Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-02-05
ATTENTION. FARMERS +!
GuanO exceYEedby EDE BURG

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 10 its value us compared with the list
Peruvian Guano, and preference given to ii
as a manure, being quite as effective in its
action Of inducing early maturity as guano,
but much more durable and iortifying to the
soil, and less volatile.
To the Tobacco Planters it will be found
very beneficial Tobacco contains 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 a manure; the supply Of
such deficiency may be found in the applca-
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
carly maturity Ii should be used at the rate
Of to 3 cwt. to the acrc--should be broadcast
or applied in the hill, where from its chemical
composition and deliQuescent 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 Agricultu-
raj Society-analyZes every lot Of De Burg we
receive and says, in his report to us:
"De Burg's compound is much more general
ly valuable to the practical farmer than any
mixture of phosphatcs 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 ays:-" Peruvian Guaro Hickory
Ashes, and Supcr-phosphate Of Lime separate
ly applied to land, eXhausts it, Gas a general
rulc) upon the principles established by Laws
and Pusoy 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 clement only, and have an ineXhaust-
iblc supply Of all the rest"
WIN. BRADDOCK, Esq, Rockville, Mont
gomery CO., Nd. says 81 applied De Burg to
my corn in the HILL and made 6 barrels per
~ : Put III snlnli poru9n oil same qoaiiiy
~ i'',iu ~ VoIn Ml.ruut nc DuIg, anu am Sa-
'S AKA ,ncre "as moi p'rIeiS per aere on II,
am satisfied feom nrcvons nsc ~ r. ,h5t J pe
Burg is far superior to it in dry season.
CHARLES A WORTnINGTON, Unity.
MONTGOMERY co. Md SAYS, 81 onnlied De