Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-24

for profit, corn being the great staple ottne
county There were shipped from ffaue,i-
ca in twelve months according TO the ooohs /
of the shippers. by Messrs Smithers Il 90.
l2,6o2 bushels; Hall & Green IL, 49s An
dersoa & Hall near 90, 900, yielding in the
aggregate about $4,000. Their vessels are
locked up by ice all winter, during which
time much of the grain is sent from Feitoh
nv rail. consequently it is difficult matter
10 come at anything like u correct es,i-
mate of the crop in any particular sec
ton. But we can to some extent at
least show that the use OF concentrated
fertilizers has been advantageous to the agri-
culturists of this county, notwithstanding
the immense amount of money they have
cost. We can perhaps better demonstrate
this by comparing products Of separate farms
taking crops prior TO the use oil ferlillzers
and comparing them with present crops.
Being more and better acquainted with the
agriculture of my immediate vicinity VIII
take the FARMS of my neighbors, commence
| ing with that of Mr.. John 5. Harrington,
bought in 1882 The first corn crop was l25
| bushels on perhaps one third OF the farm.
| He then commenced the use OF PERUVIAN
| ruano On wheat, followed with clover anu
| lime. This dressing has been repeated with
| each crop of wheat, substituting super-phos-
l
produced manure enough to manure held
| from which was harvested IS bushels oil
wheat per acre. But our present system
generally adopted is to use the manure Tor
the corn crop and fertilizers for wheat and
grass. Mr. II. S corn crop the present year
Is thirteen hundred bushels Q3o0) from ~
acres, Ono fertilizers used on the crop being
about Is bushels per acre. This evidently
PAYS as it was but little more labor to cuti-
yate this 80 acres for 1900 bushels, than an
equal or greater amount for l25 bushels, pc
sides this the land would bring and is really
intrinsically worth five times as much as \
was before the fertilizers were applied TO 1t
The manure Of the farm could not have don't
his in a dozen generations, for there wal
none to begin with. A single case may no
he considered sufficient proof. But, I'm tn
mouths of two or three witnesses shall ever.
: word be established We will give Others
| Mr.. Joseph Frazier bought an adjoinin
farm of lis acres in 1851, the land was rul
down and without buildings of any kind
cultivated the first year one third of the iarI
; and raised lsa bushels of corn, cultivated hi
\ wear one fifth Of the farm, and raised ldo
p bushels, quite GAIN wheat crop 4s9 busl
, els. uses about five tons OF phosphate eac
: year. He has built comfortable dwelling
It with good ont buildings, and paid for his Ian
!, would bring eight or ten times its origin
. cost
Y Mr.. Jacob flettyman owns farl
lie also near by, Of about one hundred and ski
1f acres was very poor when tirst "
:. knew il; was bought q few years ago
:, John Merrck Esq. of Wilmington Tor ~
u 600, held a few years, improved, and SO
L, for Sl2.0n il is now held at much ing
G. or figure This years crop OF wheat VI
= 500 bushels, of corn 1900 bushels. He
= ale three witnesses, we could give othei
Ii some perhaps OF even higher grade OF II
,ir provemeut. For instances John West Esq
rs who bought farm for $1,000 and recent
4, sold about one half of il for 81. 600; /
u John 4. Moore bought farm some six
us seven years ago for $1,000 and sold it ]
iii Gently for $4,000. | cannot give the
n crease Of crops on these farms or show I
rate of Improvement, which is the only thi
te BIZ which % estimate the value Of fertilizt
Iii though il Is evident from the prices til
bis brought that they are in a forward state
=, Improvement. We might continue until
filed volume, for the spirit Of improvemt
'ts is not confined TO any one section but Is ST
ru all over the county, but we think enou
ne. has been shown to convince any UMPIRE
IA diced mind Of not only the practical ullli
- but the necessity of imported manures III
seq our lands get into higher state ofimpro
to mcnt than they are at present.
OF The only thing we ask is TO have them
Il; uniform purity and at reasonable prices
- manufacturers would be satisfied with
We mers profits, we would have no cause
complain,
In SPIuSG MILLS Dec 9TH. 1865