The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-02-25
T From the Southern Culhudtor.
Chas. A. Peabody ON CONNER
cial Manures.
HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND
RESULTS.

Editors Southern Culiuator: AS am constantly
receiving letters from all parts of the cottongrow-
ing States, asking my views of Guano-what kinds
prefer-how use it, and what quantities ?-l
will make the Cultiuator the medium of my answer
to NIL. Some twenty five years ago, began to ex
pertinent with Guauo. First, l tried Peruvian.
This gave good satisfaction, but 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 orking industrious man
could manipulate it, with any other substance he
thought proper. have found SALT plaster, iow-
er Of bones, swamp muck, &c., valuable 10 ma
nipulate with Peruvian Guano but the labor OF
manipulation is great, and in the process OF ma
nipulation, much of the ammonia escapes. From
this fact have been led 10 inquire, whether there
was not an excess of ammonia in Peruvian Guano,
and whether it would not be more advantageous to
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 l manured
one.half of my cotton with ii, and the other hall
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 ali
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 $40 less
per ton, and as 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 6arrens but it is next to 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 Gotten, 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 lands about
twenty five feet wide, and sowed Soluble Pacific
Guano broadcast, at the rate of two hundred
pounds to the acre. This turned undcr with
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 burrows togeih-
er into the centre, with turn shovel, which LETT
but slight ridge, and on this ridge planted the
seed The Dickson variety bears much thicker
planting than other kinds. The growth and fruit
ing of the crop was superb-notmng equal 10 IL
had ever been seen in this section of the country,
and if the worms had not swept all the top and
end bols, it would have made two good bales 10
the acre. AS bad ns it has turned out, it has mace
bale to the acre. To a half acre near my dwell
ling, that had COW -penned last winter, lapplied
two hundred pounds of The Soluble Pacific Guano
in the drill, and, notwithstanding excessive wet
weather in August, and the worms, which took al'
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 ms
good as mine but without Guano, that will scarce
ly realize bale from ten acres this year.
And now word TO tho purchaser. fyou would
get the Soluble Pacific Guano Genuine. purchase it
only OF the authorized agents Of the Company. |
have tried the Peruvian md Pacific ON my garden
crops, but with no good results. Peruvian Guano
seems TO be emphatically the food for the cotton
fruit-othcr fertilizers may make more weed; but
in the purchase of Peruvian Guano, we are pay
ing for n volatile ammonia, much Of which is
bound TO escape, without benefit TO crops. Will il
not be to the planters interest 10 take that Gnano
which is richer in phOsphates, 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, Nor. IA, 1868.