The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-17
REPORTS FROM PLANTERS, 1867.
For Letters in full rec Descriptive P1mphlst.

l1th april on % acres blue clay land, good deal
worn from being planted In cotton from 1857 TO 1867,
with only one years rest during tsas ams, and not
and gales during the spring and summer, about the
first Of September the crop On this field was estta.
ted by of our best judges TO promise yield OF
180 to 200 pounds fine Sea Island Cotton Lint to the
acre Notwithstanding the rvages Of the caterpillar,
the first cotton picked WAS rom the field on which
MAPES' PHOSPHATE was used, and 1t has made
about IS pounds TO the acre. while no other man.
ured land made over As pounds Has used MAPE5'
PHOSPHATE on melons, potatoes and the garden
with satisfactory results.
THoMAs 8. SALrER, Washington County, Ga, re.
ports that seventyfve pounds per acre on old land
Increased both the Cotton and the Corn three-fod.
Considers It far more economical than Peruvian
Guano.
Dr. E PARSONS, sondersvile, Washington County
'hiy observation Is that MAPEs sUPER-pHos.
PHATE Is o preventive against rust In Cotton
Has about doubled the Cotton and rebled the Corn.
Eas done better than Peruvian Guano per pound"
]. W. SCOTT, of same section, reports:
''That bis crop manured with Peruvian Guano was
far more effected by drought and excessive rains
than where MAPEs sUPER-PHosPHATE Was used.
Shall use MAPEs' In preference to any fertilizer he
has seen used by his neghbors."
". a SPARES, Eatonton, Ga, reports:
"On land about half covered with sedge, and
which bad not been cultivated IN two years, when
the manure was put on, badly manured. crop would
yield two pounds where the unmanured would YIELD
one"
B. B HAMILTON, Americus, Ga, reports:
obtained the most satisfactory results from
MAPES' SCPER-PHO5PHATE,a applying 1t as top
dresaing. Considered to have bad the best garden
this year In Southwestern Georgia."
". j. ANDERSON, Fort Valley, Ga, reports:
"MAPEs' sUPER-pHoSPHATs has doubled the
port has more than doubled their crop. On wheat
and oats the results are very satisfactory"
D. A. WLRNocK. Beach Branch, S. c., reports:
ION Land which always rusted cotton, increased
Ex,A1 hal hoa
year. Prevented rust. -Four rows unmanured rust
ed in August. Everything the MAPES' SUPER
PHOSPHATE was tried on did well. Cotton stood
the cold weather In Spring; kept perfectly green,
and growed finely; has beat Psr7tuiGa Gudao In his
neigbborhood. Believes It to be the BEST Manure
now in use."
E. R. LILIES, Lilesville, Anson County, n. G., re-
ports:
Super Phosphate. the result was decidedly in favor
Of MAPES' SUPHER-PHOSPHaTE; attributed, be-
yond doubt to tie fact that the ravages of the rust
were not by married. difference, so severe where 1t
was applied us where the other manures were"
JAMES McMEEKrS, Aston, 8. c., reports:
"Used ton Of Peruvian, ana found the result but
one half as compared With those from MAPES'
SUPER-PHOSPHATE. Soil mostly sandy, with clay
subsou. Marked difference in the size of the bolls,
in favor of MAPES' SCPER-PHUSPHATE. On Cot
ton plants the increased growth was about 100 per
cent"
JOHN r. HA1a Minis, S. c.:
"Cotton was more vigorous and healthy, and ma.
tured at least tiuo igseas earlier where MAPES'
SUPERPHOSPHATE was used as compared with
other Fertilizers applied. MAPES' SUPER.PHOS-
PHATE produced 1U0 pounds per acre more Cotton
than Rhodes Super-Phosphate, and so pounds per
acre more than Soluble Pacific Guano. Same guam.
ty Of each 150 pounds used to the acre, cultivated
In the same manner. MAPES SCPER.PHOSPHATE
more than doubled the yield of Cotton"
R. S. VESSNG, Christ Church Parrish s. c., re-
ports:
zone application, 200 pounds MAPES' SUPER
PHOSPHATE, per acre, made the cotton grow to the
height OF six feet where 1t grew only two feet the
year before. Considers MAPES SUPER-PHOS-
PHATE the best Fertilizer for SEA ISLAND COT.
TON, and would safely recommend it to all plant
ers."
s. c. MEANS, spartanburg, S. c., writes:
"Used 240 pounds per acre. applied May 18th. Can
ed to cotton from the use of any manure. Satisfied
the use of MAPEs' sUPER-PHOsPHATEpa pays hand
somelY,"
Rev. W. a. MERR1wETHER, Valle Crucis, near Co.
lumbia, s. c., reports
"MAPEs' SUPER-PHosPHATE has given perfect
satisfaction, and that 1t permanently improves the
soil Has no hesitation in saying 1t is he special
manure for the turnip and Irish potato.
P. C. PESDLEToN, Valdoston, Ga, writes:
"MAPES' SUPER.PHOSPHATE has exceeded my
most sanguine expectations. The effects of its use
on Corn, Peas aud Garden Vegetables was most
marked. II it can be always kept up to the STAN
dard 1t must take the preference Of all fertilizers In
USE"
n. B. HUNTER, Quitnan, Ga, reports:
"Appled at the rate Of $50 pounds per acre upon
every alternate four rows. The result truly
toniaaing The manured>rows yielded fully double
the neighboring alternate rows"