New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-29


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and 10 the be soded consisting more for s.or.
age, interest ard insurance. And ye. ~s have and
40 officially IN getting any amount frou one tun to one
bundled, more offo cd 70 us for lees money For
instance, Wilism Morrison q No IS Fuisoa street,
all eel us single ton (of 2240 pooncs for $6ii
and fr'm ten 10 6f,y tuns and upward Tor SEQ giving
three or four months TO pay the bili A Longet Of
No. "a Gift street the person referred to by Prof.
Iohnson as sgtDt for Ichaboe guaDot, offers best
Peruvian in los Of ten for SEQ the "long' ten
Of 22a0 pounds charging so cents extra for cartsge
John Moore Of No. 1873 Front street, will eell
the short" tun 1900 pounds, at $50, aud
give 20 days time. john McNslly. of Nos. 1876 and
97 Wster street, offered the sngie short tun for
t56 and the long tun, Of 24O pounds for SOL dey-
e'ed at railroad depot 10 the city and thers may be
other generous souls who would make even better
terms. Let farmers draw their own conclusions.
II they wish 10 sssfy themselves rs 10 the nat Gre
and extent Of the gusno sduterations prscriced
here, let them go over 70 Brooklyn by the Fulton
Ferry, follow along the shore and look into the
various gusno storage houses between Full on
Ferry and the Atlantic Decks. In the docks and
in various warehouses along shore, all the Ruano
imported by the Peruvian Government is weighed and
stored and all or nearly all the "manpuIators" Tor
sdulterstors of gusno cluster naturally about their
prey. certain quantity Of genuine Peruvian lie pur-
chased and transported trucks carts directly to
their stores and two three times lite bulk in phos
phstic gusnos yellow sand being added the whole
becomes " Peruvian"
In August 1856, Congress passed act for the en-
coursgement and protection Of Americans who should
discover unclaimed gusno deposits. In about two
years and half after the passage Of ths Ia forty
nne euauo islands have been discovered in the Pacific
Ocean, the equator and taken possession of by
Americans. OF these, two-Baker's Island and Jar
vis's IsiaDd-hsvs been claimed by the American
Guapo Company; and Howlands Malden's, and a host
Of others, by the United States Gusno Compaoy. The
qusDtity Of guno these several sands lie doubtless
very large and good ia Titles exist for to
obtain it. number of safe barbors said to have
bsen found hut at Of the islands there is only
good lee There not many severe storms in that
vicinity but metiInes the roll of the Pacific after a
distant Storm, is very powerful 20 much 90 about
year sgo TO destroy an exper awe wharf which
Of the companies had built for The shipment of uano.
The quantity Jstyiss and Bakers Islands ia esti
mated by the Company at $500 900 tuns-with how
much Justice, lot able TO say. On the forty
six Islands belonging to the United States Company,
there are supposed be 10 900 of good guano
We are Informed that there have been brought:
By ships slresdy arrived. some twenty from Islands
discovered and taken possession Of under the law Of
Congress Of Aug 10 1855 In the Pscno Ocean 900 tuna
By ships now osdins On theh way and IN dor charter
rom SAID 'uh
900 tuna
Our resders must remember that there is vast diff
ference between these American guanos and the re
ruyian" sort, The latter from Latitude where
rain seldom falls, and hence the ammonia and nitro
gtnous smuonismakDgl ingredients of the bifd-dung
are washed out bat remain for So, kewise,
dc the souble phosphstes and other soluble matters
The American" gusuoes, the contrary, are found
in rainy gon, and while the gnano when first de-
posted by the BIRDS was as good as that from the
CT uchss the rains of ages have washed the SOL
uLe portions into the ocean, and the resduum contains
only small proportion Of plsnt-food which is ready
f immediate by the plant. The great bulk of
these washed gpanos phosphate Of lime, most val
uAble material. In one specimen examined by Prof
Johnson there as found SO per cent Of phosphate of
ue equivalent to no less than 80 per cent. of phos
phoric acid while there was only about threefourths
Of per cent. Of ammonia Such gusno as this would
be worth to the farmer about s3 so per tun. All that
IL sold ss American guano not good this sample,
for Prof. johnson analysed specimen which had only
79 per cent of phosphoc acid and consisted chiefly Of
sulThste of lime, common plaster.
Peruvian gu8no, on the other hand, contains an
average Of - per cent of ammonia, of which about
per cent ill be actual ready for immediate use,
and per cent. potential" ordervabe from the sub
stances contained in the guano and about the pro-
portion Of phosphoric acid.
The ammonia and soluble phosphorc acid have q
wonderful stimulating effect upon crops, and the good
effects Of Peruvian gusno are often shown in single
season. This fact will account for the rapid adoption
Of this fertilizer by English farmers. This American
gOaloes acting but slowly even when finely ground,
they have not been received into favor as rapidly IS
their virtues were easily seen by unchemical farmers.
We know Of one firm who sold about fifty tuns Of
this guano TO their customers last year, but not
pound has been ordered this season although these
same parties have renewed their orders for Peruvian
guano Mr.. Carpenter stated recently at the Farmers
Club In this city that American gusno bad failed to
produce any effect upon his land and numerous other
nstancts might be soduced to show that the effect Of
iris fertilizer although possibly it might be great
IN the long run, not easily recognizable In one
SEES Prof johnson in a recent letter to remarks
that:
The gusnoes in market and named American
delicate when they finely ground aud literally used
better qualities dc produce good eaects-no 50 speedily
nd wib 6oe third Peruvian susno simsed gwen spent
o the undsoved guano produrss in series f good
con As the money spent for phosIse la other
~ ds more In quantity fully compensses inferior quality as 10
souty Soil nd clr s OF course have great effect upon
the Tspy with which outlay for these phosphate ElAnos re-
~ M the crop Dry soils and dry unisyoraoe
sds moist sSs abundant humns roo~ favorable % ther fl
ta m tbe Tusuo,s airs coarse gritty, Ss Sombtoro
tsT g ding or sulphurc scid must Be employed TO get
economical result" -.
We, too are of the opinion tina. mixture of Peru
visn aud American guanos affords better because
more lasting fertilizer thsn Peruvian guano alone.
The strong stimulus impaired to crop by the forcing