St. Mary's gazette., 1867-04-04
AND FINE GROUND
"NAE ASSA' GUANOS
For SALE By
NEALE, HARRIS & CO..
General Agents, a and 2o Commerce
Street,
BAL.TIIORE, MD.
E READ TIE FOLLOWING:

Il
WILDWOOD, Balt, Co Feb. 18th '67
.Ntssr,. Neule, Harris d Co.. Blttmore
GENTLEMEN: | now give you the result
of my application of your Pntopsco and
fine ground Natassn Guauos on d field OF
corn last year. On five acres, after powing
ard narrowing, applied one ton, or four
hundred pounds per acre, OF hae ground
NurasM, broadcast, and narrowed 1t III;
laid off the ground, and at time of planting
applied one hundred and fif y pounds "a
tapsco per acre, or one handful to three
hills The corn came up we'll for the cold,
backward season, and grew off finely. The
result was forty-onc barrels or two hum
dred and FIVE bushels of corn at the husk-
irg. IN the same field on eight and three
quarter acres applied six four horse loads
Of city stable manure; spread, plowcd 1t
in, narrowed, rolled and crosshar7owcd,
and plapted The corn came up badly oW-
ing to a cold, wet spell, and onc-haf had
to be replanted, but afer getting start
grew of finely, and promised to beat the
phosphate corn two to three barr els per
acre At the husking, the result was elgh-
ty barrel, or four hundred bushels, and
among il was mnch more soft corn than IN
the phosphate corn.
Now for the result as to costs of manur-
ing and yield on the two lots. On the hve
acre lot was expended:
For one ton fne ground Nayassa. S35 90
Seven huudred and fifty pounds Pataps-
co Am Sol. Phos. % 81
TIVE days hands sowing. 5 o0
One days dropping in the hill. so
Hauling Guano from the city, 3 90
S6s -
By two hundred and five bushels corn
at eighty cents. loi 90
Net for seeding, saving. &c. $25 eS
On the eight and thrcc-quarter acre lot
I applied to seyen-and- acres six
loads per acre, delivered 10 the field at a
cost of s. per load,
Fortv-tive four horse load, at s. S225 %
Putting out and spreading $50 per
acre. is IS
Whole cost rlanurIng. Z+3 -
Four hunlr 4 bushels at eighty cents
n.r bu,bel 320 90
1Eet gain for seeding, saving. dc. SO 20
You will sec by the above that the net
praft for the crop is large y III favor Of
your manure If the quantity applied IN
the kill had been one hundred 10 one nun
drci and fifty pounds more per acre, | feel
satisi d the result would have been much
better. as the quantity applied DO not
think sufficient 10 carry the crop to m1tu-
ritv, and the additional cost would have
been well paid for in the increased crop.
The ground wa. seeded to wheat. VIZ,
the corn was cut off both lots and cuiti'a-
ted both ways with heavy three horse
cuItiyator, aud seeded to wheat one aud
tiree-ouartcr bushci; yer acre with drill,
and at :he time of writing both are look
ing well for late seeding, benz seeded the
last week IL October and first oi november;
your phosphate lot looking the best II
your phosphate proves, as you claim Tor
ii. permanent lmprover of tue soiI Tor
future crops. it Will be Of great benefit to
the farmer, as it Will relieve them from pur-
chasing. hauling. and applying city stable
manure, and u. the same time rid them Of
TIE oe,ls of weeds brou.h. with it. " hen
the wheat is harvested | viii give You the
result. In the meaatiue, so we'll satisfied
am | with the result, that | should use 1t
liberalIv on core, potatoes. and toP-dre''-
IA, grass g.. for all of which | think no
better application ofmanure can DC applied
Yours truly.
.IosErH SAITu, in.