Wilmington journal., 1867-11-29
100 acres as he did on the 300, let us see
the result

the result:
The Gotten and corn (if the same
| quantity will bring the same
amount. ....... Al 575
Say FOR hire of hands and all OK
| lenses, including $254 . 1874
Cor" for hands IS bushels and 3
| mules $50 bushels-265 at ST. 265
Cost OF 400 lbs. Guano to the acre
1C0 ESQ tons at $95 F3 ton 1900 3,6e9
Profit on the operation ........ 1886
The loss in one case is s791, profit in the
| other, 1886 difference is 81, ,677.
In the foregoing have said manured
with guano. The planter need not use gu
ano at all if he has cotton seed and stable
manure to manure his land heavily, or he
can use his cotton seed and stable manure
as far as it goes and reduce the purchase
OF guano. L am only seeking to show the
planter that the second great remedy is in
highly manuring. If a planter has plenty
of cotton seed and stable manure, he need
have no guano but if he expects such
yields and consequent profit, he must
change his system of manuring. In place
OF a small handful of stable manure or cot
ton seed under the hill, or lightly spripk-
led In the drill, he must double the quanti-
ty there, and give it heaoy broadcasting
OF manure, either with cotton seed, stable
manure or guanO. To half manure land is
waste, on corn or cotton It may improve
it a little, but TO make it profitable it must
be coated heavily, and treble the produc-
tlon. A little manure under the plant will
start it well, and give sustenance to the
roots under the plant, but all planters
know, that as the season approaches for
corn and cotton and all plants to fruit, it
puts forth lateral roofs extending across
the rows, these roots seeking sustenance
Tor the plant to fruit, and then and there
must be the manure or sustenance it seeks.
and on that sustenance the stalk is sustain
ed, or for want of it fails to put forth fruit
abundantly. Some will object, and say so
much manure will fire the plant it is time
such an absurd idea is abandoned. I will
allow that If you put q handful of cotton
seed OF stable manure under the plant, and
IN lump, and suffer the sun to dry it be-
fore covered with the plow or hoe, it will
do but little if any good-it may never get
wet after being covered dry, and in thai
state may, and no doubt will, injure or fire
the plant. All manures should be put in
wet OF damp and covered at once, then the
soluble parts of the manure imparts it's
richness to the surrounding soil, and is
grateful to the roots of the plant Planters
generally feel that they must make their
manure goas far us possible, and that broad
casting Is waste, both are fatal errors to
success Planters may suggest that the
4OO lbs. Guano, Or high manuring with cot
ton seed or stable manure, Will not in
crease the 500 lbs. to 1900 lbs. cotton to
the acre, and the 10 bushels to 30 bushels
of corn.
To this l can only say, that experience
is all we can go by. My own experience
has extended back for twelve years in the
use of guano. With the use of 100 pounds
l am sure | always succeeded, in all sea-
sons, wet Or dry, to double the production
This year, from the use of 200 pounds I
am confident the crop is increased three
times while in my foregoing calculations
have counted 4OOpounds, which is double
the amount Of any former quantity l used,
and L confidently believe it will cause the
yield of bale to the acre on poor lands
Gf the land is we'll prepared by subsoiling)
no matter if the year is wet or dry. Plant
ers may say, 8" [ can't afford to expend $40
OF $40 to the acre for manure - to which l
reply, you have to pay to the laborer still
greater sum. The cost of cultivating you
must pay the laborer, and on unmanured
lands lose money. If the money paid the
extra labor is expended in manure, and you
make money, your interest is to choose that
course which produces the profitable re-
suit. On rich lands the effect of manure is
also good. Every farmer of experience
knows that cow-pen lot or land manured
gives a great amount of fruit. Land, if
ever so rich, inclines to produce stalk A
moderate broadcasting with manure will
change that disposition from making stalk
to making fruit, and brings it forward ear
~ out of harms way. On the subject of
applying manures and planting, &C., will
hereafter speak. have pointed out the
cost of labor as the great difficulty, and
suggested the remedy. In this article
have suggested the next great remedy.
There is much more to say, many changes
i'll our course to make, many mistakes and
errors we must rectify, and which are all
to full success, but must form
the subject of another communication.
W. Fl. YOUNG.