Smyrna times., 1858-02-18


is high land, red clay bottom, with sufficient
sand TO make it easy to cultivate, and suitable
when made rich TO grow any crop that can be
grown in this latitude.
1t had been in wheat two years previous, and
was laid in clover one year at rest, and one
in pasture. had it we'll broken with a large
plow signed out both ways a feet dlstant-had
the manure scattered in and near the crossing.
| then had small furrow harrow (made for the
purpose) run up and down the rows, which ex-
tended the fertilizers and fully incorporated
them with the soil.
The following is the order of the expert
ments:
No. l. Six rows, 125 hills each, without
manure.
No. 2. Nine rows, " " Columbi-
an guano-I55.lbs at 24 cts per lb So 40
No. 3 Ten rows, l25 hills each, Pacific
Ocean guano-l60 lbs at - cts ID 90
Ne. 4. Eight rows, l25 hills each, Jour
dams Super -Phosphate--l5O lbs at %
cts per ID 3373
No. 5. Ten rows, 123 hills in each, Pc
ruvian guano-lS0 lbs ut 3 cts per ID 5 40
No. 6. Twelve rows, l2j hills in each,
Pomeroy's Super Phosphate-232 lbs
at , cts per 10 522
No. 7. Twelve rows, l25 hills in each,
Allen & Needles Super-P Phosphate
230 los at , cts per ID s. 81
No 8. SIX rows, l2J hills each, without
manure.
The first six rows, No. l, were taken from
one side, and the last SIX, No. 6, on the other,
so 2s 10 ascertain whether there was any mate
rial difference III the quality o. the land. The
result gives but one basket difference between
No. l and No. s, which shows the land TO be
very nearly alike.
Genera! appearance Of The Crops 'ohile grO,O-
ing.
June 9rh-Allcn g. Needles Super Phos-
phate healthy, and so far ahead of everything
IN the field, that persons passing made enquiry
of what had been done for those twelve rows.
Pacific Ocean Guano second best. Jourdan's
third. Columbian fourth. Peruvian ffih.-
Pomercy's s'ckly, tInged with blue, and showed
really worse than that portion without manure.
June 20th--Alleu g. Needles Super-Phos-
phate still aheId; Jourdan's second; the bal
lncc about equal except POmrroy's--lt is still
behind all, but improving in appearance.
About this time Allen e. Needles Super
Phosphate had forced out quite number of
side suckers, aud it being Il mooted question
with some whether 1t was best to pull tAem off
from SIX rows and let them remain ON six. The
result shows that drawing the suckers lost two
baskets.
The following table will show the result of
the experiments:
No. l. Six rows without manure made 1GJ
baskets.
No. 8. Six rows without manure made l55
baskets. Aggregate of twelve rows without
manure, 81 baskets. Each basket averaged 3G
lbs. of shelIed corn This gives to each un-
mGnured row 50 lbs sheled corn, the aggre-
ate of twelve rows being ,lj2 lbs.
No. 2. Columbian Guano.
Nine rows made 81 baskets--l, ll6 lbs; from
which deduct 96 lbs for each row-S64 lbs.
(this being what the land would have made
without mlnure,) aud it leaves a balance TO
credit guano-212 lbs. This at 56 cts per
bushel would be one cent per pound, or 81 90.
Deduct this from the cost Of l35 lbs of guano,
which was ~: 40, and it gives loss on this
amount Of 81 lbs, or at the rate per ten of $l2
5Il.
No. 3. Pacifc Ocean Guano.
Ten rows made 3Sa baskcts--l 1886 lbs from
which deduct for land, 0G lbs each--0G0 lbs,
and IL leaves TO credit Of guano, S4 26. Deduct
this from the cost OF l69 lbs of guano at 81 cts
per ID, which is 81, and it gives gain to guano
of 2G lbs. or at the rate per ton Of SS3 %.
No. A. Jourdan's Super, Phosphate Of Linn e.
Eight rows made 222a4 basketS--9lO lbs. De-
duct for land, 8 rows at 90 lbs each--7GS lbs,
and it leaves to credit of super phosphate AZ
lbs. Deduct this from the cost of l5O lbs of
Super-phosphute at q cts per lb--S3 37J, it
gives a loss on the amount OF 81 95I, or at the
rate per ton of $50 33k.
No. 5. Peruvian Guauo.
| Ten rows made 3d. baskets--l,27 lbs. De-
duct tor land, ten rows at 90 lbs eact---96O lbs,
and it leaves to credit guano 3I3 lbs. Deduct
this FROM the cost of lS0 lbs of guano at 3 cts
per ID, which is $5 40, itgives a loss on this
amount Of 50 D, or at the rate per ton OF $s24
662 -.
No. 6. POmeroyS Super Phosphate.
I Twelve rows made 81 baskets-l ,l52 los, OF
just what the land would have made without
manure. This gives an entire loss of the cost
of l32 lbs super phosphate at "a cents per lb
of 50 %, or at the rate per ton OF $40.
Allen 9' Needles Super Phosphate.
Twelve rows-first six rows made l6b bas
kets; second six, with side suckers dro wn
made 143 baskets, to which add for loss b,
drawing suckers, 2 baskets--aggreeatc3 33 bas
kets, or llSS lbs. Deduct for land, IL rows
96 lbs each--ll52 lbs, and il leaves gain of
basket 36 lbs. Deduct this from the cost of 90!
lbs of super-phosphale at "a cents per lb,whc
is 30 373 and II gives loss on the amount, Q
80 OIL. rat the rate per ton, of $ll 92I.
will here state that | superntended (wit
book IN handy the application of the manure
1 and gathering of The crops, SO as to be certain
\ that there was no mistake.
e may in justice TO Pomeroy say that his st
;, per phosphate in 1856, showed while the GRO
: was growing, fully equal with others Thoug
h for some cause it was worthless this year fo
e either corn or fodder, and in Justice to Allen
It Needles, may say that theirs being in advanC
,, 5of all others, suffered more than any from dl
: pspell that hnppened here, just at the time vel
r carly corn was mixing grain, in which Jordan n
i also shared to SOME extent. But | am fore,
to the conclusion from the above and previo
Of experiments, that neither Peruvian guano
e any of The super -phosphates, will pay on co