Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25
From the Southern Farmer.l
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT

Mr.. W. L. Campbell, Of this
county, deserves the thanks of
every one engaged in agriculture,
and especially in raising cotton, for
his successful experiment In the use
offertilizers this year. He has de.
monstratcd beyond doubt or cavil,
that cotton can be raised probably
on our poorest lands by a judiciOus
and proper application of we'll pre-
pared manures. He has proven, in
the most satisfactory manner, for
every dollar spent IN the prepara-
ton and use Of the best fertilizers
from FIVE to six will be returned TO
the planter. Mr.. Campbell has
accomplished this on one of the
poorest pine woods places in Pike
county. When he was preparing
his land and distributing bic ma
nure, many thought land some said)
he was a visionary, and would not
get pay for his trouble. His book
planting, they felt very sure, would
not do for this county. Many Of
them have had the magDanimity to
confess that they have been con.
WINGED by Mr.. Campbell's success,
and will try for themselves the en-
suing year.
Those who can spare the money
to obtain fertilizers for next plant
ing would do well to get his advice
and assistance In procuring the ma
terials to be used. He will order for
himself and for others. at the same
time II they wish. Iwould cay TO
all who are planting, try it for
yourselves, and you will reap q re-
m%unerative return. beyond ques-
ton.
We must have faith in oil our un.
dertaking, otherwise We will fail 10
succeed for the lack Of the conf
denCe and the use Of the proper
means to accomplish the end aimed
at. Mr.. Campbell had fully sstih1.
ed himself that he could make his
poor lands produce q certain guam.
tity Of cotton over the ordinary
amount by the application Of ma
nure to pay him we'll for his outlay.
Having strong confidence in his own
ability to work out the problem,
he went at II, with all his might
and has been abundantly rewarded
for his exertions. both In the
amount Of cotton produced and the
proud satisfaction of having sue
ceeded contrary to the predictions
and expectations Of others less in.
formed on the subject Of manure,
and Of weaker faith In their own
conclusions. But for the storm In
August MI. Campbell's success
would have been much greater. lie
now believes that he can do better
next time, as be has gained knowl-
edge that he can use to great advan-
tage in his next planting.
Mr.. Campbell says on the farm
there seems the greatest difference
in the yield occasioned by the
storm, on the highest points, where
the wind completely prostrated the
stocks, turning out only six or sew.
en- hundred pounds Of seed cotton
per acre whilst those places not
affected have given from fifteen 10
eighteen hundred pounds; and on
one such acre, subsoiled and fertil-
lied last year and again this year,
there has been twenty-one hundred
pounds already picked, and there
are bolls enough to yield four or
five hundred pounds more, provided
they open. The cost Of the fertil-
izers used was from ten TO twelve
dollars per acre.
My object in writing this article
Is to give the information to the
public for what It is worth, and, at
the same time, to hold up Mr..
Campbell's example as worthy of
imitation BY oil who are engaged
in planting cotton on poor lands.
4 B. HAYNES. q.
Summit, Miss, November, 1869.