The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-02
REPORTS FROM PLANTERS, 1867.

f.. MI.
Annlied at he rate OF 50 TO 200 pounds per acre on
11ti pril or az acres blue clay land gooo oeal
worn from ing planted in cotton Tom 1901 10 1901
with only ono years rest during that ume, anu not
,thstandino the long continued cold and heavy rain,
and gales during tho spring and summer ABOUT the
first Of september the crop on tms ned was eslina
ted by some Of our best judges to promise elo OF
18O TO 200 pounds line Sea Island Cotton Lnt 10 tne
acre Notwi thstinding the ravages OF the
the frst cotton picked was from the held on wMcn
MAPES PHOSPHATE was used, and it has mace
about 65 pounds to the acre, While no otner 1An, M
ured land made over 40 pounds. Has useI MAfEo
PHOSPHATson melons, potatoes and tne garoen
with satisfactory results. - =.
THOMAS = SALTER, Washington County, Ga, re.
por,s that seventyfve pounds per acre on olo tana
Increased bet the Cotton and the Corn tnree-loio
Considers IL far more ECONOMICAL lusu TeR'A"iA
Guano.
Ga, saws: ox-,-,,, ,,,,o,
PHATE Is preventive against rust IN Cotton.
Has about doubled the Cotton aud trenled the Corn
i as done better than Peruvian Guano per pound"
J. w. SoorT, of same section, reports:
, "That his crop mannred with PeruVian Guano was
far more effected by drought atd excessive rains
than where MAPEs' SUPEk-PHOsPHATE was used.
shall use NApES In preference to any fertilizer ne
has seen used by his neghDors."
W. e. SPARES, tatcnton, Ga, reports:
"Un land about half covered with Redge, and
which bud not been cultivated in two years. when
the manure was put on, badly manured, crop would
yield two pounds where the unmanured would Yell
B. 3. HAMILTON, Amcritus Co., reports:
"Obtained the most satisfactory results from
MAPtS' sCPER-PH0 ,PHATE, applying it as top
dressing. Considered to hive had the best garden
this year il 81 uthwestern Geor4 ga"
w. j. ANDERSON, Fort Valley, Ga, reports:
"MAPE,' sUrER-PHOSPHArE has doubled the
crop OF cotton In every case reported and some re-
iport it has more than doubled their crop On wheat
and oats the results are ye:y satisfactory"
=, .-t<I Doar raDnrte.
"On, lard (which always rusted cotton, increased
the crop twofod; ps fine cotton as he has seen this
year. Pre- vented rust. Four rows unmanured rust
ed In August. Everything tEa MAPES' SUPER
PHOSpHhrE was tried ON did well Cotton stool
the cold weather in Spring; kept perfectly green,
and grow.d finely; has beat Peruvian Guuro in his
neigGborrood. Believes 1t to be the BEST Manure
now jn us,"
u: r. LILIES, Lilcsvillo, Anson County, N. c., re-
ports:.
SUPER Pin )sphate, tile result decidedly In favor
OF MApE,' sUPH ATE; attributed, be-
yond DOUBT the fact that the ravases of the rust
were not by marked difference, so severe where 1t
was apph, as where the other manures were."
JAMES ldcMEEKns, Aston, 5. o., reports:
"Used = ton OF Peruvian, and found the result but
one half as compared with those from MAPES'
SUPERB OsPHATE. Soil mostly sandy. with clay
subsoll. Markeu difference ID the size Of the bols,
in favor of AAPES' SUPLR-PHUSPHATE. On Cot
ton plants the increased growth was about 100 per
cent" . a.
JOHN T.. HAm, Minis, S. c.;
! "CottoI was more vigorous and healthy, and ma
tured at least t,Uo weeks earlier whore MAPES'
SUPER-pHUSPHATE was used as compared with
other Fertilizers applied MAPES' sUPER:PHOs-
lPHATE produced 1U0 pounds per acre more Cotton
than Rhodes Super-Pnosphate, and so pounds per
acre more than Soluble Pacific Guuno. Same guam
tty OF otch 100 pounds, uecd to the acre. cultivated
in the same manner. MAPES' 'oCPER.PHOSPHATE
more thin doubled the yield of Cotton"
:, r. s. VENNNG, Christ Church Parish, s. c., re-
polts: r
"One application, 200 pounds MAPEs' SUPER
P9OSPH TIE, per acre, made the cotton grow to tho
height OF six fee., where 1t grew only two feet the
year before. Considers MAPES' SUPEk-PHOS-
PHATE the best Fernzec for SEA ISLAND COT
TOM ard would safely recommend 1t to all plant
ers."
8! G. ;dEANs, Spartanburg, 8. c.. writes:
'Usec 240 pounds per acre, applied May 18TH Can
safely say never saw more vigorous growth impart
ed to cotton from the use OF any manure. Satisfied
thause Of MAPEa SUPER-PHOSPHArEpa pays hand
somelY,'
Rev. W. A. MEaRIwErHER, Vale Crucis, near Co.
lunbia, 8. O., reports: .-'
"MAPEs' sUPEk-PHOSPHATE has given perfect
satisfaction, ami that it permanently improves the
soil Has no hesitation in saying II is the special
manure Tor the turnip and Irish poiato."
P. c. !'ENDLEToN, Valdoston, Ga, writes:
sMATES' SUPER:PHUsPHATE has exceeded my
on Corn, Peas aud Garden Vegetables was most
marked If it can be always kept up to the stan
dard it nst take the preference Of all fertilizers In
use."
NJ. B, HUNTER, Quitman, Ca, reports:
"App.ied st the Fate. of 150 pounds per acre upon
tonishing. The manured rows yielded fully double
the neighboring alternate rows"
TERMS-s65 A TON, CASH.