Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-09-23

Irenty- stTth DsTtct-W. W. wright, OF ontario; D.
T,ceny-seUenh Distr,c.-Henry D. Barto of Tompkins
T.oeny-eighh Dtstr'ct@C C. B. Walker, of steuben
A. ]. Abbott, of Livingston
Ttoeny-ninh Districts. B. Jewett, of Monroe B. G.
Thirteth Distric-Marsha B. Champlan, of Allegheny;
Henry J. Glowneki, Of Gennesee
Thirty first Dist'ic.-sandford E. Church, of Orleans
A. Fl. Eastman, of Niagara
Thirty District John Hudson of Erie Alpheus
Thirty third Dist ict-John C. Devereux of Cattaraugus
Hiram J. Miner of Chautauque.
The following resolution was also adopted
Resoc d. That the delegates to the Democratic National
Convention to be appointed hereby instructed to enter
that Convention unit and to act and vote unit in
thereof and in any of its members shall be ap
pointed delegate other organization, and shall not
be regarded as vaca delegation shall proceed
fill the it is hereby empowered to supply vacancies
by DEATH absence resignation, or otherwise
Editors of the Mercury & Soeahermer:
GENTLEMEN Il hand you for publication in your
respective papers, the accompanying letter. from DR..
Henry L. Plummer, of Warren county, for the benefit
of the agricultural community of Edgecombe.
DR.. II. is an intelligent, practical and successful
wheat and tobacco planter is also his neghbor, Mr.
Twitty, whom he mentions, and whose opinion upon
the subject of the of Peruvian Guano fully susans
that of Or. Fl.
Having the pleasure OF personal acquaintance with
both of these gentlemen can say the fullest credence
Very respectfully, your obt servt
JNo S. DANCY.
August Goth, 1859.
DEAR SIR The opinion advanced by agricultural
theorists that Peruvian Guano is mere stmulant, and
that the continuous OF it would injure land, has,
think operated much to the prejudice of the farming
community, by lettering us from a free and ex-
tended use of the article That this opinion is
Gus have dubt. In this county, where it has been
used by great many for or years, and by some Tor
10 or IL years. have never heard the first complaint
of injury My ne.hbor, Mr.. Twtty who is perhaps
as well acquainted with the agricultural condition OF
the county as any in it, tells that he has never
seen any ill effects from its in any part of the
county, and that he has heard any man yet say
that his land was injured by it.
think it very probable that it would act as bene
ciay in Edgecombe it does here. We have lands in
this county very much resembling yours particularly in
what is called the Nutbush District. In that section
guano has been used very freely and with great profit
On my own land have different kinds of soil, red, mu
lato and grey, and it to act equally well upon all
Coarse gravey land think suits 1t less than any other
KIND though it shows good effects even On this.
In illustration of the very good and very lasting effects
of this manure will give you history OF one OF my
cultivated fields: 1n the year 1874, two years after
had bought the place where live, being IN want OIL
open corn land, thought would take in field which
knew to be much exhausted, but which hoped might
repay the trouble of cultivation. The crop, however
was so bad that took the fence FROM around it, and
turned it out. In l849 broke up this field again for
corn it was then covered with dwarfsh broomstraw
and hen nest grass. applied 200 lbs to the acre. and
got fair crop of corn. The same Fall sowed wheat
it, with application of 200 lbs to the acre. and
got fine crop. The next year wheat again. and the
next corn and so on wheat and alternately to the
present time The application of guano was always to
the wheat CROP say from to 300 lbs to the acre. and
never to corn after the first year Last year this field
yielded an excellent crop of corn Notwithstanding
severe drouth and do assure you that the crops OF
wheat on it this year would have compared tavorably
with the wheat the rich tobacco lots in the country
both in straw and grain
You will see from this scourging treatment that
could not have had at all in view the improvement Of
the land the contrary, trying to get all could
out of it, but the land improved in spite of me- In l849
it was perhaps not worth two dollars per acre. now
would not know what price to set upon it.
| sincerely thank you for the information relative
to composing with guano. am determined to try il
this Fall. l would be very glad TO see you here.
Yours truly,
TT T., PIUNNER