Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-10
sY WA. LEE AND HUGH WILSON.

| ductlve. In inc hrst place ! VIII re.
fer you ITO, clover. Every person
| knows the effect that clovor has on
worn land in It climate whero It will
grow. The chief things added to the
soit by a clover crop, are carbon and
ammonia. In the South, tho cow-rca
will answer the. same end, if sown ear
fy, manured with 200 pounds; of Peru
Wan guano, and turned under from
! the first of July to the frs, of August !;
then at the. same timo seeded again
with pens, using 100 pounds guano.
Feed nH with hogs and cattle, which
will generally pay for all expenses,
aud leave the land twenty dollars bet
tcr-the increased in value to be dcci
dtd by tho i"creasc prod' d'ction Of the
next cotto. crop, compnred with tha,
of part Of the hld that YOU havt
left uumanured, ami not sown with
peas. If u man. will try this expert.
ihcnt o.. one acre each wa, and fails
; to. get his money back next y"ar, in
c"tton, l " i'll send HIM t..e CulHvator
during MY lite. All ,"clSnowLcdsc The
'mportauco of turning under green
crops. Tho only thing lost by their
drying, is their ammonia. l have
made money by. giving my land one
year in fuur;.to gather. ammonia and
humus.''
You will soc that by thc'ahore tests.
it will be decided almost Exclusively
in favor Of ammonia Inow will refer
you TO the Northern and Eur"poan
Systems Tho farmers of the N"r,h
.crn States arc improving their lands
;.lnl"st entirely by increasing thc,r
supplies Of ammonia-srowing hay,
clover, oa's. and rye, and keepin.
stock TO, eat these crops, annually :;
uot- gaining. but losing phcsphaLes,
and gaining hitrogen--makins the
land rich, AID the land making the:
owner rich VIZ uII know something
about English agriculture. Ammo.
MIA is the f,uudation. Ammonia
from Peruvian guano ammonia from
the turnip, hay and clover, &C., retur
ming merely the bone, earth TO the
soil, which has boon extracted by
ammonia, which last is constantly in.
crta-ing in its rclaivs amount
mn:t close, and leave the suffice,
hardly c;:Nmcuccd. In all t:lis | sec
grt at cncou:a cement, for with lit
Tie ammonia, we can gather a lar.e
amount every year, and put it OF
compound intcrcst-gc:tins larger
returns from year to Year, by adding
80 lbs. OF ammonia annually, and get
ling good dividends on the invest
mcnt.
believe strongly in natural laws.
Study nature; trace all things from
cause to effect, and effect to cause, but
do not 80, 10 extremes as some do
advocating surfhce manu,ing because
tho trees drop their leaves on the
grouhd, contending that it is natures
plan TO manure the surface. l think
there il 4s2me doubts whether she is
trying 10 manure at,all, or making ali
effort to produce her like, and has n"
choice where the leaves shall fall.
At all cvents,.i IL is.a little safest 10 add
a !Erle science, experience and art, to
help oid-naturc. 80
SpAnrA, Ga, April .4th 1867. .> -.
PREPARATION oF WHIrEwAsn.-
Take ~ clean, water.tight barrel, Or
other suitable cask, aud put Into il
half a@tdsheI Of lime. Slack 1t by
.pourl' water over it, boiling ho,,
"nddo sufficient quantity to cover 'fis,v
inches deep, and.slir britkIy Till thor
onghty ~iaked, Dissolve in watar,
a,d add two pennds sf su1pha,e Of
zirc and one Of conmpn salt, These
will cause tlte ~hiteWash TO harden,
and prevent it's. cracking, which givos
an nnsscmly appearance TO the work.
If dcsirable, "a b. auriful creum color
may be conmunicaled to lho above
wash by adding three podnds oE yel-
low ocbre; or good pearl or lead CO.
iorH brthe addition OF lamp, vine;~ or.
ivory tlack For fawn color; add
foaf poundsAIabsr-- rufkisb Or Amer.
icaD. tho latter ia tho cho,,.a,t