guapo valuable and we believe they may
be prepared for transportation and sold for profit at
Fees cost tbsn we pay for guano. The supply Is
likely to be adequate for long term OF years. They
ere used freely by the farmers near the cost New
jersey, Long Isiand aud New England, by applying
them ew, OF fresh from the water Tos method 10
beth wssteful and offensive. and should not be con-
snued
- the suicstss, measure Of pho-phsre acid
.r.u, ole FROM some sluuna &c, We have the Green
ssnd Mail in ine1hsustble quantities.. IL exists in
Hle rounded grsps about tse sze Of fine gunpo ~der,
~ color Ia usually ssme shade " green, the crushed
. Grains are always green. The STRIP Of land under
Uhich this mari 10 found lies obliquely across New
Jersey from Sandy Hook Bay southwest to Salera
In length is about 90 miles and lite bresdth
IA miles at rs eastern extremity. and mMes
x It's western. ks area Is 700 square maes
or $4,000 sciesj and it's benefits are shared
By the country each eide. 1t has been worth MD
cns Of dollars TO the State In the increased vaue OF
Land nd produce beside the influence Il has exerted
ID awakening and fostering spirit Of agricultural I'M
provement
There are three distinct beds in the greensand
sprnHation These bees DIP ward the aouta east and
rs coon lost under the stratum Of drift which over
hes each The average depth of the pure mari is per-
haps IS feet. The exposures are most commonly
aioog streams or where the action Of water and wod
has removed the everything earth. Between the eS-
essues the mari Is covered to the depth Of 10 TO 200
feet with fenvginous sand gravel, &c. Quite rarely
"a the mari excavetsd TO the bottom Of the bed 1t s
commonly sold by the pit Of 10 Of - feet square upon
the surface, the purchaser digging down as Sx ss he
may choose; and the depth 10 usually a. much ~ cen
- thrown out by hand at two shovelpge, the lower
part of the pit being thrown upon soHtfod, thence
out at the top Such pit Is excsvsted IA day, aud
,Svs pumping out water is avoided. The pit 10 then
TILED up Win eb|tu io euo ncAt eAoo's-
ton In thus way onehRk to twothrds Of the best OF
the mari s practically lost
The exposures that accessible BY water are few,
and these have been difficult Of sccese. Until the
pssseps year no very systematic sfort has been made
20 ship mari or pat into market out Of the SKATE Of
Nsw,Jeysey. Isolated attempts hsve been made to
obtain cargoes but for want Of wharves tbs has been
difscult ard expensivei and from want OF practical
kuswedge the daIk-colored asrmgent clay whi,a lies
10Th above and below the mari hos been taken for The
sessine greenland mari 50 mixed with the man -
greatly to reduce ne vaae; and thus disappointment
and Ices have been the result OF such attempts
Ia New-Jersey it is used With the greatst proasoa
1t coat varying according 10 quality and the distance
q s transported from three to fifteen cents bushe.
Within the past year a company has been organized
for Me purpose Of putting this mari into market; ship
pins it from Portland H,ghs Rsrtan Bay soath-we-t
ffou Sandy Hook, for seven cents bushel which 10
abor 81 tun. This is said 70 DO less than the est
nasa commercial yslus Of the salts contained in tun
ANALYSIS OF PURE sARL.
9slu,s Elios An =.
potsh and soda. 5HS Wv
fIoteEide OF hon..
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esassa-. ~
80. .'.'.ss.sss''''''.'.''''''''''- III
" utn~
A-ps" acid le9ud 70 27O phosphate OF hnel loi ~ -
Nss< NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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