Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-07-17
ATTENTION FARMIRS!
GuanO exceIIedby DEBURG


1T is a settled point with all Chemists and
l. scientific Farmers that Peruvian or any
other description of guano does not supply to
the soil one-third of the necessary constituents
for the growth of all crops, on all soils; and
the analysis of wheat, rye, corn, oats, potatoes,
tobacco, ETC., prove the fact. Every one who
has had any experience in the use of guano,
knows that the land becomes exhausted and
impoverished by its continued application.
| Many experiments have been made recently,
relative to its value as compared with the best
Peruvian Guano, and preference given to it
as a manure, being quite as effective in its
action of inducing early maturity as guano,
but much more durable and terrifying to the
soil, and less volatile.
To the Tobacco Planters, it will be found
very beneficial. Tobacco contains a large
amount Of mineral matter, which is being con
tinually removed by the plant in solution, and
it is but reasonable to suppose that the soil
must soon become exhausted of minerals, if
none are returned as manure; the supply OF
such deficiency may be found in the applica-
ton of De Burg, it being the means Of pro-
ducing great rapidity of growth during the
first stages Of the plant carrying it out Of the
reach of the ravages Of the fly, and inducing
early maturity. 1t should be used at the rate
Of to cwt to the acre-should be broadcast
or applied in the hill, where from its chemical
composition and deliqueseent nature, it attracts
considerable moisture, and the plants will be
less liable to suffer from drought
DR.. DAVID STEWART, Professor of chem
istry at st. Johns College, Annapolis, Nd,
and Chemist to the Maryland State Agricnltu-
raj Society-analyzes every lot of De Burg we
receive, and says, in his report to us;
"De Burgs compound is much more general
ly valuable to the practical farmer than any
mixture of phosphates and ammonia or manip-
ulated guano. There are other elements in De
| Burg to which | attach as much importance as
ammonia and phosphates, and | cannot pass q
cargo where one of these is absent, however
much ammonia and phosphatcs are present"
| Again he says =" Peruvian Guano Hickory
Ashes and Super-phosphate of Lime, separate
ly applied to land, exhausts it, las a general
rule) upon the principles established by Laws
and Pussy, in a series of years experiments.
My experience in their use separately, in con-
trast with their combined influence gives me
an assurance in recommending compounds TO
all farmers that prefer the common sense, or
empirical mode, to any special manure. In
other words, compound like De Burg's is
more valuable than any one of its elements
which might separately sell for seven times the
cost Of the compound, unless we know that we
need one element only, and have an inexhaust-
ible supply of all the rest.'
WIN. BRADDOCK, Esq, Rockville, Mont
gomery CO., Md, says 81 applied De Burg to
my corn in the hill, and made c barrels per
acre. put in small portion of same quality
OF land in corn, without De Burg, and am sa-
tisfed there was not Il barrels per acre on it.
| did not use Peruvian Guano last season, but
am satisfied, from previous use Of it, that De
Burg is far superior to ii in dry season."
CHARLES A. WORTHINGTON, Unity,
Montgomery CO., Nd, says: 81 applied De
Burg in the hill TO my corn on poor knobs, in
various parts of the field, and raised to 10
barrels per acre, while upon the best portion OF
the field where there was no De Burg I ONLY
raised barrels per acre. also drilled in
some with Potatoes, say eighth of an acre, and
| raised 222 bushels from it, 1870 bushels per
acre. look upon De Burg as a powerful fer
tilizer, fully equal to No. ! Peruvian Guano.
and much more durable"
BENZ WHITE, Esq, Poolesvile, Montco-
merry CO., Md, Jan. 8, 1857, says ~ applied
] ton of De Burg on IA acres OF corn, a hand
fsl TO three hills The corn came up well. and
grew off very fine until the last of June when
the drought set in, and injured the crop very
much, owing to its advanced state vet be-
lieve the crop of corn is much better than il
would have been had there been no De Burg
applied. believe De Burg is equally as good
as No. Peruvian Guano on corn applied in
the HILL"
gaS~ CAUTION Farmers should be par
ticular, and buy none but the GENUINE De
Burg, which is in barrels with mhite heqds.
stencilled &c. B. De Burg's No. Ammoniated
Super-Phosphate of Lime, in black letters.
Price $43 per ton of 1000 pounds
ZnS- To secure the genuine article. call on
or address J.J &F. TURNER
| feb q No 42 Pratt street Raltimore