The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-03-13
Agricultural and horticultural,
TODD mo fOlkNiiIO EuQhircr.
Guano as q Fertilizer.


Guano as q Fertilizer.
Orr farmers complain good deal OF
the poor soil and worn ont condition of
their lands yet few OF them have ever
made any energetic and continued c(-
forts to improve them. The experience
Of others, however boil: in this and
other countries, proves that OLD and
waste lands can, by the use of rropcr
means, be restored to their former vigor.
and thus become profitable to thcIr own
crs. In illustration Of this fact, we pub.
lisll the following extract Of letter
from MIR. r. Norllcot, Of Edgccombc
County: N. g., addressed to John r.
London, o! Rock llll. Mr.. Norilect is
widely known as ono Of The most enter.
prlsing and successful farmers Of the old
North State, and his cxpcrc: &C in The
use of fertilizers may be proGtahly
studied by our people. Tho "Solublo
Pacific Glano," winch he recommends,
may he obtained from John IL. Lon.
don, at Rock Hill, Or J. n. Robson,
Charleston
"Ihc application Of all concentrated
manlrcs is matter Of greater impor
tancc, than most people attach to it,
They should be distributed rs evenly rs
possible, or each acre should have its
requisite amount, aud every furrow its
equal share, and uniform, or the most
beneficial results cannot be obtained
The greater portion of our farmers use
about 200 pounds per acre, applied in
the inrrow or drill, for cotton. II the
burrows arc 3 feet apart, which is tho
usual distance given here, there will be
N this case, GO rows to The acre, consc.
qucntly, each row seventy yards long
should have % pounds Of Guano.-
Raw hands should have the quantity
weighed out to them at lirst, and rthcy
have any tact at ALL they vii, soon ac.
Qurc The habit ordistributing i, as cq,u,l
" rs all practicable purposes will re-
quirc.
AS to lis comparative valuo will,
otlicr manmcs, it certainly from ono
years use only, ranks very high, giving
results fully equal in all cases to Peru
Wan, and, IN many, far superior. Some
OF them ! should not believe, if hal r!ol
the actual knowledge OF the facts. Ia
one, Pacific made an increase Of 1873,
while Peruvian made but G2 per cent.
tho latter costing 81 per cent. more than
The former | have used moro Gunuo,
probably, for tho number Of acres
worked than any other man III Che
south. In convcrsing with farmers in
regard TO its use, make il point TO
lmprcSs on the beginner chat one thing
must be observed, and mover neglected
II he wishes to get its full benefit. he
must keep clean crop until it is laid
Ivy, and particularly so in the SPRING
1T gives an impetus to grass that is
wonderful to the close observer, and
frequently, half o(iLs value is exhausted
by the carly grass, and, therefore, too
lttic lis elements arc left to manure
tho crop Of cotton-and it Is in that
way tho Guano is often charged with
Il failure that in truth, shonld be placc,!
elsewhere. Other fertilizers arc used
here with success bu. conceive they
will lose casto. 1t requires muc! in,cg-
rlty OF purpose to keep up the manucac-
turca fertilizers TO tho proper standard.
In this ono thing, Mr.. Reese stands pre-.
eminent. ] have known and dealt with
hm Tor many years, ami have always
found him straight forward and honor.
able gentleman.
For corn, | would advise 800 rounl,
or even more, aud always used broad
cast, rs ovonly rs possible. am salts
fed that two acres Ct lanai mannrcl
with $50 pounds Of ground raw bones,
vii make more, or at least as much corn
rs 3 acres with the same quantity hu,
tins thing is somehow or other ALWAYS
resisted, or nearly so by the farmer.
lie must have the greatest number Of
acres possible to operate upon. Atthis
time it bchoovcs the farmer to make rs
much as possible on rs few acres, wLicl.
will cnablc him 10 put q large number
III cotton.