The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-02-07

8 bushels of sand to l of Guano-7 bushels OF
mixture give 100 lbs. of Guano; bushels of sand
to one of Guano-.5i bushels of mixture give 100
lbs. Guano
Divide the amount of mixture, (Which may of
course vary indefnitcly,) by the number of rows
to the acre, and you get the amount to be put on
each row. Keep the mixture dry, and only take
out the quantity required for each day. Provide
each hand with box which will contain the
amount required for each row, and distribute as
evenly as possible and cover by plough or hoe to
the depth of three or four inches. There should
never be less earth between the manure and the
seed than three inches. You may put the manure
in two or three weeks before planting or, as is
more usual, you may manure and plant simultane-
ously.
In planting of cotton, (shor) will only detail
the following experiments:
|. In 1S- manured 90 acres of old, worn out,
red land with 200 lbs. to the acre. The season
was only fair one. realized 1882 pounds, or
an average of 61G} pounds per acre.
On an unmanured acre Immediately adjoining,
and better than the average Of the other, (2O,) |
realized 244 pounds. The difference in favor OF
Guano, per acre, was 972I. In the year following,
manured 3G acres with ls0 lbs to the acre.
made 81 $40 bs, or S75 to the acre. On the acres
Immediately adjoining, on which put no Guano.
averaged not over 440 lbs-making the differ
ence in favor of Guano, per acre, 435 lbs.
In the year following, manurcd part of my
crop with ia lbs. per acre, and part with lOo
lbs. have not the weights, but my conclusion
was that it pnid best to manure with 100 lbs, as
it cost so much less and the proporionate increase
was greater. Allthe land used in these expert
ments was very much worn, old red-clay and san
DIV lands, of which we see unfortunately SO much
in this District.
About corn, have no data at hand to shew re-
suits, but know TINT there have been some very
remarkable instances Of success. Within mile o
this place, the late Bishop Cnpers used Gunno with
remarkable success.
On small grain, wheat, oats and Qo my OWL
knowlcdgc) rice, the application has been invarla
bly, attended with success.
My opinion is, that it is most adyantageouslI
employed upon corn-not by putting it under th'
hill at planting, but by applying it Mt the frs
workng-runnng "bu tongue plow'' close t'
the corn and putting from to tablespoonful
in the tu,row near the hill on each side, and GOV
ering Immediately.
On all vegetables, believe the use of Guano tt
be advisable, but am not prepared to give status
tics. Let me, however, caution your readers. l
is death to seed to put them in contact with Gu
ano; and let me also say, that deep and thorough
preparation of the soil is essential with this, as in
deed with any other fertilizer.
These crude remarks arc submitted with TIT
view of attracting attention and cliciting informa
tion Of one general truth | am we'll assured, AM
it is this: We all plant too much land, and improve
too little We should concentrate manure and Ia
bor and year by year add (if only one acre at
time) to our good land. Don't clear new ground
1t is cheaper to reclaim DID,
l am respectfully, your servant,
PERU.