The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-04
REPORTS FROM PLANTERS, 1867.

Dr. E. NJ RofALL, Christ Church Parish, writes:
Applied at the rats OF $50 to2Q0pounds per mere on
11th pril, on 9s acres blue clay land, good deal
wrn from being planted ia cotton from 1857 10 1907,
w III only ore years rsst during that Ine anu not
wthsauding the LONG continued cold and heavy ram,
NIX gacs curing the spriug aud summer, about the
IL ct Of September the crop On ,his field was esllma-
ted by OF our best judges to promise yield OF
Ito to 100 pounds iine sen Bnd Cotton Lint 10 the
acre Notwithstanding the Iavats Of the caterpillar,
tile first cotton picked WAS from The held on which
NAFES' PHOSPHATE WIS. used, and u has made
about 65 pounds to tho acre, while no other man.
u.ed land made oyer 45 pounds. Las usei. MAPEo'
PHOSPHATE melons, potatoes and the garden
with satisfactory results.
THOMAS >. sALTfR, Washington County, Ga, re-
nor that soventy-fSe pounds per acre ON OLD LAID
Increased both the Cotton and he Corn three-fold
Considers it FIR more econL-lfcal than. PERUVIAN
Ciuano
Dr. E. PAnsoNs, sandersvllIe, Washington County
Co., saws:
"My observation Is that MAPES' S0PER-PHOs.
pHAiE is q prevcl.tive against rust in Cotton.
Has about doubedthe Cotton and treoled the Corn.
las done better than Peruvian Guano par pound"
]. w. SCOTT. OF same section, reports:
ssThat his Drop mdnured with Peruvian Guano was
lar more effected by drought AID excessive rains
thd1l where IAPES' SUPEE-PHOSPHaIE was used.
hall U.S.. MAtES IN preference to anf fertilizer he
las seen used By his nelghbors."
v. Il. SPARKs hat- nton, GL, reports:
"On land about hall covered with eedge, and
which had not bt en- cultivated in t. years, when
the manure was put on badly nanured, crop would
yield two pounds where the unuanured would ytel
oneI
Is. B. HAMILTON. Am nricus, Ga, reposls:
obtained the most satisfactory results from
MAPsS' SCPER-puO PHATl, apply ing it az TOP
dressing. Considered ~ h ye had the bcst garden
this year " - nthwestern Geor. ia"
". !. ANDERSON, Fort Vallc, Ga., reports:
"A1APE,' sU. ER-rHOsPHArE has doubled the
cropDt cotton in every reported, and some re-
port ithas more than doubled their crop. On wheat
aDd oats the resn',s are We satisfactory"
d. a. WARNoa X. Beach Branch, ). c., ieports:
ION land which always rustcd cotton increased
tine crop twofoid; fine cotton as hc has this
year. Prevented rust. Four COWS unmaudred rust
ed in August Everything the MAPES' SUPER
PHOSPHATE was incl on did we'll. Cotton stool
the cold weather IN Spring; kept perfectly green,
und growed finely; has beat Peruvian G,ano in his
neighborhood. Believes 1t 10 be the BEST Manure
now In use."
E. r. LILIES. Lilesvine, Anson Copnty, N. c., re-
ports:
Super PhOsplate, the result decidedly in favor
i OF MAPEs' sUPH attributed, be-
yond doubt t. the fact that the rvases Of the r,rst
were not, by marked difference, 80 severe where it
WAS applied as where the other manures were"
JAMES McMEEKlN, Aston, ;. c., rcports
.UseI ton OF Peruvian and found the result but
ono half as compared with those from MAPES'
SUPER-PH OSpUATE. SOIL mostly sandy with clay
subsoIl. Marked difference the size 81 the bolls
In favor OF MAPE5' sUPE4i-PHUSPHATE. On Cot
ton plants tho ihcreas. d growth was-about 100 per
cent"
JoHNR. HAIR, Minis, 6. c.:
"Cutton was more vigorous and healthy, and ma
turod at least ttco ,cseks earlier where MAPES'
SUPER-PHUSPHATE was used compared with
other Fertilizers a. piled. MAPES' SUPER-pHO.-
PHATE produced 1uU pounds per acre moro Cotton
than hhodes' Supcr-Phosrlate, and 81 pounds per
acre moro than Soluble Pac. .hc Guano. Same guam
tiy OF oach $50 pounds used to t.c acre. cultivated
in the same manner. MAPES' SCPER-PHOSPHATE
more than doubled the yield of Cotton"
H. =. FENNING, Christ Church Parish, s. c., re-
potts:
.Onc application, 200 pounds MAPES' SUPER
PIUSPH lie, per acre, made tho cotton grow to the
height Of six tee, whctc II grew only two feet the
year before. Considers 1iApEs' sUPEK-PHOS-
PLATE the best Ier.Ilizof Tor SEA ISLAND COT
Ton, and would safely recommend 1t to all plant
ers."
S. C. MEANS, spartsnburg s. c. writes:
"Used 24O pounds per acre, applied May 18th. Can
safely sny never saw more vigorous gro til impart
ed " cotton irom ihe oi any Iuauurc Satisfied
the use OF MAlEn' 'sUPER-PHOSPHAri. pays hanu.
somely,"
Rev. ". a. MERnIwETHEIs, Vale Crucis, near Co.
umbia 8. c., reports:
"MApE>' sUPEu-pHOSpuATE has given perfect
satisfaction, an ;hat it permGncnil, inprt YES the
soil HIS no hesitation in saying it is lIe special
manure Tor the turnip and Irish po:ato.
p. z. rEEDLEToN, Valduston, Ga, writes:
"MAPEs' HUPER-PHU,PlrArE has exceeded my
most sanSuine expectations. Ihe effects OF its use
on Corn, Peas aid Garden Vegetables was most
marked. II it eau be always kcpt up to the stan
dard 1t must take tue preference vi nil fertilizers in
use"
A. L. HUNTER, Qnitlnan, Ca, reports:
applied at the ratc Of 150 pound, per upon
every alternate four 1e result iras truly as
toniStt19 Jhc manurcd rows yielded fully double
the nei9hboriug alternate rows"