The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-11
[From the Southern Culnrator.]
Chas. A. Peabody OH CONNER
cial ManureS.
HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND
RESULTS.

Editor. Southern Cultiuator: As am constantly
receiving letters from all parts of the cotton-gron
ing States, asking my views Of Guano-what kinds
prefer-how use it, and what quantities II
will make the Culiirator the medium of my answer
to all. Some twenty-five years ago. began to cx-
pertinent with Guano. First, tried Peruvian
This gave good satisfaction, bat was, then
thought rather expensive. have since tried all
of the other varieties Of note. Some were good,
others worthless. had come to the conclusion
that the Peruvian, however costly, was the cheap
est in the end. as hard-working, industrious man
could manipulate it, with any other substance he
thought proper. have found salt, plaster, flow
or Of bones, swansY muck &c.. valuable TO ma
lipusts with Peruvian Guano, but tho labor Of
manipulation is great, and in the process Of ma
npuation, much of the ammonia escapes. From
this fact have been led to inquire, whether there
was not an excess Of ammonia in Peruvian Guano,
and whether it would not be more advantageous to
pay for the Phosphatcs, than to pay so much extra
for the volatile ammonia. Whilst full Of this
idea, struck the Soluble Pacific Guano, and was
10 well pleased with it, that last year | manured
ene-hnlf Of my cotton with ii, and the other half
with the genuine Peruvian. The same quantity Of
each was used per acre. The land was of The
same quality, the planting and culture Was in al
respects the same, and when the crop Was gather
ed, it was impossible to tell which Was the best
Now the Soluble Pacific Guano cost mo $50 less
per ton, and a. consequence, | have This year
used the Soluble Pacific Guaro alone. 1t cost ne
at the Agents Depot in Columbus, $75 per ton.
1t may be well here to state the character Of my
land do not live en- exactly what would be
called pine 6arrens, but it is next 10 it. The older
portion of my land will not with ordinary culture,
bring three hundred pounds of seed Gotten to the
acre. A field of ten acres, which wished to e1-
pertinent on with the Dickson Cotton, hybridizing
it with my Upland Long Staple. powcd and
sub-soied in March, leaving the surface perfectly
level; the Goth of April, laid it off in land, about
twenty FIVE feet vide, and sowed Soluble Pacific
Guano broadcast, at the rate of two hundred
pounds to The acre. This turned under, with q
turn shovel, then opened burrows three feet apart,
with long point scooter following in the SAM
furron put TWO hundred pounds moro of the Gu
ano to the acre. Then threw the furrows togch-
er into the centre, with a turn shovel, which left
but slight ridge, and on this ridge planted tho
seed. The Dickson variety bears much thicker
planting than ether kinds The growth and fruit
ing Of the crop mas superb-nothing equal to it
had ever been seen in thi, section of the country,
and if the worms had not swept oil the top and
end bolls it would have made two good bales to
the acre. a. bad as it has turned out, it has made
a bale to the acre. To half acre near my dwell
ling that l had COW .penned last wnter..I l applied
two hundred pound, of the Soluble Pacific Guano
in the drill, and, Notwithstanding excessive NET
weather in August, and the WORMS, which took ali
the la,o CROP have picked over tmo thousand
pounds of seed cotton from the half acre. There
are those in my ncishborhood. who plant land as
good as mine but without Guano, that will scarce
ly realize bale from ten this year.
And nom word to the purchaser. If you would
get the Soluble Pacific Gllano Genuine, purchase it
only OF the authorized agents of the Company |
have tried the Peruvian and Pacific on my garden
crops, but with no good results. Peruvian Guano
seems to be emphatically the food for the cotton
frmt-oiher fertilizers may make more weed; but
in the purchase Of Peruvian Guano, we are pay
ing for a volatile ammonia, much of which is
bound to escape, without benefit to crops. Will it
not be to the planters interest to take that Guano
which is richer in phosphatcs, and yet all abun-
dance Of ammonia for all practical purposes? The
Soluble Pacific Guano l hare found from sound
practical tests, to be equal 10 the Peruvian and
much cheaper. hold that no man can afford to
plant cotton without Guano.
CHAS. A. PEABODY
Lee Co., Ala. near Columbus, Co., Nor. IA, 1868