The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-03-21
/. From tho YorkyilIo Enquirer.
Guano as q Fertilizer.

Our farmers complain good deal
the poor soil and worn out condition of
their land !; yet few of them have ever
made any energetic and continued ef,
forts to improve them. The experience
of others, however both. in this and 9TH
er counties, proves that old and waste
lands can, by. the use Of proper means,
be,restored to their former yigor, and thus
become profitable to their owners. - In
illustration of this fact, we publish the
following extract of:a letter from Mr.. r.
Nardeet, of ,Edgecombe County, N. C.,
addressed 10 John r. London, Of Rock
Hill. Mr.. NorAeet is widely known a.
one of the most enterprising and sue
cessful farmers Of. the old North State,
and his experience in the use Of fsrtiliz-
ersi may be pfotitably studied by our
people. The Soluble Pacific Guauo,"
which he recommends, may be obtained
from John Il. London, at Rock Hill, or
j. n. Robson, Charleston:
1.-The application Of all concentrated
manures is a matter of greater impor-
tance, than most people attach to it,
They should be distributed as evenly as
possible, or each acre should have lis 70.
quisite amount, and 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 furIow. or drill, for cotton. lfthe fur
rows are 81 feet apart, which is the usual
distance given here, there will be in this
case, 90 rows 10 the acre, consequently,
each row, seventy yards long should
have 81 pounds of Guano. Raw hands
should have The quantity weighed out
TO them at first, and if. they have any
tact al all, they will soon acquire The
habit Of distributing it as equally as all
practicable purposes will require. - +, H.
AS 10 its comparative value With 9TH
er manures, il. certainly from one years
use only, ranksyery high, giving results
fully equal in all cases 10 Peruvian, and,
in many, far superior. Some of them
should not believe, if IIbad moi the &C,
tusl knowledge of the facts. In one Pa
citic made an increase Of 133, while Pc
ruYian made but so per cent. the latter
costing 81 per cent more than the form
er. / have nsedmore Guano, probably,
for the number Of acres worked than
any other man in the South. In con-
.yersing with farmers in regard to its use,
l make II point to impress on the be.
glnner that one. thing must be observed,
and never neglect it, II he wishes to get
its full benefit. He must keep clean
crop until its laid by. and particularly SO
In the Spring. II gives an impetus TO
| grass that is wonderful 10 the close OBJ
server, and frequently, half Of It's value
is exhausted by the early grass, and,
therefore, too little Of its elements are
left 10 manure the crop Of cotton-and
it is. in that way the Guano is often
charged with failure, that in truth,
should be placed elsewhere. Other fer
tilizers are used here with success, but I
conceive. they viii lose caste, 1t requires
much integrity Of purpose 20 keep up
the manufactured fertilizers to The prop>
or standard. in this one thing, Mr..
Reese stands pre-eminent. l have
known and dealt with him for many
years, and have always found him a
straight forward and honorable gentle.
man. s.-- ? arAe.,--
For corn, would advise 800 pounds
or ever; more, and always used broad
cast, as evenly as possible. ! am satisfied
that two acres Of land manured with 25O
pounds Of ground raw bones, will mako
more or at least as much corn as acres
with the same quantity; but this thing
IS somehow or other always resisted, or
nearly so by the farmer. He must
have the greatest number Of acres posi-.
bic TO" operate upon. At this time it
behooyes the farmer to make as much
as possible on as few acres, which will
enable him TO put large number in
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