Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-02-29
GREAT SOUTHERN MANURE.
"EXCELSIOR
NO. l PERUVIAN GUANO,
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SOL u b Il T. L II Us L II A L T. > -.
Pho's of Lime. 81
Potash and Soda,
NtOMPOSED OF TOO POUNDS OF No. PERUVIAN
~ Guano and 1900 pounds of Shuttle phosphao f Lime,
potash soda and magnesa forming the most conent ted
universal and durable fertilizer offered to the farmer
and planter combining all the stimulating properties of
Peruvian Guan0 and the durable fer zng properties
of Ground Bones-supplying abundance Of Ammonia
for any crop and all Soils and perfectly fixed condition
not volatile and passing off with the first crup with
Peruvian and oher ammoniacal guanos, but st mulang
the crop to which Is applied and all succeeding ones
giving to poor worn out and unproductive sois, life
and vgor making them in this respect equal to the
highly cultivated lands. upon which much time and money
have been expended.
The combination Of Soluble Phosphate of Lime above
is an Improvement upon anything before offered for
se furnishes the phosphates to the soil in perfectly
soluble and available FORM ready food for the plant
and not it exists in many of the guanos and
nures of the day. from which the farmer derive
any benefit in consequence of instability of their Phos
pilates, tereors, perfectly raLuess as it is only in
lnble or liquid form that the plant supply itself with
The nourishment appropriated for its use The farmer in
selecting his guan0s and manures should therefore, pay
particular attention to this their mmeda action and
efficacy depend alone upon the soInby of their phosphates
The EXCELSIOR also supplies to the soil Potash Soda
and Magnesa, which extracted from it in the growth
of all plants, and must be returned the soil will become
exhausted impoverished and fail produce notwith
standing the application Of guano and Other manures def
In calling the attention of the agrcultursts Ex
eelsior we wish them to bear in mind the fact that we
every package uniform and Contain by analysis, the
standard Of erizng properties In buying Excelsior
they have tina, which they have not in other
GuanO, artificial manure sold in this market.
We subjon few of the many testimonials received with
in the past few days from weknown gentlemen of The
highest responsibility, who have tested with Peruvian
and other GuanOOes
r. B. &aueH Eg, Raleigh, N c.. writes, Dec 10. 1859;
q" say with pleasure that used your Excelsior win
the best results and very much pleased with 1t as
fertilizer tried it on both cotton and corn oy me sue
of equal quantities of No. Peruvian Guano, and found
the Excelsior good if not BETTER on both corps was
particularly gra,ed with the experiment made on he!a
Of planted June l4th applied as near as eouId
and at one time it suffered from the druuh-st'! msde
good crop of corn In six weeks after the application OF
Your Excelsior believe had more growth on the land
than ever should have had without it..
james ~ Harris, EY, Raleigh N. c, writes Dec u,
1885, 81 used your Excelsior my last spring crops ana
regard only the cheapest but the very best Ter
No Peruvian Guano, and my neighbors agree with me
that the crops were decidedly better wherever the Excelsior
was applied fully convinced that this IS th. very
best mlrover farmers can use and with all the cheap
est, safest, and most easily applied"
j. V Farish E<q Chatham, Co.. N. c writes JANUARY
GOTH 1861 only tried your Excelsior on cotton ard
am of the opinon that it is fine far preferable 10
Peruvian Guno when we take the Gust of the two into
consideration intend try Cotton, Corn, and 70
tatoes.
cation far Cotton Corn and Potatoes Several Of neigh.
hors wish TO know They all using No. l Peruvian
Guano on their Cotton and want them to try your e.
Juud Dickson Esq., Sparta, Geo. well known BY South
rn farmers and planters of the best practical agr
cuurs,s in the whole Southern country writes July yum
iSs9 used your Excelsior this year ON every KIND OF
crop grow, Wheat, Oats Rye. Corn. Cotton, &c lis
certainly good fertilizer and improver Of soil The same
amount of money in Excelsior will compare avoraoy
with any Guano in market have used this year $l40O
worth it, will next year $4,000 worth IT you con-
tnue to sell at the same price"