Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-10
OBSERVATION ON mANusEs.

:ssEson, -feqaests Fbis views in regard to
the valnc OF the soluble Pacific Guan-
os, compared with Peruvian, to be
: sgiysn in.tlle columns Of The Catsiyafor,
ana ave are favored With. tho following
:. eommq qpicatinn in response :.
EDrTons sourHEsN CuDr1vAron:-
You will SEQ by. tho enclosed lotter,
shat I am requested to use my pen, to
!: a:teststhe: value Of a compound called
Soldble Pacific Guano. as compared
with: Peruvian Guano.- l appeal to
the corn and, cotton rlapts to decide
their real value. am friendly to all
pure gaanos in CIeir natural state, but
prefer: mixing them myself, asd sa
wing tbe profit and for one, Will buy
that manure>whlch pays tho best. 1t
is not in ary of my. books or practices,
that BIZ adding i. fertilizer to the la.d, ,
KkJf Tia land: T..
And as T promised you to give
some reasons why ammonia within
prove tho land; Iywiif do 30, Without
a. using any aargnrnent.to convince any
person thereof against his will. will
state facts just as. | think they exist,
j.. and will not attempt to write a
learned essay !; and IS its appearance
on paper will not ho attractive; to
renPSits ral6e,;you must look to the
soil, and transfer lis conc.uAons into
: practice.
will divide manures into their two
recognized classes, inorganic and or
ganic, 10 compare theirgvalue. Iror.
ganlc manurcs, such as lime, potash,
Ihosporie acid, Sc, are tho basis Of
aaufertiity .apd where they a bound j.:
considerable quantities, will enable
plants to gather and appropriate
mucff@more Of tho organic manuros
But plants and seeds arc no, always
:ihade up Of specific quantities. any
more than a bog is. Take II fat hog
that swill weigh 800 lbs, ard ono of
ssths isatne age. very poor, that will
ssE aigh aR oue. hundred roup'ls, aud
.nnAfxsthe two, and see how different
sdspsoportion Of all tho parts, &C
foean6dhe weight of each animal,
atsassheR various the proportions Of
B. ne, Gfogen q; carbon, &c
g ssB iii full supply of..nit:ogoroas
s4nsiid; eltbonaceous matter:. corn and
eetlpnf Ssc. s.nay be made with much
lessy IN safupotttonJ Of potash. and bone
earth. "a Takps =. eord G black jack
wood off q boor pin black juk
ridge, 20 hero there is butliitls organ
iesn5atter;> and set THO organic matter
Aae by sbarnipg tho wood; tLen talzo
tho second -eo,I of black jack wopd
fIoln 3 riehbott ein,, whore the organic
,Batteat abepnds in great quantities,
Rnd TelafI !siy in~much greater pro,
portion to the. Inorganic matter; hurn
this.as Tan did tho FIRST cord. The
cord ofawood from the poor land, will
contain nearly double The quantity Of
phaspaiate Of limo and potash that ex-
isas sIdihewapd from ,As rich land.
!. Aasenp .nnk keEa n Aass fgd'ths true
New to compare the t., mannrcs:
Taks:Io0 bushels of cotton seed, and
wst III the organic ms, tor fs.e- by
YptnsaB she seed; thon take 100 bush.
eb ogaastos seed; and pat it into the
hallsofaS6rn ON five acres Then pnF
tkasasR t6tal inorganic matter
oExhel 100 sbusleb :of; 'bnrnt sced-on
atlss Bilis hyie: ,aeros of cora Then
spsayt siFes4sres without any manure.
: ,rbs difference in Che crops Of The
thrae,pieess viii show what the Or.
GIxaie and tnorgabiic parts arc worth.
.ME apinfon is, :Eat one bushcl Of
ra# eetten 4bdsd ia worth, for the
gtgsfgs af plsnts, as much as. the
;.Sssizaaafibe 1ab bushels; fburnt seed.
shis + Eoasider q fair test Of. Tho diff
} ;asrsnos ip fuesbsb8een Che phns-
! 8 ,sSpassak aud ssaakAtsa ON the oaas band;
aEA ebSn sbd 11nms,as;s. ON no orhsr..
EIYd 900 ppesaads s of & eoLt6n and:
essss sSs issasss STbe: ahbao
shsf abs Ra;ss6 te.s d ne 4 ae Eis asaeA y &
I zsSHH sffpusaa q poasHi seeds*sSs.e; !
ssssSAa faEs fsEs nj miaanalsss 81 Of, ten,
Ihorsss fsrso,s ysas;7 drspped under
cover, and set aalssss % purgantas parls
sstraesby bnrning,ethefeby wasting its
I'M Chen tasss tbss iuaaars
sffsS uumber Of sksrass, ID drop, m
faa1ike fnanber. Hsg. thissioa.
aesss ofs cotton Nss ask !
ISe6 nF taant5 ef thsssikes,hnd
a plant tysa Aefss is
sayi ed Iaansre:r G Cais;saso lfben
aaf a6a sthe aiffosssp d hsg