Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-16
PRINGLE'S REPORT.
To Mr.. CHADWICK

To Mr.. CHADWICK,
Chairman of the executive committee OF the
Caledonia County Agricultural Society at st.
Johnsbury, Vt.
The time has arrived when the members OF the
executive committee were TO report 10 the socle-
W from their respective towns, IN regard TO the
trial of different Fertilizers offered for sale in
the county.
Several persons in this town have during the
past season tried Paddock, Dean s Cos side by
side with Bradley's, of Boston, but not with
sufficient care to give definite results.
l would state that last spring l made prop0-
sal to MIR. Paddock and to Mr.. Bradley that on
condition of their furnishing quantity of PhOs-
phate for trial l would take pains TO make some
experiments on different crops. Mr.. Paddock
made no reply, but Mr.. Bradley accepted my
offer on the condition that neither party should
furnish direct from their manufactures.
l therefore purchased several hundred pounds
of the P. d. & Cos phosphate from Hazen &
Brothers, Barnet VT, also two barrels of Brad
ley's, from F. Deming Wells River, VT.
The land selected for this experiment was the
poorest on my farm, having been twice cropped
| with buckwheat without manure. divided the
piece into four lots tor a corn crop as follows
No. /, well MANFRED with stable manure; No.
2, lightly manfred with stable manure; No. 3,
no stable manure; No. 4, neither manure or
| phosphate.
The first three lots had equal weights of phos-
phate in the following order: first, two rows, IA
| pounds Bradley's phosphate each row; next two
| rows, IA pounds P d. & Cos each one, and SO
on alternately through the whole piece Each
| row had its phosphate weighed by Fairbanks
scales, kept in the field for the purpose.
AS to the result, would say that all came up
| looking well except No. 4, which was small and
| yellow.
After ten days. I noticed the Bradley rows
were getting ahead OF the others, and at the sec
| ond hoelng wonderful contrast could be seen
| between Paddock's and Bradley's so much as
| to attract the attention OF persons on the high
way near by. think the difference at this time
was fully one half in favor OF Bradley's phos-
| phate, over that of Peddock's.
About the first of July most destructive
hail storm nearly ruined the crops.
The first of September, harvested the corn
| as follows, viz.
BradIey's rows, IS baskets
| PaddOck's " %
| Lot No. 4, 8 d"
Total from "a acre, 90
| also made trial with piece of potatoes, with
| similar results, the difference was however less
| than with the corn.
On piece of turnips I used in addition to the
phosphate 200 lbs OF Sea Fowl Guano. The re-
suit was as follows in regard 10 its value TO the
crops:
Sea Fowl Fuano stands No l
| Bradley's Phosphate - No 2
| Paddock, Dean & Cos No 3
would add, that had put in the phosphate
| by measure instead of weight he result would
have been more favorable 10 Mr.. Paddock, but
as their fertilizers are sold only by weight,
think it the only fair way to apply them to the
crops when on trial.
send copy of this report to each of the
parties interested.
Yours, &C.,
| A. B. PRINGLE.
Ryegate, Vt. Jan. Is, 1869
CHELSEA, Vt Oct. %, 1868.
Mr.. W. L. BRADLEY,
SIR Last spring planted 8 IL acres with
potatoes, the soil in the piece being all alike
| On two acres used two bbls. of your phosphate
| IN the hilton the balance of the piece one and
one half acres, put 20 bushels Ofcommon wood
ashes. From the two acres MANFRED with phos.
phate, dug 500 bushels of potatoes, while the
one and one half acres which were dressed with
the ashes, yielded but 1856 bushels.
| Yours truly.