Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-11
Use of GuauO.

For ten or twelve years past Huan", Of
some kind or other. has been rapidly lnrrraS-
ing in it, use a. fertilizer throughout many
parts of the world. and in this country e.
p.riallv. The soil of certain States III our
Conirdrrarv-alnoug which may hc named.
MARYLAND. Virginia. North and South Caro-
lima. Georgia and Delaware with som" pur-
tons uiothcr Statcs--iS better adapted Ia II
than those ot the Fast. Ii seems. IN fact. Ia
be- absolutely necessary i'll order that peculiar
kinds of land be made productive and pro
iitabe To a.ricuturali>tS. for this fertilizer
t. he freely. though iuliciou-l y. applied
Farmers. now estimate It's use ~ ndiSprn-
Sahl" not only in view of sclt,dctence, but to
place them on Il parallel i'll the race OF COIN
petition with their neighborS. When PERU
Vim Gramo was first introduced and prtcti-
cally applied. It's effects were surprising mad
viewed rs almost miraculous. The odiouS
monopoly however. of that article. and the
cxurhitamt price demanded for it then, ~ now.
also the fact that its frequent application,
unmiXcd with suitable modify ing ingredients
partially ncutralihcd its real utility. Anoth-
cr result, growing cut OF the law Of nrc"Ssl-
~, WAS t" sup"rnducc. or force IN exlg"n"y
in seeking some appropriate substitute
Hence we soon found other guan"s and man
urrS discovered and brought into use.
Many of these We're found not only good
in themselves, hut by being rroportonately
mingled with Peruvian, gave it still greater
value and adaptation. a. well t" the soil It
self a. in causing greater Yields of vcgcta
ton. These efforts have been practically
and clearly demonstrated. Thus. the de
mand for Peruvian has been materially re-
durrd. whilst Il largely increased want is
cvinced for other guanns whose component
ingredients are different. seemingly design
eel. if We may So speak, to regulate ana grad
uatc for agricultural purposes, Just such an
article rs farmers and the permanent good OF
their lands. may require. To them, there
fore, this discovery has impaired an impor-
tant and valuable secrct--one which all should
realize and put into practice.
Among the varieties of phosphate guano,
more recently discovered, 4 large amount Of
which is how imported into thi- city may be-
mentioned that brought from Nar0SSH kidH
in the caribbean Sea. This Island. W. be-
liry, is possessed, and under the control Of,
Baltimore interests.
zrd the "NayasSa guanU, and II their state
mrnt, be reliable which We cannot doubt. ;s
these gcntlcmcns' professional reputation has
been riskcl thereon. it must be- highly mrr-
itorious. The large preponderance OF Am
monia in Peruvian. when used alone. has
been found injurious 10 the soil by forcing
M unnatural growth during the first AMI
second years Of it, application, An axiom
i'll physical philosophy teaches Us that ma
turr seeks rrpoSe. 1t is also true that she
require, an equilibrium. Any great excite
ment. artificial or otherwise. is followed by a
calm or relaxation This is an established
principle. 1t follows therefore from what
We have shown, that farmers and planter.
who find it expedient to use guano, must real
i1o decided economy in adopting the mixture
Of "NayaSsa," or some other equally approx
ed phosphate fertilizer We give these
views rs the result of our own reasoning,
based also upon practical demonstrations as
experienced by others. ana for the benefit of
whom they may concern.-B0h. Pat.
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FINliE number Of pupil. is limited to ten. For
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