The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-02-18
From the Southern Custirator.]
Chas. A. Peabody ON CONNER
cial Manures.
HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND
RESULTS.

Editors Southern CultiUator: AS am constantly
receiving letters from all parts of the coton-grow-
ing States, asking my views of Guano-what kinds
prefer-how use it, and what quantities Il
will make the Calttuator the medium of my answer
to all. Some twenty-five years ago, began to ex-
pertinent with Guano. First, l tried Peruvian
This gave good satisfaction, but was, then
thought, rather expensive. have since tried oil
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 n hard working. industrious man
could manipulate it, with any other substance he
thought proper. l have found salt, plaster, fow-
er OF bones, swamp muck &c., valuable 10. ma
nipulale with Peruvian Guano, but the labor of
manipulation is great, and in the process OF ma
nipulation, much of the ammonia escapes. From
this fnct have been led 10 inquire, whether there
was not an excess of ammonia in Peruvian Guano,
and whether it would not be more advantageous 10
pay for the Phosphates, than to pay so much extra
for the volatile ammonia. Whilst full of this
idea, struck the Soluble Pacific Guano, and was
so we'll pleased with it, that last year I manured
one-half of my cotton with it, 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 all
respects the same, and when the crop was gather
ed, il was impossible to tell which was the best.
Now the Soluble Pacific Guano cost me $50 less
per ton, and rs consequence, have this year
used the Soluble Pacific Guano alone. 1t cost me
at the Agents Depot in Columbus, sis per ton.
1t may be we'll here to state the character of my
land. do not live on exactly what would be
called pine barrens, but it is next 10 it. The older
portion of my land will not, with ordinary culture,
bring three hundred pounds of seed Gotten Il. the
acre. field Of ten acres, which wished to e1-
pertinent on with the Dickson Cotton, hybridizing
it with my Upland Long Staple. plowed and
sub.soiled in March, leaving the surface perfectly
level the Goth of April, laid it off in iands about
twenty FIVE feet wide, and sowed Soluble Pacific
Guano broadcast, Mt the rate of two hundred
pounds TO The acre. This turned under, with a
turn shovel then opened burrows three feet apart,
with long point scooter following in the same
furrow put TWO hundred pounds more Of the Gu
ano to the acre. Then threw the furrpws togetl-
er into the centre, with q turn shovel, which left
but slight ridge and on this ridge planted the
seed. The Dickson variety bears much thicker
planting than ether kinds The growth and fruit
ing cf the crop was superb-nothlug equal to it
had ever been seen in this section Of the country,
and if the worms had not swept oil the top anu
end bolls, it would have made two good bales TO
the acre. AS bad as il has turned OUT it has made
n bale to the acre. To half acre near my dwell
ling, that had cow-pcnncd last winter, Iapplied
two hundred pounds Of the Soluble Pacific Guano
in the drill, and, notwithstanding excessive wet
weather in August, and the worms which took all
the late crop, have picked over two thousand
pounds of seed cotton from the half acre. There
are those in my neighborhood. who plant land as
good as mine, but without Guano, that will scarce
ly realize bale from ten acres this year.
And now word to the purchaser. If you would
get the Soluble Pacific Guano Gcnuine 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 empha,ically the food for the cotton
frmt-other fertilizers may make more weed: but
in the purchase of Peruvian Guano, We are pay
ing for volatile ammonia, much of which is
bound to escape, without benefit to crops. Will i.
not be to the planters interest to take that GuapO
which is richer in phospha;cs, and yet an abun-
dance of ammonia for all practical purposes? The
Soluble Pacific Guano l have found from sound
practical tests, to be equal TO the Peruvian and
much cheaper. hold that no man can afford to
plant cotton without Guano.
CIIAS, A. PEABODY.
Lee Co., Ala. near Columbus, Ga, Noe. IA, 1868.
EouALIrY P. O., S. c., Oct. 25, 1868.